515 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 一 | yī | one |
| 一共 | yī gòng | altogether |
| 一切 | yī qiè | everything |
| 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 |
| 七 | qī | seven |
| 三 | Sān | surname San |
| 上 | shàng | on top |
| 上天 | shàng tiān | Heaven |
| 上风 | shàng fēng | on the up |
| 下 | xià | down |
| 不 | bù | (negative prefix) |
| 不了 | bù liǎo | unable to |
| 不再 | bù zài | no more |
| 不管 | bù guǎn | not to be concerned |
| 不过 | bù guò | only |
| 丑 | Chǒu | surname Chou |
| 世界 | shì jiè | world |
| 丞相 | chéng xiàng | the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) |
| 丢 | diū | to lose |
| 中 | Zhōng | surname Zhong |
| 久 | jiǔ | (long) time |
| 之 | zhī | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) |
| 也 | Yě | surname Ye |
| 乱 | luàn | in confusion or disorder |
| 了 | le | (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair |
| 二 | èr | two |
| 五 | wǔ | five |
| 些 | xiē | some |
| 人 | rén | man |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 今 | jīn | today |
| 仔细 | zǐ xì | careful |
| 他 | tā | he or him |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before |
| 以后 | yǐ hòu | after |
| 伐 | fá | to cut down |
| 休息 | xiū xi | rest |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but |
| 住 | zhù | to live |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 保护 | bǎo hù | to protect |
| 个 | gè | individual |
| 个儿 | gè r | size |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 倒 | dào | to place upside down |
| 做 | zuò | to do |
| 伤心 | shāng xīn | to grieve |
| 傻子 | shǎ zi | idiot |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble |
| 仆人 | pú rén | servant |
| 先 | xiān | first |
| 光 | guāng | light |
| 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 全部 | quán bù | whole |
| 两 | liǎng | two |
| 六 | liù | six |
| 其他 | qí tā | other |
| 再 | zài | again |
| 再生 | zài shēng | to be reborn |
| 出 | chū | to go out |
| 出世 | chū shì | to be born |
| 出现 | chū xiàn | to appear |
| 出生 | chū shēng | to be born |
| 别 | Bié | surname Bie |
| 到 | dào | to (a place) |
| 到处 | dào chù | everywhere |
| 前面 | qián miàn | ahead |
| 刚才 | gāng cái | just now |
| 剑 | jiàn | double-edged sword |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | great effort |
| 勇敢 | yǒng gǎn | brave |
| 动作 | dòng zuò | movement |
| 化 | huà | to make into |
| 化身 | huà shēn | incarnation |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 十分 | shí fēn | very |
| 半 | bàn | half |
| 半天 | bàn tiān | half of the day |
| 危险 | wēi xiǎn | danger |
| 却 | què | but |
| 原来 | yuán lái | original |
| 原谅 | yuán liàng | to excuse |
| 厉害 | lì hai | difficult to deal with |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again |
| 取 | qǔ | to take |
| 受不了 | shòu bù liǎo | unbearable |
| 受伤 | shòu shāng | to sustain injuries |
| 句 | jù | sentence |
| 只 | zhǐ | only |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | if 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 |
| 吃饭 | chī fàn | to have a meal |
| 吃惊 | chī jīng | to be startled |
| 同意 | tóng yì | to agree |
| 同时 | tóng shí | at the same time |
| 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 ...?") |
| 周 | Zhōu | surname Zhou |
| 周围 | zhōu wéi | surroundings |
| 味道 | wèi dao | flavor |
| 和 | Hé | surname He |
| 哈哈 | hā hā | (onom.) laughing out loud |
| 哪 | nǎ | how |
| 哭 | kū | to cry |
| 哼 | hēng | to groan |
| 啊 | a | modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent |
| 问 | wèn | to ask |
| 问好 | wèn hǎo | to say hello to |
| 问题 | wèn tí | question |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like |
| 喝 | hē | to drink |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 嘴 | zuǐ | mouth |
| 四 | sì | four |
| 回 | huí | to circle |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because |
| 困难 | kùn nan | difficult |
| 圈 | quān | circle |
| 国家 | guó jiā | country |
| 在 | zài | (located) at |
| 地 | de | -ly |
| 地 | dì | earth |
| 地方 | dì fāng | region |
| 地方 | dì fang | area |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit |
| 城市 | chéng shì | city |
| 塘 | táng | dyke |
| 坏 | huài | bad |
| 多 | duō | many |
| 夜叉 | yè chā | yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword) |
| 梦 | mèng | dream |
| 大 | dà | big |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 大声 | dà shēng | loud voice |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 天上 | tiān shàng | celestial |
| 天地 | tiān dì | heaven and earth |
| 天气 | tiān qì | weather |
| 太 | tài | highest |
| 夫人 | fū ren | lady |
| 失败 | shī bài | to be defeated |
| 奇怪 | qí guài | strange |
| 女 | nǚ | female |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 好 | hǎo | good |
| 好像 | hǎo xiàng | as if |
| 好几 | hǎo jǐ | several |
| 好看 | hǎo kàn | good-looking |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if |
| 妻子 | qī zǐ | wife and children |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama |
| 字 | zì | letter |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 学 | xué | to learn |
| 学生 | xué sheng | student |
| 学习 | xué xí | to learn |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 安全 | ān quán | safe |
| 安静 | ān jìng | quiet |
| 完 | wán | to finish |
| 宫 | Gōng | surname Gong |
| 害怕 | hài pà | to be afraid |
| 家 | jiā | home |
| 家人 | jiā rén | household |
| 封 | Fēng | surname Feng |
| 对 | duì | right |
| 小 | xiǎo | small |
| 小心 | xiǎo xīn | to be careful |
| 尖 | jiān | point (of needle) |
| 就 | jiù | at once |
| 就是 | jiù shì | (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) |
| 山 | Shān | surname Shan |
| 左 | Zuǒ | surname Zuo |
| 左右 | zuǒ yòu | around (a number) |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 希望 | xī wàng | to wish for |
| 师父 | shī fu | used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan) |
| 带 | dài | to take along |
| 帮助 | bāng zhù | assistance |
| 帮忙 | bāng máng | to help |
| 年 | Nián | surname Nian |
| 年龄 | nián líng | (a person's) age |
| 干 | gàn | to do |
| 几 | jǐ | how much |
| 弄 | nòng | to do |
| 弄脏 | nòng zāng | to make dirty |
| 张 | Zhāng | surname Zhang |
| 往 | wǎng | to go (in a direction) |
| 很 | hěn | (adverb of degree) |
| 后 | hòu | back |
| 后来 | hòu lái | afterwards |
| 得 | dé | to obtain |
| 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 |
| 从前 | cóng qián | previously |
| 心 | xīn | heart |
| 必须 | bì xū | to have to |
| 忙 | máng | busy |
| 忠 | zhōng | loyal |
| 快 | kuài | rapid |
| 快点 | kuài diǎn | to do sth more quickly |
| 怎么 | zěn me | how? |
| 怎么了 | zěn me le | What's up? |
| 怎么样 | zěn me yàng | how? |
| 怕 | Pà | surname Pa |
| 怪 | guài | bewildering |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3]) |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think |
| 想起 | xiǎng qǐ | to recall |
| 意思 | yì si | idea |
| 爱 | ài | to love |
| 感觉 | gǎn jué | to feel |
| 感谢 | gǎn xiè | (express) thanks |
| 慢 | màn | slow |
| 懂 | dǒng | to understand |
| 应该 | yīng gāi | ought to |
| 成为 | chéng wéi | to become |
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 房间 | fáng jiān | room |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore |
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all |
| 手 | shǒu | hand |
| 才能 | cái néng | talent |
| 打 | dá | dozen (loanword) |
| 打 | dǎ | to beat |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find |
| 把 | bǎ | to hold |
| 抬 | tái | to lift |
| 抱 | bào | to hold |
| 拉 | lā | to pull |
| 拿 | ná | to hold |
| 接着 | jiē zhe | to catch and hold on |
| 换 | huàn | to exchange |
| 摇动 | yáo dòng | to shake |
| 摸 | mō | to feel with the hand |
| 担心 | dān xīn | anxious |
| 收拾 | shōu shi | to put in order |
| 放 | fàng | to put |
| 放下 | fàng xià | to lay down |
| 放心 | fàng xīn | to feel relieved |
| 故事 | gù shì | old practice |
| 故事 | gù shi | narrative |
| 教会 | jiāo huì | to show |
| 敢 | gǎn | to dare |
| 新 | Xīn | new |
| 方向 | fāng xiàng | direction |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method |
| 于是 | yú shì | thereupon |
| 旁边 | páng biān | lateral |
| 既然 | jì rán | since |
| 早 | zǎo | early |
| 明白 | míng bai | clear |
| 是 | shì | is |
| 是否 | shì fǒu | whether (or not) |
| 时候 | shí hou | time |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening |
| 更 | gèng | more |
| 最 | zuì | most |
| 最好 | zuì hǎo | best |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | final |
| 最近 | zuì jìn | recent |
| 会 | huì | can |
| 月亮 | yuè liang | the moon |
| 有 | yǒu | to have |
| 有些 | yǒu xiē | some |
| 有名 | yǒu míng | famous |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 东西 | dōng xī | east and west |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing |
| 条 | tiáo | strip |
| 样子 | yàng zi | appearance |
| 树木 | shù mù | tree |
| 次 | cì | next in sequence |
| 欢迎 | huān yíng | to welcome |
| 正 | zhèng | straight |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | just at (that time) |
| 正好 | zhèng hǎo | just (in time) |
| 正常 | zhèng cháng | regular |
| 岁 | suì | classifier for years (of age) |
| 死 | sǐ | to die |
| 段 | Duàn | surname Duan |
| 杀 | shā | to kill |
| 母亲 | mǔ qīn | mother |
| 每 | měi | each |
| 比 | Bǐ | (particle used for comparison and "-er than") |
| 比 | bì | to associate with |
| 气 | qì | gas |
| 水 | Shuǐ | surname Shui |
| 汗 | hàn | perspiration |
| 决定 | jué dìng | to decide (to do something) |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | haven't |
| 没关系 | méi guān xi | it doesn't matter |
| 河流 | hé liú | river |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash |
| 流 | liú | to flow |
| 海 | Hǎi | surname Hai |
| 凉快 | liáng kuai | nice and cold |
| 淹 | yān | to flood |
| 准备 | zhǔn bèi | preparation |
| 漂亮 | piào liang | pretty |
| 火 | Huǒ | surname Huo |
| 为 | wéi | as (in the capacity of) |
| 为了 | wèi le | in order to |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | why? |
| 然后 | rán hòu | after |
| 照顾 | zhào gu | to take care of |
| 热 | rè | to warm up |
| 父亲 | fù qīn | father |
| 牙齿 | yá chǐ | tooth |
| 特别 | tè bié | especially |
| 玉 | yù | jade |
| 王 | Wáng | surname Wang |
| 玩 | wán | to play |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now |
| 球 | qiú | ball |
| 生 | shēng | to be born |
| 生命 | shēng mìng | life (as the characteristic of living beings) |
| 生气 | shēng qì | to get angry |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life |
| 用 | yòng | to use |
| 男 | nán | male |
| 留下 | liú xià | to leave behind |
| 当 | dāng | to be |
| 当然 | dāng rán | only natural |
| 疼 | téng | (it) hurts |
| 病 | bìng | illness |
| 发 | fā | to send out |
| 发生 | fā shēng | to happen |
| 白色 | bái sè | white |
| 的 | de | of |
| 的话 | de huà | if (coming after a conditional clause) |
| 直接 | zhí jiē | direct |
| 相 | Xiāng | surname Xiang |
| 相信 | xiāng xìn | to be convinced (that sth is true) |
| 看 | kàn | to see |
| 看见 | kàn jiàn | to see |
| 看起来 | kàn qǐ lai | seemingly |
| 真 | zhēn | really |
| 真人 | zhēn rén | a real person |
| 眼睛 | yǎn jing | eye |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know |
| 石头 | shí tou | stone |
| 砰 | pēng | (onom.) bang |
| 破 | pò | broken |
| 确实 | què shí | indeed |
| 祝贺 | zhù hè | to congratulate |
| 神仙 | shén xiān | Daoist immortal |
| 祸事 | huò shì | disaster |
| 礼貌 | lǐ mào | courtesy |
| 空气 | kōng qì | air |
| 突然 | tū rán | sudden |
| 站 | zhàn | station |
| 章 | Zhāng | surname Zhang |
| 笑 | xiào | laugh |
| 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc) |
| 等 | děng | to await for |
| 筋 | jīn | muscle |
| 红色 | hóng sè | red (color) |
| 终于 | zhōng yú | at last |
| 结果 | jié guǒ | outcome |
| 给 | gěi | to |
| 经历 | jīng lì | experience |
| 绿色 | lǜ sè | green |
| 紧张 | jǐn zhāng | nervous |
| 练习 | liàn xí | to practice |
| 总 | zǒng | always |
| 才 | cái | a moment ago |
| 美丽 | měi lì | beautiful |
| 羡慕 | xiàn mù | to envy |
| 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 而且 | ér qiě | (not only ...) but also |
| 耳朵 | ěr duo | ear |
| 聪明 | cōng ming | intelligent |
| 声音 | shēng yīn | voice |
| 听 | tīng | to listen |
| 听说 | tīng shuō | to hear (sth said) |
| 肚子 | dù zi | belly |
| 肯定 | kěn dìng | to be certain |
| 胳膊 | gē bo | arm |
| 能 | Néng | surname Neng |
| 脱下 | tuō xià | to take off (clothing) |
| 脚 | jiǎo | foot |
| 腿 | tuǐ | leg |
| 脸 | liǎn | face |
| 脸红 | liǎn hóng | to blush |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself |
| 与 | yǔ | and |
| 兴奋 | xīng fèn | excited |
| 举行 | jǔ xíng | to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) |
| 举起 | jǔ qǐ | to heave |
| 花朵 | huā duǒ | flower |
| 叶子 | yè zi | foliage |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress |
| 着急 | zháo jí | to worry |
| 莲 | lián | lotus |
| 姜 | jiāng | ginger |
| 蓝色 | lán sè | blue (color) |
| 术 | shù | method |
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes |
| 被 | bèi | quilt |
| 里面 | lǐ miàn | inside |
| 要 | yào | important |
| 要是 | yào shi | if |
| 要求 | yāo qiú | to request |
| 见面 | jiàn miàn | to meet |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think |
| 解决 | jiě jué | to settle (a dispute) |
| 讨厌 | tǎo yàn | to dislike |
| 记住 | jì zhu | to remember |
| 话 | huà | dialect |
| 认真 | rèn zhēn | conscientious |
| 认识 | rèn shi | to know |
| 说不出话来 | shuō bù chū huà lái | speechless |
| 说话 | shuō huà | to speak |
| 谁 | shéi | who |
| 请 | qǐng | to ask |
| 请问 | qǐng wèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie | to thank |
| 变成 | biàn chéng | to change into |
| 让 | ràng | to yield |
| 负责 | fù zé | to be in charge of |
| 贵 | guì | expensive |
| 赢 | yíng | to beat |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk |
| 起来 | qǐ lái | (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state |
| 越来越 | yuè lái yuè | more and more |
| 跑 | pǎo | to run |
| 跟着 | gēn zhe | to follow after |
| 路 | Lù | surname Lu |
| 身体 | shēn tǐ | the body |
| 轻松 | qīng sōng | light |
| 输 | shū | to lose |
| 转 | zhuǎn | to turn |
| 办法 | bàn fǎ | means |
| 送给 | sòng gěi | to send |
| 这 | zhè | this |
| 这儿 | zhè r | here |
| 这样 | zhè yàng | this kind of |
| 这里 | zhè lǐ | here |
| 这么 | zhè me | so much |
| 连 | Lián | surname Lian |
| 进 | jìn | to go forward |
| 遇到 | yù dào | to meet |
| 过 | Guò | surname Guo |
| 过 | guo | (experienced action marker) |
| 过去 | guò qù | (in the) past |
| 道 | dào | road |
| 道士 | dào shì | Daoist priest |
| 远 | yuǎn | far |
| 还 | hái | still |
| 还是 | hái shi | or |
| 还有 | hái yǒu | furthermore |
| 那 | nà | that |
| 那样 | nà yàng | that kind |
| 都 | dōu | all |
| 酒 | jiǔ | wine (esp. rice wine) |
| 醒来 | xǐng lái | to waken |
| 医生 | yī shēng | doctor |
| 金子 | jīn zi | gold |
| 错 | Cuò | surname Cuo |
| 长 | zhǎng | chief |
| 门 | Mén | surname Men |
| 开 | kāi | to open |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin |
| 开心 | kāi xīn | to feel happy |
| 关 | Guān | surname Guan |
| 降临 | jiàng lín | to descend |
| 虽然 | suī rán | although |
| 鸡 | jī | fowl |
| 离 | Lí | surname Li |
| 离开 | lí kāi | to depart |
| 难 | nán | difficult (to...) |
| 难受 | nán shòu | to feel unwell |
| 难过 | nán guò | to feel sad |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very |
| 响 | xiǎng | echo |
| 头 | tóu | head |
| 头发 | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 风 | fēng | wind |
| 飞 | fēi | to fly |
| 香火 | xiāng huǒ | incense burning in front of a temple |
| 马 | Mǎ | surname Ma |
| 马上 | mǎ shàng | at once |
| 高 | Gāo | surname Gao |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy |
| 闹 | nào | noisy |
| 魂魄 | hún pò | soul |
| 鸟 | niǎo | bird |
| 麻烦 | má fan | inconvenient |
| 黄色 | huáng sè | yellow (color) |
| 黑色 | hēi sè | black |
| 鼻子 | bí zi | nose |
| 龙 | Lóng | surname Long |
| 画 | huà | to draw |
| 陪 | péi | to accompany |
| 不见了 | bù jiàn le | can no longer see something |
| 过道术 | guò dào shù |