Pinyin

English

   

wo

I; me

ni

you

ta

he; she; him; her

women

we; us

nimen

you

tamen

they; them

shi

am; are; is

laoshi

teacher

xuesheng

student

tongxuemen

fellow students

hao

well; good

bu

not; no

dou

all

ye

also

Hanyu

Chinese (language)

Zhongguo

China

Zhongguoren

Chinese (person)

Aodaliyaren

Australian (person)

ma

question particle

shei

who

ne

question particle

Ni hao

Hello

Zaijian

Goodbye

de

possessive particle

zhe

this

na

that

shenme

what

fangjian

room

fangzi

house

chezhan

bus stop

xuexiao

school

jiaoshi

classroom

zhuozi

table

yizi

chair

pengyou

friend

yifu

clothing

qiche

car

zixingche

bicycle

bi

writing instrument

shu

book

shubao

school bag

hua

picture

jia

family; home

zhidao

to know

kan

to look; see; watch

hen

very

bu tai

not very

ting

quite

feichang

extremely

shufu

comfortable

da

big

xiao

small

gao

tall, high

ai

short

pang

fat (person)

shou

thin

zhengqi

tidy; orderly

luan

untidy; messy

xin

new

jiu

old

haokan

beautiful to look at

zhu

to live; stay

nar

where

Beijing

Beijing

Guangzhuo

Guangzhuo

Xini

Sydney

jia

family; home

you

to have

you

there is; there are

meiyou

to have not; there is/are not

baba

father

mama

mother

gege

elder brother

jiejie

elder sister

didi

younger brother

meimei

younger sister

yisheng

doctor

gongren

worker

shouhuoyuan

shop assistant

taoqi

mischievous

xiao taoqi

little mischief

shang

attend

daxue

university

zhongxue

middle school

xiaoxue

primary school

ji

how many

duoshuo

how many

ge

measure word

yi

one

er

two

san

three

si

four

wu

five

liu

six

qi

seven

ba

eight

jiu

nine

shi

ten

he

and

haiyou

also

yang

to keep animals

dongwu

animal

mao

cat

gou

dog

yu

fish

ma

horse

niao

bird

dajia

to fight

zhen

really

ke ai

cute; loveable

yinyuejia

musician

gechangjia

singer

yinyuemi

music fan

Xiansheng

Mr

Taitai

Mrs

Xiaojie

Miss

zuo

MW for house

suo

MW for house, school

dong

MW for building

zhang

MW for table, picture

jian

MW for clothes

liang

MW for vehicles

ba

MW for chair

zhi

MW for pen, pencil

ben

MW for book

zhi

MW for animal

tiao

MW for fish

pi

MW for horse

zui

most

xihuan

to like

kanshu

to read

shuijiao

to sleep

tiaowu

to dance

huahua

to draw

xiaorenshu

comics

dianshi

television

dianying

movie

yinyue

music

baleiwu

ballet

ting

hear, listen

liuxing yinyue

pop music

gudian yinyue

classical music

da

to play ball games (except football)

daqiu

to play ball games

lanqiu

basketball

paiqiu

volley ball

pingpangqiu

table tennis

wangqiu

tennis

ti

to kick

tiqiu

to play football

zuqiu

football

qu

to go

youyong

to swim

paobu

to jog

yundong

sport, play sport

haishi

or

qi

to ride

qiumi

ball game fan

haowanr

amusing, fun

zou

to walk, leave

qiupai

racquet

chaoren

superman

tingshuo

have heard

fei

fat (pets)

jintian

today

tianqi

weather

xianzi

now

re

hot

leng

cold

guafeng

windy

xiayu

to rain

pa

to be afraid

shayu

shark

kongbu

terrifying

kongbu dianying

horror movie

zai

at, in, on

zaijia

at home

shangmian

on top

xiamian

underneath, below

limian

inside

waimian

outside

qianmian

in front, in front of

houmain

behind

duimian

opposite

pangbian

beside

zhongjian

middle

gebi

next door

fujin

here

zher

here

nar

there

loushang

upstairs

louxia

downstairs

jiaoshi

classroom

jiaoshilou

classroom building

xiaomaibu

tuck shop

bangongshi

office

tushuguan

library

litang

assembly hall

caochang

sports ground

qiuchang

court, ground (for ball games)

dai

to take, bring

xinsheng

new student

zhengzai

indicates action in progress

shangke

attend class; give a lesson

xiezi

to write

zuo

to do

zuoye

homework

zuo zuoye

to do homework

xiuxi

to rest

mai

to buy

dongxi

thing

deng

to wait

xiaoshuo

novel

lai

to come

huanying

to welcome

dong

to understand

le

sentence particle

jiao

to be called

mingzi

name

xing

surname

nianji

nianji

ban

class

gaosu

to tell

zhao

to look for

menkou

entrance

youyongchi

swimming pool

dian

o'clock

fen

minute

ban

half; (of time) half past

ling

zero

zaoshang

morning

shangwu

morning

zhongwu

noon

xiawu

afternoon

wanshang

evening, night

biao

watch

man

slow

wan

late

qichuang

to get up (out of bed)

chi

to eat

zaofan

breakfast

wufan

lunch

wanfan

dinner

shangban

to go to work

haizi

child

meitian

everyday

you shihou

sometimes

ranhou

then

huijia

go home

zuo

to travel by

zuoche

by car; by bus

zuo gonggong-qiche

by bus

gonggong-qiche

bus

dianche

tram

huoche

train

zoulu

walk; on foot

xiang

intend to; thinking of

he

to drink

kafei

coffee

shui

water

e

to feel hungry

ke

to feel thirsty

haibianr

seaside

gongyuan

park

dianyingyuan

cinema

shangdian

shop

dongwuyuan

zoo

wanr

play; have fun

jiemu

programme

bisai

match

xingqi yi

Monday

xingqi er

Tuesday

xingqi san

Wednesday

xingqi si

Thursday

xingqi wu

Friday

xingqi liu

Saturday

xingqi tian

Sunday

ayi

aunt

shushu

uncle

dajia

everybody

yiqi

together

Shanghai

Shanghai

bieren

someone else

duo

many; plenty

daxiang

elephant

xiongmao

panda

changjinglu

giraffe

laohu

tiger

shizi

lion

daishu

kangaroo

houzi

monkey

tiao

to jump

xiaochidian

snack bar

jiao

to call

yidianr

a little; a bit

zenme yang

how?

dai

wear (headgear)

yanjing

spectacles

maozi

hat; cap

chuan

wear (clothing)

chenshan

shirt; blouse

hanshan

T-shirt

waitao

jacket

maoyi

woollen sweater

shuiyi

pyjamas

yundongyi

track suit

kuzi

trouser

duan

short (in length)

duanku

shorts

chang

long

changku

trouser; slacks

niuzaiku

jeans

qunzi

skirt

lianyiqun

dress

wazi

socks

shuang

pair

tai

too

xie

shoes

ge

general MW

xie

some (MW)

zhong

type

weishenme

why

yinwei

because

yangzi

style, appearance

buguo

not enough

shimao

fashionable

hao

standard size

dahao

large (size)

zhonghao

medium (size)

xiaohao

small (size)

daomei

to have bad luck

yanse

colour

hong

red

hei

black

zongse

brown

lan

blue

huang

yellow

bai

white

lu

green

qiguai

strange

tou

head

toufa

hair

erduo

ear

lian

face

yanjing

eye

bizi

nose

zuiba

mouth

bozi

neck

gebo

arm

shou

hand

tui

leg

jiao

foot

duzi

stomach

gezi

build (of person)

nande

male person

nude

female person

nuhaizi

girl

wei

MW for person

jinfa

blond hair

gangcai

just now

keqi

polite; courteous

de

structural particle

kuai

fast

gaoxing

happy; pleased

haoting

pleasant to hear

wan

to be late

haoma

No.

jie

street

lu

road

lou

building

dianhua

telephone

da dianhua

to telephone

hui

can

Zhongguohua

Chinese (spoken form)

Zhongwen

Chinese (written form)

Yingyu

English

Aodaliya

Australia

keyi

may; can

bang

to help

mang

busy

mafan

trouble

chifan

to eat; have a meal

juede

feel

guojia

country

piaoliang

pretty; beautiful

youhao

friendly

reqing

warm, warmhearted

dangran

of course

zhei

this

nei

that

nei

which

chang ge

to sing

yue

month

yiyue

January

eryue

Febuary

sanyue

March

siyue

April

wuyue

May

liuyue

June

qiyue

July

bayue

August

jiuyue

September

shiyue

October

shiyiyue

November

shieryue

December

shang ge yue

last month

zhei ge yue

this month

xia ge yue

next month

ri

day

hao

date

zuotian

yesterday

mingtian

tomorrow

houtian

day after tomorrow

xingqi

week

shang ge xingqi

last week

zhei ge xingxi

this week

xia ge xingqi

next week

nian

year

qunian

last year

jinnian

this year

mingnian

next year

cha

to look up

rili

calender

shihou

time

zuoyou

about

cong

from

dao

to

ji

season

chutian

spring

xiatian

summer

qiutian

autumn

dongtian

winter

xiaxue

to show

shi

business

Zenme la?

Why?

xin

letter

laixin

letter from

dai

on behalf of

daiwen hao

give regards to

Xinnian

New Year

guonian

to celebrate the New Year

Chun Jie

Spring Festival

bainian

to make a new year call

kualie

happy

bofu

uncle

bomu

aunt

wuli

in the house

zanmen

we, us

yiqi

together

piaoliang

pretty (of clothes)

chuqu

to go out

yihuir

a little while

huilai

to come back; return

dianxin

cakes and pastry

huasheng

peanuts

tangguo

sweets; confectionery

gaodian

cakes; pastry

paocha

to make tea

cha

tea

xiguan

accustomed to

xiang jia

to be homesick

chifan

to have a meal

bao

to wrap

bao jiaozi

to make dumplings

jiaozi

dumplings

yiding

definitely; certainly

hai

still; yet

diu

to lose

zhao

to look for

shengri

birthday

shengrihui

birthday party

qing

to invite

canjia

to attend; take part

guo

to celebrate; spend time

guo shengri

to celebrate one's birthday

song gei

to give

zhu

wish

liwu

present

chenshan

shirt; blouse

haizi

child

haochi

delicous

yisi

meaning

you yisi

interesting

niao

bird

huoche

train

houzi

monkey

gou

dog

mao

cat

yu

fish

changge

to sing

neng

can

bie

do not

wang

forget

gie

to give; for

duibuqi

sorry

Wei

Hello

keren

guest

gang

just

wen

to ask

jinlai

to come in

dan'gao

cake

zenme

how

zheme

so

kongbu

horror

shoutibao

handbag

ping

bottle

xiangshui

perfume

dakai

to open

dangran

of course

xingqiri

Sunday

he shi

suitable

dao

to arrive

gudian

classical

haipa

afraid

wanr

to play