Chinese vocabulary flashcards: Let's Learn Chinese - Lesson 05
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你好
nǐhǎo
hello; hi
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我
wǒ
I; me; my
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你
nǐ
you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
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他
tā
(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1ri4] and 他人[ta1ren2])
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她
tā
she
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他们
tāmen
they; them
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叫
jiào
to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
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什么
shénme
what?; something; anything
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名字
míngzi
name (of a person or thing); CL:個|个[ge4]
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是
shì
to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
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谁
shéi
who; also pr. [shui2]
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国
guó
country; nation; state; (bound form) national
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人
rén
person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
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也
yě
also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]
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吗
ma
(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
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呢
ne
particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?"); particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?"); particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?"); (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action; particle indicating strong affirmation
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哪
nǎ
how; which
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不
bù
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-; variant of 不 / (negative prefix) / not / no
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中国
zhōngguó
China
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美国
měiguó
United States; USA; US
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法国
fǎguó
France; French
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英国
yīngguó
United Kingdom 聯合王國|联合王国[Lian2 he2 wang2 guo2]; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; abbr. for England 英格蘭|英格兰[Ying1 ge2 lan2]
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