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

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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. It is hoped that candidates will learn as wide a range of characters as possible.

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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 fn to cook R R ch fn to eat/have a meal R R kn dinsh to watch television R R pob to run, to jog R R () t (zqi) to play (football) R R zqi football R R kn dinyng see a film * R yndng to exercise; sport * R yng dinno to use the computer * * shng wng surf the net * * bsi to compete; competition * * d pngpngqi to play ping pong * * d wngqi to play tennis * * yuyng to swim * * d lnqi to play basketball * q m to ride a horse *

Adjectives d big R R hoh delicious/good to drink R R hoch delicious/good to eat R R hown fun R R ho good R R xn new R R xio small R R

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Chinese Pinyin English Level 1 Level 2 yu ysi interesting * R lo old * R / mil/pioliang beautiful * * wlio boring * * pinyi cheap * * cngmng clever * gu expensive * png fat * goxng happy * bishng sad * i short * go tall * shu thin * li tired *

Adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions zi to be in/located in R R b/b no; not R R hn very * R fichng very R gn with R y also R h and R bjio quite * dnsh but *

The body shu hand R R gbo arm * * rduo ear * * ynjng eyes * * jio foot * * tu leg * * zuba mouth * * bzi nose * *

China and the world Zhnggu China R R Bijng Beijing R R Chng Chng The Great Wall R R

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Chinese Pinyin English Level 1 Level 2 Hny Chinese R R Zhngwn Chinese R R Migu America * R Ynggu Britain * R Fgu France * R Shnghi Shanghai * R Yngy English * R Xing Gng Hong Kong * * Lndn London * * Ggng The Forbidden City * * Tinnmn Tiananmen Square * * Hung H Yellow River * * Migurn American person R Zhnggurn Chinese person R Ynggurn English person R Fgurn French person R

Clothes mozi hat R R moy jumper R R jik jacket * * chnshn shirt * * xizi shoes * * qnzi skirt * * T txshn T shirt * * wzi socks * * kzi trousers * * yfu clothing R

Colours hi black R R ln blue R R l green R R hng red R R bi white R R hung yellow R R

Directions shngmian above/on R humian behind R

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Chinese Pinyin English Level 1 Level 2 ximian below/under R qinmian in front (of) R zubian left * yubian right *

Food and drink niru beef R R jru chicken meat R R qshu fizzy drink R R nini milk R R shu water R R hnbobo hamburger R R zofn breakfast R R do knife R R minbo bread * R jdn chicken egg * R kfi coffee * R kl Coke * R mintio noodles * R () (m)fn rice * R ch tea * R wfn lunch * R wnfn dinner * R shtio chips * * qiokl chocolate * * pngguzh apple juice * * chngzh orange juice * * kuizi chopsticks * * chzi fork * * shozi spoon * * jiozi dumplings * lzh lychee * cidn menu * cngun restaurant * xin salty * l spicy * tin sweet * chnjun spring rolls *

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Chinese Pinyin English Level 1 Level 2 fwyun waiter * dngo cake *

Greetings and introductions n ho hello * R zijin goodbye * R xixie thank you * R N ho ma? How are you? * R W hn ho. I am well. * R N jio shnme? What are you called? * R W jio. I am called * R N j su? How old are you? * R W .su. I am . years old. * R N zh zi nl? Where do you live? * R W zh zi I live in * R

N sh shi? Who are you? * R W sh I am * R

Holidays and special occasions jiq holiday R R hi the sea * R fndin hotel/restaurant * R hitn beach * *

Chinese Pinyin English Level 1 Level 2 shngr birthday

R kpin card

* jhu party

* lw present

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Home and family mma mum R R bba dad R R gge elder brother R R jijie elder sister R R ddi younger brother R R mimei younger sister R R ji home R R ktng living room R R shf sofa R R ysh bathroom/shower room * *

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wsh bedroom * * chfng kitchen * * chung bed * * zhuzi table/desk * * yzi chair * * shuj mobile phone * * pngyou friend R gu dog R dngw animals * wnj toy * dngxi thing *

Numbers, time, date y 1 R R r 2 R R sn 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 jishji 1199 R R y bi 100 * R ling 2 (before a measure word) R R din o'clock R R ? j din le What time is it? R R ? j din zhng? What time is it? * * xngq week R R xngq j? What day of the week is it? R R

xngq y Monday R R xngq r Tuesday R R xngq sn Wednesday R R xngq s Thursday R R xngq w Friday R R xngq li Saturday R R xngq tin Sunday R R

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Chinese Pinyin English Level 1 Level 2 xngq r Sunday * R tin day/sky R R yu month/moon R R j yu? What month is it? R R y yu January R R r yu February R R sn 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 shy yu November R R shr yu December R R Yun Yuan/Chinese currency R R g (measure word for things and people) R

jin (measure word for clothing) R

zh (measure word for some animals) R Places in town gngyun park R shngdin shop R chosh supermarket R yuj post office *

Pronouns w I; me * R n you * R t he; him * R t she; her * R wmen we; us * R w de my R n de your R / t de his/hers R wmen de ours R nmen de your (plural) R

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Chinese Pinyin English Level 1 Level 2 / tmen de their (male/female) R zh l here * R n l there * R l inside * R n that * R zh this * R nmen you (plural) * R / tmen/tmen they (m/f); them * R

Question words ma question particle R R j? how many? R R shnme? what? * R / nl/ nr? where? * R shi? who? * R dusho qin? how much? R n g? which? R znme? how? R

School and classroom bo bag R R sh book R R shngxu go to school R R k lesson R R b pen R R ch ruler R R kbn textbook R R xusheng student * R losh teacher * R fngxu to finish school * * zuy homework * * shxu maths * * ty PE * * kxu science * * kosh test/to test * * xuxio school R shzhu desk * tpin picture * bibn whiteboard *

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Chinese Pinyin English Level 1 Level 2 Transport qch car R huch train R fij plane R ki ch to drive R zu huch to go by train R zu fij to go by plane R chun boat * zu chun to go by boat * q ch to ride a bicycle * zu l to walk *

Verbs q to go R R yu have/has; there is/there are R R

miyu do not/does not have; there is not/are not R R xhuan to like R R b xhuan do not/does not like R R yo to want R R b yo do not/does not want R R mi to buy R R zu to do/make R R h to drink R R ch to eat R R qchung to get up R R kn to watch R R chun to wear * R sh to be * R jio to be called * R shujio to sleep * R zh to live * R yng to use * * hu to be able to/can R b hu to not be able to/cant R shu to speak R gi to give * chng g to sing *

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Chinese Pinyin English Level 1 Level 2 tio w to dance * xing yo would like *

Weather fng wind R lng cold R r hot R lbian inside R y rain R xu snow R wibian outside * tiyng sun * tinq weather *

Additional words x happy/ happiness R R f lucky/ good fortune R R m horse R R n female R R