Chinese Characters

这

Zhé—This, these

她，他

Tā—She, he

我

Wǒ—I, me, my

你

Nǐ—You (informal)

来

Lái—To come, to arrive, to come around, ever since, next

雨

Yǔ—Rain

年

Nián—Year

几

Jǐ—How much, how many , Jī—Almost; small table

白

Bái—White, clear, pure, unblemished, bright

多

Duō—Many, much, often, a lot of, more, in excess, multi-

再

Zài—Again, once more, re-, second, another

只

Zhǐ—But, only, merely, just

错

Cuò—Mistake, wrong, bad, to miss, to evade, complex

吧

Ba—(Modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) …right?, …okay? …I presume

吗

Ma—(Question particle for yes/no questions)

了

Le—(Modal particle intensifying preceding clause) , (completed action marker)

岁

Suì—Year, (classifier for years of age)

个

Gè—Individual, this, that, size, one, a, an, (classifier for people, objects in general)

何

Hé—What, how, why, which, carry

什么

Shén me—What, who, why

昨天

Zuó tiān—Yestarday

口

Kǒu—Mouth, (classifier for things with mouths), (classifier for bites or mouthfuls)

天

Tiān—Sky, day, Heaven

疯

Fēng—Insane, mad, wild

汉字

Hàn zì—Chinese character

风

Fēng—Wind, style

心

Xīn—Heart, mind, intention, center, core

子

Zǐ—Son, child, egg, seed, small thing

色

Sè—Color, look, appearance, sex

危

Wēi—Dangerous, to endanger

花

Huā—Flower, blossom, fancy pattern, to spend (money, time)

米

Mǐ—Rice

孩子

Hái zi—Child

月

Yuè—Moon, month, monthly

喜欢

Xǐ huan—To like, to be fond of

是

Shì—Is, are, yes, am, to be

谢谢

Xiè xie—To thank, thanks, thank you

听

Tīng—To listen, to hear, to obey, (classifier for canned beverages)

会

Huì—Can, to be possible, to be able to, will, to be likely to, to assemble/meet/gather, union, group

那

Nà—There, that, this

们

Men—(Plural marker)

因

Yīn—Cause, reason, because

太

Tài—Too(much), highest, greatest, very, extremely

不

Bù—(Negative prefix), not, no

家

Jiā—Home, family, -ist/-er/-ary/-ian

茶

Chá—Tea, tea plant

先生

Xiān sheng—Mister

忆

Yì—To recollect, to remember, memory

回

Huí—To go back, to turn around, a time

看

Kàn—to see, to look at, to read, to watch, to visit

想

Xiǎng—To want, to think, to believe, to suppose, to wish

吃

Chī—To eat, to consume, to eat at, to eradicate, to absorb, to destroy

爱

Ài—To love, to be fond of, to like, affection

有

Yǒu—To have, there is, there are, to exist, to be

没

Méi—(Negative prefix for verbs), have not, not, no

和

Hé—And, with

可

Kě—Can, may, able to, to approve/permit, to suit, certainly/very

的

De—Of, -’s, (after attribute), (form nominal), (end declarative for emphasis)

日

Rì—Sun, day, date/day of the month

妈妈

Māma—Mom, mother

哈

Hā—laughter, yawn

哎呀

Āi yā—Interjection of pain, shock, wonder, surprise, etc.

嗯

Èn—(nonverbal grunt as interjection) Okay, yeah, what? ; En—(interjection of appreciation or agreement) ; Ēn—(groaning sound)

喂

Wéi—Hello? (answering phone)

点

Diǎn—Dot, spot, point, drop, speck, o’clock

水

Shuǐ—Water, river, liquid, beverage

上

Shàng—On top, upon, above, upper, previous, first, to climb

人

Rén—Man, person, people

猫

Māo—Cat

下

Xià—Down, downwards, below, lower, later, next, to decline/to go down, to arrive at

中国

Zhōng guó—China

爸爸

Bàba—Dad, father

明天

Míng tiān—Tomorrow

老师

Lǎo shī—Teacher

今天

Jīn tiān—Today, at the present, now

小姐

Xiǎo jie—Young lady, miss

大

Dà—Big, huge, large, major, great, wide, deep, oldest/elder

在

Zài—At, in, to exist, in the middle of doing smth, individual action in progress

也

Yě—Also, too

说

Shuō—to speak, to say, to explain, to scold, to tell off

对不起

Duì bu qǐ—I’m sorry, unworthy, to let down, excuse me, pardon me, sorry? (please repeat)

儿子

Èr zi—Son

女儿

Nǚ ér—Daughter

朋友

Péng you—Friend

是的

Shì de—Yes, that’s right

但

Dàn—But, yet, however, only, merely, still

给

Gěi—To give, to for, to allow, to do smth (for sb)

但是

Dàn shì—But, however

认识

Rèn shi—To know, to recognize, knowledge, awareness, cognition

道

Dào—Direction, way, road, morality, truth, to speak, to say

出

Chū—To go out, to come out, to produce, to occur, (classifier for dramas, plays, operas, etc.)

同

Tóng—Like, similar, same, together, alike, with

很

Hěn—Quite, very, awfully

谁

Shuí—Who

怎么

Zěn me—How? What? Why?

后

Hòu—After, behind, rear, later, empress, queen

里

Lǐ—Inside, interior, internal, lining, unit of measurement

不行

Bù xíng—Won’t do, be out of the question, be no good, not work, not be capable

都

Dōu—All, both, entirely, (used for emphasis) even

本

Běn—Basis, originally, roots/stems, source