Chinese Vocabulary
| Pinyin | Character | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| nǐ | 你 | you |
| hǎo | 好 | good; well |
| wǒ | 我 | I; me |
| shì | 是 | to be; is |
| bù | 不 | not |
| shénme | 什么 | what |
| míngzi | 名字 | name |
| jiào | 叫 | to be called |
| hāo | 号 | number |
| nǎ | 哪 | which |
| guó | 国 | country |
| zhōngguó | 中国 | China |
| rén | 人 | person |
| jīntiān | 今天 | today |
| zuótiān | 昨天 | yesterday |
| míngtiān | 明天 | tomorrow |
| wǎnshàng | 晚上 | evening |
| zǎoshang | 早上 | morning |
| xiàwǔ | 下午 | afternoon |
| shàngwǔ | 上午 | before noon |
| xiànsheng | 先生 | Mr.; husband; teacher |
| xiǎojiě | 小姐 | Miss; young lady |
| yě | 也 | also |
| hěn | 很 | very |
| gāo | 高 | tall; high |
| duōshǎo | 多少 | how many |
| suì | 岁 | years old |
| jiā | 家 | family; home |
| xuéxiào | 学校 | school |
| zhù | 住 | to live |
| zhè | 这 | this |
| tā | 他 | he; him |
| zhī | 只 | only |
| yī | 一 | one |
| èr | 二 | two |
| sān | 三 | three |
| sì | 四 | four |
| wǔ | 五 | five |
| liù | 六 | six |
| qī | 七 | seven |
| bā | 八 | eight |
| jiǔ | 九 | nine |
| shí | 十 | ten |
| bù kèqì | 不客气 | you’re welcome; don’t mention it |
| wǎn ān | 晚安 | good night |
| zàijiàn | 再见 | goodbye |
| nǎ’er | 哪儿 | where |
| shuō | 说 | to speak; to say |
| yīdiǎn | 一点 | a little; a bit |
| dì | 的 | (possessive particle) |
| nà | 那 | that |
| hào | 号 | date; day of the month |
| jī | 几 | how many; several |
| mèi | 每 | every |
| gè | 个 | (a general measure word) |
| tóngxué | 同学 | classmate |
| xiānsheng | 先生 | Mr.; husband; teacher |
| niánjì | 年级 | grade |
| xuéqī | 学期 | semester |
| zhōu | 周 | week |
| jīntiān | 今天 | today |
| zuótiān | 昨天 | yesterday |
| míngtiān | 明天 | tomorrow |
| zuó | 昨 | yesterday |
| jīngcháng | 经常 | often |
| hé | 和 | and; with |
| hěn | 很 | very |
| xǐhuān | 喜欢 | to like |
| tīng | 听 | to listen; to hear |
| yīnyuè | 音乐 | music |
| yóuyǒng | 游泳 | to swim |
| kàn | 看 | to watch; to read |
| diànshì | 电视 | television |
| yóuxì | 游戏 | game |
| kāfēi | 咖啡 | coffee |
| chá | 茶 | tea |
| mài | 买 | to buy |
| kèchē | 客车 | bus |
| chē | 车 | car |
| fēijī | 飞机 | airplane |
| chuān | 船 | boat; ship |
| zǒulù | 走路 | to walk |
| huǒchē | 火车 | train |
| gōnggòngqìchē | 公共汽车 | bus |
| zìxíngchē | 自行车 | bicycle |
| duō | 多 | many; much; more |
| shǎo | 少 | few; less |
| jiē | 街 | street |
| nǎlǐ | 哪里 | where |
| nàlǐ | 那里 | there |
| nǎ’er | 哪儿 | where |
| zhèr | 这儿 | here |
| shéi | 谁 | who |
| shuí | 谁 | who (polite) |
| zěnme | 怎么 | how |
| jìn | 进 | to enter; to come in |
| lāi | 来 | to come |
| huí | 回 | to return; to go back |
| chū | 出 | to go out; to come out |
| xià | 下 | under; below |
| shàng | 上 | above; on top |
| yǒu | 有 | to have; there is/are |
| méiyǒu | 没有 | to not have; there is/are not |
| měi | 每 | every |
| gōngzuò | 工作 | work; job |
| xiūxi | 休息 | to rest; to take a break |
| chángcháng | 常常 | often |
| yǒu shíhòu | 有时候 | sometimes |
| xiūxí | 学习 | to study |
| hé | 和 | and; with |
| yìqǐ | 一起 | together |
| shuìjiào | 睡觉 | to sleep |
| zhèr | 这儿 | here |
| wǎnshàng | 晚上 | evening |
| gēn | 跟 | with |
| shéi | 谁 | who |
| shuí | 谁 | who (polite) |
| yìqǐ | 一起 | together |
| zǎoshang | 早上 | morning |
| shàngwǔ | 上午 | before noon |
| zhōngwǔ | 中午 | noon |
| xiàwǔ | 下午 | afternoon |
| wǎnshàng | 晚上 | evening |
| zǎoshang | 早上 | morning |
| shàngwǔ | 上午 | before noon |
| zhōngwǔ | 中午 | noon |
| xiàwǔ | 下午 | afternoon |
| wǎnshàng | 晚上 | evening |
| gēn | 跟 | with |
| shéi | 谁 | who |
| shuí | 谁 | who (polite) |
| yìqǐ | 一起 | together |
| shuìjiào | 睡觉 | to sleep |
| zhèr | 这儿 | here |
| wǎnshàng | 晚上 | evening |
| fù | 复 | again; repeat |
| qín | 勤 | diligent |
| gōngzuò | 工作 | work; job |
| yīshēng | 医生 | doctor |
| měitiān | 每天 | every day |
| nǔlì | 努力 | diligent; hardworking |
| gōngsī | 公司 | company |
| zhíyuán | 职员 | staff member; employee |
| jìzhě | 记者 | journalist |
| tèbié | 特别 | special |
| hǎochī | 好吃 | delicious |
| xiǎohái | 小孩 | child; kid |
| Měiguó | 美国 | United States (America) |
| xiǎng | 想 | to want; to think |
| jiā | 家 | family; home |
| dāngrán | 当然 | of course; certainly |
| kǒu | 口 | mouth |
| xiōngdì | 兄弟 | brothers |
| jiěmèi | 姐妹 | sisters |
| dúshēngnǚ | 独生女 | only daughter |
| fùmǔ | 父母 | parents |
| jīnnián | 今年 | this year |
| duō | 多 | many; much |
| niánjì | 年纪 | age |
| suì | 岁 | year (of age) |
| mìmì | 秘密 | secret |
| háizi | 孩子 | child |
| érzi | 儿子 | son |
| zhēn | 真 | really; very |
| shòuhuòyuán | 售货员 | shop assistant |
| jīnglǐ | 经理 | manager |
| sījī | 司机 | driver |
| yéye | 爷爷 | grandfather |
| nǎinai | 奶奶 | grandmother |
| dàngāo | 蛋糕 | cake |
| míngpiàn | 名片 | name card; business card |
| jítā | 及其他 | and others; and so on |
| xǐhuan | 喜欢 | to like; to enjoy |
| ài | 爱 | to love |
| dà gē | 大哥 | eldest brother |
| dà jiě | 大姐 | eldest sister |
| xiànzài | 现在 | now |
| diǎn | 点 | o’clock |
| kè | 课 | class |
| bàn | 半 | half |
| zǎofàn | 早饭 | breakfast |
| shíjiān | 时间 | time |
| shàngkè | 上课 | to attend class |
| cóng…dào… | 从…到… | from… to… |
| shàngwǔ | 上午 | morning |
| jīntiān | 今天 | today |
| yuè | 月 | month |
| hào (rì) | 号 (日) | date |
| xīngqī | 星期 | week |
| xīngqīrì | 星期日 | Sunday |
| fēn | 分钟 (zhōng) | minute |
| ménkǒu | 门口 | entrance |
| děng | 等 | to wait |
| zǎoshang | 早上 | morning |
| qǐ | 起 | to get up; to rise |
| chuáng | 床 | bed |
| shēngrì | 生日 | birthday |
| wèn | 问 | to ask |
| Xiǎomíng | 小明 | name of person |
| huídá | 回答 | to answer |
| lǐbian | 里边 | inside |
| jiàoxué lóu | 教学楼 | teaching building |
| bàngōng lóu | 办公楼 | administrative building |
| běibian | 北边 | north |
| xībian | 西边 | west |
| nánbian | 南边 | south |
| fùjìn | 附近 | nearby; close to |
| fànguǎn | 饭馆 | restaurant |
| dōngbian | 东边 | east |
| hái | 还 | still; also |
| diànyǐngyuàn | 电影院 | movie theatre |
| diànyǐng | 电影 | movie |
| duìmiàn | 对面 | opposite side |
| yàodiàn | 药店 | pharmacy |
| pángbian | 旁边 | beside |
| chāoshì | 超市 | supermarket |
| pángbian | 旁边 | beside |
| chāoshì | 超市 | supermarket |
| zhàopiàn | 照片 | photo |
| zuǒbian | 左边 | left |
| yòubian | 右边 | right |
| zhōngjiān | 中间 | middle |
| hòubian | 后边 | behind |