Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for places around town
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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. |
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| 钱包 |
| (qiánbāo) |
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| "wallet" |
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| 钱包 |
| (SLOW) |
| 钱包 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| wallet |
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| 他把我的钱包偷走了。 |
| (Tā bǎ wǒ de qiánbāo tōuzǒu le.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He stole my wallet." |
| (SLOW) |
| 他把我的钱包偷走了。 |
| 2. |
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| 手提包 |
| (shǒutíbāo) |
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| "purse" |
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| 手提包 |
| (SLOW) |
| 手提包 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| purse |
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| 手提包里有三张信用卡。 |
| (Shǒutíbāo lǐ yǒu sān zhāng xìnyòngkǎ.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are three credit cards in the purse." |
| (SLOW) |
| 手提包里有三张信用卡。 |
| 3. |
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| 点单 |
| (diǎn dān) |
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| "order" |
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| 点单 |
| (SLOW) |
| 点单 |
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| order |
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| 您准备好点单了吗？ |
| (Nín zhǔnbèi hǎo diǎn dān le ma?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Are you ready to order?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 您准备好点单了吗？ |
| 4. |
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| 田野 |
| (tiányě) |
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| "field" |
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| 田野 |
| (SLOW) |
| 田野 |
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| field |
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| 马在田野里奔跑。 |
| (Mǎ zài tiányě lǐ bēnpǎo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The horse is running in the field." |
| (SLOW) |
| 马在田野里奔跑。 |
| 5. |
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| 沙漠 |
| (shāmò) |
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| "desert" |
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| 沙漠 |
| (SLOW) |
| 沙漠 |
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| desert |
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| 在沙漠里最可怕的是迷路。 |
| (Zài shāmò lǐ zuì kěpà de shì mílù.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "In a desert, the most terrible thing is getting lost." |
| (SLOW) |
| 在沙漠里最可怕的是迷路。 |
| 6. |
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| 老板 |
| (lǎobǎn) |
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| "boss" |
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| 老板 |
| (SLOW) |
| 老板 |
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| boss |
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| 合同给老板了吗？ |
| (Hétong gěi lǎobǎn le ma?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Did you give your boss the contract?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 合同给老板了吗？ |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 办公室 |
| (bàngōngshì) |
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| "office" |
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| 办公室 |
| (SLOW) |
| 办公室 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| office |
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| 员工们正在办公室工作。 |
| (Yuángōngmen zhèngzài bàngōngshì gōngzuò.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The employees are working at the office." |
| (SLOW) |
| 员工们正在办公室工作。 |
| 8. |
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| 同事 |
| (tóngshì) |
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| "coworker" |
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| 同事 |
| (SLOW) |
| 同事 |
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| coworker |
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| 我所有的同事都会打网球, 除了我。 |
| (Wǒ suǒyǒu de tóngshì dōu huì dǎ wǎngqiú, chúle wǒ.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "All my coworkers play tennis except me." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我所有的同事都会打网球, 除了我。 |
| 9. |
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| 会议 |
| (huìyì) |
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| "meeting" |
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| 会议 |
| (SLOW) |
| 会议 |
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| meeting |
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| 我们3点有个会议。 |
| (Wǒmen sān diǎn yǒu ge huìyì.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We'll have a meeting at 3 o'clock." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我们3点有个会议。 |
| 10. |
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| 派出所 |
| (pàichūsuǒ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "police station" |
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| 派出所 |
| (SLOW) |
| 派出所 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| police station |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我想去派出所。 |
| (Wǒ xiǎng qù pàichūsuǒ.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I want to go to the police station." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我想去派出所。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 药店 |
| (yàodiàn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "pharmacy" |
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| 药店 |
| (SLOW) |
| 药店 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| pharmacy |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你在家呆着，我去药店买几个口罩。 |
| (Nǐ zài jiā dāizhe, wǒ qù yàodiàn mǎi jǐ ge kǒuzhào. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "You stay at home. I will go to the pharmacy and buy several face masks. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 你在家呆着，我去药店买几个口罩。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 面包店 |
| (miànbāodiàn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bakery" |
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| 面包店 |
| (SLOW) |
| 面包店 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bakery |
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| 咖啡店旁边有一家面包店。 |
| (Kāfēidiàn pángbiān yǒu yī jiā miànbāodiàn.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There's a bakery next to the cafe." |
| (SLOW) |
| 咖啡店旁边有一家面包店。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 电影院 |
| (diànyǐngyuàn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "movie theater" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 电影院 |
| (SLOW) |
| 电影院 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| movie theater |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我们电影院见吧。 |
| (Wǒmen diànyǐngyuàn jiàn ba.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Let's meet at the movie theater." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我们电影院见吧。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 谈判 |
| (tánpàn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "negotiation" |
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| 谈判 |
| (SLOW) |
| 谈判 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| negotiation |
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| 经过了两年的谈判，这两个国家终于达成了协议。 |
| (Jīngguò le liǎng nián de tánpàn, zhè liǎng ge guójiā zhōngyú dáchéng le xiéyì.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "After two years of negotiation, the two countries were finally able to come to an agreement." |
| (SLOW) |
| 经过了两年的谈判，这两个国家终于达成了协议。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 合同 |
| (hétong) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "contract" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 合同 |
| (SLOW) |
| 合同 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| contract |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我要把合同交给老板。 |
| (Wǒ yào bǎ hétong jiāogěi lǎobǎn.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I have to hand the contract over to my boss." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我要把合同交给老板。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 生意 |
| (shēngyì) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "business" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 生意 |
| (SLOW) |
| 生意 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| business |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 生意怎么样？ |
| (Shēngyì zěnmeyàng?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "How is business?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 生意怎么样？ |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 交易 |
| (jiāoyì) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "deal" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 交易 |
| (SLOW) |
| 交易 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| deal |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 这是个有吸引力的交易。 |
| (Zhè shì ge yǒu xīyǐnlì de jiāoyì.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It's an attractive deal." |
| (SLOW) |
| 这是个有吸引力的交易。 |
| 18. |
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| 忙 |
| (máng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "busy" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 忙 |
| (SLOW) |
| 忙 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| busy |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 他们都很忙。 |
| (Tāmen dōu hěn máng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "They're all very busy." |
| (SLOW) |
| 他们都很忙。 |
| 19. |
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| 严重 |
| (yánzhòng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "serious" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 严重 |
| (SLOW) |
| 严重 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| serious |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你的伤口不太严重。 |
| (Nǐ de shāngkǒu bù tài yánzhòng. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Your wound is not too serious. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 你的伤口不太严重。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 累 |
| (lèi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "tired" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 累 |
| (SLOW) |
| 累 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tired |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你今天一定很累了吧。 |
| (Nǐ jīntiān yīdìng hěn lèi le ba.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "You must be tired today." |
| (SLOW) |
| 你今天一定很累了吧。 |
| 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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