Chinese NCEA Level 1 Vocabulary

爱 (ài)

To love or express affection.

爸爸

Informal term for dad or father.(bà ba)

白色

Color white. (bái sè)

班 (bān)

Class or group.

帮助 (bāng zhù)

To help or assist.

包子 (bāo zi)

Steamed bun.

北京 (běi jīng)

Capital city of China.

笔 (bǐ)

Pen or pencil.

茶 (chá)

Tea.

长 (cháng)

Long or length.

常常 (cháng cháng)

Often or usually.

炒 (chǎo)

To fry or stir-fry.

车站 (chē zhàn)

Bus stop.

吃 (chī)

To eat.

穿 (chuān)

To wear or put on.

春节 (chūn jié)

Spring Festival or Chinese New Year.

打电话 (dǎ diàn huà)

To make a phone call.

大学 (dà xué)

University.

带 (dài)

To take or bring.

蛋糕 (dàn gāo)

Cake.

到 (dào)

To arrive at or to.

等 (děng)

To wait.

第 (dì)

Ordinal number prefix.

地方 (dì fang)

Place or area.

点 (diǎn)

O'clock or dot.

电脑 (diàn nǎo)

Computer.

冬天 (dōng tiān)

Winter.

动物 (dòng wù)

Animal.

东西 (dōng xi)

Things or stuff.

对 (duì)

Correct or right.

多 (duō)

More or many.

饿 (è)

Hungry.

二 (èr)

Number two.

饭 (fàn)

Cooked rice or meal.

方便 (fāng biàn)

Convenient.

放假 (fàng jià)

To have a holiday.

飞机 (fēi jī)

Aeroplane or airplane.

分钟 (fēn zhōng)

Minute.

风 (fēng)

Wind.

橄榄球 (gǎn lǎn qiú)

Rugby.

高兴 (gāo xìng)

Happy or pleased.

告诉 (gào su)

To tell.

哥哥 (gē ge)

Older brother.

个 (gè)

Measure word for people and objects.

公园 (gōng yuán)

Park.

工作 (gōng zuò)

Job or work.

狗 (gǒu)

Dog.

贵 (guì)

Expensive.

国家 (guó jiā)

Country.

果汁 (guǒ zhī)

Juice.

汉语 (hàn yǔ)

Chinese spoken language.

汉字 (hàn zì)

Chinese characters.

好吃 (hǎo chī)

Delicious or yummy.

好看 (hǎo kàn)

Good looking.

好听 (hǎo tīng)

Pleasant to hear.

好玩 (hǎo wán(er))

Fun or interesting.

喝 (hē)

To drink.

河 (hé)

River.

黑色 (hēi sè)

Color black.

红包 (hóng bāo)

Red envelope or packet.

红色 (hóng sè)

Color red.

后边 (hòu bian)

Behind.

花 (huā)

Flower.

花园 (huā yuán)

Garden.

欢迎 (huān yíng)

Welcome.

黄色 (huáng sè)

Color yellow.

回家 (huí jiā)

To go home or return home.

会 (huì)

Meeting or will.

活动 (huó dòng)

Activity.

火车 (huǒ chē)

Train.

火山 (huǒ shān)

Volcano.

鸡蛋 (jī dàn)

Egg.

鸡肉 (jī ròu)

Chicken meat or poultry.

几 (jǐ)

How many or how much (small number).

家 (jiā)

Family or home.

健康 (jiàn kāng)

Health or fitness.

见面 (jiàn miàn)

To meet in-person.

叫 (jiào)

To be called.

教室 (jiào shì)

Classroom.

饺子 (jiǎo zi)

Dumpling.

节日 (jié rì)

Festival.

姐姐 (jiě jie)

Older sister.

今年 (jīn nián)

This year.

今天 (jīn tiān)

Today.

近 (jìn)

Near or close to.

进步 (jìn bù)

Progress or improvement.

九 (jiǔ)

Number nine.

觉得 (jué de)

To feel or think.

开车 (kāi chē)

To drive a vehicle.

开会 (kāi huì)

To have a meeting or party.

开始 (kāi shǐ)

To start or begin.

开心 (kāi xīn)

Happy or pleased (informal).

看 (kàn)

To look at, read, visit, or watch.

考试 (kǎo shì)

Examination or test.

科学 (kē xué)

Science.

渴 (kě)

Thirsty.

可爱 (kě ài)

Cute or lovable.

可乐 (kě lè)

Coke or cola.

课 (kè)

Lesson.

裤子 (kù zi)

Trousers or pants.