MANDARIN CHINESE VOCABULARY AND CHINESE CHARACTERS

[Pages:12]Independent Schools Examinations Board

COMMON ENTRANCE EXAMINATION at 11+ and 13+

MANDARIN CHINESE VOCABULARY AND CHINESE CHARACTERS

FOR USE WITH COMMON ENTRANCE SYLLABUS

? Independent Schools Examinations Board

CORE CHARACTERS FOR LEVEL 1

Activities:

Adjectives:

Adverb:

The body:

Chinese places:

Clothes:

Colours:

Food and drink:

Home:

Family:

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Numbers:

(numbers 11-99)

Time and date:

School and classroom:

Question words:

Verbs:

CORE CHARACTERS FOR LEVEL 2

There is no fixed list of core characters at Level 2. It is hoped that candidates will learn as wide a range of characters as possible.

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Candidates must be able to read and understand the word in Chinese characters at this level.

Candidates will not have to read the word in Chinese characters at this level. * They must, however, know the pinyin and understand the word aurally. They

may also need to be able to say the word.

(blank) When the Level 1 box is blank, the word is needed only at Level 2.

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Level 1 Level 2

Activities

zu? f?n

to cook

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ch f?n

to eat/have a meal

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k?n di?nsh?

to watch television

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pob?

to run, to jog

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t (z?qi?)

to play (football)

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z?qi?

football

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k?n di?nyng

see a film

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y?nd?ng

to exercise; sport

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y?ng di?nno

to use the computer

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sh?ng wng

surf the net

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bs?i

to compete; competition *

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d pngpngqi?

to play ping pong

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d wngqi?

to play tennis

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y?uyng

to swim

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d l?nqi?

to play basketball

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q? m

to ride a horse

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Adjectives

d?

big

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hoh

delicious/good to drink R

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hoch

delicious/good to eat

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how?n

fun

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ho

good

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xn

new

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xio

small

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yu y?si

interesting

lo

old

mil?/pi?oliang

beautiful

w?li?o

boring

pi?nyi

cheap

cngm?ng

clever

gu?

expensive

p?ng

fat

gox?ng

happy

bishng

sad

i

short

go

tall

sh?u

thin

l?i

tired

Adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions

z?i

to be in/located in

b?/b?

no; not

hn

very

fich?ng

very

gn

with

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also

h?

and

bji?o

quite

d?nsh?

but

The body

shu

hand

gbo

arm

rduo

ear

ynjng

eyes

jio

foot

tu

leg

zuba

mouth

b?zi

nose

China and the world

Zhnggu?

China

Bijng

Beijing

Ch?ng Ch?ng

The Great Wall 4

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Pinyin

English

H?ny

Chinese

Zhngw?n

Chinese

Migu?

America

Ynggu?

Britain

Fgu?

France

Sh?nghi

Shanghai

Yngy

English

Xing Gng

Hong Kong

L?ndn

London

G?gng

The Forbidden City

Tinnm?n

Tiananmen Square

Hu?ng H?

Yellow River

Migu?r?n

American person

Zhnggu?r?n

Chinese person

Ynggu?r?n

English person

Fgu?r?n

French person

Clothes

m?ozi

hat

m?oy

jumper

ji?k?

jacket

ch?nshn

shirt

xi?zi

shoes

q?nzi

skirt

t?x?shn

T shirt

w?zi

socks

k?zi

trousers

yfu

clothing

Colours

hi

black

l?n

blue

l

green

h?ng

red

b?i

white

hu?ng

yellow

Directions

sh?ngmian

above/on

h?umian

behind

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xi?mian

below/under

qi?nmian

in front (of)

zubian

left

y?ubian

right

Food and drink

ni?r?u

beef

jr?u

chicken meat

q?shu

fizzy drink

ni?ni

milk

shu

water

h?nbobo

hamburger

zof?n

breakfast

do

knife

mi?nbo

bread

jd?n

chicken egg

kfi

coffee

kl?

Coke

mi?nti?o

noodles

(m)f?n

rice

ch?

tea

wf?n

lunch

wnf?n

dinner

shti?o

chips

qiok?l?

chocolate

p?ngguzh

apple juice

ch?ngzh

orange juice

ku?izi

chopsticks

chzi

fork

sh?ozi

spoon

jiozi

dumplings

l?zh

lychee

c?idn

menu

cngun

restaurant

xi?n

salty

l?

spicy

ti?n

sweet

chnjun

spring rolls

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Pinyin

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f?w?yu?n

waiter

d?ngo

cake

Greetings and introductions

n ho

hello

z?iji?n

goodbye

xi?xie

thank you

N ho ma?

How are you?

W hn ho.

I am well.

N jio sh?nme?

What are you called?

W ji?o....

I am called...

N j su??

How old are you?

W ....su?.

I am .... years old.

N zh? z?i nl?

Where do you live?

W zh? z?i...

I live in...

N sh? sh?i?

Who are you?

W sh?...

I am...

Holidays and special occasions

ji?q

holiday

hi

the sea

f?ndi?n

hotel/restaurant

hitn

beach

Pinyin

English

shngr? kpi?n j?hu? lw?

mma b?ba gge jijie d?di m?imei ji k?tng shf y?sh?

birthday card party present

Home and family

mum dad elder brother elder sister younger brother younger sister home living room sofa bathroom/shower room

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w?sh? ch?f?ng chu?ng zhuzi yzi shuj p?ngyou gu d?ngw? w?nj? dngxi

bedroom kitchen bed table/desk chair mobile phone friend dog animals toy thing

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Numbers, time, date

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... sh? y ... jish?ji

11...99

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100

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2 (before a measure word)

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o'clock

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What time is it?

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What time is it?

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xngq

week

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xngq j? xngq y

What day of the week is it?

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Monday

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xngq ?r

Tuesday

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xngq sn

Wednesday

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xngq s?

Thursday

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xngq w

Friday

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xngq li?

Saturday

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xngq tin

Sunday

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