Hanzi (Simplified) | Pinyin | English |
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啊 | ā | ah |
啊 | a | ah |
矮 | ǎi | short; low |
爱 | ài | love |
爱人 | àirén | husband; wife; sweetheart |
安静 | ānjìng | quiet; peaceful |
安排 | ānpái | plan; arrange |
八 | bā | eight |
把 | bǎ | bunch |
把 | bǎ | (function word) |
爸爸 | bàba | pa; dad; father |
吧 | ba | (modal particle ending a sentence) |
白 | bái | white; blank |
百 | bǎi | hundred |
摆 | bǎi | put; put on; sway |
班 | bān | class; team |
搬 | bān | move; carry |
半 | bàn | half; halfway |
半天 | bàntiān | half a day; a long time |
办 | bàn | do; deal with |
办法 | bànfǎ | way; means; measure |
办公室 | bàngōngshì | office |
帮助 | bāngzhù | help; assist; aid |
饱 | bǎo | be full |
抱 | bào | hug; embrace |
报 | bào | newspaper; gazette |
杯 | bēi | cup; glass |
杯子 | bēizi | cup; glass |
北 | běi | north |
北边 | běibiān | north; north side |
倍 | bèi | times; -fold |
被 | bèi | by |
本 | běn | book; root; capital |
本子 | běnzi | book; notebook |
比 | bǐ | emulate; compare; than |
比较 | bǐjiào | compare; contrast; relatively |
比赛 | bǐsài | match; competition; game |
笔 | bǐ | pen; pencil |
必须 | bìxū | must; have to |
边 | biān | side |
变 | biàn | change; become |
变成 | biàn chéng | change into; turn into |
变化 | biànhuà | change; vary |
遍 | biàn | time |
表 | biǎo | (錶) watch; (表) table; meter; chart |
表示 | biǎoshì | show; express; indicate |
表现 | biǎoxiàn | show off; express; display |
表演 | biǎoyǎn | perform; act; play; demonstrate |
表扬 | biǎoyáng | praise; commend |
别 | bié | don't |
别的 | biéde | other; another |
别人 | biéren | other people; others |
病 | bìng | disease; illness; sickness |
不 | bù | not; no |
不错 | bùcuò | not bad; pretty good; correct |
不但 | bùdàn | not only |
不久 | bùjiǔ | soon; not long after |
不如 | bùrú | not as good as; better to |
不同 | bùtóng | different; not the same |
不要 | bùyào | don't; don't want to |
不用 | bùyòng | need not |
布 | bù | cloth |
部分 | bùfen | part; section; component |
擦 | cā | wipe; rub; spread on; scrape |
才 | cái | just |
菜 | cài | dish; course; vegetable; greens |
参观 | cānguān | visit; look around |
参加 | cānjiā | join; take part in; attend |
操场 | cāochǎng | playground; sports ground |
草 | cǎo | grass; straw |
层 | céng | layer; story |
茶 | chá | tea |
查 | chá | examine; investigate; look up |
差 | chà | short of; differ from; poor |
常 | cháng | often; frequently |
常常 | chángcháng | often; frequently |
长 | cháng | long |
场 | chǎng | field; scene |
唱 | chàng | sing |
朝 | cháo | toward; face |
车 | chē | vehicle |
车站 | chēzhàn | station; stop |
城 | chéng | town; city |
城市 | chéngshì | town; city |
成 | chéng | accomplish; become |
成绩 | chéngjì | success; achievement; score |
吃 | chī | eat; live on; annihilate |
迟到 | chídào | be late |
抽 | chōu | take out; take from; grow; inhale |
出 | chū | go out; exceed; issue; vent |
出发 | chūfā | set out; start from |
出来 | chū lái | come out; emerge |
出去 | chū qù | go out; get out |
出现 | chūxiàn | appear; arise |
出租汽车 | chūzū qìchē | taxi |
除了…以外 | chúle … yǐwài | except; besides |
穿 | chuān | penetrate; go through; put on |
船 | chuán | boat; ship |
窗 | chuāng | window |
窗户 | chuānghu | window; casement |
床 | chuáng | bed |
吹 | chuī | blow; brag; fail; break up |
春 | chūn | spring |
春天 | chūntiān | spring; springtime |
磁带 | cídài | magnetic tape |
词 | cí | word; expression; poetry |
词典 | cídiǎn | dictionary |
次 | cì | time |
从 | cóng | from; since; through; ever |
从…到… | cóng … dào … | from … to … |
从…起 | cóng … qǐ … | from … on … |
从前 | cóngqián | before; formerly; in the past |
错 | cuò | wrong; faulty; mistake; error |
错误 | cuòwù | mistake; error; fault |
打 | dǎ | beat; hit; smash; play; stir |
打算 | dǎsuàn | plan; intend |
大 | dà | big; great; loud |
大概 | dàgài | probably; general; broad outline |
大家 | dàjiā | everybody; all |
大声 | dà shēng | loudly |
大学 | dàxué | university; college |
大夫 | dàifu | doctor; physician |
戴 | dài | put on; wear; support; respect |
带 | dài | take; do; lead; have |
代表 | dàibiǎo | represent; representative; deputy |
但是 | dànshì | but; however; yet, nevertheless |
当 | dāng | at (a time or place); facing |
当 | dāng | act as; accept; administer; stop |
当然 | dāngrán | of course; certainly |
刀 | dāo | knife; sword; blade |
倒 | dǎo | fall; collapse; resell; exchange; rearrange |
到 | dào | arrive; reach; go to; leave for |
道 | dào | road; doctrine; speak; say |
道理 | dàolǐ | principle; truth; reason; argument |
得 | dé | get; obtain; result in |
得到 | dé dào | get; obtain; gain; receive |
的 | de | particle to form an attribute; of |
地 | de | particle to form an adverbial |
得 | de | particle to introduce a complement |
…得很 | … dehěn | very much; quite |
得 | děi | have to; be sure to |
灯 | dēng | lamp; light; lantern |
等 | děng | wait; when; till |
等 | děng | and so on; etc. |
低 | dī | low; droop; hang down |
地 | dì | the earth; land; field; ground |
地方 | dìfang | place; space; part; respect |
第(第一) | dì (dìyī) | used to form ordinal numbers |
弟弟 | dìdi | younger brother |
点 | diǎn | dot, point; dot stroke |
点 | diǎn | a little; point |
点 | diǎn | put a dot; count; select; light |
点心 | diǎnxin | pastry; light refreshments |
点钟 | diǎnzhōng | o'clock |
电 | diàn | electricity |
电车 | diànchē | tram; trolleybus |
电灯 | diàndēng | electric light; electric lamp |
电话 | diànhuà | telephone; phone; phone call |
电视 | diànshì | television; TV |
电影 | diànyǐng | film; movie |
掉 | diào | fall; drop; lose; reduce; turn |
丢 | diū | lose; throw; put aside |
东 | dōng | east |
东边 | dōngbiān | east |
东西 | dōngxi | thing; creature |
冬 | dōng | winter |
冬天 | dōngtiān | winter |
懂 | dǒng | understand; know |
动 | dòng | move; stir; use |
动物 | dòngwù | animal |
都 | dōu | all; both; even; already |
读 | dú | read; read aloud |
短 | duǎn | short; brief |
锻炼 | duànliàn | take exercise; physical training |
段 | duàn | segment; period; paragraph |
对 | duì | towards; treat; compare; aim at |
对 | duì | right; correct |
对不起 | duìbuqǐ | sorry; excuse me; let down |
顿 | dùn | used for meals or scolding |
多 | duō | much; many; more |
多 | duō | how; what |
多 | duō | a little or few more than |
多么 | duōme | how; what |
多少 | duōshao | how many; how much |
饿 | è | hungry; starve |
而且 | érqiě | moreover; in addition; but also |
儿子 | érzi | son |
二 | èr | two |
发 | fā | send out; discharge; issue; rise |
发烧 | fā shāo | have a fever; have a temperature |
发生 | fāshēng | happen; occur; take place |
发现 | fāxiàn | discover; find; discovery |
发展 | fāzhǎn | develop; recruit; development |
法语(法文) | fǎyǔ(fǎwén) | French; French language |
翻 | fān | turn over; rummage; capsize |
翻译 | fānyì | translate; translation; translator |
反对 | fǎnduì | oppose; fight; be against |
饭 | fàn | meal; cooked rice or other cereals |
饭店 | fàndiàn | restaurant; hotel |
方便 | fāngbiàn | convenient; make convenient |
方法 | fāngfǎ | method; way; means |
方面 | fāngmiàn | respect; aspect; field; side |
方向 | fāngxiàng | direction; orientation |
房间 | fángjiān | room |
访问 | fǎngwèn | visit; call on |
放 | fàng | let go; put; lay; have a vacation |
放假 | fàng jià | have a holiday or vacation |
非常 | fēicháng | very; highly; extraordinary; unusual |
飞 | fēi | fly; flit; hover; flutter |
飞机 | fēijī | aircraft; airplane; plane |
分 | fēn | divide; distribute; distinguish |
分 | fēn | minute; point; mark; a money unit |
…分之… | … fēnzhī … | for expression of a fraction number |
分钟 | fēnzhōng | minute |
丰富 | fēngfù | rich; abundant; plentiful; enrich |
封 | fēng | for letters |
风 | fēng | wind |
夫人 | fūrén | Lady; Madame; Mrs |
服务 | fúwù | serve; service |
服务员 | fúwùyuán | waiter; waitress; attendant |
辅导 | fǔdǎo | coach; teach; tutor |
复习 | fùxí | revise; review |
复杂 | fùzá | complex; complicated |
父亲 | fùqin | father |
负责 | fùzé | be responsible for; conscientious |
附近 | fùjìn | nearby; neighboring area; vicinity |
该 | gāi | should; ought to; owe; sb.'s turn |
改 | gǎi | change; transform; rectify; correct |
改变 | gǎibiàn | change; alter; transform |
干净 | gānjìng | clean; neat; tidy |
感到 | gǎndào | feel; sense; think |
感冒 | gǎnmào | common cold |
感谢 | gǎnxiè | thank; be grateful |
敢 | gǎn | dare |
干 | gàn | do; work |
干部 | gànbù | cadre |
刚 | gāng | just; barely; only just |
刚才 | gāngcái | a moment ago; just now |
钢笔 | gāngbǐ | pen |
高 | gāo | tall; high; of a high degree |
高兴 | gāoxìng | glad; cheerful; be happy to |
搞 | gǎo | do; cause; make; get hold of |
告诉 | gàosù | tell; let know |
哥哥 | gēge | elder brother |
歌 | gē | song |
个 | gè | (a general measure word) |
各 | gè | each; every; various; different |
各种 | gèzhǒng | all kinds of |
给 | gěi | give; grant |
根 | gēn | root; foot; base; origin |
跟 | gēn | with; and; follow |
更 | gèng | more; still more, even more |
工厂 | gōngchǎng | factory; mill; plant; works |
工人 | gōngrén | worker; workman |
工业 | gōngyè | industry |
工作 | gōngzuò | work; job |
公共汽车 | gōnggòng qìchē | bus (for public transit) |
公斤 | gōngjīn | kilogram |
公里 | gōnglǐ | kilometer |
公园 | gōngyuán | park |
够 | gòu | be enough; be up to; reach; quite |
姑娘 | gūniang | girl; daughter |
故事 | gùshi | story; tale |
刮 | guā | (刮) scrape; shave; smear with; (颳) blow |
挂 | guà | hang; call up; ring off |
关 | guān | shut; lock up; turn off; close down |
关系 | guānxì | relation; relationship |
关心 | guānxīn | be concerned with; care for |
馆 | guǎn | an indoor place for activities |
广播 | guǎngbō | broadcast; be on the air |
贵 | guì | expensive; costly; dear |
贵姓 | guì xìng | your honorable family name |
国 | guó | country; state; nation |
国家 | guójiā | country; state; nation |
过 | guò | pass; spend time; go through |
过 | guo | (indicate an action in the past) |
过来 | guò lai | come over; come up |
过去 | guòqù | the past; former times |
过去 | guò qu | go over; pass by |
哈哈 | hāhā | ha-ha (the sound of laughing) |
还 | hái | still; yet; even more; also; fairly |
还是 | háishì | still; nevertheless; had better; or |
孩子 | háizi | child; children; son or daughter |
海 | hǎi | sea |
寒假 | hánjià | winter vacation |
喊 | hǎn | shout; cry out; yell; call sb. |
汉语 | hànyǔ | Chinese; the Chinese language |
汉字 | hànzì | Chinese character |
好 | hǎo | good; nice; be in good health |
好 | hǎo | so as to; very; quite; so |
好吃 | hǎochī | delicious; tasty; good to eat |
好处 | hǎochu | good; advantage; benefit; gain |
好看 | hǎokàn | good-looking; nice; pretty |
好像 | hǎoxiàng | seem; look like; be like; as if |
号 | hào | number; date |
喝 | hē | drink |
和 | hé | and; with; to |
合适 | héshì | appropriate; right; suitable |
河 | hé | river |
黑 | hēi | black; dark |
黑板 | hēibǎn | blackboard |
很 | hěn | very; quite; awfully |
红 | hóng | red; symbol of success |
后 | hòu | back; rear; behind |
后边 | hòubian | back; rear; behind; latter |
忽然 | hūrán | suddenly; all of a sudden |
湖 | hú | lake |
互相 | hùxiāng | each other; mutual |
花 | huā | flower; blossom; blurred; dim |
花 | huā | spend; expend; cost |
画 | huà | draw; paint |
画儿 | huàr | drawing; picture; painting |
化学 | huàxué | chemistry |
话 | huà | word; talk; speech; remark |
坏 | huài | bad; go bad; spoil; ruin |
欢迎 | huānyíng | welcome; greet; favorably receive |
还 | huán | give back; return; give sth. in return |
换 | huàn | exchange; barter; trade; change |
黄 | huáng | yellow; sallow; fall through |
回 | huí | return; turn around; answer; reply |
回 | huí | (for times of an event or action) |
回答 | huídá | answer; reply; response |
回来 | huí lái | return; come back; be back |
回去 | huí qù | return; go back; be back |
会 | huì | can; be good at; be likely to; meet |
会 | huì | meeting; gathering; conference |
会话 | huìhuà | conversation; converse with |
活 | huó | live |
活儿 | huó | work |
活动 | huódòng | move about; relax; activity; shaky |
火车 | huǒchē | train |
或者 | huòzhě | or; perhaps; maybe |
基本 | jīběn | basic; fundamental; on the whole |
基础 | jīchǔ | foundation; base; basis |
机场 | jīchǎng | airport; airfield; aerodrome |
机会 | jīhuì | chance; opportunity |
机器 | jīqì | machine; machinery; apparatus |
鸡 | jī | chicken |
鸡蛋 | jīdàn | chicken egg |
…极了 | … jí le | extremely |
集合 | jíhé | gather; assemble; muster |
急 | jí | rapid; impatient; irascible; urgent |
挤 | jǐ | crowded; cram; jostle; squeeze |
几 | jǐ | how many; a few; some |
技术 | jìshù | technology; skill; technique |
寄 | jì | send; post; mail |
计划 | jìhuà | plan; project; program; map out |
记 | jì | mark; remember; jot down; record |
继续 | jìxù | continue; go on; continuation |
家(文学家) | jiā (wénxuéjiā) | (suffix) -ist; family; home; household |
家庭 | jiātíng | family; household |
加 | jiā | add; plus; increase; put in |
坚持 | jiānchí | persist in; persevere in; stick to |
间 | jiān | (measure word for rooms) |
检查 | jiǎnchá | check up; inspect; self-criticism |
简单 | jiǎndān | simple; commonplace; casual |
见 | jiàn | meet; see; be exposed to |
见面 | jiàn miàn | meet; see |
件 | jiàn | (measure word for clothes, affairs) |
健康 | jiànkāng | health; healthy; sound; wholesome |
建设 | jiànshè | build; construct; construction |
将来 | jiānglái | future |
江 | jiāng | river |
讲 | jiǎng | tell; speak; explain; discuss; stress |
交 | jiāo | hand over; deliver; associate with |
教 | jiāo | teach; instruct |
脚 | jiǎo | foot |
角 | jiǎo | one tenth of one RMB Yuan |
饺子 | jiǎozi | dumpling |
教室 | jiàoshì | classroom; schoolroom |
教育 | jiàoyù | education; educate; teach |
叫 | jiào | call; greet; order; name; shout; cry |
叫 | jiào | (used to make a passive sentence) |
接 | jiē | meet; connect; catch; take over |
接着 | jiēzhe | then; afterward; follow |
街 | jiē | street |
节 | jié | festival; section; length |
节目 | jiémù | program; item (on a program) |
节日 | jiérì | festival; holiday |
结果 | jiéguǒ | finally; at last; result; outcome |
结束 | jiéshù | end; finish; conclude; wind up |
解决 | jiějué | resolve; settle; solve |
姐姐 | jiějie | elder sister |
借 | jiè | borrow; lend; make use of |
介绍 | jièshào | introduce; recommend; let know |
斤 | jīn | half a kilogram |
今年 | jīnnián | this year |
今天 | jīntiān | today; present; now |
紧 | jǐn | tight; urgent; hard up; tighten |
紧张 | jǐnzhāng | nervous; tense; in short supply |
进 | jìn | enter; come or go into; recruit |
进来 | jìnlái | come in; get in |
进去 | jìnqu | go in; get in; enter |
进行 | jìnxíng | be in progress; go on; carry on |
近 | jìn | nearby; near; close |
精彩 | jīngcǎi | brilliant; splendid; wonderful |
精神 | jīngshén | spirit; mind; gist; essence |
经常 | jīngcháng | often; frequently; constantly; usually |
经过 | jīngguò | pass; go through; as a result of |
经济 | jīngjì | economy; income; economical |
经验 | jīngyàn | experience |
久 | jiǔ | for a long time; long |
九 | jiǔ | nine |
酒 | jiǔ | alcoholic drink; wine; liquor |
旧 | jiù | old; past; bygone; used; worn |
就 | jiù | with regard to; even if; at once |
橘子(桔子) | júzi | orange; tangerine; mandarin |
举 | jǔ | lift; heave; raise; hold up; cite |
句 | jù | (measure word for sentences) |
句子 | jùzi | sentence |
觉得 | juéde | feel; think |
决定 | juédìng | decide; resolve; decision; resolution |
咖啡 | kāfēi | coffee |
卡车 | kǎchē | lorry; truck |
开 | kāi | open; operate; turn on; hold; boil |
开始 | kāishǐ | begin; start |
开玩笑 | kāi wánxiào | joke; crack a joke; make fun of |
开学 | kāi xué | school begins; term starts |
看 | kàn | see; look at; watch; read; think |
看病 | kàn bìng | see a doctor; see a patient |
看见 | kànjiàn | see; catch sight of |
考试 | kǎoshì | examine; test; examination |
棵 | kē | (measure word for plants) |
科学 | kēxué | science; scientific |
咳嗽 | késou | cough |
可能 | kěnéng | possible; maybe; possibility; may |
可是 | kěshì | but; nevertheless; yet; indeed |
可以 | kěyǐ | can; may |
渴 | kě | thirsty |
克 | kè | gram |
刻 | kè | a quarter of an hour; carve; cut |
客气 | kèqi | polite; act or remark politely |
课 | kè | lesson; class; subject; course |
课本 | kèběn | textbook |
课文 | kèwén | text |
空气 | kōngqì | air |
口 | kǒu | mouth; (measure word for people) |
口语 | kǒuyǔ | spoken language |
哭 | kū | cry |
苦 | kǔ | bitter; miserable |
块 | kuài | piece; Yuan (the basic RMB unit) |
快 | kuài | fast; rapid; sharp; hurry up; soon |
困难 | kùnnán | difficult; difficulty; trouble |
拉 | lā | pull; drag; haul; play; draw in; shit |
啦 | la | (modal particle ending a sentence) |
来 | lái | come; arrive; crop up; take place |
蓝 | lán | blue |
篮球 | lánqiú | basketball |
劳动 | láodòng | work; labor |
劳驾 | láo jià | excuse me; may I trouble you |
老(老二) | lǎo(lǎo'èr) | old; aged; tough; of long standing |
老师 | lǎoshī | teacher |
了 | le | (modal particle ending a sentence) |
累 | lèi | tired; tire; strain |
冷 | lěng | cold |
离 | lí | leave; without; off; away; from |
离开 | líkāi | leave; depart from |
里 | lǐ | in; inside |
里 | lǐ | half a kilometer |
里边 | lǐbian | inside; in; within; interior |
礼物 | lǐwù | gift; present |
历史 | lìshǐ | history; past records |
利用 | lìyòng | use; utilize; exploit; make use of |
例如 | lìrú | for example; for instance |
立刻 | lìkè | immediately; at once; right away |
俩 | liǎ | two people (used in oral Chinese) |
联系 | liánxì | integrate; link; contact; connection |
连…都(也)… | lián … dōu (yě) … | even |
脸 | liǎn | face |
练习 | liànxí | practice; exercise; drill |
凉快 | liángkuai | nice and cool; pleasantly cool |
两 | liǎng | two; a few; some |
辆 | liàng | (measure word for vehicles) |
亮 | liàng | bright; shiny; light; shine; show |
了 | liǎo | finish; end; settle; be able |
了解 | liǎojiě | understand; know; find out |
零 | líng | zero, 0 |
领导 | lǐngdǎo | lead; leader; leadership |
留 | liú | remain; stay; keep; grow; leave |
留念 | liúniàn | accept or keep as souvenir |
留学生 | liúxuéshēng | foreign student; overseas student |
流 | liú | flow; stream; drip; shed; trickle |
六 | liù | six |
楼 | lóu | storied building |
路 | lù | road; path; way; journey; route |
录音 | lùyīn | record sound; sound recording |
旅行 | lǚxíng | travel; journey; tour; trip |
绿 | lǜ | green |
乱 | luàn | in a mess; indiscriminate; random |
妈妈 | māma | mummy; mom; ma; mother |
麻烦 | máfan | troublesome; put sb. to trouble |
马 | mǎ | horse |
马上 | mǎshàng | at once; immediately; right away |
嘛 | ma | (modal particle expressing urging) |
吗 | ma | (modal particle making a question) |
买 | mǎi | buy; purchase |
卖 | mài | sell |
满 | mǎn | full; filled; complete; fill; expire |
满意 | mǎnyì | satisfied; pleased |
慢 | màn | slow |
忙 | máng | busy; fully occupied |
毛 | máo | one tenth of one RMB Yuan |
帽子 | màozi | hat; cap |
没 | méi | not have; there is not; not |
没关系 | méi guānxi | never mind; it doesn't matter |
没意思 | méi yìsi | uninteresting; dull |
没有 | méiyǒu | not have; there is not; not |
每 | měi | every; each; per; every time |
妹妹 | mèimei | younger sister |
门 | mén | entrance; door; gate |
门口 | ménkǒu | entrance; doorway |
们(朋友们) | men (péngyoumen) | (particle forming a plural pronoun) |
米(公尺) | mǐ(gōngchǐ) | meter (measure word for lengths) |
米饭 | mǐfàn | (cooked) rice |
面包 | miànbāo | bread |
面条儿 | miàntiáor | noodles |
民族 | mínzú | nation; nationality |
明年 | míngnián | next year |
明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow |
名字 | míngzi | name |
母亲 | mǔqīn | mother (used in written Chinese) |
目前 | mùqián | current time; at present |
拿 | ná | take; hold; seize; capture; with; at |
哪 | nǎ/něi | which; (used for rhetorical questions) |
哪里(哪儿) | nǎli(nǎr) | where; wherever |
那 | nà | that |
那 | nà | then; in that case |
那个 | nàge | that |
那里(那儿) | nàli(nàr) | there |
那么 | nàme | like that; in that way |
那么 | nàme | then; in that case |
那些 | nàxiē | those |
那样 | nàyàng | of that kind; like that; so; such |
哪 | na | (modal particle ending a sentence) |
呐 | na | (modal particle ending a sentence) |
南 | nán | south |
南边 | nánbian | south |
男 | nán | male |
难 | nán | difficult |
呢 | ne | (modal particle ending a question) |
内 | nèi | inside; inner; within |
内容 | nèiróng | content; substance |
能 | néng | can; be able to; be capable of |
能够 | nénggòu | can; be able to; be capable of |
嗯 | ng | (interjection expressing what or huh) |
你 | nǐ | you (the singular form) |
你们 | nǐmen | you (the plural form) |
年 | nián | year; New Year |
年级 | niánjí | grade; year |
年纪 | niánjì | age |
年轻 | niánqīng | young |
念 | niàn | read aloud, study, attend school |
您 | nín | you (in respectful form) |
牛 | niú | ox; cow; bull |
牛奶 | niúnǎi | cow milk |
农村 | nóngcūn | rural area; countryside |
农民 | nóngmín | peasant |
农业 | nóngyè | agriculture; farming |
努力 | nǔlì | try hard; be hard at work or study |
女 | nǚ | female |
女儿 | nǚ'ér | daughter |
暖和 | nuǎnhuo | warm; nice and warm; warm up |
爬 | pá | crawl; creep; climb |
怕 | pà | fear; be afraid of; perhaps |
拍 | pāi | clap; pat; beat; shoot; send |
排球 | páiqiú | volleyball |
派 | pài | send; appoint |
旁边 | pángbiān | side |
跑 | pǎo | run; run away; run about doing sth. |
跑步 | pǎo bù | run |
朋友 | péngyou | friend |
碰 | pèng | touch; bump; meet; run into |
批评 | pīpíng | criticize; criticism |
啤酒 | píjiǔ | beer |
篇 | piān | (measure word for articles) |
便宜 | piányi | cheap; inexpensive; small gains |
片 | piàn | (measure word for pieces of things) |
漂亮 | piàoliang | pretty; beautiful; remarkable |
票 | piào | ticket; ballot |
苹果 | píngguǒ | apple |
瓶 | píng | (measure word for bottles) |
破 | pò | broken; damaged; break; destroy |
七 | qī | seven |
骑 | qí | ride (an animal or bicycle) |
起 | qǐ | remove; pull; appear; rise; raise |
起床 | qǐ chuáng | get up |
起来 | qǐ lái | stand up; sit up; rise to one's feet |
汽车 | qìchē | automobile; motor vehicle; car |
汽水 | qìshuǐ | aerated water; soda; soft drink |
铅笔 | qiānbǐ | pencil |
千 | qiān | thousand |
钱 | qián | money; fund; sum |
前 | qián | front; forward; before; preceding |
前边 | qiánbian | in front; ahead |
浅 | qiǎn | shallow; simple; superficial; light |
墙 | qiáng | wall |
桥 | qiáo | bridge |
青年 | qīngnián | young person; youth |
轻 | qīng | light; small in number, degree, etc. |
清楚 | qīngchu | clear; distinct; be clear about |
晴 | qíng | clear; sunny |
情况 | qíngkuàng | circumstance; situation, condition |
请 | qǐng | please; request; ask; invite; engage |
请假 | qǐng jià | ask for leave |
请问 | qǐng wèn | Excuse me; May I ask |
秋 | qiū | autumn; fall |
秋天 | qiūtiān | autumn; fall |
球 | qiú | ball; anything shaped like a ball |
取得 | qǔdé | gain; acquire; obtain |
去 | qù | go; leave; send; remove; get rid of |
去年 | qùnián | last year |
全 | quán | complete; whole; entire; full; total |
全部 | quánbù | all; without exception; complete |
全体 | quántǐ | all; whole; entire |
确实 | quèshí | true; reliable |
然后 | ránhòu | then; afterwards; after that |
让 | ràng | give way; give ground; invite; let |
热 | rè | hot; popular; heat up; warm |
热情 | rèqíng | warm; fervent; enthusiasm |
人 | rén | person; man; people |
人们 | rénmen | persons; people; the public |
人民 | rénmín | the people |
任何 | rènhé | any; whichever; whatever |
认识 | rènshi | recognize; understand; cognition |
认为 | rènwéi | think; consider |
认真 | rènzhēn | conscientious; earnest; serious |
日 | rì | sun; day time; a day of the month |
日语(日文) | rìyǔ(rìwén) | Japanese (language) |
日子 | rìzi | days; date; time; life; livelihood |
容易 | róngyì | easy; easily; apt |
肉 | ròu | flesh; meat |
三 | sān | three |
散步 | sàn bù | take a walk |
山 | shān | mountain; hill |
商店 | shāngdiàn | shop; store |
上 | shàng | upper; up; upward; preceding |
上 | shàng | get on; go up; go to; submit; fill |
上边 | shàngbian | above; over; the higher authorities |
上课 | shàng kè | attend class; give a lesson |
上来 | shàng lái | come up |
上去 | shàng qu | go up |
上午 | shàngwǔ | forenoon; morning |
上学 | shàng xué | go to school; attend school |
少 | shǎo | few; little; less; lack; lose; reduce |
社会 | shèhuì | society |
身体 | shēntǐ | body; health |
深 | shēn | deep; difficult; thoroughgoing; dark |
什么 | shénme | what; whatever; why; something |
声 | shēng | (measure word for sound); sound |
声调 | shēngdiào | tone; the tone of Chinese character |
声音 | shēngyīn | sound; voice |
生产 | shēngchǎn | produce; manufacture; production |
生词 | shēngcí | new word |
生活 | shēnghuó | life; livelihood; live; exist |
生日 | shēngrì | birthday |
省 | shěng | province |
剩 | shèng | surplus; remnant; leave (over) |
胜利 | shènglì | victory; triumph |
师傅 | shīfu | master worker; master; teacher |
十 | shí | ten |
十分 | shífēn | very; fully; utterly; extremely |
时候 | shíhou | time; when |
时间 | shíjiān | when |
食堂 | shítáng | dining room; canteen; cafeteria |
实践 | shíjiàn | live up to; carry out; practice |
实现 | shíxiàn | realize; achieve; bring about |
使用 | shǐyòng | make use of; use; employ; apply |
世界 | shìjiè | world |
事 | shì | matter; affair; thing; business |
事情 | shìqing | matter; affair; thing; business |
是 | shì | be |
市 | shì | city; municipality; market |
试 | shì | try; test; attempt |
收 | shōu | put away; collect; harvest; receive |
收拾 | shōushi | put in order; tidy; punish; repair |
手 | shǒu | hand |
手表 | shǒubiǎo | wrist watch |
首都 | shǒudū | capital |
输 | shū | transport; convey; lose; be beaten |
舒服 | shūfu | comfortable |
书 | shū | book |
熟 | shú | ripe; cooked; done; familiar |
数 | shǔ | count; be reckoned as |
树 | shù | tree |
数学 | shùxué | mathematics |
双 | shuāng | pair; twin; dual; double; di-; bi- |
谁 | sheí/shuí | who |
水 | shuǐ | water |
水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit |
水平 | shuǐpíng | standard; level; horizontal |
睡 | shuì | sleep; go to bed |
睡觉 | shuì jiào | sleep; go to bed |
说 | shuō | speak; talk; say; scold |
说明 | shuōmíng | explain; illustrate; show |
思想 | sīxiǎng | thought; thinking; idea; ideology |
死 | sǐ | die; pass away; dead; inflexible |
四 | sì | four |
送 | sòng | send; give; deliver; carry; escort |
宿舍 | sùshè | hostel; living quarters; dormitory |
酸 | suān | sour; sick at heart; tingle; acid |
算 | suàn | calculate; compute; include; count |
虽然 | suīrán | though; although |
岁 | suì | years old (for a person's age) |
所以 | suǒyǐ | so; therefore; as a result |
所有 | suǒyǒu | all |
他 | tā | he |
他们 | tāmen | they; them (for males and females) |
它 | tā | it |
它们 | tāmen | they; them (for things, animals, etc.) |
她 | tā | she |
她们 | tāmen | they; them (for females) |
抬 | tái | lift up; raise; carry |
太 | tài | too |
太阳 | tàiyáng | the sun |
态度 | tàidu | manner; bearing; attitude |
谈 | tán | talk; chat; discuss |
汤 | tāng | soup; broth |
糖 | táng | sugar; candy; sweets |
躺 | tǎng | lie; recline |
讨论 | tǎolùn | discuss; discussion |
特别 | tèbié | special; particular; especially |
疼 | téng | ache; pain |
踢 | tī | kick |
提 | tí | carry; put forward; draw out; raise |
提高 | tígāo | raise; heighten; enhance; increase |
体育 | tǐyù | physical training; physical culture |
天 | tiān | sky; heaven; weather |
天气 | tiānqì | weather |
条 | tiáo | strip (measure word for long things) |
条件 | tiáojiàn | condition; qualification; requirement |
跳 | tiào | jump; leap; spring; beat |
跳舞 | tiào wǔ | dance |
听 | tīng | listen; hear; heed; obey |
听见 | tīngjiàn | hear |
听说 | tīng shuō | be told; hear of; hear about |
听写 | tīngxiě | dictate; dictation |
停 | tíng | stop; cease; be parked |
挺 | tǐng | straighten up; stick out; very; rather |
通 | tōng | open up; lead to; understand |
通过 | tōngguò | by way of; through; pass through |
通知 | tōngzhī | notify; give notice; notice; circular |
同时 | tóngshí | at the same time; simultaneously |
同学 | tóngxué | fellow student; schoolmate |
同意 | tóngyì | agree; consent; approve |
同志 | tóngzhì | comrade |
痛快 | tòngkuai | very happy; delighted; forthright |
头 | tóu | first; leading |
突然 | tūrán | sudden; abrupt |
图书馆 | túshūguǎn | library |
团结 | tuánjié | unite; rally |
推 | tuī | push; shove; turn a mill; grind |
腿 | tuǐ | leg |
退 | tuì | return; give back; withdraw; fade |
脱 | tuō | take off; cast off; strip |
袜子 | wàzi | socks; stockings; hose |
外 | wài | outer; outside; external; foreign |
外边 | wàibian | out; outside; exterior |
外国 | wàiguó | foreign country |
外语(外文) | wàiyǔ(wàiwén) | foreign language |
完 | wán | use up; be over; finish; complete |
完成 | wánchéng | accomplish; complete; fulfill |
完全 | wánquán | complete; whole; full; at all |
玩儿 | wánr | play; have fun; employ; resort to |
碗 | wǎn | bowl |
晚 | wǎn | late |
晚饭 | wǎnfàn | dinner; supper |
晚会 | wǎnhuì | evening party; social evening |
晚上 | wǎnshang | evening; night |
万 | wàn | ten thousand; a very great number |
往 | wǎng | go |
往 | wǎng | to; toward; in the direction of |
忘 | wàng | forget; neglect |
危险 | wēixiǎn | dangerous; perilous; danger |
为 | wéi | do; act; be; become |
伟大 | wěidà | great; mighty |
喂 | wèi | hello |
位 | wèi | (measure word for people of status) |
为 | wèi | (indicating the cause or purpose) |
为了 | wèile | for; for the sake of; in order to |
为什么 | wèi shénme | why; why (or how) is it that … |
文化 | wénhuà | civilization; culture; education |
文学 | wénxué | literature |
文学家 | wénxuéjiā | literatus; writer |
文艺 | wényì | literature and art |
文章 | wénzhāng | essay; article; hidden meaning |
问 | wèn | ask; inquire |
问好 | wèn hǎo | send one's regards to |
问题 | wèntí | question; problem; issue; trouble |
我 | wǒ | I; me; our; ourselves |
我们 | wǒmen | we; us; our |
握手 | wò shǒu | shake hands; clasp hands |
屋子 | wūzi | room |
五 | wǔ | five |
午饭 | wǔfàn | midday meal; lunch |
物理 | wùlǐ | physics |
西 | xī | west |
西边 | xībian | west (often used in oral Chinese) |
希望 | xīwàng | hope; wish; expect |
习惯 | xíguàn | be used to; usual practice; habit |
喜欢 | xǐhuan | love; like; be keen to; be fond of |
洗 | xǐ | wash; bathe; develop |
洗澡 | xǐ zǎo | have a bath; bathe |
系 | xì | department (in a university) |
细 | xì | thin; fine; thin and soft; meticulous |
下 | xià | descend; fall; issue; go to; put in |
下 | xià | below; down; under; next; second |
下 | xià | (measure word for times of an action) |
下边 | xiàbian | below; under; lower level; next |
下课 | xià kè | finish class; get out of class |
下来 | xià lái | come down |
下去 | xià qu | go down; descend |
下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon |
夏 | xià | summer |
夏天 | xiàtiān | summer |
先 | xiān | earlier; before; first; temporarily |
先生 | xiānsheng | teacher; mister; Mr.; sir; gentleman |
现代 | xiàndài | modern times; the contemporary age |
现在 | xiànzài | now; at present; today |
相信 | xiāngxìn | believe in; have faith in |
香 | xiāng | fragrant; savory; be with relish |
香蕉 | xiāngjiāo | banana |
想 | xiǎng | think; suppose; recall; want to; miss |
响 | xiǎng | make a sound; ring; noisy; loud |
像 | xiàng | be like; resemble; picture; such as |
向 | xiàng | towards; to; face; be partial to |
消息 | xiāoxi | news; information; message |
小(小李) | xiǎo | small; little; petty; minor; young |
小孩儿 | xiǎoháir | child |
小姐 | xiǎojie | young lady; Miss; miss |
小时 | xiǎoshí | hour |
笑 | xiào | smile (at); laugh (at); ridicule |
些 | xiē | (measure word for unspecified amount) |
鞋 | xié | shoe |
写 | xiě | write; compose; describe |
谢谢 | xièxie | thank |
辛苦 | xīnkǔ | hard; toilsome; laborious; tire |
新 | xīn | new; fresh; up-to-date; newly |
新年 | xīnnián | New Year |
新闻 | xīnwén | information; news |
心 | xīn | the heart; heart; mind; feeling |
信 | xìn | believe; trust; profess faith in; letter |
信封 | xìnfēng | envelope |
星期 | xīngqī | week |
星期日(星期天) | xīngqīrì(xīngqītiān) | Sunday |
行 | xíng | all right; O.K.; capable; competent |
幸福 | xìngfú | happy; happiness |
姓 | xìng | be surnamed; family name |
休息 | xiūxi | have a rest; rest |
需要 | xūyào | need; want; require; demand |
许多 | xǔduō | many; much; a lot of |
学 | xué | study; learn; imitate; mimic |
学生 | xuésheng | student; schoolboy; schoolgirl |
学习 | xuéxí | study; learn; emulate |
学校 | xuéxiào | school; educational institute |
学院 | xuéyuàn | college; institute; academy |
雪 | xuě | snow |
呀 | yā | ah; oh; creak |
呀 | ya | ah |
研究 | yánjiū | study; research; consider; discuss |
颜色 | yánsè | color |
眼睛 | yǎnjing | eye |
演出 | yǎnchū | perform; put on a show; performance |
宴会 | yànhuì | banquet; feast; dinner party |
羊 | yáng | sheep; goat |
样子 | yàngzi | shape; appearance; manner; model |
要求 | yāoqiú | demand; require; claim; ask |
药 | yào | medicine; drug; remedy |
要 | yào | want to; wish to; must; shall; ask for |
要是 | yàoshi | in case; if; suppose |
也 | yě | also; too; either |
也许 | yěxǔ | perhaps; probably; maybe |
页 | yè | page |
夜 | yè | night; evening |
一 | yī | one; once; as soon as |
一般 | yībān | general; ordinary; common |
一边…一边… | yībiān … yībiān | at the same time; simultaneously |
一点儿 | yīdiǎnr | a bit; a few; a little |
一定 | yīdìng | fixed; definite; given; necessarily |
一共 | yīgòng | in all; altogether; in total |
一会儿 | yīhuìr | a little while; a moment |
一…就… | yī … jiù … | as soon as; once |
一块儿 | yīkuàir | the same place; together |
一起 | yīqǐ | the same place; together |
一切 | yīqiè | all; every; everything |
一下儿 | yīxià | one time; once; a little while |
一些 | yīxiē | a number of; certain; a few; a little |
一样 | yīyàng | the same; equally; alike; as … as … |
一…也… | yī…yě… | an emphatic sentence structure to describe the smallest unit of the subject |
一直 | yīzhí | always; all along; straight |
医生 | yīshēng | doctor |
医院 | yīyuàn | hospital |
衣服 | yīfu | clothes; clothing; garment; coat |
椅子 | yǐzi | chair |
已经 | yǐjing | already |
以后 | yǐhòu | after; afterwards; later |
以前 | yǐqián | before; formerly |
以为 | yǐwéi | think; consider; believe |
艺术 | yìshù | art; skill; craft |
亿 | yì | a hundred million |
意见 | yìjiàn | opinion; view; objection |
意思 | yìsi | meaning; idea; wish; appreciation |
意义 | yìyì | meaning; sense; significance |
因为 | yīnwèi | because; on account of; because of |
音乐 | yīnyuè | music |
阴 | yīn | cloudy; overcast; sinister |
银行 | yínháng | bank |
英语(英文) | yīngyǔ(yīngwén) | English (language) |
应该 | yīnggāi | ought to; should; must |
赢 | yíng | win; beat; gain |
影响 | yǐngxiǎng | influence; affect; effect |
永远 | yǒngyuǎn | for good; forever; ever; always |
用 | yòng | use; employ; apply; by means of |
尤其 | yóuqí | especially; particularly |
邮局 | yóujú | post office |
邮票 | yóupiào | stamp |
游泳 | yóu yǒng | swim |
有 | yǒu | have; possess; exist; there be |
有的 | yǒude | some; some of |
有名 | yǒumíng | famous; well-known |
有时候 | yǒu shíhou | sometimes |
有些 | yǒuxiē | some; some of |
有意思 | yǒu yìsi | interesting; enjoyable |
友好 | yǒuhǎo | friendly; amicable; close friend |
友谊 | yǒuyì | friendship |
右 | yòu | the right |
又 | yòu | again |
鱼 | yú | fish |
愉快 | yúkuài | happy; cheerful; joyful; delightful |
雨 | yǔ | rain |
语法 | yǔfǎ | grammar |
语言 | yǔyán | language |
遇到 | yùdào | meet with; run into; encounter |
预习 | yùxí | preview; prepare lessons |
元 | yuán | Yuan (used for money) |
原来 | yuánlái | original; former |
原谅 | yuánliàng | excuse; forgive; pardon |
圆 | yuán | round; circular; circle |
远 | yuǎn | far; remote |
愿意 | yuànyì | be willing; be ready; wish; like; want |
月 | yuè | month |
月亮 | yuèliang | the moon |
月球 | yuèqiú | the moon |
云 | yún | cloud |
运动 | yùndòng | be in motion; move about; sport |
再 | zài | again; not … until; then and only then |
再见 | zàijiàn | good-bye; see you again |
在 | zài | exist; be living; at; on; in |
在 | zài | (indicating an action in progress) |
咱 | zán | we; us; our; I; me; my |
咱们 | zánmen | we; us; our |
脏 | zāng | dirty; filthy |
早 | zǎo | early; for a long time; as early as |
早晨(早上) | zǎochen(zǎoshang) | (early) morning |
早饭 | zǎofàn | breakfast |
怎么 | zěnme | how; why; however |
怎么样 | zěnmeyàng | how; (a polite formula) |
怎样 | zěnyàng | how |
增加 | zēngjiā | increase; raise; add |
展览 | zhǎnlǎn | put on display; exhibit; show |
占 | zhàn | occupy; seize; take; constitute |
站 | zhàn | stand; be on one's feet; stop; halt |
站 | zhàn | station; stop; service center |
张 | zhāng | piece |
长 | zhǎng | grow; develop; acquire; increase |
掌握 | zhǎngwò | grasp; master; control; have in hand |
着急 | zháojí | worry; anxious |
找 | zhǎo | look for; return the balance of money |
照顾 | zhàogù | look after; give consideration to |
照相 | zhào xiàng | take a picture (or photograph) |
这 | zhè | this; this moment; now |
这个 | zhège | this one; this |
这里(这儿) | zhèlǐ(zhèr) | here |
这么 | zhème | so; such; this way; like this |
这些 | zhèxiē | these |
这样 | zhèyàng | so; such; like this; this way |
着 | zhe | (indicating an action in progress) |
真 | zhēn | true; real; genuine; clearly; really |
真正 | zhēnzhèng | genuine; real; true |
整齐 | zhěngqí | in good order; neat; tidy |
正 | zhèng | straight; upright; honest; pure; just |
正确 | zhèngquè | correct; right; proper |
正在 | zhèngzài | in process of; in course of |
政府 | zhèngfǔ | government |
政治 | zhèngzhì | politics; political affairs; political |
只 | zhī | (measure word for one of a pair) |
支 | zhī | (measure word for stick-like things) |
知道 | zhīdào | know; be aware of; realize |
知识 | zhīshi | knowledge |
…之间 | … zhījiān | between |
指 | zhǐ | point at; point to; point out; refer to |
只 | zhǐ | only; merely |
只好 | zhǐhǎo | have to; be forced to |
纸 | zhǐ | paper |
中 | zhōng | center; middle; in; among; China |
中间 | zhōngjiān | center; middle; among; between |
中文 | zhōngwén | Chinese (language) |
中午 | zhōngwǔ | noon; midday |
中学 | zhōngxué | middle school; high school |
钟 | zhōng | bell; clock |
钟头 | zhōngtóu | hour (mainly used in oral Chinese) |
种 | zhǒng | kind; type; sort; breed; race; strain |
重 | zhòng | heavy; important; serious |
重要 | zhòngyào | important; significant; major |
周 | zhōu | week; round |
周围 | zhōuwéi | around; round; about |
猪 | zhū | pig; hog; swine |
主要 | zhǔyào | main; major; chief; principal |
主意 | zhǔyi | idea; plan; decision |
住 | zhù | live; reside; stay; stop; cease |
注意 | zhùyì | pay attention to; take notice of |
祝 | zhù | express good wishes; wish |
装 | zhuāng | act; pretend; load; assemble; fit |
准备 | zhǔnbèi | prepare; get ready (for); intend |
桌子 | zhuōzi | table; desk |
自己 | zìjǐ | oneself; closely related; own |
自行车 | zìxíngchē | bike; bicycle |
字 | zì | word; character |
总(是) | zǒng(shì) | put together; general; chief; always |
走 | zǒu | walk; visit; pass; leave; go away |
足球 | zúqiú | football game; soccer ball |
祖国 | zǔguó | motherland; fatherland; homeland |
组织 | zǔzhī | organize; form; organization |
嘴 | zuǐ | mouth |
最 | zuì | most |
最初 | zuìchū | first; initial |
最后 | zuìhòu | last; final; ultimate |
最近 | zuìjìn | recently; lately; in the near future |
昨天 | zuótiān | yesterday |
左 | zuǒ | the left; the left side |
做 | zuò | make; do; cook; be; be used as |
作 | zuò | do; make; compose; write; act as |
作业 | zuòyè | homework; operation; task; work |
坐 | zuò | sit; take a seat; ride; put on a fire |
座 | zuò | (measure word for cities and so on) |