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| ...之一 | ... zhī yī | one of... (49) |
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| 啊 | ā | (a modal particle), ah (17) (an interjection), oh, ah (13) |
| 阿姨 | ā yí | auntie (39) |
| 爱 | ài | to love (45) |
| 爱人 | ài ren | husband, wife (14) |
| 安娜 | ān nà | Anna (personal name) (24.p) |
B | ||
| 八 | bā | eight, 8 (11) |
| 把 | bǎ | (a measure word) (22.s, 47) (a preposition) (46) |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | father (4) |
| 吧 | ba | (a modal particle indicating polite suggestion), ...right?, ...OK? (21) |
| 白 | bái | white (16) |
| 白兰地 | bái lán dì | brandy (27.s) |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred (33) |
| 摆 | bǎi | to put, to lay (the table) (48) |
| 百货大楼 | Bǎi huò Dà lóu | The (Beijing) Department Store (36.p) |
| 拜年 | bài nián | pay a New Year call, wish somebody a Happy New Year (48) |
| 班 | bān | class, squad (15.s, 20) |
| 扳 | bān | to move, to take away (42.s) |
| 半 | bàn | half (17) |
| 办 | bàn | to do, to handle, to attend to, to tackle (28) |
| 办公室 | bàn gōng shì | office (47.s) |
| 帮 | bāng | to help (22) |
| 帮助 | bāng zhù | to help (22) |
| 包 | bāo | to wrap, to make (dumplings) (46) |
| 包裹 | bāo guǒ | parcel (34.s) |
| 薄 | báo | thin (36) |
| 保持 | bǎo chí | to keep, to retain (40) |
| 报 | bào | newspaper (5.s, 15) |
| 爆竹 | bào zhú | firecracker (48) |
| 杯 | bēi | (a measure word), cup (19) |
| 北边 | běi biān | north, northern part (38.s, 47) |
| 北海 | Běi hǎi | Behai Park (32.p) |
| 北京 | Běi jīng | Beijing (7.p, 18.p) |
| 北京动物园 | Běi jīng Dòng wù yuán | the Beijing Zoo (45.p) |
| 北京语言学院 | Běi jīng Yǔ yán Xué yuàn | Beijing Languages Institute (31.p) |
| 被 | bèi | (a preposition) (49) |
| 本 | běn | (a measure word) (15) this (one's own), native (34) |
| 本子 | běn zi | book, notebook (39) note-book, exercise-book (11.s, 13.s) |
| 逼 | bī | to force, to compel (49) |
| 鼻子 | bí zi | nose (32) |
| 比 | bǐ | (a preposition showing comparison), than, to (in a score), "-er than" (28) |
| 笔 | bǐ | (a measure word) (50) pen, pencil, writing brush (5.s, 13) |
| 比较 | bǐ jiào | comparatively, quite, to compare (43) comparatively, to compare (25.s) |
| 比赛 | bǐ sài | to compete, competition, match (40) |
| 毕业 | bì yè | to graduate (44.s) |
| 边 | biān | side, edge (44) |
| 遍 | biàn | (a measure word) (32) |
| 表 | biǎo | (wrist) watch (35) a watch (17.s) form (application form, etc.) (32) |
| 别 | bié | don't, do not (19) |
| 别的 | bié de | other, another (43) |
| 别人 | bié rén | other people, others (36.s) |
| 冰棍儿 | bīng gùn er | ice-lolly, ice-sucker (42) |
| 冰鞋 | bīng xié | skating boots, skates (28) |
| 病 | bìng | to be ill, illness (32) to fall ill, illness, disease (27.s) |
| 病房 | bìng fáng | ward (of a hospital) (46) |
| 病人 | bìng rén | patient, invalid (46.s) |
| 不错 | bú cuò | correct, right, not bad, pretty good (25) |
| 不但...而且 | bú dàn ... ér qiě | not only ..., but also ... (49) |
| 不 | bù | not (3) |
| 布 | bù | cotton cloth (37) |
| 不敢当 | bù gǎn dāng | I don't really deserve it, you flatter me (15) |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎo yì si | to feel embarrassed, to feel embarrassing (to do something) (39) |
| 布朗 | Bù lǎng | (a personal name), English surname, Brown (21.p) |
| 布鞋 | bù xié | cloth shoes (37.s) |
| 不用 | bù yòng | there is no need to (31.s) |
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| 才 | cái | only just, not ... until... (41) |
| 裁判 | cái pàn | referee, umpire, act as referee, to judge (28) |
| 彩旗 | cǎi qí | coloured flag (40) |
| 菜 | cài | dish, vegetable (25.s, 27) |
| 菜单 | cài dān | menu (43.s) |
| 参观 | cān guān | to visit (place or thing other than a person), to pay a visit (23) |
| 参加 | cān jiā | to take part in, to attend (20) |
| 餐厅 | cān tīng | dining-hall (22) |
| 参赞 | cān zàn | counsellor, diplomatic officer, attache (27) |
| 操场 | cāo chǎng | sportsground (40) |
| 草 | cǎo | grass (44) |
| 厕所 | cè suǒ | toilet, latrine, lavatory, W.C. (10.s) |
| 层 | céng | storey (a measure word), story (of a building) (10) |
| 茶 | chá | tea (8) |
| 茶馆 | chá guǎn | teahouse (49) |
| 茶壶 | chá hú | teapot (36) |
| 茶具 | chá jù | tea set, tea service (36) |
| 茶碗 | chá wǎn | teacup (36) |
| 差 | chà | to lack, to be short of (17) |
| 尝 | cháng | to taste (27) |
| 常 | cháng | often (12) |
| 长 | cháng | long (31) |
| 长城 | Cháng chéng | the Great Wall (7.p, 32.p) |
| 长短 | cháng duǎn | length (37) |
| 长江 | Cháng Jiāng | the Changjiang (Yangtze) River (7.p) |
| 长廊 | Cháng Láng | Long Corridor (44.p) |
| 唱 | chàng | to sing (19) |
| 唱片 | chàng piàn | gramophone record, (vinyl) record, LP (19.s) |
| 朝鲜 | Cháo xiǎn | Korea (9.s) |
| 车 | chē | vehicle (5) |
| 车间 | chē jiān | workshop (39) |
| 陈毅 | Chén Yì | (name of a person) (33.p) |
| 衬衫 | chèn shān | shirt, blouse (16) |
| 城 | chéng | city, town (23) |
| 成 | chéng | to become, to turn into (47) |
| 成功 | chéng gōng | to succeed (49) |
| 成绩 | chéng jī | result, achievement (35) |
| 成语 | chéng yǔ | proverb, idiom (26) |
| 吃 | chī | to eat (18) |
| 尺 | chǐ | (a unit of length (=0.33 metre)) (42.s) ruler (5.s) |
| 崇祯 | Chóng zhēn | Emperor Chongzhen (41.p) |
| 绸子 | chóu zi | silk fabric (37) |
| 初 | chū | (a prefix) (48) |
| 出 | chū | to come out, to go out (41) |
| 出差 | chū chāi | to be away on official business, be on a business trip (44.s) |
| 出发 | chū fā | to start out, to set off (23) |
| 出院 | chū yuàn | to leave hospital (47.s) |
| 出租汽车 | chū zū qì chē | taxi, cab (38.s) |
| 厨房 | chú fáng | kitchen (22) |
| 除了...以外 | chú le ... yǐ wài | besides, except (47) |
| 除夕 | chú xī | New Year's Eve (48.s) |
| 穿 | chuān | to put on, to wear (16) |
| 穿马路 | chuān mǎ lù | to cross (a street) (43) |
| 船 | chuán | boat (44) ship (29.s) |
| 窗户 | chuāng hu | window (22.s, 46) |
| 窗口 | chuāng kǒu | window (34) |
| 床 | chuáng | bed (18) |
| 春节 | Chūn Jié | Spring Festival (48.p) |
| 春联 | chūn lián | Spring Festivel couplets, New Year scrolls (48) |
| 春天 | chūn tiān | spring (33.s, 39) |
| 词 | cí | word (24) |
| 词典 | cí diǎn | dictionary (11) |
| 瓷器 | cí qì | chinaware, porcelain (36) |
| 次 | cì | (a measure word), time (31) |
| 聪明 | cōng ming | intelligent, bright (39) |
| 从 | cóng | from (16) |
| 存车处 | cún chē chù | parking lot (for bicycles) (43.s) |
| 错 | cuò | wrong (38) |
| 错误 | cuò wù | mistake (47.s) |
D | ||
| 达尼亚 | Dá ní yà | (name of a person) (44.p) |
| 打错了 | dǎ cuò le | (you have dialed the) wrong number (23.s) |
| 打电话 | dǎ diàn huà | to make (a telephone call) (23) |
| 打开 | dǎ kāi | to open (50) |
| 打破 | dǎ pò | to break (40) |
| 打拳 | dǎ quán | to do shadowboxing (40) |
| 打扫 | dǎ sǎo | to clean up (48) |
| 打针 | dǎ zhēn | to give or have an injection (46) |
| 大 | dà | big (16) |
| 大便 | dà biàn | stool, human excrement (46.s) |
| 大家 | dà jiā | all, everybody (27) |
| 大闹天宫 | Dà nào tiān gōng | "The Monkey Creates Havoc in Heaven" (32.p) |
| 大娘 | dà niáng | aunt (38) |
| 大声 | dà shēng | loud voice, (read, speak, etc.) loudly (34) |
| 大使 | dà shǐ | ambassador (27) |
| 大使馆 | dà shǐ guǎn | embassy (27) |
| 大学 | dà xué | university, college (31) |
| 大洋周 | Dà yáng Zhōu | Oceania (7.s) |
| 大爷 | dà ye | uncle (38) |
| 大衣 | dà yī | overcoat, topcoat (16.s) |
| 戴 | dài | to wear (e.g. cap, glasses, gloves) (45) |
| 带 | dài | to take (along), to bring (with) (38) |
| 袋 | dài | bag, sack (48.s) |
| 代表 | dài biǎo | delegate, representative (23) |
| 代表团 | dài biǎo tuán | delegation (23) |
| 大夫 | dài fu | doctor (5) |
| 单 | dān | bill, list, form (34.s) |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but (39) |
| 当 | dāng | to serve as, to act as (26) |
| 当心 | dāng xīn | to take care, to look out (43.s) |
| 到 | dào | to go, to arrive, to reach (27) |
| 得病 | dé bìng | to fall ill, to contract a disease (32) |
| 德国 | Dé guó | Germany (6.s) |
| 得 | de | (a structural particle), (a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect) (25) |
| 的 | de | (structual particle), (possessive particle), of (5) |
| 地 | de | (a particle), -ly (34) |
| 灯 | dēng | lamp, light (34.s) lantern, lamp, light (48) |
| 灯节 | Dēng Jié | the Lantern Festival (15th of first month of the lunar calendar) (48.s) |
| 灯笼 | dēng long | lantern (48) |
| 等 | děng | to wait (17) |
| 第 | dì | (a prefix indicating order) (31) |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother (3) |
| 地方 | dì fang | place (32) |
| 地铁 | dì tiě | the underground, subway (38.s) |
| 地图 | dì tú | map (7) |
| 地址 | dì zhǐ | address (20) |
| 点 | diǎn | (a measure word), o'clock (17) |
| 点心 | diǎn xīn | light refreshments, pastry (24) |
| 典型 | diǎn xíng | typical, model (42) |
| 店 | diàn | shop, store (43) |
| 电报 | diàn bào | telegram, cable (34.s) |
| 电车 | diàn chē | trolleybus (38) |
| 电话 | diàn huà | telephone call, telephone (23) telephone, phone call (11.s) |
| 电视 | diàn shì | television, TV (23) |
| 电影 | diàn yǐng | film, movie (17) |
| 电影院 | diàn yǐng yuàn | cinema (17.s) |
| 吊 | diào | to hang (41) |
| 钓 | diào | to fish with a hook and bait (25) |
| 丁云 | Dīng Yún | Ding Yun (a personal name) (9.p, 13.p) |
| 顶 | dǐng | (a measure word use with "hat") (28) |
| 订 | dìng | to subscribe to (a newspaper, etc.) (36.s) |
| 定作 | dìng zuò | to have something made to order (37) |
| 丢 | diū | to lose (41.s) |
| 东边 | dōng biān | east, eastern part (38) |
| 冬天 | dōng tiān | winter (28) |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing (30) |
| 懂 | dǒng | to understand (24) |
| 动 | dòng | to move (42) |
| 动物 | dòng wù | animal (45) |
| 动物园 | dòng wù yuán | zoo (45) |
| 都 | dōu | all (3) |
| 豆腐 | dòu fu | bean curd (43) |
| 独唱 | dú chàng | solo, to solo (49.s) |
| 度 | dù | (a measure word), degree (C) (33.s) |
| 度假 | dù jià | to spend one's holidays (44.s) |
| 短 | duǎn | short (37) |
| 锻炼 | duàn liàn | to do physical training (24) |
| 队 | duì | team, line (28) |
| 对 | duì | right, correct (answer) (13) to, for (39) |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | (I'm) sorry (41) (I'm) sorry, forgive me (20.s) |
| 对面 | duì miàn | opposite (22) |
| 对象 | duì xiàng | boy or girl friend (44.s) |
| 多 | duō | how (21) many, much, a lot of (18) |
| 多么 | duō me | how, what (44) |
| 多少 | duō shao | how many, how much, what (10) |
E | ||
| 饿 | è | to be hungry, hungry (43) |
| 儿子 | ér zi | son (21.s, 48) |
| 耳朵 | ěr duo | ear (32) |
| 二 | èr | two, 2 (10) |
F | ||
| 发烧 | fā shāo | have a fever (46) |
| 发展 | fā zhǎn | to develop (36) |
| 法国 | Fǎ guó | France (6.s, 13.s) |
| 法语 | Fǎ yǔ | French (language) (12) |
| 翻译 | fān yì | interpreter, translator, to interpret, to translate (26) |
| 饭 | fàn | meal, cooked rice, food (18) |
| 饭馆 | fàn guǎn | restaurant (43) |
| 方便 | fāng biàn | convenient, to make it convenient for (42.s) |
| 方向 | fāng xiàng | direction (38) |
| 房间 | fáng jiān | room (22) |
| 房子 | fáng zi | house (22) |
| 访问 | fǎng wèn | to visit (thing, place or person), to call on (23) |
| 放 | fàng | to put, to place (34) |
| 放爆竹 | fàng bào zhú | to let off firecrackers (48) |
| 放假 | fàng jià | to have a holidy or vacation (35) |
| 放心 | fàng xīn | to set one's mind at rest, to be at ease, to rest assured (29) |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | extremely (21) |
| 飞机 | fēi jī | aeroplane, plane, aircraft (29) |
| 非洲 | Fēi zhōu | Africa (45.p) |
| 非洲 | Fēi Zhōu | Africa (7.s) |
| 肥 | féi | loose-fitting, fat (37) |
| 肺 | fèi | lungs (32) |
| 肺炎 | fèi yán | pneumonia (32) |
| 分 | fēn | (a measure word), (the smallest Chinese monetary unit) (36) (a measure word), minute (17) |
| 分别 | fēn bié | to part, to separate (29) |
| 分机 | fēn jī | extension, (telephone) extension (23.s) |
| 封 | fēng | (a measure word) (34) |
| 风 | fēng | wind (33) |
| 丰富 | fēng fù | rich, abundant, to enrich (47) |
| 风景 | fēng jǐng | scenery, landscape (44) |
| 风俗 | fēng sú | custom (48.s) |
| 风味 | fēng wèi | local flavor, local style (43) |
| 夫人 | fū ren | lady, madame, Mrs. (27) |
| 服务 | fú wù | to serve (43) |
| 服务员 | fú wù yuán | waiter, waitress, attendant (19) |
| 幅 | fǔ | (measure word for textile or picture) (44) |
| 辅导 | fǔ dǎo | to coach, to tutor, to give advise (in study) (20) |
| 阜成门 | Fù chéng mén | (name of a place in Beijing) (47.p) |
| 复习 | fù xí | to review (23) |
G | ||
| 改 | gǎi | to correct (47.s) |
| 盖儿 | gàir | cover, lid (42) |
| 肝 | gān | liver (32.s) |
| 干杯 | gān bēi | to drink a toast, propose a toast, here's to (27) |
| 干净 | gān jing | clean, neat and tidy (48) clean, neat (21.s) |
| 感动 | gǎn dòng | to move, to touch, moving (49) |
| 感冒 | gǎn mào | to catch cold, (common) cold (46) |
| 感想 | gǎn xiǎng | impressions, feeling (47) |
| 感谢 | gǎn xiè | to thank (21) |
| 干 | gàn | to work, to do (42) |
| 刚 | gāng | just, only a short while ago (38) |
| 钢铁学院 | Gāng tiě Xué yuàn | The Beijing Iron and steel Engineering Institute (38.p) |
| 高 | gāo | tall (37) |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | glad, happy, delighted (21) |
| 告诉 | gào su | to tell (14) |
| 哥哥 | gē ge | elder brother (3) |
| 歌剧 | gē jù | opera (26.s) |
| 个 | gè | (a measure word) (15) |
| 各 | gè | each, every, various, respectively (43) |
| 个子 | gè zi | height, stature, build (32.s) |
| 给 | gěi | to, for, to give (14) |
| 跟 | gēn | with, to follow (17) |
| 更 | gèng | even, still (21) |
| 歌儿 | gēr | song (19) |
| 工厂 | gōng chǎng | factory (23) |
| 工程师 | gōng chéng shī | engineer (14.s) |
| 工地 | gōng dì | construction site (42) |
| 公分 | gōng fēn | (a measure word, centimetre) (37) |
| 公共 | gōng gòng | public (38) |
| 公共汽车 | gōng gòng qì chē | bus (38) |
| 恭贺新禧 | gōng hè xīn xǐ | Happy New Year (48) |
| 公斤 | gōng jīn | kilogram (kg.) (42.s) |
| 公平 | gōng píng | fair (28) |
| 工人 | gōng rén | worker (23) |
| 公司 | gōng sī | company (14.s) |
| 公园 | gōng yuán | park (33) park, a public park (28.s) |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work, work, job (14) |
| 勾 | gòu | enough, sufficient (43) |
| 姑娘 | gū niang | girl (21) |
| 古 | gǔ | ancient (33) |
| 古波 | Gǔ bō | Gubo (a personal name) (1.p, 13.p) |
| 古典 | gǔ diǎn | classical (19) |
| 鼓掌 | gǔ zhǎng | to applaud (40) |
| 故宫 | Gù gōng | the Imperial Palace (41.p) |
| 故居 | gù jū | former residence (47) |
| 顾客 | gù kè | customer (43) |
| 故事 | gù shì | story (38) |
| 顾问 | gù wèn | adviser (42) |
| 刮风 | guā fēng | to blow (said of wind) (33) |
| 挂 | guà | to hang, to put up (34) |
| 挂号 | guà hào | to register (a letter, etc.) (34) |
| 挂号证 | guà hào zhèng | register card (46.s) |
| 拐弯 | guǎi wān | to turn a corner (38) |
| 关 | guān | to close, to shut (39.s, 46) |
| 关心 | guān xīn | to care for, to be concerned with (39) |
| 观众 | guān zhòng | spectators, audience (40) |
| 广播 | guǎng bō | broadcast (40) |
| 广播室 | guǎng bō shì | broadcasting room (41.s) |
| 广播员 | guǎng bō yuán | radio (or wire-broadcasting) announcer (41.s) |
| 广场 | guǎng chǎng | square (41) |
| 广州 | Guǎng zhōu | (name of a city), Guangzhou (44.p) |
| 贵 | guì | expensive (36.s) |
| 柜台 | guì tái | counter (34) |
| 贵姓 | guì xìng | what's your name?, May I ask your name? (9) |
| 郭沫若 | Guō Mò ruò | Guo Moruo (26.p) |
| 国 | guó | country, state (6) |
| 国际 | guó jì | international (31) |
| 国家 | guó jiā | country, state (30) |
| 过 | guò | (a particle) (32) to come over, to pass by (41) to live, to get along (30) |
H | ||
| 还 | hái | else, in addition, still (15) |
| 还是 | hái shì | or (19) |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child (14) |
| 海 | hǎi | sea (42.s, 50) |
| 寒假 | hán jià | winter vacation (35) |
| 喊 | hǎn | to shout (44) |
| 汉语 | Hàn yǔ | Chinese (spoken language) (6.p) |
| 汉字 | Hàn zì | Chinese character (15) |
| 航空 | háng kōng | air (mail) (34) |
| 好 | hǎo | good, well (1) |
| 好吃 | hǎo chī | delicious, tasty (43) |
| 好看 | hǎo kàn | good-looking (21) |
| 号 | hào | date (spoken language), day of a month (20) number (10) |
| 号码 | hào mǎ | number (23.s) |
| 喝 | hē | to drink (8) |
| 和 | hé | and, with (13) |
| 河 | hé | river (25) |
| 合唱 | hé chàng | chorus, to chorus (49.s) |
| 合适 | hé shì | suitable, fit (37) |
| 黑 | hēi | black (16.s, 48) |
| 黑暗 | hēi àn | dark (49) |
| 很 | hěn | very (2) |
| 红 | hóng | red (19) |
| 红茶 | hóng chá | black tea (19) |
| 红莲 | hóng lián | red lotus (50) |
| 红绿灯 | hóng lǜ dēng | (red and green) traffic light, traffic signal (38.s) |
| 红叶 | hóng yè | red autumnal leaves (of the maple, etc.) (33) |
| 厚 | hòu | thick (36.s) |
| 后边 | hòu biān | back, at the back of, behind (22) |
| 后来 | hòu lái | afterwards, later (45) |
| 壶 | hú | pot, (a measure word) (36) |
| 湖 | hú | lake (44) |
| 胡同 | hú tòng | lane, alley (38.s) |
| 护士 | hù shi | nurse (46.s) |
| 互相 | hù xiāng | each other, mutually, mutual (15) |
| 护照 | hù zhào | passport (31.s) |
| 花 | huā | to spend (money) (37) |
| 花茶 | huā chá | scented tea (19) |
| 花园 | huā yuán | garden (22) |
| 华表 | huá biǎo | marble pillar (ornamental column erected in front of palaces, tombs, etc.) (42) |
| 滑冰 | huá bīng | to skate, skating (28) |
| 华侨 | huá qiáo | overseas Chinese (31) |
| 滑雪 | huá xuě | to ski, skiing (28.s) |
| 画 | huà | to paint (36) to paint, to draw (26.s) |
| 话 | huà | word, talk (31) |
| 画报 | huà bào | pictorial, magazine (11) |
| 话剧 | huà jù | spoken drama (49) |
| 画蛇添足 | huà shé tiān zú | (fig.) ruin the effect by adding what is superfluous (36.s) |
| 画展 | huà zhǎn | art exhibition (50) |
| 怀念 | huái niàn | to cherish the memory of, to think of (47) |
| 坏 | huài | (there is something) wrong with, out of order (39.s) bad (49) |
| 欢迎 | huān yíng | to welcome (8) |
| 还 | huán | to return (11) |
| 换 | huàn | to change (38) |
| 黄 | Huáng | (a surname) (48.p) |
| 皇帝 | huáng dì | emperor (41) |
| 黄河 | Huáng Hé | the Huanghe (Yellow) River (7.p) |
| 花儿 | huār | flower (21) |
| 画儿 | huàr | painting, drawing, picture (26.s) picture, painting (36) |
| 灰 | huī | grey (37) |
| 恢复 | huī fù | to recover (47.s) |
| 回 | huí | to return, to go back (17) |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply, to answer (24) |
| 会 | huì | can, to know how to (26) |
| 活 | huó | to live, alive, living (47) |
| 火车 | huǒ chē | train (24) |
| 火腿 | huǒ tuǐ | ham (25) |
| 货 | huò | goods, commodity (36) |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or, possibly, maybe, perhaps (26) |
| 活儿 | huór | work, job (42) |
J | ||
| 迹 | jī | trace, track, sign (33) |
| 机场 | jī chǎng | airport (29) |
| 鸡蛋 | jī dàn | hen's egg (25.s) |
| 激动 | jī dòng | excited (40) |
| 机会 | jī huì | chance, opportunity (35) |
| 极了 | jí le | extremely, exceedingly (40) |
| 挤 | jǐ | crowded, to squeeze (41) |
| 几 | jǐ | how many, how much, several (15) |
| 寄 | jì | to post, to mail (34) |
| 记 | jì | to remember, to bear in mind (39) |
| 记录 | jì lù | record (40) |
| 纪念 | jì niàn | to commemorate, commemoration (47.s) |
| 家 | jiā | family, home, house (14) |
| 加深 | jiā shēn | to deepen (26) |
| 假期 | jià qī | vacation (35) |
| 价钱 | jià qián | price (36.s) |
| 间 | jiān | (a measure word) (47) |
| 检查 | jiǎn chá | to have a check-up, check-up, a physical examination (32) |
| 简朴 | jiǎn pǔ | simple and unadorned (47) |
| 见 | jiàn | to meet, to see (29) |
| 件 | jiàn | (a measure word for things & clothes) (16) |
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | health (27) |
| 见面 | jiàn miàn | to meet each other, to see each other (29) |
| 建设 | jiàn shè | to build, to construct, construction (31) |
| 建筑 | jiàn zhù | building, to build, to construct (41) |
| 江西 | Jiāng xī | Jiangxi (name of a Chinese province) (36.p) |
| 讲 | jiǎng | to talk, to speak (38) |
| 讲解 | jiǎng jiě | to explain (47) |
| 讲解员 | jiǎng jiě yuán | guide (41.s, 47) |
| 奖状 | jiǎng zhuàng | certificate of merit (42) |
| 交 | jiāo | to pay (money) (37) |
| 教 | jiāo | to teach (15) |
| 脚 | jiǎo | foot (36.s, 41) |
| 饺子 | jiǎo zi | Chinese dumpling (25.s) dumpling (46) |
| 叫 | jiào | (a preposition) (49) to call, to be called (9) to hire, to call (a taxi etc.) (29.s) |
| 教练 | jiào liàn | coach, (athlete's) coach (25) |
| 教室 | jiào shì | classroom (15.s) |
| 教授 | jiào shòu | professor (13.s) |
| 接 | jiē | to answer (the telephone), lift off (23) to extend, to connect (47) |
| 街 | jiē | street (38.s) |
| 街道 | jiē dào | street (39) |
| 接人 | jiē rén | to meet a person (23) |
| 节 | jié | festival (48) |
| 结婚 | jié hūn | to get married (20.s) |
| 节目 | jié mù | programme, item (49.s) |
| 节日 | jié rì | festival, holiday (48) |
| 解 | jiě | to relieve oneself (46.s) |
| 解放 | jiě fàng | to liberate (36) |
| 姐姐 | jiě jie | older sister (14) |
| 借 | jiè | to borrow, to lend (15.s, 49) |
| 介绍 | jiè shào | to introduce (13) |
| 今年 | jīn nián | this year (20) |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today (20) |
| 紧 | jǐn | close, tight, taut (29) |
| 进 | jìn | to enter, to come in (8) |
| 近 | jìn | near (44) |
| 进步 | jìn bù | progress, advance, to progress, to make progress (29) |
| 进来 | jìn lái | to come in, to enter (26.s) |
| 京剧 | jīng jù | Beijing opera (16) |
| 经理 | jīng lǐ | manager, director (14.s) |
| 景德镇 | Jǐng dé zhèn | Jingdezhen (name of a Chinese city) (36.p) |
| 景山 | Jǐng shān | (name of a hill in Jingshan park) (41.p) |
| 景山公园 | Jǐng shān Gōng yuán | (name of a park in Beijing) (41.p) |
| 镜头 | jìng tóu | camera lens (42) |
| 镜子 | jìng zi | mirror (44) |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine, 9 (11) |
| 酒 | jiǔ | wine, spirit (27) |
| 旧 | jiù | old (16) |
| 就 | jiù | at once, right away (26) |
| 桔子 | jú zi | orange (19) |
| 桔子水 | jú zi shuǐ | orangeade, orange juice (19) |
| 句 | jù | (a measure word, for sentences or lines of verse) (39) |
| 剧场 | jù chǎng | theater (49) theatre, theater (16.s) |
| 绝 | jué | to disappear, to vanish, absolutely (33) |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think, to feel (33) |
| 决定 | jué dìng | to decide, to make up one's mind, decision (44) |
K | ||
| 咖啡 | kā fēi | coffee (8.s, 17) |
| 咖啡馆 | kā fēi guǎn | cafe (17) |
| 开 | kāi | open (21) |
| 开车 | kāi chē | to drive a car (23) |
| 开花儿 | kāi huār | (of flowers) to open out, blossom (33) |
| 开会 | kāi huì | to hold or attend a meeting (31.s) |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin, to start (27) |
| 开学 | kāi xué | school opens, new term begins (35) |
| 开演 | kāi yǎn | (of a play, movie, etc.) to begin (49.s) |
| 看 | kàn | to see, to look, to have a look, to read, to watch (7) |
| 看病 | kàn bìng | to see (a doctor, etc.) (32) |
| 考 | kǎo | to test (35) |
| 考试 | kǎo shì | to test, examination (35) |
| 科 | kē | department of internal medicine (46.s) |
| 咳嗽 | ké sou | to cough (46) |
| 渴 | kě | thirsty (43.s) |
| 可爱 | kě ài | lovely (45) |
| 可能 | kě néng | may, probable, possible (46) |
| 可是 | kě shì | but, however (26) |
| 可笑 | kě xiào | funny, ridiculous (45) ridiculous, laughable (42.s) |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | may, can (26) |
| 刻 | kè | (a measure word), quarter (of an hour) (17) |
| 课 | kè | class, lesson (17) |
| 客气 | kè qi | polite, courteous (8) |
| 客人 | kè ren | guest, visitor (39) |
| 客厅 | kè tīng | drawing room (room for arriving guests), parlour (22) |
| 课文 | kè wén | text (23) |
| 空儿 | kòngr | spare time, free time (20) |
| 口语 | kǒu yǔ | spoken language (15) |
| 哭 | kū | to cry, to weep (30) |
| 裤子 | kù zi | trousers (16.s) |
| 块 | kuài | yuan, (a measure word), (a Chinese monetary unit, equal to 10 jiao or mao) (36) |
| 快 | kuài | fast (25) |
| 筷子 | kuài zi | chopsticks (27) |
| 宽 | kuān | wide (42) |
| 矿泉水 | kuàng quán shuǐ | mineral water (25) |
| 昆明湖 | Kūn míng Hú | Kunming Lake (44.p) |
L | ||
| 拉 | lā | to play (string instruments) (31.s) |
| 来 | lái | to come (13) |
| 蓝 | lán | blue (16.s, 37) |
| 兰花 | lán huā | cymbidium, orchid (50) |
| 篮球 | lán qiú | basketball (28.s) |
| 劳动 | láo dòng | to labor, to work (49) |
| 老 | lǎo | old, aged (31) |
| 老虎 | lǎo hǔ | tiger (47) |
| 老骥伏枥,志在千里 | lǎo jì fú lì, zhì zài qiān lǐ | still aspires to gallop a thousand li, (fig.) old people may still cherish high aspirations (39) |
| 姥姥 | lǎo lao | (maternal) grandmother, grandma (46) |
| 老舍 | Lǎo Shě | (name of a person) (49.p) |
| 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher (6) |
| 了 | le | (modal particle), (modal partical intenstifying preceding clause) (13) |
| 累 | lèi | to feel tired (43) |
| 冷 | lěng | cold (33) |
| 离 | lí | from, to leave (30) |
| 离开 | lí kāi | to leave, to depart (29) |
| 李 | Lǐ | (a surname) Li (27.p) |
| 里边 | lǐ biān | inside (22) |
| 礼堂 | lǐ táng | assembly hall, auditorium (42) |
| 礼物 | lǐ wù | gift, present (48) present, gift (21.s) |
| 理想 | lǐ xiǎng | ideal (26) |
| 李自成 | Lǐ Zì chéng | (name of a person) (41.p) |
| 立 | lì | to stand, to erect (33) |
| 利害 | lì hai | serious, terrible (46) |
| 立刻 | lì kè | immediately, at once (46) |
| 丽丽 | Lì lì | name of panda (45.p) |
| 历史 | lì shǐ | history (36) |
| 利用 | lì yòng | to use, to make use of (35) |
| 俩 | liǎ | (a numeral-measure word) two, both (26) |
| 连...也... | lián ... yě ... | even ... (49) |
| 练习 | liàn xí | exercise, to practise (24) |
| 量 | liáng | to measure (32) |
| 凉快 | liáng kuai | nice and cold, pleasantly cool (33.s) |
| 粮食 | liáng shi | grain, food (48.s) |
| 两 | liǎng | two (16) |
| 辆 | liàng | (a measure word for vehicles) (21.s, 37) |
| 亮 | liàng | light, bright (43.s) |
| 了 | liǎo | to end up (42) |
| 了解 | liǎo jiě | to understand, to know (26) |
| 料子 | liào zi | material (37.s) |
| 邻居 | lín jū | neighbor (39) |
| 临摹 | lín mó | to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting, etc.) (50) |
| 零 | líng | zero (36) zero, 0 (10) |
| 零钱 | líng qián | change (said of money) (36.s) |
| 留 | liú | to remain, to ask somebody to stay (39) |
| 流利 | liú lì | fluent (25.s) |
| 留学生 | liú xué shēng | a student who studies abroad (9) |
| 留言 | liú yán | to leave one's comments, to leave a message (47) |
| 留言簿 | liú yán bù | visitor's book (47) |
| 六 | liù | six, 6 (11) |
| 隆冬 | lóng dōng | midwinter, the depth of winter (33) |
| 楼 | lóu | storied building, floor (27) |
| 鲁迅 | Lǔ Xùn | Lu Xun (26.p) |
| 路 | lù | road, way (17, 31) |
| 路口 | lù kǒu | crossing, intersection (38.s) |
| 录音 | lù yīn | to record (sound, voice), recording (31.s) to record, recording (46) |
| 录音机 | lù yīn jī | (tape) recorder (46) |
| 旅馆 | lǚ guǎn | hotel (41.s) |
| 旅行 | lǚ xíng | to travel (44) to travel, to tour (29.s) |
| 绿 | lǜ | green (16) |
| 绿茶 | lǜ chá | green tea (19.s) |
| 绿灯 | lǜ dēng | green light (43.s) |
| 骆驼祥子 | Luò tuo xiáng zi | name of a novel (49.p) |
M | ||
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mother (4) |
| 麻烦 | má fan | to bother, to put somebody to trouble, trouble, troublesome (48) |
| 马 | mǎ | horse (38) |
| 马里 | Mǎ lǐ | Mali (6.s) |
| 马路 | mǎ lù | road, street (38) |
| 吗 | ma | (an interrogative particle) (2) |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy (13) |
| 卖 | mài | to sell (49) |
| 慢 | màn | slow (25) |
| 忙 | máng | busy (3) |
| 毛 | máo | jiao, (a measure word), (a Chinese monetary unit, equal to 10 fen) (36) |
| 茅台酒 | Máo tái jiǔ | Maotai (a Chinese strong drink) (27) |
| 毛衣 | máo yī | (wollen) sweater (37.s) |
| 毛主席 | Máo Zhǔ xí | Chairman Mao (42.p) |
| 贸易 | mào yì | trade (44) |
| 帽子 | mào zi | hat, cap (28) |
| 没 | méi | not, no, have not (14) |
| 没关系 | méi guān xi | it doesn't matter (20.s, 41) |
| 梅花 | méi huā | plum blossom (33) |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | not, no, haven't (23) |
| 每 | měi | every, each (18) |
| 美 | měi | beautiful (41) |
| 美国 | Měi guó | the United States (of America) (31.p) the United States of America (6.s) |
| 妹妹 | mèi mei | younger sister (14) |
| 门 | mén | door (21) |
| 门口 | mén kǒu | doorway, entrance (41) |
| 米 | mǐ | (measure word), metre (37) |
| 棉袄 | mián ǎo | cotton-padded jacket (37) |
| 面包 | miàn bāo | bread (25) |
| 面儿 | miànr | cover, outside (37) |
| 秒 | miǎo | (a measure word), second (40) |
| 民歌 | mín gē | folk song (19) |
| 民乐 | mín yuè | music, esp. folk music, for traditional instruments (49.s) |
| 名 | míng | (a measure word for people), place (e.g. among winners) (40) |
| 明年 | míng nián | next year (20.s, 29) |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow (23) |
| 明信片 | míng xìn piàn | postcard (34) |
| 名字 | míng zi | (a person's) name (13) |
| 摩托车 | mó tuō chē | motorcycle (41.s) |
| 墨镜 | mò jìng | sunglasses (45) |
| 母亲 | mǔ qin | mother (44) |
N | ||
| 拿 | ná | to get, to take (32) |
| 哪 | nǎ | which (6) |
| 哪里 | nǎ li | it is nothing (25) |
| 那 | nà | that (5) |
| 奶酪 | nǎi lào | cheese (25) |
| 男 | nán | male (13) |
| 难 | nán | difficult (24) |
| 南边 | nán biān | south, southern part (38) |
| 难过 | nán guò | sad (29) |
| 南京 | Nán jīng | Nanjing (city) (34.p) |
| 南美洲 | Nán Měi Zhōu | South America (7.s) |
| 南亚 | Nán Yà | South Asia (45.p) |
| 南辕北辙 | nán yuán běi zhé | (fig.) act in a way that defeats one's purpose (38.s) |
| 男子 | nán zǐ | man (40) |
| 哪儿 | nǎr | where (10) |
| 那儿 | nàr | there (10.s, 15) |
| 呢 | ne | (a modal particle), (question particle) (2) |
| 内科 | nèi kē | medical department (32) |
| 能 | néng | can, to be able (26) |
| 你 | nǐ | you (sing.) (1) |
| 你们 | nǐ men | you (pl.) (4) |
| 年 | nián | year (20, 48) |
| 年画儿 | nián huàr | New Year (or Spring Festival) picture (48) |
| 年轻 | nián qīng | young (21) |
| 年夜饭 | nián yè fàn | New Year's Eve family dinner (48.s) |
| 念 | niàn | to read aloud (24) |
| 您 | nín | you (formal) (8) |
| 牛马 | niú mǎ | oxen and horses, beasts of burden (47.s) |
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi | (cow's milk), milk (25.s) milk (8.s, 43) |
| 农村 | nóng cūn | countryside, rural areas (24) |
| 农民 | nóng mín | peasant (24) |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | hard-working, studious (29) |
| 女 | nǚ | female (12) |
| 女儿 | nǚ ér | daughter (21.s, 30) |
| 女高音 | nǚ gāo yīn | soprano (49.s) |
| 女士 | nǚ shì | a polite form of address to a woman, lady, madam (9.s) |
| 暖和 | nuǎn huó | warm, nice and warm (33.s) |
O | ||
| 欧洲 | ōu zhōu | Europe (7.s) |
P | ||
| 爬 | pá | to climb (44) |
| 怕 | pà | to be afraid, to fear (33) |
| 帕兰卡 | Pà lán kǎ | Palanka (a personal name) (1.p, 13.p) |
| 排队 | pái duì | to line up (38) |
| 排球 | pái qiú | volleyball (28.s) |
| 牌子 | pái zi | sign, plate (34) |
| 旁边 | páng biān | side, lateral (22) |
| 彷徨 | Páng huáng | (name of a collection of short stories) (47.p) |
| 胖 | pàng | fat, stout, plump (37.s) |
| 跑 | pǎo | to run (38) |
| 培养 | péi yǎng | to foster, to bring up (47) |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend (4) |
| 啤酒 | pí jiǔ | beer (8.s, 19) |
| 篇 | piān | (a measure word) (47) |
| 片 | piān | (a measure word), tablets (46.s) |
| 便宜 | pián yi | cheap (36) |
| 票 | piào | ticket (16) |
| 漂亮 | piào liang | pretty, beautiful (21) |
| 乒乓球 | pīng pāng qiú | table tennis (28.s) |
| 瓶 | píng | (a measure word), bottle (19) |
| 平安里 | Píng ān lǐ | (name of a street in Beijing) (38.p) |
| 平方米 | píng fāng mǐ | square metre (42.s) |
| 苹果 | píng guǒ | apple (19.s) |
| 平信 | píng xìn | ordinary mail (34.s) |
| 葡萄酒 | pú táo jiǔ | grape wine (27) |
| 葡萄 | pú tao | grape (19.s, 27) |
Q | ||
| 七 | qī | seven, 7 (11) |
| 骑 | qí | to ride (a bicycle) (37) |
| 齐白石 | Qí Bái shí | Qi Bai Shi (name of a person) (36.p) |
| 奇怪 | qí guài | surprised, strange (35) |
| 旗袍 | qí páo | Chinese-style frock (37.s) |
| 旗子 | qí zi | flag, banner (40) |
| 起 | qǐ | to get up, to rise (18) |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get up (18) |
| 起飞 | qǐ fēi | to take off (29) |
| 汽车 | qì chē | automobile, car (38) car, automobile (29.s) |
| 气人 | qì rén | to get someone angry, to get someone annoyed (28) |
| 千 | qiān | thousand (42) |
| 签证 | qiān zhèng | visa (28) |
| 钱 | qián | money (35) |
| 前边 | qián biān | front, in front of, before (22.s) |
| 墙 | qiáng | wall (34) |
| 敲 | qiāo | to knock (at a door) (33) |
| 桥 | qiáo | bridge (44) |
| 亲爱 | qīn ài | dear (48) |
| 亲切 | qīn qiè | cordial, kind (43) |
| 青 | qīng | green (44) |
| 清楚 | qīng chu | clear (41) clear, distinct (25.s) |
| 青年 | qīng nián | youth (47) |
| 晴 | qíng | (of weather) fine, bright, clear (33) |
| 情况 | qíng kuàng | condition, situation, state of affairs (35) |
| 请 | qǐng | please (do sth) (8) please (7) |
| 请问 | qǐng wèn | May I ask... (9) |
| 秋天 | qiū tiān | autumn (29) |
| 球 | qiú | ball (28) |
| 屈服 | qū fú | to surrender, to yield (33) |
| 去 | qù | to go (12) |
| 去年 | qù nián | last year (20.s, 30) |
| 全 | quán | whole (48) |
| 群众 | qún zhòng | mass, people (47.s) |
| 裙子 | qún zi | skirt (16) |
R | ||
| 让 | ràng | (a preposition) (49) to let, to ask (19) |
| 热 | rè | hot (33) |
| 热烈 | rè liè | warm, enthusiastic (40) |
| 热情 | rè qíng | cordial, enthusiastic (30) |
| 人 | rén | person (6) |
| 人民 | rén mín | people (26) |
| 人民大会堂 | Rén mín Dà huì táng | Great Hall of the People (42.p) |
| 人民日报 | Rén mín Rì bào | "the People's Daily" (23.s) |
| 人民英雄纪念碑 | Rén mín Yīng xióng Jì niàn bēi | Monument to the People's Heroes (42.p) |
| 人物 | rén wù | figure, characters (in a play, novel, etc.) (44) |
| 认识 | rèn shi | to know, to be familiar with, to recognize (12) |
| 认真 | rèn zhēn | conscientious, serious, in earnest (24) |
| 日 | rì | date (written language), day of the month (20) |
| 日本 | Rì běn | Japan (6.s, 21.p) |
| 日记 | rì jì | diary (49) |
| 容易 | róng yì | easy (26) |
S | ||
| 赛 | sài | to compete, competition, match (28) |
| 三 | sān | three, 3 (10) |
| 三国演义 | Sān guó yǎn yì | (name of a novel), "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" (44.p) |
| 三里河 | Sān lǐ hé | (name of a street in Beijing) (38.p) |
| 三里屯 | Sān lǐ tún | (name of a street in Beijing) (38.p) |
| 扫 | sǎo | to sweep (48) |
| 杀 | shā | to kill (49) |
| 山 | shān | hill, mountain (41) |
| 商店 | shāng diàn | shop, store (13) |
| 上 | shàng | to get on, to get into, to board (29) |
| 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work (17.s) |
| 上边 | shàng bian | top, on, over, above (22) |
| 上次 | shàng cì | last (time), a previous (occasion) (37) |
| 上海 | Shàng hǎi | Shanghai (7.p, 31.p) |
| 上课 | shàng kè | to attend (a class), to teach (in a class) (17) |
| 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning (18) |
| 上衣 | shàng yī | upper outer garment, jacket (16.s) |
| 少 | shǎo | few (22) |
| 社会 | shè huì | society (49) |
| 社会主义 | shè huì zhǔ yì | socialism (31) |
| 设计 | shè jì | to design (47) |
| 谁 | shéi | who (6) |
| 身体 | shēn tǐ | body, health (29) |
| 什么 | shén me | what (7) |
| 生 | shēng | to be born (44.s) |
| 生产 | shēng chǎn | to produce, to manufacture (36) |
| 生词 | shēng cí | new word (15.s, 24) |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life, to live (47) to live, life (44.s) |
| 生命 | shēng mìng | life (32) |
| 生日 | shēng rì | birthday (20) |
| 圣诞节 | Shèng dàn Jié | Christmas Day (48.p) |
| 诗 | shī | poem, poetry, verse (33) |
| 师傅 | shī fu | master worker (43) master, a qualified worker (39.s) |
| 诗歌 | shī gē | poem (26.s) |
| 狮子 | shī zi | lion (42) |
| 十 | shí | ten, 10 (11) |
| 时候 | shí hou | time (18) |
| 时间 | shí jiān | (the duration of) time, (a point of) time (31) |
| 食堂 | shí táng | dining-hall (17) |
| 石头 | shí tou | stone, rock (42) |
| 实现 | shí xiàn | to realize, to achieve (31) |
| 实验室 | shí yàn shì | laboratory (15.s) |
| 使者 | shǐ zhě | emissary, envoy (45) |
| 是 | shì | to be (4) |
| 市 | shì | city (34) |
| 试 | shì | to try (27) |
| 世界 | shì jiè | the world (50) world (7.s) |
| 逝世 | shì shì | to pass away (50) |
| 事儿 | shìr | business, thing (17) |
| 收 | shōu | to receive (34) |
| 收据 | shōu jù | receipt (34.s) |
| 收拾 | shōu shi | to put in order, to tidy up (48) |
| 收音机 | shōu yīn jī | radio (34.s) |
| 手 | shǒu | hand (39.s, 46) |
| 首 | shǒu | (a measure word (for poem)) (33) |
| 首都 | shǒu dū | capital of a country (31) |
| 首都国际机场 | Shǒu dū Guó jì Jī chǎng | the Capital International Airport, Beijing (31.p) |
| 首都剧场 | Shǒu dū Jù chǎng | the Capital Theatre (49.p) |
| 手续 | shǒu xù | formalities (31) |
| 瘦 | shòu | tight, thin, lean (37) |
| 售货员 | shòu huò yuán | shop assistant (36) |
| 售票处 | shòu piào chù | ticket office, booking office (41.s) |
| 售票员 | shòu piào yuán | ticket seller, conductor (38) |
| 输 | shū | to lose (28) |
| 书 | shū | book (5) |
| 书店 | shū diàn | bookstore (14) |
| 书房 | shū fáng | study (room) (22) |
| 舒服 | shū fu | comfortable, well (46) |
| 书架 | shū jià | bookshelf (39.s) |
| 叔叔 | shū shu | father's younger brother, uncle (39) |
| 暑假 | shǔ jià | summer vacation (35) |
| 树 | shù | tree (33) |
| 束 | shù | (a measure word), bunch (21) |
| 双 | shuāng | (a measure word), pair (28) |
| 水 | shuǐ | water (19) |
| 睡觉 | shuì jiào | to go to bed, to sleep (18) |
| 说 | shuō | to speak, to say (13) |
| 说明书 | shuō míng shū | synopsis (of a play or film) (49.s) |
| 司机 | sī jī | driver (41) |
| 死 | sǐ | to die (41) |
| 四 | sì | four, 4 (10) |
| 送 | sòng | to give as a present, to give (21) to see (or walk) someone home, to see (someone) off (30) |
| 送行 | sòng xíng | to see someone off (29.s) |
| 宿舍 | sù shè | dormitory (10) |
| 虽然 | suī rán | though, although (39) |
| 岁 | suì | (a measure word), year (age), years old (20) |
| 岁数 | suì shu | age (number of years old) (21.s) age (42) |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | so, therefore, as a result (29) |
T | ||
| 他 | tā | he, him (3) |
| 它 | tā | it (44) |
| 她 | tā | she, her (5) |
| 他们 | tā men | they (12) they, them (3) |
| 它们 | tā men | they (refers to things, animals only) (45) |
| 塔 | tǎ | pagoda (44) |
| 太 | tài | too, too much (16) |
| 太极拳 | tài jí quán | (a kind of traditional Chinese shadowboxing) (40) |
| 太太 | tài tai | Mrs., Madame (8.s, 21) |
| 太阳 | tài yang | the sun (44) |
| 谈 | tán | to talk (26) to talk, to chat (20.s) |
| 探亲 | tàn qīn | to go home to visit one's family (44.s) |
| 汤 | tāng | soup (25) |
| 糖 | táng | sugar (43) |
| 唐山 | Táng shān | Tangshan (name of a Chinese city) (36.p) |
| 躺 | tǎng | to lie (46) |
| 套 | tào | (a measure word), set (36) (a measure word, a set of something) (22.s) |
| 疼 | téng | ache, pain, sore (46) |
| 藤野 | Téng yě | name of a person (47.p) |
| 踢 | tī | to kick (28) |
| 提 | tí | to suggest, to put forward (43) |
| 提高 | tí gāo | to increase, to raise (36) |
| 体温 | tǐ wēn | (body) temperature (46) |
| 体育场 | tǐ yù chǎng | stadium (28.s) |
| 天 | tiān | day (18) heaven (44) |
| 天安门 | Tiān ān mén | Tiananmen (Gate of Heavenly peace) (34.p) |
| 天安门广场 | Tiān ān mén Guǎng chǎng | Tiananmen square (41.p) |
| 天气 | tiān qì | weather (31) |
| 填 | tián | to fill (32.s) |
| 条 | tiáo | (a measure word for ribbon) (16) |
| 条子 | tiáo zi | a short note, a slip of paper (39.s) |
| 跳 | tiào | to jump (44) |
| 跳舞 | tiào wǔ | to dance (21) |
| 贴 | tiē | to paste (48) |
| 听 | tīng | to listen (19) |
| 听说 | tīng shuō | it is said that (41) |
| 停 | tíng | to stop, to come to a stop (25) |
| 亭子 | tíng zi | pavilion (41) |
| 挺立 | tǐng lì | to stand erect, to stand upright (50) |
| 同学 | tóng xué | classmate, schoolmate (20) |
| 同志 | tóng zhì | comrade (9.s, 31) |
| 头 | tóu | head (45) |
| 头发 | tóu fa | hair (on the human head) (32.s) |
| 透视 | tòu shì | to examine by fluoroscope, to take X-ray examination (32) |
| 图片 | tú piàn | picture, photograph (34) |
| 图书馆 | tú shū guǎn | library (15) |
| 兔子 | tù zi | hare, rabbit (48) |
| 团聚 | tuán jù | to reunite, to have a reunion (48) |
| 推 | tuī | to push (43.s) |
| 腿 | tuǐ | leg (45) |
| 退休 | tuì xiū | to retire (39) |
W | ||
| 袜子 | wà zi | socks, stockings (37.s) |
| 外边 | wài biān | outside (22.s, 23) |
| 外国 | wài guó | foreign country (45) |
| 外语 | wài yǔ | foreign language (9) |
| 豌豆赵 | Wān dòu Zhào | (Name of person) (43.p) |
| 豌豆粥 | wān dòu zhōu | pea gruel (43) |
| 完 | wán | to finish, to be over (39) |
| 完成 | wán chéng | to complete, to finish (42) |
| 碗 | wǎn | bowl, (a measure word, bowl) (36) |
| 晚 | wǎn | late, evening (25) |
| 晚饭 | wǎn fàn | supper (26.s) |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening (16) |
| 万 | wàn | ten thousand (42) |
| 万寿山 | Wàn shòu Shān | (name of a place), Longevity Hill (44.p) |
| 王 | Wáng | a surname, Wang (proper name) (8.p, 15.p) |
| 王书文 | Wáng Shū wén | Wang Shuwen (personal name) (24.p) |
| 往 | wǎng | to go (to a place) (38) |
| 网球 | wǎng qiú | badminton (28.s) |
| 往 | wàng | toward, (train) bound for (38) |
| 忘 | wàng | to forget (29) |
| 玩儿 | wánr | to play, to have fun with (23) |
| 微笑 | wēi xiào | to smile (50) |
| 尾巴 | wěi ba | tail (47) |
| 伟大 | wěi dà | great (47) |
| 为 | wèi | for, to (27) |
| 胃 | wèi | stomach (32.s) |
| 喂 | wèi | (an interjection) hello, hey (13) |
| 位 | wèi | (measure word for persons) (25) |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | why (34) |
| 文化 | wén huà | culture (27) |
| 文学 | wén xué | literature (26) |
| 文学家 | wén xué jiā | writer, man of letters (47) |
| 文章 | wén zhāng | writings (47) |
| 问 | wèn | to ask (9) |
| 问题 | wèn tí | question, problem (18) |
| 我 | wǒ | I, me (2) |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we, us (6) |
| 卧室 | wò shì | bedroom (22) |
| 屋子 | wū zi | room (48) |
| 五 | wǔ | five, 5 (10) |
| 舞蹈 | wǔ dǎo | dance (49.s) |
| 午饭 | wǔ fàn | lunch (28) |
| 武官 | wǔ guān | military attache (27.s) |
| 舞会 | wǔ huì | dance, ball, party (20) |
| 雾 | wù | fog, mist (33.s) |
X | ||
| 西边 | xī biān | west, western part (38.s, 41) |
| 西三条 | Xī sān tiáo | (name of a place in Beijing) (47.p) |
| 希望 | xī wàng | to hope, to wish, hope, wish (31) |
| 吸烟 | xī yān | to smoke (8) |
| 吸引 | xī yǐn | to attract, to draw (49) |
| 西装 | xī zhuāng | (Western-style) suit (37.s) |
| 习惯 | xí guàn | to be used to, to be accustomed to, habit, custom (33.s) |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash (41) |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like, to be fond of (19) |
| 洗澡 | xǐ zǎo | to take a bath (22) |
| 洗澡间 | xǐ zǎo jiān | bathroom (22) |
| 洗照片 | xǐ zhào piàn | to develop (a film) (42) |
| 系 | xì | department, faculty (15) |
| 下 | xià | to get off (bus, etc.) (38) |
| 下班 | xià bān | to come or go off work (17.s) |
| 下边 | xià biān | below, under, underneath (34) bottom, below, under (22.s) |
| 下课 | xià kè | class is over, class is dismissed (17) |
| 夏历 | xià lì | the traditional Chinese calendar (48.s) |
| 夏天 | xià tiān | summer (29) |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon (18) |
| 下星期 | xià xīng qī | next week (37) |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain (33) |
| 先 | xiān | first (32) |
| 先生 | xiān sheng | Mr., sir, gentleman (8.s, 12) |
| 现代 | xiàn dài | modern (19) |
| 现代化 | xiàn dài huà | modernization (31) |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now, nowadays (11) |
| 香槟酒 | xiāng bīn jiǔ | champagne (27.s) |
| 香蕉 | xiāng jiāo | banana (19.s) |
| 香山 | Xiāng shān | Fragrance Hill (Park) (33.p) |
| 箱子 | xiāng zi | suitcase (28) |
| 想 | xiǎng | to want, to think, to miss (14) |
| 象 | xiàng | elephant (45) to be like, to resemble, to take after (21) |
| 向导 | xiàng dǎo | guide (41) |
| 小 | xiǎo | little, small (22) |
| 小吃 | xiǎo chī | snack, refreshments (43) |
| 小吃店 | xiǎo chī diàn | snack bar, lunch room (43) |
| 小冬 | Xiǎo dōng | (name of a child) (42.p) |
| 小红 | Xiǎo hóng | (name of a child) (42.p) |
| 小姐 | xiǎo jie | miss (9.s) miss, young lady (19) |
| 小兰 | Xiǎo lán | (name of a person) (39.p) |
| 小声 | xiǎo shēng | in a low voice, (speak) in whispers (46) |
| 小时 | xiǎo shí | hour (31) |
| 小说 | xiǎo shuō | novel (26.s) novel, short story (41) |
| 小提琴 | xiǎo tí qín | violin (31.s) |
| 小学生 | xiǎo xué shēng | pupil, schoolboy, schoolgirl (27.s) |
| 笑 | xiào | to laugh, to smile (30) |
| 些 | xiē | (a measure word), some (24) |
| 鞋 | xié | shoes (28) |
| 写 | xiě | to write (14) |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie | to thank (8) |
| 新 | xīn | new (15) |
| 心 | xīn | heart, mind (30) |
| 辛苦 | xīn kǔ | hard, exhausting, with much toil (31) |
| 新年 | xīn nián | New Year (21.s, 48) |
| 新闻 | xīn wén | news (23) |
| 心脏 | xīn zàng | heart (32) |
| 信 | xìn | letter (14) |
| 信封 | xìn fēng | envelope (34) |
| 信箱 | xìn xiāng | post-office box (P.O.B), letter box, mail box (34.s) |
| 星期 | xīng qī | week (20) |
| 星期日 | xīng qī rì | Sunday (20) |
| 行李 | xíng li | luggage (28) |
| 姓 | xìng | (one's) surname is, surname (9) |
| 姓名 | xìng míng | full name, surname and given name (34) |
| 杏仁 | xìng rén | almond (43) |
| 杏仁豆腐 | xìng rén dòu fu | almond junket (43) |
| 熊猫 | xióng māo | panda (45) |
| 熊猫馆 | xióng māo guǎn | panda exhibition hall (45) |
| 修 | xiū | to build (road, etc) (38) |
| 修建 | xiū jiàn | to build, to construct (42) |
| 休息 | xiū xi | to rest, to take a rest (18) |
| 选举 | xuǎn jǔ | to elect (39) |
| 学 | xué | to study, to learn (9) |
| 学期 | xué qī | term, semester (35) |
| 学生 | xué sheng | student (9) |
| 学习 | xué xí | to study, to learn (9) |
| 学校 | xué xiào | school (31) |
| 学院 | xué yuàn | college, institute (9) |
| 雪 | xuě | snow (33) |
| 血 | xuè | blood (32) |
| 血压 | xuè yā | blood pressure (32) |
Y | ||
| 亚洲 | Yà zhōu | Asia (45.p) |
| 研究 | yán jiū | to research (26) |
| 颜色 | yán sè | colour (37) |
| 演 | yǎn | to perform, to play, to act (49) |
| 演出 | yǎn chū | performance, show, to perform, to put on a show (49) |
| 眼睛 | yǎn jīng | eye (32) |
| 演员 | yǎn yuán | actor or actress, performer (49.s) |
| 阳阳 | Yáng yang | (name of child) (48.p) |
| 样子 | yàng zi | manner, air, looks (45) |
| 药 | yào | medicine (46) |
| 要 | yào | to want, to be going to, must (19) will, to be going to (29) |
| 要不 | yào bu | or, or else, otherwise (37) |
| 药方 | yào fāng | prescription (46.s) |
| 药剂士 | yào jì shì | druggist, pharmacist (46.s) |
| 要是 | yào shì | if (41) |
| 爷爷 | yé ye | grandpa (42) |
| 也 | yě | also, too (2) |
| 野草 | Yě cǎo | (name of a collection of prose poems) (47.p) |
| 页 | yè | page, (a measure word, page) (50) |
| 叶子 | yè zi | leaf (33) |
| 一 | yī | one, 1 (10) |
| 一...就... | yī ... jiù ... | no sooner ... than ..., as soon as (39) |
| 一点儿 | yī diǎnr | a little, a bit (25) |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely, certainly, certain, given, particular (20) |
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes, clothing (37) |
| 衣柜 | yī guì | wardrobe (39.s) |
| 医务所 | yī wù suǒ | clinic (32) |
| 医院 | yī yuàn | hospital (10.s, 46) |
| 遗产 | yí chǎn | heritage (47) |
| 一共 | yí gòng | altogether, in all (36) |
| 颐和园 | Yí hé yuán | Summer Palace (33.p) |
| 一会儿 | yí huìr | a little while (41) a little while, in a moment (31.s) |
| 一路平安 | yí lù píng ān | to have a pleasant journey, to have a good trip, bon voyage (29) |
| 一秘 | yí mì | first secretary (27.s) |
| 一下儿 | yí xiàr | a little while, a little bit (11) |
| 一样 | yí yàng | same, identical (37) |
| 以后 | yǐ hòu | later on, in the future (17) |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already (31) |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before, in the past (32) before, in the past, ago (17.s) |
| 椅子 | yǐ zi | chair (22) |
| 意见 | yì jiàn | criticism, comments or suggestions (43) |
| 一起 | yì qǐ | together (17) |
| 艺术 | yì shù | art (42) |
| 艺术家 | yì shù jiā | artist (49) |
| 意思 | yì sī | meaning (39) |
| 阴天 | yīn tiān | cloudy day, overcast sky (33.s) |
| 因为 | yīn wei | because, for (48) |
| 音乐 | yīn yuè | music (19) |
| 音乐会 | yīn yuè huì | concert (20.s) |
| 银行 | yín háng | bank (14) |
| 应该 | yīng gāi | should, ought to (26) |
| 英国 | Yīng guó | Britain (9.s, 13.s) |
| 英语 | Yīng yǔ | English (language) (12) |
| 赢 | yíng | to win, to beat (28) |
| 迎春花 | yíng chūn huā | winter jasmine (50) |
| 营业 | yíng yè | to do business (34) |
| 营业员 | yíng yè yuán | clerk, shop assistant (34) |
| 永远 | yǒng yuǎn | always, forever (39) |
| 用 | yòng | to use, to make use of (11) |
| 油饼 | yóu bǐng | deep-fried pancake (43) |
| 邮局 | yóu jú | post office (13.s, 34) |
| 邮票 | yóu piào | stamp (13.s, 34) |
| 游泳 | yóu yǒng | to swim (25) |
| 有 | yǒu | to have, there be (14) |
| 有的 | yǒu de | some (exist) (34) |
| 友好 | yǒu hǎo | friendly (23) |
| 有名 | yǒu míng | famous, well-known (26) |
| 有时候 | yǒu shí hou | sometimes (18) |
| 友谊 | yǒu yì | friendship (27) |
| 有一点儿 | yǒu yì diǎnr | a bit (43) |
| 有意思 | yǒu yì si | interesting (20) |
| 有志者事竟成 | yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng | where there is a will, there is a way (26) |
| 又 | yòu | again (27) |
| 右边 | yòu biān | right (22.s) |
| 鱼 | yú | fish (25) |
| 愉快 | yú kuài | happy, delighted (39) |
| 雨 | yǔ | rain (33) |
| 语法 | yǔ fǎ | grammar (15) |
| 雨伞 | yǔ sǎn | umbrella (11.s) |
| 语言 | yǔ yán | language (31) |
| 雨衣 | yǔ yī | raincoat (37.s) |
| 玉 | yù | jade (36) |
| 预报 | yù bào | forecast (33.s) |
| 园林 | yuán lín | gardens, park, landscape garden (44) |
| 元宵 | yuán xiāo | sweet dumplings made of glutinous rice flour (43) |
| 元宵节 | Yuán xiāo Jié | the Lantern Festival (48.s) |
| 远 | yuǎn | far, distant (30) |
| 远方 | yuǎn fāng | distant place (39) |
| 愿意 | yuàn yì | to be willing (to do something) (29) |
| 院子 | yuàn zi | courtyard (47) |
| 约会 | yuē huì | appointment (20.s) |
| 月 | yuè | month (20) |
| 阅览室 | yuè lǎn shì | reading room (15) |
| 运动 | yùn dòng | sports, to sport (28.s) to exercise (oneself), sport (40) |
| 运动会 | yùn dòng huì | sports meet (40) |
| 运动员 | yùn dòng yuán | sportsman, player (40) |
Z | ||
| 杂志 | zá zhì | magazine (11.s, 15) |
| 再 | zài | again, once more, a second time (25) |
| 在 | zài | to be a (a place), in, at (10) |
| 再见 | zài jiàn | to say good-bye, to bid farewell to (11) |
| 咱们 | zán men | we (including the person spoken to) (38) |
| 早 | zǎo | early (26) |
| 早饭 | zǎo fàn | breakfast (28) |
| 枣树 | zǎo shù | jujube tree, date tree (47) |
| 怎么 | zěn me | how, why (38) |
| 怎么样 | zěn me yàng | how, how is it that...? (22) |
| 炸糕 | zhá gāo | fried cake (43) |
| 站 | zhàn | (bus) stop (38) to stand (29) |
| 占线 | zhàn xiàn | the line is busy (engaged), the number is engaged (23.s) |
| 张 | zhāng | (a measure word), piece (16) |
| 张华光 | Zhāng Huá guāng | (name of a person) (31.p) |
| 张华明 | Zhāng Huá míng | (Name of a person) (41.p) |
| 掌柜 | zhǎng guì | shopkeeper (49) |
| 招待会 | zhāo dài huì | reception (27) |
| 着急 | zháo jí | feel anxiously (35) |
| 找 | zhǎo | to look for, to call on (a person) (16) |
| 找钱 | zhǎo qián | to give change (36) |
| 赵 | Zhào | (a surname) (31.p) |
| 照片 | zhào piàn | photograph, photo, picture (23) photograph, picture (21.s) |
| 照相 | zhào xiàng | take a picture, to have one's photo taken (29) |
| 照相机 | zhào xiàng jī | camera (41) |
| 这 | zhè | this (4) |
| 这么 | zhè me | so, such (42) |
| 这样 | zhè yàng | so, such, like this (32) |
| 着 | zhe | a particle (indicates accompanying action) (34) |
| 真 | zhēn | real, true, genuine (21) |
| 针 | zhēn | injection, needle (46) |
| 珍贵 | zhēn guì | precious, valuable (45) |
| 整理 | zhěng lǐ | to put in order, to straighten up, to arrange (22) |
| 整齐 | zhěng qí | neat, tidy (48) tidy (25.s) |
| 挣 | zhèng | to earn, to make (money) (35) |
| 正常 | zhèng cháng | normal, regular (32) |
| 正确 | zhèng què | correct, right (49) |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | (an adverb indicating an action in progress), while (doing) (23) |
| 这儿 | zhèr | here (10.s, 16) |
| 枝 | zhī | (a measure word) (50) (a measure word), branch (19.s) |
| 之 | zhī | (a modal particle), (a pronoun) (43) |
| 只 | zhī | (a measure word, for birds and some animals, etc.) (45) |
| 知道 | zhī dao | to know (20) |
| 知识 | zhī shi | knowledge (32) |
| 职员 | zhí yuán | office worker, staff member (14.s) |
| 指 | zhǐ | to point at, to point to (34) |
| 只 | zhǐ | only (36) |
| 纸 | zhǐ | paper (5.s, 13) |
| 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | only (44) |
| 质量 | zhì liàng | quality (36) |
| 钟 | zhōng | clock (31) clock, bell (17.s) |
| 终点 | zhōng diǎn | terminal point, terminus (38) |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China (6.s, 13.p) |
| 中国历史博物馆 | Zhōng guó Lì shǐ Bó wù guǎn | Museum of Chinese History (42.p) |
| 中国美术馆 | Zhōng guó Měi shù guǎn | National Art Gallery (50.p) |
| 中国民航 | Zhōng guó Mín háng | General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) (29.s) |
| 中间 | zhōng jiān | centre, middle (42) middle (22.s) |
| 中山装 | zhōng shān zhuāng | Chinese tunic suit (37) |
| 中式 | zhōng shì | Chinese style (37) |
| 中文 | Zhōng wén | Chinese (written language) (15) |
| 种 | zhǒng | to grow, to plant (46) |
| 种 | zhòng | (a measure word), kind, type, sort (36) |
| 重 | zhòng | heavy (42) |
| 粥 | zhōu | gruel, porridge (43) |
| 周到 | zhōu dào | thoughtful, considerate (41) |
| 周恩来 | Zhōu En lái | Zhou Enlai (50.p) |
| 周年 | zhōu nián | anniversary (50) |
| 周总理 | Zhōu Zǒng Lǐ | Premier Zhou (50.p) |
| 株 | zhū | (a measure word, use with plants) (47) |
| 竹子 | zhú zi | bamboo (45) |
| 主任 | zhǔ rèn | director, head (39) |
| 主席 | zhǔ xí | chairman (40) |
| 主席台 | zhǔ xí tái | rostrum, platform (40) |
| 住 | zhù | to live (10) |
| 祝 | zhù | to wish, to express good wishes (21) |
| 祝贺 | zhù hè | to congratulate, congratulation (20) |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to pay attention to (29) |
| 住院 | zhù yuàn | to be in hospital, to be hospitalized (46) |
| 抓 | zhuā | to arrest, to catch, to clutch (49) |
| 专业 | zhuān yè | speciality, specialized subject (35) |
| 准备 | zhǔn bèi | to prepare (25) |
| 桌子 | zhuō zi | table (22) |
| 字 | zì | character (15) |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | self, (reflexive pronoun) (30) |
| 自行车 | zì xíng chē | bicycle, bike (36) |
| 总 | zǒng | always (22) |
| 总机 | zǒng jī | central exchange, telephone exchange, switchboard (23.s) |
| 总理 | zǒng lǐ | premier (50) |
| 总是 | zǒng shì | always (22) |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk (17) |
| 足球 | zú qiú | football (28) |
| 嘴 | zuǐ | mouth (32.s) |
| 最 | zuì | best, most, least, to the highest (lowest) degree (33) |
| 最後 | zuì hòu | last (50) |
| 最近 | zuì jìn | recently, lately (32) |
| 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday (28) |
| 左边 | zuǒ biān | left (22) |
| 作 | zuò | to do (14) to regard as, to take (somebody) for (47) |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit, to take a seat (10) |
| 座 | zuò | (a measure word) (44) |
| 作家 | zuò jiā | writer, author (26) |
| 作品 | zuò pǐn | works (of literature and art) (49) |
| 座位 | zuò wèi | seat (16.s, 38) |
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