Mandarin Companion
Key Words
關鍵詞 (Guānjiàncí)
1. 住在 zhù zài vc. to live (in/at)
2. 山上 shānshàng phrase on the mountain(s)
3. 因為 yīnwèi conj. because
4. 好玩 hǎowán adj. fun
5. 地方 dìfang n. place
6. 一些 yīxiē n. some
7. 可是 kěshì conj. but
8. 好看 hǎokàn adj. good-looking
9. 大家 dàjiā n. everyone
10. 還是 háishi conj., adv. still
11. 開心 kāixīn adj. happy
12. 早上 zǎoshang tn. morning
13. 聽 tīng v. to listen (to)
14. 生日 shēngri n. birthday
15. 那天 nà tiān tn. that day
16. 東西 dōngxi n. thing(s), stuff
17. 每年 měi nián phrase every year
18. 的時候 de shíhou phrase when…
19. 怎麼 zěnme adv. how
20. 又 yòu adv. again
21. 花錢 huā qián vo. to spend money
22. 一邊 yībiān conj. while doing... (two things)
23. 開心地 kāixīn de phrase happily
24. 家 jiā n. home
25. 這麼 zhème adv. so…
26. 還 hái adv. still
27. 第二天 dì-èr tiān phrase the next day
28. 一個人 yī gè rén phrase alone
29. 找 zhǎo v. to look for
30. 時間 shíjiān n. time
31. 多長時間 duō cháng shíjiān phrase how long (of a time)
32. 看到 kàndào vc. to see
33. 房子 fángzi n. house
34. 門邊 mén biān phrase by the door
35. 裡面 lǐmiàn n. inside
36. 開門 kāimén vo. to open the door
37. 進去 jìnqu vc. to go in
38. 老太太 lǎotàitai n. old lady
39. 走出來 zǒu chūlai vc. to walk out (from)
40. 叫 jiào v. to be called, to call; to tell (someone to do something)
41. 回家 huíjiā vo. to go home
42. 只能 zhǐnéng adv. can only
43. 看看 kànkan v. to take a look
44. 找不到 zhǎo bu dào vc. to be unable to find
45. 見過 jiàn guo phrase have met before
46. 一次 yīcì phrase one time
47. 聽見 tīngjiàn vc. to hear
48. 要是 yàoshi conj. if
49. 笑 xiào v. to laugh, to smile
50. 走出 zǒuchū vc. to walk out
51. 出門 chūmén vo. to go out the door, to go outside
52. 以後 yǐhòu adv. after; later, in the future
53. 大海 dàhǎi n. the ocean
54. 怎麼會 zěnme huì phrase how could
55. 看不到 kàn bu dào vc. to be unable to see
56. 真的 zhēn de adj., adv. real; really
57. 回頭 huítóu vo. to turn one's head
58. 不見了 bùjiàn le phrase disappeared
59. 這樣 zhèyàng pr. like this
60. 怕 pà v. to be afraid (of)
61. 海邊 hǎibiān n. seaside
62. 地上 dìshang n. on the ground
63. 第一次 dì-yī cì phrase first time
64. 從小到大 cóng xiǎo dào dà phrase from a young age until adulthood
65. 外面 wàimian n. outside
66. 名字 míngzi n. name
67. 一會兒 yīhuìr tn. a little while
68. 大叫 dà jiào v. to call out loudly
69. 出來 chūlai vc. to come out
70. 可能 kěnéng adv.; aux maybe, possibly; possible
71. 這時候 zhè shíhou phrase at this time
72. 聽到 tīngdào vc. to hear
73. 說話 shuōhuà vo. to speak (words), to talk
74. 看起來 kàn qǐlai vc. to look...
75. 工人 gōngrén n. worker
76. 那邊 nàbiān n. over there
77. 一下 yīxià adv. briefly, for a second
78. 聽說 tīngshuō v. to hear tell, to hear said (that)
79. 說完 shuō wán vc. to finish speaking
80. 有一點 yǒu yīdiǎn phrase to be a little (too)
81. 生氣 shēngqì vo., adj. to get angry; angry
82. 生氣地 shēngqì de phrase angrily
83. 海馬 hǎimǎ n. seahorse
84. 好心的 hǎoxīn de adj. kind-hearted
85. 小心地 xiǎoxīn de phrase carefully
86. 過去 guòqu vc. to go over
87. 點了一下頭 diǎn le yīxià tóu phrase to nod briefly
88. 一起 yīqǐ adv. together
89. 怎麼了 zěnme le phrase what happened, what’s the matter
90. 點頭 diǎntóu vo. to nod one's head
91. 想了想 xiǎng le xiǎng phrase thought about it for a second
92. 老頭 lǎotóu n. old man
93. 老先生 lǎo xiānsheng phrase elderly gentleman
94. 老人 lǎorén n. old person, old man
95. 家人 jiārén n. family member(s)
96. 問得好 wèn de hǎo phrase good question (lit. “well asked”)
97. 關門 guānmén vo. to close a door
98. 進來 jìnlai v. to come in
99. 一樣 yīyàng n. the same
100. 再 zài adv. again (in the future)
101. 回去 huíqu vc. to go back
102. 見面 jiànmiàn vo. to meet
103. 回來 huílai vc. to come back
104. 走過來 zǒu guòlai vc. to walk over
105. 對不起 duìbuqǐ phrase I'm sorry
106. 一百年 yībǎi nián phrase 100 years
107. 手裡 shǒu lǐ phrase in one's hand
108. 過來 guòlai vc. to come over
109. 兒子 érzi n. son
Part of Speech Key
adj. Adjective
adv. Adverb
aux. Auxiliary Verb
conj. Conjunction
cov. Coverb
mw. Measure word
n. Noun
on. Onomatopoeia
part. Particle
prep. Preposition
pr. Pronoun
pn. Proper noun
tn. Time Noun
v. Verb
vc. Verb plus complement
vo. Verb plus object