148 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 三民主义 | Sān mín zhǔ yì | |
| 上楼 | shàng lóu | to go upstairs |
| 下 | xià | down |
| 中华人民共和国 | Zhōng huá Rén mín Gòng hé guó | |
| 中部 | zhōng bù | middle part |
| 主要 | zhǔ yào | main |
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
| 人民日报 | Rén mín Rì bào | |
| 人类 | rén lèi | humanity |
| 人类学 | rén lèi xué | anthropology |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 做生意 | zuò shēng yì | to do business |
| 传 | zhuàn | biography |
| 内容 | nèi róng | content |
| 共和国 | gòng hé guó | republic |
| 分 | fēn | to divide |
| 分之 | fēn zhī | (indicating a fraction) |
| 划 | huà | to delimit |
| 北部 | běi bù | northern part |
| 南部 | nán bù | southern part |
| 原住民 | yuán zhù mín | indigenous peoples |
| 参观 | cān guān | to look around |
| 名叫 | míng jiào | called |
| 唱 | chàng | to sing |
| 唱歌 | chàng gē | to sing a song |
| 国画 | guó huà | national painting |
| 地理 | dì lǐ | geography |
| 场 | chǎng | large place used for a specific purpose |
| 外交部 | Wài jiāo bù | |
| 大部分 | dà bù fen | in large part |
| 好听 | hǎo tīng | pleasant to hear |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 家 | jiā | home |
| 将 | jiāng | will |
| 将来 | jiāng lái | in the future |
| 小说 | xiǎo shuō | novel |
| 小说家 | Xiǎo shuō jiā | novelist |
| 山水画 | shān shuǐ huà | landscape painting |
| 年代 | nián dài | a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties) |
| 影 | yǐng | picture |
| 从来 | cóng lái | always |
| 心理学 | xīn lǐ xué | psychology |
| 心理学家 | xīn lǐ xué jiā | psychologist |
| 怪 | guài | bewildering |
| 怪不得 | guài bu de | no wonder! |
| 爱好 | ài hào | to like |
| 爱情片 | ài qíng piàn | romance film |
| 感 | gǎn | to feel |
| 懂 | dǒng | to understand |
| 排 | pái | a row |
| 排行 | pái háng | to rank |
| 故 | gù | happening |
| 故事 | gù shi | narrative |
| 新 | Xīn | new |
| 新年 | xīn nián | New Year |
| 新年快乐 | xīn nián kuài lè | Happy New Year! |
| 明白 | míng bai | clear |
| 书法 | shū fǎ | calligraphy |
| 月 | yuè | moon |
| 有用 | yǒu yòng | useful |
| 东部 | dōng bù | the east |
| 楼 | Lóu | surname Lou |
| 楼上 | lóu shàng | upstairs |
| 楼下 | lóu xià | downstairs |
| 歌 | gē | song |
| 歌儿 | gē r | song |
| 正好 | zhèng hǎo | just (in time) |
| 母亲 | mǔ qīn | mother |
| 民 | Mín | surname Min |
| 照 | zhào | according to |
| 照相 | zhào xiàng | to take a photograph |
| 照相机 | zhào xiàng jī | camera |
| 照相馆 | zhào xiàng guǎn | photo studio |
| 父母亲 | fù mǔ qīn | parents |
| 父亲 | fù qīn | father |
| 片子 | piān zi | film |
| 物理 | wù lǐ | physics |
| 理 | lǐ | texture |
| 理解 | lǐ jiě | to comprehend |
| 生意 | shēng yi | business |
| 用 | yòng | to use |
| 画家 | huà jiā | painter |
| 当 | dāng | to be |
| 百分之 | bǎi fēn zhī | percent |
| 看不懂 | kàn bu dǒng | unable to make sense of what one is looking at |
| 看懂 | kàn dǒng | to understand what one is reading or watching |
| 看书 | kàn shū | to read |
| 研 | yán | to grind |
| 研究 | yán jiū | research |
| 研究所 | yán jiū suǒ | research institute |
| 研究生 | yán jiū shēng | graduate student |
| 究 | jiū | after all |
| 经理 | jīng lǐ | manager |
| 总经理 | zǒng jīng lǐ | general manager |
| 听得懂 | tīng de dǒng | to understand (by hearing) |
| 听懂 | tīng dǒng | to understand (on hearing) |
| 华 | Huá | magnificent |
| 华人 | Huá rén | |
| 西部 | xī bù | western part |
| 亲 | qīn | parent |
| 亲人 | qīn rén | one's close relatives |
| 观 | guān | to look at |
| 计 | Jì | surname Ji |
| 计划 | jì huà | plan |
| 计算机 | jì suàn jī | computer |
| 调子 | diào zi | tune |
| 讲 | jiǎng | to speak |
| 这类 | zhè lèi | this kind (of) |
| 部 | bù | ministry |
| 部分 | bù fen | part |
| 难怪 | nán guài | (it's) no wonder (that...) |
| 电影 | diàn yǐng | movie |
| 音乐家 | yīn yuè jiā | musician |
| 类 | lèi | kind |
| 点 | diǎn | point |
| 画 | huà | to draw |
| 看电影 | kàn diàn yǐng | watch a movie |
| 三楼 | sān lóu | third floor |
| 是吗 | shì ma | really? |
| 下楼 | xià lóu | to go downstairs |
| 从来没…过 | cóng lái méi … guò | have never … before |
| 对…有研究 | duì … yǒu yán jiū | to be knowledgeable on … |
| 画画 | huà huà | to draw |
| 没有用 | méi yǒu yòng | useless |
| 专家楼 | zhuān jiā lóu | foreign experts building |
| 美国的原住民 | měi guó de yuán zhù mín | Native American |
| 民国…年 | mín guó … nián | in the … year of the Republic |
| 近东研究 | Jìn dōng yán jiū | Near Eastern Studies |
| 美国研究 | Měi guó yán jiū | American studies |
| 中国研究 | Zhōng guó yán jiū | Chinese studies |
| 写东西 | xiě dōng xī | write things |
| 一张画 | yī zhāng huà | a painting |
| 一首歌 | yī shǒu gē | a song |
| 中华人民 | Zhōng huá rén mín | |
| 看场电影 | kàn chǎng diàn yǐng | see a showing of a movie |
| 这还用谢 | zhè hái yòng xiè | what are you thanking me for? |
| 别管它 | bié guǎn tā | don't concern yourself with it! |
| 第几排 | dì jǐ pái | which row? |
| 第八排 | dì bā pái | row 8 |
| 哪类 | nǎ lèi | which kind? |
| 那类 | nà lèi | that kind |
| 讲故事 | jiǎng gù shì | tell a story |
| 说故事 | shuō gù shì | tell a story |
| 新年好 | xīn nián hǎo | Happy new year! |
| 听不太明白 | tīng bù tài míng bái | can't understand very well |
| 电影明星 | diàn yǐng míng xīng | movie star |
| 北京图书馆 | Běi jīng tú shū guǎn | |
| 把它放在这儿吧 | bǎ tā fàng zài zhè er ba | put it here |