Mandarin Flashcards

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wǒ (我)

A

I, me

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tā (他/她)

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He/him, she/her

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shì (是)

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To be; yes

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xiǎojiě (小姐)

MW: gè, wèi

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Miss; young lady

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hǎo (好)

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Good

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xiānshēng (先生)

MW: gè, wèi

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Mister; teacher; husband; sir

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xiānggǎng (香港)

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Hong Kong

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rén (人)

MW: gè

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Person; people

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Měiguó (美国)

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The United States of America

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tàitài (太太)

MW: gè, wèi

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Mrs.; wife; a married woman

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Zhōngguó (中国)

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China

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nǐmen (你们)

A

You (plural)

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tāmen (他/她 们)

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They, them (plural, a group)

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xǐhuān (喜欢)

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Like; like to

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ma (马)?

A

Final particle to turn a statement into a queston

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piàoliang (漂亮)

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Pretty, beautiful, good quality

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bù (不)

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Not

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a?
a!
(啊)

A

Final particle for a choice type question, softens the mood of a sentence

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hěn (很)

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Very, quite

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dà (大)

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Big, large

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dàn, dànshì (但, 但是)

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But; however

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xìng (姓)

A

Surname

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jièshào (介绍)

A

Introduce

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děng (等)

A

Let; wait

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nǐ hǎo (你好)!

A

Nice to meet you!

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nǐ hǎo ma (你好吗)?

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How are you?

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qǐngwèn (请问)…?

A

May I ask…?

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c

huáyì (华裔)

MW: gè

A

Overseas Chinese

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nǐ xìng shénme (你姓什么)?

A

May I know your surname?

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nǐ ne (你呢)?

A

And you?

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kàn (看)

A

Read (books), watch (TV), look at

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shénme (什么)?

A

What, what kind of

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shū (书)

MW: běn

A

Book

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Yīngwén (英文)

A

English (language)

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Zhōngwén (中文)

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Chinese (language)

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ne (呢)

A

Final particle meaning “how about?”

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yě (也)

A

Also, too

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yǒu (有)

A

Have

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méiyǒu (没有)

A

Don’t have

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yào (要)

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Want; have to, must, need to

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bàozhǐ (报纸)

MW: fèn

A

Newspaper

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le (了)

A

Final particle meaning “only” or “that’s all”

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guì (贵)

A

Expensive

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piányí (便宜)

A

Cheap

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xiànzài (现在)

A

Now, currently

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46
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xué (学)

A

Learn

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47
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Guǎngdōng huà (广东话)

A

Cantonese

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róngyì xué (容易学)

A

Easy to learn

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róngyì (容易)

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Easy

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nán xué (难学)

A

Hard to learn

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nán (难)

A

Hard

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jiào (教)

A

To teach

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liǎng (两)

A

Two (MW)

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bān jí (班级)

A

Class, group of

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duōshǎo (多少)

A

How many/how much

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líng (零)

A

Zero

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yī (一)

A

One

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èr (二)

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Two

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sān (三)

A

Three

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sì (四)

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Four

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wǔ (五)

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Five

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liù (六)

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Six

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qī (七)

A

Seven

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bā (八)

A

Eight

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jiǔ (九)

A

Nine

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shí (十)

A

Ten

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xuéshēng (学生)

A

Student

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zǎoshang hǎo (早上好)

A

Good morning!

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xièxiè (谢谢)

A

Thank you

70
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bù kèqì (不客气)

A

You are welcome (lighter)

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bié kèqì (别客气)

A

You are welcome (heavier)

72
Q

zhǔrén (主任)

MW: gè, wèi

A

Director

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Rìběn (日本)

A

Japan

74
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rìwén (日文)

A

Japanese (language)

75
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Yīngguó (英国)

A

England/UK

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Jiānádà (加拿大)

A

Canada

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tóngxué (同学)

A

Classmate

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kāfēi (咖啡)

A

Coffee

79
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chá (茶)

A

Tea

80
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lǎoshī (老师)

A

Teacher

81
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měitiān (每天)

A

Every day

82
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měih (每)

A

Every

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zǎoshang (早上)

A

Morning (before noon)

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xiàwǔ (下午)

A

Afternoon

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(Number) diǎn (zhōng) (点钟)

A

(Number) o’clock

86
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bàn (半)

A

Half

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shàngkè (上课)

A

Attend class; class begins

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kè (课)

A

Class

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zhōngwǔ (中午)

A

Noon

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shīxué (失学)

A

Geet out of school

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zhǔnshí (准时)

A

Punctual

92
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bù (verb) (不)

A

Don’t (verb)

Mild command

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chídào (迟到)

A

Arrive late

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chí (迟)

A

Late

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dào (到)

A

Arrive, reach

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xuéxiào (学校)

A

School

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wèishéme (为什么)

A

Why, how come

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wǎn (晚)

A

Late (in the evening)

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zǎo (早)

A

Early

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shuìjiào (睡觉)

A

Sleep

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qǐchuáng (起床)

A

Get up

103
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zhīdào

A

Know (information)

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wǎnshàng (晚上)

A

Evening, night time

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jǐ diǎn (几点)

A

What time?

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píngcháng (平常)

A

Usually, ordinarily

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bànyè (半夜)

A

Midnight

108
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shíhòu (时候)

A

When?

109
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shàngxué (上学)

A

Go to school

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(Number) fēn(zhōng) (分钟)

A

(Number) minute(s)

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duōjiǔ (多久)

A

How long?

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(Number) kè zhōng (刻钟)

A

15 minute period

113
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dì (第)

A

Prefix for counting

114
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dìyī (第一)

A

First

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dì èr (第二)

A

Second; another, other

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xià kè (下课)

A

Class dismisses

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jǐ (几)

A

Several; more than

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xiǎoshí (小时)

MW: gè

A

Hour

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fēnzhōng (分钟)

A

Minute

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lái (来)

A

Come

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hái méiyǒu (还没有)

A

Not yet

122
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jìn (进)

A

Enter

123
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jìnlái (进来)

A

Come in

124
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duìbuqǐ (对不起)

A

Sorry

125
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(Place1) zhì (至) (Place2)

A

From (Place1) to (Place2)

126
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(Time1) zhì (至) (Time2)

A

From (Time1) to (Time2)

127
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xiūxí (休息)

A

Rest, take a break

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hěn kuài (很快)

A

Very fast; soon

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wǎn’ān (晚安)

A

Good night

130
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shàngbān (上班)

A

Go to work

131
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xiàbān (下班)

A

Get off from work

132
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yǐxià (以下)

A

And then, the following

133
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jīntiān (今天)

A

Today

134
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tiān (天)

A

Day

135
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míngtiān (明天)

A

Tomorrow

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zuótiān (昨天)

A

Yesterday

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nián (年)

A

Year

138
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yuè (月)

A

Month

139
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rì (日)

A

Date, day of the month; number

140
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shēngrì (生日)

A

Birthday

141
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shàng (上)

A

Last (month, week, time)

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xià (下)

A

Next (month, week, time)

143
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zài (在)

A

To be located at, in or on, from

144
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chūshēng (出生)

A

Be born

145
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gěi (给)

A

Give

146
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lǐwù (礼物)

MW: fèn

A

Present, gift

147
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xīngqí (星期)/zhōu (周)

A

Week

148
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zhè (这)

A

This

149
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zhèxiē (这些)

A

These

150
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xiē (些) (Noun)

A

Pluarlizes a noun

151
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zuò shénme (做什么)

A

What to do?

152
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zuò (做)

A

Do; work as

153
Q

qù mǎi dōngxī (去买东西)

A

Go shopping

154
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qù (去)

A

Go

155
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mǎi dōngxī (买东西)

A

Buy things; shopping

156
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mǎi (买)

A

Buy

157
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hē chá (喝茶)

A

Have tea

158
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hē (喝)

A

To drink

159
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nǎ (哪)

A

Which

160
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nà (那)

A

That

161
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nàxiē (那些)

A

Those

162
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shéi (谁)

A

Who?

163
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nǎ yīgè (哪一个)

A

Which one?

164
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qùnián (去年)

A

Last year

165
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jīnnián (今年)

A

This year

166
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míngnián (明年)

A

Next year

167
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nǎlǐ (哪里)

A

Where?

168
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de

A

Structural particle to indicate possessiveness

169
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kǎ (卡)

A

Card

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tóng (同)

A

And, with

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