| A | B |
| 一房一厅 | yi fang yi ting: one bedroom and one living room |
| 干净 | gan jing: clean/neat |
| 沙发 | sha fa: sofa |
| 饭桌 | fan zhuo: dining table |
| 椅子 | yi zi: chair |
| 书桌 | shu zhuo: desk |
| 书架 | shu jia: bookshelf |
| 哪里 | na li: there |
| 安静 | an jing: quiet |
| 房租 | fang zu: rent a room/house |
| 远 | yuan: unit for Chinese money |
| 美元 | mei yuan: American dollar |
| 人民币 | ren min bi: Chinese dollar |
| 人民 | ren min: people |
| 币 | bi: coins/currency |
| 差不多 | cha bu duo: almost/nearly |
| 费 | fei: to spend |
| 押金 | ya jin: deposit |
| 当 | dang: to be |
| 还 | hai: also |
| 另外 | ling wai: in addition |
| 准 | zhun: allow |
| 养 | yang: to raise |
| 宠物 | chong wu: house pet |
| 吵 | chao: noisy |
| 连 | lian: connect/continuous |
| 做饭 | zuo fan: to cook |
| 报纸 | bao zhi: newspaper |
| 广告 | guang gao: advertisement |
| (附)近 | (fu) jin: near/close |
| 套 | tao: building (measure word) |
| 公寓 | gong yu: apartment |
| 出租 | chu zu: to rent |
| 走路 | zou lu: to walk |
| 分钟 | fen zhong: minute |
| 卧室 | wo shi: bedroom |
| 厨房 | chu fang: kitchen |
| 卫生间 | wei sheng jian: bathroom |
| 厕所 | ce suo: bathroom |
| 客厅 | ke ting: living room |
| 家具 | jia ju: furniture |
| 天气 | tian qi: weather |
| 前天 | qian tian: the day before yesterday |
| 后天 | hou tian: the day after tomorrow |
| 非常 | fei chang: very |
| 冷 | leng: cold |
| 热 | re: hot |
| 暖和 | nuan huo: warm |
| 一点儿 | yi dian er: a little bit / a few |
| 比 | bi: to compare |
| 更 | geng: even more |
| 会 | hui: can/will |
| 下雨 | xia yu: rain |
| 下雪 | xia xue: snow |
| 晴天 | qing tian: sunny day |
| 多云 | duo yun: cloudy |
| 阴天 | yin tian: overcast sky |
| 刮风 | gua feng: windy |
| 转 | zhuan: turn/shift (Ex: 晴天转下雨) |
| 刚才 | gang cai: just now |
| 气温 | qi wen: air temperature |
| 度 | du: degrees (temperature) |
| 好玩儿 | hao wan er: fun |
| 出去 | chu qu: to go out |
| 又 | you: again/also |
| 暑假 | shu jia: summer break |
| 预报 | yu bao: forcast |
| 季节 | ji jie: season |
| 最高 | zui gao: the highest |
| 最低 | zui di: the lowest |
| 舒服 | shu fu: comfortable |
| 雷阵雨 | lei zhen yu: thunderstorm |
| 带 | dai: bring |
| 别 | bie: don't |
| 但是 | dan shi: but |
| 不但是 | bu dan shi: not only (paired with 而且) |
| 而且 | er qie: but also (paired with 不但是) |
| 远 | yuan: far |
| 今天 | jin tian: today |
| 明天 | ming tian: tomorrow |
| 昨天 | zuo tian: yesterday |
| 电影类型 | dian ying lei xing: movie genre |
| 喜剧片 | xi ju pian: comedy movie |
| 功夫片 | gong fu pian: kung fu movie |
| 科幻片 | ke huan pian: science-fiction |
| 剧情片 | ju qing pian: drama |
| 故事片 | gu shi pian: drama |
| 恐怖片 | kong bu pian: horror movie |
| 动作片 | dong zuo pian: action movie |
| 纪录片 | ji lu pian: documentary |
| 爱情片 | ai qing pian: romance (movie) |
| 动画片 | dong hua pian: animation |
| 卡通片 | ka tong pian: animation |
| 灾难片 | zai nan pian: disaster movie |
| 感人 | gan ren: moving/touching (emotional) |
| 无聊 | wu liao: boring |
| 好笑 | hao xiao: funny |
| 恐怖 | kong bu: scary |
| 刺激 | ci ji: exciting/thrilling |
| 浪漫 | lang man: romantic |
| 有趣 | you qu: interesting/amusing |
| 有创意 | you chuang yi: creative |
| 深刻 | shen ke: deep/profound (emotional) |
| 肤浅 | fu qian: shallow/superficial |
| 复杂 | fu za: complicated |
| 判断 | pan duan: to judge |
| 演员 | yan yuan: actor/actress |
| 音乐会 | yin yue hui: concert |
| 音乐剧 | yin yue ju: musical |
| 剧院 | ju yuan: theatre |
| 演出 | yan chu: performance/show |
| 绘画 | hui hua: painting |
| 书法 | shu fa: calligraphy |
| 画画 | hua hua: to draw |
| 字画 | zi hua: calligraphy & painting |
| 画展 | hua zhan: art exhibit |
| 国画 | guo hua: traditional Chinese painting |
| 画家 | hua jia: painter/artist |
| 当然 | dang ran: of course |
| 胖 | pang: fat |
| 怕 | pa: afraid |
| 简单 | jian dan: simple |
| 跑步 | pao bu: running |
| 跑 | pao: run (noun) |
| 难受 | nan shou: uncomfortable |
| 网球 | wang qiu: tennis |
| 篮球 | lan qiu: basketball |
| 游泳 | you yong: swim |
| 危险 | wei xian: dangerous |
| 淹死 | yan si: drown |
| 愿意 | yuan yi: willing to |
| 上大学 | shang da xue: to attend college |
| 为了 | wei le: for |
| 提高 | ti gao: to raise/improve |
| 水平 | shui ping: level (of an achievement/sport) |
| 比赛 | bi sai: match/competition |
| 脚 | jiao: foot |
| 叫 | jiao: name |
| 手 | shou: hand |
| 踢 | ti: to kick |
| 美式 | mei shi: American style |
| 抱 | bao: to hold/carry |
| 被 | bei: by (passive structure: 我的作业被狗吃了。) |
| 担心 | dan xin: anxious/worried |
| 运动服 | yun dong fu: sportswear |
| 半 | ban: half (半天 = half day, 半小时 = half an hour) |
| 课外活动 | ke wai huo dong: extracurricular activities |
| 队 | dui: team |
| 乐队 | yue dui: band |
| 乐团 | yue tuan: orchestra |
| 社团 | she tuan: clubs |
| 参加 | can jia: participate |
| 大学 | da xue: college |
| 学校 | xue xiao: school |
| 中学 | zhong xue: secondary school |
| 小学 | xiao xue: elementary school |
| 初中 | chu zhong: middle school |
| 高中 | gao zhong: high school |
| 同学 | tong xue: classmates |
| 年级 | nian ji: grade level (school - 8th grade, freshman, etc.) |
| 课 | ke: class |
| 班 | ban: class |
| 早上 | zao shang: morning |
| 晚上 | wan shang: evening |
| 怎么样 | zen me yang: what |
| 春天 | chun tian: spring |
| 夏天 | xia tian: summer |
| 秋天 | qiu tian: autumn |
| 冬天 | dong tian: winter |
| 离 | li: distance |
| 社区 | she qu: community |
| 服务 | fu wu: service |
| 老人院 | lao ren yuan: nursing home |
| 帮助 | bang zhu: help/assist |
| 轮椅 | lun yi: wheelchair |
| (困)难 | (kun) nan: difficult |
| 推 | tui: push |
| 做 | zuo: to do |
| 义工 | yi gong: volunteer (person) |
| 打扫 | da sao: clean/sweep |
| 照顾 | zhao gu: take care of |
| 关爱 | guan ai: care/concern |
| 感到 | gan dao: feel/think |
| 觉得 | jue de: feel/think |
| 有意义 | you yi yi: significant/meaningful |
| 高兴 | gao xing: happy |
| 助人为乐 | zhu ren wei le: pleasure from helping others |
| 修 | xiu: repair/fix |
| 和。。。一起 | he... yi qi: and... together with (Ex: 我和妈妈一起看书。) |
| 听说 | ting shuo: hear of |
| 志愿者 | zhi yuan zhe: the volunteer |
| 义务 | yi wu: to volunteer |
| 文艺演出 | wen yi yan chu: arts performance |
| 陪(伴) | pei (ban): accompany |
| 听起来 | ting qi lai: sounds like |
| 或 | huo: or |
| 比如 | bi ru: for example |
| 不知道 | bu zhi dao: don't know |
| 鸡 | ji: chicken |
| 猪肉 | zhu rou: pork |
| 蛋 | dan: egg |
| 虾 | xia: shrimp |
| 胡萝卜 | hu luo bo: carrot |
| 洋葱 | yang cong: onions |
| 豆腐 | dou fu: tofu |
| 炒面 | chao mian: fried noodles |
| 好吃 | hao chi: tasty |
| 鱼 | yu: fish |
| 甜 | tian: sweet |
| 酸 | suan: sour |
| 糖 | tang: sugar |
| 醋 | cu: vinegar |
| 牛肉 | niu rou: beef |
| 黄瓜 | huang hua: cucumber |
| 米饭 | mi fan: rice |
| 没关系 | mei guan xi: it doesn't matter / don't worry about it |
| 饭馆儿 | fan guan er: restaurant |
| 服务员 | fu wu yuan: waiter |
| 桌子 | zhuo zi: table |
| 饺子 | jiao zi: dumpling |
| 放 | fang: put |
| 肉 | rou: meat |
| 碗 | wan: bowl |
| 汤 | tang: soup |
| 盐 | yan: salt |
| 买完 | mai wan: sold out |
| 买 | mai: purchase/buy |
| 青菜 | qing cai: green vegetables |
| 冰茶 | bing cha: iced tea |
| 冰 | bing: ice |
| 渴 | ke: thirsty |
| 饿 | e: hungry |
| 够 | gou: enough |
| 上菜 | shang cai: serve (food) |
| 科目 | ke mu: class/subject |
| 中文课 | zhong wen ke: Mandarin class |
| 英文课 | ying wen ke: English class |
| 体育课 | ti yu ke: gym class |
| 数学课 | shu xue ke: math class |
| 科学课 | ke xue ke: science class |
| 美术课 | mei shu ke: art class |
| 音乐课 | yin yue ke: music class |
| 历史课 | li shi ke: history class |
| 社会课 | she hui ke: social studies class |
| 科技课 | ke ji ke: technology class |
| 自习课 | zi xi ke: study hall |
| 哲学课 | zhe xue ke: philosophy class |
| 生物课 | sheng wu ke: biology class |
| 物理课 | wu li ke: physics class |
| 化学课 | hua xue ke: chemistry class |
| 地理课 | di li ke: geography class |
| 第一节 | di yi jie: first period |
| 上一节 | shang yi jie: previous period |
| 下一节 | xia yi jie: next period |
| 做作业 | zuo zuo ye: do homework |
| 多 | duo: a lot |
| 少 | shao: a little / less |
| 考试 | kao shi: test/exam |
| 还行 | hai xing: okay/fair/fine (referring to an exam) |
| 分数 | fen shu: exam grades (+ 高/低; high/low) |
| 成绩 | cheng ji: grades/performance (+ 好/差; good/bad) |
| 压 | ya: pressure/press |
| 应该 | ying gai: should |
| 因为 | yin wei: because |
| 室友 | shi you: roommate |
| 所以 | suo yi: so |
| 喜欢 | xi huan: like |
| 住 | zhu: live |
| 在 | zai: be in/at/on |
| 小时 | xiao shi: hour |
| 时候 | shi hou: when (Ex: 我玩游戏的时候。) |
| 妈妈 | ma ma: mom |
| 爸爸 | ba ba: dad |
| 哥哥 | ge ge: older brother |
| 妹妹 | mei mei: younger sister |
| 弟弟 | di di: younger brother |
| 姐姐 | jie jie: older sister |
| 只有 | zhi you: only |
| 太 | tai: extremely/very |
| 生日 | sheng ri: birthday |
| 每 | mei: every |
| 也 | ye: also |
| 最 | zui: the most (最喜欢 = favorite) |
| 为什么 | wei shen me: why |
| 朋友 | peng you: friend |
| 去 | qu: go to |
| 用 | yong: use |
| 常常 | chang chang: sometimes |
| 里 | li: inside |
| 只要 | zhi yao: if only |
| 要 | yao: want/need |
| 想 | xiang: miss/want |
| 想要 | xiang yao: want |
| 谢谢 | xie xie: thanks |
| 医生 | yi sheng: doctor |
| 医院 | yi yuan: hospital |
| 生病 | sheng bing: sick |
| 看 | kan: see/read |
| 吃 | chi: eat |
| 电脑 | dian nao: computer |
| 玩 | wan: to play |
| 旅游 | lu you: travel |
| 左边 | zuo bian: left |
| 右边 | you bian: right |
| 然后 | ran hou: then/afterwards |
| 环境 | huan jing: environment |
| 用光 | yong guang: use up |
| 回收 | hui shou: recycle |
| 浪费 | lang fei: to waste |
| 节约 | jie yue: to save/conserve |
| 可以 | ke yi: can |
| 星期 | xing qi: week |
| 保护环境 | bao hu huan jing: protect environment |