Mandarin Companion

Mandarin Companion

Key Words

關鍵詞 (Guānjiàncí)


1. 歲 suì mw. years old

2. 叫 jiào v. to be called, to call; to tell (someone to do something)

3. 好吃 hǎochī adj. tasty

4. 家 jiā mw. measure word for shops

5. 飯店 fàndiàn n. restaurant

6. 可是 kěshì conj. but

7. 還 hái adv. still

8. 老家 lǎojiā n. hometown

9. 太太 tàitai n. wife, lady, Mrs.

10. 兒子 érzi n. son

11. 出生 chūshēng v. to be born

12. 名字 míngzi n. name

13. 的時候 de shíhou phrase when…

14. 一起 yīqǐ adv. together

15. 一家人 yī jiā rén phrase the whole family

16. 晚 wǎn adj. late

17. 關門 guānmén vo. to close shop, to close a door

18. 回家 huíjiā vo. to go home

19. 喜歡 xǐhuan v. to like

20. 說話 shuōhuà vo. to speak (words), to talk

21. 生日 shēngrì n. birthday

22. 這麼 zhème adv. so…

23. 天天 tiāntiān adv. every day

24. 上學 shàngxué vo. to start school, to go to school

25. 聽 tīng v. to listen (to)

26. 點點頭 diǎndian tóu phrase to (briefly) nod one's head

27. 小時候 xiǎo shíhou phrase when one was little

28. 開心 kāixīn adj. happy

29. 中午 zhōngwǔ n. noon

30. 早上 zǎoshang tn. morning

31. 吃的 chī de n. food

32. 午飯 wǔfàn n. lunch

33. 以後 yǐhòu adv. after; later, in the future

34. 在一起 zài yīqǐ phrase to be together

35. 吃完 chī wán vc. to finish eating

36. 又 yòu adv. again

37. 東西 dōngxi n. thing(s), stuff

38. 要是 yàoshi conj. if

39. 開心地 kāixīn de phrase happily

40. 一邊 yībiān conj. while doing... (two things)

41. 門邊 mén biān phrase by the door

42. 看到 kàndào vc. to see

43. 怎麼會 zěnme huì phrase how could

44. 回來 huílai vc. to come back

45. 還是 háishi conj., adv. still

46. 看看 kànkan v. to take a look

47. 再 zài adv. again (in the future)

48. 不行 bù xíng phrase not OK

49. 說完 shuō wán vc. to finish speaking

50. 笑 xiào v. to laugh, to smile

51. 做面 zuò miàn vo. to make noodles

52. 怎麼 zěnme adv. how

53. 這時候 zhè shíhou phrase at this time

54. 出去 chūqu vc. to go out

55. 做菜 zuòcài vo. to cook food

56. 晚上 wǎnshang tn. evening

57. 生氣 shēngqì vo., adj. to get angry; angry

58. 第一次 dì-yī cì phrase first time

59. 小朋友 xiǎopéngyou n. kid

60. 行 xíng adj. all right

61. 一會兒 yīhuìr tn. a little while

62. 大家 dàjiā n. everyone

63. 不一樣 bù yīyàng phrase not the same

64. 左右 zuǒyòu phrase about, approximately

65. 看書 kànshū vo. to read, to study

66. 聽起來 tīng qǐlai vc. to sound…

67. 有一點 yǒu yīdiǎn phrase to be a little (too)

68. 點菜 diǎncài vo. to order food

69. 時候 shíhou n. when

70. 過去 guòqu vc. to go over

71. 一個一個 yī gè yī gè adv. one by one

72. 那麼 nàme adv. so (much)

73. 第二天 dì-èr tiān phrase the next day

74. 聽說 tīngshuō v. to hear tell, to hear said (that)

75. 家人 jiārén n. family member(s)

76. 老太太 lǎotàitai n. old lady

77. 做飯 zuò fàn vo. to cook a meal

78. 送到 sòngdào vc. to send to

79. 到時候 dào shíhou phrase when the time comes

80. 好看 hǎokàn adj. good-looking

81. 過來 guòlai vc. to come over

82. 送 sòng v. to send, to deliver

83. 一個人 yī gè rén phrase alone

84. 小心點 xiǎoxīn diǎn phrase to be (more) careful

85. 走了過來 zǒu le guòlai phrase walked over

86. 那邊 nàbiān n. over there

87. 走過來 zǒu guòlai vc. to walk over

88. 對不起 duìbuqǐ phrase I'm sorry

89. 開門 kāimén vo. to open the door

90. 一下 yīxià adv. briefly, for a second

91. 手裡 shǒu lǐ phrase in one's hand

92. 這樣 zhèyàng pr. like this

93. 不用謝 bùyòng xiè phrase You're welcome (lit. “no need to thank”)

94. 後面 hòumian n. behind

95. 回去 huíqu vc. to go back

96. 晚飯 wǎnfàn n. dinner

97. 下次 xià cì tn. next time

98. 過了幾天 guò le jǐ tiān phrase after a few days had passed

99. 開飯店 kāi fàndiàn vo. to open a restaurant

100. 上個月 shàng ge yuè tn. last month

101. 聽到 tīngdào vc. to hear

102. 不開心 bù kāixīn phrase not happy, to be unhappy

103. 一樣 yīyàng n. the same

104. 那樣 nàyàng adv. like that

105. 走出 zǒuchū vc. to walk out

106. 聽見 tīngjiàn vc. to hear

107. 很會說 hěn huì shuō phrase is a smooth talker

108. 一下子 yīxiàzi adv. all of a sudden; all at once

109. 出來 chūlai vc. to come out

110. 生氣地 shēngqì de phrase angrily

111. 大叫 dà jiào v. to call out loudly

112. 老人 lǎorén n. old person, old man

113. 那天 nà tiān tn. that day

114. 不好聽 bù hǎotīng phrase unpleasant-sounding

115. 要看 yào kàn phrase to depend on…

116. 有時候 yǒu shíhou phrase sometimes

117. 有用 yǒuyòng adj. useful

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