English

Pinyin

   

a little while

yihuir

a little; a bit

yidianr

about

zuoyou

accustomed to

xiguan

afraid

haipa

afternoon

xiawu

all

dou

also

ye

also

haiyou

am; are; is

shi

amusing, fun

haowanr

and

he

animal

dongwu

April

siyue

arm

gebo

assembly hall

litang

at home

zaijia

at, in, on

zai

attend

shang

attend class; give a lesson

shangke

August

bayue

aunt

ayi

aunt

bomu

Australia

Aodaliya

Australian (person)

Aodaliyaren

autumn

qiutian

ball game fan

qiumi

ballet

baleiwu

basketball

lanqiu

beautiful to look at

haokan

because

yinwei

behind

houmain

Beijing

Beijing

beside

pangbian

bicycle

zixingche

big

da

bird

niao

bird

niao

birthday

shengri

birthday party

shengrihui

black

hei

blond hair

jinfa

blue

lan

book

shu

bottle

ping

breakfast

zaofan

brown

zongse

build (of person)

gezi

building

lou

bus

gonggong-qiche

bus stop

chezhan

business

shi

busy

mang

by bus

zuo gonggong-qiche

by car; by bus

zuoche

cake

dan'gao

cakes and pastry

dianxin

cakes; pastry

gaodian

calender

rili

can

hui

can

neng

car

qiche

cat

mao

cat

mao

chair

yizi

child

haizi

child

haizi

China

Zhongguo

Chinese (language)

Hanyu

Chinese (person)

Zhongguoren

Chinese (spoken form)

Zhongguohua

Chinese (written form)

Zhongwen

cinema

dianyingyuan

class

ban

classical

gudian

classical music

gudian yinyue

classroom

jiaoshi

classroom

jiaoshi

classroom building

jiaoshilou

clothing

yifu

coffee

kafei

cold

leng

colour

yanse

comfortable

shufu

comics

xiaorenshu

country

guojia

court, ground (for ball games)

qiuchang

cute; loveable

ke ai

date

hao

day

ri

day after tomorrow

houtian

December

shieryue

definitely; certainly

yiding

delicous

haochi

dinner

wanfan

do not

bie

doctor

yisheng

dog

gou

dog

gou

downstairs

louxia

dress

lianyiqun

dumplings

jiaozi

ear

erduo

eight

ba

elder brother

gege

elder sister

jiejie

elephant

daxiang

English

Yingyu

entrance

menkou

evening, night

wanshang

everybody

dajia

everyday

meitian

extremely

feichang

eye

yanjing

face

lian

family; home

jia

family; home

jia

fashionable

shimao

fast

kuai

fat (person)

pang

fat (pets)

fei

father

baba

Febuary

eryue

feel

juede

fellow students

tongxuemen

female person

nude

fish

yu

fish

yu

five

wu

foot

jiao

football

zuqiu

forget

wang

four

si

Friday

xingqi wu

friend

pengyou

friendly

youhao

from

cong

general MW

ge

giraffe

changjinglu

girl

nuhaizi

give regards to

daiwen hao

go home

huijia

Goodbye

Zaijian

green

lu

Guangzhuo

Guangzhuo

guest

keren

hair

toufa

half; (of time) half past

ban

hand

shou

handbag

shoutibao

happy

kualie

happy; pleased

gaoxing

hat; cap

maozi

have heard

tingshuo

he; she; him; her

ta

head

tou

hear, listen

ting

Hello

Ni hao

Hello

Wei

here

fujin

here

zher

homework

zuoye

horror

kongbu

horror movie

kongbu dianying

horse

ma

hot

re

house

fangzi

how

zenme

how many

ji

how many

duoshuo

how?

zenme yang

I; me

wo

in front, in front of

qianmian

in the house

wuli

indicates action in progress

zhengzai

inside

limian

intend to; thinking of

xiang

interesting

you yisi

jacket

waitao

January

yiyue

jeans

niuzaiku

July

qiyue

June

liuyue

just

gang

just now

gangcai

kangaroo

daishu

large (size)

dahao

last month

shang ge yue

last week

shang ge xingqi

last year

qunian

late

wan

leg

tui

letter

xin

letter from

laixin

library

tushuguan

lion

shizi

little mischief

xiao taoqi

long

chang

lunch

wufan

male person

nande

many; plenty

duo

March

sanyue

match

bisai

May

wuyue

may; can

keyi

meaning

yisi

measure word

ge

medium (size)

zhonghao

middle

zhongjian

middle school

zhongxue

minute

fen

mischievous

taoqi

Miss

Xiaojie

Monday

xingqi yi

monkey

houzi

monkey

houzi

month

yue

morning

zaoshang

morning

shangwu

most

zui

mother

mama

mouth

zuiba

movie

dianying

Mr

Xiansheng

Mrs

Taitai

music

yinyue

music fan

yinyuemi

musician

yinyuejia

MW for animal

zhi

MW for book

ben

MW for building

dong

MW for chair

ba

MW for clothes

jian

MW for fish

tiao

MW for horse

pi

MW for house

zuo

MW for house, school

suo

MW for pen, pencil

zhi

MW for person

wei

MW for table, picture

zhang

MW for vehicles

liang

name

mingzi

neck

bozi

new

xin

new student

xinsheng

New Year

Xinnian

next door

gebi

next month

xia ge yue

next week

xia ge xingqi

next year

mingnian

nianji

nianji

nine

jiu

No.

haoma

noon

zhongwu

nose

bizi

not enough

buguo

not very

bu tai

not; no

bu

novel

xiaoshuo

November

shiyiyue

now

xianzi

o'clock

dian

October

shiyue

of course

dangran

of course

dangran

office

bangongshi

old

jiu

on behalf of

dai

on top

shangmian

one

yi

opposite

duimian

or

haishi

outside

waimian

pair

shuang

panda

xiongmao

park

gongyuan

peanuts

huasheng

perfume

xiangshui

picture

hua

play; have fun

wanr

pleasant to hear

haoting

polite; courteous

keqi

pop music

liuxing yinyue

possessive particle

de

present

liwu

pretty (of clothes)

piaoliang

pretty; beautiful

piaoliang

primary school

xiaoxue

programme

jiemu

pyjamas

shuiyi

question particle

ma

question particle

ne

quite

ting

racquet

qiupai

really

zhen

red

hong

road

lu

room

fangjian

Saturday

xingqi liu

school

xuexiao

school bag

shubao

seaside

haibianr

season

ji

sentence particle

le

September

jiuyue

seven

qi

Shanghai

Shanghai

shark

shayu

shirt; blouse

chenshan

shirt; blouse

chenshan

shoes

xie

shop

shangdian

shop assistant

shouhuoyuan

short

ai

short (in length)

duan

shorts

duanku

singer

gechangjia

six

liu

skirt

qunzi

slow

man

small

xiao

small (size)

xiaohao

snack bar

xiaochidian

so

zheme

socks

wazi

some (MW)

xie

someone else

bieren

sometimes

you shihou

sorry

duibuqi

spectacles

yanjing

sport, play sport

yundong

sports ground

caochang

spring

chutian

Spring Festival

Chun Jie

standard size

hao

still; yet

hai

stomach

duzi

strange

qiguai

street

jie

structural particle

de

student

xuesheng

style, appearance

yangzi

suitable

he shi

summer

xiatian

Sunday

xingqi tian

Sunday

xingqiri

superman

chaoren

surname

xing

sweets; confectionery

tangguo

swimming pool

youyongchi

Sydney

Xini

table

zhuozi

table tennis

pingpangqiu

tall, high

gao

tea

cha

teacher

laoshi

telephone

dianhua

television

dianshi

ten

shi

tennis

wangqiu

terrifying

kongbu

that

na

that

nei

then

ranhou

there

nar

there is; there are

you

they; them

tamen

thin

shou

thing

dongxi

this

zhe

this

zhei

this month

zhei ge yue

this week

zhei ge xingxi

this year

jinnian

three

san

Thursday

xingqi si

tidy; orderly

zhengqi

tiger

laohu

time

shihou

to

dao

to arrive

dao

to ask

wen

to attend; take part

canjia

to be afraid

pa

to be called

jiao

to be homesick

xiang jia

to be late

wan

to buy

mai

to call

jiao

to celebrate one's birthday

guo shengri

to celebrate the New Year

guonian

to celebrate; spend time

guo

to come

lai

to come back; return

huilai

to come in

jinlai

to dance

tiaowu

to do

zuo

to do homework

zuo zuoye

to draw

huahua

to drink

he

to eat

chi

to eat; have a meal

chifan

to feel hungry

e

to feel thirsty

ke

to fight

dajia

to get up (out of bed)

qichuang

to give

song gei

to give; for

gie

to go

qu

to go out

chuqu

to go to work

shangban

to have

you

to have a meal

chifan

to have bad luck

daomei

to have not; there is/are not

meiyou

to help

bang

to invite

qing

to jog

paobu

to jump

tiao

to keep animals

yang

to kick

ti

to know

zhidao

to like

xihuan

to live; stay

zhu

to look for

zhao

to look for

zhao

to look up

cha

to look; see; watch

kan

to lose

diu

to make a new year call

bainian

to make dumplings

bao jiaozi

to make tea

paocha

to open

dakai

to play

wanr

to play ball games

daqiu

to play ball games (except football)

da

to play football

tiqiu

to rain

xiayu

to read

kanshu

to rest

xiuxi

to ride

qi

to show

xiaxue

to sing

chang ge

to sing

changge

to sleep

shuijiao

to swim

youyong

to take, bring

dai

to telephone

da dianhua

to tell

gaosu

to travel by

zuo

to understand

dong

to wait

deng

to walk, leave

zou

to welcome

huanying

to wrap

bao

to write

xiezi

today

jintian

together

yiqi

together

yiqi

tomorrow

mingtian

too

tai

track suit

yundongyi

train

huoche

train

huoche

tram

dianche

trouble

mafan

trouser

kuzi

trouser; slacks

changku

T-shirt

hanshan

tuck shop

xiaomaibu

Tuesday

xingqi er

two

er

type

zhong

uncle

shushu

uncle

bofu

underneath, below

xiamian

university

daxue

untidy; messy

luan

upstairs

loushang

very

hen

volley ball

paiqiu

walk; on foot

zoulu

warm, warmhearted

reqing

watch

biao

water

shui

we, us

zanmen

we; us

women

wear (clothing)

chuan

wear (headgear)

dai

weather

tianqi

Wednesday

xingqi san

week

xingqi

well; good

hao

what

shenme

where

nar

which

nei

white

bai

who

shei

why

weishenme

Why?

Zenme la?

windy

guafeng

winter

dongtian

wish

zhu

woollen sweater

maoyi

worker

gongren

writing instrument

bi

year

nian

yellow

huang

yesterday

zuotian

you

ni

you

nimen

younger brother

didi

younger sister

meimei

zero

ling

zoo

dongwuyuan