GCSE Chinese Mandarin Core Vocabulary (full list)

是 (shì)

to be

有 ( yǒu)

to have

做 (zuò)

to do, to be/become (occupation)

吃 (chī)

to eat

喝 (hē)

to drink

叫 (jiào)

to call，to be named

学习 (xué xí)

to learn，to study

说 (shuō)

to say，speak, talk

想 (xiǎng)

to want, to miss someone

要 (yào)

to want, be going to, need to

喜欢 (xǐ huan)

to like

爱 (ài)

to love

会 (huì)

to be able to, will, can

觉得 (jué de)

to think, to feel

问 (wèn)

to ask

知道 (zhī dao)

to know

懂 (dǒng)

to understand

听 (tīng)

to listen/hear

写 (xiě)

to write

画 (huà)

to draw/paint (picture)

看 (kàn)

to see, read, watch, look at

见/见面 (jiàn miàn)

to meet

住在 (zhù zài)

to live in

请 (qǐng)

to invite, to ask, please

让 (ràng)

to let, to allow, to make

进 (jìn)

to enter

出 (chū)

to go out

坐 (zuò)

to sit, to travel by

唱 (chàng)

to sing

跳 (tiào)

to jump

玩 (wán)

to play

睡觉 (shuì jiào)

to go to bed, to sleep

开 (kāi)

to switch on, turn on, open

关 (guān)

to close, to switch off

告诉 (gào sù)

to tell

来 (lái)

to come

去 (qù)

to go

回 (huí)

to return

到 (dào)

to arrive

对......有兴趣 (duì...yǒu xìng qù)

to be interested in ...

认识 (rèn shi)

to know, to have met (be familiar with a person)

应该 (yīng gāi)

should

希望 (xī wàng)

to hope

祝 (zhù)

to wish

试 (shì)

to try

帮助 (bāng zhù)

to help

买 (mǎi)

to buy

卖 (mài)

to sell

打 (dǎ)

to play (ball game), make (phone call), to beat

踢 (tī)

to play (football), kick

穿 (chuān)

to wear, to put on

用 (yòng)

to use

换 (huàn)

to change, to exchange

开始 (kāi shǐ)

to begin

开车 (kāi chē)

to drive

停 (tíng)

to stop

等 (děng)

to wait for

放 (fàng)

to put, to set free

给 (gěi)

to give, for

送 (song)

to give (present), to deliver, to say goodbye to someone

发 (fā)

to send （an email）

寄 (jì)

to send (a letter), to post

记 (jì)

to remember, to write down

忘 (wàng)

to forget

笑 (xiào)

to laugh, smile

洗 (xǐ)

to wash

生气 (shēng qì)

to get angry

安静 (ān jìng)

to be quiet

好像 (hǎo xiàng)

to seem

找 （zhǎo）

to find, to look for

花 (huā)

to spend (time/money), flower

参观 (cān guān)

to visit (place)

有趣 (yǒu qù)

funny

有意思 (yǒu yì si)

interesting

没意思 (méi yí si)

boring

有用 (yǒu yòng)

useful

有钱 (yǒu qián)

rich

漂亮 (piào liang)

beautiful

可爱 (kě ài)

lovely, loveable

健康 (jiàn kāng)

healthy, health

干净 (gān jìng)

clean

舒服 (shū fu)

comfortable

高兴 (gāo xing)

pleased, happy

快乐 (kuài le)

happy

好玩 (hǎo wán)

interesting, amusing, cute

好吃 (hǎo chī)

delicious

快 (kuài)

fast, quick

慢 (màn)

slow

忙 (máng)

busy

累 ( lèi)

tired

饿 (è)

hungry

渴 (kě)

thirsty

新 (xīn)

new

老/旧 (lǎo/jiù)

old

好 (hǎo)

good

坏 (huài)

bad

最 (zuì)

most

大 (dà)

big

小 (xiǎo)

small

难 (nán)

hard, difficult