Chinese Phrases

Chinese, Simplified	English
阿姨	( ā yí ) aunt
哎	( āi ) interjection: hey, lookout
哎呀	( āi yā ) interjection: oh , ah, damn
爱	( ài ) love / like / like
爱人	( ài rén ) husband, wife / sweetheart
安	( ān ) peaceful, quiet
安静	( ān jìng ) quiet
暗	( àn ) dark
澳大利亚	( ào dà lì yà ) Australia
八	( bā ) eight
八角	( bā jiǎo ) anise, star anise,aniseed / octagonal
巴	( bā ) hope earnestly / cling to
捌	( bā ) eight (used on cheques etc to avoid alteration)
把	( bǎ ) hold, grasp / MW: things with handle
爸爸	( bà bà ) father
吧	( ba ) modal particle demand, request
白菜	( bái cài ) chinese cabbage
白色	( bái sè ) white
白薯	( bái shǔ ) sweet potato
百	( bǎi ) hundred / numerous
百合	( bǎi hé ) lily
班	( bān ) class
搬家	( bān jiā ) to move house
半	( bàn ) half
伴	( bàn ) companion
办公	( bàn gōng ) to do office work
办公室	( bàn gōng shì ) office
帮	( bāng ) help, assist / side of / outer leaf of / gang, band, clique
棒	( bàng ) stick, club, cudgel / smart, capable, strong / great!!!
包	( bāo ) wrap
饱	( bǎo ) eaten one's fill / full / satisfy fully
报	( bào ) newspaper
报导	( baò daǒ ) to report news / news reporting / story / article
报到	( baò daò ) report for duty / check in / register
报道	( baò daò ) report
杯	( bēi ) cup, glass / utensil
北	( běi ) north / direction
北边	( běi biān ) north of / direction
倍	( bèi ) (two, three..) -fold/times / multiplier
备	( bèi ) prepare, get ready
本	( běn ) MW: books
笨	( bèn ) stupid, foolish / dull, awkward
本子	( běn zi ) notebook
鼻子	( bí zi ) nose
笔	( bǐ ) pen, pencil, brush
必	( bì ) must, certainly, surely, necessarily
闭	( bì ) shut, close
便	( biàn ) convenient / when it is convenient / informal,plain / releive oneself
便利	( biàn lì ) convenient
便秘	( biàn mì ) constipation
遍	( biàn ) all over, everywhere / a time, one time
别	( bié ) another, other
别的吗	( bié de ma ) anything else?
冰	( bīng ) ice / cool in ice
冰淇淋	( bīng qí lín ) ice cream
冰箱	( bīng xiāng ) refridgerator
饼干	( bǐng gān ) cookie / biscuit
菠萝	( bō luó ) pineapple
步	( bù ) step
不	( bù ) no, not
不错	( bú cuò ) not bad
不得不	( bù dé bù ) Have no choice but to, cannot but, have to, can't help it
不好意思	( bù hǎo yì sī ) feel embarrassed
不合	( bù hé ) not conform to / be unsuited to / should not / ought not
不经意	( bū jīng yì ) by accident / carelessly
不久	( bù jiǔ ) short time
不客气	( bú kè qi ) you're welcome
不如	( bù rú ) not as (comparison) / not be as good as
不是吗	( bú shì ma ) rhetorical question
不同	( bù tóng ) different
不要紧	( bù yaò jǐn ) don't worry
不用	( bú yòng ) there is no need
猜	( cāi ) to guess
才	( cái ) only then, not until, just / talent, ability, gift
彩色	( cǎi sè ) colour
菜	( cài ) vegetable / food / dish, course
菜单	( cài dān ) menu
菜豆	( cài dòu ) kidney bean
菜花	( cài huā ) cauliflower
餐厅	( cān tīng ) restaurant
草莓	( cǎo méi ) strawberry
厕	( cè ) toilet, rest-room, lavatory
厕所	( cè suǒ ) toilet
层	( céng ) story (of building), floor / mw: layers
茶	( chá ) tea
差	( chà ) to be short of
差不多	( chà bú duō ) almost, nearly, more or less
柴	( chái ) firewood / (surname)
昌	( chāng ) prosperous
娼	( chāng ) prostitute
尝	( cháng ) taste
常	( cháng ) ordinary, common, normal
常常	( cháng cháng ) often
肠	( cháng ) intestines
长	( cháng ) long
长方形	( cháng fāng xíng ) rectangle, oblong
厂	( chǎng ) dwelling
怅	( chàng ) dissappointment
唱	( chàng ) sing
唱歌	( chàng gē ) to sing
超	( chāo ) exceed / super- / transcend
炒	( chǎo ) to stir-fry
衬衣	( chèn yī ) shirt
成	( chéng ) finish / complete / become / turn into / one tenth
成语	( chéng yǔ ) four-character idioms / lit: to become part of the language
乘	( chéng ) multiply / ride / mount / make use of
橙色	( chéng sè ) orange (colour)
橙子	( chéng zi ) orange
程	( chéng ) regulation / journey / procedure
吃	( chī ) eat
吃	( chī ) 3 mahjong tiles of same suit
吃醋	( chī cù ) jealousy
迟	( chí ) delay, late
迟到了	( chí daò le ) to arrive late
虫	( chóng ) worm
臭豆腐	( chòu dòu fu ) smelly tofu
出	( chū ) go out, emit, issue
出口	( chū kǒu ) exit / go out
出租车	( chū zū chē ) taxi
除	( chú ) divide (by)
除非	( chú fēi ) only if, only when
除了...以外	( chú le ... yī wài ) besdies, except for ...
厨房	( chú fáng ) kitchen
窗	( chuāng ) window
窗口	( chuāng kǒu ) window
窗帘	( chuāng lián ) curtain
床	( chuàng ) bed
吹	( chuī ) to blow
吹牛	( chuī niú ) to boast
春	( chūn ) spring
春卷	( chūn juǎn ) spring rolls
春天	( chūn tiān ) spring
词典	( cí diǎn ) dictionary
葱	( cōng ) spring onion
从	( cóng ) from (person) / follow, obey
从不	( cóng bù ) never
醋	( cù ) vinegar
忖	( cǔn ) ponder, speculate, consider
错	( cuò ) grindstone / wrong / mistaken
怛	( dá ) distressed, grieved, alarmed
打	( dǎ ) beat, strike, break, fight, / mix up, build, make / fetch, tie up / calculate / issue, shoot / since, from
打（球）	( dǎ (qiú) ) play (ball game)
打包	( dǎ bāo ) bale, pack / unpack / to bag, to wrap
打包盒	( dǎ bāo hé ) take-away container
打开	( dǎ kāi ) open
打扫	( dǎ sǒu ) clean
大	( dà ) big, great, large
大便	( dà biàn ) defecate, sh###t
大豆	( dà dòu ) soy bean
大概	( dà gài ) general, rough
大使馆	( dà shǐ guǎn ) embassy
大蒜	( dà suàn ) garlic
大小	( dà xiǎo ) size
大学	( dà xué ) university
大夫	( dài fu ) doctor
待	( dài ) wait / treat, deal with / need / about / intending to do something
带	( dài ) band, belt, ribbon, girdle / area, zone / wear, carry, lead / to bring / consists of
带走	( dài zǒu ) to take away (food) / to take out (food) / to lead away
单	( dān ) one, single / odd / list / simple / singly
但是	( dàn shì ) but
当	( dāng ) equal / ought,, should, must / work as, serve as / bear, accept / direct, manage / tolling of a bell
当令	( dāng lìng ) season
当面	( dāng miàn ) to sb.'s face
当年	( dāng nián ) in those years (days)
当前	( dāng qián ) before one, facing one
当然	( dāng rán ) only natural / certainly / of course / without doubt
当时	( dāng shí ) then, at that time
当心	( dāng xīn ) take care, be careful, look out
当中	( dāng zhōng ) in the middle, in the centre
当众	( dāng zhòng ) in public
挡	( dǎng ) keep off, block / block / fender, screen or blind
党	( dǎng ) political party / the Party / clique, faction, gang / to side with / kinsfolk, relatives
党外	( dǎng wài ) outside the Party
淡	( dàn ) insipid, tasteless, diluted / light (colour)
导游	( dǎo yóu ) tour guide, tour conductor / conduct a tour / guidebook
到	( dào ) arrive / go to, leave for
到...去	( dào ... qù ) to go to
道	( dào ) direction, way, method / road, path / truth, reason, skill / tao of taoism
的	( de ) structural particle
得	( de ) structural particle (adverbial) / get, obtain, gain / suitable / complacent
德国	( dé guó ) Germany
灯	( dēng ) light, lamp
等	( děng ) grade, class, rank / wait
等一下	( děng yī xià ) wait a moment
等于	( děng yú ) equals
底	( dǐ )
地	( dì ) the earth / land, soil / fields / ground, floor / place, locality / position, situation
地道	( dì dǎo ) tunnel / from the place noted for the produce, genuine
地点	( dì diǎn ) place, site, locale
地动	( dì dòng ) earthquake
地方	( dì fang ) place / area / location / local
地铁	( dì tiě ) subway
地图	( dì tú ) map
地址	( dì zhǐ ) address
第	( dì ) makes number ordinal / sequence, number, / grade, degree
第一次	( dì yī cì ) first time
第几次	( dì jǐ cì ) how many times?
弟弟	( dì di ) younger brother
点	( diǎn ) point / dot / decimal point / MW: / to order / o'clock
点（钟）	( diǎn (zhōng) ) o'clock
点菜	( diǎn cài ) to order food
典	( diǎn ) standard
店	( diàn ) shop
电	( diàn ) electricty, electrical
电冰箱	( diàn bīng xiāng ) refridgerator
电器	( diàn qì ) electrical appliance
电灯	( diàn dēng ) electric light
电话	( diàn huà ) telephone / phone call
电话号码	( diàn huà hào mǎ ) phone number
电脑	( diàn nǎo ) computer
电视	( diàn shì ) television
电影	( diàn yǐng ) movie
电影院	( diàn yǐng yuàn ) cinema
电子	( diàn zǐ ) electronic
电子邮件	( diàn zǐ yóu jiàn ) email
丁	( dīng ) cube
丢脸	( diū liǎn ) to lose face
东	( dōng ) east
东边	( dōng biān ) east of
东西	( dōng xī ) things
冬天	( dōng tiān ) winter
懂	( dǒng ) understand
动	( dòng ) move, change
都	( dōu ) all
豆	( dòu ) beans
豆浆	( dòu jiāng ) soy milk
读	( dú ) to read
短	( duǎn ) short / lack
对	( duì ) right, correct / answer, reply / mutual, face to face / suit, agree, get along
对半	( duì bàn ) split fifty fifty
对不起	( duì bu qǐ ) sorry, excuse me
对了	( duì le ) by the way
对虾	( duì xiā ) prawn
对折	( duì zhé ) 50% discount
多	( duō ) many / more than (if after a number, before classifier)
多长时间	( duō cháng shì jiān ) how long?
多久	( duō jiǔ ) how long?
多少	( duō shao ) how much? How many?
多谢	( duō xiè ) many thanks
嗯	( én ) yeh! (informal)
儿	( ér ) child / son / male
而	( ér ) and, as well as, furthermore / but (not) yet (not) / shows causal relationship, shows change of state, shows contrast
而今	( ér jīn ) now
而后	( ér hòu ) after that, then
耳	( ěr ) ear / merely / only
耳朵	( ěr duo ) ear
耳语	( ěr yǔ ) whisper
二	( èr ) two
发	( fā ) to send out, emit, shoot / to issue, express, utter / deliver / develop
发音	( fā yīn ) pronunciation
罚	( fá ) to punish
法国	( fǎ guó ) France
法文	( fǎ wén ) French
法语	( fǎ yǔ ) French
发	( fà ) hair
反	( fǎn ) turn over, return / wrong side up / anti- / revolt
饭	( fàn ) cooked rice, / food / meal
饭店	( fàn diàn ) hotel, restaurant
方	( fāng ) square, quadrilateral / side, direction / just
方便	( fāng biàn ) convenient
方式	( fāng shì ) style, pattern, way, manner, method
房	( fáng ) house
房间	( fáng jiān ) rioom
放	( fàng ) put, place / to release, to free, to let go
非	( fēi ) wrong, evildoing / not conform to / censure, blame / no, not / have go to, simply must
非常	( fēi cháng ) truly, special, unusual, extraordinary
非但	( fēi dàn ) not only
非法	( fēi fǎ ) illegal
非洲	( fēi zhōu ) Africa
飞	( fēi ) fly, flit / hover, flutter / swiftly / unexpected, accidental
飞机	( fēi jī ) airplane
分	( fēn ) divide, separate / 1/100 / minute
分开	( fēn kāi ) to separate
分之	( fēn zhī ) percent
分钟	( fēn zhōng ) minute
纷	( fēn ) confused, tangled
粉	( fěn ) powder (verb)
粉红色的	( fěn hóng sè de ) pink (adj.)
粉末	( fěn mò ) powder (noun)
份	( fèn ) share, portion
忿	( fèn ) anger, indignation, resentment
粪	( fèn ) excrement, faeces
风湿	( fēng shī ) rheumatism
夫	( fū ) man / husband / porter
肤	( fū ) skin
肤色	( fū sè ) complexion
服	( fú ) clothes, dress, garment / submit / take (medicine)
服务	( fú wù ) to serve, service
服务台	( fú wù tái ) service counter / reception counter
服务员	( fú wù yuán ) wiater, waitress / server
抚	( fǔ ) comfort, console
付	( fù ) to pay for
咖喱	( gā lí ) curry
该	( gāi ) should, ought to
该死	( gāi sǐ ) expletive (should die!!!)
肝	( gān ) liver
干	( gān ) dry
干净	( gān jìng ) clean
干吗	( gān ma ) why on earth?
感谢	( gǎn xiè ) (express) thanks, gratitude / grateful, thankful
干	( gàn ) to work, to do, to manage
刚	( gāng ) firm / just
刚才	( gāng cái ) just now
刚刚	( gāng gāng ) just recently
钢	( gāng ) steel
钢笔	( gāng bǐ ) pen
钢琴	( gāng qín ) piano
杠	( gàng ) set of 4 identical mahjong tiles
高兴	( gāo xìng ) glad
歌	( gē ) song / sing
哥哥	( gē ge ) elder brother
哥们	( gē men ) friend, buddy
哥们慢点	( gē men màn diǎn ) buddy, slow down
各	( gè ) each / individuallly / every / all
个	( ge ) MW: general
给	( gěi ) to give
给我来	( gěi wǒ lái ) I'll have
跟	( gēn ) with
更	( gèng ) more, still / further / even more, still more
工	( gōng ) worker / work, labour / constuction project / industry / man-day
工厂	( gōng chǎng ) factory
工程师	( gōng chéng shī ) engineer
工人	( gōng rén ) worker
工作	( gōng zuò ) to work, work
公	( gōng ) public / fair, just / metric / male
公共汽车	( gōng gòng qì chē ) bus
公鸡	( gōng jī ) cock, rooster
公斤	( gōng jīn ) kilogram
公里	( gōng lǐ ) kilometre
公司	( gōng sī ) company
公园	( gōng yuán ) park
功	( gōng ) achievement, merit, acomplishment, result
共	( gòng ) in total
共产党	( gòng chǎn dǎng ) communist party
狗	( gǒu ) dog
够	( gòu ) enough
姑	( gū ) father's sister aunt / sister in law / mother in law / nun / tentatively, for the time being
古	( gǔ ) ancient
古筝	( gǔ zhēng ) guzheng musical instrument
固	( gù ) solid, firm / firmly / solidify / originally, in the first place
锢	( gù ) imprison
关	( guān ) off, close
关门	( guān mén ) to close the doors
关系	( guān xi ) relations / relationship / to affect / to concern
管	( guǎn ) to take care of, to manage, to run, to look after, to control / tube, pipe
光	( guāng ) light, honour / scenery / smooth, finished
贵	( guì ) expensive
贵姓	( guì xing ) may I ask your name?
柜子	( guì zi ) wardrobe
国	( guó ) country
国家	( guó jiā ) country
国民党	( guó mín dāng ) Koumintang KMT / Nationalists
果	( guǒ ) fruit / result, consequence / resolute, determined / really, as expected
过	( guo ) experienial action marker / to cross, to go over / to celebrate
哈密瓜	( hā mì guā ) Hami melon
还	( hái ) in addition, else
还可以	( hái kě yi ) just ok
还是	( hái shì ) or / still?
孩子	( hái zi ) child
海	( hǎi ) sea
嗨	( hài ) Hi
韩国	( hán guó ) South Korea
汉堡	( hàn bǎo ) hamburger
汉语	( hàn yǔ ) Chinese
汉字	( hàn zi ) chinese characters
行	( háng ) row, line / profession, professional
好	( hǎo ) good / well
好吃	( hǎo chī ) delicious
好的	( hǎo de ) ok
好看	( hǎo kàn ) good looking
好吗	( hǎo ma ) ok?
好听	( hǎo tīng ) pleasant to hear
号	( hào ) date, day of month
喝	( hē ) to drink
合	( hé ) close, shut / MW: rounds / fit / to join / chinese musical note
合适	( hé shì ) suitable
和	( hé ) and
禾	( hé ) grain (in the field)
何	( hé ) carry / what, how, why, which
何人	( hé rén ) who
何时	( hé shí ) when
褐色	( hè (sè) ) brown
黑色	( hēi (sè) ) black
嘿	( hēi ) hey
很	( hěn ) very
很久	( hěn jiǔ ) long time
恨	( hèn ) hate, resentment / regret, sorry
红领巾	( hóng lǐng jīn ) red scarf worn by young pioneers
红色	( hóng (sè) ) red
猴子	( hóu zi ) monkey
后边	( hòu biān ) back (side)
后面	( hòu mian ) rear, back, behind
忽	( hū ) suddenly / abruptly / neglect (v) / overlook
忽然	( hū rán ) suddenly / all of a sudden
胡	( hú ) non-Han / foreign
胡椒	( hú jiāo ) pepper
胡萝卜	( hú luó bo ) carrot
胡说	( hú shūo ) nonsense, drivel
胡说八道	( hú shūo bā daò ) nonsense, drivel (less polite)
胡荽	( hú suī ) coriander
湖	( hú ) lake
湖南	( hú nán ) Hunan Province
户	( hù ) door / family, household / RAD: doorleaf
户口簿	( hù kǒu bù ) book recording domiciles
怙	( hù ) rely on
花	( huā ) flower, blossom / to spend (time, money) / fancy pattern
花生米	( huā shēng mǐ ) peanut
花园	( huā yuán ) garden
花椰菜	( huā yē cài ) cauliflower
华	( huá ) magnificent
化	( huà ) to make into / to change into / to -ization / to transform -ize
画画	( huà huà ) to draw
画报	( huà bào ) pictorial newspaper
画儿	( huà r ) picture, painting
怀	( huái ) bosom, breast / cherish, think of
坏了	( huài le ) broken
欢	( huān ) joyous, happy, pleased
欢迎	( huān yíng ) welcome
欢迎光临	( huān yíng guāng lín ) welcome guest
还	( huán ) to return
黄瓜	( huáng gūa ) cucumber
黄色	( huáng sè ) yellow / pornographic
恍	( huǎng ) suddenly / as if (in a dream)
灰	( huī ) ash / dust / lime / grey / disheartened
灰白	( huī bái ) greyish white / ashen, pale
灰色	( huī sè ) grey / pessimistic, gloomy / obscure, ambiguous
灰心	( huī xīn ) lose heart, be discouraged
回	( huí ) to return, to go back
回答	( húi dá ) answer
会	( huì ) to meet together, assemble / association, society / to meet (someone) / to have the ability to / be good at
会讲	( huì jiǎng ) to be able to speak
火车	( huǒ chē ) train
火车站	( huǒ chē zhàn ) railway station
火锅	( huǒ guō ) hotpot
火腿	( huǒ tuǐ ) ham
或	( huò ) maybe, perhaps / might / possibly / or
或者	( huò zhè ) or
机	( jī ) machine / opportunity / secret
机场	( jī chǎng ) airport
鸡	( jī ) chicken
鸡蛋	( jī dàn ) egg
几	( jǐ ) how many? How much?
几点关门	( jǐ diǎn guān men ) when does it close？
几点开门	( jǐ diǎn kāi men ) when does it open?
几点了	( jǐ diǎn le ) what time is it?
计	( jì ) count, calculate, plot
计划	( jì huà ) plan, project, program / to plan, to map out
计划生育	( jì huà shēng yù ) one-child policy
计数	( jì shù ) count
记	( jì ) remember
记得	( jì de ) remember
记住	( jì zhù ) remember
季	( jì ) season, period
季节	( jì jié ) time, season, period
家	( jiā ) family
家具	( jiā jù ) furniture
加	( jiā ) add
夹菜	( jiā cài ) to pick up food with chopsticks
加热	( jiā rè ) heating
加油	( jiā yóu ) cheer on (add oil)
嘉念华会	( jiā nián huá huì ) carnival
间	( jiān ) between / among / MW: rooms
剪	( jiǎn ) to cut / to cut with scissors / scissors
剪刀	( jiǎn dāo ) scissors
件	( jiàn ) MW: clothes luggage
建	( jiàn ) to build / to establish, to found
见	( jiàn ) see
见到	( jiàn dào ) to meet
见面	( jiàn miàn ) to meet
将	( jiāng ) will, shall / ready, prepared / to get / to use
姜	( jiāng ) ginger
讲	( jiǎng ) to talk, to speak / to tell, to explain / speech
讲话	( jiǎng huà ) a speech / to speak, to talk / to address
讲课	( jiǎng kè ) teach, lecture
交通	( jiāo tōng ) traffic
胶	( jiāo ) glue
蕉	( jiāo ) burnt
鲛	( jiāo ) shark
娇	( jiāo ) lovable, pampered / tender, delicate, frail
娇气	( jiāo qì ) finiky, squeamish
角	( jiǎo ) corner
脚	( jiǎo ) foot
脚踏车	( jiǎo tà chē ) bicycle
皎	( jiǎo ) clear, bright
饺	( jiǎo ) dumpling
觉	( jiào ) sleep
叫	( jiào ) call / cry / hire / name
教	( jiào ) teacher
教室	( jiào shì ) classroom
教学	( jiào xué ) to teach, teaching
轿车	( jiào chē ) car
接	( jiē ) to extend, to connect, to receive, to join
街	( jīe ) street
洁	( jié ) clean
结	( jié ) to bond, to tie, to bind / knot / sturdy / to bear (fruit)
节	( jié ) MW: period, length
姐姐	( jiě jiě ) elder sister
借	( jiè ) borrow, lend
介	( jiè ) introduce / lie between, between
芥	( jiè ) mustard
金	( jīn ) gold / metal
金色	( jīn sè ) gold colour
斤	( jīn ) half kilogram / axe / keen, shrewd /
今	( jīn ) current, this, now / modern, present, today
今后	( jīn hòu ) henceforth, from now on
今年	( jīn nián ) this year
今天	( jīn tiān ) today
今晚	( jīn wǎn ) tonight
巾	( jīn ) towel
仅	( jǐn ) barely, only, merely
仅仅	( jǐn jǐn ) barely, only, merely
仅是	( jǐn shì ) mere
近	( jìn ) near, close
进	( jìn ) enter / advance / receive / eat, drink / submit
经	( jīng ) pass through, to undergo / classics / sacred books, scripture / regulate / constant
经常	( jīng cháng ) day to day, everyday / daily / frequently, constantly / regularly, often
井	( jǐng ) water well
警察	( jǐng chá ) policeman
镜	( jìng ) mirror / lens
九	( jiǔ ) nine
久	( jiǔ ) long time, long duration of time
酒	( jiǔ ) alcohol
酒吧	( jiǔ bā ) bar
旧	( jiù ) old
就	( jiù ) at once, then, right away / only (emphasis) / to approach / to move towards / to undertake
就是	( jiù shì ) to be exactly / precisely / even / if / just like / in the same way as
句子	( jù zi ) sentence
卷心菜	( juǎn xīn cài ) cabbage （lettuce???)
觉得	( jué de ) to think
绝经	( jué jīng ) menopause
军	( jūn ) army
咖啡	( kā fēi ) coffee
卡车	( kā chē ) truck
开	( kāi ) open
开会	( kāi huì ) meeting
开门	( kāi mén ) to open the doors
开瓶启	( kāi píng qǐ ) bottle opener???
开始	( kāi shǐ ) to begin, start
开玩笑	( kāi wán xiào ) crack a joke, make fun of
开心	( kāi xīn ) glad
看	( kàn ) look
看错	( kàn cuò ) to see/read mistakenly
烤	( kǎo ) to bake
靠	( kào ) near, by against / to support, lean on, depend upon
科	( kē ) department, section, division, branch / rules, laws / to levy (tax), to fine
可	( kě ) approve / may, can / fit (suitable)
可爱	( kě ài ) cute
可不可以	( kě bù kě yī ) could you please?, would it be possible to.. / can you or can you not?
可是	( kě shì ) but
可以	( kě yǐ ) may, can
刻	( kè ) quarter
锞	( kè ) bullion, ingot
课	( kè ) lesson
课文	( kè wén ) text
客	( kè ) customer / visitor, guest
嗑	( kè ) to crack (seeds) with the front teeth
空	( kōng ) empty, hollow / sky, air / for nothing, in vain
空泛	( kōng fàn ) vague and general, not specific
空话	( kōng huà ) empty talk, idle talk, hollow words
空门	( kōng mén ) buddhism
空手	( kōng shǒu ) empty-handed
空调	( kōng tiáo ) air conditioner
口	( kóu ) mouth / MW: wells, family / opening, entrance
哭	( kū ) cry, weep
苦	( kǔ ) bitter / intensely / miserable / painful
裤子	( kù zi ) trousers
快	( kuài ) fast
快乐	( kuài lè ) happy
块	( kuài ) piece, lump, chunk
块（元）	( kuài (yuán) ) basic money unit
筷子	( kuài zi ) chopsticks
困	( kùn ) sleepy
拉	( lā ) pull / transport / play / extend / help
拉肚子	( lā dù zi ) suffer from diarrhea
辣	( là ) peppery, hot, spicy
辣椒	( là jiāo ) chilli / capsicum??
辣子	( là zi ) hot pepper
来	( lái ) to come
来一...	( lái yī .... ) come and bring me one ....
蓝球	( lán qiú ) basketball
蓝色	( lán sè ) blue
懒	( lǎn ) lazy
老	( lǎo ) old / experienced / well-done
老板	( lǎo bǎn ) boss
老虎	( lǎo hǔ ) tiger
老师	( lǎo shī ) teacher
老是	( lǎo shì ) always, all the time / would
老鼠	( lǎo shǔ ) mouse
姥姥	( lǎo lǎo ) grandma
姥爷	( lǎo ye ) grandpa
了	( le ) modal particle intensifying previous clause / completed action marker
累	( lèi ) tired
离	( lí ) from
梨	( lí ) pear
李	( lǐ ) plum
里边	( lǐ biān ) inside
礼拜	( lǐ bài ) week
礼堂	( lǐ táng ) auditorium
历	( lì ) to experience, to undergo, to pass through / calender / all, each, every
利	( lì ) interest, benefit, profit
利息	( lì xī ) interest (on loan)
荔枝	( lì zhī ) lychee
连	( lián ) connect , join, link / even, as, successively, including / (surname)
脸	( liǎn ) face
练习	( liàn xí ) exercise, practice
凉面	( liáng miàn ) cool noodles
两	( liǎng ) two (alternative)
两口子	( liǎng kǒu zi ) husband and wife
亮	( liàng ) light (colour)
了	( liǎo ) to know, to understand / clear
了	( liào ) to look afar from a high place
辽	( liào ) distant? / name of a dynasty
林	( lín ) forest
零	( líng ) zero
另	( líng ) another, extra / separate
另一	( líng yī ) another
流	( liú ) to flow, stream / to spread, to circulate, to move
流行	( liú xíng ) popular
留	( liú ) to leave
留学生	( liú xué shēng ) students studying abroad
六	( liù ) six
楼	( lóu ) multi-story building
楼上	( lóu shàng ) upstairs
楼下	( lóu xià ) downstairs
路	( lù ) road, path, way
录音	( lù yīn ) record (lp)
绿色	( lǜ (sè) ) green
旅	( lǜ ) travel, trip
旅行	( lǜ xíng ) travel
旅行社	( lǜ xíng shè ) travel agency
论	( lùn ) theory
萝卜	( luó bo ) radish
妈妈	( mā ma ) mother
麻	( má ) hemp / to have pins & needles / tingling, numb / to bother
麻烦	( mà fan ) trouble / troublesome
麻烦你	( mà fan nǐ ) sorry to trouble you
麻将	( má jiàng ) mahjong
麻油	( má yóu ) sesame oil
马	( mǎ ) horse
马车	( mǎ chē ) carriage
马马虎虎	( mǎ mǎ hū hū ) so so
马上	( mǎ shàng ) at once, immediately
吗	( ma ) interogative particle
买	( mǎi ) to buy
买单	( mǎi dān ) to ask for the bill
买好	( mǎi hǎo ) to have brought
麦	( mài ) wheat
卖	( mài ) sell
馒头	( mán tou0 ) steamed buns / steamed bread
慢	( màn ) slow
慢慢	( màn màn ) slowly， gradually
慢走	( màn zǒu ) don't go yet, stay a while / goodbye, take care
忙	( máng ) busy
芒果	( máng guǒ ) mango
猫	( māo ) cat
毛（角）	( máo (jiǎo) ) tenth of a yuan / hair, feather
毛巾	( máo jīn ) towel
毛衣	( máo yī ) sweater, jumper
帽子	( máo zi ) cap
锚	( máo ) anchor
没	( méi ) not, no
没关系	( méi guān xi ) it doesn't matter
没长眼睛	( méi zhǎng yǎn jing ) to have (developed) no eyes (coll.)
每	( měi ) every, each
每每	( měi měi ) often (m)
美	( měi ) beautiful, pretty
美味	( měi wèi ) delicious
妹妹	( mèi mèi ) younger sister
门	( mén ) door, gate
焖	( mèn ) braise
闷	( mèn ) bored / depressed / air-tight, sealed
们	( men ) a plural suffix
梦	( mèng ) dream
猕猴桃	( mí hóu táo ) kiwi fruit
米	( mǐ ) rice
米饭	( mǐ fàn ) cooked rice,
米黄色	( mǐ huáng sè ) cream colour
秘	( mì ) secret
秘书	( mì shū ) secretary
面	( miàn ) noodles, flour / flat, side, surface / aspect, top / MW: flat, smooth objects, mirrors, flags
面包	( miàn bāo ) bread
面料	( miàn liào ) material
灭	( miè ) extinguish
明	( míng ) clear, bright / to understand / next / the Ming dynasty
明白	( míng bái ) clear, obvious, uneqivocal / to understand / to realize
明年	( míng nián ) next year
明天	( míng tiān ) tomorrow
名	( míng ) name / MW: persons / place (among winners)
名人	( míng rén ) celebrity / famous person
名字	( míng zí ) name
命	( mìng ) life / fate
磨菇	( mó gu ) mushroom
摩托车	( mó tuō chē ) motorbike
目	( mù ) eye / item, section / list, catalogue
木	( mù ) tree fungus / wood
木耳	( mù ěr ) tree fungus
拿	( ná ) to hold
哪	( nǎ ) which
哪里	( nǎ li ) where
哪儿	( nǎ r ) where
哪一种	( nǎ yī zhǒng ) which kind
那	( nà ) that
那么	( nà me ) like that
那儿	( nà r ) there
奶	( nǎi ) milk
奶牛	( nǎi niú ) cow
难	( nán ) difficult
难过	( nán guò ) upset
难看	( nán kan ) ugly
难忘	( nán wàng ) unforgettable
男	( nán ) male
男孩	( nán hái ) boy
男朋友	( nán péng you ) boyfriend
南	( nán ) south
南边	( nán biān ) south of
南瓜	( nán guā ) pumpkin
南瓜饼	( nán guā bǐng ) fried vegetable cake (south melon cake)
脑	( nǎo ) brain
脑子坏了	( nǎo zi huài le ) one's brain is broken (coll.)
恼	( nǎo ) angry, annoyed / unhappy, worried
呢	( ne ) modal particle - also
内	( nèi ) within / inside / inner
内裤	( nèi kù ) underwear
内蒙古	( nèi měng gǔ ) Inner Mongolia
那	( nèi ) that / those
能	( néng ) can, be able to
你	( nǐ ) you
你们	( nǐ men ) you (plural)
年	( nián ) year
念	( niàn ) to read aloud / think about, thought, study
您	( nín ) you - polite form
牛肚	( niú dù ) tripe
牛肉	( niú ròu ) beef
农	( nóng ) agriculture / peasant, farmer
努力	( nǔ lì ) hard / diligent
女	( nǚ ) female
女孩	( nǚ hái ) girl
女朋友	( nǚ péng you ) girlfriend
怕	( pà ) afraid
拍马屁	( pāi mǎ pì ) flatter (pat horses arse)
盘子	( pán zi ) plate
旁边	( páng biān ) side
跑	( pǎo ) to run / to escape
陪	( péi ) to accompany, to keep company
朋友	( péng you ) friend
碰	( pèng ) set 3 identical mahjong tiles
皮	( pí ) leather, fur, skin
皮肤	( pí fū ) skin
屁股	( pì gu ) arse, bum
篇	( piān ) MW: literary works
便	( pián ) cheap / inexpensive
便宜	( pián yi ) cheap / inexpensive
票	( piào ) ticket
品	( pǐn ) product, thing / conduct / grade
乒乓球	( pīng pāng qiú ) table tennis
平	( píng ) flat, level, even, smooth / on the same level, equal / tie, draw / equal, fair, impartial / calm, peaceful / put down, supress
苹果	( píng guǒ ) apple
瓶	( píng ) MW: bottle
瓶子	( píng zi ) bottle
叵	( pǒ ) impossible, / cannot, unable
葡萄	( pú táo ) grape
葡萄酒	( pú táo jiǔ ) wine
普通话	( pǔ tōng huà ) common language / mandarin
七	( qī ) seven
期	( qī ) period of time
起	( qí ) to get up, rise, start
齐橙	( qí chéng ) big yellow orange
起床	( qí chuāng ) to get out of bed
气	( qì ) gas, air, vapour, steam / smell / weather / to make angry / to get angry
器	( qì ) device, tool, untensil
千	( qiān ) thousand
铅笔	( qiān bǐ ) pencil
钱	( qián ) money / cash
钱包	( qián bāo ) wallet / purse
前	( qián ) ago
前面	( qián mian ) front, fore
前边	( qián biān ) front
浅	( qiǎn ) light (colour)
欠	( qiàn ) deficient / owe / to lack / yawn
切	( qiē ) to chop into / to cut
茄子	( qié zi ) eggplant
且	( qiě ) further / moreover
亲	( qīn ) close relative / dear, intimate / parent
亲爱的	( qīn ài de ) dear (as in start of letter)
琴	( qín ) (musical instrument)
青	( qīng ) green (blue)
青蛙	( qīng wā ) frog
清	( qīng ) pure, clear
清楚	( qīng chu ) clear
轻	( qīng ) light, easy, gentle, soft / frivolous, unimportant / unstressed, neutral
轻忽	( qīng hū ) forget
轻轻	( qīng qīng ) softly, lightly
情	( qíng ) feelings, love, passion / favour / condition
请	( qǐng ) please / to treat (dinner etc)
请进	( qǐng jǐn ) please come in
清客	( qǐng kè ) to treat guests
请问	( qǐng wèn ) excuse me / may I ask
请坐	( qǐng zuò ) please sit down
秋天	( qiū tiān ) autumn
邱抚英	( qiū fǔ yīng ) lily
邱学军	( qiū xué jūn ) Lily's brother
球	( qiú ) ball
区	( qǖ ) area, district
取	( qǚ ) to take, to get, to fetch / to choose
取消	( qǚ xiāo ) cancel
去	( qǜ ) to go
去年	( qǜ nián ) last year
去世	( qǜ shì ) pass away, die
然	( rán ) right, correct
然后	( rán hòu ) then
染	( rǎn ) to dye
惹	( rě ) to provoke / to exasperate / to annoy
热	( rè ) heat / hot / heat up, warm / fever, temperature / ardent, warm hearted / craze, fad
热门	( rè mén ) popular,hot,in vogue
热水瓶	( rè shuǐ píng ) hot water bottle
人	( rén ) person
人生伴侣	( rén shēng bàn lǚ ) lifetime companion
人行道	( rén xíng dào ) sidewalk / footpath
人员	( rén yuán ) personnel (member of)
任何	( rén hé ) any, whatever, whichever
认	( rèn ) to recognize, to know / to admit / to consider
认识	( rèn shi ) to be aquaited with / to know, to recognize / to be familiar with
日	( rì ) date, day of month
日本	( rì běn ) Japan
日语	( rì yǔ ) Japanese
容易	( róng yi ) easy
软卧	( ruǎn wò ) soft sleeper
软座	( ruǎn zuò ) soft seat
如	( rú ) as (if), such as / like / comply with
如果	( rú guǒ ) if / in case / in the event that
三	( sān ) three
三角形	( sān jiǎo xíng ) triangle
三明治	( sān míng zhì ) sandwich
扫	( sǎo ) sweep, clear away
森	( sēn ) dense
色子	( shǎi zi ) dice
商	( shāng ) consult, discuss / business, trade / merchant, dealer
商店	( shāng diàn ) shop
上	( shàng ) up, above
上班	( shàng bán ) go to work / be at work
上边	( shàng biān ) above
上次	( shàng cì ) next time
上个月	( shàng gè yuè ) lasy month
上课	( shàng kè ) to attend class
上面	( shàng miàn ) above
上山下乡	( shàng shān xià xiāng ) (students) go to work in the countryside and mountain areas
上午	( shàng wǔ ) morning
上星期	( shàng xīng qī ) last week
稍等	( shāo děng ) to wait
勺自	( sháo zi ) spoon
少	( shǎo ) a little, a few
舌	( shé ) tongue
什么	( shēn me ) what?
身体	( shēn tǐ ) body, health
深	( shēn ) dark, deep (colour)
神	( shén ) god, divine being / unusual / mysterious / soul / spirit / lively
神经	( shén jīng ) nerve
神经病	( shén jīng bìng ) crazy / mental disorder / neuropathy
神学	( shén xué ) theology / theological
生	( shēng ) to be born, to give birth / life / to grow
生词	( shēng ci ) new word
生日	( shēng rì ) birthday
生在	( shēng zài ) born at
声音	( shēng yīn ) voice
绳子	( shéng zi ) rope, string, cord
师	( shī ) teacher
十	( shí ) ten
时候	( shí hou ) time
时尚	( shí shàng ) fashion
食	( shí ) eat / meal / food
食堂	( shí táng ) dining hall, canteen
食用	( shí yòng ) edible
石	( shí ) stone, rock
实在	( shí zài ) honestly, really / in reality
是	( shì ) to be
室	( shì ) room
市	( shì ) market / city, municipality
事	( shì ) matter, thing, item / work / affair
式	( shì ) style
式样	( shì yàng ) style
试	( shì ) to try
世界	( shì jiè ) world
适合	( shì hé ) to be suitable for
收	( shōu ) to receive
手	( shǒu ) hand / have in hand / handy / personally
首都	( shǒu dū ) capital (city)
售货员	( shòu huò yuán ) shop assistant
受	( shòu ) receive / endure
书	( shū ) book
书法	( shū fǎ ) calligraphy
书架	( shū jià ) bookshelf
舒	( shū ) relax
舒服	( shū fú ) comfortable
叔叔	( shū shu ) uncle
输	( shū ) to lose
蔬菜	( shū cài ) vegetables
熟	( shú ) fluent, skilled
术	( shù ) skill, method, technique
帅	( shuài ) handsome
谁	( shuí ) who
睡觉	( shuì jiào ) sleep
说	( shuō ) to say, to speak
司	( sī ) company / control
丝	( sī ) silk
思	( sī ) thought / consider / think of
四	( sì ) four
送	( sòng ) to deliver
送给	( sòng wěi ) to give to
苏	( sū ) revive
宿舍	( sù shè ) dormitory
酸	( suān ) sour / sore / ache / acid
算	( suàn ) count, calculate, compute / reagard as, to figure
蒜	( suàn ) garlic
尿	( suī ) urinate， urine
荽	( suī ) coriander
岁	( suì ) year, years old / mw:
所	( suǒ ) place / location / numery adjunct / MW: houses, schools, buildings
所以	( suǒ yǐ ) therefore / as a result of / so
所有	( suǒ yǒu ) all / to have / to possess, to own
它	( tā ) it
她	( tā ) she
她们	( tā men ) they, them
他	( tā ) he / other, another
他们	( tā men ) they, them
踏	( tà ) to step on
太	( tài ) too
弹	( tán ) to play a srtinged instrument by plucking
忐	( tǎn ) nervous, timorous, mentally disturbed
汤	( tāng ) soup
堂吃	( táng chī ) eat in the restaurant
桃子	( táo zi ) peach
忑	( tè ) downhearted
踢	( tī ) to kick, to play (football)
体育	( tī yù ) physical education
体育场	( tī yù chǎng ) stadium
体育馆	( tī yù guǎn ) gymnasium
体育室	( tī yù shì ) physical education office
天	( tiān ) day / sky
天气	( tiān qì ) weather
田	( tián ) field
田鸡	( tián jī ) frog
甜	( tián ) sweet
舔	( tiǎn ) lick, lap
舔屁股	( tiǎn pì gu ) arse licker
跳	( tiào ) jump, hop / skip (a grade) / to leap, to bounce / to beat
跳舞	( tiào wǔ ) to dance
铁	( tiě ) iron / arms / determined
厅	( tīng ) hall
听	( tīng ) to listen, to hear
听错	( tīng cuò ) hear mistakenly
听讲	( tīng jiǎng ) attend a lecture / listen to a talk
通常	( tōng cháng ) often
同	( tóng ) same, similar / together / and, as well as
同事	( tóng shì ) colleagues, workmates
同学	( tóng xué ) classmate
同意	( tóng yì ) agree
同志	( tóng zhì ) comrade (gay)
铜	( tóng ) copper / bronze / brass
痛	( tòng ) pain, ache / sadness, sorrow / extremely, deeply, bitterly
痛快	( tòng kuai ) very happy, delighted, joyful
头	( tóu ) head / hair
头发	( tóu fà ) hair
图书馆	( tú shū guǎn ) library
途	( tú ) way, route, road
土	( tǔ ) soil, earth / land, ground / local, native / handmade, indigenous
土豆	( tǔ dòu ) potato
吐	( tǔ ) to spit
兔子	( tù zi ) rabbit
推	( tuī ) push / shove / refuse (resposibility)
腿	( tuǐ ) leg
袜子	( wà zi ) socks
外边	( wài biān ) outside
外带	( wài dài ) takeout (food)
外国	( wài guó ) foreign country
外套	( wài tào ) coat
外文	( wài wén ) foreign language
豌豆	( wān dòu ) peas / green peas
玩	( wán ) play / to have fun
玩儿	( wán r ) to have fun
完	( wán ) to finish, to be over / whole, entire, complete
晚	( wǎn ) evening, night / late / junior, younger
晚安	( wǎn ān ) good night
晚饭	( wǎn fàn ) supper
晚上	( wǎn shàng ) evening, night
碗	( wǎn ) bowl
万	( wàn ) ten thousand / a great number
网	( wǎng ) net / network
网球	( wǎng qiú ) tennis
网站	( wǎng zhàn ) website
往	( wǎng ) go, go to
往往	( wǎng wǎng ) often (w)
忘	( wàng ) forget
忘记	( wàng jì ) to forget
王	( wàng ) king, monarch
伟	( wěi ) big, great
卫	( wèi ) defend, guard, protect
位	( wèi ) MW: persons
为	( wèi ) act as / take / for / in order to
为什么	( wèi shén me ) why?
为止	( wèi zhǐ ) until
卫生间	( wèi shēng jiān ) washroom
味	( wèi ) taste, flavour, smell / interest / enjoyment
味精	( wèi jīng ) MSG
文	( wén ) language
文化	( wén huà ) culture
闻	( wén ) smell, sniff at
吻	( wěn ) lips / kiss
问	( wèn ) to ask
问题	( wèn tí ) question
蜗牛	( wō niú ) snail
我	( wǒ ) I, me
我的电脑	( wǒ de diàn nǎo ) my computer
我记不到了	( wǒ jì bú dào le ) I do not remember
我来	( wǒ lái ) I will do it / I am coming
我没空	( wǒ méi kòng ) I have no time
我们	( wǒ men ) we, us
卧室	( wò shì ) bedroom
屋子	( wū zi ) room
无	( wú ) without, -less, no, none, not, to lack, un- / nothingness
无聊	( wú liáo ) boring
五	( wǔ ) five
午饭	( wǔ fàn ) lunch
忤	( wǔ ) obstinate, disobedient
西	( xī ) west
西边	( xī biān ) west of
西瓜	( xī guā ) watermelon
西红柿	( xī hóng shì ) tomato
西兰花	( xī lán hua ) cucumber
西游记	( xī yóu jì ) Journey to the West
息	( xī ) breath / news / stop (v) / interest (annual)
喜欢	( xǐ huān ) to like
洗	( xǐ ) to wash, to bathe
洗手间	( xǐ shǒu jiān ) bathroom
洗洗	( xǐ xǐ ) to wash
洗衣机	( xǐ yī jī ) washing machine
洗澡	( xǐ zǎo ) bathe
洗照片	( xǐ zhào piàn ) develop film/photographs
系	( xì ) series / faculty, department
下边	( xià biān ) below
下次	( xià cì ) next
下个月	( xià gè yuè ) next month
下回	( xià huí ) next time
下课	( xià kè ) lesson over
下棋	( xià qí ) to play chess
下午	( xià wǔ ) afternoon
下星期	( xià xīng qī ) next week
夏	( xià ) summer
夏天	( xià tiān ) summer
先	( xiān ) first
先生	( xiān sheng ) Mr
咸	( xián ) salty / all, in all cases
咸的	( xián de ) salty
现金	( xiàn jīn ) cash
现在	( xiàn zài ) now
香蕉	( xiāng jiāo ) banana
乡	( xiāng ) country, countryside, / village / native place
乡巴老	( xiāng ba lǎo ) country bumpkin
乡下人	( xiāng xià rén ) countryside person
相信	( xiāng xìn ) to believe
箱	( xiāng ) box / trunk / chest
想	( xiǎng ) think / suppose / want to / miss, long for / like
向	( xiàng ) direction / face towards / side with, be partial to
向后	( xiàng hòu ) backward
向前	( xiàng qián ) forward
向上	( xiàng shàng ) upward
向往	( xiàng wǎng ) yearn for, look forward to
向下	( xiàng xià ) downward
像	( xiàng ) resemble / look like
小	( xiǎo ) small, little
小便	( xiǎo biàn ) urinate, piss
小姐	( xiǎo jiě ) Miss
小气	( xiǎo qi ) stingy, narrow minded
小书	( xiǎo shū ) novel
校	( xiào ) school
校园	( xiào yuán ) campus
笑	( xiào ) laugh
些	( xiē ) , few, several / MW:
鞋	( xié ) shoes
写	( xǐe ) to write
血	( xiě ) blood
谢谢	( xiè xie ) thank
心	( xīn ) heart
心里	( xīn lǐ ) one's heart and mind
忻	( xīn ) delight, joy, cheerful
新	( xīn ) new
新闻	( xīn wén ) news
新鲜	( xīn xiān ) fresh
信	( xìn ) letter
信用卡	( xìn yòng kǎ ) credit card
星	( xīng ) star
星期	( xīng qī ) week
星期日	( xīng qī rì ) Sunday
星期天	( xīng qī tiān ) Sunday
行	( xíng ) all right, complete / to go, to do, to travel / temporary / to walk, to go / will do / competent, ok
惺	( xīng ) intelligent, clear headed, wise
惺	( xìng ) nature, character, temper / sex organs
兄弟	( xiōng dì ) elder brother / courteous form of address between men
休息	( xiū xi ) to rest
学	( xué ) to learn, to study
许	( xǔ ) to allow, to permit / promise / (surname) / maybe
许多	( xǔ duō ) many
选	( xuǎn ) to choose
学期	( xué qī ) term (semester)
学生	( xué sheng ) student
学习	( xué xi ) to study, to learn
学校	( xué xiào ) school
学院	( xué yuàn ) institute, college
鸭子	( yā zi ) duck
牙	( yá ) tooth
牙医	( yá yī ) dentist
盐	( yán ) salt
颜色	( yán sè ) colour
眼睛	( yǎn jing ) eye
眼镜	( yǎn jìng ) glasses, spectacles
样子	( yàn zi ) shape, appearance
羊	( yáng ) lamb
羊肉	( yáng ròu ) mutton
洋	( yáng ) vast / ocean / modern
洋车	( yáng chē ) rickshaw
洋葱	( yáng cōng ) onion
洋鬼子	( yáng guǐ zi ) foreign devils
洋灰	( yáng huī ) cement
洋火	( yáng huǒ ) matches
洋洋	( yáng yáng ) numerous, copious
洋芋	( yáng yù ) potato
阳	( yáng ) masculine? / positive (electric) / sun
痒痒	( yǎng yang ) to itch, to tickle
摇	( yáo ) to shake
要	( yào ) to want / must / important / vital / to be going to
要是	( yào shì ) if
爷爷	( yé ye ) grandpa
也	( yě ) also, too
也许	( yě xǔ ) maybe, perhaps
叶	( yè ) leaf
页	( yè ) page
意	( yì ) meaning, idea, opinionwish, intention
一	( yī ) one
一次	( yī cì ) once
一点都不会	( yī diǎn dōu bù huì ) can't at all
一点儿	( yī diǎn r (diǎ r) ) a little bit
一定	( yī dìng ) have to
一共	( yí gòng ) altogether
一块儿	( yí kuài r ) together
一起	( yī qǐ ) together
一舔	( yī tiǎn ) licking
一样	( yī yàng ) same
衣服	( yī fu ) clothes (on upper body)
医生	( yī shēng ) doctor
已	( yǐ ) stop, cease, end
已经	( yǐ jīng ) already
以	( yǐ ) use, take / according to / because of
以后	( yǐ hòu ) from now on / after / afterwards / later / in the future
以前	( yǐ qián ) before
以上	( yǐ shàng ) greater than or equal to
以下	( yǐ xià ) less than or equal to
椅子	( yǐ zi ) chair
义	( yì ) justice
因	( yīn ) cause, reason / because
因为	( yīn wèi ) because
阴	( yīn ) femine / overcast, cloudy / moon / negative (electric) / shady
阴影	( yīn yǐng ) shadow
音乐	( yīn yue ) music
银	( yín ) silver
银行	( yín háng ) bank
饮	( yǐn ) drink
饮料	( yǐn liào ) drink, beverasge
应	( yīng ) should
应当	( yīng dāng ) should, ought to
应该	( yīng gāi ) should, must
英国	( yīng guó ) britain
英文	( yīng wén ) English
英语	( yīng yǔ ) English
樱桃	( yīng táo ) cherry
赢	( yíng ) to win
硬卧	( yìng wò ) hard sleeper
硬座	( yìng zuò ) hard seat
永	( yǒng ) forever, always
永久	( yǒng jiǔ ) everlasting, perpetual, / permanent
永远	( yǒng yuǎn ) forever, eternal
用	( yòng ) to use
尤其	( yóu qí ) especially
邮局	( yóu jú ) post office
邮编	( yóu biān ) post code
油	( yóu ) oil
油条	( yóu tiáo ) fried bread stick
有	( yǒu ) to have
有时	( yǒu shí ) sometimes
有时候	( yǒu shí hou ) sometimes
有意思	( yǒu yì si ) interesting
又	( yòu ) (once) again / also / both .... And ... / again
右边	( yòu biān ) right side
于	( yú ) at, in
雨伞	( yǔ sǎn ) umbrella
语法	( yǔ fǎ ) grammar
语气	( yǔ qì ) tone, manner of speaking / mood
语言	( yǔ yán ) language
浴室	( yù shì ) bathroom
玉米	( yù mǐ ) corn
鱼	( yǘ ) fish
员	( yuán ) person / employee, member
圆形	( yuán xíng ) circle / round
圆珠笔	( yuán zhū bǐ ) ballpoint pen
远	( yuǎn ) far
愿意	( yuàn yì ) wish, want, willing to do, ready
月	( yuè ) moon / month
月饼	( yuè bǐng ) mooncake
月经	( yuè jing ) menstruation
乐	( yuè ) music / (surname)
乐器	( yuè qì ) musical instrument
乐队	( yuè duì ) band (musical)
钥	( yuè ) key
越...越...	( yuè ...yuè ... ) the more .... the more ...
杂志	( zá zhì ) magazine
在	( zài ) in, on, at / there is/are
在那	( zài nà ) where
在...的时候	( zài ... de shí hou ) during
再	( zài ) again
再见	( zài jiàn ) see you again
再说一遍	( zài shuō yī biàn ) say again / beg your pardon
脏	( zāng ) dirty
早	( zǎo ) early
早饭	( zǎo fàn ) breakfast
早上	( zǎo shàng ) very early morning
枣	( zǎo ) date
澡	( zǎo ) bath
怎	( zěn ) why, how
怎么办	( zěn me bàn ) what's to be done
怎么了	( zěn me le ) what's wrong
怎么说	( zěn me shōu ) how to say
怎么样	( zěn me yàng ) how
怎么走	( zěn me zǒu ) how to go to
张	( zhāng ) MW: paper,tables, beds / surname
长大	( zhǎng dà ) grow up
着	( zháo ) particle: successful result of verb / to touch / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to fall asleep
找	( zhǎo ) look for, seek / give change
照片	( zhoà piàn ) photograph / picture
折	( zhé ) discount (% charged) / break, snap / lose / bend, twist / turn back
折半	( zhé bàn ) 50% discount
这	( zhè ) this / now
这边	( zhè biān ) this side, here
这次	( zhè cì ) this time
这个	( zhè ge ) this one, this
这回	( zhè huí ) this time
这里	( zhè lǐ ) here
这儿	( zhè r ) here
这些	( zhè xie ) these
这样	( zhè yáng ) so, such, like this, this way
着	( zhe ) durational suffix / equivalent to -ing
真	( zhēn ) real, true
真的	( zhēn de ) really?
真好	( zhēn hǎo ) that's great / (really good)
真正	( zhēn zhèng ) real, true, genuine
镇	( zhèn ) supress, to press down / composed / small town
正	( zhèng ) straight, upright / in the middle, main / punctually, sharp / obverse, right side / correct, right / principal
正常	( zhèng cháng ) normal, regular
正大	( zhèng dà ) upright, honest, aboveboard
正当	( zhèng dāng ) proper, appropriate, legitimate
正道	( zhèng dào ) the right way, the correct path
正点	( zhèng diǎn ) on schedule, on time
正方形	( zhèng fāng xíng ) square
正好	( zhèng haǒ ) just in time, just right, just enough
正门	( zhèng mén ) front door, main entrance
正品	( zhèng pǐn ) certified product
正义	( zhèng yì ) justice / just, righteous
正音	( zhèng yīn ) standard pronunciation / to correct one's pronunciation
正在	( zhèng zài ) in the process of, in the couse of (in speech just use zai)
支	( zhī ) MW: songs, pens, shaft shape
纸	( zhī ) paper
纸老虎	( zhī lǎo hǔ ) tiger
之	( zhī ) literary equiv. of 的 / subordinate part. / him, her, it
之后	( zhī hòu ) afterwards, following, later, after
之前	( zhī qián ) before, prior to, ago
之上	( zhī shàng ) above
之下	( zhī xià ) under, beneath, less than
支	( zhī ) prop up, put up / support, sustain / send away / pay or draw (money) / branch, offshoot
支票	( zhī piào ) cheque
知	( zhī ) know, realize, be aware of / inform, notify, tell / knowledge / administer, be in charge of
知道	( zhī dào ) know, realize, be aware of
知己	( zhī jǐ ) intimate, understanding
知名	( zhī míng ) well-known, celebrated, noted, famous
知识	( zhī shi ) knowledge
知识分子	( zhī shi fén zǐ ) intellectual, intelligensia
知心	( zhī xīn ) intimate, understanding
肢	( zhī ) limb
脂	( zhī ) fat, grease, tallow
直	( zhí ) straight / straighten / vertical, perpendicular / just, upright / frank, straightforward / stiff, numb
直肠	( zhí cháng ) rectum
直到...时	( zhí dào ...shí ) until / up to
直至	( zhí zhì ) till, until / up to
值	( zhí ) value / be worth / happen to / be on duty
植	( zhí ) plant, grow / set up establish
只	( zhǐ ) only, merely
只得	( zhǐ dé ) be obliged to have to
只好	( zhǐ haǒ ) have to, be forced to
只是	( zhǐ shì ) merely, only, just / simply
只要	( zhǐ yaò ) so long as provided
止	( zhǐ ) stop, halt, desist / detain / to, till / only
止步	( zhǐ bù ) stop, halt, go no further
止痛	( zhǐ tòng ) stop pain
指	( zhǐ ) finger / to point, to direct, to indicate
志	( zhì ) will, determination / annals, records
中	( zhōng ) middle
中国	( zhōng guó ) China
中间	( zhōng jiān ) middle
中文	( zhōng wén ) Chinese
中午	( zhōng wǔ ) noon
中心	( zhōng xīn ) center
中止	( zhōng zhǐ ) to cease, to stop, to discontinue
忠	( zhōng ) loyal, sincere, devoted
钟	( zhōng ) bell / clock / o'clock
种	( zhǒng ) kind, type
周	( zhōu ) circumference, circuit / all, whole / thoughtful, attentive / week / cycle
周末	( zhōu mò ) weekend
州	( zhōu ) province
洲	( zhōu ) continent / islet in river
粥	( zhōu ) porrige / gruel / congee
肘	( zhǒu ) elbow
猪	( zhū ) pig
猪肉	( zhū ròu ) pork
竹笋	( zhú sǔn ) bamboo shoots
主	( zhǔ ) lord, master
住	( zhù ) live at
拙	( zhūo ) clumsy, akward
桌子	( zhuō zi ) desk, table
孜然？？	( zī rán ) cummin
子	( zǐ ) son, child / noun suffix
紫色	( zǐ (sè) ) purple
字	( zì ) word, character
自	( zì ) self / from / since
自行车	( zì xíng chē ) bicycle
总	( zǒng ) always / to gather, gather / total / overall / head, chief / general, in every case
总是	( zǒng shì ) always
走	( zǒu ) walk, go / run, move / leave, go away / visit, call on / through, from / leak, escape
走道	( zǒu dào ) walk way
走狗	( zǒu gǒu ) running dog, lackey, stooge
走马看花	( zǒu mǎ kàn huā ) look at flowers while on horseback / gain a superficial understanding through cursory examination
走向	( zǒu xiàng ) run, trend, alignment
租	( zū ) to rent
足	( zú ) foot / to be sufficient
足球	( zú qiú ) football
嘴	( zuǐ ) mouth
嘴巴	( zuǐ bā ) mouth
最好	( zuì hǎo ) best
最后	( zuì hòu ) finally
最近	( zuì jìn ) recently / soon
昨天	( zuó tiān ) yesterday
左边	( zuǒ biān ) left
左右	( zuǒ yòu ) about (always preceded by a number)
作	( zuò ) to do, to make
怍	( zuò ) ashamed
坐	( zuò ) sit, take a seat / travel by / put a ... on the fire / settle, subside / be punished / because
坐具	( zuò jù ) seat, something to sit on
坐位	( zuò wèi ) a place to sit / seat, something to sit on
做	( zuò ) to do / to make / to produce
做东	( zuò dōng ) be the host, stand a treat
做工	( zuò gōng ) v: to do manual work / n: workmanship

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