Chinese Words Pinyin Part of Speech Engl. Trans. Examples ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 中心 zhōngxīn n. center 展览 zhănlăn n. exhibit 健身房 jiànshēn fáng n. gyms 套房 tàofáng n. suite 卧室 wòshì n. bedroom 厕所 cèsuŏ n. toilet 洗澡间 xĭzăo jiān n. bathroom 厨房 chúfáng n. kitchen 图 tú n. picture, drawing 平面图 pìngmiàn tú n. floor plane 过道 guòdào n. passageway 窗户 chuānghù n. window 桌子 zhuōzi n. table, desk 椅子 yĭzi n. chair 书架 shūjià n. bookshelf 时间 shìjiān n. time 附近 fùjìn n. vicinity,? nearby 间 jiān ??? mw. used to classify rooms 把 bă mw. used to classify or count things such as chairs, pens, knives, etc. 搬 bān v. to move 羡慕 xiànmù v. to envy, to admire adj. envious 方便 fāngbiàn adj. convenient 完全 wánquán adv. totally, exactly 前 qián direction word front 後 hòu direction word back, behind 左 zuŏ direction word left 右 yòu direction word right 上 shàng direction word upper 下 xià direction word below 里 lĭ direction word inside 外 wài direction word outside 旁 páng direction word next to 对 duì direction word opposite 中 zhōng direction word middle 边 biānr suffix (for direction words) 面 miàn suffix (for direction words) 间 jiān suffix 问路 wèn lù idiomatic exp. to ask for direction 同路 tóng lù idiomatic exp. to go in the same direction 怎麽走 zĕnme zŏu idiomatic exp. How (does one) go to get to