Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for disasters, body parts, and religions
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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) |
| 洪水 |
| (hóngshuǐ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "flood" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 洪水 |
| (SLOW) |
| 洪水 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| flood |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 吉普车正穿越洪水。 |
| (Jípǔchē zhèng chuānyuè hóngshuǐ.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The jeep is pushing through the flood." |
| (SLOW) |
| 吉普车正穿越洪水。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 台风 |
| (táifēng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "typhoon" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 台风 |
| (SLOW) |
| 台风 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| typhoon |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 台风来袭了。 |
| (Táifēng lái xí le.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The typhoon has hit." |
| (SLOW) |
| 台风来袭了。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 飓风 |
| (jùfēng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hurricane" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 飓风 |
| (SLOW) |
| 飓风 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hurricane |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 现代雷达设备可以让我们准确地追踪到飓风。 |
| (Xiàndài léidá shèbèi kěyǐ ràng wǒmen zhǔnquè de zhuīzōng dào jùfēng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Modern radar equipment allows us to precisely track a hurricane." |
| (SLOW) |
| 现代雷达设备可以让我们准确地追踪到飓风。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 龙卷风 |
| (lóngjuǎnfēng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "tornado" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 龙卷风 |
| (SLOW) |
| 龙卷风 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tornado |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 龙卷风能在没有预示的情况下从闪电中来。 |
| (Lóngjuǎnfēng néng zài méiyǒu yùshì de qíngkuàng xià cóng shǎndiàn zhōng lái.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A tornado can drop from a thunder storm without notice." |
| (SLOW) |
| 龙卷风能在没有预示的情况下从闪电中来。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 旱灾 |
| (hànzāi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "drought" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 旱灾 |
| (SLOW) |
| 旱灾 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| drought |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 因为旱灾，土地都裂开了。 |
| (Yīnwèi hànzāi, tǔdì dōu lièkāi le.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The soil cracked due to the drought." |
| (SLOW) |
| 因为旱灾，土地都裂开了。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 伊斯兰教 |
| (Yīsīlánjiào) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Islam" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 伊斯兰教 |
| (SLOW) |
| 伊斯兰教 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Islam |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 伊斯兰教由先知穆罕默德创办。 |
| (Yīsīlánjiào yóu xiānzhī Mùhǎnmòdé chuàngbàn.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Islam was founded by the prophet Muhammad." |
| (SLOW) |
| 伊斯兰教由先知穆罕默德创办。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 新教 |
| (Xīnjiào) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Protestantism" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 新教 |
| (SLOW) |
| 新教 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Protestantism |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 新教是罗马天主教的一个分支。 |
| (Xīnjiào shì Luómǎ Tiānzhǔjiào de yī ge fēnzhī.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Protestantism came as a break from the Roman Catholic Church." |
| (SLOW) |
| 新教是罗马天主教的一个分支。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 天主教 |
| (Tiānzhǔjiào) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Catholicism" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 天主教 |
| (SLOW) |
| 天主教 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Catholicism |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 天主教是接受教皇领导的人的宗教。 |
| (Tiānzhǔjiào shì jiēshòu Jiàohuáng lǐngdǎo de rén de zōngjiào.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Catholicism is the religion of those who accept the leadership of the Pope." |
| (SLOW) |
| 天主教是接受教皇领导的人的宗教。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 印度教 |
| (Yìndùjiào) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Hinduism" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 印度教 |
| (SLOW) |
| 印度教 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Hinduism |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 来自印度的印度教信奉轮回和多神论。 |
| (Láizì Yìndù de Yìndùjiào xìnfèng lúnhuí hé duōshénlùn.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Hinduism, from India, involves the belief in reincarnation and many gods." |
| (SLOW) |
| 来自印度的印度教信奉轮回和多神论。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佛教 |
| (Fójiào) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Buddhism" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佛教 |
| (SLOW) |
| 佛教 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Buddhism |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 佛教是以觉悟的佛祖的教义为基础。 |
| (Fójiào shì yǐ juéwù de Fózǔ de jiàoyì wéi jīchǔ.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Buddhism is based on the teachings of the Buddha, the enlightened one." |
| (SLOW) |
| 佛教是以觉悟的佛祖的教义为基础。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 脚踝 |
| (jiǎohuái) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ankle" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 脚踝 |
| (SLOW) |
| 脚踝 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ankle |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 运动员扭伤了他的脚踝。 |
| (Yùndòngyuán niǔshāng le tā de jiǎohuái.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The athlete sprained his ankle." |
| (SLOW) |
| 运动员扭伤了他的脚踝。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 手肘 |
| (shǒuzhǒu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "elbow" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 手肘 |
| (SLOW) |
| 手肘 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| elbow |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 手臂在手肘处只能向一边弯曲。 |
| (Shǒubì zài shǒuzhǒu chù zhǐ néng xiàng yībiān wānqū.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The arm only bends one way at the elbow." |
| (SLOW) |
| 手臂在手肘处只能向一边弯曲。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 手腕 |
| (shǒuwàn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "wrist" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 手腕 |
| (SLOW) |
| 手腕 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| wrist |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 运动员因为手腕受伤退出了。 |
| (Yùndòngyuán yīnwèi shǒuwàn shòushāng tuìchū le.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The player is out with a wrist injury." |
| (SLOW) |
| 运动员因为手腕受伤退出了。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 膝盖 |
| (xīgài) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "knee" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 膝盖 |
| (SLOW) |
| 膝盖 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| knee |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 男孩摔倒了，擦伤了膝盖。 |
| (Nánhái shuāidǎo le, cāshāng le xīgài.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The boy fell and scraped his knees." |
| (SLOW) |
| 男孩摔倒了，擦伤了膝盖。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 皮肤 |
| (pífū) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "skin" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 皮肤 |
| (SLOW) |
| 皮肤 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| skin |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 皮肤是身体最大的器官。 |
| (Pífū shì shēntǐ zuì dà de qìguān.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Skin is the largest organ in the body." |
| (SLOW) |
| 皮肤是身体最大的器官。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 刮胡子 |
| (guā húzi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shave" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 刮胡子 |
| (SLOW) |
| 刮胡子 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shave |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 她的丈夫每天都会刮胡子. |
| (Tā de zhàngfu měitiān dōu huì guā húzi.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Her husband shaves every morning." |
| (SLOW) |
| 她的丈夫每天都会刮胡子. |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 厨师 |
| (chúshī) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "chef" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 厨师 |
| (SLOW) |
| 厨师 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| chef |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 厨师在厨房做饭。 |
| (Chúshī zài chúfáng zuò fàn.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The chef cooks in the kitchen." |
| (SLOW) |
| 厨师在厨房做饭。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 禁烟 |
| (jìnyān) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "non-smoking" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 禁烟 |
| (SLOW) |
| 禁烟 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| non-smoking |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你能帮我找一间禁烟的房间吗？ |
| (Nǐ néng bāng wǒ zhǎo yī jiān jìnyān de fángjiān ma?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Could you find me a non-smoking room?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 你能帮我找一间禁烟的房间吗？ |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 吸烟 |
| (xīyān) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "smoking" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 吸烟 |
| (SLOW) |
| 吸烟 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| smoking |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 餐厅有单独的吸烟区。 |
| (Cāntīng yǒu dāndú de xīyānqū.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There is a separate patio for smoking attached to the restaurant." |
| (SLOW) |
| 餐厅有单独的吸烟区。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 血液 |
| (xuèyè) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "blood" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 血液 |
| (SLOW) |
| 血液 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| blood |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 验血发现他血液里的酒精浓度很高。 |
| (Yànxuè fāxiàn tā xuèyè lǐ de jiǔjīng nóngdù hěn gāo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The blood test found that his blood alcohol level was very high." |
| (SLOW) |
| 验血发现他血液里的酒精浓度很高。 |
| 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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