600 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一 | yī | one |
| 七 | qī | seven |
| 万 | Mò | |
| 三 | Sān | surname San |
| 上 | shàng | on top |
| 下 | xià | down |
| 不 | bù | (negative prefix) |
| 且 | qiě | and |
| 中 | zhòng | to hit (the mark) |
| 主 | zhǔ | owner |
| 久 | jiǔ | (long) time |
| 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 |
| 京 | Jīng | surname Jing |
| 亮 | liàng | bright |
| 人 | rén | man |
| 什 | shén | what |
| 今 | jīn | today |
| 介 | jiè | to introduce |
| 他 | tā | he or him |
| 以 | Yǐ | to use |
| 件 | jiàn | item |
| 休 | Xiū | surname Xiu |
| 但 | dàn | but |
| 位 | wèi | position |
| 低 | dī | low |
| 住 | zhù | to live |
| 作 | zuò | to do |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 使 | shǐ | to make |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 例 | lì | example |
| 便 | biàn | plain |
| 信 | xìn | letter |
| 个 | gè | individual |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 倒 | dào | to place upside down |
| 候 | hòu | to wait |
| 借 | jiè | to lend |
| 假 | jiǎ | fake |
| 做 | zuò | to do |
| 停 | tíng | to stop |
| 健 | jiàn | healthy |
| 备 | bèi | to prepare |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble |
| 亿 | yì | 100 million |
| 元 | Yuán | surname Yuan |
| 先 | xiān | first |
| 克 | kè | to be able to |
| 儿 | ér | child |
| 入 | rù | to enter |
| 全 | Quán | surname Quan |
| 两 | liǎng | two |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 公 | gōng | public |
| 六 | liù | six |
| 共 | gòng | common |
| 其 | qí | his |
| 典 | diǎn | canon |
| 再 | zài | again |
| 冬 | dōng | winter |
| 冷 | Lěng | surname Leng |
| 出 | chū | to go out |
| 分 | fēn | to divide |
| 别 | Bié | surname Bie |
| 利 | Lì | surname Li |
| 到 | dào | to (a place) |
| 刻 | kè | quarter (hour) |
| 前 | qián | front |
| 刚 | gāng | just now |
| 划 | huà | to delimit |
| 力 | Lì | surname Li |
| 加 | Jiā | surname Jia |
| 助 | zhù | to help |
| 努 | nǔ | to exert |
| 动 | dòng | (of sth) to move |
| 务 | wù | affair |
| 包 | Bāo | surname Bao |
| 北 | běi | north |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 千 | qiān | thousand |
| 午 | wǔ | 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse |
| 半 | bàn | half |
| 南 | Nán | surname Nan |
| 占 | zhàn | to take possession of |
| 卡 | kǎ | to stop |
| 印 | Yìn | surname Yin |
| 原 | Yuán | Hara (Japanese surname) |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 参 | cān | to take part in |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again |
| 友 | yǒu | friend |
| 取 | qǔ | to take |
| 受 | shòu | to receive |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth |
| 句 | jù | sentence |
| 只 | zhǐ | only |
| 叫 | jiào | to shout |
| 可 | kè | see 可汗[ke4 han2] |
| 右 | yòu | right (-hand) |
| 司 | Sī | surname Si |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 合 | gě | 100 ml |
| 同 | tóng | like |
| 名 | míng | name |
| 向 | Xiàng | surname Xiang |
| 吧 | ba | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) |
| 吹 | chuī | to blow |
| 告 | gào | to say |
| 呢 | ne | particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") |
| 周 | Zhōu | surname Zhou |
| 味 | wèi | taste |
| 和 | Hé | surname He |
| 咱 | zá | see 咱[zan2] |
| 哥 | gē | elder brother |
| 哪 | nǎ | how |
| 哭 | kū | to cry |
| 唱 | chàng | to sing |
| 商 | Shāng | surname Shang |
| 啊 | a | modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent |
| 问 | wèn | to ask |
| 喂 | wéi | hello (when answering the phone) |
| 喊 | hǎn | to yell |
| 喜 | xǐ | to be fond of |
| 喝 | hē | to drink |
| 单 | dān | bill |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 嘴 | zuǐ | mouth |
| 四 | sì | four |
| 回 | huí | to circle |
| 因 | yīn | cause |
| 国 | Guó | surname Guo |
| 园 | Yuán | surname Yuan |
| 图 | tú | diagram |
| 在 | zài | (located) at |
| 地 | dì | earth |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit |
| 堂 | táng | (main) hall |
| 报 | bào | to announce |
| 场 | chǎng | large place used for a specific purpose |
| 块 | kuài | lump (of earth) |
| 坏 | huài | bad |
| 夏 | Xià | surname Xia |
| 外 | wài | outside |
| 多 | duō | many |
| 夜 | yè | night |
| 够 | gòu | enough (sufficient) |
| 大 | dà | big |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 太 | tài | highest |
| 套 | tào | to cover |
| 女 | nǚ | female |
| 奶 | nǎi | breast |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 好 | hǎo | good |
| 如 | rú | as |
| 妹 | mèi | younger sister |
| 姐 | jiě | older sister |
| 姓 | xìng | family name |
| 妈 | mā | ma |
| 子 | zi | (noun suffix) |
| 字 | zì | letter |
| 孩 | hái | child |
| 学 | xué | to learn |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 安 | Ān | surname An |
| 完 | wán | to finish |
| 定 | dìng | to set |
| 宜 | Yí | surname Yi |
| 客 | kè | customer |
| 室 | Shì | surname Shi |
| 家 | jiā | home |
| 实 | shí | real |
| 写 | xiě | to write |
| 封 | Fēng | surname Feng |
| 对 | duì | right |
| 小 | xiǎo | small |
| 少 | shǎo | few |
| 就 | jiù | at once |
| 层 | céng | layer |
| 山 | Shān | surname Shan |
| 工 | gōng | work |
| 左 | Zuǒ | surname Zuo |
| 差 | chà | to differ from |
| 己 | jǐ | self |
| 已 | yǐ | already |
| 市 | shì | market |
| 师 | Shī | surname Shi |
| 带 | dài | to take along |
| 常 | Cháng | surname Chang |
| 帮 | bāng | to help |
| 平 | Píng | surname Ping |
| 年 | Nián | surname Nian |
| 干 | gàn | to do |
| 几 | jǐ | how much |
| 床 | chuáng | bed |
| 店 | diàn | inn |
| 度 | dù | to pass |
| 座 | zuò | seat |
| 庭 | tíng | main hall |
| 康 | Kāng | surname Kang |
| 广 | Guǎng | surname Guang |
| 弄 | nòng | to do |
| 弟 | dì | younger brother |
| 影 | yǐng | picture |
| 往 | wǎng | to go (in a direction) |
| 很 | hěn | (adverb of degree) |
| 后 | hòu | back |
| 得 | de | structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 从 | Cóng | surname Cong |
| 复 | fù | to go and return |
| 心 | xīn | heart |
| 必 | bì | certainly |
| 忘 | wàng | to forget |
| 忙 | máng | busy |
| 快 | kuài | rapid |
| 忽 | Hū | surname Hu |
| 怎 | zěn | how |
| 怕 | Pà | surname Pa |
| 思 | sī | to think |
| 急 | jí | urgent |
| 息 | xī | breath |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3]) |
| 情 | qíng | feeling |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think |
| 意 | Yì | idea |
| 爱 | ài | to love |
| 感 | gǎn | to feel |
| 态 | tài | (bound form) |
| 慢 | màn | slow |
| 惯 | guàn | accustomed to |
| 懂 | dǒng | to understand |
| 应 | Yìng | surname Ying |
| 成 | Chéng | surname Cheng |
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 或 | huò | maybe |
| 房 | Fáng | surname Fang |
| 所 | suǒ | actually |
| 手 | shǒu | hand |
| 打 | dá | dozen (loanword) |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find |
| 拉 | lā | to pull |
| 拿 | ná | to hold |
| 挺 | tǐng | straight |
| 掉 | diào | to fall |
| 排 | pái | a row |
| 接 | jiē | to receive |
| 推 | tuī | to push |
| 提 | tí | to carry (hanging down from the hand) |
| 换 | huàn | to exchange |
| 收 | shōu | to receive |
| 改 | gǎi | to change |
| 放 | fàng | to put |
| 故 | gù | happening |
| 教 | jiāo | to teach |
| 数 | shǔ | to count |
| 文 | Wén | surname Wen |
| 斤 | jīn | catty |
| 新 | Xīn | new |
| 方 | Fāng | surname Fang |
| 于 | yú | in |
| 旁 | páng | beside |
| 旅 | lǚ | trip |
| 日 | Rì | sun |
| 早 | zǎo | early |
| 明 | Míng | surname Ming |
| 星 | xīng | star |
| 春 | Chūn | surname Chun |
| 昨 | zuó | yesterday |
| 是 | shì | is |
| 时 | Shí | surname Shi |
| 晚 | wǎn | evening |
| 晨 | chén | morning |
| 普 | pǔ | general |
| 晴 | qíng | clear |
| 更 | gèng | more |
| 书 | Shū | book |
| 最 | zuì | most |
| 会 | huì | can |
| 月 | yuè | moon |
| 有 | yǒu | to have |
| 朋 | péng | friend |
| 服 | fú | clothes |
| 期 | qī | a period of time |
| 末 | mò | tip |
| 本 | běn | root |
| 杯 | bēi | cup |
| 东 | Dōng | surname Dong |
| 板 | bǎn | board |
| 果 | guǒ | fruit |
| 查 | chá | to research |
| 校 | jiào | to proofread |
| 桌 | zhuō | table |
| 条 | tiáo | strip |
| 椅 | yǐ | chair |
| 楚 | Chǔ | surname Chu |
| 业 | Yè | surname Ye |
| 乐 | Lè | surname Le |
| 楼 | Lóu | surname Lou |
| 样 | yàng | manner |
| 树 | shù | tree |
| 机 | Jī | surname Ji |
| 检 | jiǎn | to check |
| 次 | cì | next in sequence |
| 歌 | gē | song |
| 欢 | huān | joyous |
| 正 | zhèng | straight |
| 岁 | suì | classifier for years (of age) |
| 段 | Duàn | surname Duan |
| 比 | bì | to associate with |
| 毛 | Máo | surname Mao |
| 气 | qì | gas |
| 水 | Shuǐ | surname Shui |
| 永 | yǒng | forever |
| 求 | qiú | to seek |
| 汽 | qì | steam |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) |
| 河 | hé | river |
| 油 | yóu | oil |
| 法 | Fǎ | law |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash |
| 活 | huó | to live |
| 流 | liú | to flow |
| 海 | Hǎi | surname Hai |
| 凉 | Liáng | cool |
| 净 | jìng | clean |
| 清 | Qīng | surname Qing |
| 渴 | kě | thirsty |
| 湖 | hú | lake |
| 准 | zhǔn | accurate |
| 温 | Wēn | surname Wen |
| 满 | Mǎn | to fill |
| 漂 | piào | elegant |
| 汉 | Hàn | man |
| 澡 | zǎo | bath |
| 火 | Huǒ | surname Huo |
| 为 | wèi | because of |
| 然 | rán | correct |
| 照 | zhào | according to |
| 熟 | shú | cooked (of food) |
| 热 | rè | to warm up |
| 灯 | dēng | lamp |
| 爬 | pá | to crawl |
| 爸 | bà | father |
| 爷 | yé | grandpa |
| 墙 | qiáng | wall |
| 片 | piàn | thin piece |
| 牛 | Niú | surname Niu |
| 物 | wù | thing |
| 特 | tè | special |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog |
| 王 | Wáng | surname Wang |
| 玩 | wán | to play |
| 班 | Bān | surname Ban |
| 现 | xiàn | to appear |
| 球 | qiú | ball |
| 理 | lǐ | texture |
| 瓶 | píng | bottle |
| 生 | shēng | to be born |
| 用 | yòng | to use |
| 由 | yóu | to follow |
| 男 | nán | male |
| 留 | liú | to leave (a message etc) |
| 当 | dāng | to be |
| 疼 | téng | (it) hurts |
| 病 | bìng | illness |
| 发 | fā | to send out |
| 白 | Bái | surname Bai |
| 百 | Bǎi | surname Bai |
| 的 | de | of |
| 目 | mù | eye |
| 直 | Zhí | surname Zhi |
| 相 | xiàng | appearance |
| 省 | shěng | to save |
| 看 | kàn | to see |
| 真 | zhēn | really |
| 眼 | yǎn | eye |
| 睛 | jīng | eye |
| 睡 | shuì | to sleep |
| 知 | zhī | to know |
| 短 | duǎn | short |
| 碗 | wǎn | bowl |
| 碰 | pèng | to touch |
| 确 | què | authenticated |
| 示 | shì | to show |
| 票 | piào | ticket |
| 礼 | Lǐ | surname Li |
| 离 | chī | mythical beast (archaic) |
| 秋 | Qiū | surname Qiu |
| 科 | kē | branch of study |
| 租 | zū | to hire |
| 称 | chēng | to weigh |
| 空 | kōng | empty |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear |
| 站 | zhàn | station |
| 笑 | xiào | laugh |
| 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc) |
| 笔 | bǐ | pen |
| 等 | děng | to await for |
| 答 | dá | reply |
| 筷 | kuài | chopstick |
| 算 | suàn | to regard as |
| 节 | jié | festival |
| 篇 | piān | sheet |
| 篮 | lán | basket (receptacle) |
| 米 | Mǐ | surname Mi |
| 红 | Hóng | surname Hong |
| 纸 | zhǐ | paper |
| 级 | jí | level |
| 累 | lèi | tired |
| 绍 | Shào | surname Shao |
| 组 | Zǔ | surname Zu |
| 结 | jié | knot |
| 给 | gěi | to |
| 经 | Jīng | surname Jing |
| 绿 | lǜ | green |
| 网 | wǎng | net |
| 练 | liàn | to practice |
| 绩 | jì | to spin (hemp etc) |
| 系 | xì | system |
| 才 | cái | a moment ago |
| 习 | Xí | surname Xi |
| 老 | lǎo | prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity |
| 考 | kǎo | to check |
| 者 | zhě | (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... |
| 而 | ér | and |
| 闻 | Wén | to smell |
| 声 | shēng | sound |
| 听 | tīng | to listen |
| 肉 | ròu | meat |
| 育 | yù | to have children |
| 背 | bèi | the back of a body or object |
| 能 | Néng | surname Neng |
| 脑 | nǎo | brain |
| 脚 | jiǎo | foot |
| 腿 | tuǐ | leg |
| 脸 | liǎn | face |
| 自 | zì | self |
| 兴 | xìng | feeling or desire to do sth |
| 举 | jǔ | to lift |
| 舒 | Shū | surname Shu |
| 般 | bān | sort |
| 船 | chuán | boat |
| 色 | sè | color |
| 花 | Huā | surname Hua |
| 英 | Yīng | hero |
| 茶 | chá | tea |
| 草 | cǎo | grass |
| 菜 | cài | dish (type of food) |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress |
| 蓝 | Lán | surname Lan |
| 药 | yào | medicine |
| 处 | chù | place |
| 号 | hào | ordinal number |
| 蛋 | dàn | egg |
| 行 | xíng | to walk |
| 街 | jiē | street |
| 衣 | yì | to dress |
| 装 | zhuāng | adornment |
| 西 | Xī | west |
| 要 | yào | important |
| 见 | jiàn | to see |
| 视 | shì | to look at |
| 觉 | jiào | a nap |
| 观 | Guàn | surname Guan |
| 角 | jiǎo | angle |
| 言 | yán | words |
| 计 | Jì | surname Ji |
| 讨 | tǎo | to invite |
| 记 | jì | to record |
| 许 | Xǔ | surname Xu |
| 诉 | sù | to complain |
| 词 | cí | word |
| 试 | shì | to test |
| 话 | huà | dialect |
| 该 | gāi | should |
| 认 | rèn | to recognize |
| 语 | yù | to tell to |
| 说 | shuō | to speak |
| 谁 | shéi | who |
| 课 | kè | subject |
| 请 | qǐng | to ask |
| 论 | Lún | |
| 讲 | jiǎng | to speak |
| 谢 | Xiè | surname Xie |
| 识 | shí | to know |
| 护 | hù | to protect |
| 读 | dú | to read |
| 变 | biàn | to change |
| 让 | ràng | to yield |
| 猫 | māo | cat |
| 贵 | guì | expensive |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy |
| 卖 | mài | to sell |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk |
| 起 | qǐ | to rise |
| 超 | chāo | to exceed |
| 越 | Yuè | generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods |
| 跑 | páo | (of an animal) to paw (the ground) |
| 跟 | gēn | heel |
| 路 | Lù | surname Lu |
| 身 | shēn | body |
| 车 | Chē | surname Che |
| 轻 | qīng | light |
| 辆 | liàng | classifier for vehicles |
| 办 | bàn | to do |
| 迎 | yíng | to welcome |
| 近 | jìn | near |
| 送 | sòng | to deliver |
| 适 | kuò | see 李适[Li3 Kuo4] |
| 这 | zhè | this |
| 通 | tòng | classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc) |
| 进 | jìn | to go forward |
| 游 | yóu | to walk |
| 运 | yùn | to move |
| 遍 | biàn | everywhere |
| 过 | guo | (experienced action marker) |
| 道 | dào | road |
| 远 | yuǎn | far |
| 选 | xuǎn | to choose |
| 还 | hái | still |
| 边 | bian | suffix of a noun of locality |
| 那 | nà | that |
| 部 | bù | ministry |
| 都 | dōu | all |
| 酒 | jiǔ | wine (esp. rice wine) |
| 医 | yī | medical |
| 里 | lǐ | inside |
| 重 | zhòng | heavy |
| 量 | liáng | to measure |
| 银 | yín | silver |
| 钱 | Qián | surname Qian |
| 错 | Cuò | surname Cuo |
| 表 | biǎo | wrist or pocket watch |
| 钟 | zhōng | clock |
| 铁 | Tiě | surname Tie |
| 长 | cháng | length |
| 门 | Mén | surname Men |
| 开 | kāi | to open |
| 间 | jiàn | gap |
| 关 | Guān | surname Guan |
| 院 | yuàn | courtyard |
| 阴 | Yīn | surname Yin |
| 阳 | yáng | positive (electric.) |
| 队 | duì | squadron |
| 际 | jì | border |
| 随 | Suí | surname Sui |
| 虽 | suī | although |
| 鸡 | jī | fowl |
| 难 | nán | difficult (to...) |
| 雨 | yù | to rain |
| 雪 | Xuě | surname Xue |
| 云 | Yún | surname Yun |
| 零 | líng | zero |
| 电 | diàn | electric |
| 青 | Qīng | nature's color |
| 静 | jìng | still |
| 非 | Fēi | to not be |
| 靠 | kào | to lean against or on |
| 面 | miàn | noodles |
| 鞋 | xié | shoe |
| 音 | yīn | sound |
| 响 | xiǎng | echo |
| 页 | yè | page |
| 顺 | shùn | to obey |
| 头 | tou | suffix for nouns |
| 题 | Tí | surname Ti |
| 颜 | Yán | surname Yan |
| 愿 | yuàn | to hope |
| 顾 | Gù | surname Gu |
| 风 | fēng | wind |
| 飞 | fēi | to fly |
| 食 | shí | to eat |
| 饭 | fàn | food |
| 饱 | bǎo | to eat till full |
| 饺 | jiǎo | dumplings with meat filling |
| 养 | yǎng | to raise (animals) |
| 餐 | cān | meal |
| 饿 | è | to be hungry |
| 馆 | guǎn | building |
| 马 | Mǎ | surname Ma |
| 骑 | qí | to ride (an animal or bike) |
| 脏 | zāng | dirty |
| 体 | tǐ | body |
| 高 | Gāo | surname Gao |
| 须 | xū | beard |
| 鱼 | Yú | surname Yu |
| 鸟 | niǎo | bird |
| 么 | ma | interrogative final particle |
| 黄 | Huáng | surname Huang or Hwang |
| 黑 | Hēi | black |
| 点 | diǎn | point |
| 画 | huà | to draw |
| 份 | fèn | part |
| 交 | jiāo | to hand over |