Chinese Words Pinyin Part of Speech Engl. Trans. Examples ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 春节 chūnjié n. Spring Festival 联欢 liánhuān n. get-together 饮料 yĭnliào n. drinks 暑假 shŭjià n. summer vocation 故宫 gùgōng n. the Forbidden City 博物馆 bówùguăn n. museum 筷子 kuàizi n. chopsticks 健康 jiànkāng n. health 城 chéng n. city 菜 cài n. vegetable, dishes 茅台 máotái n. a strong Chinese liquor 西安 Xī'ān place n. a city in China 桂林 Guìlìn place n. a city in China 开始 kāishĭ v. to begin, to start 出发 chūfā v. to set out, to leave 呆 dāi v. to stay 尝 cháng v. to taste 试 shì v. to try 学会 xué huì v. to learn how to 到 dào v. to arrive 见到 jiàn dào v. to see 回 huì v. to return 吃遍 chī biàn v. to eat all of 中 zhōng suffix mid 底 dĭ suffix late 着急 zháojí adj. anxious 无数 wúshù adj. numerous 为...考虑 wèi..kăolǜ set phrase for the sake of 除了...以外,...还... chúle..yĭwài,hái conj. besides 别提有多高兴了 Biétì yŏu duō gāoxìng le set exp. You wouldn’t believe how happy sb. Is/are 先 xiān adv. first