VOCABULARY USAGE

1.

怎么办 zěnmebàn

how to handle; what to do; what (should) be done

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Zhè zhǒng qíngkuàng wǒ gāi zěnmebàn?
  这种情况我该怎么办？
  This kind situation (I) should what-to-do?
  This kind (of) situation (-) what should I do?
• Tā bù jiē diànhuà, zěnmebàn?
  他不接电话，怎么办？
  He not receive phone-call, what-to-do?
  He (does) not answer (my) phone-call, what to do?

2.

节日快乐 jiérì kuàilè

happy festival; happy holiday

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Zhù nǐ jiérì kuàilè!
  祝你节日快乐！
  Wish you holiday happy!
  Wish you happy holiday!
• Péngyou men, jiérì kuàilè!
  朋友们，节日快乐！
  Friend -men, holiday happy!
  Friends, happy holiday!

3.

在 zài

adv. ▸ in process of (doing something)

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Nǐ zài gànmá?
  你在干吗？
  You “zai” do-what?
  What are you doing?
• Wǒ yǐjīng zài lái de lùshang le.
  我已经在来的路上了。
  I already “zai” arrive -de- road-surface -le.
  I already am on (the) road-surface arriving (here).

4.

旅游 lǚyóu

v. ▸ to travel

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Wǒ xiǎng lǚyóu, kěshì méiyǒu shíjiān.
  我想旅游，可是没有时间。
  I want to travel, but not-have time.
  I want to travel, but (I do) not have time.
• Nǐ xiǎng qù nǎlǐ lǚyóu?
  你想去哪里旅游？
  You want to go where travel?
  Where (do) you want to go travel?

5.

地图 dìtú

n. ▸ map

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Wǒ jīngcháng yòng Gǔgē Dìtú.
  我经常用谷歌地图。
  I often use Google maps.
  I often use Google maps.
• Jiàoshì qiángshang yǒu yì zhāng shìjiè dìtú.
  教室墙上有一张世界地图。
  Classroom wall surface “exist” one “zhang” world map.
  (The) classroom wall-surface “exists” one “zhang” (of) world map.

6.

还 hái

adv. ▸ still; yet

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Wǒ hái bù zhīdào miànshì jiéguǒ.
  我还不知道面试结果。
  I still not know interview result.
  I still (do) not know interview result.
• Wàimài zěnme hái méiyǒu dào?
  外卖怎么还没有到？
  Delivery-food how-come still not arrive?
  How-come (the) delivery-food still (has) not arrived?

7.

其他 qítā

pron. ▸ other; others

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Hái yǒu qítā yánsè kěyǐ xuǎn ma?
  还有其他颜色可以选吗？
  Additionally “exist” other color can choose -ma?
  (Does) there additionally “exist” other colors (that I) can choose?
• Zhè jiā cāntīng méiyǒu wèizi le, wǒmen qù qítā dìfang kànkan ba!
  这家餐厅没有位子了，我们去其他地方看看吧！
  This “jia” restaurant not “exist” seat -le, we go other place look-look -ba!
  This “jia” (of) restaurant (does) not “exist” seat, (let) us go to other places to check “really quick”!

8.

老 lǎo

adj. ▸ old

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Wǒ yǐjīng lǎo le.
  我已经老了。
  I already old -le.
  I (am) already old.
• Wǒ xǐhuan kàn lǎo diànyǐng.
  我喜欢看老电影。
  I like watch old movie.
  I like watching old movies.

9.

年轻 niánqīng

adj. ▸ young

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Nǐ de māma kàn shàngqu zhēn niánqīng!
  你的妈妈看上去真年轻！
  Your mom look-“go-up” really young!
  Your mom looks(-with-the-state-of-being) really young!
• Wǒ yǒu yì kē niángqīng de xīn.
  我有一颗年轻的心。
  I have one “ke” young -de- heart.
  I have one “ke” (of) young heart.

10.

记得 jìde

v. ▸ to remember

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Nǐ hái jìde wǒ ma?
  你还记得我吗？
  You still remember me -ma?
  (Do) you still remember me?
• Jìde tíxǐng wǒ dìng nàozhōng.
  记得提醒我定闹钟。
  Remember remind me set alarm.
  Remember to remind me to set (the) alarm.

11.

葡萄 pútao

n. ▸ grape

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Nǐ xǐhuan hē hóng pútaojiǔ háishi bái pútaojiǔ?
  你喜欢喝红葡萄酒还是白葡萄酒？
  You like drink red grape-wine or white grape-wine?
  (Do) you like drinking red wine or white wine?
• Chī bu dào pútao shuō pútao suān.
  吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸。
  Eat-not-“dao” grape say grape sour.
  (One) is-not-able-to eat (the) grapes (and) say (that the) grapes (are) sour.

12.

腿 tuǐ

n. ▸ leg

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Nǐ de tuǐ zěnme le?
  你的腿怎么了？
  You -de- leg how -le?
  What-happened to (your) leg?
• Kējī gǒu de tuǐ hěn duǎn.
  柯基狗的腿很短。
  Corgi-dog -de- legs very short.
  Corgis’ legs (are) very short.

13.

学会 xuéhuì

v. ▸ to learn and know how (to do something)

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Jīntiān jiǎng de nèiróng, nǐ dōu xuéhuì le ma?
  今天讲的内容，你都学会了吗？
  Today tell -de- content, you all learn(-and-)know-how -le -ma?
  (The) content (that I) told today, (have) you learned all (of them)?
• Yí ge rén yào xuéhuì dúlì shēnghuó.
  一个人要学会独立生活。
  One “ge” person should learn-how-how-to independent live.
  One “ge” (of) person should learn-to independent(ly) live.

14.

电视 diànshì

n. ▸ television

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Xiànzài de niánqīngrén hěnshǎo kàn diànshì.
  现在的年轻人很少看电视。
  Now -de- young people very few watch TV.
  Young people now seldom watch TV.
• Wǒ bù xǐhuan kàn diànshì guǎnggào.
  我不喜欢看电视广告。
  I not like watch TV commercial.
  I (do) not like watching TV commercial.

15.

照片 zhàopiàn

n. ▸ photo; picture

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Bùhǎoyìsi, kěyǐ bāng wǒmen pāi zhāng zhàopiàn ma?
  不好意思，可以帮我们拍张照片吗？
  Excuse-me, can help us shoot “zhang” photo -ma?
  Excuse-me, can (you) you help us take (one) “zhang” (of) photo?
• Zhèxiē zhàopiàn kěyǐ fā gěi wǒ ma?
  这些照片可以发给我吗？
  These photos can send to me -ma?
  These photos (-) can (you) send to me?

16.

结婚 jiéhūn

v. ▸ to get married

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Wǒmen jiéhūn ba!
  我们结婚吧！
  We get-married -ba!
  (Let) us get-married!
• Tāmen cái rènshi yí ge yuè jiù jiéhūn le.
  他们才认识一个月就结婚了。
  They only meet one “ge” month “as early as” get-married -le.
  They merely met (for) one “ge” (of) month (and) “as early as” (that they) got-married.

17.

酒店 jiǔdiàn

n. ▸ hotel

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Jiǔdiàn dìng hǎo le ma?
  酒店订好了吗？
  Hotel book-good -le -ma?
  (Has the) hotel (be) booked-well(-and-)ready?
• Zhè shì yì jiā wǔ xīng jí jiǔdiàn.
  这是一家五星级酒店。
  This is one “jia” five star level hotel.
  This is one “jia” (of) five star level hotel.

18.

年级 niánjí

n. ▸ grade; class

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Nǐ dú jǐ niánjí?
  你读几年级？
  You attend what-number grade?
  Which grade (are) you attending?
• Wǒ dìdi shàng xiǎoxué wǔ niánjí le.
  我弟弟上小学五年级了。
  My little-brother attend elementary-school 5 grade -le.
  My little-brother attends elementary-school 5th grade (now).

19.

开始 kāishǐ

v. ▸ to start; to begin

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Nǐ shì shénme shíhou kāishǐ xué Zhōngwén de?
  你是什么时候开始学中文的？
  You shi- what-time start learn Chinese -de?
  When was (it that) you started to learn Chinese?
• Yuèduì yǎnchànghuì jǐ diǎn kāishǐ?
  乐队演唱会几点开始？
  Band concert what-number o’clock start?
  What time (does the) band concert start?

20.

结束 jiéshù

v. ▸ to finish; to end; to be over

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Zhè cháng diànyǐng jǐ diǎn jiéshù?
  这场电影几点结束？
  This “chang” movie what-number o’clock end?
  What time (does) this “chang” (of) movie end?
• Tāmen de huìyì hái méiyǒu jiéshù ma?
  他们的会议还没有结束吗？
  They -de- meeting still not end -ma?
  Their meeting (-) still (has) not end?