ài

love

爱好

ài hào

hobby

eight

爸爸|爸

bàba | bà

dad

ba

(interjection particle)

白 (形)

bái

white

白天

bái tiān

day

bǎi

hundred

bān

class

bàn

half

半年

bàn nián

half a year

半天

bàn tiān

half day

bāng

help

帮忙

bāng máng

help

bāo

package

包子

bāo zi

bun

bēi

cup

杯子

bēi zi

cup

běi

north

北边

běi biān

North side

北京

běi jīng

Beijing

本 (量)

běn

(measure word for books or volumes)

本子

běn zi

book

particle used for comparison

别 (副)

bié

Don't

别的

bié de

other

别人

bié rén

other people

bìng

disease

病人

bìng rén

patient

不大

bú dà

not big

不对

bú duì

wrong

不客气

bú kè qì

You're welcome

不用

bú yòng

No need to

No

cài

dish

chá

tea

chà

differ from; bad; short of

cháng

often

常常

cháng cháng

often

chàng

sing

唱歌

chàng gē

sing

chē

car

车票

chē piào

ticket

车上

chē shàng

in the car

车站

chē zhàn

station

chī

eat

吃饭

chī fàn

have meal

chū

out

出来

chū lái

come

出去

chū qù

go out

穿

chuān

wear

chuáng

bed

次 (量)

(measure word for times, frequency)

cóng

from

cuò

wrong

打 (动)

hit, take

打车

dǎ chē

take a taxi

打电话

dǎ diàn huà

make a phone call

打开

dǎ kāi

turn on

打球

dǎ qiú

play ball

large, big

大学

dà xué

university

大学生

dà xué shēng

university student

dào

reach

得到

dé dào

get

de

auxiliary word

de

(aux.)

等(动)

děng

wait

ground

地点

dìdiǎn

location

地方

dìfang

local

地上

dì shàng

on the ground

地图

dìtú

Map

弟弟|弟

dì di | dì

younger brother

第 (第二)

dì (dì èr)

auxiliary word for ordinal numbers (second)

diǎn

spot

diàn

electricity

电话

diàn huà

phone

电脑

diànnǎo

Computer

电视

diànshì

television

电视机

diàn shì jī

television

电影

diànyǐng

Film

电影院

diàn yǐng yuàn

cinema; movie theater

dōng

east

东边

dōng biān

east side

东西

dōngxi

thing

dòng

move

动作

dòngzuò

action

dōu

all

read

读书

dú shū

reading; study

对(形)

duì

right

对不起

duìbuqǐ

I’m sorry.

多(形、代)

duō

many; much; more

多少

duōshao

how much

饿

è

hungry

儿子

érzi

Son

èr

Two

fàn

rice; meal

饭店

fàndiàn

restaurant

房间

fángjiān

Room

房子

fáng zi

house; building

fàng

discharge

放假

fàng jià

holiday; have a holiday

放学

fàng xué

off school

fēi

fly

飞机

fēijī

aircraft

非常

fēicháng

very

分 (名、量)

fēn

minute; point; part; (measure word)

fēng

wind

gān

dry

干净

gānjìng

clean

gàn

do

干什么

gàn shén me

What to do

gāo

high

高兴

gāoxìng

happy

告诉

gàosu

tell

哥哥|哥

gē ge | gē

elder brother

song

individual

gěi

give

gēn

with

工人

gōngrén

Worker

工作

gōngzuò

work

关 (动)

guān

shut; close; turn off

关上

guān shàng

close;shut to; turn off

guì

noble

guó

country; state; nation

国家

guójiā

Country

国外

guó wài

foreign; oversea; abroad

guò

pass

hái

also; still; yet

还是

háishi

still

还有

hái

yǒu also; in addition; besides

孩子

háizi

Children

汉语

hànyǔ

Chinese

汉字

hàn zì

Chinese character

好 (形)

hǎo

good

好吃

hǎochī

Yummy

好看

hǎo kàn

good looking

好听

hǎo tīng

pleasant to hear

好玩儿

hǎo wánr

fun; interesting

hào

Number/date

drink

and

hěn

very

hòu

back; behind; after; later

后边

hòu biān

behind; back

后天

hòu tiān

day after tomorrow

花 (名)

huā

flower

huà

word; words

huài

bad

huán

return; pay back

回 (动)

huí

go back; return

回答

huídá

Answer

回到

huí dào

back to

回家

huí jiā

go home; return home

回来

huí lái

come back; return

回去

huí qù

go back

会 (动)

huì

can; be able to

火车

huǒ chē

train

机场

jīchǎng

Airport

机票

jī piào

air ticket

鸡蛋

jīdàn

Egg

several

remember

记得

jìdé

remember

记住

jì zhù

remember; keep in mind

jiā

home

家里

jiā lǐ

In the home

家人

jiā rén

family

jiān

between; measure word for rooms

jiàn

see; meet

见面

jiànmiàn

meet

jiāo

teach

叫(动)

jiào

call; be called

教学楼

jiào xué lóu

teaching building

姐姐|姐

jiě jie | jiě

elder sister

介绍

jièshào

introduce

今年

jīn nián

this year

今天

jīntiān

Today

jìn

enter

进来

jìn lái

come in

进去

jìn qù

go in

jiǔ

Nine

jiù

as soon as; right away; then

觉得

juéde

Think

kāi

open

开车

kāi chē

drive; drive a car

开会

kāi huì

have a meeting

开玩笑

kāiwánxiào

Make fun of

kàn

see

看病

kàn bìng

see a doctor

看到

kàn dào

see

看见

kànjiàn

seeing

kǎo

test; examine

考试

kǎoshì

Examination

thirsty

course

课本

kè běn

textbook

课文

kè wén

text

kǒu

mouth

kuài

block

kuài

fast

lái

come

来到

lái dào

come; arrive

老(形)

lǎo

old; aged

老人

lǎo rén

old people; the aged

老师

lǎoshī

Teacher

le

past tense marker

lèi

tired

lěng

cold

in

里边

lǐ biān

inside

两 (数)

liǎng

two

零 | 〇

líng | líng

zero

liù

Six

lóu

floor

楼上

lóu shàng

upstairs

楼下

lóu xià

downstairs

road

路口

lù kǒu

intersection; crossing

路上

lù shàng

on the road

妈妈|妈

mā ma | mā

mom; mother

马路

mǎ lù

road; street

马上

mǎshàng

Right off

ma

auxiliary word

mǎi

buy

màn

slow

máng

busy

毛 (量)

máo

a fractional unit of money in China (measure word)

méi

no

没关系

méiguānxi

No problem

没什么

méi shén me

It’s nothing

没事儿

méi shìr

It’s okay

没有

méi yǒu

have not; no

妹妹|妹

mèi mei | mèi

younger sister

mén

door

门口

mén kǒu

doorway

门票

mén piào

tickets

们(朋友们)

men (péng yǒu men)

plural marker for pronouns and a few animate nouns (friends)

米饭

mǐfàn

Steamed Rice

面包

miànbāo

Bread

面条儿

miàn tiáor

noodles

名字

míngzi

Name

明白

míngbai

clear

明年

míng nián

next year

明天

míngtiān

Tomorrow

take

which

哪里

nǎ lǐ

where

哪儿

nǎr

where

哪些

nǎ xiē

which

那(代)

that

那边

nà biān

there

那里

nà lǐ

there

那儿

nàr

there

那些

nà xiē

those

nǎi

milk

奶奶

nǎinai

grandma

nán

Man

男孩儿

nán háir

boy

男朋友

nán péng yǒu

boyfriend

男人

nán ren

man

男生

nán shēng

boy

nán

south

南边

nán biān

south; south side

nán

hard, difficult

ne

auxiliary word

néng

can

you

你们

nǐ men

you

nián

year

nín

you

牛奶

niúnǎi

milk

woman

女儿

nǚ’ér

daughter

女孩儿

nǚ háir

girl

女朋友

nǚ péng yǒu

girlfriend

女人

nǚ ren

woman

女生

nǚ shēng

girl

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