Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for weather and common drinks
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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) |
| 可可 |
| (kěkě) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cocoa" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 可可 |
| (SLOW) |
| 可可 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cocoa |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 寒冬的夜晚喝一杯热可可很舒服。 |
| (Hándōng de yèwǎn hē yī bēi rè kěkě hěn shūfu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A warm cup of cocoa is comforting on a cold winter night." |
| (SLOW) |
| 寒冬的夜晚喝一杯热可可很舒服。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 软饮 |
| (ruǎnyǐn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "soft drink" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 软饮 |
| (SLOW) |
| 软饮 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| soft drink |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 软饮不含酒精，它们通常是冰的碳酸饮料。 |
| (Ruǎnyǐn bù hán jiǔjīng, tāmen tōngcháng shì bīng de tànsuān yǐnliào.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Soft drinks don't contain alcohol, and are usually carbonated and served cold." |
| (SLOW) |
| 软饮不含酒精，它们通常是冰的碳酸饮料。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 果汁 |
| (guǒzhī) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "juice" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 果汁 |
| (SLOW) |
| 果汁 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| juice |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 她想喝果汁。 |
| (Tā xiǎng hē guǒzhī.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "She wants to drink juice." |
| (SLOW) |
| 她想喝果汁。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 书架 |
| (shūjià) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bookshelf" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 书架 |
| (SLOW) |
| 书架 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bookshelf |
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| 书架上有小装饰品，图片和书。 |
| (Shūjià shàng yǒu xiǎo zhuāngshìpǐn, túpiàn hé shū.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are trinkets, pictures and books on the bookshelf." |
| (SLOW) |
| 书架上有小装饰品，图片和书。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 床 |
| (chuáng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bed" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 床 |
| (SLOW) |
| 床 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bed |
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| 我喜欢睡软床。 |
| (Wǒ xǐhuān shuì ruǎn chuáng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I like soft beds." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我喜欢睡软床。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 镜子 |
| (jìngzi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mirror" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 镜子 |
| (SLOW) |
| 镜子 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mirror |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我讨厌每天早上照镜子。 |
| (Wǒ tǎoyàn měitiān zǎoshàng zhào jìngzi.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I hate to look into the mirror every morning." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我讨厌每天早上照镜子。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 梳妆台 |
| (shūzhuāngtái) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dresser" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 梳妆台 |
| (SLOW) |
| 梳妆台 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dresser |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我的袜子和内衣在我梳妆台最上面的抽屉里。 |
| (Wǒ de wàzi hé nèiyī zài wǒ shūzhuāngtái zuì shàngmian de chōutì lǐ.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My socks and underwear are in the top drawer of my dresser." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我的袜子和内衣在我梳妆台最上面的抽屉里。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 扫地 |
| (sǎodì |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sweep" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 扫地 |
| (SLOW) |
| 扫地 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sweep |
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| 我扫地扫了一上午。 |
| (Wǒ sǎodì sǎo le yī shàngwǔ.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I've been sweeping for a whole morning." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我扫地扫了一上午。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 收拾 |
| (shōushi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "put away" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 收拾 |
| (SLOW) |
| 收拾 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| put away |
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| 把你的玩具都收拾好。 |
| (Bǎ nǐ de wánjù dōu shōushi hǎo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Put away your toys." |
| (SLOW) |
| 把你的玩具都收拾好。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 拖 |
| (tuō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mop" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 拖 |
| (SLOW) |
| 拖 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mop |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我把房间拖了拖。 |
| (Wǒ bǎ fángjiān tuō le tuō.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I just moped the bedroom." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我把房间拖了拖。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 女服务员 |
| (nǚ fúwùyuán ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "waitress" |
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| 女服务员 |
| (SLOW) |
| 女服务员 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| waitress |
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| 女服务员端着放着玻璃杯的托盘。 |
| (Nǚ fúwùyuán duānzhe fàngzhe bōlibēi de tuōpán. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The waitress is holding a tray with glasses." |
| (SLOW) |
| 女服务员端着放着玻璃杯的托盘。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 华氏 |
| (huáshì wēndùjì ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Fahrenheit" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 华氏 |
| (SLOW) |
| 华氏 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Fahrenheit |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 水在华氏三十二度结冰。 |
| (Shuǐ zài huáshì sānshí'èr dù jiébīng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Water freezes at thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit." |
| (SLOW) |
| 水在华氏三十二度结冰。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 温度 |
| (wēndù) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "temperature" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 温度 |
| (SLOW) |
| 温度 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| temperature |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 温度变了，穿衣也变了。 |
| (Wēndù biàn le, chuān yī yě biàn le. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "As the temperature changes so does our clothing." |
| (SLOW) |
| 温度变了，穿衣也变了。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 潮湿的 |
| (cháoshī de ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "humid" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 潮湿的 |
| (SLOW) |
| 潮湿的 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| humid |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 春天是一个潮湿的季节。 |
| (Chūntiān shì yī ge cháoshī de jìjié.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Spring is a humid season." |
| (SLOW) |
| 春天是一个潮湿的季节。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 刮风的 |
| (guāfēng de ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "windy" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 刮风的 |
| (SLOW) |
| 刮风的 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| windy |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 刮风的天气不要把衣服晾在外面。 |
| (Guāfēng de tiānqì bùyào bǎ yīfu liàng zài wàimian.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Don't hang your clothes outside when it's windy." |
| (SLOW) |
| 刮风的天气不要把衣服晾在外面。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 游乐场 |
| (yóulèchǎng |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "playground" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 游乐场 |
| (SLOW) |
| 游乐场 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| playground |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 游乐场里也有滑梯吗？ |
| (Yóulèchǎng lǐ yě yǒu huátī ma?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Is there also a slide on the playground?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 游乐场里也有滑梯吗？ |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 游泳池 |
| (yóuyǒngchí ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pool" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 游泳池 |
| (SLOW) |
| 游泳池 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pool |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 夏天，我们每天都在公共游泳池游泳。 |
| (Xiàtiān, wǒmen měitiān dōu zài gōnggòng yóuyǒngchí yóuyǒng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We swim at the public pool everyday in the summer." |
| (SLOW) |
| 夏天，我们每天都在公共游泳池游泳。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 网球 |
| (wǎngqiú) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "tennis" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 网球 |
| (SLOW) |
| 网球 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tennis |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 网球可以在红土，草地或者硬地球场上打。 |
| (Wǎngqiú kěyǐ zài hóngtǔ, cǎodì huòzhě yìngdì qiúchǎng shàng dǎ.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Tennis is played on clay, grass or hard courts." |
| (SLOW) |
| 网球可以在红土，草地或者硬地球场上打。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 篮球 |
| (lánqiú) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "basketball" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 篮球 |
| (SLOW) |
| 篮球 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| basketball |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 篮球是中国最受欢迎的运动。 |
| (Lánqiú shì Zhōngguó zuì shòu huānyíng de yùndòng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Basketball is the most popular sport in China." |
| (SLOW) |
| 篮球是中国最受欢迎的运动。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 公升 |
| (gōngshēng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "liter" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 公升 |
| (SLOW) |
| 公升 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| liter |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 瓶子装了两公升的可乐。 |
| (Píngzi zhuāng le liǎng gōngshēng de kělè.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The bottle contains 2 liters of cola." |
| (SLOW) |
| 瓶子装了两公升的可乐。 |
| 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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