Basic Mandarin - Glossary

Berlitz, Basic Mandarin Chinese Glosssary
2009 Berlitz Publishing/APA Publications GmbH & Co. Verlag KG, Singapore Branch, Singapore
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Chinese-English
A
i to love
iho hobby

B
b eight
bi hundred
bihu gngs department store
Bl Paris
bn half an hour
bozh newspaper
bozhng take care
bozi steamed bun
bsh bus
bi cup of
Bijng Beijing
Bijng koy Beijing Roast Duck
b pen
bin msh to do magic tricks
bioyn to act
bngxing refrigerator
bwgun museum
bcu good
b hoysi sorry
b kq youre welcome.
b yo dont want

C
ci food, dishes
ciw gwn financial consultant
ch tea
chngchng usually
chngg to sing
chofn fried rice
ch car
ch to eat
ch wnfn to eat dinner
ch w n to eat lunch
ch zofn to eat breakfast
chfn to eat
chun boat

2
chfng kitchen
chzch taxi
cdin dictionary
cng do fromto

D
d dinz yux to play video games
d gorfqi to play golf
dji ho hi, hello (to group)
d mjing to play mahjong
d wngqi to play tennis
dgng to work part time
do to arrive
dxu university
Dgu Germany
dng hu jin see you later
din oclock
dinhu phone
dinyng movie
dinyngyun movie theater
ddi younger brother
dti subway
dng-nn-x-bi east-south-west-north
dngbi northeast
Dngjng Tokyo
dngnn southeast
dngxi thing
d to read
du right, correct
dubq sorry
dumin across from
du chng how long
dusho how many, how much

E
r two
rzi son

F
Fgu France
fn rice
fndin hotel
fngun restaurant

3
fngwn to interview
Fwn French
fichng xixie n thanks so much
fij airplane
fn minute
fnzhng a minute
fjn near

G
gorfqi golf
ge general measure word
gge older brother
gngchng jngl factory manager
gngchngsh engineer
gngjioch bus
gngs company
gngyun park
gngzu to work; work
gu dog
gunmn to close
gungji to go shopping
gdinyu classical music
gu to pass
guzh juice

H
hi ky ok, so so
hizi kid
Hngu Korea
ho ba Ok, alright
ho ki so cute
ho pioliang so pretty
hom number
hoxiode funny
h with, and
h to drink
hji to drink liquor
hn very
hn goxng rnsh n nice to meet you
hzi box
hngji red wine
humin behind, at the back
hutin the day after tomorrow

4
hubng to ice skate
huhu to draw
hunyng welcome
hu can, to be able to
huy meeting
huch train
huchzhn train station

J
ji home
jio to call (a name)
jiozi dumplings
jirn family member
jijie older sister
jim program, show
jish to finish
jngl manager
jntin today
ji nine
ji alcohol
jib bar
jyu to collect stamps
jchng theater

K
kfi coffee
kimn to open
kich to drive
kish to start
kn to look, to see, to watch
kn bioyn to watch a play
kn dinsh to watch TV
kn dinyng to watch a movie
kn zhnln to see an exhibition
knsh to read
k a quarter hour
k class
kl cola
ksh but
ky can
kui measure word for money


5
L
li to come
lnqi basketball
losh teacher
l in
ling two
li six
lixngyu pop music
l road
lku intersection
Lndn London
lxng to travel

M
mfn n sorry to trouble you
mi to buy
mnpo to jog
mng busy
Mng Bangkok
mo cat
micu thats right
migunxi its ok
Migu United States
mimei younger sister
mitin every day
min noodles
mngpin business card
mngtin tomorrow
mngzi name

N
n that
n where
nge that one
nl where
n you
n de your
n ho hi, hello
n ho ma how are you?
n ne and you?
nin year
nmen you (plural)
nmen de your (plural)

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nini milk
nirumin beef noodles
nr daughter

P
pngbin next to
pshn to climb mountain
pngyou friend
pio ticket
pji beer
pngchng normally
pnggu apple

Q
q seven
q zxngch to ride a bicycle
qin money
qin a thousand
qinmin in front of
qintin the day before yesterday
qchung to wake up
qng please
qngwn may I ask
qshu soda
q to go

R
Rbn Japan

S
sn three
snb to take a walk
shng on
shngbn to go to work
shngk to go to class
shngrn businessman
shngwng to surf the Internet
shi who
shnme what
shngr birthday
sh ten
sh am/are/is

7
shfu driver
shjin time
shq downtown area
shu hand
shucng gwn to collect antiques
shuj mobile phone
sh tree
sh to count
sh book
shdin bookstore
shu water
shujio to sleep
shu to say, speak
shu Zhngwn to speak Chinese
shpin potato chips
s four
su measure word for age

T
t he, she
t de his, her
titai wife
tmen they
tmen theyall females
tmen de their
tmen de their (all females)
tn gngqn to play the piano
tin sky
tiow dance, to dance
tng ynyu to listen to music
tygun gymnasium
tngchng often
tngzh notice, to inform
tuxi to retire
tshgun library

W
wn to play
wnn good night
wngqi tennis
wnshng evening
wnshng ho good evening
w I, me

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w de my, mine
w le Im hungry
w hn ho Im doing well. / Im ok.
w mi yu gngzu I dont have a job.
w ml le Im lost.
w y hn ho Im also doing well.
w zj q chfn Ill go eat by myself.
wmen we, us
wmen de our
wmen yq q lets go together
w five

X
xibn to get off of work
xik to finish lessons
xing would like to, to want, think
xingjio banana
xinshng Mr., sir
xinshng husband
xinzi now
xioji Miss
xiolongbo steamed dumplings
xiosh hour
xioshu jngl sales manager
xiq to play chess
xiw afternoon
Xbny Spain
xbi northwest
xi to write
xixie thank you
xizi shoes
xhun to like
xnn southwest
xng surname
xngq week
Xngqr Tuesday
Xngqli Saturday
Xngqr Sunday
Xngqsn Wednesday
Xngqs Thursday
Xngqw Friday
Xngqy Monday
xngzhng zhl administrative assistant

9
xingd jimi brothers and sisters
xi dinno to repair computers
xu to study
xushng student
xuxio school

Y
yngti balcony
ynjing speech, to give a speech
yo to want, need
y also, too
y one
ydin a little
Ydl Italy
ynggi should
Ynggu Great Britain
Yngwn English
ynhng bank
yq together
yshng doctor
yyun hospital
yu zhun turn right
yubin on the right
yushhu sometimes
yuyng to swim
yuyngch swimming pool
yun far
yu month
yndng exercise, to exercise

Z
zi at, in, etc. (preposition)
zijin goodbye
zo morning, good morning
zoshng morning
znme how
zhn station, stop
zhng measure word for flat objects
zhnlnhu exhibition
zho to look for
zhge this
zh paper
zh zu to go straight

10
zhngjin in the middle/ center
zhngtou hour
Zhngwn Chinese (language)
zhngw noon
zhum weekend
zh to cook
zhun to turn
zhnbi to prepare
zhuzi table
zj zu mimi to run ones own business
zu to walk
zujn recently
zu to do
zuji writer
zu to sit, to do
zu yji to do yoga
zu yndng to exercise
zu zhun turn left
zubin on the left
zuci to cook
zutin yesterday


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English-Chinese

A
a little ydin
a minute fnzhng
a quarter hour k
a thousand qin
across from dumin
administrative assistant xngzhng zhl
afternoon xiw
airplane fij
alcohol ji
also, too y
am/are/is sh
and you? n ne
apple pnggu
at, in, etc. (preposition) zi

B
balcony yngti
banana xingjio
Bangkok Mng
bank ynhng
bar jib
basketball lnqi
beef noodles nirumin
beer pji
behind, at the back humin
Beijing Bijng
Beijing Roast Duck Bijng koy
birthday shngr
boat chun
book sh
bookstore shdin
box hzi
brothers and sisters xingd jimi
bus bsh
bus gngjioch
business card mngpin
businessman shngrn
busy mng
but ksh


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C
can ky
can, to be able to hu
car ch
cat mo
Chinese (language) Zhngwn
class k
classical music gdinyu
coffee kfi
cola kl
company gngs
cup of bi

D
dance, to dance tiow
daughter nr
department store bihu gngs
dictionary cdin
doctor yshng
dog gu
dont want b yo
downtown area shq
driver shfu
dumplings jiozi

E
east-south-west-north dng-nn-x-bi
eight b
engineer gngchngsh
English Yngwn
evening wnshng
every day mitin
exercise, to exercise yndng
exhibition zhnlnhu

F
factory manager gngchng jngl
family member jirn
far yun
financial consultant ciw gwn
five w
food, dishes ci
four s

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France Fgu
French Fwn
Friday Xngqw
fried rice chofn
friend pngyou
fromto cng do
funny hoxiode

G
general measure word ge
Germany Dgu
golf gorfqi
good bcu
good evening wnshng ho
good night wnn
goodbye zijin
Great Britain Ynggu
gymnasium tygun

H
half an hour bn
hand shu
he, she t
hi, hello n ho
hi, hello (to group) dji ho
his, her t de
hobby iho
home ji
hospital yyun
hotel fndin
hour xiosh
hour zhngtou
how znme
how are you? n ho ma
how long du chng
how many, how much dusho
hundred bi
husband xinshng

I
I dont have a job. w mi yu gngzu
I, me w
Ill go eat by myself. w zj q chfn

14
Im also doing well. w y hn ho
Im doing well. / Im ok. w hn ho
Im hungry w le
Im lost. w ml le
in l
in front of qinmin
in the middle/ center zhngjin
intersection lku
its ok migunxi
Italy Ydl

J
Japan Rbn
juice guzh

K
kid hizi
kitchen chfng
Korea Hngu

L
lets go together wmen yq q
library tshgun
London Lndn

M
manager jngl
may I ask qngwn
measure word for age su
measure word for flat objects zhng
measure word for money kui
meeting huy
milk nini
minute fn
Miss xioji
mobile phone shuj
Monday Xngqy
money qin
month yu
morning zoshng
morning, good morning zo
movie dinyng

15
movie theater dinyngyun
Mr., sir xinshng
museum bwgun
my, mine w de

N
name mngzi
near fjn
newspaper bozh
next to pngbin
nice to meet you hn goxng rnsh n
nine ji
noodles min
noon zhngw
normally pngchng
northeast dngbi
northwest xbi
notice, to inform tngzh
now xinzi
number hom

O
oclock din
often tngchng
Ok, alright ho ba
ok, so so hi ky
older brother gge
older sister jijie
on shng
on the left zubin
on the right yubin
one y
our wmen de

P
paper zh
Paris Bl
park gngyun
pen b
phone dinhu
please qng
pop music lixngyu


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potato chips shpin
program, show jim

R
recently zujn
red wine hngji
refrigerator bngxing
restaurant fngun
rice fn
right, correct du
road l

S
sales manager xioshu jngl
Saturday Xngqli
school xuxio
see you later dng hu jin
seven q
shoes xizi
should ynggi
six li
sky tin
so cute ho ki
so pretty ho pioliang
soda qshu
sometimes yushhu
son rzi
sorry b hoysi
sorry dubq
sorry to trouble you mfn n
southeast dngnn
southwest xnn
Spain Xbny
speech, to give a speech ynjing
station, stop zhn
steamed bun bozi
steamed dumplings xiolongbo
student xushng
subway dti
Sunday Xngqr
surname xng
swimming pool yuyngch


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T
table zhuzi
take care bozhng
taxi chzch
tea ch
teacher losh
ten sh
tennis wngqi
thank you xixie
thanks so much fichng xixie n
that n
that one nge
thats right micu
the day after tomorrow hutin
the day before yesterday qintin
theater jchng
their tmen de
their (all females) tmen de
they tmen
theyall females tmen
thing dngxi
this zhge
three sn
Thursday Xngqs
ticket pio
time shjin
to act bioyn
to arrive do
to buy mi
to call (a name) jio
to climb mountain pshn
to close gunmn
to collect antiques shucng gwn
to collect stamps jyu
to come li
to cook zh
to cook zuci
to count sh
to do zu
to do magic tricks bin msh
to do yoga zu yji
to draw huhu
to drink h
to drink liquor hji

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to drive kich
to eat ch
to eat chfn
to eat breakfast ch zofn
to eat dinner ch wnfn
to eat lunch ch w n
to exercise zu yndng
to finish jish
to finish lessons xik
to get off of work xibn
to go q
to go shopping gungji
to go straight zh zu
to go to class shngk
to go to work shngbn
to ice skate hubng
to interview fngwn
to jog mnpo
to like xhun
to listen to music tng ynyu
to look for zho
to look, to see, to watch kn
to love i
to open kimn
to pass gu
to play wn
to play chess xiq
to play golf d gorfqi
to play mahjong d mjing
to play tennis d wngqi
to play the piano tn gngqn
to play video games d dinz yux
to prepare zhnbi
to read d
to read knsh
to repair computers xi dinno
to retire tuxi
to ride a bicycle q zxngch
to run ones own business zj zu mimi
to say, speak shu
to see an exhibition kn zhnln
to sing chngg
to sit, to do zu
to sleep shujio

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to speak Chinese shu Zhngwn
to start kish
to study xu
to surf the Internet shngwng
to swim yuyng
to take a walk snb
to travel lxng
to turn zhun
to wake up qchung
to walk zu
to want, need yo
to watch a movie kn dinyng
to watch a play kn bioyn
to watch TV kn dinsh
to work part time dgng
to work; work gngzu
to write xi
today jntin
together yq
Tokyo Dngjng
tomorrow mngtin
train huch
train station huchzhn
tree sh
Tuesday Xngqr
turn left zu zhun
turn right yu zhun
two r
two ling

U
United States Migu
university dxu
usually chngchng

V
very hn

W
water shu
we, us wmen
Wednesday Xngqsn
week xngq

20
weekend zhum
welcome hunyng
what shnme
where n
where nl
who shi
wife titai
with, and h
would like to, to want, think xing
writer zuji

Y
year nin
yesterday zutin
you n
you (plural) nmen
youre welcome. b kq
younger brother ddi
younger sister mimei
your n de
your (plural) nmen de

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