Vocabulary : Fundamental Chinese

Characters	Pinyin	English	Category
我	wǒ	I, me	Pronoun
书	shū	book	Noun
也	yě	also	Adverb
中文	Zhōngwén	Chinese (language)	Noun
一	yī, yì, yí	one	Numbers
二	èr	two	Numbers
三	sān	three	Numbers
五	wǔ	five	Numbers
日文	Rìwén	Japanese (language)	Noun
七	qī	seven	Numbers
八	bā	eight	Numbers
九	jiǔ	nine	Numbers
十	shí	ten	Numbers
不	bù-, bú-, -bu-	not	Adverb
大	dà	be big, be large	Stative Verb
小	xiǎo	be small, be minor	Stative Verb
中guó	Zhōngguó	China	Noun
人	rén	person, human being	Noun
王	Wáng	a Chinese surname	Noun
王中书	Wáng Zhōngshū	a personal name	Noun
Xīn西lán	Xīnxīlán	New Zealand	Noun
日本	Rìběn	Japan	Noun
中本一也	Zhōngběn Yīyě	a Japanese personal name	Noun
Yīng文	Yīngwén	English (language)	Noun
先生	xiānsheng	teacher, sir, Mr., husband	Noun
王先生	Wáng Xiānsheng	Mr. Wang	Noun
千	qiān	thousand	Number
百	bǎi	hundred	Number
-本	-běn	volume (for books)	Classifier
他	tā	he, him	Pronoun
问	wèn	ask (a question)	Verb
文文	Wénwen	a personal name	Noun
什么	shénme	what	Question Word
几?	jǐ?	How many? (classifier required)	Quantity
只	zhǐ	only, just	Adverb
几-	jǐ-	a few, several (classifier required)	Quantity
小说	xiǎoshūo	fictional work (Cl-本)	Noun
说	shuō	say, speak	Verb
可	kěyǐ	allowed to, can	Auxiliary
可shì	kěshì	but, however	Conjuction
会	huì	may, can	Auxiliary
话	huà	spoken language	Noun
你	nǐ	you (singular)	Pronoun
词diǎn	cídiǎn	dictionary (Cl -本)	Noun
再见	Zàijiàn!	Good-bye, au revoir!	Expression
Yīng语	Yīngyǔ	English (language)	Noun
日语	Rìyǔ	Japanese (language)	Noun
-个	-gè	(general classifier)	Classifier
太太	tàitai	Mrs, wife	Noun
王太太	Wáng Tàitai	Mrs. Wang	Noun
儿子	érzi	son	Noun
女儿	nǚ’ér	daughter	Noun
中xué生	zhōngxuéshēng	secondary school students	Noun
他们	tāmen	they, them	Pronoun
-支	-zhī	(for pens, pencils)	Classifier
毛bǐ	máobǐ	writing brush (Cl -支)	Noun
吗	ma	(indicates a question)	Particle
真	zhēn	really, truly	Adverb
你们	nǐmen	you (plural)	Pronoun
呢	ne	(forms a reverse question)	Particle
两	liǎng	two (classifier required)	Quantity
好	hǎo	be well, be good	Noun
姓	xìng	be surnamed	Verb
万	wàn	a Chinese surname	Noun
万文生	Wàn Wénshēng	a personal name	Noun
家	jiā	family, home	Noun
一共	yígòng	altogether	Adverb
-口	-kǒu	(classifier for persons)	Classifier
妈妈	māma	mother	Noun
姐姐	jiějie	older sister	Noun
妹妹	mèimei	younger sister	Noun
哥哥	gēge	older brother	Noun
弟弟	dìdi	younger brother	Noun
兄弟姐妹	xiōngdì-jiěmèi	brothers and sisters, siblings	Noun
一半	yíbàn	half	Quantity
女de	nǚde	woman, female	Noun
词典	cídiǎn	dictionary (Cl -本)	Noun
-份	-fèn	(issues of newspapers, magazines, etc)	Classifier
小xué生	xiǎoxuéshēng	elementary school pupil	Noun
她们	tāmen	they, them (all females)	Pronoun
要	yào	want, want to	Verb
màn画(书)	mànhuà(shū)	comic book, manga (Cl -本)	Noun
很	hěn	quite, very	Adverb
好kàn	hǎokàn	good-looking, have an interesting story	Stative Verb
字	zì	(Chinese) character(s) (Cl –个)	Noun
电shì	diànshì	television	Noun
快(要)…...了	kuài (yào)…le	about to…	Pattern
吃	chī	eat, consume	Verb
午饭	wǔfàn	lunch	Noun
饿	è	be hungry	Stative Verb
想	xiǎng	think, want to	Verb
做	zuò	do, take the role of	Verb
饭馆儿	fànguǎnr	restaurant (Cl -家)	Place Word
小吃	xiǎochī	snack, refreshment, simple dish	Noun
再	zài	again, additionally	Adverb
喝	hē	drink	Verb
一diǎn儿	yìdiǎnr	a bit, a little	Quantity
酒	jiǔ	liquor (Cl -bēi杯, -píng 瓶)	Noun
好吃	hǎochī	be delicious	Stative Verb
好做	hǎozuò	be easy to do	Stative Verb
兰兰	Lánlan	a personal name	Noun
没(.yǒu）	méi(.yǒu)	not have, has not	Verb
她	tā	she, her	Pronoun
要	yào	going to, will, must, should	Auxiliary Verb
冰水	bīngshuǐ	ice water	Noun
可乐	kělè	cola, Coke (Cl -guàn罐, -píng 瓶)	Noun
可口可乐	Kěkǒu Kělè	Coca Cola (Cl -guàn罐, -píng瓶)	Noun
伯伯	bóbo	uncle (father’s elder brother)	Noun
伯母	bómǔ	aunt (wife of father’s elder brother)	Noun
-家	-jiā	(for businesses)	Classifier
生意	shēngyi	(commercial) business	Noun
忙	máng	be busy	Stative Verb
客人	kè.rén	guest, shop/restaurant customer	Noun
卖	mài	sell	Verb
咖啡	kāfēi	coffee	Noun
好喝	hǎohē	be delicious to drink	Stative Verb
以前	yǐqián	formerly, before	Time-When Word
了	le	(indicates a new situation)	Particle
还	hái	also, additionally	Adverb
知道	zhīdao	know, know of, know that	Verb
请客	qǐng kè	to treat someone to food or　entertainment	Verb Object
不必	búbì	need not, not have to	Auxiliary Verb
客气	kèqi	be polite	Stative Verb
送	sòng	escort, deliver, present, give	Verb
东西	dōngxi	thing (physical)	Noun
没关xi	méi guānxi	Never mind. It doesn’t matter.	Expression
汉语	Hànyǔ	Chinese (language)	Noun
太	tài	overly, too	Stative Verb
汉字	hànzì	Chinese character(s)	Noun
这	zhè	this	Pronoun
是	shì	be, is, am, are	Verb
朋友	péngyou	friend	Noun
名字	míngzi	name	Noun
叫	jiào	be called, call	Verb
毛乐生	Máo Lèshēng	a personal name	Noun
法国	Fǎguó	France	Place Words
中国	Zhōngguó	China	Place Words
有意思	yǒuyìsi	be interesting	Stative Verb
xǐ欢	xǐhuan	like, prefer, enjoy, like to	Verb
地道	dìdao	be authentic	Stative Verb
那	nà	that	Pronoun
-双	-shuāng	a pair of	Classifiers
皮xié	píxié	leather shoes (Cl -双)	Noun
四	sì	four	Numbers
-块	-kuài	dollars	Classifiers
都	dōu	in all cases	Adverb
旧	jiù	be old (of objects, NOT living things)	Stative Verb
有	yǒu	have, has	Verb
有人	yǒu rén	somebody	Phrase
cōng明	cōngming	be intelligent, be smart	Stative Verb
可是	kěshì	but, however	Conjunction
笨	bèn	be stupid	Stative Verb
没(有)	méi(.yǒu)	not have, has not	Verb
xiàn在	xiànzài	presently, now	Time-When Words
早饭	zǎofàn	breakfast	Noun
牛奶	niúnǎi	milk	Noun
汤	tāng	soup	Noun
容yì	róngyì	be easy	Stative Verb
没问tí	méi wèntí	Not a problem.	Expression
明白	míngbai	understand	Verb
吧	ba	(indicates an assumption)	Particle
请	qǐng	please, treat, hire, invite	Verb
晚饭	wǎnfàn	supper	Noun
对	duì	be correct	Stative Verb
对了	duìle	by the way, it occurred to me that	Expression
去	qù	go to (a place)	Verb
叔叔	shūshu	uncle (father’s younger brother)	Noun
饱	bǎo	be full (from eating)	Stative Verb
吃饱了	chībǎole	to be full (from eating)	Expression
毛笔	máobǐ	writing brush (see Chapter 5)	Noun
地图	dìtú	map (Cl -zhāng张), atlas (Cl -本)	Noun
呢	ne	(used at the end of sentences for emphasis)	Particle
城	chéng	city, town	Noun
有	yǒu	there is, there are	Verb
有名	yǒumíng	be famous	Stative Verb
的	de	indicates possession, used to join a modifying clause with the noun it modifies	Particle
商diàn	shāngdiàn	shop, store (Cl-家)	Place Word
lóu上	lóushàng	upstairs	Place Word
衣fu	yīfu	clothing (Cl -件)	Noun
那儿	nàr	there, that place	Place Word
衬衫	chènshān	shirt (Cl -件)	Noun
汗衫	hànshān	T-shirt (Cl -件)	Noun
wài衣	wàiyī	jacket (Cl -件)	Noun
内衣	nèiyī	underwear (Cl -件)	Noun
毛衣	máoyī	sweater (Cl -件)	Noun
牛仔kù	niúzǎikù	denim jeans (Cl -tiáo 条)	Noun
看	kàn	look, read, watch	Verb
-件	-jiàn	(for clothing covering the upper half of the body, e.g. “shirt” and “jacket”)	Classifier
就	jiù	only, just	Adverb
袜子	wàzi	socks (Cl -双“pair”, -zhī 只 “single”)	Noun
lóu下	lóuxià	downstairs	Place Word
大门	dàmén	main entrance	Noun
东边儿	dōngbianr	the east	(PS/PW)
手biǎo	shǒubiǎo	watch (Cl -块)	Noun
-块	-kuài	a piece of (also used for “watch”)	Classifier
眼jìng	yǎnjìng	eye glasses (Cl -副)	Noun
六	liù	six	Number
没有	méi.yǒu	there isn’t, there aren’t	Verb
在	zài	at, in	CV
在	zài	be located at, be present	Verb
西边儿	xībianr	the west	(PS/PW)
报	bào	newspaper	Noun
杂志	zázhì	magazine (Cl -本 or -份)	Noun
笔	bǐ	pen, writing instrument	Noun
前边儿	qiánbianr	in front	(PS/PW)
还是	haíshi	or	Conjunction
忘	wàng	forget	Verb
地方	dìfang	place, location	Place Word
北京	Běijīng	capital city of the People’s Republic of China	Place Word
北京jiē	Běijīng jiē	name of a street	Place Word
找	zhǎo	to give change, to look for (something)	Verb
老板	lǎobǎn	boss, owner	Noun
方宜思	Fāng Yísī	a personal name	Noun
高	gāo	be tall or high	Stative Verb
认识	rènshi	be acquainted with	Verb
住	zhù	reside	Verb
右边儿	yòubianr	the right	(PS/PW)
fáng子	fángzi	house	Noun
上边儿	shàngbianr	above	(PS)
下边儿	xiàbianr	below	(PS/PW)
家人	jiārén	family members	Noun
为什么?	wèishénme?	why?	Adverb
因为...	yīnwei...	because...	Pattern
suǒ以……	suǒyǐ…	therefore…	Pattern
呀	ya	(tells listener s/he really should have known that)	Particle
哪儿	nǎr	where?	Place Word
一块儿	yíkuàir	together	Adverb
高小美	Gāo Xiǎoměi	a personal name	Noun
美国	Měiguó	America	Place Word
上海	Shànghǎi	a city in Eastern China	Place Word
书diàn	shūdiàn	bookshop	Place Word
中jiān	zhōngjiān	the middle (more concrete)	(PS/PW)
孩子	háizi	child, youngster	Noun
机会	jīhuì	opportunity	Noun
英文	Yīngwén	English (language)	Noun
念书	niàn shū	study (academically)	Verb Object
大学生	dàxuéshēng	university student	Noun
学	xué	study, learn	Verb
法文	Fǎwén	French (language)	Noun
老shī	lǎoshī	teacher	Noun
上课	shàng kè	have class, attend class	Verb Object
用	yòng	using, by means of	CV
用	yòng	use	Verb
教	jiāo	teach	Verb
考试	kǎo shì	take a test or examination	Verb Object
考试	kǎoshì	test or examination	Noun
-门	-mén	(for a course taken at school)	Classifiers
课	kè	lesson, class, course	Noun
大人	dàrén	adult	Noun
除了......以wài......	chúle...yǐwài...	besides, except for	Pattern
后边儿	hòubianr	in back	(PS/PW)
有的......有的	yǒude... yǒude	some... other	Pattern
王欢兰	Wáng Huānlán	a personal name	Noun
女的	nǚde	woman, female	Noun
dāng中	dāngzhōng	the middle (more abstract)	(PS/PW)
小姐	xiǎojiě	young lady, Miss	Noun
北边儿	běibianr	the north	(PS/PW)
打电话	dǎ diànhuà	make a phone call	Verb Object
给	gěi	for, to	CV
故事	gùshi	story, narrative account	Noun
替	tì	in place of	CoVerb
-过	-guo	(Used after a verb to indicate an experience)	Particle
信	xìn	letter (Cl - fēng 封)	Noun
对	duì	to, toward	CV
筷子	kuàizi	chopsticks (Cl -双)	Noun
米饭	mǐfàn	cooked rice	Noun
介绍	jièshào	introduce	Verb
茶	chá	tea	Noun
英国	Yīngguó	England	Place Words
菜	cài	food, dishes	Noun
刀子	dāozi	knife (Cl -bǎ 把)	Noun
叉子	chāzi	fork (Cl -bǎ 把)	Noun
牛肉	niúròu	beef	Noun
笑	xiào	laugh, smile, laugh at	Verb
-着	-zhe	(attached to Verb to indicate action in progress)	Particle
-位	wèi	(polite, for persons)	Classifier
一dìng	yídìng	definitely	Adverb
问tí	wèntí	question	Noun
谢谢	xièxie	Thank you.	Expression
白京以	Bái Jīngyǐ	a personal name	Noun
中学	zhōngxué	high school	Place Word
同学	tóngxué	fellow student, classmate	Noun
大学	dàxué	university	Noun
美思大学	Měisī Dàxué	name of a university	Noun
学生	xuésheng	student	Noun
功课	gōngkè	schoolwork, homework	Noun
开	kāi	open, operate, drive (a car), turn on	Verb
车	chē	vehicle (Cl. –liàng辆)	Noun
坐	zuò	sit, ride, take (a means of transportation)	Verb
公共汽车	gōnggòng qìchē	public bus	Noun
公jiāo车/公车	gōngjiāochē/gōngchē	same as公共汽车	Noun
多	duō	many, be abundant	Stative Verb
舒服	shūfu	be comfortable	Stative Verb
打的	dǎ dī	take a taxi (slang)	Verb Object
方便	fāngbiàn	be convenient	Stative Verb
晚上	wǎnshang	in the evening	Time-When Wordd
正(在)…(着)(呢)	zhèng(zài)…(zhe)(ne)	right in the middle of...	Pattern
有kòng	yǒu kòng	have free time	Verb Object
来	lái	come	Verb
liáo天	liáo tiān	chat	Verb Object
怎么	zěnme	how? why?	Adverb
同心街	Tóngxīn Jiē	a street name	Noun
左边儿	zuǒbianr	the left	(PS/PW)
火车zhàn	huǒchēzhàn	train station	Place Wordd
从	cóng	from	CV
往	wǎng	toward	CV
前	qián	in front	(PS/PW)
拐	guǎi	turn	Verb
一直	yìzhí	straight	Adverb
走	zǒu	walk, go, move along, leave	Verb
就	jiù	then	Conjunction
小学	xiǎoxué	elementary school	Place Word
图书馆	túshūguǎn	library	Place Word
外边儿	wàibianr	outside	(PS/PW)
......着(呢)	…-zhe (ne)	description of a state	Pattern
灯	dēng	lamp, lights	Noun
从... dào...	cóng…...dào…...	from...to...	Pattern
-条	-tiáo	(for things that are seen as long, narrow and flexible)	Classifier
街	jiē	street (Cl -tiáo 条)	Noun
问lù	wèn lù	ask the way	Verb Object
chū租(汽)车	chūzū (qì)chē	taxi	Noun
拿	ná	take, bring, pick up	Verb
和	hé	and, with	Conjunction
南京	Nánjīng	a city in China	Place Word
炒	chǎo	stir fry	Verb
这么	zhème	in this way, this	Adverb
那么	nème (nàme)	in that way, that	Adverb
去年	qùnián	last year	Time-When Word
春天	chūntiān	spring	Time-When Word
方美春	Fāng Měichūn	a personal name	Noun
到	dào	to	CV
已经	yǐjīng	already	Adverb
了	le	(indicates completed action)	Particle
年	- nián	year(s)	Time-Duration Word
谁	shéi/shuí	who	Pronoun
半	bàn	half, semi-	Number
明年	míngnián	next year	Time-When Word
秋天	qiūtiān	autumn, fall	Time-When Word
回	huí	return	Verb
除了......以外......	chúle...yǐwài...	besides, except for	Pattern
星期	xīngqī	week	Time-When Word
星期日/天	xīngqīrì/tiān	Sunday	Time-When Word
上午	shàngwǔ	in the morning	Time-When Word
-点	-diǎn	(number) o’clock	Classifier
-分	-fēn	minute	Classifier
下午	xiàwǔ	in the afternoon	Time-When Word
-刻(钟)	-kè (zhōng)	quarter hour, fifteen minutes	Classifier
钟	zhōng	clock, (time as measured in hours/minutes)	Noun
下课	xià kè	finish class	Verb Object
作业	zuòyè	schoolwork, homework	Noun
最	zuì	most	Adverb
安jìng	ānjìng	be peaceful and quiet	Stative Verb
用功	yònggōng	be diligent	Stative Verb
到	dào	arrive	Verb
高兴	gāoxìng	be happy	Stative Verb
电yǐng	diànyǐng	movie	Noun
饭	fàn	meal, cooked rice, food, cuisine	Noun
现在	xiànzài	presently, now	Time-When Word
老师	lǎoshī	teacher	Noun
这儿，这里	zhèr, zhèlǐ	here, this place	Place Word
上(个)月	shàng(ge)yuè	last month	Time-When Word
-号	-hào	day of the month	Classifier
生日	shēngrì	birthday	Noun
海明	Hǎimíng	a personal name	Noun
别	bié	don’t (imperative)	Conjunction
银行	yínháng	bank (financial institution)	Place Word
对面	duìmiàn	side directly opposite	Place Word
里边儿	lǐ.biānr	inside	(PS/ PW)
不错	búcuò	be pretty good	Stative Verb
当然	dāngrán	of course	Adverb
不过	bú guò	still, however	Conjunction
一定	yídìng	definitely	Adverb
差不多	chàbuduō	almost, just about, good enough	Expression
多少?	duōshǎo?	How many? How much?	Quantity
还...呢	hái……ne	(continuation of an action)	Pattern
病	bìng	illness, (V) be ill	Noun
看病	kàn bìng	to see a doctor	Verb Object
医生	yīshēng	physician, doctor	Noun
看医生	kàn yīshēng	(same as看病)	Verb Object
花	huā	spend (money or time)	Verb
钱	qián	money	Noun
药	yào	medicine	Noun
吃药	chī yào	take medicine	Verb Object
今天	jīntiān	today	Time-When Word
医院	yīyuàn	hospital	Place Word
昨天	zuótiān	yesterday	Time-When Word
练习	liànxí	practice	(V/N)
...的时候	…...de shíhou	at the time of...	(Part)
.......以后	…....yǐhòu	after...	Pattern
就	jiù	then (earlier than expected)	Conjunction
jué得	juéde	think, feel	Verb
头	tóu	head	Noun
疼	téng	feel pain	Verb
肚子	dùzi	stomach	Noun
先	xiān	first	Adverb
一点儿	yìdiǎnr	a bit, a little	Quantity
水	shuǐ	water	Noun
然后	ránhòu	and then…	Conjunction
再	zài	and then	Adverb
常常	chángcháng	frequently, often	Adverb
怎么了?	Zěnme le?	undefined	Expression
吃坏了	Chī huàile	stomach problem from taking the wrong food	Expression
晚	wǎn	be late	Stative Verb
-杯	-bēi	cup/glass of	Classifier
休息	xiūxi	rest	Verb
明天	míngtiān	tomorrow	Time-When Word
早上	zǎoshang	in the morning	Time-When Word
车zhàn	chēzhàn	bus stop	Place Word
挤	jǐ	be crowded	Stative Verb
北京街	Běijīng Jiē	name of a street	Place Word
下	xià	get off, disembark	Verb
下车	xià chē	get off a bus or train	Verb Object
等	děng	wait	Verb
久	jiǔ	take /be a long time	Stative Verb
才	cái	then (later than expected)	Conjunction
开始	kāishǐ	begin	Verb
仔xì	zǐxì	be careful, be detailed	Stative Verb
-地	-de	(marks the manner in which a single instance of an action is carried out)	Particle
ADV 地V (NO AUDIO)	ADV de V (NO AUDIO)	(indicates single instance manner of an action)	Pattern
发烧	fā shāo	have fever	Verb Object
不用	búyòng	need not, not have to	Auxiliary Verb
以后	yǐhòu	afterwards	Time-When Word
……以前	…yǐqián	before…	Pattern
第-	dì-	(indicates numerical order)	(Pre)
-天	- tiān	day(s)	Time-Duration Word
好多了	hǎo duō le	feel much better	Expression
手机	shǒujī	cell phone	Noun
前天	qiántiān	the day before yesterday	Time-When Word
左右	zuǒyòu	about, more or less	Adverb
起床	qǐ chuáng	get out of bed, get up	Verb Object
男-	nán-	male (human)	(Pre)
里	lǐ	inside	(PS/PW)
市中心	shìzhōngxīn	city center, downtown	Place Word
商场	shāngchǎng	market, bazaar	Place Word
书店	shūdiàn	bookshop	Place Word
钟头	zhōngtóu	hour	Noun
要是(的话)……就	yàoshi (de huà)...jiù	if...then	Pattern
chū门	chū mén	go out, leave home (for a bit)	Verb Object
差	chà	lacking, less than	Verb
得	de	(marks the manner or extent of an action)	Particle
(VO)V 得……	(VO)V de...	(indicates customary manner or the extent of an action)	Pattern
快	kuài	be fast, be quick	Stative Verb
平常	píngcháng	usually	Adverb
过	guò	surpassing, more than, pass by	Verb
半天	bàntiān	for a long time	Time-Duration Word
guàng街	guàng jiē	go window-shopping, stroll around the streets	Verb Object
冬天	dōngtiān	winter	Time-When Word
裙子	qúnzi	dress, skirt (Cl -tiáo 条)	Noun
衣服	yīfu	clothing (Cl -jiàn 件)	Noun
好	hǎo	quite, very	Adverb
颜sè	yánsè	color	Noun
红	hóng	be red	Stative Verb
粉红	fěnhóng	be pink	Stative Verb
灰	huī	be grey	Stative Verb
黄	huáng	be yellow	Stative Verb
浅	qiǎn	be shallow, be light	Stative Verb
蓝	lán	be blue	Stative Verb
白	bái	be white	Stative Verb
深	shēn	be deep, be dark, be profound	Stative Verb
绿	lǜ	be green	Stative Verb
那	nà	in that case	Conjunction
看	kàn	consider, be of the opinion	Verb
中午	zhōngwǔ	noon	Time-When Word
咱们	zánmen	we, us (inclusive of listener)	Pronoun
韩国	Hánguó	Korea	Noun
-顿	-dùn	used with 饭to mean “meal”	Classifier
别的	biéde	other	Noun
咖啡馆儿	kāfēiguǎnr	café	Place Word
商店	shāngdiàn	shop, store (Cl-jiā 家)	Place Word
在	zài	be…ing	Adverb
-页	-yè	page	Classifier
懂	dǒng	understand	Verb
难	nán	be difficult	Stative Verb
事	shì	matter, affair	Noun
tè别	tèbié	be special	Stative Verb
慢	màn	be slow	Stative Verb
累	lèi	be physically drained, be tired	Stative Verb
准备	zhǔnbèi	prepare	Verb
下星期	xiàxīngqī	next week	Time-When Word
不是......(而)是	búshì...(ér)shì	it’s not...but rather	Pattern
jiāng来	jiānglái	in the future, future	Time-When Word
还是	háishì	still (best to...)	Adverb
别人	bié.rén	other people	Noun
钱希平	Qián Xīpíng	a personal name	Noun
城东	chéngdōng	the east of a small city or town	Place Word
后天	hòutiān	the day after tomorrow	Time-When Word
要......了	yào…le	about to…	Pattern
搬家	bān jiā	move house, relocate	Verb Object
今年	jīnnián	this year	Time-When Word
新	xīn	be new	Stative Verb
学校	xuéxiào	school	Place Word
南	nán	the south	(PS)
城南	chéngnán	the south of a small city or town	Place Word
汽车	qìchē	automobile	Noun
夏天	xiàtiān	summer	Time-When Word
冬天	dōngtiān	winter	Time-When Word
热	rè	be hot	Stative Verb
冷	lěng	be cold	Stative Verb
下雪	xià xuě	snow	Verb Object
不是……就是……	búshì...jiùshì	if not...then it’s	Pattern
刮风	guā fēng	have wind gusts	Verb Object
下雨	xià yǔ	rain	Verb Object
车票	chēpiào	bus ticket (Cl –zhāng张)	Noun
搬	bān	move (some large object)	Verb
公寓楼	gōngyù lóu	apartment building	Place Word
公寓	gōngyù	apartment	Place Word
-楼	-lóu	floor	Classifier
房子	fángzi	house	Noun
书房	shūfáng	den, (private) library	Place Word
客厅	kètīng	living room	Place Word
饭厅	fàntīng	dining room	Place Word
厨房	chúfáng	kitchen	Place Word
厕所	cèsuǒ	toilet	Place Word
电梯	diàntī	elevator	Noun
楼梯	lóutī	stairs	Noun
上	shàng	go or come up	Verb
下	xià	go or come down	Verb
是	shì	(used to emphasize the doer, time or place of an action)	Pattern
家具	jiājù	furniture (Cl -jiàn件)	Noun
好看	hǎokàn	good-looking, have an interesting story	Stative Verb
也许	yěxǔ	perhaps	Adverb
大家	dàjiā	everyone	Noun
好些	hǎoxiē	several, many	Quantity
所以……	suǒyǐ…	therefore...	Pattern
下个月	xiàgeyuè	next month	Time-When Word
-岁	-suì	age	Classifier
饭桌/cān桌	fànzhuō/cānzhuō	dining table	Noun
是……的	shì ... de	(used to emphasize the doer, time or place of an action)	Pattern
进	jìn	enter	Verb
上班	shàng bān	go to work	Verb Object
下班	xià bān	finish work	Verb Object
上学	shàng xué	go to school	Verb Object
山	shān	hill, mountain	Noun
爬山	pá shān	climb a mountain	Verb Object
爱	ài	love	Verb
早	zǎo	be early	Stative Verb
起来	qǐlai	rise (up), get up	Verb
玩(儿)	wán(r)	have fun, have a good time, enjoy oneself	Verb
huò者	huòzhě	or (in a statement)	Conjunction
跟	gēn	and (usually joins nouns)	Conjunction
名pái儿	míngpáir	famous brand, nameplate	Noun
啤酒	píjiǔ	beer	Noun
跑	pǎo	run	Verb
V来V去	V+lái+V+qù	indicates a thorough repetition	Pattern
女-	nǚ-	(female (human)	(Pre)
刚	gāng	just, just now	Time-When Word
小学生	xiǎoxuéshēng	elementary school pupil	Noun
老	lǎo	be old ( usually of person or living things for a long time)	Stative Verb
黄家深	Huáng Jiāshēn	a personal name	Noun
一…… 就	yī...jiù…	as soon as	Pattern
门	mén	door	Noun
大shēng	dà shēng	loud	Adverb
啊	à	(indicates sudden realization)	Particle
能	néng	can	Auxiliary Verb
-上	-shàng	come/go up	Verb Complement
-起	-qǐ	afford to	Verb Complement
-次	-cì	times	Verbal Classifier
带	dài	take or bring along, lead around	Verb
跟	gēn	(together) with	Coverb
又	yòu	once again	Adverb
给	gěi	give, give to	Verb
眼镜	yǎnjìng	eye glasses ( Cl -fù 副)	Noun
-着	-zháo	successfully complete	Verb Complement
当中	dāngzhōng	the middle (more abstract)	(PS/PW)
-住	-zhù	make secure or firm	Verb Complement
少	shǎo	lack, be deficient, lose, be missing	Stative Verb
没关系	méi guānxi	Never mind. It doesn’t matter.	Expression
-下	-xià	come/go down	Verb Complement
眼睛	yǎnjing	eye	Noun
清楚	qīngchu	be clear	Stative Verb
-见	-jiàn	perceive	Verb Complement
桌子	zhuōzi	table	Noun
耳朵	ěrduo	ear	Noun
听	tīng	listen	Verb
讲	jiǎng	speak, say	Verb
啊	a	(tells listener s/he really should have known that)	Particle
邻jū	línjū	neighbor	Noun
吵	chǎo	be noisy	Stative Verb
-完	-wán	finish, complete	Verb Complement
半夜	bànyè	midnight	Noun
睡觉	shuì jiào	sleep, “go to bed”	Verb Object
-来	-lái	come	Verb Complement
睡	shuì	sleep	Verb
醒	xǐng	wake (up)	Verb
-醒	-xǐng	wake (up)	Verb Complement
商先生	Shāng Xiānsheng	Mr. Shang	Noun
华人	Huárén	person of Chinese ethnicity	Noun
老	lǎo	always, invariably	Adverb
-好	-hǎo	satisfactorily complete	Verb Complement
记	jì	remember	Verb
生词	shēngcí	new words, new vocabulary	Noun
-了	-liǎo	able to	Verb Complement
又......又.....	yòu...yòu...	both...and…	Particle
写	xiě	write	Verb
写字	xiě zì	write	Verb Object
把	bǎ	take	Coverb
仔细	zǐxì	be careful, be detailed	Stative Verb
纸	zhǐ	paper (Cl - zhāng 张)	Noun
放	fàng	put, place	Verb
床边儿	chuángbianr	next to bed	(PS/PW)
书桌	shūzhuō	desk	Noun
-遍	-biàn	times	Verbal Classifier
...一下	…yíxià	a bit (after a verb)	Adverb
只要	zhǐyào	All you need to do is…	Conjunction
阿姨	āyí	aunt (mother’s sister)	Noun
-到	-dào	(reach a point)	Verb Complement
-懂	-dǒng	understand	Verb Complement
生气	shēngqì	be angry	Stative Verb
楼上	lóushàng	upstairs	(PS/PW)
楼下	lóuxià	downstairs	(PS/PW)
房间	fángjīan	room (of house; Cl –gè 个, 间 )	(N)
-死	‑sǐ	(indicates extremeness of state)	Verb Complement
真气死人!	Zhēn qìsǐ rén!	How infuriating!	Expression
借	jiè	borrow, lend	Verb
还	huán	return (something)	Verb
时间	shíjiān	time	Noun
-会	-huì	master	Verb Complement
包	bāo	wrap	Verb
饺子	jiǎozi	“Chinese raviolli”, “Chinese dumpling”	Noun
凉快	liángkuai	be (comfortably) cool (said of air temperature)	Stative Verb
好好儿	hǎohaor	earnestly, all out	Adverb
现成	xiànchéng	ready-made	(Atr.)
所有的	suǒyǒude	every-, all of something	Noun
行李	xíngli	luggage (Cl –jiàn件)	Noun
箱子	xiāngzi	(large) box, trunk, chest	Noun
飞机	fēijī	airplane	Noun
(飞)机场	(fēi)jīchǎng	airport	Place Word
说话	shuō huà	speak	Verb Object
jǐn张	jǐnzhāng	be nervous, be tense,	Stative Verb
…极了	…jíle	extremely	Adverb
铅笔	qiānbǐ	pencil	Noun
-张	-zhāng	for flat objects like tables, paper, paintings)	Classifier
意思	yìsi	meaning	Noun
-成	-chéng	(indicates transformation)	Verb Complement
路	lù	road (Cl -tiáo 条)	Noun
南京路	Nánjīng Lù	name of a street	Place Word
安静	ānjìng	be peaceful and quiet	Stative Verb
热闹	rènao	be bustling	Stative Verb
连......都/也......	lián...dōu/yě...	even...	Pattern
常伯伯	Cháng Bóbo	Uncle Chang	Noun
张伯伯	Zhāng Bóbo	Uncle Zhang	Noun
有空儿	yǒu kòngr	have free time	Verb Object
瘦	shòu	be thin, be lean	Stative Verb
黄河	Huánghé	The Yellow River	Place Word
胖	pàng	be fat (of humans)	Stative Verb
长江	Chángjiāng	The Yangtze River	Place Word
比	bǐ	compared to	Coverb
长	cháng	be long	Stative Verb
一样	yíyàng	similarly	Adverb
做生意	zuò shēngyi	engage in commerce	Verb Object
兴趣	xìngqù	interest (in something)	Noun
够	gòu	be enough, sufficient, adequate	Verb
时máo	shímáo	be fashionable	Stative Verb
虽然...可是...	suīrán … kěshì …	although…, however…	Pattern
几乎	jīhū	almost, nearly	Adverb
贵	guì	be expensive	Verb
-倍	-bèi	-fold, Nu + times	Classifier
薪水	xīnshuǐ	salary	Noun
成绩	chéngjì	grades, result, achievemen	Noun
牛仔裤	niúzǎikù	denim jeans (Cl -tiáo 条)	Noun
裤子	kùzi	pants, trousers (Cl -tiáo 条)	Noun
穿	chuān	wear, put on (clothing)	Verb
Y 分之 X	Y fēn zhī X	(indicates X/Y fractions)	Pattern
完全	wánquán	completely	Adverb
不同	bùtóng	be different	Stative Verb
更	gèng	even more	Adverb
钟名然	Zhōng Míngrán	a personal name	Noun
新西兰	Xīnxīlán	New Zealand	Place Word
英语	Yīngyǔ	English (language)	Noun
天天	tiāntiān	(Cl-Cl) every …	Pattern
听说	tīngshuō	hear it said that …	Verb
雪山城	Xuěshānchéng	Snowy Mountain Town	Noun
风景	fēngjǐng	scenery	Noun
旅游	lǚyóu	tour	Verb
比较	bǐjiào	comparatively	Adverb
轻松	qīngsōng	be relaxed	Stative Verb
谢里	Xiè Lǐ	a personal name	Noun
假期	jiàqī	vacation, holiday period	Time-When Word
工作	gōngzuò	job	Noun
可不是吗？	Kě búshi ma?	Isn’t that so?	Expression
外衣	wàiyī	jacket (Cl -件)	Noun
暖和	nuǎnhuo	be (comfortably) warm (said of weather)	Stative Verb
越……越……	yuè...yuè…	more and more	Pattern
马上	mǎshàng	right away	Adverb
远	yuǎn	be far	Stative Verb
公里	gōnglǐ	kilometers	Classifier
中间	zhōngjīan	the middle	(PS)
河	hé	river (Cl –tiáo 条)	Noun
火车	huǒchē	train	Noun
多久?	duō jiǔ?	how long?	Question Word
至少	zhìshǎo	at the very least	Adverb
小时	xiǎoshí	hour	Noun
近	jìn	be near	Stative Verb
风	fēng	wind	Noun
出	chū	go/come out	Verb
火车站	huǒchēzhàn	train station	Place Word
出租(汽)车	chūzū (qì)chē	taxi	Noun
饭店	fàndiàn	restaurant, hotel	Place Word
车站	chēzhàn	(train/bus) station	Place Word
堵车	dǔ chē	jam up (of traffic)	Verb Object
利害*	lìhai	be formidable, be fierce	Stative Verb
可能	kěnéng	possibly	Adverb
自己	zìjǐ	self	Pronoun
着急	zháojí	be anxious	Stative Verb
西瓜	xīguā	watermelon	Noun
附近	fùjìn	vicinity	Place Word
水果摊	shuǐguǒtān	fruit stall	Place Word
旁边儿	pángbianr	the side	(PS/PW)
挑	tiāo	choose, select	Verb
江兴成	Jiāng Xīngchéng	a personal name	Noun
超市	chāoshì	supermarket	Place Word
度假	dù jià	spend one’s holiday	Verb Object
-斤	-jīn	unit of weight (½ kg, slightly more than a pound)	Classifier
被	bèi	(a marker for passive-voice sentence)	Coverb
偷	tōu	steal	Verb
信用kǎ	xìnyòngkǎ	credit card (Cl. -zhāng 张)	Noun
高速公路	gāosù gōnglù	highway, freeway	Noun
接	jiē	meet, pick (somebody) up	Verb
讨厌	tǎoyàn	be a pain in the neck	Stative Verb
闹	nào	make noise, stir up trouble etc.	Verb
不但…… 而且……	búdàn … érqiě …	Not only X, but also Y	Pattern
唱	chàng	sing	Verb
kǎ拉OK	kǎlā-ōukēi	karaoke	Noun
电nǎo	diànnǎo	computer (lit. ‘electric brain’)	Noun
足球sài	zúqiúsài	soccer match	Noun
一会儿	yìhuǐr	a while, a short time	Time-Duration Word
打架	dǎ jià	scuffle	Verb Object
哭	kū	cry, weep	Verb
手	shǒu	hand	Noun
抓	zhuā	grab, scratch, arrest	Verb
流血	liú xiě	bleed	Verb Object
-死	-sǐ	(indicates extremeness of state)	Resultative Verb Compound
应该	yīnggāi	ought to	Auxiliary Verb
宿舍	sùshè	dormitory	Place Word
怎么办？	Zěnme bàn?	What the heck do we do?	Expression
办公楼	bàngōnglóu	office building	Place Word

Vocabulary

Fundamental Written Chinese (FWC)