| 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) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 餐厅 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (cāntīng) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "restaurant" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 餐厅 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 餐厅 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | restaurant | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 那家餐厅还行。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Nà jiā cāntīng hái xíng.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "That restaurant is okay." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 那家餐厅还行。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 2. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 咖啡厅 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (kāfēitīng) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "café" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 咖啡厅 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 咖啡厅 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | café | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 女人们正在室外咖啡厅聊天。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Nǚrénmen zhèngzài shìwài kāfēitīng liáotiān.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "The women are talking at the outdoor cafe." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 女人们正在室外咖啡厅聊天。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 3. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 茶馆 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (cháguǎn) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "tea shop" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 茶馆 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 茶馆 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | tea shop | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 朋友们正在一家茶馆消遣。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Péngyǒumen zhèngzài yī jiā cháguǎn xiāoqiǎn.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "The friends are hanging out at a tea shop." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 朋友们正在一家茶馆消遣。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 4. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 酒吧 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (jiǔbā) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "bar" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 酒吧 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 酒吧 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | bar | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 明天在酒吧聚聚。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Míngtiān zài jiǔbā jùju.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "Let's meet tomorrow at the bar." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 明天在酒吧聚聚。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 5. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 家具 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (jiājù) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "furniture" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 家具 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 家具 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | furniture | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 火灾过后我们需要更换全部的家具。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Huǒzāi guòhòu wǒmen xūyào gēnghuàn quánbù de jiājù.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "We had to replace all of our furniture after the fire." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 火灾过后我们需要更换全部的家具。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 6. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 草 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (cǎo) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "grass" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 草 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 草 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | grass | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 狐狸在草丛里玩耍。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Húli zài cǎocóng lǐ wánshuǎ.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "The foxes are playing in the grass." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 狐狸在草丛里玩耍。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 7. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 土壤 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (tǔrǎng) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "soil" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 土壤 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 土壤 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | soil | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 土壤因为干旱裂开了。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Tǔrǎng yīnwèi gānhàn lièkāi le.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "The soil cracked due to the drought." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 土壤因为干旱裂开了。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 8. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 泥土 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (nítǔ) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "dirt" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 泥土 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 泥土 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | dirt | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 小象在动物园里玩泥土。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Xiǎo xiàng zài dòngwùyuán lǐ wán nítǔ.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "The baby elephant is playing with dirt in a zoo." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 小象在动物园里玩泥土。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 9. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 岩石 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (yánshí) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "rock" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 岩石 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 岩石 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | rock | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 两只螃蟹在岩石上走。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Liǎng zhī pángxiè zài yánshí shàng zǒu.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "There are two crabs walking on a rock." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 两只螃蟹在岩石上走。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 10. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 树 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (shù) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "tree" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 树 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 树 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | tree | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 他不会骑摩托车,撞到了树上。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Tā bùhuì qí mótuōchē, zhuàngdào le shù shàng.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "He couldn't drive a motor bike and hit a tree." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 他不会骑摩托车,撞到了树上。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 11. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 道教 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Dàojiào) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "Taoism" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 道教 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 道教 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Taoism | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 道教也被称为道家。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Dàojiào yě bèi chēngwéi Dàojiā.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "Taoism is also known as Daoism." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 道教也被称为道家。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 12. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 圣经 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (shèngjīng) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "Bible" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 圣经 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 圣经 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Bible | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 他读圣经。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Tā dú shèngjīng.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "He reads The Bible." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 他读圣经。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 13. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 古兰经 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (gǔlánjīng) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "Quran" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 古兰经 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 古兰经 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Quran | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 古兰经是伊斯兰教的圣书。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Gǔlánjīng shì Yīsīlánjiào de shèngshū.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "The Quran is the holy book of the Muslim religion." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 古兰经是伊斯兰教的圣书。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 14. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 牧师 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (mùshī) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "priest" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 牧师 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 牧师 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | priest | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 他从牧师那里得到劝告。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Tā cóng mùshī nàlǐ dédào quàngào.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "He got advice from a priest." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 他从牧师那里得到劝告。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 15. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 犹太教 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Yóutàijiào) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "Judaism" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 犹太教 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 犹太教 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Judaism | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 犹太教已经创立了三千多年。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Yóutàijiào yǐjīng chuànglì le sānqiān duō nián. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | ) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "Judaism has been practiced for over three thousand years." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 犹太教已经创立了三千多年。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 16. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 一千 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (yīqiān) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "one thousand" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 一千 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 一千 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | one thousand | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 工资是一千五百欧元。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Gōngzī shì yīqiān wǔbǎi ōuyuán.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "The pay is one thousand five hundred Euros." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 工资是一千五百欧元。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 17. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 两千 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (liǎngqiān) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "two thousand" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 两千 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 两千 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | two thousand | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 它价值两千美元。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Tā jiàzhí liǎngqiān měiyuán.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "It costs two thousand dollars." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 它价值两千美元。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 18. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 八千 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (bāqiān) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "eight thousand" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 八千 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 八千 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | eight thousand | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 八千人住在那个村庄里。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Bāqiān rén zhù zài nàge cūnzhuāng lǐ.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "Eight thousand people live in that village." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 八千人住在那个村庄里。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 19. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 一万 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (yīwàn) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "ten thousand" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 一万 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 一万 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | ten thousand | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 一万个士兵被派到了战场。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Yīwàn ge shìbīng bèi pàidào le zhànchǎng.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "Ten thousand soldiers were dispatched to the site of the battle." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 一万个士兵被派到了战场。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 20. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 四千 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (sìqiān) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "four thousand" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 四千 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 四千 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | four thousand | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 体育馆有四千平方米。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Tǐyùguǎn yǒu sìqiān píngfāngmǐ.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "The stadium is four thousand square meters." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 体育馆有四千平方米。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 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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