Friday, November 18, 2011

Mandarin Chinese Vocabulary

爸爸 bàba (informal) father

the whole of; to finish; to complete; complete; full; finished; (Chinese surname)

business; occupation; study; estate; property

茶馆 cháguǎn teahouse

常常 chángcháng frequently; usually; often

大夫 dàifu doctor; minister of state (in pre-Han states)

dāng to be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at

当然 dāngrán only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt

弟弟 dìdi younger brother

dōu all, both; entirely (due to) each; even; already

父亲 fùqin father


父母 fùmǔ father and mother; parents

高中 gāozhōng senior high school

individual; this; that; size; measure word for people or objects in general

哥哥 gēge older brother

and; together with; with; sum; union; peace; harmony; Japanese related; (Chinese surname)

或者 huòzhě or; possibly; maybe; perhaps

how much; how many; several; a few

姐姐 jiějie older sister

jiě older sister

mèi younger sister(姐妹 sisters)

机会 jīhuì opportunity; chance; occasion

妈妈 māma mama; mommy; mother

母亲 mǔqin mother (formal)

纽约     niǔyuē   new york

退休 tuìxiū to retire; retirement (from work)

xiǎng to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss

shì market; city

xiōng elder brother


younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)


rare; infrequent

wàng full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards

学习 xuéxí to learn; to study

医生 yīshēng doctor

医术 yīshù medical operation

yǒu to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be

zhù to live; to dwell; to stay; to reside; to stop; (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

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