Lesson 8 vocabulary (Mandarin - English)

Question 1

前天

Answer 1

Pinyin: qián-tiān

English: the day before yesterday

Question 2

昨天

Answer 2

Pinyin: zuó-tiān

English: yesterday

Question 3

今天

Answer 3

Pinyin: jīn-tiān

English: today

Question 4

明天

Answer 4

Pinyin: míng-tiān

English: tomorrow

Question 5

后天

Answer 5

Pinyin: hòu-tiān

English: the day after tomorrow

Question 6

前年

Answer 6

Pinyin: qián-nián

English: the year before last

Question 7

去年

Answer 7

Pinyin: qù-nián

English: last year

Question 8

今年

Answer 8

Pinyin: jīn-nián

English: this year

Question 9

明年

Answer 9

Pinyin: míng-nián

English: next year

Question 10

后年

Answer 10

Pinyin: hòu-nián

English: the year after next

Question 11

星期

Answer 11

Pinyin: xīng-qī

English: week

Question 12

每次

Answer 12

Pinyin: měi cì

English:

1. each time
2. every time

Question 13

上午

Answer 13

Pinyin: shàng-wǔ

English:

1. morning
2. a.m.

Question 14

中午

Answer 14

Pinyin: zhōng-wǔ

English:

1. noon
2. at noon

Question 15

下午

Answer 15

Pinyin: xià-wǔ

English:

1. afternoon
2. p.m.

Question 16

早上

Answer 16

Pinyin: zǎo-shàng

English: early morning

Question 17

晚上

Answer 17

Pinyin: wǎn-shàng

English: evening

Question 18

月

Answer 18

Pinyin: yuè

English:

1. month
2. the moon

Question 19

日

Answer 19

Pinyin: rì

English:

1. day
2. the sun

Question 20

号

Answer 20

Pinyin: hào

English:

1. day of the month
2. number

Question 21

有

Answer 21

Pinyin: yǒu

English:

1. to have
2. there is (are)

Question 22

大

Answer 22

Pinyin: dà

English: large (big)

Question 23

小

Answer 23

Pinyin: xiǎo

English: small (little)

Question 24

都

Answer 24

Pinyin: dōu

English: all (adverbial particle)

Question 25

上个, 前个 (月, 星期, etc.)

Answer 25

Pinyin: shàng-ge, qián-ge

English: last

Question 26

这个 (月, 星期, etc.)

Answer 26

Pinyin: zhè-ge

English: this

Question 27

下个, 后个 (月, 星期, etc.)

Answer 27

Pinyin: xià-ge, hòu-ge

English: next

Question 28

每

Answer 28

Pinyin: měi

English: every, each

• cannot be used with a noun without adding a classifier in between.
• usually followed by 都 (dōu), because it takes in the whole