Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for school subjects and kitchen items
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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) |
| 平底锅 |
| (píngdǐguō |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "frying pan" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 平底锅 |
| (SLOW) |
| 平底锅 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| frying pan |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 这个平底锅很便宜。 |
| (Zhège píngdǐguō hěn piányi.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This frying pan is very cheap." |
| (SLOW) |
| 这个平底锅很便宜。 |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 砧板 |
| (zhēnbǎn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cutting board" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 砧板 |
| (SLOW) |
| 砧板 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cutting board |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 厨师正在砧板上切一个水煮蛋。 |
| (Chúshī zhèngzài zhēnbǎn shàng qiē yī ge shuǐzhǔ dàn. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The cook is cutting a hard-boiled egg on the cutting board." |
| (SLOW) |
| 厨师正在砧板上切一个水煮蛋。 |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 水槽 |
| (shuǐcáo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sink" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 水槽 |
| (SLOW) |
| 水槽 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sink |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 水槽差不多满了。 |
| (Shuǐcáo chàbuduō mǎn le.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The sink is almost full." |
| (SLOW) |
| 水槽差不多满了。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 饭碗 |
| (fànwǎn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bowl" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 饭碗 |
| (SLOW) |
| 饭碗 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bowl |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我的饭碗在哪儿？ |
| (Wǒ de fànwǎn zài nǎr?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Where is my bowl?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 我的饭碗在哪儿？ |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 出口 |
| (chūkǒu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "exit" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 出口 |
| (SLOW) |
| 出口 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| exit |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 请问, 中国银行是在哪个出口? |
| (Qǐngwèn, Zhōngguó yínháng shì zài nǎ ge chūkǒu?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Excuse me, which exit is for the Bank of China?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 请问, 中国银行是在哪个出口? |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 地图 |
| (dìtú) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "map" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 地图 |
| (SLOW) |
| 地图 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| map |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 看地图来找出去你的目的地的路。 |
| (Kàn dìtú lái zhǎochū qù nǐ de mùdìdì de lù.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Check the map to find your way to your destination." |
| (SLOW) |
| 看地图来找出去你的目的地的路。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 手提箱 |
| (shǒutíxiāng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "suitcase" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 手提箱 |
| (SLOW) |
| 手提箱 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| suitcase |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 不要把贵重物品留在手提箱里。 |
| (Bùyào bǎ guìzhòng wùpǐn liú zài shǒutíxiāng lǐ. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Do not leave valuables in your suitcase." |
| (SLOW) |
| 不要把贵重物品留在手提箱里。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 游客 |
| (yóukè) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "tourist" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 游客 |
| (SLOW) |
| 游客 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tourist |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 今年这里有很多游客。 |
| (Jīnnián zhèli yǒu hěn duō yóukè.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There're many tourists here this year." |
| (SLOW) |
| 今年这里有很多游客。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 政治 |
| (zhèngzhì) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "politics" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 政治 |
| (SLOW) |
| 政治 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| politics |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我写关于经济和政治的博客。 |
| (Wǒ xiě guānyú jīngjì hé zhèngzhì de bókè. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I blog about politics and the economy." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我写关于经济和政治的博客。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 生物学 |
| (shēngwùxué) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "biology" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 生物学 |
| (SLOW) |
| 生物学 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| biology |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 生物学是对生物的研究。 |
| (Shēngwùxué shì duì shēngwù de yánjiū. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Biology is the study of living organisms." |
| (SLOW) |
| 生物学是对生物的研究。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 化学 |
| (huàxué) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "chemistry" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 化学 |
| (SLOW) |
| 化学 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| chemistry |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 读书的时候，我的化学真的很不好。 |
| (Dúshū de shíhou, wǒ de huàxué zhēnde hěn bù hǎo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "When I was at school I was really not good at chemistry." |
| (SLOW) |
| 读书的时候，我的化学真的很不好。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 物理学 |
| (wùlǐxué) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "physics" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 物理学 |
| (SLOW) |
| 物理学 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| physics |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我懂得物理学的基本知识。 |
| (Wǒ dǒngdé wùlǐxué de jīběn zhīshi.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I know the basics of physics." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我懂得物理学的基本知识。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 经济学 |
| (jīngjìxué) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "economics" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 经济学 |
| (SLOW) |
| 经济学 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| economics |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 这间大学的经济学课程很厉害。 |
| (Zhè jiān dàxué de jīngjìxué kèchéng hěn lìhai.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "In this university, the Economics courses are excellent." |
| (SLOW) |
| 这间大学的经济学课程很厉害。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 放 |
| (fàng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "put" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 放 |
| (SLOW) |
| 放 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| put |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 请尝试把这个箱子放在架子最上面。 |
| (Qǐng chángshì bǎ zhège xiāngzi fàngzài jiàzi zuì shàngmiàn.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Please try to put this box on the top shelf." |
| (SLOW) |
| 请尝试把这个箱子放在架子最上面。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 记得 |
| (jìde) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "remember" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 记得 |
| (SLOW) |
| 记得 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| remember |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 买东西的时候记得要保修单。 |
| (Mǎi dōngxi de shíhou jìde yào bǎoxiūdān.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Remember to ask for the warranty card when you buy things." |
| (SLOW) |
| 买东西的时候记得要保修单。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 拿 |
| (ná) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hold" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 拿 |
| (SLOW) |
| 拿 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hold |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 请帮我拿一下这个。 |
| (Qǐng bāng wǒ ná yīxià zhège.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Please hold this for me for a moment." |
| (SLOW) |
| 请帮我拿一下这个。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 购物车 |
| (gòuwùchē) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shopping cart" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 购物车 |
| (SLOW) |
| 购物车 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shopping cart |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 购物车是空的。 |
| (Gòuwùchē shì kōng de. ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The shopping cart is empty." |
| (SLOW) |
| 购物车是空的。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 塑料袋 |
| (sùliàodài) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "plastic bag" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 塑料袋 |
| (SLOW) |
| 塑料袋 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| plastic bag |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 买杂货的时候用布袋代替塑料袋。 |
| (Mǎi záhuò de shíhou yòng bùdài dàitì sùliàodài. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "When grocery shopping, use cloth bags instead of plastic bags." |
| (SLOW) |
| 买杂货的时候用布袋代替塑料袋。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 喜剧 |
| (xǐjù) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "comedy" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 喜剧 |
| (SLOW) |
| 喜剧 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| comedy |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 他们一边看喜剧一边笑。 |
| (Tāmen yībiān kàn xǐjù yībiān xiào. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "They’re watching a comedy and laughing." |
| (SLOW) |
| 他们一边看喜剧一边笑。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 小说 |
| (xiǎoshuō) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "novel" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 小说 |
| (SLOW) |
| 小说 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| novel |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我喜欢悬疑小说。 |
| (Wǒ xǐhuan xuányí xiǎoshuō. |
| ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I like suspense novels." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我喜欢悬疑小说。 |
| 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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