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103 words/phrases to learn
dà-jiā-hǎo
hello everybody
wǒ shì
I am; I was
朋友
friend
yì-zhí
continuously; straight
yí-dìng
surely, definitely
jīn-tiān
today
to follow
gòng
common; together
to divide; minute
...right?; ...OK?
zì-yóu
free
question marker
bú shì
isn't; no
shēn
deep, profound
kě-shì
but
ké-yǐ
can; could
yì-xiē
some
小心!
watch out!; be careful!
rú-guǒ
if
only; measure word for small animals
to hold; handle
liǎo-jiě
know, understand
gèng-duō
more
that; those
to take, to get
hěn-dūo
a lot of
all; both
to arrive
tiān a!
my god!
bǐ-rú
for example
What about ...?
xū-yào
to need
sìshí
forty; 40
night
to learn; to imitate
qí-shí
actually; in fact
tā-men
they; them
qián
money
liǎng qiān
two thousand
yì-qǐ
together
yí-gè xīng-qī
one week
yī-diǎn
a little
zhí jiē
directly
hǎi
sea
dàn-shì
but
yóudiǎn...
to be a little bit…
to be afraid of
huò
or
yí-xià
a bit
nǐ-de
yours; your
bù-kě
can't
again (future action)
dì...
prefix indicating ordinal number
dì-yī
first
yícì
once
... time(s)
你好
hello!
to watch; to look
hǎo-xiàng
like, as if
zhè yàng
this way, like this
shén-me?
what?
mistake; wrong
zhǎo
to find; to look for
to turn around; to revolve
hū xī
breathe
object
...déngděng
...etc;...and so on
nǐ shì
you are; you were
tàidūo
too much; too many
búyào!
don't!
yīn-wèi
because
but (not); and so
zhēn-de
really
zhòng-yào
important
hái-yǒu
still; in addition
also
suàn
to count
bú yòng
not have to, no need
bú-huì de
no, that's not gonna happen
yǐjīng...le
have … already
méiyǒu wèntí
don’t have any questions; don’t have any problems
ránhòu
then; after that
zuì-dà
the biggest
rice; meter (m)
liú
remain, stay; keep, save; accept, take; leave behind
zhī-qián
before
to drink
jiǔ shuǐ
beverage
to eat
to go out; to occur
hěn-hǎo
very well
róng-yì
easy; likely
to sleep
zì-jǐ
oneself
thing; object
kě-néng
possibility; possible
bù-guǎn
no matter, regardless of
suó-yǐ
so; therefore
bǎo-chí
keep
bù shūfu
not well
xī-wàng
hope; to hope
rén-jiā
a particular person or general other people (except for the speaker and the listener)
bái-bái
Bye-bye

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