Integrated Chinese (2nd edition) Lesson 3 - Page 1

ninth month, September

moon, month

twelve, 12

day of a month, (suffix used after) name of a ship, (ordinal) number

Thursday

week

day, sky, heaven

birthday

to be born, to give birth, life, to grow

day, sun, date, day of the month, abbr. for Japan

this year

year

how big, how much, how old etc

many, much, a lot of, numerous, multi-

big, huge, large, major, great, wide, deep, oldest, eldest

eighteen, 18

year, years old, (a measure word)

to ask, to invite, please (do sth), to treat (to a meal etc), to request

eat, eradicate, destroy, receive

supper

evening, night, late

food, cuisine, cooked rice, meal

how?, how about?, how was it?, how are things?

highest, greatest, too (much), very, extremely

to thank, thank you

to like, to be fond of

or, still, nevertheless

but, however

good, well

we, us, ourselves

(indicating time of day) o'clock

(downwards-right convex character stroke), o'clock, (a measure word), point, dot, (decimal) point), to order (food in a restaurant)

clock, time as measured in hours and minutes, bell

half, semi-, incomplete, (after a number) and a half, half

in the evening

to see, to meet, to appear (to be sth), to interview

good bye

again, once more, re-, second, another

white, snowy, empty, blank, bright, clear, plain, pure, gratuitous

now

quarter (hour), (a measure word), to carve, to engrave, to cut, oppressive

matter, thing, item, work, affair

tomorrow

busy

today, at the present, now

(adv.) very, quite, awfully

why, for what reason

because of, for, to

because, owing to, on account of

furthermore, in addition, still, also