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Mandarin · GCSE vocabulary

Every word from our catalogue that appears in the AQA GCSE Mandarin (8673) specification. Each entry records which AQA topic unit(s) it covers so the list can be split by topic later.

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113 words
#Word
15basuggestion or softening particle (let's, shall we, I suppose)
20dōuall, both, already
36没有méi yǒudo not have; have not; not (past negation)
38不是bú shìis not, am not, are not
40gěito give; for (beneficiary marker)
41可以kě yǐcan, may (permission or possibility)
43neand what about...? (question particle)
51就是jiù shìexactly is; just is; even if
53如果rú guǒif, in case
69不会bú huìcannot, does not know how to; will not
72不能bù néngcannot, must not (prohibition or incapacity)
82因为yīn wèibecause, since
87但是dàn shìbut, however (formal)
89所以suǒ yǐtherefore, so, as a result
91yòuagain; also, and (expressing addition)
100还有hái yǒuand also, furthermore, in addition
108一起yì qǐtogether, with each other
123还是hái shìor, still, had better
127一样yí yàngsame, alike, equally
136看看kàn kànto take a look, to have a look
143今天jīn tiāntoday
184你好nǐ hǎohello, how are you
189非常fēi chángextremely, very, unusual
191对不起duì bù qǐsorry, excuse me
193也许yě xǔperhaps, maybe, possibly
205不过bú guòbut, however, only, merely
217很多hěn duōa lot, many, much
223感觉gǎn juéfeeling, sense, to feel
236可是kě shìbut, however, yet
241不用bú yòngno need to, don't have to
258出去chū qùto go out, to exit
268有点yǒu diǎna little, somewhat, slightly
274正在zhèng zàicurrently, right now, in the process of
275那样nà yàngthat way, like that, such
277高兴gāo xìnghappy, glad, pleased
296听到tīng dàoto hear, to catch (a sound)
307以前yǐ qiánbefore, previously, in the past
327或者huò zhěor, either...or (in statements)
330别人bié rénother people, others, someone else
331成为chéng wéito become, to turn into
349zuòto sit, to take a seat; to travel by
377打电话dǎ diàn huàto make a phone call, to call
380dǒngto understand, to comprehend
425房间fáng jiānroom (in a building)
447以后yǐ hòuafter, from now on, in the future
460是因为shì yīn wèiit is because, it is due to
468当时dāng shíat the time, at that time, then
477虽然suī ránalthough, even though, even if
508别的bié deother, else, other things
510才能cái néngtalent, ability; only then can