Chinese Flashcards
(117 cards)
1
Q
Nǐ hǎo ma?
A
How are you? (You good?)
2
Q
Wǒ hěn hǎo.
A
I’m very good/well (I very good)
3
Q
bú tài hǎo
A
not good
4
Q
wǎnshàng hǎo
A
good evening (night good)
5
Q
wǎn’ān
A
good night
6
Q
zǎoshàng hǎo
A
good morning (morning good)
7
Q
lái
A
come
8
Q
tā
A
he, she, it
9
Q
hǎo hǎo
A
good, good (words repeat for emphasis)
10
Q
xiè xiè
A
thank you
11
Q
bàba
A
dad
12
Q
māma
A
mom
13
Q
nǎinai
A
grandma (father’s mother)
14
Q
Wǒ shì ____.
A
I am______. (say your own name)
15
Q
è
A
hungry
16
Q
chī fàn
A
eat food (eat rice)
17
Q
bú è
A
not hungry
18
Q
yào
A
want
19
Q
lái chī fàn ba
A
come and eat
20
Q
Nǐ yào chī fàn ma?
A
Would you like to eat?
21
Q
bú yào, xiè xiè
A
no, thanks (Not want, thanks)
22
Q
Wǒ hěn è.
A
I’m very hungry.
23
Q
Wǒ yào chī fàn.
A
I want to eat.
24
Q
一
A
yī
25
二
èr
26
三
sān
27
四
sì
28
五
wǔ
29
六
liù
30
七
qī
31
八
bā
32
九
jiǔ
33
十
shí
34
Tīng bù dǒng.
I don’t understand. (hear not understand)
35
dùi bù qǐ
excuse me/sorry
36
Měiguó
America
37
Měiguó rén
American (American person)
38
Zhōngguó
China
39
Zhōngguó rén
Chinese (Chinese person)
40
rén
person/people
41
Zhōngwén
Chinese (Chinese language)
42
cóng...lái
came from
43
Nǎli? (Nǎer)*
Where?
*In the Beijing accent, “Nǎli” among other words is pronounced as “Nǎer.” You may see both styles written.
44
Nǎ gúo?
Which country?
45
shì
is/am
46
Zhēn de?
Really
47
zhège
this
48
nàge
that
49
duōshǎo
how much/how many
50
duō
many/much
51
shǎo
few/less
52
qián
money
53
dōngxi
thing (inanimate object)
54
tài
too
55
guì
expensive
56
le
past tense
57
kuài
measure word for money, pieces of something
58
bā shí
eighty (eight ten)
59
qī shí
seventy (seven ten)
60
wǔ shí
fifty (five ten)
61
ba!
used as an exclamation point
62
yíge píngguǒ
an apple
63
yíge xiāngjiāo
a banana
64
zhège Měiguóren
this American
65
nàge rén
that person
66
yíkuài(r) dàngāo
a piece of cake
67
yìbēi kāfēi
a cup of coffee
68
yíliàng qìchē
a car
69
yìzhī māo
a cat
70
gè
the basic measure word, can be used in place of other measure words. It is given the falling or fourth tone, but usually it is spoken without a tone.
71
kuài
measure word for pieces of something like cake or pizza as well as money
72
bēi
measure word for a cup of something like water, coffee etc.
73
liàng
measure word for cars and other vehicles.
74
zhī
measure word used for most animals.
75
èr shí
twenty
76
sān shí bā
thirty eight
77
liù shí liù
sixty six
78
liǎng
two of…
79
líng
zero
80
yì bǎi
one hundred
81
yì bǎi èr shí sān
one hundred twenty three
82
Rén Mín Bì (RMB)
the currency used in China
83
xǐhuān
like (as in do you like)
84
bù xǐhuān
don’t like
85
hǎo chī
delicious
86
chī bǎo le
full
87
Zhōng Qiū Jié
Mid-Autumn Festival
88
huānyíng
welcome
89
kuàizi
chopsticks
90
yìshūang kuàizi
a pair of chopsticks
91
yùeliang
moon
92
yùebǐng
moon cake
93
měilì
beautiful
94
qiángzhùang
strong
95
tàiyáng
sun
96
tiānkōng
sky
97
bái tù
white rabbit
98
yīngxióng
hero
99
sǐ
death
100
chuánshuō
legend
101
xiǎotōu
thief
102
yùeliang
moon
103
jiàn
arrow
104
yào
medicine / pill
105
yǒu
have / has / there is…
106
méi yǒu
not have…
107
nǚpéngyǒu
girlfriend
108
chuáng
bed
109
shàng
on
110
fángjiān
room (as in a room in a house)
111
lǐ
inside
112
chuáng shàng
on the bed
113
fángjiān lǐ
in the room
114
yìběn
measure word for book
115
yìběn shū
a book
116
zhuōzi
table
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