CIE IGCSE Mandarin

我

我

Wǒ ；me , I

你

nǐ/nín; you; (respectful) you

他

tā , he; him

她

tā, she; her

这

zhè, this

那

nà,that/there

朋友

péng yǒu, friend(s)

家

jiā, home; family

姐姐

jiě jie, elder sister

弟弟

dìdi, younger brother

哥哥

gēgē, elder brother

妹妹

mèi mèi, younger sister

妈妈

māma, mother

爸爸

bàba, father

爷爷

yéye, paternal grandpa (father's,side)

奶奶

nǎi nai, paternal grandma (father's,side)

人

rén, people; person

英国人

yīng guó rén, British

中国人

zhōng guó rén, Chinese

马来西亚

mǎ lái xī yà, Malysia

外国

wài guó, foreign country

外国人

wài guó rén, foreigner

是

shì, to be

是的

shì de, yes (positive form of shì)

吗

ma, particle (question)

高

gāo, tall

高兴

gāoxìng, happy; pleased

好

hǎo, good

好看

hǎokàn, pretty; good,looking

友好

yǒu hǎo, friendly

忙

máng, busy

大

dà, big; large; great

小

xiǎo, small; little

帅

shuài, handsome

可爱

kě ài, cute

宠物

chǒng wù, pet

动物

dòng wù, animal

狗

gǒu, dog

猫

māo, cat

马

mǎ, horse

金鱼

jīn yú, goldfish

兔子

tù zi, rabbit

老虎

lǎo hǔ, tiger

熊猫

xióng māo, panda

我们

wǒ men, we, us

们

men, a plural suffix

很

hěn, very

不

bù, not; no

你的

nǐ de, your; yours

我的

wǒ de, my; mine

的

de, (a possessive particle used after pronoun/noun)

印尼人

yìn ní rén, Indonesian

北京

běi jīng, Beijing; Peking

上海

shàng hǎi, Shang Hai

香港

xiāng găng, Hong Kong

书

shū, book(s)

画

huà, to paint, to draw; painting

门

mén, door; gate; entrance

孩子

háizi, child; children; kids

喜欢

xǐ huān, to like

爱

ài, to like, to love

想

xiǎng, to think; would like to; to want to

要

yào, to want; to need; to request

会

huì, to know; can; to be able to

能

néng, can; be able to

可以

kěyǐ, may; allowed

应该

yīng gāi, should; ought to

也

yě, also, too

都

dōu, Both; all

常常

chángcháng, often

听

tīng, to listen

说／说话

shuō/shuō huà, to say; to talk

看

kàn, to read; to see; to watch

打

dǎ, to strike; to play

踢

tī, to kick; to play

教

jiāo, to teach

做

zuò, to do; to become

问

wèn, to ask

去

qù, to go (somewhere)

爱好

ài hào, hobby

开心

kāixīn, happy

画画儿

huà huàr, to draw, to paint

篮球

lánqíu, basketball

足球

zú qiú, football

网球

wǎng qíu, tennis

乒乓球

pīng pāng qiú, table tennis

羽毛球

yǔ máo qíu, badminton

游泳

yóu yǒng, swimming, to swim

运动

yùn dòng, sports

音乐

yīn yuè, music

电影

diàn yǐng, film

电视

diàn shì, television; TV

电影院

diàn yǐng yuàn, cinema

商店

shāng diàn, shop; store

什么

shén me, what

天天／每天

tiān tiān/měi tiān, every day

老师

lǎo shī, teacher

明星

míng xīng, famous person;star

名人

míng rén, celebrity, famous person

为什么

wèi shén me, why