早饭 （早餐）

zao3 fan4 breakfast

午饭 （午餐）

wu3 fan4 lunch

晚饭 （晚餐）

wan3 fan4 dinner

点心

dian3 xin1 snack/dessert

冷盘

leng3pan2 entree cold dish

一分耕耘，一分收获

yi1 fen1 geng1yun2)，yi1 fen1 shou1huo4 One portion of sowing seeds (sweating), one portion of harvesting (rewards)

巧克力

qiao3ke4li4 chocolate

之前

zhi1qian2 before 在晚饭之前 = before dinner

之后

zhi1 hou4 after

上班

shang4 ban1 work 在上班 = to be at work 去上班了 = to go to work

下班

xia4 ban1 off work 我现在下班了 = I just came from work

上学

shang4 xue2 to school 我去上学了 = I go to school/university

放学

fang4 xue2 off school 我放学了 = I go off of school

今天放假，不上学

jin1tian1 fang4jia4，bu2 shang4xue2 Today is a holiday, no need to go to school

大概

da4gai1 roughly / approximately

叔叔

shu1shu1 uncle (said to partner's father)

阿姨

a1yi2 aunt (said to partner's mother) 叔叔阿姨好 = (when talking to partner's parents) how are you?

告诉

gao4su4 tell 我想告诉你一件事儿 = I want to tell you something

事儿

shi4er something / thing

件

jian4 measure word

饼干

bing3gan1 biscuit

会烧饭

hui4 shao3fan4 will cook dinner

鸡

ji1 chicken 鸡肉 = chicken meat

这部电影

zhe4 bu4 dian3ying2 this movie

半

ban4 half

我先洗澡，然后吃饭

wo3 xian1 xi3zao3, ran2hou4 chi1 fan4 First I will shower, then I will eat

先

xian1 first

然后

ran2hou4 then

刷牙

shua1ya2 brush teeth

洗脸

xi3lian3 wash face

因为

yin1wei2 because

所以

suo2yi3 so/therefore 因为…所以 = because... so/therefore

觉得

jue2de consider

有一天

you3 yi1tian1 one day/ some day

希望

xi1wang4 to hope

毕业

bi4ye4 to graduate

娶

qu3 to marry (for men) guy 娶 lady

虽然

sui1ran2 although

但是

dan4shi4 but 虽然 …但是 = although... but

门

men door / measure word for e.g. language (yu3yan2)

用功

yong4gong1 hard (as in: study hard)

学习很用功

xue2xi2 hen3 yong4gong1 study very hard

还

hai2 still

就业

jiu4ye4 get a job

摄影

she4ying3 photography

本月

ben3 yue4 this month

米

mi3 rice

米饭

mi3fan4 cooked rice

高

gao1 tall/high

低

di1 low (as in ‘low building’)

矮

ai3 short (referring to height, short people, short trees)

短

duan3 short (as in “a short conversation”)

长

chang2 long

胖

pang4 fat (referring to people)

瘦

shou4 thin (referring to people)

宽

kuan1 wide

窄

zhai3 narrow

粗

cu1 thick (referring to objects)

细

xi4 thin/narrow (referring to objects)

冷

leng3 cold

热

re4 hot

深

shen1 deep

浅

qian3 shallow

富

fu4 rich

穷

qiong2 poor

远

yuan3 far

近

jin4 near

我希望你在我身边

wo xi1wang4 ni zai wo shen1bian1 I wish you are next to me

聪明

cong1ming2 smart

笨

ben4 stupid

从

cong2 from

到

dao4 to

酸

suan1 sour

甜

tian2 sweet

苦

ku3 bitter

辣

la4 spicy

生活中有很多酸甜苦辣

sheng1huo2 zhong1 you3 hen3 duo1 suan1 tian2 ku3 la4 life has different tastes and ups and downs

生活

sheng1huo2 life

强壮

qiang2zhuang4 strong

弱

ruo4 weak

祝你们旅行愉快

zhu4 nimen lu3xing2 yu2kuai4 wish you a pleasant journey

自行车

zi4xing2che1 bicycle

骑自行车

qi2 zi4xing2che1 ride bicycle

开车

kai1che1 drive car

坐车

zuo4che1 take bus

坐船

zuo4chuan2 take boat

坐飞机

zuo4fei1ji1 take plane

坐火车

zuo4huo3che1 take train

走路

zou3lu4 by foot 你怎么去那儿？ how are you going to there? 我走（路）过去。 i go there by foot. (guo4qu4)

我３点出发，４点到达。

wo3 san1 dian3 chu1fa1, si4 dian3 dao4da2 I leave at 3 and arrive at 4

出发

chu1fa1 depart

到达

dao4da2 arrive 你几点会到（达）？ What time will you arrive?

你怎么去法国？

ni zenme qu4 faguo? How do you go to France?

方便

fang1bian4 convenient

不一定

bu4yi1ding4 not sure

粽子

zong4zi sticky rice dumpling

西瓜

xi1gua1 watermelon

猕猴桃

mi2hou2tao2 kiwi

草莓

cao3mei2 strawberry

菠萝

bo1luo2 pineapple

梨

li2 pear

还是

hai2shi4 or

或者

huo4zhe3 or

水果

shui3guo3 fruit

不得不

bu4 de2 bu4 have to; can’t help but

一边。。。一边。。。

yibian1... yibian1... while .... ‘action’

不许

bu4xu3 (to be) not allowed to (more like ‘I don’t allow you to…’)

汽车

qi4che1 car

辆

liang3 measure word for car

摇

yao2 shake