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Basic Chinese words
Developing Chinese 2nd ed. New Word ch. 1-6, + ch.7 text one, pinyin
English | Pinyin |
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hundred | bai3 |
unit of money (informal) | kuai4 |
(measure word; certain machines) | tai2 |
thousand | qian1 |
alltogether, in all | yi1gong4 |
need | xu1yao4 |
attendant, shop assistant | ying2ye4yuan2 |
want, need | yao4 |
bread | mian4bao1 |
sort, kind of, viarity | zhong3 |
this | zhe4 |
thank, be grateful | xie4xie |
you're welcome | bu2ke4qi |
polite, courteous | ke4qi |
banana | xiang1jiao1 |
small restaurant | fan4guan3 |
also, still, even more | hai2 |
go, leave, depart | qu4 |
where | nar3 |
(unit of weight, half kilo) | jin1 |
apple | ping2guo3 |
once more, again, one more time | zai4 |
(fractional money, 0.1 yuan) | mao2 |
classroom building | jiao4xue2lou2 |
teaching | jiao4xue2 |
storeyed building | lou2 |
here | zher4 |
library | tu2shu1guan3 |
side | bian1 |
(location of thing or person) | zai4 |
north | bei3bian |
west | xi1bian |
south | nan2bian |
east | dong1bian |
sports ground, sports venue | yun4dong1chang3 |
gym | ti3yu4guan |
you (singular) | ni3 |
good, fine | hao3 |
you(polite singular) | nin3 |
zero | ling2 |
one | yi1 |
two | er4 |
three | san1 |
four | si4 |
five | wu3 |
six | liu4 |
seven | qi1 |
eight | ba1 |
nine | jiu3 |
ten | shi2 |
early morning | zao3shang |
be | shi4 |
which, what | na3 |
very, very much | hen3 |
glad, happy | gao1xing4 |
also, too, as well | ye3 |
teacher | lao3shi1 |
honorable surname | gui4xing4 |
student studying abroad | liu2xue2sheng1 |
learn, study | xue2xi2 |
they, them | ta1men |
(end of interrogative question) | ma |
no, not | bu4 |
France | Fa3gou2 |
Thailand | Tai4gou2 |
China | Zong1gou2 |
Chinese(language) | Han4yu3 |
English(language) | Ying1yu3 |
lawyer, attorney | lü4shi1 |
doctor, medical practitioner | yi1sheng1 |
you (plural) | ni3men |
class, group, team | ban1 |
how many, how much | duo1shao |
(measure word; everything) | ge4 |
student | xue2sheng |
we, us | wo3men |
two (special case) | liang3 |
want to, would like to, be going to | xiang3 |
buy, purchase | mai3 |
electronic dictionary | dian4zi3ci2dian3 |
electronic | dian4zi3 |
dictionary | ci2dian3 |
computer | dian4nao3 |
(measure word; books, machines, vehicles) | bu4 |
county, state, nation | guo2 |
people, human being | ren2 |
(end of interrogative sentence, relating to the last interrogative sentence) | ne |
me, I | wo3 |
he, him | ta1 |
she, her | ta1 |
excuse me, may i ask | qing3wen4 |
please | qing3 |
ask | wen4 |
to shout, to call, surname | jiao4 |
what | shen2me |
(name of a person or thing) | ming2zi |
be surnamed | xing4 |
know, recognize | ren4shi |
French (language) | Fa3yu3 |
who, hom | shei2 |
fellow student, schoolmate | tong2xue2 |
family, home | jia1 |
have, posses, there be | you3 |
(measure word; humans) | kou3 |
father, dad | ba4ba |
mother, mom | ma1ma |
elder brother | ge1ge |
and | he2 |
elder sister | jie3jie |
younger sister | mei4mei |
younger brother | di4di |
office worker, staff member | zhi2yuan2 |
all, both | dou1 |
collage/university student | da4xue2sheng1 |
how many (<10) | ji3 |
do, engage in | zuo4 |
job, work, task | gong1zuo4 |
supermarket | chao1shi4 |
(used to form plural) | men |
together | yi4qi3 |
attend class, have class | shang4ke4 |
speak, say, talk | shuo1 |