VOCABULARY USAGE

1.

没有 méiyǒu

(or) not

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Nǐ qǐchuáng le méiyǒu?
  你起床了没有？
  You get-up(-from-)bed -le not?
  (Have) you got-up(-from-)bed (or) not?
• Nǐ è le méiyǒu?
  你饿了没有?
  You hungry -le not?
  (Are) you hungry (or) not?

2.

路上小心 lùshang-xiǎoxīn

be careful on the road; be careful on the way back

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Màn zǒu, lùshang-xiǎoxīn!
  慢走，路上小心！
  Slow walk, road-surface-careful!
  Leave slow(ly), (and be) careful (on the) road!
• Lùshang-xiǎoxīn, dào jiā le gěi wǒ fā ge duǎnxìn.
  路上小心，到家了给我发个短信。
  Road-surface-careful, arrive home -le to me send “ge” text-message.
  (Be-)careful(-on-the-)way-back, after arriving home send one “ge” (of) text-message to me.

3.

一起 yìqǐ

adv. ▸ together

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Wǒmen yìqǐ pāi zhāng zhàopiàn ba!
  我们一起拍张照片吧！
  We together shoot “zhang” photo -ba!
  (Let) us together take (one) “zhang” (of) photo!
• Tāmen dǎsuàn yìqǐ kāi gōngsī.
  他们打算一起开公司。
  They plan together start company.
  They plan to together start (a) company.

4.

听说 tīngshuō

v. ▸ to hear of; to hear about

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Tīngshuō nǐ huàn gōngzuò le?
  听说你换工作了？
  Hear you change job -le?
  I heard (that) you changed (your) job(, is that so)?
• Tīngshuō Běijīng de qiūtiān hěn měi.
  听说北京的秋天很美。
  Hear Beijing -de- autumn very beautiful.
  I heard (that) (the) autumn of Beijing (is) very beautiful.

5.

不能 bù néng

cannot

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Zhèlǐ hǎoxiàng bù néng tíng chē.
  这里好像不能停车。
  Here seeming-like not can park vehicle.
  Here (-) (it) seems-like that (we) not can park (our) car.
• Zhèlǐ shì gōnggòng chǎngsuǒ, bù néng xīyān.
  这里是公共场所，不能吸烟。
  Here is public place, not can inhale-cigarette.
  Here is (a) public place, (one) cannot smoke (here).

6.

羊 yáng

n. ▸ sheep; goat

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Nǐ xiǎng chī niú pái háishi yáng pái?
  你想吃牛排还是羊排？
  You want to eat beef-steak or lamb-steak?
  (Do) you want to eat beef-steak or lamb-steak?
• Wǒ huì jiǎn yángmáo.
  我会剪羊毛。
  I know-how-to cut sheep hair.
  I know-how-to shear sheep hair.

7.

该 gāi

m.v. ▸ should; ought to [according to the speaker’s opinion, something should be a certain way]

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Bù zǎo le, wǒ gāi huìqù le.
  不早了，我该回去了。
  Not early -le, I should return-go -le.
  (It is) not early (anymore), I should go-back (already).
• Wǒ bù zhīdào gāi zěnmebàn.
  我不知道该怎么办。
  I now know should what-to-do.
  I (do) not know what should (I) do.

8.

忘记 wàngjì

v. ▸ to forget

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Wǒ wàngjì wǒ de zhīfù mìmǎ le.
  我忘记我的支付密码了。
  I forget my pay password.
  I forgot my pay(ing) password.
• Nǐ yòu wàngjì suǒ mén le.
  你又忘记锁门了。
  You again forget to lock door -le.
  You forgot to lock (the) door again.

9.

脚 jiǎo

n. ▸ foot; (informal) leg and foot as a whole

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Nǐ cǎi dào wǒ de jiǎo le!
  你踩到我的脚了！
  You stamp my foot -le!
  You stepped-on my foot (already)!
• Wǒ de jiǎo niǔ shāng le.
  我的脚扭伤了。
  My foot sprain-hurt -le.
  My foot (was) sprained(-with-the-result-of-being-)hurt.

10.

除了 chúle

prep. ▸ apart from

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Chúle Hànyǔ, wǒ hái huì shuō Yīngyǔ.
  除了汉语，我还会说英语。
  Apart-from Chinese, I additionally know-how-to speak English.
  Apart-from Chinese, I additionally know-how-to speak English.
• Chúle nǐ, dàjiā dōu qù le.
  除了你，大家都去了。
  Apart-from you, everyone all go -le.
  Apart-from you, everyone all went.

11.

面条 miàntiáo

n. ▸ noodles

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Miàntiáo zhǔ hǎo le ma?
  面条煮好了吗？
  Noodle cook-good -le -ma?
  (Are the) noodles cooked-well (already)?
• Wǒ xǐhuan chī xì miàntiáo, bù xǐhuan chī cū miàntiáo.
  我喜欢吃细面条，不喜欢吃粗面条。
  I like eat thin noodles, not like eat thick noodles.
  I like eating thin noodles, (and I do) not like eating thick noodles.

12.

进 jìn

v. ▸ to enter; to go into

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Lái le a, qǐng jìn!
  来了啊，请进！
  Arrive -le -a, please enter!
  (You have) arrived (already), please come-in!
• Diànyǐng yào kāishǐ le, wǒmen jìnqù ba.
  电影要开始了，我们进去吧！
  Movie soon-will start -le, we enter-go -ba!
  (The) movie soon-will start, (let) us go-in!

13.

出 chū

v. ▸ to exit

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Nǐ chū dìtiězhàn jiù néng kàndào wǒ.
  你出地铁站就能看到我。
  You exit subway station “then” can see me.
  (Once) you exit (the) subway station “then” (you) can see me.
• Wǒ gāng chū jīchǎng, zhèngzài dǎchē.
  我刚出机场，正在打车。
  I just exit airport, “zhengzai” hail taxi.
  I just exited (the) airport, (and I) am hailing (a) taxi.

14.

白天 báitiān

n. ▸ daytime

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Tā báitiān shàngbān, wǎnshang shàngkè.
  他白天上班，晚上上课。
  He daytime go-to-work, evening take-class.
  He goes-to-work (in the) daytime, take-classes (in the) evening.
• Míngtiān báitiān nǐ fāngbiàn jiànmiàn ma?
  明天白天你方便见面吗？
  Tomorrow daytime you convenient meet-face -ma?
  Tomorrow (in the) daytime (are) you convenient to meet-face?

15.

月亮 yuèliang

n. ▸ the moon

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Yuèliang chūlái le.
  月亮出来了。
  Moon exit-come -le.
  (The) moon (has) come-out (already).
• Yuèliang Dàibiǎo Wǒ De Xīn shì yì shǒu hěn yǒumíng de Zhōngwén gē.
  《月亮代表我的心》是一首很有名的中文歌。
  Moon Represents My Heart is one “shou” very famous -de- Chinese song.
  (The )Moon Represents My Heart is one “shou” (of) very famous Chinese song.

16.

脏 zāng

adj. ▸ dirty

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Báisè de yīfu róngyì zāng.
  白色的衣服容易脏。
  White-color -de- clothes easy dirty.
  Clothes of white-color (are) easy to (be) dirty.
• Tā de fángjiān tèbié luàn yòu tèbié zāng.
  他的房间特别乱又特别脏。
  His room especially messy also especially dirty.
  His room (is) especially messy (and) also especially dirty.

17.

干净 gānjìng

adj. ▸ clean; neat; tidy

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Zhuōzi yǐjīng cā gānjìng le.
  桌子已经擦干净了。
  Table already wipe clean -le.
  (The) table (has) already (been) wiped clean.
• Wǒ bǎ chē xǐ gānjìng le.
  我把车洗干净了。
  I “ba” vehicle wash clean -le.
  I (-) “ba”{indicating the handling of} car (-) wash-clean (already).

18.

卫生间 wèishēngjiān

n. ▸ (polite; formal) bathroom; restroom

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Duìbuqǐ, zhèlǐ méiyǒu wèishēngjiān.
  对不起，这里没有卫生间。
  Sorry, here not “exist” bathroom.
  Sorry, here (does) not “exist” (a) bathroom.
• Wèishēngjiān li méiyǒu zhǐ le.
  卫生间里没有纸了。
  Bathroom-inside not “exist” paper -le.
  (There does) not “exist” (any toilet) paper (in the) bathroom-inside (already).

19.

厕所 cèsuǒ

n. ▸ (blunt; casual) bathroom; restroom

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Qǐngwèn fùjìn yǒu gōnggòng cèsuǒ ma?
  请问附近有公共厕所吗？
  Please-ask nearby-places “exist” public restroom -ma?
  Please(-allow-me-to-)ask (does) there “exist” (a) public restroom nearby?
• Zhè shì nǚ cèsuǒ, nán cèsuǒ zài duìmiàn.
  这是女厕所，男厕所在对面。
  This is female restroom, male restroom “zai” opposite-side.
  This is (the) female restroom, (the) male restroom is-at (the) opposite-side.

20.

下雪 xià xuě

v. phr. ▸ to snow

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Xià xuě le, kěyǐ duī xuěrén le!
  下雪了，可以堆雪人了！
  Go-down snow -le, can pile-up snowman -le!
  (It has) gone-down snow, (we) can pile-up (a) snowman (now)!
• Zhèlǐ měi nián dōngtiān dōu huì xià xuě.
  这里每年冬天都会下雪。
  Here every year winter all will go-down snow.
  Here every year (in the) winter (it) all will go-down snow.