Basic Chinese Vocab

A broad set of Chinese-English vocabulary flashcards covering personal information, greetings, appearance, housing, daily life, education, work, shopping, food, travel, environment, health, and basic numeracy and time expressions—all drawn from the provided GCSE word list.

姓名 (xìngmíng)

family name and given name

性别 (xìngbié)

gender

年龄 (niánlíng)

age

出生 (chūshēng)

to be born

国籍 (guójí)

nationality

职业 (zhíyè)

occupation; profession

住址 (zhùzhǐ)

address

城市 (chéngshì)

city

郊区 (jiāoqū)

suburban area

农村 (nóngcūn)

countryside

男人 (nánrén)

man

女人 (nǚrén)

woman

小孩儿 (xiǎoháir)

child

青年 (qīngnián)

youth

老年人 (lǎoniánrén)

elderly people

朋友 (péngyou)

friend

同学 (tóngxué)

classmate

同事 (tóngshì)

colleague

亲戚 (qīnqi)

relative

问候 (wènhòu)

greeting

你好 (nǐhǎo)

hello

再见 (zàijiàn)

good-bye

谢谢 (xièxie)

thank you

对不起 (duìbuqǐ)

sorry

没关系 (méiguānxi)

it doesn’t matter

请问 (qǐngwèn)

may I ask…

名字 (míngzi)

name; given name

认识 (rènshi)

to know (a person)

欢迎 (huānyíng)

welcome

祝贺 (zhùhè)

to congratulate

外貌 (wàimào)

appearance

高 (gāo)

tall; high

矮 (ǎi)

short (height)

胖 (pàng)

fat

瘦 (shòu)

thin

皮肤 (pífū)

skin

漂亮 (piàoliang)

beautiful

帅 (shuài)

handsome

衣服 (yīfu)

clothes

大衣 (dàyī)

overcoat

衬衫 (chènshān)

shirt

西装 (xīzhuāng)

suit

裤子 (kùzi)

trousers; pants

裙子 (qúnzi)

skirt

鞋 (xié)

shoes

帽子 (màozi)

hat; cap

手套 (shǒutào)

gloves

领带 (lǐngdài)

necktie

友好 (yǒuhǎo)

friendly

热情 (rèqíng)

enthusiastic

认真 (rènzhēn)

earnest; serious

急性子 (jíxìngzi)

quick-tempered person

亲切 (qīnqiè)

kind; warm

礼貌 (lǐmào)

politeness; courtesy

粗鲁 (cūlǔ)

rude

情感 (qínggǎn)

emotion; feeling

高兴 (gāoxìng)

happy

生气 (shēngqì)

angry

伤心 (shāngxīn)

sad

担心 (dānxīn)

to worry

满意 (mǎnyì)

satisfied

紧张 (jǐnzhāng)

nervous

累 (lèi)

tired

饿 (è)

hungry

渴 (kě)

thirsty

住房 (zhùfáng)

housing

公寓 (gōngyù)

apartment

别墅 (biéshù)

villa

租房 (zūfáng)

to rent a house

搬家 (bānjiā)

to move (house)

房间 (fángjiān)

room

客厅 (kètīng)

living room

厨房 (chúfáng)

kitchen

卧室 (wòshì)

bedroom

卫生间 (wèishēngjiān)

bathroom / toilet

阳台 (yángtái)

balcony

家具 (jiājù)

furniture

床 (chuáng)

bed

沙发 (shāfā)

sofa

电视 (diànshì)

television

电冰箱 (diànbīngxiāng)

refrigerator

洗衣机 (xǐyījī)

washing machine

舒适 (shūshì)

comfortable

干净 (gānjìng)

clean

吵闹 (chǎonào)

noisy

安静 (ānjìng)

quiet

起床 (qǐchuáng)

to get up

吃饭 (chīfàn)

to eat a meal

洗澡 (xǐzǎo)

to take a bath/shower

睡觉 (shuìjiào)

to sleep

上班 (shàngbān)

to go to work

下班 (xiàbān)

to get off work

上学 (shàngxué)

to go to school

迟到 (chídào)

to arrive late

运动 (yùndòng)

exercise; sports

帮忙 (bāngmáng)

to help

打扫 (dǎsǎo)

to clean; sweep

迎客 (yíngkè)

to welcome guests

请客 (qǐngkè)

to treat/host guests

见面 (jiànmiàn)

to meet