to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby
八bā
eight; 8
爸bà
father; dad
爸爸bà ba
(coll.) father; dad
吧ba
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?
白bái
white; snowy
白天bái tiān
daytime; during the day
百bǎi
hundred; numerous
班bān
team; class; grade; (military) squad
半bàn
half; semi-
半年bàn nián
half a year
半天bàn tiān
half of the day; a long time
帮忙bāng máng
to help; to lend a hand
包bāo
to cover; to wrap
包子bāo zi
bao (steamed stuffed bun)
杯bēi
cup; trophy cup
杯子bēi zi
cup; glass
北běi
north; (classical) to be defeated
北边běi biān
north; north side
北京Běi jīng
Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China
本běn
root; stem
本子běn zi
book; notebook
比bǐ
to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
别bié
to leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish
别的bié de
else; other
别人bié ren
other people; others; other person
病bìng
illness; disease
病人bìng rén
sick person; patient
不bù
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
不大bù dà
not very; not too
不对bù duì
incorrect; wrong
不客气bù kè qi
you're welcome; don't mention it
不用bù yòng
need not
菜cài
dish (type of food); vegetable
茶chá
tea; tea plant
差chà
different; wrong; mistaken
常cháng
always; ever
常常cháng cháng
frequently; often
唱chàng
to sing; to call loudly
唱歌chàng gē
to sing a song
车chē
car; vehicle
车票chē piào
ticket (for a bus or train)
车上chē shàng
Car
车站chē zhàn
rail station; bus stop
吃chī
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
吃饭chī fàn
to have a meal; to eat
出chū
to go out; to come out
出来chū lái
to come out; to appear
出去chū qù
to go out
穿chuān
to wear; to put on
床chuáng
bed; couch
次cì
next in sequence; second
错cuò
mistake; wrong
打dǎ
to beat; to strike
打车dǎ chē
to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift
打电话dǎ diàn huà
to make a telephone call
打开dǎ kāi
to open; to show (a ticket)
打球dǎ qiú
to play ball; to play with a ball
大dà
big; large; great; older (than another person)
大学dà xué
university; college
大学生dà xué shēng
university student; college student
到dào
to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to
地dì
earth; ground
地点dì diǎn
place; site
地方dì fāng
region; regional (away from the central administration)
地上dì shang
on the ground; on the floor
地图dì tú
map
的de
of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute)
得到dé dào
to get; to obtain
等děng
class; rank
弟dì
younger brother; junior male
弟弟dì di
younger brother
第dì
(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 六 "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed
第二dì èr
second; number two
点diǎn
point; dot
电diàn
lightning; electricity
电话diàn huà
telephone; phone call
电脑diàn nǎo
computer
电视diàn shì
television; TV
电视机diàn shì jī
television set
电影diàn yǐng
movie; film
电影院diàn yǐng yuàn
cinema; movie theater
东dōng
east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
东边dōng bian
east; east side
东西dōng xī
east and west
动dòng
(of sth) to move; to set in movement
动作dòng zuò
movement; motion; action; to act; to move
都dōu
all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even
读dú
to read out; to read aloud; to read
读书dú shū
to read a book; to study
对duì
right; correct; towards; at; for
对不起duì bu qǐ
I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
多duō
many; much; too many; in excess
多少duō shǎo
number; amount
饿è
to be hungry; hungry
儿子ér zi
son
二èr
two; 2
饭fàn
cooked rice; meal
饭店fàn diàn
restaurant; hotel
房间fáng jiān
room
房子fáng zi
house; building (single- or two-story)
放fàng
to put; to place
放假fàng jià
to have a holiday or vacation
放学fàng xué
to dismiss students at the end of the school day
飞fēi
to fly
飞机fēi jī
airplane
非常fēi cháng
very; really; unusual; extraordinary
分fēn
to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate
风fēng
wind; news
干gàn
tree trunk; main part of sth
干净gān jìng
clean; neat
干什么gàn shén me
what are you doing?; what's he up to?
高gāo
high; tall
高兴gāo xìng
happy; glad
告诉gào sù
to press charges; to file a complaint
哥gē
elder brother
哥哥gē ge
older brother
歌gē
song; to sing
个gè
(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
给gěi
to; for
跟gēn
heel; to follow closely
工人gōng rén
worker
工作gōng zuò
to work; (of a machine) to operate
关guān
mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off
关上guān shàng
to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
贵guì
expensive; noble
国guó
country; nation; state; (bound form) national
国家guó jiā
country; nation; state
国外guó wài
abroad; external (affairs)
过guò
to cross; to go over
还hái
still; still in progress
还是hái shi
still (as before); had better
还有hái yǒu
furthermore; in addition
孩子hái zi
child
汉语Hàn yǔ
Chinese language
汉字hàn zì
Chinese character; Japanese: kanji
好hǎo
good; appropriate; proper
好吃hǎo chī
tasty; delicious
好看hǎo kàn
good-looking; nice-looking
好听hǎo tīng
pleasant to hear
好玩儿hǎo wán r
erhua variant of 好玩; amusing
号hào
ordinal number; day of a month
喝hē
to drink; variant of 嗬
很hěn
(adverb of degree); quite
后hòu
empress; queen
后边hòu bian
the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back
后天hòu tiān
the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 天)
花huā
flower; blossom
话huà
dialect; language
坏huài
bad; spoiled
回huí
to circle; to go back
回答huí dá
to reply; to answer; reply; answer
回到huí dào
to return to
回家huí jiā
to return home
回来huí lai
to return; to come back
回去huí qu
to return; to go back
会huì
can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to
火车huǒ chē
train
机场jī chǎng
airport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship
机票jī piào
air ticket; passenger ticket
鸡蛋jī dàn
(chicken) egg; hen's egg
几jǐ
how much; how many
记jì
to record; to note
记得jì de
to remember
记住jì zhu
to remember; to bear in mind
家jiā
used in 家伙 and 家俱
家里jiā lǐ
home
家人jiā rén
family member; (old) servant
间jiān
between; among
见jiàn
to see; to meet
见面jiàn miàn
to meet; to see each other
叫jiào
to shout; to call
教jiào
religion; teaching
教学楼jiào xué lóu
teaching block; school building
介绍jiè shào
to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation
姐jiě
older sister
姐姐jiě jie
older sister
今年jīn nián
this year
今天jīn tiān
today; at the present
进jìn
to go forward; to advance
进来jìn lái
to come in
进去jìn qù
to go in
九jiǔ
nine; 9
就jiù
(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
觉得jué de
to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
开kāi
to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
开车kāi chē
to drive a car
开会kāi huì
to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting
开玩笑kāi wán xiào
to play a joke; to make fun of
看kàn
to see; to look at; to read
看病kàn bìng
to visit a doctor; to see a patient
看到kàn dào
to see
看见kàn jiàn
to see; to catch sight of
考kǎo
to beat; to hit
考试kǎo shì
to take an exam; exam
渴kě
thirsty
课kè
subject; course
课本kè běn
textbook
课文kè wén
text
口kǒu
mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
块kuài
lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc
快kuài
rapid; quick
来lái
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
来到lái dào
to arrive; to come
老lǎo
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people)
upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread
楼下lóu xià
downstairs
路lù
road; journey
路口lù kǒu
crossing; intersection (of roads)
路上lù shang
on the road; on a journey
妈mā
ma; mom
妈妈mā ma
mama; mommy
马路mǎ lù
street; road
马上mǎ shàng
at once; right away
吗ma
(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
买mǎi
to buy; to purchase
慢màn
slow
忙máng
busy; hurriedly
毛máo
hair; feather
没méi
(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
没关系méi guān xi
it doesn't matter
没什么méi shén me
nothing; it doesn't matter
没事儿méi shì r
to have spare time; free from work
没有méi yǒu
haven't; hasn't
妹mèi
younger sister
妹妹mèi mei
younger sister; young woman
门mén
gate; door
门口mén kǒu
doorway; gate
门票mén piào
ticket (for theater, cinema etc)
们men
plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
米饭mǐ fàn
(cooked) rice
面包miàn bāo
bread
面条儿miàn tiáo r
erhua variant of 面条; noodles
名字míng zi
name (of a person or thing)
明白míng bai
clear; obvious
明年míng nián
next year
明天míng tiān
tomorrow
哪nǎ
how; which
哪儿nǎ r
where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere
哪里nǎ lǐ
where?; somewhere
哪些nǎ xiē
which ones?; who?
那nà
(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)
那边nà bian
over there; yonder
那儿nà r
there
那里nà li
there; that place
那些nà xiē
those
奶nǎi
breast; milk
奶奶nǎi nai
(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house
男nán
male; Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 位
男孩儿nán hái r
erhua variant of 男孩; boy
男朋友nán péng you
boyfriend
男人nán rén
a man; a male
男生nán shēng
schoolboy; male student
南nán
south
南边nán bian
south; south side
难nán
difficult (to...); problem
呢ne
particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?"); particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?")
能néng
can; to be able to
你nǐ
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)
你们nǐ men
you (plural)
年nián
year
您nín
you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)
牛奶niú nǎi
cow's milk
女nǚ
female; woman
女儿nǚ ér
daughter
女孩儿nǚ hái r
erhua variant of 女孩; girl
女朋友nǚ péng you
girlfriend
女人nǚ rén
woman
女生nǚ shēng
schoolgirl; female student
旁边páng biān
side; adjacent place
跑pǎo
to run; to run away
朋友péng you
friend
票piào
ticket; ballot
七qī
seven; 7
起qǐ
to rise; to raise
起床qǐ chuáng
to get out of bed; to get up
起来qǐ lai
to stand up; to get up
汽车qì chē
car; automobile
前qián
front; forward
前边qián bian
front; the front side
前天qián tiān
the day before yesterday
钱qián
coin; money
钱包qián bāo
purse; wallet
请qǐng
to ask; to invite
请假qǐng jià
to request leave of absence
请进qǐng jìn
"please come in"
请问qǐng wèn
Excuse me, may I ask...?
请坐qǐng zuò
please, have a seat
球qiú
ball; sphere
去qù
to go; to go to (a place)
去年qù nián
last year
热rè
to warm up; to heat up
人rén
person; people
认识rèn shi
to know; to recognize
认真rèn zhēn
conscientious; earnest
日rì
sun; day
日期rì qī
date
肉ròu
meat; flesh
三sān
three; 3
山shān
mountain; hill; (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
商场shāng chǎng
shopping mall; shopping center
商店shāng diàn
store; shop
上shàng
(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts)
上班shàng bān
to go to work; to be on duty
上边shàng bian
the top; above
上车shàng chē
to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
上次shàng cì
last time
上课shàng kè
to go to class; to attend class
上网shàng wǎng
to go online; to connect to the Internet
上午shàng wǔ
morning
上学shàng xué
to go to school; to attend school
少shǎo
few; less
身上shēn shang
on the body; at hand
身体shēn tǐ
the body; one's health
什么shén me
what?; something
生病shēng bìng
to fall ill
生气shēng qì
to get angry; to take offense
生日shēng rì
birthday
十shí
ten; 10
时候shí hou
time; length of time
时间shí jiān
time; period
事shì
matter; thing
试shì
to test; to try
是shì
to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true
是不是shì bù shì
is or isn't; yes or no
手shǒu
hand; (formal) to hold
手机shǒu jī
cell phone; mobile phone
书shū
book; letter
书包shū bāo
schoolbag; satchel
书店shū diàn
bookstore
树shù
tree; to cultivate
谁shéi
who; also pr. [shuí]
水shuǐ
water; river
水果shuǐ guǒ
fruit
睡shuì
to sleep; to lie down
睡觉shuì jiào
to go to bed; to sleep
说shuō
to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment
说话shuō huà
to speak; to say
四sì
four; 4
送sòng
to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present)
他tā
he; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant); (used before sb's name for emphasis)
他们tā men
they
她tā
she
她们tā men
they; them (for females)
太tài
highest; greatest
天tiān
day; sky
天气tiān qì
weather
听tīng
to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey
听到tīng dào
to hear
听见tīng jiàn
to hear
听写tīng xiě
(of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation
同学tóng xué
to study at the same school; fellow student
图书馆tú shū guǎn
library
外wài
outside; in addition
外边wài bian
outside; outer surface
外国wài guó
foreign (country)
外语wài yǔ
foreign language
玩儿wán r
to play; to have fun
晚wǎn
evening; night
晚饭wǎn fàn
evening meal; dinner
晚上wǎn shang
evening; night
网上wǎng shàng
online
网友wǎng yǒu
online friend; Internet user
忘wàng
to forget; to overlook
忘记wàng jì
to forget
问wèn
to ask; to inquire
我wǒ
I; me; my
我们wǒ men
we; us
五wǔ
five; 5
午饭wǔ fàn
lunch
洗xǐ
to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs)
洗手间xǐ shǒu jiān
toilet; lavatory
喜欢xǐ huan
to like; to be fond of
西xī
west
西边xī biān
west; west side
下xià
down; downwards
下班xià bān
to finish work; to get off work
下边xià bian
under; the underside
下车xià chē
to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
下次xià cì
next time
下课xià kè
to finish class; to get out of class
下午xià wǔ
afternoon; p.m.
下雨xià yǔ
to rain
先xiān
early; prior
先生xiān sheng
teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
现在xiàn zài
now; at present
想xiǎng
to think (about); to think of; to devise
小xiǎo
small; tiny
小孩儿xiǎo hái r
erhua variant of 小孩; child
小姐xiǎo jie
young lady; miss
小朋友xiǎo péng yǒu
child
小时xiǎo shí
hour
小学xiǎo xué
elementary school; primary school
小学生xiǎo xué shēng
primary school student; schoolchild
写xiě
to write
谢谢xiè xie
to thank; thanks
新xīn
new; newly
新年xīn nián
New Year
星期xīng qī
week; day of the week
星期日Xīng qī rì
Sunday
星期天Xīng qī tiān
Sunday
行xíng
to walk; to go
休息xiū xi
rest; to rest
学xué
to learn; to study
学生xué sheng
student; schoolchild
学习xué xí
to learn; to study
学校xué xiào
school
学院xué yuàn
college; educational institute
要yào
to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to
也yě
(adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊
页yè
page; leaf
爷爷yé ye
(coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather
一yī
one; single
一半yī bàn
half
一边yī biān
one side; either side
一点儿yī diǎn r
erhua variant of 一点; a bit; a little bit
一会儿yī huì r
a moment; a while
一块儿yī kuài r
erhua variant of 一块; a piece; a chunk
一起yī qǐ
in the same place; together
一下儿yī xià r
erhua variant of 一下; one time; once
一些yī xiē
some; a few
一样yī yàng
same; like
衣服yī fu
clothes
医生yī shēng
doctor
医院yī yuàn
hospital
用yòng
to use; to employ
有yǒu
to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 意 intentional)
有的yǒu de
(there are) some (who are...); some (exist)
有名yǒu míng
famous; well-known
有时yǒu shí
sometimes; now and then
有时候yǒu shí hou
sometimes
有些yǒu xiē
some; somewhat
有一些yǒu yī xiē
somewhat; rather
有用yǒu yòng
useful
右yòu
(bound form) right; right-hand side; (bound form) (politics) right of center
右边yòu bian
right side; right, to the right
雨yǔ
rain
元yuán
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first
远yuǎn
far; distant
月yuè
moon; month
再zài
again; once more; re-; second; another
再见zài jiàn
goodbye; see you again later
在zài
to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
在家zài jiā
to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差)
早zǎo
early; morning
早饭zǎo fàn
breakfast
早上zǎo shang
early morning
怎么zěn me
how?; what?
站zhàn
station; to stand
找zhǎo
to try to find; to look for
找到zhǎo dào
to find
这zhè
(pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
这边zhè biān
this side; here
这儿zhè r
here
这些zhè xiē
these
着zhe
aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
真zhēn
really; truly
真的zhēn de
really, truly, indeed
正zhèng
straight; upright
正在zhèng zài
just at (that time); right in (that place)
知道zhī dào
to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhī dao]
知识zhī shi
knowledge; intellectual
中zhōng
within; among; in; middle; center
中国Zhōng guó
China
中间zhōng jiān
the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among
中文Zhōng wén
Chinese language
中午zhōng wǔ
noon; midday
中学zhōng xué
middle school
中学生zhōng xué shēng
middle-school student; high school student
重zhòng
heavy; serious
重要zhòng yào
important; significant
住zhù
to live; to dwell
准备zhǔn bèi
preparation; to prepare
桌子zhuō zi
table; desk
字zì
letter; symbol
子zi
(noun suffix)
走zǒu
to walk; to go
走路zǒu lù
to walk; to go on foot
最好zuì hǎo
best; (you) had better (do what we suggest)
最后zuì hòu
final; last
昨天zuó tiān
yesterday
左zuǒ
left; the Left (politics)
左边zuǒ bian
left; the left side
坐zuò
to sit; to take a seat
坐下zuò xia
to sit down
做zuò
to make; to produce; to write; to compose
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