| 爱 | ài | to love; to be fond of; to like |
| 爱好 | ài hào | to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on |
| 八 | bā | eight; 8 |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father; dad |
| 爸 | bà | father |
| 吧 | ba | bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) |
| 白 | bái | surname Bai |
| 白天 | bái tiān | daytime |
| 百 | bǎi | surname Bai |
| 班 | bān | surname Ban |
| 半 | bàn | half |
| 半年 | bàn nián | half a year |
| 半天 | bàn tiān | half of the day |
| 帮 | bāng | old variant of 帮 |
| 帮忙 | bāng máng | to help |
| 包 | bāo | surname Bao |
| 包子 | bāo zi | bao (steamed stuffed bun) |
| 杯 | bēi | cup |
| 杯子 | bēi zi | cup |
| 北 | běi | north |
| 北边 | běi bian | north |
| 北京 | běi jīng | Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China |
| 本 | běn | root |
| 本子 | běn zi | book |
| 比 | bǐ | Belgium |
| 别 | bié | surname Bie |
| 别的 | bié de | else |
| 别人 | bié rén | other people; others; other person |
| 病 | bìng | illness |
| 病人 | bìng rén | sick person |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very |
| 不对 | bù duì | incorrect |
| 不客气 | bù kè qì | you're welcome |
| 不用 | bù yòng | need not |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 菜 | cài | dish (type of food) |
| 茶 | chá | tea |
| 差 | chà | difference; discrepancy |
| 常 | cháng | surname Chang |
| 常常 | cháng cháng | frequently |
| 唱 | chàng | to sing |
| 唱歌 | chàng gē | to sing a song |
| 车 | chē | surname Che |
| 车票 | chē piào | ticket (for a bus or train) |
| 车上 | chē shang | Car |
| 车站 | chē zhàn | rail station |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume |
| 吃饭 | chī fàn | to have a meal |
| 出 | chū | to go out |
| 出来 | chū lái | to come out |
| 出去 | chū qù | to go out |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear |
| 床 | chuáng | bed |
| 次 | cì | next in sequence |
| 从 | cóng | variant of 从 |
| 错 | cuò | surname Cuo |
| 打 | dǎ | dozen (loanword) |
| 打车 | dǎ chē | to take a taxi (in town) |
| 打电话 | dǎ diàn huà | to make a telephone call |
| 打开 | dǎ kāi | to open |
| 打球 | dǎ qiú | to play ball |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great |
| 大学 | dà xué | the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四书 in Confucianism |
| 大学生 | dà xué shēng | university student |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive |
| 得到 | dé dào | to get |
| 地 | de | -ly |
| 的 | de | of; ~'s (possessive particle) |
| 等 | děng | class |
| 地点 | dì diǎn | place |
| 地方 | dì fang | region |
| 地上 | dì shang | on the ground |
| 地图 | dì tú | map |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother |
| 弟 | dì | younger brother |
| 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 六 "sixth") |
| 点 | diǎn | point |
| 电 | diàn | lightning |
| 电话 | diàn huà | telephone |
| 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 | surname Dong |
| 东边 | dōng bian | east |
| 东西 | dōng xi | east and west |
| 动 | dòng | (of sth) to move |
| 动作 | dòng zuò | movement; motion; action |
| 都 | dōu | surname Du |
| 读 | dú | comma |
| 读书 | dú shū | to read a book |
| 对 | duì | right; correct |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon |
| 多 | duō | many; much |
| 多少 | duō shao | number |
| 饿 | è | to be hungry |
| 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 二 | èr | two |
| 饭 | fàn | cooked rice |
| 饭店 | fàn diàn | restaurant |
| 房间 | fáng jiān | room |
| 房子 | fáng zi | house |
| 放 | fàng | to put |
| 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 |
| 分 | fēn | to divide; to separate |
| 风 | fēng | wind |
| 干 | gān | old variant of 干 |
| 干净 | gān jìng | clean |
| 干什么 | gàn shén me | what are you doing? |
| 高 | gāo | surname Gao |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy |
| 告诉 | gào su | to press charges; to file a complaint |
| 哥哥 | gē ge | older brother |
| 哥 | gē | elder brother |
| 歌 | gē | song |
| 个 | gè | used in 自个儿 |
| 给 | gěi | to |
| 跟 | gēn | heel |
| 工人 | gōng rén | worker |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work |
| 关 | guān | surname Guan |
| 关上 | guān shang | to close (a door) |
| 贵 | guì | expensive |
| 国 | guó | surname Guo |
| 国家 | guó jiā | country; nation; state |
| 国外 | guó wài | abroad |
| 过 | guò | surname Guo |
| 还 | hái | surname Huan |
| 还是 | hái shi | still (as before) |
| 还有 | hái yǒu | furthermore |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 汉语 | hàn yǔ | Chinese language |
| 汉字 | hàn zì | Chinese character |
| 好 | hǎo | good |
| 好吃 | hǎo chī | tasty |
| 好看 | hǎo kàn | good-looking |
| 好听 | hǎo tīng | pleasant to hear |
| 好玩儿 | hǎo wán r | erhua variant of 好玩 |
| 号 | hào | roar |
| 喝 | hē | to drink |
| 和 | hé | old variant of 和 |
| 很 | hěn | (adverb of degree) |
| 后 | hòu | surname Hou |
| 后边 | hòu bian | the back; the rear; the last bit |
| 后天 | hòu tiān | the day after tomorrow |
| 花 | huā | surname Hua |
| 话 | huà | dialect |
| 坏 | huài | bad |
| 回 | huí | to circle |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer |
| 回到 | huí dào | to return to |
| 回家 | huí jiā | to return home |
| 回来 | huí lái | to return; to come back |
| 回去 | huí qù | to return |
| 会 | huì | can; to have the skill; to know how to |
| 火车 | huǒ chē | train |
| 机场 | jī chǎng | airport; airfield |
| 机票 | jī piào | air ticket |
| 鸡蛋 | jī dàn | (chicken) egg |
| 几 | jǐ | small table |
| 记 | jì | to record |
| 记得 | jì de | to remember |
| 记住 | jì zhù | to remember |
| 家 | jiā | used in 家伙 and 家俱 |
| 家里 | jiā li | home |
| 家人 | jiā rén | family member |
| 间 | jiān | between |
| 见 | jiàn | to see |
| 见面 | jiàn miàn | to meet; to see each other |
| 教 | jiāo | surname Jiao |
| 叫 | jiào | to shout |
| 教学楼 | jiào xué lóu | teaching block |
| 姐姐 | jiě jie | older sister |
| 姐 | jiě | older sister |
| 介绍 | jiè shào | to introduce (sb to sb) |
| 今年 | jīn nián | this year |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 进 | jìn | to go forward |
| 进来 | jìn lái | to come in |
| 进去 | jìn qù | to go in |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine |
| 就 | jiù | (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ... |
| 开 | kāi | to open (transitive or intransitive) |
| 开车 | kāi chē | to drive a car |
| 开会 | kāi huì | to hold a meeting |
| 开玩笑 | kāi wán xiào | to play a joke |
| 看 | kàn | to look after |
| 看病 | kàn bìng | to visit a doctor |
| 看到 | kàn dào | to see |
| 看见 | kàn jiàn | to see |
| 考 | kǎo | to beat |
| 考试 | kǎo shì | to take an exam |
| 渴 | kě | thirsty |
| 课 | kè | subject |
| 课本 | kè běn | textbook |
| 课文 | kè wén | text |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth |
| 块 | kuài | lump; chunk; piece |
| 快 | kuài | rapid |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 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 |
| 老人 | lǎo rén | old man or woman |
| 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) |
| 累 | lèi | to accumulate |
| 冷 | lěng | surname Leng |
| 里 | lǐ | variant of 里 |
| 里边 | lǐ bian | inside |
| 两 | liǎng | two |
| 零 | líng | zero |
| 六 | liù | six |
| 楼 | lóu | surname Lou |
| 楼上 | lóu shàng | upstairs |
| 楼下 | lóu xià | downstairs |
| 路 | lù | surname Lu |
| 路口 | lù kǒu | crossing |
| 路上 | lù shang | on the road |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama |
| 妈 | mā | ma |
| 马路 | mǎ lù | street |
| 马上 | mǎ shàng | at once |
| 吗 | ma | (coll.) what? |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy |
| 慢 | màn | slow |
| 忙 | máng | busy |
| 毛 | máo | surname Mao |
| 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 |
| 没事儿 | méi shì r | to have spare time |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | haven't |
| 妹妹 | mèi mei | younger sister |
| 妹 | mèi | younger sister |
| 门 | mén | surname Men |
| 门口 | mén kǒu | doorway |
| 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 |
| 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) |
| 明白 | míng bai | clear |
| 明年 | míng nián | next year |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 拿 | ná | old variant of 拿 |
| 哪 | nǎ | how |
| 哪里 | nǎ lǐ | where? |
| 哪儿 | nǎ r | where? |
| 哪些 | nǎ xiē | which ones? |
| 那 | nà | surname Na |
| 那边 | nà biān | over there |
| 那里 | nà lǐ | there; that place |
| 那儿 | nà r | there |
| 那些 | nà xiē | those |
| 奶 | nǎi | breast |
| 奶奶 | nǎi nai | (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) |
| 男 | nán | male |
| 男孩儿 | nán hái r | erhua variant of 男孩 |
| 男朋友 | nán péng you | boyfriend |
| 男人 | nán rén | a man |
| 男生 | nán shēng | schoolboy |
| 南 | nán | surname Nan |
| 南边 | nán bian | south |
| 难 | nán | difficult (to...) |
| 呢 | ne | particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") |
| 能 | néng | surname Neng |
| 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您) |
| 你们 | nǐ men | you (plural) |
| 年 | nián | surname Nian |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你) |
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk |
| 女 | nǚ | female |
| 女儿 | nǚ ér | daughter |
| 女孩儿 | nǚ hái r | erhua variant of 女孩 |
| 女朋友 | nǚ péng you | girlfriend |
| 女人 | nǚ rén | woman |
| 女生 | nǚ shēng | schoolgirl |
| 旁边 | páng biān | side; adjacent place |
| 跑 | pǎo | (of an animal) to paw (the ground) |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 票 | piào | ticket |
| 七 | qī | seven |
| 起 | qǐ | to rise |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get out of bed |
| 起来 | qǐ lái | to stand up |
| 汽车 | qì chē | car |
| 前 | qián | front |
| 前边 | qián bian | front |
| 前天 | qián tiān | the day before yesterday |
| 钱 | qián | surname Qian |
| 钱包 | qián bāo | purse |
| 请 | qǐng | to ask |
| 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 |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 去年 | qù nián | last year |
| 热 | rè | to warm up |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 认识 | rèn shi | to know |
| 认真 | rèn zhēn | conscientious |
| 日 | rì | abbr. for 本, Japan |
| 日期 | rì qī | date |
| 肉 | ròu | meat |
| 三 | sān | surname San |
| 山 | shān | surname Shan |
| 商场 | shāng chǎng | shopping mall |
| 商店 | shāng diàn | store; shop |
| 上 | shàng | used in 上声 |
| 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work |
| 上边 | shàng bian | the top |
| 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 |
| 上网 | shàng wǎng | to go online |
| 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning |
| 上学 | shàng xué | to go to school |
| 少 | shǎo | few |
| 谁 | shéi | who |
| 身上 | shēn shang | on the body |
| 身体 | shēn tǐ | the body |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 生病 | shēng bìng | to fall ill |
| 生气 | shēng qì | to get angry |
| 生日 | shēng rì | birthday |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 时候 | shí hou | time |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 事 | shì | matter |
| 试 | shì | to test |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | is or isn't |
| 手 | shǒu | hand |
| 手机 | shǒu jī | cell phone |
| 书 | shū | abbr. for 书经 |
| 书包 | shū bāo | schoolbag |
| 书店 | shū diàn | bookstore |
| 树 | shù | tree |
| 水 | shuǐ | surname Shui |
| 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit |
| 睡 | shuì | to sleep |
| 睡觉 | shuì jiào | to go to bed |
| 说 | shuō | to persuade |
| 说话 | shuō huà | to speak |
| 四 | sì | four |
| 送 | sòng | to send; to deliver; to transmit |
| 岁 | suì | variant of 岁, year |
| 他 | tā | he; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant) |
| 他们 | tā men | they |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 她们 | tā men | they |
| 太 | tài | highest |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 天气 | tiān qì | weather |
| 听 | tīng | smile (archaic) |
| 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) |
| 同学 | tóng xué | to study at the same school |
| 图书馆 | tú shū guǎn | library |
| 外 | wài | outside |
| 外边 | wài bian | outside |
| 外国 | wài guó | foreign (country) |
| 外语 | wài yǔ | foreign language |
| 玩儿 | wán r | to play |
| 晚 | wǎn | evening |
| 晚饭 | wǎn fàn | evening meal |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening |
| 网上 | wǎng shang | online |
| 网友 | wǎng yǒu | online friend |
| 忘 | wàng | to forget |
| 忘记 | wàng jì | to forget |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we |
| 五 | wǔ | five |
| 午饭 | wǔ fàn | lunch |
| 西 | xī | the West |
| 西边 | xī bian | west |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash; to bathe |
| 洗手间 | xǐ shǒu jiān | toilet |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 下 | xià | down |
| 下班 | xià bān | to finish work |
| 下边 | xià bian | under |
| 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 |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 先 | xiān | early |
| 先生 | xiān sheng | teacher |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think (about) |
| 小 | xiǎo | small |
| 小孩儿 | xiǎo hái r | erhua variant of 小孩 |
| 小姐 | xiǎo jiě | young lady |
| 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 |
| 笑 | xiào | old variant of 笑 |
| 写 | xiě | to write |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie | to thank |
| 新 | xīn | abbr. for Xinjiang 疆 or Singapore 坡 |
| 新年 | xīn nián | New Year |
| 星期 | xīng qī | week |
| 星期日 | xīng qī rì | Sunday |
| 星期天 | xīng qī tiān | Sunday |
| 行 | xíng | row |
| 休息 | xiū xi | rest |
| 学 | xué | to learn |
| 学生 | xué shēng | student |
| 学习 | xué xí | to learn |
| 学校 | xué xiào | school |
| 学院 | xué yuàn | college |
| 要 | yào | (bound form) to demand; to coerce |
| 爷爷 | yé ye | (coll.) father's father |
| 也 | yě | surname Ye |
| 页 | yè | head |
| 一 | yī | one |
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes |
| 医生 | yī shēng | doctor |
| 医院 | yī yuàn | hospital |
| 一半 | yī bàn | half |
| 一会儿 | yī huì r | a moment |
| 一块儿 | yī kuài r | erhua variant of 一块 |
| 一下儿 | yī xià r | erhua variant of 一下 |
| 一样 | yī yàng | same |
| 一边 | yī biān | one side |
| 一点儿 | yī diǎn r | erhua variant of 一点 |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | in the same place |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some |
| 用 | yòng | to use |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 有的 | yǒu de | (there are) some (who are...) |
| 有名 | yǒu míng | famous |
| 有时候 | yǒu shí hou | sometimes |
| 有时 | yǒu shí | sometimes |
| 有些 | yǒu xiē | some |
| 有用 | yǒu yòng | useful |
| 右 | yòu | (bound form) right; right-hand side |
| 右边 | yòu bian | right side |
| 雨 | yǔ | rain |
| 元 | yuán | surname Yuan |
| 远 | yuǎn | far |
| 月 | yuè | moon |
| 再 | zài | again; once more; re- |
| 再见 | zài jiàn | goodbye |
| 在 | zài | to exist; to be alive |
| 在家 | zài jiā | to be at home |
| 早 | zǎo | early |
| 早饭 | zǎo fàn | breakfast |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning |
| 怎么 | zěn me | how? |
| 站 | zhàn | station |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find |
| 找到 | zhǎo dào | to find |
| 这 | zhè | (pronoun) this; these |
| 这边 | zhè biān | this side |
| 这里 | zhè lǐ | variant of 这里 |
| 这儿 | zhè r | here |
| 这些 | zhè xiē | these |
| 着 | zhe | (chess) move |
| 真 | zhēn | really |
| 真的 | zhēn de | really, truly, indeed |
| 正 | zhèng | first month of the lunar year |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | just at (that time) |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of |
| 知识 | zhī shi | knowledge |
| 中 | zhōng | China |
| 中国 | zhōng guó | China |
| 中间 | zhōng jiān | the middle; the inside |
| 中文 | zhōng wén | Chinese language |
| 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon |
| 中学 | zhōng xué | middle school |
| 中学生 | zhōng xué shēng | middle-school student |
| 重 | zhòng | to repeat |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important |
| 住 | zhù | to live |
| 准备 | zhǔn bèi | preparation |
| 桌子 | zhuō zi | table |
| 字 | zì | letter |
| 子 | zi | son |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk |
| 走路 | zǒu lù | to walk |
| 最 | zuì | variant of 最 |
| 最好 | zuì hǎo | best |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | final |
| 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday |
| 左 | zuǒ | surname Zuo |
| 左边 | zuǒ bian | left |
| 坐 | zuò | surname Zuo |
| 坐下 | zuò xia | to sit down |
| 做 | zuò | to make; to produce |