TOCFL Band A Vocabulary List Novice 1 to Level 2 · official 2023 list
Band A is where the TOCFL starts testing everyday communication: Level 1 (入門級) and Level 2 (基礎級), on top of the two Novice lists (準備級) that the official counts build on. That is 1,226 entries in all. SC-TOP groups these lists by topic: personal information, family and relationships, school, food and drink, shopping, travel, home, health, work and free time.
1,226entries on this page (Novice 1, Novice 2, Level 1, Level 2)
1,226entries in total through Level 2
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 我 | wǒㄨㄛˇ | I; meN | N1 |
| 你/ | nǐㄋㄧˇ | youN | N1 |
| 他/ | tāㄊㄚ | he; himN | N1 |
| 我們我们 | wǒmenㄨㄛˇ ㄇㄣ˙ | we; usN | N1 |
| 你們/ | nǐmenㄋㄧˇ ㄇㄣ˙ | you (plural)N | N1 |
| 他們/ | tāmenㄊㄚ ㄇㄣ˙ | theyN | N1 |
| 您 | nínㄋㄧㄣˊ | you (polite)N | N1 |
| 誰谁 | shéiㄕㄟˊ | who; anyone; whoever (as in 谁都, 谁…谁就)N | N1 |
| 姓名 | xìngmíngㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ | full nameN | N1 |
| 人 | rénㄖㄣˊ | person; peopleN | N1 |
| 國国 | guóㄍㄨㄛˊ | countryN | N1 |
| 中國中国 | Zhōngguóㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ | ChinaN | N1 |
| 美國美国 | Měiguóㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ | United States; USA; USN | N1 |
| 日本 | Rìběnㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ | JapanN | N1 |
| 台灣/ | Táiwānㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄢ | TaiwanN | N1 |
| 名字 | míngziㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄗ˙ | nameN | N1 |
| 家 | jiāㄐㄧㄚ | home; family; classifier for shops and businesses (as in 这家饭店)N | N1 |
| 電話电话 | diànhuàㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ | telephone; phone callN | N1 |
| 時間时间 | shíjiānㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢ | timeN | N1 |
| 小時小时 | xiǎoshíㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ | hourN | N1 |
| 現在现在 | xiànzàiㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋ | nowN | N1 |
| 今年 | jīnniánㄐㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄢˊ | this yearN | N1 |
| 今天 | jīntiānㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄢ | todayN | N1 |
| 明天 | míngtiānㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ | tomorrowN | N1 |
| 昨天 | zuótiānㄗㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄧㄢ | yesterdayN | N1 |
| 早上 | zǎoshàngㄗㄠˇ ㄕㄤˋ | morning; early morningN | N1 |
| 上午 | shàngwǔㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇ | morningN | N1 |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔㄓㄨㄥ ㄨˇ | noon; middayN | N1 |
| 下午 | xiàwǔㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ | afternoon; p.m.N | N1 |
| 晚上 | wǎnshàngㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋ | eveningN | N1 |
| 一 | yīㄧ | oneN | N1 |
| 二 | èrㄦˋ | twoN | N1 |
| 三 | sānㄙㄢ | threeN | N1 |
| 四 | sìㄙˋ | fourN | N1 |
| 五 | wǔㄨˇ | fiveN | N1 |
| 六 | liùㄌㄧㄡˋ | six; 6N | N1 |
| 七 | qīㄑㄧ | sevenN | N1 |
| 八 | bāㄅㄚ | eightN | N1 |
| 九 | jiǔㄐㄧㄡˇ | nine; 9N | N1 |
| 十 | shíㄕˊ | tenN | N1 |
| 兩两 | liǎngㄌㄧㄤˇ | two; bothN | N1 |
| 時候时候 | shíhòuㄕˊ ㄏㄡˋ | time; whenN | N1 |
| 百 | bǎiㄅㄞˇ | hundredN | N1 |
| 半 | bànㄅㄢˋ | half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a halfN | N1 |
| 千 | qiānㄑㄧㄢ | thousandN | N1 |
| 爸爸/ | bàba/ | (coll.) father; dadN | N1 |
| 媽媽/ | māma/ | momN | N1 |
| 哥哥/ | gēge/ | older brotherN | N1 |
| 弟弟/ | dìdi/ | younger brotherN | N1 |
| 姊姊/ | jiějie/ | older sisterN | N1 |
| 妹妹/ | mèimei/ | younger sisterN | N1 |
| 小孩(子) | xiǎohái(zi)ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄞˊ | childN | N1 |
| 的 | deㄉㄜ˙ | possessive particle; links a modifier to a noun (as in 那样的人); the one that… (as in 老的是我)Ptc | N1 |
| 第 | dìㄉㄧˋ | prefix for ordinal numbersDet | N1 |
| 分 | fēnㄈㄣ | to divide; to share out; minute (unit of time); a point (in sports or games)M | N1 |
| 點点 | diǎnㄉㄧㄢˇ | o'clock; point; dot; a little (一点); to nod (点头); to order (food); to light; to tapM | N1 |
| 個个 | geㄍㄜˋ | general measure wordM | N1 |
| 歲岁 | suìㄙㄨㄟˋ | years oldM | N1 |
| 年 | niánㄋㄧㄢˊ | yearM | N1 |
| 住 | zhùㄓㄨˋ | to live; to reside; to stay; (after a verb) firmly; to a stop (as in 抓住, 盖住)V | N1 |
| 來来 | láiㄌㄞˊ | to come; to arrive; (before a verb) to take on doing sth; let's (as in 我们来看)V | N1 |
| 是 | shìㄕˋ | to be; correctVst | N1 |
| 姓 | xìngㄒㄧㄥˋ | surname; to be surnamedVst | N1 |
| 覺得觉得 | juédeㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄜ˙ | to think; to feelVst | N1 |
| 喜歡喜欢 | xǐhuānㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄢ | to likeVst | N1 |
| 打電話打电话 | dǎ diànhuàㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ | to make a phone callVi | N1 |
| 漂亮 | piàoliàngㄆㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ | pretty; beautifulVs | N1 |
| 高 | gāoㄍㄠ | tall; high; surname GaoVs | N1 |
| 老 | lǎoㄌㄠˇ | old; aged; experienced; (before a surname, as in 老王) Old (familiar address)Vs | N1 |
| 好 | hǎoㄏㄠˇ | good; well; fine; OK; easy to (before a verb, as in 好数 'easy to count')Adv | N1 |
| 很 | hěnㄏㄣˇ | veryAdv | N1 |
| 真 | zhēnㄓㄣ | really; truly; real; trueAdv | N1 |
| 電腦电脑 | diànnǎoㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ | computerN | N1 |
| 老師老师 | lǎoshīㄌㄠˇ ㄕ | teacherN | N1 |
| 買买 | mǎiㄇㄞˇ | to buyV | N1 |
| 忙 | mángㄇㄤˊ | busyVs | N1 |
| 學生学生 | xuéshēngㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥ | studentN | N1 |
| 大學大学 | dàxuéㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ | universityN | N1 |
| 學校学校 | xuéxiàoㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ | schoolN | N1 |
| 中文 | Zhōngwénㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ | Chinese languageN | N1 |
| 同學同学 | tóngxuéㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ | classmateN | N1 |
| 字 | zìㄗˋ | character; wordN | N1 |
| 筆笔 | bǐㄅㄧˇ | pen; writing tool; classifier for sums of money or deals (as in 一笔钱)N | N1 |
| 學学 | xuéㄒㄩㄝˊ | to learnV | N1 |
| 問问 | wènㄨㄣˋ | to askV | N1 |
| 說说 | shuōㄕㄨㄛ | to speak; to sayV | N1 |
| 寫写 | xiěㄒㄧㄝˇ | to writeV | N1 |
| 聽听 | tīngㄊㄧㄥ | to listen; to hear; to obey; to heed (听…的话)V | N1 |
| 對对 | duìㄉㄨㄟˋ | right; correct; to; towards; at (as in 对他说); to face; to treat; versus (as in 阿根廷对英格兰)Vs | N1 |
| 能 | néngㄋㄥˊ | can; to be able toVaux | N1 |
| 可以 | kěyǐㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇ | can; may; possible; allowedVaux | N1 |
| 上課上课 | shàngkèㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄜˋ | to go to class; to attend classV-sep | N1 |
| 知道 | zhīdàoㄓ ㄉㄠˋ | to know; to be awareVst | N1 |
| 電視(機)电视(机) | diànshì(jī)ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ | TVN | N1 |
| 水 | shuǐㄕㄨㄟˇ | waterN | N1 |
| 久 | jiǔㄐㄧㄡˇ | (a long) timeVs-pred | N1 |
| 早 | zǎoㄗㄠˇ | early; (greeting) good morningVs | N1 |
| 再 | zàiㄗㄞˋ | againAdv | N1 |
| 書书 | shūㄕㄨ | bookN | N1 |
| 電影电影 | diànyǐngㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇ | movieN | N1 |
| 以前 | yǐqiánㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ | before; formerly; agoN | N1 |
| 以後以后 | yǐhòuㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ | after; later; in the futureN | N1 |
| 走 | zǒuㄗㄡˇ | to walk; to go; to leaveV | N1 |
| 等 | děngㄉㄥˇ | to wait; (after a list) and so on, etc.; by the time; until (as in 等他回来)V | N1 |
| 看 | kànㄎㄢˋ | to look; to see; to watch; to readV | N1 |
| 就 | jiùㄐㄧㄡˋ | then; just; preciselyAdv | N1 |
| 什麼/ | shénmeㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄜ˙ | whatN | N1 |
| 朋友 | péngyǒuㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ | friendN | N1 |
| 東西东西 | dōngxiㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ˙ | thing; stuff; objectN | N1 |
| 吧 | baㄅㄚ˙ | modal particle indicating suggestionPtc | N1 |
| 呢 | neㄋㄜ˙ | question particle; sentence-final particle for emphasis (as in 我才不想吃呢)Ptc | N1 |
| 嗎吗 | maㄇㄚ˙ | (question particle)Ptc | N1 |
| 找 | zhǎoㄓㄠˇ | to look for; to seek; to give change (as in 找你五块)V | N1 |
| 做 | zuòㄗㄨㄛˋ | to do; to make; to act as; to be (friends etc) (as in 做朋友)V | N1 |
| 再見再见 | zàijiànㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ | goodbye; see you laterVi | N1 |
| 怎麼樣怎么样 | zěnmeyàngㄗㄣˇ ㄇㄜ˙ ㄧㄤˋ | how?; what do you think?Vs | N1 |
| 叫 | jiàoㄐㄧㄠˋ | to call; to be called; to shout; (of animals) to bark, crow etc; to order (sb to do sth)Vst/V | N1 |
| 謝謝谢谢 | xièxieㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄝ˙ | thank youVst | N1 |
| 對不起对不起 | duìbùqǐㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ | sorry | N1 |
| 請問请问 | qǐngwènㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄨㄣˋ | excuse me, may I ask...? | N1 |
| 這这 | zhèㄓㄜˋ | thisDet | N1 |
| 那 | nàㄋㄚˋ | that; those; then; in that caseDet | N1 |
| 公共汽車/ | gōnggòngqìchē/ | busN | N1 |
| 車(子)车(子) | chē(zi)ㄔㄜ ㄗ˙ | car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc)N | N1 |
| 到 | dàoㄉㄠˋ | to arrive; to reach; (after a verb) to; into (as in 飞到, 掉到)V | N1 |
| 去 | qùㄑㄩˋ | to goV | N1 |
| 回 | huíㄏㄨㄟˊ | to go back; to answer; to returnV | N1 |
| 坐 | zuòㄗㄨㄛˋ | to sit; to take (a bus, etc.)Vi | N1 |
| 這裡/ | zhèlǐ/ | hereN | N1 |
| 那裡/ | nàlǐ/ | there; that placeN | N1 |
| 哪裡/ | nǎlǐ/ | whereN | N1 |
| 開車开车 | kāichēㄎㄞ ㄔㄜ | to drive a carV-sep | N1 |
| 錢钱 | qiánㄑㄧㄢˊ | moneyN | N1 |
| 多少 | duōshǎoㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ | how much; how manyN | N1 |
| 給给 | gěiㄍㄟˇ | to give; for, to (sb)V | N1 |
| 貴贵 | guìㄍㄨㄟˋ | expensiveVs | N1 |
| 便宜 | piányíㄆㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊ | cheap; inexpensiveVs | N1 |
| 大 | dàㄉㄚˋ | big; large; older (in age, as in 比我大两岁)Vs | N1 |
| 小 | xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇ | small; littleVs | N1 |
| 難难 | nánㄋㄢˊ | difficultVs | N1 |
| 容易 | róngyìㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ | easy; not difficultVs | N1 |
| 有 | yǒuㄧㄡˇ | to have; there is, there areVst | N1 |
| 想 | xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ | to think; to want; to miss (sb)Vst | N1 |
| 幾几 | jǐㄐㄧˇ | how many; several; a fewDet | N1 |
| 塊块 | kuàiㄎㄨㄞˋ | lump; chunk; piece; classifier for money and objectsM | N1 |
| 位 | wèiㄨㄟˋ | position; (honorific) classifier for peopleM | N1 |
| 飯饭 | fànㄈㄢˋ | food; mealN | N1 |
| 吃 | chīㄔ | to eatV | N1 |
| 請请 | qǐngㄑㄧㄥˇ | please; to invite; to ask (sb to do sth); to treat (to a meal)V | N1 |
| 也 | yěㄧㄝˇ | alsoAdv | N1 |
| 不 | bùㄅㄨˋ | no; notAdv | N1 |
| 沒没 | méiㄇㄟˊ | not; have notAdv | N1 |
| 都 | dōuㄉㄡ | all; bothAdv | N1 |
| 只 | zhǐㄓˇ | only; justAdv | N1 |
| 可是 | kěshìㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋ | but; howeverConj | N1 |
| 還是还是 | háishìㄏㄞˊ ㄕˋ | or; still; nevertheless; had betterConj | N1 |
| 了 | leㄌㄜ˙ | (particle indicating completed action or change of state)Ptc | N1 |
| 得 | deㄉㄜ˙ | used after a verb to indicate degreePtc | N1 |
| 過过 | guòㄍㄨㄛˋ | to pass; to cross; (after verb) indicates past experiencePtc | N1 |
| 沒有没有 | méiyǒuㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ | don't have; haven'tPtc | N1 |
| 男 | nánㄋㄢˊ | maleN | N2 |
| 女 | nǚㄋㄩˇ | femaleN | N2 |
| 孩子 | háiziㄏㄞˊ ㄗ˙ | childN | N2 |
| 小姐 | xiǎojiěㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˇ | missN | N2 |
| 先生 | xiānshēngㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ | mister; sirN | N2 |
| 太太 | tàitaiㄊㄞˋ ㄊㄞ˙ | wife; Mrs.; madamN | N2 |
| 女兒女儿 | nǚ'érㄋㄩˇ ㄦˊ | daughterN | N2 |
| 兒子儿子 | érziㄦˊ ㄗ˙ | sonN | N2 |
| 大家 | dàjiāㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ | everyoneN | N2 |
| 路 | lùㄌㄨˋ | road; path; wayN | N2 |
| 手機手机 | shǒujīㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧ | cell phoneN | N2 |
| 明年 | míngniánㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ | next yearN | N2 |
| 去年 | qùniánㄑㄩˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ | last yearN | N2 |
| 生日 | shēngrìㄕㄥ ㄖˋ | birthdayN | N2 |
| 月 | yuèㄩㄝˋ | moon; monthN | N2 |
| 日 | rìㄖˋ | sun; dayN | N2 |
| 星期 | xīngqíㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ | weekN | N2 |
| 星期天/ | Xīngqítiān/ | SundayN | N2 |
| 禮拜天礼拜天 | Lǐbàitiānㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄞˋ ㄊㄧㄢ | SundayN | N2 |
| 週末/ | zhōumòㄓㄡ ㄇㄛˋ | weekendN | N2 |
| 號号 | hàoㄏㄠˋ | number; day of the monthM | N2 |
| 天 | tiānㄊㄧㄢ | day; skyN/M | N2 |
| 從从 | cóngㄘㄨㄥˊ | fromPrep | N2 |
| 在 | zàiㄗㄞˋ | to be (located); at; in; (before a verb) in the middle of doing (as in 在睡觉)Prep/Vst | N2 |
| 愛爱 | àiㄞˋ | to love; to likeVst | N2 |
| 快樂快乐 | kuàilèㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ | happy; joyfulVs | N2 |
| 太 | tàiㄊㄞˋ | too; veryAdv | N2 |
| 公園公园 | gōngyuánㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ | park (for public recreation)N | N2 |
| 國家国家 | guójiāㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚ | countryN | N2 |
| 分鐘分钟 | fēnzhōngㄈㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ | minuteM | N2 |
| 家人 | jiārénㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ | family membersN | N2 |
| 胖 | pàngㄆㄤˋ | fatVs | N2 |
| 矮 | ǎiㄞˇ | short (in height); lowVs | N2 |
| 瘦 | shòuㄕㄡˋ | thin; to lose weight; leanVs | N2 |
| 萬万 | wànㄨㄢˋ | ten thousand; a huge numberN | N2 |
| 鐘頭钟头 | zhōngtóuㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄡˊ | hour (colloquial)N | N2 |
| 晚 | wǎnㄨㄢˇ | late; eveningN | N2 |
| 前天 | qiántiānㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ | the day before yesterdayN | N2 |
| 後天后天 | hòutiānㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄧㄢ | the day after tomorrowN | N2 |
| 前年 | qiánniánㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ | the year before lastN | N2 |
| 後年后年 | hòuniánㄏㄡˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ | the year after nextN | N2 |
| 自己 | zìjǐㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ | oneself; one's ownN | N2 |
| 它 | tāㄊㄚ | itN | N2 |
| 它們它们 | tāmenㄊㄚ ㄇㄣ˙ | they; them (for animals or things)N | N2 |
| 最 | zuìㄗㄨㄟˋ | most; -estAdv | N2 |
| 怕 | pàㄆㄚˋ | to be afraid; to fearVst | N2 |
| 美 | měiㄇㄟˇ | beautiful; (abbr. for America)Vs | N2 |
| 應該/ | yīnggāi/ | should; ought toVaux | N2 |
| 真的 | zhēndeㄓㄣ ㄉㄜ˙ | really; trulyAdv | N2 |
| 工作 | gōngzuòㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ | to work; jobN | N2 |
| 醫生/ | yīshēng/ | doctorN | N2 |
| 一點/ | yīdiǎn/ | a bit; a little; (in negative sentences) not at all; one o'clockDet | N2 |
| 一些 | yīxiēㄧ ㄒㄧㄝ | someDet | N2 |
| 本 | běnㄅㄣˇ | classifier for books; this; originalM | N2 |
| 張张 | zhāngㄓㄤ | (measure word) for flat objects (e.g. paper); to open up; to spreadM | N2 |
| 英文 | Yīngwénㄧㄥ ㄨㄣˊ | English (language)N | N2 |
| 紙纸 | zhǐㄓˇ | paperN | N2 |
| 問題问题 | wèntíㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄧˊ | question; problemN | N2 |
| 意思 | yìsiㄧˋ ㄙ˙ | meaning; ideaN | N2 |
| 餐廳/ | cāntīng/ | dining hall; restaurantN | N2 |
| 畫/ | huà/ | to draw; to paint; picture; paintingV/N | N2 |
| 讀读 | dúㄉㄨˊ | to read; to studyV | N2 |
| 會会 | huìㄏㄨㄟˋ | can; to know how to; will; to be likely to (as in 明天会更好); meetingVaux | N2 |
| 為什麼为什么 | wèishénmeㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄜ˙ | why?Vs | N2 |
| 下課下课 | xiàkèㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄎㄜˋ | to finish classV-sep | N2 |
| 說話说话 | shuōhuàㄕㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄚˋ | to speak; to talkV-sep | N2 |
| 考試考试 | kǎoshìㄎㄠˇ ㄕˋ | to take an exam; examV-sep/N | N2 |
| 懂 | dǒngㄉㄨㄥˇ | to understandVst | N2 |
| 念/ | niànㄋㄧㄢˋ | to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloudV | N2 |
| 課课 | kèㄎㄜˋ | subject; course; class; lessonN | N2 |
| 教 | jiāoㄐㄧㄠ | to teachV | N2 |
| 告訴告诉 | gàosùㄍㄠˋ ㄙㄨˋ | to tellV | N2 |
| 錯错 | cuòㄘㄨㄛˋ | wrong; incorrect; mistake; fault (as in 不是你的错)Vp | N2 |
| 門口门口 | ménkǒuㄇㄣˊ ㄎㄡˇ | doorway; entranceN | N2 |
| 枝 | zhīㄓ | branch; a classifier for long, thin objectsM | N2 |
| 牛 | niúㄋㄧㄡˊ | ox; cowN | N2 |
| 豬猪 | zhūㄓㄨ | pig; swine; hogN | N2 |
| 雨 | yǔㄩˇ | rainN | N2 |
| 空氣空气 | kōngqìㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄧˋ | air; atmosphereN | N2 |
| 功課功课 | gōngkèㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄜˋ | homework; classworkN | N2 |
| 教室 | jiàoshìㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄕˋ | classroomN | N2 |
| 句子 | jùziㄐㄩˋ ㄗ˙ | sentenceN | N2 |
| 休息 | xiūxíㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧˊ | to restVi | N2 |
| 非常 | fēichángㄈㄟ ㄔㄤˊ | very; extremelyAdv | N2 |
| 房(子) | fáng(zi)ㄈㄤˊ ㄗ˙ | houseN | N2 |
| 房間房间 | fángjiānㄈㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄢ | roomN | N2 |
| 樓楼 | lóuㄌㄡˊ | building; floorM | N2 |
| 門门 | ménㄇㄣˊ | door; gateN | N2 |
| 桌(子) | zhuō(zi)ㄓㄨㄛ ㄗ˙ | table; deskN | N2 |
| 椅(子) | yǐ(zi)ㄧˇ ㄗ˙ | chairN | N2 |
| 床 | chuángㄔㄨㄤˊ | bedN | N2 |
| 開开 | kāiㄎㄞ | to open; to turn on; to drive (a vehicle); to hold (a meeting); to be open (for business)V | N2 |
| 低 | dīㄉㄧ | low; to lowerVs | N2 |
| 不錯不错 | bùcuòㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ | not bad; pretty goodVs | N2 |
| 天氣天气 | tiānqìㄊㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˋ | weatherN | N2 |
| 冷 | lěngㄌㄥˇ | coldVs | N2 |
| 熱热 | rèㄖㄜˋ | hotVs | N2 |
| 下雨 | xiàyǔㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄩˇ | to rainV-sep | N2 |
| 風风 | fēngㄈㄥ | windN | N2 |
| 山 | shānㄕㄢ | mountainN | N2 |
| 花/ | huā/ | flower; to spend (money, time)N | N2 |
| 魚鱼 | yúㄩˊ | fishN | N2 |
| 雞鸡 | jīㄐㄧ | chicken; fowlN | N2 |
| 咖啡 | kāfēiㄎㄚ ㄈㄟ | (loanword) coffeeN | N2 |
| 茶 | cháㄔㄚˊ | teaN | N2 |
| 用 | yòngㄩㄥˋ | to useV | N2 |
| 穿 | chuānㄔㄨㄢ | to wearV | N2 |
| 起床 | qǐchuángㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨㄤˊ | to get up; to get out of bedVp | N2 |
| 方便 | fāngbiànㄈㄤ ㄅㄧㄢˋ | convenient; to facilitateVs | N2 |
| 睡覺睡觉 | shuìjiàoㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ | to sleepV-sep | N2 |
| 起來起来 | qǐláiㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ | to get up; to rise; (after verb) up; (after verb) to startVp | N2 |
| 先 | xiānㄒㄧㄢ | first; beforeAdv | N2 |
| 常常/ | chángcháng/ | frequently; oftenAdv | N2 |
| 每 | měiㄇㄟˇ | each; everyDet | N2 |
| 打 | dǎㄉㄚˇ | to hit; to strike; to play (a sport); to fight (a war); to make (a phone call)V | N2 |
| 玩 | wánㄨㄢˊ | to play; to have fun; to visit for pleasure; toyV | N2 |
| 運動运动 | yùndòngㄩㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ | to exercise; exercise; sportsVi/N | N2 |
| 走路 | zǒulùㄗㄡˇ ㄌㄨˋ | to walk; to go on footV-sep | N2 |
| 唱歌 | chànggēㄔㄤˋ ㄍㄜ | to sing (a song)V-sep | N2 |
| 跳 | tiàoㄊㄧㄠˋ | to jump; to hop; to beat (of the heart)Vi | N2 |
| 還还 | háiㄏㄞˊ | still; yet; also; even more; in additionAdv | N2 |
| 唱 | chàngㄔㄤˋ | to singV | N2 |
| 歌 | gēㄍㄜ | songN | N2 |
| 跳舞 | tiàowǔㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄨˇ | to danceV-sep | N2 |
| 又 | yòuㄧㄡˋ | again; also; both... and (又…又, as in 又快又干净)Adv | N2 |
| 球 | qiúㄑㄧㄡˊ | ballN | N2 |
| 介紹介绍 | jièshàoㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄠˋ | to introduce; introductionV | N2 |
| 沒關係没关系 | méiguānxiㄇㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄒㄧ˙ | it doesn't matterVs | N2 |
| 事/ | shì/ | matter; thingN | N2 |
| 怎麼怎么 | zěnmeㄗㄣˇ ㄇㄜ˙ | how?; why?; what?Adv | N2 |
| 哪 | nǎㄋㄚˇ | which; whereDet | N2 |
| 裡面/ | lǐmiànㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ | inside; withinN | N2 |
| 上(面) | shàng(miàn)ㄕㄤˋ | up; on; above; to go up; to get on (a vehicle)N | N2 |
| 下(面) | xià(miàn)ㄒㄧㄚˋ | down; next; below; under; to fall (of rain, snow); to get off (a vehicle)N | N2 |
| 外(面) | wài(miàn)ㄨㄞˋ | outsideN | N2 |
| 外頭外头 | wàitouㄨㄞˋ ㄊㄡ˙ | outside; exteriorN | N2 |
| 前(面) | qián(miàn)ㄑㄧㄢˊ | front; before; agoN | N2 |
| 後(面)后(面) | hòu(miàn)ㄏㄡˋ | behind; afterN | N2 |
| 左(邊)左(边) | zuǒ(biān)ㄗㄨㄛˇ | leftN | N2 |
| 右(邊)右(边) | yòu(biān)ㄧㄡˋ | right (side)N | N2 |
| 旁(邊)旁(边) | páng(biān)ㄆㄤˊ | side; beside; the lateral component (in a character)N | N2 |
| 裡/ | lǐㄌㄧˇ | inside; interior; withinN | N2 |
| 中 | zhōngㄓㄨㄥ | middle; center; in; among; during (as in 战争中)N | N2 |
| 地方 | dìfāngㄉㄧˋ ㄈㄤ | placeN | N2 |
| 附近 | fùjìnㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ | nearby; in the vicinity ofN | N2 |
| 帶带 | dàiㄉㄞˋ | to bring; to carry; to wear; to take (sb somewhere); to leadV | N2 |
| 拿 | náㄋㄚˊ | to take; to holdV | N2 |
| 站 | zhànㄓㄢˋ | station; to standVi | N2 |
| 快 | kuàiㄎㄨㄞˋ | fast; quick; soon; almost; about to (as in 快哭了); hurry up; sharp (of a knife)Vs | N2 |
| 慢 | mànㄇㄢˋ | slowVs | N2 |
| 計程車计程车 | jìchéngchēㄐㄧˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄜ | (Tw) taxi; cabN | N2 |
| 火車火车 | huǒchēㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜ | trainN | N2 |
| 飛機飞机 | fēijīㄈㄟ ㄐㄧ | airplaneN | N2 |
| 輛辆 | liàngㄌㄧㄤˋ | classifier for vehiclesM | N2 |
| 出 | chūㄔㄨ | to go outV | N2 |
| 進进 | jìnㄐㄧㄣˋ | to enter; to advanceV | N2 |
| 外國外国 | wàiguóㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ | foreign countryN | N2 |
| 手 | shǒuㄕㄡˇ | handN | N2 |
| 腳脚 | jiǎoㄐㄧㄠˇ | foot; legN | N2 |
| 身體身体 | shēntǐㄕㄣ ㄊㄧˇ | body; healthN | N2 |
| 眼睛 | yǎnjīngㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥ | eyeN | N2 |
| 鼻(子) | bí(zi)ㄅㄧˊ ㄗ˙ | noseN | N2 |
| 藥药 | yàoㄧㄠˋ | medicineN | N2 |
| 累 | lèiㄌㄟˋ | tired; wearyVs | N2 |
| 頭头 | tóuㄊㄡˊ | head; topN | N2 |
| 耳朵 | ěrduoㄦˇ ㄉㄨㄛ˙ | ear (also used for a cup’s handle)N | N2 |
| 感冒 | gǎnmàoㄍㄢˇ ㄇㄠˋ | to catch a cold; a coldVp | N2 |
| 生病 | shēngbìngㄕㄥ ㄅㄧㄥˋ | to get sickVp-sep | N2 |
| 餓饿 | èㄜˋ | hungryVs | N2 |
| 痛 | tòngㄊㄨㄥˋ | ache; pain; to hurt; painfulVs | N2 |
| 嘴巴/ | zuǐba/ | mouthN | N2 |
| 病 | bìngㄅㄧㄥˋ | illness; sickN | N2 |
| 看病 | kànbìngㄎㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ | to visit a doctor; to see a patientV-sep | N2 |
| 元 | yuánㄩㄢˊ | yuan (currency)M | N2 |
| 鞋(子) | xié(zi)ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄗ˙ | shoeN | N2 |
| 衣服/ | yīfú/ | clothes; measure word: 件 (jiàn); Kangxi radical 145N | N2 |
| 比 | bǐㄅㄧˇ | compared to; than; (in scores) to (as in 一比零)Prep | N2 |
| 要 | yàoㄧㄠˋ | to want; will; to be about to (as in 要下山了); must; to need toV/Vaux | N2 |
| 長长 | chángㄔㄤˊ | longVs | N2 |
| 新 | xīnㄒㄧㄣ | newVs | N2 |
| 一樣一样 | yīyàngㄧ ㄧㄤˋ | same; one kind / one item (一样一样 = one thing at a time)Vs | N2 |
| 見见 | jiànㄐㄧㄢˋ | to see; to meetVpt | N2 |
| 看見看见 | kànjianㄎㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢ˙ | to see; to catch sight ofV | N2 |
| 聽見听见 | tīngjiànㄊㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋ | to hearVpt | N2 |
| 店 | diànㄉㄧㄢˋ | shop; storeN | N2 |
| 短 | duǎnㄉㄨㄢˇ | short; briefVs | N2 |
| 飽饱 | bǎoㄅㄠˇ | full (after eating)Vs | N2 |
| 舊旧 | jiùㄐㄧㄡˋ | old; wornVs | N2 |
| 像 | xiàngㄒㄧㄤˋ | to resemble; likeVst | N2 |
| 一共/ | yīgòng/ | altogetherAdv | N2 |
| 夠够 | gòuㄍㄡˋ | enough; sufficientVs-pred | N2 |
| 筷(子) | kuài(zi)ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄗ˙ | chopsticksN | N2 |
| 有點/ | yǒudiǎn/ | a littleAdv | N2 |
| 件 | jiànㄐㄧㄢˋ | item; piece; classifier for events, clothes, etc.M | N2 |
| 杯 | bēiㄅㄟ | cup; glass; measure word for drinksM | N2 |
| 杯(子) | bēi(zi)ㄅㄟ ㄗ˙ | cup; glassN | N2 |
| 菜 | càiㄘㄞˋ | dish; vegetableN | N2 |
| 肉 | ròuㄖㄡˋ | meatN | N2 |
| 酒 | jiǔㄐㄧㄡˇ | alcohol; wine; liquorN | N2 |
| 喝 | hēㄏㄜ | to drinkV | N2 |
| 少 | shǎoㄕㄠˇ | few; little; less; to lackVs-pred | N2 |
| 多 | duōㄉㄨㄛ | many; much; more than (after a number, as in 三年多); how (exclamatory, as in 多好)Vs-pred/Adv | N2 |
| 小吃 | xiǎochīㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔ | snack; light foodN | N2 |
| 牛奶 | niúnǎiㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄞˇ | cow's milkN | N2 |
| 蛋 | dànㄉㄢˋ | eggN | N2 |
| 餃(子)饺(子) | jiǎo(zi)ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄗ˙ | dumpling; pot-stickerN | N2 |
| 麵面 | miànㄇㄧㄢˋ | noodles; flourN | N2 |
| 湯汤 | tāngㄊㄤ | soup; hot waterN | N2 |
| 包子 | bāoziㄅㄠ ㄗ˙ | steamed bunN | N2 |
| 蛋糕 | dàngāoㄉㄢˋ ㄍㄠ | cakeN | N2 |
| 麵包面包 | miànbāoㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄠ | breadN | N2 |
| 水果 | shuǐguǒㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˇ | fruitN | N2 |
| 香蕉 | xiāngjiāoㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄠ | bananaN | N2 |
| 食物 | shíwùㄕˊ ㄨˋ | foodN | N2 |
| 飲料饮料 | yǐnliàoㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ | beverage; drinkN | N2 |
| 果汁 | guǒzhīㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄓ | fruit juiceN | N2 |
| 甜 | tiánㄊㄧㄢˊ | sweetVs | N2 |
| 菜單菜单 | càidānㄘㄞˋ ㄉㄢ | menuN | N2 |
| 巧克力 | qiǎokèlìㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ | chocolate (loanword)N | N2 |
| 碗 | wǎnㄨㄢˇ | bowl; bowl (of)N/M | N2 |
| 冰 | bīngㄅㄧㄥ | iceN | N2 |
| 一起 | yīqǐㄧ ㄑㄧˇ | togetherAdv | N2 |
| 因為因为 | yīnwèiㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˋ | becauseConj | N2 |
| 和 | héㄏㄜˊ | and; withConj | N2 |
| 所以 | suǒyǐㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ | therefore; soConj | N2 |
| 跟 | gēnㄍㄣ | with; and; as (in 跟…一样); to followConj | N2 |
| 一定 | yīdìngㄧ ㄉㄧㄥˋ | definitely; surelyAdv | N2 |
| 可能 | kěnéngㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄥˊ | possible; might; perhapsVaux | N2 |
| 邊/ | biān/ | side; edge; (in 边…边…) while; at the same timeN | N2 |
| 別别 | biéㄅㄧㄝˊ | don't; other; do notAdv | N2 |
| 馬上马上 | mǎshàngㄇㄚˇ ㄕㄤˋ | right away; immediatelyAdv | N2 |
| 然後然后 | ránhòuㄖㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ | then; afterwardAdv | N2 |
| 得 | děiㄉㄟˇ | must; have toVpt | N2 |
| 著着 | zheㄓㄜ˙ | (aspect particle) indicating ongoing actionPtc | N2 |
| 零 | língㄌㄧㄥˊ | zeroN | L1 |
| 爺爺爷爷 | yéyeㄧㄝˊ ㄧㄝ˙ | paternal grandfatherN | L1 |
| 奶奶 | nǎinaiㄋㄞˇ ㄋㄞ˙ | paternal grandmotherN | L1 |
| 家庭 | jiātíngㄐㄧㄚ ㄊㄧㄥˊ | family; householdN | L1 |
| 別人别人 | biérénㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄖㄣˊ | other people; othersN | L1 |
| 大人 | dàrénㄉㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ | adult; (old, honorific) Your Excellency; my lordN | L1 |
| 老人 | lǎorénㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ | elderly person; old personN | L1 |
| 年輕年轻 | niánqīngㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄥ | youngVs | L1 |
| 男生 | nánshēngㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄥ | boy; guyN | L1 |
| 女生 | nǚshēngㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄥ | girlN | L1 |
| 號碼号码 | hàomǎㄏㄠˋ ㄇㄚˇ | number; (telephone) numberN | L1 |
| 在 | zàiㄗㄞˋ | to be (located); at; in; (before a verb) in the middle of doing (as in 在睡觉)Adv | L1 |
| 哪 | naㄋㄚ˙ | (emphatic sentence-final particle, used instead of 啊 after a word ending in -n)Ptc | L1 |
| 地址 | dìzhǐㄉㄧˋ ㄓˇ | addressN | L1 |
| 市 | shìㄕˋ | city; marketN | L1 |
| 名 | míngㄇㄧㄥˊ | name; to be famous; classifier for people (as in 一名学生); place in a ranking (as in 第一名)M | L1 |
| 城市/ | chéngshì/ | cityN | L1 |
| 街 | jiēㄐㄧㄝ | streetN | L1 |
| 電子郵件电子邮件 | diànzǐyóujiànㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄗˇ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ | emailN | L1 |
| 禮拜礼拜 | lǐbàiㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄞˋ | week; (colloquially) SundayN | L1 |
| 從前从前 | cóngqiánㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ | in the past; once upon a timeN | L1 |
| 剛剛/ | gānggāng/ | just now; a moment ago; exactly, just (as in 刚刚好 'just right')Adv | L1 |
| 一會兒/ | yīhuǐr/ | a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3]N | L1 |
| 結婚结婚 | jiéhūnㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄨㄣ | to marry; marriageVp-sep | L1 |
| 春天/ | chūntiān/ | spring (season)N | L1 |
| 夏天/ | xiàtiān/ | summerN | L1 |
| 秋天/ | qiūtiān/ | autumnN | L1 |
| 冬天/ | dōngtiān/ | winterN | L1 |
| 笑 | xiàoㄒㄧㄠˋ | to laugh; to smileVi | L1 |
| 哭 | kūㄎㄨ | to cry; to weepVi | L1 |
| 高興高兴 | gāoxìngㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄥˋ | happyVs | L1 |
| 緊張紧张 | jǐnzhāngㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄓㄤ | nervous; tenseVs | L1 |
| 可愛可爱 | kě'àiㄎㄜˇ ㄞˋ | cute; adorableVs | L1 |
| 生氣生气 | shēngqìㄕㄥ ㄑㄧˋ | to be angryVs-sep | L1 |
| 難過难过 | nánguòㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ | sad; miserableVs | L1 |
| 聰明聪明 | cōngmíngㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ | intelligent; clever; brightVs | L1 |
| 相信 | xiāngxìnㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄣˋ | to believe; to trustVst | L1 |
| 經驗经验 | jīngyànㄐㄧㄥ ㄧㄢˋ | experienceN | L1 |
| 辛苦 | xīnkǔㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇ | arduous; to work hard; exhaustingVs | L1 |
| 願意愿意 | yuànyìㄩㄢˋ ㄧˋ | willing; ready toVaux | L1 |
| 習慣习惯 | xíguànㄒㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄢˋ | habit; to be used toN/Vs | L1 |
| 當然当然 | dāngránㄉㄤ ㄖㄢˊ | of course; certainlyAdv | L1 |
| 更 | gèngㄍㄥˋ | more; even more; further; still; additionallyAdv | L1 |
| 醫院医院 | yīyuànㄧ ㄩㄢˋ | hospitalN | L1 |
| 公司 | gōngsīㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ | company; firm; corporationN | L1 |
| 辦公室办公室 | bàngōngshìㄅㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋ | officeN | L1 |
| 工人 | gōngrénㄍㄨㄥ ㄖㄣˊ | workerN | L1 |
| 護士护士 | hùshìㄏㄨˋ ㄕˋ | nurseN | L1 |
| 司機司机 | sījīㄙ ㄐㄧ | driverN | L1 |
| 老闆/ | lǎobǎnㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇ | boss; business ownerN | L1 |
| 上班 | shàngbānㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄢ | to go to workV-sep | L1 |
| 下班 | xiàbānㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄢ | to get off workV-sep | L1 |
| 能力 | nénglìㄋㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ | abilityN | L1 |
| 努力 | nǔlìㄋㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ | to work hard; to striveVs | L1 |
| 準備准备 | zhǔnbèiㄓㄨㄣˇ ㄅㄟˋ | to prepare; to plan; to intendV | L1 |
| 打算 | dǎsuànㄉㄚˇ ㄙㄨㄢˋ | to plan; to intendVaux | L1 |
| 計畫/ | jìhuàㄐㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ | plan; project (variant of 计划/計劃)V/N | L1 |
| 機會机会 | jīhuìㄐㄧ ㄏㄨㄟˋ | opportunity; chanceN | L1 |
| 如果 | rúguǒㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ | if; in caseConj | L1 |
| 小學小学 | xiǎoxuéㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ | elementary schoolN | L1 |
| 高中 | gāozhōngㄍㄠ ㄓㄨㄥ | senior high schoolN | L1 |
| 上學上学 | shàngxuéㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ | to go to schoolV-sep | L1 |
| 開學开学 | kāixuéㄎㄞ ㄒㄩㄝˊ | to start school; school openingVp | L1 |
| 班 | bānㄅㄢ | class; work shift; classifier for scheduled trips (as in 第一班火车)M/N | L1 |
| 年級年级 | niánjíㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧˊ | grade; school yearN | L1 |
| 作業作业 | zuòyèㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ | homeworkN | L1 |
| 成績成绩 | chéngjīㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧ | grades; performanceN | L1 |
| 語言语言 | yǔyánㄩˇ ㄧㄢˊ | languageN | L1 |
| 華語/ | Huáyǔ/ | Chinese language (Mandarin)N | L1 |
| 黑板 | hēibǎnㄏㄟ ㄅㄢˇ | blackboardN | L1 |
| 課本课本 | kèběnㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄣˇ | textbookN | L1 |
| 字典 | zìdiǎnㄗˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ | dictionary (of characters)N | L1 |
| 注意 | zhùyìㄓㄨˋ ㄧˋ | to pay attention to; to take note ofVst | L1 |
| 讀書读书 | dúshūㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄨ | to study; to readV-sep | L1 |
| 回答 | huídáㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄚˊ | to answer; to reply; an answerV/N | L1 |
| 答 | dáㄉㄚˊ | to answer; to replyV | L1 |
| 句 | jùㄐㄩˋ | sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for sentences, lines, words spokenM | L1 |
| 圖图 | túㄊㄨˊ | diagram; picture; mapN | L1 |
| 部分/ | bùfen / | part; portionDet/N | L1 |
| 想法 | xiǎngfǎㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ | idea; opinionN | L1 |
| 學習学习 | xuéxíㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧˊ | to studyV | L1 |
| 練習练习 | liànxíㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧˊ | to practice; exerciseV/N | L1 |
| 參加参加 | cānjiāㄘㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ | to participate; to joinV | L1 |
| 文化 | wénhuàㄨㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ | culture; civilizationN | L1 |
| 認為认为 | rènwéiㄖㄣˋ ㄨㄟˊ | to think; to believe; to considerV | L1 |
| 清楚 | qīngchǔㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄨˇ | clear; distinctVs | L1 |
| 決定决定 | juédìngㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ | to decide; decisionN/Vp | L1 |
| 記得记得 | jìdeㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄜ˙ | to rememberVst | L1 |
| 忘 | wàngㄨㄤˋ | to forgetVp | L1 |
| 棒 | bàngㄅㄤˋ | stick; excellent; wonderfulVs | L1 |
| 行 | xíngㄒㄧㄥˊ | okay, all right; to do, to carry out; to walk, to travelVs | L1 |
| 行 | hángㄏㄤˊ | (bound form) row; line; (bound form) line of business; trade; professionM | L1 |
| 講讲 | jiǎngㄐㄧㄤˇ | to speak; to tell; to explain; to discuss; to be about (of a book or chapter)V | L1 |
| 加 | jiāㄐㄧㄚ | to add; plusV | L1 |
| 算 | suànㄙㄨㄢˋ | to calculate; to figure out; to count (as); to be consideredV | L1 |
| 交 | jiāoㄐㄧㄠ | to make (friends) or to hand overV | L1 |
| 借 | jièㄐㄧㄝˋ | to borrow; to lendV | L1 |
| 還还 | huánㄏㄨㄢˊ | to return; to pay backV | L1 |
| 辦法办法 | bànfǎㄅㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ | method; wayN | L1 |
| 方法 | fāngfǎㄈㄤ ㄈㄚˇ | method; way; meansN | L1 |
| 有用 | yǒuyòngㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄥˋ | usefulVs | L1 |
| 進步进步 | jìnbùㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ | to progress; to improve; progress; improvementVp | L1 |
| 圖書館图书馆 | túshūguǎnㄊㄨˊ ㄕㄨ ㄍㄨㄢˇ | libraryN | L1 |
| 洗手間/ | xǐshǒujiān/ | bathroomN | L1 |
| 宿舍 | sùshèㄙㄨˋ ㄕㄜˋ | dormitory; dorm roomN | L1 |
| 屋(子) | wū(zi)ㄨ ㄗ˙ | house; roomN | L1 |
| 間间 | jiānㄐㄧㄢ | room; between; among; classifier for roomsM | L1 |
| 大樓大楼 | dàlóuㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄡˊ | building (a large, multistory structure)N | L1 |
| 樓上楼上 | lóushàngㄌㄡˊ ㄕㄤˋ | upstairsN | L1 |
| 樓下楼下 | lóuxiàㄌㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ | downstairsN | L1 |
| 樓梯楼梯 | lóutīㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄧ | stair; staircaseN | L1 |
| 電梯电梯 | diàntīㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧ | elevatorN | L1 |
| 廚房厨房 | chúfángㄔㄨˊ ㄈㄤˊ | kitchenN | L1 |
| 客廳客厅 | kètīngㄎㄜˋ ㄊㄧㄥ | living roomN | L1 |
| 窗(子)/ | chuāng(zi)/ | window; measure word: 扇 (shàn)N | L1 |
| 家具 | jiājùㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄩˋ | furnitureN | L1 |
| 沙發沙发 | shāfāㄕㄚ ㄈㄚ | sofaN | L1 |
| 盒/ | hé/ | box; small containerM/N | L1 |
| 關关 | guānㄍㄨㄢ | to close; to turn off; to lock up (as in 关进监狱)V | L1 |
| 燈灯 | dēngㄉㄥ | lamp; lightN | L1 |
| 冷氣(機)冷气(机) | lěngqì(jī)ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄧˋ | (TW) air conditioningN | L1 |
| 冰箱 | bīngxiāngㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ | refrigeratorN | L1 |
| 台 | táiㄊㄞˊ | a counter for machines; a platformM | L1 |
| 電电 | diànㄉㄧㄢˋ | electricityN | L1 |
| 乾淨干净 | gānjìngㄍㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˋ | cleanVs | L1 |
| 房租 | fángzūㄈㄤˊ ㄗㄨ | rent (for a house)N | L1 |
| 租 | zūㄗㄨ | to rent; to leaseV | L1 |
| 世界 | shìjièㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ | worldN | L1 |
| 火 | huǒㄏㄨㄛˇ | fire; flame; (in cooking) the heat, the stove burnerN | L1 |
| 雪 | xuěㄒㄩㄝˇ | snowN | L1 |
| 下雪 | xiàxuěㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ | to snowV-sep | L1 |
| 地 | dìㄉㄧˋ | earth; ground; land; soil; place; fieldN | L1 |
| 河 | héㄏㄜˊ | riverN | L1 |
| 湖 | húㄏㄨˊ | lakeN | L1 |
| 馬马 | mǎㄇㄚˇ | horseN | L1 |
| 鳥鸟 | niǎoㄋㄧㄠˇ | birdN | L1 |
| 貓猫 | māoㄇㄠ | catN | L1 |
| 狗 | gǒuㄍㄡˇ | dogN | L1 |
| 海 | hǎiㄏㄞˇ | ocean; seaN | L1 |
| 草 | cǎoㄘㄠˇ | grassN | L1 |
| 樹树 | shùㄕㄨˋ | treeN | L1 |
| 隻只 | zhīㄓ | classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etcM | L1 |
| 長长 | zhǎngㄓㄤˇ | to grow; to develop; 长得: to look (a certain way), e.g. 长得好看 good-lookingVs | L1 |
| 太陽太阳 | tàiyángㄊㄞˋ ㄧㄤˊ | the sunN | L1 |
| 洗 | xǐㄒㄧˇ | to washV | L1 |
| 洗澡 | xǐzǎoㄒㄧˇ ㄗㄠˇ | to bathe; to showerV-sep | L1 |
| 有空/ | yǒukòng/ | to have free time; to be availableVs | L1 |
| 發現发现 | fāxiànㄈㄚ ㄒㄧㄢˋ | to discover; to find outVp/N | L1 |
| 餐 | cānㄘㄢ | meal; to dine; a measure word for mealsN | L1 |
| 搬 | bānㄅㄢ | to move (relocate)V | L1 |
| 掛挂 | guàㄍㄨㄚˋ | to hang; to suspendV | L1 |
| 脫脱 | tuōㄊㄨㄛ | to take off; to shed; to escapeV | L1 |
| 過年过年 | guòniánㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ | to celebrate the Chinese New YearVi | L1 |
| 新年 | xīnniánㄒㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄢˊ | New YearN | L1 |
| 游泳 | yóuyǒngㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄥˇ | swimming; to swimV-sep | L1 |
| 跑/ | pǎo/ | to runVi | L1 |
| 踢 | tīㄊㄧ | to kick; to play (soccer)V | L1 |
| 足球 | zúqiúㄗㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ | soccer; footballN | L1 |
| 籃球篮球 | lánqiúㄌㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ | basketballN | L1 |
| 網球网球 | wǎngqiúㄨㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ | tennis; tennis ballN | L1 |
| 棒球 | bàngqiúㄅㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ | baseballN | L1 |
| 比賽比赛 | bǐsàiㄅㄧˇ ㄙㄞˋ | competition; match; to competeVi/N | L1 |
| 開始开始 | kāishǐㄎㄞ ㄕˇ | to begin; to startVp | L1 |
| 騎骑 | qíㄑㄧˊ | to ride (a horse, bike, etc.)V | L1 |
| 腳踏車/ | jiǎotàchē/ | (Tw) bicycle; bike; measure word: 辆/輛 (liàng)N | L1 |
| 上網上网 | shàngwǎngㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄤˇ | to go online; to connect to the InternetV-sep | L1 |
| 網路网路 | wǎnglùㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄨˋ | network; the Internet (Taiwan term)N | L1 |
| 網站网站 | wǎngzhànㄨㄤˇ ㄓㄢˋ | websiteN | L1 |
| 報紙报纸 | bàozhǐㄅㄠˋ ㄓˇ | newspaperN | L1 |
| 次 | cìㄘˋ | time (occurrence)M | L1 |
| 電影院电影院 | diànyǐngyuànㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇ ㄩㄢˋ | movie theaterN | L1 |
| 部 | bùㄅㄨˋ | classifier for films, books, etc.M | L1 |
| 場场 | chǎngㄔㄤˇ | venue; place; classifier for sports and recreational activitiesM | L1 |
| 音樂音乐 | yīnyuèㄧㄣ ㄩㄝˋ | musicN | L1 |
| 票 | piàoㄆㄧㄠˋ | ticketN | L1 |
| 活動活动 | huódòngㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ | activity; eventN | L1 |
| 故事 | gùshiㄍㄨˋ ㄕ˙ | narrative; story; taleN | L1 |
| 聊天/ | liáotiān/ | to chatV-sep | L1 |
| 有時候/ | yǒushíhou/ | sometimesAdv | L1 |
| 平常 | píngchángㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄤˊ | ordinary; usual; usually; normallyN | L1 |
| 總是总是 | zǒngshìㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄕˋ | alwaysAdv | L1 |
| 已經已经 | yǐjīngㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄥ | alreadyAdv | L1 |
| 後來后来 | hòuláiㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ | afterwards; laterN | L1 |
| 各 | gèㄍㄜˋ | each; everyDet | L1 |
| 變变 | biànㄅㄧㄢˋ | to change; to become; to transformV | L1 |
| 才 | cáiㄘㄞˊ | only; just (indicating a late occurrence); only then; (emphatic) really (as in 才不…呢)Adv | L1 |
| 客人 | kèrénㄎㄜˋ ㄖㄣˊ | guest; customerN | L1 |
| 客氣客气 | kèqiㄎㄜˋ ㄑㄧ˙ | polite; courteous; modestVs | L1 |
| 不客氣不客气 | bùkèqìㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄑㄧˋ | you're welcome | L1 |
| 不好意思 | bùhǎoyìsiㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ ㄙ˙ | embarrassed; sorry; excuse me | L1 |
| 喂 | wéiㄨㄟˊ | hello (on the phone)Ptc | L1 |
| 喂 | wèiㄨㄟˊ | hello (on the phone)Ptc | L1 |
| 麻煩麻烦 | máfánㄇㄚˊ ㄈㄢˊ | trouble; troublesome; to botherN | L1 |
| 禮物礼物 | lǐwùㄌㄧˇ ㄨˋ | gift; presentN | L1 |
| 歡迎欢迎 | huānyíngㄏㄨㄢ ㄧㄥˊ | to welcome; welcomeVst | L1 |
| 寄 | jìㄐㄧˋ | to send; to mailV | L1 |
| 接 | jiēㄐㄧㄝ | to receive; to connect; to join; to answer (the phone); to pick up (sb)V | L1 |
| 郵局邮局 | yóujúㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄩˊ | post officeN | L1 |
| 銀行银行 | yínhángㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄤˊ | bankN | L1 |
| 壞坏 | huàiㄏㄨㄞˋ | bad; spoiled; brokenVp | L1 |
| 幫忙帮忙 | bāngmángㄅㄤ ㄇㄤˊ | to help; to lend a handV-sep | L1 |
| 幫助帮助 | bāngzhùㄅㄤ ㄓㄨˋ | to help; assistanceV | L1 |
| 小朋友 | xiǎopéngyǒuㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ | childN | L1 |
| 信 | xìnㄒㄧㄣˋ | to trust; to believe; letterN | L1 |
| 信封 | xìnfēngㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄈㄥ | envelopeN | L1 |
| 認識认识 | rènshìㄖㄣˋ ㄕˋ | to know; to recognizeVpt | L1 |
| 最近 | zuìjìnㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ | recently; latelyAdv | L1 |
| 聽說听说 | tīngshuōㄊㄧㄥ ㄕㄨㄛ | to hear (something said); hearsayV | L1 |
| 見面见面 | jiànmiànㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ | to meet; to see each otherV-sep | L1 |
| 事情 | shìqíngㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ | matter; affair; thingN | L1 |
| 幫帮 | bāngㄅㄤ | to helpV | L1 |
| 錢包钱包 | qiánbāoㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄠ | purse; walletN | L1 |
| 拉 | lāㄌㄚ | to pull; to drag; (of a driver) to give someone a rideV | L1 |
| 啊 | āㄚ | Ah!; interjection expressing surprise or agreementPtc | L1 |
| 怎麼辦怎么办 | zěnmebànㄗㄣˇ ㄇㄜ˙ ㄅㄢˋ | what to do; how to handle it | L1 |
| 車站车站 | chēzhànㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ | stationN | L1 |
| 汽車汽车 | qìchēㄑㄧˋ ㄔㄜ | car; motor vehicle (cars, buses, etc.)N | L1 |
| 飛機場/ | fēijīchǎng/ | airport; measure word: 处/處 (chù)N | L1 |
| 馬路马路 | mǎlùㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨˋ | street; roadN | L1 |
| 路口 | lùkǒuㄌㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ | intersection; crossingN | L1 |
| 十字路口 | shízìlùkǒuㄕˊ ㄗˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ | crossroads; intersectionN | L1 |
| 對面对面 | duìmiànㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ | across; oppositeN | L1 |
| 旅行 | lǚxíngㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ | to travel; trip; journeyVi/N | L1 |
| 飯店饭店 | fàndiànㄈㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ | restaurant; (in Taiwan, often) hotelN | L1 |
| 旅館旅馆 | lǚguǎnㄌㄩˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇ | hotelN | L1 |
| 袋子 | dàiziㄉㄞˋ ㄗ˙ | bagN | L1 |
| 參觀参观 | cānguānㄘㄢ ㄍㄨㄢ | to visit; to tourV | L1 |
| 地圖地图 | dìtúㄉㄧˋ ㄊㄨˊ | mapN | L1 |
| 照相機/ | zhàoxiàngjī/ | cameraN | L1 |
| 照相 | zhàoxiàngㄓㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ | to take a pictureV-sep | L1 |
| 照片/ | zhàopiàn/ | photograph; pictureN | L1 |
| 風景风景 | fēngjǐngㄈㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˇ | scenery; landscapeN | L1 |
| 南/ | nán/ | southN | L1 |
| 西/ | xī/ | westN | L1 |
| 北/ | běi/ | northN | L1 |
| 東/ | dōng/ | eastN | L1 |
| 中間中间 | zhōngjiānㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢ | middle; centerN | L1 |
| 離离 | líㄌㄧˊ | to be away from; to be distantPrep | L1 |
| 離開离开 | líkāiㄌㄧˊ ㄎㄞ | to leave; to departVp | L1 |
| 經過经过 | jīngguòㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˋ | to pass through; to go through; after; uponV | L1 |
| 往 | wǎngㄨㄤˇ | to go; towardsPrep | L1 |
| 送 | sòngㄙㄨㄥˋ | to give (as a gift); to send; to deliver; to escort or see offV | L1 |
| 放 | fàngㄈㄤˋ | to put; to place; to let go; to release; to fly (a kite); to have (a holiday, as in 放假)V | L1 |
| 近 | jìnㄐㄧㄣˋ | near; closeVs | L1 |
| 遠远 | yuǎnㄩㄢˇ | farVs | L1 |
| 向 | xiàngㄒㄧㄤˋ | toward; toPrep | L1 |
| 轉转 | zhuǎnㄓㄨㄢˇ | to turn; to change direction; to transferV | L1 |
| 掉 | diàoㄉㄧㄠˋ | to fall; to drop; to lose; (after a verb) off; awayVpt | L1 |
| 一直 | yīzhíㄧ ㄓˊ | continuously; always; straightAdv | L1 |
| 最後最后 | zuìhòuㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋ | final; last; finallyN | L1 |
| 病人 | bìngrénㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ | patientN | L1 |
| 頭髮/ | tóufǎ/ | hair on the headN | L1 |
| 手指(頭)/ | shǒuzhǐ(tou)/ | fingerN | L1 |
| 肚(子) | dù(zi)ㄉㄨˋ ㄗ˙ | belly; stomachN | L1 |
| 臉脸 | liǎnㄌㄧㄢˇ | faceN | L1 |
| 心 | xīnㄒㄧㄣ | heart; mind; center; coreN | L1 |
| 健康 | jiànkāngㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄎㄤ | health; healthyVs/N | L1 |
| 渴 | kěㄎㄜˇ | thirstyVs | L1 |
| 舒服 | shūfuㄕㄨ ㄈㄨ˙ | comfortable; feeling goodVs | L1 |
| 眼鏡眼镜 | yǎnjìngㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ | spectacles; eyeglassesN | L1 |
| 賣卖 | màiㄇㄞˋ | to sellV | L1 |
| 付 | fùㄈㄨˋ | to pay; to hand overV | L1 |
| 希望 | xīwàngㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ | to hope; a wishVst | L1 |
| 書店书店 | shūdiànㄕㄨ ㄉㄧㄢˋ | bookstoreN | L1 |
| 商店 | shāngdiànㄕㄤ ㄉㄧㄢˋ | store; shopN | L1 |
| 市場市场 | shìchǎngㄕˋ ㄔㄤˇ | market; marketplaceN | L1 |
| 超級市場/ | chāojíshìchǎng/ | supermarketN | L1 |
| 信用卡 | xìnyòngkǎㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄩㄥˋ ㄎㄚˇ | credit cardN | L1 |
| 重要 | zhòngyàoㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄠˋ | important; significantVs | L1 |
| 顏色颜色 | yánsèㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄜˋ | colorN | L1 |
| 黃色黄色 | huángsèㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄙㄜˋ | yellow (color)N | L1 |
| 白色 | báisèㄅㄞˊ ㄙㄜˋ | whiteN | L1 |
| 手錶/ | shǒubiǎo/ | wristwatchN | L1 |
| 襪(子)袜(子) | wà(zi)ㄨㄚˋ ㄗ˙ | socks; stockingsN | L1 |
| 雙双 | shuāngㄕㄨㄤ | two; double; a pairM | L1 |
| 裙(子) | qún(zi)ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄗ˙ | skirtN | L1 |
| 褲(子)裤(子) | kù(zi)ㄎㄨˋ ㄗ˙ | trousers; pantsN | L1 |
| 大衣 | dàyīㄉㄚˋ ㄧ | overcoatN | L1 |
| 帽(子) | mào(zi)ㄇㄠˋ ㄗ˙ | hat; capN | L1 |
| 皮包 | píbāoㄆㄧˊ ㄅㄠ | leather bag; handbag; briefcaseN | L1 |
| 外套 | wàitàoㄨㄞˋ ㄊㄠˋ | coat; jacketN | L1 |
| 小心 | xiǎoxīnㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ | to be carefulVs | L1 |
| 比較/ | bǐjiào/ | to compare; relatively; quiteAdv | L1 |
| 差不多 | chābùduōㄔㄚ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄛ | almost; nearly; about the sameVs/Adv | L1 |
| 戴 | dàiㄉㄞˋ | to wear (accessories)V | L1 |
| 試试 | shìㄕˋ | exam, test (as in 考试, here split: 考你的试 'take your exam'); to tryV | L1 |
| 輕轻 | qīngㄑㄧㄥ | light; not heavy; gentle; soft (of voice, steps); lightlyVs | L1 |
| 重 | zhòngㄓㄨㄥˋ | heavy; serious (as in 病得很重); importantVs | L1 |
| 樣子样子 | yàngziㄧㄤˋ ㄗ˙ | appearance; lookN | L1 |
| 特別特别 | tèbiéㄊㄜˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ | special; especiallyVs | L1 |
| 簡單简单 | jiǎndānㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄢ | simple; easyVs | L1 |
| 其他/ | qítāㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄚ | other; the restDet | L1 |
| 聲音/ | shēngyīnㄕㄥ ㄧㄣ | voice; soundN | L1 |
| 好像 | hǎoxiàngㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ | to seem; to appear as ifAdv | L1 |
| 奇怪 | qíguàiㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ | strangeVs | L1 |
| 三明治 | sānmíngzhìㄙㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ | sandwich (loanword)N | L1 |
| 漢堡汉堡 | hànbǎoㄏㄢˋ ㄅㄠˇ | hamburger; Hamburg (city in Germany)N | L1 |
| 蘋果苹果 | píngguǒㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ | appleN | L1 |
| 西瓜 | xīguāㄒㄧ ㄍㄨㄚ | watermelonN | L1 |
| 啤酒 | píjiǔㄆㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ | beerN | L1 |
| 紅茶红茶 | hóngcháㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄚˊ | black teaN | L1 |
| 點心点心 | diǎnxīnㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄣ | light refreshments; dim sumN | L1 |
| 冰淇淋 | bīngqílínㄅㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ | ice creamN | L1 |
| 青菜 | qīngcàiㄑㄧㄥ ㄘㄞˋ | green vegetables; Chinese cabbageN | L1 |
| 糖 | tángㄊㄤˊ | sugar; candyN | L1 |
| 叉(子) | chā(zi)ㄔㄚ ㄗ˙ | forkN | L1 |
| 刀(子) | dāo(zi)ㄉㄠ ㄗ˙ | knife; measure word: 把 (bǎ)N | L1 |
| 湯匙汤匙 | tāngchíㄊㄤ ㄔˊ | soup spoon; tablespoon; measure word: 把 (bǎ)N | L1 |
| 盤/ | pán(zi)ㄆㄢˊ | plate; dish; tray; classifier for dishes/platesM/N | L1 |
| 片 | piànㄆㄧㄢˋ | slice; a piece; filmM | L1 |
| 瓶/ | píng(zi)ㄆㄧㄥˊ | bottle; vase; classifier for liquidsM/N | L1 |
| 支 | zhīㄓ | measure word for pens, sticks, and other long thin objects; classifier for troops or teamsM | L1 |
| 份 | fènㄈㄣˋ | portion; serving (of food); copy (classifier for documents, newspapers)M | L1 |
| 道 | dàoㄉㄠˋ | (classifier for questions, dishes, orders); road; path; wayM | L1 |
| 一半/ | yībàn/ | halfDet | L1 |
| 味道 | wèidàoㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ | flavor; tasteN | L1 |
| 酸 | suānㄙㄨㄢ | sour; tart; acid; sore; aching (of muscles)Vs | L1 |
| 苦 | kǔㄎㄨˇ | bitter; hard; hardship; suffering; to sufferVs | L1 |
| 鹹咸 | xiánㄒㄧㄢˊ | saltyVs | L1 |
| 辣 | làㄌㄚˋ | spicy; hotVs | L1 |
| 香 | xiāngㄒㄧㄤ | fragrant; aromatic; (of food) deliciousVs | L1 |
| 條条 | tiáoㄊㄧㄠˊ | strip; classifier for long thin things; classifier for laws, items, messages etcM | L1 |
| 種种 | zhǒngㄓㄨㄥˇ | kind; typeM | L1 |
| 包 | bāoㄅㄠ | bag; to wrap; bump; lump; classifier for bags, packagesM | L1 |
| 全部 | quánbùㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ | all; entire; wholeDet | L1 |
| 所有 | suǒyǒuㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˇ | all; everyDet | L1 |
| 需要 | xūyàoㄒㄩ ㄧㄠˋ | to need; to require; need; requirementVst | L1 |
| 烤 | kǎoㄎㄠˇ | to roast, bake, or broilV | L1 |
| 過过 | guòㄍㄨㄛˋ | to pass; to cross; (after verb) indicates past experienceV | L1 |
| 但是/ | dànshì/ | but; howeverConj | L1 |
| 或是 | huòshìㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ | or; either oneConj | L1 |
| 要是 | yàoshìㄧㄠˋ ㄕˋ | (colloquial) ifConj | L1 |
| 把 | bǎㄅㄚˇ | to hold; (structural particle indicating the object before the verb)Ptc | L1 |
| 被 | bèiㄅㄟˋ | indicates passive voice; byPtc | L1 |
| 讓让 | ràngㄖㄤˋ | to let; to allow; to make; to have (sb do sth); to cause (someone) to feel somethingPtc | L1 |
| 雖然虽然 | suīránㄙㄨㄟ ㄖㄢˊ | although; even thoughConj | L1 |
| 那麼那么 | nàmeㄋㄚˋ ㄇㄜ˙ | so; in that way; like that; then; in that caseAdv | L1 |
| 這麼这么 | zhèmeㄓㄜˋ ㄇㄜ˙ | so; in this wayAdv | L1 |
| 本來本来 | běnláiㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ | originally; at firstAdv | L1 |
| 啦 | laㄌㄚ˙ | a sentence-final particle used for emphasis or exclamationPtc | L1 |
| 呀 | yāㄧㄚ | a particle used after a vowel to express surprise or doubt (similar to 啊)Ptc | L1 |
| 以為以为 | yǐwéiㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ | to think (often mistakenly)V | L1 |
| 有的 | yǒudeㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄜ˙ | someDet | L1 |
| 替 | tìㄊㄧˋ | to substitute for; to take the place of; for; on behalf of (as in 替他担心)Prep | L1 |
| 一下(子)/ | yīxià(zi)/ | (after a verb) a bit; a little; (in 嗖地一下) in an instantN | L1 |
| 不過不过 | bùguòㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ | but; howeverAdv/Conj | L1 |
| 地 | deㄉㄜ˙ | -ly (adverb particle)Ptc | L1 |
| 出生 | chūshēngㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ | to be bornVp | L2 |
| 不同 | bùtóngㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ | different; not the sameVs | L2 |
| 住址 | zhùzhǐㄓㄨˋ ㄓˇ | addressN | L2 |
| 母語母语 | mǔyǔㄇㄨˇ ㄩˇ | native language; mother tongue; (linguistics) parent languageN | L2 |
| 表 | biǎoㄅㄧㄠˇ | (wrist)watch; form; table; list; meterN | L2 |
| 鐘钟 | zhōngㄓㄨㄥ | clock; bell; (also a surname)M | L2 |
| 鐘/ | zhōng/ | clock; bell; (also a surname)N | L2 |
| 傳真传真 | chuánzhēnㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄣ | fax; facsimile; to faxN | L2 |
| 白天 | báitiānㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄧㄢ | daytime; during the dayN | L2 |
| 半夜 | bànyèㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ | midnight; in the middle of the nightN | L2 |
| 夜晚 | yèwǎnㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄢˇ | nightN | L2 |
| 日子 | rìziㄖˋ ㄗ˙ | day; date; life; timeN | L2 |
| 夜 | yèㄧㄝˋ | nightN | L2 |
| 春季 | chūnjìㄔㄨㄣ ㄐㄧˋ | spring; springtimeN | L2 |
| 時时 | shíㄕˊ | time; hour; period; when (as in 离开时)N | L2 |
| 不久 | bùjiǔㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ | soon; shortlyN | L2 |
| 剛才刚才 | gāngcáiㄍㄤ ㄘㄞˊ | just now; a moment agoAdv | L2 |
| 早點早点 | zǎodiǎnㄗㄠˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ | earlier, sooner; breakfastAdv | L2 |
| 正好 | zhènghǎoㄓㄥˋ ㄏㄠˇ | just right; exactlyAdv/Vs | L2 |
| 年紀年纪 | niánjìㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧˋ | ageN | L2 |
| 男人 | nánrénㄋㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ | a man; a maleN | L2 |
| 女人 | nǚrénㄋㄩˇ ㄖㄣˊ | womanN | L2 |
| 父親父亲 | fùqīnㄈㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄣ | fatherN | L2 |
| 母親母亲 | mǔqīnㄇㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣ | motherN | L2 |
| 父母 | fùmǔㄈㄨˋ ㄇㄨˇ | parentsN | L2 |
| 外公 | wàigōngㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ | maternal grandfatherN | L2 |
| 外婆 | wàipóㄨㄞˋ ㄆㄛˊ | maternal grandmotherN | L2 |
| 伯伯/ | bóbo/ | father's older brother; uncleN | L2 |
| 伯父 | bófùㄅㄛˊ ㄈㄨˋ | father’s elder brother; a respectful term for an older manN | L2 |
| 伯母 | bómǔㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄨˇ | wife of one's father's elder brother; an aunt by marriageN | L2 |
| 叔叔/ | shúshu/ | father’s younger brother; uncle; also used as a term of address for older menN | L2 |
| 姑姑 | gūguㄍㄨ ㄍㄨ˙ | paternal auntN | L2 |
| 孫女孙女 | sūnnǚㄙㄨㄣ ㄋㄩˇ | granddaughter; (son’s daughter)N | L2 |
| 孫子孙子 | sūnziㄙㄨㄣ ㄗ˙ | grandson; (son’s son)N | L2 |
| 關係关系 | guānxìㄍㄨㄢ ㄒㄧˋ | relationship; connectionN | L2 |
| 害怕 | hàipàㄏㄞˋ ㄆㄚˋ | to be afraid; scaredVs | L2 |
| 開心开心 | kāixīnㄎㄞ ㄒㄧㄣ | happy; joyfulVs | L2 |
| 擔心担心 | dānxīnㄉㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ | to worry; to be anxiousVst | L2 |
| 傷心伤心 | shāngxīnㄕㄤ ㄒㄧㄣ | heartbroken; sadVs-sep | L2 |
| 美麗美丽 | měilìㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ | beautifulVs | L2 |
| 帥帅 | shuàiㄕㄨㄞˋ | handsome; also a surnameVs | L2 |
| 笨 | bènㄅㄣˋ | stupid; clumsy; foolishVs | L2 |
| 認真认真 | rènzhēnㄖㄣˋ ㄓㄣ | serious; earnestVs | L2 |
| 敢 | gǎnㄍㄢˇ | to dare; to be braveVaux | L2 |
| 急 | jíㄐㄧˊ | urgent; anxious; hurriedVs | L2 |
| 禮貌礼貌 | lǐmàoㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄠˋ | courtesy; politeness; good mannersN | L2 |
| 害羞 | hàixiūㄏㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄡ | shy; bashfulVs | L2 |
| 關心关心 | guānxīnㄍㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ | to care about; to be concerned aboutVst | L2 |
| 心情 | xīnqíngㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄥˊ | moodN | L2 |
| 幸福 | xìngfúㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄨˊ | happiness; blessed; fortunateVs | L2 |
| 差 | chà / | poor; bad; to fall short; to lack (as in 差一点)Vs-pred | L2 |
| 兄弟 | xiōngdìㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄧˋ | brother; brothersN | L2 |
| 阿姨 | āyíㄚ ㄧˊ | aunt (maternal or as a term for a woman of similar age to one’s parents); nannyN | L2 |
| 身邊身边 | shēnbiānㄕㄣ ㄅㄧㄢ | beside; around; at one's sideN | L2 |
| 身高 | shēngāoㄕㄣ ㄍㄠ | (a person's) heightN | L2 |
| 長大长大 | zhǎngdàㄓㄤˇ ㄉㄚˋ | to grow upVp | L2 |
| 經理经理 | jīnglǐㄐㄧㄥ ㄌㄧˇ | manager; directorN | L2 |
| 教書教书 | jiāoshūㄐㄧㄠ ㄕㄨ | to teach (in a school)V-sep | L2 |
| 開會开会 | kāihuìㄎㄞ ㄏㄨㄟˋ | to hold a meeting; to attend a meetingV-sep | L2 |
| 加班 | jiābānㄐㄧㄚ ㄅㄢ | to work overtimeV-sep | L2 |
| 危險危险 | wéixiǎnㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ | danger; dangerousVs | L2 |
| 安全 | ānquánㄢ ㄑㄩㄢˊ | safe; secure; safety; securityVs/N | L2 |
| 成功 | chénggōngㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ | successful; to succeed; successVs | L2 |
| 報告报告 | bàogàoㄅㄠˋ ㄍㄠˋ | to report; reportV/N | L2 |
| 資料资料 | zīliàoㄗ ㄌㄧㄠˋ | information; data; materialN | L2 |
| 管理 | guǎnlǐㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄧˇ | to manage; managementV | L2 |
| 做法/ | zuòfǎㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄚˇ | method; way of doing somethingN | L2 |
| 看法 | kànfǎㄎㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ | view; opinion; perspectiveN | L2 |
| 辦办 | bànㄅㄢˋ | to handle; to manage; to do; to set up; to run (a business)V | L2 |
| 打工 | dǎgōngㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥ | to work a part-time jobV-sep | L2 |
| 選选 | xuǎnㄒㄩㄢˇ | to choose; to selectV | L2 |
| 嚴重严重 | yánzhòngㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ | serious; grave; severe; criticalVs | L2 |
| 正式 | zhèngshìㄓㄥˋ ㄕˋ | formal; officialVs | L2 |
| 查 | cháㄔㄚˊ | to check; to look up; to investigateV | L2 |
| 考 | kǎoㄎㄠˇ | to test; to take an examV | L2 |
| 例如 | lìrúㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ | for examplePrep | L2 |
| 例(子) | lì(zi)ㄌㄧˋ ㄗ˙ | example; instanceN | L2 |
| 題目题目 | tímùㄊㄧˊ ㄇㄨˋ | question; problem (exercise); title; topicN | L2 |
| 題题 | tíㄊㄧˊ | topic; question; problemM | L2 |
| 答案 | dá'ànㄉㄚˊ ㄢˋ | answer; solutionN | L2 |
| 念書/ | niànshūㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ | to study; to readV-sep | L2 |
| 歷史历史 | lìshǐㄌㄧˋ ㄕˇ | historyN | L2 |
| 數學数学 | shùxuéㄕㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ | mathematics; mathematicalN | L2 |
| 書法书法 | shūfǎㄕㄨ ㄈㄚˇ | calligraphyN | L2 |
| 英語英语 | Yīngyǔㄧㄥ ㄩˇ | English (language)N | L2 |
| 作文 | zuòwénㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄣˊ | essay; compositionN/Vi | L2 |
| 漢字汉字 | hànzìㄏㄢˋ ㄗˋ | Chinese characterN | L2 |
| 詞词 | cíㄘˊ | word; term; ci (a form of classical Chinese poetry)N | L2 |
| 文法 | wénfǎㄨㄣˊ ㄈㄚˇ | grammarN | L2 |
| 加上 | jiāshàngㄐㄧㄚ ㄕㄤˋ | to add; in addition; plusV | L2 |
| 減减 | jiǎnㄐㄧㄢˇ | to subtract; to reduce; to decreaseVst | L2 |
| 乘 | chéngㄔㄥˊ | to ride; to take (a vehicle); to multiply (math.)V | L2 |
| 除 | chúㄔㄨˊ | to remove; to eliminate; except; besides; to divide (math.)Prep/Vst/V | L2 |
| 國小国小 | guóxiǎoㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ | elementary school (Taiwan term)N | L2 |
| 中學中学 | zhōngxuéㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˊ | middle schoolN | L2 |
| 學院学院 | xuéyuànㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄩㄢˋ | collegeN | L2 |
| 大學生大学生 | dàxuéshēngㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥ | university studentN | L2 |
| 教授 | jiàoshòuㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄡˋ | professor; to lectureN | L2 |
| 放假 | fàngjiàㄈㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ | to have a holidayV-sep | L2 |
| 春假 | chūnjiàㄔㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄚˋ | spring breakN | L2 |
| 暑假 | shǔjiàㄕㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ | summer vacationN | L2 |
| 寒假 | hánjiàㄏㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋ | winter vacationN | L2 |
| 假 | jiàㄐㄧㄚˋ | vacation; holiday; leave of absenceN | L2 |
| 畢業毕业 | bìyèㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄝˋ | to graduate; graduationVp-sep | L2 |
| 學期学期 | xuéqíㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄑㄧˊ | semesterN | L2 |
| 服務服务 | fúwùㄈㄨˊ ㄨˋ | service; to serveV | L2 |
| 室友 | shìyǒuㄕˋ ㄧㄡˇ | roommateN | L2 |
| 操場操场 | cāochǎngㄘㄠ ㄔㄤˇ | playground; sports fieldN | L2 |
| 校園校园 | xiàoyuánㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄩㄢˊ | campusN | L2 |
| 位子 | wèiziㄨㄟˋ ㄗ˙ | place; seatN | L2 |
| 書桌书桌 | shūzhuōㄕㄨ ㄓㄨㄛ | deskN | L2 |
| 書包书包 | shūbāoㄕㄨ ㄅㄠ | schoolbagN | L2 |
| 書架书架 | shūjiàㄕㄨ ㄐㄧㄚˋ | bookshelfN | L2 |
| 本子 | běnziㄅㄣˇ ㄗ˙ | notebookN | L2 |
| 尺 | chǐㄔˇ | a ruler; a unit of measureN | L2 |
| 討論讨论 | tǎolùnㄊㄠˇ ㄌㄨㄣˋ | to discuss; discussionV | L2 |
| 同意 | tóngyìㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ | to agree; to consent; to approveVst | L2 |
| 了解/ | liǎojiěㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˇ | to understand; to realizeVst | L2 |
| 無聊无聊 | wúliáoㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ | bored; boringVs | L2 |
| 有趣 | yǒuqùㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩˋ | interesting; amusingVs | L2 |
| 有意思 | yǒuyìsiㄧㄡˇ ㄧˋ ㄙ˙ | interesting; funVs | L2 |
| 原因 | yuányīnㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄣ | reason; causeN | L2 |
| 遍 | biànㄅㄧㄢˋ | time (once through, from start to finish); all over; everywhereM | L2 |
| 改 | gǎiㄍㄞˇ | to change; to correctV | L2 |
| 忘記忘记 | wàngjìㄨㄤˋ ㄐㄧˋ | to forgetVpt | L2 |
| 程度 | chéngdùㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄨˋ | degree; extentN | L2 |
| 趕快赶快 | gǎnkuàiㄍㄢˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ | quickly; hurry upAdv | L2 |
| 以上 | yǐshàngㄧˇ ㄕㄤˋ | more than; above; or more (of an amount); the above-mentionedN | L2 |
| 以下 | yǐxiàㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ | the following; belowN | L2 |
| 意見意见 | yìjiànㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ | opinion; suggestionN | L2 |
| 用功 | yònggōngㄩㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ | diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effortVs | L2 |
| 研究 | yánjiùㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ | to study; to research; research; studyN/V | L2 |
| 教育 | jiàoyùㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄩˋ | education; to educateN/V | L2 |
| 選擇选择 | xuǎnzéㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ | to select; to choose; optionN/V | L2 |
| 建議建议 | jiànyìㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧˋ | suggestion; to proposeN/V | L2 |
| 知識知识 | zhīshìㄓ ㄕˋ | knowledgeN | L2 |
| 座 | zuòㄗㄨㄛˋ | seat; classifier for buildings, mountains, cities, bridges etcM | L2 |
| 臥室卧室 | wòshìㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ | bedroomN | L2 |
| 臥房卧房 | wòfángㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄤˊ | bedroom; a sleeping compartment (on a train)N | L2 |
| 浴室 | yùshìㄩˋ ㄕˋ | bathroom (room used for bathing)N | L2 |
| 院(子) | yuàn(zi)ㄩㄢˋ ㄗ˙ | courtyard; yardN | L2 |
| 書房书房 | shūfángㄕㄨ ㄈㄤˊ | study; a room for readingN | L2 |
| 洗衣機洗衣机 | xǐyījīㄒㄧˇ ㄧ ㄐㄧ | washing machineN | L2 |
| 餐桌 | cānzhuōㄘㄢ ㄓㄨㄛ | dining table; dinner tableN | L2 |
| 打開打开 | dǎkāiㄉㄚˇ ㄎㄞ | to openVp | L2 |
| 箱/ | xiāng/ | box; caseM/N | L2 |
| 層层 | céngㄘㄥˊ | floor; layer; levelM | L2 |
| 櫃(子)柜(子) | guì(zi)ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄗ˙ | cupboard; cabinetN | L2 |
| 大門大门 | dàménㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄣˊ | main gate; entranceN | L2 |
| 鄰居邻居 | línjūㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄩ | neighborN | L2 |
| 熱鬧热闹 | rènaoㄖㄜˋ ㄋㄠ˙ | lively; bustlingVs | L2 |
| 吵 | chǎoㄔㄠˇ | noisy; to quarrelVs | L2 |
| 亂乱 | luànㄌㄨㄢˋ | chaos; disorder; messy; (adv.) at random, recklessly (as in 乱跑)Vs | L2 |
| 房東房东 | fángdōngㄈㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄥ | landlordN | L2 |
| 房屋 | fángwūㄈㄤˊ ㄨ | house; buildingN | L2 |
| 搬家 | bānjiāㄅㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ | to move house; to relocateV-sep | L2 |
| 開水开水 | kāishuǐㄎㄞ ㄕㄨㄟˇ | boiled waterN | L2 |
| 鄉下乡下 | xiāngxiàㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄚˋ | countryside; rural areaN | L2 |
| 傘伞 | sǎnㄙㄢˇ | umbrella; parasolN | L2 |
| 花 | huāㄏㄨㄚ | flower; to spend (money, time)V | L2 |
| 朵 | duǒㄉㄨㄛˇ | classifier for flowers, clouds, and similar thingsM | L2 |
| 蚊(子) | wén(zi)ㄨㄣˊ ㄗ˙ | mosquitoN | L2 |
| 自然 | zìránㄗˋ ㄖㄢˊ | nature; natural; naturallyVs | L2 |
| 月亮 | yuèliàngㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ | the moonN | L2 |
| 星星 | xīngxingㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥ˙ | star(s)N | L2 |
| 環境环境 | huánjìngㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ | environment; surroundingsN | L2 |
| 晴天 | qíngtiānㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ | sunny dayN | L2 |
| 暖和 | nuǎnhuoㄋㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄛ˙ | warmVs | L2 |
| 涼快凉快 | liángkuàiㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ | cool and pleasant; refreshingVs | L2 |
| 涼凉 | liángㄌㄧㄤˊ | cool; cold; refreshingVs | L2 |
| 乾干 | gānㄍㄢ | dryVp | L2 |
| 濕/ | shīㄕ | wet; moistVs | L2 |
| 度 | dùㄉㄨˋ | degree; measure; to spend (time)M | L2 |
| 颱風台风 | táifēngㄊㄞˊ ㄈㄥ | typhoonN | L2 |
| 季節季节 | jìjiéㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ | season; time of yearN | L2 |
| 環保环保 | huánbǎoㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄠˇ | environmental protection; eco-friendlyN | L2 |
| 垃圾 | lèsèㄌㄜˋ ㄙㄜˋ | trash; garbageN | L2 |
| 汙染污染 | wūrǎnㄨ ㄖㄢˇ | to pollute; to contaminate; pollutionV | L2 |
| 底 | dǐㄉㄧˇ | bottom; base; foundation; end (of a period)N | L2 |
| 底下 | dǐxiaㄉㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚ˙ | under; belowN | L2 |
| 內内 | nèiㄋㄟˋ | insideN | L2 |
| 深 | shēnㄕㄣ | deepVs | L2 |
| 淺浅 | qiǎnㄑㄧㄢˇ | shallow; not deep; light (in color)Vs | L2 |
| 發生发生 | fāshēngㄈㄚ ㄕㄥ | to happen; to occurVpt | L2 |
| 照顧照顾 | zhàogùㄓㄠˋ ㄍㄨˋ | to take care of; to look afterV | L2 |
| 生活 | shēnghuóㄕㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˊ | life; livelihoodN | L2 |
| 日記日记 | rìjìㄖˋ ㄐㄧˋ | diaryN | L2 |
| 流 | liúㄌㄧㄡˊ | to flow; to circulateV | L2 |
| 流汗 | liúhànㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄢˋ | to sweatV-sep | L2 |
| 夢梦 | mèngㄇㄥˋ | dreamN | L2 |
| 枕頭枕头 | zhěntouㄓㄣˇ ㄊㄡ˙ | pillowN | L2 |
| 鬧鐘闹钟 | nàozhōngㄋㄠˋ ㄓㄨㄥ | alarm clockN | L2 |
| 拖鞋 | tuōxiéㄊㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄝˊ | slippers; flip-flopsN | L2 |
| 毛巾 | máojīnㄇㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄣ | towelN | L2 |
| 刷(子)/ | shuā(zi)/ | to brush; to scrub; to paintN/V | L2 |
| 肥皂 | féizàoㄈㄟˊ ㄗㄠˋ | soapN | L2 |
| 牙膏 | yágāoㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄠ | toothpasteN | L2 |
| 衛生紙卫生纸 | wèishēngzhǐㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓˇ | toilet paper; bathroom tissueN | L2 |
| 籃(子)篮(子) | lán(zi)ㄌㄢˊ ㄗ˙ | basket; measure word: 只/隻 (zhī)N | L2 |
| 假日 | jiàrìㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄖˋ | holiday; day offN | L2 |
| 結束结束 | jiéshùㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨˋ | to finish; to endVp | L2 |
| 完 | wánㄨㄢˊ | to finish; completeVp | L2 |
| 散步 | sànbùㄙㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ | to take a walkV-sep | L2 |
| 慢跑 | mànpǎoㄇㄢˋ ㄆㄠˇ | jogging; to jog; to canter; a slow trotVi | L2 |
| 野餐 | yěcānㄧㄝˇ ㄘㄢ | picnic; to have a picnicVi | L2 |
| 爬 | páㄆㄚˊ | to crawl; to climbVi | L2 |
| 拍 | pāiㄆㄞ | to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); to pat; to clap; to slapV | L2 |
| 抓 | zhuāㄓㄨㄚ | to grab; to catch; to snatchV | L2 |
| 座位 | zuòwèiㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˋ | seatN | L2 |
| 新聞新闻 | xīnwénㄒㄧㄣ ㄨㄣˊ | newsN | L2 |
| 體育体育 | tǐyùㄊㄧˇ ㄩˋ | sports; physical educationN | L2 |
| 經常经常 | jīngchángㄐㄧㄥ ㄔㄤˊ | often; frequently; regularlyAdv | L2 |
| 雜誌杂志 | zázhìㄗㄚˊ ㄓˋ | magazineN | L2 |
| 美術美术 | měishùㄇㄟˇ ㄕㄨˋ | artN | L2 |
| 畫家画家 | huàjiāㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ | painter; artistN | L2 |
| 興趣兴趣 | xìngqùㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩˋ | interest; hobbyN | L2 |
| 收 | shōuㄕㄡ | to receive; to collect; to put away; to pack up (as in 收好)V | L2 |
| 談谈 | tánㄊㄢˊ | to talk; to discussV | L2 |
| 聊 | liáoㄌㄧㄠˊ | to chat; to talkV | L2 |
| 遲到迟到 | chídàoㄔˊ ㄉㄠˋ | to be lateVp | L2 |
| 樂器乐器 | yuèqìㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄧˋ | musical instrumentN | L2 |
| 吉他 | jítāㄐㄧˊ ㄊㄚ | guitar (loanword)N | L2 |
| 可怕 | kěpàㄎㄜˇ ㄆㄚˋ | scary; dreadful; terrifyingVs | L2 |
| 輕鬆轻松 | qīngsōngㄑㄧㄥ ㄙㄨㄥ | relaxed; easy; effortlessVs | L2 |
| 情形 | qíngxíngㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ | situation; circumstancesN | L2 |
| 消息 | xiāoxíㄒㄧㄠ ㄒㄧˊ | news; informationN | L2 |
| 看起來看起来 | kànqǐláiㄎㄢˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ | seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression thatAdv | L2 |
| 舞 | wǔㄨˇ | to dance; a danceN | L2 |
| 游 | yóuㄧㄡˊ | to swim; to travel; to tour; (also a surname)Vi | L2 |
| 游泳池 | yóuyǒngchíㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄥˇ ㄔˊ | swimming poolN | L2 |
| 遊戲游戏 | yóuxìㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧˋ | game; to playN/Vi | L2 |
| 茶館/ | cháguǎn/ | teahouse; measure word: 家 (jiā)N | L2 |
| 門票门票 | ménpiàoㄇㄣˊ ㄆㄧㄠˋ | entrance ticket; admission ticketN | L2 |
| 陪 | péiㄆㄟˊ | to accompany; to keep companyV | L2 |
| 利用 | lìyòngㄌㄧˋ ㄩㄥˋ | to use; to make use ofV | L2 |
| 好處好处 | hǎochùㄏㄠˇ ㄔㄨˋ | benefit; advantageN | L2 |
| 壞處坏处 | huàichùㄏㄨㄞˋ ㄔㄨˋ | harm; disadvantageN | L2 |
| 目的 | mùdìㄇㄨˋ ㄉㄧˋ | purpose; goalN | L2 |
| 要求 | yāoqiúㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄡˊ | to require; to demand; requirement; demandN/V | L2 |
| 合作 | hézuòㄏㄜˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ | to cooperate; collaborationVs | L2 |
| 主人 | zhǔrénㄓㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ | owner; hostN | L2 |
| 請客请客 | qǐngkèㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄎㄜˋ | to treat (someone); to invite for a mealV-sep | L2 |
| 約约 | yuēㄩㄝ | to arrange; approximately; to inviteV | L2 |
| 約會约会 | yuēhuìㄩㄝ ㄏㄨㄟˋ | a date; an appointment; to arrange a meetingN/Vi | L2 |
| 派對派对 | pàiduìㄆㄞˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ | (loanword) partyN | L2 |
| 祝 | zhùㄓㄨˋ | to wish; to pray for; (also a surname)V | L2 |
| 留 | liúㄌㄧㄡˊ | to stay; to remain; to keep; to leave (behind); to save; to ask to stayV | L2 |
| 封 | fēngㄈㄥ | to seal; classifier for letters, emails etc; to confer (a title)M | L2 |
| 信箱 | xìnxiāngㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄤ | mailbox; post boxN | L2 |
| 郵票邮票 | yóupiàoㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄧㄠˋ | postage stampN | L2 |
| 回信 | huíxìnㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ | to reply (in writing); a reply letterV-sep | L2 |
| 郵件邮件 | yóujiànㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ | mail; post; emailN | L2 |
| 弄 | nòngㄋㄨㄥˋ | to do; to handle; to play withV | L2 |
| 放心 | fàngxīnㄈㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄣ | to feel at ease; to be reassuredVs-sep | L2 |
| 偷 | tōuㄊㄡ | to steal; to pilferV | L2 |
| 滿满 | mǎnㄇㄢˇ | full; completely filled; whole; all over (as in 满园, 满山)Vp | L2 |
| 丟丢 | diūㄉㄧㄡ | to lose; to throw (away)V | L2 |
| 換换 | huànㄏㄨㄢˋ | to exchange; to changeV | L2 |
| 一塊/ | yīkuài/ | one kuai (one yuan); one piece; togetherAdv | L2 |
| 同時同时 | tóngshíㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄕˊ | at the same timeN | L2 |
| 保護保护 | bǎohùㄅㄠˇ ㄏㄨˋ | to protect; to safeguardV | L2 |
| 出門出门 | chūménㄔㄨ ㄇㄣˊ | to go out; to leave homeV-sep | L2 |
| 現代现代 | xiàndàiㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ | modern; contemporary; modern timesN/Vs | L2 |
| 傳統传统 | chuántǒngㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˇ | tradition; traditionalVs | L2 |
| 除夕 | Chúxìㄔㄨˊ ㄒㄧˋ | lunar New Year's EveN | L2 |
| 春節春节 | Chūnjiéㄔㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄝˊ | Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)N | L2 |
| 節日节日 | jiérìㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄖˋ | holiday; festivalN | L2 |
| 帶來带来 | dàiláiㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ | to bring about; to cause; to bring (something) alongV | L2 |
| 當中当中 | dāngzhōngㄉㄤ ㄓㄨㄥ | among; in the middleN | L2 |
| 法律 | fǎlǜㄈㄚˇ ㄌㄩˋ | lawN | L2 |
| 方面 | fāngmiànㄈㄤ ㄇㄧㄢˋ | aspect; field; sideN | L2 |
| 開玩笑开玩笑 | kāi wánxiàoㄎㄞ ㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ | to joke; to make fun ofV-sep | L2 |
| 可惜 | kěxíㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧˊ | what a pity; unfortunatelyVs | L2 |
| 老太太 | lǎotàitaiㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄞˋ ㄊㄞ˙ | an elderly ladyN | L2 |
| 有名 | yǒumíngㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ | famousVs | L2 |
| 自由 | zìyóuㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ | freedom; freeN/Vs | L2 |
| 社會社会 | shèhuìㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ | societyN | L2 |
| 時差时差 | shíchāㄕˊ ㄔㄚ | time difference; time lag; jet lagN | L2 |
| 市區市区 | shìqūㄕˋ ㄑㄩ | urban district; downtown; city centerN | L2 |
| 溫泉温泉 | wēnquánㄨㄣ ㄑㄩㄢˊ | hot spring; spaN | L2 |
| 公路 | gōnglùㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄨˋ | highway; roadN | L2 |
| 速度 | sùdùㄙㄨˋ ㄉㄨˋ | speed; velocityN | L2 |
| 到處到处 | dàochùㄉㄠˋ ㄔㄨˋ | everywhereAdv | L2 |
| 地點地点 | dìdiǎnㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ | place; locationN | L2 |
| 巴士 | bāshìㄅㄚ ㄕˋ | bus (loanword); motor coachN | L2 |
| 加油 | jiāyóuㄐㄧㄚ ㄧㄡˊ | to cheer on; to give encouragement; literally, 'add oil'Vi | L2 |
| 摩托車/ | mótuōchē/ | (loanword) motorbike; motorcycleN | L2 |
| 船/ | chuán/ | boat; shipN | L2 |
| 地鐵地铁 | dìtiěㄉㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄝˇ | subway; metroN | L2 |
| 捷運捷运 | jiéyùnㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄣˋ | (Tw) mass rapid transit (MRT); subwayN | L2 |
| 停車場停车场 | tíngchēchǎngㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄜ ㄔㄤˇ | parking lotN | L2 |
| 月台 | yuètáiㄩㄝˋ ㄊㄞˊ | railway platform (Hong Kong spelling of 月臺)N | L2 |
| 搭 | dāㄉㄚ | to board; to take (transport); to connect; to put up; to build (a shed, bridge etc)V | L2 |
| 飛飞 | fēiㄈㄟ | to flyVi | L2 |
| 下 | xiàㄒㄧㄚˋ | down; next; below; under; to fall (of rain, snow); to get off (a vehicle)V | L2 |
| 上 | shàngㄕㄤˋ | up; on; above; to go up; to get on (a vehicle)V | L2 |
| 這些这些 | zhèxiēㄓㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄝ | theseDet | L2 |
| 那些 | nàxiēㄋㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄝ | thoseDet | L2 |
| 東方东方 | dōngfāngㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄤ | east; the OrientN | L2 |
| 非洲 | Fēizhōuㄈㄟ ㄓㄡ | AfricaN | L2 |
| 美洲 | Měizhōuㄇㄟˇ ㄓㄡ | the Americas; America (the continents, not the country)N | L2 |
| 歐洲欧洲 | Ōuzhōuㄡ ㄓㄡ | EuropeN | L2 |
| 亞洲亚洲 | Yàzhōuㄧㄚˇ ㄓㄡ | AsiaN | L2 |
| 大陸大陆 | dàlùㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨˋ | mainland (China) or continentN | L2 |
| 動动 | dòngㄉㄨㄥˋ | to move; to actVp | L2 |
| 起 | qǐㄑㄧˇ | to get up; to rise; up (after a verb); starting from (从…起)Ptc | L2 |
| 停 | tíngㄊㄧㄥˊ | to stop; to haltVp | L2 |
| 中心 | zhōngxīnㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ | center; coreN | L2 |
| 簽證签证 | qiānzhèngㄑㄧㄢ ㄓㄥˋ | visaN | L2 |
| 行李 | xínglǐㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˇ | luggageN | L2 |
| 背包 | bēibāoㄅㄟ ㄅㄠ | backpack; knapsackN | L2 |
| 鎖锁 | suǒㄙㄨㄛˇ | to lock; a lockN/V | L2 |
| 入口 | rùkǒuㄖㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ | entranceN | L2 |
| 出口 | chūkǒuㄔㄨ ㄎㄡˇ | exit; to export; to speak outN | L2 |
| 油 | yóuㄧㄡˊ | oilN | L2 |
| 鑰匙钥匙 | yàoshiㄧㄠˋ ㄕ˙ | keyN | L2 |
| 方向 | fāngxiàngㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄤˋ | direction; orientationN | L2 |
| 交通 | jiāotōngㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄨㄥ | traffic; transportationN | L2 |
| 標準标准 | biāozhǔnㄅㄧㄠ ㄓㄨㄣˇ | standard; criterionN/Vs | L2 |
| 拍照 | pāizhàoㄆㄞ ㄓㄠˋ | to take a pictureV-sep | L2 |
| 腿 | tuǐㄊㄨㄟˇ | legN | L2 |
| 背 | bèiㄅㄟˋ | to recite from memory, to memorizeN | L2 |
| 脖(子) | bó(zi)ㄅㄛˊ ㄗ˙ | neckN | L2 |
| 汗 | hànㄏㄢˋ | sweat; perspirationN | L2 |
| 臉色脸色 | liǎnsèㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄜˋ | facial expression; complexionN | L2 |
| 救護車救护车 | jiùhùchēㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨˋ ㄔㄜ | ambulanceN | L2 |
| 咳嗽 | késòuㄎㄜˊ ㄙㄡˋ | to coughVi | L2 |
| 發燒发烧 | fāshāoㄈㄚ ㄕㄠ | to have a feverVp-sep | L2 |
| 頭痛头痛 | tóutòngㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋ | to have a headacheVs | L2 |
| 疼 | téngㄊㄥˊ | to hurt; soreVs | L2 |
| 保險保险 | bǎoxiǎnㄅㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ | insuranceN | L2 |
| 掛號挂号 | guàhàoㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄠˋ | to register (e.g., at a hospital) or send by registered mailV-sep | L2 |
| 牙刷 | yáshuāㄧㄚˊ ㄕㄨㄚ | toothbrushN | L2 |
| 藥房药房 | yàofángㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄤˊ | pharmacy; drugstoreN | L2 |
| 救命 | jiùmìngㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ | to save a life; an exclamation for helpV-sep | L2 |
| 影響影响 | yǐngxiǎngㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄤˇ | to influence; effectN/V | L2 |
| 感覺感觉 | gǎnjuéㄍㄢˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ | feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceiveN/Vst | L2 |
| 精神 | jīngshénㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄣˊ | spirit; energy; mentalityN | L2 |
| 正常 | zhèngchángㄓㄥˋ ㄔㄤˊ | normal; regularVs | L2 |
| 有錢有钱 | yǒuqiánㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ | well-off; wealthyVs | L2 |
| 生意 | shēngyìㄕㄥ ㄧˋ | businessN | L2 |
| 商人 | shāngrénㄕㄤ ㄖㄣˊ | merchant; businessmanN | L2 |
| 老闆娘/ | lǎobǎnniángㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇ ㄋㄧㄤˊ | female proprietor; lady boss; boss's wifeN | L2 |
| 店員店员 | diànyuánㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄩㄢˊ | shop assistant; salesclerk; salespersonN | L2 |
| 訂订 | dìngㄉㄧㄥˋ | to order; to book; to subscribe; to conclude (an agreement); to get engaged (as in 订婚)V | L2 |
| 訂位订位 | dìngwèiㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄟˋ | to reserve a seat; to book a table; reservationV-sep | L2 |
| 得到 | dédàoㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ | to get; to receiveVpt | L2 |
| 困難困难 | kùnnánㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄋㄢˊ | difficult; challengingN/Vs | L2 |
| 百貨公司百货公司 | bǎihuògōngsīㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ | department storeN | L2 |
| 夜市 | yèshìㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋ | night marketN | L2 |
| 逛 | guàngㄍㄨㄤˋ | to stroll; to wander aroundV | L2 |
| 逛街 | guàngjiēㄍㄨㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝ | to take a walk; to window-shop; to stroll down the streetV-sep | L2 |
| 排隊排队 | páiduìㄆㄞˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ | to line up; to queueV-sep | L2 |
| 客滿客满 | kèmǎnㄎㄜˋ ㄇㄢˇ | to have a full house; to be sold out; no vacancyVp | L2 |
| 刷卡 | shuākǎㄕㄨㄚ ㄎㄚˇ | to use a credit card (or swipe card, smart card etc)V-sep | L2 |
| 提 | tíㄊㄧˊ | to lift; to mention; to raise (an issue)V | L2 |
| 流行 | liúxíngㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ | popular; in fashion; widespreadVs | L2 |
| 藍色蓝色 | lánsèㄌㄢˊ ㄙㄜˋ | blue (color)N | L2 |
| 綠色绿色 | lǜsèㄌㄩˋ ㄙㄜˋ | green (color)N | L2 |
| 紅色红色 | hóngsèㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄙㄜˋ | red (color); revolutionaryN | L2 |
| 黑色 | hēisèㄏㄟ ㄙㄜˋ | black (color)N | L2 |
| 毛衣 | máoyīㄇㄠˊ ㄧ | (wool) sweaterN | L2 |
| 雨衣 | yǔyīㄩˇ ㄧ | raincoatN | L2 |
| 內衣内衣 | nèiyīㄋㄟˋ ㄧ | underwear; undergarmentN | L2 |
| 上衣 | shàngyīㄕㄤˋ ㄧ | jacket; topN | L2 |
| 皮鞋 | píxiéㄆㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ | leather shoesN | L2 |
| 手套 | shǒutàoㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄠˋ | glove; mittenN | L2 |
| 口袋 | kǒudàiㄎㄡˇ ㄉㄞˋ | pocketN | L2 |
| 小費小费 | xiǎofèiㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄈㄟˋ | tip; gratuityN | L2 |
| 打折 | dǎzhéㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄜˊ | to give a discountV-sep | L2 |
| 零錢零钱 | língqiánㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ | small change; coinsN | L2 |
| 零用錢零用钱 | língyòngqiánㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ | pocket money; allowance; spending moneyN | L2 |
| 存 | cúnㄘㄨㄣˊ | to keep; to store; to save (money); to existV | L2 |
| 毛 | máoㄇㄠˊ | hair; fur; feather; one tenth of a yuan (dime, colloquial)M | L2 |
| 高級高级 | gāojíㄍㄠ ㄐㄧˊ | high level; high grade; advanced; high-rankingVs | L2 |
| 一般 | yībānㄧ ㄅㄢ | ordinary; average; commonVs | L2 |
| 合適合适 | héshìㄏㄜˊ ㄕˋ | suitable; appropriateVs | L2 |
| 適合适合 | shìhéㄕˋ ㄏㄜˊ | to suit; to be suitable forVst | L2 |
| 圓圆 | yuánㄩㄢˊ | round; circular; circle; (of the moon) fullVs | L2 |
| 光 | guāngㄍㄨㄤ | light; ray; only; used up; nothing left (as in 输光了)Vp | L2 |
| 死 | sǐㄙˇ | to dieVp | L2 |
| 髒脏 | zāngㄗㄤ | dirtyVs | L2 |
| 破 | pòㄆㄛˋ | to breakVp | L2 |
| 袋 | dàiㄉㄞˋ | bag; sack; (classifier) a bag ofM | L2 |
| 套 | tàoㄊㄠˋ | set; suite (measure for sets of things); cover; sheath; to slip on; to slip overM | L2 |
| 沙拉 | shālāㄕㄚ ㄌㄚ | salad (loanword)N | L2 |
| 牛排 | niúpáiㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄞˊ | steakN | L2 |
| 海鮮海鲜 | hǎixiānㄏㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄢ | seafoodN | L2 |
| 火腿 | huǒtuǐㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄊㄨㄟˇ | hamN | L2 |
| 熱狗热狗 | règǒuㄖㄜˋ ㄍㄡˇ | hot dog (loanword)N | L2 |
| 饅頭馒头 | mántouㄇㄢˊ ㄊㄡ˙ | steamed bunN | L2 |
| 米 | mǐㄇㄧˇ | rice (uncooked); meter (unit of length)N | L2 |
| 豆腐 | dòufuㄉㄡˋ ㄈㄨ˙ | tofu; bean curdN | L2 |
| 橘(子) | jú(zi)ㄐㄩˊ ㄗ˙ | tangerineN | L2 |
| 葡萄 | pútaoㄆㄨˊ ㄊㄠ˙ | grapeN | L2 |
| 芒果 | mángguǒㄇㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ | mango (loanword)N | L2 |
| 烏龍茶乌龙茶 | wūlóngcháㄨ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄚˊ | oolong teaN | L2 |
| 豆漿豆浆 | dòujiāngㄉㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄤ | soy milkN | L2 |
| 可樂可乐 | kělèㄎㄜˇ ㄌㄜˋ | cola (a carbonated soft drink)N | L2 |
| 奶茶 | nǎicháㄋㄞˇ ㄔㄚˊ | milk teaN | L2 |
| 汽水 | qìshuǐㄑㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ | soda; carbonated drinkN | L2 |
| 冰塊/ | bīngkuài/ | ice cube; ice chunkN | L2 |
| 甜點甜点 | tiándiǎnㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ | dessertN | L2 |
| 餅乾饼干 | bǐnggānㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄢ | biscuit; cookieN | L2 |
| 鹽盐 | yánㄧㄢˊ | saltN | L2 |
| 味/ | wèi/ | taste; smell; (fig.) (noun suffix) feel; quality; senseN | L2 |
| 聞闻 | wénㄨㄣˊ | to hear; to smellV | L2 |
| 臭 | chòuㄔㄡˋ | stinky; to smell badVs | L2 |
| 口 | kǒuㄎㄡˇ | mouth; classifier for bites or mouthfuls; opening; entrance (as in 村口)M | L2 |
| 罐 | guànㄍㄨㄢˋ | container; jar; canM | L2 |
| 顆颗 | kēㄎㄜ | a classifier for small round objectsM | L2 |
| 任何 | rènhéㄖㄣˋ ㄏㄜˊ | any; whicheverDet | L2 |
| 許多许多 | xǔduōㄒㄩˇ ㄉㄨㄛ | manyDet | L2 |
| 新鮮新鲜 | xīnxiānㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄢ | fresh; novelVs | L2 |
| 熟 | shóuㄕㄡˊ | ripe; cooked; well-known; familiar; skilled; practiced; sound (of sleep)Vs | L2 |
| 炒 | chǎoㄔㄠˇ | to stir-fry; to toss; (colloquially) to speculate or hypeV | L2 |
| 炸 | zháㄓㄚˊ | to deep-fryV | L2 |
| 嚐/ | chángㄔㄤˊ | to taste; to experience (variant of 嘗|尝[chang2])V | L2 |
| 裝装 | zhuāngㄓㄨㄤ | to pretend; to dress up; to load; to pack; to hold (contain); to installV | L2 |
| 不用 | bùyòngㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ | don't need toAdv | L2 |
| 不但 | bùdànㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ | not only ... but also ...Conj | L2 |
| 不必 | bùbìㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧˋ | need not; there's no need toVaux | L2 |
| 不得了 | bùdéliǎoㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ | extremely; exceedingly (often used to intensify an adjective)Vs | L2 |
| 不管 | bùguǎnㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄢˇ | regardless of; no matterConj | L2 |
| 只好 | zhǐhǎoㄓˇ ㄏㄠˇ | to have no alternative but to; mustAdv | L2 |
| 或 | huòㄏㄨㄛˋ | maybe; possibly; orConj | L2 |
| 可能 | kěnéngㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄥˊ | possible; might; perhapsN | L2 |
| 而且 | érqiěㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄝˇ | moreover; besidesConj | L2 |
| 原來原来 | yuánláiㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ | originally; as it turns outAdv | L2 |
| 也許也许 | yěxǔㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄩˇ | perhaps; maybeAdv | L2 |
| 必須必须 | bìxūㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄩ | must; have toAdv | L2 |
| 多麼多么 | duōmeㄉㄨㄛ ㄇㄜ˙ | how (wonderful, etc.); what a...Adv | L2 |
| 這樣这样 | zhèyàngㄓㄜˋ ㄧㄤˋ | in this way; like thisVs | L2 |
| 那樣那样 | nàyàngㄋㄚˋ ㄧㄤˋ | that way; like thatAdv/Vs | L2 |
| 等/ | děng/ | to wait; (after a list) and so on, etc.; by the time; until (as in 等他回来)Ptc | L2 |
| 別的别的 | biédeㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄜ˙ | other; something elseDet | L2 |
| 除了 | chúleㄔㄨˊ ㄌㄜ˙ | except; besidesPrep | L2 |
| 從來从来 | cóngláiㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ | always; (used with no to mean 'never')Adv | L2 |
| 大概 | dàgàiㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄞˋ | roughly; approximately; probably; likelyAdv | L2 |
| 還好还好 | háihǎoㄏㄞˊ ㄏㄠˇ | luckily; fortunately; not badAdv | L2 |
| 極极 | jíㄐㄧˊ | extremely; veryAdv | L2 |
| 接著接着 | jiēzheㄐㄧㄝ ㄓㄜ˙ | then; afterwards; subsequentlyAdv | L2 |
| 結果结果 | jiéguǒㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ | result; outcome; consequenceConj | L2 |
| 立刻 | lìkèㄌㄧˋ ㄎㄜˋ | immediately; at onceAdv | L2 |
| 沒想到没想到 | méi xiǎngdàoㄇㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄠˋ | didn't expect | L2 |
| 其實其实 | qíshíㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊ | actuallyAdv | L2 |
| 其中 | qízhōngㄑㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥ | among; in; includedDet | L2 |
| 完全 | wánquánㄨㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ | completely; totallyAdv | L2 |
| 相當相当 | xiāngdāngㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄤ | equivalent to; fairly; quite; to a certain extentAdv | L2 |
| 一切 | yīqièㄧ ㄑㄧㄝˋ | everything; allDet | L2 |
| 已 | yǐㄧˇ | alreadyAdv | L2 |
| 尤其 | yóuqíㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧˊ | especially; particularlyAdv | L2 |
| 越 | yuèㄩㄝˋ | to exceed; the more... the moreAdv | L2 |
| 整 | zhěngㄓㄥˇ | whole; complete; entireDet | L2 |
| 正 | zhèngㄓㄥˋ | just; exactly; proper; upright; (indicating an action in progress, as in 正等着)Adv | L2 |
| 只要 | zhǐyàoㄓˇ ㄧㄠˋ | as long as; provided thatConj | L2 |
| 最好 | zuìhǎoㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄠˇ | best; had betterAdv | L2 |
| 同樣同样 | tóngyàngㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄤˋ | same; identical; equally; similarlyAdv/Vs-attr | L2 |
| 空 | kōngㄎㄨㄥ | empty; vacantVs | L2 |
| 空 | kòngㄎㄨㄥˋ | to empty; vacant; unoccupied; space; leisure; free timeVs | L2 |
| 連连 | liánㄌㄧㄢˊ | to join; continuously; evenConj/Vst | L2 |
| 倍 | bèiㄅㄟˋ | a multiple; double; (times)N | L2 |
| 包括 | bāokuòㄅㄠ ㄎㄨㄛˋ | to include; to compriseVst | L2 |
| 步 | bùㄅㄨˋ | step; paceM | L2 |
| 當時当时 | dāngshíㄉㄤ ㄕˊ | at that time; thenN | L2 |
| 等到 | děngdàoㄉㄥˇ ㄉㄠˋ | to wait until; untilPrep | L2 |
| 煩烦 | fánㄈㄢˊ | to feel annoyed; to botherVs | L2 |
| 剛好刚好 | gānghǎoㄍㄤ ㄏㄠˇ | exactly; just; coincidentallyVs | L2 |
| 或者 | huòzhěㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˇ | or; perhaps; maybeConj | L2 |
| 哇 | wāㄨㄚ | exclamation 'Wow!'Ptc | L2 |
| 需 | xūㄒㄩ | to require; to need; to want; necessity; needVst | L2 |
| 須须 | xūㄒㄩ | must; to have to (formal)Adv | L2 |
| 直接 | zhíjiēㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄝ | direct; straightforward; directlyVs | L2 |
| 總总 | zǒngㄗㄨㄥˇ | overall; in general; alwaysAdv | L2 |
| 泡 | pàoㄆㄠˋ | to steep; to soakV | L2 |
| 且 | qiěㄑㄧㄝˇ | and; besides; moreoverConj | L2 |
| 比方 | bǐfāngㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄤ | analogy; for exampleN | L2 |
| 比方說比方说 | bǐfāngshuōㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄤ ㄕㄨㄛ | for example; for instanceVst | L2 |
| 傳传 | chuánㄔㄨㄢˊ | to transmit; to spread; to pass onV | L2 |
| 另 | lìngㄌㄧㄥˋ | other; anotherDet | L2 |
| 另外 | lìngwàiㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ | other; another; in addition; besidesConj/Det | L2 |
| 左右 | zuǒyòuㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ | approximately; roughly; aboutN/V | L2 |
| 當当 | dāngㄉㄤ | to serve as; to act as; to be; to become; to bear; to take on; when (as in 当…时)Prep | L2 |
| 類类 | lèiㄌㄟˋ | type; categoryM | L2 |
| 樣样 | yàngㄧㄤˋ | manner; appearance; type; classifier for kinds of things (as in 三样东西)M | L2 |
Tap a word to hear it (your device’s built-in Chinese voice). Level: N1 and N2 = Novice 1 and 2, L1 to L5 = Level 1 to 5. Pinyin follows the official list, which gives each syllable its full tone. Small tags show the official part of speech.
What do N, V, Vs, Vst… mean?
- N
- noun
- V
- verb
- Vi
- intransitive action verb
- V-sep
- separable intransitive action verb
- Vs
- intransitive state verb (often an adjective in English)
- Vst
- transitive state verb
- Vs-attr
- state verb, before nouns only
- Vs-pred
- state verb, as predicate only
- Vs-sep
- separable state verb
- Vaux
- auxiliary verb
- Vp
- intransitive process verb
- Vpt
- transitive process verb
- Vp-sep
- separable process verb
- Adv
- adverb
- Conj
- conjunction
- Det
- determiner
- M
- measure word
- Prep
- preposition
- Ptc
- particle
Source: SC-TOP’s official TOCFL word list (華語八千詞表), July 2023 file; the September 2024 re-issue on the official download page has the same entries. Characters, pinyin, level and part of speech are from the official list (where it gives several forms, they are separated by a slash). Zhuyin and English are from the Literate Chinese dictionary: matched by characters and reading for 1,226 entries, and by characters alone for 0 whose Taiwan reading our dictionary lacks; 0 have no zhuyin shown. Last updated 2026-11-04.
How many words are in TOCFL Band A?
1,226 entries on the official 2023 list, 1,226 counting everything below. Here is how they split by level. The counts are entries, not distinct words: 3 repeat a word within the band.
| Level | Chinese name | CEFR (SC-TOP) | Entries | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novice 1 | 準備級一級 | below A1 | 160 | 160 |
| Novice 2 | 準備級二級 | below A1 | 234 | 394 |
| Level 1 | 入門級 | A1 | 347 | 741 |
| Level 2 | 基礎級 | A2 | 485 | 1,226 |
CEFR labels are SC-TOP’s mapping. For pass scores, format and study hours at each level, see TOCFL levels explained.
How to study the TOCFL Band A word list
Use the list as a checklist and let reading do the teaching. The test measures how fast you understand connected text, and a word you have read in context is one you recognize at speed. Our count: across the 64 free stories on this site leveled at about HSK 1–2, the median story has 96% of its words on the TOCFL lists through Level 2 (names excluded).
- Find your gaps. Set Meaning to Hidden and scroll your level; tap a cell to reveal it. Words you know instantly are done; the rest are your list.
- Seed 10 to 15 new words a day with flashcards. The Band A deck runs in your browser. In the Literate Chinese app the TOCFL lists from Novice 1 to Level 5 are built-in decks with FSRS scheduling, in traditional or simplified with pinyin or zhuyin.
- Meet every new word in a story within a few days. A word you have only seen on a card fades; a word you have read in three stories stays. Start with the passages below.
- Recheck monthly with meanings hidden, and move on to the next level when the current one is mostly known.
Read Band A words in context
Sample passages from free stories that use almost nothing beyond the Band A lists. Each opens in traditional characters, with tap-for-meaning and an optional pinyin line. The level match is approximate: our stories are leveled on the HSK 3.0 scale.
- Let's Go See the Sea! (Part 1)About HSK 1 · 100% of its words are on the TOCFL lists through Level 2
約翰：小婷，我們去旅行吧！小婷：好啊！去哪兒？約翰：我們去看海吧！
John: Xiaoting, let's take a trip! Xiaoting: Sure! Where to? John: Let's go see the sea!
Read it free in traditional → - Morning Runs (Part 2)About HSK 2 · 100% of its words are on the TOCFL lists through Level 2
我和哥哥不比了，現在他教我跑步。每天早上，我們從家跑到公園。
My brother and I stopped comparing — now he teaches me to run. Every morning, we run from home to the park.
Read it free in traditional → - Grandpa's Map (Part 1)About HSK 2 · 100% of its words are on the TOCFL lists through Level 2
小雨的爺爺家裡有一張大地圖。地圖上有很多紅色的小星星。“爺爺，這些星星是什麼？”
Xiao Yu's grandpa had a big map at home. The map was covered with little red stars. "Grandpa, what are these stars?"
Read it free in traditional → - At the Pharmacy (Part 1)About HSK 2 · 100% of its words are on the TOCFL lists through Level 2
李明有點感冒，頭疼，還咳嗽。他走進一家藥店。“你好，我感冒了，有什麼藥？”
Li Ming had a bit of a cold — a headache and a cough. He walked into a pharmacy. "Hello, I've caught a cold — what medicine do you have?"
Read it free in traditional →
TOCFL Band A vocabulary FAQ
How many words are in TOCFL Band A?
The official 2023 list has 1,226 entries for Novice 1 to Level 2: 160 (Novice 1) + 234 (Novice 2) + 347 (Level 1) + 485 (Level 2). Counting every level below, that is 1,226 entries through Level 2. The counts are entries, not distinct words: 3 repeat a word within the band.
Do I need the Novice words for Band A?
Yes. The official totals are cumulative: Level 1 is 741 entries counting the 394 Novice entries, and Level 2 is 1,226. Novice is its own test band, but the Band A lists build on it.
Is there a simplified-character version of the Band A list?
Yes. Every entry shows simplified characters too (use the Script menu for traditional, simplified or both), and the CSV has both columns. Overseas test centers let you sit the TOCFL in simplified characters; centers in Taiwan use traditional only.
Can I download the TOCFL Band A list as a CSV or PDF?
Yes. Download CSV gives a UTF-8 file with traditional, simplified, pinyin, level, part of speech, zhuyin and English that opens in Excel, Google Sheets and Anki. Print / PDF prints the table as shown, so hiding the meanings first gives you a self-test sheet.
Where does this word list come from?
From SC-TOP’s official TOCFL word list (華語八千詞表), the July 2023 file; the current download, dated September 2024, has the same entries. Characters, pinyin and part of speech are from the official list. Zhuyin and English are from the Literate Chinese dictionary: matched by characters and reading for 1,226 entries, and by characters alone for 0 whose Taiwan reading our dictionary lacks.
