Mandarin Study Set

Vocabulary including Chinese characters, Pīnyīn, and English definitions.

一

yī: one

二

èr: two

三

sān: three

四

sì: four

五

wǔ: five

六

liù: six

七

qī: seven

八

bā: eight

九

jiǔ: nine

十

shí: ten

我

wǒ: I, me

你

nǐ: you

的

de: \[possessive/descriptive particle\]

不

bù: no, not

是

shì: to be

人

rén: person, people

有

yǒu: to have, to exist

也

yě: too, also, as well

他

tā: he, him

她

tā: she, her

这

zhè: this, these

那

nà: that, those

好

hǎo: good, fine, ok

生

shēng: birth, to be born

学

xué: to study

叫

jiào: to call, to be called

姓

xìng: surname

请

qǐng: please; to treat somebody

大

dà: big, old

月

yuè: month

几

jǐ: how many, some, a few

和

hé: and

什

shén: what

么

me: \[question particle\]

多

duō: how many/much; to what extent; many

号

hào: day of the month; (measure word for # in a series)

天

tiān: day

高

gāo: tall; high

照

zhào: photograph; to illuminate; to shine

片

piàn: flat, thin piece

作

zuò: to work; to do

哥

gē: older brother

姐

jiě: older sister

弟

dì: younger brother

妹

mèi: younger sister

爸

bà: father, dad

妈

mā: mother, mom

老

lǎo: old

国

guó: country; nation

中

zhōng: center; middle

美

měi: beautiful

男

nán: male

名

míng: name

呢

ne: \[question particle\]

北

běi: north

京

jīng: capital city

纽

niǔ: knob; button

约

yuē: agreement; appointment

贵

guì: honorable; expensive

很

hěn: very

刻

kè: quarter (of an hour)

忙

máng: busy

文

wén: (written) language; script

师

shī: teacher

先

xiān: first

工作

gong zuò: job; to work

英

yīng: flower; hero; England

白

bái: white

李

lǐ: plum

吗

ma: \[question particle\]

王

wáng: king

都

dōu: both; all

刀

dāo: knife

力

lì: power

又

yòu: right hand; again

口

kǒu: (measure word for # of family members)

听

tīng: to listen

看

kàn: to watch, to look, to read

书

shū: book

孩

hái: child

儿

ér : son; child

爱

aí : love, to love

没

méi : not

谁

shéi: who

个

gè/ge: (measure word for many common objects)

两

lǐang: two, a couple of

做

zuó: to do

侓

lǜ: law; rule

家

jiā: family; home

字

zì: character

问

wèn: to ask a question

事(儿)

shì(r): matter; affair; event

朋友

péng yǒu: friend

打球

dǎ qiú: to play ball

星期

xīng qī: week

生日

shēng rì: birthday

今年

jīn nián: this year

明天

míng tiān: tomorrow

晚饭

wǎn fàn: dinner; supper

现在

xiàn zài: now