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liáo tiān

聊天To talk/gossip with friends

bù cháng

不常infrequently
yǒu shí hou
有时候50% of the time
cóng bù
从不Never
yī biān
一边At the same time
rèn shi
认识To know (a person)
tóng bān
同班Classmate
gāo xìng

高兴 Happy

xīn
新new
sù shè
宿舍dorm
dì yī míng
第一名first name
wǔ jié kè
五节课fifth class (period)
xiū xi
休息break
jiù
就early
duō jiǔ
多久how long
yǐ qián
以前before

yǐ hòu

以后after
cái
才late
huí sù shè
回宿舍to return to one's dorm
dì yī cì
第一次First time
xià cì
下次next time
zài yī cì
再一次one more time
zài shuō yī cì
再说一次say again(??)
zài xiě yī cì
再写一次rewrite(??)
zài kǎo yī cì
再考一次retake(??)
bǐ sài
比赛competition

cháng

长longIf this one doesn't show up on Haiku for you, that's because it has the traditional character.
duǎn
短short
gēn wǒ yī qǐ
跟我一起to come with me(??)
xiǎo shì
小事minor event(??)

hǎo jiǔ bu jiàn

好久不见long time no see
dà shì
大事major event(??)
yǒu shì
有事to have something on one's mind(??)
chī bǎo le
吃饱了to be full(to have eaten? help me out on this one)
bù tài è
不太饿not very hungry
zǎo fàn
早饭breakfast
wǔ fàn
午饭lunch
wǎn fàn
晚饭dinner
zǎo cān
早餐breakfast
wǔ cān
午餐lunch
wǎn cān
晚餐dinner
miàn
面noodles
bāo zi
包子steamed (and stuffed) bun
bǐng gān
饼干cookie
kě lè
可乐cola

nán chī

难吃 bad-tasting

suān sǐ le

酸死了sour to deathsuān sǐ le
tián
甜sweettián
苦bitterkǔ
辣hot (spicy)là
xián
咸saltyxián
hào xiāng
好香good smellinghào xiāng
wèi dao
味道flavorwèi dao
xī cān
西餐western foodxī cān
kě sǐ le
渴死了kě sǐ lethirsty to death
喝hē to drink
dōng xī
东西dōng xīstuff(individually, east and west)
guǒ zhī
果汁guǒ zhīfruit juice
niú nǎi
牛奶niú nǎimilk (cow)
nǎi chá
奶茶nǎi chátea (w/ milk)
yī bà sháo
一把勺yī bà sháoa spoon
yī bà chǎ

一把叉 yī bà chǎ a fork

yī shuāng kuài
一双筷A pair of chopsticksyī shuāng kuài (zi?)
yī wǎn fàn
一碗饭a bowl of rice (food)yī wǎn fàn
yī pán miàn
一盘面plate of noodlesyī pán miàn
yī píng shuǐ
一瓶水a bottle of wateryī píng shuǐ
yī bēi niú nǎi
一杯牛奶a glass of milkyī bēi niú nǎi
Zhōng guó cài

中国菜 Chinese quisine Zhōng guó cài

xiān hē chá zài chī fàn

先喝茶再吃饭 First, drink tea, then eat xiān hē chá zài chī fàn

gěi qián
给钱gěi qiángive money
mǎi dōng xi
买东西mǎi dōng xito go shopping
mǎi cài
买菜mǎi càito buy food

wài mài

外卖 wài mài takeout

sòng
送sòngto deliver/give
yuán
元yuánbasic unit of money(Chinese dollar)
kuài
块kuàibasic unit of money - less formal than 元, usually spoken
jiǎo
角jiǎo.1 元 - formal
máo
毛máo.1 元 - informal
fēn

分 fēn .01 元 (both formal and informal)

guì
贵guìexpensive
pián yi
便宜pián yicheap
fù qián
付钱fù qiánto pay money
huā qián
花钱huā qiánto spend money
yī gòng
一共yī gònga group of items
jiǎn jià
减价jiǎn jiàdiscounts
dǎ zhé
打折dǎ zhéto mark down
shāng diàn

商店 shāng diàn a store

zuì ài
最爱favoritezuì ài
xǐ huan
喜欢to like/be fond ofxǐ huan
fēi cháng
非常extraordinarilyfēi cháng
dōng xī
东西stuffdōng xī

jué de

觉得to think/feeljué de
yīn wèi
因为becauseyīn wèi

suǒ yǐ

所以sosuǒ yǐ

rú guǒ

如果 if rú guǒ

nán zhuāng

男装nán zhuāngMen's clothing
xié zi
鞋子xié ziShoe
wà zi

袜子 wà zi Sock

xī zhuāng
西装xī zhuāngWestern Clothes
duǎn wà
短袜duǎn wàsock
yùn dòng xié
运动鞋yùn dòng xiérunning shoes
pǎo xié
跑鞋pǎo xiérunning shoes
hěn lěng
很冷hěn lěngvery cold
rè kù
热裤rè kùVery short shorts
fěn sè
粉色fěn sèpink (pastel)
hóng bāo
红包hóng bāoRed Packets (usually containing money) given during Chinese New Year
chuān yī fu
穿衣服chuān yī futo wear clothing
zuì ài
最爱zuì àifavorite
xǐ huan
喜欢xǐ huanto like
fēi cháng
非常fēi chángextremely
jué de

觉得 jué de To think/feel

yīn wèi
因为yīn wèibecause
suǒ yǐ
所以suǒ yǐtherefore
rú guǒ
如果rú guǒif
huáng sè
黄色huáng sèpornographic(okay, yellow)
jīn
金jīngold
chǐ mǎ
尺码chǐ mǎsize (fit)
míng pái
名牌míng páiname brand
lán
蓝lánblue
绿lǜgreen
hěn pèi
很配hěn pèiwell fitting
chuān qǐ lai
穿起来chuān qǐ lai (x)to be of the opinion that something fits (x)
fēi cháng
非常fēi chángextremely

tǔ sǐ le

土死了tǔ sǐ leunfashionable
xīn qíng
心情moodxīn qíng
kāi xīn
开心to feel happykāi xīn
hěn fán
很烦annoyedhěn fán
shēng qì
生气angryshēng qì
qì sǐ le
气死了angry to deathqì sǐ le
nán guò
难过sadnán guò
shuì bù zháo
睡不着can't sleepshuì bù zháo
bù dé liǎo
不得了seriouslybù dé liǎo

zhēn de

真的reallyzhēn de

zěn me

怎么 how zěn me

jiāo péng you
交朋友jiāo péng youTo make friends
tǎo yàn
讨厌tǎo yànannoying (很讨厌)hate (我讨厌她)
bù lǐ tā
不理他bù lǐ tāTo ignore someone
liáo tiān
聊天liáo tiānto chat/gossip
chǎo jià
吵架chǎo jiàto fight
zěn me le
怎么了zěn me leWhat happened?
tán de lái
谈得来tán de láito get along with someone

shuì bù zháo

睡不着shuì bù zháoCan't sleep
zuǒ bian
左边zuǒ bianLeft
yòu bian
右边yòu bianRight
wài miàn
外面wài miànoutside
lǐ miàn
里面lǐ miàninside
páng biān
旁边páng biānbeside
fáng jiān
房间fáng jiānroom
kè tīng
客厅kè tīngLiving Room
xǐ shǒu jiān
洗手间xǐ shǒu jiānBathroom (toilet)
xǐ zǎo jiān
洗澡间xǐ zǎo jiānbathroom (shower)
shū fáng
书房shū fángStudy (room)
duì miàn

对面 duì miàn opposite

yǐ jīng
Already已经yǐ jīng
shuì jiào
To sleep睡觉shuì jiào
kāi chē
to drive开车kāi chē
shǔ jià
Summer Vacation暑假shǔ jià
zhēn de
True真的zhēn de
kāi shǐ
To Start开始kāi shǐ
shēn qǐng
To apply申请shēn qǐng
liàn xí
To practice练习liàn xí
fù xí
To review复习fù xí
tiǎo zhàn
挑战tiǎo zhànchallenge
tè bié
特别tè biéspecial
dǒng
懂dǒngto understand
bāng zhù
帮助bāng zhùto help
bù dàn... ér qiě...
不但...而且...bù dàn... ér qiě...not only... but also...
zhòng yào
重要zhòng yàoimportant
jué de
觉得jué deto feel
gōu tōng
沟通gōu tōngto communicate
guān xi
(的)关系guān xirelationship
rèn wéi

认为 rèn wéi in my opinion

yǔ yán
语言yǔ yánlanguage
rèn wéi
认为rèn wéito think/feel
tīng
听tīngto listen/hear
shuō
说shuōto say
yuè dú
( 阅 ) 读yuè dúto read
xiě
写xiěto write
nán
难nándifficult
róng yì
容易róng yìeasy

Hàn yǔ

汉语Hàn yǔChinese
huì
会huìcan (to be able to)
pǔ tōng huà
普通话pǔ tōng huàMandarin
shēng diào

声调 shēng diào tone

huì
会 huì can
yī duī
一堆 yī duī pile
shēng cí
生词 shēng cí vocab word
jù zi
句子 jù zi sentence
rú hé
如何 rú hé how
wén huà
文化 wén huà culture
néng
能 néng can
cāi
猜 cāi to guess
xìng qù
兴趣 xìng qù interest
shì

试 shì to try

dà jiā zú

大家族dà jiā zúextended family
fù mǔ
父母fù mǔparents
zǐ nǚ
子女zǐ nǚchildren
zǔ fù mǔ
祖父母zǔ fù mǔpaternal grandparents
wài zǔ fù mǔ
外祖父母wài zǔ fù mǔmaternal grandparents
qīn qi
亲戚qīn qirelative
nián líng
年龄nián língage
guó jí
国籍guó jínationality

yí mín

移民 yí mín immigrant

zhí yè
职业zhí yèoccupation
jiā tíng
家庭 jiā tíng family
jié hūn
结婚 jié hūn to marry
xuè tǒng
血统 xuè tǒng inheritance (blood)
sūn zi
孙子 sūn zi grandchild
zǔ xiān
祖先 zǔ xiān ancestors
chū shēng dì diǎn
出生地点 chū shēng dì diǎn place of birth
dì yī dài
第一代 dì yī dài first generation
xiān sheng
先生 xiān sheng husband
tài tai
太太 tài tai wife
chū shēng rì qī

出生日期 chū shēng rì qī date of birth

wén huà chéng dù
文化程度 wén huà chéng dù Highest Level of Education

bó shì

博士 bó shì Ph.D.
tè cháng
特长 tè cháng Speciality/Passion
Yà zhōu
亚洲 Yà zhōu Asia
Ōu zhōu
欧洲 Ōu zhōu Europe
zài hūn
再婚 zài hūn To remarry
shuò shì
硕士 shuò shì master's degree
xìng bié
性别 xìng bié gender
táng biǎo xiōng dì jiě mèi
堂表兄弟姐妹 táng biǎo xiōng dì jiě mèi cousins
cóng ... lái

从...来 cóng ... lái from (...) (从哪里来的)

jié rì
节日jié rìHoliday/festival
gǎn ēn jié
感恩节gǎn ēn jiéThanksgiving
huǒ jī
火鸡huǒ jīTurkey
dàcān
大餐dàcānLarge/great meal, banquet
qìngzhù
庆祝qìngzhùto celebrate
tuányuán
团圆tuányuánTo have a reunion
nǎxiē
哪些nǎxiēWhich ones?
chuántǒng
传统chuántǒngTradition
quánjiā
全家quánjiāwhole family
zhòngshì
重视zhòngshìTo value
jiào táng
教堂 jiào táng Church
shōu
收 shōu to receive
sòng
送 sòng to give
lǐ wù
礼物 lǐ wù gift
jù huì
聚会 jù huì a gathering*
liáo tiān
聊天 liáo tiān to chat
jiàn miàn
见面 jiàn miàn to come together*
qìng shēng huì
庆生会 qìng shēng huì celebration*
Shèng dàn shù
圣诞树 Shèng dàn shù Christmas tree
qīn péng hǎo yǒu

亲朋好友 qīn péng hǎo yǒu friends and family