Quizlet - 1st List Chinese Vocab Flashcards
(276 cards)
1
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坐下 (zuo xia )
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to sit down
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够了/就要这些 Gòu le / jiù yào zhè xiē
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that will be all for now
3
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可以坐这儿吗？Kěyǐ zuò zhè’er ma?
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Can we sit here?
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饿 (è)
A
hungry
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餐厅 (cān tīng)
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餐馆（cān guǎn）
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restaurant, dining room (usually decorated in western style, can be cafe too)
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饭店 (fàndiàn)
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nicer restaurant (https://freewechat.com/a/MjM5OTAOTAMQ==/211922522/1)
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服务员 (fú wù yuán)
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waiter/waitress
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小费” (xiǎo fèi)
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gratuity (small fee), say this when hanging the waiter a tip
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几位 (jǐ wèi)?
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— How many people?
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等一下 (děng yī xià)
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wait/just a moment
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菜单 (cài dān)
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menu
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___ 杯水 (___ bēi shǔi)
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May we have ___ glasses of water please?
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一壶茶 (yī hú chá)
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May we have a pot of tea please?
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红茶 (hóng chá)
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Black tea (Although this is literally translated “red tea,” it refers to what Westerners know as black tea)
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黑茶 (hēi chá)
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Chinese black tea. (Chinese black tea is very dark and strong. It’s basically the tea version of coffee.)
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绿茶 (lǜ chá)
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green tea
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可以加热水 (kě yǐ jiā rè shǔi)
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please add hot water
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有筷子吗 (yǒu kuài zi ma)?
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Do you have chopsticks?
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有勺子吗 (yǒu shǎo zi ma)
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Do you have spoons?
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可以刷卡吗 (kě yǐ shuā kǎ ma)
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Do you accept cards?
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带走 (dài zǒu) — Take out
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辣/不辣 (là/bú là)
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Spicy/not spicy
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面条 (miàn tiáo) (麵條)
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Flour noodles
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米线 (mǐ xiàn)
rice noodles
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羊肉 (yáng ròu)
lamb
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鸭肉 (yā ròu) (鴨)
duck
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猪肉 (zhū) (豬)
pork
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one rule for changing from trad to simplified Chinese
- traditional Chinese characters frequently contain the radical 車.
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- reformers almost always wrote this character as 车 (chē, which means "vehicle" in English) in the simplified version of Chinese characters.
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這
这 zhè (this/these)
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為
为 wéi / wèi (act as, take...to be, to be, to do, to serve as, to become / because of, for, to)
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來
来 lái (to come)
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個
个 gè(a measure word), individual)
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們
们 men(plural marker for pronouns and a few animate nouns)
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説
说 shuō (to speak, to say)
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國
国 guó (country, state, nation)
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時
时 shí (time, when, hour, period, season)
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後
后 hòu (back, behind, rear, afterwards, after, later)
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對
对 duì (couple, pair, to be opposite, to oppose, to face, for, to, correct (answer), to answer, to reply, to direct (towards something), right)
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多(duō)
many, much, a lot of, numerous, multi-
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茄子 (qié zi)
eggplant
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番茄 (fānqié)
tomato
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葱 cōng
green onions
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豆腐 (dòu fu)
tofu
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土豆 tǔ dòu
potato
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白菜 (bái cài)
Chinese cabbage
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饺子 (jiǎo zi)
dumplings
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包子 (bāo zi)
steamed buns
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米饭 (mǐ fàn)
rice
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炒饭 (chǎo fàn)
fried rice
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北京烤鸭 (Běijīng kǎoyā)
(Běijīng kǎo yā)
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麻婆豆腐
mapo tofu (má pó dòu fu)
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糖醋里脊 táng cù lǐ jí
sweet and sour pork
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馄饨 / 抄手 / 云吞 hún tún/ chāo shǒu/ yún tūn
wontons
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春卷 chūn juǎn
spring roll
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火锅 huǒ guō
hot pot
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有五人桌吗？Yǒu wǔ rén zhuō ma?
Table for five? (zhuo zi is table)
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有英语的菜单吗？Yǒu yīng yǔ de cài dān ma?
Do you have an English menu?
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我想加菜 wǒ xiǎng jiā cài
I want to order more dishes
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我没点这个菜 wǒ méi diǎn zhè ge cài
I did not order this
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在那儿付钱？zài nà'er fù qián?
where should I pay?
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我们分开付款 wǒ men fēn kāi fù kuǎn
we would like to pay separately (fu is pay)
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炒鸡蛋 chǎo jī dàn (炒雞蛋)
scrambled eggs
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预订 ( yùdìng )
reservation
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分钟 (fēnzhōng)
minute
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小时 (xiǎoshí)
hour
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洗手间在哪里
Where is the bathroom?
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好困
sleepy
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女久不见hao jiu bu jian
long tome no see
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你在干吗
What are you doing?
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你怎么知道？(Nǐ zěnme zhīdào? )
how do you know?!
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你人真好 ni ren zhen hao
thats really nice of you
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打扰你一下da rao ni yi xia
sorry to bother you
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振作
to cheer up (cheer up!)
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不值得
it's not worth it (such as when someones crying)
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我搞砸了
i screwed up , i did something wrong
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保重
take care (to take care) (can say for goodbye)
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无聊死了
bored, boring (e.g zhe ge dian ying..)
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搞定 gao ding
finished, done (can use it by itself such as just gao ding)
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环境 huán jìng
environment
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祝贺你 (zhùhè ni 祝賀)
congratulations
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na shi shen me
what is that
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别担心 bie dan xin
don't worry
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下一个, 接下来
next
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然后
after
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tong yi 同意
to agree
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xi wang 希望
to hope; to wish
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shang ren 商人
businessman
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zhong yao 重要
important
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常常 (chángcháng)
often, frequently
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午饭
lunch
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huo zhe 或者
or, possibly, maybe
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比如
for example
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挺 ting3
quite
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la 辣
spicy
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可乐 kělè
cola
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奶茶
milk tea
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酸梅汤 (suān méi tāng)
sour plum juice
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茄子
eggplant
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竹子 zhúzi
bamboo
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最近怎么样？
How have you been recently?
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工作忙不忙？
Are you busy at work?
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回头见
See you later
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明天见
See you tomorrow
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晚按
good night
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初次见面
nice to meet you
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我是从英国来的
I'm from England
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请问您跪姓
may i have your name
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请坐
please sit
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我该走了
I should get going
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身体怎么样？
how have you been
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你怎么样
How are you?
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我不舒服
I don't feel well
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我感冒了。
I have a cold
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别担心 (bié dānxīn)
don't worry
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我听不懂 (wǒ tīng bù dǒng)
I don't understand
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我的汉语不太好
My Chinese is not so good.
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我会说一点儿汉语。
I can speak a little Chinese.
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请再说一遍
Please say it again
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请说慢一点
Please speak slower.
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听懂了吗
Do you understand?
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我学了十 点汉语了
I have been learning Chinese for ten years
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这个用中文怎么说？(Zhège yòng zhōngwén zěnme shuō?)
How do you say this in Chinese?
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非常感谢
Thank you very much
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谢谢您的帮助
Thank you for your help
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不好意思我来晚了
im sorry to be late
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你说什么
What did you say?
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现在几点
What time is it now?
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这样行吗
is that OK
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请问
Excuse me, may I ask...?
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我没吃过。
i havent eaten it before
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可以了吗
is that ok？
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没事儿吧
is that alright
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公寓
apartment
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地理 (dìlǐ)
geography
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有趣的 (yǒuqù de)
interesting
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早餐 (zǎocān)
breakfast
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更多的 (gèng duō de)
even more + noun
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她比我漂亮 （person 比person adjective）
She is prettier than me.
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鱼片 (yú piàn)
fish fillet
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粥 (zhōu)
porridge
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及第粥
congee with lean pork, liver and kidney ( a Cantonese congee) (pigs offal porridge)
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豬红 (zhu hong)
pig blood curd
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瘦肉粥 (shòu ròu)
lean meat porridge (also often comes up with pork for this)
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皮蛋 Pídàn
preserved egg (important to remember)
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猪肚/豬肚
pork belly
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凍 dòng
frozen
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凍奶茶
iced milk tea
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好立克 hǎo lì kè
horlicks (sweet malted milk hot drink powder drink)
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阿華田 ā huá tián
iced ovaltine
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菜蜜 cài mì
watercress honey drink
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蜜mì
honey
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自動的 zì dòng de
automatic
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太平門
emergency exit
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鐘
bell
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请勿(qǐng wù)
please do not
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触碰 chùpèng
to touch
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轻声细语 qīngshēngxìyǔ
to speak in a low, soft voice (e.g means whisper in a soft voice)
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一般能吃 yi ban1 neng2 chi1
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来看(lái kàn)
come and see
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快来看看吧!
come and see quickly
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跑步 (pǎobù)
to run
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吃吃东西 (chīchi dōngxi)
'to nibble, to snack'
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我告诉你
i'll let you know
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或
or （huò）
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套餐 (tào cān)
set meal
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卫生卷纸 (wèishēng juǎn zhǐ)
toilet roll
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qǐng zài shuō yī biàn .
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请再说一遍.
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please say it once again.
please say it once again (polite and good way to ask what they said)
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油 (yóu)
oil
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粉
noodles (thin or wide, made from bean, rice or sweet porato starch)
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麵
wheat noodles
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拉面(lā miàn)
ramen
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贵州米线
gui zhou rice noodles
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手工拉面 (shou gong la mian )
hand-pulled noodles
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腩 (nan3)
belly (like pork belly)
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湯 (tang1)
soup
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米線
rice noodles
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豆浆 /豆漿 (dòu jiāng)
soy milk
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午餐肉 （wu3)
luncheon meat
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命
life
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不敢当 - bù găndāng
you flatter me
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在加一个 (zai jia1 yi ge)
plus a (for food)
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柠檬水 (níng méng shuǐ)
lemon water
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学友
classmate／schoolmate
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Verb + guo过
The structure "verb + guo" is often used to emphasize someone had such an experience in the past and the aspect particle "guo" must be used immediately after a verb. （eg Tɑ̄ qùguo hěnduō dìfɑng, yě chīguo hěnduō bùtóng fēngwèi de cɑ̀i.）
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用
to use
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example： zuì xǐhuɑn最喜欢+Verb+Objectzuì xǐhuɑn + Noun
•Tɑ̄ zuì xǐhuɑn chī Sìchuɑ̄n cɑ̀i.他最喜欢吃四川菜。
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wǒ zuì xǐhuan kàn xiǎoshuō.
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either my favourite or the thing i like to do the most
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小说
novel
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常常
usually, often
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不同
bù tóng - different; not the same
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风味 ( fēngwèi )
flavour
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Bú shì......jiù shì...... meaning and example
either。。 or。。 eg •Tɑ̄ bú shì zɑ̀i jiɑ̀oshì li shɑ̀ng kè, jiù shì zɑ̀i túshūguɑ̌n li xuéxí； Wǒ bú shì hē bīng nɑ̌ichɑ́，jiù shì hē rè kɑ̄fēi.
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聊天（liáo tiān）
liáo tiān - to chat
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容易 róngyì
easy
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但即便如此
even so
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正常zhèng cháng
regular; normal; ordinary （such as for sugar at bbt place)
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無糖
no sugar
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肉松 (ròusōng)
Pork floss
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生菜 （shēng cài）
lettuce
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吐司(tǔsī)
toast
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蛋餅 (dan4 bing3)
chinese omelette/crepe
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粽子(zòngzi)
rice dumplings wrapped in leaves
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海鲜(hǎixiān)
seafood
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饭团(fàn tuán)
rice roll
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公克 (gong ke)
grams
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大卡 (dà kǎ)
kcal
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首先 （shǒu xiān）
first, firstly
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必须(bìxū)
must, to have to
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处理 ( chǔlǐ )
to handle, to deal with
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超市 (chāoshì)
supermarket (chāoshì)
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只 (zhǐ）
only
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休息(xiūxi)
to take a rest
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我只想休息一下
I just need a break
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影响 （yǐngxiǎng）
yǐng xiǎng - effect, influence
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手信
souvenir
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美食 (měishí)
delicious food (used to search for recs, like 香港美食）
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香港沙田美食推荐 （Xiānggǎng shātián měishí tuījiàn）
recommended food in Sha Tin, Hong Kong
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也就是说 (yějiùshìshuō)
in other words， ie
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看起來你可能是對的
looks like you might be right
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也就是有钱人最爱的地方
In other words, its the place the rich love the most
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家 （measure word for what)
measure word for business establishments such as companies, banks, shops, restaurants, etc.
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明白了 （míng bái le）
I understand
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明白了吗
Do you understand?
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一个人 （yí gè rén）
alone, by myself
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当地的(dāng dìde)
local
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住校园
main campus
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校园 (xiàoyuán)
campus
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出发 (chūfā)
to set off, to leave
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简单 (jiǎndān)
simple)
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懒 （lǎn）
lazy
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复杂 （fùzá）
complicated, complex
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休息(xiūxi)
rest, to take a break
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运动 (yùndòng)
sports, exercise
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健身房 (jiànshēnfáng)
fitness center; gym
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这一周
this week
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需要 (xūyào)
xū yào - need
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腸粉
Rice noodle roll (cheung fun)
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生菜
lettuce
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河粉
wide rice noodles（héfěn, canto), or pho
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雲吞 or 云吞 yún tūn
wonton
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炸兩 (zha liang)
literally "fried two," is a Cantonese dim sum. It is made by tightly wrapping rice noodle roll around youtiao. It can be found in Chinese restaurants in Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau and Malaysia.
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油炸點心
fried snacks (like youtiao)
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艇仔粥
- Sampan congee, made from rice and pork bones w fried peanuts, fillet of scaly fish..
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- is a Guangdong congee dish in China, originated in Lychee Bay, Guangzhou, Guangdong. It is peddled by the sampans cruising on the Pearl River. Selling sampan congee was one of the livelihoods of these boats.
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一碗 (yī wǎn)
a bowl of (such as mi fan, tang)
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免牛 （ｍiǎn niú）
minced beef
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免治牛肉飯
minced beef with rice (famous hk dish, can also have egg on top too)
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四方
everywhere
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幸好 (xìnghǎo)
fortunately
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反派(fǎnpài)
(fǎnpài) villain
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有用 (yǒuyòng)
useful
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语法 (yǔfǎ)
grammar
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生 (shēng)
to be born, to live, to exist, to catch (a disease)
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欢迎 (huān yíng)
to welcome; welcome
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爱心 (àixīn)
compassion, care for others
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过去(guòqù)
past
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多多
a lot
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奶牛
cow
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跳舞 (tiào wǔ)
to dance
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中饭 (zhōngfàn)
lunch
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听见 (tīngjiàn)
to hear
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小孩子 (
child
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以后 (yihou)
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什么的 (shén me de)
and so on; and what not
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旁边 (pángbiān)
next to
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周末(zhōumò)
weekend
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出国 (chūguó)
to go abroad
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差不多 (chà bu duō)
almost; nearly; similar; more or less, good enough
