| Term | Definition |
|---|
| dāo | knife |
| lì | power |
| yòu | right hand; again |
| kǒu | mouth |
| wéi | enclose, not used as a stand-alone character |
| tǔ | earth |
| xī | sunset |
| dà | big |
| nǚ | female |
| zǐ | son |
| cùn | inch |
| gōng | labor; work |
| yāo | tiny; small |
| gōng | bow |
| xīn | heart |
| gē | dagger-axe |
| shǒu | hand |
| rì | sun |
| yuè | moon |
| mù | wood |
| shuǐ | water |
| huǒ | fire |
| tián | field |
| mù | eye |
| shì | show |
| mì | fine silk |
| ěr | ear |
| yī | clothing |
| yán | speech |
| bèi | cowry shell |
| zǒu | walk |
| zú | foot |
| jīn | gold |
| mén | door |
| zhuī | short-tailed bird |
| yǔ | rain |
| shí | eat |
| mǎ | horse |
| rén | person |
| dāo | knife |
| xīn | heart |
| shǒu | hand |
| shuǐ | water |
| shì | show |
| mì | fine silk |
| yī | clothing |
| yán | speech |
| jīn | gold |
| shí | eat |
| péngyou | friend |
| tàitai | wife, Mrs. |
| bù | no/not |
| xiānsheng | Mr.; husband; teacher |
| hǎo | OK; decent |
| xiǎojie | miss; young lady |
| qǐng wèn | may I ask... |
| qǐng | please; polite form of request |
| nín | polite singular 'you' |
| yìwén | given name |
| guìxìng | honorable surname |
| guì | honorable |
| xìng | one's surname is; to be surnamed; surname |
| ne | interrogative particle |
| jiào | to be called; to call |
| míngzi | name |
| wàiguó | foreign country |
| Hánguó | Korea |
| Yīngguó | England |
| Fǎguó | France |
| Déguó | Germany |
| Éguó | Russia |
| Rìběn | Japan |
| Xībányá | Spain |
| Yidàlì | Italy |
| Pútáoyá | Portugal |
| Xīlà | Greece |
| Lādíngwén | Latin |
| Yuènán | Vietnam |
| Fēilǜbīn | the Philippines |
| Tàiguó | Thailand |
| Mǎláixīyà | Malaysia |
| Xiàwēiyí | Hawaii |
| Táiběi | Taipei |
| Táiwān | Taiwan |
| Jiānádà | Canada |
| Xiānggǎng | Hong Kong |
| Běijīng | Beijing |
| yǐng | shadow |
| chángcháng | often |
| nà | in that case; then |
| qù | to go |
| qǐng kè | to invite someone to dinner; to be host |
| zuótiān | yesterday |
| suǒyǐ | so/therefore |
| hǎojiǔ | a long time |
| jiǔ | a long time/for a long time |
| búcuò | not bad; pretty good |
| cuò | wrong |
| xiǎng | to want to; to think |
| juéde | to feel/to think that |
| yǒuyìsi | interesting |
| yìsi | meaning |
| zhǐ | only |
| shuìjiào | to sleep |
| shuì | to sleep |
| suàn le | forget it/nevermind |
| zhǎo | to look for |
| biérén | other people; another person |
| bié | other |
| duì le | that's right! |
| píngcháng | usually |
| zǎo | early |
| zěnme | how come (inquires about a cause; implies degree of surprise/disapproval) |
| zhème | so; such |
| bànyè | midnight |
| yè | night |
| xhēn | really |
| dàjiā | everybody |
| zǎo | Good morning! |
| kāishǐ | to start |
| nán de | male |
| shuài | handsome |
| lánqiú | basketball |
| wǎngqiú | tennis |
| gǎnlǎnqiú | American-style football [used in Taiwan] |
| gǎnlǎn | olive |
| Měishì zúqiú | American-style football [used in Mainland China] |
| bàngqiú | baseball |
| zúqiú | soccer |
| páiqiú | volleyball |
| ya | interjectory particle that softens question |
| jìn | to enter |
| kuài | fast; quick; quickly |
| jìnlai | to come in |
| lái | to come |
| jièshào | to introduce |
| jíxià | measure word used after verbs indicating short duration |
| gāoxìng | happy; pleased |
| piàoliang | pretty |
| zuò | to sit |
| zài | at; in; on |
| gōngzuò | to work; work; job |
| xuéxiào | school |
| hē | to drink |
| diǎn | a little; a bit; some |
| chá | tea |
| kāfēi | coffee |
| jiǔ | wine/any alcoholic beverage |
| wèi | for |
| yīnwei | because |
| hái | yǒu also there are |
| hái | also; too; as well |
| tóngxué | classmate |
| rènshi | to know someone; to recognize |
| yuè | month |
| yīyuè | January |
| èryuè | February |
| sānyuè | March |
| sìyuè | April |
| wǔyuè | May |
| liùyuè | June |
| qīyuè | July |
| bāyuè | August |
| jiǔyuè | September |
| shíyuè | October |
| shíyīyuè | November |
| shí'èryuè | December |
| fěn | minute |
| chà | to be short of; to be lacking |
| hào | number in series; day of month |
| xīngqī | week |
| tiān | day |
| zuótiān | yesterday |
| qiántiān | the day before yesterday |
| hòutiān | the day after tomorrow |
| míngnián | next year |
| qùnián | last year |
| qiánnián | the year before last |
| hòunián | the year after next |
| jīnnián | this year |
| biǎo | watch |
| zǎofàn | breakfast |
| zhōngfàn | lunch |
| xīngqīyī | Monday |
| xīngqī'èr | Tuesday |
| xīngqīsān | Wednesday |
| xīngqīsì | Thursday |
| xīngqīwǔ | Friday |
| xīngqīliù | Saturday |
| xīngqīrì | Sunday |
| qiú | ball |
| kàn | watch |
| diànshì | TV |
| diàn | electric |
| shì | vision |
| chàng | to sing a song |
| gē | song |
| tiào wǔ | to dance |
| tiào to | jump |
| wǔ | dance |
| tīng | to listen |
| yīnyuè | music |
| duì | right; correct |
| yǒu shíhou | sometimes |
| shíhou | a point in time, a duration of time, or a moment |
| kàn shū | to read books |
| shū | book |
| diànyǐng | movie |
| zhōumò | weekend |
| dǎ qiú | to play ball |
| dǎ | to hit; to strike |
| nà/nèi | that |
| zhào piàn | photo |
| de | possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle |
| zhè/zhèi | this |
| bàba | father |
| māma | mother |
| zhège | this |
| gè | common measure word |
| nán | male |
| háizi | child |
| shéi | who |
| tā | he; him |
| dìdi | younger brother |
| mèimei | younger sister |
| tā | she |
| nǚ'ér | daughter |
| yǒu | have |
| érzi | son |
| méi | not |
| jǐ | how many |
| gēge | older brother |
| jiějie | older sister |
| hé | and |
| zuò | to do |
| yīng | English-related |
| lǜshī | lawyer |
| dōu | both; all |
| yīshēng | doctor |
| shēngrì | birthday |
| shēng | to give birth; to be born |
| duō | how many/much; to what extent |
| suì | year of age |
| qǐng | to treat somebody; to invite |
| chī | to eat |
| wǎn | evening; night; late |
| fàn | meal; cooked rice |
| zěnmeyàng | is it ok?; what's it like?; how's it sound? |
| tài[...]le | too; extremely |
| xièxie | thank you |
| xǐhuan | to like |
| háishi | or |
| kěshì | but |
| hǎo | good; ok |
| wǒmen | us |
| diànzhōng | o'clock |
| diǎn | o'clock |
| zhōng | clock |
| bàn | half; half an hour |
| ǎnshang | evening; night |
| jiàn | to see |
| zài | again |
| zàijiàn | see you again |
| hěn | very |
| wèishénme | why |
| ba | suggestion particle that softens tone of sentence |
| yào | to want |
| bēi | a glass |
| kělè | cola |
| kěyǐ | can; may |
| duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry |
| gěi | to give |
| shuǐ | water |
| wán | to have fun, to play |
| túshūguǎn | library |
| píng | battle |
| yìqǐ | together |
| liáotiān | to chat |
| liáo | to chat |
| cái | not until; only then |
| huíjiā | to go home |
| huí | to return |
| dǎgōng | to work part-time; to do manual work |
| hǎochī | good to eat; delicious |
| hǎohē | good to drink; tasty |
| hǎokàn | good-looking |
| hǎowán | fun |
| kěkǒukělè | Coca Cola |
| bǎishìkělè | Pepsi |
| xuěbì | Sprite |
| qìshuǐ | soft drink; soda pop |
| kuàngquánshuǐ | mineral water |
| gěi | to; for |
| dǎdiànhuà | to make a phone call |
| diànhuà | telephone |
| huà | speech; talk; words |
| wèi or wéi | telephone 'hey' or 'hello' |
| zài | to be present; to be at a place |
| jiù | 'the very one'; indicates verification of something mentioned before |
| nǎ or něi | which |
| wèi | a polite measure for people |
| xiàwǔ | afternoon |
| shíjiān | time |
| jǐ | some; a few; indefinite number usually <10 |
| wèntí | question; problem |
| yào | will; to be going to |
| kāi huì | to have a meeting |
| kāi | to hold, as in a meeting, party, etc. |
| shàngwǔ | morning |
| jié | a measure word for a class period |
| kè | class; lesson |
| niánjí | grade in school |
| kǎoshì | to give or take a test; test |
| kǎo | to give or take a test |
| yǐhòu | after |
| yǒukòng | to have free time |
| yàoshi | if |
| fāngbiàn | convenient |
| dào[...]qù | to go to [a place] |
| bàngōngshì | office |
| xíng | all right; O.K. |
| méiwèntí | no problem |
| děng | to wait; to wait for |
| bú kèqi | you're welcome; don't be so polite |
| kèqi | polite |
| bāng máng | to help; to do someone a favor |
| biékèqi | Don't be so polite! |
| bié | don't |
| xiàgexīngqī | next week |
| xià | below; next |
| bāng | to help |
| liànxí | to practice |
| shuō | to say; to speak |
| a | sentence-final particle of excalamation, interrogation, etc. |
| dànshì | but |
| děi | must; to have to |
| zhīdao | to know |
| huílai | to come back |
| zhōngwǔ | noon |
| xiànzài | now |
| kè | quarter hour; ̄ minutes |
| shì | matter; affair; business |
| míngtiān | tomorrow |
| máng | busy |
| xiān | first, before |
| chē | bus, train, etc. |
| zhàn | stop; station |
| chēzhàn | bus stop, train station, etc. |
| hánjià | winter vacation |
| fēijī | airplane |
| fēi | to fly |
| jī | machine |
| piào | ticket |
| fēijīchǎng | airport |
| zuò | to travel by |
| gōnggòngqìchē | bus |
| qìchē | automobile |
| chē | vehicle; car |
| huòzhě | or |
| dìtiě | subway |
| zǒu | to walk; to go by way of |
| gēn | and |
| shuō huà | to talk |
| bāngzhù | to help |
| fùxí | to review |
| zì | character |
| xiě | to write |
| màn | slow |
| jiāo | to teach |
| zěnme | how |
| jiù | indicates something takes place sooner than expected |
| xué | to study |
| bǐ | pen |
| gāngbǐ | fountain pen |
| qiānbǐ | pencil |
| máobǐ | writing brush |
| zhǐ | paper |
| běnzi | notebook |
| wǔjiào | nap |
| nán | difficult |
| kuài | quick; fast |
| nǎli | you flatter me, not at all; polite reply to compliment |
| dì | a prefix for numbers |
| yùxí | to preview |
| yǔfǎ | grammar |
| róngyì | easy |
| dǒng | to understand |
| shēngcí | new words |
| Hànzì | Chinese character |
| yǒu yìdiǎnr | a little; somewhat |
| búyòngxiè | don't mention it; not at all; you're welcome |
| gōngkè | schoolwork; homework |
| shàngkè | to go to class; to start a class |
| niàn | to read aloud |
| kèwén | text of a lesson |
| lùyīn | sound recording; to record |
| piān | measure for essays, articles, etc |
| rìjì | diary |
| zǎoshang | morning |
| qǐ chuáng | to get up |
| chuáng | bed |
| xǐ zǎo | to take a bath/shower |
| zǎofàn | breakfast |
| yìbiān[...]yìbiān | indicates two simulatenous actions |
| jiàoshì | classroom |
| xīn | new |
| diànnǎo | computer |
| nǎo | brain |
| zhōngwǔ | noon |
| cāngtīng | dining room; cafeteria |
| wǔfàn | lunch; midday meal |
| bào | newspaper |
| sùshè | dormitory |
| dào | to arrive |
| nàr | there |
| [...]de shíhou | when...; at the time of... |
| zhèngzài | in the middle of doing something |
| yǐqián | before; ago; previously |
| gàosu | to tell |
| yǐjīng | already |
| fēng | measure word for letters |
| xìn | letter mail |
| zuìjìn | recently |
| zuì | adverb of superlative degree; most, -est |
| jìn | near |
| xuéqī | school term; semester/quarter |
| chúle[...]yǐwài | in addition to; besides |
| zhuānyè | major in college; specialty |
| huì | can; to know how to |
| kāishǐ | in the beginning; to begin; to start |
| xíguàn | to be accustomed to; habit |
| hòulái | later |
| qīngchu | clear |
| jìnbù | to make progress; progress |
| yīnyuèhuì | concert |
| xīwàng | to hope; hope |
| néng | can; be able to |
| yòng | to use; use |
| xiào | to laugh; to laugh at |
| zhù | to express good wishes |
| mǎi | to buy |
| dōngxi | things; objects |
| shòuhuòyuán | shop assistant; salesclerk |
| yào | to want to; to have a desire for |
| yīfu | clothes |
| jiàn | measure word for shirts, dresses, jackets, etc. |
| chènshān | shirt |
| yánsè | color |
| huáng | yellow |
| hóng | red |
| kāfēsè | coffee color; brown |
| hēi | black |
| lán | blue |
| lǜ | green |
| zǐ | purple |
| fěnhóngsè | pink |
| júhóngsè | orange |
| huī | grey |
| chuān | to wear; to put on |
| tiáo | measure word for long, thin objects |
| kùzi | pants |
| hào | number; size |
| zhōng | medium in the context of clothes |
| guì | expensive |
| piányi | cheap; inexpensive |
| fù qián | to pay money |
| qián | money |
| zhèr | here |
| yígòng | altogether |
| duōshao | how much; how many |
| kuài | colloquial term for yuan |
| máo | 1/10 of a kuài, like a U.S. dime |
| fēn | 1/100 of a kuài, like a U.S. penny |
| bǎ | hundred |
| zhǎoqián | to give change |
| shuāng | a pair of |
| xié | shoes |
| huàn | to change; to exchange |
| yíyàng | same; alike |
| suīrán | although |
| dàxiǎo | size |
| héshì | suitable |
| bú yòng | need not |
| mài | to sell |
| qúnzi | skirt |
| dàyī | overcoat |
| jiákè | jacket |
| wàitào | coat; jacket |
| xīzhuāng | suit |
| máoyī | sweater |
| TT-xùshān | T-shirt |
| dài | to wear - hat, eyeglasses, etc. |
| màozi | hat |
| dǐng | measure word for hat |
| wàzi | socks |
| cháng | long |
| duǎn | short |
| yì běn shū | a book |
| yì zhāng zhǐ | a piece of paper |
| yì zhī xié | a shoe, part of a pair |
| yiānqì | weather |
| bǐ | comparison marker |
| xià yǔ | to rain |
| bàoshang | in the newspaper |
| yùbào | forecast |
| gèng | even more |
| búdàn[...]érqiě | not only[...]but also |
| nuǎnhuo | warm |
| yìdiǎnr | a bit |
| yuē | to make an appointment |
| gōngyuán | park |
| hóngyè | red autumn leaves |
| zěnme bàn | what to do |
| lùxiàng | video recording |
| hǎi | sea; ocean |
| zāogāo | in a terrible mess; too bad |
| yòu | again |
| gāngcái | just now; a short moment ago |
| chūqu | to go out |
| rè | hot |
| shūfu | comfortable |
| xiàtiān | summer |
| zhèyàng | so; like this |
| liángkuai | pleasantly cool [weather] |
| chūntiān | spring |
| dōngtiān | winter |
| yòu[...]yòu | both[...]and[...] |
| lěng | cold |
| mēn | stuffy |
| xià cì | next time |
| cì | time; a measure word for occurrence |
| zuìhǎo | had better |
| qiūtiān | autumn; fall |
| cháoshī | wet; humid |
| yún | cloud |
| xuě | snow |
| qíng | sunny; clear |
| yīn | overcast |
| hánjià | winter vacation |
| fēijī | airplane |
| fēi | to fly |
| jī | machine |
| piào | ticket |
| jīchǎng | airport |
| zuò | to travel by |
| gōnggòng qìchē | bus |
| gōnggòng | public |
| qìchē | automobile |
| chē | vehicle; car |
| huòzhě | or |
| dìtiě | subway |
| zǒu | to walk; to go by way of |
| xiān | first; before |
| chēzhàn [bus, train, etc.] | stop/station |
| xià chē | to get off a bus, train, etc. |
| ránhòu | then |
| xiàn | line |
| zuìhòu | finally |
| máfan | troublesome |
| háishi | had better |
| chūzū qìchē | taxi |
| chūzū | to rent out; to let |
| zū | to rent |
| kāi chē | to drive a car |
| kāi | to drive; to operate |
| sòng | to see off or out; to take someone somewhere |
| búguò | however; but |
| ràng | to allow or cause somebody to do something |
| huā | to spend |
| bù hǎoyìsi | to feel embarrassed |
| zhè jǐ tiān | the past few days |
| měitiān | every day |
| měi | every; each; usually followed by measure word |
| gāosù gōnglù | super highway; highway |
| gāosù | high speed |
| sōnglù | highway; road |
| lù | road; path |
| jǐnzhāng | nervous, anxious |
| zìjǐ | oneself |
| xīnnián | new year |
| kuài | soon; be about to; before long; usually takes 了 (le) at end of sentence |
| kuàilè | happy |
| zǒu lù | to walk |
| huǒchē | train |
| jìchéngchē | taxi [in Taiwan] |
| diànchē | cable car; trolley bus; tram |
| chuán | boat; ship |
| liàng | measure word for vehicles |
| shǔjià | summer vacation |
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