Chinese: Lesson Two

Front 1

na/ nei

Back 1

that

a down/ e down

Front 2

zhang

Back 2

a measure word for flat objects

a -

Front 3

zhaopian

Back 3

picture; photo

a down, a down

Front 4

de

Back 4

indicates a possessive or a descriptive word or phrase

Front 5

zhe/ zhei

Back 5

this

e down/ e down

Front 6

baba

Back 6

dad

a down

Front 7

mama

Back 7

mom

a -

Front 8

ge

Back 8

measure word

e down

Front 9

nanhaizi

Back 9

boy

a up a up

Front 10

nan

Back 10

male

a up

Front 11

haizi

Back 11

child

a up

Front 12

nuhaizi

Back 12

girl

u ^ dots, a up

Front 13

nu

Back 13

female

u ^ dots

Front 14

shei

Back 14

who

e up

Front 15

ta

Back 15

he, him, she, her

a -

Front 16

didi

Back 16

younger brother

first i down

Front 17

meimei

Back 17

younger sister

first e down

Front 18

nu' er

Back 18

daughter

u ^ dots, e up

Front 19

erzi

Back 19

son

e up

Front 20

you

Back 20

to have

o ^

Front 21

mei

Back 21

not (used with you, ex. meiyou)

e up

Front 22

Xiao Gao

Back 22

little Gao

a ^, a -

Front 23

gao

Back 23

tall

a -

Front 24

jia

Back 24

family; home

a -

Front 25

ji

Back 25

how many

i ^

Front 26

gege

Back 26

older brother

first e -

Front 27

liang

Back 27

two; a couple of

a ^

Front 28

jiejie

Back 28

older sister

first e ^

Front 29

he

Back 29

and

e up

Front 30

zuo

Back 30

to do

o down

Front 31

Yingwen

Back 31

English language

i -, e up

Front 32

lushi

Back 32

lawyer

u dots down, i -

Front 33

dou

Back 33

both; all

o -

Front 34

daxuesheng

Back 34

college student

a down, e up, e -

Front 35

daxue

Back 35

university; college

a down, e up

Front 36

zhongxuesheng

Back 36

middle school student

o -, e up, e -

Front 37

gaozhong

Back 37

senior high (grades 10-12)

a -, o -

Front 38

chuzhong

Back 38

junior high, grades 7-9

u -, o -

Front 39

yue

Back 39

month

e down