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♦ name —— 名字 [míngzì]; family name: 贵姓[guìxìng]
你叫什么名字？[Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?] / 你的名字叫什么？[Nǐ de míngzi jiào shénme] – What’s your name?
你叫什么？[Nǐ jiào shénme?] – What’s your name? [informal]
我知道他的名字。[Wǒ zhīdào tāde míngzì.] – I know his name.
我的名字叫玛丽。[Wǒ de míngzì jiào mǎlì.] – My name is Mary.
您贵姓？[Nín guìxìng?] – May I ask your name?
♦ national anthem —— 国歌 [guógē]
美国国歌很美。[Měiguó guógē hěn měi.] – The American national anthem is beautiful.
♦ nature —— 自然 [zìrán]
为什么大自然要不厌其烦地创造蚊子呢？[Wèishéme dà zìrán yào bùyànqífán de chuàngzào wénzi ní?] – Why did Mother Nature have to take such great pains to create mosquitos?
♦ naughty —— 顽皮 [wánpí]
我弟弟很顽皮。[Wǒ dìdì hěn wánpí.] – My younger brother is very naughty.
♦ near —— 近 [jìn]
他年近四十。 tā nián jìn sì shí。 He is near forty.
♦ need (to ~) —— (需)要 [(xū)yào]
这需要时间。[zhè xū yào shí jiān。] – It takes time.
我今天要写完 。[Wǒ jīntiān yào xiě wán.] – I need to finish writing it today.
上午我要去图书馆。[Shàngwǔ wǒ yào qù túshūguǎn.] – I need to go to the library this morning.
我要换衣服。[Wǒ yào huàn yīfu.] – I need to change my clothes.
年轻人也要锻炼。[Niánqīngrén yě yào duànliàn.] – Young people also need to exercise.
♦ neighbour —— 邻居 [línjū]
李大姐是我的邻居。[Lǐ dàjiě shì wǒ de línjū.] – Sister Lee is my neighbor.
♦ nephew —— brother’s son: 侄子 [zhízi]; sister’s son: 外甥 [wàisheng]
♦ never —— 从来(没有) [cónglái (méiyǒu)], 永远 [yǒngyuǎn]
我从来没有见过他。[Wǒ cónglái méiyǒu jiànguò tā.] – I’ve never seen him before. [I have never met him.]
腐败是永远根除不了的。[Fǔbài shì yǒngyuǎn gēnchú bùliǎo de.] – Corruption is something you can never completely root out.
♦ new —— 新 [xīn]
这个书店是新的。[Zhè ge shūdiàn shì xīnde.] – This bookstore is new.
我的钢笔是新的。[Wǒ de gāngbǐ shì xīn de.] – My fountain pen is new.
一月一号是新年。[Yīyuè yīhào shì xīnnián.] – January the first is New Year’s Day.
新的电视塔动工了。[Xīn de diànshì tǎ dònggōngle.] – Construction of the new television tower has started.
♦ news —— 新闻 [xīnwén]
根据电视新闻，这项工程可能会被取消。[Gēnjù diànshì xīnwén, zhè xiàng gōngchéng kěnéng huì bèi qǔxiāo.] – According to the TV news, this project is likely to be cancelled.
♦ new word —— 生词 [shēngcí]
请记住这些生词。[Qǐng jìzhù zhè xiē shēngcí.] – Please memorize these new words.
请念生词。[Qǐng niàn shēngcí.] – Please read the new words aloud.
♦ newspaper —— 报纸 [bào zhǐ]
我要看今天的报纸。[Wǒ yào kàn jīntiān de bào zhǐ.] – I want to read today’s newspaper.
♦ New York —— 纽约 [Niǔyuē]
我们家在纽约。[Wǒmén jiā zài niǔyuē.] – My family lives in New York.
纽约是大城市。[Niǔyuē shì dà chéngshì.] – New York is a large city.
纽约在波士顿南边。[Niǔyuē zài bōshìdùn nánbiān.] – New York is to the south of Boston.
♦ next year —— 明年 [míngnián]
明年我要回中国。[Míngnián wǒ yào huí zhōngguó.] – I’ll go back to China next year.
♦ nice —— to be nice to… 对 [duì]
他的后爸对他很好。[Tā de hòu bà duì tā hěn hǎo.] – His stepfather treats him very well.
♦ niece —— brother’s daughter: 侄女 [zhínǚ]; sister’s daughter: 外甥女 [wàishengnǚ]
♦ night —— 晚 [wǎn], 夜 [yè]
晚安！[wǎn’ān!] – Good night!
我每晚洗澡。[Wǒ měi wǎn xǐzǎo.] – I bath every night. [I take a shower every night.]
今天晚上我们得加班。[Jīntiān wǎnshàng wǒmen dé jiābān] – We have to work overtime tonight.
昨晚我做了一个可怕的梦。[Zuó wǎn wǒ zuòle yīgè kěpà de mèng.] – I had a terrible dream last night.
我要订两晚酒店，四号和五号。[Wǒ yào dìng liǎng wǎn jiǔdiàn, sì hào hé wǔ hào.] – I need to book a hotel for two nights, (for) the fourth and the fifth.
巨大的火光像蘑菇云一样照亮了夜空。[Jùdà de huǒguāng xiàng mógūyún yīyàng zhào liàngle yèkōng.] – A fire and a huge flash of light that resembled a mushroom cloud illuminating the darkness. [Huge flames lit up the night like mushroom clouds.]
♦ no, not —— 不 [bù]
爸爸不让我喝啤酒。[Bàba bú ràng wǒ hē píjiǔ.] – Dad does not allow me to drink beer.
香蕉不贵。[Xiāngjiāo bú guì.] – Bananas are not expensive.
♦ noon — 中午 [zhōngwǔ]
中午我要见教授。[Zhōngwǔ wǒ yào jiàn jiàoshòu.] – At noon, I will see my professor.
♦ nothing —— 不客气 [búkèqi]
不客气 [búkèqi] – It was nothing, you are welcome, don’t be so polite
这点儿小事儿，不客气。[Zhè diǎner xiǎo shìr, búkèqi.] – This trivial matter, it was nothing.
♦ north(ern) —— 北方 [běifāng]
北京在中国北方。[Běijīng zài zhōngguó běifāng.] – Beijing is in northern China.
♦ now —— 现在 [xiànzài]
现在去，好不好？[Xiànzài qù, hǎobùhǎo?] – Let’s go now, okay?
我现在和他做朋友了。[Wǒ xiànzài hé tā zuò péngyǒule.] – I’m friends with him now.
现在美国队入场。[Xiànzài měiguó duì rù chǎng.] – The American team is now entering the field.
现在大家都用信用卡。[Xiànzài dàjiā dōu yòng xìnyòngkǎ.] – Everyone uses a credit card now.
我现在习惯吃西餐了。[Wǒ xiànzài xíguàn le chī xīcān le.] – I am used to eating western food now.
♦ number —— 号 [hào]
我没有你的电话号。[Wǒ méiyǒu nǐde diànhuà hào.] – I do not have your phone number.
♦ nurse —— 护士 [hùshi]
我姐姐是护士。[Wǒ jiějie shì hùshi.] – My older sister is a nurse.
♦ nutrition —— 营养 [yíngyǎng]
营养成分都列在包装上面。[Yíngyǎng chéngfèn dōu liè zài bāozhuāng shàngmiàn.] – All ingredients are listed right on the package