Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for bugs, birds, and occupations
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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) |
| 护发素 |
| (hùfàsù) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "conditioner" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 护发素 |
| (SLOW) |
| 护发素 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| conditioner |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 好的护发素会让你的头发不打结。 |
| (Hǎo de hùfàsù huì ràng nǐ de tóufa bù dǎjié. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A good conditioner will take the tangles out of your hair." |
| (SLOW) |
| 好的护发素会让你的头发不打结。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 除臭剂 |
| (chúchòujì) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "deodorant" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 除臭剂 |
| (SLOW) |
| 除臭剂 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| deodorant |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 洗完后喷一点除臭剂防止异味滋生。 |
| (Xǐwán hòu pèn yīdiǎn chúchòujì fángzhǐ yìwèi zīshēng. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Put on deodorant after washing to keep you from smelling bad." |
| (SLOW) |
| 洗完后喷一点除臭剂防止异味滋生。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 洗手液 |
| (xǐshǒuyè) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "liquid soap" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 洗手液 |
| (SLOW) |
| 洗手液 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| liquid soap |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你有洗手液吗？ |
| (Nǐ yǒu xǐshǒuyè ma? ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Do you have liquid soap?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 你有洗手液吗？ |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鸭子 |
| (yāzi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "duck" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鸭子 |
| (SLOW) |
| 鸭子 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| duck |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鸭子的嘎嘎声引起回声。 |
| (Yāzi de gāgā shēng yǐnqǐ huíshēng. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A duck’s quack echoes." |
| (SLOW) |
| 鸭子的嘎嘎声引起回声。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 乌鸦 |
| (wūyā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "crow" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 乌鸦 |
| (SLOW) |
| 乌鸦 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| crow |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 乌鸦是最聪明的鸟之一。 |
| (Wūyā shì zuì cōngming de niǎo zhīyī. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Crows are among the smartest birds." |
| (SLOW) |
| 乌鸦是最聪明的鸟之一。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蟑螂 |
| (zhāngláng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cockroach" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蟑螂 |
| (SLOW) |
| 蟑螂 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cockroach |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 一只蟑螂有六条腿，翅膀和触须。 |
| (Yī zhī zhāngláng yǒu liù tiáo tuǐ, chìbǎng hé chùxū.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A cockroach has six legs, wings and antennae." |
| (SLOW) |
| 一只蟑螂有六条腿，翅膀和触须。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蚊子 |
| (wénzi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mosquito" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蚊子 |
| (SLOW) |
| 蚊子 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| mosquito |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蜻蜓吃蚊子。 |
| (Qīngtíng chī wénzi. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Dragonflies eat mosquitoes." |
| (SLOW) |
| 蜻蜓吃蚊子。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 建筑工人 |
| (jiànzhù gōngrén ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "construction worker" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 建筑工人 |
| (SLOW) |
| 建筑工人 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| construction worker |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 建筑工人正在量木头。 |
| (Jiànzhù gōngrén zhèngzài liáng mùtou. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The construction worker is measuring wood." |
| (SLOW) |
| 建筑工人正在量木头。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 家庭主妇 |
| (jiātíng zhǔfù ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "homemaker" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 家庭主妇 |
| (SLOW) |
| 家庭主妇 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| homemaker |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 世界任何地方最勤劳的工人就是家庭主妇。 |
| (Shìjiè rènhé dìfāng zuì qínláo de gōngrén jiù shì jiātíng zhǔfù.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The hardest worker anywhere is the homemaker. |
| " |
| (SLOW) |
| 世界任何地方最勤劳的工人就是家庭主妇。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 冰 |
| (bīng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ice" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 冰 |
| (SLOW) |
| 冰 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ice |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 用冰块冰镇着你的饮料。 |
| (Yòng bīngkuài bīngzhèn zhe nǐ de yǐnliào. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Keep your drinks cold with ice cubes." |
| (SLOW) |
| 用冰块冰镇着你的饮料。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 历史 |
| (lìshǐ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "history" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 历史 |
| (SLOW) |
| 历史 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| history |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我学习历史。 |
| (Wǒ xuéxí lìshǐ.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I study history." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我学习历史。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 地理 |
| (dìlǐ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "geography" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 地理 |
| (SLOW) |
| 地理 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| geography |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 他是地理专业的，辅修心理学。 |
| (Tā shì dìlǐ zhuānyè de, fǔxiū xīnlǐxué. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He is a geography major, with a minor in psychology." |
| (SLOW) |
| 他是地理专业的，辅修心理学。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 商店 |
| (shāngdiàn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "store" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 商店 |
| (SLOW) |
| 商店 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| store |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我要去商店买些牛奶和鸡蛋。 |
| (Wǒ yào qù shāngdiàn mǎi xiē niúnǎi hé jīdàn. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'm going to the store to buy some milk and eggs." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我要去商店买些牛奶和鸡蛋。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 市场 |
| (shìchǎng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "market" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 市场 |
| (SLOW) |
| 市场 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| market |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我们在本地市场买水果和蔬菜。 |
| (Wǒmen zài běndì shìchǎng mǎi shuǐguǒ hé shūcài. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We buy our fruits and vegetables at the local market." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我们在本地市场买水果和蔬菜。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 价格 |
| (jiàgé) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "price" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 价格 |
| (SLOW) |
| 价格 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| price |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 这款手机的价格是多少？ |
| (Zhè kuǎn shǒujī de jiàgé shì duōshǎo?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "What's the price of this cell phone?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 这款手机的价格是多少？ |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 优惠券 |
| (yōuhuìquàn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "coupon" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 优惠券 |
| (SLOW) |
| 优惠券 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| coupon |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 因为你有张可用的优惠券，我们只收你半价。 |
| (Yīnwèi nǐ yǒu zhāng kěyòng de yōuhuìquàn, wǒmen zhǐ shōu nǐ bànjià .) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "As you have a valid discount coupon, we will only charge you half the price." |
| (SLOW) |
| 因为你有张可用的优惠券，我们只收你半价。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 走道 |
| (zǒudào) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "aisle" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 走道 |
| (SLOW) |
| 走道 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| aisle |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 因为我常常要去洗手间，所以靠近走道的座位对我来说更好些。 |
| (Yīnwèi wǒ chángcháng yào qù xǐshǒujiān, suǒyǐ kàojìn zǒudào de zuòwèi duì wǒ lái shuō gèng hǎo xiē .) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The aisle seat is better for me, since I use the restroom quite often." |
| (SLOW) |
| 因为我常常要去洗手间，所以靠近走道的座位对我来说更好些。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 包 |
| (bāo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bag" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 包 |
| (SLOW) |
| 包 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bag |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 别放在包里。 |
| (Bié fàng zài bāo lǐ. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Don't put it in the bag." |
| (SLOW) |
| 别放在包里。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 照片 |
| (zhàopiàn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "photograph" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 照片 |
| (SLOW) |
| 照片 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| photograph |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 这张照片不好看。 |
| (Zhè zhāng zhàopiàn bù hǎokàn. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This photograph doesn't look good." |
| (SLOW) |
| 这张照片不好看。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 苏打水 |
| (sūdǎshuǐ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "soda" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 苏打水 |
| (SLOW) |
| 苏打水 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| soda |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 苏打水含有很多糖分。 |
| (Sūdǎshuǐ hányǒu hěn duō tángfèn. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Soda contains a lot of sugar." |
| (SLOW) |
| 苏打水含有很多糖分。 |
| 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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