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