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Character/Pinyin(Meaning) [simplified]

CharacterPinyin(meaning)
nǐ you (sing.)
hǎo good, well
jiào to call, to be called
什么 shén me what
míng name
zì letter, symbol, character, word
名字 míng zi (a person's) name
wǒ I, me
shì to be
xué to learn, to study
shēng to be born, to give birth, life, to grow
学生 xué sheng student
nín you (formal)
qǐng please (do sth)
wèn to ask
请问 qǐng wèn May I ask...
guì expensive, noble, your (name), precious
xìng (one's) surname is, family name
贵姓 guì xìng what's your name?, May I ask your name?
zhè this
de (structual particle), (possessive particle), of
我的 wǒ de my, mine
piàn a slice, piece, flake, thin, slice
名片 míng piàn business card
谢谢 xiè xie to thank
bù (negative prefix), not, no
kè customer, visitor, guest
qì air, anger, gas, smell, weather, to get angry
不客气 bú kè qi you're welcome, impolite, rude, blunt, don't mention it
lǎo (a prefix used before the surname), old (of people)
shī teacher, master, expert
老师 lǎo shī teacher
wèi position, location, (measure word for persons)
yě also, too
jiǔ (long) time, (long) duration of time
jiàn to see, to meet, to appear (to be sth), to interview
ma an interrogative particle, (question tag)
hěn very
ne How about(interrogative particle)
zài again, once more, a second time
再见 zài jiàn goodbye
高兴 gāo xìng happy, glad, willing (to do sth), in a cheerful mood
早上 zǎo shang early morning
晚上 wǎn shang evening
rèn to recognize, to know, to admit
shí to know, knowledge
认识 rèn shi be acquainted with, to know, to be familiar with, to recognize
nán male
nǚ female, woman
入口 rù kǒu entrance
出口 chū kǒu to speak, to exit, to go out, to export
见到 jiàn dào to meet
早上好 zǎo shang hǎo Good morning
下午好 xià wǔ hǎo Good afternoon
晚上好 wǎn shang hǎo Good evening
晚安 wǎn ān Good night!
一会儿见 yí huìr jiàn See you in a while
回头见 huí tóu jiàn See you later
明天见 míng tiān jiàn See you tomorrow
下周见 xià zhōu jiàn See you next week
下周五见 xià zhōu wǔ jiàn See you next Friday
周末愉快 zhōu mò yú kuài Have a nice weekend
李明 Lǐ Míng Chinese name
王兰 Wáng Lán Chinese name
nà (pron.) that, (conj) then
爸爸 bà ba father
妈妈 mā ma mother
先生 xiān sheng sir, mister, teacher, (title of respect)
太太 tài tai Mrs., Madame
ér son
儿子 ér zi son
zǐ child, midnight, son, child
nǚ female, woman
女儿 nǚ ér daughter
dú alone, independent, single, sole, only
jiā family, home, house
yǒu to have, there be
jǐ how much, how many, several, a few
kǒu mouth, (a measure word)
rén person, people
xiōng elder brother
兄弟 xiōng dì brothers
哥哥 gē ge elder brother
弟弟 dì di younger brother
姐姐 jiě jie elder sister
妹妹 mèi mei younger sister
姐妹 jiě mèi sisters
姐弟 jiě dì elder sister and younger brother
兄弟姐妹 xiōng dì jiě mèi siblings
tā he, him
tā she
shuí who
fù father
mǔ female, mother
qīn dear, intimate, parent, relation, closely related
父亲 fù qīn father (formal)
母亲 mǔ qīn mother (formal)
父母 fù mǔ father and mother, parents
hé and, with
méi (negative prefix for verbs), have not, not
没有 méi yǒu not, no, haven't
liǎng both, two, 50g
gè (a measure word), individual
朋友 péng you friend
两个朋友 liǎng ge péng you two friends
男朋友 nán péng you male friend
女朋友 nǚ péng you female friend
hái also, in addition, more, still, else, still, yet, (not) yet
zuò to regard as, compose, to make
工作 gōng zuò job, to work, construction, work, task
退休 tuì xiū retirement (from work)
le (modal particle), (past tense marker)
zài prep.(located) at, in, verb exist, ad.indicating progressive tense
shàng on, on top, upon, previous or last (week, etc.), to attend, to go, to mount, upper
大学 dà xué university
kě can, may, able to, certain(ly), but
孩子 hái zi child
汤姆 Tāng Mǔ Tom
nǎ which
guó country, state
是的 shì de yes
zì from, self, oneself, since
自我 zì wǒ self-, of myself
jiè introduce, lie between
shào to introduce
介绍 jiè shào to present, introduction, to introduce
一下 yí xià used after a verb to indicate a brief action
jǐ 6th heavenly stem, self
自己 zì jǐ self, (reflexive pronoun), own
cóng from, obey, observe, follow
lái to come
dà big, huge, large, major, great, eldest
大学 dà xué university
哪个 nǎ ge which one
liú leave (message), to retain, to stay, to remain, to keep, to preserve
留学生 liú xué shēng exchange student studying abroad
men (plural marker for pronouns)
qù to go, to leave, to remove
哪儿 nǎr where
哪里 nǎ lǐ where
同学 tóng xué (fellow) classmate
爱人 ài ren spouse, husband, wife, sweetheart
学习 xué xí to learn, to study
坦佩雷 Tǎn pèi léi Tampere, third city in Finland
坦佩雷理工大学 Tǎn pèi léi lǐ gōng dà xué Tampere University of Technology
丽莎 Lì Shā Lisa
玛丽 Mǎ lì Mary
北大 Běi dà short form for Beijing University(北京大学)
英国 Yīng guó England, Britain, English
芬兰 Fēn lán Finland
瑞典 Ruì diǎn Sweden
日本 Rì běn Japan
韩国 Hán guó South Korea
美国 Měi guó America, American, United States of America, USA
德国 Dé guó Germany, German
法国 Fǎ guó France, French
冰岛 Bīng dǎo Iceland
印度 Yìn dù India
意大利 Yì dà lì Italy, Italian
西班牙 Xī bān yá Spain
俄罗斯 é luó sī Russia
加拿大 Jiā ná dà Canada, Canadian
澳大利亚 ào dà lì yà Australia, Australian
gōng work, worker, labor
chéng rule, order, regulations, formula, journey
工程 gōng chéng engineering, an engineering project, project, undertaking
工程师 gōng chéng shī engineer
这儿 zhèr here, same as 这里
这里 zhè lǐ here
huì be able to
shuō to speak, to say
yǔ dialect, language, speech
hàn the Han(nationality), Chinese, name of a dynasty
汉语 hàn yǔ Chinese language
yīng (surname), English, brave
英语 yīng yǔ English (language)
rì day, sun, dayly
芬兰语 fēn lán yǔ Finnish (language)
zài adv. indicating an action in progress
de a structural particle used after a verb as a complement of degree
lǐ li, a Chinese unit of length = 1, 2 kilometer, within, inside
哪里 nǎ lǐ no, it is nothing
马马虎虎 mǎ mǎ hū hū so-so, passable
zhǐ only, merely, just, but
diǎn o'clock, (a measure word), point, dot
一点儿 yì diǎnr a little, a bit
汉字 Hàn zì Chinese character
xiě to write
zěn how
me suffix
yàng manner, pattern, way, appearance, shape
怎么样 zěn me yàng how?, how about?, how was it?, how are things?
tài highest, greatest, too (much), very, extremely
xiàn appear, present, now, current
现在 xiàn zài now, nowadays
xí to practice, to study, habit
学习 xué xí to learn, to study
nián year
le (modal particle), (past tense marker)
外语 wài yǔ foreign language
那儿 nàr there, that place
那里 nà lǐ there, that place
厕所 cè suǒ toilet, WC
洗手间 xǐ shǒu jiān toilet, lavatory
gēn to follow, to go with, heel, with, and
lái to come
shù tree
北京 Běi jīng Beijing (capital of People's Republic of China)
néng can, may, capable, able
bāng to assist, to support, to help, group, gang, party
wèi for, on account of
为什么 wèi shén me why, for what reason
yīn cause, reason, because
因为 yīn wèi because, owing to, on account of
yī medical, medicine, doctor, to cure, to treat
yuàn courtyard, institution
医院 yī yuàn hospital
yào important, vital, to want, to be going to, must
qù to go, to leave, to remove
ba (a modal particle indicating polite suggestion), ...right?, ...OK?
jiāo to teach
shí time, hour, occasionally, o'clock, when, season, period
hòu wait, await, time, season
时候 shí hou time, length of time, moment, period
什么时候 shén me shí hou what time, when
kāi open, operate (vehicle), start
shǐ begin
开始 kāi shǐ to begin, to start
míng clear, bright, to understand, next
tiān day, sky, heaven
明天 míng tiān tomorrow
wǔ 11 a.m.-1 p.m., branch, noon
下午 xià wǔ afternoon
xíng all right, capable, competent, OK, okay, to go, to do, to travel, temporary, to walk, to go, will do
kàn it depends, think, to see, to look at
zhōng within, among, in, middle, center, while (doing sth), during, China, Chinese
wén language, culture, writing, formal, literary
中文 zhōng wén Chinese language
shū book, letter
duō many, much, a lot of, numerous, multi-
shǎo few, little, lack
多少 duō shǎo how much, how many, which (number)
jiù then, right away, only, (emphasis)
bǎi hundred
mǎ horse, horse chess piece, Surname
没关系 méi guān xi it doesn't matter
觉得 jué de to think, to feel
可以 kě yǐ can, may, possible, able to
但是 dàn shì but, however
dǒng to understand, to know
一定 yí dìng surely, certainly, necessarily
好好儿 hǎo hāor properly, thoroughly
有点儿 yǒu diǎnr (adv) slightly; little; somewhat
非常 fēi cháng unusual, extraordinary, extremely
有意思 yǒu yì si interesting
zhù pray to, wish, to express good wishes
圣诞 shèng dàn Christmas
快乐 kuài lè happy, merry
圣诞快乐 shèng dàn kuài lè Merry Christmas
新年 xīn nián New Year
新年快乐 xīn nián kuài lè Happy New Year!
明年 míng nián next year
普通 pǔ tōng common, ordinary, general, average
huà word, remark
普通话 pǔ tōng huà Mandarin (common language)
可是 kě shì but, however
要是...就 yào shì ... jiù if...then
tīng to listen, hear, obey
kuài fast
不错 bú cuò correct, right, not bad, pretty good
流利 liú lì fluent
发音 fā yīn pronunciation
标准 biāo zhǔn standard
xiǎng to think, to wish, to want, to miss
zhǎo to find, to look for, to call on (sb), to seek
觉得 jué de to feel
màn slow
说话 shuō huà to speak, to talk
对不起 duì bu qǐ (I'm) sorry, forgive me
biàn a time, measure word, all over, one time
一遍 yí biàn once
两遍 liǎng biàn twice
口语 kǒu yǔ spoken language
nán difficult (to...), problem, difficulty, difficult
chá tea, tea plant
牛奶 niú nǎi milk
啤酒 pí jiǔ beer
jié festival, section, measure word for lessons
生词 shēng cí new word
fǎ law, method, way, Buddhist teaching, Legalist, France (abbrev.)
语法 yǔ fǎ grammar
容易 róng yì easy, likely, liable (to)
lǐ reason, logic, science, inner principle or structure
经理 jīng lǐ manager, director
小时 xiǎo shí hour
孙子 sūn zi grandson
suì year, years old, (a measure word)
shù number, figure, to calculate, several
月数 yuè shù monthly age
多大 duō dà how old
jì discipline, age, era, period, order, record
年纪 nián jì age
一共 yí gòng altogether
大卫 Dà Wèi David
jiān double, twice, simultaneous, holding more than one posts at the same time
zhí office, duty
兼职 jiān zhí part-time
měi each, every
zhōu cycle, week
每周 měi zhōu every week
gōng just, honorable (designation), public, common
sī company
公司 gōng sī (business) company
bì to finish, to complete
yè business, occupation, study
毕业 bì yè graduation, to graduate, to finish school
yǐ to use, according to, so as to, in order to, by, with
以后 yǐ hòu after, later, afterwards, in the future
zuò to do, to make
yì idea, meaning, wish, desire
生意 shēng yì business
cháng often
还是 hái shì or, still, nevertheless
大夫 dài fu doctor
hù protect
shì scholar, soldier, nurse
护士 hù shi nurse
职业 zhí yè job occupation, profession
杭州 Háng zhōu Hangzhou (city in China)
通力 Tōng lì Kone (Finnish company)
美卓 Měi zhuó Metso (Finnish company)
niàn to read aloud
kè class, lesson
有课 yǒu kè to have lessons
diǎn (a measure word), o'clock
bàn half
xiào school
学校 xué xiào school
中午 zhōng wǔ noon, midday
chī to eat
fàn food, cuisine, cooked rice, meal
午饭 wǔ fàn lunch
下午 xià wǔ afternoon
tú diagram, map, drawing, chart
guǎn hall, a place for cultural or sports activities
图书馆 tú shū guǎn library
huí to return, to go back
bān sort, kind, class, way, manner
一般 yì bān same, ordinary, common, general
shuì to sleep
jiào a nap, a sleep
睡觉 shuì jiào to go to bed, to sleep
bān team, class, rank, squad, a work shift, a measure word
上班 shàng bān to go to work
有时候 yǒu shí hou sometimes
chū to go or come out
出去 chū qù to go out
开会 kāi huì have a meeting
xià under, next (week, etc.), lower, below, to go down
下班 xià bān to come or go or get off work
hòu back, behind, rear, afterwards, after, later
dōu all, both, entirely (due to)each, even, already
máng busy
jīng classics, sacred book, pass through, to undergo, scripture
经常 jīng cháng everyday, day-to-day, frequently, regularly
gǎn catch up, drive away, hurry
jiān between, among, space, (measure word)
时间 shí jiān time, period
chà different, short of, poor, to lack
kè quarter (hour), (a measure word), to carve, to engrave, to cut, oppressive
xiǎo small, tiny, few, young
小时 xiǎo shí hour
下课 xià kè class is over
mò end, final stage, latter part
yú pleased
愉快 yú kuài cheerful, delightful, pleasantly, happy
lèi exhaused, tired
qǐ to rise, to raise, to get up
chuáng bed, couch, (a measure word)
起床 qǐ chuáng to get up
早点 zǎo diǎn (n) breakfast
gàn to work, to do, to manage
作业 zuò yè school assignment, work, task
大约 dà yuē approximately, about
zhōng clock, time as measured in hours and minutes, bell
cǎo grass, straw
mù tree, wood
nuò to promise
坦佩雷大学 Tǎn pèi léi dà xué University of Tampere
汉诺 Hàn Nuò Hannu
jīn today, modern, present, current, this
今天 jīn tiān today, at the present
今年 jīn nián this year
hào day of a month, number
yuè month, moon
zuó yesterday
昨天 zuó tiān yesterday
去年 qù nián last year
xīng star, satellite, small amount
qī a period of time, phase, stage, term, to hope
星期 xīng qī week
这星期 zhè xīng qī this week
上星期 shàng xīng qī last week
下星期 xià xīng qī next week
这个月 zhè ge yuè this month
上个月 shàng ge yuè last month
下个月 xià ge yuè next month
出生 chū shēng to be born
lóng dragon, imperial, Long (a surname)
dào to, until (a time), up to, to go, to arrive
生日 shēng rì birthday
lè (surname), happy, laugh, cheerful
líng zero, 0
huān joyous, happy, pleased
yíng to welcome
欢迎 huān yíng to welcome
cān take part in, participate, join, attend
jiā to add, plus
参加 cān jiā to participate, to take part, to join
yāo invite to come
邀请 yāo qǐng invite
jù form gathering, gather
聚会 jù huì (v) meet; gather, (n) meeting; gathering
前天 qián tiān the day before yesterday
后天 hòu tiān the day after tomorrow
wán curios, antiques, to play, to amuse oneself
离开 lí kāi to depart, to leave
zǒu to walk, to go, to move
一起 yì qǐ together
dāi stay, stupid
多长 duō cháng how long(time)
guò (past tense marker), to cross, to go over, to pass (time), to live
知道 zhī dào know, be aware of
cháng length, long, forever, always, constantly
寿 shòu (long) life
长寿 cháng shòu (n) longevity
长寿面 cháng shòu miàn longevity noodles
面条儿 miàn tiáor (n) noodles
biǎo surface, to show, express, a list or table
shì to show, reveal
表示 biǎo shì to express, to show, to state, to indicate
广州 Guǎng zhōu Guangzhou (city in China)
气候 qì hòu climate, atmosphere, situation
夏天 xià tiān summer
zuì (the) most, -est
bǐ ("-er than"), to compare, to contrast
jiào distinct, compare
比较 bǐ jiào compare, contrast, fairly, quite, rather
liáng cool, cold
凉快 liáng kuai nice and cold, pleasantly cool
dù capacity, degree, standard
春天 chūn tiān spring (season)
秋天 qiū tiān autumn
lěng cold
rè heat, to heat up, fervent, hot (of weather), warm up
冬天 dōng tiān winter
tè special, unusual, extraordinary
特别 tè bié especially, particular, unusual
yǔ rain
xuě snow
下雨 xià yǔ to rain
下雪 xià xuě to snow
jiā mix, hold between, clip, press from both sides
雨夹雪 yǔ jiā xuě sleet
听说 tīng shuō be heard, to be told
guā blow (of the wind)
fēng wind, news, style, custom, manner
刮风 guā fēng windy
天气 tiān qì weather
yù to advance, in advance, beforehand, to prepare
bào to announce, to inform, report, newspaper
预报 yù bào forecast
qíng clear, fine (weather)
晴天 qíng tiān sunny
bàng near
傍晚 bàng wǎn in the evening, when night falls, towards evening
wēn warm, temperature
气温 qì wēn air temperature
gāo high, tall
dī to lower (one's head), low, to incline, beneath, low
en OK, yeah, what?, interjection indicating approval
gòu to reach, to be enough
暖和 nuǎn huo warm, nice and warm
零上 líng shàng above zero
零下 líng xià below zero
季节 jì jié time, season, period
阴天 yīn tiān cloudy day, overcast sky
一样 yí yàng same, like, equal to, the same as, just like
duì couple, pair, to be opposite, to oppose, for, to, correct, right
mén opening, door, gate, doorway, gateway
开门 kāi mén open (the) door
别的 bié de else, other
shì matter, thing, item, work, affair
jiào religion, teaching
shì room, office
教室 jiào shì classroom
děng grade, equal to, wait for, et cetera, and so on
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