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 pages: characters grouped containing similar radicals; HTML entities for pinyin
wǒ | I, me, mine, my | ||
jǐ | oneself | ||
nǐ | you | ||
nín | you (more respectful) | ||
jiā | family, home | ||
qīn | close relative | ||
nǎinai | paternal grandmother | ||
yéye | paternal grandfather | ||
fú | father | ||
bàba | dad | ||
fúqīn | father (formal) | ||
mǔ | mother | ||
māma | mom | ||
mǔqīn | mother (formal) | ||
wàipó | maternal grandmother |
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wàigōng | maternal grandfather | ||
ér | son | ||
zǐ | son | ||
háizǐ | child | ||
sūnnür | granddaughter on son's side sūn = grandchild |
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jiějie | older sister | ||
měimei | younger sister | ||
gēge | older brother | ||
dìdi | younger brother | ||
rén | person | ||
shì | person | ||
shēng | to be born; suffix denoting a person | ||
xuésheng | student | ||
yīshēng | doctor | ||
shēn | body | ||
lǎoshī | teacher | ||
Dōng lǎoshī | |||
shīfu | master | ||
jiàoshòu | professor | ||
jìzhě | reporter | ||
zuòjiā | writer | ||
guìxìng | your surname (polite) guì = expensive |
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míngzi | name | ||
xiānsheng | Mr., sir | ||
xiǎojie | Miss, young lady | ||
gūniang | girl | ||
péngyou | friend | ||
zhǔ | host | ||
zì | self | ||
xiě | blood | ||
dùzi | abdomen, stomach | ||
yá | tooth | ||
zú | foot |