Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including common verbs and big numbers
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| Hi everybody, my name is Wu Rui. |
| Welcome to the 2000 Core Chinese Words and Phrases video series! |
| Each lesson will help you learn new words, practice, and review what you've learned. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| WORD 1 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 真的 |
| (zhēn de) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "true" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 真的 |
| (SLOW) |
| 真的 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| true |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 真的事实 |
| (zhēn de shìshí) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "a true fact" |
| (SLOW) |
| 真的事实 |
| WORD 2 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 错误的 |
| (cuòwù de) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "false" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 错误的 |
| (SLOW) |
| 错误的 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| false |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一加一等于五是错误的答案。 |
| (Yī jiā yī děngyú wǔ shì cuòwù de dá'àn.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "One plus one equals five is a false answer." |
| (SLOW) |
| 一加一等于五是错误的答案。 |
| WORD 3 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 学习 |
| (xuéxí) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "study" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 学习 |
| (SLOW) |
| 学习 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| study |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 学习法律 |
| (xuéxí fǎlǜ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "study law" |
| (SLOW) |
| 学习法律 |
| WORD 4 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 烹调 |
| (pēngtiáo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cook" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 烹调 |
| (SLOW) |
| 烹调 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cook |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 厨师在厨房烹调。 |
| (Chúshī zài chúfáng pēngtiáo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The chef cooks in the kitchen." |
| (SLOW) |
| 厨师在厨房烹调。 |
| WORD 5 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 泡澡 |
| (pàozǎo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bath" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 泡澡 |
| (SLOW) |
| 泡澡 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bath |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我每天泡澡两次。 |
| (Wǒ měitiān pàozǎo liǎng cì.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I take a bath twice a day." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我每天泡澡两次。 |
| WORD 6 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十亿 |
| (shíyì) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one billion" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十亿 |
| (SLOW) |
| 十亿 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| one billion |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十亿人口 |
| (shíyì rénkǒu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one billion people" |
| (SLOW) |
| 十亿人口 |
| WORD 7 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一兆 |
| (yīzhào) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one trillion" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一兆 |
| (SLOW) |
| 一兆 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| one trillion |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一兆英里 |
| (yīzhào yīnglǐ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one trillion miles" |
| (SLOW) |
| 一兆英里 |
| WORD 8 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十万 |
| (shíwàn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one hundred thousand" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十万 |
| (SLOW) |
| 十万 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| one hundred thousand |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 十万美元的贷款 |
| (shíwàn Měiyuán de dàikuǎn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one-hundred-thousand-dollar loan" |
| (SLOW) |
| 十万美元的贷款 |
| WORD 9 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一百万 |
| (yī bǎiwàn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one million" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一百万 |
| (SLOW) |
| 一百万 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| one million |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一百万美元 |
| (yī bǎiwàn Měiyuán) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one million dollars" |
| (SLOW) |
| 一百万美元 |
| WORD 10 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一千亿 |
| (yīqiān yì) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "one hundred billion" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一千亿 |
| (SLOW) |
| 一千亿 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| one hundred billion |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你总有一千亿个借口不出去。 |
| (Nǐ zǒng yǒu yīqiān yì ge jièkǒu bù chūqù.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "You always have one hundred billion excuses not to go out." |
| (SLOW) |
| 你总有一千亿个借口不出去。 |
| PRACTICE/REVIEW |
| Let's review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. First, you will hear a word or phrase in English. Respond in Chinese, then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| (Do you remember how to say "true?" Review 1) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 真的 |
| (1) |
| 真的 |
| (And how to say "false?" Review 2) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 错误的 |
| (1) |
| 错误的 |
| (What about "study?" Review 3) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 学习 |
| (1) |
| 学习 |
| (Do you remember how to say "cook?" Review 4) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 烹调 |
| (1) |
| 烹调 |
| (Let's try "bath!" Review 5) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 泡澡 |
| (1) |
| 泡澡 |
| (What about "one billion?" Review 6) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 十亿 |
| (1) |
| 十亿 |
| (Now, let's see if you remember how to say "one trillion!" Review 7) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 一兆 |
| (1) |
| 一兆 |
| (Another one! What about "one hundred thousand?" Review 8) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 十万 |
| (1) |
| 十万 |
| (Do you remember how to say "one million?" Review 9) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 一百万 |
| (1) |
| 一百万 |
| (And finally, do you remember how to say "one hundred billion?" Review 10) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 一千亿 |
| (1) |
| 一千亿 |
| Well done! |
| See you next time! |
| 再见。(Zàijiàn.) |
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