7 Minimum Core Vocabulary by Topic

0547 Cambridge IGCSE and International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate Mandarin Chinese
MINIMUM CORE VOCABULARY LIST BY TOPIC

(for first examination in June 2017)
January 2015
The arrangement is by Hanyu pinyin syllable, with homophones being arranged in order of their
tones.
The Minimum Core Vocabulary List is primarily intended as a guide for teachers to assist in the
planning of schemes of work and preparing candidates for the assessment. Please note that this
list should not be seen as a self-study aid and candidates may need help from their teacher to
interpret some items correctly.
The assessment tasks in Sections 1 and 2 of the Listening and Reading Papers (Papers 1 and 2)
and Role Plays A (Paper 3) and Section 1 of the Writing Paper will be based on the Minimum Core
Vocabulary List. The assessment may contain some unfamiliar vocabulary but this will not be
tested.
The list should be used in conjunction with the List of Grammar and Structures.
It does not attempt to contain all numerals and ordinals, common place names, derivatives or
compound nouns, if they can be formed by joining words listed in their literal meanings.
Candidates should, however, be expected to be familiar with these.
The Minimum Core Vocabulary is listed under two headings.
General Notions
Vocabulary for Topic Areas A, B and C
1
GENERAL NOTIONS
Notes: (1) As so many words in Chinese can play more than one grammatical role, their
inclusion in a particular category here does not imply a restriction on their usage.
(2) Some words in the General Notions section have, for convenience, been repeated in
the Topic Area vocabulary lists.
Adjectival and attributive phrases
Adverbs and adverbial phrases
2
Auxiliary verbs
(di)
3
Colours
Conjunctions and conjunctive patterns
()
....
....
.../
.......
....
....
...
....
4
....
Container measure words
Idioms and pleasantries
Localisers
5
Measure words (Other measure words may be used but will not be tested)
6
Nouns (see also Vocabulary for Topic Areas A, B & C)
7
Numbers
8
Particles
Prepositions and coverbs
Pronouns (see also Question words)
9
Question words
Stative verbs
10
11
12
Surnames
Time expressions
13
,etc.
etc
14
Units of length and mass
Units of money
Verbal measure-words
Verbs
()
15
(d)
16
(hun)
(lio)
17
18
Verb-object compounds
19
20
21
TOPIC AREA A: EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES
A1 HOMELIFE
Housing and location
Jobs around the house/daily routine
Rooms, garage and description
22
Taking a bath/shower
Eating routines
23
A2 SCHOOL ROUTINE
Places in a school; people in school; objects found in a school
24
Describing a school day; exams; school holidays
25
School subjects; learning Chinese
26
Opinions about school
Travel to and from school
/,
27
A3 EATING AND DRINKING
Food and drink; meals
28
Places to eat; types of food
Expressing simple opinions about food likes/dislikes; tastes
29
A4 HEALTH AND FITNESS
Saying how well/unwell you feel
Saying where a pain is and giving symptoms
30
Calling for help; medical personnel
At the chemist or hospital
31
TOPIC AREA B: PERSONAL AND SOCIAL LIFE
B1 SELF, FAMILY, PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, PETS
Personal details
(also candidates own nationality)
Family and personal relationships
32
Pets
Occupations and roles
33
B2 EVERYDAY LIFE
Leisure activities and sports
34
35
Places in a town
36
Offering, accepting and refusing invitations
Times, days of the week, months, dates
37
etc.
, etc.
Buying tickets
[]
Describing leisure activities
B3 EATING OUT
General (see also A3 Eating and drinking)
38
Ordering a meal; asking for the bill
Asking for table items
B4 HOLIDAYS
Festivals and special occasions
Holidays; getting around (see also B2 Everyday Life: Leisure activities and sports)
39
Hotel
40
TOPIC AREA C THE WORLD AROUND US
C1 HOME TOWN AND GEOGRAPHICAL SURROUNDINGS
Home town and geographical surroundings (see also B2 Everyday Life: Places in a town)
41
Countries and continents (also candidates own country)
Natural environment, plants
C2 CLOTHES
Shopping for clothes
42
C3 SHOPPING
General
43
Shopping for food and drink
C4 PUBLIC SERVICES, CUSTOMS ETC.
Post office and telecommunications
44
Bank
Lost property
C5 WEATHER
45
C6 FINDING THE WAY
Finding the way (see also General Notions: Localisers)
(,,,,,)
(,)
Attracting the attention of a passer-by
Asking/stating where a place is; how to get there
Asking if a place is near/ far
46

..
C7 MEETING AND GREETING PHRASES
Greeting someone
Asking how somebody is
Formal introductions
C8 TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT
Public transport
[service number]
()
[route number]
47
Private transport
C9 FAMOUS SITES AND FAMOUS CITIES
48
C10 ANIMALS
49

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MINIMUM CORE VOCABULARY LIST BY TOPIC

The Minimum Core Vocabulary is listed under two headings.

Vocabulary for Topic Areas A, B and C

Adjectival and attributive phrases

Adverbs and adverbial phrases

Conjunctions and conjunctive patterns

Container measure words

Idioms and pleasantries

Nouns (see also Vocabulary for Topic Areas A, B & C)

Prepositions and coverbs

Pronouns (see also Question words)

Units of length and mass

TOPIC AREA A: EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES

Housing and location

Jobs around the house/daily routine

Rooms, garage and description

Places in a school; people in school; objects found in a school

Describing a school day; exams; school holidays

School subjects; learning Chinese

Opinions about school

Travel to and from school

A3 EATING AND DRINKING

Food and drink; meals

Places to eat; types of food

Expressing simple opinions about food likes/dislikes; tastes

A4 HEALTH AND FITNESS

Saying how well/unwell you feel

Saying where a pain is and giving symptoms

Calling for help; medical personnel

At the chemist or hospital

TOPIC AREA B: PERSONAL AND SOCIAL LIFE

B1 SELF, FAMILY, PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, PETS

(also candidates own nationality)

Family and personal relationships

Occupations and roles

Leisure activities and sports

Offering, accepting and refusing invitations

Times, days of the week, months, dates

Describing leisure activities

General (see also A3 Eating and drinking)

Ordering a meal; asking for the bill

Asking for table items

Festivals and special occasions

TOPIC AREA C THE WORLD AROUND US

C1 HOME TOWN AND GEOGRAPHICAL SURROUNDINGS

Countries and continents (also candidates own country)

Natural environment, plants

Shopping for clothes

Shopping for food and drink

C4 PUBLIC SERVICES, CUSTOMS ETC.

Post office and telecommunications

C6 FINDING THE WAY

Finding the way (see also General Notions: Localisers)

Attracting the attention of a passer-by

Asking/stating where a place is; how to get there

Asking if a place is near/ far

C7 MEETING AND GREETING PHRASES

Asking how somebody is

C8 TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT

C9 FAMOUS SITES AND FAMOUS CITIES

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