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Mandarin Revision Guide
Mandarin Revision Guide
Topic 1:clothes
chèn yī
衬 衣 = shirt
qún zi
裙 子 = skirt
裤子 = trousers
毛衣 = jumper
鞋 = shoes
西装 = buisiness suit
牛仔裤 = jeans
件 = measure word upper body
条 = measure word lower body
白色 = white
黑色 = black
红色 = red
黄色 = yellow
服装店 = clothes shop
传统 = traditional
老土 = old fashioned
时髦 = trendy
丑 = ugly
Topic 2:money and currencies
货 = goods
元 = dollar
美元 = us dollar
日元 =japanese yen
英榜 = pound sterling
毛 = 1/10 yuan
分 = 1/100 yuan
块 = dollar(spoken)
钱 = money
贵 = expensive
买 = buy
卖 = sell
Topic 3: what is he/she like
认识 = know someone
介绍 = introduce
一下 = to do a bit of a verb
e.g 我给你介绍一下我的家
I want to introduce you to my family
英国 =england
中国 = china
日本 = japan
美国 = america
胖 = fat
矮 = short
瘦 = slim
高 = tall
漂亮 = pretty
Topic 4: personality
聪明 = clever
笨 = stupid
友好 = freindly
风趣 = funny
忠诚 = loyal
笨拙 = clumsy
Topic 5:Food and Restaurant
蛋炒面 = egg rice
饺子 = dumplings
火锅 = hotpot
水煮肉片 = sichuan pork
茶 = tea
啤酒 = beer
橙汁 = orange juice
水 = water
苹果 = apple
橙子 =orange
香蕉 = bananna
柚子 = pomelo (similar to orange)
吃 = eat
和 = drink
酸 = sour
辣 = spicy
甜 = sweet
咸 = salty
鸡肉 = chicken meat
牛肉 = C ows meat
猪肉 = pork
好吃/和 = good to eat/drink
尝尝 = to have a taste
饭店 = restaurant
餐馆 = restaurant
夜市 = night market
汤 = soup
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T opic 6:daily activites
起床 = wake up and get out of bed
洗脸= wash face
睡觉 = go to bed
洗澡 = to take a bath or shower
回家 = come home
刷牙 = brush teeth
Topic 7:home life
客厅 = living room
厨房 = kitchen
书房 = study room
卧室 = bedroom
饭厅 = dining room
宽敞 = spacious
公寓 = apartement
干净 = tidy
暖气 = heating
空调 = air conditioner
沙发 = sofa
椅子 = chair
书桌 = desk
衣柜 = wardrobe
Topic 8: School
历史 = history
地理 = geography
美术 = art
数学 = math’s
严格 = strict
友好 = friendly
教室 = classroom
礼堂 = assembly hall
食堂 = food hall
操场 = sports ground
中学 = secondary school
大学 = university
白板 = whiteboard
书包 = school bag
笔 = pen
铅笔 = pencil
唱歌 = singing
乐队 = music band
英文 = English language
汉语 = Chinese language
法语 = French language
日语 = Japanese language
Topic 9: Weather
夏天 = summer
秋天 = autumn
春天 = spring
冬天 = winter
北 = North
东 = east
南 = south
西 = west
(有下)雨= raining
(有)风 = wind
晴天 = sunny day
冷 = cold
热 = hot
Time phrases
今天 = today
昨天 = yesterday
明天 = tomorrow
早上 = early morning
中午 = midday
下午 = afternoon
晚上 = evening
常常 = often
点 = o’clock
分 = minute
Miscellaneous
喜欢 = like
觉得 = think
有意思 = interesting
无聊 = boring
都 = both or all
现在 = now
Grammar
认为 = think