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.)
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)
年
year; grain; harvest (old)
都
all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all
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
我们
we; us; ourselves
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)
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
个
(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
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
能
can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy
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
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-
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); …
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
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)
怎么
how?; what?; why?
没
(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
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)
那
(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. nèi); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case)
工作
to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task
三
three; 3
时候
time; length of time; moment; period
小
small; tiny; few; young
爱
to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
谁
who; also pr. shuí
请
to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request
呢
(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds; (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech
Particle
北京
Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京 (Jīng))
喜欢
to like; to be fond of; to be happy; to be pleased; to tend to
学生
student; schoolchild
钱
coin; money; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两 (liǎng)
电影
movie; film
点
to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; …
今天
today; the present time; now
吃
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
岁
years old; classifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests)
太
highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely
家
home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian
开
to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); (directional complement) away; off; carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文 (Kāi'ěrwén); abbr. for 开本 (kāiběn), book format
东西
thing; stuff; person
学校
school
朋友
friend
写
to write
叫
to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
买
to buy; to purchase
本
(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
学习
to learn; to study
认识
to know; to recognize; to be familiar with; to get acquainted with sb; knowledge; understanding; awareness; cognition
多少
how much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number?
二
two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
住
to live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease; (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state)
回
to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around; to reply; to answer; classifier for literary divisions (acts of a play, sections or chapters of a classic book); classifier for occurrences or times; to curve; to return; to revolve
怎么样
how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things?
医院
hospital
先生
teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor
老师
teacher
儿子
son
些
classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
电视
television; TV
女儿
daughter
妈妈
mama; mommy; mother
分钟
minute
名字
name (of a person or thing)
少
few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom
四
four; 4
飞机
airplane
狗
dog
看见
to see; to catch sight of
字
letter; symbol; character; word; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
谢谢
to thank; thanks; thank you
五
five; 5
说话
to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
电脑
computer
明天
tomorrow
医生
doctor; medical practitioner
漂亮
pretty; beautiful
下午
afternoon; p.m.
坐
to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruit
高兴
happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood
喝
to drink