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92 words/phrases to learn
dà-jiā-hǎo
hello everybody
wǒ shì
I am; I was
xī-wàng
hope; to hope
dì...
prefix indicating ordinal number
dì-yī
first
yícì
once
... time(s)
朋友
friend
chéng-shì
a city
also
suàn
to count
tàidūo
too much; too many
dàn-shì
but
dì-fāng
place
bù-shǎo
quite a few, many
suó-yǐ
so; therefore
ān-pái
arrange
yǐ-shàng
above
north
xià-tiān
summer
hái-shì
still, nevertheless
xiàn-zài
now
zhēn-de
really
rú-guǒ
if
zhè-ge
this one
yí-dìng
surely, definitely
zhōng-guó
China
yí-ge
one of (something)
but (not); and so
hěn-dūo
a lot of
all; both
bǐ-rú
for example
yí-xià
a bit
fēi-cháng
very; unusual
piào-liang
beautiful; pretty
zǎo-shàng
morning
xià-wǔ
afternoon
qí-tā
other; the rest
lìng-wài
other; in addition
yóu-kě-néng
it's possible
to stop
again (future action)
zhè-shì
this is; these are
zhè yàng
this way, like this
búhuì
will not; cannot
xiǎoshí
hour
to sit; to take (a bus, airplane etc)
What about ...?
hǎo-xiàng
like, as if
yīn-wèi
because
zhèlǐ
here
to count; number
méiyǒu
don't have; there isn't; there aren't
shí-zài
honest; genuine
to be over; entire
zhōng-xīn
center
zuì-dà
the biggest
měi-shí
delicacy
dāngrán!
of course!
niúròu miàn
beef noodles
every
street
chū lái
to come out
shàng-wǔ
AM
chī niúròu
to eat beef
xiǎo piào
receipt
fáng
house; room
to send; to see off
xū-yào
to need
zhíyǒu
only; only have
zài nàlǐ
over there
gěi nǐ
here you go
xǐ-huan
to like
yī-diǎn
a little
gèng-duō
more
two (of something)
to ask
xiǎochī
snack
yì-qǐ
together
niú-nǎi
milk
tè-sè
special
wèi-dào
taste; flavour
huí-qù
go back
yì-bēi
one cup; a cup of...
hěn-hǎo
very well
hǎohē
delicious (for a drink)
chà bù duō
more or less
míngtiān
tomorrow
zhèxiē
these
huān-yíng
welcome
kāi-shǐ
start
happy; music

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