Chinese Nouns
When learning Chinese, nouns are usually the first thing that most language lessons deal with. This is due to the fact that nouns are tangible and easier to describe than the other parts of speech. Below are a few of the most common Chinese nouns that deal with business followed by their pronunciations and meanings.
airplane Fei Ji Pronounced like “Fay Jee”.
airplane ticket Fei Ji Piao Pronounced like “Fay Jee Pee-ow.”
automobile Che Zi Pronounced like “Chuh Dzuh.”
train Huo Che Pronounced like “Hwaw Chuh.”
train station Huo Che Zhan Pronounced like “Hwaw Chuh Jahn.”
office Shi Wu Suo Pronounced like “Shr Wuu Swaw.”
lawyer’s office Shang Ban Pronounced like “Shahng Bahn.”
As a business person, you may have to make an appointment for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Here are a few Chinese nouns that deal with mealtimes.
breakfast Zao Fan Pronounced like “Zow Fahn.”
lunch Wu Fan Pronounced like “Wuu Fahn.”
dinner Wan Fan Pronounced like “Wahn Fahn.”
restaurant Can Ting Pronounced like “Tsahn Teeng.”
For the business person, it will also be helpful to know the Chinese nouns that represent the days of the week, which are listed below. You should also remember that capital letters are written as lower case ones in the Chinese language and vice versa.
Sunday mian Pronounced like “mee-in.”
Monday xing qi yi Pronounced like “sheeng tchee ee.”
Tuesday xing qi er Pronounced like “sheeng tchee urh.”
Wednesday xing qi san Pronounced like “sheeng tchee sahn.”
Thursday xing qi si Pronounced like “sheeng tchee suh.”
Friday xing qi wu Pronounced like “sheeng tchee wuu.”
Saturday xing qi liu Pronounced like “sheeng tchee leo.”
The months of the year are also valuable Chinese nouns that you should know.
January yi yue Pronounced like “ee yu-eh.”
February er yue Pronounced like “urh yu-eh.”
March san yue Pronounced like “sahn yu-eh.”
April si yue Pronounced like “suh yu-eh.”
May wu yue Pronounced like “wuu yu-eh.”
June liu yue Pronounced like “leo yu-eh.”
July qi yue Pronounced like “tchee yu-eh.”
August ba yue Pronounced like “bah yu-eh.”
September jiu yue Pronounced like “jeo yu-eh.”
October shi yue Pronounced like “shr yu-eh.”
November shin yi yue Pronounced like “shr ee yu-eh.”
December shi er yue Pronounced like “shr urh yu-eh.”
There are also Chinese nouns that describe certain times of the day. The following are some examples of these.
Morning, early 3 am to 6 am Qing Chen Pronounced like “Tcheeng Chun.”
Morning. 6 am to 9 am Zao Chen Pronounced like “Zow Chun.”
Noon, before 9 am to 11 am Shang Wu Pronounced like “Shahng Wuu.”
Noon, 11 am to 1 pm Zhong Wu Pronounced like “Joong Wuu.”
Afternoon, 1 pm to 6 pm Xia Wu Pronounced like “Shee-ah Wuu.”
Evening, 6 pm to 11 pm Wan Shang Pronounced like “Wahn Shahng.”
Night, 11 pm to 3 am Ye Li Pronounced like “Yeh Lee.”
These are just a few of the many Chinese nouns that you may run across most often when learning Chinese. To learn more about this language, you can purchase computer software that is designed to teach languages. You could also attend an online language class. You can search the Web to get details about either of the Chinese language options.