Details Title: Begin.Chinese Reader Part 1 Description: DeFrancis, 2nd Edition, Trad. Characters Total Flash Cards: 321 Created: 11/28/2008 21:14:45		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Language - Chinese Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term   因爲 Definition     yīnwei (because, since) Term   所以 Definition     suóyi (therefore, hence) Term     雖然 Definition     suírán (although) Term   可是 Definition     kĕshi (but, however, nevertheless) Term   可以 Definition     kĕyi (can, may, possible) Term   可能 Definition     kĕnéng (be possible, possibly) Term   以爲 Definition     yĭwéi (suppose, think) Term   所有的 Definition     suóyŏude (all) Term   家長 Definition     jiāzhăng (parents) Term     要是 Definition     yàoshi (if) Term     還是 Definition     háishi (still, after all) Term   人 Definition     rén (man, person) Term     刀 Definition     dāo (knife) Term     力 Definition     lì (strength, power, force) Term     口 Definition     kŏu (mouth, entrance, opening) Term     土 Definition     tŭ (earth, soil) Term   大 Definition     dà (big, large) Term   小 Definition     xiăo (small) Term   山 Definition     shān (mountain, hill) Term   女 Definition     nǚ (woman, female) Term   大刀 Definition     dàdāo (big knife, sword) Term   女人 Definition     nǚren (woman) Term   人力 Definition     rénli (manpower) Term   山口 Definition     shānkŏu (mountain pass) Term   土人 Definition     túrén (aborigine, native) Term   工 Definition     gōng (work, labor) Term   心 Definition     xīn (heart) Term     手 Definition     shŏu (hand) Term     日 Definition     rì (sun) Term      月 Definition     yuè (moon) Term   木 Definition     mù (tree, wood) Term     毛 Definition     máo (feather, fur, body hair) Term   水 Definition     shuǐ (water) Term   火 Definition     huŏ (fire) Term   牛 Definition     niú (ox, cow) Term   工人 Definition     gōngren (worker) Term   火山 Definition     huŏshān (volcano) Term   手工 Definition     shŏugōng (handicraft) Term   水力 Definition     shuǐlì (water power) Term   水牛 Definition     shuǐniú (water buffalo) Term   山水 Definition     shān shuǐ (landscape) Term   水手 Definition     shuǐshŏu  (sailor) Term   田 Definition     tián (field, farmland) Term   目 Definition     mù (eye) Term   見 Definition     jiàn (see) Term   角 Definition     jiăo (horn) Term   言 Definition     yán (word, speech) Term   車 Definition     chē (cart, vehicle) Term   長 Definition     cháng (long) Term   門 Definition     mén (door, gate) Term   馬 Definition     mă (horse) Term   魚 Definition     yú (fish) Term   大門 Definition     dámén (big gate, main gate) Term   火車 Definition     huŏchē (train)  Term   馬車 Definition     măchē (horse-drawn cart) Term   馬力 Definition     mălì (a horse’s power, horsepower) Term   人力車 Definition     rénlìchē  (rickshaw) Term   水田 Definition     shuǐtián (rice paddy) Term   我 Definition     wŏ (I, me) Term   你 Definition     nǐ (you) Term   他 Definition     tā (he, him, she, her, it) Term   們 Definition     men (pluralizing suffix) Term   好 Definition     hăo (good, well) Term   都 Definition     dōu (all, both) Term   很 Definition     hěn (very) Term   也 Definition     yě (also) Term   嗎 Definition     ma (question particle) Term   呢 Definition     ne (question particle) Term   我們 Definition     wŏmen (we, us) Term   你們 Definition     nǐmen (you-plural) Term   他們 Definition     tāmen (they, them) Term   白 Definition     bái (white) Term   高 Definition     gāo (tall, high) Term   先 Definition     xiān (first) Term   生 Definition   shēng (give birth to, be born, suffix for scholars) Term   不 Definition     bù(no) Term   是 Definition     shì (is) Term   中 Definition     zhōng (middle) Term   美 Definition     měi (beautiful) Term   英 Definition     yīng (brave) Term   國 Definition     guó (country, nation) Term   中國 Definition     Zhōngguo (China) Term   美國 Definition     Měiguo (America, the United States) Term   英國 Definition     Yīngguo (England) Term   先生 Definition     xiānsheng (gentleman, sir, Mr.) Term   一 Definition     yī (one) Term   二 Definition     èr (two) Term   三 Definition     sān (three) Term   四 Definition     sì (four) Term   五 Definition     wŭ (five) Term   六 Definition     liù (six) Term   七 Definition     qī (seven) Term   八 Definition     bā (eight) Term    九 Definition     jiŭ (nine) Term   十 Definition     shí (ten) Term   書 Definition     shū (book) Term   錢 Definition     qián (money) Term     文 Definition     wén (writing, literary) Term     多 Definition     duō (much, many) Term   少 Definition     shăo (few, little) Term   這 Definition     zhè (this) Term   那 Definition     nà (that) nă (which, what) Term   本 Definition     běn (root, origin, foundation, volume {of books}) Term   塊 Definition     kuài (lump, piece, dollar) Term   的 Definition     de (subordinating particle) Term   毛 Definition     máo (dime) Term   多少 Definition     duōshăo (how many, how much) Term   日本 Definition     Rìběn (Japan) Term   日文 Definition     Rìwén (Japanese language & literature) Term   中文 Definition    Zhōngwén (Chinese language & literature) Term   英文 Definition    Yīngwén (English language & literature) Term   會 Definition     huì (can, know, know how to, likely to) Term   說 Definition     shuō (say, speak, speak of) Term   話 Definition     huà (speech, talk, language) Term   沒 Definition     méi (not) Term   有 Definition     yŏu (have, there is, there are) Term   還 Definition    hái (additionally, in addition, still, still more) Term   就 Definition   jiù (only, just, precisely, indeed, immediately) Term   兩 Definition     liăng (two) Term   甚 Definition     shén (what?) Term   麽 Definition     me (question particle) Term   白 Definition    bái (clear, obvious, easy to understand, plain) Term   說話 Definition     shuō huà (speak) Term   白話 Definition     báihuà (vernacular language) Term   白話文 Definition     báihuàwén (vernacular literature) Term   文言 Definition     wényán (literary style) Term   文言文 Definition     wényánwén (literature in classical style) Term   小説 Definition     xiăoshuō (fiction, novel) Term   甚麽 Definition     shénme (what?) Term   是的 Definition     shìde (yes, that’s so) Term   不是的 Definition     búshìde (no, that’s not so) Term 也…..也…. Definition     yě…yě…(both…and….) Term   就是 Definition     jiùshi (precisely, only, even if) Term 能 Definition     néng (able{to}, can) Term 想 Definition   xiăng (think, think about, think of, think that, desire, want to, plan to) Term 要 Definition yào (want, request, order, will, if) Term 看 Definition kàn (look at, see, read, have the view that, think that) Term 念 Definition   niàn (read aloud, chant, read, study {a book or subject}, study at {a school}) Term 學 Definition     xué (study, branch of learning, -ology, school) Term 買 Definition     măi (buy) Term  賣 Definition     mài (sell, sell for {so much money}) Term 太 Definition    tài (great, too, excessively, very, extremely) Term 姐 Definition   jiě (older sister, {unmarried} young lady) Term 角 Definition jiăo (angle, corner) Term 子 Definition   zi (noun suffix) Term 本子 Definition     běnzi (notebook) Term 刀子 Definition     dāozi (knife) Term 姐姐 Definition     jiějie (older sister) Term 小姐 Definition     xiáojie (young lady, Miss) Term 太太 Definition     tàitai (married woman, wife, Mrs.) Term   買賣 Definition     măimài (buying and selling, trade, business) Term   買賣人 Definition     măimàirén (merchant) Term 學生 Definition     xuésheng (student, pupil) Term 小學 Definition     xiáoxué (elementary school) Term 中學 Definition     zhōngxué (middle school, high school) Term 大學 Definition     dàxué (college, university) Term 小學生 Definition xiáoxuésheng (grade school student) Term 中學生 Definition   zhōngxuésheng (middle school student) Term 大學生 Definition   dàxuésheng (college student) Term 三角 Definition     sānjiăo (triangle, trigonometry) Term 三角學 Definition   sānjiăoxué (trigonometry) Term 文學 Definition   wénxué (literature) Term 看書 Definition kànshū (read {a book}) Term 念書 Definition   niàn shū (study) Term 甚麽的 Definition   shénmede (and so forth) Term 想要 Definition   xiăngyào (would like to) Term 比 Definition     bĭ (compare, compared with, than) Term 寫 Definition   xiě (write) Term 字 Definition   zì (character, word) Term 典 Definition     diăn (records) Term 地 Definition   dì (land, ground, floor) Term 圖 Definition   tú (diagram, map, chart, illustration) Term 幾 Definition   jĭ (how many?) Term 個 Definition   gè, ge (general measure for persons, things) Term 張 Definition zhāng (measure for flat objects) Term 外 Definition     wài (outside, foreign) Term 字典 Definition     zìdiăn (dictionary) Term 地圖 Definition     dìtú (map) Term 國文 Definition     guówén (Chinese literature) Term 外國 Definition     wàiguó (foreign country) Term 人口 Definition     rénkŏu (population) Term 人人 Definition     rénrén (everybody) Term 中美 Definition    Zhōng-Měi (China and America, Sino-American) Term 中日 Definition   Zhōng-Rì (China and Japan, Sino-Japanese) Term 中英 Definition     Zhōng-Yīng (China and England, Sino-British) Term 英美 Definition   Yīng-Měi (England and America, Anglo-American) Term 寫字 Definition     xiě zì write (characters) Term 好看 Definition     hăokàn (good looking) Term 有錢 Definition     yŏu qián (have money, be wealthy) Term 有的 Definition     yŏude (some) Term 好的 Definition     hăode (fine, OK) Term 不要 Definition   búyào (not want{something},don’t {negative imperative when followed by a verb}) Term 因 Definition     yīn (because) Term 為 Definition     wéi (act as, be, as) wèi (for, because of) Term 所 Definition     suŏ (that which, therefore) Term 以 Definition     yĭ (take, by, with, hence) Term 雖 Definition     suí (although) Term 然 Definition rán (thus, so) Term 可 Definition   kě (may, be permitted, indeed, however) Term 了 Definition   le (aspect particle) Term 兒 Definition     (child, son) r (nonsyllabic suffix) Term 報 Definition   bào (newspaper, journal) Term 兒子 Definition     érzi (son) Term 兒女 Definition     érnǚ (sons and daughters) Term 女兒 Definition     nǚer (daughter) Term 門口 Definition     （兒）ménkŏu(r) (doorway) Term 這兒 Definition zhèr (here) Term 那兒 Definition     nàr (there) năr (where?) Term 看見 Definition kànjian (see) Term 不見了 Definition     bújiànle (invisible, lost) Term 爲甚麽 Definition     wèi-shénme? (why) Term 可不是 Definition kěbushì (yes, indeed) Term 是麽 Definition shìme ? (really?) Term 傢 Definition (home, family, suffix of agent like English “-er” in teacher) Term 校 Definition     xiào (school, college) Term 城 Definition     chéng (city wall, city) Term 邊 Definition biān (side, border, place-word suffix) Term 在 Definition     zài (be at) Term 上 Definition     shàng (go to, ascend go up, up, upper, above) Term 下 Definition     xià (descend, go down from, down, lower, below) Term 裏 Definition     lĭ, li (inside, exterior) Term 頭 Definition     tóu (head, beginning) tou (substantive suffix) Term 海 Definition     hăi (sea, ocean) Term 長 Definition     zhăng (head, chief) Term 海邊 Definition hăibiān (seaside, beach) Term 海口 Definition     hăikŏu (seaport) Term 海外 Definition     hăiwài (overseas) Term 大家 Definition   dàjia (everybody) Term 人家 Definition     rénjiā (people, household) Term 國家 Definition     guójiā (nation, country) Term 小説家 Definition xiăoshuōjiā (novelist) Term 文學家 Definition     wénxuéjiā (literary man) Term 想家 Definition     xiăng jiā (be homesick) Term 校長 Definition     xiàozhăng (head of school, principal) Term 學校 Definition   xuéxiào (school) Term 地下 Definition   dìxià (below ground) dìxia (on the ground) Term 地下車 Definition     dìxiàchē (subway) Term 中心 Definition   zhōngxīn (center, pivot, heart of something) Term 上下 Definition     shàngxià (up and down) Term 上下文 Definition shàngxiàwén (context) Term 馬上 Definition     măshàng (immediately) Term 這裏 Definition     zhèlĭ (here) Term 那裏 Definition     nàlĭ (there) nálĭ (where?) Term 在外 Definition     zàiwài (not included, extra) Term 爲的是 Definition     wèideshì (because) Term 不然 Definition bùrán (otherwise) Term 要不然 Definition     yàoburán (otherwise) Term 一塊兒 Definition     yíkuàr (together, in the same place) Term 還有 Definition     háiyŏu (also have, in addition) Term 上海 Definition     Shànghăi (Shanghai) Term 張家口 Definition     Zhāngjiākŏu (Kalgan or Changchiakou) Term 日本海 Definition     Rìběn Hăi (Sea of Japan) Term 地中海 Definition Dìzhōng Hăi (Mediterranean Sea) Term 店 Definition diàn (shop, store) Term 遠 Definition yuăn (far) Term 近 Definition jìn (near) Term 東 Definition dōng (east) Term 西 Definition xī (west) Term 南 Definition nán (south) Term 北 Definition běi (north) Term 離 Definition lí ({distant} from) Term 湖 Definition hú (lake) Term 河 Definition hé (river) Term 地土 Definition dìtǔ (soil, land, territory) Term 土地 Definition tǔdì (soil, land, territory) Term 書店 Definition shūdiàn (bookstore) Term 東西 Definition dōngxī (thing, object) Term 四邊（兒) Definition sìbiān(er) ({on} four sides, all around) Term 手邊 Definition shŏubiān (at hand, on hand, {readily} available) Term 手上 Definition shŏushang (at hand, on hand, {readily} available) Term 美女 Definition měinǚ (a beautiful woman, a beauty) Term 河北 Definition Héběi (Province) Term 河南 Definition Hénán (Province) Term 湖北 Definition Húběi (Province) Term 湖南 Definition Húnán (Province) Term 山東 Definition Shāndong (Province) Term 山西 Definition Shānxi (Province) Term 東北 Definition dōngběi (northeast) Dōngběi (The Northeast, Manchuria) Term 西湖 Definition xī hú (a western lake) Xī Hú (West Lake, near Hangchow) Term 西山 Definition xī shān (western hills or mountains) Xī Shān (Western Hills, near Beijing) Term 東海 Definition Dōng Hăi (East China Sea) Term 南海 Definition Nán Hăi (South China Sea) Term 近東 Definition Jìn Dōng (Near East) Term 中東 Definition Zhōng Dōng (Middle East) Term 遠東 Definition Yuăn Dōng (Far East) Term 遠東大學 Definition Yuăndōng Dàxué (Far Eastern University) Term 長城 Definition Cháng Chéng (Great Wall) Term 太湖 Definition Tài Hú (Tai Lake) Term 北美 Definition Běi Měi (North America) Term 南美 Definition Nán Měi (South America) Term 西東大學 Definition Xīdōng Dàxué (Seton Hall University Term 從 Definition cóng (from {time or place}, since {time}) Term 到 Definition dào (arrive, go to, to) Term 來 Definition lái (come) Term 去 Definition qù (go{to}) Term 走 Definition zŏu (walk, go, leave, go through {a place}, away {as a postverb}) Term 坐 Definition zuò (sit, by{such and such conveyance}, take…{as transportation}, to seat {so-and-so many people}) Term 船 Definition chuán (boat, ship) Term 路 Definition lù (road, route) Term 里 Definition lĭ ({Chinese} mile) Term 華 Definition huá (China) Term 本 Definition běn (this, one’s own) Term 口 Definition kŏu (entrance{to a street}) Term 日報 Definition rìbào (daily newspaper) Term 月報 Definition yuèbào (monthly journal) Term 學報 Definition xuébào (scholarly journal, learned journal) Term 馬路 Definition mălù (road, highway, street) Term 路口（兒） Definition lùkŏu(r) (entrance to a street, intersection) Term 十字路口（兒） Definition shízì lùkŏu(r) intersection, crossing of two streets) Term 文人 Definition wénrén (literary man) Term 能力 Definition nénglì (ability, power, energy) Term 圖書 Definition túshū (charts and books) Term 走路 Definition zŏu lù (walk, go on foot) Term 坐船 Definition zùo chúan (go by boat) Term 説大話 Definition shuō dà huà (boast, exaggerate) Term 小心 Definition xiăoxin (be careful, watch out) Term 可見 Definition kějiàn (one can see that, it is obvious that, apparently) Term （在）心目中 Definition (zài) xīnmùzhōng (in one’s mind, in one’s thoughts) Term 不到 Definition búdào (not reach, less than) Term 本來 Definition běnlái (originally) Term Definition