© 2020, 2022 by Zack Smith. All rights reserved.
This is my Chinese (Mandarin) quick reference, which is a mixture of notes that I developed when I needed to study it.
Needs/desires
| I like | wŏ xĭhūan | |
| I dislike | wŏ bù xĭhūan | |
| I need | wŏ xūyào | |
| I require | wŏ yāoqiù | waw yow chyo |
| I would like | wŏ xīang yào | |
| I have | wŏ yàoyi | |
| I want to drink | wŏ xĭang hē | |
| I want | wŏ yào | |
| Don't want | Bu yào | |
| Don't have | Mei yǒu |
Quantities
| dīan | a little |
| jĭge | how many |
| shăo | less |
| mĕige | every one |
| duōshăo | how much |
Qualities
| Good | hăo |
| Not good | bù hăo |
| Bad | hùai |
| So-so | pŭtōng |
| Very | hĕn |
| Quality | zhìlìang |
| Low | dī |
| High | gāo |
| Perfect | wānmŭ |
Trueness
| True | zhēn |
| False | jĭa |
| Indeed | quèshí |
| Maybe | yĕxŭ |
Verbs
| I go | wŏ qù | |
| I come | wŏ lái | |
| I taste | wŏ cháng | |
| I smell | wŏ wén | |
| I sleep | wŏ shùijìao | |
| I slept | wŏ shùile | |
| I eat | wŏ chī | |
| I drink | wŏ hē | |
| I read | wŏ dú | |
| I hear | wŏ tīng | |
| I can | wŏ kĕ | |
| I arrive | wŏ dào | |
| I sit | wŏ zùo | |
| I watch | wŏ kàn | |
To endure hardship (eat bitter) |
chīkŭ | 吃苦 |
Commerce
| I pay | wŏ fùhŭan | |
| I buy | wŏ măi | |
| I sell | wŏ mài | |
| duōshăo qían | how much money(for that) |
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| Hardware store | wŏjīn diàn | 五金店 |
| Supermarket | chaojí shìchang | 超级市场 |
Common things
| Thing | jìan shì | 件事 |
| Food | shíwù | |
| Water | shùi | |
| Money | qían | |
| Computer | dìannăo | |
| Body, health | shēntĭ |
Identifying things
| This | Zhè | |
| This one | Zhègè | 这个 |
| That | Nà | |
| That one | Nàgè | 那个 |
| That's | Nà shì | 那是 |
| Which one | Nă yīgè | |
| Which ones | Năgè | |
| That one there | Nà yīgè | |
| These ones | Zhèxiĕ | |
| Each | mĕi |
Biology
| COVID-19 | Xīnguān fèiyán | 新冠肺炎 |
| Coronavirus | Xīnguān bìngdú | 新冠病毒 |
| Pneumonia | Fèiyán | 肺炎 |
| Virus | Bìngdú | 病毒 |
| Hemorrhagic | Chūxiě xìng de | 出血性的 |
Time
| Right now | māshàng |
| Soon | bùjĭu |
| Before | zhīqián |
| Today | jīntīan |
| Tomorrow | míngtīan |
| Yesterday | zúotīan |
| Noon | zhōngwŭ |
| Always | zhōng shì |
| Never | cóng |
Places
| There | nàlĭ |
| Where | nălĭ |
| Here | zhèlĭ |
| Everywhere | dàochù |
Colors
| Red | héng sè |
| Green | lù sè |
| Blue | lán sè |
| White | bái sè |
| Black | hāi sè |
| Yellow | huáng sè |
| Orange | chéng sè |