Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including weather and marine animals
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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) |
| 快乐 |
| (kuàilè ) |
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| "happy" |
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| 快乐 |
| (SLOW) |
| 快乐 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| happy |
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| 新年快乐！ |
| (Xīnnián kuàilè!) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Happy New Year!" |
| (SLOW) |
| 新年快乐！ |
| 2. |
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| 伤感 |
| (shānggǎn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| " sad" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 伤感 |
| (SLOW) |
| 伤感 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sad |
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| 一个人去看电影挺伤感的。 |
| (Yī ge rén qù kàn diànyǐng tǐng shānggǎn de .) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It’s kind of sad to go see a movie alone." |
| (SLOW) |
| 一个人去看电影挺伤感的。 |
| 3. |
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| 生气 |
| (shēngqì) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "angry" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 生气 |
| (SLOW) |
| 生气 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| angry |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我非常生气。 |
| (Wǒ fēicháng shēngqì.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'm very angry." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我非常生气。 |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 衣服 |
| (yīfu) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| " clothing" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 衣服 |
| (SLOW) |
| 衣服 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| clothing |
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| 这件衣服破了。 |
| (Zhè jiàn yīfu pò le.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This piece of clothing is torn." |
| (SLOW) |
| 这件衣服破了。 |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鞋子 |
| (xiézi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shoe" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鞋子 |
| (SLOW) |
| 鞋子 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shoe |
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| 这双鞋子很舒服。 |
| (Zhè shuāng xiézi hěn shūfú.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "These shoes are very comfortable." |
| (SLOW) |
| 这双鞋子很舒服。 |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 袜子 |
| (wàzi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| " sock" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 袜子 |
| (SLOW) |
| 袜子 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sock |
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| 那是一双黄袜子。 |
| (Nà shì yī shuāng huáng wàzi.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "That is a pair of yellow socks." |
| (SLOW) |
| 那是一双黄袜子。 |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 内衣 |
| (nèiyī) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "underwear" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 内衣 |
| (SLOW) |
| 内衣 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| underwear |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我的袜子和内衣在我衣柜的最上面一层。 |
| (Wǒ de wàzi hé nèiyī zài wǒ yīguì de zuì shàngmiàn yī céng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My socks and underwear are in the top drawer of my dresser." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我的袜子和内衣在我衣柜的最上面一层。 |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 说话 |
| (shuōhuà) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| " talk" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 说话 |
| (SLOW) |
| 说话 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| talk |
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| 他们在客厅小声地说话。 |
| (Tāmen zài kètīng xiǎoshēng de shuōhuà.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "They are talking quietly in the living room." |
| (SLOW) |
| 他们在客厅小声地说话。 |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 给 |
| (gěi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| " give" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 给 |
| (SLOW) |
| 给 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| give |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 今天晚上我给你打电话。 |
| (Jīntiān wǎnshàng wǒ gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'll give you a telephone call tonight." |
| (SLOW) |
| 今天晚上我给你打电话。 |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 低 |
| (dī) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "low" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 低 |
| (SLOW) |
| 低 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| low |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 中国的劳动力成本很低。 |
| (Zhōngguó de láodònglì chéngběn hěn dī.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The cost of China's labor force is very low." |
| (SLOW) |
| 中国的劳动力成本很低。 |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 高 |
| (gāo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "high" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 高 |
| (SLOW) |
| 高 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| high |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 糖果的热量很高。 |
| (Tángguǒ de rèliàng hěn gāo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Candy is high in calories. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 糖果的热量很高。 |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 水果 |
| (shuǐguǒ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fruit" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 水果 |
| (SLOW) |
| 水果 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fruit |
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| 集市上有很多种水果。 |
| (Jíshì shàng yǒu hěn duō zhǒng shuǐguǒ.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "They have many kinds of fruit in the market." |
| (SLOW) |
| 集市上有很多种水果。 |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 章鱼 |
| (zhāngyú) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "octopus" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 章鱼 |
| (SLOW) |
| 章鱼 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| octopus |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 日本的章鱼很贵。 |
| (Rìběn de zhāngyú hěn guì.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Octopus is very expensive in Japan." |
| (SLOW) |
| 日本的章鱼很贵。 |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鲨鱼 |
| (shāyú) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "shark" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鲨鱼 |
| (SLOW) |
| 鲨鱼 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| shark |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 水族馆里有很多鲨鱼。 |
| (Shuǐzúguǎn lǐ yǒu hěn duō shāyú.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "There are a lot of sharks in the aquarium." |
| (SLOW) |
| 水族馆里有很多鲨鱼。 |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鲸 |
| (jīng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "whale" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鲸 |
| (SLOW) |
| 鲸 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| whale |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 鲸是哺乳动物。 |
| (Jīng shì bǔrǔ dòngwù.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Whales are mammals." |
| (SLOW) |
| 鲸是哺乳动物。 |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 多云的 |
| (duōyún de) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cloudy" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 多云的 |
| (SLOW) |
| 多云的 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cloudy |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 明天是一个多云的星期天。 |
| (Míngtiān shì yī ge duōyún de xīngqītiān.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Tomorrow will be a cloudy Sunday." |
| (SLOW) |
| 明天是一个多云的星期天。 |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 凉 |
| (liáng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cool" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 凉 |
| (SLOW) |
| 凉 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cool |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 现在凉快了。 |
| (Xiànzài liángkuai le.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "It feels cool now." |
| (SLOW) |
| 现在凉快了。 |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 黄瓜 |
| (huángguā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cucumber" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 黄瓜 |
| (SLOW) |
| 黄瓜 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cucumber |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我们种了一些茄子，黄瓜和土豆。 |
| (Wǒmen zhòng le yī xiē qiézi, huángguā hé tǔdòu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We planted some eggplants, cucumbers, and potatoes." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我们种了一些茄子，黄瓜和土豆。 |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 柿子椒 |
| (shìzijiāo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bell pepper" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 柿子椒 |
| (SLOW) |
| 柿子椒 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bell pepper |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 最常见的柿子椒是绿色、红色或黄色的。 |
| (Zuì chángjiàn de shìzijiāo shì lǜsè, hóngsè huò huángsè de.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The most common bell peppers are green, red or yellow. " |
| (SLOW) |
| 最常见的柿子椒是绿色、红色或黄色的。 |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 西兰花 |
| (xīlánhuā) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "broccoli" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 西兰花 |
| (SLOW) |
| 西兰花 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| broccoli |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我觉得花椰菜和西兰花长得很像。 |
| (Wǒ juéde huāyēcài hé xīlánhuā zhǎng de hěn xiàng .) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I think cauliflower and broccoli look similar." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我觉得花椰菜和西兰花长得很像。 |
| 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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