Dictionary

A B C D E F G H J K L M N P Q R S W X Y Z

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Image	Word	Example
A
	安妮 Ān nī Annie (a name)
B
	白家悦 Bái Jiā yuè Bai Jiayue (a name)
🖊️	笔 bǐ pen
🧊	冰箱 bīng xiāng refrigerator, fridge
🙂	不客气 Bú kè qi. You’re welcome. (No need to be polite.) ^* 不 bù becomes bú before a 4th tone (kè).
❌	不是 bú shì be not ^* am not, is not. 不 bù becomes bú before a 4th tone, so 不是 bú shì is said (and written) bú shì.	Wǒ bú shì Ān nī. I am not Annie.
C
🥗	菜 cài dish (food); vegetable	Wǒ chī cài. I eat vegetables.^*
🍽️	吃 chī to eat	Wǒ chī yú. I eat fish.^*
⛵	船 chuán boat
🛏️	床 chuáng bed
D
👥	大家 dà jiā everyone	Dà jiā hǎo! Hello, everyone! (Everyone, hello!)^*
👥	大家好 dà jiā hǎo hello, everyone (greeting for a group of people) ^* 大家 dà jiā = everyone.
🌾	大米 dà mǐ rice (uncooked)
🏝️	岛 dǎo island
🗺️	地图 dì tú map	Zhōng guó dì tú map of China (China map)^*
😔	对不起 Duì bù qǐ! (read Duì bu qǐ!) Sorry! ^* The slide writes bù; in speech 不 bu is light and quick here.
E
2️⃣	二 èr two
🎧	耳机 ěr jī headphones, earphones ^* Literally “ear machine”: 耳 ěr ear + 机 jī machine.
F
✈️	飞机 fēi jī airplane ^* Literally “flying machine”: 飞 fēi fly + 机 jī machine.
🧑‍🏫	辅导 fǔ dǎo (read fú dǎo) to tutor
G
😊	高兴 gāo xìng happy, glad	Wǒ hěn gāo xìng. I am very happy.^*
🌍	国 guó country	Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén? What’s your nationality? (You are which country person?)
H
👍	好 hǎo good, well	Nǐ hǎo! Hello! (Hello to you!)^*
💯	很 hěn very ^* Often just a link before an adjective, weaker than English “very”.	Rèn shi nǐ hěn gāo xìng. Nice to meet you. (Meeting you, I’m very happy.)
🌼	花 huā flower
J
🐔	鸡 jī chicken From the teacher's j / q / x drill: the same syllable jī.
🛫	机场 jī chǎng airport
🥚	鸡蛋 jī dàn egg (chicken egg)
🏷️	叫 jiào to be called	Wǒ jiào Tom. My name is Tom. (I’m called Tom.)^*
👧	姐 jiě elder sister
K
🥤	可乐 kě lè cola
✅	可以 kě yǐ (read ké yǐ) can, may
L
🧑‍🏫	老师 lǎo shī teacher	Lǎo shī, nín hǎo! Hello, teacher! (Teacher, hello to you!)
0️⃣	零 líng zero
M
👩	妈 mā mother
🌿	麻 má hemp ^* Slide 7 calls it “fibrous crops”; slide 8 says “hemp”.
🐴	马 mǎ horse	mù mǎ rocking horse (wooden horse)^*
😠	骂 mà to scold
🐱	猫 māo cat
👌	没关系 Méi guān xi. It doesn’t matter. ^* Also “never mind”. Word for word: “no relation”.
🇺🇸	美国 Měi guó America ^* The USA.	Wǒ shì Měi guó rén. I am American.
	美国人 Měi guó rén American
📛	名字 míng zi name	Nǐ jiào shén me míng zi? What’s your name? (You’re called what name?)
🎠	木马 mù mǎ rocking horse ^* Literally “wooden horse”: 木 mù wood + 马 mǎ horse.
N
🤔	哪 nǎ which ^* 3rd tone. Don't confuse it with 那 nà (4th tone), “that”.	Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén? What’s your nationality? (You are which country person?)
👉	你 nǐ you	Nǐ shì Zhōng guó rén. You are Chinese.^*
👋	你好 nǐ hǎo (read ní hǎo) hello (informal greeting for peers and friends) ^* Informal. 你 nǐ = you, 好 hǎo = good.	Nǐ hǎo, wǒ jiào Lǐ Yuè. Hello, my name is Li Yue. (Hello, I’m called Li Yue.)
🧑‍🤝‍🧑	你们 nǐ men you (plural)	Nǐ men hǎo! Hello, everyone! (You all, hello!)^*
🧑‍🤝‍🧑	你们好 nǐ men hǎo hello (greeting for a group of people) ^* 们 men makes a pronoun plural: 你们 nǐ men = you (plural).
🙇	您 nín you (polite)	Nín hǎo! a polite hello (Hello to you!)^*
🙇	您好 nín hǎo hello (polite/formal greeting for elders) ^* 您 nín is the polite form of 你 nǐ.
P
🥾	爬山 pá shān to climb a mountain, to hike ^* 爬 pá to climb + 山 shān mountain.
Q
7️⃣	七 qī seven From the teacher's j / q / x drill: the same syllable qī.
R
🥵	热 rè hot	Wǒ hěn rè. I’m very hot.^*
🧍	人 rén person ^* Also a lesson-3 picture word.	Wǒ shì Yǐ sè liè rén. I am Israeli.
🤝	认识 rèn shi to know (a person), to get to know	Rèn shi nǐ hěn gāo xìng. Nice to meet you. (Meeting you, I’m very happy.)
S
3️⃣	三 sān three
⛰️	山 shān mountain
❓	什么 shén me what	Nǐ jiào shén me míng zi? What’s your name? (You’re called what name?)
🟰	是 shì be ^* am, is, are. First met in lesson 2: 我是中国人 wǒ shì Zhōng guó rén.	Wǒ shì Zhōng guó rén. I am Chinese.
✋	手 shǒu hand
⌚	手表 shǒu biǎo (read shóu biǎo) wristwatch ^* 手 shǒu hand + 表 biǎo watch. 3rd + 3rd: the first is said as a 2nd tone.
🚌	司机 sī jī driver
W
🙋	我 wǒ I, me, my	Wǒ shì Yǐ sè liè rén. I am Israeli.
5️⃣	五 wǔ five	wǔ yuán five yuan^*
X
🤖	小语 Xiǎo yǔ Xiaoyu (a name)
👟	鞋 xié shoes
🙏	谢谢 xiè xie thank you	Xiè xie nǐ. Thank you.
🐻	熊 xióng bear ^* On the slide, x and iong are drawn separately; the word is xióng.
🐼	熊猫 xióng māo panda ^* 熊 xióng bear + 猫 māo cat.
❄️	雪 xuě snow
🧑‍🎓	学生 xué shēng student
Y
🐑	羊 yáng sheep
➕	也 yě also, too ^* The slide marks it with “too”. Only recorded inside a 3rd-tone chain (wǒ yě hěn), so no clip of its own.	Wǒ yě shì Yǐ sè liè rén. I’m Israeli, too. (I also am Israeli.)^*
👕	衣 yī clothes ^* The picture shows a jacket.	yī fu clothes (the everyday word)^*
🇮🇱	以色列 Yǐ sè liè Israel	Wǒ shì Yǐ sè liè rén. I am Israeli.
	以色列人 Yǐ sè liè rén Israeli
🐟	鱼 yú fish	Wǒ chī yú. I eat fish.^*
💴	元 yuán yuan (Chinese currency unit) ^* The picture shows banknotes.	wǔ yuán five yuan^*
☁️	云 yún cloud
Z
👋	再见 Zài jiàn! Bye-bye! (See you again!) ^* Word for word: “again see”, like “see you again”.
🕰️	钟 zhōng clock
🇨🇳	中国 Zhōng guó China ^* Literally “middle country”.	Wǒ shì Zhōng guó rén. I am Chinese.
	中国人 Zhōng guó rén Chinese ^* Country + 人 rén (person) = a person from that country.
⚽	足球 zú qiú football, soccer