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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) |
| 水壶 |
| (shuǐhú) |
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| "kettle" |
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| 水壶 |
| (SLOW) |
| 水壶 |
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| kettle |
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| 水壶在炉子上。 |
| (Shuǐhú zài lúzi shàng. ) |
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| "The kettle is on the stove." |
| (SLOW) |
| 水壶在炉子上。 |
| 2. |
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| 锅 |
| (guō) |
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| "pot" |
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| 锅 |
| (SLOW) |
| 锅 |
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| pot |
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| 那个锅有十年了。 |
| (Nàge guō yǒu shí nián le. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "That pot is ten years old." |
| (SLOW) |
| 那个锅有十年了。 |
| 3. |
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| 青蛙 |
| (qīngwā) |
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| "frog" |
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| 青蛙 |
| (SLOW) |
| 青蛙 |
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| frog |
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| 巫婆把王子变成了青蛙. |
| (Wūpó bǎ wángzǐ biànchéng le qīngwā.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The witch changed the prince into a frog." |
| (SLOW) |
| 巫婆把王子变成了青蛙. |
| 4. |
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| 鸽子 |
| (gēzi) |
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| "pigeon" |
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| 鸽子 |
| (SLOW) |
| 鸽子 |
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| pigeon |
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| 鸽子汤很有营养. |
| (Gēzi tāng hěn yǒu yíngyǎng .) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Pigeon soup is very nutritious." |
| (SLOW) |
| 鸽子汤很有营养. |
| 5. |
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| 旅游指南 |
| (lǚyóu zhǐnán ) |
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| "guidebook" |
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| 旅游指南 |
| (SLOW) |
| 旅游指南 |
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| guidebook |
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| 一本旅游指南能为你的旅游带来有用的信息。 |
| (Yī běn lǚyóu zhǐnán néng wèi nǐ de lǚyóu dàilái yǒuyòng de xìnxī.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A guidebook will give you helpful information for your trip." |
| (SLOW) |
| 一本旅游指南能为你的旅游带来有用的信息。 |
| 6. |
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| 入口 |
| (rùkǒu) |
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| "entrance" |
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| 入口 |
| (SLOW) |
| 入口 |
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| entrance |
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| 入口在哪儿？ |
| (Rùkǒu zài nǎr? ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Where’s the entrance?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 入口在哪儿？ |
| 7. |
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| 导游 |
| (dǎoyóu) |
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| "tour guide" |
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| 导游 |
| (SLOW) |
| 导游 |
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| tour guide |
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| 我们的导游是一位二十来岁的小姑娘。 |
| (Wǒmen de dǎoyóu shì yī wèi èrshí lái suì de xiǎo gūniang.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Our tour guide is a girl in her twenties. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 我们的导游是一位二十来岁的小姑娘。 |
| 8. |
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| 预订 |
| (yùdìng) |
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| "reservation" |
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| 预订 |
| (SLOW) |
| 预订 |
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| reservation |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你们有预订吗？ |
| (Nǐmen yǒu yùdìng ma?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Do you have a reservation? |
| " |
| (SLOW) |
| 你们有预订吗？ |
| 9. |
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| 护照 |
| (hùzhào) |
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| "passport" |
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| 护照 |
| (SLOW) |
| 护照 |
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| passport |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我有护照。 |
| (Wǒ yǒu hùzhào. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I have a passport." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我有护照。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 计算机科学 |
| (jìsuànjī kēxué |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "computer science" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 计算机科学 |
| (SLOW) |
| 计算机科学 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| computer science |
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| 计算机科学是相对较新的一个领域。 |
| (Jìsuànjī kēxué shì xiāngduì jiào xīn de yī ge lǐngyù. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The field of computer science is relatively new." |
| (SLOW) |
| 计算机科学是相对较新的一个领域。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 数学 |
| (shùxué) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "math" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 数学 |
| (SLOW) |
| 数学 |
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| math |
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| 我最喜欢的学校科目是数学。 |
| (Wǒ zuì xǐhuān de xuéxiào kēmù shì shùxué. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My favorite subject in school is math." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我最喜欢的学校科目是数学。 |
| 12. |
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| 感觉 |
| (gǎnjué) |
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| "feel" |
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| 感觉 |
| (SLOW) |
| 感觉 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| feel |
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| 男孩感觉难过。 |
| (Nánhái gǎnjué nánguò. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The boy feels sad." |
| (SLOW) |
| 男孩感觉难过。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 绘画 |
| (huìhuà) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "draw" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 绘画 |
| (SLOW) |
| 绘画 |
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| draw |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你很擅长绘画。 |
| (Nǐ hěn shàncháng huìhuà.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "You are very good at drawing." |
| (SLOW) |
| 你很擅长绘画。 |
| 14. |
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| 计划 |
| (jìhuà) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "plan" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 计划 |
| (SLOW) |
| 计划 |
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| plan |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我们会计划去欧洲的旅行。 |
| (Wǒmen huì jìhuà qù ōuzhōu de lǚxíng. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We'll plan the holiday to Europe." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我们会计划去欧洲的旅行。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 打折 |
| (dǎzhé) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sale" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 打折 |
| (SLOW) |
| 打折 |
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| sale |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 两本书都在打折。 |
| (Liǎng běn shū dōu zài dǎzhé.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Both books are on sale." |
| (SLOW) |
| 两本书都在打折。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 购物 |
| (gòuwù) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shopping" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 购物 |
| (SLOW) |
| 购物 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shopping |
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| 昨天我跟我的女性朋友去购物了。 |
| (Zuótiān wǒ gēn wǒ de nǚxìng péngyou qù gòuwù le. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Yesterday I went shopping with my girlfriends." |
| (SLOW) |
| 昨天我跟我的女性朋友去购物了。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第四 |
| (dì-sì |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fourth" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第四 |
| (SLOW) |
| 第四 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fourth |
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| 在第四个交通信号处右拐，然后直走到第五个路口处。 |
| (Zài dì-sì ge jiāotōng xìnhào chù yòu guǎi, ránhòu zhí zǒu dào dì-wǔ ge lùkǒu chù. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Turn right at the fourth traffic signal. Go straight until the fifth corner." |
| (SLOW) |
| 在第四个交通信号处右拐，然后直走到第五个路口处。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第五 |
| (dì-wǔ |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fifth" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第五 |
| (SLOW) |
| 第五 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fifth |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 在见过我的第五个老板后，我现在看到了他们做事的模式。 |
| (Zài jiànguò wǒ de dì-wǔ ge lǎobǎn hòu, wǒ xiànzài kàndào le tāmen zuòshì de móshì .) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "After meeting my fifth boss, I now see a pattern in their conduct." |
| (SLOW) |
| 在见过我的第五个老板后，我现在看到了他们做事的模式。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第六 |
| (dì-liù |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sixth" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第六 |
| (SLOW) |
| 第六 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sixth |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第六个人是谁？ |
| (Dì-liù ge rén shì shéi?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Who is the sixth person?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 第六个人是谁？ |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第七 |
| (dì-qī |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "seventh" |
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| 第七 |
| (SLOW) |
| 第七 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| seventh |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 棒球比赛第七局的时候每个人都唱歌。 |
| (Bàngqiú bǐsài dì-qī jú de shíhou měi ge rén dōu chànggē. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Everyone sings during the seventh inning of a baseball game." |
| (SLOW) |
| 棒球比赛第七局的时候每个人都唱歌。 |
| 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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