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Character/Pinyin(Meaning) [simplified]

CharacterPinyin(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
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