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Basic Bootcamp S1Chinese Self-Introduction

1 Simplified 2Traditional 2

Pinyin 2English 2

Vocabulary 2Phrase Usage 3

Grammar Points 4


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Simplified Chinese你好，我叫王国易。我叫李珍。很高兴认识你。我也是。

Traditional Chinese你好，我叫王國易。我叫李珍。很高興認識你。我也是。

PinyinNǐhǎo, wǒ jiào Wáng Guóyì.Wǒ jiào Lǐ Zhēn. Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ.Wǒ yě shì.

EnglishHello, I'm Wang Guoyi.I'm Li Zhen. Nice to meet you.You too.

Vocabulary

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Simplified Traditional Pinyin English你好你好 nǐhǎo hello我我 wǒ I, me叫叫 jiào to call很很 hěn very

高兴高興 gāoxìng happy认识認識 rènshi to know也也 yě also, too是是 shì to be

Vocabulary Sample Sentences你好，我叫王国易。Nǐhǎo, wǒ jiào Wáng Guóyì.

Hello, I'm Wang Guoyi.

我的朋友很帅。Wǒ de péngyou hěn shuài.

My friend is really handsome.

今年，我妹妹又出了一张专辑，叫《月光》。Jīnnián, wǒ mèimèi yòu chū le yī zhāngzhuānjí, jiào Yuèguāng.

My sister put out another album this yearcalled "Moonlight."

今天玩得很开心。Jīntiān wán de hěn kāixīn.

Today was great fun.

很高兴认识你。Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ.

Nice to meet you.

你认识他吗？ Nǐ rènshi tā ma?

Do you know him?

咖啡也好。Kāfēi yě hǎo.

Coffee is good too.

他也是澳大利亚人。Tā yě shì Aodàlìyà rén.

He is also Australian.

我是大学生。Wǒ shì dà xué sheng.

I am a college student.

你是我最喜欢的作家！Nǐ shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de zuòjiā!

You are my favorite author!

是你吗？Shì nǐ ma?

Is it you?

Vocabulary Phrase Usage



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A Good Way to Start a Conversation

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你好 (nǐhǎo) is the universal word for "hello" in Chinese. If you are speaking to an olderperson, or in a formal setting, you can use the more formal version: 您好 (nínhǎo). 认识(rènshi) means "to know" or "to be familiar with." However in some contexts, as in thislesson's dialogue, 认识 (rènshi) also can be used for a first meeting, to say that you are happyto "meet" or "know" a person.

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Grammar PointsThe Focus of This Lesson is Chinese Self-Introductions你好，我叫王国易。Nǐhǎo, wǒ jiào Wáng Guóyì."Hello, I'm Wang Guoyi."

�你好(nǐhǎo)"Hello" in Chinese is made up of two words: 你, meaning "you" and '好', meaning "good."� Onvery formal meetings, you can replace the 你(nǐ) with the formal term for "you," which is 您(nín).叫(jiào)The verb 叫 (jiào) means "to call". So to introduce yourself, you are simply saying, "I'm called______."If you would like to ask someone their name, you can say:

你叫什么名字？Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?�"What is your name?"The response:我叫李珍，很高兴认识你。Wǒ jiào Lǐ Zhēn, hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ.�"I'm Li Zhen, nice to meet you."我也是。



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Wǒ yě shì.�"Likewise."

�认识(rènshi)The verb 认识 (rènshi) means "to know" or "to be familiar with," however, in the context ofthe phrase 很高兴认识你。(Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ.) the implication is that of "to meet," sincethis meeting signifies a making of one's acquaintance, and thus, thereafter, they will "know"each other.�我也是。Wǒ yě shì.This phrase literally means "I also am." In this dialogue, it is said in response to thestatement "Nice to meet you" to express a corresponding feeling.

�Names in Chinese�

Names in Chinese are generally made up of either two or three characters. The surname isone character, and is given first, followed by the given name or names. For example:

王国易Wáng Guóyì�李珍Lǐ Zhēn�Sometimes, in more formal settings, a person will simply as for a person's surname.�Theywill do this by asking:

您贵姓？Nǐn guì xìng?�"Your surname is?"

To which one would respond:

我姓_______.Wǒ xìng _______.�"My surname is ________."�



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Language Expansion��

There are other ways to say "Nice to meet you" in Chinese. Both of these phrases areacceptable as well:幸会�(xìnghuì)��久仰(jiǔyǎng)�

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