Lesson 1 Vocab
The Chinese word for long.
What is 长 (Chǎng)?
Particle used to indicate an action has occured.
What is 了 (le)?
The Chinese word for "restaurant"
What is 餐馆儿 (cān guǎn r）
This part of speech, used to join together words, is often omitted in spoken Chinese
What are Conjunctions
The Chinese Word for “taste”
口味 (kǒuwèi）
The Chinese word for safe.
What is 安全 (Ānquán)?
Phrase used to indicate feeling or opinion.
What is 觉得 (Juédé)？
The Chinese word for "authentic, genuine"
What is 地道 （dì dao）
These Chinese characters are used after adjectives and verbs to indicate an extreme extent or degree
What is 得很（de hěn）
The Chinese word for “menu”
菜单 （càidān）
The Chinese word for relatively/to compare.
What is 比较 (Bijiào)?
Adjective used to describe that something is convenient.
What is 方便 (Fāngbiàn)?
The Chinese measure word for machines
What is 层 （céng）
This type of sentence can be used to describe what someone is wearing
What is an existential sentence
The Chinese word for “study-abroad student”
留学生 (liúxuéshēng)
The Chinese word for off campus.
What is 校外 (Xiàowài)?
Construction used to get into specifics of an action. (Hint: First word is usually silent)
What is 是...的 (Shì...De)?
The Chinese word for "really, truly"
What is 真的（zhēn de）
This Chinese word is used to express a relative degree or extent
What is 比较（bǐ jiào）
The pattern used to indicate 2 simultaneous qualities or actions
又…又… (yòu…yòu…）
The Chinese word for graduate student.
What is 研究生 (Yánjiūshēng)?
Phrase used to introduce something in addition to what is already known.
What is 除了...以外 (Chúle... Yǐwài)?
The Chinese words for "in a few days"
What is 过几天（guò jǐ tiān）
This Chinese sentence structure is used to indicate that something exists at a certain place
What is: place word/phrase + verb + (着 or 了）+ numeral + measure word + noun
(we'll take "existential sentence" too)
The pattern used to connect 2 consecutive actions
一…就… (yī…jiù…)