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708 itemsvoice zh-TW-YunJheNeural (tts-preview)generated 2026-09-09

#	Kind	Level	Chinese	English
1	word	N1	我 wǒ 我 wǒ I	I; me
2	word	N1	你 nǐ 你 nǐ you	you (singular)
3	word	N1	他 tā 他 tā he	he; him (她 = she; her)
4	word	Core	她 tā 她 tā she	she; her
5	word	N1	老師 lǎoshī 老師 lǎo shī teacher	teacher
6	word	N1	學生 xuéshēng 學生 xué shēng student	student
7	word	N1	是 shì 我是老師。 wǒ shì lǎo shī。 I am a teacher. 你是老師。 nǐ shì lǎo shī。 You are a teacher. School 他是學生。 tā shì xué shēng。 He is a student. School	to be (am / is / are)
8	pattern	N1	我是學生。 wǒ shì xué shēng。 A 是 B 是 links two nouns: A = B. It never changes form, and it is NOT used before adjectives (see 很).	I am a student.
9	pattern	N1	他是老師。 tā shì lǎo shī。 A 是 B 是 links two nouns: A = B. It never changes form, and it is NOT used before adjectives (see 很).	He is a teacher.
10	word	N1	的 de 我的老師 wǒ de lǎo shī my teacher 他是你的老師。 tā shì nǐ de lǎo shī。 He is your teacher. School 你是我的學生。 nǐ shì wǒ de xué shēng。 You are my student. School	possessive particle ('s / of)
11	word	N1	嗎 ma 你是學生嗎？ nǐ shì xué shēng ma？ Are you a student? 他是老師嗎？ tā shì lǎo shī ma？ Is he a teacher? School 你是我的學生嗎？ nǐ shì wǒ de xué shēng ma？ Are you my student? School	question particle (turns a statement into a yes/no question)
12	pattern	N1	你是他的老師嗎？ nǐ shì tā de lǎo shī ma？ A 是 B 是 links two nouns: A = B. It never changes form, and it is NOT used before adjectives (see 很).	Are you his teacher?
13	word	N1	不 bù 我不是老師。 wǒ bú shì lǎo shī。 I am not a teacher. 他不是學生。 tā bú shì xué shēng。 He is not a student. School 你不是我的老師。 nǐ bú shì wǒ de lǎo shī。 You are not my teacher. School	not; no
14	pattern	N1	我不是老師。 wǒ bú shì lǎo shī。 A 不是 B Negate 是 with 不 placed directly before it. 不 is the all-purpose 'not' for present and future.	I am not a teacher.
15	pattern	N1	她不是學生，她是老師。 tā bú shì xué shēng， tā shì lǎo shī。 A 不是 B Negate 是 with 不 placed directly before it. 不 is the all-purpose 'not' for present and future.	She is not a student, she is a teacher.
16	word	N1	好 hǎo 你好！ nǐ hǎo！ Hello! (literally: you good) 老師好！ lǎo shī hǎo！ Hello, teacher! Greetings 你好嗎？ nǐ hǎo ma？ How are you? Greetings	good; well; fine
18	word	N1	很 hěn 他很好。 tā hěn hǎo。 He is very well. 老師很好。 lǎo shī hěn hǎo。 The teacher is very good. School 我很好。 wǒ hěn hǎo。 I am fine. Greetings	very
19	pattern	N1	我很好。 wǒ hěn hǎo。 A 很 + adjective Adjectives work without 是. 很 fills the gap and is often nearly meaningless ('very' only when stressed). 'A 高' alone sounds like a comparison.	I am fine.
20	word	N1	人 rén 他是好人。 tā shì hǎo rén。 He is a good person. 他是好人嗎？ tā shì hǎo rén ma？ Is he a good person? People 你是好人。 nǐ shì hǎo rén。 You are a good person. People	person; people
21	word	N1	我們 wǒmen 我們是學生。 wǒ men shì xué shēng。 We are students. 我們是好學生。 wǒ men shì hǎo xué shēng。 We are good students. School 你是我們的老師嗎？ nǐ shì wǒ men de lǎo shī ma？ Are you our teacher? School	we; us
22	word	N1	你們 nǐmen 你們是老師嗎？ nǐ men shì lǎo shī ma？ Are you (all) teachers? 你們好！ nǐ men hǎo！ Hello, everyone (you all)! Greetings 你們是學生嗎？ nǐ men shì xué shēng ma？ Are you students? School	you (plural)
23	word	N1	他們 tāmen 他們不是學生。 tā men bú shì xué shēng。 They are not students. 他們是好人。 tā men shì hǎo rén。 They are good people. People 他們是我們的老師。 tā men shì wǒ men de lǎo shī。 They are our teachers. School	they; them
24	word	Core	們 men 老師們很好。 lǎo shī men hěn hǎo。 The teachers are nice. 你們是學生嗎？ nǐ men shì xué shēng ma？ Are you students? School 他們很好。 tā men hěn hǎo。 They're doing fine. People	plural suffix for people (我們, 老師們)
25	word	N1	您 nín 您好！ nín hǎo！ Hello! (polite) 您是老師嗎？ nín shì lǎo shī ma？ Are you a teacher? (polite) Greetings 您好，老師。 nín hǎo， lǎo shī。 Hello, teacher. (polite) Greetings	you (polite, singular)
26	word	N1	誰 shéi 他是誰？ tā shì shéi？ Who is he? 你是誰？ nǐ shì shéi？ Who are you? People 誰是老師？ shéi shì lǎo shī？ Who is the teacher? School	who; whom
27	word	N1	也 yě 我也是學生。 wǒ yě shì xué shēng。 I am a student too. 他也是老師。 tā yě shì lǎo shī。 He is also a teacher. School 你也很好。 nǐ yě hěn hǎo。 You are fine too. Greetings	also; too
28	word	N1	都 dōu 我們都是學生。 wǒ men dōu shì xué shēng。 We are all students. 他們都是好人。 tā men dōu shì hǎo rén。 They are all good people. People 你們都很好。 nǐ men dōu hěn hǎo。 You are all doing well. Greetings	all; both
30	pattern	N1	老師們都很好。 lǎo shī men dōu hěn hǎo。 N + 們們 makes a noun for people plural — 老師們, 學生們, 朋友們. It is never used after a number.	The teachers are all lovely.
31	word	N1	這 zhè 這是我的老師。 zhè shì wǒ de lǎo shī。 This is my teacher. 這是你的嗎？ zhè shì nǐ de ma？ Is this yours? At home 這是我們的學生。 zhè shì wǒ men de xué shēng。 This is our student. School	this
32	word	N1	那 nà 那是誰？ nà shì shéi？ Who is that? 那是我的老師。 nà shì wǒ de lǎo shī。 That is my teacher. School 那是你的學生嗎？ nà shì nǐ de xué shēng ma？ Is that your student? School	that
33	word	N1	什麼 shénme 這是什麼？ zhè shì shén me？ What is this? 那是什麼？ nà shì shén me？ What is that? At home 你們是什麼人？ nǐ men shì shén me rén？ Who are you people? (what kind of people) People	what
34	word	N1	呢 ne 我是學生，你呢？ wǒ shì xué shēng， nǐ ne？ I am a student. What about you? 他是老師，你呢？ tā shì lǎo shī， nǐ ne？ He is a teacher. And you? People 我很好，你呢？ wǒ hěn hǎo， nǐ ne？ I'm fine. And you? Greetings	particle: and what about…? (bounces a question back)
35	word	N1	名字 míngzi 你的名字是什麼？ nǐ de míng zi shì shén me？ What is your name? 他的名字很好。 tā de míng zi hěn hǎo。 His name is very nice. People 這是你的名字嗎？ zhè shì nǐ de míng zi ma？ Is this your name? School	name
36	word	N1	叫 jiào 你叫什麼名字？ nǐ jiào shén me míng zi？ What is your name? (What are you called?) 你叫什麼？ nǐ jiào shén me？ What are you called? Greetings 他叫什麼名字？ tā jiào shén me míng zi？ What is his name? People	to be called; to call
37	word	N1	有 yǒu 我有很好的老師。 wǒ yǒu hěn hǎo de lǎo shī。 I have a very good teacher. 你有老師嗎？ nǐ yǒu lǎo shī ma？ Do you have a teacher? School 他也有老師。 tā yě yǒu lǎo shī。 He has a teacher too. School	to have; there is / there are
38	word	N1	沒有 méiyǒu 我沒有老師。 wǒ méi yǒu lǎo shī。 I don't have a teacher. 你們有沒有老師？ nǐ men yǒu méi yǒu lǎo shī？ Do you have a teacher? People 他們沒有老師。 tā men méi yǒu lǎo shī。 They have no teacher. School	to not have; there isn't
39	word	N1	沒 méi 我沒有老師。 wǒ méi yǒu lǎo shī。 I do not have a teacher. 我沒有學生。 wǒ méi yǒu xué shēng。 I have no students. School 你沒有老師嗎？ nǐ méi yǒu lǎo shī ma？ Don't you have a teacher? School	not (before 有); did not (before a verb)
41	word	N1	台灣 Táiwān 我們都是台灣人。 wǒ men dōu shì tái wān rén。 We are all Taiwanese. 他們都是台灣人。 tā men dōu shì tái wān rén。 They're all Taiwanese. People 你是台灣人嗎？ nǐ shì tái wān rén ma？ Are you Taiwanese? Greetings	Taiwan
42	word	N2	在 zài 我在台灣。 wǒ zài tái wān。 I'm in Taiwan. 你在嗎？ nǐ zài ma？ Are you there? On the phone 老師不在。 lǎo shī bù zài。 The teacher isn't in. School	at; in; on (location); to be at
43	word	N1	家 jiā 這是我家。 zhè shì wǒ jiā。 This is my home. 我在家。 wǒ zài jiā。 I'm at home. At home 你家有人嗎？ nǐ jiā yǒu rén ma？ Is anyone home? Family	home; family
44	pattern	N1	我在家。 wǒ zài jiā。 A 在 + place 在 = to be at / in. It is the verb here — no 是. Place words often end in 裡 / 上 / 面.	I am at home.
45	word	N2	要 yào 你要什麼？ nǐ yào shén me？ What would you like? 我不要。 wǒ bú yào。 I don't want it. Shopping 你要不要？ nǐ yào bù yào？ Do you want it or not? Shopping	to want; to be going to; must
46	word	N1	想 xiǎng 我想你。 wǒ xiǎng nǐ。 I miss you. 你想什麼？ nǐ xiǎng shén me？ What are you thinking about? People 我想在家。 wǒ xiǎng zài jiā。 I want to stay at home. At home	to want to; to think; to miss
47	word	N2	會 huì 他會在家嗎？ tā huì zài jiā ma？ Will he be at home? 他不會在家。 tā bù huì zài jiā。 He won't be at home. At home 你會在嗎？ nǐ huì zài ma？ Will you be there? On the phone	can (know how to); will (likely)
48	word	N1	可以 kěyǐ 我可以嗎？ wǒ kě yǐ ma？ May I? 你可以在我家。 nǐ kě yǐ zài wǒ jiā。 You can stay at my place. At home 老師，我可以嗎？ lǎo shī， wǒ kě yǐ ma？ Teacher, may I? School	can; may (permission)
49	word	N1	能 néng 你能在家嗎？ nǐ néng zài jiā ma？ Can you be at home? 我不能在台灣。 wǒ bù néng zài tái wān。 I can't stay in Taiwan. People 他也不能。 tā yě bù néng。 He can't either. People	can; to be able to
51	word	N1	來 lái 他來台灣。 tā lái tái wān。 He's coming to Taiwan. 你來我家。 nǐ lái wǒ jiā。 Come to my home. At home 誰來？ shéi lái？ Who's coming? School	to come
52	pattern	N1	他沒來。 tā méi lái。 A 沒 + verb 沒 (short for 沒有) negates a completed action: 'didn't'. Never use 了 together with 沒.	He didn't come.
53	pattern	N1	你能來嗎？ nǐ néng lái ma？ A 會 / 能 / 可以 + verb 會 = can (learned skill) or will (likely); 能 = can (ability or circumstance); 可以 = may (permission). All negate with 不.	Can you come?
54	word	N1	去 qù 我去台灣。 wǒ qù tái wān。 I'm going to Taiwan. 你要去嗎？ nǐ yào qù ma？ Are you going? Out and about 我不想去。 wǒ bù xiǎng qù。 I don't want to go. People	to go
55	pattern	N1	我們不去。 wǒ men bù qù。 A 不 + verb 不 before a verb negates habits, intentions and the future ('don't / won't'). For things that did not happen, use 沒 instead.	We are not going.
56	pattern	N1	他想去台灣。 tā xiǎng qù tái wān。 A 想 / 要 + verb 想 + verb = would like to / feel like; 要 + verb = want to / am going to (stronger, more decided). Both go before the verb.	He wants to go to Taiwan.
57	word	N1	到 dào 我要到你家。 wǒ yào dào nǐ jiā。 I'm coming over to your place. 你要到我家嗎？ nǐ yào dào wǒ jiā ma？ Are you coming over to mine? On the phone 我們要到台灣。 wǒ men yào dào tái wān。 We're about to get to Taiwan. Getting around	to arrive; to reach
58	word	N1	飯 fàn 這是我的飯。 zhè shì wǒ de fàn。 This is my meal. 你的飯好嗎？ nǐ de fàn hǎo ma？ Is your food good? Food and drink 這是我們的飯。 zhè shì wǒ men de fàn。 This is our meal. Food and drink	cooked rice; a meal
59	word	N1	吃 chī 我們吃飯。 wǒ men chī fàn。 We eat (have a meal). 你吃什麼？ nǐ chī shén me？ What are you eating? Food and drink 我不吃飯。 wǒ bù chī fàn。 I'm not eating. Food and drink	to eat
60	pattern	N1	我們吃飯。 wǒ men chī fàn。 A + verb + object Basic word order is Subject – Verb – Object, like English. No verb endings for person or tense.	We eat.
61	pattern	N1	你不吃飯嗎？ nǐ bù chī fàn ma？ A 不 + verb 不 before a verb negates habits, intentions and the future ('don't / won't'). For things that did not happen, use 沒 instead.	Aren't you eating?
62	pattern	N1	你想吃什麼？ nǐ xiǎng chī shén me？ A 想 / 要 + verb 想 + verb = would like to / feel like; 要 + verb = want to / am going to (stronger, more decided). Both go before the verb.	What do you want to eat?
63	pattern	N1	我沒吃飯。 wǒ méi chī fàn。 A 沒 + verb 沒 (short for 沒有) negates a completed action: 'didn't'. Never use 了 together with 沒.	I didn't eat.
64	word	Core	吃飯 chīfàn 我們去吃飯。 wǒ men qù chī fàn。 Let's go and eat. 你要吃飯嗎？ nǐ yào chī fàn ma？ Do you want to eat? Food and drink 我去吃飯。 wǒ qù chī fàn。 I'm off to eat. Out and about	to eat a meal
65	word	N1	水 shuǐ 這是水嗎？ zhè shì shuǐ ma？ Is this water? 你有水嗎？ nǐ yǒu shuǐ ma？ Do you have water? Food and drink 這是誰的水？ zhè shì shéi de shuǐ？ Whose water is this? Food and drink	water
66	word	N2	喝 hē 我喝水。 wǒ hē shuǐ。 I drink water. 你要喝什麼？ nǐ yào hē shén me？ What would you like to drink? Food and drink 我不喝水。 wǒ bù hē shuǐ。 I don't drink water. Food and drink	to drink
67	word	N1	東西 dōngxi 這是什麼東西？ zhè shì shén me dōng xi？ What is this thing? 這東西是你的嗎？ zhè dōng xi shì nǐ de ma？ Is this thing yours? At home 我沒有東西吃。 wǒ méi yǒu dōng xi chī。 I have nothing to eat. Food and drink	thing; stuff
69	word	N1	請 qǐng 請來我家。 qǐng lái wǒ jiā。 Please come to my home. 請吃。 qǐng chī。 Please, help yourself. Food and drink 請喝水。 qǐng hē shuǐ。 Please have some water. At home	please; to invite; to treat
70	word	N1	請問 qǐngwèn 請問，你是老師嗎？ qǐng wèn， nǐ shì lǎo shī ma？ Excuse me, are you a teacher? 請問，這是什麼？ qǐng wèn， zhè shì shén me？ Excuse me, what is this? Shopping 請問，您叫什麼名字？ qǐng wèn， nín jiào shén me míng zi？ Excuse me, what's your name? Greetings	excuse me, may I ask…
71	pattern	N1	請問，我可以喝水嗎？ qǐng wèn， wǒ kě yǐ hē shuǐ ma？ A 會 / 能 / 可以 + verb 會 = can (learned skill) or will (likely); 能 = can (ability or circumstance); 可以 = may (permission). All negate with 不.	Excuse me, may I have some water?
72	word	N1	謝謝 xièxie 謝謝老師！ xiè xie lǎo shī！ Thank you, teacher! 謝謝你！ xiè xie nǐ！ Thank you! Greetings 謝謝，我不吃。 xiè xie， wǒ bù chī。 Thanks, I'm not eating. Food and drink	thank you; thanks
73	word	N1	對不起 duìbùqǐ 對不起，我不去。 duì bù qǐ， wǒ bù qù。 Sorry, I'm not going. 對不起，我不是老師。 duì bù qǐ， wǒ bú shì lǎo shī。 Sorry, I'm not the teacher. Greetings 對不起，我要去吃飯。 duì bù qǐ， wǒ yào qù chī fàn。 Sorry, I'm off to eat. Greetings	sorry; excuse me
74	pattern	N1	對不起，我不想去。 duì bù qǐ， wǒ bù xiǎng qù。 A 想 / 要 + verb 想 + verb = would like to / feel like; 要 + verb = want to / am going to (stronger, more decided). Both go before the verb.	Sorry, I don't want to go.
75	word	N2	沒關係 méiguānxi 沒關係，我也不去。 méi guān xi， wǒ yě bù qù。 It doesn't matter, I'm not going either. 沒關係，謝謝你。 méi guān xi， xiè xie nǐ。 It's fine, thank you. People 你不來也沒關係。 nǐ bù lái yě méi guān xi。 It's fine if you don't come. Work	it doesn't matter; that's OK
76	word	N1	再見 zàijiàn 老師，再見！ lǎo shī， zài jiàn！ Goodbye, teacher! 再見！謝謝您！ zài jiàn！ xiè xie nín！ Goodbye! Thank you! Greetings 再見，我去吃飯。 zài jiàn， wǒ qù chī fàn。 Bye, I'm off to eat. Food and drink	goodbye
77	word	Core	早安 zǎo'ān 台灣說早安早安，您好嗎？ zǎo ān， nín hǎo ma？ Good morning, how are you? 早安，老師！ zǎo ān， lǎo shī！ Good morning, teacher! School 早安，我去吃飯。 zǎo ān， wǒ qù chī fàn。 Morning — I'm off to eat. Food and drink	good morning
78	word	Core	晚安 wǎn'ān 台灣說晚安老師，晚安！ lǎo shī， wǎn ān！ Good night, teacher! 晚安，謝謝您。 wǎn ān， xiè xie nín。 Good night, and thank you. Greetings 晚安，再見。 wǎn ān， zài jiàn。 Good night, see you. Greetings	good night
79	word	N1	對 duì 對，我是學生。 duì， wǒ shì xué shēng。 Right, I am a student. 對，他是我老師。 duì， tā shì wǒ lǎo shī。 Right, he's my teacher. People 不對，他不是老師。 bù duì， tā bú shì lǎo shī。 Wrong, he is not a teacher. People	correct; right
81	word	N1	一 yī 一 yī one	one
82	word	N1	二 èr 一、二 yī、 r4 one, two	two (the number, when counting)
83	word	N1	個 ge 一個人 yī ge rén one person	general measure word (one 個 person, one 個 thing)
84	word	N1	兩 liǎng 我有兩個老師。 wǒ yǒu liǎng ge lǎo shī。 I have two teachers. 我們有兩個老師。 wǒ men yǒu liǎng ge lǎo shī。 We have two teachers. School 他有兩個學生嗎？ tā yǒu liǎng ge xué shēng ma？ Does he have two students? School	two (used before a measure word)
85	word	N1	三 sān 一、二、三 yī、 r4、 sān one, two, three	three
86	word	N1	四 sì 三、四 sān、 sì three, four	four
87	word	N1	五 wǔ 四、五 sì、 wǔ four, five	five
88	word	N1	幾 jǐ 你家有幾個人？ nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ ge rén？ How many people are in your family? 你有幾個老師？ nǐ yǒu jǐ ge lǎo shī？ How many teachers do you have? School 他有幾個學生？ tā yǒu jǐ ge xué shēng？ How many students does he have? Family	how many (small number); a few
89	pattern	N1	你要幾個？ nǐ yào jǐ ge？多少錢？ / 幾 + M + N 幾 asks about a small number and always takes a measure word. 多少 asks about a larger one and needs none — 多少錢 is the everyday 'how much?'	How many would you like?
90	word	N1	書 shū 這是我的書。 zhè shì wǒ de shū。 This is my book. 你的書呢？ nǐ de shū ne？ Where's your book? At home 這是誰的書？ zhè shì shéi de shū？ Whose book is this? School	book
92	pattern	N1	這是我的書。 zhè shì wǒ de shū。 A 是 B 是 links two nouns: A = B. It never changes form, and it is NOT used before adjectives (see 很).	This is my book.
93	word	N1	了 le 我吃飯了。 wǒ chī fàn le。 I have eaten. 他來了。 tā lái le。 He has come. At home 我到你家了。 wǒ dào nǐ jiā le。 I've got to your place. Out and about	particle: completed action / change of state
94	pattern	N1	我吃飯了。 wǒ chī fàn le。 A + verb + 了了 after the verb marks that an action is completed or a situation has changed. It is not a past tense — 昨天我看電影 also works without 了.	I have eaten.
95	pattern	N1	老師來了。 lǎo shī lái le。 A + verb + 了了 after the verb marks that an action is completed or a situation has changed. It is not a past tense — 昨天我看電影 also works without 了.	The teacher has come.
96	pattern	N1	他們到了。 tā men dào le。 A + verb + 了了 after the verb marks that an action is completed or a situation has changed. It is not a past tense — 昨天我看電影 also works without 了.	They have arrived.
97	word	N1	過 guò 我去過台灣。 wǒ qù guò tái wān。 I have been to Taiwan. 你吃過飯了嗎？ nǐ chī guò fàn le ma？ Have you eaten? Food and drink 我沒去過台灣。 wǒ méi qù guò tái wān。 I've never been to Taiwan. People	particle: have ever (done); experience
98	pattern	N1	我去過台灣。 wǒ qù guò tái wān。 A + verb + 過過 after the verb = 'have ever done' — life experience, not a specific occasion. Negative: 沒 + verb + 過.	I have been to Taiwan.
99	word	N1	說 shuō 老師說我很好。 lǎo shī shuō wǒ hěn hǎo。 The teacher says I'm doing well. 他說他不去。 tā shuō tā bù qù。 He says he isn't going. School 你說什麼？ nǐ shuō shén me？ What did you say? People	to speak; to say
100	pattern	N1	他說他是老師。 tā shuō tā shì lǎo shī。 A 說 + clause Reported speech has no 'that': just 說 followed by the sentence as spoken. Same for 說 + a question.	He says he is a teacher.
101	pattern	N1	你說什麼？ nǐ shuō shén me？ A 說 + clause Reported speech has no 'that': just 說 followed by the sentence as spoken. Same for 說 + a question.	What did you say?
102	word	N1	看 kàn 你看，那是我的老師。 nǐ kàn， nà shì wǒ de lǎo shī。 Look, that is my teacher. 你看什麼？ nǐ kàn shén me？ What are you looking at? At home 老師看我們。 lǎo shī kàn wǒ men。 The teacher is looking at us. School	to look at; to watch; to read
103	pattern	N1	我在看書呢。 wǒ zài kàn shū ne。 A 在 + V (呢) 在 before the VERB marks something in progress, often with 呢 at the end. Do not confuse it with 在 + place, which is 'to be at'.	I'm reading.
104	word	N1	聽 tīng 你聽，他來了。 nǐ tīng， tā lái le。 Listen, he's coming. 我聽你的。 wǒ tīng nǐ de。 I'll listen to you. (I'll do as you say.) People 學生聽老師說。 xué shēng tīng lǎo shī shuō。 The students listen to the teacher speak. School	to listen; to hear
105	word	N1	知道 zhīdào 我不知道。 wǒ bù zhī dào。 I don't know. 你知道嗎？ nǐ zhī dào ma？ Do you know? People 我知道他是誰。 wǒ zhī dào tā shì shéi。 I know who he is. People	to know (a fact)
106	pattern	N1	她不知道。 tā bù zhī dào。 A 不 + verb 不 before a verb negates habits, intentions and the future ('don't / won't'). For things that did not happen, use 沒 instead.	She doesn't know.
107	pattern	N1	我知道他是誰。 wǒ zhī dào tā shì shéi。 A 覺得 / 知道 + clause 覺得 = feel / think (opinion); 知道 = know (a fact). Both take a whole sentence afterwards with no connector.	I know who he is.
108	word	Core	話 huà 我不知道他說的話。 wǒ bù zhī dào tā shuō de huà。 I don't know what he said. 我聽他說的話。 wǒ tīng tā shuō de huà。 I listen to what he says. People 這是誰說的話？ zhè shì shéi shuō de huà？ Who said that? People	words; what someone says
109	pattern	N2	學生們在說話。 xué shēng men zài shuō huà。 N + 們們 makes a noun for people plural — 老師們, 學生們, 朋友們. It is never used after a number.	The students are talking.
110	word	N2	說話 shuōhuà 他們在說話。 tā men zài shuō huà。 They're talking. 他不說話。 tā bù shuō huà。 He isn't talking. People 誰在說話？ shéi zài shuō huà？ Who's talking? School	to talk; to speak
112	word	N1	中文 Zhōngwén 你的中文很好。 nǐ de zhōng wén hěn hǎo。 Your Chinese is very good. 我的中文不好。 wǒ de zhōng wén bù hǎo。 My Chinese is not good. School 你的老師是中文老師嗎？ nǐ de lǎo shī shì zhōng wén lǎo shī ma？ Is your teacher a Chinese teacher? School	Chinese (language)
113	pattern	N1	她說中文。 tā shuō zhōng wén。 A + verb + object Basic word order is Subject – Verb – Object, like English. No verb endings for person or tense.	She speaks Chinese.
114	pattern	N1	我會說中文。 wǒ huì shuō zhōng wén。 A 會 / 能 / 可以 + verb 會 = can (learned skill) or will (likely); 能 = can (ability or circumstance); 可以 = may (permission). All negate with 不.	I can speak Chinese.
115	word	N1	喜歡 xǐhuān 我喜歡我的老師。 wǒ xǐ huān wǒ de lǎo shī。 I like my teacher. 你喜歡台灣嗎？ nǐ xǐ huān tái wān ma？ Do you like Taiwan? People 他不喜歡看書。 tā bù xǐ huān kàn shū。 He doesn't like reading. At home	to like
116	pattern	N1	他不喜歡中文。 tā bù xǐ huān zhōng wén。 A 不 + verb 不 before a verb negates habits, intentions and the future ('don't / won't'). For things that did not happen, use 沒 instead.	He doesn't like Chinese.
117	word	N1	覺得 juéde 我覺得他很好。 wǒ jué de tā hěn hǎo。 I think he is very good. 你覺得呢？ nǐ jué de ne？ What do you think? People 我覺得他是好人。 wǒ jué de tā shì hǎo rén。 I think he is a good person. People	to feel; to think (an opinion)
118	word	N1	學 xué 我學中文。 wǒ xué zhōng wén。 I study Chinese. 我學中文，你呢？ wǒ xué zhōng wén， nǐ ne？ I study Chinese. What about you? School 你學什麼？ nǐ xué shén me？ What do you study? School	to learn; to study
119	pattern	N1	我學中文。 wǒ xué zhōng wén。 A + verb + object Basic word order is Subject – Verb – Object, like English. No verb endings for person or tense.	I study Chinese.
120	pattern	N1	我想學中文。 wǒ xiǎng xué zhōng wén。 A 想 / 要 + verb 想 + verb = would like to / feel like; 要 + verb = want to / am going to (stronger, more decided). Both go before the verb.	I want to learn Chinese.
121	pattern	N1	她學過中文。 tā xué guò zhōng wén。 A + verb + 過過 after the verb = 'have ever done' — life experience, not a specific occasion. Negative: 沒 + verb + 過.	She has studied Chinese before.
122	word	N1	寫 xiě 你寫中文嗎？ nǐ xiě zhōng wén ma？ Do you write Chinese? 我寫我的名字。 wǒ xiě wǒ de míng zi。 I write my name. School 你寫什麼？ nǐ xiě shén me？ What are you writing? School	to write
123	pattern	N1	我寫好了。 wǒ xiě hǎo le。 V + 見 / V + 好 / V + 到 A result complement stuck on the verb says the action succeeded: 看見 saw (not just looked), 聽見 heard, 寫好 finished writing, 買到 managed to buy.	I've finished writing it.
124	word	N1	字 zì 這個字是什麼？ zhè ge zì shì shén me？ What is this character? 這是什麼字？ zhè shì shén me zì？ What character is this? School 我寫字。 wǒ xiě zì。 I write characters. School	character; written word
125	pattern	N1	她會寫中文字。 tā huì xiě zhōng wén zì。 A 會 / 能 / 可以 + verb 會 = can (learned skill) or will (likely); 能 = can (ability or circumstance); 可以 = may (permission). All negate with 不.	She can write Chinese characters.
126	word	N2	讀 dú 我讀中文書。 wǒ dú zhōng wén shū。 I read Chinese books. 你在讀什麼？ nǐ zài dú shén me？ What are you reading? At home 我在家讀書。 wǒ zài jiā dú shū。 I study at home. At home	to read; to study
127	word	N2	懂 dǒng 我不懂這個字。 wǒ bù dǒng zhè ge zì。 I don't understand this character. 你懂嗎？ nǐ dǒng ma？ Do you understand? School 我懂了，謝謝。 wǒ dǒng le， xiè xie。 I understand now, thanks. School	to understand
128	word	N1	難 nán 中文難嗎？ zhōng wén nán ma？ Is Chinese difficult? 這個字很難。 zhè ge zì hěn nán。 This character is hard. School 中文難不難？ zhōng wén nán bù nán？ Is Chinese difficult? School	difficult; hard
129	pattern	N1	中文很難。 zhōng wén hěn nán。 A 很 + adjective Adjectives work without 是. 很 fills the gap and is often nearly meaningless ('very' only when stressed). 'A 高' alone sounds like a comparison.	Chinese is hard.
130	pattern	N1	老師說中文不難。 lǎo shī shuō zhōng wén bù nán。 A 說 + clause Reported speech has no 'that': just 說 followed by the sentence as spoken. Same for 說 + a question.	The teacher says Chinese isn't hard.
131	pattern	N1	我覺得中文很難。 wǒ jué de zhōng wén hěn nán。 A 覺得 / 知道 + clause 覺得 = feel / think (opinion); 知道 = know (a fact). Both take a whole sentence afterwards with no connector.	I think Chinese is hard.
132	word	N1	容易 róngyì 中文不難，很容易。 zhōng wén bù nán， hěn róng yì。 Chinese is not hard, it's easy. 這個字很容易。 zhè ge zì hěn róng yì。 This character is easy. School 寫中文不容易。 xiě zhōng wén bù róng yì。 Writing Chinese is not easy. School	easy
134	word	N2	因為 yīnwèi 我不學中文，因為很難。 wǒ bù xué zhōng wén， yīn wèi hěn nán。 I'm not studying Chinese, because it's hard. 他不吃，因為他不喜歡。 tā bù chī， yīn wèi tā bù xǐ huān。 He isn't eating because he doesn't like it. Food and drink 我去台灣，因為我喜歡台灣。 wǒ qù tái wān， yīn wèi wǒ xǐ huān tái wān。 I'm going to Taiwan because I like Taiwan. Out and about	because
135	word	N2	所以 suǒyǐ 因為很難，所以我不學。 yīn wèi hěn nán， suǒ yǐ wǒ bù xué。 Because it's hard, I'm not studying it. 他不喜歡我，所以他不來。 tā bù xǐ huān wǒ， suǒ yǐ tā bù lái。 He doesn't like me, so he isn't coming. People 我不懂，所以我不說話。 wǒ bù dǒng， suǒ yǐ wǒ bù shuō huà。 I don't understand, so I'm not saying anything. School	so; therefore
136	pattern	N2	因為他不來，所以我也不去。 yīn wèi tā bù lái， suǒ yǐ wǒ yě bù qù。因為 A，所以 B 因為 … 所以 … normally appear together in Chinese ('because …, so …'). Either can be dropped in casual speech.	Because he isn't coming, I'm not going either.
137	word	N2	先 xiān 你先吃。 nǐ xiān chī。 You eat first. 我先去。 wǒ xiān qù。 I'll go first. Greetings 你先說。 nǐ xiān shuō。 You speak first. People	first (before doing something else)
138	word	N2	然後 ránhòu 我先吃飯，然後讀書。 wǒ xiān chī fàn， rán hòu dú shū。 I'll eat first, then study. 我們先吃飯，然後去我家。 wǒ men xiān chī fàn， rán hòu qù wǒ jiā。 We'll eat first, then go to mine. Out and about 他看了書，然後去吃飯。 tā kàn le shū， rán hòu qù chī fàn。 He read the book, then went to eat. At home	then; after that
139	pattern	N2	我先看書，然後吃飯。 wǒ xiān kàn shū， rán hòu chī fàn。 A + verb + object Basic word order is Subject – Verb – Object, like English. No verb endings for person or tense.	I read first, then eat.
140	word	N2	還 hái 你還在台灣嗎？ nǐ hái zài tái wān ma？ Are you still in Taiwan? 你還要嗎？ nǐ hái yào ma？ Do you want more? Food and drink 他還沒來。 tā hái méi lái。 He hasn't come yet. Out and about	still; also; even more
141	word	N2	又 yòu 他又來了。 tā yòu lái le。 He came again. 你又來了！ nǐ yòu lái le！ You again! (You've come again!) People 他又不吃飯了。 tā yòu bù chī fàn le。 He's not eating again. Food and drink	again (already happened); also
142	word	N1	就 jiù 他就是我的老師。 tā jiù shì wǒ de lǎo shī。 He's the one — he's my teacher. 這就是我的書。 zhè jiù shì wǒ de shū。 This is the very book. School 我就不去。 wǒ jiù bù qù。 I'm just not going. People	precisely; then; right away
143	word	N1	只 zhǐ 我只有一個老師。 wǒ zhǐ yǒu yī ge lǎo shī。 I have only one teacher. 我只喝水。 wǒ zhǐ hē shuǐ。 I only drink water. Food and drink 他只吃飯。 tā zhǐ chī fàn。 He only eats rice. Food and drink	only
144	word	N1	吧 ba 我們吃飯吧！ wǒ men chī fàn ba！ Let's eat! 我們去吧！ wǒ men qù ba！ Let's go! Out and about 你是老師吧？ nǐ shì lǎo shī ba？ You're a teacher, right? People	particle: suggestion (let's…) or soft guess (…right?)
145	word	N1	再 zài 請再說。 qǐng zài shuō。 Please say it again. 請再看。 qǐng zài kàn。 Please look again. School 我再來。 wǒ zài lái。 I'll come again. People	again; once more
147	word	N1	朋友 péngyǒu 他是我的朋友。 tā shì wǒ de péng yǒu。 He is my friend. 你有朋友嗎？ nǐ yǒu péng yǒu ma？ Do you have friends? People 我有兩個好朋友。 wǒ yǒu liǎng ge hǎo péng yǒu。 I have two good friends. People	friend
148	pattern	N1	我們是朋友。 wǒ men shì péng yǒu。 A 是 B 是 links two nouns: A = B. It never changes form, and it is NOT used before adjectives (see 很).	We are friends.
149	pattern	N1	他不是我朋友。 tā bú shì wǒ péng yǒu。 A 不是 B Negate 是 with 不 placed directly before it. 不 is the all-purpose 'not' for present and future.	He is not my friend.
150	pattern	N1	我有兩個朋友。 wǒ yǒu liǎng ge péng yǒu。 A 有 B / A 沒有 B 有 = to have / there is. Its negative is 沒有, never 不有. 有沒有 makes the question.	I have two friends.
151	pattern	N1	朋友們都來了。 péng yǒu men dōu lái le。 N + 們們 makes a noun for people plural — 老師們, 學生們, 朋友們. It is never used after a number.	My friends have all come.
152	word	N1	同學 tóngxué 他們是我的同學。 tā men shì wǒ de tóng xué。 They are my classmates. 他是我的同學嗎？ tā shì wǒ de tóng xué ma？ Is he my classmate? School 我們是同學，也是朋友。 wǒ men shì tóng xué， yě shì péng yǒu。 We are classmates and also friends. School	classmate
153	pattern	N1	他們是我的同學。 tā men shì wǒ de tóng xué。 A 是 B 是 links two nouns: A = B. It never changes form, and it is NOT used before adjectives (see 很).	They are my classmates.
154	pattern	N1	同學們，早安！ tóng xué men， zǎo ān！ N + 們們 makes a noun for people plural — 老師們, 學生們, 朋友們. It is never used after a number.	Good morning, everyone!
155	word	N1	爸爸 bàba / bà 這是我爸爸。 zhè shì wǒ bà ba。 This is my dad. 我爸爸是老師。 wǒ bà ba shì lǎo shī。 My dad is a teacher. Family 你爸爸在家嗎？ nǐ bà ba zài jiā ma？ Is your dad home? Family	dad; father
156	word	N1	媽媽 māma / mā 我媽媽是老師。 wǒ mā ma shì lǎo shī。 My mum is a teacher. 我媽媽不喜歡看書。 wǒ mā ma bù xǐ huān kàn shū。 My mum doesn't like reading. Family 我媽媽在台灣。 wǒ mā ma zài tái wān。 My mum is in Taiwan. Family	mum; mother
157	pattern	N1	她是我媽媽。 tā shì wǒ mā ma。 A 是 B 是 links two nouns: A = B. It never changes form, and it is NOT used before adjectives (see 很).	She is my mum.
158	word	N2	孩子 háizi 他們有三個孩子。 tā men yǒu sān ge hái zi。 They have three children. 孩子都在家。 hái zi dōu zài jiā。 The children are all at home. Family 這個孩子不喜歡讀書。 zhè ge hái zi bù xǐ huān dú shū。 This child doesn't like studying. People	child; children
159	pattern	N2	孩子們都在家。 hái zi men dōu zài jiā。 N + 們們 makes a noun for people plural — 老師們, 學生們, 朋友們. It is never used after a number.	The children are all at home.
160	word	N1	小孩 xiǎohái(zi) 他們有兩個小孩。 tā men yǒu liǎng ge xiǎo hái。 They have two children. 你有小孩嗎？ nǐ yǒu xiǎo hái ma？ Do you have children? Family 這個小孩是誰的？ zhè ge xiǎo hái shì shéi de？ Whose child is this? People	child; kid
161	pattern	N1	他們有三個小孩。 tā men yǒu sān ge xiǎo hái。 A 有 B / A 沒有 B 有 = to have / there is. Its negative is 沒有, never 不有. 有沒有 makes the question.	They have three children.
162	word	N2	家人 jiārén 我的家人都在台灣。 wǒ de jiā rén dōu zài tái wān。 My family are all in Taiwan. 你有幾個家人？ nǐ yǒu jǐ ge jiā rén？ How many people are in your family? Family 我想我的家人。 wǒ xiǎng wǒ de jiā rén。 I miss my family. Family	family members
163	word	N2	大家 dàjiā 大家好！ dà jiā hǎo！ Hello, everyone! 大家都來了嗎？ dà jiā dōu lái le ma？ Has everyone come? School 謝謝大家！ xiè xie dà jiā！ Thank you, everyone! Greetings	everyone; everybody
164	word	N2	自己 zìjǐ 我自己去。 wǒ zì jǐ qù。 I'll go by myself. 你自己去吧。 nǐ zì jǐ qù ba。 Go by yourself. Out and about 這是我自己寫的。 zhè shì wǒ zì jǐ xiě de。 I wrote this myself. School	oneself; own
165	word	Core	妳 nǐ 妳是我的好朋友。 nǐ shì wǒ de hǎo péng yǒu。 You are my good friend. 妳好，妳叫什麼名字？ nǐ hǎo， nǐ jiào shén me míng zi？ Hello, what's your name? Greetings 妳也去嗎？ nǐ yě qù ma？ Are you going too? People	you (to a female)
167	word	N2	怎麼 zěnme 這個字怎麼寫？ zhè ge zì zěn me xiě？ How do you write this character? 你怎麼了？ nǐ zěn me le？ What's wrong with you? Health 這個字怎麼說？ zhè ge zì zěn me shuō？ How do you say this character? School	how; why (怎麼說 = how do you say)
168	word	N2	為什麼 wèishénme 你為什麼不去？ nǐ wèi shén me bù qù？ Why aren't you going? 你為什麼學中文？ nǐ wèi shén me xué zhōng wén？ Why are you learning Chinese? School 他為什麼沒來？ tā wèi shén me méi lái？ Why didn't he come? People	why
169	word	N1	怎麼樣 zěnmeyàng 你的老師怎麼樣？ nǐ de lǎo shī zěn me yàng？ How is your teacher? (What's your teacher like?) 你的中文怎麼樣？ nǐ de zhōng wén zěn me yàng？ How's your Chinese? School 台灣怎麼樣？ tái wān zěn me yàng？ What's Taiwan like? Out and about	how is…?; how about…?
170	word	N2	哪 nǎ 你要哪個？ nǐ yào nǎ ge？ Which one do you want? 你喜歡哪個？ nǐ xǐ huān nǎ ge？ Which one do you like? Shopping 哪個是你的？ nǎ ge shì nǐ de？ Which one is yours? At home	which
171	word	N1	哪裡 nǎlǐ / nǎr 台灣說哪裡Taiwan says 哪裡; Beijing speech often says 哪兒. 你去哪裡？ nǐ qù nǎ lǐ？ Where are you going? 你是哪裡人？ nǐ shì nǎ lǐ rén？ Where are you from? Greetings 他在哪裡？ tā zài nǎ lǐ？ Where is he? Out and about	where
172	pattern	N1	她不知道老師在哪裡。 tā bù zhī dào lǎo shī zài nǎ lǐ。 A 覺得 / 知道 + clause 覺得 = feel / think (opinion); 知道 = know (a fact). Both take a whole sentence afterwards with no connector.	She doesn't know where the teacher is.
173	pattern	N1	你在哪裡？ nǐ zài nǎ lǐ？ A 在 + place 在 = to be at / in. It is the verb here — no 是. Place words often end in 裡 / 上 / 面.	Where are you?
174	word	N1	這裡 zhèlǐ / zhèr 台灣說這裡Taiwan says 這裡; Beijing speech often says 這兒. 我在這裡。 wǒ zài zhè lǐ。 I'm here. 這裡有水嗎？ zhè lǐ yǒu shuǐ ma？ Is there any water here? Out and about 請你來這裡。 qǐng nǐ lái zhè lǐ。 Please come here. School	here
175	word	N1	那裡 nàlǐ / nàr 台灣說那裡Taiwan says 那裡; Beijing speech often says 那兒. 我不想去那裡。 wǒ bù xiǎng qù nà lǐ。 I don't want to go there. 那裡有什麼？ nà lǐ yǒu shén me？ What's over there? Out and about 他在那裡。 tā zài nà lǐ。 He's over there. People	there
177	word	N2	和 hé 我和我的朋友去吃飯。 wǒ hé wǒ de péng yǒu qù chī fàn。 My friend and I are going to eat. 我和他是同學。 wǒ hé tā shì tóng xué。 He and I are classmates. School 爸爸和媽媽都在家。 bà ba hé mā ma dōu zài jiā。 Dad and Mum are both home. Family	and; with
178	word	N2	跟 gēn 你跟誰去？ nǐ gēn shéi qù？ Who are you going with? 我跟你說。 wǒ gēn nǐ shuō。 Let me tell you. People 他跟我說了。 tā gēn wǒ shuō le。 He told me. People	with; and; to follow
179	word	N2	一起 yīqǐ 我們一起吃飯吧！ wǒ men yī qǐ chī fàn ba！ Let's eat together! 我們一起去吧！ wǒ men yī qǐ qù ba！ Let's go together! Out and about 你想跟我一起去嗎？ nǐ xiǎng gēn wǒ yī qǐ qù ma？ Do you want to come with me? Out and about	together
180	pattern	N2	我跟朋友一起吃飯。 wǒ gēn péng yǒu yī qǐ chī fàn。 A 跟 / 和 B 一起 + verb 跟 / 和 = with / and. 一起 (together) goes right before the verb: 跟你一起去.	I eat with my friend.
181	pattern	N2	我們一起學中文吧！ wǒ men yī qǐ xué zhōng wén ba！ A 跟 / 和 B 一起 + verb 跟 / 和 = with / and. 一起 (together) goes right before the verb: 跟你一起去.	Let's learn Chinese together!
182	pattern	N2	你要跟我們一起去嗎？ nǐ yào gēn wǒ men yī qǐ qù ma？ A 跟 / 和 B 一起 + verb 跟 / 和 = with / and. 一起 (together) goes right before the verb: 跟你一起去.	Do you want to go with us?
183	word	N1	給 gěi 我給你這個。 wǒ gěi nǐ zhè ge。 I'll give you this one. 請給我水。 qǐng gěi wǒ shuǐ。 Please give me some water. Food and drink 這是給你的。 zhè shì gěi nǐ de。 This is for you. At home	to give; to; for
184	word	N1	找 zhǎo 我找老師。 wǒ zhǎo lǎo shī。 I am looking for the teacher. 你找誰？ nǐ zhǎo shéi？ Who are you looking for? Work 我在找我的書。 wǒ zài zhǎo wǒ de shū。 I'm looking for my book. At home	to look for; to find
185	word	N1	等 děng 請等老師。 qǐng děng lǎo shī。 Please wait for the teacher. 請等我。 qǐng děng wǒ。 Please wait for me. Out and about 你等誰？ nǐ děng shéi？ Who are you waiting for? Out and about	to wait (for)
186	word	N1	問 wèn 我問老師。 wǒ wèn lǎo shī。 I ask the teacher. 你問誰？ nǐ wèn shéi？ Who are you asking? School 學生問老師。 xué shēng wèn lǎo shī。 The student asks the teacher. School	to ask
187	word	N1	坐 zuò 請坐。 qǐng zuò。 Please sit down. 請你坐。 qǐng nǐ zuò。 Please sit. At home 你坐，我不坐。 nǐ zuò， wǒ bù zuò。 You sit, I'll stand. (I'm not sitting.) At home	to sit; to take (a bus, train)
189	word	N1	大 dà 他家很大。 tā jiā hěn dà。 His place is very big. 你家大嗎？ nǐ jiā dà ma？ Is your home big? At home 台灣不大。 tái wān bù dà。 Taiwan isn't big. Out and about	big; large
190	word	N1	小 xiǎo 我家很小。 wǒ jiā hěn xiǎo。 My home is very small. 這個孩子很小。 zhè ge hái zi hěn xiǎo。 This child is very small. People 他的家不大，很小。 tā de jiā bù dà， hěn xiǎo。 His place isn't big — it's small. At home	small; little
191	pattern	N1	我很喜歡吃小吃。 wǒ hěn xǐ huān chī xiǎo chī。 A + verb + object Basic word order is Subject – Verb – Object, like English. No verb endings for person or tense.	I really like street snacks.
192	word	N2	太 tài 這個太大了。 zhè ge tài dà le。 This is too big. 這個太小了。 zhè ge tài xiǎo le。 This is too small. Shopping 你太好了！ nǐ tài hǎo le！ You're too kind! Greetings	too (excessively)
193	word	N2	最 zuì 我最喜歡看書。 wǒ zuì xǐ huān kàn shū。 I like reading the most. 我最喜歡我媽媽。 wǒ zuì xǐ huān wǒ mā ma。 I love my mum the most. Family 這個最大。 zhè ge zuì dà。 This one is the biggest. Shopping	the most; -est
194	word	N2	非常 fēicháng 我非常喜歡台灣。 wǒ fēi cháng xǐ huān tái wān。 I like Taiwan very much. 這個非常小。 zhè ge fēi cháng xiǎo。 This one is extremely small. Shopping 他的中文非常好。 tā de zhōng wén fēi cháng hǎo。 His Chinese is extremely good. School	extremely; very much
195	word	N2	真的 zhēnde 真的嗎？ zhēn de ma？ Really? 我真的不知道。 wǒ zhēn de bù zhī dào。 I really don't know. People 你真的要去嗎？ nǐ zhēn de yào qù ma？ Do you really want to go? People	really; truly (真的嗎？ = really?)
196	word	N1	真 zhēn 你的中文真好！ nǐ de zhōng wén zhēn hǎo！ Your Chinese is really good! 你真好！ nǐ zhēn hǎo！ You're really kind! Greetings 這個真大！ zhè ge zhēn dà！ This is really big! Shopping	really; truly
197	word	N2	一點 yīdiǎn / yīdiǎnr / yīdiǎndiǎn 台灣說一點Taiwan says 一點; northern mainland speech adds 兒: 一點兒. 我想要大一點的。 wǒ xiǎng yào dà yī diǎn de。 I'd like a slightly bigger one. 這個小一點。 zhè ge xiǎo yī diǎn。 This one is a bit smaller. Shopping 我只要一點。 wǒ zhǐ yào yī diǎn。 I only want a little. Food and drink	a little; a bit (after an adjective: 大一點 = a bit bigger)
198	word	N2	有點 yǒudiǎn / yǒuyīdiǎn / yǒuyīdiǎnr 這個有點大。 zhè ge yǒu diǎn dà。 This is a bit big. 我有點不想去。 wǒ yǒu diǎn bù xiǎng qù。 I don't really want to go. People 這個字有點難。 zhè ge zì yǒu diǎn nán。 This character is a bit hard. School	a little (before an adjective, usually something negative)
200	pattern	N2	我覺得這個有點大。 wǒ jué de zhè ge yǒu diǎn dà。 A 覺得 / 知道 + clause 覺得 = feel / think (opinion); 知道 = know (a fact). Both take a whole sentence afterwards with no connector.	I think this one is a bit big.
201	word	N1	現在 xiànzài 我現在吃飯。 wǒ xiàn zài chī fàn。 I am eating now. 你現在在哪裡？ nǐ xiàn zài zài nǎ lǐ？ Where are you now? On the phone 我們現在去吧。 wǒ men xiàn zài qù ba。 Let's go now. Out and about	now
202	word	N1	今天 jīntiān 今天老師來我家。 jīn tiān lǎo shī lái wǒ jiā。 Today the teacher is coming to my home. 今天你好嗎？ jīn tiān nǐ hǎo ma？ How are you today? Greetings 我今天不去了。 wǒ jīn tiān bù qù le。 I'm not going today. People	today
203	word	N1	明天 míngtiān 明天你來我家吧。 míng tiān nǐ lái wǒ jiā ba。 Come to my place tomorrow. 明天你來嗎？ míng tiān nǐ lái ma？ Are you coming tomorrow? On the phone 我們明天吃飯吧。 wǒ men míng tiān chī fàn ba。 Let's eat together tomorrow. Food and drink	tomorrow
204	pattern	N1	他們說他們明天來。 tā men shuō tā men míng tiān lái。 A 說 + clause Reported speech has no 'that': just 說 followed by the sentence as spoken. Same for 說 + a question.	They said they'll come tomorrow.
205	word	N1	昨天 zuótiān 昨天我沒來，對不起。 zuó tiān wǒ méi lái， duì bù qǐ。 I didn't come yesterday, sorry. 昨天你去哪裡了？ zuó tiān nǐ qù nǎ lǐ le？ Where did you go yesterday? People 我昨天在家讀書。 wǒ zuó tiān zài jiā dú shū。 I studied at home yesterday. At home	yesterday
206	pattern	N1	他昨天沒來。 tā zuó tiān méi lái。 time + A + verb Time words go at the start or straight after the subject, never at the end like English. 昨天我去 or 我昨天去, not 我去昨天.	He didn't come yesterday.
207	word	N1	早上 zǎoshàng 我早上吃飯。 wǒ zǎo shàng chī fàn。 I eat in the morning. 早上我在家。 zǎo shàng wǒ zài jiā。 I'm at home in the morning. At home 我早上不吃飯。 wǒ zǎo shàng bù chī fàn。 I don't eat in the morning. Food and drink	(early) morning
208	word	N1	上午 shàngwǔ 上午我學中文。 shàng wǔ wǒ xué zhōng wén。 In the morning I study Chinese. 上午你在哪裡？ shàng wǔ nǐ zài nǎ lǐ？ Where are you this morning? People 我上午要去。 wǒ shàng wǔ yào qù。 I'm going this morning. Out and about	morning (before noon)
209	word	N1	中午 zhōngwǔ 我們中午吃飯吧！ wǒ men zhōng wǔ chī fàn ba！ Let's eat at noon! 中午你吃什麼？ zhōng wǔ nǐ chī shén me？ What are you eating at noon? Food and drink 我中午在家吃。 wǒ zhōng wǔ zài jiā chī。 I eat at home at midday. At home	noon; midday
210	word	N1	下午 xiàwǔ 下午我來你家。 xià wǔ wǒ lái nǐ jiā。 I'll come to your place this afternoon. 下午我去找你。 xià wǔ wǒ qù zhǎo nǐ。 I'll come and find you this afternoon. On the phone 他下午來我家。 tā xià wǔ lái wǒ jiā。 He is coming to my home this afternoon. At home	afternoon
211	word	N1	晚上 wǎnshàng 晚上我在家看書。 wǎn shàng wǒ zài jiā kàn shū。 In the evening I read at home. 晚上你要去哪裡？ wǎn shàng nǐ yào qù nǎ lǐ？ Where are you going tonight? People 我晚上看書。 wǒ wǎn shàng kàn shū。 I read in the evening. At home	evening; night
212	word	N1	時候 shíhòu 你什麼時候來？ nǐ shén me shí hòu lái？ When are you coming? 你什麼時候去？ nǐ shén me shí hòu qù？ When are you going? On the phone 我吃飯的時候不說話。 wǒ chī fàn de shí hòu bù shuō huà。 I don't talk while I'm eating. At home	time; moment (什麼時候 = when)
214	word	N1	可是 kěshì 我想去，可是我不能去。 wǒ xiǎng qù， kě shì wǒ bù néng qù。 I want to go, but I can't. 他來了，可是我不在。 tā lái le， kě shì wǒ bù zài。 He came, but I wasn't in. People 這個很好，可是有點大。 zhè ge hěn hǎo， kě shì yǒu diǎn dà。 This one's good, but a bit big. Shopping	but; however
215	pattern	N1	這個很好，可是有點大。 zhè ge hěn hǎo， kě shì yǒu diǎn dà。 A，但是 / 可是 B 但是 and 可是 both mean 'but'. 可是 is the everyday spoken one; 但是 sounds slightly more formal. Both start the second clause.	This one's good, but a bit big.
216	word	N1	還是 háishì 你是老師還是學生？ nǐ shì lǎo shī hái shì xué shēng？ Are you a teacher or a student? 你去還是不去？ nǐ qù hái shì bù qù？ Are you going or not? People 這是你的還是他的？ zhè shì nǐ de hái shì tā de？ Is this yours or his? At home	or (in a question); still
217	word	Core	但是 dànshì 我很想去，但是不可以。 wǒ hěn xiǎng qù， dàn shì bù kě yǐ。 I really want to go, but I can't. 我要去，但是我不能。 wǒ yào qù， dàn shì wǒ bù néng。 I want to go, but I can't. People 這個好，但是有點大。 zhè ge hǎo， dàn shì yǒu diǎn dà。 This one's good, but a bit big. Shopping	but; however
218	pattern	N2	他來了，但是我不在家。 tā lái le， dàn shì wǒ bù zài jiā。 A，但是 / 可是 B 但是 and 可是 both mean 'but'. 可是 is the everyday spoken one; 但是 sounds slightly more formal. Both start the second clause.	He came, but I wasn't home.
219	word	Core	如果 rúguǒ 如果你要去，我也去。 rú guǒ nǐ yào qù， wǒ yě qù。 If you're going, I'll go too. 如果你不去，我也不去。 rú guǒ nǐ bù qù， wǒ yě bù qù。 If you're not going, I won't either. People 如果可以，我想去台灣。 rú guǒ kě yǐ， wǒ xiǎng qù tái wān。 If I can, I'd like to go to Taiwan. Out and about	if
220	pattern	N2	如果你不去，我就不去。 rú guǒ nǐ bù qù， wǒ jiù bù qù。如果 A，（就）B 如果 sets up the condition and comes first. The result clause usually carries 就 — there is no separate word for 'then'.	If you're not going, I won't go either.
221	pattern	N2	如果可以，我想在家。 rú guǒ kě yǐ， wǒ xiǎng zài jiā。如果 A，（就）B 如果 sets up the condition and comes first. The result clause usually carries 就 — there is no separate word for 'then'.	If I can, I'd like to stay at home.
222	pattern	N2	如果他問我，我就說不知道。 rú guǒ tā wèn wǒ， wǒ jiù shuō bù zhī dào。如果 A，（就）B 如果 sets up the condition and comes first. The result clause usually carries 就 — there is no separate word for 'then'.	If he asks me, I'll say I don't know.
223	word	Core	已經 yǐjīng 我已經吃過飯了。 wǒ yǐ jīng chī guò fàn le。 I've already eaten. 他已經來了。 tā yǐ jīng lái le。 He's already here. People 我已經知道了。 wǒ yǐ jīng zhī dào le。 I already know. Work	already
224	pattern	N2	我已經吃過飯了。 wǒ yǐ jīng chī guò fàn le。 A 已經 + V + 了已經 goes in front of the verb and the sentence normally closes with 了. The pair is what makes it 'already'.	I've already eaten.
225	pattern	N2	他已經到了。 tā yǐ jīng dào le。 A 已經 + V + 了已經 goes in front of the verb and the sentence normally closes with 了. The pair is what makes it 'already'.	He's already arrived.
226	pattern	N2	我已經知道了。 wǒ yǐ jīng zhī dào le。 A 已經 + V + 了已經 goes in front of the verb and the sentence normally closes with 了. The pair is what makes it 'already'.	I already know.
227	word	Core	開始 kāishǐ 我開始學中文了。 wǒ kāi shǐ xué zhōng wén le。 I've started learning Chinese. 我們開始吧！ wǒ men kāi shǐ ba！ Let's start! School 他已經開始學中文了。 tā yǐ jīng kāi shǐ xué zhōng wén le。 He's already started learning Chinese. School	to start; to begin
228	pattern	N2	他開始說話了。 tā kāi shǐ shuō huà le。 A 開始 + V 開始 takes the verb straight after it — 開始學, 開始工作. No 'to' in between.	He's started talking.
229	pattern	N2	我開始有一點懂了。 wǒ kāi shǐ yǒu yī diǎn dǒng le。 A 開始 + V 開始 takes the verb straight after it — 開始學, 開始工作. No 'to' in between.	I'm starting to understand a bit.
230	word	Core	一下 yīxià 請等我一下。 qǐng děng wǒ yī xià。 Please wait for me a moment. 我看一下。 wǒ kàn yī xià。 Let me have a quick look. Shopping 你等我一下，好嗎？ nǐ děng wǒ yī xià， hǎo ma？ Wait for me a second, could you? Out and about	(V + 一下) for a moment; a little
231	pattern	N2	你等一下。 nǐ děng yí xià。 V + 一下一下 after the verb makes the action short and softens a request: 看一下, 等一下. It is the politest way to ask for something small.	Hang on a second.
232	pattern	N2	請你看一下。 qǐng nǐ kàn yī xià。 V + 一下一下 after the verb makes the action short and softens a request: 看一下, 等一下. It is the politest way to ask for something small.	Have a quick look, please.
233	word	N2	應該 yīnggāi / yīng 你應該去看老師。 nǐ yīng gāi qù kàn lǎo shī。 You should go and see the teacher. 你應該先吃飯。 nǐ yīng gāi xiān chī fàn。 You should eat first. Food and drink 你應該問老師。 nǐ yīng gāi wèn lǎo shī。 You should ask the teacher. School	should; ought to
234	word	N2	可能 kěnéng 他可能不來。 tā kě néng bù lái。 He might not come. 我明天可能不去。 wǒ míng tiān kě néng bù qù。 I might not go tomorrow. People 他可能在家。 tā kě néng zài jiā。 He might be at home. On the phone	maybe; possibly; might
236	word	N1	六 liù 五、六 wǔ、 liù five, six	six
237	word	N1	七 qī 六、七 liù、 qī six, seven	seven
238	word	N1	八 bā 七、八 qī、 bā seven, eight	eight
239	word	N1	九 jiǔ 八、九 bā、 jiǔ eight, nine	nine
240	word	N1	十 shí 一、二、三、四、五、六、七、八、九、十 yī、 r4、 sān、 sì、 wǔ、 liù、 qī、 bā、 jiǔ、 shí one to ten	ten
241	word	N1	百 bǎi 這裡有一百個人。 zhè lǐ yǒu yì bǎi ge rén。 There are a hundred people here. 我有一百個朋友。 wǒ yǒu yì bǎi ge péng yǒu。 I have a hundred friends. People 我們有三百個學生。 wǒ men yǒu sān bǎi ge xué shēng。 We have three hundred students. School	hundred
242	word	N1	千 qiān 我們有兩千個學生。 wǒ men yǒu liǎng qiān ge xué shēng。 We have two thousand students. 他有一千個朋友嗎？ tā yǒu yī qiān ge péng yǒu ma？ Does he have a thousand friends? People 我們有兩千個人。 wǒ men yǒu liǎng qiān ge rén。 There are two thousand of us. School	thousand
243	word	N2	萬 wàn 台灣有兩千三百萬人。 tái wān yǒu liǎng qiān sān bǎi wàn rén。 Taiwan has twenty-three million people. 一萬個人來了。 yī wàn ge rén lái le。 Ten thousand people came. Out and about 他有一萬個朋友嗎？ tā yǒu yī wàn ge péng yǒu ma？ Does he have ten thousand friends? People	ten thousand
244	word	N1	錢 qián 我沒有錢。 wǒ méi yǒu qián。 I have no money. 你有錢嗎？ nǐ yǒu qián ma？ Do you have money? Shopping 這是誰的錢？ zhè shì shéi de qián？ Whose money is this? Shopping	money
245	pattern	N1	我朋友說他沒有錢。 wǒ péng yǒu shuō tā méi yǒu qián。 A 說 + clause Reported speech has no 'that': just 說 followed by the sentence as spoken. Same for 說 + a question.	My friend said he has no money.
246	word	N1	多少 duōshǎo 這個多少錢？ zhè ge duō shǎo qián？ How much is this? 你有多少錢？ nǐ yǒu duō shǎo qián？ How much money do you have? Shopping 你們有多少人？ nǐ men yǒu duō shǎo rén？ How many of you are there? School	how much; how many
247	pattern	N1	兩個多少錢？ liǎng ge duō shǎo qián？多少錢？ / 幾 + M + N 幾 asks about a small number and always takes a measure word. 多少 asks about a larger one and needs none — 多少錢 is the everyday 'how much?'	How much for two?
248	word	N1	塊 kuài 這個一百塊。 zhè ge yì bǎi kuài。 This is a hundred dollars. 這個十塊。 zhè ge shí kuài。 This is ten dollars. Shopping 我只有五塊錢。 wǒ zhǐ yǒu wǔ kuài qián。 I only have five dollars. Shopping	dollar (colloquial); piece; lump
250	word	N1	買 mǎi 我買東西。 wǒ mǎi dōng xi。 I buy things (I go shopping). 你買什麼？ nǐ mǎi shén me？ What are you buying? Shopping 我要買水。 wǒ yào mǎi shuǐ。 I want to buy some water. Shopping	to buy
251	pattern	N1	你們買東西嗎？ nǐ men mǎi dōng xi ma？ A + verb + object Basic word order is Subject – Verb – Object, like English. No verb endings for person or tense.	Are you buying things?
252	pattern	N1	他們沒買東西。 tā men méi mǎi dōng xi。 A 沒 + verb 沒 (short for 沒有) negates a completed action: 'didn't'. Never use 了 together with 沒.	They didn't buy anything.
253	pattern	N1	因為我沒有錢，所以我沒買。 yīn wèi wǒ méi yǒu qián， suǒ yǐ wǒ méi mǎi。因為 A，所以 B 因為 … 所以 … normally appear together in Chinese ('because …, so …'). Either can be dropped in casual speech.	Because I have no money, I didn't buy it.
254	pattern	N1	他和媽媽一起去買東西。 tā hé mā ma yī qǐ qù mǎi dōng xi。 A 跟 / 和 B 一起 + verb 跟 / 和 = with / and. 一起 (together) goes right before the verb: 跟你一起去.	He goes shopping with his mum.
255	pattern	N1	我買到了。 wǒ mǎi dào le。 V + 見 / V + 好 / V + 到 A result complement stuck on the verb says the action succeeded: 看見 saw (not just looked), 聽見 heard, 寫好 finished writing, 買到 managed to buy.	I managed to get one.
256	word	N2	元 yuán 我的書一百元。 wǒ de shū yì bǎi yuán。 My book was a hundred dollars. 這個五十元。 zhè ge wǔ shí yuán。 This is fifty dollars. Shopping 我有一百元。 wǒ yǒu yì bǎi yuán。 I have a hundred dollars. Shopping	dollar (formal; 塊 in speech)
257	word	N1	貴 guì 這裡的東西很貴。 zhè lǐ de dōng xi hěn guì。 Things here are expensive. 這個貴嗎？ zhè ge guì ma？ Is this expensive? Shopping 這個太貴了。 zhè ge tài guì le。 That's too expensive. Shopping	expensive
258	pattern	N1	這個很貴。 zhè ge hěn guì。 A 很 + adjective Adjectives work without 是. 很 fills the gap and is often nearly meaningless ('very' only when stressed). 'A 高' alone sounds like a comparison.	This is expensive.
259	pattern	N1	他覺得這個太貴了。 tā jué de zhè ge tài guì le。 A 覺得 / 知道 + clause 覺得 = feel / think (opinion); 知道 = know (a fact). Both take a whole sentence afterwards with no connector.	He thinks this is too expensive.
260	pattern	N1	如果太貴，我就不買了。 rú guǒ tài guì， wǒ jiù bù mǎi le。如果 A，（就）B 如果 sets up the condition and comes first. The result clause usually carries 就 — there is no separate word for 'then'.	If it's too expensive, I won't buy it.
261	word	N1	便宜 piányí 這個很便宜。 zhè ge hěn pián yí。 This one is very cheap. 便宜一點，好嗎？ pián yí yī diǎn， hǎo ma？ A bit cheaper, could you? Shopping 便宜的不好。 pián yí de bù hǎo。 The cheap one is no good. Shopping	cheap
262	word	N2	夠 gòu 錢夠嗎？ qián gòu ma？ Is the money enough? 夠了，謝謝。 gòu le， xiè xie。 That's enough, thanks. Food and drink 我的錢不夠。 wǒ de qián bù gòu。 I haven't got enough money. Shopping	enough
263	pattern	N2	我想買，但是錢不夠。 wǒ xiǎng mǎi， dàn shì qián bù gòu。 A，但是 / 可是 B 但是 and 可是 both mean 'but'. 可是 is the everyday spoken one; 但是 sounds slightly more formal. Both start the second clause.	I want to buy it, but I haven't enough money.
264	word	N2	一共 yīgòng / gòng 一共多少錢？ yī gòng duō shǎo qián？ How much is it altogether? 我們一共五個人。 wǒ men yī gòng wǔ ge rén。 There are five of us altogether. Food and drink 一共三百元。 yī gòng sān bǎi yuán。 That's three hundred dollars altogether. Shopping	altogether; in total
265	word	N2	店 diàn 這家店的東西很便宜。 zhè jiā diàn de dōng xi hěn pián yí。 The things in this shop are cheap. 我要去那家店。 wǒ yào qù nà jiā diàn。 I want to go to that shop. Shopping 那家店的東西太貴了。 nà jiā diàn de dōng xi tài guì le。 That shop's things are too expensive. Shopping	shop; store
266	word	N2	一些 yīxiē 我買了一些東西。 wǒ mǎi le yī xiē dōng xi。 I bought some things. 我有一些朋友在台灣。 wǒ yǒu yī xiē péng yǒu zài tái wān。 I have some friends in Taiwan. People 請給我一些水。 qǐng gěi wǒ yī xiē shuǐ。 Please give me some water. Food and drink	some; a few
267	word	Core	好像 hǎoxiàng 這個好像太貴了。 zhè ge hǎo xiàng tài guì le。 This seems too expensive. 他好像不喜歡我。 tā hǎo xiàng bù xǐ huān wǒ。 He doesn't seem to like me. People 好像沒有人。 hǎo xiàng méi yǒu rén。 There doesn't seem to be anyone here. Out and about	it seems; as if
269	pattern	N2	他好像不在家。 tā hǎo xiàng bù zài jiā。好像 + clause 好像 goes before the verb and turns a statement into a guess: 'it seems / it looks like'. Very common in speech to sound less blunt.	He doesn't seem to be in.
270	pattern	N2	這個好像不便宜。 zhè ge hǎo xiàng bù biàn yí。好像 + clause 好像 goes before the verb and turns a statement into a guess: 'it seems / it looks like'. Very common in speech to sound less blunt.	This doesn't look cheap.
271	word	N1	點 diǎn 現在幾點？ xiàn zài jǐ diǎn？ What time is it now? 你幾點來？ nǐ jǐ diǎn lái？ What time are you coming? On the phone 我們十點吃飯。 wǒ men shí diǎn chī fàn。 We eat at ten. Food and drink	o'clock; a point; a little
272	word	N1	分 fēn 現在三點十分。 xiàn zài sān diǎn shí fēn。 It is ten past three. 現在幾點幾分？ xiàn zài jǐ diǎn jǐ fēn？ What time is it exactly? Time and dates 三點十五分了。 sān diǎn shí wǔ fēn le。 It's quarter past three. Time and dates	minute; point (score); cent
273	word	N1	半 bàn 現在三點半。 xiàn zài sān diǎn bàn。 It is half past three. 我們七點半吃飯。 wǒ men qī diǎn bàn chī fàn。 We eat at half past seven. Food and drink 他十二點半來。 tā shí r4 diǎn bàn lái。 He's coming at half past twelve. At home	half
274	word	N1	小時 xiǎoshí 我看了兩個小時的書。 wǒ kàn le liǎng ge xiǎo shí de shū。 I read for two hours. 我等了一個小時。 wǒ děng le yī ge xiǎo shí。 I waited an hour. Out and about 我們學了兩個小時。 wǒ men xué le liǎng ge xiǎo shí。 We studied for two hours. School	hour
275	pattern	N1	我們已經學了兩個小時了。 wǒ men yǐ jīng xué le liǎng ge xiǎo shí le。 A 已經 + V + 了已經 goes in front of the verb and the sentence normally closes with 了. The pair is what makes it 'already'.	We've been studying for two hours already.
276	pattern	N1	他看了一個小時的書。 tā kàn le yī ge xiǎo shí de shū。 V + 了 + duration The length of time comes AFTER the verb and its 了 — 我等了十分鐘, not 我十分鐘等了.	He read for an hour.
277	word	N2	分鐘 fēnzhōng 請等我五分鐘。 qǐng děng wǒ wǔ fēn zhōng。 Please wait five minutes for me. 我等了十分鐘。 wǒ děng le shí fēn zhōng。 I waited ten minutes. Out and about 請等五分鐘。 qǐng děng wǔ fēn zhōng。 Please wait five minutes. Work	minute (duration)
278	pattern	N2	我等了十分鐘。 wǒ děng le shí fēn zhōng。 V + 了 + duration The length of time comes AFTER the verb and its 了 — 我等了十分鐘, not 我十分鐘等了.	I waited ten minutes.
279	word	N2	鐘頭 zhōngtóu 台灣說鐘頭鐘頭 is common in Taiwan speech; mainland nearly always says 小時. 我等了一個鐘頭。 wǒ děng le yī ge zhōng tóu。 I waited an hour. 我們學了兩個鐘頭。 wǒ men xué le liǎng ge zhōng tóu。 We studied for two hours. School 你等了幾個鐘頭？ nǐ děng le jǐ ge zhōng tóu？ How many hours did you wait? Out and about	hour (colloquial, same as 小時)
280	word	N1	時間 shíjiān 你有時間嗎？ nǐ yǒu shí jiān ma？ Do you have time? 我沒有時間。 wǒ méi yǒu shí jiān。 I don't have time. Work 你有時間看書嗎？ nǐ yǒu shí jiān kàn shū ma？ Do you have time to read? At home	time (as a resource)
281	pattern	N1	我們沒有時間。 wǒ men méi yǒu shí jiān。 A 有 B / A 沒有 B 有 = to have / there is. Its negative is 沒有, never 不有. 有沒有 makes the question.	We don't have time.
282	pattern	N1	如果你有時間，就來我家。 rú guǒ nǐ yǒu shí jiān， jiù lái wǒ jiā。如果 A，（就）B 如果 sets up the condition and comes first. The result clause usually carries 就 — there is no separate word for 'then'.	If you have time, come round to mine.
283	pattern	N1	我很想去，但是我沒有時間。 wǒ hěn xiǎng qù， dàn shì wǒ méi yǒu shí jiān。 A，但是 / 可是 B 但是 and 可是 both mean 'but'. 可是 is the everyday spoken one; 但是 sounds slightly more formal. Both start the second clause.	I'd love to go, but I haven't got time.
284	word	N1	早 zǎo 我今天很早就到了。 wǒ jīn tiān hěn zǎo jiù dào le。 I got here really early today. 你很早。 nǐ hěn zǎo。 You're early. Greetings 我明天早一點來。 wǒ míng tiān zǎo yī diǎn lái。 I'll come a bit earlier tomorrow. School	early
285	pattern	N1	我們應該早一點去。 wǒ men yīng gāi zǎo yī diǎn qù。 A 應該 / 別 + verb 應該 = should; 別 = don't (imperative), a spoken shortening of 不要. Both sit directly before the verb.	We should go a bit earlier.
286	word	N2	晚 wǎn 對不起，我來晚了。 duì bù qǐ， wǒ lái wǎn le。 Sorry, I'm late. 現在太晚了。 xiàn zài tài wǎn le。 It's too late now. Greetings 我晚一點去。 wǒ wǎn yī diǎn qù。 I'll go a bit later. Out and about	late
288	word	N2	上 shàng(miàn) 錢在書上面。 qián zài shū shàng miàn。 The money is on top of the book. 你的書在上面。 nǐ de shū zài shàng miàn。 Your book is on top. At home 東西都在上面。 dōng xi dōu zài shàng miàn。 The things are all on top. At home	on; above; top (上面)
289	word	N2	下 xià(miàn) 書在下面。 shū zài xià miàn。 The book is underneath. 我的書在錢下面。 wǒ de shū zài qián xià miàn。 My book is under the money. At home 他在下面等你。 tā zài xià miàn děng nǐ。 He is waiting for you downstairs (below). At home	under; below (下面)
290	word	N2	裡 lǐ 他在家裡。 tā zài jiā lǐ。 He is at home (inside the house). 他在店裡。 tā zài diàn lǐ。 He's in the shop. Shopping 我家裡有五個人。 wǒ jiā lǐ yǒu wǔ ge rén。 There are five people in my home. At home	inside; in
291	word	N2	裡面 lǐmiàn 老師在裡面。 lǎo shī zài lǐ miàn。 The teacher is inside. 裡面有人嗎？ lǐ miàn yǒu rén ma？ Is anyone inside? At home 請你在裡面等。 qǐng nǐ zài lǐ miàn děng。 Please wait inside. Work	inside
292	pattern	N2	他在裡面吃飯。 tā zài lǐ miàn chī fàn。 A 在 + V (呢) 在 before the VERB marks something in progress, often with 呢 at the end. Do not confuse it with 在 + place, which is 'to be at'.	He's inside eating.
293	word	N2	外 wài(miàn) 他在外面等你。 tā zài wài miàn děng nǐ。 He is waiting for you outside. 孩子在外面。 hái zi zài wài miàn。 The children are outside. Family 我在外面。 wǒ zài wài miàn。 I'm outside. On the phone	outside (外面)
294	pattern	N2	我在外面等你呢。 wǒ zài wài miàn děng nǐ ne。 A 在 + V (呢) 在 before the VERB marks something in progress, often with 呢 at the end. Do not confuse it with 在 + place, which is 'to be at'.	I'm outside waiting for you.
295	word	N2	前 qián(miàn) 我家前面有一家店。 wǒ jiā qián miàn yǒu yī jiā diàn。 There's a shop in front of my place. 他在我前面。 tā zài wǒ qián miàn。 He's in front of me. People 店就在前面。 diàn jiù zài qián miàn。 The shop is right up ahead. Out and about	front; in front of (前面)
296	word	N2	後 hòu(miàn) 我在你後面。 wǒ zài nǐ hòu miàn。 I'm behind you. 他在我後面。 tā zài wǒ hòu miàn。 He is behind me. People 後面有人嗎？ hòu miàn yǒu rén ma？ Is there anyone behind? Out and about	back; behind (後面)
297	word	N2	中 zhōng 中文、中午，都有中。 zhōng wén、 zhōng wǔ， dōu yǒu zhōng。 Chinese and noon both have 中 in them.	middle; centre (中國 China, 中文 Chinese, 中午 noon)
299	word	N1	以前 yǐqián 以前我不喜歡中文。 yǐ qián wǒ bù xǐ huān zhōng wén。 I didn't like Chinese before. 以前我不喜歡他。 yǐ qián wǒ bù xǐ huān tā。 I didn't like him before. People 我以前不喜歡看書。 wǒ yǐ qián bù xǐ huān kàn shū。 I didn't like reading before. At home	before; previously; ago
300	word	N1	以後 yǐhòu 以後我想去台灣。 yǐ hòu wǒ xiǎng qù tái wān。 Later I want to go to Taiwan. 以後你要去哪裡？ yǐ hòu nǐ yào qù nǎ lǐ？ Where will you go after this? People 吃飯以後我看書。 chī fàn yǐ hòu wǒ kàn shū。 After eating I read. At home	after; later; in future
301	word	N2	前天 qiántiān 前天他來我家。 qián tiān tā lái wǒ jiā。 He came to my place the day before yesterday. 前天你在哪裡？ qián tiān nǐ zài nǎ lǐ？ Where were you the day before yesterday? People 前天我不在台灣。 qián tiān wǒ bù zài tái wān。 I wasn't in Taiwan the day before yesterday. People	the day before yesterday
302	word	N2	後天 hòutiān 後天我要去台灣。 hòu tiān wǒ yào qù tái wān。 I'm going to Taiwan the day after tomorrow. 後天我不在家。 hòu tiān wǒ bù zài jiā。 I won't be home the day after tomorrow. On the phone 我後天去找你。 wǒ hòu tiān qù zhǎo nǐ。 I'll come and find you the day after tomorrow. Out and about	the day after tomorrow
303	word	N2	前年 qiánnián 前年我去過台灣。 qián nián wǒ qù guò tái wān。 I went to Taiwan the year before last. 前年我在台灣。 qián nián wǒ zài tái wān。 The year before last I was in Taiwan. People 他前年來台灣。 tā qián nián lái tái wān。 He came to Taiwan the year before last. People	the year before last
304	word	N2	後年 hòunián 後年我還在這裡。 hòu nián wǒ hái zài zhè lǐ。 The year after next I'll still be here. 後年我可能不在台灣。 hòu nián wǒ kě néng bù zài tái wān。 The year after next I might not be in Taiwan. People 我們後年一起去。 wǒ men hòu nián yī qǐ qù。 We'll go together the year after next. Out and about	the year after next
305	word	N1	久 jiǔ 你等了很久嗎？ nǐ děng le hěn jiǔ ma？ Did you wait a long time? 我等了很久。 wǒ děng le hěn jiǔ。 I waited a long time. Out and about 你學中文很久了嗎？ nǐ xué zhōng wén hěn jiǔ le ma？ Have you been studying Chinese for long? School	long (of time)
306	pattern	N1	他看了很久。 tā kàn le hěn jiǔ。 V + 了 + duration The length of time comes AFTER the verb and its 了 — 我等了十分鐘, not 我十分鐘等了.	He looked at it for ages.
307	word	N2	從 cóng 我從台灣來。 wǒ cóng tái wān lái。 I come from Taiwan. 你從哪裡來？ nǐ cóng nǎ lǐ lái？ Where do you come from? Greetings 我從家裡來。 wǒ cóng jiā lǐ lái。 I've come from home. Out and about	from
309	pattern	N2	我從以前就喜歡中文。 wǒ cóng yǐ qián jiù xǐ huān zhōng wén。 time + A + verb Time words go at the start or straight after the subject, never at the end like English. 昨天我去 or 我昨天去, not 我去昨天.	I've liked Chinese all along.
310	word	N1	做 zuò 你做什麼？ nǐ zuò shén me？ What are you doing? 你做什麼飯？ nǐ zuò shén me fàn？ What food are you making? Food and drink 我不知道做什麼。 wǒ bù zhī dào zuò shén me。 I don't know what to do. People	to do; to make
311	pattern	N1	媽媽在做飯呢。 mā ma zài zuò fàn ne。 A 在 + V (呢) 在 before the VERB marks something in progress, often with 呢 at the end. Do not confuse it with 在 + place, which is 'to be at'.	Mum's cooking.
312	pattern	N1	飯做好了。 fàn zuò hǎo le。 V + 見 / V + 好 / V + 到 A result complement stuck on the verb says the action succeeded: 看見 saw (not just looked), 聽見 heard, 寫好 finished writing, 買到 managed to buy.	The food's ready.
313	word	N2	工作 gōngzuò 我爸爸在台灣工作。 wǒ bà ba zài tái wān gōng zuò。 My dad works in Taiwan. 你做什麼工作？ nǐ zuò shén me gōng zuò？ What work do you do? Work 我在家工作。 wǒ zài jiā gōng zuò。 I work from home. Work	work; job; to work
314	pattern	N2	我開始工作了。 wǒ kāi shǐ gōng zuò le。 A 開始 + V 開始 takes the verb straight after it — 開始學, 開始工作. No 'to' in between.	I've started work.
315	word	N2	用 yòng 我可以用一下嗎？ wǒ kě yǐ yòng yī xià ma？ May I use it for a second? 這個怎麼用？ zhè ge zěn me yòng？ How do you use this? Work 這個怎麼用？ zhè ge zěn me yòng？ How do you use this? Shopping	to use
316	word	N2	事 shì / shìr 台灣說事Taiwan says 事; northern mainland speech often says 事兒. 我今天有事，不能去。 wǒ jīn tiān yǒu shì， bù néng qù。 I have something on today, I can't go. 你有什麼事？ nǐ yǒu shén me shì？ What's the matter? (What business do you have?) Work 沒事，謝謝。 méi shì， xiè xie。 It's nothing, thanks. Greetings	matter; thing (to do); business
317	word	Core	事情 shìqíng 我有一些事情要做。 wǒ yǒu yī xiē shì qíng yào zuò。 I have some things to do. 這是我的事情。 zhè shì wǒ de shì qíng。 That's my business. Work 你有什麼事情嗎？ nǐ yǒu shén me shì qíng ma？ Is there something you need? Work	matter; thing to do
318	word	N2	開 kāi 店幾點開？ diàn jǐ diǎn kāi？ What time does the shop open? 店開了嗎？ diàn kāi le ma？ Is the shop open? Shopping 那家店還沒開。 nà jiā diàn hái méi kāi。 That shop isn't open yet. Shopping	to open; to turn on; to drive
319	word	N2	玩 wán 孩子在外面玩。 hái zi zài wài miàn wán。 The children are playing outside. 我們去玩吧！ wǒ men qù wán ba！ Let's go and have fun! Out and about 你要不要一起玩？ nǐ yào bù yào yī qǐ wán？ Do you want to play too? People	to play; to have fun
320	word	N1	得 de / děi 他中文說得很好。 tā zhōng wén shuō de hěn hǎo。 He speaks Chinese very well. 你說得很好。 nǐ shuō de hěn hǎo。 You speak very well. School 他寫得不好。 tā xiě de bù hǎo。 He doesn't write well. School	particle linking a verb to how it is done (說得好 = speak well)
321	pattern	N1	他說得很好。 tā shuō de hěn hǎo。 A + verb + 得 + adverb To say how an action is done, repeat or state the verb, then 得, then the description: 說得很好 = speaks well. 得 is unstressed.	He speaks very well.
322	pattern	N1	我寫得不好。 wǒ xiě de bù hǎo。 A + verb + 得 + adverb To say how an action is done, repeat or state the verb, then 得, then the description: 說得很好 = speaks well. 得 is unstressed.	I don't write well.
323	pattern	N1	她來得很早。 tā lái de hěn zǎo。 A + verb + 得 + adverb To say how an action is done, repeat or state the verb, then 得, then the description: 說得很好 = speaks well. 得 is unstressed.	She came very early.
324	word	N1	忙 máng 你今天忙嗎？ nǐ jīn tiān máng ma？ Are you busy today? 我今天很忙。 wǒ jīn tiān hěn máng。 I'm very busy today. Work 你明天忙嗎？ nǐ míng tiān máng ma？ Are you busy tomorrow? On the phone	busy
326	pattern	N1	他很忙。 tā hěn máng。 A 很 + adjective Adjectives work without 是. 很 fills the gap and is often nearly meaningless ('very' only when stressed). 'A 高' alone sounds like a comparison.	He is busy.
327	pattern	N1	她說她很忙。 tā shuō tā hěn máng。 A 說 + clause Reported speech has no 'that': just 說 followed by the sentence as spoken. Same for 說 + a question.	She said she is busy.
328	pattern	N1	我們都知道他很忙。 wǒ men dōu zhī dào tā hěn máng。 A 覺得 / 知道 + clause 覺得 = feel / think (opinion); 知道 = know (a fact). Both take a whole sentence afterwards with no connector.	We all know he is busy.
329	pattern	N1	因為我很忙，所以我不去。 yīn wèi wǒ hěn máng， suǒ yǐ wǒ bù qù。因為 A，所以 B 因為 … 所以 … normally appear together in Chinese ('because …, so …'). Either can be dropped in casual speech.	Because I'm busy, I'm not going.
330	word	Core	講 jiǎng 你會講中文嗎？ nǐ huì jiǎng zhōng wén ma？ Can you speak Chinese? 他講得很好。 tā jiǎng de hěn hǎo。 He speaks really well. Work 請你講一下。 qǐng nǐ jiǎng yī xià。 Say a few words, please. School	to speak; to say
331	pattern	N2	我會講中文，但是我不會寫。 wǒ huì jiǎng zhōng wén， dàn shì wǒ bù huì xiě。 A，但是 / 可是 B 但是 and 可是 both mean 'but'. 可是 is the everyday spoken one; 但是 sounds slightly more formal. Both start the second clause.	I can speak Chinese, but I can't write it.
332	word	N2	告訴 gàosù 請告訴我你的名字。 qǐng gào sù wǒ nǐ de míng zi。 Please tell me your name. 你不要告訴他。 nǐ bú yào gào sù tā。 Don't tell him. People 告訴我你的名字。 gào sù wǒ nǐ de míng zi。 Tell me your name. Greetings	to tell
333	word	N2	問題 wèntí 我有一個問題。 wǒ yǒu yī ge wèn tí。 I have a question. 沒問題！ méi wèn tí！ No problem! Greetings 你有什麼問題？ nǐ yǒu shén me wèn tí？ What question do you have? School	question; problem
334	word	N2	意思 yìsi 這個字是什麼意思？ zhè ge zì shì shén me yì si？ What does this character mean? 你是什麼意思？ nǐ shì shén me yì si？ What do you mean? People 我不知道他的意思。 wǒ bù zhī dào tā de yì si。 I don't know what he means. People	meaning
335	word	N2	句子 jùzi 這個句子很難。 zhè ge jù zi hěn nán。 This sentence is hard. 這個句子是什麼意思？ zhè ge jù zi shì shén me yì si？ What does this sentence mean? School 請寫一個句子。 qǐng xiě yī ge jù zi。 Please write a sentence. School	sentence
336	word	N2	念 niàn 請念這個句子。 qǐng niàn zhè ge jù zi。 Please read this sentence aloud. 請念這個字。 qǐng niàn zhè ge zì。 Please read this character aloud. School 他念得很好。 tā niàn de hěn hǎo。 He reads aloud very well. School	to read aloud; to study
337	word	N2	教 jiāo 老師教我們中文。 lǎo shī jiāo wǒ men zhōng wén。 The teacher teaches us Chinese. 誰教你中文？ shéi jiāo nǐ zhōng wén？ Who teaches you Chinese? School 我教孩子寫字。 wǒ jiāo hái zi xiě zì。 I teach the children to write. Family	to teach
338	pattern	N2	他開始教中文。 tā kāi shǐ jiāo zhōng wén。 A 開始 + V 開始 takes the verb straight after it — 開始學, 開始工作. No 'to' in between.	He's started teaching Chinese.
339	word	N2	介紹 jièshào 我來介紹一下。 wǒ lái jiè shào yī xià。 Let me introduce us. 請你介紹你的朋友。 qǐng nǐ jiè shào nǐ de péng yǒu。 Please introduce your friend. People 他介紹了他的太太。 tā jiè shào le tā de tài tai。 He introduced his wife. People	to introduce
340	word	N2	錯 cuò 這個字寫錯了。 zhè ge zì xiě cuò le。 This character is written wrong. 我錯了。 wǒ cuò le。 I was wrong. People 這個句子沒有錯。 zhè ge jù zi méi yǒu cuò。 This sentence has no mistakes. School	wrong; mistake
341	word	N2	不錯 bùcuò 這家店不錯。 zhè jiā diàn bù cuò。 This shop is pretty good. 你的中文不錯！ nǐ de zhōng wén bù cuò！ Your Chinese is pretty good! Greetings 這家店不錯。 zhè jiā diàn bù cuò。 This shop is pretty good. Shopping	not bad; pretty good
343	word	N2	天 tiān 我一天學兩個小時。 wǒ yī tiān xué liǎng ge xiǎo shí。 I study two hours a day. 你等了幾天？ nǐ děng le jǐ tiān？ How many days did you wait? People 我在台灣三天了。 wǒ zài tái wān sān tiān le。 I've been in Taiwan three days. People	day; sky
344	word	N2	每 měi 我每天學中文。 wǒ měi tiān xué zhōng wén。 I study Chinese every day. 我每天看書。 wǒ měi tiān kàn shū。 I read every day. At home 每個人都想去。 měi ge rén dōu xiǎng qù。 Everyone wants to go. Out and about	every; each
345	pattern	N2	每天早上我喝水。 měi tiān zǎo shàng wǒ hē shuǐ。 time + A + verb Time words go at the start or straight after the subject, never at the end like English. 昨天我去 or 我昨天去, not 我去昨天.	I drink water every morning.
346	word	N2	常常 chángcháng / cháng 我常常去那家店。 wǒ cháng cháng qù nà jiā diàn。 I often go to that shop. 你常常來嗎？ nǐ cháng cháng lái ma？ Do you come here often? People 他常常來找我。 tā cháng cháng lái zhǎo wǒ。 He often comes to see me. People	often
347	word	N2	星期 xīngqí 台灣說星期Same word, different tone: Taiwan reads 期 as qí, mainland as qī. 一個星期有七天。 yī ge xīng qí yǒu qī tiān。 A week has seven days. 一個星期有七天。 yī ge xīng qí yǒu qī tiān。 There are seven days in a week. Time and dates 你一個星期工作幾天？ nǐ yī ge xīng qí gōng zuò jǐ tiān？ How many days a week do you work? Work	week
348	pattern	N2	星期天我常常看書。 xīng qí tiān wǒ cháng cháng kàn shū。 time + A + verb Time words go at the start or straight after the subject, never at the end like English. 昨天我去 or 我昨天去, not 我去昨天.	I often read on Sundays.
349	word	N2	星期天 Xīngqítiān / Xīngqírì 星期天我不工作。 xīng qí tiān wǒ bù gōng zuò。 I don't work on Sundays. 星期天你做什麼？ xīng qí tiān nǐ zuò shén me？ What do you do on Sunday? People 星期天我在家。 xīng qí tiān wǒ zài jiā。 I'm at home on Sunday. At home	Sunday
350	word	Core	星期一 xīngqíyī 星期一我很忙。 xīng qí yī wǒ hěn máng。 I'm busy on Monday. 星期一我要工作。 xīng qí yī wǒ yào gōng zuò。 I'm working on Monday. Work 星期一你在家嗎？ xīng qí yī nǐ zài jiā ma？ Are you home on Monday? On the phone	Monday
351	word	N2	週末 zhōumò 週末我們一起吃飯吧！ zhōu mò wǒ men yī qǐ chī fàn ba！ Let's eat together at the weekend! 週末你忙嗎？ zhōu mò nǐ máng ma？ Are you busy at the weekend? People 週末你要做什麼？ zhōu mò nǐ yào zuò shén me？ What are you doing at the weekend? People	weekend
352	word	N2	禮拜天 Lǐbàitiān 台灣說禮拜天禮拜天 is everyday Taiwan usage; mainland mostly says 星期天 / 周日. 禮拜天你做什麼？ lǐ bài tiān nǐ zuò shén me？ What do you do on Sunday? 禮拜天我在家。 lǐ bài tiān wǒ zài jiā。 I'm at home on Sundays. At home 禮拜天我們一起吃飯吧。 lǐ bài tiān wǒ men yī qǐ chī fàn ba。 Let's eat together on Sunday. Food and drink	Sunday (colloquial, very common in Taiwan)
353	word	N2	日 rì 今天是十日。 jīn tiān shì shí rì。 Today is the tenth. 今天幾日？ jīn tiān jǐ rì？ What's the date today? Time and dates 我七日到台灣。 wǒ qī rì dào tái wān。 I get to Taiwan on the seventh. Time and dates	day (of the month); sun
355	word	N1	走 zǒu 老師走了。 lǎo shī zǒu le。 The teacher has left. 我不走。 wǒ bù zǒu。 I'm not leaving. People 他走了嗎？ tā zǒu le ma？ Has he left? People	to walk; to leave
356	pattern	N1	他走了。 tā zǒu le。 A + verb + 了了 after the verb marks that an action is completed or a situation has changed. It is not a past tense — 昨天我看電影 also works without 了.	He has left.
357	pattern	N1	我們走了很久。 wǒ men zǒu le hěn jiǔ。 V + 了 + duration The length of time comes AFTER the verb and its 了 — 我等了十分鐘, not 我十分鐘等了.	We walked for a long time.
358	word	N1	回 huí 我回家。 wǒ huí jiā。 I go home. 你回家了嗎？ nǐ huí jiā le ma？ Have you gone home? On the phone 我想回台灣。 wǒ xiǎng huí tái wān。 I want to go back to Taiwan. People	to return; to go back
359	pattern	N1	他們要回家。 tā men yào huí jiā。 A 想 / 要 + verb 想 + verb = would like to / feel like; 要 + verb = want to / am going to (stronger, more decided). Both go before the verb.	They want to go home.
360	pattern	N1	你什麼時候回家？ nǐ shén me shí hòu huí jiā？ time + A + verb Time words go at the start or straight after the subject, never at the end like English. 昨天我去 or 我昨天去, not 我去昨天.	When are you going home?
361	pattern	N1	他已經回家了。 tā yǐ jīng huí jiā le。 A 已經 + V + 了已經 goes in front of the verb and the sentence normally closes with 了. The pair is what makes it 'already'.	He's already gone home.
362	word	N2	出 chū 我出去一下。 wǒ chū qù yī xià。 I'm popping out. 他出去了。 tā chū qù le。 He has gone out. At home 你什麼時候出來？ nǐ shén me shí hòu chū lái？ When are you coming out? On the phone	to go out; to exit
363	word	N2	進 jìn 請進！ qǐng jìn！ Please come in! 請進來。 qǐng jìn lái。 Please come in. At home 你不要進去！ nǐ bú yào jìn qù！ Don't go in! Out and about	to enter; to come in
364	pattern	N2	我們可以進去嗎？ wǒ men kě yǐ jìn qù ma？ A 會 / 能 / 可以 + verb 會 = can (learned skill) or will (likely); 能 = can (ability or circumstance); 可以 = may (permission). All negate with 不.	May we go in?
365	word	N2	站 zhàn 他站在外面。 tā zhàn zài wài miàn。 He's standing outside. 你不要站在這裡。 nǐ bú yào zhàn zài zhè lǐ。 Don't stand here. Out and about 我站了一個鐘頭。 wǒ zhàn le yī ge zhōng tóu。 I stood for an hour. Getting around	to stand; station; stop
366	word	N2	帶 dài 請帶你的書來。 qǐng dài nǐ de shū lái。 Please bring your book. 你帶錢了嗎？ nǐ dài qián le ma？ Did you bring money? Shopping 我帶孩子出去。 wǒ dài hái zi chū qù。 I'm taking the children out. Family	to bring; to take along
367	word	N2	拿 ná 請你拿一些水來。 qǐng nǐ ná yī xiē shuǐ lái。 Please bring some water. 你拿什麼？ nǐ ná shén me？ What are you holding? At home 我去拿我的書。 wǒ qù ná wǒ de shū。 I'll go and get my book. At home	to take; to hold
368	word	N1	住 zhù 你住哪裡？ nǐ zhù nǎ lǐ？ Where do you live? 我住在台灣。 wǒ zhù zài tái wān。 I live in Taiwan. People 我的朋友住這裡。 wǒ de péng yǒu zhù zhè lǐ。 My friend lives here. People	to live (reside)
370	word	N2	快 kuài 他說得太快了。 tā shuō de tài kuài le。 He speaks too fast. 快來！ kuài lái！ Come quickly! At home 你說得太快了。 nǐ shuō de tài kuài le。 You speak too fast. School	fast; quick; soon
371	pattern	N2	你們走得太快了。 nǐ men zǒu de tài kuài le。 A + verb + 得 + adverb To say how an action is done, repeat or state the verb, then 得, then the description: 說得很好 = speaks well. 得 is unstressed.	You are walking too fast.
372	word	N2	慢 màn 請說得慢一點。 qǐng shuō de màn yī diǎn。 Please speak a little slower. 他走得很慢。 tā zǒu de hěn màn。 He walks very slowly. Out and about 請慢一點。 qǐng màn yī diǎn。 Slower, please. School	slow
373	word	N2	馬上 mǎshàng 我馬上來。 wǒ mǎ shàng lái。 I'm coming right away. 我馬上回家。 wǒ mǎ shàng huí jiā。 I'm going home right away. On the phone 老師馬上到。 lǎo shī mǎ shàng dào。 The teacher will arrive any moment. School	right away; immediately
374	word	N2	一定 yīdìng 我明天一定去。 wǒ míng tiān yī dìng qù。 I will definitely go tomorrow. 你一定要來。 nǐ yī dìng yào lái。 You must come. People 他一定是老師。 tā yī dìng shì lǎo shī。 He must be a teacher. People	definitely; certainly
375	word	N2	別 bié 別說了。 bié shuō le。 Stop talking. (Don't say any more.) 別走！ bié zǒu！ Don't go! People 別給他錢。 bié gěi tā qián。 Don't give him money. People	don't (do something)
376	pattern	N2	別說話！ bié shuō huà！ A 應該 / 別 + verb 應該 = should; 別 = don't (imperative), a spoken shortening of 不要. Both sit directly before the verb.	Don't talk!
377	word	N1	第 dì 這是我的第一個中文老師。 zhè shì wǒ de dì yī ge zhōng wén lǎo shī。 This is my first Chinese teacher. 你是第一個。 nǐ shì dì yī ge。 You are the first. School 我是第二個。 wǒ shì dì r4 ge。 I'm the second one. Out and about	ordinal prefix (第一 = first)
378	word	Core	次 cì 我去過台灣兩次。 wǒ qù guò tái wān liǎng cì。 I've been to Taiwan twice. 我來過兩次。 wǒ lái guò liǎng cì。 I've been here twice. Out and about 這是第一次。 zhè shì dì yī cì。 This is the first time. People	time (measure word for occurrences)
379	word	Core	才 cái 他現在才到。 tā xiàn zài cái dào。 He's only just arrived. 他八點才來。 tā bā diǎn cái lái。 He didn't come until eight. Out and about 我今天才知道。 wǒ jīn tiān cái zhī dào。 I only found out today. People	only then; not until
380	word	Core	這麼 zhème 這裡的東西這麼貴！ zhè lǐ de dōng xi zhè me guì！ Things here are so expensive! 這麼快就到了！ zhè me kuài jiù dào le！ Here already, that quick! Out and about 你怎麼這麼慢？ nǐ zěn me zhè me màn？ Why are you so slow? People	this; so (this much)
381	word	Core	那麼 nàme 他那麼快就走了。 tā nà me kuài jiù zǒu le。 He left that quickly. 不要那麼快。 bú yào nà me kuài。 Don't go so fast. Out and about 他沒有那麼忙。 tā méi yǒu nà me máng。 He isn't that busy. Work	that; so (that much)
384	word	N1	姓 xìng 你姓什麼？ nǐ xìng shén me？ What is your surname? 他姓什麼？ tā xìng shén me？ What is his surname? People 你姓什麼呢？ nǐ xìng shén me ne？ And what is your surname? Greetings	to be surnamed; surname
385	word	N1	姓名 xìngmíng 這是我的姓名。 zhè shì wǒ de xìng míng。 This is my full name. 他的姓名是什麼？ tā de xìng míng shì shén me？ What is his full name? Work 你的姓名呢？ nǐ de xìng míng ne？ And your full name? Work	full name (surname + given name, as on a form)
386	word	N1	王 Wáng 我姓王。 wǒ xìng wáng。 My surname is Wang. 王老師很好。 wáng lǎo shī hěn hǎo。 Teacher Wang is very good. School 你姓王嗎？ nǐ xìng wáng ma？ Is your surname Wang? Greetings	Wang (surname)
387	word	N1	李 Lǐ 他姓李，不姓王。 tā xìng lǐ， bù xìng wáng。 His surname is Li, not Wang. 李老師是好人。 lǐ lǎo shī shì hǎo rén。 Teacher Li is a good person. School 他姓李嗎？ tā xìng lǐ ma？ Is his surname Li? People	Li (surname)
388	pattern	N1	她是李太太。 tā shì lǐ tài tai。 A 是 B 是 links two nouns: A = B. It never changes form, and it is NOT used before adjectives (see 很).	She is Mrs Li.
389	word	N1	陳 Chén 陳老師是我們的老師。 chén lǎo shī shì wǒ men de lǎo shī。 Teacher Chen is our teacher. 陳老師，您好！ chén lǎo shī， nín hǎo！ Hello, Teacher Chen! Greetings 我姓陳，不姓王。 wǒ xìng chén， bù xìng wáng。 My surname is Chen, not Wang. Greetings	Chen (surname)
390	word	N2	先生 xiānshēng 李先生是老師。 lǐ xiān shēng shì lǎo shī。 Mr Li is a teacher. 王先生不在。 wáng xiān shēng bù zài。 Mr Wang is not in. Work 這是我先生。 zhè shì wǒ xiān shēng。 This is my husband. Family	Mr; sir; husband
391	pattern	N2	他是王先生。 tā shì wáng xiān shēng。 A 是 B 是 links two nouns: A = B. It never changes form, and it is NOT used before adjectives (see 很).	He is Mr Wang.
392	word	N2	小姐 xiǎojiě 王小姐是我的同學。 wáng xiǎo jiě shì wǒ de tóng xué。 Miss Wang is my classmate. 李小姐，你好！ lǐ xiǎo jiě， nǐ hǎo！ Hello, Miss Li! Greetings 小姐，請問一下。 xiǎo jiě， qǐng wèn yī xià。 Excuse me, miss. Shopping	Miss; young lady
393	word	N2	太太 tàitai 陳太太不在家。 chén tài tai bù zài jiā。 Mrs Chen is not at home. 我太太是老師。 wǒ tài tai shì lǎo shī。 My wife is a teacher. Family 陳太太住哪裡？ chén tài tai zhù nǎ lǐ？ Where does Mrs Chen live? People	Mrs; wife
394	word	N2	男 nán 他是男的。 tā shì nán de。 He is male. 他們都是男的。 tā men dōu shì nán de。 They are all men. People 我有一個男朋友。 wǒ yǒu yī ge nán péng yǒu。 I have a boyfriend. People	male; man
395	word	N2	女 nǚ 我們老師是女的。 wǒ men lǎo shī shì nǚ de。 Our teacher is a woman. 她是女老師。 tā shì nǚ lǎo shī。 She is a female teacher. School 我的女朋友是台灣人。 wǒ de nǚ péng yǒu shì tái wān rén。 My girlfriend is Taiwanese. People	female; woman
399	word	N1	哥哥 gēge / gē 我哥哥是學生。 wǒ gē ge shì xué shēng。 My older brother is a student. 你有哥哥嗎？ nǐ yǒu gē ge ma？ Do you have an older brother? Family 我哥哥住在台灣。 wǒ gē ge zhù zài tái wān。 My older brother lives in Taiwan. Family	older brother
400	pattern	N1	他有一個哥哥。 tā yǒu yī ge gē ge。 A 有 B / A 沒有 B 有 = to have / there is. Its negative is 沒有, never 不有. 有沒有 makes the question.	He has an older brother.
401	word	N1	姊姊 jiějie / jiě 我姊姊在台灣工作。 wǒ jiě jie zài tái wān gōng zuò。 My older sister works in Taiwan. 我有兩個姊姊。 wǒ yǒu liǎng ge jiě jie。 I have two older sisters. Family 你姊姊做什麼？ nǐ jiě jie zuò shén me？ What does your older sister do? Family	older sister
402	word	N1	弟弟 dìdi / dì 我弟弟還在讀書。 wǒ dì di hái zài dú shū。 My younger brother is still studying. 我弟弟不喜歡看書。 wǒ dì di bù xǐ huān kàn shū。 My younger brother doesn't like reading. Family 他弟弟是大學學生。 tā dì di shì dà xué xué shēng。 His younger brother is a university student. Family	younger brother
403	word	N1	妹妹 mèimei / mèi 我妹妹喜歡看書。 wǒ mèi mei xǐ huān kàn shū。 My younger sister likes reading. 我妹妹很喜歡吃。 wǒ mèi mei hěn xǐ huān chī。 My younger sister loves her food. Family 他妹妹也是學生。 tā mèi mei yě shì xué shēng。 His younger sister is a student too. Family	younger sister
404	word	N2	兒子 érzi 我兒子還小。 wǒ r2 zi hái xiǎo。 My son is still little. 我兒子在讀書。 wǒ r2 zi zài dú shū。 My son is studying. Family 他們的兒子很好。 tā men de r2 zi hěn hǎo。 Their son is doing well. Family	son
405	word	N2	女兒 nǚ'ér 我女兒喜歡她的老師。 wǒ nǚ r2 xǐ huān tā de lǎo shī。 My daughter likes her teacher. 你有女兒嗎？ nǐ yǒu nǚ r2 ma？ Do you have a daughter? Family 我女兒很喜歡看書。 wǒ nǚ r2 hěn xǐ huān kàn shū。 My daughter loves reading. Family	daughter
406	word	N1	高 gāo 我哥哥很高。 wǒ gē ge hěn gāo。 My older brother is very tall. 你爸爸很高嗎？ nǐ bà ba hěn gāo ma？ Is your dad tall? Family 我不高。 wǒ bù gāo。 I'm not tall. People	tall; high
407	pattern	N1	我們很高。 wǒ men hěn gāo。 A 很 + adjective Adjectives work without 是. 很 fills the gap and is often nearly meaningless ('very' only when stressed). 'A 高' alone sounds like a comparison.	We are tall.
408	word	N2	矮 ǎi 我弟弟很矮。 wǒ dì di hěn ǎi。 My younger brother is short. 我很矮。 wǒ hěn ǎi。 I'm short. People 他弟弟很矮。 tā dì di hěn ǎi。 His younger brother is short. Family	short (height); low
409	word	N2	比 bǐ 我比他高。 wǒ bǐ tā gāo。 I am taller than him. 我哥哥比我高。 wǒ gē ge bǐ wǒ gāo。 My older brother is taller than me. Family 他的中文比我好。 tā de zhōng wén bǐ wǒ hǎo。 His Chinese is better than mine. School	than; to compare
411	pattern	N2	我比他高。 wǒ bǐ tā gāo。 A 比 B + adjective A 比 B + adjective = A is more … than B. No 很 in a 比 sentence. Negative: A 沒有 B (那麼) + adjective.	I am taller than him.
412	word	N2	房子 fáng(zi) 他們的房子很大。 tā men de fáng zi hěn dà。 Their house is very big. 這是誰的房子？ zhè shì shéi de fáng zi？ Whose house is this? At home 我想買房子。 wǒ xiǎng mǎi fáng zi。 I want to buy a house. At home	house
413	word	N2	房間 fángjiān 我的房間很小。 wǒ de fáng jiān hěn xiǎo。 My room is very small. 你的房間在哪裡？ nǐ de fáng jiān zài nǎ lǐ？ Where is your room? At home 這個房間很大。 zhè ge fáng jiān hěn dà。 This room is big. At home	room
414	pattern	N2	她的房間比我的大。 tā de fáng jiān bǐ wǒ de dà。 A 比 B + adjective A 比 B + adjective = A is more … than B. No 很 in a 比 sentence. Negative: A 沒有 B (那麼) + adjective.	Her room is bigger than mine.
415	word	N2	門 mén 請開門。 qǐng kāi mén。 Please open the door. 門在哪裡？ mén zài nǎ lǐ？ Where is the door? At home 門開了。 mén kāi le。 The door is open. At home	door; gate
416	word	N2	門口 ménkǒu 我在門口等你。 wǒ zài mén kǒu děng nǐ。 I'll wait for you at the door. 門口有一個人。 mén kǒu yǒu yī ge rén。 There's someone at the door. At home 我在你家門口。 wǒ zài nǐ jiā mén kǒu。 I'm at your front door. Out and about	doorway; entrance
417	pattern	N2	他在門口等你呢。 tā zài mén kǒu děng nǐ ne。 A 在 + V (呢) 在 before the VERB marks something in progress, often with 呢 at the end. Do not confuse it with 在 + place, which is 'to be at'.	He's waiting for you at the door.
418	word	N2	樓 lóu 我住三樓。 wǒ zhù sān lóu。 I live on the third floor. 你住幾樓？ nǐ zhù jǐ lóu？ Which floor do you live on? At home 老師在二樓。 lǎo shī zài r4 lóu。 The teacher is on the second floor. School	floor; storey; building
419	word	N2	桌子 zhuō(zi) 書在桌子上。 shū zài zhuō zi shàng。 The book is on the table. 我的書在桌子上。 wǒ de shū zài zhuō zi shàng。 My book is on the table. At home 桌子上有什麼？ zhuō zi shàng yǒu shén me？ What's on the table? At home	table; desk
420	word	N2	椅子 yǐ(zi) 這個椅子太小了。 zhè ge yǐ zi tài xiǎo le。 This chair is too small. 椅子在門口。 yǐ zi zài mén kǒu。 The chair is by the door. At home 我們沒有椅子。 wǒ men méi yǒu yǐ zi。 We don't have chairs. At home	chair
421	word	N2	床 chuáng 我的床太小了。 wǒ de chuáng tài xiǎo le。 My bed is too small. 孩子在床上。 hái zi zài chuáng shàng。 The child is on the bed. Family 我想買一個床。 wǒ xiǎng mǎi yī ge chuáng。 I want to buy a bed. Shopping	bed
423	word	N1	學校 xuéxiào 你的學校好嗎？ nǐ de xué xiào hǎo ma？ Is your school good? 這是我的學校。 zhè shì wǒ de xué xiào。 This is my school. School 我的學校有一個好老師。 wǒ de xué xiào yǒu yī ge hǎo lǎo shī。 My school has a good teacher. School	school
424	pattern	N1	他們去學校。 tā men qù xué xiào。 A + verb + object Basic word order is Subject – Verb – Object, like English. No verb endings for person or tense.	They go to school.
425	pattern	N1	她昨天沒去學校。 tā zuó tiān méi qù xué xiào。 A 沒 + verb 沒 (short for 沒有) negates a completed action: 'didn't'. Never use 了 together with 沒.	She didn't go to school yesterday.
426	pattern	N1	他在學校。 tā zài xué xiào。 A 在 + place 在 = to be at / in. It is the verb here — no 是. Place words often end in 裡 / 上 / 面.	He is at school.
427	word	N1	大學 dàxué 這是我們的大學。 zhè shì wǒ men de dà xué。 This is our university. 你的大學好嗎？ nǐ de dà xué hǎo ma？ Is your university good? School 他是大學老師。 tā shì dà xué lǎo shī。 He is a university teacher. Work	university
428	word	N2	教室 jiàoshì 老師在教室裡。 lǎo shī zài jiào shì lǐ。 The teacher is in the classroom. 教室在三樓。 jiào shì zài sān lóu。 The classroom is on the third floor. School 教室裡有多少人？ jiào shì lǐ yǒu duō shǎo rén？ How many people are in the classroom? School	classroom
429	pattern	N2	老師在教室裡。 lǎo shī zài jiào shì lǐ。 A 在 + place 在 = to be at / in. It is the verb here — no 是. Place words often end in 裡 / 上 / 面.	The teacher is in the classroom.
430	word	N1	上課 shàngkè 我們明天上課。 wǒ men míng tiān shàng kè。 We have class tomorrow. 你幾點上課？ nǐ jǐ diǎn shàng kè？ What time is your class? School 我今天不上課。 wǒ jīn tiān bù shàng kè。 I have no class today. School	to attend / give a class
431	pattern	N1	他們星期天不上課。 tā men xīng qí tiān bù shàng kè。 time + A + verb Time words go at the start or straight after the subject, never at the end like English. 昨天我去 or 我昨天去, not 我去昨天.	They don't have class on Sunday.
432	word	N2	下課 xiàkè 我們五點下課。 wǒ men wǔ diǎn xià kè。 Our class ends at five. 幾點下課？ jǐ diǎn xià kè？ What time does class end? School 下課以後我們去吃飯吧。 xià kè yǐ hòu wǒ men qù chī fàn ba。 After class let's go and eat. Food and drink	class ends; to finish class
433	word	N2	課 kè 我今天有中文課。 wǒ jīn tiān yǒu zhōng wén kè。 I have Chinese class today. 你有幾個課？ nǐ yǒu jǐ ge kè？ How many classes do you have? School 這個課很難。 zhè ge kè hěn nán。 This class is hard. School	class; lesson
434	word	N2	考試 kǎoshì 明天有中文考試。 míng tiān yǒu zhōng wén kǎo shì。 There is a Chinese exam tomorrow. 考試難嗎？ kǎo shì nán ma？ Was the exam hard? School 我下星期考試。 wǒ xià xīng qí kǎo shì。 I have an exam next week. School	exam; to take an exam
435	word	N2	功課 gōngkè 我今天沒有功課。 wǒ jīn tiān méi yǒu gōng kè。 I have no homework today. 你做功課了嗎？ nǐ zuò gōng kè le ma？ Have you done your homework? Family 今天的功課很難。 jīn tiān de gōng kè hěn nán。 Today's homework is hard. School	homework
437	word	N1	電腦 diànnǎo 這是我的電腦。 zhè shì wǒ de diàn nǎo。 This is my computer. 你有電腦嗎？ nǐ yǒu diàn nǎo ma？ Do you have a computer? At home 這個電腦是誰的？ zhè ge diàn nǎo shì shéi de？ Whose computer is this? School	computer
438	pattern	N1	那是誰的電腦？ nà shì shéi de diàn nǎo？ A 是 B 是 links two nouns: A = B. It never changes form, and it is NOT used before adjectives (see 很).	Whose computer is that?
439	pattern	N1	她沒有電腦。 tā méi yǒu diàn nǎo。 A 有 B / A 沒有 B 有 = to have / there is. Its negative is 沒有, never 不有. 有沒有 makes the question.	She doesn't have a computer.
440	pattern	N1	她要買電腦。 tā yào mǎi diàn nǎo。 A 想 / 要 + verb 想 + verb = would like to / feel like; 要 + verb = want to / am going to (stronger, more decided). Both go before the verb.	She wants to buy a computer.
441	word	N1	電話 diànhuà 這是老師的電話。 zhè shì lǎo shī de diàn huà。 This is the teacher's phone number. 你的電話是什麼？ nǐ de diàn huà shì shén me？ What is your phone number? People 我沒有他的電話。 wǒ méi yǒu tā de diàn huà。 I don't have his phone number. People	telephone; phone number
442	word	N1	打電話 dǎ diànhuà 我打電話問老師。 wǒ dǎ diàn huà wèn lǎo shī。 I phone to ask the teacher. 你打電話嗎？ nǐ dǎ diàn huà ma？ Are you making a phone call? On the phone 我不想打電話。 wǒ bù xiǎng dǎ diàn huà。 I don't want to make a phone call. On the phone	to make a phone call
443	word	N1	電視 diànshì(jī) 我看電視。 wǒ kàn diàn shì。 I watch television. 你看電視嗎？ nǐ kàn diàn shì ma？ Do you watch TV? At home 我們的電視不好。 wǒ men de diàn shì bù hǎo。 Our TV is no good. At home	television
444	pattern	N1	他看電視。 tā kàn diàn shì。 A + verb + object Basic word order is Subject – Verb – Object, like English. No verb endings for person or tense.	He watches TV.
445	pattern	N1	我不看電視。 wǒ bù kàn diàn shì。 A 不 + verb 不 before a verb negates habits, intentions and the future ('don't / won't'). For things that did not happen, use 沒 instead.	I don't watch TV.
446	pattern	N1	我們沒看電視。 wǒ men méi kàn diàn shì。 A 沒 + verb 沒 (short for 沒有) negates a completed action: 'didn't'. Never use 了 together with 沒.	We didn't watch TV.
447	word	N1	電影 diànyǐng 我喜歡看電影。 wǒ xǐ huān kàn diàn yǐng。 I like watching films. 這個電影很好。 zhè ge diàn yǐng hěn hǎo。 This film is very good. Out and about 你喜歡什麼電影？ nǐ xǐ huān shén me diàn yǐng？ What films do you like? People	film; movie
448	pattern	N1	我們想看電影。 wǒ men xiǎng kàn diàn yǐng。 A 想 / 要 + verb 想 + verb = would like to / feel like; 要 + verb = want to / am going to (stronger, more decided). Both go before the verb.	We want to watch a film.
449	pattern	N1	她看了電影。 tā kàn le diàn yǐng。 A + verb + 了了 after the verb marks that an action is completed or a situation has changed. It is not a past tense — 昨天我看電影 also works without 了.	She watched the film.
450	pattern	N1	你看過這個電影嗎？ nǐ kàn guò zhè ge diàn yǐng ma？ A + verb + 過過 after the verb = 'have ever done' — life experience, not a specific occasion. Negative: 沒 + verb + 過.	Have you seen this film?
451	pattern	N1	我們晚上看電影。 wǒ men wǎn shàng kàn diàn yǐng。 time + A + verb Time words go at the start or straight after the subject, never at the end like English. 昨天我去 or 我昨天去, not 我去昨天.	We watch films in the evening.
452	word	N2	手機 shǒujī 我的手機在家裡。 wǒ de shǒu jī zài jiā lǐ。 My phone is at home. 你的手機呢？ nǐ de shǒu jī ne？ Where's your phone? At home 這是你的手機嗎？ zhè shì nǐ de shǒu jī ma？ Is this your phone? Shopping	mobile phone
453	word	N2	見 jiàn 明天見！ míng tiān jiàn！ See you tomorrow! 下星期見！ xià xīng qí jiàn！ See you next week! Greetings 我想見你。 wǒ xiǎng jiàn nǐ。 I want to see you. People	to see; to meet
454	pattern	N2	我看見他了。 wǒ kàn jian tā le。 V + 見 / V + 好 / V + 到 A result complement stuck on the verb says the action succeeded: 看見 saw (not just looked), 聽見 heard, 寫好 finished writing, 買到 managed to buy.	I saw him.
455	pattern	N2	你聽見了嗎？ nǐ tīng jiàn le ma？ V + 見 / V + 好 / V + 到 A result complement stuck on the verb says the action succeeded: 看見 saw (not just looked), 聽見 heard, 寫好 finished writing, 買到 managed to buy.	Did you hear that?
456	word	N2	看見 kànjian 我看見老師了。 wǒ kàn jian lǎo shī le。 I saw the teacher. 你看見我的手機了嗎？ nǐ kàn jian wǒ de shǒu jī le ma？ Have you seen my phone? At home 我沒看見他。 wǒ méi kàn jian tā。 I didn't see him. People	to see (catch sight of)
457	word	N2	聽見 tīngjiàn 你聽見了嗎？ nǐ tīng jiàn le ma？ Did you hear that? 我聽見了。 wǒ tīng jiàn le。 I heard it. People 你聽見有人說話嗎？ nǐ tīng jiàn yǒu rén shuō huà ma？ Did you hear someone talking? At home	to hear
464	word	N1	國 guó 你是哪國人？ nǐ shì nǎ guó rén？ Which country are you from?	country (used in compounds: 中國, 美國)
465	pattern	N1	我們沒去過中國。 wǒ men méi qù guò zhōng guó。 A + verb + 過過 after the verb = 'have ever done' — life experience, not a specific occasion. Negative: 沒 + verb + 過.	We have never been to China.
466	word	N1	中國 Zhōngguó 他是中國人。 tā shì zhōng guó rén。 He is Chinese. 你是中國人嗎？ nǐ shì zhōng guó rén ma？ Are you Chinese? People 他有中國朋友。 tā yǒu zhōng guó péng yǒu。 He has Chinese friends. People	China
467	word	N1	美國 Měiguó 我不是美國人。 wǒ bú shì měi guó rén。 I am not American. 我的老師是美國人。 wǒ de lǎo shī shì měi guó rén。 My teacher is American. School 他們都是美國人嗎？ tā men dōu shì měi guó rén ma？ Are they all American? People	America; the USA
468	word	N1	日本 Rìběn 你們是日本人嗎？ nǐ men shì rì běn rén ma？ Are you Japanese? 我有一個日本朋友。 wǒ yǒu yī ge rì běn péng yǒu。 I have a Japanese friend. People 他不是日本人，他是中國人。 tā bú shì rì běn rén， tā shì zhōng guó rén。 He is not Japanese, he is Chinese. People	Japan
469	pattern	N1	我們不是日本人。 wǒ men bú shì rì běn rén。 A 不是 B Negate 是 with 不 placed directly before it. 不 is the all-purpose 'not' for present and future.	We are not Japanese.
470	pattern	N1	他吃過日本飯。 tā chī guò rì běn fàn。 A + verb + 過過 after the verb = 'have ever done' — life experience, not a specific occasion. Negative: 沒 + verb + 過.	He has eaten Japanese food.
471	word	N1	台北 Táiběi 我的朋友是台北人。 wǒ de péng yǒu shì tái běi rén。 My friend is from Taipei. 陳老師是台北人。 chén lǎo shī shì tái běi rén。 Teacher Chen is from Taipei. People 台北很好。 tái běi hěn hǎo。 Taipei is great. Out and about	Taipei
472	pattern	N1	他們不在台北。 tā men bù zài tái běi。 A 在 + place 在 = to be at / in. It is the verb here — no 是. Place words often end in 裡 / 上 / 面.	They are not in Taipei.
473	pattern	N1	我明天去台北。 wǒ míng tiān qù tái běi。 time + A + verb Time words go at the start or straight after the subject, never at the end like English. 昨天我去 or 我昨天去, not 我去昨天.	I'm going to Taipei tomorrow.
474	word	Core	台灣人 táiwānrén 我朋友是台灣人。 wǒ péng yǒu shì tái wān rén。 My friend is Taiwanese. 台灣人很好。 tái wān rén hěn hǎo。 Taiwanese people are lovely. People 我不是台灣人。 wǒ bú shì tái wān rén。 I'm not Taiwanese. Greetings	Taiwanese (person)
475	word	N2	外國 wàiguó 他是外國人。 tā shì wài guó rén。 He is a foreigner. 你去過外國嗎？ nǐ qù guò wài guó ma？ Have you been abroad? People 他是外國人嗎？ tā shì wài guó rén ma？ Is he a foreigner? People	foreign country; abroad
476	word	N2	英文 Yīngwén 我會說英文。 wǒ huì shuō yīng wén。 I can speak English. 你會說英文嗎？ nǐ huì shuō yīng wén ma？ Can you speak English? School 我的英文老師是美國人。 wǒ de yīng wén lǎo shī shì měi guó rén。 My English teacher is American. School	English (language)
477	pattern	N2	中文比英文難。 zhōng wén bǐ yīng wén nán。 A 比 B + adjective A 比 B + adjective = A is more … than B. No 很 in a 比 sentence. Negative: A 沒有 B (那麼) + adjective.	Chinese is harder than English.
478	word	N2	國家 guójiā 台灣是一個很好的國家。 tái wān shì yī ge hěn hǎo de guó jiā。 Taiwan is a very good country. 你是哪個國家的人？ nǐ shì nǎ ge guó jiā de rén？ Which country are you from? Greetings 我喜歡這個國家。 wǒ xǐ huān zhè ge guó jiā。 I like this country. People	country; nation
482	word	Core	讓 ràng 媽媽不讓我出去。 mā ma bù ràng wǒ chū qù。 Mum won't let me go out. 讓我看一下。 ràng wǒ kàn yī xià。 Let me have a look. Shopping 老師讓我們先走。 lǎo shī ràng wǒ men xiān zǒu。 The teacher let us leave first. School	to let; to make (someone do)
483	pattern	N2	讓我想一下。 ràng wǒ xiǎng yī xià。 V + 一下一下 after the verb makes the action short and softens a request: 看一下, 等一下. It is the politest way to ask for something small.	Let me think for a second.
484	pattern	N2	老師讓我們回家。 lǎo shī ràng wǒ men huí jiā。 A 讓 B + V 讓 + person + verb = let or make someone do something. Negate it with 不 in front of 讓.	The teacher let us go home.
485	pattern	N2	讓我看看。 ràng wǒ kàn kàn。 A 讓 B + V 讓 + person + verb = let or make someone do something. Negate it with 不 in front of 讓.	Let me have a look.
486	pattern	N2	他不讓我說話。 tā bù ràng wǒ shuō huà。 A 讓 B + V 讓 + person + verb = let or make someone do something. Negate it with 不 in front of 讓.	He won't let me speak.
487	word	Core	把 bǎ 我把飯吃了。 wǒ bǎ fàn chī le。 I ate up the food. 我把水喝了。 wǒ bǎ shuǐ hē le。 I drank the water up. Food and drink 請把門開一下。 qǐng bǎ mén kāi yī xià。 Please open the door a moment. At home	把 + object + verb (moves the object before the verb)
488	pattern	N2	他把門開了。 tā bǎ mén kāi le。 A 把 B + V + 了把 moves the object in front of the verb, and the verb must carry something after it — 了, 好, 到. Use it when something is done TO a definite thing.	He opened the door.
489	pattern	N2	我把書帶來了。 wǒ bǎ shū dài lái le。 A 把 B + V + 了把 moves the object in front of the verb, and the verb must carry something after it — 了, 好, 到. Use it when something is done TO a definite thing.	I brought the book with me.
490	pattern	N2	你把錢拿走了嗎？ nǐ bǎ qián ná zǒu le ma？ A 把 B + V + 了把 moves the object in front of the verb, and the verb must carry something after it — 了, 好, 到. Use it when something is done TO a definite thing.	Did you take the money?
491	pattern	N2	她把手機給我了。 tā bǎ shǒu jī gěi wǒ le。 A 把 B + V + 了把 moves the object in front of the verb, and the verb must carry something after it — 了, 好, 到. Use it when something is done TO a definite thing.	She gave me the phone.
492	word	Core	幫 bāng 你可以幫我一下嗎？ nǐ kě yǐ bāng wǒ yī xià ma？ Can you help me for a second? 我幫你找。 wǒ bāng nǐ zhǎo。 I'll help you look. Work 謝謝你幫我。 xiè xie nǐ bāng wǒ。 Thanks for helping me. Greetings	to help
493	pattern	N2	你幫我看一下。 nǐ bāng wǒ kàn yī xià。 V + 一下一下 after the verb makes the action short and softens a request: 看一下, 等一下. It is the politest way to ask for something small.	Take a quick look for me.
494	pattern	N2	我幫你拿。 wǒ bāng nǐ ná。 A 幫 B + V 幫 + person + verb. The person being helped comes between 幫 and the verb, never after it.	I'll carry it for you.
495	pattern	N2	請你幫我開門。 qǐng nǐ bāng wǒ kāi mén。 A 幫 B + V 幫 + person + verb. The person being helped comes between 幫 and the verb, never after it.	Please open the door for me.
496	pattern	N2	老師幫我們介紹。 lǎo shī bāng wǒ men jiè shào。 A 幫 B + V 幫 + person + verb. The person being helped comes between 幫 and the verb, never after it.	The teacher introduced us.
497	pattern	N2	他幫媽媽做飯。 tā bāng mā ma zuò fàn。 A 幫 B + V 幫 + person + verb. The person being helped comes between 幫 and the verb, never after it.	He helps his mum cook.
498	word	Core	希望 xīwàng 我希望你會喜歡。 wǒ xī wàng nǐ huì xǐ huān。 I hope you'll like it. 我希望你會來。 wǒ xī wàng nǐ huì lái。 I hope you'll come. People 希望你早一點好。 xī wàng nǐ zǎo yī diǎn hǎo。 Hope you feel better soon. Health	to hope
499	word	Core	一直 yīzhí 他一直在打電話。 tā yì zhí zài dǎ diàn huà。 He's been on the phone the whole time. 我一直在等你。 wǒ yì zhí zài děng nǐ。 I've been waiting for you all along. Out and about 他一直不說話。 tā yì zhí bù shuō huà。 He hasn't said a word. People	all along; continuously
500	word	Core	比較 bǐjiào 這個比較便宜。 zhè ge bǐ jiào pián yí。 This one is cheaper. 這個比較好。 zhè ge bǐ jiào hǎo。 This one is better. Shopping 我比較喜歡這個。 wǒ bǐ jiào xǐ huān zhè ge。 I prefer this one. Shopping	comparatively; more
501	pattern	N2	那個比較好。 nà ge bǐ jiào hǎo。 A 比較 + adjective 比較 + adjective = rather / more. Unlike 比, nothing is named to compare against — it is left understood.	That one's better.
502	pattern	N2	這家店比較便宜。 zhè jiā diàn bǐ jiào pián yí。 A 比較 + adjective 比較 + adjective = rather / more. Unlike 比, nothing is named to compare against — it is left understood.	This shop is cheaper.
503	word	N2	一樣 yīyàng 我的手機和你的一樣。 wǒ de shǒu jī hé nǐ de yī yàng。 My phone is the same as yours. 我們的手機一樣。 wǒ men de shǒu jī yī yàng。 Our phones are the same. People 這個和那個不一樣。 zhè ge hé nà ge bù yī yàng。 This one and that one are different. Shopping	the same; alike
504	pattern	N2	我跟你一樣。 wǒ gēn nǐ yī yàng。 A 跟 B 一樣 (+ adjective) A 跟 B 一樣 = A is the same as B. Add an adjective on the end for 'just as tall / just as good'.	I'm the same as you.
505	pattern	N2	他的手機跟我的一樣。 tā de shǒu jī gēn wǒ de yī yàng。 A 跟 B 一樣 (+ adjective) A 跟 B 一樣 = A is the same as B. Add an adjective on the end for 'just as tall / just as good'.	His phone is the same as mine.
506	pattern	N2	我跟他一樣高。 wǒ gēn tā yī yàng gāo。 A 跟 B 一樣 (+ adjective) A 跟 B 一樣 = A is the same as B. Add an adjective on the end for 'just as tall / just as good'.	I'm as tall as he is.
507	pattern	N2	這個跟那個不一樣。 zhè ge gēn nà ge bù yī yàng。 A 跟 B 一樣 (+ adjective) A 跟 B 一樣 = A is the same as B. Add an adjective on the end for 'just as tall / just as good'.	This one and that one aren't the same.
508	word	N2	像 xiàng 他很像他爸爸。 tā hěn xiàng tā bà ba。 He looks a lot like his dad. 你像你媽媽。 nǐ xiàng nǐ mā ma。 You look like your mum. Family 他很像他哥哥。 tā hěn xiàng tā gē ge。 He looks a lot like his older brother. Family	to resemble; to be like
510	word	N2	天氣 tiānqì 今天天氣很好。 jīn tiān tiān qì hěn hǎo。 The weather is very good today. 明天天氣怎麼樣？ míng tiān tiān qì zěn me yàng？ What's the weather like tomorrow? Weather 台灣的天氣很好。 tái wān de tiān qì hěn hǎo。 Taiwan's weather is very good. Weather	weather
511	word	N2	冷 lěng 今天很冷。 jīn tiān hěn lěng。 It is very cold today. 你冷嗎？ nǐ lěng ma？ Are you cold? Weather 今天不冷。 jīn tiān bù lěng。 It's not cold today. Weather	cold
512	pattern	N2	今天比昨天冷。 jīn tiān bǐ zuó tiān lěng。 A 比 B + adjective A 比 B + adjective = A is more … than B. No 很 in a 比 sentence. Negative: A 沒有 B (那麼) + adjective.	Today is colder than yesterday.
513	pattern	N2	因為今天很冷，所以我在家。 yīn wèi jīn tiān hěn lěng， suǒ yǐ wǒ zài jiā。因為 A，所以 B 因為 … 所以 … normally appear together in Chinese ('because …, so …'). Either can be dropped in casual speech.	Because it's cold today, I'm staying at home.
514	pattern	N2	今天比較冷。 jīn tiān bǐ jiào lěng。 A 比較 + adjective 比較 + adjective = rather / more. Unlike 比, nothing is named to compare against — it is left understood.	It's colder today.
515	word	N2	熱 rè 台灣很熱。 tái wān hěn rè。 Taiwan is very hot. 今天太熱了！ jīn tiān tài rè le！ It's too hot today! Weather 這個水很熱。 zhè ge shuǐ hěn rè。 This water is very hot. Food and drink	hot
516	word	N2	雨 yǔ 外面有雨。 wài miàn yǒu yǔ。 It's raining outside. (There is rain outside.) 雨很大。 yǔ hěn dà。 The rain is heavy. Weather 今天有雨嗎？ jīn tiān yǒu yǔ ma？ Is there rain today? Weather	rain
517	pattern	N2	如果下雨，我們就不去了。 rú guǒ xià yǔ， wǒ men jiù bù qù le。如果 A，（就）B 如果 sets up the condition and comes first. The result clause usually carries 就 — there is no separate word for 'then'.	If it rains, we won't go.
518	pattern	N2	好像下雨了。 hǎo xiàng xià yǔ le。好像 + clause 好像 goes before the verb and turns a statement into a guess: 'it seems / it looks like'. Very common in speech to sound less blunt.	It looks like it's raining.
519	word	N2	下雨 xiàyǔ 明天會下雨嗎？ míng tiān huì xià yǔ ma？ Will it rain tomorrow? 下雨了！ xià yǔ le！ It's raining! Weather 昨天下雨，我沒去。 zuó tiān xià yǔ， wǒ méi qù。 It rained yesterday, so I didn't go. Weather	to rain
520	word	N2	風 fēng 今天風很大。 jīn tiān fēng hěn dà。 It is very windy today. 外面風很大，別去。 wài miàn fēng hěn dà， bié qù。 It's very windy outside, don't go. Weather 今天沒有風。 jīn tiān méi yǒu fēng。 There's no wind today. Weather	wind
521	word	N2	空氣 kōngqì 這裡的空氣很好。 zhè lǐ de kōng qì hěn hǎo。 The air here is very good. 這裡的空氣不好。 zhè lǐ de kōng qì bù hǎo。 The air here is not good. Out and about 台北的空氣怎麼樣？ tái běi de kōng qì zěn me yàng？ How is the air in Taipei? Weather	air
522	word	N2	多 duō 這裡的人很多。 zhè lǐ de rén hěn duō。 There are a lot of people here. 你的朋友很多。 nǐ de péng yǒu hěn duō。 You have a lot of friends. People 請多吃一點。 qǐng duō chī yī diǎn。 Please eat a bit more. Food and drink	many; much; more
523	word	N2	少 shǎo 這裡人很少。 zhè lǐ rén hěn shǎo。 There are few people here. 我的錢很少。 wǒ de qián hěn shǎo。 I have very little money. Shopping 少吃一點。 shǎo chī yī diǎn。 Eat a bit less. Health	few; little; less
525	word	N2	手 shǒu 我的手很冷。 wǒ de shǒu hěn lěng。 My hands are very cold. 請看我的手。 qǐng kàn wǒ de shǒu。 Please look at my hand. Health 他的手很大。 tā de shǒu hěn dà。 His hands are big. People	hand
526	word	N2	痛 tòng 我的手很痛。 wǒ de shǒu hěn tòng。 My hand hurts. 哪裡痛？ nǎ lǐ tòng？ Where does it hurt? Health 我不痛了。 wǒ bù tòng le。 It doesn't hurt any more. Health	to hurt; painful
527	word	N2	頭 tóu 我頭痛。 wǒ tóu tòng。 I have a headache. 我的頭很痛。 wǒ de tóu hěn tòng。 My head hurts a lot. Health 他的頭很大。 tā de tóu hěn dà。 His head is big. People	head
528	word	N2	眼睛 yǎnjīng 她的眼睛很大。 tā de yǎn jīng hěn dà。 Her eyes are big. 我的眼睛很痛。 wǒ de yǎn jīng hěn tòng。 My eyes hurt. Health 他的眼睛很大。 tā de yǎn jīng hěn dà。 He has big eyes. People	eye(s)
529	word	N2	累 lèi 我今天很累。 wǒ jīn tiān hěn lèi。 I am very tired today. 你累嗎？ nǐ lèi ma？ Are you tired? Health 我很累，我要回家。 wǒ hěn lèi， wǒ yào huí jiā。 I'm tired, I want to go home. At home	tired
530	pattern	N2	你好像很累。 nǐ hǎo xiàng hěn lèi。好像 + clause 好像 goes before the verb and turns a statement into a guess: 'it seems / it looks like'. Very common in speech to sound less blunt.	You look tired.
531	word	N2	餓 è 我餓了，我們去吃飯吧。 wǒ è le， wǒ men qù chī fàn ba。 I'm hungry, let's go and eat. 你餓嗎？ nǐ è ma？ Are you hungry? Food and drink 孩子餓了。 hái zi è le。 The children are hungry. Family	hungry
532	pattern	N2	我很餓，也很累。 wǒ hěn è， yě hěn lèi。 A 很 + adjective Adjectives work without 是. 很 fills the gap and is often nearly meaningless ('very' only when stressed). 'A 高' alone sounds like a comparison.	I'm hungry, and tired too.
533	word	N2	飽 bǎo 我吃飽了，謝謝。 wǒ chī bǎo le， xiè xie。 I'm full, thank you. 你飽了嗎？ nǐ bǎo le ma？ Are you full? Food and drink 我還沒飽。 wǒ hái méi bǎo。 I'm not full yet. Food and drink	full (after eating)
534	word	N2	身體 shēntǐ 你的身體好嗎？ nǐ de shēn tǐ hǎo ma？ How is your health? 你的身體怎麼樣？ nǐ de shēn tǐ zěn me yàng？ How is your health? Health 他的身體很好。 tā de shēn tǐ hěn hǎo。 He's in good health. Health	body; health
535	word	N2	耳朵 ěrduo 我的耳朵很痛。 wǒ de r3 duo hěn tòng。 My ear hurts. 他的耳朵很大。 tā de r3 duo hěn dà。 His ears are big. People 我耳朵痛。 wǒ r3 duo tòng。 My ear hurts. Health	ear(s)
536	word	N2	嘴巴 zuǐba / zuǐ 孩子的嘴巴很小。 hái zi de zuǐ ba hěn xiǎo。 The child's mouth is small. 請開嘴巴。 qǐng kāi zuǐ ba。 Please open your mouth. Health 他的嘴巴很大。 tā de zuǐ ba hěn dà。 His mouth is big. People	mouth
538	word	N2	病 bìng 他的病好了嗎？ tā de bìng hǎo le ma？ Has his illness got better? 他有什麼病？ tā yǒu shén me bìng？ What illness does he have? Health 這個病不容易好。 zhè ge bìng bù róng yì hǎo。 This illness doesn't get better easily. Health	illness; disease
539	word	N2	生病 shēngbìng 我昨天生病了。 wǒ zuó tiān shēng bìng le。 I got sick yesterday. 你生病了嗎？ nǐ shēng bìng le ma？ Are you ill? Health 我媽媽生病了。 wǒ mā ma shēng bìng le。 My mum is ill. Family	to fall ill; to be sick
540	pattern	N2	因為他生病了，所以他沒來。 yīn wèi tā shēng bìng le， suǒ yǐ tā méi lái。因為 A，所以 B 因為 … 所以 … normally appear together in Chinese ('because …, so …'). Either can be dropped in casual speech.	Because he is ill, he didn't come.
541	pattern	N2	他好像生病了。 tā hǎo xiàng shēng bìng le。好像 + clause 好像 goes before the verb and turns a statement into a guess: 'it seems / it looks like'. Very common in speech to sound less blunt.	He seems to be ill.
542	word	N2	感冒 gǎnmào 我感冒了，頭很痛。 wǒ gǎn mào le， tóu hěn tòng。 I have a cold and my head hurts. 你感冒了嗎？ nǐ gǎn mào le ma？ Do you have a cold? Health 我感冒了，不能去。 wǒ gǎn mào le， bù néng qù。 I have a cold, I can't go. Health	a cold; to catch a cold
543	word	N2	看病 kànbìng 你應該去看病。 nǐ yīng gāi qù kàn bìng。 You should go and see a doctor. 我要去看病。 wǒ yào qù kàn bìng。 I need to see a doctor. Health 看病很貴嗎？ kàn bìng hěn guì ma？ Is seeing a doctor expensive? Health	to see a doctor
544	word	N2	藥 yào 我要去買藥。 wǒ yào qù mǎi yào。 I need to go and buy some medicine. 你吃藥了嗎？ nǐ chī yào le ma？ Have you taken your medicine? Health 這個藥很貴。 zhè ge yào hěn guì。 This medicine is expensive. Health	medicine
545	word	N2	醫生 yīshēng / yīshī 我媽媽是醫生。 wǒ mā ma shì yī shēng。 My mum is a doctor. 他是醫生嗎？ tā shì yī shēng ma？ Is he a doctor? Health 我想做醫生。 wǒ xiǎng zuò yī shēng。 I want to be a doctor. Work	doctor
546	pattern	N2	他應該去看醫生。 tā yīng gāi qù kàn yī shēng。 A 應該 / 別 + verb 應該 = should; 別 = don't (imperative), a spoken shortening of 不要. Both sit directly before the verb.	He should go and see a doctor.
547	word	N2	休息 xiūxí 我們休息十分鐘吧。 wǒ men xiū xí shí fēn zhōng ba。 Let's take a ten-minute break. 你休息吧。 nǐ xiū xí ba。 Have a rest. Health 老師說現在休息。 lǎo shī shuō xiàn zài xiū xí。 The teacher says we rest now. School	to rest; to take a break
548	pattern	N2	你應該休息。 nǐ yīng gāi xiū xí。 A 應該 / 別 + verb 應該 = should; 別 = don't (imperative), a spoken shortening of 不要. Both sit directly before the verb.	You should rest.
549	pattern	N2	我想休息一下。 wǒ xiǎng xiū xí yī xià。 V + 一下一下 after the verb makes the action short and softens a request: 看一下, 等一下. It is the politest way to ask for something small.	I'd like a little rest.
550	pattern	N2	醫生讓我休息一下。 yī shēng ràng wǒ xiū xí yī xià。 A 讓 B + V 讓 + person + verb = let or make someone do something. Negate it with 不 in front of 讓.	The doctor told me to rest a while.
551	word	N2	怕 pà 我怕考試。 wǒ pà kǎo shì。 I'm afraid of exams. 你怕什麼？ nǐ pà shén me？ What are you afraid of? People 我不怕老師。 wǒ bù pà lǎo shī。 I'm not afraid of the teacher. School	to fear; to be afraid of
552	word	N2	鼻子 bí(zi) 他的鼻子很高。 tā de bí zi hěn gāo。 He has a high (prominent) nose. 我的鼻子不好。 wǒ de bí zi bù hǎo。 My nose is not well (blocked). Health 孩子的鼻子很小。 hái zi de bí zi hěn xiǎo。 The child's nose is small. Family	nose
555	word	N2	衣服 yīfú / yī 我要去買衣服。 wǒ yào qù mǎi yī fú。 I'm going to buy some clothes. 這衣服很好看。 zhè yī fú hěn hǎo kàn。 These clothes look great. Shopping 你的衣服在哪裡？ nǐ de yī fú zài nǎ lǐ？ Where are your clothes? At home	clothes
556	word	N2	穿 chuān 今天很冷，多穿衣服。 jīn tiān hěn lěng， duō chuān yī fú。 It's cold today, wear more clothes. 你穿什麼？ nǐ chuān shén me？ What are you wearing? People 他穿的衣服很貴。 tā chuān de yī fú hěn guì。 The clothes he's wearing are expensive. People	to wear; to put on
557	word	N2	鞋子 xié(zi) 這是誰的鞋子？ zhè shì shéi de xié zi？ Whose shoes are these? 你的鞋子很好看。 nǐ de xié zi hěn hǎo kàn。 Your shoes look great. Shopping 我要買鞋子。 wǒ yào mǎi xié zi。 I want to buy some shoes. Shopping	shoes
558	pattern	N2	我的鞋子跟你的一樣。 wǒ de xié zi gēn nǐ de yī yàng。 A 跟 B 一樣 (+ adjective) A 跟 B 一樣 = A is the same as B. Add an adjective on the end for 'just as tall / just as good'.	My shoes are the same as yours.
559	word	N2	件 jiàn 這件衣服很好看。 zhè jiàn yī fú hěn hǎo kàn。 This piece of clothing looks great. 我買了兩件衣服。 wǒ mǎi le liǎng jiàn yī fú。 I bought two items of clothing. Shopping 這件太小了。 zhè jiàn tài xiǎo le。 This one is too small. Shopping	measure word for clothes and matters
560	pattern	N2	那件衣服多少錢？ nà jiàn yī fú duō shǎo qián？多少錢？ / 幾 + M + N 幾 asks about a small number and always takes a measure word. 多少 asks about a larger one and needs none — 多少錢 is the everyday 'how much?'	How much is that piece of clothing?
561	word	N2	起床 qǐchuáng 我每天七點起床。 wǒ měi tiān qī diǎn qǐ chuáng。 I get up at seven every day. 你幾點起床？ nǐ jǐ diǎn qǐ chuáng？ What time do you get up? At home 快起床！ kuài qǐ chuáng！ Get up quickly! Family	to get up (out of bed)
562	pattern	N2	她每天七點起床。 tā měi tiān qī diǎn qǐ chuáng。 time + A + verb Time words go at the start or straight after the subject, never at the end like English. 昨天我去 or 我昨天去, not 我去昨天.	She gets up at seven every day.
563	word	N2	睡覺 shuìjiào 我晚上十一點睡覺。 wǒ wǎn shàng shí yī diǎn shuì jiào。 I go to bed at eleven at night. 你幾點睡覺？ nǐ jǐ diǎn shuì jiào？ What time do you go to bed? At home 孩子在睡覺。 hái zi zài shuì jiào。 The child is sleeping. Family	to sleep; to go to bed
564	word	N2	起來 qǐlái 快起來，七點了！ kuài qǐ lái， qī diǎn le！ Get up quickly, it's seven! 起來！七點了。 qǐ lái！ qī diǎn le。 Get up! It's seven. Family 你起來吧。 nǐ qǐ lái ba。 Get up, come on. At home	to get up; to rise
565	word	N2	方便 fāngbiàn 這裡很方便。 zhè lǐ hěn fāng biàn。 It's very handy here. 你明天方便嗎？ nǐ míng tiān fāng biàn ma？ Is tomorrow convenient for you? Work 這裡買東西很方便。 zhè lǐ mǎi dōng xi hěn fāng biàn。 Shopping here is very convenient. Shopping	convenient
567	word	N1	車子 chē(zi) 這是誰的車子？ zhè shì shéi de chē zi？ Whose car is this? 你有車子嗎？ nǐ yǒu chē zi ma？ Do you have a car? Getting around 他的車子很貴。 tā de chē zi hěn guì。 His car is very expensive. Getting around	car; vehicle
568	pattern	N1	他不會開車。 tā bù huì kāi chē。 A 會 / 能 / 可以 + verb 會 = can (learned skill) or will (likely); 能 = can (ability or circumstance); 可以 = may (permission). All negate with 不.	He can't drive.
569	pattern	N1	爸爸不讓我開車。 bà ba bù ràng wǒ kāi chē。 A 讓 B + V 讓 + person + verb = let or make someone do something. Negate it with 不 in front of 讓.	Dad won't let me drive.
570	word	N1	開車 kāichē 我不會開車。 wǒ bù huì kāi chē。 I can't drive. 你開車嗎？ nǐ kāi chē ma？ Do you drive? Getting around 我爸爸開車去學校。 wǒ bà ba kāi chē qù xué xiào。 My dad drives to school. Getting around	to drive (a car)
571	word	N1	公共汽車 gōnggòngqìchē / gōngchē 台灣說公共汽車Taiwan says 公車 (or 公共汽車); mainland says 公交車. 我坐公車去學校。 wǒ zuò gōng chē qù xué xiào。 I take the bus to school. 你坐公車嗎？ nǐ zuò gōng chē ma？ Do you take the bus? Getting around 公車來了。 gōng chē lái le。 The bus is here. Getting around	bus (Taiwan usually says 公車)
572	word	N2	計程車 jìchéngchē 台灣說計程車Taiwan says 計程車; mainland says 出租車 (or 打車 for taking one). 我們坐計程車去吧。 wǒ men zuò jì chéng chē qù ba。 Let's go by taxi. 計程車很貴嗎？ jì chéng chē hěn guì ma？ Are taxis expensive? Getting around 我坐計程車回家。 wǒ zuò jì chéng chē huí jiā。 I take a taxi home. Getting around	taxi
573	word	N2	火車 huǒchē 火車比公車快。 huǒ chē bǐ gōng chē kuài。 The train is faster than the bus. 火車幾點到？ huǒ chē jǐ diǎn dào？ What time does the train arrive? Getting around 我們坐火車去吧。 wǒ men zuò huǒ chē qù ba。 Let's go by train. Getting around	train
574	pattern	N2	火車比公車快。 huǒ chē bǐ gōng chē kuài。 A 比 B + adjective A 比 B + adjective = A is more … than B. No 很 in a 比 sentence. Negative: A 沒有 B (那麼) + adjective.	The train is faster than the bus.
575	word	N2	飛機 fēijī 我坐飛機去日本。 wǒ zuò fēi jī qù rì běn。 I fly to Japan. 飛機幾點到台北？ fēi jī jǐ diǎn dào tái běi？ What time does the plane get to Taipei? Getting around 我沒坐過飛機。 wǒ méi zuò guò fēi jī。 I've never been on a plane. Getting around	aeroplane
576	word	N2	輛 liàng 他有兩輛車子。 tā yǒu liǎng liàng chē zi。 He has two cars. 這輛車子是誰的？ zhè liàng chē zi shì shéi de？ Whose car is this? Getting around 門口有一輛計程車。 mén kǒu yǒu yī liàng jì chéng chē。 There's a taxi at the door. Getting around	measure word for vehicles
577	word	N2	路 lù 這是去學校的路。 zhè shì qù xué xiào de lù。 This is the way to school. 這是什麼路？ zhè shì shén me lù？ What road is this? Out and about 我不知道路。 wǒ bù zhī dào lù。 I don't know the way. Out and about	road; way; route
580	pattern	N2	走路比較慢。 zǒu lù bǐ jiào màn。 A 比較 + adjective 比較 + adjective = rather / more. Unlike 比, nothing is named to compare against — it is left understood.	Walking is slower.
581	word	N2	公園 gōngyuán 我們去公園吧！ wǒ men qù gōng yuán ba！ Let's go to the park! 公園在哪裡？ gōng yuán zài nǎ lǐ？ Where is the park? Out and about 我們星期天去公園。 wǒ men xīng qí tiān qù gōng yuán。 We go to the park on Sunday. Out and about	park
582	pattern	N2	我們在公園。 wǒ men zài gōng yuán。 A 在 + place 在 = to be at / in. It is the verb here — no 是. Place words often end in 裡 / 上 / 面.	We are at the park.
583	word	N2	地方 dìfāng 這是一個好地方。 zhè shì yī ge hǎo dì fāng。 This is a good place. 你住的地方大嗎？ nǐ zhù de dì fāng dà ma？ Is the place you live big? At home 這個地方我來過。 zhè ge dì fāng wǒ lái guò。 I've been to this place before. Out and about	place
584	word	N2	附近 fùjìn 我家附近有一個公園。 wǒ jiā fù jìn yǒu yī ge gōng yuán。 There is a park near my home. 附近有公園嗎？ fù jìn yǒu gōng yuán ma？ Is there a park nearby? Out and about 我住在學校附近。 wǒ zhù zài xué xiào fù jìn。 I live near the school. At home	nearby; in the vicinity
585	word	N2	左 zuǒ(biān) 老師在我左邊。 lǎo shī zài wǒ zuǒ biān。 The teacher is on my left. 公園在左邊。 gōng yuán zài zuǒ biān。 The park is on the left. Out and about 我在你左邊。 wǒ zài nǐ zuǒ biān。 I'm on your left. Out and about	left (左邊)
586	word	N2	右 yòu(biān) 我朋友在我右邊。 wǒ péng yǒu zài wǒ yòu biān。 My friend is on my right. 學校在右邊。 xué xiào zài yòu biān。 The school is on the right. Out and about 請在右邊等。 qǐng zài yòu biān děng。 Please wait on the right. Out and about	right (右邊)
587	word	N2	旁 páng(biān) 他坐在我旁邊。 tā zuò zài wǒ páng biān。 He's sitting next to me. 我家旁邊有一個公園。 wǒ jiā páng biān yǒu yī ge gōng yuán。 There's a park next to my home. At home 他在老師旁邊。 tā zài lǎo shī páng biān。 He is next to the teacher. School	side; beside (旁邊)
588	pattern	N2	他在公園旁邊等你。 tā zài gōng yuán páng biān děng nǐ。 A 在 + place 在 = to be at / in. It is the verb here — no 是. Place words often end in 裡 / 上 / 面.	He's waiting for you beside the park.
589	word	N2	邊 biān / biānr 這邊是我的，那邊是你的。 zhè biān shì wǒ de， nà biān shì nǐ de。 This side is mine, that side is yours. 你在哪一邊？ nǐ zài nǎ yī biān？ Which side are you on? Out and about 我們在這邊。 wǒ men zài zhè biān。 We're on this side. Out and about	side; edge
590	word	N2	外頭 wàitou 外頭有人嗎？ wài tou yǒu rén ma？ Is anyone outside? 我在外頭等你。 wǒ zài wài tou děng nǐ。 I'll wait for you outside. Out and about 外頭有車子嗎？ wài tou yǒu chē zi ma？ Is there a car outside? Getting around	outside (colloquial)
591	word	N2	山 shān 我們週末去山上吧！ wǒ men zhōu mò qù shān shàng ba！ Let's go up the mountain at the weekend! 你喜歡山嗎？ nǐ xǐ huān shān ma？ Do you like mountains? Out and about 我家後面有山。 wǒ jiā hòu miàn yǒu shān。 There are mountains behind my home. At home	mountain; hill
592	word	N2	花 huā / huār 公園裡有很多花。 gōng yuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō huā。 There are many flowers in the park. 這是什麼花？ zhè shì shén me huā？ What flower is this? Out and about 我媽媽很喜歡花。 wǒ mā ma hěn xǐ huān huā。 My mum loves flowers. Family	flower; to spend (money, time)
595	word	N1	年 nián 我學了一年中文。 wǒ xué le yī nián zhōng wén。 I studied Chinese for one year. 我學了兩年中文。 wǒ xué le liǎng nián zhōng wén。 I've studied Chinese for two years. School 他來台灣一年了。 tā lái tái wān yī nián le。 He has been in Taiwan for a year. People	year
596	pattern	N1	我學中文學了兩年。 wǒ xué zhōng wén xué le liǎng nián。 V + 了 + duration The length of time comes AFTER the verb and its 了 — 我等了十分鐘, not 我十分鐘等了.	I've studied Chinese for two years.
597	pattern	N1	我在台灣住了三年。 wǒ zài tái wān zhù le sān nián。 V + 了 + duration The length of time comes AFTER the verb and its 了 — 我等了十分鐘, not 我十分鐘等了.	I lived in Taiwan for three years.
598	word	N1	今年 jīnnián 今年我學中文。 jīn nián wǒ xué zhōng wén。 This year I am studying Chinese. 今年你去台灣嗎？ jīn nián nǐ qù tái wān ma？ Are you going to Taiwan this year? People 我今年不去美國。 wǒ jīn nián bù qù měi guó。 I'm not going to America this year. People	this year
599	word	N2	明年 míngnián 我明年去台灣。 wǒ míng nián qù tái wān。 I'm going to Taiwan next year. 明年你要做什麼？ míng nián nǐ yào zuò shén me？ What are you doing next year? People 我們明年去日本吧。 wǒ men míng nián qù rì běn ba。 Let's go to Japan next year. Out and about	next year
600	pattern	N2	我明年開始學英文。 wǒ míng nián kāi shǐ xué yīng wén。 A 開始 + V 開始 takes the verb straight after it — 開始學, 開始工作. No 'to' in between.	I'm starting English next year.
601	word	N2	去年 qùnián 去年我在美國。 qù nián wǒ zài měi guó。 Last year I was in America. 去年他不在台灣。 qù nián tā bù zài tái wān。 He wasn't in Taiwan last year. People 我去年學中文。 wǒ qù nián xué zhōng wén。 I studied Chinese last year. School	last year
602	word	N2	月 yuè 一月、二月、三月 yí yuè、 r4 yuè、 sān yuè January, February, March	month; moon
603	word	N2	號 hào 今天幾號？ jīn tiān jǐ hào？ What's the date today? 你幾號回家？ nǐ jǐ hào huí jiā？ What date are you going home? On the phone 今天是三號。 jīn tiān shì sān hào。 Today is the 3rd. Time and dates	number; day of the month (colloquial)
604	word	N2	生日 shēngrì 明天是我的生日。 míng tiān shì wǒ de shēng rì。 Tomorrow is my birthday. 你的生日是幾月幾號？ nǐ de shēng rì shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào？ When is your birthday? People 今天是我爸爸的生日。 jīn tiān shì wǒ bà ba de shēng rì。 Today is my dad's birthday. Family	birthday
605	word	N1	歲 suì 我三十歲。 wǒ sān shí suì。 I am thirty years old. 你幾歲？ nǐ jǐ suì？ How old are you? People 我朋友二十歲。 wǒ péng yǒu r4 shí suì。 My friend is twenty. People	years of age
610	word	N2	張 zhāng 這張桌子很大。 zhè zhāng zhuō zi hěn dà。 This table is very big. 我有兩張桌子。 wǒ yǒu liǎng zhāng zhuō zi。 I have two tables. At home 這張是你的嗎？ zhè zhāng shì nǐ de ma？ Is this one (sheet) yours? School	measure word for flat things (paper, tables, photos)
611	word	N2	紙 zhǐ 請給我一張紙。 qǐng gěi wǒ yī zhāng zhǐ。 Please give me a sheet of paper. 你有紙嗎？ nǐ yǒu zhǐ ma？ Do you have paper? School 這張紙是誰的？ zhè zhāng zhǐ shì shéi de？ Whose sheet of paper is this? School	paper
612	word	N1	筆 bǐ 這是我的筆。 zhè shì wǒ de bǐ。 This is my pen. 你有筆嗎？ nǐ yǒu bǐ ma？ Do you have a pen? School 這不是我的筆。 zhè bú shì wǒ de bǐ。 This is not my pen. School	pen
613	pattern	N1	這不是我的筆。 zhè bú shì wǒ de bǐ。 A 不是 B Negate 是 with 不 placed directly before it. 不 is the all-purpose 'not' for present and future.	This is not my pen.
614	pattern	N1	你有筆嗎？ nǐ yǒu bǐ ma？ A 有 B / A 沒有 B 有 = to have / there is. Its negative is 沒有, never 不有. 有沒有 makes the question.	Do you have a pen?
615	word	N2	本 běn 我有三本中文書。 wǒ yǒu sān běn zhōng wén shū。 I have three Chinese books. 這本書很好。 zhè běn shū hěn hǎo。 This book is very good. At home 你有幾本書？ nǐ yǒu jǐ běn shū？ How many books do you have? School	measure word for books
616	pattern	N2	我們買了三本書。 wǒ men mǎi le sān běn shū。 A + verb + 了了 after the verb marks that an action is completed or a situation has changed. It is not a past tense — 昨天我看電影 also works without 了.	We bought three books.
617	pattern	N2	這本書多少錢？ zhè běn shū duō shǎo qián？多少錢？ / 幾 + M + N 幾 asks about a small number and always takes a measure word. 多少 asks about a larger one and needs none — 多少錢 is the everyday 'how much?'	How much is this book?
618	word	N2	枝 zhī 這枝筆是誰的？ zhè zhī bǐ shì shéi de？ Whose pen is this? 請給我一枝筆。 qǐng gěi wǒ yī zhī bǐ。 Please give me a pen. School 我有三枝筆。 wǒ yǒu sān zhī bǐ。 I have three pens. School	measure word for pens, sticks, flowers
619	word	N1	位 wèi 這位是陳老師。 zhè wèi shì chén lǎo shī。 This is Teacher Chen. 這位是我爸爸。 zhè wèi shì wǒ bà ba。 This is my father. Family 那位老師是誰？ nà wèi lǎo shī shì shéi？ Who is that teacher? School	polite measure word for people
620	word	N2	畫 huà / huàr 我妹妹很會畫。 wǒ mèi mei hěn huì huà。 My younger sister is good at drawing. 你畫什麼？ nǐ huà shén me？ What are you drawing? At home 這是我女兒畫的。 zhè shì wǒ nǚ r2 huà de。 My daughter drew this. Family	to draw; to paint; a picture
624	word	N2	球 qiú 這是誰的球？ zhè shì shéi de qiú？ Whose ball is this? 我的球在哪裡？ wǒ de qiú zài nǎ lǐ？ Where is my ball? At home 這是誰的球？ zhè shì shéi de qiú？ Whose ball is this? Out and about	ball
625	word	N2	打 dǎ 我們去打球吧！ wǒ men qù dǎ qiú ba！ Let's go and play ball! 你打球嗎？ nǐ dǎ qiú ma？ Do you play ball? Out and about 別打他！ bié dǎ tā！ Don't hit him! Family	to hit; to play (ball games)
626	pattern	N2	我喜歡打球。 wǒ xǐ huān dǎ qiú。 A + verb + object Basic word order is Subject – Verb – Object, like English. No verb endings for person or tense.	I like playing ball.
627	word	N2	運動 yùndòng 我每天運動一個小時。 wǒ měi tiān yùn dòng yī ge xiǎo shí。 I exercise for an hour every day. 你喜歡什麼運動？ nǐ xǐ huān shén me yùn dòng？ What sport do you like? People 我每天早上運動。 wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng yùn dòng。 I exercise every morning. Health	sport; exercise; to exercise
628	word	N2	走路 zǒulù 我走路去學校。 wǒ zǒu lù qù xué xiào。 I walk to school. 你走路去嗎？ nǐ zǒu lù qù ma？ Are you walking there? Getting around 走路要一個鐘頭。 zǒu lù yào yī ge zhōng tóu。 It takes an hour on foot. Getting around	to walk (on foot)
629	word	N2	腳 jiǎo 我的腳很痛。 wǒ de jiǎo hěn tòng。 My foot hurts a lot. 我的腳不痛了。 wǒ de jiǎo bù tòng le。 My foot doesn't hurt any more. Health 他的腳很大。 tā de jiǎo hěn dà。 His feet are big. People	foot; leg
630	word	N2	唱歌 chànggē 我妹妹很會唱歌。 wǒ mèi mei hěn huì chàng gē。 My younger sister is very good at singing. 你喜歡唱歌嗎？ nǐ xǐ huān chàng gē ma？ Do you like singing? People 我不會唱歌。 wǒ bù huì chàng gē。 I can't sing. People	to sing
631	word	N2	唱 chàng 請你唱一個。 qǐng nǐ chàng yī ge。 Please sing one (song). 你唱得很好！ nǐ chàng de hěn hǎo！ You sing very well! People 我們一起唱吧。 wǒ men yī qǐ chàng ba。 Let's sing together. Out and about	to sing
632	pattern	N2	他唱得真好！ tā chàng de zhēn hǎo！ A + verb + 得 + adverb To say how an action is done, repeat or state the verb, then 得, then the description: 說得很好 = speaks well. 得 is unstressed.	He sings really well!
633	word	N2	歌 gē 這是我最喜歡的歌。 zhè shì wǒ zuì xǐ huān de gē。 This is my favourite song. 你喜歡什麼歌？ nǐ xǐ huān shén me gē？ What songs do you like? People 這是台灣的歌。 zhè shì tái wān de gē。 This is a Taiwanese song. People	song
634	word	N2	跳 tiào 孩子在床上跳。 hái zi zài chuáng shàng tiào。 The children are jumping on the bed. 別在床上跳！ bié zài chuáng shàng tiào！ Don't jump on the bed! Family 他跳得很高。 tā tiào de hěn gāo。 He jumps very high. Out and about	to jump
635	word	N2	跳舞 tiàowǔ 她很會跳舞。 tā hěn huì tiào wǔ。 She is a very good dancer. 你會跳舞嗎？ nǐ huì tiào wǔ ma？ Can you dance? People 我們去跳舞吧！ wǒ men qù tiào wǔ ba！ Let's go dancing! Out and about	to dance
638	word	N1	老 lǎo 我的老師不老。 wǒ de lǎo shī bù lǎo。 My teacher is not old. 他很老了。 tā hěn lǎo le。 He is very old now. People 我爸爸不老。 wǒ bà ba bù lǎo。 My dad is not old. Family	old (of people)
639	word	N2	長 cháng 這個句子很長。 zhè ge jù zi hěn cháng。 This sentence is very long. 這個桌子很長。 zhè ge zhuō zi hěn cháng。 This table is long. At home 他的手很長。 tā de shǒu hěn cháng。 His arms are long. People	long
640	word	N2	短 duǎn 我的筆很短。 wǒ de bǐ hěn duǎn。 My pen is very short. 這個句子很短。 zhè ge jù zi hěn duǎn。 This sentence is short. School 時間太短了。 shí jiān tài duǎn le。 The time is too short. Work	short (length)
641	word	N2	愛 ài 我愛我的家人。 wǒ ài wǒ de jiā rén。 I love my family. 我愛你。 wǒ ài nǐ。 I love you. People 他很愛看書。 tā hěn ài kàn shū。 He loves reading. At home	to love
642	word	N2	快樂 kuàilè 生日快樂！ shēng rì kuài lè！ Happy birthday! 你快樂嗎？ nǐ kuài lè ma？ Are you happy? People 孩子都很快樂。 hái zi dōu hěn kuài lè。 The children are all very happy. Family	happy; joyful
643	word	N2	美 měi 台灣的山很美。 tái wān de shān hěn měi。 Taiwan's mountains are beautiful. 這裡真美！ zhè lǐ zhēn měi！ It's really beautiful here! Out and about 她的房間很美。 tā de fáng jiān hěn měi。 Her room is beautiful. At home	beautiful
644	pattern	N2	這個地方很美。 zhè ge dì fāng hěn měi。 A 很 + adjective Adjectives work without 是. 很 fills the gap and is often nearly meaningless ('very' only when stressed). 'A 高' alone sounds like a comparison.	This place is beautiful.
645	word	N1	漂亮 piàoliàng 你的學校很漂亮。 nǐ de xué xiào hěn piào liàng。 Your school is very beautiful. 你的筆很漂亮。 nǐ de bǐ hěn piào liàng。 Your pen is very pretty. School 台北很漂亮嗎？ tái běi hěn piào liàng ma？ Is Taipei beautiful? Out and about	pretty; beautiful
646	pattern	N1	她很漂亮。 tā hěn piào liàng。 A 很 + adjective Adjectives work without 是. 很 fills the gap and is often nearly meaningless ('very' only when stressed). 'A 高' alone sounds like a comparison.	She is pretty.
647	word	N2	胖 pàng 我弟弟有點胖。 wǒ dì di yǒu diǎn pàng。 My younger brother is a bit plump. 我太胖了。 wǒ tài pàng le。 I'm too fat. Health 他不胖。 tā bù pàng。 He is not fat. People	fat; plump
648	word	N2	瘦 shòu 我姊姊很瘦。 wǒ jiě jie hěn shòu。 My older sister is very slim. 你太瘦了。 nǐ tài shòu le。 You're too thin. Health 我妹妹很瘦。 wǒ mèi mei hěn shòu。 My younger sister is very slim. Family	thin; slim
649	word	N2	低 dī 這張桌子太低了。 zhè zhāng zhuō zi tài dī le。 This table is too low. 這個床太低了。 zhè ge chuáng tài dī le。 This bed is too low. At home 他說話很低。 tā shuō huà hěn dī。 He speaks very quietly (low). People	low
655	word	N2	肉 ròu 我不吃肉。 wǒ bù chī ròu。 I don't eat meat. 你吃肉嗎？ nǐ chī ròu ma？ Do you eat meat? Food and drink 這個肉太貴了。 zhè ge ròu tài guì le。 This meat is too expensive. Shopping	meat
656	word	N2	菜 cài 這個菜很好吃。 zhè ge cài hěn hǎo chī。 This dish is delicious. 你要什麼菜？ nǐ yào shén me cài？ What dish would you like? Food and drink 我媽媽做的菜很好吃。 wǒ mā ma zuò de cài hěn hǎo chī。 My mum's cooking is delicious. Family	dish (of food); vegetables
657	word	N2	魚 yú 我喜歡吃魚。 wǒ xǐ huān chī yú。 I like eating fish. 你吃魚嗎？ nǐ chī yú ma？ Do you eat fish? Food and drink 這個魚很貴。 zhè ge yú hěn guì。 This fish is very expensive. Shopping	fish
658	pattern	N2	我喜歡吃魚和肉。 wǒ xǐ huān chī yú hé ròu。 A + verb + object Basic word order is Subject – Verb – Object, like English. No verb endings for person or tense.	I like eating fish and meat.
659	word	N2	雞 jī 他不吃雞。 tā bù chī jī。 He doesn't eat chicken. 我要吃雞。 wǒ yào chī jī。 I want to eat chicken. Food and drink 這裡有雞嗎？ zhè lǐ yǒu jī ma？ Is there chicken here? Food and drink	chicken
660	word	N2	牛 niú 山上有很多牛。 shān shàng yǒu hěn duō niú。 There are many cows on the mountain. 你看，那裡有牛！ nǐ kàn， nà lǐ yǒu niú！ Look, there are cows over there! Out and about 我不吃牛。 wǒ bù chī niú。 I don't eat beef. Food and drink	cow; ox
661	word	N2	豬 zhū 這是豬，不是牛。 zhè shì zhū， bú shì niú。 This is a pig, not a cow. 他們家有豬。 tā men jiā yǒu zhū。 Their family keeps pigs. Family 我喜歡吃豬。 wǒ xǐ huān chī zhū。 I like eating pork. Food and drink	pig
662	pattern	N2	我不吃豬肉。 wǒ bù chī zhū ròu。 A 不 + verb 不 before a verb negates habits, intentions and the future ('don't / won't'). For things that did not happen, use 沒 instead.	I don't eat pork.
663	word	N2	蛋 dàn 我早上吃兩個蛋。 wǒ zǎo shàng chī liǎng ge dàn。 I eat two eggs in the morning. 你要幾個蛋？ nǐ yào jǐ ge dàn？ How many eggs do you want? Shopping 我不吃蛋。 wǒ bù chī dàn。 I don't eat eggs. Food and drink	egg
664	word	N2	湯 tāng 這個湯太熱了。 zhè ge tāng tài rè le。 This soup is too hot. 你要湯嗎？ nǐ yào tāng ma？ Do you want soup? Food and drink 這個湯很好喝。 zhè ge tāng hěn hǎo hē。 This soup is delicious. Food and drink	soup
665	word	N2	它 tā 它是什麼？ tā shì shén me？ What is it? 它在哪裡？ tā zài nǎ lǐ？ Where is it? At home 我不喜歡它。 wǒ bù xǐ huān tā。 I don't like it. At home	it
666	word	N2	它們 tāmen 它們都是我的。 tā men dōu shì wǒ de。 They are all mine. 它們是我的。 tā men shì wǒ de。 They are mine. At home 它們在家。 tā men zài jiā。 They are at home. At home	they (things, animals)
668	word	N2	咖啡 kāfēi 我早上喝咖啡。 wǒ zǎo shàng hē kā fēi。 I drink coffee in the morning. 你喝咖啡嗎？ nǐ hē kā fēi ma？ Do you drink coffee? Food and drink 這裡的咖啡很好。 zhè lǐ de kā fēi hěn hǎo。 The coffee here is very good. Food and drink	coffee
669	pattern	N2	別喝太多咖啡。 bié hē tài duō kā fēi。 A 應該 / 別 + verb 應該 = should; 別 = don't (imperative), a spoken shortening of 不要. Both sit directly before the verb.	Don't drink too much coffee.
670	pattern	N2	我把咖啡喝了。 wǒ bǎ kā fēi hē le。 A 把 B + V + 了把 moves the object in front of the verb, and the verb must carry something after it — 了, 好, 到. Use it when something is done TO a definite thing.	I drank the coffee.
671	word	N2	茶 chá 你要喝茶還是咖啡？ nǐ yào hē chá hái shì kā fēi？ Do you want tea or coffee? 請給我茶。 qǐng gěi wǒ chá。 Please give me some tea. Food and drink 我爸爸每天喝茶。 wǒ bà ba měi tiān hē chá。 My dad drinks tea every day. Family	tea
672	pattern	N2	我比較喜歡喝茶。 wǒ bǐ jiào xǐ huān hē chá。 A 比較 + adjective 比較 + adjective = rather / more. Unlike 比, nothing is named to compare against — it is left understood.	I prefer tea.
673	word	N2	牛奶 niúnǎi 孩子每天喝牛奶。 hái zi měi tiān hē niú nǎi。 The children drink milk every day. 你喝牛奶嗎？ nǐ hē niú nǎi ma？ Do you drink milk? Food and drink 我早上喝牛奶。 wǒ zǎo shàng hē niú nǎi。 I drink milk in the morning. Food and drink	milk
674	word	N2	酒 jiǔ 我爸爸不喝酒。 wǒ bà ba bù hē jiǔ。 My dad doesn't drink alcohol. 你喝酒嗎？ nǐ hē jiǔ ma？ Do you drink alcohol? Food and drink 別喝太多酒。 bié hē tài duō jiǔ。 Don't drink too much. Health	alcohol; wine
675	word	N2	杯 bēi 我要一杯茶。 wǒ yào yī bēi chá。 I'd like a cup of tea. 我要兩杯咖啡。 wǒ yào liǎng bēi kā fēi。 I'd like two coffees. Food and drink 請給我一杯水。 qǐng gěi wǒ yī bēi shuǐ。 Please give me a glass of water. Food and drink	cup; glass (measure word)
676	pattern	N2	我幫你買一杯咖啡。 wǒ bāng nǐ mǎi yī bēi kā fēi。 A 幫 B + V 幫 + person + verb. The person being helped comes between 幫 and the verb, never after it.	I'll get you a coffee.
677	pattern	N2	這杯咖啡多少錢？ zhè bēi kā fēi duō shǎo qián？多少錢？ / 幾 + M + N 幾 asks about a small number and always takes a measure word. 多少 asks about a larger one and needs none — 多少錢 is the everyday 'how much?'	How much is this coffee?
678	word	N2	杯子 bēi(zi) 這個杯子是我的。 zhè ge bēi zi shì wǒ de。 This cup is mine. 杯子在哪裡？ bēi zi zài nǎ lǐ？ Where are the cups? At home 這是我的杯子。 zhè shì wǒ de bēi zi。 This is my cup. At home	cup; glass (the object)
679	word	N2	果汁 guǒzhī 我要一杯果汁。 wǒ yào yī bēi guǒ zhī。 I'd like a glass of juice. 你喝果汁嗎？ nǐ hē guǒ zhī ma？ Do you drink juice? Food and drink 這杯果汁很好喝。 zhè bēi guǒ zhī hěn hǎo hē。 This juice tastes great. Food and drink	fruit juice
680	word	N2	飲料 yǐnliào 你要喝什麼飲料？ nǐ yào hē shén me yǐn liào？ What would you like to drink? 你要什麼飲料？ nǐ yào shén me yǐn liào？ What drink would you like? Food and drink 我不要飲料。 wǒ bú yào yǐn liào。 I don't want a drink. Food and drink	drink; beverage
681	word	N2	冰 bīng 台灣說冰Taiwan orders drinks by ice level: 去冰 / 少冰 / 正常冰 — very Taiwan. 我要冰的飲料。 wǒ yào bīng de yǐn liào。 I want an iced drink. 我要冰的。 wǒ yào bīng de。 I'd like it iced. Food and drink 這個飲料太冰了。 zhè ge yǐn liào tài bīng le。 This drink is too cold (icy). Food and drink	ice; iced
683	word	N2	麵 miàn 你要吃飯還是吃麵？ nǐ yào chī fàn hái shì chī miàn？ Do you want rice or noodles? 這個麵很好吃。 zhè ge miàn hěn hǎo chī。 These noodles are delicious. Food and drink 你要吃麵嗎？ nǐ yào chī miàn ma？ Do you want noodles? Food and drink	noodles
684	word	N2	餃子 jiǎo(zi) 我媽媽做的餃子很好吃。 wǒ mā ma zuò de jiǎo zi hěn hǎo chī。 The dumplings my mum makes are delicious. 你會做餃子嗎？ nǐ huì zuò jiǎo zi ma？ Can you make dumplings? Food and drink 我要十個餃子。 wǒ yào shí ge jiǎo zi。 I'd like ten dumplings. Food and drink	dumplings
685	pattern	N2	我想吃餃子。 wǒ xiǎng chī jiǎo zi。 A 想 / 要 + verb 想 + verb = would like to / feel like; 要 + verb = want to / am going to (stronger, more decided). Both go before the verb.	I want dumplings.
686	word	N2	包子 bāozi 我早上吃了兩個包子。 wǒ zǎo shàng chī le liǎng ge bāo zi。 I ate two steamed buns this morning. 包子多少錢？ bāo zi duō shǎo qián？ How much are the buns? Shopping 我最喜歡吃包子。 wǒ zuì xǐ huān chī bāo zi。 I like steamed buns best. Food and drink	steamed stuffed bun
687	word	N2	麵包 miànbāo 這家店的麵包很好吃。 zhè jiā diàn de miàn bāo hěn hǎo chī。 This shop's bread is delicious. 我早上吃麵包。 wǒ zǎo shàng chī miàn bāo。 I eat bread in the morning. Food and drink 這個麵包不好吃。 zhè ge miàn bāo bù hǎo chī。 This bread doesn't taste good. Food and drink	bread
688	word	N2	蛋糕 dàngāo 生日蛋糕很好吃。 shēng rì dàn gāo hěn hǎo chī。 The birthday cake is delicious. 你要吃蛋糕嗎？ nǐ yào chī dàn gāo ma？ Do you want some cake? Food and drink 我買了一個生日蛋糕。 wǒ mǎi le yī ge shēng rì dàn gāo。 I bought a birthday cake. Family	cake
689	word	N2	水果 shuǐguǒ 你喜歡吃什麼水果？ nǐ xǐ huān chī shén me shuǐ guǒ？ What fruit do you like? 你吃水果嗎？ nǐ chī shuǐ guǒ ma？ Do you eat fruit? Food and drink 台灣的水果很好吃。 tái wān de shuǐ guǒ hěn hǎo chī。 Taiwan's fruit is delicious. Food and drink	fruit
690	word	N2	香蕉 xiāngjiāo 我最喜歡吃香蕉。 wǒ zuì xǐ huān chī xiāng jiāo。 I like bananas the most. 香蕉多少錢？ xiāng jiāo duō shǎo qián？ How much are the bananas? Shopping 我要買香蕉。 wǒ yào mǎi xiāng jiāo。 I want to buy bananas. Shopping	banana
691	word	N2	甜 tián 這個蛋糕太甜了。 zhè ge dàn gāo tài tián le。 This cake is too sweet. 這個太甜了。 zhè ge tài tián le。 This is too sweet. Food and drink 你喜歡甜的嗎？ nǐ xǐ huān tián de ma？ Do you like sweet things? Food and drink	sweet
692	pattern	N2	這個蛋糕很甜。 zhè ge dàn gāo hěn tián。 A 很 + adjective Adjectives work without 是. 很 fills the gap and is often nearly meaningless ('very' only when stressed). 'A 高' alone sounds like a comparison.	This cake is very sweet.
693	word	N2	小吃 xiǎochī 台灣的小吃很好吃。 tái wān de xiǎo chī hěn hǎo chī。 Taiwan's snacks are delicious. 你想吃什麼小吃？ nǐ xiǎng chī shén me xiǎo chī？ What snack do you want? Food and drink 我們去吃小吃吧！ wǒ men qù chī xiǎo chī ba！ Let's go for street food! Out and about	snack; small dish (Taiwan street food)
695	word	N2	餐廳 cāntīng / fànguǎn 我們去餐廳吃飯吧！ wǒ men qù cān tīng chī fàn ba！ Let's go to a restaurant to eat! 這家餐廳很好。 zhè jiā cān tīng hěn hǎo。 This restaurant is very good. Food and drink 餐廳幾點開？ cān tīng jǐ diǎn kāi？ What time does the restaurant open? Food and drink	restaurant
696	word	N2	菜單 càidān 請給我菜單。 qǐng gěi wǒ cài dān。 Please give me the menu. 菜單在這裡。 cài dān zài zhè lǐ。 Here is the menu. Food and drink 你有英文菜單嗎？ nǐ yǒu yīng wén cài dān ma？ Do you have an English menu? Food and drink	menu
697	word	N2	碗 wǎn 我要一碗麵。 wǒ yào yī wǎn miàn。 I'd like a bowl of noodles. 我要兩碗飯。 wǒ yào liǎng wǎn fàn。 I'd like two bowls of rice. Food and drink 這個碗很漂亮。 zhè ge wǎn hěn piào liàng。 This bowl is pretty. At home	bowl (also a measure word)
698	pattern	N2	我要吃一碗麵。 wǒ yào chī yī wǎn miàn。 A 想 / 要 + verb 想 + verb = would like to / feel like; 要 + verb = want to / am going to (stronger, more decided). Both go before the verb.	I'd like a bowl of noodles.
699	word	N2	筷子 kuài(zi) 你會用筷子嗎？ nǐ huì yòng kuài zi ma？ Can you use chopsticks? 請給我筷子。 qǐng gěi wǒ kuài zi。 Please give me chopsticks. Food and drink 我不會用筷子。 wǒ bù huì yòng kuài zi。 I can't use chopsticks. Food and drink	chopsticks
700	pattern	N2	我不會用筷子。 wǒ bù huì yòng kuài zi。 A 會 / 能 / 可以 + verb 會 = can (learned skill) or will (likely); 能 = can (ability or circumstance); 可以 = may (permission). All negate with 不.	I can't use chopsticks.
701	word	N2	食物 shíwù 台灣的食物很好吃。 tái wān de shí wù hěn hǎo chī。 Taiwan's food is delicious. 這裡的食物很貴。 zhè lǐ de shí wù hěn guì。 The food here is expensive. Food and drink 你喜歡什麼食物？ nǐ xǐ huān shén me shí wù？ What food do you like? People	food
702	word	N2	巧克力 qiǎokèlì 孩子都喜歡巧克力。 hái zi dōu xǐ huān qiǎo kè lì。 Children all like chocolate. 你喜歡巧克力嗎？ nǐ xǐ huān qiǎo kè lì ma？ Do you like chocolate? Food and drink 這是巧克力蛋糕。 zhè shì qiǎo kè lì dàn gāo。 This is a chocolate cake. Food and drink	chocolate
703	word	N2	新 xīn 我買了新電腦。 wǒ mǎi le xīn diàn nǎo。 I bought a new computer. 這是新的嗎？ zhè shì xīn de ma？ Is this new? Shopping 我們有一個新老師。 wǒ men yǒu yī ge xīn lǎo shī。 We have a new teacher. School	new
704	word	N2	舊 jiù 我的電腦太舊了。 wǒ de diàn nǎo tài jiù le。 My computer is too old. 這個房子很舊。 zhè ge fáng zi hěn jiù。 This house is very old. At home 舊的手機給你。 jiù de shǒu jī gěi nǐ。 The old phone is yours (I'll give you the old phone). At home	old (of things); used
705	word	N2	著 zhe 他站著看書。 tā zhàn zhe kàn shū。 He is standing (while) reading. 他坐著看電視。 tā zuò zhe kàn diàn shì。 He is sitting watching TV. At home 門開著。 mén kāi zhe。 The door is open (stays open). At home	particle: ongoing state (V + 著 = -ing / while)