準備級 1 · Novice 1
Set 1 · words 1–20
Set 1: 20 words 我 你 他 我们 我們
- 我 wǒ ngo5 I; me; my
- 你 nǐ nei5 you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)
- 他 tā taa1 (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 and 他人)
- 我们 我們 wǒ men ngo5 mun4 we; us; ourselves; our
- 你们 你們 nǐ men nei5 mun4 you (plural)
- 他们 他們 tā men taa1 mun4 they; them
- 您 nín nei5 you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)
- 谁 誰 shéi seoi4 who
- 人 rén jan4 person; people
- 中国 中國 Zhōng guó zung1 gwok3 China
- 美国 美國 Měi guó mei5 gwok3 United States; USA; US
- 日本 Rì běn jat6 bun2 Japan
- 台湾 台灣 Tái wān toi4 waan1 variant of 台湾
- 名字 míng zi ming4 zi6 name (of a person or thing)
- 家 jiā gaa1 home; family
- 电话 電話 diàn huà din6 waa2 telephone; phone call
- 现在 現在 xiàn zài jin6 zoi6 now; at present; currently
- 今年 jīn nián gam1 nin4 this year
- 今天 jīn tiān gam1 tin1 today; the present time; now
- 明天 míng tiān ming4 tin1 tomorrow
Set 2 · words 21–40
Set 2: 20 words 昨天 早上 上午 中午
- 昨天 zuó tiān zok6 tin1 yesterday
- 早上 zǎo shang zou2 soeng6 early morning
- 上午 shàng wǔ soeng6 ng5 morning
- 中午 zhōng wǔ zung1 ng5 noon; midday
- 下午 xià wǔ haa6 ng5 afternoon; p.m.
- 晚上 wǎn shang maan5 soeng6 evening; night
- 一 yī jat1 one; single
- 二 èr ji6 two; 2
- 三 sān saam1 three; 3
- 四 sì sei3 four; 4
- 五 wǔ ng5 five; 5
- 六 liù luk6 six; 6
- 七 qī cat1 seven; 7
- 八 bā baat3 eight
- 九 jiǔ gau2 nine; 9
- 十 shí sap6 ten; 10
- 零 líng ling4 zero; nought
- 两 兩 liǎng loeng5 two; both
- 时候 時候 shí hou si4 hau6 time; length of time
- 百 bǎi baak3 hundred; numerous
Set 3 · words 41–60
Set 3: 20 words 半 爸爸 妈妈 媽媽 哥哥
- 半 bàn bun3 half; semi-
- 爸爸 bà ba baa1 baa1 (coll.) father; dad
- 妈妈 媽媽 mā ma maa1 maa1 mama; mommy
- 哥哥 gē ge go1 go1 older brother
- 弟弟 dì di dai6 dai6 younger brother
- 姊姊 zǐ zǐ zi2 zi2 older sister
- 妹妹 mèi mei mui6 mui6 younger sister; young woman
- 的 de dik1 of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
- 第 dì dai6 (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed
- 分 fēn fan1 to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate
- 点 點 diǎn dim2 to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)
- 个 個 gè go3 (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
- 岁 歲 suì seoi3 classifier for years (of age); year
- 年 nián nin4 year
- 住 zhù zyu6 to live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease
- 来 來 lái loi4 to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
- 是 shì si6 to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true
- 姓 xìng sing3 family name; surname; to be surnamed ...
- 觉得 覺得 jué de gok3 dak1 to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
- 喜欢 喜歡 xǐ huan hei2 fun1 to like; to be fond of
Set 4 · words 61–80
Set 4: 20 words 打电话 打電話 高兴 高興 漂亮 高
- 打电话 打電話 dǎ diàn huà daa2 din6 waa2 to make a telephone call
- 高兴 高興 gāo xìng gou1 hing3 happy; glad
- 漂亮 piào liang piu3 loeng6 pretty; beautiful
- 高 gāo gou1 high; tall
- 好 hǎo hou2 good; appropriate; proper
- 很 hěn han2 very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
- 真 zhēn zan1 really; truly
- 电脑 電腦 diàn nǎo din6 nou5 computer
- 老师 老師 lǎo shī lou5 si1 teacher
- 买 買 mǎi maai5 to buy; to purchase
- 忙 máng mong4 busy; hurriedly
- 学生 學生 xué sheng hok6 saang1 student; schoolchild
- 大学 大學 dà xué daai6 hok6 university; college
- 学校 學校 xué xiào hok6 haau6 school
- 字 zì zi6 letter; symbol
- 笔 筆 bǐ bat1 writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc); brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy)
- 学 學 xué hok6 to learn; to study
- 问 問 wèn man6 to ask; to inquire
- 说 說 shuō seoi3 to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment
- 写 寫 xiě se2 to write
Set 5 · words 81–100
Set 5: 20 words 听 聽 练习 練習 能 可以
- 听 聽 tīng teng1 to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey
- 练习 練習 liàn xí lin6 zaap6 to practice; exercise
- 能 néng nang4 can; to be able to
- 可以 kě yǐ ho2 ji5 can; may
- 上课 上課 shàng kè soeng5 fo3 to go to class; to attend class
- 知道 zhī dào zi1 dou3 to know; to become aware of
- 电视 電視 diàn shì din6 si6 television; TV
- 水 shuǐ seoi2 water; (after a name) ... River
- 再 zài zoi3 again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time
- 书 書 shū syu1 book; letter
- 电影 電影 diàn yǐng din6 jing2 movie; film
- 以前 yǐ qián ji5 cin4 before; formerly
- 以后 以後 yǐ hòu ji5 hau6 after; later
- 走 zǒu zau2 to walk; to go
- 等 děng dang2 to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till
- 看 kàn hon3 to see; to look at; to read
- 什么 什麼 shén me sam6 mo1 what?; something; anything
- 朋友 péng you pang4 jau5 friend
- 东西 東西 dōng xi dung1 sai1 thing; stuff
- 吧 ba baa6 (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?
Set 6 · words 101–120
Set 6: 20 words 呢 吗 嗎 找 做
- 呢 ne ne1 (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds
- 吗 嗎 ma maa3 (question particle for "yes-no" questions)
- 找 zhǎo zaau2 to try to find; to look for
- 做 zuò zou6 to make; to produce; to write; to compose
- 再见 再見 zài jiàn zoi3 gin3 goodbye; see you again later
- 怎么样 怎麼樣 zěn me yàng zam2 mo1 joeng6 how?; how about?
- 叫 jiào giu3 to shout; to call
- 谢谢 謝謝 xiè xie ze6 ze6 to thank; thanks
- 对不起 對不起 duì bu qǐ deoi3 bat1 hei2 I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
- 请问 請問 qǐng wèn cing2 man6 Excuse me, may I ask...?
- 这 這 zhè ze2 (pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
- 那 nà naa5 (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)
- 公共汽车 公共汽車 gōng gòng qì chē gung1 gung6 hei3 ce1 bus
- 车 車 chē ce1 car; vehicle
- 到 dào dou3 to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to
- 去 qù heoi3 to go; to go to (a place)
- 回 huí wui4 to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around; to reply; to answer
- 坐 zuò co5 to sit; to take a seat
- 开车 開車 kāi chē hoi1 ce1 to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke
- 钱 錢 qián cin2 coin; money
Set 7 · words 121–140
Set 7: 20 words 多少 给 給 贵 貴 便宜
- 多少 duō shǎo do1 siu2 number; amount; somewhat
- 给 給 gěi kap1 to; for
- 贵 貴 guì gwai3 expensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious
- 便宜 pián yi pin4 ji4 cheap; inexpensive; a petty advantage
- 大 dà daai6 big; large; great; older (than another person)
- 小 xiǎo siu2 small; tiny
- 难 難 nán naan4 difficult (to...); problem
- 容易 róng yì jung4 ji6 easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to
- 有 yǒu jau5 to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional)
- 想 xiǎng soeng2 to think (about); to think of; to devise
- 几 幾 jǐ gei2 how many; how much; several; a few
- 块 塊 kuài faai3 lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc
- 饭 飯 fàn faan6 cooked rice; meal
- 吃 chī hek3 to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
- 请 請 qǐng cing2 to ask; to invite
- 也 yě jaa5 also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X)
- 不 bù bat1 no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 没 沒 méi mut6 (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
- 都 dōu dou1 all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even
- 只 zhǐ zi2 only; merely; just
Set 8 · words 141–145
Set 8: 5 words 可是 还是 還是 了 得
- 可是 kě shì ho2 si6 but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
- 还是 還是 hái shi waan4 si6 still (as before); had better
- 了 le liu5 (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
- 得 de dak1 structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
- 过 過 guò gwo3 to cross; to go over