Priority Chns Study

我

I, me (wǒ)

你

you (singular) (nǐ)

他

he, him (tā)

她

she, her (tā)

它

it (tā)

我们

we, us (wǒmen)

你们

you (plural) (nǐmen)

他们

they, them (male/mixed) (tāmen)

她们

they, them (female) (tāmen)

大家

everyone (dàjiā)

这

this (zhè/zhèi)

那

that (nà/nèi)

哪

which (nǎ/něi)

谁

who (shéi/shuí)

什么

what (shénme)

为什么

why (wèishénme)

怎么

how (method) (zěnme)

怎么样

how (evaluation) (zěnmeyàng)

多少

how many, how much (duōshǎo)

几

how many (expected number under 10) (jǐ)

是

to be (shì)

有

to have (yǒu)

去

to go (qù)

来

to come (lái)

看

to look, to watch, to read (kàn)

吃

to eat (chī)

喝

to drink (hē)

说

to say, to speak (shuō)

叫

to be called, to call (jiào)

做

to do, to make (zuò)

想

to want (to do), to think, to miss (xiǎng)

知道

to know (information) (zhīdào)

喜欢

to like (xǐhuān)

能

can, to be able to (physical ability) (néng)

会

can (learned skill), will (future) (huì)

可以

can, may (permission) (kěyǐ)

要

to want, to need, will (strong intention) (yào)

好

good (hǎo)

大

big (dà)

小

small (xiǎo)

多

many, much (duō)

少

few, little (shǎo)

快

fast (kuài)

慢

slow (màn)

难

difficult (nán)

容易

easy (róngyì)

漂亮

beautiful (piàoliang)

高兴

happy (gāoxìng)

今天

today (jīntiān)

明天

tomorrow (míngtiān)

昨天

yesterday (zuótiān)

现在

now (xiànzài)

时候

time (point or duration) (shíhou)

点

o'clock, a little (diǎn)

半

half (bàn)

分

minute (fēn)

星期

week (xīngqī)

月

month (yuè)

年

year (nián)

个

generic measure word (gè)

本

measure word for books (běn)

张

measure word for flat objects (paper, tables, photos) (zhāng)

只

measure word for animals (cats, dogs, birds) (zhī)

条

measure word for long/narrow things (fish, pants, roads) (tiáo)

件

measure word for clothing or matters (jiàn)

双

measure word for pairs (shoes, chopsticks) (shuāng)

位

polite measure word for people (wèi)

不

not, no (bù)

没

not have, did not (negates 有 or past actions) (méi)

也

also, too (yě)

都

all, both (dōu)

很

very (hěn)

太

too, excessively (tài)

真

really (exclamation) (zhēn)

最

most, -est (zuì)

才

only then, not until (later than expected) (cái)

就

right away, early (sooner than expected) (jiù)

还

still, yet, also (hái)

再

again (future), then (zài)

刚

just now (gāng)

跟

with (accompanying) (gēn)

给

to, for (giving) (gěi)

对

towards, correct (duì)

从

from (cóng)

往

towards (direction) (wǎng)

了

(completed action) or (change of state) (le)

过

(experienced action) (guò)

的

possession or modification (de)

得

degree or ability complement (de)

地

adverbial marker (-ly) (de)

把

(disposal marker) (bǎ)

完

to finish (resultative complement) (wán)

到

to reach, succeed (resultative complement) (dào)

见

to see (resultative complement: 看见, 听见) (jiàn)

懂

to understand (resultative complement: 听懂, 看懂) (dǒng)

会

(learned ability) or (meeting) (huì)

可以

permission or possibility (kěyǐ)

一点

a little (quantity + noun) (yīdiǎn)

有点

a little (degree + adjective) (yǒudiǎn)

还是

or (in questions) (háishì)