| 爱心 | ài xīn | compassion |
| 安排 | ān pái | to arrange |
| 安装 | ān zhuāng | to install |
| 按 | àn | to press |
| 按照 | àn zhào | according to |
| 把 | bǎ | to hold; to grasp |
| 把握 | bǎ wò | to grasp (also fig.) |
| 白 | bái | surname Bai |
| 白菜 | bái cài | Chinese cabbage |
| 班级 | bān jí | class (group of students) |
| 搬 | bān | to move (i.e. relocate oneself) |
| 搬家 | bān jiā | to move house; to relocate |
| 板 | bǎn | board |
| 办理 | bàn lǐ | to handle; to transact; to conduct |
| 保 | bǎo | Bulgaria |
| 保安 | bǎo ān | to ensure public security |
| 保持 | bǎo chí | to keep |
| 保存 | bǎo cún | to conserve |
| 保护 | bǎo hù | to protect |
| 保留 | bǎo liú | to keep |
| 保险 | bǎo xiǎn | insurance |
| 保证 | bǎo zhèng | guarantee |
| 报 | bào | to announce |
| 报到 | bào dào | to report for duty |
| 报道 | bào dào | to report (news) |
| 报告 | bào gào | to inform |
| 背 | bēi | variant of 背 |
| 北部 | běi bù | northern part |
| 背后 | bèi hòu | behind |
| 被 | bèi | quilt |
| 被子 | bèi zi | quilt |
| 本来 | běn lái | original |
| 本领 | běn lǐng | skill |
| 本事 | běn shi | source material |
| 比较 | bǐ jiào | to compare |
| 比例 | bǐ lì | proportion |
| 比赛 | bǐ sài | competition (sports etc) |
| 必然 | bì rán | inevitable |
| 必要 | bì yào | necessary |
| 变化 | biàn huà | (intransitive) to change; to vary |
| 变为 | biàn wéi | to change into |
| 标题 | biāo tí | title |
| 标准 | biāo zhǔn | standard; norm; criterion |
| 表达 | biǎo dá | to express; to convey |
| 表格 | biǎo gé | form |
| 表面 | biǎo miàn | surface |
| 表明 | biǎo míng | to make clear |
| 表现 | biǎo xiàn | to show |
| 表演 | biǎo yǎn | play |
| 并 | bìng | and |
| 并且 | bìng qiě | and |
| 播出 | bō chū | to broadcast |
| 播放 | bō fàng | to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV) |
| 不必 | bù bì | need not |
| 不断 | bù duàn | unceasing |
| 不论 | bù lùn | whatever |
| 补 | bǔ | to repair |
| 补充 | bǔ chōng | to replenish |
| 不安 | bù ān | unpeaceful |
| 不得不 | bù dé bù | have no choice or option but to |
| 不光 | bù guāng | not the only one |
| 不仅 | bù jǐn | not just; not limited to |
| 布 | bù | variant of 布 |
| 步 | bù | surname Bu |
| 部 | bù | ministry |
| 部门 | bù mén | department |
| 部长 | bù zhǎng | head of a (government etc) department |
| 才能 | cái néng | talent |
| 采取 | cǎi qǔ | to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action) |
| 采用 | cǎi yòng | to adopt |
| 彩色 | cǎi sè | color |
| 曾经 | céng jīng | once |
| 产生 | chǎn shēng | to arise; to come into being; to come about |
| 长城 | cháng chéng | the Great Wall |
| 长处 | cháng chù | good aspects |
| 长期 | cháng qī | long term |
| 厂 | chǎng | "cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc |
| 场合 | chǎng hé | situation |
| 场所 | chǎng suǒ | location |
| 超级 | chāo jí | super- |
| 朝 | cháo | abbr. for 朝鲜 Korea |
| 吵 | chǎo | to quarrel |
| 吵架 | chǎo jià | to quarrel |
| 衬衫 | chèn shān | shirt |
| 衬衣 | chèn yī | shirt |
| 称为 | chēng wéi | to be called; to be known as; to call it "..." |
| 成功 | chéng gōng | Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 台东县, southeast Taiwan |
| 成果 | chéng guǒ | result |
| 成就 | chéng jiù | accomplishment |
| 成立 | chéng lì | to establish |
| 成熟 | chéng shú | mature; ripe |
| 成员 | chéng yuán | member |
| 成长 | chéng zhǎng | to mature |
| 城 | chéng | city walls |
| 城市 | chéng shì | city; town |
| 程度 | chéng dù | degree; level; extent |
| 持续 | chí xù | to continue |
| 充满 | chōng mǎn | full of |
| 重 | chóng | to repeat |
| 初 | chū | at first |
| 初步 | chū bù | initial |
| 初级 | chū jí | junior |
| 初中 | chū zhōng | junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学) |
| 除了 | chú le | besides |
| 处理 | chǔ lǐ | to handle; to deal with |
| 传 | chuán | to pass on |
| 传播 | chuán bō | to disseminate; to propagate; to spread |
| 传来 | chuán lái | (of a sound) to come through |
| 传说 | chuán shuō | legend; folk tale |
| 创新 | chuàng xīn | to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails |
| 创业 | chuàng yè | to begin an undertaking |
| 创造 | chuàng zào | to create |
| 创作 | chuàng zuò | to create |
| 从来 | cóng lái | always |
| 从前 | cóng qián | previously |
| 从事 | cóng shì | to go for |
| 村 | cūn | village |
| 存 | cún | to exist |
| 存在 | cún zài | to exist |
| 错误 | cuò wù | mistaken; false; wrong |
| 达到 | dá dào | to reach; to achieve; to attain |
| 打破 | dǎ pò | to break; to smash |
| 打听 | dǎ ting | to ask about |
| 大概 | dà gài | roughly |
| 大使馆 | dà shǐ guǎn | embassy |
| 大约 | dà yuē | approximately |
| 大夫 | dài fu | senior official (in imperial China) |
| 代 | dài | to substitute |
| 代表 | dài biǎo | representative |
| 代表团 | dài biǎo tuán | delegation |
| 带动 | dài dòng | to spur; to provide impetus; to drive |
| 带领 | dài lǐng | to guide |
| 单元 | dān yuán | unit (forming an entity) |
| 当初 | dāng chū | at that time |
| 当地 | dāng dì | local |
| 当然 | dāng rán | only natural |
| 当中 | dāng zhōng | among |
| 刀 | dāo | surname Dao |
| 导演 | dǎo yǎn | to direct |
| 到达 | dào dá | to reach; to arrive |
| 到底 | dào dǐ | finally |
| 得分 | dé fēn | to score |
| 等待 | děng dài | to wait; to wait for |
| 底下 | dǐ xia | the location below sth |
| 地区 | dì qū | local |
| 电视剧 | diàn shì jù | TV series |
| 电视台 | diàn shì tái | television station |
| 电台 | diàn tái | transmitter-receiver |
| 电子邮件 | diàn zǐ yóu jiàn | email |
| 调 | diào | to transfer |
| 调查 | diào chá | investigation |
| 订 | dìng | to agree |
| 定期 | dìng qī | at set dates |
| 东部 | dōng bù | the east |
| 动力 | dòng lì | motive power |
| 动人 | dòng rén | touching |
| 读者 | dú zhě | reader |
| 短处 | duǎn chù | shortcoming |
| 短裤 | duǎn kù | short pants |
| 短期 | duǎn qī | short term |
| 断 | duàn | to break |
| 队员 | duì yuán | team member |
| 对待 | duì dài | to treat |
| 对方 | duì fāng | the other person; the other side; the other party |
| 对手 | duì shǒu | opponent |
| 对象 | duì xiàng | target; object |
| 顿 | dùn | to stop |
| 发表 | fā biǎo | to issue |
| 发出 | fā chū | to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch |
| 发达 | fā dá | well-developed; flourishing |
| 发动 | fā dòng | to start |
| 发明 | fā míng | to invent |
| 发生 | fā shēng | to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out |
| 发送 | fā sòng | to transmit |
| 发言 | fā yán | to make a speech |
| 发展 | fā zhǎn | development |
| 反对 | fǎn duì | to oppose; to be against; to object to |
| 反复 | fǎn fù | variant of 反复 |
| 反应 | fǎn yìng | to react |
| 反正 | fǎn zhèng | anyway |
| 范围 | fàn wéi | range |
| 方式 | fāng shì | way; manner; style; mode; pattern |
| 防 | fáng | to protect |
| 防止 | fáng zhǐ | to prevent |
| 房东 | fáng dōng | landlord |
| 房屋 | fáng wū | house |
| 房租 | fáng zū | rent for a room or house |
| 访问 | fǎng wèn | to visit |
| 放到 | fàng dào | Put in |
| 飞行 | fēi xíng | (of planes etc) to fly |
| 费 | fèi | surname Fei |
| 费用 | fèi yong | cost |
| 分别 | fēn bié | to part; to leave each other |
| 分配 | fēn pèi | to distribute |
| 分组 | fēn zǔ | to divide into groups |
| 丰富 | fēng fù | to enrich |
| 风险 | fēng xiǎn | risk; hazard |
| 否定 | fǒu dìng | to negate |
| 否认 | fǒu rèn | to declare to be untrue |
| 服装 | fú zhuāng | dress |
| 福 | fú | surname Fu |
| 父母 | fù mǔ | father and mother; parents |
| 父亲 | fù qīn | father |
| 付 | fù | surname Fu |
| 负责 | fù zé | to be in charge of |
| 复印 | fù yìn | to photocopy |
| 复杂 | fù zá | complicated; complex |
| 富 | fù | surname Fu |
| 改进 | gǎi jìn | to improve; to make better |
| 改造 | gǎi zào | to transform |
| 概念 | gài niàn | concept |
| 赶 | gǎn | to overtake; to catch up with |
| 赶到 | gǎn dào | to hurry (to some place) |
| 赶紧 | gǎn jǐn | hurriedly |
| 赶快 | gǎn kuài | quickly; at once |
| 敢 | gǎn | to dare |
| 感冒 | gǎn mào | to catch cold |
| 感情 | gǎn qíng | emotion |
| 感受 | gǎn shòu | to sense |
| 干吗 | gàn má | see 干嘛 |
| 高速 | gāo sù | high speed |
| 高速公路 | gāo sù gōng lù | expressway; highway; freeway |
| 告别 | gào bié | to leave; to part from |
| 歌迷 | gē mí | fan of a singer |
| 歌声 | gē shēng | singing voice |
| 歌手 | gē shǒu | singer |
| 个人 | gè rén | individual |
| 个性 | gè xìng | individuality |
| 各 | gè | each |
| 各地 | gè dì | in all parts of (a country) |
| 各位 | gè wèi | everybody |
| 各种 | gè zhǒng | every kind of; all kinds of; various |
| 各自 | gè zì | each |
| 根本 | gēn běn | fundamental |
| 更加 | gèng jiā | more (than sth else) |
| 工厂 | gōng chǎng | factory |
| 工程师 | gōng chéng shī | engineer |
| 工夫 | gōng fu | (old) laborer |
| 工具 | gōng jù | tool |
| 工业 | gōng yè | industry |
| 工资 | gōng zī | wages; pay |
| 公布 | gōng bù | to announce |
| 公共 | gōng gòng | public; common; communal |
| 公开 | gōng kāi | open; overt; public |
| 公民 | gōng mín | citizen |
| 公务员 | gōng wù yuán | functionary |
| 功夫 | gōng fu | skill |
| 功课 | gōng kè | homework |
| 功能 | gōng néng | function; capability |
| 共同 | gòng tóng | common |
| 共有 | gòng yǒu | to have altogether |
| 姑娘 | gū niang | girl |
| 古 | gǔ | surname Gu |
| 古代 | gǔ dài | ancient times |
| 故乡 | gù xiāng | home |
| 挂 | guà | to hang or suspend (from a hook etc) |
| 关系 | guān xì | relation |
| 关注 | guān zhù | to pay attention to |
| 观察 | guān chá | to observe; to watch; to survey |
| 观看 | guān kàn | to watch; to view |
| 观念 | guān niàn | notion |
| 观众 | guān zhòng | spectators |
| 管 | guǎn | variant of 管 |
| 管理 | guǎn lǐ | to supervise |
| 光 | guāng | light; ray |
| 光明 | guāng míng | light |
| 广播 | guǎng bō | broadcast |
| 广大 | guǎng dà | (of an area) vast or extensive |
| 规定 | guī dìng | to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota) |
| 规范 | guī fàn | norm |
| 国内 | guó nèi | domestic |
| 国庆 | guó qìng | National Day |
| 果然 | guǒ rán | really |
| 果汁 | guǒ zhī | fruit juice |
| 过程 | guò chéng | course of events |
| 过去 | guò qù | (in the) past |
| 哈哈 | hā hā | (onom.) laughing out loud |
| 海关 | hǎi guān | customs (i.e. border crossing inspection) |
| 害怕 | hài pà | to be afraid |
| 行 | háng | row |
| 好好 | hǎo hǎo | well |
| 好奇 | hào qí | inquisitive |
| 合 | hé | 100 ml |
| 合法 | hé fǎ | lawful |
| 合格 | hé gé | to meet the standard required |
| 合理 | hé lǐ | rational; reasonable; sensible; fair |
| 合作 | hé zuò | to cooperate |
| 和平 | hé píng | Heping District of Shenyang city 沈阳市, Liaoning |
| 红茶 | hóng chá | black tea |
| 红酒 | hóng jiǔ | red wine |
| 后果 | hòu guǒ | consequences |
| 后面 | hòu miàn | the back; the rear; the last bit |
| 后年 | hòu nián | the year after next |
| 互联网 | hù lián wǎng | Internet |
| 互相 | hù xiāng | each other |
| 划船 | huá chuán | to row a boat |
| 华人 | huá rén | ethnic Chinese person or people |
| 化 | huà | variant of 花 |
| 话剧 | huà jù | stage play |
| 话题 | huà tí | subject (of a talk or conversation) |
| 欢乐 | huān lè | gaiety |
| 环 | huán | surname Huan |
| 环保 | huán bǎo | environmental protection |
| 环境 | huán jìng | environment |
| 会议 | huì yì | meeting |
| 会员 | huì yuán | member |
| 活 | huó | to live |
| 火 | huǒ | surname Huo |
| 机器 | jī qì | machine |
| 积极 | jī jí | active |
| 基本 | jī běn | basic |
| 基本上 | jī běn shàng | basically |
| 基础 | jī chǔ | base; foundation; basis |
| 及时 | jí shí | timely; at the right time |
| 集体 | jí tǐ | collective (decision) |
| 集中 | jí zhōng | to concentrate |
| 计算 | jì suàn | to count |
| 记录 | jì lù | to record |
| 记者 | jì zhě | reporter; journalist |
| 纪录 | jì lù | variant of 记录 (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record") |
| 纪念 | jì niàn | to commemorate; to honor the memory of |
| 技术 | jì shù | technology; technique; skill |
| 继续 | jì xù | to continue |
| 加工 | jiā gōng | to process |
| 加快 | jiā kuài | to accelerate |
| 加强 | jiā qiáng | to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance |
| 家具 | jiā jù | furniture |
| 家属 | jiā shǔ | family member |
| 家乡 | jiā xiāng | hometown |
| 价格 | jià gé | price |
| 价钱 | jià qián | price |
| 价值 | jià zhí | value |
| 架 | jià | to support |
| 坚持 | jiān chí | to persevere with |
| 坚决 | jiān jué | firm; resolute; determined |
| 坚强 | jiān qiáng | staunch |
| 简单 | jiǎn dān | simple |
| 简直 | jiǎn zhí | simply; really |
| 建 | jiàn | to establish |
| 建成 | jiàn chéng | to establish |
| 建立 | jiàn lì | to establish |
| 建设 | jiàn shè | to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute |
| 建议 | jiàn yì | to propose; to suggest; to recommend |
| 将近 | jiāng jìn | almost |
| 将来 | jiāng lái | in the future |
| 交费 | jiāo fèi | to pay a fee |
| 交警 | jiāo jǐng | traffic police (abbr. for 察) |
| 交流 | jiāo liú | to exchange |
| 交往 | jiāo wǎng | to associate (with) |
| 交易 | jiāo yì | to deal; to trade; to transact |
| 叫 | jiào | to shout |
| 较 | jiào | to compare |
| 教材 | jiào cái | teaching material |
| 教练 | jiào liàn | instructor |
| 结实 | jiē shi | to bear fruit |
| 接待 | jiē dài | to receive (a visitor) |
| 接近 | jiē jìn | to approach |
| 节约 | jié yuē | to economize |
| 结合 | jié hé | to combine |
| 结婚 | jié hūn | to marry |
| 结束 | jié shù | termination |
| 解决 | jiě jué | to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem) |
| 解开 | jiě kāi | to untie |
| 金 | jīn | surname Jin |
| 金牌 | jīn pái | gold medal |
| 仅 | jǐn | barely |
| 仅仅 | jǐn jǐn | barely |
| 尽量 | jǐn liàng | as much as possible |
| 紧 | jǐn | tight |
| 紧急 | jǐn jí | urgent |
| 紧张 | jǐn zhāng | nervous |
| 进步 | jìn bù | progress; improvement |
| 进一步 | jìn yī bù | to go a step further |
| 进展 | jìn zhǎn | to make headway; to make progress |
| 近期 | jìn qī | near in time |
| 京剧 | jīng jù | Beijing opera |
| 经济 | jīng jì | economy |
| 经历 | jīng lì | experience |
| 经验 | jīng yàn | experience |
| 经营 | jīng yíng | to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate |
| 精彩 | jīng cǎi | wonderful |
| 精神 | jīng shén | spirit |
| 景色 | jǐng sè | scenery |
| 警察 | jǐng chá | police; police officer |
| 静 | jìng | still |
| 久 | jiǔ | (long) time |
| 旧 | jiù | old |
| 救 | jiù | variant of 救 |
| 就是 | jiù shì | exactly; precisely |
| 就业 | jiù yè | to get a job |
| 举办 | jǔ bàn | to conduct |
| 具体 | jù tǐ | concrete |
| 具有 | jù yǒu | to have; to possess |
| 剧场 | jù chǎng | theater |
| 据说 | jù shuō | it is said that; reportedly |
| 决定 | jué dìng | to decide (to do something) |
| 决赛 | jué sài | finals (of a competition) |
| 决心 | jué xīn | determination |
| 绝对 | jué duì | absolute |
| 咖啡 | kā fēi | coffee (loanword) |
| 开发 | kāi fā | to exploit (a resource) |
| 开放 | kāi fàng | to bloom |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin |
| 开业 | kāi yè | to open a business |
| 开展 | kāi zhǎn | to launch |
| 看起来 | kàn qǐ lái | seemingly |
| 看上去 | kàn shàng qù | it would appear |
| 考验 | kǎo yàn | to test |
| 科技 | kē jì | science and technology |
| 可靠 | kě kào | reliable |
| 可乐 | kě lè | amusing |
| 克服 | kè fú | (try to) overcome (hardships etc) |
| 客观 | kè guān | objective |
| 课程 | kè chéng | course |
| 空 | kōng | empty |
| 空调 | kōng tiáo | air conditioning |
| 恐怕 | kǒng pà | fear |
| 空儿 | kòng r | spare time |
| 裤子 | kù zi | variant of 裤子, trousers |
| 快速 | kuài sù | fast; high-speed; rapid |
| 困 | kùn | to trap |
| 困难 | kùn nan | difficult |
| 浪费 | làng fèi | to waste |
| 老百姓 | lǎo bǎi xìng | ordinary people |
| 老板 | lǎo bǎn | variant of 老板 |
| 老太太 | lǎo tài tai | elderly lady (respectful) |
| 老头儿 | lǎo tóu r | see 老头子 |
| 乐 | lè | surname Le |
| 乐观 | lè guān | optimistic |
| 类 | lèi | kind |
| 类似 | lèi sì | similar |
| 离婚 | lí hūn | to divorce |
| 里面 | lǐ miàn | inside |
| 理发 | lǐ fà | to get a haircut; to have one's hair done |
| 理解 | lǐ jiě | to comprehend; to understand |
| 理论 | lǐ lùn | theory |
| 理由 | lǐ yóu | reason |
| 力 | lì | surname Li |
| 力量 | lì liàng | power |
| 立刻 | lì kè | forthwith |
| 利用 | lì yòng | to exploit |
| 连 | lián | surname Lian |
| 连忙 | lián máng | promptly |
| 连续 | lián xù | continuous |
| 连续剧 | lián xù jù | serialized drama |
| 联合 | lián hé | to combine |
| 联合国 | lián hé guó | United Nations |
| 联系 | lián xì | variant of 联系 |
| 凉水 | liáng shuǐ | cool water |
| 了 | liǎo | (completed action marker) |
| 领 | lǐng | neck |
| 领导 | lǐng dǎo | lead |
| 领先 | lǐng xiān | to lead |
| 另外 | lìng wài | additional |
| 另一方面 | lìng yī fāng miàn | on the other hand |
| 留学 | liú xué | to study abroad |
| 龙 | lóng | surname Long |
| 录 | lù | to carve wood |
| 录音 | lù yīn | to record (sound) |
| 路线 | lù xiàn | itinerary |
| 旅馆 | lǚ guǎn | hotel |
| 旅行社 | lǚ xíng shè | travel agency |
| 绿茶 | lǜ chá | green tea |
| 乱 | luàn | in confusion or disorder |
| 落后 | luò hòu | to fall behind |
| 麻烦 | má fan | trouble; inconvenience |
| 马 | mǎ | surname Ma |
| 满足 | mǎn zú | to satisfy |
| 慢慢 | màn màn | slowly |
| 毛 | máo | surname Mao |
| 毛病 | máo bìng | fault |
| 没用 | méi yòng | useless |
| 媒体 | méi tǐ | media, esp. news media |
| 每 | měi | each |
| 美 | měi | (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 洲) |
| 美好 | měi hǎo | beautiful |
| 美丽 | měi lì | beautiful |
| 美食 | měi shí | culinary delicacy |
| 美术 | měi shù | art |
| 美元 | měi yuán | American dollar |
| 迷 | mí | to bewilder |
| 米 | mǐ | surname Mi |
| 面对 | miàn duì | to face; to confront |
| 面积 | miàn jī | area (of a floor, piece of land etc) |
| 民间 | mín jiān | among the people |
| 民族 | mín zú | nationality; ethnic group |
| 明确 | míng què | clear-cut; definite; explicit |
| 明显 | míng xiǎn | clear |
| 命运 | mìng yùn | fate; destiny |
| 某 | mǒu | some |
| 母亲 | mǔ qīn | mother |
| 木头 | mù tou | slow-witted |
| 目标 | mù biāo | target |
| 目前 | mù qián | at the present time |
| 奶茶 | nǎi chá | milk tea |
| 男子 | nán zǐ | a man; a male |
| 南部 | nán bù | southern part |
| 难道 | nán dào | don't tell me ... |
| 难度 | nán dù | degree of difficulty |
| 内 | nèi | inside |
| 内容 | nèi róng | content |
| 内心 | nèi xīn | heart; innermost being |
| 能不能 | néng bu néng | Can you |
| 能力 | néng lì | capability |
| 年初 | nián chū | beginning of the year |
| 年代 | nián dài | a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties) |
| 年底 | nián dǐ | the end of the year |
| 年纪 | nián jì | age |
| 念 | niàn | variant of 念, to read aloud |
| 牛 | niú | surname Niu |
| 农村 | nóng cūn | rural area |
| 农民 | nóng mín | peasant |
| 农业 | nóng yè | agriculture |
| 女子 | nǚ zǐ | woman |
| 暖和 | nuǎn huo | warm |
| 怕 | pà | surname Pa |
| 拍 | pāi | to pat |
| 排 | pái | a row |
| 排名 | pái míng | to rank (1st, 2nd etc) |
| 牌子 | pái zi | sign |
| 派 | pài | clique |
| 判断 | pàn duàn | to judge |
| 胖 | pàng | healthy |
| 跑步 | pǎo bù | to run |
| 配 | pèi | to join |
| 配合 | pèi hé | matching |
| 批评 | pī píng | to criticize; criticism |
| 批准 | pī zhǔn | to approve; to ratify |
| 皮 | pí | surname Pi |
| 皮包 | pí bāo | handbag |
| 啤酒 | pí jiǔ | beer (loanword) |
| 票价 | piào jià | ticket price; fare; admission fee |
| 评价 | píng jià | to evaluate |
| 苹果 | píng guǒ | apple |
| 破 | pò | broken |
| 破坏 | pò huài | destruction |
| 普遍 | pǔ biàn | universal |
| 普及 | pǔ jí | to spread extensively |
| 期 | qī | variant of 期 |
| 齐 | qí | (name of states and dynasties at several different periods) |
| 其次 | qí cì | next |
| 其实 | qí shí | actually; in fact; really |
| 奇怪 | qí guài | strange |
| 气候 | qì hòu | (meteorology) climate |
| 千万 | qiān wàn | ten million |
| 前后 | qián hòu | around |
| 前进 | qián jìn | to go forward |
| 前面 | qián miàn | ahead |
| 前往 | qián wǎng | to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to |
| 强 | qiáng | surname Qiang |
| 强大 | qiáng dà | large |
| 强调 | qiáng diào | to emphasize (a statement) |
| 强烈 | qiáng liè | strong; intense |
| 桥 | qiáo | bridge |
| 巧 | qiǎo | opportunely |
| 亲 | qīn | parent |
| 亲切 | qīn qiè | amiable |
| 亲人 | qīn rén | one's close relatives |
| 亲自 | qīn zì | personally |
| 情感 | qíng gǎn | feeling |
| 情况 | qíng kuàng | circumstances; state of affairs; situation |
| 请教 | qǐng jiào | to ask for guidance |
| 庆祝 | qìng zhù | to celebrate |
| 球迷 | qiú mí | fan (ball sports) |
| 区 | qū | surname Ou |
| 区别 | qū bié | difference |
| 取消 | qǔ xiāo | to cancel |
| 去世 | qù shì | to pass away |
| 全场 | quán chǎng | everyone present |
| 全面 | quán miàn | all-around |
| 全球 | quán qiú | entire |
| 缺 | quē | deficiency |
| 缺点 | quē diǎn | weak point |
| 缺少 | quē shǎo | lack |
| 确保 | què bǎo | to ensure; to guarantee |
| 确定 | què dìng | definite |
| 确实 | què shí | indeed |
| 裙子 | qún zi | skirt |
| 群 | qún | variant of 群 |
| 热爱 | rè ài | to love ardently |
| 热烈 | rè liè | enthusiastic |
| 人才 | rén cái | talent |
| 人工 | rén gōng | artificial |
| 人类 | rén lèi | humanity |
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
| 人民币 | rén mín bì | Renminbi (RMB) |
| 人群 | rén qún | crowd |
| 人生 | rén shēng | life (one's time on earth) |
| 人员 | rén yuán | staff |
| 认出 | rèn chū | recognition |
| 认得 | rèn de | to recognize |
| 认可 | rèn kě | to approve |
| 任 | rèn | surname Ren |
| 任何 | rèn hé | any |
| 任务 | rèn wu | mission; assignment; task; duty; role |
| 仍 | réng | still; yet |
| 仍然 | réng rán | still; as before; yet |
| 日常 | rì cháng | day-to-day; daily; everyday |
| 容易 | róng yì | easy; straightforward |
| 如何 | rú hé | how |
| 散步 | sàn bù | to take a walk; to go for a walk |
| 沙发 | shā fā | sofa (loanword) |
| 沙子 | shā zi | sand |
| 伤 | shāng | to injure |
| 伤心 | shāng xīn | to grieve |
| 商品 | shāng pǐn | commodity |
| 商业 | shāng yè | business |
| 上来 | shàng lái | to come up |
| 上面 | shàng miàn | on top of |
| 上去 | shàng qù | to go up |
| 上升 | shàng shēng | to rise |
| 上衣 | shàng yī | jacket |
| 设备 | shè bèi | equipment; facilities; installations |
| 设计 | shè jì | to design; to plan |
| 设立 | shè lì | to set up; to establish |
| 社会 | shè huì | society |
| 身份证 | shēn fèn zhèng | identity card |
| 深 | shēn | old variant of 深 |
| 深刻 | shēn kè | profound |
| 深入 | shēn rù | to penetrate deeply |
| 升 | shēng | to ascend |
| 生 | shēng | to be born |
| 生产 | shēng chǎn | to produce; to manufacture |
| 生存 | shēng cún | to exist |
| 生动 | shēng dòng | vivid |
| 生命 | shēng mìng | life (as the characteristic of living beings) |
| 生意 | shēng yi | life force |
| 生长 | shēng zhǎng | to grow |
| 声明 | shēng míng | to state |
| 胜 | shèng | victory |
| 胜利 | shèng lì | victory |
| 失去 | shī qù | to lose |
| 石头 | shí tou | stone |
| 石油 | shí yóu | oil |
| 时 | shí | old variant of 时 |
| 时代 | shí dài | Time, US weekly news magazine |
| 时刻 | shí kè | time |
| 实际上 | shí jì shàng | in fact |
| 实力 | shí lì | strength |
| 实行 | shí xíng | to implement |
| 实验 | shí yàn | experiment |
| 实验室 | shí yàn shì | laboratory |
| 食品 | shí pǐn | foodstuff; food; provisions |
| 使 | shǐ | to make |
| 始终 | shǐ zhōng | from beginning to end |
| 世纪 | shì jì | century |
| 世界 | shì jiè | world |
| 世界杯 | shì jiè bēi | World Cup |
| 市场 | shì chǎng | marketplace |
| 事故 | shì gù | accident |
| 事件 | shì jiàn | event |
| 事实 | shì shí | fact |
| 事实上 | shì shí shang | in fact |
| 事业 | shì yè | undertaking |
| 试题 | shì tí | exam question |
| 试验 | shì yàn | experiment |
| 适合 | shì hé | to fit; to suit |
| 适应 | shì yìng | to adapt |
| 适用 | shì yòng | to be applicable |
| 室 | shì | surname Shi |
| 收费 | shōu fèi | to charge a fee |
| 收看 | shōu kàn | to watch (a TV program) |
| 收听 | shōu tīng | to listen to (a radio broadcast) |
| 收音机 | shōu yīn jī | radio |
| 手续 | shǒu xù | procedure |
| 手指 | shǒu zhǐ | finger |
| 首都 | shǒu dū | capital (city) |
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first (of all) |
| 受 | shòu | to receive |
| 受伤 | shòu shāng | to sustain injuries |
| 书架 | shū jià | bookshelf |
| 输 | shū | to lose; to be beaten |
| 输入 | shū rù | to import |
| 熟人 | shú rén | acquaintance |
| 属 | shǔ | category |
| 属于 | shǔ yú | to be classified as |
| 束 | shù | surname Shu |
| 数量 | shù liàng | amount |
| 双 | shuāng | surname Shuang |
| 双方 | shuāng fāng | bilateral |
| 思想 | sī xiǎng | thought |
| 死 | sǐ | to die |
| 速度 | sù dù | speed |
| 随 | suí | surname Sui |
| 所 | suǒ | actually |
| 所长 | suǒzhǎng | what one is good at |
| 台 | tái | Taiwan (abbr.) |
| 谈 | tán | surname Tan |
| 谈话 | tán huà | to talk (with sb) |
| 谈判 | tán pàn | to negotiate |
| 汤 | tāng | surname Tang |
| 糖 | táng | sugar |
| 特色 | tè sè | characteristic |
| 提前 | tí qián | to shift to an earlier date |
| 提问 | tí wèn | to question; to quiz; to grill |
| 题目 | tí mù | subject |
| 体会 | tǐ huì | to know from experience |
| 体现 | tǐ xiàn | to embody |
| 体验 | tǐ yàn | to experience for oneself |
| 天空 | tiān kōng | sky |
| 甜 | tián | sweet |
| 调整 | tiáo zhěng | to adjust |
| 跳 | tiào | to jump |
| 跳高 | tiào gāo | high jump (athletics) |
| 跳舞 | tiào wǔ | to dance |
| 跳远 | tiào yuǎn | long jump (athletics) |
| 铁 | tiě | surname Tie |
| 铁路 | tiě lù | railroad |
| 听力 | tīng lì | hearing |
| 听众 | tīng zhòng | audience |
| 停止 | tíng zhǐ | to stop; to halt; to cease |
| 通常 | tōng cháng | regular |
| 通信 | tōng xìn | to correspond (by letter etc) |
| 同意 | tóng yì | to agree |
| 痛 | tòng | ache |
| 痛苦 | tòng kǔ | pain |
| 头 | tóu | head |
| 头脑 | tóu nǎo | brains |
| 突出 | tū chū | prominent |
| 突然 | tū rán | sudden; abrupt; unexpected |
| 图 | tú | diagram |
| 图画 | tú huà | drawing |
| 土 | tǔ | Tu (ethnic group) |
| 团 | tuán | round |
| 团结 | tuán jié | to unite |
| 团体 | tuán tǐ | group |
| 推动 | tuī dòng | to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to |
| 推广 | tuī guǎng | to extend |
| 推进 | tuī jìn | to impel |
| 推开 | tuī kāi | to push open (a gate etc) |
| 退 | tuì | to retreat; to withdraw |
| 退出 | tuì chū | to withdraw |
| 退休 | tuì xiū | to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement |
| 外交 | wài jiāo | diplomacy |
| 外面 | wài miàn | outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense) |
| 外文 | wài wén | foreign language (written) |
| 完美 | wán měi | perfect |
| 完善 | wán shàn | (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive |
| 完整 | wán zhěng | complete |
| 玩具 | wán jù | plaything |
| 往往 | wǎng wǎng | usually |
| 危害 | wēi hài | to jeopardize |
| 危险 | wēi xiǎn | danger |
| 为 | wéi | as (in the capacity of) |
| 围 | wéi | surname Wei |
| 伟大 | wěi dà | huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc) |
| 卫生 | wèi shēng | health |
| 卫生间 | wèi shēng jiān | bathroom |
| 为了 | wèi le | for; for the purpose of; in order to |
| 温暖 | wēn nuǎn | warm |
| 文化 | wén huà | culture |
| 文件 | wén jiàn | document |
| 文明 | wén míng | civilized |
| 文学 | wén xué | literature |
| 文章 | wén zhāng | article |
| 文字 | wén zì | character |
| 握手 | wò shǒu | to shake hands |
| 屋子 | wū zi | house |
| 武器 | wǔ qì | weapon |
| 武术 | wǔ shù | military skill or technique (in former times) |
| 舞台 | wǔ tái | (lit. and fig.) stage; arena |
| 西部 | xī bù | western part |
| 希望 | xī wàng | to hope |
| 系 | xì | to connect |
| 下来 | xià lái | to come down |
| 下面 | xià miàn | below |
| 下去 | xià qù | to go down |
| 先进 | xiān jìn | advanced (technology) |
| 显得 | xiǎn de | to seem |
| 显然 | xiǎn rán | clearly; evidently; obviously |
| 显示 | xiǎn shì | to show |
| 现场 | xiàn chǎng | the scene (of a crime, accident etc) |
| 现代 | xiàn dài | Hyundai, South Korean company |
| 现金 | xiàn jīn | cash |
| 现实 | xiàn shí | reality |
| 现象 | xiàn xiàng | phenomenon |
| 线 | xiàn | variant of 线 |
| 相比 | xiāng bǐ | to compare |
| 相当 | xiāng dāng | equivalent to |
| 相关 | xiāng guān | related |
| 相互 | xiāng hù | each other |
| 相似 | xiāng sì | similar; alike |
| 香 | xiāng | fragrant |
| 香蕉 | xiāng jiāo | banana |
| 消费 | xiāo fèi | to consume |
| 消失 | xiāo shī | to disappear; to fade away |
| 消息 | xiāo xi | news |
| 效果 | xiào guǒ | result |
| 写作 | xiě zuò | to write |
| 血 | xiě | blood |
| 心 | xīn | heart |
| 信 | xìn | letter |
| 信封 | xìn fēng | envelope |
| 信任 | xìn rèn | to trust |
| 行李 | xíng li | luggage |
| 形成 | xíng chéng | to form |
| 形式 | xíng shì | outer appearance |
| 形象 | xíng xiàng | image |
| 形状 | xíng zhuàng | form; shape |
| 幸福 | xìng fú | happiness |
| 幸运 | xìng yùn | fortunate |
| 性 | xìng | nature |
| 性别 | xìng bié | gender |
| 性格 | xìng gé | nature |
| 修 | xiū | surname Xiu |
| 修改 | xiū gǎi | to amend |
| 需求 | xū qiú | requirement |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require |
| 宣布 | xuān bù | to declare |
| 宣传 | xuān chuán | to disseminate |
| 选手 | xuǎn shǒu | athlete |
| 学费 | xué fèi | tuition fee |
| 训练 | xùn liàn | to train |
| 压 | yā | to press |
| 压力 | yā lì | pressure |
| 烟 | yān | cigarette or pipe tobacco |
| 眼前 | yǎn qián | before one's eyes |
| 演 | yǎn | to develop |
| 演唱 | yǎn chàng | sung performance |
| 演唱会 | yǎn chàng huì | vocal recital or concert |
| 演出 | yǎn chū | to act (in a play) |
| 演员 | yǎn yuán | actor or actress |
| 羊 | yáng | surname Yang |
| 阳光 | yáng guāng | sunshine |
| 要是 | yào shi | (coll.) if |
| 衣架 | yī jià | clothes hanger |
| 一切 | yī qiè | everything |
| 已 | yǐ | already |
| 以来 | yǐ lái | since (a previous event) |
| 一方面 | yī fāng miàn | on the one hand |
| 艺术 | yì shù | art |
| 意外 | yì wài | unexpected |
| 意义 | yì yì | sense |
| 因此 | yīn cǐ | thus; consequently; as a result |
| 银 | yín | silver |
| 银牌 | yín pái | silver medal |
| 印象 | yìn xiàng | impression (sth that stays in one's mind) |
| 应当 | yīng dāng | should; ought to |
| 迎接 | yíng jiē | to welcome; to greet |
| 营养 | yíng yǎng | nutrition |
| 赢 | yíng | to beat |
| 影视 | yǐng shì | movies and television |
| 应用 | yìng yòng | to put to use |
| 优点 | yōu diǎn | merit |
| 优势 | yōu shì | superiority |
| 由 | yóu | to follow |
| 由于 | yóu yú | due to |
| 邮件 | yóu jiàn | mail |
| 邮票 | yóu piào | (postage) stamp |
| 邮箱 | yóu xiāng | mailbox |
| 游 | yóu | surname You |
| 游戏 | yóu xì | game |
| 游泳 | yóu yǒng | swimming |
| 有的是 | yǒu de shì | have plenty of |
| 有利 | yǒu lì | advantageous; favorable |
| 有效 | yǒu xiào | effective |
| 预报 | yù bào | forecast |
| 预防 | yù fáng | to prevent |
| 预计 | yù jì | to forecast |
| 预习 | yù xí | to prepare a lesson |
| 员 | yuán | person |
| 员工 | yuán gōng | staff |
| 愿望 | yuàn wàng | desire |
| 约 | yuē | to weigh in a balance or on a scale |
| 乐队 | yuè duì | band |
| 运输 | yùn shū | to transport |
| 杂志 | zá zhì | magazine |
| 早已 | zǎo yǐ | for a long time; long since |
| 造 | zào | to make |
| 造成 | zào chéng | to bring about |
| 责任 | zé rèn | responsibility |
| 增加 | zēng jiā | to raise |
| 增长 | zēng zhǎng | to grow |
| 展开 | zhǎn kāi | to unfold; to spread out; to open up |
| 张 | zhāng | surname Zhang |
| 照 | zhào | variant of 照 |
| 者 | zhě | (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... |
| 真实 | zhēn shí | true; real |
| 争 | zhēng | to strive for |
| 争取 | zhēng qǔ | to fight for |
| 整 | zhěng | exactly |
| 整个 | zhěng gè | whole |
| 整理 | zhěng lǐ | to arrange |
| 整齐 | zhěng qí | orderly |
| 整体 | zhěng tǐ | whole entity |
| 整天 | zhěng tiān | all day long |
| 整整 | zhěng zhěng | whole |
| 正 | zhèng | first month of the lunar year |
| 正式 | zhèng shì | formal; official |
| 证 | zhèng | to admonish |
| 证件 | zhèng jiàn | certificate; papers; credentials; document; ID |
| 证据 | zhèng jù | evidence |
| 证明 | zhèng míng | proof |
| 支 | zhī | surname Zhi |
| 支持 | zhī chí | to be in favor of |
| 支付 | zhī fù | to pay (money) |
| 只 | zhī | only |
| 直 | zhí | surname Zhi |
| 直播 | zhí bō | (TV, radio) to broadcast live |
| 直到 | zhí dào | until |
| 值 | zhí | value |
| 值得 | zhí dé | to be worth |
| 职工 | zhí gōng | workers; staff |
| 职业 | zhí yè | occupation; profession; vocation |
| 只好 | zhǐ hǎo | to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to |
| 只是 | zhǐ shì | merely; only; just; nothing but |
| 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | only have ... |
| 指 | zhǐ | finger |
| 指出 | zhǐ chū | to indicate |
| 指导 | zhǐ dǎo | to guide |
| 至今 | zhì jīn | so far |
| 至少 | zhì shǎo | at least |
| 志愿 | zhì yuàn | aspiration |
| 志愿者 | zhì yuàn zhě | volunteer |
| 制定 | zhì dìng | to draw up; to formulate |
| 制度 | zhì dù | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc) |
| 制造 | zhì zào | to manufacture; to make |
| 制作 | zhì zuò | to make; to manufacture |
| 中部 | zhōng bù | middle part |
| 中华民族 | zhōng huá mín zú | the Chinese nation |
| 终于 | zhōng yú | at last |
| 钟 | zhōng | surname Zhong |
| 种 | zhǒng | seed |
| 种子 | zhǒng zi | seed |
| 重大 | zhòng dà | great |
| 周围 | zhōu wéi | environs; surroundings; periphery |
| 猪 | zhū | hog |
| 主持 | zhǔ chí | to take charge of |
| 主动 | zhǔ dòng | to take the initiative |
| 主任 | zhǔ rèn | director |
| 主意 | zhǔ yi | plan |
| 主张 | zhǔ zhāng | to advocate |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of; to pay attention to |
| 祝 | zhù | surname Zhu |
| 抓 | zhuā | to grab |
| 抓住 | zhuā zhù | to grab hold of; to capture |
| 专家 | zhuān jiā | expert; specialist |
| 专门 | zhuān mén | specialist |
| 专题 | zhuān tí | specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc) |
| 专业 | zhuān yè | specialty |
| 转 | zhuǎn | see 转文 |
| 转变 | zhuǎn biàn | to change |
| 状况 | zhuàng kuàng | condition; state; situation |
| 状态 | zhuàng tài | condition; state; state of affairs |
| 追 | zhuī | to sculpt |
| 准 | zhǔn | to allow |
| 资格 | zī gé | qualifications |
| 资金 | zī jīn | funds; capital |
| 子女 | zǐ nǚ | children; sons and daughters |
| 自从 | zì cóng | since (a time) |
| 自动 | zì dòng | automatic |
| 自觉 | zì jué | conscious |
| 自然 | zì rán | nature |
| 自身 | zì shēn | itself |
| 自主 | zì zhǔ | independent |
| 总 | zǒng | general; overall |
| 总结 | zǒng jié | to sum up |
| 总是 | zǒng shì | always |
| 足够 | zú gòu | enough |
| 足球 | zú qiú | soccer ball |
| 组合 | zǔ hé | to assemble |
| 左右 | zuǒ yòu | left and right |
| 作品 | zuò pǐn | work (of art) |
| 作者 | zuò zhě | author; writer |
| 做客 | zuò kè | to be a guest or visitor |