390 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 |
| 七 | qī | seven |
| 三 | Sān | surname San |
| 上山 | shàng shān | to go uphill |
| 下山 | xià shān | (of the sun) to set |
| 不只 | bù zhǐ | not only |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎo yì si | to feel embarrassed |
| 不用 | bù yòng | need not |
| 中 | Zhōng | surname Zhong |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | |
| 久 | jiǔ | (long) time |
| 也 | Yě | surname Ye |
| 了 | le | (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) |
| 事 | shì | matter |
| 些 | xiē | some |
| 人们 | rén men | people |
| 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.) |
| 件 | jiàn | item |
| 但 | dàn | but |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but |
| 住 | zhù | to live |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 你们 | nǐ men | you (plural) |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 个 | gè | individual |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 做梦 | zuò mèng | to dream |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble |
| 先 | xiān | first |
| 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 两 | liǎng | two |
| 公 | gōng | public |
| 六 | liù | six |
| 再 | zài | again |
| 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 |
| 出门 | chū mén | to go out |
| 刀 | Dāo | surname Dao |
| 别 | Bié | surname Bie |
| 别人 | bié ren | other people |
| 别的 | bié de | else |
| 前 | qián | front |
| 刚才 | gāng cái | just now |
| 包 | Bāo | surname Bao |
| 北京 | Běi jīng | |
| 北边 | běi biān | north |
| 原因 | yuán yīn | cause |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 去世 | qù shì | to pass away |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again |
| 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) |
| 右 | yòu | right (-hand) |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 同 | tóng | like |
| 同一 | tóng yī | identical |
| 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 ...?") |
| 周 | Zhōu | surname Zhou |
| 和 | Hé | surname He |
| 哥哥 | gē ge | older brother |
| 哪儿 | nǎ r | where? |
| 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 |
| 喝酒 | hē jiǔ | to drink (alcohol) |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 四 | sì | four |
| 回 | huí | to circle |
| 回来 | huí lai | to return |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because |
| 国家 | guó jiā | country |
| 国会 | guó huì | parliament |
| 在 | zài | (located) at |
| 地 | dì | earth |
| 地上 | dì shang | on the ground |
| 地方 | dì fang | area |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit |
| 坏 | huài | bad |
| 外 | wài | outside |
| 外面 | wài miàn | outside (also pr. [wai4 mian |
| 多 | duō | many |
| 大 | dà | big |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 天上 | tiān shàng | celestial |
| 天天 | tiān tiān | every 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 |
| 女朋友 | nǚ péng you | girlfriend |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 她们 | tā men | they |
| 好 | hǎo | good |
| 好像 | hǎo xiàng | as if |
| 好吃 | hǎo chī | tasty |
| 好奇 | hào qí | inquisitive |
| 好几 | hǎo jǐ | several |
| 好意思 | hǎo yì si | to have the nerve |
| 好玩 | hào wán | to be playful |
| 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 |
| 子 | zǐ | son |
| 字 | zì | letter |
| 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 | duì | right |
| 小孩 | xiǎo hái | child |
| 小心 | xiǎo xīn | to be careful |
| 小河 | xiǎo hé | brook |
| 少 | shǎo | few |
| 就 | jiù | at once |
| 就是 | jiù shì | (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) |
| 山洞 | shān dòng | cavern |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work |
| 左 | Zuǒ | surname Zuo |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 希望 | xī wàng | to wish for |
| 带 | dài | to take along |
| 帮 | bāng | to help |
| 平时 | píng shí | ordinarily |
| 年 | Nián | surname Nian |
| 年轻 | nián qīng | young |
| 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 |
| 从 | Cóng | surname Cong |
| 从来 | cóng lái | always |
| 心 | xīn | heart |
| 心里 | xīn li | chest |
| 忘 | wàng | to forget |
| 忙 | máng | busy |
| 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 |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think |
| 想法 | xiǎng fǎ | way of thinking |
| 意思 | yì si | idea |
| 慢 | màn | slow |
| 应该 | yīng gāi | ought to |
| 成 | Chéng | surname Cheng |
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we |
| 战争 | zhàn zhēng | war |
| 房子 | fáng zi | house |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore |
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all |
| 手 | shǒu | hand |
| 打 | dǎ | to beat |
| 打水 | dǎ shuǐ | to draw water |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find |
| 找到 | zhǎo dào | to find |
| 拿不动 | ná bu dòng | to be unable to carry |
| 放心 | fàng xīn | to feel relieved |
| 新 | Xīn | new |
| 方便 | fāng biàn | convenient |
| 日本 | Rì běn | |
| 早 | zǎo | early |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning |
| 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 |
| 更 | gèng | more |
| 书 | Shū | book |
| 最 | zuì | most |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | final |
| 会 | huì | can |
| 有 | yǒu | to have |
| 有意思 | yǒu yì si | interesting |
| 有时候 | yǒu shí hou | sometimes |
| 有的 | yǒu de | (there are) some (who are...) |
| 有点 | yǒu diǎn | a little |
| 有点儿 | yǒu diǎn r | slightly |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 木头 | mù tou | slow-witted |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing |
| 样子 | yàng zi | appearance |
| 树 | shù | tree |
| 次 | cì | next in sequence |
| 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 |
| 洞 | dòng | cave |
| 活着 | huó zhe | alive |
| 漂亮 | piào liang | pretty |
| 为 | wéi | as (in the capacity of) |
| 为了 | wèi le | in order to |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | why? |
| 然 | rán | correct |
| 然后 | rán hòu | after |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (informal) father |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog |
| 玩 | wán | to play |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now |
| 生气 | shēng qì | to get angry |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life |
| 用 | yòng | to use |
| 男人 | nán rén | a man |
| 瘦 | shòu | thin |
| 发 | fā | to send out |
| 发现 | fā xiàn | to find |
| 发生 | fā shēng | to happen |
| 白 | Bái | surname Bai |
| 百 | Bǎi | surname Bai |
| 皇帝 | huáng dì | emperor |
| 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 |
| 睡醒 | shuì xǐng | to wake up |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know |
| 短 | duǎn | short |
| 破 | pò | broken |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 声 | shēng | sound |
| 声说 | shēng shuō | to narrate |
| 声音 | shēng yīn | voice |
| 听到 | tīng dào | to hear |
| 听话 | tīng huà | to do what one is told |
| 听说 | tīng shuō | to hear (sth said) |
| 胖 | pàng | fat |
| 能 | Néng | surname Neng |
| 自来水 | zì lái shuǐ | running water |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself |
| 花 | Huā | surname Hua |
| 茶 | chá | tea |
| 茶馆 | chá guǎn | teahouse |
| 菜 | cài | dish (type of food) |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress |
| 胡 | hú | see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4] |
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes |
| 要不 | yào bù | otherwise |
| 要不然 | yào bù rán | otherwise |
| 见 | jiàn | to see |
| 见面 | jiàn miàn | to meet |
| 觉 | jué | to feel |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think |
| 记得 | jì de | to remember |
| 认识 | rèn shi | to know |
| 说 | shuō | to speak |
| 说话 | shuō huà | to speak |
| 谁 | shéi | who |
| 谈 | Tán | surname Tan |
| 请 | qǐng | to ask |
| 谢 | Xiè | surname Xie |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie | to thank |
| 变 | biàn | to change |
| 变化 | biàn huà | change |
| 变成 | biàn chéng | to change into |
| 让 | ràng | to yield |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk |
| 起来 | qǐ lai | to stand up |
| 越来越 | yuè lái yuè | more and more |
| 跑 | páo | (of an animal) to paw (the ground) |
| 路 | Lù | surname Lu |
| 路上 | lù shang | on the road |
| 身 | shēn | body |
| 身体 | shēn tǐ | the body |
| 车 | Chē | surname Che |
| 办 | bàn | to do |
| 办法 | bàn fǎ | means |
| 近 | jìn | near |
| 送 | sòng | to deliver |
| 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 |
| 过来 | guò lái | to come over |
| 过分 | guò fèn | excessive |
| 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 |
| 那里 | nà li | there |
| 那么 | nà me | like that |
| 都 | dōu | all |
| 酒 | jiǔ | wine (esp. rice wine) |
| 醒 | xǐng | to wake up |
| 里 | lǐ | inside |
| 钱 | Qián | surname Qian |
| 错 | Cuò | surname Cuo |
| 长 | cháng | length |
| 长得 | zhǎng de | to look (pretty, the same etc) |
| 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...) |
| 难过 | nán guò | to feel sad |
| 头发 | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 马上 | mǎ shàng | at once |
| 高 | Gāo | surname Gao |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy |
| 胡子 | hú zi | beard |
| 鱼 | Yú | surname Yu |
| 黑 | Hēi | 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 |
| 香山 | Xiāng shān | |
| 来说 | lái shuō | say |
| 不好听 | bù hǎo tīng | not nice |
| 再也没有 | zài yě méi yǒu | no more |
| 再也不 | zài yě bù | never |
| 跟一样 | gēn yī yàng | same as |
| 送水 | sòng shuǐ | send water |
| 跑开 | pǎo kāi | run away |
| 听的话 | tīng de huà | what to hear |
| 看到过 | kàn dào guò | have seen |
| 跟不一样 | gēn bù yī yàng | not the same |
| 跟不同 | gēn bù tóng | different from |
| 没面子 | méi miàn zi | fell shame |
| 小木头人 | xiǎo mù tou rén | little wooden man |
| 八九十岁 | bā jiǔ shí suì | eighty or ninety years old |
| 要饭的 | yào fàn de | beggar |