Text CHINESE 1 VOCABULARY For accompanying texts, written and listening exercises, visit Chinese 1 class website atthe following link: http://south.mpls.k12.mn.us/chinese_1.html Abbreviation for Grammar Terms abbr abbreviation adj adjective adv adverb av auxiliary verb ce Common expression coll colloquialism conj conjunction excl exclamation interj interjection mw measure word n noun np Noun phrase num numeral p particle pn proper noun pron pronoun prefix prefix prep preposition ono onomatopoeic qp question particle qpr question pronoun qw question word suffix suffix t time word v verb vc Verb plus complement vo Verb plus object Chinese CHINESE 1 VOCABULARY LIST Parts of speech Pinyin A Definition n. A1yi2 Aunt (mother s sister) 4 v. n. Ai4 love 2 n. An1 peace 6 B Num. Ba1 eight 9 n. Ba4ba dad 1 Adj. Bai2 white 8 Num. Bai2 hundred 9 Adj. Bei2 north 5 Lesson
Text pn. Bei2jing1 Beijing 5 n. Bo2bo Uncle (father s elder brother) 4 Adv. Bu4 No, not 1 ce Bu2 yong4 Need not 7 C n. Can1ting1 cafeteria 7 n. Cao3 Grass 4 n. mw Ceng2 floor 7 n. Cha2 tea 6 Adj. Chang2 long 5 pn. Chang2cheng2 The Great Wall 5 pn. Chang2jiang1 The Yangtze River 5 n. Che1 car 4 n. Cheng2 City, city wall 5 n. v. Chou2 worry 4 Adv. Chu4chu everywhere 8 v. Chu1 Exit, go out 8 n. v. Chukou3 export 8 n. Chun1 spring 2 D v. Da3 Hit, strike, make (a call) 8 Vo. Da3 dian4hua4 Make a phone call 8 Adj. Da4 Big, large 2 n. Da4xue2 College, university 2
Text n. Da4 xue2sheng College student 2 n. Dai4fu doctor 2 v. Dao4 Bid, tell, say 6 P de (a possessive or modifying 2 particle;) p de2 (a structural particle) 5 n. De2guo2 Germany 3 n. De2guo2 ren2 German (people) 3 n. Di4di Younger brother 1 n. Di4tu2 map 5 n. v. Dian3 Point, nod 6 v. Dian3tou2 nod 6 n. Dian4hua4 telephone 8 Adj. Dian4zi electronic 8 n. Dian4zi you2jian4 e-mail 8 n. Dong1 east 8 n. Dong1fang1 East side 8 Pn. Dong1ya4 East Asia 8 n. Dong1ya4 xue2 East Asian Studies 8 Adv. Dou1 All, both 1 n. Du4zi Stomach, belly 5 Adj. Dui4 Right, correct 6 ce Dui4buqi3 I am sorry. 7 ce Dui4le correct 5 Adj. Duo1 Many, much 4 qw Duo1shao3 How many, how much 8
Text E Adj. e4 hungry 5 Num. Er4 two 3 F v. Fa1 Send, deliver 8 vo Fa1 dian4zi you2jian4 Send an e-mail 8 pn. Fa3guo2 France 3 pn. Fa3guo2 ren2 French (people) 3 n. Fang2jian1 room 9 n. Feng1 wind 8 n.v. Fen1 Point; divide; 6 Vo. Fen1shou3 Split up; 6 G Adj. Gan1jing4 clean 9 mw Ge4 a measure word 5 n. Ge1ge Elder brother 1 v. Gei3 give 5 Adv. Geng4 Even more 9 Adj. Gong1gong4 public 9 n. Gong1si1 Company 8 n. v. Gong1zuo4 Work, job 8 n. Gu1gu (paternal) aunt 4 Adj. Gui4 Expensive, costly 3 ce Gui4xing4 What s your honorable last name? 3 n. Guo2 Country, state 2 H
Text n. Hai3 sea 5 n. Han4yu3 Mandarin Chinese 5 Adj. Hao3 good 1 n. Hao4 number in a series 7 suffix n Hao4ma3 number 8 Adj. Hao3xiao4 funny 5 v. He1 drink 6 Conj. He2 and 4 n. He2 river 4 Adv. Hen3 Very, quite 1 Adj. Hong2 red 4 n. Hou2zi monkey 5 n. Hua1 flower 4 n. Hua2ren2 people with Chinese ancestry 5 v. Huan1ying2 welcome 6 Adj. Huang2 yellow 4 pn. Huang2he The Yellow River 5 J n. Jia1 Family, home 4 v. Jian4 see 6 vo Jian4mian4 meet 6 v. Jiao4 (name) be called, call 2 n. Jie3jie Elder sister 1 v. Jin4 Over, exhaust, disappear 9 v. Jin4 enter 8
Text v. n. Jin4kou3 import 8 n. Jiu3 Alcohol, wine 6 Num. Jiu3 nine 9 n. Jiu4jiu (maternal) uncle 4 v. Jue2 feel 8 K n. Ka1fei1 coffee 6 v. Kan4 Look, read, watch 5 n. Ke4ren2 guest 6 Adj. Kuai4 Fast 5 n. Kuai4 A dollar 5 L v. Lai2 come 6 n. Lao3hu2 tiger 7 n. Lao3shi teacher 1 Particle word le (used to indicate the completion of an action) n. Li3 a last name 3 Prep. Li3 Inside 4 Num. Liang3 two 7 Prep. Lin2 Before 6 n. Lin2 Forest; a last name 4 Num. Ling2 zero 7 v. Liu2 flow 9 Num. Liu4 six 9 n. Lou2 floor 9 5
Text n. Lun2 wheel 5 v. Luo4 fall 8 Adj. ǜ4 green 4 M P Ma (used to form a yes-or-no 1 question) n. Ma1ma Mom 1 Adj. Mang2 Busy 1 n. Mao2 1. a dime; 2. hair 5 Adj. Mei3 pretty 2 Particle Mei2 (used to negate the verb to have 5 word ) ce Mei2 guan1xi It doesn t matter. 7 v. Mei2you3 Not have 5 n. Mei3guo2 USA 2 Pron. Mei4mei Younger sister 1 v. n. Mian2 Sleep, slumber 8 n. Mian4 1. noodle; 2. face; 3. surface; 5 n. Ming2zi4 name 3 n. Mu4 eye 9 N Pron. Na4 that 2 Pron. Na4li3 There (formal) 4 Adv. Na4me then 6 Pron. Na4r There (casual) 6 Pron. Na3/nei2 which 5 Pron. Na3li3 Where (formal) 6
Text Pron. Na3r Where (casual) 6 Pron. Na4xie1 those 6 n. Nai3nai Grandmother (paternal) 4 Adj. Nan2 male 4 Adj. Nan2 south 4 pn. Nan2gao1 South High School 4 Particle ne (how about? And?) 1 word Aux. v. Neng2 Can, could, be able to 5 Pron. Ni3 you 1 Pron. Ni3men You (plural) 1 ce Ni3hao3 hello 1 Pron. Nin2 you (respectful term) 3 n. Niao2 bird 8 Adj. nǚ woman, female 2 P v. Pao3 run 5 n. Peng2you3 friend 1 Adj. Piao4liang4 Pretty, beautiful 8 Q num Qi1 seven 9 Adj. Qi2guai4 Strange, weird 5 Num. Qian1 thousand 9 Prep. Qian2 before 6 v. Qing3 invite; please 3 ce Qing3wen4 May I ask 3
Text Adj. Qiong2 poor 9 v. Qu4 go 6 Adj. Quan2bu4 entirely 4 R n. Ren2 People, person 2 Pron. Ren2jia1 others 4 v. Ren4shi Know, recognize 8 n. Ri4 Day, sun 9 n. Ri4ben3 Japan 3 n. Ri4ben3 ren2 Japanese (people) 3 9 S Num. San1 three 5 n. San1 lun2 che1 tricycle 5 n. San3 Umbrella 4 n. Shan1 mountain 4 Prep. Shang4 Above, up 5 n. Shang4hai3 Shanghai 5 n. Shang4mian4 top 5 Pron. Shei2/shui2 Who, whom 6 Pron. Shen2me what 3 n. Shen1ti3 Body, health 1 n. Shen2shen aunt 4 n. Sheng1 Sound 6 Num. Shi2 ten 9
Text v. Shi4 be 2 n. Shi4jie4 world 5 n. Shi4you3 roommate 9 n. Shu1 book 4 n. Shou3 hand 6 Adj. Shou2/shu Cooked, mature 6 n. Shou2ren2/shu2ren2 acquaintance 6 n. Shu1shu Uncle (paternal, younger) 4 n. Shui3 water 6 v. Shui4 sleep 6 v. Shuo1 Speak, talk 5 n. Su4she4 dormitory 7 T Pron. Ta1 He, him 1 Pron. Ta1 She, her 1 Pron. Ta1 it 5 Adv. Tai4 Too, excessively 3 n. Tai4tai Madame, Mrs., lady 3 Pron. Ta1men They, them 1 v. Ti2 chirp 8 v. Tiao4 jump 5 n. Tong2shi4 Colleague 1 n. Tong2xue2 classmate 1 n. Tou2 head 4 n. Tu2 picture 5
Text W n. Wai4 yu3 Foreign language 7 n. Wai4guo2 Foreign country 7 n. Wai4guo2 ren2 foreigner 7 v. Wan2 Play, have fun 9 Adj. Wan3 late 6 ce Wan3 an1 Good night! 6 n. Wan3shang4 evening 6 n. Wang2 1. king; 2. a surname 2 n. Wei3ba tail 7 n. Wen2 Language (written) 2 v. Wen2 Smell, hear 8 v. Wen4 ask 3 vo Wen4hao3 greet 6 Pron. Wo3 I, me 1 Pron. Wo3men We, us 1 Num. Wu3 five 5 X v. Xi1 inhale 6 v. Xi3huan1 like 8 v. Xi1yan4 Smoke cigarette 6 Prep. Xia4 Below, under 4 v. Xia4yu3 to rain 4 n. Xian1sheng Mr., sir. 3 Adj. Xiang1 fragrant 5
Text n. Xiang1jiao1 Banana 5 n. Xiang1yan1 Cigarette 6 v. Xiao4 Smile, laugh 5 n. Xiao3 dawn 8 Adj. Xiao3 Small, little 2 n. Xiao3jie3 miss 3 n. Xiao3xue2 Elementary school 2 n. Xiao3 xue2sheng Elementary school student 2 v. Xie4xie thanks 1 v. n. Xing4 Surname; surname is 3 v. Xue2 Learn, study 5 n. Xue2yuan4 college 7 v. Xue2xi study 7 n. Xue2xiao4 school 7 Y n. Yan1 Smoke, cigarette 6 n. Yan2jing1 eye 7 v. Yao2 Sway, rock, shake 6 Vo. Yao2tou2 Shake head 6 v. Yao4 Want, would like to 5 n. Ye2ye (paternal) grandpa 4 adv. ye3 also, too 1 n. Ye4 night 8 Prep. Yi1 along 9 Num. Yi1 One 3
Text ce Yi2xia4 A little 9 n. Ying1guo2 Britain 3 n. Ying1guo2 ren2 British (people) 3 n. Ying1wen2 English (language, written) 4 n. Ying1yu3 English (language, verbal) 5 v. Yong1 use 7 n. You2jian4 mail 8 v. You3 Have, has 4 Adj. You3yong4 useful 7 n. Yu3 rain 4 n. Yu3 Language (verbal) 5 v. Yu4 Would like to, want 9 Z Prep. Zai4 (be) in/at 7 v. Adv. Zai4 again 1 ce Zai4jian4 Goodbye! 1 Adj. Zao3 early 6 n. Zao3shang4 morning 6 qr Zen2me How, how come 8 Qw Zen2meyang4 How about that? 8 ce v. Zhao3 Look for 7 Pron. Zhe4 This 2 Pron. Zhe4li3 Here (formal) 4 Pron. Zhe4r Here (casual) 6 Pron. Zhe4xie1 These 6
Text Adj. Adv. Adv. Zhen1 True, real 5 Zhi3 Zhi1 Only a measure word p. Zhi1 a possessive particle v. Zhi1dao4 know 7 Adj. Zhong1 Middle, medium 2 n. Zhong1guo2 China 2 n. Zhong1guo2 ren2 Chinese (person) 2 n. Zhong1wen2 Chinese (language) 2 n. Zhong1xue2 Middle school (7-12 th ) 2 n. Zhong1 xue2sheng Middle school students 2 v. Zou3 Go, walk 6 v. Zhu4 Live, reside 7 v. Zuo4 sit 6 names NAME GENDER PINYIN ENGLISH f Bai2 Xiao3hong2 Bai Xiaohong 7 m Da4 Tou2 Big Head 3 m Da4 Wei2 Da Wei 7 F Hai3ying1 Hai Ying 9 M Jie2ke4 Jack 8 F Jing1jing Jing Jing 6 M Li3 Chun1 Li Chun 2 F Li3 You3 Li You 2 M Lin2 Ken3 Lincoln 8 M Shi4 Hai3 Shi Hai 6 4
Text M Song4 Hua2 Song Hua 7 M Wang2 Peng2 Wang Peng 2 F Wang2 Wen2 Wang Wen 2 F Wang2 Xiao3yun2 Wang Xiaoyun 7 f Zhang1 Yuan2yuan2 Zhang Yuan Yuan 8 This document is available with its sound files at our new class website at http://south.mpls.k12.mn.us/dingman_yu.html