Lesson 2

Vocabulary

University of Michigan Flint Zhong, Yan

that

nà 那 pr

picture; photo

zhàopiàn 照片 n

a possessive or descriptive particle

de 的 p

this

Zhè 这 pr

father, dad

bàba 爸爸 n

mother, mom

Māma 妈妈 n

female

Nǚ 女 adj

child

Háizi 孩子 n

measure word for many common everyday objects

gè/ge 个 m

who

Shéi 谁 qpr

she; her

Tā 她 pr

older sister

jiějie 姐姐 n

male

nán 男 adj

younger brother

dìdi 弟弟 n

he; him

Tā 他 pr

eldest brother

Dàgē 大哥 n

son

Érzi 儿子 n

to have; to exist

yǒu 有 v

daughter

nǚ’ér 女儿 n

not

Méi 没 adv

tall; high (a surname)

Gāo 高 Adj. or N.

family; home

家 jiā n

how many; some; a few

几 jǐ nu

measure word for number of family members 口 kǒu m

older brother

哥哥 gēge n

younger sister

妹妹 mèimei n

two; a couple of

两 liǎng nu

and

和 hé conj

eldest sister

大姐 dàjiě n

second oldest sister

二姐 èrjiě n

To do

做 zuò v

job; to work

工作 gōngzuò n/v

lawyer

律师 lǜshī n

English (language)

英文 Yīngwén n

both; all

都 dōu adv

college student

大学生 dàxuéshēng n

university; college

大学 dàxué n

doctor; physician

医生 yīshēng n