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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