A Course in Contemporary Chinese

當代中文課程 · 生詞

Books 1–6. Pick a book, lesson and section, then read the words as a list or flip through them as flashcards. Characters are color-coded by tone.

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Book 1 · Lesson 1

43 words

Section I

  • 陳月美Chén Yuèměi
    a woman from Vietnam
  • 李明華Lǐ Mínghuá
    a man from Taiwan
  • 王開文Wáng Kāiwén
    a man from the US
  • 你nǐ
    you
  • 來lái
    to come
  • 是shì
    to be
  • 小姐xiǎojiě
    Miss, Ms.
  • 嗎ma
    sentence final particle
  • 接jiē
    to pick sb up
  • 我們wǒmen
    we, us
  • 我wǒ
    I, me
  • 這zhè / zhèi
    this
  • 先生xiānshēng
    Mr.
  • 好hǎo
    fine, well
  • 姓xìng
    to be surnamed
  • 叫jiào
    to be called, i.e., to have the first name xx
  • 你們nǐmen
    you (plural)
  • 臺灣（＝台灣）Táiwān
    Taiwan
  • 歡迎huānyíng
    welcome
  • 請問qǐngwèn
    May I ask you... Excuse me, ...
  • 是的shìde
    yes
  • 謝謝xièxie
    Thank you.
  • 不客氣búkèqì
    You're welcome.
  • 你好Nǐ hǎo
    How are you? Hello.

Section II

  • 請qǐng
    please
  • 喝hē
    to drink
  • 茶chá
    tea
  • 很hěn
    very
  • 好喝hǎohē
    (lit. good to drink) to taste good
  • 什麼shénme
    what
  • 人rén
    person, people
  • 喜歡xǐhuān
    to like
  • 呢ne
    sentence final particle
  • 他tā
    he, him
  • 不bù
    not
  • 哪nǎ / něi
    which
  • 要yào
    to want to
  • 咖啡kāfēi
    coffee
  • 烏龍茶Wūlóng chá
    Oolong tea
  • 日本Rìběn
    Japan
  • 美國Měiguó
    America
  • 對不起duìbùqǐ
    I'm sorry.
  • 哪國nǎ guó / něi guó
    Which country?