chinese

天

tiān

Day; sky; heaven; weather

盐

yán

Salt

出

chū

Go out; exceed; produce; give

会

huì

meeting; gathering; association;

meet; see

时

shí

Time; fixed time; season; time of day

年

nián

Year; annual; age; harvest

它

tā

It

她

tā

She

他

tā

He

鸡

jī

Chicken; (colloquial) prostitute

龙

lóng

Dragon

菜

cài

Vegetable; (non staple) food; dish

漂亮

piàoliang

Handsome; good looking; pretty; beautiful; splendid

看

kàn

See; look at; watch; read (silently); think; consider; judge; regard; consult; treat (illness); look after; visit; depend on; after duplicated verb to indicate ”try and see”

坐

zuò

Sit; travel (by/on)

请

qǐng

Request; ask; invite; please

那

nà

That; then; in that case;

这

zhè

This; now

猫

māo

Cat

狗

gǒu

Dog

肉

ròu

Meat; flesh; pulp

晚

wǎn

evening; night; late

睡

shuì

Sleep

夜

yè

Night; nighttime; evening

水

shuǐ

water

立

lì

to stand; to set up

一

二

èr

two

三

sān

Three

八

bā

eight

十

shí

Ten

同

tóng，tòng

same; similar; together; with; alley; lane

去

qù

go; go to (a place); send; cause to go; remove; get rid of; depart from

可

kě

can; may; able to; but; approve; very

想

xiǎng

think; believe; suppose; wish; would like to; remember with longing; to miss

木

mù

tree; wood

文

wén

language; literature; culture; writing

工

gōng

work; skill

寸

cùn

inch; a little bit

有

yǒu

have; there is

面

miàn

face; aspect; side; noodle; flour

果

guǒ

Fruit; result

行

xíng；háng

to walk; be current; do; will do; okay; a row; series; place; a firm

作

zuò

do; make; regard as; act as; write

人

rén

person; man

大

dà；dài

Big; large; great

太

tài

too; excessively; highest; greatest

口

kǒu

Mouth

日

rì

Sun; day; date; time

因

yīn

Cause; reason; because; on account of

中

zhōng；zhòng

In the middle; medium; among; China; to hit (the mark); be hit; receive

半

bàn

Half; semi; incomplete

手

shǒu

Hand

小

xiǎo

Small; young

玉

yù

Jade

是

shì

To be (is, am, are)

生

shēng

To be born; to give birth; to start (a fire); to grow; to be afllicted with; raw; uncooked; life; student

上

shàng

Above; up; on top; get on; go up; to attend

没

méi，mò

Not have; there is not; (negative verb prefix); to drown; to submerge

下

xià

under, below; to descend; to fall; down; next; the second (of two parts)

到

dào

Arrive (at a place); until (a time)

老

lǎo

old; aged; tough; often; always;

高

gāo

tall; high

明

míng

Clear; bright; light; brilliant; understand

先

xiān

first; early; before

同

tóng，tòng

Same; similar; together; with; alley; lane

回

huí

To return; go back; turn around; to reply; occasion; the Hui nationality

做

zuò

Do; make; to produce; be; to cook; write

月

yuè

Moon; month

红

hóng

Red (color)

橘

jú

tangerine; orange (color)

橙

chéng

Orange (fruit), orange (color)

黄

huáng

Yellow (color)

绿

lǜ

Green

蓝

lán

Blue (color)

紫

zǐ

Purple

黑

hēi

Black (color

白

bái

White (color)

灰

huī

Grey (color); pessimistic; gloomy

米

mǐ

Rice; cream (color)

银

yín

Silver (color)

金

jīn

Gold (color)

大家

dàjiā

Everyone

家

jiā

Family; household; home

学生

xuésheng

Student

们

men，mén

Plural particle

老师

lǎoshī

Teacher

您

nín

You (polite)

谢谢

xièxie

Thank you

不客气

búkèqi

You’re welcome

Don’t be polite

客

kè

Guest; customer; visitor

再见

zàijiàn

Goodbye; See you later

再

zài

Again; once more; then