Text 1:
会 huì: know how to, can (usu. Acquired skills) , 会说汉语，会跳舞
点儿 diǎnr: number+measure word: a little bit
司机 sījī: driver, 一个/位司机
点钟 diǎnzhōng: measure word: o’clock, e.g. 八点（钟）bādiǎnzhōng: 8 o’clock
差 chà: to be short of, to lack, e.g. 差一刻八点, a quarter to 8 o’clock
刻 kè: measure word: quarter (of an hour), 一刻（钟）, yíkèzhōng: one quarter of an hour
回 huì: to return
上课 shàngkè: vo: to go to class
能 néng: can, able to, 不能来上课
到 dào: to arrive
哪里 idiom expression: no, mild denial to show humbleness (lit. where)
教 jiāo: to teach
英语 Yīngyǔ: English (language)
孙女儿 sūnnür: granddaughter on the son’s side
岁数 suìshu: years of age
还 hái: in addition, still
分 fēnzhōng: measure word: minute
拜拜 báibái: bye-bye
法语 Fǎyǔ: French (language)
德语 Déyǔ: German (language)
俄语, éyǔ: Russian (language)
日语, Rìyǔ: Japanese (language)
Text 2
为什么, wèi shénme: why, (lit. “for-what”)
昨天, zuótiān: yesterday
东西, dōngxi: thing, stuff (as in material objects), 一个东西
玩（儿）, wánr: to play
晚上, wǎnshàng: evening, night
晚, wǎn: late
半, bàn: half, e.g. 九点半9:30, 半个月 half a month
写汉字, xiě hànzì: write Chinese characters;
写, xiě: to write
字, zì: character, 一个字
睡觉, shuìjiào: vo: to sleep
睡, shuì: to sleep
起床, qǐchuáng: vo: to get up from bed
起, qǐ: to rise up, to get up
床, chuáng: bed, 一张床
应该, yīnggāi: should, ought to
该, gāi: should, ought to
问题, wèntí: question
问一个问题, wèn yígè wèntí: vo. To ask a question
没问题, méi wèntí: expression: no problem
可以, kěyǐ: may, can, be allowed to, 不可以喝酒
陈, Chén: surname
吃饭, chīfàn: vo: to eat meal
开车, kāichē: vo. To drive car
开, kāi: to open, to drive
车, chē: car, 一辆liàng车 a car
跳舞, tiàowǔ: vo: to dance
唱歌, chànggē: vo: to sing songs
回答, huídá: v: to reply, 回答一个问题
礼物, lǐwù: gift, present, 一个/件jiàn礼物
表, biǎo: wrist watch, 一块手表 a wrist watch
快, kuài: fast
等, děng: to wait
吸烟, xīyān: vo: to smoke, (lit. “inhale-smoke”)
难, nán: difficult, opposite of 容易
拍照, pāizhào: vo: to take pictures, 拍一张照(片)
便条, biàntiáo: note, 一张便条
打的/打车, dǎidī/dǎchē: vo: to hail a taxi, (lit. “hit-car”)
Basic Hanzi:
占, zhàn: to occupy
里, lǐ: inside, internal, opposite of 外
至, zhì: to, to arrive
央, yāng: center, 中央
东, dōng: east
西, xī: west
免, miǎn: to be excused from
与, yǔ: and (in classical Chinese), similar to 和
页, yè: measure word, a page, 一页书
以, yǐ: to use (in classical Chinese)
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