Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including business attire and school-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. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 领带 |
| (lǐngdài) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "necktie" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 领带 |
| (SLOW) |
| 领带 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| necktie |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 哪条领带配这件衬衫？ |
| (Nǎ tiáo lǐngdài pèi zhè jiàn chènshān?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Which necktie matches this shirt?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 哪条领带配这件衬衫？ |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 西服 |
| (xīfú) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "suit" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 西服 |
| (SLOW) |
| 西服 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| suit |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你应该穿西服去见客户。 |
| (Nǐ yīnggāi chuān xīfú qù jiàn kèhù.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "You should wear a suit to see the client." |
| (SLOW) |
| 你应该穿西服去见客户。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 运动鞋 |
| (yùndòngxié) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sneaker" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 运动鞋 |
| (SLOW) |
| 运动鞋 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sneaker |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我的运动鞋很舒服。 |
| (Wǒ de yùndòngxié hěn shūfu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My sneakers are very comfortable." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我的运动鞋很舒服。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 二十一 |
| (èrshíyī) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "twenty-one" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 二十一 |
| (SLOW) |
| 二十一 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| twenty-one |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大厦有二十一层楼。 |
| (Dàshà yǒu èrshíyī céng lóu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The building has twenty-one stories." |
| (SLOW) |
| 大厦有二十一层楼。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 二十二 |
| (èrshí'èr) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "twenty-two" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 二十二 |
| (SLOW) |
| 二十二 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| twenty-two |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 二十二是她最喜欢的数字。 |
| (Èrshí'èr shì tā zuì xǐhuān de shùzì.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Twenty-two is her favorite number." |
| (SLOW) |
| 二十二是她最喜欢的数字。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 三十三 |
| (sānshísān) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "thirty-three" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 三十三 |
| (SLOW) |
| 三十三 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| thirty-three |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我弟弟三十三岁。 |
| (Wǒ dìdi sānshísān suì.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My younger brother is thirty-three years old." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我弟弟三十三岁。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 四十四 |
| (sìshísì) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "forty-four" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 四十四 |
| (SLOW) |
| 四十四 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| forty-four |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我今年会有四十四个考试。 |
| (Wǒ jīnnián huì yǒu sìshísì ge kǎoshì.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'll have forty-four exams this year." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我今年会有四十四个考试。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 五十五 |
| (wǔshíwǔ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fifty-five" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 五十五 |
| (SLOW) |
| 五十五 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fifty-five |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我的电视有五十五条频道。 |
| (Wǒ de diànshì yǒu wǔshíwǔ tiáo píndào.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My TV has fifty-five channels." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我的电视有五十五条频道。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 学生 |
| (xuéshēng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "student" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 学生 |
| (SLOW) |
| 学生 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| student |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 中学生写了一封信。 |
| (Zhōngxuéshēng xiě le yī fēng xìn.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The middle school student wrote a letter." |
| (SLOW) |
| 中学生写了一封信。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 看 |
| (kàn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "watch" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 看 |
| (SLOW) |
| 看 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| watch |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 孩子们喜欢看海豚表演。 |
| (Háizǐmen xǐhuān kàn hǎitún biǎoyǎn.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Children like to watch the dolphin performance." |
| (SLOW) |
| 孩子们喜欢看海豚表演。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 教室 |
| (jiàoshì) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "classroom" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 教室 |
| (SLOW) |
| 教室 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| classroom |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 她独自在教室里。 |
| (Tā dúzì zài jiàoshì lǐ.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "She was alone in the classroom." |
| (SLOW) |
| 她独自在教室里。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 学校 |
| (xuéxiào) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "school" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 学校 |
| (SLOW) |
| 学校 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| school |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我在学校学习化学。 |
| (Wǒ zài xuéxiào xuéxí huàxué.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I study chemistry at school." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我在学校学习化学。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 学校椅子 |
| (xuéxiào yǐzi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "school chair" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 学校椅子 |
| (SLOW) |
| 学校椅子 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| school chair |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我为我的学校椅子买了一个椅垫。 |
| (Wǒ wèi wǒ de xuéxiào yǐzi mǎi le yī ge yǐdiàn.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I bought a cushion for my school chair." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我为我的学校椅子买了一个椅垫。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 课桌 |
| (kèzhuō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "school desk" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 课桌 |
| (SLOW) |
| 课桌 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| school desk |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 椅子和课桌连在一起。 |
| (Yǐzi hé kèzhuō lián zài yīqǐ.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The chair is attached to the school desk." |
| (SLOW) |
| 椅子和课桌连在一起。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 上网 |
| (shàngwǎng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "surf the internet" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 上网 |
| (SLOW) |
| 上网 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| surf the internet |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 男人在电脑上网了。 |
| (Nánrén zài diànnǎo shàngwǎng le.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The man surfed the internet on the computer." |
| (SLOW) |
| 男人在电脑上网了。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 北 |
| (běi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "north" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 北 |
| (SLOW) |
| 北 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| north |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 北京在中国的北边。 |
| (Běijīng zài Zhōngguó de běibian.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Beijing is in the north of China." |
| (SLOW) |
| 北京在中国的北边。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 回 |
| (huí) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "return" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 回 |
| (SLOW) |
| 回 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| return |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 他晚上九点以前回家。 |
| (Tā wǎnshàng jiǔ diǎn yǐqián huíjiā.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He returns home before nine in the evening." |
| (SLOW) |
| 他晚上九点以前回家。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 洗澡 |
| (xǐzǎo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bathe" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 洗澡 |
| (SLOW) |
| 洗澡 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bathe |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我喜欢在晚上下班后洗澡。 |
| (Wǒ xǐhuān zài wǎnshàng xiàbān hòu xǐzǎo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I like to bathe in the evening just after work." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我喜欢在晚上下班后洗澡。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 睡觉 |
| (shuìjiào) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sleep" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 睡觉 |
| (SLOW) |
| 睡觉 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sleep |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 女孩要睡觉了。 |
| (Nǚhái yào shuìjiào le.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The girl is going to sleep." |
| (SLOW) |
| 女孩要睡觉了。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 南 |
| (nán) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "south" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 南 |
| (SLOW) |
| 南 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| south |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 剧院在市中心的南边。 |
| (Jùyuàn zài shìzhōngxīn de nánbian.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The theater is in the south part of downtown." |
| (SLOW) |
| 剧院在市中心的南边。 |
| 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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