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412 of 412 characters
我
wǒ
I
你
nǐ
you
他
tā
he
她
tā
she
们
men
plural marker
是
shì
to be
不
bù
not
没
méi
not have
的
de
possessive particle
了
le
perfective particle
吗
ma
question particle
呢
ne
particle for what-about questions
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
零
líng
zero
百
bǎi
hundred
这
zhè
this
那
nà
that
哪
nǎ
which
什
shén
what (in 什么)
么
me
suffix particle (in 什么, 怎么)
怎
zěn
how (in 怎么)
谁
shéi
who
有
yǒu
to have
在
zài
at
和
hé
and
都
dōu
all
也
yě
also
很
hěn
very
太
tài
too
人
rén
person
个
gè
general measure word
本
běn
measure word for books
块
kuài
piece
岁
suì
years of age
号
hào
number
些
xiē
some
点
diǎn
o'clock
分
fēn
minute
年
nián
year
月
yuè
month
日
rì
day
天
tiān
day
去
qù
to go
来
lái
to come
回
huí
to return
走
zǒu
to walk
开
kāi
to open
关
guān
to close
出
chū
to go out
到
dào
to arrive
坐
zuò
to sit
住
zhù
to live
睡
shuì
to sleep
说
shuō
to say
叫
jiào
to call
请
qǐng
please
谢
xiè
to thank
问
wèn
to ask
看
kàn
to look
听
tīng
to listen
读
dú
to read
写
xiě
to write
见
jiàn
to see
吃
chī
to eat
喝
hē
to drink
做
zuò
to do
买
mǎi
to buy
学
xué
to learn
打
dǎ
to hit
工
gōng
work
作
zuò
work
会
huì
can
能
néng
can
想
xiǎng
to want
要
yào
to want
爱
ài
to love
喜
xǐ
to like (in 喜欢)
欢
huān
joyful (in 喜欢)
认
rèn
to recognize (in 认识)
识
shí
to know (in 认识)
好
hǎo
good
大
dà
big
小
xiǎo
small
多
duō
many
少
shǎo
few
高
gāo
tall
对
duì
correct
漂
piào
(in 漂亮)
亮
liàng
bright (in 漂亮)
上
shàng
up
下
xià
down
里
lǐ
inside
前
qián
front
后
hòu
behind
中
zhōng
middle
再
zài
again
现
xiàn
now (in 现在)
今
jīn
today
明
míng
bright
昨
zuó
yesterday (in 昨天)
家
jiā
home
爸
bà
dad (in 爸爸)
妈
mā
mom (in 妈妈)
儿
ér
son (in 儿子)
女
nǚ
female
子
zi
suffix (in 儿子, 桌子)
朋
péng
friend (in 朋友)
友
yǒu
friend (in 朋友)
先
xiān
first (in 先生)
生
shēng
to be born
老
lǎo
old (in 老师)
师
shī
teacher (in 老师)
同
tóng
same (in 同学)
国
guó
country
北
běi
north (in 北京)
京
jīng
capital (in 北京)
校
xiào
school (in 学校)
医
yī
medicine (in 医院)
院
yuàn
courtyard (in 医院)
商
shāng
business (in 商店)
店
diàn
shop (in 商店)
菜
cài
dish
饭
fàn
meal
米
mǐ
rice
水
shuǐ
water
茶
chá
tea
果
guǒ
fruit (in 水果)
苹
píng
apple (in 苹果)
车
chē
vehicle
书
shū
book
字
zì
character
名
míng
name
电
diàn
electric
视
shì
vision (in 电视)
影
yǐng
shadow (in 电影)
话
huà
words
杯
bēi
cup (in 杯子)
椅
yǐ
chair (in 椅子)
桌
zhuō
table (in 桌子)
钱
qián
money
雨
yǔ
rain
猫
māo
cat
狗
gǒu
dog
星
xīng
star (in 星期)
期
qī
period (in 星期)
手
shǒu
hand
汉
hàn
Han (in 汉语)
语
yǔ
language (in 汉语)
喂
wèi
hello (on phone)
自
zì
self (in 自己)
己
jǐ
self (in 自己)
每
měi
every, each
别
bié
do not, other
两
liǎng
two (of)
千
qiān
thousand
半
bàn
half
次
cì
occurrence (measure)
第
dì
ordinal prefix
吧
ba
suggestion particle
过
guo
experiential particle, to pass
得
de
complement particle
着
zhe
continuous-aspect particle
把
bǎ
disposal marker
被
bèi
passive marker
比
bǐ
to compare
从
cóng
from
向
xiàng
toward
往
wǎng
toward
给
gěi
to give, for
让
ràng
to let, allow
就
jiù
then, just
才
cái
only then
但
dàn
but (in 但是)
还
hái
still, also
又
yòu
again, moreover
真
zhēn
really, true
最
zuì
most
更
gèng
even more
非
fēi
not (in 非常)
常
cháng
often, usual
已
yǐ
already (in 已经)
经
jīng
to pass through (in 已经)
刚
gāng
just (recently)
刻
kè
quarter hour, moment
钟
zhōng
clock
因
yīn
because (in 因为)
为
wèi
for, because
所
suǒ
that which, place
或
huò
or
可
kě
may, can (in 可以)
以
yǐ
by means of (in 可以)
应
yīng
should (in 应该)
该
gāi
should (in 应该)
正
zhèng
just now (in 正在)
快
kuài
soon, fast
完
wán
finish (result complement)
起
qǐ
to rise
进
jìn
to enter
跑
pǎo
to run
送
sòng
to send, deliver
穿
chuān
to wear
洗
xǐ
to wash
找
zhǎo
to look for
等
děng
to wait
玩
wán
to play
带
dài
to bring, belt
拿
ná
to take, hold
用
yòng
to use
卖
mài
to sell
发
fā
to send, emit
知
zhī
to know (in 知道)
道
dào
way, path (in 知道)
觉
jué
to feel (in 觉得)
懂
dǒng
to understand
告
gào
to tell (in 告诉)
诉
sù
to tell (in 告诉)
希
xī
to hope (in 希望)
望
wàng
to look at, hope
唱
chàng
to sing
歌
gē
song
跳
tiào
to jump
舞
wǔ
to dance
准
zhǔn
to prepare (in 准备)
备
bèi
to prepare (in 准备)
始
shǐ
to begin (in 开始)
结
jié
to knot (in 结束)
束
shù
to end (in 结束)
考
kǎo
to test
试
shì
to try, test
休
xiū
to rest (in 休息)
息
xī
to rest, breath
运
yùn
to transport (in 运动)
动
dòng
to move
帮
bāng
to help (in 帮助)
助
zhù
to help (in 帮助)
足
zú
foot (in 足球)
球
qiú
ball
累
lèi
tired
错
cuò
wrong
忙
máng
busy
教
jiāo
to teach
站
zhàn
to stand, station
男
nán
male
孩
hái
child
弟
dì
younger brother
哥
gē
older brother
姐
jiě
older sister
妹
mèi
younger sister
眼
yǎn
eye (in 眼睛)
睛
jīng
eye (in 眼睛)
脸
liǎn
face
头
tóu
head
鱼
yú
fish
鸡
jī
chicken
蛋
dàn
egg
牛
niú
cow
羊
yáng
sheep
肉
ròu
meat
面
miàn
noodle, face, surface
新
xīn
new
旧
jiù
old
长
cháng
long
短
duǎn
short
慢
màn
slow
贵
guì
expensive
便
pián
cheap (in 便宜)
宜
yí
suitable (in 便宜)
近
jìn
near
远
yuǎn
far
红
hóng
red
黑
hēi
black
白
bái
white
色
sè
color
颜
yán
face, color (in 颜色)
房
fáng
house (in 房间)
间
jiān
room, between
路
lù
road
左
zuǒ
left
右
yòu
right
外
wài
outside
旁
páng
side (in 旁边)
边
biān
side, edge
飞
fēi
to fly
机
jī
machine (in 飞机)
场
chǎng
field (in 机场)
票
piào
ticket
报
bào
report (in 报纸)
纸
zhǐ
paper
题
tí
topic (in 问题)
事
shì
matter (in 事情)
情
qíng
feeling (in 事情)
思
sī
thought (in 意思)
意
yì
meaning
课
kè
class, lesson
东
dōng
east
西
xī
west (also in 东西)
雪
xuě
snow
晴
qíng
clear (weather)
阴
yīn
cloudy, shady
冷
lěng
cold
热
rè
hot
风
fēng
wind
包
bāo
bag, bun
办
bàn
to handle
变
biàn
to change
参
cān
to participate (in 参加)
感
gǎn
to feel
化
huà
to transform
换
huàn
to exchange
记
jì
to remember
加
jiā
to add
接
jiē
to connect
借
jiè
to borrow
决
jué
to decide (in 决定)
练
liàn
to practice (in 练习)
使
shǐ
to use
提
tí
to lift
停
tíng
to stop
忘
wàng
to forget
笑
xiào
to laugh
选
xuǎn
to choose
只
zhǐ
only
注
zhù
to pour
法
fǎ
law
公
gōng
public
物
wù
thing
句
jù
sentence
像
xiàng
to resemble
当
dāng
to serve as
位
wèi
position
件
jiàn
item (measure)
条
tiáo
strip
张
zhāng
sheet (measure)
双
shuāng
pair
段
duàn
section
春
chūn
spring (season)
夏
xià
summer
秋
qiū
autumn
冬
dōng
winter
早
zǎo
early
晚
wǎn
late
午
wǔ
noon
时
shí
time
久
jiǔ
long (time)
骑
qí
to ride (a bike, horse)
离
lí
to leave
差
chà
poor
担
dān
to shoulder
解
jiě
to solve
终
zhōng
end
念
niàn
to read aloud
几
jǐ
how many
其
qí
its
它
tā
it
您
nín
you (formal)
空
kōng
empty
难
nán
difficult
易
yì
easy
全
quán
whole
清
qīng
clear
重
zhòng
heavy
甜
tián
sweet
疼
téng
painful
轻
qīng
light (weight)
特
tè
special
极
jí
extreme
越
yuè
to exceed
较
jiào
to compare
笔
bǐ
pen
词
cí
word (in 生词)
画
huà
painting
方
fāng
direction
海
hǎi
sea
河
hé
river
山
shān
mountain
花
huā
flower
树
shù
tree
草
cǎo
grass
火
huǒ
fire
冰
bīng
ice
灯
dēng
lamp
门
mén
door
口
kǒu
mouth
身
shēn
body
腿
tuǐ
leg
城
chéng
city
楼
lóu
building
节
jié
festival
心
xīn
heart
体
tǐ
body (in 身体)
市
shì
city
街
jiē
street
园
yuán
garden
层
céng
floor
周
zhōu
week
末
mò
end (in 周末)
样
yàng
kind
服
fú
clothing
帽
mào
hat
绿
lǜ
green
黄
huáng
yellow
蓝
lán
blue
普
pǔ
general