Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including factory-related words and phrases
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| Hi everybody, my name is Wu Rui. |
| Welcome to the 2000 Core Chinese Words and Phrases video series! |
| Each lesson will help you learn new words, practice, and review what you've learned. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| WORD 1 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 见面 |
| (jiànmiàn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "meet" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 见面 |
| (SLOW) |
| 见面 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| meet |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第一次见面 |
| (dì yī cì jiànmiàn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "meet for the first time" |
| (SLOW) |
| 第一次见面 |
| WORD 2 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 修正 |
| (xiūzhèng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "revise" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 修正 |
| (SLOW) |
| 修正 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| revise |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 修正稿子 |
| (xiūzhèng gǎozi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "revise a manuscript" |
| (SLOW) |
| 修正稿子 |
| WORD 3 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 董事长 |
| (dǒngshìzhǎng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "director" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 董事长 |
| (SLOW) |
| 董事长 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| director |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 他是我们公司的董事长。 |
| (Tā shì wǒmen gōngsī de dǒngshìzhǎng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He's the director of my company." |
| (SLOW) |
| 他是我们公司的董事长。 |
| WORD 4 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 工厂 |
| (gōngchǎng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "factory" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 工厂 |
| (SLOW) |
| 工厂 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| factory |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 工厂工人 |
| (gōngchǎng gōngrén) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "factory workers" |
| (SLOW) |
| 工厂工人 |
| WORD 5 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 产量 |
| (chǎnliàng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "output" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 产量 |
| (SLOW) |
| 产量 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| output |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 下降的产量 |
| (xiàjiàng de chǎnliàng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "falling output" |
| (SLOW) |
| 下降的产量 |
| WORD 6 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 劳动力 |
| (láodònglì) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "workforce" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 劳动力 |
| (SLOW) |
| 劳动力 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| workforce |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 女性劳动力 |
| (nǚxìng láodònglì) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "female workforce" |
| (SLOW) |
| 女性劳动力 |
| WORD 7 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 材料 |
| (cáiliào) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "material" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 材料 |
| (SLOW) |
| 材料 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| material |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 新材料 |
| (xīn cáiliào) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "new material" |
| (SLOW) |
| 新材料 |
| WORD 8 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 零件 |
| (língjiàn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "part" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 零件 |
| (SLOW) |
| 零件 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| part |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 需要零件 |
| (xūyào língjiàn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "need a part" |
| (SLOW) |
| 需要零件 |
| WORD 9 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 机器 |
| (jīqì) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "machine" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 机器 |
| (SLOW) |
| 机器 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| machine |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 新机器 |
| (xīn jīqì) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "new machine" |
| (SLOW) |
| 新机器 |
| WORD 10 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 水泥 |
| (shuǐní) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cement" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 水泥 |
| (SLOW) |
| 水泥 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cement |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 水泥地面 |
| (shuǐní dìmiàn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cement floor" |
| (SLOW) |
| 水泥地面 |
| PRACTICE/REVIEW |
| Let's review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. First, you will hear a word or phrase in English. Respond in Chinese, then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| (Do you remember how to say "meet?" Review 1) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 见面 |
| (1) |
| 见面 |
| (And how to say "revise?" Review 2) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 修正 |
| (1) |
| 修正 |
| (What about "director?" Review 3) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 董事长 |
| (1) |
| 董事长 |
| (Do you remember how to say "factory?" Review 4) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 工厂 |
| (1) |
| 工厂 |
| (Let's try "output!" Review 5) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 产量 |
| (1) |
| 产量 |
| (What about "workforce?" Review 6) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 劳动力 |
| (1) |
| 劳动力 |
| (Now, let's see if you remember how to say "material!" Review 7) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 材料 |
| (1) |
| 材料 |
| (Another one! What about "part?" Review 8) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 零件 |
| (1) |
| 零件 |
| (Do you remember how to say "machine?" Review 9) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 机器 |
| (1) |
| 机器 |
| (And finally, do you remember how to say "cement?" Review 10) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 水泥 |
| (1) |
| 水泥 |
| Well done! |
| See you next time! |
| 再见。(Zàijiàn.) |
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Could you please set it up so that we can see EITHER simplified OR traditional characters.
It is hard enough to learn one without having the confusion of having both.
At present, when I switch "traditional" on or off it makes no difference, except that it switches
on or off the pinyin.