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谢谢 Thank you
Everyday polite expressions: thanks, you're welcome, sorry, "no problem", goodbye. Introduces 大山 (a new student) and 高老师 (the teacher). No grammar point yet.
Dialogue
谢谢老师 — Thank you, teacher
- 大山 谢谢老师! Thank you, teacher!
- 高老师 不客气。 You're welcome.
Dialogue
对不起 — Sorry
- 大山 对不起! I'm sorry!
- 高老师 没关系。 It's OK.
Dialogue
再见 — Goodbye
- 高老师 再见! Goodbye!
- 大山 老师, 再见! Goodbye, teacher!
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 谢谢 | xièxie | v. | thank you; thanks |
| 不客气 | bú kèqi | phrase | you're welcome; don't mention it |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | phrase | sorry; I'm sorry; excuse me |
| 没关系 | méi guānxi | phrase | it's OK; no problem; never mind |
| 再见 | zàijiàn | v. | goodbye; see you again |
| 不 | bù | adv. | no; not (negation) |
| 大山 | Dàshān | pn. | Dashan (persona — foreign exchange student, the learner stand-in) |
| 高老师 | Gāo lǎoshī | pn. | Teacher Gao (persona — Chinese language teacher) |
New characters
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 谢 | xiè | to thank; (also a common surname) 谢谢 xièxie — thank you; thanks谢小文 Xiè Xiǎowén — Xie Xiaowen (a person)谢平 Xiè Píng — Xie Ping (persona — 31, software engineer) | |
| 老 | lǎo | (in 老师 = teacher); old 高老师 Gāo lǎoshī — Teacher Gao (persona — Chinese language teacher)老师 lǎoshī — teacher老人 lǎorén — elderly person | |
| 师 | shī | (in 老师 = teacher); master 高老师 Gāo lǎoshī — Teacher Gao (persona — Chinese language teacher)老师 lǎoshī — teacher何老师 Hé lǎoshī — Teacher He (persona — 50, retired teacher) | |
| 不 | bù | no; not (negation adverb) 不客气 bú kèqi — you're welcome; don't mention it对不起 duìbuqǐ — sorry; I'm sorry; excuse me不是 bú shì — not to be; no | |
| 客 | kè | guest; polite (in 客气 / 不客气 — ch13 vocab; appears here) 不客气 bú kèqi — you're welcome; don't mention it客气 kèqi — polite; courteous客人 kèrén — guest; customer | |
| 气 | qì | air; gas; manner (in 客气 / 没关系 — ch13) 不客气 bú kèqi — you're welcome; don't mention it天气 tiānqì — weather客气 kèqi — polite; courteous | |
| 对 | duì | right; correct (pair with 错) 对不起 duìbuqǐ — sorry; I'm sorry; excuse me反对 fǎnduì — oppose; disagree对...来说 duì ... lái shuō — as for X | |
| 起 | qǐ | rise; together (in 一起) 对不起 duìbuqǐ — sorry; I'm sorry; excuse me一起 yīqǐ — together起床 qǐ chuáng — get up | |
| 没 | méi | not (with 有) 没关系 méi guānxi — it's OK; no problem; never mind没有 méiyǒu — not have没意思 méi yìsi — not interesting; boring (pair with 有意思) | |
| 关 | guān | close; barrier (in 关系 / 没关系) 没关系 méi guānxi — it's OK; no problem; never mind关上 guān shàng — close关系 guānxi — relationship | |
| 系 | xì | tie; system (in 关系) 没关系 méi guānxi — it's OK; no problem; never mind关系 guānxi — relationship | |
| 再 | zài | then; again 再见 zàijiàn — goodbye; see you again | |
| 见 | jiàn | see; meet 再见 zàijiàn — goodbye; see you again见面 jiàn miàn — to meet face to face见到 jiàn//dào — meet; encounter — V+到 result complement | |
| 大 | dà | big; (in 大山) 大山 Dàshān — Dashan (persona — foreign exchange student, the learner stand-in)多大 duō dà — how old大学 dàxué — university | |
| 山 | shān | mountain; (in 大山) 大山 Dàshān — Dashan (persona — foreign exchange student, the learner stand-in)文山 Wén Shān — Wen Shan (persona — male university student)山明 Shān Míng — Shan Ming (persona — doctor) | |
| 高 | gāo | tall; high; (also a common surname; in 高老师) 高老师 Gāo lǎoshī — Teacher Gao (persona — Chinese language teacher)高兴 gāoxìng — happy; pleased高朋 Gāo Péng — Gao Peng (persona — taxi driver) |
Hanzi — writing & recognition
bù no; not (negation adverb) Writing
Originally a pictograph of a plant root. Today used as the universal negation adverb. The most-used negative word in Chinese.
jiǔ nine Writing
qī seven Recognition
liù six Recognition
rén person Recognition
"人" pictographically depicts a standing person seen from the side. One of the most fundamental hanzi — appears as a component in many other characters (你, 他, 们, 介, 个, ...).
kǒu mouth Recognition
"口" depicts the shape of a mouth. Also serves as a radical/component in many characters: 叫 (to call), 吃 (to eat), 喝 (to drink), 问 (to ask), 名 (name).
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