389 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 |
| 一点 | yī diǎn | a bit |
| 一点儿 | yī diǎn r | a bit |
| 三 | Sān | surname San |
| 上 | shàng | on top |
| 上来 | shàng lái | to come up |
| 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning |
| 上去 | shàng qù | to go up |
| 上面 | shàng miàn | on top of |
| 下 | xià | down |
| 下来 | xià lai | to come down |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon |
| 不 | bù | (negative prefix) |
| 不怎么 | bù zěn me | not very |
| 不然 | bù rán | not so |
| 不要 | bù yào | don't! |
| 不错 | bù cuò | correct |
| 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | |
| 久 | jiǔ | (long) time |
| 也 | Yě | surname Ye |
| 了 | le | (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) |
| 二 | èr | two |
| 些 | xiē | some |
| 亮 | liàng | bright |
| 人 | rén | man |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 今年 | jīn nián | this year |
| 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 |
| 做事 | zuò shì | to work |
| 做到 | zuò dào | to accomplish |
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | health |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble |
| 先 | xiān | first |
| 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 两 | liǎng | two |
| 六 | liù | six |
| 再 | zài | again |
| 再也 | zài yě | (not) any more |
| 冷 | Lěng | surname Leng |
| 出事 | chū shì | to have an accident |
| 出来 | chū lái | to come out |
| 出去 | chū qù | to go out |
| 出生 | chū shēng | to be born |
| 出门 | chū mén | to go out |
| 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 |
| 刚刚 | gāng gang | just recently |
| 动 | dòng | (of sth) to move |
| 北京 | Běi jīng | |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 南京 | Nán jīng | |
| 南边 | nán bian | south |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again |
| 叔叔 | shū shu | father's younger brother |
| 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) |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 吃饭 | chī fàn | to have a meal |
| 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) |
| 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? |
| 哪里 | nǎ lǐ | where? |
| 哭 | kū | to cry |
| 问 | wèn | to ask |
| 问题 | wèn tí | question |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 回 | huí | to circle |
| 回来 | huí lai | to return |
| 回去 | huí qu | to return |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because |
| 园 | Yuán | surname Yuan |
| 在 | zài | (located) at |
| 地方 | dì fang | area |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit |
| 块 | kuài | lump (of earth) |
| 外面 | wài miàn | outside (also pr. [wai4 mian |
| 多 | duō | many |
| 大 | dà | big |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 天气 | tiān qì | weather |
| 太 | tài | highest |
| 奇怪 | qí guài | strange |
| 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 |
| 好意思 | hǎo yì si | to have the nerve |
| 好看 | hǎo kàn | good-looking |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if |
| 妹妹 | mèi mei | younger sister |
| 姓 | xìng | family name |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 学会 | xué huì | to learn |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 完 | wán | to finish |
| 定 | dìng | to set |
| 家 | jiā | home |
| 家人 | jiā rén | household |
| 家具 | jiā jù | furniture |
| 对 | duì | right |
| 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) |
| 工具 | gōng jù | tool |
| 左右 | zuǒ yòu | around (a number) |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 带 | dài | to take along |
| 常常 | cháng cháng | frequently |
| 帮 | bāng | to help |
| 平时 | píng shí | ordinarily |
| 年 | Nián | surname Nian |
| 几 | jǐ | how much |
| 床 | chuáng | bed |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother |
| 张 | Zhāng | surname Zhang |
| 往 | wǎng | to go (in a direction) |
| 往前 | wǎng qián | to move forwards |
| 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 | Cóng | surname Cong |
| 从来 | cóng lái | always |
| 忘 | wàng | to forget |
| 忘记 | wàng jì | to forget |
| 忙 | máng | busy |
| 快 | kuài | rapid |
| 快乐 | kuài lè | happy |
| 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 |
| 恨 | hèn | to hate |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think |
| 想到 | xiǎng dào | to think of |
| 想法 | xiǎng fǎ | way of thinking |
| 意思 | yì si | idea |
| 爱 | ài | to love |
| 懂 | dǒng | to understand |
| 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 |
| 打 | dǎ | to beat |
| 打理 | dǎ lǐ | to take care of |
| 打开 | dǎ kāi | to open |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find |
| 找到 | zhǎo dào | to find |
| 掉 | diào | to fall |
| 放心 | fàng xīn | to feel relieved |
| 新 | Xīn | new |
| 方向 | fāng xiàng | direction |
| 旅行 | lǚ xíng | to travel |
| 早 | zǎo | early |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 昨晚 | zuó wǎn | yesterday evening |
| 是 | shì | is |
| 时候 | shí hou | time |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 晚 | wǎn | evening |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening |
| 更 | gèng | more |
| 书 | Shū | book |
| 书房 | shū fáng | study (room) |
| 最 | zuì | most |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | final |
| 月 | yuè | moon |
| 有 | yǒu | to have |
| 有意思 | yǒu yì si | interesting |
| 有时候 | yǒu shí hou | sometimes |
| 有用 | yǒu yòng | useful |
| 有钱 | yǒu qián | well-off |
| 有点 | yǒu diǎn | a little |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing |
| 果园 | guǒ yuán | orchard |
| 样子 | yàng zi | appearance |
| 树林 | Shù lín | woods |
| 次 | cì | next in sequence |
| 岁 | suì | classifier for years (of age) |
| 死 | sǐ | to die |
| 每 | měi | each |
| 比 | bì | to associate with |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) |
| 没问题 | méi wèn tí | no problem |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | haven't |
| 没错 | méi cuò | that's right |
| 海南 | Hǎi nán | |
| 为了 | wèi le | in order to |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | why? |
| 然后 | rán hòu | after |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (informal) father |
| 墙 | qiáng | wall |
| 玩 | wán | to play |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now |
| 理 | lǐ | texture |
| 生气 | shēng qì | to get angry |
| 生病 | shēng bìng | to fall ill |
| 用 | yòng | to use |
| 男人 | nán rén | a man |
| 男孩 | nán hái | boy |
| 男孩子 | nán hái zi | boy |
| 病 | bìng | illness |
| 病人 | bìng rén | sick person |
| 瘦 | shòu | thin |
| 发现 | fā xiàn | to find |
| 百 | Bǎi | surname Bai |
| 的 | de | of |
| 看 | kàn | to see |
| 看见 | kàn jiàn | to see |
| 看起来 | kàn qǐ lai | seemingly |
| 真 | zhēn | really |
| 睡 | shuì | to sleep |
| 睡觉 | shuì jiào | to go to bed |
| 知 | zhī | to know |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know |
| 秘密 | mì mì | secret |
| 种 | zhòng | to plant |
| 种子 | zhǒng zi | seed |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear |
| 笑 | xiào | laugh |
| 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc) |
| 等 | děng | to await for |
| 红色 | hóng sè | red (color) |
| 给 | gěi | to |
| 经常 | jīng cháng | frequently |
| 绿 | lǜ | green |
| 绿色 | lǜ sè | green |
| 紧张 | jǐn zhāng | nervous |
| 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 |
| 声 | shēng | sound |
| 声说 | shēng shuō | to narrate |
| 听 | tīng | to listen |
| 听到 | tīng dào | to hear |
| 听话 | tīng huà | to do what one is told |
| 听说 | tīng shuō | to hear (sth said) |
| 能 | Néng | surname Neng |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself |
| 色 | sè | color |
| 花 | Huā | surname Hua |
| 花园 | huā yuán | garden |
| 草地 | cǎo dì | lawn |
| 菜园 | cài yuán | vegetable garden |
| 叶 | Yè | surname Ye |
| 叶子 | yè zi | foliage |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress |
| 行 | xíng | to walk |
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes |
| 里面 | lǐ miàn | inside |
| 要 | yào | important |
| 见 | jiàn | to see |
| 见到 | jiàn dào | to see |
| 见面 | jiàn miàn | to meet |
| 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 |
| 认识 | rèn shi | to know |
| 说 | shuō | to speak |
| 说话 | shuō huà | to speak |
| 谁 | shéi | who |
| 请 | qǐng | to ask |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie | to thank |
| 让 | ràng | to yield |
| 贵 | guì | expensive |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk |
| 走路 | zǒu lù | to walk |
| 起来 | qǐ lai | to stand up |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get out of bed |
| 跑 | pǎo | to run |
| 跟 | gēn | heel |
| 身 | shēn | body |
| 身体 | shēn tǐ | the body |
| 车 | Chē | surname Che |
| 轮椅 | lún yǐ | wheelchair |
| 办法 | bàn fǎ | means |
| 近 | jìn | near |
| 送 | sòng | to deliver |
| 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 | jìn | to go forward |
| 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 | nà | that |
| 那些 | nà xiē | those |
| 那儿 | nà r | there |
| 那里 | nà li | there |
| 那边 | nà bian | over there |
| 那么 | nà me | like that |
| 都 | dōu | all |
| 里 | lǐ | inside |
| 错 | Cuò | surname Cuo |
| 钥匙 | yào shi | key |
| 长 | cháng | length |
| 门 | Mén | surname Men |
| 开 | kāi | to open |
| 开心 | kāi xīn | to feel happy |
| 关 | Guān | surname Guan |
| 关上 | guān shàng | to close (a door) |
| 关系 | guān xi | relation |
| 关心 | guān xīn | to be concerned about |
| 阿姨 | ā yí | maternal aunt |
| 难 | nán | difficult (to...) |
| 难过 | nán guò | to feel sad |
| 面 | miàn | noodles |
| 头 | tóu | head |
| 风 | fēng | wind |
| 飞 | fēi | to fly |
| 饿 | è | to be hungry |
| 马上 | mǎ shàng | at once |
| 高 | Gāo | surname Gao |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy |
| 鸟 | niǎo | bird |
| 黄 | Huáng | surname Huang or Hwang |
| 黄色 | huáng sè | yellow (color) |
| 黑 | Hēi | black |
| 黑色 | hēi sè | black |
| 点 | diǎn | point |
| 看到 | kàn dào | to see (something) |
| 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | only |
| 真的 | zhēn de | really |
| 不太 | bù tài | not too |