AP Chinese Language & Culture · Unit 2: Personal & Public Identities

2.1 Describing People

Appearance

高 (gāo) = tall, 矮 (ǎi) = short, 漂亮 (piàoliang) = pretty, 帅 (shuài) = handsome, 大 (dà) = big, 小 (xiǎo) = small.

Personality

聪明 (cōngmíng) = smart, friendly 友好 (yǒuhǎo), 认真 (rènzhēn) = serious/diligent, 害羞 (hàixiū) = shy, 好 (hǎo) = good/nice.

Identity

名字 (míngzi) = name, 中国人 (Zhōngguó rén) = Chinese person, 语言 (yǔyán) = language, 文化 (wénhuà) = culture. 'My name is...' = 我叫... (wǒ jiào...).

Key terms

高 / 矮: gāo / ǎi — tall / short
聪明 / 害羞: cōngmíng / hàixiū — smart / shy
漂亮 / 帅: piàoliang / shuài — pretty / handsome
名字 / 我叫…: míngzi / wǒ jiào… — name / 'my name is…'
语言 / 文化: yǔyán / wénhuà — language / culture

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"他很高" means…

He is old
He is tall
He is happy
He is short

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B. 高.

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