// pavc1 念 nian4 to read aloud; to study 有意思 you3 yi4 si5 interesting 了 le (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker) 学校 xue2 xiao4 school 都 dou1 all; both (if two things are involved); entirely (due to)each; even; already 半 ban4 half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half; half 家 jia1 family 教 jiao1 teach 六 liu4 six; 6 也 ye3 also; too 不错 bu2 cuo4 correct; right; not bad; pretty good 七 qi1 seven; 7 慢 man4 slow 英国 ying1 guo2 England; Britain; English 房间 fang2 jian1 room 再 zai4 again; once more; re-; second; another 买 mai3 buy 货 huo4 goods; money; commodity 妹妹 mei4 mei5 younger sister 停车 ting2 che1 to stop; to park 累 lei4 implicate; tired 您 nin2 you (formal) 夜裡 ye4 li3 (n) during the night; at night 外面 wai4 mian4 outside 男朋友 nan2 peng2 you3 male friend; boyfriend 找 zhao3 to give change after a purchase; to try to find; to look for; to call on (sb); to find; to seek; to return; to look for 是 shi4 is; are; am; yes; to be 几 ji3 how much; how many; several; a few 小学 xiao3 xue2 primary school 差 cha4 differ from; short of; to lack; poor 姐姐 jie3 jie5 older sister 学生 xue2 sheng1 student 噢 ou4 Oh! 你 ni3 you 钟头 zhong1 tou2 hour 这 zhe4 this; these 还是 hai2 shi4 or; still; nevertheless 喜欢 xi3 huan1 to like; to be fond of 这里 zhe4 li3 here 呢 ne (question particle) 什么 shen2 me5 what 她 ta1 she 看见 kan4 jian4 to see; to catch sight of 公共汽车 gong1 gong4 qi4 che1 bus 起床 qi3 chuang2 to get up 吧 ba (modal particle indicating polite suggestion); ...right?; ...OK? 杯 bei1 cup; a measure word 三 san1 three; 3 外国 wai4 guo2 foreign (country) 卖 mai4 to sell 别的 bie2 de5 else; other 什麼時候 shen2meshi2hou4 when; what time 书店 shu1 dian4 bookstore 一塊 yi2 kuai4 together; together with; together 可以 ke3 yi3 can; may; possible; able to 前面 qian2 mian4 fore; front 附近 fu4 jin4 (in the) vicinity; nearby; neighboring; next to 母亲 mu3 qin1 mother (formal) 中饭 zhong1fan4 lunch 公司 gong1 si1 (business) company; company; firm; corporation; incorporated 十 shi2 ten; 10 明天 ming2 tian1 tomorrow 找 zhao3 to try to find; to look for; to call on (sb); to find; to seek; to return; to look for 昨天 zuo2 tian1 yesterday 穿 chuan1 to wear; to put on 大 da4 big; huge; large; major; great; wide; deep; oldest; eldest 块 kuai4 yuan (unit of currency); fast (of a watch); swift; rapid; happy; joyful; soon; quick; (a measure word, for cloth, cake, soap) 亿 yi4 a hundred million; calculate 听说 ting1 shuo1 to hear told; hear it said 就 jiu4 the very (exactly); only 路 lu4 (surname); road; path; way 对不起 dui4 bu4 qi3 I'm sorry; pardon me; forgive me 图书馆 tu2 shu1 guan3 library 票 piao4 bank note; ticket 家 jia1 (measure word for stores) 我 wo3 I; me; myself 件 jian4 a measure word for thing, clothes, item 多少 duo1 shao3 how much; how many; which (number); as much as 画家 hua4 jia1 painter 东西 dong1 xi5 thing; person 了 le (indicates completed action or, sometimes; past tense) 九 jiu3 nine; 9 日本 ri4 ben3 Japan; Japanese 好久不见 hao3jiu3bu2jian4 long time no see 得 de a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility 一會 yi4hui3 a moment; a short while 早上 zao3 shang4 early morning 楼下 lou2 xia4 downstairs 表 biao3 (wrist) watch 妈妈 ma1 ma5 mama; mommy 要 yao4 important; vital; to want; to be going to; must 新 xin1 meso- (chem.); new; newly 觉得 jue2 de5 to think; to feel 做事 zuo4shi4 to take care of things; to do things; to do work 忙 mang2 busy 能 neng2 can; may; capable; energy; able 船 chuan2 a boat; vessel; ship 贵姓 gui4 xing4 what is your name? 方便 fang1 bian4 convenient 大楼 da4 lou2 large building 茶 cha2 tea; tea plant 门口 men2 kou3 doorway; gate 女儿 nu:3 er2 daughter 狗 gou3 dog 离 li2 to leave; to depart; to go away; from 怎么 zen3 me5 how?; what?; why? 晚上 wan3 shang4 in the evening 就 jiu4 at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake 汽车 qi4 che1 car; automobile 所 suo3 (measuer word for building) 女孩子 nu:3 hai2zi girl 啊 a (a modal particle showing affirmation, approval, or consent) 所以 suo3 yi3 therefore; as a result; so 还 hai2 also; in addition; more; still; else; still; yet; (not) yet 旧 jiu4 old (opposite of new); former 房子 fang2 zi5 house 在 zai4 (located) at; in; exist 那里 na4 li3 there; that place 老师 lao3 shi1 teacher 华人 hua2 ren2 ethnic Chinese person or people 马上 ma3 shang4 at once; right away; immediately 天气 tian1 qi4 weather 地方 di4 fang1 area; place; local 畫畫 hua4hua4 to paint or draw (a picture) 商店 shang1 dian4 store; shop 过 guo4 (experienced action marker); to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; (surname); excessively; too- 今天 jin1 tian1 today; at the present; now 常常 chang2 chang2 frequently; usually; often 等 deng3 class; rank; grade; equal to; same as; wait for; await; et cetera; and so on 做飯 zuo4fan4 to cook 屋子 wu1 zi5 house; room 还好 hai2 hao3 (adv) not bad 弟弟 di4 di5 younger brother 猫 mao1 cat; pussy 懂 dong3 to understand; to know 热 re4 heat; to heat up; fervent; hot (of weather); warm up 书房 shu1 fang2 study (i.e. the kind of room) 枝 zhi1 branch; (a measure word for stick-like things) 旁边 pang2 bian1 lateral; side 哪里 na3 li3 where; wherever 有名 you3 ming2 famous; well-known 哪 na3 how; which 去 qu4 to go; to leave; to remove 一些 yi4 xie1 some; a few; a little 张 zhang1 (a surname); open 午饭 wu3 fan4 lunch 好听 hao3 ting1 pleasant to hear 樓上 lou2shang4 upstairs 太太 tai4 tai5 married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife 趙 zhao4 (a surname) 哥哥 ge1 ge5 older brother 可是 ke3 shi4 but; however 请 qing3 to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal, etc); to request 那边 na4 bian1 there; over there 找钱 zhao3 qian2 to give change 冷 leng3 cold 有的 you3 de5 some; some of 玩 wan2 curios; antiques; to play; to amuse oneself 没 mei2 (negative prefix for verbs); have not; not 很 hen3 very; extremely 五 wu3 five; 5 想 xiang3 to want to, to plan to; to think, to miss 万 wan4 ten thousand 回来 hui2 lai2 return; come back 大学 da4 xue2 university 间 jian1 (measure word for rooms) 睡觉 shui4 jiao4 to go to bed; to go to sleep 他 ta1 he; him 笔 bi3 pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters 相片 xiang4 pian4 image; photograph 零钱 ling2 qian2 change (said of money) 从 cong2 from; obey; observe; follow 水 shui3 water; river 两 liang3 both; two; ounce; some; a few; tael 位 wei4 position; location; (measure word for persons); place; seat 已经 yi3 jing1 already 快 kuai4 fast; quick; swift 远 yuan3 far; distant; remote 朋友 peng2 you3 friend 没问题 mei2 wen4 ti2 no problem 照相机 zhao4 xiang4 ji1 camera 你们 ni3 men5 you (plural) 王 wang2 (a surname); king 因为 yin1 wei4 because; owing to; on account of 里 li3 inside; internal; interior 一 yi1 one; 1; single; a(n) 小姐 xiao3 jie3 young lady; miss 本 ben3 roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word) 便宜 pian2 yi5 inexpensive 太 tai4 too 像片 xiang4 pian4 image; photograph 张 zhang1 (a measure word for paper, photographs, tables) 不 bu4 (negative prefix); not; no 德国 de2 guo2 Germany; German 火车站 huo3 che1 zhan4 train station 火车 huo3 che1 train 会 hui4 can; be possible; be able to; to assemble; to meet; to gather; to see; union; group; association 休息 xiu1 xi2 rest; to rest 法文 fa3 wen2 French (language) 再见 zai4 jian4 good bye 二 er4 two; 2 桌子 zhuo1 zi5 table; desk 为什么 wei4 shen2 me5 why; for what reason 底下 di3 xia4 (n) the location below sth; (n) afterwards 有錢 you3qian2 to have money; to be rich 爱 ai4 to love; affection; to be fond of; to like 下课 xia4 ke4 class is over 客厅 ke4 ting1 drawing room (room for arriving guests); living room 百 bai3 hundred 怎么样 zen3 me5 yang4 how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things? 后面 hou4 mian4 rear; back; behind 千 qian1 thousand 只 zhi3 only; merely; just; but 电影 dian4 ying3 movie; film 够 gou4 to reach; to be enough 中国 zhong1 guo2 China; Chinese 电视 dian4 shi4 television; TV 谁 shui2 who 最 zui4 (the) most; -est 寫字 xie3zi4 to write characters 现在 xian4 zai4 modern; current; present; at present; now; nowadays 父母 fu4 mu3 father and mother; parents 点钟 dian3 zhong1 (indicating time of day) o'clock 名字 ming2 zi5 (a person's) name 歌 ge1 song 飞机 fei1 ji1 airplane 台湾 Tai2 wan1 Taiwan 谢谢 xie4 xie5 to thank 分钟 fen1 zhong1 minute 看 kan4 it depends; think; to see; to look at 有一點 you3yi4dian3 to be slightly; to be a little bit; to be somewhat 上 shang4 on; on top; upon; first (of two parts); previous or last (week, etc.); upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; above; to go up 飯廳 fan4ting1 dining room 臺灣 tai2wan1 Taiwan 话 hua4 dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what someone said 酒 jiu3 wine; liquor; spirits 跳舞 tiao4 wu3 to dance 有 you3 to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be 上课 shang4 ke4 to attend class 椅子 yi3 zi5 chair 好看 hao3 kan4 good-looking 唱 chang4 sing; to call loudly; to chant 坐 zuo4 to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc.) 容易 rong2 yi4 easy; likely; liable (to) 给 gei3 to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (passive particle) 喝 he1 my goodness; to drink 上班 shang4 ban1 to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office 种 zhong3 kind; type; race; breed; seed; species (taxonomy) 饭 fan4 food; cuisine; cooked rice; meal 杯子 bei1 zi5 cup; glass 四 si4 four; 4 对 dui4 to be right; correct 那 na4 that; those 饭馆 fan4 guan3 restaurant 毛 mao2 dime, ten cents 八 ba1 eight; 8 一共 yi2 gong4 altogether 先生 xian1 sheng5 sir; mister; teacher; (title of respect) 吃 chi1 eat; eradicate; destroy; receive 一起 yi4 qi3 together 好 hao3 good; well 贵 gui4 expensive; noble; your (name); precious 真 zhen1 real; true; genuine 钱 qian2 (surname); coin; money 对了 dui4 le5 right; correct 报 bao4 to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge 刻 ke4 quarter (hour); (a measure word); to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive 的 de (possessive particle); of 请问 qing3 wen4 may I ask... 伯伯 bo2 bo5 father's elder brother; uncle 每 mei3 each; every 到 dao4 to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive 李 li3 (a surname); plum 吗 ma (question tag) 爸爸 ba4 ba5 (informal) father 书 shu1 book; letter 菜 cai4 dish (type of food); vegetables 这些 zhe4 xie1 these 生意 sheng1 yi4 business 走路 zou3lu4 to walk in the road or street 美国人 mei3 guo2 ren2 American person; American people 说 shuo1 to speak; to say 跟 gen1 to follow; to go with; heel; with; and 那么 na4 me5 like that; in that way; or so; so; so very much; about; in that case 分 fen1 cent 早 zao3 early; morning 个 ge4 (a measure word); individual 叫 jiao4 to (be) call(ed) 小 xiao3 small; tiny; few; young 一定 yi2 ding4 surely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent, etc.); given; particular 难 nan2 difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good 开车 kai1 che1 to drive a car