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First 50 Characters

The first 50 Chinese characters you should learn (simplified)

TermDefinition
de; particle used after an attribute
yī; noun one
shì; verb to be; adjective correct, right, yes
bù; adverb no, not
le; particle used after an action that has taken place or changed
zài; preposition in, on, at; adverb indicating an ongoing action
rén; noun human, people, person, soul
yǒu; have, possess, get, there is
wǒ; pronoun I note: 我的 wǒde my; 我们 wǒmen we, us
tā; pronoun he, him; note: 他的 tāde his
zhè; pronoun this, these
gè; general measure word for nouns without specific measure words; adjective individual
们 (men / 84.1) – pronoun used to form a plural pronoun ex: 我们 wǒmen we, us
zhōng; noun center, middle, in the midst of; abbrev. China
lái; verb arrive, come; indicate an intended action; particle indicate time period from past to present
shàng; preposition on, above, upper; verb go up, go to, leave for; adjective last, most recent
dà; adjective great, large, big; age; eldest
wèi; preposition for, in the sake of
hé; conjunction and; preposition in connection to, with; adjective gentle; noun total, sum
guó; noun country, state; adjective national
dì; noun the ground; land, soil; place, area
dào; verb arrive, reach, go to; preposition up until, to
yǐ; preposition by, for; conjunction and, as well as
shuō; verb to say, speak, talk; to explain; to scold
shí; noun period of time; time of day, hour
yào; verb to want, ask for, wish; must, should; shall, will; take, need; adjective important, essential
jiù; adverb at once, right away; already; precisely
chū; verb to go out, go beyond; exceed; to issue, produce; to happen
huì; verb can, be able to; would, might; to assemble; to meet; noun meeting, party; association
kě; verb can, may; conjunction but, yet, however
yě; adverb too, as well, also; used for emphasis
nǐ; pronoun you, yourself; your (used with 的 de)
duì; adjective right, correct; opposite; verb to answer, reply; preposition with regard to
shēng; verb to bear, to give birth to; noun student; adjective alive, living; unripe, raw
néng ; verb can, could, be able to; noun ability, skill; energy; adjective capable, able
ér; conjunction and, as well as, to
zǐ; son, child; person; copper; adjective young, tender, small; affiliated
nà; pronoun that, then
dé; verb to get, obtain; be satisfied; be suitable; (of calculation) result in, equal
yú;– preposition in, on, at; from; by
zhe; particle added to a verb or an adjective to indicate a continued action
xià; preposition below, under; verb to go down; to come; adverb down; noun next (in order)
zì; pronoun self; preposition from, since; adverb of course, certainly
zhī; particle used between an attribute and the word it modifies
nián; noun year; age; adjective annually, yearly
guò; verb to cross, pass; to exceed; to spend (time); adverb too
fā; verb to give, issue, emit; to start; to feel; to shoot; measure word for bullets and shells
hòu; noun behind, back, rear; after; later; last
zuò; verb to write, compose; regard as; noun writings; work
lǐ; preposition in, inside; noun inner; hometown; neighborhood; measure word unit of length
Created by: chun1
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