Chinese Practical Reader Lessons 9-16

Front 1

貴姓

Back 1

gui4 xing4
What is your name?

Front 2

請問

Back 2

qing3 wen4
May I ask...?

Front 3

問

Back 3

wen4
to ask

Front 4

留學生

Back 4

liu2xue2sheng1
a student who studies abroad

Front 5

姓

Back 5

xing4
surname, family name, name, sexual intercourse

Front 6

叫

Back 6

jiao4
to call, to be called

Front 7

外語

Back 7

wai4 yu3
foreign language

Front 8

學院

Back 8

xue2 yuan4
college, institute, school

Front 9

學生

Back 9

xue2 sheng5
student

Front 10

學習

Back 10

xue4 xi2
to learn, to study

Front 11

學

Back 11

xue2
learn, study, science, -ology

Front 12

小姐

Back 12

xiao3 jie5
miss (unmarried woman)

Front 13

女士

Back 13

nü3 shi4
lady, madam (polite way to address a woman)

Front 14

同志

Back 14

tong2 zhi4
comrade

Front 15

朝鮮

Back 15

chao2 xian3
North Korea, geographic term for korea

Front 16

英國

Back 16

ying1 guo2
Britian

Front 17

在

Back 17

zai4
to be at (place), in, at, exist

Front 18

坐

Back 18

zuo4
to sit, to take a seat, to take (a bus, plane, etc.)

Front 19

哪兒

Back 19

na3 er5
where? somewhere

Front 20

宿舍

Back 20

su4 she4
dormitory, hostel, living quarters

Front 21

住

Back 21

zhu4
to live, to dwell, to reside, to stop

Front 22

多少

Back 22

duo1 shao5
how many, how much, what (number). which (number), as much as

Front 23

號

Back 23

hao4
day of the month, suffix (after a ship), ordinal number

Front 24

四

Back 24

si4
four

Front 25

層

Back 25

ceng2
storey, layer, floor, stratum

Front 26

二

Back 26

er4
two

Front 27

三

Back 27

san1
three

Front 28

一

Back 28

yi1
one

Front 29

五

Back 29

wu3
five

Front 30

醫院

Back 30

yi1 yuan4
hospital

Front 31

廁所

Back 31

ce4 suo3
toilet, latrine

Front 32

這兒

Back 32

zhe4 er5
here

Front 33

那兒

Back 33

na4 er5
there

Front 34

還

Back 34

huan2
pay back, to return

Front 35

畫報

Back 35

hua4 bao4
pictorial (magazine)

Front 36

詞典

Back 36

ci2 dian3
dictionary

Front 37

現在

Back 37

xian4 zai4
current, modern, now, nowadays, present, at present

Front 38

用

Back 38

yong4
to use

Front 39

一下兒

Back 39

yi2 xiar4
a little bit, a litle while

Front 40

再見

Back 40

zai4 jian4
good-bye

Front 41

六

Back 41

liu4
six

Front 42

七

Back 42

qi1
seven

Front 43

八

Back 43

ba1
eight

Front 44

九

Back 44

jiu3
nine

Front 45

十

Back 45

shi2
ten

Front 46

雜誌

Back 46

za2 zhi4
magazine

Front 47

電話

Back 47

dian4 hua4
telepone, telephone call

Front 48

本子

Back 48

ben3 zi5
book, notebook, edition

Front 49

雨傘

Back 49

yu3 san3
umbrella

Front 50

名字

Back 50

ming2 zi5
a person's name

Front 51

喂

Back 51

wei4 (also heard that it is wei2)
(interjection) hello / to feed (someone or some animal) / hey / telephone greeting

Front 52

啊

Back 52

a4
Oh! (an interjection)

Front 53

商店

Back 53

shang1 dian4
store, shop

Front 54

買

Back 54

mai3
to buy

Front 55

筆

Back 55

bi3
pen, pencil, writing brush, to write or compose, the strokes of Chinese characters, measure word for sums of money, deals

Front 56

紙

Back 56

zhi3
paper

Front 57

來

Back 57

lai2
to come

Front 58

介紹

Back 58

jie4 shao4
to introduce, to present, introduction

Front 59

男

Back 59

nan2
male

Front 60

對

Back 60

dui4
couple, pair, to be opposite, to oppose, to face, for, to, correct (answer), to answer, to reply, to direct (towards sth), right

Front 61

了

Back 61

le5
a modal paritcle that intensifies the preceding clause, a completed action marker

Front 62

和

Back 62

he2
and, with, peace, harmony, union, together with

Front 63

說

Back 63

shuo1
to speak, to say

Front 64

法國

Back 64

fa3 guo2
France

Front 65

喂

Back 65

wei4 (commonly used as wei2)
an interjection, hello

Front 66

啊

Back 66

a4
an interjection, oh!

Front 67

商店

Back 67

shang1 dian4
store, shop

Front 68

買

Back 68

mai3
to buy

Front 69

筆

Back 69

bi3

pen, pencil, writing brush, to write or compose, the strokes of Chinese characters, measure word for sums of money, deals

Front 70

紙

Back 70

zhi3
paper

Front 71

來

Back 71

lai2
to come

Front 72

介紹

Back 72

jie4 shao4
introduction, to introduce, to present

Front 73

男

Back 73

nan2
male

Front 74

對

Back 74

dui4
couple, pair, to be opposite , to oppose, to face, for, to correct (answer), to answer, to reply, to direct (towards sth), right

Front 75

了

Back 75

le5
modal particle, a completed action marker

Front 76

和

Back 76

he2
and, together with, with, peace, harmony, union

Front 77

説

Back 77

shuo1
to speak, to say

Front 78

法國

Back 78

fa3 guo2
France

Front 79

本子

Back 79

ben3 zi5
book, notebook, edition

Front 80

郵局

Back 80

you2 ju2
post office

Front 81

郵票

Back 81

you2 piao4
(postage) stamp

Front 82

教授

Back 82

jiao4 shou4
university professor, instruct, lecture on

Front 83

孫女

Back 83

sun1 nü3
granddaughter

Front 84

作

Back 84

zuo4
to regard as, to take (somebody) for, to do, to make

Front 85

工作

Back 85

gong1 zuo4
job, work, task, construction, t work

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想

Back 86

xiang3
to think, to believe, to suppose, to wish, to want, to miss

Front 87

家

Back 87

jia1
home, family, house, person engaged in an art or profession, measure word for firms or shops

Front 88

有

Back 88

you3
to have, there is, there are, to exist, to be

Front 89

沒

Back 89

mei2
(negative prefix for verbs), have not, not

Front 90

妹妹

Back 90

mei4 mei5
younger sister

Front 91

姐姐

Back 91

jie3 jie5
older sister

Front 92

銀行

Back 92

yin2 hang2
bank

Front 93

愛人

Back 93

ai4 ren5
spouse, husband, wife, sweetheart

Front 94

書店

Back 94

shu1 dian4
bookstore

Front 95

孩子

Back 95

hai2 zi5
son

Front 96

給

Back 96

gei3
to, for, for the benefit of, to give, to allow, to do sth (for sb), (passive particle)

Front 97

寫

Back 97

xie3
to write

Front 98

信

Back 98

xin4
letter, true, to believe, sign, evidence

Front 99

告訴

Back 99

gao4 zu5
to tell, to inform, to let know

Front 100

職員

Back 100

zhi4 yuan4
office worker, staff member

Front 101

工程師

Back 101

gong1 cheng2 shi1
engineer

Front 102

經理

Back 102

jing1 li3
manager, director

Front 103

公司

Back 103

gong1 si1
company, firm, corporation, incorporated

Front 104

中文

Back 104

zhong1 wen2
Chinese (language)

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系

Back 105

xi4
department,faculty, to tie, system

Front 106

個

Back 106

ge4
a measure word (people), individual

Front 107

幾

Back 107

ji3
how much, how many, several, a few

Front 108

教

Back 108

jiao1
to teach

Front 109

語法

Back 109

yu3 fa3
grammar

Front 110

漢字

Back 110

han4 zi4
Chinese character

Front 111

還

Back 111

hai2
also, in addition, more, still, else, yet, (not) yet

Front 112

口語

Back 112

kou3 yu3
spoken language, ordinary speech, slander, gossip

Front 113

不敢當

Back 113

bu4 gan3 dang1
you flatter me, I don't deserve it

Front 114

互相

Back 114

hu4 xiang1
each other, mutually

Front 115

新

Back 115

xin1
meso (chem), new, newly

Front 116

閱覽室

Back 116

yue4 lan3 shi4
reading room

Front 117

雜誌

Back 117

za2 zhi4
magazine

Front 118

報

Back 118

bao4
to announce, to inform, report, newspaper, recompense, revenge

Front 119

本

Back 119

ben3
a measure word for books, periodicals, files, etc

Front 120

圖書館

Back 120

tu2 shu1 guan3
library

Front 121

那兒

Back 121

na4 er5
there

Front 122

班

Back 122

ban1
team, class, rank, squad, workshift, a measure word

Front 123

教室

Back 123

jiao4 shi4
classroom

Front 124

實驗室

Back 124

shi2 yan4 shi4
laboratory

Front 125

借

Back 125

jie4
to borrow, to lend, to seize (an opportunity), to take (an opportunity), excuse, pretext

Front 126

生詞

Back 126

sheng1 ci2
new word

Front 127

條

Back 127

tiao2
a measure word for long, thin things (ribbon, river, most clothes), a strip, item, article

Front 128

裙子

Back 128

qun2 zi5
skirt

Front 129

兩

Back 129

liang3
both, two (when used with measure words)

Front 130

張

Back 130

measure word for flat objects, open up, spread, sheet of paper, piece

Front 131

票

Back 131

piao4
bank note, ticket

Front 132

京劇

Back 132

jing1 ju4
Beijing Opera

Front 133

晚上

Back 133

wan3 shang5
evening, in the evening

Front 134

太

Back 134

tai4
too, too much, highest, greatest, very, extremely

Front 135

從

Back 135

cong2
from, obey, observe, follow

Front 136

找

Back 136

zhao3
to look for, to call upon (a person), to seek

Front 137

這兒

Back 137

zhe4 er5
here

Front 138

舊

Back 138

jiu4
old, former

Front 139

穿

Back 139

chuan1
to bore, to pierce, to put on clothes, to thread

Front 140

件

Back 140

jian4
measure word for clothes/item/components

Front 141

襯衫

Back 141

chen4 shan1
shirt, blouse

Front 142

綠

Back 142

lü4
green

Front 143

大

Back 143

da4
big, large, major, deep, wide, oldest, eldest

Front 144

白

Back 144

bai2
white, snowy, empty, blank, bright, clear

Front 145

小

Back 145

xiao3
small, tiny, few, young

Front 146

藍

Back 146

lan2
blue

Front 147

上衣

Back 147

shang4 yi1
jacket upper outer garment

Front 148

褲子

Back 148

ku4 zi5
trousers, pants

Front 149

大衣

Back 149

da4 yi1
overcoat, top coat, cloak

Front 150

黑

Back 150

hei1
black, dark

Front 151

劇場

Back 151

ju4 chang3
theatre

Front 152

座位

Back 152

zuo4 wei4
seat