143 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一 | yī | one |
| 七 | qī | seven |
| 不 | bù | (negative prefix) |
| 不管 | bù guǎn | not to be concerned |
| 之 | zhī | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) |
| 之后 | zhī hòu | afterwards |
| 了 | le | (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) |
| 二 | èr | two |
| 五 | wǔ | five |
| 些 | xiē | some |
| 人 | rén | man |
| 人们 | rén men | people |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 他们 | tā men | they |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 做 | zuò | to do |
| 传统 | chuán tǒng | tradition |
| 公司 | gōng sī | (business) company |
| 六 | liù | six |
| 出去 | chū qù | to go out |
| 到 | dào | to (a place) |
| 到来 | dào lái | to arrive |
| 到底 | dào dǐ | finally |
| 前 | qián | front |
| 包饺子 | bāo jiǎo zi | to wrap jiaozi (dumplings or potstickers) |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 只 | zhǐ | only |
| 叫 | jiào | to shout |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 吃饭 | chī fàn | to have a meal |
| 呢 | ne | particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") |
| 问 | wèn | to ask |
| 回到 | huí dào | to return to |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because |
| 在 | zài | (located) at |
| 多 | duō | many |
| 多少 | duō shao | how much |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 大概 | dà gài | roughly |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 太 | tài | highest |
| 好些 | hǎo xiē | a good deal of |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 学校 | xué xiào | school |
| 学生 | xué sheng | student |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 守岁 | shǒu suì | stay up late to welcome the New Year |
| 完 | wán | to finish |
| 家 | jiā | home |
| 家人 | jiā rén | household |
| 对于 | duì yú | regarding |
| 小 | xiǎo | small |
| 就 | jiù | at once |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work |
| 带来 | dài lái | to bring |
| 年夜饭 | nián yè fàn | New Year's Eve family dinner |
| 几 | jǐ | how much |
| 很 | hěn | (adverb of degree) |
| 后 | hòu | back |
| 恐怕 | kǒng pà | fear |
| 庆祝 | qìng zhù | to celebrate |
| 房间 | fáng jiān | room |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore |
| 打扫 | dǎ sǎo | to clean |
| 把 | bǎ | to hold |
| 拜年 | bài nián | to pay a New Year call |
| 持续 | chí xù | to continue |
| 放 | fàng | to put |
| 新年 | xīn nián | New Year |
| 日子 | rì zi | day |
| 早起 | zǎo qǐ | to get up early |
| 春天 | chūn tiān | spring (season) |
| 是 | shì | is |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening |
| 更 | gèng | more |
| 最 | zuì | most |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | final |
| 会 | huì | can |
| 月 | yuè | moon |
| 有 | yǒu | to have |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 欢乐 | huān lè | gaiety |
| 每 | měi | each |
| 气氛 | qì fēn | atmosphere |
| 没有关系 | méi yǒu guān xi | see 沒關係|没关系[mei2 guan1 xi5] |
| 活动 | huó dòng | to exercise |
| 为了 | wèi le | in order to |
| 特别 | tè bié | especially |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life |
| 的 | de | of |
| 真正 | zhēn zhèng | genuine |
| 种 | zhǒng | seed |
| 称为 | chēng wéi | called |
| 穷 | qióng | poor |
| 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc) |
| 等 | děng | to await for |
| 等待 | děng dài | to wait |
| 答案 | dá àn | answer |
| 节日 | jié rì | holiday |
| 红包 | hóng bāo | money wrapped in red as a gift |
| 结束 | jié shù | termination |
| 给 | gěi | to |
| 总 | zǒng | always |
| 继续 | jì xù | to continue |
| 才 | cái | a moment ago |
| 老人 | lǎo rén | old man or woman |
| 老样子 | lǎo yàng zi | old situation |
| 聊天 | liáo tiān | to chat |
| 兴奋 | xīng fèn | excited |
| 举行 | jǔ xíng | to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) |
| 着急 | zháo jí | to worry |
| 号 | hào | ordinal number |
| 要 | yào | important |
| 亲戚 | qīn qi | a relative (i.e. family relation) |
| 认为 | rèn wéi | to believe |
| 说 | shuō | to speak |
| 让 | ràng | to yield |
| 较 | jiào | to compare |
| 农历 | nóng lì | the traditional Chinese calendar |
| 迎接 | yíng jiē | to meet |
| 这 | zhè | this |
| 过年 | guò nián | to celebrate the Chinese New Year |
| 还有 | hái yǒu | furthermore |
| 都 | dōu | all |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important |
| 金钱 | jīn qián | money |
| 长 | cháng | length |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin |
| 关于 | guān yú | pertaining to |
| 离开 | lí kāi | to depart |
| 难 | nán | difficult (to...) |
| 鞭炮 | biān pào | firecrackers |
| 点 | diǎn | point |
| 开开心心 | kāi kāi xīn xīn | happy |