Chinese Pinyin English

零 líng zero
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
两 liǎng two
百 bǎi hundred
千 qiān thousand
第一 dì-yī first
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我 wǒ I or me
你 nǐ you (singular)
您 nín you (singular/honorific)
他 tā he or him
她 tā she or her
它 tā it
我们 wǒmen we or me
大家 dàjiā everybody
这/这儿 zhè/zhèr this/here
那/那儿 nà/nàr that/there
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哪/哪儿 nǎ/nǎr which/where
谁 shéi who
什么 shénme what
多少 duōshao how many or how much
几 jǐ how many or how much
怎么 zěnme how
怎么样 zěnmeyàng how about
为什么 wèi shénme why
现在 xiànzài now
今天 jīntiān today
明天 míngtiān tomorrow
昨天 zuótiān yesterday
早上 zǎoshàng early morning
上午 shàngwǔ morning
中午 zhōngwǔ noon
下午 xiàwǔ afternoon
晚上 wǎnshàng evening
点 diǎn o’clock
小时 xiǎoshí hour
分钟 fēnzhōng minute
年 nián year
月 yuè month
日 rì day
号 hào date or number
星期 xīngqī week
时候 shíhou a certain point in time
时间 shíjiān a period of time
去年 qùnián last year
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人 rén person or people
男人 nánrén man
女人 nǚrén woman
名字 míngzì name
妈妈 māma mom
爸爸 bàba dad
丈夫 zhàngfu husband
妻子 qīzi wife
孩子 háizi child
儿子 érzi son
女儿 nǚ’ér daughter
哥哥 gēge elder brother
姐姐 jiějie elder sister
弟弟 dìdi younger brother
妹妹 mèimei younger sister
朋友 péngyǒu friend
先生 xiānsheng Mr or sir
小姐 xiǎojiě Miss
老师 lǎoshī teacher
学生 xuésheng student
同学 tóngxué schoolmate
医生 yīshēng doctor
服务员 fúwùyuán waiter or waitress
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身体 shēntǐ body
眼睛 yǎnjīng eye
生日 shēngrì birthday
东西 dōngxi thing
钱 qián money
水 shuǐ water
茶 chá tea
咖啡 kāfēi coffee
牛奶 niúnǎi milk
菜 cài dish
米饭 mǐfàn (cooked) rice
鸡蛋 jīdàn egg
鱼 yú fish
羊肉 yángròu lamb or mutton
衣服 yīfu clothes
书 shū book
报纸 bàozhǐ newspaper
票 piào ticket
桌子 zhuōzi table or desk
椅子 yǐzi chair
水果 shuǐguǒ fruit
苹果 píngguǒ apple
西瓜 xīguā watermelon
药 yào medicine
杯子 bēizi cup or glass
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手表 shǒubiǎo watch
手机 shǒujī mobile phone
电视 diànshì TV
电脑 diànnǎo computer
电影 diànyǐng movie
飞机 fēijī plane
出租车 chūzūchē taxi
公共汽车gōnggòng qìchēbus
自行车 zìxíngchē bike
船 chuán boat
门 mén door
颜色 yánsè color
猫 māo cat
狗 gǒu dog
天气 tiānqì weather
雪 xuě snow
字 zì character
汉语 Hànyǔ Chinese (language)
课 kè lesson
考试 kǎoshì exam
问题 wèntí question
题 tí question (exam, exercise)
意思 yìsi meaning
事情 shìqing matter
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中国 Zhōngguó China
北京 Běijīng Beijing
家 jiā home or family
房间 fángjiān room
学校 xuéxiào school
教室 jiàoshì classroom
公司 gōngsī company
饭馆 fànguǎn restaurant
商店 shāngdiàn shop
医院 yīyuàn hospital
机场 jīchǎng airport
火车站 huǒchēzhàn train station
路 lù road
上 shàng on, above or last
下 xià under, below or next
左边 zuǒbiān left
右边 yòubiān right
旁边 pángbiān side
前面 qiánmiàn front
后面 hòumiàn back
里 lǐ inside
外 wài outside
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做 zuò to do
是 shì to be
姓 xìng to be surnamed
在 zài to be in
有 yǒu to have
住 zhù to live or to stay
来 lái to come
去 qù to go
回 huí to return
进 jìn to enter
出 chū to get out
到 dào to arrive
想 xiǎng to think
要 yào to want
吃 chī to eat
喝 hē to drink
说话 shuōhuà to speak
告诉 gàosù to tell
问 wèn to ask
回答 huídá to answer
看 kàn to look or to watch
看见 kànjiàn to see
听 tīng to listen
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笑 xiào to smile or to laugh
给 gěi to give
送 sòng to give as a gift or to deliver
叫 jiào to call
买 mǎi to buy
卖 mài to sell
穿 chuān to wear
开 kāi to drive or to open
坐 zuò to sit
读 dú to read
写 xiě to write
等 děng to wait
打电话 dǎ diànhuà to make a phone call
介绍 jièshào to introduce
认识 rènshi to know
知道 zhīdao to know
觉得 juédé to feel or to think
懂 dǒng to understand
找 zhǎo to find
让 ràng to let
希望 xīwàng to hope
帮助 bāngzhù to help
玩 wán to play
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学习 xuéxí to learn
工作 gōngzuò to work
上班 shàng bān to go to work
睡觉 shuìjiào to sleep
起床 qǐ chuáng to get up
喜欢 xǐhuan to like
爱 ài to love
唱歌 chàng gē to sing
跳舞 tiào wǔ to dance
旅游 lǚyóu to travel
运动 yùndòng to do sports
走 zǒu to walk
跑步 pǎo bù to run
游泳 yóu yǒng to swim
踢足球 tī zúqiú to play soccer
打篮球 dǎ lánqiú to play basketball
休息 xiūxi to rest
生病 shēng bìng to get sick
洗 xǐ to wash
开始 kāishǐ to begin
完 wán to finish
准备. zhǔnbèi to prepare
欢迎 huānyíng to welcome
会 huì can (to know how to)
能 néng can (to be able to)
可以 kěyǐ can (to be permitted to)
下雨 xià yǔ to rain
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好 hǎo good
大 dà big
小 xiǎo small
多 duō many
少 shǎo few
热 rè hot
冷 lěng cold
快 kuài fast
慢 màn slow
远 yuǎn far
近 jìn near
对 duì right
错 cuò wrong
长 cháng long
高 gāo tall or high
新 xīn new
贵 guì expensive
便宜 piányi cheap
黑 hēi black
白 bái white
红 hóng red
晴 qíng sunny
阴 yīn cloudy
好吃 hǎochī tasty
漂亮 piàoliang pretty
高兴 gāoxìng happy
快乐 kuàilè happy
忙 máng busy
累 lèi tired
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很 hěn very
非常 fēicháng extremely
太 tài too…
都 dōu both or all
不 bù not
没 méi not
每 měi every
最 zuì most
真 zhēn really
也 yě also
还 hái still
再 zài again
就 jiǜ at once
别 bié don’t…
已经 yǐjīng already
一起 yìqǐ together
可能 kěnéng maybe
正在 zhèngzài indicating action in progress
从 cóng from
向 xiàng towards
离 lí away from
比 bǐ than
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的 de possession particle
得 de structure particle
了 le aspect particle
着 zhe aspect particle
过 guò aspect particle
吗 ma question particle
呢 ne question particle
吧 ba question particle
和 hé and
但是 dànshì but
因为 yīnwèi because
所以 suǒyǐ so
喂 wèi hello (on the phone)
谢谢 xièxie thanks
不客气 bú kèqi you’re welcome
再见 zàijiàn goodbye
请 qǐng please…
对不起 duìbuqǐ sorry
没关系 méi guānxi it’s all right
个 gè generic measure word
元 yuán basic monetary unit of China
块 kuài basic monetary unit of China
本 běn for books
岁 suì year (of age)
些 xiē some
次 cì time (frequency of an act)
公斤 gōngjīn kilo
件 jiàn for affairs, clothes and furniture
张 zhāng for flat objects