Chinese Vocabulary: Food, Shopping, Actions

Chinese Vocabulary - Study Notes

• Food & Drink:

  • 果汁 (guǒ zhī): fruit juice
  • 西红柿 (xī hóng shì): tomato
  • 葡萄 (pú tao): grape
  • 味道 (wèi dào): taste, flavour
  • 尝 (cháng): to taste
  • 便宜 (pián yi): cheap

• Shopping & Sales:

  • 售货员 (shòuhuòyuán): salesperson
  • 袜子 (wà zi): socks
  • 打扰 (dǎ rǎo): to disturb, trouble, bother
  • 顾客 (gù kè): customer
  • 购物 (gòu wù): to shop, to buy things
  • 价格 (jià gé): price
  • 质量 (zhì liàng): quality
  • 打折 (dǎ zhé): to give a discount
  • 现金 (xiàn jīn): cash
  • 免费 (miǎn fèi): free of charge
  • 百分之 (bǎi fēn zhī): percent

• Actions & Descriptions:

  • 修理 (xiū lǐ): to repair, to mend
  • 支持 (zhī chí): to support
  • 举行 (jǔ xíng): to hold (a meeting, ceremony)
  • 举办 (jǔ bàn): to hold, to conduct
  • 降低 (jiàng dī): to reduce, to lower
  • 尝 (cháng): to taste
  • 轻 (qīng): light
  • 值得 (zhí dé): to be worth
  • 获得 (huò dé): to get, to obtain
  • 熟悉 (shú xī): to be familiar with
  • 适应 (shì yìng): to get used to
  • 交流 (jiāo liú): to exchange; to communicate
  • 理解 (lǐ jiě): to understand
  • 尝试 (cháng shì): to try
  • 考虑 (kǎo lǜ): to consider
  • 浪费 (làng fèi) : to waste
  • 接受 (jiē shòu) : to accept

• General Words:

  • 活动 (huódòng): activity, event
  • 方面 (fāng miàn): side, aspect
  • 情况 (qíng kuàng): situation, circumstances
  • 例如 (lì rú): for example
  • 原来 (yuán lái): originally; at first
  • 因此 (yīn cǐ): therefore
  • 尤其 (yóu qí): especially
  • 印象 (yìn xiàng): impression
  • 深 (shēn): deep
  • 熟悉 (shú xī): familiar with
  • 性格 (xìng gé): character; personality
  • 开玩笑 (kāi wán xiào): to be kidding
  • 从来 (cóng lái): always, all along
  • 最好 (zuì hǎo): had better
  • 共同 (gòng tóng): common
  • 适合 (shì hé): to suit, to fit
  • 幸福 (xìng fú): happy
  • 生活 (shēng huó): life
  • 刚 (gāng): just, not long
  • 浪漫 (làng màn): romantic
  • 够 (gòu): enough
  • 缺点 (quē diǎn) : shortcoming
  • 羡慕 (xiàn mù): to envy, to admire
  • 爱情 (ài qíng): love
  • 星星 (xīng xīng): star
  • 即使 (jí shǐ): even if
  • 加班 (jiā bān): work overtime
  • 亮 (liàng): to shine, to be lit
  • 感动 (gǎn dòng): to touch, to move
  • 自然 (zì rán): nature; natural
  • 原因 (yuán yīn): reason
  • 互相 (hù xiāng): mutually; each other
  • 吸引 (xī yǐn): attract
  • 幽默 (yōu mò): humorous
  • 脾气 (pí qī): temper
  • 平时 (píng shí): usually, normally
  • 逛街 (guàng jiē): shopping
  • 短信 (duǎn xìn): text message
  • 正好 (zhèng hǎo): just right; just in time
  • 聚会 (jù huì): to have a party; party, get together
  • 联系 (lián xì): to contact
  • 差不多 (chà bù duō): almost
  • 专门 (zhuān mén): specially
  • 毕业 (bì yè): to graduate
  • 麻烦 (má fan): to bother
  • 好像 (hǎo xiàng): as if; to seem like
  • 重新 (chóng xīn): again; once more
  • 尽管 (jǐn guǎn): although
  • 真正 (zhēn zhèng): real; true
  • 友谊 (yǒu yí): friendship
  • 丰富 (fēng fù): to enrich
  • 无聊 (wú liáo): boring
  • 讨厌 (tǎo yàn): to hate; to dislike
  • 周围 (zhōu wéi): surrounding; around
  • 镜子 (jìng zi): mirror
  • 而 (ér): while; yet
  • 当 (dāng): when, just at (a time or place)
  • 困难 (kùn nán): difficulty
  • 及时 (jí shí): in time
  • 陪 (péi): to accompany
  • 挺 (tǐng): very; rather
  • 紧张 (jǐn zhāng): nervous
  • 信心 (xìn xīn): faith, confidence
  • 能力 (néng lì): ability, capability
  • 招聘 (zhāo pìn): recruitment; to invite applications for a job
  • 提供 (tí gōng): to provide, supply
  • 负责 (fù zé): be responsible for, in charge
  • 本来 (běn lái): original; originally; at first
  • 应聘 (yìng pìn): to accept a job offer; to apply for an advertised position
  • 材料 (cái liào): data, material
  • 符合 (fú hé): to accord with; to be in keeping with
  • 通知 (tōng zhī): notification, to inform
  • 律师 (lǜ shī): lawyer
  • 专业 (zhuānyè): major (in college); specialty; professional
  • 另外 (lìng wài): besides, in addition, another, furthermore
  • 收入 (shōu rù): income; revenue; earnings
  • 咱们 (zán men): we, us
  • 安排 (ān pái): arrangement, to set up, to arrange
  • 首先 (shǒu xiān): first, first of all
  • 正式 (zhèng shì): formal, official
  • 留 (liú): to leave (eg a message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve
  • 其次 (qí cì): secondly, next
  • 诚实 (chéng shí): honest; honesty; honorable; truthful
  • 改变 (gǎi biàn): to change; to alter; to transform
  • 判断 (pàn duàn): to judge, to decide
  • 不管 (bù guǎn): no matter (what, how); regardless of; no matter
  • 与 (yǔ): and, with
  • 约会 (yuē huì): appointment, date
  • 提 (tí): to mention; to bring up
  • 以为 (yǐ wéi): to think, to believe
  • 份 (fèn): (measure word for jobs among other things)
  • 完全 (wán quán): complete, whole, totally, entirely
  • 赚 (zhuàn): v. to earn
  • 调查 (diào chá): v. to survey, to investigate, look into
  • 计划 (jì huà): n/v. plan; to intend to
  • 提前 (tí qián): v. to do (sth.) in advance or ahead of time
  • 保证 (bǎo zhèng): v. to guarantee
  • 提醒 (tí xǐng): v. remind
  • 乱 (luàn): adj. hurry scurry, confused
  • 生意 (shēng yì): n. business, trade
  • 谈 (tán): v. to talk, to discuss
  • 并 (bìng): adv. used before a negative word for emphasis
  • 积累 (jī lěi): v. to accumulate
  • 经验 (jīng yàn): n. experience
  • 一切 (yí qiè): pron. all everything
  • 按照 (àn zhào): prep. according to
  • 成功 (chéng gōng): adj. successful
  • 顺利 (shùn lì): adj. smooth
  • 感谢 (gǎn xiè): v. to thank
  • 消息 (xiāo xi): n. news
  • 按时 (àn shí): adv. on time, on schedule, before deadline
  • 奖金 (jiǎng jīn): n. money award, bonus
  • 工资 (gōng zī): n. pay, salary
  • 方法 (fāng fǎ): n. method, way
  • 知识 (zhī shì): n. knowledge
  • 不得不 (bù dé bù): to have to, to have no choice but
  • 甚至 (shèn zhì): conj. even, so far as to
  • 责任 (zé rèn): n. responsibility, duty
  • 家具 (jiā jù): furniture
  • 沙发 (shā fā): sofa
  • 制冷 (zhì lěng): to refrigerate
  • 效果 (xiào guǒ): effect

• Other Key Words:

  • 皮肤 (pí fū): skin
  • 好处 (hǎo chù): benefit, good points, advantage
  • 竟然 (jìng rán): adv. indicating unexpectedness, unexpectedly
  • 各 (gè): various, different
  • 好处 (hǎo chù): advantage