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Common Words
你
nǐyou; anyone; one
我wǒI; me; myself; our
他tāpersonal pronoun (he/him); other; another
她tāshe; beloved things
谢谢xiè xieexpress thanks
对不起duì bu qǐsorry; I apologize
没关系méi guān xiit doesn't matter; don't worry about it
请qǐngask; invite; polite request; surname
是shìcorrect; this; to be; yes
不bùno; not; negative particle
有yǒuhave; exist; reach; occur; polite prefix; surname
没有méi yǒuto not have; there is not; not as... as; has not happened
好hǎogood; fine; friendly; healthy; easy; very
可以kě yǐcan; may; not bad; formidable
想xiǎngthink; consider; hope; miss
要yāorequest; coerce; invite; surname; old form of waist
喜欢xǐ huanlike; be fond of; be happy
爱àilove; like; cherish
学习xué xístudy; learn; emulate
中文Zhōng wénChinese language; the languages and scripts of China
人rénhuman; person; people; character
朋友péng youfriend; boyfriend/girlfriend
家jiesame as '价' (jie); used in phrases like '整天家'
爸爸bà bafather; dad
妈妈mā mamother; respectful term for older woman
老师lǎo shīteacher; instructor; mentor
学生xué shenɡstudent; pupil; apprentice; dialect: boy
今天jīn tiāntoday; present time
明天míng tiāntomorrow; the near future
现在xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
多少duō shǎointerrogative pronoun; quantity; amount; somewhat
钱qiáncopper cash; currency; money; weight unit
吃chīstutter; stammer
喝hēdrink; sip; same as 嗬
去qùdirectional complement
来láidirectional complement
在zàiexist; be located at; depend on; preposition; adverb
哪里nǎ lǐwhere; any place; used in rhetorical questions
这里zhè lǐhere; this place
那里nà lǐthere; that place (distant)
什么shén mewhat; something; anything; used for emphasis
怎么zěn mehow; why; in some way
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