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你好nǐ hǎo

English: Hello

Greetings & Formality

您好nín hǎo

English: Hello (respectful)

Greetings & Formality

早上好zǎoshang hǎo

English: Good morning

Greetings & Formality

晚上好wǎnshang hǎo

English: Good evening

Greetings & Formality

晚安wǎn ān

English: Good night

Greetings & Formality

再见zàijiàn

English: Goodbye

Greetings & Formality

拜拜bàibài

English: Bye-bye (casual)

Greetings & Formality

谢谢xièxie

English: Thanks

Greetings & Formality

不客气bú kèqi

English: You're welcome

Greetings & Formality

请qǐng

English: Please

Greetings & Formality

对不起duìbuqǐ

English: Sorry

Greetings & Formality

你好吗？nǐ hǎo ma?

English: How are you?

Greetings & Formality

我很好wǒ hěn hǎo

English: I'm good

Greetings & Formality

mā1st tone, high & flat

English: mother (妈)

Pinyin & Tones

má2nd tone, rising

English: hemp (麻)

Pinyin & Tones

mǎ3rd tone, dip then rise

English: horse (马)

Pinyin & Tones

mà4th tone, sharp fall

English: to scold (骂)

Pinyin & Tones

maneutral tone, toneless

English: question particle (吗)

Pinyin & Tones

q-light "ch"

English: as in 请 (qǐng, please)

Pinyin & Tones

x-soft "sh"

English: as in 谢谢 (xièxie, thanks)

Pinyin & Tones

zh-, ch-, sh-retroflex, tongue curled back

English: as in 中国 (Zhōngguó, China)

Pinyin & Tones

c-ts (as in "cats")

English: as in 菜 (cài, vegetable)

Pinyin & Tones

z-dz (as in "adze")

English: as in 再见 (zàijiàn, goodbye)

Pinyin & Tones

一yī

English: one

Numbers 1–10

二èr

English: two

Numbers 1–10

三sān

English: three

Numbers 1–10

四sì

English: four

Numbers 1–10

五wǔ

English: five

Numbers 1–10

六liù

English: six

Numbers 1–10

七qī

English: seven

Numbers 1–10

八bā

English: eight

Numbers 1–10

九jiǔ

English: nine

Numbers 1–10

十shí

English: ten

Numbers 1–10

零líng

English: zero

Numbers 1–10

我wǒ

English: I

Pronouns & 是 shì (to be) / 有 yǒu (to have)

你nǐ

English: you

Pronouns & 是 shì (to be) / 有 yǒu (to have)

他tā

English: he

Pronouns & 是 shì (to be) / 有 yǒu (to have)

她tā

English: she

Pronouns & 是 shì (to be) / 有 yǒu (to have)

它tā

English: it

Pronouns & 是 shì (to be) / 有 yǒu (to have)

我们wǒmen

English: we

Pronouns & 是 shì (to be) / 有 yǒu (to have)

你们nǐmen

English: you (plural)

Pronouns & 是 shì (to be) / 有 yǒu (to have)

他们tāmen

English: they

Pronouns & 是 shì (to be) / 有 yǒu (to have)

是shì

English: to be (identity only)

Pronouns & 是 shì (to be) / 有 yǒu (to have)

不是bú shì

English: to not be

Pronouns & 是 shì (to be) / 有 yǒu (to have)

有yǒu

English: to have / there is

Pronouns & 是 shì (to be) / 有 yǒu (to have)

没有méiyǒu

English: to not have / there isn't

Pronouns & 是 shì (to be) / 有 yǒu (to have)

个ge

English: generic measure word (people, most things)

Measure Words

本běn

English: measure word for bound volumes (books)

Measure Words

只zhī

English: measure word for animals

Measure Words

张zhāng

English: measure word for flat objects (paper, tickets, tables)

Measure Words

杯bēi

English: measure word for cups/glasses (of a drink)

Measure Words

两liǎng

English: two (used before a measure word)

Measure Words

一个人yí ge rén

English: one person

Measure Words

一本书yì běn shū

English: one book

Measure Words

一只猫yì zhī māo

English: one cat

Measure Words

家人jiārén

English: family

Family

爸爸bàba

English: dad

Family

妈妈māma

English: mom

Family

哥哥gēge

English: older brother

Family

弟弟dìdi

English: younger brother

Family

姐姐jiějie

English: older sister

Family

妹妹mèimei

English: younger sister

Family

儿子érzi

English: son

Family

女儿nǚ'ér

English: daughter

Family

爷爷yéye

English: grandfather (father's side)

Family

奶奶nǎinai

English: grandmother (father's side)

Family

外公wàigōng

English: grandfather (mother's side)

Family

外婆wàipó

English: grandmother (mother's side)

Family

什么shénme

English: what

Question Words

谁shéi

English: who

Question Words

哪里nǎlǐ

English: where

Question Words

什么时候shénme shíhou

English: when

Question Words

为什么wèishénme

English: why

Question Words

怎么zěnme

English: how

Question Words

哪个nǎge

English: which

Question Words

多少duōshao

English: how much / how many (large or open-ended)

Question Words

几jǐ

English: how many (small, expected number)

Question Words

苹果píngguǒ

English: apple

Sentence Structure

学生xuésheng

English: student

Sentence Structure

钱qián

English: money

Sentence Structure

吗ma

English: yes/no question particle

Sentence Structure

不bù

English: not (general negation)

Sentence Structure

没méi

English: not (for 有 and past actions)

Sentence Structure

你是学生吗？nǐ shì xuésheng ma?

English: Are you a student?

Sentence Structure

我不是学生wǒ bú shì xuésheng

English: I am not a student

Sentence Structure

十一shíyī

English: eleven

Numbers 11–100

十二shí'èr

English: twelve

Numbers 11–100

十五shíwǔ

English: fifteen

Numbers 11–100

二十èrshí

English: twenty

Numbers 11–100

三十sānshí

English: thirty

Numbers 11–100

四十sìshí

English: forty

Numbers 11–100

五十wǔshí

English: fifty

Numbers 11–100

三十五sānshíwǔ

English: thirty-five

Numbers 11–100

二十一èrshíyī

English: twenty-one

Numbers 11–100

一百yìbǎi

English: one hundred

Numbers 11–100

的de

English: possessive/descriptive particle (like 's / of)

的 (de) — Possession & Description

我的wǒ de

English: my

的 (de) — Possession & Description

你的nǐ de

English: your

的 (de) — Possession & Description

他的tā de

English: his

的 (de) — Possession & Description

我们的wǒmen de

English: our

的 (de) — Possession & Description

老师lǎoshī

English: teacher

的 (de) — Possession & Description

车chē

English: car

的 (de) — Possession & Description

红色hóngsè

English: red (color)

的 (de) — Possession & Description

我的书wǒ de shū

English: my book

的 (de) — Possession & Description

老师的车lǎoshī de chē

English: the teacher's car

的 (de) — Possession & Description

了le

English: completed-action particle

Talking About the Past: 了 (le)

吃chī

English: to eat

Talking About the Past: 了 (le)

喝hē

English: to drink

Talking About the Past: 了 (le)

去qù

English: to go

Talking About the Past: 了 (le)

来lái

English: to come

Talking About the Past: 了 (le)

看kàn

English: to see / to watch / to read

Talking About the Past: 了 (le)

昨天zuótiān

English: yesterday

Talking About the Past: 了 (le)

今天jīntiān

English: today

Talking About the Past: 了 (le)

明天míngtiān

English: tomorrow

Talking About the Past: 了 (le)

我吃了wǒ chī le

English: I ate

Talking About the Past: 了 (le)

我没吃wǒ méi chī

English: I didn't eat

Talking About the Past: 了 (le)

想xiǎng

English: would like to / want to (wish)

Modal Verbs: 想, 要, 能, 会

要yào

English: want (direct)

Modal Verbs: 想, 要, 能, 会

能néng

English: can (circumstance/permission)

Modal Verbs: 想, 要, 能, 会

会huì

English: can (learned skill)

Modal Verbs: 想, 要, 能, 会

不想bù xiǎng

English: don't want to

Modal Verbs: 想, 要, 能, 会

不能bù néng

English: can't (circumstance)

Modal Verbs: 想, 要, 能, 会

不会bú huì

English: can't (skill) / don't know how to

Modal Verbs: 想, 要, 能, 会

说shuō

English: to speak

Modal Verbs: 想, 要, 能, 会

游泳yóuyǒng

English: to swim

Modal Verbs: 想, 要, 能, 会

中文Zhōngwén

English: Chinese (language)

Modal Verbs: 想, 要, 能, 会

水shuǐ

English: water

Modal Verbs: 想, 要, 能, 会

在zài

English: to be at/in / at, in, on (location)

Location Words & 在 (zài)

家jiā

English: home

Location Words & 在 (zài)

这里zhèlǐ

English: here

Location Words & 在 (zài)

那里nàlǐ

English: there

Location Words & 在 (zài)

上shang

English: on / on top of

Location Words & 在 (zài)

下xià

English: under / below

Location Words & 在 (zài)

里lǐ

English: inside

Location Words & 在 (zài)

外wài

English: outside

Location Words & 在 (zài)

桌子zhuōzi

English: table

Location Words & 在 (zài)

房间fángjiān

English: room

Location Words & 在 (zài)

吃饭chī fàn

English: to eat (a meal)

Location Words & 在 (zài)

比bǐ

English: compared to / than

Comparison: 比 (bǐ)

高gāo

English: tall

Comparison: 比 (bǐ)

大dà

English: big

Comparison: 比 (bǐ)

小xiǎo

English: small

Comparison: 比 (bǐ)

贵guì

English: expensive

Comparison: 比 (bǐ)

便宜piányi

English: cheap

Comparison: 比 (bǐ)

好hǎo

English: good

Comparison: 比 (bǐ)

他比我高tā bǐ wǒ gāo

English: He is taller than me

Comparison: 比 (bǐ)

这个比那个贵zhège bǐ nàge guì

English: This one is more expensive than that one

Comparison: 比 (bǐ)

点diǎn

English: o'clock

Daily Routine & Time Words

半bàn

English: half (past the hour)

Daily Routine & Time Words

每天měitiān

English: every day

Daily Routine & Time Words

起床qǐchuáng

English: to get up

Daily Routine & Time Words

洗澡xǐzǎo

English: to shower / wash up

Daily Routine & Time Words

上班shàngbān

English: to go to work

Daily Routine & Time Words

上学shàngxué

English: to go to school

Daily Routine & Time Words

回家huí jiā

English: to return home

Daily Routine & Time Words

睡觉shuìjiào

English: to sleep / go to bed

Daily Routine & Time Words

早上zǎoshang

English: morning

Daily Routine & Time Words

晚上wǎnshang

English: evening

Daily Routine & Time Words

我每天七点起床wǒ měitiān qī diǎn qǐchuáng

English: I get up at 7 every day

Daily Routine & Time Words

红色hóngsè

English: red

Colors & Common Adjectives

蓝色lánsè

English: blue

Colors & Common Adjectives

黄色huángsè

English: yellow

Colors & Common Adjectives

绿色lǜsè

English: green

Colors & Common Adjectives

黑色hēisè

English: black

Colors & Common Adjectives

白色báisè

English: white

Colors & Common Adjectives

喜欢xǐhuan

English: to like

Colors & Common Adjectives

天tiān

English: sky

Colors & Common Adjectives

新xīn

English: new

Colors & Common Adjectives

旧jiù

English: old (of things)

Colors & Common Adjectives

天很蓝tiān hěn lán

English: The sky is blue

Colors & Common Adjectives

Chinese	Pronunciation	English	Lesson
你好	nǐ hǎo	Hello	Greetings & Formality
您好	nín hǎo	Hello (respectful)	Greetings & Formality
早上好	zǎoshang hǎo	Good morning	Greetings & Formality
晚上好	wǎnshang hǎo	Good evening	Greetings & Formality
晚安	wǎn ān	Good night	Greetings & Formality
再见	zàijiàn	Goodbye	Greetings & Formality
拜拜	bàibài	Bye-bye (casual)	Greetings & Formality
谢谢	xièxie	Thanks	Greetings & Formality
不客气	bú kèqi	You're welcome	Greetings & Formality
请	qǐng	Please	Greetings & Formality
对不起	duìbuqǐ	Sorry	Greetings & Formality
你好吗？	nǐ hǎo ma?	How are you?	Greetings & Formality
我很好	wǒ hěn hǎo	I'm good	Greetings & Formality
mā	1st tone, high & flat	mother (妈)	Pinyin & Tones
má	2nd tone, rising	hemp (麻)	Pinyin & Tones
mǎ	3rd tone, dip then rise	horse (马)	Pinyin & Tones
mà	4th tone, sharp fall	to scold (骂)	Pinyin & Tones
ma	neutral tone, toneless	question particle (吗)	Pinyin & Tones
q-	light "ch"	as in 请 (qǐng, please)	Pinyin & Tones
x-	soft "sh"	as in 谢谢 (xièxie, thanks)	Pinyin & Tones
zh-, ch-, sh-	retroflex, tongue curled back	as in 中国 (Zhōngguó, China)	Pinyin & Tones
c-	ts (as in "cats")	as in 菜 (cài, vegetable)	Pinyin & Tones
z-	dz (as in "adze")	as in 再见 (zàijiàn, goodbye)	Pinyin & Tones
一	yī	one	Numbers 1–10
二	èr	two	Numbers 1–10
三	sān	three	Numbers 1–10
四	sì	four	Numbers 1–10
五	wǔ	five	Numbers 1–10
六	liù	six	Numbers 1–10
七	qī	seven	Numbers 1–10
八	bā	eight	Numbers 1–10
九	jiǔ	nine	Numbers 1–10
十	shí	ten	Numbers 1–10
零	líng	zero	Numbers 1–10
我	wǒ	I	Pronouns & 是 shì (to be) / 有 yǒu (to have)
你	nǐ	you	Pronouns & 是 shì (to be) / 有 yǒu (to have)
他	tā	he	Pronouns & 是 shì (to be) / 有 yǒu (to have)
她	tā	she	Pronouns & 是 shì (to be) / 有 yǒu (to have)
它	tā	it	Pronouns & 是 shì (to be) / 有 yǒu (to have)
我们	wǒmen	we	Pronouns & 是 shì (to be) / 有 yǒu (to have)
你们	nǐmen	you (plural)	Pronouns & 是 shì (to be) / 有 yǒu (to have)
他们	tāmen	they	Pronouns & 是 shì (to be) / 有 yǒu (to have)
是	shì	to be (identity only)	Pronouns & 是 shì (to be) / 有 yǒu (to have)
不是	bú shì	to not be	Pronouns & 是 shì (to be) / 有 yǒu (to have)
有	yǒu	to have / there is	Pronouns & 是 shì (to be) / 有 yǒu (to have)
没有	méiyǒu	to not have / there isn't	Pronouns & 是 shì (to be) / 有 yǒu (to have)
个	ge	generic measure word (people, most things)	Measure Words
本	běn	measure word for bound volumes (books)	Measure Words
只	zhī	measure word for animals	Measure Words
张	zhāng	measure word for flat objects (paper, tickets, tables)	Measure Words
杯	bēi	measure word for cups/glasses (of a drink)	Measure Words
两	liǎng	two (used before a measure word)	Measure Words
一个人	yí ge rén	one person	Measure Words
一本书	yì běn shū	one book	Measure Words
一只猫	yì zhī māo	one cat	Measure Words
家人	jiārén	family	Family
爸爸	bàba	dad	Family
妈妈	māma	mom	Family
哥哥	gēge	older brother	Family
弟弟	dìdi	younger brother	Family
姐姐	jiějie	older sister	Family
妹妹	mèimei	younger sister	Family
儿子	érzi	son	Family
女儿	nǚ'ér	daughter	Family
爷爷	yéye	grandfather (father's side)	Family
奶奶	nǎinai	grandmother (father's side)	Family
外公	wàigōng	grandfather (mother's side)	Family
外婆	wàipó	grandmother (mother's side)	Family
什么	shénme	what	Question Words
谁	shéi	who	Question Words
哪里	nǎlǐ	where	Question Words
什么时候	shénme shíhou	when	Question Words
为什么	wèishénme	why	Question Words
怎么	zěnme	how	Question Words
哪个	nǎge	which	Question Words
多少	duōshao	how much / how many (large or open-ended)	Question Words
几	jǐ	how many (small, expected number)	Question Words
苹果	píngguǒ	apple	Sentence Structure
学生	xuésheng	student	Sentence Structure
钱	qián	money	Sentence Structure
吗	ma	yes/no question particle	Sentence Structure
不	bù	not (general negation)	Sentence Structure
没	méi	not (for 有 and past actions)	Sentence Structure
你是学生吗？	nǐ shì xuésheng ma?	Are you a student?	Sentence Structure
我不是学生	wǒ bú shì xuésheng	I am not a student	Sentence Structure
十一	shíyī	eleven	Numbers 11–100
十二	shí'èr	twelve	Numbers 11–100
十五	shíwǔ	fifteen	Numbers 11–100
二十	èrshí	twenty	Numbers 11–100
三十	sānshí	thirty	Numbers 11–100
四十	sìshí	forty	Numbers 11–100
五十	wǔshí	fifty	Numbers 11–100
三十五	sānshíwǔ	thirty-five	Numbers 11–100
二十一	èrshíyī	twenty-one	Numbers 11–100
一百	yìbǎi	one hundred	Numbers 11–100
的	de	possessive/descriptive particle (like 's / of)	的 (de) — Possession & Description
我的	wǒ de	my	的 (de) — Possession & Description
你的	nǐ de	your	的 (de) — Possession & Description
他的	tā de	his	的 (de) — Possession & Description
我们的	wǒmen de	our	的 (de) — Possession & Description
老师	lǎoshī	teacher	的 (de) — Possession & Description
车	chē	car	的 (de) — Possession & Description
红色	hóngsè	red (color)	的 (de) — Possession & Description
我的书	wǒ de shū	my book	的 (de) — Possession & Description
老师的车	lǎoshī de chē	the teacher's car	的 (de) — Possession & Description
了	le	completed-action particle	Talking About the Past: 了 (le)
吃	chī	to eat	Talking About the Past: 了 (le)
喝	hē	to drink	Talking About the Past: 了 (le)
去	qù	to go	Talking About the Past: 了 (le)
来	lái	to come	Talking About the Past: 了 (le)
看	kàn	to see / to watch / to read	Talking About the Past: 了 (le)
昨天	zuótiān	yesterday	Talking About the Past: 了 (le)
今天	jīntiān	today	Talking About the Past: 了 (le)
明天	míngtiān	tomorrow	Talking About the Past: 了 (le)
我吃了	wǒ chī le	I ate	Talking About the Past: 了 (le)
我没吃	wǒ méi chī	I didn't eat	Talking About the Past: 了 (le)
想	xiǎng	would like to / want to (wish)	Modal Verbs: 想, 要, 能, 会
要	yào	want (direct)	Modal Verbs: 想, 要, 能, 会
能	néng	can (circumstance/permission)	Modal Verbs: 想, 要, 能, 会
会	huì	can (learned skill)	Modal Verbs: 想, 要, 能, 会
不想	bù xiǎng	don't want to	Modal Verbs: 想, 要, 能, 会
不能	bù néng	can't (circumstance)	Modal Verbs: 想, 要, 能, 会
不会	bú huì	can't (skill) / don't know how to	Modal Verbs: 想, 要, 能, 会
说	shuō	to speak	Modal Verbs: 想, 要, 能, 会
游泳	yóuyǒng	to swim	Modal Verbs: 想, 要, 能, 会
中文	Zhōngwén	Chinese (language)	Modal Verbs: 想, 要, 能, 会
水	shuǐ	water	Modal Verbs: 想, 要, 能, 会
在	zài	to be at/in / at, in, on (location)	Location Words & 在 (zài)
家	jiā	home	Location Words & 在 (zài)
这里	zhèlǐ	here	Location Words & 在 (zài)
那里	nàlǐ	there	Location Words & 在 (zài)
上	shang	on / on top of	Location Words & 在 (zài)
下	xià	under / below	Location Words & 在 (zài)
里	lǐ	inside	Location Words & 在 (zài)
外	wài	outside	Location Words & 在 (zài)
桌子	zhuōzi	table	Location Words & 在 (zài)
房间	fángjiān	room	Location Words & 在 (zài)
吃饭	chī fàn	to eat (a meal)	Location Words & 在 (zài)
比	bǐ	compared to / than	Comparison: 比 (bǐ)
高	gāo	tall	Comparison: 比 (bǐ)
大	dà	big	Comparison: 比 (bǐ)
小	xiǎo	small	Comparison: 比 (bǐ)
贵	guì	expensive	Comparison: 比 (bǐ)
便宜	piányi	cheap	Comparison: 比 (bǐ)
好	hǎo	good	Comparison: 比 (bǐ)
他比我高	tā bǐ wǒ gāo	He is taller than me	Comparison: 比 (bǐ)
这个比那个贵	zhège bǐ nàge guì	This one is more expensive than that one	Comparison: 比 (bǐ)
点	diǎn	o'clock	Daily Routine & Time Words
半	bàn	half (past the hour)	Daily Routine & Time Words
每天	měitiān	every day	Daily Routine & Time Words
起床	qǐchuáng	to get up	Daily Routine & Time Words
洗澡	xǐzǎo	to shower / wash up	Daily Routine & Time Words
上班	shàngbān	to go to work	Daily Routine & Time Words
上学	shàngxué	to go to school	Daily Routine & Time Words
回家	huí jiā	to return home	Daily Routine & Time Words
睡觉	shuìjiào	to sleep / go to bed	Daily Routine & Time Words
早上	zǎoshang	morning	Daily Routine & Time Words
晚上	wǎnshang	evening	Daily Routine & Time Words
我每天七点起床	wǒ měitiān qī diǎn qǐchuáng	I get up at 7 every day	Daily Routine & Time Words
红色	hóngsè	red	Colors & Common Adjectives
蓝色	lánsè	blue	Colors & Common Adjectives
黄色	huángsè	yellow	Colors & Common Adjectives
绿色	lǜsè	green	Colors & Common Adjectives
黑色	hēisè	black	Colors & Common Adjectives
白色	báisè	white	Colors & Common Adjectives
喜欢	xǐhuan	to like	Colors & Common Adjectives
天	tiān	sky	Colors & Common Adjectives
新	xīn	new	Colors & Common Adjectives
旧	jiù	old (of things)	Colors & Common Adjectives
天很蓝	tiān hěn lán	The sky is blue	Colors & Common Adjectives