Chinese · Free word list
The 1,500 most common Chinese words.
Grouped into 60 short lessons, in the order Misu teaches them, with audio for every word. Lesson 1 is below in full.
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Lesson 01 · 25 words
First sips.
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水shuǐ
water
NOUN
水 began as a drawing of a flowing stream. On the left of a character it shrinks to 氵, a clue the word involves water.
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茶chá
tea
NOUN
English tea and chai both come from Chinese: tea from the southern coast’s tê, chai from chá.
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我wǒ
I; me
PRONOUN
wǒ has the third tone ˇ: your voice dips low. One word covers both I and me.
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喝hē
to drink
VERB
The 口 on the left is a mouth. Words for things you do with your mouth often have it, like 吃 (chī, to eat).
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你nǐ
you
PRONOUN
你喝茶，我喝水。
Nǐ hē chá, wǒ hē shuǐ.
You have the tea, I’ll have water.
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不bù
not; no
ADVERB
不，我不喝。
Bù, wǒ bù hē.
No, I won’t have any.
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吗ma
yes/no question marker
PARTICLE
你喝吗？
Nǐ hē ma?
Do you want some?
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要yào
to want
VERB
我要茶。
Wǒ yào chá.
I’ll have tea.
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咖啡kāfēi
coffee
NOUN
你要咖啡吗？
Nǐ yào kāfēi ma?
Would you like coffee?
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牛奶niúnǎi
milk
NOUN
我不喝牛奶。
Wǒ bù hē niúnǎi.
I don’t drink milk.
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也yě
also; too
ADVERB
你也喝咖啡吗？
Nǐ yě hē kāfēi ma?
Do you drink coffee too?
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谢谢xièxie
thank you
EXPRESSION
我要茶，谢谢。
Wǒ yào chá, xièxie.
I’ll have tea, thanks.
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请qǐng
please
VERB
请喝咖啡。
Qǐng hē kāfēi.
Please have some coffee.
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吃chī
to eat
VERB
你要吃吗？
Nǐ yào chī ma?
Do you want to eat some?
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饭fàn
meal; cooked rice
NOUN
我不吃饭，我喝茶。
Wǒ bù chī fàn, wǒ hē chá.
I’m not eating, I’ll just have tea.
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想xiǎng
would like to
VERB
我想喝咖啡。
Wǒ xiǎng hē kāfēi.
I’d like a coffee.
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好hǎo
good; OK
ADJECTIVE
好，我喝咖啡。
Hǎo, wǒ hē kāfēi.
OK, I’ll have coffee.
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很hěn
very
ADVERB
我很好。
Wǒ hěn hǎo.
I’m well.
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热rè
hot
ADJECTIVE
牛奶很热。
Niúnǎi hěn rè.
The milk is hot.
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冷lěng
cold
ADJECTIVE
我很冷，我要热茶。
Wǒ hěn lěng, wǒ yào rè chá.
I’m cold. I want hot tea.
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糖táng
sugar; candy
NOUN
咖啡要糖吗？
Kāfēi yào táng ma?
Sugar in your coffee?
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有yǒu
to have
VERB
我有糖！
Wǒ yǒu táng!
I’ve got candy!
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杯子bēizi
cup; glass
NOUN
你有杯子吗？
Nǐ yǒu bēizi ma?
Do you have a cup?
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一yī
one
NUMBER
Alone it’s yī. Before a fourth tone it rises to yí (一个 yí ge); before other tones it falls to yì (一杯 yì bēi).
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个gè
general measure word
MEASURE WORD
我有一个杯子。
Wǒ yǒu yí ge bēizi.
I’ve got one cup.
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Lessons 02 to 60
Lesson 02Hello, you 30 words
- 是shì to be
- 学生xuésheng student
- 老师lǎoshī teacher
- 人rén person; people
- 这zhè this
- 那nà that
- 他tā he; him
- 她tā she; her
- 谁shéi who
- 什么shénme what
- 叫jiào to be called
- 名字míngzi name
- 姓xìng to be surnamed
- 呢ne what about…?
- 啊a friendly ending particle
- 你好nǐ hǎo hello
- 您nín you, polite form
- 大家dàjiā everyone
- 再见zàijiàn goodbye
- 对不起duìbuqǐ sorry
- 没关系méi guānxi it’s okay
- 朋友péngyou friend
- 的de possessive ’s
- 中文Zhōngwén Chinese language
- 英文Yīngwén English
- 说shuō to speak; to say
- 会huì can; know how to
- 认识rènshi to know someone
- 对duì right; correct
- 不客气bú kèqi you’re welcome
Lesson 03Little everyday things 30 words
- 们men plural for people
- 书shū book
- 看kàn to look at; to read
- 听tīng to listen; to hear
- 读dú to read aloud; to read
- 写xiě to write
- 字zì written character
- 手机shǒujī cell phone
- 电脑diànnǎo computer
- 用yòng to use
- 学xué to learn; to study
- 工作gōngzuò to work
- 家jiā home
- 学校xuéxiào school
- 同学tóngxué classmate
- 教室jiàoshì classroom
- 去qù to go
- 来lái to come
- 回huí to go back; to return
- 在zài to be at; to be in
- 北京Běijīng Beijing
- 这里zhèlǐ here
- 那里nàlǐ there
- 哪里nǎlǐ where
- 哪nǎ which
- 坐zuò to sit
- 站zhàn to stand
- 等děng to wait; to wait for
- 找zhǎo to look for
- 现在xiànzài now
Lesson 04A little more 28 words
- 二èr two
- 三sān three
- 四sì four
- 五wǔ five
- 六liù six
- 七qī seven
- 八bā eight
- 九jiǔ nine
- 十shí ten
- 两liǎng two of something
- 本běn measure word for books
- 几jǐ how many
- 钱qián money
- 多少duōshao how much; how many
- 块kuài yuan, in everyday speech
- 元yuán yuan
- 买mǎi to buy
- 卖mài to sell
- 贵guì expensive
- 便宜piányi cheap; inexpensive
- 太tài too; so
- 大dà big; large
- 小xiǎo small; little
- 多duō many; much
- 少shǎo few; not much
- 零líng zero
- 百bǎi hundred
- 千qiān thousand
Lesson 05Room in the day 32 words
- 今天jīntiān today
- 明天míngtiān tomorrow
- 昨天zuótiān yesterday
- 天tiān day
- 年nián year
- 月yuè month
- 日rì day of the month
- 号hào day of the month
- 星期xīngqī week
- 周zhōu week
- 周末zhōumò weekend
- 点diǎn o’clock
- 分fēn minute on the clock
- 半bàn half
- 分钟fēnzhōng minute
- 小时xiǎoshí hour
- 早上zǎoshang morning
- 上午shàngwǔ morning; a.m.
- 中午zhōngwǔ noon; midday
- 下午xiàwǔ afternoon
- 晚上wǎnshang evening; night
- 早zǎo early
- 晚wǎn late
- 忙máng busy
- 累lèi tired
- 空kòng free time
- 事shì matter; thing to do
- 时候shíhou time; moment
- 时间shíjiān time
- 一会儿yíhuìr a moment; a little while
- 每měi each; every
- 都dōu all; both
Lesson 06Familiar faces 31 words
- 和hé and
- 跟gēn with
- 一起yìqǐ together
- 吧ba softens a suggestion
- 爸爸bàba dad; father
- 妈妈māma mom; mother
- 孩子háizi child; kid
- 儿子érzi son
- 女儿nǚ'ér daughter
- 哥哥gēge older brother
- 姐姐jiějie older sister
- 弟弟dìdi younger brother
- 妹妹mèimei younger sister
- 父母fùmǔ parents
- 家人jiārén family; family member
- 丈夫zhàngfu husband
- 妻子qīzi wife
- 爱ài to love
- 喜欢xǐhuan to like; to enjoy
- 猫māo cat
- 狗gǒu dog
- 住zhù to live; to stay
- 结婚jiéhūn to get married
- 岁suì years old
- 生日shēngrì birthday
- 今年jīnnián this year
- 明年míngnián next year
- 去年qùnián last year
- 还hái still
- 爷爷yéye grandpa on dad’s side
- 奶奶nǎinai grandma on dad’s side
Lesson 07Around the house 29 words
- 正在zhèngzài in the middle of doing
- 睡觉shuìjiào to sleep
- 起床qǐchuáng to get out of bed
- 床chuáng bed
- 洗xǐ to wash
- 脸liǎn face
- 手shǒu hand
- 洗澡xǐzǎo to shower; to bathe
- 穿chuān to wear; to put on
- 衣服yīfu clothes
- 鞋xié shoes
- 开kāi to open; to turn on
- 关guān to close; to turn off
- 灯dēng light; lamp
- 门mén door
- 门口ménkǒu doorway; at the door
- 窗户chuānghu window
- 房间fángjiān room
- 里面lǐmiàn inside
- 外面wàimiàn outside
- 上面shàngmiàn on top; above
- 下面xiàmiàn under; below
- 中间zhōngjiān middle; between
- 桌子zhuōzi table; desk
- 椅子yǐzi chair
- 东西dōngxi things; stuff
- 收拾shōushi to tidy up
- 一下yíxià for a moment; a bit
- 休息xiūxi to rest; to take a break
Lesson 08Something to eat 31 words
- 饿è hungry
- 了le marks a new situation
- 渴kě thirsty
- 饱bǎo full from eating
- 早饭zǎofàn breakfast
- 午饭wǔfàn lunch
- 晚饭wǎnfàn dinner
- 做zuò to do; to make
- 米饭mǐfàn cooked rice
- 面条miàntiáo noodles
- 菜cài dish; food
- 肉ròu meat
- 鸡蛋jīdàn egg
- 汤tāng soup
- 凉liáng cool; gone cold
- 水果shuǐguǒ fruit
- 苹果píngguǒ apple
- 香蕉xiāngjiāo banana
- 面包miànbāo bread
- 好吃hǎochī tasty; delicious
- 真zhēn really; so
- 尝cháng to taste; to try food
- 好喝hǎohē good to drink; tasty
- 怎么样zěnmeyàng how is it; how about it
- 甜tián sweet
- 辣là spicy
- 咸xián salty
- 碗wǎn bowl
- 盘子pánzi plate
- 筷子kuàizi chopsticks
- 双shuāng pair
Lesson 09A little conversation 25 words
- 没méi didn’t; haven’t
- 给gěi to give
- 饭店fàndiàn restaurant
- 餐厅cāntīng restaurant; dining room
- 服务员fúwùyuán server; attendant
- 菜单càidān menu
- 问wèn to ask
- 请问qǐngwèn excuse me; may I ask
- 问题wèntí question; problem
- 回答huídá to answer
- 告诉gàosu to tell
- 知道zhīdào to know a fact
- 明白míngbai to understand; to get it
- 懂dǒng to understand
- 话huà words; what someone says
- 可以kěyǐ may; can
- 能néng can; be able to
- 需要xūyào to need
- 帮bāng to help
- 帮助bāngzhù help
- 还是háishi or, in questions
- 或者huòzhě or
- 但是dànshì but
- 为什么wèishénme why
- 因为yīnwèi because
Lesson 10On your way 28 words
- 走zǒu to walk; to leave
- 路lù road; way
- 车chē car; vehicle
- 公交车gōngjiāochē bus
- 地铁dìtiě subway; metro
- 出租车chūzūchē taxi
- 火车huǒchē train
- 飞fēi to fly
- 飞机fēijī airplane
- 票piào ticket
- 自行车zìxíngchē bicycle
- 骑qí to ride
- 开车kāichē to drive
- 到dào to arrive; to reach
- 从cóng from
- 近jìn near; close
- 远yuǎn far
- 离lí from; away from
- 左边zuǒbian left; left side
- 右边yòubian right; right side
- 前面qiánmiàn in front; ahead
- 后面hòumiàn behind; at the back
- 旁边pángbiān beside; next to
- 对面duìmiàn opposite; across from
- 往wǎng toward
- 怎么zěnme how
- 办bàn to do; to handle
- 玩wán to play; to have fun
Lesson 11Before and after 31 words
- 课kè class; lesson
- 过guo marks past experience
- 次cì time; occasion
- 遍biàn time, start to finish
- 第dì -th, as in fifth
- 已经yǐjīng already
- 刚才gāngcái just now; a moment ago
- 以前yǐqián before; in the past
- 以后yǐhòu from now on; in the future
- 开始kāishǐ to begin; to start
- 结束jiéshù to end; to be over
- 完wán to finish; to be done
- 再zài again; once more
- 又yòu again
- 先xiān first; before others
- 然后ránhòu then; after that
- 最后zuìhòu finally; in the end
- 经常jīngcháng often
- 总是zǒngshì always
- 有时候yǒushíhou sometimes
- 一直yìzhí the whole time; nonstop
- 就jiù right away; then
- 马上mǎshàng right away; immediately
- 迟到chídào to be late
- 快kuài fast; quick
- 慢màn slow
- 准备zhǔnbèi to prepare; to get ready
- 打算dǎsuan to plan; to intend
- 应该yīnggāi should; ought to
- 必须bìxū must; have to
- 得děi have to; got to
Lesson 12A closer look 30 words
- 新xīn new
- 旧jiù old; used
- 老lǎo old; elderly
- 年轻niánqīng young
- 高gāo tall; high
- 低dī low
- 矮ǎi short; low
- 个子gèzi height; stature
- 长cháng long
- 短duǎn short; brief
- 胖pàng fat; plump
- 瘦shòu thin; slim
- 漂亮piàoliang pretty; beautiful
- 美měi beautiful
- 好看hǎokàn nice-looking
- 可爱kě'ài cute; lovable
- 它tā it
- 干净gānjìng clean
- 脏zāng dirty
- 安静ānjìng quiet; peaceful
- 吵chǎo noisy; loud
- 难nán difficult; hard
- 容易róngyì easy
- 简单jiǎndān simple
- 重要zhòngyào important
- 一样yíyàng the same; alike
- 不同bùtóng different
- 种zhǒng kind; type
- 比bǐ than; compared with
- 更gèng even more; more
Lesson 13How you feel 31 words
- 身体shēntǐ body; health
- 头tóu head
- 眼睛yǎnjing eye; eyes
- 耳朵ěrduo ear; ears
- 鼻子bízi nose
- 嘴zuǐ mouth
- 牙yá tooth; teeth
- 刷牙shuāyá to brush your teeth
- 腿tuǐ leg; legs
- 脚jiǎo foot; feet
- 健康jiànkāng healthy
- 病bìng illness; disease
- 生病shēngbìng to get sick
- 感冒gǎnmào to catch a cold; a cold
- 发烧fāshāo to have a fever
- 医生yīshēng doctor
- 医院yīyuàn hospital
- 药yào medicine
- 疼téng sore; painful
- 舒服shūfu comfortable
- 高兴gāoxìng happy; glad
- 开心kāixīn happy; cheerful
- 笑xiào to laugh; to smile
- 难过nánguò sad; upset
- 哭kū to cry
- 生气shēngqì to be angry
- 害怕hàipà to be afraid
- 怕pà to be afraid of; to fear
- 担心dānxīn to worry
- 别bié don’t
- 觉得juéde to feel; to think
Lesson 14Learning to learn 32 words
- 语言yǔyán language
- 英语Yīngyǔ English
- 汉语Hànyǔ Chinese language
- 汉字hànzì Chinese character
- 词cí word
- 单词dāncí word; vocabulary item
- 生词shēngcí new word
- 查chá to look up; to check
- 字典zìdiǎn dictionary
- 句子jùzi sentence
- 意思yìsi meaning
- 有意思yǒu yìsi interesting; fun
- 发音fāyīn pronunciation
- 声调shēngdiào tone
- 声音shēngyīn sound; voice
- 语法yǔfǎ grammar
- 学习xuéxí to study; to learn
- 教jiāo to teach
- 练习liànxí to practice
- 复习fùxí to review
- 记得jìde to remember
- 忘记wàngjì to forget
- 忘wàng to forget
- 记住jìzhù to memorize; to keep in mind
- 上课shàngkè to have class
- 下课xiàkè to finish class
- 作业zuòyè homework
- 交jiāo to hand in
- 考试kǎoshì exam; test
- 考kǎo to take a test; to test
- 错cuò wrong
- 正确zhèngquè correct
Lesson 15Making connections 25 words
- 所以suǒyǐ so; therefore
- 如果rúguǒ if
- 虽然suīrán although; even though
- 可是kěshì but; however
- 而且érqiě and also; what’s more
- 不过búguò but; though
- 但dàn but
- 只zhǐ only; just
- 只有zhǐyǒu to have only
- 只是zhǐshì just; merely
- 才cái not until; only then
- 非常fēicháng very; extremely
- 也许yěxǔ perhaps; maybe
- 比较bǐjiào fairly; relatively
- 最zuì most; -est
- 有点yǒudiǎn a little; somewhat
- 一点yìdiǎn a little; a bit
- 一些yìxiē some; a few
- 些xiē some; a few
- 一共yígòng altogether; in total
- 大概dàgài about; probably
- 可能kěnéng maybe; might
- 一定yídìng definitely; surely
- 当然dāngrán of course
- 其实qíshí actually; in fact
Lesson 16Around town 29 words
- 地方dìfang place
- 城市chéngshì city
- 国家guójiā country
- 中国Zhōngguó China
- 外国wàiguó foreign country; foreign
- 商店shāngdiàn shop; store
- 店diàn shop; store
- 超市chāoshì supermarket
- 银行yínháng bank
- 邮局yóujú post office
- 公园gōngyuán park
- 图书馆túshūguǎn library
- 机场jīchǎng airport
- 车站chēzhàn station; bus stop
- 酒店jiǔdiàn hotel
- 厕所cèsuǒ toilet; restroom
- 洗手间xǐshǒujiān restroom
- 办公室bàngōngshì office
- 公司gōngsī company
- 地图dìtú map
- 地址dìzhǐ address
- 附近fùjìn nearby
- 楼lóu floor; building
- 层céng floor; layer
- 电梯diàntī elevator
- 楼梯lóutī stairs; staircase
- 入口rùkǒu entrance
- 出口chūkǒu exit
- 街jiē street
Lesson 17Staying in touch 32 words
- 电话diànhuà phone; phone call
- 打电话dǎ diànhuà to make a phone call
- 喂wéi hello on the phone
- 号码hàomǎ number
- 联系liánxì to contact
- 见面jiànmiàn to meet up
- 久jiǔ long, of time
- 见jiàn to see; to meet
- 介绍jièshào to introduce; to recommend
- 参加cānjiā to take part in
- 消息xiāoxi news; message
- 听说tīngshuō to hear that; to be told
- 信息xìnxī information
- 信xìn letter
- 寄jì to mail; to post
- 邮件yóujiàn email; mail
- 发fā to send
- 发送fāsòng to send
- 收到shōudào to receive
- 收shōu to collect; to accept
- 聊天liáotiān to chat
- 聊liáo to chat; to talk about
- 说话shuōhuà to talk; to speak
- 讲jiǎng to explain; to tell
- 谈tán to discuss; to talk
- 交流jiāoliú to communicate
- 同事tóngshì coworker; colleague
- 客人kèrén guest; customer
- 客气kèqi polite; formal
- 阿姨āyí auntie
- 叔叔shūshu uncle
- 欢迎huānyíng to welcome; welcome
Lesson 18Things in motion 25 words
- 拿ná to take; to hold
- 放fàng to put; to place
- 带dài to bring; to take along
- 送sòng to see off; to give as a gift
- 接jiē to pick up; to meet
- 借jiè to borrow; to lend
- 还huán to return; to pay back
- 进jìn to enter; to go in
- 出chū to go out; to come out
- 进去jìnqu to go in
- 出来chūlai to come out
- 进来jìnlai to come in
- 出去chūqu to go out
- 回来huílai to come back
- 回去huíqu to go back
- 上来shànglai to come up
- 下来xiàlai to come down
- 上去shàngqu to go up
- 下去xiàqu to go down
- 找到zhǎodào to find
- 看见kànjiàn to see; to spot
- 听见tīngjiàn to hear
- 打dǎ to hit
- 打开dǎkāi to open; to turn on
- 关上guānshàng to close; to shut
Lesson 19Plans and possibilities 30 words
- 计划jìhuà plan; to plan
- 决定juédìng to decide; decision
- 选择xuǎnzé to choose; choice
- 选xuǎn to choose; to pick
- 希望xīwàng to hope; hope
- 愿意yuànyì to be willing to
- 相信xiāngxìn to trust; to believe
- 同意tóngyì to agree; to approve
- 认为rènwéi to think; to consider
- 以为yǐwéi to assume; to think
- 发现fāxiàn to discover; to realize
- 注意zhùyì to pay attention to
- 小心xiǎoxīn to be careful; careful
- 试shì to try; to test
- 努力nǔlì to work hard; diligent
- 成功chénggōng to succeed; success
- 成绩chéngjì grades; results
- 失败shībài to fail; failure
- 机会jīhuì opportunity; chance
- 办法bànfǎ way; solution
- 事情shìqing matter; thing
- 情况qíngkuàng situation; circumstances
- 关系guānxi relationship; connection
- 发生fāshēng to happen
- 遇到yùdào to run into
- 变biàn to change
- 变成biànchéng to turn into; to become
- 改变gǎibiàn to change; to alter
- 变化biànhuà change
- 解决jiějué to solve; to resolve
Lesson 20Under the sky 30 words
- 天气tiānqì weather
- 气温qìwēn air temperature
- 度dù degree
- 晴qíng sunny; clear
- 阴yīn overcast; cloudy
- 雨yǔ rain
- 下雨xiàyǔ to rain
- 伞sǎn umbrella
- 雪xuě snow
- 下雪xiàxuě to snow
- 风fēng wind
- 刮风guāfēng to be windy
- 云yún cloud
- 太阳tàiyang sun
- 月亮yuèliang moon
- 星星xīngxing star
- 春天chūntiān spring
- 花huā flower
- 夏天xiàtiān summer
- 西瓜xīguā watermelon
- 秋天qiūtiān autumn; fall
- 冬天dōngtiān winter
- 北方běifāng the north
- 南方nánfāng the south
- 季节jìjié season
- 暖和nuǎnhuo warm
- 凉快liángkuai pleasantly cool
- 湿shī wet; damp
- 干gān dry
- 温度wēndù temperature
Lesson 21At home, getting ready 28 words
- 房子fángzi house; apartment
- 厨房chúfáng kitchen
- 客厅kètīng living room
- 卧室wòshì bedroom
- 浴室yùshì shower room; bathroom
- 冰箱bīngxiāng fridge
- 空调kōngtiáo air conditioner
- 坏huài broken; gone bad
- 修xiū to fix; to repair
- 电视diànshì TV; television
- 洗衣机xǐyījī washing machine
- 包bāo bag
- 书包shūbāo schoolbag
- 钱包qiánbāo wallet
- 钥匙yàoshi key
- 手表shǒubiǎo watch; wristwatch
- 眼镜yǎnjìng glasses
- 帽子màozi hat; cap
- 戴dài to wear; to put on
- 裤子kùzi pants; trousers
- 裙子qúnzi skirt
- 衬衫chènshān shirt; blouse
- 外套wàitào coat; jacket
- 袜子wàzi socks
- 颜色yánsè color
- 色sè -colored; color
- 红hóng red
- 蓝lán blue
Lesson 22Finding the right fit 24 words
- 白bái white
- 黑hēi black; dark
- 黄huáng yellow
- 绿lǜ green
- 紫zǐ purple
- 灰huī gray
- 棕色zōngsè brown
- 粉色fěnsè pink
- 脱tuō to take off
- 换huàn to change; to exchange
- 试穿shìchuān to try on
- 合适héshì suitable; right
- 宽kuān wide; broad
- 紧jǐn tight
- 重zhòng heavy
- 轻qīng light in weight
- 厚hòu thick
- 薄báo thin
- 软ruǎn soft
- 硬yìng hard; stiff
- 满mǎn full
- 袋子dàizi bag; sack
- 合身héshēn well-fitting
- 松sōng loose
Lesson 23Time for yourself 29 words
- 运动yùndòng to exercise; to work out
- 锻炼duànliàn to keep fit; to train
- 跑pǎo to run
- 跑步pǎobù to jog; to go running
- 游泳yóuyǒng to swim
- 散步sànbù to take a walk
- 跳舞tiàowǔ to dance
- 唱chàng to sing
- 唱歌chànggē to sing songs
- 歌gē song
- 音乐yīnyuè music
- 电影diànyǐng movie; film
- 电视剧diànshìjù TV series; TV drama
- 照片zhàopiàn photo
- 拍pāi to pat; to clap
- 拍照pāizhào to take a photo
- 画huà to draw; to paint
- 游戏yóuxì game
- 足球zúqiú soccer; football
- 篮球lánqiú basketball
- 比赛bǐsài match; competition
- 旅行lǚxíng to travel; to journey
- 旅游lǚyóu to travel for fun
- 爬山páshān to go hiking
- 快乐kuàilè happy; joyful
- 有趣yǒuqù interesting; fun
- 爱好àihào hobby
- 兴趣xìngqù interest
- 故事gùshi story
Lesson 24Connected, everyday 29 words
- 新闻xīnwén news
- 报纸bàozhǐ newspaper
- 节目jiémù show; program
- 网络wǎngluò internet; network
- 上网shàngwǎng to go online
- 网上wǎngshàng online
- 网站wǎngzhàn website
- 网页wǎngyè web page
- 视频shìpín video
- 文字wénzì text; writing
- 图片túpiàn picture; image
- 相机xiàngjī camera
- 屏幕píngmù screen
- 键盘jiànpán keyboard
- 鼠标shǔbiāo computer mouse
- 笔记本bǐjìběn notebook; laptop
- 软件ruǎnjiàn software; app
- 程序chéngxù program; procedure
- 文件wénjiàn file; document
- 保存bǎocún to save; to keep
- 下载xiàzài to download
- 上传shàngchuán to upload
- 删除shānchú to delete
- 点击diǎnjī to click; to tap
- 搜索sōusuǒ to search for
- 输入shūrù to enter; to input
- 密码mìmǎ password; PIN
- 账号zhànghào account; username
- 链接liànjiē link
Lesson 25At the table 26 words
- 蔬菜shūcài vegetables
- 西红柿xīhóngshì tomato
- 土豆tǔdòu potato
- 刀dāo knife
- 切qiē to cut; to slice
- 玉米yùmǐ corn
- 洋葱yángcōng onion
- 胡萝卜húluóbo carrot
- 黄瓜huángguā cucumber
- 鸡肉jīròu chicken
- 牛肉niúròu beef
- 猪肉zhūròu pork
- 鱼yú fish
- 米mǐ uncooked rice
- 面粉miànfěn flour
- 粥zhōu congee; rice porridge
- 饺子jiǎozi dumpling
- 包子bāozi steamed bun
- 豆腐dòufu tofu
- 油yóu oil
- 盐yán salt
- 醋cù vinegar
- 酸suān sour
- 苦kǔ bitter
- 新鲜xīnxiān fresh
- 味道wèidao taste; flavor
Lesson 26Making yourself clear 19 words
- 自己zìjǐ oneself; one’s own
- 别人biéren other people
- 这样zhèyàng like this; this way
- 那样nàyàng like that; that way
- 这么zhème so; this much
- 那么nàme so; that much
- 其他qítā other; the rest
- 另外lìngwài in addition; besides
- 所有suǒyǒu all; every
- 任何rènhé any
- 其中qízhōng among them; of them
- 之间zhījiān between; among
- 同时tóngshí at the same time
- 例如lìrú for example; such as
- 比如bǐrú for example; like
- 通过tōngguò through; by means of
- 关于guānyú about; on
- 对于duìyú for; regarding
- 为了wèile in order to; for
Lesson 27Getting things done 26 words
- 让ràng to let; to allow
- 继续jìxù to continue; to carry on
- 进行jìnxíng to be in progress
- 使用shǐyòng to use
- 提供tígōng to provide; to offer
- 要求yāoqiú requirement; expectation
- 支持zhīchí to support; to back
- 包括bāokuò to include
- 出现chūxiàn to appear; to come up
- 成为chéngwéi to become
- 影响yǐngxiǎng to affect; to influence
- 结果jiéguǒ result; outcome
- 原因yuányīn reason; cause
- 方法fāngfǎ method; way
- 方式fāngshì way; manner
- 内容nèiróng content
- 资料zīliào materials; information
- 部分bùfen part; section
- 主要zhǔyào main; major
- 特别tèbié especially; particularly
- 许多xǔduō many; a lot of
- 目前mùqián at present; for now
- 最近zuìjìn recently; lately
- 一般yìbān usually; generally
- 通常tōngcháng usually; normally
- 完全wánquán completely; totally
Lesson 28A wider world 27 words
- 生活shēnghuó life; to live
- 活动huódòng activity; event
- 文化wénhuà culture
- 了解liǎojiě to know well
- 历史lìshǐ history
- 世界shìjiè world
- 社会shèhuì society
- 教育jiàoyù education; to educate
- 大学dàxué university; college
- 科学kēxué science
- 数学shùxué math
- 研究yánjiū to research; research
- 技术jìshù technology; skill
- 发展fāzhǎn to develop; to grow
- 经济jīngjì economy
- 政府zhèngfǔ government
- 人民rénmín the people
- 国际guójì international
- 地区dìqū region; area
- 中心zhōngxīn center
- 组织zǔzhī to organize
- 企业qǐyè business; company
- 服务fúwù service; to serve
- 代表dàibiǎo to represent
- 安全ānquán safe; safety
- 环境huánjìng environment
- 自然zìrán natural; nature
Lesson 29Causes and choices 25 words
- 使shǐ to make; to cause
- 被bèi by; is done to
- 为wèi for; on behalf of
- 由yóu by; up to
- 向xiàng toward; to
- 根据gēnjù according to; based on
- 因此yīncǐ therefore; so
- 由于yóuyú because of; due to
- 尽管jǐnguǎn although; even though
- 即使jíshǐ even if
- 无论wúlùn no matter; whatever
- 不管bùguǎn no matter; whatever
- 只要zhǐyào as long as
- 否则fǒuzé otherwise; or else
- 然而rán'ér however; yet
- 甚至shènzhì even
- 并且bìngqiě and; and also
- 既然jìrán since; now that
- 是否shìfǒu whether; whether or not
- 如何rúhé how; in what way
- 似乎sìhū seemingly; apparently
- 好像hǎoxiàng it seems; as if
- 像xiàng to look like; to be like
- 当dāng to work as; to be
- 作为zuòwéi as; in the role of
Lesson 30Making things happen 26 words
- 建议jiànyì suggestion
- 讨论tǎolùn to discuss
- 解释jiěshì to explain
- 说明shuōmíng to show; to explain
- 表示biǎoshì to express; to state
- 提出tíchū to raise; to put forward
- 接受jiēshòu to accept
- 拒绝jùjué to refuse; to turn down
- 安排ānpái to arrange
- 负责fùzé to be in charge of
- 处理chǔlǐ to handle; to deal with
- 管理guǎnlǐ to manage; to run
- 完成wánchéng to complete; to finish
- 目标mùbiāo goal; target
- 梦想mèngxiǎng dream; aspiration
- 实现shíxiàn to achieve; to realize
- 达到dádào to reach; to attain
- 水平shuǐpíng level; standard
- 提高tígāo to raise; to improve
- 增加zēngjiā to increase
- 减少jiǎnshǎo to reduce; to cut down
- 保持bǎochí to keep; to maintain
- 建立jiànlì to set up; to establish
- 产生chǎnshēng to bring about
- 存在cúnzài to exist
- 保护bǎohù to protect
Lesson 31Time and attention 27 words
- 之前zhīqián before; earlier
- 过去guòqù the past; in the past
- 当时dāngshí at that time; then
- 段duàn stretch; period
- 曾经céngjīng once; at one time
- 刚gāng just; only just
- 将来jiānglái future; in the future
- 未来wèilái the future; coming
- 终于zhōngyú finally; at last
- 突然tūrán suddenly; sudden
- 立刻lìkè immediately; right away
- 暂时zànshí for now; temporarily
- 原来yuánlái it turns out; originally
- 后来hòulái later; afterwards
- 从来cónglái never, with 不 or 没
- 仍然réngrán still; as before
- 偶尔ǒu'ěr occasionally
- 往往wǎngwǎng often; tend to
- 逐渐zhújiàn gradually
- 直接zhíjiē directly; straight
- 仔细zǐxì careful; thorough
- 认真rènzhēn serious; conscientious
- 及时jíshí in time; promptly
- 永远yǒngyuǎn forever; always
- 至少zhìshǎo at least
- 几乎jīhū almost; nearly
- 大约dàyuē about; around
Lesson 32Moving through the day 26 words
- 出发chūfā to set off; to depart
- 到达dàodá to arrive; to reach
- 离开líkāi to leave
- 经过jīngguò to pass; to go through
- 进入jìnrù to enter; to go into
- 返回fǎnhuí to return; to go back
- 过来guòlái to come over
- 起qǐ to get up; to rise
- 起来qǐlái to get up; to stand up
- 停tíng to stop
- 停止tíngzhǐ to stop; to cease
- 留liú to stay; to remain
- 留下liúxià to leave behind
- 待dāi to stay; to spend time
- 动dòng to move
- 移动yídòng to move; to shift
- 推tuī to push
- 拉lā to pull
- 抬tái to lift; to raise
- 抱bào to hug; to hold in arms
- 抓zhuā to grab; to grip
- 稳wěn steady; firm
- 球qiú ball
- 扔rēng to throw; to toss
- 掉diào to fall; to drop
- 跳tiào to jump; to hop
Lesson 33Feelings and relationships 26 words
- 感觉gǎnjué to feel
- 感到gǎndào to feel; to sense
- 感受gǎnshòu impression; feeling
- 感情gǎnqíng affection; emotional tie
- 心情xīnqíng mood
- 心xīn heart
- 心里xīnli in your heart; inside
- 兴奋xīngfèn excited
- 激动jīdòng excited; worked up
- 失望shīwàng disappointed
- 满意mǎnyì satisfied; pleased
- 放心fàngxīn to feel at ease
- 紧张jǐnzhāng nervous; tense
- 压力yālì pressure; stress
- 态度tàidu attitude
- 耐心nàixīn patience
- 热情rèqíng warm; welcoming
- 信心xìnxīn confidence
- 关心guānxīn to care about
- 尊重zūnzhòng to respect
- 理解lǐjiě to understand
- 原谅yuánliàng to forgive
- 鼓励gǔlì to encourage
- 安慰ānwèi to comfort
- 感谢gǎnxiè to thank
- 抱歉bàoqiàn sorry
Lesson 34Thinking it through 27 words
- 考虑kǎolǜ to think over
- 思考sīkǎo to think; to reflect
- 想法xiǎngfǎ idea; way of thinking
- 主意zhǔyi idea; plan
- 提tí to bring up; to mention
- 意见yìjiàn opinion; suggestion
- 观点guāndiǎn point of view
- 看法kànfǎ view; opinion
- 理由lǐyóu reason; grounds
- 目的mùdì purpose; aim
- 意义yìyì meaning; significance
- 经验jīngyàn experience
- 知识zhīshi knowledge
- 能力nénglì ability
- 事实shìshí fact
- 证据zhèngjù evidence; proof
- 证明zhèngmíng to prove
- 判断pànduàn to judge; to tell
- 猜cāi to guess
- 检查jiǎnchá to check; to inspect
- 确定quèdìng sure; certain
- 确认quèrèn to confirm
- 反对fǎnduì to oppose; to object to
- 答案dá'àn answer; solution
- 结论jiélùn conclusion
- 记忆jìyì memory
- 回忆huíyì memories of the past
Lesson 35More precisely 16 words
- 而ér while; whereas
- 并bìng and; and also
- 或huò or
- 与yǔ with
- 以及yǐjí and; as well as
- 却què yet; however
- 仍réng still
- 已yǐ already
- 将jiāng will; going to
- 整个zhěnggè whole; entire
- 全部quánbù all; entirely
- 各gè each; every
- 万wàn ten thousand
- 刻kè quarter of an hour
- 类lèi kind; type
- 倍bèi times; -fold
Lesson 36Working together 30 words
- 上班shàngbān to go to work
- 下班xiàbān to get off work
- 团队tuánduì team
- 部门bùmén department
- 经理jīnglǐ manager
- 员工yuángōng employee; staff
- 工人gōngrén worker
- 职业zhíyè occupation; profession
- 专业zhuānyè major; specialty
- 项目xiàngmù project
- 任务rènwu task; assignment
- 会议huìyì meeting; conference
- 开会kāihuì to have a meeting
- 报告bàogào report
- 记录jìlù to record; to note down
- 表格biǎogé form; chart
- 填tián to fill in
- 合同hétong contract
- 签qiān to sign
- 工资gōngzī pay; wages
- 收入shōurù income
- 价格jiàgé price
- 费用fèiyòng cost; expenses
- 产品chǎnpǐn product
- 市场shìchǎng market
- 顾客gùkè customer
- 生意shēngyi business; trade
- 业务yèwù business operations
- 合作hézuò to work together
- 资源zīyuán resources
Lesson 37People around us 31 words
- 先生xiānsheng Mr.; sir
- 女士nǚshì Ms.; madam
- 男nán male; men’s
- 女nǚ female; women’s
- 男人nánrén man
- 女人nǚrén woman
- 男孩nánhái boy
- 女孩nǚhái girl
- 男朋友nánpéngyou boyfriend
- 女朋友nǚpéngyou girlfriend
- 男性nánxìng male
- 女性nǚxìng female
- 父亲fùqīn father
- 母亲mǔqīn mother
- 家庭jiātíng family; household
- 夫妻fūqī married couple
- 亲戚qīnqi relatives
- 邻居línjū neighbor
- 成员chéngyuán member
- 个人gèrén individual; personal
- 人类rénlèi humankind; humanity
- 人口rénkǒu population
- 身份shēnfèn identity; status
- 年龄niánlíng age
- 年纪niánjì age
- 性别xìngbié sex; gender
- 老人lǎorén elderly person
- 生命shēngmìng life
- 生shēng to give birth to
- 出生chūshēng to be born
- 死sǐ to die
Lesson 38Describing more clearly 26 words
- 方向fāngxiàng direction
- 强qiáng strong; capable
- 弱ruò weak
- 差chà poor; bad
- 清楚qīngchu clear
- 复杂fùzá complicated
- 方便fāngbiàn convenient
- 量liàng amount; portion
- 麻烦máfan to trouble; to bother
- 危险wēixiǎn dangerous
- 正常zhèngcháng normal
- 奇怪qíguài strange; odd
- 普通pǔtōng ordinary
- 特殊tèshū special; unusual
- 基本jīběn basic
- 实际shíjì actual; practical
- 真实zhēnshí true; real
- 严重yánzhòng serious; severe
- 相同xiāngtóng the same
- 相似xiāngsì similar
- 相反xiāngfǎn opposite
- 足够zúgòu enough
- 丰富fēngfù rich; plentiful
- 完整wánzhěng complete; whole
- 明显míngxiǎn obvious
- 必要bìyào necessary
Lesson 39Change and results 24 words
- 增长zēngzhǎng to grow; to increase
- 下降xiàjiàng to fall; to drop
- 上升shàngshēng to rise; to go up
- 数量shùliàng quantity; amount
- 质量zhìliàng quality
- 程度chéngdù degree; extent
- 标准biāozhǔn standard
- 条件tiáojiàn condition; requirement
- 基础jīchǔ foundation; basis
- 结构jiégòu structure
- 形式xíngshì form; format
- 状态zhuàngtài state; condition
- 过程guòchéng process
- 行为xíngwéi behavior; conduct
- 行动xíngdòng to act; to take action
- 表现biǎoxiàn performance
- 效果xiàoguǒ effect; result
- 作用zuòyòng effect; role
- 价值jiàzhí value; worth
- 优势yōushì advantage; strength
- 缺点quēdiǎn drawback; weak point
- 区别qūbié difference
- 差别chābié difference; gap
- 进步jìnbù to improve
Lesson 40Tools and technology 26 words
- 系统xìtǒng system
- 设备shèbèi equipment; device
- 功能gōngnéng function; feature
- 数据shùjù data
- 显示xiǎnshì to display; to show
- 设计shèjì to design
- 开发kāifā to develop
- 工具gōngjù tool
- 材料cáiliào materials; ingredients
- 机器jīqì machine
- 电diàn electricity; power
- 电池diànchí battery
- 充电chōngdiàn to charge
- 按àn to press
- 按钮ànniǔ button
- 设置shèzhì to set up; to set
- 用户yònghù user
- 版本bǎnběn version; edition
- 更新gēngxīn to update
- 通知tōngzhī to notify; to inform
- 安装ānzhuāng to install
- 连接liánjiē to connect; to link
- 修理xiūlǐ to repair; to fix
- 故障gùzhàng fault; breakdown
- 操作cāozuò to operate
- 自动zìdòng automatic
Lesson 41Community and society 26 words
- 法律fǎlǜ law
- 政策zhèngcè policy
- 规定guīdìng rule; regulation
- 权利quánlì right; entitlement
- 责任zérèn responsibility; duty
- 自由zìyóu free; unrestricted
- 公共gōnggòng public; shared
- 社区shèqū community; neighborhood
- 机构jīgòu organization; agency
- 单位dānwèi workplace; employer
- 人员rényuán staff; personnel
- 领导lǐngdǎo leader; boss
- 记者jìzhě reporter; journalist
- 警察jǐngchá police officer; police
- 专家zhuānjiā expert; specialist
- 总统zǒngtǒng president of a country
- 事件shìjiàn incident; event
- 战争zhànzhēng war
- 和平hépíng peace
- 传统chuántǒng tradition
- 艺术yìshù art; the arts
- 建筑jiànzhù building; architecture
- 工厂gōngchǎng factory
- 工业gōngyè industry
- 农业nóngyè agriculture; farming
- 建设jiànshè to build; to develop
Lesson 42Travel and directions 29 words
- 交通jiāotōng transportation; traffic
- 堵车dǔchē to be stuck in traffic
- 位置wèizhi location; position
- 距离jùlí distance
- 速度sùdù speed
- 公里gōnglǐ kilometer
- 船chuán boat; ship
- 司机sījī driver
- 师傅shīfu sir, to a driver or worker
- 乘客chéngkè passenger
- 行李xíngli luggage
- 护照hùzhào passport
- 签证qiānzhèng visa
- 预订yùdìng to book; to reserve
- 座位zuòwèi seat
- 站台zhàntái station platform
- 班bān measure word for scheduled runs
- 趟tàng measure word for trips
- 航班hángbān flight
- 起飞qǐfēi to take off
- 晚点wǎndiǎn to be delayed
- 路线lùxiàn route
- 转zhuǎn to turn
- 路口lùkǒu intersection; crossroads
- 直zhí straight
- 转弯zhuǎnwān to turn a corner
- 迷路mílù to get lost
- 赶gǎn to hurry to catch
- 到处dàochù everywhere; all over
Lesson 43Arranging and managing 24 words
- 获得huòdé to gain; to obtain
- 得到dédào to get; to receive
- 拥有yōngyǒu to own; to possess
- 失去shīqù to lose
- 缺少quēshǎo to lack; to be short of
- 剩shèng to be left; to remain
- 够gòu to be enough
- 允许yǔnxǔ to allow; to permit
- 禁止jìnzhǐ to ban; to forbid
- 避免bìmiǎn to avoid
- 防止fángzhǐ to prevent
- 受到shòudào to receive; to meet with
- 承认chéngrèn to admit
- 承受chéngshòu to bear; to withstand
- 忍受rěnshòu to endure; to tolerate
- 控制kòngzhì to control
- 参与cānyù to take part in
- 举行jǔxíng to hold an event
- 成立chénglì to set up; to found
- 生产shēngchǎn to produce
- 制造zhìzào to manufacture; to make
- 办理bànlǐ to handle; to process
- 申请shēnqǐng to apply for
- 取消qǔxiāo to cancel
Lesson 44Nature and animals 27 words
- 地dì ground; floor
- 山shān mountain; hill
- 河hé river
- 边biān side; edge
- 海hǎi sea; ocean
- 湖hú lake
- 岛dǎo island
- 海边hǎibiān seaside; coast
- 天空tiānkōng sky
- 空气kōngqì air
- 土地tǔdì land; farmland
- 树shù tree
- 草cǎo grass
- 森林sēnlín forest
- 动物dòngwù animal
- 养yǎng to keep; to raise
- 熊猫xióngmāo panda
- 植物zhíwù plant
- 鸟niǎo bird
- 马mǎ horse
- 牛niú cow; cattle
- 羊yáng sheep; goat
- 鸡jī chicken
- 捡jiǎn to pick up
- 石头shítou stone; rock
- 虫chóng bug; insect
- 虫子chóngzi bug; insect
Lesson 45Shopping and payments 28 words
- 付fù to pay
- 支付zhīfù to make a payment
- 现金xiànjīn cash
- 信用卡xìnyòngkǎ credit card
- 银行卡yínhángkǎ bank card
- 账单zhàngdān bill; statement
- 零钱língqián small change
- 找零zhǎolíng to give change
- 打折dǎzhé to be on sale
- 免费miǎnfèi free of charge
- 购物gòuwù to shop
- 购买gòumǎi to purchase
- 收据shōujù receipt
- 发票fāpiào invoice; tax receipt
- 退tuì to return; to send back
- 退货tuìhuò to return goods
- 退款tuìkuǎn refund
- 尺寸chǐcun size; dimensions
- 尺码chǐmǎ clothing or shoe size
- 大小dàxiǎo size
- 公斤gōngjīn kilogram
- 斤jīn jin; half a kilo
- 称chēng to weigh
- 克kè gram
- 快递kuàidì express delivery
- 包裹bāoguǒ parcel; package
- 盒子hézi box
- 邮费yóufèi postage
Lesson 46Reading notices 27 words
- 中zhōng in; among
- 内nèi inside; within
- 以yǐ by means of; using
- 于yú at; in
- 之zhī of
- 及jí and
- 其qí its; their
- 该gāi should; ought to
- 此cǐ this
- 本店běndiàn this shop; our shop
- 自zì from; since
- 营业yíngyè to be open for business
- 至zhì to; until
- 无wú to have no; without
- 约yuē about; approximately
- 较jiào relatively; fairly
- 曾céng once; previously
- 未wèi not yet
- 请勿qǐngwù please do not
- 正zhèng right now; just
- 即jí that is; namely
- 能够nénggòu can; be able to
- 无法wúfǎ cannot; be unable to
- 一切yíqiè everything; all
- 有关yǒuguān to have to do with
- 相关xiāngguān related; relevant
- 方面fāngmiàn aspect; area
Lesson 47Everyday actions 32 words
- 头发tóufa hair
- 纸zhǐ paper
- 垃圾lājī trash; garbage
- 爬pá to climb; to crawl
- 躺tǎng to lie down
- 蹲dūn to squat; to crouch
- 腰yāo lower back; waist
- 弯wān bent; curved
- 转身zhuǎnshēn to turn around
- 回头huítóu to look back
- 挥手huīshǒu to wave
- 举手jǔshǒu to raise your hand
- 肩膀jiānbǎng shoulder; shoulders
- 点头diǎntóu to nod
- 摇头yáotóu to shake your head
- 伸shēn to stretch; to reach out
- 伸懒腰shēn lǎnyāo to have a good stretch
- 碰pèng to bump; to touch
- 摸mō to touch; to stroke
- 敲qiāo to knock; to tap
- 咬yǎo to bite
- 吹chuī to blow
- 气qì air; breath
- 吸xī to breathe in; to absorb
- 烟yān smoke; cigarette
- 呼吸hūxī to breathe
- 擦cā to wipe; to rub
- 刷shuā to brush; to scrub
- 剪jiǎn to cut; to trim
- 倒dào to pour
- 扫sǎo to sweep
- 拖tuō to mop; to drag
Lesson 48Body and daily care 25 words
- 牙齿yáchǐ tooth; teeth
- 脖子bózi neck
- 胳膊gēbo arm
- 肚子dùzi belly; tummy
- 背bèi back
- 皮肤pífū skin
- 晒shài to bask; to sun-dry
- 流liú to flow; to run
- 血xuè blood
- 骨头gǔtou bone
- 手指shǒuzhǐ finger; fingers
- 指甲zhǐjia fingernail; fingernails
- 毛máo fur; body hair
- 口袋kǒudài pocket
- 笔bǐ pen
- 纸巾zhǐjīn tissue; paper napkin
- 挂guà to hang; to hang up
- 毛巾máojīn towel
- 肥皂féizào soap
- 牙刷yáshuā toothbrush
- 牙膏yágāo toothpaste
- 照zhào to shine; to light up
- 镜子jìngzi mirror
- 梳子shūzi comb
- 剪刀jiǎndāo scissors
Lesson 49Public life 25 words
- 政治zhèngzhì politics
- 民主mínzhǔ democratic
- 党dǎng political party
- 军队jūnduì armed forces; troops
- 军事jūnshì military; military affairs
- 县xiàn county
- 省shěng province
- 市shì city; municipality
- 区qū district; area
- 国内guónèi domestic; within the country
- 全国quánguó the whole country
- 全球quánqiú the whole world; global
- 时代shídài era; age
- 时期shíqī period; phase
- 科技kējì science and technology
- 集团jítuán business group
- 委员会wěiyuánhuì committee; commission
- 公民gōngmín citizen
- 选举xuǎnjǔ to elect
- 投票tóupiào to vote
- 部长bùzhǎng minister; department head
- 官员guānyuán official
- 首都shǒudū capital city
- 宗教zōngjiào religion
- 媒体méitǐ media; news media
Lesson 50Actions and outcomes 25 words
- 分析fēnxī to analyze
- 调查diàochá to investigate
- 造成zàochéng to cause
- 具有jùyǒu to have; to possess
- 利用lìyòng to make use of
- 导致dǎozhì to lead to
- 家园jiāyuán home; homeland
- 加入jiārù to join
- 发布fābù to release; to announce
- 属于shǔyú to belong to
- 形成xíngchéng to form; to take shape
- 指zhǐ to point at; to refer to
- 指出zhǐchū to point out
- 执行zhíxíng to carry out
- 关注guānzhù to follow closely
- 采用cǎiyòng to adopt
- 公开gōngkāi to make public
- 发表fābiǎo to publish; to voice
- 宣布xuānbù to announce
- 坚持jiānchí to insist on; to keep at
- 取得qǔdé to achieve; to obtain
- 实施shíshī to implement
- 组成zǔchéng to form; to make up
- 保证bǎozhèng to promise; to guarantee
- 持续chíxù to last; to continue
Lesson 51Connecting ideas 24 words
- 时shí when; time
- 可kě can; may
- 则zé whereas
- 如rú such as; like
- 因yīn because of; due to
- 总zǒng always
- 另lìng separately; additionally
- 应yīng should; ought to
- 便biàn then
- 受shòu to receive; to undergo
- 经jīng through; by way of
- 连lián even
- 非fēi not; non-
- 亦yì also; too
- 如此rúcǐ so; like this
- 根本gēnběn at all
- 以下yǐxià under; the following
- 以上yǐshàng over; the above
- 以来yǐlái since
- 除了chúle except; besides
- 不仅bùjǐn not only
- 共同gòngtóng shared; common
- 真正zhēnzhèng real; true
- 同样tóngyàng the same; likewise
Lesson 52Reading the wider world 25 words
- 独立dúlì independent
- 超过chāoguò to exceed; to go over
- 投资tóuzī to invest
- 期间qījiān period; during
- 世纪shìjì century
- 作品zuòpǐn work; work of art
- 占zhàn to take up; to occupy
- 怎样zěnyàng how; in what way
- 据jù according to
- 才能cáinéng talent; ability
- 来自láizì to come from
- 制度zhìdù system; set of rules
- 年代niándài decade; era
- 官方guānfāng official
- 均jūn all; without exception
- 改革gǎigé reform
- 系列xìliè series; set
- 人物rénwù character; figure
- 分别fēnbié separately; one by one
- 区域qūyù area; zone
- 工程gōngchéng engineering project
- 理论lǐlùn theory
- 综合zōnghé to combine; to integrate
- 当地dāngdì local; the local area
- 范围fànwéi scope; range
Lesson 53Timing and emphasis 25 words
- 按照ànzhào according to
- 提前tíqián ahead of time; early
- 顺便shùnbiàn while you’re at it
- 特地tèdì specially; just for this
- 究竟jiūjìng exactly; actually
- 到底dàodǐ on earth; exactly
- 反而fǎn'ér instead; on the contrary
- 刚好gānghǎo happen to; as it happens
- 差不多chàbuduō almost; about the same
- 大多数dàduōshù most; the majority
- 稍微shāowēi slightly; a little
- 实在shízài really; truly
- 尽量jǐnliàng as much as possible
- 本来běnlái originally; at first
- 最好zuìhǎo had better; best to
- 赶紧gǎnjǐn quickly; without delay
- 至今zhìjīn to this day; so far
- 从前cóngqián in the past; long ago
- 连忙liánmáng hurriedly; at once
- 一旦yídàn once; if ever
- 要是yàoshi if
- 不然bùrán otherwise; or else
- 尽快jǐnkuài as soon as possible
- 不必búbì no need to; needn’t
- 不如bùrú might as well; better to
Lesson 54Everyday interactions 25 words
- 打扫dǎsǎo to clean
- 打扰dǎrǎo to disturb; to bother
- 邀请yāoqǐng to invite
- 约会yuēhuì date
- 礼貌lǐmào manners; politeness
- 诚实chéngshí honest
- 聪明cōngming clever; smart
- 笨bèn stupid; clumsy
- 敢gǎn to dare
- 勇敢yǒnggǎn brave
- 害羞hàixiū shy
- 温柔wēnróu gentle
- 严格yángé strict
- 活泼huópo lively
- 友好yǒuhǎo friendly
- 熟悉shúxī to know well
- 陌生mòshēng unfamiliar; strange
- 习惯xíguàn to be used to
- 适应shìyìng to adjust to
- 浪费làngfèi to waste
- 节约jiéyuē to save; to conserve
- 提醒tíxǐng to remind
- 照顾zhàogu to look after
- 陪péi to accompany
- 道歉dàoqiàn to apologize
Lesson 55Describing and assessing 25 words
- 深shēn deep
- 浅qiǎn shallow; pale
- 亮liàng bright
- 暗àn dark; dim
- 圆yuán round
- 烫tàng scalding hot
- 破pò torn; worn through
- 碎suì to shatter
- 整齐zhěngqí neat; orderly
- 乱luàn messy
- 清晰qīngxī clear; sharp
- 模糊móhu blurry; vague
- 准确zhǔnquè accurate; precise
- 稳定wěndìng stable; steady
- 肯定kěndìng definitely; surely
- 否定fǒudìng to reject; to dismiss
- 合理hélǐ reasonable
- 有效yǒuxiào effective; valid
- 无聊wúliáo boring; bored
- 具体jùtǐ specific; detailed
- 公平gōngpíng fair
- 充分chōngfèn thorough; ample
- 绝对juéduì absolutely
- 尤其yóuqí especially
- 积极jījí active; positive
Lesson 56Focus and perspective 24 words
- 重点zhòngdiǎn main point; focus
- 正式zhèngshì formal; official
- 力量lìliang strength; power
- 精神jīngshén spirit; mind
- 权力quánlì power; authority
- 民族mínzú ethnic group; nation
- 大量dàliàng a large amount; many
- 开放kāifàng to be open to the public
- 应用yìngyòng app; application
- 位于wèiyú to be located in
- 全quán whole; all
- 共gòng in total; altogether
- 原yuán original; former
- 派pài to send; to assign
- 搞gǎo to do; to be up to
- 场chǎng measure word for events
- 级jí level; grade
- 类型lèixíng type; kind
- 特点tèdiǎn feature; trait
- 细节xìjié detail
- 关键guānjiàn key; crucial point
- 原则yuánzé principle
- 整体zhěngtǐ overall; whole
- 相对xiāngduì relatively
Lesson 57Tasks and communication 24 words
- 打印dǎyìn to print
- 复印fùyìn to photocopy
- 翻译fānyì to translate
- 收集shōují to collect; to gather
- 整理zhěnglǐ to organize; to tidy
- 搬bān to move; to carry
- 丢diū to lose; to throw away
- 赚zhuàn to earn; to make money
- 损坏sǔnhuài to damage
- 庆祝qìngzhù to celebrate
- 祝zhù to wish someone well
- 祝贺zhùhè to congratulate
- 答应dāying to agree; to promise
- 吵架chǎojià to quarrel; to argue
- 争取zhēngqǔ to strive for; to try to
- 争论zhēnglùn to debate; to argue over
- 表达biǎodá to express
- 描述miáoshù to describe
- 强调qiángdiào to emphasize; to stress
- 承诺chéngnuò to promise; to pledge
- 经营jīngyíng to run a business
- 举办jǔbàn to hold an event
- 采访cǎifǎng to interview
- 报道bàodào to report
Lesson 58States and feelings 23 words
- 困kùn sleepy
- 醒xǐng to wake up; to be awake
- 梦mèng dream
- 咳嗽késou to cough
- 受伤shòushāng to get hurt; to be hurt
- 痛苦tòngkǔ painful; miserable
- 幸福xìngfú happy; blessed
- 孤独gūdú lonely
- 惊讶jīngyà surprised; amazed
- 后悔hòuhuǐ to regret
- 着急zháojí worried; in a hurry
- 失眠shīmián to be unable to sleep
- 懒lǎn lazy
- 讨厌tǎoyàn to dislike; to hate
- 期待qīdài to look forward to
- 感动gǎndòng moved; touched
- 羡慕xiànmù to envy
- 骄傲jiāo'ào proud
- 惭愧cánkuì ashamed
- 尴尬gāngà awkward; embarrassed
- 微笑wēixiào to smile
- 表情biǎoqíng facial expression
- 情绪qíngxù mood; feelings
Lesson 59Food, plans and places 21 words
- 饮料yǐnliào drink; beverage
- 果汁guǒzhī fruit juice
- 酒jiǔ alcohol; alcoholic drink
- 啤酒píjiǔ beer
- 蛋糕dàngāo cake
- 饼干bǐnggān cookie; cracker
- 巧克力qiǎokèlì chocolate
- 奶酪nǎilào cheese
- 礼物lǐwù gift; present
- 节日jiérì festival; holiday
- 假期jiàqī vacation; break
- 约定yuēdìng agreement; deal
- 日期rìqī date
- 博物馆bówùguǎn museum
- 电影院diànyǐngyuàn cinema; movie theater
- 体育馆tǐyùguǎn sports hall; arena
- 广场guǎngchǎng square; plaza
- 商场shāngchǎng shopping mall
- 公寓gōngyù apartment
- 宿舍sùshè dormitory; dorm room
- 沙发shāfā sofa; couch
Lesson 60Putting it together 24 words
- 最终zuìzhōng in the end; eventually
- 汽车qìchē car
- 相当xiāngdāng quite; fairly
- 空间kōngjiān space; room
- 线xiàn line; thread
- 领域lǐngyù field; area
- 文章wénzhāng article; essay
- 靠kào to rely on; to lean on
- 面积miànjī area
- 加jiā to add
- 唯一wéiyī only; sole
- 结合jiéhé to combine
- 统一tǒngyī unified; uniform
- 而是érshì but rather
- 随着suízhe along with; as
- 只好zhǐhǎo have no choice but to
- 来得及láidejí to be in time
- 可惜kěxī a pity; a shame
- 值得zhíde to be worth; to deserve
- 不得不bùdébù have to; be forced to
- 随便suíbiàn as you like
- 恐怕kǒngpà I’m afraid; probably
- 重新chóngxīn again; anew
- 不断búduàn continually; nonstop
Chinese words
What are 20 basic Chinese words?
The first 20 words of lesson 1: 水 shuǐ (water), 茶 chá (tea), 我 wǒ (I), 喝 hē (to drink), 你 nǐ (you), 不 bù (not), 吗 ma (yes/no question marker), 要 yào (to want), 咖啡 kāfēi (coffee), 牛奶 niúnǎi (milk), 也 yě (also), 谢谢 xièxie (thank you), 请 qǐng (please), 吃 chī (to eat), 饭 fàn (meal), 想 xiǎng (would like to), 好 hǎo (good), 很 hěn (very), 热 rè (hot) and 冷 lěng (cold).
What are 100 basic Chinese words?
Lessons 1 to 4 on this page, 113 words in all: First sips, Hello, you, Little everyday things, and A little more.
What are the most common words in Chinese?
Short, everyday words you meet in almost every conversation: pronouns like 我 wǒ (I) and 你 nǐ (you), verbs like 喝 hē (to drink) and 要 yào (to want), and expressions like 谢谢 xièxie (thank you), 你好 nǐ hǎo (hello) and 再见 zàijiàn (goodbye). This page lists the 1,500 that Misu’s Chinese course teaches.
How many Chinese words do I need?
The 1,500 most common words are enough to start on real shows, books and podcasts. After that, learn the words your own shows and books use.
Why are the words in lessons, not ranked?
Each lesson groups words you can use together, and each example sentence only uses what earlier flashcards taught, so you can read all of it.
Can I learn these words as flashcards?
Yes. Every word on this page is a ready-made flashcard in Misu, with a picture and audio.