Mandarin Chinese Common Entrance Level 1 and 2 Word and ...

1 Independent Schools Examinations Board Independent SchoolsExaminations Board Common Entrance EXAMINATION at 11+ and 13+ Mandarin Chinese VOCABULARY AND Chinese CHARACTERS FOR USE WITH Common Entrance SYLLABUS 2 CORE CHARACTERS FOR Level 1 Activities: Adjectives: Adverb: The body: Chinese places: Clothes: Colours: Food and drink: Home: Family: ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) Numbers: (numbers 11-99) Time and date: School and classroom: Question words: Verbs: CORE CHARACTERS FOR Level 2 There is no fixed list of core characters at Level 2.

2 It is hoped that candidates will learn as wide a range of characters as possible. 3 WORD LIST Key R Candidates must be able to read and understand the word in Chinese characters at this Level . * Candidates will not have to read the word in Chinese characters at this Level . They must, however, know the pinyin and understand the word aurally. They may also need to be able to say the word. (blank) When the Level 1 box is blank, the word is needed only at Level 2. Chinese Pinyin English Level 1 Level 2 Activities zu f n to cook R R ch f n to eat/have a meal R R k n di nsh to watch television R R p ob to run, to jog R R ( ) t (z qi ) to play (football) R R z qi football R R k n di ny ng see a film * R y nd ng to exercise; sport * R y ng di nn o to use the computer * * sh ng w ng surf the net * * b s i to compete.

3 Competition * * d p ngp ngqi to play ping pong * * d w ngqi to play tennis * * y uy ng to swim * * d l nqi to play basketball * q m to ride a horse * Adjectives d big R R h oh delicious/good to drink R R h och delicious/good to eat R R h ow n fun R R h o good R R x n new R R xi o small R R 4 Chinese Pinyin English Level 1 Level 2 y u y si interesting * R l o old * R / m il /pi oliang beautiful * * w li o boring * * pi nyi cheap * * c ngm ng clever * gu expensive * p ng fat * g ox ng happy * b ish ng sad * i short * g o tall * sh u thin * l i tired * Adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions z i to be in/located in R R b /b no.

4 Not R R h n very * R f ich ng very R g n with R y also R h and R b ji o quite * d nsh but * The body sh u hand R R g bo arm * * rduo ear * * y nj ng eyes * * ji o foot * * tu leg * * zu ba mouth * * b zi nose * * China and the world Zh nggu China R R B ij ng Beijing R R Ch ng Ch ng The Great Wall R R 5 Chinese Pinyin English Level 1 Level 2 H ny Chinese R R Zh ngw n Chinese R R M igu America * R Y nggu Britain * R F gu France * R Sh ngh i Shanghai * R Y ngy English * R Xi ng G ng Hong Kong * * L nd n London * * G g ng The Forbidden City * * Ti n nm n Tiananmen Square * * Hu ng H Yellow River * * M igu r n American person R Zh nggu r n Chinese person R Y nggu r n English person R F gu r n French person R Clothes m ozi hat R R m oy jumper R R ji k jacket * * ch nsh n shirt * * xi zi shoes * * q nzi skirt * * T t x sh n T shirt * * w zi socks * * k zi trousers * * y fu clothing R Colours h i black R R l n blue R R l green R R h ng red R R b i white R R hu ng yellow R R Directions sh ngmian above/on R h umian behind R 6 Chinese Pinyin English Level 1 Level 2 xi mian below/under R qi nmian in front (of)

5 R zu bian left * y ubian right * Food and drink ni r u beef R R j r u chicken meat R R q shu fizzy drink R R ni n i milk R R shu water R R h nb ob o hamburger R R z of n breakfast R R d o knife R R mi nb o bread * R j d n chicken egg * R k f i coffee * R k l Coke * R mi nti o noodles * R ( ) (m )f n rice * R ch tea * R w f n lunch * R w nf n dinner * R sh ti o chips * * qi ok l chocolate * * p nggu zh apple juice * * ch ngzh orange juice * * ku izi chopsticks * * ch zi fork * * sh ozi spoon * * ji ozi dumplings * l zh lychee * c id n menu * c ngu n restaurant * xi n salty * l spicy * ti n sweet * ch nju n spring rolls * 7 Chinese Pinyin English Level 1 Level 2 f w yu n waiter * d ng o cake * Greetings and introductions n h o hello * R z iji n goodbye * R xi xie thank you * R N h o ma?

6 How are you? * R W h n h o. I am well. * R N ji o sh nme? What are you called? * R .. W ji I am * R N j su ? How old are you? * R .. W ..su . I am .. years old. * R N zh z i n l ? Where do you live? * R .. W zh z I live * R N sh sh i? Who are you? * R .. W sh .. I * R Holidays and special occasions ji q holiday R R h i the sea * R f ndi n hotel/restaurant * R h it n beach * * Chinese Pinyin English Level 1 Level 2 sh ngr birthday R k pi n card * j hu party * l w present * Home and family m ma mum R R b ba dad R R g ge elder brother R R ji jie elder sister R R d di younger brother R R m imei younger sister R R ji home R R k t ng living room R R sh f sofa R R y sh bathroom/shower room * * 8 w sh bedroom * * ch f ng kitchen * * chu ng bed * * zhu zi table/desk * * y zi chair * * sh uj mobile phone * * p

7 Ngyou friend R g u dog R d ngw animals * w nj toy * d ngxi thing * Numbers, time, date y 1 R R r 2 R R s n 3 R R s 4 R R w 5 R R li 6 R R q 7 R R b 8 R R ji 9 R R sh 10 R R .. sh y .. ji sh ji R R y b i 100 * R li ng 2 (before a measure word) R R di n o'clock R R ? j di n le What time is it? R R ? j di n zh ng? What time is it? * * x ngq week R R x ngq j ? What day of the week is it? R R x ngq y Monday R R x ngq r Tuesday R R x ngq s n Wednesday R R x ngq s Thursday R R x ngq w Friday R R x ngq li Saturday R R x ngq ti n Sunday R R 9 Chinese Pinyin English Level 1 Level 2 x ngq r Sunday * R ti n day/sky R R yu month/moon R R j yu ?

8 What month is it? R R y yu January R R r yu February R R s n yu March R R s yu April R R w yu May R R li yu June R R q yu July R R b yu August R R ji yu September R R sh yu October R R sh y yu November R R sh r yu December R R Yu n Yuan/ Chinese currency R R g (measure word for things and people) R ji n (measure word for clothing) R zh (measure word for some animals) R Places in town g ngyu n park R sh ngdi n shop R ch osh supermarket R y uj post office * Pronouns w I; me * R n you * R t he; him * R t she; her * R w men we; us * R w de my R n de your R / t de his/hers R w men de ours R n men de your (plural) R 10 Chinese Pinyin English Level 1 Level 2 / t men de their (male/female) R zh l here * R n l there * R l inside * R n that * R zh this * R n men you (plural) * R / t men/t men they (m/f); them * R Question words ma question particle R R j ?

9 How many? R R sh nme? what? * R / n l / n r? where? * R sh i? who? * R du sh o qi n? how much? R n g ? which? R z nme? how? R School and classroom b o bag R R sh book R R sh ngxu go to school R R k lesson R R b pen R R ch ruler R R k b n textbook R R xu sheng student * R l osh teacher * R f ngxu to finish school * * zu y homework * * sh xu maths * * t y PE * * k xu science * * k osh test/to test * * xu xi o school R sh zhu desk * t pi n picture * b ib n whiteboard * 11 Chinese Pinyin English Level 1 Level 2 Transport q ch car R hu ch train R f ij plane R k i ch to drive R zu hu ch to go by train R zu f ij to go by plane R chu n boat * zu chu n to go by boat *

10 Q ch to ride a bicycle * z u l to walk * Verbs q to go R R y u have/has; there is/there are R R m iy u do not/does not have; there is not/are not R R x huan to like R R b x huan do not/does not like R R y o to want R R b y o do not/does not want R R m i to buy R R zu to do/make R R h to drink R R ch to eat R R q chu ng to get up R R k n to watch R R chu n to wear * R sh to be * R ji o to be called * R shu ji o to sleep * R zh to live * R y ng to use * * hu to be able to/can R b hu to not be able to/can t R shu to speak R g i to give * ch ng g to sing * 12 Chinese Pinyin English Level 1 Level 2 ti o w to dance * xi ng y o would like * Weather f ng wind R l ng cold R r hot R l bian