| A | B |
|---|
| jî diân le? | what time is it? |
| zhöng | clock |
| diân | o’clock (dot) |
| bàn | half |
| fën | minute |
| kè | quarter |
| chà | less |
| qí cháng | to get up |
| shuì jiào | to go to sleep |
| shàng bän | to go to work |
| xià bän | to finish work |
| chï | to eat |
| qiántiän | day before yesterday |
| hòutiän | day after tomorrow |
| kàn diànshì | to watch television |
| xiànzài jî diân le? | what time is it now? |
| chà yï kè liù diân | a quarter to six |
| wû diân sän kè | five o’clock and three quarters |
| wû diân sì wû fën | five o’clock and 45 minutes |
| chàbùduö | almost |
| zuôyòu | about |
| liù diân zuôyòu | about six o’clock |
| chà wû fën liâng diân | five minutes to two |
| zuô | left |
| yòu | right |
| liâng diân düo | two o’clockish |
| jïntiän zaôshàng | this morning (early) |
| zuótiän wánshang | yesterday evening |
| jïntiän zaôshàng nî jî diân qí cháng? | what time did you get up this morning? |
| wánshang hâo | good evening (western style greeting) |
| wô zuótiän wánshang shí diân shuì jiaò | yesterday evening I went to sleep at ten o’clock |
| chì zaôcän | to eat breakfast |
| shì zhënde ma? | is that true? |
| shì zhënde | it is true |
| bú shì zhënde | it isn’t true |
| zuótiän wánshang nî yôu méi yôu kàn diànshì? | did you watch television yesterday evening? |
| zuótiän wánshang wô kàn le liâng ge xiâoshí de diànshì | yesterday evening I watched television for two hours. |
| shàngwû | morning |
| zhöngwû | noon |
| xiàwû | afternoon |
| yùmî | sweetcorn |
| dòujiâo | french beans |
| huángguö | cucumber |
| cài | vegetable |
| hün | meat or fish |
| hüncài | meat dish |
| sù | white / vegetable |
| sùcài | vegetable dish |
| miànbäo | bread |
| miànbäo shïfù | bakery |
| mî | rice |
| mîfàn | cooked rice |
| dàngäo | cake |
| dàn | egg |
| dànbái | egg white |
| dànhuáng | egg yolk |
| jiâo | dumpling |
| jiâozi | stuffed dumpling |
| miàntiáo | noodles |
| mántou | steamed bun |
| bînggän | biscuit |
| dòufu | toufu |
| bïng | ice |
| bïngbáo | hail |
| bïngqílín | icecream |
| càiyóu | rape oil |
| suännî | yoghurt |
| suàn | garlic |
| suàntóu | head of garlic |
| yú | fish |
| yúguàn | single file |
| hànbâobäo | hamburger |
| jï | chicken |
| jïdàn | hen’s egg |
| göngjï | rooster |
| mûjï | hen |
| yä | duck |
| göngyä | drake |
| huäshëng | peanut |
| niúpái | beefsteak |
| niú | ox |
| göngniú | bull |
| mûniú | cow |
| xiaôniú | calf |
| xiaôyä | duckling |
| xiaôjï | chick |
| niúròu | beef |
| yëzi | coconut |
