Various Chinese Phrases
Terms
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- 先生
- mister
- 请座
- Please, sit down
- å’–å•¡
- Coffee
- 那么
- So; In that case
- ä¸å›½
- China; Chinese
- è¡Œä¸è¡Œ?
- Is that okay or not?
- 那么,ä¸å›½èŒ¶è¡Œä¸è¡Œ?
- Would chinese tea be alright then?
- å–
- drink
- 茶
- tea
- 喜欢
- to like
- ä½ å–œæ¬¢ä¸å–œæ¬¢å–å’–å•¡?
- Would you like coffee?
- 他很ä¸å–œæ¬¢å¥¹
- He *really* doesn't like her
- 那么咖啡行ä¸è¡Œ?
- In that case, will coffee do?
- 我很喜欢ä½
- I like you very much
- 他也ä¸å–œæ¬¢æˆ‘
- He doesn't like me either
- 介ç»
- introduce
- 爱人
- husband or wife
- 太太
- Mrs.
- 认识
- recognize, to know
- 高兴
- happy
- æ¡”åæ±
- orange juice
- ç»™
- give
- è¿™
- this
- 是
- is, was, to be
- 您
- you (polite form)
- 真
- really
- é…’
- alcoholic drink, wine, liquor
- 吧
- auxillary, used to suggest
- å‘¢
- (question word used to soften a question)
- 会
- can, be able to
- 杯
- cup
- 丬
- 1
- 二
- 2
- 三
- 3
- å››
- 4
- 五
- 5
- å…
- 6
- 丒
- 7
- å…«
- 8
- 九
- 9
- 十
- 10
- 香焦
- banana
- 奶酪
- cheese
- è‰èŽ“
- strawberry
- è‘¡è„
- grape
- 船
- boat
- 回到
- return to
- 大声
- loudly / loud
- 地
- (subor. part. adverbial) / -ly
- å“
- to cry / to weep
- 起
- to rise / to raise / to get up
- 好åŠå¤©
- most of the day
- åœ
- to stop / to halt
- 大概
- roughly / approximate / about
- 怪物
- monster / freak
- 丑
- shameful / ugly / disgraceful
- 眼泪
- tear (as in crying)
- 伤忒
- grieve
- 从æ¤
- thereupon / henceforth
- 以åŽ
- after / later / afterwards / following
- å†
- again / once more
- 出现
- to appear / to arise / to emerge
- 渐渐
- gradually
- 忘
- to forget / to overlook / to neglect
- 夏天
- summer
- 年
- year
- 太阳
- sun
- 火
- fire
- 已经
- already
- 好久
- quite a while
- 土地
- land / territory
- 一å—
- piece
- 干
- to work / to do / to manage
- 撳
- to wish / to want / to miss
- æˆ‘ç»™ä½ å–
- I'll drink it for you
- æˆ‘ç»™ä½ ä»‹ç»ä»–
- I'll introduce him to you
- 一下
- Used to soften the abruptness of a sentence
- æˆ‘ç»™ä½ ä»‹ç»ä¸€ä¸‹ä»–
- I'll introduce him to you (polite)
- 认识您, 我真高兴
- I'm very happy to know you
- 本
- "volume" - Measure word for printed matter (books, magazines, etc...)
- 張
- "sheet" - Measure word for rectangular objecst (paper, tables, beds, etc...)
- 他会æ¥
- He will come
- ä»–ä¸ä¼šå–é…’
- He doesn't drink alcohol
- 从æ¤ä»¥åŽä»–å†ä¹Ÿåƒ
- After that, he eats again
- æ¸æ¸å¤§å®¶éƒ½å¿˜äº†ä»–
- Gradually, everyone forgot about him
- 大家想起了他
- Everyone missed him
- å…”
- rabbit
- ç‹
- fierce / very
- 只要
- if only / so long as
- åªè¦ä»–一å“, ...
- As long as he cries, ...
- 对呀!
- Right!
- æ¥åˆ°
- to come / to arrive
- ä½ å‡ºæ¥
- Come out!
- 听
- listen / hear
- 以为
- consider (that) / believe
- 找
- to try to find / to look for
- 他高兴地出æ¥äº†
- He happily came out
- 骂
- To scold, curse, swear
- 一下å
- in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden
- 赶快
- at once / immediately
- 回家
- homeward
- 回
- to return; to go back
- 去
- to go / to leave
- ä½ æƒ³åŽ»æˆ‘é‚£å„¿åƒ?
- Do you want to eat at my place?
- 那么桔åæ±å¥½å§?
- How about orange juice then?
- 我很喜欢å–é…’
- I adore drinking
- è‘¡è„é…’
- wine
- 他认识她�
- Does he know her?
- 我爱人å¸çƒŸï¼Œæˆ‘很ä¸é«˜å…´
- When my wife smokes I get very upset.
- 英è¯
- English
- 还是
- or (question)
- 快
- fast / quick
- ç”·å©å„¿å‡ å²?
- How old is your son?
- 我二åä¹å²
- I'm 29 years old
- 结婚
- To marry, to get married
- ä½ ç»“å©šäº†å—？
- Are you married
- 对象
-
boyfriend / girlfriend
(lit. facing image) - --是什么æ„æ€?
- What does -- mean?
- 朋å‹
- friend
- 男朋å‹
- boyfriend
- A是Bçš„æ„æ€
- A means B
- 她也在ä¸å›½å—？
- Is she in China too?
- 那汰好了!
- That would be great!
- 太
- too
- 明天
- tomorrow
- 晚上
- evening / in the evening
- 晚é¥
- dinner
- åˆé¥
- lunch
- é‚£æ±°è°¢è°¢ä½ ä»¬äº†ï¼
- Thank you very much!
- å‡ ç‚¹é’ŸåŽ»å‘¢?
- What time should we go?
- æ€Žä¹ˆæ ·
- How about it
- å…ç‚¹æ€Žä¹ˆæ ·ï¼Ÿ
- How would 6 o'clock suit you?
- 行就å…点å§
- Fine, 6 o'clock then.
- 就
- Then (as in a suggestion)
- 我们俩
- Both of us
- å‡
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How many?
(usually when expecting less than ten) - 多少
- How much, how many?
- å°‘
- few; little
- ä½ ç»“å©šäº†æ²¡æœ‰ï¼Ÿ
- Are you married?
- ä½ ç»“å©šæ²¡ç»“å©šï¼Ÿ
- Are you married?
- 我没有结婚
- I'm not married
- 我没结婚
- I'm not married
- 音ä¹
- music
- æŒæ‰‹å
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artist name
(lit. singer name) - 专辑å
- album name
- 说唱
- rap
- æŒ
- song
- æŒè¯
- song lyrics
- 我的æ¯å
- My cup
- 我朋å‹
- My friend
- 他妈妈
- His mom
- Adverb placement
- Generally precede the verb
- Adverbial phrases of time: placement
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Precede the verb.
Can also precede the subject/topic for emphasis - Rules for 'le' (indicated action just completed)
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- Use le after verb in positive
- Can use "mei you" to form negative (witout le).
- Can also use "mei you [verb]" or "mei [verb]" in negative
- Can use "ma" or "mei you" after le for question
- Or can use "[verb] mei [verb]" without le for question - Question word positioning
- Appear in the sentence in the same place that the word that replaces them in the answer
- Verb-Object constructions
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Chinese like to add a "fill in" object to the verb when saying something like "He likes to eat" or "He is going to read", and there isn't already an object there.
"le" test - The difference between these constructions and a compound verb is that "le" can be inserted between the verb & object. - 吒饭
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To eat a meal
(lit. to eat cooked rice) - 读书
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To study
(lit. to read books) - 画画儿
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To draw/paint
(lit. to draw drawings, to paint paintings) - 教书
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To teach
(lit. to teach books) - 弬车
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To drive
(lit. to drive a car) - 看书
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To read
(lit. to read books) - 录音
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To record (also n. recording)
(lit. to record sound) - 请客
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To invite to dinner
(lit. to invite guest) - ç¡è§‰
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To go to bed, to sleep
(lit. to sleep sleep) - 说话
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To speak, talk
(lit. to speak speech) - è°ˆè¯
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To chat (also n. conversation)
(lit. to chat speech) - å¸çƒŸ
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To smoke
(lit. to smoke tobacco/cigarrettes) - 走路
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To walk
(lit. to walk road) - 坐车
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To go (by some form of transport)
(lit. to sit car) - 分
- Minute (as in time)
- 四点å五分
- 4:15
- 四点一刻
- 4:15
- 四点åŠ
- 4:30
- 四点三刻
- 4:45
- å·®å分四点
- 3:50
- æ‰
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only
(e.g. - I'm only 20 years old!) - 我æ‰å五å²
- I'm only 15 years old
- å› ä¸º
- because
- 她很ä¸é«˜å…´å› 为我å¸çƒŸ
- She is very upset because I smoke
- 条
- measure word for long, thin things (strip, ribbon, etc...)
- 绿
- green
- 江è‹
- Jiangsu province
- çœ
- province
- 如皋
- Rugao city, of Jiangsu province
- 市
- market / city
- è‹å·ž
- Suzhou city in the province of Jiangsu
- æå·ž
- Hangzhou city, capital of Zhejiang province
- 浙江çœ
- Zhejiang province
- 上海
- Shanghai
- ç»å…´
- City in northeastern Zhejiang province