Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for settlements and common emotions
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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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| 乡下 |
| (xiāngxià) |
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| "country" |
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| 乡下 |
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| 乡下 |
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| country |
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| 他们在乡下有一间大屋子。 |
| (Tāmen zài xiāngxià yǒu yī jiān dà wūzi.) |
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| "They have a big house in the country." |
| (SLOW) |
| 他们在乡下有一间大屋子。 |
| 2. |
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| 村庄 |
| (cūnzhuāng) |
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| "village" |
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| 村庄 |
| (SLOW) |
| 村庄 |
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| village |
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| 我在一个小村庄长大。 |
| (Wǒ zài yī ge xiǎo cūnzhuāng zhǎngdà.) |
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| "I grew up in a small village." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我在一个小村庄长大。 |
| 3. |
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| 城镇 |
| (chéngzhèn) |
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| "town" |
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| 城镇 |
| (SLOW) |
| 城镇 |
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| town |
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| 不好意思，请问最近的城镇在哪儿？ |
| (Bùhǎoyìsi, qǐngwèn zuì jìn de chéngzhèn zài nǎr?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Excuse me, where is the nearest town?" |
| (SLOW) |
| 不好意思，请问最近的城镇在哪儿？ |
| 4. |
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| 郊区 |
| (jiāoqū) |
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| "suburb" |
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| 郊区 |
| (SLOW) |
| 郊区 |
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| suburb |
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| 我去年搬到郊区了。 |
| (Wǒ qùnián bāndào jiāoqū le.) |
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| "I moved to the suburbs last year." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我去年搬到郊区了。 |
| 5. |
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| 房间 |
| (fángjiān) |
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| "room" |
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| 房间 |
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| 房间 |
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| room |
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| 行李员把我们的包拿到我们房间。 |
| (Xínglǐyuán bǎ wǒmen de bāo nádào wǒmen fángjiān.) |
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| "A porter carried our bags to our room." |
| (SLOW) |
| 行李员把我们的包拿到我们房间。 |
| 6. |
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| 烧伤 |
| (shāoshāng) |
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| "burn" |
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| 烧伤 |
| (SLOW) |
| 烧伤 |
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| burn |
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| 她把开水洒到了左手上，造成了二级烧伤。 |
| (Tā bǎ kāishuǐ sǎdào le zuǒshǒu shàng, zàochéng le èrjí shāoshāng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "She spilled boiling water on her left hand and has a second degree burn." |
| (SLOW) |
| 她把开水洒到了左手上，造成了二级烧伤。 |
| 7. |
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| 国际象棋 |
| (guójì xiàngqí) |
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| "chess" |
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| 国际象棋 |
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| 国际象棋 |
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| chess |
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| 国际象棋是讲究策略和注意力的游戏。 |
| (Guójì xiàngqí shì jiǎngjiū cèlüè hé zhùyìlì de yóuxì.) |
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| "Chess is a game of strategy and concentration." |
| (SLOW) |
| 国际象棋是讲究策略和注意力的游戏。 |
| 8. |
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| 语言 |
| (yǔyán) |
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| "language" |
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| 语言 |
| (SLOW) |
| 语言 |
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| language |
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| 韩语是官方语言。 |
| (Hányǔ shì guānfāng yǔyán.) |
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| "Korean is the official language." |
| (SLOW) |
| 韩语是官方语言。 |
| 9. |
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| 吹干 |
| (chuīgān) |
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| "blow-dry" |
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| 吹干 |
| (SLOW) |
| 吹干 |
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| blow-dry |
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| 我每天早上吹干我的头发。 |
| (Wǒ měitiān zǎoshàng chuīgān wǒ de tóufa.) |
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| "I blow-dry my hair every morning." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我每天早上吹干我的头发。 |
| 10. |
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| 武术 |
| (wǔshù) |
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| "martial arts" |
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| 武术 |
| (SLOW) |
| 武术 |
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| martial arts |
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| 我们的武术指导已经练了二十五年了。 |
| (Wǒmen de wǔshù zhǐdǎo yǐjīng liàn le èrshíwǔ nián le.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Our martial arts instructor has practiced for twenty five years." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我们的武术指导已经练了二十五年了。 |
| 11. |
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| 满意 |
| (mǎnyì) |
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| "satisfied" |
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| 满意 |
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| 满意 |
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| satisfied |
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| 男人很满意。 |
| (Nánrén hěn mǎnyì.) |
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| "The man is satisfied." |
| (SLOW) |
| 男人很满意。 |
| 12. |
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| 平静 |
| (píngjìng) |
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| "calm" |
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| 平静 |
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| 平静 |
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| calm |
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| 海洋很平静。 |
| (Hǎiyáng hěn píngjìng.) |
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| "The ocean is calm." |
| (SLOW) |
| 海洋很平静。 |
| 13. |
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| 梳 |
| (shū) |
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| "comb" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 梳 |
| (SLOW) |
| 梳 |
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| comb |
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| 女人正在用梳子梳头发。 |
| (Nǚrén zhèngzài yòng shūzi shū tóufa.) |
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| "The woman is combing her hair with a comb." |
| (SLOW) |
| 女人正在用梳子梳头发。 |
| 14. |
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| 漱口 |
| (shù kǒu) |
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| "gargle" |
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| 漱口 |
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| 漱口 |
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| gargle |
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| 我听见他在漱口。 |
| (Wǒ tīngjiàn tā zài shù kǒu.) |
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| "I hear him gargling. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 我听见他在漱口。 |
| 15. |
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| 不满 |
| (bùmǎn) |
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| "dissatisfied" |
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| 不满 |
| (SLOW) |
| 不满 |
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| dissatisfied |
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| 男人对产品不满意。 |
| (Nánrén duì chǎnpǐn bù mǎnyì.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The man is dissatisfied with the product." |
| (SLOW) |
| 男人对产品不满意。 |
| 16. |
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| 五千 |
| (wǔqiān) |
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| "five thousand" |
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| 五千 |
| (SLOW) |
| 五千 |
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| five thousand |
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| 五千人在广场上示威。 |
| (Wǔqiān rén zài guǎngchǎng shàng shìwēi.) |
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| "Five thousand people were protesting on the square." |
| (SLOW) |
| 五千人在广场上示威。 |
| 17. |
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| 三千 |
| (sānqiān) |
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| "three thousand" |
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| 三千 |
| (SLOW) |
| 三千 |
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| three thousand |
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| 秘鲁有三千多种土豆。 |
| (Bìlǔ yǒu sānqiān duō zhǒng tǔdǒu.) |
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| "In Peru, more than three thousand types of potatoes exist." |
| (SLOW) |
| 秘鲁有三千多种土豆。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 六千 |
| (liùqiān) |
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| "six thousand" |
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| 六千 |
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| 六千 |
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| six thousand |
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| 希腊有大约六千个岛屿。 |
| (Xīlà yǒu dàyuē liùqiān ge dǎoyǔ.) |
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| "There are around six thousand islands in Greece." |
| (SLOW) |
| 希腊有大约六千个岛屿。 |
| 19. |
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| 七千 |
| (qīqiān) |
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| "seven thousand" |
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| 七千 |
| (SLOW) |
| 七千 |
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| seven thousand |
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| 她卖了七千张专辑。 |
| (Tā mài le qīqiān zhāng zhuānjí.) |
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| "She sold seven thousand albums." |
| (SLOW) |
| 她卖了七千张专辑。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 九千 |
| (jiǔqiān) |
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| "nine thousand" |
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| 九千 |
| (SLOW) |
| 九千 |
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| nine thousand |
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| 九千个军队从国家撤出。 |
| (Jiǔqiān ge jūnduì cóng guójiā chèchū.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Nine thousand troops withdrew from the country." |
| (SLOW) |
| 九千个军队从国家撤出。 |
| 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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