PLinh Integrated Chinese: Level 1

你

nǐ you, second person pronoun

好

hǎo good, excellent, fine, well

请

qǐng ask, request, invite, please

问

wèn ask about, inquire after

贵

guì expensive, costly, valuable

姓

xìng one's family name clan people

我

wǒ ou,r us, i, me, my, we

呢

ne interrogative or emphatic final

小姐

xiǎojie young lady, miss

叫

jiào cry, shout, hail, greet, call

什么

shénme what? who? something anything

名字

míngzi name (of a person or thing)

先生

xiānsheng teacher, husband, doctor (dialect), mr

王

wáng king, ruler, royal, surname

是

shì indeed, yes, right, to be, demonstrative pronoun this that

老师

lǎoshī teacher

吗

ma final interrogative particle

不

bù no, not; un-; negative prefix

学生

xuésheng, student, schoolchild

也

yě also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity

人

rén man; people; mankind; someone else

中国

zhōngguó, China

北京

běijīng, capital of People's Republic of China

美国

měiguó, United States, USA, US

纽约

niǔyuē, New York

哥哥

gēge, older brother

两

liǎng, two, both, pair, couple

妹妹

mèimei, younger sister, young woman

和

hé, and, together with; harmony, peace

大姐

dàjiě, big sister, elder sister, older sister

做

zuò, work, make; act

工作

gōngzuò, to work, (of a machine) to operate, job, work, task

律师

lǜshī, lawyer

英文

yīngwén, English (language)

都

dōu, dū metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined

大学生

dàxuéshēng, university student, college student

大学

dàxué, university, college; the Great Learning

医生

yīshēng, doctor

那

nà, that, that one, those

的

de, possessive, adjectival suffix

照片

zhàopiàn, photograph, picture

这

zhè, this, the, here

爸爸

bàba, (informal) father

妈妈

māma, mother

个

gè, numerary adjunct, piece; single

女

nǚ, woman, girl

孩子

háizi, child

谁

shéi, who? whom? whose? anyone?

她

tā, she, her

姐姐

jiějie, older sister

男

nán, male, man; son; baron; surname

弟弟

dìdi, younger brother

他

tā, other, another; he, she, it

大哥

dàgē, eldest brother, big brother, gang leader, boss

儿子

érzi, son

有

yǒu, have, own, possess; exist

女儿

nǚ'ér, daughter

没

méi, not, have not, none; drown, sink

高

gāo, high, tall; lofty, elevated

家

jiā, house, home, residence; family

几

jǐ, small table

口

kǒu, mouth; open end; entrance, gate

九月

jiǔyuè, September

月

yuè, moon; month

十二

shí'èr, twelve

号

hào, mark, sign; symbol; number

星期

xīngqī, week, day of the week, Sunday

星期四

xīngqīsì, Thursday

天

tiān sky, heaven; god, celestial

生日

shēngrì, birthday

生

shēng, life, living, lifetime; birth

日

rì sun; day; daytime

今年

jīnnián, this year

年

nián year; new-years; person's age

多

duō much, many; more than, over

大

dà big, great, vast, large, high

十八

shíbā, eighteen

岁

suì, year; age; harvest

吃

chī eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear 3

饭

fàn, cooked rice; food, meal

怎么样

zěnmeyàng, how?, how about?, how was it?, how are things?

谢谢

xièxie, to thank, thanks, thank you

喜欢

xǐhuan, to like, to be fond of

菜

cài, vegetables; dish, order; food

还是

háishi, or, still, nevertheless, had better

可是

kěshì, but, however, (used for emphasis) indeed

我们

wǒmen, we, us, ourselves, our

点

diǎn, dot, speck, spot; point, degree

半

bàn, half

晚上

wǎnshang, evening, night, in the evening

见

jiàn see, observe, behold; perceive 2

再见

zàijiàn, goodbye, see you again later 3

再

zài again, twice, re- 2

英国

yīngguó, United Kingdom 联合王国, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, abbr. for England 英格兰

现在

xiànzài, now, at present, at the moment, modern, current, nowadays 3

刻

kè ,carve, engrave; quarter hour 2

事

shì, affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident

今天

jīntiān, today, at the present, now 3

很

hěn, very, quite, much 2

忙

máng, busy, pressed for time; hustling 3