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Character/Pinyin(Meaning) [simplified]
| Character | Pinyin(meaning) |
|---|---|
| 你 | nǐ you (sing.) |
| 好 | hǎo good, well |
| 叫 | jiào to call, to be called |
| 什么 | shén me what |
| 名 | míng name |
| 字 | zì letter, symbol, character, word |
| 名字 | míng zi (a person's) name |
| 我 | wǒ I, me |
| 是 | shì to be |
| 学 | xué to learn, to study |
| 生 | shēng to be born, to give birth, life, to grow |
| 学生 | xué sheng student |
| 您 | nín you (formal) |
| 请 | qǐng please (do sth) |
| 问 | wèn to ask |
| 请问 | qǐng wèn May I ask... |
| 贵 | guì expensive, noble, your (name), precious |
| 姓 | xìng (one's) surname is, family name |
| 贵姓 | guì xìng what's your name?, May I ask your name? |
| 这 | zhè this |
| 的 | de (structual particle), (possessive particle), of |
| 我的 | wǒ de my, mine |
| 片 | piàn a slice, piece, flake, thin, slice |
| 名片 | míng piàn business card |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie to thank |
| 不 | bù (negative prefix), not, no |
| 客 | kè customer, visitor, guest |
| 气 | 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 |
| 老 | lǎo (a prefix used before the surname), old (of people) |
| 师 | shī teacher, master, expert |
| 老师 | lǎo shī teacher |
| 位 | wèi position, location, (measure word for persons) |
| 也 | yě also, too |
| 久 | jiǔ (long) time, (long) duration of time |
| 见 | jiàn to see, to meet, to appear (to be sth), to interview |
| 吗 | ma an interrogative particle, (question tag) |
| 很 | hěn very |
| 呢 | ne How about(interrogative particle) |
| 再 | 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 |
| 认 | rèn to recognize, to know, to admit |
| 识 | shí to know, knowledge |
| 认识 | rèn shi be acquainted with, to know, to be familiar with, to recognize |
| 男 | nán male |
| 女 | 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 |
| 那 | 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 |
| 儿 | ér son |
| 儿子 | ér zi son |
| 子 | zǐ child, midnight, son, child |
| 女 | nǚ female, woman |
| 女儿 | nǚ ér daughter |
| 独 | dú alone, independent, single, sole, only |
| 家 | jiā family, home, house |
| 有 | yǒu to have, there be |
| 几 | jǐ how much, how many, several, a few |
| 口 | kǒu mouth, (a measure word) |
| 人 | rén person, people |
| 兄 | 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 |
| 他 | tā he, him |
| 她 | tā she |
| 谁 | shuí who |
| 父 | fù father |
| 母 | mǔ female, mother |
| 亲 | 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 |
| 和 | hé and, with |
| 没 | méi (negative prefix for verbs), have not, not |
| 没有 | méi yǒu not, no, haven't |
| 两 | liǎng both, two, 50g |
| 个 | 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 |
| 还 | hái also, in addition, more, still, else, still, yet, (not) yet |
| 作 | zuò to regard as, compose, to make |
| 工作 | gōng zuò job, to work, construction, work, task |
| 退休 | tuì xiū retirement (from work) |
| 了 | le (modal particle), (past tense marker) |
| 在 | zài prep.(located) at, in, verb exist, ad.indicating progressive tense |
| 上 | shàng on, on top, upon, previous or last (week, etc.), to attend, to go, to mount, upper |
| 大学 | dà xué university |
| 可 | kě can, may, able to, certain(ly), but |
| 孩子 | hái zi child |
| 汤姆 | Tāng Mǔ Tom |
| 哪 | nǎ which |
| 国 | guó country, state |
| 是的 | shì de yes |
| 自 | zì from, self, oneself, since |
| 自我 | zì wǒ self-, of myself |
| 介 | jiè introduce, lie between |
| 绍 | 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 |
| 己 | jǐ 6th heavenly stem, self |
| 自己 | zì jǐ self, (reflexive pronoun), own |
| 从 | cóng from, obey, observe, follow |
| 来 | lái to come |
| 大 | dà big, huge, large, major, great, eldest |
| 大学 | dà xué university |
| 哪个 | nǎ ge which one |
| 留 | liú leave (message), to retain, to stay, to remain, to keep, to preserve |
| 留学生 | liú xué shēng exchange student studying abroad |
| 们 | men (plural marker for pronouns) |
| 去 | 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 |
| 工 | gōng work, worker, labor |
| 程 | 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 |
| 会 | huì be able to |
| 说 | shuō to speak, to say |
| 语 | yǔ dialect, language, speech |
| 汉 | hàn the Han(nationality), Chinese, name of a dynasty |
| 汉语 | hàn yǔ Chinese language |
| 英 | yīng (surname), English, brave |
| 英语 | yīng yǔ English (language) |
| 日 | rì day, sun, dayly |
| 芬兰语 | fēn lán yǔ Finnish (language) |
| 在 | zài adv. indicating an action in progress |
| 得 | de a structural particle used after a verb as a complement of degree |
| 里 | 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 |
| 只 | zhǐ only, merely, just, but |
| 点 | diǎn o'clock, (a measure word), point, dot |
| 一点儿 | yì diǎnr a little, a bit |
| 汉字 | Hàn zì Chinese character |
| 写 | xiě to write |
| 怎 | zěn how |
| 么 | me suffix |
| 样 | yàng manner, pattern, way, appearance, shape |
| 怎么样 | zěn me yàng how?, how about?, how was it?, how are things? |
| 太 | tài highest, greatest, too (much), very, extremely |
| 现 | xiàn appear, present, now, current |
| 现在 | xiàn zài now, nowadays |
| 习 | xí to practice, to study, habit |
| 学习 | xué xí to learn, to study |
| 年 | nián year |
| 了 | 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 |
| 跟 | gēn to follow, to go with, heel, with, and |
| 来 | lái to come |
| 树 | shù tree |
| 北京 | Běi jīng Beijing (capital of People's Republic of China) |
| 能 | néng can, may, capable, able |
| 帮 | bāng to assist, to support, to help, group, gang, party |
| 为 | wèi for, on account of |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me why, for what reason |
| 因 | yīn cause, reason, because |
| 因为 | yīn wèi because, owing to, on account of |
| 医 | yī medical, medicine, doctor, to cure, to treat |
| 院 | yuàn courtyard, institution |
| 医院 | yī yuàn hospital |
| 要 | yào important, vital, to want, to be going to, must |
| 去 | qù to go, to leave, to remove |
| 吧 | ba (a modal particle indicating polite suggestion), ...right?, ...OK? |
| 教 | jiāo to teach |
| 时 | shí time, hour, occasionally, o'clock, when, season, period |
| 候 | 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 |
| 开 | kāi open, operate (vehicle), start |
| 始 | shǐ begin |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ to begin, to start |
| 明 | míng clear, bright, to understand, next |
| 天 | tiān day, sky, heaven |
| 明天 | míng tiān tomorrow |
| 午 | wǔ 11 a.m.-1 p.m., branch, noon |
| 下午 | xià wǔ afternoon |
| 行 | xíng all right, capable, competent, OK, okay, to go, to do, to travel, temporary, to walk, to go, will do |
| 看 | kàn it depends, think, to see, to look at |
| 中 | zhōng within, among, in, middle, center, while (doing sth), during, China, Chinese |
| 文 | wén language, culture, writing, formal, literary |
| 中文 | zhōng wén Chinese language |
| 书 | shū book, letter |
| 多 | duō many, much, a lot of, numerous, multi- |
| 少 | shǎo few, little, lack |
| 多少 | duō shǎo how much, how many, which (number) |
| 就 | jiù then, right away, only, (emphasis) |
| 百 | bǎi hundred |
| 马 | 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 |
| 懂 | 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 |
| 祝 | 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 |
| 话 | 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 |
| 听 | tīng to listen, hear, obey |
| 快 | 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 |
| 想 | xiǎng to think, to wish, to want, to miss |
| 找 | zhǎo to find, to look for, to call on (sb), to seek |
| 觉得 | jué de to feel |
| 慢 | màn slow |
| 说话 | shuō huà to speak, to talk |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ (I'm) sorry, forgive me |
| 遍 | 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 |
| 难 | nán difficult (to...), problem, difficulty, difficult |
| 茶 | chá tea, tea plant |
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi milk |
| 啤酒 | pí jiǔ beer |
| 节 | jié festival, section, measure word for lessons |
| 生词 | shēng cí new word |
| 法 | fǎ law, method, way, Buddhist teaching, Legalist, France (abbrev.) |
| 语法 | yǔ fǎ grammar |
| 容易 | róng yì easy, likely, liable (to) |
| 理 | lǐ reason, logic, science, inner principle or structure |
| 经理 | jīng lǐ manager, director |
| 小时 | xiǎo shí hour |
| 孙子 | sūn zi grandson |
| 岁 | suì year, years old, (a measure word) |
| 数 | shù number, figure, to calculate, several |
| 月数 | yuè shù monthly age |
| 多大 | duō dà how old |
| 纪 | jì discipline, age, era, period, order, record |
| 年纪 | nián jì age |
| 一共 | yí gòng altogether |
| 大卫 | Dà Wèi David |
| 兼 | jiān double, twice, simultaneous, holding more than one posts at the same time |
| 职 | zhí office, duty |
| 兼职 | jiān zhí part-time |
| 每 | měi each, every |
| 周 | zhōu cycle, week |
| 每周 | měi zhōu every week |
| 公 | gōng just, honorable (designation), public, common |
| 司 | sī company |
| 公司 | gōng sī (business) company |
| 毕 | bì to finish, to complete |
| 业 | yè business, occupation, study |
| 毕业 | bì yè graduation, to graduate, to finish school |
| 以 | yǐ to use, according to, so as to, in order to, by, with |
| 以后 | yǐ hòu after, later, afterwards, in the future |
| 做 | zuò to do, to make |
| 意 | yì idea, meaning, wish, desire |
| 生意 | shēng yì business |
| 常 | cháng often |
| 还是 | hái shì or, still, nevertheless |
| 大夫 | dài fu doctor |
| 护 | hù protect |
| 士 | 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) |
| 念 | niàn to read aloud |
| 课 | kè class, lesson |
| 有课 | yǒu kè to have lessons |
| 点 | diǎn (a measure word), o'clock |
| 半 | bàn half |
| 校 | xiào school |
| 学校 | xué xiào school |
| 中午 | zhōng wǔ noon, midday |
| 吃 | chī to eat |
| 饭 | fàn food, cuisine, cooked rice, meal |
| 午饭 | wǔ fàn lunch |
| 下午 | xià wǔ afternoon |
| 图 | tú diagram, map, drawing, chart |
| 馆 | guǎn hall, a place for cultural or sports activities |
| 图书馆 | tú shū guǎn library |
| 回 | huí to return, to go back |
| 般 | bān sort, kind, class, way, manner |
| 一般 | yì bān same, ordinary, common, general |
| 睡 | shuì to sleep |
| 觉 | jiào a nap, a sleep |
| 睡觉 | shuì jiào to go to bed, to sleep |
| 班 | 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 |
| 出 | chū to go or come out |
| 出去 | chū qù to go out |
| 开会 | kāi huì have a meeting |
| 下 | xià under, next (week, etc.), lower, below, to go down |
| 下班 | xià bān to come or go or get off work |
| 后 | hòu back, behind, rear, afterwards, after, later |
| 都 | dōu all, both, entirely (due to)each, even, already |
| 忙 | máng busy |
| 经 | jīng classics, sacred book, pass through, to undergo, scripture |
| 经常 | jīng cháng everyday, day-to-day, frequently, regularly |
| 赶 | gǎn catch up, drive away, hurry |
| 间 | jiān between, among, space, (measure word) |
| 时间 | shí jiān time, period |
| 差 | chà different, short of, poor, to lack |
| 刻 | kè quarter (hour), (a measure word), to carve, to engrave, to cut, oppressive |
| 小 | xiǎo small, tiny, few, young |
| 小时 | xiǎo shí hour |
| 下课 | xià kè class is over |
| 末 | mò end, final stage, latter part |
| 愉 | yú pleased |
| 愉快 | yú kuài cheerful, delightful, pleasantly, happy |
| 累 | lèi exhaused, tired |
| 起 | qǐ to rise, to raise, to get up |
| 床 | chuáng bed, couch, (a measure word) |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng to get up |
| 早点 | zǎo diǎn (n) breakfast |
| 干 | gàn to work, to do, to manage |
| 作业 | zuò yè school assignment, work, task |
| 大约 | dà yuē approximately, about |
| 钟 | zhōng clock, time as measured in hours and minutes, bell |
| 草 | cǎo grass, straw |
| 木 | mù tree, wood |
| 诺 | nuò to promise |
| 坦佩雷大学 | Tǎn pèi léi dà xué University of Tampere |
| 汉诺 | Hàn Nuò Hannu |
| 今 | jīn today, modern, present, current, this |
| 今天 | jīn tiān today, at the present |
| 今年 | jīn nián this year |
| 号 | hào day of a month, number |
| 月 | yuè month, moon |
| 昨 | zuó yesterday |
| 昨天 | zuó tiān yesterday |
| 去年 | qù nián last year |
| 星 | xīng star, satellite, small amount |
| 期 | 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 |
| 龙 | lóng dragon, imperial, Long (a surname) |
| 到 | dào to, until (a time), up to, to go, to arrive |
| 生日 | shēng rì birthday |
| 乐 | lè (surname), happy, laugh, cheerful |
| 零 | líng zero, 0 |
| 欢 | huān joyous, happy, pleased |
| 迎 | yíng to welcome |
| 欢迎 | huān yíng to welcome |
| 参 | cān take part in, participate, join, attend |
| 加 | jiā to add, plus |
| 参加 | cān jiā to participate, to take part, to join |
| 邀 | yāo invite to come |
| 邀请 | yāo qǐng invite |
| 聚 | 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 |
| 玩 | wán curios, antiques, to play, to amuse oneself |
| 离开 | lí kāi to depart, to leave |
| 走 | zǒu to walk, to go, to move |
| 一起 | yì qǐ together |
| 呆 | dāi stay, stupid |
| 多长 | duō cháng how long(time) |
| 过 | guò (past tense marker), to cross, to go over, to pass (time), to live |
| 知道 | zhī dào know, be aware of |
| 长 | 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 |
| 表 | biǎo surface, to show, express, a list or table |
| 示 | 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 |
| 最 | zuì (the) most, -est |
| 比 | bǐ ("-er than"), to compare, to contrast |
| 较 | jiào distinct, compare |
| 比较 | bǐ jiào compare, contrast, fairly, quite, rather |
| 凉 | liáng cool, cold |
| 凉快 | liáng kuai nice and cold, pleasantly cool |
| 度 | dù capacity, degree, standard |
| 春天 | chūn tiān spring (season) |
| 秋天 | qiū tiān autumn |
| 冷 | lěng cold |
| 热 | rè heat, to heat up, fervent, hot (of weather), warm up |
| 冬天 | dōng tiān winter |
| 特 | tè special, unusual, extraordinary |
| 特别 | tè bié especially, particular, unusual |
| 雨 | yǔ rain |
| 雪 | xuě snow |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ to rain |
| 下雪 | xià xuě to snow |
| 夹 | 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 |
| 刮 | guā blow (of the wind) |
| 风 | fēng wind, news, style, custom, manner |
| 刮风 | guā fēng windy |
| 天气 | tiān qì weather |
| 预 | yù to advance, in advance, beforehand, to prepare |
| 报 | bào to announce, to inform, report, newspaper |
| 预报 | yù bào forecast |
| 晴 | qíng clear, fine (weather) |
| 晴天 | qíng tiān sunny |
| 傍 | bàng near |
| 傍晚 | bàng wǎn in the evening, when night falls, towards evening |
| 温 | wēn warm, temperature |
| 气温 | qì wēn air temperature |
| 高 | gāo high, tall |
| 低 | dī to lower (one's head), low, to incline, beneath, low |
| 嗯 | en OK, yeah, what?, interjection indicating approval |
| 够 | 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 |
| 对 | duì couple, pair, to be opposite, to oppose, for, to, correct, right |
| 门 | mén opening, door, gate, doorway, gateway |
| 开门 | kāi mén open (the) door |
| 别的 | bié de else, other |
| 事 | shì matter, thing, item, work, affair |
| 教 | jiào religion, teaching |
| 室 | shì room, office |
| 教室 | jiào shì classroom |
| 等 | děng grade, equal to, wait for, et cetera, and so on |