| 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) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 手表 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (shǒubiǎo) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "watch" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 手表 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 手表 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | watch | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 我的手表丢了。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Wǒ de shǒubiǎo diū le.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "I lost my watch." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 我的手表丢了。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 2. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 眼镜 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (yǎnjìng) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | " glasses" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 眼镜 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 眼镜 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | glasses | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 他刚刚配了一副眼镜。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Tā gānggāng pèi le yī fù yǎnjìng.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "He just bought a pair of glasses." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 他刚刚配了一副眼镜。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 3. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 夹克 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (jiákè) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "jacket" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 夹克 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 夹克 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | jacket | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 你的夹克不错! | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Nǐ de jiákè bùcuò!) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "Your jacket's not bad!" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 你的夹克不错! | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 4. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 收到 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (shōudào ) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "receive" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 收到 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 收到 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | receive | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 很高兴收到贵公司的回复。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Hěn gāoxìng shōudào guì gōngsī de huífù.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "I’m glad to receive a response from your honored company." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 很高兴收到贵公司的回复。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 5. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 寻找 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (xúnzhǎo) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "search" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 寻找 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 寻找 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | search | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 猎豹在草原上寻找食物。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Lièbào zài cǎoyuán shàng xúnzhǎo shíwù.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "The cheetah is searching for food in the grassland." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 猎豹在草原上寻找食物。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 6. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 拿 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (ná) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | " take" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 拿 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 拿 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | take | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 不用客气,拿着吧。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Bùyòng kèqì, názhe ba. ) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "Don't be polite, take it." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 不用客气,拿着吧。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 7. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 虚弱 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (xūruò) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "weak" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 虚弱 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 虚弱 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | weak | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 我感到饥饿和虚弱。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Wǒ gǎndào jī'è hé xūruò.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "I feel hungry and weak." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 我感到饥饿和虚弱。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 8. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 强壮 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (qiángzhuàng) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "strong" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 强壮 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 强壮 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | strong | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 他非常强壮。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Tā fēicháng qiángzhuàng.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "He's very strong." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 他非常强壮。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 9. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 冷 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (lěng) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "cold" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 冷 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 冷 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | cold | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 这个房间里很冷。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Zhège fángjiān lǐ hěn lěng.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "It's cold in this room." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 这个房间里很冷。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 10. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 热 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (rè) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "hot" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 热 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 热 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | hot | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 今天真热。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Jīntiān zhēn rè.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "Today is really hot." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 今天真热。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 11. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 搞笑 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (gǎoxiào) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "funny" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 搞笑 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 搞笑 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | funny | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 我喜欢看搞笑的视频。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Wǒ xǐhuān kàn gǎoxiào de shìpín.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "I like watching funny videos." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 我喜欢看搞笑的视频。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 12. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 桃子 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (táozi) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "peach" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 桃子 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 桃子 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | peach | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 这个桃子真大。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Zhège táozi zhēn dà.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "This peach is really big." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 这个桃子真大。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 13. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 橙子 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (chéngzi) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "orange" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 橙子 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 橙子 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | orange | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 桌子上有几个橙子。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Zhuōzi shàng yǒu jǐ ge chéngzi.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "There are some oranges on the table." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 桌子上有几个橙子。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 14. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 土豆 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (tǔdòu) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "potato" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 土豆 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 土豆 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | potato | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 土豆片好吃。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Tǔdòupiàn hǎochī.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "Potato chips are tasty." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 土豆片好吃。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 15. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 大豆 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (dàdòu) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "soybean" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 大豆 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 大豆 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | soybean | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 大豆是豆子的一种。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Dàdòu shì dòuzi de yī zhǒng.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "A soybean is a kind of bean." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 大豆是豆子的一种。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 16. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 蔬菜 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (shūcài) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "vegetable" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 蔬菜 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 蔬菜 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | vegetable | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 我喜欢吃蔬菜。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Wǒ xǐhuān chī shūcài 。) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "I like to eat vegetables." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 我喜欢吃蔬菜。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 17. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 母牛 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (mǔniú) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "cow" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 母牛 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 母牛 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | cow | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 母牛在地里吃草。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Mǔniú zài dì lǐ chī cǎo.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "The cows are grazing in the field." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 母牛在地里吃草。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 18. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 猪 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (zhū) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "pig" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 猪 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 猪 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | pig | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 他属猪。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Tā shǔ zhū.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "He was born in the Year of the Pig." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 他属猪。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 19. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 马 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (mǎ) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "horse" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 马 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 马 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | horse | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 去骑马。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Qù qímǎ.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "Go horseback riding." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 去骑马。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 20. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 雪 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (xuě) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "snow" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 雪 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 雪 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | snow | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 下雪了,我很冷。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (Xià xuě le, wǒ hěn lěng.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (NORMAL SPEED) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | "It's snowing and I'm cold." | 
                                                                
                                                                            | (SLOW) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 下雪了,我很冷。 | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 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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