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8 40
8 din 40 fn
8:40 (time of day)

2009 7 6
2009 nin 7 yu 6 r
6th July 2009

xngqs
Thursday

24
T jnnin 24 su
He is 24 this year.

15
15 kui
RMB15

58590000
W de dinhu sh 58590000.
My phone number is 58590000.

y ge
One item (m.w., general)

3
3 bn
Three items (m.w., e.g. books)

zhge
This

nxi
Those

j bn
Several/How many items (e.g. books)

W b sh xusheng
I am not a student.

T mi q yyun
He didn't go to hospital.

T hn goxng
She is very happy.

Ti ho le!
That's great!

Wmen du knjin nge rn le

We all saw that man.

w h n
Me and you

W zh zi Bijng
I live in Beijing.

W hu zu fn
I can cook.

N shnme shhou nng li?

What time can you come?

w de dinno
My computer

T q yyun le
She went to hospital.

T sh yshng ma?
Is he a doctor?

N zi nr ne?
Where are you?

Wi, n ho.
Hello? (on the phone)

Mngtin xngqli
Tomorrow is Saturday.

W rnshi t
I know him.

Tinq hn ho
The weather is good.

T b zi fndin
She is not at the hotel/restaurant.

T mi q kn dinyng
She didn't go to the movie.

Zh sh n de zhuzi ma?
Is this your table?

W sh losh, n ne?
I am a teacher. What about you?

Nge rn sh shi?
Who is that person?

Zhxi bizi n xhuan n y ge?

Which one of these cups do you like?

N xing q nr?
Where do you want to go?

N i ch shnme shugu?
Which fruit do you like?

Nmen xuxio yu dushao xusheng?

Your school has how many students?

N j su le?
How old are you?

N znme le?
Are you okay/What happened to you?

Zh bn sh znmeyng?
How is this book?

Qng zu
Have a seat.

Ti ho le!
That's great!

T sh w de tngxu
He is my classmate.

12
Ynin yu 12 ge yu
A year has 12 months.

W sh zutin li de
I arrived yesterday.

Zh sh zi huchzhn mi de
I bought this at the train station.

T sh zu fij li de
He came here by plane.

Tmen zi ch fn ne
They are eating.
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6
6 yun
RMB6

d-sn
3rd

9
9 gngjn
9kg

Dng yxi
Wait a moment.

mi c
Every time

N bi q yuyng le
Don't go to swim

Nl de tinq fichng r
The weather there is very hot.

W zu xhuan h kfi
Coffee is my favourite drink.

Tmen yq q jchng le
They went to the airport together.

Wmen zhngzi kn dinsh

We are watching TV.

T yjng do xuxio le
He already arrived at school.

T xi xngq ji hulai le
She is coming back next week.

W y yu y kui zhyng de shubio
I also have a watch like this.

T hi mi qchung
She hasn't got up yet.

N de z xi de zhn pioliang!
Your handwriting is really good!

Hunyng zi li!
Come back soon!

Ynwi xi y, suy t mi q t zqi.

Because it's raining, he didn't play football.

Surn xi y, dnsh t q t zqi.

Although it's raining, he played football.

80
T 80 su le, dnsh shnt hnho.
He is 80 years old, but he is very healthy.

T cng Zhnggu hulai le

She came back from China.

T du w hn ho
He is nice to me.

W b t go
I am taller than her.

Xing zu zu
Go left.

Xuxio l w ji hn jn
School is close to my home.

Xinzi n ky zu le
Now you can go.

W yo xu yuyng
I want to learn to swim.

Mngtin knng xi y
It might rain tomorrow.

Sh sh gge de
The book is my older brother's.

Nge bizi sh w de
That cup is mine.

Zh jin yfu sh zu pinyi de

This item of clothing is the cheapest.

W mile yxi ch de
I bought some food.

Nbin d dinhu de sh w zhngfu

My husband is making a phone call there.

N zu de du
You did the right thing.

10
Xinzi kui 10 din le ba?
t's almost 10 o'clock?

T xiozhe shu: "Mngtin jin."

She smiled and said "see you tomorrow."

W mile y bn sh
I bought a book.

W xuguo Hny
I studied Chinese before.

N q wnwen t
You go and ask him.

Rng w xingyixing
Let me have a think.

N sh Zhnggurn ba?
Are you Chinese?

T wi shnme mi li?
Why isn't he here?

Cng zhr do nr du yun?

How far is it from here to there?

N hbuh ch?
Do you want some tea? (lit. Do you drink tea?)

Wmen yq q, ho ma?
Can we go together?

Bi shuhu
Don't speak.

B yo ch ti du
Don't eat too much.

Zhn hoch!
Really yummy!

Jntin b zutin lng

Today is colder than yesterday.

Tmen zhngzi d lnqi

They are playing basketball.

T mile y jn pnggu
He bought 500g of apples.

W kn gu zh g din yng.
I saw this movie.

Huch yo ki le
The train is about to leave.

Wimin xizhe y.
It's raining outside.
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51
5 Din 1 k
Quarter past 5

10000
10000 M
10,000 meters

Swqin g
4 or 5 thousand of

800
800 Du rn
Over 800 people

Yshung xi
A pair of shoes

Ling tio y
Two fishies

10
D 10 cng
10th floor

35
Jio 5 fn
35 cents

Ling zhng
Two types

T zule yhu'er.
He stayed for a while.

Kui ydin er.

Hurry up.

W mngtin ydng li.

I'll come tomorrow for sure

Wmen bx xing g ho bnf.
We have to think of a good plan.

Mngtin hu gng ho.

Tomorrow will be better.

Y yu xiyu d.
Rain is getting heavier.

Zh'er de xgu tbi tin.

The watermelon here is very sweet.

Zhxi hizi du k'i ya!

These children are so cute!

T chng de ho jle!
She sang really well!

Zhnggu de d chngsh, w jh du qgu.

Chinese big cities; I have been to almost all of them.

300
Zhxi yo ygng 300 yun.
These medicines together are RMB300.

W zh qgu yc bijng.
I've only been to Beijing once.

W xin shu j j.
I will first say a few sentences.

11
T wnshng 11 din ci xibn.
He didn't get off work until 11 in the evening.

T de chngj yzh hn ho.

His grades are always very good.

T zng sh hn mng.
She is always very busy.

Qng njng, jim mshng kish.
Please be quiet, the show is about to begin.

Kosh zhngy jishle.

The exam finally ended.

Zh do t qsh hn rngy.
This problem is actually very easy.

Nyng zu dngrn b ky.

Doing that is of course not allowed.

Jntin t yu chdole.
He is late again today.

Zujn t jngchng q pshn.

Recently he has often gone climbing.

Fngzi surn jile, dnsh hn gnjng.

Although the house is old, it is very clean.

X Y
Surn X, dnsh Y.
Although X, Y.

T hu shu hny, rqi shu de hn ho.

She can speak Chinese, and can speak very well.

Xin chfn, rnhu q kn dinyng.

First eat, then watch a movie.

X Y
Xin X, rnhu Y.
First X, then Y.

Rgu dji du tngy, ji zhyng judngle.

If everyone agrees, then we'll decide on this.

T ybin shngwng, ybin tng ynyu.

He is web surfing, and also listening to music.
 X Y
Ybin X, ybin Y.
Doing X, and also Y at the same time.

Gi w d dinhu huzh f dinz yujin du ky.

Give me a call or send an email, both will do.

Wmen sh dch hish zu dti?

Are we getting a taxi or taking the subway?

Wile jiju hunjng wnt, rnmen xingle hndu bnf.

To solve environmental problems, people think of a lot of solutions.

Chle hu hu er, t hi xhuan tiow.

Besides painting, she also likes to dance.

Qng b kngtio dki.

Please switch on the air conditioning.

Y bi xio mo chle.
The fish was eaten by the cat.

Guny zh dun lsh, w zhdo de hn sho.

About this piece of history, I know very little.

Wmen ynggi zi zhum ki g hu.

We should have a meeting at the weekend.

N yuny h w jihn ma?

Are you willing to marry me?

N gn qm ma?
Do you dare to ride a horse?

T goxng de xiole.
She laughed happily.

T sh jngl ma?
Is he the manager?

Zhn pioliang a!
Very pretty!

T mi q kn dinyng.
He didn't go to the movie.

N bi wngle di hzho.
Don't forget to bring your passport.

N judngle miyu?
Have you decided yet?

Nn yo ling zhng pio, du ma?

You need two tickets, right?

Zhngw ch mintio er, ky ma?

Noodles for lunch, can we?

N h ch hish h kfi?
Do you want tea or coffee?

Zhn gnjng!
So clean!

T po de du kui a!
He ran very fast.

Ho jle!
Great!

T h w yyng go.
He and I are the same height.

Shnghi miyu bijng nme lng.

Shanghai is not as cold as Beijing.

W b yf xle.
I had the clothes washed.

Xnglxing bi sj n zule.
The luggage was taken by the driver.

T mi tin q ch shngbn.
He bikes to work every day.

Zhuzi shng fngzhe y bn sh.

There is a book on the table.

Xio wng jio w q t ji wn er.

Xiao Wang asked me to his house to play.

Bdn rqi
Not only... but also...

Zhyu ci
Only... can...

rqng
I am enthusiastic about studying Chinese.

shqing
Today I have lots of things to do.

tngy
I agree with what you said. (lit. same opinion)

yuny
I am willing to go with you.

zhy
Please pay attention Everyone.

mny
I am pleased with your cooking.

ysi
What does this mean?

xgun
I am used to eating Chinese food.

linx
I practice Chinese every day.

fx
I am revising for the HSK exam.
 shxu
I like studying maths.

lixu
I am studying abroad in Canada.

xiozhng
Our principal/head is fat.

jir
Spring festival is China's biggest holiday.

jim
Today's TV programmes look very good.

jji
My favourite season is summer.

xin
I eat first, then sleep.

shngq
Why are you upset?

liotin
I like to chat with my mother.

tbi
Our flowers smell especially good.

bdn
I not only speak Chinese, also English.

hishi
Do you want to eat buns or dumplings?

zngsh
Your sandwiches are always especiallys good!

hi
I haven't eaten lunch today yet.