Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for technology and types of schools
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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) |
| 小胡子 |
| (xiǎo húzi) |
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| "mustache" |
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| 小胡子 |
| (SLOW) |
| 小胡子 |
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| mustache |
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| 这个男人有浓密的小胡子。 |
| (Zhège nánrén yǒu nóngmì de xiǎo húzi.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The man has a thick mustache." |
| (SLOW) |
| 这个男人有浓密的小胡子。 |
| 2. |
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| 洗衣机 |
| (xǐyījī) |
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| "washing machine" |
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| 洗衣机 |
| (SLOW) |
| 洗衣机 |
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| washing machine |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我用洗衣机来保持衣服干净。 |
| (Wǒ yòng xǐyījī lái bǎochí yīfu gānjìng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I use the washing machine to keep my clothes clean." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我用洗衣机来保持衣服干净。 |
| 3. |
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| DVD播放机 |
| (DVD bōfàngjī) |
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| "DVD player" |
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| DVD播放机 |
| (SLOW) |
| DVD播放机 |
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| DVD player |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我想借这个DVD, 但是我没有DVD播放机。 |
| (Wǒ xiǎng jiè zhège DVD, dànshì wǒ méiyǒu DVD bōfàngjī.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'd like to borrow this DVD, but I don't have a DVD player." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我想借这个DVD, 但是我没有DVD播放机。 |
| 4. |
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| 风扇 |
| (fēngshàn) |
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| "fan" |
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| 风扇 |
| (SLOW) |
| 风扇 |
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| fan |
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| 太热了，我们开风扇好吗？ |
| (Tài rè le, wǒmen kāi fēngshàn hǎo ma?) |
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| "It's too hot, can we turn on the fan?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 太热了，我们开风扇好吗？ |
| 5. |
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| 空调 |
| (kōngtiáo) |
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| "air conditioner" |
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| 空调 |
| (SLOW) |
| 空调 |
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| air conditioner |
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| 室外的空调很便宜。 |
| (Shìwài de kōngtiáo hěn piányi.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "External air conditioners are quite cheap." |
| (SLOW) |
| 室外的空调很便宜。 |
| 6. |
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| 炉子 |
| (lúzi) |
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| "stove" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 炉子 |
| (SLOW) |
| 炉子 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| stove |
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| 我肯定我把炉子关了。 |
| (Wǒ kěndìng wǒ bǎ lúzi guān le.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'm sure that I turned off the stove." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我肯定我把炉子关了。 |
| 7. |
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| 小学 |
| (xiǎoxué) |
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| "elementary school" |
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| 小学 |
| (SLOW) |
| 小学 |
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| elementary school |
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| 我们是小学同学。 |
| (Wǒmen shì xiǎoxué tóngxué.) |
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| "We were classmates in elementary school. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 我们是小学同学。 |
| 8. |
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| 初中 |
| (chūzhōng) |
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| "middle school" |
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| 初中 |
| (SLOW) |
| 初中 |
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| middle school |
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| 我十二岁的弟弟上初中。 |
| (Wǒ shí'èr suì de dìdi shàng chūzhōng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My twelve-year-old brother goes to middle school." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我十二岁的弟弟上初中。 |
| 9. |
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| 高中 |
| (gāozhōng) |
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| "high school" |
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| 高中 |
| (SLOW) |
| 高中 |
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| high school |
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| 高中生在系鞋带。 |
| (Gāozhōngshēng zài jì xiédài.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The high school student is tying his shoe lace." |
| (SLOW) |
| 高中生在系鞋带。 |
| 10. |
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| 大学 |
| (dàxué) |
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| "university" |
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| 大学 |
| (SLOW) |
| 大学 |
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| university |
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| 她是大学学生。 |
| (Tā shì dàxué xuéshēng.) |
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| "She is a university student." |
| (SLOW) |
| 她是大学学生。 |
| 11. |
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| 校长 |
| (xiàozhǎng) |
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| "principal" |
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| 校长 |
| (SLOW) |
| 校长 |
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| principal |
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| 我爷爷以前是个校长。 |
| (Wǒ yéye yǐqián shì ge xiàozhǎng.) |
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| "My grandfather used to be a principal." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我爷爷以前是个校长。 |
| 12. |
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| 明亮 |
| (míngliàng) |
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| "bright" |
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| 明亮 |
| (SLOW) |
| 明亮 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bright |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我的房间很明亮。 |
| (Wǒ de fángjiān hěn míngliàng. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My room is very bright." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我的房间很明亮。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 笔记本电脑 |
| (bǐjìběn diànnǎo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "laptop computer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 笔记本电脑 |
| (SLOW) |
| 笔记本电脑 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| laptop computer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我买了一台新的笔记本电脑。 |
| (Wǒ mǎi le yī tái xīn de bǐjìběn diànnǎo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I bought a new laptop computer." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我买了一台新的笔记本电脑。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鼠标 |
| (shǔbiāo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mouse" |
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| 鼠标 |
| (SLOW) |
| 鼠标 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mouse |
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| 这个鼠标坏了。 |
| (Zhège shǔbiāo huài le.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This mouse is broken." |
| (SLOW) |
| 这个鼠标坏了。 |
| 15. |
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| 扬声器 |
| (yángshēngqì) |
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| "speaker" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 扬声器 |
| (SLOW) |
| 扬声器 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| speaker |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 这个工厂制造扬声器。 |
| (Zhège gōngchǎng zhìzào yángshēngqì.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This factory manufactures speakers." |
| (SLOW) |
| 这个工厂制造扬声器。 |
| 16. |
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| 摄像头 |
| (shèxiàngtóu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "webcam" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 摄像头 |
| (SLOW) |
| 摄像头 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| webcam |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我的摄像头不工作。 |
| (Wǒ de shèxiàngtóu bù gōngzuò.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My webcam is not working." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我的摄像头不工作。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 话筒 |
| (huàtǒng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "microphone" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 话筒 |
| (SLOW) |
| 话筒 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| microphone |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 给我话筒。 |
| (Gěi wǒ huàtǒng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Give me the microphone." |
| (SLOW) |
| 给我话筒。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 台式电脑 |
| (táishì diànnǎo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "desktop computer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 台式电脑 |
| (SLOW) |
| 台式电脑 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| desktop computer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我只有台式电脑。 |
| (Wǒ zhǐyǒu táishì diànnǎo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I only have a desktop computer." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我只有台式电脑。 |
| 19. |
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| 辣椒 |
| (làjiāo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "chili pepper" |
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| 辣椒 |
| (SLOW) |
| 辣椒 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| chili pepper |
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| 辣椒留着籽儿会更辣。 |
| (Làjiāo liúzhe zǐr huì gèng là.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Leaving the seeds in a chili pepper will make it much hotter." |
| (SLOW) |
| 辣椒留着籽儿会更辣。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 玉米 |
| (yùmǐ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "corn" |
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| 玉米 |
| (SLOW) |
| 玉米 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| corn |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我最喜欢的蔬菜是玉米棒。 |
| (Wǒ zuì xǐhuan de shūcài shì yùmǐbàng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My favorite vegetable is corn on the cob." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我最喜欢的蔬菜是玉米棒。 |
| 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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