Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including vegetables and clothing
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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) |
| 衬衫 |
| (chènshān) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shirt" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 衬衫 |
| (SLOW) |
| 衬衫 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shirt |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我有三件衬衫。 |
| (Wǒ yǒu sān jiàn chènshān.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I have three shirts." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我有三件衬衫。 |
| 2. |
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| 裤子 |
| (kùzi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pants" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 裤子 |
| (SLOW) |
| 裤子 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pants |
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| 我的裤子脏了。 |
| (Wǒ de kùzi zāng le .) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "v" |
| (SLOW) |
| 我的裤子脏了。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 裙子 |
| (qúnzi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dress" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 裙子 |
| (SLOW) |
| 裙子 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dress |
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| 我喜欢你的裙子。 |
| (Wǒ xǐhuān nǐ de qúnzi.) |
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| "I like your dress." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我喜欢你的裙子。 |
| 4. |
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| 说 |
| (shuō) |
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| " say" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 说 |
| (SLOW) |
| 说 |
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| say |
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| 用中文怎么说? |
| (Yòng Zhōngwén zěnme shuō?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "How do you say it in Chinese?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 用中文怎么说? |
| 5. |
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| 打电话 |
| (dǎ diànhuà) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "call" |
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| 打电话 |
| (SLOW) |
| 打电话 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| call |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 给他打电话吧。 |
| (Gěi tā dǎ diànhuà ba.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Give him a call." |
| (SLOW) |
| 给他打电话吧。 |
| 6. |
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| 找 |
| (zhǎo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| " find" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 找 |
| (SLOW) |
| 找 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| find |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 他找不到停车场。 |
| (Tā zhǎo bù dào tíngchēchǎng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He couldn't find the parking lot." |
| (SLOW) |
| 他找不到停车场。 |
| 7. |
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| 干净 |
| (gānjìng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "clean" |
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| 干净 |
| (SLOW) |
| 干净 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| clean |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 毛巾不干净。 |
| (Máojīn bù gānjìng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The towel is not clean." |
| (SLOW) |
| 毛巾不干净。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 脏 |
| (zāng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dirty" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 脏 |
| (SLOW) |
| 脏 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dirty |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 白色容易脏。 |
| (Báisè róngyì zāng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "White gets dirty easily." |
| (SLOW) |
| 白色容易脏。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 胡萝卜 |
| (húluóbo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "carrot" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 胡萝卜 |
| (SLOW) |
| 胡萝卜 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| carrot |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 再吃点胡萝卜。 |
| (Zài chī diǎn húluóbo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Have some more carrot." |
| (SLOW) |
| 再吃点胡萝卜。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 洋葱 |
| (yángcōng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "onion" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 洋葱 |
| (SLOW) |
| 洋葱 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| onion |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你吃过洋葱炒鸡蛋吗？ |
| (Nǐ chīguò yángcōng chǎo jīdàn ma ?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Have you ever had onion and egg stir-fry?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 你吃过洋葱炒鸡蛋吗？ |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 生菜 |
| (shēngcài) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "lettuce" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 生菜 |
| (SLOW) |
| 生菜 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| lettuce |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我喜欢吃生菜。 |
| (Wǒ xǐhuān chī shēngcài.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I like to eat lettuce." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我喜欢吃生菜。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 绵羊 |
| (miányáng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sheep" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 绵羊 |
| (SLOW) |
| 绵羊 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sheep |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 绵羊在吃青草。 |
| (Miányáng zài chī qīngcǎo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The sheep is eating the green grass." |
| (SLOW) |
| 绵羊在吃青草。 |
| 13. |
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| 兔 |
| (tù) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "rabbit" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 兔 |
| (SLOW) |
| 兔 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| rabbit |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 兔子咬人吗？ |
| (Tùzi yǎo rén ma?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Does rabbit bite?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 兔子咬人吗？ |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 海豹 |
| (hǎibào) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "seal" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 海豹 |
| (SLOW) |
| 海豹 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| seal |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 海豹生活在最寒冷的地方。 |
| (Hǎibào shēnghuó zài zuì hánlěng de dìfang.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Seals live in the coldest areas." |
| (SLOW) |
| 海豹生活在最寒冷的地方。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 云 |
| (yún) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cloud" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 云 |
| (SLOW) |
| 云 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cloud |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 天上没有云。 |
| (Tiānshàng méiyǒu yún.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are no clouds in the sky." |
| (SLOW) |
| 天上没有云。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 晴 |
| (qíng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sunny" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 晴 |
| (SLOW) |
| 晴 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sunny |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我常常在晴天去野餐。 |
| (Wǒ chángcháng zài qíngtiān qù yěcān .) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I often go on a picnic on a sunny day." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我常常在晴天去野餐。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 下雨的 |
| (xià yǔ de) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "rainy" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 下雨的 |
| (SLOW) |
| 下雨的 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| rainy |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 如果下雨的话，我们就看DVD吧。 |
| (Rúguǒ xià yǔ de huà , wǒmen jiù kàn DVD ba.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "If it's rainy, we will watch a DVD instead." |
| (SLOW) |
| 如果下雨的话，我们就看DVD吧。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 宝宝 |
| (bǎobao) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "baby" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 宝宝 |
| (SLOW) |
| 宝宝 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| baby |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 宝宝好可爱呀。 |
| (Bǎobao hǎo kě'ài ya.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The baby is so cute." |
| (SLOW) |
| 宝宝好可爱呀。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 女孩 |
| (nǚhái) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "girl" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 女孩 |
| (SLOW) |
| 女孩 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| girl |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 女孩喜欢轻的手机。 |
| (Nǚhái xǐhuān qīng de shǒujī.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Girls are fond of lightweight phones." |
| (SLOW) |
| 女孩喜欢轻的手机。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 男孩 |
| (nánhái) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "boy" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 男孩 |
| (SLOW) |
| 男孩 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| boy |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 男孩听到了海的声音。 |
| (Nánhái tīngdào le hǎi de shēngyīn.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The boy heard the sound of the ocean." |
| (SLOW) |
| 男孩听到了海的声音。 |
| 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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