因爲

yīnwei (because, since)

所以

suóyi (therefore, hence)

雖然

suírán (although)

可是

kĕshi (but, however, nevertheless)

可以

kĕyi (can, may, possible)

可能

kĕnéng (be possible, possibly)

以爲

yĭwéi (suppose, think)

所有的

suóyŏude (all)

家長

jiāzhăng (parents)

要是

yàoshi (if)

還是

háishi (still, after all)

人

rén (man, person)

刀

dāo (knife)

力

lì (strength, power, force)

口

kŏu (mouth, entrance, opening)

土

tŭ (earth, soil)

大

dà (big, large)

小

xiăo (small)

山

shān (mountain, hill)

女

nǚ (woman, female)

大刀

dàdāo (big knife, sword)

女人

nǚren (woman)

人力

rénli (manpower)

山口

shānkŏu (mountain pass)

土人

túrén (aborigine, native)

工

gōng (work, labor)

心

xīn (heart)

手

shŏu (hand)

日

rì (sun)

 月

yuè (moon)

木

mù (tree, wood)

毛

máo (feather, fur, body hair)

水

shuǐ (water)

火

huŏ (fire)

牛

niú (ox, cow)

工人

gōngren (worker)

火山

huŏshān (volcano)

手工

shŏugōng (handicraft)

水力

shuǐlì (water power)

水牛

shuǐniú (water buffalo)

山水

shān shuǐ (landscape)

水手

田

tián (field, farmland)

目

mù (eye)

見

jiàn (see)

角

jiăo (horn)

言

yán (word, speech)

車

chē (cart, vehicle)

長

cháng (long)

門

mén (door, gate)

馬

mă (horse)

魚

yú (fish)

大門

dámén (big gate, main gate)

火車

huŏchē (train) 

馬車

măchē (horse-drawn cart)

馬力

mălì (a horse’s power, horsepower)

人力車

rénlìchē  (rickshaw)

水田

shuǐtián (rice paddy)

我

wŏ (I, me)

你

nǐ (you)

他

tā (he, him, she, her, it)

們

men (pluralizing suffix)

好

hăo (good, well)

都

dōu (all, both)

很

hěn (very)

也

yě (also)

嗎

ma (question particle)

呢

我們

wŏmen (we, us)

你們

nǐmen (you-plural)

他們

tāmen (they, them)

白

bái (white)

高

gāo (tall, high)

先

xiān (first)

生

shēng (give birth to, be born, suffix for scholars)

不

bù(no)

是

shì (is)

中

美

měi (beautiful)

英

yīng (brave)

國

guó (country, nation)

中國

Zhōngguo (China)

美國

Měiguo (America, the United States)

英國

Yīngguo (England)

先生

xiānsheng (gentleman, sir, Mr.)

一

yī (one)

二

èr (two)

三

sān (three)

四

sì (four)

五

wŭ (five)

六

liù (six)

七

qī (seven)

八

bā (eight)

 九

jiŭ (nine)

十

shí (ten)

書

shū (book)

錢

qián (money)

文

wén (writing, literary)

多

duō (much, many)

少

這

zhè (this)

那

nà (that) nă (which, what)

本

běn (root, origin, foundation, volume {of books})

塊

kuài (lump, piece, dollar)

的

de (subordinating particle)

毛

máo (dime)

多少

duōshăo (how many, how much)

日本

Rìběn (Japan)

日文

Rìwén (Japanese language & literature)

中文

 Zhōngwén (Chinese language & literature)

英文

 Yīngwén (English language & literature)

會

huì (can, know, know how to, likely to)

說

話

huà (speech, talk, language)

沒

méi (not)

有

yŏu (have, there is, there are)

還

就

jiù (only, just, precisely, indeed, immediately)

兩

liăng (two)

甚

shén (what?)

麽

me (question particle)

白

 bái (clear, obvious, easy to understand, plain)

說話

shuō huà (speak)

白話

báihuà (vernacular language)

白話文

báihuàwén (vernacular literature)

文言

文言文

wényánwén (literature in classical style)

小説

xiăoshuō (fiction, novel)

甚麽

是的

不是的

búshìde (no, that’s not so)

也…..也….

yě…yě…(both…and….)

就是

jiùshi (precisely, only, even if)

能

néng (able{to}, can)

想

xiăng (think, think about, think of, think that, desire, want to, plan to)

要

看

念

niàn (read aloud, chant, read, study {a book or subject}, study at {a school})

學

xué (study, branch of learning, -ology, school)

買

măi (buy)

 賣

mài (sell, sell for {so much money})

太

 tài (great, too, excessively, very, extremely)

姐

jiě (older sister, {unmarried} young lady)

角

子

zi (noun suffix)

本子

běnzi (notebook)

刀子

dāozi (knife)

姐姐

jiějie (older sister)

小姐

xiáojie (young lady, Miss)

太太

tàitai (married woman, wife, Mrs.)

買賣

măimài (buying and selling, trade, business)

買賣人

măimàirén (merchant)

xuésheng (student, pupil)

xiáoxué (elementary school)

zhōngxué (middle school, high school)

dàxué (college, university)

zhōngxuésheng (middle school student)

dàxuésheng (college student)

sānjiăo (triangle, trigonometry)

sānjiăoxué (trigonometry)

wénxué (literature)

niàn shū (study)

shénmede (and so forth)

xiăngyào (would like to)

bĭ (compare, compared with, than)

xiě (write)

zì (character, word)

diăn (records)

dì (land, ground, floor)

tú (diagram, map, chart, illustration)

jĭ (how many?)

gè, ge (general measure for persons, things)

wài (outside, foreign)

zìdiăn (dictionary)

dìtú (map)

guówén (Chinese literature)

wàiguó (foreign country)

rénkŏu (population)

rénrén (everybody)

 Zhōng-Měi (China and America, Sino-American)

Zhōng-Rì (China and Japan, Sino-Japanese)

Zhōng-Yīng (China and England, Sino-British)

Yīng-Měi (England and America, Anglo-American)

xiě zì write (characters)

hăokàn (good looking)

yŏu qián (have money, be wealthy)

yŏude (some)

hăode (fine, OK)

búyào (not want{something},don’t {negative imperative when followed by a verb})

yīn (because)

wéi (act as, be, as) wèi (for, because of)

suŏ (that which, therefore)

yĭ (take, by, with, hence)

suí (although)

kě (may, be permitted, indeed, however)

le (aspect particle)

(child, son) r (nonsyllabic suffix)

bào (newspaper, journal)

érzi (son)

érnǚ (sons and daughters)

nǚer (daughter)

（兒）ménkŏu(r) (doorway)

nàr (there) năr (where?)

bújiànle (invisible, lost)

wèi-shénme? (why)

xiào (school, college)

chéng (city wall, city)

zài (be at)

shàng (go to, ascend go up, up, upper, above)

lĭ, li (inside, exterior)

tóu (head, beginning) tou (substantive suffix)

hăi (sea, ocean)

zhăng (head, chief)

hăikŏu (seaport)

hăiwài (overseas)

大家

dàjia (everybody)

rénjiā (people, household)

guójiā (nation, country)

wénxuéjiā (literary man)

xiăng jiā (be homesick)

xiàozhăng (head of school, principal)

xuéxiào (school)

dìxià (below ground) dìxia (on the ground)

dìxiàchē (subway)

zhōngxīn (center, pivot, heart of something)

shàngxià (up and down)

măshàng (immediately)

zhèlĭ (here)

nàlĭ (there) nálĭ (where?)

zàiwài (not included, extra)

wèideshì (because)

yàoburán (otherwise)

yíkuàr (together, in the same place)

háiyŏu (also have, in addition)

Shànghăi (Shanghai)

Zhāngjiākŏu (Kalgan or Changchiakou)

Rìběn Hăi (Sea of Japan)

四邊（兒)