Chinese 1A
Classroom/Everyday Items

Items

fànhé 饭盒 lunch box

chǐzi 尺子 ruler

bǐdài 笔袋 pencil case

yǎnjìng 眼镜 glasses

yuánzhūbǐ 圆珠笔 ball-point pen

yǔsǎn 雨伞 umbrella

yàoshi 钥匙 key

qiánbāo 钱包 wallet

yǐzi 椅子 chair

línɡshí 零食 snack

shuǐ bēi 水杯 water bottle

shǒujī 手机 cellphone

zhuōzi 桌子 desk

zìdiǎn 字典 dictionary

xiàngpí 橡皮 eraser

Pinyin

Initials

Finals

h

j

k

q

g

x

ei

ui

ai

Characters to write

xiǎo 小 small/little

mǎ 马 horse

zhōng 中 medium/middle

yě 也 too/also


dà 大 big/large

bù 不 no/not

i

Useful words

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plural

nà 那 that

zhè 这 this

zhè xiē 这些 these

nà xiē 那些 those

Grammar

ma 吗

yě 也 also

that/those

this/these



Zhè shì qiānbǐ.
这是铅笔。
This is a pencil.

Zhèxiē shì shénme?
这些是什么?
What are these?

Zhè shì shénme?
这是什么?
What is this?

Zhèxiē shì wǒ de línɡshí
这些是我的零食.
These are my snacks.


Nà shì fànhé
那是饭盒
That is a lunch box.

Nàxiē shì shénme?
那些是什么?
What are those?

Nà shì shénme?
那是什么?
What is that?


Nàxiē shì wǒ de yàoshi.
那些是我的钥匙.
Those are my keys.

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zhōngxué 中学 middle/high school

dàxué 大学 university

xiǎoxué 小学 elementary school

Zhè shì nǐ de qiānbǐ ma.
这是你的铅笔吗?
Is this your pencil?



nàixiē shì nǐ de chǐzi ma?
那些是你的尺子吗?
Are thos your rulers?

Shì/Bùshì
是/不是。
Yes./No.

Zhè shì qiānbǐ, nà yěshì qiānbǐ
这是铅笔,那是铅笔。
This is a pencil, that is also a pencil.

Nàxiē yěshì nǐ de shū ma?
那些是你的书吗?
Are those also your books?

iao

ie

ia

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yě 也 also

shén me 什么 what

ma 吗 (question mark)

shū 书 book