Common Chinese Vocabulary and Examples

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107 Terms

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de — (possessive particle); example: 我的 (wǒ de) — my/mine

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yī — one; example: 一个人 (yī gè rén) — one person

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shì — to be; example: 他是学生 (tā shì xuéshēng) — he is a student

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bù — no, not; example: 不要 (bù yào) — don't want

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le — (completed action particle); example: 吃了 (chī le) — ate

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zài — at, in, on; example: 在家 (zài jiā) — at home

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rén — person; example: 女人 (nǚrén) — woman

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yǒu — to have; example: 我有书 (wǒ yǒu shū) — I have a book

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wǒ — I, me; example: 我喜欢 (wǒ xǐhuān) — I like

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tā — he, him; example: 他去学校 (tā qù xuéxiào) — he goes to school

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zhè — this; example: 这个 (zhè ge) — this one

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gè — (measure word); example: 一个人 (yī gè rén) — one person

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men — (plural suffix for pronouns); example: 我们 (wǒmen) — we/us

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zhōng — middle, center; example: 中国 (Zhōngguó) — China

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lái — to come; example: 他来了 (tā lái le) — he came

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shàng — up, on; example: 上课 (shàng kè) — attend class

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dà — big; example: 大学 (dàxué) — university

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wèi — for; example: 为你 (wèi nǐ) — for you

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hé — and; example: 我和你 (wǒ hé nǐ) — you and I

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guó — country; example: 国家 (guójiā) — country, nation

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dì — earth, ground; example: 地方 (dìfāng) — place

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dào — to arrive; example: 到家 (dào jiā) — arrive home

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yǐ — with, by; example: 以后 (yǐhòu) — after

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shuō — to speak; example: 他说话 (tā shuō huà) — he speaks

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shí — time; example: 时间 (shíjiān) — time

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yào — to want; example: 我要 (wǒ yào) — I want

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jiù — just, right away; example: 就是 (jiù shì) — exactly

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chū — to go out; example: 出去 (chū qù) — go out

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huì — can, able to; example: 会说 (huì shuō) — can speak

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yě — also; example: 我也 (wǒ yě) — me too

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nǐ — you; example: 你好吗 (nǐ hǎo ma) — how are you

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duì — correct; example: 对不起 (duì bu qǐ) — sorry

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shēng — to be born; example: 生日 (shēngrì) — birthday

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néng — can, able to; example: 能做 (néng zuò) — able to do

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ér — and, but; example: 而且 (érqiě) — moreover

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zǐ — son, child; example: 儿子 (érzi) — son

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nà — that; example: 那个 (nà ge) — that one

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dé — (structural particle); example: 得到 (dédào) — to get

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yú — in, at; example: 于是 (yúshì) — so, therefore

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zhe — (continuous aspect particle); example: 看着 (kàn zhe) — watching

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xià — down, below; example: 下面 (xiàmiàn) — below

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zì — self; example: 自己 (zìjǐ) — oneself

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zhī — (literary possessive particle); example: 之中 (zhī zhōng) — among

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nián — year; example: 明年 (míngnián) — next year

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guò — to pass; example: 过去 (guòqù) — past

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fā — to send, to show; example: 发展 (fāzhǎn) — develop

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hòu — after; example: 以后 (yǐhòu) — after

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zuò — to do, to make; example: 工作 (gōngzuò) — work

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lǐ — inside; example: 里面 (lǐmiàn) — inside

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yòng — to use; example: 用手机 (yòng shǒujī) — use phone

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dào — way, path; example: 道路 (dàolù) — road

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xíng — to walk, to do; example: 行走 (xíngzǒu) — walk

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suǒ — place; example: 学校 (xuéxiào) — school

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correct, so; example: 然后 (ránhòu) — then

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home, family; example: 家人 (jiārén) — family members

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kind, type; example: 种类 (zhǒnglèi) — category

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thing, matter; example: 事情 (shìqing) — matter

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to become; example: 成功 (chénggōng) — success

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direction; example: 方法 (fāngfǎ) — method

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many, much; example: 多少 (duōshǎo) — how much

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to pass through; example: 经过 (jīngguò) — to pass

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(question particle); example: 什么 (shénme) — what

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to go; example: 去年 (qùnián) — last year

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law, method; example: 法律 (fǎlǜ) — law

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to learn; example: 学习 (xuéxí) — study

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like, as; example: 如果 (rúguǒ) — if

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all; example: 都是 (dōu shì) — all are

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same; example: 同学 (tóngxué) — classmate

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now; example: 现在 (xiànzài) — now

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to be, to serve as; example: 当老师 (dāng lǎoshī) — be a teacher

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not have; example: 没有 (méiyǒu) — don't have

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to move; example: 动作 (dòngzuò) — action

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face, surface; example: 方面 (fāngmiàn) — aspect

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to rise, to start; example: 起床 (qǐchuáng) — get up

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to see, to look; example: 看书 (kàn shū) — read book

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to decide; example: 决定 (juédìng) — decide

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sky, day; example: 今天 (jīntiān) — today

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to divide, minute; example: 一分钟 (yī fēnzhōng) — one minute

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still, yet; example: 还是 (háishì) — or

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to enter; example: 进去 (jìnqù) — go in

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good; example: 好人 (hǎo rén) — good person

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small; example: 小学 (xiǎoxué) — elementary school

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part, section; example: 部门 (bùmén) — department

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his, her, its; example: 其中 (qízhōng) — among

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some; example: 这些 (zhèxiē) — these

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master, host; example: 主要 (zhǔyào) — main

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appearance, kind; example: 样子 (yàngzi) — appearance

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reason, logic; example: 理解 (lǐjiě) — understand

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heart; example: 关心 (guānxīn) — care for

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she, her; example: 她们 (tāmen) — they (female)

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origin, book; example: 书本 (shūběn) — book

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front, before; example: 前面 (qiánmiàn) — front

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to open, to start; example: 开门 (kāimén) — open the door

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but; example: 但是 (dànshì) — but

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cause, reason; example: 因为 (yīnwèi) — because

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only; example: 只是 (zhǐshì) — only

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from; example: 从来 (cónglái) — always

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to think, to want; example: 我想你 (wǒ xiǎng nǐ) — I miss you

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real, true; example: 事实 (shìshí) — fact

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day, sun; example: 生日 (shēngrì) — birthday