HomeChinese English Word strength kùn / 困 sleepy Weak bàba / 爸爸 father Weak bàba / 爸爸 father Weak bàn / 半 half Weak bùhǎo yìsi / 不好意思 excuse me / sorry Weak bú duì / 不对 incorrect Weak bú shì / 不是 to not be Weak búkèqi / 不客气 You're welcome. Weak bā / 八 eight Weak bāozi / 包子 baozi Weak bēi / 杯 cup / glass Weak bǐ / 笔 pen Weak chuànr / 串儿 skewer Weak chāoshì / 超市 supermarket Weak chī fàn / 吃饭 to have a meal Weak chǎofàn / 炒饭 fried rice Weak chǎomiàn / 炒面 chow mein (Chinese stir fried noodles) Weak diǎn / 点 o'clock Weak duì / 对 correct Weak duìbuqǐ / 对不起 sorry Weak duōshǎo / 多少 how many / how much Weak dà / 大 big Weak dìdi / 弟弟 younger brother Weak dù / 度 degree (Celsius) Weak dōngxi / 东西 thing / stuff Weak dǎqiú / 打球 to play a ball game Weak fàndiàn / 饭店 restaurant Weak fú clothes (The left part is the moon radical, 月.) Weak fēn / 分 minute (on the clock) Weak fǎguó rén / 法国人 French person Weak fǎyǔ / 法语 French language Weak guì / 贵 expensive Weak guǒzhī / 果汁 juice Weak Guǒzhī hěn hǎohē. / 果汁很好喝。 Juice is delicious. Weak gēge / 哥哥 older brother Weak huì / 会 can (to know how to) Weak hànbǎo / 汉堡 burger Weak hào / 号 date; day of the month Weak Hái kěyǐ. / 还可以。 It's okay. Weak háishì or (The first hanzi consists of 辶 and 不, the second hanzi is 是.) Weak háishì / 还是 or Weak hé / 和 and Weak hē / 喝 to drink Weak Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ! Nice to meet you! Weak Hǎo ma? / 好吗？ Is that okay? Weak Hǎo. / 好。 Okay. Weak jiàn piece (The left part is the people radical 亻, and the right part is the hanzi for cow, 牛.) Weak jiā / 家 family Weak jiějie / 姐姐 older sister Weak jiǎozi / 饺子 dumpling Weak jiǔ / 九 nine Weak jiǔ / 酒 alcoholic drink Weak Jīntiān duóshǎo dù? / 今天多少度？ What’s the temperature today? Weak Jǐ diǎn le? / 几点了？ What time is it? Weak jǐyuè / 几月 what month Weak kànshū / 看书 to read books Weak kāfēi / 咖啡 coffee Weak kāichē / 开车 to drive a car Weak kě / 渴 thirsty Weak kěshì / 可是 but Weak kěyǐ okay (neutral) Weak liù / 六 six Weak liùyuè yīhào / 六月一号 1 June Weak liǎng / 两 two (used before a measure word) Weak lěng / 冷 cold Weak lǚyóu / 旅游 to travel Weak miàn / 面 noodles Weak máng / 忙 busy Weak mèimei / 妹妹 younger sister Weak méi guānxi / 没关系 no problem Weak méiyǒu / 没有 to not have Weak méiyǒu / 没有 to not have Weak māma / 妈妈 mother Weak māma / 妈妈 mother Weak měiguó rén / 美国人 American person Weak mǎi / 买 to buy Weak niúnǎi / 牛奶 milk Weak niúròu / 牛肉 beef Weak niúròu hànbǎo / 牛肉汉堡 beef burger Weak nà ... / 那…… then...; so... Weak nàxiē cài / 那些菜 those dishes Weak nín / 您 you (formal) Weak Nínhǎo / 您好 Hello (formal). Weak nǎr / 哪儿 where Weak Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? / 你叫什么名字？ What's your name? Weak Nǐ ne? And you? Weak Nǐ zěnmeyàng? / 你怎么样？ How are you? Weak Nǐhǎo! Hello! Weak piányi / 便宜 cheap Weak Piányi yìdiǎnr!/ 便宜一点儿！ Make it a little cheaper! Weak péngyou / 朋友 friend Weak píng / 瓶 bottle Weak pīsa / 披萨 pizza Weak qián / 钱 money Weak qiǎokèlì / 巧克力 chocolate Weak qíngtiān / 晴天 sunny day Weak qù / 去 to be going to Weak qī / 七 seven Weak rè / 热 hot Weak ròu / 肉 meat Weak shuō / 说 to speak Weak shuǐ / 水 water Weak shàngwǔ / 上午 late morning Weak shì / 是 to be Weak shí / 十 ten Weak shāngchǎng / 商场 mall Weak shēngrì / 生日 birthday Weak shū / 书 book Weak shūcài / 蔬菜 vegetables Weak shūdiàn / 书店 bookstore Weak sì / 四 four Weak sān diǎn / 三点 3 o'clock Weak tiānqì / 天气 weather Weak Tā bù xǐhuan wǒ! / 她不喜欢我！ She doesn't like me. Weak Tā shì zhōngguó rén. Lǐ Shēng yě shì zhōngguó rén. 他是中国人。李生也是中国人。 He is Chinese. Li Sheng is also Chinese. Weak tāng / 汤 soup Weak tīng bùdǒng / 听不懂 to not understand (what you hear) Weak tīng yīnyuè / 听音乐 to listen to music Weak Tǐng hǎo de. / 挺好的。 Quite good. Weak wǎn / 碗 bowl Weak Wǒ hěn xǐhuan nǐ! / 我很喜欢你！ I like you a lot! Weak Wǒ jiào Lìli. My name is Lili. Weak Wǒ shì xuésheng. / 我是学生。 I'm a student. Weak wǒde péngyou / 我的朋友 my friend Weak Wǒmen hē kāfēi ba. / 我们喝咖啡吧。 Let's drink coffee. Weak wǔ / 五 five Weak xiàwǔ / 下午 afternoon Weak xiàxuě / 下雪 to snow Weak Xiàxuě le! / 下雪了！ It's snowing! Weak xiàyǔ / 下雨 to rain Weak xièxie / 谢谢 thank you Weak Xièxie nín. / 谢谢您。 Thank you (formal). Weak xié / 鞋 shoe Weak xiédiàn / 鞋店 shoe shop Weak xiǎng / 想 would like to Weak xiǎo / 小 small Weak xíng / 行 okay (positive) Weak xībānyáyǔ / 西班牙语 Spanish language Weak xǐhuan to like (It looks like a man is playing drums on the left, and a woman is dancing to the music on the right.) Weak xǐhuan / 喜欢 to like Weak yuè / 月 month Weak yìdiǎnr / 一点儿 a little Weak yìsi / 意思 meaning Weak yìxiē / 一些 some Weak yóuyǒng / 游泳 to swim Weak yī clothes (It looks like clothes on a hanger.) Weak yī / 一 one Weak yīfu / 衣服 clothes Weak yīngyǔ / 英语 English language Weak yīntiān / 阴天 cloudy day Weak yīyuè / 一月 January Weak yǒu / 有 to have Weak yǒu / 有 to have Weak zhèxiē zhōngguórén / 这些中国人 these Chinese people Weak zhīdào / 知道 to know Weak zhōngguó rén / 中国人 Chinese person Weak zhōngwén / 中文 Chinese language Weak zhōngwǔ / 中午 midday Weak zuòfàn / 做饭 to cook meals Weak Zàijiàn. / 再见。 Goodbye. Weak zěnme / 怎么 how Weak zěnmeyàng? / 怎么样？ How about...? Weak zěnmeyàng? / 怎么样？ How is...? Weak è / 饿 hungry Weak èr / 二 two Weak èryuè / 二月 February Weak 不好意思。 Bù hǎoyìsi. I'm sorry. 你会说英语吗？ nǐ huì shuō yīng yǚ ma ？ Do you speak English? 你能把它写下来吗？ nǐ néng bǎ tā xiě xià lái ma ？ Can you write it down? 你能说慢点吗？ nǐ néng shuō màn diǎn ma ？ Can you speak more slowly? 好吃 / hǎochī delicious (food) 好喝 / hǎohē delicious (drink) 我不明白。 Wǒ bù míngbái。 I don't understand. 我会说一点英语。 wǒ huì shuō yì diǎn yīng yǚ I speak a little English. 我明白。 Wǒ míngbái。 I understand. 这个美国人 / zhège Měiguórén this American