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Essential Chinese Vocabulary: The calendar (days, months, seasons)

Chinese Vocabulary: The calendar (days, months, seasons)

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Want to learn the Chinese language? Here’s a complete list of the most basic, common and useful words in Chinese with their translation in English, on the topic of the calendar (days, months, seasons). Ideal to help you boost your Chinese vocabulary!

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ENGLISH CHINESE
DAYS OF THE WEEK Yīzhōu zhōng de rìzi
Monday zhōuyī
Tuesday zhōu’èr
Wednesday zhōusān
Thursday zhōu sì
Friday xīngqíwǔ
Saturday zhōu liù
Sunday xīngqírì
THE MONTHS yuèfèn
January yī yuè
February èr yuè
March xíngjìn
April sì yuè
May kěnéng
June liù yuè
July qī yuè
August bā yuè
September jiǔ yuè
October shí yuè
November shíyī yuè
December shí’èr yuè
THE SEASONS sìjì
Spring chūntiān
Summer xiàtiān
Autumn qiūtiān
Winter dōngtiān
WHEN ? shénme shíhòu?
before qián
after hòu
soon hěn kuài
this month zhège yuè
this year jīnnián
this week běn xīngqí
from time to time shí
already yǐjīng
today jīntiān
tomorrow míngtiān
yesterday zuótiān
last night zuóyè
the day before yesterday qiántiān
a long time ago hěnjiǔ yǐqián
a week ago yī xīngqí qián
never jué bù
next year míng nián
next time xià cì
next week xià zhōu
next month xià gè yuè
last year qùnián
last month shàng gè yuè
last week shàng zhōu
in the morning zǎochén
in the afternoon xiàwǔ
in the evening wǎnshàng
the day nèitiān
now xiànzài
later zhīhòu
immediately lìjí de
sometimes yǒushí
rarely hěn shǎo
recently zuìjìn
frequently pínfán de
often jīngcháng
very often chángcháng
slowly màn man de
quickly xùnsù de
late wǎn de
early zǎoqí de
always zǒng shì
every day měitiān
right away mǎshàng
all the time měi shí měi kè
all day long zhěng tiān
a holiday yīgè jiàrì
a month yīgè yuè
a year yī nián
an hour yī xiǎoshí
a minute yī fēnzhōng
a week yīzhōu

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Learn Chinese Vocabulary: Travel and tourism

Chinese Vocabulary: Travel and tourism

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Want to learn the Chinese language? Here’s a complete list of the most basic, common and useful words in Chinese with their translation in English, on the topic of travel and tourism. Ideal to help you boost your Chinese vocabulary!

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ENGLISH CHINESE
travel lǚxíng
tourism lǚyóu
a hotel yījiā jiǔdiàn
on time zhǔnshí
late wǎn de
the airport fēijī chǎng
landing jiàngluò
take-off tuō diào
the air conditioning kòngtiáo
the distance jùlí
the customs hǎiguān
the border biānjiè
the train station huǒchē zhàn
the bus station bāshì zhàn
a ticket yī zhāng piào
the reception zhāodài huì
the reservation yùyuē
the road mǎlù
a highway gāosù gōnglù
the plane fēijī
by plane zuò fēijī qù de
the bus gōngjiāo chē
the taxi chūzū chē
the train huǒchē
the car qìchē
a helicopter yī jià zhíshēngjī
the sign biāozhì
the parking lot tíngchē chǎng
the passport hùzhào
the seat zhège zuòwèi; zhuān zuò; xíwèi
the toilet cèsuǒ
the sunglasses tàiyángjìng
a key guānjiàn
a camera xiàngjī
one way ticket dānchéng piào
a return ticket huíchéng jīpiào
a ticket office shòupiào chù
an accommodation zhùsù
a pillow yīgè zhěntou
a blanket tǎnzi
a sleeping bag yīgè shuìdài
a luggage yīgè xínglǐ
a bag yīgè bāo
a backpack yīgè bèibāo
an information yīgè xìnxī
a tourist yīgè yóukè
a vaccine yī zhǒng yìmiáo
an insurance yī fèn bǎoxiǎn
a postcard míngxìnpiàn
an itinerary xíngchéng
a destination mùdì de
a flashlight shǒudiàntǒng
an electrical outlet diànyuán chāzuò
a tent zhàngpéng
a suitcase yīgè shǒutí xiāng
to visit bàifǎng
to travel qù lǚxíng
to rent chūzū
to leave líkāi
to cancel qǔxiāo
to cancel a reservation qǔxiāo yùdìng
to photograph pāizhào
the wind fēng
the snow xuě
the rain
the storm fēngbào
the sun tàiyáng
the sea dàhǎi
a mountain yīzuò shān
a lake
a national park yīgè guójiā gōngyuán
a country yīgè guójiā
a forest yīpiàn sēnlín
a cave yīgè shāndòng
an island yīgè dǎoyǔ
a beach shātān
the nature zìrán
the landscape jǐngguān
sun cream fángshài shuāng
a towel yītiáo máojīn

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Useful Chinese Vocabulary – Contrary Words

Learn Chinese Vocabulary: Contrary words

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Want to learn the Chinese language? Here’s a complete list of the most basic, common and useful words in Chinese with their translation in English, on the topic of contrary words. Ideal to help you boost your Chinese vocabulary!

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ENGLISH CHINESE
young niánqīng de
old lǎo de
empty kōng de
full mǎn de
vertical chuízhí de
horizontal shuǐpíng de
useful yǒuyòng
useless wúyòng
a city yīzuò chéngshì
a village yīgè cūnzi
a question yīgè wèntí
an answer yīgè dá’àn
sad shāngxīn
happy kuàilè de
all quánbù
nothing méiyǒu shé me
a teacher yī wèi lǎoshī
a student yīgè xuéshēng
early zǎoqí de
late wǎn de
open dǎkāi
closed guānbì
first dì yī de
last zuìhòu de
secure ānquán de
dangerous wéixiǎn de
near kàojìn
far yuǎn de
sugar táng
salt yán
dry gānzào
wet nòng shī
often jīngcháng
rarely hěn shǎo
always zǒng shì
never jué bù
same xiāngtóng de
different bùtóng de
dirty āng zāng de
clean gānjìng de
the evening wǎnshàng
the morning zǎoshang
small xiǎo de
large dà de
rich fùyǒu de
poor jiào chà de
the ceiling tiānhuābǎn
the floor dìshàng
animal dòngwù
human rénlèi
guilty yǒuzuì de
innocent qīngbái de
here zhèlǐ
there nàlǐ
hunger jī’è
the thirst kǒu kě
the sun tàiyáng
the moon yuèliàng
the sister jiějiě
the brother nàgè xiōngdì
slow jiǎnhuǎn
fast kuàisù de
before qián
after hòu
heavy zhòng de
light guāng
old lǎo de
new xīn de
easy jiǎndān de
difficult nán de
start kāishǐ
finish jiéshù
friend péngyǒu
enemy dírén
yesterday zuótiān
tomorrow míngtiān
cold hánlěng de
hot rè de
right zhèngquè de
left shèng xià
a woman yīgè nǚrén
a man yīgè nánrén
inside lǐmiàn
outside wàibù
strong qiáng de
weak xūruò de
soft róuruǎn de
hard nán de
a lot hěnduō
a little yīdiǎn
up xiàngshàng
down xià
exactly quèqiè de
probably dàgài
married yǐ hūn
single dānshēn de
noisy cáozá
quiet ānjìng de
complicated fùzá
simple jiǎndān de
now xiànzài
later zhīhòu
long zhǎng
short duǎn de
interesting yǒuqù de
boring wúliáo de
normal pǔtōng de
strange qíguài de
outside wàibù
inside lǐmiàn
the entrance rùkǒu
the exit chūkǒu
white báisè de
black hēisè de
expensive ángguì de
cheap piányí de
USEFUL VERBS
to walk zǒu
to run pǎobù
to attach fù shàng
to detach fēnlí
to go up shàngqù
to go down wǎng xià zǒu
to increase zēngjiā
to decrease jiǎnshǎo
to stop tíngzhǐ
to continue jiēzhe shuō
to take off qǐfēi
to land jiàngluò
to put on chuān shàng
to remove qùchú
to move forward qiánjìn `
to move back xiàng hòu yídòng
to forget wàngjì
to remember jì zhù
to show yǐ xiǎnshì
to hide yǐncáng
to save bǎocún
to spend yào huā
to build jiànlì
to destroy cuīhuǐ
to arrive dàodá
to leave líkāi
to enter jìnrù
to go out chūqù
to laugh xiào
to cry
to sell mài
to buy mǎi
to break dǎpò
to repair xiūlǐ
to lend jiè chū
to borrow qù jiè
to earn zhuàn qǔ
to lose shīqù
to slow down màn xiàlái
to speed up jiākuài
to search xúnzhǎo
to find xúnzhǎo
to pull
to push tuī
to take cǎiqǔ
to give jǐyǔ
to wake up qǐchuáng
to fall asleep rùshuì
to hold chí yǒu
to let go fàngshǒu
to turn on dǎkāi
to turn off bǎ guān diào
to sell mài
to buy mǎi
to send fāsòng
to receive shòudào

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Learn Chinese Vocabulary: The human body, head and face

Chinese Vocabulary: The human body, head and face

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Want to learn the Chinese language? Here’s a complete list of the most basic, common and useful words in Chinese with their translation in English, on the topic of the human body, head and face. Ideal to help you boost your Chinese vocabulary!

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ENGLISH CHINESE
the head tóu bù
the face liǎn
the mouth kǒu
the throat hóulóng
the cheek liǎnjiá
the tongue shétou
the lips zuǐchún
the jaw xiàbā
the neck jǐng bù
the forehead étóu
the chin xiàbā
the nose bízi
the hair tóufǎ
the eyes yǎnjīng
a tooth yī kē yá
the hair tóufǎ
an ear yī zhǐ ěrduǒ
a mustache yīgè húxū
a beard húzi
the skin pífū
the shoulder jiān
the forearm qiánbì
the wrist shǒuwàn
an arm yī zhī shǒubì
the arms shǒubì
the elbow zhǒu bù
a hand yī zhī shǒu
a thumb dà mǔzhǐ
the fingers shǒuzhǐ
the belly fùbù
the chest xiōngbù
the back bèibù
the breasts rǔfáng
the buttocks túnbù
the foot jiǎo
the heel xié gēn
the knee xīgài
the leg tuǐ
the thigh dàtuǐ
a toe yīgè jiǎozhǐ
the stomach wèi
the brain dànǎo
the lungs fèi
the skeleton gǔjià
a bone gǔtou
the skull tóugǔ
a muscle yīkuài jīròu

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Learn Chinese Vocabulary: The city and public places

Chinese Vocabulary: The city and public places

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Want to learn the Chinese language? Here’s a complete list of the most basic, common and useful words in Chinese with their translation in English, on the topic of the city and public places. Ideal to help you boost your Chinese vocabulary!

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ENGLISH CHINESE
a city yīzuò chéngshì
the suburbs jiāoqū
the capital shǒudū
the crowd rénqún
the police jǐngchá
the pollution wūrǎn
the firemen xiāofáng yuán
the toilets cèsuǒ
clean gānjìng de
dirty āng zāng de
safe ānquán de
quiet ānjìng de
an apartment yī jiàn gōngyù
a bus stop yīgè bāshì zhàn
a bar yī jiàn jiǔbā
a post office yīgè yóujú
a shopping center gòuwù zhòng xīn
a city center shì zhōngxīn
a castle yīzuò chéngbǎo
a cemetery mùdì
a cinema diànyǐngyuàn
a police station jǐngchá jú
a dentist yī míng yáyī
an atm zìdòng qǔkuǎn jī
a traffic jam jiāotōng yǒngjǐ
a garage chēkù
a skyscraper mótiān dàlóu
a hospital yī suǒ yīyuàn
a hotel yījiā jiǔdiàn
a building jiànzhú
an apartment yī jiàn gōngyù
a store yījiā shāngdiàn
a market shìchǎng
a doctor yīshēng
a subway dìtiě
a monument yīzuò jìniànbēi
a museum yīgè bówùguǎn
a park yīgè gōngyuán
a parking lot tíngchē chǎng
a bridge yīzuò qiáo
a neighborhood yīgè jiēqū
a restaurant yīgè cāntīng
a stadium tǐyùchǎng
a supermarket chāoshì
a theater jùyuàn
a sidewalk rénxíngdào
a village yīgè cūnzi
a neighbor yīgè línjū
a zoo yīgè dòngwùyuán
a bank yīgè yínháng
a library túshū guǎn
a cathedral dà jiàotáng
a school xuéxiào
a church jiàotáng
a queue duìliè
a fountain pēnquán
a train station huǒchē zhàn
a bus station yīgè gōngjiāo chē zhàn
a bookstore yījiā shūdiàn
a mosque yīzuò qīngzhēnsì
a pharmacy yàofáng
a swimming pool yīgè yóuyǒngchí
a bicycle path zìxíngchē dào
a pedestrian street bùxíngjiē
a street yītiáo jiē
a main street yītiáo zhǔyào jiēdào
an alley yītiáo xiǎo xiàng
an avenue yītiáo dàdào
a highway gāosù gōnglù
a gas station yīgè jiāyóu zhàn
a statue yīzuò diāoxiàng
a synagogue yóutài jiàotáng
a university yī suǒ dàxué
a factory yīgè gōngchǎng
a garbage can yīgè lèsè tǒng
a prison yīzuò jiānyù

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Learn Chinese Vocabulary: Family and friends

Chinese Vocabulary: Family and friends

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Want to learn the Chinese language? Here’s a complete list of the most basic, common and useful words in Chinese with their translation in English, on the topic of family and friends. Ideal to help you boost your Chinese vocabulary!

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ENGLISH CHINESE
the great-grandfather zēng zǔ fù
the great grandmother zēng zǔ mǔ
the grandfather zǔ fù
the grandmother zǔ mǔ
the grandson sūn zi
the granddaughter sūn nǚ
the grandchildren sūn zi men
the father fù qīn
the mother mǔ qīn
the parents fù mǔ
the child hái zi
the children hái zi men
the son ér zi
the daughter nǚ ér
a baby yí gè yīng ér
a teenager yí gè shào nián
the adults dà ren
the brother xiōng dì
the sister jiě jiě
half-brother tóng fù yì mǔ de xiōng dì
half-sister tóng fù yì mǔ de mèi mèi
a twin shuāng bāo tāi
the uncle jiù jiù
the aunt ā yí
the cousin biǎo dì
the cousin biǎo dì
the nephew zhí zi
the niece zhí nǚ
a friend yí gè péng you
the boyfriend nán péng yǒu
the girlfriend nǚ péng yǒu
the fiancé wèi hūn fū
the groom xīn láng
the husband zhàng fu
the wife qī zi
the parents-in-law yuè fù mǔ
father-in-law yuè fù
the mother-in-law pó pó
the brother-in-law jiě fu
the sister-in-law sǎo zi
the son-in-law nǚ xù
the daughter-in-law ér xí fu
a family member jiā tíng chéng yuán
adopted cǎi yòng
only son dú shēng zǐ

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The Most Common and Useful Chinese Adverbs

100 Most common Chinese adverbs list

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Want to learn the Chinese language? Here’s a complete list of the most basic, common and useful adverbs in Chinese with their translation in English. Ideal to help you boost your Chinese vocabulary!

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ENGLISH CHINESE
about guānyú
absolutely juéduì dì
accidentally ǒurán
actively jījí dì
after hòu
almost jīhū
also hái
always zǒng shì
anytime rènhé shíhòu
anywhere rènhé dìfāng
apparently xiǎnrán
approximately dàyuē
around dàyuē
automatically zìdòng dì
barely jǐnjǐn
blindness shīmíng
briefly jiǎnyào dì
calmly píngjìng de
carefully xiǎoxīn
cautiously jǐnshèn de
certainly dāngrán
clearly qīngchǔ dì
comfortably shūshì de
commonly tōngcháng
completely wánquán de
constantly bùduàn de
correctly zhèngquè de
courageously yǒnggǎn de
curiously hàoqí de
currently mùqián
deliberately gùyì dì
delicately wéimiào de
desperately pīnmìng de
easily róngyì dì
elsewhere biéchù
enormously jí dàdì
enough zúgòu de
everywhere dàochù
exactly quèqiè de
exceptionally yìcháng de
extremely jíqí
finally zuìhòu
formerly yǐqián
fortunately xìngyùn de shì
frankly tǎnbái shuō
freely zìyóu de
hard nán de
here zhèlǐ
honestly chéngshí dì
immediately lìjí de
inside lǐmiàn
lately zuìjìn
long zhǎng
loudly gāo shēng
more gèng duō de
mysteriously shénmì de
naturally zìrán
needlessly bù bìyào dì
never jué bù
normally yībān
now xiànzài
nowhere wú chù
obviously míngxiǎn de
often jīngcháng
only zhǐyào
otherwise fǒuzé
outside wàibù
patiently nàixīn dì
perfectly wánměi
perhaps yě xǔ
personally qīnzì
probably dàgài
quickly xùnsù de
quietly qiāoqiāo
randomly suíjī de
rarely hěn shǎo
really zhēn de
repeatedly fǎnfù
right away mǎshàng
separately fēnbié de
seriously yánzhòng dì
significantly xiǎnzhù de
silently mòmò
simply jiǎndān de
slightly qīngwéi de
slowly màn man de
sometimes yǒushí
somewhere mǒu chù
soon hěn kuài
standing chángshè
still réngrán
strangely qíguài de
strictly yángé de
strongly qiángliè de
stupidly yúchǔn de
suddenly túrán
surprisingly chūqí
then ránhòu
there nàlǐ
together yīqǐ
unfortunately hěn yíhàn
upside down shàngxià fānzhuǎn
usually tōngcháng
very fēicháng
well chūsè dì
wrongly cuò

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Learn Basic Chinese | Greetings and Introductions

Chinese Greetings and Introductions

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Learn the essentials of Chinese easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words and phrases used in Chinese for greetings and Introductions, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Chinese by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Chinese vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!

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ENGLISH CHINESE
Hello Nǐ hǎo
Good morning! zǎoshang hǎo!
Good afternoon! Xiàwǔ hǎo!
Hi Nǐ hǎo
Good evening wǎnshàng hǎo
Good night wǎn’ān
Sleep well shuì dé hǎo
How are you? nǐ hǎo ma?
I’m fine, thank you. Wǒ hěn hǎo, xièxiè nǐ.
How about you? Nǐ ne?
Nice to meet you. Hěn gāoxìng jiàn dào nǐ.
Nice to meet you too. Wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng jiàn dào nǐ.
Likewise Tóngyàng de
It’s good to see you. hěn gāoxìng jiàn dào nǐ.
Nice to see you again. Hěn gāoxìng zàicì jiàn dào nǐ.
Pleased to meet you. Hěn gāoxìng jiàn dào nǐ.
How nice to see you! Jiàn dào nǐ zhēn hǎo!
What’s up? Zhè shì zěnme huí shì?
What brings you here? Shénme fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái?
When you’re leaving
Goodbye zàijiàn
I hope we’ll meet again. wǒ xīwàng wǒmen néng zàijiànmiàn.
I’ve got to go. Wǒ dé zǒule.
It was good meeting you. Hěn gāoxìng rènshí nǐ.
It was great seeing you again. Hěn gāoxìng zàicì jiàn dào nǐ.
It was great to catch up! Hěn gāoxìng gǎn shàng!
See you again sometime. Yǒu shíjiān zàijiàn.
See you in the morning Zǎoshang jiàn
See you later huítóu jiàn
See you soon zài jiàn
See you tomorrow míngtiān jiàn
See you tonight jīn wǎn jiàn
Sleep well shuì dé hǎo
Take care. xiǎoxīn.
Other greetings
Bless you zhùfú nǐ
Cheers! gānbēi!
Farewell Gàobié
Good luck! zhù nǐ hǎo yùn!
Talk to you soon Yǐhòu zài liáo
Welcome huānyíng
Well done! zuò dé hǎo!

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