chi1, (verb) to eat

我很喜欢吃中国菜。

a5

emotion particle

是啊！

ba5

suggestion/presumption

我们去吃饭吧！

ban4

half

明天七点半见！

ban4gong1shi4

office

你的办公室在哪里？

bao1jiao3zi

to wrap/make dumplings

水饺, boiled (shui3jiao3)

锅贴, fried (guo1tie1)

bao4 qian4

sorry, to feel sorry, to regret,to feel apologetic

bei3

north

北京（northern capital)

bei3 ka3 zhou1

North Carolina

xin1 ze2 xi1

New Jersey

bi3 fang1 shuo1

for example, for instance

bi3 jiao4

to prefer

bi3 ru2

for example

bi3 hua4

brush stroke

bi3 shun4

stroke order

bi4 ye4

graduation, to graduate,

to finish school

bie3

don't

别担心！

bing4

illness, sickness

我最近生病了。

bu4

no, negation

不是

bu2 dan4... er2 qie3

not only... but also

bu4 hao3 yi2 si4

to feel embarrassed

bu4 fen4

part, section

cai4

vegetable, food, dish

我想吃四川菜。

can1 jia1

attend, participate

你参加比赛吗？

chang 2

to taste

chang2 chang2

often

他常常在 Target 买东西。

chang4 ge1

to sing

chao1 ji2

super

你是我最超级的女孩。

che1

car/vehicle

chen4 shan1

shirt, blouse, top

你的衬衫很漂亮。

chi1 fan4

to eat (rice)

我现在去吃饭。

chi1 huai4 du4 zi

food poisoning

chi1 su4 de ren2

vegetarian,

(simple eating people)

chong1 tu1

conflict, contention,

collision of opinions

chu1 ji2

primary, initial, beginner (level)

chu1 sheng1

to be born

她出生在中国。

chuan2 ran3

to spread illness, to infect, contagious

chuan1

to wear clothing

ci4

# of times

两次 (2 times)

cong2

from (preposition)

今天考试从八点到十点

da3 qiu2

to play ball

我很喜欢打球。

da4

big

中国很大。

da4 xiao3

size, dimension, measurement

dai4

to wear hat or glasses

dai4

to bring

dan1 xin1

to worry

别担心！

dan4 shi4

however, but

dao4

to arrive

-to (place)

-until (time)

-up to

-go to

de

possessive particle

我的(my)

你的(your)

他的(his)

dian3

hour, time

dian4

electric

ex. 电影(movie)

dong1 tian1

winter

dong3

to understand, comprehend

dou1

all

duan3 ku4

shorts (short pants)

dui4

yes, correct

对不对？

dui4 hua4

dialogue, "opposed speech"

duo1

a lot, much

e4

hungry

fa1 gao1 shao1

to have a high fever

fan1 yi4

translation

fan4 guan3

restaurant

(fan4 guaR3)

fang2 jian1

room

fen4

part, portion

fu4 xi2

revise, review

fu4 za2

complicated, complex

gai3

to change, alter, correct

gan1 jing4

clean, neat, orderly

gan1 ga4

awkward, embarrassed

gan3 mao4

catch a cold

我感冒了。

gao1 zhong1

high school

gang1 gang1

just, barely

我刚刚回来了。

gong1 xi3 ni3

Congratulations!

gao1

tall

你真的很高。

gao1 ji2

advanced, high quality, fancy

gao4 su

to tell, inform, let know

当以下，不告诉我。

gong1 ping2

fair, just

gou4

enough, adequate

gui1 ding4

rule, regulation

gui4

expensive

太贵了！

guo4

completion particle

你去过上海吗？

hao3

good

你好吗？

hen3

very

她很漂亮。

hou4 lai2

later, aftwerwards

hu2 shui3

lake

hu4 shi4

nurse

hua4 huaR4

to paint

我很喜欢画画儿。

hui2

part of verbs

-to return (hui2 lai2)

-to circle

-to turn around

-to reply

hui4

to possess a skill, be able to

我会做菜。

huo2 dong4

to exercise, to move about, an activity

huo3

fire (radical)

jia1 you2

to "add gas", cheering "go!"

jia1 ke4

jacket

jia1 ren2

family members

我家有五口人。

jian3 dan1

simple, not complicated

jian4

to see

(a person, etc.)

明天见！

jiang3 yi2 xia4

talk a little

我们讲一下吧。

jiao4

name, to call,

to be called

我叫王华莺。

jiao4 shi4

classroom

jie1

street

jie3 hun1

to get/be married

jie2 shu2

finish, end, conclude, close

jie3 shi4

explanation

jin1

present, current

今天的天气很热。

jin1

gold (radical)

jin3 zhang1

nervous

jing1

capital

你们是北京人马？

jue2 de

think, feel

ji3

crowded

kai1 shi3

begin

kan4 dian4 ying3

to watch a movie

他看电影了。

kao3 shi4

test

明天有考试。

ke2 sou4

cough

ke4

class

我们上课吧！

kong4

free time

kou3

mouth radical

ku4

cool

她男朋友很酷。

ku4 zi

pants

kuai4

quick, fast

kuai4

"bucks",

measure of currency

la1 du4 zi

to have diarrhea

la4

spicy

lai2

to come

[lai2 jie1

come pickup]

lao3

old

lao3 ban3

boss

A：她是老板吗？

B：不是，她是留学生。

lao3 shi1

teacher, instructor

你是老师吗？

leng3

cold

li3 mian4

inside, interior

li3

ceremony

lian4 xi2

exercise, drill, practice

liang3 ge

a pair

liang2 ti3 wen1

take one's temperature

ling4 wai4

the other, in addition, besides

liu2 bi2 ti4

runny nose

liu2 xing2

hip, fashionable, stylish

liu2 xue2 sheng1

exchange student

lv4 shi1

lawyer

lv3 xing2

to journey, travel, take a trip

ma

interrogative particle

你好吗？

mai3 dong1 xi

go shopping

man3 yi4

full, satisfied

man4

slow

mang2

busy

mao4 zi

hat

mei3 tian1

everyday

mei3

beautiful

mei3 guo2

USA (America)

men

subject plurality

我们 (we)

他们 (they)

mian4 shi4

interview, audition

miao2 shu4

to describe

mu4

wood radical

mu4

eye radical

na4 ge

that

那个是什么？

na3 li3

where

(question word)

nan2

male

男朋友＝boyfriend

nan2

hard, difficult

nan2 guai4

no wonder, not surprising

ne

and (interrogative)

你呢？

nei4 rong2

content

ni3

you

nian2

year

niu3 yue1

New York

nv3

woman (radical)

ou4 tu4

(to) vomit

pa4

to be afraid, scared

pang4

fat

peng2 you3

friend

pian2 yi

cheap, inexpensive

piao4 liang4

pretty

ping2 chang2

usually

ping2

m.w. for bottles

-wine, water, beer

qi2 ta1

other, others

qi1 mo4

end of semester/term

qi2 guai4

strange, unusual, odd

qi3 chuang2

to get up, wake up

qian2

money

qing3 ke4

invite/pay for quest

qing2 kuang4

circumstances, situation

qu4

to go

你今天去上海吗？

qun2 zi

skirt

rang4

to permit, let, allow

re4

hot (weather)

ren2

person, people

你是中国人马？

ren4 shi

to know person, be acquainted with

你认不认识她？

ren4 wei2

to believe, think, consider, feel

ri4

sun radical

ri4 ben3

Japan

rong2 yi4

easy

这个很容易！

sang3 zi tong4

sore throat

shan1

mountain

shang4

up

(upper part, go up, go to, serve, apply, reach)

shang4 wang3

to surf the Internet

shao3

few

shen2 me

what

(question word)

你说什么？

shen2 me shi2 hou4

when?

shi2

food radical

shi4 shi4 kan4

(to) give it a try

shi4 qing2

matters, affairs, things, business

shi4 you3

roommate

shou3

hand radical

shu1

caligraphy, book

你喜不喜欢看书？

shu1 fu

comfortable

你在哪里不舒服？

shu1 le

to lose (game, bet)

shuai4

handsome,

good looking

shui3

water radical

sui1 ran2

although, even though

sui4

years (age)

我妈妈四十五岁。

suo3 yi3

so, therefore

tai4

too

太贵了！

tan2 de lai2

able to get along with

te4 dian3

characteristic, trait, feature

tang4

to scald, burn, iron

(hot)

ti2 mu4

subject, topic, title

tian1 qi4

weather

今天的天气很冷。

tian2

sweet

tiao4 wu3

to dance

你喜欢跳舞吗？

ting1 shuo1

to hear around from others

ting1 yin1 yue4

to listen to music

tong2 xue2

classmate

tong2 yi4

to agree

tou2 teng2

headache

tu1 ran2

sudden(ly), abrupt(ly), unexpected(ly)

tuo1

to remove clothing

wo3

I (subject)

我是美国人。

wu2 liao2

boring

wa4 zi

socks

wan3 shang4

evening

今天晚上有空吗？

wei4 dao4

flavor

wen2 hua4

culture, civilization

中国文化很有意思。

wen2 zhang1

essay

xi2 guan4

habit, custom, to be used to

xi3

to wash, clean, bathe

xi3 huan1

to like

你喜欢什么菜？

xian1... ran2 hou4

first... then

xiang1 sheng

Mr., husband

xian2

salted, salty taste

xian4 zai4

now, current

xiang1

fragrant, savory

xiang1 fan3

opposite, contrary

xiang3

think, feel

xiao1 xi

news, information

xiao3 chi1

snacks

xiao3 shi2

hour (time)

xiao4 zhang3

principal, school administrator

xie2 zi

shoes

xie3

to write

xie4 xie4

thank you

谢谢你！

xin1

heart radical

xin1

new

xing1 qi1

week

xiu1 xi

(to) rest

休息以后你挥毫的。

xu1 yao4

to need

xue2

to study, learn

xue2 qi1

semester, term

yan2

speech radical

yan2 ge2

strict, tight, rigorous

yan2 zhong4

serious

yang4

type or style of something

这个怎么样？

yao4

-to want

-will

-must, have to

yao4

medicine

中药，西药

yi1

clothing radical

yi1 fu

clothing, clothes

yi1 yuan4

hospital

yi4 si

interesting

yi2 wan4

10,000

yi3 hou4

after

yi3 qian2

before

yi3 jing1

already

yi4 bai3

100

yi2 gong4

altogether

yi1 qi3

together

yi4 qian1

1,000

ying1 gai1

should

ying2 le

to win, gain

you2 ni4

grease, greasy (food), oily

you2 yong3

to swim

you3 ming2

famous

you4

right (direction)

yu4 ding4

to reserve,

book ahead

yuan2

Chinese currency

yun4 dong4

to exercise

zang1

dirty, filthy

你应该洗你脏的衣服

zhang3 da4

grow up, be raised

我在美国长大。

zhao4 pian4

photo, picture

zhe4 ge

this

zhen1 de

really, truly

zheng4 chang2

regular, normal, ordinary

zhi1 dao4

to know a fact

知道了吗？

zhi2 de

be worth, deserve

值得去吗？

zhi3

only

zhong1 guo2

China

zhong1 ji2

intermediate, middle rank/level

zhong4 yao4

important

zhong1 yu3

finally

zhou1 mo4

weekend

zhuo1 zi

table/desk surface

zhu1 liu2 gan3

H1N1, Swine flu

zhu4 zai4

to live (at/in place)

zhuang4

strong

zhun3 bei4

practice, prepare

zu2

foot radical

zui4 jin4

recently

zuo3

left (direction)

zuo4

to make, do

guai4 bu4 de

it's no wonder

ye2 ye

grandfather

(paternal)

du2

to read

ma3 shang4

immediately

guo4 lai2

to come over

你能过来吗？

huai4

broken

bu2 guo4

however

yi1 zhi2

always, all along, continuously

an1

safe, quiet, still

an1 quan2

safe, secure

gong1 yuan2

park

shao1

slightly

di4 tie3

subway, metro station

zhan4

station (transportation)

xia4 che1

to get off vehicle

da4 gai4

approximately, about

da3 di1

to take a taxi

du3 che1

traffic jam

qing1 gui3

light rail trans.

di4 fang

place, thing

can1 guan1

to visit

yi2 kuaiR4

together

chi1 dao4

to be late

xia4 ban1

to finish/get off work

gong1 gong4 qi4 che1

public bus

tian1 an1 men2

guang3 chang3

Tiananmen Square

guang3 chang3

public square

bo2 wu4 guan3

museum

pai4 dui4

party

hua4 zhuang1

to put on makeup

wu3 hui4

dancing party

di4 zhi3

address

kao4 jin4

to be close to

lu4 kou3

road intersection, crossing

li2

away, from (prep.)

jin4

near, close to (adj)

shi4

room

wan3 hui4

evening party

yuan3

far (adj)

yu3

rain (noun)

xia4 yu3

to rain

yu3 yi1

raincoat

ai1 ya

Ah!

wang4

to forget

nian4

read aloud, pronounce

ming2 bai

to understand, realize

qing1 chu

to understand, be clear about

ben3 zi

notebook, book

ben3

source, origin, basis

m.w. books, files..

zhong1 yi1

Chinese medicine

wu3 shu4

martial arts

dao1

knife

tu3

earth, soil

tian2

field, farmland

yu2

fish

chang2

long

men2

door, gate, opening

ma3

horse

huo3 che1

train

huo3 che1 zhan4

train station

fang1 mian4

aspect

jing1 ju4

Beijing Opera

ru2 jia1

Confucism

chu2 le... yi3 wai4

in addition to ___,

yi2 duan4 shi2 jian1

a period of time

you2 qi2 shi4

especially