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的 的 de, dī, dí, dì ㄉㄜ˙, ㄉㄧ, ㄉㄧˊ, ㄉㄧˋ "的deㄉㄜ˙of ~'s (possessive particle) (used after an attribute) (used to form a nominal expression) (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)的dīㄉㄧsee 的士[di1 shi4]的díㄉㄧˊreally and truly的dìㄉㄧˋaim clear"
我 我 wǒ ㄨㄛˇ 我wǒㄨㄛˇI me my
你 你 nǐ ㄋㄧˇ 你nǐㄋㄧˇyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
是 昰 shì ㄕˋ 是〔昰〕shìㄕˋis are am yes to be variant of 是[shi4] (used in given names)
了 瞭 le, liǎo, liào ㄌㄜ˙, ㄌㄧㄠˇ, ㄌㄧㄠˋ 了〔瞭〕leㄌㄜ˙(modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (completed action marker)了〔瞭〕liǎoㄌㄧㄠˇto finish to achieve variant of 瞭|了[liao3] to understand clearly (of eyes) bright clear-sighted to understand clearly了〔瞭〕liàoㄌㄧㄠˋunofficial variant of 瞭[liao4]
不 不 bù ㄅㄨˋ 不bùㄅㄨˋ(negative prefix) not no
在 在 zài ㄗㄞˋ 在zàiㄗㄞˋ(located) at (to be) in to exist in the middle of doing sth (indicating an action in progress)
他 他 tā ㄊㄚ "他tāㄊㄚhe 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"
我们 我們 wǒ men ㄨㄛˇ ㄇㄣ˙ 我们〔我們〕wǒ menㄨㄛˇ ㄇㄣ˙we us ourselves our
好 好 hǎo, hào ㄏㄠˇ, ㄏㄠˋ 好hǎoㄏㄠˇgood well proper good to easy to very so (suffix indicating completion or readiness) (of two people) close on intimate terms好hàoㄏㄠˋto be fond of to have a tendency to to be prone to
有 有 yǒu ㄧㄡˇ 有yǒuㄧㄡˇto have there is there are to exist to be
这 這 zhè ㄓㄜˋ 这〔這〕zhèㄓㄜˋthis these (commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
就 就 jiù ㄐㄧㄡˋ 就jiùㄐㄧㄡˋat once right away only just (emphasis) as early as already as soon as then in that case as many as even if to approach to move towards to undertake to engage in to suffer subjected to to accomplish to take advantage of to go with (of foods) with regard to concerning
会 會 huì, kuài ㄏㄨㄟˋ, ㄎㄨㄞˋ 会〔會〕huìㄏㄨㄟˋcan to be possible to be able to will to be likely to to be sure to to assemble to meet to gather to see union group association CL:個|个[ge4] a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [hui3])会〔會〕kuàiㄎㄨㄞˋto balance an account accountancy accounting
吗 嗎 mǎ, ma ㄇㄚˇ, ㄇㄚ˙ "吗〔嗎〕mǎㄇㄚˇsee 嗎啡|吗啡, morphine吗〔嗎〕maㄇㄚ˙(question particle for 'yes-no' questions)"
要 要 yāo, yào ㄧㄠ, ㄧㄠˋ 要yāoㄧㄠto demand to request to coerce要yàoㄧㄠˋimportant vital to want to ask for will going to (as future auxiliary) may must (used in a comparison) must be probably if
什么 什麼 shén me ㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄜ˙ 什么〔什麼〕shén meㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄜ˙what? who? something anything
说 說 shuì, shuō ㄕㄨㄟˋ, ㄕㄨㄛ 说〔說〕shuìㄕㄨㄟˋto persuade说〔說〕shuōㄕㄨㄛto speak to say to explain to scold to tell off a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
她 她 tā ㄊㄚ 她tāㄊㄚshe
想 想 xiǎng ㄒㄧㄤˇ 想xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇto think to believe to suppose to wish to want to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
一 一 yī ㄧ "一yīㄧone 1 single a (article) as soon as entire whole all throughout 'one' radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit"
很 很 hěn ㄏㄣˇ 很hěnㄏㄣˇ(adverb of degree) quite very awfully
知道 知道 zhī dào ㄓ ㄉㄠˋ 知道zhī dàoㄓ ㄉㄠˋto know to become aware of also pr. [zhi1 dao5]
人 人 rén ㄖㄣˊ 人rénㄖㄣˊman person people CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
吧 吧 bā, ba ㄅㄚ, ㄅㄚ˙ 吧bāㄅㄚbar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) to puff (on a pipe etc) (onom.) bang abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧[tie1 ba1]吧baㄅㄚ˙(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) ...right? ...OK? ...I presume.
那 那 Nā, Nuó, nǎ, nà, nuó ㄋㄚ, ㄋㄨㄛˊ, ㄋㄚˇ, ㄋㄚˋ 那Nāㄋㄚsurname Na那Nuóㄋㄨㄛˊsurname Nuo那nǎㄋㄚˇvariant of 哪[na3]那nàㄋㄚˋthat those then (in that case) commonly pr. [nei4] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing那nuóㄋㄨㄛˊ(archaic) many beautiful how old variant of 挪[nuo2]
来 來 lái ㄌㄞˊ 来〔來〕láiㄌㄞˊto come to arrive to come round ever since next
都 都 Dū, dōu, dū ㄉㄨ, ㄉㄡ 都Dūㄉㄨsurname Du都dōuㄉㄡall both entirely (used for emphasis) even already (not) at all都dūㄉㄨcapital city metropolis
个 箇 gè ㄍㄜˋ 个〔箇〕gèㄍㄜˋindividual this that size classifier for people or objects in general variant of 個|个[ge4]
能 能 Néng, néng ㄋㄥˊ 能Néngㄋㄥˊsurname Neng能néngㄋㄥˊcan to be able to might possibly ability (physics) energy
去 去 qù ㄑㄩˋ 去qùㄑㄩˋto go to go to (a place) (of a time etc) last just passed to send to remove to get rid of to reduce to be apart from in space or time to die (euphemism) to play (a part) (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
没 沒 méi, mò ㄇㄟˊ, ㄇㄛˋ 没〔沒〕méiㄇㄟˊ(negative prefix for verbs) have not not没〔沒〕mòㄇㄛˋdrowned to end to die to inundate
和 龢 hé, Hé, hè, hú, huó, huò ㄏㄜˊ, ㄏㄜˋ, ㄏㄨˊ, ㄏㄨㄛˊ, ㄏㄨㄛˋ "和〔龢〕héㄏㄜˊold variant of 和[he2] and together with with sum union peace harmony Taiwan pr. [han4] when it means 'and' or 'with' old variant of 和[he2] harmonious和〔龢〕Héㄏㄜˊsurname He Japanese (food, clothes etc)和〔龢〕hèㄏㄜˋto compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence to join in the singing to chime in with others和〔龢〕húㄏㄨˊto complete a set in mahjong or playing cards和〔龢〕huóㄏㄨㄛˊto combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water Taiwan pr. [huo4]和〔龢〕huòㄏㄨㄛˋto mix (ingredients) together to blend classifier for rinses of clothes classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs"
他们 他們 tā men ㄊㄚ ㄇㄣ˙ 他们〔他們〕tā menㄊㄚ ㄇㄣ˙they
到 到 dào ㄉㄠˋ 到dàoㄉㄠˋto (a place) until (a time) up to to go to arrive (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
对 對 duì ㄉㄨㄟˋ 对〔對〕duìㄉㄨㄟˋright correct couple pair towards at for to face opposite to treat (sb a certain way) to match together to adjust to fit to suit to answer to reply classifier: couple
也 也 Yě, yě ㄧㄝˇ 也Yěㄧㄝˇsurname Ye也yěㄧㄝˇalso too (in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
还 還 Huán, hái, huán ㄏㄨㄢˊ, ㄏㄞˊ 还〔還〕Huánㄏㄨㄢˊsurname Huan还〔還〕háiㄏㄞˊstill still in progress still more yet even more in addition fairly passably (good) as early as even also else还〔還〕huánㄏㄨㄢˊto pay back to return
做 做 zuò ㄗㄨㄛˋ 做zuòㄗㄨㄛˋto 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
给 給 gěi, jǐ ㄍㄟˇ, ㄐㄧˇ 给〔給〕gěiㄍㄟˇto for for the benefit of to give to allow to do sth (for sb) (grammatical equivalent of 被) (grammatical equivalent of 把) (sentence intensifier)给〔給〕jǐㄐㄧˇto supply to provide
上 上 shǎng, shàng ㄕㄤˇ, ㄕㄤˋ 上shǎngㄕㄤˇsee 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]上shàngㄕㄤˋon top upon above upper previous first (of multiple parts) to climb to get onto to go up to attend (class or university)
你们 你們 nǐ men ㄋㄧˇ ㄇㄣ˙ 你们〔你們〕nǐ menㄋㄧˇ ㄇㄣ˙you (plural)
过 過 Guò, guò, guo ㄍㄨㄛˋ, ㄍㄨㄛ˙ 过〔過〕Guòㄍㄨㄛˋsurname Guo过〔過〕guòㄍㄨㄛˋto cross to go over to pass (time) to celebrate (a holiday) to live to get along excessively too-过〔過〕guoㄍㄨㄛ˙(experienced action marker)
没有 沒有 méi yǒu ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ "没有〔沒有〕méi yǒuㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇhaven't hasn't doesn't exist to not have to not be"
看 看 kān, kàn ㄎㄢ, ㄎㄢˋ 看kānㄎㄢto look after to take care of to watch to guard看kànㄎㄢˋto see to look at to read to watch to visit to call on to consider to regard as to look after to treat (an illness) to depend on to feel (that) (after verb) to give it a try Watch out! (for a danger)
真 真 zhēn ㄓㄣ 真zhēnㄓㄣreally truly indeed real true genuine
着 著 zhāo, zháo, zhe, zhuó ㄓㄠ, ㄓㄠˊ, ㄓㄜ˙, ㄓㄨㄛˊ 着〔著〕zhāoㄓㄠ(chess) move trick all right! (dialect) to add着〔著〕zháoㄓㄠˊto touch to come in contact with to feel to be affected by to catch fire to burn (coll.) to fall asleep (after a verb) hitting the mark succeeding in着〔著〕zheㄓㄜ˙aspect particle indicating action in progress着〔著〕zhuóㄓㄨㄛˊto wear (clothes) to contact to use to apply
事 事 shì ㄕˋ 事shìㄕˋmatter thing item work affair CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
怎么 怎麽 zěn me ㄗㄣˇ ㄇㄜ˙ 怎么〔怎麽〕zěn meㄗㄣˇ ㄇㄜ˙how? what? why? variant of 怎麼|怎么[zen3 me5]
现在 現在 xiàn zài ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋ 现在〔現在〕xiàn zàiㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋnow at present at the moment modern current nowadays
点 點 diǎn ㄉㄧㄢˇ "点〔點〕diǎnㄉㄧㄢˇpoint dot drop speck o'clock point (in space or time) to draw a dot to check on a list to choose to order (food in a restaurant) to touch briefly to hint to light to ignite to pour a liquid drop by drop (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] dot stroke in Chinese characters classifier for items"
呢 呢 ne, ní ㄋㄜ˙, ㄋㄧˊ "呢neㄋㄜ˙particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ('What about ...?', 'And ...?') particle for inquiring about location ('Where is ...?') particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ('ok?', 'are you with me?') (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action particle indicating strong affirmation呢níㄋㄧˊwoolen material"
不客气 不客氣 bù kè qi ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄑㄧ˙ "不客气〔不客氣〕bù kè qiㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄑㄧ˙you're welcome don't mention it impolite rude blunt"
别 彆 Bié, bié, biè ㄅㄧㄝˊ, ㄅㄧㄝˋ "别〔彆〕Biéㄅㄧㄝˊsurname Bie别〔彆〕biéㄅㄧㄝˊto leave to depart to separate to distinguish to classify other another don't ...! to pin to stick (sth) in别〔彆〕bièㄅㄧㄝˋto make sb change their ways, opinions etc"
走 走 zǒu ㄗㄡˇ 走zǒuㄗㄡˇto walk to go to run to move (of vehicle) to visit to leave to go away to die (euph.) from through away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]) to change (shape, form, meaning)
太 太 tài ㄊㄞˋ 太tàiㄊㄞˋhighest greatest too (much) very extremely
里 里 lǐ, Lǐ ㄌㄧˇ 里lǐㄌㄧˇvariant of 裡|里[li3] lining interior inside internal also written 裏|里[li3] li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m neighborhood ancient administrative unit of 25 families (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels里LǐㄌㄧˇLi (surname)
跟 跟 gēn ㄍㄣ 跟gēnㄍㄣheel to follow closely to go with (of a woman) to marry sb with compared with to towards and (joining two nouns)
女孩儿 女孩兒 nǔ háir ㄋㄨˇ ㄏㄞˊ ㄦ˙ 女孩儿〔女孩兒〕nǔ háirㄋㄨˇ ㄏㄞˊ ㄦ˙erhua variant of 女孩[nu:3 hai2]
告诉 告訴 gào sù, gào su ㄍㄠˋ ㄙㄨˋ, ㄍㄠˋ ㄙㄨ˙ 告诉〔告訴〕gào sùㄍㄠˋ ㄙㄨˋto press charges to file a complaint告诉〔告訴〕gào suㄍㄠˋ ㄙㄨ˙to tell to inform to let know
再 再 zài ㄗㄞˋ 再zàiㄗㄞˋagain once more re- second another then (after sth, and not until then)
听 聽 yǐn, tīng, tìng ㄧㄣˇ, ㄊㄧㄥ, ㄊㄧㄥˋ "听〔聽〕yǐnㄧㄣˇsmile (archaic)听〔聽〕tīngㄊㄧㄥto listen to hear to obey a can (loanword from English 'tin') classifier for canned beverages听〔聽〕tìngㄊㄧㄥˋ(literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule to sentence to allow"
这里 這裡 zhè lǐ ㄓㄜˋ ㄌㄧˇ 这里〔這裡〕zhè lǐㄓㄜˋ ㄌㄧˇvariant of 這裡|这里[zhe4 li3] here
快 快 kuài ㄎㄨㄞˋ 快kuàiㄎㄨㄞˋrapid quick speed rate soon almost to make haste clever sharp (of knives or wits) forthright plainspoken gratified pleased pleasant
谁 誰 shéi ㄕㄟˊ 谁〔誰〕shéiㄕㄟˊwho also pr. [shui2]
多 多 duō ㄉㄨㄛ "多duōㄉㄨㄛmany much often a lot of numerous more in excess how (to what extent) multi- Taiwan pr. [duo2] when it means 'how'"
用 用 yòng ㄩㄥˋ 用yòngㄩㄥˋto use to employ to have to to eat or drink expense or outlay usefulness hence therefore
时候 時候 shí hou ㄕˊ ㄏㄡ˙ 时候〔時候〕shí houㄕˊ ㄏㄡ˙time length of time moment period
下 下 xià ㄒㄧㄚˋ 下xiàㄒㄧㄚˋdown downwards below lower later next (week etc) second (of two parts) to decline to go down to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) measure word to show the frequency of an action
谢谢 謝謝 xiè xie ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄝ˙ 谢谢〔謝謝〕xiè xieㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄝ˙to thank thanks thank you
觉得 覺得 jué de ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄜ˙ 觉得〔覺得〕jué deㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄜ˙to think to feel
天 天 tiān ㄊㄧㄢ 天tiānㄊㄧㄢday sky heaven
请进 請進 qǐng jìn ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ "请进〔請進〕qǐng jìnㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ'please come in'"
从 從 Cóng, cóng, zòng ㄘㄨㄥˊ, ㄗㄨㄥˋ 从〔從〕Cóngㄘㄨㄥˊsurname Cong从〔從〕cóngㄘㄨㄥˊfrom through via to follow to obey to engage in (an activity) never (in negative sentence) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer assistant accomplice related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor从〔從〕zòngㄗㄨㄥˋsecond cousin
先生 先生 Xiān sheng, xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ˙ 先生Xiān shengㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ˙Mister (Mr.)先生xiān shengㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ˙teacher husband doctor (dialect) CL:位[wei4]
找 找 zhǎo ㄓㄠˇ 找zhǎoㄓㄠˇto try to find to look for to call on sb to find to seek to return to give change
最 最 zuì ㄗㄨㄟˋ 最zuìㄗㄨㄟˋvariant of 最[zui4] old variant of 最[zui4] most the most -est (superlative suffix)
喜欢 喜歡 xǐ huan ㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄢ˙ 喜欢〔喜歡〕xǐ huanㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄢ˙to like to be fond of
大 大 dà, dài ㄉㄚˋ, ㄉㄞˋ "大dàㄉㄚˋbig huge large major great wide deep older (than) oldest eldest greatly very much (dialect) father father's elder or younger brother大dàiㄉㄞˋsee 大夫[dai4 fu5]"
次 次 cì ㄘˋ 次cìㄘˋnext in sequence second the second (day, time etc) secondary vice- sub- infra- inferior quality substandard order sequence hypo- (chemistry) classifier for enumerated events: time
出 齣 chū ㄔㄨ 出〔齣〕chūㄔㄨto go out to come out to occur to produce to go beyond to rise to put forth to happen classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)
干 幹 gān, Gān, gàn ㄍㄢ, ㄍㄢˋ 干〔幹〕gānㄍㄢold variant of 乾|干[gan1] dry clean in vain dried food foster adoptive to ignore variant of 乾|干[gan1] to concern to interfere shield stem干〔幹〕Gānㄍㄢsurname Gan干〔幹〕gànㄍㄢˋtree trunk main part of sth to manage to work to do capable cadre to kill (slang) to fuck (vulgar)
们 們 men ㄇㄣ˙ 们〔們〕menㄇㄣ˙plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
话 諙 huà ㄏㄨㄚˋ 话〔諙〕huàㄏㄨㄚˋdialect language spoken words speech talk words conversation what sb said CL:種|种[zhong3],席[xi2],句[ju4],口[kou3],番[fan1] old variant of 話|话[hua4]
东西 東西 dōng xī, dōng xi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ, ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ˙ 东西〔東西〕dōng xīㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧeast and west东西〔東西〕dōng xiㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ˙thing stuff person CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]
孩子 孩子 hái zi ㄏㄞˊ ㄗ˙ 孩子hái ziㄏㄞˊ ㄗ˙child
起来 起來 qǐ lai, qi lai ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞ˙, ㄑㄧ˙ ㄌㄞ˙ 起来〔起來〕qǐ laiㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞ˙to stand up to get up also pr. [qi3 lai2]起〔起〕qi laiㄑㄧ˙ ㄌㄞ˙(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]) bringing things together (e.g. after 收拾[shou1 shi5]) (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment also pr. [qi3 lai5]
这些 這些 zhè xiē ㄓㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄝ 这些〔這些〕zhè xiēㄓㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄝthese
两 兩 liǎng ㄌㄧㄤˇ 两〔兩〕liǎngㄌㄧㄤˇtwo both some a few tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
小孩儿 小孩兒 xiǎo háir ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄞˊ ㄦ˙ 小孩儿〔小孩兒〕xiǎo háirㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄞˊ ㄦ˙erhua variant of 小孩[xiao3 hai2]
错 錯 Cuò, cuò ㄘㄨㄛˋ 错〔錯〕Cuòㄘㄨㄛˋsurname Cuo错〔錯〕cuòㄘㄨㄛˋmistake wrong bad interlocking complex to grind to polish to alternate to stagger to miss to let slip to evade to inlay with gold or silver
还有 還有 hái yǒu ㄏㄞˊ ㄧㄡˇ 还有〔還有〕hái yǒuㄏㄞˊ ㄧㄡˇfurthermore in addition still also
小 小 xiǎo ㄒㄧㄠˇ 小xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇsmall tiny few young
中 中 Zhōng, zhōng, zhòng ㄓㄨㄥ, ㄓㄨㄥˋ 中ZhōngㄓㄨㄥChina Chinese surname Zhong中zhōngㄓㄨㄥwithin among in middle center while (doing sth) during (dialect) OK all right中zhòngㄓㄨㄥˋto hit (the mark) to be hit by to suffer to win (a prize, a lottery)
叫 呌 jiào ㄐㄧㄠˋ 叫〔呌〕jiàoㄐㄧㄠˋto shout to call to order to ask to be called by (indicates agent in the passive mood) variant of 叫[jiao4]
等 等 děng ㄉㄥˇ 等děngㄉㄥˇclass rank grade equal to same as to wait for to await et cetera and so on et al. (and other authors) after as soon as once
一起 一起 yī qǐ ㄧ ㄑㄧˇ 一起yī qǐㄧ ㄑㄧˇin the same place together with altogether (in total)
拿 拿 ná ㄋㄚˊ 拿náㄋㄚˊold variant of 拿[na2] variant of 拿[na2] to hold to seize to catch to apprehend to take (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
帮 幫 bāng ㄅㄤ 帮〔幫〕bāngㄅㄤold variant of 幫|帮[bang1] old variant of 幫|帮[bang1] to help to assist to support for sb (i.e. as a help) hired (as worker) side (of pail, boat etc) outer layer upper (of a shoe) group gang clique party secret society
打 打 dá, dǎ ㄉㄚˊ, ㄉㄚˇ 打dáㄉㄚˊdozen (loanword)打dǎㄉㄚˇto beat to strike to hit to break to type to mix up to build to fight to fetch to make to tie up to issue to shoot to calculate to play (a game) since from
爱 愛 ài ㄞˋ 爱〔愛〕àiㄞˋlove
时间 時間 shí jiān ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢ 时间〔時間〕shí jiānㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢtime period CL:段[duan4]
年 秊 Nián, nián ㄋㄧㄢˊ 年〔秊〕Niánㄋㄧㄢˊsurname Nian年〔秊〕niánㄋㄧㄢˊyear CL:個|个[ge4] grain harvest (old) variant of 年[nian2]
请 請 qǐng ㄑㄧㄥˇ 请〔請〕qǐngㄑㄧㄥˇto ask to invite please (do sth) to treat (to a meal etc) to request
回 逥 huí ㄏㄨㄟˊ 回〔逥〕huíㄏㄨㄟˊto circle to go back to turn around to answer to return to revolve Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) time classifier for acts of a play section or chapter (of a classic book) to curve to return to revolve variant of 迴|回[hui2]
工作 工作 gōng zuò ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ 工作gōng zuòㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋto work (of a machine) to operate job work task CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4]
见 見 jiàn, xiàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ, ㄒㄧㄢˋ 见〔見〕jiànㄐㄧㄢˋto see to meet to appear (to be sth) to interview见〔見〕xiànㄒㄧㄢˋto appear also written 現|现[xian4]
钱 錢 Qián, qián ㄑㄧㄢˊ 钱〔錢〕Qiánㄑㄧㄢˊsurname Qian钱〔錢〕qiánㄑㄧㄢˊcoin money CL:筆|笔[bi3] unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3]
一样 一樣 yī yàng ㄧ ㄧㄤˋ 一样〔一樣〕yī yàngㄧ ㄧㄤˋsame like equal to the same as just like
吃 喫 chī ㄔ 吃〔喫〕chīㄔto eat to consume to eat at (a cafeteria etc) to eradicate to destroy to absorb to suffer to stammer (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [ji2]) variant of 吃[chi1]
开 開 kāi ㄎㄞ 开〔開〕kāiㄎㄞto open to start to turn on to boil to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) to operate (a vehicle) carat (gold) abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2] abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
家 家 jiā, Jiā ㄐㄧㄚ 家jiāㄐㄧㄚsee 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] home family (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) classifier for families or businesses refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian CL:個|个[ge4]家Jiāㄐㄧㄚsurname Jia
非常 非常 fēi cháng ㄈㄟ ㄔㄤˊ 非常fēi chángㄈㄟ ㄔㄤˊvery very much unusual extraordinary
看到 看到 kàndào ㄎㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋ 看到kàndàoㄎㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋview, receive, ken, observe, lamp, catch, see, take in, watch, chatter away, lay_eyes_on, boast, brag, shoot the breeze, spy, catch sight of, catch sight of
那些 那些 nà xiē ㄋㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄝ 那些nà xiēㄋㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄝthose
哪 哪 nǎ, na, něi ㄋㄚˇ, ㄋㄚ˙, ㄋㄟˇ 哪nǎㄋㄚˇhow which哪naㄋㄚ˙(particle equivalent to 啊 after noun ending in -n)哪něiㄋㄟˇwhich? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)
行 行 háng, xíng ㄏㄤˊ, ㄒㄧㄥˊ 行hángㄏㄤˊa row series age order (of brothers) profession professional relating to company行xíngㄒㄧㄥˊto walk to go to travel a visit temporary makeshift current in circulation to do to perform capable competent effective all right OK! will do behavior conduct Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense
朋友 朋友 péng you ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡ˙ 朋友péng youㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡ˙friend CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
妈妈 媽媽 mā ma ㄇㄚ ㄇㄚ˙ 妈妈〔媽媽〕mā maㄇㄚ ㄇㄚ˙mama mommy mother CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
前 前 qián ㄑㄧㄢˊ 前qiánㄑㄧㄢˊfront forward ahead first top (followed by a number) future ago before BC (e.g. 前293年) former formerly
这儿 這兒 zhèr ㄓㄜˋ ㄦ˙ 这儿〔這兒〕zhèrㄓㄜˋ ㄦ˙here
今天 今天 jīn tiān ㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄢ 今天jīn tiānㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄢtoday at the present now
明白 明白 míng bai ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄞ˙ 明白míng baiㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄞ˙clear obvious unequivocal to understand to realize
车 車 Chē, chē, jū ㄔㄜ, ㄐㄩ 车〔車〕Chēㄔㄜsurname Che车〔車〕chēㄔㄜcar vehicle CL:輛|辆[liang4] machine to shape with a lathe车〔車〕jūㄐㄩwar chariot (archaic) rook (in Chinese chess) rook (in chess)
地方 地方 dì fāng, dì fang ㄉㄧˋ ㄈㄤ, ㄉㄧˋ ㄈㄤ˙ 地方dì fāngㄉㄧˋ ㄈㄤregion regional (away from the central administration) local地方dì fangㄉㄧˋ ㄈㄤ˙area place space room territory CL:處|处[chu4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4]
几 幾 jī, jǐ ㄐㄧ, ㄐㄧˇ 几〔幾〕jīㄐㄧsmall table almost几〔幾〕jǐㄐㄧˇhow much how many several a few
回来 回來 huí lai ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄞ˙ 回来〔回來〕huí laiㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄞ˙to return to come back
准备 準備 zhǔn bèi ㄓㄨㄣˇ ㄅㄟˋ 准备〔準備〕zhǔn bèiㄓㄨㄣˇ ㄅㄟˋpreparation to prepare to intend to be about to reserve (fund)
找到 找到 zhǎo dào ㄓㄠˇ ㄉㄠˋ 找到zhǎo dàoㄓㄠˇ ㄉㄠˋto find
后 後 Hòu, hòu ㄏㄡˋ 后〔後〕Hòuㄏㄡˋsurname Hou后〔後〕hòuㄏㄡˋempress queen back behind rear afterwards after later
爸爸 爸爸 bà ba ㄅㄚˋ ㄅㄚ˙ 爸爸bà baㄅㄚˋ ㄅㄚ˙(informal) father CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
比 比 Bǐ, bǐ, bì ㄅㄧˇ, ㄅㄧˋ "比BǐㄅㄧˇBelgium Belgian abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]比bǐㄅㄧˇ(particle used for comparison and '-er than') to compare to contrast to gesture (with hands) ratio比bìㄅㄧˋto associate with to be near"
出来 出來 chū lái, chu lai ㄔㄨ ㄌㄞˊ, ㄔㄨ˙ ㄌㄞ˙ 出来〔出來〕chū láiㄔㄨ ㄌㄞˊto come out to appear to arise出〔出〕chu laiㄔㄨ˙ ㄌㄞ˙(after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)
对不起 對不起 duì bu qǐ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨ˙ ㄑㄧˇ "对不起〔對不起〕duì bu qǐㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨ˙ ㄑㄧˇunworthy to let down I'm sorry excuse me pardon me if you please sorry? (please repeat)"
问 問 wèn ㄨㄣˋ 问〔問〕wènㄨㄣˋto ask
起 起 qǐ ㄑㄧˇ 起qǐㄑㄧˇto rise to raise to get up to set out to start to appear to launch to initiate (action) to draft to establish to get (from a depot or counter) verb suffix, to start starting from (a time, place, price etc) classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance classifier for groups: batch, group
还是 還是 hái shi ㄏㄞˊ ㄕ˙ 还是〔還是〕hái shiㄏㄞˊ ㄕ˙or still nevertheless had better
住 住 zhù ㄓㄨˋ 住zhùㄓㄨˋto live to dwell to stay to reside to stop (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
正 正 zhēng, zhèng ㄓㄥ, ㄓㄥˋ 正zhēngㄓㄥfirst month of the lunar year正zhèngㄓㄥˋstraight upright proper main principal to correct to rectify exactly just (at that time) right (in that place) (math.) positive
放 放 fàng ㄈㄤˋ 放fàngㄈㄤˋto put to place to release to free to let go to let out to set off (fireworks)
请坐 請坐 qǐng zuò ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ 请坐〔請坐〕qǐng zuòㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋSitting
电话 電話 diàn huà ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ 电话〔電話〕diàn huàㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋtelephone CL:部[bu4] phone call CL:通[tong1] phone number
地 地 de, dì ㄉㄜ˙, ㄉㄧˋ 地deㄉㄜ˙-ly structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct地dìㄉㄧˋearth ground field place land CL:片[pian4]
进 進 jìn ㄐㄧㄣˋ 进〔進〕jìnㄐㄧㄣˋto go forward to advance to go in to enter to put in to submit to take in to admit (math.) base of a number system classifier for sections in a building or residential compound
新 新 Xīn, xīn ㄒㄧㄣ 新Xīnㄒㄧㄣabbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] or Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1] surname Xin新xīnㄒㄧㄣnew newly meso- (chemistry)
您 您 nín ㄋㄧㄣˊ 您nínㄋㄧㄣˊyou (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3])
一些 一些 yī xiē ㄧ ㄒㄧㄝ 一些yī xiēㄧ ㄒㄧㄝsome a few a little
三 三 Sān, sān ㄙㄢ 三Sānㄙㄢsurname San三sānㄙㄢthree 3
那里 那裡 nà li ㄋㄚˋ ㄌㄧ˙ 那里〔那裡〕nà liㄋㄚˋ ㄌㄧ˙there that place also written 那裡|那里 there that place
高兴 高興 gāo xìng ㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄥˋ 高兴〔高興〕gāo xìngㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄥˋhappy glad willing (to do sth) in a cheerful mood
老 老 lǎo ㄌㄠˇ 老lǎoㄌㄠˇprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity old (of people) venerable (person) experienced of long standing always all the time of the past very outdated (of meat etc) tough
先 先 xiān ㄒㄧㄢ 先xiānㄒㄧㄢearly prior former in advance first
买 買 mǎi ㄇㄞˇ 买〔買〕mǎiㄇㄞˇto buy to purchase
医生 醫生 yī shēng ㄧ ㄕㄥ 医生〔醫生〕yī shēngㄧ ㄕㄥdoctor CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
最后 最後 zuì hòu ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋ 最后〔最後〕zuì hòuㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋfinal last finally ultimate
手 手 shǒu ㄕㄡˇ 手shǒuㄕㄡˇhand (formal) to hold person engaged in certain types of work person skilled in certain types of work personal(ly) convenient classifier for skill CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
哪儿 哪兒 nǎr ㄋㄚˇ ㄦ˙ 哪儿〔哪兒〕nǎrㄋㄚˇ ㄦ˙where? wherever anywhere
女人 女人 nǔ rén, nǔ ren ㄋㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ, ㄋㄨˇ ㄖㄣ˙ 女人nǔ rénㄋㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊwoman女人nǔ renㄋㄨˇ ㄖㄣ˙wife
名字 名字 míng zi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄗ˙ 名字míng ziㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄗ˙name (of a person or thing) CL:個|个[ge4]
认识 認識 rèn shi ㄖㄣˋ ㄕ˙ 认识〔認識〕rèn shiㄖㄣˋ ㄕ˙to know to recognize to be familiar with to get acquainted with sb knowledge understanding awareness cognition
坐 坐 Zuò, zuò ㄗㄨㄛˋ 坐Zuòㄗㄨㄛˋsurname Zuo坐zuòㄗㄨㄛˋto sit to take a seat to take (a bus, airplane etc) to bear fruit variant of 座[zuo4]
喝 喝 hē, hè ㄏㄜ, ㄏㄜˋ 喝hēㄏㄜto drink My goodness!喝hèㄏㄜˋto shout loudly
记得 記得 jì de ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄜ˙ 记得〔記得〕jì deㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄜ˙to remember
写 寫 xiě ㄒㄧㄝˇ 写〔寫〕xiěㄒㄧㄝˇto write
穿 穿 chuān ㄔㄨㄢ 穿chuānㄔㄨㄢto wear to put on to dress to bore through to pierce to perforate to penetrate to pass through to thread
哪里 哪裡 nǎ lǐ ㄋㄚˇ ㄌㄧˇ 哪里〔哪裡〕nǎ lǐㄋㄚˇ ㄌㄧˇwhere? somewhere anywhere wherever nowhere (negative answer to question) humble expression denying compliment also written 哪裡|哪里 where? somewhere anywhere wherever nowhere (negative answer to question) humble expression denying compliment
送 送 sòng ㄙㄨㄥˋ 送sòngㄙㄨㄥˋto deliver to carry to give (as a present) to present (with) to see off to send
跑 跑 páo, pǎo ㄆㄠˊ, ㄆㄠˇ 跑páoㄆㄠˊ(of an animal) to paw (the ground)跑pǎoㄆㄠˇto run to run away to escape to run around (on errands etc) (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate (verb complement) away off
月 月 yuè ㄩㄝˋ 月yuèㄩㄝˋmoon month monthly CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
早 早 zǎo ㄗㄠˇ 早zǎoㄗㄠˇearly morning Good morning! long ago prematurely
号 號 háo, hào ㄏㄠˊ, ㄏㄠˋ 号〔號〕háoㄏㄠˊroar cry CL:個|个[ge4]号〔號〕hàoㄏㄠˋordinal number day of a month mark sign business establishment size ship suffix horn (wind instrument) bugle call assumed name to take a pulse classifier used to indicate number of people
小时 小時 xiǎo shí ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ 小时〔小時〕xiǎo shíㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊhour CL:個|个[ge4]
重要 重要 zhòng yào ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄠˋ 重要zhòng yàoㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄠˋimportant significant major
别人 別人 bié ren ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄖㄣ˙ 别人〔別人〕bié renㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄖㄣ˙other people others other person
男人 男人 nán rén ㄋㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ 男人nán rénㄋㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊa man a male men CL:個|个[ge4]
岁 歲 suì ㄙㄨㄟˋ 岁〔歲〕suìㄙㄨㄟˋvariant of 歲|岁[sui4], year years old classifier for years (of age) year year (of crop harvests)
出去 出去 chū qù ㄔㄨ ㄑㄩˋ 出去chū qùㄔㄨ ㄑㄩˋto go out
看见 看見 kàn jiàn ㄎㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ 看见〔看見〕kàn jiànㄎㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋto see to catch sight of
打电话 打電話 dǎ diàn huà ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ 打电话〔打電話〕dǎ diàn huàㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋto make a telephone call
得到 得到 dé dào ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ 得到dé dàoㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋto get to obtain to receive
儿子 兒子 ér zi ㄦˊ ㄗ˙ 儿子〔兒子〕ér ziㄦˊ ㄗ˙son
再见 再見 zài jiàn ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ 再见〔再見〕zài jiànㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋgoodbye see you again later
本 本 běn ㄅㄣˇ 本běnㄅㄣˇroot stem origin source this the current original inherent originally classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
马上 馬上 mǎ shàng ㄇㄚˇ ㄕㄤˋ 马上〔馬上〕mǎ shàngㄇㄚˇ ㄕㄤˋat once right away immediately on horseback (i.e. by military force)
那儿 那兒 nàr ㄋㄚˋ ㄦ˙ 那儿〔那兒〕nàrㄋㄚˋ ㄦ˙there
难 難 nán, nàn ㄋㄢˊ, ㄋㄢˋ 难〔難〕nánㄋㄢˊdifficult (to...) problem difficulty difficult not good难〔難〕nànㄋㄢˋdisaster distress to scold
明天 明天 míng tiān ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ 明天míng tiānㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢtomorrow
站 站 zhàn ㄓㄢˋ 站zhànㄓㄢˋstation to stand to halt to stop branch of a company or organization website
多少 多少 duō shǎo, duō shao ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ, ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠ˙ 多少duō shǎoㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇnumber amount somewhat多少duō shaoㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠ˙how much how many which (number) as much as
晚上 晚上 wǎn shang ㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄤ˙ 晚上wǎn shangㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄤ˙evening night CL:個|个[ge4] in the evening
没什么 沒甚麼 méi shén me ㄇㄟˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄜ˙ "没什么〔沒甚麼〕méi shén meㄇㄟˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄜ˙variant of 沒甚麼|没什么[mei2 shen2 me5] nothing it doesn't matter it's nothing never mind"
块 塊 kuài ㄎㄨㄞˋ 块〔塊〕kuàiㄎㄨㄞˋlump (of earth) chunk piece classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc (coll.) classifier for money and currency units
回家 回家 huí jiā ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄚ 回家huí jiāㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄚto return home
说话 說話 shuō huà ㄕㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄚˋ 说话〔說話〕shuō huàㄕㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄚˋto speak to say to talk to gossip to tell stories talk word
花 蘤 Huā, huā ㄏㄨㄚ 花〔蘤〕Huāㄏㄨㄚsurname Hua花〔蘤〕huāㄏㄨㄚflower blossom CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4] fancy pattern florid to spend (money, time) old variant of 花[hua1] variant of 花[hua1] flower blossom also pr. [wei3]
她们 她們 tā men ㄊㄚ ㄇㄣ˙ 她们〔她們〕tā menㄊㄚ ㄇㄣ˙they them (for females)
有些 有些 yǒu xiē ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄝ 有些yǒu xiēㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄝsome somewhat
门 門 Mén, mén ㄇㄣˊ 门〔門〕Ménㄇㄣˊsurname Men门〔門〕ménㄇㄣˊgate door CL:扇[shan4] gateway doorway CL:個|个[ge4] opening valve switch way to do something knack family house (religious) sect school (of thought) class category phylum or division (taxonomy) classifier for large guns classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal derived from Watergate)
女儿 女兒 nǔ ér ㄋㄨˇ ㄦˊ 女儿〔女兒〕nǔ érㄋㄨˇ ㄦˊdaughter
小姐 小姐 xiǎo jie ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝ˙ 小姐xiǎo jieㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝ˙young lady miss (slang) prostitute CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
动 動 dòng ㄉㄨㄥˋ 动〔動〕dòngㄉㄨㄥˋ(of sth) to move to set in movement to displace to touch to make use of to stir (emotions) to alter abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb
女 女 nǚ, rǔ ㄋㄩˇ, ㄖㄨˇ 女nǚㄋㄩˇfemale woman daughter女rǔㄖㄨˇarchaic variant of 汝[ru3]
忙 忙 máng ㄇㄤˊ 忙mángㄇㄤˊbusy hurriedly to hurry to rush
房子 房子 fáng zi ㄈㄤˊ ㄗ˙ 房子fáng ziㄈㄤˊ ㄗ˙house building (single- or two-story) apartment room CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4]
衣服 衣服 yī fu ㄧ ㄈㄨ˙ 衣服yī fuㄧ ㄈㄨ˙clothes CL:件[jian4],套[tao4]
睡 睡 shuì ㄕㄨㄟˋ 睡shuìㄕㄨㄟˋto sleep to lie down
回去 回去 huí qu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄩ˙ 回去huí quㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄩ˙to return to go back
晚 晚 wǎn ㄨㄢˇ 晚wǎnㄨㄢˇevening night late
坏 壞 huài ㄏㄨㄞˋ 坏〔壞〕huàiㄏㄨㄞˋbad spoiled broken to break down (suffix) to the utmost
水 水 Shuǐ, shuǐ ㄕㄨㄟˇ 水Shuǐㄕㄨㄟˇsurname Shui水shuǐㄕㄨㄟˇwater river liquid beverage additional charges or income (of clothes) classifier for number of washes
杯 盃 bēi ㄅㄟ 杯〔盃〕bēiㄅㄟcup trophy cup classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup variant of 杯[bei1] variant of 杯[bei1] trophy cup classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup
学校 學校 xué xiào ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ 学校〔學校〕xué xiàoㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋschool CL:所[suo3]
高 高 Gāo, gāo ㄍㄠ 高Gāoㄍㄠsurname Gao高gāoㄍㄠhigh tall above average loud your (honorific)
电影 電影 diàn yǐng ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇ 电影〔電影〕diàn yǐngㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇmovie film CL:部[bu4],片[pian4],幕[mu4],場|场[chang3]
试 試 shì ㄕˋ 试〔試〕shìㄕˋto test to try experiment examination test
身上 身上 shēn shang ㄕㄣ ㄕㄤ˙ 身上shēn shangㄕㄣ ㄕㄤ˙on the body at hand among
房间 房間 fáng jiān ㄈㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄢ 房间〔房間〕fáng jiānㄈㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄢroom CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4]
书 書 Shū, shū ㄕㄨ 书〔書〕Shūㄕㄨabbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]书〔書〕shūㄕㄨbook letter document CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4] to write
球 球 qiú ㄑㄧㄡˊ 球qiúㄑㄧㄡˊball sphere globe CL:個|个[ge4] ball game match CL:場|场[chang3]
忘 忘 wàng ㄨㄤˋ 忘wàngㄨㄤˋto forget to overlook to neglect
进来 進來 jìn lái ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄞˊ 进来〔進來〕jìn láiㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄞˊto come in
路 路 Lù, lù ㄌㄨˋ 路Lùㄌㄨˋsurname Lu路lùㄌㄨˋroad CL:條|条[tiao2] journey route line (bus etc) sort kind
四 四 sì ㄙˋ 四sìㄙˋfour 4
第 第 dì ㄉㄧˋ 第dìㄉㄧˋ(prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc) order (old) rank in the imperial examinations mansion (literary) but just
进去 進去 jìn qù ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄩˋ 进去〔進去〕jìn qùㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄩˋto go in
听到 聽到 tīng dào ㄊㄧㄥ ㄉㄠˋ 听到〔聽到〕tīng dàoㄊㄧㄥ ㄉㄠˋto hear
正在 正在 zhèng zài ㄓㄥˋ ㄗㄞˋ 正在zhèng zàiㄓㄥˋ ㄗㄞˋjust at (that time) right in (that place) right in the middle of (doing sth)
笑 笑 xiào ㄒㄧㄠˋ 笑xiàoㄒㄧㄠˋold variant of 笑[xiao4] laugh smile CL:個|个[ge4]
那边 那邊 nà bian ㄋㄚˋ ㄅㄧㄢ˙ 那边〔那邊〕nà bianㄋㄚˋ ㄅㄧㄢ˙over there yonder
远 遠 yuǎn, yuàn ㄩㄢˇ, ㄩㄢˋ 远〔遠〕yuǎnㄩㄢˇfar distant remote (intensifier in a comparison) by far much (lower etc)远〔遠〕yuànㄩㄢˋto distance oneself from (classical)
床 牀 chuáng ㄔㄨㄤˊ 床〔牀〕chuángㄔㄨㄤˊbed couch classifier for beds CL:張|张[zhang1] variant of 床[chuang2]
歌 謌 gē ㄍㄜ 歌〔謌〕gēㄍㄜsong CL:支[zhi1],首[shou3] to sing variant of 歌[ge1]
唱 唱 chàng ㄔㄤˋ 唱chàngㄔㄤˋto sing to call loudly to chant
别的 別的 bié de ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄜ˙ 别的〔別的〕bié deㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄜ˙else other
学 學 xué ㄒㄩㄝˊ 学〔學〕xuéㄒㄩㄝˊto learn to study to imitate science -ology
关 關 Guān, guān ㄍㄨㄢ 关〔關〕Guānㄍㄨㄢsurname Guan关〔關〕guānㄍㄨㄢmountain pass to close to shut to turn off to concern to involve
五 五 wǔ ㄨˇ 五wǔㄨˇfive 5
男 男 nán ㄋㄢˊ 男nánㄋㄢˊmale Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] CL:個|个[ge4]
帮忙 幫忙 bāng máng ㄅㄤ ㄇㄤˊ 帮忙〔幫忙〕bāng mángㄅㄤ ㄇㄤˊto help to lend a hand to do a favor to do a good turn
国家 國家 guó jiā ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚ 国家〔國家〕guó jiāㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚcountry nation state CL:個|个[ge4]
间 間 jiān, jiàn ㄐㄧㄢ, ㄐㄧㄢˋ 间〔間〕jiānㄐㄧㄢbetween among within a definite time or space room section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars classifier for rooms间〔間〕jiànㄐㄧㄢˋgap to separate to thin out (seedlings) to sow discontent
分 分 fēn, fèn ㄈㄣ, ㄈㄣˋ 分fēnㄈㄣto divide to separate to distribute to allocate to distinguish (good and bad) part or subdivision fraction one tenth (of certain units) unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm minute a point (in sports or games) 0.01 yuan (unit of money)分fènㄈㄣˋpart share ingredient component
医院 醫院 yī yuàn ㄧ ㄩㄢˋ 医院〔醫院〕yī yuànㄧ ㄩㄢˋhospital CL:所[suo3],家[jia1],座[zuo4]
半 半 bàn ㄅㄢˋ 半bànㄅㄢˋhalf semi- incomplete (after a number) and a half
少 少 shǎo, shào ㄕㄠˇ, ㄕㄠˋ 少shǎoㄕㄠˇfew less to lack to be missing to stop (doing sth) seldom少shàoㄕㄠˋyoung
没关系 沒關係 méi guān xi ㄇㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄒㄧ˙ "没关系〔沒關係〕méi guān xiㄇㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄒㄧ˙it doesn't matter"
真的 真的 zhēnde ㄓㄣ ㄉㄜ˙ 真的zhēndeㄓㄣ ㄉㄜ˙really, truly, indeed
教 教 Jiào, jiāo, jiào ㄐㄧㄠˋ, ㄐㄧㄠ 教Jiàoㄐㄧㄠˋsurname Jiao教jiāoㄐㄧㄠto teach教jiàoㄐㄧㄠˋreligion teaching to make to cause to tell
重 重 chóng, zhòng ㄔㄨㄥˊ, ㄓㄨㄥˋ 重chóngㄔㄨㄥˊto repeat repetition again re- classifier: layer重zhòngㄓㄨㄥˋheavy serious to attach importance to
飞机 飛機 fēi jī ㄈㄟ ㄐㄧ 飞机〔飛機〕fēi jīㄈㄟ ㄐㄧairplane CL:架[jia4]
打开 打開 dǎ kāi ㄉㄚˇ ㄎㄞ 打开〔打開〕dǎ kāiㄉㄚˇ ㄎㄞto open to show (a ticket) to turn on to switch on
早上 早上 zǎo shang ㄗㄠˇ ㄕㄤ˙ 早上zǎo shangㄗㄠˇ ㄕㄤ˙early morning CL:個|个[ge4]
二 二 èr ㄦˋ 二èrㄦˋtwo 2 (Beijing dialect) stupid
电视 電視 diàn shì ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ 电视〔電視〕diàn shìㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋtelevision TV CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4]
回到 回到 huí dào ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄠˋ 回到huí dàoㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄠˋto return to
身体 身體 shēn tǐ ㄕㄣ ㄊㄧˇ "身体〔身體〕shēn tǐㄕㄣ ㄊㄧˇthe body one's health CL:具[ju4],個|个[ge4] in person"
读 讀 dòu, dú ㄉㄡˋ, ㄉㄨˊ 读〔讀〕dòuㄉㄡˋcomma phrase marked by pause读〔讀〕dúㄉㄨˊto read to study reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1]
这边 這邊 zhè biān ㄓㄜˋ ㄅㄧㄢ 这边〔這邊〕zhè biānㄓㄜˋ ㄅㄧㄢthis side here
家里 家裡 jiā lǐ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˇ 家里〔家裡〕jiā lǐㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˇhome
昨天 昨天 zuó tiān ㄗㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄧㄢ 昨天zuó tiānㄗㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄧㄢyesterday
大学 大學 Dà xué, dà xué ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ 大学〔大學〕Dà xuéㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊthe Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in Confucianism大学〔大學〕dà xuéㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊuniversity college CL:所[suo3]
记 記 jì ㄐㄧˋ 记〔記〕jìㄐㄧˋto record to note to memorize to remember mark sign classifier for blows, kicks, shots
口 口 kǒu ㄎㄡˇ 口kǒuㄎㄡˇmouth classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) classifier for bites or mouthfuls
日 日 Rì, rì ㄖˋ 日Rìㄖˋabbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan日rìㄖˋsun day date, day of the month
休息 休息 xiū xi ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧ˙ 休息xiū xiㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧ˙rest to rest
回答 回答 huí dá ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄚˊ 回答huí dáㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄚˊto reply to answer the answer CL:個|个[ge4]
外 外 wài ㄨㄞˋ 外wàiㄨㄞˋoutside in addition foreign external
睡觉 睡覺 shuì jiào ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ 睡觉〔睡覺〕shuì jiàoㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋto go to bed to sleep
子 子 zǐ, zi ㄗˇ, ㄗ˙ 子zǐㄗˇson child seed egg small thing 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)子ziㄗ˙(noun suffix)
六 六 liù ㄌㄧㄡˋ 六liùㄌㄧㄡˋsix 6
飞 飛 fēi ㄈㄟ 飞〔飛〕fēiㄈㄟto fly
老师 老師 lǎo shī ㄌㄠˇ ㄕ 老师〔老師〕lǎo shīㄌㄠˇ ㄕteacher CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
不用 不用 bù yòng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ 不用bù yòngㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋneed not
星期 星期 xīng qī ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧ 星期xīng qīㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧweek CL:個|个[ge4] day of the week Sunday
生气 生氣 shēng qì ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧˋ 生气〔生氣〕shēng qìㄕㄥ ㄑㄧˋto get angry to take offense angry vitality liveliness
生日 生日 shēng rì ㄕㄥ ㄖˋ 生日shēng rìㄕㄥ ㄖˋbirthday CL:個|个[ge4]
病 病 bìng ㄅㄧㄥˋ 病bìngㄅㄧㄥˋillness CL:場|场[chang2] disease to fall ill defect
包 包 Bāo, bāo ㄅㄠ 包Bāoㄅㄠsurname Bao包bāoㄅㄠto cover to wrap to hold to include to take charge of to contract (to or for) package wrapper container bag to hold or embrace bundle packet CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
哥哥 哥哥 gē ge ㄍㄜ ㄍㄜ˙ 哥哥gē geㄍㄜ ㄍㄜ˙older brother CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
票 票 piào ㄆㄧㄠˋ 票piàoㄆㄧㄠˋticket ballot banknote CL:張|张[zhang1] person held for ransom amateur performance of Chinese opera classifier for groups, batches, business transactions
手机 手機 shǒu jī ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧ 手机〔手機〕shǒu jīㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧcell phone mobile phone CL:部[bu4],支[zhi1]
忘记 忘記 wàng jì ㄨㄤˋ ㄐㄧˋ 忘记〔忘記〕wàng jìㄨㄤˋ ㄐㄧˋto forget
十 十 shí ㄕˊ 十shíㄕˊten 10
楼 樓 Lóu, lóu ㄌㄡˊ 楼〔樓〕Lóuㄌㄡˊsurname Lou楼〔樓〕lóuㄌㄡˊhouse with more than 1 story storied building floor CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]
记住 記住 jì zhu ㄐㄧˋ ㄓㄨ˙ 记住〔記住〕jì zhuㄐㄧˋ ㄓㄨ˙to remember to bear in mind to learn by heart
洗 洗 xǐ ㄒㄧˇ 洗xǐㄒㄧˇto wash to bathe to develop (photo)
干什么 幹甚麼 gàn shén me ㄍㄢˋ ㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄜ˙ "干什么〔幹甚麼〕gàn shén meㄍㄢˋ ㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄜ˙what are you doing? what's he up to?"
病人 病人 bìng rén ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ 病人bìng rénㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊsick person patient invalid CL:個|个[ge4]
弟弟 弟弟 dì di ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄧ˙ 弟弟dì diㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄧ˙younger brother CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
见面 見面 jiàn miàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ 见面〔見面〕jiàn miànㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋto meet to see each other CL:次[ci4]
来到 來到 lái dào ㄌㄞˊ ㄉㄠˋ 来到〔來到〕lái dàoㄌㄞˊ ㄉㄠˋto come to arrive
一会儿 一會兒 yī huìr ㄧ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄦ˙ 一会儿〔一會兒〕yī huìrㄧ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄦ˙a moment a while in a moment now...now... also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]
妹妹 妹妹 mèi mei ㄇㄟˋ ㄇㄟ˙ 妹妹mèi meiㄇㄟˋ ㄇㄟ˙younger sister young woman CL:個|个[ge4]
电脑 電腦 diàn nǎo ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ 电脑〔電腦〕diàn nǎoㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇcomputer CL:臺|台[tai2]
认真 認真 rèn zhēn ㄖㄣˋ ㄓㄣ 认真〔認真〕rèn zhēnㄖㄣˋ ㄓㄣconscientious earnest serious to take seriously to take to heart
热 熱 rè ㄖㄜˋ 热〔熱〕rèㄖㄜˋto warm up to heat up hot (of weather) heat fervent
差 差 chā, chà, chāi ㄔㄚ, ㄔㄚˋ, ㄔㄞ 差chāㄔㄚdifference discrepancy to differ error to err to make a mistake差chàㄔㄚˋto differ from to fall short of lacking wrong inferior差chāiㄔㄞto send to commission messenger mission
饿 餓 è ㄜˋ 饿〔餓〕èㄜˋto be hungry hungry to starve (sb)
学生 學生 xué sheng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥ˙ 学生〔學生〕xué shengㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥ˙student schoolchild
下午 下午 xià wǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ 下午xià wǔㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇafternoon CL:個|个[ge4] p.m.
动作 動作 dòng zuò ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ 动作〔動作〕dòng zuòㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋmovement motion action CL:個|个[ge4]
慢 慢 màn ㄇㄢˋ 慢mànㄇㄢˋslow
家人 家人 jiā rén ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ "家人jiā rénㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊhousehold (one's) family"
坐下 坐下 zuò xia ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄚ˙ 坐下zuò xiaㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄚ˙to sit down
白 白 Bái, bái ㄅㄞˊ 白Báiㄅㄞˊsurname Bai白báiㄅㄞˊwhite snowy pure bright empty blank plain clear to make clear in vain gratuitous free of charge reactionary anti-communist funeral to stare coldly to write wrong character to state to explain vernacular spoken lines in opera
姐姐 姐姐 jiě jie ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄧㄝ˙ 姐姐jiě jieㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄧㄝ˙older sister CL:個|个[ge4]
女朋友 女朋友 nǔ péng you ㄋㄨˇ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡ˙ 女朋友nǔ péng youㄋㄨˇ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡ˙girlfriend
一半 一半 yī bàn ㄧ ㄅㄢˋ 一半yī bànㄧ ㄅㄢˋhalf
西 西 Xī, xī ㄒㄧ 西Xīㄒㄧthe West abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2] Spanish西xīㄒㄧwest
一边 一邊 yī biān ㄧ ㄅㄧㄢ 一边〔一邊〕yī biānㄧ ㄅㄧㄢone side either side on the one hand on the other hand doing while
听见 聽見 tīng jiàn ㄊㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋ 听见〔聽見〕tīng jiànㄊㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋto hear
介绍 介紹 jiè shào ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄠˋ 介绍〔介紹〕jiè shàoㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄠˋto introduce (sb to sb) to give a presentation to present (sb for a job etc) introduction
字 字 zì ㄗˋ 字zìㄗˋletter symbol character word CL:個|个[ge4] courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
男朋友 男朋友 nán péng you ㄋㄢˊ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡ˙ 男朋友nán péng youㄋㄢˊ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡ˙boyfriend
肉 肉 ròu ㄖㄡˋ 肉ròuㄖㄡˋmeat flesh pulp (of a fruit) (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy (of a person) flabby irresolute
有时候 有時候 yǒu shí hou ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ ㄏㄡ˙ 有时候〔有時候〕yǒu shí houㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ ㄏㄡ˙sometimes
开玩笑 開玩笑 kāi wán xiào ㄎㄞ ㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ 开玩笑〔開玩笑〕kāi wán xiàoㄎㄞ ㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋto play a joke to make fun of to joke
路上 路上 lù shang ㄌㄨˋ ㄕㄤ˙ 路上lù shangㄌㄨˋ ㄕㄤ˙on the road on a journey road surface
学习 學習 xué xí ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧˊ 学习〔學習〕xué xíㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧˊto learn to study
累 纍 lěi, lèi, Léi, léi ㄌㄟˇ, ㄌㄟˋ, ㄌㄟˊ 累〔纍〕lěiㄌㄟˇto accumulate to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lei4]) continuous repeated累〔纍〕lèiㄌㄟˋtired weary to strain to wear out to work hard累〔纍〕Léiㄌㄟˊsurname Lei累〔纍〕léiㄌㄟˊrope to bind together to twist around
汽车 汽車 qì chē ㄑㄧˋ ㄔㄜ 汽车〔汽車〕qì chēㄑㄧˋ ㄔㄜcar automobile bus CL:輛|辆[liang4]
冷 冷 Lěng, lěng ㄌㄥˇ 冷Lěngㄌㄥˇsurname Leng冷lěngㄌㄥˇcold
下次 下次 xià cì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄘˋ 下次xià cìㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄘˋnext time
班 班 Bān, bān ㄅㄢ 班Bānㄅㄢsurname Ban班bānㄅㄢteam class squad work shift ranking CL:個|个[ge4] classifier for groups
课 課 kè ㄎㄜˋ 课〔課〕kèㄎㄜˋsubject course CL:門|门[men2] class lesson CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2] to levy tax form of divination
上班 上班 shàng bān ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄢ 上班shàng bānㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄢto go to work to be on duty to start work to go to the office
山 山 Shān, shān ㄕㄢ 山Shānㄕㄢsurname Shan山shānㄕㄢmountain hill anything that resembles a mountain CL:座[zuo4] bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons gable
干净 乾淨 gān jìng ㄍㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˋ 干净〔乾淨〕gān jìngㄍㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˋclean neat
树 樹 shù ㄕㄨˋ 树〔樹〕shùㄕㄨˋtree CL:棵[ke1] to cultivate to set up
吃饭 吃飯 chī fàn ㄔ ㄈㄢˋ 吃饭〔吃飯〕chī fànㄔ ㄈㄢˋto have a meal to eat to make a living
旁边 旁邊 páng biān ㄆㄤˊ ㄅㄧㄢ 旁边〔旁邊〕páng biānㄆㄤˊ ㄅㄧㄢlateral side to the side beside
八 八 bā ㄅㄚ 八bāㄅㄚeight 8
毛 毛 Máo, máo ㄇㄠˊ 毛Máoㄇㄠˊsurname Mao毛máoㄇㄠˊhair feather down wool mildew mold coarse or semifinished young raw careless unthinking nervous scared (of currency) to devalue or depreciate classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1])
常 常 Cháng, cháng ㄔㄤˊ 常Chángㄔㄤˊsurname Chang常chángㄔㄤˊalways ever often frequently common general constant
中国 中國 Zhōng guó ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ 中国〔中國〕Zhōng guóㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊChina
七 七 qī ㄑㄧ 七qīㄑㄧseven 7
菜 菜 cài ㄘㄞˋ "菜càiㄘㄞˋdish (type of food) vegetable cuisine CL:盤|盘[pan2],道[dao4] (coll.) (one's) type"
元 元 Yuán, yuán ㄩㄢˊ 元Yuánㄩㄢˊsurname Yuan the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)元yuánㄩㄢˊcurrency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) first original primary fundamental constituent part era (of a reign) (math.) argument variable (Tw) (geology) eon
奶奶 奶奶 nǎi nai ㄋㄞˇ ㄋㄞ˙ 奶奶nǎi naiㄋㄞˇ ㄋㄞ˙(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) (respectful) mistress of the house CL:位[wei4] (coll.) boobies breasts
去年 去年 qù nián ㄑㄩˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ 去年qù niánㄑㄩˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊlast year
开车 開車 kāi chē ㄎㄞ ㄔㄜ 开车〔開車〕kāi chēㄎㄞ ㄔㄜto drive a car
风 風 fēng ㄈㄥ 风〔風〕fēngㄈㄥwind news style custom manner CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
饭 飯 fàn ㄈㄢˋ 饭〔飯〕fànㄈㄢˋfood cuisine cooked rice meal CL:碗[wan3],頓|顿[dun4]
今年 今年 jīn nián ㄐㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄢˊ 今年jīn niánㄐㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄢˊthis year
左 左 Zuǒ, zuǒ ㄗㄨㄛˇ 左Zuǒㄗㄨㄛˇsurname Zuo左zuǒㄗㄨㄛˇleft the Left (politics) east unorthodox queer wrong differing opposite variant of 佐[zuo3]
地点 地點 dì diǎn ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ 地点〔地點〕dì diǎnㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇplace site location venue CL:個|个[ge4]
右 右 yòu ㄧㄡˋ 右yòuㄧㄡˋright (-hand) the Right (politics) west (old)
女生 女生 nǔ shēng ㄋㄨˇ ㄕㄥ 女生nǔ shēngㄋㄨˇ ㄕㄥschoolgirl female student girl
上次 上次 shàng cì ㄕㄤˋ ㄘˋ 上次shàng cìㄕㄤˋ ㄘˋlast time
桌子 桌子 zhuō zi ㄓㄨㄛ ㄗ˙ 桌子zhuō ziㄓㄨㄛ ㄗ˙table desk CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4]
机场 機場 jī chǎng ㄐㄧ ㄔㄤˇ 机场〔機場〕jī chǎngㄐㄧ ㄔㄤˇairport airfield CL:家[jia1],處|处[chu4]
爷爷 爺爺 yé ye ㄧㄝˊ ㄧㄝ˙ "爷爷〔爺爺〕yé yeㄧㄝˊ ㄧㄝ˙(coll.) father's father paternal grandfather CL:個|个[ge4]"
晚饭 晚飯 wǎn fàn ㄨㄢˇ ㄈㄢˋ 晚饭〔晚飯〕wǎn fànㄨㄢˇ ㄈㄢˋevening meal dinner supper CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]
中间 中間 zhōng jiān ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢ 中间〔中間〕zhōng jiānㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢbetween intermediate mid middle
唱歌 唱歌 chàng gē ㄔㄤˋ ㄍㄜ 唱歌chàng gēㄔㄤˋ ㄍㄜto sing a song
电 電 diàn ㄉㄧㄢˋ 电〔電〕diànㄉㄧㄢˋelectric electricity electrical
火车 火車 huǒ chē ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜ 火车〔火車〕huǒ chēㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜtrain CL:列[lie4],節|节[jie2],班[ban1],趟[tang4]
不对 不對 bù duì ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ 不对〔不對〕bù duìㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋincorrect wrong amiss abnormal queer
地上 地上 dì shang ㄉㄧˋ ㄕㄤ˙ 地上dì shangㄉㄧˋ ㄕㄤ˙on the ground on the floor
午饭 午飯 wǔ fàn ㄨˇ ㄈㄢˋ 午饭〔午飯〕wǔ fànㄨˇ ㄈㄢˋlunch CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]
有的 有的 yǒu de ㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄜ˙ 有的yǒu deㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄜ˙(there are) some (who are...) some (exist)
东 東 Dōng, dōng ㄉㄨㄥ 东〔東〕Dōngㄉㄨㄥsurname Dong东〔東〕dōngㄉㄨㄥeast host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) landlord
雨 雨 yǔ, yù ㄩˇ, ㄩˋ 雨yǔㄩˇrain CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2]雨yùㄩˋto rain (of rain, snow etc) to fall to precipitate to wet
好看 好看 hǎo kàn ㄏㄠˇ ㄎㄢˋ 好看hǎo kànㄏㄠˇ ㄎㄢˋgood-looking nice-looking good (of a movie, book, TV show etc) embarrassed humiliated
车上 車上 chēshàng ㄔㄜ ㄕㄤˋ 车上〔車上〕chēshàngㄔㄜ ㄕㄤˋCar
天气 天氣 tiān qì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˋ 天气〔天氣〕tiān qìㄊㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˋweather
茶 茶 chá ㄔㄚˊ 茶cháㄔㄚˊtea tea plant CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2]
上学 上學 shàng xué ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ 上学〔上學〕shàng xuéㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊto go to school to attend school
九 九 jiǔ ㄐㄧㄡˇ 九jiǔㄐㄧㄡˇnine 9
商店 商店 shāng diàn ㄕㄤ ㄉㄧㄢˋ 商店shāng diànㄕㄤ ㄉㄧㄢˋstore shop CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]
好吃 好吃 hǎo chī, hào chī ㄏㄠˇ ㄔ, ㄏㄠˋ ㄔ 好吃hǎo chīㄏㄠˇ ㄔtasty delicious好吃hào chīㄏㄠˋ ㄔto be fond of eating to be gluttonous
地图 地圖 dì tú ㄉㄧˋ ㄊㄨˊ 地图〔地圖〕dì túㄉㄧˋ ㄊㄨˊmap CL:張|张[zhang1],本[ben3]
面包 麵包 miàn bāo ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄠ 面包〔麵包〕miàn bāoㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄠbread CL:片[pian4],袋[dai4],塊|块[kuai4]
页 頁 yè ㄧㄝˋ 页〔頁〕yèㄧㄝˋpage leaf
南 南 Nán, nán ㄋㄢˊ 南Nánㄋㄢˊsurname Nan南nánㄋㄢˊsouth
男生 男生 nán shēng ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄥ 男生nán shēngㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄥschoolboy male student boy guy (young adult male)
考试 考試 kǎo shì ㄎㄠˇ ㄕˋ 考试〔考試〕kǎo shìㄎㄠˇ ㄕˋto take an exam exam CL:次[ci4]
没事儿 沒事兒 méi shìr ㄇㄟˊ ㄕˋ ㄦ˙ "没事儿〔沒事兒〕méi shìrㄇㄟˊ ㄕˋ ㄦ˙to have spare time free from work it's not important it's nothing never mind"
左边 左邊 zuǒ bian ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄧㄢ˙ 左边〔左邊〕zuǒ bianㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄧㄢ˙left the left side to the left of
同学 同學 tóng xué ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ 同学〔同學〕tóng xuéㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊto study at the same school fellow student classmate CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4]
北 北 běi ㄅㄟˇ 北běiㄅㄟˇnorth to be defeated (classical)
请问 請問 qǐng wèn ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄨㄣˋ 请问〔請問〕qǐng wènㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄨㄣˋExcuse me, may I ask...?
钱包 錢包 qián bāo ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄠ 钱包〔錢包〕qián bāoㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄠpurse wallet
百 百 Bǎi, bǎi ㄅㄞˇ 百Bǎiㄅㄞˇsurname Bai百bǎiㄅㄞˇhundred numerous all kinds of
网上 網上 wǎng shàng ㄨㄤˇ ㄕㄤˋ 网上〔網上〕wǎng shàngㄨㄤˇ ㄕㄤˋonline
贵 貴 guì ㄍㄨㄟˋ 贵〔貴〕guìㄍㄨㄟˋexpensive noble precious (honorific) your
洗手间 洗手間 xǐ shǒu jiān ㄒㄧˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄢ 洗手间〔洗手間〕xǐ shǒu jiānㄒㄧˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄢtoilet lavatory washroom
楼上 樓上 lóu shàng ㄌㄡˊ ㄕㄤˋ 楼上〔樓上〕lóu shàngㄌㄡˊ ㄕㄤˋupstairs
一点儿 一點兒 yī diǎnr ㄧ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄦ˙ 一点儿〔一點兒〕yī diǎnrㄧ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄦ˙erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3]
生病 生病 shēng bìng ㄕㄥ ㄅㄧㄥˋ 生病shēng bìngㄕㄥ ㄅㄧㄥˋto fall ill
最好 最好 zuì hǎo ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄠˇ 最好zuì hǎoㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄠˇbest (you) had better (do what we suggest)
国 國 Guó, guó ㄍㄨㄛˊ 国〔國〕Guóㄍㄨㄛˊsurname Guo国〔國〕guóㄍㄨㄛˊcountry nation state national CL:個|个[ge4]
在家 在傢 zàijiā ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚ 在家〔在傢〕zàijiāㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚAt home
学院 學院 xué yuàn ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄩㄢˋ 学院〔學院〕xué yuànㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄩㄢˋcollege educational institute school faculty CL:所[suo3]
牛奶 牛奶 niú nǎi ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄞˇ "牛奶niú nǎiㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄞˇcow's milk CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1]"
右边 右邊 yòu bian ㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄧㄢ˙ 右边〔右邊〕yòu bianㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄧㄢ˙right side right, to the right
楼下 樓下 lóu xià ㄌㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ 楼下〔樓下〕lóu xiàㄌㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋdownstairs
门口 門口 mén kǒu ㄇㄣˊ ㄎㄡˇ 门口〔門口〕mén kǒuㄇㄣˊ ㄎㄡˇdoorway gate CL:個|个[ge4]
下班 下班 xià bān ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄢ 下班xià bānㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄢto finish work to get off work
上课 上課 shàng kè ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄜˋ 上课〔上課〕shàng kèㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄜˋto go to class to attend class to go to teach a class
考 考 kǎo ㄎㄠˇ 考kǎoㄎㄠˇto beat to hit variant of 考[kao3] to inspect to test to take an exam to check to verify to test to examine to take an exam to take an entrance exam for deceased father
起床 起床 qǐ chuáng ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨㄤˊ 起床qǐ chuángㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨㄤˊto get out of bed to get up
奶 嬭 nǎi ㄋㄞˇ 奶〔嬭〕nǎiㄋㄞˇbreast milk to breastfeed variant of 嬭|奶[nai3] mother variant of 奶[nai3]
图书馆 圖書館 tú shū guǎn ㄊㄨˊ ㄕㄨ ㄍㄨㄢˇ 图书馆〔圖書館〕tú shū guǎnㄊㄨˊ ㄕㄨ ㄍㄨㄢˇlibrary CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]
走路 走路 zǒu lù ㄗㄡˇ ㄌㄨˋ 走路zǒu lùㄗㄡˇ ㄌㄨˋto walk to go on foot
常常 常常 cháng cháng ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄤˊ 常常cháng chángㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄤˊfrequently usually often
鸡蛋 雞蛋 jī dàn ㄐㄧ ㄉㄢˋ "鸡蛋〔雞蛋〕jī dànㄐㄧ ㄉㄢˋ(chicken) egg hen's egg CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]"
关上 關上 guān shàng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄕㄤˋ 关上〔關上〕guān shàngㄍㄨㄢ ㄕㄤˋto close (a door) to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
饭店 飯店 fàn diàn ㄈㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ 饭店〔飯店〕fàn diànㄈㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋrestaurant hotel CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]
中午 中午 zhōng wǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨˇ 中午zhōng wǔㄓㄨㄥ ㄨˇnoon midday CL:個|个[ge4]
明年 明年 míng nián ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ 明年míng niánㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊnext year
老人 老人 lǎo rén ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ "老人lǎo rénㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊold man or woman the elderly one's aged parents or grandparents"
读书 讀書 dú shū ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄨ 读书〔讀書〕dú shūㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄨto read a book to study to attend school
工人 工人 gōng rén ㄍㄨㄥ ㄖㄣˊ 工人gōng rénㄍㄨㄥ ㄖㄣˊworker CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]
上午 上午 shàng wǔ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇ 上午shàng wǔㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇmorning CL:個|个[ge4]
水果 水果 shuǐ guǒ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˇ 水果shuǐ guǒㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˇfruit CL:個|个[ge4]
白天 白天 bái tiān ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄧㄢ 白天bái tiānㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄧㄢdaytime during the day day CL:個|个[ge4]
零 零 líng ㄌㄧㄥˊ 零língㄌㄧㄥˊzero nought zero sign fractional fragmentary odd (of numbers) (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one) fraction (in mathematics) remainder (after division) extra to wither and fall to wither
打球 打球 dǎ qiú ㄉㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ 打球dǎ qiúㄉㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊto play ball to play with a ball
开会 開會 kāi huì ㄎㄞ ㄏㄨㄟˋ 开会〔開會〕kāi huìㄎㄞ ㄏㄨㄟˋto hold a meeting to attend a meeting
知识 知識 zhī shi ㄓ ㄕ˙ 知识〔知識〕zhī shiㄓ ㄕ˙knowledge CL:門|门[men2] intellectual
上车 上車 shàng chē ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄜ 上车〔上車〕shàng chēㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄜto get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
车站 車站 chē zhàn ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ 车站〔車站〕chē zhànㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋrail station bus stop CL:處|处[chu4],個|个[ge4]
杯子 杯子 bēi zi ㄅㄟ ㄗ˙ 杯子bēi ziㄅㄟ ㄗ˙cup glass CL:個|个[ge4],支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]
有用 有用 yǒu yòng ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄥˋ 有用yǒu yòngㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄥˋuseful
日期 日期 rì qī ㄖˋ ㄑㄧ 日期rì qīㄖˋ ㄑㄧdate CL:個|个[ge4]
哪些 哪些 nǎ xiē ㄋㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄝ 哪些nǎ xiēㄋㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄝwhich ones? who? what?
早饭 早飯 zǎo fàn ㄗㄠˇ ㄈㄢˋ 早饭〔早飯〕zǎo fànㄗㄠˇ ㄈㄢˋbreakfast CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]
机票 機票 jī piào ㄐㄧ ㄆㄧㄠˋ 机票〔機票〕jī piàoㄐㄧ ㄆㄧㄠˋair ticket passenger ticket CL:張|张[zhang1]
玩儿 玩兒 wánr ㄨㄢˊ ㄦ˙ 玩儿〔玩兒〕wánrㄨㄢˊ ㄦ˙to play to have fun to hang out
星期天 星期天 Xīng qī tiān ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧ ㄊㄧㄢ 星期天Xīng qī tiānㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧ ㄊㄧㄢSunday CL:個|个[ge4]
小朋友 小朋友 xiǎo péng yǒu ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ 小朋友xiǎo péng yǒuㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇchild CL:個|个[ge4]
新年 新年 xīn nián ㄒㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄢˊ 新年xīn niánㄒㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄢˊNew Year CL:個|个[ge4]
爱好 愛好 ài hào ㄞˋ ㄏㄠˋ 爱好〔愛好〕ài hàoㄞˋ ㄏㄠˋto like to take pleasure in keen on fond of interest hobby appetite for CL:個|个[ge4]
商场 商場 shāng chǎng ㄕㄤ ㄔㄤˇ 商场〔商場〕shāng chǎngㄕㄤ ㄔㄤˇshopping mall shopping center department store emporium CL:家[jia1] the business world
是不是 是不是 shì bù shì ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ "是不是shì bù shìㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋis or isn't yes or no whether or not"
放学 放學 fàng xué ㄈㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ 放学〔放學〕fàng xuéㄈㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊto dismiss students at the end of the school day
好听 好聽 hǎo tīng ㄏㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄥ 好听〔好聽〕hǎo tīngㄏㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄥpleasant to hear
有名 有名 yǒu míng ㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ 有名yǒu míngㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊfamous well-known
中学 中學 zhōng xué ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˊ 中学〔中學〕zhōng xuéㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˊmiddle school CL:個|个[ge4]
马路 馬路 mǎ lù ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨˋ 马路〔馬路〕mǎ lùㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨˋstreet road CL:條|条[tiao2]
门票 門票 mén piào ㄇㄣˊ ㄆㄧㄠˋ 门票〔門票〕mén piàoㄇㄣˊ ㄆㄧㄠˋticket (for theater, cinema etc)
小学 小學 xiǎo xué ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ 小学〔小學〕xiǎo xuéㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊelementary school primary school CL:個|个[ge4]
上网 上網 shàng wǎng ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄤˇ 上网〔上網〕shàng wǎngㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄤˇto go online to connect to the Internet (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net
一块儿 一塊兒 yī kuàir ㄧ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄦ˙ 一块儿〔一塊兒〕yī kuàirㄧ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄦ˙erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4]
电视机 電視機 diàn shì jī ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧ 电视机〔電視機〕diàn shì jīㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧtelevision set CL:臺|台[tai2]
外国 外國 wài guó ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ 外国〔外國〕wài guóㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊforeign (country) CL:個|个[ge4]
渴 渴 kě ㄎㄜˇ 渴kěㄎㄜˇthirsty
国外 國外 guó wài ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄨㄞˋ 国外〔國外〕guó wàiㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄨㄞˋabroad external (affairs) overseas foreign
书店 書店 shū diàn ㄕㄨ ㄉㄧㄢˋ 书店〔書店〕shū diànㄕㄨ ㄉㄧㄢˋbookstore CL:家[jia1]
下车 下車 xià chē ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄜ 下车〔下車〕xià chēㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄜto get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
下雨 下雨 xià yǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄩˇ 下雨xià yǔㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄩˇto rain
大学生 大學生 dà xué shēng ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥ 大学生〔大學生〕dà xué shēngㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥuniversity student college student
电影院 電影院 diàn yǐng yuàn ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇ ㄩㄢˋ 电影院〔電影院〕diàn yǐng yuànㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇ ㄩㄢˋcinema movie theater CL:家[jia1],座[zuo4]
路口 路口 lù kǒu ㄌㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ 路口lù kǒuㄌㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇcrossing intersection (of roads)
车票 車票 chē piào ㄔㄜ ㄆㄧㄠˋ 车票〔車票〕chē piàoㄔㄜ ㄆㄧㄠˋticket (for a bus or train)
不大 不大 bù dà ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˋ 不大bù dàㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˋnot very not too not often
北边 北邊 běi biān ㄅㄟˇ ㄅㄧㄢ 北边〔北邊〕běi biānㄅㄟˇ ㄅㄧㄢnorth north side northern part to the north of
放假 放假 fàng jià ㄈㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ 放假fàng jiàㄈㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋto have a holiday or vacation
南边 南邊 nán bian ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄧㄢ˙ 南边〔南邊〕nán bianㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄧㄢ˙south south side southern part to the south of
外边 外邊 wài bian ㄨㄞˋ ㄅㄧㄢ˙ "外边〔外邊〕wài bianㄨㄞˋ ㄅㄧㄢ˙outside outer surface abroad place other than one's home"
西边 西邊 xī biān ㄒㄧ ㄅㄧㄢ 西边〔西邊〕xī biānㄒㄧ ㄅㄧㄢwest west side western part to the west of
看病 看病 kàn bìng ㄎㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ 看病kàn bìngㄎㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋto visit a doctor to see a patient
米饭 米飯 mǐ fàn ㄇㄧˇ ㄈㄢˋ 米饭〔米飯〕mǐ fànㄇㄧˇ ㄈㄢˋ(cooked) rice
请假 請假 qǐng jià ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ 请假〔請假〕qǐng jiàㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋto request leave of absence
北京 北京 Běi jīng ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ "北京Běi jīngㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥBeijing, capital of People's Republic of China Peking PRC government"
中文 中文 Zhōng wén ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ 中文Zhōng wénㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊChinese language
里边 裡邊 lǐ bian ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄧㄢ˙ 里边〔裡邊〕lǐ bianㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄧㄢ˙inside
东边 東邊 dōng bian ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄧㄢ˙ 东边〔東邊〕dōng bianㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄧㄢ˙east east side eastern part to the east of
下课 下課 xià kè ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄎㄜˋ 下课〔下課〕xià kèㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄎㄜˋto finish class to get out of class
半天 半天 bàn tiān ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ 半天bàn tiānㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢhalf of the day a long time quite a while midair CL:個|个[ge4]
前天 前天 qián tiān ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ 前天qián tiānㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢthe day before yesterday
上边 上邊 shàng bian ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄧㄢ˙ 上边〔上邊〕shàng bianㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄧㄢ˙the top above overhead upwards the top margin above-mentioned those higher up
本子 本子 běn zi ㄅㄣˇ ㄗ˙ 本子běn ziㄅㄣˇ ㄗ˙book notebook edition CL:本[ben3]
后边 後邊 hòu bian ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄧㄢ˙ 后边〔後邊〕hòu bianㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄧㄢ˙back rear behind
书包 書包 shū bāo ㄕㄨ ㄅㄠ 书包〔書包〕shū bāoㄕㄨ ㄅㄠschoolbag satchel CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
后天 後天 hòu tiān ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄧㄢ 后天〔後天〕hòu tiānㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄧㄢthe day after tomorrow post-natal acquired (not innate) a posteriori
好玩儿 好玩兒 hǎo wánr ㄏㄠˇ ㄨㄢˊ ㄦ˙ 好玩儿〔好玩兒〕hǎo wánrㄏㄠˇ ㄨㄢˊ ㄦ˙interesting delightful amusing
星期日 星期日 Xīng qī rì ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧ ㄖˋ 星期日Xīng qī rìㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧ ㄖˋSunday CL:個|个[ge4]
课本 課本 kè běn ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄣˇ 课本〔課本〕kè běnㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄣˇtextbook CL:本[ben3]
外语 外語 wài yǔ ㄨㄞˋ ㄩˇ 外语〔外語〕wài yǔㄨㄞˋ ㄩˇforeign language CL:門|门[men2]
打车 打車 dǎ chē ㄉㄚˇ ㄔㄜ 打车〔打車〕dǎ chēㄉㄚˇ ㄔㄜto take a taxi (in town) to hitch a lift
小学生 小學生 xiǎo xué shēng ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥ 小学生〔小學生〕xiǎo xué shēngㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥprimary school student schoolchild CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]
下边 下邊 xià bian ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄧㄢ˙ 下边〔下邊〕xià bianㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄧㄢ˙under the underside below
中学生 中學生 zhōng xué shēng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥ 中学生〔中學生〕zhōng xué shēngㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥmiddle-school student high school student
汉语 漢語 Hàn yǔ ㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ 汉语〔漢語〕Hàn yǔㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇChinese language CL:門|门[men2]
包子 包子 bāo zi ㄅㄠ ㄗ˙ 包子bāo ziㄅㄠ ㄗ˙steamed stuffed bun CL:個|个[ge4]
前边 前邊 qián bian ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧㄢ˙ 前边〔前邊〕qián bianㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧㄢ˙front the front side in front of
教学楼 教學樓 jiào xué lóu ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄌㄡˊ 教学楼〔教學樓〕jiào xué lóuㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄌㄡˊteaching block school building
汉字 漢字 hàn zì ㄏㄢˋ ㄗˋ 汉字〔漢字〕hàn zìㄏㄢˋ ㄗˋChinese character CL:個|个[ge4] Japanese: kanji Korean: hanja Vietnamese: hán tự
网友 網友 wǎng yǒu ㄨㄤˇ ㄧㄡˇ 网友〔網友〕wǎng yǒuㄨㄤˇ ㄧㄡˇonline friend Internet user
听写 聽寫 tīng xiě ㄊㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄝˇ 听写〔聽寫〕tīng xiěㄊㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄝˇdictate dictation CL:次[ci4]
课文 課文 kè wén ㄎㄜˋ ㄨㄣˊ 课文〔課文〕kè wénㄎㄜˋ ㄨㄣˊtext CL:篇[pian1]
半年 半年 bàn nián ㄅㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ 半年bàn niánㄅㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊhalf a year
面条儿 麵條兒 miàn tiáor ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄦ˙ 面条儿〔麵條兒〕miàn tiáorㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄦ˙erhua variant of 麵條|面条[mian4 tiao2]
男孩儿 男孩兒 nán háir ㄋㄢˊ ㄏㄞˊ ㄦ˙ 男孩儿〔男孩兒〕nán háirㄋㄢˊ ㄏㄞˊ ㄦ˙erhua variant of 男孩[nan2 hai2]
一下儿 一下兒 yī xiàr ㄧ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄦ˙ 一下儿〔一下兒〕yī xiàrㄧ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄦ˙erhua variant of 一下[yi1 xia4]