New Vocabulary
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ADVERBS |
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cái |
not until, just |
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zŏnggòng |
in all |
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ATTRIBUTIVES |
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Hàn-Yīng |
Chinese-English |
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CONJUNCTIONS |
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háishi |
or |
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IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS |
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duō xiè |
“many thanks” |
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MEASURES |
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bĕn(r) |
(for books, dictionaries) |
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fèn(r) |
(for newspapers, magazines) |
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gēn(r) |
(for long, thin things) |
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jīn |
catty (500 grams) |
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xiē |
some |
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yàng(r) |
kind, variety |
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zhī |
(for pens, pencils) |
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zhŏng kind |
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NOUNS |
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báicài |
cabbage |
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bàotíng |
newspaper kiosk |
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bàozhĭ |
newspaper |
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bĕnzi |
notebook |
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bĭ |
writing instrument |
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bīng |
ice |
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bīnggùn(r) |
ice pop |
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cài |
vegetable |
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càichăng |
market |
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chūkŏu |
export |
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dìtú |
map |
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fānqié |
tomato |
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jìnkŏu |
import |
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júzi |
orange |
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lí(r) |
pear |
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năiyóu |
cream |
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píngguŏ |
apple |
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pútao |
grape |
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qiānbĭ |
pencil |
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qíncài |
celery |
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qīngcài |
green vegetable |
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shālā |
salad |
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shālācài |
lettuce |
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shì |
city, municipality |
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shū |
book |
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shūcài vegetable |
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shuĭguŏ fruit |
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táozi |
peach |
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xì |
department |
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xiāngjiāo |
banana |
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xiăodòu |
red bean |
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Yālí(r) |
Ya pear |
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yuánzhūbĭ |
ball-point pen |
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zázhì |
magazine |
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zhĭ |
paper |
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zhuānyè |
major, specialization |
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zhŭxiū |
major |
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zìdiăn |
dictionary |
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PATTERNS |
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zĕmme zhèmme... |
how come so... |
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PLACE WORDS |
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gébì |
next door |
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Lí Shān |
“Pear Mountain,” Li Shan |
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shūdiàn |
book store |
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RESULTATIVE COMPOUNDS |
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bāoqilai |
wrap up |
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kànjian |
see |
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náhăo |
hold well, hold firmly |
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tīngdào |
hear |
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tīngjian |
hear |
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RESULTATIVE ENDINGS |
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-hăo |
so that something is good |
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-jiàn |
see, perceive |
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-qĭlái |
(general resultative ending) |
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SPECIFIER + MEASURE |
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zhèxiē |
these |
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STATIVE VERBS |
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cuì |
be crisp |
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piàoliang |
be pretty, look nice |
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qióng |
be poor |
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xīnxiān |
be fresh |
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yŏuqián |
be rich |
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VERBS |
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bāo |
wrap |
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băozhèng |
guarantee |
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chūkŏu |
export |
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diăn |
count, check |
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dú |
read aloud; study |
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jìnkŏu |
import |
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lái |
bring, give |
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ná |
hold, take |
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shì |
try |
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tiāo |
pick out, select |
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yāo |
weigh out |
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zhŭxiū |
major in |
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VERB-OBJECT COMPOUNDS |
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dúshū |
study |
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niànshū |
study |
Major New Grammar Patterns
A HÁISHI B IN QUESTIONS: Nĭ yào qù Bĕijīng háishi Táibĕi? “Do you want to go to Beijing or to Taipei?” (12-1)
A HUÒSHI B IN STATEMENTS: Wŏ yào qù Bĕijīng huòshi Tiānjīn. “I want to go to Beijing or Tianjin.” (12-1)
AMOUNT OF MONEY PER ITEM: wŭmáo qián yìgēnr “fifty cents apiece (for ice pops).” (12-1)
MEASURES: yìzhŏng yuánzhūbĭ “a kind of ball-point pen,” zhèizhī qiānbĭ “this pencil,” nèibĕn shū “that book,” wŭfèn bàozhĭ “five newspapers,” nĕizhāng dìtú “which map?”, etc. (12-2)
CÁI: Zhè shi jīntiān cái dàode. “This arrived only today (and not before then).” (12-3)
ZĚMME ZHÈMME...: Fānqié zĕmme zhèmme guì a? “How come tomatoes are so expensive?” (12-3)
BĬ FOLLOWED BY STATIVE VERB + -DE DUL: Zhèizhŏng bĕnzi bĭ nèizhŏng bĕnzi piányide duō. “This kind of notebook is much cheaper than that kind of notebook.” (12-4)