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