HelloChinese - Beginner 1

你好 nǐhǎo

hello; hi

叫 jiào

to be called; (one's name) is

我 (wǒ)

I; me

学生 (xuéshēng)

student

美国 (Měiguó)

USA; America; the United States

人 (rén)

person; human being

老师 (lǎoshī)

teacher

是 (shì)

to be

他 (tā)

he; him

你 (nǐ)

you (singular)

中国 (Zhōngguó)

China

不 (bù)

not; un-; negative prefix

她 (tā)

she; her

医生 (yīshēng)

doctor

再见 (zàijiàn)

goodbye; see you again

们 (men)

plural marker for pronouns or some nouns that refer to people

朋友 (péngyou)

friend

同学 (tóngxué)

classmate; schoolmate; fellow student

女朋友 (nǚpéngyǒu)

girlfriend

男朋友 (nánpéngyou)

boyfriend

老板 (lǎobǎn)

boss; proprietor

这 (zhè)

this

同事 (tóngshì)

colleague; co-worker

那 (nà)

that

谁 (shéi)

who; whom

室友 (shìyǒu)

roommate

邻居 (línjū)

neighbor

网友 (wǎngyǒu)

online friend; internet user

两 (liǎng)

(used with measure words) two; 2

瓶 (píng)

bottle; vase

水 (shuǐ)

water

咖啡 (kāfēi)

coffee

杯 (bēi)

measure word: cup; glass

一 (yī)

one; 1

要 (yào)

to want; to desire; to ask for

牛奶 (niúnǎi)

milk

四 (sì)

four; 4

五 (wǔ)

five; 5

三 (sān)

three; 3

面包 (miànbāo)

bread

块 (kuài)

piece; chunk

蛋糕 (dàngāo)

cake

几 (jǐ)

used to ask quantities less than ten: how many

个 (gè)

common measure word for people, objects, etc.

茶 (chá)

tea

可乐 (kělè)

cola

果汁 (guǒzhī)

fruit juice

和 (hé)

used exclusively to link nouns: and

医院 (yīyuàn)

hospital

学校 (xuéxiào)

school

在 (zài)

to be at/in/on

家 (jiā)

home; family; house

咖啡厅 (kāfēitīng)

coffee shop; café

饭馆 (fànguăn)

restaurant

洗手间 (xǐshǒujiān)

toilet; restroom; bathroom

哪里 (nǎlǐ)

where

电影院 (diànyǐngyuàn)

movie theater; cinema

这里 (zhèlǐ)

here; this place

那里 (nàlǐ)

there; that place

商场 (shāngchǎng)

shopping mall; department store

前边 (qiánbiān)

in front; ahead

里边 (lǐbiān)

inside

后边 (hòubiān)

back; behind

外边 (wàibiān)

outside

妹妹 (mèimei)

younger sister

猫 (māo)

cat

狗 (gǒu)

dog

弟弟 (dìdi)

younger brother

爸爸 (bàba)

dad; father

妈妈 (māma)

mom; mother

女孩儿 (nǚháir)

girl

男孩儿 (nánháir)

boy

女人 (nǚrén)

woman

男人 (nánrén)

man

姐姐 (jiějie)

older sister

没 (méi)

to not have; to not possess; there isn't; to not exist

孩子 (háizi)

child; kid

哥哥 (gēge)

older brother

没有 (méiyǒu)

to not have; to no possess; there isn't; to not exist

有 (yǒu)

to have; to possess; there is; to exist

爱 (ài)

to love; to be fond of

儿子 (érzi)

son

女儿 (nǚ'ér)

daughter

讨厌 (tǎoyàn)

to dislike; to hate

粥 (zhōu)

porridge

米饭 (mǐfàn)

(cooked) rice

面条儿（miàntiáor）

noodles

块 (kuài)

colloquial classifier for money and currency units: yuan

碗 (wǎn)

bowl

七 (qī)

seven; 7

多少 (duōshao)

how much; how many

请问 (qǐngwèn)

excuse me; may I ask…?

六 (liù)

six; 6

钱 (qián)

money

汤 (tāng)

soup

豆浆 (dòujiāng)

soy milk; soybean milk

什么 (shénme)

what

饺子 (jiǎozi)

dumpling

油条 (yóutiáo)

deep-fried dough stick

包子 (bāozi)

steamed stuffed bun