Word 1
today
- Primary Chinese
- 今天
- Primary Pinyin
- jīn tiān
- Short Definition
- The day that includes the present moment.
Lesson 2 of 10
Lesson 2: Time and Basic Movement
A focused beginner lesson in the Common 100 Words launch course.
Lesson Introduction
This lesson introduces 10 Chinglish words from Common 100 Words. Review the summaries below, then start the interactive study flow.
Words In This Lesson
Word 2
tomorrow
- Primary Chinese
- 明天
- Primary Pinyin
- míng tiān
- Short Definition
- The day immediately after today.
Word 3
yesterday
- Primary Chinese
- 昨天
- Primary Pinyin
- zuó tiān
- Short Definition
- The day immediately before today.
Word 4
now
- Primary Chinese
- 现在
- Primary Pinyin
- xiàn zài
- Short Definition
- The present moment or current period.
Word 5
morning
- Primary Chinese
- 早上
- Primary Pinyin
- zǎo shang
- Short Definition
- The early part of the day used as a time-position semantic unit.
Word 6
night
- Primary Chinese
- 晚上
- Primary Pinyin
- wǎn shang
- Short Definition
- The evening or night period used as a time-position semantic unit.
Word 7
go
- Primary Chinese
- 去
- Primary Pinyin
- qù
- Short Definition
- Movement away from the current point toward a destination.
Word 8
come
- Primary Chinese
- 来
- Primary Pinyin
- lái
- Short Definition
- Movement toward the speaker or a referenced point.
Word 9
here
- Primary Chinese
- 这里
- Primary Pinyin
- zhè lǐ
- Short Definition
- A location expression pointing to the speaker's current or nearby place.
Word 10
there
- Primary Chinese
- 那里
- Primary Pinyin
- nà lǐ
- Short Definition
- A location expression pointing to a place away from the speaker.