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:
() () () () () ()
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.
2
WORD LIST
Key
R
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.
Chinese
()
Pinyin
English
Level 1 Level 2
Activities
zu? f?n
to cook
R
R
ch f?n
to eat/have a meal
R
R
k?n di?nsh?
to watch television
R
R
pob?
to run, to jog
R
R
t (z?qi?)
to play (football)
R
R
z?qi?
football
R
R
k?n di?nyng
see a film
*
R
y?nd?ng
to exercise; sport
*
R
y?ng di?nno
to use the computer
*
*
sh?ng wng
surf the net
*
*
bs?i
to compete; competition *
*
d pngpngqi?
to play ping pong
*
*
d wngqi?
to play tennis
*
*
y?uyng
to swim
*
*
d l?nqi?
to play basketball
*
q? m
to ride a horse
*
Adjectives
d?
big
R
R
hoh
delicious/good to drink R
R
hoch
delicious/good to eat
R
R
how?n
fun
R
R
ho
good
R
R
xn
new
R
R
xio
small
R
R
3
Chinese
/
Pinyin
English
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
y
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
Level 1 Level 2
*
R
*
R
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
R
R
R
R
*
R
R
R
R
R
*
*
R
R
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
R
R
R
R
R
R
Chinese
T
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
5
Level 1 Level 2
R
R
R
R
*
R
*
R
*
R
*
R
*
R
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R R
Chinese
()
Pinyin
English
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
6
Level 1 Level 2 R R * *
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
*
R
*
R
*
R
*
R
*
R
*
R
*
R
*
R
*
R
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Chinese
... ...
...
...
Chinese
Pinyin
English
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
7
Level 1 Level 2 * *
*
R
*
R
*
R
*
R
*
R
*
R
*
R
*
R
*
R
*
R
*
R
*
R
*
R
R
R
*
R
*
R
*
*
Level 1 Level 2
R * * *
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
*
*
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
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
R
R
*
*
*
Numbers, time, date
y
1
R
R
?r
2
R
R
sn
3
R
R
s?
4
R
R
w
5
R
R
li?
6
R
R
q
7
R
R
b
8
R
R
ji
9
R
R
sh?
10
R
R
... sh? y ... jish?ji
11...99
R
R
y bi
100
*
R
ling
din
2 (before a measure word)
R
R
o'clock
R
R
?
j din le
What time is it?
R
R
?
j din zhng?
What time is it?
*
*
xngq
week
R
R
xngq j? xngq y
What day of the week is it?
R
R
Monday
R
R
xngq ?r
Tuesday
R
R
xngq sn
Wednesday
R
R
xngq s?
Thursday
R
R
xngq w
Friday
R
R
xngq li?
Saturday
R
R
xngq tin
Sunday
R
R
8
................
................
In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.
To fulfill the demand for quickly locating and searching documents.
It is intelligent file search solution for home and business.
Related download
- the ultimate guidebook to learning mandarin chinese
- chinese mandarin defense language proficiency test 5
- julian wheatley yale university press
- chinese mandarin wikimedia commons
- mandarin chinese vocabulary and chinese characters
- learn chinese introduction to mandarin
- mandarin chinese i playaway
- radical a learning system of chinese mandarin characters
Related searches
- mandarin chinese restaurant menu
- mandarin chinese restaurant near me
- mandarin chinese characters
- mandarin chinese alphabet
- mandarin chinese characters list
- all chinese characters in english
- learn mandarin chinese free
- mandarin chinese restaurant
- all chinese characters copy and paste
- learn to speak mandarin chinese for beginners
- learning mandarin chinese free
- chinese characters copy and paste