524 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一 | yī | one |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some |
| 一半 | yī bàn | half |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely |
| 一样 | yī yàng | same |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | in the same place |
| 一点 | yī diǎn | a bit |
| 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 |
| 上网 | shàng wǎng | to go online |
| 上课 | shàng kè | to go to class |
| 上面 | shàng miàn | on top of |
| 下 | xià | down |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon |
| 下课 | xià kè | to finish class |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 下雪 | xià xuě | to snow |
| 下面 | xià miàn | below |
| 不 | bù | (negative prefix) |
| 不客气 | bù kè qi | you're welcome |
| 不错 | bù cuò | correct |
| 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | |
| 中学 | zhōng xué | middle school |
| 中间 | zhōng jiān | between |
| 久 | jiǔ | (long) time |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine |
| 也 | Yě | surname Ye |
| 了 | le | (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) |
| 二 | èr | two |
| 五 | wǔ | five |
| 人 | rén | man |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 今年 | jīn nián | this year |
| 介绍 | jiè shào | to introduce (sb to sb) |
| 他 | tā | he or him |
| 他们 | tā men | they |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before |
| 以后 | yǐ hòu | after |
| 件 | jiàn | item |
| 休息 | xiū xi | rest |
| 住 | zhù | to live |
| 作业 | zuò yè | school assignment |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 你们 | nǐ men | you (plural) |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 便宜 | pián yi | cheap |
| 信 | xìn | letter |
| 信封 | xìn fēng | envelope |
| 个 | gè | individual |
| 做 | zuò | to do |
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | health |
| 元 | Yuán | surname Yuan |
| 先 | xiān | first |
| 先生 | Xiān sheng | Mister (Mr.) |
| 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 两 | liǎng | two |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 公共汽车 | gōng gòng qì chē | bus |
| 公司 | gōng sī | (business) company |
| 公园 | gōng yuán | park (for public recreation) |
| 公斤 | gōng jīn | kilogram (kg) |
| 公车 | gōng chē | bus |
| 六 | liù | six |
| 再 | zài | again |
| 再见 | zài jiàn | goodbye |
| 冬天 | dōng tiān | winter |
| 冷 | Lěng | surname Leng |
| 冷气 | lěng qì | air conditioning (Tw) |
| 冷气机 | lěng qì jī | air conditioner |
| 出去 | chū qù | to go out |
| 分 | fēn | to divide |
| 分钟 | fēn zhōng | minute |
| 到 | dào | to (a place) |
| 前 | qián | front |
| 前面 | qián miàn | ahead |
| 功课 | gōng kè | homework |
| 包子 | bāo zi | steamed stuffed bun |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 十字路口 | shí zì lù kǒu | crossroads |
| 千 | qiān | thousand |
| 半 | bàn | half |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 去年 | qù nián | last year |
| 参加 | cān jiā | to participate |
| 参观 | cān guān | to look around |
| 受伤 | shòu shāng | to sustain injuries |
| 句子 | jù zi | sentence |
| 只 | zhǐ | only |
| 叫 | jiào | to shout |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can |
| 可爱 | kě ài | adorable |
| 可是 | kě shì | but |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) |
| 右边 | yòu bian | right side |
| 司机 | sī jī | chauffeur |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 同事 | tóng shì | colleague |
| 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 |
| 咖啡 | kā fēi | coffee (loanword) |
| 哥哥 | gē ge | older brother |
| 哪 | nǎ | how |
| 哪儿 | nǎ r | where? |
| 哪里 | nǎ lǐ | where? |
| 唱歌 | chàng gē | to sing a song |
| 商店 | shāng diàn | store |
| 问 | wèn | to ask |
| 问题 | wèn tí | question |
| 喂 | wéi | hello (when answering the phone) |
| 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 |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because |
| 国家 | guó jiā | country |
| 图书馆 | tú shū guǎn | library |
| 图片 | tú piàn | image |
| 在 | zài | (located) at |
| 地图 | dì tú | map |
| 地方 | dì fāng | region |
| 地铁 | dì tiě | subway |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit |
| 城市 | chéng shì | city |
| 报纸 | bào zhǐ | newspaper |
| 块 | kuài | lump (of earth) |
| 坏 | huài | bad |
| 夏天 | xià tiān | summer |
| 外面 | wài miàn | outside (also pr. [wai4 mian |
| 多 | duō | many |
| 多少 | duō shǎo | number |
| 大 | dà | big |
| 大学 | Dà xué | university |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 天气 | tiān qì | weather |
| 太 | tài | highest |
| 太太 | tài tai | married woman |
| 太阳 | tài yang | sun |
| 女 | nǚ | female |
| 女儿 | nǚ ér | daughter |
| 女生 | nǚ shēng | schoolgirl |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 她们 | tā men | they |
| 好 | hǎo | good |
| 好吃 | hǎo chī | tasty |
| 好看 | hǎo kàn | good-looking |
| 妹妹 | mèi mei | younger sister |
| 姊姊 | zǐ zǐ | older sister |
| 姐姐 | jiě jie | older sister |
| 姓 | xìng | family name |
| 姓名 | xìng míng | name and surname |
| 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 |
| 安静 | ān jìng | quiet |
| 客厅 | kè tīng | drawing room (room for arriving guests) |
| 家 | jiā | home |
| 家人 | jiā rén | household |
| 家具 | jiā jù | furniture |
| 容易 | róng yì | easy |
| 寄 | jì | to send |
| 写 | xiě | to write |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry |
| 对面 | duì miàn | (sitting) opposite |
| 小 | xiǎo | small |
| 小姐 | xiǎo jie | young lady |
| 小孩 | xiǎo hái | child |
| 小学 | xiǎo xué | elementary school |
| 小心 | xiǎo xīn | to be careful |
| 小时 | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 少 | shǎo | few |
| 山 | Shān | surname Shan |
| 工人 | gōng rén | worker |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work |
| 工厂 | gōng chǎng | factory |
| 左边 | zuǒ bian | left |
| 巧克力 | qiǎo kè lì | chocolate (loanword) |
| 市场 | shì chǎng | marketplace |
| 希望 | xī wàng | to wish for |
| 带 | dài | to take along |
| 常常 | cháng cháng | frequently |
| 帮忙 | bāng máng | to help |
| 年 | Nián | surname Nian |
| 年级 | nián jí | grade |
| 年轻 | nián qīng | young |
| 几 | jǐ | how much |
| 床 | chuáng | bed |
| 店 | diàn | inn |
| 厕所 | cè suǒ | toilet |
| 厨房 | chú fáng | kitchen |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother |
| 张 | Zhāng | surname Zhang |
| 往 | wǎng | to go (in a direction) |
| 很 | hěn | (adverb of degree) |
| 后 | hòu | back |
| 后面 | hòu miàn | rear |
| 得 | dé | to obtain |
| 从 | Cóng | surname Cong |
| 忙 | máng | busy |
| 快 | kuài | rapid |
| 快乐 | kuài lè | happy |
| 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 |
| 意思 | yì si | idea |
| 爱 | ài | to love |
| 感冒 | gǎn mào | to catch cold |
| 慢 | màn | slow |
| 懂 | dǒng | to understand |
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we |
| 房子 | fáng zi | house |
| 房间 | fáng jiān | room |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore |
| 手 | shǒu | hand |
| 手指 | shǒu zhǐ | finger |
| 手指头 | shǒu zhǐ tou | fingertip |
| 手机 | shǒu jī | cell phone |
| 打 | dǎ | to beat |
| 打电话 | dǎ diàn huà | to make a telephone call |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find |
| 拿 | ná | to hold |
| 接 | jiē | to receive |
| 换 | huàn | to exchange |
| 放 | fàng | to put |
| 教室 | jiào shì | classroom |
| 数学 | shù xué | mathematics |
| 新 | Xīn | new |
| 新年 | xīn nián | New Year |
| 方便 | fāng biàn | convenient |
| 旁边 | páng biān | lateral |
| 旅行 | lǚ xíng | to travel |
| 旅馆 | lǚ guǎn | hotel |
| 日 | Rì | sun |
| 日本 | Rì běn | |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning |
| 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 | |
| 春天 | chūn tiān | spring (season) |
| 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday |
| 是 | shì | is |
| 时候 | shí hou | time |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening |
| 晚会 | wǎn huì | evening party |
| 书 | Shū | book |
| 会 | huì | can |
| 月 | yuè | moon |
| 有 | yǒu | to have |
| 有时候 | yǒu shí hou | sometimes |
| 有趣 | yǒu qù | interesting |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 本 | běn | root |
| 杯 | bēi | cup |
| 杯子 | bēi zi | cup |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing |
| 果汁 | guǒ zhī | fruit juice |
| 桌 | zhuō | table |
| 桌子 | zhuō zi | table |
| 棒球 | bàng qiú | baseball |
| 椅子 | yǐ zi | chair |
| 楼 | Lóu | surname Lou |
| 楼上 | lóu shàng | upstairs |
| 楼下 | lóu xià | downstairs |
| 树 | shù | tree |
| 机场 | jī chǎng | airport |
| 次 | cì | next in sequence |
| 欢迎 | huān yíng | to welcome |
| 岁 | suì | classifier for years (of age) |
| 历史 | lì shǐ | history |
| 每 | měi | each |
| 比 | Bǐ | (particle used for comparison and "-er than") |
| 比赛 | bǐ sài | competition (sports etc) |
| 水 | Shuǐ | surname Shui |
| 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit |
| 决定 | jué dìng | to decide (to do something) |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) |
| 没关系 | méi guān xi | it doesn't matter |
| 沙发 | shā fā | sofa (loanword) |
| 河 | hé | river |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash |
| 洗手间 | xǐ shǒu jiān | toilet |
| 洗澡 | xǐ zǎo | to bathe |
| 海 | Hǎi | surname Hai |
| 海边 | hǎi biān | coast |
| 渴 | kě | thirsty |
| 游泳 | yóu yǒng | swimming |
| 湖 | hú | lake |
| 汤 | Tāng | surname Tang |
| 准备 | zhǔn bèi | preparation |
| 漂亮 | piào liang | pretty |
| 火车 | huǒ chē | train |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | why? |
| 照片 | zhào piàn | photograph |
| 照相 | zhào xiàng | to take a photograph |
| 照相机 | zhào xiàng jī | camera |
| 热 | rè | to warm up |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (informal) father |
| 片 | piàn | thin piece |
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog |
| 玩 | wán | to play |
| 玩儿 | wán r | to play |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now |
| 瓶 | píng | bottle |
| 甜 | tián | sweet |
| 生日 | shēng rì | birthday |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life |
| 生病 | shēng bìng | to fall ill |
| 用 | yòng | to use |
| 男 | nán | male |
| 男生 | nán shēng | schoolboy |
| 画儿 | huà r | picture |
| 痛 | tòng | ache |
| 瘦 | shòu | thin |
| 白色 | bái sè | white |
| 百 | Bǎi | surname Bai |
| 的 | de | of |
| 盘子 | pán zi | tray |
| 看 | kàn | to see |
| 真 | zhēn | really |
| 眼睛 | yǎn jing | eye |
| 眼镜 | yǎn jìng | spectacles |
| 睡觉 | shuì jiào | to go to bed |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know |
| 短 | duǎn | short |
| 矮 | ǎi | low |
| 碗 | wǎn | bowl |
| 票 | piào | ticket |
| 礼物 | lǐ wù | gift |
| 秋天 | qiū tiān | autumn |
| 科学 | kē xué | science |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear |
| 窗 | chuāng | shutter |
| 窗户 | chuāng hu | window |
| 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 |
| 篮球 | lán qiú | basketball |
| 纸 | zhǐ | paper |
| 累 | lèi | tired |
| 结婚 | jié hūn | to marry |
| 给 | gěi | to |
| 网球 | wǎng qiú | tennis |
| 紧张 | jǐn zhāng | nervous |
| 练习 | liàn xí | to practice |
| 美国 | Měi guó | |
| 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 |
| 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 老板 | Lǎo bǎn | boss |
| 考试 | kǎo shì | to take an exam |
| 耳朵 | ěr duo | ear |
| 听 | tīng | to listen |
| 肉 | ròu | meat |
| 肚子 | dù zi | belly |
| 胖 | pàng | fat |
| 能 | Néng | surname Neng |
| 脚踏车 | jiǎo tà chē | bicycle |
| 自行车 | zì xíng chē | bicycle |
| 台湾 | Tái wān | |
| 舒服 | shū fu | comfortable |
| 花 | Huā | surname Hua |
| 花儿 | huā r | flower |
| 英文 | Yīng wén | |
| 茶 | chá | tea |
| 菜 | cài | dish (type of food) |
| 菜单 | cài dān | menu |
| 华文 | Huá wén | |
| 华语 | Huá yǔ | |
| 万 | Wàn | surname Wan |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress |
| 药 | yào | medicine |
| 苹果 | píng guǒ | apple |
| 号 | hào | ordinal number |
| 号码 | hào mǎ | number |
| 蛋 | dàn | egg |
| 蛋糕 | dàn gāo | cake |
| 街 | jiē | street |
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes |
| 表演 | biǎo yǎn | play |
| 裙子 | qún zi | skirt |
| 里面 | lǐ miàn | inside |
| 裤子 | kù zi | trousers |
| 袜子 | wà zi | socks |
| 要 | yào | important |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think |
| 计程车 | jì chéng chē | taxi |
| 记得 | jì de | to remember |
| 认识 | rèn shi | to know |
| 语言 | yǔ yán | language |
| 说 | shuō | to speak |
| 说话 | shuō huà | to speak |
| 谁 | shéi | who |
| 课本 | kè běn | textbook |
| 请 | qǐng | to ask |
| 请假 | qǐng jià | to request leave of absence |
| 请问 | qǐng wèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie | to thank |
| 警察 | jǐng chá | police |
| 护士 | hù shi | nurse |
| 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 |
| 赢 | yíng | to beat |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk |
| 走路 | zǒu lù | to walk |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get out of bed |
| 足球 | zú qiú | soccer ball |
| 跑 | pǎo | to run |
| 跑步 | pǎo bù | to run |
| 跟 | gēn | heel |
| 路 | Lù | surname Lu |
| 踢 | tī | to kick |
| 身体 | shēn tǐ | the body |
| 车 | Chē | surname Che |
| 车子 | chē zi | car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) |
| 车站 | chē zhàn | rail station |
| 输 | shū | to lose |
| 办公室 | bàn gōng shì | office |
| 近 | jìn | near |
| 送 | sòng | to deliver |
| 这 | zhè | this |
| 这儿 | zhè r | here |
| 这里 | zhè lǐ | here |
| 周末 | zhōu mò | weekend |
| 进来 | jìn lái | to come in |
| 运动 | yùn dòng | to move |
| 过 | Guò | surname Guo |
| 远 | yuǎn | far |
| 还是 | hái shi | or |
| 那 | nà | that |
| 那儿 | nà r | there |
| 那里 | nà li | there |
| 邮局 | yóu jú | post office |
| 都 | dōu | all |
| 酒 | jiǔ | wine (esp. rice wine) |
| 医生 | yī shēng | doctor |
| 医院 | yī yuàn | hospital |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important |
| 银行 | yín háng | bank |
| 钱 | Qián | surname Qian |
| 长 | cháng | length |
| 门 | Mén | surname Men |
| 开 | kāi | to open |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin |
| 开车 | kāi chē | to drive a car |
| 关 | Guān | surname Guan |
| 附近 | fù jìn | (in the) vicinity |
| 双 | Shuāng | surname Shuang |
| 鸡 | jī | fowl |
| 离 | Lí | surname Li |
| 难 | nán | difficult (to...) |
| 零 | líng | zero |
| 电子邮件 | diàn zǐ yóu jiàn | |
| 电影 | diàn yǐng | movie |
| 电影院 | diàn yǐng yuàn | cinema |
| 电梯 | diàn tī | elevator |
| 电脑 | diàn nǎo | computer |
| 电视 | diàn shì | television |
| 电视机 | diàn shì jī | television set |
| 电话 | diàn huà | telephone |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very |
| 面 | miàn | noodles |
| 鞋子 | xié zi | shoe |
| 音乐 | yīn yuè | music |
| 头 | tóu | head |
| 头发 | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 颜色 | yán sè | color |
| 风 | fēng | wind |
| 风景 | fēng jǐng | scenery |
| 飞机 | fēi jī | airplane |
| 飞机场 | fēi jī chǎng | airport |
| 食物 | shí wù | food |
| 饭 | fàn | food |
| 饭店 | fàn diàn | restaurant |
| 饭馆 | fàn guǎn | restaurant |
| 饮料 | yǐn liào | drink |
| 饺子 | jiǎo zi | dumpling |
| 餐厅 | cān tīng | dining hall |
| 饿 | è | to be hungry |
| 香蕉 | xiāng jiāo | banana |
| 马 | Mǎ | surname Ma |
| 马路 | mǎ lù | street |
| 骑 | qí | to ride (an animal or bike) |
| 高 | Gāo | surname Gao |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy |
| 鱼 | Yú | surname Yu |
| 鸟 | niǎo | bird |
| 面包 | miàn bāo | bread |
| 黄色 | huáng sè | yellow (color) |
| 黑板 | hēi bǎn | blackboard |
| 点 | diǎn | point |
| 点钟 | diǎn zhōng | (indicating time of day) o'clock |
| 画 | huà | to draw |
| 唱歌儿 | chàng gē er | to sing (a song) |
| 一半儿 | yī bàn er | one half |
| 妳 | nǎi | you |
| 妳们 | nǎi men | you guys |
| 甚么 | shén me | what |
| 鱼儿 | yú er | fish |