Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for continents and bodies of water
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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) |
| 单人床 |
| (dānrénchuáng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "single bed" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 单人床 |
| (SLOW) |
| 单人床 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| single bed |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 单人床比较小。 |
| (Dānrénchuáng bǐjiào xiǎo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Single beds are relatively smaller." |
| (SLOW) |
| 单人床比较小。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 双人床 |
| (shuāngrénchuáng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "double bed" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 双人床 |
| (SLOW) |
| 双人床 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| double bed |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 房间有一张双人床。 |
| (Fángjiān yǒu yī zhāng shuāngrénchuáng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The room has a double bed." |
| (SLOW) |
| 房间有一张双人床。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 宾馆 |
| (bīnguǎn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hotel" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 宾馆 |
| (SLOW) |
| 宾馆 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hotel |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我去宾馆。 |
| (Wǒ qù bīnguǎn.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'm going to the hotel." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我去宾馆。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 前台 |
| (qiántái) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "front desk" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 前台 |
| (SLOW) |
| 前台 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| front desk |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 男人正在前台工作。 |
| (Nánrén zhèngzài qiántái gōngzuò.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The man is working at the front desk." |
| (SLOW) |
| 男人正在前台工作。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 太平洋 |
| (Tàipíngyáng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Pacific Ocean" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 太平洋 |
| (SLOW) |
| 太平洋 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Pacific Ocean |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 太平洋是世界五大洋之一。 |
| (Tàipíngyáng shì shìjiè wǔ dàyáng zhīyī.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The Pacific Ocean is one of the world's five oceans." |
| (SLOW) |
| 太平洋是世界五大洋之一。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大西洋 |
| (Dàxīyáng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Atlantic Ocean" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大西洋 |
| (SLOW) |
| 大西洋 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Atlantic Ocean |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 泰坦尼克号在穿越大西洋的时候，碰到了冰山，沉没了。 |
| (Tàitǎnníkè hào zài chuānyuè Dàxīyáng de shíhou, pèngdào le bīngshān, chénmò le.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "While crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank." |
| (SLOW) |
| 泰坦尼克号在穿越大西洋的时候，碰到了冰山，沉没了。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 印度洋 |
| (Yìndùyáng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Indian Ocean" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 印度洋 |
| (SLOW) |
| 印度洋 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Indian Ocean |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 南非的东边是印度洋，西边是大西洋。 |
| (Nánfēi de dōngbian shì Yìndùyáng, xībian shì Dàxīyáng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "To the east of South Africa is the Indian Ocean, and to the west the Atlantic Ocean." |
| (SLOW) |
| 南非的东边是印度洋，西边是大西洋。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 澳大利亚 |
| (Àodàlìyà) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Australia" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 澳大利亚 |
| (SLOW) |
| 澳大利亚 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Australia |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 澳大利亚是地球上唯一一个岛屿型大洲。 |
| (Àodàlìyà shì dìqiú shàng wéiyī yī ge dǎoyǔxíng dàzhōu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Australia is the only island continent on earth." |
| (SLOW) |
| 澳大利亚是地球上唯一一个岛屿型大洲。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 南极洲 |
| (Nánjízhōu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Antarctica" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 南极洲 |
| (SLOW) |
| 南极洲 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Antarctica |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 南极洲大陆围绕着南极。 |
| (Nánjízhōu dàlù wéirào zhe Nánjí.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The continent of Antarctica surrounds the south pole." |
| (SLOW) |
| 南极洲大陆围绕着南极。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 亚洲 |
| (Yàzhōu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Asia" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 亚洲 |
| (SLOW) |
| 亚洲 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Asia |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 亚洲是地球上七大洲中最大的一个。 |
| (Yàzhōu shì dìqiú shàng qī dàzhōu zhōng zuì dà de yī ge.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Asia is the largest of the Earth's seven continents." |
| (SLOW) |
| 亚洲是地球上七大洲中最大的一个。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 非洲 |
| (Fēizhōu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Africa" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 非洲 |
| (SLOW) |
| 非洲 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Africa |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 非洲的人民很热情。 |
| (Fēizhōu de rénmín hěn rèqíng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "People in Africa are very passionate." |
| (SLOW) |
| 非洲的人民很热情。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 欧洲 |
| (Ōuzhōu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Europe" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 欧洲 |
| (SLOW) |
| 欧洲 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Europe |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 欧洲有很多的国家。 |
| (Ōuzhōu yǒu hěn duō de guójiā.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are many countries in Europe." |
| (SLOW) |
| 欧洲有很多的国家。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 北美洲 |
| (Běiměizhōu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "North America" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 北美洲 |
| (SLOW) |
| 北美洲 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| North America |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 北美洲从北极区延伸至加勒比海。 |
| (Běiměizhōu cóng Běijíqū yánshēn zhì Jiālèbǐ Hǎi.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "North America reaches from the Arctic to the Caribbean Sea." |
| (SLOW) |
| 北美洲从北极区延伸至加勒比海。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 南美洲 |
| (Nánměizhōu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "South America" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 南美洲 |
| (SLOW) |
| 南美洲 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| South America |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我没有去过南美洲。 |
| (Wǒ méiyǒu qùguò Nánměizhōu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I have never been to South America." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我没有去过南美洲。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 靛蓝色 |
| (diànlánsè) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "indigo" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 靛蓝色 |
| (SLOW) |
| 靛蓝色 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| indigo |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 靛蓝色这个名字从靛蓝植物而来。 |
| (Diànlánsè zhège míngzi cóng diànlán zhíwù ér lái.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Indigo gets its name from the plant named indigo." |
| (SLOW) |
| 靛蓝色这个名字从靛蓝植物而来。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 桃红色 |
| (táohóngsè) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "peach" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 桃红色 |
| (SLOW) |
| 桃红色 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| peach |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 哪个颜色的家具跟桃红色的墙搭配？ |
| (Nǎge yánsè de jiājù gēn táohóngsè de qiáng dāpèi?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "What color furniture goes with peach walls?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 哪个颜色的家具跟桃红色的墙搭配？ |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 深色 |
| (shēnsè) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dark" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 深色 |
| (SLOW) |
| 深色 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dark |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 他有很深色的头发。 |
| (Tā yǒu hěn shēnsè de tóufa.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He has really dark hair." |
| (SLOW) |
| 他有很深色的头发。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 烦人 |
| (fánrén) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "annoying" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 烦人 |
| (SLOW) |
| 烦人 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| annoying |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我妹妹不停地向我的头发扔爆米花，很烦人。 |
| (Wǒ mèimei bùtíng de xiàng wǒ de tóufa rēng bàomǐhuā, hěn fánrén.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My little sister got annoying after she kept throwing popcorn in my hair." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我妹妹不停地向我的头发扔爆米花，很烦人。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 躯干 |
| (qūgàn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "torso" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 躯干 |
| (SLOW) |
| 躯干 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| torso |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 躯干是身体的上半部，连接着手臂，腿和头。 |
| (Qūgàn shì shēntǐ de shàng bàn bù, liánjiē zhe shǒubì, tuǐ hé tóu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The torso is the upper part of the body, which attaches to the arms, legs, and head." |
| (SLOW) |
| 躯干是身体的上半部，连接着手臂，腿和头。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 乳房 |
| (rǔfáng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "breast" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 乳房 |
| (SLOW) |
| 乳房 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| breast |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 乳房痛可能是癌症的症状。 |
| (Rǔfáng tòng kěnéng shì áizhèng de zhèngzhuàng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Breast pain can be a symptom of cancer." |
| (SLOW) |
| 乳房痛可能是癌症的症状。 |
| 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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