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Mandarin Vocabulary
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Note that Chinese nouns do not change when made plural. They use the same form both singular or plural. When being counted or specified, Chinese nouns require a classifier or measure word. More information will be given on that in the grammar lessons. |
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shu1 |
book |
书 |
text book |
课本 |
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pencil |
铅笔 |
bi3 |
pen |
笔 |
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zhi3 |
paper |
纸 |
chair |
椅子 |
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| desk* |
桌子 |
table* |
桌子 |
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| test |
考试 |
quiz |
小考 |
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| homework |
功课 |
report |
报告 |
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| whiteboard |
白板 |
marker |
白板笔 |
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| chalkboard |
黑板 |
chalk |
粉笔 |
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| eraser |
橡皮擦 |
bell |
钟 |
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| dictionary |
词典 |
bi3 ji4 ben3 |
notebook |
筆記本 |
*Note that the word for "table" and "desk" can be the same in Chinese.
There are more specific terms, but generally they are both referred to as zhuo4 zi.