PinYing —> English (with symbols) CHIN1001 M/W/F Baldwin 648

wǒ 我

I, me

nǐ 你

you

tā (1) 他

he/she/it (different symbol specifically for just she)

tā (2) 她

she

hěn 很

very, quite

hǎo 好

good, well, fine, okay

měi 美

beautiful, pretty

dà 大

big, large

xiǎo 小

small, little

ma 吗

used to indicate a question

de 的

Similar to "_____'s", indicates ownership in some sentences

xué 学

to learn, or to study

shēng 生

raw, naive, unfamiliar

lǎo 老

old

shī 师

teacher, master, professor, instructor

shì 是

am, is, are, to be,

bù 不

no, not

tóng 同

same, alike, similar

yě 也

also, too

men 们

Used like we/they. Makes things plural

guì 贵

honorable; expensive

xìng 姓

surname

qǐng 请

please

wèn 问

to ask

jiào 叫

to call

shí me 什么

what

míng 名

name

zì 字

character, word

ne 呢

to be used as a question mark

péng you 朋友

friend

xiǎn 先

first

jiě 姐

older sister

tài 太

too

zhōng 中

middle, center

yīng 英

elite

guó 国

country, nation

hé 和

and

rén 人

person, people