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de5 de indicates possession, like adding 's to a noun

wo3 w I; me
ni3 n you (singular)
shi4 sh be; is; are; am
le5 le indicates a completed or finished action
bu4 b no; not
zai4 zi at; on; in; indicates an action in progress
ta1 t he; him
wo3men5 wmen we; us
hao3 ho good
you3 yu have
zhe4 zh this
hui4 hu know how to
ma5 ma indicates a yes/no question (added to a
statement)
shen2me5 shnme what? (replaces the noun to turn a
statement into a question)
shuo1 shu speak
ta1 t she
xiang3 xing think; believe; suppose; would like to
yi1 y one; once; a
hen3 hn very; quite
ren2 rn person; man; people
na4 n that; then
lai2 li come; arrive; ever since; next
dou1 du all; both
ge5 ge general measure word
neng2 nng can; be able
qu4 q go; to leave
he2 h and; with
zuo4 zu do; make
shang4 shng above; up
mei2you3 miyu not have; there is not
kan4 kn see; look at; to watch
zen3me5 znme how?
xian4zai4 xinzi now
dian3 din a dot; a little; o'clock
ne5 ne indicates a question; how about...?;
tai4 ti too (much)
li3 l inside; Chinese mile (~.5 km)
ting1 tng listen; hear
shei2 shi who
duo1 du many
shi2hou5 shhou time
xia4 xi fall; below
xie4xie5 xixie thank you
xian1sheng5 xinsheng Mr.; Sir
xi3huan5 xhuan to like
da4 d, di big; large
dong1xi5 dngxi things; stuff
xiao3 xio small; young
jiao4 jio to be called
ai4 i love
nian2 nin year
qing3 qng please; invite; to treat someone to something
hui2 hu to return; to reply; to go back
gong1zuo4 gngzu work; a job
qian2 qin money; coin
chi1 ch eat
kai1 ki to open; to start; to operate (a vehicle)
jia1 ji family; home
na3 na which; how
peng2you5 pngyou friend
ma1ma5 mma mom; mum
jin1tian1 jntin today
ji3 j how many; several; a few
ba4ba5 bba Dad
xie1 xi some; few; several
zen3me5yang4 znmeyng how about?; how is/was it?
dui4bu5qi3 dubuq sorry
zhu4 zh to live; reside; to stop
san1 sn three
gao1xing4 goxng happy; glad
mai3 mi to buy
yi1sheng1 yshng doctor
na3r5 nr where? (Beijing accent)
zi4 z letter; character
ming2zi5 mngzi name
ren4shi5 rnshi recognize; know (a person)
zuo4 zu sit
he1 h to drink
xie3 xi to write; to compose
yue4 yu moon; month; flesh (radical)
hao4 ho number; day of a month
gou3 gu dog
sui4 su years old; age
kan4jian4 knjin see; catch sight of
da3 dian4hua4 d dinhu make a phone call
wei4 wi hello (on the phone)
er2zi5 rzi son
piao4liang5 pioliang pretty; beautiful
fen1zhong1 fnzhng minute; (measure word for time)
zai4jian4 zijin goodbye; see you later
ben3 bn measure word for books
ming2tian1 mngtin tomorrow
shao3 sho few; little
duo1shao5 dushao how much?; how many?
kuai4 kui lump; piece; sum of money
nv3'er2 n'r daughter
xiao3jie5 xiojie young lady; miss; Ms.
yi1fu5 yfu clothes
shui3 shu water
xue2xiao4 xuxio school
dian4ying3 dinyng movie; film
shu1 sh book; letter
si4 s four
wu3 w five
yi1yuan4 yyun hospital
mei2 guan1xi5 mi gunxi it doesn't matter; never mind
fei1ji1 fij airplane
er4 r two
dian4shi4 dinsh television; TV
du2 d to read; to study
hou4mian5 humian back; behind
zuo2tian1 zutin yesterday
shui4 jiao4 shu jio to sleep; go to bed
liu4 li six
lao3shi1 losh teacher
xing1qi1 xngq week
shi2 sh ten
mao1 mo cat
dian4nao3 dinno computer
re4 r heat; hot
xue2sheng5 xusheng student
xia4wu3 xiw afternoon
xue2xi2 xux learn; to study
leng3 lng cold
bu2 ke4qi5 b kqi you're welcome; don't be polite
qian2mian4 qinmin in front
ba1 b eight
Zhong1guo2 Zhnggu China
qi1 q seven
cai4 ci dish (type of food); vegetables
zhuo1zi5 zhuzi table; desk
chu1zu1che1 chzch taxi; cab
tian1qi4 tinq weather
cha2 ch tea
jiu3 ji nine
shang1dian4 shngdin shop; store
yi3zi5 yzi chair
tong2xue2 tngxu fellow student; schoolmate
yi4dian3r5 ydinr a bit; a few
ping2guo3 pnggu apple
fan4dian4 fndin restaurant; hotel
zhong1wu3 zhngw noon; midday
shang4wu3 shngw late morning (before noon)
shui3guo3 shugu fruit
bei1zi5 bizi cup; glass
xia4yu3 xiy to rain
mi3fan4 mfn (cooked) rice
Bei3jing1 Bijng Beijing
Han4yu3 Hny Chinese language

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