Mandarin Vocabulary Flashcards

Mandarin Character Flashcards - Study Notes

• bàba: 爸爸 - dad, father
• bù: 不 - not; no
• chī: 吃 - to eat
• dà: 大 - big
• de: 的 - (possessive particle)
• diǎn: 点 - a little / dot (used with two)
• diànyǐng: 电影 - movie, motion picture
• dōng xi: 东西 - things; objects
• dōu: 都 - Both; all
• dú: 读 - to read
• duō: 多 - many, much
• fàn diàn: 饭店 - restaurant / hotel
• gāoxìng: 高兴 - happy; pleased
• gè: 个 - (measure word) / individual
• gōngzuò: 工作 - work; to work
• gǒu: 狗 - dog
• jīntiān: 今天 - today
• lǎoshī: 老师 - teacher
• le: 了 - (modal particle, intensifying clause, completed action)
• ma: 吗 - question particle
• mā ma: 妈妈 - mother
• mǎi: 买 - to buy
• māo: 猫 - cat
• míngtiān: 明天 - tomorrow
• péngyou: 朋友 - friend
• qù: 去 - to go
• rén: 人 - person
• shāngdiàn: 商店 - shop; store
• tóngxué: 同学 - classmate
• xièxie: 谢谢 - thanks
• xué xí: 学习 - to study, learn
• xué xiào: 学校 - school
• yīyuàn: 医院 - hospital
• yǒu: 有 - to have
• jiàn: 见 - to see
• zuótiān: 昨天 - yesterday
• suì: 岁 - age classifier
• tā: 他 - he, him
• tā: 她 - she, her
• wǒ: 我 - I, me
• wǒmen: 我们 - we, us
• xià: 下 - down
• xǐ huān: 喜欢 - to like
• xiàwǔ: 下午 - afternoon
• xiǎo: 小 - small
• (xiǎng): 想 - to want to; would like to; to think
• yìdiǎnr: 一点儿 - a little, a bit
• yī shēng: 医生 - doctor
• yuè: 月 - month
• zěnme: 怎么 - what? how? why?
• zěn me yàng: 怎么样 - how are things
• zhù: 住 - to live
• zuò: 做 - to do, to make
• xīngqī: 星期 - week
• kàn: 看 - to read, to see, to watch, to look at
• méi guān xi: 没关系 - it doesn't matter