| Word | Pinyin | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| 你 | nǐ | you (single) |
| 好 | hǎo | good, fine, nice |
| 我 | wǒ | I, me |
| 叫 | jiào | to call, to be called |
| 是 | shì | yes, right |
| 人 | rén | person |
| 他 | tā | he, him |
| 不 | bù | not, no |
| 我们 | wǒmen | we, us |
| 他们 | tāmen | they |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher |
| 她 | tā | she, her |
| 也 | yě | also, too |
| 中国 | Zhōngguó | China |
| 你们 | nǐmen | you (plural) |
| 学生 | xuéshēng / xuésheng | student |
| 这 | zhè / zhèi | this |
| 的 | de | a particle "de" |
| 书 | shū | book |
| 有 | yǒu | to have |
| 个 | gè / ge | piece, unit (a measure word) |
| 本 | běn | a measure word for books |
| 们 | men | a suffix indicating plurality |
| 她们 | tāmen | they, them (female) |
| 您 | nín | you (polite) |
| 什么 | shénme | What? |
| 家 | jiā | family, home |
| 口 | kǒu | a measure word for family members |
| 哥哥 | gēge | elder brother |
| 爸爸 | bàba | father |
| 妈妈 | māma | mother |
| 姐姐 | jiějie | elder sister |
| 和 | hé | and |
| 做 | zuò | to do, to make |
| 工作 | gōngzuò | job; to work |
| 妹妹 | mèimei | younger sister |
| 多少 | duōshao | How much? How many? |
| 学习 | xuéxí | to study, to learn |
| 汉语 | hànyǔ | Chinese language |
| 同学 | tóngxué | schoolmate, classmate |
| 男 | nán | male |
| 女 | nǚ | female |
| 都 | dōu | all |
| 朋友 | péngyou | friend |
| 名字 | míngzi | name |
| 国 | guó | state, country |
| 今天 | jīntiān | today |
| 天 | tiān | day; sky |
| 昨天 | zuótiān | yesterday |
| 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow |
| 谢谢 | xièxie | thank you |
| 对 | duì | yes, right, correct |
| 月 | yuè | month |
| 星期 | xīngqī | week |
| 星期日 | xīngqīrì | Sunday |
| 星期天 | xīngqītiān | Sunday |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | glad; to be glad |
| 问 | wèn | to ask |
| 现在 | xiànzài | now |
| 点 | diǎn | o'clock |
| 零 | líng | zero |
| 起床 | qǐchuáng | to get up |
| 课 | kè | lesson |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang / wǎnshàng | evening |
| 睡觉 | shuìjiào | to go to bed, to sleep |
| 上课 | shàngkè | to attend class, to give a lesson |
| 时候 | shíhou | a period of time; a moment (in time) |
| 下课 | xiàkè | to finish class |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔ | noon |
| 半 | bàn | half |
| 边 | biān | side |
| 书店 | shūdiàn | bookstore |
| 店 | diàn | shop |
| 那 | nà / nèi | that |
| 不客气 | bùkèqi / bùkèqi | you're welcome |
| 前 | qián | before; front, ahead |
| 后 | hòu | back |
| 房间 | fángjiān | room |
| 里 | lǐ | inside, in |
| 外边 | wàibiān / wàibian | outside |
| 桌子 | zhuōzi | table, desk |
| 椅子 | yǐzi | chair |
| 上 | shàng | top; above, on |
| 呢 | ne | a particle for special, alternative or rhetorical question |
| 喝 | hē | to drink |
| 茶 | chá | tea |
| 面包 | miànbāo | bread |
| 这儿 | zhèr | here |
| 米饭 | mǐfàn | cooked rice |
| 饺子 | jiǎozi | dumplings |
| 包子 | bāozi | steamed stuffed bun |
| 苹果 | píngguǒ | apple |
| 要 | yào | to want |
| 钱 | qián | money |
| 贵 | guì | expensive |
| 便宜 | piányi | cheap |
| 怎么样 | zěnmeyàng | How about? What about? |
| 还 | hái | still, yet; in addition |
| 给 | gěi | to give; to, for |
| 见 | jiàn | to see, to meet |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 回 | huí | to return |
| 住 | zhù | to live, to dwell |
| 再见 | zàijiàn | goodbye |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred |
| 千 | qiān | thousand |
| 超市 | chāoshì | supermarket |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy |
| 出租车 | chūzūchē | taxi, cab |
| 车 | chē | car, vehicle |
| 问题 | wèntí | question, problem |
| 找 | zhǎo | to look for |
| 喂 | wèi | hello, hey |
| 一些 | yìxiē / yīxiē | some |
| 些 | xiē | some |
| 这些 | zhèxiē | these |
| 那些 | nàxiē | those |
| 饭 | fàn | meal |
| 早饭 | zǎofàn | breakfast |
| 午饭 | wǔfàn | lunch |
| 晚饭 | wǎnfàn | dinner, supper |
| 看 | kàn | to look at, to see, to watch |
| 电视 | diànshì | TV, television |
| 写 | xiě | to write |
| 电影 | diànyǐng | film, movie |
| 能 | néng | can, to be able to |
| 没关系 | méiguānxi | never mind, it doesn't matter |
| 事 | shì | matter, thing |
| 医院 | yīyuàn | hospital |
| 大学 | dàxué | university, college |
| 中学 | zhōngxué | middle school |
| 小学 | xiǎoxué | primary school |
| 休息 | xiūxi | to have a rest |
| 时间 | shíjiān | time |
| 说 | shuō | to say, to speak |
| 到 | dào | to arrive, to reach |
| 汉字 | hànzì | Chinese character |
| 字 | zì | character |
| 第 | dì | prefix for ordinal numbers |
| 有的 | yǒude | some |
| 公司 | gōngsī | company, corporation |
| 认识 | rènshi | to know, to recognise |
| 会 | huì | can, to know how to |
| 那儿 | nàr | there |
| 电脑 | diànnǎo | computer |
| 做饭 | zuòfàn | to cook |
| 只 | zhǐ | only, just |
| 多 | duō | many, much; How much? |
| 少 | shǎo | few, little |
| 喜欢 | xǐhuan | to like |
| 知道 | zhīdào | to know |
| 手机 | shǒujī | cell phone |
| 非常 | fēicháng | extremely, very |
| 了 | le | particle "le" |
| 水 | shuǐ | water |
| 病 | bìng | to fall ill; disease |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 今年 | jīnnián | this year |
| 去年 | qùnián | last year |
| 明年 | míngnián | next year |
| 岁 | suì | age |
| 真 | zhēn | really; real, authentic |
| 孩子 | háizi | child |
| 衣服 | yīfu | clothes |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | good-looking, beautiful |
| 大 | dà | big, grown-up |
| 小 | xiǎo | little, small |
| 有点儿 | yǒudiǎnr | a little |
| 听 | tīng | to listen, to hear |
| 歌 | gē | song |
| 唱 | chàng | to sing |
| 大家 | dàjiā | all, everyone |
| 冷 | lěng | cold |
| 天气 | tiānqì | weather |
| 雪 | xuě | snow |
| 下雨 | xiàyǔ | to rain |
| 雨 | yǔ | rain |
| 白天 | báitiān | daytime |
| 看见 | kànjiàn | to see |
| 火车 | huǒchē | train |
| 再 | zài | again, once more |
| 这里 | zhèli / zhèlǐ | here |
| 那里 | nàli / nàlǐ | that place, there |
| 小时 | xiǎoshí | hour |
| 件 | jiàn | a measure word for matters, clothes |
| 早 | zǎo | early |
| 晚 | wǎn | late |
| 听见 | tīngjiàn | to hear |
| 下班 | xiàbān | to finish work |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 漂亮 | piàoliang | beautiful |
| 新 | xīn | new |
| 飞机 | fēijī | plane |
| 开 | kāi | to drive |
| 上班 | shàngbān | to go to work, to start work |
| 先生 | xiānsheng | mister, sir, husband |
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit |
| 儿子 | érzi | son |
| 爱 | ài | to love; love |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor |
| 一半 | yībàn / yíbàn | half |
| 说话 | shuōhuà | to speak, to talk, to chat |
| 电影院 | diànyǐngyuàn | cinema |
| 女儿 | nǚ'ér | daughter |
| 你好 | nǐhǎo | hello |
| 谁 | shéi / shuí | Who? Whom? |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog |
| 几 | jǐ | How many? |
| 猫 | māo | cat |
| 学 | xué | to study sth., to learn sth. |
| 忙 | máng | busy |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student, college student |
| 哪 | nǎ / něi | Which? What? |
| 男朋友 | nánpéngyou | boyfriend |
| 女朋友 | nǚpéngyou | girlfriend |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry! |
| 号 | hào | date |
| 上午 | shàngwǔ | morning, A.M. |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon, P.M. |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | morning |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 块 | kuài | yuan (coll.) |
| 吧 | ba | a modal particle "ba" |
| 卖 | mài | to sell |
| 元 | yuán | yuan |
| 哪儿 | nǎr | Where? |
| 商店 | shāngdiàn | shop, store |
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school |
| 请 | qǐng | to ask; please |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | tasty, delicious (about food) |
| 电话 | diànhuà | telephone; phone call |
| 东西 | dōngxi | thing |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 开车 | kāichē | to drive a car |
| 怎么 | zěnme | How? Why? |
| 觉得 | juéde | to feel, to think |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think, to want, to miss |
| 一 | yī | one |
| 五 | wǔ | five |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 太 | tài | too |
| 六 | liù | six |
| 七 | qī | seven |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine |
| 二 | èr | two |
| 三 | sān | three |
| 四 | sì | four |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 日 | rì | sun; day |
| 请问 | qǐngwèn | tell me, please |
| 中文 | zhōngwén | Chinese language |
| 读 | dú | to read |
| 正在 | zhèngzài | just at that time |
| 一点儿 | yīdiǎnr / yìdiǎnr | a little bit |
| 分钟 | fēnzhōng | minute |
| 看病 | kàn bìng | to see a doctor |
| 打电话 | dǎdiànhuà | to call |
| 菜 | cài | food, a dish |
| 牛奶 | niúnǎi | milk |
| 有些 | yǒuxiē | some |
| 热 | rè | hot; heat |
| 好听 | hǎotīng | pleasant |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to fall ill |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear |
| 杯子 | bēizi | cup, glass |
| 外 | wài | foreign; outside |
| 在 | zài | to be; at, on, in |
| 好玩儿 | hǎowánr | amusing |
| 可以 | kěyǐ | can, may |
| 分 | fēn | fen (unit of currency=1/100 yuan) |
| 鸡蛋 | jīdàn | chicken egg |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school student |
| 女士 | nǚshì | lady, madam, miss |
| 它们 | tāmen | they |
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school, to be at school |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit, to go by |
| 饭店 | fàndiàn | restaurant, hotel |
| 吗 | ma | an interrogative particle |
| 一下 | yīxià / yíxià | for a moment, one time |
| 两 | liǎng | two |
| 下 | xià | down, under; lower |
| 读书 | dúshū | to study |
| 不要 | bùyào / búyào | do not |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | middle-school student |
| 那边 | nàbiān / nàbian | there, over there |
| 家人 | jiārén | family member |
| 玩 | wán | to play with, to dally with |
| 弟弟 | dìdi | little brother |
| 睡 | shuì | to sleep |
| 小朋友 | xiǎopéngyou | little boy or girl |
| 哪些 | nǎxiē | Which? |
| 没有 | méiyǒu | not |
| 这边 | zhèbiān | here, this side |
| 没事 | méishì | nothing happened, nothing special, that's all right |
| 面条儿 | miàntiáor | noodles |
| 这个 | zhège | this |
| 哪个 | nǎgè | which |
| 那个 | nàge | that |
| 哪里 | nǎlǐ | (used as a polite response to a compliment) |