今年, jīnnián: this year
年, nián: year, 一年 one year，二零零二年
今天, jīntiān: today
天, tiān: day, 一天 one day
岁, suì: year (of age), 五岁 five years old
怎么样, zěnmeyàng: how is…
课, kè: class, 一门mén课 one course, 一节jié课 one session of class
星期, xīngqī: week, 一个星期 one week
上午, shàngwǔ: morning, before noon
上, shàng: above, previous, up
下午, xiàwǔ: afternoon
下, xià: below, next, down
中午, zhōngwǔ: noon
星期日, xīngqīrì: Sunday, same as 星期天
号, hào: day of the month, number, 八月一号 Aug. 1st
生日, shēngrì: birthday
生, shēng: to be born
出生, chūshēng: to be born
出, chū: to exit, to come out
多大, duōdà: expression: how old (asking someone younger or of similar age)
多, duō: many; how (many/much), as in 多少
大, dà: big
属, shǔ: to be born in the year of (one of the 12 zodiac animals)
聚会, jùhuì: party, gathering, 一个聚会
会, huì: n. meeting, 一个会
祝贺, zhùhè: to congratulate
祝, zhù: to wish
参加, cānjiā: to attend
了, a modal particle,
过, guò: to spend (time), to celebrate (a special day/festival)
…
过…的时候, the time when celebrating (a special day/festival)
吃, chī: to eat
蛋糕, dàngāo: cake, 一个蛋糕，一块蛋糕 a slice of cake
蛋, dàn: egg, 鸡蛋 chicken’s egg, 一个蛋
糕, gāo: cake, pastry
买, mǎi: to buy
瓶, píng: measure word: bottle, 一瓶水
红葡萄酒, hóng pútao jiǔ: red grape wine
红, hóng: red
葡萄, pútao: grapes, 一个葡萄 a grape, 一串chuàn葡萄 a bunch of grapes
酒, jiǔ: alcohol
宋华, Song Hua (name of a Chinese student)
北京, běijīng, Beijing
快乐, kuàilè: happy
漂亮, piàoliang: beautiful
烤鸭, kǎoyā: roasted duck, 一只zhī烤鸭
鸭 /鸭子, yāzi: duck, 一只zhī鸭子
喝, hē: to drink
再, zài: again, 再见 see you again, 再说一遍 say one more time
寿面, shòumiàn: longevity noodles
面, miàn: noodles, 一碗wǎn面 a bowl of noodles
可乐, kělè: coke, (lit. “can-happy”)
雪碧, xuěbì: sprite, (lit. “snow-jade”)
啤酒, píjiǔ: beer
牛奶, niǔnǎi: cow’s milk, 一杯牛奶
汉堡, hànbǎo: hamburger, 一个汉堡
热狗, règǒu: hotdog, (lit. “hot-dog”), 一个热狗
面包, miànbāo: bread, 一个面包
中餐, zhōngcān: Chinese food
西餐, xīcān: Western food
茶, chá: tea, 一杯茶
米饭, mǐfàn: (cooked) rice, 一碗wǎn米饭a bowl of rice
女儿, nǚ’ér: daughter, 一个女儿
儿子, érzi: son, 一个儿子
晚上, wǎnshàng: evening
店, diàn: store, 一个书店 one bookstore, 蛋糕店 cake store, 一家jiā店 a store
今, jīn: today, the present time
果, guǒ: fruit
其, qí: his, her, theirs, its (in classical Chinese)
尸, shī: corpse
虫, chóng: 虫子 insect
耳, ěr: 耳朵ěrduō: ear
乞, qǐ: to beg
米, mǐ: (uncooked) rice
头, tóu: head
瓦, wǎ: roof tile
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