All mandarin vocab

失业 (shīyè)

unemployment

穷 (qióng)

poor

富 fù

rich

人口 rénkǒu

population

增加 zēngjiā

increase

住房 zhùfáng

housing

小偷 xiǎotōu

thief

社会 shèhuì

society

罪行 zuìxíng

crime

交通 (jiāotōng)

traffic

风险 fēngxiǎn

risk; venture; hazard

乞丐 ( qǐgài )

beggar

战争 (zhànzhēng)

war

饥饿 ( jī'è )

hunger

慈善 cí shàn charity

毒品 ( dúpǐn )

drugs

上瘾 ( shàngyǐn )

to become addicted

踢足球 (tī zú qiú)

to play football

打羽毛球 (dǎ yǔ máo qiú)

to play badminton

玩滑板 (wán huábǎn)

to play skateboarding

打太极拳 (dǎ tàijíquán)

to practice tai chi

跑步 (pǎobù)

to run

爬山 (páshān)

to climb a mountain

钓鱼 (diào yú)

to go fishing

游泳 yóu yǒng

to swim

遛狗 (liù gǒu)

to walk the dog

赛马 (sài mǎ)

horse racing

有空 (yǒu kòng)

to have free time

比赛 (bǐsài)

competition

队员 (duìyuán)

team member

参加 cānjiā

to participate

买票 mǎi piào

to buy tickets

练体操 (liàn tǐ cāo)

practice gymnastics

去健身房 (qù jiànshēnfáng)

to go to the gym

滑雪 (huá xuě)

to ski

滑冰 (huá bīng)

to ice skate

赛车 (sài chē)

car racing

得奖牌 (dé jiǎng pái)

to win a medal

打篮球 (dǎ lán qiú)

to play basketball

打网球 (dǎ wǎng qiú)

to play tennis

打乒乓球 (dǎ pīng pāng qiú)

to play table tennis

茶 (chá)

tea

咖啡 (kāfēi)

coffee

牛奶 (niúnǎi)

milk

水 (shuǐ)

water

汽水 (qìshuǐ)

fizzy drink

果汁 (guǒ zhī)

fruit juice

酒 (jiǔ)

alcohol

汤 (tāng)

soup

米饭 (mǐfàn)

rice

面条 (miàntiáo)

noodles

面包 (miànbāo)

bread

牛肉 (niúròu)

beef

猪肉 (zhūròu)

pork

鸡肉 (jīròu)

chicken

鱼 (yú)

fish

海鲜 (hǎixiān)

seafood

饺子 (jiǎozi)

dumplings

鸡蛋 (jīdàn)

egg

肉 (ròu)

meat

鸭肉 (yāròu)

duck

烤 (kǎo)

to roast

蔬菜 (shūcài)

vegetable

青菜 qīngcài

green vegetables

蛋糕 dàngāo

cake

水果 (shuǐguǒ)

fruit

早饭 zǎofàn

breakfast

午饭 wǔfàn

lunch

晚饭 wǎnfàn

dinner

点心 (diǎnxīn)

dim sum, snack

菜单 (càidān)

menu

饭馆 (fànguǎn)

restaurant

咖啡厅 (kāfēitīng)

café

点 (diǎn)

to order food

筷子 (kuàizi)

chopsticks

弹吉他 (tán jí tā)

to play the guitar

弹钢琴 (tán gāng qín)

to play the piano

乐器 (yuèqì)

musical instrument

看小说 (kàn xiǎoshuō)

to read a novel

看电视 kàn diàn shì

to watch TV

听音乐 (tīng yīn yuè)

to listen to music

交朋友 (jiāo péng you)

to make friends

看电影 (kàn diàn yǐng)

to watch a movie

看京剧 (kàn jīngjù)

to watch Beijing opera

去电影院 (qù diànyǐngyuàn)

to go to the cinema

唱歌 (chàng gē)

to sing

跳舞 (tiào wǔ)

to dance

请 (qǐng)

to invite

流行歌曲 Liúxíng gēqǔ

pop songs

电视节目 (diànshì jiémù)

TV programme

电视剧 diànshìjù

TV soap

动画片 ( dònghuàpiàn )

cartoon

新闻 (xīnwén)

news

购物中心 (gòu wù zhōng xīn)

shopping centre

名人 (míngrén)

celebrity

花钱 (huā qián)

to spend (money)

照相/拍照（zhào xiàng/pāi zhào）

to take a photograph

照片 zhàopiàn

picture; photo

网吧 (wǎngbā)

internet cafe

有空 (yǒu kòng)

to have free time