Words 1–100
的
of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pígéde) "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 (pǎotángrde) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīnde) "new one"); also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
Particle
是
to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
在
to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
了
(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
Particle
我
I; me; my
和
(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanese; (literary) harmonious (variant of 和 (hé))
Conjunction
有
to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒuyì) intentional)
不
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
人
person; people
你
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)); you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
也
also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊 (a)
Particle
他
(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tārì) and 他人 (tārén))
这
(pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)
为
because of; for; to
中
within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right
年
year; grain; harvest (old)
与
(formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases); (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 与他握手 (yǔtāwòshǒu) "shake hands with him", 与去年不同 (yǔqùniánbùtóng) "different from last year"); (literary) to give; to grant; to bestow
Conjunction
对
right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); …
就
(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是 (jiùshì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 着 (zhe)) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; …
都
all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all
一个
a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
上
(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above
说
to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine
我们
we; us; ourselves
到
to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
会
can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. huǐ)
要
to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是 (yàoshi)); (bound form) important
来
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来 (huílai)); ever since (as in 自古以来 (zìgǔyǐlái)); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世 (láishì)); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来 (tándelái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来 (chībulái))
中国
China
月
moon; month; monthly
被
quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
他们
they; them
没有
haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
还
still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; …
而
and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
Conjunction
个
(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
可以
can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
后
empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; ruler; back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; …
等
to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade; (bound form) equal to; same as; (used to end an enumeration); (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
但
but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
于
to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle; (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by
Particle
什么
what?; something; anything
日
(bound form) sun; day; day of the month; (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rìběn)); (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with
这个
(pronoun) this; (adjective) this
能
can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy
并
and; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to combine; to join; to merge; to amalgamate
Conjunction
将
will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ))
很
very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
一
one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
让
to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 (bèi))
国家
country; nation; state
从
from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
以
to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)
好
good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a form of address) hello
大
big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐 (dàjiě)); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
她
she
多
many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. duó); (bound form) multi-; poly-
自己
oneself; (attributive) one's own
问题
question; problem; issue; topic
时
o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
给
to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier)
去
to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); …
看
to see; to look at; to read; to watch; to visit; to call on; to consider; to regard as; to look after; to treat (a patient or illness); to depend on; to feel (that); (after a verb) to give it a try; …
又
(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
美国
United States; USA; US
因为
because; owing to; on account of
下
down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); …
现在
now; at present; currently
不是
no; is not; not
新
new; newly; meso- (chemistry)
里
lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 里 (lǐ); li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 镇 (zhèn) and neighborhood 邻 (lín) levels
做
to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner)
由
to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
地
-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
Particle
怎么
how?; what?; why?
用
to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore
没
(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
就是
exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if
已经
already
更
more; even more; further; still; still more
这些
these
把
to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb})
所
actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive
Particle
得
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
Particle
想
to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
最
(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之 (zhī)) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 (shìjièzhīzuì) "the greatest in the world")
发展
development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand
这样
this way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such
开始
to begin; to start; beginning; start
它
it; it (pronoun for an animal)
公司
company; firm; corporation
政府
government
可能
might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps
那
(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. nèi); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case)