Mandarin Chinese 1: Chinese for Beginners

nǐ

you (你)

hǎo

good (好)

wǒ

I, me (我)

shì

to be (是)

ne

a question particle (呢)

jiào

to be called (叫)

hěn

very (很)

gāoxìng

happy, joyful (高兴)

rènshi

to know, to recognize (认识)

yě

too, as well (也)

tā

she, her (她) / he, him (他)

men

suffix denoting plurality (们) e.g: you guys

nín

you (in a respective polite form) (您)

rén

person, people (人)

ma

a question particle for a yes-no answer (吗)

bù

no, not (不)

Měiɡuó

America (美国)

Yīnɡɡuó

Britain (英国)

xiànzài

now (现在)

jǐ

how many, how much (几)

diǎn

o'clock (点)

fēn

minute (分)

bàn

half (半)

jǐ diǎn

what time (几点)

shànɡ kè

to have class (上课)

xià kè

class dismissed (下课)

kè

a quarter (of an hour) (刻)

yī

one (一)

èr

two (二)

sān

three (三)

sì

four (四)

wǔ

five (五)

liù

six (六)

qī

seven (七)

bā

eight (八)

jiǔ

nine (九)

shí

ten (十)

jīntiān

today (今天)

yuè

month (月)

hào

date (号)

huí

to return (回)

ɡuó

country (国)

xīnɡqī

week (星期)

mǎi

to buy (买)

shénme

what (什么)

miànbāo

bread (面包)

tián

sweet, sugary (甜)

hé

and (和)

xián

salty (咸)

de

a Adjective particle (的)

nǎ

which (哪)

zhǒnɡ

kind, type (种)

duōshǎo

how many, how much (多少)

qián

money (钱)

gè

a measure word e.g. Unit (个)

dà

big (大)

kuài

a measure word for money, etc. (Yuan) (块)

xiǎo

small, little (小)

hǎode

ok (好的)

zhè

this (这)

yígòng

altogether (一共)

xièxie

thanks (谢谢)

qǐngwèn

May I ask ... (请问)

jiàn

piece, item (件)

T xù

T-shirt (T恤)

yánsè

color (颜色)

shì

to try (often used in the repetitive form "shìshi") (试)

yǒudiǎnr

kind of (有点儿)

yǒu

have (有)

tài

too (much) (太)

guì

expensive (贵)

piányi

cheap (便宜)

yìdiǎnr

a little bit (一点儿)

xíng

(to be) okay, (to be) fine (行)

bái

white (白)

hóng

red (红)

lǜ

green (绿)

huáng

yellow (黄)

huī

grey (灰)

lán

blue (蓝)

hēi

black (黑)

zǐ

purple (紫)

bǎi

hundred (百)

jiā

family, home (家)

kǒu

usually used to indicate the quantity of the family (口)

xiē

some (些)

bàbɑ

father (爸爸)

māmɑ

mother (妈妈)

ɡēɡe

elder brother (哥哥)

shuí (shéi)

who (谁)

dìdi

younger brother (弟弟)

méiyǒu

don't have (没有)

duō

how (多)

suì

years old (岁)

zài

in, at (somewhere) (在)

nǎr

where (哪儿)

ɡōnɡzuò

work (工作)

yīyuàn

hospital (医院)

dōu

all/both (都)

yīshenɡ

doctor (医生)