Chinese characters + Pinyin

can, to be possible, to be able to, will, to be likely to

kě — 可

to speak, to say, to explain, to tell

shuō — 说

Chinese language

Zhōngwén — 中文

very good

tài hǎo le — 太好了

small, tiny, few, young

xiǎo — 小

what, something, anything

shénme — 什么

how, which

zěnme — 怎么

compatriots, fellow countrymen

guórén — 国人

to know, to become aware of

zhīdào — 知道

where, somewhere, anywhere

nǎlǐ — 哪里

Belgium

Bǐlìshí — 比利时

how old, how big, how much

duō dà — 多大

this year

jīnnián — 今年

how old are you? (familiar)

jǐ suì — 几岁

it seems, it would appear

kàn shàngqù — 看上去

nearby, approximately, around

zuǒyòu — 左右

right, correct, pair, couple

duì — 对

to know, to recognize, to understand

rènshi — 认识

I, me, my, myself

wǒ — 我

also, too

yě — 也

to be, is, are, am, yes

shì — 是

goodbye, see you again later

zàijiàn — 再见

he, him, other, another

tā — 他

she, her

tā — 她

you (polite form)

nín — 您

hello, hi

nǐ hǎo — 你好

teacher, husband, doctor (dialect), Mr.

xiānsheng — 先生

question particle for yes–no questions

ma — 吗

good, well, very, so, hello

hǎo — 好

very, quite

hěn — 很

happy, glad, willing

gāoxìng — 高兴

to see

jiàn — 见

to shout, to call, to ask, to be called

jiào — 叫

modal particle (“…right?”, “…OK?”, “…I suppose”)

ba — 吧

to ask, to invite, please, to request

qǐng — 请

China

Zhōngguó — 中国

to come, to arrive, ever since

lái — 来

to thank, thanks, thank you

xièxie — 谢谢

to drink

hē — 喝

to think, to believe, to suppose, to want, to miss

xiǎng — 想

highest, greatest, very, too much

zuì — 最

tired, weary

lèi — 累

completed action marker, change of state

le — 了

not, no (negative)

bù — 不

my, mine

wǒ de — 我的

a bit, a little

yì diǎn — 一点

zero, nought

líng — 零

woman, female

nǚ — 女

black person

hēi rén — 黑人

queen

nǚ wáng — 女王

population, people

rén kǒu — 人口

cart, carriage

mǎ chē — 马车

man, male

nán rén — 男人

May, fifth month (lunar calendar)

wǔ yuè — 五月

adult, grown-up

chéng rén — 成人

forest

sēn lín — 森林