| 现 | now | xiàn |
| 現 | now | xiàn |
| 在 | to be present, at (a place), right (now/here) | zài |
| 刻 | quarter (of an hour) | kè |
| 事 | matter, affair, event | shì |
| 很 | very | hěn |
| 忙 | busy | máng |
| 明 | bright, dynasty (1368,1644) | míng |
| 为 | for in why | wèi , wéi |
| 為 | for in why | wèi , wéi |
| 因 | cause, reason, because | yīn |
| 同 | same | tóng |
| 认 | to recognize r.. | rèn |
| 認 | to recognize r.. | rèn |
| 识 | to recognize s.. | shí |
| 識 | to recognize s.. | shí |
| 现在 | now, right now combined | xiàn zài |
| 事儿 | matter, affair, event ..r | shìr |
| 今天 | today combined | jīn tiān |
| 很忙 | very busy | hěn máng |
| 明天 | tomorrow | míng tiān |
| 晚饭 | dinner | wǎn fàn |
| 为什么 | why | wèi shén me |
| 因为 | because | yīn wèi |
| 同学 | classmate | tóng xué |
| 认识 | to be acquainted with, to recognize | rèn shi |
| 朋友 | friend combined | péng you |
| 明星 | star, celebrity | míng xīng |
| 很多 | 'very many' | hěn duō |
| 三点三刻 | a quarter to four | sān diǎn sān kè |
| 六点一刻 | a quarter after six | liù diǎn yí kè |
| 有事儿吗 | What's the matter? | yǒu shìr ma |
| 还请谁 | Who else are (you) inviting? | hái qǐng shéi |
| 明天晚上 | tomorrow evening | míng tiān wǎn shang |
| 现在是几点 | What's the time right now? | xiàn zài shì jǐ diǎn |
| 明年 | next year | míng nián |
| 明白 | clear, obvious, unequivocal, to understand, to realize | míng bai |
| 她几岁了 | How old is she? | tā jǐ suì le |
| 火星文 | Martian language .w. | huǒ xīng wén |