| 今天 | today |
| 月 | moon |
| 号 | day of a month |
| 那么 | like that |
| 昨天 | yesterday |
| 明天 | tomorrow |
| 后天 | day after tomorrow |
| 前天 | the day before yesterday |
| 好了好了 | enough already! |
| 对 | couple |
| 错 | mistake |
| 钓鱼 | to fish with a hook and bait |
| 可以 | can |
| 行 | all right |
| 要 | important |
| 上学 | to go to school |
| 星期 | week |
| 以为 | consider (that) |
| 买 | buy |
| 日 | day |
| 生 | to be born |
| 时候 | time |
| 同 | like |
| 双胞胎 | twins |
| 来 | to come |
| 请 | to ask |
| 蛋糕 | cake |
| 星期一 | Monday |
| 星期二 | Tuesday |
| 星期三 | Wednesday |
| 星期四 | Thursday |
| 星期五 | Friday |
| 星期六 | Saturday |
| 星期天 | Sunday |
| 星期日 | Sunday |
| 上个星期 | last week |
| 下个星期 | next week |
| 上上个星期 | the week before last |
| 下下个星期 | the week after next week |
| 这个星期 | this week |
| 上个月 | last month |
| 下个月 | next month |
| 这个月 | this (current) month |
| 下下个月 | the month after next month |
| 上上个月 | the month before last month |
| 今年 | this year |
| 明年 | next year |
| 后年 | the year after next |
| 去年 | last year |
| 前年 | the year before last |
| 日常 | daily |
| 生活 | life |
| 在 | at |
| 做 | to do |
| 功课 | classwork |
| 放 | to release |
| 风筝 | kite |
| 下棋 | play chess |
| 看 | it depends |
| 漫画 | caricature |
| 听 | listen |
| 音乐 | music |
| 写 | to write |
| 字 | letter |
| 喝茶 | drink tea |
| 跳舞 | to dance |
| 现在 | modern |
| 点 | (downwards-right convex character stroke) |
| 分 | to divide |
| 半 | half |
| 快 | fast |
| 该 | that |
| 进去 | go in |
| 早上 | early morning |
| 起床 | to get up |
| 早饭 | breakfast |
| 上午 | morning |
| 中午 | noon |
| 下午 | afternoon |
| 午饭 | lunch |
| 放学 | classes are over |
| 晚饭 | supper |
| 晚上 | in the evening |
| 睡觉 | to go to bed |
| 刻 | quarter (hour) |
| 电影 | movie |
| 迟到 | to arrive late |
| 差 | difference |
| 表 | watch |
| 慢 | slow |
| 已经 | already |
| 零 | remnant |
| 还 | also |
| 哪儿 | where |
| 车 | car |
| 上面 | on top of |
| 下面 | below |
| 前面 | fore |
| 后面 | rear |
| 右边 | right (as opposed to left) |
| 左边 | left |
| 里面 | inside |
| 外面 | outside |
| 对面 | opposite |
| 公寓 | apartment |
| 洋房 | foreign style house |
| 花园 | garden |
| 游泳池 | swimming pool |
| 房子 | house |
| 阳台 | porch, balcony |
| 车库 | garage |
| 间 | between |
| 卧室 | bedroom |
| 书房 | study/library |
| 客厅 | living room |
| 饭厅 | dining room |
| 另外 | additional |
| 厨房 | kitchen |
| 洗衣房 | laundry room |
| 厕所 | toilet |
| 浴室 | bathroom (room used for bathing) |
| 最 | (the) most |
| 回来 | return |
| 都 | all |
| 怎么回事 | how can that be? |
| 沙发 | sofa |
| 见 | to see |
| 太 | highest |
| 旧 | old (opposite of new) |
| 套 | (a measure word, a set of something) |
| 新 | new |
| 送 | to deliver |
| 送来 | to send, deliver |
| 电视机 | television (set) |
| 坏 | bad |
| 送去 | to deliver |
| 修理 | repair |
| 洗衣机 | washer |
| 冰箱 | icebox |
| 天哪 | Oh my God |
| 我的天 | Oh my God |
| 水床 | water bed |
| 破 | to break |
| 倒霉 | have bad luck |
| 睡 | to sleep |
| 地板 | floor |
| 早 | early |
| 晚 | evening |
| 打 | beat |
| 太极拳 | tai chi chuan |
| 唱歌 | sing songs |
| 电话 | telephone |
| 半夜 | midnight |
| 鞋子 | shoes |
| 电视 | television |
| 谜语 | riddle |
| 猜 | to guess |
| 衣服 | clothes |
| 穿 | to wear |
| 王 | king |
| 先生 | sir |
| 黑色 | black |
| 西装 | suit; Western-style clothes |
| 太太 | married woman |
| 绿色 | green |
| 洋装 | Western dress |
| 白 | white |
| 衬衫 | shirt |
| 蓝 | blue |
| 裤子 | trousers |
| 小姐 | young lady |
| 紫 | purple |
| 旗袍 | Chinese-style dress |
| 红 | red |
| 棉袄 | cotton-padded jacket |
| 白色 | white (color) |
| T恤 | t-shirt |
| 汗衫 | t-shirt |
| 咖啡色 | coffee color |
| 短裤 | shorts |
| 浅 | shallow |
| 黄色 | yellow |
| 毛衣 | (wool) sweater |
| 深 | deep |
| 裙子 | skirt |
| 橙色 | orange color |
| 外套 | outer coat |
| 件 | a measure word for clothes, item |
| 条 | measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.) |
| 宽 | lenient |
| 窄 | narrow |
| 穿起来 | to put on |
| 合身 | fit the body |
| 舒服 | comfortable |
| 看起来 | looks as if (based on what is known so far) |
| 时髦 | vogue |
| 漂亮 | pretty |
| 配 | to join |
| 怎么样 | how? |
| 挺 | rather (good) |
| 好看 | good-looking |
| 双 | measure word for pair |
| 皮鞋 | leather shoes |
| 怎么 | how? |
| 自己 | self |
| 找 | to try to find |
| 看到 | see (that) |
| 好象 | seem |
| 冰箱 | icebox |
| 旁边 | next to |
| 找到 | find (what one was searching for) |
| 袜子 | socks |
| 只 | MW for one of a pair |
| 嘛 | (a modal particle) |
| 多少 | how much |
| 钱 | coin |
| 块 | MW for dollar/yuan |
| 顶 | a measure word (use with "hat") |
| 帽子 | hat |
| 香蕉 | banana |
| 斤 | half a kilo |
| 橘子 | orange |
| 袋 | bag |
| 菠萝 | pineapple |
| 分 | to divide |
| 草莓 | strawberry |
| 卖 | to sell |
| 毛 | 10 cents (spoken) hair |
| 荔枝 | litchi fruit |
| 百货商店 | department store |
| 可是 | but |
| 要 | want |
| 还不错 | not bad |
| 贵 | expensive |
| 便宜 | inexpensive |
| 一点 | a bit |
| 给 | give |
| 找 | look for |
| 您 | you (formal) |
| 书店 | bookstore |
| 地图 | map |
| 那 | that |
| 字典 | dictionary |
| 本 | MW for books |
| 汉英字典 | Chinese English dictionary |
| 杂志 | magazine |
| 份 | (a measure word for gifts, copies of a newspaper) |
| 报纸 | newspaper |
| 一共 | altogether |
| 市场 | market |
| 水果 | fruit |
| 苹果 | apple |
| 甜 | sweet |
| 葡萄 | grape |
| 酸 | sour; acid |
| 一点都不 | not even a lttle |
| 非常 | unusual |
| 串 | MW for grapes, etc. |
| 元 | yuan (Chinese dollar) |
| 角 | ten cents (written) |