Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for kitchen utensils 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) |
| 第九 |
| (dì-jiǔ |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ninth" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第九 |
| (SLOW) |
| 第九 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ninth |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 斋月是伊斯兰历的第九个月。 |
| (Zhāiyuè shì yīsīlánlì de dì-jiǔ ge yuè.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim year." |
| (SLOW) |
| 斋月是伊斯兰历的第九个月。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第十 |
| (dì-shí |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "tenth" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第十 |
| (SLOW) |
| 第十 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tenth |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我第十次尝试的时候终于进了一球。 |
| (Wǒ dì-shí cì chángshì de shíhou zhōngyú jìnle yī qiú. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I finally made a goal on my tenth attempt." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我第十次尝试的时候终于进了一球。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第八 |
| (dì-bā |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "eighth" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 第八 |
| (SLOW) |
| 第八 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| eighth |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 兵马俑被誉为世界第八大奇迹。 |
| (Bīngmǎyǒng bèi yùwéi shìjiè dì-bā dà qíjì .) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The Terracotta Army is regarded as the Eighth Wonder of the World." |
| (SLOW) |
| 兵马俑被誉为世界第八大奇迹。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 刮胡刀 |
| (guāhúdāo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shaving razor" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 刮胡刀 |
| (SLOW) |
| 刮胡刀 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shaving razor |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 男人正在用一次性刮胡刀刮胡子。 |
| (Nánrén zhèngzài yòng yīcìxìng guāhúdāo guā húzi. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The man is shaving his beard with a disposable shaving razor." |
| (SLOW) |
| 男人正在用一次性刮胡刀刮胡子。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 面巾 |
| (miànjīn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "washcloth" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 面巾 |
| (SLOW) |
| 面巾 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| washcloth |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 男孩正在用面巾洗脸。 |
| (Nánhái zhèngzài yòng miànjīn xǐ liǎn. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The boy is washing his face with a washcloth." |
| (SLOW) |
| 男孩正在用面巾洗脸。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 毛巾 |
| (máojīn ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "towel" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 毛巾 |
| (SLOW) |
| 毛巾 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| towel |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 这条毛巾对我来说太小了。 |
| (Zhè tiáo máojīn duì wǒ lái shuō tài xiǎo le. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This towel is too small for me." |
| (SLOW) |
| 这条毛巾对我来说太小了。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 勺子 |
| (sháozi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "spoon" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 勺子 |
| (SLOW) |
| 勺子 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| spoon |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 你有勺子吗？ |
| (Nǐ yǒu sháozi ma?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Do you have spoons?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 你有勺子吗？ |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 叉子 |
| (chāzi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fork" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 叉子 |
| (SLOW) |
| 叉子 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fork |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 他不太会用叉子。 |
| (Tā bù tài huì yòng chāzi.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "He can't use a fork very well." |
| (SLOW) |
| 他不太会用叉子。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 刀 |
| (dāo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "knife" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 刀 |
| (SLOW) |
| 刀 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| knife |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我想买一把新刀。 |
| (Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yī bǎ xīn dāo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I want to buy a new knife." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我想买一把新刀。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 盘子 |
| (pánzi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "plate" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 盘子 |
| (SLOW) |
| 盘子 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| plate |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 这个盘子很脏。 |
| (Zhège pánzi hěn zāng. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This plate is dirty." |
| (SLOW) |
| 这个盘子很脏。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蜜蜂 |
| (mìfēng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bee" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蜜蜂 |
| (SLOW) |
| 蜜蜂 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bee |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蜜蜂正在给黄色的花授粉。 |
| (Mìfēng zhèngzài gěi huángsè de huā shòufěn.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The bee is pollinating the yellow flower." |
| (SLOW) |
| 蜜蜂正在给黄色的花授粉。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蚂蚁 |
| (mǎyǐ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ant" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蚂蚁 |
| (SLOW) |
| 蚂蚁 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ant |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蚂蚁可以举起自己体重10倍到50倍的东西。 |
| (Mǎyǐ kěyǐ jǔqǐ zìjǐ tǐzhòng shí bèi dào wǔshí bèi de dōngxi. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Ants can lift 10 to 50 times their body weight." |
| (SLOW) |
| 蚂蚁可以举起自己体重10倍到50倍的东西。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蛇 |
| (shé) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "snake" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蛇 |
| (SLOW) |
| 蛇 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| snake |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 蛇又不掉毛又不吵闹。 |
| (Shé yòu bù diào máo yòu bù chǎonào.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Snakes don't shed hair and aren't noisy." |
| (SLOW) |
| 蛇又不掉毛又不吵闹。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 牛奶 |
| (niúnǎi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "milk" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 牛奶 |
| (SLOW) |
| 牛奶 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| milk |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 下次多买些牛奶吧。 |
| (Xiàcì duō mǎi xiē niúnǎi ba.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Why don't you buy more milk next time?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 下次多买些牛奶吧。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 设计师 |
| (shèjìshī) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "designer" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 设计师 |
| (SLOW) |
| 设计师 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| designer |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 设计师有很多种，但我是时装设计师。 |
| (Shèjìshī yǒu hěn duō zhǒng, dàn wǒ shì shízhuāng shèjìshī. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are many kinds of designers, but I'm a fashion designer." |
| (SLOW) |
| 设计师有很多种，但我是时装设计师。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 艺术家 |
| (yìshùjiā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "artist" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 艺术家 |
| (SLOW) |
| 艺术家 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| artist |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 很多艺术家在成功之前都有过很长一段时间的奋斗。 |
| (Hěn duō yìshùjiā zài chénggōng zhīqián dōu yǒuguò hěn cháng yī duàn shíjiān de fèndòu. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Many artists struggle for a long time before achieving success." |
| (SLOW) |
| 很多艺术家在成功之前都有过很长一段时间的奋斗。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 士兵 |
| (shìbīng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "soldier" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 士兵 |
| (SLOW) |
| 士兵 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| soldier |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 士兵守着营房的大门。 |
| (Shìbīng shǒuzhe yíngfáng de dàmén.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The soldier guarded the door to the barracks." |
| (SLOW) |
| 士兵守着营房的大门。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 企业家 |
| (qǐyèjiā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "entrepreneur" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 企业家 |
| (SLOW) |
| 企业家 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| entrepreneur |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 企业家用他们的想法改变世界。 |
| (Qǐyèjiā yòng tāmen de xiǎngfǎ gǎibiàn shìjiè. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Entrepreneurs change the world with their ideas." |
| (SLOW) |
| 企业家用他们的想法改变世界。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 短篇小说 |
| (duǎnpiān xiǎoshuō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "short story" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 短篇小说 |
| (SLOW) |
| 短篇小说 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| short story |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 写得很好的短篇小说 |
| (xiěde hěn hǎo de duǎnpiān xiǎoshuō |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "well written short story" |
| (SLOW) |
| 写得很好的短篇小说 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 文件夹 |
| (wénjiànjiā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "folder |
| " |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 文件夹 |
| (SLOW) |
| 文件夹 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| folder |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我把文件放在文件夹里。 |
| (Wǒ bǎ wénjiàn fàng zài wénjiànjiā lǐ.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I put the documents in a folder." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我把文件放在文件夹里。 |
| 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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