CHINESE 1-7 CHARACTERS

我

wǒ

I / me

你

nǐ

you

好

hǎo

good / fine / well / OK

吗

ma

(particle for yes or no answer)

很

hěn

very

呢

ne

(modal particle for elliptical questions)

也

yě

too / also

忙

máng

busy

爸爸

bàba

dad

妈妈

māmā

mum

他

tā

he / him

她

tā

she / her

我们

wǒmen

we / us

你们

nǐmen

you (plural)

他们

tāmen

they / them

们

men

(plurality)

都

dōu

both / all

不

bù

not / no

男

nán

male

朋友

péngyou

friend

哥哥

gēge

elder brother

弟弟

dìdi

younger brother

要

yào

to want

咖啡

kāfēi

coffee

喝

hē

to drink

是

shì

to be

哪

nǎ

which

国

guó

country / region

人

rén

people / person

那

nà

that

谁

shéi

who / whom

老师

lǎoshī

teacher

中国

zhōngguó

China

您

nín

you (polite)

这

zhè

this

外语

wàiyǔ

foreign language

医生

yīshēng

doctor

奶奶

nǎinai

(paternal) grandmother

外婆

wàipó

(maternal) grandmother

认识

rènshi

to know (somebody)

高兴

gāoxìng

happy / pleased

可以

kěyǐ

may

进来

jìnlai

to come in

进

jìn

to enter

来

lái

to come

请

qǐng

please

记者

jìzhě

reporter

请问

qǐngwèn

may I ask…?

问

wèn

to ask

贵姓

guìxìng

your surname (polite form)

姓

xìng

one’s surname

叫

jiào

to be called (name)

先生

xiānsheng

Mr. ; sir

语言

yǔyán

language

学院

xuéyuàn

institute / college

学

xué

to learn / to study

的

de

(possessive or modifying particle)

学生

xuésheng

student

什么

shénme

what

学习

xuéxí

to learn / to study

汉语

hànyǔ

Chinese (language)

英国

yīngguó

Great Britain / England

加拿大

jiānádà

Canada

美国

měiguó

USA

澳大利亚

àodàlìyà

Australia

餐厅

cāntīng

dining hall

在

zài

to be (here, there) to be (in, on, at)

哪儿

nǎr （nǎer）

where

宿舍

sùshè

dormitory

女

nü(3)

female

坐

zuò

to sit

谢谢

xièxie

to thank

对不起

duìbuqǐ

I’m sorry

知道

zhīdao

to know

没关系

méi guānxi

never mind / it doesn’t matter

再见

zàijiàn

goodbye

再

zài

again

小姐

xiǎojie

Miss / young lady

一

yì

one

二

ér

two

三

sān

three

四

sì

four

五

wǔ

five

层

céng

story / floor

〇 / 零

líng

zero

号

hào

ordinal number

不用

búyòng

need not

这儿

zhèr

here

晚

wǎn

late

了

le

(modal particle / aspect particle)

去

qù

to go

游泳

yóuyǒng

to swim

昨天

zuótiān

yesterday

京剧

jīngjù

Beijing opera

怎么样

zěnmeyàng

how is…

有意思

yǒu yìsi

interesting

今天

jīntiān

today

天

tiān

day

天气

tiānqì

weather

太

tài

too, extremely