Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including words for sports
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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) |
| 流鼻涕 |
| (liú bítì ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "runny nose" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 流鼻涕 |
| (SLOW) |
| 流鼻涕 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| runny nose |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我流鼻涕。 |
| (Wǒ liú bítì.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I have a runny nose." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我流鼻涕。 |
| WORD 2 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 晕 |
| (yūn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dizzy" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 晕 |
| (SLOW) |
| 晕 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dizzy |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我有点儿晕。 |
| (Wǒ yǒudiǎnr yūn.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I feel dizzy." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我有点儿晕。 |
| WORD 3 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鼻塞 |
| (bísāi ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "stuffy nose" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鼻塞 |
| (SLOW) |
| 鼻塞 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| stuffy nose |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 治疗鼻塞的药 |
| (zhìliáo bísāi de yào) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "medicine for a stuffy nose" |
| (SLOW) |
| 治疗鼻塞的药 |
| WORD 4 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 排球 |
| (páiqiú) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "volleyball" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 排球 |
| (SLOW) |
| 排球 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| volleyball |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 沙滩排球 |
| (shātān páiqiú) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "beach volleyball" |
| (SLOW) |
| 沙滩排球 |
| WORD 5 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 高尔夫球 |
| (gāo'ěrfū qiú) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "golf" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 高尔夫球 |
| (SLOW) |
| 高尔夫球 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| golf |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 打高尔夫球 |
| (dǎ gāo'ěrfū qiú) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "play golf" |
| (SLOW) |
| 打高尔夫球 |
| WORD 6 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 拳击 |
| (quánjī) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "boxing" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 拳击 |
| (SLOW) |
| 拳击 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| boxing |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 拳击台 |
| (quánjītái) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "boxing ring" |
| (SLOW) |
| 拳击台 |
| WORD 7 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 旅行 |
| (lǚxíng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "travel" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 旅行 |
| (SLOW) |
| 旅行 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| travel |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 带行李旅行 |
| (dài xínglǐ lǚxíng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "travel with luggage" |
| (SLOW) |
| 带行李旅行 |
| WORD 8 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 毕业 |
| (bìyè) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "graduate" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 毕业 |
| (SLOW) |
| 毕业 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| graduate |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我五月份从学校毕业，所以我想找份工作。 |
| (Wǒ wǔ yuèfèn cóng xuéxiào bìyè, suǒyǐ wǒ xiǎng zhǎo fèn gōngzuò.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I graduate from school in May, so I want to find a job." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我五月份从学校毕业，所以我想找份工作。 |
| WORD 9 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 搬 |
| (bān) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "move" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 搬 |
| (SLOW) |
| 搬 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| move |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 这一家搬到了新家。 |
| (Zhè yī jiā bāndào le xīn jiā.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The family moved to a new home." |
| (SLOW) |
| 这一家搬到了新家。 |
| WORD 10 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 新德里 |
| (Xīndélǐ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "New Delhi" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 新德里 |
| (SLOW) |
| 新德里 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| New Delhi |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 印度新德里 |
| (Yìndù Xīndélǐ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "New Delhi, India" |
| (SLOW) |
| 印度新德里 |
| 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 "runny nose?" Review 1) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 流鼻涕 |
| (1) |
| 流鼻涕 |
| (And how to say "dizzy?" Review 2) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 晕 |
| (1) |
| 晕 |
| (What about "stuffy nose?" Review 3) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 鼻塞 |
| (1) |
| 鼻塞 |
| (Do you remember how to say "volleyball?" Review 4) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 排球 |
| (1) |
| 排球 |
| (Let's try "golf!" Review 5) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 高尔夫球 |
| (1) |
| 高尔夫球 |
| (What about "boxing?" Review 6) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 拳击 |
| (1) |
| 拳击 |
| (Now, let's see if you remember how to say "travel!" Review 7) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 旅行 |
| (1) |
| 旅行 |
| (Another one! What about "graduate?" Review 8) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 毕业 |
| (1) |
| 毕业 |
| (Do you remember how to say "move?" Review 9) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 搬 |
| (1) |
| 搬 |
| (And finally, do you remember how to say "New Delhi?" Review 10) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 新德里 |
| (1) |
| 新德里 |
| Well done! |
| See you next time! |
| 再见。(Zàijiàn.) |
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