you

nǐ

good; well; fine; OK

hǎo

interrogative particle for question expecting yes-no answer

ma

I; me

wǒ

very

hěn

a modal particle used for elliptical questions

ne

too; also

yě

busy

máng

dad

bàba

mom

māma

they; them

tāmen

he;him

tā

used after pronouns or certain nouns to denote plural

men

both; all

 dōu

not; no

bù

male

nán

friend

péngyou

elder brother

gēge

to want

yào

coffee

kāfēi

younger brother

dìdi

we; us

wǒmen

to drink

hē

she; her

tā

to be

shì

which

nǎ

country, nation

guó

people, person

rén

that

nà

who; whom

shéi

teacher

lǎoshī

China

zhōngguó

you (polite form)

nín

this

zhè

foreign language

wàiyǔ

doctor; physician

yīshēng

grandmother on the father's side

nǎinai

grandmother on the mother's side

wàipó

to know (somebody)

rènshi

happy; pleased

gāoxìng

may

kěyǐ

to come in

jìnlai

to enter

jìn

to come

lái

please

qǐng

reporter

jìzhě

May I ask...?

qǐngwèn

to ask

wèn

what's your honorable surname?

guìxìng

one's surname is.../surname

xìng

to be called

jiào

Mr.

xiānsheng

language

yǔyán

institute; college

xuéyuàn

a possessive or modifying particle

de

student

xuésheng

to learn; to study

xuéxí

Chinese (language)

hànyǔ

Great Britain; England

yīngguó

Canada

jiānádà

the United States; America

měiguó

dining room

cāntīng

to be (here, there); to be (in, on, at)

zài

where

nǎr

dormitory

sùshè

female

nǚ

to sit

zuò

to thank

xièxie

I'm sorry

duìbuqǐ

to know

zhīdào

nevermind; it doesn't matter

méi guānxi

goodbye

zàijiàn

again

zài

Miss; young lady

xiǎojiě

two

èr

story; floor

céng

zero

líng

four

sì

number

hào

need not

búyòng

here

zhèr

late

wǎn

modal partical/aspect partical

le

to go

qù

to swim

yóuyǒng

yesterday

zuótiān

Beijing opera

jīngjù

how is it?

zěnmeyàng

interesting

yǒu yìsi

today

jīntiān

day

tiān

weather

tiānqì

too; extremely

tài

what

shénme

time; moment

shíhou

now

xiànzài

tomorrow

míngtiān

to have

yǒu

time

shíjiān

to say; to speak

shuō

number of times (of action)

biàn

to play ball

dǎ qiú

to play

dǎ

ball

qiú

to feel sorry; sorry

bàoqiàn

to be afraid that; perhaps

kǒngpà

to be OK

xíng

you (pl.)

nǐmen

to start school

kāixué

to open; to start

kāi

high, tall

gāo

to watch, to look at

kàn

used after a verb to indicate a short, quick, random, informal action

yíxià

institute

xuéyuàn

calling card

míngpiàn

ah, oh

à

professor

jiàoshòu

to teach

jiāo

to introduce

jièshào

name

míngzi

Chinese

zhōngwén

to learn, to study

xué

major; specailty

zhuānyè

fine arts

měishù

beautiful

měi

literature

wénxué

faculty; department

xì

culture

wénhuà

history

lìshǐ

philosophy

zhéxué

music

yīnyuè

economy

jīngì

mathematics

shùxué

physics

wùlǐ

chemistry

huàxué

education

jiàoyù

to take an elective course

xuǎnxiū

family, home

jiā

how many, how much

jǐ

a measure word mainly for the number of people in a family

kǒu

picture, photo

zhàopiàn

and

hé

a measure word for general use

gè

elder sister

jiějie

two

liǎng

younger brother

dìdi

in addition

hái

altogether

yígòng

younger sister

mèimei

little, small

xiǎo

dog

gǒu

a measure word for flat objects

zhāng

as it should be; only natural that

dāngrán

real/really

zhēn

lovely, cute

kě'ài

to love

ài

not

méi

male

nán

to do; to make

zuò

to work/work

gōngzuò

big, large

dà

how many, how much

duōshao

many, much

duō

few, less

shǎo

to like, to prefer

xǐhuan

outside

wài

language

yǔ

foreign country

wàiguó

hundred

bǎi

car; vehicle

chē

dictionary

cídiǎn

computer

diànnǎo

child

háizi

grandfather on the father's side

yéye

grandfather on the mother's side

wàigōng

chairman of the department

xìzhǔrèn

teaching assistant

zhùjiào

lawyer

lǜshī

engineer

gōngchéngshī

this year

jīnnián

year

nián

year (of age)

suì

class; lesson

kè

week

xīngqī

morning

shàngwǔ

above; last

shàng

afternoon

xiàwǔ

below; next

xià

Sunday

xīngqīrì

day of the month

hào

birthday

shēngri

to be born

shēng

how old

duō dà

how

duō

old

dà

to be born

chūshēng

to go out; to come out

chū

to be born in the year of

shǔ

get-together; party

jùhuì

meeting

huì

to congratulate

zhùhè

to wish

zhù

to participate; to attend

cānjiā

to eat

chī

cake

dàngāo

egg

dàn

cake

gāo

to buy

mǎi

bottle

píng

red wine

hóngpútaojiǔ

red

hóng

grape

pútao

wine or liquor

jiǔ

Beijing

Běijīng

happy

kuàilè

pretty, beautiful; nice

piàoliang

roast duck

kǎoyā

duck

yā

again

zài

(birthday) longevity noodles

shòumiàn

noodles

miàn

evening

wǎnshang

Chinese food

zhōngcān

Western food

xīcān

tea

chá

coke

kělè

Sprite

xuěbì

beer

píjiǔ

hamburger

hànbǎo

hotdog

règǒu

bread

miànbāo

milk

niúnǎi

(cooked) rice

mǐfàn

CD

guāngpán

market; bazaar; shopping mall

shāngchǎng

trade; commerce

shāng

often

chángcháng

often

cháng

with/to follow

gēn

famous

yǒumíng

book

shū

newspaper

bào

notebook

běnzi

there

nàr

to want 

yào

master worker

shīfu

apple w/ a banana taste

xiāngjiāopíngguǒ

banana

xiāngjiāo

apple

píngguǒ

how

zěnme

easy

róngyì

money

qián

measure word of weight, equal to 500g

jīn

measure word of basic Chinese monetary unit, equal to 10; dollar

kuài

measure word of Chinese monetary unit, equal to 1/10; dime

máo

expensive; precious

guì

to be; to make

zuò

measure word of Chinese monetary unit, equal to 1/100; cent

fēn

to give (as a present)

sòng

to give

gěi

to give change

zhǎo

measure word of basic Chinese monetary unit, equal to 10; dollar; used in written language

yuán

pen

bǐ

measure word for stick-like things such as pens

zhī

measure word for publications such as newspapers

fèn

measure word for books & notebooks

běn

cup of

bēi

shop assistant; salesperson

shòuhuòyuán

writer

zuòjiā

cheap; inexpensive

piányi

book store

shūdiàn

gym

tǐyùguǎn

to sell

mài

to know how to, can

huì

a little bit

diǎnr

driver

sījī

o' clock

diǎn

to be short of, lack

chà

quarter (of an hour)

kè

to return

huí

to go to class (both students & teachers)

shàngkè

to ascend; to go to

shàng

can; be able to

néng

to arrive

dào

no (an expression of modest denial)

nǎli

to teach

jiāo

English

Yīngyǔ

granddaughter on son's side

sūnnür

daughter

nǚ'ér

years (of age)

suìshu

number

shù

still

hái

minute

fēn

bye-bye (transliteration)

báibái

why

wèishénme

for

wèi

yesterday

zuótiān

things; objects

dōngxi

to have fun, to play

wánr

evening, night

wǎnshang

late

wǎn

half

bàn

to write

xiě

Chinese character

Hànzì

character

zì

to sleep

shuìjiào

to sleep

shuì

to get up

qǐchuáng

to get up, to rise

qǐ

牀

bed

chuáng

should; ought to

yīnggāi

should; ought to

gāi

question

wèntí

to get out of class; to finish class

xiàkè

to eat (a meal)

chīfàn

to drive a car

kāichē

to sing (a song)

chànggē

to dance

tiàowǔ

to answer

huídá

gift; present

lǐwù

to take a taxi

dǎdī

to smoke

xīyān

watch

biǎo

difficult

nán

all over (the body)

quánshēn

whole

quán

body

shēn

comfortable

shūfu

every; each

měi

to do physical exercise

duànliàn

head

tóu

painful

téng

throat

sǎngzi

想

to think/to want to do something

xiǎng

hospital

yīyuàn

to see a doctor

kànbìng

illness/to get sick

bìng

body, health

shēntǐ

must, to want to do something

yào

modal particle

ba

or

háishi