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First 50 Characters
The first 50 Chinese characters you should learn (simplified)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 的 | de; particle used after an attribute |
| 一 | yī; noun one |
| 是 | shì; verb to be; adjective correct, right, yes |
| 不 | bù; adverb no, not |
| 了 | le; particle used after an action that has taken place or changed |
| 在 | zài; preposition in, on, at; adverb indicating an ongoing action |
| 人 | rén; noun human, people, person, soul |
| 有 | yǒu; have, possess, get, there is |
| 我 | wǒ; pronoun I note: 我的 wǒde my; 我们 wǒmen we, us |
| 他 | tā; pronoun he, him; note: 他的 tāde his |
| 这 | zhè; pronoun this, these |
| 个 | gè; general measure word for nouns without specific measure words; adjective individual |
| 们 | 们 (men / 84.1) – pronoun used to form a plural pronoun ex: 我们 wǒmen we, us |
| 中 | zhōng; noun center, middle, in the midst of; abbrev. China |
| 来 | lái; verb arrive, come; indicate an intended action; particle indicate time period from past to present |
| 上 | shàng; preposition on, above, upper; verb go up, go to, leave for; adjective last, most recent |
| 大 | dà; adjective great, large, big; age; eldest |
| 为 | wèi; preposition for, in the sake of |
| 和 | hé; conjunction and; preposition in connection to, with; adjective gentle; noun total, sum |
| 国 | guó; noun country, state; adjective national |
| 地 | dì; noun the ground; land, soil; place, area |
| 到 | dào; verb arrive, reach, go to; preposition up until, to |
| 以 | yǐ; preposition by, for; conjunction and, as well as |
| 说 | shuō; verb to say, speak, talk; to explain; to scold |
| 时 | shí; noun period of time; time of day, hour |
| 要 | yào; verb to want, ask for, wish; must, should; shall, will; take, need; adjective important, essential |
| 就 | jiù; adverb at once, right away; already; precisely |
| 出 | chū; verb to go out, go beyond; exceed; to issue, produce; to happen |
| 会 | huì; verb can, be able to; would, might; to assemble; to meet; noun meeting, party; association |
| 可 | kě; verb can, may; conjunction but, yet, however |
| 也 | yě; adverb too, as well, also; used for emphasis |
| 你 | nǐ; pronoun you, yourself; your (used with 的 de) |
| 对 | duì; adjective right, correct; opposite; verb to answer, reply; preposition with regard to |
| 生 | shēng; verb to bear, to give birth to; noun student; adjective alive, living; unripe, raw |
| 能 | néng ; verb can, could, be able to; noun ability, skill; energy; adjective capable, able |
| 而 | ér; conjunction and, as well as, to |
| 子 | zǐ; son, child; person; copper; adjective young, tender, small; affiliated |
| 那 | nà; pronoun that, then |
| 得 | dé; verb to get, obtain; be satisfied; be suitable; (of calculation) result in, equal |
| 于 | yú;– preposition in, on, at; from; by |
| 着 | zhe; particle added to a verb or an adjective to indicate a continued action |
| 下 | xià; preposition below, under; verb to go down; to come; adverb down; noun next (in order) |
| 自 | zì; pronoun self; preposition from, since; adverb of course, certainly |
| 之 | zhī; particle used between an attribute and the word it modifies |
| 年 | nián; noun year; age; adjective annually, yearly |
| 过 | guò; verb to cross, pass; to exceed; to spend (time); adverb too |
| 发 | fā; verb to give, issue, emit; to start; to feel; to shoot; measure word for bullets and shells |
| 后 | hòu; noun behind, back, rear; after; later; last |
| 作 | zuò; verb to write, compose; regard as; noun writings; work |
| 里 | lǐ; preposition in, inside; noun inner; hometown; neighborhood; measure word unit of length |