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yī (one)

一

èr (two)

二

sān (three)

三

sì (four)

四

wŭ (five)

五

liù (six)

六

qī (seven)

七

bā (eight)

八

jiŭ (nine)

九

shí (ten)

十

nĭ (you)

你

hăo (good; fine)

好

zăo (early; “good morning”)

早

nín (you )

您

lăo (old)

老

shī (S teacher)

师

zài (again, goodbye)

再

jiàn (to meet; perception; goodbye)

见

Wáng (surname; “king”)

王

Lĭ (surname; “plum”)

李

Zhōu (surname; Chinese dynasty name)

周

duì (S correct, right)

对

bù (negative adverb)

不

qĭ (to rise)

起

méi (negative adverb)

没

guān (S to close; relevance)

关

xì (S relation )

系

xiè (Thank you, to thank)

谢

hěn (very)

很

gěi (to give*)

给

wŏ (I; me)

我

tā (he; him)

他

tā (she; her)

她

máng (busy)

忙

lèi (tired)

累

men (plural suffix)

们

yě (also)

也

dōu (all)

都

gāo (tall; happy)

高

xìng (S happy, excited)

兴

yŏu (to have)

有

diăn (S a bit; a little)

点

ér (S suffix; son )

儿

è (hungry)

饿

ne (question particle; aspect particle)

呢

jīn (today)

今

tiān (day; sky; heaven)

天

míng (tomorrow)

明

zuó (yesterday)

昨

qì (S weather)

气

lěng (cold)

冷

rè (S hot)

热

le (aspect particle)

了

tài (too; excessively)

太

hái (S still; yet)

还

huì (S modal for future; to know how to V.)

会

nián (year)

年

yuè (month)

月

rì (day of the month)

日

hào (S day of the month)

号

xīng (star; week)

星

qī (period; week)

期

yĭ (demarcates time periods)

以

qián (before; in front of)

前

xiàn (S now )

现

zài (now; locator verb)

在

chī (to eat)

吃

fàn (food; meals; cooked rice)

饭

yīng (S should)

应

gāi (should)

该

zuì (superlative prefix)

最

jìn (near; lately)

近

zěn (how)

怎

me (S QW suffix)

么

yàng (S kind, type; way; appearance)

样

kě (can; may; but)

可

xíng (to be workable; to be OK)

行

měi (prefix: each)

每

qĭng (please; to invite)

请

wèn (to ask)

问

guì (S honorable; expensive*)

贵

xìng (surname; to be surnamed)

姓

jiào (to call ; to be called)

叫

shén (S what)

什

míng (name )

名

zì (name; word; character)

字

Lín (Surname, "woods")

林

xiăo (young; little)

小

péng (friend)

朋

yŏu (friend)

友

shì (to be)

是

zhè/zhèi (S this)

这

nà/nèi (that)

那

de (noun particle)

的

Zhāng (S surname; MW for square flat items)

张

ba (question particle)

吧

nă/něi (QW prefix: “which”)

哪

guó (S country; nation)

国

rén (person)

人

Zhōng (China; middle)

中