1000 Most Common Chinese Words For Beginners – Lesson 04
1000 Most Common Chinese Words For Beginners: Lesson 04
In this fourth lesson of our “1000 Most Common Chinese Words For Beginners” Course, we will learn another group of the 1000 Most Common Chinese Words, which contains the following 20 words and phrases that are very useful for daily Chinese conversations:
- 谁 shéi ▸ q.pron. who
- 想 xiǎng ▸ v. to want to
- 要 yào ▸ m.v. to want to have; to intent to have
- 明天见 míngtiān jiàn ▸ see (you) tomorrow
- 饿 è ▸ adj. hungry
- 超市 chāoshì ▸ n. supermarket
- 汉字 Hànzì ▸ n. Chinese character
- 呢 ne ▸ p. used at the end of the sentence to ask a contextual question
- 狗 gǒu ▸ n. dog
- 猫 māo ▸ n. cat
- 不 bù ▸ adv. not
- 听 tīng ▸ v. to listen; to listen to
- 走 zǒu ▸ v. to leave
- 手机 shǒujī ▸ n. cellphone; mobile phone
- 上课 shàngkè ▸ v. (for students) to attend class; (for teachers) to give class
- 大 dà ▸ adj. big; giant; huge
- 小 xiǎo ▸ adj. small; little
- 电话 diànhuà ▸ n. phone; phone call
- 同事 tóngshì ▸ n. coworker; colleague
- 同学 tóngxué ▸ n. classmate; schoolmate
VOCABULARY LIST
| NO. | CHINESE | PINYIN | P.O.S. | ENGLISH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 谁 |
shéi | q.pron. | who |
| 2 | 想 |
xiǎng | v. | to want to |
| 3 | 要 |
yào | m.v. | to want to have; to intent to have |
| 4 | 明天见 |
míngtiān jiàn | see (you) tomorrow | |
| 5 | 饿 |
è | adj. | hungry |
| 6 | 超市 |
chāoshì | n. | supermarket |
| 7 | 汉字 |
Hànzì | n. | Chinese character |
| 8 | 呢 |
ne | p. | used at the end of the sentence to ask a contextual question |
| 9 | 狗 |
gǒu | n. | dog |
| 10 | 猫 |
māo | n. | cat |
| 11 | 不 |
bù | adv. | not |
| 12 | 听 |
tīng | v. | to listen; to listen to |
| 13 | 走 |
zǒu | v. | to leave |
| 14 | 手机 |
shǒujī | n. | cellphone; mobile phone |
| 15 | 上课 |
shàngkè | v. | (for students) to attend class; (for teachers) to give class |
| 16 | 大 |
dà | adj. | big; giant; huge |
| 17 | 小 |
xiǎo | adj. | small; little |
| 18 | 电话 |
diànhuà | n. | phone; phone call |
| 19 | 同事 |
tóngshì | n. | coworker; colleague |
| 20 | 同学 |
tóngxué | n. | classmate; schoolmate |
VOCABULARY USAGE
1. 谁 shéi
q.pron. ▸ who
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
- Nǐ zuì xǐhuan de gēshǒu shì shéi?
你最喜欢的歌手是谁？
You the-most like -de- singer is who?
Who is your favorite singer? - Gāngcái shì shéi dǎ de diànhuà?
刚才是谁打的电话？
Just-now -shi- who make -de- phone-call?
Who was (it that) made (the) phone-call?
2. 想 xiǎng
v. ▸ to want to
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
- Wǒ hěn xiǎng xué Zhōngwén.
我很想学中文。
I very want to learn Chinese.
I want to learn Chinese very much. - Wǒ xiànzài hái bù xiǎng huàn gōngzuò.
我现在还不想换工作。
I now still not want to change job.
Now I (do) not want to change (my) job yet.
3. 要 yào
m.v. ▸ to want to have; to intent to have
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
- Wǒ yào rè kāfēi, tā yào bīng kělè.
我要热咖啡，他要冰可乐。
I want hot coffee, he want ice coke.
I want (a) hot coffee, (and) he wants (an) ice coke. - Nín yào dà bēi háishì xiǎo bēi?
您要大杯还是小杯？
You want large cup or small cup?
You want large cup or small cup?
4. 明天见 míngtiān jiàn
see (you) tomorrow
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
- Wǒ zǒu le, míngtiān jiàn!
我走了，明天见！
I leave -le, tomorrow see!
I(’m) leaving, see (you) tomorrow! - Lù shang xiǎoxīn, míngtiān jiàn!
路上小心，明天见！
Road-surface careful, tomorrow see!
(Be) careful (on the) road, see (you) tomorrow!
5. 饿 è
adj. ▸ hungry
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
- Wǒ ’è le, nǐ ne?
我饿了，你呢？
I hungry -le, you -ne?
I (am) hungry, how-about you? - Nǐ ’è le ma? Wǒ yǒu bǐnggān, nǐ yào ma?
你饿了吗？我有饼干，你要吗？
You hungry -le -ma? I have cookie, you want -ma?
(Are) you hungry? I have cookie(s), (do) you want (some)?
6. 超市 chāoshì
n. ▸ supermarket
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
- Wǒ xiǎng qù chāoshì mǎi língshí.
我想去超市买零食。
I want to go to supermarket buy snack.
I want to go to (the) supermarket buy snack(s). - Zhè jiā chāoshì de dōngxi hěn piányi.
这家超市的东西很便宜。
This “jia” supermarket -de- thing very inexpensive.
Things (of) this “jia” (of) supermarket (is) very inexpensive.
7. 汉字 Hànzì
n. ▸ Chinese character
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
- Zhè ge Hànzì shì shénme yìsi?
这个汉字是什么意思？
This “ge” Chinese-character is what meaning?
What meaning is this “ge” (of) Chinese-character? - Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng xué shuō Hànyǔ, bù xiǎng xué xiě Hànzì.
我只想学说汉语，不想学写汉字。
I only want to learn to speak Chinese-language, not want to learn to write Chinese-character.
I only want to learn to speak Chinese, but (I do) not want to learn to write Chinese-characters.
8. 呢 ne
p. ▸ used at the end of the sentence to ask a contextual question
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
- Wǒ chī pīsà, nǐ ne?
我吃披萨，你呢？
I want to eat pizza, you -ne?
I want to eat pizza, how-about you? - Tā xīngqī liù méi kòng, nà xīngqī tiān ne?
他星期六没空，那星期天呢？
He Saturday not-have free-time, then Sunday -ne?
He (does) not-have free-time (on) Saturday, then how-about Sunday?
9. 狗 gǒu
n. ▸ dog
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
- Zhè tiáo gǒu zhēn cōngmíng!
这条狗真聪明！
This “tiao” dog really smart!
This “tiao” (of) dog (is) really smart! - Wǒ měi tiān zǎoshang dōu qù gōngyuán liù gǒu.
我每天早上都去公园遛狗。
I every day morning all go to park to walk dog.
I go to (the) park to walk (my) dog all (of) every day morning.
10. 猫 māo
n. ▸ cat
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
- Nàr yǒu yì zhī māo!
那儿有一只猫！
There “exist” one “zhi” cat!
There “exists” one “zhi” (of) cat! - Nà zhī māo shì hēi sè de.
那只猫是黑色的。
That “zhi” cat is black-color -de.
That “zhi” (of) cat is (one that is of) black-color.
11. 不 bù
adv. ▸ not
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
- Wǒ bú rènshi nà ge rén.
我不认识那个人。
I not know that “ge” person.
I (do) not know that “ge” (of) person. - Wǒ jīntiān bù xiǎng qù shàngbān.
我今天不想去上班。
I today not want to go attend-work.
Today I (do) not want to go to work.
12. 听 tīng
v. ▸ to listen; to listen to
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
- Wǒ kāi chē de shíhou xǐhuan tīng guǎngbō.
我开车的时候喜欢听广播。
I drive-vehicle -de- time like listen radio.
I like listening to (the) radio (at the) time (of) driving. - Nǐ xǐhuan tīng shénme lèixíng de yīnyuè?
你喜欢听什么类型的音乐？
You like listen to what type -de- music?
What type (of) music (do) you like listening to?
13. 走 zǒu
v. ▸ to leave
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
- Hěn wǎn le, wǒmen gāi zǒu le.
很晚了，我们该走了。
Very late -le, we should go -le.
(It is) very late, we should go (now). - Bié zǒu, diànyǐng hòumiàn hái yǒu cǎidàn ne!
别走，电影后面还有彩蛋呢！
Not go, movie end additionally have Easter-eggs -ne!
(Do)n’t go, (the) end (of the) movie additionally have Easter eggs!
14. 手机 shǒujī
n. ▸ cellphone; mobile phone
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
- Wǒ de shǒujī méi diàn le, nǐ yǒu chōngdiànqì ma?
我的手机没电了，你有充电器吗？
I -de- cellphone not-have electricity -le, you have charger -ma?
My cellphone (does)n’t have electricity (already), (do) you have (a) charger? - Nǐ yòng de shì Píngguǒ shǒujī háishì ’Ānzhuó shǒujī?
你用的是苹果手机还是安卓手机？
You use -de- is Apple cellphone or Android cellphone?
Is (the one that) you use (an) Apple cellphone or (an) Android cellphone?
15. 上课 shàngkè
v. ▸ (for students) to attend class; (for teachers) to give class
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
- Wǒ měi tiān zǎoshang bā diǎn shàngkè.
我每天早上八点上课。
I every day morning 8 o’clock attend-class.
I have-class every day morning (at) 8 o’clock. - Wǒmen xiànzài kāishǐ shàngkè le.
我们现在开始上课了。
We now start to have-class -le.
We now start to have-class.
16. 大 dà
adj. ▸ big; giant; huge
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
- Nǐ jiā zhēn dà! Zhēn piàoliang!
你家真大！真漂亮！
You home really big! Really pretty!
Your house (is) really big! (And it is) really pretty! - Nǐhǎo, wǒ yào yí ge dà hào de pīsà.
你好，我要一个大号的披萨。
Hello, I want one “ge” large size -de- pizza.
Hi, I want one “ge” (of) large-size pizza.
17. 小 xiǎo
adj. ▸ small; little
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
- Nǐ xǐhuan zhù xiǎo chéngshì, háishì dà chéngshì?
你喜欢住小城市，还是大城市？
You like live small city, or big city?
(Do) you like living in small citi(es), or big citi(es)? - Zhè jiàn yīfu yǒu diǎnr xiǎo, yǒu méi yǒu dà yí hào de?
这件衣服有点儿小，有没有大一号的？
This “jian” clothes “reaches the evaluation of” “a little bit” small, have-not-have big one size -de?
This “jian” (of) clothes “reaches the evaluation of” “a little bit” small, (do you) have (or) not have (one that is of) one size larger?
18. 电话 diànhuà
n. ▸ phone; phone call
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
- Wǒ zài gěi péngyou dǎ diànhuà.
我在给朋友打电话。
I “zai” to friend make phone-call.
I am making (a) phone-call to (my) friend. - Bié jiē, zhè ge hàomǎ shì sāorǎo diànhuà.
别接，这个号码是骚扰电话。
Not pick-up, this “ge” number is spam call.
(Do)n’t answer, this “ge” (of) number is (a) spam call.
19. 同事 tóngshì
n. ▸ coworker; colleague
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
- Xīn lái de tóngshì xìnggé búcuò.
新来的同事性格不错。
New-come -de- coworker personality not-bad.
(The) new(ly)-came coworker (-) (their) personality (is) not-bad. - Wǒ de tóngshì men dōu hěn zhuānyè.
我的同事们都很专业。
I -de- coworker -men all very professional.
My coworkers (are) all very professional.
20. 同学 tóngxué
n. ▸ classmate; schoolmate
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
- Tā shì wǒ de dàxué tóngxué.
他是我的大学同学。
He is I -de- university classmate.
He is my college classmate. - Tóngxué, qǐngwèn túshūguǎn zài nǎlǐ?
同学，请问图书馆在哪里？
Classmate, please-ask library “zai(is in/on/at...)” where?
Classmate, may(-I-)ask where is (the) library at?