300 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一 | yī | one |
| 一下 | yī xià | (used after a verb) give it a go |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some |
| 一半 | yī bàn | half |
| 一点儿 | yī diǎn r | a bit |
| 七 | qī | seven |
| 三 | Sān | surname San |
| 上 | shàng | on top |
| 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning |
| 上学 | shàng xué | to go to school |
| 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work |
| 上课 | shàng kè | to go to class |
| 下 | xià | down |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon |
| 下班 | xià bān | to finish work |
| 下课 | xià kè | to finish class |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 不 | bù | (negative prefix) |
| 不客气 | bù kè qi | you're welcome |
| 不要 | bù yào | don't! |
| 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | |
| 中学 | zhōng xué | middle school |
| 中学生 | zhōng xué shēng | a high school student (In China, "high school" refers to a 7-year period equivalent to the West's middle school & high school combined) |
| 中文 | Zhōng wén | |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine |
| 也 | Yě | surname Ye |
| 了 | le | (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) |
| 事 | shì | matter |
| 二 | èr | two |
| 五 | wǔ | five |
| 些 | xiē | some |
| 人 | rén | man |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 今年 | jīn nián | this year |
| 他 | tā | he or him |
| 他们 | tā men | they |
| 件 | jiàn | item |
| 休息 | xiū xi | rest |
| 住 | zhù | to live |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 你们 | nǐ men | you (plural) |
| 你好 | nǐ hǎo | hello |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 便宜 | pián yi | cheap |
| 个 | gè | individual |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 做 | zuò | to do |
| 做饭 | zuò fàn | to prepare a meal |
| 元 | Yuán | surname Yuan |
| 先生 | Xiān sheng | Mister (Mr.) |
| 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 两 | liǎng | two |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 公司 | gōng sī | (business) company |
| 六 | liù | six |
| 再 | zài | again |
| 再见 | zài jiàn | goodbye |
| 冷 | Lěng | surname Leng |
| 出租车 | chū zū chē | taxi |
| 分 | fēn | to divide |
| 分钟 | fēn zhōng | minute |
| 到 | dào | to (a place) |
| 前 | qián | front |
| 包子 | bāo zi | steamed stuffed bun |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 千 | qiān | thousand |
| 午饭 | wǔ fàn | lunch |
| 半 | bàn | half |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 去年 | qù nián | last year |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth |
| 叫 | jiào | to shout |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 同学 | tóng xué | to study at the same school |
| 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) |
| 吧 | ba | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) |
| 呢 | ne | particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") |
| 和 | Hé | surname He |
| 哥哥 | gē ge | older brother |
| 哪 | nǎ | how |
| 哪些 | nǎ xiē | which ones? |
| 哪个 | nǎ ge | which |
| 哪儿 | nǎ r | where? |
| 哪里 | nǎ lǐ | where? |
| 唱 | chàng | to sing |
| 商店 | shāng diàn | store |
| 问 | wèn | to ask |
| 问题 | wèn tí | question |
| 喂 | wèi | hey |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like |
| 喝 | hē | to drink |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 四 | sì | four |
| 回 | huí | to circle |
| 国 | Guó | surname Guo |
| 在 | zài | (located) at |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit |
| 块 | kuài | lump (of earth) |
| 外 | wài | outside |
| 外边 | wài bian | outside |
| 多 | duō | many |
| 多少 | duō shao | how much |
| 大 | dà | big |
| 大学 | Dà xué | university |
| 大学生 | dà xué shēng | university student |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 天气 | tiān qì | weather |
| 太 | tài | highest |
| 女 | nǚ | female |
| 女儿 | nǚ ér | daughter |
| 女士 | nǚ shì | lady |
| 女朋友 | nǚ péng you | girlfriend |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 她们 | tā men | they |
| 好 | hǎo | good |
| 好吃 | hǎo chī | tasty |
| 好玩儿 | hǎo wán r | interesting |
| 好看 | hǎo kàn | good-looking |
| 好听 | hǎo tīng | pleasant to hear |
| 妹妹 | mèi mei | younger sister |
| 姐姐 | jiě jie | older sister |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama |
| 字 | zì | letter |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 学 | xué | to learn |
| 学校 | xué xiào | school |
| 学生 | xué sheng | student |
| 学习 | xué xí | to learn |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 它们 | tā men | they (for inanimate objects) |
| 家 | jiā | home |
| 家人 | jiā rén | household |
| 写 | xiě | to write |
| 对 | duì | right |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry |
| 小 | xiǎo | small |
| 小学 | xiǎo xué | elementary school |
| 小学生 | xiǎo xué shēng | primary school student |
| 小时 | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 小朋友 | xiǎo péng yǒu | child |
| 少 | shǎo | few |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work |
| 年 | Nián | surname Nian |
| 几 | jǐ | how much |
| 店 | diàn | inn |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother |
| 很 | hěn | (adverb of degree) |
| 后 | hòu | back |
| 忙 | máng | busy |
| 怎么 | zěn me | how? |
| 怎么样 | zěn me yàng | how? |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3]) |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think |
| 爱 | ài | to love |
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we |
| 房间 | fáng jiān | room |
| 手机 | shǒu jī | cell phone |
| 打电话 | dǎ diàn huà | to make a telephone call |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find |
| 新 | Xīn | new |
| 日 | Rì | sun |
| 早 | zǎo | early |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning |
| 早饭 | zǎo fàn | breakfast |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 明年 | míng nián | next year |
| 星期 | xīng qī | week |
| 星期天 | Xīng qī tiān | |
| 星期日 | Xīng qī rì | |
| 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday |
| 是 | shì | is |
| 时候 | shí hou | time |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 晚 | wǎn | evening |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening |
| 晚饭 | wǎn fàn | evening meal |
| 书 | Shū | book |
| 书店 | shū diàn | bookstore |
| 会 | huì | can |
| 月 | yuè | moon |
| 有 | yǒu | to have |
| 有些 | yǒu xiē | some |
| 有的 | yǒu de | (there are) some (who are...) |
| 有点儿 | yǒu diǎn r | slightly |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 本 | běn | root |
| 杯子 | bēi zi | cup |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing |
| 桌子 | zhuō zi | table |
| 椅子 | yǐ zi | chair |
| 歌 | gē | song |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | just at (that time) |
| 岁 | suì | classifier for years (of age) |
| 水 | Shuǐ | surname Shui |
| 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit |
| 没事 | méi shì | it's not important |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | haven't |
| 没关系 | méi guān xi | it doesn't matter |
| 漂亮 | piào liang | pretty |
| 汉字 | hàn zì | Chinese character |
| 汉语 | Hàn yǔ | |
| 火车 | huǒ chē | train |
| 热 | rè | to warm up |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (informal) father |
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog |
| 玩 | wán | to play |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now |
| 生病 | shēng bìng | to fall ill |
| 男 | nán | male |
| 男朋友 | nán péng you | boyfriend |
| 病 | bìng | illness |
| 白天 | bái tiān | daytime |
| 百 | Bǎi | surname Bai |
| 的 | de | of |
| 看 | kàn | to see |
| 看病 | kàn bìng | to visit a doctor |
| 看见 | kàn jiàn | to see |
| 真 | zhēn | really |
| 睡 | shuì | to sleep |
| 睡觉 | shuì jiào | to go to bed |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear |
| 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc) |
| 米饭 | mǐ fàn | (cooked) rice |
| 给 | gěi | to |
| 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 听 | tīng | to listen |
| 听见 | tīng jiàn | to hear |
| 能 | Néng | surname Neng |
| 茶 | chá | tea |
| 菜 | cài | dish (type of food) |
| 苹果 | píng guǒ | apple |
| 号 | hào | ordinal number |
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes |
| 要 | yào | important |
| 见 | jiàn | to see |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think |
| 认识 | rèn shi | to know |
| 说 | shuō | to speak |
| 说话 | shuō huà | to speak |
| 谁 | shéi | who |
| 课 | kè | subject |
| 请 | qǐng | to ask |
| 请问 | qǐng wèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie | to thank |
| 读 | dú | to read |
| 读书 | dú shū | to read a book |
| 猫 | māo | cat |
| 贵 | guì | expensive |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy |
| 卖 | mài | to sell |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get out of bed |
| 超市 | chāo shì | supermarket |
| 车 | Chē | surname Che |
| 这 | zhè | this |
| 这些 | zhè xiē | these |
| 这个 | zhè ge | this |
| 这儿 | zhè r | here |
| 这里 | zhè lǐ | here |
| 这边 | zhè biān | this side |
| 还 | hái | still |
| 边 | biān | side |
| 那 | nà | that |
| 那些 | nà xiē | those |
| 那个 | nà ge | that one |
| 那儿 | nà r | there |
| 那边 | nà bian | over there |
| 都 | dōu | all |
| 医生 | yī shēng | doctor |
| 医院 | yī yuàn | hospital |
| 里 | lǐ | inside |
| 钱 | Qián | surname Qian |
| 开 | kāi | to open |
| 开车 | kāi chē | to drive a car |
| 只 | zhī | classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc |
| 鸡蛋 | jī dàn | (chicken) egg |
| 雨 | yǔ | rain |
| 雪 | Xuě | surname Xue |
| 零 | líng | zero |
| 电影 | diàn yǐng | movie |
| 电影院 | diàn yǐng yuàn | cinema |
| 电脑 | diàn nǎo | computer |
| 电视 | diàn shì | television |
| 电话 | diàn huà | telephone |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very |
| 飞机 | fēi jī | airplane |
| 饭 | fàn | food |
| 饭店 | fàn diàn | restaurant |
| 饺子 | jiǎo zi | dumpling |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy |
| 面包 | miàn bāo | bread |
| 面条儿 | miàn tiáo r | noodles |
| 点 | diǎn | point |
| 那里 | nà lǐ | there |