| Term | Definition |
| 今天 | (jintian) today |
| 昨天 | (zuotian) yesterday |
| 明天 | (mingtian) tomorrow |
| 后天 | (houtian) the day after tomorrow |
| 对 | (dui) right, correct |
| 错 | (cuo) wrong, incorrect |
| 时候 | (shihou) time, moment |
| 做 | (zuo) to do, to make |
| 功课 | (gongke) schoolwork, homework |
| 访 | (fang) to let off, to let go, to release |
| 风筝 | (fengzheng) kite |
| 看 | (kan) to read, to see, to watch, to look at |
| 字 | (zi) character, word |
| 听 | (ting) to listen, to hear |
| 刻 | (ke) a quarter (of an hour) |
| 迟到 | (chidao) to arrive late |
| 已经 | (yijing) already |
| 里面 | (limian) inside |
| 外面 | (waimian) outside |
| 公寓 | (gongyu) flats, units, apartments |
| 洋房 | (yangfang) Western-style house |
| 间 | (jian) a measure word for room |
| 另外 | (lingwai) in addition, besides |
| 还 | (hai) also, still |
| 最 | (zui) most |
| 怎么回事 | (zenme hui shi) what happened; what's the matter |
| 旧 | (jiu) old (nonliving things), worn |
| 套 | (tao) a measure word for clothing or furniture, set, suit |
| 新 | (xin) new |
| 修理 | (xiuli) to repair, to fix |
| 电冰箱 | (dianbingxiang) refridgerator |
| 水床 | (shuichuang) water bed |
| 半夜 | (banye) midnight |
| 旗袍 | (qipao) a close-fitting dress with a high neck and a slit skirt |
| 钱 | (qian) light (colour); shallow |
| 深 | (shen) dark (colour); deep |
| 件 | (jian) a measure word for clothing or affair |
| 条 | (tiao) a measure word for trousers, skirt, river, belt etc. |
| 肥 | (fei) loose-fitting (clothing); fat |
| 瘦 | (shou) tight-fitting (clothing); thing |
| 穿起来 | (chuan qilai) impression or feeling of the clothes on someone |
| 合身 | (heshen) well-fitting (clothing) |
| 舒服 | (shufu) comfortable |
| 看起来 | (kan qilai) looks, impression or feeling of the look |
| 时髦 | (shimao) fashion, fashionable |
| 漂亮 | (piaoliang) pretty |
| 好看 | (haokan) good-looking |
| 双 | (shuang) [a measure for shoes, socks, gloves etc.] pair |
| 皮鞋 | (pixie) leather shoes |
| 自己 | (ziji) self |
| 找找 | (zhaozhao) to have a look for |
| 只 | (zhi) a measure word for animal or single shoe and sock |
| 斤 | (jin) a unit of weight = 0.5 kilograms |
| 百货商店 | (baihuo shangdian) department store |
| 找 | (zhao) to make change; to look for |
| 字典 | (zidian) dictionary |
| 本 | (ben) a measure word for books, magazines, and dictionaries |
| 一共 | (yigong) all together |
| 甜 | (tian) sweet |
| 酸 | (suan) sour |
| 左右 | (zuoyou) around, approximately |
| 中国城 | (Zhongguocheng) Chinatown |
| 功夫鞋 | (gongfu xie) Chinese soft shoes originally the footwear of the martial arts |
| 几点钟 | (ji dian zhong) what time |
| 没问题 | (mei wenti) no problems |