414 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一 | yī | one |
| 一下 | yī xià | (used after a verb) give it a go |
| 一下子 | yī xià zi | in a short while |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some |
| 一个人 | yī gè rén | by oneself (without assistance) |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely |
| 一会儿 | yī huì r | a moment |
| 一样 | yī yàng | same |
| 一直 | yī zhí | straight (in a straight line) |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | in the same place |
| 一边 | yī biān | one side |
| 三 | Sān | surname San |
| 上 | shàng | on top |
| 下 | xià | down |
| 下来 | xià lai | to come down |
| 不 | bù | (negative prefix) |
| 不怎么 | bù zěn me | not very |
| 不要 | bù yào | don't! |
| 世界 | shì jiè | world |
| 中间 | zhōng jiān | between |
| 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 |
| 人们 | rén men | people |
| 人才 | rén cái | talent |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 他 | tā | he or him |
| 他们 | tā men | they |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before |
| 以为 | yǐ wéi | to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but |
| 住 | zhù | to live |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 你们 | nǐ men | you (plural) |
| 你好 | nǐ hǎo | hello |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 个 | gè | individual |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 做 | zuò | to do |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble |
| 先 | xiān | first |
| 两 | liǎng | two |
| 再 | zài | again |
| 再也 | zài yě | (not) any more |
| 再见 | zài jiàn | goodbye |
| 冷 | Lěng | surname Leng |
| 出 | chū | to go out |
| 出来 | chū lái | to come out |
| 出去 | chū qù | to go out |
| 出现 | chū xiàn | to appear |
| 出生 | chū shēng | to be born |
| 别 | Bié | surname Bie |
| 别人 | bié ren | other people |
| 别的 | bié de | else |
| 到 | dào | to (a place) |
| 前 | qián | front |
| 前面 | qián miàn | ahead |
| 刚 | gāng | just now |
| 力气 | lì qi | strength |
| 动 | dòng | (of sth) to move |
| 动物 | dòng wù | animal |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth |
| 另 | lìng | other |
| 另外 | lìng wài | additional |
| 只 | zhǐ | only |
| 叫 | jiào | to shout |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can |
| 可怕 | kě pà | awful |
| 可是 | kě shì | but |
| 可笑 | kě xiào | funny |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 吃饭 | chī fàn | to have a meal |
| 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) |
| 向 | Xiàng | surname Xiang |
| 吧 | ba | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) |
| 告诉 | gào su | to tell |
| 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 |
| 哪里 | nǎ lǐ | where? |
| 哭 | kū | to cry |
| 啊 | a | modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent |
| 问 | wèn | to ask |
| 问题 | wèn tí | question |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like |
| 喝 | hē | to drink |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 回 | huí | to circle |
| 回来 | huí lai | to return |
| 回去 | huí qu | to return |
| 回头 | huí tóu | to turn round |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because |
| 国 | Guó | surname Guo |
| 国王 | guó wáng | king |
| 在 | zài | (located) at |
| 地 | dì | earth |
| 地方 | dì fang | area |
| 块 | kuài | lump (of earth) |
| 坏 | huài | bad |
| 外面 | wài miàn | outside (also pr. [wai4 mian |
| 多 | duō | many |
| 大 | dà | big |
| 大人 | dà ren | adult |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 大声 | dà shēng | loud voice |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 天气 | tiān qì | weather |
| 太 | tài | highest |
| 奇怪 | qí guài | strange |
| 女 | nǚ | female |
| 女人 | nǚ rén | woman |
| 女儿 | nǚ ér | daughter |
| 女孩 | nǚ hái | girl |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 她们 | tā men | they |
| 好 | hǎo | good |
| 好像 | hǎo xiàng | as if |
| 好吃 | hǎo chī | tasty |
| 好看 | hǎo kàn | good-looking |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if |
| 妹妹 | mèi mei | younger sister |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 学 | xué | to learn |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 完 | wán | to finish |
| 家 | jiā | home |
| 家人 | jiā rén | household |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry |
| 对了 | duì le | Correct! |
| 小 | xiǎo | small |
| 小心 | xiǎo xīn | to be careful |
| 少 | shǎo | few |
| 就 | jiù | at once |
| 就是 | jiù shì | (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) |
| 就要 | jiù yào | will |
| 山 | Shān | surname Shan |
| 山洞 | shān dòng | cavern |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work |
| 差 | chà | to differ from |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 希望 | xī wàng | to wish for |
| 带 | dài | to take along |
| 常常 | cháng cháng | frequently |
| 帮 | bāng | to help |
| 年 | Nián | surname Nian |
| 年轻 | nián qīng | young |
| 几 | jī | almost |
| 往 | wǎng | to go (in a direction) |
| 很 | hěn | (adverb of degree) |
| 后来 | hòu lái | afterwards |
| 后面 | hòu miàn | rear |
| 得 | de | structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 从来没有 | cóng lái méi yǒu | have never |
| 心 | xīn | heart |
| 忘 | wàng | to forget |
| 忘记 | wàng jì | to forget |
| 快 | kuài | rapid |
| 怎么 | zěn me | how? |
| 怎么样 | zěn me yàng | how? |
| 怎么办 | zěn me bàn | what's to be done |
| 怕 | Pà | surname Pa |
| 怪 | guài | bewildering |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think |
| 想到 | xiǎng dào | to think of |
| 想法 | xiǎng fǎ | way of thinking |
| 想起 | xiǎng qǐ | to recall |
| 意思 | yì si | idea |
| 爱 | ài | to love |
| 爱上 | ài shàng | to fall in love with |
| 慢 | màn | slow |
| 懂 | dǒng | to understand |
| 应该 | yīng gāi | ought to |
| 成 | Chéng | surname Cheng |
| 成为 | chéng wéi | to become |
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we |
| 房子 | fáng zi | house |
| 房间 | fáng jiān | room |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore |
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all |
| 手 | shǒu | hand |
| 打 | dǎ | to beat |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find |
| 找到 | zhǎo dào | to find |
| 抓 | zhuā | to grab |
| 抓住 | zhuā zhù | to grab |
| 拿 | ná | to hold |
| 拿起 | ná qǐ | to pick up |
| 摔 | shuāi | to throw down |
| 摸 | mō | to feel with the hand |
| 放 | fàng | to put |
| 放下 | fàng xià | to lay down |
| 故事 | gù shi | narrative |
| 新 | Xīn | new |
| 方便 | fāng biàn | convenient |
| 方向 | fāng xiàng | direction |
| 早 | zǎo | early |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 明白 | míng bai | clear |
| 星星 | xīng xing | star in the sky |
| 星期 | xīng qī | week |
| 是 | shì | is |
| 时候 | shí hou | time |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 晚 | wǎn | evening |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening |
| 暖和 | nuǎn huo | warm |
| 更 | gèng | more |
| 书 | Shū | book |
| 最 | zuì | most |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | final |
| 最近 | zuì jìn | recent |
| 会 | huì | can |
| 月 | yuè | moon |
| 有 | yǒu | to have |
| 有意思 | yǒu yì si | interesting |
| 有用 | yǒu yòng | useful |
| 有的 | yǒu de | (there are) some (who are...) |
| 有点 | yǒu diǎn | a little |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 东 | Dōng | surname Dong |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing |
| 条 | tiáo | strip |
| 样子 | yàng zi | appearance |
| 树 | shù | tree |
| 机会 | jī huì | opportunity |
| 次 | cì | next in sequence |
| 岁 | suì | classifier for years (of age) |
| 死 | sǐ | to die |
| 每 | měi | each |
| 比 | Bǐ | (particle used for comparison and "-er than") |
| 水 | Shuǐ | surname Shui |
| 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit |
| 决定 | jué dìng | to decide (to do something) |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) |
| 没用 | méi yòng | useless |
| 没错 | méi cuò | that's right |
| 河 | hé | river |
| 河水 | hé shuǐ | river water |
| 河边 | hé biān | river bank |
| 清 | Qīng | surname Qing |
| 漂亮 | piào liang | pretty |
| 为了 | wèi le | in order to |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | why? |
| 然后 | rán hòu | after |
| 热 | rè | to warm up |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (informal) father |
| 爷爷 | yé ye | (coll.) father's father |
| 玩 | wán | to play |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now |
| 生 | shēng | to be born |
| 生气 | shēng qì | to get angry |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life |
| 用 | yòng | to use |
| 用心 | yòng xīn | motive |
| 男人 | nán rén | a man |
| 男孩 | nán hái | boy |
| 发现 | fā xiàn | to find |
| 发生 | fā shēng | to happen |
| 白 | Bái | surname Bai |
| 白天 | bái tiān | daytime |
| 白色 | bái sè | white |
| 百 | Bǎi | surname Bai |
| 的 | de | of |
| 盲 | máng | blind |
| 盲人 | máng rén | blind person |
| 看 | kàn | to see |
| 看不清 | kàn bu qīng | not able to see clearly |
| 看不见 | kàn bu jiàn | unseen |
| 看得见 | kàn dé jiàn | can see |
| 看见 | kàn jiàn | to see |
| 真 | zhēn | really |
| 眼睛 | yǎn jing | eye |
| 睡 | shuì | to sleep |
| 睡着 | shuì zháo | to fall asleep |
| 睡觉 | shuì jiào | to go to bed |
| 睡醒 | shuì xǐng | to wake up |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know |
| 石头 | shí tou | stone |
| 种 | zhòng | to plant |
| 窗 | chuāng | shutter |
| 站起来 | zhàn qǐ lai | to stand up |
| 笑 | xiào | laugh |
| 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc) |
| 等 | děng | to await for |
| 给 | gěi | to |
| 经常 | jīng cháng | frequently |
| 总 | zǒng | always |
| 总是 | zǒng shì | always |
| 才 | cái | a moment ago |
| 美 | Měi | beautiful |
| 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 |
| 老人 | lǎo rén | old man or woman |
| 老公 | lǎo gōng | (coll.) husband |
| 老婆 | lǎo pó | (coll.) wife |
| 耳朵 | ěr duo | ear |
| 声 | shēng | sound |
| 声说 | shēng shuō | to narrate |
| 听 | tīng | to listen |
| 听到 | tīng dào | to hear |
| 听见 | tīng jiàn | to hear |
| 听说 | tīng shuō | to hear (sth said) |
| 肉 | ròu | meat |
| 能 | Néng | surname Neng |
| 自信 | zì xìn | to have confidence in oneself |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself |
| 花 | Huā | surname Hua |
| 草 | cǎo | grass |
| 草地 | cǎo dì | lawn |
| 菜 | cài | dish (type of food) |
| 着 | zháo | to touch |
| 里面 | lǐ miàn | inside |
| 西 | Xī | west |
| 要 | yāo | to demand |
| 要不 | yào bù | otherwise |
| 要不然 | yào bù rán | otherwise |
| 见 | jiàn | to see |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think |
| 记住 | jì zhu | to remember |
| 记得 | jì de | to remember |
| 试 | shì | to test |
| 话 | huà | dialect |
| 认真 | rèn zhēn | conscientious |
| 说 | shuō | to speak |
| 说话 | shuō huà | to speak |
| 谁 | shéi | who |
| 请问 | qǐng wèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie | to thank |
| 变 | biàn | to change |
| 变成 | biàn chéng | to change into |
| 让 | ràng | to yield |
| 贵州 | Guì zhōu | |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk |
| 走路 | zǒu lù | to walk |
| 起 | qǐ | to rise |
| 越 | Yuè | generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods |
| 越来越 | yuè lái yuè | more and more |
| 跑 | pǎo | to run |
| 跟 | gēn | heel |
| 跟着 | gēn zhe | to follow after |
| 路 | Lù | surname Lu |
| 路上 | lù shang | on the road |
| 身 | shēn | body |
| 身体 | shēn tǐ | the body |
| 办 | bàn | to do |
| 办法 | bàn fǎ | means |
| 近 | jìn | near |
| 这 | zhè | this |
| 这样 | zhè yàng | this kind of |
| 这里 | zhè lǐ | here |
| 这么 | zhè me | so much |
| 进 | jìn | to go forward |
| 进来 | jìn lái | to come in |
| 进去 | jìn qù | to go in |
| 过 | guo | (experienced action marker) |
| 过来 | guò lái | to come over |
| 过去 | guò qù | (in the) past |
| 远 | yuǎn | far |
| 还 | hái | still |
| 还是 | hái shi | or |
| 还有 | hái yǒu | furthermore |
| 边 | biān | side |
| 那些 | nà xiē | those |
| 那里 | nà li | there |
| 那边 | nà bian | over there |
| 那么 | nà me | like that |
| 酒 | jiǔ | wine (esp. rice wine) |
| 醒 | xǐng | to wake up |
| 里 | lǐ | inside |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important |
| 钱 | Qián | surname Qian |
| 错 | Cuò | surname Cuo |
| 长 | cháng | length |
| 门 | Mén | surname Men |
| 开 | kāi | to open |
| 开心 | kāi xīn | to feel happy |
| 关心 | guān xīn | to be concerned about |
| 难 | nán | difficult (to...) |
| 难看 | nán kàn | ugly |
| 难过 | nán guò | to feel sad |
| 雪 | Xuě | surname Xue |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need |
| 头 | tóu | head |
| 颜色 | yán sè | color |
| 饭 | fàn | food |
| 马上 | mǎ shàng | at once |
| 高 | Gāo | surname Gao |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy |
| 鸟 | niǎo | bird |
| 黑 | Hēi | black |
| 点 | diǎn | point |
| 看到 | kàn dào | to see (something) |
| 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | only |
| 对…来说 | duì … lái shuō | as for |
| 真的 | zhēn de | really |
| 不太 | bù tài | not too |
| 吃不完 | chī bu wán | to be unable to finish eating |
| 从那以后 | cóng nà yǐ hòu | since |
| 回不去 | huí bù qù | can't go back |
| 再也没有 | zài yě méi yǒu | no more |
| 一点都 | yī diǎn dōu | at all |
| 坐起来 | zuò qǐ lái | sit up |
| 睡不着 | shuì bù zháo | can't sleep |
| 再也不 | zài yě bù | never |