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able to see

kàn de jiàn

about

zuŏyòu

about

dàyuē

after

hòu

afternoon

xiàwŭ

ago

qián

ahead

qiánmiàn

all

dōu

all

suóyŏude

all right

Hăo ba

all right/to be fine

hái hăo

all the time

yīzhí

allow

ràng

almost

jīhū

already

yĭjing

also

also

hái

altogether

yígòng

always

cháng

American

Měiguórén

and

angry/to be cross

shēngqì

answer

huídá

any

shénme

anybody

yŏu rén

anything

shénme

anything else

biéde

anytime

shénme shíhou

appear/to seem/to look

kànshangqu

apple

píngguŏ

approximately

zuŏyòu

approximately

dàyuē

April

sìyuè

around

dàyuē

arrive

lái

arrive/to get there

dào

as….  then….

jìrán… jiù

ask

wèn

at

zài

at

zài

attend a meeting or conference

kāi huì

attend/to take part

cānjiā

August

bāyuè

aunt (on father’s side)

gūgu

aunt (on mother’s side)

āyí

autumn

qiū tiān

avenue

dàjiē

banana

xiāngjiāo

bank

yíngháng

bathroom

wèishēng jiān

be (am, is, are)

shì

be away/to go away

chūmén

beautiful

měi

beautiful

piàoliang

become

dāng

beef

niúròu

beer

píjiŭ

before

qián

before… /by….

zài… zhī qián

Beijingese

Běijīngrén

believe

xiāngxìn

best

zuì hăo

bicycle

zìxíngchē

big

black

hēi

block

dòng

blue

lán

boiled rice

bái mĭfàn

book

shū

bookshop

shūdiàn

borrow

jiè

boss

láobăn

breakfast

zăofàn

bring

dài

Britain

Ying guó

broken/does not work

huài le

brown

bureau

bus

chē

busy

máng

but

dànshì

but

búguò

called

jiào

can

kéyi

can/could

néng

can/to be able to

huì

car

chē

catch

zuò

celebrate/spend

guò

change

huàn

cheap

piányi

check

chá

check

chácha

chicken

children

háizi

Chinese (language)

Zhōngwén

Chinese New Year (lit (“spring festival”)

chūnjié

city

chéngshì

classmate

tóngxué

clearly

qīngchu

close

guānmén

close by

fùjìn

coffee

kāfēi

coincidentally

zhēn qiăo

cold

lěng

colour

yánsè

come from…..

cóng…. lái

come to

lái

comfortable

shūfu

company

gōngsi

compared with

contain

hán

correct

duì

could

kéyi

country

guó

crossroads

lùkŏu

Damn it!

zāogāo

dark

shēn

date

hào

daughter

nŭ’ér

day

tiān

Dear (lit “close loved one”)

qīn’àide

December

shí’èryuè

decide/decision

juédìng

deep

shēn

deep fry

zhá

definitely

yídìng

depart/departure

fāchē

department store (lit “ hundred goods shop”)

băihuò shāngdiàn

deputy/vice

diced chicken

jī dīng

did not hear correctly

méi tīng qīng

difficult

nán

discuss/consult

shāngliang

do

gàn

do not

bié

double (lit “double person”)

shuāngrén

drink

duck

early

zăo

early hours of the morning

bànyè

east

dōng

eat

chī

elder brother

gēge

enough

zúgòu de

enough

gòu

evening

wănshang

every

měi

everything

yíqiè

exciting

jīdòng

Excuse me

duìbùqĭ

expensive

guì

extension

fēnjī

extremely

shífēn

extremely/very

fēicháng/tèbié

extremely/very much/too

tài….. le

family

jiā

father

bàba

February

èryuè

female

finally/at last

zhōngyù

fine

Hăo ba

fine/well

hăo

finish work

xià bān

first

dìyī

first of all

xiān

first time

dì yī cì

fish

flattered

guòjiăng

floor/layer

céng

follow

gěn

following day

dì èr tiān

for

gěi

forget

wàng

frankly speaking/to be honest

lăoshí shuō

free

zìyóu

free

yŏu kòng

freedom

zìyóu

fresh

xĭnxiān

Friday

xīngqīwŭ

friend

péngyou

friendly

yóuhăo

from…. to….

cóng… dào…

fruit

shuíguŏ

full

băo

get off

xià chē

get up

qĭchuáng

glad

gāoxìng

go in/go into

jìn qu

go shopping

măi dōngxi

go to work/be at work

shàng bān

go to/attend

shàng

go/to go to

going to (do)

yào

golden

jīnhuáng

good bargain

hésuàn

good friend

háo yŏu

good idea

háo zhŭyi

good looking

hăokàn

goodbye

zàijiàn

got to/must

děi

grandfather (on father’s side)

yéye

grandfather (on mother’s side)

wàigōng/lăoye

grandmother (on father’s side)

năinai

grandmother (on mother’s side)

wàipó/lăolao

Great Wall

Chángchéng

green

grey

huī

guess

cāi

half

bàn

half a kilo

yī jīn

half jin

bàn jīn

happen to/by chance/just as well

gānghăo

happy

gāoxìng

hard-sleeper

yìngwò

have

dài

have time

yŏu kòng

health

shēntĭ

heard of

tīngshuō

hello

Ní hăo

hello (on phone only)

wèi

here you are (lit “for you”)

géi nĭ

home

jiā

hot

hot and sour

suānlà

hotel

fàndiàn

hour

xiăoshí

how

duō

How are you?/How are things?

Zěnme yang?

How do I get there?/to.

Zěnme zŏu?

how long?

duō jiŭ

how many

duō shăo

how many?

how much

duō shăo

How much is it?

Duō shăo qián

how?

zěnme

however

búguò

hungry

è

hurry

husband

zhàngfu

I

I think…..

wó xiăng

I’m afraid….

kŏngpà

ideally

zuìhăo

if

rúguŏ

if feels….

mōshangqu

in fact

qíshí

in that case

in that case

zhème shuō

include

dài

incorrect

bú duì

inside

interesting

yŏu yìsi

introduce

jièshào

invite

qĭng

Is it allright?/Is it OK?

Hăo bù hăo

Is it OK?

xíng ma?

Is that so?

Shì ma?

It depends

Yào kàn qíngkuàng

It doesn’t matter/It’s allright/It’s OK

méi guānxi

it is [somebody’s] turn to….

lúndào….

it’s a long story

shuō lái huà cháng

January

yíyuè

journey

yílù

July

qīyuè

junction

lùkŏu

June

liùyuè

just

gāng

just a second

shāo děng

key

yàoshi

kind

zhŏng

king prawn

dàxiā

know - aware of

zhīdao

know [somebody]

rènshi

large one

dà de

last

shàng ge

last

zuìhòu

last minute

línshí

last year

qù nián

late/to be late

chí

learn

xué

leave

zŏu

left

zuŏ

lend

jiè

let

ràng

letter

xìn

light

diàndēng

like

xĭhuan

listen carefully

tīng hăo

listen to you

tīng

little

diănr

little

xiăo

little bit

yìdiăn

little bit (lit “to have a little”)

yŏu yìdiăn

live

zhù

local

dāngdì

London

Lúndūn

long (as of time)

jiŭ

long/to be long

cháng

look around

guàng

look for…

zhăo

lunch

wŭfàn

lychee

lìzhī

magnificent

zhuàngguān

make time/to find time

chōu kòng

male

nán

management/to manage

guánli

manager

jīnglĭ

many

hěnduō

many apologies

zhēn bàoqiàn

many thanks

duō xiè

map

dìtú

March

sānyuè

market

shìchăng

married

jiéhūn

May

wŭyuè

may

kéyi

me

me too/same here

wó yě shì

meet

jiē

meet

jiàndào

meet

jiànmiàn

mention

shuōqĭ

menu

càidān

minute (counting minutes)

fēnzhōng

minute (in time)

fēn

Miss

xiáojie

Monday

xīngqīyī

money

qián

month

yuè

more

duō

more than

duō

morning

zăoshang

most

zuì

mother

māma

Mr

xiānsheng

must

yídìng

must

bìxū

name

míngzi

nearby

fùjìn

nearly

kuài

need

xūyào

new/to be new

xīn

next

xià ge

next door

gébì

next stop

xià yī zhàn

next time

xià cì

next year

míng nián

nice

shūfu

night gown

shuìyī

no need/do not need

bú yòng

no problem

méi wèntí

no/not

noisy

chăo

noodles

miàntiáo

north

běi

not

méi yŏu

not easy to find

bù háo zhăo

not really/not at all

nali

not see

bú jiàn

nothing

méi shénme

November

shíyīyuè

now

xiànzài

number

number

hào

number

hàomă

o’clock

diăn

October

shíyuè

of course

dāngrán

office

office

bàngōngshì

often

cháng

OK

hăo de

OK/can do/will do

xíng

old

old/to be old

lăo

once again

zài

one

yāo

one

one cup/glass

yī bēi

one day….

yŏu yī tiān…

only

zhíyŏu

open

kāi

open

kāimén

or (only in a question)

háishi

orange

júhuáng

orange juice

chénzi zhī

order (+ food)

diăn cài

other

qítā

over

duō

pancake

bĭng

parents

fùmŭ

pass

peach

táozi

percent

băifēnzhī

perhaps

yéxŭ

person/people

rén

photograph

zhàopiàn

pink

fěnhóng

pity that….

kěxī

plan

dăsuàn

please

qĭng

pleased

gāoxìng

plus

jiā

post office

yóujú

postcode

yóubiān

presents/gifts

lĭwù

problem

wèntí

promise

băozhèng

public

gōngyòng

pure silk

zhēn sī

pure wool

chún máo

purple

quarter

quickly

kuài

quite

bŭjiào

quite good/quite well

bú cuò

railway station

huŏchē zhàn

rain/raining

xiàyŭ

rather

bŭjiào

really

zhēn

really?

zhēn de

receive

shōu dào

received by/to receive

shōu

received letter

láixìn

recently

zuìjìn

red

hóng

relatively

bŭjiào

remember

jìde

repair

xiū

report

bàogào

require

xūyào

rest

xiūxi

restaurant

cānguăn

restaurant/dining-roo m

cāntīng

retire/retired

tuìxiū

return

huán

return

zhăo

return

huílai

ride

right

yòu

right/by the way

duì le

road

roast

kăo

romantic

làngmàn

room

fángjiān

same

yíyàng

Saturday

xīngqīliù

sauce

jiàng

say

shuō

scarf

wéijīn

scenery

fēngjĭng

seafood

hăixiān

season

jìjié

seasonal vegetables

shícài

secondary/middle school

zhōngxué

secretary

mìshū

see

kàn jiàn

see to/handle

chúlĭ

see you later

huíjiàn

see/visit

kàn

sell

mài

send for someone

rang rén

sent letter

qùxìn

September

jiŭyuè

several

shop

shāngdiàn

shop

diàn

shop

măi

should

yīnggāi

side

biān

silk

sīchóu

single

dānrén

sit/to sit down

zuò

situation

qíngkuàng

sleep

shuìjiào

slowly/slow/to be slow

màn

small

xiăo

small children

xiăohái

small one

xiăo de

small plate

yī xiăo pán

small steam-container

xiăo lóng

smart

shuài

smooth

shùnlì

snack bar

diàn

snow

xiàxuě

so

zhème

soft-sleeper

ruănwò

some

diănr

some

yìxié

somebody

yŏu rén

son

érzi

soon

kuài

sorry

duìbùqĭ

soup

tāng

south

nán

speak/to say

shuō

spring

chūntiān

starving

è sĭ le

stay

dāi

steamed bread with fillings

bāozi

still

hái

stir fry

chăo

strawberry

căoméi

study

xué

subject/major

zhuānyè

succeed in finding something

zhăo dào

successful/success

chénggōng

summer

xiàtiān

Sunday

xīngqīrì

Sunday (formal)

xīngqītiān

Superb!

Tài bàng le!

sweater

máoyī

sweet and sour

tángcù

swim

yóuyŏng

swimming pool

yōuyŏng chí

table-cloth

zhuōbù

take

dài

take

dài

take a look

kànkan

take time off work

xiūxi

take/to catch (train, boat, plane, etc)

chèng

take/to shoot

pāi

talk

shuōqĭ

talk

tánhuà

talk/chat

tán

talking about/to talk about

shuōqĭ

taste

cháng

tasty

haŏchī

tea

chá

telephone

diànhuà

telephone

dă diànhuà

tell

gàosu

tell (a tale or story)

jiăngjiang

temporarily

zànshí

temporary

línshí

thank you

xièxie

that

that is

jiù shì

that woman

nà ge nŭ de

the only thing is…. /but/except for

jiù shì

there

nàr

these

zhèxiē

thing/matter

shì

things

dōngxi

think/to feel

juéde

this

zhè

this evening

jīntiān wăngshàn

this matter

zhè jiàn shì

this time….

zhè cì

this weekend

zhè ge zhōumò

this year

jīn nián

Thursday

xīngqīsì

ticket

piào

ticket office

shòupiào chù

tie

lĭngdài

time

shíjiān

tired

lèi

to

gěi

to be

mài guāng le

to be large

to have

yŏu

to have a look

nĭ kàn

today

jīntiān

tofu

dòufu

toilet

cèsuŏ

tomorrow

míngtiān

tonight

jīntiān wăngshàn

too

tourism/to travel

lŭyóu

tourist guide

dăoyóu

trading/trade

màoyì

traffic light

hónglù dēng

train

lièchē

train ticket

huŏchē piào

tram/streetcar

diànchē

trip

yílù

trip to….

zhī xíng

Tuesday

xīngqī’èr

turn right

wăng yòu guăi

two (a pair)

liăng

uncle (on father’s side)

shūshu

uncle (on mother’s side)

jiùjiu

understand

dŏng

university

dàxué

university student

dà xuésheng

until/up to

dào

urgent

urgent matter

jí shì

use

yòng

vacant/free

kòng

various kinds

gè zhŏng

very

hăo

very

hěn

very much

hěn

walk

zŏu

walk

zŏulù

wallet/purse

qiánbāo

want

yào

we/us (colloquial)

zánmen

wear

chuāng

wedding

hūnlĭ

Wednesday

xīngqīsān

week

xīngqī

weekend

zhōumò

welcome

huānyíng

west

what

shénme

what a shame/pity

zhēn kěxī

what about you?/And you?

Nín ne?

What’s the matter?

Zěnme huí shì?

when

shénme shíhou

when/while

de shíhou

whenever

shénme shíhou

where/whereabouts

náli

where?

năr

whereabouts

shénme dìfang

which

white

bái

who

shéi

Who is calling?

Nă yī wèi?

whoops!

āiyō!

why

wèishénme

why? (see note)

zěnme

wife/Mrs

tāitai

will

huì

will (do)

yào

winter

dōngtiān

with

dài

with/and

tóng

wonderful

tài hăo le

work/to work

gōngzuò

would like/to want (when followed by a verb)

xiăng

write

xiě

wrongly/to be wrong

cuò

year

nián

years old

suì

yellow

huáng

yes

shì de

yes

shì’a

yesterday

zuótiān

you

you (polite)

nín

You are so right.

Nĭ tài duì le.

you are welcome

bù kèqi

You decide

Nĭ juédìng

you’d better

nĭ zuìhăo

young

xiăo

young

niánqīng

younger brother

dìdi

younger sister

mèimei

your/yours

nĭde

your/yours (plural)

nĭménde

zoo

dòngwùyuán

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