Dictionary

300 words

爱

ài

Love, to love

吧

ba

(particle expressing suggestion, guess, etc.)

八

bā

Eight, 8

爸爸

bàba

Father, dad

百

bǎi

100, hundred

白天

bái tiān

Daytime

半

bàn

Half

包子

bāozi

Steamed stuffed bun

杯子

bēizi

Cup, glass

本

běn

Measure word for books and notebooks; root, origin

边

biān

Side

病

bìng

Illness

不

bù

No, not

不客气

bú kèqi

You're welcome, don't mention it

不要

bú yào

Don't want; don't

菜

cài

Dish, vegetables, cuisine

茶

chá

Tea

唱

chàng

To sing

超市

chāoshì

Supermarket

车

chē

Car; vehicle

吃

chī

To eat

穿

chuān

To wear, to put on (clothes); to pierce through

出租车

chūzū chē

Taxi

大

dà

Big, large, old (sibling)

打电话

dǎ diànhuà

To make a phone call

大家

dàjiā

Everyone, everybody

到

dào

To arrive, to reach (resultative complement after verbs)

大学

dà xué

University

大学生

dà xué shēng

College student

的

de

Possessive particle; modifier particle

第

dì

Ordinal number prefix

店

diàn

Shop, store

点

diǎn

A little, drop; hour, o'clock

电话

diàn huà

Telephone; phone call

电脑

diàn nǎo

Computer

电视

diàn shì

Television, TV

电影

diàn yǐng

Movie, film

电影院

diàn yǐng yuàn

Cinema

弟弟

dìdi

Younger brother

东西

dōngxi

Thing, things, object

都

dōu

All, both

读

dú

To read, to study, to read aloud

对

duì

Correct; pair (measure word); towards

对不起

duì bu qǐ

Sorry, excuse me

多

duō

Many, much, more

多少

duō shao

How many? how much?

读书

dú shū

Read a book

二

èr

Two, 2

儿子

érzi

Son

饭

fàn

Meal, food; cooked rice

饭店

fàn diàn

Restaurant

房间

fángjiān

Room

非常

fēicháng

Very, extremely

飞机

fēijī

Airplane

分

fēn

To divide

分钟

fēnzhōng

Minute

高兴

gāoxìng

Happy, glad

个

gè

General measure word

歌

gē

Song

哥哥

gēge

Older brother

给

gěi

To give; for (preposition indicating recipient of action)

公司

gōngsī

Company, firm

工作

gōngzuò

To work; work, job

狗

gǒu

Dog

贵

guì

Expensive; precious, honorable

国

guó

Country

还

hái

Still, yet (adverb)

孩子

háizi

Child

汉语

hàn yǔ

Chinese language

汉字

hàn zì

Chinese character

号

hào

Number, day (in dates)

好

hǎo

Good, well

好吃

hǎochī

Delicious (about food; literally: good + eat)

好看

hǎo kàn

Good-looking; interesting (of a film, book)

好听

hǎo tīng

Pleasant to hear

好玩儿

hǎo wánr

Fun, amusing

和

hé

And, with; harmony

喝

hē

To drink

很

hěn

Very

后

hòu

After, later; behind, back

回

huí

To return

会

huì

Can, to be able to; meeting

火车

huǒ chē

Train

几

jǐ

Several; how many?

家

jiā

Family, home; measure word for businesses and establishments

见

jiàn

To see

件

jiàn

(classifier for things, clothing, events)

叫

jiào

To call, to be called, to shout

饺子

jiǎozi

Dumplings

家人

jiā rén

Family members

鸡蛋

jī dàn

Chicken egg

姐姐

jiějie

Older sister

今年

jīn nián

This year

今天

jīn tiān

Today

九

jiǔ

Nine, 9

觉得

juéde

To think, to feel

开

kāi

To open, to start; to drive (a car); to turn on

开车

kāi chē

To drive (a car)

看

kàn

To look, to watch, to read

看病

kàn bìng

See a doctor