Chinese 201: Unit 6, Lessons 1 and 2

Characters to Pinyin

100

This spoken Chinese word is written in characters as 万

wàn

200

This spoken Chinese word is written in characters as 售货员

shòuhuòyuán

300

This spoken Chinese word is written in characters as 价钱

jiàqián

400

This spoken Chinese word is written in characters as 货币

huòbì

500

This spoken Chinese word is written in characters as 收据

shōujù

Characters to English

100

This word is the English translation of the Chinese 卖

sell

200

This term is the English translation of the Chinese 美元

American dollar

300

This phrase is the English translation of the Chinese 怎么买

How much does it cost (colloquial)

400

This word is the English translation of the Chinese 钱包

wallet

500

This word is the English translation of the Chinese 项链

necklace

English to Pinyin

100

This word is the spoken Chinese translation of the English "altogether"

yígòng

200

This word is the spoken Chinese translation of the English "other"

bié de

300

This word is the spoken Chinese translation of the English "next week"

xià (gè) xīngqī

400

This word is the spoken Chinese translation of the English "again"

zài

500

This word is the spoken Chinese translation of the English "cash"

Xiànjīn

Narrative

100

This is the gift that 李中平 wants to buy for 玛丽

项链

200

This is who (and why) 张安娜 wants to call in Unit 6, Lesson 1 

Her parents, because she misses them

300

These are the things that are sold at the shop that 张安娜 and 孙玛丽 visit while shopping

衣服，文具，还有电子用品

400

This is the name of the friend that 李中平 goes shopping with when he needs to buy a gift for 玛丽

陈大东

500

This is the price (in Chinese) of the phone that Anna thinks is too expensive

两百九十块九毛九

Miscellanea Mania

100

These are two important versions of the character 了, and when they are used

Sentence-final 了: when a situation has changed
Verb-suffix 了: when an action has been completed

200

This is the name of the US state where 魏老师 first developed his beautiful English accent.

Wisconsin

300

These are the Chinese and English names of the holiday on which one traditionally eats 月饼 yuèbǐng

中秋节 Zhōngqiūjié

400

These are the Chinese and English titles of the novel, first published in 1592, describing the adventures of a monkey, a pig, and a Buddhist monk, among others.

西游记 Xīyóu Jì

500

These are the garments that Chen Dadong and Li Zhongping are wearing on their upper bodies in the illustrated "comic version" of the dialogue for Unit 6, Lesson 2

Chen Dadong: a red hooded sweatshirt

Li Zhongping: a white collared shirt and an argyle sweater vest