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Character/Pinyin(Meaning) [simplified]
Character | Pinyin(meaning) |
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你 | nǐ you (sing.) |
好 | hǎo good, well |
叫 | jiào to call, to be called |
什么 | shén me what |
名 | míng name |
字 | zì letter, symbol, character, word |
名字 | míng zi (a person's) name |
我 | wǒ I, me |
是 | shì to be |
学 | xué to learn, to study |
生 | shēng to be born, to give birth, life, to grow |
学生 | xué sheng student |
您 | nín you (formal) |
请 | qǐng please (do sth) |
问 | wèn to ask |
请问 | qǐng wèn May I ask... |
贵 | guì expensive, noble, your (name), precious |
姓 | xìng (one's) surname is, family name |
贵姓 | guì xìng what's your name?, May I ask your name? |
这 | zhè this |
的 | de (structual particle), (possessive particle), of |
我的 | wǒ de my, mine |
片 | piàn a slice, piece, flake, thin, slice |
名片 | míng piàn business card |
谢谢 | xiè xie to thank |
不 | bù (negative prefix), not, no |
客 | kè customer, visitor, guest |
气 | qì air, anger, gas, smell, weather, to get angry |
不客气 | bú kè qi you're welcome, impolite, rude, blunt, don't mention it |
老 | lǎo (a prefix used before the surname), old (of people) |
师 | shī teacher, master, expert |
老师 | lǎo shī teacher |
位 | wèi position, location, (measure word for persons) |
也 | yě also, too |
久 | jiǔ (long) time, (long) duration of time |
见 | jiàn to see, to meet, to appear (to be sth), to interview |
吗 | ma an interrogative particle, (question tag) |
很 | hěn very |
呢 | ne How about(interrogative particle) |
再 | zài again, once more, a second time |
再见 | zài jiàn goodbye |
高兴 | gāo xìng happy, glad, willing (to do sth), in a cheerful mood |
早上 | zǎo shang early morning |
晚上 | wǎn shang evening |
认 | rèn to recognize, to know, to admit |
识 | shí to know, knowledge |
认识 | rèn shi be acquainted with, to know, to be familiar with, to recognize |
男 | nán male |
女 | nǚ female, woman |
入口 | rù kǒu entrance |
出口 | chū kǒu to speak, to exit, to go out, to export |
见到 | jiàn dào to meet |
早上好 | zǎo shang hǎo Good morning |
下午好 | xià wǔ hǎo Good afternoon |
晚上好 | wǎn shang hǎo Good evening |
晚安 | wǎn ān Good night! |
一会儿见 | yí huìr jiàn See you in a while |
回头见 | huí tóu jiàn See you later |
明天见 | míng tiān jiàn See you tomorrow |
下周见 | xià zhōu jiàn See you next week |
下周五见 | xià zhōu wǔ jiàn See you next Friday |
周末愉快 | zhōu mò yú kuài Have a nice weekend |
李明 | Lǐ Míng Chinese name |
王兰 | Wáng Lán Chinese name |
那 | nà (pron.) that, (conj) then |
爸爸 | bà ba father |
妈妈 | mā ma mother |
先生 | xiān sheng sir, mister, teacher, (title of respect) |
太太 | tài tai Mrs., Madame |
儿 | ér son |
儿子 | ér zi son |
子 | zǐ child, midnight, son, child |
女 | nǚ female, woman |
女儿 | nǚ ér daughter |
独 | dú alone, independent, single, sole, only |
家 | jiā family, home, house |
有 | yǒu to have, there be |
几 | jǐ how much, how many, several, a few |
口 | kǒu mouth, (a measure word) |
人 | rén person, people |
兄 | xiōng elder brother |
兄弟 | xiōng dì brothers |
哥哥 | gē ge elder brother |
弟弟 | dì di younger brother |
姐姐 | jiě jie elder sister |
妹妹 | mèi mei younger sister |
姐妹 | jiě mèi sisters |
姐弟 | jiě dì elder sister and younger brother |
兄弟姐妹 | xiōng dì jiě mèi siblings |
他 | tā he, him |
她 | tā she |
谁 | shuí who |
父 | fù father |
母 | mǔ female, mother |
亲 | qīn dear, intimate, parent, relation, closely related |
父亲 | fù qīn father (formal) |
母亲 | mǔ qīn mother (formal) |
父母 | fù mǔ father and mother, parents |
和 | hé and, with |
没 | méi (negative prefix for verbs), have not, not |
没有 | méi yǒu not, no, haven't |
两 | liǎng both, two, 50g |
个 | gè (a measure word), individual |
朋友 | péng you friend |
两个朋友 | liǎng ge péng you two friends |
男朋友 | nán péng you male friend |
女朋友 | nǚ péng you female friend |
还 | hái also, in addition, more, still, else, still, yet, (not) yet |
作 | zuò to regard as, compose, to make |
工作 | gōng zuò job, to work, construction, work, task |
退休 | tuì xiū retirement (from work) |
了 | le (modal particle), (past tense marker) |
在 | zài prep.(located) at, in, verb exist, ad.indicating progressive tense |
上 | shàng on, on top, upon, previous or last (week, etc.), to attend, to go, to mount, upper |
大学 | dà xué university |
可 | kě can, may, able to, certain(ly), but |
孩子 | hái zi child |
汤姆 | Tāng Mǔ Tom |
哪 | nǎ which |
国 | guó country, state |
是的 | shì de yes |
自 | zì from, self, oneself, since |
自我 | zì wǒ self-, of myself |
介 | jiè introduce, lie between |
绍 | shào to introduce |
介绍 | jiè shào to present, introduction, to introduce |
一下 | yí xià used after a verb to indicate a brief action |
己 | jǐ 6th heavenly stem, self |
自己 | zì jǐ self, (reflexive pronoun), own |
从 | cóng from, obey, observe, follow |
来 | lái to come |
大 | dà big, huge, large, major, great, eldest |
大学 | dà xué university |
哪个 | nǎ ge which one |
留 | liú leave (message), to retain, to stay, to remain, to keep, to preserve |
留学生 | liú xué shēng exchange student studying abroad |
们 | men (plural marker for pronouns) |
去 | qù to go, to leave, to remove |
哪儿 | nǎr where |
哪里 | nǎ lǐ where |
同学 | tóng xué (fellow) classmate |
爱人 | ài ren spouse, husband, wife, sweetheart |
学习 | xué xí to learn, to study |
坦佩雷 | Tǎn pèi léi Tampere, third city in Finland |
坦佩雷理工大学 | Tǎn pèi léi lǐ gōng dà xué Tampere University of Technology |
丽莎 | Lì Shā Lisa |
玛丽 | Mǎ lì Mary |
北大 | Běi dà short form for Beijing University(北京大学) |
英国 | Yīng guó England, Britain, English |
芬兰 | Fēn lán Finland |
瑞典 | Ruì diǎn Sweden |
日本 | Rì běn Japan |
韩国 | Hán guó South Korea |
美国 | Měi guó America, American, United States of America, USA |
德国 | Dé guó Germany, German |
法国 | Fǎ guó France, French |
冰岛 | Bīng dǎo Iceland |
印度 | Yìn dù India |
意大利 | Yì dà lì Italy, Italian |
西班牙 | Xī bān yá Spain |
俄罗斯 | é luó sī Russia |
加拿大 | Jiā ná dà Canada, Canadian |
澳大利亚 | ào dà lì yà Australia, Australian |
工 | gōng work, worker, labor |
程 | chéng rule, order, regulations, formula, journey |
工程 | gōng chéng engineering, an engineering project, project, undertaking |
工程师 | gōng chéng shī engineer |
这儿 | zhèr here, same as 这里 |
这里 | zhè lǐ here |
会 | huì be able to |
说 | shuō to speak, to say |
语 | yǔ dialect, language, speech |
汉 | hàn the Han(nationality), Chinese, name of a dynasty |
汉语 | hàn yǔ Chinese language |
英 | yīng (surname), English, brave |
英语 | yīng yǔ English (language) |
日 | rì day, sun, dayly |
芬兰语 | fēn lán yǔ Finnish (language) |
在 | zài adv. indicating an action in progress |
得 | de a structural particle used after a verb as a complement of degree |
里 | lǐ li, a Chinese unit of length = 1, 2 kilometer, within, inside |
哪里 | nǎ lǐ no, it is nothing |
马马虎虎 | mǎ mǎ hū hū so-so, passable |
只 | zhǐ only, merely, just, but |
点 | diǎn o'clock, (a measure word), point, dot |
一点儿 | yì diǎnr a little, a bit |
汉字 | Hàn zì Chinese character |
写 | xiě to write |
怎 | zěn how |
么 | me suffix |
样 | yàng manner, pattern, way, appearance, shape |
怎么样 | zěn me yàng how?, how about?, how was it?, how are things? |
太 | tài highest, greatest, too (much), very, extremely |
现 | xiàn appear, present, now, current |
现在 | xiàn zài now, nowadays |
习 | xí to practice, to study, habit |
学习 | xué xí to learn, to study |
年 | nián year |
了 | le (modal particle), (past tense marker) |
外语 | wài yǔ foreign language |
那儿 | nàr there, that place |
那里 | nà lǐ there, that place |
厕所 | cè suǒ toilet, WC |
洗手间 | xǐ shǒu jiān toilet, lavatory |
跟 | gēn to follow, to go with, heel, with, and |
来 | lái to come |
树 | shù tree |
北京 | Běi jīng Beijing (capital of People's Republic of China) |
能 | néng can, may, capable, able |
帮 | bāng to assist, to support, to help, group, gang, party |
为 | wèi for, on account of |
为什么 | wèi shén me why, for what reason |
因 | yīn cause, reason, because |
因为 | yīn wèi because, owing to, on account of |
医 | yī medical, medicine, doctor, to cure, to treat |
院 | yuàn courtyard, institution |
医院 | yī yuàn hospital |
要 | yào important, vital, to want, to be going to, must |
去 | qù to go, to leave, to remove |
吧 | ba (a modal particle indicating polite suggestion), ...right?, ...OK? |
教 | jiāo to teach |
时 | shí time, hour, occasionally, o'clock, when, season, period |
候 | hòu wait, await, time, season |
时候 | shí hou time, length of time, moment, period |
什么时候 | shén me shí hou what time, when |
开 | kāi open, operate (vehicle), start |
始 | shǐ begin |
开始 | kāi shǐ to begin, to start |
明 | míng clear, bright, to understand, next |
天 | tiān day, sky, heaven |
明天 | míng tiān tomorrow |
午 | wǔ 11 a.m.-1 p.m., branch, noon |
下午 | xià wǔ afternoon |
行 | xíng all right, capable, competent, OK, okay, to go, to do, to travel, temporary, to walk, to go, will do |
看 | kàn it depends, think, to see, to look at |
中 | zhōng within, among, in, middle, center, while (doing sth), during, China, Chinese |
文 | wén language, culture, writing, formal, literary |
中文 | zhōng wén Chinese language |
书 | shū book, letter |
多 | duō many, much, a lot of, numerous, multi- |
少 | shǎo few, little, lack |
多少 | duō shǎo how much, how many, which (number) |
就 | jiù then, right away, only, (emphasis) |
百 | bǎi hundred |
马 | mǎ horse, horse chess piece, Surname |
没关系 | méi guān xi it doesn't matter |
觉得 | jué de to think, to feel |
可以 | kě yǐ can, may, possible, able to |
但是 | dàn shì but, however |
懂 | dǒng to understand, to know |
一定 | yí dìng surely, certainly, necessarily |
好好儿 | hǎo hāor properly, thoroughly |
有点儿 | yǒu diǎnr (adv) slightly; little; somewhat |
非常 | fēi cháng unusual, extraordinary, extremely |
有意思 | yǒu yì si interesting |
祝 | zhù pray to, wish, to express good wishes |
圣诞 | shèng dàn Christmas |
快乐 | kuài lè happy, merry |
圣诞快乐 | shèng dàn kuài lè Merry Christmas |
新年 | xīn nián New Year |
新年快乐 | xīn nián kuài lè Happy New Year! |
明年 | míng nián next year |
普通 | pǔ tōng common, ordinary, general, average |
话 | huà word, remark |
普通话 | pǔ tōng huà Mandarin (common language) |
可是 | kě shì but, however |
要是...就 | yào shì ... jiù if...then |
听 | tīng to listen, hear, obey |
快 | kuài fast |
不错 | bú cuò correct, right, not bad, pretty good |
流利 | liú lì fluent |
发音 | fā yīn pronunciation |
标准 | biāo zhǔn standard |
想 | xiǎng to think, to wish, to want, to miss |
找 | zhǎo to find, to look for, to call on (sb), to seek |
觉得 | jué de to feel |
慢 | màn slow |
说话 | shuō huà to speak, to talk |
对不起 | duì bu qǐ (I'm) sorry, forgive me |
遍 | biàn a time, measure word, all over, one time |
一遍 | yí biàn once |
两遍 | liǎng biàn twice |
口语 | kǒu yǔ spoken language |
难 | nán difficult (to...), problem, difficulty, difficult |
茶 | chá tea, tea plant |
牛奶 | niú nǎi milk |
啤酒 | pí jiǔ beer |
节 | jié festival, section, measure word for lessons |
生词 | shēng cí new word |
法 | fǎ law, method, way, Buddhist teaching, Legalist, France (abbrev.) |
语法 | yǔ fǎ grammar |
容易 | róng yì easy, likely, liable (to) |
理 | lǐ reason, logic, science, inner principle or structure |
经理 | jīng lǐ manager, director |
小时 | xiǎo shí hour |
孙子 | sūn zi grandson |
岁 | suì year, years old, (a measure word) |
数 | shù number, figure, to calculate, several |
月数 | yuè shù monthly age |
多大 | duō dà how old |
纪 | jì discipline, age, era, period, order, record |
年纪 | nián jì age |
一共 | yí gòng altogether |
大卫 | Dà Wèi David |
兼 | jiān double, twice, simultaneous, holding more than one posts at the same time |
职 | zhí office, duty |
兼职 | jiān zhí part-time |
每 | měi each, every |
周 | zhōu cycle, week |
每周 | měi zhōu every week |
公 | gōng just, honorable (designation), public, common |
司 | sī company |
公司 | gōng sī (business) company |
毕 | bì to finish, to complete |
业 | yè business, occupation, study |
毕业 | bì yè graduation, to graduate, to finish school |
以 | yǐ to use, according to, so as to, in order to, by, with |
以后 | yǐ hòu after, later, afterwards, in the future |
做 | zuò to do, to make |
意 | yì idea, meaning, wish, desire |
生意 | shēng yì business |
常 | cháng often |
还是 | hái shì or, still, nevertheless |
大夫 | dài fu doctor |
护 | hù protect |
士 | shì scholar, soldier, nurse |
护士 | hù shi nurse |
职业 | zhí yè job occupation, profession |
杭州 | Háng zhōu Hangzhou (city in China) |
通力 | Tōng lì Kone (Finnish company) |
美卓 | Měi zhuó Metso (Finnish company) |
念 | niàn to read aloud |
课 | kè class, lesson |
有课 | yǒu kè to have lessons |
点 | diǎn (a measure word), o'clock |
半 | bàn half |
校 | xiào school |
学校 | xué xiào school |
中午 | zhōng wǔ noon, midday |
吃 | chī to eat |
饭 | fàn food, cuisine, cooked rice, meal |
午饭 | wǔ fàn lunch |
下午 | xià wǔ afternoon |
图 | tú diagram, map, drawing, chart |
馆 | guǎn hall, a place for cultural or sports activities |
图书馆 | tú shū guǎn library |
回 | huí to return, to go back |
般 | bān sort, kind, class, way, manner |
一般 | yì bān same, ordinary, common, general |
睡 | shuì to sleep |
觉 | jiào a nap, a sleep |
睡觉 | shuì jiào to go to bed, to sleep |
班 | bān team, class, rank, squad, a work shift, a measure word |
上班 | shàng bān to go to work |
有时候 | yǒu shí hou sometimes |
出 | chū to go or come out |
出去 | chū qù to go out |
开会 | kāi huì have a meeting |
下 | xià under, next (week, etc.), lower, below, to go down |
下班 | xià bān to come or go or get off work |
后 | hòu back, behind, rear, afterwards, after, later |
都 | dōu all, both, entirely (due to)each, even, already |
忙 | máng busy |
经 | jīng classics, sacred book, pass through, to undergo, scripture |
经常 | jīng cháng everyday, day-to-day, frequently, regularly |
赶 | gǎn catch up, drive away, hurry |
间 | jiān between, among, space, (measure word) |
时间 | shí jiān time, period |
差 | chà different, short of, poor, to lack |
刻 | kè quarter (hour), (a measure word), to carve, to engrave, to cut, oppressive |
小 | xiǎo small, tiny, few, young |
小时 | xiǎo shí hour |
下课 | xià kè class is over |
末 | mò end, final stage, latter part |
愉 | yú pleased |
愉快 | yú kuài cheerful, delightful, pleasantly, happy |
累 | lèi exhaused, tired |
起 | qǐ to rise, to raise, to get up |
床 | chuáng bed, couch, (a measure word) |
起床 | qǐ chuáng to get up |
早点 | zǎo diǎn (n) breakfast |
干 | gàn to work, to do, to manage |
作业 | zuò yè school assignment, work, task |
大约 | dà yuē approximately, about |
钟 | zhōng clock, time as measured in hours and minutes, bell |
草 | cǎo grass, straw |
木 | mù tree, wood |
诺 | nuò to promise |
坦佩雷大学 | Tǎn pèi léi dà xué University of Tampere |
汉诺 | Hàn Nuò Hannu |
今 | jīn today, modern, present, current, this |
今天 | jīn tiān today, at the present |
今年 | jīn nián this year |
号 | hào day of a month, number |
月 | yuè month, moon |
昨 | zuó yesterday |
昨天 | zuó tiān yesterday |
去年 | qù nián last year |
星 | xīng star, satellite, small amount |
期 | qī a period of time, phase, stage, term, to hope |
星期 | xīng qī week |
这星期 | zhè xīng qī this week |
上星期 | shàng xīng qī last week |
下星期 | xià xīng qī next week |
这个月 | zhè ge yuè this month |
上个月 | shàng ge yuè last month |
下个月 | xià ge yuè next month |
出生 | chū shēng to be born |
龙 | lóng dragon, imperial, Long (a surname) |
到 | dào to, until (a time), up to, to go, to arrive |
生日 | shēng rì birthday |
乐 | lè (surname), happy, laugh, cheerful |
零 | líng zero, 0 |
欢 | huān joyous, happy, pleased |
迎 | yíng to welcome |
欢迎 | huān yíng to welcome |
参 | cān take part in, participate, join, attend |
加 | jiā to add, plus |
参加 | cān jiā to participate, to take part, to join |
邀 | yāo invite to come |
邀请 | yāo qǐng invite |
聚 | jù form gathering, gather |
聚会 | jù huì (v) meet; gather, (n) meeting; gathering |
前天 | qián tiān the day before yesterday |
后天 | hòu tiān the day after tomorrow |
玩 | wán curios, antiques, to play, to amuse oneself |
离开 | lí kāi to depart, to leave |
走 | zǒu to walk, to go, to move |
一起 | yì qǐ together |
呆 | dāi stay, stupid |
多长 | duō cháng how long(time) |
过 | guò (past tense marker), to cross, to go over, to pass (time), to live |
知道 | zhī dào know, be aware of |
长 | cháng length, long, forever, always, constantly |
寿 | shòu (long) life |
长寿 | cháng shòu (n) longevity |
长寿面 | cháng shòu miàn longevity noodles |
面条儿 | miàn tiáor (n) noodles |
表 | biǎo surface, to show, express, a list or table |
示 | shì to show, reveal |
表示 | biǎo shì to express, to show, to state, to indicate |
广州 | Guǎng zhōu Guangzhou (city in China) |
气候 | qì hòu climate, atmosphere, situation |
夏天 | xià tiān summer |
最 | zuì (the) most, -est |
比 | bǐ ("-er than"), to compare, to contrast |
较 | jiào distinct, compare |
比较 | bǐ jiào compare, contrast, fairly, quite, rather |
凉 | liáng cool, cold |
凉快 | liáng kuai nice and cold, pleasantly cool |
度 | dù capacity, degree, standard |
春天 | chūn tiān spring (season) |
秋天 | qiū tiān autumn |
冷 | lěng cold |
热 | rè heat, to heat up, fervent, hot (of weather), warm up |
冬天 | dōng tiān winter |
特 | tè special, unusual, extraordinary |
特别 | tè bié especially, particular, unusual |
雨 | yǔ rain |
雪 | xuě snow |
下雨 | xià yǔ to rain |
下雪 | xià xuě to snow |
夹 | jiā mix, hold between, clip, press from both sides |
雨夹雪 | yǔ jiā xuě sleet |
听说 | tīng shuō be heard, to be told |
刮 | guā blow (of the wind) |
风 | fēng wind, news, style, custom, manner |
刮风 | guā fēng windy |
天气 | tiān qì weather |
预 | yù to advance, in advance, beforehand, to prepare |
报 | bào to announce, to inform, report, newspaper |
预报 | yù bào forecast |
晴 | qíng clear, fine (weather) |
晴天 | qíng tiān sunny |
傍 | bàng near |
傍晚 | bàng wǎn in the evening, when night falls, towards evening |
温 | wēn warm, temperature |
气温 | qì wēn air temperature |
高 | gāo high, tall |
低 | dī to lower (one's head), low, to incline, beneath, low |
嗯 | en OK, yeah, what?, interjection indicating approval |
够 | gòu to reach, to be enough |
暖和 | nuǎn huo warm, nice and warm |
零上 | líng shàng above zero |
零下 | líng xià below zero |
季节 | jì jié time, season, period |
阴天 | yīn tiān cloudy day, overcast sky |
一样 | yí yàng same, like, equal to, the same as, just like |
对 | duì couple, pair, to be opposite, to oppose, for, to, correct, right |
门 | mén opening, door, gate, doorway, gateway |
开门 | kāi mén open (the) door |
别的 | bié de else, other |
事 | shì matter, thing, item, work, affair |
教 | jiào religion, teaching |
室 | shì room, office |
教室 | jiào shì classroom |
等 | děng grade, equal to, wait for, et cetera, and so on |