Vocab List Level 1 (Color-Coded) - DominoChinese

Level: Level 1
Vocab List
Tone Key
First (high) Second (rising) Third (falling then rising) Fourth (falling) Neutral
Word Phonetic Translation
工 gōng Work, labor, laborer, Worker
手工 shǒu gōng Hand-made, handwork, Manual
工人 gōng rén Worker
什么意思 shén me yì sī What does it mean?
意思。。。/意思是 yì sī yì sī shì Meaning..., Means
Sorry, to feel embarrassed, to be ill at ease, to find it

不好意思 bù hǎo yì sī
embarrassing (to do sth)
To do, To work, to make, To act, To produce, To write, to

compose, to act as, To engage in, to hold (a party), to
做 zuò be, To become, to function (in some capacity), to serve
as, To be used for, to form (a bond or relationship), To
pretend, to feign, to act a part, to put on appearance
古 gǔ Ancient, old, Classic
故 gù On purpose, story, reason, Cause, happening, instance
样 yàng Appearance, form, pattern, shape, style
羊 yáng Sheep, goat
木 mù Tree, wood, lumber, wooden
怎 zěn How, what? why? how?
乍 zhà Suddenly, First time, for the first time
How about, how?, how about?, how was it?, how are
怎么样 zěn me yàng things?
你怎么样？ nǐ zěn me yàng How are you?
你做什么？ nǐ zuò shén me What do you do？
你做什么工作？ nǐ zuò shén me gōng zuò What you do for work？
做作业 zuò zuò yè To do homework
意 yì Meaning, thought, Idea, Opinion, Desire, wish, intention
立 lì To stand, to set up, to establish
思 sī mind, To think, To ponder, To consider, final particle
音 yīn Sound, noise, Tone, pitch, Pronunciation
意思 yì sī Meaning, Idea, Opinion, wish, Desire
怎么 zěn me How, how?, what?, why?
开业 kāi yè To start a business
业 yè Industry, Business, Profession, To study, To work
作 zuò to make, To write, to compose, To act, to perform
Homework, school assignment, Work, task, Operation,

作业 zuò yè
to operate
To do manual work, to work (do manual labor for a

打工 dǎ gōng
living), a part time job, to moonlight
工作日 gōng zuò rì Working days
工作怎么样？ gōng zuò zěn me yàng How's your job?
写字 xiě zì To write characters
日期 rì qī Date
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今天是什么日期？ jīn tiān shì shén me rì qī What date is it today?
星期一 xīng qī yī Monday
星期二 xīng qī èr Tuesday
星期日 xīng qī rì Sunday
一个星期 yī gè xīng qī One week
星期三 xīng qī sān Wednesday
星期四 xīng qī sì Thursday
星期五 xīng qī wǔ Friday
星期六 xīng qī liù Saturday
星期天 xīng qī tiān Sunday
今天是星期三 jīn tiān shì xīng qī sān Today's Wednesday
叉 chā Fork, prong, cross, intersect
Again, (past tense) (left hand), And, Also, In addition,

又 yòu
(once) again, both... and...
No have, Not, none, gone, to bury, to sink, to drown,

没 méi
(negative prefix for verbs), have not
没关系 méi guān xì No problem, it doesn't matter
刀叉 dāo chā Knife and fork
叉子 chā zi Fork
To use, to employ, to apply, Use, To have to, to eat or

用 yòng
drink, expense or outlay, Usefulness, hence, therefore
不要 bù yào Don't, don't want
不用 bù yòng No need
对吧 duì ba Right?
是吧 shì ba Right?
星 xīng Star, planet, a point of light
生 shēng To give birth to, Life, lifetime, Birth, growth
其 qí His, her, its, their, That, such
期 qī Period, a period of time, Date, Time, phase
星星 xīng xīng Star
星期 xīng qī Week
不用谢 bù yòng xiè You're welcome
文 wén Language, Culture, Literature, writing
文明 wén míng Civilization, civilized, Culture
我的英文名字是。。。 wǒ de yīng wén míng zì shì My English name is...
天文 tiān wén Astronomy
写 xiě To write, to draw, to sketch, to compose
冖 mì Cover
不用写 bù yòng xiě No need to write
寸 cùn A unit of length, inch, thumb, Small, tiny
对 duì Correct, right, Facing, opposed, For, To
不对 bù duì incorrect, wrong, amiss, abnormal
对不对 duì bù duì Right?
中文 zhōng wén Chinese, Chinese written language, Chinese writing
英文 yīng wén English
你的英文不好 nǐ de yīng wén bù hǎo Your English is bad

你的中文名字是什么？ nǐ de zhōng wén míng zì shì shén me What's your Chinese name?
Day, Sun, daytime, date, day of the month, abbr. for 日

日 rì
本|日本 Japan
名 míng Name, artist, person with title, Position, rank, Title
明 míng Bright, clear, To explain, To understand, to shed light
明天 míng tiān Tomorrow
To connect, to relate to, to tie up, system, Line, Link,

系 xì
connection, to bind, to be (literary)
Relations, relation, relationship, to concern, To affect, to

关系 guān xì
have to do with, guanxi
中意 zhōng yì To like (mostly Cantonese)
我很中意那个 wǒ hěn zhōng yì nà gè I like that a lot
斤 jīn 500 g, a catty (about 500 grams), an axe, keen, shrewd
Listen, to hear, to listen, To understand, To obey, a can

听 tīng (loanword from English "tin"), classifier for canned
beverages
所以 suǒ yǐ so, therefore, as a result
听不懂 tīng bù dǒng Do not understand
不要听 bù yào tīng Don't listen
今 jīn Today, current, modern, Now
今天 jīn tiān Today, at the present, Now
作 zuò to make, To write, to compose, To act, to perform
昨 zuó Yesterday, formerly, in the past
昨天 zuó tiān Yesterday
Big, great, vast, High, Deep, huge, Large, major, Wide,

大 dà
oldest, eldest
天 tiān Heaven, Day, sky, God, celestial
一天 yī tiān One day, the whole day
白日 bái rì Day time
人人 rén rén everyone
天天 tiān tiān Every day
白天 bái tiān Day time
可不可以？ kě bù kě yǐ Ok? Is it ok?
那个是什么字 nà gè shì shén me zì Do you have a smaller one?
一月 yī yuè January
一个月 yī gè yuè One month
明白 míng bái To understand, clear, obvious, unequivocal, to realize
你明白吗？ nǐ míng bái ma Do you understand?
明不明白？ míng bù míng bái Do you understand?

没 méi
听不懂 tīng bù dǒng Do not understand
听不明白 tīng bù míng bái Can't understand
懂 dǒng To understand, To know
重 zhòng Repeat, heavy, weighty, to double, To repeat, Serious
不懂 bù dǒng Don’t understand

Good, Excellent, Fine, proper, suitable, well, good to,

好 hǎo Easy to, very, so, (suffix indicating completion or
readiness)
Date, size, number, mark, Sign, symbol, To call, To cry,

号 hào to roar, day of a month, (suffix used after) name of a
ship, (ordinal) number
一月一号 yī yuè yī hào January 1st
月 yuè Moon, month
心 xīn Heart, mind, intention, center, core, soul
始 shǐ Start, to begin, To start, Beginning
开始 kāi shǐ To start, to begin, Beginning, initial
我可以开始吗 wǒ kě yǐ kāi shǐ ma Can I start?
White, clear, Pure, unblemished, Bright, snowy, Empty,

blank, plain, To make clear, in vain, gratuitous, free of
白 bái charge, reactionary, anti-communist, funeral, to stare
coldly, to write wrong character, to state, To explain,
vernacular, spoken lines in opera, surname Bai
怕 pà To be afraid of, to fear, apprehensive
忄 xin Heart, mind, soul
我很怕 wǒ hěn pà I'm scared
我很胖 wǒ hěn pàng I'm fat
打开 dǎ kāi To open
闷 mèn Depressed, gloomy, melancholy
我很闷 wǒ hěn mèn I'm depressed
中心 zhōng xīn Centre, center, Heart, core
Happy, to feel happy, to rejoice, to have a great time, to

开心 kāi xīn
make fun of sb
不要开门 bù yào kāi mén Don't open the door
开关 kāi guān Switch
关心 guān xīn to care, to care for sth, caring, concerned
小心 xiǎo xīn Be careful, To be careful, To take care
You (polite), honorific for 'you', you (polite, as opposed

您 nín
to informal 你[ni3])
您好 nín hǎo Hello
Age, Year, years old, harvest, classifier for years (of

岁 suì
age), year (of crop harvests)
山 shān Mountain, hill, peak
一块 yī kuài One kuai
一岁 yī suì One year(s) old
一个 yī gè One
我十岁 wǒ shí suì I'm 10 years old
我二十五岁 wǒ èr shí wǔ suì I'm 25 years old
不要怕我 bù yào pà wǒ Don't be afraid of me
不要打我 bù yào dǎ wǒ Don't hit me
多大 duō dà How old, how big
你多大？ nǐ duō dà How old, big are you?
fierce, Scary, awful, dreadful, fearful, formidable,

可怕 kě pà
frightful, hideous, horrible, terrible, terribly
To close, frontier pass, To shut, relation, mountain pass,

关 guān
to turn off, to concern, to involve

关门 guān mén To close the door
To open, To start, To initiate, to begin, to turn on, To

开 kāi boil, to write out (a medical prescription), to operate
(vehicle), abbr. for 開爾文|开尔文 degrees Kelvin
开门 kāi mén Open the door
Handsome, commander, commander-in-chief, Smart,

帅 shuài
graceful, Commander in chief
巾 jīn Cloth, Paper, Curtain, handkerchief, Towel
纸巾 zhǐ jīn Tissue
有没有纸巾？ yǒu méi yǒu zhǐ jīn Have a tissue?
在意 zài yì to care, To care about, To mind
我不在意 wǒ bù zài yì I don't care
说什么？ shuō shén me Say what?
用中文怎么说那个？ yòng zhōng wén zěn me shuō nà gè How to say that in Chinese?
用中文怎么说这个？ yòng zhōng wén zěn me shuō zhè gè How to you say this in Chinese?
用中文怎么写这个？ yòng zhōng wén zěn me xiě zhè gè How to write this in Chinese?
哦 ó Oh, oh? really? is that so?, Ah
yes, ok, interjection indicating agreement or

嗯
appreciation, (a groaning sound)
嗯嗯 yes, ok
纸 zhǐ Paper
氏 shì Clan, Family, maiden name
How about, how?, how about?, how was it?, how are
怎么样 zěn me yàng
things?
这样 zhè yàng Like this
讠 yán Knowledge, speech, Words, To speak, To say
说 shuō To persuade, To speak, To say, To scold, to upbraid
兑 duì To cash, to exchange, cash, check
土 tǔ Earth, dust, local, soil, items made of earth
money, piece, lump, chunk, dollar, measure word for

currency, lump (of earth), classifier for pieces of cloth,
块 kuài cake, soap etc, colloquial word for yuan (or other unit of
currency such as Hong Kong or US dollar etc), usually
as 塊錢|块钱
教 jiào Religion, teaching, to make, School, education, to teach
吐 tǔ To throw up, to vomit, to spew out, to cough up, To say
我在写 wǒ zài xiě I'm writing
你们两个在做什么？ nǐ men liǎng gè zài zuò shén me What are you two doing?
我们在做作业 wǒ men zài zuò zuò yè We're doing homework
Ah, exclamatory particle, modal particle ending

啊 a
sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
很好啊 hěn hǎo a Very good!
我在看这个 wǒ zài kàn zhè gè I'm watching this
还在 hái zài Still (doing or being somewhere)
我还在这儿 wǒ hái zài zhè ér I'm still here
我还在看这个 wǒ hái zài kàn zhè gè I'm still watching this
我不在中国 wǒ bù zài zhōng guó I'm not in China
我在这儿 wǒ zài zhè ér I'm here
你在哪儿 nǐ zài nǎ ér Where are you?

厕 cè Restroom, toilet, lavatory, washroom, to mingle
厕所 cè suǒ toilet, lavatory
厕所在哪儿？ cè suǒ zài nǎ ér Where's the toilet？
Will, To assemble, To meet, Meeting, association,

Group, Can, be possible, be able to, be likely to, be sure
会 huì
to, To gather, To see, Union, a moment (Taiwan pr. for
this sense is hui3)
To be (place), at, in, on, To exist, used to indicate the

在 zài present progressive tense, (located) at, (to be) in, in the
middle of doing sth, (indicating an action in progress)
他不在 tā bù zài He's not in, Here
哎哟 āi yō Oh no, Hey, ow, ouch, interjection of pain or surprise
哎呀 āi ya Interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing

surprise or doubt), particle used to express surprise,
呀 ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing
surprise or doubt)
不对呀 bù duì ya Not right!
那样 nà yàng Like that
我可以这样说吗？ wǒ kě yǐ zhè yàng shuō ma Can I say it like this?
不可以这样说 bù kě yǐ zhè yàng shuō You can't say it like that
可以这样写吗？ kě yǐ zhè yàng xiě ma Can I write (it) like this?
怎么说？ zěn me shuō How to say?
这样说！ zhè yàng shuō Say (it) like this
我会中文 wǒ huì zhōng wén I know Chinese
我会说中文 wǒ huì shuō zhōng wén I can speak Chinese
你会说中文吗？ nǐ huì shuō zhōng wén ma Can you speak Chinese?
我不会写字 wǒ bù huì xiě zì I can't write characters
小说 xiǎo shuō Novel, fiction
我在这儿工作 wǒ zài zhè ér gōng zuò I work here
在这儿写 zài zhè ér xiě Write here
写在这儿 xiě zài zhè ér Write here
你在哪儿工作？ nǐ zài nǎ ér gōng zuò Where do you work?
没意思 méi yì sī Not interesting
有意思 yǒu yì sī Interesting
没有意思 méi yǒu yì sī Not interesting, pointless
没有为什么 méi yǒu wèi shén me No why, no reason
有钱 yǒu qián Rich
男孩子 nán hái zi Boy
女孩子 nǚ hái zi Girl
男孩 nán hái Boy
女孩 nǚ hái Girl
小孩 xiǎo hái
To have, to be (adjective), to own, to possess, To exist,

有 yǒu
there is, there are, to be
有人 yǒu rén There's someone here
我有一个勺子 wǒ yǒu yī gè sháo zi I have a spoon

有你有我 yǒu nǐ yǒu wǒ Have you have me
有人吗？ yǒu rén ma Is there anyone (here)?
女朋友 nǚ péng yǒu Girlfriend
男朋友 nán péng yǒu Boyfriend
她是我的女朋友 tā shì wǒ de nǚ péng yǒu She's my girlfriend

没 méi
没有 méi yǒu To not have, to not be (adjective)
有没有 yǒu méi yǒu Is there any
To touch, to meet with, to bump, to collide, to bump

碰 pèng
into
我碰你 wǒ pèng nǐ I poke, touch you
小朋友 xiǎo péng yǒu Kids
有名 yǒu míng Famous, well-known
他很有名 tā hěn yǒu míng He's famous
Mouth, family members, Entrance, Gate, opening,

口 kǒu classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic
animals, cannons, wells etc)
另 lìng Another, separate, other
拐 guǎi To turn, to kidnap, to abduct, crutch
力 lì Force, energy, Strength, power, capability, influence
右拐 yòu guǎi Turn right
左拐 zuǒ guǎi To turn left
右 yòu Right (-hand), the Right (politics), right, right-wing
左 zuǒ Left (side), left, unorthodox, improper
男 nán Male, man, Boy, baron, surname
田 tián Field, Farm, arable land, cultivated
力 lì Force, energy, Strength, power, capability, influence
男人 nán rén man, a man, a male, men
朋 péng Friend, pal, acquaintance
友 yǒu Friend, Companion, fraternity
朋友 péng yǒu Friend
他是我的朋友 tā shì wǒ de péng yǒu He's my friend
好朋友 hǎo péng yǒu Good friends
我们两个是好朋友 wǒ men liǎng gè shì hǎo péng yǒu The two of us are good friends
那两个 nà liǎng gè Those two
这两个 zhè liǎng gè These two
这天 zhè tiān This day
这句 zhè jù This sentence
To hold, to seize, to catch, to apprehend, to take, To

拿 ná
bring, to grasp
To close, to join, to fit, to be equal to, To combine, to

合 hé
unite, To gather
哈哈 hā hā (onom.) laughing out loud
拿那个 ná nà gè Grab, take that
That, so, well, that one, Those, then (in that case),
那 nà
commonly pr. nei4 before a classifier, esp. in Beijing

那么 nà me then, so, well
给我看 gěi wǒ kàn Show me *visually
给我听 gěi wǒ tīng Show me *audibly
给。。。看 gěi kàn To show (by looking)
你可以给我看吗？ nǐ kě yǐ gěi wǒ kàn ma Can you show me?
给。。。听 gěi tīng To show (by ear)
我给你看，可以吗？ wǒ gěi nǐ kàn kě yǐ ma I'll show you
To, For, for the benefit of, to give, To lend, by, To allow,
给 gěi
to do sth (for sb), (passive particle)
纟 sī Silk radical, silk, Thread
Relations, relation, relationship, to concern, To affect, to

关系 guān xì
have to do with, guanxi
哪儿 nǎ ér Where, Where?, wherever, anywhere
This, these, such, Here, (commonly pr. zhei4 before a

这 zhè
classifier, esp. in Beijing)
这个 zhè gè This
这个钱是我的 zhè gè qián shì wǒ de This money is mine
这是我的 zhè shì wǒ de This is mine
还是 hái shì Still, Or, nevertheless
还有 hái yǒu Also, furthermore, And
你要这个还是那个？ nǐ yào zhè gè hái shì nà gè Do you want this or that?
我要这个，我还要这个 wǒ yào zhè gè wǒ hái yào zhè gè I want this and this
我要这个，还有我要这个 wǒ yào zhè gè hái yǒu wǒ yào zhè gè I want this, Also, I'd like this
To, For, for the benefit of, to give, To lend, by, To allow,
给 gěi
to do sth (for sb), (passive particle)
给我 gěi wǒ Give (it to) me
那个给我 nà gè gěi wǒ Give that to me
给我那个 gěi wǒ nà gè Give that to me
拿那个给我 ná nà gè gěi wǒ Give that to me
那儿 nà ér There
这儿 zhè ér Here
这儿有两个人 zhè ér yǒu liǎng gè rén There are two people here
中国有很多人 zhōng guó yǒu hěn duō rén There's a lot of people in China
哪 nǎ Which?, which? where? how?, How, which
哪个 nǎ gè which
目 mù Eye, To look, To see, division, Topic
To look, To see, to examine, to scrutinize, To look at, To

read, To watch, To consider, to regard as, to view as, to
treat as, To judge, (after repeated verb) to give it a try,
看 kàn
depending on (how you're judging), To visit, to call on,
to treat (an illness), to look after, Watch out! (for a
danger)
天哪 tiān nǎ Good gracious!
哪 nǎ Which?, which? where? how?, How, which
哪个 nǎ gè which
哪国人 nǎ guó rén Which country person?
我是中国人 wǒ shì zhōng guó rén I'm Chinese
你是哪国人？ nǐ shì nǎ guó rén Which country are you from?

爱国 ài guó Patriotic
爱国的人 ài guó de rén Patriot
可爱 kě ài cute, loveable, Amiable, lovely
你很可爱！ nǐ hěn kě ài You're very cute!
好可爱! hǎo kě ài so, very cute!
Still, give back, Also, Besides, yet, To return, still in

progress, still more, Even more, In addition, fairly,
还 hái
passably (good), as early as, Even, else, to pay back,
surname Huan
辶 chuò Path, To walk, walking
小可爱 xiǎo kě ài Bra
To owe, to lack, To breathe, to yawn, deficient, owe,

欠 qiàn
yawn
欢 huān To welcome, Happy, Glad, joyful
喜 xǐ To like, To love, To enjoy, to be happy, joyful, Glad
喜欢 xǐ huān To like, to be fond of
爱 ài To love, To like, to be fond of, love, affection
爪 zhǎo Claw, claws, nails, talons
爫 zhao Claw, claws, nails, talons
冖 mì Cover
还要 hái yào Also want
你还要什么？ nǐ hái yào shén me What more do you want?
我要那个还要那个 wǒ yào nà gè hái yào nà gè I want this and this
还好 hái hǎo Fine
还可以 hái kě yǐ Fine
做朋友 zuò péng yǒu To make friends
做爱 zuò ài To make love
你的爱好是什么？ nǐ de ài hǎo shì shén me What hobbies do you have?
你要不要做朋友？ nǐ yào bù yào zuò péng yǒu Do you want to make friends?
我很喜欢你 wǒ hěn xǐ huān nǐ I like you a lot
你喜欢我吗？ nǐ xǐ huān wǒ ma Do you like me?
他们都喜欢你 tā men dōu xǐ huān nǐ They all like you
我两个都喜欢 wǒ liǎng gè dōu xǐ huān I like both of them
我爱你 wǒ ài nǐ I love you
我也爱你 wǒ yě ài nǐ I love you too
还有 hái yǒu Also, furthermore, And
我有爸爸妈妈还有一个妹妹 wǒ yǒu bà bà mā mā hái yǒu yī gè mèi mèi I have a dad, mom and a little sister
还有叉子吗？ hái yǒu chā zi ma Is there also a fork?
还有什么？ hái yǒu shén me What more is there?
有爱 yǒu ài Affectionate, lovely
他很有爱 tā hěn yǒu ài He is lovely
Hobby, To like, to take pleasure in, keen on, fond of,

爱好 ài hǎo Interest, appetite for
爱人 ài rén Lover
人人 rén rén everyone
二百 èr bǎi 200
三百 sān bǎi 300

Hundred, numerous, all kinds of, one hundred, Many,

百 bǎi
surname Bai
一百 yī bǎi 100
白日 bái rì Day time
白白 bái bái Bye bye
White, clear, Pure, unblemished, Bright, snowy, Empty,

blank, plain, To make clear, in vain, gratuitous, free of
白 bái charge, reactionary, anti-communist, funeral, to stare
coldly, to write wrong character, to state, To explain,
vernacular, spoken lines in opera, surname Bai
Ha (haha), the sound of laughter, Laughter, yawn, abbr.

哈 hā
for Kazakhstan
丶 zhǔ Drop, dot
白人 bái rén White person
人 rén People, man, Person
人口 rén kǒu Population
王 wáng King, Ruler, royal, surname
讠 yán Knowledge, speech, Words, To speak, To say
订 dìng To reserve, to make an order, to draw up an agreement
英 yīng Heroic, English, petal, Flower, leaf, Brave
英国 yīng guó The United Kingdom
国 guó Country, nation, State, National
中国人 zhōng guó rén Chinese person
打 dǎ To hit, to attack, to beat, to strike
玉 yù Jade, gem, precious stone
Nail, male adult, robust, vigorous, 4th heavenly stem,

丁 dīng cubes of meat and vegetables, man, members of a
family, Population, fourth of 10 heavenly stems 十天干,
丁丁 dīng dīng Tintin

日 rì
本|日本 Japan
是 shì Is, are, am, yes, to be, Indeed, right, okay
英国人 yīng guó rén British
美国人 měi guó rén American
扌 shou Hand
中国 zhōng guó China, Middle Kingdom
人中 rén zhōng Philtrum
美国 měi guó The United States
拜 bài Bye, to bow, to salute, To worship, to pay respects
拜拜 bài bài Bye bye
手 shǒu Hand
二手 èr shǒu Second hand
丨 gǔn Stick, number one, Line
Central, hit (target), attain, center, middle, amidst, to

中 zhōng
hit (target), to attain, China, Chinese
美 měi Beautiful, Pretty, pleasing
国王 guó wáng King
王国 wáng guó Kingdom

三Q sān Q Thank you! *Slang
谢谢 xiè xiè Thanks, To thank
Mouth, family members, Entrance, Gate, opening,

口 kǒu classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic
animals, cannons, wells etc)
One, a, an, Alone, 1, single, a (article), As soon as,

一 yī entire, Whole, All, throughout, "one" radical in Chinese
characters (Kangxi radical 1)
二 èr Two, twice, 2, stupid (Beijing dialect)

日 rì
本|日本 Japan
三 sān Three, 3
一口 yī kǒu A bite, mouthful
是 shì Is, are, am, yes, to be, Indeed, right, okay
不是 bù shì To no be, no, incorrect
是不是 shì bù shì Isn't it?
我是中国人 wǒ shì zhōng guó rén I'm Chinese
我不是美国人 wǒ bù shì měi guó rén I'm not American
我是不是英国人 wǒ shì bù shì yīng guó rén Am I British?
饿不饿 è bù è Hungry?
帮 bāng To help, to assist, To support, to defend, Party, gang
帮不帮 bāng bù bāng Help?
不谢 bù xiè You're welcome
饣 shí Food radical, food, To eat
饿 è Hungry, Greedy, to be hungry
弋 yì Dagger, to catch, to arrest, to shoot with a bow
戈 gē Lance, spear, halberd
我 wǒ I, me, my, our, us
To want, need, essential, Necessary, to ask for, to

要 yào coerce, to demand, Important, vital, Will, going to (as
future auxiliary), may, Must
要不要 yào bù yào Do you want?
不 bù Not, no, un-, negative prefix, (negative prefix)
谢谢 xiè xiè Thanks, To thank
啡 fēi Coffee, morphine
咖啡 kā fēi Coffee
我要巧克力 wǒ yào qiǎo kè lì I want chocolate
哦 ó Oh, oh? really? is that so?, Ah
巧克力 qiǎo kè lì Chocolate (loanword)
我打丁丁 wǒ dǎ dīng dīng I hit Tintin
我是英国人 wǒ shì yīng guó rén I'm British
Of, possessive particle, aim, Goal, -self suffix, structural

的 de particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding
possessive or descriptive attributive
白的勺子 bái de sháo zi White spoon
你是一个美的中国人 nǐ shì yī gè měi de zhōng guó rén You're a pretty Chinese person
他是一个美的美国人 tā shì yī gè měi de měi guó rén He's a beautiful American person

英 yīng Heroic, English, petal, Flower, leaf, Brave
猫 māo Cat
艹 cao Grass, weed, Plant, herb
田 tián Field, Farm, arable land, cultivated
小猫 xiǎo māo Kitten
小狗 xiǎo gǒu Puppy
好的 hǎo de Good
帅的人 shuài de rén Handsome people, Person
美的人 měi de rén Beautiful person
我的巧克力 wǒ de qiǎo kè lì My chocolate
我的包 wǒ de bāo My bag
那个是我的巧克力 nà gè shì wǒ de qiǎo kè lì That is my chocolate
一个很帅的人 yī gè hěn shuài de rén A handsome person
一个很帅的中国人 yī gè hěn shuài de zhōng guó rén A handsome Chinese person
是的 shì de yes, that's right
狗 gǒu Dog
犭 quǎn Animal, Dog
那个是狗 nà gè shì gǒu That is dog
中国人 zhōng guó rén Chinese person
美女 měi nǚ Pretty girl, miss, waitress
中国的人 zhōng guó de rén Person of China
美的女人 měi de nǚ rén Pretty girl
我妈 wǒ mā My mom
我的妈妈 wǒ de mā mā Very big
我的小猫 wǒ de xiǎo māo My kitten
他们的小猫 tā men de xiǎo māo Their kitten
我的勺子 wǒ de sháo zi My spoon
中国的 zhōng guó de Chinese (of China)
好不好 hǎo bù hǎo OK?
好吗 hǎo ma OK?
姐 jiě Old sister, elder sister, miss, young lady
And, (long time), moreover, also (post-subject), about

且 qiě
to, will soon (pre-verb)
姐姐 jiě jiě Older sister
是吗 shì ma Is that so?
小姐 xiǎo jiě miss, young lady
What about, wool, interrogative or emphatic final

呢 ne particle, (question particle for subjects already
mentioned)
你呢 nǐ ne How about you?
可 kě Can, may, -able, possibly
呵呵 āā Hehe
可以 kě yǐ Can, may, possible, able to
妈妈骂马吗 mā mā mà mǎ ma Is mom scolding the horse?
我很好 wǒ hěn hǎo I'm good

你好吗？ nǐ hǎo ma How are you?
我也很好 wǒ yě hěn hǎo I'm also good
爸 bà Dad, Father, papa
巴 bā To wish for, to desire
父 fù Parent, Father, Dad
爸爸 bà bà Dad, (informal) father
都可以 dōu kě yǐ All is fine
Question particle, final interrogative particle, (question

吗 ma
tag)
好吗 hǎo ma OK?
好吧 hǎo ba Ok then
马 mǎ Horse, surname, abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚
He (hehe), To scold, to yawn, the sound of someone

呵 ā
laughing (when repeated), to scold in a loud voice
In order to, According to, so as to, because of, then, to

以 yǐ
use as
呵呵 āā Hehe
可以 kě yǐ Can, may, possible, able to
可以吗 kě yǐ ma Is it ok?
大妈 dà mā Father's elder brother's wife
骂 mà To scold, to accuse, To blame, to curse, abuse
妈 mā Mom, Mother, mama
妈妈 mā mā Mom, mama, mommy, Mother
Question particle, final interrogative particle, (question

吗 ma
tag)
suggestive particle, bar, emphatic final particle, (modal

吧 ba
particle indicating polite suggestion), ...right?, ...OK?
巴 bā To wish for, to desire
哥 gē Older brother, Elder brother
哥哥 gē gē Older brother
不可以 bù kě yǐ Not ok! (you) can't!
Handsome, commander, commander-in-chief, Smart,

帅 shuài
graceful, Commander in chief
刂 dāo Knife
你很帅 nǐ hěn shuài You're handsome
四是四 sì shì sì 4 is 4
十是十 shí shì shí 10 is 10
十四是十四 shí sì shì shí sì 14 is 14
子 zi Child, Son, Seed, Egg, Fruit, small thing
Character, Letter, symbol, Word, courtesy or style name

字 zì
traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
打字 dǎ zì To type
一个字 yī gè zì One character
美 měi Beautiful, Pretty, pleasing
妹 mèi Younger sister
未 wèi Not yet, 8th terrestrial branch
(dad's side) Cousin (younger sister), Younger sister, fig.

妹妹 mèi mèi
younger woman (esp. girl friend or rival)

二十 èr shí 20
十 shí Ten, 10, tenth, complete, Perfect
十二 shí èr 12
我叫 Ann wǒ jiào Ann What is that
To call, cry, shout, to greet, To hail, to shout, to order,

叫 jiào To ask, to be called, by (indicates agent in the passive
mood)
丩 jiū －, To connect, to join, vine
帅哥 shuài gē Handsome guy
什 shén What, what? mixed, miscellaneous
么 me Question particle, interrogative particle
什么 shén me What, what?, who?, Something, anything
你好吗 nǐ hǎo ma
教 jiào Religion, teaching, to make, School, education, to teach
攵 pū To knock over, to rap, to tap, script, to let go
孝 xiào Filial piety, obedience, mourning
弟 dì Younger brother, young brother, Junior
弟弟 dì dì (dad's side) Cousin (younger brother), Younger brother
为什么不 wèi shén me bù Why not?
For, To do, To act, To handle, to govern, to be, because

为 wèi
of, To
为什么 wèi shén me why, why?, for what reason?
Bag, wrap, pack, bundle, Package, To cover, to wrap, To

hold, To include, To take charge of, wrapper, Container,
包 bāo
to hold or embrace, packet, to contract (to or for),
surname Bao
勹 bāo wrap
包子 bāo zi Steamed stuffed buns, steamed stuffed bun
我要个包子 wǒ yào gè bāo zi I want a baozi (stuffed bun)
名 míng Name, artist, person with title, Position, rank, Title
Character, Letter, symbol, Word, courtesy or style name

字 zì
traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
名字 míng zì Name, name (of a person or thing)
所以呢 suǒ yǐ ne so, therefore
你很美所以我要你 nǐ hěn měi suǒ yǐ wǒ yào nǐ You're pretty so I want you
句 jù Sentence, clause, phrase, paragraph, stanza
句子 jù zi Sentence
To wrap up, doggy-bag, to wrap, to pack, to ask for a

打包 dǎ bāo
doggy bag (at a restaurant)
我要打包 wǒ yào dǎ bāo I want take-away
钱包 qián bāo Wallet
In order to, According to, so as to, because of, then, to

以 yǐ
use as

so, place, location, "that which", a particle introducing a

passive clause, actually, classifier for houses, small
所 suǒ
buildings, institutions etc, that which, particle
introducing a relative clause or passive
所以 suǒ yǐ so, therefore, as a result

大 dà
oldest, eldest
因 yīn Cause, reason, because, by
因为 yīn wèi because, owing to, on account of
勺 sháo Spoon, ladle, unit of volume
勺子 sháo zi Spoon, scoop, ladle
四 sì Four, 4
四个 sì gè Four
四百块 sì bǎi kuài Four hundred (of the currency)
我们都不是 wǒ men dōu bù shì None of us is
我们都不要咖啡 wǒ men dōu bù yào kā fēi None of us wants coffee
我们都不是中国人 wǒ men dōu bù shì zhōng guó rén None of us is Chinese
儿 ér Son, Child
门儿 mén ér Door
人儿 rén ér People
我们 wǒ men We, us, ourselves, our
你们 nǐ men You guys
你们是不是中国人？ nǐ men shì bù shì zhōng guó rén Are you guys Chinese?
王子 wáng zi Prince, son of a king
八 bā 8, eight, all around, all sides
夕 xī Sunset, Evening, night, Dusk, slanted
Dead, Death, impassable, inflexible, to die, uncrossable,

死 sǐ
rigid, extremely
匕 bǐ Ancient type of spoon, Spoon, ladle, Knife, dirk
两个都 liǎng gè dōu Both
中国人都要我 zhōng guó rén dōu yào wǒ All Chinese want me
All, Each, entirely, Whole, Metropolis, capital, all, both,

都 dōu
entirely (due to) each, Even, Already
小子 xiǎo zi Kid
日子 rì zi Day
儿子 ér zi Son
女儿 nǚ ér Daughter
Plural suffix, plural marker for pronouns and some

们 men
nouns
我两个都要 wǒ liǎng gè dōu yào I want both of them
Gate, Door, Entrance, opening, gateway, doorway,

valve, Switch, way to do something, knack, Family,
House, (religious) sect, school (of thought), Class,
门 mén
category, phylum or division (taxonomy), classifier for
large guns, classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of
technology
门口 mén kǒu Door, Gate

All, Each, entirely, Whole, Metropolis, capital, all, both,

都 dōu entirely (due to) each, Even, Already
他们 tā men They
她们 tā men They
我们都 wǒ men dōu All of us
你们都 nǐ men dōu All of you
他们都 tā men dōu All of them
好不好 hǎo bù hǎo OK?
不好 bù hǎo Not good
胖子 pàng zi Fatso
你是个胖子 nǐ shì gè pàng zi You're a fatso
孩 hái Child, Baby, children
亥 hài －, 12th terrestrial branch, used in transliterations
孩子 hái zi A kid, Child
我是个孩子 wǒ shì gè hái zi I'm a kid
你好 nǐ hǎo Hello
三 sān Three, 3
One, a, an, Alone, 1, single, a (article), As soon as,

一 yī entire, Whole, All, throughout, "one" radical in Chinese
characters (Kangxi radical 1)
二 èr Two, twice, 2, stupid (Beijing dialect)
四 sì Four, 4
五 wǔ 5, five, surname
很 hěn (adverb of degree), quite, very, awfully, much
彳 chì Step, to step with the left foot
艮 gěn Tough, blunt, chewy
我很好 wǒ hěn hǎo I'm good
十个十 shí gè shí 10 tens
八 bā 8, eight, all around, all sides
十 shí Ten, 10, tenth, complete, Perfect
六 liù 6, six
七 qī Seven, 7
九 jiǔ 9, nine
半 bàn Half, semi-, incomplete, (after a number) and a half
胖 pàng Fat, plump, obese, a fat person
恨 hèn To hate, To dislike, to resent, to regret
忄 xin Heart, mind, soul
很恨 hěn hèn To hate very much
我恨你 wǒ hèn nǐ I hate you
我很恨你 wǒ hěn hèn nǐ I hate you very much
Good, Excellent, Fine, proper, suitable, well, good to,

好 hǎo Easy to, very, so, (suffix indicating completion or
readiness)
很多 hěn duō A lot
很多人 hěn duō rén A lot of people
好多人 hǎo duō rén A lot of people


as 塊錢|块钱
Two, Both, pair, couple, ounce, Some, a few, tael,

两 liǎng
weight equal to 50 grams
两个 liǎng gè Two
一个 yī gè One
三个 sān gè Three
两块 liǎng kuài Two RMB
我要那个 wǒ yào nà gè I want that
我要一个 wǒ yào yī gè I want one
我要三个 wǒ yào sān gè I want three
我要一块 wǒ yào yī kuài I want one (of the currency)
三个二 sān gè èr Three 2's
我也是中国人 wǒ yě shì zhōng guó rén I'm also Chinese
That, so, well, that one, Those, then (in that case),
那 nà
commonly pr. nei4 before a classifier, esp. in Beijing
那个 nà gè That
她 tā She, her
He, other, Another, She, It, he or him, (used for either

sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant), (used
他 tā
before sb's name for emphasis), (used as a meaningless
mock object)
我也是中国人 wǒ yě shì zhōng guó rén I'm also Chinese
他要巧克力 tā yào qiǎo kè lì He want chocolate
她也要巧克力 tā yě yào qiǎo kè lì She also want chocolate
Generic classifier, This, That, single, measure word for

个 gè individuals, individual, size, classifier for people or
objects in general
一个 yī gè One
那我不要 nà wǒ bù yào Well I don't want then
我不要那个 wǒ bù yào nà gè I don't want that
那个多少钱？ nà gè duō shǎo qián How much money is that?
它 tā It, other
刀 dāo Knife, old coin, measure
大小 dà xiǎo size
戈 gē Lance, spear, halberd
钅 jīn Gold, Metal, money
戋 jiān Paper-thin, Small, Narrow, tiny, little
钱 qián Coin, money, currency, coins
你是不是中国人 nǐ shì bù shì zhōng guó rén Are you Chinese?
夬 guài Decisive, certain, parted, Fork

as 塊錢|块钱

块钱 kuài qián Bucks
一块钱 yī kuài qián One yuan, dollar etc
三百块 sān bǎi kuài 300 yuan
女王 nǚ wáng Queen
小 xiǎo Small, tiny, insignificant, few, Young
夕 xī Sunset, Evening, night, Dusk, slanted
多 duō Many, much, multi-, more than, over, a lot of, numerous
少 shǎo Less, few, little, inadequate, lack
多少 duō shǎo how many, much, number, Amount, somewhat
人 rén People, man, Person
大人 dà rén Adult
女 nǚ Female, Woman, Girl
女人 nǚ rén Woman
多少钱 duō shǎo qián How much money
尔 ěr You, That, Those, final particle
亻 rén Person, man, People
You, second person pronoun, you (informal, as opposed

你 nǐ
to polite 您[nin2])
大刀 dà dāo Machete

大 dà
oldest, eldest

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工 gōng Work, labor, laborer, Worker

手工 shǒu gōng Hand-made, handwork, Manual

工人 gōng rén Worker

什么意思 shén me yì sī What does it mean?

意思。。。/意思是 yì sī yì sī shì Meaning..., Means

Sorry, to feel embarrassed, to be ill at ease, to find it

To do, To work, to make, To act, To produce, To write, to

古 gǔ Ancient, old, Classic

故 gù On purpose, story, reason, Cause, happening, instance

样 yàng Appearance, form, pattern, shape, style

羊 yáng Sheep, goat

木 mù Tree, wood, lumber, wooden

怎 zěn How, what? why? how?

乍 zhà Suddenly, First time, for the first time

你怎么样？ nǐ zěn me yàng How are you?

你做什么？ nǐ zuò shén me What do you do？

你做什么工作？ nǐ zuò shén me gōng zuò What you do for work？

做作业 zuò zuò yè To do homework

意 yì Meaning, thought, Idea, Opinion, Desire, wish, intention

立 lì To stand, to set up, to establish

思 sī mind, To think, To ponder, To consider, final particle

音 yīn Sound, noise, Tone, pitch, Pronunciation

意思 yì sī Meaning, Idea, Opinion, wish, Desire

怎么 zěn me How, how?, what?, why?

开业 kāi yè To start a business

业 yè Industry, Business, Profession, To study, To work

作 zuò to make, To write, to compose, To act, to perform

Homework, school assignment, Work, task, Operation,

To do manual work, to work (do manual labor for a

工作日 gōng zuò rì Working days

工作怎么样？ gōng zuò zěn me yàng How's your job?

写字 xiě zì To write characters

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今天是什么日期？ jīn tiān shì shén me rì qī What date is it today?

星期一 xīng qī yī Monday

星期二 xīng qī èr Tuesday

星期日 xīng qī rì Sunday

一个星期 yī gè xīng qī One week

星期三 xīng qī sān Wednesday

星期四 xīng qī sì Thursday

星期五 xīng qī wǔ Friday

星期六 xīng qī liù Saturday

星期天 xīng qī tiān Sunday

今天是星期三 jīn tiān shì xīng qī sān Today's Wednesday

叉 chā Fork, prong, cross, intersect

Again, (past tense) (left hand), And, Also, In addition,

No have, Not, none, gone, to bury, to sink, to drown,

没关系 méi guān xì No problem, it doesn't matter

刀叉 dāo chā Knife and fork

To use, to employ, to apply, Use, To have to, to eat or

不要 bù yào Don't, don't want

星 xīng Star, planet, a point of light

生 shēng To give birth to, Life, lifetime, Birth, growth

其 qí His, her, its, their, That, such

期 qī Period, a period of time, Date, Time, phase

星星 xīng xīng Star

不用谢 bù yòng xiè You're welcome

文 wén Language, Culture, Literature, writing

文明 wén míng Civilization, civilized, Culture

我的英文名字是。。。 wǒ de yīng wén míng zì shì My English name is...