1000 Most Common Chinese Words (Pinyin Front)- Mandarin Study Plan

姓 (xìng)

surname, one's family name is

叫 (jiào)

to be called

名字 (míngzi)

name

哪国人 (nǎ guó rén)

a person of which country

你 (nǐ)

you

我 (wŏ)

I, me

认识你很高兴 (rènshì nǐ hěn gāoxìng)

It's nice to meet you

是 (shì)

is

美国 (Měiguó)

United States

中国 (Zhōngguó)

China

忙 (máng)

busy

累 (lèi)

tired , tiring

好 (hǎo)

good

你们 (nǐmen)

you (plural), y'all

学生 (xuéshēng)

student, students

老师 (lǎoshī)

teacher

再见 (zàijiàn)

goodbye

日本 (Rìběn)

Japan

他 (tā)

He, him

要 (yào)

to want

喜欢 (xǐhuan)

to like

喝 (hē)

to drink

吃 (chī)

to eat

咖啡 (kāfēi)

coffee

菜 (cài)

dish, cuisine

茶 (chá)

tea

口 (kǒu)

measure word for family members

个 (gè)

general measure word, measure word for people

爸爸 (bàba)

father

妈妈 (māma)

mother

哥哥 (gēge)

older brother

姐姐 (jiějie)

older sister

弟弟 (dìdi)

younger brother

妹妹 (mèimei)

younger sister

家 (jiā)

home, family

和 (hé)

and

谁 (shéi)

who

狗 (gǒu)

dog

好看 (hǎokàn)

good-looking

书 (shū)

book, books

兄弟姐妹 (xiōng dì jiě mèi)

siblings

房子 (fángzi)

house

家人 (jiārén)

family member

介绍 (jièshào)

to introduce

漂亮 (piàoliang)

beautiful

张 (zhāng)

a measure word for photograph, picture, paper, table etc.

女儿 (nǚ'ér)

daughter

猫 (māo)

cat

照片 (zhàopiàn)

pictures, photos

多 (duō)

many, more

两 (liǎng)

two

可爱 (kě'ài)

cute,lovely

块 (kuài)

piece； dollar

杯 (bēi)

cup, cups

瓶 (píng)

bottle, bottles

买 (mǎi)

buy

钱 (qián)

money

东西 (dōngxi)

thing, things, stuff

谢谢 (xièxie)

Thank you

不客气 (búkèqi)

You're welcome

些 (xiē)

some

百 (bǎi)

hundred

一共 (yígòng)

altogether

今天 (jīntiān)

today

几点 (jǐ diǎn)

What time

分 (fēn)

minute

看 (kàn)

to read, to watch

电影 (diànyǐng)

movie

上网 (shàng wǎng)

Surf Internet

现在 (xiànzài)

now

半 (bàn)

half

做 (zuò）

to do

做饭 (zuò fàn)

to cook

吃饭 (chī fàn)

to eat

请问 (qǐng wèn)

Excuse me, may I ask...

饭馆 (fànguǎn)

restaurant

服务员 (fúwùyuán)

waiter, waitress

杯子 (bēizi)

cup

真 (zhēn)

really

点菜 (diǎn cài)

to order food

好吃 (hǎochī)

tasty/delicious

水 (shuǐ)

water

少 (shǎo)

few

买单 (mǎidān)

to pay

昨天 (zuótiān)

yesterday

明天 (míngtiān)

tomorrow

什么时候 (shénme shíhou)

when

上午 (shàngwǔ)

morning

星期 (xīngqī)

Week, day of the week

起床 (qǐ chuáng)

wake up

早饭 (zǎofàn)

breakfast

睡觉 (shuì jiào)

sleep

上课 (shàng kè)

go to class, attend class

想 (xiǎng)

to want to ,to plan to/to think

月 (yuè)

month

日 (rì)

day

下午 (xiàwǔ)

afternoon

晚上 (wǎnshang)

evening

请 (qǐng)

to treat, to invite

来 (lái)

to come