382 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 |
| 一家人 | yī jiā rén | household |
| 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 |
| 一点 | yī diǎn | a bit |
| 三 | Sān | surname San |
| 上 | shàng | on top |
| 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning |
| 下 | xià | down |
| 下来 | xià lai | to come down |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 不 | bù | (negative prefix) |
| 不一定 | bù yī dìng | not necessarily |
| 不怎么 | bù zěn me | not very |
| 不要 | bù yào | don't! |
| 不过 | bù guò | only |
| 中山 | Zhōng shān | Nakayama (Japanese surname) |
| 也 | Yě | surname Ye |
| 也许 | yě xǔ | perhaps |
| 了 | le | (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) |
| 事 | shì | matter |
| 二 | èr | two |
| 些 | xiē | some |
| 人 | rén | man |
| 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 |
| 以后 | yǐ hòu | after |
| 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 | dàn | but |
| 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 |
| 信 | xìn | letter |
| 个 | gè | individual |
| 做 | zuò | to do |
| 先生 | Xiān sheng | Mister (Mr.) |
| 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 两 | liǎng | two |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 再 | zài | again |
| 冷 | Lěng | surname Leng |
| 出 | chū | to go out |
| 出事 | chū shì | to have an accident |
| 出来 | chū lái | to come out |
| 出现 | chū xiàn | to appear |
| 出门 | chū mén | to go out |
| 别 | Bié | surname Bie |
| 别人 | bié ren | other people |
| 前 | qián | front |
| 前门 | Qián mén | front door |
| 前面 | qián miàn | ahead |
| 刚才 | gāng cái | just now |
| 动 | dòng | (of sth) to move |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 午饭 | wǔ fàn | lunch |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again |
| 叔叔 | shū shu | father's younger brother |
| 只 | zhǐ | only |
| 叫 | jiào | to shout |
| 可 | kě | can |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can |
| 可怕 | kě pà | awful |
| 可爱 | kě ài | adorable |
| 可是 | kě shì | but |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 同事 | tóng shì | colleague |
| 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 |
| 哪儿 | nǎ r | 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 |
| 喝酒 | hē jiǔ | to drink (alcohol) |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 四 | sì | four |
| 回来 | huí lai | to return |
| 回去 | huí qu | to return |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because |
| 在 | zài | (located) at |
| 地 | dì | earth |
| 地上 | dì shang | on the ground |
| 地方 | dì fang | area |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit |
| 块 | kuài | lump (of earth) |
| 墓地 | mù dì | cemetery |
| 外面 | wài miàn | outside (also pr. [wai4 mian |
| 多 | duō | many |
| 大 | dà | big |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 天天 | tiān tiān | every day |
| 天气 | tiān qì | weather |
| 太 | tài | highest |
| 太太 | tài tai | married woman |
| 失去 | shī qù | to lose |
| 失望 | shī wàng | disappointed |
| 奇怪 | qí guài | strange |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 好 | hǎo | good |
| 好像 | hǎo xiàng | as if |
| 好吃 | hǎo chī | tasty |
| 好奇 | hào qí | inquisitive |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if |
| 妈 | mā | ma |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama |
| 子 | zi | (noun suffix) |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 完 | wán | to finish |
| 害怕 | hài pà | to be afraid |
| 家 | jiā | home |
| 家人 | jiā rén | household |
| 实现 | shí xiàn | to achieve |
| 对 | duì | right |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry |
| 小 | xiǎo | small |
| 小心 | xiǎo xīn | to be careful |
| 小看 | xiǎo kàn | to look down on |
| 小声 | xiǎo shēng | in a low voice |
| 少 | shǎo | few |
| 就 | jiù | at once |
| 就是 | jiù shì | (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) |
| 工人 | gōng rén | worker |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work |
| 工厂 | gōng chǎng | factory |
| 左右 | zuǒ yòu | around (a number) |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 希望 | xī wàng | to wish for |
| 带 | dài | to take along |
| 带来 | dài lái | to bring |
| 常常 | cháng cháng | frequently |
| 帮 | bāng | to help |
| 平常 | píng cháng | ordinary |
| 年 | Nián | surname Nian |
| 几 | jǐ | how much |
| 张 | Zhāng | surname Zhang |
| 往 | wǎng | to go (in a direction) |
| 很 | hěn | (adverb of degree) |
| 后 | hòu | back |
| 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 |
| 得到 | dé dào | to get |
| 从 | Cóng | surname Cong |
| 从来 | cóng lái | always |
| 忘 | wàng | to forget |
| 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? |
| 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 |
| 爱 | ài | to love |
| 慢 | màn | slow |
| 应该 | yīng gāi | ought to |
| 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 |
| 打开 | dǎ kāi | to open |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find |
| 找到 | zhǎo dào | to find |
| 拿 | ná | to hold |
| 放 | fàng | to put |
| 故事 | gù shi | narrative |
| 新 | Xīn | new |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method |
| 早 | zǎo | early |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning |
| 早饭 | zǎo fàn | breakfast |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 明白 | míng bai | clear |
| 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday |
| 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 |
| 最好 | zuì hǎo | best |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | final |
| 会 | huì | can |
| 月 | yuè | moon |
| 有 | yǒu | to have |
| 有些 | yǒu xiē | some |
| 有意思 | yǒu yì si | interesting |
| 有时候 | yǒu shí hou | sometimes |
| 有钱 | yǒu qián | well-off |
| 有点 | yǒu diǎn | a little |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 杯 | bēi | cup |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing |
| 样子 | yàng zi | appearance |
| 机器 | jī qì | machine |
| 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") |
| 没事 | méi shì | it's not important |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | haven't |
| 没用 | méi yòng | useless |
| 为 | wéi | as (in the capacity of) |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | why? |
| 然后 | rán hòu | after |
| 爪 | zhuǎ | claw |
| 爸 | bà | father |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (informal) father |
| 猴 | hóu | monkey |
| 猴子 | hóu zi | monkey |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now |
| 生 | shēng | to be born |
| 生意 | shēng yì | life force |
| 生气 | shēng qì | to get angry |
| 用 | yòng | to use |
| 男人 | nán rén | a man |
| 当然 | dāng rán | only natural |
| 发出 | fā chū | to issue (an order, decree etc) |
| 发现 | fā xiàn | to find |
| 发生 | fā shēng | to happen |
| 白天 | bái tiān | daytime |
| 的 | de | of |
| 相信 | xiāng xìn | to be convinced (that sth is true) |
| 看 | kàn | to see |
| 看来 | kàn lai | apparently |
| 看起来 | kàn qǐ lai | seemingly |
| 真 | zhēn | really |
| 睡 | shuì | to sleep |
| 睡着 | shuì zháo | to fall asleep |
| 睡觉 | shuì jiào | to go to bed |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know |
| 神奇 | shén qí | magical |
| 种 | zhǒng | seed |
| 站 | zhàn | station |
| 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 |
| 总是 | zǒng shì | always |
| 才 | cái | a moment ago |
| 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 |
| 老天 | lǎo tiān | God |
| 老婆 | lǎo pó | (coll.) wife |
| 声 | shēng | sound |
| 声音 | shēng yīn | voice |
| 听 | tīng | to listen |
| 听到 | tīng dào | to hear |
| 听说 | tīng shuō | to hear (sth said) |
| 能 | Néng | surname Neng |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself |
| 菜 | cài | dish (type of food) |
| 万 | Wàn | surname Wan |
| 着 | zháo | to touch |
| 里面 | lǐ miàn | inside |
| 要 | yāo | to demand |
| 见 | jiàn | to see |
| 见到 | jiàn dào | to see |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think |
| 记得 | jì de | to remember |
| 许 | Xǔ | surname Xu |
| 许愿 | xǔ yuàn | to make a wish |
| 话 | huà | dialect |
| 该 | gāi | should |
| 认为 | rèn wéi | to believe |
| 认真 | rèn zhēn | conscientious |
| 认识 | rèn shi | to know |
| 说 | shuō | to speak |
| 说话 | shuō huà | to speak |
| 请 | qǐng | to ask |
| 请进 | qǐng jìn | "please come in" |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie | to thank |
| 让 | ràng | to yield |
| 贵 | guì | expensive |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy |
| 走路 | zǒu lù | to walk |
| 起 | qǐ | to rise |
| 起来 | qǐ lai | to stand up |
| 跟 | gēn | heel |
| 路 | Lù | surname Lu |
| 身 | shēn | body |
| 车 | Chē | surname Che |
| 办法 | bàn fǎ | means |
| 送 | sòng | to deliver |
| 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 |
| 进来 | jìn lái | to come in |
| 进去 | jìn qù | to go in |
| 运 | yùn | to move |
| 过 | Guò | surname Guo |
| 远 | yuǎn | far |
| 还 | hái | still |
| 还是 | hái shi | or |
| 还有 | hái yǒu | furthermore |
| 还给 | huán gěi | to return sth to sb |
| 边 | biān | side |
| 那 | nà | that |
| 那些 | nà xiē | those |
| 那里 | nà li | there |
| 那么 | nà me | like that |
| 都 | dōu | all |
| 酒 | jiǔ | wine (esp. rice wine) |
| 里 | lǐ | inside |
| 钱 | Qián | surname Qian |
| 长 | cháng | length |
| 长大 | zhǎng dà | to grow up |
| 门 | Mén | surname Men |
| 开 | kāi | to open |
| 开心 | kāi xīn | to feel happy |
| 开门 | kāi mén | to open a door (lit. and fig.) |
| 关 | Guān | surname Guan |
| 离 | Lí | surname Li |
| 离开 | lí kāi | to depart |
| 难过 | nán guò | to feel sad |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need |
| 面 | miàn | noodles |
| 面前 | miàn qián | in front of |
| 头 | tóu | head |
| 愿 | yuàn | to hope |
| 愿望 | yuàn wàng | desire |
| 风 | fēng | wind |
| 马上 | mǎ shàng | at once |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy |
| 魔力 | mó lì | magic |
| 黑 | Hēi | black |
| 点 | diǎn | point |
| 点头 | diǎn tóu | to nod |
| 看到 | kàn dào | to see (something) |
| 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | only |
| 真的 | zhēn de | really |
| 不太 | bù tài | not too |
| 走过来 | zǒu guò lái | come over |
| 拿到 | ná dào | to get, to manage to get |
| 睡不着 | shuì bù zháo | can't sleep |
| 再也不 | zài yě bù | never |
| 说到 | shuō dào | speaking of |
| 猴爪 | hóu zhǎo | monkey paw |
| 对来说 | duì lái shuō | for |
| 想好 | xiǎng hǎo | decided |
| 窗外 | chuāng wài | outside the window |
| 回到身边 | huí dào shēn biān | come back |
| 跟一样 | gēn yī yàng | same as |
| 再也没 | zài yě méi | never again |
| 跑过去 | pǎo guò qù | run over |
| 爪子ǎ | zhuǎ zi ǎ | paw |