VOCABULARY USAGE

1.

更 gèng

adv. ▸ more

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Nǎge yánsè de shāfā gèng hǎokàn?
  哪个颜色的沙发更好看？
  Which color sofa is more good-looking?
  Which color sofa looks better?
• Bǐqǐ diànyǐng, wǒ gèng xǐhuan yóuxì.
  比起电影，我更喜欢游戏。
  Compared with movies, I like games more.
  Compared to movies, I like games more.

2.

最 zuì

adv. ▸ the most

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Zhè tào fángzi zuì piányi.
  这套房子最便宜。
  This unit of housing is the cheapest.
  This place is the cheapest.
• Nǐ shì wǒ zuì hǎo de péngyou.
  你是我最好的朋友。
  You are my best friend.
  You’re my best friend.

3.

走过 zǒuguò

v. phr. ▸ to pass by; to walk through; to go across

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Tā zǒuguò wǒ shēnbiān de shíhou, méi zhùyì dào wǒ.
  他走过我身边的时候，没注意到我。
  When he passed by me, he didn’t notice me.
  He walked past me and didn’t even notice.
• Wǒ zǒuguò nà jiā shāngdiàn de shíhou, lǐmiàn yǒu hěn duō rén.
  我走过那家商店的时候，里面有很多人。
  When I walked past that shop, there were many people inside.
  When I walked past that store, it was packed inside.

4.

路 lù

n. ▸ street; road; avenue; path

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Wǒmen zǒu nǎ tiáo lù zuì jìn?
  我们走哪条路最近？
  Which road is the shortest for us to take?
  Which route is the fastest?
• Chē tíng zài lùbiān méishì ba?
  车停在路边没事吧？
  Is it okay to park by the roadside?
  Is it OK to park by the road?

5.

终于 zhōngyú

adv. ▸ at last; finally; eventually

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Nǐ zhōngyú lái le, wǒ děng nǐ hǎojiǔ le!
  你终于来了，我等你好久了！
  You finally came, I’ve waited for you for so long!
  You’re finally here! I’ve been waiting forever!
• Fàng shǔjià le, zhōngyú búyòng zǎoqǐ le!
  放暑假了，终于不用早起了！
  It’s summer vacation. Finally I don’t need to get up early!
  Summer break is here, so I can finally sleep in!

6.

方便 fāngbiàn

adj. ▸ convenient

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Fāngbiàn bāng wǒ yí ge máng ma?
  方便帮我一个忙吗？
  Is it convenient for you to help me with a favor?
  Is it convenient for you to help me?
• Lǎoshī, wǒ yǒu jǐ ge wèntí xiǎng wèn nín, qǐngwèn nín shénme shíhou fāngbiàn?
  老师，我有几个问题想问您，请问您什么时候方便？
  Teacher, I have a few questions. When is it convenient for you?
  Teacher, I have a few questions. When are you free?

7.

麻烦 máfan

adj. ▸ troublesome; annoying

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Zhǎo tíngchēwèi zǒngshì hěn máfan.
  找停车位总是很麻烦。
  Finding a parking space is always troublesome.
  Finding parking is always a pain.
• Gěi nǐ tiān máfan le.
  A 给你添麻烦了。
  I caused you trouble.
  Sorry for the trouble.
  Bù máfan.
  B 不麻烦。
  Not troublesome.
  No trouble at all.

8.

考虑 kǎolǜ

v. ▸ to consider; to think over

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Nǐ kǎolǜ qīngchu le ma?
  你考虑清楚了吗？
  Have you thought it through clearly?
  Have you decided after thinking it through?
• Máfan nǐ zài gěi wǒ diǎn shíjiān kǎolǜ kǎolǜ.
  麻烦你再给我点时间考虑考虑。
  Please give me a little more time to think it over.
  Please give me a bit more time to think.

9.

天气 tiānqì

n. ▸ weather

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Zuìjìn tiānqì tài zāo le, měitiān dōu xià yǔ.
  最近天气太糟了，每天都下雨。
  Recently the weather has been terrible. It rains every day.
  The weather’s been awful lately. It rains every day.
• Tiānqì yùbào shuō míngtiān duōyún.
  天气预报说明天多云。
  The weather forecast says it will be cloudy tomorrow.
  The forecast says it’ll be cloudy tomorrow.

10.

游戏 yóuxì

n. ▸ game

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Wǒ zuì xǐhuan wán RPG yóuxì.
  我最喜欢玩RPG游戏。
  I like playing RPG games the most.
  RPGs are my favorite.
• Búyào áoyè wán yóuxì.
  不要熬夜玩游戏。
  Don’t stay up late playing games.
  Don’t stay up late gaming.

11.

关心 guānxīn

v. ▸ to care for; to care about

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Xièxie nǐ zhème guānxīn wǒ, wǒ hěn gǎndòng.
  谢谢你这么关心我，我很感动。
  Thank you for caring about me so much. I’m very touched.
  Thanks for caring about me so much. I’m really touched.
• Tā bú tài guānxīn biérén de kànfǎ.
  他不太关心别人的看法。
  He doesn’t care much about other people’s opinions.
  He doesn’t really care what others think.

12.

心 xīn

n. ▸ heart

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Tā shuō de huà ràng wǒ de xīn hěn tòng.
  他说的话让我的心很痛。
  What he said made my heart hurt.
  What he said really hurt me.
• Wǒ xīnlǐ bù gāoxìng de shíhou, jiù zhǎo péngyou liáotiān.
  我心里不高兴的时候，就找朋友聊天。
  When I’m unhappy inside, I chat with friends.
  When I feel upset, I go talk with a friend.

13.

感情 gǎnqíng

n. ▸ emotion; feelings; relationship

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Wǒ fùmǔ de gǎnqíng yìzhí hěn hǎo.
  我父母的感情一直很好。
  My parents’ relationship has always been good.
  My parents have always had a great relationship.
• Nǐ zhèyàng zuò hěn shāng gǎnqíng.
  你这样做很伤感情。
  Doing this really hurts people’s feelings.
  Doing that really hurts feelings.

14.

满意 mǎnyì

v. ▸ to be satisfied; to feel satisfied

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Jīnglǐ bú tài mǎnyì zhège jiéguǒ.
  经理不太满意这个结果。
  The manager isn’t very satisfied with this result.
  The manager isn’t happy with the result.
• Kèrén duì zhèlǐ de fúwù hěn mǎnyì.
  客人对这里的服务很满意。
  The guests are very satisfied with the service here.
  The customers are really happy with the service here.

15.

西餐 xīcān

n. ▸ western food

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Chī xīcān yào yòng dāo chā.
  吃西餐要用刀叉。
  When eating western food, you should use a knife and fork.
  When you eat western food, use a knife and fork.
• Nǐ gèng xǐhuan chī Zhōngcān háishi xīcān?
  你更喜欢吃中餐还是西餐？
  Do you prefer Chinese food or western food?
  Do you like Chinese food more, or western food?

16.

叉子 chāzi

n. ▸ fork

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Qǐng gěi wǒ yì bǎ chāzi, xièxie.
  请给我一把叉子，谢谢。
  Please give me a fork, thanks.
  Could I get a fork, please?
• Wǒ xíguàn yòng chāzi chī Yìdàlì miàn.
  我习惯用叉子吃意大利面。
  I’m used to eating pasta with a fork.
  I usually eat pasta with a fork.

17.

放假 fàngjià

v. ▸ to have a holiday; to take time off; to be on break

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Wǒmen shénme shíhou fàngjià?
  我们什么时候放假？
  When do we have a break?
  When do we get time off?
• Zhè cì gōngsī yào fàng shí tiān jià, wǒ dǎsuàn qù guówài lǚyóu.
  这次公司要放十天假，我打算去国外旅游。
  This time the company will give a 10-day holiday. I plan to travel abroad.
  We’re getting 10 days off, so I’m planning to travel overseas.

18.

请假 qǐngjià

v. ▸ to ask for leave; to request time off

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Tā jīntiān qǐngjià le, míngtiān cái lái.
  他今天请假了，明天才来。
  He took today off, and he’ll come tomorrow.
  He’s off today. He’ll be here tomorrow.
• Xià zhōuwǔ wǒ xiǎng qǐng yì tiān jià, kěyǐ ma?
  下周五我想请一天假，可以吗？
  Next Friday I want to take one day off. Is that okay?
  Can I take next Friday off?

19.

电子邮箱 diànzǐ yóuxiāng

n. ▸ email address; email mailbox

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Zhè shì wǒ de diànzǐ yóuxiāng dìzhǐ.
  这是我的电子邮箱地址。
  This is my email address.
  This is my email address.
• Wǒ wàng le wǒ de diànzǐ yóuxiāng mìmǎ.
  我忘了我的电子邮箱密码。
  I forgot my email password.
  I forgot my email password.

20.

电子邮件 diànzǐ yóujiàn

n. ▸ email

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Wǒ měitiān dōu huì cháshōu diànzǐ yóujiàn.
  我每天都会查收电子邮件。
  I check my emails every day.
  I check my email every day.
• Zhè fēng diànzǐ yóujiàn shì lājī guǎnggào, shān le ba!
  这封电子邮件是垃圾广告，删了吧！
  This email is spam. Delete it.
  This email is spam. Just delete it.