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Chinese 101 Vocab

Character	Pinyin	English
你	nǐ	you
好	hǎo	find, good, nice, OK, it's settled
请	qǐng	please (polite form of request), to treat or to invite (somebody)
问	wèn	to ask (a question)
贵	guì	honorable, expensive
姓	xìng	family name/surname
我	wǒ	I, me
呢	ne	question particle
小姐	xiǎojiě	Miss, young lady
叫	jiào	to be called, to call
什么	shénme	what
名字	míngzi	name
先生	xiānsheng	Mr. husband, teacher
李友	lǐyǒu	personal name (LY)
李	lǐ	family name - plum
王朋	wángpéng	personal name (WP)
王	wáng	family name - king
是	shì	to be
老师	lǎoshī	teacher
吗	ma	question particle
不	bù	not, no
学生	xuésheng	student
也	yě	too, also
人	rén	people, person
中国	zhōngguó	China
北京	běijīng	Beijing
美国	měiguó	America
纽约	niǔyuē	New York
那	nà	that
的	de	possessive or descriptive particle
照片	zhàopiàn	picture, photo
这	zhè	this
爸爸	bàba	father, dad
妈妈	māma	mother, mom
个	gè, ge	measure word for many common everyday objects
女	nǚ	female
孩子	háizi	child
谁	shéi	who, whom
她	tā	she, her
姐姐	jiějie	older sister
男	nán	male
弟弟	dìdi	younger brother
他	tā	he, him
大哥	dàgē	eldest/oldest brother
儿子	érzi	son
有	yǒu	to have, to exist
女儿	nǚ'ér	daughter
没	méi	not
高文中	gāo wénzhōng	personal name (GWZ)
高	gāo	family name - tall, high
太太	tàitai	Mrs., wife
家	jiā	family, home
几	jǐ	how many, some, a few
口	kǒu	measure word for number of family members
哥哥	gēge	older brother
两	liǎng	two, a couple of
妹妹	mèimei	younger sister
和	hé	and
大姐	dàjiě	eldest/oldest sister
二姐	èrjiě	second oldest sister
做	zuò	to do
工作	gōngzuò	job, to work
律师	lǜshī	lawyer
英文	yīngwén	the English language
都	dōu	both, all
大学生	dàxuéshēng	college student
大学	dàxué	university, college
医生	yīshēng	doctor, physician
白英爱	Bái Yīng'ài	personal name (BYa)
九月	jiǔyuè	September
月	yuè	month
十二	shí'èr	twelve
号	hào	measure word for position in a numerical series, day of the month
星期	xīngqī	week
星期四	xīngqīsì	Thursday
天	tiān	day
生日	shēngrì	birthday
生	shēng	to give birth to, to be born
日	rì	day, sun
今年	jīnnián	this year
年	nián	year
多	duō	how many/much, to what extent
大	dà	big, old
十八	shíbā	eighteen
岁	suì	year (of age)
吃	chī	to eat
饭	fàn	meal, (cooked) rice
怎么样	zěnmeyàng	Is it OK? How is that? How does that sound?
太。。。了	tài...le	too, extremely
谢谢	xièxie	to thank
喜欢	xǐhuan	to like
菜	cài	dish, cuisine
还是	háishi	or
可是	kěshì	but
我们	wǒmen	we, us
点	diǎn	o'clock (lit. dot, point, thus "points on the clock")
半	bàn	half, half an hour
晚上	wǎnshang	evening, night
见	jiàn	to see
再见	zàijiàn	goodbye, see you again
再	zài	again
英国	yīngguó	Britain
现在	xiànzài	now
刻	kè	quarter (of an hour)
事（儿）	shì(r)	matter, affair, event
今天	jīntiān	today
很	hěn	very
忙	máng	busy
明天	míngtiān	tomorrow
晚饭	wǎnfàn	dinner, supper
为什么	wèishénme	why
为	wèi	for
因为	yīnwèi	because
还	hái	also, too, as well
同学	tóngxué	classmate
认识	rènshi	to be acquainted with, to recognize
朋友	péngyou	friend
周末	zhōumò	weekend
打球	dǎ qiú	to play ball
打	dǎ	to hit
球	qiú	ball
看	kàn	to watch, to look, to read
电视	diànshì	television
电	diàn	electricity
视	shì	vision
唱歌（儿）	chàng gē(r)	to sing (a song)
唱	chàng	to sing
歌	gē	song
跳舞	tiàowǔ	to dance
跳	tiào	to jump
舞	wǔ	dance
听	tīng	to listen
音乐	yīnyuè	music
书	shū	book
对	duì	right, correct
有的	yǒude	some
时候	shíhou	(a point in) time, moment, (a duration of) time
电影	diànyǐng	movie
影	yǐng	shadow
常常	chángcháng	often
那	nà	in that case, then
去	qù	to go
外国	wàiguó	foreign country
请客	qǐngkè	to invite someone (to dinner, coffee, etc.), to play the host
昨天	zuótiān	yesterday
所以	suǒyǐ	so
小	xiǎo	small, little
好久	hǎo jiǔ	a long time
好	hǎo	very
久	jiǔ	long (of time)
不错	búcuò	pretty good
错	cuò	wrong
想	xiǎng	to want to, would like to
觉得	juéde	to feel, to think
有意思	yǒu yìsi	interesting
意思	yìsi	meaning
只	zhǐ	only
睡觉	shuì jiào	to sleep
睡	shuì	to sleep
觉	jiào	sleep
算了	suàn le	forget it, never mind
找	zhǎo	to look for
别人	biérén	other people, another person
别（的）	bié (de)	other
呀	ya	interjectory particle used to soften a question
进	jìn	to enter
快	kuài	fast, quick; quickly
进来	jìn lai	to come in
来	lái	to come
介绍	jièshào	to introduce
一下	yí xià	once, a bit
高兴	gāoxìng	happy, pleased
漂亮	piàoliang	pretty
坐	zuò	to sit
在	zài	at, in, on
哪儿	nǎr	where
学校	xuéxiào	school
喝	hē	to drink
点（儿）	diǎn(r)	a little, a bit, some
茶	chá	tea
咖啡	kāfēi	coffee
吧	ba	a sentence-final particle
要	yào	to want
瓶	píng	measure word for bottled liquid, etc.
可乐	kělè	cola
可以	kěyǐ	can, may
对不起	duìbuqǐ	sorry
给	gěi	to give
杯	bēi	measure word for things contained in a cup or glass
水	shuǐ	water
高小音	Gāo Xiǎoyīn	a personal name (GXy)
玩（儿）	wán(r)	to have fun, to play
了	le	a dynamic particle
图书馆	túshūguǎn	library
一起	yìqǐ	together
聊天（儿）	liáotiān(r)	to chat
聊	liáo	to chat
天	tiān	sky
才	cái	not until, only then
回家	huí jiā	to go home
回	huí	to return
给	gěi	to, for
打电话	dǎ diànhuà	to make a phone call
电话	diànhuà	telephone
喂	wéi/wèi	(on the phone) Hello!, Hey!
在	zài	to be present, to be at ( a place)
就	jiù	precise, exactly
您	nín	you (honorific for 你)
哪	nǎ/něi	which
位	wèi	polite measure word for people
下午	xiàwǔ	afternoon
时间	shíjiān	time
问题	wèntí	question, problem
要	yào	will, to be going to, to want to, to have a desire to
开会	kāihuì	to have a meeting
开	kāi	to open, to hold (a meeting, party, etc.)
会	huì	meeting
上午	shàngwǔ	morning
节	jié	measure word for class periods
课	kè	class, course, lesson
年级	niánjí	grade in school
考试	kǎoshì	to give or take a test; test
考	kǎo	to give or take a test
试	shì	test; to try, to experiment
以后	yǐhòu	after, from now on, later on
空（儿）	kòng(r)	free time
要是	yàoshi	if
方便	fāngbiàn	convenient
到	dào	to go to, to arrive
办公室	bàngōngshì	office
行	xíng	all right, OK
等	děng	to wait, to wait for
别	bié	don't
客气	kèqi	polite
常老师	Cháng lǎoshī	Teacher Chang
下个	xià ge	next
下	xià	below, next
中文	zhōngwén	Chinese language
文	wén	language, script, written language
帮	bāng	to help
准备	zhǔnbèi	to prepare
练习	liànxí	to practice
说	shuō	to say, to speak
啊	a	a sentence-final particle of exclamation, interrogation, etc.)
但是	dànshì	but
得	děi	must, to have to
跟	gēn	with
见面	jiàn miàn	to meet up, to meet with
面	miàn	face
回来	huí lai	to come back
说话	shuō huà	to talk
话	huà	word, speech
上个	shàng ge	previous, last
得	de	a structural particle
复习	fùxí	to review
写	xiě	to write
字	zì	character
慢	màn	slow
枝	zhī	measure word for long, thin, inflexible objects such as pens, pencils, etc.
笔	bǐ	pen
张	zhāng	measure word for flat objects such as paper, pictures, etc.
纸	zhǐ	paper
教	jiāo	to teach
怎么	zěnme	how, how come
懂	dǒng	to understand
真	zhēn	really
哪里	nǎli	where
预习	yùxí	to preview
学	xué	to study, to learn
第	dì	prefix for ordinal numbers
语法	yǔfǎ	grammar
容易	róngyì	easy
生词	shēngcí	new words, vocabulary
多	duō	many, much
汉字	Hànzì	Chinese characters
难	nán	difficult
平常	píngcháng	usually
早	zǎo	early
这么	zhème	so, this (late, etc.)
晚	wǎn	late
早上	zǎoshang	morning
功课	gōngkè	homework, schoolwork
大家	dàjiā	everybody
上课	shàng kè	to go to a class, to start a class, to be in class
开始	kāishǐ	to begin, to start; beginning
念	niàn	to read aloud
课文	kèwén	text of a lesson
录音	lùyīn	sound recording; to record
学习	xuéxí	to study, to learn
帅	shuài	handsome
酷	kù	cool (appearance, behavior)
篇	piān	measure word for essays, articles, etc.
日记	rìjì	diary
累	lèi	tired
起床	qǐ chuáng	to get up
床	chuáng	bed
洗澡	xǐ zǎo	to take a bath/shower
早饭	zǎofàn	breakfast
一边	yìbiān	simultaneously, at the same time
教室	jiàoshì	classroom
发音	fāyīn	pronunciation
新	xīn	new
电脑	diànnǎo	computer
脑	nǎo	brain
中午	zhōngwǔ	noon
餐厅	cāntīng	dining room, cafeteria
午饭	wǔfàn	lunch, midday meal
上网	shàng wǎng	to go online, to surf the internet
宿舍	sùshè	dormitory
那儿	nàr	there
正在	zhèngzài	in the middle of (doing something)
以前	yǐqián	before
告诉	gàosu	to tell
已经	yǐjīng	already
知道	zhīdao	to know
封	fēng	measure word for letters
信	xìn	letter (correspondence)
最近	zuìjìn	recently
最	zuì	of superlative degree, most, -est
近	jìn	close, near
学期	xuéqī	school term, semester, quarter
除了。。。以外	chúle...yǐwài	in addition to, besides
专业	zhuānyè	major (in college), specialty
会	huì	can, know how to
后来	hòulái	later
音乐会	yīnyuèhuì	concert
希望	xīwàng	to hope; hope
能	néng	can, to be able to
用	yòng	to use
笑	xiào	to laugh at, to laugh, to smile
祝	zhù	to wish (well)
商店	shāngdiàn	store, shop
买	mǎi	to buy
东西	dōngxi	things, objects
售货员	shòuhuòyuán	shop assistant, salesclerk
衣服	yīfu	clothes
件	jiàn	measure word for shirts, dresses, jackets, coats, etc.
衬衫	chènshān	shirt
颜色	yánsè	color
黄	huáng	yellow
红	hóng	red
穿	chuān	to wear, to put on
裤子	kùzi	pants
号	hào	size
中	zhōng	medium, middle
便宜	piányi	cheap, inexpensive
如果	rúguǒ	if
长短	chángduǎn	length
长	cháng	long
短	duǎn	short
合适	héshì	suitable
试	shì	to try
不用	búyòng	need not
一共	yígòng	altogether
多少	duōshao	how much/many
钱	qián	money
块	kuài	measure word for the basic Chinese monetary unit [equivalent of a dollar]
毛	máo	measure word for 1/10 of a kuai [equivalent of a dime]
分	fēn	measure word for 1/100 of a kuai [equivalent of a cent]
百	bǎi	hundred
找（钱）	zhǎo (qián)	to give change
双	shuāng	measure word for a pair
鞋	xié	shoes
换	huàn	to exchange, to change
一样	yíyàng	same, alike
虽然	suīrán	although
大小	dàxiǎo	size
咖啡色	kāfēisè	brown, coffee color
种	zhǒng	measure word for kinds, sorts, types
黑	hēi	black
样子	yàngzi	style
挺	tǐng	very, rather
它	tā	it
这儿	zhèr	here
刷卡	shuā kǎ	to pay with a credit card
刷	shuā	to brush, to swipe
卡	kǎ	card
收	shōu	to receive, to accept
信用卡	xìnyòngkǎ	credit card
不过	búguò	however, but
再	zài	again
付钱	fù qián	to pay money
付	fù	to pay
寒假	hánjià	winter vacation
飞机	fēijī	airplane
飞	fēi	to fly
机	jī	machine
漂	piào	ticket
（飞）机场	(fēi)jīchǎng	airport
坐	zuò	to travel by
公共汽车	gōnggòngqìchē	bus
公共	gōnggòng	public
汽车	qìchē	automobile
车	chē	vehicle, car
或者	huòzhě	or
地铁	dìtiě	subway
走	zǒu	to go by way of, to walk
先	xiān	first
路	lù	route, road
站	zhàn	measure word for bus stops, train stops, etc.
下车	xià chē	to get off (a bus, train, etc.)
然后	ránhòu	then
绿	lǜ	green
线	xiàn	line
最后	zuìhòu	final, last
蓝	lán	blue
麻烦	máfan	troublesome
打车	dǎ chē	to take a taxi
出租汽车	chūzū qìchē	taxi
出租	chūzū	to rent out, to let
租	zū	to rent
开车	kāi chē	to drive a car
开	kāi	to drive, to operate
送	sòng	to see off or out, to take (someone somewhere)
电子邮件	diànzǐ yóujiàn	email/electronic mail
电子	diànzǐ	electron
让	ràng	to allow or cause (somebody to do something)
花	huā	to spend
不好意思	bù hǎoyìsi	to feel embarrassed
出去	chū qu	to go out
每	měi	every, each
城市	chéngshì	city
特别	tèbié	especially
高速公路	gāosù gōnglù	highway
高速	gāosù	high speed
公路	gōnglù	highway, public road
路	lù	road, path
紧张	jǐnzhāng	nervous, anxious
自己	zìjǐ	oneself
手机	shǒujī	cell phone
发短信	fā duǎnxìn	to send a text message
新年	xīnnián	new year
快乐	kuàilè	happy
天气	tiānqì	weather
比	bǐ	compared with; to compare
下雪	xià xuě	to snow
约	yuē	to make an appointment
公园	gōngyuán	park
滑冰	huá bīng	to ice skate
会	huì	will
冷	lěng	cold
刚才	gāngcái	just now, a moment ago
网上	wǎng shang	on the Internet
预报	yùbào	to forecast; forecast
更	gèng	even more
不但。。。而且。。。	búdàn...érqiě	not only... but also...
暖和	nuǎnhuo	warm
办	bàn	to handle, to do
那么	nàme	(indicating degree) so, such
好玩儿	hǎowánr	fun, amusing, interesting
非常	fēicháng	very, extremely, exceedingly
糟糕	zāogāo	in a terrible mess, how terrible
下雨	xià yǔ	to rain
又	yòu	again
面试	miànshì	to interview; interview (for a job or school admission)
回去	huí qu	to go back, to return
冬天	dōngtiān	winter
夏天	xiàtiān	summer
热	rè	hot
春天	chūntiān	spring
秋天	qiūtiān	autumn, fall
舒服	shūfu	comfortable
加洲	Jiāzhōu	California
饭馆（儿）	fànguǎn(r)	restaurant
好像	hǎoxiàng	to seem, to be like
位子	wèizi	seat
服务员	fúwùyuán	waiter, attendant
服务	fúwù	to serve, to provide service
桌子	zhuōzi	table
点菜	diǎn cài	to order food
盘	pán	plate, dish
饺子	jiǎozi	dumplings (with vegetable and/or meat filling)
素	sù	vegetarian (lit. plain)
家常	jiācháng	home-style
豆腐	dòufu	tofu, bean curd
放	fàng	to put, to place
肉	ròu	meat
碗	wǎn	bowl
酸辣汤	suānlàtāng	hot-and-sour soup
酸	suān	sour
辣	là	spicy, hot
汤	tāng	soup
味精	wèijīng	monosodium glutamate (MSG)
盐	yán	salt
小白菜	xiǎo báicài	baby bok choy
刚	gāng	just
卖完	mài wán	to be sold out
完	wán	finished
青菜	qīngcài	green, leafy vegetables
冰茶	bīngchá	iced tea
冰	bīng	ice
渴	kě	thirsty
些	xiē	measure word for an indefinite amount, some
够	gòu	enough
饿	è	hungry
上菜	shàngcài	to serve food
师傅	shīfu	master worker
好吃	hǎochī	delicious
糖醋鱼	tángcùyú	sweet-and-sour fish
糖	táng	sugar
醋	cù	vinegar
甜	tián	sweet
酸	suān	sour
极	jí	extremely
红烧	hóngshāo	to braise in soy sauce (to red-cook)
牛肉	niúròu	beef
牛	niú	cow, ox
鱼	yú	fish
凉拌	liángbàn	(of food) cold "blended," cold tossed
黄瓜	huánggua	cucumber
米饭	mǐfàn	cooked rice
忘	wàng	to forget
带	dài	to bring, to take, to carry, to come with
饭卡	fànkǎ	meal card
错	cuò	wrong
清楚	qīngchu	clear
没关系	méi guānxi	it doesn't matter
上海	Shànghǎi	Shanghai
上	shàng	to go
中心	zhōngxīn	center
听说	tīngshuō	to be told, to hear of
运动	yùndòng	sports
场	chǎng	field
旁边	pángbiān	side
远	yuǎn	far
离	lí	away from
近	jìn	near
活动	huódòng	activity
中间	zhōngjiān	middle
书店	shūdiàn	bookstore
地方	dìfang	place
里边	lǐbian	inside
中国城	Zhōngguóchéng	Chinatown
城	chéng	town, city
过	guo	particle used after a verb to indicate a past experience
地图	dìtú	map
拿	ná	to take, to get
次	cì	measure word for frequency
从	cóng	from
一直	yìzhí	straight, continuously
往	wǎng	towards
南	nán	south
路口	lùkǒu	intersection
西	xī	west
拐	guǎi	to turn
哎	āi	exclamatory particle to express surprise or dissatisfaction
东	dōng	east
北	běi	north
前	qián	forward, ahead
红绿灯	hónglǜdēng	traffic light
灯	dēng	light
右	yòu	right
左	zuǒ	left
前面	qiánmiàn	ahead, in front of
谷歌	Gǔgē	Google
日文	Rìwén	Japanese (language)
东京	Dōngjīng	Tokyo
日本	Rìběn	Japan
过	guò	to live (a life), to observe (a holiday), to celebrate (a festival), to pass
舞会	wǔhuì	dance party, ball
表姐	biǎojiě	older female cousin
中学	zhōngxué	middle school, secondary school
送	sòng	to give as a gift
礼物	lǐwù	gift, present
本	běn	measure word for books
饮料	yǐnliào	beverage
水果	shuǐguǒ	fruit
把	bǎ	measure word for things with handles, for handles of things
花	huā	flower
爱	ài	to love, to like, to be fond of
苹果	píngguǒ	apple
梨	lí	pear
西瓜	xīgua	watermelon
住	zhù	to live (in a certain place)
重	zhòng	heavy, serious
接	jiē	to catch, to meet, to welcome
楼	lóu	multi-story building, floor (of a multi-level building)
王红	Wáng Hóng	personal name (WH)
钟头	zhōngtóu	hour
以为	yǐwéi	to assume erroneously
聪明	cōngming	smart, bright, clever
用功	yònggōng	hardworking, diligent, studious
暑期	shǔqī	summer term
班	bān	class
长	zhǎng	to grow, to appear
可爱	kě'ài	cute, lovable
去年	qùnián	last year
属	shǔ	to belong to
狗	gǒu	dog
脸	liǎn	face
圆	yuán	round
眼睛	yǎnjing	eye
鼻子	bízi	nose
嘴	zuǐ	mouth
像	xiàng	to be like, to look like, to take after
长大	zhǎng dà	to grow up
一定	yídìng	certain, definite; certainly, definitely
蛋糕	dàngāo	cake
最	zuì	most, (of superlative degree) -est
海伦	Hǎilún	Helen
汤姆	Tāngmǔ	Tom

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