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Chapter 1 Greeting

Chinese Pinyin Meaning

qing please

ting to listen

shuo to say

du to read

xie to write

zuo to sit

jin to enter

ni men you

lao shi teacher

bu k qi you are welcome

mei guan xidont mention it

dui bu qi I am sorry

zai jian goodbye

xie xie Thank you

Exercises: A: B: A: B:

Rules: A = B ie:

Chapter 2 Greeting 2

Chinese Pinyin Meaning

wo I, me

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/ ta He, she

tai too

hen very

lei tired

mang busy

e hungry

ke thirsty

kun sleepy

ne a particle used to repeata question = ni ne

ye also

dou both / all

ai ren husband or wife

gongzuo work

Exercises: A B: A: B:Rules: Subject Adjective ie: use le for a changing situationDUO subject more than one they/we both/also adjA: B:

Chapter 3 What

Chinese Pinyin Meaning

chi to eat

he to drink

mai to buy

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gaoxing happy

xihuan to like

yao to want

mifan cooked rice

mianbao bread

jiaozi dumplings

niunai milk

kafei coffee

pijiu beer

cidian dictionary

benzi note book

Exercises: A B: A: B:Rules: 1) S + V + O 2) S + V + ie: (baishi 100things

)food: shi pin eaten: chi de zen me lai? sometimes: yaoshihao

xihongshi jida toudou yuxiangyangrou xigua

Chapter 4 How Much

Chinese Pinyin Meaning

huan change

qian money

/ kuai (yuan) Basic monetary unit

/ mao (jiao) 1/10 yuan

fen Separate (monry/time)

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bai 100

wan 10,000

bei Measure word for glass

ping Measure word for bottle

ben Measure word for book

wan Measure word for bowls

ge Measure word for things

zhi Measure word for animal

liang Measure word for vehicle

Exercises: A B: A: B:yingwen yingyu shou ji 13wan4qian5 bai7shi6Extras: - eg: 125005

huan qian / yifu/ huanshu huan ditie gonggongqicheChapter 5 Where

Chinese Pinyin Meaning

Qing wen Excuse me

zai To exist, be in, at or ona place

na(r) there

zhe(r) here

zhidao to know

qu to go

bangongshi Office: ban - organisegong public, shi

room

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jiaoshi teach(ing) room

youju Post Office(ju official office)

yinhang bank

yiyuan hospital

shangdian shop

lou building

jiu just

Exercises: A B: A: B:Rules: Sth Sw, Sth - Sb Sw Sb (where)Extra: - - (single) le past tense/ le notused with zai (at) hongmenhualengzaidongbienmenchangluoshang (yishu art)Chapter 6 Introduce wolaijieshaoyixia (r)

Chinese Pinyin Meaning

renshi to meet, to know

gaoxing happy

lai indicates intendedaction

jieshao to introduce

yi xia(r) Indicates an action isbrief

shi to be

xuexi to learn, learning

hanyu Chinese language

ban class

tongxue classmate

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Chapter 7 Greetings and Questions

Chinese Pinyin Meaning

mamahuhu ok

bucuo not bad

ting quite (feeling)

bijiao quite (relatively)

fei chang extremely

tai de very, too

li in

/ yuan / jin far / close

/ chang / duan long / curly

duo shao many / few

/ gao / ai tall / short

nuli hard

kongtiao airconditioner

dianshi television

shenti health

gongzuo work

toufa hair

yanjing eyes

gezi height

zuijin recently

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xuexiao school

xuexi study

xuesheng school student

tongwu flatmate

tingde quite.

zenmeyang what about

dangran of course

Rules: 1 A B / 2 3 Adj/v adj/v 4Exercises: A B: A: B: /A: B: (wo xuexie bijiao nuli) A: B:

(wodebantingduode) (wodelaoshibucuo)SbSw do Sth - ye lu

/ / / /

(I cant go now) (I went) - (I not go) (I go) jintainwobuyaonuligongzuo (fuyuan)

Extras: bingxiang ziyi zuotianwobijiaokaoyafanguan Wozuixihuandadong

Duibuqi,woshicuo xiyifu xiyijiChapter 8 Personal Information

Chinese Pinyin Meaning

na which

shenma what

duoshao how many

nar where

shui (shay) who, whose

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zher here

xing surname

jiao to call

mingzi name

guo country

zhu live

fanjian room

luo building

dianhua phone

haoma number?

mei every

youshihou sometimes

chang chang often

shuijiao sleep

xuixi rest

zuo (to) do

wei measure word for

important people

gui honourable way to asksurname

ji how many (under 10)

jiao to teach

yiqi together

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gen with, and sometimestogether

shuide theirs

wanshang evening

Rules: 1 Sb Sw do Sth 2) S with Sb SW V OExercises: A B: A: B: crollA: B: A: B: A:

402 15101575037 , menpaihaoA: A:My example: youshihouwanshangwozaijiaxiuxi,danshi,changchangwogenwodepengyouyiqichiwanfanExtras: zongshi (always) huoguo (hotpot) zhi mao yi ban ( & )

haibian mianfei (free) zhaoxiangChapter 8 Questions

Exercises:

/ Something (noun) use shen ma / Action verb use shen ma

Which (noun) use naWhere use nar

Person use shui who

Persons shui de whoseNumber use duoshao or ji

na (that) nar (there) na (which) nar (where) zhe (this) zher (here)

jia (family) fanzi (house) lou(building) (danyuan) door ceng(floor /layer) fan jian(room)

meige (every) difan (place) ditu dizhi (address) dizhu(landlord)

huanying(welcome)guanglin(lightin) zhuomo (weekend) shizhijinMeasure Words:

ping ting ke wei pan

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(zixingche)Execises:

zhe r li Tiananmen bijiaoyuan (here to.. quite far) nizaifanjianshuijiao / / / / wojiu (I just)

(together drink)

(together go)

Somebody (together) somewhere does something

wogenwodeerziyiqizaihaibianyouyongChapter 9 Family

Chinese Pinyin Meaning

xiang to miss, like

dangran of course

zhenvery

ji kou ren number in family?

xiongdi brother

jiemei sister

dushengnu only daughter

fuqin father

muqin mother

fumu parents

haizi child

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erzi son

nuer daughter

nianji age

sui year (of age)

mimi secret

yisheng doctor

yiyuan hospital

gongsi company

laoban boss

mishu secretary

jingli manager

siji driver

shifu master

jizhe journalist

shouhouyuan shop assistant

mingpian name card

gongzuoshi work office

huajia artist

hualang gallery

huashi studio

Grammar: EG:A: B: A:

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wufan lunch

wanfan dinner

shangban Start work

xiaban Finish work

shangke Start class

xiake Finish class

jianmian to meet

chufa to set out

qichuang to rise

xing to wake

deng Wait shaodengshao

Congdao From to

zanmen We, us (most inclusive)

shihou when

xing OK

ba For rhetorical question

a express enthusiasm

Grammar:1 month January

Q: (how many days) A: Q: A:Week: last this next zaixingqisan (next Wednesday)Time: ranhou (then) jihou(after) jidian (now) fenzhong(minute)

(how many weeks) Jixingqi xingqiji (which day) yiban (1/2)

New Words: qiwan (sleep late) zou ba! Xizao (shower)

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zuoyou (about) Sheng (province) shi (city) liao tian (internet chat)Wanmeiyitian (perfect day) goule (enough) goupi (rubbish)

Yuji (wet season) hanji (dry) chun xia qui dong kaishi (begin) jieshu (close) baoming (signup) bangongshi

Exercises:

(nuli hard) henjiuyiqian (long time ago) yao (distance) + kong (control)

Rules:Pos + no shi Neg bushiOrder for time:

Practice:

beijingnarkaile ao (Olympic) yan (sport) hui (meeting)Bejingjiyuezuileng?

7 11 3 5

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Chapter 11 Position

Chinese Pinyin Meaning

bian (edge) side

mian (face) side

zuo left

you right

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qian front

hou back

li inside

wai outside

bei north

nan south

dong east

xi west

fujin close

panbian beside

duimian Opposite side

zhongjian In the middle

dianyingyuan cinema

yaodian Medicine shop

chayedian Tea leaf shop

taideng Desk lamp

naozhong alarmclock

zhaopian photograph

zhouzi table

chuang bed

yigui wardrobe

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shugui bookshelf

chigui Pantry/cupboard

chouti drawer

shuangxie Pair of shoes

yanjing glasses

hai till, also

zhang Measure word for flatthings

kuai Measure word for lump

bingxiang icebox

Rules:1 Sth/Sb Sw where2) Sw Sth what3) Sw SthC A B

Exercises: A B:A:

DVD ji yin shuang (speakers) weibolu (microwave) keting qiang changyishu pin henduoshu dong xi (things) xibei (west north)

guo (to cross) wo xihuan mama zuo de cai

wo shi (pengyou mai) de shu zhe shi (wo zuotian chi) de cai

A: B (nikankanzhouzishang)A: B: A:B: A:

RULES: Qu zai li hui congA li B jin/yuan

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ting (quite..de) yiqi (together) zhen (very) jile (extremely) bijiao (quite relatively) chang chang (often) yixia (r) (a little)

Mamahuhu (so-so) feichang (very) youshihou (sometimes)hai (still, also) Zai (more, again) zuoyou (about) youyou Both.. and)

Hai you (also have) Hai shi (or) youdianr (abit) yidianr (a little)

bucuo (not bad) zenmyang (what about) dangran (of course)xing (OK) yigong (all together) buguo (but) danshi (but) zui (most)

ValuePaizi (brand) zhiliang (quality) jiaqian (price) pianyi (cheap) Yangzi yanse (colour) Heshi (suitable) zhi (only) Zhong (type of)

Xian (salty) ku (bitter) tian (sweet) you (oil) la (hot) tang (soup)