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Essential Chinese Vocabulary To Learn

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Academic Vocabulary

Chinese Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
School	学校	xuéxiào
Classroom	教室	jiàoshì
Student	学生	xuéshēng
Teacher	老师	lǎoshī
Textbook	课本	kèběn
Homework	作业	zuòyè
Quiz	测验	cèyàn
Exam	考试	kǎoshì
History	历史学	lìshǐ xué
Geography	地理学	dì lǐ xué

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Chinese Vocabulary: Alcohol

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Beer	啤酒	píjiǔ
Baijiu	白酒	bái jiǔ
Wine	葡萄酒	pú táo jiǔ
Red Wine	红酒	hóngjiǔ
White Wine	白葡萄酒	bái pútáojiǔ
Sparkling Wine	气泡酒	qìpào jiǔ
Champagne	香槟酒	xiāng bīn jiǔ
Vodka	伏特加	fú tè jiā
Whiskey	威士忌	wēi shì jì
Gin	劲酒	jìn jiǔ

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Allergies in Chinese

Chinese Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Allergic	过敏	guò mǐn
Bless You	一百岁	yī bǎi suì
Hay Fever	花粉症	huāfěn zhèng
Pollen	花粉	huā fěn
Spring	春天	chūn tiān

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Animals in Chinese

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Animal	动物	dòng wù
Dog	狗	gǒu
Dragon	龙	lóng
Dolphin	海豚	hǎi tún
Snake	蛇	shé
Cow	牛	niú
Rat	鼠	shǔ
Tiger	虎	hǔ
Rabbit	兔子	tù zǐ
Horse	马	mǎ

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Chinese Vocabulary: Body Parts

Chinese Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Body	身体	shēn tǐ
Head	头	tóu
Face	脸	liǎn
Mouth	嘴	zuǐ
Chest	胸	xiōng
Back	背	bèi
Arm	胳膊	gē bo
Hand	手	shǒu
Leg	腿	tuǐ
Feet	脚底	jiǎodǐ

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Chess in Chinese

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Chess (International)	国际象棋	guó jì xiàng qí
Chinese Chess	象棋	xiàngqí
Chess Piece	棋子	qízǐ
Chess Player	棋手	qí shǒu
Chess Board	棋盘	qí pán
White Piece	白棋	bái qí
Black Piece	黑棋	hēi qí
Pawn	兵, 卒	bīng, zú
Queen	后	hòu
King	王	wáng

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Chinese Vocabulary: Clothes

Chinese Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Trousers	裤子	kù zi
Jeans	牛仔裤	niú zǎi kù
Shorts	短裤	duǎn kù
Dress	连衣裙	liányīqún
Skirt	裙子	qún zi
T-shirt	T恤	T xù
Jumper	毛衣	máo yī
Suit	西装	xī zhuāng
Shoe	鞋	xié
Socks	袜子	wàzi

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Coffee in Chinese

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Coffee	咖啡	kāfēi
Latte	拿铁	nátiě
Cappuccino	卡布基诺	kǎbùjīnuò
Americano	美式咖啡	měishì Kāfēi
Espresso	浓缩咖啡	nóngsuō kāfēi
Hot	热的	rè de
Cold	冰的	bīng de
Milk	牛奶	niúnǎi
Sugar	糖	táng
Caramel	焦糖	jiāo táng

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Colours in Chinese

Chinese Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Black	黑色	hēi sè
White	白色	bái sè
Red	红色	hóng sè
Pink	粉色	fěn sè
Green	绿色	lǜ sè
Yellow	黄色	huáng sè
Blue	蓝色	lán sè
Purple	紫色	zǐ sè
Gray	灰色	huī sè
Gold	金色	jīn sè

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Chinese Vocabulary: Directions

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Left	左边	zuǒ biān
Right	右边	yòu biān
Go straight	直走	zhí zǒu
Go backwards	向后走	xiàng hòu zǒu
Up	向上	xiàng shàng
Down	向下	xiàng xià
Over	通过	guò
Through	通过	tōng guò
Stop	停	tíng
North	北	běi

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Dog Breeds in Chinese

Chinese Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Dog	狗	gǒu
Paw	爪 zhuǎ	zhuǎ
Snout	口鼻部	kǒu bí bù
Tail	尾巴	wěi ba
To Bite	咬人	yǎo rén
To Sniff	闻	wén
To Bark	吠	fèi
Bulldog	牛头	niú tóu
Poodle	贵宾	guì bīn
Sheepdog	牧羊	mù yáng

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Easter in Chinese

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Easter	复活节	fùhuó jié
Happy Easter	复活节快乐	fùhuó jié kuàilè
Easter Bunny	复活节兔子	fùhuó jié tùzǐ
Easter Egg	彩蛋	cǎidàn
Easter Egg Hunt	寻找彩蛋	xúnzhǎo cǎidàn
Hot Cross Buns	十字餐包	shízì cān bāo
chocolate	巧克力	qiǎokèlì
decorations	装饰	zhuāngshì
lambs	羊羔	yánggāo
chicks	小鸡	xiǎo jī

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Eggs in Chinese

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Chicken	鸡蛋	jī dàn
Duck	鸭子蛋	yā zi dàn
Emu	鸸鹋蛋	ér miáo dàn
Baked Egg	烘蛋	hōng dàn
Boiled Egg	水煮蛋	shuǐ zhǔ dàn
Fried Egg	煎鸡蛋	jiān jīdàn
Omelette	煎蛋卷	jiān dàn juǎn
Poached egg	荷包蛋	hébāodàn
Scrambled Egg	炒蛋	chǎo dàn
Yolk	蛋黄	dàn huáng

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Chinese Vocabulary: Elections

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Democratic Party	民主党	mínzhǔdǎng
Republican Party	共和党	gònghédǎng
Libertarian Party	自由意志党	zìyóu yìzhì dǎng
Green Party	绿党	lǜdǎng
Constitution Party	宪法党	xiànfǎ dǎng
Politics	政治	zhèngzhì
Democracy	民主	mínzhǔ
Presidential Debate	总统辩论	zǒngtǒng biànlùn
Voting	投票	tóupiào
Nominate	提名	tímíng

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Encouragement in Chinese

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Congratulations to you!	恭喜你	gōng xǐ nǐ
I’m happy for you!	我都替你高兴	wǒ dōu tì nǐ gāo xìng
I am so happy for you!	我真为你高兴	wǒ zhēn wèi nǐ gāoxìng
Well done!	干得好	gàn dé hǎo
Excellent!	太棒了	tài bàng le
You are awesome!	你真棒	nǐ zhēn bàng
Amazing!	了不起	liǎo bù qǐ！
You are so great!	你太厉害了	tài lì hai le
Don’t give up!	不要放弃	bù yào fàng qì
You can do it!	你可以的	nǐ kěyǐ de

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Feelings in Chinese

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Excited	兴奋	xīngfèn
Grateful	感激的	gǎnjīde
Brave	勇敢	yǒnggǎn
Carefree	无忧无虑	wú yōu wú lǜ
Angry	生气	shēngqì
Annoyed	恼火	nǎo huǒ
Anxious	焦虑	jiāo lǜ
Bored	厌烦	yàn fán
Competitive	有竞争力	yǒu jìngzhēng lì
Hungry	饿	è

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Chinese Vocabulary: Fish

Vocabulary	Charachters	Pinyin
Bream	鳊鱼	biān yú
Catfish	鲶鱼	nián yú
Crab	螃蟹	páng xiè
Flounder	比目鱼	bǐ mù yú
Jellyfish	海蜇	hǎi zhé
Lobster	小龙虾	xiǎo lóng xiā
Octopus	章鱼	zhāng yú
Piranha	食人鱼	shí rén yú
Salmon	鲑鱼	guī yú
Tuna	金枪鱼	jīn qiāng yú

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Chinese Vocabulary: Fruit

Chinese Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Apple	苹果	píng guǒ
Avocado	牛油果	niú yóu guǒ
Banana	香蕉	xiāng jiāo
Blueberry	蓝莓	lán méi
Coconut	椰子	yē zi
Grape	葡萄	pú táo
Grapefruit	柚子	yòu zi
Lemon	柠檬	níng méng
Lime	酸橙	suān chéng
Mango	芒果	máng guǒ

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Furniture in Chinese

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Table	桌子	zhuō zi
Chair	椅子	yǐ zi
Bed	床	chuáng
Couch	沙发	shā fā
Mirror	镜子	jìng zi
Carpet	地毯	dìtǎn
Fireplace	壁炉	bì lú
Wallpaper	墙纸	qiáng zhǐ
Blinds	百叶窗	bǎi yè chuāng
Table lamp	台灯	tái dēng

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Hello in Chinese

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Hello (Standard)	你好	nǐ hǎo
Hello (Polite)	您好	nín hǎo
How are you?	你好吗	nǐ hǎo ma
How are you? (Polite)	您好吗	nín hǎo ma
what’s up?	你怎么样	nǐ zěnmeyàng
nice to meet you	幸会	xìnghuì
(Very formal greeting)	久仰	jiǔyǎng
Morning!	早	zǎo
Have you eaten?	你吃了吗	nǐ chī le ma
Hello (answering phone)	喂	wèi

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Chinese Vocabulary: The House

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
House	家	jiā
Basement	地下室	dìxià shì
Bathroom	洗手间	xǐshou jiān
Dining Room	餐厅	cāntīng
Bedroom	卧室	wòshì
Kitchen	厨房	chúfáng
Office	办公室	bàngōngshì
Downstairs	楼下	lóuxià
Upstairs	楼上	lóushang
Toilet	卫生间	wèishēng jiān

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Instruments in Chinese

Chinese Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Guitar	吉他	jítā
Cello	大提琴	dàtíqín
Violin	小提琴	xiǎotíqín
Harp	竖琴	shùqín
Piano	钢琴	gāngqín
Xylophone	木琴	mùqín
Drums	鼓	gǔ
Trumpet	喇叭	lǎbā
Trombone	长号	cháng hào
Flute	长笛	chángdí

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Jewellery in Chinese

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Ring	戒指	jièzhi
Necklace	项链	xiàngliàn
Bracelet	手链	shǒuliàn
Earrings	耳环	ěrhuán
Nose ring	鼻环	bíhuán
Gold	黄金	huángjīn
Silver	银	yín
Diamond	钻石	zuànshí
Tiffany & Co	蒂芙尼	dìfúní
Pandora	潘多拉	pānduōlā

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Chinese Vocabulary: Makeup

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Face	脸	liǎn
Forehead	额头	é’tóu
Eyebrows	眉毛	méimáo
Foundation	粉底	fěndǐ
Bronzing powder	古铜粉	gǔ tóng fěn
Highlighter	高光	gāoguāng
Contour	修容	xiū róng
Concealer	遮瑕膏	zhēxiá gāo
Blush	腮红	sāihóng
Eye shadow	眼影	yǎnyǐng

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Maths in Chinese

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Number	数字	shù zì
Odd	奇数的	jī shù de
Even	偶数的	ǒu shù de
Plus/Add	加法	jiā fǎ
One Half (1/2)	二分之一	èrfēn zhīyī
One Third (1/3)	三分之一	sānfēn zhīyī
One Quarter (1/4)	四分之一	sìfēn zhīyī
Arithmetic	算术	suàn shù
Algebra	代数	dài shù
Calculus	微积分	wēi jī fēn

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Chinese Vocabulary: Measure Words

Chinese Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
generic	个	gè
flat things (paper)	张	zhāng
books	本	běn
glasses or cups	杯	bēi
bottles	瓶	píng
clothing, presents or problems	件	jiàn
families or business	家	jiā
animals	只	zhī
vehicles with wheels	辆	liàng
A pair of (something)	双	shuāng

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Measurements in Chinese

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
gram	克	kè
milligram	毫克	háo kè
kilogram	公斤	gōng jīn
ton	吨	dūn
length	长	cháng
metre	米	mǐ
centimetre	厘米	lí mǐ
kilometre	公里	gōng lǐ
litre	升	shēng
hectare	公顷	gōng qǐng

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Mobile Phone (settings) in Chinese

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
SIM card	SIM 卡	sim kǎ
Battery	电池	diàn chí
Button	按钮	àn niǔ
Charger	充电器	chōng diàn qì
Contacts	电话簿	diàn huà bù
WiFi	无线	wú xiàn
Notification	通知	tōng zhī
Email	邮件	yóu jiàn
WeChat	微信	wēi xìn
Camera	相机	xiàng jī

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Money in Chinese

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
money	钱	qián
coin	硬币	yìngbì
debt	债务	zhài wù
bank	银行	yín háng
credit card	信用卡	xìn yòng kǎ
price	价钱	jià qian
to pay	付	fù
give change	零钱	líng qián
ATM	自动取款机	zì dòng qǔ kuǎn jī
exchange rate	汇率	huì lǜ

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Chinese Vocabulary: Numbers

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
0	零	líng
1	一	yī
2	二	èr
3	三	sān
10	十	shí
99	九十九	jiǔ shí jiǔ
100	一百	yì bǎi
Year	年	nián
month	月	yuè
Date	日	rì

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Occupations in Chinese

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Job	工作	gōngzuò
Accountant	会计	kuài jì
Designer	设计师	shè jì shī
Lawyer	律师	lǜ shī
Beautician	美容师	měi róng shī
Doctor	医生	yī shēng
Hairdresser	理发师	lǐ fà shī
Artist	艺术家	yì shù jiā
Farmer	农民	nóngmín
Teacher	老师	lǎo shī

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Olympics in Chinese

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Olympic Games	奥运会	ào yùn huì
Olympic Torch	奥运会的圣火	àoyùnhuì de shènghuǒ
The Olympic Flag	奥运会会旗	àoyùnhuìhuìqí
Opening Ceremony	奥运会开幕式	àoyùnhuì kāimù shì
Swimming	游泳	yóuyǒng
Athletics	田径	tiánjìng
Cycling	自行车	zìxíngchē
Gold medal	金牌	jīnpái
Athlete	运动员	yùndòngyuán
Paralympic Games	残奥会	cán ào huì

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Chinese Vocabulary: Opposites

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Rich	富有	fù yǒu
Poor	贫穷	pín qióng
Sick	生病	shēng bìng
Healthy	健康	jiàn kāng
Big	大	dà
Small	小	xiǎo
Fast	快	kuài
Slow	慢	màn
Happy	快乐	kuài lè
Sad	伤心	shāngxīn

Hot VS Cold

First VS Last

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Places in Chinese

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
France	法国	fà guó
America	美国	měi guó
Brazil	巴西	bā xī
Egypt	埃及	āi jí
South Africa	南非	nán fēi
Japan	日本	rì běn
India	印度	yìn dù
Phuket	普吉岛	pǔ jí dǎo
London	伦敦	lún dūn
New York	纽约	niǔ yuē

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Plants in Chinese

Chinese Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Daisy	雏菊花	chújú huā
Cactus	仙人掌	xiānrénzhǎng
Rose	玫瑰	méiguī
Sunflower	向日葵	xiàngrìkuí
Lavender	薰衣草	xūnyīcǎo
Lotus	莲花	liánhuā
Iris	鸢尾花	yuānwěi huā
Orchid	兰花	lánhuā
Lily	百合	bǎihé
Bamboo	竹子	zhúzi

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Chinese Vocabulary: Questions

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Who	谁	shéi
What	什么	shén me
Why	为什么	wèi shén me
Where	哪里	nǎ lǐ
Which	哪个	nǎ ge
When	什么时候	shén me shí hou
How	怎么	zěn me
What’s your name?	您叫什么名字	nín jiào shénme míngzi？
Where do you live?	您住在哪里？	nín zhù zài nǎ lǐ？
Do you like China?	您喜欢中国吗？	nín xǐ huan zhōng guó ma？

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Days, Months and Seasons in Chinese

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Monday	星期一	xīng qī yī
Sunday	星期天	xīng qī tiān
January	一月	yī yuè
December	十二月	shí èr yuè
Summer	夏天	xià tiān
Winter	冬天	dōng tiān
Morning	早晨	zǎo chén
Night	夜晚	yè wǎn
Today	今天	jīn tiān
Tomorrow	明天	míng tiān

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Shapes in Chinese

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Shape	形状	xíng zhuàng
Triangle	三角形	sān jiǎo xíng
Square	方形	fāng xíng
Circle	圆形	yuán xíng
Rectangle	矩形	jǔ xíng
Pentagon	五角形	wǔjiǎoxíng
Octagon	八角形	bā jiǎoxíng
Sphere	球形	qiú xíng
Cone	锥体	zhuī tǐ
Cube	立方体	lì fāng tǐ

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Chinese Vocabulary: Shopping

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Appliances	家电	jiādiàn
Home	居家	jūjiā
Digital	数码	shùmǎ
Cars	汽车	qìchē
Toys	玩具	wánjù
Entertainment	娱乐	yúlè
Beauty	美妆	měi zhuāng
Personal care	个护	gè hù
Jewellery	饰品	shìpǐn
Furniture	家具	jiājù

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Shower in Chinese

Chinese Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
To bathe	洗澡	xǐzǎo
To shower	淋浴	línyù
Shampoo	洗发水	xǐfàshuǐ
Conditioner	护发素	hùfàsù
Body Wash	沐浴露	mùyùlù
Hair dryer	吹风机	chuīfēngjī
Towel	毛巾	máojīn
Face wash	洗面奶	xǐmiànnǎi
Moisturizer	护肤霜	hùfūshuāng
Soap	肥皂	féizào

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Space in Chinese

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Sun	太阳	tài yáng
Mercury	水星	shuǐ xīng
Venus	金星	jīn xīng
Earth	地球	dì qiú
Space	太空	tài kōng
Asteroid	小行星	xiǎo xíng xīng
Black Hole	黑洞	hēi dòng
Comet	彗星	huì xīng
Galaxy	银河系	yín hé xì
Moon	月亮	yuè liang

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Chinese Vocabulary: Sports

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Fan	球迷	qiú mí
Match	球赛	qiú sài
Table Tennis	乒乓球	pīngpāng qiú
Basketball	篮球	lánqiú
Cricket	板球	bǎn qiú
Football	足球	zúqiú
Run	跑步	pǎobù
Swim	游泳	yóu yǒng
Skiing	滑雪	huáxuě
Boxing	拳击	quánjí

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Stationery in Chinese

Chinese Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Pen	笔	bǐ
Pencil	铅笔	qiānbǐ
School Bag	书包	shūbāo
Calculator	计算器	jìsuànqì
Eraser	橡皮	xiàngpí
Pencil Sharpener	转笔刀	zhuànbǐdāo
Scissors	剪刀	jiǎndāo
Sticky Tape	胶带	jiāodài
Paperclip	曲别针	qūbiézhēn
Stapler	订书机	dìngshūjī

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Subway (sandwiches) in Chinese

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Subway	赛百味	sài bǎiwèi
Bread	面包	miàn bāo
6 Inch	6寸的	liù cùn de
Footlong	12寸的	shíèr cùn de
Veggie Delight	缤纷蔬菜	bīnfēn shūcài
Ham and Chinese	西式火腿	xīshì huǒtuǐ
Lettuce	生菜	shēng cài
Tomato	生菜	shēng cài
Honey Mustard	蜜汁芥末酱	mì zhī jiè mò jiàng
Mayonnaise	蛋黄酱	dàn huáng jiàng

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Chinese Vocabulary: Superheroes

Chinese Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Superhero	超级英雄	chāo jí yīng xióng
Spiderman	蜘蛛侠	zhīzhū xiá
Superman	超人	chāorén
Batman	蝙蝠侠	biānfúxiá
Joker	小丑	xiǎochǒu
Wonder Woman	神奇女侠	shénqí nǚxiá
Green Lantern	绿灯侠	lǜdēng xiá
Thor	雷神托尔	léi shén tuō ěr
Captain America	美国队长	měiguó duì zhǎng
Iron Man	钢铁侠	gāngtiě xiá

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Therapy in Chinese

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Therapy	治疗	zhìliáo
Therapist	治疗师	zhìliáo shī
Psychology	心理学	xīnlǐ xué
Speech Therapy	言语干预	yán yǔ gān yù
Occupational Therapy	职能辅导	zhí néng fǔ dǎo
Behavioural Therapy	行为辅导	xíng wéi fǔ dǎo
Physiotherapy	物理疗法	wùlǐ liáofǎ
Therapy Dog	治疗狗	zhìliáo gǒu
Assessment	评估	píng gū
Behaviour	行为	xíng wéi

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Time in Chinese

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Clock	时钟	shí zhōng
1 O’Clock	一点	yī diǎn
Hour	小时	xiǎo shí
Minute	分钟	fēn zhōng
Second	秒	miǎo
Morning	早上	zǎo shang
Today	今天	jīntiān
Yesterday	昨天	zuótiān
Tomorrow	明天	míngtiān
Wednesday	星期三	xīngqī sān

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Chinese Vocabulary: Transport

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Transport	交通运输	jiāotōng yùnshū
Ambulance	救护车	jiùhù chē
Bicycle	自行车	zìxíng chē
Bus	公共汽车	gōnggòng qìchē
Car	车	chē
Motorbike	摩托车	mótuō chē
Taxi	出租车	chūzū chē
Tram	电车	diànchē
Van	面包车	miànbāo chē
Helicopter	直升机	zhíshēng jī

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Vegetables in Chinese

Chinese Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Asparagus	芦笋	lú sǔn
Broccoli	西兰花	xī lán hu
Cabbage	卷心菜	juǎnxīncài
Carrot	胡萝卜	hú luó bo
Cauliflower	菜花	cài huā
Celery	芹菜	qín cài
Cucumber	黄瓜	huáng guā
Eggplant	茄子	qié zi
Garlic	大蒜	dà suàn
Mushrooms	蘑菇	mó gu

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Verbs in Chinese

Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Agree	同意	tóng yì
Answer	回答	huí dá
Cook	做饭	zuò fàn
Cry	哭	kū
Dig	挖	wā
Find	找到	zhǎo dào
Give	给	gěi
Have	有	yǒu
Hear	听见	tīng jiàn
Laugh	笑	xiào

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Viruses in Chinese

Chinese Vocabulary	Characters	Pinyin
Hospital	医院	yīyuàn
Doctor	医生	yīshēng
Nurse	护士	hùshì
Pharmacy	药店	yàodiàn
Pharmacist	药剂师	yàojì shī
Medicine	药	yào
Symptom	症状	zhèngzhuàng
Unwell	不舒服	bù shūfu
Fever	发烧	fā shāo zhuangzheng
Headache	头疼	tóuténg

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Chinese Vocabulary Quiz

Ready to test yourself? 100 questions all relating to what we taught you above.

Strap in, buckle up… and see how good your Chinese Vocabulary really is…!

BONUS CONTENT | Interested in other languages too? Why not check out our list of the 100 most common Korean words to learn and the most commonly used Kanji in Japanese too.

Chinese Vocabulary – FAQ’s

How can I improve my Chinese vocabulary?

Some ways to improve your Chinese vocabulary is to use personal images while studying the new vocab.

For example, learn dog (狗 gǒu) while looking at an image of your dog.

Next recall what you have previously learnt (not review), recalling information will help kick your brain into gear.

Finally, try using a spaced repetition system to review words right at the moment you’re about to forget them!

What are the basic Chinese words?

The fundamentals of basic Chinese words can all be found in HSK 1 and 2.

After passing HSK 2 you would be able to communicate in simple and routine tasks.

This would include very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment and more. Discover all the levels of the HSK levels and the Chinese words in each category.

How do you say vocabulary in Chinese?

Vocabulary in Chinese is: 词汇 cíhuì

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Absolutely!

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Chinese Pronunciation

So, you’ve started learning Chinese. You’ve learned all the correct Chinese pronunciation through pinyin. You can clearly say the difference between “j” and “zh” and between “z” “c” and “s.” Note: if you can’t, feel free to watch our video on all the correct pronunciation here:

Chinese Tones

On top of this, you’ve masted Chinese tones. You know all 4 tones like the back of your hand and even know that there’s a secret 5th neutral tone! When Chinese words are written in pinyin with the tones above the word, you can read the whole word correctly. Practice with our pinyin lessons here.

Chinese Vocabulary

If you’ve learned all the things (and only once you’ve learned all these things!) are you ready to learn Chinese words. Please do not skip ahead. Make sure you can say the words properly.

Now, onto learning Chinese vocabulary. Vocabulary is a big part of language learning. The key is to learn the most important words ist. Learn the high-frequency words that appear as often as possible. Did you know that you can read/understand 90% of daily Chinese with just 1000 Chinese characters! How cool is that?

So which words to learn first? Luckily, the Chinese proficiency test tells us. The HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi) has 6 levels and tells you what vocabulary you should learn for each of the 6 levels. THe HSK1 has 150 vocabulary words to learn. The list below is 250 words that include these 150 plus some from HSK 2. If you’re looking for full lists of the top 100, 250, 500, or even 100 words to learn, we have those here for free and with downloadable PDF. If you want lists of HSK 1 Vocabulary, HSk2 Vocabulary, HSK 3 Vocabulary, or HSK 4 Vocabulary we have all of those two.

Good luck with this Chinese word list. This should get you started. All these words are used in our free PDF lessons. When you’re ready, sign up for a free trial class apply what you’ve learned with a live Chinese tutor!

List of Chinese Words (Beginner Chinese words top 250)

叫	jiào	Verb	to be called	我叫大卫。	Wǒ jiào Dàwèi.	My name is David.
姓	xìng	Noun/Verb	surname, one’s family name is	我姓程。	Wǒ xìng chéng.	My surname is Cheng.
名字	míngzi	Noun	name	她的名字是玛丽。	Tā de míngzi shì Mǎlì.	Her name is Mary.
哪国人	nǎguórén	Phrase	a person of which country	你是哪国人？	Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?	Which country are you from ?
你	nǐ	Pronoun	you	你姓程吗？	Nǐ xìng chéng ma?	Is your surname Cheng?
我	wǒ	Pronoun	I, me	我不姓程。	Wǒ bú xìng Chéng.	My surname is not Cheng.
认识你很高兴	rènshì nǐ hěn gāoxìng	Phrase	It’s nice to meet you	我叫大卫, 认识你很高兴。	Wǒ jiào dàwèi, rènshì nǐ hěn gāoxìng.	My name is David. It is nice to meet you.
是	shì	Verb	is	我不是美国人, 我是日本人。	Wǒ bú shì Měiguó rén,wǒ shì Rìběn rén	I’m not American, I’m Japanese.
美国	Měiguó	Noun	United States	他是美国人吗？	Tā shì Měiguó rén ma?	Is he an American?
中国	Zhōngguó	Noun	China	我不是中国人。	Wǒ bú shì Zhōngguó rén.	I’m not Chinese.
忙	máng	Adj	busy	你忙吗？	Nǐ máng ma?	Are you busy?
累	lèi	Adj	tired , tiring	我很累。	Wǒ hěn lèi.	I am tired.
好	hǎo	Adj	good	你好吗？	Nǐ hǎo ma?	How are you?
你们	nǐmen	Pronoun	you (plural), y’all	你们都是学生吗？	Nǐmen dōu shì xuéshēng ma?	Are you all students?
学生	xuéshēng	Noun	student, students	我不是学生。	Wǒ bú shì xuéshēng.	I am not a student.
老师	lǎoshī	Noun	teacher	我的老师不是中国人。	Wǒ de lǎoshī bú shì Zhōngguó rén.	My teacher is not Chinese.
再见	zàijiàn	Phrase	goodbye	再见！	Zàijiàn.	Goodbye.
日本	Rìběn	Noun	Japan	他不是日本人。	Tā bú shì Rìběn rén.	He is not a Japanese.
他	tā	Pronoun	He, him	他累不累?	Tā lèi búlèi?	Is he tired or not?
要	yào	Verb	to want	我要喝咖啡。	Wǒ yào hē kāfēi.	I want to drink coffee.
喜欢	xǐhuan	Verb	to like	我喜欢中国茶。	Wǒ xǐhuan Zhōngguó chá.	I like Chinese tea
喝	hē	Verb	to drink	我很喜欢喝中国茶。	Wǒ hěn xǐhuan hē Zhōngguó chá.	I really like to drink Chinese tea.
吃	chī	Verb	to eat	你喜欢吃什么？	Nǐ xǐhuan chī shénme?	What do you like to eat?
咖啡	kāfēi	Noun	coffee	你喜不喜欢喝咖啡？	Nǐ xǐ bùxǐhuan hē kāfēi?	Do you like to drink coffee?
菜	cài	Noun	dish, cuisine	你喜欢哪国菜？	Nǐ xǐhuan nǎ guó cài?	Which country’s food do you like?
茶	chá	Noun	tea	我很喜欢喝茶。	Wǒ hěn xǐhuan hē chá.	I really like to drink tea.
口	kǒu	Measure word	measure word for family members	我家有三口人	Wǒ jiā yǒu sān kǒu rén.	There are three people in my family.
个	gè	Measure word	general measure word, measure word for people	我有两个妹妹。	Wǒ yǒu lǐang gè mèimei.	I have two younger sisters.
爸爸	bàba	Noun	father	我的爸爸有一个姐姐。	Wǒ de bàba yǒu yí gè jiějie.	My father has an older sister.
妈妈	māma	Noun	mother	他的妈妈是玛丽。	Tā de māma shì Mǎlì.	His mother is Mary.
哥哥	gēge	Noun	older brother	我有两个哥哥。	Wǒ yǒu liǎng gè gēge.	I have two older brothers.
姐姐	jiějie	Noun	older sister	他的姐姐叫玛丽。	Tā de jiějie jiào Mǎlì.	His older sister is called Mary.
弟弟	dìdi	Noun	younger brother	你有没有弟弟？	Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu dìdi?	Do you have younger brothers?
妹妹	mèimei	Noun	younger sister	你的妹妹叫什么名字?	Nǐ de mèimei jiào shénme míngzì?	What is your younger sister’s name?
家	jiā	Noun	home, family	我家有三口人。	Wǒ jiā yǒu sān kǒu rén.	There are three people in my family.
和	hé	Conj	and	我有一个哥哥和一个姐姐。	Wǒ yǒu yí gè gēge hé yí gè jiějie.	I have an older brother and an older sister.
谁	shéi	Pronoun	who	他是谁?	Tā shì shéi?	Who is he?
狗	gǒu	Noun	dog	平安的狗叫奶茶。	Píng’ān de gǒu jiào nǎichá.	Ping An’s dog is called Milk Tea.
好看	hǎokàn	Adj	good-looking	我的房子很好看	Wǒ de fángzi hěn hǎokàn.	My house is good-looking.
书	shū	Noun	book, books	我有一本书。	Wǒ yǒu yìběn shū.	I have a book.
兄弟姐妹	xiōngdì jiěmèi	Noun	siblings	美美有三个兄弟姐妹。	Měiměi yǒu sān gè xiōngdì jiěmèi.	Meimei has there siblings.
房子	fángzi	Noun	house	他喜欢他爸爸妈妈的房子。	Tā xǐhuan tā bàba māma de fángzi.	He likes his parent’s house.
家人	jiārén	Noun	family member	我和我的家人都喜欢喝咖啡。	Wǒ hé wǒ de jiārén dōu xǐhuan hē kāfēi.	My family and I all like to drink coffee.
介绍	jièshào	Verb	to introduce	请你介绍你的家人。	Qǐng nǐ jièshào nǐ de jiārén.	Please introduce your family.
漂亮	piàoliàng	Adj	beautiful	你姐姐很漂亮。	Nǐ jiějie hěn piàoliàng.	Your older sister is really beautiful.
张	zhāng	Measure word	a measure word for photograph, picture, paper, table etc.	我有很多张照片。	Wǒ yǒu hěn duō zhāng zhàopiàn.	I have many pictures.
女儿	nǚér	Noun	daughter	我有一个漂亮的女儿。	Wǒ yǒu yí gè piàoliàng de nǚér.	I have a beautiful daughter.
猫	māo	Noun	cat	他有很多只猫。	Tā yǒu hěnduō zhī māo.	He has many cats.
照片	zhàopiàn	Noun	pictures, photos	我有很多照片。	Wǒ yǒu hěn duō zhàopiàn.	I have many pictures.
多	duō	Adj	many, more	我有很多书。	Wǒ yǒu hěn duō shū.	I have many books.
两	liǎng	Numeral	two	我有两个女儿。	Wǒ yǒu liǎng gè nǚér.	I have two daughters.
可爱	kěài	Adj	cute,lovely	他很可爱。	Tā hěn kěài.	She is cute.
块	kuài	Measure word	piece； dollar	我有两块钱。	Wǒ yǒu liǎng kuài qián.	I have two dollars.
杯	bēi	Measure word	cup, cups	我有一杯咖啡。	Wǒ yǒu yì bēi kāfēi.	I have a cup of coffee.
瓶	píng	Measure word	bottle, bottles	我有一瓶牛奶。	Wǒ yǒu yì píng niúnǎi.	I have a bottle of milk.
买	mǎi	Verb	buy	我们去买东西。	Wǒmen qù mǎi dōngxi.	Let’s go to buy some things.
钱	qián	Noun	money	那个东西多少钱?	Nà gè dōngxi duōshǎo qián?	How much does that thing cost?
东西	dōngxi	Noun	thing, things, stuff	这不是我的东西。	Zhè búshì wǒ de dōngxi.	This is not my stuff.
谢谢	xièxie	Phrase	Thank you	谢谢你!	Xièxie nǐ!	Thank you!
不客气	búkèqì	Phrase	You’re welcome	A: 谢谢你帮忙检查我的文章。 B: 不客气，随时都乐意！	A: Xièxiè nǐ bāngmáng jiǎnchá wǒ de wénzhāng. B: Bù kèqì, suíshí dōu lèyì!	A: Thanks for checking my essay. B: No problem! Happy to anytime!
些	xiē	Measure word	some	这些东西是谁的?	Zhè xiē dōngxi shì shéi de?	Whose things are these?
百	bǎi	Noun	hundred	这个东西一百块钱。	Zhègè dōngxi yìbǎi kuài qián.	This thing is one hundred dollars.
一共	yígòng	Adv	altogether	三杯咖啡和一杯茶,一共多少钱？	Sān bēi kāfēi hé yì bēi chá, yígòng duōshǎo qián？	How much for 3 cups of coffee and one cup of tea?
今天	jīntiān	Noun	today	我今天晚上看电影。	Wǒ jīntiān wǎnshàng kàn diànyǐng.	I’ll watch a movie tonight.
几点	jǐdiǎn	Phrase	What time	现在几点?	Xiànzài jǐdiǎn？	What time is it?
分	fēn	Noun	minute	现在是两点十分。	Xiànzài shì liǎng diǎn shí fēn.	It is ten past two o’clock now.
看	kàn	Verb	to read, to watch	他喜欢看电影。	Tā xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng.	He likes to watch movies.
电影	diànyǐng	Noun	movie	你喜欢看什么电影？	Nǐ xǐhuan kàn shénme diànyǐng?	What movie do you like to watch?
上网	shàngwǎng	Verb Object	Surf Internet	我喜欢上网。	Wǒ xǐhuan shàngwǎng.	I like to surf the Internet.
现在	xiànzài	Noun	now	现在是一点五十五分。	Xiànzài shì yì diǎn wǔshí wǔ fēn.	It’s one fifty-five now.
半	bàn	Noun	half	现在是六点半。	Xiànzài shì liù diǎn bàn.	Now it is six thirty.
做	zuò	Verb	to do	你喜欢做什么?	Nǐ xǐhuān zuò shénme?	What do you like to do?
做饭	zuòfàn	Verb Object	to cook	你喜欢做饭吗？	Nǐ xǐhuan zuò fàn ma?	Do you like to cook?
吃饭	chīfàn	Verb Object	to eat	你今天几点吃饭？	Nǐ jīntiān jǐdiǎn chīfàn?	What time do you eat today?
请问	qǐngwèn	Phrase	Excuse me, may I ask…	请问这个东西多少钱?	Qǐngwèn zhège dōngxi duōshǎo qián?	May I ask about how much does this thing cost?
饭馆	fànguǎn	Noun	restaurant	这间饭馆好不好？	Zhè jiān fànguǎn hǎo bùhǎo?	Is this restaurant good or not?
服务员	fúwùyuán	Noun	waiter, waitress	这家饭馆的服务员，人很好。	Zhè jiā fànguǎn de fúwùyuán, rén hěnhǎo.	The waiter/ waitress from this restaurant is very nice.
杯子	bēizi	Noun	cup	我们要两个杯子。	Wǒmen yào liǎng gè bēizi.	We would like to have two cups.
真	zhēn	Adv	really	你妹妹真漂亮。	Nǐ mèimei zhēn piàoliang.	Your younger sister is really pretty.
点菜	diǎncài	Verb Object	to order food	请服务员来帮我们点菜。	Qǐng fúwùyuán lái bāng wǒmen diǎn cài.	Please ask the waiter to take our order.
好吃	hǎochī	Adj	tasty/delicious	我妈妈做的饭很好吃。	Wǒ māma zuò de fàn hěn hǎochī.	The dish made from my mother is tasty.
水	shuǐ	Noun	water	我有一杯水。	Wǒ yǒu yì bēi shuǐ.	I have a cup of water.
少	shǎo	Adj	few	我们家书很少。	Wǒmen jiā shū hěn shǎo.	We have very few books at home.
买单	mǎidān	Verb Object	to pay	服务员，请买单。	Fúwùyuán, qǐng mǎidān.	Waiter, we want to pay.
昨天	zuótiān	Noun	yesterday	昨天我跟我妈妈去看电影。	Zuótiān wǒ gēn wǒ māma qù kàn diànyǐng.	I went to watch a movie with my mother yesterday.
明天	míngtiān	Noun	tomorrow	明天要不要去吃饭?	Míngtiān yàobúyào qù chīfàn?	Do you want to go and eat tomorrow?
什么时候	shénme shíhou	Phrase	when	你什么时候去看电影?	Nǐ shénme shíhou qù kàn diànyǐng?	When are you going to watch movie?
上午	shàngwǔ	Noun	morning	我上午要上课。	Wǒ shàngwǔ yào shàngkè	I have classes in the morning.
星期	xīngqī	Noun	Week, day of the week	星期一我们要上课。	Xīngqī yī wǒmen yào shàngkè.	We have class on Monday.
起床	qǐchuáng	Verb Object	wake up	我八点起床。	Wǒ bādiǎn qǐchuáng.	I wake up at eight.
早饭	zǎofàn	Noun	breakfast	我们九点吃早饭。	Wǒmen jiǔdiǎn chī zǎofàn.	We eat breakfast at nine.
睡觉	shuìjiào	Verb Object	sleep	我爸爸十点睡觉。	Wǒ bàba shídiǎn shuìjiào.	My dad sleeps at ten.
上课	shàngkè	Verb Object	go to class,attend class	我们明天要上课。	Wǒmen míngtiān yào shàngkè.	We have class tomorrow.
想	xiǎng	Verb	to want to ,to plan to/to think	我想跟你看电影。	Wǒ xiǎng gēn nǐ kàn diànyǐng.	I want to watch a movie with you.
月	yuè	Measure word	month	明天是十二月六日。	Míngtiān shì shíèr yuè liù rì.	Tomorrow is December 6th.
日	rì	Measure word	day	今天是十二月五日。	Jīntiān shì shíèr yuè wǔ rì.	Today is December 5th.
下午	xiàwǔ	Noun	afternoon	你明天下午做什么?	Nǐ míngtiān xiàwǔ zuò shénme?	What are you going to do tomorrow afternoon?
晚上	wǎnshàng	Noun	evening	你明天晚上看电影吗?	Nǐ míngtiān wǎnshàng kàn diànyǐng ma?	Do you want to watch a movie tomorrow night?
请	qǐng	Verb	to treat, to invite	明天我请你去中国饭馆吃饭。	Míngtiān wǒ qǐng nǐ qù Zhōngguó fànguǎn chīfàn.	Tomorrow I’ll treat you to a meal at a Chinese restaurant.
来	lái	Verb	to come	他来我家吃饭。	Tā lái wǒ jiā chīfàn.	He came to my house and had a meal.
有空	yǒukòng	Verb	have free time, to be free	你有空吗?	Nǐ yǒukòng ma?	Are you free?
对不起	duìbùqǐ	Phrase	sorry	A: 对不起。 B: 没关系。	A: Duìbùqǐ. B: Méiguānxi.	A: I am sorry. B: It’s ok.
没关系	méiguānxi	Phrase	that’s ok, no problem	A: 对不起。 B: 没关系。	A: Duìbùqǐ. B: Méiguānxi.	A: I am sorry. B: It’s ok.
生日	shēngrì	Noun	birthday	我的生日是二月十八号。	Wǒ de shēngrì shì èr yuè shíbā hào.	My birthday is February eighteenth.
打球	dǎqiú	Verb Object	to play ball games, ball sports	每个周末我都会跟朋友去打球	Měi gè zhōumò wǒ dūhuì gēn péngyou qù dǎqiú	I play basketball with my friends every weekend.
篮球	lánqiú	Noun	basketball	你打篮球吗?	Nǐ dǎ lánqiú ma?	Do you play basketball?
球赛	qiúsài	Noun	match, ball games	你喜欢看球赛吗?	Nǐ xǐhuan kàn qiúsài ma?	Do you like to watch sports matches?
逛街	guàngjiē	Verb Object	shopping	他喜欢去逛街。	Tā xǐhuan qù guàngjiē.	She likes to go shopping.
周末	zhōumò	Noun	weekend	周末他做什么?	Zhōumò tā zuò shénme?	What does he do on weekends?
早起	zǎoqǐ	Verb	to wake up early	我喜欢早起去打球。	Wǒ xǐhuan zǎoqǐ qù dǎ qiú.	I like to wake up early to play the ball.
觉得	juéde	Verb	to feel,to think,to consider	我觉得做饭很好玩儿。	Wǒ juéde zuòfàn hěn hǎowánr.	I think cooking is fun.
好玩儿	hǎowán’er	Adj	interesting, fun, enjoyable	打篮球很好玩儿。	Dǎ lánqiú hěn hǎowánr.	It’s fun to play basketball.
运动	yùndòng	Noun	exercise, to exercise	你喜欢什么运动?	Nǐ xǐhuan shénme yùndòng?	What sports do you like?
电影院	diànyǐngyuàn	Noun	cinema	我现在在电影院看电影。	Wǒ xiànzài zài diànyǐngyuàn kàn diànyǐng.	I am now at the cinema watching a movie.
学习	xuéxí	Verb	to study	他在中国学习中文。	Tā zài Zhōngguó xuéxí Zhōngwén.	He studies Chinese in China.
酒吧	jiǔba	Noun	bar	晚上我们去酒吧喝啤酒。	Wǎnshàng wǒmen qù jiǔbā hē píjiǔ.	We are going to a bar to drink beer at night.
啤酒	píjiǔ	Noun	beer	我们一起喝啤酒。	Wǒmen yìqǐ hē píjiǔ。	We drink beer together.
有意思	yǒuyìsi	Adj	interesting, fun	我觉得出门很有意思! 我喜欢出门去运动。	Wǒ juéde chūmén hěn yǒuyìsi! Wǒ xǐhuan chūmén qù yùndòng.	I think going out is fun! I like to go out to exercise.
无聊	wúliáo	Adj	boring,bored	他觉得出门太麻烦了，也觉得很无聊。	Tā juéde chūmén tài máfán le, yě juéde hěn wúliáo.	He thinks going out is too troublesome and boring.
麻烦	máfán	Verb	be annoyed,to bother, troublesome, annoying	我是一个麻烦的人。	Wǒ shì yí gè máfán de rén.	I am a troublesome person.
出门	chūmén	Verb Object	to go outside	他早上九点出门去上课。	Tā zǎoshàng jiǔdiǎn chūmén qù shàngkè.	He goes to class at 9 in the morning.
种	zhǒng	Measure word	kind,type	你喜欢吃哪种菜?	Nǐ xǐhuan chī nǎ zhǒng cài?	What kind of food do you like?
一起	yìqǐ	Adv	together	星期二我们一起去吃日本菜。	Xīngqīèr wǒmen yìqǐ qù chī Rìběn cài.	Let’s have Japanese food on Tuesday together.
算了	suànle	Phrase	forget about it	A: 外面下雨，我不能跟你出去。 B: 算了，我跟玛丽去。	A: Wàimiàn xiàyǔ, wǒ bùnéng gēn nǐ chūqù. B: Suànle, wǒ gēn Mǎlì qù.	A: It’s raining outside, I can’t go out with you. B: Fine, I’ll go out with Mary.
下雨	xiàyǔ	Verb Object	raining	今天, 明天都下雨。	Jīntiān, míngtiān dōu xiàyǔ.	Today and tomorrow it will rain.
外面	wàimiàn	Noun	outside	他现在在外面,不在家。	Tā xiànzài zài wàimiàn , bú zài jiā.	He is out now, he’s not at home.
没问题	méi wèntí	Phrase	no problem	A: 你有空吗？我们一起去打球，好不好？ B: 没问题。	A: Nǐ yǒu kòng ma? Wǒmen yīqǐ qù dǎqiú, hǎo bùhǎo? B: Méi wèntí.	A: Do you have free time? Let’s go play ball games, what do you think? B: No problem.
可是	kěshì	Conj	but	我想出去, 可是外面下雨。	Wǒ xiǎng chūqù,kěshì wàimiàn xiàyǔ.	I want to go out, but it’s raining outside.
做菜	zuòcài	Verb	cooking	妹妹喜欢做菜。	Mèimei xǐhuan zuò cài。	My younger sister likes to cook.
唱歌	chànggē	Verb	to sing	我们一起去唱歌，好吗？	Wǒmen yīqǐ qù chànggē, hǎo ma?	How about we go sing together?
说	shuō	Verb	say,speak a language	请您再说一次。	Qǐng nín zài shuō yīcì.	Can you please say it one more time?
汉语	hànyǔ	Noun	Mandarin	我明天有汉语课。	Wǒ míngtiān yǒu hànyǔ kè.	I have Chinese class tomorrow.
英语	yīngyǔ	Noun	English	我不会说英语。	Wǒ bú huì shuō yīngyǔ.	I can’t speak English.
不错	búcuò	Adj	pretty good, not bad	她唱得不错。	Tā chàng dé búcuò.	She sings well.
教	jiāo	Verb	to teach	你可以教我怎么说英语吗?	Nǐ kěyǐ jiāo wǒ zěnme shuō yīngyǔ ma?	Can you teach me how to say English?
写字	xiězì	Verb Object	to write	汉语老师教我们怎么写字。	Hànyǔ lǎoshī jiào wǒmen zěnme xiě zì.	The Chinese teacher teach us how to write words.
快	kuài	Adj	fast, quick	他走得很快。	Tā zǒu de hěn kuài.	He walks fast.
功课	gōngkè	Noun	homework	我今天有很多功课。	Wǒ jīntiān yǒu hěn duō gōngkè.	I have a lot of homework today.
图书馆	túshūguǎn	Noun	library	他星期一去图书馆看书。	Tā xīngqī yī qù túshūguǎn kànshū.	He goes to library on Mondays to read books.
中饭	zhōngfàn	Noun	lunch	我们一起吃中饭吧!	Wǒmen yìqǐ chī zhōngfàn ba!	Let’s eat lunch together.
晚饭	wǎnfàn	Noun	dinner	我没有时间做晚饭。	Wǒ méiyǒu shíjiān zuò wǎnfàn.	I don’t have time for making dinner.
中午	zhōngwǔ	Noun	noon	我中午上英语课。	Wǒ zhōngwǔ shàng yīngyǔ kè.	I have English class at noon.
非常	fēicháng	Adv	very,extremely	他非常喜欢看书, 也喜欢运动。	Tā fēicháng xǐhuan kànshū, yě xǐhuan yùndòng.	He really likes to read books, he also likes to do sports.
题	tí	Noun	question	这题好难，我不会。	Zhè tí hǎo nán, wǒ bú huì.	This question is so hard, I don’t know how to do it.
难	nán	Adj	difficult	写汉字很难，说汉语也很难!	Xiě hànzì hěn nán, shuō hànyǔ yě hěn nán.	Writing Chinese is difficult, speaking Chinese is also difficult.
新	xīn	Adj	new	这是一支新手机.	Zhè shì yìzhī xīn shǒujī.	This is a new cell phone.
旧	jiù	Adj	old, used, worn	我有一支旧手机	Wǒ yǒu yìzhī jiù shǒujī	I have an old cell phone
大	dà	Adj	big	这支手机有一点大, 我不喜欢。	Zhè zhī shǒujī yǒu yìdiǎn dà, wǒ bù xǐhuan.	This phone is a bit big, I don’t like it.
支	zhī	Measure word	Measure word (for a cell phone etc)	我有一支新手机	Wǒ yǒuyìzhī xīn shǒujī	I have a new cell phone
商店	shāngdiàn	Noun	shop, store	这家商店卖一些手机。	Zhè jiā shāngdiàn mài yì xiē shǒujī.	This store sells some cell phones.
手机	shǒujī	Noun	cell phone	这不是我的手机。	Zhè bú shì wǒ de shǒujī.	This is not my cell phone.
看一看	kànyíkàn	Phrase	look, have a look	我去商店看一看。	Wǒ qù shāngdiàn kànyíkàn.	Let me go to the store and have a look.
万	wàn	Numeral	ten thousand	我有一万三千元	Wǒ yǒu yí wàn sān qiān yuán	I have thirteen thousand dollars
千	qiān	Numeral	thousand	我有四千元	Wǒ yǒu sì qiān yuán	I have four thousand dollars
能	néng	Verb	to express ability	哪支手机能上网？	Nǎ zhī shǒujī néng shàngwǎng?	Which mobile phone can access the Internet?
上面	shàngmiàn	Noun	on top of	你的猫在我的房子上面!	Nǐ de māo zài wǒ de fángzi shàngmiàn.	Your cat is on top of my house.
下面	xiàmiàn	Noun	down/under	照片在杯子下面。	Zhàopiàn zài bēizi xiàmiàn.	The photo is under the cup.
旁边	pángbiān	Noun	next to/beside	饭馆旁边是图书馆。	Fànguǎn pángbiān shì túshūguǎn.	The library is next to the restaurant.
里面	lǐmiàn	Noun	inside	图书馆里面有很多书。	Túshūguǎn lǐmiàn yǒu hěn duō shū.	There are a lot of books inside the library.
大楼	dàlóu	Noun	building	我家旁边有很多大楼。	Wǒ jiā pángbiān yǒu hěn duō dàlóu.	There are a lot of buildings next to my house.
海边	hǎibiān	Noun	beach	我们一起去海边玩儿吧!	Wǒmen yìqǐ qù hǎibiān wánr ba!	Let’s go to the beach together and have fun!
住	zhù	Verb	to live	我住在那个大楼里面。	Wǒ zhù zài nàge dàlóu lǐmiàn.	I live inside that building.
知道	zhīdào	Verb	to know	我知道他家在哪儿!	Wǒ zhīdào tā jiā zài nǎr.	I know where his house is.
欢迎	huānyíng	Noun/Verb	to welcome, welcome	欢迎你来我家玩儿。	Huānyíng nǐ lái wǒ jiā wánr.	You are welcome to come to my house to hang out.
玩儿	wánr	Verb	to play, have fun	我喜欢去海边玩儿。	Wǒ xǐhuan qù hǎibiān wánr.	I like to go to the beach and have fun.
公共汽车	gōnggòng qìchē	Noun	bus	我每个星期都坐公共汽车去上汉语课。	Wǒ měige xīngqī dōu zuò gōnggòng qìchē qù shàng Hànyǔ kè.	I take the bus every week to Chinese class.
自行车	zìxíngchē	Noun	bicycle/bike	我喜欢骑自行车。	Wǒ xǐhuan qí zìxíngchē.	I like to ride a bicycle.
走路	zǒulù	Verb Object	to walk	我的朋友每天都走路去学校。	Wǒ de péngyǒu měitiān dōu zǒulù qù xuéxiào.	My friend walks to school every day.
站	zhàn	Measure word	stations, stops	从我家到图书馆坐公共汽车要三站。	Cóng wǒ jiā dào túshūguǎn zuò gōnggòng qìchē yào sān zhàn.	It takes 3 stations to get from my house to the library.
椅子	yǐzi	Noun	chair	你家有几把椅子?	Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ bǎ yǐzi?	How many chairs do you have at home?
休息	xiūxí	Verb	to take a rest	你中午几点休息?	Nǐ zhōngwǔ jǐdiǎn xiūxi?	What time do you rest at noon?
上班	shàngbān	Verb Object	to go to work	你在哪儿上班?	Nǐ zài nǎr shàngbān?	Where do you work?
坐	zuò	Verb	to take (a bus, airplane etc)	我坐公共汽车去电影院。	Wǒ zuò gōnggòng qìchē qù diànyǐngyuàn.	I go to cinema by bus.
骑	qí	Verb	to ride	我常骑自行车去上课。	Wǒ cháng qí zìxíngchē qù shàngkè.	I often go to class by bike.
超市	chāoshì	Noun	supermarket	我想去超市买鸡蛋。	Wǒ xiǎng qù chāoshì mǎi jīdàn.	I want to buy eggs in the supermarket.
件	jiàn	Measure word	Measure word (for events, things, clothes etc)	这件衣服是我妹妹的。	Zhè jiàn yīfú shì wǒ mèimei de.	This cloth is my younger sister’s.
衣服	yīfú	Noun	clothes	他昨天买了很多漂亮的衣服。	Tā zuótiān mǎi le hěn duō piàoliàng de yīfú.	He bought a lot of nice cloth yesterday.
对了	duìle	Phrase	by the way	对了，他昨天告诉我他不来学校。	Duìle, tā zuótiān gàosù wǒ tā bù lái xuéxiào.	By the way, he told me yesterday that he is not coming to school.
告诉	gàosù	Verb	to tell	她没有告诉我这件事情。	Tā méiyǒu gàosù wǒ zhè jiàn shìqíng.	She didn’t tell me this thing.
鸡蛋	jīdàn	Noun	egg	我的早餐是鸡蛋和牛奶。	Wǒ de zǎocān shì jīdàn hé niúnǎi.	My breakfast was eggs and milk.
忘了	wàngle	Verb	to forget	我昨天忘了去超市。	Wǒ zuótiān wàngle qù chāoshì.	I forgot to go supermarket yesterday.
牛奶	niúnǎi	Noun	milk	我每天早上都喝一杯咖啡和一瓶牛奶。	Wǒ měitiān zǎoshàng dōu he yì bēi kāfēi hé yì píng niúnǎi.	I drink a cup of coffee and a bottle of milk every morning.
怎么	zěnme	Adv	how to…?	这个字非常难,我不知道怎么写。	Zhè gè zì fēicháng nán. Wǒ bù zhīdào zěnme xiě.	This word is so difficult. I don’t know how to write it.
走	zǒu	Verb	to get there,walk	从这儿往前走就到他家了。	Cóng zhèr wǎng qián zǒu jiù dào tā jiā le.	Go forward from here, you’ll go right to his house.
前	qián	Noun	front/forward/ahead	往前走就是我家。	Wǎng qián zǒu jiù shì wǒ jiā.	Go forward and that’s my house.
就	jiù	Adv	then,right away	图书馆，往前走右拐就到了。	Túshūguǎn, wǎng qián zǒu yòuguǎi jiù dào le.	Go forward and turn right, the library is there.
邮局	yóujú	Noun	post office	图书馆在邮局的旁边。	Túshūguǎn zài yóujú de pángbiān.	The post office is next to the library.
认识	rènshì	Verb	to know, to recognise	我不认识那个人。	Wǒ bú rènshì nàge rén.	I don’t know that person.
路	lù	Noun	road	我知道这条路的名字!	Wǒ zhīdào zhè tiáo lù de míngzì.	I know the name of this road.
左拐	zuǒguǎi	Verb	to turn left	那条路左拐就到我家。	Nà tiáo lù zuǒguǎi jiù dào wǒ jiā.	Turn left on that road and you’ll arrive at my house.
右拐	yòuguǎi	Verb	to turn right	邮局在前面那条路右拐。	Yóujú zài qiánmiàn nà tiáo lù yòuguǎi.	Post office is at the road ahead, turn right.
从	cóng	Prep	from	从这儿往左走就是邮局。	Cóng zhèr wǎng zuǒ zǒu jiùshì yóujú.	Turn left from here and there is the post office.
到	dào	Verb	to arrive, arrive	从这里往前走, 就到了。	Cóng zhèlǐ wǎng qián zǒu, jiù dào le.	Go straight from here, then you will arrive.
事情	shìqíng	Noun	Affair,matter,thing	这件事情很难也很麻烦。	Zhè jiàn shìqing hěn nán yě hěn máfán.	This thing is very difficult and troublesome.
得	děi	Adv	must,have to	我得出门去上课!	Wǒ děi chū mén qù shàng kè.	I have to go out to go to class.
时间	shíjiān	Noun	time	我有很多时间写功课。	Wǒ yǒu hěn duō shíjiān xiě gōngkè.	I have a lot of time to write homework.
怕	pà	Verb	to fear, to be afraid of	学生都很怕老师。	Xuéshēng dōu hěn pà lǎoshī	The students are all afraid of teacher.
担心	dānxīn	Verb	anxious,worried to worry	我很担心今年的汉语考试考得不好。	Wǒ hěn dānxīn jīnnián de Hànyǔ kǎoshì kǎo de bù hǎo	I am really worried that I did bad on this year’s Chinese test.
考试	kǎoshì	Noun	to test, test, exam	你明天考试考什么？	Nǐ míngtiān kǎoshì kǎo shénme?	What are your exams tomorrow?
今年	jīnnián	Noun	this year	今年我要跟家人去中国玩儿。	Jīnnián wǒ yào gēn jiārén qù Zhōngguó wánr.	I am going to China with my family this year.
不好意思	bùhǎoyìsi	Phrase	excuse me, to be sorry	不好意思，请问这儿可以照相吗?	Bùhǎo yìsi, qǐngwèn zhèr kěyǐ zhàoxiàng ma?	Excuse me, can we take pictures here?
听音乐	tīng yīnyuè	Verb Object	to listen to music	我喜欢听音乐。	Wǒ xǐhuan tīng yīnyuè.	I like to listen to music.
附近	fùjìn	Adv	nearby	你家附近有商店吗?	Nǐ jiā fùjìn yǒu shāngdiàn ma?	Is there a shop nearby your house?
照相	zhàoxiàng	Verb Object	to take a photo	他周末喜欢去爬山、照相。	Tā zhōumò xǐhuan qù páshān, zhàoxiàng.	He likes to go mountain climbing and take pictures on the weekend.
博物馆	bówùguǎn	Noun	museum	博物馆里面不可以照相!	Bówùguǎn lǐmiàn bù kěyǐ zhàoxiàng.	You can’t take pictures inside the museum.
朋友	péngyǒu	Noun	friend, friends	我跟我朋友明天要一起去博物馆。	Wǒ gēn wǒ péngyou míngtiān yào yìqǐ qù bówùguǎn.	I am going to the museum with my friend tomorrow.
天	tiān	Measure word	day	一个星期有七天。	Yí ge xīngqī yǒu qī tiān.	There are seven days in a week.
等一会儿	děng yìhuǐr	Phrase	Wait a moment, later	我跟我朋友等一会儿要一起去逛街。	Wǒ gēn wǒ péngyou děng yìhuǐr yào yìqǐ qù guàngjiē.	My friend and I will go shopping later.
地方	dìfāng	Noun	area, place	那个地方在哪儿?	Nà gè dìfāng zai nǎr?	Where is that place?
远	yuǎn	Adj	far	图书馆离邮局很远。	Túshūguǎn lí yóujú hěn yuǎn.	The library is far away from the post office.
近	jìn	Adj	near/close	图书馆离我家很近!	Túshūguǎn lí wǒ jiā hěn jìn.	The library is close to my house.
小时	xiǎoshí	Noun	hour	从我家到图书馆要三个小时。	Cóng wǒ jiā dào túshūguǎn yào sān gè xiǎoshí.	It takes three hours from my house to library.
山	shān	Noun	mountain	我家旁边有一座山。	Wǒ jiā pángbiān yǒu yí zuò shān.	There’s a mountain next to my house.
爬山	páshān	Verb Object	to climb a mountain, to hike a mountain	我们这个周末要去爬山。	Wǒmen zhège zhōumò yào qù páshān.	We are going mountain climbing this weekend.
公司	gōngsī	Noun	company	我爸爸的公司离我们家很远。	Wǒ bàba de gōngsī lí wǒmen jiā hěn yuǎn.	My father’s company is far away from our house.
分钟	fēnzhōng	Noun	minute	从这儿去那儿要走三十分钟。	Cóng zhèr qù nàr yào zǒu sānshí fēnzhōng.	To get from here to there you need to walk thirty minutes.
要	yào	Verb	to need, require	从我家到公司要走半小时。	Cóng wǒ jiā dào gōngsī yào zǒu bàn xiǎoshí.	It takes half an hour from my house to the company by foot.
方便	fāngbiàn	Adj	convenient	我家旁边有一些餐厅，也有超市和图书馆，住在那里很方便。	Wǒ jiā pángbiān yǒu yìxiē cāntīng, yě yǒu chāoshì hé túshūguǎn. Zhù zài nàlǐ hěn fāngbiàn.	There are some restaurants, supermarkets and libraries near my house. Living there is very convenient.
车票	chēpiào	Noun	transportation ticket	坐公共汽车要买车票。	Zuò gōnggòng qìchē yào mǎi chēpiào.	You need to buy a ticket to take the bus.
出租车	chūzūchē	Noun	taxi	中国有很多出租车。	Zhōngguó yǒu hěn duō chūzūchē.	There are a lot of taxis in China.
地铁	dìtiě	Noun	subway, metro	我每天都坐地铁去上班。	Wǒ měitiān dōu zuò dìtiě qù shàngbān.	I go to work by subway every day.
载	zài	Verb	to give somebody a ride	我姐姐载我去超市买东西。	Wǒ jiějie zài wǒ qù chāoshì mǎi dōngxi.	My older sister drives me to buy things in the supermarket.
汽车	qìchē	Noun	car	我有三辆汽车。	Wǒ yǒu sān liàng qìchē.	I have three cars.
开	kāi	Verb	to drive ( a machine, car, airplan), to open	我爸爸每天都开车去上班。	Wǒ bàba měitiān dōu kāi chē qù shàngbān.	My father drives to work every day.
风景	fēngjǐng	Noun	scenery	这儿的风景很漂亮。	Zhèr de fēngjǐng hěn piàoliang.	The scenery here is pretty.
便宜	piányí	Adj	cheap	汽车在中国很便宜。	Qìchē zài Zhōngguó hěn piányi.	Cars are cheap in China.
等	děng	Verb	to wait	请你等我一起去上课。	Qǐng nǐ děng wǒ yìqǐ qù shàngkè.	Please wait for me to go to class together.
迟到	chídào	Verb	to be late	他上班迟到了。	Tā shàngbān chídào le.	She is late for work.
从不	cóng bù	Adv	never	我从不爬山。	Wǒ cóngbù páshān.	I never go mountain climbing.
约	yuē	Verb	to make an appointment/to invite.	他朋友约我一起去爬山。	Tā péngyou yuē wǒ yìqǐ qù páshān .	His friend asked me to go mountain climbing together.
上次	shàngcì	Noun	last time	上次我们看电影的时候，他也迟到了。	Shàngcì wǒmen kàn diànyǐng de shíhou, tā yě chídào le.	Last time he was also late for watching a movie,.
已经	yǐjīng	Adv	already	今天早上我去等公交车，我到公车站的时候, 公车已经走了。	Jīntiān zǎoshàng wǒ qù děng gōngjiāochē, wǒ dào gōngchē zhàn de shíhou, gōngchē yǐjīng zǒu le.	This morning I was going to wait for a bus, but when I arrived at the bus stop, the bus had already left.
慢	màn	Adj	slow	他说中文，说得很慢	Tā shuō zhōngwén,shuō de hěn màn.	He speaks Chinese slowly
多久	duōjiǔ	Phrase	how long..?	请问从超市到邮局要多久?	Qǐngwèn cóng chāoshì dào yóujú yào duōjiǔ?	How long does it take to get from the supermarket to the post office?
练习	liànxí	Verb	to practice	我常在家练习做菜。	Wǒ cháng zài jiā liànxí zuòcài.	I often practice cooking at home
说话	shuōhuà	Verb Object	to speak/ to talk	他喜欢跟美国人说话，练习英语。	Tā xǐhuan gēn Měiguó rén shuōhuà, liànxí yīngyǔ.	He likes to speak with Americans to practice his English.
为什么	wèishénme	Phrase	why	现在已经晚上十二点了，你为什么不睡觉?	Xiànzài yǐjīng wǎnshàng shíèrdiǎn le, nǐ wèi shénme bú shuìjiào?	It’s already twelve a.m. now, why are you not sleeping?
有用	yǒuyòng	Adj	useful	这个东西很有用也很方便。	Zhège dōngxi hěn yǒuyòng yě hěn fāngbiàn.	This thing is useful and convenient.
放假	fàngjià	Verb Object	to have a vacation	我明天放假。	Wǒ míngtiān fàngjià.	I’ll be on holiday tomorrow.
因为	yīnwèi	Conj	Because	因为我喜欢吃中国菜，所以我常去中国饭馆。	Yīnwèi wǒ xǐhuan chī Zhōngguó cài, suǒyǐ wǒ cháng qù Zhōngguó fànguǎn.	I like to eat Chinese food, so I go to Chinese restaurant frequently.
所以	suǒyǐ	Conj	therefore	因为我喜欢爬山，所以周末我都去。	Yīnwèi wǒ xǐhuan páshān, suǒyǐ zhōumò wǒ dōu qù.	I like to climb the mountain, so I go there on weekends.
刚	gāng	Adv	just	我刚放假，你想去哪儿玩儿?	Wǒ gāng fàngjià, nǐ xiǎng qù nǎr wánr?	I just have holiday, where do you want to go?
看见	kànjiàn	Verb	to see, to catch sight of	你昨天看见什么了?	Nǐ zuótiān kànjiàn shénme le?	What did you see yesterday?
以前	yǐqián	Noun	Noun/ before	我三年以前不会说汉语，现在说得很好。	Wǒ sān nián yǐqián búhuì shuō Hànyǔ, xiànzài shuō de hěnhǎo.	I couldn’t speak Chinese three years ago, but now I can speak well.
书法	shūfǎ	Noun	calligraphy	我喜欢写书法。	Wǒ xǐhuan xiě shūfǎ.	I like to write calligraphy.
开始	kāishǐ	Verb	to start	从明天开始，我不上汉语课了。	Cóng míngtiān kāishǐ, wǒ bú shàng Hànyǔ kè le.	From tomorrow I don’t take Chinese class anymore.
学校	xuéxiào	Noun	school	这是我的学校，很漂亮吧?	Zhè shì wǒ de xuéxiào, hěn piàoliang ba?	This is my school. It’s really pretty, isn’t it?
课	kè	Noun	lesson, class	你今天上什么课?	Nǐ jīntiān shàng shénme kè?	What class do you have today?
可能	kěnéng	Adv	maybe, might, probably	我可能不能去他家玩儿。	Wǒ kěnéng bù néng qù tā jiā wánr.	I might not go to his house to hang out.
最近	zuìjìn	Noun	recently	他最近工作很忙，不常给我打电话。	Tā zuìjìn gōngzuò hěn máng, bù cháng gěi wǒ dǎdiànhuà.	He has been busy recently, only rarely does he call me.
喂	wéi	Phrase	Hello (when answer the telephone)	喂，你好，请问有什么事?	Wéi, nǐhǎo, qǐngwèn yǒu shénme shì?	Hello, how can I help you?
开会	kāihuì	Verb Object	to hold a meeting	我下午一点要开会。	Wǒ xiàwǔ yì diǎn yào kāihuì.	I have meeting at one p.m.
打电话	dǎdiànhuà	Verb Object	to make a phone call	你晚上可以打电话来我家。	Nǐ wǎnshàng kěyǐ dǎdiànhuà lái wǒ jiā.	You can call me at night.
那	nà	Adv	then, in that case	A: 今天外面下雨，不能打篮球。 B: 那我们去看电影吧。	A: Jīntiān wàimiàn xiàyǔ, bùnéng dǎ lánqiú. B: Nà wǒmen qù kàn diànyǐng ba.	A: It’s raining outside, we can’t play basketball. B: Then let’s see a movie.
桌子	zhuōzi	Noun	table	我家有三张桌子。	Wǒ jiā yǒu sān zhāng zhuōzi.	I have three tables at home.
生日会	shēngrì huì	Noun	birthday party	他的生日会是一月二十五日。	Tā de shēngrì huì shì yī yuè èrshíwǔ rì.	His birthday party is on the twenty-fifth of January.
苹果派	píngguǒ pài	Noun	apple pie	我不喜欢吃苹果派。	Wǒ bù xǐhuan chī píngguǒ pài.	I don’t like to eat apple pie.
邀请	yāoqǐng	Verb	to invite	我想邀请你跟你的家人来我的生日会。	Wǒ xiǎng yāoqǐng nǐ gēn nǐ de jiārén lái wǒ de shēngrì huì.	I would like to invite you and your family to my birthday party.
好久不见	hǎojiǔ bújiàn	Phrase	long time, no see	好久不见，你好吗?	Hǎojiǔ bújiàn, nǐhǎo ma?	Long time no see, how are you?
给	gěi	Verb	to give	因为我要考试，所以他给我很多书。	Yīnwèi wǒ yào kǎoshì, suǒyǐ tā gěi wǒ hěnduō shū.	He gives me a lot of books because I have a test.
礼物	lǐwù	Noun	gift	我不知道他喜欢什么礼物。	Wǒ bù zhīdào tā xǐhuan shénme lǐwù.	I don’t know what present he likes.
蓝色	lánsè	Noun	blue	我有一件蓝色的衣服。	Wǒ yǒu yí jiàn lánsè de yīfú.	I have a blue t-shirt.
饺子	jiǎozi	Noun	dumplings	饺子是中国菜的一种。	Jiǎozi shì Zhōngguó cài de yì zhǒng.	Dumpling is a kind of Chinese food.
旅游	lǚyóu	Verb	travel	我喜欢和我的朋友一起去旅游。	Wǒ xǐhuan hé wǒ de péngyou yìqǐ qù lǚyóu.	I like to go travelling with my friends.
经验	jīngyàn	Noun	experience	他的工作经验不多。	Tā de gōngzuò jīngyàn bùduō.	He doesn’t have much working experience.
次	cì	Measure word	Measure word for enumerated events, time	这件事情我说了三次了。	Zhè jiàn shìqing wǒ shuō le sān cì le.	I have told you about this three times.
快乐	kuàile	Adj	happy	旅游是一件很快乐的事情。	Lǚyóu shì yí jiàn hěn kuàilè de shìqing.	Traveling is a very happy thing.
最	zuì	Adv	the most, “-est”	我最喜欢的人是我爸爸妈妈。	Wǒ zuì xǐhuan de rén shì wǒ bàba māma.	I like my parents the most.
有名	yǒumíng	Adj	famous	这是这儿最有名的饭馆。	Zhè shì zhèr zuì yǒumíng de fànguǎn.	This is the most famous restaurant here.
飞机	fēijī	Noun	airplane	从美国到中国要坐十几个小时的飞机。	Cóng Měiguó dào Zhōngguó yào zuò shí jǐ ge xiǎoshí de fēijī.	It takes more than ten hours from America to China by plane.
听说	tīngshuō	Verb	to hear (sb. said)	听说你去过中国很多次？	Tīngshuō nǐ qùguò Zhōngguó hěnduō cì?	I heard that you have been to China many times?
高兴	gāoxìng	Adj	glad, happy	很高兴你也喜欢日本菜。	Hěn gāoxìng nǐ yě xǐhuan Rìběn cài.	I’m glad you liked Japanese food.
旅馆	lǚguǎn	Noun	hostel, hotel	你去旅游的时候喜欢住哪种旅馆？	Nǐ qù lǚyóu de shíhou xǐhuan zhù nǎ zhǒng lǚguǎn？	When you travel, which kind of hotel do you like to stay at?
纪念品	jìniànpǐn	Noun	souvenir	你会买纪念品给你家人吗？	Nǐ huì mǎi jìniànpǐn gěi nǐ jiārén ma?	Will you buy souvenirs for your family?
计划	jìhuà	Verb	to plan, to plan to do sth.	你计划去哪几个国家旅游？	Nǐ jìhuà qù nǎ jǐ ge guójiā lǚyóu?	What countries are you planning to go to?
习惯	xíguàn	Verb	to get used to	你习惯吃哪国菜？	Nǐ xíguàn chī nǎguó cài?	Which country’s food do you get used to eat?
去年	qùnián	Noun	last year	你去年去过哪些国家？	Nǐ qùnián qùguò nǎxiē guójiā?	What countries did you visit last year?
回国	huíguó	Verb Object	to return to home country	他二月三日回国。	Tā èr yuè sān rì huíguó.	He will return home on 3rd February.
打算	dǎsuàn	Verb	to plan	我打算三点去图书馆看书。	Wǒ dǎsuàn sān diǎn qù túshūguǎn kànshū.	I plan to go to library to read books at 3pm.
北京	běijīng	Noun	Peking	我爸爸的公司在北京，他在那儿工作。	Wǒ bàba de gōngsī zài Běijīng, tā zài nàr gōngzuò.	My dad’s company is in Peking, he is working there.
外国	wàiguó	Noun	abroad/foreign country	我跟我的朋友放假要去外国旅游。	Wǒ gēn wǒ de péngyou fàngjià yào qù wàiguó lǚyóu.	My friend and I are going abroad during our vacation.
只	zhǐ	Adv	only	放假的时候，他的家人只喜欢在家休息。	Fàngjià de shíhou tā de jiārén zhǐ xǐhuan zài jiā xiūxi.	His family only like to stay at home during holiday.
后天	hòutiān	Noun	the day after tomorrow	因为他后天要去北京工作，所以明天晚上我们一起去酒吧喝酒聊天吧!	Yīnwèi tā hòutiān yào qù Běijīng gōngzuò, suǒyǐ míngtiān wǎnshàng wǒmen yìqǐ qù jiǔbā hējiǔ liáotiān ba.	He is going to work in Peking the day after tomorrow, so let’s go to the bar and have a drink tomorrow night.
女朋友	nǚpéngyou	Noun	girlfreind	我的女朋友是美国人。	Wǒ de nǚpéngyou shì Měiguó rén.	My girlfriend is American.
走	zǒu	Verb	to leave	真舍不得你走，要常回来看我们。	Zhēn shěbude nǐ zǒu, yào cháng huílái kàn women.	Really don’t want you to go, come back to visit us often.
舍不得	shěbude	Verb	to hate to part with	我们舍不得你回国。	Wǒmen shěbude nǐ huí guó.	We don’t want you to return to your country.
同学	tóngxué	Noun	classmate	我汉语课的同学是美国人。	Wǒ Hànyǔ kè de tóngxué shì Měiguó rén.	My classmate from Chinese class is an American.
想	xiǎng	Verb	to miss	他到中国去工作三年了，他的家人都很想他。	Tā dào Zhōngguó qù gōngzuò sān nián le, tā de jiārén dōu hěn xiǎng tā.	He was working in China for 3 years, his family miss him a lot.
写信	xiě xìn	Verb	to write a letter	你回国以后要常写信给我。	Nǐ huí guó yǐhòu yào cháng xiěxìn gěi wǒ.	You have to write me a letter more often when you are back home.
搭	dā	Verb	to take (transportation)	从美国搭飞机到中国要十三个小时。	Cóng Měiguó dā fēijī dào Zhōngguó yào shí sān gè xiǎoshí.	It takes thirteen hours from America to China by plane.
回来	huílái	Verb	to come back	已经很晚了，你妹妹怎么还没回来?	Yǐjīng hěn wǎn le, nǐ mèimei zěnme háiméi huílái?	It’s late, why is your younger sister not back yet?
天气	tiānqì	Noun	weather	今天天气不错，我们要不要一起出门去玩儿?	Jīntiān tiānqì búcuò, wǒmen yào búyào yìqǐ chūmén qù wánr?	Today’s weather is good, how about go out and play?
冷	lěng	Adj	cold	今天外面很冷，早一点儿回来。	Jīntiān wàimiàn hěn lěng, zǎo yìdiǎnr huílái.	It’s really cold outside, come back home early.
热	rè	Adj	hot	天气很热，我们去游泳吧!	Tiānqì hěn rè, wǒmen qù yóuyǒng ba!	It’s so hot, let’s go swimming.
滑雪	huáxuě	Verb Object	to ski	放假的时候，我都跟我的家人去日本滑雪。	Fàngjià de shíhou, wǒ dōu gēn wǒ de jiārén qù Rìběn huáxuě.	During vacation time, I often go to Japan to ski with my family.
游泳	yóuyǒng	Noun	to swim	天气很热的时候，我们都喜欢去游泳。	Tiānqì hěn rè de shíhou, wǒmen dōu xǐhuan qù yóuyǒng.	When it’s hot, we all like to go swimming.
下雪	xiàxuě	Verb Object	to snow	外面下雪了，真漂亮。	Wàimiàn xiàxuě le, zhēn piàoliang.	It’s snowing outside, it’s very pretty.
舒服	shūfu	Adj	comfortable	今天的天气不冷也不热，很舒服。	Jīntiān de tiānqì bù lěng yě bú rè, hěn shūfu.	Today is not so cold and not so warm. It’s comfortable.
岁	suì	Measure word	year old	你是几岁开始学中文的？	Nǐ shì jǐ suì kāishǐ xué Zhōngwén de?	How old did you start to learn Chinese?
高	gāo	Adj	high；tall	你的家人都比你高吗？	Nǐ de jiārén dōu bǐ nǐ gāo ma?	Is your family all taller than you?
那么	nàme	Conj	so then…	为什么你的中文说得那么好？	Wèishénme nǐ de zhōngwén shuō dé nàme hǎo?	Why do you speak Chinese so well?
胖	pàng	Adj	fat	哪个比较胖？	Nǎge bǐjiào pàng?	Which one is fatter?
矮	ǎi	Adj	short	弟弟比较矮。	Dìdì bǐjiào ǎi.	My younger brother is shorter.
瘦	shòu	Adj	thin	瘦的人健康吗？	Shòu de rén jiànkāng ma?	Are thin people healthy?
长	cháng	Adj	long	那条路不长。	Nà tiáo lù bù cháng.	That road is not long.
头发	tóufà	Noun	hair	他的头发很长吗？	Tā de tóufà hěn cháng ma?	Is his hair very long?
医生	yīshēng	Noun	doctor	我今天不舒服，我想我得去看医生。	Wǒ jīntiān bù shūfu, wǒ xiǎng wǒ dĕi qù kàn yīshēng.	I don’t feel well, I think I need to see a doctor.
生病	shēngbìng	Verb Object	to be sick	他生病了。所以今天不来上班。	Tā shēngbìng le, suǒyǐ jīntiān bù lái shàngbān.	He is sick, so he will not come to work today.
看病	kànbìng	Verb Object	to see a doctor	我跟我妹妹今天都不舒服, 所以我们下午的时候就一起去看病了。	Wǒ gēn wǒ mèimei jīntiān dōu bù shūfu, suǒyǐ wǒmen xiàwǔ de shíhou jiù yìqǐ qù kànbìng le.	My younger sister and I both don’t feel well, so we go to see a doctor in the afternoon together.
药	yào	Noun	medicine	这个药每天上午、中午、晚上都要吃一次。	Zhè gè yào měitiān shàngwǔ, zhōngwǔ, wǎnshàng dōu yào chī yícì.	This medicine has to be taken once in the morning, noon and night.
身体	shēntǐ	Noun	body, health	我爸爸的身体不太好，所以他常常生病。	Wǒ bàba de shēntǐ bú tài hǎo, suǒyǐ tā cháng cháng shēngbìng.	My dad’s health is in bad condition therefore he is often sick.
水果	shuǐguǒ	Noun	fruit	你生病要多吃点儿水果。	Nǐ shēngbìng yào duō chī diǎnr shuǐguǒ.	When you are sick, you should eat more fruit.
蔬菜	shūcài	Noun	vegetables	谁都喜欢吃蔬菜水果。	Shéi dōu xǐhuan chī shūcài shuǐguǒ.	Everyone likes to eat vegetables and fruit.
医院	yīyuàn	Noun	hospital	医院离我家不近，坐公交车要一小时。	Yīyuàn lí wǒ jiā bú jìn, zuò gōngjiāochē yào yì xiǎoshí.	The hospital is not close to my house, it takes one hour by bus.
请假	qǐngjià	Verb Object	to take a leave	我们后天要去旅游，所以我要请假。	Wǒmen hòutiān yào qù lǚyóu,suǒyǐ wǒ yào qǐngjià.	I’m going to travel for the day after tomorrow, so I need to take the day off.
一	yī	Noun	one, single	我有一个弟弟。	Wǒ yǒu yíge dìdì.	I have a younger brother.
一点儿	yìdiǎnr	Numeral	a little bit, a bit	今天有一点儿累。	Jīntiān yǒu yìdiǎnr lèi.	Today I’m a little tired
七	qī	Numeral	seven	这有七个人。	Zhè yǒu qī ge rén.	There are seven people.
三	sān	Numeral	three	我每天喝三杯咖啡。	Wǒ měitiān hē sān bēi kāfēi.	I drink three cups of coffee a day.
上	shàng	Noun/Verb	on, on top of	桌上有一本书。	Zhuō shàng yǒu yì běn shū.	There is a book on the table.
下	xià	Noun/Verb	under, off, leave	窗下有一只猫。	Chuāng xià yǒu yì zhī māo.	There is a cat under the window.
不	bù	Adv	do not	我不吃牛肉。	Wǒ bù chī niúròu.	I do not eat beef.
九	jiǔ	Numeral	nine	我的爸爸有九个姐姐。	Wǒ de bàba yǒu jiǔ ge jiějiě.	My dad has nine sisters.
了	le	Adv	past tense	这件衣服太贵了。	Zhè jiàn yīfu tài guìle.	This piece of clothing is too expensive.
二	èr	Numeral	two	昨天星期二。	Zuótiān xīngqī ‘èr.	Yesterday was Tuesday.
五	wǔ	Numeral	five	我家有五口人。	Wǒjiā yǒu wǔ kǒu rén.	My family has five people.
人	rén	Noun	people, person	你是挪威人吗？	Nǐ shì Nuówēi rén ma?	Are you Norwegian?
什么	shénme	Adj/Adv	what	这是什么？	Zhè shì shénme?	What is this?
会	huì	Verb	to be able to, can do	我会说一点儿汉语。	Wǒ huì shuō yìdiǎnr hànyǔ.	I can speak a little Chinese.
儿子	érzi	Noun	son	我的儿子叫王阳。	Wǒ de érzi jiào wáng yáng。	My son is called Wang Yang.
八	bā	Numeral	eight	我有八本中文书。	Wǒ yǒu bā běn zhōngwén shū.	I have eight Chinese books.
六	liù	Numeral	six	中国人喜欢数字六。	Zhōngguó rén xǐhuan shùzì liù.	Chinese people like the number six.
写	xiě	Verb	to write	我会写我的中文名字。	Wǒ huì xiě wǒ de zhōngwén míngzì.	I can write my Chinese name.
几	jǐ	Adj	a few	你要几个苹果?	Nǐ yào jǐ gè píngguǒ?	How many apples do you want?
前面	qiánmiàn	Noun	front, frontside	我家前面是咖啡店。	Wǒjiā qiánmiàn shì kāfēi diàn.	There’s a coffee shop in front of my house.
十	shí	Numeral	ten	一瓶水十元。	Yì píng shuǐ shí yuán.	A bottle of water is ten yuan.
去	qù	Verb	to go	昨天我没去学校。	Zuótiān wǒ méi qù xuéxiào.	Yesterday, I didn’t go to school.
号	hào	Noun	number	我的鞋是二十四号。	Wǒ de xié shì èrshísì hào.	My shoes are size twenty-four.
后面	hòumiàn	Adj	behind, backside	学校后面是山。	Xuéxiào hòumiàn shì shān.	There’s a mountain behind the school.
吗	ma	Question Particle	Do you?Is that?	你好吗？	Nǐ hǎo ma？	How are you?
听	tīng	Verb	to listen, to hear	我喜欢听音乐。	Wǒ xǐhuan tīng yīnyuè.	I like to listen to music.
呢	ne	Question Particle		我要喝咖啡，你呢？	Wǒ yào hē kāfēi, nǐ ne?	I want to drink coffee, how about you?
哪	nǎ	Question pronoun	which	哪杯咖啡？	Nǎ bēi kāfēi?	Which cup of coffee?
哪儿	nǎ’er	Adj/Adv	where	你想把画挂在哪儿？我想把画挂在这儿。	Nǐ xiǎng bǎ huà guà zài nǎr？Wǒ xiǎng bǎ huà guà zài zhèr.	Where do you want to hang the painting? I want to hang the painting here.
四	sì	Noun	four	中国人不喜欢数字四。	Zhōngguó rén bù xǐhuān shùzì sì.	Chinese people do not like the number four.
回	huí	Verb	to go back, to return	我晚上九点回家。	Wǒ wǎnshàng jiǔ diǎn huí jiā.	I go home at nine o’clock.
在	zài	Adj/Adv	in	我有时候会待在图书馆里看书。	Wǒ yǒu shíhou huì dāi zài túshūguǎn lǐ kànshū.	Sometimes I will stay in the library and read books.
多少	duōshǎo	Phrase	How many	这个多少钱?	Zhè gè duōshǎo qián?	How much is this?
太	tài	Adj	too (as in too many)	这件衣服太贵了。	Zhè jiàn yīfú tài guìle.	This piece of clothing is too expensive.
她	tā	Pronoun	she, her	她的手机很好。	Tā de shǒujī hěn hǎo.	Her cell phone is very good.
字	zì	Noun	word, character	写汉字不太难。	Xiě hànzì bù tài nán.	It’s not too difficult to write Chinese characters.
小	xiǎo	Adj	small	我要小杯的绿茶。	Wǒ yào xiǎo bēi de lǜchá.	I want a small cup of green tea.
小姐	xiǎojiě	Noun	Miss, Ms.	张小姐，您好。	Zhāng xiǎojiě, nín hǎo.	Hello, Miss Zhang.
工作	gōngzuò	Noun/Verb	work, to work, job	我的工作是医生。	Wǒ de gōngzuò shì yīshēng.	I work as a doctor.
年	nián	Noun	year	今年是羊年。	Jīnnián shì yáng nián.	This is the year of the sheep.
很	hěn	Adj	very, quite	我今天很累。	Wǒ jīntiān hěn lèi.	I’m so tired today.
怎么样	zěnmeyàng	Phrase	how’s this? how is it? how about that?	今天晚餐吃牛肉，怎么样？	Jīntiān wǎncān chī niúròu, zěnmeyàng?	Let’s have beef for dinner tonight, shall we?
我们	wǒmen	Pronoun	we, us	我们是姐妹。	Wǒmen shì jiěmèi.	We are sisters.
时候	shíhòu	Phrase	when (we were doing sth…), at the time	七月的时候，我去新加坡。	Qī yuè de shíhòu, wǒ qù xīnjiāpō.	In July, I’ll go to Singapore.
有	yǒu	Verb	to have, to own	他有很多法国朋友。	Tā yǒu hěnduō Fǎguó péngyǒu.	He has a lot of French friends.
本	běn	Measure word	measure word for books	这是一本旅游杂志。	Zhè shì yī běn lǚyóu zázhì.	This is a travel magazine.
没有	méiyǒu	Verb	to not have, don’t have	我没有妹妹。	Wǒ méiyǒu mèimei.	I don’t have a younger sister.
点	diǎn	Noun	point, o’clock	现在是五点十分。	Xiànzài shì wǔ diǎn shí fēn.	It’s ten past five o’clock now.
电视	diànshì	Noun	television, TV	我家没电视。	Wǒjiā méi diànshì.	My house doesn’t have a TV.
的	de	Adj/Adv	of, possessive, belonging to	她的名字是玛丽。	Tā de míngzi shì Mǎlì.	Her name is Mary.
米饭	mǐfàn	Noun	rice	我喜欢吃米饭。	Wǒ xǐhuān chī mǐfàn.	I like to eat rice.
苹果	píngguǒ	Noun	apple	我喜欢苹果口味的甜食。	Wǒ xǐhuan píngguǒ kǒuwèi de tiánshí.	I like apple flavor sweets.
读	dú	Verb	to read	读中文书不太难。	Dú zhōngwén shū bù tài nán.	It’s not too hard to read Chinese books.
这	zhè	Adj	this	这是我妈妈。	Zhè shì wǒ māmā.	This is my mother.
都	dōu	Adj/Adv	all, every	他们都是我的朋友。	Tāmen dōu shì wǒ de péngyǒu.	They are all my friends.
里	lǐ	Adj	in, inside	我的包里有一瓶水。	Wǒ de bāo li yǒuyī píng shuǐ.	There’s a bottle of water in my bag.
饭店	fàndiàn	Noun	restaurant	这是一间新开的饭店。	Zhè shì yī jiàn xīn kāi de fàndiàn.	This is a newly opened hotel.

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One of the best ways to work on your fluency in Chinese is to build your vocabulary. The more solid a foundation you have with your vocabulary, the better you will be able to understand and navigate conversations.

This post will take you through 80 of the best Chinese vocabulary lists to help you build that core vocabulary in everything from greetings to slang to business lingo and even more!

Common Words and Phrases
Business
Chinese Slang
Food and Drink
Idioms and Proverbs
Shopping
Holidays
Travel
Love
Miscellaneous Vocabulary

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Common Words and Phrases

These lists contain some of the most important vocabulary that you should know since you will use it in almost any Chinese conversation.

https://www.fluentu.com/blog/chinese/chinese-weather-words/

Business

Now that you have a good base, we can start getting a bit more specific.

Chinese can be extremely useful in the business world, so here are some great business vocabulary lists that will help you sound more professional!

https://www.fluentu.com/blog/chinese/business-chinese-vocab-word-list-job-titles-positions/

https://www.fluentu.com/blog/chinese/business-chinese-vocabulary-word-list-consultants/

Chinese Slang

Now if you really want to start sounding fluent, it’s best if you learn how to talk like a native.

While a lot goes into achieving that skill, one of the best ways to work on it is to learn the common slang that Chinese speakers use. Here are some lists to help you with that:

Food and Drink

Eating and drinking is a great social activity and also a huge part of Chinese culture, so it’s best that you know some words to use at the table.

https://www.fluentu.com/blog/chinese/chinese-food-vocabulary-word-list-dimsum/

https://www.fluentu.com/blog/chinese/chinese-food-vocabulary-word-list-shanghai-cuisine/

Idioms and Proverbs

Similar to slang, knowing Chinese idioms will not only help you sound more fluent, but will also help you understand more if you hear them from someone else!

Shopping

Even if you’re not a big casual shopper, you will definitely end up at a grocery store or convenience store, so it’s best that you know some things to help you communicate with the cashier!

Holidays

Holidays are always great fun to celebrate, but you don’t want to miss out due to not understanding the vocabulary surrounding the festivities!

Here are some of the most important holiday vocabulary lists so that you can always join the fun!

Travel

Odds are that you will get the most use of your Chinese while you are traveling, so it’s necessary to know some travel lingo to avoid any confusion!

Love

So you found a Chinese-speaking cutie but don’t know how to let them know your feelings?

Not to fear, here is some of the most important vocabulary to use for your flirty interactions.

https://www.fluentu.com/blog/chinese/i-love-you-in-mandarin/

Miscellaneous Vocabulary

These may not necessarily fall into a particular category, but are still super useful to know. You can never know too many words!

There you go — now you have several vocabulary lists that provide you with hundreds of words practice. Better start memorizing!

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爱
ài

to love; affection; to be fond of; to like 八
bā

eight; 8 爸爸
bà ba

father (informal); CL:个[ge4] ,位[wei4] 杯子
bēi zi

cup; glass; CL:个[ge4] ,支[zhi1] 北京
běi jīng

Beijing; capital of People’s Republic of China; Peking; PRC government 本
běn

origin; source; roots or stems of plants; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc; originally 不客气
bú kè qi

you’re welcome; it’s my pleasure (answer to someone who thanks) 不
bù

not (negative prefix); no 菜
cài

dish (type of food); vegetables; vegetable; cuisine; CL:盘[pan2] ,道[dao4] 茶
chá

tea; tea plant; CL:杯[bei1] ,壶[hu2] 吃
chī

to eat; to have one’s meal; to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer; to exhaust 出租车
chū zū chē

taxi 打电话
dǎ diàn huà

to make a phone call 大
dà

big; huge; large; major; great; wide; deep; oldest; eldest 的
de

of; structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive 点
diǎn

a little; a bit; drop (of liquid); stain; spot; speck; jot; dot stroke (in Chinese characters); decimal point; point; mark (of degree or level); a place (with certain characteristics); iron bell; o’clock; some; (point) unit of measurement for type; to touch on briefly; to make clear; to light; to ignite; to kindle; period of time at night (24 minutes) (old); a drip; to dibble; classifier for small indeterminate quantities 电脑
diàn nǎo

computer; CL:台[tai2] 电视
diàn shì

television; TV; CL:台[tai2] ,个[ge4] 电影
diàn yǐng

movie; film; CL:部[bu4] ,幕[mu4] ,场[chang3] 东西
dōng xi

thing; stuff; person; CL:个[ge4] ,件[jian4] 都
dōu

all, both; entirely (due to) each; even; already 读
dú

to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1] 对不起
duì bu qǐ

I’m sorry; excuse me; pardon me; if you please; sorry? (please repeat); unworthy; to let down; 多
duō

many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi- 多少
duō shǎo

how much; how many 儿子
ér zi

son 二
èr

two; 2; stupid (Beijing dialect) 饭店
fàn diàn

restaurant; hotel; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]; 飞机
fēi jī

airplane; CL: 架[jia4] 分钟
fēn zhōng

minute 高兴
gāo xìng

happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood 个
gè

classifier for people or objects in general; individual; this; that; size 工作
gōng zuò

job; work; construction; task; CL:个[ge4] ,份[fen4] ,项[xiang4] 狗
gǒu

dog; CL:只[zhi1] ,条[tiao2] 汉语
hàn yǔ

Chinese language 好
hǎo

good; well; proper; good to; easy to; very; so; (suffix indicating completion or readiness) 号
hào

day of a month; (suffix used after) name of a ship; (ordinal) number 喝
hē

to drink; to shout (a command) 和
hé

and; together with; with; sum; union; peace; harmony; surname He 很
hěn

very; (adverb of degree); quite; awfully 后面
hòu miàn

rear; back; behind; later; afterwards 回
huí

to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to circle; to revolve; Hui ethnic group; time; classifier for acts of a play; section or chapter (of a classic book) 会
huì

can; be possible; be able to; will; be likely to; be sure to; to assemble; to meet; to gather; to see; union; group; association; a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is hui3) 几
jǐ

how much; how many; several; a few 家
jiā

home; family; classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for specialists in some activity such as musician or revolutionary, corresponds to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian; surname Jia; CL:个[ge4] 叫
jiào

to call; to shout; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood) 今天
jīn tiān

today; at the present 九
jiǔ

nine; 9 开
kāi

to open; to start; to turn on; to operate (vehicle) 看
kàn

to look at 看见
kàn jiàn

to see; to catch sight of 块
kuài

unit of currency; lump (of earth); chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; colloquial word for yuan (or other unit of currency such as Hong Kong or US dollar etc), usually as 块钱来
lái

to come; to arrive; to come round; ever since; next 老师
lǎo shī

teacher; CL:个[ge4] ,位[wei4] 了
le

(completed action marker); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) 冷
lěng

cold 里
lǐ

inside; lining; interior; internal 六
liù

six; 6 吗
ma

(question tag) 妈妈
mā ma

mum; mama; mommy; mother; CL:个[ge4] ,位[wei4] 买
mǎi

to buy; to purchase 猫
māo

cat; CL:只[zhi1] 没关系
méi guān xi

it doesn’t matter 没有
méi yǒu

haven’t; hasn’t; doesn’t exist; to not have; to not be; 米饭
mǐ fàn

(cooked) rice 名字
míng zi

name (of a person or thing); CL:个[ge4] 明天
míng tiān

tomorrow 哪
nǎ

which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier); 哪儿
nǎ er

where?; wherever; anywhere 那
nà

that; those; then (in that case); commonly pr. [nei4] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing; 呢
ne

(question particle for subjects already mentioned) 能
néng

to be able to; to be capable of; ability; capability; able; capable; can possibly; (usually used in the negative) to have the possibility of 你
nǐ

you (informal) 年
nián

year; CL:个[ge4] 女儿
nǚ ér

daughter 朋友
péng you

friend; CL:个[ge4] ,位[wei4] 漂亮
piào liang

pretty; beautiful 苹果
píng guǒ

apple; CL:个[ge4] ,颗[ke1] 七
qī

seven; 7 前面
qián miàn

ahead; in front; preceding; above 钱
qián

coin; money; CL:笔[bi3] 请
qǐng

to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request 去
qù

to go; to go to (a place); to cause to go or send (sb); to remove; to get rid of; (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth; to be apart from in space or time; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation); (of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed 热
rè

heat; to heat up; fervent; hot (of weather); warm up 人
rén

man; person; people; CL:个[ge4] ,位[wei4] 认识
rèn shi

to know; to recognize; to be familiar with; acquainted with sth; knowledge; understanding; awareness; cognition 三
sān

three; 3 商店
shāng diàn

store; shop; CL:家[jia1] ,个[ge4] 上
shàng

on 上午
shàng wǔ

morning; CL:个[ge4] 少
shǎo

few; little; lack 谁
shéi

who; also pronounced shui2 什么
shén me

what?; who?; something; anything 十
shí

ten; 10 时候
shí hou

time; length of time; moment; period 是
shì

to be; yes 书
shū

book; letter; CL:本[ben3] ,册[ce4] ,部[bu4]; see also Book of History 水
shuǐ

water; river; liquid; beverage 水果
shuǐguǒ

fruit 睡觉
shuì jiào

to go to bed; to go to sleep 说
shuō

to speak; to say; to explain; to scold; to tell off; a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory); 四
sì

four; 4 岁
suì

classifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests) 他
tā

he or him; (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant); (used before sb’s name for emphasis); (used as a meaningless mock object); other; another 她
tā

she 太
tài

too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest 天气
tiān qì

weather 听
tīng

to listen; to hear; to obey; a can (loanword from English ‘tin’); classifier for canned beverages 同学
tóng xué

(fellow) classmate; CL:位[wei4] ,个[ge4] 喂
wèi

hello (interj., esp. on telephone); hey 我
wǒ

I; me; my 我们
wǒ men

we; us; ourselves; our 五
wǔ

five; 5 喜欢
xǐ huan

to like; to be fond of 下
xià

down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down 下午
xià wǔ

afternoon; p.m.; CL:个[ge4] 下雨
xià yǔ

to rain; rainy 先生
xiān sheng

Mister (Mr.); husband; doctor (topolect); teacher; CL:个[ge4] ,位[wei4] 现在
xiàn zài

now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays 想
xiǎng

to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss 小
xiǎo

small; tiny; young 小姐
xiǎo jie

young lady; Miss; (slang) prostitute; CL:个[ge4] ,位[wei4] 些
xiē

some; few; several; (a measure word) 写
xiě

to write 谢谢
xiè xie

to thank; thanks 星期
xīng qī

week; CL:个[ge4] 学生
xué sheng

student; school child 学习
xué xí

to learn; to study 学校
xué xiào

school; CL:所[suo3] 一
yī

one; 1; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; ‘one’ radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 一点儿
yī diǎn er

a little (bit) 医生
yī shēng

doctor; CL:个[ge4] ,位[wei4] ,名[ming2] 医院
yī yuàn

hospital; CL:所[suo3] ,家[jia1] ,座[zuo4] 衣服
yī fu

clothes; CL:件[jian4] ,套[tao4] 椅子
yǐ zi

chair; CL:把[ba3] ,套[tao4] 有
yǒu

to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be 月
yuè

month; moon; CL:个[ge4] ,轮[lun2] 再见
zài jiàn

goodbye; see you again later 在
zài

(located) at; (to be) in; to exist; in the middle of doing sth; (indicating an action in progress) 怎么
zěn me

how?; what?; why? 怎么样
zěn me yàng

how are things? how?; how about?; how was it? 这
zhè

this; these; (commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing); 中国
zhōng guó

China; Middle Kingdom 中午
zhōng wǔ

noon; midday; CL:个[ge4] 住
zhù

to live; to dwell; to stay; to reside; to stop 桌子
zhuō zi

table; desk; CL:张[zhang1] ,套[tao4] 字
zì

letter; character; word; symbol; CL:个[ge4] 昨天
zuó tiān

yesterday 做
zuò

to do; to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to act as; to engage in; to hold (a party); to be; to become; to function (in some capacity); to serve as; to be used for; to form (a bond or relationship); to pretend; to feign; to act a part; to put on appearance 坐
zuò

to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruit

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And it gets better…

Each of the core words you learn will familiarize you with up to 185 words you have never seen before. This means that focusing your efforts on learning the most common Chinese words you will be fluent in Chinese in no time.

How awesome is that?

Why do these words show up so often? Some of these 100 words are constantly used. For example, 了, 过, 的, 呢, etc., appear all the time in Chinese, in the same way that “a”, “the”, “of” are used in most English sentences.

These words are called particles (or function words). Chinese particles are the most popular Chinese words by frequency because they’re used together with all other words to play the grammatical role in a sentence. Without particles, it will be hard to get your meaning across, therefore, they are crucial to learn and understand.

While Chinese particles are good to know, they’re not the focus of this article. Truth is, they are not very helpful as “core words” because they’re more about grammar than the actual content of the sentence, and you have to use them with other words.

Instead, we are going to start you off with the real core words that’ll capture the most value when you get started on Chinese from scratch. These core words are simple Chinese words that are easy to remember, because you’ll see them and hear them everywhere, in all contexts.

Most Common Chinese Words – 101 Core Words

Let me clarify, this is not meant to be the “generic word list for beginners”, or for HSK 1 test-takers, but rather the most common Chinese words to start with if you are studying by the word frequency method. You can combine what you learn in this article with basic Chinese words and phrases (e.g. greetings, survival phrases), and basic Chinese grammar for beginners.

The beginner’s trio will help you make sure you know all the words and phrases you’ll hear most often, all the words you want to say, and how to put together a complete Chinese sentence with them. You would be able to form a proper conversation naturally with this combination!

With that in mind, these 101 core Chinese words are the words you should learn now, whether you’re a beginner or intermediate Mandarin Chinese learner. They include the most common pronouns, nouns, measure words, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and conjunctions. Once you master these first 101, you can work on building up to 1,000 or even 10,000! 加油 Jia you! (Go! Go! Go!)

One more tip: If you haven’t yet, learn how to read Pinyin (Mandarin romanization) first. It will help you learn how to pronounce Chinese words properly and will make reading easier.

For ambitious learners looking to go beyond the most common 101 Chinese words, we’ve compiled a list of resources you can take advantage of.

The 10 Core Chinese Pronouns

Chinese pronouns are important to know. They don’t change form according to whether they are the subject (doer of the action, e.g. “I”) or object (undergoer of the action, e.g. “me”).

Note while “he”, “she”, “it” (or “him”, “her”, “it”) are represented by different Chinese characters, they are pronounced in exactly the same way.

Chinese	Pinyin	English
我	wǒ	I or me
你	nǐ	you
他/她/它	tā	he/she/it or him/her/it
我们	wǒmen	we or me
你们	nǐmen	you (plural)
他们	tāmen	they or them
这	zhè	this
那	nà	that
这里	zhèli	here
那里	nàli	there

The 37 Core Chinese Nouns

What are the most useful Chinese nouns to learn? Obviously everyone has different words they say the most based on daily life. You should definitely take time to create your own list of words you often say, so you can memorize them. But, based on frequency lists, the following are the words you’ll most likely hear or use. Of course, nouns for people, place, and time top the list for usefulness in getting by.

Chinese	Pinyin	English
中国	Zhōngguó	China
中文	Zhōngwén	Chinese (language)
人	rén	person or people
名字	míngzì	name
妈妈	māma	mom
爸爸	bàba	dad
朋友	péngyǒu	friend
孩子	háizi	child
地方	dìfang	place
家	jiā	home or family
店	diàn	shop
东西	dōngxi	thing
钱	qián	money
工作	gōngzuò	work
房子	fángzi	house
房间	fángjiān	room
车	chē	car or vehicle
路	lù	road
水	shuǐ	water
茶	chá	tea
饭	fàn	rice or meal
电	diàn	electricity
手机	shǒujī	mobile phone
书	shū	book
现在	xiànzài	now
今天	jīntiān	today
明天	míngtiān	tomorrow
昨天	zuótiān	yesterday
时间	shíjiān	time
小时	xiǎoshí	hour
分钟	fēnzhōng	minute
年	nián	year
月	yuè	month
日	rì	day
星期	xīngqī	week
里面	lǐmiàn	inside
外面	wàimiàn	outside

The 2 Core Chinese Measure Words

The use of measure words is unique to the Chinese language. Simply put, they are the type of words you put between the number and the noun to count or quantify that noun (similar to “a cup of tea”, “two pieces of news”, three slices of bread”).

In Chinese, the system is more developed. Every single noun, regardless of whether it’s countable or uncountable, requires a measure word. This means you can’t simply say “a bank”, “two books” or “five cats”, you have to add a measure word in between.

There are more than one hundred measure words in Chinese used for different kinds of things, according to their shape, feature, or the category to which they belong (e.g. measure words for “bank”, “books”, “cats” are all different).

But don’t be intimidated by this system now. The good news is that you can get by just using the most common, general-purpose measure word 个 (gè). It may not be strictly correct (works about 1/3 of the time), but you’ll be understood.

Another important measure word you need to know now is 元 yuán (or 块 kuài in colloquial Chinese), the Chinese monetary unit, after all, money matters!

Chinese	Pinyin	English
个	gè	generic measure word
元/块	yuán/kuài	basic monetary unit of China

The 24 Core Chinese Verbs

With as little as 24 Chinese verbs, you can get by saying a lot. These most common, core verbs are versatile and super useful. Take the first word 做 (zuò) for example, this verb means “to do” on its own, but you can combine it with nouns like 饭 (fàn) – “meal” to create 做饭 (zuò fàn) – “cook meal”.

And the best part:

Chinese verbs don’t change form in any context. You simply learn the word as it is, without any need for extra memorization, as the notion of “conjugation” doesn’t exist in Chinese. Learn the verb 吃 (chī) – “eat”, and you’ll instantly know how to say “eat” in all contexts for all speakers: I 吃, you 吃, he 吃, she 吃, we 吃, you all 吃, and they 吃.

Do you see how easy this is?

Chinese	Pinyin	English
做	zuò	to do
是	shì	to be
在	zài	to be in
有	yǒu	to have
来	lái	to come
去	qù	to go
回	huí	to return
想	xiǎng	to think
要	yào	to want
吃	chī	to eat
喝	hē	to drink
说	shuō	to speak or to say
看	kàn	to look or to watch
听	tīng	to listen
见	jiàn	to meet
叫	jiào	to call
给	gěi	to give
打	dǎ	to hit or to play (certain sports)
买	mǎi	to buy
到	dào	to arrive
等	děng	to wait
学	xué	to learn
喜欢	xǐhuan	to like
爱	ài	to love

The 20 Core Chinese Adjectives and Adverbs

Here are the most common Chinese adjectives and adverbs to add more description and color to your Chinese.

Take note of the first word, 好 (hǎo) – “good”. It’s probably the most versatile words you can find in Chinese. You’ll be surprised to find out that there are altogether 11 ways you can use 好 (hǎo) in everyday life, from greeting (you can combine it with the pronoun 你 nǐ – “you” to form 你好 nǐhǎo – “hello”) to describing tasty food (好吃 hǎochī), a melodious song (好听 hǎotīng) or an interesting movie (好看 hǎokàn), etc.

Chinese	Pinyin	English
好	hǎo	good
坏	huài	bad
大	dà	big
小	xiǎo	small
多	duō	many
少	shǎo	few
远	yuǎn	far
近	jìn	near
热	rè	hot
冷	lěng	cold
男	nán	male
女	nǚ	female
漂亮	piàoliang	pretty
高兴	gāoxìng	happy
有趣	yǒuqù	interesting
很	hěn	very
太	tài	too…
也	yě	also
都	dōu	both or all
不/没	bù/méi	not

The 8 Core Chinese Conjunctions

It’s always helpful to know how to connect your words or sentences with conjunctions. Just as in English, there are hundreds of conjunctions and transitional words in Chinese you can use to make your speech flow, but the following eight are the most common.

Don’t be shocked when you hear the last word 那个 (it can be both pronounced “nèige” and “nàge”, but “nèige” is more common). Trust me, this word has nothing to do with racism in Chinese – it’s just the most common filler word native speakers use when they find themselves at a loss for words or needing time to gather their thoughts. You’ll hear it all the time!

Chinese	Pinyin	English
和	hé	and
但是	dànshì	but
因为	yīnwèi	because
所以	suǒyǐ	so
如果	rúguǒ	if
比如	bǐrú	for example
然后	ránhòu	and then
那个	nèige/nàge	ummm… or weellll…

Master the Most Common Chinese Words and Improve Your Vocabulary

Congratulations! With the 101 core Chinese words under your belt, you can now understand about half of all Chinese words! Now you just need to get out there and speak! Force yourself to use these new words with native Chinese speakers and master them!

You could also level up your Chinese by learning about basic Chinese grammar rules, basic phrases and sentences, and Chinese numbers!

There are endless directions you can take for learning Chinese. Now that you’ve got the most common words, you can figure out what’s best for you and start applying it. From here, start learning vocabulary words that are most relevant to your own personal daily speech. Also, don’t forget to check out our Chinese Learning Channel for beginners, where there are tons of resources waiting for you!

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Contents

Common Words and Phrases

Business

Chinese Slang

Food and Drink

Idioms and Proverbs

Shopping

Holidays

Travel

Love

Miscellaneous Vocabulary

Most Common Chinese Words – 101 Core Words

The 10 Core Chinese Pronouns

The 37 Core Chinese Nouns

The 2 Core Chinese Measure Words

The 24 Core Chinese Verbs

The 20 Core Chinese Adjectives and Adverbs