| Term | Definition |
|---|
| 女儿 | daughter |
| 一 | one |
| 一下 | a short while |
| 一共 | all together |
| 一会儿 | a little while |
| 一起 | together |
| 一点儿 | a little, a bit |
| 一点儿都不 | not at all... |
| 七 | seven |
| 丈夫 | husband |
| 三 | three |
| 三明治 | sandwich |
| 上 | to go, to attend; up; first part; on; up; [used after the noun to indicate scope] |
| 上(个)星期 | last week |
| 上(个)月 | last month |
| 上上(个)星期 | the week before last |
| 上上(个)月 | the month before last |
| 上午 | morning |
| 上学 | to go to school |
| 上班 | to go to work |
| 上面 | on top of, above |
| 下 | latter part, under, down; (of rain or snow) to fall |
| 下(个)星期 | next week |
| 下(个)月 | next month |
| 下下(个)星期 | the week after next |
| 下下(个)月 | the month after next |
| 下来 | to come down |
| 下午 | afternoon |
| 下棋 | to play chess (any boardgame) |
| 下雨 | to rain |
| 下雪 | to snow |
| 下面 | under, below |
| 不 | not |
| 不去 | not going |
| 不客气 | not at all, don't mention it, you're welcome |
| 不是 | no (negative form of shì) |
| 不会 | to be unable to, cannot |
| 不用 | need not |
| 不要说话 | do not talk |
| 中 | centre, middle |
| 中午 | midday, noon |
| 中国 | China |
| 中国城 | Chinatown |
| 中学 | high school |
| 串 | [a measure word for grapes or bananas] bunch, cluster |
| 乒乓 | sound of the ball hitting the table |
| 乒乓球 | table tennis |
| 乘 | to multiply |
| 乘以 | multiplied by |
| 九 | nine |
| 也 | also, too |
| 乳酪 | cheese |
| 了 | grammatical word indicating present significance |
| 事 | thing, business; matter, affair |
| 二 | two |
| 五 | five |
| 亚 | Asia, second |
| 京 | capital |
| 亮 | bright, shining |
| 人 | person |
| 什么 | what |
| 今 | present (time); this; today |
| 今天 | today |
| 今年 | this year |
| 介绍 | to introduce |
| 他 | he, him |
| 以 | to use |
| 以为 | thought (mistakenly) |
| 件 | MW for clothing or affair |
| 份 | [a measure word for newspapers, copies], orally often said as fènr 份兒 |
| 伯伯 | father's elder brother |
| 伴 | class |
| 但是 | but, however |
| 低 | low |
| 住 | to live |
| 你 | you (singular) |
| 你们 | you (plural) |
| 你好 | hello, how do you do |
| 你的 | your, yours |
| 来 | to help, do, come; give (us/me)...(used when ordering food) |
| 便 | convenient |
| 便宜 | cheap, inexpensive |
| 便饭 | [modest form] a simple meal |
| 俄罗斯 | Russia |
| 保 | to keep |
| 保罗 | Chinese for Paul |
| 修 | to repair |
| 修理 | to repair, to fix |
| 个 | (a common measure word which can be used for people) |
| 们 | [used after a pronoun or a noun associated with people to show plural i.e. wǒmen 我們 - we; tāmen 他們 - they] |
| 倒 | upside down |
| 倒霉 | to have bad luck |
| 伟 | great |
| 做 | to make, to do, to cook, to be |
| 做客 | to be a guest |
| 停 | to stop |
| 像 | image |
| 像 | alike |
| 元 | [formal] monetary unit for dollar, also written as 圓 |
| 先 | first |
| 先生 | Mr., also used as husband |
| 克 | to overcome |
| 儿 | [a word ending] |
| 儿子 | son |
| 入 | to enter |
| 入口 | entrance |
| 全 | whole |
| 全家 | whole family |
| 两 | two (before measure words, age, and some numerals) |
| 八 | eight |
| 公 | public |
| 公寓 | flats, units, apartment |
| 六 | six |
| 共 | together |
| 典 | record, book |
| 再 | again |
| 再见 | goodbye |
| 再说一次 | say (it) again |
| 冬 | winter |
| 冬天 | winter |
| 冰 | ice |
| 冰淇淋 | ice cream |
| 冰箱 | refrigerator |
| 冷 | cold |
| 凶 | fierce, ferocious |
| 凶巴巴 | fiercely, ferociously |
| 出 | to go or to come out |
| 出来 | to come out |
| 出去 | to go out |
| 出口 | exit |
| 分 | minute; a unit of money, cent (= 0.01 元 yuán or 塊 kuài |
| 别 | don't |
| 别客气 | not at all, you're welcome |
| 别客气 | don't stand on ceremony; don't be formal; make yourself at home |
| 利 | sharp |
| 到 | to, until; to reach; to arrive; to go to |
| 到前面来 | come to the front |
| 刻 | a quarter (of an hour) |
| 前 | front, before |
| 前天 | the day before yesterday |
| 前年 | the year before last |
| 前面 | front |
| 刚好 | just, happen to |
| 剪刀 | scissors |
| 功 | effort, merit |
| 功夫 | martial arts |
| 功夫鞋 | Chinese soft shoes originally the footwear of the martial arts |
| 功课 | schoolwork |
| 加 | plus, to add |
| 加拿大 | Canada (transliteration) |
| 动 | to move |
| 动物 | animal |
| 包 | bag |
| 北 | north |
| 北京 | the capital city of China |
| 匹 | (a measure word used for horses, pronounced as pī in Taiwan) |
| 十 | ten |
| 午 | noon, midday |
| 午后 | afternoon |
| 午饭 | lunch |
| 半 | half |
| 半夜 | midnight |
| 南非 | South Africa |
| 印度 | India |
| 厌 | to be disgusted |
| 去 | to go (do something) |
| 去年 | last year |
| 友 | again |
| 友 | friend |
| 叔叔 | father's younger brother |
| 叔叔 | a form of address for a man about the age of one's father's age; father's younger brother |
| 口 | mouth |
| 古 | ancient |
| 古老肉 | sweet and sour pork (a Cantonese dish) |
| 另外 | in addition, besides |
| 叫 | to be called, to call |
| 可 | lovely, can |
| 可 | may, approve |
| 可以 | can, may |
| 可爱 | lovely |
| 可是 | but |
| 可是 | but, however |
| 可乐 | cola |
| 右 | right |
| 右边 | right (location) |
| 吃 | to eat |
| 吃饭 | to have a meal |
| 合 | fit |
| 合身 | well-fitting (clothing) |
| 同 | same, together |
| 同伴 | same class |
| 同学 | fellow student, schoolmate |
| 同学们 | fellow students |
| 名字 | name |
| 后天 | the day after tomorrow |
| 吧 | (expression to indicate suggestion) |
| 呢 | (a question word) how about; también |
| 味精 | monosodium glutamate (M.S.G.) |
| 和 | and |
| 咕噜 | rumble |
| 咕噜肉 | sweet and sour pork (a Cantonese dish) |
| 咖啡 | coffee (transliteration) |
| 咖啡色 | brown |
| 咦 | why! huh! (indicating surprise) |
| 哥哥 | elder brother |
| 哦 | oh [to indicate realization] |
| 哪 | where, which, what |
| 哪位 | which one (person); 哪 is often pronounced as něi when directly followed by a measure word |
| 哪儿 | [oral] where |
| 唉 | (a sigh) |
| 唐人街 | Chinatown |
| 唱 | to sing |
| 唱歌 | to sing, singing |
| 商 | business |
| 啊 | (an exclamation) |
| 问 | to ask |
| 啦 | [exclamation] |
| 喂 | hello (on the telephone), hey |
| 喜 | to like, happy, happiness |
| 喜欢 | to like |
| 喝 | to drink |
| 喝茶 | to have tea |
| 单 | list |
| 吗 | (a question particle) |
| 嘛 | [word ending, indicates an obvious situation] |
| 嘴巴 | mouth |
| 噢 | oh [to express surprise/understanding] |
| 四 | four |
| 回 | to return; [measure word for matter] |
| 回来 | to come back, to return |
| 回家 | to go home |
| 回答 | to answer |
| 因 | cause |
| 因为 | because |
| 国 | country |
| 园 | garden, park |
| 圆珠笔 | biro, ball-point |
| 图 | picture |
| 在 | at, in, on; [indicating an action is progress] |
| 地 | floor, ground |
| 地图 | map |
| 地板 | floor |
| 坐 | to sit |
| 城 | town |
| 报 | to report |
| 报纸 | newspaper |
| 场 | place |
| 块 | [oral] monetary unit for dollars |
| 墨尔本 | Melbourne |
| 墨西哥 | Mexico |
| 坏 | broken down; bad |
| 士 | a person trained in a certain field |
| 夏 | summer |
| 夏天 | summer |
| 外 | outside |
| 外套 | coat |
| 外面 | outside |
| 多 | more, a lot, many, much |
| 多少 | how much, how many |
| 多热 | How hot? |
| 多云 | cloudy |
| 夜 | night, evening |
| 大 | big, large, great |
| 大伟 | Chinese for David |
| 大学 | university |
| 大概 | probably |
| 大声点儿 | a little louder |
| 天 | sky, day, heaven |
| 天哪 | Good heavens! |
| 天气 | weather |
| 太 | too (exceedingly) |
| 太太 | Mrs; wife (in Taiwan) |
| 太好了 | that's great |
| 太极拳 | taichi |
| 套 | [a measure word for clothing or furniture], set, unit; cover |
| 女 | female |
| 女厕 | women's toilet |
| 奶 | milk |
| 奶奶 | grandma, grandmother |
| 奶油 | butter |
| 她 | she, her |
| 好 | good, well |
| 好了好了 | that's enough (to stop people from doing something) |
| 好像 | seem, be like |
| 好啊 | good! (agreeing) |
| 好吗 | OK? (expression to ask for agreement) |
| 好看 | good-looking |
| 妹妹 | younger sister |
| 妻子 | wife |
| 姐姐 | elder sister |
| 姑姑 | father's sister |
| 姓 | family name, surname |
| 姨 | mother's sister |
| 妈妈 | mum, mother |
| 字 | character, word |
| 字典 | dictionary |
| 季 | season |
| 季节 | season |
| 学 | to learn, to study |
| 学校 | school |
| 学生 | student, pupil |
| 它 | it |
| 它们 | they (plural of 它) |
| 客 | guest |
| 客人 | guest |
| 客厅 | living room |
| 客气 | polite; courteous |
| 室 | room |
| 宫 | palace |
| 家 | family, home |
| 密封 | bee |
| 写 | to write |
| 写下来 | to write down |
| 宽 | loose-fitting (clothing) (in Taiwan); fat |
| 宠 | to spoil, to favour |
| 宠物 | pet |
| 对 | right, correct; opposite |
| 对不起 | excuse me, sorry |
| 对了 | by the way |
| 对面 | opposite (location) |
| 小 | small, little (in size) |
| 小人儿书 | [oral] children's picture-story book |
| 小妹妹 | little girl |
| 小姐 | Miss; young lady |
| 小学 | primary school |
| 小明 | a Chinese given name |
| 小时 | hour (time duration) |
| 小王 | Little Wang |
| 少 | few, little, less |
| 尤其 | especially |
| 尺 | ruler |
| 山 | mountain |
| 州 | continent |
| 工 | work |
| 工人 | labourer, worker |
| 工作 | work; to work |
| 左 | left |
| 左右 | around, approximately |
| 左边 | left (location) |
| 巧克力 | chocolate |
| 差 | differ from |
| 已经 | already |
| 市 | market |
| 市场 | market |
| 布里斯班 | Brisbane |
| 希腊 | Greece |
| 师 | teacher |
| 带 | to take |
| 带...去 | to take...to |
| 常 | usually, often |
| 常常 | often |
| 帽子 | hat, cap |
| 平 | flat, level; smooth |
| 平常 | usually |
| 平房 | single-story building |
| 年 | year |
| 年级 | grade |
| 干 | to do, to work |
| 几 | how many?; an uncertain number |
| 几天 | a few days |
| 几点钟 | what time |
| 床 | bed |
| 店 | shop |
| 度 | degree |
| 库 | storehouse, storage |
| 厕 | toilet, lavatory |
| 厕所 | toilet, lavatory |
| 厨 | kitchen |
| 厨房 | kitchen |
| 厅 | hall |
| 弟弟 | younger brother |
| 彩笔 | colour pencil |
| 影 | shadow, image |
| 很 | very |
| 很好 | very good |
| 后 | after; back, behind |
| 后天 | the day after tomorrow |
| 后年 | the year after next |
| 后面 | behind |
| 得 | (used after a verb to indicate the degree or result) |
| 德 | virtue, morals |
| 德国 | Germany (transliteration - Deutschland) |
| 德语 | German language |
| 志 | record, annals |
| 忙 | busy |
| 快 | nearly; fast; hurry; happy |
| 快乐 | happy |
| 念 | to read |
| 怎么 | what, why, how |
| 怎么回事 | what happened; what's the matter |
| 怎么样 | how about, what about |
| 怡 | happy |
| 悉尼 | Sydney |
| 您 | [polite form] you |
| 想 | to feel like; to think |
| 意大利 | Italy |
| 意思 | meaning |
| 爱 | to love |
| 爱尔兰 | Ireland |
| 慢 | slow; slowly |
| 慢走 | to walk slowly and take care |
| 我 | I, me |
| 我们走吧 | let's go |
| 我就是 | I am (the person) |
| 我的 | my, mine |
| 户 | to nurse |
| 房 | house |
| 房子 | house |
| 所 | place; so |
| 所以 | therefore |
| 打 | to hit; to play (ball game, taichi, etc.); to dial (telephone) |
| 打扰 | to disturb, to trouble |
| 找 | to make change; to look for |
| 找到了 | found |
| 找找 | to have a look |
| 把手放下 | put down (your) hand |
| 把书打开 | open (your) book |
| 拉 | to pull |
| 招待 | to receive (guests); reception |
| 拜访 | to visit |
| 拿 | to take; to hold |
| 挺 | [oral] very |
| 卷 | roll |
| 排 | spareribs |
| 接 | to meet, to pick (someone) up |
| 推 | to push |
| 摄氏 | centrigrade |
| 改 | to change |
| 改天 | some other day |
| 放 | to let off, to let go, to release |
| 放 | to put; to let off, to let go |
| 放学 | to finish classes |
| 教 | to teach |
| 教室 | classroom |
| 教书 | to teach (at school) |
| 斤 | a unit of weight = 0.5 kilograms |
| 新 | new |
| 新加坡 | Singapore |
| 新几内亚 | New Guinea |
| 新西兰 | New Zealand |
| 旁边 | the side |
| 旗袍 | a close-fitting dress with a high neck and a slit skirt |
| 日 | day; the sun |
| 日常 | day-to-day, daily |
| 日本 | sun, day |
| 日本 | Japan |
| 日语 | Japanese language |
| 早 | morning, early |
| 早上 | (early) morning |
| 早饭 | breakfast |
| 明 | tomorrow, bright |
| 明天 | tomorrow |
| 明天 | tomorrow |
| 明年 | next year |
| 星 | star |
| 星期 | week |
| 星期一 | Monday |
| 星期三 | Wednesday |
| 星期二 | Tuesday |
| 星期五 | Friday |
| 星期六 | Saturday |
| 星期四 | Thursday |
| 星期天 | Sunday |
| 星期日 | Sunday |
| 春 | spring |
| 春天 | spring |
| 春卷 | spring rolls |
| 昨 | yesterday |
| 昨天 | yesterday |
| 是 | am, is, are |
| 是啊 | yes, yeah (shows agreement) |
| 是的 | yes (positive form of shì) |
| 时 | hour |
| 时候 | time, moment |
| 时间 | (concept of) time |
| 时髦 | fashion, fashionable |
| 晚 | late |
| 晚上 | evening, night |
| 晚饭 | dinner |
| 晴 | fine |
| 暖和 | warm |
| 书 | book |
| 书包 | school brush |
| 书店 | bookshop |
| 书房 | study |
| 最 | most |
| 最 | the most |
| 最低 | lowest |
| 最高 | highest |
| 会 | can, to be able to; will |
| 月 | month; the moon |
| 有 | to have, there is/are |
| 有时 | sometimes |
| 有时候 | sometimes |
| 朋 | friend |
| 朋友 | friend |
| 服 | clothes; comfortable |
| 期 | a period of time |
| 本 | basis, origin; [a measure word for books, magazines, and dictionaries] |
| 朵 | (measure word for flower) |
| 李 | a family name; plum |
| 东 | east |
| 东西 | thing |
| 板 | board |
| 林 | a family name; forest |
| 果 | fruit |
| 果汁 | juice |
| 柃 | (telephone ringing sound); bell |
| 校 | school |
| 桌子 | desk |
| 条 | MW for trousers, skirt, river, belt, etc. (long, thin) |
| 棉袄 | cotton-padded coat |
| 棒 | board |
| 棒球 | cricket |
| 椅子 | chair |
| 概 | approximate |
| 乐 | fast |
| 乐 | music |
| 楼房 | multi-story building |
| 样 | appearance |
| 橘子 | mandarin, tangerine |
| 橙 | orange |
| 橙色 | orange (color) |
| 机 | machine |
| 橡 | rubber tree |
| 橡皮 | eraser |
| 柠檬 | lemon |
| 柠檬鸡片 | lemon chicken |
| 歌 | song |
| 欢 | happy, happiness |
| 欢迎 | welcome |
| 步 | step, pace |
| 岁 | year of age |
| 死 | deathly; dead; to die |
| 母亲 | mother |
| 每 | every |
| 毛 | fur, feather; hair; [oral] 10-cent unit (= 0.1 yuán) |
| 毛笔 | writing brush |
| 毛衣 | sweater |
| 气 | air; manner |
| 气温 | temperature |
| 水 | water |
| 水床 | water bed |
| 水果 | fruit |
| 汁 | juice |
| 汗 | sweat |
| 汗衫 | undershirt, T-shirt |
| 池 | pool, pond |
| 汽水 | soft drink, soda pop |
| 没 | not |
| 没问题 | no problems |
| 没有 | not have |
| 没关系 | it doesn't matter, that's all right |
| 沙发 | sofa (a transliteration of sofa) |
| 法国 | France |
| 注意听 | listen carefully |
| 泰国 | Thailand |
| 泳 | to swim a swim |
| 洋 | foreign, ocean |
| 洋房 | Western-style house |
| 洋装 | woman's dress (in Taiwan) |
| 洗 | to wash |
| 洗衣房 | laundry |
| 洗衣机 | washing mashine |
| 活 | to live, alive |
| 浴 | to bathe |
| 浴室 | bathroom, shower room |
| 海岸 | coast |
| 凉 | cool |
| 凉快 | cool and pleasant |
| 凉爽 | cool and pleasant |
| 深 | dark (color); deep |
| 浅 | light (color); shallow |
| 添 | to add |
| 减以 | minus, to subtract |
| 渴 | thirsty |
| 游 | to swim |
| 游泳 | swimming, to swim |
| 游泳 | to swim |
| 游泳池 | swimming pool |
| 游览 | to go sight-seeing |
| 汤 | soup |
| 温 | temperature, warm |
| 漂 | pretty |
| 漂亮 | pretty |
| 汉 | a Chinese dynasty |
| 汉 | China, name of a dynasty |
| 汉堡 | hamburger (Taiwan) |
| 汉堡包 | hamburger |
| 汉英字典 | Chinese-English dictionary |
| 汉语 | Chinese language |
| 澳 | bay |
| 澳大利亚 | Australia |
| 澳洲 | Australia (Taiwan) |
| 炒 | to stir-fry |
| 炒饭 | fried rice |
| 炸 | to deep-fry |
| 炸薯条 | French fries |
| 炸虾片 | prawn crackers |
| 为 | to do |
| 为 | for |
| 为什么 | why |
| 熊猫 | panda |
| 热 | hot |
| 热狗 | hotdog |
| 父亲 | father |
| 爸爸 | dad, father |
| 爷爷 | granddad, grandfather |
| 爽 | pleasant |
| 片 | thin piece |
| 牛 | cow, bull |
| 牛奶 | milk |
| 牛排 | steak |
| 物 | object, thing |
| 狗 | dog |
| 狮子 | lion |
| 狮子头 | name of a dish of fried meatballs |
| 王 | king, a surname |
| 玩 | to play |
| 玩儿 | to play, to have fun |
| 班 | duty, class |
| 现 | now, present |
| 现在 | now, at present |
| 球 | ball |
| 理 | to put in order |
| 瑞士 | Switzerland |
| 甜 | sweet |
| 生 | to be born, to give birth; pupil, student, person, newcomer, novice, unknown |
| 生日 | birthday |
| 生活 | life |
| 用 | to use |
| 男 | male |
| 男厕 | men's toilet |
| 留 | to leave (a note) |
| 瘦 | tight-fitting (clothing); thin |
| 发 | hair |
| 白 | white |
| 白宫 | the White House |
| 白色 | white |
| 百 | hundred |
| 百 | one hundred |
| 百货商店 | department store |
| 的 | (a possessive particle used after pronoun/noun) |
| 皇后 | queen |
| 皮 | skin, leather |
| 皮 | leather |
| 皮鞋 | leather shoes |
| 盛饭 | to serve rice, to fill a bowl with rice |
| 盘 | [a measure word for dish] plate |
| 眉 | eyebrow |
| 眉毛 | eyebrow |
| 看 | to read, to see, to watch, to look at |
| 看到 | to catch sight of, to see |
| 看看 | to have a look |
| 看起来 | looks, impression or feeling of the look |
| 看黑板 | look at the blackboard |
| 真 | really |
| 真的啊! | really! |
| 眼 | eye |
| 眼睛 | eye |
| 睛 | eye |
| 睡 | to sleep |
| 睡觉 | to sleep |
| 知道 | to know |
| 短 | short |
| 短裤 | shorts |
| 破 | broken, torn |
| 碗 | rice bowls |
| 碗 | [a measure word for rice or soup] bowl |
| 祝 | to wish (offer good wishes) |
| 秋 | autumn |
| 秋天 | autumn |
| 空 | free time, spare time |
| 穿 | to wear (clothes, shoes, socks) |
| 穿起来 | impression or feeling of the clothes on someone |
| 窄 | tight-fitting (clothing) (in Taiwan); thin |
| 窗户 | window |
| 站起来 | stand up |
| 笑 | to smile, to laugh |
| 笑 | to laugh |
| 笑哈哈 | to laugh heartly, laughingly |
| 笑话 | joke |
| 第一 | the first |
| 第一课 | lesson one |
| 第三 | the third |
| 第三课 | lesson three |
| 第二 | the second |
| 第二课 | lesson two |
| 笔 | pen |
| 等 | to wait |
| 等于 | to be equal to |
| 答 | to answer |
| 筷子 | chopsticks |
| 筝 | a Chinese string instrument |
| 管子 | restaurant, used more often in southern China, going to a restaurant - 上館子 |
| 箱 | box |
| 节 | section, festival |
| 篮 | basket |
| 篮球 | basketball |
| 米 | uncooked rice |
| 米饭 | plain rice, called 白飯 in Taiwan |
| 粉笔 | chalk |
| 糕 | cake, pudding |
| 糕 | cake |
| 糟 | in a wreched state |
| 糟糕 | [oral] oh no; how terrible |
| 红 | red |
| 纽 | bound |
| 纽约 | New York |
| 纽西兰 | New Zealand (Taiwan) |
| 纸 | paper |
| 级 | level |
| 紫 | purple |
| 结帐 | to settle an account |
| 给 | to give |
| 绿 | green |
| 绿色 | green |
| 网 | net |
| 网球 | tennis |
| 继母 | stepmother |
| 继父 | stepfather |
| 罗 | to collect |
| 美 | beautiful |
| 美国 | America (transliteration) |
| 美怡 | a given name |
| 老 | old |
| 老师 | teacher |
| 老李 | Old Li |
| 老王 | Old Wang (used to address an older friend whose surname is Wang) |
| 考拉（树熊） | koala |
| 耳 | ear |
| 耳朵 | ear |
| 联 | face |
| 听 | to listen, to hear |
| 肉 | meat |
| 肥 | loose-fitting (clothing); fat |
| 胎 | foetus |
| 胞 | born of the same parents |
| 脚 | foot |
| 胶水 | glue |
| 卧 | to lie down |
| 卧室 | bedroom |
| 自己 | self |
| 自己来 | to help oneself |
| 自由 | freedom, free |
| 台 | platform |
| 台湾 | Taiwan |
| 舅舅 | mother's brother |
| 兴 | excitement |
| 旧 | old (nonliving things), worn |
| 旧金山 | San Francisco |
| 舒 | comfortable |
| 舒服 | comfortable |
| 舞 | dance |
| 色 | color |
| 花 | flower |
| 花园 | garden |
| 英 | hero |
| 英 | English |
| 英国 | England (transliteration) |
| 英语 | English language |
| 茶 | tea |
| 草 | straw |
| 草莓 | strawberry |
| 荔枝 | lychee |
| 莓 | berry |
| 菜 | (meal) dish; vegetable |
| 菜单 | menu |
| 菠萝 | pineapple |
| 华氏 | Fahrenheit |
| 葡萄 | grape |
| 苍蝇 | fly |
| 蕉 | a broadleaf lant |
| 蓝 | blue |
| 苹果 | apple |
| 兰 | orchid |
| 兰兰 | a Chinese given name |
| 号 | date; number |
| 号 | number, date |
| 号码 | number |
| 蚊子 | mosquito |
| 蛋 | egg |
| 蛋糕 | cake |
| 蝙蝠 | bat |
| 虾 | prawn crackers |
| 蝴蝶 | butterfly |
| 蚂蚁 | ant |
| 蟑螂 | cockroach |
| 行 | business, firm |
| 行 | all right, O.K. |
| 街 | street |
| 衣 | clothes |
| 衣服 | clothes, clothing |
| 衫 | shirt |
| 袋 | bag |
| 袋鼠 | kangaroo |
| 裙 | skirt |
| 裙子 | skirt |
| 装 | outfit |
| 里 | inside |
| 里面 | inside |
| 裤 | pants, trousers |
| 裤子 | trousers, pants |
| 袜子 | socks |
| 衬衫 | shirt |
| 西 | west |
| 西班牙 | Spain |
| 西装 | Western-style attire, suite |
| 要 | to be going to, to want |
| 要 | to want; to be going to |
| 见 | to see, to catch sight of |
| 视 | to look at, sight |
| 觉 | sleep |
| 角 | [formal] 10-cent unit |
| 讨 | to incur |
| 讨厌 | annoying; to hate |
| 诗 | poem |
| 话 | speech, talk |
| 该 | should |
| 语 | language |
| 说 | to speak, to say |
| 说 | to say |
| 说话 | to speak |
| 谁 | who, whom? |
| 谁的 | whose |
| 课 | lesson, subject |
| 谈 | to talk, to chat |
| 谈话 | to have converstion, to talk, to chat |
| 请 | to invite; please |
| 请问 | may I ask |
| 请回座位 | return to (your) seat please |
| 请坐 | sit down please |
| 请坐好 | sit properly please |
| 请安静 | quiet please |
| 请举手 | please raise (your) hand |
| 请进 | come in please |
| 谢谢 | thanks |
| 护士 | nurse |
| 豆腐 | bean curd |
| 货 | goods |
| 贵 | expensive, dear |
| 买 | to buy |
| 走 | to go, to walk (physically) |
| 走 | to leave, to go |
| 起 | to rise |
| 起床 | to get up, to get out of bed |
| 越南 | Vietnam |
| 足 | foot |
| 足球 | soccer |
| 跑 | to run |
| 跑来跑去 | to run around |
| 跑步 | running, to jog |
| 跳 | to dance; to leap |
| 跳舞 | to dance |
| 踏 | to tread, to peddle |
| 踢 | to kick, to play (soccer) |
| 身 | body |
| 车 | car, vehicle |
| 车库 | garage |
| 辣 | hot |
| 近来 | to come in |
| 送 | to deliver, to send |
| 送来 | to deliver or send to (here) |
| 送去 | to send or to deliver (there) |
| 这 | this |
| 这(个)星期 | this week |
| 这(个)月 | this month |
| 连 | to join |
| 连衣裙 | woman's dress |
| 进 | to enter |
| 进去 | to go in, to enter |
| 运 | to transport, to move |
| 运动 | sports, exercise |
| 过瘾 | to one's heart's content, fully enjoyed |
| 迟 | late |
| 迟到 | to arrive late |
| 邀请 | to invite |
| 还 | also, still |
| 还不错 | [oral] not bad, pretty good |
| 还是 | or |
| 边 | [word ending - location], side |
| 那 | that; [conjunction] then, shorten form 那麼 |
| 那里 | where; not at all (said when praised) |
| 那么 | then |
| 都 | already, all |
| 配 | to match |
| 酸 | sour |
| 酸辣汤 | hot and sour soup |
| 医 | to cure |
| 医生 | doctor |
| 医院 | hospital |
| 金 | gold |
| 金鱼 | goldfish |
| 钓 | to fish with a hook and line |
| 钓鱼 | to fish |
| 铅笔 | pencil |
| 铅笔盒 | pencil case |
| 银 | silver |
| 银行 | bank |
| 录 | to record |
| 录像带 | video, video cassette |
| 钱 | money |
| 锚 | cat |
| 错 | wrong, incorrect |
| 表 | watch (timepiece) |
| 锅子 | wok |
| 钟 | clock |
| 长 | long |
| 门 | door |
| 门口 | doorway |
| 开水 | boiled water |
| 开水 | drinking water |
| 间 | [a measure word for room |
| 间 | within |
| 关系 | matter |
| 阿姨 | a form of address for a woman of about one's mother's age; (in southern China) mother's sister |
| 阵雨 | shower |
| 除 | to divide |
| 除以 | divided by |
| 阴 | cloudy |
| 阴天 | cloudy day |
| 阳 | the sun |
| 阳台 | balcony, veranda |
| 随便 | to do as one pleases |
| 随便坐 | sit anywhere |
| 只 | (a measure word used for some animals, i.e. dogs, cats, birds) |
| 只 | [MW for animal or single shoe and sock] |
| 双 | pair |
| 双 | [MW for shoes, socks, gloves]; pair |
| 双胞胎 | twins |
| 杂 | miscellaneous |
| 杂志 | magazine |
| 鸡 | chicken |
| 雨 | rain |
| 雪 | snow |
| 雪梨 | Sydney (in Taiwan) |
| 云 | cloud |
| 〇 | zero |
| 零 | zero (in written form) |
| 雷 | thunder |
| 雷阵雨 | thunder shower |
| 电 | electricity |
| 电冰箱 | refrigerator |
| 电影 | movie |
| 电视 | television set |
| 电视机 | television set |
| 电话 | telephone |
| 霉 | mould |
| 非 | not |
| 非常 | extremely |
| 非常好 | extremely good |
| 非律宾 | the Philippines |
| 面 | [word ending - location], face |
| 鞋 | shoes |
| 音 | sound |
| 音乐 | music |
| 顶 | [a measure word for hat, cap]; top |
| 预 | in advance |
| 预报 | forecast |
| 头 | head |
| 头发 | hair (on human head) |
| 风 | wind |
| 风筝 | kite |
| 刮 | to blow |
| 刮大风 | extremely windy |
| 刮风 | windy |
| 饭 | meal, cooked rice |
| 饭厅 | dining room |
| 饭馆 | restaurant, or said 餐館 cānguǎn |
| 饮 | to drink |
| 饮茶 | yumcha, a Cantonese meal of small snacks and tea |
| 饱 | to be full |
| 饼干 | biscuits |
| 饿 | hungry |
| 首 | [a measure word for poem] |
| 香 | fragrant |
| 香港 | Hong Kong |
| 香蕉 | banana |
| 马 | horse |
| 马上 | right away |
| 马来西亚 | Malaysia |
| 马克 | Chinese for Mark |
| 骑 | to ride on something |
| 骑脚踏车 | to ride a bicycle (Taiwan) |
| 骑自由车 | cycling |
| 骑自行车 | to ride a bicycle |
| 骑车 | cycling |
| 高 | high |
| 高兴 | happy |
| 鱼 | fish |
| 鳄鱼 | crocodile |
| 鸟 | bird |
| 凤梨 | pineapple |
| 鸭子 | duck |
| 丽 | beautiful |
| 丽丽 | Chinese for Lily |
| 面 | noodles |
| 面包 | bread |
| 麻婆 | old woman with a pockmarked face |
| 麻婆豆腐 | name of a hot and spicy bean curd dish, said to be named after a woman who was skilled in cooking this dish |
| 黄 | yellow |
| 黄油 | butter |
| 黄色 | yellow |
| 黄金 | gold |
| 黄金海岸 | Gold Coast |
| 黑 | black |
| 黑板 | blackboard |
| 黑板擦 | blackboard duster |
| 黑色 | black |
| 点 | dot, o'clock; to choose; hour |
| 点儿 | a little, a bit |
| 点菜 | to order food |
| 鼻子 | nose |
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