Dictionary

298 words

你好

Nǐ hǎo

Hello

Character, written word

Nián

Year

汉语

Hàn yǔ

Chinese language

I, me

谢谢

Xièxie

Thank you

You

名字

Míngzi

Name (of person or object)

中国

Zhōngguó

China

米饭

Mǐfàn

Cooked rice

Hǎo

Good, well

Xiě

To write

He

Ài

Love, to love

时候

Shíhou

Time, moment

Rén

Person, people

Chá

Tea

Shuō

To speak, to say, to tell

漂亮

Piàoliang

Beautiful, pretty

再见

Zài jiàn

Goodbye

Shū

Book

To go

没有

Méi yǒu

Not have, there is not

She

妈妈

Māma

Mother, mom

Tīng

To listen, to hear

Néng

Can, to be able to

Big, large, old (sibling)

不客气

Bú kèqi

You're welcome, don't mention it

电影

Diàn yǐng

Movie, film

现在

Xiànzài

Now

Shuǐ

Water

上午

Shàngwǔ

Morning, forenoon

Zuò

To do, to make, to cook (food)

To read, to study, to read aloud

Kàn

To look, to watch, to read

我们

Wǒmen

We, us

Jiào

To call, to be called, to shout

Xiǎng

To want, to think, to miss

朋友

Péngyou

Friend

商店

Shāngdiàn

Store, shop

学校

Xuéxiào

School

Qián

Money

Gǒu

Dog

Yuè

Month

Jiā

Family; home

爸爸

Bàba

Father, dad

北京

Běijīng

Beijing

工作

Gōngzuò

To work; work, job

Xiǎo

Small, little, young

Bǎi

100, hundred

Shàng

On, above

And, with; harmony

Suì

Year, years old

多少

Duō shǎo

How many? how much?

Zhè

This

Cóng

From, through

Dōu

All, both

大家

Dàjiā

Everyone, everybody

Which?

Zuì

Most

That

Day, date

时间

Shíjiān

Time (as duration), period

孩子

Háizi

Child

说话

Shuō huà

To speak, to talk, to tell

One, 1

It (for inanimate objects and animals)

Běn

Book, root, origin

面条

Miàntiáo

Noodles

事情

Shìqing

Matter, event; affair

No, not

Xīn

New

小时

Xiǎoshí

Hour

Nín

You (polite, singular)

可以

Kěyǐ

Can, to be able to (permitted)

正在

Zhèngzài

Currently (indicates action is happening at the moment)

Èr

Two, 2

Liǎng

Two, pair (before classifiers)

早上

Zǎoshang

Morning, in the morning

女人

Nǚrén

Woman

Hóng

Red; popular

Hēi

Black, dark

考试

Kǎoshì

Exam, test

Gěi

To give; for (preposition indicating recipient of action)

知道

Zhīdào

To know

但是

Dànshì

But...

颜色

Yánsè

Color(s)

Yào

To want, need, to intend to do something

第一

Dì yī

First

Bái

White; in vain (to do something)

Hào

Number, day (in dates)

Shǎo

Few, little, less

Class, lesson

Hěn

Very

Kuài

Fast, quick

生日

Shēng rì

Birthday

Topic, question, to mention

Sān

Three, 3

非常

Fēicháng

Very, extremely