Chinese Vocabulary If you’ve learned all the things (and only once you’ve learned all these things!) are you ready to learn Chinese words. Please do not skip ahead. Make sure you can say the words properly. Now, onto learning Chinese vocabulary. Vocabulary is a big part of language learning. The key is to learn the most important words ist. Learn the high-frequency words that appear as often as possible. Did you know that you can read/understand 90% of daily Chinese with just 1000 Chinese characters! How cool is that? So which words to learn first? Luckily, the Chinese proficiency test tells us. The HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi) has 6 levels and tells you what vocabulary you should learn for each of the 6 levels. THe HSK1 has 150 vocabulary words to learn. The list below is 250 words that include these 150 plus some from HSK 2. If you’re looking for full lists of the top 100, 250, 500, or even 100 words to learn, we have those here for free and with downloadable PDF. If you want lists of HSK 1 Vocabulary, HSk2 Vocabulary, HSK 3 Vocabulary, or HSK 4 Vocabulary we have all of those two. Good luck with this Chinese word list. This should get you started. All these words are used in our free PDF lessons. When you’re ready, sign up for a free trial class apply what you’ve learned with a live Chinese tutor! List of Chinese Words (Beginner Chinese words top 250) 叫 jiào Verb to be called 我叫大卫。 Wǒ jiào Dàwèi. My name is David. 我姓程。 Wǒ xìng chéng. My surname is Cheng. Tā de míngzi shì Mǎlì. Her name is Mary. surname, one’s family 姓 xìng Noun/Verb name is 名 字 她的名字是 míngzi Noun name 玛丽。 哪 国 人 a person of which nǎguórén Phrase country 你是哪国 人？ Which country are you Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén? from ? Is your surname 你 nǐ Pronoun you 你姓程 吗？ Nǐ xìng chéng ma? Cheng? My surname is not 我 wǒ Pronoun I, me 我不姓程。 Wǒ bú xìng Chéng. Cheng. 认识你很高 Wǒ jiào dàwèi, rènshì nǐ My name is David. It is 兴。 hěn gāoxìng. nice to meet you. 人, 我是日 Wǒ bú shì Měiguó I’m not American, I’m 本人。 rén,wǒ shì Rìběn rén Japanese. Tā shì Měiguó rén ma? Is he an American? 认 识 你 很 我叫大卫, 高 rènshì nǐ hěn 兴 gāoxìng Phrase It’s nice to meet you 我不是美国 是 shì Verb is 美 国 他是美国人 Měiguó Noun United States 吗？ 中 我不是中国 国 Zhōngguó Noun China 人。 Wǒ bú shì Zhōngguó rén. I’m not Chinese. 忙 máng Adj busy 你忙吗？ Nǐ máng ma? Are you busy? 累 lèi Adj tired , tiring 我很累。 Wǒ hěn lèi. I am tired. 好 hǎo Adj good 你好吗？ Nǐ hǎo ma? How are you? 你们都是学 Nǐmen dōu shì xuéshēng 生吗？ ma? Are you all students? 生。 Wǒ bú shì xuéshēng. I am not a student. 我的老师不 Wǒ de lǎoshī bú shì My teacher is not 你 们 nǐmen Pronoun you (plural), y’all 学 生 我不是学 xuéshēng Noun student, students 老 师 lǎoshī Noun teacher 是中国人。 Zhōngguó rén. Chinese. 见 zàijiàn Phrase goodbye 再见！ Zàijiàn. Goodbye. 日 Rìběn Noun Japan 他不是日本 Tā bú shì Rìběn rén. He is not a Japanese. 再 本 他 人。 tā Pronoun He, him 他累不累? Tā lèi búlèi? Is he tired or not? 啡。 Wǒ yào hē kāfēi. I want to drink coffee. 我喜欢中国 Wǒ xǐhuan Zhōngguó 茶。 chá. I like Chinese tea 我很喜欢喝 Wǒ hěn xǐhuan hē I really like to drink 中国茶。 Zhōngguó chá. Chinese tea. 我要喝咖 要 yào Verb to want 喜 欢 喝 xǐhuan hē Verb Verb to like to drink 你喜欢吃什 吃 chī Verb to eat 咖 啡 么？ What do you like to Nǐ xǐhuan chī shénme? 你喜不喜欢 kāfēi Noun coffee 喝咖啡？ Do you like to drink Nǐ xǐ bùxǐhuan hē kāfēi? 你喜欢哪国 菜 cài Noun dish, cuisine 菜？ eat? coffee? Which country’s food Nǐ xǐhuan nǎ guó cài? do you like? 我很喜欢喝 茶 口 chá kǒu Noun tea Measure measure word for word family members 茶。 I really like to drink Wǒ hěn xǐhuan hē chá. 我家有三口 人 tea. There are three people Wǒ jiā yǒu sān kǒu rén. in my family. general measure word, 个 gè Measure measure word for word people 爸 爸 bàba Noun father 妈 妈 māma Noun mother 妹。 Wǒ yǒu lǐang gè mèimei. sisters. 我的爸爸有 Wǒ de bàba yǒu yí gè My father has an older 一个姐姐。 jiějie. sister. Tā de māma shì Mǎlì. His mother is Mary. 玛丽。 我有两个哥 gēge Noun older brother 姐 姐 I have two younger 他的妈妈是 哥 哥 我有两个妹 哥。 I have two older Wǒ yǒu liǎng gè gē ge. 他的姐姐叫 jiějie Noun older sister 玛丽。 brothers. His older sister is called Tā de jiějie jiào Mǎlì. Mary. 弟 弟 你有没有弟 dìdi Noun younger brother 妹 妹 mèimei Noun younger sister Do you have younger 弟？ Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu dìdi? brothers? 你的妹妹叫 Nǐ de mèimei jiào What is your younger 什么名字? shénme míngzì? sister’s name? 我家有三口 家 jiā Noun home, family 人。 There are three people Wǒ jiā yǒu sān kǒu rén. in my family. 哥和一个姐 Wǒ yǒu yí gè gē ge hé yí I have an older brother 我有一个哥 和 hé Conj and 姐。 gè jiějie. and an older sister. 谁 shéi Pronoun who 他是谁? Tā shì shéi? Who is he? 平安的狗叫 Píng’ān de gǒu jiào Ping An’s dog is called 奶茶。 nǎichá. Milk Tea. 我的房子很 Wǒ de fángzi hěn My house is good- 好看 hǎokàn. looking. 狗 gǒu Noun dog 好 看 hǎokàn Adj good-looking 我有一本 书 shū Noun book, books 书。 Wǒ yǒu yib̀ ěn shū. I have a book. 美美有三个 Měiměi yǒu sān gè Meimei has there 兄弟姐妹。 xiōngdì jiěmèi. siblings. 爸妈妈的房 Tā xǐ huan tā bàba māma He likes his parent’s 子。 de fángzi. house. 人都喜欢喝 Wǒ hé wǒ de jiārén dōu My family and I all like 咖啡。 xǐ huan hē kāfē i. to drink coffee. 请你介绍你 Qǐng nǐ jièshào nǐ de Please introduce your 兄 弟 姐 xiōngdì 妹 jiěmèi Noun siblings 他喜欢他爸 房 子 fángzi Noun house 我和我的家 家 人 jiārén Noun family member 介 绍 jièshào Verb to introduce 的家人。 jiārén. family. 漂 piàoliàng Adj beautiful 你姐姐很漂 Nǐ jiějie hěn piàoliàng. Your older sister is 亮 亮。 really beautiful. a measure word for 张 zhāng Measure photograph, picture, word paper, table etc. 女 儿 nǚér Noun daughter 我有很多张 Wǒ yǒu hěn duō zhāng 照片。 zhàopiàn. I have many pictures. 我有一个漂 Wǒ yǒu yí gè piàoliàng I have a beautiful 亮的女儿。 de nǚér. daughter. 猫。 Tā yǒu hěnduō zhī māo. He has many cats. 我有很多照 Wǒ yǒu hěn duō 片。 zhàopiàn. I have many pictures. Wǒ yǒu hěn duō shū. I have many books. 他有很多只 猫 māo Noun cat 照 片 zhàopiàn Noun pictures, photos 我有很多 多 duō Adj many, more 书。 我有两个女 两 liǎng Numeral two 儿。 Wǒ yǒu liǎng gè nǚér. I have two daughters. 可 kěài Adj cute,lovely 他很可爱。 Tā hěn kěài. She is cute. 爱 我有两块 Measure 块 kuài word piece； dollar bēi word cup, cups píng word I have two dollars. 啡。 Wǒ yǒu yì bē i kāfē i. I have a cup of coffee. Wǒ yǒu yì piń g niúnǎi. I have a bottle of milk. 我有一瓶牛 Measure 瓶 Wǒ yǒu liǎng kuài qián. 我有一杯咖 Measure 杯 钱。 bottle, bottles 奶。 我们去买东 买 钱 mǎi qián Verb Noun buy money 东 Let’s go to buy some 西。 Wǒmen qù mǎi dōngxi. things. 那个东西多 Nà gè dōngxi duōshǎo How much does that 少钱? qián? thing cost? 这不是我的 西 dōngxi Noun thing, things, stuff 东西。 Zhè búshì wǒ de dōngxi. This is not my stuff. 谢 xièxie Phrase Thank you 谢谢你! Xièxie nǐ ! Thank you! 谢 A: 谢谢你帮 忙检查我的 A: Xièxiè nǐ bāngmáng A: Thanks for checking 不 文章。 B: 客 不客气，随 B: Bù kèqì, suíshí dōu problem! Happy to 时都乐意！ lèyì! anytime! 这些东西是 Zhè xiē dōngxi shì shéi Whose things are 谁的? de? these? 这个东西一 Zhègè dōngxi yìbǎi kuài This thing is one 百块钱。 qián. hundred dollars. 三杯咖啡和 Sān bēi kāfēi hé yì bēi How much for 3 cups 气 búkèqì Phrase You’re welcome Measure 些 百 xiē bǎi word Noun some hundred 一 共 一杯茶,一共 chá, yígòng duōshǎo yígòng Adv altogether 今 天 jiǎnchá wǒ de wénzhāng. my essay. B: No jīntiān Noun today of coffee and one cup 多少钱？ qián？ 我今天晚上 Wǒ jīntiān wǎnshàng kàn I’ll watch a movie 看电影。 diànyǐ ng. of tea? tonight. 几 点 分 jǐdiǎn fēn Phrase Noun What time minute 现在几点? Xiànzài jǐdiǎn？ 现在是两点 Xiànzài shì liǎng diǎn shí It is ten past two 十分。 fēn. 他喜欢看电 看 kàn Verb to read, to watch 电 影 diànyǐng 上 网 Noun movie shàngwǎng Object Surf Internet 现 在 xiànzài Noun now o’clock now. He likes to watch 影。 Tā xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng. movies. 你喜欢看什 Nǐ xǐhuan kàn shénme What movie do you 么电影？ diànyǐng? like to watch? 我喜欢上 Verb What time is it? I like to surf the 网。 Wǒ xǐhuan shàngwǎng. 现在是一点 Xiànzài shì yì diǎn wǔshí 五十五分。 wǔ fēn. It’s one fifty-five now. Xiànzài shì liù diǎn bàn. Now it is six thirty. Internet. 现在是六点 半 bàn Noun half 半。 你喜欢做什 做 zuò 做 饭 to do zuòfàn Object to cook Object Nǐ xǐhuān zuò shénme? do? 吗？ Nǐ xǐhuan zuò fàn ma? Do you like to cook? 你今天几点 Verb chīfàn 么? 你喜欢做饭 Verb 吃 饭 Verb What do you like to to eat 吃饭？ What time do you eat Nǐ jīntiān jǐdiǎn chīfàn? today? May I ask about how 请 问 Excuse me, may I qǐngwèn Phrase ask… 饭 馆 fànguǎn Noun restaurant 请问这个东 Qǐngwèn zhège dōngxi much does this thing 西多少钱? duōshǎo qián? cost? 这间饭馆好 Zhè jiān fànguǎn hǎo Is this restaurant good 不好？ bùhǎo? or not? 服 这家饭馆的 务 服务员，人 Zhè jiā fànguǎn de from this restaurant is The waiter/ waitress 员 fúwùyuán Noun waiter, waitress 很好。 fúwùyuán, rén hěnhǎo. very nice. 杯 bēizi Noun cup 我们要两个 Wǒmen yào liǎng gè We would like to have 子 真 zhēn Adv really 杯子。 bēizi. two cups. 你妹妹真漂 Nǐ mèimei zhēn Your younger sister is 亮。 piàoliang. really pretty. 帮我们点 Qǐng fúwùyuán lái bāng Please ask the waiter to 菜。 wǒmen diǎn cài. take our order. 我妈妈做的 Wǒ māma zuò de fàn hěn The dish made from my 饭很好吃。 hǎochī. mother is tasty. Wǒ yǒu yì bēi shuǐ. I have a cup of water. 请服务员来 点 菜 Verb diǎncài Object to order food 好 吃 hǎochī Adj tasty/delicious 我有一杯 水 shuǐ Noun water 水。 我们家书很 少 shǎo 买 单 Adj few Object Wǒmen jiā shū hěn shǎo. books at home. 服务员，请 Verb mǎidān 少。 We have very few to pay 买单。 Fúwùyuán, qǐng mǎidān. Waiter, we want to pay. 昨天我跟我 昨 天 zuótiān Noun yesterday 明 天 míngtiān Noun tomorrow I went to watch a 妈妈去看电 Zuótiān wǒ gēn wǒ movie with my mother 影。 māma qù kàn diànyǐng. yesterday. 明天要不要 Míngtiān yàobúyào qù Do you want to go and 去吃饭? chīfàn? eat tomorrow? 你什么时候 Nǐ shénme shíhou qù kàn When are you going to 去看电影? diànyǐng? watch movie? 我上午要上 Wǒ shàngwǔ yào I have classes in the 课。 shàngkè morning. 星期一我们 Xīngqī yī wǒmen yào We have class on 要上课。 shàngkè. Monday. Wǒ bādiǎn qǐchuáng. I wake up at eight. 什 么 时 shénme 候 shíhou Phrase when 上 午 shàngwǔ Noun morning 星 期 xīngqī 起 床 Noun Week, day of the week 我八点起 Verb qǐchuáng Object wake up 床。 早 饭 zǎofàn 睡 觉 breakfast Verb shuìjiào 上 课 Noun Object sleep Verb shàngkè Object go to class,attend class 我们九点吃 Wǒmen jiǔdiǎn chī We eat breakfast at 早饭。 zǎofàn. nine. 我爸爸十点 Wǒ bàba shídiǎn 睡觉。 shuìjiào. My dad sleeps at ten. 我们明天要 Wǒmen míngtiān yào We have class 上课。 shàngkè. tomorrow. Wǒ xiǎng gēn nǐ kàn I want to watch a 电影。 diànyǐng. movie with you. 明天是十二 Míngtiān shì shíèr yuè liù Tomorrow is December 月六日。 rì. 今天是十二 Jīntiān shì shíèr yuè wǔ 月五日。 rì. to want to ,to plan to/to 我想跟你看 想 xiǎng Verb think Measure 月 yuè word month Measure 日 rì word day 6th. Today is December 5th. What are you going to 下 午 xiàwǔ Noun afternoon 你明天下午 Nǐ míngtiān xiàwǔ zuò do tomorrow 做什么? shénme? afternoon? 晚 上 wǎnshàng Noun evening 你明天晚上 Nǐ míngtiān wǎnshàng Do you want to watch a 看电影吗? kàn diànyǐng ma? movie tomorrow night? Míngtiān wǒ qǐng nǐ qù Tomorrow I’ll treat you 去中国饭馆 Zhōngguó fànguǎn to a meal at a Chinese 吃饭。 chīfàn. restaurant. 明天我请你 请 qǐng Verb to treat, to invite 他来我家吃 来 lái Verb 有 空 to come He came to my house 饭。 Tā lái wǒ jiā chīfàn. and had a meal. 你有空吗? Nǐ yǒukòng ma? Are you free? have free time, to be yǒukòng Verb free 对 A: 对不起。 不 B: 没关 A: Duìbùqǐ. B: A: I am sorry. B: It’s 系。 Méiguānxi. ok. 起 duìbùqǐ Phrase sorry 没 关 系 méiguānxi Phrase that’s ok, no problem A: 对不起。 A: Duìbùqǐ. B: A: I am sorry. B: It’s B: 没关系。 Méiguānxi. ok. 我的生日是 生 日 shēngrì Noun birthday 二月十八 Wǒ de shēngrì shì èr yuè My birthday is 号。 shíbā hào. February eighteenth. 每个周末我 打 球 dǎqiú Verb to play ball games, ball 都会跟朋友 Object sports 篮 球 lánqiú gēn péngyou qù dǎqiú Noun basketball 吗? qiúsài Noun match, ball games Nǐ dǎ lánqiú ma? Object shopping 周 街。 basketball? Do you like to watch Nǐ xǐhuan kàn qiúsài ma? sports matches? 他喜欢去逛 Verb guàngjiē 赛吗? weekend. Do you play 你喜欢看球 逛 街 Měi gè zhōumò wǒ dūhuì my friends every 你打篮球 球 赛 去打球 I play basketball with She likes to go Tā xǐhuan qù guàngjiē. 周末他做什 shopping. What does he do on 末 zhōumò Noun weekend 么? Zhōumò tā zuò shénme? weekends? 早 zǎoqǐ Verb to wake up early 我喜欢早起 Wǒ xǐhuan zǎoqǐ qù dǎ I like to wake up early 起 觉 得 to feel,to think,to juéde Verb consider 去打球。 qiú. 我觉得做饭 Wǒ juéde zuòfàn hěn 很好玩儿。 hǎowánr. to play the ball. I think cooking is fun. 好 玩 儿 interesting, fun, hǎowán’er Adj enjoyable 运 动 yùndòng Noun exercise, to exercise 打篮球很好 It’s fun to play 玩儿。 Dǎ lánqiú hěn hǎowánr. basketball. 你喜欢什么 Nǐ xǐhuan shénme What sports do you 运动? yùndòng? like? 电 我现在在电 影 影院看电 diànyǐngyuàn kàn I am now at the cinema 影。 diànyǐng. watching a movie. 他在中国学 Tā zài Zhōngguó xuéxí He studies Chinese in 习中文。 Zhōngwén. China. 晚上我们去 Wǎnshàng wǒmen qù We are going to a bar 酒吧喝啤 jiǔbā hē píjiǔ. to drink beer at night. 院 diànyǐngyuàn Noun cinema 学 习 xuéxí Verb to study 酒 吧 jiǔba Noun bar Wǒ xiànzài zài 酒。 啤 酒 我们一起喝 píjiǔ Noun beer 啤酒。 Wǒmen yìqǐ hē píjiǔ。 We drink beer together. Wǒ juéde chūmén hěn I think going out is fun! 我觉得出门 有 很有意思! 意 我喜欢出门 yǒuyìsi! Wǒ xǐhuan I like to go out to 去运动。 chūmén qù yùndòng. exercise. Tā juéde chūmén tài He thinks going out is 也觉得很无 máfán le, yě juéde hěn too troublesome and 聊。 wúliáo. boring. 我是一个麻 Wǒ shì yí gè máfán de I am a troublesome 烦的人。 rén. person. 他早上九点 Tā zǎoshàng jiǔdiǎn He goes to class at 9 in 出门去上 chūmén qù shàngkè. the morning. 思 yǒuyìsi Adj interesting, fun 他觉得出门 太麻烦了， 无 聊 wúliáo Adj 麻 烦 be annoyed,to bother, máfán 出 门 boring,bored Verb troublesome, annoying Verb chūmén Object to go outside 课。 Measure 种 zhǒng word kind,type 你喜欢吃哪 Nǐ xǐhuan chī nǎ zhǒng What kind of food do 种菜? cài? you like? 星期二我们 一 起 yìqǐ Adv together Let’s have Japanese 一起去吃日 Xīngqīèr wǒmen yìqǐ qù food on Tuesday 本菜。 chī Rìběn cài. together. A: 外面下 雨，我不能 A: It’s raining outside, 跟你出去。 算 了 suànle 下 雨 Phrase forget about it Verb xiàyǔ Object raining 外 面 wàimiàn Noun outside A: Wàimiàn xiàyǔ, wǒ I can’t go out with you. B: 算了，我 bùnéng gēn nǐ chūqù. B: B: Fine, I’ll go out with 跟玛丽去。 Suànle, wǒ gēn Mǎlì qù. Mary. 今天, 明天 Jīntiān, míngtiān dōu Today and tomorrow it 都下雨。 xiàyǔ. will rain. 他现在在外 Tā xiànzài zài wàimiàn , He is out now, he’s not 面,不在家。 bú zài jiā. at home. A: 你有空 吗？我们一 A: Do you have free 没 起去打球， 问 好不好？ B: Wǒmen yīqǐ qù dǎqiú, 题 méi wèntí Phrase no problem 没问题。 A: Nǐ yǒu kòng ma? time? Let’s go play ball games, what do you hǎo bùhǎo? B: Méi wèntí. think? B: No problem. 我想出去, 可 是 kěshì Conj but 做 菜 可是外面下 Wǒ xiǎng chūqù,kěshì I want to go out, but 雨。 wàimiàn xiàyǔ. it’s raining outside. 妹妹喜欢做 zuòcài Verb cooking 菜。 My younger sister likes Mèimei xǐhuan zuò cài。 to cook. 我们一起去 唱 歌 chànggē Verb to sing 唱歌，好 Wǒmen yīqǐ qù chànggē, How about we go sing 吗？ hǎo ma? 请您再说一 说 shuō Verb say,speak a language 次。 together? Can you please say it Qǐng nín zài shuō yīcì. one more time? 汉 语 hànyǔ Noun Mandarin 英 语 Wǒ míngtiān yǒu hànyǔ I have Chinese class 语课。 kè. tomorrow. Wǒ bú huì shuō yīngyǔ. I can’t speak English. Tā chàng dé búcuò. She sings well. 怎么说英语 Nǐ kěyǐ jiāo wǒ zěnme Can you teach me how 吗? shuō yīngyǔ ma? to say English? 我不会说英 yīngyǔ Noun English 不 错 我明天有汉 语。 她唱得不 búcuò Adj pretty good, not bad 错。 你可以教我 教 jiāo Verb to teach 汉语老师教 写 字 Verb xiězì Object to write The Chinese teacher 我们怎么写 Hànyǔ lǎoshī jiào wǒmen teach us how to write 字。 zěnme xiě zì. words. 他走得很 快 kuài Adj fast, quick 快。 Tā zǒu de hěn kuài. He walks fast. 功 gōngkè Noun homework 我今天有很 Wǒ jīntiān yǒu hěn duō I have a lot of gōngkè. homework today. 图书馆看 Tā xīngqī yī qù He goes to library on 书。 túshūguǎn kànshū. Mondays to read books. 我们一起吃 Wǒmen yìqǐ chī Let’s eat lunch 中饭吧! zhōngfàn ba! together. 我没有时间 Wǒ méiyǒu shíjiān zuò I don’t have time for 做晚饭。 wǎnfàn. making dinner. 我中午上英 Wǒ zhōngwǔ shàng I have English class at 语课。 yīngyǔ kè. noon. Tā fēicháng xǐhuan He really likes to read 看书, 也喜 kànshū, yě xǐhuan books, he also likes to 欢运动。 yùndòng. do sports. 这题好难， Zhè tí hǎo nán, wǒ bú This question is so 我不会。 huì. hard, I don’t know how 课 多功课。 图 他星期一去 书 馆 túshūguǎn Noun library 中 饭 zhōngfàn Noun lunch 晚 饭 wǎnfàn Noun dinner 中 午 zhōngwǔ Noun noon 他非常喜欢 非 常 题 fēicháng tí Adv Noun very,extremely question to do it. Writing Chinese is 写汉字很 难 nán Adj difficult difficult, speaking 难，说汉语 Xiě hànzì hěn nán, shuō Chinese is also 也很难! hànyǔ yě hěn nán. difficult. 这是一支新 新 xīn Adj new 手机. This is a new cell Zhè shì yìzhī xīn shǒujī. phone. Wǒ yǒu yìzhī jiù shǒujī I have an old cell phone 我有一支旧 旧 jiù Adj old, used, worn 手机 这支手机有 大 dà Adj big Measure Measure word (for a 一点大, 我 Zhè zhī shǒujī yǒu yìdiǎn This phone is a bit big, 不喜欢。 dà, wǒ bù xǐhuan. I don’t like it. 我有一支新 支 zhī word cell phone etc) 手机 Wǒ yǒuyìzhī xīn shǒujī I have a new cell phone 商 shāngdiàn Noun shop, store 这家商店卖 Zhè jiā shāngdiàn mài yì This store sells some 店 一些手机。 手 这不是我的 机 shǒujī Noun cell phone xiē shǒujī. cell phones. This is not my cell 手机。 Zhè bú shì wǒ de shǒujī. phone. 我去商店看 Wǒ qù shāngdiàn Let me go to the store 一看。 kànyíkàn. and have a look. 我有一万三 Wǒ yǒu yí wàn sān qiān I have thirteen 千元 yuán thousand dollars 看 一 看 万 kànyíkàn wàn Phrase Numeral look, have a look ten thousand I have four thousand 千 能 qiān néng Numeral Verb thousand to express ability 上 我有四千元 Wǒ yǒu sì qiān yuán dollars 哪支手机能 Nǎ zhī shǒujī néng Which mobile phone 上网？ shàngwǎng? can access the Internet? 你的猫在我 Nǐ de māo zài wǒ de Your cat is on top of 面 shàngmiàn Noun on top of 的房子上面! fángzi shàngmiàn. my house. 下 xiàmiàn Noun down/under 照片在杯子 The photo is under the Zhàopiàn zài bēizi 面 下面。 xiàmiàn. cup. 旁 饭馆旁边是 Fànguǎn pángbiān shì The library is next to 图书馆。 túshūguǎn. the restaurant. 图书馆里面 Túshūguǎn lǐmiàn yǒu There are a lot of books 有很多书。 hěn duō shū. inside the library. 边 pángbiān Noun next to/beside 里 面 lǐmiàn Noun inside There are a lot of 大 楼 dàlóu Noun building 海 边 住 hǎibiān zhù Noun Verb beach to live 知 我家旁边有 Wǒ jiā pángbiān yǒu hěn buildings next to my 很多大楼。 duō dàlóu. house. 我们一起去 Wǒmen yìqǐ qù hǎibiān Let’s go to the beach 海边玩儿吧! wánr ba! 我住在那个 Wǒ zhù zài nàge dàlóu I live inside that 大楼里面。 lǐmiàn. building. 我知道他家 道 zhīdào Verb 欢 huānyíng Noun/Verb to welcome, welcome to know together and have fun! I know where his house 在哪儿! Wǒ zhīdào tā jiā zài nǎr. is. 欢迎你来我 Huānyíng nǐ lái wǒ jiā You are welcome to 迎 家玩儿。 wánr. come to my house to hang out. 玩 儿 wánr Verb to play, have fun 我喜欢去海 Wǒ xǐhuan qù hǎibiān I like to go to the beach 边玩儿。 wánr. and have fun. 公 我每个星期 共 都坐公共汽 汽 gōnggòng 车 qìchē Noun bus Wǒ měige xīngqī dōu 车去上汉语 zuò gōnggòng qìchē qù I take the bus every 课。 shàng Hànyǔ kè. week to Chinese class. Wǒ xǐhuan qí zìxíngchē. I like to ride a bicycle. 天都走路去 Wǒ de péngyǒu měitiān My friend walks to 自 行 车 我喜欢骑自 zìxíngchē Noun bicycle/bike 行车。 我的朋友每 走 Verb 路 zǒulù Object to walk 学校。 dōu zǒulù qù xuéxiào. school every day. 站 zhàn Measure stations, stops 从我家到图 Cóng wǒ jiā dào It takes 3 stations to get word 书馆坐公共 túshūguǎn zuò gōnggòng from my house to the 汽车要三 qìchē yào sān zhàn. library. 站。 椅 子 你家有几把 yǐzi Noun chair 休 息 Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ bǎ yǐzi? 你中午几点 xiūxí 上 班 椅子? How many chairs do Verb to take a rest Object What time do you rest Nǐ zhōngwǔ jǐdiǎn xiūxi? at noon? 你在哪儿上 Verb shàngbān 休息? you have at home? to go to work 班? Nǐ zài nǎr shàngbān? Where do you work? 我坐公共汽 to take (a bus, airplane 坐 zuò Verb etc) 车去电影 Wǒ zuò gōnggòng qìchē 院。 qù diànyǐngyuàn. I go to cinema by bus. 我常骑自行 Wǒ cháng qí zìxíngchē I often go to class by bike. 骑 qí Verb to ride 车去上课。 qù shàngkè. 超 chāoshì Noun supermarket 我想去超市 Wǒ xiǎng qù chāoshì mǎi I want to buy eggs in 市 买鸡蛋。 jīdàn. the supermarket. 这件衣服是 Zhè jiàn yīfú shì wǒ This cloth is my 我妹妹的。 mèimei de. younger sister’s. 很多漂亮的 Tā zuótiān mǎi le hěn He bought a lot of nice 衣服。 duō piàoliàng de yīfú. cloth yesterday. Measure word (for 件 jiàn Measure events, things, clothes word etc) 他昨天买了 衣 服 yīfú Noun clothes 对了，他昨 对 了 duìle Phrase by the way By the way, he told me 天告诉我他 Duìle, tā zuótiān gàosù yesterday that he is not 不来学校。 wǒ tā bù lái xuéxiào. coming to school. 我这件事 Tā méiyǒu gàosù wǒ zhè She didn’t tell me this 情。 jiàn shìqíng. thing. 我的早餐是 Wǒ de zǎocān shì jīdàn My breakfast was eggs 鸡蛋和牛 hé niúnǎi. and milk. 她没有告诉 告 诉 gàosù Verb to tell 鸡 蛋 jīdàn Noun egg 奶。 忘 了 wàngle Verb to forget 我昨天忘了 Wǒ zuótiān wàngle qù I forgot to go 去超市。 chāoshì. supermarket yesterday. Wǒ měitiān zǎoshàng I drink a cup of coffee 啡和一瓶牛 dōu he yì bēi kāfēi hé yì and a bottle of milk 奶。 píng niúnǎi. every morning. 我每天早上 都喝一杯咖 牛 奶 niúnǎi Noun milk 这个字非常 怎 么 This word is so 难,我不知道 Zhè gè zì fēicháng nán. zěnme Adv how to…? 怎么写。 Wǒ bù zhīdào zěnme xiě. how to write it. 从这儿往前 走 前 zǒu qián Verb Noun to get there,walk front/forward/ahead difficult. I don’t know Go forward from here, 走就到他家 Cóng zhèr wǎng qián zǒu you’ll go right to his 了。 jiù dào tā jiā le. 往前走就是 Wǎng qián zǒu jiù shì wǒ Go forward and that’s 我家。 jiā. house. my house. 图书馆，往 就 jiù Adv then,right away 邮 局 yóujú Noun post office 认 识 路 Go forward and turn 前走右拐就 Túshūguǎn, wǎng qián right, the library is 到了。 zǒu yòuguǎi jiù dào le. there. 图书馆在邮 Túshūguǎn zài yóujú de The post office is next 局的旁边。 pángbiān. to the library. 我不认识那 rènshì lù Verb Noun to know, to recognise road I don’t know that 个人。 Wǒ bú rènshì nàge rén. person. 我知道这条 Wǒ zhīdào zhè tiáo lù de I know the name of this 路的名字! míngzì. road. Turn left on that road 左 拐 zuǒguǎi Verb to turn left 那条路左拐 Nà tiáo lù zuǒguǎi jiù dào and you’ll arrive at my 就到我家。 wǒ jiā. house. 那条路右 Yóujú zài qiánmiàn nà Post office is at the 拐。 tiáo lù yòuguǎi. road ahead, turn right. 邮局在前面 右 拐 yòuguǎi Verb to turn right 从这儿往左 从 cóng Prep from 走就是邮 Cóng zhèr wǎng zuǒ zǒu Turn left from here and 局。 jiùshì yóujú. there is the post office. 走, 就到 Cóng zhèlǐ wǎng qián Go straight from here, 了。 zǒu, jiù dào le. then you will arrive. 从这里往前 到 dào Verb to arrive, arrive 这件事情很 事 情 得 shìqíng děi Noun Adv Affair,matter,thing must,have to 时 间 怕 shíjiān pà Noun Verb time to fear, to be afraid of This thing is very 难也很麻 Zhè jiàn shìqing hěn nán difficult and 烦。 yě hěn máfán. troublesome. 我得出门去 Wǒ děi chū mén qù I have to go out to go to 上课! shàng kè. class. 我有很多时 Wǒ yǒu hěn duō shíjiān I have a lot of time to 间写功课。 xiě gōngkè. write homework. 学生都很怕 Xuéshēng dōu hěn pà The students are all 老师。 lǎoshī afraid of teacher. 我很担心今 年的汉语考 担 心 anxious,worried dānxīn Verb to worry 考 试 kǎoshì Noun to test, test, exam Wǒ hěn dānxīn jīnnián de I am really worried that 试考得不 Hànyǔ kǎoshì kǎo de bù I did bad on this year’s 好。 hǎo Chinese test. 你明天考试 Nǐ míngtiān kǎoshì kǎo What are your exams 考什么？ shénme? tomorrow? 今年我要跟 今 年 jīnnián Noun this year I am going to China 家人去中国 Jīnnián wǒ yào gēn jiārén with my family this 玩儿。 qù Zhōngguó wánr. year. 不 好 不好意思， 意 请问这儿可 Bùhǎo yìsi, qǐngwèn zhèr Excuse me, can we take 以照相吗? kěyǐ zhàoxiàng ma? pictures here? Wǒ xǐhuan tīng yīnyuè. I like to listen to music. 思 bùhǎoyìsi 听 音 Phrase excuse me, to be sorry 我喜欢听音 Verb tīng yīnyuè Object to listen to music 乐。 乐 附 近 fùjìn Adv nearby 你家附近有 Nǐ jiā fùjìn yǒu Is there a shop nearby 商店吗? shāngdiàn ma? your house? He likes to go mountain 他周末喜欢 照 相 Verb zhàoxiàng Object to take a photo climbing and take 去爬山、照 Tā zhōumò xǐhuan qù pictures on the 相。 páshān, zhàoxiàng. weekend. 博物馆里面 Bówùguǎn lǐmiàn bù kěyǐ You can’t take pictures 博 物 馆 bówùguǎn Noun museum 不可以照相! zhàoxiàng. 我跟我朋友 朋 友 péngyǒu Noun friend, friends 天 tiān word Wǒ gēn wǒ péngyou I am going to the 明天要一起 míngtiān yào yìqǐ qù museum with my friend 去博物馆。 bówùguǎn. tomorrow. 一个星期有 Measure day inside the museum. 七天。 There are seven days in Yí ge xīngqī yǒu qī tiān. a week. 等 我跟我朋友 一 等一会儿要 会 一起去逛 děng yìhuǐr yào yìqǐ qù My friend and I will go 街。 guàngjiē. shopping later. 哪儿? Nà gè dìfāng zai nǎr? Where is that place? 图书馆离邮 Túshūguǎn lí yóujú hěn The library is far away 局很远。 yuǎn. from the post office. 图书馆离我 Túshūguǎn lí wǒ jiā hěn The library is close to 家很近! jìn. my house. Cóng wǒ jiā dào It takes three hours 书馆要三个 túshūguǎn yào sān gè from my house to 小时。 xiǎoshí. library. 我家旁边有 Wǒ jiā pángbiān yǒu yí There’s a mountain 一座山。 zuò shān. next to my house. 儿 děng yìhuǐr Phrase Wait a moment, later 地 方 远 近 那个地方在 dìfāng yuǎn jìn Noun Adj Adj area, place far near/close 从我家到图 小 时 山 Wǒ gēn wǒ péngyou xiǎoshí shān Noun Noun hour mountain 我们这个周 爬 山 páshān Verb to climb a mountain, to 末要去爬 Object hike a mountain 山。 Wǒmen zhège zhōumò We are going mountain yào qù páshān. climbing this weekend. 我爸爸的公 公 司 gōngsī Noun company My father’s company is 司离我们家 Wǒ bàba de gōngsī lí far away from our 很远。 wǒmen jiā hěn yuǎn. house. 从这儿去那 分 钟 fēnzhōng Noun minute To get from here to 儿要走三十 Cóng zhèr qù nàr yào zǒu there you need to walk 分钟。 sānshí fēnzhōng. 从我家到公 要 yào Verb to need, require 便 fāngbiàn Adj convenient It takes half an hour 司要走半小 Cóng wǒ jiā dào gōngsī from my house to the 时。 yào zǒu bàn xiǎoshí. company by foot. Wǒ jiā pángbiān yǒu There are some yìxiē cāntīng, yě yǒu restaurants, 一些餐厅， chāoshì hé túshūguǎn. supermarkets and 也有超市和 Zhù zài nàlǐ hěn libraries near my house. 我家旁边有 方 thirty minutes. 图书馆 ， fāngbiàn. Living there is very convenient. 住在那里很 方便。 车 票 chēpiào Noun transportation ticket 坐公共汽车 Zuò gōnggòng qìchē yào You need to buy a 要买车票。 mǎi chēpiào. ticket to take the bus. 中国有很多 Zhōngguó yǒu hěn duō There are a lot of taxis 出租车。 chūzūchē. in China. 出 租 车 chūzūchē Noun taxi 我每天都坐 地 铁 dìtiě Noun subway, metro 地铁去上 Wǒ měitiān dōu zuò dìtiě I go to work by subway 班。 qù shàngbān. 我姐姐载我 去超市买东 载 zài Verb to give somebody a ride 西。 汽 qìchē Noun car 我有三辆汽 every day. My older sister drives Wǒ jiějie zài wǒ qù me to buy things in the chāoshì mǎi dōngxi. supermarket. Wǒ yǒu sān liàng qìchē. I have three cars. 车 车。 我爸爸每天 to drive ( a machine, 开 kāi Verb car, airplan), to open 风 景 fēngjǐng Noun scenery 便 宜 等 piányí děng Adj Verb cheap to wait 迟 到 Wǒ bàba měitiān dōu kāi My father drives to 班。 chē qù shàngbān. work every day. 这儿的风景 Zhèr de fēngjǐng hěn The scenery here is 很漂亮。 piàoliang. pretty. 汽车在中国 Qìchē zài Zhōngguó hěn Cars are cheap in 很便宜。 piányi. China. 请你等我一 Qǐng nǐ děng wǒ yìqǐ qù Please wait for me to 起去上课。 shàngkè. go to class together. Tā shàngbān chídào le. She is late for work. 他上班迟到 chídào Verb to be late 从 不 都开车去上 了。 我从不爬 cóng bù Adv never 山。 I never go mountain Wǒ cóngbù páshān. climbing. 他朋友约我 to make an 约 yuē Verb appointment/to invite. His friend asked me to 一起去爬 Tā péngyou yuē wǒ yìqǐ go mountain climbing 山。 qù páshān . together. Shàngcì wǒmen kàn Last time he was also 上次我们看 电影的时 上 次 shàngcì Noun last time 候，他也迟 diànyǐng de shíhou, tā yě late for watching a 到了。 chídào le. movie,. Jīntiān zǎoshàng wǒ qù This morning I was děng gōngjiāochē, wǒ going to wait for a bus, dào gōngchē zhàn de but when I arrived at 公车已经走 shíhou, gōngchē yǐjīng the bus stop, the bus 了。 zǒu le. had already left. 他说中文， Tā shuō zhōngwén,shuō He speaks Chinese 说得很慢 de hěn màn. slowly 今天早上我 去等公交 车，我到公 车站的时候, 已 经 慢 yǐjīng màn Adv Adj already slow How long does it take 请问从超市 多 久 duōjiǔ Phrase how long..? 练 习 liànxí Verb to practice 到邮局要多 Qǐngwèn cóng chāoshì supermarket to the post 久? dào yóujú yào duōjiǔ? office? 我常在家练 Wǒ cháng zài jiā liànxí I often practice cooking 习做菜。 zuòcài. at home Tā xǐhuan gēn Měiguó He likes to speak with 国人说话， rén shuōhuà, liànxí Americans to practice 练习英语。 yīngyǔ. his English. Xiànzài yǐjīng wǎnshàng It’s already twelve a.m. 他喜欢跟美 说 话 Verb shuōhuà Object to speak/ to talk to get from the 现在已经晚 为 上十二点 什 了，你为什 shíèrdiǎn le, nǐ wèi now, why are you not 么不睡觉? shénme bú shuìjiào? sleeping? 么 wèishénme Phrase why 这个东西很 有 用 yǒuyòng Adj useful Zhège dōngxi hěn 有用也很方 yǒuyòng yě hěn This thing is useful and 便。 fāngbiàn. convenient. 放 假 我明天放 Verb fàngjià Object to have a vacation 假。 I’ll be on holiday Wǒ míngtiān fàngjià. tomorrow. 因为我喜欢 Yīnwèi wǒ xǐhuan chī 吃中国菜， 因 为 yīnwèi Conj Because Zhōngguó cài, suǒyǐ wǒ I like to eat Chinese 所以我常去 cháng qù Zhōngguó food, so I go to Chinese 中国饭馆。 fànguǎn. restaurant frequently. Yīnwèi wǒ xǐhuan I like to climb the 周末我都 páshān, suǒyǐ zhōumò mountain, so I go there 去。 wǒ dōu qù. on weekends. 因为我喜欢 爬山，所以 所 以 suǒyǐ Conj therefore 我刚放假， 刚 gāng Adv just 看 见 kànjiàn Verb to see, to catch sight of I just have holiday, 你想去哪儿 Wǒ gāng fàngjià, nǐ where do you want to 玩儿? xiǎng qù nǎr wánr? go? 你昨天看见 Nǐ zuótiān kànjiàn What did you see 什么了? shénme le? yesterday? 我三年以前 I couldn’t speak 不会说汉 以 前 yǐqián Noun Noun/ before 书 法 Wǒ sān nián yǐqián búhuì Chinese three years 语，现在说 shuō Hànyǔ, xiànzài shuō ago, but now I can 得很好。 de hěnhǎo. 我喜欢写书 shūfǎ Noun calligraphy 法。 I like to write Wǒ xǐhuan xiě shūfǎ. 从明天开 开 始 kāishǐ Verb to start speak well. calligraphy. From tomorrow I don’t 始，我不上 Cóng míngtiān kāishǐ, wǒ take Chinese class 汉语课了。 bú shàng Hànyǔ kè le. anymore. 校，很漂亮 Zhè shì wǒ de xuéxiào, This is my school. It’s 吧? hěn piàoliang ba? really pretty, isn’t it? 你今天上什 Nǐ jīntiān shàng shénme What class do you have 么课? kè? today? 这是我的学 学 校 xuéxiào Noun school 课 kè Noun lesson, class 可 kěnéng Adv maybe, might, probably 我可能不能 Wǒ kěnéng bù néng qù tā I might not go to his 能 jiā wánr. house to hang out. Tā zuìjìn gōngzuò hěn He has been busy 给我打电 máng, bù cháng gěi wǒ recently, only rarely 话。 dǎdiànhuà. does he call me. 去他家玩 儿。 他最近工作 很忙，不常 最 近 zuìjìn Noun recently 喂，你好， Hello (when answer the 请问有什么 喂 wéi 开 会 Phrase telephone) Verb kāihuì Object to hold a meeting 打 Wéi, nǐhǎo, qǐngwèn yǒu Hello, how can I help 事? shénme shì? you? 我下午一点 Wǒ xiàwǔ yì diǎn yào I have meeting at one 要开会。 kāihuì. p.m. 打电话来我 Nǐ wǎnshàng kěyǐ You can call me at dǎdiànhuà lái wǒ jiā. night. 你晚上可以 电 Verb 话 dǎdiànhuà Object to make a phone call 家。 那 nà Adv then, in that case A: 今天外面 A: Jīntiān wàimiàn xiàyǔ, A: It’s raining outside, 下雨，不能 bùnéng dǎ lánqiú. B: Nà 打篮球。 B: wǒmen qù kàn diànyǐng we can’t play basketball. B: Then ba. let’s see a movie. 我家有三张 Wǒ jiā yǒu sān zhāng I have three tables at 桌子。 zhuōzi. home. 那我们去看 电影吧。 桌 子 zhuōzi Noun table 生 他的生日会 日 是一月二十 Tā de shēngrì huì shì yī the twenty-fifth of 五日。 yuè èrshíwǔ rì. January. 我不喜欢吃 Wǒ bù xǐhuan chī I don’t like to eat apple 苹果派。 píngguǒ pài. pie. 会 shēngrì huì Noun birthday party His birthday party is on 苹 果 派 píngguǒ pài Noun apple pie 我想邀请你 邀 请 yāoqǐng Verb to invite Wǒ xiǎng yāoqǐng nǐ gēn I would like to invite 跟你的家人 nǐ de jiārén lái wǒ de you and your family to 来我的生日 shēngrì huì. my birthday party. 会。 好 久 不 见 好久不见， hǎojiǔ bújiàn Phrase long time, no see 你好吗? Long time no see, how Hǎojiǔ bújiàn, nǐhǎo ma? are you? 因为我要考 试，所以他 给 gěi Verb to give Yīnwèi wǒ yào kǎoshì, He gives me a lot of 给我很多 suǒyǐ tā gěi wǒ hěnduō books because I have a 书。 shū. test. 喜欢什么礼 Wǒ bù zhīdào tā xǐhuan I don’t know what 物。 shénme lǐwù. present he likes. 我有一件蓝 Wǒ yǒu yí jiàn lánsè de 我不知道他 礼 物 lǐwù Noun gift 蓝 色 lánsè Noun blue 色的衣服。 yīfú. I have a blue t-shirt. 饺 jiǎozi Noun dumplings 饺子是中国 Jiǎozi shì Zhōngguó cài Dumpling is a kind of 子 de yì zhǒng. Chinese food. 的朋友一起 Wǒ xǐhuan hé wǒ de I like to go travelling 去旅游。 péngyou yìqǐ qù lǚyóu. with my friends. 他的工作经 Tā de gōngzuò jīngyàn He doesn’t have much 验不多。 bùduō. working experience. 菜的一种。 我喜欢和我 旅 游 lǚyóu Verb travel 经 验 jīngyàn Noun experience Measure word for 次 cì Measure enumerated events, word time 这件事情我 说了三次 Zhè jiàn shìqing wǒ shuō I have told you about 了。 le sān cì le. this three times. 很快乐的事 Lǚyóu shì yí jiàn hěn Traveling is a very 情。 kuàilè de shìqing. happy thing. 旅游是一件 快 乐 kuàile Adj happy 我最喜欢的 最 zuì Adv the most, “-est” 人是我爸爸 Wǒ zuì xǐhuan de rén shì I like my parents the 妈妈。 wǒ bàba māma. most. 这是这儿最 有 名 yǒumíng Adj famous 有名的饭 Zhè shì zhèr zuì yǒumíng This is the most famous 馆。 de fànguǎn. restaurant here. Cóng Měiguó dào It takes more than ten 个小时的飞 Zhōngguó yào zuò shí jǐ hours from America to 机。 ge xiǎoshí de fēijī. China by plane. 从美国到中 国要坐十几 飞 机 fēijī Noun airplane 听说你去过 听 说 tīngshuō Verb to hear (sb. said) I heard that you have 中国很多 Tīngshuō nǐ qùguò been to China many 次？ Zhōngguó hěnduō cì? times? 很高兴你也 高 兴 gāoxìng Adj glad, happy 旅 馆 lǚguǎn Noun hostel, hotel 喜欢日本 Hěn gāoxìng nǐ yě xǐhuan I’m glad you liked 菜。 Rìběn cài. Japanese food. Nǐ qù lǚyóu de shíhou When you travel, which 你去旅游的 xǐhuan zhù nǎ zhǒng kind of hotel do you 时候喜欢住 lǚguǎn？ like to stay at? 哪种旅馆？ 纪 你会买纪念 念 品给你家人 Nǐ huì mǎi jìniànpǐn gěi Will you buy souvenirs 吗？ nǐ jiārén ma? for your family? 几个国家旅 Nǐ jìhuà qù nǎ jǐ ge What countries are you 游？ guójiā lǚyóu? planning to go to? 品 jìniànpǐn Noun souvenir 你计划去哪 计 划 to plan, to plan to do jìhuà Verb sth. 习 惯 你习惯吃哪 xíguàn Verb to get used to 去 年 qùnián 回 国 huíguó Noun last year Verb to return to home Object country 打 算 dǎsuàn Verb to plan Which country’s food 国菜？ Nǐ xíguàn chī nǎguó cài? do you get used to eat? 你去年去过 Nǐ qùnián qùguò nǎxiē What countries did you 哪些国家？ guójiā? visit last year? 他二月三日 He will return home on 回国。 Tā èr yuè sān rì huíguó. 3rd February. 我打算三点 Wǒ dǎsuàn sān diǎn qù I plan to go to library to 去图书馆看 túshūguǎn kànshū. read books at 3pm. 书。 我爸爸的公 司在北京， 北 京 běijīng Noun Peking Wǒ bàba de gōngsī zài My dad’s company is 他在那儿工 Běijīng, tā zài nàr in Peking, he is 作。 gōngzuò. working there. Wǒ gēn wǒ de péngyou My friend and I are 友放假要去 fàngjià yào qù wàiguó going abroad during 外国旅游。 lǚyóu. our vacation. Fàngjià de shíhou tā de His family only like to 人只喜欢在 jiārén zhǐ xǐhuan zài jiā stay at home during 家休息。 xiūxi. holiday. 我跟我的朋 外 国 wàiguó Noun abroad/foreign country 放假的时 候，他的家 只 zhǐ Adv only Yīnwèi tā hòutiān yào qù He is going to work in 因为他后天 后 天 hòutiān Noun the day after tomorrow Běijīng gōngzuò, suǒyǐ Peking the day after 要去北京工 míngtiān wǎnshàng tomorrow, so let’s go to 作，所以明 wǒmen yìqǐ qù jiǔbā the bar and have a hējiǔ liáotiān ba. drink tomorrow night. 我的女朋友 Wǒ de nǚpéngyou shì My girlfriend is 是美国人。 Měiguó rén. American. 天晚上我们 一起去酒吧 喝酒聊天吧! 女 朋 友 nǚpéngyou Noun girlfreind 真舍不得你 走 zǒu Verb to leave Really don’t want you 走，要常回 Zhēn shěbude nǐ zǒu, yào to go, come back to 来看我们。 cháng huílái kàn women. visit us often. 我们舍不得 Wǒmen shěbude nǐ huí We don’t want you to 你回国。 guó. return to your country. 舍 不 得 shěbude Verb to hate to part with 我汉语课的 同 学 tóngxué Noun classmate My classmate from 同学是美国 Wǒ Hànyǔ kè de tóngxué Chinese class is an 人。 shì Měiguó rén. American. 他到中国去 工作三年 Tā dào Zhōngguó qù 了，他的家 想 xiǎng Verb to miss gōngzuò sān nián le, tā He was working in 人都很想 de jiārén dōu hěn xiǎng China for 3 years, his 他。 tā. family miss him a lot. 你回国以后 写 信 xiě xìn Verb to write a letter You have to write me a 要常写信给 Nǐ huí guó yǐhòu yào letter more often when 我。 cháng xiěxìn gěi wǒ. you are back home. 从美国搭飞 机到中国要 搭 dā Verb to take (transportation) Cóng Měiguó dā fēijī dào It takes thirteen hours 十三个小 Zhōngguó yào shí sān gè from America to China 时。 xiǎoshí. by plane. Yǐjīng hěn wǎn le, nǐ It’s late, why is your 怎么还没回 mèimei zěnme háiméi younger sister not back 来? huílái? yet? 已经很晚 了，你妹妹 回 来 huílái Verb to come back 今天天气不 错，我们要 天 气 tiānqì Noun weather Jīntiān tiānqì búcuò, Today’s weather is 不要一起出 wǒmen yào búyào yìqǐ good, how about go out 门去玩儿? chūmén qù wánr? and play? 今天外面很 冷 lěng Adj cold 冷，早一点 Jīntiān wàimiàn hěn lěng, It’s really cold outside, 儿回来。 zǎo yìdiǎnr huílái. come back home early. 天气很热， 热 rè Adj hot 我们去游泳 Tiānqì hěn rè, wǒmen qù It’s so hot, let’s go 吧! yóuyǒng ba! swimming. Fàngjià de shíhou, wǒ During vacation time, I 我的家人去 dōu gēn wǒ de jiārén qù often go to Japan to ski 日本滑雪。 Rìběn huáxuě. with my family. Tiānqì hěn rè de shíhou, When it’s hot, we all wǒmen dōu xǐhuan qù like to go swimming. 放假的时 候，我都跟 滑 雪 游 Verb huáxuě yóuyǒng Object Noun to ski to swim 天气很热的 泳 时候，我们 yóuyǒng. 都喜欢去游 泳。 外面下雪 下 雪 Verb xiàxuě Object to snow 了，真漂 Wàimiàn xiàxuě le, zhēn It’s snowing outside, 亮。 piàoliang. it’s very pretty. 今天的天气 不冷也不 舒 服 shūfu Adj comfortable Today is not so cold 热，很舒 Jīntiān de tiānqì bù lěng and not so warm. It’s 服。 yě bú rè, hěn shūfu. comfortable. 始学中文 Nǐ shì jǐ suì kāishǐ xué How old did you start 的？ Zhōngwén de? to learn Chinese? 你的家人都 Nǐ de jiārén dōu bǐ nǐ gāo Is your family all taller 比你高吗？ ma? 你是几岁开 Measure 岁 高 suì gāo word Adj year old high；tall than you? 为什么你的 那 么 nàme Conj so then… Wèishénme nǐ de 中文说得那 zhōngwén shuō dé nàme Why do you speak 么好？ hǎo? Chinese so well? Nǎge bǐjiào pàng? Which one is fatter? 哪个比较 胖 pàng Adj fat 胖？ 弟弟比较 矮 瘦 ǎi shòu Adj Adj short thin My younger brother is 矮。 Dìdì bǐjiào ǎi. shorter. 瘦的人健康 Shòu de rén jiànkāng Are thin people 吗？ ma? healthy? 长。 Nà tiáo lù bù cháng. That road is not long. 他的头发很 Tā de tóufà hěn cháng 长吗？ ma? Is his hair very long? 我今天不舒 Wǒ jīntiān bù shūfu, wǒ I don’t feel well, I think 服，我想我 xiǎng wǒ dĕi qù kàn I need to see a doctor. 那条路不 长 cháng Adj long 头 发 tóufà Noun hair 医 生 yīshēng Noun doctor 得去看医 yīshēng. 生。 他生病了。 生 病 Verb shēngbìng Object to be sick He is sick, so he will 所以今天不 Tā shēngbìng le, suǒyǐ not come to work 来上班。 jīntiān bù lái shàngbān. today. 我跟我妹妹 今天都不舒 Wǒ gēn wǒ mèimei 服, 所以我 jīntiān dōu bù shūfu, My younger sister and I suǒyǐ wǒmen xiàwǔ de both don’t feel well, so 候就一起去 shíhou jiù yìqǐ qù we go to see a doctor in 看病了。 kànbìng le. the afternoon together. Zhè gè yào měitiān This medicine has to be shàngwǔ, zhōngwǔ, taken once in the 午、晚上都 wǎnshàng dōu yào chī morning, noon and 要吃一次。 yícì. night. 们下午的时 看 病 Verb kànbìng Object to see a doctor 这个药每天 上午、中 药 yào Noun medicine 我爸爸的身 体不太好， 身 体 shēntǐ Noun body, health Wǒ bàba de shēntǐ bú tài My dad’s health is in 所以他常常 hǎo, suǒyǐ tā cháng cháng bad condition therefore 生病。 shēngbìng. he is often sick. 你生病要多 水 果 shuǐguǒ Noun fruit 蔬 菜 shūcài Noun vegetables 吃点儿水 Nǐ shēngbìng yào duō chī When you are sick, you 果。 diǎnr shuǐguǒ. should eat more fruit. 谁都喜欢吃 Shéi dōu xǐhuan chī Everyone likes to eat 蔬菜水果。 shūcài shuǐguǒ. vegetables and fruit. Yīyuàn lí wǒ jiā bú jìn, The hospital is not 交车要一小 zuò gōngjiāochē yào yì close to my house, it 时。 xiǎoshí. takes one hour by bus. Wǒmen hòutiān yào qù I’m going to travel for 我们后天要 lǚyóu,suǒyǐ wǒ yào the day after tomorrow, 去旅游，所 qǐngjià. so I need to take the 医院离我家 不近，坐公 医 院 yīyuàn 请 假 Noun hospital Verb qǐngjià Object to take a leave 以我要请 day off. 假。 我有一个弟 一 yī Noun one, single 弟。 I have a younger Wǒ yǒu yíge dìdì. brother. Jīntiān yǒu yìdiǎnr lèi. Today I’m a little tired 人。 Zhè yǒu qī ge rén. There are seven people. 我每天喝三 Wǒ měitiān hē sān bēi I drink three cups of 杯咖啡。 kāfēi. coffee a day. 桌上有一本 Zhuō shàng yǒu yì běn There is a book on the 书。 shū. table. 窗下有一只 Chuāng xià yǒu yì zhī There is a cat under the 猫。 māo. window. 一 点 儿 今天有一点 yìdiǎnr Numeral a little bit, a bit 儿累。 这有七个 七 三 上 下 qī sān shàng xià Numeral Numeral seven three Noun/Verb on, on top of Noun/Verb under, off, leave 我不吃牛 不 九 bù jiǔ Adv Numeral do not nine 肉。 Wǒ bù chī niúròu. I do not eat beef. 我的爸爸有 Wǒ de bàba yǒu jiǔ ge My dad has nine 九个姐姐。 jiějiě. sisters. 这件衣服太 了 le Adv past tense 贵了。 This piece of clothing Zhè jiàn yīfu tài guìle. 昨天星期 二 èr Numeral two 二。 Yesterday was Zuótiān xīngqī ‘èr. 我家有五口 五 wǔ Numeral five 人。 is too expensive. Tuesday. My family has five Wǒjiā yǒu wǔ kǒu rén. people. 你是挪威人 人 rén Noun people, person 吗？ Nǐ shì Nuówēi rén ma? Are you Norwegian? shénme Adj/Adv what 这是什么？ Zhè shì shénme? What is this? 什 么 会 huì Verb to be able to, can do 儿 子 八 六 写 érzi bā liù xiě Noun Numeral Numeral Verb son eight six to write 我会说一点 Wǒ huì shuō yìdiǎnr I can speak a little 儿汉语。 hànyǔ. Chinese. 我的儿子叫 Wǒ de érzi jiào wáng My son is called Wang 王阳。 yáng。 Yang. 我有八本中 Wǒ yǒu bā běn I have eight Chinese 文书。 zhōngwén shū. books. 中国人喜欢 Zhōngguó rén xǐhuan Chinese people like the 数字六。 shùzì liù. number six. 我会写我的 Wǒ huì xiě wǒ de I can write my Chinese 中文名字。 zhōngwén míngzì. name. 你要几个苹 几 jǐ Adj a few 前 面 qiánmiàn Noun front, frontside How many apples do 果? Nǐ yào jǐ gè píngguǒ? 我家前面是 Wǒjiā qiánmiàn shì kāfēi There’s a coffee shop 咖啡店。 diàn. you want? in front of my house. 一瓶水十 十 去 shí qù Numeral Verb ten to go A bottle of water is ten 元。 Yì píng shuǐ shí yuán. yuan. 昨天我没去 Zuótiān wǒ méi qù Yesterday, I didn’t go 学校。 xuéxiào. to school. 我的鞋是二 号 hào Noun 十四号。 Wǒ de xié shì èrshísì hào. twenty-four. 学校后面是 Xuéxiào hòumiàn shì There’s a mountain behind, backside 山。 shān. behind the school. Do you?Is that? 你好吗？ Nǐ hǎo ma？ How are you? Wǒ xǐhuan tīng yīnyuè. I like to listen to music. number 后 面 hòumiàn Adj My shoes are size Question 吗 ma Particle 我喜欢听音 听 tīng Verb to listen, to hear 我要喝咖 Question 呢 ne Particle 哪 nǎ Question 乐。 which I want to drink coffee, 啡，你呢？ Wǒ yào hē kāfēi, nǐ ne? how about you? 哪杯咖啡？ Nǎ bēi kāfēi? Which cup of coffee? pronoun 你想把画挂 Where do you want to 哪 儿 四 回 nǎ’er sì huí Adj/Adv Noun Verb where four to go back, to return 在哪儿？我 Nǐ xiǎng bǎ huà guà zài hang the painting? I 想把画挂在 nǎr？Wǒ xiǎng bǎ huà want to hang the 这儿。 guà zài zhèr. painting here. 中国人不喜 Zhōngguó rén bù xǐhuān Chinese people do not 欢数字四。 shùzì sì. like the number four. 我晚上九点 Wǒ wǎnshàng jiǔ diǎn I go home at nine 回家。 huí jiā. o’clock. 我有时候会 在 zài Adj/Adv in 多 Sometimes I will stay 待在图书馆 Wǒ yǒu shíhou huì dāi in the library and read 里看书。 zài túshūguǎn lǐ kànshū. books. 这个多少 少 duōshǎo Phrase How many 钱? Zhè gè duōshǎo qián? How much is this? 太 tài Adj too (as in too many) 这件衣服太 Zhè jiàn yīfú tài guìle. This piece of clothing 贵了。 is too expensive. 她的手机很 她 tā Pronoun she, her 好。 Her cell phone is very Tā de shǒujī hěn hǎo. good. It’s not too difficult to 写汉字不太 字 小 zì xiǎo Noun Adj word, character small 小 姐 难。 Xiě hànzì bù tài nán. characters. 我要小杯的 Wǒ yào xiǎo bēi de I want a small cup of 绿茶。 lǜchá. green tea. 好。 Zhāng xiǎojiě, nín hǎo. Hello, Miss Zhang. 我的工作是 Wǒ de gōngzuò shì 医生。 yīshēng. 张小姐，您 xiǎojiě Noun Miss, Ms. 工 作 write Chinese gōngzuò Noun/Verb work, to work, job 今年是羊 I work as a doctor. This is the year of the 年 nián Noun year 年。 Jīnnián shì yáng nián. sheep. 很 hěn Adj very, quite 我今天很 Wǒ jīntiān hěn lèi. I’m so tired today. 累。 怎 今天晚餐吃 么 样 zěnmeyàng Phrase how’s this? how is it? 牛肉，怎么 Jīntiān wǎncān chī dinner tonight, shall how about that? 样？ niúròu, zěnmeyàng? we? Wǒmen shì jiěmèi. We are sisters. 候，我去新 Qī yuè de shíhòu, wǒ qù In July, I’ll go to 加坡。 xīnjiāpō. Singapore. 他有很多法 Tā yǒu hěnduō Fǎguó He has a lot of French 国朋友。 péngyǒu. friends. 这是一本旅 Zhè shì yī běn lǚyóu This is a travel 游杂志。 zázhì. magazine. 我 们 Let’s have beef for 我们是姐 wǒmen Pronoun we, us 妹。 七月的时 时 候 有 本 when (we were doing shíhòu yǒu běn Phrase sth…), at the time Verb to have, to own Measure measure word for word books 没 有 我没有妹 méiyǒu Verb to not have, don’t have 妹。 I don’t have a younger Wǒ méiyǒu mèimei. sister. 点 diǎn Noun point, o’clock 电 视 diànshì Noun television, TV de Adj/Adv belonging to 米 饭 Xiànzài shì wǔ diǎn shí It’s ten past five 十分。 fēn. o’clock now. 我家没电 of, possessive, 的 现在是五点 视。 My house doesn’t have Wǒjiā méi diànshì. a TV. Tā de míngzi shì Mǎlì. Her name is Mary. Wǒ xǐhuān chī mǐfàn. I like to eat rice. 口味的甜 Wǒ xǐhuan píngguǒ I like apple flavor 食。 kǒuwèi de tiánshí. sweets. 读中文书不 Dú zhōngwén shū bù tài It’s not too hard to read 太难。 nán. Chinese books. Zhè shì wǒ māmā. This is my mother. 她的名字是 玛丽。 我喜欢吃米 mǐfàn Noun rice 饭。 我喜欢苹果 苹 果 读 píngguǒ dú Noun Verb apple to read 这是我妈 这 zhè Adj this 妈。 都 里 dōu lǐ Adj/Adv Adj all, every in, inside 饭 店 fàndiàn Noun restaurant 他们都是我 Tāmen dōu shì wǒ de 的朋友。 péngyǒu. They are all my friends. 我的包里有 Wǒ de bāo li yǒuyī píng There’s a bottle of 一瓶水。 shuǐ. water in my bag. 这是一间新 Zhè shì yī jiàn xīn kāi de This is a newly opened 开的饭店。 fàndiàn. hotel.