Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including money-related and business-related words
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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. |
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| 总统 |
| (zǒngtǒng) |
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| "president" |
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| 总统 |
| (SLOW) |
| 总统 |
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| president |
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| 他当总统的时候，国家的经济发展得非常好。 |
| (Tā dāng zǒngtǒng de shíhou, guójiā de jīngjì fāzhǎn de fēicháng hǎo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "When he was president, the economy developed very well." |
| (SLOW) |
| 他当总统的时候，国家的经济发展得非常好。 |
| 2. |
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| 行业 |
| (hángyè) |
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| "industry" |
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| 行业 |
| (SLOW) |
| 行业 |
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| industry |
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| 南方的生产行业很庞大。 |
| (Nánfāng de shēngchǎn hángyè hěn pángdà.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The manufacturing industry is huge down the south." |
| (SLOW) |
| 南方的生产行业很庞大。 |
| 3. |
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| 皮带 |
| (pídài) |
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| "belt" |
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| 皮带 |
| (SLOW) |
| 皮带 |
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| belt |
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| 不系皮带的话裤子会太松。 |
| (Bù jì pídài de huà kùzi huì tài sōng.) |
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| "Without a belt, the pants would be too loose." |
| (SLOW) |
| 不系皮带的话裤子会太松。 |
| 4. |
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| 硬币 |
| (yìngbì) |
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| "coin" |
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| 硬币 |
| (SLOW) |
| 硬币 |
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| coin |
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| 我没有硬币。 |
| (Wǒ méiyǒu yìngbì. ) |
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| "I don't have coins." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我没有硬币。 |
| 5. |
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| 钱 |
| (qián) |
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| "money" |
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| 钱 |
| (SLOW) |
| 钱 |
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| money |
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| 一共多少钱？ |
| (Yīgòng duōshǎo qián ?) |
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| "All together, how much money?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 一共多少钱？ |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 借记卡 |
| (jièjìkǎ) |
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| "debit card" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 借记卡 |
| (SLOW) |
| 借记卡 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| debit card |
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| 你的借记卡可以借给我用一下吗？ |
| (Nǐ de jièjìkǎ kěyǐ jiègěi wǒ yòng yīxià ma ?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Could I borrow your debit card?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 你的借记卡可以借给我用一下吗？ |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 账单 |
| (zhàngdān) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bill" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 账单 |
| (SLOW) |
| 账单 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bill |
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| 女人在担心账单。 |
| (Nǚrén zài dānxīn zhàngdān.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The woman is worried about the bill." |
| (SLOW) |
| 女人在担心账单。 |
| 8. |
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| 摄影 |
| (shèyǐng) |
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| "photography" |
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| 摄影 |
| (SLOW) |
| 摄影 |
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| photography |
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| 摄影是我的爱好。 |
| (Shèyǐng shì wǒ de àihào.) |
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| "Photography is my hobby." |
| (SLOW) |
| 摄影是我的爱好。 |
| 9. |
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| 起飞 |
| (qǐfēi) |
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| "take off" |
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| 起飞 |
| (SLOW) |
| 起飞 |
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| take off |
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| 飞机将在10分钟后起飞。 |
| (Fēijī jiāng zài shí fēnzhōng hòu qǐfēi.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The airplane will take off in ten minutes." |
| (SLOW) |
| 飞机将在10分钟后起飞。 |
| 10. |
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| 卧室 |
| (wòshì) |
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| "bedroom" |
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| 卧室 |
| (SLOW) |
| 卧室 |
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| bedroom |
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| 我的卧室很明亮。 |
| (Wǒ de wòshì hěn míngliàng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My bedroom is very bright." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我的卧室很明亮。 |
| 11. |
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| 厨房 |
| (chúfáng) |
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| "kitchen" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 厨房 |
| (SLOW) |
| 厨房 |
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| kitchen |
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| 厨房在哪里？ |
| (Chúfáng zài nǎlǐ?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Where is the kitchen?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 厨房在哪里？ |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 浴室 |
| (yùshì) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bathroom (not the toilet/restroom!)" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 浴室 |
| (SLOW) |
| 浴室 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bathroom (not the toilet/restroom!) |
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| 浴室有一个很小的窗户。 |
| (Yùshì yǒu yī ge hěn xiǎo de chuānghu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The bathroom has a tiny window." |
| (SLOW) |
| 浴室有一个很小的窗户。 |
| 13. |
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| 毕业 |
| (bìyè) |
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| "graduation" |
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| 毕业 |
| (SLOW) |
| 毕业 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| graduation |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你毕业多久了？ |
| (Nǐ bìyè duō jiǔ le? ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "How long is it since your graduation？" |
| (SLOW) |
| 你毕业多久了？ |
| 14. |
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| 晋升 |
| (jìnshēng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "promotion" |
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| 晋升 |
| (SLOW) |
| 晋升 |
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| promotion |
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| 他赢得了这次晋升。 |
| (Tā yíngdé le zhè cì jìnshēng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He earned this promotion." |
| (SLOW) |
| 他赢得了这次晋升。 |
| 15. |
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| 纪念日 |
| (jìniànrì) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "anniversary" |
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| 纪念日 |
| (SLOW) |
| 纪念日 |
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| anniversary |
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| 今天是我们的结婚纪念日。 |
| (Jīntiān shì wǒmen de jiéhūn jìniànrì.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Today is our wedding anniversary." |
| (SLOW) |
| 今天是我们的结婚纪念日。 |
| 16. |
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| 葬礼 |
| (zànglǐ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "funeral" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 葬礼 |
| (SLOW) |
| 葬礼 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| funeral |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 上个月我参加了一场葬礼。 |
| (Shàng ge yuè wǒ cānjiā le yī chǎng zànglǐ.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I attended a funeral last month." |
| (SLOW) |
| 上个月我参加了一场葬礼。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 婚礼 |
| (hūnlǐ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "wedding" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 婚礼 |
| (SLOW) |
| 婚礼 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| wedding |
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| 他们办了一场豪华的婚礼。 |
| (Tāmen bàn le yī chǎng háohuá de hūnlǐ.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "They had a luxurious wedding." |
| (SLOW) |
| 他们办了一场豪华的婚礼。 |
| 18. |
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| 解释 |
| (jiěshì) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "explain" |
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| 解释 |
| (SLOW) |
| 解释 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| explain |
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| 这段话非常难懂。 你能帮我解释一下吗? |
| (Zhè duàn huà fēicháng nán dǒng. Nǐ néng bāng wǒ jiěshì yīxià ma?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This passage is really hard to understand. Can you explain it to me?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 这段话非常难懂。 你能帮我解释一下吗? |
| 19. |
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| 后面 |
| (hòumian) |
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| "back" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 后面 |
| (SLOW) |
| 后面 |
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| back |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 网吧在酒吧后面。 |
| (Wǎngbā zài jiǔbā hòumian.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The internet cafe is at the back of the bar." |
| (SLOW) |
| 网吧在酒吧后面。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 东 |
| (dōng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "east" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 东 |
| (SLOW) |
| 东 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| east |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 太阳从东边升起。 |
| (Tàiyáng cóng dōngbian shēngqǐ.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The sun rises in the east." |
| (SLOW) |
| 太阳从东边升起。 |
| 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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