Chinese vocabulary · 61 words
Chinese Words for Kids
The words to learn first, each with pinyin, meaning and sound.
- 你好nǐhǎohello
- 谢谢xièxiethank you
- 再见zàijiàngoodbye
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorry
- 妈妈māmamom
- 爸爸bàbadad
- 哥哥gēgeolder brother
- 姐姐jiějieolder sister
- 弟弟dìdiyounger brother
- 妹妹mèimeiyounger sister
- 爷爷yéyegrandpa
- 奶奶nǎinaigrandmother (father's mother)
- 朋友péngyoufriend
- 老师lǎoshīteacher
- 一yīone
- 二èrtwo
- 三sānthree
- 四sìfour
- 五wǔfive
- 六liùsix
- 七qīseven
- 八bāeight
- 九jiǔnine
- 十shíten
- 红色hóngsèred
- 黄色huángsèyellow
- 蓝lánblue
- 绿色lǜsègreen
- 狗gǒudog
- 猫māocat
- 鱼yúfish
- 鸟niǎobird
- 兔子tùzirabbit
- 苹果píngguǒapple
- 香蕉xiāngjiāobanana
- 水shuǐwater
- 牛奶niúnǎimilk
- 饭fànfood
- 头tóuhead
- 手shǒuhand
- 脚jiǎofoot
- 眼睛yǎnjingeye
- 嘴zuǐmouth
- 太阳tàiyángsun
- 月亮yuèliangthe moon
- 星星xīngxingstar (in the sky)
- 花huāflower
- 树shùtree
- 书shūbook
- 球qiúball
- 车chēcar
- 玩具wánjùtoy
- 玩wánto play
- 吃chīto eat
- 喝hēto drink
- 睡觉shuìjiàoto sleep
- 爱àito love
- 家jiāhome
- 学校xuéxiàoschool
- 大dàbig
- 小xiǎosmall
How do you say hello in Chinese?
你好 (nǐhǎo). The most common words are 谢谢 (xièxie, thank you), 再见 (zàijiàn, goodbye), 对不起 (duìbuqǐ, sorry).
What’s the best way to learn Chinese words by topic?
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