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Speaking in Mandarin
69 words from the HSK 1–4 core vocabulary, each with pinyin, its meaning, an example sentence and audio.
- 读 dú to read out; to read aloud
- 告诉 gào su to tell; to inform; to let know
- 汉语 Hàn yǔ Chinese language
- 汉字 hàn zì Chinese character(s)
- 好听 hǎo tīng pleasant to hear
- 回答 huí dá to reply; to answer
- 叫 jiào to shout
- 请 qǐng to ask
- 请问 qǐng wèn Excuse me, may I ask...?
- 说 shuō to speak; to talk; to say
- 说话 shuō huà to speak
- 听 tīng to listen to; to hear
- 听到 tīng dào to hear
- 听见 tīng jiàn to hear
- 听写 tīng xiě (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation
- 外语 wài yǔ foreign language
- 问 wèn to ask; to inquire
- 写 xiě to write
- 中文 Zhōng wén Chinese language
- 啊 a modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
- 笔 bǐ writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1])
- 表示 biǎo shì (of sb) to express; to state; to show
- 词 cí word
- 词语 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases)
- 答应 dā ying to answer; to respond
- 读音 dú yīn pronunciation
- 对话 duì huà to talk (with sb)
- 过年 guò nián to celebrate the Chinese New Year
- 讲 jiǎng to speak
- 叫作 jiào zuò to call
- 句 jù sentence
- 句子 jù zi sentence
- 难听 nán tīng unpleasant to hear
- 生词 shēng cí new word (in textbook)
- 说明 shuō míng to explain
- 讨论 tǎo lùn to discuss; to talk over
- 听说 tīng shuō to hear (sth said)
- 闻 wén to hear
- 问路 wèn lù to ask for directions
- 问题 wèn tí question
- 英文 Yīng wén English (language)
- 英语 Yīng yǔ English (language)
- 语言 yǔ yán language
- 云 yún (classical) to say
- 作文 zuò wén to write an essay
- 白菜 bái cài Chinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)
- 表达 biǎo dá to express; to convey
- 打听 dǎ ting to ask about
- 华人 Huá rén ethnic Chinese person or people
- 龙 lóng Chinese dragon; loong
- 难道 nán dào don't tell me ...
- 念 niàn to read
- 请教 qǐng jiào to ask for guidance
- 收听 shōu tīng to listen to (a radio broadcast)
- 谈 tán to speak
- 谈话 tán huà to talk (with sb)
- 提问 tí wèn to question; to quiz; to grill
- 外文 wài wén foreign language (written)
- 文字 wén zì character
- 写作 xiě zuò to write
- 中华民族 Zhōng huá mín zú the Chinese nation
- 尺 chǐ a Chinese foot
- 答案 dá àn answer
- 翻译 fān yì to translate
- 含义 hán yì meaning (implicit in a phrase)
- 记载 jì zǎi to write down
- 快递 kuài dì express delivery
- 品质 pǐn zhì character
- 说不定 shuō bu dìng can't say for sure