| English | Pinyin | Chinese |
| surname Hai || ocean / sea / CL: 個｜个, 片 / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous | hǎi | 海 |
| comma / phrase marked by pause || to read / to study / reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音 | dòu | 读 |
| (used after a verb) give it a go / to do (sth for a bit to give it a try) / one time / once / in a while / all of a sudden / all at once | yī xià | 一下 |
| lump (of earth) / chunk / piece / classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc / (coll.) classifier for money and currency units | kuài | 块 |
| boat / vessel / ship / CL: 條｜条, 艘, 隻｜只 | chuán | 船 |
| to / for / for the benefit of / to give / to allow / to do sth (for sb) / (grammatical equivalent of 被) / (grammatical equivalent of 把) / (sentence intensifier) || to supply / to provide | gěi | 给 |
| healthy / at ease || fat / plump | pán | 胖 |
| tooth / ivory / CL: 顆｜颗 | yá | 牙 |
| public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) | gōng | 公 |
| credit card | xìn yòng kǎ | 信用卡 |
| to kick / to play (e.g. soccer) / (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship) | tī | 踢 |
| Japan / Japanese | rì běn | 日本 |
| to reserve a seat / to book a table / reservation | dìng wèi | 订位 |
| trip / journey / tourism / travel / tour / to travel | lǚ yóu | 旅游 |
| or / still / nevertheless / had better | hái shi | 还是 |
| surname Qian || coin / money / CL: 筆｜笔 / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩｜两 | qián | 钱 |
| can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good | kě yǐ | 可以 |
| to allow / to grant / in accordance with / in the light of || accurate / standard / definitely / certainly / about to become (bride, son-in-law etc) / quasi- / para- | zhǔn | 准 |
| net / network | wǎng | 网 |
| to begin / beginning / to start / initial / CL: 個｜个 | kāi shǐ | 开始 |
| to forge / to discipline / wrought | duàn | 锻 |
| Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬｜沪 | shàng hǎi | 上海 |
| camera / CL: 個｜个, 架, 部, 台, 隻｜只 | zhào xiàng jī | 照相机 |
| second (unit of time) / arc second (angular measurement unit) / (coll.) instantly | miǎo | 秒 |
| taxi / (Taiwan) rental car | chū zū chē | 出租车 |
| surname Fang || house / room / CL: 間｜间 / branch of an extended family / classifier for family members (or concubines) | fáng | 房 |
| surname Yi || proper / should / suitable / appropriate | yí | 宜 |
| to welcome / welcome | huān yíng | 欢迎 |
| surname Wen || to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at | wén | 闻 |
| plate / dish / tray / board / hard drive (computing) / to build / to coil / to check / to examine / to transfer (property) / to make over / classifier for food: dish, helping / to coil / classifier for coils of wire / classifier for games of chess | pán | 盘 |
| to write | xiě | 写 |
| body / form / style / system / substance / to experience / aspect (linguistics) | tǐ | 体 |
| letter / mail / CL: 封 / to trust / to believe / to profess faith in / truthful / confidence / trust / at will / at random | xìn | 信 |
| surname Sui || to follow / to comply with / varying according to... / to allow / subsequently | suí | 随 |
| room / CL: 間｜间, 個｜个 | fáng jiān | 房间 |
| light / easy / gentle / soft / reckless / unimportant / frivolous / small in number / unstressed / neutral / to disparage | qīng | 轻 |
| fruit / CL: 個｜个 | shuǐ guǒ | 水果 |
| east and west || thing / stuff / person / CL: 個｜个, 件 | dōng xī | 东西 |
| television / TV / CL: 臺｜台, 個｜个 | diàn shì | 电视 |
| to welcome / to meet / to face / to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties) | yíng | 迎 |
| fork / pitchfork / prong / pick / cross / intersect / 'X' || to cross / be stuck || to diverge / to open (as legs) | chā | 叉 |
| healthy / to invigorate / to strengthen / to be good at / to be strong in | jiàn | 健 |
| to require / to need / to want / necessity / need | xū | 需 |
| thousand || see 鞦韆｜秋千 | qiān | 千 |
| don't! / must not | bù yào | 不要 |
| ball / sphere / globe / CL: 個｜个 / ball game / match / CL: 場｜场 | qiú | 球 |
| surname Cong || from / through / via / to follow / to obey / to engage in (an activity) / never (in negative sentence) / (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / assistant / accomplice / related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor || second cousin | cóng | 从 |
| noodles | miàn tiáo | 面条 |
| time / period / CL: 段 | shí jiān | 时间 |
| cause / reason / because | yīn | 因 |
| news / CL: 條｜条, 個｜个 | xīn wén | 新闻 |
| newspaper / newsprint / CL: 份, 期, 張｜张 | bào zhǐ | 报纸 |
| to think / to feel | jué de | 觉得 |
| idea / opinion / meaning / wish / desire / interest / fun / token of appreciation, affection etc / CL: 個｜个 / to give as a small token / to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc | yì si | 意思 |
| root / stem / origin / source / this / the current / original / inherent / originally / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc | běn | 本 |
| Spain | xī bān yá | 西班牙 |
| music / CL: 張｜张, 曲, 段 | yīn yuè | 音乐 |
| beer | pí | 啤 |
| Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC) / surname Shang || commerce / merchant / dealer / to consult / 2nd note in pentatonic scale / quotient (as in 智商, intelligence quotient) | shāng | 商 |
| mutton / goat meat | yáng ròu | 羊肉 |
| bowl / cup / CL: 隻｜只, 個｜个 | wǎn | 碗 |
| to exceed / to overtake / to surpass / to transcend / to pass / to cross / ultra- / super- | chāo | 超 |
| cup / glass / CL: 個｜个, 隻｜只 | bēi zi | 杯子 |
| surname Dao || knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL: 把 / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs | dāo | 刀 |
| quarter (hour) / moment / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive / classifier for short time intervals | kè | 刻 |
| bottle / vase / pitcher / CL: 個｜个 / classifier for wine and liquids | píng | 瓶 |
| to jump / to hop / to skip over / to bounce / to palpitate | tiào | 跳 |
| watermelon / CL: 顆｜颗, 粒, 個｜个 | xī guā | 西瓜 |
| to accumulate / to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lei4]) / continuous / repeated || tired / weary / to strain / to wear out / to work hard || surname Lei || rope / to bind together / to twist around | lěi | 累 |
| chopstick | kuài | 筷 |
| picture / image / film / movie / photograph / reflection / shadow / trace | yǐng | 影 |
| icebox / freezer cabinet / refrigerator / CL: 臺｜台, 個｜个 | bīng xiāng | 冰箱 |
| star / celebrity | míng xīng | 明星 |
| cell phone / mobile phone / CL: 部, 支 | shǒu jī | 手机 |
| cup / trophy cup / classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup | bēi | 杯 |
| breakfast / CL: 份, 頓｜顿, 次, 餐 | zǎo fàn | 早饭 |
| to learn / to study | xué xí | 学习 |
| convenient || cheap / inexpensive / small advantages / to let sb off lightly | biàn yí | 便宜 |
| see 万俟 || surname Wan || ten thousand / a great number | mò | 万 |
| class / rank / grade / equal to / same as / to wait for / to await / et cetera / and so on / et al. (and other authors) / after / as soon as / once | děng | 等 |
| common / general / to share / together / total / altogether / abbr. for 共產黨｜共产党, Communist party | gòng | 共 |
| to order dishes (in a restaurant) | diǎn cài | 点菜 |
| to finish work / to get off work | xià bān | 下班 |
| you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你) | nín | 您 |
| to pass / to spend (time) / measure / limit / extent / degree of intensity / degree (angles, temperature etc) / kilowatt-hour / classifier for events and occurrences || to estimate / Taiwan pr. [duo4] | dù | 度 |
| fruit / result / resolute / indeed / if really | guǒ | 果 |
| body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158 | shēn | 身 |
| -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct || earth / ground / field / place / land / CL: 片 | de | 地 |
| inn / shop / store / CL: 家 | diàn | 店 |
| abbr. for Israel 以色列 || to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place) | yǐ | 以 |
| public / common / communal | gōng gòng | 公共 |
| to feel embarrassed / to find it embarrassing / to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) | bù hǎo yì si | 不好意思 |
| melon / gourd / squash | guā | 瓜 |
| surname Mi || rice / CL: 粒 / meter (classifier) | mǐ | 米 |
| basketball / CL: 個｜个, 隻｜只 | lán qiú | 篮球 |
| swimming / to swim | yǒng | 泳 |
| bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) / to puff (on a pipe etc) / (onom.) bang / abbr. for 貼吧｜贴吧 || (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume. | bā | 吧 |
| to go online / to connect to the Internet / (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet / (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net | shàng wǎng | 上网 |
| bed / couch / classifier for beds / CL: 張｜张 | chuáng | 床 |
| cake / CL: 塊｜块, 個｜个 | dàn gāo | 蛋糕 |
| sound / noise / note (of musical scale) / tone / news / syllable / reading (phonetic value of a character) | yīn | 音 |
| abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 or Singapore 新加坡 / surname Xin || new / newly / meso- (chemistry) | xīn | 新 |
| to receive / to accept / to collect / to put away / to restrain / to stop / in care of (used on address line after name) | shōu | 收 |
| to work / (of a machine) to operate / job / work / task / CL: 個｜个, 份, 項｜项 | gōng zuò | 工作 |
| light / gentle / relaxed / effortless / uncomplicated / to relax / to take things less seriously | qīng sōng | 轻松 |
| see 節骨眼｜节骨眼 || festival / holiday / node / joint / section / segment / part / to economize / to save / to abridge / moral integrity / classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses / CL: 個｜个 | jiē | 节 |
| highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely | tài | 太 |
| dish (type of food) / vegetable / cuisine / CL: 盤｜盘, 道 / (coll.) (one's) type / (of one's skills etc) weak / poor | cài | 菜 |
| surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234) || gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音 | jīn | 金 |
| to run / to jog / (military) to march at the double | pǎo bù | 跑步 |
| to refine / to smelt | liàn | 炼 |
| market / city / CL: 個｜个 | shì | 市 |
| to sleep / to lie down | shuì | 睡 |
| as one wishes / as one pleases / at random / negligent / casual / wanton | suí biàn | 随便 |
| to like / to take pleasure in / keen on / fond of / interest / hobby / appetite for / CL: 個｜个 | ài hào | 爱好 |
| to get out of bed / to get up | qǐ chuáng | 起床 |
| drink / beverage | yǐn liào | 饮料 |
| spoon / ladle / CL: 把 / abbr. for 公勺, centiliter (unit of volume) | sháo | 勺 |
| box / trunk / chest | xiāng | 箱 |
| fresh (experience, food etc) / freshness / novel / uncommon | xīn xiān | 新鲜 |
| fruit juice | guǒ zhī | 果汁 |
| empty / air / sky / in vain || to empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time | kōng | 空 |
| expensive / noble / precious / (honorific) your | guì | 贵 |
| to think / to believe / to suppose / to wish / to want / to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth) | xiǎng | 想 |
| surname Gan || dry / clean / in vain / dried food / foster / adoptive / to ignore || to concern / to interfere / shield / stem || tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) | gān | 干 |
| as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice) || because of / for / to | wéi | 为 |
| sugar / sweets / candy / CL: 顆｜颗, 塊｜块 | táng | 糖 |
| to use / to employ / to have to / to eat or drink / expense or outlay / usefulness / hence / therefore | yòng | 用 |
| scoop / ladle / CL: 把 | sháo zi | 勺子 |
| worker / workshop / (slang) troublesome / high-maintenance (person) || to do / to grow / to write or compose / to pretend / to regard as / to feel / writings or works | zuō | 作 |
| surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞｜马来西亚 || horse / CL: 匹 / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess | mǎ | 马 |
| according to / in accordance with / to shine / to illuminate / to reflect / to look at (one's reflection) / to take (a photo) / photo / as requested / as before | zhào | 照 |
| hog / pig / swine / CL: 口, 頭｜头 | zhū | 猪 |
| Spanish language | xī bān yá yǔ | 西班牙语 |
| supermarket / abbr. for 超級市場｜超级市场 / CL: 家 | chāo shì | 超市 |
| the body / one's health / CL: 具, 個｜个 / in person | shēn tǐ | 身体 |
| table / desk / classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc | zhuō | 桌 |
| small / tiny / few / young | xiǎo | 小 |
| surname Wen || language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67 | wén | 文 |
| to press charges / to file a complaint || to tell / to inform / to let know | gào sù | 告诉 |
| to dance / to wield / to brandish | wǔ | 舞 |
| beef | niú ròu | 牛肉 |
| surname Dong || east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord | dōng | 东 |
| exactly / in good order / whole / complete / entire / in order / orderly / to repair / to mend / to renovate / (coll.) to fix sb / to give sb a hard time / to mess with sb | zhěng | 整 |
| cash | xiàn jīn | 现金 |
| to drink || to give (animals) water to drink | yǐn | 饮 |
| slightly / a little / somewhat | yǒu diǎnr | 有点儿 |
| hour / CL: 個｜个 | xiǎo shí | 小时 |
| subway / metro | dì tiě | 地铁 |
| to dance | tiào wǔ | 跳舞 |
| not to allow / to forbid / to prohibit | bù zhǔn | 不准 |
| station / to stand / to halt / to stop / branch of a company or organization / website | zhàn | 站 |
| surname Le || surname Yue || happy / cheerful / to laugh || music | lè | 乐 |
| trip / travel / to travel / brigade (army) | lǚ | 旅 |
| to hire / to rent / to charter / to rent out / to lease out / rent / land tax | zū | 租 |
| vegetables / produce / CL: 種｜种 | shū cài | 蔬菜 |
| (cooked) rice | mǐ fàn | 米饭 |
| to toughen / to temper / to engage in physical exercise / to work out / (fig.) to develop one's skills / to train oneself | duàn liàn | 锻炼 |
| office / business premises / bureau / CL: 間｜间 | bàn gōng shì | 办公室 |
| English (language) | yīng wén | 英文 |
| clothes / CL: 件, 套 | yī fu | 衣服 |
| store / shop / CL: 家, 個｜个 | shāng diàn | 商店 |
| surname Zhong || handleless cup / goblet / to concentrate / variant of 鐘｜钟 || clock / o'clock / time as measured in hours and minutes / bell / CL: 架, 座 | zhōng | 钟 |
| movie / film / CL: 部, 片, 幕, 場｜场 | diàn yǐng | 电影 |
| in the same place / together / with / altogether (in total) | yī qǐ | 一起 |
| row / line / commercial firm / line of business / profession / to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row / (Tw) column || to walk / to go / to travel / a visit / temporary / makeshift / current / in circulation / to do / to perform / capable / competent / effective / all right / OK! / will do / behavior / conduct / Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense | xíng | 行 |
| fresh / bright (in color) / delicious / tasty / delicacy / aquatic foods || few / rare || fish / old variant of 鮮｜鲜 | xiān | 鲜 |
| surname Huan || still / still in progress / still more / yet / even more / in addition / fairly / passably (good) / as early as / even / also / else || to pay back / to return | huán | 还 |
| beer (loanword) / CL: 杯, 瓶, 罐, 桶, 缸 | pí jiǔ | 啤酒 |
| chicken meat | jī ròu | 鸡肉 |
| surname Ji || machine / engine / opportunity / intention / aircraft / pivot / crucial point / flexible (quick-witted) / organic / CL: 臺｜台 | jī | 机 |
| to say / to tell / to announce / to report / to denounce / to file a lawsuit / to sue | gào | 告 |
| surname Shi || o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period | shí | 时 |
| to begin / to start / then / only then | shǐ | 始 |
| to take note of / to pay attention to | zhù yì | 注意 |
| car / automobile / bus / CL: 輛｜辆 | qì chē | 汽车 |
| surname Che || car / vehicle / CL: 輛｜辆 / machine / to shape with a lathe || war chariot (archaic) / rook (in Chinese chess) / rook (in chess) | chē | 车 |
| juice | zhī | 汁 |
| tree / CL: 棵 / to cultivate / to set up | shù | 树 |
| (artemisia) / duckweed || marsiliaceae / clover fern || apple | píng | 苹 |
| chair | yǐ | 椅 |
| minute | fēn zhōng | 分钟 |
| pork | zhū ròu | 猪肉 |
| why? / for what reason? | wèi shén me | 为什么 |
| banana || see 蕉萃 | jiāo | 蕉 |
| position / location / place / seat / classifier for people (honorific) / classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) / (physics) potential | wèi | 位 |
| song / CL: 支, 首 / to sing | gē | 歌 |
| to inject / to pour into / to concentrate / to pay attention / stake (gambling) / classifier for sums of money / variant of 註｜注 || to register / to annotate / note / comment | zhù | 注 |
| tray / plate / dish / CL: 個｜个 | pán zi | 盘子 |
| wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage / CL: 杯, 瓶, 罐, 桶, 缸 | jiǔ | 酒 |
| pouch / bag / sack / pocket | dài | 袋 |
| to go to bed / to sleep | shuì jiào | 睡觉 |
| Germany / German | dé guó | 德国 |
| to think / to consider | sī | 思 |
| dozen (loanword) || to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from | dá | 打 |
| (chicken) egg / hen's egg / CL: 個｜个, 打 | jī dàn | 鸡蛋 |
| bottle / CL: 個｜个 | píng zi | 瓶子 |
| to circle / to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return / to revolve / Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) / time / classifier for acts of a play / section or chapter (of a classic book) || to curve / to return / to revolve | huí | 回 |
| paper / CL: 張｜张, 沓 / classifier for documents, letter etc | zhǐ | 纸 |
| classifier for vehicles | liàng | 辆 |
| to try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek / to return / to give change | zhǎo | 找 |
| egg / CL: 個｜个, 打 / oval-shaped thing | dàn | 蛋 |
| waiter / waitress / attendant / customer service personnel / CL: 個｜个, 位 | fú wù yuán | 服务员 |
| surname Xiang || each other / one another / mutually || appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc) | xiāng | 相 |
| to pat / to clap / to slap / to swat / to take (a photo) / to shoot (a film) / racket (sports) / beat (music) | pāi | 拍 |
| to help / to lend a hand / to do a favor / to do a good turn | bāng máng | 帮忙 |
| clothes / dress / garment / to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc) / to obey / to be convinced (by an argument) / to convince / to admire / to acclimatize / to take (medicine) / mourning clothes / to wear mourning clothes || dose (measure word for medicine) / Taiwan pr. [fu2] | fú | 服 |
| (Taiwan) saddle horse / mounted soldier || to ride (an animal or bike) / to sit astride / classifier for saddle-horses | jì | 骑 |
| to go out | chū qù | 出去 |
| actually / place / classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc / that which / particle introducing a relative clause or passive / CL: 個｜个 | suǒ | 所 |
| Germany / German / abbr. for 德國｜德国 || virtue / goodness / morality / ethics / kindness / favor / character / kind | dé | 德 |
| to go forward / to advance / to go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit / (math.) base of a number system / classifier for sections in a building or residential compound | jìn | 进 |
| surname Kang || healthy / peaceful / abundant | kāng | 康 |
| to announce / to inform / report / newspaper / recompense / revenge / CL: 份, 張｜张 | bào | 报 |
| bird / CL: 隻｜只, 群 / (dialect) to pay attention to / (intensifier) damned / goddam | niǎo | 鸟 |
| to pay the restaurant bill | mǎi dān | 买单 |
| excessive || foot / to be sufficient / ample | jù | 足 |
| banana / CL: 枝, 根, 個｜个, 把 | xiāng jiāo | 香蕉 |
| to buy / to purchase | mǎi | 买 |
| person / employee / member | yuán | 员 |
| to have children / to raise or bring up / to educate | yù | 育 |
| to take a picture | pāi zhào | 拍照 |
| the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙 / Spanish || west | xī | 西 |
| affair / business / matter / to be engaged in / to attend to / by all means | wù | 务 |
| some / few / several / measure word indicating a small amount or small number (greater than 1) | xiē | 些 |
| to agree / to conclude / to draw up / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc) / to order | dìng | 订 |
| surname Guo || to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too- || (experienced action marker) | guò | 过 |
| steam / vapor | qì | 汽 |
| eye / item / section / list / catalogue / table of contents / order (taxonomy) / goal / name / title | mù | 目 |
| (of an animal) to paw (the ground) || to run / to run away / to escape / to run around (on errands etc) / (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate / (verb complement) away / off | páo | 跑 |
| evening meal / dinner / supper / CL: 份, 頓｜顿, 次, 餐 | wǎn fàn | 晚饭 |
| to come / to arrive / to come round / ever since / next | lái | 来 |
| South Korea (Republic of Korea) / Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄｜战国七雄 / Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897 | hán guó | 韩国 |
| surname Bao || to cover / to wrap / to hold / to include / to take charge of / to contract (to or for) / package / wrapper / container / bag / to hold or embrace / bundle / packet / CL: 個｜个, 隻｜只 | bāo | 包 |
| to do / to manage / to handle / to go about / to run / to set up / to deal with | bàn | 办 |
| therefore / as a result / so / the reason why | suǒ yǐ | 所以 |
| to open / to start / to turn on / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / to operate (a vehicle) / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文｜开尔文 / abbr. for 開本｜开本, book format | kāi | 开 |
| surname Yang || sheep / goat / CL: 頭｜头, 隻｜只 | yáng | 羊 |
| menu / CL: 份, 張｜张 | cài dān | 菜单 |
| fowl / chicken / CL: 隻｜只 / (slang) prostitute | jī | 鸡 |
| to look at / to regard / to inspect | shì | 视 |
| to move / to transport / to use / to apply / fortune / luck / fate | yùn | 运 |
| surname Mao || hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角 , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分) | máo | 毛 |
| to stop / to block / card / CL: 張｜张, 片 / calorie / cassette / (computing) (coll.) slow || to block / to be stuck / to be wedged / customs station / a clip / a fastener / a checkpost / Taiwan pr. [ka3] | kǎ | 卡 |
| health / healthy | jiàn kāng | 健康 |
| surname Shi || room / work unit / grave / scabbard / family or clan / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy | shì | 室 |
| surname Men || gate / door / CL: 扇 / gateway / doorway / CL: 個｜个 / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / classifier for large guns / classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal | derived from Watergate) | mén |
| (of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞｜动词, verb | dòng | 动 |
| chair / CL: 把, 套 | yǐ zi | 椅子 |
| time / length of time / moment / period | shí hou | 时候 |
| surname Ban || team / class / squad / work shift / ranking / CL: 個｜个 / classifier for groups | bān | 班 |
| surname Zuo || to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit / variant of 座 | zuò | 坐 |
| basket (receptacle) / basket (in basketball) | lán | 篮 |
| to go out / to come out / to occur / to produce / to go beyond / to rise / to put forth / to happen / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc | chū | 出 |
| altogether | yī gòng | 一共 |
| apple / CL: 個｜个, 顆｜颗 | píng guǒ | 苹果 |
| sports / physical education | tǐ yù | 体育 |
| only / merely / just / but || grain that has begun to ripen / variant of 衹｜只 || classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc | zhǐ | 只 |
| item / component / classifier for events, things, clothes etc | jiàn | 件 |
| disk / sheet || thin piece / flake / a slice / film / TV play / to slice / to carve thin / partial / incomplete / one-sided / classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water / classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc / used with numeral 一: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc | piān | 片 |
| chopsticks / CL: 對｜对, 根, 把, 雙｜双 | kuài zi | 筷子 |
| surname Bu || a step / a pace / walk / march / stages in a process / situation | bù | 步 |
| material / stuff / grain / feed / to expect / to anticipate / to guess | liào | 料 |
| to go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office | shàng bān | 上班 |
| program / item (on a program) / CL: 臺｜台, 個｜个, 套 | jié mù | 节目 |
| lunch / CL: 份, 頓｜顿, 次, 餐 | wǔ fàn | 午饭 |
| Chinese language | zhōng wén | 中文 |
| surname Song || pine / CL: 棵 || loose / to loosen / to relax | sōng | 松 |
| soccer ball / a football / CL: 個｜个 / soccer / football | zú qiú | 足球 |
| plain / informal / suitable / convenient / opportune / to urinate or defecate / equivalent to 就: then / in that case / even if / soon afterwards || see 便宜 | biàn | 便 |
| photograph / picture / CL: 張｜张, 套, 幅 | zhào piàn | 照片 |
| to dismiss students at the end of the school day | fàng xué | 放学 |
| bread / CL: 片, 袋, 塊｜块 | miàn bāo | 面包 |
| difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good || disaster / distress / to scold | nán | 难 |
| to move / to exercise / sports / exercise / motion / movement / campaign / CL: 場｜场 | yùn dòng | 运动 |
| smile (archaic) || to listen / to hear / to obey / a can (loanword from English 'tin') / classifier for canned beverages || (literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule / to sentence / to allow | yǐn | 听 |
| surname Tie || iron (metal) / arms / weapons / hard / strong / violent / unshakeable / determined / close / tight (slang) | tiě | 铁 |
| meat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit) / (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy / (of a person) flabby / irresolute | ròu | 肉 |
| table / desk / CL: 張｜张, 套 | zhuō zi | 桌子 |
| India | yìn dù | 印度 |
| surname Xi || to practice / to study / habit | xí | 习 |
| surname Yin / abbr. for 印度 || to print / to mark / to engrave / a seal / a print / a stamp / a mark / a trace / image | yìn | 印 |
| wine shop / pub (public house) / hotel / restaurant / (Tw) hostess club | jiǔ diàn | 酒店 |
| vegetables | shū | 蔬 |
| swimming / to swim | yóu yǒng | 游泳 |
| cake | gāo | 糕 |
| Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄｜战国七雄 / Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897 / Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國｜大韩民国 / surname Han | hán | 韩 |
| Italy / Italian / abbr. for 意大利 || idea / meaning / thought / to think / wish / desire / intention / to expect / to anticipate | yì | 意 |
| to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks) | fàng | 放 |
| to sing / to call loudly / to chant | chàng | 唱 |
| to wait / to inquire after / to watch / season / climate / (old) period of five days | hòu | 候 |
| to go to school / to attend school | shàng xué | 上学 |
| work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor | gōng | 工 |
| surname Shan || bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL: 個｜个 | dān | 单 |
| a nap / a sleep / CL: 場｜场 || to feel / to find that / thinking / awake / aware | jiào | 觉 |
| clothes / CL: 件 || to dress / to wear / to put on (clothes) | yī | 衣 |
| because / owing to / on account of | yīn wèi | 因为 |
| difference / discrepancy / to differ / error / to err / to make a mistake || to differ from / to fall short of / lacking / wrong / inferior || to send / to commission / messenger / mission | chā | 差 |
| to need / to want / to demand / to require / requirement / need | xū yào | 需要 |
| outside / in addition / foreign / external | wài | 外 |
