VOCABULARY USAGE

1.

多久 duō jiǔ

how often

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Nǐ duō jiǔ jiǎn yí cì tóufa?
  你多久剪一次头发？
  You how-long cut one “time” hair?
  How-often (do) you cut (your) hair (for) one time?
• Nǐ duō jiǔ gěi jiā li dǎ yí cì diànhuà?
  你多久给家里打一次电话？
  You how-long to home-inside make one “time” phone-call?
  How-often (do) you call (your) family (for) one time?

2.

先生 xiānsheng

n. ▸ sir; gentleman

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Xiānsheng nínhǎo, huānyíng guānglín!
  先生您好，欢迎光临！
  Gentleman hello, welcome-presence!
  Hello sir, welcome(-your-)presence!
• Lǐ Xiānsheng shì wǒmen de kèhù.
  李先生是我们的客户。
  Li Sir is we -de- client.
  Mr. Li is our client.

3.

女士 nǚshì

n. ▸ lady; madam

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Zhè wèi nǚshì zhèngzài děng tā de péngyou.
  这位女士正在等她的朋友。
  This “wei” madam “in process of” wait she -de- friend.
  This “wei” (of) madam is waiting-(for) her friend.
• Wáng Nǚshì shì yí wèi yǒumíng de lǜshī.
  王女士是一位有名的律师。
  Wang Madam is one “wei” famous -de- lawyer.
  Madam Wang is one “wei” (of) famous lawyer.

4.

没问题 méi wèntí

no problem

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Méi wèntí, wǒ bāng nǐ.
  没问题，我帮你。
  No problem, I help you.
  No problem, I (will) help you.
• Méi wèntí, nǐ dìng shíjiān ba!
  没问题，你定时间吧！
  No problem, you decide time -ba!
  No problem, you set (the) time!

5.

呢 ne

p. ▸ asking where

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Wǒ de qiánbāo ne?
  我的钱包呢？
  I -de- wallet -ne?
  (Where is) my wallet?
• Bàba ne? Zěnme bú zài jiā?
  爸爸呢？怎么不在家？
  Dad -ne? How-come not be-at home?
  (Where is) dad? How-come (he) is not at home?

6.

写 xiě

v. ▸ to write

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Nǐ huì bu huì xiě Hànzì?
  你会不会写汉字？
  You know-how-to-not-know-how-to write Chinese-character?
  (Do) you know-how-to (or) not know-how-to write Chinese-characters?
• Tā xiě de xiǎoshuō hěn yǒu yìsi, wǒ hěn xǐhuan kàn.
  他写的小说很有意思，我很喜欢看。
  He write -de- novel very interesting, I very like read.
  (The) novels (that) he wrote (are) very interesting, I quite like reading (them).

7.

爱 ài

v. ▸ to love

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Wǒ fēicháng ’ài nǐ.
  我非常爱你。
  I very love you.
  I love you very-much.
• Wǒ xiāngxìn ’ài kěyǐ gǎibiàn shìjiè.
  我相信爱可以改变世界。
  I believe love can change world.
  I believe love can change (the) world.

8.

能 néng

m.v. ▸ can; to be able to

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Nǐ néng bāng wǒ yí ge máng ma?
  你能帮我一个忙吗？
  You can help me one “ge” busy(-situation) -ma?
  Can you help me (with) one “ge” (of) favor?
• Nǐ néng bu néng gěi wǒ huí ge diànhuà?
  你能不能给我回个电话？
  You can-not-can to me return “ge” phone-call?
  Can you (or) not can (you) return to me (one) “ge” (of) phone-call?

9.

孩子 háizi

n. ▸ child; kid

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Nǐ yǒu háizi ma?
  你有孩子吗？
  You have child -ma?
  (Do) you have (any) child?
• Wǒ xǐhuan hé háizi men yìqǐ huàhuà.
  我喜欢和孩子们一起画画。
  I like with children -men together paint-painting.
  I like painting together with (the) kids.

10.

鞋子 xiézi

n. ▸ shoe

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Wǒ mǎi le yì shuāng xīn xiézi.
  我买了一双新鞋子。
  I buy -le one “shuang(/pair)” new shoes.
  I bought one “shuang(/pair)” (of) new shoes.
• Zhè shuāng xiézi hěn shūfu.
  这双鞋子很舒服。
  This “shuang(/pair)” shoes very comfortable.
  This “shuang(/pair)” (of) shoes (are) very comfortable.

11.

给 gěi

v. ▸ to give

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Wǒ xiǎng gěi nǐ yí ge yōngbào.
  我想给你一个拥抱。
  I want to give you one “ge” hug.
  I want to give you one “ge” (of) hug.
• Nǐ kěyǐ zài gěi wǒ yì diǎn shíjiān ma?
  你可以再给我一点时间吗？
  You can additionally give me one “dian” time -ma?
  Can you additionally give me “a little bit” (of) time?

12.

银行 yínháng

n. ▸ bank

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Wǒ yào qù yínháng qǔ qián.
  我要去银行取钱。
  I intend to go-to bank withdraw money.
  I intend to go-to (the) bank to withdraw money.
• Qǐngwèn fùjìn yǒu méi yǒu Zhōngguó Yínháng?
  请问附近有没有中国银行？
  Please-ask nearby-places “exist”-not-“exist” China-Bank?
  Please(-allow-me-)to-ask(,) (does there) exist (a) Bank(-of-)China?

13.

住 zhù

v. ▸ to live; to reside

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Nǐ xiànzài zhù zài nǎlǐ?
  你现在住在哪里？
  You now live “zai” where?
  Where (do) you live at?
• Wǒ xiànzài zhù zài shì zhōngxīn.
  我现在住在市中心。
  I now live “zai” city center.
  I now live in (the) city center.

14.

便宜 piányi

adj. ▸ inexpensive

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Zhèlǐ de dōngxi yòu hǎo yòu piányi.
  这里的东西又好又便宜。
  Here -de- thing you- good -you- inexpensive.
  (The) stuff here (is) good (and)-also inexpensive.
• Zhè tiáo qúnzi xiànzài zài dǎzhé, jiàgé fēicháng piányi.
  这条裙子现在在打折，价格非常便宜。
  This “tiao” dress now “zai” give-discount , price “unusually” cheap.
  This “tiao” (of) dress now is giving(-a-)discount, (the) price (is) very cheap.

15.

贵 guì

adj. ▸ expensive

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Zhè ge chéngshì de fángjià hěn guì.
  这个城市的房价很贵。
  This “ge” city -de- house-price very expensive.
  (The) housing-price (of) this “ge” (of) city (is) very expensive.
• Xiànzài jīpiào hé jiǔdiàn de jiàgé dōu hěn guì.
  现在机票和酒店的价格都很贵。
  Now plane-ticket and hotel -de- price both very expensive.
  Now (the) prices (of) plane-tickets (and) hotels (are) both very expensive.

16.

点 diǎn

n. ▸ o’clock

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Xiànzài jǐ diǎn le?
  现在几点了？
  Now what-number o’clock -le?
  Now what o’clock (is it) (already)?
• Shāngdiàn wǎnshang shí diǎn bàn guān mén.
  商店晚上十点半关门。
  Store night 10 o’clock half close-door.
  (The) store closes (at) 10:30 pm.

17.

分 fēn

n. ▸ minute

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Xiànzài bā diǎn líng wǔ fēn.
  现在八点零五分。
  Now 8 o’clock null 5 minutes.
  Now (is) 8:05.
• Wǒmen shí yī diǎn wǔ shí fēn xiàkè.
  我们十一点五十分下课。
  We 11 o’clock 50 minutes get-off-class.
  We (at) 11:50 get-off-class.

18.

头发 tóufa

n. ▸ hair

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Tā de tóufa hěn cháng, wǒ de tóufa hěn duǎn.
  他的头发很长，我的头发很短。
  He -de- hair very long, I -de- hair very short.
  His hair (is) very long, my hair (is) very short.
• Tā de tóufa shì hēi sè de.
  她的头发是黑色的。
  She -de- hair is black-color -de.
  Her hair is (something that is of the) black-color.

19.

中午 zhōngwǔ

n. ▸ noon

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Nǐ zhōngwǔ xiǎng chī shénme?
  你中午想吃什么？
  You noon want to eat what?
  What (do) you want to eat (at) noon?
• Wǒ měi tiān zhōngwǔ dōu yào shuì yí ge wǔjiào.
  我每天中午都要睡一个午觉。
  I every day noon all need to sleep one “ge” noon-sleep.
  I every day noon all need to sleep/take one “ge” (of) nap.

20.

午饭 wǔfàn

n. ▸ lunch

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Jīntiān de wǔfàn zhēn hǎochī!
  今天的午饭真好吃！
  Today -de- lunch really tasty!
  (The) lunch today (is) really tasty!
• Wǒ měi tiān hé tóngshì men yìqǐ chī wǔfàn.
  我每天和同事们一起吃午饭。
  I every day with coworker -men together eat lunch.
  I every day eat lunch together with (my) coworkers.