bāeight
bachecking a guess: "…, right?", "I suppose", "surely not …?"
àito love
báitiāndaytime
bǎihundred
bàbadad
bēizicup
bāozisteamed bun (with filling)
bànhalf
bìngillness
biānside
běnthis
bùyàodon't
bùkèqiyou're welcome
bùnot
chàngto sing
chátea
càivegetable
chīto eat
chēcar
chāoshìsupermarket (short for 超级市场)
dàbig
chūzūchētaxi
chuānto wear
dàoto arrive
dàjiāeveryone
dǎdiànhuàto make a phone call
desentence-final 的: affirms the statement — "that is how it is"
dàxuéshēnguniversity student
dàxuéuniversity
diǎnpoint
diànshop
dì(prefix) marks an ordinal number (as in 第一)
diànshìtelevision
diànnǎocomputer
diànhuàtelephone
dìdiyounger brother
diànyǐngyuàncinema
diànyǐngmovie
dúto read
dōuall
dōngxīeast and west
duōmany
duìbuqǐsorry
duìright
èrtwo
dúshūto read
duōshaohow many
fàndiànhotel
fànmeal
érzison
fēijīairplane
fēichángvery
fángjiānroom
gāoxìnghappy
fēnzhōngminute
fēnto divide
gēgeolder brother
gēsong
gèthe general measure word for people and things
gōngzuòwork
gōngsīcompany
gěito give
guócountry
guìexpensive
gǒudog
hànyǔChinese (language)
háizichild
háialso
hǎogood
hàonumber
hànzìChinese character
hǎotīngpleasant to hear
hǎokàngood-looking
hǎochītasty
héand
hǎowánfun
hǎowánrfun
hòuafter
hěnvery
hēto drink
huǒchētrain
huìwill
huíto return
jiànto see
jiāhome
jǐhow many
jiǎozidumpling (boiled, crescent-shaped)
jiàoto call
jiànclassifier for clothes, matters and items (as in 一件衣服, 一件事)
jiějieolder sister
jīdànegg
jiārénfamily member
jiǔnine
jīntiāntoday
jīnniánthis year
kāichēto drive a car
kāito open
juédeto think
kànjiànto see
kànbìngto see a doctor
kànto look at
kǒumouth
kěyǐcan
kèclass
lǎoshīteacher
láito come
kuàilump
lǐinside
lěngcold
lesentence-final 了: change of state or new situation — "now", "already"
liùsix
língzero
liǎngtwo (of something)
mǎito buy
màito sell
maquestion particle: turns a statement into a yes/no question
māocat
mángbusy
māmamom
méishìit's nothing
mèimeiyounger sister
méiguānxiit doesn't matter
menplural suffix for people: -s
méiyǒunot have
méidid not
mǐfàncooked rice
miàntiáonoodles
miànbāobread
míngziname
míngtiāntomorrow
míngniánnext year
nàbiānover there
nǎwhich
nàthen
nàlǐthere
nǎgewhich
nàgethat
nánpéngyǒuboyfriend
nánmale
nǎlǐwhere
nàxiēthose
nǎrwhere
nàrthere
néngcan
neasks "and…?" / "what about…?", or softens a question
nǎxiēwhich (ones)
niányear
nǐhǎohello
nǐyou
niúnǎimilk
nínyou (polite)
nǐmenyou (plural)
nǚpéngyougirlfriend
nǚ’érdaughter
nǚwoman
piányicheap
péngyǒufriend
nǚshìlady
qīseven
píngguǒapple
piàoliangpretty
qiānthousand
qiánmoney
qiánfront
qǐngwènexcuse me
qǐngplease
qǐchuángto get up
rèhot
qùniánlast year
qùto go
rìday
rènshito know
rénperson
shàngbānto go to work
shàngup
sānthree
shàngwǔmorning
shàngkèto attend class
shāngdiànstore
shéiwho
shǎofew
shàngxuéto go to school
shíten
shénmewhat
shēngbìngto fall ill
shíhoutime
shìis
shìthing
shūbook
shǒujīmobile phone
shíjiāntime (a point in time or an amount of time)
shuǐwater
shuìto sleep
shūdiànbookstore
shuōto speak
shuìjiàoto sleep
shuǐguǒfruit
suìyears old
sìfour
shuōhuàto speak
tāshe
tāit
tāhe
tāmenthey
tāmenthey
tàitoo
tiānqìweather
tiānsky
tāmenthey
tóngxuéclassmate
tīngjiànto hear
tīngto listen
wánto play
wàibianoutside
wàioutside
wǎnshangevening
wǎnfàndinner
wǎnlate
wèntíproblem
wènto ask
wèi(on the phone) hello
wǔfive
wǒmenwe
wǒI
xiàyǔto rain
xiàdown
wǔfànlunch
xiǎngto think
xiàkèto finish class
xiàbānto get off work
xiǎosmall
xiànzàinow
xiānshengMr.
xiǎoxuéelementary school
xiǎoshíhour
xiǎopéngyouchild
xiěto write
xiàwǔafternoon
xiǎoxuéshēngelementary school student
xǐhuānto like
xièxiethank you
xiēsome
xīngqīrìSunday
xīngqīweek
xīnnew
xuéto study
xiūxito rest
xīngqītiānSunday
xuéxíto learn
xuéshēngstudent
xuěsnow
yěalso
yàoto want
xuéxiàoschool
yīdiǎnra little
yībànhalf
yīone
yīshēngdoctor
yīfuclothes
yīdiǎna little
yīyuànhospital
yīxiēsome
yīxiàall of a sudden
yǒudesome (of them)
yǒuto have
yǐzichair
yǒudiǎna bit
yǒudiǎnra bit
yǒuxiēsome
yǔrain
yǒuyīdiǎn(before an adjective or verb) a little
yǒuyīdiǎnra little
zàiagain (later)
yuèmonth
yuányuan (unit of Chinese money)
zǎoearly
zàijiàngoodbye
zàito be present
zěnmehow
zǎoshangmorning
zǎofànbreakfast
zhèthis
zhǎoto look for
zěnmeyànghow
zhèlǐhere
zhègethis
zhèbiānthis side
zhèrhere
zhèngzàiin the middle of (doing)
zhēnreally
zhīdàoto know
zhǐonly
zhèxiēthese
zhōngwǔnoon
zhōngwénChinese (language)
zhōngguóChina
zhùto live
zhōngxuéshēngmiddle-school or high-school student
zhōngxuémiddle school
zuòto sit
zìcharacter
zhuōzitable
zuótiānyesterday
zuòfànto cook
zuòto do
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