Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including morning activities and entertainment
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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) |
| 睡衣 |
| (shuìyī) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pajamas" |
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| 睡衣 |
| (SLOW) |
| 睡衣 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pajamas |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我想要买一件新的睡衣。 |
| (Wǒ xiǎng yào mǎi yī jiàn xīn de shuìyī.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I want to buy a new pair of pajamas." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我想要买一件新的睡衣。 |
| 2. |
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| 胸罩 |
| (xiōngzhào) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "brassiere" |
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| 胸罩 |
| (SLOW) |
| 胸罩 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| brassiere |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 白色胸罩 |
| (Báisè xiōngzhào) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "white brassiere" |
| (SLOW) |
| 白色胸罩 |
| 3. |
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| 起床 |
| (qǐchuáng) |
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| "wake up" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 起床 |
| (SLOW) |
| 起床 |
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| wake up |
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| 男孩醒来然后起床。 |
| (Nánhái xǐnglái ránhòu qǐchuáng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The boy wakes up and leaves his bed." |
| (SLOW) |
| 男孩醒来然后起床。 |
| 4. |
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| 通勤 |
| (tōngqín) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "commute" |
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| 通勤 |
| (SLOW) |
| 通勤 |
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| commute |
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| 人们在早上通勤了。 |
| (Rénmen zài zǎoshàng tōngqín le.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The people commuted in the morning." |
| (SLOW) |
| 人们在早上通勤了。 |
| 5. |
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| 吃 |
| (chī) |
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| "eat" |
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| 吃 |
| (SLOW) |
| 吃 |
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| eat |
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| 人们在中秋节吃月饼。 |
| (Rénmen zài Zhōngqiūjié chī yuèbǐng.) |
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| "People eat moon cake during the Mid-Autumn Festival." |
| (SLOW) |
| 人们在中秋节吃月饼。 |
| 6. |
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| 美术 |
| (měishù) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "art" |
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| 美术 |
| (SLOW) |
| 美术 |
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| art |
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| 这间大学的美术系很有名。 |
| (Zhè jiān dàxué de měishù xì hěn yǒumíng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The art department of this university is well known." |
| (SLOW) |
| 这间大学的美术系很有名。 |
| 7. |
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| 文学 |
| (wénxué) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "literature" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 文学 |
| (SLOW) |
| 文学 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| literature |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我非常想去拜访那位文学大师。 |
| (Wǒ fēicháng xiǎng qù bàifǎng nà wèi wénxué dàshī.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I really want to pay a visit to that Master of Literature." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我非常想去拜访那位文学大师。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 电影 |
| (diànyǐng) |
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| "movie" |
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| 电影 |
| (SLOW) |
| 电影 |
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| movie |
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| 他刚刚拍了一个电影。 |
| (Tā gānggāng pāi le yī ge diànyǐng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He just shot a movie." |
| (SLOW) |
| 他刚刚拍了一个电影。 |
| 9. |
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| 音乐 |
| (yīnyuè) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "music" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 音乐 |
| (SLOW) |
| 音乐 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| music |
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| 我喜欢听音乐。 |
| (Wǒ xǐhuān tīng yīnyuè.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I like to listen to music." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我喜欢听音乐。 |
| 10. |
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| 回答 |
| (huídá) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "answer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 回答 |
| (SLOW) |
| 回答 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| answer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 先看文字，再回答问题。 |
| (Xiān kàn wénzì, zài huídá wèntí.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Read the text first and then answer the questions." |
| (SLOW) |
| 先看文字，再回答问题。 |
| 11. |
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| 教 |
| (jiào) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "teach" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 教 |
| (SLOW) |
| 教 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| teach |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一个人的素质教育很重要。 |
| (Yī ge rén de sùzhì jiàoyù hěn zhòngyào.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It is important to teach one to be civilized." |
| (SLOW) |
| 一个人的素质教育很重要。 |
| 12. |
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| 叫 |
| (jiào) |
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| "ask" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 叫 |
| (SLOW) |
| 叫 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ask |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 老板叫我打电话叫个快递把这份文件寄给客户。 |
| (Lǎobǎn jiào wǒ dǎ diànhuà jiào ge kuàidì bǎ zhè fèn wénjiàn jìgěi kèhù.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The boss asked me to call a courier to send this document to our client." |
| (SLOW) |
| 老板叫我打电话叫个快递把这份文件寄给客户。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 关 |
| (guān) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "close" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 关 |
| (SLOW) |
| 关 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| close |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你可以把门关上吗？ |
| (Nǐ kěyǐ bǎ mén guān shang ma?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Could you close the door? " |
| (SLOW) |
| 你可以把门关上吗？ |
| 14. |
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| 出生 |
| (chūshēng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "birth" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 出生 |
| (SLOW) |
| 出生 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| birth |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我们每年都庆祝我们的出生。 |
| (Wǒmen měi nián dōu qìngzhù wǒmen de chūshēng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We celebrate our birth every year." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我们每年都庆祝我们的出生。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 工作 |
| (gōngzuò) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "work" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 工作 |
| (SLOW) |
| 工作 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| work |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 为了生活，我卖力地工作。 |
| (Wèile shēnghuó, wǒ màilì de gōngzuò.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "In order to survive, I work as hard as I can." |
| (SLOW) |
| 为了生活，我卖力地工作。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 开 |
| (kāi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "turn on" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 开 |
| (SLOW) |
| 开 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| turn on |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我打开电脑。 |
| (Wǒ dǎkāi diànnǎo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I turn on my computer." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我打开电脑。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 关 |
| (guān) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "turn off" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 关 |
| (SLOW) |
| 关 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| turn off |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你关灯了吗？ |
| (Nǐ guān dēng le ma?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Did you turn off the light?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 你关灯了吗？ |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 去外面吃 |
| (qù wàimian chī) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "eat out" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 去外面吃 |
| (SLOW) |
| 去外面吃 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| eat out |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 人们喜欢周末去外面吃饭。 |
| (Rénmen xǐhuān zhōumò qù wàimian chīfàn.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "People like to eat out on the weekends." |
| (SLOW) |
| 人们喜欢周末去外面吃饭。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 出席 |
| (chūxí) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "attend" |
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| 出席 |
| (SLOW) |
| 出席 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| attend |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 出席会议的人在进入大厅前都必须签到。 |
| (Chūxí huìyì de rén zài jìnrù dàtīng qián dōu bìxū qiāndào .) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "All the participants were required to sign in before entering the hall to attend the meeting." |
| (SLOW) |
| 出席会议的人在进入大厅前都必须签到。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 西 |
| (xī) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "west" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 西 |
| (SLOW) |
| 西 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| west |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 杭州西湖展示着宁静的美。 |
| (Hángzhōu Xīhú zhǎnshì zhe níngjìng de měi.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The West Lake of Hangzhou demonstrates the beauty of peacefulness." |
| (SLOW) |
| 杭州西湖展示着宁静的美。 |
| 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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