Mandarin Chinese Vocabulary Flashcards (Lessons 1-15)

A complete vocabulary list derived from Lessons One through Fifteen, featuring Chinese characters, pinyin, and English translations.

你 (nǐ)

you

小姐 (xiǎojiě)

Miss; Ms.

臺灣 (Táiwān)

Taiwan

歡迎 (huānyíng)

welcome

請問 (qǐngwèn)

May I ask…

不客氣 (bú kèqi)

you're welcome

姓 (xìng)

surname

家人 (jiārén)

family

哥哥 (gēge)

older brother

漂亮 (piàoliang)

beautiful

房子 (fángzi)

house

烏龍茶 (Wūlóng chá)

Oolong tea

兩 (liǎng)

two

美國人 (Měiguó rén)

American

日本人 (Rìběn rén)

Japanese person

週末 (zhōumò)

weekend

星期 (xīngqí)

week; day of the week

電影 (diànyǐng)

movie

籃球 (lánqiú)

basketball

足球 (zúqiú)

soccer

越南 (Yuènán)

Vietnam

好不好 (hǎo bù hǎo)

How about…?

一共 (yígòng)

altogether

多少 (duōshǎo)

how much

錢 (qián)

money

東西 (dōngxi)

thing

塊 (kuài)

dollar (colloquial)

元 (yuán)

yuan; dollar

便宜 (piányi)

inexpensive

牛肉麵 (niúròumiàn)

beef noodle soup

飽 (bǎo)

full

菜單 (càidān)

menu

點 (diǎn)

to order (food)

水餃 (shuǐjiǎo)

boiled dumplings

青菜 (qīngcài)

leafy vegetables

沒問題 (méi wèntí)

no problem

學校 (xuéxiào)

school

中文 (Zhōngwén)

Chinese language

樓下 (lóuxià)

downstairs

附近 (fùjìn)

nearby

宿舍 (sùshè)

dormitory

捷運站 (jiéyùnzhàn)

MRT station

起床 (qǐchuáng)

to get up

衣服 (yīfu)

clothes

上課 (shàngkè)

to attend class

有空 (yǒu kòng)

to be free

男朋友 (nán péngyou)

boyfriend

女朋友 (nǚ péngyou)

girlfriend

高鐵 (gāotiě)

high-speed rail

計程車 (jìchéngchē)

taxi

票 (piào)

ticket

地圖 (dìtú)

map

左轉 (zuǒzhuǎn)

turn left

小時 (xiǎoshí)

hour

假期 (jiàqī)

vacation

溫泉 (wēnquán)

hot spring

夜市 (yèshì)

night market

百分公司 (bǎihuò gōngsī)

department store

風景 (fēngjǐng)

scenery

有名 (yǒumíng)

famous

禮物 (lǐwù)

gift

超級市場 (chāojí shìchǎng)

supermarket

芒果 (mángguǒ)

mango

新鮮 (xīnxiān)

fresh

健康 (jiànkāng)

healthy

比 (bǐ)

compared with

更 (gèng)

even more

房東 (fángdōng)

landlord

房租 (fángzū)

rent

廚房 (chúfáng)

kitchen

沙發 (shāfā)

sofa

冷氣 (lěngqì)

air conditioner

為什麼 (wèishénme)

why

考試 (kǎoshì)

exam

努力 (nǔlì)

to work hard

畢業 (bìyè)

to graduate

生日快樂 (shēngrì kuàilè)

happy birthday

蛋糕 (dàngāo)

cake

派對 (pàiduì)

party

喝酒 (hējiǔ)

to drink alcohol

涼快 (liángkuai)

cool

刮風 (guāfēng)

to be windy

牛仔褲 (niúzǎikù)

jeans

雨傘 (yǔsǎn)

umbrella

舒服 (shūfu)

comfortable

生病 (shēngbìng)

to become sick

醫生 (yīshēng)

doctor

感冒 (gǎnmào)

cold (illness)

發燒 (fāshāo)

to have a fever

喉嚨 (hóulóng)

throat

頭痛 (tóutòng)

headache

肚子痛 (dùzi tòng)

stomachache

多喝水 (duō hē shuǐ)

drink more water

馬上 (mǎshàng)

immediately