| Pinyin | Translation | HSK | Sound | Grammar | No tones | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 啊 | a | ah (exclamation) | 3 |  | a | |
| 矮 | ǎi | short | 3 | | ai | |
| 爱 | ài | to love; to pleasure; love | 1 |  | | ai |
| 爱好 | àihào | hobby | 3 | | aihao | |
| 安静 | ānjìng | silence; to be silent | 3 | | anjing | |
| 阿姨 | āyí | aunt | 3 | | ayi | |
| 八 | bā | eight | 1 | | | ba |
| 吧 | ba | modal particle indicating a formal suggestion | 2 | | ba | |
| 把 | bǎ | used to introduce the direct object that undergoes an action by the subject who changes its status or location | 3 | | ba | |
| 爸爸 | bàba | father | 1 | | | baba |
| 白 | bái | white; clear; evident; simply; to explain; to declare; example of surname | 2 | | bai | |
| 百 | bǎi | hundreds | 2 | | | bai |
| 搬 | bān | to move | 3 | | ban | |
| 半 | bàn | half | 3 | | ban | |
| 班 | bān | class | 3 | | ban | |
| 办法 | bànfǎ | way | 3 | | banfa | |
| 帮忙 | bāngmáng | to help | 3 | | bangmang | |
| 办公室 | bàngōngshì | office | 3 | | bangongshi | |
| 帮助 | bāngzhù | to help; help; assistance | 2 | | bangzhu | |
| 饱 | bǎo | full; satiated | 3 | | bao | |
| 包 | bāo | package; bag (ex: 电脑 包=computer bag) | 3 | | bao | |
| 报纸 | bàozhǐ | newspaper | 2 | | baozhi | |
| 杯 | bēi | cup; glass; trophy | 1 | | | be1i |
| 被 | bèi | used to form the passive sentence | 3 | | bei | |
| 北 | běi | north | | | bei | |
| 北方 | běifāng | north | 3 | | beifang | |
| 北京 | běijīng | Beijing | 1 | | | beijing |
| 杯子 | bēizi | glass; cup | 1 | | | beizi |
| 本 | běn | root; base; foundation; origin; classifier for books and other items bound | 1 | | | ben |
| 比 | bǐ | to compare; to compete; to emulate; proportion; ratio; particle to make use of the comparison | 2 | | bi | |
| 变化 | biànhuà | to change | 3 | | bianhua | |
| 表示 | biǎoshì | to express; to show; to declare; to indicate | 3 | | biaoshi | |
| 表演 | biǎoyǎn | show | 3 | | biaoyan | |
| 别 | bié | to leave; to separate; another; different; difference; used to form negative imperative if it is used in adverbial position | 2 | | bie | |
| 别人 | biérén | someone else; other | 3 | | bieren | |
| 比教 | bǐjiào | to compare | 3 | | bijiao | |
| 宾馆 | bīnguǎn | hotel | 3 | | binguan | |
| 冰箱 | bīngxiāng | refrigerator | 3 | | bingxiang | |
| 比赛 | bǐsài | game; race | 3 | | bisai | |
| 必须 | bìxū | to must | 3 | | bixu | |
| 鼻子 | bízi | nose | 3 | | bizi | |
| 不 | bù | negative particle (no) | 1 | | | bu |
| 不客气 | bú kèqi | please | 1 | | | bukeqi |
| 菜 | cài | vegetable; vegetables; dish plate | 1 | | | cai |
| 才 | cái | only; just | 3 | | cai | |
| 菜单 | càidān | menu | 3 | | caidan | |
| 参加 | cānjiā | to partecipate | 3 | | canjia | |
| 草 | cǎo | grass | 3 | | cao | |
| 层 | céng | layer; level | 3 | | ceng | |
| 差 | chà | bad; of bad quality or workmanship; lacking; to fail; to do not reach a satisfactory level | 3 | | cha | |
| 茶 | chá | tea | 1 | | | cha |
| 长 | cháng | long; length; constantly | 2 | | chang | |
| 唱歌 | chànggē | to sing a song | 2 | | changge | |
| 超市 | chāoshì | supermarket | 3 | | chaoshi | |
| 车 | chē | wagon; cart; vehicle; to turning | 1 | | | che |
| 成绩 | chéngjì | result | 3 | | chengji | |
| 城市 | chéngshì | city | 3 | | chengshi | |
| 衬衫 | chènshān | shirt | 3 | | chenshan | |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to take medication; to undergo | 1 | | | chi |
| 迟到 | chídào | to be late | 3 | | chidao | |
| 出 | chū | to exit; to issue; to produce; to happen; to spend | 2 | | chu | |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear; to dress up; to penetrate; to pass; to pierce | 2 | | chuan | |
| 船 | chuán | boat; ship; vessel | 2 | | chuan | |
| 厨房 | chúfáng | kitchen | 3 | | chufang | |
| 除了 | chúle | in addition to | 3 | | chule | |
| 春 | chūn | spring | 3 | | chun | |
| 出现 | chūxiàn | to appear | 3 | | chuxian | |
| 出租车 | chūzūchē | taxi | 1 | | | chuzuche |
| 次 | cì | order; sequence; next; following; secondary; time | 2 | | ci | |
| 词语 | cíyǔ | term | 3 | | ciyu | |
| 从 | cóng | by (from a place); ever; to obey; to deal of; secondary | 2 | | cong | |
| 聪明 | cōngming | clever | 3 | | congming | |
| 错 | cuò | error; mistake; mistaken; wrong; to wrong | 2 | | cuo | |
| 大 | dà | great; big | 1 | | | da |
| 打电话 | dǎdiànhuà | to telephone | 1 | | | dadianhua |
| 带 | dài | band; tape; area; zone; to bring along | 3 | | dai | |
| 大家 | dàjiā | all | 2 | | dajia | |
| 打篮球 | dǎlánqiú | to play basketball | 2 | | dalanqiu | |
| 蛋糕 | dàngāo | cake | 3 | | dangao | |
| 当然 | dāngrán | naturally; certainly; of course | 3 | | dangran | |
| 但是 | dànshì | but; however | 2 | | danshi | |
| 担心 | dānxīn | to worry; concern | 3 | | danxin | |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive; to (to a place); until; in post-verbal position indicates the result of the action of the verb | 2 | | dao | |
| 打扫 | dǎsǎo | to cleanse | 3 | | dasao | |
| 打算 | dǎsuàn | plan; to design | 3 | | dasuan | |
| 的 | de | nominal particle of structural subordination (of) used behind a verb/adjective as a verb to indicate effect/degree/possibility | 1 | | | de |
| 地 | de | Adjectives may be used as adverbs (in this case they precede the verb). | ||||
| For two-syllable adjectives doubled and intensified adjectives or denied you must place de particle between adjective and verb; de particle it is often used for two-syllable adjectives or monosyllabic doubled. Never for monosyllabic adjectives. | 3 | | de | |||
| 得 | dé | to obtain | 2 | | de | |
| 灯 | dēng | light; lamp | 3 | | deng | |
| 等 | děng | to wait; to hope; to equalize; class; category; equal | 2 | | deng | |
| 低 | dī | low | 3 | | di | |
| 点 | diǎn | small quantity; hour (time); point | 1 | | | dian |
| 电话 | diànhuà | telephone; phone call | 1 | | | dianhua |
| 电脑 | diànnǎo | computer | 1 | | | diannao |
| 电视 | diànshì | television | 1 | | | dianshi |
| 电梯 | diàntī | elevator | 3 | | dianti | |
| 电影 | diànyǐng | movie | 1 | | | dianying |
| 电子邮件 | diànzǐyóujiàn | 3 | | dianziyoujian | ||
| 弟弟 | dìdi | younger brother | 2 | | didi | |
| 地方 | dìfang | local; area; place | 3 | | difang | |
| 地铁 | dìtiě | subway | 3 | | ditie | |
| 地图 | dìtú | map | 3 | | ditu | |
| 第一 | dìyī | first; primary; principal | 2 | | diyi | |
| 懂 | dǒng | to understand; to know | 2 | | dong | |
| 冬 | dōng | winter | 3 | | dong | |
| 东 | dōng | east; the east | 3 | | | dong |
| 动物 | dòngwù | animal | 3 | | dongwu | |
| 东西 | dōngxi | thing; object | 1 | | | dongxi |
| 都 | dōu | all | 1 | | | dou |
| 读 | dú | to read | 1 | | | du |
| 段 | duàn | section; paragraph | 3 | | duan | |
| 短 | duǎn | short | 3 | | duan | |
| 锻炼 | duànliàn | exercise (gymnastics) | 3 | | duanlian | |
| 对 | duì | correct; to; towards; to stand in front | 2 | | dui | |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I am sorry; sorry/Excuse | 1 | | | duibuqi |
| 多 | duō | very (adjective); as (adverb: used in an interrogative sentence to ask the quantity or grade) | 1 | | | duo |
| 多么 | duōme | how; how much | 3 | | duome | |
| 多少 | duōshao | as; how many | 1 | | | duoshao |
| 饿 | è | hungry | 3 | | e | |
| 二 | èr | two | 1 | | | er |
| 儿 | ér | child; young; son | 1 | | | er |
| 耳朵 | ěrduo | ear | 3 | | erduo | |
| 而且 | érqiě | and; moreover | 3 | | erqie | |
| 儿子 | érzi | son | 1 | | | erzi |
| 饭 | fàn | food; meal; rice (cooked) | 1 | | | fa4n |
| 饭店 | fàndiàn | restaurant; hotel | 1 | | | fandian |
| 放 | fàng | to put | 3 | | fang | |
| 方便 | fāngbiàn | convenient; easy; easy to reach | 3 | | fangbian | |
| 房间 | fángjiān | room | 2 | | fangjian | |
| 饭馆 | fànguǎn | restaurant | 1 | | fanguan | |
| 放心 | fàngxīn | to rest assured | 3 | | fangxin | |
| 发烧 | fāshāo | fever | 3 | | fashao | |
| 发现 | fāxiàn | discovery | 3 | | faxian | |
| 分 | fēn | to divide; to separate; to distribute; to assign; to differentiate; minute; one cent; one cent Yuan (national currency unit) | 1 | | | fe1n |
| 非常 | fēicháng | very; extremely; unusual; extraordinary; exceptional | 2 | | feichang | |
| 飞机 | fēijī | airplane | 1 | | | feiji |
| 分钟 | fēnzhōng | minute | 1 | | | fenzhong |
| 附近 | fùjìn | nearby; closeness | 3 | | fujin | |
| 服务员 | fúwùyuán | waiter | 2 | | fuwuyuan | |
| 复习 | fùxí | to revise; refresher | 3 | | fuxi | |
| 敢 | gǎn | to dare | 3 | | gan | |
| 刚才 | gāngcái | right now; just now (ie: he was here a moment ago) | 3 | | gangcai | |
| 干净 | gānjìng | clean | 3 | | ganjing | |
| 感冒 | gǎnmào | cold; flu; to catch a cold | 3 | | ganmao | |
| 高 | gāo | high; elevated; superior | 2 | | gao | |
| 告诉 | gàosu | to say; to inform; to let know; to tell | 2 | | gaosu | |
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | happy; pleased | 1 | | | gaoxing |
| 个 | gè | classification particle for names of the person; classification particle for generic things | 1 | | | ge |
| 哥哥 | gēge | older brother | 2 | | gege | |
| 给 | gěi | to give; to allow; to/for (someone) | 2 | | gei | |
| 跟 | gēn | with | 3 | | gen | |
| 更 | gèng | more | 3 | | geng | |
| 根据 | gēnjù | according to | 3 | | genju | |
| 公共汽车 | gōnggòngqìchē | bus | 2 | | gonggongqiche | |
| 公斤 | gōngjīn | kilogram | 2 | | gongjin | |
| 公司 | gōngsī | company | 2 | | gongsi | |
| 公园 | gōngyuán | park | 3 | | gongyuan | |
| 工作 | gōngzuò | to work; work; job | 1 | | | gongzuo |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog | 1 | | | gou |
| 刮风 | guāfēng | windy | 3 | | guafeng | |
| 关 | guān | to close | 3 | | guan | |
| 关系 | guānxì | relationship | 3 | | guanxi | |
| 关心 | guānxīn | care; attention | 3 | | guanxin | |
| 关于 | guānyú | about | 3 | | guanyu | |
| 贵 | guì | expensive; precious; in charge to nouns denotes extreme politeness in formal relationships | 2 | | gui | |
| 过 | guò | to cross; to walk; to pass; to go over; too; through (time); used to express an action already passed | 2 | | guo | |
| 国家 | guójiā | country | 3 | | guojia | |
| 过去 | guòqù | past; last | 3 | | guoqu | |
| 果汁 | guǒzhī | juice (of fruit) | 3 | | guozhi | |
| 故事 | gùshi | story | 3 | | gushi | |
| 还 | hái | yet; even; also; too | 2 | | hai | |
| 害怕 | hàipà | to be afraid | 3 | | haipa | |
| 还是 | háishì | or | 3 | | haishi | |
| 孩子 | háizi | child | 2 | | haizi | |
| 汉 | hàn | chinese (adjective used to indicate chinese language) | 1 | | | han |
| 汉语 | hànyǔ | chinese language | 1 | | | hanyu |
| 号 | hào | day (month number) | 1 | | | hao |
| 好 | hǎo | well; good | 1 | | | hao |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | delicious; exquisite; flavorful | 2 | | haochi | |
| 喝 | hē | to drink | 1 | | | he |
| 河 | hé | river | | | he | |
| 和 | hé | and | 1 | | | he |
| 黑 | hēi | black | 2 | | hei | |
| 黑板 | hēibǎn | blackboard | 3 | | heiban | |
| 很 | hěn | a lot of | 1 | | | hen |
| 红 | hóng | red; revolutionary; popular | 2 | | hong | |
| 后面 | hòumiàn | to back; in back; behind | 1 | | | houmian |
| 花 | huā | flower | 3 | | hua | |
| 画 | huà | painting; draw | 3 | | hua | |
| 坏 | huài | bad; fault | 3 | | huai | |
| 还 | huán | to give back | 3 | | huan | |
| 换 | huàn | to change | 3 | | huan | |
| 黄 | huáng | yellow | 3 | | huang | |
| 环境 | huánjìng | environment | 3 | | huanjing | |
| 欢迎 | huānyíng | welcome | 2 | | huanying | |
| 花园 | huāyuán | garden | 3 | | huayuan | |
| 回 | huí | to go back; to return | 1 | | | hui |
| 会 | huì | to can be able to | 1 | | | hui |
| 回答 | huídá | to answer | 2 | | huida | |
| 会议 | huìyì | meeting | 3 | | huiyi | |
| 火车 | huǒchē | train | 1 | | | huoche |
| 火车站 | huǒchēzhàn | railway station | 1 | | | huochezhan |
| 或者 | huòzhě | or | 3 | | huozhe | |
| 护照 | hùzhào | passport | 3 | | huzhao | |
| 极 | jí | excessively | 3 | | ji | |
| 几 | jǐ | how many?; some | 1 | | | ji |
| 今 | jīn | current; present; today | 1 | | | ji1n |
| 家 | jiā | home; family | 1 | | | jia |
| 见 | jiàn | to see; to meet; to appear; to seem; opinion | 1 | | | jian |
| 件 | jiàn | document; letter; cloth; piece; classifier for business/things/clothing/commitments/events | 2 | | jian | |
| 检查 | jiǎnchá | inspection | 3 | | jiancha | |
| 简单 | jiǎndān | simple | 3 | | jiandan | |
| 讲 | jiǎng | to speak; to say; to explain; to clarify | 3 | | jiang | |
| 健康 | jiànkāng | health | 3 | | jiankang | |
| 见面 | jiànmiàn | to meet | 3 | | jianmian | |
| 角 | jiǎo | ten cents yuan | 3 | | jiao | |
| 脚 | jiǎo | foot | 3 | | jiao | |
| 教 | jiāo | to teach | 3 | | jiao | |
| 叫 | jiào | call / call / shout (depending on context) | 1 | | | jiao |
| 教室 | jiàoshì | classroom | 2 | | jiaoshi | |
| 机场 | jīchǎng | airport | 2 | | jichang | |
| 鸡蛋 | jīdàn | chicken egg | 2 | | jidan | |
| 记得 | jìde | to remember | 3 | | jide | |
| 借 | jiè | to borrow; to lend | 3 | | jie | |
| 接 | jiē | to accept; to receive; to continue | 3 | | jie | |
| 街道 | jiēdào | road | 3 | | jiedao | |
| 结婚 | jiéhūn | to marry | 3 | | jiehun | |
| 姐姐 | jiějie | older sister | 2 | | jiejie | |
| 解决 | jiějué | to solve (a problem) | 3 | | jiejue | |
| 节目 | jiémù | show; program | 3 | | jiemu | |
| 节日 | jiérì | party | 3 | | jieri | |
| 介绍 | jièshào | to submit; to recommend; to explain briefly; to introduce; to suggest; presentation | 2 | | jieshao | |
| 结束 | jiéshù | to end; to finish | 3 | | jieshu | |
| 几乎 | jīhū | almost | 3 | | jihu | |
| 机会 | jīhuì | opportunity | 3 | | jihui | |
| 季节 | jìjié | season | 3 | | jijie | |
| 进 | jìn | to enter; to advance; to proceed; to get/to admit someone | 2 | | jin | |
| 近 | jìn | near; near to; next; recent | 2 | | jin | |
| 经常 | jīngcháng | often | 3 | | jingchang | |
| 经过 | jīngguò | to cross; through | 3 | | jingguo | |
| 经理 | jīnglǐ | manager | 3 | | jingli | |
| 今天 | jīntiān | today | 1 | | | jintian |
| 旧 | jiù | old; used | 3 | | jiu | |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine | 1 | | | jiu |
| 就 | jiù | right; then; only | 2 | | jiu | |
| 酒 | jiǔ | wine; drink | | | jiu | |
| 久 | jiǔ | long (in terms of time) | 3 | | jiu | |
| 觉得 | juéde | to feel; to perceive; to think; to wake up; to realize; to become aware | 2 | | juede | |
| 决定 | juédìng | to decide; decision | 3 | | jueding | |
| 举行 | jǔxíng | to hold | 3 | | juxing | |
| 句子 | jùzi | sentence | 3 | | juzi | |
| 开 | kāi | to drive; to lead; to open; to start | 1 | | | kai |
| 开始 | kāishǐ | to start; to begin | 2 | | kaishi | |
| 看 | kàn | to see; to watch; to read | 1 | | | kan |
| 看见 | kànjiàn | to see | 1 | | | kanjan |
| 考试 | kǎoshì | examination | 2 | | kaoshi | |
| 课 | kè | lesson; course; matter | 2 | | ke | |
| 渴 | kě | thirsty | 3 | | ke | |
| 刻 | kè | quarter of an hour | 3 | | ke | |
| 可爱 | kěài | cute | 3 | | keai | |
| 可能 | kěnéng | possibility; possible; likely; probably | 2 | | keneng | |
| 客人 | kèrén | guest | 3 | | keren | |
| 可以 | kěyǐ | to can | 2 | | keyi | |
| 空调 | kōngtiáo | air conditioning | 3 | | kongtiao | |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth | 3 | | | kou |
| 哭 | kū | to cry | 3 | | ku | |
| 块 | kuài | piece; slice; colloquial for Yuan (chinese currency unit); classifier used mainly for things expressed in piece (eg: clothing) or in tablets | 1 | | | kuai |
| 快 | kuài | fast | 2 | | kuai | |
| 快乐 | kuàilè | happy | 2 | | kuaile | |
| 裤子 | kùzi | trousers | 3 | | kuzi | |
| 来 | lái | to come | 1 | | | lai |
| 篮 | lán | blue | 3 | | lan | |
| 老 | lǎo | old | 3 | | lao | |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher; professor | 1 | | | laoshi |
| 了 | le | modal particle (used at the end of a sentence to intensify an action or to indicate a change of the above conditions or completed action) | 1 | | | le |
| 累 | lèi | tired; tiring; to accomplish; to work hard; to imply | 2 | | lei | |
| 冷 | lěng | cold | 1 | | | leng |
| 里 | lǐ | inside | 1 | | | li |
| 离 | lí | from (distance); to leave; to get away from it; to be independent; to leave; to start from; until | 2 | | li | |
| 李 | lǐ | Lee (surname) | 1 | | | li |
| 脸 | liǎn | face | 3 | | lian | |
| 辆 | liàng | classifier for cars | 3 | | liang | |
| 两 | liǎng | two; both; some; unit of measurement equal to 50 grams; used as number two in the composition of the numbers greater then 1000 | 2 | | | liang |
| 练习 | liànxí | to practice (in the study); exercise | 3 | | lianxi | |
| 了解 | liǎojiě | to know; to understand | 3 | | liaojie | |
| 离开 | líkāi | to separate; to leave | 3 | | likai | |
| 里面 | lǐmiàn | inside | 1 | | | limian |
| 李明 | li míng | Lee Ming (surname and name) | 1 | | | liming |
| 零 | líng | zero | 1 | | | ling |
| 邻居 | línjū | neighborhood | 3 | | linju | |
| 历史 | lìshǐ | history (school subject) | 3 | | lishi | |
| 六 | liù | six | 3 | | | liu |
| 礼物 | lǐwù | gift | 3 | | liwu | |
| 楼 | lóu | building | 3 | | lou | |
| 路 | lù | travel; journey; route; road; street; line (of the bus) | 2 | | lu | |
| 绿 | lǚ | green | 3 | | lu | |
| 旅游 | lǚyóu | tourism; trip; to travel | 2 | | luyou | |
| 骂 | mà | to insult | | | ma | |
| 马 | mǎ | horse | 3 | | | ma |
| 吗 | maa | interrogative particle used at the end of a sentence to indicate a preposition direct questioning | 1 | | | ma |
| 妈 | mā | mother | | | ma | |
| 妈妈 | māma | mother | | | ma1ma | |
| 卖 | mài | to sell | 2 | | mai | |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy | 1 | | | mai |
| 慢 | màn | slow | 2 | | | man |
| 忙 | máng | busy | 2 | | mang | |
| 满意 | mǎnyì | to be satisfied | 3 | | manyi | |
| 猫 | māo | cat | 1 | | | mao |
| 帽子 | màozi | hat | 3 | | maozi | |
| 马上 | mǎshàng | immediately (often with 就 which indicates the speed with which an action takes place) | 3 | | mashang | |
| 没 | méi | prefix of negation for verbs | 1 | | | mei |
| 每 | měi | every; each | 2 | | mei | |
| 没关系 | méiguānxi | it does not matter; please | 1 | | | meiguanxi |
| 妹妹 | mèimei | younger sister | 2 | | meimei | |
| 们 | men | particle used to form plural personal pronouns | 2 | | | men |
| 米 | mǐ | meter; rice | 3 | | mi | |
| 面包 | miànbāo | bread | 3 | | mianbao | |
| 面条 | miàntiáo | spaghetti | 3 | | miantiao | |
| 米饭 | mǐfàn | rice (cooked/fried) | 1 | | | mifan |
| 明白 | míngbai | to understand; clear; explicit | 3 | | mingbai | |
| 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow | 1 | | | mingtian |
| 名字 | míngzi | name | 1 | | | mingzi |
| 哪 | nǎ | which one? how? (used before a classifier) | 1 | | | na |
| 拿 | ná | to bring | 3 | | na | |
| 那 | nà | that | 1 | | | na |
| 奶奶 | nǎinai | paternal grandmother | 3 | | nainai | |
| 难 | nán | difficult | 3 | | nan | |
| 南 | nán | south | 3 | | | nan |
| 男 | nán | man | 1 | | nan | |
| 难过 | nánguò | to be in trouble | 3 | | nanguo | |
| 男人 | nánrén | man | 2 | | nanren | |
| 哪儿 | nǎr | where? | 1 | | | nar |
| 那儿 | nàr | there | 1 | | | nar |
| 呢 | ne | interrogative particle used at the end of sentence for subjects already mentioned; particle used at the end of a sentence to indicate a finding | 1 | | | ne |
| 能 | néng | to can be able to | 1 | | | neng |
| 你 | nǐ | You | 1 | | | ni |
| 年 | nián | (calendar) year | 1 | | | nian |
| 年级 | niánjí | year (into compulsory education); academic year | 3 | | nianji | |
| 年轻 | niánqīng | young | 3 | | nianqing | |
| 鸟 | niǎo | bird | 3 | | niao | |
| 您 | nín | pronoun used to speak politer | 2 | | | nin |
| 牛奶 | niúnǎi | cow's milk | 2 | | niunai | |
| 女 | nǚ | woman | 1 | | | nu |
| 女儿 | nǚér | daughter | 1 | | | nuer |
| 努力 | nǔlì | diligent; effort; to engage; to strive | 3 | | nuli | |
| 女人 | nǚrén | women | 2 | | nuren | |
| 胖 | pàng | to get fat; fat | 3 | | pang | |
| 旁边 | pángbiān | beside; next to | 2 | | pangbian | |
| 盘子 | pánzi | dish | 3 | | panzi | |
| 跑步 | pǎobù | to run | 2 | | paobu | |
| 爬山 | páshān | to climb a mountain | 3 | | pashan | |
| 朋友 | péngyou | friend | 1 | | | pengyou |
| 便宜 | piányí | cheap | 2 | | pianyi | |
| 票 | piào | ticket; coupon; card; voting card; bill; classificator for mailings and business transactions | 2 | | piao | |
| 漂亮 | piàoliang | beautiful; elegant | 1 | | | piaoliang |
| 苹果 | píngguǒ | apple | 1 | | | pingguo |
| 葡萄 | pútao | grapes | 3 | | putao | |
| 普通话 | pǔtōnghuà | chinese madarinfish | 3 | | putonghua | |
| 骑 | qí | to ride; to go with a means of transport | 3 | | | qi |
| 七 | qī | seven | 1 | | | qi |
| 钱 | qián | money | 1 | | | qian |
| 千 | qiān | thousands | | | qian | |
| 铅笔 | qiānbǐ | pencil | 3 | | qianbi | |
| 前面 | qiánmiàn | in front; facing; in the lead | 1 | | | qianmian |
| 起床 | qǐchuáng | to wake up | 2 | | qichuang | |
| 奇怪 | qíguài | strange; bizarre | 3 | | qiguai | |
| 晴 | qíng | limpid; serene; clear | 2 | | qing | |
| 请 | qǐng | to pray (to ask politely); expression used to start a question or an invitation to make something | 1 | | | qing |
| 清楚 | qīngchu | to understand; understandable | 3 | | qingchu | |
| 其实 | qíshí | really | 3 | | qishi | |
| 其他 | qítā | other | 3 | | qita | |
| 秋 | qiū | autumn | 3 | | qiu | |
| 妻子 | qīzǐ | wife | 2 | | qizi | |
| 去 | qù | to go | 1 | | | qu |
| 去年 | qùnián | last year | 2 | | qunian | |
| 裙子 | qúnzi | skirt | 3 | | qunzi | |
| 让 | ràng | to allow; to give; from (complement of agent) | 2 | | rang | |
| 然后 | ránhòu | then; later | 3 | | ranhou | |
| 热 | rè | hot | 1 | | | re |
| 人 | rén | person | 1 | | | ren |
| 认识 | rènshi | to know (a person); to meet | 1 | | | renshi |
| 认为 | rènwéi | to think; to consider; to deem | 3 | | renwei | |
| 认真 | rènzhēn | conscientious; serious | 3 | | renzhen | |
| 热情 | rèqíng | hearty; fervent | 3 | | reqing | |
| 日 | rì | day (hours of light from sunrise to sunset); sun | 1 | | | ri |
| 容易 | róngyì | easy | 3 | | rongyi | |
| 如果 | rúguǒ | if | 3 | | ruguo | |
| 伞 | sǎn | umbrella | 3 | | san | |
| 三 | sān | three | 1 | | | san |
| 上 | shàng | above | 1 | | | shang |
| 上班 | shàngbān | to go work; to start work | 2 | | shangban | |
| 商店 | shāngdiàn | shop | 1 | | | shangdian |
| 上面 | shàngmiàn | above | 1 | | | shangmian |
| 上网 | shàngwǎng | to browse online; to be online | 3 | | shangwang | |
| 上午 | shàngwǔ | morning | 1 | | | shangwu |
| 少 | shǎo | little | 1 | | | shao |
| 谁 | shéi; shuí | who | 1 | | | shei |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to sicken | 2 | | shengbing | |
| 生气 | shēngqì | to get angry; to take offense | 3 | | shengqi | |
| 生日 | shēngrì | birthday; date of birth; anniversary | 2 | | shengri | |
| 声音 | shēngyīn | voice; sound | 3 | | shengyin | |
| 什么 | shénme | what? | 1 | | | shenme |
| 身体 | shēntǐ | body; health | 2 | | shenti | |
| 十 | shí | ten | 1 | | | shi |
| 是 | shì | to be | 1 | | | shi |
| 使 | shǐ | to make | 3 | | shi | |
| 时候 | shíhou | time; moment; period | 1 | | | shihou |
| 时间 | shíjiān | time; period | 2 | | shijian | |
| 世界 | shìjiè | world | 3 | | shijie | |
| 事情 | shìqing | deal; issue; fact | 2 | | shiqing | |
| 瘦 | shòu | thin; skinny; to thin | 3 | | shou | |
| 手表 | shǒubiǎo | wristwatch | 2 | | shoubiao | |
| 手机 | shǒujī | mobile phone | 2 | | shouji | |
| 树 | shù | tree | 3 | | shu | |
| 书 | shū | book | 1 | | | shu |
| 双 | shuāng | couple; classifier for things expressed as a couple | 3 | | shuang | |
| 刷牙 | shuāyá | to brush your teeth | 3 | | shuaya | |
| 舒服 | shūfu | healthy; at ease | 3 | | shufu | |
| 水 | shuǐ | water | 1 | | | shui |
| 睡 | shuì | to sleep | 1 | | | shui |
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit | 1 | | | shuiguo |
| 睡觉 | shuìjiào | to sleep; to go to bed | 1 | | | shuijiao |
| 水平 | shuǐpíng | level (of a skill or of a knowledge) | 3 | | shuiping | |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say; to explain; to scold; doctrine; theory | 1 | | | shuo |
| 说话 | shuōhuà | to speak; to say | 1 | | | shuohua |
| 叔叔 | shūshu | uncle | 3 | | shushu | |
| 数学 | shùxué | mathematics | 3 | | shuxue | |
| 四 | sì | four | 1 | | | si |
| 司机 | sījī | driver; chauffeur | 3 | | siji | |
| 送 | sòng | to deliver; to give; to accompany | 2 | | song | |
| 岁 | suì | year of age | 1 | | | sui |
| 虽然 | suīrán | even if; despite; although | 3 | | suiran | |
| 所以 | suǒyǐ | so; then | 2 | | suoyi | |
| 她 | tā | She | 1 | | | ta |
| 他 | tā | He | 1 | | | ta |
| 它 | tā | It | 1 | | | ta |
| 太 | tài | very; extremely; too (used for complimenting / express approval) | 1 | | | tai |
| 太阳 | tàiyáng | sun | 3 | | taiyang | |
| 糖 | táng | sugar | 3 | | tang | |
| 特别 | tèbié | particularly; really; especially | 3 | | tebie | |
| 题 | tí | to mention; topic; theme; issue; exam question | 2 | | ti | |
| 天 | tiān | day (24 hours); sky | | | tian | |
| 甜 | tián | sweet | 3 | | tian | |
| 天气 | tiānqì | weather | 1 | | | tianqi |
| 条 | tiáo | classifier for long and thin objects | 3 | | tiao | |
| 跳舞 | tiàowǔ | to dance | 2 | | tiaowu | |
| 提高 | tígāo | development; increase; to lift; to elevate; to increase; to improve | 3 | | tigao | |
| 听 | tīng | to hear; to listen | 1 | | | ting |
| 听见 | tīngjiàn | to hear; to listen | 1 | | | tingjian |
| 体育 | tǐyù | sport; sport activity | 3 | | tiyu | |
| 踢足球 | tīzúqiú | to play football | 2 | | tizuqiu | |
| 同事 | tóngshì | colleague | 3 | | tongshi | |
| 同学 | tóngxué | student; study partner; classmate | 1 | | | tongxue |
| 同意 | tóngyì | to agree; to agree to | 3 | | tongyi | |
| 头发 | tóufa | hair | 3 | | toufa | |
| 腿 | tuǐ | leg | 3 | | tui | |
| 突然 | tūrán | sudden; unexpected; suddenly; unexpectedly | 3 | | turan | |
| 图书馆 | túshūguǎn | library | 3 | | tushuguan | |
| 外 | wài | external; exterior; another; stranger; outsider (to a group/organization) | 2 | | wai | |
| 碗 | wǎn | bowl; classifier used for objects that can be contained in a cup (eg; a cup of ...) | 3 | | wan | |
| 完 | wán | to pass the time; to finish; to complete; to conclude | 2 | | wan | |
| 万 | wàn | tens of thousands | 3 | | | wan |
| 玩 | wán | to play; to have fun | 2 | | wan | |
| 完成 | wánchéng | to complete; to finish | 3 | | wancheng | |
| 王 | wáng | Wang (surname) | 1 | | | wang |
| 忘记 | wàngjì | to forget | 3 | | wangji | |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | in the evening | 2 | | wanshang | |
| 喂 | wèi | expression used to answer telephone | 1 | | | wei |
| 位 | wèi | classifier used in honorific tone for people | 3 | | wei | |
| 为 | wèi | for | 3 | | wei | |
| 为了 | wèile | for; in order to | 3 | | weile | |
| 为什么 | wèi shénme | whi? | 2 | | weishenme | |
| 问 | wèn | to ask | 2 | | | wen |
| 文化 | wénhuà | culture; civilization | 3 | | wenhua | |
| 问题 | wèntí | question; problem; issue | 2 | | wenti | |
| 我 | wǒ | I | 1 | | | wo |
| 我们 | wǒmen | we | 1 | | | women |
| 午 | wǔ | noon; twelve p.m. | 1 | | wu | |
| 五 | wǔ | five | 1 | | | wu |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash; to take a bath | 2 | | xi | |
| 西 | xī | west | | | xi | |
| 夏 | xià | summer | 3 | | xia | |
| 下 | xià | to get off; to finish (a lesson/a shift); under; below; next | 1 | | | xia |
| 下面 | xiàmiàn | under; neighbor; later | 1 | | | xiamian |
| 先 | xiān | before | 3 | | xian | |
| 想 | xiǎng | want/be about to/want to do something; think | 1 | | | xiang |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble; such as; for example | 3 | | xiang | |
| 向 | xiàng | to look toward; to be oriented in the direction of; to siding with; towards; in the direction of | 2 | | xiang | |
| 香蕉 | xiāngjiāo | banana | 3 | | xiangjiao | |
| 相同 | xiāngtóng | same | 3 | | xiangtong | |
| 相信 | xiāngxìn | to believe; to trust | 3 | | xiangxin | |
| 先生 | xiānsheng | Mister | 1 | | | xiansheng |
| 现在 | xiànzài | now; in this moment | 1 | | | xianzai |
| 笑 | xiào | to laugh; to smile | 2 | | xiao | |
| 小 | xiǎo | small; young | 1 | | | xiao |
| 小姐 | xiǎojiě | Miss | 1 | | | xiaojie |
| 小时 | xiǎoshí | hour | 2 | | xiaoshi | |
| 小心 | xiǎoxīn | to pay attention; to be cautious and prudent | 3 | | xiaoxin | |
| 小学 | xiǎoxué | elementary school | 1 | | | xiaoxue |
| 校长 | xiàozhǎng | headmaster (primary or secondary school) | 3 | | xiaozhang | |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon | 1 | | | xiawu |
| 下雨 | xiàyǔ | to rain | 1 | | | xiayu |
| 些 | xiē | some; several | 1 | | | xie |
| 写 | xiě | to write | 1 | | | xie |
| 鞋 | xié | shoe | 3 | | xie | |
| 谢谢 | xièxie | to thank; thank you | 1 | | | xiexie |
| 西瓜 | xīguā | watermelon | 2 | | xigua | |
| 习惯 | xíguàn | habit; custom; to be accustomed to | 3 | | xiguan | |
| 喜欢 | xǐhuan | to pleasure; to have an interest (in someone/something) | 1 | | | xihuan |
| 新 | xīn | new | 2 | | xin | |
| 信 | xìn | letter | 3 | | xin | |
| 姓 | xìng | surname | 2 | | ||
| 行李箱 | xínglixiāng | suitcase; luggage | 3 | | xinglixiang | |
| 星期 | xīngqī | week | 1 | | | xingqi |
| 兴趣 | xìngqù | interest | 3 | | xingqu | |
| 新闻 | xīnwén | news | 3 | | xinwen | |
| 新鲜 | xīnxiān | new; fresh | 3 | | xinxian | |
| 熊猫 | xióngmāo | panda | 3 | | xiongmao | |
| 洗手间 | xǐshǒujiān | bathroom; toilet | 3 | | xishoujian | |
| 休息 | xiūxi | to rest; rest | 2 | | xiuxi | |
| 希望 | xīwàng | to want; hope | 2 | | xiwang | |
| 洗澡 | xǐzǎo | to take a shower; to take a bath | 3 | | xizao | |
| 选择 | xuǎnzé | choice; vote; to choose; to vote | 3 | | xuanze | |
| 雪 | xuě | snow | 2 | | xue | |
| 学生 | xuésheng | student | 1 | | | xuesheng |
| 学习 | xuéxí | to study; to learn | 1 | | | xuexi |
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school | 1 | | | xuexiao |
| 芽 | yá | shoot | | | ya | |
| 羊肉 | yángròu | lamb meat | 2 | | yangrou | |
| 眼镜 | yǎnjìng | glasses | 3 | | yanjing | |
| 眼睛 | yǎnjīng | eye | 2 | | yanjing | |
| 颜色 | yánsè | colour | 2 | | yanse | |
| 药 | yào | medicine; drug; medicament; used to certain chemicals; to poison | 2 | | yao | |
| 要 | yāo | to ask; to ask for; to force; to coerce | 1 | | | yao |
| 要求 | yāoqiú | request; need; to ask; to claim | 3 | | yaoqiu | |
| 也 | yě | also | 1 | | ye | |
| 爷爷 | yéye | paternal grandfather; honorific for older person | 3 | | yeye | |
| 一 | yī | one | 1 | | | yi |
| 一般 | yìbān | usually; generally; commonly | 3 | | yiban | |
| 一边 | yìbiān | simultaneously; at the same time | 3 | | yibian | |
| 一定 | yídìng | certainly; surely; necessarily | 3 | | yiding | |
| 衣服 | yīfu | dress; clothes | 1 | | | yifu |
| 一共 | yígòng | together; in total | 3 | | yigong | |
| 以后 | yǐhòu | later | 3 | | yihou | |
| 一会儿 | yíhuìr | a moment | 3 | | yihuir | |
| 已经 | yǐjīng | already | 2 | | yijing | |
| 阴 | yīn | cloudy; gloomy | 2 | | yin | |
| 应该 | yīnggāi | to must | 3 | | yinggai | |
| 影响 | yǐngxiǎng | influence; impression; to influence; to condition | 3 | | yingxiang | |
| 银行 | yínháng | bank | 3 | | yinhang | |
| 因为 | yīnwèi | because | 2 | | yinwei | |
| 音乐 | yīnyuè | music | 3 | | yinyue | |
| 一起 | yīqǐ | together; with | 2 | | yiqi | |
| 以前 | yǐqián | before; previously | 3 | | yiqian | |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor | 1 | | | yisheng |
| 意思 | yìsi | meaning; opinion | 2 | | yisi | |
| 以为 | yǐwéi | to think; to believe; to consider | 3 | | yiwei | |
| 一样 | yíyàng | equal | 3 | | yiyang | |
| 医院 | yīyuàn | hospital | 1 | | | yiyuan |
| 一直 | yìzhí | continuously; always | 3 | | yizhi | |
| 椅子 | yǐzi | chair | 1 | | | yizi |
| 用 | yòng | to use | 3 | | yong | |
| 又 | yòu | still (used as a repetition of the past) | 3 | | you | |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; to be in a place | 1 | | | you |
| 右边 | yòubian | to the right; right; the right side | 2 | | youbian | |
| 有名 | yǒumíng | famous | 3 | | youming | |
| 游戏 | yóuxì | game; sport; recreational activity | 3 | | youxi | |
| 游泳 | yóuyǒng | to swim | 2 | | youyong | |
| 鱼 | yú | fish | 2 | | yu | |
| 元 | yuán | chinese monetary unit; first | 2 | | yuan | |
| 远 | yuǎn | distant; far; remote | 2 | | yuan | |
| 愿意 | yuànyì | to wish; to want | 3 | | yuanyi | |
| 遇到 | yùdào | to meet | 3 | | yudao | |
| 月 | yuè | month; moon | 1 | | | yue |
| 越 | yuè | more | 3 | | yue | |
| 月亮 | yuèliang | moon | 3 | | yueliang | |
| 云 | yún | cloud | 3 | | yun | |
| 运动 | yùndòng | to train; to do exercise; sport | 2 | | yundong | |
| 在 | zài | (verb) to exist/to be in a place; (adverb) used to indicate progressive aspect of the verb | 1 | | | zai |
| 再 | zài | yet; again; another time | 2 | | zai | |
| 再见 | zàijiàn | see you later; goodbye | 1 | | | zaijien |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | early in the morning | 2 | | zaoshang | |
| 怎么 | zěnme | how?; interrogative pronoun used for property/status/condition/mode/cause | 1 | | | zenme |
| 怎么样 | zěnmeyàng | how are you?; used as an independent sentence to ask for comments or suggestions | 1 | | | zenmeyang |
| 站 | zhàn | to stand; classifier to indicate the distance between two stops | 3 | | zhan | |
| 张 | zhāng | to open; to stretch; to deploy; to dispose; to exaggerate; opening (a store); classifier for things with a flat surface; surname of a person | 2 | | zhang | |
| 长 | zhǎng | to grow | 3 | | zhang | |
| 丈夫 | zhàngfu | husband | 2 | | zhangfu | |
| 找 | zhǎo | to search | 2 | | zhao | |
| 赵 | zhào | Zhao (surname) | 1 | | | zhao |
| 照顾 | zhàogù | to take care of; to monitor | 3 | | zhaogu | |
| 着急 | zháojí | to worry | 3 | | zhaoji | |
| 照片 | zhàopiàn | photography | 3 | | zhaopian | |
| 照相机 | zhàoxiàngjī | camera | 3 | | zhaoxiangji | |
| 这 | zhè | this | 1 | | | zhe |
| 着 | zhe | used to express the continuing of an action or a state (that is the effects derived from the action when it comes) | 2 | | zhe | |
| 真 | zhēn | really | 2 | | zhen | |
| 正在 | zhèngzài | in the process; while; in the meantime (it is used for an ongoing action) | 2 | | zhengzai | |
| 这儿 | zhèr | here | 1 | | | zher |
| 只 | zhǐ | alone; only | 3 | | zhi | |
| 知道 | zhīdào | to know | 2 | | zhidao | |
| 中 | zhōng | center (cardinal sign); in | 1 | | | zhong |
| 种 | zhǒng | type; generic classifier | 3 | | zhong | |
| 中国 | Zhōngguó | China | 1 | | | zhongguo |
| 中间 | zhōngjiān | center; half | 3 | | zhongjian | |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔ | noon; twelve p.m. | 1 | | | zhongwu |
| 重要 | zhòngyào | important | 3 | | zhongyao | |
| 终于 | zhōngyú | at the end; finally | 3 | | zhongyu | |
| 周末 | zhōumò | weekend | 3 | | zhoumo | |
| 住 | zhù | to inhabit; to live | 1 | | | zhu |
| 祝 | zhù | wish; to wish | 3 | | zhu | |
| 准备 | zhǔnbèi | to prepare; preparation | 2 | | zhunbei | |
| 桌子 | zhuōzi | table | 1 | | | zhuozi |
| 主要 | zhǔyào | main; greater | 3 | | zhuyao | |
| 注意 | zhùyì | to pay attention; to note | 3 | | zhuyi | |
| 字 | zì | chinese character; word; symbol | 1 | | | zi |
| 字典 | zìdiǎn | dictionary | 3 | | zidian | |
| 自己 | zìjǐ | itself; himself | 3 | | ziji | |
| 自行车 | zìxíngchē | bicycle | 2 | | zixingche | |
| 总是 | zǒngshì | always | 3 | | zongshi | |
| 走 | zǒu | to go; to walk | 2 | | zou | |
| 最 | zuì | more; used to make the superlative (the most) | 2 | | zui | |
| 最近 | zuìjìn | recently; lately | 3 | | zuijin | |
| 坐 | zuò | sit; travel (with a means of transport); to take place | 1 | | | zuo |
| 做 | zuò | to make; to produce; to be; to become; to do | 1 | | | zuo |
| 左边 | zuǒbian | left; to the left; the left side | 2 | | zuobian | |
| 昨天 | zuótiān | yesterday | 1 | | zuotian | |
| 作业 | zuòyè | homework | 3 | | zuoye | |
| 作用 | zuòyòng | effect; influence | 3 | | zuoyong |