Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including direction words and words for hygiene
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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) |
| 外面 |
| (wàimiàn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "outside" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 外面 |
| (SLOW) |
| 外面 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| outside |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 穿上你的夹克，因为外面很冷。 |
| (Chuānshàng nǐ de jiákè, yīnwèi wàimiàn hěn lěng. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Put on your jacket, because it's cold outside." |
| (SLOW) |
| 穿上你的夹克，因为外面很冷。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 里面 |
| (lǐmiàn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "inside" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 里面 |
| (SLOW) |
| 里面 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| inside |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大豆长在豆荚里面。 |
| (Dàdòu zhǎngzài dòujiá lǐmiàn. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Soybeans grow inside the pods." |
| (SLOW) |
| 大豆长在豆荚里面。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 左 |
| (zuǒ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "left" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 左 |
| (SLOW) |
| 左 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| left |
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| 它在左边。 |
| (Tā zài zuǒbiān. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It's on the left side." |
| (SLOW) |
| 它在左边。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 右 |
| (yòu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "right" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 右 |
| (SLOW) |
| 右 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| right |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 在下一个交通灯处右转。 |
| (Zài xià yī ge jiāotōngdēng chù yòu zhuǎn. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Turn right at the next light." |
| (SLOW) |
| 在下一个交通灯处右转。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第一 |
| (dì-yī |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "first" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第一 |
| (SLOW) |
| 第一 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| first |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第一次总是最困难的。 |
| (Dì-yī cì zǒngshì zuì kùnnán de. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The first time is always the most difficult." |
| (SLOW) |
| 第一次总是最困难的。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第二 |
| (dì-èr |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "second" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第二 |
| (SLOW) |
| 第二 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| second |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 这是我这个月第二次感冒了。 |
| (Zhè shì wǒ zhège yuè dì-èr cì gǎnmào le.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This is the second time I’ve had a cold this month." |
| (SLOW) |
| 这是我这个月第二次感冒了。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第三 |
| (dì-sān |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "third" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第三 |
| (SLOW) |
| 第三 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| third |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 广州是中国第三大城市。 |
| (Guǎngzhōu shì Zhōngguó dì-sān dà chéngshì.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Guangzhou is the third largest city of China." |
| (SLOW) |
| 广州是中国第三大城市。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 肥皂 |
| (féizào) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "soap" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 肥皂 |
| (SLOW) |
| 肥皂 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| soap |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 每天用水和肥皂洗澡。 |
| (Měitiān yòng shuǐ hé féizào xǐzǎo. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Bathe with soap and water every day." |
| (SLOW) |
| 每天用水和肥皂洗澡。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 牙刷 |
| (yáshuā ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "toothbrush" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 牙刷 |
| (SLOW) |
| 牙刷 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| toothbrush |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 女孩正在用电动牙刷刷牙。 |
| (Nǚhái zhèngzài yòng diàndòng yáshuā shuā yá. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The girl is brushing her teeth with an electric toothbrush." |
| (SLOW) |
| 女孩正在用电动牙刷刷牙。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 牙膏 |
| (yágāo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "toothpaste" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 牙膏 |
| (SLOW) |
| 牙膏 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| toothpaste |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我们的牙膏用完了。 |
| (Wǒmen de yágāo yòngwán le. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We're out of toothpaste." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我们的牙膏用完了。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 洗发水 |
| (xǐfàshuǐ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shampoo" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 洗发水 |
| (SLOW) |
| 洗发水 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shampoo |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 再给我一点儿洗发水，好吗？ |
| (Zài gěi wǒ yīdiǎnr xǐfàshuǐ, hǎo ma?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Can I have a bit more shampoo, please?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 再给我一点儿洗发水，好吗？ |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 信息 |
| (xìnxī) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "information" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 信息 |
| (SLOW) |
| 信息 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| information |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我从网络上收集信息。 |
| (Wǒ cóng wǎngluò shàng shōují xìnxī. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I gather information from the Internet." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我从网络上收集信息。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 农民 |
| (nóngmín) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "farmer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 农民 |
| (SLOW) |
| 农民 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| farmer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 中国有很多人是农民。 |
| (Zhōngguó yǒu hěn duō rén shì nóngmín.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are many people who are farmers in China." |
| (SLOW) |
| 中国有很多人是农民。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 秘书 |
| (mìshū) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "secretary" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 秘书 |
| (SLOW) |
| 秘书 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| secretary |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我的秘书做事有条理又细致。 |
| (Wǒ de mìshū zuòshì yǒu tiáolǐ yòu xìzhì. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My secretary is organized and detailed." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我的秘书做事有条理又细致。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 银行家 |
| (yínhángjiā ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "banker" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 银行家 |
| (SLOW) |
| 银行家 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| banker |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我在借到贷款买房之前见了十个银行家。 |
| (Wǒ zài jièdào dàikuǎn mǎi fáng zhīqián jiànle shí ge yínhángjiā. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I met with ten bankers before I received a loan to buy a house. |
| " |
| (SLOW) |
| 我在借到贷款买房之前见了十个银行家。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 作家 |
| (zuòjiā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "writer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 作家 |
| (SLOW) |
| 作家 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| writer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 她是我最喜爱的作家，因为她的书很感人。 |
| (Tā shì wǒ zuì xǐ’ài de zuòjiā, yīnwèi tā de shū hěn gǎnrén. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "She’s my favorite writer because her books are so moving." |
| (SLOW) |
| 她是我最喜爱的作家，因为她的书很感人。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 尝试 |
| (chángshì) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "try" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 尝试 |
| (SLOW) |
| 尝试 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| try |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我想选择我从来没有尝试过的东西。 |
| (Wǒ xiǎng xuǎnzé wǒ cónglái méiyǒu chángshì guò de dōngxi .) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I would like to choose something I have never tried." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我想选择我从来没有尝试过的东西。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 量 |
| (liáng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "measure" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 量 |
| (SLOW) |
| 量 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| measure |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 用尺子量两条线之间的距离。 |
| (Yòng chǐzi liáng liǎng tiáo xiàn zhījiān de jùlí. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Measure the spaces between the lines with a ruler." |
| (SLOW) |
| 用尺子量两条线之间的距离。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 保持 |
| (bǎochí) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "keep" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 保持 |
| (SLOW) |
| 保持 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| keep |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 为了保持身材，她每天只吃一顿饭。 |
| (Wèile bǎochí shēncái，tā měitiān zhǐ chī yī dùn fàn。) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "In order to keep in shape, she only eats one meal a day." |
| (SLOW) |
| 为了保持身材，她每天只吃一顿饭。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 等 |
| (děng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "wait" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 等 |
| (SLOW) |
| 等 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| wait |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 游客等火车。 |
| (Yóukè děng huǒchē. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The traveler waits for the train." |
| (SLOW) |
| 游客等火车。 |
| 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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