| English |
Pinyin |
Pronounciation |
| What is this? |
Zhe4 shi4 shen2 me? |
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| This is a book. |
Zhe4 shi4 yi4 ben3 shu1. |
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| What is that? |
Na4 shi4 shen2 me? |
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| That is a pen. |
Na4 shi4 yi4 zhi1 bi3. |
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| What are these? |
Zhe4 xie1 shi4 shen2 me? |
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| These are books. |
Zhe4 xie1 shi4 shu1. |
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| What are those? |
Na4 xie1 shi4 shen2 me? |
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| Those are pens. |
Na4 xie1 shi4 bi3. |
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| Where are you from? |
Ni3 shi4 nar3 de ren2? |
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| I am from America. |
Wo3 shi4 Mei3 Guo2 ren2. |
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| What do you do? |
Ni3 shi4 zuo4 shen2 me de? |
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| I am a student. |
Wo3 shi4 yi2 ge4 xue2 sheng1. |
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| What is your occupation? |
Ni3 zuo4 shen2 mo gong1 zuo4? |
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| I am a teacher. |
Wo3 shi4 jiao1 shu1 de.
Or
Wo3 shi4 yi2 ge4 lao3 shi1.
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| Where are you going? |
Ni3 qu4 nar3? |
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| I am going shopping. |
Wo3 shang4 jie1. |
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| I am going to school. |
Wo3 qu4 shang4 xue2. |
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| Where is she/he? |
Ta1 zai4 nar3? |
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| She/He's at work. |
Ta1 zai4 ban1 shang. |
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| She/he's at home. |
Ta1 zai4 jia1. |
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| She's/He's not home. |
Ta1 bu2 zai4 jia1. |
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| She/He went home. |
Ta1 hui2 jia1 le. |
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| She/He's gone to a meeting. |
Ta1 kai1 hui4 qu4 le. |
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| She/he's in her office. |
Ta1 zai4 ban4 gong1 shi4. |
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| She/He's out on a business trip. |
Ta1 chu1 chai1 le. |
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| Who's this? |
Zhe4 shi4 shei2? |
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| This is my husband. |
Zhe4 shi4 wo3 zhang4 fu. (formal)
Or
Zhe4 shi4 wo3 lao3 gong1. (informal)
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| This is my wife. |
Zhe4 shi4 wo3 tai4 tai. |
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| Aunt (father's sister) |
Gu1 gu |
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| Aunt (Mother's sister) |
Yi2 |
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| black |
hei1 |
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| boy friend |
nan2 peng2 you3 |
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| brother (older) |
Ge1 ge |
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| brother (younger) |
Di4 di |
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| Dad |
Ba4 ba |
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| dating |
gao3 dui4 xiang4 |
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| daughter |
nuu3 er2 |
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| Father |
Fu4 Qin1 |
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| fiance |
wei4 hun1 fu1 |
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| fiancee |
wei4 hun1 qi1 |
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| girl friend |
nuu3 peng2 you3 |
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| Grandma / Grandmother (mother's mother) |
Wai4 Po2 |
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| Grandma / Grandmother (father's mother) |
Nai3 nai |
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| Grandpa / Grandfather (mother's father) |
Wai4 Gong1 |
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| Grandpa / Grandfather (father's father) |
Ye2 ye |
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| lover |
qing2 ren2 |
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| Mom |
Ma1 ma |
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| Mother |
Mu3 Qin1 |
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| sister (older) |
Jie3 jie |
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| sister (younger) |
Mei4 mei |
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| son |
er2 zi |
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| Uncle (father's brother) |
Shu1 shu |
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| Uncle (Mother's brother) |
Jiu4 jiu |
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| marry |
jie2 hun1 |
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| wedding |
hun1 li3 |
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| Will you marry me? |
Jia4 gei3 wo3 hao3 ma? (man to woman)
Qu3 wo3 ma?(woman to man) |
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| How do you like Beijing? |
Ni3 jue2 de Bei3 Jing1 zen3 me yang4? |
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| How long will you stay here? |
Ni3 yao4 zai4 zhe4 li3 dai1 duo2 jiu3? |
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| How often do you come here? |
Ni3 duo1 jiu3 lai2 yi2 ci4? |
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| I am learning Chinese on the Internet. |
Wo3 zai4 wang3 shang4 xue2 zhong1 wen2. |
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| I think it's beautiful. |
Wo3 ren4 wei2 hen3 mei3. |
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| I want to do business in China. |
Wo3 xiang3 zai4 Zhong1 Guo2 zuo4 sheng1 yi4. |
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| When did you come here? |
Ni3 shen2 me shi2 hou4 lai2 de? |
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| Where have you been? |
Ni3 shang4 nar3 le? |
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| Where's she/he working? |
Ta1 zai4 na3 gong1 zuo4? |
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