Classroom language

The see example sentences for these vocabulary terms, as well as how to use “到” and “不要”, check out Lesson 24: Back to school.

Word (词语)Pinyin (拼音)English (英文)Measure word (量词)
老师lǎoshīteacher位,个
学生xuéshēngstudent位,个
同学tóngxuéclassmate
bānclass 
考试kǎoshìexam
成绩chéngjìgrade 
通过tōngguòpass 
dàoto arrive; to (a place/point); until (a time) 
迟到chídàobe late 
请假qǐngjiàask for leave 
作业zuòyèhomework
jiāohand in 
课本kèběntextbook
page 
fānturn, flip 
gēnwith; to follow closely 
黑板hēibǎnblackboard 
class/lesson
nándifficult 
简单jiǎndānsimple 
不要búyàodo not, don’t
教室jiàoshìclassroom 
食堂shítángcafeteria 
New measure words
wèiUsed only for people and is more respectful than “个”
fènUsed for portions of food, gifts and documents
běnUsed for books
jiéUsed for classes, batteries and sections of an article and other things with segments