hě
happy, pleased
(gāo = tall)
may I ask...
(wèn = ask)
(tīng = to listen)
Learned in Dōng Lǎoshī's Intro Mandarin class
Categories: numbers, people, time, food
Parts of speech: verbs, adjectives/adverbs, interrogatives/demonstratives, particles/suffixes/expressions
Additional page: HTML entities for pinyin
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kǒu | mouth |
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kǒuyǔ | spoken language |
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hě |
drink |
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kāfēi | coffee |
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ma | yes/no question particle |
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ne | elliptical question particle |
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nǎ | which/where |
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ba | modal particle/suggesion/command |
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jiào | to be called |
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cídiǎn | dictionary |
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gāoxìng | happy, pleased (gāo = tall) |
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kě'ài | cute, lovely |
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róngyì | easy |
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yǔ | language |
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qǐngwèn | may I ask... (wèn = ask) |
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hào | ordinal number, day of the month |
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hé | and |
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zhīdào | to know about something, someone |
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jìeshào | to introduce |
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xǐhuan | to like |
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jiā | plus (as in 1 + 1) |
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zhùhè | to congratulate (zhù = to wish) |
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cānjiā | to participate, to attend |
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chī | to eat |
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chúfáng | kitchen |
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píjiǔ | beer |
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hànbǎo | hamburger |
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diàn | store, shop |
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shāng | trade, commerce |
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gěi | to give |
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huí | to return |
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diǎn | o'clock |
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wèntí | question |
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chànggē | to sing (a song) |
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miǎn | to be excused from |
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zhàn | to occupy |
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dòu | bean |
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gǔ | ancient |
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pāizhào | to take pictures |
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tīngshuō | to be told (tīng = to listen) |
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gàosu | to tell |
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kěshì | but |
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gǒu | dog |
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à | ah, oh |
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hǎo | good, fine, OK |
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tā | she |
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nǎinai | paternal grandmother |
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xìng | one's surname is... |
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guìxìng | your surname (polite) guì = expensive |
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xiǎojie | Miss, young lady |
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jiějie | older sister |
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niúnǎi | milk |
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suìshu | years (of age) shu = number |
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gūniang | girl |
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lóu | building |
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yáo | to want |
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shéi | who, whom |
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jìzhé | reporter |
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qǐng | please |
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qǐngwèn | may I ask... (wèn = ask) |
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rènshi | to know (someone) |
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yǔ | language |
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yǔfǎ | grammar |
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cí | word |
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kèwén | text |
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xièxie | thank you, to thank |
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cídiǎn | dictionary |
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Hànyǔ | Chinese (language) |
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kè | class, lesson |
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nǎli | no (expression of mild denial) |
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yīnggāi | should, ought to |
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shuō | to speak, to say |
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men | plural pronoun suffix |
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tā | he |
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nǐ | you |
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nín | you (more respectful) |
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shénme | what |
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sùshè | dormitory |
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shíhou | time, moment |
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hànbǎo | hamburger |
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zuòjiā | writer |
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piányi | inexpensive |
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nán | difficult |
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hóu | monkey |
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biàntiáo | note |
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xiūxi | to take a rest |
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zhùyuàn | to be hospitalized |
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zhù | to live, to stay |
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zuò | to do, to be, to make |
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hěn | very |
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dé | to have, to get |
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xíng | to be okay |
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jìn | to enter |
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zhè | this |
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hái | in addition, still |
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zhīdào | to know about something, someone |
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guò | to spend (time); to celebrate (something) |
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sòng | to give (as a present) |
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biàn | (for action) a time |
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xuésheng | student |
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xuéyuàn | institute, college |
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wénxué | literature |
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shuìjiào | to sleep |
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xuéxí | study |
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xī | evening |
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wàipó | maternal grandmother |
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wàigōng | maternal grandfather |
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wàiyǔ | foreign language |
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wàiguó | foreign country |
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duō | many, much |
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duōshǎo | how many, how much |
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míngzi | name |
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míngpiàn | business card |
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suì | year (of age) |
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yǒumíng | famous |
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tiàowǔ | to dance |
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wài | foreign, outside |
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qì | air |
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tiānqì | weather |
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wén | written language |
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Zhōngwén | Chinese (written language) |
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zhī | measure word for stick-like object, such as pens |
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céng | story, floor |
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ne | question particle/"how about..." |
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shǔ | to belong to, to be born in the year of... |
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fángzi | house |
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fángzū | rent |
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bǐ | dagger |
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ne | question particle/"how about..." |
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lǎoshī | teacher |
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hě | to drink |
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hǔ | tiger |
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shé | snake |
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lóng | dragon |
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chéng | times (as in 1 x 1) |
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néng | to be able to; can |
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Běijing | Beijing |
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rì | sun |
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dōu | both, all |
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wǎn | late |
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shì | be, am, are |
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sùshè | dormitory |
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jìzhé | reporter |
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gōngzuò | work, job (also to work) |
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shíhou | time, moment |
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shíjiān | time |
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míngtiān | tomorrow |
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zuótiān | yesterday |
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shēngri | birthday |
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xīngqī | week |
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zhū | pig |
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yīn | sound |
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yīnyuèy | music (yīn = sound) |
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xiāngjiāo | banana |
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róngyì | easy |
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zǎo | early |
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wèntí | question |
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chànggē | to sing (a song) |
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huídá | to answer |
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pāizhào | to take pictures |
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dǎdī | to hail a taxi |
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diànyǐng | movie (diàn = electricity, yǐng = shadow) |
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hě | to drink |
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yuè | moon |
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qīng | blue, green |
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péngyou | friend |
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qián | ago |
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yǒu | to have |
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yǒuyìsi | interesting |
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diànnǎo | computer |
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qǐngwèn | may I ask... (wèn = ask; qǐng = please ) |
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míngtiān | tomorrow |
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xīngqī | week |
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néng | to be able to; can |
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dùzi | abdomen, stomach |
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sànbù | to take a walk (bù = step) |
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yè | business, trade |
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zhuānyè | major, specialty |
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sī | private |
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zěnmeyàng | how is... |
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qù | to go |
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yún | cloud |
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jùhùi | party (hùi = meeting) |
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cānjiā | to participate, to attend |
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gōngyuán | park |
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zhì | to |
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lìng | order |
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táo | measure word for houses |
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gōngsī | company |
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liàn | to practice |
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shénme | what |
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only |
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zhùhè | to congratulate |
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rènshi | to know someone |
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yòu | again |
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méi | not (use with yǒu) |
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fùxí | to review |
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jiàoshòu | professor |
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ài | to love |
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bàozhǐ | newspaper |
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fāyán | to become inflamed |
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fāshāo | to have a fever (shāo = to burn) |
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fā | to send out |
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fǎn | reverse |
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Shèngdàn | Christmas |
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jī | chicken, rooster |
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mǐfàn | rice (cooked) |
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méi | not (use with yǒu) |
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méi guānxi | never mind/that's ok/it doesn't matter |
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yóuyǒng | to swim |
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jiǔ | wine, liquor |
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piàoliang | beautiful, nice |
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hànbǎo | hamburger |
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jiǔ | wine, liquor |
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piàoliang | beautiful, nice |
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xǐ | to wash |
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Hànyǔ | Chinese (language) |
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jiǎn | minus (as in 1 - 1) |
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nǎ | which/where |
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nà | that |
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à | ah, oh |
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yóujú | post office yóu = to post; jú = office |
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dōu | both, all |
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shēng | to be born; suffix denoting a person |
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xiānsheng | Mr., sir |
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xuésheng | student |
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yīshēng | doctor |
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shēngri | birthday |
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shēnghuó | life |
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xīngqī | week |
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xiǎo | small, little |
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nǐ | you |
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shǎo | few, less |
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kuáilé | happy |
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piàoliang | beautiful, nice |
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chá | tea |
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biàntiáo | note |
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sūn | grandchild |
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xiǎojie | Miss, young lady |
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xīn | heart |
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nín | you (more respectful) |
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kǒngpà | afraid that... |
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xiūxi | to take a rest |
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gǎnmào | cold |
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nián | to read |
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yuànyì | to be willing |
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gāo | cake (of any kind) |
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règǒu | hot dog |
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diǎn | o'clock |
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pútao | grape |
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chá | tea |
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Yīngwén | English |
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jié | festival |
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yào | medicine |
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jiā | family, home |
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shāngchǎng | market, bazaar, shopping mall (shāng = trade/commerce) |
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lǐwù | gift, present |
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róngyì | easy |