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I
you
he
she
men
plural marker
shì
to be
not
méi
not have
de
possessive particle
le
perfective particle
ma
question particle
ne
particle for what-about questions
one
èr
two
sān
three
four
five
liù
six
seven
eight
jiǔ
nine
shí
ten
líng
zero
bǎi
hundred
zhè
this
that
which
shén
what (in 什么)
me
suffix particle (in 什么, 怎么)
zěn
how (in 怎么)
shéi
who
yǒu
to have
zài
at
and
dōu
all
also
hěn
very
tài
too
rén
person
general measure word
běn
measure word for books
kuài
piece
suì
years of age
hào
number
xiē
some
diǎn
o'clock
fēn
minute
nián
year
yuè
month
day
tiān
day
to go
lái
to come
huí
to return
zǒu
to walk
kāi
to open
guān
to close
chū
to go out
dào
to arrive
zuò
to sit
zhù
to live
shuì
to sleep
shuō
to say
jiào
to call
qǐng
please
xiè
to thank
wèn
to ask
kàn
to look
tīng
to listen
to read
xiě
to write
jiàn
to see
chī
to eat
to drink
zuò
to do
mǎi
to buy
xué
to learn
to hit
gōng
work
zuò
work
huì
can
néng
can
xiǎng
to want
yào
to want
ài
to love
to like (in 喜欢)
huān
joyful (in 喜欢)
rèn
to recognize (in 认识)
shí
to know (in 认识)
hǎo
good
big
xiǎo
small
duō
many
shǎo
few
gāo
tall
duì
correct
piào
(in 漂亮)
liàng
bright (in 漂亮)
shàng
up
xià
down
inside
qián
front
hòu
behind
zhōng
middle
zài
again
xiàn
now (in 现在)
jīn
today
míng
bright
zuó
yesterday (in 昨天)
jiā
home
dad (in 爸爸)
mom (in 妈妈)
ér
son (in 儿子)
female
zi
suffix (in 儿子, 桌子)
péng
friend (in 朋友)
yǒu
friend (in 朋友)
xiān
first (in 先生)
shēng
to be born
lǎo
old (in 老师)
shī
teacher (in 老师)
tóng
same (in 同学)
guó
country
běi
north (in 北京)
jīng
capital (in 北京)
xiào
school (in 学校)
medicine (in 医院)
yuàn
courtyard (in 医院)
shāng
business (in 商店)
diàn
shop (in 商店)
cài
dish
fàn
meal
rice
shuǐ
water
chá
tea
guǒ
fruit (in 水果)
píng
apple (in 苹果)
chē
vehicle
shū
book
character
míng
name
diàn
electric
shì
vision (in 电视)
yǐng
shadow (in 电影)
huà
words
bēi
cup (in 杯子)
chair (in 椅子)
zhuō
table (in 桌子)
qián
money
rain
māo
cat
gǒu
dog
xīng
star (in 星期)
period (in 星期)
shǒu
hand
hàn
Han (in 汉语)
language (in 汉语)
wèi
hello (on phone)
self (in 自己)
self (in 自己)
měi
every, each
bié
do not, other
liǎng
two (of)
qiān
thousand
bàn
half
occurrence (measure)
ordinal prefix
ba
suggestion particle
guo
experiential particle, to pass
de
complement particle
zhe
continuous-aspect particle
disposal marker
bèi
passive marker
to compare
cóng
from
xiàng
toward
wǎng
toward
gěi
to give, for
ràng
to let, allow
jiù
then, just
cái
only then
dàn
but (in 但是)
hái
still, also
yòu
again, moreover
zhēn
really, true
zuì
most
gèng
even more
fēi
not (in 非常)
cháng
often, usual
already (in 已经)
jīng
to pass through (in 已经)
gāng
just (recently)
quarter hour, moment
zhōng
clock
yīn
because (in 因为)
wèi
for, because
suǒ
that which, place
huò
or
may, can (in 可以)
by means of (in 可以)
yīng
should (in 应该)
gāi
should (in 应该)
zhèng
just now (in 正在)
kuài
soon, fast
wán
finish (result complement)
to rise
jìn
to enter
pǎo
to run
sòng
to send, deliver
穿
chuān
to wear
to wash
zhǎo
to look for
děng
to wait
wán
to play
dài
to bring, belt
to take, hold
yòng
to use
mài
to sell
to send, emit
zhī
to know (in 知道)
dào
way, path (in 知道)
jué
to feel (in 觉得)
dǒng
to understand
gào
to tell (in 告诉)
to tell (in 告诉)
to hope (in 希望)
wàng
to look at, hope
chàng
to sing
song
tiào
to jump
to dance
zhǔn
to prepare (in 准备)
bèi
to prepare (in 准备)
shǐ
to begin (in 开始)
jié
to knot (in 结束)
shù
to end (in 结束)
kǎo
to test
shì
to try, test
xiū
to rest (in 休息)
to rest, breath
yùn
to transport (in 运动)
dòng
to move
bāng
to help (in 帮助)
zhù
to help (in 帮助)
foot (in 足球)
qiú
ball
lèi
tired
cuò
wrong
máng
busy
jiāo
to teach
zhàn
to stand, station
nán
male
hái
child
younger brother
older brother
jiě
older sister
mèi
younger sister
yǎn
eye (in 眼睛)
jīng
eye (in 眼睛)
liǎn
face
tóu
head
fish
chicken
dàn
egg
niú
cow
yáng
sheep
ròu
meat
miàn
noodle, face, surface
xīn
new
jiù
old
cháng
long
duǎn
short
màn
slow
guì
expensive
便
pián
cheap (in 便宜)
suitable (in 便宜)
jìn
near
yuǎn
far
hóng
red
hēi
black
bái
white
color
yán
face, color (in 颜色)
fáng
house (in 房间)
jiān
room, between
road
zuǒ
left
yòu
right
wài
outside
páng
side (in 旁边)
biān
side, edge
fēi
to fly
machine (in 飞机)
chǎng
field (in 机场)
piào
ticket
bào
report (in 报纸)
zhǐ
paper
topic (in 问题)
shì
matter (in 事情)
qíng
feeling (in 事情)
thought (in 意思)
meaning
class, lesson
dōng
east
西
west (also in 东西)
xuě
snow
qíng
clear (weather)
yīn
cloudy, shady
lěng
cold
hot
fēng
wind
bāo
bag, bun
bàn
to handle
biàn
to change
cān
to participate (in 参加)
gǎn
to feel
huà
to transform
huàn
to exchange
to remember
jiā
to add
jiē
to connect
jiè
to borrow
jué
to decide (in 决定)
liàn
to practice (in 练习)
使
shǐ
to use
to lift
tíng
to stop
wàng
to forget
xiào
to laugh
xuǎn
to choose
zhǐ
only
zhù
to pour
law
gōng
public
thing
sentence
xiàng
to resemble
dāng
to serve as
wèi
position
jiàn
item (measure)
tiáo
strip
zhāng
sheet (measure)
shuāng
pair
duàn
section
chūn
spring (season)
xià
summer
qiū
autumn
dōng
winter
zǎo
early
wǎn
late
noon
shí
time
jiǔ
long (time)
to ride (a bike, horse)
to leave
chà
poor
dān
to shoulder
jiě
to solve
zhōng
end
niàn
to read aloud
how many
its
it
nín
you (formal)
kōng
empty
nán
difficult
easy
quán
whole
qīng
clear
zhòng
heavy
tián
sweet
téng
painful
qīng
light (weight)
special
extreme
yuè
to exceed
jiào
to compare
pen
word (in 生词)
huà
painting
fāng
direction
hǎi
sea
river
shān
mountain
huā
flower
shù
tree
cǎo
grass
huǒ
fire
bīng
ice
dēng
lamp
mén
door
kǒu
mouth
shēn
body
tuǐ
leg
chéng
city
lóu
building
jié
festival
xīn
heart
body (in 身体)
shì
city
jiē
street
yuán
garden
céng
floor
zhōu
week
end (in 周末)
yàng
kind
clothing
mào
hat
绿
green
huáng
yellow
lán
blue
general

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