Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including big numbers and words for patterns
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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) |
| 一百亿 |
| (yībǎi yì) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ten billion" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一百亿 |
| (SLOW) |
| 一百亿 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ten billion |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我永远都不会拥有一百亿美元。 |
| (Wǒ yǒngyuǎn dōu bù huì yōngyǒu yībǎi yì Měiyuán.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I am never going to have ten billion dollars." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我永远都不会拥有一百亿美元。 |
| WORD 2 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一亿 |
| (yī yì) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one hundred million" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一亿 |
| (SLOW) |
| 一亿 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| one hundred million |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一亿美元 |
| (yī yì Měiyuán) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one hundred million dollars" |
| (SLOW) |
| 一亿美元 |
| WORD 3 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一百兆 |
| (yībǎi zhào) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one hundred trillion" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一百兆 |
| (SLOW) |
| 一百兆 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| one hundred trillion |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 宇宙中有超过一百兆颗恒星。 |
| (Yǔzhòu zhōng yǒu chāoguò yībǎi zhào kē héngxīng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are more than one hundred trillion stars in the universe." |
| (SLOW) |
| 宇宙中有超过一百兆颗恒星。 |
| WORD 4 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十兆 |
| (shízhào) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ten trillion" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十兆 |
| (SLOW) |
| 十兆 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ten trillion |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 没有一家公司价值十兆美元。 |
| (Méiyǒu yī jiā gōngsī jiàzhí shízhào Měiyuán.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "No company is worth ten trillion dollars." |
| (SLOW) |
| 没有一家公司价值十兆美元。 |
| WORD 5 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 格子 |
| (gézi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "checkered" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 格子 |
| (SLOW) |
| 格子 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| checkered |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 格子短裤 |
| (gézi duǎnkù) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "checkered shorts" |
| (SLOW) |
| 格子短裤 |
| WORD 6 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 圆点花样 |
| (yuándiǎn huāyàng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "polka dot" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 圆点花样 |
| (SLOW) |
| 圆点花样 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| polka dot |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 小丑服装上经常覆盖着圆点花样。 |
| (Xiǎochǒu fúzhuāng shàng jīngcháng fùgài zhe yuándiǎn huāyàng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Clown outfits are often covered in polka dots." |
| (SLOW) |
| 小丑服装上经常覆盖着圆点花样。 |
| WORD 7 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 细条纹的 |
| (xìtiáowén de) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pin-striped" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 细条纹的 |
| (SLOW) |
| 细条纹的 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pin-striped |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 他每周五都穿他细条纹的西服。 |
| (Tā měi zhōuwǔ dōu chuān tā xìtiáowén de xīfú.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He wears his pin-striped suit every Friday." |
| (SLOW) |
| 他每周五都穿他细条纹的西服。 |
| WORD 8 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 圆点 |
| (yuándiǎn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dot" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 圆点 |
| (SLOW) |
| 圆点 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dot |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 白色圆点 |
| (báisè yuándiǎn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "white dots" |
| (SLOW) |
| 白色圆点 |
| WORD 9 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 纯 |
| (chún) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "solid" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 纯 |
| (SLOW) |
| 纯 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| solid |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 纯色 |
| (chúnsè) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "solid color" |
| (SLOW) |
| 纯色 |
| WORD 10 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 条纹的 |
| (tiáowén de) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "striped" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 条纹的 |
| (SLOW) |
| 条纹的 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| striped |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 黑白条纹的斑马 |
| (hēibái tiáowén de bānmǎ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "black and white striped zebra" |
| (SLOW) |
| 黑白条纹的斑马 |
| 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 "ten billion?" Review 1) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 一百亿 |
| (1) |
| 一百亿 |
| (And how to say "one hundred million?" Review 2) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 一亿 |
| (1) |
| 一亿 |
| (What about "one hundred trillion?" Review 3) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 一百兆 |
| (1) |
| 一百兆 |
| (Do you remember how to say "ten trillion?" Review 4) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 十兆 |
| (1) |
| 十兆 |
| (Let's try "checkered!" Review 5) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 格子 |
| (1) |
| 格子 |
| (What about "polka dot?" Review 6) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 圆点花样 |
| (1) |
| 圆点花样 |
| (Now, let's see if you remember how to say "pin-striped!" Review 7) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 细条纹的 |
| (1) |
| 细条纹的 |
| (Another one! What about "dot?" Review 8) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 圆点 |
| (1) |
| 圆点 |
| (Do you remember how to say "solid?" Review 9) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 纯 |
| (1) |
| 纯 |
| (And finally, do you remember how to say "striped?" Review 10) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 条纹的 |
| (1) |
| 条纹的 |
| Well done! |
| See you next time! |
| 再见。(Zàijiàn.) |
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