Characters to English full list

个

general measure word gè

口

for members of family kǒu

本

for books běn

张

for flat things zhāng

只

for animals and birds zhī

件

for clothes jiàn

杯

for cups bēi

碗

for bowls wǎn

瓶

for bottles píng

双

for pairs of shuāng

条

for long things tiáo

是

to be shì

有

to have yǒu

问

to ask wèn

吃

to eat chī

喝

to drink hē

知道

to know (a fact) zhī dào

认识

to know (a person) rèn shi

叫

to call/to be named jiào

学

to learn/to study xué

懂

to understand dǒng

明白

to understand míngbai

说

to say/to speak shuō

要

to want yào

想

to want to/to think xiǎng

觉得

to feel/to think (opinion) juéde

写

to write xiě

画

to paint/draw huà

住

to live zhù

坐

to sit/to travel by zuò

玩

to play wán

睡觉

to sleep shuì jiào

用

to use yòng

希望

to hope xī wàng

来

to come lái

去

to go qù

回

to return huí

买

to buy mǎi

卖

to sell mài

换

to change huàn

试

to try shì

发

to send (an email) fā

寄

to send (a letter) jì

忘

to forget wàng

记得

to remember jì dei

洗

to wash xǐ

找

to look for/find zhǎo

参观

to visit cān guān

参加

to take part in cān jiā

穿

to wear (clothes) chuān

戴

to wear (accessories) dài

好

good hǎo

坏

bad huài

快

fast kuài

慢

slow màn

漂亮

beautiful piàoliang

难看

ugly nán kàn

有意思

interesting yǒu yì si

没意思

boring méi yì si

干净

clean gān jìng

脏

dirty zāng

忙

busy máng

累

tired, tiring lèi

饿

hungry è

渴

thirsty kě

高兴

happy gāoxìng

好吃

delicious hǎochī

强

strong qiáng

弱

weak ruò

旧

old (objects) jiù

老

old (people) lǎo

新

new xīn

贵

expensive guì

便宜

cheap pián yi

一样

the same yí yàng

跟/和...一样

...is the same as... gēn /hé...yí yàng

跟/和...不一样

...is not the same as... gēn /hé...bù yíyàng

没有...那么好

...is not as good as... méiyǒu...nàme hǎo

比

to compare bǐ...

...比...好

...is better than... bǐ...hǎo

比较好

quite good bǐ jiào hǎo

最好

best zuì hǎo

最坏/最差

worst zuì huài/zuì chà

更好

even better gèng hǎo

除了...以外...

apart from...and also... chúle...yǐwài ...

虽然...但是...

although...(but)... suīrán...dànshì ...

要是/如果...就...

if..., then... yàoshi / rúguǒ ...jiù ...

又...又...

both...and... yòu...yòu ...

越...越...

more and more yuè...yuè ...

的时候

when de shíhou

因为...所以...

because...therefore... yīnwèi...suǒyǐ ...

可是/但是

but kěshì / dànshì

不过

however búguò

而且

moreover érqiě

或者

or (statement) huòzhě

还是

or (question) hái shì

因此

because of this yīncǐ

一边...一边...

while...,(the same time)... yībiān ...yībiān ...

...一...就...

...as soon as...then... ...yī...jiù ...

第一

firstly dì yī