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COLLECTION OF BASIC CHINESE VOCABULARY
Mandarine Chinese(pronounced as Hànyǔ/Huáyǔ,or Zhōngwén)is the common and official language of People's Republic of China,and it's also extensively used in many Asian countries and regions. With it's melodious and beautiful accent,Mandarine Chinese has been attracting the attention from every corner of the world.
*-*Spoken in:
People's Republic of China (PRC, commonly known as Mainland China), Republic of China (ROC, commonly known as Taiwan), Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Macau, the Philippines, the United States of America, Australia, Indonesia, Mauritius, Peru, Canada, and other regions with Chinese communities
*-*People also speak in: Singapore,Malaysia, Philippine, Indonesia, vietname, Thailand, Cambodia and other regions with Chinese communities.
*-*Total speakers : More than 1,300,000,000(namely,1.3 billion)
*Chinese-Character *Pinyin *English-Defination *Word-Class
A
啊 ā ah; oh part., inter.
唉 āi alas inter.
爱好 ài hào hobby n.
奥运会 ào yùn huì the Olympics n.
B
吧 ba used at the end of a sentence to indicate consultation, suggestion, request, or command part.
八 bā eight num.
爸爸 bà ba father n.
半 bàn half num.
包裹 bāo guǒ package n.
抱歉 bào qiàn to be sorry v.
北京 běi jīng Beijing n.
标准间 biāo zhǔn jiān standard room n.
别 bié don't adv.
冰淇淋 bīng qí lín icecream n.
不 bú no adv.
不客气 bú kè qi You're welcome.
部 bù (measure word)of movie, books, etc. quantifier
不好意思 bù hǎo yì si sorry; excuse me.
C
擦 cā to brush; to scrape v.
菜 cài vegetable n.
参加 cān jiā to attend v.
差劲 chà jìn bad adj.
长 cháng long adj.
车 chē car n.
车祸 chē huò accident n.
车闸 chē zhá brake n.
乘 chéng to take v.
成绩 chéng jì result n.
吃 chī to eat v.
吃饭 chī fàn to have a meal
抽 chōu to smoke v.
出 chū to go outside v.
穿 chuān to wear v.
传统 chuán tǒng traditional; tradition adj., n.
错 cuò wrong adj., adv.
D
打 dǎ to play v.
打开 dǎ kāi to open v.
打算 dǎ suan to plan; plan v., n
大 dà big, large adj.
大概 dà gài generally adv.
大学 dà xué university n.
蛋糕 dàn gāo cake n.
但是 dàn shì but conj.
当 dāng to be, to work as v.
当然 dāng rán of course adv., adj.
倒霉 dǎo méi to be unlucky adj.
到 dào to arrive v.
的 de used after an attribute part.
得 de used after certain verbs to indicate possibility part.
等 děng to wait v.
低 dī low adj.
弟弟 dì di yonger brother n.
地方 dì fang place n.
地铁 dì tiě subway n.
点 diǎn o'clock quantifier
电影 diàn yǐng film n.
订 dìng to order v.
东西 dōng xi thing n.
动物园 dòng wù yuán zoo n.
都 dōu all adv.
读书 dú shū study v.
肚子 dù zi stomach n.
对 duì to face; regarding; right v., prep., adj.
对外 duì wài international
多 duō many;much adj., adv.
多少 duō shǎo how many; how much pron.
E
嗯 èn used to indicate positive response inter.
二 èr two num.
F
法国 fǎ guó France proper n.
房间 fáng jiān room n.
放假 fàng jià holiday n.
非常 fēi cháng very adv.
分 fēn minute quantifier
份 fèn (a) set quantifier
风景 fēng jǐng view n.
G
感冒 gǎn mào to catch a cold v., n.
感谢 gǎn xiè to thank v.
高兴 gāo xìng pleased, excited adj.
告别 gào bié to say goodbye
哥哥 gē ge elder brother n.
个 gè measure word for people or things quantifier
跟 gēn with, and, to, from prep.
更 gèng even more adv.
公共汽车 gōng gòng qì chē bus n.
工作 gōng zuò to work v.
狗 gǒu dog n.
故宫 gù gōng the Forbidden City proper n.
故意 gù yì on purpose adv.
光 guāng sold out adj.
规则 guī zé rule n.
贵 guì polite expression of you adj.
国 guó country n.
过 guò part., v.
过年 guò nián to celebrate the Spring Festival v.
H
还 hái also, too adv.
还是 hái shì or conj.
海运 hǎi yùn sea transport
汉语 hàn yǔ Chinese n.
好 hǎo good, excellent, fine, well adj.
号 hào numbuer n.
和 hé and conj.
嘿 hēi hi inter.
很 hěn very, quite, much adv.
护照 hù zhào passport n.
花儿 huār flower n.
滑冰 huá bīng to skate v.
画画 huà huà to draw a picture v.
坏 huài broken adj.
换 huàn to exchange v.
回 huí to return v.
会 huì can, would, to be able to auxiliary v., v.
J
极 jí terribly; badly adv.
几 jǐ which num.
计划 jì huà plan n.
家 jiā home, house n.
家人 jiā rén family member n.
加油 jiā yóu to make an extra effort
假期 jià qī vacation n.
件 jiàn piece quantifier
交 jiāo to hand over v.
交通 jiāo tōng transportation n.
叫 jiào to name v.
节日 jié rì holiday; festival n.
姐姐 jiě jie elder sister n.
斤 jīn jin, unit of weight (= half a kilogram) quantifier
今天 jīn tiān today n.
尽量 jǐn liàng to the best of one's ability; as soon as possible adv.
近 jìn near, close adj.
京剧 jīng jù the Peking Opera n.
惊喜 jīng xǐ pleasantly surprised n.
九 jiǔ nine num.
九寨沟 jiǔ zhài gōu name of a beautiful place in the Sichuan province of China proper n.
就 jiù merely, only, in a moment adv.
聚会 jù huì get-together n.
觉得 jué de to feel v.
决定 jué dìng to decide v.
K
咖啡机 kā fēi jī coffee machine n.
看 kàn to watch; to see v.
看法 kàn fǎ attitude, opinion n.
看起来 kàn qǐ lái to look; to seem v.
考 kǎo to give or take an examination v.
考试 kǎo shì exam n.
烤鸭 kǎo yā roast duck proper n.
咳嗽 ké sou to cough v.
可以 kě yǐ ok, adj., auxiliary v.
课 kè class n.
空 kōng empty adj.
空气 kōng qì air n.
空调 kōng tiáo air-conditioner n.
空运 kōng yùn air-ferry
恐怖 kǒng bù terrible; horrible adj.
口 kǒu quantifier, n.
块 kuài used as a unit of money quantifier
快 kuài fast adj.
快乐 kuài lè happy adj.
款 kuǎn kind; type; style quantifier
L
来 lái to arrive, to come v.
篮球 lán qiú basketball n.
蓝色 lán sè blue n.
老师 lǎo shī teacher n.
了 le used for an expected or a persumed action part.
里面 lǐ miàn inside n.
礼物 lǐ wù present; gift n.
厉害 lì hai serious; terrible adj.
联系 lián xì to contact v.
脸谱 liǎn pǔ Peking Opera masks n.
练 liàn to exercise v.
两 liǎng two num.
了解 liáo jiě to learn about; to know v.
留 liú to stay v.
六 liù six num.
路 lù road n.
路口 lù kǒu crossroad n.
M
吗 ma final interrogative particle part.
妈妈 mā ma mother n.
麻烦 má fan to trouble v.
马上 mǎ shàng at once, right away adv.
买 mǎi to buy v.
卖 mài to sell v.
慢 màn slow adj.
忙 máng busy adj.
没 méi no adv.
没关系 méi guān xi It doesn't matter.
美 měi beautiful adj.
美元 měi yuán U.S. dollar n.
妹妹 mèi mei younger sister n.
免 miǎn to avoid v.
明天 míng tiān tomorrow n.
名字 míng zi name n.
N
哪天 nǎ tiān which day n.
那 nà that pron.
哪儿 nǎr where pron.
那儿 nàr there pron.
呢 ne interrogative or emphatic final part.
能 néng can; could; to be able to auxiliary v.
你 nǐ you pron.
你们 nǐ men you (plural) pron.
您 nín polite expression of "you" pron.
努力 nǔ lì hard adv.
O
哦 ò (used to indicate realization or understanding)ah inter.
P
爬山 pá shān to climb a mountain v.
票 piào ticket n.
漂亮 piào liang beautiful adj.
品位 pǐn wèi taste n.
乒乓球 pīng pāng qiú table tennis, ping-pong n.
苹果 píng guǒ apple n.
平时 píng shí usually adv.
葡萄 pú tao grape n.
Q
七 qī seven num.
骑 qí to ride v.
前 qián front n.
钱 qián money n.
前面 qián mian front n.
巧 qiǎo luckily; accidentally adj.
晴天 qíng tiān sunny day; fine day n
请 qǐng please v.
取 qǔ to withdraw v.
去 qù to go v.
R
让开 ràng kāi to keep off v.
人 rén person n.
人们 rén men people n.
人民币 rén mín bì Renminbi n.
认识 rèn shi to know v.
认为 rèn wéi to consider v.
S
三 sān three num.
山清水秀 shān qīng shuǐ xiù green hills and clear waters
赏 shǎng to enjoy; to appreciate; to admire v.
上 shàng to attend v.
稍 shāo a little adv.
少 shǎo little; few adj.
身体 shēn tǐ body n.
什么 shén me what pron.
生日 shēng ri birthday n.
十 shí ten num.
时间 shí jiān time n.
实在 shí zài really; indeed adv.
是 shì to be v.
试 shì to try v.
书法 shū fǎ calligraphy n.
舒服 shū fu comfortable adj.
谁 shuí who pron.
水煮肉片 shuǐ zhǔ ròu piàn boiled pork slices in a spicy soup with greens proper n.
说 shuō to speak, to say v.
四 sì four num.
送 sòng to see off v.
送给 sòng gěi to give v.
宿舍楼 sù shè lóu dormitory building n.
所以 suǒ yǐ therefore conj.
T
它 tā it pron.
太 tài too adv.
太极拳 tài jí quán Taijiquan, a kind of traditional Chinese shadow boxing n.
讨厌 tǎo yàn to dislike v.
特别 tè bié special; especially adj., adv.
疼 téng to ache; to hurt v.
天 tiān day n.
天安门 tiān'ān mén the Tian'anmen Square n.
天气 tiān qì weather n.
听说 tīng shuō to hear of v.
图书馆 tú shū guǎn library n.
团圆 tuán yuán reunion n.
W
哇 wā used to indicate sound of crying, etc inter.
玩儿 wánr to play v.
晚 wǎn late adj.
晚上 wǎn shang evening n.
位 wèi used in deferential reference to people quantifier
喂 wèi (of greeting) hello; hey inter.
为 wèi for prep.
为什么 wèi shén me why pron.
问 wèn to ask v.
问候 wèn hòu to greet v.
问题 wèn tí problem n.
我 wǒ I, me pron.
我们 wǒ men we, us pron.
五 wǔ five num.
X
希望 xī wàng to hope; to wish v.
喜欢 xǐ huan to like v.
下 xià next adj.
下次 xià cì next time n.
夏威夷 xià wēi yí Hawaii proper n.
线 xiàn route,line n.
现金 xiàn jīn cash n.
现在 xiàn zài now n.
香山 xiāng shān the Fragrant Hills proper n.
想 xiǎng would like, to feel like, to want auxiliary v., v
想念 xiǎng niàn to miss v.
向 xiàng to turn towards prep.
小 xiǎo small adj.
小名 xiǎo míng nick name n.
小心 xiǎo xīn careful adj.
些 xiē (used to indicate an indefinite quantity) a few; some quantifier
谢 xiè to thank v.
新鲜 xīn xiān fresh adj.
信用卡 xìn yòng kǎ credit card n.
星期 xīng qī week;
星期一xīng qī yi(Mon),
星期二xīng qī er(Tues),
星期三xīng qī san(Wedn),
星期四xīng qī si(Thur),
星期五xīng qī woo(Fri),
星期六xīng qī new(Satu)
星期日 xīng qī rì Sunday n.
行 xíng ok adj., v.
姓 xìng surname v., n.
休息 xiū xi to rest v.
学习 xué xí to study v.
学校 xué xiào school n.
学院 xué yuàn college n.
Y
呀 ya ah;oh part.
押金 yā jīn deposit n.
烟 yān tobacco n.
颜色 yán sè color n.
要 yào want v., auxiliary v
药 yào medicine n.
也 yě also, too adv.
一 yī one num.
衣服 yī fu clothes n.
一定 yí dìng definitely adv.
颐和园 yí hé yuán the Summer Palace proper n.
一路顺风 yí lù shùn fēng happy travels
一下 yí xià used after a verb, indicating a brief action adv.
已经 yǐ jing already adv.
以为 yǐ wéi to consider v.
一点儿 yì diǎnr a little bit
一起 yì qǐ together adv.
意思 yì si meaning n.
应该 yīng gāi should; ought to auxiliary v.
用 yòng to use v.
邮 yóu to post v.
邮递 yóu dì to post v.
邮局 yóu jú post office n.
有 yǒu to have v.
优秀 yōu xiù excellent adj.
游泳 yóu yǒng to swim v.
有趣 yǒu qù interesting adj.
鱼香肉丝 yú xiāng ròu sī fish-flavored shredded pork proper n.
雨 yǔ rain n.
语言 yǔ yán language n.
预报 yù bào forecast n.
元 yuán unit of money quantifier
远 yuǎn far adj.
约会 yuē huì date n.
月 yuè moon n.
月饼 yuè bǐng mooncake n.
月亮 yuè liang moon n.
Z
在 zài to be, at v., prep.
再 zài again adv.
再见 zài jiàn to say goodbye v.
糟糕 zāo gāo too bad adj.
早上 zǎo shang morning n.
怎么 zěn me used to inquire about nature,condition, cuase,etc. pron.
怎么样 zěn me yàng used to inquire about something pron.
炸酱面 zhá jiàng miàn noodles with soybean paste proper n.
站 zhàn stop, station n.
这 zhè here pron.
这次 zhè cì this time n.
这么 zhè me so pron.
这些 zhè xiē these pron.
真 zhēn really adv.
正 zhèng just adv.
这儿 zhèr here pron.
只 zhī a measure word for certain animals,birds quantifier
支 zhī a measure word for long, thin, inflexible objects quantifier
知道 zhī dào to know v.
侄子 zhí zi nephew n.
志愿者 zhì yuàn zhě volunteer n.
中国 Zhōngguó China n.
中秋节 zhōng qiū jié the Mid-Autumn Festival n.
终于 zhōng yú finally adv.
周到 zhōu dào considerate adj.
周日 zhōu rì Sunday n.
周四 zhōu sì Thursday n.
住 zhù to live v.
祝 zhù to celebrate v.
祝贺 zhù hè to congratulate v.
转 zhuǎn to turn v.
准备 zhǔn bèi to prepare; to get ready for v.
自行车 zì xíng chē bicycle n.
走 zǒu to go v.
最 zuì most adv.
最近 zuì jìn recently adv.
遵守 zūn shǒu to obey v.
昨天 zuó tiān yesterday n.
左 zuǒ left n.
坐 zuò to sit v.
做 zuò to do v.
Good luck, my friend. 祝君好运!zhù Jun Hǒo Yùn-IPONEY H.B. (iponey@hotmail.com)
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