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Nǐ shì nǎ guórén? Nǐ de míngzì zhēn Where are you from? Your name is
特别 tèbié Adj special 你是哪国人？你的名字真特别！ 他喜欢看特别的电影。 Tā xǐhuan kàn tèbié de diànyǐng. He likes to watch special movies.
tèbié! so special!

演唱会 你今天晚上要跟我们一起去演唱会 Nǐ jīntiān wǎnshàng yào gēn wǒmen Do you want to go to the concert with Wǒmen zuò gōnggòng qìchē qù
yǎnchànghuì Noun concert 我们坐公共汽车去演唱会。 We take a bus to the concert.
吗？ yīqǐ qù yǎnchànghuì ma? us tonight? yǎnchànghuì.
虽然美美不漂亮，但是大家都很喜欢 Suīrán měiměi bú piàoliang, dànshì Although Meimei isn't beautiful, Dàjiā dōu juéde zhè shǒu gē hěn Everyone thinks this song is good to
大家 dàjiā Noun everyone 大家都觉得这首歌很好听。
她。 dàjiā dōu hěn xǐhuan tā. everyone likes her a lot. hǎotīng. listen.
to feel happy, to rejoice, to have a 今天是他的生日，但是为什么他看起来 Jīntiān shì tā de shēngrì, dànshì Today is his birthday, so why does he
开心 kāixīn Adj 可以跟你一起逛街，真开心！ Kěyǐ gēn nǐ yìqǐ guàngjiē, zhēn kāixīn! It is happy to go shopping with you.
great time 不太开心？ wèishénme tā kàn qǐlái bú tài kāixīn? seem unhappy?
Zuótiān wǒ gēn tā qù jiǔbā tiàowǔ, I danced in the bar with him
跳舞 tiàowǔ Verb Object to dance 我们一起唱歌跳舞吧！ Wǒmen yìqǐ chànggē tiàowǔ ba! Let’s sing and dance together! 昨天我跟他去酒吧跳舞，真好玩儿！
zhēn hǎowán'er! yesterday, it was fun!
Zhè fùjìn yǒu yì jiān yǒumíng de Zhè wèi gēshǒu chànggē chàng de This singer sings well, but he is not
有名 yǒumíng Adj famous 这附近有一间有名的饭馆。 There is a famous restaurant nearby. 这位歌手唱歌唱得很好听，但是他不有
fànguǎn. 名。 hěn hǎotīng, dànshì tā bù yǒumíng. famous.
歌手 gēshǒu Noun singer 这位歌手很有名。 Zhè wèi gēshǒu hěn yǒumíng. This singer is very famous. 他的爸爸是一位歌手。 Tā de bàba shì yí wèi gēshǒu. His father is a singer.

元 搭地铁比搭出租车便宜，车票只要五十 Dā dìtiě bǐ dā chūzūchē piányi, Taking a subway is cheaper than taxi.

yuán Measure word currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) 一共是伍佰元钱。 Yígòng shì wǔ bǎi yuán qián. The total is five hundred dollars.
元钱。 chēpiào zhǐyào wǔshí yuán qián. It only costs you fifty dollars.
Hǎoxiàng kuài xià yǔ le, wǒmen huí Zhègè yǎnchànghuì hǎoxiàng hěn
好像 hǎoxiàng Adv as if, to seem like 好像快下雨了，我们回家吧。 It seems will rain soon, let’s go home. 这个演唱会好像很好玩。 This concert seems really fun.
jiā ba. hǎowán.
干杯 gānbēi Verb Object bottoms up , Cheers. 新年快乐，干杯！ Xīnnián kuàilè, gānbēi! Happy New Year, cheers! 我们来干杯吧！ Wǒmen lái gānbēi ba! Let’s cheers!
Wǒ yǒu shíhou huì dāi zài túshūguǎn Sometimes I will stay in the library How long are you going to stay in the
待 dāi Verb to stay 我有时候会待在图书馆里看书。 你要待在房间里面多久？ Nǐ yào dāi zài fángjiān lǐmiàn duōjiǔ?
lǐ kànshū. and read books. room?
Wǒ gōngzuò yītiānle, xiànzài wǒ zhǐ I have worked for a whole day long, Zhè zhōumò wǒmen qù guàngjiē Let’s go shopping and relax this
放松 fàngsōng Verb to relax 我工作一天了，现在我只想睡觉放松。 这周末我们去逛街放松，好吗？
xiǎng shuìjiào fàngsōng. now I only want to sleep and relax. fàngsōng, hǎo ma? weekend, shall we?
I plan to go back to my country after
毕业 bìyè Verb to graduate 我毕业以后，打算回国。 Wǒ bìyè yǐhòu, dǎsuàn huíguó. 我明年六月毕业。 Wǒ míngnián liù yuè bìyè. I will graduate next June.
graduating.
to associate (with), to date, Everyone wants to make friends with
交往 jiāowǎng Verb 我听说他们交往了！ Wǒ tīngshuō tāmen jiāowǎng le. I have heard that they are dating! 大家都想跟美美交往。 Dàjiā dōu xiǎng gēn měiměi jiāowǎng.
(interpersonal) relationship Meimei.
Suīrán tā céngjīng hěn xǐhuan
once, previously, ever, (past tense 虽然她曾经很喜欢李强，但是现在她跟 She once liked Liqiang very much,
曾经 céngjīng Adv
marker used before Verb or clause) 一成在交往。
LǐQiáng, dànshì xiànzài tā gēn
but now she is dating Yicheng. 他曾经是一位老师。 Tā céngjīng shì yí wèi lǎoshī. He used to be a teacher.
Yīchéng zài jiāowǎng.
Wǒ dào le chēzhàn, jiù mǎshàng I will call you right after I arrive at the
马上 mǎshàng Adv at once, right away, immediately 我到了车站，就马上打电话给你！ 我得马上回家！ Wǒ děi mǎshàng huí jiā! I need to go home right now!
dǎdiànhuà gěi nǐ! station!
Cóng wǒ de fángjiān kěyǐ kànjiàn You can see a very beautiful view out
房间 fángjiān Noun room 从我的房间可以看见外面漂亮的风景。 我家有四个房间。 Wǒjiā yǒu sì gè fángjiān. There are four rooms in my house.
wàimiàn piàoliang de fēngjǐng. of my room.
It won’t rain tomorrow, it will be a
阴天 yīn tiān Noun cloudy 今天是阴天。 Jīntiān shì yīn tiān. Today is cloudy. 明天不会下雨，是阴天。 Míngtiān bú huì xià yǔ, shì yīn tiān.
cloudy day.
My younger sister is cooking in the My house is small, there is no
厨房 chúfáng Noun kitchen 妹妹在厨房里做菜。 Mèimei zài chúfáng lǐ zuò cài. 我家很小，没有厨房。 Wǒ jiā hěn xiǎo, méiyǒu chúfáng.
kitchen. kitchen.
Zhè shì wǒ mǎi gěi nǐ de shēngrì Zhègè diàn de dàngāo hěn yǒumíng, The cake of this store is very famous
蛋糕 dàngāo Noun cake 这是我买给你的生日蛋糕！ This is the birthday cake I bought you! 这个店的蛋糕很有名, 很好吃！
dàngāo! hěn hǎo chī! and delicious!
Tā chī le hǎo jǐ gè dàngāo le, tā He has eaten several pieces of cake,
饿 è Adj to be hungry 他吃了好几个蛋糕了，他可能很饿。 我不怎么饿。 Wǒ bù zěnme è. I am not so hungry.
kěnéng hěn è. he might be really hungry.
I want to go to the supermarket to buy
牛奶 niúnǎi Noun milk 我要去超市买牛奶。 Wǒ yào qù chāoshì mǎi niúnǎi. 他不喝牛奶。 Tā bù hē niúnǎi. He doesn’t drink milk.
milk.
Dāi zàijiā zhēn wúliáo, wǒ yào chūqù It is boring to stay at home, I want to Wàimiàn tiānqì hǎo lěng, dàjiā dōu bù It is so cold outside, no one wants to
出去 chūqù Verb to go out 待在家真无聊，我要出去逛街。 外面天气好冷，大家都不想出去。
guàngjiē. go shopping. xiǎng chūqù. go out.
I heard that you like to play games so
游戏 yóuxì Noun game 你常玩手机游戏吗？ Nǐ cháng wán shǒujī yóuxì ma? Do you often play mobile games? 听说你很喜欢玩游戏？ Tīngshuō nǐ hěn xǐhuan wán yóuxì?
much?
Yīnwèi wǒ jiā fùjìn chē bú tài duō, Because there are not many cars Zuótiān wǎnshàng hěn ānjìng, wǒ It was very quiet last night and I went
安静 ānjìng Adj quiet, peaceful, calm 因为我家附近车不太多，所以很安静。 昨天晚上很安静，我很早就去睡觉了。
suǒyǐ hěn ānjìng. near my place, it’s quiet. hěn zǎo jiù qù shuìjiào le. to bed early.
你跟家人吃完晚饭后会去公园走走 Nǐ gēn jiārén chī wán wǎnfàn hòu huì Do you go to the park after dinner
公园 gōngyuán Noun park 你喜欢去公园做什么？ Nǐ xǐhuan qù gōngyuán zuò shénme? What do you like to do in the park?
吗？ qù gōngyuán zǒu zǒu ma? with your family?
Wǒ fāxiàn wǒ xīn jiā fùjìn yǒu yīyuàn, I found that there is a museum, a
我发现我新家附近有医院、博物馆跟电 bówùguǎn gēn diànyǐngyuàn, tài
发现 fāxiàn Verb to discover
影院，太方便了。
hospital and a movie theater near my 我发现一个新的手机游戏。 Wǒ fāxiàn yīgè xīn de shǒujī yóuxì. I found a new mobile phone game.
fāngbiàn le. new home, it’s very convenient.
It’s very dangerous that play the
Guò mǎlù de shíhou búyào wán Do not play the phone while crossing Yìbiān wán shǒujī yìbiān guò mǎlù
过马路 guò mǎlù Verb Object to cross the street 过马路的时候不要玩手机。 shǒujī. the road. 一边玩手机一边过马路很危险。 hěn wēixiǎn.
phone and cross the street at the
same time.
It’s very dangerous if you do not Zhuānxīn zuòshì, búyào yìbiān Be concentrate, do not do things and
专心 zhuānxīn Adj concentrated 开车不专心会很危险。 Kāichē bù zhuānxīn huì hěn wēixiǎn. 专心做事,不要一边上网，一边做事。
concentrate on driving. shàngwǎng, yìbiān zuòshì. go on the internet at the same time.
Playing mobile phones or listening to It’s very dangerous that play the
过马路的时候玩手机、听音乐都很危 Guò mǎlù de shíhou wán shǒujī, tīng Yìbiān wán shǒujī yìbiān guò mǎlù
危险 wēixiǎn Noun/Adj danger, dangerous music while crossing the road are 一边玩手机一边过马路很危险。 phone and cross the street at the
险。 yīnyuè dōu hěn wēixiǎn. hěn wēixiǎn.
very dangerous. same time.
Wǒ fāxiàn jīntiān de xīnwén hěn I found that the news today is very
新闻 xīnwén Noun news 你看今天的新闻了吗？ Nǐ kàn jīntiān de xīnwén le ma? Did you watch the news today? 我发现今天的新闻很有意思。
yǒuyìsi. interesting.
Attractions, scenic spot, place of Nǐ zuì xǐhuan de jǐngdiǎn zài nǎge Which country has your favorite There are lots of attractions I have not
景点 Jǐngdiǎn Noun 你最喜欢的景点在哪个国家？ 很多景点我还没去过。 Hěnduō jǐngdiǎn wǒ háiméi qù guò.
interest (tourism) guójiā? attraction? been to yet.
Nǐ qùguò de chéngshì, nǎgè zuì Which city have you been to is the Wǒ zuì xǐhuan de chéngshì shì rènào My favorite city is the city bustling
城市 chéngshì Noun city 你去过的城市,哪个最有意思？ 我最喜欢的城市是热闹的城市。
yǒuyìsi? most interesting? de chéngshì. with activities.
Nǐ juéde nǎgè guójiā de jiànzhù zuì Which country's architecture do you
建筑 jiànzhù Noun building 你觉得哪个国家的建筑最漂亮？ 这里的建筑很有名。 Zhèlǐ de jiànzhù hěn yǒumíng. The building here is famous.
piàoliang? think is the most beautiful?
This season is comfortable and not
季节 jìjié Noun season 你喜欢在哪个季节去旅行？ Nǐ xǐhuan zài nǎgè jìjié qù lǚxíng? In which season do you like to travel? 这个季节很舒服，不太热。 Zhège jìjié hěn shūfú, bú tài rè.
too hot.
Xiàtiān de shíhou nǐ cháng zuò Xiàtiān de shíhou wǒ xǐhuan qù
夏天 xiàtiān Noun summer 夏天的时候你常做什么？ What do you do in summer? 夏天的时候我喜欢去海边。 I like to go to the beach in summer.
shénme? hǎibiān.
Zhè jiā diàn hěn yǒumíng, This restaurant is famous, you need 夏天的时候，海边附近的商店常常需要 Xiàtiān de shíhou, hǎibiān fùjìn de In summer time, people need to line
排队 páiduì Verb Object to line up , queue up 这家店很有名，常常需要排队。
chángcháng xūyào páiduì. to line up often. 排队。 shāngdiàn chángcháng xūyào páiduì. up often for the shops near a beach.
 bustling with noise and excitement, Do you like the place bustling with I would like to travel to the place
热闹 rènào Adj 你喜欢热闹的地方吗？ Nǐ xǐhuan rènào de dìfang ma? 我想去热闹的地方旅游。 Wǒ xiǎng qù rènào de dìfang lǚyóu.
lively activities? bustling with activities.
Nǐ xǐhuan qù hǎibiān shài tàiyáng Do you like to have a sunbath on the 夏天的时候，大家都喜欢去海边晒太 Xiàtiān de shíhou, dàjiā dōu xǐhuan Everyone likes to have a sunbath on
晒太阳 shài tàiyáng Verb Object to bask in the sun 你喜欢去海边晒太阳吗？
ma? beach? 阳。 qù hǎibiān shài tàiyáng. the beach in the summer time.
Wǒjiā fùjìn yǒu yījiā diàn yǒu hěn hǎo There is a shop near my house sells
甜食 tiánshí Noun dessert；sweet 你常吃甜食吗？ Nǐ cháng chī tiánshí ma? Do you eat dessert often? 我家附近有一家店有很好吃的甜食。
chī de tiánshí. delicious dessert.
Yàoshi nǐ yào jiànkāng de shēntǐ,
Yàoshì chī tài duō tiánshí, huì bú If you want to be healthy, you should
健康 jiànkāng Noun/Adj health, healthy 要是吃太多甜食，会不健康。 Eating too many sweets is unhealthy. 要是你要健康的身体，应该要多运动和 yīnggāi yào duō yùndòng hé shǎo chī
jiànkāng. 少吃甜食。 exercise more and eat sweets less.
tiánshí.
Eating too much junk food is
垃圾食物 lājī shíwù Noun Junk food 我不常吃垃圾食物。 Wǒ bù cháng chī lājī shíwù. I do not eat junk food often. 吃太多垃圾食物会不健康。 Chī tài duō lājī shíwù huì bú jiànkāng.
unhealthy.
Yīnwèi gōngzuò hěnduō, wǒ měitiān Because I have lots of work to do, I Tài cháng áoyè shēntǐ huì bú
熬夜 áoyè Verb Object to stay up late or all night 因为工作很多，我每天都得熬夜。 太常熬夜身体会不健康。 Staying up late often is unhealthy.
dōu děi áoyè. have to stay up late every day. jiànkāng.

去年
Qùnián xiàtiān wǒ cháng qù hǎibiān I went sunbathing frequently on the 去年因为我有汉语考试，所以我常熬夜 Qùnián yīnwèi wǒ yǒu Hànyǔ kǎoshì, Because I had Chinese exam last
qùnián Noun last year 去年夏天我常去海边晒太阳。
shài tàiyáng. beach last summer. 学习。 suǒyǐ wǒ cháng áoyè xuéxí. year, I stayed up late often.
Wǒ hěn ài kàn diànyǐng, suǒyǐ I love watching movies therefore I He doesn't like to exercise, eat
我很爱看电影，所以周末常跟朋友或家 Tā bú ài yùndòng, yě bú ài chī shūcài
爱 ài Noun/Verb love, to love zhōumò cháng gēn péngyou huò often watch movies in the theater with 他不爱运动，也不爱吃蔬菜水果，所以 vegetables and fruits, so he is
人去电影院看电影。 身体不健康。 shuǐguǒ, suǒyǐ shēntǐ bú jiànkāng.
jiārén qù diànyǐngyuàn kàn diànyǐng. my friends or family. unhealthy.
If you want to lose weight, you should
要是你想减肥，多吃健康的食物和多运 Yàoshi nǐ xiǎng jiǎnféi, duō chī 他觉得自己需要减肥，因为吃太多垃圾 Tā juéde zìjǐ xūyào jiǎnféi, yīnwèi chī He thinks he needs to lose weight,
减肥 jiǎnféi Verb Object to lose weight eat more healthy food and exercise
动。 jiànkāng de shíwù hé duō yùndòng. 食物。 tài duō lājī shíwù. because eating too much junk food.
more.
My older brother is losing weight
我不爱运动， 也不爱吃蔬菜水果，现在 Wǒ bú ài yùndòng, yě bú ài chī I don't like to exercise, eat vegetables 我的哥哥最近在减肥，因为他觉得自己 Wǒ de gēge zuìjìn zài jiǎnféi, yīnwèi
胖 pàng Adj fat recently because he thinks he is too
我胖了。 shūcài shuǐguǒ, xiànzài wǒ pàng le. and fruits. Now I am fat. 太胖了。 tā juéde zìjǐ tài pàng le.
fat.
Shēntǐ jiànkāng bǐ gōngzuò Health is more important than work, Zhè jiàn shì hěn zhòngyào, nǐ bùnéng This is really important, you can’t
重要 zhòngyào Adj important, significant, major 身体健康比工作重要，你觉得呢？ 这件事很重要，你不能忘了。
zhòngyào, nǐ juéde ne? what do you think? wàng le. forget about it.
Wǒ de jiějie qùnián qù Zhōngguó My older sister studied in China last
Xiànzài yǒu hěnduō rén xiǎngdào guó Nowadays there are many people 我的姐姐去年去中国留学，认识很多中 liúxué, rènshi hěnduō Zhōngguó
留学 liúxué Verb Object to study abroad 现在有很多人想到国外去留学。 year and made lots of Chinese
wài qù liúxué. want to study abroad. 国朋友。
péngyou. friends.
Suīrán wǒ bú tài huì shuō Hànyǔ,
友好 虽然我不太会说汉语，但是我的中国朋 dànshì wǒ de Zhōngguó péngyou dōu My Chinese friends are friendly, even
though my Chinese is not very good. 你是一个友好的人吗？
yǒuhǎo Adj friendly Nǐ shì yīgè yǒuhǎo de rén ma? Are you a friendly person?
友都很友好。
hěn yǒuhǎo.
Yīnwèi wǒ hěn xiǎng wǒ de bàba I miss my parents very much
Measure word for sealed objects, Wǒ xiě le sān fēng xìn gěi wǒ de 因为我很想我的爸爸妈妈，所以我常写
封 fēng Measure word 我写了三封信给我的朋友们。 I wrote three letters to my friends. māma, suǒyǐ wǒ cháng xiě hěnduō therefore I wrote many letters to
esp. letters péngyoumen. 很多封信给他们。
fēng xìn gěi tāmen. them.
Most of the people don't know how to Zhōngguó rén chángyòng kuàizi
筷子 kuàizi Noun chopsticks 很多人不太会用筷子。 Hěnduō rén bú tài huì yòng kuàizi. 中国人常用筷子吃饭。 Chinese eats with chopsticks often.
use chopsticks. chīfàn.
I don’t get used to eating with fork
Xīfāng rén xíguàn yòng dāo chā Western are used to eat with a knife Wǒ bù xíguàn yòng dāo chā chīfàn,
刀叉 dāo chā Noun knife and fork 西方人习惯用刀叉吃饭。 我不习惯用刀叉吃饭，我习惯用筷子。 and knife, I get used to eating with
chīfàn. and fork. wǒ xíguàn yòng kuàizi.
chopsticks.

西方 我很喜欢西方的音乐，可是我爸妈不喜 Wǒ hěn xǐhuan xīfāng de yīnyuè, I like western music very much, but Xiànzài hěnduō xīfāng rén xǐhuan dào Nowadays, many western like to go
xīfāng Noun Western 现在很多西方人喜欢到中国来旅游。
欢。 kěshì wǒ bà mā bù xǐhuan. my parents don’t. Zhōngguó lái lǚyóu. travel in China.
a person's preferences, tastes (in Zhōngguó cài hé Hánguó cài de Chinese and Korean food tastes Wǒ xǐhuan píngguǒ kǒuwèi de
口味 kǒuwèi Noun 中国菜和韩国菜的口味不一样。 我喜欢苹果口味的甜食。 I like apple flavor sweets.
food), flavor kǒuwèi bù yíyàng. different. tiánshí.
Měi gè guójiā de Màidāngláo dōu McDonald’s in every country are 这家咖啡店和我家附近的咖啡店的咖 Zhè jiā kāfēi diàn hé wǒ jiā fùjìn de This coffee shop is similar to the
差不多 chàbuduō Adj more or less,about the same 每个国家的麦当劳都差不多。
chàbuduō. almost the same. 啡口味差不多。 kāfēi diàn de kāfēi kǒuwèi chàbuduō. coffee shop near my place.
same, like, equal to, the same as, He and his older brother’s height are Zhōngguó cài hé Měiguó cài yīyàng Chinese food is as delicious as
一样 yíyàng Adj 他跟他哥哥一样高。 Tā gēn tā gēge yíyàng gāo. 中国菜和美国菜一样好吃。
just like the same. hǎo chī. American food.
Wàimiàn fēng yǒudiǎn'er dà, chūmén It’s windy outside, you should be
风 fēng Noun wind 今天雨很大，风也很大。 Jīntiān yǔ hěn dà, fēng yě hěn dà. It’s windy and raining heavily today. 外面风有点儿大，出门要小心。
yào xiǎoxīn. careful when you go out.
Nǐ kàn míngtiān de tiānqì yùbào le Did you watch the weather forecast Wǒ kàn tiānqì yùbào le, jīntiān huì I watched the weather forecast. It will
预报 yùbào Noun forecast 你看明天的天气预报了吗？ 我看天气预报了，今天会很冷。
ma? for tomorrow? hěn lěng. be cold today.
Tīngshuō zhègè yuè yuèdǐ huì hěn I heard that it will be very cold in the Měi gè yuèdǐ wǒ dūhuì qù xuéxiào At the end of each month, I will have
月底 yuèdǐ Noun end of the month 听说这个月月底会很冷。 每个月底我都会去学校考试。
lěng. end of this month. kǎoshì. school exam.
The humid and cold weather is Jīntiān wàng le dài sǎn chūmén, I forgot to bring umbrella today, so my
湿 shī Adj wet 湿冷的天气非常不舒服。 Shīlěng de tiānqì fēicháng bù shūfu. 今天忘了带伞出门，所以衣服都湿了。
uncomfortable. suǒyǐ yīfu dōu shī le. clothes were all wet.
Zhè'er de dōngtiān hěn gān, méiyǒu Zhèlǐ de kōngqì hěn gān, wǒ juéde bù The air here is dry and I feel
干 gān Adj dry 这儿的冬天很干，没有那么冷。 Winter here is dry and not that cold. 这里的空气很干，我觉得不舒服。
nàme lěng. shūfu. uncomfortable.
I don’t like rainy day, because
Wǒ tǎoyàn xiàyǔtiān, yīnwèi qù lǚyóu Wǒ de dìdi tǎoyàn chī shūcài, zhǐ My younger brother doesn’t like to eat
讨厌 tǎoyàn Verb to dislike, annoying 我讨厌下雨天，因为去旅游不方便。 bù fānɡbiàn.
traveling on rainy days is 我的弟弟讨厌吃蔬菜，只喜欢吃肉。 xǐhuan chī ròu. vegetables, he only likes to eat meat.
inconvenient.
Jīntiān de qìwēn hěn shūfú, bù lěng The temperature today is
气温 qìwēn Noun temperature 今天气温几度? Jīntiān qìwēn jǐdù? What’s the temperature today? 今天的气温很舒服，不冷也不热。
yě bú rè. comfortable, it’s not cold or hot.
I don't like go travel in the winter
Dōngtiān de shíhou chángcháng xià It rains often in the winter, to go out is 我讨厌冬天去旅游，因为要带很多衣 Wǒ tǎoyàn dōngtiān qù lǚyóu, yīnwèi
冬天 dōngtiān Noun winter 冬天的时候常常下雨,出门很麻烦！ because I need to bring a lot of
yǔ, chūmén hěn máfan! so troublesome! 服。 yào dài hěnduō yīfu.
clothes.
Zuótiān wǒ bāng yí wèi lǎo tàitài dǎ I helped an old lady hold up an It’s raining, let’s holding up an
打伞 dǎ sǎn Verb Object to hold up an umbrella 昨天我帮一位老太太打伞。 下雨了！快打伞吧! Xià yǔ le! Kuài dǎ sǎn ba!
sǎn. umbrella yesterday. umbrella!
Sometimes she will take her two
我带你去附近的海边看看漂亮的风景 Wǒ dài nǐ qù fùjìn de hǎibiān kàn kàn Let me bring you to the beach to see 她有时候会带两个可爱的女儿去公园 Tā yǒushíhou huì dài liǎng gè kěài de
带 dài Verb to bring
吧！ piàoliang de fēngjǐng ba! the beautiful view. 玩。 nǚér qù gōngyuán wán.
adorable daughters to the park and
play.
Wǒmen míngtiān yào qù hǎibiān wán, We are going to the beach tomorrow, 这是我们的新同学，大家一起来欢迎 Zhè shì wǒmen de xīn tóngxué, dàjiā This is our new classmate, let’s
欢迎 huānyíng Phrase to welcome, welcome 我们明天要去海边玩，欢迎你一起来！
huānyíng nǐ yìqǐlái! we welcome you to join us. 他！ yìqǐlái huānyíng tā！ welcome him!
to move (i.e. relocate oneself), to My parents are going to move next
我爸爸妈妈下个月要搬到博物馆旁边 Wǒ bàba māma xià gè yuè yào bān Nǐ dǎsuàn shénme shíhou yào bān lái
搬 bān Verb move (something relatively heavy month to the building next to the 你打算什么时候要搬来北京住？ When do you plan to move to Beijing?
的大楼。 dào bówù guǎn pángbiān de dàlóu. Běijīng zhù?
or bulky) museum.
Qǐng ná zhèxiē jīdàn gěi zhù zài sān Please take these eggs to Meimei, Bù hǎo yìsi, qǐngwèn Zhēnzhēn kāfēi Excuse me, which floor is the
楼 lóu Noun storied building, floor 请拿这些鸡蛋给住在三楼的美美。 不好意思，请问真真咖啡店在几楼？
lóu de Měiměi. who lives in the third floor. diàn zài jǐ lóu? Zhenzhen coffee shop?
邻居 línjū Noun neighbor, next door 我的邻居是个中国人，他有两个可爱的 Wǒ de línjū shìgè Zhōngguó rén, tā My neighbor is a Chinese, he has two 虽然我的邻居八十岁了，但是他还是每 Suīrán wǒ de línjū bāshí suì le, Although my neighbor is eighty years
女儿。 yǒu liǎng gè kěài de nǚér. adorable daughters. 年去旅游。 dànshì tā háishì měinián qù lǚyóu. old, he still travels every year.
Suīrán wǒ hěn xiǎng bāngmáng, I really want to help, but I don’t have Zhè jǐ tí hǎo nán, wǒ xūyào nǐ de These question is so hard, I need
帮忙 bāngmáng Verb Object to help, to do a favor 虽然我很想帮忙，但是我现在没空。 这几题好难，我需要你的帮忙。
dànshì wǒ xiànzài méi kòng. time now. bāngmáng. your help.
The flowers which the shop sells are
Wǒ kàn jiàn shānshàng yǒu hěnduō I have seen that there are lots of blue Zhègè shāngdiàn mài de huā zuìměi,
花 huā Noun flower 我看见山上有很多蓝色的小花。 这个商店卖的花最美，但是最贵。 the most beautiful, but most
lánsè de xiǎo huā. flowers on the mountain. dànshì zuì guì.
expensive.
Who threw away the eggs in the 因为这些衣服太小了，所以我把他们扔 Yīnwèi zhèxiē yīfu tài xiǎo le, suǒyǐ I threw the clothes away because
扔 rēng Verb to throw, to throw away 谁扔了冰箱里的鸡蛋？ Shéi rēng le bīngxiāng lǐ de jīdàn?
fridge? 了。 wǒ bǎ tāmen rēng le. they were too small.
Wǒ de yīguì tài jiù le, wǒ xiǎng mǎi My wardrobe is too old, I want to buy I helped my neighbor carry his
衣柜 yīguì Noun wardrobe 我的衣柜太旧了，我想买一个新的。 我帮我的邻居搬衣柜。 Wǒ bāng wǒ de línjū bān yīguì.
yīgè xīn de. a new one. wardrobe.
我听说在地铁站附近有一家不错的家 Wǒ tīngshuō zài dìtiězhàn fùjìn yǒu yì I heard that there is a nice furniture 我最喜欢这家家具店，他们的家具质量 Wǒ zuì xǐhuan zhè jiā jiājù diàn, I like this furniture store, the furniture
家具店 jiājù diàn Noun furniture store
具店。 jiā búcuò de jiājù diàn. store near subway station. 都很好。 tāmen de jiājù zhìliàng dōu hěn hǎo. here have a good quality .
Tīngshuō zhè jiā jiājù diàn mài de I heard that the bed in this furniture Zhè zhāng chuáng shuì qǐlái hěn
床 chuáng Noun bed 听说这家家具店卖的床不贵。 这张床睡起来很舒服。 This bed is comfortable for sleep.
chuáng bú guì. store is not expensive. shūfu.
我的衣柜太重了，得请人来帮我搬上 Wǒ de yīguì tài zhòng le, děi qǐng rén My wardrobe is too heavy, so I have Zhè zhāng chuáng tài zhòng le, wǒ This bed is too heavy, I can’t move it
重 zhòng Adj heavy 这张床太重了，我一个人搬不上去。
去。 lái bāng wǒ bān shàngqù. to ask someone for help. yīgè rén bān bú shàngqù. up by my own.
Rúguǒ nǐ xūyào wǒ bāngmáng,
to need,to demand, to require, 如果你需要我帮忙，什么时候都可以打 You can call me when you need my Wǒ xūyào yīgè xīn de yīguì, zhège tài I need a new wardrobe, this one is
需要 xūyào Noun/Verb shénme shíhou dōu kěyǐ dǎdiànhuà 我需要一个新的衣柜，这个太小了
requirement 电话给我。 help. xiǎo le. too small.
gěi wǒ.
Wǒ māma zuótiān fā le yīfēng My mother sent me a text message Wǒ hěnjiǔ méi gěi jiārén fā duǎnxìn I did not send text messages to my
发 fā Verb to text, to send 我妈妈昨天发了一封短信给我。 我很久没给家人发短信了。
duǎnxìn gěi wǒ. yesterday. le. family for a long time.
I have a meeting tomorrow afternoon.
我最近不方便接电话，你给我发短信 Wǒ zuìjìn bù fāngbiàn jiē diànhuà,nǐ I can’t answer the phone recently, so 我明天下午要开会，要是你有事，就给 Wǒ míngtiān xiàwǔ yào kāihuì, yàoshi
短信 duǎnxìn Noun text message If you need me, send me text
吧！ gěi wǒ fā duǎn xìn ba! you can send text messages. 我发短信。 nǐ yǒu shì, jiù gěi wǒ fā duǎnxìn.
messages.
Zhìliàng búcuò de dōngxi huì bǐjiào High quality things are more
质量 zhìliàng Noun quality 这个包包的质量不错。 Zhègè bāobāo de zhìliàng búcuò. The quality of this bag is not bad. 质量不错的东西会比较贵。
guì. expensive.
Shàngkè de dōngxi, wǒ dōu huì jì zài What we learn in class, I take a notes Wǒ bǎ zhòngyào de shìqíng jì zài I take note of important matters in my
记 jì Verb to record, to note, to memorize 上课的东西，我都会记在本子上。 我把重要的事情记在本子上。
běnzi shàng. on in my notebook. běnzi shàng. notebook.
Zhè běn bǐjìběn zhìliàng búcuò, wǒ yě The quality of this notebook is not
笔记本 bǐjìběn Noun notebook 这是我新买的笔记本。 Zhè shì wǒ xīn mǎi de bǐjìběn. This is a brand new notebook. 这本笔记本质量不错，我也想买。
xiǎng mǎi. bad, I also want to buy one.
Do you remember what date is Wǒ bú jìde wǒ shénme shíhou kāishǐ I don’t remember when I began to
记得 jìde Verb to remember 你记得今天是什么日子吗？ Nǐ jìde jīntiān shì shénme rìzi ma? 我不记得我什么时候开始学开车的。
today? xué kāichē de. learn driving.
Rúguǒ nǐ míngtiān qù jiājù diàn, jiù If you will go to furniture store
如果这个周末你有空，我们就一起出去 Rúguǒ zhège zhōumò nǐ yǒu kòng, If you have free time this weekend, 如果你明天去家具店，就给我发短信
如果 rúguǒ Conj if, in case gěi wǒ fā duǎnxìn ba. Wǒ yě xiǎng tomorrow, text me. I also want to buy
走走吧！ women jiù yìqǐ chūqù zǒu zǒu ba! let’s go out together. 吧。我也想买床。
mǎi chuáng. a bed.
Rúguǒ nǐ xiǎng mǎi zhìliàng hǎo de If you want to buy a good quality bed,
to propose, to suggest, suggestion, 如果你去北京玩， 我建议你去万里长 Rúguǒ nǐ qù Běijīng wán, wǒ jiànyì nǐ If you travel to Beijing, I recommend 如果你想买质量好的床，我建议你可以 chuáng, wǒ jiànyì nǐ kěyǐ duō qù kàn
建议 jiànyì Noun/Verb
多去看看。
I suggest you should do more
recommendation 城看看。 qù wànlǐ chángchéng kàn kàn. that you go the Great Wall.
kàn. research.
Lǎoshī xiě zài hēibǎn shàng de
老师写在黑板上的东西你都记在笔记 Did you take a note what teacher Wǒ kànbúdào hēibǎn shàng xiě de I can’t see the Chinese character
黑板 hēibǎn Noun blackboard dōngxi nǐ dōu jì zài bǐjìběn shàng le 我看不到黑板上写的汉字。
本上了吗？ wrote on the blackboard? hànzì. written on the blackboard.
ma?

方法 要是你常忘了事情，你会用什么方法试 Yàoshi nǐ cháng wàng le shìqíng, nǐ If you forget things often, what kind of Nǐ xuéxí hànyǔ de fāngfǎ shì What ways do you use to learning
fāngfǎ Noun method, way 你学习汉语的方法是什么？
着记得？ huì yòng shénme fāngfǎ shìzhe jìde? method would you use to remember? shénme? Chinese?
to hang or suspend (from a hook Where do you want to hang the
挂 guà Verb 你知道那里挂着什么吗? Nǐ zhīdào nàlǐ guàzhe shénme ma? Do you know what is hanging there? 你想把画挂在哪里？ Nǐ xiǎng bǎ huà guà zài nǎlǐ?
etc) painting?
Where do you want to hang the
你想把画挂在哪儿？我想把画挂在这 Nǐ xiǎng bǎ huà guà zài nǎr? Wǒ Zhè fú huà hěn piàoliang, nǐ xǐhuān This painting is very beautiful, do you
画 huà Noun/Verb to draw, painting painting? I want to hang the painting 这幅画很漂亮，你喜欢吗？
儿。 xiǎng bǎ huà guà zài zhèr. ma? like it?
here.
He took the water and went to the
客厅 kètīng Noun living room 她家的客厅很漂亮。 Tā jiā de kètīng hěn piàoliang. Her living room is very beautiful. 他拿着水，走到客厅了。 Tā názhe shuǐ , zǒu dào kètīng le.
living room.
Wǒ bǎ huà guà zài chuānghù
窗户 chuānghù Noun window 我把画挂在窗户旁边。 I put the painting next to the window. 把沙发搬到窗户边! Bǎ shāfā bāndào chuānghù biān. Move the sofa next to the window.
pángbiān.
沙发 shāfā Noun sofa 可以帮我搬沙发吗？ Kěyǐ bāng wǒ bān shāfā ma? Can you help me move the sofa? 这张沙发是你买的吗？ Zhè zhāng shāfā shì nǐ mǎi de ma? Is that you bought this sofa?
整齐 zhěngqí Adj orderly, neat, even, tidy 这样看起来整齐多了。 Zhèyàng kàn qǐlái zhěngqí duō le. This looks much more neat. 请把杯子放整齐。 Qǐng bǎ bēizi fàng zhěngqí. Please put her cup tidily.
The lamp is broken, what could we
灯 dēng Noun lamp, light, lantern 把画挂在灯下面。 Bǎ huà guàzài dēng xiàmiàn. Put the painting under the light. 这个灯坏了，怎么办？ Zhège dēng huài le, zěnmebàn?
do?
Bāng wǒ bān zhāng yǐzi ba! Wǒ ná Help me move a chair! I took too Zhè zhāng yǐzi huài le, bǎ tā bān
椅子 yǐzi Noun chair 帮我搬张椅子吧 ! 我拿太多东西了。 这张椅子坏了，把它搬出去。 The chair is broken, take it out.
tàiduō dōngxi le. many things. chūqù.
Wǒ fàng le yígè dàngāo zài chúfáng I put a cake on the table in the
我忘了我把刚刚买的衣服放在哪儿 Wǒ wàngle wǒ bǎ gānggāng mǎi de I forget where I put the clothes I just 我放了一个蛋糕在厨房的桌子上。要是
放 fàng Verb to put, to place de zhuōzi shàng. Yàoshi nǐ è le, kěyǐ kitchen. If you are hungry, you can
了！ yīfu fàng zài nǎr le! bought. 你饿了，可以拿去吃。
ná qù chī. have it.
Bīngxiāng lǐ de yú shì shénme shíhou When did you buy the fish in the
鱼 yú Noun fish 冰箱里的鱼是什么时候买的？ 他拿了几条鱼给他的猫吃。 Tā nále jǐ tiáo yú gěi tā de māo chī. He takes some fish to feed his cat.
mǎi de? fridge?
Zhèxiē xiā hǎo dà yìzhǐ, yídìng bù These shrimps are so big, they must
虾 xiā Noun shrimp, prawn 这些虾好大一只，一定不便宜！ 请你把这些虾放进锅子里。 Qǐng nǐ bǎ zhèxiē xiā fàng jìn guōzi lǐ. Please put these shrimps into the pot.
piányi! be expensive!
Zhè dào cài zhēn hǎo chī! Qǐngwèn This dish tastes so good! May I ask 因为妈妈生病了，所以今天晚上我煮晚 Yīnwèi māma shēngbìng le, suǒyǐ My mother is sick, so I will cook
煮 zhǔ Verb to cook, to boil 这道菜真好吃！请问是怎么煮的？
shì zěnme zhǔ de? how to cook it? 餐。 jīntiān wǎnshàng wǒ zhǔ wǎncān. dinner tonight.
Tīngshuō zhè jiā fànguǎn de niúròu People say that the beef in this
听说这家饭馆的牛肉煮得很好吃,所以 Jīntiān wǎncān chī niúròu, Let’s have beef for dinner tonight,
牛肉 niúròu Noun beef zhǔ de hěn hǎo chī, suǒyǐ hěn duō restaurant tastes great, that's why so 今天晚餐吃牛肉，怎么样？
很多人排队！ zěnmeyàng? shall we?
rén páiduì! many people are lining up!
Can you help me buy lamb at the
你运动完后，可以帮我去超市买羊肉 Nǐ yùndòng wán hòu, kěyǐ bāng wǒ Jīntiān hǎo lěng, wǎnshàng wǒmen Today is so cold, let’s have lamb hot
羊肉 yángròu Noun mutton, lamb meat supermarket after you're done 今天好冷，晚上我们来吃羊肉火锅吧！ lái chī yángròu huǒguō ba!
吗？ qù chāoshì mǎi yángròu ma? pot tonight!
exercising?
The way of making this apple pie is
way of handling something, method 这苹果派的做法不难，你可以上网找 Zhè píngguǒ pài de zuòfǎ bù nán, nǐ Nǐ jìde zhè dào cài de zuòfǎ shì Do you remember the recipe for this
做法 zuòfǎ Noun not difficult, you can find it on the 你记得这道菜的做法是什么吗？
for making, work method, recipe, 找。 kěyǐ shàngwǎng zhǎo zhǎo. shénme ma? dish?
Internet.
 measure word for tables of guests Qùnián xīnnián wǒmen jiā zhǔ le yì Last new year we cooked a whole 你们昨天晚上做了什么？怎么有一桌 Nǐmen zuótiān wǎnshàng zuò le What did you do last night? Why is
桌 zhuō Measure word 去年新年我们家煮了一桌好吃的菜！
at a banquet etc zhuō hǎochī de cài! table of good dishes! 的垃圾？ shénme? Zěnme yǒu yìzhuō de lājī? there a table full of trash?
He is going back to his country
原因 明天他就要回国了，原因是他妈妈生病 Míngtiān tā jiù yào huíguó le, yuányīn tomorrow, the reason is that his Wǒ zhè cì chídào shì yǒu tèbié de I have a special reason for being late
yuányīn Noun reason
了。 shì tā māma shēngbìng le. 我这次迟到是有特别的原因。 yuányīn. this time.
mother is sick.
Chinese and Japanese are used to
Zhōngguó rén hé Rìběn rén dōu Can you pick up some food with
夹 jiá Verb to pick up food with chopsticks 中国人和日本人都习惯用筷子夹菜吃。 xíguàn yòng kuàizi jiá cài chī. use chopsticks to pick up food and 可以帮我夹一些菜吗？ Kěyǐ bāng wǒ jiá yīxiē cài ma?
chopsticks for me?
eat.
to wrap (something in a bag), to
装 zhuāng Verb 我装了一些牛奶在杯子里。 Wǒ zhuāng le yìxiē niúnǎi zài bēizi lǐ. I put some milk in the glass. 你装了什么在锅子里？ Nǐ zhuāng le shénme zài guōzi lǐ? What do you load into the pot?
load, to pack
今天天气真好，我们把窗户打开，晒晒 Jīntiān tiānqì zhēn hǎo, wǒmen bǎ Today’s weather is so nice, let’s open Yǒu shíhou bàba huì dǎkāi diànshì Sometimes father will turn on the TV
打开 dǎkāi Verb to open, to turn on, to switch on 有时候爸爸会打开电视看篮球比赛。
太阳吧！ chuānghù dǎkāi, shài shài tàiyáng ba! the window and enjoy the sunshine! kàn lánqiú bǐsài. and watch a basketball game.
Qǐng bǎ wǒde shuǐpíng ná gěi wǒ, Please give me my water bottle, Nǐ shǒu shàng ná de dōngxi shì
拿 ná Verb to hold, to seize, to catch, to take 请把我的水瓶拿给我，谢谢。 你手上拿的东西是什么？ What is the thing in your hand?
xièxie. thank you. shénme?
Qǐngwèn wǒ kěyǐ dài duō zhòng de What is the maximum weight I can How many kilograms is your
行李 xínglǐ Noun luggage 请问我可以带多重的行李？ 请问你的行李几公斤？ Qǐngwèn nǐ de xínglǐ jǐ gōngjīn?
xínglǐ? bring in my luggage? luggage?
When you check through security,
口袋 安全检查的时候，请把口袋里的东西拿 Ānquán jiǎnchá de shíhou, qǐng bǎ Wǒ cháng bǎ zhòngyào de dōngxi I often put important things in my
kǒudài Noun pocket
出来。 kǒudài lǐ de dōngxi ná chūlái.
please take out the things in your 我常把重要的东西放在口袋里。 fàng zài kǒudài lǐ. pocket.
pocket.
Ānquán jiǎnchá de shíhou, bùnéng When going through security check, Nǐ de shuǐpíng néng zhuāng duōshǎo How much water can you hold in your
水瓶 shuǐpíng Noun water bottle 安全检查的时候，不能把水瓶带进去。 你的水瓶能装多少水？
bǎ shuǐpíng dài jìnqù. we can not bring water bottles. shuǐ? water bottle?
Nǐ xǐhuan sōují nǐ qùguò de guójiā de Do you like to collect the coins of the 我昨天买东西的时候，店员给我很多钱 Wǒ zuótiān mǎi dōngxī de shíhou, After I bought things yesterday, the
钱币 qiánbì Noun coins 你喜欢搜集你去过的国家的钱币吗？
qiánbì ma? countries you've been to? 币。 diànyuán gěi wǒ hěn duō qiánbì. clerk gave me a lot of coins.
Chūguó qián, búyào wàng le dài Before going abroad, do not forget to 我忘了我的护照放在哪里，请帮我找一 Wǒ wàng le wǒ de hùzhào fàng zài I forgot where my passport was,
护照 hùzhào Noun passport 出国前，不要忘了带护照。
hùzhào. take your passport. 找。 nǎlǐ, qǐng bāng wǒ zhǎo yì zhǎo. please help me find it.
Remember to bring your keys before Wǒ wàng le wǒ bǎ yàoshi fàng zài
钥匙 yàoshi Noun key 出门以前记得要带钥匙。 Chūmén yǐqián jìde yào dài yàoshi. 我忘了我把钥匙放在哪里。 I forgot where I put the key.
going out. nǎlǐ.
Chūguó yǐqián yào jiǎnchá nǐ de Before going abroad, you have to
Wǒde hùzhào gēn qiānzhèng dōu zài My passport and visa are in my 出国以前要检查你的护照和签证有没
签证 qiānzhèng Noun visa 我的护照跟签证都在口袋里。 hùzhào hé qiānzhèng yǒu méiyǒu check your passport and visa are
kǒudài lǐ. pocket. 有问题。
wèntí. without any problems.
Chūguó qián yào zǎo liǎng dào sānge Go to the airport two to three hours
机场 jīchǎng Noun airport 出国前要早两到三个小时到机场。 从你家到机场远不远？ Cóng nǐ jiā dào jīchǎng yuǎn bùyuǎn? Is your home far from the airport?
xiǎoshí dào jīchǎng. before going abroad
Zuótiān wǒ zài gōngyuán lǐ kàndào tā I saw him playing ball in the park
看到 kàndào Verb to see, to catch sight of 昨天我在公园里看到他在打球。 你多久没看到他了？ Nǐ duōjiǔ méi kàndào tā le? How long haven’t you seen him?
zài dǎqiú. yesterday.
Tā shénme shíhou huílái? Tā chūqù When will he come back? He went
久 jiǔ Adj (long) time, (long) duration of time 他什么时候回来？他出去很久了。 很久以前我去过日本旅游。 Hěn jiǔ yǐqián wǒ qù guò Rìběn lǚyóu. I have been to Japan a long time ago.
hěn jiǔ le. out for a long time.
Wǒ jīntiān yào gēn péngyou qù I will go to a concert with a friend
probably, roughly, approximately, Tā hǎoxiàng hěn bù shūfu, dàgài shì He seems not so comfortable, 我今天要跟朋友去演唱会，大概晚上十
大概 dàgài Adv 他好像很不舒服，大概是生病了。 点回来。 yǎnchànghuì, dàgài wǎnshàng shí today, probably will come back at
about, shēngbìng le. probably he is sick.
diǎn huílái. 10pm.
Nǐ búshì yào qù péngyou jiā chī Weren’t you going to your friend’s for
虽然他住在北京这么久了，但是还是会 Suīrán tā zhù zài Běijīng zhème jiǔ le, Although he lives in Beijing for a long 你不是要去朋友家吃火锅？怎么这么
这么 zhème Adv so much, this much
迷路。 dànshì háishì huì mílù. time, but he still gets lost . 快就回来了？
huǒguō? Zěnme zhème kuài jiù huílái hot pot? Why did you come back so
le? early?
If you practice Mandarin every day,
要是你每天练习汉语，不久以后一定可 Yàoshi nǐ měitiān liànxí hànyǔ, bùjiǔ Yàoshi nǐ bù zǎodiǎn shuì, míngtiān If you don’t go sleep early, you will
一定 yídìng Adv surely, certainly you definitely can speak Mandarin 要是你不早点睡，明天一定会迟到。
以说得很好的！ yǐhòu yídìng kěyǐ shuō de hěn hǎo de! yídìng huì chídào. definitely be late tomorrow.
fluently in a short time.
to pick up (the phone), to answer Wǒ gānggāng méi jiē dào tā de Wǒ zài zuò fàn, nǐ kěyǐ bāngmáng jiē I am cooking, can you pick up the
接 jiē Verb 我刚刚没接到他的电话。 I just missed his phone call. 我在做饭，你可以帮忙接电话吗？
(the phone) diànhuà. diànhuà ma? phone?
Nǐ jiā hái yǒu méiyǒu kōng de Is there any empty room in your
空 kōng Adj empty 你家还有没有空的房间？ 我家已经没有空房间了。 Wǒ jiā yǐjīng méiyǒu kōng fángjiān le. My home has no empty room.
fángjiān? home?
Wǒ bù xǐhuān wǒ de fángdōng, I do not like my landlord, because he
我不喜欢我的房东，因为我有问题的时 yīnwèi wǒ yǒu wèntí de shíhou tā dōu did not help me when there was a 我的房东常常自己开门进来，我该怎么 Wǒ de fángdōng chángcháng zìjǐ My landlord often opens my door and
房东 fángdōng Noun landlord
候他都不帮我。 办？ kāimén jìnlái, wǒ gāi zěnmebàn? gets in my room, how can I do?
bù bāng wǒ. problem.
Wǒ lóushàng de fángkè wǎnshàng
Wǒ fángjiān pángbiān de fángkè shì My room is next to the tenant, who is 我楼上的房客晚上常常唱歌，我都不能 My upstairs tenants often sing at
房客 fángkè Noun tenant 我房间旁边的房客是大学生。 chángcháng chànggē, wǒ dōu
dàxuéshēng . college students. 睡觉。 night, I can not sleep.
bùnéng shuìjiào.
The transportation here is not
Is the nearby transportation Zhè fùjìn jiāotōng bú tài fāngbiàn, wǒ
交通 jiāotōng Noun transportation/traffic 这附近的交通方便吗？ Zhè fùjìn de jiāotōng fāngbiàn ma? 这附近交通不太方便，我想换房子。 convenient, I want to move to another
convenient? xiǎng huàn fángzi.
place.
Nǐ yǒu shénme wèntí wǒ dōu kěyǐ Zuótiān wǒ de fángdōng bāngzhù wǒ Yesterday my landlord helped me to
帮助 bāngzhù Noun/Verb assistance, aid, to help, to assist 你有什么问题我都可以帮助你。 I can help if you have any questions. 昨天我的房东帮助我把床搬上去。
bāngzhù nǐ. bǎ chuáng bān shàngqù. move the bed up.
Recently I have wanted to move to a Wǒ bāng nǐ wènwèn wǒ péngyǒu zhè
合适 héshì Adj suitable, fitting 我最近想换房子，你家附近有没有合适 Wǒ zuìjìn xiǎng huàn fángzi, nǐjiā fùjìn new house, is there any suitable and 我帮你问问我朋友这附近有没有合适 fùjìn yǒu méiyǒu héshì de kōng
I will ask my friend is there any
的空房子？ yǒu méiyǒu héshì de kōng fángzi? 的空房子。 suitable and empty houses nearby.
empty houses near your home? fángzi.
I want to move to a house which has
Wǒ xiǎng huàn yìjiàn jiāotōng bǐjiào Wǒ méiyǒu yìngbì le, kěyǐ qù yínháng I do not have coins, can I go to the
换 huàn Verb to change, to switch 我想换一间交通比较方便的房子。 fāngbiàn de fángzi.
a more convenient transportation 我没有硬币了，可以去银行换钱吗？ huànqián ma? bank to exchange money?
conditions.
section of a room or lateral space
Tīngshuō nàjiān fángzi jiāotōng hěn I heard that the house is very Zhèjiān fángjiān hěn dà yě hěn This room is very large and very
间 jiān Measure word between two pairs of pillars, 听说那间房子交通很方便也很便宜。 fāngbiàn yě hěn piányi. convenient and very cheap. 这间房间很大也很安静。 ānjìng. quiet.
Measure word for rooms
Zhèjiān fángzi zài huǒchēzhàn fùjìn, The house is near the train station, so Dàjiā dōu bù xǐhuan zhù zài hěnchǎo We do not like to live in a very noisy
吵 chǎo Verb to make a noise, noisy 这间房子在火车站附近，所以很吵。 大家都不喜欢住在很吵的地方。
suǒyǐ hěnchǎo. it is noisy. de dìfāng. place.

其他 qítā Pronoun
other, (something or somebody) 我觉得这间房子不够大，我想看其他 Wǒ juéde zhèjiān fángzi búgòu dà, This house is not big enough, I want
他没有其他朋友。 Tā méiyǒu qítā péngyǒu. He has no other friends.
else, the rest 间。 wǒ xiǎng kàn qítā jiān. to see another one.
Wǒ píngcháng búqù hěnguì de I usually do not go to the very
平常 píngcháng Adv usually 他平常都自己做饭。 Tā píngcháng dōu zìjǐ zuòfàn. He usually cooks for himself. 我平常不去很贵的餐厅。
cāntīng. expensive restaurant.
Zhèjiān xuéxiào méiyǒu hěnduō This school does not have a lot of
洗手间 xǐshǒujiān Noun bathroom 这间房子的洗手间很大。 Zhèjiān fángzi de xǐshǒujiān hěndà. The house has a large bathroom. 这间学校没有很多洗手间。
xǐshǒujiān. toilets.
Yòng kuàizi chīfàn shì Zhōngguó de Eating with chopsticks is part of Měi gè guójiā de wénhuà dōu yǒu bù Every country's culture has different
文化 wénhuà Noun culture 用筷子吃饭是中国的文化。 每个国家的文化都有不一样的特色。
wénhuà. Chinese culture. yīyàng de tèsè. characteristics.
 to be convinced (that something is 你不应该相信他，他说的话都不是真 Nǐ bù yīnggāi xiāngxìn tā, tā shuō de You should not believe him, what he Wǒ xiāngxìn wǒ huì bǎ hànyǔ
相信 xiāngxìn Verb 我相信我会把汉语学好。 I believe I will improve my Chinese.
true), to believe, 的。 huà dōu búshì zhēnde. said are all not true. xuéhǎo.
Kàn Zhōngguó diànyǐng shì xuéxí Watching Chinese movies is a good Wǒ hěn kāixīn yǒu jīhuì dào I am happy that I have a chance to
机会 jīhuì Noun opportunity, chance, 看中国电影是学习汉语的好机会。 我很开心有机会到中国去工作。
hànyǔ de hǎo jīhuì. way to learn Chinese. Zhōngguó qù gōngzuò. work in China.
Lǎoshī shuō wǒmen yīnggāi yào Teacher said we should review
复习 fùxí Verb to review 你每天复习汉语吗？ Nǐ měitiān fùxí hànyǔ ma? Do you review Chinese every day? 老师说我们应该要每天复习汉语。
měitiān fùxí hànyǔ. Chinese every day.
Let’s go to see Peking Opera next
下次 xiàcì Noun next time 我们下次一起去看京剧吧！ Wǒmen xiàcì yìqǐ qù kàn jīngjù ba! 下次我想去北京旅游。 Xiàcì wǒ xiǎng qù Běijīng lǚyóu. I want to go travel in Beijing next time.
time!
Lǎoshī shuō de huà, nǐ dōu dǒng Do you understand what did teacher Wǒ kàn bù dǒng zhè bù diànyǐng de I don’t understand the meaning of this
懂 dǒng Verb to understand, to comprehend 老师说的话，你都懂吗？ 我看不懂这部电影的意思。
ma？ say? yìsi. movie.
Fàngjià de shíhou, wǒ xǐhuan zìjǐ I like to read at home by myself in my
自己 zìjǐ Pronoun oneself/myself/ownself 我常自己一个人去旅游。 Wǒ cháng zìjǐ yígèrén qù lǚyóu. I go travel by myself often. 放假的时候，我喜欢自己在家看书。
zàijiā kànshū. day off.
Wǒ de fángdōng juéde jīngjù hěn My landlord thinks Peking Opera is Jīngjù shì Zhōngguó hěn zhòngyào Peking Opera is an important part of
京剧 jīngjù Noun Beijing Opera, Peking Opera 我的房东觉得京剧很有意思。 京剧是中国很重要的文化。
yǒuyìsi. interesting. de wénhuà. Chinese culture.
Nǐ kàn lóuxià yǒu yígè biǎoyǎn, kàn Look! There is a show downstairs, it
表演 biǎoyǎn Noun/Verb performance,perform 你看楼下有一个表演，看起来很热闹。 她表演得很好。 Tā biǎoyǎn de hěn hǎo. She performs well.
qǐlái hěn rènào. looks exciting.
Zhème jīngcǎi de biǎoyǎn, xiàcì wǒ What a brilliant show! I will come to
精彩 jīngcǎi Adj brilliant, marverlous 这个演唱会非常精彩。 Zhège yǎnchànghuì fēicháng jīngcǎi. This concert is amazing. 这么精彩的表演，下次我还要来看。
hái yào lái kàn. see this show again.
What's up?, What's going on?, What happened? Are you not feeling Nǐ zuótiān zěnmele? Wèishénme méi What happened to you yesterday?
怎么了？ zěnmele? Phrase 怎么了？你的身体不舒服吗？ Zěnmele? Nǐ de shēntǐ bù shūfu ma? 你昨天怎么了？为什么没来学校？
What happened? well? lái xuéxiào? Why didn’t you come to school?
Yīnwèi tāmen de zuòfǎ bù yíyàng, Their methods were different, so they Nǐ zhīdào tāmen chǎojià de yuányīn Do you know the reason why they
吵架 chǎojià Verb to quarrel 因为他们的做法不一样，所以吵架了。 你知道他们吵架的原因是什么吗？
suǒyǐ chǎojià le. quarreled. shì shénme ma? quarreled?

She is ill, so she has bad complexion. 你的脸色看起来不错！发生了什么好

Tā shēngbìng le, suǒyǐ liǎnsè bú tài Nǐ de liǎnsè kàn qǐlái bu cuò! You look great ! Did something good
脸色 liǎnsè Noun complexion, look 她生病了，所以脸色不太好。
hǎo. 事吗？ Fāshēngle shénme hǎoshì ma? happen?
Wǒ de nánpéngyou xiànzài zài
我的男朋友现在在国外工作，我非常想 guówài gōngzuò, wǒ fēicháng xiǎng My boyfriend is working abroad, I 她的男朋友虽然胖，但是比你高得多 Tā de nánpéngyou suīrán pàng, Although her boyfriend is fat, he is
男朋友 nánpéngyou Noun boyfriend
他。 miss him so much. 了！ dànshì bǐ nǐ gāo de duō le! much taller than you!
tā.
他已经跟你说对不起了，你不要再哭 Tā yǐjīng gēn nǐ shuō duìbùqǐ le, nǐ He has already apologized to you,
哭 kū Verb to cry, to weep 他的女儿因为太饿，所以哭了。 Tā de nǚér yīnwèi tài è, suǒyǐ kū le. His daughter is hungry, so she cries.
了。 bùyào zài kū le. don not cry any more.
Nǐ kàn qǐlái hěn nánguò, yào gēn wǒ You look sad, do you want to talk to Gēn wǒmen tán yì tán zuótiān de Talk about English class of yesterday
谈一谈 tán yī tán Verb to talk about 你看起来很难过，要跟我谈一谈吗？ 跟我们谈一谈昨天的英语课吧！
tán yì tán ma? me ? yīngyǔ kè ba! with us!
Nǐ de liǎnsè zhēn nánkàn, yào búyào Your complexion is bad, do you need Nǐ xiě de zì hǎo nánkàn, nǐ yào duō Your writing is unsightly, you need to
难看 nánkàn Adj ugly, unsightly 你的脸色真难看，要不要休息一下？ 你写的字好难看，你要多练习！
xiūxí yí xià? a rest? liànxí! practice more.
Wèishénme nǐmen dōu bù gēn tā
为什么你们都不跟他说话？可以告诉 Why don’t you talk with him? Can you 要是你不专心过马路，危险的事就会发 Yàoshì nǐ bù zhuānxīn guò mǎlù, If you don’t cross the road carefully,
发生 fāshēng Verb happen, occur, take place shuōhuà? Kěyǐ gàosù wǒ fāshēngle
生。
我发生了什么事吗？ tell me what happened? wēixiǎn de shì jiù huì fāshēng. something dangerous may happen.
shénme shì ma?
You misunderstood him, he wasn’t
误会 wùhuì Noun/Verb misunderstanding, misunderstand 你们误会他了，他没有迟到。 Nǐmen wùhuì tā le, tā méiyǒu chídào. 对不起，我们误会你了！ Duìbùqǐ, wǒmen wùhuì nǐ le! I am sorry, we misunderstood you!
late.
Zhè tái diànnǎo shì shéi de? Nǐ Whose computer is this? Do you Wǒ xiǎng mǎi diànnǎo, nǐ yǒu I want to buy a computer, what do
电脑 diànnǎo Noun computer 这台电脑是谁的？你知道吗？ 我想买电脑，你有什么想法？
zhīdào ma? know? shénme xiǎngfǎ? you think?
Measure word for vehicles or Zhè tái diànshì shì tā de, dànshì huài He bought a computer, which is brand
台 tái Measure word 这台电视是他的，但是坏了。 This is his TV, but it’s broken. 他买了一台电脑，是新的。 Tā mǎi le yī tái diànnǎo, shì xīn de.
machines le. new.
It’s sales today in the department After the discount, it is three hundred
打折 dǎzhé Verb Object to give a discount 今天百货公司在打折。 Jīntiān bǎihuò gōngsī zài dǎzhé. 打折以后是三百人民币。 Dǎzhé yǐhòu shì sānbǎi rénmínbì.
store. RMB.
to accompany, to keep somebody Thank you for walking me home Jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo, tā péi wǒ zǒu It was nice weather today and he
陪 péi Verb 今天谢谢你陪我回家。 Jīntiān xièxiè nǐ péi wǒ huí jiā. 今天天气很好，他陪我走去学校。
company today. qù xuéxiào. accompanied with me to the school.
Wǒ míngtiān huì bǎ qián ná qù I'll bring the money to the bank Jīntiān zǎoshang wǒ qù yínháng, I went to the bank this morning and
银行 yínháng Noun bank 我明天会把钱拿去银行。 今天早上我去银行，发现银行没开门。
yínháng. tomorrow. fāxiàn yínháng méi kāimén. found that it did not open.

父母 fùmǔ Noun parents 这是我的父母，他们第一次来这间餐 Zhè shì wǒ de fùmǔ, tāmen dì yī cì lái They are my parents, it is their first 我的父母一直都很忙，我们很少一起吃 Wǒ de fùmǔ yīzhí dōu hěn máng, My parents are always busy, we
厅。 zhè jiān cāntīng. time to come to this restaurant. 饭。 wǒmen hěn shǎo yīqǐ chīfàn. rarely eat together.
Míngtiān yīqǐ qù bǎihuò gōngsī kàn Let’s go to department store and look Zhè jiān bǎihuò gōngsī yǒu hěnduō There are a lot of Japanese shops in
百货公司 bǎihuò gōngsī Noun department store 明天一起去百货公司看看。 这间百货公司有很多日本商店。
kàn. around tomorrow. rìběn shāng diàn. this department store .
Bīngxiāng li yǒu hěnduō niúnǎi, nǐ There are a lot of milk in the fridge, Míngtiān xiàwǔ yào qù bǎihuò gōngsī We will buy a fridge in department
冰箱 bīngxiāng Noun refrigerator 冰箱里有很多牛奶，你可以喝。 明天下午要去百货公司买冰箱。
kěyǐ hē. you can drink. mǎi bīngxiāng. store tomorrow afternoon.
second-hand (information, Zhè shì yī zhāng èrshǒu shāfā, This is a second hand sofa, but it Where can I buy second-hand
二手 èrshǒu Adj 这是一张二手沙发，但是看起来很新。 在哪里可以买二手冰箱？ Zài nǎlǐ kěyǐ mǎi èrshǒu bīngxiāng?
equipment etc) dànshì kàn qǐlái hěn xīn. looks new. refrigerators?
Wǒ yuánlái de diànnǎo huài le, suǒyǐ My old computer is broken, so I Yuánlái fàng zài zhèlǐ de bīngxiāng qù Where is the refrigerator that I put
原来 yuánlái Adj/Adv original, former 我原来的电脑坏了，所以买新的。 原来放在这里的冰箱去哪里了？
mǎi xīn de. bought a new one. nǎlǐ le? here?
Tā juéde xiàtiān lǚyóu bǐ dōngtiān He thinks traveling in summer is more
轻松 qīngsōng Adj relaxed,to relaxed 他的工作很轻松。 Tā de gōngzuò hěn qīngsōng. His work is simple. 他觉得夏天旅游比冬天旅游轻松多了。
lǚyóu qīngsōng duō le. relaxed than in winter.
He departs tomorrow at 9 am from What time do you want to go to the
出发 chūfā Verb to set off, to start (on a journey) 明天九点从家里出发。 Míngtiān jiǔ diǎn cóng jiā lǐ chūfā. 你要几点出发去公司呢？ Nǐ yào jǐdiǎn chūfā qù gōngsī ne?
home. company?
Zhè zuò chéngshì yǒu xǔduō lìshǐ The city has many historical
历史 lìshǐ Noun history 这座城市有许多历史古迹。 你听过哪些历史故事？ Nǐ tīngguò nǎxiē lìshǐ gùshì. Which historical stories you’ve heard?
ɡǔjì. monuments.
modern times, modern age, Zhè zuò chéngshì yǒu hěnduō
现代 xiàndài Noun/Adj 你了解现代艺术吗？ Nǐ liǎojiě xiàndài yìshù ma? Do you know about modern art? 这座城市有很多现代风格的大楼。 The city has many modern buildings.
modern era xiàndài fēnggé de dàlóu.
Míngtiān shí diǎn wǒmen chūfā qù shì Tomorrow at ten a.m. we'll set off to
市中心 shì zhōngxīn Noun city center, downtown 明天十点我们出发去市中心。 他家住在市中心里。 Tā jiā zhù zài shì zhōngxīn lǐ. He lives in the city center.
zhōngxīn the city center.
Speaking loudly is forbidden on the
禁止 jìnzhǐ Verb to prohibit, to forbid, to ban 这里禁止吃东西。 Zhèlǐ jìnzhǐ chī dōngxi. Eating is forbidden here. 公车里禁止大声说话。 Gōngchē li jìnzhǐ dà shēng shuōhuà.
bus.
Míngtiān wǒ huì qù shìchǎng guàng
逛 guàng Verb to stroll, to visit 我最喜欢出门逛逛。 Wǒ zuì xǐhuan chūmén guàng guàng. I like to go shopping. 明天我会去市场逛逛。 I will go to the market tomorrow.
guàng.
Zhè jiàn yīfu yǒu Zhōngguó de Wǒ hěn xǐhuan xiàndài fēnggé de
风格 fēnggé Noun style 这件衣服有中国的风格。 This outfit is Chinese style. 我很喜欢现代风格的大楼。 I like the building with modern style.
fēnggé. dàlóu.
A: Wǒmen kěyǐ tán yī tán ma? B: Wǒmen dāngrán yào qù Měiměi de We certainly will go Meimei’s birthday
当然 dāngrán Adv certainly, of course A: 我们可以谈一谈吗？ B: 当然！ A: Can we talk? B: Of course. 我们当然要去美美的生日会啊！
Dāngrán! shēngrì huì a! party.
 He was lost in the department store
迷路 mílù Verb Object to lose the way, lost, 因为我迷路，所以迟到了。 Yīnwèi wǒ mílù, suǒyǐ chídàole. Because I was lost, I was late. 他昨天在百货公司里迷路。 Tā zuótiān zài bǎihuò gōngsī lǐ mílù.
yesterday.
to get on or into (a bus, train, car Shàng chē ba! Wǒ kāichē dài nǐ qù Get in the car, I will drive you to the Tā shàng chē yǐhòu fāxiàn zuò He found out that he took a wrong
上车 shàng chē Verb Object 上车吧！我开车带你去公司。 他上车以后发现坐错车了。
etc) gōngsī. office. cuòchēle. bus only after got on the bus.
Jīntiān shì qíngtiān, wǒmen yīqǐ qù Today is a sunny day. Let's go for a
晴天 qíngtiān Noun sunny day 你喜欢晴天还是雨天呢？ Nǐ xǐhuan qíngtiān háishì yǔtiān ne? Do you like sunny or rainy days? 今天是晴天，我们一起去走走吧！
zǒu zǒu ba! walk!
there's not enough time (to do
It is too late. Hurry up. We are going It’s almost late for work, get on the
来不及 láibují Phrase something), it's too late (to do 来不及了，快一点儿，要迟到了。 Láibujíle, kuài yìdiǎnr, yào chídào le. 上班来不及了，快上车。 Shàngbān láibujíle, kuài shàng chē.
to be late. car quickly.
something)
Zhǔ huǒguō de fāngfǎ bù nán. Xiān It is not difficult to make hotpot. First,
煮火锅的方法不难。先把火打开，再把 bǎ huǒ dǎkāi, zài bǎ shūcài, ròu fàng turn on the stove, then put vegetables Wǒ xǐhuan xiān hē qìshuǐ gēn tāng, I like to first drink soft drinks and
然后 ránhòu Adv then, after that 蔬菜、肉放进去锅子里，然后等一会儿 我喜欢先喝汽水跟汤，然后再吃饭。
jìnqù guōzi lǐ, ránhòu děng yìhuǐr jiù and meats in the pot. After waiting for ránhòu zài chīfàn. soup, and then eat.
就可以吃了。
kěyǐ chī le. a while, you can eat it.
Nǐ kàn! Gōnggòng qìchē lái le,
赶快 gǎnkuài Adv at once, immediately 我们赶快走吧！要下雨了。 Wǒmen gǎnkuài zǒu ba! Yào xià yǔle. Let's go! It is going to rain soon. 你看！公共汽车来了，赶快跑。 Look! The bus is coming, run quickly.
gǎnkuài pǎo.
to get off or out of (a bus, train, car Nǐ xiàchē yǐhòu, wǎng yòu guǎi. After you get off the bus, turn right. Gǎnkuài xià chē, dàjiā dōu zài děng Get off quickly. Everyone is waiting
下车 xiàchē Verb Object 你下车以后，往右拐。医院就在那儿。 赶快下车，大家都在等你呢！
etc) Yīyuàn jiù zài nà'er. The hospital is right there. nǐ ne! for you!
hurried, to make (somebody) Zhè jiàn shì hěn jí, wǒ jīntiān yídìng Jīntiān zǎoshang tài wǎn qǐchuáng, jí I woke up too late today, I wore wrong
急 jí Adj 这件事很急，我今天一定要做完。 This is urgent, I have to finish it today. 今天早上太晚起床，急得把衣服穿错了
anxious yào zuò wán. de bǎ yīfu chuān cuòle. clothes because i was in the hurry.
to do, to manage, to handle, to play
弄 nòng Verb with, to fool with, to mess with, to 妈妈弄了一碗面。 Māmā nòngle yī wǎn miàn. Mom made a bowl of noodles. 她把画弄坏了。 Tā bǎ huà nòng huài le. She broke the painting.
fix, to toy with
bad, spoiled, broken, to break Tā bǎ dōngxi nòng huài le, māma hěn He broke something, Mom is very Zhè tái diànnǎo huài le, yǐjīng bùnéng This computer is broken. It can not
坏 huài Adj 他把东西弄坏了，妈妈很生气。 这台电脑坏了，已经不能用了。
down shēngqì. angry. yòng le. work any more.
Tā kàn qǐlái hěn shēngqì, fāshēng He looks very angry. What Something is broken, he is very
生气 shēngqì Adj to get angry, angry 他看起来很生气，发生什么事了？ 东西坏了，他很生气。 Dōngxi huài le, tā hěn shēngqì.
shénme shì le? happened? angry.
Tā bù xiǎoxīn nòng huài le yǐzi,māma He accidentally broke the chair. His
不小心 bù xiǎoxīn Adj/Adv heedless, careless 我不小心把东西打破了。 Wǒ bù xiǎoxīn bǎ dōngxi dǎpò le. I accidentally broke something. 他不小心弄坏了椅子，妈妈很生气。
hěn shēngqì. mother was super angry.
Wǒ zuótiān gāng bānjiā, xiànzài xiǎng I just moved yesterday, and now want
我昨天刚搬家，现在想去二手商店买一 Xièxiè nǐ bāng wǒ bānjiā, wǒ qǐng nǐ Thank you for helping me move. Let
搬家 bānjiā Verb Object to move (house) qù èrshǒu shāngdiàn mǎi yīxiē to go to the second-hand shop to buy 谢谢你帮我搬家，我请你吃东西吧！
些东西。 chī dōngxi ba! me treat you to a meal!
dōngxi. something.
Jīntiān wǒ qǐngkè, nǐ xiǎng chī Today is my treat, what do you want 他昨天请客吗？你们去哪间餐厅吃 Tā zuótiān qǐngkè ma? Nǐmen qù nǎ Did he treat yesterday? Which
请客 qǐngkè Verb Object to treat, to invite to dinner 今天我请客，你想吃什么呢？
shénme ne? to eat? 呢？ jiān cāntīng chī ne? restaurant did you go to?
Bǎ fángjiān zhěnglǐ hǎo, jiù kěyǐ chī After tidying up the room, you can eat Nǐ gǎnkuài zhěnglǐ dōngxi, māmā yào Quickly tidy up your room, Mom is
整理 zhěnglǐ Verb to arrange, to tidy up 把房间整理好，就可以吃晚餐。 你赶快整理东西，妈妈要回家了。
wǎncān. dinner. huí jiā le. coming back home.
He likes to sweep and clean the Dìdi měi ge xīngqī dōu bāng māma My younger brother helps mother
扫地 sǎodì Verb Object to sweep the floor, 他喜欢扫地和整理房间。 Tā xǐhuan sǎodì hé zhěnglǐ fángjiān. 弟弟每个星期都帮妈妈扫地。
room. sǎodì. sweeping floor every week.
整理房间的时候，他不小心打破了东 Zhěnglǐ fángjiān de shíhou, tā bù When cleaning the room, he
打破 dǎpò Verb to break, to smash 他把我最喜欢的杯子打破了。 Tā bǎ wǒ zuì xǐhuan de bēizi dǎpò le. My favorite mug was broken by him.
西。 xiǎoxīn dǎpòle dōngxi. accidentally broke something.
丢 diū Verb to lose 我的手机丢了，我好难过。 Wǒ de shǒujī diū le, wǒ hǎo nánguò. My cell phone is lost, I am so sad. 他怕丢钱。 Tā pà diū qián. He is afraid of losing his money.
to have an accident, to meet with a Wèishénme dōu bù jiē diànhuà, shì Why did you all not pick up the
出事 chūshì Verb Object 出事了，快打电话回家。 Chūshì le, kuài dǎdiànhuà huí jiā. Something happened! Call home! 为什么都不接电话，是不是出事了？
mishap búshì chūshì le? phone? Did something happen?
Zhēn qíguài, jīntiān tā méiyǒu lái Really strange, today he did not come 今天的天气很奇怪，刚是雨天，现在是 Jīntiān de tiānqì hěn qíguài, gāng shì The weather today is weird, It was
奇怪 qíguài Adj strange, odd 真奇怪，今天他没有来上班。
shàngbān. to work. 晴天。 yǔtiān, xiànzài shì qíngtiān. just raining, and now is sunny day.
My younger brother is very careless,
Nǐ zhēn hútú, shǒujī bùshì zài nǐ de You're so confused, isn't your phone Wǒ de dìdì hěn hútú, cháng wàngle
糊涂 hútú Adj muddled, silly, confused 你真糊涂，手机不是在你的包包里吗？ bāo bāo lǐ ma? 我的弟弟很糊涂，常忘了带钱包出门。 he often forget to bring his wallet
in your bag? dài qiánbāo chūmén.
when go out.
Wǒ de shǒujī bújiànle, kuài bāng wǒ
不见 bújiàn Adj to have disappeared, to be missing 我的手机不见了，快帮我找一找。 My cell phone is gone, help me find it. 我买的鱼怎么不见了？ Wǒ mǎi de yú zěnme bùjiàn le? Where's the fish I bought?
zhǎo yī zhǎo.
Wǒ zuì xǐhuan de bēizi bèi dǎpòle, wǒ My favorite cup was broken, so I was Wǒ de shǒujī bùjiànle, suǒyǐ wǒ hěn
难过 nánguò Adj to feel sad, to feel unwell 我最喜欢的杯子被打破了，我很难过。 我的手机不见了，所以我很难过。 My cellphone is missing, so I am sad.
hěn nánguò. very sad. nánguò.
Fortunately, you found your cell
好在你找到了手机，没有手机真不方 Hǎo zài nǐ zhǎodàole shǒujī, méiyǒu Hǎo zài wǒ jīntiān méi chūmén, Luckily I didn’t go out today, it’s
好在 hǎo zài Adv luckily, fortunately 便。 phone. It's really inconvenient without 好在我今天没出门，外面现在下大雨。
shǒujī zhēn bù fāngbiàn. wàimiàn xiànzài xià dàyǔ. raining heavily outside.
it.
Bié jí! Shíjiān hái méi dào ne! Nǐ kěyǐ Do not worry! Time is not yet up! You Bié jí, nǐ de hànyǔ huì màn man jìnbù Don’t worry, your Chinese will
别急 bié jí Phrase Dont rush, dont be anxious 别急！时间还没到呢！你可以慢慢来。 别急，你的汉语会慢慢进步的。
màn man lái. can do slowly. de. improve gradually.
Wǒ kàn dào xiǎotōu pǎole, kuài I saw the thief gone, call the police Zuótiān wǒjiā de dōngxi dōu ràng My things are all stolen by thief
小偷 xiǎotōu Noun thief 我看到小偷跑了，快打电话给警察。 昨天我家的东西都让小偷给偷了。
dǎdiànhuà gěi jǐngchá. right now! xiǎotōu gěi tōule. yesterday.
Wǒjiā de diànshì ràng xiǎotōu gěi Wǒ fàng zài zhuō shàng de diànnǎo The computer I placed on the table
偷 tōu Verb to steal 我家的电视让小偷给偷了。 The thief stole my TV. 我放在桌上的电脑被偷了。
tōule. bèi tōule. was stolen.
If I don’t wear glasses, I can’t see the
to put on or wear (glasses, hat, 那个人戴着红色的帽子，走得很快，太 Nà gèrén dàizhe hóngsè de màozi, The man, who wore a red hat, walked 如果不戴眼镜，我看不到老师写在黑板 Rúguǒ bú dài yǎnjìng, wǒ kàn bú dào
戴 dài Verb words on the blackboard that are
gloves etc) 奇怪了。 zǒu de hěn kuài, tài qíguài le. very quickly. It was so strange. 的字。 lǎoshī xiě zài hēibǎn de zì.
written by teacher.
I'm carrying too many things with me.
我背了太多东西，好重，你可以帮我 Wǒ bēi le tài duō dōngxi, hǎo zhòng, Jīntiān wǒ gēgē bēi zhe zuótiān mǎi My brother is carrying the bag which
背 bēi Verb to carry on the back or shoulder They are so heavy. Can you help 今天我哥哥背着昨天买的新书包。
吗？ nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ ma? de xīn shūbāo. he bought yesterday.
me?

帽子 màozi Noun hat, cap 这是我最喜欢的帽子，是我妈妈送给我 Zhè shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de màozi, shì This is my favorite hat. My mother
我每天都戴着帽子去上课。
Wǒ měitiān dōu dàizhe màozi qù
I wear hat to class every day.
的。 wǒ māmā sòng gěi wǒ de. gave me this hat. shàngkè.
Zhè fù yǎnjìng, hěn piàoliang, wǒ hěn This glasses is beautiful. I like it so Fàng zài xǐshǒujiān de yǎnjìng shì Whose are the glasses left in the
眼镜 yǎnjìng Noun spectacles, eyeglasses 这副眼镜，很漂亮，我很喜欢。 放在洗手间的眼镜是谁的？
xǐhuan. much. shéi de? restroom?

背包 bèibāo Noun knapsack,backpack 这个背包是爸爸送给我的，我已经用了 Zhège bēibāo shì bàba sòng gěi wǒ My father presented this backpack for
这个背包很大，能装很多东西。
Zhège bēibāo hěn dà, néng zhuāng This bag is really big, you can put a
五年了。 de, wǒ yǐjīng yòng le wǔ nián le. me. I've already used for five years. hěnduō dōngxi. lot of things in it.
Míngtiān nǐ péi wǒ qù bǎihuò gōngsī Tomorrow accompany me to the Chuān zhè shuāng xié qù gōngsī bù It’s not appropriate to wearing this
鞋 xié Noun shoes 明天你陪我去百货公司买鞋吧！ 穿这双鞋去公司不太合适。
mǎi xié ba! department store to buy shoes! tài héshì. shoes to the office.
Zhè jiàn chènshān wǒ zài bǎihuò This shirt I bought in the department Wǒ zhēn hútú, jīntiān chuān cuò How silly I am. I wore the wrong shirts
衬衫 chènshān Noun shirt, blouse 这件衬衫我在百货公司买的。 我真糊涂，今天穿错衬衫去公司。
gōngsī mǎi de. store. chènshān qù gōngsī. to the office.
 Wǒ zuótiān zhěnglǐ fángjiān de When I cleaned the room yesterday, I
Zhè jiàn kùzi bèi tā nòng pòle, māmā This pants were broken by him, so my 我昨天整理房间的时候，发现小时候穿
裤子 kùzi Noun trousers, pants 这件裤子被他弄破了，妈妈很生气。 shíhou, fāxiàn xiǎoshíhou chuānguò found the pants I had worn when I
hěn shēngqì. mother was very angry. 过的裤子。
de kùzi. was little.
Zhèlǐ yǒu hǎoduō xiézi, nǐ xǐhuan nǎ There are a lot of shoes here, which Zhè shuāng kuàizi shì wǒ zài běijīng I bought this pair of chopsticks in
双 shuāng Measure word a pair of 这里有好多鞋子，你喜欢哪一双鞋呢？ 这双筷子是我在北京买的。
yī shuāng xié ne? pair of shoes do you like? mǎi de. Beijing.
公共汽车要来了，快跑，上班来不及 Gōnggòng qìchē yào láile, kuài pǎo, Bus is coming, we’re going to be late, 晴天的时候，我喜欢到我家附近的公园 Qíngtiān de shíhou, wǒ xǐhuan dào In sunny day, I like to go running in
跑 pǎo Verb to run
了。 shàngbān láibují le. run faster! 跑一跑。 wǒjiā fùjìn de gōngyuán pǎo yī pǎo. the park where near my home.
Wǒ mílùle, hǎo zài yǒu jǐngchá de I was lost, but fortunately, a police 警察先生，请问这附近的历史博物馆在 Jǐngchá xiānshēng, qǐngwèn zhè fùjìn Police officer, May I ask where the
警察 jǐngchá Noun police, police officer 我迷路了，好在有警察的帮忙。
bāngmáng. helped me. 哪儿？ de lìshǐ bówùguǎn zài nǎ'er? nearby history museum is?
I drank too much yesterday, no
怪不得 guàibùdé Phrase no wonder!, so that's why! 原来今天是他的生日，怪不得他这么开 Yuánlái jīntiān shì tā de shēngrì, It is his birthday today. No wonder he 我昨天喝酒喝太多，怪不得今天早上头 Wǒ zuótiān hējiǔ hē tài duō, guàibùdé
wonder I have headache this
心。 guàibùdé tā zhème kāixīn. is so happy. 痛。 jīntiān zǎoshang tóutòng.
morning.
Wǒ zuótiān shí'èr diǎn zuǒyòu cái I slept at about twelve o'clock Wǒ xuéle sān gè yuè zuǒyòu de I have learned Chinese for about
左右 zuǒyòu Adv approximately 我昨天十二点左右才睡。 我学了三个月左右的汉语。
shuì. yesterday. hànyǔ. three months.
The competition will begin tomorrow
Jīntiān wǎnshàng shì zúqiú bǐsài, nǐ Tonight is a football match, do you 明天晚上比赛才开始，下班以后一起去 Míngtiān wǎnshàng bǐsài cái kāishǐ,
比赛 bǐsài Noun competition (sports etc), match 今天晚上是足球比赛，你要一起看吗？ yào yīqǐ kàn ma? want to see it together? 酒吧看吧！ xiàbān yǐhòu yīqǐ qù jiǔbā kàn ba!
night. Let’s go watch the game at the
bar after work!
Wǒ zuì xǐhuan de qiú duì yíngle, wǒ
赢 yíng Verb to beat, to win 我最喜欢的球队赢了，我太高兴了。 My favorite team won, I'm so happy 我相信他们一定会赢。 Wǒ xiāngxìn tāmen yídìng huì yíng. I believe they will win!
tài gāoxìngle.
Shì tā tī jìn qiú de, zhēn de shì tài It was his goal, he's really quite
进球 jìn qiú Verb Object to score a goal 是他踢进球的，真的是太厉害了。 进球了，我们赢了！ Jìn qiúle, wǒmen yíngle! He scored the goal, we won!
lìhàile. skilled.
Tā de tóu yǒudiǎnr tū, dànshì hěn His head is a bit bald, but he is still
秃 tū Adj bald 他的头有点儿秃，但是很帅。 我的爸爸头有点儿秃。 Wǒ de bàba tóu yǒudiǎn er tū. My father is a little bald.
shuài. handsome.
Zhège nánrén hěn yǒu mèilì, dàjiā This man is very attractive, we all like
魅力 mèilì Noun charming 这个男人很有魅力，大家都很喜欢他。 他笑起来很有魅力。 Tā xiào qǐlái hěn yǒu mèilì. He is very charming when he smiles.
dōu hěn xǐhuan tā. him.
Zhè shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de qiúxīng, tā This is my favorite star, he is very Suīrán zhè wèi qiúxīng bù gāo, kěshì
球星 qiúxīng Noun sports star (ball sport) 这是我最喜欢的球星，他很厉害。 虽然这位球星不高，可是非常有魅力。 He is not tall, but he is very attractive.
hěn lìhài. powerful. fēicháng yǒu mèilì.
昨天经过学校的时候，我看见美美在打 Zuótiān jīngguò xuéxiào de shíhou, I saw Meimei playing basketball when 我每天去学校都会经过一家很漂亮的 Wǒ měitiān qù xuéxiào dūhuì jīngguò I pass a beautiful coffee shop every
经过 jīngguò Verb to pass
篮球。 Wǒ kànjiàn Měiměi zài dǎ lánqiú. I passing our school yesterday. 咖啡店。 yījiā hěn piàoliang de kāfēi diàn. day on the way to school.
Zhè zhāng zhuōzi shì yuán de, wǒ
圆 yuán Adj round shape 这张桌子是圆的，我很喜欢。 This table is round shape and I like it. 他的脸圆圆的，很好看。 Tā de liǎn yuán yuán de, hěn hǎokàn. His face is round and nice-looking.
hěn xǐhuan.
Nà wèi chuān bái chènshān de shì wǒ That man with white shirts is my
丈夫 zhàngfu Noun husband 那位穿白衬衫的是我的丈夫。 我的丈夫是导游。 Wǒ de zhàngfu shì dǎoyóu. My husband is a tour guide.
de zhàngfu. husband.
measure word for people Nà wèi dài hóngsè de màozi de That man who is wearing a red hat is Jīntiān yǒu jǐ wèi tóngshì yào yīqǐ qù How many colleagues are going to
位 wèi Measure word 那位戴红色的帽子的男生是我的弟弟。 今天有几位同事要一起去看电影呢？
(honorific) nánshēng shì wǒ de dìdi. my younger brother. kàn diànyǐng ne? watch movies today?
Tā de yǎnjīng yuán yuán de, hěn
眼睛 yǎnjīng Noun eye 他的眼睛圆圆的，很漂亮。 His eyes are round and pretty. 他的眼睛是蓝色的。 Tā de yǎnjīng shì lánsè de. His eyes are blue.
piàoliang.
妻子 qīzi Noun wife 我的妻子喜欢吃蛋糕。 Wǒ de qīzi xǐhuan chī dàngāo. My wife likes to eat cakes. 我的妻子是长头发。 Wǒ de qīzi shì zhǎng tóufǎ . My wife is long hair.
Zhè wèi liǎnhóng hóng de, xiào de Who is this with a red and laughing
脸 liǎn Noun face 这位脸红红的，笑得很开心的是谁？ 你的脸怎么了？ Nǐ de liǎn zěnmele? What's wrong with your face?
hěn kāixīn de shì shéi? face?
Bàba de gèzi gāo gāo de, liǎn pàng
个子 gèzi Noun height, stature 爸爸的个子高高的，脸胖胖的。 Daddy is tall, and his face is fat. 他的个子好高。 Tā de gèzi hào gāo. He is tall.
pàng de.
Wǒ de xiānshēng zài yīyuàn Zhè wèi xiānshēng shòu shòu de,
先生 xiānsheng Noun Mr., husband 我的先生在医院工作。 My husband works in the hospital. 这位先生瘦瘦的，头发长长的。 The gentleman is thin and long hair.
gōngzuò. tóufà zhǎng zhǎng de.

差不多 chàbùduō Adv almost, nearly 从我家到历史博物馆走路差不多十分 Cóng wǒjiā dào lìshǐ bówùguǎn zǒulù It takes about ten minutes walk from
你的哥哥跟你差不多高。 Nǐ dí gēgē gēn nǐ chàbùduō gāo. Your brother is almost as tall as you.
钟。 chàbùduō shí fēnzhōng. my home to history museum.
Tā xué hànyǔ cái sān gè yuè, jiù He learned Chinese only three Nǐ hěn lìhài, zhème nán de hànzì It's so amazing that you could write
厉害 lìhài Adj tremendous, awesome 他学汉语才三个月，就这么厉害了。 你很厉害，这么难的汉字都会写。
zhème lìhàile. months but he is good at it. dūhuì xiě. such a difficult Chinese character.
Wǒ de tīnglì bù hǎo, yě hěn pà gēn My hearing is not good, and very
听力 tīnglì Noun listening skill/ hearing 我的听力不好，也很怕跟中国人说话。 你平常怎么练习听力的？ Nǐ píngcháng zěnme liànxí tīnglì de? How do you practice your listening?
Zhōngguó rén shuōhuà. afraid to talk with Chinese people.
Because he wanted to go to China,
因为想去中国，所以他每天都努力学习 Yīnwèi xiǎng qù Zhōngguó, suǒyǐ tā Měitiān nǔlì xuéxí, duō liànxí jiù huì Study hard and practice every day
努力 nǔlì Adj/Adv great effort, to try hard so he worked hard every day to learn 每天努力学习，多练习就会很厉害了。
汉语。 měitiān dū nǔlì xuéxí hànyǔ. hěn lìhàile. then you will be good at it.
Chinese.
你的汉语怎么进步这么快？跟谁学 Nǐ de hànyǔ zěnme jìnbù zhème How did your Chinese improve so 每天努力学习，就会进步很快了，不要 Měitiān nǔlì xuéxí, jiù huì jìnbù hěn You will make progress quickly if you
进步 jìnbù Verb to improve, to get ahead
的？ kuài? Gēn shéi xué de? fast? Who did you study with? 担心。 kuàile, bùyào dānxīn. study hard every day, don't worry.
Nǐ búyào jǐnzhāng, māmā hěn kuài jiù You shouldn't be nervous, Mom will 我每次跟中国人说话都会紧张，你会 Wǒ měi cì gēn Zhōngguó rén Every time I talk to the Chinese
紧张 jǐnzhāng Adj nervous 你不要紧张，妈妈很快就会来接你了。
huì lái jiē nǐle. come to pick you up soon. 吗？ shuōhuà dūhuì jǐnzhāng, nǐ huì ma? people, I get nervous. how 'bout you?
This Chinese character is very
Zhège hànzì hěn nán, wǒ xiěle hǎojiǔ Nǐ juéde hànyǔ nán ma? Do you think Chinese is difficult?
难 nán Adj difficult 这个汉字很难，我写了好久还是不会。 háishì bú huì.
difficult, I've been writing it for a long 你觉得汉语难吗？为什么？ Wèishénme? Why?
time but I can't master it.
Zhège hànzì fēicháng róngyì, nǐ This character is very easy, you
容易  róngyì Adj easy 这个汉字非常容易，你一定也会写。 这个字真不容易写。 Zhège zì zhēn bù róngyì xiě. The word is not easy to write.
yídìng yě huì xiě. definitely could write it.
If you read more, listen more and
你每天多看多听和多说，过不久汉语就 Nǐ měitiān duō kàn duō tīng hé duō Shíjiānguò de zhēn màn, xiànzài cái Time pass so slowly that now is only
过 guò Verb to pass speak more every day, soon your 时间过得真慢，现在才三点
会进步了。 shuō,guò bu jiǔ hànyǔ jiù huì jìnbùle. sān diǎn. three o'clock.
Chinese will progress.
Wǒ yǐjīng shuō de hěn míngbáile, I had said so clear that we meet at
你听明白老师说什么了吗？请再说一 Nǐ tīng míngbái lǎoshī shuō Did you understand what the teacher 我已经说得很明白了，今天八点见，为
明白 míngbái Verb to understand, to realize jīntiān bā diǎn jiàn, wèishénme nǐ eight o'clock today, why are you still
次。 shénmeliǎo ma? Qǐng zàishuō yīcì. said? Please say that again. 什么你还是迟到了？
háishì chídào le? late?
在中国认为八是吉利的数字，所以大家 Zài Zhōngguó rènwéi bā shì jílì de In China, eight is an auspicious Nǐ rènwéi zài nǎ'er xué hànyǔ zuì Where do you think is the best place
认为 rènwéi Verb to believe, to think 你认为在哪儿学汉语最好？
都喜欢。 shùzì, suǒyǐ dàjiā dōu xǐhuān. number, so we all like it. hǎo? to learn Chinese?
I like ''nine'' very much. Because it
我很喜欢九，因为长长久久，听起来很 Wǒ hěn xǐhuan jiǔ, yīnwèi cháng has the same sound as the word Mom thought it was unlucky when the
吉利 jílì Adj auspicious, lucky, propitious 妈妈认为打破杯子很不吉利。 Māmā rènwéi dǎpò bēizi hěn bù jílì.
吉利。 cháng jiǔ jiǔ, tīng qǐlái hěn jílì. ''long'' in Chinese, it sounds very cup be broken.
lucky.
 In China, the number eight has the
similar sound as the word ''making a
Tā měitiān zhǐ xiǎngzhe fācái, dànshì He only wants to make a fortune 在中国，数字八听起来就跟发财的意思 Zài Zhōngguó, shùzì bā tīng qǐlái jiù
发财 fācái Verb Object to get rich 他每天只想着发财，但是不努力工作。 bù nǔlì gōngzuò. every day, but he does not work hard. 是一样的。 gēn fācái de yìsi shì yīyàng de.
fortune'' in Chinese, so people regard
the number eight as the meaning of
fortunate.

数字 你看得到那张纸上的数字是三还是二 Nǐ kàn dédào nà zhāng zhǐ shàng de Can you see that number on the Wǒ zuì xǐhuan shùzì jiǔ, nǐ xǐhuan I like the number nine, do you like that
shùzì Noun number 我最喜欢数字九，你喜欢那个数字呢？
吗？ shùzì shì sān háishì èr ma? sheet is three or two? nàgè shùzì ne? number?
Do you know the meaning of this
Nǐ zhīdào zhège hànzì de yìsi ma?
意思 yìsi Noun meaning 你知道这个汉字的意思吗？请说一说。 Qǐng shuō yì shuō. Chinese character? Please talk about 你明白他说的意思吗? Nǐ míngbái tā shuō de yìsi ma? Do you understand what he meant?
it.
友谊 yǒuyì Noun friendship 你认为友谊重要吗？ Nǐ rènwéi yǒuyì zhòngyào ma? Do you think friendship is important? 友谊对我很重要。 Yǒuyì duì wǒ hěn zhòngyào. Friendship is important to me.

活 huó Verb to live, alive 这只猫活了十多年了，到现在身体还很 Zhè zhī māo huó le shí duō nián le, The cat lived for more than a decade,
中国人喜欢九，因为希望活得很久。
Zhōngguó rén xǐhuan jiǔ, yīnwèi Chinese people like the number nine,
好。 dào xiànzài shēntǐ hái hěn hǎo. and still now its health is good. xīwàng huó de hěnjiǔ. because they hope to live a long time.
Nǐ zuótiān gēn nǚ péng yǒu qù nǎ‘er Did you have a date with your Where do you go to on Valentine's
约会 yuēhuì Verb Object to have a date 你昨天跟女朋有去哪儿约会呢？ 情人节你去哪儿约会？ Qíngrén jié nǐ qù nǎ'er yuēhuì?
yuēhuì ne？ girlfriend? Day?
Have you ordered a meal at the Wǒ yǐjīng yùdìng cāntīngle, qī diǎn qù I have booked the restaurant, I'll pick
预订 yùdìng Verb to place an order, to book ahead 你打电话预订餐厅了吗？ Nǐ dǎdiànhuà yùdìng cāntīngle ma? 我已经预订餐厅了，七点去接你。
restaurant? jiē nǐ. you up at seven.
Zhè jiā cāntīng zài zhè zuò chéngshì We went to the restaurant for a meal
餐厅 cāntīng Noun restaurant 这家餐厅在这座城市很有名。 This restaurant is famous in the city. 我们今天去餐厅吃美食。 Wǒmen jīntiān qù cāntīng chī měishí.
hěn yǒumíng. today.
Tā měitiān dū zhǔnshí qī diǎn zhōng He goes out every day at seven Jīntiān wǎnshàng bā diǎn qǐng Please arrive the department store at
准时 zhǔnshí Adj/Adv on time, punctual, on schedule 他每天都准时七点钟出门。 今天晚上八点请准时到百货公司门口。
chūmén. o'clock. zhǔnshí dào bǎihuò gōngsī ménkǒu. eight o'clock this evening.
Tā xiào qǐlái hěn piàoliang, dàjiā dōu Her smiles beautifully, everyone really
笑 xiào Verb to laugh, to smile 她笑起来很漂亮，大家都很喜欢她。 他很喜欢笑，人也很好。 Tā hěn xǐ huān xiào, rén yě hěn hǎo. He likes to laugh, and he is friendly.
hěn xǐhuan tā. likes her.
I am waiting for you at the door of the
我在餐厅门口等你很久了，你怎么还不 Wǒ zài cāntīng ménkǒu děng nǐ Jīntiān wǔ diǎn zài yínháng ménkǒu See you at the door of the bank at
门口 ménkǒu Noun doorway, gate
来？ hěnjiǔ le, nǐ zěnme hái bù lái?
restaurant for a long time, why don't 今天五点在银行门口见。 jiàn. five o'clock today.
you come?
Measure word for families or Zhè jiā cāntīng de dàngāo hěn The cake of this restaurant is Zhè jiā bǎihuò gōngsī de měishí hěn The food of this department store is
家 jiā Measure word 这家餐厅的蛋糕很好吃。 这家百货公司的美食很有名。
businesses, hǎochī. delicious. yǒumíng. famous.
Nǐ zhīdào Zhōngguó de qíngrén jié Do you know what date is Chinese Jīntiān shì qíngrén jié, wǒmen qù Today is Valentine's Day, let’s have a
情人节 qíngrén jié Noun Valentine's Day 你知道中国的情人节是几月几号吗？ 今天是情人节，我们去吃饭吧！
shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào ma? Valentine’s day? chīfàn ba! meal!
(used after a verb) in a while, give 因为今天你生日，所以我们去酒吧庆祝 Yīnwèi jīntiān nǐ shēngrì, suǒyǐ Because today's your birthday, let’s 你等一下儿，我现在就从百货公司出 Nǐ děng yīxiàr, wǒ xiànzài jiù cóng Wait a minute, now I come out from
一下儿 yīxià er Phrase
it a try 一下儿吧！ wǒmen qù jiǔbā qìngzhù yīxiàr ba! go to a bar to celebrate a bit! 来。 bǎihuò gōngsī chūlái. the department store.
Jīnnián de shēngrì, nǐ xiǎng yào For your birthday this year, how do Wǒ zhǎodào gōngzuò le, yìqǐ chūlái
庆祝 qìngzhù Verb to celebrate 今年的生日，你想要怎么庆祝呢？ 我找到工作了，一起出来庆祝吧！ I got a job. Let's celebrate!
zěnme qìngzhù ne? you want to celebrate? qìngzhù ba!
Zhè shì wǒ de xīn tóngshì, tā shì This is my new colleague, he is Jīntiān wǒ hé tóngshì yìqǐ qù jiǔbā Today I went to the bar with my
同事 tóngshì Noun colleague, co-worker 这是我的新同事，他是中国人。 今天我和同事一起去酒吧庆祝生日。
Zhōngguó rén. Chinese. qìngzhù shēngrì. colleagues to celebrate my birthday.
Wǒ zhǎodào xīn gōngzuò le, míngtiān I found a new job and will start 我好不容易找到这张特别的椅子，别再 Wǒ hǎobù róngyì zhǎodào zhè zhāng It's not easy to find this chair, please
找到 zhǎodào Verb to find 我找到新工作了，明天就开始上班。
jiù kāishǐ shàngbān. working tomorrow. 弄坏了。 tèbié de yǐzi, bié zài nòng huài le. do not break it again.
Gōngxǐ nǐ mǎi dào zuì xǐhuan de Congratulations on buying your
恭喜 gōngxǐ Phrase congratulations 恭喜你买到最喜欢的电脑了。 恭喜你找到工作了。 Gōngxǐ nǐ zhǎodào gōngzuò le. Congratulations! You found a job!
diànnǎo le. favorite computer.
Jīntiān xiàbān hòu, wǒmen yīqǐ qù Today after work, let's go to a Where did you go after work
下班 xiàbān Verb Object to finish work, to get off work 今天下班后，我们一起去百货公司吧！ 你昨天下班以后，去了哪里？ Nǐ zuótiān xiàbān yǐhòu, qù le nǎlǐ?
bǎihuò gōngsī ba! department store together! yesterday?
environment, circumstances, Zhè jiān gōngsī de huánjìng hěn hǎo, The company's environment is very Nǐ juéde zhè zuò chéngshì de What do you think of the city's
环境 huánjìng Noun 这间公司的环境很好，我很喜欢。 你觉得这座城市的环境怎么样？
surroundings wǒ hěn xǐhuan. good, I like it. huánjìng zěnmeyàng? environment?
导游 dǎoyóu Noun tour guide 他的工作是导游。 Tā de gōngzuò shì dǎoyóu. His job is a tour guide. 导游的工作不容易做。 Dǎoyóu de gōngzuò bù róngyì zuò. Guide work is not easy to do.
美食 měishí Noun culinary delicacy, fine food 我喜欢吃美食。 Wǒ xǐhuan chī měishí. I like to eat fine foods. 你喜欢吃美食吗？ Nǐ xǐhuan chī měishí ma? Do you like delicacies?
to read a book, to study, to attend It’s not healthy to stay up that late Wǒ xǐhuan zài túshūguǎn dúshū, jiā lǐ I like to read in library, my house is
读书 dúshū Verb Object 熬夜读书对身体不好。 Áoyè dúshū duì shēntǐ bù hǎo. 我喜欢在图书馆读书，家里太吵了。
school reading. tài chǎo le. too noisy.
Wǒ de māma xǐhuan dú jiànkāng My mom likes to read health
杂志 zázhì Noun magazine 我的妈妈喜欢读健康杂志。 这本杂志卖得很好。 Zhè běn zázhì mài de hěn hǎo. This magazine sells well.
zázhì. magazine.

躺 我有点儿不舒服，我躺下来休息一会儿 Wǒ yǒu diǎn'er bù shūfu, wǒ tǎng I am not feeling well, let me lie down Bié tǎng zhe yòng shǒujī, duì shēntǐ Don’t use your phone while lying
tǎng Verb to recline, to lie down
吧。 别躺着用手机，对身体不好。
xiàlái xiūxí yìhuǐr ba. and take a break. bù hǎo. down, it’s bad for your health.
I drank too much coffee today, so I
Zuótiān shàngkè de shíhou, wǒ bù When taking class yesterday, I Jīntiān hē tài duō kāfēi, língchén sān
睡着 shuìzháo Verb to fall asleep 昨天上课的时候，我不小心睡着了。 今天喝太多咖啡，凌晨三点才睡着。 was only able to sleep at three in the
xiǎoxīn shuìzháo le. accidentally fell asleep. diǎn cái shuìzháo.
morning.
咳嗽 késou Verb to cough 医生，我有点儿咳嗽。 Yīshēng, wǒ yǒudiǎn'er késou. Doctor, I have a bit of a cough. 我咳嗽得很厉害。 Wǒ késou de hěn lìhài. I have a really bad cough.
我今天喝太多茶了，结果晚上都睡不 Wǒ jīntiān hē tài duō chá le, jiéguǒ I drank too many cups of tea today, I Wǒ zuótiān áoyè niànshū, jiéguǒ I stayed up late for studying
结果 jiéguǒ Conj in the end 我昨天熬夜念书，结果今天迟到了。
着。 wǎnshàng dōu shuì bù zháo. couldn’t fall asleep at night. jīntiān chídào le. yesterday, I end up being late today.

整个 zhěnggè Measure word whole 因为今天要考试，我昨天整个晚上都在 Yīnwèi jīntiān yào kǎoshì, wǒ zuótiān Because there is an exam today, I 她整个月都不在中国。
Tā zhěnggè yuè dōu búzài
She is not in China this whole month.
念书。 zhěnggè wǎnshàng dōu zài niànshū. studied whole night yesterday. Zhōngguó.
how terrible, what bad luck, Zhēn zāogāo, wǒ wàngjì dài qián, It's too bad! I forgot to bring money
糟糕 zāogāo Phrase 真糟糕，我忘记带钱，不能买晚餐了。 他迟到了，真是太糟糕了。 Tā chídào le, zhēnshi tài zāogāo le. He was late, is really too bad.
terrible, bad bùnéng mǎi wǎncān le. with me so that I can not buy dinner.
to be touched (somebody Tā shōudào nǐ de lǐwù, yídìng huì hěn He will be very touched by the gift you Xièxiè nǐ de dàngāo, wǒ tài gǎndòng Thank you for your cake, I was so
感动 gǎndòng Adj 他收到你的礼物，一定会很感动。 谢谢你的蛋糕，我太感动了。
emotionally) gǎndòng. prepared. le. touched.

遗憾 yíhàn Adj regret, to regret, to be sorry that 没和他一起去中国玩，我觉得有点儿遗 Méi hé tā yìqǐ qù Zhōngguó wán, wǒ I did not go China with him, I feel a 来到中国，没吃到美食，真是太遗憾 Lái dào Zhōngguó, méi chī dào It's really regretful that I didn't eat the
憾。 juéde yǒudiǎn'er yíhàn. little regret. 了。 měishí, zhēnshi tài yíhàn le. Chinese delicacy in China.
Míngtiān yìdiǎn zài yínháng ménkǒu Meet tomorrow at the bank door, do Wǒ gēn tā yuē zài bǎihuò gōngsī
见面 jiànmiàn Verb Object to meet, to see each other 明天一点在银行门口见面，不要忘了。 我跟他约在百货公司见面。 I told him about the department store.
jiànmiàn, búyào wàngle. not forget. jiànmiàn.
Will you come from his birthday
聚会 jùhuì Noun/Verb party, gathering 他的生日聚会你会来吗？ Tā de shēngrì jùhuì nǐ huì lái ma? 下个星期天，我有一个聚会。 Xià gè xīngqītiān, wǒ yǒu yīgè jùhuì. Next Sunday, I have a party.
party?
to get in touch with, to contact, to Wǒ gēn tā yǐjīng sānnián méiyǒu I have not been in contact with him for 要记得联系大家，下个星期天到餐厅聚 Yào jìde liánxì dàjiā, xià gè xīngqītiān Remember to contact everyone and
联系 liánxì Verb 我跟他已经三年没有联系了。
link liánxìle. three years. 会。 dào cāntīng jùhuì. meet the restaurant next Sunday.
Fēicháng bàoqiàn wǒ chídàole, zhè Zhēnshi bàoqiàn, nòng huài nǐ de
抱歉 bàoqiàn Phrase to be sorry, to feel apologetic 非常抱歉我迟到了，这一餐我请客。 I'm sorry I'm late for this meal. 真是抱歉，弄坏你的画。 I'm sorry to have broken your picture.
yìcān wǒ qǐngkè. huà.
Tā de shēngrì huì nǐ dōu zhǔnbèi Jīntiān de wǎncān wǒ dōu zhǔnbèi
准备 zhǔnbèi Verb to prepare 他的生日会你都准备好了吗？ Will you be ready for your birthday? 今天的晚餐我都准备好了。 I'm ready for dinner today.
hǎole ma? hǎole.
 Long time no see, did not think you
Wǒ xiǎng yào gěi tā yígè shēngrì Hǎojiǔ bújiàn, méi xiǎngdào nǐ huì lái,
惊喜 jīngxǐ Adj surprise 我想要给他一个生日惊喜。 I want to give him a birthday surprise. 好久不见，没想到你会来，真是让我太 will come, really makes me too
jīngxǐ. 惊喜了。 zhēnshi ràng wǒ tài jīngxǐle.
pleasantly surprised.
Wǒ de qiánbāo bújiànle, kuài bāng Zhè shì wǒ xīn mǎi de qiánbāo, hěn
钱包 qiánbāo Noun purse, wallet 我的钱包不见了，快帮我找一找。 My wallet is gone, help me find it. 这是我新买的钱包，很漂亮吧！ This is my new wallet, it is beautiful !
wǒ zhǎo yì zhǎo. piàoliang ba!

颜色 yánsè Noun color 这件衣服有很多颜色，你想要哪一种颜 Zhè jiàn yīfu yǒu hěnduō yánsè, nǐ This dress has a lot of colors, which
这张桌子有三种颜色，你想要哪种？
Zhè zhāng zhuōzi yǒu sān zhǒng This table has three colors, which
色？ xiǎng yào nǎ yìzhǒng yánsè? color do you want? yánsè, nǐ xiǎng yào nǎ zhǒng? color do you want?
service desk, information desk, 你去服务台问一问，有没有人看见你的 Nǐ qù fúwùtái wèn yí wèn, yǒu méiyǒu You go to the desk to ask, have not Wǒ bǎ dōngxi fàng zài fúwùtái, nǐ wǎn I put something on the desk, you get
服务台 fúwùtái Noun 我把东西放在服务台，你晚一点去拿。
reception desk 钱包。 rén kànjiàn nǐ de qiánbāo. seen your wallet. yìdiǎn qù ná. it later.
Wǒ de qiánbāo li yǒu zhèngjiàn There are documents in my wallet Nǐ de qiánbāo lǐmiàn huì fàng
证件 zhèngjiàn Noun ID 我的钱包里有证件还有信用卡。 你的钱包里面会放证件吗？ Will your wallet put your documents?
háiyǒu xìnyòngkǎ. and a credit card. zhèngjiàn ma?
你有现金吗？还是要用信用卡买东西 Nǐ yǒu xiànjīn ma? Háishì yào yòng Do you have cash? Or use a credit Chūmén yào jìde dài xiànjīn, mǎi Go out to remember with cash, buy
现金 xiànjīn Noun cash 出门要记得带现金，买东西比较方便。
呢？ xìnyòngkǎ mǎi dōngxi ne? card to buy things? dōngxi bǐjiào fāngbiàn. things only convenient.
My computer was taken away by her
我的电脑被妹妹拿走了，今天不能写作 Wǒ de diànnǎo bèi mèimei názǒu le, Zhè jiàn yīfu búyào názǒu, wǒ děng Do not take this dress, I will wait for a
拿走 názǒu Verb to take away sister, and today I cannot write 这件衣服不要拿走，我等一会儿要穿。
业了。 jīntiān bùnéng xiě zuòyè le. yìhuǐr yào chuān. while to wear.
homework.
Nǐ xǐhuan yòng xiànjīn mǎi dōngxi, Do you like to buy things in cash, or Wǒ yǒusān zhāng xìnyòngkǎ, dànshì I have three credit cards, but each
信用卡 xìnyòngkǎ Noun credit card 你喜欢用现金买东西，还是用信用卡？ 我有三张信用卡，但是每张都不能用。
háishì yòng xìnyòngkǎ? use credit cards? měi zhāng dōu bùnéng yòng. can not be used..
Jīntiān wǒ shōudào tā jì gěi wǒ de Today I received the photo he sent
收到 shōudào Verb to receive 你收到我寄给你的礼物了吗？ Nǐ shōudào wǒ jì gěi nǐ de lǐwù le ma? Did you receive the gift I sent you? 今天我收到他寄给我的照片了。
zhàopiàn le. me.

地址 dìzhǐ Noun address 我不知道你家的地址，你可以写给我 Wǒ bù zhīdào nǐ jiā de dìzhǐ, nǐ kěyǐ I do not know your home address, 我写错他家的地址了，所以他没有收到 Wǒ xiě cuò tā jiā de dìzhǐ le, suǒyǐ tā I wrote the address of his home, so
吗？ xiě gěi wǒ ma? can you write to me? 信。 méiyǒu shōudào xìn. he did not receive the letter.
我想把这张照片寄给在外国工作的爸 Wǒ xiǎng bǎ zhè zhāng zhàopiàn jì I would like to send this photo to a
寄 jì Verb to send 今天下午我会把信寄出去。 Jīntiān xiàwǔ wǒ huì bǎ xìn jì chūqù. I'll send the letter this afternoon.
爸。 gěi zài wàiguó gōngzuò de bàba. dad in a foreign country.
这个包裹是谁的？放在这里已经十天 Zhègè bāoguǒ shì shéi de? Fàng zài Who is this parcel? It's been ten days Nǐ shōudào wǒ jì gěi nǐ de bāoguǒ le Did you receive the package that I
包裹 bāoguǒ Noun package 你收到我寄给你的包裹了吗？
了。 zhèlǐ yǐjīng shítiān le. here. ma? sent to you?
Zhè jiàn máoyī nǐ chuān qǐlái yídìng This sweater you wear it must look
毛衣 máoyī Noun sweater 这件毛衣你穿起来一定很好看。 这件毛衣太小件了。 Zhè jiàn máoyī tài xiǎo jiànle. This sweater is too small.
hěn hǎokàn. good.

试 shì Verb to test, to try 我这里有一台新的电脑，你要不要试试 Wǒ zhèli yǒu yìtái xīn de diànnǎo, nǐ I have a new computer here, do you
这件裤子我试穿了，我非常喜欢。
Zhè jiàn kùzi wǒ shìchuān le, wǒ
I try this pants, I like it very much.
看？ yào bùyào shìshì kàn? want to try to see? fēicháng xǐhuan.
Zhègè hézi hěn piàoliang, nǐ kěyǐ gěi This box is very beautiful, can you
盒子 hézi Noun case/box 这个盒子很漂亮，你可以给我吗？ 这个盒子里面有什么？ Zhègè hézi lǐmiàn yǒu shénme? What's inside this box?
wǒ ma? give me?
Nǐ yào zhùyì shēntǐ, zǎodiǎnr You have to pay attention to the body, Guò mǎlù de shíhou, yào zhùyì yǒu When crossing the road, pay attention
注意 zhùyì Verb to take note of, to pay attention to 你要注意身体，早点儿睡觉。 过马路的时候，要注意有没有车。
shuìjiào. to sleep earlier méiyǒu chē. to whether there is no car.
to take care of, to show
Bàba shēngbìngle, wǒ yào huíjiā Dad is sick, I want to take home to Nǐ yào zìjǐ zhàogù zìjǐ, búyào ràng You have to take care of yourself, do
照顾 zhàogù Verb consideration, to attend to, to look 爸爸生病了，我要回家照顾他。 zhàogù tā. take care of him. 你要自己照顾自己，不要让妈妈担心。 māma dānxīn. not let my mother worry.
after
Nǐ kàn qǐlái jīngshén bùhǎo, fāshēng Do you look so badly that what Tā měitiān dōu yùndòng, suǒyǐ kàn He moves every day, so it looks
精神 jīngshen Noun/Adj vigor, vitality, drive, spiritual 你看起来精神不好，发生什么事了？ 他每天都运动，所以看起来精神很好。
shénme shì le? happened? qǐlái jīngshén hěn hǎo. good.
His physical strength is good,
体力 tǐlì Noun physical strength, physical power 他的体力很好，游泳游了三个小时也不 Tā de tǐlì hěn hǎo, yóuyǒng yóule sān swimming for three hours will not be 他每天吃很多东西也不运动，所以体力 Tā měitiān chī hěnduō dōngxi yě bú He does not exercise a lot of things
会累。 gè xiǎoshí yě búhuì lèi. 很差。 yùndòng, suǒyǐ tǐlì hěn chà. every day, so poor physical strength.
tired
influence, effect, to influence, to Búyào ràng qítā shì yǐngxiǎng dào nǐ Do not let other things affect your Měitiān jīngshén bùhǎo, yǐjīng Every day the spirit is not good, has
影响 yǐngxiǎng Noun/Verb 不要让其他事影响到你的心情。 每天精神不好，已经影响到我上课了。
affect (usually adversely), to disturb de xīnqíng. feelings. yǐngxiǎng dào wǒ shàngkè le. affected my class.
Wǒ jīntiān de zuòyè hěnduō, yǐjīng
我今天的作业很多，已经写了三个小时 I have a lot of work today, has been 你会写今天的汉语作业吗？我觉得很 Nǐ huì xiě jīntiān de hànyǔ zuòyè ma? Can you write today's Chinese
作业 zuòyè Noun school assignment, homework, xiěle sān gè xiǎoshí le, háiméi
了，还没写完。 three hours, not finished. 难。 Wǒ juéde hěn nán. homework? I find it hard
xiěwán.
Wǒ zuìjìn xiǎng xué gōngfu, nǐ yǒu I recently wanted to study martial arts.
功夫 gōngfu Noun kung fu 我最近想学功夫，你有什么建议吗？
shénme jiànyì ma? Do you have any suggestions?
我今天下午才起来，因为昨天太晚睡 Wǒ jīntiān xiàwǔ cái qǐlái, yīnwèi I got up this afternoon because it was
起来 qǐlái Verb to wake up, to get up 你快起来，不要一直睡觉。 Nǐ kuài qǐlái, búyào yìzhí shuìjiào. You are up, do not always sleep..
了。 zuótiān tài wǎn shuìle. too late for yesterday.
I hope your Chinese is getting better Xīwàng nǐ huí jiā yǐhòu, kuài xiě Hope you go home later, fast write
希望 xīwàng Noun/Verb to wish for, to desire, hope 希望你的汉语越来越好。 Xīwàng nǐ de hànyǔ yuè lái yuè hǎo. 希望你回家以后，快写作业。
and better. zuòyè. homework.
to avail oneself of, to take 我要趁妈妈不在家的时候，把房子整理 Wǒ yào chèn māma bú zàijiā de I want to take care of the house when 我要趁他不在中国的这些日子，好好学 Wǒ yào chèn tā bùzài Zhōngguó de I want to take advantage of these
趁 chèn Prep
advantage of 好。 shíhòu, bǎ fángzi zhěnglǐ hǎo. my mother is not at home. 习汉语。 zhèxiē rìzi, hǎohāo xuéxí hànyǔ. days in China, learn Chinese well.
day, a (calendar) date, days of Fēicháng xièxie zhèxiē rìzi, yǒu nǐ de Thank you very much for these days 你去中国旅行的这些日子，这里发生了 Nǐ qù Zhōngguó lǚxíng de zhèxiē rìzi, You traveled to China these days,
日子 rìzi Noun 非常谢谢这些日子，有你的照顾。
one's life zhàogù. and have your care. 很多事。 zhèlǐ fāshēngle hěnduō shì. there have been a lot of things here.
to continue, to proceed with, to go Wǒ huí dào měiguó hòu, hái yào jìxù When I return to the United States, I Děng wǒ chī wán fànle, zài jìxù xiě When I had finished my meal, I kept
继续 jìxù Verb 我回到美国后，还要继续学习汉语。 等我吃完饭了，再继续写作业。
on with xuéxí hànyǔ. will continue to study Chinese. zuòyè. writing homework.
我们一起去买菜吧！这样也可以一起 Wǒmen yìqǐ qù mǎi cài ba! Zhèyàng Let's go shopping together! This can Tā yǒu nǐ zhèyàng de péngyǒu, He has such a friend, you must be
这样 zhèyàng Pronoun like this, this way 他有你这样的朋友，一定很开心。
做饭。 yě kěyǐ yìqǐ zuò fàn. also be cooked together. yídìnghěn kāixīn. very happy.
I want to return to the United States,
to leave, to bid farewell to, to say 我要回美国了，所以今天要向汉语老师 Wǒ yào huí měiguóle, suǒyǐ jīntiān 我今天是来向你告别的，因为明天我要 Wǒ jīntiān shì lái xiàng nǐ gàobié de, I am coming to you today, because
告别 gàobié Verb so today to the Chinese teacher
去旅行了。
good-bye to 告别。 yào xiàng hànyǔ lǎoshī gàobié. yīnwèi míngtiān wǒ yào qù lǚxíngle. tomorrow I am going to travel.
farewell.
Wǒ xǐhuān dú hànyǔ shū, dànshì I like to read Chinese books, but
(there are) some (who are...), some 我喜欢美食，但是有的食物我不喜欢 Wǒ xǐhuān měishí, dànshì yǒude I like food, but some food I do not like 我喜欢读汉语书，但是有的字我不认
有的 yǒude Pronoun yǒude zì wǒ bù rènshì, suǒyǐ kàn bù some words I do not know, so do not
(exist) 吃。 shíwù wǒ bù xǐhuān chī. to eat. 识，所以看不懂。
dǒng. understand.
我的老师要回中国了，我们去机场送 Wǒ de lǎoshī yào huí Zhōngguó le, My teacher to return to China, we
送 sòng Verb to see off 今天我爸爸送我来学校。 Jīntiān wǒ bàba sòng wǒ lái xuéxiào. Today my dad took me to school.
他。 wǒmen qù jīchǎng sòng tā. went to the airport to send him.
Tā xiàng wǒ xuéxí yīngyǔ, wǒ xiàng He learns English from me and I learn Nǐ hěn huì zuò cài, wǒ kěyǐ xiàng nǐ
向 xiàng Prep towards 他向我学习英语，我向他学习汉语。 你很会做菜，我可以向你学习吗？ You will cook, can I learn from you?
tā xuéxí hànyǔ. Chinese from him. xuéxí ma?
因为他要回国了，所以这个周末有一个 Yīnwèi tā yào huíguó le, suǒyǐ zhègè Because he wants to return home, 我想为他办一场欢送会，你想一起来 Wǒ xiǎng wèi tā bàn yī chǎng I want to do a farewell party for him,
欢送会 huānsònghùi Noun farewell party, going away party
欢送会。 zhōumò yǒu yīgè huānsònghuì. there is a farewell party this weekend. 吗？ huānsòng huì, nǐ xiǎng yī qǐlái ma? do you want to come together?
Xiànzài de niánqīng rén hěn wǎn Young people nowadays get married
结婚 jiéhūn Verb Object to marry, to get married 我明年要结婚了。 Wǒ míngnián yào jiéhūn le. I am getting married next year. 现在的年轻人很晚结婚。
jiéhūn. later in life.
He completely doesn’t know how to Tā wánquán bù zhīdào wǒ zài shuō He totally doesn’t know what I am
完全 wánquán Adv totally, entirely 他完全不会说汉语。 Tā wánquán búhuì shuō hànyǔ. 他完全不知道我在说什么。
speak Chinese. shénme. saying.
 The cup was knocked over by my
倒 dǎo Verb to fall, to collapse, 杯子被妹妹弄倒了。 Bēizi bèi mèimei nòng dào le. 我不小心跌倒了。 Wǒ bù xiǎoxīn diēdǎo le. I accidentally fell down.
younger sister.
今天老师告诉我们中国很有意思的传 Jīntiān lǎoshī gàosu wǒmen Today, the teacher told us an Zhōngguó měi yīgè jiérì dōu yǒu
传说 chuánshuō Noun legend, folklore, tradition 中国每一个节日都有传说。 Every Chinese festival has a legend.
说。 Zhōngguó hěn yǒuyìsi de chuánshuō. interesting Chinese legend. chuánshuō.
Túshūguǎn pángbiān jiànle yígè xīn
建 jiàn Verb to build, to construct 图书馆旁边建了一个新的大楼。 The building is built next to the library. 我买的新房子建好了。 Wǒ mǎi de xīn fángzi jiàn hǎo le. The house I bought is built.
de dàlóu.
抓 zhuā Verb to grab, to catch, to arrest 小偷被警察抓到了。 Xiǎotōu bèi jǐngchá zhuādào le. The thief was arrested by police. 他去海边抓鱼。 Tā qù hǎibiān zhuā yú. He catches fishes at the beach.
The whole country is celebrating new Entire colleges of the country are
全国 quánguó Noun whole nation, nationwide 全国都在庆祝新年。 Quánguó dōu zài qìngzhù xīnnián. 全国的大学都在考试。 Quánguó de dàxué dōu zài kǎoshì.
year. having an exam.
Zhōngguó zuì yǒumíng de shì The most famous thing in China is the Everyone is queuing up for the Great
长城 chángchéng Noun the Great Wall 中国最有名的是长城。 大家都在排队看长城 Dàjiā dōu zài páiduì kàn chángchéng.
Chángchéng. Great Wall. Wall.
Shuìjiào yǐqián māma dōu huì shuō Mother used to tell me stories before I
故事 gùshì Noun story, tale 睡觉以前妈妈都会说故事给我听。 这个故事听起来很有意思。 Zhègè gùshì tīng qǐlái hěn yǒuyìsi. This story sounds interesting.
gùshì gěi wǒ tīng. went to bed.

一下 yīxià Adj a bit 等一下，我去拿手机。 Děng yīxià, wǒ qù ná shǒujī. Wait a minute, I'll get my phone. 这个问题虽然比较愚蠢，但是我还是要 Zhègè wèntí suīrán bǐjiào yúchǔn ， Although this question is a bit stupid, I
问一下。 dànshì wǒ háishì yào wèn yixià。 still have to ask.
Wǒ yǒuyī běn shū, tā yěyǒu yī běn
也 yě Adv and also 我有一本书，他也有一本书。 I have a book, he also has a book. 他不睡觉也不吃饭。 Tā bú shuìjiào yě bù chīfàn. He doesn’t sleep or eat.
shū.
再 zài Adv again, once more 再见！ Zàijiàn! Goodbye! 请您再说一次。 Qǐng nín zài shuō yīcì. Can you please say it one more time?
出 chū Adj/Adv out, outer, outside 出口在哪儿？ Chūkǒu zài nǎ'er? Where's the exit? 我得出门去上课! Wǒ děi chū mén qù shàng kè. I have to go out to go to class.
Bié jí! Shíjiān hái méi dào ne! Nǐ kěyǐ Do not worry! Time is not yet up! You
别 bié Adv do not, don't do sth. 别说话，大家都睡了。 Bié shuōhuà, dàjiā dōu shuìle. Don't speak, everyone's sleeping. 别急！时间还没到呢！你可以慢慢来。
màn man lái. can do slowly.
卖 mài Verb to sell 我们不卖酒。 Wǒmen bù mài jiǔ. We do not sell alcohol. 这本杂志卖得很好。 Zhè běn zázhì mài de hěn hǎo. This magazine sells well.
Nǐ kěyǐ jiāo wǒ zěnme shuō yīngyǔ Can you teach me how to speak
可以 kěyǐ Verb to be able to, can 我可以去厕所吗？ Wǒ kěyǐ qù cèsuǒ ma? May I go to the bathroom? 你可以教我怎么说英语吗?
ma? English?
There is a hotel on the right side of Zài wǒjiā hòumiàn yǐjí yòubiān There is a new building on the back of
右边 yòubiān Noun/Adj right, right side 地铁站右边有一间饭店。 Dìtiě zhàn yòubiān yǒuyī jiàn fàndiàn. 在我家后面以及右边都有新的大楼。
the subway station. dōuyǒu xīnde dàlóu. my house and on the right.
Zhè shì wǒ de xuéxiào, hěn piàoliang This is my school. It's really pretty,
吧 ba Conj Right now 我们一起吃中饭吧! Wǒmen yìqǐ chī zhōngfàn ba! Let’s eat lunch together. 这是我的学校，很漂亮吧?
ba? isn't it?
Yīnwèi tā hòutiān yào qù Běijīng He is going to work in Peking the day Běijīng de tiānqì hěn lěng, yīnwèi The weather in Beijing is cold. Driving
因为他后天要去北京工作，所以明天晚 北京的天气很冷，因为开车出门不方
因为…所以… yīnwèi…suǒyǐ… Grammar Because Therefore… gōngzuò, suǒyǐ míngtiān wǎnshàng after tomorrow, so let’s go to the bar kāichē chūmén bù fāngbiàn, suǒyǐ is not convenient therefore a lot of
上我们一起去酒吧喝酒聊天吧! 便，所以很多人都搭地铁。
wǒmen yìqǐ qù jiǔbā hējiǔ liáotiān ba. and have a drink tomorrow night. hěn duō rén dōu dā dìtiě. people take a subway.
外 wài Adj outer, outside 门外有一只狗。 Mén wài yǒu yī zhī gǒu. There is a dog outside the door. 外面下雪了，真漂亮。 Wàimiàn xiàxuě le, zhēn piàoliang. It’s snowing outside, it’s very pretty.
Wáng duó shì nǚshēng de míngzì Nǐ zuótiān gēn nǚ péng yǒu qù nǎ‘er Did you have a date with your
女 nǚ Noun/Adj female, feminine 王铎是女生的名字吗？ Is Wang Duo a girl's name? 你昨天跟女朋有去哪儿约会呢？
ma? yuēhuì ne？ girlfriend?
It's three years old, we call him Little Zhè zhāng yǐzi huài le, bǎ tā bān
它 tā Pronoun it 它三岁，名字叫小黑。 Tā sān suì, míngzì jiào xiǎo hēi. 这张椅子坏了，把它搬出去。 The chair is broken, take it out.
Blackie. chūqù.
Zhè jiàn shì hěn jí, wǒ jīntiān
完 wán Verb to finish 我写完作业了。 Wǒ xiě wán zuòyèle. I finished writing my homework. 这件事很急，我今天一定要做完。 This is urgent, I have to finish it today.
yídìngyào zuò wán.
宾馆 bīnguǎn Noun hotel, guest house, lodge 师傅，我要去你好宾馆。 Shīfù, wǒ yào qù nǐ hǎo bīnguǎn. Master, I want to go to your hotel.
Duìle, tā zuótiān gàosù wǒ tā bù lái By the way, he told me yesterday that
对 duì Prep Correct 你是大卫，对吗？ Nǐ shì dà wèi, duì ma? You're David, right? 对了，他昨天告诉我他不来学校。
xuéxiào. he is not coming to school.
There's a bank on the left side of my
左边 zuǒbiān Noun/Adj left, left side 我家的左边是银行。 Wǒjiā de zuǒbiān shì yínháng.
house.
Wǎng qián zǒu, dì èr gè lùkǒu zuǒ Go ahead and turn left at the second Qǐng wǎng zhè biān zǒu, yǒu gèng Please come this way, there are more
往 wǎng Prep to 往前走，第二个路口左拐。 请往这边走，有更多的商品可以看。
guǎi. intersection. duō de shāngpǐn kěyǐ kàn. products you can see.
Jīntiān xiàwǔ wǒ gěi nín fāsòng le yì
今天下午我给您发送了一封邮件,不知 I sent you an email this afternoon.
您 nín Pronoun you (polite form) 您好，这是我的名片。 Nín hǎo, zhè shì wǒ de míngpiàn. Hello, this is my business card. fēng yóujiàn, bù zhīdào nín shōudào
道您收到了吗？ Don't know if you received or not?
le ma ？
手表 shǒubiǎo Noun watch, a wristwatch 我的手表不见了。 Wǒ de shǒubiǎo bùjiànle. I can't find my watch. 我不喜欢收藏手表。 Wǒ bù xǐhuan shōucáng shǒubiǎo. I do not like collecting watches.
Xīngqī tiān wǒ dōu qù gōngyuán dǎ I'll to go to the park Sunday to play
打篮球 dǎ lánqiú Verb Object to play basketball 星期天我都去公园打篮球。 你打篮球吗? Nǐ dǎ lánqiú ma? Do you play basketball?
lánqiú. basketball.

找 zhǎo Verb to find 找您五毛，谢谢！ Zhǎo nín wǔmáo, xièxiè! Here are five cents back, thank you! 我忘了我的护照放在哪里，请帮我找一 Wǒ wàng le wǒ de hùzhào fàng zài I forgot where my passport was,
找。 nǎlǐ, qǐng bāng wǒ zhǎo yì zhǎo. please help me find it.
There are twenty seats in the
教室 jiàoshì Noun classroom 这间教室不大。 Zhè jiān jiàoshì bù dà. This classroom is small. 教室里有二十个座位。 Jiàoshì lǐ yǒu èrshí ge zuòwèi.
classroom.
Míngtiān zǎoshàng wǒmen yào qù We will go to the Forbidden city
早上 zǎoshang Noun morning 我早上六点起床。 Wǒ zǎoshang liù diǎn qǐchuáng. I wake up at six in the morning. 明天早上我们要去故宫参观。
gùgōng cānguān. tomorrow morning.

晴 qíng Adj clear, sunny 昨天是晴天。 Zuótiān shì qíngtiān. Yesterday was sunny. 晴天的时候，我喜欢到我家附近的公园 Qíngtiān de shíhou, wǒ xǐhuan dào On sunny days I like to go running in
跑一跑。 wǒjiā fùjìn de gōngyuán pǎo yī pǎo. the park near my home.
Tā zhèngzài zhēngqǔ chūguó He's striving for the chance to study
正在 zhèngzài Adv Is on 他正在睡觉。 Tā zhèngzài shuìjiào. He's sleeping. 他正在争取出国念书的机会。
niànshū de jīhuì. abroad.
Měi gè zhōumò wǒ dōu huì gēn I play basketball with my friends every
每 měi Adj/Adv each, every 我每天喝茶。 Wǒ měitiān hē chá. I drink tea every day. 每个周末我都会跟朋友去打球
péngyou qù dǎqiú weekend.
比 bǐ Prep ratio 她不比我高。 Tā bùbǐ wǒ gāo. She isn't taller than me. 你的家人都比你高吗？ Nǐ de jiārén dōu bǐ nǐ gāo ma? Is your family all taller than you?

洗 xǐ Verb to wash, to clean 吃饭前先洗手。 Chīfàn qián xiān xǐshǒu. Wash your hands before eating. 洗完菜以后，下一步就是准备放到锅子 Xǐ wán cài yǐhòu, xìa yí bù jiùshì After washing the vegetable, the next
里炒了。 zhǔnbèi fàng dào guōzi lǐ chǎo le. step is to cook it in the pan.
Wǒ de jiǔdiàn pángbiān yǒu There is a train station next to my Zhèjiān fángzi zài huǒchēzhàn fùjìn, The house is near the train station, so
火车站 huǒchēzhàn Noun train station 我的酒店旁边有火车站。 这间房子在火车站附近，所以很吵。
huǒchēzhàn. hotel. suǒyǐ hěnchǎo. it is noisy.
Wǒmen chángcháng yīqǐ qù We often go to the park to hang out
玩 wán Verb to play, to have fun, to hang out 我们常常一起去公园玩。 我觉得做饭很好玩儿。 Wǒ juéde zuòfàn hěn hǎowánēr. I think cooking is fun.
gōngyuán wán. together.
Wǒ de nánpéngyou xiànzài zài
我的男朋友现在在国外工作，我非常想 guówài gōngzuò, wǒ fēicháng xiǎng My boyfriend is working abroad, I
男 nán Noun/Adj man, male, masculine 请问男厕在哪儿？ Qǐngwèn nán cè zài nǎ'er? Where is the male restroom?
他。 miss him so much.
tā.
Jīntiān wǒ gēgē bèizhe zuótiān mǎi My brother is carrying the bag which
着 zhe Adv an action currently happening , -ing 今天我哥哥背着昨天买的新背包。 你知道那里挂着什么吗? Nǐ zhīdào nàlǐ guàzhe shénme ma? Do you know what is hanging there?
de xīn bēibāo. he bought yesterday.
票 piào Noun ticket 我有两张电影票。 Wǒ yǒu liǎng zhāng diànyǐng piào. I have two movie tickets. 中国的车票很便宜。 Zhōngguó de chēpiào hěn piányi. Train tickets in China are very cheap.
 The subway station is 300 meters Lí wǒ jiā zuì yuǎn de shāngdiàn yào The most far away shop from my
离 lí Adj/Adv from 地铁站离学校三百公尺。 Dìtiě zhàn lí xuéxiào sānbǎi gōng chǐ. 离我家最远的商店要走一小时。
from the school. zǒu yì xiǎoshí. house take an hour by walking.
Chuān hóngsè yīfú de rén shì wǒ The one wearing red is my older Zhè jiàn máoyī nǐ chuān qǐlái yídìng This sweater you wear it must look
穿 chuān Verb to wear, to dress 穿红色衣服的人是我哥哥。 这件毛衣你穿起来一定很好看。
gēgē. brother. hěn hǎokàn. good.

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Xiǎo zhì měitiān dū dì yī gè dào Xiao Zhi is the first person to the 这是我的父母，他们第一次来这间餐 Zhè shì wǒ de fùmǔ, tāmen dì yī cì lái They are my parents, it is their first
dì yī Adj the first, 1st, number one 小志每天都第一个到办公室的人。
bàngōngshì de rén. office every day. 厅。 zhè jiān cāntīng. time to come to this restaurant.
Nà wèi dài hóngsè de màozi de That man who is wearing a red hat is
红 hóng Adj red 红色的杯子不是小锦的。 Hóngsè de bēizi bùshì Xiǎo Jǐn de. The red cup is not Xiao Jin's. 那位戴红色的帽子的男生是我的弟弟。
nánshēng shì wǒ de dìdi. my younger brother.
她的男朋友虽然胖，但是比你高得多 Tā de nánpéngyou suīrán pàng, Although her boyfriend is fat, he is 虽然他住在北京这么久了，但是还是会 Suīrán tā zhù zài Běijīng zhème jiǔ le, Although he lives in Beijing for a long
虽然…但是… suīrán…dànshì… Grammar However, although…
了！ dànshì bǐ nǐ gāo de duō le! much taller than you! 迷路。 dànshì háishì huì mílù. time, but he still gets lost .
Wǒ yào qù mǎi xīguā zhī, nǐ qù bù I'm going to buy watermelon juice, do
西瓜 xīguā Noun watermelon 我要去买西瓜汁，你去不去？
qù? you wanna go?
Tā chángcháng wàng dōng wàng xī , He often forgets things, making his Zhège gōngzuò bù qīngsōng, ràng This job is not easy, it has me busy
让 ràng Verb to let, make, allow, cause 他常常忘东忘西，让妈妈很生气。 这个工作不轻松,让我从早忙到晚。
ràng māma hěn shēngqì. mother angry. wǒ cóng zǎo máng dào wǎn . from morning to evening.
Zhè jiàn yīfú dōu hěn guì, dànshì This piece of clothing is expensive,
贵 guì Adj expensive 这件衣服都很贵，但是质量很好。 这个东西真贵。 Zhège dōngxi zhēn guì. This thing is really expensive.
zhìliàng hěn hǎo. but the quality is great.
Do you listen to music when you go
跑步 pǎobù Verb Object to run 我每天跑步六十分钟。 Wǒ měitiān pǎobù liùshí fēnzhōng. I run for sixty minutes a day. 你跑步时听音乐吗？ Nǐ pǎobù shí tīng yīnyuè ma?
jogging?
Tā bù huì tīzúqiú, dànshì xǐhuān kàn He doesn't play soccer, but likes to 他踢足球的技术进步多了，跟三年前完 Tā tīzúqiú de jìshù jìnbù duō le ，gēn He plays football with much better
踢足球 tīzúqiú Verb Object to play soccer 他不会踢足球，但是喜欢看足球比赛。
zúqiú bǐsài. watch soccer matches. 全不一样。 sān nián qián wánquán bù yíyàng. technique, unlike three years ago.
Zhè jiàn kù zǐ hái yǒu bié de yánsè Do you have this pair of pants in other Nǐ xiǎng zhù zài shānshàng háishì Do you want to live in the mountains
还 hái Adj/Adv also, or 这件裤子还有别的颜色吗？ 你想住在山上还是海边？
ma? colors? hǎibiān? or along the seaside?
我的房东常常自己开门进来，我该怎么 Wǒ de fángdōng chángcháng zìjǐ My landlord often opens my door and
进 jìn Verb to enter 请进，请坐。 Qǐng jìn, qǐng zuò. Come in, have a seat.
办？ kāimén jìnlái, wǒ gāi zěnmebàn? gets in my room, what can I do?
铅笔 qiānbǐ Noun pencil 可以借我一支铅笔吗？ Kěyǐ jiè wǒ yī zhī qiānbǐ ma? Can I borrow a pencil?
I wrote the address of his home
wrong, to wrong, to err, error, 我写错他家的地址了，所以他没有收到 Wǒ xiě cuò tā jiā de dìzhǐ le, suǒyǐ tā
错 cuò Noun/Verb
mistake 这个字我写错了。 Zhège zì wǒ xiě cuòle. I wrote this character incorrectly.
信。 méiyǒu shōudào xìn.
wrong, so he did not receive the
letter.
门 mén Noun door 清关门，谢谢。 Qīng guānmén, xièxiè. Please shut the door, thank you. 门外有一只狗。 Mén wài yǒu yī zhī gǒu. There is a dog outside the door.
你去服务台问一问，有没有人看见你的 Nǐ qù fúwùtái wèn yí wèn, yǒu méiyǒu You go to the desk to ask to see if
问 wèn Verb to ask, to inquire 有没有问题？ Yǒu méiyǒu wèntí? Any questions?
钱包。 rén kànjiàn nǐ de qiánbāo. anyone has seen your wallet.
It won’t rain tomorrow, it will be a
阴 yīn Adj cloudy 这个星期每天都是阴天。 Zhège xīngqī měitiān dū shì yīn tiān. This week is cloudy every day. 明天不会下雨，是阴天。 Míngtiān bú huì xià yǔ, shì yīn tiān.
cloudy day.
雪 xuě Noun snow 你看，下雪了。 Nǐ kàn, xiàxuě le. You see, it's snowing。 外面下雪了，真漂亮。 Wàimiàn xiàxuě le, zhēn piàoliang. It’s snowing outside, it’s very pretty.
Shéi néng xiǎngdào tā èr líng yīyī Who would've thought that in two
零 líng Numeral zero 今年是二零一七年。 Jīnnián shì èr líng yīqī nián. This year it is 2017. 谁能想到他二零一一年的时候竟然意 nián de shíhòu jìngrán yìwài thousand and eleven he would
外死亡了。
sǐwángle. accidentally die?
我在中国上学的时候，特别喜欢吃面 Wǒ zài Zhōngguó shàngxué de When I studied in China, I really
面条 miàntiáo Noun noodles 面条是我们的主食。 Miàntiáo shì wǒmen de zhǔshí. Noodles are one of our staple foods.
条。 shíhou, tèbié xǐhuan chī miàntiáo. enjoyed eating noodles.
Zhège diànyǐng shì hēisè yōumò
黑 hēi Adj black 我喜欢这件黑色的衣服。 Wǒ xǐhuān zhè jiàn hēisè de yīfú. I like this black dress. 这个电影是黑色幽默类型的电影。 This movie is a dark comedy type.
lèixíng de diànyǐng.