| Hanzi (Traditional) | Pinyin | English |
|---|
| 啊 | ā | ah |
| 啊 | a | ah |
| 矮 | ǎi | short; low |
| 愛 | ài | love |
| 愛人 | àirén | husband; wife; sweetheart |
| 安靜 | ānjìng | quiet; peaceful |
| 安排 | ānpái | plan; arrange |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 把 | bǎ | bunch |
| 把 | bǎ | (function word) |
| 爸爸 | bàba | pa; dad; father |
| 吧 | ba | (modal particle ending a sentence) |
| 白 | bái | white; blank |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred |
| 擺 | bǎi | put; put on; sway |
| 班 | bān | class; team |
| 搬 | bān | move; carry |
| 半 | bàn | half; halfway |
| 半天 | bàntiān | half a day; a long time |
| 辦 | bàn | do; deal with |
| 辦法 | bànfǎ | way; means; measure |
| 辦公室 | bàngōngshì | office |
| 幫助 | bāngzhù | help; assist; aid |
| 飽 | bǎo | be full |
| 抱 | bào | hug; embrace |
| 報 | bào | newspaper; gazette |
| 杯 | bēi | cup; glass |
| 杯子 | bēizi | cup; glass |
| 北 | běi | north |
| 北邊 | běibiān | north; north side |
| 倍 | bèi | times; -fold |
| 被 | bèi | by |
| 本 | běn | book; root; capital |
| 本子 | běnzi | book; notebook |
| 比 | bǐ | emulate; compare; than |
| 比較 | bǐjiào | compare; contrast; relatively |
| 比賽 | bǐsài | match; competition; game |
| 筆 | bǐ | pen; pencil |
| 必須 | bìxū | must; have to |
| 邊 | biān | side |
| 變 | biàn | change; become |
| 變成 | biàn chéng | change into; turn into |
| 變化 | biànhuà | change; vary |
| 遍 | biàn | time |
| 錶/表 | biǎo | (錶) watch; (表) table; meter; chart |
| 表示 | biǎoshì | show; express; indicate |
| 表現 | biǎoxiàn | show off; express; display |
| 表演 | biǎoyǎn | perform; act; play; demonstrate |
| 表揚 | biǎoyáng | praise; commend |
| 別 | bié | don't |
| 別的 | biéde | other; another |
| 別人 | biéren | other people; others |
| 病 | bìng | disease; illness; sickness |
| 不 | bù | not; no |
| 不錯 | bùcuò | not bad; pretty good; correct |
| 不但 | bùdàn | not only |
| 不久 | bùjiǔ | soon; not long after |
| 不如 | bùrú | not as good as; better to |
| 不同 | bùtóng | different; not the same |
| 不要 | bùyào | don't; don't want to |
| 不用 | bùyòng | need not |
| 布 | bù | cloth |
| 部分 | bùfen | part; section; component |
| 擦 | cā | wipe; rub; spread on; scrape |
| 才 | cái | just |
| 菜 | cài | dish; course; vegetable; greens |
| 參觀 | cānguān | visit; look around |
| 參加 | cānjiā | join; take part in; attend |
| 操場 | cāochǎng | playground; sports ground |
| 草 | cǎo | grass; straw |
| 層 | céng | layer; story |
| 茶 | chá | tea |
| 查 | chá | examine; investigate; look up |
| 差 | chà | short of; differ from; poor |
| 常 | cháng | often; frequently |
| 常常 | chángcháng | often; frequently |
| 長 | cháng | long |
| 場 | chǎng | field; scene |
| 唱 | chàng | sing |
| 朝 | cháo | toward; face |
| 車 | chē | vehicle |
| 車站 | chēzhàn | station; stop |
| 城 | chéng | town; city |
| 城市 | chéngshì | town; city |
| 成 | chéng | accomplish; become |
| 成績 | chéngjì | success; achievement; score |
| 吃 | chī | eat; live on; annihilate |
| 遲到 | chídào | be late |
| 抽 | chōu | take out; take from; grow; inhale |
| 出 | chū | go out; exceed; issue; vent |
| 出發 | chūfā | set out; start from |
| 出來 | chū lái | come out; emerge |
| 出去 | chū qù | go out; get out |
| 出現 | chūxiàn | appear; arise |
| 出租汽車 | chūzū qìchē | taxi |
| 除了…以外 | chúle … yǐwài | except; besides |
| 穿 | chuān | penetrate; go through; put on |
| 船 | chuán | boat; ship |
| 窗 | chuāng | window |
| 窗戶 | chuānghu | window; casement |
| 床 | chuáng | bed |
| 吹 | chuī | blow; brag; fail; break up |
| 春 | chūn | spring |
| 春天 | chūntiān | spring; springtime |
| 磁帶 | cídài | magnetic tape |
| 詞 | cí | word; expression; poetry |
| 詞典 | cídiǎn | dictionary |
| 次 | cì | time |
| 從 | cóng | from; since; through; ever |
| 從…到… | cóng … dào … | from … to … |
| 從…起 | cóng … qǐ … | from … on … |
| 從前 | cóngqián | before; formerly; in the past |
| 錯 | cuò | wrong; faulty; mistake; error |
| 錯誤 | cuòwù | mistake; error; fault |
| 打 | dǎ | beat; hit; smash; play; stir |
| 打算 | dǎsuàn | plan; intend |
| 大 | dà | big; great; loud |
| 大概 | dàgài | probably; general; broad outline |
| 大家 | dàjiā | everybody; all |
| 大聲 | dà shēng | loudly |
| 大學 | dàxué | university; college |
| 大夫 | dàifu | doctor; physician |
| 戴 | dài | put on; wear; support; respect |
| 帶 | dài | take; do; lead; have |
| 代表 | dàibiǎo | represent; representative; deputy |
| 但是 | dànshì | but; however; yet, nevertheless |
| 當 | dāng | at (a time or place); facing |
| 當 | dāng | act as; accept; administer; stop |
| 當然 | dāngrán | of course; certainly |
| 刀 | dāo | knife; sword; blade |
| 倒 | dǎo | fall; collapse; resell; exchange; rearrange |
| 到 | dào | arrive; reach; go to; leave for |
| 道 | dào | road; doctrine; speak; say |
| 道理 | dàolǐ | principle; truth; reason; argument |
| 得 | dé | get; obtain; result in |
| 得到 | dé dào | get; obtain; gain; receive |
| 的 | de | particle to form an attribute; of |
| 地 | de | particle to form an adverbial |
| 得 | de | particle to introduce a complement |
| …得很 | … dehěn | very much; quite |
| 得 | děi | have to; be sure to |
| 燈 | dēng | lamp; light; lantern |
| 等 | děng | wait; when; till |
| 等 | děng | and so on; etc. |
| 低 | dī | low; droop; hang down |
| 地 | dì | the earth; land; field; ground |
| 地方 | dìfang | place; space; part; respect |
| 第(第一) | dì (dìyī) | used to form ordinal numbers |
| 弟弟 | dìdi | younger brother |
| 點 | diǎn | dot, point; dot stroke |
| 點 | diǎn | a little; point |
| 點 | diǎn | put a dot; count; select; light |
| 點心 | diǎnxin | pastry; light refreshments |
| 點鐘 | diǎnzhōng | o'clock |
| 電 | diàn | electricity |
| 電車 | diànchē | tram; trolleybus |
| 電燈 | diàndēng | electric light; electric lamp |
| 電話 | diànhuà | telephone; phone; phone call |
| 電視 | diànshì | television; TV |
| 電影 | diànyǐng | film; movie |
| 掉 | diào | fall; drop; lose; reduce; turn |
| 丟 | diū | lose; throw; put aside |
| 東 | dōng | east |
| 東邊 | dōngbiān | east |
| 東西 | dōngxi | thing; creature |
| 冬 | dōng | winter |
| 冬天 | dōngtiān | winter |
| 懂 | dǒng | understand; know |
| 動 | dòng | move; stir; use |
| 動物 | dòngwù | animal |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; even; already |
| 讀 | dú | read; read aloud |
| 短 | duǎn | short; brief |
| 鍛煉 | duànliàn | take exercise; physical training |
| 段 | duàn | segment; period; paragraph |
| 對 | duì | towards; treat; compare; aim at |
| 對 | duì | right; correct |
| 對不起 | duìbuqǐ | sorry; excuse me; let down |
| 頓 | dùn | used for meals or scolding |
| 多 | duō | much; many; more |
| 多 | duō | how; what |
| 多 | duō | a little or few more than |
| 多麼 | duōme | how; what |
| 多少 | duōshao | how many; how much |
| 餓 | è | hungry; starve |
| 而且 | érqiě | moreover; in addition; but also |
| 兒子 | érzi | son |
| 二 | èr | two |
| 發 | fā | send out; discharge; issue; rise |
| 發燒 | fā shāo | have a fever; have a temperature |
| 發生 | fāshēng | happen; occur; take place |
| 發現 | fāxiàn | discover; find; discovery |
| 發展 | fāzhǎn | develop; recruit; development |
| 法語(法文) | fǎyǔ(fǎwén) | French; French language |
| 翻 | fān | turn over; rummage; capsize |
| 翻譯 | fānyì | translate; translation; translator |
| 反對 | fǎnduì | oppose; fight; be against |
| 飯 | fàn | meal; cooked rice or other cereals |
| 飯店 | fàndiàn | restaurant; hotel |
| 方便 | fāngbiàn | convenient; make convenient |
| 方法 | fāngfǎ | method; way; means |
| 方面 | fāngmiàn | respect; aspect; field; side |
| 方向 | fāngxiàng | direction; orientation |
| 房間 | fángjiān | room |
| 訪問 | fǎngwèn | visit; call on |
| 放 | fàng | let go; put; lay; have a vacation |
| 放假 | fàng jià | have a holiday or vacation |
| 非常 | fēicháng | very; highly; extraordinary; unusual |
| 飛 | fēi | fly; flit; hover; flutter |
| 飛機 | fēijī | aircraft; airplane; plane |
| 分 | fēn | divide; distribute; distinguish |
| 分 | fēn | minute; point; mark; a money unit |
| …分之… | … fēnzhī … | for expression of a fraction number |
| 分鐘 | fēnzhōng | minute |
| 豐富 | fēngfù | rich; abundant; plentiful; enrich |
| 封 | fēng | for letters |
| 風 | fēng | wind |
| 夫人 | fūrén | Lady; Madame; Mrs |
| 服務 | fúwù | serve; service |
| 服務員 | fúwùyuán | waiter; waitress; attendant |
| 輔導 | fǔdǎo | coach; teach; tutor |
| 複習 | fùxí | revise; review |
| 複雜 | fùzá | complex; complicated |
| 父親 | fùqin | father |
| 負責 | fùzé | be responsible for; conscientious |
| 附近 | fùjìn | nearby; neighboring area; vicinity |
| 該 | gāi | should; ought to; owe; sb.'s turn |
| 改 | gǎi | change; transform; rectify; correct |
| 改變 | gǎibiàn | change; alter; transform |
| 乾凈 | gānjìng | clean; neat; tidy |
| 感到 | gǎndào | feel; sense; think |
| 感冒 | gǎnmào | common cold |
| 感謝 | gǎnxiè | thank; be grateful |
| 敢 | gǎn | dare |
| 幹 | gàn | do; work |
| 幹部 | gànbù | cadre |
| 剛 | gāng | just; barely; only just |
| 剛才 | gāngcái | a moment ago; just now |
| 鋼筆 | gāngbǐ | pen |
| 高 | gāo | tall; high; of a high degree |
| 高興 | gāoxìng | glad; cheerful; be happy to |
| 搞 | gǎo | do; cause; make; get hold of |
| 告訴 | gàosù | tell; let know |
| 哥哥 | gēge | elder brother |
| 歌 | gē | song |
| 個 | gè | (a general measure word) |
| 各 | gè | each; every; various; different |
| 各種 | gèzhǒng | all kinds of |
| 給 | gěi | give; grant |
| 根 | gēn | root; foot; base; origin |
| 跟 | gēn | with; and; follow |
| 更 | gèng | more; still more, even more |
| 工廠 | gōngchǎng | factory; mill; plant; works |
| 工人 | gōngrén | worker; workman |
| 工業 | gōngyè | industry |
| 工作 | gōngzuò | work; job |
| 公共汽車 | gōnggòng qìchē | bus (for public transit) |
| 公斤 | gōngjīn | kilogram |
| 公里 | gōnglǐ | kilometer |
| 公園 | gōngyuán | park |
| 夠 | gòu | be enough; be up to; reach; quite |
| 姑娘 | gūniang | girl; daughter |
| 故事 | gùshi | story; tale |
| 刮/颳 | guā | (刮) scrape; shave; smear with; (颳) blow |
| 掛 | guà | hang; call up; ring off |
| 關 | guān | shut; lock up; turn off; close down |
| 關係 | guānxì | relation; relationship |
| 關心 | guānxīn | be concerned with; care for |
| 館 | guǎn | an indoor place for activities |
| 廣播 | guǎngbō | broadcast; be on the air |
| 貴 | guì | expensive; costly; dear |
| 貴姓 | guì xìng | your honorable family name |
| 國 | guó | country; state; nation |
| 國家 | guójiā | country; state; nation |
| 過 | guò | pass; spend time; go through |
| 過 | guo | (indicate an action in the past) |
| 過來 | guò lai | come over; come up |
| 過去 | guòqù | the past; former times |
| 過去 | guò qu | go over; pass by |
| 哈哈 | hāhā | ha-ha (the sound of laughing) |
| 還 | hái | still; yet; even more; also; fairly |
| 還是 | háishì | still; nevertheless; had better; or |
| 孩子 | háizi | child; children; son or daughter |
| 海 | hǎi | sea |
| 寒假 | hánjià | winter vacation |
| 喊 | hǎn | shout; cry out; yell; call sb. |
| 漢語 | hànyǔ | Chinese; the Chinese language |
| 漢字 | hànzì | Chinese character |
| 好 | hǎo | good; nice; be in good health |
| 好 | hǎo | so as to; very; quite; so |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | delicious; tasty; good to eat |
| 好處 | hǎochu | good; advantage; benefit; gain |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | good-looking; nice; pretty |
| 好像 | hǎoxiàng | seem; look like; be like; as if |
| 號 | hào | number; date |
| 喝 | hē | drink |
| 和 | hé | and; with; to |
| 合適 | héshì | appropriate; right; suitable |
| 河 | hé | river |
| 黑 | hēi | black; dark |
| 黑板 | hēibǎn | blackboard |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite; awfully |
| 紅 | hóng | red; symbol of success |
| 後 | hòu | back; rear; behind |
| 後邊 | hòubian | back; rear; behind; latter |
| 忽然 | hūrán | suddenly; all of a sudden |
| 湖 | hú | lake |
| 互相 | hùxiāng | each other; mutual |
| 花 | huā | flower; blossom; blurred; dim |
| 花 | huā | spend; expend; cost |
| 畫 | huà | draw; paint |
| 畫兒 | huàr | drawing; picture; painting |
| 化學 | huàxué | chemistry |
| 話 | huà | word; talk; speech; remark |
| 壞 | huài | bad; go bad; spoil; ruin |
| 歡迎 | huānyíng | welcome; greet; favorably receive |
| 還 | huán | give back; return; give sth. in return |
| 換 | huàn | exchange; barter; trade; change |
| 黃 | huáng | yellow; sallow; fall through |
| 回 | huí | return; turn around; answer; reply |
| 回 | huí | (for times of an event or action) |
| 回答 | huídá | answer; reply; response |
| 回來 | huí lái | return; come back; be back |
| 回去 | huí qù | return; go back; be back |
| 會 | huì | can; be good at; be likely to; meet |
| 會 | huì | meeting; gathering; conference |
| 會話 | huìhuà | conversation; converse with |
| 活 | huó | live |
| 活兒 | huó | work |
| 活動 | huódòng | move about; relax; activity; shaky |
| 火車 | huǒchē | train |
| 或者 | huòzhě | or; perhaps; maybe |
| 基本 | jīběn | basic; fundamental; on the whole |
| 基礎 | jīchǔ | foundation; base; basis |
| 機場 | jīchǎng | airport; airfield; aerodrome |
| 機會 | jīhuì | chance; opportunity |
| 機器 | jīqì | machine; machinery; apparatus |
| 雞 | jī | chicken |
| 雞蛋 | jīdàn | chicken egg |
| …極了 | … jí le | extremely |
| 集合 | jíhé | gather; assemble; muster |
| 急 | jí | rapid; impatient; irascible; urgent |
| 擠 | jǐ | crowded; cram; jostle; squeeze |
| 幾 | jǐ | how many; a few; some |
| 技術 | jìshù | technology; skill; technique |
| 寄 | jì | send; post; mail |
| 計劃 | jìhuà | plan; project; program; map out |
| 記 | jì | mark; remember; jot down; record |
| 繼續 | jìxù | continue; go on; continuation |
| 家(文學家) | jiā (wénxuéjiā) | (suffix) -ist; family; home; household |
| 家庭 | jiātíng | family; household |
| 加 | jiā | add; plus; increase; put in |
| 堅持 | jiānchí | persist in; persevere in; stick to |
| 間 | jiān | (measure word for rooms) |
| 檢查 | jiǎnchá | check up; inspect; self-criticism |
| 簡單 | jiǎndān | simple; commonplace; casual |
| 見 | jiàn | meet; see; be exposed to |
| 見面 | jiàn miàn | meet; see |
| 件 | jiàn | (measure word for clothes, affairs) |
| 健康 | jiànkāng | health; healthy; sound; wholesome |
| 建設 | jiànshè | build; construct; construction |
| 將來 | jiānglái | future |
| 江 | jiāng | river |
| 講 | jiǎng | tell; speak; explain; discuss; stress |
| 交 | jiāo | hand over; deliver; associate with |
| 教 | jiāo | teach; instruct |
| 腳 | jiǎo | foot |
| 角 | jiǎo | one tenth of one RMB Yuan |
| 餃子 | jiǎozi | dumpling |
| 教室 | jiàoshì | classroom; schoolroom |
| 教育 | jiàoyù | education; educate; teach |
| 叫 | jiào | call; greet; order; name; shout; cry |
| 叫 | jiào | (used to make a passive sentence) |
| 接 | jiē | meet; connect; catch; take over |
| 接著 | jiēzhe | then; afterward; follow |
| 街 | jiē | street |
| 節 | jié | festival; section; length |
| 節目 | jiémù | program; item (on a program) |
| 節日 | jiérì | festival; holiday |
| 結果 | jiéguǒ | finally; at last; result; outcome |
| 結束 | jiéshù | end; finish; conclude; wind up |
| 解決 | jiějué | resolve; settle; solve |
| 姐姐 | jiějie | elder sister |
| 借 | jiè | borrow; lend; make use of |
| 介紹 | jièshào | introduce; recommend; let know |
| 斤 | jīn | half a kilogram |
| 今年 | jīnnián | this year |
| 今天 | jīntiān | today; present; now |
| 緊 | jǐn | tight; urgent; hard up; tighten |
| 緊張 | jǐnzhāng | nervous; tense; in short supply |
| 進 | jìn | enter; come or go into; recruit |
| 進來 | jìnlái | come in; get in |
| 進去 | jìnqu | go in; get in; enter |
| 進行 | jìnxíng | be in progress; go on; carry on |
| 近 | jìn | nearby; near; close |
| 精彩 | jīngcǎi | brilliant; splendid; wonderful |
| 精神 | jīngshén | spirit; mind; gist; essence |
| 經常 | jīngcháng | often; frequently; constantly; usually |
| 經過 | jīngguò | pass; go through; as a result of |
| 經濟 | jīngjì | economy; income; economical |
| 經驗 | jīngyàn | experience |
| 久 | jiǔ | for a long time; long |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine |
| 酒 | jiǔ | alcoholic drink; wine; liquor |
| 舊 | jiù | old; past; bygone; used; worn |
| 就 | jiù | with regard to; even if; at once |
| 橘子(桔子) | júzi | orange; tangerine; mandarin |
| 舉 | jǔ | lift; heave; raise; hold up; cite |
| 句 | jù | (measure word for sentences) |
| 句子 | jùzi | sentence |
| 覺得 | juéde | feel; think |
| 決定 | juédìng | decide; resolve; decision; resolution |
| 咖啡 | kāfēi | coffee |
| 卡車 | kǎchē | lorry; truck |
| 開 | kāi | open; operate; turn on; hold; boil |
| 開始 | kāishǐ | begin; start |
| 開玩笑 | kāi wánxiào | joke; crack a joke; make fun of |
| 開學 | kāi xué | school begins; term starts |
| 看 | kàn | see; look at; watch; read; think |
| 看病 | kàn bìng | see a doctor; see a patient |
| 看見 | kànjiàn | see; catch sight of |
| 考試 | kǎoshì | examine; test; examination |
| 棵 | kē | (measure word for plants) |
| 科學 | kēxué | science; scientific |
| 咳嗽 | késou | cough |
| 可能 | kěnéng | possible; maybe; possibility; may |
| 可是 | kěshì | but; nevertheless; yet; indeed |
| 可以 | kěyǐ | can; may |
| 渴 | kě | thirsty |
| 克 | kè | gram |
| 刻 | kè | a quarter of an hour; carve; cut |
| 客氣 | kèqi | polite; act or remark politely |
| 課 | kè | lesson; class; subject; course |
| 課本 | kèběn | textbook |
| 課文 | kèwén | text |
| 空氣 | kōngqì | air |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth; (measure word for people) |
| 口語 | kǒuyǔ | spoken language |
| 哭 | kū | cry |
| 苦 | kǔ | bitter; miserable |
| 塊 | kuài | piece; Yuan (the basic RMB unit) |
| 快 | kuài | fast; rapid; sharp; hurry up; soon |
| 困難 | kùnnán | difficult; difficulty; trouble |
| 拉 | lā | pull; drag; haul; play; draw in; shit |
| 啦 | la | (modal particle ending a sentence) |
| 來 | lái | come; arrive; crop up; take place |
| 藍 | lán | blue |
| 籃球 | lánqiú | basketball |
| 勞動 | láodòng | work; labor |
| 勞駕 | láo jià | excuse me; may I trouble you |
| 老(老二) | lǎo(lǎo'èr) | old; aged; tough; of long standing |
| 老師 | lǎoshī | teacher |
| 了 | le | (modal particle ending a sentence) |
| 累 | lèi | tired; tire; strain |
| 冷 | lěng | cold |
| 離 | lí | leave; without; off; away; from |
| 離開 | líkāi | leave; depart from |
| 里 | lǐ | in; inside |
| 里 | lǐ | half a kilometer |
| 裡邊 | lǐbian | inside; in; within; interior |
| 禮物 | lǐwù | gift; present |
| 歷史 | lìshǐ | history; past records |
| 利用 | lìyòng | use; utilize; exploit; make use of |
| 例如 | lìrú | for example; for instance |
| 立刻 | lìkè | immediately; at once; right away |
| 倆 | liǎ | two people (used in oral Chinese) |
| 聯繫 | liánxì | integrate; link; contact; connection |
| 連…都(也)… | lián … dōu (yě) … | even |
| 臉 | liǎn | face |
| 練習 | liànxí | practice; exercise; drill |
| 涼快 | liángkuai | nice and cool; pleasantly cool |
| 兩 | liǎng | two; a few; some |
| 輛 | liàng | (measure word for vehicles) |
| 亮 | liàng | bright; shiny; light; shine; show |
| 了 | liǎo | finish; end; settle; be able |
| 了解 | liǎojiě | understand; know; find out |
| 零 | líng | zero, 0 |
| 領導 | lǐngdǎo | lead; leader; leadership |
| 留 | liú | remain; stay; keep; grow; leave |
| 留念 | liúniàn | accept or keep as souvenir |
| 留學生 | liúxuéshēng | foreign student; overseas student |
| 流 | liú | flow; stream; drip; shed; trickle |
| 六 | liù | six |
| 樓 | lóu | storied building |
| 路 | lù | road; path; way; journey; route |
| 錄音 | lùyīn | record sound; sound recording |
| 旅行 | lǚxíng | travel; journey; tour; trip |
| 綠 | lǜ | green |
| 亂 | luàn | in a mess; indiscriminate; random |
| 媽媽 | māma | mummy; mom; ma; mother |
| 麻煩 | máfan | troublesome; put sb. to trouble |
| 馬 | mǎ | horse |
| 馬上 | mǎshàng | at once; immediately; right away |
| 嘛 | ma | (modal particle expressing urging) |
| 嗎 | ma | (modal particle making a question) |
| 買 | mǎi | buy; purchase |
| 賣 | mài | sell |
| 滿 | mǎn | full; filled; complete; fill; expire |
| 滿意 | mǎnyì | satisfied; pleased |
| 慢 | màn | slow |
| 忙 | máng | busy; fully occupied |
| 毛 | máo | one tenth of one RMB Yuan |
| 帽子 | màozi | hat; cap |
| 沒 | méi | not have; there is not; not |
| 沒關係 | méi guānxi | never mind; it doesn't matter |
| 沒意思 | méi yìsi | uninteresting; dull |
| 沒有 | méiyǒu | not have; there is not; not |
| 每 | měi | every; each; per; every time |
| 妹妹 | mèimei | younger sister |
| 門 | mén | entrance; door; gate |
| 門口 | ménkǒu | entrance; doorway |
| 們(朋友們) | men (péngyoumen) | (particle forming a plural pronoun) |
| 米(公尺) | mǐ(gōngchǐ) | meter (measure word for lengths) |
| 米飯 | mǐfàn | (cooked) rice |
| 麵包 | miànbāo | bread |
| 麵條兒 | miàntiáor | noodles |
| 民族 | mínzú | nation; nationality |
| 明年 | míngnián | next year |
| 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow |
| 名字 | míngzi | name |
| 母親 | mǔqīn | mother (used in written Chinese) |
| 目前 | mùqián | current time; at present |
| 拿 | ná | take; hold; seize; capture; with; at |
| 哪 | nǎ/něi | which; (used for rhetorical questions) |
| 哪裡(哪兒) | nǎli(nǎr) | where; wherever |
| 那 | nà | that |
| 那 | nà | then; in that case |
| 那個 | nàge | that |
| 那裡(那兒) | nàli(nàr) | there |
| 那麼 | nàme | like that; in that way |
| 那麼 | nàme | then; in that case |
| 那些 | nàxiē | those |
| 那樣 | nàyàng | of that kind; like that; so; such |
| 哪 | na | (modal particle ending a sentence) |
| 吶 | na | (modal particle ending a sentence) |
| 南 | nán | south |
| 南邊 | nánbian | south |
| 男 | nán | male |
| 難 | nán | difficult |
| 呢 | ne | (modal particle ending a question) |
| 內 | nèi | inside; inner; within |
| 內容 | nèiróng | content; substance |
| 能 | néng | can; be able to; be capable of |
| 能夠 | nénggòu | can; be able to; be capable of |
| 嗯 | ng | (interjection expressing what or huh) |
| 你 | nǐ | you (the singular form) |
| 你們 | nǐmen | you (the plural form) |
| 年 | nián | year; New Year |
| 年級 | niánjí | grade; year |
| 年紀 | niánjì | age |
| 年輕 | niánqīng | young |
| 念 | niàn | read aloud, study, attend school |
| 您 | nín | you (in respectful form) |
| 牛 | niú | ox; cow; bull |
| 牛奶 | niúnǎi | cow milk |
| 農村 | nóngcūn | rural area; countryside |
| 農民 | nóngmín | peasant |
| 農業 | nóngyè | agriculture; farming |
| 努力 | nǔlì | try hard; be hard at work or study |
| 女 | nǚ | female |
| 女兒 | nǚ'ér | daughter |
| 暖和 | nuǎnhuo | warm; nice and warm; warm up |
| 爬 | pá | crawl; creep; climb |
| 怕 | pà | fear; be afraid of; perhaps |
| 拍 | pāi | clap; pat; beat; shoot; send |
| 排球 | páiqiú | volleyball |
| 派 | pài | send; appoint |
| 旁邊 | pángbiān | side |
| 跑 | pǎo | run; run away; run about doing sth. |
| 跑步 | pǎo bù | run |
| 朋友 | péngyou | friend |
| 碰 | pèng | touch; bump; meet; run into |
| 批評 | pīpíng | criticize; criticism |
| 啤酒 | píjiǔ | beer |
| 篇 | piān | (measure word for articles) |
| 便宜 | piányi | cheap; inexpensive; small gains |
| 片 | piàn | (measure word for pieces of things) |
| 漂亮 | piàoliang | pretty; beautiful; remarkable |
| 票 | piào | ticket; ballot |
| 蘋果 | píngguǒ | apple |
| 瓶 | píng | (measure word for bottles) |
| 破 | pò | broken; damaged; break; destroy |
| 七 | qī | seven |
| 騎 | qí | ride (an animal or bicycle) |
| 起 | qǐ | remove; pull; appear; rise; raise |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | get up |
| 起來 | qǐ lái | stand up; sit up; rise to one's feet |
| 汽車 | qìchē | automobile; motor vehicle; car |
| 汽水 | qìshuǐ | aerated water; soda; soft drink |
| 鉛筆 | qiānbǐ | pencil |
| 千 | qiān | thousand |
| 錢 | qián | money; fund; sum |
| 前 | qián | front; forward; before; preceding |
| 前邊 | qiánbian | in front; ahead |
| 淺 | qiǎn | shallow; simple; superficial; light |
| 牆 | qiáng | wall |
| 橋 | qiáo | bridge |
| 青年 | qīngnián | young person; youth |
| 輕 | qīng | light; small in number, degree, etc. |
| 清楚 | qīngchu | clear; distinct; be clear about |
| 晴 | qíng | clear; sunny |
| 情況 | qíngkuàng | circumstance; situation, condition |
| 請 | qǐng | please; request; ask; invite; engage |
| 請假 | qǐng jià | ask for leave |
| 請問 | qǐng wèn | Excuse me; May I ask |
| 秋 | qiū | autumn; fall |
| 秋天 | qiūtiān | autumn; fall |
| 球 | qiú | ball; anything shaped like a ball |
| 取得 | qǔdé | gain; acquire; obtain |
| 去 | qù | go; leave; send; remove; get rid of |
| 去年 | qùnián | last year |
| 全 | quán | complete; whole; entire; full; total |
| 全部 | quánbù | all; without exception; complete |
| 全體 | quántǐ | all; whole; entire |
| 確實 | quèshí | true; reliable |
| 然後 | ránhòu | then; afterwards; after that |
| 讓 | ràng | give way; give ground; invite; let |
| 熱 | rè | hot; popular; heat up; warm |
| 熱情 | rèqíng | warm; fervent; enthusiasm |
| 人 | rén | person; man; people |
| 人們 | rénmen | persons; people; the public |
| 人民 | rénmín | the people |
| 任何 | rènhé | any; whichever; whatever |
| 認識 | rènshi | recognize; understand; cognition |
| 認為 | rènwéi | think; consider |
| 認真 | rènzhēn | conscientious; earnest; serious |
| 日 | rì | sun; day time; a day of the month |
| 日語(日文) | rìyǔ(rìwén) | Japanese (language) |
| 日子 | rìzi | days; date; time; life; livelihood |
| 容易 | róngyì | easy; easily; apt |
| 肉 | ròu | flesh; meat |
| 三 | sān | three |
| 散步 | sàn bù | take a walk |
| 山 | shān | mountain; hill |
| 商店 | shāngdiàn | shop; store |
| 上 | shàng | upper; up; upward; preceding |
| 上 | shàng | get on; go up; go to; submit; fill |
| 上邊 | shàngbian | above; over; the higher authorities |
| 上課 | shàng kè | attend class; give a lesson |
| 上來 | shàng lái | come up |
| 上去 | shàng qu | go up |
| 上午 | shàngwǔ | forenoon; morning |
| 上學 | shàng xué | go to school; attend school |
| 少 | shǎo | few; little; less; lack; lose; reduce |
| 社會 | shèhuì | society |
| 身體 | shēntǐ | body; health |
| 深 | shēn | deep; difficult; thoroughgoing; dark |
| 什麼 | shénme | what; whatever; why; something |
| 聲 | shēng | (measure word for sound); sound |
| 聲調 | shēngdiào | tone; the tone of Chinese character |
| 聲音 | shēngyīn | sound; voice |
| 生產 | shēngchǎn | produce; manufacture; production |
| 生詞 | shēngcí | new word |
| 生活 | shēnghuó | life; livelihood; live; exist |
| 生日 | shēngrì | birthday |
| 省 | shěng | province |
| 剩 | shèng | surplus; remnant; leave (over) |
| 勝利 | shènglì | victory; triumph |
| 師傅 | shīfu | master worker; master; teacher |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 十分 | shífēn | very; fully; utterly; extremely |
| 時候 | shíhou | time; when |
| 時間 | shíjiān | when |
| 食堂 | shítáng | dining room; canteen; cafeteria |
| 實踐 | shíjiàn | live up to; carry out; practice |
| 實現 | shíxiàn | realize; achieve; bring about |
| 使用 | shǐyòng | make use of; use; employ; apply |
| 世界 | shìjiè | world |
| 事 | shì | matter; affair; thing; business |
| 事情 | shìqing | matter; affair; thing; business |
| 是 | shì | be |
| 市 | shì | city; municipality; market |
| 試 | shì | try; test; attempt |
| 收 | shōu | put away; collect; harvest; receive |
| 收拾 | shōushi | put in order; tidy; punish; repair |
| 手 | shǒu | hand |
| 手表 | shǒubiǎo | wrist watch |
| 首都 | shǒudū | capital |
| 輸 | shū | transport; convey; lose; be beaten |
| 舒服 | shūfu | comfortable |
| 書 | shū | book |
| 熟 | shú | ripe; cooked; done; familiar |
| 數 | shǔ | count; be reckoned as |
| 樹 | shù | tree |
| 數學 | shùxué | mathematics |
| 雙 | shuāng | pair; twin; dual; double; di-; bi- |
| 誰 | sheí/shuí | who |
| 水 | shuǐ | water |
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit |
| 水平 | shuǐpíng | standard; level; horizontal |
| 睡 | shuì | sleep; go to bed |
| 睡覺 | shuì jiào | sleep; go to bed |
| 說 | shuō | speak; talk; say; scold |
| 說明 | shuōmíng | explain; illustrate; show |
| 思想 | sīxiǎng | thought; thinking; idea; ideology |
| 死 | sǐ | die; pass away; dead; inflexible |
| 四 | sì | four |
| 送 | sòng | send; give; deliver; carry; escort |
| 宿舍 | sùshè | hostel; living quarters; dormitory |
| 酸 | suān | sour; sick at heart; tingle; acid |
| 算 | suàn | calculate; compute; include; count |
| 雖然 | suīrán | though; although |
| 歲 | suì | years old (for a person's age) |
| 所以 | suǒyǐ | so; therefore; as a result |
| 所有 | suǒyǒu | all |
| 他 | tā | he |
| 他們 | tāmen | they; them (for males and females) |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 它們 | tāmen | they; them (for things, animals, etc.) |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 她們 | tāmen | they; them (for females) |
| 抬 | tái | lift up; raise; carry |
| 太 | tài | too |
| 太陽 | tàiyáng | the sun |
| 態度 | tàidu | manner; bearing; attitude |
| 談 | tán | talk; chat; discuss |
| 湯 | tāng | soup; broth |
| 糖 | táng | sugar; candy; sweets |
| 躺 | tǎng | lie; recline |
| 討論 | tǎolùn | discuss; discussion |
| 特別 | tèbié | special; particular; especially |
| 疼 | téng | ache; pain |
| 踢 | tī | kick |
| 提 | tí | carry; put forward; draw out; raise |
| 提高 | tígāo | raise; heighten; enhance; increase |
| 體育 | tǐyù | physical training; physical culture |
| 天 | tiān | sky; heaven; weather |
| 天氣 | tiānqì | weather |
| 條 | tiáo | strip (measure word for long things) |
| 條件 | tiáojiàn | condition; qualification; requirement |
| 跳 | tiào | jump; leap; spring; beat |
| 跳舞 | tiào wǔ | dance |
| 聽 | tīng | listen; hear; heed; obey |
| 聽見 | tīngjiàn | hear |
| 聽說 | tīng shuō | be told; hear of; hear about |
| 聽寫 | tīngxiě | dictate; dictation |
| 停 | tíng | stop; cease; be parked |
| 挺 | tǐng | straighten up; stick out; very; rather |
| 通 | tōng | open up; lead to; understand |
| 通過 | tōngguò | by way of; through; pass through |
| 通知 | tōngzhī | notify; give notice; notice; circular |
| 同時 | tóngshí | at the same time; simultaneously |
| 同學 | tóngxué | fellow student; schoolmate |
| 同意 | tóngyì | agree; consent; approve |
| 同志 | tóngzhì | comrade |
| 痛快 | tòngkuai | very happy; delighted; forthright |
| 頭 | tóu | first; leading |
| 突然 | tūrán | sudden; abrupt |
| 圖書館 | túshūguǎn | library |
| 團結 | tuánjié | unite; rally |
| 推 | tuī | push; shove; turn a mill; grind |
| 腿 | tuǐ | leg |
| 退 | tuì | return; give back; withdraw; fade |
| 脫 | tuō | take off; cast off; strip |
| 襪子 | wàzi | socks; stockings; hose |
| 外 | wài | outer; outside; external; foreign |
| 外邊 | wàibian | out; outside; exterior |
| 外國 | wàiguó | foreign country |
| 外語(外文) | wàiyǔ(wàiwén) | foreign language |
| 完 | wán | use up; be over; finish; complete |
| 完成 | wánchéng | accomplish; complete; fulfill |
| 完全 | wánquán | complete; whole; full; at all |
| 玩兒 | wánr | play; have fun; employ; resort to |
| 碗 | wǎn | bowl |
| 晚 | wǎn | late |
| 晚飯 | wǎnfàn | dinner; supper |
| 晚會 | wǎnhuì | evening party; social evening |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening; night |
| 萬 | wàn | ten thousand; a very great number |
| 往 | wǎng | go |
| 往 | wǎng | to; toward; in the direction of |
| 忘 | wàng | forget; neglect |
| 危險 | wēixiǎn | dangerous; perilous; danger |
| 為 | wéi | do; act; be; become |
| 偉大 | wěidà | great; mighty |
| 喂 | wèi | hello |
| 位 | wèi | (measure word for people of status) |
| 為 | wèi | (indicating the cause or purpose) |
| 為了 | wèile | for; for the sake of; in order to |
| 為什麼 | wèi shénme | why; why (or how) is it that … |
| 文化 | wénhuà | civilization; culture; education |
| 文學 | wénxué | literature |
| 文學家 | wénxuéjiā | literatus; writer |
| 文藝 | wényì | literature and art |
| 文章 | wénzhāng | essay; article; hidden meaning |
| 問 | wèn | ask; inquire |
| 問好 | wèn hǎo | send one's regards to |
| 問題 | wèntí | question; problem; issue; trouble |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; our; ourselves |
| 我們 | wǒmen | we; us; our |
| 握手 | wò shǒu | shake hands; clasp hands |
| 屋子 | wūzi | room |
| 五 | wǔ | five |
| 午飯 | wǔfàn | midday meal; lunch |
| 物理 | wùlǐ | physics |
| 西 | xī | west |
| 西邊 | xībian | west (often used in oral Chinese) |
| 希望 | xīwàng | hope; wish; expect |
| 習慣 | xíguàn | be used to; usual practice; habit |
| 喜歡 | xǐhuan | love; like; be keen to; be fond of |
| 洗 | xǐ | wash; bathe; develop |
| 洗澡 | xǐ zǎo | have a bath; bathe |
| 系 | xì | department (in a university) |
| 細 | xì | thin; fine; thin and soft; meticulous |
| 下 | xià | descend; fall; issue; go to; put in |
| 下 | xià | below; down; under; next; second |
| 下 | xià | (measure word for times of an action) |
| 下邊 | xiàbian | below; under; lower level; next |
| 下課 | xià kè | finish class; get out of class |
| 下來 | xià lái | come down |
| 下去 | xià qu | go down; descend |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon |
| 夏 | xià | summer |
| 夏天 | xiàtiān | summer |
| 先 | xiān | earlier; before; first; temporarily |
| 先生 | xiānsheng | teacher; mister; Mr.; sir; gentleman |
| 現代 | xiàndài | modern times; the contemporary age |
| 現在 | xiànzài | now; at present; today |
| 相信 | xiāngxìn | believe in; have faith in |
| 香 | xiāng | fragrant; savory; be with relish |
| 香蕉 | xiāngjiāo | banana |
| 想 | xiǎng | think; suppose; recall; want to; miss |
| 響 | xiǎng | make a sound; ring; noisy; loud |
| 像 | xiàng | be like; resemble; picture; such as |
| 向 | xiàng | towards; to; face; be partial to |
| 消息 | xiāoxi | news; information; message |
| 小(小李) | xiǎo | small; little; petty; minor; young |
| 小孩兒 | xiǎoháir | child |
| 小姐 | xiǎojie | young lady; Miss; miss |
| 小時 | xiǎoshí | hour |
| 笑 | xiào | smile (at); laugh (at); ridicule |
| 些 | xiē | (measure word for unspecified amount) |
| 鞋 | xié | shoe |
| 寫 | xiě | write; compose; describe |
| 謝謝 | xièxie | thank |
| 辛苦 | xīnkǔ | hard; toilsome; laborious; tire |
| 新 | xīn | new; fresh; up-to-date; newly |
| 新年 | xīnnián | New Year |
| 新聞 | xīnwén | information; news |
| 心 | xīn | the heart; heart; mind; feeling |
| 信 | xìn | believe; trust; profess faith in; letter |
| 信封 | xìnfēng | envelope |
| 星期 | xīngqī | week |
| 星期日(星期天) | xīngqīrì(xīngqītiān) | Sunday |
| 行 | xíng | all right; O.K.; capable; competent |
| 幸福 | xìngfú | happy; happiness |
| 姓 | xìng | be surnamed; family name |
| 休息 | xiūxi | have a rest; rest |
| 需要 | xūyào | need; want; require; demand |
| 許多 | xǔduō | many; much; a lot of |
| 學 | xué | study; learn; imitate; mimic |
| 學生 | xuésheng | student; schoolboy; schoolgirl |
| 學習 | xuéxí | study; learn; emulate |
| 學校 | xuéxiào | school; educational institute |
| 學院 | xuéyuàn | college; institute; academy |
| 雪 | xuě | snow |
| 呀 | yā | ah; oh; creak |
| 呀 | ya | ah |
| 研究 | yánjiū | study; research; consider; discuss |
| 顏色 | yánsè | color |
| 眼睛 | yǎnjing | eye |
| 演出 | yǎnchū | perform; put on a show; performance |
| 宴會 | yànhuì | banquet; feast; dinner party |
| 羊 | yáng | sheep; goat |
| 樣子 | yàngzi | shape; appearance; manner; model |
| 要求 | yāoqiú | demand; require; claim; ask |
| 藥 | yào | medicine; drug; remedy |
| 要 | yào | want to; wish to; must; shall; ask for |
| 要是 | yàoshi | in case; if; suppose |
| 也 | yě | also; too; either |
| 也許 | yěxǔ | perhaps; probably; maybe |
| 頁 | yè | page |
| 夜 | yè | night; evening |
| 一 | yī | one; once; as soon as |
| 一般 | yībān | general; ordinary; common |
| 一邊…一邊… | yībiān … yībiān | at the same time; simultaneously |
| 一點兒 | yīdiǎnr | a bit; a few; a little |
| 一定 | yīdìng | fixed; definite; given; necessarily |
| 一共 | yīgòng | in all; altogether; in total |
| 一會兒 | yīhuìr | a little while; a moment |
| 一…就… | yī … jiù … | as soon as; once |
| 一塊兒 | yīkuàir | the same place; together |
| 一起 | yīqǐ | the same place; together |
| 一切 | yīqiè | all; every; everything |
| 一下兒 | yīxià | one time; once; a little while |
| 一些 | yīxiē | a number of; certain; a few; a little |
| 一樣 | yīyàng | the same; equally; alike; as … as … |
| 一…也… | yī…yě… | an emphatic sentence structure to describe the smallest unit of the subject |
| 一直 | yīzhí | always; all along; straight |
| 醫生 | yīshēng | doctor |
| 醫院 | yīyuàn | hospital |
| 衣服 | yīfu | clothes; clothing; garment; coat |
| 椅子 | yǐzi | chair |
| 已經 | yǐjing | already |
| 以後 | yǐhòu | after; afterwards; later |
| 以前 | yǐqián | before; formerly |
| 以為 | yǐwéi | think; consider; believe |
| 藝術 | yìshù | art; skill; craft |
| 億 | yì | a hundred million |
| 意見 | yìjiàn | opinion; view; objection |
| 意思 | yìsi | meaning; idea; wish; appreciation |
| 意義 | yìyì | meaning; sense; significance |
| 因為 | yīnwèi | because; on account of; because of |
| 音樂 | yīnyuè | music |
| 陰 | yīn | cloudy; overcast; sinister |
| 銀行 | yínháng | bank |
| 英語(英文) | yīngyǔ(yīngwén) | English (language) |
| 應該 | yīnggāi | ought to; should; must |
| 贏 | yíng | win; beat; gain |
| 影響 | yǐngxiǎng | influence; affect; effect |
| 永遠 | yǒngyuǎn | for good; forever; ever; always |
| 用 | yòng | use; employ; apply; by means of |
| 尤其 | yóuqí | especially; particularly |
| 郵局 | yóujú | post office |
| 郵票 | yóupiào | stamp |
| 游泳 | yóu yǒng | swim |
| 有 | yǒu | have; possess; exist; there be |
| 有的 | yǒude | some; some of |
| 有名 | yǒumíng | famous; well-known |
| 有時候 | yǒu shíhou | sometimes |
| 有些 | yǒuxiē | some; some of |
| 有意思 | yǒu yìsi | interesting; enjoyable |
| 友好 | yǒuhǎo | friendly; amicable; close friend |
| 友誼 | yǒuyì | friendship |
| 右 | yòu | the right |
| 又 | yòu | again |
| 魚 | yú | fish |
| 愉快 | yúkuài | happy; cheerful; joyful; delightful |
| 雨 | yǔ | rain |
| 語法 | yǔfǎ | grammar |
| 語言 | yǔyán | language |
| 遇到 | yùdào | meet with; run into; encounter |
| 預習 | yùxí | preview; prepare lessons |
| 元 | yuán | Yuan (used for money) |
| 原來 | yuánlái | original; former |
| 原諒 | yuánliàng | excuse; forgive; pardon |
| 圓 | yuán | round; circular; circle |
| 遠 | yuǎn | far; remote |
| 願意 | yuànyì | be willing; be ready; wish; like; want |
| 月 | yuè | month |
| 月亮 | yuèliang | the moon |
| 月球 | yuèqiú | the moon |
| 雲 | yún | cloud |
| 運動 | yùndòng | be in motion; move about; sport |
| 再 | zài | again; not … until; then and only then |
| 再見 | zàijiàn | good-bye; see you again |
| 在 | zài | exist; be living; at; on; in |
| 在 | zài | (indicating an action in progress) |
| 咱 | zán | we; us; our; I; me; my |
| 咱們 | zánmen | we; us; our |
| 髒 | zāng | dirty; filthy |
| 早 | zǎo | early; for a long time; as early as |
| 早晨(早上) | zǎochen(zǎoshang) | (early) morning |
| 早飯 | zǎofàn | breakfast |
| 怎麼 | zěnme | how; why; however |
| 怎麼樣 | zěnmeyàng | how; (a polite formula) |
| 怎樣 | zěnyàng | how |
| 增加 | zēngjiā | increase; raise; add |
| 展覽 | zhǎnlǎn | put on display; exhibit; show |
| 占 | zhàn | occupy; seize; take; constitute |
| 站 | zhàn | stand; be on one's feet; stop; halt |
| 站 | zhàn | station; stop; service center |
| 張 | zhāng | piece |
| 長 | zhǎng | grow; develop; acquire; increase |
| 掌握 | zhǎngwò | grasp; master; control; have in hand |
| 著急 | zháojí | worry; anxious |
| 找 | zhǎo | look for; return the balance of money |
| 照顧 | zhàogù | look after; give consideration to |
| 照相 | zhào xiàng | take a picture (or photograph) |
| 這 | zhè | this; this moment; now |
| 這個 | zhège | this one; this |
| 這裡(這兒) | zhèlǐ(zhèr) | here |
| 這麼 | zhème | so; such; this way; like this |
| 這些 | zhèxiē | these |
| 這樣 | zhèyàng | so; such; like this; this way |
| 著 | zhe | (indicating an action in progress) |
| 真 | zhēn | true; real; genuine; clearly; really |
| 真正 | zhēnzhèng | genuine; real; true |
| 整齊 | zhěngqí | in good order; neat; tidy |
| 正 | zhèng | straight; upright; honest; pure; just |
| 正確 | zhèngquè | correct; right; proper |
| 正在 | zhèngzài | in process of; in course of |
| 政府 | zhèngfǔ | government |
| 政治 | zhèngzhì | politics; political affairs; political |
| 隻 | zhī | (measure word for one of a pair) |
| 支 | zhī | (measure word for stick-like things) |
| 知道 | zhīdào | know; be aware of; realize |
| 知識 | zhīshi | knowledge |
| …之間 | … zhījiān | between |
| 指 | zhǐ | point at; point to; point out; refer to |
| 只 | zhǐ | only; merely |
| 只好 | zhǐhǎo | have to; be forced to |
| 紙 | zhǐ | paper |
| 中 | zhōng | center; middle; in; among; China |
| 中間 | zhōngjiān | center; middle; among; between |
| 中文 | zhōngwén | Chinese (language) |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔ | noon; midday |
| 中學 | zhōngxué | middle school; high school |
| 鐘 | zhōng | bell; clock |
| 鐘頭 | zhōngtóu | hour (mainly used in oral Chinese) |
| 種 | zhǒng | kind; type; sort; breed; race; strain |
| 重 | zhòng | heavy; important; serious |
| 重要 | zhòngyào | important; significant; major |
| 周 | zhōu | week; round |
| 周圍 | zhōuwéi | around; round; about |
| 豬 | zhū | pig; hog; swine |
| 主要 | zhǔyào | main; major; chief; principal |
| 主意 | zhǔyi | idea; plan; decision |
| 住 | zhù | live; reside; stay; stop; cease |
| 注意 | zhùyì | pay attention to; take notice of |
| 祝 | zhù | express good wishes; wish |
| 裝 | zhuāng | act; pretend; load; assemble; fit |
| 準備 | zhǔnbèi | prepare; get ready (for); intend |
| 桌子 | zhuōzi | table; desk |
| 自己 | zìjǐ | oneself; closely related; own |
| 自行車 | zìxíngchē | bike; bicycle |
| 字 | zì | word; character |
| 總(是) | zǒng(shì) | put together; general; chief; always |
| 走 | zǒu | walk; visit; pass; leave; go away |
| 足球 | zúqiú | football game; soccer ball |
| 祖國 | zǔguó | motherland; fatherland; homeland |
| 組織 | zǔzhī | organize; form; organization |
| 嘴 | zuǐ | mouth |
| 最 | zuì | most |
| 最初 | zuìchū | first; initial |
| 最後 | zuìhòu | last; final; ultimate |
| 最近 | zuìjìn | recently; lately; in the near future |
| 昨天 | zuótiān | yesterday |
| 左 | zuǒ | the left; the left side |
| 做 | zuò | make; do; cook; be; be used as |
| 作 | zuò | do; make; compose; write; act as |
| 作業 | zuòyè | homework; operation; task; work |
| 坐 | zuò | sit; take a seat; ride; put on a fire |
| 座 | zuò | (measure word for cities and so on) |