ESTC Textbook 3

Chinese textbooks
Here are all the words you need to know in Easy Steps to Chinese 3.

yī xiē一些a little; a number of

bù jiàn不见not see; be missing/lost

shìlifetime; generation

gè zi个子stature; bale

liàngbright; loud and clear

qīnparents; relative

qīn qi亲戚relative

shānginjury; hurt

eldest among brothers; uncle

tǐ wēn体温temperature

jiàholiday; leave of absence

ér zi儿子son

qián nián前年the year before last

qù shì去世pass away

yòurepeatedly; also

shūa form of address for a man slightly younger than one's father; a form of address for a man slightly younger than one's father

shū shu叔叔uncle

shòureceive; sustain

shòu shāng受伤sustain an injury

yuánround; circle

shèngholy; sage

shèng dàn jié圣诞节Christmas

wài gōng外公maternal grandfather

wài pó外婆maternal grandmother

dà bó大伯uncle; polite term of address for an older man

nǚ ér女儿daughter

nǎibreast; milk

nǎi nai奶奶grandmother; respectful form of address for an elderly woman

husband's sister; father's sister

gū gu姑姑father's sister

sister-in-law; mother's sister

yí mā姨妈maternal aunt

old woman; husband's mother

háichild

hái zi孩子child; children

pì gu屁股hindquarters; end

shuàicommander-in-chief; the chief piece in Chinese chess

bāngside or upper; aid

kāiopen; open out

fast; anxious

relative; woe

suǒplace; used in the names of institutions

suǒ yǐ所以real/true reason; so

shǒu zhǐ tou手指头finger

zhǎolook for; approach

bàoreport; newspaper

bào zhǐ报纸newspaper; newsprint

lā dù zi拉肚子suffer from diarrhoea

chūn jié春节Spring Festival

yǒu diǎn r有点儿some; a bit

liúflow; move from place to place

tear; snivel

piàocome to nothing; rinse

piào liang漂亮beautiful; brilliant

father; grandfather

yé ye爷爷grandfather; grandpa

guā zǐ瓜子melon seeds

guā zǐ liǎn瓜子脸oval face

shòuthin; lean

zhístraight; straighten

méi mao眉毛eyebrow

kànsee; consider

zháo jí着急feel anxious

lí hūn离婚break up/dissolve a marriage

zhǐpaper; bank notes of the dead

jié hūn结婚marry; marriage

gěigive; make somebody suffer

belly; heart

dù zi肚子belly; round protruding section of a body or object

jiān bǎng肩膀shoulder

bèibody's back; back side of an object

pàngfat

néngability; able

bó zi脖子neck

jiǎo zhǐ tou脚趾头toe

liǎnface; facial expression

yāowaist; waist

jiùmother's brother; husband's father

jiù jiu舅舅mother's brother

yàomedicine; cure with medicine

jiàn miàn见面meet; contact

dàngive birth to; birthday

zú qiú足球association football; football

kick

guòcross; after

ā

ā yí阿姨auntie; auntie

require; necessaries

xū yào需要need; need

bí tì鼻涕nasal mucus

bù néng不能cannot

luò shān jī洛杉矶Los Angeles

niǔ yuē纽约New York

měi nián每年yearly

biéleave; differentiate

liángmeasure; appraise

de shí hou…的时候when...

shì de是…的is...

yòu yòu又…又…again...again...

liáng tǐ wēn量体温take one's temperature