Chinese Common Words

我

I, me - wǒ

你

You - nǐ

他 or 她

He and She, him and her - tā

是

To be - shì

中国

China - Zhōngguó

人

Person - rén

了

Past, completion, change, etc - le

在

To exist, be present/alive, to be in/at/located, -ing - zài

吃

To eat - chī

不

Not - bù or bú for 4th tone

百

A hundred - bài

有

To have - yǒu

住

To live - zhù

吗

Yes or no question marker - ma

喜欢

To like - xǐhuan

美国

America - měiguó

加拿大

Canada - jiānádà

家

Family - jiā

牛奶

milk - niúnǎi

水

Water - shuǐ

岁

Age - suì

上

On top, above, superior - shàng

的

…‘s, of, possessive article - de

这

This, these - zhè

个

measure word - gè

们

pronoun plural marker, some nouns - men

用

To use - yòng

和

And, together, with - hé

喝

To drink - hē

也

Too, also, as well - yě

说

To speak - shuō

年

Year - nián

大

Big, huge, oldest, wide, etc - dà

来

To come - lái

之

Him, her, it - zhī

为

Act as, take… to be, to become, etc - wéi | Because of, for, to - wèi

以

To use, take, according to, because of, in order to - yǐ

到

To (a place), until (a time), up to, arrive, go - dào

地

Earth, ground, field, land - dì | ~ly - de

时

Time, season, when, hour, period - shí

朋友

Friend - Péngyǒu

什么

What - shénme

对

Right, yes - duì

家

Home, family, person engaged in certain art/profession - jiā

那

That, those - nà

子

Child, son - zǐ

道

Direction, way, road, method, talk, say, measure word - dào

可

Can, may, certain(ly) (emphasis) - kě

下

Below, under, down, next (opposed to previous) - xià

得

Obtain, get, gain, must, have to - dé or de or děi

要

Vital, to want, to be going to, must - yào | demand, ask, request - yāo

就

At once, right away, then, only, just - jiù

后

Back, behind, afterwards, after, later - hòu

早上号

Good morning - zǎo shang hǎo

能

Capable, may, can, energy, able - néng

大家好

hi everyone - dàjiāhǎo

刚刚

just - gāng gāng

发

To send out, show one’s feeling, to develop - fā ｜ hair - fà

如

As (if), such as - rú

天

Day, sky, heaven - tiān

里

within, inside - lǐ

出

To go out, come out, occur, produce, go beyond, rise, happen - chū

而

And, as well as, but (not), yet (not), causal relation, contrast, change of state - ér

多

Many, much, a lot, multi - duō

小

Small, tiny, few, young - xiǎo

成

Finish, complete, accomplish, becoming, turn into, win - Chéng

学

Learn, study, science, -ology - xué

只

Only, just, but, measure word for one of a pair - zhī

又

(Once) again, also, both… and…, - yòu

分

Divide, minute, measure word - fēn | part - fèn