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Chinese 1-100
Most Common Chinese Characters
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 的 | [de] <grammatical particle marking genitive as well as simple and composed adjectives>; 我的 wǒde my; 高的 gāode high, tall; 是的 shìde that's it, that's right; 是...的 shì...de one who...; 他是说汉语的. Tā shì shuō Hànyǔde. He is one who speaks Chinese. [dì] 目的 mùdì |
| 一 | [yī] one, a little; 第一 dì–yī first, primary; 看一看 kànyīkàn have a (quick) look at [yí] (used before tone |
| 是 | [shì] to be, 是不是? shìbushì? is (it) or is (it) not?; 是否 shìfǒu whether or not, is (it) or is (it) not? |
| 不 | [bù] not [bú] (used before tone |
| 了 | [le] <verb particle marking a new situation or a completed action>; 你來了! Nǐ láile! You have come! 我累了! Wǒ lèile! I've gotten tired! 那好了! Nà hǎole! That's OK (now)! 我只請了一位客人. Wǒ zhǐ qǐngle yí wèi kèren. I invited only one guest. [liǎo] end, finish, settle |
| 人 | [rén] person; 人類 rénlèi humankind; 有人嗎? yǒu rén ma? Is there anybody here? {Compare with 入 rù enter} |
| 我 | [wǒ] I, me, my; 我們 wǒmen we, us {Compare with 找 zhǎo seek} |
| 在 | [zài] at; 現在 xiànzài now; 存在 cúnzài exist |
| 有 | [yǒu] have, there is; 没有 méiyǒu haven't, there isn't; 有没有? Yǒuméiyǒu? Is there or isn't there? Have (you) or haven't (you)?; 有的 yǒude some [yòu] (=又 yòu) again, both... and... |
| 他 | [tā] he, him, his, (she, her, it, its), (=其他 qítā) other [tuō] (in classical texts) someone else, something else |
| 這 | [zhè] this; 這兒 zhèr here [zhèi] this (before classifier) |
| 中 | [zhōng] middle, in; 中國 Zhōngguó China [zhòng] hit (a target) |
| 大 | [dà] big; 多大? duōdà? how large?; 大小 dàxiǎo size; 大家 dàjiā everybody [dài] 大夫 dàifu doctor {Compare with 太 tài very and 木 mù tree} |
| 來 | [lái] come; 原來 yuánlái originally, as a matter of fact; 來年 láinián coming/next year(s) [lai] (when used as a verb complement); 起來 qǐlai get up |
| 上 | [shàng] above, on, over, top, (go) up, last, previous [shǎng] 上聲 shǎngshēng 3rd tone in Mandarin [shang] (when used as a verb complement) {Compare with 下 xià under} |
| 國 | [guó] (=國家 guójiā) country, state, nation, <family name>; 中國 Zhōngguó China; 美國 Měiguó USA |
| 個 | [gè] <general and non–specific classifier>; 個人 gèrén personal; 個人主頁 gèrénzhùyè personal homepage [gě] 自個 zìgě oneself |
| 到 | [dào] to, towards, until, arrive, reach |
| 說 | [shuō] explain, scold, refer to, (=説話 shuōhuà) speak, say; 游說 yóushuō persuade [shuì] try to persuade; 游說 yóushuì lobbying |
| 們 | [men] <pluralizing suffix for pronouns and nouns referring to persons>; 我們 wǒmen we; 人們 rénmen people, persons |
| 為 | [wèi] for, for the sake of, in order to, in this connection [wéi] do, act, act as, be, become; 認爲 rènwéi think or believe that...; 以為 yǐwéi think or believe erroneously that... {Compare with 辦 bàn do} |
| 子 | [zǐ] child, son; 子女 zǐnǚ sons and daughters; 兒子 érzi son [zi] (noun suffix); 桌子 zhuōzi table {Compare with 了 le <particle>} |
| 和 | [hé] together, with, (F龢) harmony, gentle, mild, kind, <family name>; 和平 hépíng peace [Hé] Japan [huo] 暖和 nuǎnhuo nice and warm [hè] join in singing, compose a poem in reply [huó] mix with water [huò] mix, blend [hú] complete a set in Mahjong |
| 你 | [nǐ] (Alternative feminine form: 妳 nǐ) you, your; 你們 nǐmen you (plural) |
| 地 | [dì] earth, ground, soil, place, position, distance; 地支 dìzhī the Twelve Terrestrial Branches [de] <adverbial particle: descripion + 地 + verb>, ~ly; 快地走 kuàide zǒu walk quickly |
| 出 | [chū] go out, come out, in direction out from something, emit, issue, prouce; 出現 chūxiàn appear, emerge, (F齣) <classifier for operas and plays> |
| 道 | [dào] way, path, channel, way, say, a streak (of light), doctrine, <classifier for rivers, topics, etc.>, (=道教 Dàojiào) Taoism; 知道 zhīdao know [dǎo] (=導 dǎo) lead; 領道 = 領導 lǐngdǎo leader |
| 也 | [yě] also, as well; 也許 yěxǔ perhaps |
| 時 | [shí] period, season, (=時間 shíjiān, =時候 shíhou) time, (=小時 xiǎoshí) hour |
| 年 | [nián] year, <family name>; 今年 jīnnián this year; 明年 míngnián next year; 去年 qùnián last year; 中年 zhōngnián middle age |
| 得 | [de] <adverbial particle: verb + 得 + descripion>; 走得快 zǒude kuài walk quickly [dé] get, reach, achieve [děi] should |
| 就 | [jiù] just, simply, right away; 就要 jiùyào about to (do something); 這就是我! Zhè jiùshì wǒ! This is simply me!; 他就要去. Tā jiùyào qù. He is about to leave. |
| 那 | [nà] that [nèi] that (before classifier) [nuó] 禪那 chánnuó deep meditation [nuò] 无那 wúnuò helpless, unfortunately [nǎ] (=哪 nǎ) what? [něi] (=哪 něi before classifier) which? |
| 要 | [yào] want, will, shall, need, important, essential; 主要 zhǔyào main, fundamental [yāo] 要求 yāoqiú demand |
| 下 | [xià] below, under, (go) down, next (as opposed to previous/last) {Compare with 上 shàng above} |
| 以 | [yǐ] use, take, according to, because of, in order to; 可以 kěyǐ OK, may; 所以 suǒyǐ so, therefore, as a result; 以外 yǐwài beyond, except |
| 生 | [shēng] give birth, life; 先生 xiānsheng mister, gentleman, Sir |
| 會 | [huì] can, able, meet, meeting, society, union, party [kuài] 會計 kuàijì accounting [huǐ] 會兒 huìr moment |
| 自 | [zì] from, since, (=自己 zìjǐ) self; 自然 zìrán nature {Compare with 目 mù eye and 白 bái white} |
| 著 | [zhe] <verb particle marking a continuing progress/state> [zháo] touch [zhuó] wear clothes, dress, touch [zhāo] put in, add, (F招) make move in chess, trick, deceive |
| 去 | [qù] go, leave, depart (opposite of 來 lái) |
| 之 | [zhī] <subordinator similar to 的 de>, it (in classical texts) |
| 過 | [guò] pass, cross, go by, exceed, <verb particle marking that someone has had the experience of doing something, that it has happened at least once>; 過馬路 guò mǎlù cross the street; 我去過中國兩次. wǒ qùguo Zhōngguó liǎng cì. I have gone to China twice. |
| 家 | [jiā] home, house, family; 國家 guójiā nation; 大家 dàjiā everybody [jie] 整天家 zhěngtiānjie all day long; 家裏 jiālǐ (at) home, (in the) family |
| 學 | [xué] study, learn; 學校 xuéxiào school; 學生 xuésheng student |
| 對 | [duì] correct, answer, treat, agree, mutual, pair; 對不起 duìbuqǐ excuse me |
| 可 | [kě] ~able, (=可以 kěyǐ) may, can, (=可是 kěshì) but, however; 可愛 kě'ài loveable, cute; 可能 kě'néng possible, probable, maybe; 可口可樂 kěkǒukělè Coca Cola [kè] 可汗 kèhán khan |
| 她 | [tā] she, her |
| 裏，裡 | [lǐ] <family name>, in, inside, lining; 哪裏? nǎli? where?; 那裏 nàli there; 這裏 zhèli here |
| 後 | [hòu] after, behind, <family name>; 後天 hòutiān the day after tomorrow |
| 小 | [xiǎo] small; 大小 dàxiǎo size |
| 麽 | [me/mo] (interrogative suffix) 什麽? shénme? what?; 爲什麽? wèishénme? why? 没什麽! méi shénme! It doesn't matter!, Never mind!; 怎麽? zěnme? how? |
| 心 | [xīn] heart; 小心 xiǎoxīn be careful; 心理 xīnlǐ psychology, mentality; 中心 zhōngxīn center |
| 多 | [duō] many, much, more; 多大 duōdà how large?; 多少 duōshǎo how many/much? |
| 天 | [tiān] sky, heaven, god, day, (=天空 tiānkōng) sky; 天氣 tiānqì weather {天干 tiāngān the Ten Heavenly Stems: 甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸 jiǎ–yǐ–bǐng–dīng–wù–jǐ–gēng–xīn–rén–guǐ (these characters are sometimes used as ordinal numbers} {Compare with 夫 fū man} |
| 而 | [ér] (=而且 érqiě) and, furthermore, (=然而 rán'ér) yet, even so |
| 能 | [néng] can, be able; 能够 nénggòu be capable of; 可能 kě'néng maybe |
| 好 | [hǎo] good, good to..., easy to...; 你好! Nǐhǎo! Hello! [hào] to like [hāo] 好好兒 hǎohāor in perfectly good condition |
| 都 | [dōu] all [dū] (=首都 shǒudū) capital city |
| 然 | [rán] right, correct, so, like that; 雖然 suīrán although; 忽然 hūrán suddenly; 當然 dāngrán of course; 自然 zìrán nature |
| 沒 | [méi] (=沒有 méiyǒu) haven't, there isn't; 有沒有? Yǒuméiyǒu? Is there or isn't there? Have (you) or haven't (you)? [mò] sink, overflow, disappear, confiscate |
| 日 | [rì] sun, (=日子 rìzi) day; 日記 rìjì diary; 日光 rìguāng sunlight {Compare with 曰 yuē say, 目 mù eye and 甘 gān sweet} |
| 於 | [yú] in, at, for, to, from, by, than |
| 起 | [qǐ] rise, start; 起來 qǐlai get up; 對不起 duìbuqǐ excuse me [qi] (when used as a verb complement) |
| 還 | [hái] still, yet [huán] return, give back |
| 發 | [fā] deliver, utter, express, shoot, emit, develop, expand; 發生 fasheng to happen, to occur, to take place |
| 成 | [chéng] (=成爲 chéngwéi, = 變成 biànchéng) become, <family name>; 成功 chénggōng succeed; 完成 wánchéng accomplish, complete, fulfill; 成語 chéngyǔ idiom |
| 事 | [shì] matter, affair, thing, event, accident, job, responsibility; 事情 shìqing situation 故事 gùshì narrative, story, tale |
| 只 | [zhǐ] only, just, merely, <classifier implying "one of a pair", animals, vessels, utensils, etc.>; 一只貓 yì zhǐ māo a cat [zhī] (F隻) single, one, only {Compare with 兄 xiōng brother} |
| 作 | [zuò] do, make; 工作 gōngzuò work; 作業 zuòyè homework [zuó] 作踐 zuójian spoil, waste, humiliate, insult [zuō] do |
| 當 | [dāng] serve as, (F噹) ding–dong [dàng] proper, right, equal, (=當作 dàngzuò) treat as, regard as |
| 想 | [xiǎng] think, feel, consider, want, remember |
| 看 | [kàn] see, look at, read, think, consider [kān] look after, tend; 看守 kānshǒu guard |
| 文 | [wén] language, literature, <family name>; 文化 wénhuà culture; 中文 Zhōngwén Chinese (written) language; 文法 wénfǎ grammar |
| 無 | [wú] without, nothingness, have not [mó] 南無 nánmó <Sanskrit> to give oneself totally to |
| 開 | [kāi] open; 開始 kāishǐ begin 打開 dǎkāi open, unfold [kai] (when used as a verb complement) |
| 手 | [shǒu] hand, a person skilled in something; 揮手 huīshǒu wave; 拍手 pāishǒu clap; 握手 wòshǒu shake/clasp hands {Compare with 毛 máo hair} |
| 十 | [shí] ten; 十三 shísān thirteen; 五十 wǔshí fifty; 十月 shíyuè October |
| 用 | [yòng] use; 好用 hǎoyòng useful; 不用 búyòng there's no need; 使用 shǐyòng use, apply {Compare with 甩 shuǎi swing} |
| 主 | [zhǔ] lord, master, host, god, (=主要 zhǔyào) main, primary; 主義 zhǔyì doctrine, ~ism; 主頁 zhǔyè homepage {Compare with 王 wáng king} |
| 行 | [xíng] go, OK; 行動 xíngdòng action, operation, move, get about, act [háng] line; 銀行 yínháng bank; 行業 hángyè profession [hàng] 樹行子 shùhàngzi rows of trees [héng] (phonetic radical) |
| 方 | [fāng] side, square; 地方 dìfang place; 方面 fāngmiàn aspect |
| 又 | [yòu] again, both... and... |
| 如 | [rú] like, as, as if, (=如果 rúguǒ) if; 如此 rúcǐ like this |
| 前 | [qián] in front, previous, ago, former, first; 前天 the day before yesterday |
| 所 | [suǒ] place; 所以 suǒyǐ so, therefore; 所有 suǒyǒu all; 廁所cèsuǒ toilet |
| 本 | [běn] basis, origin, edition, <classifier for books, periodicals, files, etc.>; 本人 běnrén I, me, myself; 日本 Rìběn Japan {Compare with 木 mù tree} |
| 見 | [jiàn] appear to be, meet with, call on, (=看見 kànjian) see; 意見 yìjian idea, view, opinion; 聽見 tīngjiàn hear [xiàn] show, appear, become visible {Compare with 贝 bèi shellfish} |
| 經 | [jīng] longitude (both geographic and in Chinese medecin), scripture, constant, regular, <family name>, deal with, (=經紀 jīngjì) manage (a business); 已經 yǐjing already; 經過 jīngguò pass, go through; 經驗 jīngyàn experience; 經由 jīngyóu via, by way of; 經常 jīngc |
| 頭 | [tóu] head, top, first, <classifier for livestock, garlic, etc.>; 頭髮 tóufa hair [tou] 石頭 shítou stone |
| 面 | [miàn] face, surface, <classifier for mirrors, flags, etc.>, (F麵) wheat flour, (=麵條 miàntiáo) noodle; 麵包 miànbāo bread |
| 公 | [gōng] public, official; 公里 gōnglǐ kilometer; 辦公室 bàngōngshì office; 公司 gōngsī company; 公共 gōnggòng public, communal, common; 公共汽車 gōnggòngqìchē (public) bus; 李公 Lǐgōng (honorable and old) Mr Li |
| 同 | [tóng] same, with; 同志 tóngzhì comrade [tòng] (F衕) 胡同 hútòng lane |
| 三 | [sān] three; 第三世界 dì–sān shìjiè 3rd World; 三月 sānyuè March |
| 已 | [yǐ] stop, cease, end, (=已經 yǐjīng) already {Compare with 己 jǐ self, which is "open" on the left side} |
| 老 | [lǎo] old, venerable, outdated; 老師 lǎoshī teacher; 老虎 lǎohǔ tiger; 老張 lǎo Zhāng old Zhang = dear (friend) Mr Zhang |
| 從 | [cóng] from, through, join, follower, secondary [cōng] 黑從從 hēicōngcōng murky |
| 動 | [dòng] move, change, arouce; 動物 dòngwù animal; 活動 huódòng activity; 運動 yùndòng sports |
| 兩 | [liǎng] two (before classifier), 50 grams |
| 長 | [cháng] long, lasting, length [zhǎng] grow up, chief, head, older, elder |
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