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689 Chinese words, with pinyin & examples.

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一个 yīgè
one; a; an
一个人 yīgèrén
alone; by oneself
一件 yījiàn
one item; one matter
一则 yī zé
one (piece of news, article, etc.)
一圈 yīquān
one lap
一天 yī tiān
one day
一枚 yīméi
one (for small objects like stamps, coins)
一楼 yīlóu
first floor; ground floor
一致 yī zhì
unanimous; consistent
一般 yībān
general; ordinary
一起 yīqǐ
together
一起去 yīqǐ qù
to go together
一起玩 yīqǐ wán
play together
一起走 yīqǐ zǒu
walk together
一辆 yīliàng
one (for vehicles)
一边 yībiān
while; at the same time
一项 yīxiàng
one item; one kind
三个
三名 sānmíng
three people
上车 shàngchē
to get on a vehicle
下午 xiàwǔ
afternoon
下来 xià lái
to come down
不 bù
not; no
不仅 bùjǐn
not only
不仅是 bùjǐn shì
not only is
不停 bùtíng
continuously; without stopping
不只 bùzhǐ
not only
不同 bùtóng
different
不如 bùrú
not as good as; better to
不愿 bùyuàn
unwilling
不是 bù shì
is not; are not
不是普通 bù shì pǔtōng
is not ordinary
与 yǔ
and; with
专业 zhuānyè
professional
且 qiě
moreover; and
世界 shì jiè
world
业绩 yè jì
performance; results
丢脸 diū liǎn
to lose face; embarrassing
两人 liǎng rén
two people
两元 liǎngyuán
two dollars
中文 zhōng wén
Chinese language
中等 zhōng děng
average; medium
丰富 fēngfù
rich; abundant
为 wèi
for; in order to
为了 wèile
in order to; for the purpose of
主动 zhǔ dòng
active; initiative
之一 zhī yī
one of; among them
之上 zhī shàng
above; on top of
之前 zhīqián
before; prior to
乘客 chéngkè
passenger
也 yě
also
书包 shūbāo
schoolbag
买药 mǎiyào
buy medicine
事 shì
matter; affair; thing
事件 shìjiàn
incident; event
于是 yú shì
so; therefore
五分钟 wǔ fēnzhōng
five minutes
五成
亚军 yàjūn
runner-up; second place
交通 jiāotōng
traffic; transportation
人物 rén wù
person; character
人生 rén shēng
life; human life
今天 jīntiān
today
今年 jīn nián
this year
仍是 réng shì
still is
从 cóng
from; since
从不放弃 cóngbùfàngqì
never give up
从前 cóngqián
once upon a time; in the past
从此 cóngcǐ
from then on; henceforth
从而 cóng ér
thus; thereby
他 tā
he; him
他们 tāmen
they; them
付钱 fùqián
to pay money
令 lìng
to cause; to make
以 yǐ
with; by means of
价值 jià zhí
value; worth
会不会 huìbùhuì
whether or not; is it possible that
伞 sǎn
umbrella
伤心 shāngxīn
sad; heartbroken
但 dàn
but
低于 dīyú
lower than; below
住 zhù
to live; to reside
住户 zhùhù
resident; householder
作 zuò
do; make
作曲 zuò qǔ
to compose music; composition
作用 zuòyòng
effect; function
你好 nǐ hǎo
Hello; Hi
便捷 biànjié
convenient; easy
保存 bǎocún
to preserve; to conserve
保护 bǎohù
to protect; to defend
信任 xìnrèn
trust
做 zuò
to do; to make
停 tíng
to stop
停止 tíng zhǐ
to stop; to cease
光芒 guāngmáng
radiance; brilliance
光顾 guānggù
patronize; visit (a shop)
入口处 rùkǒuchù
entrance; entry point
全程 quánchéng
the whole process; entire journey
全长
公共 gōnggòng
public
公共电话 gōnggòng diànhuà
public telephone
公司 gōngsī
company
公寓 gōngyù
apartment; flat
公里
六 liù
six
共同 gòngtóng
together; jointly
关于 guān yú
about; regarding
兴奋 xīngfèn
excited
兴趣 xìngqù
interest; hobby
其中 qízhōng
among which; among them
其他 qítā
other; else
内容 nèiróng
content
再 zài
again; once more
再也不 zài yě bù
no longer; never again
再度 zàidù
again; once more
写下 xiěxià
to write down
冲线 chōngxiàn
cross the finish line
准备 zhǔnbèi
to prepare
出现 chū xiàn
to appear; to emerge
出示 chūshì
to show; to present
分别 fēnbié
respectively; separately
分店 fēn diàn
branch store; branch shop
分秒 fēnmiǎo
minutes and seconds
分钟
初学者 chū xué zhě
beginner; novice
利用 lìyòng
to utilize; to make use of
到 dào
to arrive; to reach
到时 dàoshí
by that time; when the time comes
刷新 shuāxīn
refresh; renew
前 qián
before; in front of
前进 qiánjìn
advance; move forward
力量 lì liàng
power; strength
加 jiā
add; plus
加上 jiāshàng
to add; plus
加强 jiā qiáng
strengthen; enhance
努力 nǔ lì
to work hard; effort
勇敢 yǒnggǎn
brave; courageous
勇气 yǒngqì
courage; bravery
勉强 miǎnqiǎng
reluctantly; barely
包含 bāohán
to include; to contain
包括 bāo kuò
include; contain
华语 Huáyǔ
Chinese language (especially Mandarin)
协助 xiézhù
assist; help
单字 dān zì
single character; word
卡在 qiǎzài
to get stuck in
印象 yìnxiàng
impression
却 què
but; however
历史 lìshǐ
history
厉害 lì hài
awesome; formidable; capable
原 yuán
original; former
原定 yuándìng
originally scheduled
原本 yuánběn
originally
去 qù
to go
去年 qù nián
last year
参加 cān jiā
to participate; to join
参观 cānguān
to visit; to tour
发生 fāshēng
to happen; to occur
取消 qǔxiāo
cancel
受 shòu
to receive; to suffer
受影响 shòu yǐng xiǎng
affected; influenced
受欢迎 shòu huān yíng
popular; well-liked
变强 biànqiáng
to become strong
变成 biànchéng
to become; to turn into
古老 gǔlǎo
ancient; old
另 lìng
another; other
另作 lìng zuò
do something else
只 zhī
measure word for animals, birds, etc.
只有 zhǐyǒu
only; there is only
只能 zhǐnéng
can only
只需
只需约
叫 jiào
to be called; to call
可以 kěyǐ
can; may
可能 kěnéng
possible; maybe
吃饭 chīfàn
to eat a meal
合作 hézuò
cooperation; to cooperate
同期 tóngqī
same period; concurrent
同桌 tóngzhuō
deskmate
名 míng
measure word for people
后
向 xiàng
toward; to
吓跑 xiàpǎo
to scare away
听 tīng
to listen
听到 tīng dào
to hear
听见 tīngjiàn
to hear
吸引 xī yǐn
to attract
告诉 gàosu
to tell; to inform
周一 zhōuyī
Monday
周三 zhōusān
Wednesday
周五 zhōuwǔ
Friday
周末 zhōumò
weekend
和 hé
and
品牌 pǐnpái
brand
商 shāng
merchant; businessperson
商业 shāng yè
commercial; business
喊话 hǎnhuà
to shout; to call out
喘气 chuǎnqì
pant; gasp for breath
四条 sì tiáo
four (for long, narrow objects)
回 huí
to return
回到 huídào
to return to
回响 huíxiǎng
to echo; reverberation
回声 huíshēng
echo
回家 huíjiā
to return home
回程 huíchéng
return trip
因为 yīn wèi
because
图书馆 túshūguǎn
library
图片 túpiàn
picture; image
圆圆的 yuányuán de
round
地板 dìbǎn
floor (surface)
地标 dìbiāo
landmark
地点 dìdiǎn
location; place
坚持 jiānchí
persist; insist
城市 chéng shì
city
境内
墙上 qiángshàng
on the wall
声 shēng
sound
声明 shēngmíng
statement; declaration
声音 shēngyīn
sound; voice
处理 chǔlǐ
to handle; to deal with
复习 fùxí
review; revise
复杂 fùzá
complex; complicated
外国 wàiguó
foreign country
多 duō
many; much
多少 duōshǎo
somewhat; to some extent
多种 duōzhǒng
multiple types; various
大厦 dàshà
building; mansion
大家 dàjiā
everyone; everybody
大家都知道 dàjiā dōu zhīdào
everyone knows
大楼 dàlóu
building; large building
大草场 dà cǎochǎng
large grass field
大量 dàliàng
large quantity; a lot
大门 dàmén
main door; gate
大雨 dàyǔ
heavy rain
天
天空 tiānkōng
sky
太 tài
too; extremely
太好了 tài hǎo le
great; wonderful
太过 tàiguò
too much; excessively
失败 shībài
to fail; failure
奇怪 qíguài
strange; odd
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