| 一会儿 | yīhuìr / yíhuìr | a short while | 
| 一共 | yīgòng / yígòng | altogether | 
| 一定 | yīdìng / yídìng | must, surely | 
| 一点点 | yīdiǎndiǎn / yìdiǎndiǎn | a little bit | 
| 一生 | yīshēng / yìshēng | all one's life | 
| 一直 | yīzhí / yìzhí | straight | 
| 一般 | yībān / yìbān | ordinary, common; usually | 
| 一路平安 | yī lù píng'ān / yílù píng'ān | Bon Voyage! | 
| 一路顺风 | yīlù shùnfēng / yílù shùnfēng | Have a pleasant journey | 
| 一部分 | yī bùfen | a part | 
| 万 | wàn | ten thousand | 
| 上周 | shàngzhōu | last week | 
| 下 | xià | stroke, time (a measure word for actions) | 
| 下周 | xiàzhōu | next week | 
| 下雪 | xiàxuě | to snow | 
| 不一会儿 | bùyīhuìr / bùyíhuìr | in a moment | 
| 不一定 | bù yīdìng / bù yídìng | not necessary | 
| 不久 | bùjiǔ | before long, in the near future | 
| 不但 | bùdàn / búdàn | not only | 
| 不同 | bùtóng | different, not the same | 
| 不够 | bùgòu | not enough; insufficient | 
| 不太 | bùtài / bútài | not too | 
| 不好意思 | bù hǎo yìsi | to feel embarrassed | 
| 不如 | bùrú | to be not as good as | 
| 不少 | bùshǎo | quite a few | 
| 不满 | bùmǎn | resentful, dissatisfied | 
| 不行 | bùxíng | will not do, to be not allowed | 
| 不要 | bùyào / búyào | do not | 
| 不过 | bùguò / búguò | but, however | 
| 不错 | bùcuò / búcuò | pretty good, not bad | 
| 东北 | Dōngběi | the Northeast | 
| 东南 | dōngnán | southeast | 
| 东方 | dōngfāng | east | 
| 两 | liǎng | two | 
| 个子 | gèzi | height | 
| 中医 | zhōngyī | Chinese medicine science | 
| 中小学 | zhōngxiǎoxué | primary and middle school | 
| 中年 | zhōngnián | middle age | 
| 中心 | zhōngxīn | center | 
| 中级 | zhōngjí | intermediate | 
| 中餐 | zhōngcān | Chinese food | 
| 为 | wèi | for | 
| 为什么 | wèishénme | Why? | 
| 主人 | zhǔrén | owner, host, master | 
| 主要 | zhǔyào | main | 
| 举 | jǔ | to cite, to enumerate | 
| 举手 | jǔshǒu | to raise a hand | 
| 举行 | jǔxíng | to hold | 
| 也许 | yěxǔ | perhaps, probably, maybe | 
| 习惯 | xíguàn | habit; to be accustomed to | 
| 事情 | shìqing | affair, matter, thing | 
| 云 | yún | cloud | 
| 交 | jiāo | to hand in | 
| 交朋友 | jiāopéngyǒu | to make friends | 
| 交给 | jiāogěi | to hand over | 
| 交通 | jiāotōng | transport, traffic | 
| 亮 | liàng | light; to glow | 
| 人口 | rénkǒu | population | 
| 人数 | rénshù | quantity of people | 
| 亿 | yì | a hundred million | 
| 什么样 | shénmeyàng | What kind? | 
| 今后 | jīnhòu | hereafter | 
| 从小 | cóngxiǎo | from childhood | 
| 以上 | yǐshàng | aforecited | 
| 以下 | yǐxià | the following, below, under | 
| 以为 | yǐwéi | to think, to believe | 
| 以前 | yǐqián | before, previously | 
| 以后 | yǐhòu | after, later | 
| 以外 | yǐwài | outside | 
| 件 | jiàn | a measure word for matters, clothes | 
| 份 | fèn | portion, instance (a measure word for printed publications) | 
| 休假 | xiūjià | to take a vacation | 
| 会 | huì | meeting | 
| 但 | dàn | but, however | 
| 但是 | dànshì | but, yet | 
| 位 | wèi | a measure word for respected persons | 
| 低 | dī | low | 
| 住房 | zhùfáng | housing | 
| 住院 | zhùyuàn | to be in hospital | 
| 体育 | tǐyù | sports, physical education | 
| 体育场 | tǐyùchǎng | stadium, sports ground | 
| 体育馆 | tǐyùguǎn | stadium, gymnasium | 
| 作业 | zuòyè | homework | 
| 作家 | zuòjiā | writer | 
| 作文 | zuòwén | composition | 
| 作用 | zuòyòng | role, effect, function | 
| 使用 | shǐyòng | to use | 
| 例如 | lìrú | for example | 
| 例子 | lìzi | example | 
| 便宜 | piányi | cheap | 
| 信 | xìn | letter | 
| 信号 | xìnhào | signal | 
| 信心 | xìnxīn | confidence | 
| 信息 | xìnxī | information, news, message | 
| 信用卡 | xìnyòngkǎ | credit card | 
| 倒 | dǎo | to fall, to topple; upside down | 
| 借 | jiè | to borrow, to lend | 
| 假 | jiǎ | false; phoney; to pretend to be | 
| 假期 | jiàqī | holiday, vacation | 
| 做到 | zuòdào | to accomplish | 
| 做法 | zuòfǎ | the way of cooking | 
| 做饭 | zuòfàn | to cook | 
| 停 | tíng | to stop; to park  | 
| 停车 | tíng chē | to stop the car, to park | 
| 停车场 | tíngchēchǎng | parking lot | 
| 健康 | jiànkāng | healthy; health | 
| 像 | xiàng | to be like, to resemble | 
| 克 | kè | gram | 
| 入口 | rùkǒu | entrance | 
| 全 | quán | whole, completely | 
| 全体 | quántǐ | whole | 
| 全国 | quánguó | whole country | 
| 全家 | quánjiā | whole family | 
| 全年 | quánnián | all year long | 
| 全身 | quánshēn | whole body | 
| 全都 | quándōu | completely | 
| 公交车 | gōngjiāochē | bus, public transport | 
| 公共汽车 | gōnggòng qìchē | bus | 
| 公司 | gōngsī | company, corporation | 
| 公园 | gōngyuán | park | 
| 公平 | gōngpíng | fair; justice | 
| 公斤 | gōngjīn | kilogram | 
| 公路 | gōnglù | highway | 
| 公里 | gōnglǐ | kilometer | 
| 关心 | guānxīn | to pay great attention to | 
| 关机 | guānjī | to turn off | 
| 其中 | qízhōng | among, in | 
| 其他 | qítā | other | 
| 养 | yǎng | to bring up, to grow, to rise | 
| 冬天 | dōngtiān | winter | 
| 准确 | zhǔnquè | accurate, exact | 
| 凉 | liáng | cool | 
| 凉快 | liángkuai | cool | 
| 出发 | chūfā | to start off; departures | 
| 出口 | chūkǒu | exit | 
| 出国 | chūguó | to go abroad | 
| 出现 | chūxiàn | to appear, to arise | 
| 出生 | chūshēng | to be born | 
| 出租 | chūzū | to rent, to rent out, to hire out | 
| 出租车 | chūzūchē | taxi, cab | 
| 出门 | chūmén | to go on a journey | 
| 出院 | chūyuàn | to leave hospital | 
| 分开 | fēnkāi | to separate, to part | 
| 分数 | fēnshù | fraction, mark, point | 
| 分钟 | fēnzhōng | minute | 
| 刚 | gāng | just now | 
| 刚刚 | gānggāng | just now | 
| 刚才 | gāngcái | just now | 
| 到处 | dàochù | everywhere | 
| 刻 | kè | quarter | 
| 前年 | qiánnián | the year before last year | 
| 办 | bàn | to do, to manage | 
| 办公室 | bàngōngshì | office | 
| 办法 | bànfǎ | way, means | 
| 加油 | jiāyóu | Come on!; to cheer | 
| 动物 | dòngwù | animal | 
| 动物园 | dòngwùyuán | zoo | 
| 努力 | nǔlì | to make great efforts; diligent | 
| 北方 | běifāng | north | 
| 十分 | shífēn | very, extremely | 
| 千 | qiān | thousand | 
| 千克 | qiānkè | kilogram | 
| 午睡 | wǔshuì | afternoon nap | 
| 午餐 | wǔcān | lunch | 
| 半夜 | bànyè | midnight | 
| 单位 | dānwèi | unit | 
| 卖 | mài | to sell | 
| 南方 | nánfāng | south | 
| 占 | zhàn | to make up, to account for | 
| 卡 | kǎ | card | 
| 原因 | yuányīn | cause, reason | 
| 原来 | yuánlái | originally; former | 
| 参加 | cānjiā | to take part | 
| 参观 | cānguān | to visit | 
| 又 | yòu | again | 
| 友好 | yǒuhǎo | friendly | 
| 发 | fā | to send | 
| 发现 | fāxiàn | to find out, to discover | 
| 取 | qǔ | to take, to get   | 
| 取得 | qǔdé | to achieve | 
| 受到 | shòudào | to get, to receive | 
| 变 | biàn | to become, to change | 
| 变成 | biànchéng | to become, to change into | 
| 句 | jù | sentence, word, phrase (a measure word) | 
| 句子 | jùzi | sentence | 
| 只 | zhǐ | only, just | 
| 只能 | zhǐnéng | to have no choice but | 
| 只要 | zhǐyào | so long as, provided | 
| 叫作 | jiàozuò | to call; to be called | 
| 可以 | kěyǐ | can, may | 
| 可怕 | kěpà | fearful, frightful  | 
| 可是 | kěshì | but, yet | 
| 可爱 | kě'ài | lovely | 
| 可能 | kěnéng | possible, likely | 
| 司机 | sījī | driver | 
| 合适 | héshì | well-fitted, suitable | 
| 同事 | tóngshì | colleague | 
| 同时 | tóngshí | at the same time, meanwhile | 
| 同样 | tóngyàng | same, equal | 
| 名 | míng | a measure word for professions | 
| 名单 | míngdān | name list | 
| 名称 | míngchēng | name, title | 
| 后来 | hòulái | afterwards, later | 
| 向 | xiàng | to, towards | 
| 听讲 | tīngjiǎng | to attend a lecture | 
| 听说 | tīngshuō | to hear of | 
| 吹 | chuī | to blow, to puff | 
| 周 | zhōu | week | 
| 周年 | zhōunián | anniversary | 
| 周末 | zhōumò | weekend | 
| 味道 | wèidao | taste, flavor | 
| 咱 | zán / zá | I, we | 
| 咱们 | zánmen | we, us | 
| 响 | xiǎng | to make a sound, to ring | 
| 哭 | kū | to cry | 
| 商人 | shāngrén | merchant, businessman | 
| 商量 | shāngliang | to consult, to discuss | 
| 啊 | a | an interjection "a" | 
| 喂 | wèi | hello, hey | 
| 喊 | hǎn | to cry, to shout | 
| 嘴 | zuǐ | mouth | 
| 回 | huí | a measure word for action | 
| 回国 | huíguó | to return to one's country | 
| 因为 | yīnwèi | because, as, since | 
| 国际 | guójì | world, international | 
| 图片 | túpiàn | picture | 
| 地球 | Dìqiú | the Earth | 
| 地铁 | dìtiě | underground railway, subway | 
| 地铁站 | dìtiězhàn | subway station | 
| 场 | chǎng | a measure word for games, sports match, scenes | 
| 坏人 | huàirén | bad person | 
| 坏处 | huàichu | bad, harm | 
| 墙 | qiáng | wall | 
| 声音 | shēngyīn | voice, sound | 
| 复习 | fùxí | to revise | 
| 夏天 | xiàtiān | summer | 
| 外卖 | wàimài | to take out | 
| 外地 | wàidì | other places | 
| 多 | duō | what, how | 
| 多久 | duōjiǔ | How long? | 
| 多么 | duōme | to what extent, how | 
| 多云 | duōyún | cloudy | 
| 夜 | yè | night, evening | 
| 夜里 | yèli | at night | 
| 够 | gòu | enough; to reach  | 
| 大人 | dàren | adult | 
| 大声 | dàshēng | in a loud voice | 
| 大多数 | dàduōshù | great majority | 
| 大大 | dàdà | greatly | 
| 大家 | dàjiā | all, everyone | 
| 大小 | dàxiǎo | size, dimension | 
| 大海 | dàhǎi | sea, ocean | 
| 大自然 | dàzìrán | nature | 
| 大衣 | dàyī | overcoat | 
| 大部分 | dàbùfen | the most part, majority | 
| 大量 | dàliàng | great amount | 
| 大门 | dàmén | main entrance | 
| 天上 | tiānshàng | heaven; in the sky | 
| 太太 | tàitai | madam, wife | 
| 太阳 | tàiyáng | sun | 
| 头 | tóu | a measure word for cattle | 
| 头发 | tóufa | hair | 
| 套 | tào | a measure word for a series and sets, flats | 
| 好 | hǎo | very, quite | 
| 好久 | hǎojiǔ | for a long time | 
| 好事 | hǎoshì | goodness | 
| 好人 | hǎorén | good person | 
| 好像 | hǎoxiàng | to look like, to seem | 
| 好处 | hǎochù | benefit, advantage | 
| 好多 | hǎoduō | quite a lot | 
| 如果 | rúguǒ | if | 
| 姓 | xìng | surname | 
| 姓名 | xìngmíng | full name | 
| 字典 | zìdiǎn | dictionary | 
| 学期 | xuéqī | semester, term | 
| 它 | tā | it | 
| 它们 | tāmen | they | 
| 安全 | ānquán | safe; safety, security | 
| 安静 | ānjìng | quiet, peaceful | 
| 完 | wán | to complete, to finish | 
| 完全 | wánquán | completly, fully | 
| 完成 | wánchéng | to complete, to accomplish | 
| 实习 | shíxí | to practice, to do an intership | 
| 实在 | shízài | indeed, really | 
| 实现 | shíxiàn | to realize | 
| 实际 | shíjì | actual, reality; realistic | 
| 客人 | kèrén | guest, customer | 
| 家 | jiā | expert, specialis | 
| 家庭 | jiātíng | family | 
| 家长 | jiāzhǎng | parents | 
| 对 | duì | regarding; to | 
| 对话 | duìhuà | dialogue | 
| 对面 | duìmiàn | opposite | 
| 封 | fēng | a measure word for letters | 
| 小 | xiǎo | indicating the young | 
| 小声 | xiǎoshēng | in a low voice, in a whisper | 
| 小心 | xiǎoxīn | careful; to be careful, to take care | 
| 小时候 | xiǎoshíhou | in one's childhood | 
| 小组 | xiǎozǔ | group | 
| 小话儿 | xiǎohuàr | private message | 
| 小说 | xiǎoshuō | novel, story | 
| 少数 | shǎoshù | minority, small number   | 
| 就要 | jiùyào | to be going to | 
| 层 | céng | storey, floor | 
| 差不多 | chàbuduō | almost the same, nearly | 
| 已经 | yǐjīng | already | 
| 市 | shì | city, town | 
| 市长 | shìzhǎng | mayor | 
| 带 | dài | to take, to bring, to carry | 
| 带来 | dàilái | to bring | 
| 帮助 | bāngzhù | to help; assistance | 
| 常用 | chángyòng | common | 
| 常见 | chángjiàn | common | 
| 干杯 | gānbēi | to drink a toast; Cheers! | 
| 干活 | gànhuó | to work | 
| 平 | píng | smooth | 
| 平安 | píng'ān | safety; safe and sound | 
| 平常 | píngcháng | common, ordinary | 
| 平时 | píngshí | at ordinary times | 
| 平等 | píngděng | equal | 
| 年级 | niánjí | grade, year of study | 
| 年轻 | niánqīng | young | 
| 广告 | guǎnggào | advertisement | 
| 广场 | guǎngchǎng | square | 
| 应该 | yīnggāi | should, ought to | 
| 店 | diàn | shop | 
| 度 | dù | degree | 
| 座 | zuò | a measure word for buildings, bridges, cities, mountains | 
| 座位 | zuòwèi | seat | 
| 开学 | kāixué | school opens, term begins | 
| 开心 | kāixīn | happy, joyous | 
| 开机 | kāijī | to turn on | 
| 弄 | nòng | to play or fiddle with | 
| 当 | dāng | to become, to be, to work | 
| 当时 | dāngshí | at that time, then | 
| 影响 | yǐngxiǎng | to influence; influence | 
| 影片 | yǐngpiàn | movie | 
| 往 | wǎng | to, towards | 
| 得 | de | particle to describe manner, degree or possibility | 
| 得出 | déchū | to reach, to obtain, to arrive at | 
| 心中 | xīnzhōng | at heart | 
| 心情 | xīnqíng | mood | 
| 心里 | xīnli | in one's mind | 
| 必须 | bìxū | must, have to | 
| 快乐 | kuàilè | cheerful, joyful | 
| 快点儿 | kuàidiǎnr | Hurry up! | 
| 快要 | kuàiyào | to be about to | 
| 快餐 | kuàicān | fast food | 
| 忽然 | hūrán | suddenly | 
| 态度 | tàidu | manner, attitude | 
| 怎么办 | zěnme bàn | What to do? What should I do? | 
| 怎么样 | zěnmeyàng | How about? What about? | 
| 怎样 | zěnyàng | How? | 
| 怕 | pà | to be afraid of | 
| 急 | jí | urgent, hasty | 
| 想到 | xiǎngdào | to think of | 
| 想法 | xiǎngfǎ | idea | 
| 想起 | xiǎngqǐ | to recall, to think of | 
| 意思 | yìsi | meaning, idea | 
| 意见 | yìjiàn | opinion, suggestion | 
| 感到 | gǎndào | to feel | 
| 感动 | gǎndòng | to move, to touch | 
| 感觉 | gǎnjué | feeling; to feel | 
| 感谢 | gǎnxiè | to thank | 
| 愿意 | yuànyì | to be willing | 
| 懂 | dǒng | to understand, to know | 
| 懂得 | dǒngdé | to understand, to know | 
| 成 | chéng | to become, to turn into | 
| 成为 | chéngwéi | to become, to turn into | 
| 成绩 | chéngjì | achievement, grades | 
| 或 | huò | or | 
| 或者 | huòzhě | or (affirmative sentence) | 
| 所以 | suǒyǐ | so, therefore | 
| 所有 | suǒyǒu | all | 
| 手表 | shǒubiǎo | wristwatch | 
| 才 | cái | only, barely | 
| 打印 | dǎyìn | to print | 
| 打工 | dǎgōng | to do odd jobs | 
| 打算 | dǎsuàn | plan; to plan, to intend | 
| 找出 | zhǎochū | to find out | 
| 护照 | hùzhào | passport | 
| 报名 | bàomíng | to enter one's name, to sign up | 
| 报纸 | bàozhǐ | newspaper | 
| 拉 | lā | to pull, to drag | 
| 拿出 | náchū | to take out | 
| 挺 | tǐng | quite, rather | 
| 挺好 | tǐnghǎo | very good | 
| 换 | huàn | to exchange, to change | 
| 掉 | diào | to drop, to fall | 
| 排 | pái | to arrange in a row; line, row | 
| 排球 | páiqiú | volleyball | 
| 排队 | páiduì | to queue up | 
| 接 | jiē | to receive, to connect | 
| 接下来 | jiēxiàlái | then | 
| 接到 | jiēdào | to receive | 
| 接受 | jiēshòu | to receive, to accept | 
| 接着 | jiēzhe | to continue; afterwards, then | 
| 推 | tuī | to push | 
| 提 | tí | to put forward, to raise, to mention | 
| 提出 | tíchū | to bring forward | 
| 提到 | tídào | to mention | 
| 提高 | tígāo | to increase, to improve | 
| 收 | shōu | to accept, to receive | 
| 收入 | shōurù | income | 
| 收到 | shōudào | to receive | 
| 改 | gǎi | to change, to correct | 
| 改变 | gǎibiàn | to change | 
| 放下 | fàngxià | to lower, to put down, to lay down | 
| 放心 | fàngxīn | to rest one's heart, to feel relieved | 
| 故事 | gùshi | story, tale  | 
| 故意 | gùyì | on purpose | 
| 教学 | jiàoxué | to teach; teaching | 
| 教室 | jiàoshì | classroom | 
| 教师 | jiàoshī | teacher | 
| 教育 | jiàoyù | education; to educate | 
| 数 | shǔ | to count | 
| 数字 | shùzì | figure, number | 
| 斤 | jīn | jin (unit of weight=1/2 kg) | 
| 新闻 | xīnwén | news | 
| 方便 | fāngbiàn | convenient | 
| 方便面 | fāngbiànmiàn | instant noodles | 
| 方向 | fāngxiàng | direction | 
| 方法 | fāngfǎ | method | 
| 方面 | fāngmiàn | aspect, side | 
| 旅客 | lǚkè | passenger, tourist | 
| 旅游 | lǚyóu | to travel; tourism | 
| 旅行 | lǚxíng | to travel | 
| 日子 | rìzi | day, time | 
| 日报 | rìbào | daily newspaper | 
| 早就 | zǎojiù | long since | 
| 早晨 | zǎochén | early morning | 
| 早餐 | zǎocān | breakfast | 
| 明星 | míngxīng | star | 
| 星星 | xīngxing | star | 
| 春天 | chūntiān | spring | 
| 春节 | Chūnjié | Spring Festival | 
| 晚会 | wǎnhuì | evening party | 
| 晚安 | wǎn'ān | good night | 
| 晚报 | wǎnbào | evening newspaper | 
| 晚餐 | wǎncān | supper | 
| 普通 | pǔtōng | common, general | 
| 普通话 | pǔtōnghuà | mandarin | 
| 晴 | qíng | sunny, clear | 
| 晴天 | qíngtiān | sunny weather | 
| 更 | gèng | more; even | 
| 最近 | zuìjìn | recently, lately | 
| 月亮 | yuèliàng | moon | 
| 月份 | yuèfèn | calendar month | 
| 有一点儿 | yǒuyīdiǎnr / yǒuyìdiǎnr | a bit | 
| 有人 | yǒurén | someone | 
| 有意思 | yǒuyìsi | interesting, enjoyable | 
| 有点儿 | yǒudiǎnr | a little | 
| 机会 | jīhuì | opportunity, chance | 
| 条 | tiáo | strip (a measure word used for long and thin things) | 
| 条件 | tiáojiàn | requirement, condition | 
| 来自 | láizì | to come from | 
| 查 | chá | to check, to look up | 
| 校园 | xiàoyuán | campus | 
| 校长 | xiàozhǎng | headmaster | 
| 样子 | yàngzi | shape, kind, model | 
| 检查 | jiǎnchá | to check up, to inspect | 
| 椅子 | yǐzi | chair | 
| 欢迎 | huānyíng | to welcome | 
| 正好 | zhènghǎo | just right | 
| 正常 | zhèngcháng | normal | 
| 正是 | zhèngshì | precisely, exactly | 
| 正确 | zhèngquè | correct | 
| 段 | duàn | period, section, piece, cut (a measure word) | 
| 比如 | bǐrú | for example, such as | 
| 比如说 | bǐrúshuō | for example | 
| 气 | qì | gas, air, steam | 
| 气温 | qìwēn | air temperature | 
| 水平 | shuǐpíng | level, standard | 
| 永远 | yǒngyuǎn | forever | 
| 求 | qiú | to beg, to request | 
| 汽车 | qìchē | car, automobile | 
| 河 | hé | river | 
| 油 | yóu | greasy | 
| 洗澡 | xǐzǎo | to have a bath, to take a shower | 
| 洗衣机 | xǐyījī | washer | 
| 活动 | huódòng | to move; activity, event | 
| 流 | liú | flow; to flow | 
| 流利 | liúlì | fluent | 
| 流行 | liúxíng | popular | 
| 海 | hǎi | sea | 
| 海边 | hǎibiān | seaside | 
| 清楚 | qīngchu | clear, distinct | 
| 温度 | wēndù | temperature | 
| 湖 | hú | lake | 
| 满 | mǎn | full, filled, complete | 
| 满意 | mǎnyì | satisfied, pleased | 
| 漂亮 | piàoliang | beautiful | 
| 灯 | dēng | lamp, lantern, light | 
| 点头 | diǎntóu | to nod | 
| 热情 | rèqíng | warm-hearted, enthusiastic | 
| 然后 | ránhòu | then | 
| 照片 | zhàopiàn | photograph | 
| 照相 | zhàoxiàng | to take picture | 
| 照顾 | zhàogù / zhàogu | to look after, to take care of | 
| 熟 | shú / shóu | cooked, ripe | 
| 爬 | pá | to climb; to crawl | 
| 爬山 | páshān | to climb a mountain | 
| 爱人 | àirén | spouse | 
| 爱情 | àiqíng | affection, love | 
| 片 | piàn | slice (a measure word) | 
| 特别 | tèbié | especially | 
| 特点 | tèdiǎn | characteristic, trait | 
| 狗 | gǒu | dog | 
| 猫 | māo | cat | 
| 班长 | bānzhǎng | class monitor | 
| 球场 | qiúchǎng | ground or court for ball games | 
| 球队 | qiúduì | ball-game team | 
| 理想 | lǐxiǎng | ideal | 
| 瓶 | píng | bottle, vase (a measure word) | 
| 瓶子 | píngzi | bottle, flask | 
| 生 | shēng | to give birth to, to be born | 
| 生活 | shēnghuó | life; to live | 
| 生词 | shēngcí | new word | 
| 画 | huà | picture, drawing; to paint, to draw | 
| 画儿 | huàr | picture, painting | 
| 画家 | huàjiā | painter, artist | 
| 留 | liú | to stay, to leave | 
| 留下 | liúxià | to leave behind | 
| 留学生 | liúxuéshēng | foreign student | 
| 疼 | téng | painful; to sore | 
| 白色 | báisè | white color | 
| 的话 | dehuà | if | 
| 目的 | mùdì | aim, purpose | 
| 直接 | zhíjiē | direct, immediate | 
| 相信 | xiāngxìn | to believe, to trust | 
| 相同 | xiāngtóng | identical, the same | 
| 相机 | xiàngjī | camera | 
| 省 | shěng | to save, to economize | 
| 看法 | kànfǎ | point of view, opinion | 
| 真正 | zhēnzhèng | really; real | 
| 眼 | yǎn | eye | 
| 眼睛 | yǎnjīng | eyes | 
| 短 | duǎn | short | 
| 短信 | duǎnxìn | SMS, text message | 
| 碗 | wǎn | bowl | 
| 碰 | pèng | to touch, to bump | 
| 碰到 | pèngdào | to bump into, to meet | 
| 碰见 | pèngjiàn | to meet unexpectedly, to run into  | 
| 礼物 | lǐwù | gift | 
| 离 | lí | from, away, off;  to be at a distance from | 
| 离开 | líkāi | to leave, to depart from | 
| 秋天 | qiūtiān | autumn | 
| 科 | kē | section, department | 
| 科学 | kēxué | science | 
| 租 | zū | to rent, to hire | 
| 称 | chēng | to call | 
| 空气 | kōngqì | air | 
| 站 | zhàn | to stand; station stop | 
| 站住 | zhànzhu | to stop | 
| 笑话 | xiàohua | to laugh at; joke | 
| 笔记 | bǐjì | to take down; record | 
| 笔记本 | bǐjìběn | laptop | 
| 等 | děng | and so on | 
| 等于 | děngyú | to be equal to | 
| 等到 | děngdào | to wait until | 
| 答应 | dāying | to respond, to promise | 
| 算 | suàn | to regard as | 
| 篇 | piān | chapter, section (a measure word) | 
| 篮球 | lánqiú | basketball | 
| 米 | mǐ | meter | 
| 红 | hóng | red | 
| 红色 | hóngsè | red color | 
| 级 | jí | level, grade, rank | 
| 纸 | zhǐ | paper | 
| 练 | liàn | to practise, to train | 
| 练习 | liànxí | to practise; exercise | 
| 组 | zǔ | to form; group | 
| 组成 | zǔchéng | to compose | 
| 组长 | zǔzhǎng | headman | 
| 经常 | jīngcháng | frequently, regular | 
| 经理 | jīnglǐ | manager, director | 
| 经过 | jīngguò | to pass, to go through; through | 
| 结果 | jiéguǒ | result; as a result | 
| 绿 | lǜ | green | 
| 绿色 | lǜsè | green color | 
| 网 | wǎng | Internet | 
| 网球 | wǎngqiú | tennis | 
| 网站 | wǎngzhàn | website | 
| 老 | lǎo | indicating affection, familiarity, the order of birth of the children in a family | 
| 老年 | lǎonián | old-aged; old age | 
| 老是 | lǎoshì | always | 
| 老朋友 | lǎopéngyou | old friend | 
| 考生 | kǎoshēng | examinee | 
| 而且 | érqiě | besides, but, also | 
| 背 | bēi | to carry on the back; back | 
| 能够 | nénggòu | can, be able to | 
| 脏 | zāng | dirty | 
| 脚 | jiǎo | foot | 
| 脸 | liǎn | face | 
| 腿 | tuǐ | leg | 
| 自己 | zìjǐ | oneself, own | 
| 自行车 | zìxíngchē | bike, bicycle | 
| 舒服 | shūfu | comfortable, healthy | 
| 船 | chuán | boat, ship | 
| 节 | jié | a measure word for lessons | 
| 节日 | jiérì | festival | 
| 节目 | jiémù | program, show | 
| 花 | huā | to spend | 
| 花园 | huāyuán | flower garden | 
| 英文 | Yīngwén | English language | 
| 英语 | Yīngyǔ | English language | 
| 草 | cǎo | grass | 
| 草地 | cǎodì | grassland, meadow | 
| 药 | yào | medicine | 
| 药店 | yàodiàn | pharmacy | 
| 药水 | yàoshuǐ | liquid medicine | 
| 药片 | yàopiàn | pill | 
| 菜单 | càidān | menu | 
| 蓝 | lán | blue | 
| 蓝色 | lánsè | blue color | 
| 虽然 | suīrán | although, even though | 
| 蛋 | dàn | egg | 
| 行为 | xíngwéi | action, behavior | 
| 行人 | xíngrén | pedestrian | 
| 街 | jiē | street | 
| 表 | biǎo | form, questionnaire, table | 
| 表示 | biǎoshì | to show, to express; expression | 
| 装 | zhuāng | to dress up | 
| 裤子 | kùzi | trousers, pants | 
| 西北 | xīběi | Northwest | 
| 西医 | xīyī | Western medicine | 
| 西南 | xīnán | Southwest | 
| 西方 | xīfāng | west; western | 
| 西餐 | xīcān | Western cuisine | 
| 要求 | yāoqiú | requirement; to require, to demand | 
| 见到 | jiàndào | to see | 
| 见过 | jiànguò | met | 
| 观点 | guāndiǎn | opinion | 
| 角 | jiǎo | corner | 
| 角度 | jiǎodù | point of view | 
| 计划 | jìhuà | to plan; plan | 
| 计算机 | jìsuànjī | computer | 
| 认为 | rènwéi | to think, to consider, to feel | 
| 讨论 | tǎolùn | to discuss | 
| 让 | ràng | to command, to order | 
| 讲 | jiǎng | to speak, to tell | 
| 讲话 | jiǎnghuà | to talk, to speak | 
| 许多 | xǔduō | many, much, a lot of | 
| 词 | cí | word | 
| 词典 | cídiǎn | dictionary | 
| 词语 | cíyǔ | words and expressions | 
| 该 | gāi | should, ought to | 
| 语言 | yǔyán | language | 
| 说明 | shuōmíng | to explain; explanation | 
| 请客 | qǐngkè | invite guests | 
| 请求 | qǐngqiú | to ask; request | 
| 读音 | dúyīn | pronunciation | 
| 课堂 | kètáng | classroom | 
| 走开 | zǒukāi | to move aside | 
| 走过 | zǒuguò | to pass by | 
| 走进 | zǒujìn | to enter | 
| 起飞 | qǐfēi | to take off | 
| 超市 | chāoshì | supermarket | 
| 超过 | chāoguò | to exceed, to surpass | 
| 越 | yuè | to exceed | 
| 越来越 | yuèláiyuè | more and more | 
| 路边 | lùbiān | roadside | 
| 身边 | shēnbiān | at one’s side | 
| 车辆 | chēliàng | vehicle | 
| 轻 | qīng | light | 
| 辆 | liàng | a measure word for vehicle | 
| 边 | biān | side | 
| 过 | guò | suffix of past tense | 
| 过去 | guòqù | in the past, past; to pass | 
| 过年 | guònián | to celebrate the Spring Festival or New Year | 
| 过来 | guòlai | to come, to come up | 
| 运动 | yùndòng | to exercise; sport | 
| 近 | jìn | near | 
| 这么 | zhème | so, such | 
| 这时候 | zhè shíhòu | at this time | 
| 这样 | zhèyàng | such, this way | 
| 进入 | jìnrù | to come into, to enter | 
| 进行 | jìnxíng | to be underway, to go on | 
| 送到 | sòngdào | to send to | 
| 送给 | sònggěi | to send | 
| 选 | xuǎn | to choose | 
| 通 | tōng | to pass through | 
| 通知 | tōngzhī | to notify; notification | 
| 通过 | tōngguò | by means of; to pass through | 
| 遍 | biàn | time (a measure word for completed actions) | 
| 道 | dào | a measure word for buildings or questions | 
| 道理 | dàoli | truth, reason | 
| 道路 | dàolù | road | 
| 那 | nà | then, in that case | 
| 那么 | nàme | then, in that case | 
| 那会儿 | nàhuìr | at that time | 
| 那时候 | nà shíhòu | at that time | 
| 那样 | nàyàng | that kind | 
| 部分 | bùfen | part | 
| 酒 | jiǔ | alcoholic drink, wine | 
| 酒店 | jiǔdiàn | bar, restaurant, hotel | 
| 里头 | lǐtou | inside | 
| 重复 | chóngfù | to repeat, to duplicate | 
| 重新 | chóngxīn | once again | 
| 重点 | zhòngdiǎn | main point | 
| 重视 | zhòngshì | to attach importance, to value | 
| 银行卡 | yínhángkǎ | bank card | 
| 长 | cháng | long; length | 
| 长大 | zhǎngdà | to grow up | 
| 问路 | wèn lù | to ask for directions | 
| 问题 | wèntí | question, problem | 
| 闻 | wén | to smell | 
| 队 | duì | team, group | 
| 队长 | duìzhǎng | team leader | 
| 阴 | yīn | overcast | 
| 阴天 | yīntiān | cloudy weather | 
| 院 | yuàn | yard, institution | 
| 院子 | yuànzi | courtyard | 
| 院长 | yuànzhǎng | dean | 
| 随便 | suíbiàn | careless | 
| 随时 | suíshí | at any time | 
| 难受 | nánshòu | to feel unwell | 
| 难听 | nántīng | unpleasant to hear | 
| 难看 | nánkàn | ugly | 
| 难过 | nánguò | to feel bad | 
| 难题 | nántí | difficult problem | 
| 雪 | xuě | snow | 
| 零下 | língxià | below zero | 
| 青少年 | qīngshàonián | youngsters | 
| 青年 | qīngnián | youth | 
| 靠 | kào | to depend on, to rely on | 
| 面 | miàn | face; plane | 
| 面前 | miànqián | in the face of, in front of | 
| 鞋 | xié | shoes | 
| 音乐 | yīnyuè | music | 
| 音乐会 | yīnyuèhuì | concert | 
| 音节 | yīnjié | syllable | 
| 顺利 | shùnlì | smooth, successful | 
| 顾客 | gùkè | customer | 
| 题 | tí | exercise, question, problem | 
| 颜色 | yánsè | color | 
| 食物 | shíwù | food | 
| 饭馆 | fànguǎn | restaurant | 
| 饱 | bǎo | full | 
| 饺子 | jiǎozi | dumplings | 
| 骑 | qí | to ride | 
| 高中 | gāozhōng | senior middle school | 
| 高级 | gāojí | advanced, high-level | 
| 鱼 | yú | fish | 
| 鸟 | niǎo | bird | 
| 鸡 | jī | chicken, cock | 
| 黄 | huáng | yellow | 
| 黄色 | huángsè | yellow color | 
| 黑 | hēi | black | 
| 黑板 | hēibǎn | blackboard | 
| 黑色 | hēisè | black color |