Chinese Frequently Used Words

I / me

wǒ 我

you

nǐ 你

he / him

tā 他

she / her

tā 她

we / us

wǒmen 我们

they / them

tāmen 他们

this

zhè 这

that

nà 那

here

zhèlǐ 这里

there

nàlǐ 那里

what

shénme 什么

who

shéi 谁

where

nǎlǐ 哪里

when

shénme shíhòu 什么时候

why

wèishénme 为什么

how

zěnme 怎么

yes / correct

shì 是

no / not

bù 不

have / has

yǒu 有

no have / without

méiyǒu 没有

to do / to make

zuò 做

to go

qù 去

to come

lái 来

to want / to need

yào 要

can / able to

néng 能

good

hǎo 好

big

dà 大

small

xiǎo 小

to want

yào / 要

to see

kàn / 看

to use

yòng / 用

to give

gěi / 给

to find

zhǎo / 找

to know

zhīdào / 知道

to think

xiǎng / 想

to tell

gàosù / 告诉

to ask

wèn / 问

to work

gōngzuò / 工作

to call

jiào / 叫

to try

shì / 试

to need

xūyào / 需要

to feel

juéde / 觉得

to leave

líkai / 离开

to put

fàng / 放

to mean

yìsi / 意思

to keep

bǎochí / 保持

to let

ràng / 让

to begin

kāishǐ / 开始

to seem

hǎoxiàng / 好像

to help

bāngzhù / 帮助

to talk

tán / 谈

to turn

zhuǎn / 转

to start

qǐdòng / 启动

to show

xiǎnshì / 显示

to hear

tīngjiàn / 听见

to play

wán / 玩

will, going to

huì, 会

speak, say

shuō, 说

my, mine

wǒ de, 我的

he

tā, 他

she

tā, 她

people, person

rén, 人

have

yǒu, 有

year

nián, 年

month, moon

yuè, 月

day, sun

rì, 日

time

shíjiān, 时间

day, sky

tiān, 天

work, job

gōngzuò, 工作

study, learn

xuéxí, 学习

school

xuéxiào, 学校

teacher

lǎoshī, 老师

student

xuésheng, 学生

friend

péngyou, 朋友

family, home

jiā, 家

mother

māma, 妈妈

father

bàba, 爸爸

older brother

gēge, 哥哥

younger brother

dìdi, 弟弟

older sister

jiějie, 姐姐

younger sister

mèimei, 妹妹

child, son

érzi, 儿子

daughter

nǚ'ér, 女儿

water

shuǐ, 水

often

chángcháng 常常

sometimes

yǒushí 有时

never

cóngbù 从不

always

zhǒngshì 总是

already

yǐjīng 已经

still

háishì 还是

again

zài 再

also

yě 也

too

tài 太

very

hěn 很

extremely

fēicháng 非常

really

zhēn 真

only

zhǐ 只

just

jiù 就

only, merely

cái 才

together

yìqǐ 一起