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[‘big’, ‘large’, ‘great’, ‘enormous’, ‘major’, ‘adult’]
大
dà
phrase:
This house is really big.
translation:
这房子真大。
transliteration:
zhè fáng zi zhēn dà.
phrase:
His dream is very big/great.
translation:
他的梦想很大。
transliteration:
tā de mèng xiǎng hěn dà.
phrase:
I have a large family.
translation:
我有一个大家庭。
transliteration:
wǒ yǒu yī gè dà jiā tíng.
[‘small’, ‘little’, ‘young’, ‘minor’, ‘trivial’]
小
xiǎo
phrase:
This cat is very small.
translation:
这只猫很小。
transliteration:
zhè zhī māo hěn xiǎo.
phrase:
When I was little, I liked to play with toys.
translation:
我小时候喜欢玩玩具。
transliteration:
wǒ xiǎo shí hòu xǐ huān wán wán jù.
phrase:
This is a small problem.
translation:
这是一个小问题。
transliteration:
zhè shì yī gè xiǎo wèn tí.
[‘many’, ‘much’, ‘a lot’, ‘more’, ‘numerous’]
多
duō
phrase:
He has many books.
translation:
他有很多书。
transliteration:
tā yǒu hěn duō shū.
phrase:
Please give me a little more water.
translation:
请给我多一点水。
transliteration:
qǐng gěi wǒ duō yī diǎn shuǐ.
phrase:
How old are you?
translation:
你多大了？
transliteration:
nǐ duō dà le?
[‘few’, ‘little’, ‘less’, ‘scarce’, ‘lacking’]
少
shǎo
phrase:
There are very few people here.
translation:
这里的人很少。
transliteration:
zhè lǐ de rén hěn shǎo.
phrase:
I still have very little time.
translation:
我还有很少的时间。
transliteration:
wǒ hái yǒu hěn shǎo de shí jiān.
phrase:
Please put less salt.
translation:
请少放点盐。
transliteration:
qǐng shǎo fàng diǎn yán.
[‘good’, ‘well’, ‘fine’, ‘nice’, ‘easy’, ‘OK’]
好
hǎo
phrase:
The weather is very good today.
translation:
今天天气很好。
transliteration:
jīn tiān tiān qì hěn hǎo.
phrase:
Are you well? / How are you?
translation:
你身体好吗？
transliteration:
nǐ shēn tǐ hǎo ma?
phrase:
This idea is very good.
translation:
这个主意很好。
transliteration:
zhè gè zhǔ yi hěn hǎo.
[‘bad’, ‘broken’, ‘spoiled’, ‘rotten’, ‘evil’]
坏
huài
phrase:
He is not a bad person.
translation:
他不是个坏人。
transliteration:
tā bù shì gè huài rén.
phrase:
My phone is broken.
translation:
我的手机坏了。
transliteration:
wǒ de shǒu jī huài le.
phrase:
Don’t do bad things.
transliteration:
bié zuò huài shì.
translation:
别做坏事。
[‘right’, ‘correct’, ‘yes’, ‘to face’, ‘pair’, ‘towards’]
对
duì
phrase:
What you said is very right/correct.
translation:
你说的很对。
transliteration:
nǐ shuō de hěn duì.
phrase:
Please tell me the truth.
translation:
请对我说实话。
transliteration:
qǐng duì wǒ shuō shí huà.
phrase:
This answer is correct.
translation:
这个答案是对的。
transliteration:
zhè gè dá àn shì duì de.
[‘wrong’, ‘incorrect’, ‘mistake’, ‘error’, ‘fault’]
错
cuò
phrase:
You are wrong.
translation:
你错了。
transliteration:
nǐ cuò le.
phrase:
I made a mistake.
translation:
我犯了一个错误。
transliteration:
wǒ fàn le yī gè cuò wù.
phrase:
This question was done incorrectly.
translation:
这道题做错了。
transliteration:
zhè dào tí zuò cuò le.
[‘real’, ‘true’, ‘genuine’, ‘truly’, ‘really’]
真
zhēn
phrase:
Is this real/true?
translation:
这是真的吗？
transliteration:
zhè shì zhēn de ma?
phrase:
He is truly a good person.
translation:
他真是个好人。
transliteration:
tā zhēn shì gè hǎo rén.
phrase:
You are really beautiful.
translation:
你真漂亮。
transliteration:
nǐ zhēn piāo liang.
[‘fake’, ‘false’, ‘artificial’, ‘pretend’, ‘vacation’]
假
jiǎ
phrase:
This is not real, it’s fake.
translation:
这不是真的，是假的。
transliteration:
zhè bù shì zhēn de, shì jiǎ de.
phrase:
He is wearing a wig (false hair).
translation:
他戴着一顶假发。
transliteration:
tā dài zhe yī dǐng jiǎ fà.
phrase:
That is a counterfeit bill.
translation:
那是一张假钞。
transliteration:
nà shì yī zhāng jiǎ chāo.
[‘cold’, ‘cool’, ‘chilly’, ‘indifferent’, ‘to cool’]
冷
lěng
phrase:
The weather is very cold today.
translation:
今天天气很冷。
transliteration:
jīn tiān tiān qì hěn lěng.
phrase:
I feel very cold.
translation:
我感到很冷。
transliteration:
wǒ gǎn dào hěn lěng.
phrase:
Please drink a glass of cold water.
translation:
请喝一杯冷水。
transliteration:
qǐng hē yī bēi lěng shuǐ.
[‘hot’, ‘warm’, ‘fever’, ‘popular’, ‘to heat up’]
热
rè
phrase:
Summer is very hot.
translation:
夏天很热。
transliteration:
xià tiān hěn rè.
phrase:
I feel a little hot.
translation:
我感到有点热。
transliteration:
wǒ gǎn dào yǒu diǎn rè.
phrase:
This cup of coffee is very hot.
translation:
这杯咖啡很热。
transliteration:
zhè bēi kā fēi hěn rè.