Getting Around
Taxi [chu1 zu1 che1] 出租车
Take a cab [da3 di2] 打的
Car [qi4 che1] 汽车
Driver [si1 ji1] 司机
Stop [ting2 zhi3] 停止
May I ask... [qing3
wen4] 请问
How much? [duo1 shao5] 多少
How much money? [duo1 shao5 qian2] 多少钱
We [wo3 men5] 我们
There's not enough time
(to do sth.)
[lai2 bu5 ji2] 来不及
There's still time (to
do sth.)
[lai2 de5 ji2] 来得及
Come [lai2] 来
Arrive [dao4] 到
Need [xu1 yao4] 需要
Return (arrive back) [hui2
dao4] 回到
Return (come back) [hui2
lai5] 回来
Return (go back) [hui2
qu5] 回去
time [shi2 jian1] 时间
minute [fen1 zhong1] 分钟
hour [xiao3 shi2] 小时
in one hour [zai4 yi1 ge4 xiao3 shi2] 在一个小时
now [xian4 zai4] 现在
kilometer [gong1 li3] 公里
one kilometer [yi1 ge4
gong1 li3] 一个公里
far [yuan3] 远
near [jin4] 近
very [hen3] 很
Taxi Phrases
We want to go to…. [wo3 men5 xiang3 yao4 qu4…] 我们想要去
Wait a while [deng3 dai4 yi4 huir3] 等待一会儿
Please stop the car [qing3 ting2 zhi3 qi4
che1] 请停止汽车 or [qing3 ting2 che1] 请停车
I want… [wo3 xiang3
yao4...] 我想要
We have arrived [wo3 men5
dao4 le5] 我们到了
Do we have time to go to… ?
[wo3 men5 lai2 de5 ji2
dao4…ma5?] 我们来得及到….吗?
How long does it take to get to…?
Literally: Arrive …. Needs how much time?
[dao4…xu1 yao4 duo1 shao5
shi2 jian1?]
到….需要多少时间
Restaurant Food
Meat (肉 [rou4])
红烧肉 [hong2 shao1 rou4] /red-cooked
(pork) meat/
毛家红烧肉 [mao
jia1 hong2 shao1 rou4] /Mao family red-cooked pork (lots of fat)/
鸡肉 [ji1 rou4] /chicken/
牛肉 [niu2 rou4] /beef/
牛排 [niu2 pai2] /beef steak/
排骨 [pai2 gu3] /pork chop/pork
cutlet/spare ribs/
骨头 [gu2 tou5] /bone/
Fish (鱼 [yu2])
水母 [shui3 mu3] /jellyfish/
鲤鱼 [li3 yu2] /carp/
沙丁鱼 [sha1 ding1 yu2] /sardine/
鲨鱼 [sha1 yu2] /shark/
尊鱼 [zun1 yu2] /trout/
比目鱼 [bi3 mu4 yu2]
/flatfish/flounder/白鱼 [bai2 yu2]
/whitefish/
黄鱼 [huang2 yu2] /yellow croaker
(fish)/
八带鱼 [ba1 dai4 yu2] /octopus/
鳗鱼 [man2 yu2] /eel/
鱼排 [yu2 pai2] /fish steak/
Vegetables (蔬菜 [shu1 cai4])
红薯 [hong2 shu3] /sweet potato/
芥兰 [jie4 lan2] / broccoli/
芦笋 [lu2 sun3] /asparagus/
笋 [sun3] /bamboo
shoot/
野笋 [ye3 sun3] /wild bamboo shoots/
葱 [cong1]
/scallion/green onion/
洋葱 [yang2 cong1] /onion/
椒 [jiao1]
/pepper/
胡椒 [hu2 jiao1] /pepper/
辣椒 [la4 jiao1] /hot pepper/chili/
大豆 [da4 dou4] /soy bean/
豆 [dou4]
/bean/peas/
豆子 [dou4 zi5] /bean/pea/
豆腐 [dou4 fu5] /tofu/bean curd/
豆浆 [dou4 jiang1] /soy milk/
豆苗 豆苗 [dou4
miao2] /pea shoots/bean seedling/
土豆 [tu3 dou4] /potato/
豌豆 [wan1 dou4] /(n) pea (Pisum
sativum)/
豌豆粥 [wan1 dou4 zhou1] /pea gruel/
豆干 [dou4 gan1] /solid soy strips (Nigari tofu)/
藕 [ou3] /root of
lotus/
西红柿 [xi1 hong2 shi4] /tomato/
番茄 [fan1 qie2] /tomato/
茄子 [qie2 zi5] /eggplant/
青菜 [qing1 cai4] /green vegetables/Chinese cabbage/
菠菜 [bo1 cai4] /spinach/
花椰菜 [hua1 ye1 cai4] /cauliflower/
甘藍菜 甘蓝菜
[gan1 lan2 cai4] /cabbage/
芹菜 芹菜 [qin2
cai4] /celery/
生菜 生菜 [sheng1
cai4] /lettuce/
甜菜 甜菜 [tian2
cai4] /beet/
香菜 香菜 [xiang1
cai4] /parsley/
油菜 油菜 [you2
cai4] /(n) rapeseed plant; canola plant/(n) common vegatable
with a dark green leaf/
白菜 白菜 [bai2
cai4] /Chinese cabbage/
Mushrooms (菇
[gu1])
蘑菇 [mo2 gu1] /(n) mushroom/
香菇 [xiang1 gu1] /shitake
mushrooms/
苹菇 [ping2 gu1] /small white mushrooms used in soup or
hot pot/
茶树菇 [cha2 shu4 gu1] /tea tree
mushrooms (usually a dry but tasty fried dish)/
Fruit (水果 [shui3 guo3])
菠萝 [bo luo] /pineapple/
百香 [bai3 xiang1] /passion fruit/
苹果 [ping2 guo3] /apple/
梨子 [li2 zi3] /pear/
樱桃 [ying1 tao2] /cherry/
葡萄 [pu2 tao5] /grape/
葡萄乾儿 [pu2 tao5 ganr1] /raisin/
香蕉 [xiang1 jiao1] /banana/
Staple Foods
(主食
[zhu3 shi2] lit. main food)
馒头 [man2 tou5] /steamed roll or bun/
包子 [bao1 zi5] /steamed stuffed bun/
饺子 [jiao3 zi5] /dumpling/
面包 [mian4 bao1] /bread/
面条 [mian4 tiao2] /noodles/
拌面 [ban4 mian4] /noodles served with soy sauce/sesame
butter etc/
拉面 [la1 mian4] /pulled noodles/ramen/
米饭 [mi3 fan4] /(cooked) rice/
米粉 [mi3 fen3] /rice flour/
米粉肉 [mi3 fen3 rou4] /rice flour meat/
胡桃 [hu2 tao2] /walnut/
Herbs and Spices
(香草
[xiang1 cao3] 香料 [xiang1 liao4])
芥末 [jie4 mo5] /mustard/
咖喱 [ga1 li2] /curry/
辣椒
[la4jiao1] Hot pepper/ generic name for spicy peppers
太辣 [tai4la4]
too hot and spicey
这个菜太辣 [zhe4ge5cai4tai4la4]
this dish is too spicey
花椒
[hua1jiao1] Sichuan pepper/ numbing pepper
太麻[tai4ma2]
too hot and numb (as is in it has too much huajiao)
Milk Products
酸奶 [suan1 nai3] /yogurt/
牛奶 [niu2 nai3] /milk/
Soups (汤 [tang1])
蛋花汤 [dan4 hua1 tang1] /clear soup containing beaten
egg and green leafy vegetable/
酸辣汤 [suan4 la4 tang1] /hot and sour
soup/
Combined dishes
芥兰牛肉 [jie4 lan2 niu2 rou4] /beef with broccoli/
Flavors
辣 [la4] /hot
(spicy)/pungent/
蒜 [suan4] /garlic/
麻 [ma2]
/tingling/numb/
酸 [suan1]
/sour/acid/
Beverages
饮料 [yin3 liao4] / refreshments/
drinks
啤酒 [pi2 jiu3] /beer/
白酒 [bai2 jiu3] /bitter white spirits/
黄酒 [huang2 jiu3] /yellow spirits (port)/
红茶 [hong2 cha2] /black tea/
花茶 [hua1 cha2] /scented tea/
茉莉花茶 [mo4 li4 hua1 cha2] /jasmine
tea/
绿茶 [lu:4 cha2] /green tea/
乌龙茶 [wu1 long2 cha2] /Oolong tea/
龙井茶 [long2 jing3 cha2] /Dragon well
tea/
Utensils
菜谱 [cai4 pu3] /menu/
菜單 菜单 [cai4
dan1] /menu/
餐巾 [can1 jin1] /napkin/
刀叉 [dao1 cha1] /knife and fork/
勺 勺 [shao2] /spoon/
勺子 勺子 [shao2
zi5] /scoop/ladle/
筷子 [kuai4 zi5] /chopsticks/
杯子 [bei1 zi5] /cup/glass/
一碗 [yi1 wan3] /a bowl of/
一瓶 [yi1 ping2] /a bottle of/
一杯 [yi1 bei1] /a glass of/
辣的食品 [la4 de5 shi2 pin3] /hot spicey food/
辣的菜[la4 de5 cai4] /hot spicey food (more common phrase)/
喜欢 [xi3 huan5] /to like/
我想要 [wo3 xiang3 yao4...] /I want…/
我不想要 [wo3 bu4 xiang3...] /I don’t want…/
我不喜欢 [wo3 bu4 xi3 huan5...] /I don’t like…/
我不喜欢辣的菜 [wo3 bu4 xi3 huan5 la4 de5 cai4] /I don’t like spicey dishes/
请 [qing3] /please/
请来… [qing3 lai2] /please bring…/
请来刀叉 [qing3 lai2 dao1 cha1] /please
bring a knife and fork/
请来一个… [qing3 lai2 yi1 ge4] /please
bring a…/
请来一些… [qing3 lai2 yi1 xie1] /please
bring some…/
请来一些餐巾 [qing3 lai2 yi1 xie1 can1 jin1]
/please bring some napkins/
有 [you3] /there
is(are)/have/
没有 [mei2 you3] /there is(are)
not/have not/
您有没有 [nin2 you3 mei2 you3… ] /Do you have…?/
您有没有更多 [nin2 you3 mei2 you3 geng4 duo1 … ] /Do you have more…?/
您有没有更多餐巾 [nin2 you3 mei2 you3 geng4 duo1
can1 jin1] /Do you have more napkins?/
我不会… [wo3 bu4 hui4…] /I cannot…/
我不会用… [wo3 bu4 hui4 yong4…] /I cannot
use…/
我不会用筷子 [wo3 bu4 hui4 yong4 kuai4 zi5]
/I cannot use chopsticks/
一碗米饭 [yi1 wan3 mi3 fan4] /a bowl of rice/
一瓶啤酒 [yi1 ping2 pi2 jiu3] /a bottle
of beer/
一杯茶 [yi1 bei1 cha2] /a glass of tea/
素食 [su4 shi2] /vegetables/
素食主义 [su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4]
/vegetarianism/
素食主义者 [su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4 zhe3]
/vegetarian (person)/
茶馆 [cha2 guan3] /teahouse/
0 |
[ling2] |
零 |
1 |
[yi1] |
一 |
2 |
[er4] |
二 |
3 |
[san1] |
三 |
4 |
[si4] |
四 |
5 |
[wu3] |
五 |
6 |
[liu4] |
六 |
7 |
[qi1] |
七 |
8 |
[ba1] |
八 |
9 |
[jiu3] |
九 |
10 |
[shi2] |
十 |
11 |
[shi2
yi1] |
十一 |
12 |
[shi2
er4] |
十二 |
20 |
[er4
shi2] |
二十 |
21 |
[er4
shi2 yi1] |
二十一 |
22 |
[er4
shi2 er4] |
二十二 |
30 |
[san1
shi2 er4] |
三十 |
40 |
[si4
shi2] |
四十 |
50 |
[wu3
shi2] |
五十 |
100 |
[yi1
bai3] |
一百 |
101 |
[yi1
bai3 ling2 yi1] |
一百零一 |
102 |
[yi1
bai3 ling2 er4] |
一百零二 |
110 |
[yi1
bai3 shi2] |
一百十 |
200 |
[liang3
bai3] |
两百 |
201 |
[liang3
bai3 ling2 yi1] |
两百零一 |
1000
|
[yi1
qian1] |
一千 |
1001
|
[yi1
qian1 ling2 ling2 yi1] |
一千零零一 |
2000
|
[liang3
qian1] |
两千 |
2001
|
[liang3 qian1 ling2 ling2 yi1] |
两千零零一 |
10000
|
[yi1
wan4] |
一万 |
100000
|
[shi2
wan4] |
十万 |
106
|
[yi1
bai3 wan4] |
一百万 |
107
|
[yi1
qian1 wan4] |
一千万 |
108
|
[yi1
yi4] |
一亿 |
109
|
[shi2
yi4] |
十亿 |
First |
[di4
yi1] |
第一 |
Second |
[di4
er4] |
第二 |
Third |
[di4
san1] |
第三 |
Fourth |
[di4
si4] |
第四 |
Time
One O’clock
|
[yi1 dian3 zhong1]
|
一点钟
|
Two O’clock
|
[liang3 dian3 zhong1]
|
两点钟
|
Three O’clock
|
[san1 dian3 zhong1]
|
三点钟
|
4:20
|
[si4 dian3 er4 shi2 fen zhong1]
|
三点二十分钟
|
North [bei3] 北
Hangzhou |
[hang2
zhou1] |
杭州 |
Zhejiang University |
[zhe4
jiang1 da4 xue2] |
浙江大学 |
Flowering Pond Campus |
[hua2
jia1 chi2 xiao4 yuan2] |
华家池校园 |
Jade Campus |
[yu4
quan2 xiao4 yuan2] |
玉泉校园 |
Zijingang Campus
|
[zi3 jin1 gang3 xiao4 yuan2] |
紫金港校园 |
West Lake |
[xi1
hu2] |
西湖 |
West Lake (north side) |
[xi1
hu2 bei3 bian1] |
西湖北边 |
Jade Spring
|
[yu4
quan2] |
玉泉 |
Baochu Tower |
ta3] |
塔 |
Leifeng Pagoda |
[lei2
feng1 ta3] |
雷峰塔 |
The Broken Bridge |
[duan4
qiao2] |
断桥 |
Bai dike |
[bai2 di1] |
白堤 |
Lingyin Temple |
[ling2 yin3 si4] |
灵隐寺 |
Feilai Peak |
[fei1 lai2 feng1] |
飞来峰 |
Six Harmonies Pagoda |
[liu4 he2 ta3] |
六和塔 |
Museum |
[bo2
wu4 guan3] |
博物馆 |
Main Gate |
[da4 men2] |
大门 |
North Gate |
[bei3 men2] |
北门 |
South Gate |
[nan2 men2] |
南门 |
Mid-lake pavilion [hu2 xin1 ting2] 湖心亭