Chinese Vocabulary

This page contains the most commonly used vocabulary in English and Chinese (simplified and pinyin), there are more than 300 words. The table includes the following: Chinese adjectives verbs, animals, body parts, objects food, people, and survival words that you might want to know when chatting. Most of the vocabulary is used for the everyday life conversations, so they might come handy if you memorize them, if you don't know how to say a word then check our alphabet in Chinese which can be found on the menu above to get some help. You can also check our Chinese Phrases.

Chinese Vocabulary

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English	Chinese	Pinyin	English	Chinese	Pinyin

Animals	动物	dòngwù	Body Parts	身体部位	shēntǐ bùwèi
Bear	熊	xióng	Arm	手臂	shǒubì
Bird	伯德	bó dé	Back	后面	hòumian
Cat	猫	māo	Chest	胸膛	xiōngtáng
Cow	奶牛	nǎiniú	Ear	耳朵	ěrduo
Dog	狗	gǒu	Eye	眼	yǎn
Fish	鱼	yú	Face	脸	liǎn
Horse	马	mǎ	Finger	手指	shǒuzhǐ
Monkey	猴	hóu	Fingers	手指	shǒuzhǐ
Mouse	鼠标	shǔbiāo	Foot	脚	jiǎo
Pig	猪	zhū	Hair	头发	tóufà
Sheep	绵羊	miányáng	Hand	手	shǒu
			Head	头	tóu
Adjective	形容词	xíngróngcí	Heart	心脏	xīnzàng
Angry	生气的	shēngqì dì / dí / de	Leg	腿	tuǐ
Bad	糟糕的	zāogāo dì / dí / de	Mouth	嘴	zuǐ
Beautiful	美丽的	měilì dì / dí / de	Neck	颈部	jǐng bù
Cheap	便宜的	piányi dì / dí / de	Nose	鼻子	bízi
Clean	清洁的	qīngjié dì / dí / de	Shoulder	肩	jiān
Cold	寒冷的	hánlěng dì / dí / de	Stomach	胃	wèi
Different	不同	bùtóng	Teeth	牙齿	yáchǐ
Difficult	困难	kùnnán	Tongue	舌	shé
Early	早的	zǎo dì / dí / de	Tooth	齿	chǐ
Easy	容易的	róngyì dì / dí / de
Friendly	友好	yǒuhǎo	Objects	物体	wùtǐ
Good	良好的	liánghǎo dì / dí / de	Bathroom	浴室	yùshì
Heavy	沉重的	chénzhòng dì / dí / de	Bed	床	chuáng
Important	重要	zhòngyào	Bedroom	卧室	wòshì
Married	已婚	yǐ hūn	Ceiling	天花板	tiānhuābǎn
Natural	自然	zìrán	Chair	椅子	yǐzi
Nice	好的	hǎo / hào dì / dí / de	Clothes	衣服	yīfu
Open	打开	dǎkāi	Coat	外套	wàitào
Polite	礼貌	lǐmào	Cup	世界杯	shìjièbēi
Poor	贫穷的	pínqióng dì / dí / de	Desk	台	tái
Rich	丰富	fēngfù	Dress	着装	zhuó / zháo / zhe zhuāng
Sad	悲哀的	bēiāi dì / dí / de	Floor	地面	dìmiàn
Simple	简单	jiǎndān	Fork	叉	chā / chǎ
Slow	慢的	màn dì / dí / de	Furniture	家具	jiājù
Small	小的	xiǎo dì / dí / de	Glass	玻璃	bōli
Sweet	甜的	tián dì / dí / de	Hat	帽子	màozi
Tall	高的	gāo dì / dí / de	House	房子	fángzǐ
Warm	暖和的	nuǎnhuo dì / dí / de	Ink	油墨	yóumò
Well	好	hǎo / hào	Jacket	夹克	jiākè
Worse	更糟糕的	gēng / gèng zāogāo dì / dí / de	Kitchen	厨房	chúfáng
Worst	最差	zuì chà / chāi / chā	Knife	刀	dāo
Wrong	错误的	cuòwù dì / dí / de	Lamp	灯	dēng
			Letter	信	xìn
Miscellaneous Words	杂项词	zá xiàng cí	Map	地图	dìtú
Art	艺术	yìshù	Newspaper	报纸	bàozhǐ
Book	书	shū	Notebook	笔记本电脑	bǐjìběndiànnǎo
Dictionary	词典	cídiǎn	Pants	西裤	xī kù
Geography	地理	dìlǐ	Paper	纸	zhǐ
History	历史	lìshǐ	Pen	笔	bǐ
Math	数学	shùxué	Pencil	铅笔	qiānbǐ
Music	音乐	yīnyuè	Pharmacy	药房	yàofáng
Science	科学	kēxué	Picture	图片	túpiàn
Bank	银行	yínháng	Plate	板	bǎn
Beach	海滩	hǎitān	Refrigerator	冰箱	bīngxiāng
By bicycle	骑自行车	qí zìxíngchē	Restaurant	餐厅	cāntīng
By bus	巴士	bāshì	Roof	屋顶	wūdǐng
By car	汽车	qìchē	Room	房间	fángjiān
By train	火车	huǒchē	Rug	地毯	dìtǎn
Cafe	咖啡馆	kāfēiguǎn	Scissors	剪刀	jiǎndāo
Country	国家	guójiā	Shampoo	洗发水	xǐfàshuǐ
Desert	沙漠	shāmò	Shirt	衬衫	chènshān
Flowers	鲜花	xiānhuā	Shoes	鞋	xié
Football	足球	zúqiú	Soap	肥皂	féizào
Forest	森林	sēnlín	Socks	袜子	wàzi
Game	游戏	yóuxì	Spoon	勺	sháo
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English	Chinese	Pinyin	English	Chinese	Pinyin

Garden	花园餐厅	huāyuán cāntīng	Table	桌子	zhuōzi
House	房子	fángzǐ	Toilet	厕所	cèsuǒ
Island	海岛办事处	hǎidǎo bànshìchù	Toothbrush	牙刷	yáshuā
Lake	湖	hú	Toothpaste	牙膏	yágāo
Library	图书馆	túshūguǎn	Towel	毛巾	máojīn
Mountain	山	shān	T-shirt	T恤	xù
Movies	电影	diànyǐng	Umbrella	伞	sǎn
Ocean	海洋	hǎiyáng	Underwear	内衣	nèiyī
Office	办公室	bàngōngshì	Wall	长城	Chángchéng
On foot	徒步	túbù	Wallet	钱包	qiánbāo
Player	播放器	bōfàng qì	Window	窗口	chuāngkǒu
River	河	hé
Sea	海	hǎi	Food	食物	shíwù
Soccer	英式足球	yīng shì zúqiú	Apple	苹果	píngguǒ
Supermarket	超市	chāoshì	Apricot	杏	xìng
Swimming pool	游泳池	yǒuyǒngchí / yóuyǒngchí	Banana	香蕉	xiāngjiāo
Theater	剧场	jùchǎng	Bread	面包	miànbāo
Tree	树	shù	Breakfast	早餐	zǎocān
			Butter	黄油	huángyóu
Verbs	动词	dòngcí	Candy	糖果	tángguǒ
Arrive	到达	dàodá	Carrot	胡萝卜	húluóbo
Ask	询问	xúnwèn	Cheese	奶酪	nǎilào
Be	是	shì	Chicken	小鸡	xiǎo jī
Become	变为	biàn wèi / wéi	Dessert	甜品	tiánpǐn
Begin	开始	kāishǐ	Dinner	宴会	yànhuì
Break	打断	dǎduàn	Fish	鱼	yú
Bring	带来	dàilái	Food	食物	shíwù
Build	建造	jiàn zào	Fruit	水果	shuǐguǒ
Burn	烧伤	shāoshāng	Grapes	葡萄	pútáo
Buy	购买	gòumǎi	Ice cream	冰淇淋	bīngqílín
Call	呼叫	hūjiào	Lamb	羔羊	gāoyáng
Choose	选择	xuǎnzé	Lemon	柠檬	níngméng
Clean	清洁的	qīngjié dì / dí / de	Lunch	午餐	wǔcān
Close	关闭	guānbì	Meal	豆粕	dòu pò
Come	到达	dàodá	Meat	肉	ròu
Cut	切割	qiē / qiè gē	Onion	洋葱	yángcōng
Dance	舞蹈	wǔdǎo	Orange	橙色	chéngsè
Do	做	zuò	Pork	猪肉	zhūròu
Dream	梦想	mèngxiǎng	Potato	马铃薯	mǎlíngshǔ
Drink	喝	hè / hē	Salad	沙拉	shālà
Eat	吃	chī	Salt	盐	yán
Fall	秋天	qiūtiān	Sandwich	威奇	wēi qí / jī
Find	查找	cházhǎo	Sausage	香肠	xiāngcháng
Forget	忘记	wàngjì	Soup	汤	tāng
Get	获得	huòdé	Sugar	糖	táng
Go	离去	lí qù	Supper	晚餐	wǎncān
Hear	听到	tīng dào	Turkey	土耳其	Tǔěrqí
Help	帮助	bāngzhù	Vegetables	蔬菜	shūcài
Kiss	亲吻	qīnwěn
Know	知道	zhīdào	People	人们	rénmen
Laugh	笑	xiào	Aunt	大婶	dài / dà shěn
Learn	学习	xuéxí	Baby	婴儿	yīng'ér
Like	喜欢	xǐhuān	Brother	兄弟	xiōngdì
Live	活的	huó dì / dí / de	Cousin	表兄弟姊妹	biǎoxiōngdì zǐmèi
Look	看	kān / kàn	Daughter	女儿	nǚer
Love	爱	ài	Dentist	牙医	yáyī
Make	制造	zhìzào	Doctor	医生	yīshēng
Mean	有意义	yǒuyì yì	Father	父亲	fùqīn
Meet	遇见	yùjiàn	Granddaughter	孙女	sūnnǚ
Need	需要	xūyào	Grandfather	祖父	zǔfù
Open	打开	dǎkāi	Grandmother	祖母	zǔmǔ
Play	玩	wán	Grandson	孙子	sūnzi
Push	推	tuī	Husband	丈夫	zhàngfu
Read	阅读	yuèdú	Mother	母亲	mǔqīn
Remember	记住	jìzhù	Nephew	侄子	zhízi
Return	返回	fǎnhuí	Niece	侄女	zhínü
Run	跑	pǎo	Nurse	护士	hùshi
Say	说	shuō	Policeman	警察	jǐngchá
See	看见	kànjiàn	Postman	邮差	yóu chà / chāi / chā
Sell	出售	chūshòu	Professor	教授	jiàoshòu
Send	发送	fāsòng	Son	儿子	érzi
Sit	坐下	zuò xià	Teacher	老师	lǎoshī
Sleep	睡觉	shuìjiào	Uncle	叔叔	shū shū
Speak	演讲	yǎnjiǎng	Wife	妻子	qīzi
Take	拿	ná
Talk	谈论	tánlùn
Teach	教	jiāo / jiào
Tell	告诉	gàosu
Think	思考	sīkǎo
Understand	理解	lǐjiě
Wait	等待	děngdài
Want	想要	xiǎngyào
Work	工作	gōngzuò

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