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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
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zu fn ch fn kn dinsh pob t (zqi) zqi kn dinyng yndng yng dinno shng wng bsi d pngpngqi d wngqi yuyng d lnqi q m
to cook to eat/have a meal to watch television to run, to jog to play (football) football see a film to exercise; sport to use the computer surf the net to compete; competition to play ping pong to play tennis to swim to play basketball to ride a horse
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Adjectives
d hoh hoch hown ho xn xio 3 big delicious/good to drink delicious/good to eat fun good new small R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Chinese
Pinyin
yu ysi lo mil/pioliang wlio pinyi cngmng gu png goxng bishng i go shu li old
English
interesting
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beautiful boring cheap clever expensive fat happy sad short tall thin tired
The body
shu gbo rduo ynjng jio tu zuba bzi hand arm ear eyes foot leg mouth nose R * * * * * * * R * * * * * * *
Chinese
Pinyin
Hny Zhngwn Migu Ynggu Fgu Shnghi Yngy Xing Gng Lndn Ggng Tinnmn Hung H Migurn Zhnggurn Ynggurn Fgurn
English
Chinese Chinese America Britain France Shanghai English Hong Kong London The Forbidden City Tiananmen Square Yellow River American person Chinese person English person French person
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Clothes
mozi moy jik chnshn xizi qnzi txshn wzi kzi yfu hat jumper jacket shirt shoes skirt T shirt socks trousers clothing R R * * * * * * * R R * * * * * * * R
Colours
hi ln l hng bi hung black blue green red white yellow R R R R R R R R R R R R
Directions
shngmian humian 5 above/on behind R R
Chinese
Pinyin
ximian qinmian zubian yubian
English
below/under in front (of) left right
Level 1
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Chinese
Pinyin
fwyun dngo waiter cake
English
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Chinese
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Pinyin
shngr kpin jhu lw mma bba gge jijie ddi mimei ji ktng shf ysh 7
English
birthday card party present
Level 1
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wsh chfng chung zhuzi yzi shuj pngyou gu dngw wnj dngxi
bedroom kitchen bed table/desk chair mobile phone friend dog animals toy thing
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Chinese
Pinyin
xngq r tin yu j yu? y yu r yu sn yu s yu w yu li yu q yu b yu ji yu sh yu shy yu shr yu Yun g jin zh Sunday day/sky
English
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month/moon What month is it? January February March April May June July August September October November December Yuan/Chinese currency (measure word for things and people) (measure word for clothing) (measure word for some animals)
Places in town
gngyun shngdin chosh yuj park shop supermarket post office R R R *
Pronouns
w n t t wmen w de n de t de wmen de nmen de 9 I; me you he; him she; her we; us my your his/hers ours your (plural) * * * * * R R R R R R R R R R
Chinese
Pinyin
tmen de zh l n l l n zh nmen tmen/tmen here there inside that this
English
their (male/female)
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Question words
ma j? shnme? nl/ nr? shi? dusho qin? n g? znme? question particle how many? what? where? who? how much? which? how? R R * * * R R R R R R R R
Chinese
Pinyin
English
Level 1
Level 2
Transport
car train plane to drive to go by train to go by plane boat to go by boat to ride a bicycle to walk
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Verbs
q yu miyu xhuan b xhuan yo b yo mi zu h ch qchung kn chun sh jio shujio zh yng hu b hu shu gi chng g 11 to go have/has; there is/there are do not/does not have; there is not/are not to like do not/does not like to want do not/does not want to buy to do/make to drink to eat to get up to watch to wear to be to be called to sleep to live to use to be able to/can to not be able to/cant to speak to give to sing R R R R R R R R R R R R R * * * * * * R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R * R R R * *
Chinese
Pinyin
tio w xing yo
English
to dance would like
Level 1
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Weather
fng lng r lbian y xu wibian tiyng tinq x f m n wind cold hot inside rain snow outside sun weather R R R R R R * * *
Additional words
happy/ happiness lucky/ good fortune horse female R R R R R R R R
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