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Mandarin Chinese Word practice
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| Prompt | Answer |
|---|---|
| One | 一 yī |
| Two | 二 èr |
| Three | 三 sān |
| Four | 四 sì |
| Five | 五 wǔ |
| Six | 六 liù |
| Seven | 七 qī |
| Eight | 八 bā |
| Nine | 九 jiǔ |
| Ten | 十 shí |
| First | 第一 dì yī |
| Second | 第二 dì èr |
| Monday | 星期一 xīng qī yī |
| Tuesday | 星期二 xīng qī èr |
| Wednesday | 星期三 xīng qī sān |
| Thursday | 星期四 xīng qī sì |
| Friday | 星期五 xīng qī wǔ |
| Saturday | 星期六 xīng qī liù |
| Sunday | 星期日 xīng qī rì |
| Now | 现在 xiàn zài |
| Yesterday | 昨天 zuó tiān |
| Today | 今天 jīn tiān |
| Tonight | 今晚 jīn wǎn |
| Tomorrow | 明天 míng tiān |
| Fruits | 水果 shuǐ guǒ |
| Apples | 苹果 píng guǒ |
| Bananas | 香蕉 xiāng jiāo |
| Tomatoes | 蕃茄 fān qié |
| Potatoes | 土豆 tǔ dòu |
| Onions | 洋葱 yáng cōng |
| Red | 红色 hóng sè |
| Green | 绿色 lǜ sè |
| Blue | 蓝色 lán sè |
| White | 白色 bái sè |
| Black | 黑色 hēi sè |
| Grey | 灰色 huī sè |
| Breakfast | 早餐 zǎo cān |
| Lunch | 午餐 wǔ cān |
| Dinner | 晚餐 wǎn cān |
| Milk | 牛奶 niú nǎi |
| Coffee | 咖啡 kā fēi |
| Bread | 面包 miàn bāo |
| Sunny | 晴朗 qíng lǎng |
| Windy | 有风 yǒu fēng |
| Rainy | 下雨的 xià yǔ de |
| Snowy | 下雪的 xià xuě de |
| Cold | 冷 lěng |
| Hot | 热 rè |
| Boy | 男孩 nán hái |
| Girl | 女孩 nǚ hái |
| Son | 儿子 ér zi |
| Daughter | 女儿 nǚ ér |
| Brother | 兄 xiōng |
| Sister | 姐 jiě |
| Man | 男人 nán rén |
| Woman | 女人 nǚ rén |
| Father | 父亲 fù qīn |
| Mother | 母亲 mǔ qīn |
| Grandfather | 祖父 zǔ fù |
| Grandmother | 祖母 zǔ mǔ |
| House | 房子 fáng zi |
| Toilet | 厕所 cè suǒ |
| Room | 房间 fáng jiān |
| Bedroom | 卧室 wò shì |
| Kitchen | 厨房 chú fáng |
| Table | 桌子 zhuō zi |
| Cat | 猫 māo |
| Dog | 狗 gǒu |
| Mouse | 老鼠 lǎo shǔ |
| Bird | 鸟 niǎo |
| Cow | 奶牛 nǎi niú |
| Horse | 马 mǎ |
| Socks | 袜子 wà zi |
| Shoes | 鞋 xié |
| Trousers | 裤子 kù zi |
| Shirt | 衬衫 chèn shān |
| Sweater | 毛衣 máo yī |
| Coat | 外套 wài tào |
| English | 英语 yīng yǔ |
| French | 法语 fǎ yǔ |
| German | 德语 dé yǔ |
| Spanish | 西班牙语 xī bān yá yǔ |
| Italian | 意大利语 yì dà lì yǔ |
| Portuguese | 葡萄牙语 pú táo yá yǔ |
| Greek | 希腊语 xī là yǔ |
| Russian | 俄语 é yǔ |
| Arabic | 阿拉伯语 ā lā bǎi yǔ |
| Hindi | 印地语 yìn dì yǔ |
| Chinese | 中文 zhōng wén |
| Japanese | 日语 rì yǔ |
| Taxi | 出租车 chū zū chē |
| Bus | 巴士 bā shì |
| Hotel | 酒店 jiǔ diàn |
| Reservation | 预订 yù dìng |
| Airport | 机场 jī chǎng |
| Passport | 护照 hù zhào |
| Student | 学生 xué shēng |
| Teacher | 老师 lǎo shī |
| Pen | 钢笔 gāng bǐ |
| Books | 书籍 shū jí |
| Page | 页 yè |
| Dictionary | 字典 zì diǎn |
| Hand | 手 shǒu |
| Feet | 脚 jiǎo |
| Hair | 头发 tóu fā |
| Eye | 眼 yǎn |
| Mouth | 口 kǒu |
| Nose | 鼻子 bí zi |
| Ambulance | 救护车 jiù hù chē |
| Doctor | 医生 yī shēng |
| Hospital | 医院 yī yuàn |
| Pharmacy | 药房 yào fáng |
| Police | 警察 jǐng chá |
| Stomach ache | 胃痛 wèi tòng |
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