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Mandarine Chinese(pronounced as H脿nyǔ/Hu谩yǔ,or Zhōngw茅n)is the common and official language of People's Republic of China,and it's also extensively used in many Asian countries and regions. With it's melodious and beautiful accent,Mandarine Chinese has been attracting the attention from every corner of the world.
*-*Spoken in:
People's Republic of China (PRC, commonly known as Mainland China), Republic of China (ROC, commonly known as Taiwan), Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Macau, the Philippines, the United States of America, Australia, Indonesia, Mauritius, Peru, Canada, and other regions with Chinese communities
*-*People also speak in: Singapore,Malaysia, Philippine, Indonesia, vietname, Thailand, Cambodia and other regions with Chinese communities.
*-*Total speakers : More than 1,300,000,000(namely,1.3 billion)
*Chinese-Character *Pinyin *English-Defination *Word-Class
A
啊 ā ah; oh part., inter.
唉 āi alas inter.
爱好 脿i h脿o hobby n.
奥运会 脿o y霉n hu矛 the Olympics n.
B
吧 ba used at the end of a sentence to indicate consultation, suggestion, request, or command part.
八 bā eight num.
爸爸 b脿 ba father n.
半 b脿n half num.
包裹 bāo guǒ package n.
抱歉 b脿o qi脿n to be sorry v.
北京 běi jīng Beijing n.
标准间 biāo zhǔn jiān standard room n.
别 bi茅 don't adv.
冰淇淋 bīng q铆 l铆n icecream n.
不 b煤 no adv.
不客气 b煤 k猫 qi You're welcome.
部 b霉 (measure word)of movie, books, etc. quantifier
不好意思 b霉 hǎo y矛 si sorry; excuse me.
C
擦 cā to brush; to scrape v.
菜 c脿i vegetable n.
参加 cān jiā to attend v.
差劲 ch脿 j矛n bad adj.
长 ch谩ng long adj.
车 chē car n.
车祸 chē hu貌 accident n.
车闸 chē zh谩 brake n.
乘 ch茅ng to take v.
成绩 ch茅ng j矛 result n.
吃 chī to eat v.
吃饭 chī f脿n to have a meal
抽 chōu to smoke v.
出 chū to go outside v.
穿 chuān to wear v.
传统 chu谩n tǒng traditional; tradition adj., n.
错 cu貌 wrong adj., adv.
D
打 dǎ to play v.
打开 dǎ kāi to open v.
打算 dǎ suan to plan; plan v., n
大 d脿 big, large adj.
大概 d脿 g脿i generally adv.
大学 d脿 xu茅 university n.
蛋糕 d脿n gāo cake n.
但是 d脿n sh矛 but conj.
当 dāng to be, to work as v.
当然 dāng r谩n of course adv., adj.
倒霉 dǎo m茅i to be unlucky adj.
到 d脿o to arrive v.
的 de used after an attribute part.
得 de used after certain verbs to indicate possibility part.
等 děng to wait v.
低 dī low adj.
弟弟 d矛 di yonger brother n.
地方 d矛 fang place n.
地铁 d矛 tiě subway n.
点 diǎn o'clock quantifier
电影 di脿n yǐng film n.
订 d矛ng to order v.
东西 dōng xi thing n.
动物园 d貌ng w霉 yu谩n zoo n.
都 dōu all adv.
读书 d煤 shū study v.
肚子 d霉 zi stomach n.
对 du矛 to face; regarding; right v., prep., adj.
对外 du矛 w脿i international
多 duō many;much adj., adv.
多少 duō shǎo how many; how much pron.
E
嗯 猫n used to indicate positive response inter.
二 猫r two num.
F
法国 fǎ gu贸 France proper n.
房间 f谩ng jiān room n.
放假 f脿ng ji脿 holiday n.
非常 fēi ch谩ng very adv.
分 fēn minute quantifier
份 f猫n (a) set quantifier
风景 fēng jǐng view n.
G
感冒 gǎn m脿o to catch a cold v., n.
感谢 gǎn xi猫 to thank v.
高兴 gāo x矛ng pleased, excited adj.
告别 g脿o bi茅 to say goodbye
哥哥 gē ge elder brother n.
个 g猫 measure word for people or things quantifier
跟 gēn with, and, to, from prep.
更 g猫ng even more adv.
公共汽车 gōng g貌ng q矛 chē bus n.
工作 gōng zu貌 to work v.
狗 gǒu dog n.
故宫 g霉 gōng the Forbidden City proper n.
故意 g霉 y矛 on purpose adv.
光 guāng sold out adj.
规则 guī z茅 rule n.
贵 gu矛 polite expression of you adj.
国 gu贸 country n.
过 gu貌 part., v.
过年 gu貌 ni谩n to celebrate the Spring Festival v.
H
还 h谩i also, too adv.
还是 h谩i sh矛 or conj.
海运 hǎi y霉n sea transport
汉语 h脿n yǔ Chinese n.
好 hǎo good, excellent, fine, well adj.
号 h脿o numbuer n.
和 h茅 and conj.
嘿 hēi hi inter.
很 hěn very, quite, much adv.
护照 h霉 zh脿o passport n.
花儿 huār flower n.
滑冰 hu谩 bīng to skate v.
画画 hu脿 hu脿 to draw a picture v.
坏 hu脿i broken adj.
换 hu脿n to exchange v.
回 hu铆 to return v.
会 hu矛 can, would, to be able to auxiliary v., v.
J
极 j铆 terribly; badly adv.
几 jǐ which num.
计划 j矛 hu脿 plan n.
家 jiā home, house n.
家人 jiā r茅n family member n.
加油 jiā y贸u to make an extra effort
假期 ji脿 qī vacation n.
件 ji脿n piece quantifier
交 jiāo to hand over v.
交通 jiāo tōng transportation n.
叫 ji脿o to name v.
节日 ji茅 r矛 holiday; festival n.
姐姐 jiě jie elder sister n.
斤 jīn jin, unit of weight (= half a kilogram) quantifier
今天 jīn tiān today n.
尽量 jǐn li脿ng to the best of one's ability; as soon as possible adv.
近 j矛n near, close adj.
京剧 jīng j霉 the Peking Opera n.
惊喜 jīng xǐ pleasantly surprised n.
九 jiǔ nine num.
九寨沟 jiǔ zh脿i gōu name of a beautiful place in the Sichuan province of China proper n.
就 ji霉 merely, only, in a moment adv.
聚会 j霉 hu矛 get-together n.
觉得 ju茅 de to feel v.
决定 ju茅 d矛ng to decide v.
K
咖啡机 kā fēi jī coffee machine n.
看 k脿n to watch; to see v.
看法 k脿n fǎ attitude, opinion n.
看起来 k脿n qǐ l谩i to look; to seem v.
考 kǎo to give or take an examination v.
考试 kǎo sh矛 exam n.
烤鸭 kǎo yā roast duck proper n.
咳嗽 k茅 sou to cough v.
可以 kě yǐ ok, adj., auxiliary v.
课 k猫 class n.
空 kōng empty adj.
空气 kōng q矛 air n.
空调 kōng ti谩o air-conditioner n.
空运 kōng y霉n air-ferry
恐怖 kǒng b霉 terrible; horrible adj.
口 kǒu quantifier, n.
块 ku脿i used as a unit of money quantifier
快 ku脿i fast adj.
快乐 ku脿i l猫 happy adj.
款 kuǎn kind; type; style quantifier
L
来 l谩i to arrive, to come v.
篮球 l谩n qi煤 basketball n.
蓝色 l谩n s猫 blue n.
老师 lǎo shī teacher n.
了 le used for an expected or a persumed action part.
里面 lǐ mi脿n inside n.
礼物 lǐ w霉 present; gift n.
厉害 l矛 hai serious; terrible adj.
联系 li谩n x矛 to contact v.
脸谱 liǎn pǔ Peking Opera masks n.
练 li脿n to exercise v.
两 liǎng two num.
了解 li谩o jiě to learn about; to know v.
留 li煤 to stay v.
六 li霉 six num.
路 l霉 road n.
路口 l霉 kǒu crossroad n.
M
吗 ma final interrogative particle part.
妈妈 mā ma mother n.
麻烦 m谩 fan to trouble v.
马上 mǎ sh脿ng at once, right away adv.
买 mǎi to buy v.
卖 m脿i to sell v.
慢 m脿n slow adj.
忙 m谩ng busy adj.
没 m茅i no adv.
没关系 m茅i guān xi It doesn't matter.
美 měi beautiful adj.
美元 měi yu谩n U.S. dollar n.
妹妹 m猫i mei younger sister n.
免 miǎn to avoid v.
明天 m铆ng tiān tomorrow n.
名字 m铆ng zi name n.
N
哪天 nǎ tiān which day n.
那 n脿 that pron.
哪儿 nǎr where pron.
那儿 n脿r there pron.
呢 ne interrogative or emphatic final part.
能 n茅ng can; could; to be able to auxiliary v.
你 nǐ you pron.
你们 nǐ men you (plural) pron.
您 n铆n polite expression of "you" pron.
努力 nǔ l矛 hard adv.
O
哦 貌 (used to indicate realization or understanding)ah inter.
P
爬山 p谩 shān to climb a mountain v.
票 pi脿o ticket n.
漂亮 pi脿o liang beautiful adj.
品位 pǐn w猫i taste n.
乒乓球 pīng pāng qi煤 table tennis, ping-pong n.
苹果 p铆ng guǒ apple n.
平时 p铆ng sh铆 usually adv.
葡萄 p煤 tao grape n.
Q
七 qī seven num.
骑 q铆 to ride v.
前 qi谩n front n.
钱 qi谩n money n.
前面 qi谩n mian front n.
巧 qiǎo luckily; accidentally adj.
晴天 q铆ng tiān sunny day; fine day n
请 qǐng please v.
取 qǔ to withdraw v.
去 q霉 to go v.
R
让开 r脿ng kāi to keep off v.
人 r茅n person n.
人们 r茅n men people n.
人民币 r茅n m铆n b矛 Renminbi n.
认识 r猫n shi to know v.
认为 r猫n w茅i to consider v.
S
三 sān three num.
山清水秀 shān qīng shuǐ xi霉 green hills and clear waters
赏 shǎng to enjoy; to appreciate; to admire v.
上 sh脿ng to attend v.
稍 shāo a little adv.
少 shǎo little; few adj.
身体 shēn tǐ body n.
什么 sh茅n me what pron.
生日 shēng ri birthday n.
十 sh铆 ten num.
时间 sh铆 jiān time n.
实在 sh铆 z脿i really; indeed adv.
是 sh矛 to be v.
试 sh矛 to try v.
书法 shū fǎ calligraphy n.
舒服 shū fu comfortable adj.
谁 shu铆 who pron.
水煮肉片 shuǐ zhǔ r貌u pi脿n boiled pork slices in a spicy soup with greens proper n.
说 shuō to speak, to say v.
四 s矛 four num.
送 s貌ng to see off v.
送给 s貌ng gěi to give v.
宿舍楼 s霉 sh猫 l贸u dormitory building n.
所以 suǒ yǐ therefore conj.
T
它 tā it pron.
太 t脿i too adv.
太极拳 t脿i j铆 qu谩n Taijiquan, a kind of traditional Chinese shadow boxing n.
讨厌 tǎo y脿n to dislike v.
特别 t猫 bi茅 special; especially adj., adv.
疼 t茅ng to ache; to hurt v.
天 tiān day n.
天安门 tiān'ān m茅n the Tian'anmen Square n.
天气 tiān q矛 weather n.
听说 tīng shuō to hear of v.
图书馆 t煤 shū guǎn library n.
团圆 tu谩n yu谩n reunion n.
W
哇 wā used to indicate sound of crying, etc inter.
玩儿 w谩nr to play v.
晚 wǎn late adj.
晚上 wǎn shang evening n.
位 w猫i used in deferential reference to people quantifier
喂 w猫i (of greeting) hello; hey inter.
为 w猫i for prep.
为什么 w猫i sh茅n me why pron.
问 w猫n to ask v.
问候 w猫n h貌u to greet v.
问题 w猫n t铆 problem n.
我 wǒ I, me pron.
我们 wǒ men we, us pron.
五 wǔ five num.
X
希望 xī w脿ng to hope; to wish v.
喜欢 xǐ huan to like v.
下 xi脿 next adj.
下次 xi脿 c矛 next time n.
夏威夷 xi脿 wēi y铆 Hawaii proper n.
线 xi脿n route,line n.
现金 xi脿n jīn cash n.
现在 xi脿n z脿i now n.
香山 xiāng shān the Fragrant Hills proper n.
想 xiǎng would like, to feel like, to want auxiliary v., v
想念 xiǎng ni脿n to miss v.
向 xi脿ng to turn towards prep.
小 xiǎo small adj.
小名 xiǎo m铆ng nick name n.
小心 xiǎo xīn careful adj.
些 xiē (used to indicate an indefinite quantity) a few; some quantifier
谢 xi猫 to thank v.
新鲜 xīn xiān fresh adj.
信用卡 x矛n y貌ng kǎ credit card n.
星期 xīng qī week;
星期一xīng qī yi(Mon),
星期二xīng qī er(Tues),
星期三xīng qī san(Wedn),
星期四xīng qī si(Thur),
星期五xīng qī woo(Fri),
星期六xīng qī new(Satu)
星期日 xīng qī r矛 Sunday n.
行 x铆ng ok adj., v.
姓 x矛ng surname v., n.
休息 xiū xi to rest v.
学习 xu茅 x铆 to study v.
学校 xu茅 xi脿o school n.
学院 xu茅 yu脿n college n.
Y
呀 ya ah;oh part.
押金 yā jīn deposit n.
烟 yān tobacco n.
颜色 y谩n s猫 color n.
要 y脿o want v., auxiliary v
药 y脿o medicine n.
也 yě also, too adv.
一 yī one num.
衣服 yī fu clothes n.
一定 y铆 d矛ng definitely adv.
颐和园 y铆 h茅 yu谩n the Summer Palace proper n.
一路顺风 y铆 l霉 sh霉n fēng happy travels
一下 y铆 xi脿 used after a verb, indicating a brief action adv.
已经 yǐ jing already adv.
以为 yǐ w茅i to consider v.
一点儿 y矛 diǎnr a little bit
一起 y矛 qǐ together adv.
意思 y矛 si meaning n.
应该 yīng gāi should; ought to auxiliary v.
用 y貌ng to use v.
邮 y贸u to post v.
邮递 y贸u d矛 to post v.
邮局 y贸u j煤 post office n.
有 yǒu to have v.
优秀 yōu xi霉 excellent adj.
游泳 y贸u yǒng to swim v.
有趣 yǒu q霉 interesting adj.
鱼香肉丝 y煤 xiāng r貌u sī fish-flavored shredded pork proper n.
雨 yǔ rain n.
语言 yǔ y谩n language n.
预报 y霉 b脿o forecast n.
元 yu谩n unit of money quantifier
远 yuǎn far adj.
约会 yuē hu矛 date n.
月 yu猫 moon n.
月饼 yu猫 bǐng mooncake n.
月亮 yu猫 liang moon n.
Z
在 z脿i to be, at v., prep.
再 z脿i again adv.
再见 z脿i ji脿n to say goodbye v.
糟糕 zāo gāo too bad adj.
早上 zǎo shang morning n.
怎么 zěn me used to inquire about nature,condition, cuase,etc. pron.
怎么样 zěn me y脿ng used to inquire about something pron.
炸酱面 zh谩 ji脿ng mi脿n noodles with soybean paste proper n.
站 zh脿n stop, station n.
这 zh猫 here pron.
这次 zh猫 c矛 this time n.
这么 zh猫 me so pron.
这些 zh猫 xiē these pron.
真 zhēn really adv.
正 zh猫ng just adv.
这儿 zh猫r here pron.
只 zhī a measure word for certain animals,birds quantifier
支 zhī a measure word for long, thin, inflexible objects quantifier
知道 zhī d脿o to know v.
侄子 zh铆 zi nephew n.
志愿者 zh矛 yu脿n zhě volunteer n.
中国 Zhōnggu贸 China n.
中秋节 zhōng qiū ji茅 the Mid-Autumn Festival n.
终于 zhōng y煤 finally adv.
周到 zhōu d脿o considerate adj.
周日 zhōu r矛 Sunday n.
周四 zhōu s矛 Thursday n.
住 zh霉 to live v.
祝 zh霉 to celebrate v.
祝贺 zh霉 h猫 to congratulate v.
转 zhuǎn to turn v.
准备 zhǔn b猫i to prepare; to get ready for v.
自行车 z矛 x铆ng chē bicycle n.
走 zǒu to go v.
最 zu矛 most adv.
最近 zu矛 j矛n recently adv.
遵守 zūn shǒu to obey v.
昨天 zu贸 tiān yesterday n.
左 zuǒ left n.
坐 zu貌 to sit v.
做 zu貌 to do v.
Good luck, my friend. 祝君好运!zh霉 Jun Hǒo Y霉n-IPONEY H.B. (iponey@hotmail.com)
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Dear Tim
shall by too dull doll by too jack won
dolphin long can Jim shall by too low
shall by too when dull low, doll car low
dolphin long doll Ham Eason
"more power!"
没看懂?其实中文是:
第二天
小白兔到大白兔家去玩
大灰狼看见小白兔了
小白兔闻到了,躲开了
大灰狼大喊一声
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