ABSTRACT

Essential Chinese Vocabulary: Rules and Scenarios is an indispensable guide for beginner to intermediate students of Chinese who wish to use essential Chinese words and phrases accurately.

The book provides the crucial context and explanations of grammar structures and language rules related to important Chinese words and phrases, too often glossed over in primary textbooks. Students are given the tools necessary to refine their use of these words and phrases in order to communicate effectively in Chinese.

Key features:

    • In-depth explanations of commonly used words and phrases contextualized with a range of authentic examples providing learners with a comprehensive understanding of the vocabulary-use and allowing them to express themselves more accurately and appropriately.
    • Bridges the gap between grammar and vocabulary by presenting the frequently-ignored rules that govern the use of words and phrases.
    • Clear and systematic comparisons between the uses of ostensibly similar words, highlighting the nuances of the Chinese language.
    • Examples provided in Chinese characters, pinyin and English.
    • Extensive cross-references.

 

Essential Chinese Vocabulary is a unique reference and useful complement to basic and intermediate Chinese language textbooks. 

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Introduction

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⧁ bān

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ᖙ乏 bìxū

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߿ⱘ biéde

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ϡᕫϡ bù dé bù

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ϡདᛣᗱ bù hǎo yìsi

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ϡҙϡҙҙ bùjǐn/bù jǐnjǐn

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ϡ✊ bùrán

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ϡ⫼ bú yòng

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䰸њ chúle

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Ңᴹ cónglái

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ࠄᑩ dàodǐ

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ᕫ dé/děi

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. . . ⱘ䆱 dehuà

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ഄᮍ dìfāng

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乓ো dùnhào

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໮ duō

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໮ᇥ duōshǎo

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㗠Ϩ érqiě

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ড㗠 fǎn’ér

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৺߭ fǒuzé

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߮ gāng and ߮ᠡ gāngcái

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ਞ䆝 gàosù

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݇㋏ guānxì

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䖬ᰃ háishì

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䖬ᰃ . . . ৻ʽháishì . . . (ba)!

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ᆇᕫ hài(de)

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ད໮ hǎo duō and ད޴ hǎo jǐ

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དϡᆍᯧ hǎo (bù) róngyì

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དᛣᗱ hǎo yìsi

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៪㗙 huòzhě

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ेՓ jíshǐ

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޴ jǐ

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㾕 jiàn and 㾕䴶 jiànmiàn

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ি jiào

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ሑㅵ jǐnguǎn

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おコ jiūjìng

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ህ㽕 . . . њ jiù yào . . . le

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㾝ᕫ juéde

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ᓔྟ kāishǐ

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ৃҹ kěyǐ

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䇒 kè

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ᖿ kuài

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ᴹ lái

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䖲 . . . г䛑 lián . . . yě/dōu

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Ҹ lìng

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ા䞠 nǎlǐ

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㛑 néng

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ᅕৃ nìngkě

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݊ᅲ qíshí

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݊Ҫ qítā

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এ qù

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ै què

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䅽 ràng

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䅸ᕫ rènde

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䅸䆚 rènshì

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䅸Ў rènwéi

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ҡ✊ réngrán

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བԩ rúhé

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⫮㟇 shènzhì

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⫮㟇Ѣ shènzhìyú

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Փᕫ shǐ de

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џᅲϞ shìshí shàng

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䇈 shuō and 䇈䆱 shuō huà

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䇈ϡᅮ shuō búdìng

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䇜 tán and 䇜䆱 tán huà

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ϛϔ wànyī

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᳾ᖙ wèibì

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Ⳍᑆ xiānggān

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৥ᴹ xiànglái and ϔ৥ yīxiàng

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ᰧᕫ xiǎode

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䳔㽕 xūyào

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㽕 . . . њ yào . . . le

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㽕ᰃ yàoshì

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ϔϾҎ yī ge rén

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一点 yīdiǎn and related expressions

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一定 yīdìng

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依旧 yījiù

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一向 yīxiàng

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以为 yǐwéi

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意思 yìsi

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应该 yīnggāi

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又 yòu

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与其 yǔqí

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在 zài + person + 看来 kàn lái

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䗴៤ zàochéng

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ᗢМḋ zěnme yàng

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ℷ zhèng

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ℷད zhènghǎo

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ℷ೼ zhèng zài

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ⶹ䘧 zhīdào

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া zhǐ and related words

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াད zhǐhǎo

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াᰃ zhǐshì

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㞾Ꮕ zìjǐ

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㞾៥ zìwǒ

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ᘏ zǒng

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䍄 zǒu