Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including bodies of water and office supplies
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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) |
| 无聊 |
| (wúliáo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "boring" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 无聊 |
| (SLOW) |
| 无聊 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| boring |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 博物馆很无聊。 |
| (Bówùguǎn hěn wúliáo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The museum is boring." |
| (SLOW) |
| 博物馆很无聊。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 令人兴奋的 |
| (lìng rén xīngfèn de) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "exciting" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 令人兴奋的 |
| (SLOW) |
| 令人兴奋的 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| exciting |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我看了一部令人兴奋的电影。 |
| (Wǒ kàn le yī bù lìng rén xīngfèn de diànyǐng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I saw an exciting movie." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我看了一部令人兴奋的电影。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 重要 |
| (zhòngyào) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "important" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 重要 |
| (SLOW) |
| 重要 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| important |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一个人的素质教育很重要。 |
| (Yī ge rén de sùzhì jiàoyù hěn zhòngyào.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It is important to teach one to be civilized." |
| (SLOW) |
| 一个人的素质教育很重要。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 信用卡 |
| (xìnyòngkǎ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "credit card" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 信用卡 |
| (SLOW) |
| 信用卡 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| credit card |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 信用卡很方便。 |
| (Xìnyòngkǎ hěn fāngbiàn. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Credit cards are convenient." |
| (SLOW) |
| 信用卡很方便。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 钥匙 |
| (yàoshi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "key" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 钥匙 |
| (SLOW) |
| 钥匙 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| key |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 他的钥匙丢了。 |
| (Tā de yàoshi diū le.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He lost his keys." |
| (SLOW) |
| 他的钥匙丢了。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 驾照 |
| (jiàzhào) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "driver's license" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 驾照 |
| (SLOW) |
| 驾照 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| driver's license |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 明年我一定要考到驾照。 |
| (Míngnián wǒ yīdìng yào kǎodào jiàzhào.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I must have a driver's license next year. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 明年我一定要考到驾照。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 森林 |
| (sēnlín) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "forest" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 森林 |
| (SLOW) |
| 森林 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| forest |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 这些动物都住在森林里。 |
| (Zhèxiē dòngwu dōu zhù zài sēnlín lǐ.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "These animals all live in forests." |
| (SLOW) |
| 这些动物都住在森林里。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 河 |
| (hé) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "river" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 河 |
| (SLOW) |
| 河 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| river |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我家在河对面。 |
| (Wǒ jiā zài hé duìmiàn.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My house is across the river. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 我家在河对面。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大海 |
| (dàhǎi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ocean" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 大海 |
| (SLOW) |
| 大海 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ocean |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 夜晚的大海很宁静。 |
| (Yèwǎn de dàhǎi hěn níngjìng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The ocean at night is so peaceful. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 夜晚的大海很宁静。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 湖 |
| (hú) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "lake" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 湖 |
| (SLOW) |
| 湖 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| lake |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 冬天湖面上覆盖着冰。 |
| (Dōngtiān húmiàn shang fùgài zhe bīng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The lake is covered with ice in winter." |
| (SLOW) |
| 冬天湖面上覆盖着冰。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 文件 |
| (wénjiàn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "document" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 文件 |
| (SLOW) |
| 文件 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| document |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 保险柜里的文件不见了。 |
| (Bǎoxiǎnguì lǐ de wénjiàn bùjiàn le.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The documents in the safe aren't there." |
| (SLOW) |
| 保险柜里的文件不见了。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 电脑 |
| (diànnǎo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "computer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 电脑 |
| (SLOW) |
| 电脑 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| computer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 他想买一台电脑。 |
| (Tā xiǎng mǎi yī tái diànnǎo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He wants to buy a computer." |
| (SLOW) |
| 他想买一台电脑。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 传真机 |
| (chuánzhēnjī) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fax machine" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 传真机 |
| (SLOW) |
| 传真机 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fax machine |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你们有传真机吗？ |
| (Nǐmen yǒu chuánzhēnjī ma?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Do you have a fax machine?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 你们有传真机吗？ |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 打印机 |
| (dǎyìnjī) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "printer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 打印机 |
| (SLOW) |
| 打印机 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| printer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 打印机坏了。 |
| (Dǎyìnjī huài le. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The printer is broken." |
| (SLOW) |
| 打印机坏了。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 自动铅笔 |
| (zìdòng qiānbǐ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mechanical pencil" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 自动铅笔 |
| (SLOW) |
| 自动铅笔 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mechanical pencil |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我更喜欢自动铅笔。 |
| (Wǒ gèng xǐhuān zìdòng qiānbǐ.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I prefer mechanical pencils." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我更喜欢自动铅笔。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 尺子 |
| (chǐzi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ruler" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 尺子 |
| (SLOW) |
| 尺子 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ruler |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我不太用尺子。 |
| (Wǒ bù tài yòng chǐzi.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I don't use a ruler much." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我不太用尺子。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 马克笔 |
| (mǎkèbǐ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "marker" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 马克笔 |
| (SLOW) |
| 马克笔 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| marker |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 马克笔快没有水了。 |
| (Mǎkèbǐ kuài méiyǒu shuǐ le.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The marker is running low on ink." |
| (SLOW) |
| 马克笔快没有水了。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 银行 |
| (yínháng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bank" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 银行 |
| (SLOW) |
| 银行 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bank |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 她在银行工作。 |
| (Tā zài yínháng gōngzuò.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "She works in a bank." |
| (SLOW) |
| 她在银行工作。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 便利店 |
| (biànlìdiàn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "convenience store" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 便利店 |
| (SLOW) |
| 便利店 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| convenience store |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 去便利店买就好。 |
| (Qù biànlìdiàn mǎi jiù hǎo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Just go to a convenience store to buy it." |
| (SLOW) |
| 去便利店买就好。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 医院 |
| (yīyuàn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hospital" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 医院 |
| (SLOW) |
| 医院 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hospital |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 医院很近。 |
| (Yīyuàn hěn jìn.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The hospital is very close." |
| (SLOW) |
| 医院很近。 |
| 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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