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Chinese vocabulary: Age & life stages – 68 words with pictures, audio & printable flashcards

68 words · Story levels: A0–B1
Including: 孩子 · 女人 · 男人 · 女孩 · 年轻

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孩子

háizi

child

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háizi

child

Also means: dear child

孩子看妈妈。

The child looks at Mom.

妈妈看书 · A0

mìng

life

他这么做,已经是拼了命在护着你父亲了。

By doing this, he was already risking his life to protect your father.

三线厂的加密电报 · B1

zhōngnián

middle-aged

突然,对面石桥村队伍中一个中年男人,转过头,对着清水村的方向大喊了一声:"谢谢你们,三十年了!"

Suddenly, a middle-aged man in the opposing Shiqiao Village team, turned his head and shouted toward the direction of Qingshui Village: "Thank you, it's been thirty years!"

那场输了三十年的龙舟赛 · B1

rénshēng

life

前世的记忆太多、太重了,新的人生装不下。”

The memories of the past life are too many and too heavy, a new life cannot hold them.”

孟婆汤只能喝一半的规矩 · A2

shàonián

boy

"后来,石桥村有个十六岁的少年,因为太累,一下子从船上掉进水里。

"Later, there was a sixteen-year-old youth from Shiqiao Village, because he was too tired, he suddenly fell from the boat into the water.

那场输了三十年的龙舟赛 · B1

xiǎo hái

child

你八岁那年被邻居小孩用蜡笔点上的,后来一直没消。

The neighbor's kid drew it on you with a crayon when you were eight, and it never faded.

手机里的另一个自己 · B1

yì shēng

one’s lifetime

老工匠常常对小福说:“这面镜子是我一生的作品。

The old craftsman often said to Xiao Fu: "This mirror is the work of my lifetime.

圆明园那面没被烧毁的镜子 · A2

dàrén

adult

朵朵你先别说话,这是大人的事。

Duoduo, don't talk for a moment, this is grown-ups' business.

朵朵日程群 · B1

nián jì

age

第二巡,才是真正敬客人的时候,要先给年纪最大、最重要的客人。

The second round is the real time to show respect to the guest, you should first give it to the oldest and most important guest.

潮州工夫茶三巡不同的规矩 · A2

yuè zi

postpartum confinement period

陈浩的妈妈,大家都叫她陈奶奶,一个月前就开始准备月子米酒。

Chen Hao's mother, whom everyone called Grandma Chen, began preparing postpartum rice wine a month ago.

两代人争的那坛月子米酒 · B1

dàye

older man

我问了旁边卖菜的大爷,他说店主一个月前突然不干了,欠了房租跑了。

I asked the old man selling vegetables next door, he said the shop owner suddenly quit a month ago, ran away owing rent.

二手手机号里的陌生人 · A2

mù dì

cemetery

叔叔,我们到墓地门口了,您到了吗? 到了到了,我在停车 叔,慢点走,别急 好……好,谢谢诚儿 我们都在,一起进去吧 嗯……我这十年,一直想跟他说句对不起 现在说,也不晚吧? 不晚。他会听到的。

Uncle, we're at the cemetery entrance. Have you arrived? Yes, yes, I'm parking. Uncle, walk slowly, don't rush. Okay… okay, thank you, Cheng. We're all here. Let's go in together. Mm… for these past ten years, I've wanted to tell him I'm sorry. It's not too late to say it now, is it? It's not. He'll hear you.

爸爸的微信还亮着 · A2

lǎotàitai

old woman

一天下午,一位老太太走进店里,手里拿着一朵花。

One afternoon, an elderly lady walked into the shop, holding a flower in her hand.

钟表店橱窗里倒着走的表 · A1

xiǎohuǒzi

young man

沈建业……哦对,我记得,戴眼镜的小伙子,字写得好看。

Shen Jianye... oh right, I remember, a young man with glasses, his handwriting was beautiful.

三线厂的加密电报 · B1

lǎo nián

for the elderly

我记得他说过,晚年有一次在老年活动中心碰见过一个人,俩人抽了根烟,啥也没说,后来他常提起那次见面,说心里的石头总算落了地。

I remember he said, once in his later years at the senior activity center he met someone, the two smoked a cigarette and didn't say a word, later he often mentioned that meeting, saying the weight on his heart finally lifted.

爷爷的战地情书 · B1

zàng lǐ

funeral

浩强说,他当年没去妈妈的葬礼,是因为他在外地出了很严重的事,没脸回来

Haoqiang said, He didn't go to Mom's funeral back then, because something very serious happened to him out of town, and he was too ashamed to come back

爸爸的微信还亮着 · A2

xià yí dài

next generation

这次,陈伯拒绝得很简单:“我们家的手艺,要传给下一代,不卖。”

This time, Uncle Chen's refusal was simple: 'Our family's craft must be passed to the next generation; it's not for sale.'

打了三十年牛肉丸的那双手 · A2

wǎnnián

later years of life

我记得他说过,晚年有一次在老年活动中心碰见过一个人,俩人抽了根烟,啥也没说,后来他常提起那次见面,说心里的石头总算落了地。

I remember he said, once in his later years at the senior activity center he met someone, the two smoked a cigarette and didn't say a word, later he often mentioned that meeting, saying the weight on his heart finally lifted.

爷爷的战地情书 · B1

lǎorénjia

venerable elder

Also means: elderly person

他老人家收过好几个徒弟,你以为就你一个啊?

He has taken several apprentices, did you think you were the only one?

深夜牛肉面之战 · A2

shòu

longevity

模具上刻着一只兔子,旁边还有几个字:"福"和"寿"。

A rabbit was carved on the mold, and there were a few characters next to it: 'Fu' (blessing) and 'Shou' (longevity).

父亲藏起来的月饼模具 · B1

língmù

mausoleum

公元前210年,秦始皇的陵墓已经修建了三十多年。

In the year 210 BC, Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum had already been under construction for over thirty years.

兵马俑工匠为何一夜消失 · B1

yíwù

belongings left by a deceased person

我在我爷爷的遗物里找到了这个号码。

In my grandfather's belongings I found this number.

爷爷的战地情书 · B1

qīngchūnqī

puberty

我当老师了 教高一语文每天跟青春期打架😂

I became a teacher, teaching 10th grade Chinese fighting with puberty every day

十年后的群聊 · B1

yǎng lǎo yuàn

nursing home

三周后,信里多了一张小纸条:“城北安静养老院。”

Three weeks later, there was an extra small note in the letter: Chengbei Quiet Nursing Home.

每周寄回原处的旧车票 · A2

nǎishuǐ

breast milk

她说,这坛酒是给儿媳妇“坐月子”用的,能补气血,还能让林婉的奶水更好。

She said this jar of wine was for her daughter-in-law's 'confinement period', as it could replenish her 'qi' and blood, and improve her breast milk supply.

两代人争的那坛月子米酒 · B1

qù shì

pass away

是他去世以后才开始来的,而且一直没停。

They only started arriving after he passed away, and they haven't stopped.

已故邻居的包裹 · A2

guòshì

pass away

奶奶去年过世了,她走之前一直念您的名字。

Grandma passed away last year, She kept saying your name before she passed.

老兵的第一条微信 · A2

zhǎngdà

grow up

Also means: grow bigger

她说:“我女儿从小喝我做的米酒长大,这才是最适合她的。”

She said: 'My daughter grew up drinking the rice wine I make,' this is what suits her best.'

两代人争的那坛月子米酒 · B1

huózhe

alive

以后可以说我在合欢山跟陌生山友借电,活着回来了哈哈。

In the future I can say I was on Hehuanshan borrowing power from a stranger hiker, and came back alive haha.

山上失联的队友 · B1

cóng xiǎo

since childhood

林娜和王芳从小就是好朋友,但今天她们是对手。

Lin Na and Wang Fang have been good friends since they were little, but today they are rivals.

省队选拔赛上假装受伤的对手 · A2

sǐqù

dead

每个死去的人,过桥以前,都要喝这碗汤。

Every person who dies, before crossing the bridge, must drink this bowl of soup.

孟婆汤只能喝一半的规矩 · A2

èsǐ

starve to death

现在没人在乎他跟不跟土匪拜把子,大家只会记得,他在全村快饿死的时候,救了大家。

Nowadays, no one cares whether he became sworn brothers with bandits or not, everyone will only remember that when the whole village was starving, he saved everyone.

族谱App里消失的名字 · B1

wándàn

be doomed

说出来就是死路一条,两个人一起完蛋。

Saying it would mean a dead end, both people would be finished together.

三线厂的加密电报 · B1

línzhōng

at the end of one’s life

我婆婆临终前告诉我的,让我谁也别说,她说这是祖上的耻辱。

My mother-in-law told me before she died, told me not to tell anyone, she said this was the family's shame.

族谱App里消失的名字 · B1

shěmìng

sacrifice one's life

那天晚上,陈守田把App里"陈文轩"的名字置了顶,备注一栏写着:饥荒年,舍命救全村。

That night, Chen Shoutian pinned the name "Chen Wenxuan" in the app, and the notes section read: "In a year of famine, he risked his life to save the whole village."

族谱App里消失的名字 · B1

xiǎo

young

Also means: small · familiar prefix before a person’s name · minor

你们保护了一窝小海龟。

You have protected a nest of baby sea turtles.

海龟蛋窝的深夜求救 · A1

nǎinai

grandma

Also means: paternal grandmother

小镇上有一家老王面馆,老板是王奶奶。

In the small town there is a Old Wang Noodle Shop, the boss is Grandma Wang.

老字号面馆不外传的那勺猪油 · A1

shēng

give birth to

Also means: be angry with someone · fall ill · develop feelings

意思是,家族里出了见不得人的事,长辈们商量好,把那一代人从族谱里全部划掉,当作没生过这些人。

It means that something shameful happened in the family, the elders agreed, to cross that entire generation off the family tree, as if these people were never born.

族谱App里消失的名字 · B1

jiějie

young woman

Also means: older sister

我去问了咖啡店的姐姐!

I went and asked the lady at the coffee shop!

爱豆的秘密对象 · A1

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