(DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide: Mandarin Chinese - Visual Phrase Book

ACCIDENTS / EMERGENCY SERVICES
EMERGENCY SERVICES



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jiuhuche xiaofang duiyuan
ambulance firefighters





㸗曁念
xiaofangche
fire engine





䃺䄍寵㌴⛷ 㸗曁㢢
huozaibaojingqi xiaofangshuan
fire alarm hydrant





䃼䃺⛷ ㋚敟
miehuoqi shoukao
fire extinguisher handcuffs





寵念 寵Ɱ
jingche jingcha
police car police officer




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EMERGENCIES
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POLICE AND CRIME
I want to report a crime ㊠娐㌴寵
wo yao baojing
I’ve been robbed ㊠夺㋢⌺ἕ
wobei dajie le
I’ve been attacked ㊠夺夼⊊ἕ
wobei xiji le
I’ve been mugged ㊠夺㌱⌺ἕ
wobei qiangjie le
I’ve been raped ㊠夺⿉⨇ἕ
wobei qiangjian le
I’ve been burgled ㊠夺℆ἕ
wobei toule
Someone has stolen… 㞘Ὁ℆ἕ¤
youren toule
…my money ¤㊠䜓敀
wodeqian
…my traveler’s checks ¤㊠䜓㙔壛㖾䧷
wode lvxing zhipiao
…my passport ¤㊠䜓㌳䇶
wode huzhao
…my wallet ¤㊠䜓敀⧈
wode qianjia
…my handbag ¤㊠䜓㋚㑟多
wode shoutidai W


You may hear…
● ὏ỗ㚅₨①䖮䜓焭
shenme shihou fashengde
When did it happen?
● 㞘䝽⊊傔ỗ"
you mujizhe me
Was there a witness?
● ὥ明὏ỗ㣆⯟"
tazhang shenme yangzi
What did he look like?





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㊠㌍¤
I’d like to speak to… POLICE AND CRIME 151
wozhao
…a senior officer ¤歧伶明Ⱗ
gaoji zhangguan
…a policewoman ¤ẏ῜⨂寵
yiwei nvjing
I need… ㊠枏娐¤
wo xuyao
…a lawyer ¤ẏẹ〚⺗
yige lvshi
…an interpreter ¤ẏẹ傊屠
yige fanyi
…to make a phone call ¤㋢ẹ䗄屬
dage dianhua
…a police report ¤ẏᾌ寵㙈㌴ⓙ
yifen jingfang baogao
Here is… 恨㚾¤
zheshi
…my driver’s license ¤㊠䜓欍欅㋶䇶
wode jiashi zhizhao
…my insurance document ¤㊠䜓書屐㚝
wode baoxian zhengming
How much is the fine? 俩㯍⦩Ⲡ敀"
fakuan duoshaoqian
Where do I pay it? ➷╹ἳ敀焭
zaina jiaoqian
You may hear…
● 岆⊉䧉`䜓㋶䇶
qingchushi nide zhizhao
Your license, please.
● 岆⊉䧉`䜓㘖ᾅ
qingchushi nide wenjian
Your papers, please.









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AT THE GARAGE
Where is the nearest 㞏恠䜓㴌念⁽䒕䭨➷╹⇎焭
garage? zuijinde qizhe xiulizhan
zaina’er
Can you do repairs? `䰰侃⁽ỗ焭
niguan weixiu me
I need… ㊠枏娐¤
woxuyao
…a new tire ¤ẏẹ㘿忽兝
yige xinluntai
…a new exhaust ¤ẏẹ㘿䜓 㐡㲣䰰
yige xinde paiqiguan
…a new windshield ¤ẏẹ楝㎰
yige fengdang
…a new headlight ¤ẏẹ㘿䃾㵰
yige xin dengpao
…new wiper blades ¤㘿䜓杷⋆䋖
xinde yushua pian
T
Do you have one? `㞘ỗ焭
niyoume
Can you replace this? `册⺽㊠㏱㐘恨ẹ⒦焭
nineng bangwo huandiao
zhege ma
The…is not working ¤⟞ἕ
huaile
There is something wrong ⾤㕝㞘䅈晽椧
with the engine yinqing youdian wenti
Is it serious? Ẵ扜⒦焭
yanzhong ma
When will it be ready? ὏ỗ㚅₨册⾓⨌焭
shenme shihou
nengnonghao
How much will it cost? ⦩Ⲡ敀焭
duoshaoqian









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AT THE GARAGE / CAR BREAKDOWN
CAR BREAKDOWN
My car has broken down ㊠䜓念⟞ἕ 153
wodeche huaile
Can you help me? `册⺽㊠⒦焭
nineng bangwo ma
Please come to… 岆㟴¤
qinglai
I have a flat tire ㊠念兝夺㋝ἕ
wode chetai beizha le
Can you change the 册⺽㊠㏱念忽⒦焭
tire? neng bangwo huan
chelun ma
I need a new tire ㊠枏娐ẏẹ忽兝
wo xuyao yige luntai
My car won’t start ㊠䜓念①⌷ẜ帆㟴
wodeche fadong buqilai
The engine is overheating ⾤㕝恖䅼ἕ
yinqing guorele
Can you fix it? `册⁽⒦焭
nineng xiuma
I’ve run out of gas ㊠㴰㵈ἕ
wo meiyou le
Can you tow me to `册⺵㊠⑊ẏẹ㴌念⁽䒕䭨
a garage? ⒦焭
nineng daiwo qu yige qiche
xiulizhan ma
You may hear…
● 㞘὏ỗ晽椧焭
you shenme wenti
What is the problem?
● 㞘⦖䖷忽兝⒦焭
you beiyong luntai ma
Do you have a
spare tire?








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LOST PROPERTY
I’ve lost… ㊠ằἕ
wodiule
…my money ㊠䜓敀
wode qian
…my keys ㊠䜓攴⎨
wode yaoshi
…my glasses ㊠䜓䟋旫
wode yanjing
My luggage is missing ㊠䜓壛㟝ẜ婐ἕ
wode xingli bujianle
My suitcase has been ㊠䜓䱀⯟⑦㏮ἕ
damaged wode xiangzi shousunle
My bags have not arrived ㊠䜓⎔恧㴰㞘⊿
wodebao haimeiyou dao





敀⧈ 敀⎔
qianjia qianbao
wallet purse





⇻㘖⎔ ㋚㑟多
gongwenbao shoutidai
briefcase handbag





䱀⯟ 㙔壛㖾䧷
xiangzi lvxing zhipiao
suitcase traveler’s check





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⁰䖷⏰ LOST PROPERTY 155
㌳䇶
xinyongka huzhao
credit card passport




䇶䞇㟉 ㋚㟉
zhaoxiangji shouji
camera cellphone


I need to phone my ㊠枏娐佨㊠䜓書⇻⒇㋢
insurance company 䗄屬
woxuyao gei wode
baoxiangongsi dadianhua
Can I put a stop on my ㊠册佗㯱㊠䜓⁰䖷⏰⒦焭
credit cards? woneng zhongzhi wode
xinyongka ma
My name is… ㊠⑺¤
wojiao
My policy number is… ㊠䜓書⏤⒆㚾
wode baoxiandanhao shi
My address is… ㊠䜓➿⟏㚾
wode dizhishi
My contact number is… ㊠䜓僣䶊䗄屬㚾
wode lianxi dianhua shi
My email address is… ㊠䜓䗄⯟愽ᾅ➿⟏㚾
wode dianzi youjian dizhi
shi








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MENU GUIDE
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MENU GUIDE
This guide lists the most common terms that you
may come across on Chinese menus. Dishes are
divided into categories and the Chinese script is
clearly displayed to help you identify the characters
for particular items on a menu.
Cooking methods
barbecued… 䅶䅳 shaokao
diced… ⟦䍅 kuaizhuang
curried… ┥♀ gali
deep-fried… 䅇 zha
crispy deep-fried… 懴䅇 suzha
stir-fried… 䄡 chao
stir-fried…with sauce 戀䄡 jiangchao
quick-fried… Ⲟ䄡 xiaochao
y
roasted… 䅧䅳 hongkao
…chunks, pieces 㱄焚⟦ duan, kuai
v
stewed… ề chuan
…in hotpot 䃺斔 huoguo
steamed… 㺔啇 qingzheng
home-style… ⱅ⻇ jiachang
sliced… 䋖 pian
“three-fresh”… ẘ洫 sanxian
shredded… 䄕Ậ wensi
stuffed… ⎔ bao
sweet and sour…balls 戇怲 䒒 suanlaqiu
j












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Basic foods
bread 柱⎔ MENU GUIDE 157
mianbao
steamed rolls 啇␆ zhengjuan
steamed bread 啇柱⎔ zhengmianbao
cheese ⨅懹 nailao
eggs 溰坚 jidan
meat 儘 rou
pickles ╇呫 xiancai
soy sauce 戀㵈 jiangyou
brown sauce 妟匁戀㵈 hesejiangyou
chili sauce 怲㦡戀 lajiaojiang
Hoisin sauce 㸆洫戀 haixianjiang
fish sauce 洋戀 yujiang
oyster sauce 圬㵈 haoyou
shrimp paste 圍戀 xiajiang
black bean sauce 峕峘 douchi
yellow bean sauce 潓戀 huangjiang
tomato sauce 䗹厓戀 fanqiejiang
vinegar 戚 cu
salt 䝟 yan
pepper 㢎⯟㦡 shizijiao
peppercorns 區㦡 huajiao
sesame seeds 匬潊 zhima
peanuts 區䖮 huasheng
sugar 䵥 tang
artificial sweetener Ὁ悯䵥 renzaotang
honey 垑垫 fengmi
jam 㠫戀 guojiang
cereal 漵䋖 maipian
pancakes 䇝樋 jianbing









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First courses
spring rolls 㚴␆ chunjuan
dumplings 樉⯟ jiaozi
steamed dumplings 啇樉 zhengjiao
steamed dumplings 䎹儘樔啇樉 zhurouxian
with ground pork zhengjiao
steamed dumplings ⑘䅶樔啇樉 chashaoxian
with barbecued zhengjiao
pork filling
steamed meat buns 啇儘⎔ zhengroubao w
fried dumplings 䅇樉⯟ zhajiaozi
deep-fried wontons 䅇樓槷 zhahundun
“seaweed” ­㸆⺵® “haidai” v
spiced spare ribs 怲㐡欷 lapaigu
chicken feet ≳䊹 fengzhua
stir-fried shrimp 䄡圍ὐ chaoxiaren
deep-fried Phoenix- 䅇≳ⳍ圍 zha fengweixia
tail prawns
prawns wrapped in 佇⎔圍 zhibaoxia
rice paper
stuffed crab claws 墈敂 xieqian
pickled vegetables ὏斵喻呫 shijin shucai


Soups
soup 㳳 tang
broth 儘㳳 routang
seaweed and dried 洫圍㸆⺵㳳 xianxia
prawn soup haidaitang
“three-fresh” soup ẘ洫㳳 sanxiantang
(normally prawn, w
meats, and vegetable)
soup with spinach 呯呫㎑柱㳳 ocaigua w
and vermicelli miantang
soup with eggs and 䗹厓溰坚㳳 fanqie jidantang
tomato





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soup with sliced pork 洫儘㚅喻㳳 xianrou
shishutang
and vegetables

soup with shredded 匴呫儘Ậ㳳 jiecai 159
pork and pickled rousitang
mustard greens
egg drop soup 溰坚㳳 jidantang
hot and sour soup 戇怲㳳 suanlatang
bean curd soup 峕凟㳳 doufutang
bird’s nest soup 䉤䬬 yanwo
wonton soup 樓槷㳳 hunduntang
shark’s fin soup 洋偔 yuchi
chicken soup 溰㳳 jitang
vegetable soup 喻呫㳳 shucaitang
sweetcorn soup 䐘䴂㳳 yumitang
ginger soup with pork ⩫䋖䎹儘㳳 jiangpian
zhuroutang
Cantonese fire pot ⼎⾞䃺斔 guangshi
huoguo
Mongolian lamb 唨⑳候儘 menggu
fire pot 䃺斔 yangrou huoguo

Pork
pork 䎹儘 zhurou
barbecued pork 䅳䎹儘 kaozhurou
sweet and sour pork 䵥戚儘 tangcurou
Cantonese roast pork ⑘䅶 chashao
steamed pork with 䎹儘啇槼 zhurou
rice zhengfan
stir-fried diced pork 怲㦡䄡儘⟦ laojiao chao
with chili roukuai
stir-fried sliced pork 䮈䮚䄡䎹儘 zhusun chao
with bamboo shoots zhurou
twice-cooked pork ❭斔儘 huiguorou
roast belly of pork 伱䅶䎹儩 hongshao
zhudu





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spare ribs cooked in a 䵥戚㐡欷
sweet and sour sauce tangcu paigu
barbecued spare ribs 䅳㐡欷 kaopaigu
sausage 樨儯 xiangchang
ham 䃺刎 huotui
bacon ⢈㣈 peigen
Poultry
chicken 溰儘 jirou
diced chicken 溰儘⟦ jiroukuai
stir-fried chicken 䄡溰⟦ chaojikuai
quick-fried diced 潠㦡溰⟦ heijiao jikuai
chicken with bean
sauce
“beggar’s chicken” ⑺⎥溰 jiaohuaji v
(charcoal-baked
marinated chicken)
Kung Pao chicken ⰺ溰Ẑ gongbao jiding
red-braised chicken 伱䅶溰儘 hongshao jirou
soy sauce chicken 戀䅶溰儘 jiangshao jirou
chicken livers 溰儬 jigan
sautéed chicken livers 䝟㳃溰儬 yanshui jigan
duck 溼儘 yarou
Peking roast duck ⎦Ἳ䅳溼 beijing kaoya
duck’s foot with 嚠呖溼㐛 mogu yazhang
mushroom
smoked duck 䈞溼 xunya
stuffed duck ⣺溼 tianya
goose 滔 e












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Beef and lamb
beef 䋪儘 MENU GUIDE 161
niurou
quick-fried beef with 唀䊕䋪儘 congbao niurou
Chinese onions
stir-fried beef with 怲㦡區䖮䄡 lajiao
peanuts and chili 䋪儘 huasheng
chao niurou
stir-fried beef in hot 怲㦡䄡䋪儘 lajiao chao
spicy sauce niurou
beef braised in 戀䅶䋪儘 jiangshao
brown sauce niurou
green pepper beef 潠㦡䋪㢂 heijiao niuliu
in black bean sauce
beef in oyster sauce 圬㵈䋪㢂 haoyou niuliu
steak 䋪㐡 niupai
veal Ⲟ䋪儘 xiaoniurou
lamb 候儘 yangrou
lamb kebabs 候儘ề yangrouchuan
Mongolian hotpot 唨⑳䃺斔 menggu
huoguo

Offal
heart げ xin
liver 儬 gan
kidneys 凿⯟ yaozi
ox tongue 䋪力 niushe
tripe 䋪儩 niudu
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Fish and seafood
fish MENU GUIDE 洋儘 yurou
seafood 㸆洫 haixian
shellfish 嶬䴊 beilei
fish slices 洋⟦ yukuai
sweet and sour fish 䵥戚洋 tangcuyu
stir-fried fish slices 戀䄡洋䋖 jiangchao
with thick sauce yupian
prawns 圍 xia
stir-fried prawns with 㽠坚圍ὐ huadanxiaren
egg white
stir-fried prawns in 䗹厓戀䄡 fanqiejiang
tomato sauce 圍ὐ chaoxiaren
spiced salt prawns 㦡䝟圍⟦ jiaoyanxiakuai
shrimp 圍ὐ xiaren
dried shrimp 㸆䴂 haimi
squid 洎洋 youyu
carp 洳洋 liyu
steamed carp 㺔啇洳洋 qingzheng liyu
carp braised in 戀䅶洳洋 jiangshao liyu
brown sauce
swordfish ⺵洋 daiyu
scallops 洫嶬 xianbei
clams 坳垙 geli
v
mussels 巊嶬 yibei
crab 堒墈 pangxie
octopus ⇺䊹洋 baozhaoyu
oysters 䖮墣 shenghao v
sea bass 洗洋 luyu
abalone 洜洋 baoyu
shark’s fin 洋偔 yuchi
eel 浦洋 manyu
eel braised with chili 峘㦡䅶浦洋 chijiao
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Rice and noodles
noodles 柱㟰 MENU GUIDE 163
miantiao
rice noodles 䴂䴘 mifen
egg noodles 溰坚柱 jidanmian
cellophane noodles ≘䴘 liangfen
fried noodles 䄡柱 chaomian
fried rice noodles 䄡䴂 chaomi
Singapore noodles 㚮㷁䄡䴂 xingzhou
chaomi
spicy Sichuan noodles ㍔㍔柱 dandan mian
rice 䴂槼 mifan
glutinous rice 䵾䴂 nuomi
boiled rice 䜌槼 baifan
stir-fried rice 䄡槼 chaofan
plain fried rice 䜌䄡槼 baichaofan
egg-fried rice 坚䄡槼 danchaofan
special fried rice ὏斵䄡槼 shijichaofan
sizzling rice 䇝䄡槼 jianchaofan
fried rice sticks 䄡⼃䵤 chaoniangao
rice porridge 䴴 zhou

Vegetables, herbs, and spices
vegetables 喻呫 shucai
steamed vegetables 㺔啇喻呫 qingzheng
shucai
stir-fried seasonal 㺔䄡㚅喻 qingchao shishu
vegetables
asparagus 匵䮚 lusun
beans 峕 dou
green beans 侎峕 lvdou
soy beans ⦶峕 dadou
bean sprouts 峕卌 douya
peas 峛峕 wandou





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stir-fried peas with 峛峕䄡嚠呖 wandou chao
mushrooms mogu
bok choy 䜌呫 baicai
broccoli 娎⇿區 xilanhua
cabbage ␆げ呫 juanxincai
Chinese cabbage ⎔呫 baocai
carrot 兰咬⏫ huluobo
spinach 呯呫 bocai
cauliflower 區㦿呫 huayecai
bamboo shoots 䮈䮚 zhusun
mushrooms 嚠呖 mogu
onion 㶚唀 yangcong
scallions 柡唀 qingcong
cucumber 潓䕫 huanggua
radish 䜌咬⏫ bailuobo
red/green pepper 伱 侎㢎⯟㦡 hong/lvshizijiao
corn 䐘䴂 yumi
eggplant 厓⯟ qiezi
chili 怲㦡 lajiao
potato ➮峕 tudou
French fries 䅇嘾㟰 zhashutiao
taro (root vegetable) 匚⧃ yutou
gingko nuts 斅㟞⼁㠫 yinxing ganguo
tomato 䗹厓 fanqie
stir-fried tomato 䗹厓䄡溰坚 fanqie chao
with egg jidan
water chestnuts 吇可 biqi
coriander 樨呫 xiangcai
garlic ⦶唫 dasuan
ginger 䖮⩫ shengjiang
cinnamon 儘㣑 rougui
star anise ⇺婡 bajiao
five-spice powder ἣ樨䴘 wuxiangfen





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Specialties MENU GUIDE 165
bean curd 峕凟 doufu
dried bean curd 峕凟⼁ doufu gan
bean curd fried 䅇峕凟 zhadoufu
in batter
bean curd with prawns 峕凟圍ὐ doufu xiaren
“three-fresh” ẘ洫峕凟 sanxian doufu
bean curd
fermented black beans ①戄潠峕 fajiao heidou
red bean paste 伱峕㴨 hongdousha
Szechwan chili paste ❪⹬怲戀 sichuan lajiang
soy bean paste ⦶峕戀 dadou jiang
Chinese ravioli Ẽ⾞樓槷 zhongshi
hundun
steamed Chinese 䅶⏥ shaomai
ravioli
fried Chinese ravioli 䅇樓槷 zha hundun
preserved eggs 䜽坚 pidan
tofu 峕凟 doufu
breaded tofu 䇝峕凟 jiandoufu
spicy tofu 怲峕凟 ladoufu
bird’s nest 䉤䬬 yanwo


Fruit
pineapple 呯咬 boluo
guangdong sweet ⼎㡠 guanggan
orange
honeydew melon ╗ⱕ䕫 hamigua
tangerine 垫㣣 miju
pear 㤷 li
lychee 口㠬 lizhi
grape 哰咓 putao
guava 䗹䢂㩃 fanshiliu





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166
apple MENU GUIDE 厈㠫 pingguo
apricot 㟞 xing w
banana 樨嗘 xiangjiao
watermelon 娎䕫 xigua
lemon 㡯㬻 ningmeng
lime 柡㡯 qingning
kiwi 䎤䏃㣒 mihoutao
cherry 㫀㣒 yingtao
Chinese dates Ẽ➌伱㠲 zhongguo
hongzao
orange 㫧⯟ juzi
mandarin orange 㫧⯟ juzi
pomegranate 䢂㩃 shiliu
Longan fruit 瀨䟋 longyan
y
peach 㣒 tao
plum 㤔⯟ meizi
w
Desserts
apple in hot toffee ㍣Ậ厈㠫 basi pingguo
ice cream ∿䁏㹚 bingjilin
fruit salad 㳃㠫㴨㍘ shuiguo shala
mixed fruit 㳃㠫㎋䝧 shuiguo pinpan
“eight-treasure” rice ⇺Ⱜ槼 babaofan
dessert
rice pudding 䖫䴂䴴 tianmizhou
almond bean curd 㟞ὐ峕凟 xingren doufu
sweetened red bean 伱峕㴨 hongdousha
paste
red bean paste 伱峕㴨樋 hongdou
pancakes shabing
cake 坚䵤 dangao
peanut cake 區䖮坚䵤 huasheng
dangao





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Drinks MENU GUIDE 167
water 㳃 shui
sparkling water 㴌㳃 qishui
fruit juice 㠫㳐 guozhi
apple juice 厈㠫㳐 pingguo zhi
grapefruit juice 哰咓㳐 putao zhi
orange juice 㫨㳐 chengzhi
tea 叅 cha
coffee ┥◰ kafei
cola ⑾ở kele
soda 卞㋢㳃 sudashui
milk 䋪⨅ niunai
soy milk 峕㷕 doujiang
yogurt drink ἂ戇槽═ rusuan yinpin
baiju (clear liquor) 䜌懡 baijiu
beer ◳懡 pijiu
wine 伱懡 hongjiu
rice wine 䴂懡 mijiu
Chinese liqueurs Ẽ➌懡 zhongguojiu























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DICTIONARY
168
DICTIONARY ENGLISH–CHINESE
Chinese nouns can normally be used for either the singular or
the plural. Verbs and adjectives are often used in combination
with additional characters that modify the meaning (see
page 4). Chinese word order can be different from English and
you will need to look at the phrases in the book to develop a
feel for how to use the vocabulary in context.
A ambulance jiuhuche
America meiguo
a (one) yige A
accident shigu American (person) meiguo
ren
accountant kuaijishi and he
ache teng A
ankle jiaohuai
actor yanyuan animal dongwu A
adaptor (plug) chatou another (different) lingyige
zhuanhuanqi (further) you yige
address dizhi
anniversary zhounian
admission: answering machine daluji
admission ticket menpiao antibiotics kangshengsu
admission charge antique shop gudongdian
menpiao fei
after yihou antiseptic fangfuji
anything: anything else?
afternoon xiawu haiyao qita shipin ma?
again zai
apartment gongyu, danyuan
agenda huiyi richeng apple pingguo
air-conditioning kongtiao
appointment yuyue
air mail hangkongyoujian
appointment book riji
airplane feiji apricot xing
airbag anquanqinang
April siyue
airport jichang, feijichang apron weiqun
alarm clock naozhong architecture (study)
alcohol jiujing jianzhuxue
all suoyou are: you are ni shi
all the streets suoyou de we are women shi
jiedao they are tamen shi
that’s all, thanks haole, arm shoubi, gebo
xiexie armband bipiao
allergic guomin arrival daoda
almost chabuduo arrive daoda
alone dandu art yishu
already yijing art gallery yishuguan
also ye artificial sweetener renzao
always zongshi tienweiji
am: I am wo shi arthritis guanjieyan
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bathrobe yupao
ashtray yanhuigang ENGLISH–CHINESE 169
asleep: he’s asleep ta bathroom weishengjian,
shuizhao le xizaojian
ask wen battery dianchi
asthma xiaochuan beach haitan
at zai beach umbrella zhang
at the café zai kafei guan yanguan
attic gelou beans dou
attractive mirende beard luosaihuzi
August bayue beautiful meili, haokan
aunt (maternal) yima beauty products huazhuang-
(paternal) guma
pin
Australia aodaliya because yinwei
Australian (person) aodaliya bed chuang
ren bed runner chuangqi
awful zaotoule
bedroom woshi
B bedside table chuangtougui
bedspread chuangdan
baby ying’er bee mifeng
baby wipes ying’er caxijin
back (body) bei beef niurou
beer pijiu
backpack beibao
back street houjie before (zai)…yiqian
bad huai, buhao begin kaishi
beginner chuxuezhe
badminton yumaoqui
behind (zai)…houmian
bag (for purchases, etc.)
suliaodai bell zhong
baggage xingli (for door, school) ling
baker mianbaodian below (zai)…xiamian
balcony yangtai belt (clothing) pidai
ball qiu best: the best zuihao
ballet baleiwu better geng hao
bamboo zhuzi between (zai)…zhijian
bamboo shoots zhusun bicycle zixingche
banana xiangjiao bidet jingshenpen
band (music) yuedui big da
bandage bengdai bikini bijini
bank yinhang bill zhangdan, jiezhang
bar jiuba bill (paper currency) zhibi
barber lifadian bird niao
baseball bangqiu bird watching guanniao
basket lanzi birthday shengri
basketball lanqiu happy birthday! shengri
bath yugang, xizao kuaile!
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DICTIONARY
170
bite (injury) yoashang briefcase gongwenbao
(verb) yao bring dai
bitter (taste) ku Britain yingguo
black hei British (adj) yingguo
blanket maotan, tanzi broken (out of order) huai le
blind xia (leg) duanle
blinds baiye chuang brooch xiongzhen
blocked (road, drain) brother (older) gege
duzhule (younger) didi
blond (adj) jinhuangse brown zongse
blood test yanxue bruise yushang
blouse nvchenshan brush shuazi
blue lan bubble bath paoyu
boarding gate dengjimen bucket shuitong
boarding pass dengjipai Buddha Fo
boat chuan budget yusuan
body shenti building loufang
body lotion runfulu bulb (light) deng pao
boiled zhu bumper baoxiangang
boiled rice mifan bungalow pingfang
book (noun) shu burglar pashou, qiezei
book (verb) ding Burma miandian
bookstore shudian, tushulei burn (noun) shaoshang
border (of country) bianjie bus gonggongqiche
boring mei jing business shengyi
boss laoban on business chuchai
both liangge dou business card mingpian
bottle pingzi businessperson shangren
bottle opener kaipingqi bus station gonggongqiche
boutique fuzhuangdai zongzhan
bowl wan bus stop gonggongqiche
box hezi zhan
boxer quanjishou busy (street) renao
boy nanhai (person) (hen) mang
boyfriend nan pengyou (phone line) zhanxian
bra xiongzhao but danshi
bracelet shouzlian butcher roudian
branch (of company) fenzhi butter huangyou
jigou button niukou
brandy bailandi buy mai
bread mianbao by zou
breakfast zaocan by train/car zuo huoche/
bridge (over river, etc.) zuo qiche
daqiao, qiaoliang



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C ENGLISH–CHINESE 171
cassette cidai
cabin baocang cat mao
CD-drive guangqu
cabinet (kitchen) guichu
ceiling tianhuaban
cable TV youxian dianshi
café kafeiguan, chaguan cell phone shouji
center (of town) zhongxin
cake dangao
cereal gulei shipin
cake shop gaodiandian chair yizi
calculator jisuanqi
swivel chair zuoyi
call: what is this called? zhe change (verb: money)
jiao shenme? huanqian, duihuan
calligraphy shufa
(noun: money) lingqian
camera zhaoxiangji (verb: clothes, trains) huan
can (tin) guantou charger chongdianqi
can: can I…? wo keyi…ma? check in banli dengji
can you…? ni neng bu shouxu
neng…? checkout shouyinchu
he can’t… ta bu neng…
check zhipiao
can opener kaiquanqi
checkbook zhipiaoben
Canada jianada check cashing card zhipi-
Canadian (person) jianada aoka
ren cheek lianjia
candle lazhu cheese nailao
canoe dumuzhou chef chushi
canopy yulian chemist (pharmacy) yaofang
Cantonese (adj) guangdong chess xiang-qi
(language) guangdonghua
chest (body) xiong
cap maozi chewing gum kouxiangtang
car (train) chexiang chicken ji
sleeper car yingwo (meat) jirou
chexiang child, children haizi
ordinary car putong child seat ertong zuoyi
chexiang
car qiche, che children’s ward xiaoer
bingfang
car parking lot ting-
chechang chili powder lajiaofen
chin xiaba
card (business) mingpian
China zhongguo
cards (playing) pu-ke China tea zhongguo cha
careful: be careful! xiaoxin!
Chinese (adj) zhongguo
carpenter mujiang
(person) zhongguo ren
carpet ditan (language) zhongwen
carrot huluobo the Chinese zhongguo
cart tuiche, xingliche renmin
cash (money) xianjin Chinese New Year zhon
cash point qukuanji guo chunjie
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DICTIONARY
172
Chinese-style zhongshi Communist Party member
chips (potato) zha tudou- gongchandangyuan
pian company (firm) gongsi
chocolate qiaokeli complicated fuza
chopstick(s) kuaizi computer diannao, jisuanji
church jiaotang computer repair shop
cigar xuejia diannao xiulidian
cigarette xiang yan concert yinyuehui
pack of cigarettes heyan conditioner hufasu
city chengshi condom biyuntao
clean (adj) ganjing conference yantaohui
cleaner (person) constipation bianmi
qingjiegong consulate lingshiguan
clever congming contact lenses yinxing
climbing panyan yanjing
clock zhong contract (noun) hetong
close (verb) guan cool (day, weather)
close: to be close (near) jin liangkuai
closed guanle, xiuxi cook (chef) chushi
clothes yifu cookie binggan
clothes peg yifu jiazi corkscrew basaizuan
cloudy duoyun corner (street) jiejiao
coast hai’an corridor zoulang
coat (overcoat) dayi cost jia qian
(jacket) waiyi what does it cost? zhe yao
coat hanger guayijia duoshao qian?
cockroach zhanglang cotton mianhua
coconut yezi cotton balls yaomian
coconut milk yezi zhi cough kesou
coffee kafei country (nation) guojia
coins yingbi courier sudi
cola kele cow niu
cold (illness) ganmao crab pangxie
(temperature) leng cramps jinluan
collect/reverse charge call cream (to eat) naiyou
duifang fukuan credit card xinyongka
color yanse crib diao chuang/ying’er
coloring pencils caiseqianbi chuang
comb shuzi crime fanzui
come lai crocodile eyu
please come! lai ba! crossing (street) banmaxian
comic book manhua crowd renqun
Communist Party gongchan- crowded yongji
dang cufflinks xiekou



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Cultural Revolution wenhua ENGLISH–CHINESE 173
die si
dageming diesel chaiyou
cup beizi different butong
a cup of coffee yi bei kafei difficult kunnan
curry gali dinghy xiangpiting
curtains chuanglian
dining car canche
customs haiguan dining room canting
cut (wound) geshang dinner wancan
(verb) qie
dinner party wanyan
cutting board anban dirty zang
cycling qi zixingche disabled canfei
cyclist qi zixingche de ren
disco disike
D dishwasher xiwanji
dairy (foods) ruzhipin dishwashing liquid xijiejing
dancing tiaowu disposable diapers yicixing
niaojin
dangerous weixian
divorced lihun le
dark hei an
daughter nver do zuo
doctor yisheng
day tian
document wenjian
dead sile
deaf er long dog gou
December shi’eryue dollar meiyuan
don’t! buyao!
deep shen
doormen
delayed wandian
delicatessen shushidian (vehicle) chemen
delicious haochi double room shuangrenjian
drawer chouti
delivery jiaofu
drawing sumiao
dentist yayi, yake yisheng
deodorant chuchouji down: down there xiamian
department (of company) bu dress (woman’s) nvzhuang
department store baihuo drink (verb) he
shangdian, baihuodalou drinking water yinyongshui
departure(s) chufa drinks (catagory) yinliao
designer shejishi driver’s license jiashizhizhao
desk bangongzhuo drops (medicinal) diji
desserts taindian drunk hezuile
detergent qingjieji duck ya
develop (film) chongxi (meat) yarou
diabetes tangniaobing duffel lvxingdai
diapers niaojin dumplings jiaozi
diarrhea fuxie duty-free shop mianshuidian
diary rizhi dry gan
dictionary zidian dry cleaner’s ganxidian
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DICTIONARY
174
dynasty chao dai engine fadongji
the Ming/Ch’ing Dynasty engineer gongchengshi
mingchao/qingchao engineering (study) gong-ke
England yingguo
E English (person) yingguo ren
each mei yige (language) yingwen
ear erduo enough goule
ear ache ertong entrance rukou, ruchang
earphones erji entrance ticket menpiao
early zao envelope xinfeng
earring erhuan epilepsy dianjianbing
east dong eraser xiangpi
easy rongyi estimate gusuan
eat chi evening wanshang
economy (class) jingjicang
every meiyige
egg jidan every day meitian
egg noodles jidan mian every week meixingqi
eight ba, bage everyone meiyige ren
either…or… everything meijian shiqing
bu shi…jiushi…
everywhere meige difang
elastic you tanxing de excellent haojile
elbow zhou
exchange (goods) genghuan
electrician diangong exchange rate huilv
electricity dian, gongdian
excursion duantu lvyou
electronics store dianqi excuse me (to get attention)
shangdian
laojia, qingwen
else: something else biede (pardon?) qing zai shuo
dongxi yibian?
anything else? haiyao qita exhaust (car, etc.)
shipin ma? paiqiguan
somewhere else biede
difang exhibition zhanshihui
email dianziyoujian exit chukou
expensive gui
email address dianziyoujian
dizhi eye yan, yanjing
embarrassing ganga eyebrow mei
embassy dashiguan eye-witness mujizhe
emergency jinji qingkuang
emergency ward jizhenshi F
emperor huangdi face lian
empty kong factory gongchang
end (noun) moduan fall (season) qiutian
engaged (to be married) family jiating
dinghunle family room jiatingjian
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flash (for camera)
fan (mechanical) fengshan ENGLISH–CHINESE 175
(hand-held) shanzi shanguangdeng
far (away) yuan flashlight shoudiantong
fare chepiao flat (adj) pingtan
farmer nongmin flat tire chetai meiqi le
fashion shiyang flavor weidao
fast kuai flea tiaozao
fat (person) pang flight hangban
flight attendant kongzhong
father fuqin
my father baba xiaojie
flip-flops pingde renzi
fax chuanzhen
tuoxie
fax machine chuanzhenji
floor (of room) diban
February eryue
(storey) lou
feel ganjue florist huadian
I feel hot wo juede re
flower hua, hua’er
ferry duchuan flu liugan
festival jieri
fly (insect) cangying
fever fashao fly (verb) fei
few: a few yixie flyover lijiaoqiao
fiance(e) wei hun fu/qi folk music minjian yinyue
field tiandi fond: I’m fond of wo xihuan
(rice, paddy) daotian food shiwu
figures (e.g., sales) zongji food poisoning shiwu
film (camera) jiaojuan zhongdu
(movie) dianying foot jiao
find zhao foot treatment (spa) zuliao
finger shouzhi for: for her wei ta
fins jiapu that’s for me zhe shi gei
fire huo wode
there’s a fire! zhaohuo la! a bus for… qu…de
gonggongqiche
fire alarm huozaibaojingqi
forbidden jinzhi
fire department xiaofangdui
Forbidden City gugong
fire engine xiaofangche
foreigner waiguo ren
fire extinguisher miehuoqi
forest senlin
first diyi
fork cancha, chazi
fish yu
four si, sige
fishing diaoyu
fountain penquan
fisherman yumin
fracture guzhe
fish seller shuichandian
French fries zha tudoutiao
fishing diaoyu
free (of charge) mianfei
fishing boat yuchuan to be free (available) you
five wu, wuge kong
flag qizi freezer binggui
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DICTIONARY
176
Friday xingqiwu get in (to car) shangche
fridge bingxiang (arrive) daoda
fried chao get up (in morning)
fried noodles chaomian qichuang
fried rice chaofan gift liwu
friend pengyou ginger shengjiang
friendly qinre ren girl nvhai
friendship store youyi girlfriend nvpengyou
shangdian give gei
from: from Beijing to glad gaoxing
Shanghai glass (for drinking) juibei,
cong beijing dao bolibei
shanghai (material) boli
front qianmian glasses (spectacles) yanjing
frozen foods lengdong- wearing glasses daiyanjing
shipin glue jiaoshui
fruit shuiguo go qu
fruit juice guozhi gold huangjin
fry (deep fry) zha golf/golfer gaoerfu
(stir fry) chao golf course gaoerfu qiuchang
frying pan jiangua good hao
full man good morning zaoshang
I’m full wo baole hao
funny (strange) qiguai good evening wanshang
(amusing) you yisi hao
furniture jiaju good night wan’an
fusebox baoxiansihe goodbye zaijian
government zhengfu
G granddaughter
garbage laji (son’s daughter) sunnv
(daughter’s daughter)
garbage can lajitong waisunnv
garden huayuan
grandfather
gardens (public) yuanlin
(paternal) yeye
garlic dasuan (maternal) waigong
gas meiqi grandmother (paternal)
gasoline qiyou, shiyou nainai
gas station jiayouzhan (maternal) waipo
gate (airport, etc.) dengjikou grandson (son’s son) sunzi
gear stick biansugan (daughter’s son) wai sunzi
get (obtain) de dao grapes putao
get (fetch) qu grass cao
(train, bus, etc) zuoche great: that’s great! hao ji le,
get: have you got…? ni you na tai hao le
…ma? Great Britain dabuliedian
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Great Wall changcheng ENGLISH–CHINESE 177
have you
green lv do you have…? ni you
greengrocery shucaidian …ma?
green Chinese onion dacong I have… woyou…
green tea lvcha I don’t have… wo mei
you…
gray huise hayfever kucaore
grilled shao
ground floor yi lou he ta
head tou
guarantee baoxiuzheng
head office zongbu
guest keren headache toutong
guide zhinan, daoyou
guided tour lvyou headlight(s) qiandeng
health insurance jiankang
gun (pistol) shouqiang baoxian
(rifle) qiang
gutter (of house) tiangou hear tingjian
hearing aid
gym jianshenfang
zhutingqi
H heart xinzang
heart condition xinzangbing
hair toufa
heat(ing) gongnuan
haircut lifa heavy zhong
hairdresser meifadian heel (shoe) xiegen
hairdryer chuifengji
(foot) jiaohougen
half ban hello nihao
half an hour banxiaoshi (on the phone) wei
half past one yidianban helmet toukui
ham huotui help (verb) bangzhu
hamburger hanbaobao
help! jiuming!
hammer chuizi
hepatitis ganyan
hand shou her (possessive) tade
hand towel maojin (object) ta
handbag shoutidai herbs (cooking) zuoliao
handkerchief shoujuan (medicine) caoyao
handle (noun) bashou here zheli, zhe er
handsome yingjun here you are zhebian qing
handyman xiuligong hers tade
happen fasheng hi! ni hao!
happy kuaile high gao
harbor gangkou highchair gaojiaoyi
hard (material) ying highway gaosugonglu
(difficult) nan hill xiaoshan
hard drive yingpan him ta
hardware store wujindian his tade
hat maozi HIV positive aizibing
hate: I hate… wo taoyan… yangxing
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DICTIONARY
178
hobby aihao impossible bu keneng j
holiday jieri in zai j
home jia in English yong yingyu j
homosexual tongxinglian India yindu j
honey fengmi indigestion xiaohuabuliang
Hong Kong xianggang inexpensive pianyi
hood (of car) yinginggai inhaler (for asthma, etc)
horn (car, etc.) laba xiruqi
horrible kepa infection ganran
horse ma information xinxi, xiaoxi
horse riding qima information desk wen
xun chu
hospital yiyuan
host dongdaozhu injection zhushe
hot (temperature) re insect repellent quchongji
(spicy) la insurance baoxian
hot chocolate reqiaokeli interesting you yisi
hot spa wenquan dujia internet yintewang
hotel (superior, for foreign- internet café wangba
ers) jiudian interpret zuo fanyi
(small) lvguan interpreter fanyi
hour xiaoshi inventory huowuqingdan
house fangzi invitation yaoqing
household products invoice fapiao
jiatingyongpin Ireland ai’erlan
hovercraft qidianchuan iron (for clothes) yundou
how? zenme? ironing board yunyiban
how are you? nihaoma? is shi
how much? duoshao? he/she/it is ta shi
(money) duoshaoqian? island dao
humid chaoshi it ta
hundred bai it’s expensive gui
hungry: I’m hungry wo ele
hurry: I’m in a hurry wo mei J
shijian jack (for car) qianjinding
hurt tong jacket jiake, waitao
husband zhangfu jade yu
jam guojiang
I January yiyue
I wo Japan riben
ice bing jasmine tea huacha
ice cream bingjilin jaw xia’e
if ruguo jeans niuzaiku
ill sheng bingle jellyfish shuimu
immediately mashang jewelery store shoushidian


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jewelry shoushi ENGLISH–CHINESE 179
laundry detergent xiyifen
job gongzuo law (study) falv
jug guan lawyer lvshi
juice zhi lecture (university) jiangzuo
July qiyue lecture hall jiaoshi
lecturer (university) daxue-
K jiangshi
karaoke kala-ok left (not right) zuo
karaoke bar kala-ok ting on the left zai zuobian
kettle dianshuihu leg tui
key yaoshi leisure time xiuxian yule
keyboard jianpan lemon ningmeng
kick (verb) ti lemonade ningmeng qishui
kilo gongjin lens jingtou
kilometer gongli letter (in mail) xinjian
kitchen chufang lettuce woju, shengcai
knee xi library tushuguan
knife dao lie down tang
know: I don’t know (wo) life shenghuo
buzhidao lifebuoy jiushengquan
Korea: North Korea bei life jacket yiushengyi
chaoxian lift (elevator) dianti
South Korea nan chaox- could you give me a lift?
ian, hanguo ni neng
bu neng rang wo dage
L che?
light (noun) deng
lady nvshi
have you got a light? jie
lake hu ge huo, xing ma?
lamb (meat) yangrou
(not heavy) qing
lamp deng, diandeng
light bulb dengpao
lane xiaoxiang lighter dahuoji
Laos laowo
like: I’d like… qing geiwo/
laptop (computer) bijiben wo xiangyao…
diannao I like wo xihuan
large da the one like that xiang
last (previous) shang yige neige yiyang
last month shanggeyue line (phone) xian
(final) zuihou outside line waixian
last name xing (transportation route) lu
last year qunian lipstick kouhong
late (at night) wan liquor store jiulei
(behind schedule) zhuanmaidian
chidaole, wandianle literature (study) wen-ke
later yihou liter sheng
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180
little xiao DICTIONARY mask (diving) mianju
just a little jiu yidiandian massage anmo
liver gan matches huochai
living roon keting material (cloth) bu
lobster longxia matter: what’s the matter?
lock suo (asking about illness) nali
long chang bu shufu?
lose: I’ve lost my … wo May wuyue
… diule me wo
lost property shiwu zhaol- it’s for me zhe shi gei
ing chu wode
lot: a lot xuduo meat rou
a lot of money xu duo mechanic jixieshi
qian medicine (medication) yao
loud dasheng de
medicine (study) yi-ke
love: I love you wo ai ni meet (someone) jian
I’d love to come wo meeting huiyi
yiding lai
lovely (person) ke ai melon gua
(thing) hen hao memory (computer) neicun
memory card jiyika
low di
men’s toilets nan cesuo
luck yunqi
good luck! zhu ni hao menu caidan
yun! set menu taocan
luggage xingli meter mi
luggage storage xingli microwave weibolu
jicunchu middle: in the middle
lunch wucan zai zhongjian
lychee lichi middle-aged zhongnian
midnight: at midnight banye
M mile yingli
magazine zazhi milk niunai
mailbox xinxiang million baiwan
make zuo mine: it’s mine shi wode
makeup huazhuangpin mineral water kuangquan-
main courses zhucai shui
man nanren, nanshi minute fenzhong
manager jingli mirror jingzi
Mandarin putonghua Miss xiaojie
map ditu mistake cuowu
March sanyue modem shujuji, tiaozhiji-
market shichang etiaoqi
married yihun Monday xingqiyi
martial arts wushu money qian

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Mongolia menggu ENGLISH–CHINESE 181
name mingzi
Inner Mongolia neimeng napkin canjin
Outer Mongolia waimeng narrow zhai
monkey hou nausea exin
month yue near jin
monument jinianbei is it near here?
moon yueliang li zheli jin ma?
mop tuoba nearby fujin
more geng duo necessary biyao
more than bi … duo neck jing, bozi
morning shangwu, necklace xianglian
zaoshang need: I need a…
mosquito wenzi woxuyao…, woxiang…
mosquito net (on door) needle zhen
shamen Nepal niboer
(on window) shachuang nephew zhizi
mother muqin never conglai bu
my mother mama new xin
motorcycle motuoche news xinwen
mountain shan newspaper baozhi
mountain climbing deng- New Year xinnian
shan Happy New Year!
mouse (computer) shubiao xinnianhao
(animal) xiaoshu New Zealand xin xilan
moustache xiaohuzi next xia yige
mouth zui, zuiba next month xiageyue
mouthwash skukouye next to… zai…pangbian
nice (person, weather)
movie theater dianyingyuan
hen hao
Mr… …xiansheng (meal) haochi
Mrs… …furen
(town) hen hao
Ms… …nvshi
how nice! na tai hao le!
much duo niece zhinv
much better hao de duo
night ye
museum bowuguan nightclub yezonghui
mushrooms mogu
nine jiu, jiuge
music yinyue no bu(shi)
musician yinyuejia no entry jinru
must: I must wo bixu no parking jinzhitingche
my… wode… noisy chaonao
my name is… wojiao… noodles maintiao
noon: at noon zhongwu
N normal zhengchang
nail zhijia north bei
nail clippers zhijadao nose bizi
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DICTIONARY
182
nosebleed bixue operating room
not bu shoushushi
not for me wo bu yao operation dongshoushu
note pad bianjian operator (phone) zongji
nothing mei you shenme opposite duimian
November shiyiyue opposite the …
now xianzai zai … duimian
number (quantity) shuzi optician yanjingdian
(numeral) haoma or huozhe
telephone number dian- orange (fruit) juzi, ganju
hua haoma (color) juhuangse
nurse hushi orange juice juzizhi
nuts jianguo order (for goods, etc)
dinggou, dingdan
O other: the other ling yige
occupied (toilets) youren other (ones) qita
o’clock …dian our(s) womende
October shiyue out: she’s out ta bu zai
of de outside waimian
the name of the hotel over: over there zai nali
lvguande mingzi own: on my own ziji
office bangongshi oyster hao
office worker bagong
renyuan P
often jingchang package baoguo
oil (motor) jiyou paddy field daotian
(vegetable) caiyou page ye
ointment ruangao pagoda (bao)ta
OK haode, henhao pain teng
old (person) lao painting huihua
(things) jiu pair yishuang
olives ganlan panda xiongmao
on zai… shangmian pants kuzi, chang ku
on the roof zai fangding paper zhi
on the beach zai haitan parasol yangsan
one yi, yige pardon? qing zai shuo
that one nei yige yibian?
onion yangcong parcel baoguo
only zhi you parents fumu
open (verb) kai park (noun) gongyuan
(adj) kaile (verb) tingche
opera geju parking meter tingche jishi
Chinese opera jingju shoufeiqi
opera house gejuyuan parking space cheku



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physics (study) wulixue
party (celebration) wanhui ENGLISH–CHINESE 183
(group) tuanti pickpocket pashou
pass (mountain) guankou picnic yecan
passenger chengke picture tupian
passport huzhao piece pian
passport control huzhao a piece of… yipian…
jianchachu pig zhu
password mima pills yaopian
patient (hospital, doctor, etc) pillow zhentou
bingren pilot feixingyuan
path xiaolu pin biezhen
pavilion tingzi pineapple boluo
pay fuqian pink fenhong
can I pay, please? wo keyi pipe (smoking) yandou
fuqian ma? (water) guanzi
payment fukuan place difang
pear li plane feiji
peach tao plant zhiwu
pencil qianbi plaster (sticking) chuang-
penicillin qingmeisu koutie
penknife xiaodao plastic bag suliaodai
people ren plate candie, panzi
pepper (spice) hujiaofen platform zhantai
(red/green) shizijiao play (in theatre) huaju
per play (verb)
…per cent baifen zhi… (sports, etc) da
perfume xiangshui (instrument) la
perhaps keneng playground youlechang
perm diantang please qing
person ren please? hao ma?
personal organizer beiwanglu pleased gaoxing
pharmacy yaofang plug (electric) chatou
phone dianhua plumber guandaogong
phone card dianhuaka pocket yidai
photo album xiangce poisonous youdude
photo frame xiangkuang police jingcha
photocopy fuyin police report jingfang
photocopier fuyinji baogao
photograph (noun) police station jingchaju
zhaopian polite you limao
(verb) zhaoxiang politics zhengzhi
photographer sheyingshi pond chitang
phrase book duihua pool youyongchi, shuichi
shouce poor (not rich) qiong




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DICTIONARY
184
pop music liuxing yinyue radio shouyinji
popcorn baomihua railroad tielu
pork zhurou railroad station huochezhan
porter banyungong rain yu
possible keneng it’s raining xiayu le
post youjian rash (on body) pizhen
post office youju rat laoshu
postbox youtong raw shengchi
postcard mingxinpian
razor tixudao
postman youdiyuan razor blades tihu daopian
poster zhaotie read du
potato tudou
reading (pastime) dushu
poultry qinrou
ready zhunbei hao
pound (money) yingbang
prawn xia ready meals jishishipin
pregnant huaiyun receipt fapiao, shouju
reception (party) jiedaishi
present (gift) liwu
(hotel, etc) jiedaichu
pretty piaoliang
price jiage record (music) changpian
printer (machine) dayinji red hong
problem wenti red tea hongcha
professor jiaoshou refrigerator bingxiang
profits lirun religion zongjiao
pronounce fayin rent (for room, etc) fangzu
pump qitong (verb) zu
pull la for rent chuzu
purse qianbao repair xiuli
push tui report (noun) baogaoshu
pajamas shuiyi request (noun) qingqiu
reservation yuding
Q restaurant canguan
quarter yike restaurant car canche
quarter past one yidian retired leile
yike
quarter to two yidian return (come back) fanhui
sanke (give back) huan
question wenti return ticket wanfanpiao
queue (noun) dui rice (cooked) mifan
quick kuai (uncooked) mi
quiet (place) anjing rice bowl fanwan
rice cooker dianfanbao
R rice field daotian
rabbit tu ricecake bo
radiator sanreqi rich (person) hen youqian
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say: how do you say…
right (not left) you ENGLISH–CHINESE 185
on the right zai youbian in Chinese yong hanyu
(correct) dui zenme shuo…?
ring (on finger) jiezhi scallion xiaocong
river heliu school xuexiao
science (study) li-ke
road lu
scissors jiandao
roasted kao
Scotland sugelan
rocks yanshi
screen pingmu
roof wuding, fangding
screwdriver luosidao
roofrack chedingxinglijia sea hai
room (hotel, house) fangjian
seafood haixian
(space) kongjian
seat zuowei
room number fangjianhao
take a seat zuo
room service fangjian seat belt anquandai
songcan fuwu second (in series) di er
rope shengzi (of time) miao
round (adj) yuande secretary mishu
rubber (material) xiangjiao section (of shop) difang
rubber band songjindai see kanjian
ruins feixu I see! shi zheyang!
run pao self-employed getihu
Russia eguo sell mai
seminar zuotanhui
S senior citizen laonianren
separately (pay) fen kai fu
sad shangxin
September jiuyue
safe (not in danger) ping an
(not dangerous) anquan serious (illness) yanzhong
sesame oil mayou
safety pin biezhen
set (theater) bujing
salad shala
seven qi, qige
sales (company) xiaoshou
shampoo xifagao
salt yan
shave guahuzi
same yiyang shaving foam tixupaoma
the same again, please she ta
zai lai yige
sheep yang
sand sha
sheet (for bed) chuangdan
sandals liangxie ship chuan
sandwich sanmingzhi
shirt chenshan
sanitary towels weishengjin shoelaces xiedai
satellite TV weixing dianshi shoes xiezi
Saturday xingqiliu shoeshop xiedian
sauce jiang shop shangdian
sausage xiangchang shopkeeper dianzhu
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DICTIONARY
186
shopping (activity) gouwu small xiao
shopping cart shoutuiche smell (have bad smell)
short ai nanwende qiwei
(time) duan smile (verb) xiao
shorts duanku smoke (noun) yan
shoulder jian do you smoke? ni xiyan
shower (in bathroom) linyu ma?
shower gel muyuru smoke alarm ganwu
shrimp xia jingbaoqi
shut guan snacks xiaochi
shutter chuangban snake she
Siberia xiboliya sneeze penti
siblings xiongdi snorkel shuixia huxiguan
side street xiaojie snow xue
sidewalk renxingdao snowboard huaxueban
sight: the sights of… so: so good zhenhao
fengjing… not so much buyao name
sightseeing guanguang duo
signature qianming soap feizao
silk sichou soccer zuqiu
Silk Road sichou zhi lu socks wazi
silver yin socializing shejiao
sing changge sofa shafa
Singapore xinjiapo soft (material, etc) ruan
singer geshou soft drink (ruan) yinliao
single: I’m single wo shi soft toy maorong wanju
danshen soil (earth) tu
single room danrenjian sole (of shoes) xiedi
single ticket danchengpiao somebody youren
sink shuichi something youxie dongxi
sister (older) jiejie sometimes you shi
(younger) meimei somewhere mouchu
sit zuo son erzi
six liu, liuge song ge
skin pifu soon mashang, bujiu
skirt qunzi sorry duibuqi
skis hua xueqiao sorry? ni shuo shenme?
sky tian kong soup tang
sleep shuijiao south nan
sleeper car souvenir jinianpin
yingwo chexiang soy sauce jiangyou
sleeve xiuzi sparkling water qishui
slippers tuoxie speak jiang
slow(ly) man spider zhizhu



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spoon tiaogeng, shaozi ENGLISH–CHINESE 187
student card xuesheng
sport tiyu zheng
sports center tiyuzhongxin stupid yuchun
spring (season) chuntian subway (underground) ditie
square guangchang subway station ditiezhan
squash (game) biqui sugar tang
stage (theatre) wutai suit (noun) xizhuang
stairs louti suitcase xiangzi
stamp (for letter) youpiao summer xiatian
stapler dingshuji Summer Palace yiheyuan
start (noun) kaishi sun taiyang
starters toupan, kaiweicai sunblock (cream) fangshairu
statement (e.g., witness) sunburn shaihang
zhengci Sunday xingqitian
station (railroad) chezhan sunglasses taiyangjing
statue diaoxiang sunshade yangsan
steak niupai sunstroke zhongshu
steal: my bag has been suntan lotion fangshaiyou
stolen supermarket chaojishich-
wode bao bei tou le ang, chaoshi
what was stolen? suppository shuanji
diushi le shenme? sure: I’m sure wo quexin
steamed zheng are you sure? ni neng
steering wheel fangxiang kending ma?
pan surfboard changlangban
steps taijie sweat (noun) han
Sterling yingbang (verb) chuhan
sticky rice nuomi sweater taoshan
sting (injury) zhushang sweet (adj) tian
stockings changtongwa (confectionery) tang
stomach fu, duzi, wei sweet and sour tangcu
stomach ache weitong sweltering: it’s sweltering
stones shitou menre
stop (bus stop) chezhan swim (verb) youyong
stop! ting! swimming youyong
stop here zai zheli ting swimming goggles
stopcock zongkaiguan youyongjing
storm baofengyu swimsuit (you)yongyi
stove luzao swimming pool youyongchi
straight; keep straight on swimming trunks
yizhi zhizou youyongku
street jie syringe zhusheqi
string xisheng syrup (medicinal) tangjiang
student xuesheng




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188
T DICTIONARY that: that woman neige t
table zhuozi nvren t
that man neige nanren t
table tennis pingpangqui
what’s that? na shi t
tablets yaopian shenme?
Taiwan taiwan theater juyuan, juchang
take (transport) cheng their(s) tamende
(someone somewhere) them tamen
dailing theme park zhutigongyuan t
(something somewhere) then (after that) ranhou
dai t
talk (verb) shuohua (at that time) na shi t
there nali t
tall gao
there is/are you… t
tampons miansai is/are there…? you…ma?
Taoism daojiao there isn’t/aren’t… mei t
tap shuilongtou you… t
tape (cassette) cidai thermos flask reshuiping
(adhesive) touming jiaodai thermostat zidong tiaowenqi
taxi chuzuche these zhexie t t
taxi rank chuzuchezhan they tamen
tea cha thick hou t
tea with milk naicha thief pashou t
teacher laoshi thin (thing) bao t
telegram dianbao (person) shou t
telephone dianhua thing dongxi t
telephone card dianhuaka, think xiang t
IP ka thirsty: I’m thirsty wo kouke t
telephone number this: this street zhe tiao jie t
dianhua haoma t
this is … zheshi …
television dianshiji what’s this? zheshi
tell gaosu shenme? t
temperature (weather) qiwen thousand qian t
(fever) fashao ten thousand wan
temple simiao those naxie t
tennis wangqiu three san, sange t
tennis racquet wangqiupai throat houlong t
tent zhangpeng through jingguo t
terminal (airport) houjilou thumb muzhi t
Terracotta Army bingmayong thunderstorm leiyu t
terrible zhen zaogao Thursday xingqisi t
test (hospital) huayan Tibet xizang
Thailand taiguo ticket piao t
than bi…geng admission ticket menpiao t
smaller than bi…xiao train/bus ticket chepiao t
thank you xiexie(ni) airline ticket jipiao t
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tie (around neck) lingdai ENGLISH–CHINESE 189
traffic lights jiaotongxin
tiger hu haodeng, honglvdeng
tights kuwa train lieche, huoche
time shijian transformer bianyaqi
next time xia ci translate fanyi
on time zhundian travel agent lvxingshe
what time is it? xianzai ji traveler’s check
dian le?
timetable shikebiao lvxing zhipiao
traveling lvyou
tip (money) xiaofei
tree shu
tire chetai, luntai
tired lei trip (journey) lvxing
tissues shouzhi true zhende
to dao trunk xuezi
to England qu yinggelan (car) xinglixiang
toast (bread) kaomia try (test) shi shi
baopian T-shirt Txushan
tobacco yancao Tuesday xingqi’er
today jintian turn zhuan
toe jiaozhi turn left zuo zhuan
tofu doufu turn right you zhuan
tofu shop doufudian tweezers niezi
together yiqi twin-bed room shuang
toilet cesuo chuangjian
toilet paper weishengzhi two er, liangge
tomato xihongshi
tomorrow mingtian U
tonic (water) kuangquan- umbrella yusan
shui
uncle shushu
tonight jintian wanshang
under zai…xiamian
too (also) ye
(excessively) tai underground (subway)
ditie
tooth ya
toothache yatong underground station
ditiezhan
toothbrush yashua
toothpaste yagao understand: I don’t
tour (noun) lvxing understand wo bu
mingbai
tourist lvxingzhe
tourist information office unfortunately kexi
lvyou fuwu zhongxin United States meiguo
towel maojin university daxue
town chengzhen university lecturer daxue-
town hall shizhengting jiangshi
traditional chuantong urgent jizhen
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190
V DICTIONARY watch (wrist) shoubiao
vacation jiaqi (verb) kan
on vacation dujia water shui
waterfall pubu
vaccination yufangjiezhong
vanilla xiangcao we women
vase huaping weather tianqi
website wangzhan
vegetables shucai
wedding hunli
vegetarian sushi
venetian blind baiyechuang Wednesday xingqisan
very hen, feichang week xingqi
very well (OK) haoba welcome huanying
you’re welcome bu keqi
video game youxi
well: I don’t feel well
video tape luxiangdai
Vietnam yuenan wo ganjue bushufu
view (scenery) jingse west xi
Western-style xishi
village cunzhuang
wet shi
violin xiaotiqin
visa qianzheng wetsuit qianshifu
visit (place) canguan what? shenme?
(people) baifang wheat xiaomai
visiting hours tanwang wheel lunzi
shijian (vehicle) chelun
voice shengyin wheelchair lunyi
voicemail liuyanji when? shenme shihou?
voltage dianya where? na’er?, nali?
vomit (verb) outu where: where is…? X
…zai nali?
W which: which one? na yige?
wait deng whisky weishiji y
waiter zhaodai white bai
waiting room (clinic) who? shei?
houzhenshi who’s calling? nin shi
waitress nvzhaodai shei ya? y
Wales wei’ershi why? wei shenme? y
wall qiang wide kuan
the Great Wall of China wife qizi
changcheng wind feng y
wallet qianjia windsurfer fanban y
walk, go for a walk sanbu window chuanghu y
want: I want wo yao windshield fengdang y
ward (hospital) bingfang wine putaojiu y
warm nuanhuo wine list jiudan
washing machine xiyiji wing mirror houshijing
wasp huangfeng winter dong y
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with he ENGLISH–CHINESE 191
your(s) nide
without meiyou (plural) nimende
witness zhengren
woman nvren, nvshi Z
women’s toilets nv cesuo zip lalian
wood mutou zoo dongwuyuan
wool yangmao
word ci
work (noun/verb) gongzuo
it’s not working huaile
worktop chutai
worry: don’t worry bie
danxin
wrapping paper
baozhuangzhi
wrench huo banshou
wrist shouwan
wristband(s) huwan
write xie
could you write it down?
ni neng bu neng xie
yixia?
wrong cuo
X
X-ray xguang
Y
yacht youting
Yangtze Gorges changjiang
sanxia
Yangtze River changjiang
year nian
yellow huang
Yellow River huanghe
Yellow Sea huanghai
yes shi(de)
yesterday zuotian
yet: not yet hai meine
yogurt suannai
you ni
(formal) nin
(plural) nimen
young nianqing





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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Dorling Kindersley would like to thank the
following for their help in the preparation of this
book: Shuang Zou and Cheng Ma for editorial
assistance; Doug Hewitt for design assistance;
Rose Horridge in the DK Picture Library; Sandra He
and Paula Regan for help with photographic
material.
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s Essential words and phrases in a slim
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s Hundreds of everyday objects illustrated
s Easy-to-follow pronunciation guide
s Menu guide
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