174 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一 | yī | one |
| 七 | qī | seven |
| 三 | Sān | surname San |
| 上 | shàng | on top |
| 下 | xià | down |
| 不 | bù | (negative prefix) |
| 中 | zhòng | to hit (the mark) |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine |
| 了 | le | (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) |
| 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 |
| 他 | tā | he or him |
| 住 | zhù | to live |
| 作 | zuò | to do |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 个 | gè | individual |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 候 | hòu | to wait |
| 做 | zuò | to do |
| 先 | xiān | first |
| 儿 | ér | child |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 六 | liù | six |
| 再 | zài | again |
| 冷 | Lěng | surname Leng |
| 出 | chū | to go out |
| 分 | fēn | to divide |
| 前 | qián | front |
| 北 | běi | north |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 午 | wǔ | 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 友 | yǒu | friend |
| 叫 | jiào | to shout |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 同 | tóng | like |
| 名 | míng | name |
| 呢 | ne | particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") |
| 和 | Hé | surname He |
| 哪 | nǎ | how |
| 商 | Shāng | surname Shang |
| 喂 | wéi | hello (when answering the phone) |
| 喜 | xǐ | to be fond of |
| 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) |
| 多 | duō | many |
| 大 | dà | big |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 太 | tài | highest |
| 女 | nǚ | female |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 好 | hǎo | good |
| 姐 | jiě | older sister |
| 妈 | mā | ma |
| 子 | zi | (noun suffix) |
| 字 | zì | letter |
| 学 | xué | to learn |
| 客 | kè | customer |
| 家 | jiā | home |
| 写 | xiě | to write |
| 对 | duì | right |
| 小 | xiǎo | small |
| 少 | shǎo | few |
| 工 | gōng | work |
| 师 | Shī | surname Shi |
| 年 | Nián | surname Nian |
| 几 | jǐ | how much |
| 店 | diàn | inn |
| 影 | yǐng | picture |
| 很 | hěn | (adverb of degree) |
| 后 | hòu | back |
| 怎 | zěn | how |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think |
| 爱 | ài | to love |
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 打 | dá | dozen (loanword) |
| 明 | Míng | surname Ming |
| 星 | xīng | star |
| 昨 | zuó | yesterday |
| 是 | shì | is |
| 时 | Shí | surname Shi |
| 书 | Shū | book |
| 会 | huì | can |
| 月 | yuè | moon |
| 有 | yǒu | to have |
| 朋 | péng | friend |
| 服 | fú | clothes |
| 期 | qī | a period of time |
| 本 | běn | root |
| 杯 | bēi | cup |
| 东 | Dōng | surname Dong |
| 果 | guǒ | fruit |
| 校 | jiào | to proofread |
| 桌 | zhuō | table |
| 椅 | yǐ | chair |
| 样 | yàng | manner |
| 机 | Jī | surname Ji |
| 欢 | huān | joyous |
| 岁 | suì | classifier for years (of age) |
| 气 | qì | gas |
| 水 | Shuǐ | surname Shui |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) |
| 漂 | piào | elegant |
| 汉 | Hàn | man |
| 热 | rè | to warm up |
| 爸 | bà | father |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog |
| 现 | xiàn | to appear |
| 生 | shēng | to be born |
| 的 | de | of |
| 看 | kàn | to see |
| 睡 | shuì | to sleep |
| 租 | zū | to hire |
| 米 | Mǐ | surname Mi |
| 系 | xì | system |
| 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 |
| 听 | tīng | to listen |
| 能 | Néng | surname Neng |
| 脑 | nǎo | brain |
| 兴 | xìng | feeling or desire to do sth |
| 茶 | chá | tea |
| 菜 | cài | dish (type of food) |
| 苹 | píng | apple |
| 号 | hào | ordinal number |
| 衣 | yì | to dress |
| 西 | Xī | west |
| 见 | jiàn | to see |
| 视 | shì | to look at |
| 觉 | jiào | a nap |
| 话 | huà | dialect |
| 认 | rèn | to recognize |
| 语 | yù | to tell to |
| 说 | shuō | to speak |
| 谁 | shéi | who |
| 请 | qǐng | to ask |
| 谢 | Xiè | surname Xie |
| 识 | shí | to know |
| 读 | dú | to read |
| 猫 | māo | cat |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy |
| 起 | qǐ | to rise |
| 车 | Chē | surname Che |
| 这 | zhè | this |
| 那 | nà | that |
| 都 | dōu | all |
| 医 | yī | medical |
| 里 | lǐ | inside |
| 钱 | Qián | surname Qian |
| 钟 | zhōng | clock |
| 开 | kāi | to open |
| 关 | Guān | surname Guan |
| 院 | yuàn | courtyard |
| 雨 | yù | to rain |
| 电 | diàn | electric |
| 面 | miàn | noodles |
| 飞 | fēi | to fly |
| 饭 | fàn | food |
| 高 | Gāo | surname Gao |
| 么 | ma | interrogative final particle |
| 点 | diǎn | point |