150 words
# Word Pinyin Meaning
1 de (used after an attribute)
2 I; me; my
3 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
4 shì to be; is; are
5 le (completed action marker)
6 not; no; (negative prefix)
7 zài (located) at; (to be) in
8 he or him
9 我们 wǒ men we; us; our
10 hǎo good; well; very
11 yǒu to have; there is; there are
12 zhè this; these
13 huì can; to be able to; will
14 ma, má (question particle for "yes-no" questions)
15 什么 shén me what?; anything; something
16 shuō to say; to speak; to explain
17 she
18 xiǎng to want; to think; to suppose
19 one; 1; single
20 hěn (adverb of degree); very; quite
21 rén person; people; man
22 that; those; then (in that case)
23 lái to come; to arrive; next
24 dōu all; entirely; both
25 gè, ge classifier for people or objects in general; individual
26 néng can; to be able to; ability
27 to go; to go to (a place)
28 and; with; together with
29 zuò to do; to make; to engage in
30 shàng to go up; on top; above
31 没有 méi yǒu to not have; haven't; hasn't
32 kàn to see; to look at; to watch
33 怎么 zěn me how?; why?; what?
34 现在 xiàn zài now; at present; at the moment
35 diǎn o'clock; to order (food in a restaurant); point
36 ne question particle: what about...?; ongoing action
37 tài, tai too (much); very; extremely
38 lǐ, li inside; interior; internal
39 tīng to listen; to hear; to obey
40 shéi, shuí who; also pr. shuí
41 duō many; a lot of; numerous
42 时候 shí hou time; moment; period
43 xià down; below; to go down
44 谢谢 xiè xie thanks; thank you; to thank
45 先生 xiān sheng Mister (Mr.); husband; teacher
46 喜欢 xǐ huan to like; to be fond of
47 big; large; great
48 东西 dōng xī east and west
49 xiǎo small; young; tiny
50 jiào to be called; to call; to shout
51 ài to love; to like; to be fond of
52 nián year; grain; harvest (old)
53 qǐng please (do sth); to request; to invite
54 huí to go back; to return; to turn around
55 工作 gōng zuò to work; work; job
56 qián, qian money; coin
57 chī to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
58 kāi to open; to turn on; to start
59 jiā, jia home; family; classifier for families or businesses
60 nǎ, na which; how
61 朋友 péng you friend
62 妈妈 mā ma mother; mommy; mama
63 今天 jīn tiān today; now; at the present
64 jǐ, jī how many; how much; a few
65 爸爸 bà ba (informal) father
66 xiē some; a few; these
67 怎么样 zěn me yàng how about?; how?; how are things?
68 对不起 duì bu qǐ I'm sorry; excuse me; sorry? (please repeat)
69 zhù to live; to stay; to reside
70 sān three; 3; surname San
71 高兴 gāo xìng happy; glad; in a cheerful mood
72 mǎi to buy; to purchase
73 医生 yī shēng doctor
74 哪儿 nǎ r where?; anywhere; wherever
75 名字 míng zi name (of a person or thing)
76 认识 rèn shi to know; to recognize; to be familiar with
77 zuò to sit; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to take a seat
78 hē, he to drink; variant of ; to shout
79 xiě to write
80 yuè month; moon; monthly
81 hào day of a month; ordinal number; size
82 gǒu dog
83 suì years old; year; classifier for years (of age)
84 看见 kàn jiàn to see; to catch sight of
85 打电话 dǎ diàn huà to make a telephone call
86 wèi hey; to feed; to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)
87 儿子 ér zi son
88 漂亮 piào liang pretty; beautiful
89 分钟 fēn zhōng minute
90 再见 zài jiàn goodbye; see you again later
91 běn this; the current; original
92 明天 míng tiān tomorrow
93 多少 duō shǎo number; amount; somewhat
94 kuài (coll.) classifier for money and currency units; piece
95 女儿 nǚ ér daughter
96 小姐 xiǎo jie young lady; miss; (slang) prostitute
97 衣服 yī fu clothes
98 shuǐ water; liquid; beverage
99 学校 xué xiào school
100 电影 diàn yǐng movie; film
101 shū book; to write; letter
102 four; 4
103 five; 5
104 医院 yī yuàn hospital
105 shǎo, shao, shào few; less; to lack
106 没关系 méi guān xi it doesn't matter
107 飞机 fēi jī airplane
108 èr two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
109 电视 diàn shì television; TV
110 to read; to study
111 后面 hòu miàn behind; back; rear
112 昨天 zuó tiān yesterday
113 睡觉 shuì jiào to sleep; to go to bed
114 liù six; 6
115 老师 lǎo shī teacher
116 星期 xīng qī week; day of the week; Sunday
117 shí ten; 10
118 māo cat; (dialect) to hide oneself; (coll.) modem
119 电脑 diàn nǎo computer
120 hot (of weather); heat; to heat up
121 学生 xué sheng student; schoolchild
122 下午 xià wǔ afternoon; p.m.
123 zì, zi character; symbol; word
124 学习 xué xí to learn; to study
125 lěng cold; surname Leng
126 前面 qián miàn in front; ahead; preceding
127 eight; 8
128 中国 zhōng guó China
129 seven; 7
130 cài vegetable; dish (type of food); cuisine
131 桌子 zhuō zi table; desk
132 出租车 chū zū chē taxi; TW rental car
133 天气 tiān qì weather
134 chá tea; tea plant
135 jiǔ nine; 9
136 商店 shāng diàn store; shop
137 椅子 yǐ zi chair
138 同学 tóng xué classmate; fellow student; to study at the same school
139 一点儿 yī diǎn r erhua variant of yī diǎn
140 苹果 píng guǒ apple
141 饭店 fàn diàn restaurant; hotel
142 中午 zhōng wǔ noon; midday
143 上午 shàng wǔ morning
144 水果 shuǐ guǒ fruit
145 杯子 bēi zi cup; glass
146 下雨 xià yǔ to rain
147 米饭 mǐ fàn (cooked) rice
148 北京 běi jīng Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China
149 汉语 hàn yǔ Chinese language
150 不客气 bù kè qi you're welcome; don't mention it; impolite