100 most common Mandarin characters Flashcards
1
Q
在
A
zài
in, at, on
2
Q
有
A
yǒu
have, possess
3
Q
个
A
gè
piece, item gè
4
Q
不
A
bù
non, do not, no, nowise, not, nope, nae, no more
5
Q
这
A
zhè
now, this,
6
Q
他
A
tā
he, she, it, they (referring to inanimate things in object position) tā
7
Q
也
A
yě
also, too, as well, either, even
8
Q
就
A
jiù
then, at once, right away, an indicator strengthening speaker’s evaluation
9
Q
都
A
dōu
all, even, already
10
Q
说
A
shuō
speak, talk, explain, scold shuō
11
Q
而
A
ér
conj.: and yet
12
Q
们
A
men
plural marker for personal pronouns or for nouns referring to people
13
Q
你
A
nǐ
you
14
Q
了
A
le
particle: indicating new situation or completed action le
15
Q
要
A
yào
want, need, must, should yào