Dictionary

8001 words

看见

kàn jiàn

To see

课

kè

Class, lesson

可以

kěyǐ

Can, to be able to (permitted)

口

kǒu

Mouth; measure word for family members

块

kuài

Piece, chunk; unit of currency (yuan)

来

lái

To come

老师

lǎoshī

Teacher

了

le

Particle (completed action or change of state)

冷

lěng

Cold

里

lǐ

Inside, in

两

liǎng

Two, pair (before classifiers)

零

líng

Zero, 0

六

liù

Six, 6

吗

ma

Question particle

卖

mài

To sell

买

mǎi

To buy

妈妈

māma

Mother, mom

忙

máng

Busy

猫

māo

Cat

没关系

méi guānxi

It doesn't matter, no problem

妹妹

mèimei

Younger sister

没事

méi shì

It's nothing, no problem

没有

méi yǒu

Not have, there is not

们

men

(plural marker)

面包

miànbāo

Bread

面条儿

miàn tiáor

Noodles

米饭

mǐfàn

Cooked rice

明年

míng nián

Next year

明天

míng tiān

Tomorrow

名字

míngzi

Name (of person or object)

那

nà

That

哪

nǎ

Which?

那边

nà biān

Over there

那个

nà ge

That

哪个

nǎ ge

Which

那里

nàlǐ

There

哪里

nǎlǐ

Where?

男

nán

Male

男朋友

nán péng you

Boyfriend

那儿

nàr

There

哪儿

nǎr

Where?

那些

nà xiē

Those

哪些

nǎ xiē

Which ones

呢

ne

Question particle

能

néng

Can, to be able to

你

nǐ

You

你好

nǐ hǎo

Hello

年

nián

Year

你们

nǐ men

You (plural)

您

nín

You (polite, singular)

牛奶

niú nǎi

Cow's milk

女

nǚ

Female; woman

女儿

nǚ ér

Daughter

女朋友

nǚ péng you

Girlfriend

女士

nǚshì

Lady, madam

朋友

péngyou

Friend

便宜

piányi

Cheap

漂亮

piàoliang

Beautiful, pretty

苹果

píngguǒ

Apple

七

qī

Seven, 7

前

qián

Front; before, ago

钱

qián

Money

千

qiān

Thousand, 1000

起床

qǐ chuáng

To get up from bed

请

qǐng

To invite, to ask, please, to treat

请问

qǐng wèn

Excuse me, may I ask

去

qù

To go

去年

qù nián

Last year

热

rè

Hot, to heat

人

rén

Person, people

认识

rènshi

To know, to be acquainted with; recognition

日

rì

Day, date

三

sān

Three, 3

上

shàng

On, above

上班

shàng bān

To go to work, to start work shift

商店

shāngdiàn

Store, shop

上课

shàng kè

To start class; to attend class

上午

shàngwǔ

Morning, forenoon

上学

shàng xué

Go to school

少

shǎo

Few, little, less

谁

shéi

Who?

生病

shēng bìng

To get sick

什么

shénme

What? which?

十

shí

Ten, 10

事

shì

Matter

是

shì

To be, yes

时候

shíhou

Time, moment

时间

shíjiān

Time (as duration), period

手机

shǒu jī

Mobile phone, cell phone

书

shū

Book

书店

shū diàn

Bookstore

睡

shuì

To sleep

水

shuǐ

Water

水果

shuǐguǒ

Fruit

睡觉

shuì jiào

To sleep

说

shuō

To speak, to say, to tell

说话

shuō huà

To speak, to talk, to tell

四

sì

Four, 4

岁

suì

Year, years old

他

tā

He