Intro To Mandarin I

Front 1

你

Back 1

you

Hint 1

Nǐ

Front 2

好

Back 2

Fine, good, OK, it's settled

Hint 2

Hǎo

Front 3

请

Back 3

Please, to treat or invite

Hint 3

Qǐng

Front 4

问

Back 4

To ask

Hint 4

Wèn

Front 5

贵

Back 5

Honorable, expensive

Hint 5

Guì

Front 6

姓

Back 6

Surname

Hint 6

Xìng

Front 7

我

Back 7

I, me

Hint 7

Wǒ

Front 8

呢

Back 8

Used at end of sentences, usually to denote a question back at someone

Hint 8

Ne

Front 9

小姐

Back 9

Miss, Young Lady

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Xiǎojiě

Front 10

先生

Back 10

Mr., husband, teacher

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Xiānsheng

Front 11

叫

Back 11

to be called, to call

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jiào

Front 12

什么

Back 12

what

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shénme

Front 13

名字

Back 13

name

Hint 13

míngzi

Front 14

是

Back 14

to be, is

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shì

Front 15

老师

Back 15

teacher

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lǎoshí

Front 16

吗

Back 16

used at the end to denote questions

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ma

Front 17

不

Back 17

not, no

Hint 17

bú, bù

Front 18

学生

Back 18

student

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xuésheng

Front 19

也

Back 19

also

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yě

Front 20

人

Back 20

people, person

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rén

Front 21

中国

Back 21

China

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Zhōngguó

Front 22

北京

Back 22

Beijing

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Běijīng

Front 23

美国

Back 23

America

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Měiguó

Front 24

纽约

Back 24

New York

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Niǔyuē

Front 25

那

Back 25

that

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nà

Front 26

的

Back 26

a possessive word for nouns

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de

Front 27

照片

Back 27

picture, photo

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zhàopiàn

Front 28

这

Back 28

this

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zhè

Front 29

爸爸

Back 29

father

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bàba

Front 30

妈妈

Back 30

mother

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māma

Front 31

个

Back 31

measure word, usually associated with people and numbers

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gè/ge

Front 32

女

Back 32

female

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nü

Front 33

男

Back 33

male

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nán

Front 34

孩子

Back 34

child

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háizi

Front 35

谁

Back 35

who

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shéi

Front 36

他/她

Back 36

she/her, he/him

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tá

Front 37

姐姐

Back 37

older sister

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jiějie

Front 38

弟弟

Back 38

younger brother

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dìdi

Front 39

大哥

Back 39

older brother

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dàgē/gēge

Front 40

妹妹

Back 40

younger sister

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méimei

Front 41

儿子

Back 41

son

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érzi

Front 42

女 儿

Back 42

daughter

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nü'ér

Front 43

有

Back 43

to have, to exist

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yǒu

Front 44

没

Back 44

not

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méi

Front 45

家

Back 45

family, home

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jiā

Front 46

几

Back 46

how many, some, few

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jǐ

Front 47

两

Back 47

(usually with the) two, a couple of

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liǎng

Front 48

口

Back 48

modifier for 几, talking about family (plural only), mouth

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kǒu

Front 49

和

Back 49

and

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hé

Front 50

大姐

Back 50

eldest sister

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dàjiě

Front 51

二姐

Back 51

2nd eldest sister

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èrjiě

Front 52

做

Back 52

to do

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zuò

Front 53

工作

Back 53

job, to work

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gōngzuò

Front 54

都

Back 54

both

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dōu

Front 55

医生

Back 55

doctor

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yīshēng

Front 56

律师

Back 56

lawyer

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lüshī

Front 57

大学(生)

Back 57

college (student)

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dàxué(sheng)

Front 58

英文

Back 58

English

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Yīngwén

Front 59

中文

Back 59

Chinese (language)

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Zhōngwén

Front 60

他们

Back 60

they

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tāmen

Front 61

月

Back 61

month

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yuè

Front 62

号

Back 62

measure word for a # in a series or day of the month

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hào

Front 63

星期

Back 63

week, day of the week

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xīngqī

Front 64

生日

Back 64

birthday

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shēngrì

Front 65

今年

Back 65

this year

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jīnnián

Front 66

岁

Back 66

year (of age)

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suì

Front 67

点

Back 67

time, o'clock

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diǎn

Front 68

半

Back 68

half an hour

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bàn

Front 69

晚上

Back 69

evening, night

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wǎnshang

Front 70

分

Back 70

minute

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fēn

Front 71

见

Back 71

to see

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jiàn

Front 72

再

Back 72

again

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zài

Front 73

吃

Back 73

to eat

Hint 73

chī

Front 74

饭

Back 74

meal, cooked rice

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fàn

Front 75

菜

Back 75

vegetables, dishes, cuisine

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cài

Front 76

刻

Back 76

quarter (of an hour)

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kè

Front 77

今天

Back 77

today

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jīntiān

Front 78

明天

Back 78

tomorrow

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míngtiān

Front 79

现在

Back 79

now

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xiànzài

Front 80

太好了

Back 80

this is great, direct translation = this is too good

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tàihǎole

Front 81

还是

Back 81

or

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háishi

Front 82

可是

Back 82

but

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kěshì

Front 83

我们

Back 83

we, us

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wǒmen

Front 84

怎么样

Back 84

how about it?, how does that sound?, how's that?

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zěnmeyàng

Front 85

喜欢

Back 85

to like

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xǐhuan

Front 86

爱

Back 86

to love, love

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ài

Front 87

晚饭

Back 87

dinner

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wǎnfàn

Front 88

很

Back 88

very

Hint 88

hěn

Front 89

忙

Back 89

busy

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máng

Front 90

为什么

Back 90

why

Hint 90

wèishénme

Front 91

因为

Back 91

because

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yīnwèi

Front 92

事

Back 92

matter, affair

Hint 92

shì

Front 93

同学

Back 93

classmate, schoolmate

Hint 93

tóngxué

Front 94

朋友

Back 94

friend

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péngyou

Front 95

还 (有)

Back 95

also, too, as well

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hái

Front 96

周末

Back 96

weekend

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zhōumò

Front 97

昨天

Back 97

yesterday

Hint 97

zuótiān

Front 98

有时候

Back 98

sometimes, been known to do it

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yǒu shíhou

Front 99

常常

Back 99

often

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chángcháng

Front 100

对

Back 100

right, correct

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duì

Front 101

去

Back 101

to go

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qù

Front 102

那

Back 102

in that case, then

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nà

Front 103

所以

Back 103

therefore, so

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suǒyǐ

Front 104

看

Back 104

to watch, to look, to see

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kàn

Front 105

电视

Back 105

television

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diànshì

Front 106

电影

Back 106

movie

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diànyǐng

Front 107

外国

Back 107

foreign country

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wàiguó

Front 108

外国

Back 108

foreign country

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wàiguó

Front 109

打球

Back 109

to play ball

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dǎ qiú

Front 110

唱歌

Back 110

to sing (a song)

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chànggē

Front 111

跳舞

Back 111

to dance

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tiàowǔ

Front 112

听

Back 112

to listen

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tīng

Front 113

音乐

Back 113

music

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yīnyuè

Front 114

请客

Back 114

to invite someone out, to play host, to treat someone

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qǐng kè

Front 115

书

Back 115

book

Hint 115

shū

Front 116

睡觉

Back 116

to sleep

Hint 116

shuìjiào

Front 117

(没)有意思

Back 117

(un)interesting

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(méi) yǒu yìsi

Front 118

爱好

Back 118

hobbies

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ài hào

Front 119

想

Back 119

want

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xiǎng

Front 120

那(么)

Back 120

then, in that case

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nà(me)

Front 121

久

Back 121

long (time)

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jiǔ

Front 122

错

Back 122

wrong

Hint 122

cuò

Front 123

觉得

Back 123

to feel, to think

Hint 123

juéde

Front 124

只

Back 124

only

Hint 124

zhǐ

Front 125

另(的)

Back 125

other

Hint 125

bié(de)

Front 126

找

Back 126

to look for

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zhǎo

Front 127

算了

Back 127

forget it, forgot it

Hint 127

suàn le

Front 128

谁呀？

Back 128

who is it?

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shei ya?

Front 129

快

Back 129

fast, quick, quickly

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kuài

Front 130

进来

Back 130

come in

Hint 130

jìn lai

Front 131

介绍

Back 131

to introduce

Hint 131

jièshào

Front 132

一下

Back 132

once, a bit

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yíxià

Front 133

高兴

Back 133

happy, pleased

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gāoxìng

Front 134

漂亮

Back 134

pretty (women or objects)

Hint 134

piàoliang

Front 135

帅

Back 135

handsome

Hint 135

shuài

Front 136

在(那儿)

Back 136

at, in, on (where)

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zài(nǎr)

Front 137

学校

Back 137

school

Hint 137

xuéxiào

Front 138

坐

Back 138

to sit

Hint 138

zuò

Front 139

喝

Back 139

to drink

Hint 139

hē

Front 140

点儿

Back 140

a little, a bit, some

Hint 140

diǎnr

Front 141

茶

Back 141

tea

Hint 141

chá

Front 142

咖啡

Back 142

coffee

Hint 142

kāfēi

Front 143

可乐

Back 143

cola, soda

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kělè

Front 144

水

Back 144

water

Hint 144

shuǐ

Front 145

瓶

Back 145

bottle

Hint 145

píng

Front 146

杯

Back 146

cup, glass of

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bēi

Front 147

要

Back 147

to want

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yào

Front 148

吧

Back 148

added at the end of suggestions to soften the tone and make more indirect

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ba

Front 149

给

Back 149

to give

Hint 149

gěi

Front 150

可以

Back 150

can, may

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kěyǐ

Front 151

对不起

Back 151

sorry

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duìbuqǐ

Front 152

认识

Back 152

to get acquainted

Hint 152

rènshi

Front 153

图书馆

Back 153

library

Hint 153

túshūguǎn

Front 154

玩

Back 154

to have fun, to play

Hint 154

wán

Front 155

一起

Back 155

together

Hint 155

yìqǐ

Front 156

了

Back 156

used after occurrence or completion of an action or event, usually follows a verb

Hint 156

le

Front 157

回

Back 157

to return

Hint 157

huí

Front 158

才

Back 158

indicates occurrence of an event is later than expected, not until, only then

Hint 158

cái

Front 159

聊天

Back 159

to chat

Hint 159

liáo tiān

Front 160

来

Back 160

to come

Hint 160

lái

Front 161

给

Back 161

to, for

Hint 161

gěi

Front 162

(打) 电话

Back 162

(to call on) phone

Hint 162

(dǎ) diànhuà

Front 163

喂

Back 163

hello (on the phone)

Hint 163

wéi

Front 164

就

Back 164

precisely, exactly

Hint 164

jiù

Front 165

您

Back 165

you (polite)

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nín

Front 166

哪

Back 166

which

Hint 166

nǎ/něi

Front 167

位

Back 167

respectful address to a person

Hint 167

wèi

Front 168

问

Back 168

to ask

Hint 168

wèn

Front 169

问题

Back 169

question, problem

Hint 169

wèntí

Front 170

时间

Back 170

time

Hint 170

shíjiān

Front 171

空

Back 171

free time

Hint 171

kòng

Front 172

上午

Back 172

morning

Hint 172

shàngwǔ

Front 173

下午

Back 173

afternoon

Hint 173

xiàwǔ

Front 174

以后

Back 174

after, from now on, later on

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yǐhòu

Front 175

要是

Back 175

if

Hint 175

yàoshi

Front 176

方便

Back 176

convenient

Hint 176

fāng'biàn

Front 177

到

Back 177

to go to, to arrive

Hint 177

dào

Front 178

等

Back 178

to wait, to wait for

Hint 178

děng

Front 179

要

Back 179

will, be going to, to want to, to have a desire to

Hint 179

yào

Front 180

别

Back 180

don't

Hint 180

bié

Front 181

客气

Back 181

polite

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kèqi

Front 182

课

Back 182

class, course, lesson

Hint 182

kè

Front 183

节

Back 183

measure word for class periods

Hint 183

jié

Front 184

门

Back 184

measure word for class/coursee

Hint 184

men

Front 185

年级

Back 185

grade (in school) ex: senior, 4th year

Hint 185

niánjí

Front 186

考试

Back 186

to give, or take a test, test (noun)

Hint 186

kǎoshì

Front 187

考

Back 187

to get tested on, ex: kao Zhongwen

Hint 187

kǎo

Front 188

办公室

Back 188

office

Hint 188

bàng'gōngshì

Front 189

开会

Back 189

to open/hold a meeting

Hint 189

kāi huì

Front 190

行

Back 190

all right, ok

Hint 190

xíng

Front 191

下

Back 191

next, below

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xià

Front 192

文

Back 192

language

Hint 192

wén

Front 193

跟

Back 193

with

Hint 193

gēn

Front 194

得

Back 194

have to, must (more common in Beijing)

Hint 194

děi

Front 195

应该

Back 195

should

Hint 195

yīnggāi

Front 196

但是

Back 196

but, interchangeable with 可是

Hint 196

dànshi

Front 197

回来

Back 197

to come back

Hint 197

huí lai

Front 198

帮

Back 198

to help, usually followed by subject

Hint 198

bāng

Front 199

说

Back 199

to say, to speak

Hint 199

shuō

Front 200

准备

Back 200

to prepare

Hint 200

zhǔnbèi

Front 201

练习

Back 201

to prepare

Hint 201

liànxí

Front 202

见面

Back 202

to meet up (with (in person))

Hint 202

jiàn miàn

Front 203

复习

Back 203

to review

Hint 203

fùxí

Front 204

预习

Back 204

to preview

Hint 204

yùxí

Front 205

生词

Back 205

vocabulary

Hint 205

shēngcí

Front 206

语法

Back 206

grammar

Hint 206

yǔfǎ

Front 207

汉字

Back 207

Chinese characters

Hint 207

hànzì

Front 208

第

Back 208

prefix for ordinal numbers, not to be confused with 弟弟

Hint 208

dì

Front 209

枝

Back 209

measure word for long, thin, inflexible objects (ex: pens, rifles)

Hint 209

zhī

Front 210

笔

Back 210

pen

Hint 210

bǐ

Front 211

张

Back 211

measure word for flat objects (ex: paper, photos)

Hint 211

zhāng

Front 212

纸

Back 212

paper

Hint 212

zhǐ

Front 213

写

Back 213

to write

Hint 213

xiě

Front 214

写

Back 214

to write

Hint 214

xiě

Front 215

学

Back 215

to study, to learn

Hint 215

xué

Front 216

字

Back 216

characters/letters, written language

Hint 216

zì

Front 217

字

Back 217

characters/letters, written language

Hint 217

zì

Front 218

教

Back 218

to teach

Hint 218

jiāo

Front 219

怎么

Back 219

how, how come

Hint 219

zěnme

Front 220

懂

Back 220

to understand

Hint 220

dǒng

Front 221

真

Back 221

really, real

Hint 221

zhēn

Front 222

得

Back 222

(possessive word) (usually follows verbs) different from 的

Hint 222

de

Front 223

多

Back 223

many, much

Hint 223

duō

Front 224

非常

Back 224

very much

Hint 224

feí cháng

Front 225

特别

Back 225

especially

Hint 225

tè bíe

Front 226

说话

Back 226

to speak, talk

Hint 226

shuó huà

Front 227

慢

Back 227

slow

Hint 227

màn

Front 228

容易

Back 228

easy

Hint 228

róngyì

Front 229

简单

Back 229

simple

Hint 229

jiǎndān

Front 230

难

Back 230

hard

Hint 230

nán

Front 231

上个

Back 231

the previous one

Hint 231

shàng ge

Front 232

哪里

Back 232

where, saying it 2x = you flatter me

Hint 232

nǎlǐ

Front 233

平常

Back 233

usually

Hint 233

píng cháng

Front 234

早

Back 234

early

Hint 234

zǎo

Front 235

晚

Back 235

late

Hint 235

wǎn

Front 236

就

Back 236

indicates earliness as opposed to 才; earlier than expected

Hint 236

jiù

Front 237

半夜

Back 237

mid-night, also used for hours after 12am till 5am

Front 238

早上

Back 238

early morning (5am-7am)

Hint 238

zǎo shang

Front 239

开始

Back 239

to begin, to start, beginning

Hint 239

kāishǐ

Front 240

大家

Back 240

everybody, everyone

Hint 240

dàjiā

Front 241

上课

Back 241

to go to class, to start class, to be in class

Hint 241

shàng kè

Front 242

学习

Back 242

to study, to learn (more formal than just xue)

Hint 242

xuéxí

Front 243

录音

Back 243

sound recording, audio file

Hint 243

lùyīn

Front 244

功课

Back 244

homework (more common in US)

Hint 244

gōngkè

Front 245

作业

Back 245

homework (more common in China)

Hint 245

zuòyè

Front 246

念课文

Back 246

to read aloud from the textbook/lesson text

Hint 246

niàn kèwén

Front 247

酷

Back 247

cool

Hint 247

kù

Front 248

酷

Back 248

cool

Hint 248

kù

Front 249

篇

Back 249

measure word for pages of essays, articles, journals, etc.

Hint 249

piān

Front 250

日记

Back 250

diary, journal

Hint 250

rìjì

Front 251

累

Back 251

tired

Hint 251

lèi

Front 252

起床

Back 252

to get out of bed

Hint 252

qǐ chuáng

Front 253

洗澡

Back 253

to take a bath for shower

Hint 253

xǐ zǎo

Front 254

一边

Back 254

simultaneously, at the same time

Hint 254

yìbiān

Front 255

教室

Back 255

classroom

Hint 255

jiàoshì

Front 256

发音

Back 256

pronunciation

Hint 256

fāyīn

Front 257

新

Back 257

new

Hint 257

xīn

Front 258

电脑

Back 258

computer, literally electric brain/mind

Hint 258

shàng wǎng

Front 259

正在

Back 259

in the middle of (doing something)

Hint 259

zhèngzài

Front 260

知道

Back 260

to know

Hint 260

zhīdao

Front 261

宿舍

Back 261

dormitory

Hint 261

sùshè

Front 262

以前

Back 262

before

Hint 262

yǐqián

Front 263

告诉

Back 263

to tell

Hint 263

gàosu

Front 264

已经

Back 264

already

Hint 264

yǐjīng

Front 265

餐厅

Back 265

dining room, cafeteria

Hint 265

cāntīng

Front 266

封

Back 266

measure word for letters (like letters to my ex type letters, not the alphabet)

Hint 266

fēng

Front 267

信

Back 267

letter (correspondence)

Hint 267

xìn

Front 268

最近

Back 268

recently

Hint 268

zuìjìn

Front 269

近

Back 269

close, near

Hint 269

jìn

Front 270

学期

Back 270

school term, semester, quarter

Hint 270

xuéqī

Front 271

除了_____ 以外

Back 271

in addition to, besides

Hint 271

chúle_____yǐwài

Front 272

专业

Back 272

major (in college), specialty

Hint 272

zhuānyè

Front 273

会

Back 273

can, know how to

Hint 273

huì

Front 274

后来

Back 274

later

Hint 274

hòulái

Front 275

后来

Back 275

later

Hint 275

hòulái

Front 276

音乐会

Back 276

concert

Hint 276

yīnyuèhuì

Front 277

希望

Back 277

to hope, hope (noun)

Hint 277

xīwàng

Front 278

能

Back 278

can, to be able to ((我不可能是你的王子...))

Hint 278

néng

Front 279

用

Back 279

to use

Hint 279

yòng

Front 280

笑

Back 280

to laugh at, to laugh, to smile

Hint 280

xiào

Front 281

笑

Back 281

to laugh at, to laugh, to smile

Hint 281

xiào

Front 282

祝

Back 282

to wish (well)

Hint 282

zhù