Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including common pets and modes of transportation
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| In this video, you'll learn 20 of the most common words and phrases in Chinese. |
| Hi everybody, my name is Wu Rui. |
| Welcome to The 800 Core Chinese Words and Phrases video series! |
| This series will teach you the eight hundred most common words and phrases in Chinese. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| 1. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 狗 |
| (gǒu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dog" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 狗 |
| (SLOW) |
| 狗 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dog |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 他们家的狗会咬人。 |
| (Tāmen jiā de gǒu huì yǎo rén.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Their dog bites people." |
| (SLOW) |
| 他们家的狗会咬人。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 猫 |
| (māo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cat" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 猫 |
| (SLOW) |
| 猫 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cat |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 这只猫是黑色的。 |
| (Zhè zhī māo shì hēisè de.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This cat is black." |
| (SLOW) |
| 这只猫是黑色的。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 仓鼠 |
| (cāngshǔ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hamster" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 仓鼠 |
| (SLOW) |
| 仓鼠 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hamster |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 仓鼠喜欢在白天睡觉。 |
| (Cāngshǔ xǐhuān zài báitiān shuìjiào.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Hamsters like to sleep during the day." |
| (SLOW) |
| 仓鼠喜欢在白天睡觉。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 暖和 |
| (nuǎnhuo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "warm" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 暖和 |
| (SLOW) |
| 暖和 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| warm |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你的手真暖和。 |
| (Nǐ de shǒu zhēn nuǎnhuo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Your hands are really warm." |
| (SLOW) |
| 你的手真暖和。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雨 |
| (yǔ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "rain" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雨 |
| (SLOW) |
| 雨 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| rain |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我喜欢夏天的雨。 |
| (Wǒ xǐhuān xiàtiān de yǔ.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I like the summer rain." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我喜欢夏天的雨。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 番茄 |
| (fānqié) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "tomato" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 番茄 |
| (SLOW) |
| 番茄 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tomato |
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| 我爷爷在他的菜园里种番茄。 |
| (Wǒ yéye zài tā de càiyuán lǐ zhòng fānqié.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My grandfather grows tomatoes in his garden." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我爷爷在他的菜园里种番茄。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 草莓 |
| (cǎoméi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "strawberry" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 草莓 |
| (SLOW) |
| 草莓 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| strawberry |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我喜欢草莓味的酸奶。 |
| (Wǒ xǐhuān cǎoméi wèi de suānnǎi.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I like strawberry flavored yogurt." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我喜欢草莓味的酸奶。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 樱桃 |
| (yīngtáo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cherry" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 樱桃 |
| (SLOW) |
| 樱桃 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cherry |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 这是一颗樱桃。 |
| (Zhè shì yī kē yīngtáo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This is a cherry." |
| (SLOW) |
| 这是一颗樱桃。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 小孩 |
| (xiǎohái) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "child" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 小孩 |
| (SLOW) |
| 小孩 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| child |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 小孩问了一个很尴尬的问题。 |
| (Xiǎohái wèn le yī ge hěn gāngà de wèntí.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The child asked an awkward question." |
| (SLOW) |
| 小孩问了一个很尴尬的问题。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 朋友 |
| (péngyou) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "friend" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 朋友 |
| (SLOW) |
| 朋友 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| friend |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 他们是好朋友。 |
| (Tāmen shì hǎo péngyou.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "They are good friends." |
| (SLOW) |
| 他们是好朋友。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 成年人 |
| (chéngniánrén) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "adult" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 成年人 |
| (SLOW) |
| 成年人 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| adult |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 根据他们的传统，结婚之后才是成年人。 |
| (Gēnjù tāmen de chuántǒng, jiéhūn zhīhòu cái shì chéngniánrén.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "According to their traditions, you only become an adult after marriage." |
| (SLOW) |
| 根据他们的传统，结婚之后才是成年人。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 自行车 |
| (zìxíngchē) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bicycle" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 自行车 |
| (SLOW) |
| 自行车 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bicycle |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你会骑自行车吗？ |
| (Nǐ huì qí zìxíngchē ma?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Can you ride a bicycle?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 你会骑自行车吗？ |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 汽车 |
| (qìchē) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "car" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 汽车 |
| (SLOW) |
| 汽车 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| car |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我没有汽车。 |
| (Wǒ méiyǒu qìchē.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I don't have a car." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我没有汽车。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 摩托车 |
| (mótuōchē) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "motorcycle" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 摩托车 |
| (SLOW) |
| 摩托车 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| motorcycle |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你看，我的新摩托车。 |
| (Nǐ kàn, wǒ de xīn mótuōchē.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Hey look, my new motorcycle." |
| (SLOW) |
| 你看，我的新摩托车。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 踏板车 |
| (tàbǎnchē) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "scooter" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 踏板车 |
| (SLOW) |
| 踏板车 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| scooter |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 骑踏板车需要戴头盔。 |
| (Qí tàbǎnchē xūyào dài tóukuī.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A helmet is required to ride a scooter." |
| (SLOW) |
| 骑踏板车需要戴头盔。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 船 |
| (chuán) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "boat" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 船 |
| (SLOW) |
| 船 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| boat |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我们上了船。 |
| (Wǒmen shàng le chuán.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We got on the boat." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我们上了船。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 水母 |
| (shuǐmǔ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "jellyfish" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 水母 |
| (SLOW) |
| 水母 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| jellyfish |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 水母在水里浮动。 |
| (Shuǐmǔ zài shuǐ lǐ fúdòng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The jellyfish are bobbing in the water." |
| (SLOW) |
| 水母在水里浮动。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 龙虾 |
| (lóngxiā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "lobster" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 龙虾 |
| (SLOW) |
| 龙虾 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| lobster |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 龙虾很好吃。 |
| (Lóngxiā hěn hǎochī.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Lobsters are delicious." |
| (SLOW) |
| 龙虾很好吃。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 螃蟹 |
| (pángxiè) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "crab" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 螃蟹 |
| (SLOW) |
| 螃蟹 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| crab |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 螃蟹是横着走的。 |
| (Pángxiè shì héngzhe zǒu de.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Crabs walk sideways." |
| (SLOW) |
| 螃蟹是横着走的。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 海龟 |
| (hǎiguī) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "turtle" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 海龟 |
| (SLOW) |
| 海龟 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| turtle |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我上次浮潜的时候看到了一只大海龟。 |
| (Wǒ shàng cì fúqián de shíhou kàndào le yī zhī dà hǎiguī.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Last time I went snorkeling, I saw a big sea turtle." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我上次浮潜的时候看到了一只大海龟。 |
| Well done! In this lesson, you expanded your vocabulary and learned 20 new useful words. |
| See you next time! |
| 再见。(Zàijiàn.) |
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