Teach Yourself Beginner's Mandarin Chinese - Chapter 6

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Běihǎi Gōngyuán

Back 1

Beihai Park

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bǐ

Back 2

compared to

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dìng (piào)

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to book (a ticket)

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dōngxi

Back 4

thing, object

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fúwùyuán

Back 5

assistant, house staff

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gēi

Back 6

for; to give

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gěn

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and

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háishi

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or - used in question forms

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huàn qián

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to change money

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kàn

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to watch; to look at

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mǎi

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to buy

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nàme

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in thst case, then

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nán

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difficult

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qián

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money

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ránhòu

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afterwards

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róngyì

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easy

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tīng

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listen

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wèntí

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question, problem

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méi wèntí

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no problem

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xiān

Back 20

first

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xiǎng

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would like to; to think

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Xīfāng

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the West, Western

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xiūxi

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to rest, rest

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yào

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to want

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yínháng

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bank

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yíyàng

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same

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yǒu yìsi

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interesting

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zài

Back 28

(indicates continuing action)

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dǎ tàijíquán

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to do Tai Chi

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Karla gēn Stephanie yíyàng gāo

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Karla is the same height as Stephanie

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Gillian bǐ Karla nán

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Gillian is more difficult than Karla

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louise gēn Karla bù yíyàng gāo

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Louise is not the same height as karla

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tā bù bǐ wǒ dà

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she is not older than me

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wǒ bǐ Mori yǒu yìsi

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I am more interesting than Mori

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Wǒ yào xiān huàn diǎnr qián

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I first want to change some money (TP)

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Wǒmen xiān zuò chē qù Zhōngguó Yínháng huàn qián

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We'll first go to the Bank of China in the car to change money. (TMP)

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tā shì nǐde pēngyǒu háishì nǐde lǎoshī

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Is she your friend or your teacher?

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nǐ xiǎng kàn diànyǐng háishi kàn jīngjù

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would you rather watch film or Peking Opera

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Nǐ zài kàn diànshì

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You're watching TV

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wǒ qǐng fúwùyuán gěi wǒmen dìng piào

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I ask the assistant to book tickets for us

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tā zài mǎi dōngxi

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She is buying things

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tāmen zài kàn zájì

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they are watching acrobatics

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tāmen zài kàn diànyǐng

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they are watching a film

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tā zài tīng yīnyuè

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he is listening to music

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男厕所

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nán cèsuǒ

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女 厕所

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nǔ césuǒ