Mandarin Chinese Discussions Using Incremental Phrases

Annex I to “Mandarin Chinese Introductory Language Course Using Pinyin”

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Greetings! (‘Hello!’, ‘How are you?’)	‘Nǐ hǎo’
	(“h” is like ch in loch )
Please!	Qǐng!
	(“q” is like ch in chicken )
Read! (aloud)	Dú!
	(or: Kàn! )
Please read!	Qǐng dú!
	(or : Qǐng kàn!)
message (general idea, information)	xìnxī
	(“x” is like hs or like s in see )
news; message (written)	xiāoxi
this [word in place of person or thing]	zhè
	(or : zhèi)
	(“zh” is like dge in fudge )
this particular …	zhège …
	(or : zhèige …)
	(“g” is always hard like g in get )
this news; this message	zhège xiāoxi
Please read this news.	Qǐng dú zhège xiāoxi.
Please read this good news.	Qǐng dú zhège hǎo xiāoxi.
news	xiāoxi
good news	hǎo xiāoxi
this good news	zhège hǎo xiāoxi
read this good news	dú zhège hǎo xiāoxi
Please read this good news	Qǐng dú zhège hǎo xiāoxi.
Thanks!	Xièxie!
Thank you! (polite form)	xièxie nín!
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give	gěi
please give …	qǐng gěi
take	ná
please take	qǐng ná
this	zhè
take this	ná zhè
please take this	qǐng ná zhè
Please take this information.	Qǐng ná zhège xìnxī.
please take	qǐng ná
information	xìnxī
this information	zhège xìnxī
take this information	ná zhège xìnxī
Please take this information.	Qǐng ná zhège xìnxī.
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Let's meet again! (‘See you soon!’=
I'd like very quickly get to see you)	‘Xīwàng hěn kuài jiàndào nǐ!’
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well, good	hǎo
I	wǒ
I [am] well.	Wǒ [ ] hǎo.
you	nǐ
You [are] well.	Nǐ [ ] hǎo.
he, she, it	tā
He [is] well.	Tā [ ] hǎo.
we	wǒmen
We [are] well.	Wǒmen [ ] hǎo.
YOU	nǐmen
YOU [are] well.	Nǐmen [ ] hǎo.
they	tāmen
They [are] well.	Tāmen [ ] hǎo.
…, is it so?	… ma?
I [am] well, is it so?	Wǒ [ ] hǎo ma?
You [are] well, are you?	Nǐ [ ] hǎo ma?
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(be), am/is/are	shì
(This is different from ‘I am located ...’, which is ‘zài’, as in I'm here: wǒ zài zhèr)	(“sh” sounds like sh in rashly )
I am	wǒ shì
I am Bill.	Wǒ shì Bill.
and	hé
and you?	hé nǐ?
you are	nǐ shì
…, is it so? (…, are you?)	… ma?
You are Bill, is it so?	Nǐ shì Bill ma?
well, good	hǎo
How are you? (= you [are] well, is it so?)	Nǐ [ ] hǎo ma?
not, no	bù
	(“bù” precedes “…à”, “…á”, or “…â ”; otherwise change “bù” to “bú” before “…ã” or “…”)
ill/not well	bù hǎo;
	(or : bìng )
I [am] well.	Wǒ [ ] hǎo.
You [are] ill.	Nǐ bù [ ] hǎo.
	(or : Nǐ bǐng le)
	(“le” is for a change of state and is at the end of the sentence )
very	hěn
very well	hěn hǎo
	(If “…â” precedes another “…â”, pronounce it as “…á”: So, ‘hěn hǎo’ sounds like ‘hén hǎo’.)
not very well	bù hěn hǎo
I [am] not very well.	Wǒ bù [ ] hěn hǎo.
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‘Get well soon!’	‘Zhù nǐ zǎo rì kāngfù!’
	(“zh” is like dge in fudge )
	(“z” is like ds in suds)
You (polite)	nín
Thank you! (polite form)	Xièxie nín!
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God	Shàngdì
God [is] good	Shàngdì [ ] hǎo
name	míngzi
of...(of possessor or of a description), 's, s'	…de
my, of me, mine	wǒ de
	(or : wǒde)
my name	wǒde míngzi
your, of you, yours	nǐde
your name	nǐde míngzi
his, her, its, of him, of her, of it	tāde
his name	tāde míngzi
our, of us, ours	wǒmende
our name	wǒmende míngzi
YOUR, of YOU, YOURS	nǐmende
YOUR name	nǐmende míngzi
their, of them, theirs	tāmende
their name	tāmende míngzi
of God	Shàngdìde
name of God, God's name	Shàngdìde míngzi
my	wǒde
my name	wǒde míngzi
your	nǐde
your name	nǐde míngzi
father	bàba
	(or : fù qīn)
my (close relationship)	wǒ[ ] …
	(“de” can be omitted from “wǒde” for close links)
my father	wǒ bàba
mother	màma
	(or : mǔ qīn)
my mother	wǒ màma
your mother	nǐ màma
the name of your father	nǐ bàba de míngzi
What?	shénme?
What is …? (… is what?)	… shì shénme?
What is the name of your father?	nǐ bàba de míngzi shì shénme?
What is the name of God?	Shàngdìde míngzi shì shénme?
Jehovah	Yēhéhuá
The name of God is …	Shàngdìde míngzi shì …
God's name is Jehovah.	Shàngdìde míngzi shì Yēhéhuá.
be (absolutely)	jiùshì
God's name is (absolutely) Jehovah.	Shàngdìde míngzi jiùshì Yēhéhuá.
Jehovah's	Yēhéhuá de
witness; witnesses	jiàn zhèng [rén]
Jehovah['s] Witness	Yēhéhuá [ ] Jiàn zhèng rén
I am …	wǒ shì …
I am [a] Jehovah's Witness.	Wǒ shì [ ] Yēhéhuá jiàn zhèng rén.
call by a name; be called by a name	jiào
He's called Bill.	Tā (de míngzi) jiào Bill.
We call him ‘Bill’.	Wǒmen jiào tā Bill.
What is your name?
(= By what name are you called?)	Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
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…, is it so?	… ma?
You are called Bill, is it so? (are you?)	Nǐ jiào Bill ma?
…, is it not so? (‘it is, not it is) (is it not?)	…, shì bú shì? …, duì ma?
You are called Bill, is it not so? (aren't you?)	Nǐ jiào Bill, shì bú shì?
	(or : Nǐ jiào Bill, duì ma?)
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Correct; Yes (after a positive question)	shìde; shì; duì, …
Wrong; No (after a positive question)	bù, …
Correct; Yes (after a negative question)	bù, …!
Wrong; No (after a negative question)	shìde; duì, …
You are well, is it so? (positive question)	nǐ hǎo ma?
Correct; Yes (after a positive question)	shìde; shì; duì
Wrong; No (after a positive question)	bù, [wǒ bù hǎo!]
Are you not well? (positive question)	nǐ bù hǎo ma?
Wrong; Yes (after a negative question)	bù, [wǒ hěn hǎo!]
Correct; No (after a negative question)	shìde; duì, wǒ bù hǎo.
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give	gěi
please give	qǐng gěi
Please give your name.	Qǐng gěi nǐde míngzi.
Chinese (person)	Zhōngguórén
Are you a Chinese person?	Nǐ shì Zhōngguórén ma?
Chinese (language)	Zhōngwén; Zhōngguóhuà; Hànyǔ
Is it Chinese (language)?	Tā shì Zhōngwén ma?
Mandarin (language)	pǔtōnghuà
It is Mandarin, is it or isn't it?	Tā shì pǔtōnghuà, shì bú shì?
Cantonese (language)	Guǎngdōnghuà
Pinyin (Roman script)	Pīnyīn
Hanji (Chinese script)	Hànzì
English (person)	Yīnggélánrén; Yīngguórén
I am English	Wǒ shì Yīnggélán de.
	(or : Wǒ shì Yīngguóde.)
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read	dú
I read	wǒ dú
you read	nǐ dú
Which?	Nǎge?
Which do you read?	Nǐ dú nǎge?
	(or : Nǐ kàn nàge?)
please read	qǐng dú
again	zài
once again	yícì
read again	zài dú
Please read again.	Qǐng zài dú.
Please read once again.	Qǐng zài dú yícì.
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can (know how to)	néng; huì
you can	nǐ néng; nǐ huì
you can read	nǐ néng dú; nǐ huì dú
You can read, can you?	Nǐ néng dú ma?
You can read Hanji, is it so?	Nǐ néng dú Hànzì ma?
I can (know how to)	wǒ néng
	(or : wǒ huì)
I can read	wǒ néng dú
	(or : wǒ huì dú)
I can read Pinyin.	Wǒ néng dú pinyin.
	(or : Wǒ huì dú pinyin.)
I cannot read Hanji.	Wǒ bù néng dú Hànzì.
	(or : Wǒ bú huì dú Hànzì.)
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write	xiě
I write	wǒ xiě
you write	nǐ xiě
Please write!	Qǐng xiě!
where?	(zài) zhěr?
	(Omit “zài” if it would form the first word in a sentence )
(located) here	(zài) zhèr
Please write here!	Qǐng xiě zhèr!
there	(zài) nàr
Please write there!	Qǐng xiě nàr!
using …	(zài) yòng …
using Pinyin	(zài) yòng pīnyīn
write using Pinyin	(zài) yòng pīnyīn xiě
Please write using Pinyin.	Qǐng zài yòng pīnyīn xiě.
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Please write your name.	Qǐng xiě nǐde míngzi.
name	míngzi
your name	nǐde míngzi
write your name	xiě nǐde míngzi
Please write your name.	Qǐng xiě nǐde míngzi.
please write	qǐng xiě
your name	nǐde míngzi
Please write your name.	Qǐng xiě nǐde míngzi.
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Please write your address.	Qǐng xiě nǐde dìzhǐ.
address	dìzhǐ
your address	nǐde dìzhǐ
write your address	xiě nǐde dìzhǐ
Please write your address.	Qǐng xiě nǐde dìzhǐ.
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one	yī
	(“yī” changes to “yì” before “…à”, “…á”, or “…â” )
	(“yī” changes to “yí” before “…ã” or “…” )
… (a Chinese a ‘measure word’ used to focus on a specific: person or thing in general)	…ge
	(“g” is hard like g in get )
a, an (used generally)	yíge (= yī + ge)
	(“e” after “g” is like e in the book )
person, people	rén
a person	yíge rén
this person	zhège rén
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an information, message	yíge xìnxī
this information, message	zhège xìnxī
… (a Chinese a ‘measure word’ used to focus on a specific item of news, views, ideas, laws This MW can be used instead of “…ge”)	…tiáo
a, an (as for an item of information)	yìtiáo (= yī + tiáo)
this	zhè
this [particular]… (‘…’ is an item of information)	zhètiáo (=zhè + tiáo) …
this information, message (written)	zhètiáo xìnxī
Read this [written] message.	Dú zhètiáo xìnxī.
Please read this [written] message.	Qǐng dú zhètiáo xìnxī.
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news	xiāoxi
this news message	zhège xiāoxi
this news message	zhètiáo xiāoxi
read this news	dú zhètiáo xiāoxi
Please read this news.	Qǐng dú zhètiáo xiāoxi.
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say, speak, explain	shuō
I can (know how to)	wǒ huì
	(or : wǒ néng)
I can speak	wǒ huì shuō
	(or : wǒ néng shuō)
You can speak	nǐ huì shuō
	(or : nǐ néng shuō)
You can speak Mandarin.	Nǐ huì shuō pǔtōnghuà.
nicely; well	[de] hǎo
	(or : hǎo [de])
	(“de” adds ‘-ly’ to transform an adjective that describes a person or thing into an adverb describing an action.)
	(This ‘de’ can be omitted, if the quality is stated using just one Chinese character. )
You speak nicely.	Nǐ shuō de hǎo.
You speak nice [things].	Nǐ shuō hǎo de.
You speak Mandarin well.	Nǐ pǔtōnghuà shuō de hǎo.
I cannot speak Mandarin well.	Wǒ bù néng pǔtōnghuà shuō de hǎo.
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much	duō
not (very) much	bù duō
I cannot speak very much Mandarin.	Wǒ bù néng shuō hěn duō pǔtōnghuà.
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a little; not much	yìdiǎnr
not much Chinese	yìdiǎnr Hànyǔ
I can speak Chinese a little.	Wǒ huì shuō yìdiǎnr Hànyǔ.
I can speak Mandarin a little.	Wǒ huì shuō yìdiǎnr pǔtōnghuà.
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would like, wish, hope to	xīwàng
I'd like to …	wǒ xīwàng …
I'd like to read	wǒ xīwàng dú
want to; would like to	xiǎng
I'd like to …; I want to …	wǒ xiǎng …
I'd like to read; I want to read	wǒ xiǎng dú
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you	nǐ
to you	[ ] nǐ
tell, say to	gàosù
I tell you it.	Wǒ gàosù nǐ tā.
I'd like to say this [item] to you.	Wǒ xiǎng gàosù nǐ zhè[ge]
a news item	yíge xiāoxi
	(or : yìtiāo xiāoxi)
I'd like to say this news to you.	Wǒ xiǎng gàosù nǐ zhège xiāoxi
	(or : Wǒ xiǎng gàosù nǐ zhètiāo xiāoxi)
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question	wèntí
a question	yíge wèntí
This is a good question.	Zhè shì yíge hǎo wèntí.
answer, comment	huídá
an answer	yíge huídá
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have	yǒu
I have	wǒ yǒu
I haven't	wǒ méi yǒu
there is (=have)	yǒu
there is not (=not have)	méi yǒu
I have a question.	Wǒ yǒu yíge wèntí.
There is a question.	Yǒu yíge wèntí.
There are questions.	Yǒu wèntí.
What question do you have?	Nǐ yǒu shénme wèntí?
Do you have [any particular] questions?	Nǐ yǒu [shénme] wèntí ma?
Would you like to ask a question?	Nǐ xīwàng wèn wèntí ma?
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You have an answer/comment.	Nǐ yǒu yíge huídá
Do you have an answer?	Nǐ yǒu yíge huídá ma?
What is the answer?	Huídá shì shénme?
a good answer	yíge hǎo huídá
This a good answer.	Zhè shì yíge hǎo huídá
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some more; further; other	gèng gèng duō de
some more …	gèng duō de …
some more questions	gèng duō de wèntí
some more answers	gèng duō de dáfù
You have more questions.	Nǐ yǒu gèng duō de wèntí.
even more, yet more, still more	hái
Do you have still more questions?	Nǐ hái yǒu wèntí ma?
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Please read this [written] answer.	Qǐng dú zhège dáfù
again	zài
Read again!	Zài dú!
Say again!	Zài shuō!
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very good	hěn hǎo
Very good question!	Hěn hǎo de wèntí!
(question of a very good description)	(The “de” can be omitted only after a description that uses a single Chinese character)
Good answer!	Hǎo dáfù!
Very good answer!	Hěn hǎo de dáfù!
Your message (thought) is very good.	Nǐde xīnxí shì hěn hǎo de.
Your news is good.	Nǐde xiāoxi shì hǎo de.
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holy	shèng
Bible; holy Bible; holy writings	Shèng jīng
That is the holy Bible.	Zhè shì Shèng jīng.
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It is good.	Tā hǎo.
It says good [things].	Tā shuō hǎo de.
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like to …; enjoy …	xǐhuan; xǐ'ài
I like to …, I enjoy …	wǒ xǐhuan …
I like to read	wǒ xǐhuan dú
I like to read it.	Wǒ xǐhuan dú tā.
study	xuéxí
I study	wǒ xuéxí
I study this	wǒ xuéxí zhè
I study the holy Bible.	Wǒ xuéxí Shèng jīng.
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help, assistance	bāngmáng, bāngzhù
help. assist	bāng, bāngzhù
It helps	tā bāng tā bāngzhù
It helps me.	Tā bāng wǒ.
can [is able to]	tā néng
… can help	… néng bāng
it can help	tā néng bāng
It can help you.	Tā néng bāng nǐ.
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we, us	wǒmen
It helps us.	Tá bāng wǒmen.
know [things, facts]	zhīdao
it helps us to know …	tā bāng wǒmen zhīdao …
that which is good	hǎo de
what is good	shénme shì hǎo de
know what is good.	zhīdao shénme shì hǎo de
It helps us.	Tā bāng wǒmen .
It helps us to know what is good.	Tā bāng wǒmen zhīdao shénme shì hǎo de.
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It helps us to know what is bad.	Tā bāng wǒmen zhīdao shénme shì bù hǎo de.
bad, not good	bù hǎo
that which is bad	bù hǎo de
what is bad.	shénme shì bù hǎo de
to know what is bad.	zhīdao shénme shì bù hǎo de
It helps us.	Tā bāng women.
It helps us to know what is bad.	Tā bāng wǒmen zhīdao shénme shì bù hǎo de.
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here	zhèr; zhèlǐ
be (located, present, alive)	zài
I am here.	wǒ zài zhèlǐ
there	nàr; nàlǐ
You are there, are you?	Nǐ zài nàr ma?
where?	nǎr? nǎlǐ
Where are you? (=in what place are you?)	Nǐ zài nǎr lǐ?
Here is my question.	Wǒde wèntí zài zhèr.
Where is your response?	Nǐde dáfù zài nǎr lǐ?
This is my response.	Zhè shì wǒde dáfù.
What is your response?	Nǐde dáfù shì shénme?
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book	shū
your book	nǐde shū
Your book is [of a] very good [description]	Nǐde shū shì hǎo de
God's book	Shàngdìde shū
It is God's book.	Tā shì Shàngdì de shū.
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take	ná
please take …	qǐng ná
magazine, thin brochure, pamphlet	zázhì
… (a Chinese a ‘measure word’ used to focus on a specific: thin magazine or document )	…fèn
a, an (thin magazine or document)	yífèn (= yī + fèn)
this	zhè
this [particular]… (… is a thin magazine
or document)	zhèfèn (=zhè + fèn)
a magazine	yífèn zázhì
this magazine	zhèfèn zázhì
Please take this magazine!	Qǐng ná zhèfèn zázhì!
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tract	zázhì
… (a Chinese a ‘measure word’ used to focus on a specific: thin leaflet )	…zhang
a, an (thin tract sheet)	yízhang (= yī + zhang )
this	zhè
this [particular]… (… is a thin tract)	zhèzhang (=zhè + zhang )
a tract	yízhang chuāndān
this tract	zhèzhang chuāndān
Please take this tract!	Qǐng ná zhèzhang chuāndān!
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that [word in place of a person or thing]	nà
that is …	nà shì
… (a Chinese a ‘measure word’ used to focus on a specific: volume of a book )	…běn
a, an (thin magazine or document)	yìběn (= yī + běn )
this	zhè
this [particular]… (… is a volume, book)	zhèběn (=zhè + běn )
a book	yìběn shū
That is a good book.	Nà shì hǎo de shū.
This book is good.	Zhèběn shū shì hǎo (de).
This book is very good.	Zhèběn shū shì hěn hǎo de.
That book is not good.	Nàběn shū shì bù hǎo de.
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than, compared to	bǐ
better than …	bǐ … zuì hǎo de
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This book is better than that book (= this book compared to that book is good )	zhèběn shū bǐ nàběn shū hǎo
This is better than that.	Zhè bǐ nà hǎo.
Ours is better than theirs.	Wǒmende bǐ tāmende hǎo.
This book is best.	Zhèběn shū shì zuì hǎo de.
This book is the best.	Zhèběn shū shì zuì hǎo de.
This is the best book.	Zhè shì zuì hǎo de shū.
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Read! (silently.)	Kàn!
Please read!	Qǐng kàn!
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neighbour	línjū; línrén; línshè
my neighbour	wǒde línjū
love	ài
I love	wǒ ài
I love my neighbour.	Wǒ ài wǒde línjū.
we love	wǒmen ài
our neighbours	wǒmende línjū
We love our neighbours.	Wǒmen ài wǒmende línjū.
You are my neighbour.	Nǐ shì wǒde línjū.
Jehovah's Witnesses	Yēhéhuá jiàn zhèng rén
love their neighbour	ài tāmende línjū
Jehovah's Witnesses love their neighbour.	Yēhéhuá jiàn zhèng rén ài tāmende línjū.
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about	guānyú
about God	guānyú Shàngdì
peace (freedom from war)	hépíng
peace (calm, freedom from disturbance)	píng ān; ān'níng
about peace	guānyú hépíng
we speak	wǒmen shuō
We speak peace.	Wǒmen shuō hépíng.
We speak about peace.	Wǒmen shuō guānyú hépíng.
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make	zuò
we make	wǒmen zuò
We make good things.	Wǒmen zuò hǎo de dōngxi.
things	dōngxi
good things	hǎo de dōngxi
make good things	zuò hǎo de dōngxi
We make good things.	Wǒmen zuò hǎo de dōngxi.
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bring [about]	dài lái
We bring about peace.	Wǒmen dài lái hépíng.
war	zhànzhēng
we do not make …	wǒmen bú dài lái …
We do not make war.	Wǒmen bú dài lái zhànzhēng.
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give	gěi
we give	wǒmen gěi
jollity, happiness; joyful, happy	kuàilè
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happiness, happy (deep); blessèd joy	xìng fú
We bring happiness.	Wǒmen bǎ xìng fú dàilái.
	(‘bǎ’ is used if you want to say the object of the verb before the verb.)
to our neighbours	gěi wǒmende línjū
We bring happiness to [our] neighbours.	Wǒmen bǎ xìng fú dàilái gěi [wómende] línjū.
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help, assist	báng
	(or : bángzhù )
we help	wǒmen báng
We help our neighbours.	Wǒmen báng wǒmende línjū.
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security	ānquán
We don't have security.	Wǒmen méi yǒu ānquán.
want	xiǎng
you want	nǐ xiǎng
You want security.	Nǐ xiǎng ānquán.
I know you want security.	Wǒ zhīdao nǐ xiǎng ānquán.
Where [is] security?	Nǎr [ ] ānquán?
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happiness	xìng fú
Where [is] happiness?	Nǎr [ ] xìng fú?
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friend	péngyou
a friend	yíge péngyou
can; (have the possibility to )	néng
we can (could, if we tried )	wǒmen néng
we can be	wǒmen néng shì
We can be friends.	Wǒmen néng shì péngyou.
very good friends	hěn hǎo de péngyou
We can be very good friends	Wǒmen néng shì hěn hǎo de péngyou.
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we can be made into / become	wǒmen néng zuò
We can make friends.	Wǒmen néng zuò péngyou.
very good friends	hěn hǎo de péngyou
We can make very good friends	Wǒmen néng zuò hěn hǎo de péngyou.
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God's	Shàngdìde
God's friend	Shàngdìde péngyou
become …	chéngwéi …
We can become God's friends.	Wǒmen néng chéngwéi Shàngdìde péngyou.
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say	shuō
he says	tā shuō
He says this.	Tā shuō zhè.
The Bible says this.	Shēng jíng shuō zhè.
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want	xiǎng
we want …	wǒmen xiǎng …
we want to become …	wǒmen xiǎng chéngwéi …
We want to become God's friends.	Wǒmen xiǎng chéngwéi Shàngdìde péngyou.
friends.	péngyou
God's friends.	Shàngdìde péngyou
become God's friends.	chéngwéi Shàngdìde péngyou
want to become God's friends.	xiǎng chéngwéi Shàngdìde péngyou
We want to become God's friends.	Wǒmen xiǎng chéngwéi Shàngdìde péngyou.
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how?	zěnme? zěnmeyàng?
I can become …	wǒ néng chéngwéi …
How can I become …?	wǒ zěnme néng chéngwéi …?
How can I become a friend?	Wǒ zěnme néng chéngwéi yíge péngyou?
How can I become his friend?	Wǒ zěnme néng chéngwéi tāde péngyou?
How can I become God's friend?	Wǒ zěnme néng chéngwéi Shàngdìde péngyou?
God's friend	Shàngdìde péngyou
become God's friend	chéngwéi Shàngdìde péngyou
can become God's friend	néng chéngwéi Shàngdìde péngyou
How can I become God's friend?	Wǒ zěnme néng chéngwéi Shàngdìde péngyou?
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He says.	Tā shuō
what he says (the thing that he says )	Tā shuō de
Do!	zuò!
Do what he says!	zuò Tā shuō de!
must … (need to in order to achieve …)	xūyào …
we must …	wǒmen xūyào …
we must do	wǒmen xūyào zuò
What must we do?	Wǒmen xūyào zuò shénme?
We must do what he says.	Wǒmen xūyào zuò Tā shuō de
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how?	zěnme? zěnyàng? zěnmeyàng?
study	xuéxí
Study it!	Xuéxí tā!
Study what it says!	Xuéxí tā suǒ shuō de!
Study what He says!	Xuéxí Tā suǒ shuō de!
what His book says	Tāde shū suǒ shuō de
Study what His book says!	Xuéxí Tade shū suǒ shuō de!
we must (need to) …	wǒmen xūyào …
We must study what he says.	Wǒmen xūyào xuéxí Tā suǒ shuō de.
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know [facts, things]	zhīdao
we know	wǒmen zhīdao
we know it	wǒmen zhīdao tā
we know this	wǒmen zhīdao zhè
We know what He says.	Wǒmen zhīdao Tā suǒ shuō de.
what [that which] the Bible says	Shèng jīng shuō de
We know what the Bible says.	Wǒmen zhīdao Shèng jīng suǒ shuō de.
We must know what the Bible says.	Wǒmen xūyào zhīdao Shèng jīng suǒ shuō de.
says	shuō
the Bible says	Shèng jīng shuō
what the Bible says	Shèng jīng suǒ shuō de
know what the Bible says	zhīdao Shèng jīng suǒ shuō de
we must (need to) …	wǒmen xūyao …
We must know what the Bible says.	Wǒmen xūyao zhīdao Shèng jīng suǒ shuō de.
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know (be acquainted with)	rènshi
know him	rènshi tā
We know him.	Wǒmen rènshi tā.
We must know him. (We need to …)	Wǒmen xūyao rènshi tā.
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trust, believe in	xiāngxìn
believe in God	xiāngxìn Shàngdì
know him	rènshi tā
trust him	xiāngxìn tā
know him and trust him	rènshi tā hé xiāngxìn tā
know and trust him	rènshi èr xiāngxìng tā (èr links a list of verbs)
We can know him.	Wǒmen néng rènshi tā.
We can trust him.	Wǒmen néng xiāngxìn tā.
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happy (delighted, made happy)	gāoxìng
be happy; be delighted	shì gāoxìng
can be happy	néng shì gāoxìng
We can be happy.	Wǒmen néng shì gāoxìng.
We trust him.	Wǒmen xiāngxìn tā.
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If …, then … (if something is done,
then something else will happen)	Rúguǒ …, nàmuǒ …
He is happy.	Tā shì gāoxìng.
God is happy.	Shàngdì shì gāoxìng.
… then God is happy	… nàmuǒ Shàngdì shì gāoxìng
If we trust God, then He is happy.	Rúguǒ wǒmen xiāngxìn Shàngdì, námuǒ Tā shì gāoxìng
If we do what He says, then He is happy.	Rúguǒ wǒmen zuò Tā shuō de, nàmuǒ Tā shì gāoxìng
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want	xiǎng
He wants	Tā xiǎng
God wants	Shàngdì xiǎng
What God wants [that which God wants]	Shàngdì xiǎng de
Do what God wants.	zuò Shàngdì xiǎng de
must (obligation)	bìxū
We must do what God wants. (obligation)	Wǒmen bìxū zuò Shàngdì xiǎng de.
essential	bìxū de
important	zhòngyào
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if	rúguǒ
we do this	wǒmen zuò zhè
if we do this, …	rúguǒ wǒmen zuò zhè
happy	gāoxìng
He is happy.	Tā shì gāoxìng.
then He is happy	nàmuǒ Tā shì gāoxìng
If we do this, then He is happy.	Rúguǒ wǒmen zuò zhè, nàmuǒ Tā shì gāoxìng.
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cause an action or reaction	shǐ
cause to be happy	shǐ gāoxìng
make … happy	shǐ … gāoxìng
We make God happy.	Wǒmen shǐ Shàngdì gāoxìng.
God makes us happy.	Shàngdì shǐ wǒmen gāoxìng.
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will (future action)	huì
will be	huì shì
will be happy	huì shì gāoxìng
We will be happy.	Wǒmen huì shì gāoxìng.
soon	hěn kuài; bù jiǔ
We can be happy.	Wǒmen néng shì gāoxìng.
We can be happy soon.	Wǒmen néng hěn kuài shì gāoxìng.
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trouble	máfan
We see trouble.	Wǒmen kànjiàn máfan.
We see much trouble.	Wǒmen kànjiàn duō máfan.
who?	shéi?
Who make trouble?	Shéi zuò máfan?
Does God make (or not) our troubles?	Shàngdì zuò bú zuò wǒmende máfan?
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Did … [past actions]	… le
make	zuò
did make	zuò le; zuòle
did not …	méi zuò …
did not make	méi zuò
Does God make trouble?	Shàngdì zuò bù zuò máfan?
No, God did not make trouble.	Bù, Shàngdì méi zuò máfan.
thing	dōngxi
good things	hǎo (de) dōngxi
God makes …	Shàngdì zuò …
God makes good things.	Shàngdì zuò hǎo de dōngxi
person(s); human being(s)	rén
Bad persons make trouble.	Bù hǎo de rén zuò máfan.
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prevent	zǔzhǐ
prevent trouble	zǔzhǐ máfan
will prevent trouble	huì zǔzhǐ máfan
God will prevent trouble.	Shàngdì huì zǔzhǐ màfan.
Soon God will prevent trouble.	Bùjiǔ Shàngdì huì zǔzhǐ máfan.
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will have	huì yǒu
there will be	huì yǒu
there will be peace.	huì yǒu hépíng
Again there will be peace.	Zài yícì huì yǒu hépíng.
Soon there will be peace.	Bùjiǔ huì yǒu hépíng.
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earth [planet]	dì; dìqiú
will have peace	huì yǒu hépíng
The earth will have peace.	Dìqiú huì yǒu hépíng.
Soon the earth will have peace.	Bùjiǔ dìqiú huì yǒu hépíng.
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on …	zài … shang
on earth	zài dìqiú shang; zài dìshang
peace on earth	hépíng zài dìqiú shang
paradise	lèyuán
paradise on earth	lèyuán zài dìqiú shang
There will be paradise on earth.	Huì yǒu lèyuán zài dìqiú shang.
there was	yǒu le
	(or : yǒule)
There was a paradise on earth.	Yǒu lèyuán zài diqiú shang le.
Again there will be a paradise on earth.	Zài yícì huì yǒu lèyuán zài dìqiú shang.
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come	lái
will come	huì lái
It will come.	Tā huì lái.
It will come soon.	Tā bùjiǔ huì lái.
It will come again soon.	Tā zài bùjiǔ huì lái.
Soon the earth will become a paradise.	Dìqiú bùjiǔ huì chéngwéi yìge lèyuán.
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wicked people	è rén
prevent wicked people	zǔzhǐ è rén
will prevent wicked people	huì zǔzhǐ è rén
God will prevent wicked people.	Shàngdì huì zǔzhǐ è rén.
Soon God will prevent wicked people.	Bùjiǔ Shàngdì huì zǔzhǐ è rén.
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wickedness	è
prevent wickedness	zǔzhǐ è
God will prevent wickedness.	Shàngdì huì zǔzhǐ è.
Soon God will prevent wickedness.	Bùjiǔ Shàngdì huì zǔzhǐ è.
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system	zhì dù
wicked system	xié è zhì dù
this wicked system	zhège xié è zhì dù
destroy	pòhuài; cuīhuǐ
destroy this wicked system	pòhuài zhège xié è zhì dù
will destroy this wicked system	huì pòhuài zhège xié è zhì dù
God will destroy this wicked system.	Shàngdì huì pòhuài zhège xié è zhì dù.
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[to] end, finish	jiéshù
God will end it.	Shàngdì huì jiéshù tā.
world	shìjiè
bad world	bù hǎo de shìjiè
this bad world	zhège bù hǎo de shìjiè
end this bad world.	jiéshù zhège bù hǎo de shìjiè
will end this bad world.	huì jiéshù zhège bù hǎo de shìjiè
God will end this bad world.	Shàngdì huì jiéshù zhège bù hǎo de shìjiè.
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world	shìjiè
new world	xīn shìjiè
want new world	xiǎng xīn shìjiè
We want new world	Wǒmen xiǎng xīn shìjiè.
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good people	hǎo de rén
true	zhēn; zhēn zhèng
speech, language, words	huà
true speech	zhēn huà
speak truth	shuō zhēn huà
people who speak truth	shuō zhēn huà de rén
love	ài
God loves …	Shàngdì ài …
God loves people who speak the truth.	Shàngdì ài shuō zhēn huà de rén.
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stay, remain, continue to be	liú xià; liúxia
stay on earth	zài dìqiú shang liú xià
They will stay on earth.	Tāmen huì zài dìqiú shang liú xià.
These good people will stay on earth.	Zhèxiē hǎo (de) rén huì zài dìqiú shang liú xià.
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forever	yǒng yuǎn; yǒng yǒng yuǎn yuǎn
on earth forever	zài dìqiú shang yǒng yuǎn
They will stay on earth forever.	Tāmen huì yǒng yuǎn zài dìqiú shang liú xià.
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idea, opinion, thought; plan, decision	yìjiàn
	(or : zhǔyì)
‘Good idea!’	‘Hǎo de zhǔyì!’
‘What a good idea!’	‘Duōme hǎo de zhǔyì a!’
who?	shéi?
Who said it?	Shéi shuō tā le?
… (a Chinese a ‘measure word’ used to focus on a specific: idea or thought )	…diǎn
a, an (idea or thought)	yìdiǎn (= yī + diǎn )
an idea	yìdiǎn yìjiàn
this	zhè
this [particular]… (… is an idea)	zhèdiǎn … (=zhè + diǎn )
this idea	zhèdiǎn yìjiàn
Who said this idea?	Shéi shuō zhèdiǎn yìjiàn
whose?	shéide
Whose idea is it?	Tā shì shéide yìjiàn?
A human's?	Yíge rénde?
Is it (or is it not) a human's idea?	Tā shì bú shì yíge rénde?
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do	zuò
Do that.	Zuò nà
can [is able to]	néng
can do that	néng zuò nà
cannot do that.	bù néng zuò nà
A man cannot do that.	Yíge rén bù néng zuò nà.
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Who can do that?	Shéi néng zuò nà?
God can do that.	Shàngdì néng zuò nà.
only, none other than	wéiyī
Only God can do that!	Wéiyī Shàngdì néng zuò nà!
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God is good	Shàngdì [ ] hǎo
make things	zuò dōngxi
made things	zuò dōngxi le
He made things.	Tā zuò dōngxi le.
He made things well.	Tā zuò hǎo de dōngxi le.
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[there are] some	[yǒu] yìxiē
	(Use ‘yǒu’ if at the beginning of the sentence.)
[There are] some people; certain people…	[Yǒu] yìxiē rén…
love	ài
not love	bú ài
Some people love God.	Yǒu yìxiē rén ài Shàngdì.
Some people don't love God.	Yǒu yìxiē rén bú ài Shàngdì.
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own (in one's own possession)	zìjǐ de
their own thing	tāmen zìjǐ de dōngxi
idea	yìjiàn
their own idea	tāmen zìjǐ de yìjiàn
way (road, route, means)	lù
their own way	tāmen zìjǐ de lù
want	xiǎng
They want their own way.	Tāmen xiǎng [ ] zìjǐ de lù.
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for	wèi
for us	wèi wǒmen
trouble	máfan
give	gěi
They give us trouble	Tāmen gěi wǒmen máfan.
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choose	xuǎnzé
They choose their own way.	Tāmen xuǎnzé zìjǐ de lù.
They have chosen their own way.	Tāmen xuǎnzé zìjǐ de lù le.
therefore	yīncǐ
Therefore there is much trouble.	Yīncǐ yǒu duō máfan.
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you choose	nǐ xuǎnzé
What do you choose?	Nǐ xuǎnzé shénme?
Whose way?	Shéide lù?
your own way	nǐ zìjǐ de lù
Do you want your own way?	Nǐ xiǎng bù xiǎng zìjǐ de lù?
Do you choose your own way?	Nǐ xuǎnzé zìjǐ de lù ma?
or (alternatively )	háishì
or God's way.	háishì Shàngdì de lù
Do you choose God's way?	Nǐ xuǎnzé Shàngdì de lù ma?
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The Truth	Zhēn lǐ
the way of the truth	zhēn lǐ de lù
Choose the way of the truth.	Xuǎnzé zhēn lǐ de lù.
peace	hépíng
the way of peace	hépíng de lù
true	zhēn zhèng de
true peace	zhēn zhèng de hépíng
the way of true peace	zhēn zhèng hépíng de lù
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study	xuéxí
we study	wǒmen xuéxí
We study this.	Wǒmen xuéxí zhè.
at …	zài … mian
meeting	jùhuì
our meeting	wǒmende jùhuì
at our meeting	zài wǒmende jùhuì mian
We study this at our meeting,	Wǒmen xuéxí zhè zài wǒmende jùhuì mian.
where?	nǎlǐ?
	(or : nǎr?)
Where is your meeting?	Nǐmende jùhuì zài nǎlǐ?
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Kingdom	wáng guó
Kingdom Hall	wáng guó jùhuì suǒ
at the Kingdom Hall	zài wáng guó jùhuì suǒ mian
The meeting is at the Kingdom Hall.	Jùhuì zài wáng guó jùhuì suǒ mian.
address	dìzhǐ (This ‘ǐ’ sounds like ‘ur’ in ‘urgent’)
Here is the address.	Zhè shì dìzhǐ.
We study the Bible there.	Wǒmen xuéxí shèng jīng nàr.
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life	shēnghuó
peaceful life	hépíng de shēnghuó
live, follow a way, lead a life	guò
lead a peaceful life	guò hépíng de shēnghuó
We live the way of peace.	Wǒmen guò hépíng de lù.
brother(s)	dìxiōng
this brother loves peace	zhège dìxiōng ài hépíng
sister(s)	zǐmèi
Brothers and Sisters	dìxiōng-jiěmèi men
our Brothers and Sisters	wǒmende dìxiōng-jiěmèi men
Our Brothers and Sisters are good friends.	Wǒmende dìxiōng-jiěmèi men shì hǎo de péngyou
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The love their neighbours.	Tāmen ài tāmende línjū.
meeting	jùhuì
our meeting	wǒmende jùhuì
Please come to our meeting.	Qǐng lái wǒmende jùhuì.
would like to …; hope to …	xīwàng …
Would you like to come to our meeting?	Nǐ xīwàng bù xīwàng lái wǒmende jùhuì?
invite	yāoqǐng
I would like to invite you	wǒ xiǎng yāoqǐng nǐ
I would like to invite you to our meeting.	wǒ xiǎng yāoqǐng nǐ jùhuì
invitation tract	yāoqǐng dān
Here is your invitation tract.	Zhè shì nǐde yāoqǐng dān.
a written form of invitation	yífèn qǐngjiǎn
	(or : qǐngtiě)
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‘Well done!’	‘Gān de hǎo!’
‘Thanks’	‘Xièxie’
‘Thank you’ (polite form)	‘Xièxie nín’
‘Have a nice day!’	‘Zhù nǐ dùguo měi hǎode yì tiān!’
‘See you soon!’	‘Xīwàng hěn kuài jiàndào nǐ!’
‘Goodbye’	‘Zàijiàn’

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