Chinese Characters #1

虫

chóng worm, insect

爬虫

páchóng reptile

书虫

shūchóng bookworm

的

de

我的

wǒde my

高的

gāode high, tall

是的

shìde that's it, that's right

是...的

shì...de one who...

他是说汉语的.

Tā shì shuō Hànyǔde. He is one who speaks Chinese.

目的

mùdì goal true, real

的确

díquè certainly

一

yī one, a little

第一

dì-yī first, primary

看一看

kànyīkàn have a (quick look at (used before tone #4

一个人

yí gè rén one person

一定

yídìng certain

一样

yíyàng same

一月yíyuè

January (used before tones #2 and #3

一点儿

yìdiǎnr a little

一些

yìxiē some (Compare with 幺 yāo, which also means 'one'

是

shì to be

是不是?

shìbushì? is it or is it not?

是否

shìfǒu whether or not, is (it or is (it not?

不

bù not (used before tone #4

不是

bú shì isn't

了

le

你来了!

Nǐ láile! You have come!

我累了!

Wǒ lèile! I've gotten tired!

那好了!

Nà hǎole! That's OK!

我只请了一位客人.

Wǒ zhǐ qǐngle yí wèi kèren. I invited only one guest. end, finish, settle, dispose of, know clearly, to be able,

了解

liǎojiě understand, comprehend

了了

liǎoliaǒ clearly understand, settle , to be intelligent

了了 (over)

liǎole to be over/ended/finnish/settled

你卖不了!

Nǐ mài bùliǎo! You will not be able to sell (it !

瞭

liaò to survey/watch {Compare with 子 zǐ child}

人

rén person

人类

rénlèi humankind

有人吗?

yǒu rén ma? Is there anybody here? {Compare with 入 rù enter}

我

wǒ I, me, my

我们

wǒmen we, us {Compare with 找 zhǎo seek}

在

zài at

存在

cúnzài exist

有

yǒu have, there is

没有

méiyǒu haven't, there isn't

有没有?

Yǒuméiyǒu? Is there or isn't there? Have (you or haven't (you ?

有的

yǒude some

又

yòu again, both... and...

他

tā he, him, his, (she, her, it, its ,

其他

qítā other (in classical texts someone else, something else

这

zhè this

这儿

zhèr here this (before classifier

中

zhōng middle, in

大

dà big

多大?

duōdà? how large?

大小

dàxiǎo size

大家

dàjiā everybody {Compare with 太 tài very and 木 mù tree}

大夫

dàifu doctor; physician

来

lái come

原来

yuánlái originally, as a matter of fact

来年

láinián coming/next year(s (when used as a verb complement

起来

qǐlai get up

上

shàng above, on, over, top, (go up, last, previous 上声 shǎngshēng 3rd tone in Mandarin (when used as a verb complement {Compare with 下 xià under}

国

guó

国家

guójiā country, state, nation,

中国

Zhōngguó China

美国

Měiguó USA

个

gè

个人

gèrén personal

个人主页

gèrénzhùyè personal homepage

自个

zìgě oneself

到

dào to, towards, until, arrive, reach

说

shuō explain, scold, refer to,

游说

yóushuō persuade, try to persuade, lobbying

说话

shuōhuà speak, say

们

men

人们

rénmen people, persons

为

wèi for, for the sake of, in order to, in this connection do, act, act as, be, become

认为

rènwéi think or believe that...

以为

yǐwéi think or believe erroneously that... {Compare with 办 bàn do}

子

zǐ child, son

子女

zǐnǚ sons and daughters

儿子

érzi son (noun suffix

桌子

zhuōzi table {Compare with 了 le }

和

hé together, with, harmony, gentle, mild, kind,

和平

hépíng peace

暖和

nuǎnhuo nice and warm

你

nǐ you, your

你们

nǐmen you (plural)

地

dì earth, ground, soil, place, position, distance

地支

dìzhī the Twelve Terrestrial Branches , ~ly

快地走

kuàide zǒu walk quickly

出

chū go out, come out, in direction out from something, emit, issue, prouce

出现

chūxiàn appear, emerge,

道

dào way, path, channel, way, say, a streak (of light , doctrine, ,

道教

Dàojiào Taoism

知道

zhīdao know

导

dǎo lead

领道

= 领导 lǐngdǎo leader

也

yě also, as well

也许

yěxǔ perhaps