Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for natural disasters and common emotions
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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) |
| 房东 |
| (fángdōng ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "landlord" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 房东 |
| (SLOW) |
| 房东 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| landlord |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我兄弟的房东不会接受支票。 |
| (Wǒ xiōngdì de fángdōng bùhuì jiēshòu zhīpiào.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My brother's landlord will not accept a check." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我兄弟的房东不会接受支票。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 宿舍 |
| (sùshè) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dormitory" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 宿舍 |
| (SLOW) |
| 宿舍 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dormitory |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我上大学的四年都住在宿舍里。 |
| (Wǒ shàng dàxué de sì nián dōu zhù zài sùshè lǐ.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I lived in the dormitory for all four years of college." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我上大学的四年都住在宿舍里。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 公寓大楼 |
| (gōngyù dàlóu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "apartment building" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 公寓大楼 |
| (SLOW) |
| 公寓大楼 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| apartment building |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 这座公寓大楼里有24间公寓。 |
| (Zhè zuò gōngyù dàlóu lǐ yǒu èrshísì jiān gōngyù.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are 24 apartments in this apartment building." |
| (SLOW) |
| 这座公寓大楼里有24间公寓。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 城市 |
| (chéngshì) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "city" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 城市 |
| (SLOW) |
| 城市 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| city |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 在大城市买房很贵。 |
| (Zài dà chéngshì mǎi fáng hěn guì.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It is expensive to buy a house in big cities." |
| (SLOW) |
| 在大城市买房很贵。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 农场 |
| (nóngchǎng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "farm" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 农场 |
| (SLOW) |
| 农场 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| farm |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 他在农场里养了几百头猪。 |
| (Tā zài nóngchǎng lǐ yǎng le jǐbǎi tóu zhū.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He keeps a few hundred pigs on the farm." |
| (SLOW) |
| 他在农场里养了几百头猪。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 海啸 |
| (hǎixiào) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "tsunami" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 海啸 |
| (SLOW) |
| 海啸 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tsunami |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 海啸冲击了城市。 |
| (Hǎixiào chōngjī le chéngshì.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The tsunami hit the city." |
| (SLOW) |
| 海啸冲击了城市。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雪崩 |
| (xuěbēng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "avalanche" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雪崩 |
| (SLOW) |
| 雪崩 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| avalanche |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雪崩毁了滑雪度假村，但幸运的是，没人受伤。 |
| (Xuěbēng huǐ le huáxuě dùjiàcūn, dàn xìngyùn de shì, méi rén shòushāng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The avalanche destroyed the ski resort, but luckily, nobody was hurt." |
| (SLOW) |
| 雪崩毁了滑雪度假村，但幸运的是，没人受伤。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 火 |
| (huǒ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fire" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 火 |
| (SLOW) |
| 火 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fire |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 火在燃烧。 |
| (Huǒ zài ránshāo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The fire is burning." |
| (SLOW) |
| 火在燃烧。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 地震 |
| (dìzhèn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "earthquake" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 地震 |
| (SLOW) |
| 地震 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| earthquake |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 听说日本又地震了, 是真的吗? |
| (Tīngshuō Rìběn yòu dìzhèn le, shì zhēn de ma?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I heard Japan had an earthquake again. Is that true?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 听说日本又地震了, 是真的吗? |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 沙尘暴 |
| (shāchénbào) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sandstorm" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 沙尘暴 |
| (SLOW) |
| 沙尘暴 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sandstorm |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 沙尘暴不仅污染环境，而且对健康有害。 |
| (Shāchénbào bùjǐn wūrǎn huánjìng, érqiě duì jiànkāng yǒu hài. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Sandstorms not only pollute the environment but also harm people's health." |
| (SLOW) |
| 沙尘暴不仅污染环境，而且对健康有害。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 手套 |
| (shǒutào) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "glove" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 手套 |
| (SLOW) |
| 手套 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| glove |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 她洗碗的时候会戴上手套。 |
| (Tā xǐ wǎn de shíhou huì dàishàng shǒutào.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "When she washes dishes, she would put on gloves." |
| (SLOW) |
| 她洗碗的时候会戴上手套。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 伞 |
| (sǎn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "umbrella" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 伞 |
| (SLOW) |
| 伞 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| umbrella |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你带伞了吗？ |
| (Nǐ dài sǎn le ma?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Do you have an umbrella with you?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 你带伞了吗？ |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 帽子 |
| (màozi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hat" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 帽子 |
| (SLOW) |
| 帽子 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hat |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 红围巾和那顶帽子搭配起来会好看。 |
| (Hóng wéijīn hé nà dǐng màozi dāpèi qǐlái huì hǎokàn.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A red scarf would look nice with that hat." |
| (SLOW) |
| 红围巾和那顶帽子搭配起来会好看。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 长袖 |
| (chángxiù |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "long-sleeved" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 长袖 |
| (SLOW) |
| 长袖 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| long-sleeved |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 长袖衬衫适合天气冷的时候穿。 |
| (Chángxiù chènshān shìhé tiānqì lěng de shíhou chuān.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Long-sleeved shirts are good for cold weather." |
| (SLOW) |
| 长袖衬衫适合天气冷的时候穿。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 短袖 |
| (duǎnxiù) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "short-sleeved" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 短袖 |
| (SLOW) |
| 短袖 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| short-sleeved |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 暖和的时候，短袖衬衫更好。 |
| (Nuǎnhuo de shíhou, duǎnxiù chènshān gèng hǎo. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Short-sleeved shirts are better when it is warm." |
| (SLOW) |
| 暖和的时候，短袖衬衫更好。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 痛 |
| (tòng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "painful" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 痛 |
| (SLOW) |
| 痛 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| painful |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 被水母蛰伤很痛。 |
| (Bèi shuǐmǔ zhéshāng hěn tòng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A jellyfish sting is very painful." |
| (SLOW) |
| 被水母蛰伤很痛。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 害羞 |
| (hàixiū) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shy" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 害羞 |
| (SLOW) |
| 害羞 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shy |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 别害羞！ |
| (Bié hàixiū!) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Don't be shy!" |
| (SLOW) |
| 别害羞！ |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 紧张 |
| (jǐnzhāng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "nervous" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 紧张 |
| (SLOW) |
| 紧张 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| nervous |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 他们有点紧张。 |
| (Tāmen yǒu diǎn jǐnzhāng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "They are a little nervous. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 他们有点紧张。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 激动 |
| (jīdòng |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "excited" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 激动 |
| (SLOW) |
| 激动 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| excited |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 年轻科学家很激动。 |
| (Niánqīng kēxuéjiā hěn jīdòng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The young scientist was excited." |
| (SLOW) |
| 年轻科学家很激动。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 尴尬 |
| (gāngà) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "embarrassed" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 尴尬 |
| (SLOW) |
| 尴尬 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| embarrassed |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我尴尬的时候脸会红。 |
| (Wǒ gāngà de shíhou liǎn huì hóng. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My face turns red when I am embarrassed." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我尴尬的时候脸会红。 |
| 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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