吧 吧 ba5 ba particle indicating polite suggestion; | onomatopoeia | bar (serving drinks, providing internet access, etc.) 白 白 bai2 bái white; snowy; pure; bright; empty (Kangxi radical 106) 百 百 bai3 bǎi hundred 帮助 幫助 bang1zhu4 bāngzhù help; assist; aid 报纸 報紙 bao4zhi3 bàozhǐ newspaper 比 比 bi3 bǐ compare; (indicates comparison) (Kangxi radical 81); to gesticulate as one talks 别 別 bie2 bié don't do something; don't | depart; | other; difference; distinguish 宾馆 賓館 bin1guan3 bīnguǎn guesthouse; hotel 长 長 chang2, zhang3 cháng, zhǎng long; length | grow; chief (Kangxi radical 168) 唱歌 唱歌 chang4ge1 chànggē sing (a song) 出 出 chu1 chū go out; occur 穿 穿 chuan1 chuān to wear; put on; penetrate 次 次 ci4 cì (mw for number of times of occurrence); nth; order 从 從 cong2 cóng from; obey; observe 错 錯 cuo4 cuò mistake; error; blunder; miss an opportunity 打篮球 打籃球 da3 lan2qiu2 dǎ lánqiú play basketball 大家 大家 da4jia1 dàjiā everyone 到 到 dao4 dào arrive (at a place); until (a time) 得 得 de5 de (complement particle) 等 等 deng3 děng to wait; rank; equal; etc. 弟弟 弟弟 di4di5 dìdi younger brother 第一 第一 di4yi1 dìyī first; number 1 懂 懂 dong3 dǒng understand; know 对 對 dui4 duì correct; a pair; to face; be opposite; to; towards 房间 房間 fang2jian1 fángjiān room 非常 非常 fei1chang2 fēicháng extremely; extraordinary; very 服务员 服務員 fu2wu4yuan2 fúwùyuán waiter/waitress; server; attendant 高 高 gao1 gāo high; tall (Kangxi radical 189) 告诉 告訴 gao4su5 gàosu to tell; inform 哥哥 哥哥 ge1ge5 gēge older brother 给 給 gei3 gěi to give; to grant; (passive particle) 公共汽车 公共汽車 gong1gong4 qi4che1 gōnggòng qìchē (public) bus 公司 公司 gong1si1 gōngsī company; corporation 贵 貴 gui4 guì expensive; noble; honorable; Guizhou province (abbreviation) 过 過 guo4 guò to pass; to cross; go over; (indicates a past experience) 还 還 hai2 hái still; yet; in addition; even 孩子 孩子 hai2zi5 háizi child; children; son or daughter 好吃 好吃 hao3chi1 hǎochī tasty 黑 黑 hei1 hēi black; dark (Kangxi radical 203); Heilongjiang province (abbreviation) 红 紅 hong2 hóng red; symbol of success; bonus; popular 火车站 火車站 huo3che1zhan4 huǒchēzhàn train station 机场 機場 ji1chang3 jīchǎng airport; airfield 鸡蛋 雞蛋 ji1dan4 jīdàn (chicken) egg 件 件 jian4 jiàn (mw for things, clothes, and items) 教室 教室 jiao4shi4 jiàoshì classroom 姐姐 姐姐 jie3jie5 jiějie older sister 介绍 介紹 jie4shao4 jièshào to introduce; recommend; introduction 进 進 jin4 jìn enter; come in 近 近 jin4 jìn near; close (to) 就 就 jiu4 jiù then; at once; just; only; with regard to 觉得 覺得 jue2de5 juéde feel; think 咖啡 咖啡 ka1fei1 kāfēi coffee 开始 開始 kai1shi3 kāishǐ begin; to start; beginning 考试 考試 kao3shi4 kǎoshì test; exam; to give or take a test 可能 可能 ke3neng2 kěnéng possible; maybe 可以 可以 ke3yi3 kěyǐ can; may; possible; okay 课 課 ke4 kè class; subject; lesson; course 快 快 kuai4 kuài fast; quick; swift 快乐 快樂 kuai4le4 kuàilè happy 累 累 lei4 lèi tired 离 離 li2 lí leave; depart; go away; apart from 两 兩 liang3 liǎng two; 2; both; (unit of weight equal to 50 grams) 零 零 ling2 líng zero; remnant 路 路 lu4 lù road; path; journey; route 旅游 旅游 lv3you2 lǚyóu trip; journey; tour 卖 賣 mai4 mài to sell 慢 慢 man4 màn slow 忙 忙 mang2 máng busy 每 每 mei3 měi each; every 妹妹 妹妹 mei4mei5 mèimei younger sister 门 門 men2 mén door; opening; gate (Kangxi radical 169) 面条 面條 mian4tiao2 miàntiáo noodles 男 男 nan2 nán male 您 您 nin2 nín you (polite) 牛奶 牛奶 niu2nai3 niúnǎi cow's milk 女 女 nv3 nǚ woman; female (Kangxi radical 38) 旁边 旁邊 pang2bian1 pángbiān side, beside 跑步 跑步 pao3bu4 pǎobù to run; to jog 便宜 便宜 pian2yi5 piányi cheap 票 票 piao4 piào ticket; bank note; a vote 妻子 妻子 qi1zi5 qīzi wife 起床 起床 qi3chuang2 qǐ chuáng get out of bed 千 千 qian1 qiān one thousand 铅笔 鉛筆 qian1bi3 qiānbǐ pencil 晴 晴 qing2 qíng clear; fine (as of weather) 去年 去年 qu4nian2 qùnián last year 让 讓 rang4 ràng ask; let; yield 日 日 ri4 rì sun; day; date; time (Kangxi radical 72) 上班 上班 shang4ban1 shàngbān go to work; be on duty 身体 身體 shen1ti3 shēntǐ health; (human) body 生病 生病 sheng1bing4 shēngbìng get sick; fall ill 生日 生日 sheng1ri4 shēngrì birthday 时间 時間 shi2jian1 shíjiān time; period 事情 事情 shi4qing5 shìqing matter; affair; thing; business 手表 手表 shou3biao3 shǒubiǎo wristwatch 手机 手機 shou3ji1 shǒujī mobile (cell) phone 说话 說話 shuo1hua4 shuōhuà to talk; speak 送 送 song4 sòng deliver; to carry; to give; send 虽然 雖然 sui1ran2 suīrán although; even though 但是 但是 dan4shi4 dànshì but; however 它 它 ta1 tā it 踢足球 踢足球 ti1zu2qiu2 tīzúqiú to play football/soccer 题 題 ti2 tí topic; subject; question on a test or assignment 跳舞 跳舞 tiao4wu3 tiàowǔ to dance 外 外 wai4 wài outer; outside; in addition; foreign 完 完 wan2 wán to finish; be over; complete 玩 玩 wan2 wán to play; have a good time; visit; enjoy 晚上 晚上 wan3shang5 wǎnshang evening; night 往 往 wang3 wǎng to go (in a direction); towards; in the past 为什么 為什麼 wei4shen2me5 wèishénme why?; for what reason? 问 問 wen4 wèn ask; inquire 问题 問題 wen4ti2 wèntí question; problem 西瓜 西瓜 xi1gua1 xīguā watermelon 希望 希望 xi1wang4 xīwàng to hope; wish for; to desire 洗 洗 xi3 xǐ to wash; bathe 小时 小時 xiao3shi2 xiǎoshí hour 笑 笑 xiao4 xiào to laugh; to smile 新 新 xin1 xīn new; Xinjiang autonomous region (abbreviation) 姓 姓 xing4 xìng surname; family name 休息 休息 xiu1xi5 xiūxi to rest; take a break 雪 雪 xue3 xuě snow 颜色 顏色 yan2se4 yánsè color 眼睛 眼睛 yan3jing5 yǎnjing eye 羊肉 羊肉 yang2rou4 yángròu mutton; lamb 药 藥 yao4 yào medicine; drug; cure; chemical 要 要 yao4 yào to want; to need; will/shall; important 也 也 ye3 yě also; too 一起 一起 yi4qi3 yìqǐ together; in the same place 一下 一下 yi2xia4 yíxià a little bit/while; one time; once 已经 已經 yi3jing5 yǐjing already 意思 意思 yi4si5 yìsi meaning; idea; opinion 因为 因為 yin1wei4 yīnwèi because 所以 所以 suo3yi3 suǒyǐ so; therefore; as a result 阴 陰 yin1 yīn cloudy (weather); yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); secret; the moon; negative; shade 游泳 游泳 you2yong3 yóuyǒng to swim 右边 右邊 you4bian5 yòubian the right (as opposed to left) side 鱼 魚 yu2 yú fish (Kangxi radical 195) 远 遠 yuan3 yuǎn far; distant; remote 运动 運動 yun4dong4 yùndòng (physical) exercise; movement; sports; campaign 再 再 zai4 zài again; once more 早上 早上 zao3shang5 zǎoshang (early) morning 丈夫 丈夫 zhang4fu5 zhàngfu husband; man 找 找 zhao3 zhǎo try to find; look for; seek; to give change 着 著 zhe5 zhe -ing (indicating action in progress) 真 真 zhen1 zhēn real; true; genuine 正在 正在 zheng4zai4 zhèngzài in the process of (doing something); currently 知道 知道 zhi1dao5 zhīdao know; be aware of 准备 准備 zhun3bei4 zhǔnbèi prepare; get ready 走 走 zou3 zǒu to walk; to go; to move (Kangxi radical 156) 最 最 zui4 zuì the most; -est; (indicator for superlative) 左边 左邊 zuo3bian5 zuǒbian the left side; the left