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