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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. |
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| 拿出去 |
| (ná chūqù) |
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| "take out" |
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| 拿出去 |
| (SLOW) |
| 拿出去 |
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| take out |
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| 你可以把垃圾拿出去吗？ |
| (Nǐ kěyǐ bǎ lājī ná chūqù ma?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Can you take out the trash, please?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 你可以把垃圾拿出去吗？ |
| 2. |
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| 服务员 |
| (fúwùyuán) |
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| "waiter" |
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| 服务员 |
| (SLOW) |
| 服务员 |
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| waiter |
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| 服务员，我们要点菜。 |
| (Fúwùyuán, wǒmen yào diǎn cài. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Waiter, we want to order food." |
| (SLOW) |
| 服务员，我们要点菜。 |
| 3. |
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| 天气预报 |
| (tiānqì yùbào ) |
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| "weather report" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 天气预报 |
| (SLOW) |
| 天气预报 |
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| weather report |
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| 去航海前查下天气预报。 |
| (Qù hánghǎi qián chá xià tiānqì yùbào. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Check the weather report before going sailing." |
| (SLOW) |
| 去航海前查下天气预报。 |
| 4. |
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| 摄氏度 |
| (shèshìdù) |
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| "Celsius" |
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| 摄氏度 |
| (SLOW) |
| 摄氏度 |
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| Celsius |
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| 水在零摄氏度以下会结冰。 |
| (Shuǐ zài líng shèshìdù yǐxià huì jiébīng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius." |
| (SLOW) |
| 水在零摄氏度以下会结冰。 |
| 5. |
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| 电视节目 |
| (diànshì jiémù ) |
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| "TV show" |
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| 电视节目 |
| (SLOW) |
| 电视节目 |
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| TV show |
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| 我经常看这个电视节目。 |
| (Wǒ jīngcháng kàn zhège diànshì jiémù.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I always watch this TV show." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我经常看这个电视节目。 |
| 6. |
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| 慢跑 |
| (mànpǎo) |
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| "jogging" |
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| 慢跑 |
| (SLOW) |
| 慢跑 |
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| jogging |
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| 女人正在海边的路上慢跑。 |
| (Nǚrén zhèngzài hǎibiān de lù shang mànpǎo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The woman is jogging on a road by the ocean." |
| (SLOW) |
| 女人正在海边的路上慢跑。 |
| 7. |
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| 快餐 |
| (kuàicān) |
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| "fast food" |
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| 快餐 |
| (SLOW) |
| 快餐 |
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| fast food |
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| 汉堡跟薯条被认为是快餐。 |
| (Hànbǎo gēn shǔtiáo bèi rènwéi shì kuàicān. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Burgers and fries are considered fast food." |
| (SLOW) |
| 汉堡跟薯条被认为是快餐。 |
| 8. |
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| 公园 |
| (gōngyuán ) |
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| "park" |
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| 公园 |
| (SLOW) |
| 公园 |
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| park |
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| 公园里很安静。 |
| (Gōngyuán lǐ hěn ānjìng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Inside the park is very quiet." |
| (SLOW) |
| 公园里很安静。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 交通信号灯 |
| (jiāotōng xìnhàodēng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "traffic light" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 交通信号灯 |
| (SLOW) |
| 交通信号灯 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| traffic light |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 为了你的安全，注意交通信号灯。 |
| (Wèi le nǐ de ānquán, zhùyì jiāotōng xìnhàodēng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "For your safety, check the traffic lights." |
| (SLOW) |
| 为了你的安全，注意交通信号灯。 |
| 10. |
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| 标志 |
| (biāozhì) |
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| "sign" |
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| 标志 |
| (SLOW) |
| 标志 |
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| sign |
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| 希望你看到楼前的新标志。 |
| (Xīwàng nǐ kàndào lóu qián de xīn biāozhì.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I hope you notice the new sign in front of the building." |
| (SLOW) |
| 希望你看到楼前的新标志。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 地铁 |
| (dìtiě) |
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| "subway" |
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| 地铁 |
| (SLOW) |
| 地铁 |
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| subway |
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| 他每天坐地铁上班。 |
| (Tā měitiān zuò dìtiě shàngbān. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He takes the subway to work everyday." |
| (SLOW) |
| 他每天坐地铁上班。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 火车站 |
| (huǒchēzhàn ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "train station" |
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| 火车站 |
| (SLOW) |
| 火车站 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| train station |
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| 明天我们在火车站见。 |
| (Míngtiān wǒmen zài huǒchēzhàn jiàn.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Tomorrow we will meet at the train station." |
| (SLOW) |
| 明天我们在火车站见。 |
| 13. |
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| 五百 |
| (wǔbǎi) |
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| "five hundred" |
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| 五百 |
| (SLOW) |
| 五百 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| five hundred |
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| 我出国时只带了五百美元。 |
| (Wǒ chūguó shí zhǐ dài le wǔbǎi měiyuán.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I had only five hundred dollars on me when I went abroad." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我出国时只带了五百美元。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 九百九十九 |
| (jiǔbǎi jiǔshíjiǔ ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "nine hundred ninety nine" |
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| 九百九十九 |
| (SLOW) |
| 九百九十九 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| nine hundred ninety nine |
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| 我们为这个活动买了九百九十九张椅子。 |
| (Wǒmen wèi zhège huódòng mǎi le jiǔbǎi jiǔshíjiǔ zhāng yǐzi. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We bought nine hundred ninety nine chairs for the event." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我们为这个活动买了九百九十九张椅子。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一百零一 |
| (yībǎi líng yī |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one hundred and one" |
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| 一百零一 |
| (SLOW) |
| 一百零一 |
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| one hundred and one |
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| 我的分数是一百零一分。 |
| (Wǒ de fēnshù shì yībǎi líng yī fēn.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My score was one hundred and one." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我的分数是一百零一分。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 四百 |
| (sìbǎi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "four hundred" |
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| 四百 |
| (SLOW) |
| 四百 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| four hundred |
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| 这本书四百页厚。 |
| (Zhè běn shū sìbǎi yè hòu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The book was four hundred pages thick." |
| (SLOW) |
| 这本书四百页厚。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 九百 |
| (jiǔbǎi) |
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| "nine hundred" |
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| 九百 |
| (SLOW) |
| 九百 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| nine hundred |
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| 这个古董勺子有九百年历史。 |
| (Zhège gǔdǒng sháozi yǒu jiǔbǎi nián lìshǐ.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The antique spoon was nine hundred years old." |
| (SLOW) |
| 这个古董勺子有九百年历史。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 英寸 |
| (yīngcùn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "inch" |
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| 英寸 |
| (SLOW) |
| 英寸 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| inch |
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| 我刚刚买了一部四十英寸的平板电视。 |
| (Wǒ gānggāng mǎi le yī bù sìshí yīngcùn de píngbǎn diànshì.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I just bought a 40 inch flat screen television." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我刚刚买了一部四十英寸的平板电视。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 公斤 |
| (gōngjīn) |
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| "kilogram" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 公斤 |
| (SLOW) |
| 公斤 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| kilogram |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一公斤是一千克。 |
| (Yī gōngjīn shì yīqiān kè.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "One kilogram is one thousand grams." |
| (SLOW) |
| 一公斤是一千克。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 厘米 |
| (límǐ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "centimeter" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 厘米 |
| (SLOW) |
| 厘米 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| centimeter |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 叠起来的硬币差不多有八厘米厚。 |
| (Dié qǐlai de yìngbì chàbùduō yǒu bā límǐ hòu. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The stacked coins measure almost eight centimeters." |
| (SLOW) |
| 叠起来的硬币差不多有八厘米厚。 |
| 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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