Food
Meat and protein
- 牛肉 - niú ròu
- 羊 - yáng
- 魚 [鱼] - yú
- 豬 [猪] - zhū ròu
- 鷄/雞 [鸡] - jī ròu
- 蝦 [虾]- xiā. See also 放假 fàng jià from Lesson 22.
- 豆腐 - dòu fu
- 乾扁牛 [干扁牛] - gān biǎn niú (Dry Cooked Shredded Beef). See also 骗 piàn (mislead)
- 乾扁羊 [干扁羊] - gān biǎn yáng (Dry Cooked Shredded Lamb)
Vegetables
- 空心菜 - kōng xīn cài (‘water spinach’ or ‘VN spinach’)
- 青菜 - qīng cài (colloquial in Mandarin; ‘bok choy’ in Cantonese)
- 小白菜 - xiǎo báicài (‘small white vegetable; ‘bok choy’ in Cantonese). See also Wiki on bok choy.Not to be confused with 白菜 - báicài which is the large white cabbage referred to as Napa Cabbage from a Japanese colloquialism.
- 素 - sù (vegetarian; basic, simple, many definitions)
Other
- 面 [trad 麵] - miàn
- 炒飯 [炒饭]- chǎo fàn (fried rice)
- 小籠包 [小笼包] - xiǎo lóng bāo (‘xiǎo lóng’ refers to the little bamboo basket the soup dumplings are prepared in)
- 牛肉捲餅 trad - niúròu juǎnbǐng (beef inside wrapped pancake)
- 牛肉卷饼 simp - niúròu juǎnbǐng (beef inside wrapped pancake)
- 蛋撻 [蛋挞] - dàn tǎ (egg tart)
- 紅油龍炒手 - hóngyóu lóng chǎoshǒu. Spicy Pork Wontons. literal red oil dragon sauteed hands. 炒手 aka ‘crossed hands’ is a nickname from Sichuan Cuisine
- 水餃 [水饺] - shuǐ jiǎ (boiled dumplings) see also 交 - jiāo (to hand in assignment) from Lesson 14
- 菜單 [菜单] - cài dān (menu)
- 紅燒牛尾麵 [红烧牛尾面] - hóng shaō niú wěi miàn (Braised Oxtail Noodles)
Crouching Tiger lunch with A+A on Wed 26 July 2023
- 手工白菜豬肉水餃 - shǒugōng báicài zhūròu shuǐ jiǎo. Literal: handmade (big) white cabbage pork meat dumplings. English: Handmade Pork & Napa Cabbage Dumplings
- 新疆羊 - xīn jiāng yáng (Xinjiang Cumin Lamb)
- 椒鹽肉排 [椒盐肉排] - jiāo yán ròu pái (jiāo yán = condiment made of roast prickly ash and salt; ròu pái = steak). Salt and Pepper Pork Chop
- 核桃蝦 [虾] - hé tao xiā. Literally “Walnut Prawn”. Engish: Walnut Prawns.
- 蒜炒大豆苗 - suàn chǎo dà dòu miáo. suàn = garlic. Garlic-Sauteed Big Pea Shoots. Do Miao = pea shoots aka bean sprouts.
- 四川哧擔擔麵 [担担面] - sìchuān chī dàndan miàn. Sichuan-style Hot & Spicy Dan-Dan Noodles.
Flash Cards
Lesson 24
- 立刻 - lì kè (immediately, at once)
- 發現 [发现] - fā xiàn (to discover, to find, to realize)
- 發生 [发生] - fā shēng (to happen, to occur). See also L20.
- 介紹 [介绍] - jiè shào (to introduce, to present, to recommend)
- 生活 - shēng huó (life, livelihood). Reminds me of 話 huà.
- 同時 [同时] - tóng shí (at the same time, simultaneously, meanwhile)
- 人口 - rén kǒu (population; family size)
- 分之 - fēn zhī (part of a fraction). e.g. 三分之一 means ‘one out of three pieces’ aka ‘one-third’ aka 1/3’.
- 增加 - zēng jiā (to increase). See also 參加 cān jiā from L11
- 就是 - jiù shì (lots of meanings. old notes say ‘all except’. But see Pleco…)
- 從前 [从前] - cóng qián (before, formerly, in the past)
- 比方說 [比方说] - bǐ fang shuō (for example)
- 體重 [体重] - tǐ zhòng (body weight). Therefore, 體重增加 means “to gain weight”.
- 小姐 - xiǎo jiě (young lady)
- 從…起 [从…起] - cóng…qi/qǐ (former; before)
- 感覺 [感觉] - gǎn jué (noun perception, sensation; verb to feel, perceive; to realize)
- 街 - jiē (street). See also L20 for 路 lù (road).
- 認為 [认为] - rèn wéi (to believe, have a strong opinion, to have a dream, to feel). See also L12.
- 散步 - sàn bù (to walk, stroll)
Lesson 25
- 鐘頭 [钟头] - zhōng tóu (hour)
- 簡化 [简化] - jiǎn huà (verb to simplify)
- 簡體字 [简体字] - jiǎn tǐ zì (simplified Hànzi)
- 容易 - róng yì (easy)
- 筆畫 [笔画] - bǐ huà (stroke order)
- 困難 [困难] - kùn nan (difficult). See also L22.
- 記 [记] - jì (to record to remember)
- 簡單 [简單] - jiǎn dān (simple, easy). Same character as menu in Chinese Food.
- 最 - zuì (the most)
- 繁體字 [繁体字] - fán tǐ zì (traditional Hànzi)
- 複雜 [复杂] - fù zá (complicated)
- 雖然 [虽然] - suī rán (although). See also 當然 from L15.
- 比較 [比较] - bǐ jiào (comparatively). see also 交 jiāo from L14 and 水餃 shuǐ jiǎ (dumplings).
- 所有 - suǒ yǒu (adj all; verb to own, possess; noun possessions)
- 可不是嗎 [可不是吗] - kě bu shì ma (exactly, right, “that’s just the way it is”)
- 前頭 [前头] - qián tou aka 前面 qián mian or qián miàn (front)
- 認 [认] - rèn (to recognize, to know, to admit). See also L12.
- 最近 - zuì jìn (recently). Note there is no special simplified character version of 近.
- 更 - gèng (even more)
Lesson 26
- 腳步 [脚步] - jiǎo bù (footstep)
- 塊 [块] - kuài (piece, block; a dollar; measure word for dollar)
- 淺 [浅] - qiǎn (light/pale in color; shallow)
- 廁所 [厕所] - cè suǒ (toilet)
- 毛衣 - máo yī (sweater)
- 黃 - huáng (yellow)
- 深 - shēn (deep in color; depth)
- 綠 [绿] - lǜ (green)
- 顏色 [颜色] - yán sè (color). sè is similar to 晚 wǎn.
- 藍 [蓝] - lán (blue)
- 安靜 [安静] - ān jìng (quiet, peaceful, silent). 靜 looks somewhat like 淨 jing from L3.
- 點心 [点心] - diǎn xin (dim sum)
- 同志 - tóng zhì (comrade; colleague)
- 搬家 - bān jiā (to move house)
- 衣服 - yī fu (clothing; garment). See also shū fú (comfortable) from L9 and fú wù yuán (attendant) from L29.
- 聲音 [声音] - shēng yīn (sound)
- 也…也… - yě…yě… (both…and…)
- 手錶 [手表] - shǒu biǎo (wristwatch)
- 白 - bái (white)
- 日記 [日记] - rì jì (diary)
- 樣子 [样子] - yàng zi (style, standard, pattern)
- 愛 [爱] - ài (love)
Lesson 27
- 講話 [讲话] - jiǎng huà (speech, lecture)
- 錢 [钱] - qián (money)
- 不好意思 - bù hǎo yì si (how embarrassing)
- 丟掉 [丢掉] - diū diào (to throw away; to discard)
- 百 - bǎi (one hundred aka number 100)
- 大意 - dà yì (the big idea, gist, general idea)
- 再 - zài (to do again). See also 再見 zài jiàn from L20.
- 哎呀 - āi yā (interjection expressing surprise or amazement)
- 停 - tíng (to stop, to pause, to halt; to park a car)
- 丢 - diū (to lose; to misplace)
- 工廠 [工厂] - gōng chǎng (factory, mill, plant)
- 咳⧸咍 - hāi (expressing regret or mild disgust)
- 圓珠筆 [圆珠笔] - yuán zhū bǐ (ballpoint pen)
- 生產 [生产] - shēng chǎn (to produce, to manufacture)
- 把 - bǎ (hold, watch; noun handle bars)
- 自來水 [自来水] - zì lái shuǐ (running water)
- 怕 - pà (to fear)
- 共產黨 [共产党] - gòng chǎn dǎng (Communist Party)
- 教室 - jiào shì (classroom)
- 洗 - xǐ (to wash; to bathe)
- 糟糕 - zāo gāo (oh no!)
Lesson 28
- 電費 [电费] - diàn fèi (bill or fee for electricity)
- 空氣 [空气] - kōng qì (air)
- 服務員 [服务员] - fú wù yuán (attendant). See also clothing from L26 and comfortable from L9.
- 找 - zhǎo (to give change back). See also L13 same character and pronunciation for “to search”.
- 分 - fēn (penny, cents; 1/100th of a dollar)
- 房錢 [房钱] - fáng qian (rent for housing)
- 房子 - fáng zi (house)
- 附近 - fù jìn (vicinity)
- 缺點 [缺点] - quē diǎn (drawback)
- 毛 - máo (a dime; one-tenth of a dollar)
- 除了…以外 - chú le …yǐ wài (except for…)
- 又…又… - yoù…yoù… (not only…but also…)
- 合適 [适適] - hé shì (suitable; appropriate; fitting). See also 哈佛 Harvard from L11, 合作社 from L15.
- 座 - zuò (measure word for buildings, mtns, other large immovable objects)
- 付 - fù (to hand over; to pay)
- 起 - qǐ (to wake up; to rise; to stand up)
- 大樓 [大楼] - dà lóu (large, multi-story building)
- 一共 - yī gòng (altogether, in all, all told)
- 亮 - lìang (bright). See also 漂亮 piào liang from L23.
Lesson 29
- 查 - chá (to look up, to consult, to examine)
- 批評 [批评] - pī píng (to criticize)
- 一邊…一邊 [一边…一边] - yī bīan…yī bīan (verb 1 while performing verb 2)
- 不但…而且 - bù dàn…ér qiě (not only…but also)
- 大聲 [大声] - dà shēng (in a loud voice)
- 表演 - biǎo yǎn (to perform; noun performance). See also L14.
- 一天到晚 - yī tiān dào wǎn (from morning til night)
- 睡覺 [睡觉] - shuì jiào (to go to bed; to sleep). Note that 覺 is also pronounced jué, as seen in L17, L24.
- 幹 [干] - gàn (verb to do, to act, to work; noun trunk, stem, main part; cadre)
- 旅行 - lǚ xíng (to travel, to vacation). See also 行 from L16 (sufficient), and bicycle from L18.
- 計劃 [计划] - jì huà (plan, project, programme)
- 完成 - wán chéng (accomplish; complete). See also L17.
- 幹你媽 [干你妈] - gàn nǐ mā (vulgarity)
- 可惜 - kě xī (it’s a pity; too bad)
- 音樂 [音乐] - yīn yuè (music). JH introduced this in L19
- 紐約 [纽约] - niǔ yuē (New York)
- 不然 - bù rán (otherwise; not so, not the case)
- 春假 - chūn jià (spring break)
- 聲音 [声音] - shēng yīn (sound)
- 論文 [论文] - lùn wén (thesis, dissertation, paper). See also 討論 tǎo lùn from L14.
- 提前 - tí qián (shift to an earlier date; to do in advance). See also 提高 tí gāo from L30
- 老 - lǎo (to keep on; to persist)