Chinese (Mandarin) Flashcards

Semester 2 - Lesson 2 - What is your occupation?

失业了
失業了
shiye4le5
unemployed

Semester 2 - Lesson 2 - What is your occupation?

我今天没有上班
我今天沒有上班
wo3 jin1tian1 mei2you3 shang3ban1
I don't have work today

Semester 2 - Lesson 2 - What is your occupation?

你为什么今天没有上班
你為什麼今天沒有上班
ni3 wei2shi2ma2 jin1tian1 mei2you3 shang3ban1
why don't you have work today?

Semester 2 - Lesson 2 - What is your occupation?

巧克力
巧克力
qiao3 ke4 li4
chocolate

Semester 2 - Lesson 2 - What is your occupation?

我不喜欢巧克力
我不喜歡巧克力
wo3 bu4 xi3huan1 qiao3ke4li5
i don't like chocolate

Semester 2 - Lesson 2 - What is your occupation?

你为什么不喜欢巧克力?
你為什麼不喜歡巧克力?
ni3 wei2shi2ma2 bu4 xi3huan1 qiao3ke4li5?
why don't you like chocolate?

Semester 2 - Lesson 2 - What is your occupation?

因为我请假,所以今天没有上班
因為我請假,所以今天沒有上班
yin1wei2 wo3 qing3jia3,suo3Yi3 jin1tian1 mei2you3 shang3ban1
because i took leave, so today i am not working

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bu4
(negative prefix); not; no

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xia4
down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down

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shang4
on top; upon; above; upper; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university)

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shi4
is; are; am; yes; to be

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jiao4
to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)

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wen4
to ask

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ma3
horse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess

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ma1
ma; mom; mother

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ma5
(question tag)

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请问
請問
qing3 wen4
Excuse me, may I ask...?

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问题
問題
wen4 ti2
question; problem; issue; topic

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马上
馬上
ma3 shang4
at once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force)

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妈妈
媽媽
ma1 ma5
mama; mommy; mother

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爸爸
爸爸
ba4 ba5
(informal) father

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哥哥
哥哥
ge1 ge5
older brother

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弟弟
弟弟
di4 di5
younger brother

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姐姐
姐姐
jie3 jie5
older sister

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妹妹
妹妹
mei4 mei5
younger sister; fig. younger woman (esp. girl friend or rival)