Lesson 1 New Words |
| 你 | nǐ | you (sing.) |
| 好 | hǎo | good, well |
| 我 | wǒ | I, me |
| 叫 | jiào | to call, to be called |
| 是 | shì | to be |
| 学 | xué | to learn, to study |
| 生 | shēng | to be born, to give birth, life, to grow |
| 学生 | xué sheng | student |
| 吗 | ma | an interrogative particle, (question tag) |
| 什么 | shén me | what |
| 名 | míng | name |
| 字 | zì | letter, symbol, character, word |
| 名字 | míng zi | (a person's) name |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie | to thank |
| 请 | qǐng | please (do sth) |
| 问 | wèn | to ask |
| 请问 | qǐng wèn | May I ask... |
| 您 | nín | you (formal) |
| 贵 | guì | expensive, noble, your (name), precious |
| 姓 | xìng | (one's) surname is, family name |
| 贵姓 | guì xìng | what's your name?, May I ask your name? |
| 老 | lǎo | (a prefix used before the surname), old (of people) |
| 师 | shī | teacher, master, expert |
| 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 也 | yě | also, too |
| 这 | zhè | this |
| 的 | de | (structual particle), (possessive particle), of |
| 我的 | wǒ de | my, mine |
| 片 | piàn | a slice, piece, flake, thin, slice |
| 名片 | míng piàn | business card |
| 不 | bù | (negative prefix), not, no |
| 客 | kè | customer, visitor, guest |
| 气 | qì | air, anger, gas |
| 不客气 | bú kè qì | you're welcome, impolite, rude, blunt, don't mention it |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 久 | jiǔ | (long) time, (long) duration of time |
| 呢 | ne | How about(interrogative particle) |
| 再 | zài | again, once more, a second time |
| 见 | jiàn | to see, to meet, to appear (to be sth), to interview |
| 再见 | zài jiàn | goodbye |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy, glad, willing (to do sth), in a cheerful mood |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening |
| 认识 | rèn shi | to know, to be familiar with, to recognize |
Lesson 1 Proper Nouns |
| 李明 | lǐ míng | Chinese name |
| 王 | wáng | Chinese surname |
Lesson 2 New Words |
| 这 | zhè | this |
| 那 | nà | (pron.) that, (conj) then |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | father |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mother |
| 先生 | xiān sheng | sir, mister, teacher, (title of respect) |
| 太太 | tài tai | Mrs., Madame |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 他 | tā | he, him |
| 女儿 | nǚ ér | daughter |
| 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 家 | jiā | family, home, house |
| 有 | yǒu | to have, there be |
| 几 | jǐ | how much, how many, several, a few |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth, (a measure word) |
| 人 | rén | person, people |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother |
| 哥哥 | gē ge | elder brother |
| 妹妹 | mèi mei | younger sister |
| 姐姐 | jiě jie | elder sister |
| 兄弟 | xiōng dì | brothers |
| 姐妹 | jiě mèi | sisters |
| 谁 | shuí | who |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs), have not, not |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | not, no, haven't |
| 两 | liǎng | both, two, 50g |
| 个 | gè | (a measure word), individual |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 两个朋友 | liǎng ge péng you | two friends |
| 和 | hé | and, with |
Lesson 3 New Words |
| 哪 | nǎ | which |
| 国 | guó | country, state |
| 是的 | shì de | yes |
| 介 | jiè | introduce, lie between |
| 绍 | shào | to introduce |
| 介绍 | jiè shào | to present, introduction, to introduce |
| 一下儿 | yí xiàr | used after a verb to indicate a brief action |
| 自 | zì | from, self, oneself, since |
| 己 | jǐ | 6th heavenly stem, self |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | self, (reflexive pronoun), own |
| 从 | cóng | from, obey, observe, follow |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 大 | dà | big, huge, large, major, great, eldest |
| 大学 | dà xué | university |
| 中 | zhōng | within, among, in, middle, center, China, Chinese |
| 在 | zài | (located) at, in, exist |
| 哪儿 | nǎ r | where |
Lesson 3 Proper Nouns |
| 芬兰 | Fēn lán | Finland |
| 瑞典 | Ruì diǎn | Sweden |
| 坦佩雷 | Tǎn pèi léi | Tampere, third city in Finland |
Lesson 4 New Words |
| 工 | gōng | work, worker, labor |
| 作 | zuò | to regard as, compodr, to make |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | job, work, construction, work, task |
| 程 | chéng | rule, order, regulations, formula, journey |
| 工程 | gōng chéng | engineering, an engineering project |
| 工程师 | gōng chéng shī | engineer |
| 会 | huì | be able to |
| 说 | shuō | to speak, to say |
| 语 | yǔ | dialect, language, speech |
| 日 | rì | day, sun, dayly |
| 日本 | rì běn | Japan, Japanese |
| 芬兰语 | fēn lán yǔ | Finnish (language) |
| 在 | zài | adv. indicating an action in progress |
| 得 | de | a structural particle used after a verb as a complement of degree |
| 里 | lǐ | li, a Chinese unit of length = 1, 2 kilometer, within, inside |
| 哪里 | nǎ li | no, it is nothing |
| 只 | zhǐ | only, merely, just, but |
| 写 | xiě | to write |
| 还 | hái | also, in addition, more, still, else, still, yet, (not) yet |
| 汉 | hàn | the Han(nationality), Chinese |
| 汉语 | hàn yǔ | Chinese language |
| 点 | diǎn | o'clock, (a measure word), point, dot |
| 一点儿 | yì diǎn er | a little, a bit |
| 现 | xiàn | appear, present, now, current |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now, nowadays |
| 汉字 | Hàn zì | Chinese character |
| 怎 | zěn | how |
| 么 | me | suffix |
| 样 | yàng | manner, pattern, way, appearance, shape |
| 怎么样 | zěn me yàng | how?, how about?, how was it?, how are things? |
| 习 | xí | to practice, to study, habit |
| 学习 | xué xí | to learn, to study |
| 年 | nián | year |
Lesson 4 Proper Nouns |
| 诺基亚 | Nuò jī yà | Nokia (mobile phone company in Finland) |
| 坦佩雷大学 | Tǎn pèi léi dà xué | University of Tampere |
| 坦佩雷理工大学 | Tǎn pèi léi lǐ gōng dà xué | Tampere University of Technology |
Lesson 5 New Words |
| 能 | néng | can, may, capable, able |
| 帮 | bāng | to assist, to support, to help, group, gang, party |
| 为 | wèi | for, on account of |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | why, for what reason |
| 因 | yīn | cause, reason, because |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because, owing to, on account of |
| 医 | yī | medical, medicine, doctor, to cure, to treat |
| 院 | yuàn | courtyard, institution |
| 医院 | yī yuàn | hospital |
| 要 | yào | important, vital, to want, to be going to, must |
| 去 | qù | to go, to leave, to remove |
| 吧 | ba | (a modal particle indicating polite suggestion), ...right?, ...OK? |
| 教 | jiāo | to teach |
| 英 | yīng | outstanding talent or wisdom, flower, brave |
| 英语 | yīng yǔ | English (language) |
| 时 | shí | time, hour, occasionally |
| 候 | hòu | wait, await, time, season |
| 时候 | shí hou | time, length of time, moment, period |
| 什么时候 | shén me shí hou | what time, when |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin, to start |
| 明 | míng | clear, bright, to understand, next |
| 天 | tiān | day, sky, heaven |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 午 | wǔ | 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 7th earthly branch, noon |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon |
| 行 | xíng | all right, capable, competent, OK, okay, to go, to do, to travel, temporary, to walk, to go, will do |
| 认 | rèn | to recognize, to know, to admit |
| 识 | shí | to know, knowledge |
| 认识 | rèn shi | be acquainted with, to know, to be familiar with, to recognize |
| 看 | kàn | it depends, think, to see, to look at |
| 中 | zhōng | within, among, in, middle, center, while (doing sth), during, China, Chinese |
| 文 | wén | language, culture, writing, formal, literary |
| 中文 | zhōng wén | Chinese language |
| 书 | shū | book, letter |
Lesson 5 Proper Nouns |
| 李 | Lǐ | Li (Chinese surname) |
Lesson 6 New Words |
| 听 | tīng | to listen, hear, obey |
| 懂 | dǒng | to understand |
| 普通话 | pǔ tōng huà | Mandarin (common language) |
| 可是 | kě shì | but, however |
| 要是...就 | yào shì ... jiù | if...then |
| 快 | kuài | fast |
| 流利 | liú lì | fluent |
| 不错 | bú cuò | correct, right, not bad, pretty good |
| 发音 | fā yīn | pronunciation |
| 标准 | biāo zhǔn | standard |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think, to wish, to want, to miss |
| 到...去 | dào ... qù | to go to a place |
| 觉得 | jué de | to feel |
| 慢 | màn | slow |
| 话 | huà | word, remark |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | (I'm) sorry, forgive me |
| 一遍 | yí biàn | once |
| 几个 | jǐ ge | a few |
| 口语 | kǒu yǔ | spoken language |
| 难 | nán | difficult (to...), problem, difficulty, difficult |
Lesson 6 Proper Nouns |
| 美国 | měi guó | America |
| 大卫 | dà wèi | David |
Lesson 7 New Words |
| 毕 | bì | to finish, to complete |
| 业 | yè | business, occupation, study |
| 毕业 | bì yè | graduation, to graduate, to finish school |
| 以 | yǐ | to use, according to, so as to, in order to, by, with |
| 以后 | yǐ hòu | after, later, afterwards, in the future |
| 公 | gōng | just, honorable (designation), public, common |
| 司 | sī | company |
| 公司 | gōng sī | (business) company |
| 程 | chéng | rule, order, regulations, formula, journey |
| 工程 | gōng chéng | engineering, an engineering project, project, undertaking |
| 跟 | gēn | with, to follow |
| 做 | zuò | to do, to make |
| 意 | yì | idea, meaning, wish, desire |
| 生意 | shēng yì | business |
| 常 | cháng | often |
| 还是 | hái shì | or, still, nevertheless |
Lesson 7 Proper Nouns |
| 坦佩雷理工大学 | Tǎn pèi léi lǐ gōng dà xué | Tampere University of Technology |
| 杭州 | Háng zhōu | Hangzhou (city in China) |
| 美卓 | Měi zhuó | Metso (Finnish company) |
Lesson 8 New Words |
| 念 | niàn | to read aloud |
| 每 | měi | every, each |
| 每天 | měi tiān | every day |
| 课 | kè | class, lesson |
| 有课 | yǒu kè | to have lessons |
| 点 | diǎn | (a measure word), o'clock |
| 半 | bàn | half |
| 校 | xiào | school |
| 学校 | xué xiào | school |
| 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon, midday |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 饭 | fàn | food, cuisine, cooked rice, meal |
| 午饭 | wǔ fàn | lunch |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon |
| 图 | tú | diagram, map, drawing, chart |
| 馆 | guǎn | hall, a place for cultural or sports activities |
| 图书馆 | tú shū guǎn | library |
| 回 | huí | to return, to go back |
| 般 | bān | sort, kind, class, way, manner |
| 一般 | yì bān | same, ordinary, common, general |
| 睡 | shuì | to sleep |
| 觉 | jiào | a nap, a sleep |
| 睡觉 | shuì jiào | to go to bed, to sleep |
| 上 | shàng | on top, upon, previous or last (week, etc.), upper |
| 班 | bān | team, class, rank, squad, a work shift, a measure word |
| 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work |
| 有时候 | yǒu shí hou | sometimes |
| 出 | chū | to go or come out |
| 出去 | chū qù | to go out |
| 开 | kāi | open, operate (vehicle), start |
| 开会 | kāi huì | have a meeting |
| 下 | xià | under, next (week, etc.), lower, below, to go down |
| 下班 | xià bān | to come or go or get off work |
| 后 | hòu | back, behind, rear, afterwards, after, later |
| 都 | dōu | all, both, entirely (due to)each, even, already |
| 忙 | máng | busy |
| 几 | jǐ | how many, how much, several |
| 差 | chà | different, short of, poor, to lack |
| 刻 | kè | quarter (hour), (a measure word), to carve, to engrave, to cut, oppressive |
| 小 | xiǎo | small, tiny, few, young |
| 时 | shí | O'clock, time, when, hour, season, period |
| 小时 | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 下课 | xià kè | class is over |
Lesson 9 New Words |
| 星 | xīng | star, satellite, small amount |
| 期 | qī | a period of time, phase, stage, term, to hope |
| 星期 | xīng qī | week |
| 号 | hào | day of a month, number |
| 月 | yuè | month, moon |
| 昨 | zuó | yesterday |
| 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday |
| 下个月 | xià ge yuè | next month |
| 上个月 | shàng ge yuè | last month |
| 今 | jīn | today, modern, present, current, this |
| 今年 | jīn nián | this year |
| 零 | líng | zero, 0 |
| 明年 | míng nián | next year |
| 龙 | lóng | dragon, imperial, Long (a surname) |
| 祝 | zhù | to wish, to express good wishes |
| 生日 | shēng rì | birthday |
| 乐 | lè | (surname), happy, laugh, cheerful |
| 快乐 | kuài lè | happy, merry |
Lesson 10 New Words |
| 气 | qì | air, anger, gas |
| 气候 | qì hòu | climate, atmosphere, situation |
| 天气 | tiān qì | weather |
| 春天 | chūn tiān | spring (season) |
| 夏天 | xià tiān | summer |
| 秋天 | qiū tiān | autumn |
| 冬天 | dōng tiān | winter |
| 比 | bǐ | ("-er than"), to compare, to contrast |
| 较 | jiào | distinct, compare |
| 比较 | bǐ jiào | compare, contrast, fairly, quite, rather |
| 凉 | liáng | cool, cold |
| 凉快 | liáng kuai | nice and cold, pleasantly cool |
| 冷 | lěng | cold |
| 热 | rè | heat, to heat up, fervent, hot (of weather), warm up |
| 特 | tè | special, unusual, extraordinary |
| 特别 | tè bié | especially, particular, unusual |
| 经 | jīng | classics, sacred book, pass through, to undergo, scripture |
| 经常 | jīng cháng | everyday, day-to-day, frequently, regularly |
| 度 | dù | capacity, degree, standard |
| 听说 | tīng shuō | be heard, to be told |
| 刮 | guā | blow (of the wind) |
| 风 | fēng | wind, news, style, custom, manner |
| 最 | zuì | (the) most, -est |
| 高 | gāo | high, tall |
| 低 | dī | to lower (one's head), low, to incline, beneath, low |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 下雪 | xià xuě | to snow |
| 预 | yù | to advance, in advance, beforehand, to prepare |
| 报 | bào | to announce, to inform, report, newspaper |
| 预报 | yù bào | forecast |
| 晴 | qíng | clear, fine (weather) |
| 晴天 | qíng tiān | sunny |
| 傍 | bàng | near |
| 傍晚 | bàng wǎn | in the evening, when night falls, towards evening |
| 温 | wēn | warm, temperature |
| 气温 | qì wēn | air temperature |