Chinese Lesson 1 Greetings (文好）

人

rén, person

刀

dāo, knife

力

lì, power

又

yòu, right hand, again

口

kǒu, mouth

囗

wéi, enclose

土

tǔ, earth

夕

xī, sunset

大

dà, big

女

nǚ, woman

子

zǐ, child

寸

cùn, inch

小

xiǎo, small

工

gōng, work or labor

幺

yāo, tiny, small

弓

gōng, bow

心/忄

xīn, heart

戈

gē, dagger-axe

手/扌

shǒu, hand

日

rì, sun

月

yuè, moon

木

mù, wood

水/氵

shuǐ, water

火/灬

huǒ, fire

田

tián, field

目

mù, eye

示/礻

shì, to show

糸/纟

mī, fine silk

耳

ěr, ear

衣

yī, clothing

言

yán, speech

贝

bèi, shell

走

zǒu, to walk

足

zú, foot

金

jīn, gold

门

mén, door

隹

zhuī, short-tailed bird

雨

yǔ, rain

食

shí, to eat

马

mǎ, horse

一

yī, one

二

èr, two

三

sān, three

四

sì, four

五

wǔ, five

六

liù, six

七

qī, seven

八

bā, eight

九

jiǔ, nine

十

shí, ten

你

nǐ, you

好

hǎo, fine, good, nice, OK, it’s settled

请

qǐng, please (polime form of request), to treat or to invite (somebody)

问

wèn, to ask (a question)

贵

guì, honorable, expensive

姓

xìng, (one’s) family name is…;family name

我

wǒ, I; me

呢

ne, (question particle)

姐

jiě, older sister

叫

jiào, to call; to be called

什

shén, what

么

me, a question particle

名

míng, name

字

zì, character

先

xiān, first

生

shēng, to give birth to, to be born

李

lǐ, (a family name), plum

友

yǒu, friend

王

wáng, (a family name), king

朋

péng, friend

是

shì, to be

老

lǎo, old

师

shī, teacher

吗

ma, (question particle)

不

bù, no or not

学

xué, to study

也

yě, also or too

人

rén, person or people

中

zhōng, middle or center

国

guó, country or nation

北

běi, north

京

jīng, capital city

美

měi, beautiful

纽

niǔ, knob, button

约

yuē, agreement, appointment