Saturday, December 10, 2011

Hanyu for Beginning Students Vocabulary List

Hanyu for Beginning Students Vocabulary List

1.1 中国-汉语
汉语         Hànyǔ     Chinese language
中国         Zhōngguó        China

1.2 Hello
爸爸         bàba        (informal) father; Dad
彼得         Bǐdé        Peter (a personal name)
    hǎo, hào          good; well; nice; very; quite, be fond of
老师         lǎoshī     teacher
妈妈         māma      mom
    nǐ    you (singular)
你们         nǐmen    you (plural)
你听懂了吗   nǐ tīngdǒng le ma       do you understand?
    nín you (polite)
同学         tóngxué  fellow student; schoolmate
同学们    tóngxuémen  classmates; fellow students
再见         zàijiàn     goodbye; see you later
    biǎo          surface; a table (listing information); to show, (wrist) watch
    dòng        to move; to use; to act
汉字         Hànzì      Chinese character
脑筋         nǎojīn    brains; mind; head; way of thinking
    rèn  recognize; know; admit
学会         xuéhuì   to learn; academy; to master
    zì     word; letter; character
    kè    class; subject; lesson; course
    xiě   to write; to compose

1.3 How are you?
    ba, bā      (particle indicating polite suggestion); ...right?; ...OK?, (onomatopoeia); bar (serving drinks, providing internet access, etc.)
该你了    gāinǐle    Its your turn
还可以    háikěyǐ  so-so; passable; pretty good
建华         Jiàn Huá Jian Hua, a personal name
    jìn   enter; come in
林方         Lín Fāng          Lin Fang, a personal name
    ma   (question particle for yes/no questions)
玛丽         Mǎlì        Mary (a personal name)
    ne, ní      (modal particle ending a question); how about...?; what about...?, woolen cloth
你好吗    nǐhǎoma        how are you
你怎么样        nǐ zěnmeyàng      how are things with you?
    qǐng        please; invite; to request
    shuō         speak; to say; to talk
挺好的    tǐng hǎo de   quite good; very good
    wèi, wéi  hey; to feed, hello (on the phone)
    xiè   thank; (of flowers) wither
谢谢         xièxie       to thank; thanks
    yě    also; too
    yī    one; once; a (article)
张建华    Zhāng Jiànhuá        Zhang Jianhua, a personal name
    zuò  sit; take a seat

1.4 What is your name?
安娜         Ānnà        Anna (a personal name)
安娜的    Ānnà de  Anna’s
    bù    no; not
    de, dì, dí       (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle), bull's eye, in reality
汉语老师        Hànyǔ lǎoshī        Chinese language teacher
    jiào  to call; to yell
李国华    Lǐ Guóhuá    Li Guohua, a personal name
    lín   woods; forest
琳达         Líndá      Linda (a personal name)
名字         míngzi    name
你的         nǐde        your; yours
你们的    nǐmen de       your (plural)
您贵姓    nín guìxìng (polite) What's your surname?
朋友         péngyou friend
请问         qǐng wèn        may I ask...
    shéi, shuí       who
什么         shénme  what; whatever; something
    shì  be; is; are; am
史密斯    shǐmìsī         surname Smith
    tā     he; him
他的         tāde         his
他们         tāmen     they; them
他们的    tāmende         their
    tā     she
她的         tāde         hers
    wèn          ask; inquire
    wǒ   I; me
我的         wǒde       my
我们的    wǒmende       our
    xìng         surname; family name
学生         xuésheng        student
    zhāng      (mw for flat objects); to spread out; (common surname)

1.5 What country are you from?
澳大利亚人   Àodàlìyàrén an Australian
对不起    duìbuqǐ         sorry
    èr     two (Kangxi radical 7)
    guó  country; state; nation
没关系    méi guānxi      it doesn't matter; never mind
    nǎ, něi, na       which; how, (used for after words ending with -n)
    ò, ó, é   oh (indicates understanding); oh (indicates doubt)
    rén  person; man; people (Kangxi radical 9)
日本人    Rìběnrén        Japanese person or people
我们         wǒmen   we; us
    xué  to study; imitate; learning; science; school
中国人    Zhōngguórén Chinese person

2.1 Meet my family
北京         Běijīng   Beijing (capital of China)
大卫         Dàwèi      David (a personal name)
    dà, dài     big; large, person of importance
大学         dàxué      university; college
大学生    dàxuéshēng   college student
弟弟         dìdi          younger brother
哥哥         gēge         older brother
广州         Guǎngzhōu    Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province
花子         huāzi        beggar (old term); Hanako (Japanese personal name)
姐姐         jiějie         older sister
介绍         jièshào    to introduce; recommend; introduction
    lái     come; arrive; ever since; next
马丁         Mǎdīng Martin (a personal name)
妹妹         mèimei   younger sister
墨尔本    Mò'ěrběn        Melbourne
    nà, nèi     that; in that case; then
哪儿         nǎr  where; wherever
    shàng      above; up; on top; get on; go up
悉尼         Xīní        Sydney, Australia
    xiǎo small; young
小学         xiǎoxué  primary school; elementary school
一下         yíxià        a little bit/while; one time; once
赵青         Zhào Qīng      Zhao Qing, a personal name
赵文         Zhào Wén       Zhao Wen, a personal name
赵远         Zhào Yuǎn      Zhao Yuan, a personal name
赵云         Zhào Yún         Zhao Yun (general of Shu in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms")
张建秋    Zhāng Jiànqiū         Zhang Jianqiu, a personal name
珍妮         Zhēnnī   Jenny (a personal name)
    zhè, zhèi this; these
中学         zhōngxué        middle/high school
    zhù  to live; reside; to stop
第四         dì sì      fourth; number four
第二         dì'èr        second

2.2 My family
阿伦         Ālún         Aalen (town in Germany)
    bā    eight
    ge, gè      general measure word; individual
    hái, huán         still; yet; in addition; even, repay; to return
还有         háiyǒu     in addition; also; furthermore
    hé, huò, huó, hè    and; with; harmony, mix together, soft; warm, join in the singing
    jǐ, jī        how many; several; a few, almost; small table
    jiā    family; home; household
    jiǔ    nine
    lǐ      plum; Li (common surname)
    liǎng         two; 2; both; (unit of weight equal to 50 grams)
    liù     six
    méi, mò  not have; there is not; (negative prefix for verbs), to drown; submerge
奶奶         nǎinai      grandma; (informal) paternal grandmother
    qī    seven
    sān  three
    shí  ten
    sì     four
    wǔ   five
兄弟姐妹        xiōngdìjiěmèi        brothers and sisters
    yǒu  have; there is
张雷         Zhāng Léi         Zhang Lei, a personal name
赵明         Zhào Míng     Zhao Ming, a personal name
    zhǐ, zhī  only; merely; just; but; (mw for birds and certain animals)
只有         zhǐyǒu    only
第五         dì wǔ     fifth

2.3 I have a pet!
动物         dòngwù  animal
非非         Fēifēi       Feifei, a personal name
    gǒu  dog
金鱼         jīnyú       goldfish
    le, liǎo, liào     (particle for a new situation or completed action), finish; understand; clear, observe
    mǎ   horse
    māo         cat
咪咪         mīmī     meow; breast (slang)
    niǎo          bird
    pǐ    ordinary person; (mw for horses, bolt of cloth)
    tā     it
    tiáo strip; (mw for long thin objects); item
    yǎng         to raise (animals, children); provide for; to support
小猫         xiǎomāo kitten
    zhǐ, zhī  only; merely; just; but; (mw for birds and certain animals)
利利         Lìlì Lili, a personal name
第六         dìliù         sixth

2.4 Describing your pet
    ā, á, ǎ, à, a  ah; (particle showing elation, doubt, puzzled surprise, or approval)
    ǎi      short; low
哎哟         āiyō hey; ow; ouch; (exclamation for pain)
打架         dǎ jià      to fight; scuffle; to come to blows
    duì correct; a pair; to face; be opposite; to; towards
    féi    fat; fertilizer; fertile; rich
    gāo  high; tall
好看         hǎokàn   good-looking; attractive
好玩儿    hǎowánr         interesting; delightful; amusing; fun
    hěn very; rather; quite; (adverb of degree)
可了         kěle extremely, very
马克         mǎkè       Mark (name); mark (German or Finnish monetary unit)
    nà, nèi     that; in that case; then
    pàng        fat; plump
漂亮         piàoliang          pretty; beautiful
    shòu         thin; tight; lean
淘气         táoqì      naughty; bad
挺的         tǐng ... de       quite ...; very ...
小狗         xiǎogǒu  puppy
    yáng         sheep
以为         yǐwéi      think (mistakenly); consider (that); believe
有意思    yǒuyìsi   interesting; meaningful; enjoyable
    yú    fish
    zhè, zhèi this; these
    zhēn         real; true; genuine
大同         Dàtóng    Datong, city in Shanxi province

2.5 More counting
多少         duōshao how much; how many; which (number)
还是         háishi       or; still; nevertheless; had better
    jiā    add; to increase; plus
    liàn  to practice; to train; to drill
练一练    liànyiliàn (a more casual way of saying) to practice, train, to drill
    nán, nàn          difficult, trouble; to blame
    jiǎn  to lower; to decrease; reduce
容易         róngyì    easy; likely; liable (to)

2.6 How old are you?
多大         duōdà     how big (what size); how old
    kuài fast; quick; swift
    le, liǎo, liào     (particle for a new situation or completed action), finish; understand; clear, observe
    suì  years old
    wáng       king; (common surname)
先生         xiānsheng       Mr.; Sir
太太         tàitai        wife; married woman; Madame; Mrs.
小姐         xiǎojie     young lady; miss; Ms.
知道         zhīdao    know; be aware of
对了         duìle       right, correct, yes; by the way
王汉生    Wáng Hànshēng    Wang Hansheng, a personal name
第七         dìqī        seventh

3.1 Our classroom
房间         fángjiān  room
    huáng      yellow; (common surname)
    jiā    family; home; household
教室         jiàoshì    classroom
林兰兰    Lín Lánlán      Lin Lanlan, a personal name
书包         shūbāo   schoolbag; satchel
王华         Wáng Huá       Wang Hua, a personal name
学校         xuéxiào  school
英语         Yīngyǔ    English (language)
英语老师        Yīngyǔ lǎoshī      English language teacher
桌子         zhuōzi      table; desk
第八         dìbā        eighth

//Hanyu for Beginning Students/3.2 Whose is it?
    bǐ    pen; pencil; writing instrument; brush stroke; (mw for sums of money)
不谢         búxiè       don't mention it; not at all
不用         búyòng   need not; don't have to
不用客气        búyòng kèqi   you're welcome (lit. there is no need to be polite); there is no need to stand on ceremonies
    diū   lose (something); throw; put aside
丢了         diūle         has been lost
    gěi, jǐ      to give; to grant; (passive particle), provide
    huà draw; picture; painting
    jiǎn  to pick up; collect; gather
捡到         jiǎndào   find; pick up (from the ground)
    kàn, kān see; look at; to watch; regard, watch over; look after
看看         kànkan    look carefully; examine; take a look at
客气         kèqi polite
劳拉         Láolā        Laura, a personal name
    qiú   ball; globe
谁的         shéide     whose
    shū  book; letter
    zhī  branch; [to support; put up; (mw for long, narrow objects)
自行车    zìxíngchē      bike; bicycle
王利         Wáng Lì Wang Li, a personal name
第九         dìjiǔ        ninth

3.3 How do you say?
大家         dàjiā        everyone
尺子         chǐzi        ruler (measuring instrument)
地图         dìtú         map
    dǒng        understand; know
黑板         hēibǎn    blackboard
课本         kèběn      textbook
李明         Lǐ Míng         Li Ming, a personal name
练习本    liànxí běn     exercise book; workbook
    ò, ó, é   oh (indicates understanding); oh (indicates doubt)
下课         xià kè     finish class
橡皮         xiàngpí  rubber; an eraser
英文         Yīngwén         English (language)
椅子         yǐzi chair
再说一遍        zàishuōyíbiàn        say it again
怎么         zěnme     how
中文         Zhōngwén      Chinese (language)
对了         duìle       right, correct, yes; by the way

3.4 Which one is it?
    bǎ, bà      (mw for things with handles); (pretransitive particle); to hold, a grip; a handle; stem (of plants)
    běn (mw for books); roots or stems of plants; origin; this
东西         dōngxi     thing; objects; stuff; (-xī: east and west)
    hǎo, hào          good; well; nice; very; quite, be fond of
好吗         hǎoma    okay? good?
好看         hǎokàn   good-looking; attractive
    jiè    lend; borrow; excuse
    kuài yuan (unit of currency); (mw: piece, chunk)
    liàng         (mw for vehicles)
那个         nàge        that one
那些         nàxiē       those
小说         xiǎoshuō         novel; fiction
    xiē   some; few; several; (mw for indefinite amount)
    yào, yāo to want; to need; will/shall; important, demand; request
张云         Zhāngyún        Zhang Yun, a personal name
    zhāng      (mw for flat objects); to spread out; (common surname)
这个         zhège      this
这些         zhèxiē     these

3.5 What's the date today?
    hào number; day of a month; (mw for ordinal numbers)
后天         hòutiān   the day after tomorrow
今年         jīnnián   this year
    jiàn  to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth.)
今天         jīntiān    today; at the present; now
六月         liùyuè      June
明年         míngnián       next year
明天         míngtiān        tomorrow
    nián          year
去年         qùnián    last year
上个星期        shàngge xīngqī    last week
上个月    shàng ge yuè last month
四月         sìyuè      April
    tiān day; sky; heaven; weather
星期         xīngqī   week
星期二    xīngqī'èr       Tuesday
星期六    xīngqīliù        Saturday
星期三    xīngqīsān     Wednesday
星期四    xīngqīsì        Thursday
星期天    xīngqītiān     Sunday
星期五    xīngqīwǔ      Friday
星期一    xīngqīyī        Monday
下个星期        xiàge xīngqī next week
下个月    xià ge yuè      next month
一月         yīyuè      January; first month
    yuè, ròu  moon; month, flesh
这个星期        zhège xīngqī         this week
这个月    zhège yuè       this month
昨天         zuótiān   yesterday

3.6 Today is my birthday
    ba, bā      (particle indicating polite suggestion); ...right?; ...OK?, (onomatopoeia); bar (serving drinks, providing internet access, etc.)
    chàng      sing; call loudly; to chant
唱一唱    chàngyichàng         (a casual way of saying) sing
黑板上    hēibǎn shàng          on the blackboard
快乐         kuàilè      happy
    nà, nèi     that; in that case; then
生日         shēngrì  birthday
是吗         shìma     really
写在上    xiě zài ... shàng     to write on ... (sth.)
    zhù  to wish; bless
第十         dìshí      tenth

4.1 What is the time?
晚上         wǎnshang       evening; night
现在         xiànzài    now
咱们         zánmen  we (including the listener); us; our
早上         zǎoshang         (early) morning
中午         zhōngwǔ         noon; midday
    zǒu  to walk; to go; to move
第十一    dìshíyī eleventh

4.2 Daily routine
    cāo, cào  to hold; to do; operate; conduct; behavior, (vulgar slang)
    chī  eat
    chuáng    bed; couch
    dǎ, dá      to hit; to beat; to play; to type, dozen
打球         dǎqiú       to play ball
电视         diànshì  television; TV
    fàn  food; meal; cooked rice
放学         fàng xué to get out of school; school letting out
    huí to return; to reply; to go back; (mw for matters or actions)
回家         huíjiā      return home
    kàn, kān see; look at; to watch; regard, watch over; look after
看书         kànshū    read books; read
看电视    kàndiànshì    to watch television
课间         kèjiān      interval between lessons
课间操    kèjiān cāo       set physical exercises during break
玲玲         línglíng (sound of tinkling); Ling Ling (a personal name)
    měi  each; every
每天         měitiān   every day
    qǐ    to rise; to raise; get up
起床         qǐ chuáng     get out of bed
    qù    go; to leave
然后         ránhòu    then; afterwards
上学         shàng xué       go to school
时候         shíhou   time; length of time; moment
睡觉         shuì jiào        to sleep; go to bed
晚饭         wǎnfàn   dinner; supper
午饭         wǔfàn     lunch
有时候    yǒushíhou     sometimes
早饭         zǎofàn    breakfast
    zuò  do; make; to produce; be; to cook; write
做课间操        zuò kèjiān cāo       to do set physical exercises
做作业    zuòzuòyè        do homework
作业         zuòyè      school assignment; homework; task
谢生方    Xiè Shēngfāng       Xie Shengfang, a personal name
第十二    dìshíèr  twelfth

4.3 Shall we go by bus?
    chē  car; vehicle; machine (Kangxi radical 159)
电车         diànchē  trolleybus; tram
公共汽车        gōnggòng qìchē    (public) bus
火车         huǒchē   a train
李云         Lǐ Yún    Li Yun, a personal name
    lù      road; path; journey; route
摩托车    mótuōchē       motorcycle; motorbike
你着什么急   nǐ zháo shénme jí      What are you worried, anxious about?
    qí    to ride (an animal or bike); to sit astride
骑自行车        qízìxíngchē to ride a bike; cycling
骑车         qíchē      to ride a bicycle
骑马         qímǎ       ride on horseback
汽车         qìchē      car; automobile; bus; vehicle
上班         shàng bān       go to work; be on duty
太了         tài ... le  too ...; extremely ...
一点儿    yìdiǎn     a bit; a few; a little
张建         Zhāng Jiàn      Zhang Jian, a personal name
走路         zǒulù        to walk; go on foot
    zuò  sit; take a seat
坐车         zuòchē    take a bus or train; go by car or bus
第十三    dìshísān        thirteenth

4.4 What are they doing?
保罗         Bǎo Luó  Paul; Pope John Paul II; Sao Paolo, city in Brazil
白云         báiyún     white cloud; Baiyun district of Guiyang City (貴陽市)
    děng        to wait; rank; equal; etc.
    duō many; much; a lot of
饿    è       hungry
    gǎn  catch up; overtake; drive away
赶作业    gǎn zuòyè       to catch up with homework
好吗         hǎoma    okay? good?
    huà draw; picture; painting
    lèi, lěi, léi         tired, accumulate; implicate, rope; bind together
刘方         Liú Fāng Liu Fang, a personal name
刘新         Liú Xīn   Liu Xin, a personal name
那好         nà hǎo   that's good
球迷         qiúmí      fan (of ball games: basketball, football, etc.)
    tīng         to listen; to hear; to heed
王书         Wáng Shū       Wang Shu, a personal name
王云         Wáng Yún       Wang Yun (a personal name)
小明         Xiǎo Míng      Xiao Ming (a personal name)
    xìn  believe; to trust; letter
摇滚乐    yáogǔnyuè     rock 'n' roll music
一会儿    yíhuìr    a while; a moment
音乐         yīnyuè   music
    zhǎo         try to find; look for; seek
找朋友    zhǎo péngyou        to go to see friends
着急         zháojí     to worry; feel anxious
    zhèng, zhēng straight; currently; correct; just (right); pure; precisely, first lunar month

4.5 What's the weather like?
    bāng        to help; assist; group; gang
大雷         Dà Léi     Da Lei, a personal name
    fēng         wind; news; style
    hāi, ké     (sound of sighing); cough
    gàn, gān to work; do; manage; tree trunk, to concern; shield; dry; clean
    guā  to blow (as the wind); to scrape; to shave
刮风         guāfēng  to be windy; to blow (wind)
空儿         kòngr       free/spare time
    lěng cold
没空儿    méi kòng'er    not free; have no time
    pà    be afraid; to fear
怕冷         pàlěng     to fear cold
怕热         pàrè         to fear hot
    rè     heat; hot; heat up
    shì  matter; affair; thing; business
收拾         shōushi     to tidy, put in order; to repair; to settle with, punish
天气         tiānqì     weather
无聊         wúliáo     nonsense; bored; silly; stupid
    xià   descend; fall; below; down; next; the second (of two parts)
下雨         xiàyǔ        to rain
    yào, yāo to want; to need; will/shall; important, demand; request
有事儿    yǒushìr          to have a problem
有空儿    yǒukòngr         have free time
游泳         yóuyǒng to swim
    yǔ    rain
怎么样    zěnmeyàng    how about; how is/was it
第十四    dìshísì fourteenth

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