Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
142 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Zhè shì nǐ de tuōxié ma?
|
Are these your sandals?
|
|
|
Bú shì, wǒ de bǐ nèi shuāng dà.
|
No, mine are bigger than those.
|
|
|
Nà, něi shuāng shì nǐ de?
|
Than which are yours?
|
|
|
Wǒ de shì hēn sè de. O, zhè shì wǒ de.
|
Mine are black; of, these are mine.
|
|
|
xīn
|
new
|
|
|
jiù
|
old (of things not people)
|
|
|
gānjìng
|
clean
|
|
|
zāng
|
dirty
|
|
|
hóng
|
red
|
|
|
lù
|
green
|
|
|
hēi
|
black
|
|
|
bái
|
white
|
|
|
lán
|
blue
|
|
|
huáng
|
yellow
|
|
|
chéng (N)
|
orange
|
|
|
jīn
|
gold
|
|
|
yín
|
silver
|
|
|
fěnhóng
|
pink
|
|
|
huī
|
gray
|
|
|
zǐ
|
purple
|
|
|
kāfēi
|
brown ("coffee")
|
|
|
-sè
|
(N suffix) the color X
|
|
|
shuāng
|
pair
|
|
|
bǐ
|
coverb of comparison
|
|
|
tuōxié
|
house slippers
|
|
|
Nǐ fùquin shēntǐ hái hǎo ma?
|
How's your father's health, still good?
|
|
|
Hái hǎo, jiùshì shòu le yìdiǎn. Nǐ zhīdào tā tuìxiū le ba?
|
Yes, except he's gotten a little thinner. You know he retired, right?
|
|
|
Bù zhīdào! Nǐ jǐejie hái zhù zài tā nàr ma?
|
No, I didn't! Does your sister still live there with him?
|
|
|
Bù, tā jiéhūn le.
|
Oh, who's her husband?
|
|
|
Yí ge wàiguó yīshēng. Tā gēn wǒ jiějie yíyàng, rén hěn hǎo, wénhuà shuǐpíng yě gāo. Liǎng ge rén yě dōu zhǎng de hěn hǎokàn.
|
A foreign doctor. He's like my sister, a nice person, well-educated. And the two of them are both very good-looking.
|
|
|
gāo
|
tall; high
|
|
|
dī
|
low
|
|
|
ǎi
|
short
|
|
|
huài
|
evil, rotten; broken
|
|
|
pàng
|
fat
|
|
|
shòu
|
thin
|
|
|
bèn
|
stupid
|
|
|
tiáopí
|
mischievous
|
|
|
guāi
|
good; obedient (often said of children)
|
|
|
shuài
|
handsome (of men)
|
|
|
hàixiū
|
shy
|
|
|
kù
|
cool (in style)
|
|
|
cháng
|
long
|
|
|
duǎn
|
short
|
|
|
yíyàng
|
similar; same
|
|
|
bàng
|
good (colloquial or slang term)
|
|
|
zhǎng
|
to grow (often used in statements describing physical characteristics)
|
|
|
tuìxiū
|
to retire
|
|
|
zhù
|
to reside (in a place, with zài)
|
|
|
xiàng
|
to resemble
|
|
|
gèzi
|
stature; physique
|
|
|
tóufà
|
hair
|
|
|
yǎnjīng
|
eyes
|
|
|
liǎn
|
face
|
|
|
pífū
|
skin
|
|
|
bízi
|
nose
|
|
|
húzi
|
mustache
|
|
|
shēntǐ
|
body; health
|
|
|
jīngshen
|
energy spirits
|
|
|
wénhuà shuǐpíng
|
educational level (lit. cultural level)
|
|
|
Nǐ chī guò hǎishēn ma?
|
Have you ever eaten sea cucumber?
|
|
|
Wǒ cónglái méi chī guò. Nǐ ne?
|
I never have; have you?
|
|
|
Wǒ chī guò hǎi jǐ cì.
|
Many times.
|
|
|
Wèidài zěnmeyàng?
|
How does it taste?
|
|
|
Méi shénme wèidào, huáliūliū de.
|
Doesn't have any particular flavor; it's
"slick". |
|
|
shēng
|
raw; unripe
|
|
|
shóu
|
cooked; ripe
|
|
|
huá(liūliū)
|
slippery
|
|
|
cuì
|
crunchy
|
|
|
tián
|
sweet
|
|
|
xián
|
salty
|
|
|
kǔ
|
bitter
|
|
|
chòu
|
smelly
|
|
|
cì
|
MW number of times
|
|
|
cónglái
|
adverb ever; all along in the past
|
|
|
mǐfàn
|
cooked rice
|
|
|
qīngcài
|
greens
|
|
|
miàn(tiáo)
|
noodles
|
|
|
miànbāo
|
bread
|
|
|
dòufu
|
tofu
|
|
|
ròu
|
meat (pork unless otherwise specified)
|
|
|
zhūròu
|
pork
|
|
|
yángròu
|
mutton
|
|
|
niúròu
|
beef
|
|
|
jī(ròu)
|
chicken
|
|
|
jīdàn
|
eggs
|
|
|
hǎixiān
|
seafood
|
|
|
yú
|
fish
|
|
|
hǎishēn
|
sea cucumber
|
|
|
dǎ lánqiú
|
to play basketball
|
|
|
dǎ májiàng
|
to play mah jong
|
|
|
qí mǎ
|
to ride a horse
|
|
|
Zhè shì nǐmen dì yī cì lái zhèr ma?
|
Is this your first time here?
|
|
|
Bù, wǒmen lái guò liǎng sān cì le.
|
No, we've been here a few times before.
|
|
|
Nǐ bìyè yǐhòu dǎsuàn zuò shénme ne?
|
What do you plan to do after you graduate?
|
|
|
Yěxǔ dào Táiwān qù.
|
Maybe I'll go to Taiwan.
|
|
|
Qù zuò shì háishì niàn shū?
|
To work or to study?
|
|
|
Wǒ xiǎng yìbiānr jiāo Yīngwén, yìbiānr xué Zhōngwén.
|
I'd like to teach English and study Chinese at the same time.
|
|
|
Qǐng wèn, dào chēzhàn zěnme zǒu?
|
Excuse me, how do you get to the station please?
|
|
|
Cóng zhèr wàng qián zǒu, dào dì sān ge lùkǒur wàng zuǒ zhuǎn, chēzhàn jiù zài yòubiānr.
|
From here, go straight, turn left at the 3rd intersection, and the station will be on the right.
|
|
|
wàng/wǎng
|
coverb of direction (also xiàng)
|
|
|
zuò (+vehicle)
|
coverb for passenger transportation
|
|
|
guò
|
to pass
|
|
|
zhuǎn/guǎi wān
|
to turn at a corner
|
|
|
tíng chē
|
to stop or park a car
|
|
|
lùkǒu
|
intersection
|
|
|
hónglùdēng
|
traffic light
|
|
|
duìmiàn
|
across; across the street
|
|
|
gōngchǎng
|
factory
|
|
|
lǔxíngshè
|
travel agency
|
|
|
zhěnsuǒ
|
clinic
|
|
|
bǎihuòshāngdiàn
|
department store
|
|
|
xiān
|
first
|
|
|
ránhòu
|
after that
|
|
|
zài
|
then; again; more
|
|
|
Qǐng wèn, nǐ shì shénme dìfang rén?
|
May I ask where you're from?
|
|
|
Wǒ shì Shànghǎi rén.
|
I'm from Shanghai.
|
|
|
O, wǒ qù guò Shànghǎi.
|
Oh, I've been to Shanghai.
|
|
|
Shénme shíhòu qù de?
|
When did you go there?
|
|
|
Qùnián bā yuè (-fèn).
|
August last year.
|
|
|
(Shì) yí ge rén qù de ma?
|
By yourself?
|
|
|
Bù, gēn liǎng ge péngyou yíkuàir qù de.
|
No, I went with a couple of friends.
|
|
|
yíkuàir
|
together
|
|
|
yìqǐ
|
together
|
|
|
shēng
|
give birth to
|
|
|
huǒchē
|
train
|
|
|
zìxíngchē
|
bicycle
|
|
|
chuán
|
boat
|
|
|
gōngòng qìchē
|
bus
|
|
|
dìtiě
|
subway
|
|
|
chūzūchē
|
taxi/cab
|
|
|
fēijī
|
airplane
|
|
|
Zuótiān nǐmen dào nǎr qù le?
|
Where did you go yesterday?
|
|
|
Wǒmen qù le yí tàng Tiānjīn.
|
We took a trip to Tianjin.
|
|
|
Dāng tiān jiù huí lái le?
|
Did you come back the same day?
|
|
|
Shì a. Wǒmen zǎoshàng liù diǎn bàn chūfā. Bàn yè huí lái de.
|
Yes, we left at 6:30 a.m. and returned at midnight.
|
|
|
Nǐmen shì zuò huǒchē qù de ma?
|
Did you take the train?
|
|
|
Shì. Wǒmen shì zuò tèkuài qù de. Jiǔshí fēn zhōng jiù dào le.
|
Yes, we took the express. Got there in only 90 minutes.
|
|
|
dāngtiān
|
the same day
|
|
|
bànyè
|
midnight; middle of the night
|
|
|
tèkuài
|
express train
|
|
|
chūfā
|
to set out (on a trip)
|
