Mandarin Survival

This course teaches you to read the characters that you are most likely to see written down when you are travelling in China (or just visiting China town). Once you can recognise these you will be able to read some street signs, find the right train at the train station, and pick out tasty dishes from Chinese menus. In short, you will be able to survive in China!

Created by benwhately, Aug. 2, 2010             98,121 learners

English Mandarin Pinyin Part Audio Mems  
  mouth kou3 noun; mw
  sun ri4 noun; adjt; country
  child zi3 noun; particle
  man ren2 noun
  horse ma3 noun; phonetic
  field tian2 noun
  earth tu3 noun; country
  ladle bi3 noun
  water shui3 noun
  glass jar no pronunciation radical
  cow niu2 noun
  meat rou4 noun
  beef 牛肉 niu2 rou4 noun
  right hand you4 advb; radical
  old lao3 adjt
  person who does zhe3 noun
  small dog no pronunciation None
  pig zhu1 noun
  pork 猪肉 zhu1 rou4 noun
  drop no pronunciation radical
  one yi1 noun; num
  fish yu2 noun
  toe zhi3 verb; noun
  bolt (of fabric) pi3 noun
  bug chong2 noun
  egg dan4 noun
  wrap no pronunciation radical
  spoon shao2 noun
  bird niao3 noun
  chicken ji1 noun
  chicken egg 鸡蛋 ji1 dan4 noun
  beard er2 noun; prep
  face mian4 noun; verb
  fetus si4 earthly
  to wrap bao1 noun; verb
  bread 面包 mian4 bao1 noun
  to follow zhi3 radical
  tree mu4 noun
  twig tiao2 noun; mw
  noodles 面条 mian4 tiao2 noun
  sheep yang2 noun; name
  rice mi3 noun; phonetic
  slope chang3 noun
  to rebel fan3 noun; advb; verb
  food (squished to the side) no pronunciation radical
  rice (cooked or boiled) fan4 noun
  grass no pronunciation radical
  small claws no pronunciation radical
  to pick cai3 noun plur; verb
  vegetable cai4 noun
  father fu4 noun
  lid no pronunciation radical
  to exchange jiao1 verb
  dumpling jiao3 noun
  dumpling 饺子 jiao3 zi5 noun
  from you2 prep
  female elder mu3 noun
  every mei3 adj
  three dots water no pronunciation radical
  fresh xian1 adj
  sea hai3 noun
  seafood 海鲜 hai3 xian1 noun
  oil you2 noun
  west 西 xi1 noun; country phonetic
  alcohol you3 noun
  wine jiu3 noun
  beer pi2 noun
  collectively gong4 noun; verb; adjt; advb
  the old days xi1 noun
  vinegar cu4 noun
  ice bing1 radical
  stick gun3 radical
  cot qiang2 radical
  dusk xi1 noun
  sauce jiang4 noun
  soy sauce 酱油 jiang4 you2 noun
  tea cha2 noun
  don't wu4 verb
  soup tang1 noun; name
  corpse shi1 noun
  door hu4 noun; mw
  eight ba1 noun; num
  flask dou4 noun
  flat bian3 adjt
  potato 土豆 tu3 dou4 noun
  lean-to 广 guang3 adjt; verb
  man (squished to the side) no pronunciation radical
  thumb cun4 noun
  rotten fu3 adjt
  tofu 豆腐 dou4 fu5 noun
  strength li4 noun
  to increase jia1 noun; verb; phonetic; country
  eggplant/aubergine qie2 noun
  white bai2 adjt; name; phonetic
  fire huo3 noun
  four dots fire no pronunciation radical
  to be tested kao3 verb; noun
  roast kao3 noun; verb
  flash fried bian1 adjt; verb
  small xiao3 adjt; name
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