surname Xing

where?; somewhere

surname Gao

where?

afternoon; CL:個|个[ge4]

need not

don't mention it; not at all

stature; height; size (of a person or object)

lunch; luncheon

almost; nearly

early morning; CL:個|个[ge4]

breakfast; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4]

evening; night

evening meal; dinner; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4]

evening meal; dinner

pretty; beautiful

movie; film

television; TV; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4]

rat; mouse (CL:隻|只[zhi1])

many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess

haven't; hasn't

noon; midday

elephant; CL:頭|头[tou2]

variant of 歲|岁[sui4], year; years old

giraffe; CL:隻|只[zhi1]

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])

I; me; my

next time

to read; to study

(pronoun) this; these

to look after; to take care of

we; us; ourselves; our

to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)

dog; CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]

to see; to meet

you're welcome; don't mention it

lunch

breakfast

surname Mi

to thank; thanks

small table

really; truly

big; large; great; older (than another person)

good; appropriate; proper

handsome; smart

same; like

the day before yesterday

the day after tomorrow; a posteriori

mouth (CL:張|张[zhang1])

(slang) what the ...!; oh my god!; that's insane!

secret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret (CL:個|个[ge4])

supermarket (abbr. for 超級市場|超级市场[chao1 ji2 shi4 chang3]); CL:家[jia1]

shopping mall; shopping center

moon; month

used in 咖喱[ga1 li2]

to be at home

to drink; variant of 嗬[he1]

yesterday

(used in loanwords for its phonetic value)

brown

white; fig. reactionary

blue (color)

yellow; vulgar; lewd; pornographic

now; at present; currently

black

green

to touch briefly; to tap; to hint at; to imply

early; morning

evening; night

used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]

down; downwards

animal

adorable; cute

café; coffee shop; CL:家[jia1]

younger sister; young woman

school; CL:所[suo3]

beef

pork

(cooked) rice

mutton; goat meat

ear; handle (on a cup)

intelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing)

cake; CL:塊|块[kuai4],個|个[ge4]

to read a book; to study

food; CL:種|种[zhong3]

flesh of fish; fish and meat

chicken meat

(chicken) egg; hen's egg

Saturday

Apple (American tech company)

noodles

dumpling; pot-sticker

bread; CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4]

to think (about); to think of; to devise

what?; something; anything

to go; to go to (a place)

to like; to be fond of

(loanword) coffee; CL:杯[bei1]

cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1]); (dialect) to hide oneself

red (color); revolutionary

today; the present time; now

used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]

to go to work; to be on duty

(greeting) good afternoon

You're welcome; Don't mention it

son

daughter

nian gao, New Year cake, typically a sweet, steamed cake made with glutinous rice flour

can; may

a nap; a sleep

to sleep; to lie down

to appear; present

to accumulate; continuous

(in) the same place; together; in company (with)

China

you (plural)

winter; CL:個|个[ge4]

to come out; to appear

summer; CL:個|个[ge4]

wife and children

to feel happy; to rejoice

Sunday

Sunday

spring (season); CL:個|个[ge4]

friend; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

table; desk

hotpot

Cinderella

autumn; CL:個|个[ge4]

(coll.) wife

fountain pen; CL:支[zhi1]

restaurant; CL:家[jia1]

hot and numbing

(lead) pencil; CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1],桿|杆[gan3]

how?; what?

to play; to have fun

weekend

to get out of bed; to get up

gym; fitness club

tasty; delicious

how?; how about?

schoolbag; satchel

Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (abbr. to 京[Jing1])

home

to review; revision

to work; (of a machine) to operate

surname Hou

what

exclamatory final particle

to obtain; to get

surname Bao

to rain

baozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun); CL:個|个[ge4]

variant of 隻|只[zhi1]

outside; outer surface

outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense); surface

busy; hurriedly

time; length of time

to take note of; to pay attention to

elevator; escalator

the body; one's health

variant of 這裡|这里[zhe4 li3]

inside

variant of 裡面|里面[li3 mian4]

purse; wallet

color; countenance

to share (let others have some of sth good)

because; owing to

to make; to produce; to write; to compose

can; to have the skill; to know how to; to meet; to get together

to learn; to study

Thursday

to warm up; to heat up

cooked rice; CL:碗[wan3]

bright; light; to shine; to flash

Renminbi (RMB); Chinese Yuan (CNY)

but; however

slightly; a little

to float; to drift

pound sterling

to cross the street

question; problem

duck; male prostitute (slang)

son; child

surname Jing; Jing ethnic minority

north; (classical) to be defeated

American dollar; US dollar

airplane; CL:架[jia4]

hungry; to starve (sb)

middle-school student; high school student

iced water

cold water; unboiled water

to have a meal; to eat

university student; college student

primary school student; schoolchild

Chinese character(s)

hot water

pronunciation

umbrella; CL:把[ba3]

manner; pattern

to run; to jog

this year

the year before last

last year

the year after next

next year

cherry

kiwi fruit; Chinese gooseberry

visa; to issue a visa

watermelon; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge5]

(coll.) father; dad; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

why?; for what reason?

to go out

doctor; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

hospital; CL:所[suo3],家[jia1],座[zuo4]

amusing; entertaining

headache

to learn; to study

obviously; plainly

Hamburg (German city)

panda; CL:隻|只[zhi1]

to go to bed; to sleep

bamboo; CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1]

belly; abdomen

cyan; blue-green

drink; beverage

to make a telephone call

to buy; to purchase

roast chicken

tomato

daytime; during the day

tomato

(bound form) worker; (bound form) workshop

dumplings with meat filling

erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3]

a little bit

to sing a song

cow's milk; CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1]

art; fine arts

to speak; to say

to dance

table tennis; ping-pong

roughly; probably

sun; sunlight; sunshine

volleyball; CL:個|个[ge4]

(coll.) a star; the stars in the sky

the moon

Welcome! (used by staff to greet customers when they enter a shop or restaurant)

everybody; everyone

every year; each year

beautiful

badminton; shuttlecock

headphones (over-ear/earbuds)

soccer; football

basketball; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]

public transport vehicle; town bus

taxi; (Tw) rental car

to participate; to take part

underground railway; subway; subway train

car; automobile

train

electric scooter/bike

bicycle; bike; CL:輛|辆[liang4]

to walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart

high speed rail

minute

to return home

goodbye; see you again later

Xiaomi (brand)

spaghetti; pasta

Pisa, town in Toscana, Italy

again; once more; re-; (before an adjective) more

to eat till full; satisfied

to finish work; to get off work

east and west

affair; matter; thing; business; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]

hello; hi

to prepare a meal; to cook

to say again; moreover

female; woman

assistance; aid; to help; to assist

to begin; beginning

shirt (loanword)

Monday

Wednesday

Tuesday

Friday

termination; to finish

surname Neng

oneself; one's own

clothes; CL:件[jian4],套[tao4]

shirt; blouse

skirt; CL:條|条[tiao2]

variant of 褲子|裤子, trousers; pants

shoe

item; project

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])

to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)

evening meal; dinner

(completed action marker)

(coll.) what?

haven't; hasn't

I; me; my

a moment; a while

to go; to go to (a place)

Hamburg (German city)

what

exclamatory final particle

(cooked) rice

old variant of 和[he2]

vegetables; CL:種|种[zhong3]

昨天晚上

weekend

where?; somewhere

surname Dong

eight

river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]); (bound form) the Milky Way

friend; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

(in) the same place; together; in company (with)

we; us; ourselves; our

to run; to jog

no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

swimming; to swim

to thank; thanks

of; ~'s (possessive particle)

to share (let others have some of sth good)

table; desk

chair; CL:把[ba3],張|张[zhang1]

modal particle

(bound form) to demand; to coerce

(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his

surname Neng

old variant of 幫|帮[bang1]

mama; mommy

to work; to handle matters

to think (about); to think of; to devise

they; them

to like; to be fond of

to wear; to put on

shoe; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

who; also pr. [shui2]

Happy New Year!

happy; joyful

chocolate (loanword); CL:塊|块[kuai4]

to send; to give as a present

very; quite

happy; glad

spring (season); CL:個|个[ge4]

summer; CL:個|个[ge4]

autumn; CL:個|个[ge4]

winter; CL:個|个[ge4]

to snow

pretty; beautiful

but; however

surname Leng

I; me; my

to accumulate; continuous

(completed action marker)

to think (about); to think of; to devise

伸伸

arm

today; the present time; now

no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

highest; greatest

busy; hurriedly

tomorrow

to have; there is

one; single

used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]

meeting; conference

we; us; ourselves; our

Friday

to touch briefly; to tap; to hint at; to imply

to go to class; to attend class

good; appropriate; proper

(coll.) what?

to reschedule; to postpone

surname Zhu

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])

Happy birthday

every day

happy; joyful

(bound form) rat; mouse

surname Niu

tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1]

variant of 兔[tu4]

surname Long

variant of 蛇[she2]

surname Ma

surname Yang

monkey; CL:隻|只[zhi1]

fowl; chicken

dog; CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]

hog; pig

surname Dong

surname Nan

the West; Spanish

north; (classical) to be defeated

small table

roar; cry

to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true

of; ~'s (possessive particle)

birthday; CL:個|个[ge4]

哪天

(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his

hello

Where is your company?

The northeastern part of the United States.

Ningbo.

My school is very old; it's been around for 50 years.

How many years has your company been around?

I want to learn vocabulary about restaurants.

to order food

Waiter, there are three of us; where can we sit?

What are your specialty dishes?

How do I order? Please help me, thanks!

Please give me the menu to have a look.

Do you offer a discount?

I'd like it to go; please give me a takeout box. Thanks.

Waiter, the bill—how much is it?

I've arrived in China.

I was late today.

I can't find my phone.

I'm standing.

mineral water

Let's have a portion of fruit.

Also one order of stir-fried rice cakes / rice.

What else do you need?

One order of barbecue.

Let's leave it for now; if it's not enough we'll order more.

Could we have two more napkins?

After ordering we've already waited half an hour. Two dishes still haven't come.

Please help us check.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

We don't have time to wait.

I'd like a cup of bubble milk tea.

It'll come right away.

company

school

company

restaurant

order food

specialty dish

menu

discount

takeout

bill

be late

cell phone

stand

mineral water

fruit

rice

barbecue

napkin

bubble milk tea