Mandarin Companion

Mandarin Companion

Key Words

關鍵詞 (Guānjiàncí)


1. 歲 suì mw. years old

2. 小學生 xiǎoxuéshēng n. elementary school student

3. 新 xīn adj. new

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

5. 一起 yīqǐ adv. together

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

7. 已經 yǐjing adv. already

8. 外星人 wàixīngrén n. alien

9. 有時候 yǒu shíhou phrase sometimes

10. 山上 shānshàng phrase on the mountain(s)

11. 星星 xīngxing n. star, stars

12. 可是 kěshì conj. but

13. 怕 pà v. to be afraid (of)

14. 天上 tiānshàng n. in the sky

15. 看見 kànjian vc. to see

16. 見過 jiàn guo phrase have met before

17. 笑 xiào v. to laugh, to smile

18. 要是 yàoshi conj. if

19. 怎麼 zěnme adv. how

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

21. 想了想 xiǎng le xiǎng phrase thought about it for a second

22. 可能 kěnéng adv.; aux maybe, possibly; possible

23. 又 yòu adv. again

24. 家 jiā mw., n. measure word for shops; home

25. 地方 dìfang n. place

26. 不一樣 bù yīyàng phrase not the same

27. 聽 tīng v. to listen (to)

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

29. 就 jiù adv. just

30. 星期一 Xīngqīyī tn. Monday

31. 小朋友 xiǎopéngyou n. kid

32. 的時候 de shíhou phrase when…

33. 第二天 dì-èr tiān phrase the second day

34. 小學 xiǎoxué n. elementary school

35. 大家 dàjiā n. everyone

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

37. 好笑 hǎoxiào adj. funny

38. 火星 Huǒxīng pn. Mars

39. 每次 měi cì phrase every time

40. 開心 kāixīn adj. happy

41. 這麼 zhème adv. so…

42. 有一天 yǒu yī tiān phrase one day…

43. 回來 huílai vc. to come back

44. 拿 ná v. to get, to hold

45. 東西 dōngxi n. thing(s), stuff

46. 門邊 mén biān phrase by the door

47. 看到 kàndào vc. to see

48. 裡面 lǐmiàn n. inside

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

50. 看書 kànshū vo. to read, to study

51. 第一次 dì-yī cì phrase first time

52. 這樣 zhèyàng pr. like this

53. 聽到 tīngdào vc. to hear

54. 回家 huíjiā vo. to go home

55. 中午 zhōngwǔ n. noon

56. 一個人 yī gè rén phrase alone

57. 過去 guòqu vc. to go over

58. 後面 hòumian n. behind

59. 還 hái adv. still

60. 好吃 hǎochī adj. tasty

61. 回頭 huítóu vo. to turn one's head

62. 說完 shuō wán vc. to finish speaking

63. 吃完 chī wán vc. to finish eating

64. 這時候 zhè shíhou phrase at this time

65. 手裡 shǒu lǐ phrase in one's hand

66. 那麼 nàme adv. so…

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

68. 一樣 yīyàng n. the same

69. 看看 kànkan v. to take a look

70. 小心 xiǎoxīn v. to be careful

71. 小時 xiǎoshí n. hour

72. 不見了 bùjiàn le phrase disappeared

73. 聽起來 tīng qǐlai vc. to sound…

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

75. 不可能 bù kěnéng phrase impossible (to)

76. 再 zài adv. again (in the future)

77. 路上 lùshang n. on the road, on the way

78. 小心地 xiǎoxīn de phrase carefully

79. 怎麼了 zěnme le phrase what happened, what’s the matter

80. 次 cì mw. time(s)

81. 一個多星期 yī gè duō xīngqī phrase over a week

82. 馬上 mǎshàng adv. right away

83. 怎麼會 zěnme huì phrase how could

84. 上面 shàngmian n. on, on top, above

85. 下面 xiàmian n. below, under

86. 開門 kāimén vo. to open the door

87. 再說 zàishuō conj. furthermore, besides

88. 一下 yīxià adv. briefly, for a second

89. 聽見 tīngjiàn vc. to hear

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

91. 不小心 bù xiǎoxīn phrase to not be careful; accidentally

92. 好了 hǎo le phrase done

93. 火星人 Huǒxīng-rén pn. Martian

94. 那天 nà tiān tn. that day

95. 本子 běnzi n. notebook

96. 一次 yīcì phrase one time

97. 拿到 nádào vc. to get, to manage to get

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

99. 出去 chūqu vc. to go out

100. 認識 rènshi v. to recognize

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

102. 一會兒 yīhuìr tn. a little while

103. 好看 hǎokàn adj. good-looking

104. 看起來 kàn qǐlai vc. to look...

105. 出來 chūlai vc. to come out

106. 幾個月 jǐ gè yuè phrase several months

107. 開心地 kāixīn de phrase happily

108. 第二年 dì-èr nián phrase second year

109. 男生 nánshēng n. boy, male student

110. 下一個 xià yī ge phrase next (one)

111. 沒想到 méi xiǎngdào phrase to never have imagined

112. 喜歡 xǐhuan v. to like

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