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Learning basic Chinese words becomes easier when you organise words into familiar categories such as greetings, people, numbers, food, places, and everyday actions. <\/strong>You can begin learning a few words each day, then practice making short sentences with those words. These 100 Chinese Words and Example Sentences are intended to provide a Solid Foundation for your use of everyday Chinese Conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The following 102 essential Chinese words and phrases are organised into eight beginner-friendly categories. Each entry includes Simplified Chinese, Pinyin, its English meaning, a simple Mandarin sentence, and the English translation. Learning vocabulary by category makes it easier to remember words and use them in everyday conversations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Common Chinese Greetings and Polite Expressions<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Chinese Words<\/strong><\/td>Pinyin<\/strong><\/td>English Meaning<\/strong><\/td>Sentence in Chinese<\/strong><\/td>English Translation<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\u4f60\u597d<\/td>N\u01d0 h\u01ceo<\/td>Hello<\/td>\u4f60\u597d\uff0c\u6211\u53eb\u5b89\u5a1c\u3002<\/td>Hello, my name is Anna.<\/td><\/tr>
\u60a8\u597d<\/td>N\u00edn h\u01ceo<\/td>Hello (polite)<\/td>\u8001\u5e08\uff0c\u60a8\u597d\uff01<\/td>Hello, teacher!<\/td><\/tr>
\u65e9\u4e0a\u597d<\/td>Z\u01ceoshang h\u01ceo<\/td>Good morning<\/td>\u65e9\u4e0a\u597d\uff0c\u5988\u5988\uff01<\/td>Good morning, Mom!<\/td><\/tr>
\u4e0b\u5348\u597d<\/td>Xi\u00e0w\u01d4 h\u01ceo<\/td>Good afternoon<\/td>\u4e0b\u5348\u597d\uff0c\u738b\u5148\u751f\u3002<\/td>Good afternoon, Mr. Wang.<\/td><\/tr>
\u665a\u4e0a\u597d<\/td>W\u01censhang h\u01ceo<\/td>Good evening<\/td>\u665a\u4e0a\u597d\uff0c\u670b\u53cb\uff01<\/td>Good evening, friend!<\/td><\/tr>
\u8c22\u8c22<\/td>Xi\u00e8xie<\/td>Thank you<\/td>\u8c22\u8c22\u4f60\u7684\u5e2e\u52a9\u3002<\/td>Thank you for your help.<\/td><\/tr>
\u4e0d\u5ba2\u6c14<\/td>B\u00fa k\u00e8qi<\/td>You’re welcome<\/td>\u4e0d\u5ba2\u6c14\uff01<\/td>You’re welcome!<\/td><\/tr>
\u5bf9\u4e0d\u8d77<\/td>Du\u00ecbuq\u01d0<\/td>Sorry<\/td>\u5bf9\u4e0d\u8d77\uff0c\u6211\u8fdf\u5230\u4e86\u3002<\/td>Sorry, I am late.<\/td><\/tr>
\u6ca1\u5173\u7cfb<\/td>M\u00e9i gu\u0101nxi<\/td>It is okay<\/td>\u6ca1\u5173\u7cfb\u3002<\/td>It is okay.<\/td><\/tr>
\u518d\u89c1<\/td>Z\u00e0iji\u00e0n<\/td>Goodbye<\/td>\u518d\u89c1\uff0c\u660e\u5929\u89c1\uff01<\/td>Goodbye, see you tomorrow!<\/td><\/tr>
\u8bf7<\/td>Q\u01d0ng<\/td>Please<\/td>\u8bf7\u5750\u3002<\/td>Please sit down.<\/td><\/tr>
\u665a\u5b89<\/td>W\u01cen’\u0101n<\/td>Good night<\/td>\u665a\u5b89\uff0c\u7238\u7238\u3002<\/td>Good night, Dad.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

2. Basic Chinese Pronouns<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Chinese Words<\/strong><\/td>Pinyin<\/strong><\/td>English Meaning<\/strong><\/td>Sentence in Chinese<\/strong><\/td>English Translation<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\u6211<\/td>W\u01d2<\/td>I \/ Me<\/td>\u6211\u662f\u5b66\u751f\u3002<\/td>I am a student.<\/td><\/tr>
\u4f60<\/td>N\u01d0<\/td>You<\/td>\u4f60\u662f\u6211\u7684\u670b\u53cb\u3002<\/td>You are my friend.<\/td><\/tr>
\u60a8<\/td>N\u00edn<\/td>You (polite)<\/td>\u60a8\u597d\u5417\uff1f<\/td>How are you?<\/td><\/tr>
\u4ed6<\/td>T\u0101<\/td>He \/ Him<\/td>\u4ed6\u662f\u8001\u5e08\u3002<\/td>He is a teacher.<\/td><\/tr>
\u5979<\/td>T\u0101<\/td>She \/ Her<\/td>\u5979\u5f88\u9ad8\u5174\u3002<\/td>She is happy.<\/td><\/tr>
\u5b83<\/td>T\u0101<\/td>It<\/td>\u5b83\u662f\u4e00\u53ea\u732b\u3002<\/td>It is a cat.<\/td><\/tr>
\u6211\u4eec<\/td>W\u01d2men<\/td>We \/ Us<\/td>\u6211\u4eec\u5b66\u4e60\u4e2d\u6587\u3002<\/td>We study Chinese.<\/td><\/tr>
\u4f60\u4eec<\/td>N\u01d0men<\/td>You (plural)<\/td>\u4f60\u4eec\u662f\u5b66\u751f\u5417\uff1f<\/td>Are you students?<\/td><\/tr>
\u4ed6\u4eec<\/td>T\u0101men<\/td>They (male or mixed group)<\/td>\u4ed6\u4eec\u5728\u5b66\u6821\u3002<\/td>They are at school.<\/td><\/tr>
\u5979\u4eec<\/td>T\u0101men<\/td>They (female group)<\/td>\u5979\u4eec\u662f\u670b\u53cb\u3002<\/td>They are friends.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

3. Common Chinese Verbs<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Chinese Words<\/strong><\/td>Pinyin<\/strong><\/td>English Meaning<\/strong><\/td>Sentence in Chinese<\/strong><\/td>English Translation<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\u662f<\/td>Sh\u00ec<\/td>To be<\/td>\u6211\u662f\u8001\u5e08\u3002<\/td>I am a teacher.<\/td><\/tr>
\u6709<\/td>Y\u01d2u<\/td>To have<\/td>\u6211\u6709\u4e00\u672c\u4e66\u3002<\/td>I have a book.<\/td><\/tr>
\u5403<\/td>Ch\u012b<\/td>To eat<\/td>\u6211\u5403\u7c73\u996d\u3002<\/td>I eat rice.<\/td><\/tr>
\u559d<\/td>H\u0113<\/td>To drink<\/td>\u6211\u559d\u6c34\u3002<\/td>I drink water.<\/td><\/tr>
\u53bb<\/td>Q\u00f9<\/td>To go<\/td>\u6211\u53bb\u5b66\u6821\u3002<\/td>I go to school.<\/td><\/tr>
\u6765<\/td>L\u00e1i<\/td>To come<\/td>\u8bf7\u8fdb\u6765\u3002<\/td>Please come in.<\/td><\/tr>
\u770b<\/td>K\u00e0n<\/td>To see \/ Watch<\/td>\u6211\u770b\u7535\u89c6\u3002<\/td>I watch television.<\/td><\/tr>
\u542c<\/td>T\u012bng<\/td>To listen<\/td>\u6211\u542c\u97f3\u4e50\u3002<\/td>I listen to music.<\/td><\/tr>
\u8bf4<\/td>Shu\u014d<\/td>To speak \/ Say<\/td>\u6211\u8bf4\u4e2d\u6587\u3002<\/td>I speak Chinese.<\/td><\/tr>
\u5b66\u4e60<\/td>Xu\u00e9x\u00ed<\/td>To study \/ Learn<\/td>\u6211\u5b66\u4e60\u4e2d\u6587\u3002<\/td>I study Chinese.<\/td><\/tr>
\u5de5\u4f5c<\/td>G\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/td>To work<\/td>\u6211\u5728\u516c\u53f8\u5de5\u4f5c\u3002<\/td>I work at a company.<\/td><\/tr>
\u8bfb<\/td>D\u00fa<\/td>To read<\/td>\u6211\u8bfb\u4e2d\u6587\u4e66\u3002<\/td>I read Chinese books.<\/td><\/tr>
\u5199<\/td>Xi\u011b<\/td>To write<\/td>\u6211\u5199\u6c49\u5b57\u3002<\/td>I write Chinese characters.<\/td><\/tr>
\u4e70<\/td>M\u01cei<\/td>To buy<\/td>\u6211\u8981\u4e70\u6c34\u679c\u3002<\/td>I want to buy fruit.<\/td><\/tr>
\u559c\u6b22<\/td>X\u01d0huan<\/td>To like<\/td>\u6211\u559c\u6b22\u97f3\u4e50\u3002<\/td>I like music.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

4. Chinese Numbers<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Chinese Numbers<\/strong><\/td>Pinyin<\/strong><\/td>English Meaning<\/strong><\/td>Sentence in Chinese<\/strong><\/td>English Translation<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\u4e00<\/td>Y\u012b<\/td>One<\/td>\u6211\u6709\u4e00\u4e2a\u82f9\u679c\u3002<\/td>I have one apple.<\/td><\/tr>
\u4e8c<\/td>\u00c8r<\/td>Two<\/td>\u6211\u6709\u4e24\u4e2a\u670b\u53cb\u3002<\/td>I have two friends.<\/td><\/tr>
\u4e09<\/td>S\u0101n<\/td>Three<\/td>\u6211\u4e70\u4e86\u4e09\u4e2a\u82f9\u679c\u3002<\/td>I bought three apples.<\/td><\/tr>
\u56db<\/td>S\u00ec<\/td>Four<\/td>\u6211\u4eec\u56db\u4e2a\u4eba\u3002<\/td>There are four of us.<\/td><\/tr>
\u4e94<\/td>W\u01d4<\/td>Five<\/td>\u73b0\u5728\u4e94\u70b9\u3002<\/td>It is five o’clock.<\/td><\/tr>
\u516d<\/td>Li\u00f9<\/td>Six<\/td>\u6211\u6709\u516d\u672c\u4e66\u3002<\/td>I have six books.<\/td><\/tr>
\u4e03<\/td>Q\u012b<\/td>Seven<\/td>\u4eca\u5929\u662f\u4e03\u53f7\u3002<\/td>Today is the seventh.<\/td><\/tr>
\u516b<\/td>B\u0101<\/td>Eight<\/td>\u6211\u516b\u70b9\u8d77\u5e8a\u3002<\/td>I wake up at eight.<\/td><\/tr>
\u4e5d<\/td>Ji\u01d4<\/td>Nine<\/td>\u4ed6\u4e5d\u5c81\u3002<\/td>He is nine years old.<\/td><\/tr>
\u5341<\/td>Sh\u00ed<\/td>Ten<\/td>\u6211\u6709\u5341\u5143\u3002<\/td>I have ten yuan.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

5. Common Chinese Food Words<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Chinese Words<\/strong><\/td>Pinyin<\/strong><\/td>English Meaning<\/strong><\/td>Sentence in Chinese<\/strong><\/td>English Translation<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\u6c34<\/td>Shu\u01d0<\/td>Water<\/td>\u6211\u8981\u4e00\u676f\u6c34\u3002<\/td>I want a glass of water.<\/td><\/tr>
\u8336<\/td>Ch\u00e1<\/td>Tea<\/td>\u6211\u559c\u6b22\u559d\u8336\u3002<\/td>I like drinking tea.<\/td><\/tr>
\u5496\u5561<\/td>K\u0101f\u0113i<\/td>Coffee<\/td>\u6211\u8981\u4e00\u676f\u5496\u5561\u3002<\/td>I want a cup of coffee.<\/td><\/tr>
\u7c73\u996d<\/td>M\u01d0f\u00e0n<\/td>Cooked rice<\/td>\u6211\u559c\u6b22\u5403\u7c73\u996d\u3002<\/td>I like eating rice.<\/td><\/tr>
\u9762\u6761<\/td>Mi\u00e0nti\u00e1o<\/td>Noodles<\/td>\u6211\u60f3\u5403\u9762\u6761\u3002<\/td>I want to eat noodles.<\/td><\/tr>
\u82f9\u679c<\/td>P\u00ednggu\u01d2<\/td>Apple<\/td>\u8fd9\u4e2a\u82f9\u679c\u5f88\u751c\u3002<\/td>This apple is sweet.<\/td><\/tr>
\u6c34\u679c<\/td>Shu\u01d0gu\u01d2<\/td>Fruit<\/td>\u6211\u559c\u6b22\u6c34\u679c\u3002<\/td>I like fruit.<\/td><\/tr>
\u852c\u83dc<\/td>Sh\u016bc\u00e0i<\/td>Vegetables<\/td>\u6211\u6bcf\u5929\u5403\u852c\u83dc\u3002<\/td>I eat vegetables every day.<\/td><\/tr>
\u8089<\/td>R\u00f2u<\/td>Meat<\/td>\u6211\u4e0d\u5403\u8089\u3002<\/td>I do not eat meat.<\/td><\/tr>
\u9e21\u8089<\/td>J\u012br\u00f2u<\/td>Chicken<\/td>\u6211\u559c\u6b22\u5403\u9e21\u8089\u3002<\/td>I like eating chicken.<\/td><\/tr>
\u725b\u8089<\/td>Ni\u00far\u00f2u<\/td>Beef<\/td>\u4ed6\u4e0d\u5403\u725b\u8089\u3002<\/td>He does not eat beef.<\/td><\/tr>
\u9c7c<\/td>Y\u00fa<\/td>Fish<\/td>\u6211\u559c\u6b22\u5403\u9c7c\u3002<\/td>I like eating fish.<\/td><\/tr>
\u9e21\u86cb<\/td>J\u012bd\u00e0n<\/td>Egg<\/td>\u6211\u65e9\u4e0a\u5403\u9e21\u86cb\u3002<\/td>I eat eggs in the morning.<\/td><\/tr>
\u9762\u5305<\/td>Mi\u00e0nb\u0101o<\/td>Bread<\/td>\u6211\u4e70\u4e86\u9762\u5305\u3002<\/td>I bought bread.<\/td><\/tr>
\u725b\u5976<\/td>Ni\u00fan\u01cei<\/td>Milk<\/td>\u5b69\u5b50\u559c\u6b22\u559d\u725b\u5976\u3002<\/td>The child likes drinking milk.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

6. Chinese Family Words<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Chinese Words<\/strong><\/td>Pinyin<\/strong><\/td>English Meaning<\/strong><\/td>Sentence in Chinese<\/strong><\/td>English Translation<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\u5bb6<\/td>Ji\u0101<\/td>Home \/ Family<\/td>\u6211\u5728\u5bb6\u3002<\/td>I am at home.<\/td><\/tr>
\u5bb6\u4eba<\/td>Ji\u0101r\u00e9n<\/td>Family members<\/td>\u6211\u7231\u6211\u7684\u5bb6\u4eba\u3002<\/td>I love my family.<\/td><\/tr>
\u7238\u7238<\/td>B\u00e0ba<\/td>Father \/ Dad<\/td>\u6211\u7238\u7238\u5728\u5bb6\u3002<\/td>My father is at home.<\/td><\/tr>
\u5988\u5988<\/td>M\u0101ma<\/td>Mother \/ Mom<\/td>\u6211\u5988\u5988\u5f88\u597d\u3002<\/td>My mother is well.<\/td><\/tr>
\u7236\u4eb2<\/td>F\u00f9q\u012bn<\/td>Father (formal)<\/td>\u6211\u7684\u7236\u4eb2\u662f\u533b\u751f\u3002<\/td>My father is a doctor.<\/td><\/tr>
\u6bcd\u4eb2<\/td>M\u01d4q\u012bn<\/td>Mother (formal)<\/td>\u6211\u7684\u6bcd\u4eb2\u559c\u6b22\u8336\u3002<\/td>My mother likes tea.<\/td><\/tr>
\u54e5\u54e5<\/td>G\u0113ge<\/td>Older brother<\/td>\u6211\u54e5\u54e5\u5728\u5317\u4eac\u3002<\/td>My older brother is in Beijing.<\/td><\/tr>
\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/td>D\u00ecdi<\/td>Younger brother<\/td>\u6211\u5f1f\u5f1f\u662f\u5b66\u751f\u3002<\/td>My younger brother is a student.<\/td><\/tr>
\u59d0\u59d0<\/td>Ji\u011bjie<\/td>Older sister<\/td>\u6211\u59d0\u59d0\u4f1a\u8bf4\u4e2d\u6587\u3002<\/td>My older sister can speak Chinese.<\/td><\/tr>
\u59b9\u59b9<\/td>M\u00e8imei<\/td>Younger sister<\/td>\u6211\u59b9\u59b9\u559c\u6b22\u97f3\u4e50\u3002<\/td>My younger sister likes music.<\/td><\/tr>
\u5b69\u5b50<\/td>H\u00e1izi<\/td>Child<\/td>\u5b69\u5b50\u5728\u5b66\u6821\u3002<\/td>The child is at school.<\/td><\/tr>
\u670b\u53cb<\/td>P\u00e9ngyou<\/td>Friend<\/td>\u4ed6\u662f\u6211\u7684\u670b\u53cb\u3002<\/td>He is my friend.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tips for Learning Chinese Words Faster<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n