written language
major, specialty
(shāng = trade/commerce)
(diàn = electricity, yǐng = shadow)
post office
yóu = to post; jú = office
Learned in Dōng Lǎoshī's Intro Mandarin class (thru Lesson 13; 4/14/2013)
Categories: numbers, people, time, food
Parts of speech: verbs, adjectives/adverbs, interrogatives/demonstratives, particles/suffixes/expressions
Additional pages: characters grouped containing similar radicals; HTML entities for pinyin
Thanks to these websites for providing the character graphics and Pinyin with tone marks:
If you see any mistakes, or have suggestions for improvement, please let me know: kathyamen[at]gmail[dot]com.
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jǐng | well |
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tiānqì | weather |
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qì | air |
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wénxué | literature |
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qiú | ball |
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wén | written language |
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qiě | and |
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guó | country |
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míngpiàn | business card |
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piàn | flat, thin piece; slice |
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zhàopiàn | photograph, picture |
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lì | strength |
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zhuānyè | major, specialty |
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xì | faculty, department |
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mù | wood |
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huǒ | fire |
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dīng | nail |
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gōng | labor |
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céng | story/floor |
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dāo | knife |
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kǒu | mouth |
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mú | eye |
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tǔ | earth |
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bǐ | dagger |
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rì | sun |
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guāng | light |
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pán | plate |
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guāngpán | CD |
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bèi | shell |
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yù | jade |
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shǐ | arrow |
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xīn | heart |
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shuǐ | water |
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yuè | moon |
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shǒu | hand |
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tián | field |
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yán | speech |
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pì | skin |
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gōng | bow |
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yè | business, trade |
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yáng | sheep |
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gǒu | dog |
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quǎn | dog |
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niú | cow, ox |
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niǎo | bird |
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yā | duck |
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gōngzuò | work, job (also to work) |
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yǔfǎ | grammar |
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kǒuyǔ | spoken language |
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wàiyǔ | foreign language |
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wàiguó | foreign country |
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chē | vehicle |
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diànnǎo | computer |
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yún | cloud |
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sùshè | dormitory |
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cídiǎn | dictionary |
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Běijing | Beijing |
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bǔ | divination |
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kè | class, lesson |
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hùi | meeting |
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Shèngdàn | Christmas |
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jié | festival |
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jùhùi | party |
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shēngri | birthday |
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lǐwù | gift, present |
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shāngchǎng | market, bazaar, shopping mall (shāng = trade/commerce) |
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diàn | store, shop |
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yīnyuè | music (yīn = sound) |
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shū | book |
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bàozhǐ | newspaper |
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běnzi | exercise book, notebook |
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gōngyuán | park |
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qián | money |
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zhōu | boat |
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dōngxi | thing, stuff |
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chuáng | bed |
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wèntí | question |
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biàntiáo | note |
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yāng | center |
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xī | west |
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nán | south |
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běi | north |
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dōng | east |
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yè | page |
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shēn | body |
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shēntǐ | body, health |
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tóu | head |
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yīyuàn | hospital |
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yīfu | clothes |
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yào | medicine |
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shēnghuó | life |
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lìng | order |
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chāng | factory |
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shìr | matter, thing, affair |
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chúfáng | kitchen |
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cèsuǒ | toilet |
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fángzi | house |
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fángzū | rent (for a house, apt., etc.) |
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gōngsī | company |
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hù | door |
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fǎn | reverse |
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zhú | bamboo |
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fāng | square |
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diànyǐng | movie (diàn = electricity, yǐng = shadow) |
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yóujú | post office yóu = to post; jú = office |
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lóu | building |
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cí | word |
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kèwén | text |
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shù | art, skill |
