GCSE 09

Chinese Vocabulary book Version- Draft 1

GCSE Chinese

Edexcel GCSE in Chinese

Edexcel GCSE 2009 Chinese Vocabulary Book

Edexcel are pleased to oprovide this free vocabulary book freely to support learners following the the Edexcel GCSE 2009 Specification in Chinese. Please note: the most up to date version of this document is available on the Edexcel website and a definitive list of core vocabulary is available in the Edexcel Specification.

Introduction This bilingual glossary has been produced to support you in your language learning and to help you prepare for the Edexcel GCSE. It features a revised minimum core vocabulary foundation level vocabulary (this has been expanded from the original one in the specification) as well as higher level vocabulary. English meanings, genders and irregular word endings are given and the vocabulary is listed both alphabetically and under the following Edexcel headings: High Frequency Language Verbs Adjectives Colours Adverbs Numbers Quantities Connecting Words Time Expressions Times Days of the Week Months of the Year Question Words Countries Continents Nationalities Areas/Mountains/Cities/Rivers Acronyms and Abbreviations Social Conventions Prepositions Listening and Reading Topics Out and About Visitor Information, Basic Weather, Local Amenities, Accommodation, Public Transport, Directions Customer Services and Transactions Cafes and Restaurants, Shops, Dealing with Problems Personal Information General Interest, Leisure Activities, Family and Friends, Lifestyle (healthy eating and exercise) Future Plans, Education and Work Basic Language of the Internet, Simple Job Advertisements, Simple Job Applications and CV, School and College, Work and Work Experience

Speaking and Writing Topics Media and Culture Music/Film/Reading, Fashion/Celebrities/Religion, Blogs/Internet Sports and Leisure Hobbies/interests, Sporting Events, Lifestyle Choices Travel and Tourism Holidays, Accommodation, Eating (food and drink) Business, Work and Employment Work Experience/Part-time Jobs, Product or service Information Although words are listed under specific topic headings, they are not always exclusive to these. Many words can also relate to other topic areas, but may only be listed in one. At the end of each section you will find some blank pages, these enable you to note down other words that you encounter during the GCSE course and which may prove useful. Please note that this is not a complete list of all vocabulary for the Edexcel GCSE, and should be used as a reference guide that students can refer to and add to rather than a definitive list of vocabulary needed to achieve a specific grade. This vocabulary book is currently a first draft; if centres notice any errors in the vocabulary lists contained in this document please let us know and we will ensure they are updated appropriately.

Section 1 High Frequency Language

This has been taken from the appendix in the specification

Verbs
English should to arriveto get to to ask to be to be interested in to be quiet to begin to buy to callto be named to change to close, to switch off to come to do, to be/become (occupation) to draw/paint (picture) to drink to drive to eat to enter to find, to look for to forget to get angry to give to give (present), to deliver, to say goodbye to someone to go to go out to go to bed, to sleep to have to help to hope to inviteto ask please to jump Simplified // etc (// etc) Traditional // etc (// etc)

to know to know (be familiar with) to know how to, can to laugh smile to learnto study to let, to allow, to make to like to listen/hear to live to love to meet to play to play (ball game), make (phone call), to beat to play (football), kick to put, to set free to remember, to write down to return to sayspeak, talk to see, read, watch, look at to seem to sell to send (a letter) to send an email to sing to sit to spend (time/money), flower to stop to switch on, turn onopen to tell to think, to feel to try to understand to use to visit (place) to wait for to want to want, be going to to wash to wear, to put on

/ () // etc

/ () // etc

to wish to write

Adjectives
English bad beautiful big boring busy clean cold comfortable correct, right delicious easy far fast, quick fat funny good happy hard, difficult hardworking healthy, health high, tall hot hungry interesting interesting, amusing, cute long lovely, loveable most near new old pleased, happy rich same short slow Simplified / Traditional /

small thin thirsty tired useful wrong

Colours
English colour red yellow blue green white black Simplified Traditional

Adverbs
English here there nearby not not (have) very too both, all sometimes often again perhaps, possibly (for a) long time immediately already more almost especially to be in the process of too (adjectives) extremely Simplified ...... ...... Traditional ...... ......

Numbers 1-100
English (for quantity) two + Measure Word + noun 1 10 Simplified Traditional

10 thousand hundred thousand

Quantities
English a piece of few many, how (+ adjectives) several the most common measure word Simplified Traditional

Time Expressions
English afternoon date early evening everyday from future, in the future half hour last week last year late midday minute month morning next week Simplified / / Traditional / / ,

next year now oclock this year today tomorrow week weekend yesterday

Connecting Words Refer to the grammar list on page 53 of the specification Times Awareness of times (analogue and digital) Days of the week
English Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Simplified , Traditional ,

Months of the year

English January February March April May June July August September October November December Simplified Traditional

Question words
English (question marker) used after a question sentence e.g. 'what did you to today?' (question marker) is also used like an expression plus question at the end of the sentence e.g. 'I am very busy, what about you?' used like an expression at the end of a statement e.g. 'that's fine' Simplified Traditional

Other high frequency words

English he, him I, me Miss Mrsir Mrs number she, her some that thing this time way, method we, us, you, they, them you Simplified / , , , Traditional / , , ,

Continents / Countries/ nationalities/ languages

English Asia Europe country China France United Kingdom United States Simplified Traditional

nationality people, person Chinese British French American language foreign language Chinese language Standard Chinese language French language English language

/ / /

Social Conventions
English excuse me good evening good night goodbye hello hello, everyone it doesnt matter see you tomorrow sorry thank you Simplified Traditional

Prepositions
English after before behind down during in in front of in, at, on middle opposite Simplified ...... ...... ...... Traditional ...... ...... ......

outside up

Language used in dialogues and messages

English I will put you through Ill be right back Im listening wait a moment wrong number Simplified Traditional

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Section 2 Listening and Reading

2.1 Out and about Visitor Information- foundation
English city Beijing Shanghai Hong Kong Taiwan London to welcome tourism tourist holiday passport travellers cheque Pound sterling Dollar (yuan) City / town centre hotel ticket to book, reserve activity Visit (a place, museum etc) perform exhibition concert scenery place Tiananmen Square the Great Wall zoo Panda shop Gift, present Calligraphy Chinese brush Chinese painting Simplified / / (, ) / Traditional / / (, ) /

Kite postcard Post office Stamp problem Festival New Year Spring Festival / Chinese New Year The Mid-autumn Festival The Dragon boat Festival Christmas Lion dance Dragon dance Dragon boat Not allowed

Visitor Information - Higher

English Capital city Free of charge Easter open opening hours/times map Souvenir rubbish fireworks surrounding area, vicinity adult child safety forbid Simplified / / / Traditional / / /

Basic weather Foundation

English spring summer autumn winter Simplified Traditional

sun moon weather rain snow cloud wind fog foggy sunny to rain cloudy windy to snow degree(temperature) cold hot

Basic Weather - Higher

English temperature lowest temperature highest temperature weather forecast Simplified Traditional

Local Amenities - Foundation

English garden park square town centre Building, house cinema Court (sports eg football, tennis...etc) library museum sports ground swimming pool stadium zoo Simplified (, .) Traditional (, .)

shop shopping centre supermarket bank post office hospital police station cathedral / church temple factory Bridge Hill / mountain lake river sea seaside flower grass tree airport Car park Station/stop (public transport) Bus stop / statiion railway station Underground station

Local amenities - Higher

English Famous spots Simplified Traditional

Accommodation - Foundation
English hotel Building / house room air conditioning door garden kitchen toilet Window Simplified Traditional

chair sofa table fridge to book luggage service desk attendant

Accommodation - Higher
English guest rent Stay (number of nights) bedroom bathroom floor (1st, 2nd) Dining room Sitting room wardrobe Simplified () (,..)/ Traiditional () (,..)/

Public transport- Foundation

English Boat / ship / ferry bicycle bus car plane train underground train, tube, metro airport car park stop (bus, tram etc) Bus stop (station) underground station, tube station train station By (car/train/bus/boat etc) on foot Road, line/route, bus number Simplified / / ( / ) Traditional / / ( / )

to drive to get off, to alight to get on (train, bus etc) ticket

Public Transport - Higher

English coach fare ticket office timetable (transport) traffic Simplified / Traditional /

Directions- Foundation
English (on the) left (on the) right next to direction east west south north far Near (in distance) / close by on foot In front of behind opposite towards To cross (road, bridge, river etc) straight on the next To turn Simplified .. Traditional ..

Directions- Higher
English traffic lights Simplified / Traditional /

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Listening and Reading Section 2.2 Customer services and transactions

English (cooked/boiled) rice beef bread breakfast cake chicken coffee credit card department store dollar (yuan) duck dumpling egg fish fruit fruit juice meat menu milk money moon cake noodle pork pound sterling restaurant rice dumpling roast salesman/woman shoe skirt snack soft drinks soup sweater/jumper tea to cook, prepare a meal to order (from a menu) Simplified / / / / / Traditional / / / / /

to pay travellers cheque trousers vegetable wallet, purse watch water wine

Cafes and Restaurants- Foundation

English restaurant breakfast lunch evening meal, dinner, supper (cooked/boiled) rice bread noodle to cook, prepare a meal to order (from a menu) menu meat chicken duck fish beef pork egg roast vegetable fruit fruit juice soup milk tea water soft drinks coffee wine dumpling snack Simplified / / / / () Traditional / / / / ()

cake moon cake rice dumpling to pay credit card money pound sterling dollar (yuan) chopsticks

/ /

/ /

Cafes and restaurants- Higher

English chips fried fried rice, noodles Sweet salty Knife and fork sweets Simplified , Traditional ,

Shops- Foundation
English Shopping centre department store salesman/woman/sales assistant shoe skirt sweater/jumper trousers watch to pay credit card dollar (yuan) pound sterling wallet, purse Present, gift Kite Chinese brush Chinese painting Simplified / / Traditional / /

 chopsticks camera Television set clock Mobile phone radio postcard Post office stamp

Shops- Higher
English to try on (for size) Size large, medium, small)) clothes trainers souvenir expensive cheap Sale /reduce price Simplified / ( ) / ( , , ) Traditional / () / ( , , )

Dealing with problems- Foundation

English mistake damaged not working/functioning Change (to another one) feeling unwell service disappear/lost something hospital money police station policeman manager problem Method, solution noise Size (clothes, shoes etc) Simplified / / / / Traditional / / / /

Dealing with problems- Higher

English accident Ill / sick / unwell fever hurt / injured to have ache noise polite Pleased / satisfactory pollutiion unsafe take medicine Simplified / / Traditional / /

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Listening and Reading Section 2.3 Personal information

General interest- Foundation
English pet cat dog bird programme performance dance (to) dance song To sing, singing reading newspaper news watch movies watch television To do sports cycling ice skating play ball game (tennis, basketball.etc) (play)badminton (play)basketball (play)football (play)table tennis (play)tennis running, jogging skiing swimming computer electronic game to surf the internet Concert To listen to music Competition / matches Simplified / () () () () () () Traditional / () () () () () ()

General interests- Higher

English Famous, well known celebrity International world local magazine to chat, natter novel

simplified

Traditional

Leisure Activities- Foundation

English programme performance dance (to) dance song To sing, singing reading watch movies watch television To do sports cycling ice skating Kite-flying play ball game (tennis, basketball.etc) (play)badminton (play)basketball (play)football (play)table tennis (play)tennis running, jogging skiing swimming computer electronic game to surf the internet Concert To listen to music Competition / match Simplified / () () () () () () Traditional / () () () () () ()

(watch) Competition / a match Free time Festival celebrate New Year Spring Festival / Chinese New Year The Mid-autumn Festival The Dragon-boat Festival Christmas Lion dance Dragon dance Dragon boat

() / /

()

Leisure activities- Higher

English hobby to go for a walk/stroll Simplified / Traditional /

Family and friends- Foundation

English introduce self, oneself full name first name years old age birthday birth, to be born date of birth year Place Home, family family (member) father mother elder brother elder sister younger brother younger sister Simplified Traditional

marry e-pal friend elderly people young people clothes eye glasses hair pet pocket money

Family and friends- Higher

English Child Boy girl granddad grandma to look after polite Simplified / Traditional /

Lifestyle (healthy eating and exercise)- Foundation

English to have/eat breakfast snack delicious vegetables Health / healthy sleep do sport / exercise Take a break, rest unhealthy Simplified Traditional

Lifestyle (healthy eating and exercise) - Higher

English alcoholic drinks drug(s) fatty, greasy flu habit Simplified / Traditional /

having aches (eg - head ) jog take medicine smoking

()

()

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Listening and Reading Section 2.4 Future Plans, education and work
English (job) interview actor/actress adult advert book break, rest Business/trade company/office doctor driver email engineer examination geography go to school (as a student) have a lesson headteacher history homework interview introduction, to introduce journalist magazine manager maths music news newspaper nurse P.E.(physical education) part time pen plan, intention plan, to plan pocket money primary school Simplified / Traditional /

results, marks, achievement salary, wages school school subject school term schoolmate, classmate science scientist secondary school singer student summer holiday teacher (occupation) teacher (title) to apply, application to earn money travel agency university web page website work work experience worker

Basic language of the internet- Foundation

English computer e-mail surf the internet to chat (online, on MSN etc) e-pal webpage website Simplified Traditional

Basic language of the internet- Higher

English chatroom (opinion) poll/survey to download virus Simplified () Traditional ()

Junk mail

Simple job advertisements- Foundation

English actor/actress Business/trade doctor driver engineer journalist manager nurse Policeman scientist singer teacher (occupation) teacher (title) travel agency worker (job) interview advert news break, rest company Recruit, to employ salary To earn money Pocket money Part time to apply, application Send email Send letter To telephone experience Simplified / Traditional /

Simple job advertisements- Higher

English (to fill in) a form Per week (day / hour / month etc) reply, answer Simplified () / (// .) Traditional () / (//.)

training work experience

Simple job applications and CV- Foundation

English advert to apply, application experienced form interview job letter Simplified / Traditional /

Simple job applications and CV- Higher

English application form interview CV graduate Simplified / Traditional /

School and College- Foundation

English school classroom go to school (as a student) have a lesson school subject Foreign languages geography history maths music P.E.(physical education) science examination homework school term summer holiday break headteacher Simplified Traditional

teacher (title) schoolmate, classmate student Primary school secondary school university Hard, difficult hardworking GCSE equivalent Result, marks, achievement book pen Plan, to plan Plan, intention Fench Chinese English

/ / /

/ / /

School and College- Higher

English education dictionary exercise book German language mark, grade timetable to pay attention school uniform essay pressure independent confidence Simplified / / () / Traditional / / () /

Work and work experience- Foundation

English Job, work actor/actress Business/trade doctor driver engineer Simplified Traditional

journalist manager nurse Policeman Sale assistant scientist singer teacher (occupation) teacher (title) Waiter/waitress/attendant travel agency worker Work experience company factory Look for/to find (a job) introduce To earn money Salary, wage(s), pay Part time Per week Pocket money Working hour fun easy hard break, rest experience experienced

/ /

/ /

Work and work experience- Higher

English Cook / chef confidence independent future Helpful pressure training success successful Simplified Traditional

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Section 3 Speaking and Writing Section 3.1 Media and culture

Music/film/reading- Foundation
English (television) programme actor / actress advert (on TV) book CD (compact disc) cinema concert film library music news newspaper performance radio reading Singer song television ticket to listen to to read to watch TV Simplified () CD / Traditional () CD /

Music/film/reading- Higher
English character (in a play/book) fashionable, trendy Magazine Novel play (theatre) pop music to download music Viewer Simplified / Traditional /

Fashion/celebrities/religion- Foundation

English actor band, group cathedral chapel church celebration celebrity Christmas clothes, clothing coat Famous fashion glasses God handbag holiday religion shoe singer skirt sportsman stadium sweater, jumper to celebrate to get married trainers trousers

Simplified / (/) /

Traditional / (/) /

Fashion/celebrities/religion- Higher
English band, group chic, smart designer fashion Easter fashion theatre to put on make-up to try on world famous Simplified / (/) , / / (/) Traditional / (/) , / / (/)

Blogs/internet- Foundation
English computer e-mail mobile (phone) opinion poll/survey password text message to chat (online, on MSN etc) to download to surf online to text, virus webpage website Simplified () () Traditional () ()

Blogs/internet- Higher
English blog chatrooms internet keyboard online opinion poll/survey password screen to download virus Simplified () / Traditional () /

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Speaking and Writing Section 3.2 Sports and Leisure

Hobbies/interests- Foundation
English hobbies pet cat dog bird programme performance (to) dance To sing, singing to go shopping reading watch movies watch television To do sports cycling library play ball game (tennis, basketball.etc) (play)badminton (play)football (play)tennis running, jogging swimming computer Computer game electronic game to surf the internet Concert To listen to music Competition / matches (watch) Competition / match Festival celebrate New Year Simplified / () / () () () () Traditional / () () () () () ()

Spring Festival / Chinese New Year Christmas Dragon dance

Hobbies/interests- Higher
English Reading newspaper (play)basketball (play)table tennis skiing magazine to chat, natter novel mobile phone museum To text message to exercise, to do gymnastics gym Team (eg football team) Take part Band (music) enjoyment, pleasure free of charge, for nothing To act (play on stage) to rest, relax Lion dance Simplified () () () () , Traditional () () () () ,

Sporting events- Foundation

English Match, competition Match (ball games) First (winning the game) spectator stadium team to score a goal to take part Simplified () () Traditional () ()

Sporting Events- Higher

English champion final international tournament referee Simplified Traditional

Lifestyle choices- Foundation

English to have/eat breakfast To eat To drink Rice (boiled, cooked) Chips Fast food Snack Delicious vegetables Fruit Health / healthy Meat Fish Drink water Coffee Wine Sleep do sport / exercise Take a break, rest Play ball game(s) Play football Running, jogging walk To drive unhealthy Simplified Traditional

Lifestyle choices- Higher

English alcoholic drinks Simplified Traditional

drug(s) fatty, greasy Fried habits having aches (eg - head ) roast recycling obesity salty stress sweet Sweets take medicine tired To smoke, smoking

/ () / ()

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Speaking and Writing Section 3.3 Travel and tourism

Holidays- Foundation
English Beijing Shanghai holiday Tourism, tourist City / town centre Take a plane By car Train Underground bus the Great Wall zoo Panda to book, reserve luggage hotel park to view, to visit (place, museum etc) museum Flowers Trees Scenery Beautiful Clean Fun take photos shop Shopping Present, gift Weather Sun Raining Cold Hot Simplified (, ) () () Traditional (, ) () ()

Seaside River Family (members) Friend cycling Play tennis Play football To Watch a match (of ball game) Watch movie To swim Swimming pool Skiing perform concert postcard New Year Christmas Summer holiday Summer Winter to arrive, arrival to leave, departure happy

() / () () / ()

Holidays- Higher
English Activity Air conditioning By boat Coach Famous spots lake church, chapel, cathedral temple Tiananmen Square traffic Shopping centre Souvenir expensive cheap Well known, famous Simplified () Traditional ()

London Europe

Accommodation- Foundation
English accommodation arrival bathroom double room floor (1st, 2nd) hotel luggage overnight stay Reception, service desk Receptionist, attendant rent room single room to arrive to book, reserve toilet Simplified () / (,./) Traditional () / (,./)

Accommodation- Higher
English air conditioning cheap, value for money Service (good / bad) stay Simplified (, / ) Traditional (, / )

Eating, food, drink- Foundation

English restaurant breakfast lunch evening meal, dinner, supper To drink To eat (cooked/boiled) rice bread noodle Simplified / / / / Traditional / / / /

to cook, prepare a meal meat chicken fish beef egg roast vegetable fruit fruit juice milk tea water soft drinks coffee wine cake moon cake rice dumpling chopsticks delicious Favourite healthy

()

()

Eating, food, drink- Higher

English to cook, prepare a meal duck fried fried rice pork egg roast soup coffee wine dumpling snack Knife and fork Sweet salty Simplified () Traditional ()

Fatty, greasy hungry full

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Speaking and Writing Section 3.4 Business, work and employment

Work experience/ part time jobs- Foundation
English Job, work actor/actress Business/trade doctor journalist manager nurse Sale assistant singer teacher (title) Waiter/waitress/attendant travel agency worker Work experience company factory take away restaurant fast food restaurant introduce To earn money Per week Working hour busy fun easy hard break, rest experience experienced future to learn Simplified / Traditional /

Work experience/part time jobs- Higher

English Cook / chef Simplified Traditional

engineer teacher (occupation) colleague introduce To earn money To apply interview Part time Pocket money fun easy hard break, rest confidence experience Helpful plan pressure training Success, successful Per day / hour

/ /

/ /

Product or service information- Foundation

English broken customer damage mistake reduction service to deliver to pay to repair to replace Simplified , , / Traditional , , /

Product or service information- Higher

English complaint not satisfied Simplified Traditional