560 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 |
| 一大早 | yī dà zǎo | at dawn |
| 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 |
| 七 | qī | seven |
| 三 | Sān | surname San |
| 上 | shàng | on top |
| 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning |
| 上面 | shàng miàn | on top of |
| 下 | xià | down |
| 下来 | xià lai | to come down |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon |
| 下去 | xià qù | to go down |
| 下面 | xià miàn | below |
| 不 | bù | (negative prefix) |
| 不久 | bù jiǔ | not long (after) |
| 不了 | bù liǎo | unable to |
| 不但 | bù dàn | not only (... but also...) |
| 不再 | bù zài | no more |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different |
| 不得不 | bù dé bù | have no choice or option but to |
| 不管 | bù guǎn | not to be concerned |
| 不过 | bù guò | only |
| 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon |
| 中间 | zhōng jiān | between |
| 久 | jiǔ | (long) time |
| 也 | Yě | surname Ye |
| 乱 | luàn | in confusion or disorder |
| 了 | le | (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) |
| 了不起 | liǎo bu qǐ | amazing |
| 事 | shì | matter |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair |
| 些 | xiē | some |
| 人 | rén | man |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 今晚 | jīn wǎn | tonight |
| 他 | tā | he or him |
| 他们 | tā men | they |
| 以来 | yǐ lái | since (a previous event) |
| 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.) |
| 休息 | xiū xi | rest |
| 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 |
| 信心 | xìn xīn | confidence |
| 修 | Xiū | surname Xiu |
| 个 | gè | individual |
| 做 | zuò | to do |
| 停 | tíng | to stop |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble |
| 先 | xiān | first |
| 光 | guāng | light |
| 全 | Quán | surname Quan |
| 两 | liǎng | two |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 公里 | gōng lǐ | kilometer |
| 六月 | Liù yuè | |
| 其他 | qí tā | other |
| 其实 | qí shí | actually |
| 再 | zài | again |
| 再说 | zài shuō | to say again |
| 出 | chū | to go out |
| 出来 | chū lái | to come out |
| 出去 | chū qù | to go out |
| 出现 | chū xiàn | to appear |
| 出发 | chū fā | to set off |
| 刀 | Dāo | surname Dao |
| 分 | fēn | to divide |
| 别 | Bié | surname Bie |
| 别人 | bié ren | other people |
| 到 | dào | to (a place) |
| 到头 | dào tóu | to the end (of) |
| 前 | qián | front |
| 前面 | qián miàn | ahead |
| 刚 | gāng | just now |
| 刚才 | gāng cái | just now |
| 力气 | lì qi | strength |
| 动 | dòng | (of sth) to move |
| 动物 | dòng wù | animal |
| 十八 | shí bā | eighteen |
| 午饭 | wǔ fàn | lunch |
| 半 | bàn | half |
| 半路 | bàn lù | halfway |
| 原来 | yuán lái | original |
| 原因 | yuán yīn | cause |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again |
| 叔叔 | shū shu | father's younger brother |
| 受伤 | shòu shāng | to sustain injuries |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth |
| 另 | lìng | other |
| 另外 | lìng wài | additional |
| 只 | zhǐ | only |
| 只好 | zhǐ hǎo | without any better option |
| 只是 | zhǐ shì | merely |
| 只能 | zhǐ néng | can only |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | if only |
| 叫 | jiào | to shout |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can |
| 可怕 | kě pà | awful |
| 可是 | kě shì | but |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 同 | tóng | like |
| 同意 | tóng yì | to agree |
| 名 | míng | name |
| 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 |
| 啊 | ā | interjection of surprise |
| 问 | wèn | to ask |
| 问题 | wèn tí | question |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like |
| 喝 | hē | to drink |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 喷 | pēn | to puff |
| 喷发 | pēn fā | to erupt |
| 四 | sì | four |
| 四十 | sì shí | forty |
| 回 | huí | to circle |
| 回来 | huí lai | to return |
| 回头 | huí tóu | to turn round |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because |
| 在 | zài | (located) at |
| 地 | de | -ly |
| 地上 | dì shang | on the ground |
| 地下 | dì xià | underground |
| 地心 | dì xīn | the earth's core |
| 地方 | dì fang | area |
| 地质学 | dì zhì xué | geology |
| 地质学家 | dì zhì xué jiā | geologist |
| 地面 | dì miàn | floor |
| 地点 | dì diǎn | place |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit |
| 块 | kuài | lump (of earth) |
| 坏 | huài | bad |
| 外面 | wài miàn | outside (also pr. [wai4 mian |
| 多 | duō | many |
| 多久 | duō jiǔ | how long? |
| 多么 | duō me | how (wonderful etc) |
| 够 | gòu | enough (sufficient) |
| 大 | dà | big |
| 大学 | Dà xué | university |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 大海 | dà hǎi | sea |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 天气 | tiān qì | weather |
| 太 | tài | highest |
| 太阳 | tài yang | sun |
| 失望 | shī wàng | disappointed |
| 奇 | qí | strange |
| 奇怪 | qí guài | strange |
| 女孩 | nǚ hái | girl |
| 好 | hǎo | good |
| 好像 | hǎo xiàng | as if |
| 好奇 | hào qí | inquisitive |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if |
| 字 | zì | letter |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 它们 | tā men | they (for inanimate objects) |
| 安全 | ān quán | safe |
| 安静 | ān jìng | quiet |
| 完 | wán | to finish |
| 完全 | wán quán | complete |
| 害怕 | hài pà | to be afraid |
| 容易 | róng yì | easy |
| 写 | xiě | to write |
| 对 | duì | right |
| 对我来说 | duì wǒ lái shuō | as far as I'm concerned |
| 对方 | duì fāng | counterpart |
| 小 | xiǎo | small |
| 小心 | xiǎo xīn | to be careful |
| 小时 | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 少 | shǎo | few |
| 就 | jiù | at once |
| 就算 | jiù suàn | granted that |
| 山 | Shān | surname Shan |
| 山洞 | shān dòng | cavern |
| 山西 | Shān xī | |
| 山路 | shān lù | mountain road |
| 岛 | dǎo | island |
| 工具 | gōng jù | tool |
| 工钱 | gōng qián | salary |
| 左右 | zuǒ yòu | around (a number) |
| 差不多 | chà bu duō | almost |
| 差点 | chà diǎn | almost |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 希望 | xī wàng | to wish for |
| 带 | dài | to take along |
| 常 | Cháng | surname Chang |
| 帮 | bāng | to help |
| 帮助 | bāng zhù | assistance |
| 帮忙 | bāng máng | to help |
| 平 | Píng | surname Ping |
| 平地 | píng dì | to level the land |
| 平时 | píng shí | ordinarily |
| 年 | Nián | surname Nian |
| 干 | gàn | to do |
| 几 | jǐ | how much |
| 张 | Zhāng | surname Zhang |
| 影子 | yǐng zi | shadow |
| 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 |
| 心想 | xīn xiǎng | to think to oneself |
| 心里 | xīn li | chest |
| 忙 | máng | busy |
| 快 | kuài | rapid |
| 怎么 | zěn me | how? |
| 怕 | Pà | surname Pa |
| 急 | jí | urgent |
| 怪物 | guài wu | monster |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think |
| 想法 | xiǎng fǎ | way of thinking |
| 意外 | yì wài | unexpected |
| 意思 | yì si | idea |
| 爱 | ài | to love |
| 感动 | gǎn dòng | to move (sb) |
| 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 | Chéng | surname Cheng |
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore |
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all |
| 手 | shǒu | hand |
| 打 | dǎ | to beat |
| 打开 | dǎ kāi | to open |
| 扔 | rēng | to throw |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find |
| 把 | bǎ | to hold |
| 抓 | zhuā | to grab |
| 拿 | ná | to hold |
| 掉 | diào | to fall |
| 撞 | zhuàng | to knock against |
| 担心 | dān xīn | anxious |
| 收下 | shōu xià | to accept |
| 改变 | gǎi biàn | to change |
| 放 | fàng | to put |
| 放开 | fàng kāi | to let go |
| 故事 | gù shi | narrative |
| 教 | jiāo | to teach |
| 敢 | gǎn | to dare |
| 文字 | wén zì | character |
| 新 | Xīn | new |
| 方向 | fāng xiàng | direction |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method |
| 旁边 | páng biān | lateral |
| 日 | Rì | sun |
| 日光 | rì guāng | sunlight |
| 日记 | rì jì | diary |
| 早 | zǎo | early |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning |
| 早就 | zǎo jiù | already at an earlier time |
| 早饭 | zǎo fàn | breakfast |
| 早点 | zǎo diǎn | breakfast |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 明年 | míng nián | next year |
| 星期 | xīng qī | week |
| 星期一 | Xīng qī yī | |
| 星期二 | Xīng qī èr | |
| 星期五 | Xīng qī wǔ | |
| 星期六 | Xīng qī liù | |
| 星期天 | Xīng qī tiān | |
| 星期日 | Xīng qī rì | |
| 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday |
| 昨晚 | zuó wǎn | yesterday evening |
| 是 | shì | is |
| 时 | Shí | surname Shi |
| 时候 | shí hou | time |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 晚 | wǎn | evening |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening |
| 晚饭 | wǎn fàn | evening meal |
| 晕 | yūn | confused |
| 更 | gèng | more |
| 书 | Shū | book |
| 书房 | shū fáng | study (room) |
| 最 | zuì | most |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | final |
| 最近 | zuì jìn | recent |
| 会 | huì | can |
| 月 | yuè | moon |
| 有 | yǒu | to have |
| 有名 | yǒu míng | famous |
| 有意思 | yǒu yì si | interesting |
| 有时候 | yǒu shí hou | sometimes |
| 有用 | yǒu yòng | useful |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 本 | běn | root |
| 东南 | dōng nán | southeast |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing |
| 东边 | dōng bian | east |
| 桌子 | zhuō zi | table |
| 条 | tiáo | strip |
| 植物 | zhí wù | plant |
| 乐 | Lè | surname Le |
| 样 | yàng | manner |
| 样子 | yàng zi | appearance |
| 机会 | jī huì | opportunity |
| 次 | cì | next in sequence |
| 正 | zhèng | straight |
| 正面 | zhèng miàn | front |
| 岁 | suì | classifier for years (of age) |
| 死 | sǐ | to die |
| 每 | měi | each |
| 比 | Bǐ | (particle used for comparison and "-er than") |
| 气 | qì | gas |
| 水 | Shuǐ | surname Shui |
| 水下 | shuǐ xià | under the water |
| 决定 | jué dìng | to decide (to do something) |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) |
| 没想到 | méi xiǎng dào | didn't expect |
| 没意思 | méi yì si | boring |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | haven't |
| 没用 | méi yòng | useless |
| 没错 | méi cuò | that's right |
| 河 | hé | river |
| 河水 | hé shuǐ | river water |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of |
| 洞 | dòng | cave |
| 活 | huó | to live |
| 活着 | huó zhe | alive |
| 海 | Hǎi | surname Hai |
| 海上 | hǎi shàng | maritime |
| 海水 | hǎi shuǐ | seawater |
| 海边 | hǎi biān | coast |
| 海里 | hǎi lǐ | nautical mile |
| 海面 | hǎi miàn | sea level |
| 深 | shēn | deep |
| 漂亮 | piào liang | pretty |
| 火山 | huǒ shān | volcano |
| 火山口 | huǒ shān kǒu | volcanic crater |
| 为 | wèi | because of |
| 为了 | wèi le | in order to |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | why? |
| 然后 | rán hòu | after |
| 热 | rè | to warm up |
| 热气 | rè qì | steam |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (informal) father |
| 片 | piàn | thin piece |
| 特别 | tè bié | especially |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now |
| 生 | shēng | to be born |
| 生气 | shēng qì | to get angry |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life |
| 用 | yòng | to use |
| 用心 | yòng xīn | motive |
| 男人 | nán rén | a man |
| 当 | dāng | to be |
| 当然 | dāng rán | only natural |
| 发 | fā | to send out |
| 发光 | fā guāng | to shine |
| 发现 | fā xiàn | to find |
| 发生 | fā shēng | to happen |
| 白天 | bái tiān | daytime |
| 百 | Bǎi | surname Bai |
| 的 | de | of |
| 的话 | de huà | if (coming after a conditional clause) |
| 直到 | zhí dào | until |
| 相信 | xiāng xìn | to be convinced (that sth is true) |
| 看 | kàn | to see |
| 看来 | kàn lai | apparently |
| 看法 | kàn fǎ | way of looking at a thing |
| 看见 | kàn jiàn | to see |
| 看起来 | kàn qǐ lai | seemingly |
| 真 | zhēn | really |
| 眼前 | yǎn qián | before one's eyes |
| 眼睛 | yǎn jing | eye |
| 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 |
| 石头 | shí tou | stone |
| 破 | pò | broken |
| 秘密 | mì mì | secret |
| 种 | zhǒng | seed |
| 突然 | tū rán | sudden |
| 站 | zhàn | station |
| 笑 | xiào | laugh |
| 第一 | dì yī | first |
| 第二 | dì èr | second |
| 等 | děng | to await for |
| 等到 | děng dào | to wait until |
| 红 | Hóng | surname Hong |
| 红色 | hóng sè | red (color) |
| 纸 | zhǐ | paper |
| 累 | lèi | tired |
| 终于 | zhōng yú | at last |
| 给 | gěi | to |
| 总是 | zǒng shì | always |
| 才 | cái | a moment ago |
| 美 | Měi | beautiful |
| 美好 | měi hǎo | beautiful |
| 习惯 | xí guàn | habit |
| 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 |
| 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 而 | ér | and |
| 而且 | ér qiě | (not only ...) but also |
| 聪明 | cōng ming | intelligent |
| 声 | shēng | sound |
| 声音 | shēng yīn | voice |
| 听 | tīng | to listen |
| 听见 | tīng jiàn | to hear |
| 听起来 | tīng qi lai | to sound like |
| 能 | Néng | surname Neng |
| 脸 | liǎn | face |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself |
| 兴奋 | xīng fèn | excited |
| 船 | chuán | boat |
| 船头 | chuán tóu | the bow or prow of a ship |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress |
| 蓝 | Lán | surname Lan |
| 蓝天 | lán tiān | blue sky |
| 蓝色 | lán sè | blue (color) |
| 号 | hào | ordinal number |
| 行 | xíng | to walk |
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes |
| 被 | bèi | quilt |
| 里面 | lǐ miàn | inside |
| 西 | Xī | west |
| 要 | yào | important |
| 要是 | yào shi | if |
| 见 | jiàn | to see |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think |
| 解决 | jiě jué | to settle (a dispute) |
| 记 | jì | to record |
| 许 | Xǔ | surname Xu |
| 话 | huà | dialect |
| 该 | gāi | should |
| 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 |
| 变 | biàn | to change |
| 让 | ràng | to yield |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk |
| 走开 | zǒu kāi | to leave |
| 起 | qǐ | to rise |
| 起来 | qǐ lái | (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state |
| 越 | Yuè | generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods |
| 越来越 | yuè lái yuè | more and more |
| 跟 | gēn | heel |
| 路 | Lù | surname Lu |
| 路上 | lù shang | on the road |
| 路口 | lù kǒu | crossing |
| 身上 | shēn shang | on the body |
| 身边 | shēn biān | at one's side |
| 身体 | shēn tǐ | the body |
| 车 | Chē | surname Che |
| 车子 | chē zi | car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) |
| 轻 | qīng | light |
| 办 | bàn | to do |
| 办法 | bàn fǎ | means |
| 近 | jìn | near |
| 这 | zhè | this |
| 这个 | zhè ge | 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 |
| 过 | guo | (experienced action marker) |
| 过来 | guò lái | to come over |
| 过去 | guò qù | (in the) past |
| 远 | yuǎn | far |
| 远方 | yuǎn fāng | far away |
| 还 | hái | still |
| 还是 | hái shi | or |
| 边 | biān | side |
| 那 | nà | that |
| 那个 | nà ge | that one |
| 那儿 | nà r | there |
| 那么 | nà me | like that |
| 都 | dōu | all |
| 醒 | xǐng | to wake up |
| 里 | lǐ | inside |
| 重大 | zhòng dà | great |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important |
| 钱 | Qián | surname Qian |
| 错 | Cuò | surname Cuo |
| 长 | cháng | length |
| 门 | Mén | surname Men |
| 开 | kāi | to open |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin |
| 除了 | chú le | besides |
| 离 | Lí | surname Li |
| 离开 | lí kāi | to depart |
| 难 | nán | difficult (to...) |
| 难忘 | nán wàng | unforgettable |
| 云 | Yún | surname Yun |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need |
| 面 | miàn | noodles |
| 头 | tóu | head |
| 头发 | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 风 | fēng | wind |
| 飞 | fēi | to fly |
| 飞快 | fēi kuài | very fast |
| 饭 | fàn | food |
| 饼 | bǐng | round flat cake |
| 饿 | è | to be hungry |
| 马上 | mǎ shàng | at once |
| 骨 | gǔ | bone |
| 骨头 | gǔ tou | bone |
| 脏 | zāng | dirty |
| 高 | Gāo | surname Gao |
| 高大 | gāo dà | tall |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy |
| 鱼 | Yú | surname Yu |
| 黑 | Hēi | black |
| 黑色 | hēi sè | black |
| 点 | diǎn | point |
| 点头 | diǎn tóu | to nod |
| 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | only |
| 的时候 | de shí hou | when… |
| 来说 | lái shuō | say |
| 一路上 | yī lù shàng | along the way |
| 不停地 | bù tíng de | unceasingly |
| 东北风 | dōng běi fēng | northeast wind |
| 山里 | shān lǐ | mountain |
| 饭后 | fàn hòu | after meal |
| 静静地 | jìng jìng de | silently |
| 记下 | jì xià | to write down |
| 船上 | chuán shàng | on board |
| 第三 | dì sān | third |
| 照明灯 | zhào míng dēng | light, lantern |
| 来来回回 | lái lái huí huí | back and forth |
| 是因为 | shì yīn wèi | because of |
| 岛上 | dǎo shàng | on the island |