Skip to content
Go back

zh20

Published:  at  10:00 PM

Lesson 20

  1. 再見 [再见] - zài jiàn (goodbye). See also L27.
  2. 一會兒 [一会儿] - yī huì(r) (in a moment)
  3. 電話 [电话] - diàn huà (telephone)
  4. 手機 [手机] - shǒu jī (mobile phone)
  5. 智能手機 [智能手机] zhì néng shǒu jī (smartphone)
  6. 走路 - zǒu lù (to walk on a road). See also L24 for jiē. And 戰略 strategy.
  7. 了 - liǎo (to be able to, clear-sighted, to understand clearly)
  8. 喂 - wéi? (hello when answering the phone)
  9. 喂 - wèi (hey! hello! as an interjection — see Pleco)
  10. 奇怪 - qí guài (strange, weird). See also 骑from L18.
  11. 叫 - jiào (call, greet; cry, shout; hire, order a cab; permit, allow; to be named)
  12. 藥 [药] - yào (medicine). See also 7/19 notes on taking drugs.
  13. 片兒 [片儿] - piān(r) (a piece)
  14. 病 - bìng (illness)
  15. 感冒 - gǎn mào (to catch a cold)
  16. 發燒 [发烧] - fā shāo (to run a fever)
  17. 發展 [发展] - fā zhǎn (to develop). See also L24.
  18. 止痛片 - zhǐ tòng piàn (painkiller, aspirin). See also 通知 tōng zhī from L14. Also zhǐ is similar to 正 from L23.
  19. 醫院 [医院] - yī yuàn (hospital). 院 is like 元 Yuan Dynasty.

Lesson 21

  1. 信 - xìn (letter)
  2. 病人 - bìng rén (sick person, patient)
  3. 或者 - huò zhě (either…or…). Don’t confuse with 都 dōu (all) from L5
  4. 熱情 [热情] - rè qíng (warm, compassionate). See also 热 from L17.
  5. 送 - sòng (to send, to give as a present; to deliver; to accompany, escort)
  6. 決定 [决定] - jué dìng (to decide)
  7. 搞 - gǎo (to get tangled with)
  8. 小說 [小说] - xiǎo shuō (noun a novel)
  9. 身體 [身体] - shēn tǐ (body)
  10. 並且 [并且] - bìng qiě (and, besides, moreover; as well as)
  11. 替 - tì (take the place of; replace, substitute for)
  12. …史 - shǐ (history of …)
  13. 翻譯 [翻译] - fān yì (translate)
  14. 冷 - lěng (cold)
  15. 希望 - xī wàng (hope - both noun and verb)
  16. 祝 - zhù (to wish well, e.g., 祝你好)
  17. 還 [还是] - hái shì (…or…?) from L5. As an alternative to 或者 huò zhě
  18. 還 [还] - is also huán (to go back to; to give back, repay) from L5. Delete when done
  19. 給 [给] - gěi (to give) from L4. Delete when done

Lesson 22

  1. 就要…了 - jiù yào…le (about to…)
  2. 春節 [春节] - Chūn Jié (Spring Festival)
  3. 它⧸牠 - tā (it)
  4. 一樣 [一样] - yī yàng (to be the same)
  5. 像 - xiàng (to resemble)
  6. 聖誕節 [圣诞节] - Shèng dàn Jié (Christmas)
  7. 聖誕老人 - shèng dàn lǎo rén (Santa Claus)
  8. 放假 - fàng jià (to have vacation). See also 蝦 xiā from Chinese food page.
  9. 兒女 [儿女] - ér nǚ (children; literally ‘boy girl’)
  10. 錯 [错] - cuò (wrong). See also L12.
  11. 次 - cì (number of times, e.g., 三次 means ‘3 times’.) Many other defs including position in a series, 2nd rate, etc. See Pleco for more on 次.
  12. 筷子 - kuài zi (chopsticks)
  13. 餓 [饿] - è (hungry)
  14. 家 - jiā (house)
  15. 飯館 [饭馆] - fàn guǎn (restaurant)
  16. 難 [难] - nán (difficult, hard). See also L25
  17. 過[过]- guò (to cross; to pass time) Originally from L7. Delete when finished
  18. 別 - bié (don’t…) See also TikTok at top of file. 別罵我 - bié mà wǒ (don’t yell at me)
  19. 請 [请] - qǐng (to ask). See also verb ‘please’ definition from L16. Delete when finished
  20. 菜 - cài (vegetable) DELETE WHEN FINISHED.