| 爱 |
愛 |
ài |
love |
| 八 |
八 |
bā |
eight |
| 爸爸 |
爸爸 |
bàba |
Dad |
| 杯子 |
杯子 |
bēizi |
cup; glass |
| 北京 |
北京 |
Běijīng |
Beijing |
| 本 |
本 |
běn |
measure word for books |
| 不客气 |
不客氣 |
bú kèqi |
you're welcome; don't be polite |
| 不 |
不 |
bù |
no; not |
| 菜 |
菜 |
cài |
dish (type of food); vegetables |
| 茶 |
茶 |
chá |
tea |
| 吃 |
吃 |
chī |
eat |
| 出租车 |
出租車 |
chūzūchē |
taxi; cab |
| 打电话 |
打電話 |
dǎ diànhuà |
make a phone call |
| 大 |
大 |
dà |
big; large |
| 的 |
的 |
de |
indicates possession, like adding 's to a noun |
| 点 |
點 |
diǎn |
a dot; a little; o'clock |
| 电脑 |
電腦 |
diànnǎo |
computer |
| 电视 |
電視 |
diànshì |
television; TV |
| 电影 |
電影 |
diànyǐng |
movie; film |
| 东西 |
東西 |
dōngxi |
things; stuff |
| 都 |
都 |
dōu |
all; both |
| 读 |
讀 |
dú |
to read; to study |
| 对不起 |
對不起 |
duìbuqǐ |
sorry |
| 多 |
多 |
duō |
many |
| 多少 |
多少 |
duōshao |
how much?; how many? |
| 儿子 |
兒子 |
érzi |
son |
| 二 |
二 |
èr |
two |
| 饭店 |
飯店 |
fàndiàn |
restaurant; hotel |
| 飞机 |
飛機 |
fēijī |
airplane |
| 分钟 |
分鐘 |
fēnzhōng |
minute; (measure word for time) |
| 高兴 |
高興 |
gāoxìng |
happy; glad |
| 个 |
個 |
ge |
general measure word |
| 工作 |
工作 |
gōngzuò |
work; a job |
| 狗 |
狗 |
gǒu |
dog |
| 汉语 |
漢語 |
Hànyǔ |
Chinese language |
| 好 |
好 |
hǎo |
good |
| 号 |
號 |
hào |
number; day of a month |
| 喝 |
喝 |
hē |
to drink |
| 和 |
和 |
hé |
and; with |
| 很 |
很 |
hěn |
very; quite |
| 后面 |
后面 |
hòumian |
back; behind |
| 回 |
回 |
huí |
to return; to reply; to go back |
| 会 |
會 |
huì |
know how to |
| 几 |
幾 |
jǐ |
how many; several; a few |
| 家 |
家 |
jiā |
family; home |
| 叫 |
叫 |
jiào |
to be called |
| 今天 |
今天 |
jīntiān |
today |
| 九 |
九 |
jiǔ |
nine |
| 开 |
開 |
kāi |
to open; to start; to operate (a vehicle) |
| 看 |
看 |
kàn |
see; look at; to watch |
| 看见 |
看見 |
kànjiàn |
see; catch sight of |
| 块 |
塊 |
kuài |
lump; piece; sum of money |
| 来 |
來 |
lái |
come; arrive; ever since; next |
| 老师 |
老師 |
lǎoshī |
teacher |
| 了 |
了 |
le |
indicates a completed or finished action |
| 冷 |
冷 |
lěng |
cold |
| 里 |
裡 |
lǐ |
inside; Chinese mile (~.5 km) |
| 六 |
六 |
liù |
six |
| 妈妈 |
媽媽 |
māma |
mom; mum |
| 吗 |
嗎 |
ma |
indicates a yes/no question (added to a statement) |
| 买 |
買 |
mǎi |
to buy |
| 猫 |
貓 |
māo |
cat |
| 没关系 |
沒關系 |
méi guānxi |
it doesn't matter; never mind |
| 没有 |
沒有 |
méiyǒu |
not have; there is not |
| 米饭 |
米飯 |
mǐfàn |
(cooked) rice |
| 明天 |
明天 |
míngtiān |
tomorrow |
| 名字 |
名字 |
míngzi |
name |
| 哪 |
哪 |
nǎa |
which; how |
| 哪儿 |
哪兒 |
nǎr |
where? (Beijing accent) |
| 那 |
那 |
nà |
that; then |
| 呢 |
呢 |
ne |
indicates a question; how about...?; |
| 能 |
能 |
néng |
can; be able |
| 你 |
你 |
nǐ |
you (singular) |
| 年 |
年 |
nián |
year |
| 女儿 |
女兒 |
nǚ'ér |
daughter |
| 朋友 |
朋友 |
péngyou |
friend |
| 漂亮 |
漂亮 |
piàoliang |
pretty; beautiful |
| 苹果 |
蘋果 |
píngguǒ |
apple |
| 七 |
七 |
qī |
seven |
| 钱 |
錢 |
qián |
money; coin |
| 前面 |
前面 |
qiánmiàn |
in front |
| 请 |
請 |
qǐng |
please; invite; to treat someone to something |
| 去 |
去 |
qù |
go; to leave |
| 热 |
熱 |
rè |
heat; hot |
| 人 |
人 |
rén |
person; man; people |
| 认识 |
認識 |
rènshi |
recognize; know (a person) |
| 三 |
三 |
sān |
three |
| 商店 |
商店 |
shāngdiàn |
shop; store |
| 上 |
上 |
shàng |
above; up |
| 上午 |
上午 |
shàngwǔ |
late morning (before noon) |
| 少 |
少 |
shǎo |
few; little |
| 谁 |
誰 |
shéi |
who |
| 什么 |
什麼 |
shénme |
what? (replaces the noun to turn a statement into a question) |
| 十 |
十 |
shí |
ten |
| 时候 |
時候 |
shíhou |
time |
| 是 |
是 |
shì |
be; is; are; am |
| 书 |
書 |
shū |
book; letter |
| 水 |
水 |
shuǐ |
water |
| 水果 |
水果 |
shuǐguǒ |
fruit |
| 睡觉 |
睡覺 |
shuì jiào |
to sleep; go to bed |
| 说 |
說 |
shuō |
speak |
| 四 |
四 |
sì |
four |
| 岁 |
歲 |
suì |
years old; age |
| 他 |
他 |
tā |
he; him |
| 她 |
她 |
tā |
she |
| 太 |
太 |
tài |
too (much) |
| 天气 |
天氣 |
tiānqì |
weather |
| 听 |
聽 |
tīng |
listen; hear |
| 同学 |
同學 |
tóngxué |
fellow student; schoolmate |
| 喂 |
喂 |
wèi |
hello (on the phone) |
| 我 |
我 |
wǒ |
I; me |
| 我们 |
我們 |
wǒmen |
we; us |
| 五 |
五 |
wǔ |
five |
| 喜欢 |
喜歡 |
xǐhuan |
to like |
| 下 |
下 |
xià |
fall; below |
| 下午 |
下午 |
xiàwǔ |
afternoon |
| 下雨 |
下雨 |
xiàyǔ |
to rain |
| 先生 |
先生 |
xiānsheng |
Mr.; Sir |
| 现在 |
現在 |
xiànzài |
now |
| 想 |
想 |
xiǎng |
think; believe; suppose; would like to |
| 小 |
小 |
xiǎo |
small; young |
| 小姐 |
小姐 |
xiǎojie |
young lady; miss; Ms. |
| 些 |
些 |
xiē |
some; few; several |
| 写 |
寫 |
xiě |
to write; to compose |
| 谢谢 |
謝謝 |
xièxie |
thank you |
| 星期 |
星期 |
xīngqī |
week |
| 学生 |
學生 |
xuésheng |
student |
| 学习 |
學習 |
xuéxí |
learn; to study |
| 学校 |
學校 |
xuéxiào |
school |
| 一 |
一 |
yī |
one; once; a |
| 衣服 |
衣服 |
yīfu |
clothes |
| 医生 |
醫生 |
yīshēng |
doctor |
| 医院 |
醫院 |
yīyuàn |
hospital |
| 椅子 |
椅子 |
yǐzi |
chair |
| 一点儿 |
一點兒 |
yìdiǎnr |
a bit; a few |
| 有 |
有 |
yǒu |
have |
| 月 |
月 |
yuè |
moon; month |
| 在 |
在 |
zài |
at; on; in; indicates an action in progress |
| 再见 |
再見 |
zàijiàn |
goodbye; see you later |
| 怎么 |
怎麼 |
zěnme |
how? |
| 怎么样 |
怎麼樣 |
zěnmeyàng |
how about?; how is/was it? |
| 这 |
這 |
zhè |
this |
| 中国 |
中國 |
Zhōngguó |
China |
| 中午 |
中午 |
zhōngwǔ |
noon; midday |
| 住 |
住 |
zhù |
to live; reside; to stop |
| 桌子 |
桌子 |
zhuōzi |
table; desk |
| 字 |
字 |
zì |
letter; character |
| 昨天 |
昨天 |
zuótiān |
yesterday |
| 做 |
做 |
zuò |
do; make |
| 坐 |
坐 |
zuò |
sit |
| 吧 |
吧 |
ba |
particle indicating polite suggestion; | onomatopoeia | bar (serving drinks, providing internet access, etc.) |
| 白 |
白 |
bái |
white; snowy; pure; bright; empty (Kangxi radical 106) |
| 百 |
百 |
bǎi |
hundred |
| 帮助 |
幫助 |
bāngzhù |
help; assist; aid |
| 报纸 |
報紙 |
bàozhǐ |
newspaper |
| 比 |
比 |
bǐ |
compare; (indicates comparison) (Kangxi radical 81); to gesticulate as one talks |
| 别 |
別 |
bié |
don't do something; don't | depart; | other; difference; distinguish |
| 宾馆 |
賓館 |
bīnguǎn |
guesthouse; hotel |
| 长 |
長 |
cháng, zhǎng |
long; length | grow; chief (Kangxi radical 168) |
| 唱歌 |
唱歌 |
chànggē |
sing (a song) |
| 出 |
出 |
chū |
go out; occur |
| 穿 |
穿 |
chuān |
to wear; put on; penetrate |
| 次 |
次 |
cì |
(mw for number of times of occurrence); nth; order |
| 从 |
從 |
cóng |
from; obey; observe |
| 错 |
錯 |
cuò |
mistake; error; blunder; miss an opportunity |
| 打篮球 |
打籃球 |
dǎ lánqiú |
play basketball |
| 大家 |
大家 |
dàjiā |
everyone |
| 到 |
到 |
dào |
arrive (at a place); until (a time) |
| 得 |
得 |
de |
(complement particle) |
| 等 |
等 |
děng |
to wait; rank; equal; etc. |
| 弟弟 |
弟弟 |
dìdi |
younger brother |
| 第一 |
第一 |
dìyī |
first; number 1 |
| 懂 |
懂 |
dǒng |
understand; know |
| 对 |
對 |
duì |
correct; a pair; to face; be opposite; to; towards |
| 房间 |
房間 |
fángjiān |
room |
| 非常 |
非常 |
fēicháng |
extremely; extraordinary; very |
| 服务员 |
服務員 |
fúwùyuán |
waiter/waitress; server; attendant |
| 高 |
高 |
gāo |
high; tall (Kangxi radical 189) |
| 告诉 |
告訴 |
gàosu |
to tell; inform |
| 哥哥 |
哥哥 |
gēge |
older brother |
| 给 |
給 |
gěi |
to give; to grant; (passive particle) |
| 公共汽车 |
公共汽車 |
gōnggòng qìchē |
(public) bus |
| 公司 |
公司 |
gōngsī |
company; corporation |
| 贵 |
貴 |
guì |
expensive; noble; honorable; Guizhou province (abbreviation) |
| 过 |
過 |
guò |
to pass; to cross; go over; (indicates a past experience) |
| 还 |
還 |
hái |
still; yet; in addition; even |
| 孩子 |
孩子 |
háizi |
child; children; son or daughter |
| 好吃 |
好吃 |
hǎochī |
tasty |
| 黑 |
黑 |
hēi |
black; dark (Kangxi radical 203); Heilongjiang province (abbreviation) |
| 红 |
紅 |
hóng |
red; symbol of success; bonus; popular |
| 火车站 |
火車站 |
huǒchēzhàn |
train station |
| 机场 |
機場 |
jīchǎng |
airport; airfield |
| 鸡蛋 |
雞蛋 |
jīdàn |
(chicken) egg |
| 件 |
件 |
jiàn |
(mw for things, clothes, and items) |
| 教室 |
教室 |
jiàoshì |
classroom |
| 姐姐 |
姐姐 |
jiějie |
older sister |
| 介绍 |
介紹 |
jièshào |
to introduce; recommend; introduction |
| 进 |
進 |
jìn |
enter; come in |
| 近 |
近 |
jìn |
near; close (to) |
| 就 |
就 |
jiù |
then; at once; just; only; with regard to |
| 觉得 |
覺得 |
juéde |
feel; think |
| 咖啡 |
咖啡 |
kāfēi |
coffee |
| 开始 |
開始 |
kāishǐ |
begin; to start; beginning |
| 考试 |
考試 |
kǎoshì |
test; exam; to give or take a test |
| 可能 |
可能 |
kěnéng |
possible; maybe |
| 可以 |
可以 |
kěyǐ |
can; may; possible; okay |
| 课 |
課 |
kè |
class; subject; lesson; course |
| 快 |
快 |
kuài |
fast; quick; swift |
| 快乐 |
快樂 |
kuàilè |
happy |
| 累 |
累 |
lèi |
tired |
| 离 |
離 |
lí |
leave; depart; go away; apart from |
| 两 |
兩 |
liǎng |
two; 2; both; (unit of weight equal to 50 grams) |
| 零 |
零 |
líng |
zero; remnant |
| 路 |
路 |
lù |
road; path; journey; route |
| 旅游 |
旅游 |
lǚyóu |
trip; journey; tour |
| 卖 |
賣 |
mài |
to sell |
| 慢 |
慢 |
màn |
slow |
| 忙 |
忙 |
máng |
busy |
| 每 |
每 |
měi |
each; every |
| 妹妹 |
妹妹 |
mèimei |
younger sister |
| 门 |
門 |
mén |
door; opening; gate (Kangxi radical 169) |
| 面条 |
麵條 |
miàntiáo |
noodles |
| 男 |
男 |
nán |
male |
| 您 |
您 |
nín |
you (polite) |
| 牛奶 |
牛奶 |
niúnǎi |
cow's milk |
| 女 |
女 |
nǚ |
woman; female (Kangxi radical 38) |
| 旁边 |
旁邊 |
pángbiān |
side, beside |
| 跑步 |
跑步 |
pǎobù |
to run; to jog |
| 便宜 |
便宜 |
piányi |
cheap |
| 票 |
票 |
piào |
ticket; bank note; a vote |
| 妻子 |
妻子 |
qīzi |
wife |
| 起床 |
起床 |
qǐ chuáng |
get out of bed |
| 千 |
千 |
qiān |
one thousand |
| 铅笔 |
鉛筆 |
qiānbǐ |
pencil |
| 晴 |
晴 |
qíng |
clear; fine (as of weather) |
| 去年 |
去年 |
qùnián |
last year |
| 让 |
讓 |
ràng |
ask; let; yield |
| 日 |
日 |
rì |
sun; day; date; time (Kangxi radical 72) |
| 上班 |
上班 |
shàngbān |
go to work; be on duty |
| 身体 |
身體 |
shēntǐ |
health; (human) body |
| 生病 |
生病 |
shēngbìng |
get sick; fall ill |
| 生日 |
生日 |
shēngrì |
birthday |
| 时间 |
時間 |
shíjiān |
time; period |
| 事情 |
事情 |
shìqing |
matter; affair; thing; business |
| 手表 |
手表 |
shǒubiǎo |
wristwatch |
| 手机 |
手機 |
shǒujī |
mobile (cell) phone |
| 说话 |
說話 |
shuōhuà |
to talk; speak |
| 送 |
送 |
sòng |
deliver; to carry; to give; send |
| 虽然 |
雖然 |
suīrán |
although; even though |
| 但是 |
但是 |
dànshì |
but; however |
| 它 |
它 |
tā |
it |
| 踢足球 |
踢足球 |
tīzúqiú |
to play football/soccer |
| 题 |
題 |
tí |
topic; subject; question on a test or assignment |
| 跳舞 |
跳舞 |
tiàowǔ |
to dance |
| 外 |
外 |
wài |
outer; outside; in addition; foreign |
| 完 |
完 |
wán |
to finish; be over; complete |
| 玩 |
玩 |
wán |
to play; have a good time; visit; enjoy |
| 晚上 |
晚上 |
wǎnshang |
evening; night |
| 往 |
往 |
wǎng |
to go (in a direction); towards; in the past |
| 为什么 |
為什麼 |
wèishénme |
why?; for what reason? |
| 问 |
問 |
wèn |
ask; inquire |
| 问题 |
問題 |
wèntí |
question; problem |
| 西瓜 |
西瓜 |
xīguā |
watermelon |
| 希望 |
希望 |
xīwàng |
to hope; wish for; to desire |
| 洗 |
洗 |
xǐ |
to wash; bathe |
| 小时 |
小時 |
xiǎoshí |
hour |
| 笑 |
笑 |
xiào |
to laugh; to smile |
| 新 |
新 |
xīn |
new; Xinjiang autonomous region (abbreviation) |
| 姓 |
姓 |
xìng |
surname; family name |
| 休息 |
休息 |
xiūxi |
to rest; take a break |
| 雪 |
雪 |
xuě |
snow |
| 颜色 |
顏色 |
yánsè |
color |
| 眼睛 |
眼睛 |
yǎnjing |
eye |
| 羊肉 |
羊肉 |
yángròu |
mutton; lamb |
| 药 |
藥 |
yào |
medicine; drug; cure; chemical |
| 要 |
要 |
yào |
to want; to need; will/shall; important |
| 也 |
也 |
yě |
also; too |
| 一起 |
一起 |
yìqǐ |
together; in the same place |
| 一下 |
一下 |
yíxià |
a little bit/while; one time; once |
| 已经 |
已經 |
yǐjing |
already |
| 意思 |
意思 |
yìsi |
meaning; idea; opinion |
| 因为 |
因為 |
yīnwèi |
because |
| 所以 |
所以 |
suǒyǐ |
so; therefore; as a result |
| 阴 |
陰 |
yīn |
cloudy (weather); yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); secret; the moon; negative; shade |
| 游泳 |
游泳 |
yóuyǒng |
to swim |
| 右边 |
右邊 |
yòubian |
the right (as opposed to left) side |
| 鱼 |
魚 |
yú |
fish (Kangxi radical 195) |
| 远 |
遠 |
yuǎn |
far; distant; remote |
| 运动 |
運動 |
yùndòng |
(physical) exercise; movement; sports; campaign |
| 再 |
再 |
zài |
again; once more |
| 早上 |
早上 |
zǎoshang |
(early) morning |
| 丈夫 |
丈夫 |
zhàngfu |
husband; man |
| 找 |
找 |
zhǎo |
try to find; look for; seek; to give change |
| 着 |
著 |
zhe |
-ing (indicating action in progress) |
| 真 |
真 |
zhēn |
real; true; genuine |
| 正在 |
正在 |
zhèngzài |
in the process of (doing something); currently |
| 知道 |
知道 |
zhīdao |
know; be aware of |
| 准备 |
准備 |
zhǔnbèi |
prepare; get ready |
| 走 |
走 |
zǒu |
to walk; to go; to move (Kangxi radical 156) |
| 最 |
最 |
zuì |
the most; -est; (indicator for superlative) |
| 左边 |
左邊 |
zuǒbian |
the left side; the left |