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