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For Chinese-learning newbies, this site shows Chinese characters (Hanzi) and their alphabet-based pronunciation (Pinyin). Use the Blog Archive (on the left sidebar) to navigate to the different lessons. Note: Your first lesson in speaking Chinese should be Tones (click here). Also remember: the letter "q" is pronounced as "ch" and the letter "x" is pronounced as "sh" while the letter "c" sounds like "ts." The pronunciation for the letter "e" sounds like "uh" while the letter "o" sounds more like "wuh" --- Crazy, eh? :-)

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Feelings - Emotions (Part 2)

B

悲伤 bēi shāng sad / sorrowful

F

烦躁 fán zào ( adj. ) jittery; twitchy; fidgety

G

尴尬 gān gà awkward / embarrassed
高兴 gāo xìng happy / glad / willing (to do sth) / in a cheerful mood

J

激动 jī dòng to excite / to agitate / exciting
骄傲 jiāo ào arrogant / conceited / full of oneself
叫喊 jiào hǎn exclamation / outcry / shout / yell
紧张 jǐn zhāng critical / tension / nervous / intense / strained / tense
惊恐 jīng kǒng appall
惊讶 jīng yà confound

K

to cry / to weep
快乐 kuài lè happy / merry
困惑 kùn huò bewilder / perplexity / confused

N

恼怒 nǎo nù ( v. ) be irritated and angry

T

叹息 tàn xī sigh

W

无聊 wú liáo nonsense / bored

X

xiào laugh / smile
兴奋 xīng fèn (be) excited
羞涩 xiū sè shy / bashful

Y

忧虑 yōu lǜ to worry / anxiety (about)
犹豫 yóu yù hesitate
郁闷 yù mèn gloomy / depressed
晕倒 yūn dǎo ( v. ) to faint off

Z

震惊 zhèn jīng to shock / to astonish
自卑 zì bēi ( adj. ) feel inferior
自豪 zì háo (feel a sense of) pride
自信 zì xìn confidence

Numbers, numbers, numbers

yi1 one, 1




三十 san1 shi2 thirty, 30









er4 two, 2




五十 wu3 shi2 fifty, 50









san1 three, 3




六十 liu4 shi2 sixty, 60









si4 four, 4




七十 qi1 shi2 seventy, 70









wu3 five, 5




八十 ba1 shi2 eighty, 80









liu4 six, 6




九十 jiu3 shi2 ninety, 90









qi1 seven, 7




bai3 hundred, 100









ba1 eight, 8




二百 er4 bai3 two hundred, 200









jiu3 nine, 9




三百 san1 bai3 three hundred









shi2 ten, 10




五百 wu3 bai3 five hundred









十一 shi2 yi1 eleven, 11




qian1 thousand, 1000









十二 shi2 er4 twelve, 12




两千 liang3 qian1 two thousand









十三 shi2 san1 thirteen, 13




wan4 ten thousand, a great number









十四 shi2 si4 fourteen, 14




千万 qian1 wan4 ten million, millions, very many









十五 shi2 wu3 fifteen, 15




百万 bai3 wan4 million, millions









十六 shi2 liu4 sixteen, 16




亿 yi4 a hundred million









十七 shi2 qi1 seventeen, 17




ling2 zero









十八 shi2 ba1 eighteen, 18












十九 shi2 jiu3 nineteen, 19












二十 er4 shi2 twenty, 20