Survival Mandarin Chinese Flashcards

Learn the 100 most important words to know in the world's fastest-growing language, so you can navigate the streets of Beijing, Shanhai, or Fujian with ease.

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1
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Hello

A

你好

(nǐ hǎo )

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How are you?

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你好吗?

(nǐ hǎo ma ?)

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Thank you

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谢谢

(xiè xiè )

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You’re welcome

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不客气

(bú kè qì )

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How much is this?

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多少钱?

(duō shǎo qián ?)

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I’m sorry

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对不起

(duì bù qǐ )

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And you?

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你呢?

(nǐ ne ?)

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My name is . . .

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我名字叫…

(wǒ míng zi jiào …)

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9
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I don’t speak Chinese

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我不会讲中文

(wǒ bú huì jiǎng zhōng wén )

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10
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I like this

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我喜欢

(wǒ xǐ huān )

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I don’t like this

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我不喜欢

(wǒ bù xǐ huān )

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English

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英文

(yīng wén )

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Chinese

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中文

(zhōng wén )

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Bathroom

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洗手间

(xǐ shǒu jiān )

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15
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Help!

A

救命!帮帮我!

(jiù mìng !bāng bāng wǒ !)

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Good

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(hǎo )

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17
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Bad

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(huài )

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Beer

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啤酒

(pí jiǔ )

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Water

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(shuǐ )

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Please

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(qǐng )

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You

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(nǐ )

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I

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(wǒ )

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23
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We

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我们

(wǒ men )

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They, them

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他们,她们,它们

(tā men )

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25
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There

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那里

(nà lǐ )

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Here

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这里

(zhè lǐ )

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Where is it?

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哪里?

(nǎ lǐ ?)

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28
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What is it?

A

这是什么?

(zhè shì shén me ?)

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29
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When is it?

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什么时候?

(shén me shí hòu ?)

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30
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Money

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(qián )

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31
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Bus

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公车

(gōng chē )

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Car

A

汽车

(qì chē )

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33
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Numbers

A

数字

(shù zì )

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34
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Goodbye

A

再见

(zài jiàn )

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35
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Excuse me

A

对不起

(duì bù qǐ )

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36
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I want . . . .

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我要…

(wǒ yào …)

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37
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Yes

A

(shì )

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38
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No

A

不是

(bú shì )

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39
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Left / right

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左/右

(zuǒ /yòu )

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40
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Food

A

食物

(shí wù )

41
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Beverage

A

饮料

(yǐn liào )

42
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Do you have . . .?

A

你有…吗?

(nǐ yǒu …mā?)

43
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I’m looking for . . .

A

我在找…

(wǒ zài zhǎo …)

44
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More

A

更多的

(gèng duō de )

45
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Less

A

更少的

(gèng shǎo de )

46
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Expensive

A

贵的

(guì de )

47
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Cheap

A

便宜的

(pián yì de )

48
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It is [adjective]

A

这个真…

(zhè gè zhēn …)

49
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One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten

A

一,二,三,四,五,六,七,八,九,十

(yī ,èr ,sān ,sì ,wǔ ,liù ,qī ,bā ,jiǔ ,shí )

50
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Eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty

A

十一,十二,十三,十四,十五,十六,十七,十八,十九,二十

(shí yī ,shí èr ,shí sān ,shí sì ,shí wǔ ,shí liù ,shí qī ,shí bā ,shí jiǔ ,èr shí )

51
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Ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, one hundred

A

十,二十,三十,四十,五十,六十,七十,八十,九十,一百

(shí ,èr shí ,sān shí ,sì shí ,wǔ shí ,liù shí ,qī shí ,bā shí ,jiǔ shí ,yī bǎi )

52
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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

A

星期一,星期二,星期三,星期四,星期五,星期六,星期天

(xīng qī yī ,xīng qī èr ,xīng qī sān ,xīng qī sì ,xīng qī wǔ ,xīng qī liù ,xīng qī tiān )

53
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I love you

A

我爱你

(wǒ ài nǐ )

54
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Happy birthday

A

生日快乐

(shēng rì kuài lè )

55
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Man

A

男人

(nán rén )

56
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Woman

A

女人

(nǚ rén )

57
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Clean

A

干净的

(gān jìng de )

58
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Dirty

A

脏的

(zāng de )

59
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Why?

A

为什么?

(wéi shén me ?)

60
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It is sunny

A

天晴

(tiān qíng )

61
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It is rainy

A

下雨

(xià yǔ )

62
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Friend

A

朋友

(péng you )

63
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Mother

A

母亲

(mǔ qīn )

64
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Father

A

父亲

(fù qīn )

65
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Son

A

儿子

(ér zi )

66
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Daughter

A

女儿

(nǚ ér )

67
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Wife

A

妻子

(qī zi )

68
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Sister

A

姐妹

(jiě mèi )

69
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Brother

A

兄弟

(xiōng dì )

70
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Husband

A

丈夫

(zhàng fu )

71
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Family

A

家庭,家里人

(jiā tíng ,jiā lǐ rén )

72
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And

A

(hé )

73
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But

A

但是

(dàn shì )

74
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Because

A

因为

(yīn wéi )

75
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Happy

A

高兴的

(gāo xìng de )

76
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Sad

A

悲伤的

(bēi shāng de )

77
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Lost

A

丢掉

(diū diào )

78
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Hotel

A

酒店

(jiǔ diàn )

79
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House

A

房子

(fáng zi )

80
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Taxi

A

出租车

(chū zū chē )

81
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Hospital

A

医院

(yī yuàn )

82
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Airport

A

机场

(jī chǎng )

83
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Apartment

A

公寓

(gōng yù )

84
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To sleep

A

睡觉

(shuì jiào )

85
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Night

A

夜晚

(yè wǎn )

86
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Day

A

白天

(bái tiān )

87
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Breakfast

A

早餐

(zǎo cān )

88
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Lunch

A

午餐

(wǔ cān )

89
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Dinner

A

晚餐

(wǎn cān )

90
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Restaurant

A

餐馆

(cān guǎn )

91
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School

A

学校

(xué xiào )

92
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Funny

A

有趣的

(yǒu qù de )

93
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Delicious

A

好吃的

(hǎo chī de )

94
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Beautiful

A

美丽的

(měi lì de )

95
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Ugly

A

丑陋的

(chǒu lòu de )

96
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Kind

A

亲切的

(qīn qiè de )

97
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One hundred

A

一百

(yī bǎi )

98
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One thousand

A

一千

(yī qiān )

99
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One million

A

一百万

(yī bǎi wàn )