Unconventional Chinese Beginner Curriculum
lesson 1: I like dog
shì (yes;is, am, are) 是
bù (not; no) 不
hǎo (good) 好
xǐ huān (to like) 喜欢
yǒu (have; has) 有
méi yǒu (don't have) 没有
yě (also) 也
gǒu (dog) 狗
māo (cat) 猫
hěn (very) 很
de (possessive particle) 的
hé (and, with) 和
dōu (both; all) 都
lesson 2: dad drinks water
在 zài (at, in, on)
觉得 jué de (to feel; to think)
想要 xiǎng yào (to want, to feel like)
喝 hē (to drink)
岁 suì (year old)
水 shuǐ (water)
可爱 kě ài (cute / lovely)
男孩 nán hái (boy)
女孩 nǚ hái (girl)
你 nǐ (you)
我 wǒ (I, me)
他/她/它 tā(he/she/it )
家 jiā (family, home)
厕所 cè suǒ (restroom)
lesson 3: what to eat today?
去 qù (to go)
吃 chī (to eat)
做 zuò (to do; make; be)
饭 fàn (meal, cooked rice)
菜 cài (dishes; cuisine)
做饭/做菜 zuò fàn/zuò cài (cook)
今天 jīn tiān (today)
昨天 zuó tiān (yesterday)
公园 gōng yuán (park)
饭店 fàn diàn (restaurant)
verb 了 action is complete
verb 过 have done
没有 didn't; haven't
lesson 4: awkward zoom meeting
听 tīng (to listen)
说 shuō (to say; to speak)
笑 xiào (to smile, to laugh)
哭 kū (cry)
跑 pǎo (to run)
有 yǒu - there is; there are
可以 kěyǐ (can, may)
好看 hǎokàn (good-looking)
好听 hǎo tīng (pleasant to hear )
好吃 hǎo chī (delicious)
好笑 hǎo xiào (funny )
大 dà (big)
小 xiǎo (small)
大哭 dà kū (to cry out loud)
大笑 dà xiào (laugh out loud)
大家 dà jiā (everybody)
男人 nán rén (man)
女人 nǚ rén (woman)
他们 tā men (they; them)
。。。叫什么名字? ...jiào shén me míng zì? ( what name is...?)
lesson 5: triangle love
zǒu | to walk 走
wén | smell 闻
wén qǐ lái xiāng | smell good 闻起来香
wén qǐ lái chòu | smell stinky 闻起来臭
pāi | pat;clap 拍
yǎo | bite 咬
dǎ | hit;beat 打
zhèng zài+verb | verb-ing; present progressive tense 正在
shǒu | hand 手
tóu | head 头
jiǎo | foot 脚
pì gǔ | butt 屁股
jiē shàng-on the street 街上
tài ... le | too adj 太。。。了
kàn | to look at (for a long time) 看
kàn dào | to see (for a second) 看到
lesson 6: daily report
年 nián (year)
月 yuè (month; the moon)
日 rì (day; the sun)
号 hào (date; day)
星期 xīngqī ( week;day of the week)
点 diǎn ( o'clock)
分 fēn (minute)
秒 fēn (second)
小时 xiǎo shí (hour)
早上 zǎo shàng (morning)
中午 zhōng wǔ (noon)
下午 xiàwǔ (afternoon)
晚上 wǎn shàng (evening, night)
夏天 xiàtiān (summer)
秋天 qiū tiān (autumn)
春天 chūntiān (spring)
冬天 dōng tiān (winter)
名字 míng zì (name)
岁 suì (years old)
晴天 qíng tiān (sunny day)
阴天 yīn tiān (cloudy day)
下雨天 xià yǔ tiān(rainy day )
下雪天 Xià xuě tiān (Snowy Day )
热 rè ( hot)
冷 lěng ( cold)
已经。。。了 yǐ jīng...le (already)
快到。。。了 kuài dào...le (almost)
礼拜 lǐ bài (day of the week; week)
周 zhōu (day of the week; week)
半 bàn (:30; half)
lesson 7: closet
dǎ kāi mén (open the door) 打开门
guān shàng mén (close the door ) 关上门
ná qǐ (pick up) 拿起
fàng xià (put down) 放下
tīng dào (hear; heard) 听到
yūn (dizzy; pass out) 晕
sǐ (die) 死
bú jiàn le (disappear) 不见了
yòu (again) 又
adj and adj 又adj又adj
měi (beautiful) 美
chǒu (ugly) 丑
hài pà (be scared) 害怕
xīng fèn (be excited) 兴奋
qíguài (weird) 奇怪
yī jià (hanger) 衣架
yī guì (closet) 衣柜
wá wa (doll) 娃娃
shēng yīn (voice; noise; sound) 声音
huì (will) 会
zǒu jìn (walk into) 走进
lesson 8: hobbies and interest
兴趣 xìng qù (hobbies; interests)
爱好 ài hào (hobbies)
有趣 yǒu qù (interesting)
对。。。有兴趣 duì ... yǒu xìng qù (to be interested in...)
开始 kāi shǐ (to start)
会 huì (can/know how to do a learned skill)
可以 kě yǐ (can/have the permission to do something)
最 zuì (most)
更 gèng (more)
不再。。。了 bú zài...le (no longer do sth)
v.o+v+了+time did something for ...(time)
v.o+v+了+time+了 have been doing something for ...(time)
读书 dú shū (to read; to attend school; to study)
看电影 kàn diàn yǐng(to watch movies)
玩电脑 wán diàn nǎo (to play on the computer)
唱歌 chàng gē (to sing)
跳舞 tiào wǔ (dance)
画画 huà huà (to draw, paint)
吃东西 chī dōng xī ( eat stuff )
旅游 lǚ yóu (to travel)
学习 xué xí (to study;to learn; learning)
lesson 9: dating life
谈恋爱 tán liàn ài (date)
分手 fēn shǒu (break up)
知道 zhī dào (to know)
想 xiǎng (miss)
回来 huí lái (come back)
让 ràng (to let, allow, make)
。。。的时候 de shí hòu (when...)
。。。以前 yǐ qián (before; previous; ago)
。。。以后 yǐ hòu (after; later on; in the future)
结婚 jié hūn (get married)
Lesson 10:valentine's day gift
情人节 (qíng rén jié) Valentine's Day
买 mǎi (to buy)
找 zhǎo (look for; research)
给 gěi (to give)
送给 sòng gěi (to give a present)
跳绳 tiào shéng (to jump rope; the jumping rope)
礼物 lǐ wù (gift)
verb着 zhē
verb 1 着 verb 2 zhē
只 zhǐ (only; merely; just)
还 hái (also)
虽然。。。还是。。。 suī rán...hái shì... (although...still)
一起 yìqǐ (together)
Lesson 11:ladygaga's meat dress
lái zì (come from) 来自
zhù (to live) 住
chū shēng (born) 出生
gōng zuò (work) 工作
wán (play; hang out) 玩
chuān - to wear (clothes, shoes, socks) 穿
dài (wear accessory) 戴
ná (grab; hold) 拿
yī fu (clothes) 衣服
kù zi (pants) 裤子
qún zi (dress) 裙子
mào zi (hat) 帽子
shǒu shì (jewelry) 首饰
bāo bao (bag) 包包
ròu (meat) 肉
cháng (long) 长
duǎn (short) 短
shì ... de (emphasize when, where, how, who, with whom, ect) 是。。。的
lesson12: mama bear and baby bear
māma (mother) 妈妈
bǎo bao (baby) 宝宝
pá (to climb, crawl) 爬
pá shàng qù (climb up) 爬上去
diào (to fall, drop) 掉
diào xià lái (fall down) 掉下来
wǎng... pá (climb towards) 往。。。爬
děng (wait for) 等
dān xīn (to be worried;to worry) 担心
hài pà ( be afraid; to fear) 害怕
jǐn zhāng (nervous) 紧张
shàng miàn (on top of, above) 上面
xià miàn (below) 下面
zuǒ biān (left side) 左边
yòu biān (right side) 右边
qián miàn (ahead; in front of) 前面
hòu miàn (behind) 后面
lǐ miàn (inside, within) 里面
wài miàn (outside) 外面
zhōng jiān ( middle; center) 中间
a is at the ... of b a在b的+location
xióng (bear) 熊
bāng (help) 帮
zhī (measure word for animals) 只
lesson 13: Pig Ormie
è le (hungry) 饿了
bǐn gān (cookies) 饼干
xiǎng (to think) 想
bàn fǎ (solution; method) 办法
chī dào (manage to eat) 吃到
zǒu dào...nà lǐ (walk to ... there) 走到。。。那里
pǎo dào...nà lǐ (run to ... there) 跑到。。。那里
pá dào...nà lǐ (climb/crawl to ... there) 爬到。。。那里
tiào dào...nà lǐ (jump to ... there) 跳到。。。那里
fēi dào...nà lǐ (fly to...there) 飞到。。。那里
pàng (fat, chubby) 胖
shòu (slim) 瘦
gāo (tall; high) 高
dī (low) 低
dé Verb 得 adv
bīng xiāng (refridgerator) 冰箱
lesson 14:amy and her dog
拍照 pāi zhào (to take a picture)
拍视频 pāi shì píng (take a video)
告诉 gào sù (to tell)
拉 lā (drag; pull)
给。。。打电话 gěi...dǎ diàn huà (call sb)
一边。。。一边。。。 yì biān...yì biān... (doing a while doing b)
痛苦 tòng kǔ (painful)
被 bèi (passive voice)
action receiver +被 +(action giver)+verb passive voice sentence pattern
警察 jǐng chá (police)
而且 ér qiě (and; also - connect sentences)
lesson 15: the fridge that runs away
huài (adj. bad/broken) 坏
nòng huài (break; ruin) 弄坏
zhàn qǐ lái (stand up) 站起来
zuò xialai (sit down) 坐下来
wèn (to ask) 问
yǐ wéi (thought (mistakenly)) 以为
jiù ( old, used) 旧
xīn (new) 新
shāng diàn (shop) 商店
guǎng gào ( advertisement) 广告
shāng diàn (shop) 商店
lā jī zhàn (trash station) 垃圾站
fàng zi (house) 房子
diàn shì (TV) 电视
zhào piàn (photo) 照片
a bǎ b nòng huài le (a broke b) a把b弄坏了
b bèi a nòng huài le (b was broken by a) b被a弄坏了
xū yào (need) 需要
lesson 16: hug
希望 xīwàng (to hope)
打招呼 dǎ zhāo hu (to greet sb by word or action)
伤害 shāng hài ( to hurt mentally or physically)
受伤 shòu shāng (get hurt)
推 tuī (push)
愿意 yuànyì (be willing to)
把。。。放在 bǎ...fàng zài (put sth at sw)
拥抱 yōng bào (to hug;hold in the arms)
大声地 dà shēng de (loudly)
小声地 xiǎo shēng de (quietly)
胖胖的 pàng pàng de (chubby)
瘦瘦的 shòu shòu de (skinny)
学校 xúe xiào (school)
学生 xué shēng (student)
商店 shāng diàn (store)
医院 yī yuán (hospital)
校车 xiào chē (school bus)
橙色 chéng sè (orange)
失望 shī wàng (disappointed)
lesson 17: China's richest woman-part 1
首富 shǒu fù (rishest person)
废纸 fèi zhǐ ( waste paper)
女王 nǚ wáng (queen)
做生意 zuò shēng yì (run a business)
创业 chuàng yè (v. to start a business; n. entrepreneurship)
卖 mài (sell)
回收 huí shōu (recycle)
做 zuò (be a profession; role)
到 dào (arrive;to; manage to do)
穷 qióng (poor)
富 fù (rich)
会计 kuài jì (accountant)
最 zuì (most)
更 gèng (even)
第+number dì (number ...; ...th)
才 cái (as late as; not...until)
就 jiù (as early as)
a比b更adj a is b more adj than(a bǐ b gèng adj)
出差 chū chāi (travel for business)
leeson 17: China's richest woman- part 2
越来越adj yuè lái yuè (more and more )
缺 quē (to lack )
发现 fā xiàn (to find, discover)
赚钱 zhuàn qián (to earn money)
搬到 move to (bān dào)
用 yòng (to use)
加 jiā ( to add)
开公司 kāi gōng sī (to start a company)
seller 把 product 卖给 buyer bǎ...mài gěi (sell to)
lesson 18: grandpa's christmas gift
圣诞节 shèng dàn jié (Christmas)
树 shù (tree)
举 jǔ (to lift; to raise)
举铁 jǔ tiě (lift weight)
把。。。举起来 bǎ...jǔ qǐ lái (lift something up)
起床 qǐ chuáng (get up)
能 néng (can; be able to)
邻居 lín jū (neighbor)
孙女 sūn nǚ (granddaughter )
女儿 nǚ ér (daughter)
容易 róng yì (easy)
吃力 Chī lì (strenuous, painstaking)
潮 cháo (stylish)
土 tǔ (out of style)
verb +得 + adj/adv verb + 得 + compliment(result or potential)
已经...了 yǐ jīng...le (already did sth)
lesson 19: the generous cat
给。。。买 gěi...mǎi (buy sth for sb)
认识 know (in person)
来 lái (come)
继续 jì xù (continue)