Chinese
English
Word strength
kùn / 困
sleepy
Weak
bàba / 爸爸
father
Weak
bàba / 爸爸
father
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bàn / 半
half
Weak
bùhǎo yìsi / 不好意思
excuse me / sorry
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bú duì / 不对
incorrect
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bú shì / 不是
to not be
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búkèqi / 不客气
You're welcome.
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bā / 八
eight
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bāozi / 包子
baozi
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bēi / 杯
cup / glass
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bǐ / 笔
pen
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chuànr / 串儿
skewer
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chāoshì / 超市
supermarket
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chī fàn / 吃饭
to have a meal
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chǎofàn / 炒饭
fried rice
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chǎomiàn / 炒面
chow mein (Chinese stir fried noodles)
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diǎn / 点
o'clock
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duì / 对
correct
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duìbuqǐ / 对不起
sorry
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duōshǎo / 多少
how many / how much
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dà / 大
big
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dìdi / 弟弟
younger brother
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dù / 度
degree (Celsius)
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dōngxi / 东西
thing / stuff
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dǎqiú / 打球
to play a ball game
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fàndiàn / 饭店
restaurant
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fú
clothes (The left part is the moon radical, 月.)
Weak
fēn / 分
minute (on the clock)
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fǎguó rén / 法国人
French person
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fǎyǔ / 法语
French language
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guì / 贵
expensive
Weak
guǒzhī / 果汁
juice
Weak
Guǒzhī hěn hǎohē. / 果汁很好喝。
Juice is delicious.
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gēge / 哥哥
older brother
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huì / 会
can (to know how to)
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hànbǎo / 汉堡
burger
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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
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jiějie / 姐姐
older sister
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jiǎozi / 饺子
dumpling
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jiǔ / 九
nine
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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?
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jǐyuè / 几月
what month
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kànshū / 看书
to read books
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kāfēi / 咖啡
coffee
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kāichē / 开车
to drive a car
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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
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liǎng / 两
two (used before a measure word)
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lěng / 冷
cold
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lǚyóu / 旅游
to travel
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miàn / 面
noodles
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máng / 忙
busy
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mèimei / 妹妹
younger sister
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méi guānxi / 没关系
no problem
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méiyǒu / 没有
to not have
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méiyǒu / 没有
to not have
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māma / 妈妈
mother
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māma / 妈妈
mother
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měiguó rén / 美国人
American person
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mǎi / 买
to buy
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niúnǎi / 牛奶
milk
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niúròu / 牛肉
beef
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niúròu hànbǎo / 牛肉汉堡
beef burger
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nà ... / 那……
then...; so...
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nàxiē cài / 那些菜
those dishes
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nín / 您
you (formal)
Weak
Nínhǎo / 您好
Hello (formal).
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nǎr / 哪儿
where
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Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? / 你叫什么名字?
What's your name?
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Nǐ ne?
And you?
Weak
Nǐ zěnmeyàng? / 你怎么样?
How are you?
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Nǐhǎo!
Hello!
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piányi / 便宜
cheap
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Piányi yìdiǎnr!/ 便宜一点儿!
Make it a little cheaper!
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péngyou / 朋友
friend
Weak
píng / 瓶
bottle
Weak
pīsa / 披萨
pizza
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qián / 钱
money
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qiǎokèlì / 巧克力
chocolate
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qíngtiān / 晴天
sunny day
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qù / 去
to be going to
Weak
qī / 七
seven
Weak
rè / 热
hot
Weak
ròu / 肉
meat
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shuō / 说
to speak
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shuǐ / 水
water
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shàngwǔ / 上午
late morning
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shì / 是
to be
Weak
shí / 十
ten
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shāngchǎng / 商场
mall
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shēngrì / 生日
birthday
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shū / 书
book
Weak
shūcài / 蔬菜
vegetables
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shūdiàn / 书店
bookstore
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sì / 四
four
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sān diǎn / 三点
3 o'clock
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tiānqì / 天气
weather
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Tā bù xǐhuan wǒ! / 她不喜欢我!
She doesn't like me.
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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.
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tāng / 汤
soup
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tīng bùdǒng / 听不懂
to not understand (what you hear)
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tīng yīnyuè / 听音乐
to listen to music
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Tǐng hǎo de. / 挺好的。
Quite good.
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wǎn / 碗
bowl
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Wǒ hěn xǐhuan nǐ! / 我很喜欢你!
I like you a lot!
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Wǒ jiào Lìli.
My name is Lili.
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Wǒ shì xuésheng. / 我是学生。
I'm a student.
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wǒde péngyou / 我的朋友
my friend
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Wǒmen hē kāfēi ba. / 我们喝咖啡吧。
Let's drink coffee.
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wǔ / 五
five
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xiàwǔ / 下午
afternoon
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xiàxuě / 下雪
to snow
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Xiàxuě le! / 下雪了!
It's snowing!
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xiàyǔ / 下雨
to rain
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xièxie / 谢谢
thank you
Weak
Xièxie nín. / 谢谢您。
Thank you (formal).
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xié / 鞋
shoe
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xiédiàn / 鞋店
shoe shop
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xiǎng / 想
would like to
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xiǎo / 小
small
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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.)
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xǐhuan / 喜欢
to like
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yuè / 月
month
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yìdiǎnr / 一点儿
a little
Weak
yìsi / 意思
meaning
Weak
yìxiē / 一些
some
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yóuyǒng / 游泳
to swim
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yī
clothes (It looks like clothes on a hanger.)
Weak
yī / 一
one
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yīfu / 衣服
clothes
Weak
yīngyǔ / 英语
English language
Weak
yīntiān / 阴天
cloudy day
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yīyuè / 一月
January
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yǒu / 有
to have
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yǒu / 有
to have
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zhèxiē zhōngguórén / 这些中国人
these Chinese people
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zhīdào / 知道
to know
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zhōngguó rén / 中国人
Chinese person
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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...?
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è / 饿
hungry
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èr / 二
two
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èryuè / 二月
February
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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