-
to introduce
- jièshào
 
-
to know
- zhīdào
 
-
to recognize, to be acquainted with
- rènshi
 
-
to write
- xiě
-
to give, to, for
- gěi
-
friend
- péngyǒu
 
-
classmate
- tóngxué
 
-
that
- nà
-
who, whom
- shéi
-
how
- zěnme
 
-
a polite classifier used for people
- wèi
-
a while
- xià, (from yíxià)
-
the most commonly used classifier for person, object, time
- gè
-
this
- zhè, or zhèi
-
name
- míngzi
 
-
wood
- mù
-
son
- zǐ
 - literally 'son,' as in 兒子 érzi
- also a common noun suffix
-
modification marker
used to connect the modifier and the modified elements
- de
-
nation, country
- guó
-
USA
- Měiguó
-
United Kingdom
- Yīngguó
-
China
- Zhōngguó
-
which (as in, which country?)
- nǎ, or něi
-
but, however
- kě shì
 
-
what
- shénme
-
place
- dìfāng
 
-
to add
(also, the transliteration for part of "California")
- jiā
-
state
- zhōu
-
California
- Jiā zhōu
-
-
hometown
- lǎojiā
 
-
Utah
- Yóutā
 
-
salt
- yán
-
lake
- hú
-
city
chéng shì -- or just chéng, or shì
 
-
old
- jiù
 - also: lǎo
-
home, family
jiā
-
reading
yuèdù  
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