Basic Mandarin_ Glossary

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Berlitz, Basic Mandarin Chinese Glosssary

2009 Berlitz Publishing/APA Publications GmbH & Co. Verlag KG, Singapore Branch, Singapore

by arrangement with LiveABC Interactive Corporation.1

Chinese-English

A

i to love

iho hobby

B

b eight

bi hundred

bihu gngs department store

Bl Paris

bn half an hourbozh newspaper

bozhng take care

bozi steamed bun

bsh bus

bi cup of

Bijng Beijing

Bijng koy Beijing Roast Duck

b pen

bin msh to do magic tricks

bioyn to act

bngxing refrigerator

bwgun museumbcu good

b hoysi sorry

b kq youre welcome.

b yo dont want

C

ci food, dishes

ciw gwn financial consultant

ch tea

chngchng usually

chngg to sing

chofn fried ricech car

ch to eat

chwnfn to eat dinner

chw n to eat lunch

chzofn to eat breakfast

chfn to eat

chun boat




chfng kitchen

chzch taxi

cdin dictionary

cng do fromto

D

d dinz yux to play video games

d gorfqi to play golf

dji ho hi, hello (to group)

d mjing to play mahjong

d wngqi to play tennis

dgng to work part timedo to arrive

dxu university

Dgu Germany

dng hu jin see you later

din oclock

dinhu phone

dinyng movie

dinyngyun movie theater

ddi younger brother

dti subway

dng-nn-x-bi east-south-west-north

dngbi northeastDngjng Tokyo

dngnn southeast

dngxi thing

d to read

du right, correct

dubq sorry

dumin across from

du chng how long

dusho how many, how much

E

r tworzi son

F

Fgu France

fn rice

fndin hotel

fngun restaurant


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fngwn to interview

Fwn French

fichng xixie n thanks so much

fij airplane

fn minute

fnzhng a minute

fjn near

G

gorfqi golf

ge general measure word

gge older brothergngchng jngl factory manager

gngchngsh engineer

gngjioch bus

gngs company

gngyun park

gngzu to work; work

gu dog

gunmn to close

gungji to go shopping

gdinyu classical music

gu to pass

guzh juice

H

hi ky ok, so so

hizi kid

Hngu Korea

ho ba Ok, alright

ho ki so cute

ho pioliang so pretty

hom number

hoxiode funny

h with, and

h to drinkhji to drink liquor

hn very

hn goxng rnsh n nice to meet you

hzi box

hngji red wine

humin behind, at the back

hutin the day after tomorrow




hubng to ice skate

huhu to draw

hunyng welcome

hu can, to be able to

huy meeting

huch train

huchzhn train station

J

ji home

jio to call (a name)

jiozi dumplingsjirn family member

ji jie older sister

jim program, show

jish to finish

jngl manager

jntin today

ji nine

ji alcohol

jib bar

jyu to collect stamps

jchng theater

K

kfi coffee

kimn to open

kich to drive

kish to start

kn to look, to see, to watch

kn bioyn to watch a play

kn dinsh to watch TV

kn dinyng to watch a movie

kn zhnln to see an exhibition

knsh to read

k a quarter hourk class

kl cola

ksh but

ky can

kui measure word for money


3/10




L

li to come

lnqi basketball

losh teacher

l in

ling two

li six

lixngyu pop music

l road

lku intersection

Lndn London

lxng to travel

M

mfn n sorry to trouble you

mi to buy

mnpo to jog

mng busy

Mng Bangkok

mo cat

micu thats right

migunxi its ok

Migu United States

mimei younger sistermitin every day

min noodles

mngpin business card

mngtin tomorrow

mngzi name

N

n that

n where

nge that one

nl where

n youn de your

n ho hi, hello

n ho ma how are you?

n ne and you?

nin year

nmen you (plural)

nmen de your (plural)




nini milk

nirumin beef noodles

nr daughter

P

pngbin next to

pshn to climb mountain

pngyou friend

pio ticket

pji beer

pngchng normally

pnggu apple

Q

q seven

q zxngch to ride a bicycle

qin money

qin a thousand

qinmin in front of

qintin the day before yesterday

qchung to wake up

qng please

qngwn may I ask

qshu sodaq to go

R

Rbn Japan

S

sn three

snb to take a walk

shng on

shngbn to go to work

shngk to go to classshngrn businessman

shngwng to surf the Internet

shi who

shnme what

shngr birthday

sh ten

sh am/are/is


4/10




shfu driver

shjin time

shq downtown area

shu hand

shucng gwn to collect antiques

shuj mobile phone

sh tree

sh to count

sh book

shdin bookstore

shu water

shujio to sleep

shu to say, speak

shu Zhngwn to speak Chinese

shpin potato chips

s four

su measure word for age

T

t he, she

t de his, her

titai wife

tmen they

tmen theyall femalestmen de their

tmen de their (all females)

tn gngqn to play the piano

tin sky

tiow dance, to dance

tng ynyu to listen to music

tygun gymnasium

tngchng often

tngzh notice, to inform

tuxi to retire

tshgun library

W

wn to play

wnn good night

wngqi tennis

wnshng evening

wnshng ho good evening

w I, me




w de my, mine

w le Im hungry

w hn ho Im doing well. / Im ok.

w mi yu gngzu I dont have a job.

w ml le Im lost.

w y hn ho Im also doing well.

w zj q chfn Ill go eat by myself.

wmen we, us

wmen de our

wmen yq q lets go together

w five

X

xibn to get off of work

xik to finish lessons

xing would like to, to want, think

xingjio banana

xinshng Mr., sir

xinshng husband

xinzi now

xioji Miss

xiolongbo steamed dumplings

xiosh hour

xioshu jngl sales managerxiq to play chess

xiw afternoon

Xbny Spain

xbi northwest

xi to write

xixie thank you

xizi shoes

xhun to like

xnn southwest

xng surname

xngq week

Xngqr TuesdayXngqli Saturday

Xngqr Sunday

Xngqsn Wednesday

Xngqs Thursday

Xngqw Friday

Xngqy Monday

xngzhng zhl administrative assistant


5/10




xingd jimi brothers and sisters

xi dinno to repair computers

xu to study

xushng student

xuxio school

Y

yngti balcony

ynjing speech, to give a speech

yo to want, need

y also, too

y oneydin a little

Ydl Italy

ynggi should

Ynggu Great Britain

Yngwn English

ynhng bank

yq together

yshng doctor

yyun hospital

yu zhun turn right

yubin on the right

yushhu sometimesyuyng to swim

yuyngch swimming pool

yun far

yu month

yndng exercise, to exercise

Z

zi at, in, etc. (preposition)

zijin goodbye

zo morning, good morning

zoshng morning

znme howzhn station, stop

zhng measure word for flat objects

zhnlnhu exhibition

zho to look for

zhge this

zh paper

zh zu to go straight




zhngjin in the middle/ center

zhngtou hour

Zhngwn Chinese (language)

zhngw noon

zhum weekend

zh to cook

zhun to turn

zhnbi to prepare

zhuzi table

zj zu mimi to run ones own business

zu to walk

zujn recently

zu to do

zuji writer

zu to sit, to do

zu yji to do yoga

zu yndng to exercise

zu zhun turn left

zubin on the left

zuci to cook

zutin yesterday


6/10




English-Chinese

A

a little ydin

a minute fnzhng

a quarter hour k

a thousand qin

across from dumin

administrative assistant xngzhng zhl

afternoon xiw

airplane fij

alcohol jialso, too y

am/are/is sh

and you? n ne

apple pnggu

at, in, etc. (preposition) zi

B

balcony yngti

banana xingjio

Bangkok Mng

bank ynhng

bar jib

basketball lnqi

beef noodles nirumin

beer pji

behind, at the back humin

Beijing Bijng

Beijing Roast Duck Bijng koy

birthday shngr

boat chun

book sh

bookstore shdin

box hzi

brothers and sisters xingd jimi

bus bsh

bus gngjioch

business card mngpin

businessman shngrn

busy mng

but ksh




C

can ky

can, to be able to hu

car ch

cat mo

Chinese (language) Zhngwn

class k

classical music gdinyu

coffee kfi

cola kl

company gngs

cup of bi

D

dance, to dance tiow

daughter nr

department store bihu gngs

dictionary cdin

doctor yshng

dog gu

dont want b yo

downtown area shq

driver shfu

dumplings jiozi

E

east-south-west-north dng-nn-x-bi

eight b

engineer gngchngsh

English Yngwn

evening wnshng

every day mitin

exercise, to exercise yndng

exhibition zhnlnhu

F

factory manager gngchng jngl

family member jirn

far yun

financial consultant ciw gwn

five w

food, dishes ci

four s


7/10




France Fgu

French Fwn

Friday Xngqw

fried rice chofn

friend pngyou

fromto cng do

funny hoxiode

G

general measure word ge

Germany Dgu

golf gorfqigood bcu

good evening wnshng ho

good night wnn

goodbye zijin

Great Britain Ynggu

gymnasium tygun

H

half an hour bn

hand shu

he, she t

hi, hello n hohi, hello (to group) dji ho

his, her t de

hobby iho

home ji

hospital yyun

hotel fndin

hour xiosh

hour zhngtou

how znme

how are you? n ho ma

how long du chng

how many, how much dushohundred bi

husband xinshng

I

I dont have a job. w mi yu gngzu

I, me w

Ill go eat by myself. w zj q chfn




Im also doing well. w y hn ho

Im doing well. / Im ok. w hn ho

Im hungry w le

Im lost. w ml le

in l

in front of qinmin

in the middle/ center zhngjin

intersection lku

its ok migunxi

Italy Ydl

JJapan Rbn

juice guzh

K

kid hizi

kitchen chfng

Korea Hngu

L

lets go together wmen yq q

library tshgun

London Lndn

M

manager jngl

may I ask qngwn

measure word for age su

measure word for flat objects zhng

measure word for money kui

meeting huy

milk nini

minute fn

Miss xiojimobile phone shuj

Monday Xngqy

money qin

month yu

morning zoshng

morning, good morning zo

movie dinyng


8/10




movie theater dinyngyun

Mr., sir xinshng

museum bwgun

my, mine w de

N

name mngzi

near fjn

newspaper bozh

next to pngbin

nice to meet you hn goxng rnsh n

nine jinoodles min

noon zhngw

normally pngchng

northeast dngbi

northwest xbi

notice, to inform tngzh

now xinzi

number hom

O

oclock din

often tngchngOk, alright ho ba

ok, so so hi ky

older brother gge

older sister jijie

on shng

on the left zubin

on the right yubin

one y

our wmen de

P

paper zh

Paris Bl

park gngyun

pen b

phone dinhu

please qng

pop music lixngyu




potato chips shpin

program, show jim

R

recently zujn

red wine hngji

refrigerator bngxing

restaurant fngun

rice fn

right, correct du

road l

S

sales manager xioshu jngl

Saturday Xngqli

school xuxio

see you later dng hu jin

seven q

shoes xizi

should ynggi

six li

sky tin

so cute ho ki

so pretty ho pioliangsoda qshu

sometimes yushhu

son rzi

sorry b hoysi

sorry dubq

sorry to trouble you mfn n

southeast dngnn

southwest xnn

Spain Xbny

speech, to give a speech ynjing

station, stop zhn

steamed bun bozisteamed dumplings xiolongbo

student xushng

subway dti

Sunday Xngqr

surname xng

swimming pool yuyngch


9/10




T

table zhuzi

take care bozhng

taxi chzch

tea ch

teacher losh

ten sh

tennis wngqi

thank you xixie

thanks so much fichng xixie n

that n

that one nge

thats right micu

the day after tomorrow hutin

the day before yesterday qintin

theater jchng

their tmen de

their (all females) tmen de

they tmen

theyall females tmen

thing dngxi

this zhge

three sn

Thursday Xngqs

ticket pio

time shjin

to act bioyn

to arrive do

to buy mi

to call (a name) jio

to climb mountain pshn

to close gunmn

to collect antiques shucng gwn

to collect stamps jyu

to come li

to cook zh

to cook zuci

to count sh

to do zu

to do magic tricks bin msh

to do yoga zu yji

to draw huhu

to drink h

to drink liquor hji




to drive kich

to eat ch

to eat chfn

to eat breakfast chzofn

to eat dinner chwnfn

to eat lunch chw n

to exercise zu yndng

to finish jish

to finish lessons xik

to get off of work xibn

to go q

to go shopping gungji

to go straight zh zu

to go to class shngk

to go to work shngbn

to ice skate hubng

to interview fngwn

to jog mnpo

to like xhun

to listen to music tng ynyu

to look for zho

to look, to see, to watch kn

to love i

to open kimn

to pass guto play wn

to play chess xiq

to play golf d gorfqi

to play mahjong d mjing

to play tennis d wngqi

to play the piano tn gngqn

to play video games d dinz yux

to prepare zhnbi

to read d

to read knsh

to repair computers xi dinno

to retire tuxito ride a bicycle q zxngch

to run ones own business zj zu mimi

to say, speak shu

to see an exhibition kn zhnln

to sing chngg

to sit, to do zu

to sleep shujio


10/10




to speak Chinese shu Zhngwn

to start kish

to study xu

to surf the Internet shngwng

to swim yuyng

to take a walk snb

to travel lxng

to turn zhun

to wake up qchung

to walk zu

to want, need yo

to watch a movie kn dinyng

to watch a play kn bioynto watch TV kn dinsh

to work part time dgng

to work; work gngzu

to write xi

today jntin

together yq

Tokyo Dngjng

tomorrow mngtin

train huch

train station huchzhn

tree sh

Tuesday Xngqrturn left zu zhun

turn right yu zhun

two r

two ling

U

United States Migu

university dxu

usually chngchng

Vvery hn

W

water shu

we, us wmen

Wednesday Xngqsn

week xngq




weekend zhum

welcome hunyng

what shnme

where n

where nl

who shi

wife titai

with, and h

would like to, to want, think xing

writer zuji

Yyear nin

yesterday zutin

you n

you (plural) nmen

youre welcome. b kq

younger brother ddi

younger sister mimei

your n de

your (plural) nmen de

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