MEI ZHOU CHAPTER 1

牛油 niú yóu = butter

馬路 mǎ lù = road

馬桶 mǎ tong = toilet

鳥巢 niǎo cháo = bird nest

鯊魚 shā yú = shark

釣魚 diào yú = fishing

名字 míng zì = name

寫字 xiě zì = writing (words)

女兒 nǚ ér = daughter

兒子 Ér zi = son

分數 Fēn shù = points/grade

分開 fēn kā = separate

門把 mén bǎ = doorknob

把手 bǎ shǒu = handles

又來了 yòu lái le = (someone come)

again

合作 hé zuò = working together

合起來 hé qǐ lái = close/together

MEI ZHOU CHAPTER 2

一朵 Yī duo = “counting”

form for flowers

想想看 Xiǎng xiǎng kàn= think

about it

不要 Bù yào = “no”, “I don’t

want it”

青菜 Qīng cài =

vegetables/lettuce

吃飯 Chī fàn = eat (a meal)

給你吃 Gěi nǐ chī = give/for

you something to eat

山羊 Shān yáng = goat

綿羊 Mián yáng = sheep

語言 Yǔ yán = language

請坐 Qǐng zuò = please take a

seat

請假 Qǐng jià = absent/calling

in sick

找錢 Zhǎo qián = change

(money)

蛋黃 Dàn huáng = egg yolk

就是你 Jiù shì nǐ = that’s you!

說話 Shuō huà = talk, speak

說謊 Shuō huǎng = lie, to tell a

lie

MEI ZHOU CHAPTER 3

爸爸

Bà ba - father

可以

Kě yǐ - can, could

以前

Yǐ qián - a long time ago

可怕

Kě pà - scary

害怕

Hài pà - scared, afraid

中午

Zhōng wǔ - lunch time,

noon

很好

Hěn hǎo - very good,

good job

很大

Hěn dà - very big

太大

Tài dà - too big (in size)

牛奶

Niú nǎi - milk

奶奶

Nǎi nai - grandmother

(paternal - from father’s

side)

還沒來

Hái méi lái - not here yet

還給

Huán gěi - to return

something

包子

Bāo zi - steamed Chinese

bun - with meat or

vegetable filling inside

真好玩

Zhēn hǎo wán -

so much fun / very fun

一個

Yī gè - one ____

(popular counting form)

eg. I have one hamburger

MEI ZHOU CHAPTER 4

前面

qián miàn - in front of

開門

kāi mén - to open the

door

門鈴

mén líng - door bell

猜拳

cāi quán - the “rock,

paper, scissors” game

兩個

liǎng gè - two (count)

兩面

liǎng miàn - two sided

你們

nǐ men – (plural form)

you

都有 dōu yǒu - (all) have

eg. We all have a pencil. They

all have been to Hawaii

before.

誰的

shuí de - whose

誰來了

shuí lái le - “who is

there” or, “who has

come”

老人

lǎo rén - an elderly

person

老鼠

lǎo shǔ - mouse

哥哥

gē gē - older brother

弟弟

dì dì - younger brother

請問

Qǐng wèn - “May I please

ask”

每天

měi tiān - everyday

MEI ZHOU CHAPTER 5

過來

guò lái - come here/come over

給你

gěi nǐ - give to you

送給

sòng gěi – give (something) to

someone as a gift

回家

huí jiā - going back home

回答

huí dá – to answer (a question)

家長

jiā zhǎng – parents

畫家

huà jiā – painter, artist

高速公路

gāo sù gong lù - free way

過生日

guò shēng rì – having a birthday

gathering

書桌

shū zhuō - desk

快樂

kuài lè - happy

水果

shuǐ guǒ - fruits

果汁

guǒ zhī - juice

開車

kāi chē – to drive a car

信用卡

xìn yòng kǎ –credit card

信封

xìn fēng - envelope

MZ CHAPTER 6

黃河

huáng hé - the Yellow River of

China

河馬

hé mǎ - hippo

有什麼

yǒu shé me – what (is

inside/there)?

這麼多

zhè me duō - so much/many

國歌

guó gē – national anthem

流汗

liú hàn – sweat

海邊

hǎi biān – beach, seaside

海豚

hǎi tún - dolphin

從前

cóng qián – before, long ago

遲到

chí dào - late, tardy

到學校

dào xué xiào - ___ to school

跳得高

tiào dé gāo - jump high

得到

dé dào - earn

一公里

yī gong lǐ – one kilmeter (1km)

裡面

lǐ miàn – inside

入口

rù kǒu - entrance

MZ CHAPTER 7

新年

New Year – xīn nián

新娘

Bride – xīn niáng

年級

Grade level – nián jí

春天

Spring – chūn tiān

幾個

How many - jǐ gè

不知Do not know –

bù zhī dào

道

道歉

Apologize – dào qiàn

人行

道

Side walk/Cross walk

–

rén xíng dào

外套

Coat/Jacket – wài tào

外國

人

Foreigner – wài guó

rén

再見

Good-bye – zài jiàn

冬天

Winter – dōng tiān

冬眠 Hibernation –

dōng mián

只要

Only want____ -

zhǐ yào

告狀

Tattle tale/Complain

– gào zhuàng

告訴

To tell – gào sù

MZ CHAPTER 8

爬樹 pá shù climbing trees

賽跑 sài pǎo to race

跳繩 tiào shéng Jump rope

跳舞 tiào wǔ dance

跟著走 gēn zhe zǒu to follow (someone)

翻跟斗 fān gēn dou somersault/ cartwheel

起來 qǐ lái to get up

蝸牛 wō niú snail

黑夜 hēi yè night time

飛盤 fēi pán frisbee

MZ CHAPTER 10

山洞

Shān dòng - cave

破洞

Pò dòng - hole

ie: hole in your pants. Hole in a

cup

力氣

Lì qì – strength

用力

Yòng lì - using ones strength

可愛

Kě'ài - cute

等了很久

Děng le hěn jiǔ -

wating for a long time

用功

Yòng gōng – hard working

住址

Zhù zhǐ - address

笑話

Xiào huà - joke

出來

Chū lái - to come out

(side)

學生

Xué shēng - student

貝殼

Bèi ké - shells

一同

Yī tóng - together

同學

Tóng xué - classmate

進來

Jìn lái – to come in (side)

進步

Jìn bù -

to improve / to make

progress