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
