Education & Knowledge: Vocabulary for school, learning, and study

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Pinyin is the standard romanisation used to show Mandarin pronunciation using the Latin alphabet. You’ll often see tone marks on the vowels to show the four tones (plus the neutral tone), for example mā / má / mǎ / mà / ma. “Numbered pinyin” shows the same tones using a number after the syllable instead of tone marks, for example ma1 / ma2 / ma3 / ma4 / ma (sometimes written as ma5 for the neutral tone). Numbered pinyin is handy when you can’t easily type tone marks, while tone-mark pinyin is usually easier to read once you’re used to it.

班长

• Pinyin: bān zhǎng
• Numbered pinyin: ban1 zhang3
• English translation: class monitor

办法

• Pinyin: bàn fǎ
• Numbered pinyin: ban4 fa3
• English translation: method, way

比如

• Pinyin: bǐ rú
• Numbered pinyin: bi3 ru2
• English translation: for example

比如说

• Pinyin: bǐ rú shuō
• Numbered pinyin: bi3 ru2 shuo1
• English translation: for instance

常见

• Pinyin: cháng jiàn
• Numbered pinyin: chang2 jian4
• English translation: common

常用

• Pinyin: cháng yòng
• Numbered pinyin: chang2 yong4
• English translation: commonly used

成绩

• Pinyin: chéng jì
• Numbered pinyin: cheng2 ji4
• English translation: achievement, grade

道理

• Pinyin: dào lǐ
• Numbered pinyin: dao4 li3
• English translation: reason, principle

得出

• Pinyin: dé chū
• Numbered pinyin: de2 chu1
• English translation: to reach (a conclusion)

等于

• Pinyin: děng yú
• Numbered pinyin: deng3 yu2
• English translation: to equal, amount to

懂

• Pinyin: dǒng
• Numbered pinyin: dong3
• English translation: to understand

懂得

• Pinyin: dǒng de
• Numbered pinyin: dong3 de5
• English translation: to know, to understand

读音

• Pinyin: dú yīn
• Numbered pinyin: du2 yin1
• English translation: pronunciation

发现

• Pinyin: fā xiàn
• Numbered pinyin: fa1 xian4
• English translation: to discover

方法

• Pinyin: fāng fǎ
• Numbered pinyin: fang1 fa3
• English translation: method, way

方面

• Pinyin: fāng miàn
• Numbered pinyin: fang1 mian4
• English translation: aspect

分数

• Pinyin: fēn shù
• Numbered pinyin: fen1 shu4
• English translation: score, grade

复习

• Pinyin: fù xí
• Numbered pinyin: fu4 xi2
• English translation: to review, revise

高中

• Pinyin: gāo zhōng
• Numbered pinyin: gao1 zhong1
• English translation: high school

观点

• Pinyin: guān diǎn
• Numbered pinyin: guan1 dian3
• English translation: opinion, viewpoint

黑板

• Pinyin: hēi bǎn
• Numbered pinyin: hei1 ban3
• English translation: blackboard

级

• Pinyin: jí
• Numbered pinyin: ji2
• English translation: level, grade

角度

• Pinyin: jiǎo dù
• Numbered pinyin: jiao3 du4
• English translation: angle, point of view

教室

• Pinyin: jiào shì
• Numbered pinyin: jiao4 shi4
• English translation: classroom

教学

• Pinyin: jiào xué
• Numbered pinyin: jiao4 xue2
• English translation: teaching, education

教育

• Pinyin: jiào yù
• Numbered pinyin: jiao4 yu4
• English translation: education

句子

• Pinyin: jù zi
• Numbered pinyin: ju4 zi5
• English translation: sentence

开学

• Pinyin: kāi xué
• Numbered pinyin: kai1 xue2
• English translation: school starts

看法

• Pinyin: kàn fǎ
• Numbered pinyin: kan4 fa3
• English translation: opinion, view

考生

• Pinyin: kǎo shēng
• Numbered pinyin: kao3 sheng1
• English translation: examinee

科

• Pinyin: kē
• Numbered pinyin: ke1
• English translation: subject, field of study

科学

• Pinyin: kē xué
• Numbered pinyin: ke1 xue2
• English translation: science

课堂

• Pinyin: kè táng
• Numbered pinyin: ke4 tang2
• English translation: classroom, class session

理想

• Pinyin: lǐ xiǎng
• Numbered pinyin: li3 xiang3
• English translation: ideal

例子

• Pinyin: lì zi
• Numbered pinyin: li4 zi5
• English translation: example

练

• Pinyin: liàn
• Numbered pinyin: lian4
• English translation: to practise

练习

• Pinyin: liàn xí
• Numbered pinyin: lian4 xi2
• English translation: exercise, to practise

留学生

• Pinyin: liú xué shēng
• Numbered pinyin: liu2 xue2 sheng1
• English translation: overseas student

流利

• Pinyin: liú lì
• Numbered pinyin: liu2 li4
• English translation: fluent

名称

• Pinyin: míng chēng
• Numbered pinyin: ming2 cheng1
• English translation: name, title

名单

• Pinyin: míng dān
• Numbered pinyin: ming2 dan1
• English translation: list of names

目的

• Pinyin: mù dì
• Numbered pinyin: mu4 di4
• English translation: purpose, goal

难题

• Pinyin: nán tí
• Numbered pinyin: nan2 ti2
• English translation: difficult problem

年级

• Pinyin: nián jí
• Numbered pinyin: nian2 ji2
• English translation: grade, year level

普通话

• Pinyin: pǔ tōng huà
• Numbered pinyin: pu3 tong1 hua4
• English translation: Mandarin Chinese

清楚

• Pinyin: qīng chu
• Numbered pinyin: qing1 chu5
• English translation: clear, distinct

认为

• Pinyin: rèn wéi
• Numbered pinyin: ren4 wei2
• English translation: to think, to consider

生词

• Pinyin: shēng cí
• Numbered pinyin: sheng1 ci2
• English translation: new word, unfamiliar word

实际

• Pinyin: shí jì
• Numbered pinyin: shi2 ji4
• English translation: reality, practical

实习

• Pinyin: shí xí
• Numbered pinyin: shi2 xi2
• English translation: internship, to practise

水平

• Pinyin: shuǐ píng
• Numbered pinyin: shui3 ping2
• English translation: level, standard

算

• Pinyin: suàn
• Numbered pinyin: suan4
• English translation: to calculate, to count as

题

• Pinyin: tí
• Numbered pinyin: ti2
• English translation: topic, exam question

听讲

• Pinyin: tīng jiǎng
• Numbered pinyin: ting1 jiang3
• English translation: to attend a lecture

问题

• Pinyin: wèn tí
• Numbered pinyin: wen4 ti2
• English translation: question, problem

相信

• Pinyin: xiāng xìn
• Numbered pinyin: xiang1 xin4
• English translation: to believe, trust

想到

• Pinyin: xiǎng dào
• Numbered pinyin: xiang3 dao4
• English translation: to think of, call to mind

想法

• Pinyin: xiǎng fǎ
• Numbered pinyin: xiang3 fa3
• English translation: idea, way of thinking

想起

• Pinyin: xiǎng qǐ
• Numbered pinyin: xiang3 qi3
• English translation: to remember, to recall

小组

• Pinyin: xiǎo zǔ
• Numbered pinyin: xiao3 zu3
• English translation: small group, team

校园

• Pinyin: xiào yuán
• Numbered pinyin: xiao4 yuan2
• English translation: campus

校长

• Pinyin: xiào zhǎng
• Numbered pinyin: xiao4 zhang3
• English translation: principal, headmaster

心里

• Pinyin: xīn lǐ
• Numbered pinyin: xin1 li3
• English translation: in one’s heart/mind

心中

• Pinyin: xīn zhōng
• Numbered pinyin: xin1 zhong1
• English translation: in the heart, in one’s thoughts

学期

• Pinyin: xué qī
• Numbered pinyin: xue2 qi1
• English translation: school term, semester

以为

• Pinyin: yǐ wéi
• Numbered pinyin: yi3 wei2
• English translation: to think, to assume (often wrongly)

音节

• Pinyin: yīn jié
• Numbered pinyin: yin1 jie2
• English translation: syllable

英文

• Pinyin: Yīng wén
• Numbered pinyin: Ying1 wen2
• English translation: English (language, written)

英语

• Pinyin: Yīng yǔ
• Numbered pinyin: Ying1 yu3
• English translation: English (language, spoken)

语言

• Pinyin: yǔ yán
• Numbered pinyin: yu3 yan2
• English translation: language

原因

• Pinyin: yuán yīn
• Numbered pinyin: yuan2 yin1
• English translation: cause, reason

中级

• Pinyin: zhōng jí
• Numbered pinyin: zhong1 ji2
• English translation: intermediate level

中小学

• Pinyin: zhōng xiǎo xué
• Numbered pinyin: zhong1 xiao3 xue2
• English translation: primary and middle school

重点

• Pinyin: zhòng diǎn
• Numbered pinyin: zhong4 dian3
• English translation: key point, emphasis

重视

• Pinyin: zhòng shì
• Numbered pinyin: zhong4 shi4
• English translation: to attach importance to

组成

• Pinyin: zǔ chéng
• Numbered pinyin: zu3 cheng2
• English translation: to compose, to make up

作文

• Pinyin: zuò wén
• Numbered pinyin: zuo4 wen2
• English translation: composition, essay

作业

• Pinyin: zuò yè
• Numbered pinyin: zuo4 ye4
• English translation: homework, assignment

作用

• Pinyin: zuò yòng
• Numbered pinyin: zuo4 yong4
• English translation: function, effect

做法

• Pinyin: zuò fǎ
• Numbered pinyin: zuo4 fa3
• English translation: way of doing, method

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