Mandarin · Chapter 8
Question formation in full
9 vocabulary lessons, 1 grammar primer, 1 story milestone.
Start this chapterLesson 1 · Words 502-512
Words 502 to 512
502 样子yàng zi appearance, look, manner; style noun 503 倒dǎo to fall over, to pour; contrary to expectation; upside down verb 504 电影diàn yǐng movie, film noun 505 谈谈tán tán to have a chat, to talk a bit verb 506 危险wēi xiǎn dangerous, danger adjective 507 开心kāi xīn happy, joyful, delighted adjective 508 别的bié de other, else, other things pronoun 510 才能cái néng talent, ability; only then can noun 511 闭嘴bì zuǐ shut up, close your mouth verb 512 正zhèng just (now), right in the middle of; upright, correct, main adverb Lesson 2 · Words 513-525
Words 513 to 525
513 进行jìn xíng to carry out, to conduct, to proceed verb 514 照片zhào piàn photograph, photo, picture noun 516 刚刚gāng gāng just now, a moment ago adverb 517 而已ér yǐ that's all, nothing more particle 518 完成wán chéng to complete, to finish, to accomplish verb 520 方式fāng shì way, method, manner, mode noun 521 做到zuò dào to achieve, to manage to do, to accomplish verb 522 爸bà dad, father (informal) noun 524 声音shēng yīn sound, voice, noise noun 525 第一次dì yī cì the first time noun Lesson 3 · Words 526-536
Words 526 to 536
526 看来kàn lái it seems, it looks like, apparently verb 527 只能zhǐ néng can only, have no choice but to adverb 529 太太tài tài wife, Mrs., madam noun 530 下去xià qù to go down; to continue, to keep going verb 531 绝对jué duì absolutely, definitely; absolute adverb 532 处理chǔ lǐ to handle, to deal with, to process verb 533 欢迎huān yíng welcome; to welcome verb 534 眼睛yǎn jīng eye, eyes noun 535 通过tōng guò to pass through; to pass (an exam/law); by means of, through verb 536 行动xíng dòng action, movement; to take action noun Lesson 4 · Words 537-547
Words 537 to 547
537 啥shá what (dialectal/colloquial) pronoun 538 感到gǎn dào to feel, to sense verb 539 最近zuì jìn recently, lately; the nearest noun 541 各位gè wèi everyone, ladies and gentlemen, all of you pronoun 542 这边zhè biān this side, over here noun 543 待dài to stay, to remain; to treat verb 544 掉diào to fall, to drop; (result complement) away, off verb 545 不好意思bù hǎo yì si excuse me, sorry (mild); to feel embarrassed interjection 546 猜cāi to guess, to speculate verb 547 使shǐ to cause, to make; to use, to employ verb Lesson 5 · Words 548-560
Words 548 to 560
548 作为zuò wéi as, in the capacity of; conduct, achievement preposition 549 于yú at, in, on, from, to (literary preposition) preposition 550 狗gǒu dog noun 551 容易róng yì easy, simple; easily adjective 553 直到zhí dào until, up to, not until preposition 554 求qiú to beg, to request, to seek; request verb 555 比赛bǐ sài competition, match, game; to compete noun 556 像是xiàng shì looks like, seems to be, as if verb 559 拉lā to pull, to drag; to play (string instruments) verb 560 拍pāi to clap, to pat; to take (a photo/video) verb Lesson 7 · Words 561-571
Words 561 to 571
561 更好gèng hǎo better, even better adjective 562 曾céng once, formerly; have (done) before adverb 563 有趣yǒu qù interesting, fun, amusing adjective 564 就算jiù suàn even if, even though, even supposing conjunction 565 活着huó zhe to be alive, to live (ongoing) verb 567 努力nǔ lì to work hard, to strive; hard-working, diligent verb 568 帮忙bāng máng to help, to give a hand, to lend assistance verb 569 留下liú xià to stay behind, to remain; to leave (something) behind verb 570 同意tóng yì to agree, to consent, to approve verb 571 参加cān jiā to participate in, to attend, to join verb Lesson 8 · Words 572-581
Words 572 to 581
572 赢yíng to win, to beat verb 573 死亡sǐ wáng death, to die noun 574 每měi every, each pronoun 575 上面shàng miàn above, on top, on the surface noun 576 结果jié guǒ result, outcome; as a result, consequently noun 577 消息xiāo xī news, information, message noun 578 要求yāo qiú to require, to demand; requirement, demand verb 579 理解lǐ jiě to understand, to comprehend; understanding verb 580 曾经céng jīng once, at one time, formerly, used to adverb 581 打开dǎ kāi to open, to turn on, to switch on verb Lesson 9 · Words 582-591
Words 582 to 591
582 收到shōu dào to receive, to get (something sent) verb 583 照顾zhào gù to take care of, to look after verb 584 人类rén lèi humanity, human beings, mankind noun 585 主意zhǔ yì idea, plan; decision noun 586 保持bǎo chí to maintain, to keep, to preserve verb 587 成chéng to become; to succeed; (result complement) into, successfully verb 588 杰克jié kè Jack (given name transliteration) noun 589 存在cún zài to exist; existence verb 590 进jìn to enter, to go in; to advance verb 591 高gāo tall, high; loud (of sound) adjective Lesson 10 · Words 592-600
Words 592 to 600
592 晚安wǎn ān good night interjection 593 确实què shí indeed, truly, certainly; real, actual adverb 594 全部quán bù all, the whole, entire pronoun 595 靠kào to lean on, to rely on, to depend on; near verb 596 呆dāi to stay; dull, blank, stupid; stunned verb 597 起qǐ to rise, to get up; (directional complement) up verb 599 讨厌tǎo yàn to dislike, to hate; annoying, disgusting verb 600 俩liǎ two (people), both, the two of them numeral