1000 Common Chinese Words For Beginners

Just starting to learn Chinese and unsure where to begin? One of the most important steps to effective communication in Chinese is building a strong foundation of basic vocabulary. Understanding this need, Ni Hao Ma has compiled a list of 1000 common Chinese words, organized in a logical and easy-to-learn way, to help beginners gain confidence in using the language.

1000 Common Chinese Words

When you have a strong vocabulary foundation, listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Chinese become much easier and more natural. For beginners especially, mastering basic vocabulary is essential to quickly understanding lessons, communicating confidently, and making noticeable progress in your Chinese learning journey.

Below is a list of 1000 common Chinese words that you can use in everyday conversation.

Basic Chinese Vocabulary for Greetings

If you’re beginning to learn Mandarin, mastering everyday greetings vocabulary and phrases will help you start conversations, show respect, and connect with Chinese speakers in daily life.

No.ChinesePinyinMeaning
1你好nǐ hǎoHello
2您好nín hǎoHello (polite)
3早上好zǎo shang hǎoGood morning
4下午好xià wǔ hǎoGood afternoon
5晚上好wǎn shang hǎoGood evening
6不好意思bù hǎo yì siExcuse me / Sorry (slightly embarrassed)
7请问qǐng wènMay I ask…
8明天见míng tiān jiànSee you tomorrow
9你好吗?nǐ hǎo ma?How are you?
10我很好wǒ hěn hǎoI’m very well
11谢谢xiè xieThank you
12不客气bú kè qiYou’re welcome
13对不起duì bù qǐSorry
14没关系méi guān xiIt’s okay / No problem
15qǐngPlease / Invite
16He / Him
17She / Her
18I / Me
19You
20我们wǒ menWe / Us
21他们tā menThey (male or mixed group)
22你们nǐ menYou (plural)
23nínYou (formal/respectful)
24加油jiā yóuKeep going / You can do it
25再见zài jiànGoodbye
26拜拜bāi bāiBye bye
27一会儿见yí huìr jiànSee you later
28晚安wǎn ānGood night
29保重bǎo zhòngTake care
30欢迎huān yíngWelcome
chinese vocabulary of greetings

Basic Chinese Vocabulary for Self-Introduction

No.ChinesePinyinMeaning
31兴趣xìng qùHobby
32学习xué xíStudy
33留学liú xuéStudy abroad
34大学dà xuéUniversity
35高中gāo zhōngHigh school
36名字míng zìName
37xìngSurname
38现在xiàn zàiPresent / Currently
39英文名字yīng wén míng zìEnglish name
40年龄nián língAge
41suìYears old (age unit)
42出生chū shēngBorn
43出生地chū shēng dìPlace of birth
44来自lái zìCome from
45国家guó jiāCountry
46性别xìng biéGender
47电话号码diàn huà hào mǎPhone number
48城市chéng shìCity
49住在zhù zàiLive in
50地址dì zhǐAddress
51nánMale
52Female
53邮箱yóu xiāngEmail
54毕业bì yèGraduate
55家乡jiā xiāngHometown
56公司gōng sīCompany
57工作gōng zuòJob
58喜欢xǐ huanLike
59上班shàng bānGo to work
60专业zhuān yèMajor (field of study)
61梦想mèng xiǎngDream
62语言yǔ yánLanguage
63会说huì shuōCan speak
64一点yì diǎnA little
65中文zhōng wénChinese (language)
66英文yīng wénEnglish (language)
67爱好ài hàoHobby
68旅游lǚ yóuTravel
69音乐yīn yuèMusic
70看书kàn shūRead books
71听音乐tīng yīn yuèListen to music
72看电影kàn diàn yǐngWatch movies
73性格xìng géPersonality
74生日shēng rìBirthday
75介绍jiè shàoIntroduce
76家庭jiā tíngFamily
77父母fù mǔParents
78兄弟姐妹xiōng dì jiě mèiSiblings
79优点yōu diǎnStrength
80缺点quē diǎnWeakness

See also: How to Introduce Yourself in Chinese

Basic Chinese Vocabulary for Places

No.ChinesePinyinMeaning
81这里zhè lǐHere
82那里nà lǐThere
83哪儿nǎrWhere
84shàngAbove / On
85xiàBelow / Under
86左边zuǒ biānLeft side
87右边yòu biānRight side
88前面qián miànIn front
89后面hòu miànBehind
90旁边páng biānBeside
91中间zhōng jiānIn the middle
92对面duì miànOpposite
93附近fù jìnNearby
94yuǎnFar
95jìnNear
96dàoArrive
97出口chū kǒuExit
98入口rù kǒuEntrance
99花店huā diànFlower shop
100药店yào diànPharmacy
101理发店lǐ fà diànBarber shop
102电影院diàn yǐng yuànCinema
103动物园dòng wù yuánZoo
104洗衣店xǐ yī diànLaundry
105停车场tíng chē chǎngParking lot
106公司gōng sīCompany
107游泳池yóu yǒng chíSwimming pool
108体育场tǐ yù chǎngStadium
109公共汽车站gōng gòng qì chē zhànBus stop
110地铁站dì tiě zhànSubway station
111火车站huǒ chē zhànTrain station
112机场jī chǎngAirport
113天桥tiānqiáoOverpass
114市场shìchǎngMarket
115银行yín hángBank
116超市chāo shìSupermarket
117饭店fàn diànRestaurant
118工厂gōngchǎngFactory
119寺庙sìmiàoTemple
120商店shāng diànShop
121书店shū diànBookstore
122咖啡馆kā fēi guǎnCafé
123饭馆fànguǎnEatery
124公园gōng yuánPark
125广场guǎng chǎngSquare
126大使馆dà shǐ guǎnEmbassy
127博物馆bó wù guǎnMuseum
128图书馆tú shū guǎnLibrary
129体育馆tǐ yù guǎnGymnasium
130洗手间xǐ shǒu jiānRestroom
131游乐场yóu lè chǎngPlayground
132电梯diàn tīElevator
133楼梯lóu tīStairs
134一楼yī lóuFirst floor
135二楼èr lóuSecond floor
136地下室dì xià shìBasement
137马路mǎ lùMain road
138人行道rén xíng dàoSidewalk
139红绿灯hóng lǜ dēngTraffic light
140方向fāng xiàngDirection
141shānMountain
142River
143Lake
144hǎiSea
145城市chéng shìCity
146Road
147宿舍sù shèDormitory
148房子fáng ziHouse
149别墅bié shùVilla
150海关hǎi guānCustoms
151办公室bàngōngshìOffice
152学校xuéxiàoSchool
153医院yīyuànHospital
154教堂jiàotángChurch
155超市chāoshìSupermarket
156酒店jiǔdiànHotel
157dōngEast
158西West
159nánSouth
160běiNorth
161酒吧jiǔbāBar
162茶馆cháguǎnTeahouse
163健身房jiànshēnfángGym
164学院xuéyuànAcademy
165派出所pàichūsuǒPolice station
166法院fǎyuànCourt
167阳台yángtáiBalcony
168面包店miànbāodiànBakery
169美容院měiróngyuànBeauty salon
170律师事务所lǜshī shìwùsuǒLaw firm

Vocabulary for Jobs And Occupations

No.ChinesePinyinMeaning
171医生yī shēngDoctor
172护士hù shìNurse
173药剂师yào jì shīPharmacist
174理发师lǐ fà shīHairdresser
175牙医yá yīDentist
176兽医shòu yīVeterinarian
177老师lǎo shīTeacher
178教授jiào shòuProfessor
179学生xué shēngStudent
180校长xiào zhǎngPrincipal
181工人gōng rénWorker
182建筑师jiàn zhù shīArchitect
183工程师gōng chéng shīEngineer
184电工diàn gōngElectrician
185木工mù gōngCarpenter
186水管工shuǐ guǎn gōngPlumber
187司机sī jīDriver
188心理医生xīn lǐ yī shēngPsychologist
189采购员cǎi gòu yuánPurchasing Officer
190飞行员fēi xíng yuánPilot
191空姐kōng jiěFlight Attendant (Female)
192空少kōng shàoFlight Attendant (Male)
193商人shāng rénBusinessperson
194老板lǎo bǎnBoss
195经理jīng lǐManager
196职员zhí yuánOffice Worker
197秘书mì shūSecretary
198会计kuài jìAccountant
199出纳chū nàCashier
200人力资源专员rénlì zīyuán zhuānyuánHR Specialist
201厨师chúshīChef
202程序员chéng xù yuánProgrammer
203动画师dòng huà shīAnimator
204设计师shè jì shīDesigner
205咖啡师kā fēi shīBarista
206顾问gù wènConsultant
207科学家kē xué jiāScientist
208模特mó tèModel
209艺术家yì shù jiāArtist
210演员yǎn yuánActor
211歌手gē shǒuSinger
212音乐家yīn yuè jiāMusician
213舞蹈家wǔ dǎo jiāDancer
214摄影师shè yǐng shīPhotographer
215画家huà jiāPainter
216作家zuò jiāWriter
217记者jì zhěJournalist
218编辑biān jíEditor
219护理师hù lǐ shīCaregiver
220主持人zhǔ chí rénHost / MC
221导演dǎo yǎnDirector
222编剧biān jùScreenwriter
223翻译fān yìTranslator
224审计师shěn jì shīAuditor
225教练jiào liànCoach
226运动员yùn dòng yuánAthlete
227导游dǎo yóuTour Guide
228服务员fú wù yuánWaiter/Waitress
229收银员shōu yín yuánCashier
230保安bǎo ānSecurity Guard
231警察jǐng cháPolice Officer
232消防员xiāo fáng yuánFirefighter
233律师lǜ shīLawyer
234法官fǎ guānJudge
235公务员gōng wù yuánCivil Servant
236政治家zhèng zhì jiāPolitician
237总统zǒng tǒngPresident
238市长shì zhǎngMayor
239农民nóng mínFarmer
240渔民yú mínFisherman
241工匠gōng jiàngCraftsman
242清洁工qīng jié gōngCleaner
243邮递员yóu dì yuánMail Carrier
244快递员kuài dì yuánCourier
245保姆bǎo mǔNanny
246军人jūn rénSoldier
247法医fǎ yīForensic Doctor
248技术员jì shù yuánTechnician
249裁缝cái féngTailor
250实习生shí xí shēngIntern

Basic Chinese Vocabulary for Shopping

No.ChinesePinyinMeaning
251购物gòu wùShopping
252市场shì chǎngMarket
253商店shāng diànShop
254超市chāo shìSupermarket
255百货商店bǎi huò shāng diànDepartment store
256购物中心gòu wù zhōng xīnShopping mall
257便利店biàn lì diànConvenience store
258折扣zhékòuDiscount
259顾客gù kèCustomer
260价格jià géPrice
261打折dǎ zhéSale / To discount
262便宜pián yiCheap
263guìExpensive
264大号dà hàoLarge size
265中号zhōng hàoMedium size
266小号xiǎo hàoSmall size
267付款fù kuǎnPayment
268现金xiàn jīnCash
269信用卡xìn yòng kǎCredit card
270支付宝zhī fù bǎoAlipay
271微信支付wēi xìn zhī fùWeChat Pay
272找钱zhǎo qiánGive change
273收据shōu jùReceipt
274发票fā piàoInvoice
275退货tuì huòReturn goods
276换货huàn huòExchange goods
277保修bǎo xiūWarranty
278促销cù xiāoPromotion
279包装bāo zhuāngPackaging
280标签biāo qiānLabel
281商品shāng pǐnProduct
282质量zhì liàngQuality
283评价píng jiàReview
284网购wǎng gòuOnline shopping
285快递kuài dìExpress delivery
286运费yùn fèiShipping fee
287到货dào huòArrival of goods
288缺货quē huòOut of stock
289上新shàng xīnNew arrivals
290尺码chǐ mǎSize (for clothing/shoes)
291试穿shì chuānTry on (clothes)
292款式kuǎn shìStyle
293颜色yán sèColor
294数量shù liàngQuantity
295风格fēng géStyle / Fashion
296品牌pǐn páiBrand
297下单xià dānPlace an order
298会员huì yuánMember
299积分jī fēnReward points
300礼品lǐ pǐnGift
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Basic Vocabulary for Activities

No.ChinesePinyinMeaning
301跑步pǎo bùJogging
302散步sàn bùWalking
303游泳yóu yǒngSwimming
304骑车qí chēCycling
305开车kāi chēDriving
306走路zǒu lùWalking
307打篮球dǎ lán qiúPlaying basketball
308踢足球tī zú qiúPlaying soccer
309打羽毛球dǎ yǔ máo qiúPlaying badminton
310打网球dǎ wǎng qiúPlaying tennis
311爬山pá shānHiking
312露营lù yíngCamping
313钓鱼diào yúFishing
314唱歌chàng gēSinging
315跳舞tiào wǔDancing
316画画huà huàDrawing
317看电影kàn diàn yǐngWatching movies
318看电视kàn diàn shìWatching TV
319听音乐tīng yīn yuèListening to music
320看书kàn shūReading books
321写字xiě zìWriting
322学习xué xíStudying
323做作业zuò zuò yèDoing homework
324上课shàng kèAttending class
325下课xià kèFinishing class
326工作gōng zuòWorking
327加班jiā bānOvertime
328开会kāi huìHaving a meeting
329做饭zuò fànCooking
330吃饭chī fànEating
331喝水hē shuǐDrinking water
332睡觉shuì jiàoSleeping
333起床qǐ chuángGetting up
334洗澡xǐ zǎoTaking a shower
335刷牙shuā yáBrushing teeth
336洗脸xǐ liǎnWashing face
337洗衣服xǐ yī fúDoing laundry
338参观cān guānVisiting
339收拾shōu shiTidying up
340买东西mǎi dōng xiShopping
341上网shàng wǎngSurfing the Internet
342聊天liáo tiānChatting
343拍照pāi zhàoTaking photos
344上网shàng wǎngSurfing the Internet
345玩手机wán shǒu jīUsing the phone
346玩游戏wán yóu xìPlaying games
347购物gòu wùShopping
348旅游lǚ yóuTraveling
349拍视频pāi shì pínFilming videos
350做运动zuò yùn dòngExercising

Chinese Vocabulary for Food & Eating

No.ChinesePinyinMeaning
351chīEat
352Drink
353做饭zuò fànCook
354zhǔBoil
355chǎoStir-fry
356shāoBraise
357kǎoRoast
358zhēngSteam
359dùnStew
360qiēCut
361bāoPeel
362搅拌jiǎo bànStir
363dàoPour
364饿èHungry
365bǎoFull
366Thirsty
367好吃hǎo chīDelicious
368点菜diǎn càiOrder food
369结账jié zhàngPay bill
370外卖wài màiTakeout
371菜单cài dānMenu
372tiánSweet
373xiánSalty
374suānSour
375Spicy
376Bitter
377dànLight taste
378清淡qīng dànMild
379零食líng shíSnacks
380饮料yǐn liàoBeverage
381shuǐWater
382cháTea
383咖啡kā fēiCoffee
384果汁guǒ zhīJuice
385牛奶niú nǎiMilk
386啤酒pí jiǔBeer
387fànRice/meal
388米饭mǐ fànWhite rice
389面条miàn tiáoNoodles
390zhōuPorridge
391tāngSoup
392包子bāo ziSteamed bun
393饺子jiǎo ziDumplings
394面包miàn bāoBread
395鸡蛋jī dànEgg
396鸡肉jī ròuChicken
397牛肉niú ròuBeef
398猪肉zhū ròuPork
399Fish
400xiāShrimp
401蔬菜shū càiVegetables
402土豆tǔ dòuPotato
403胡萝卜hú luó boCarrot
404西红柿xī hóng shìTomato
405洋葱yáng cōngOnion
406辣椒là jiāoChili
407酱油jiàng yóuSoy sauce
408Vinegar
409yánSalt
410tángSugar
411火锅huǒ guōHotpot
412烧烤shāo kǎoBarbecue
413炸鸡zhà jīFried chicken
414巧克力qiǎo kè lìChocolate
415冰淇淋bīng qí línIce cream
416新鲜xīn xiānFresh
417筷子kuài ziChopsticks
418勺子sháo ziSpoon
419味道wèi dàoTaste
420xiāngFragrant
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Vocabulary for Family

No.ChinesePinyinMeaning
421家庭jiā tíngFamily
422家人jiā rénFamily members
423父亲fù qīnFather (formal)
424母亲mǔ qīnMother (formal)
425爸爸bà baDad
426妈妈mā maMom
427爷爷yé yeGrandfather (paternal)
428奶奶nǎi naiGrandmother (paternal)
429外公wài gōngGrandfather (maternal)
430外婆wài póGrandmother (maternal)
431哥哥gē geOlder brother
432弟弟dì diYounger brother
433姐姐jiě jieOlder sister
434妹妹mèi meiYounger sister
435兄弟xiōng dìBrothers
436姐妹jiě mèiSisters
437儿子ér ziSon
438女儿nǚ érDaughter
439孙子sūn ziGrandson (paternal)
440孙女sūn nǚGranddaughter (paternal)
441外孙wài sūnGrandson (maternal)
442外孙女wài sūn nǚGranddaughter (maternal)
443丈夫zhàng fūHusband
444妻子qī ziWife
445伯伯bó boUncle (father’s older brother)
446叔叔shū shuUncle (father’s younger brother)
447阿姨ā yíAunt (mother’s sister)
448舅舅jiù jiuUncle (mother’s brother)
449姑姑gū guAunt (father’s sister)
450堂兄弟姐妹táng xiōng dì jiě mèiCousins (paternal side)

Chinese vocabulary of Colors

No.ChinesePinyinMeaning
451颜色yán sèColor
452红色hóng sèRed
453蓝色lán sèBlue
454黄色huáng sèYellow
455绿色lǜ sèGreen
456黑色hēi sèBlack
457白色bái sèWhite
458灰色huī sèGray
459棕色zōng sèBrown
460橙色chéng sèOrange
461紫色zǐ sèPurple
462粉红色fěn hóng sèPink
463银色yín sèSilver
464金色jīn sèGold
465深色shēn sèDark color
466浅色qiǎn sèLight color
467彩色cǎi sèMulticolored
468米色mǐ sèBeige
469青色qīng sèCyan (classical)
470天蓝色tiān lán sèSky blue
471宝蓝色bǎo lán sèCobalt blue
472橄榄绿gǎn lǎn lǜOlive green
473咖啡色kā fēi sèCoffee color
474驼色tuó sèCamel color
475亮色liàng sèBright color
476暗色àn sèDark color
477柠檬黄níng méng huángLemon yellow
478珊瑚红shān hú hóngCoral red
479酒红色jiǔ hóng sèWine red
480烟灰色yān huī sèSmoky gray

Basic vocabulary about fruits

No.ChinesePinyinEnglish
481水果shuǐ guǒFruit
482苹果píng guǒApple
483香蕉xiāng jiāoBanana
484西瓜xī guāWatermelon
485葡萄pú táoGrape
486橙子chéng ziOrange
487柠檬níng méngLemon
488柚子yòu ziPomelo
489芒果máng guǒMango
490草莓cǎo méiStrawberry
491蓝莓lán méiBlueberry
492樱桃yīng táoCherry
493荔枝lì zhīLychee
494龙眼lóng yǎnLongan
495榴莲liú liánDurian
496火龙果huǒ lóng guǒDragon fruit
497石榴shí liúPomegranate
498猕猴桃mí hóu táoKiwi
499哈密瓜hā mì guāHami melon
500木瓜mù guāPapaya
501Pear
502椰子yē ziCoconut
503梅子méi ziPlum
504菠萝bōluóPineapple
505覆盆子fù pén ziRaspberry
506甘蔗gān zhèSugarcane
507桔子jú ziTangerine
508山竹shān zhúMangosteen
509桑葚sāng shènMulberry
510枣子zǎo ziJujube
511柿子shì ziPersimmon
512黄桃huáng táoYellow peach
513百香果bǎi xiāng guǒPassion fruit
514菠萝蜜bō luó mìJackfruit
515椰枣yē zǎoDate (fruit)
516葡萄柚pú táo yòuGrapefruit
517红毛丹hóng máo dānRambutan
518牛油果niú yóu guǒAvocado
519番石榴fān shí liúGuava
520杨桃yáng táoStarfruit
521香瓜xiāng guāHoneydew melon
522释迦果shì jiā guǒCustard apple
523杏子xìng ziApricot
524蓝莓干lán méi gānDried blueberry
525人心果rén xīn guǒSapodilla

Read more: How To Say Vegetables And Fruits In Chinese Mandarin

Basic Chinese Vocabulary About Dates and Time

No.ChinesePinyinMeaning
526niánYear
527yuèMonth
528Day (formal)
529hàoDay (common)
530星期xīng qīWeek
531星期一xīng qī yīMonday
532星期二xīng qī èrTuesday
533星期三xīng qī sānWednesday
534星期四xīng qī sìThursday
535星期五xīng qī wǔFriday
536星期六xīng qī liùSaturday
537星期天 / 星期日xīng qī tiān / rìSunday
538今天jīn tiānToday
539明天míng tiānTomorrow
540昨天zuó tiānYesterday
541后天hòu tiānThe day after tomorrow
542前天qián tiānThe day before yesterday
543每天měi tiānEvery day
544每月měi yuèEvery month
545每年měi niánEvery year
546今年jīn niánThis year
547明年míng niánNext year
548去年qù niánLast year
549上个月shàng ge yuèLast month
550下个月xià ge yuèNext month
551月初yuè chūBeginning of the month
552月中yuè zhōngMiddle of the month
553月底yuè dǐEnd of the month
554日历rì lìCalendar
555时间shí jiānTime
556日期rì qīDate
557什么时候shén me shí hòuWhen?
558几月几号jǐ yuè jǐ hàoWhat month and day?
559几点jǐ diǎnWhat time?
560时钟shí zhōngClock
chinese vocabulary about date and time

Vocabulary of Numbers in Chinese

No.ChinesePinyinMeaning
561one
562èrtwo
563sānthree
564four
565five
566liùsix
567seven
568eight
569jiǔnine
570shíten
571bǎihundred
572qiānthousand
573wànten thousand
574亿hundred million
575prefix for ordinal numbers (e.g., 第一次 – first time)
576língzero
577一半yíbànhalf
578shuāngpair
579liǎngtwo (used before measure words)
580bànhalf
581duōmany
582shǎofew
583how many / several
584成千上万chéng qiān shàng wànthousands upon thousands

Find out more: How To Count Numbers In Chinese

Emotions Vocabulary In Chinese

No.ChinesePinyinMeaning
585开心kāixīnhappy
586难过nánguòsad
587生气shēngqìangry
588紧张jǐnzhāngnervous
589不安bù’ānuneasy
590兴奋xīngfènexcited
591失望shīwàngdisappointed
592满意mǎnyìsatisfied
593害怕hàipàafraid
594惊讶jīngyàsurprised
595痛苦tòngkǔin pain
596悲伤bēishāngsorrowful
597幸福xìngfúhappy (blessed)
598忧虑yōulǜworried
599安心ānxīnat ease
600愤怒fènnùfurious
601孤单gūdānlonely
602烦恼fánnǎotroubled
603羞愧xiūkuìashamed
604后悔hòuhuǐregret
605同情tóngqíngsympathetic
606无聊wúliáobored
607嫉妒jídùjealous
608惆怅chóuchàngmelancholic
609期待qīdàilook forward to
610想念xiǎngniànmiss (someone/something)
611忧伤yōushāngsorrowful
612感动gǎndòngtouched (emotionally)
613恐惧kǒngjùterrified
614满足mǎnzúcontent
615难堪nánkānembarrassed
616焦虑jiāolǜanxious
617不满bùmǎndissatisfied
618惊恐jīngkǒngpanic
619欣慰xīnwèicomforted
620失落shīluòlost (emotionally)
621恼火nǎohuǒannoyed
622绝望juéwàngdesperate
623心酸xīnsuānbitter (emotionally)
624恶心ěxīnnauseated / disgusted
625激动jīdòngstirred / excited
626心动xīndòngmoved (emotionally)
627讨厌tǎoyàndislike
628怀疑huáiyídoubt
629热情rèqíngenthusiastic
630冷静lěngjìngcalm

Sports Vocabulary in Chinese

No.ChinesePinyinMeaning
631体育tǐyùSports
632足球zúqiúSoccer
633篮球lánqiúBasketball
634排球páiqiúVolleyball
635网球wǎngqiúTennis
636乒乓球pīngpāngqiúTable Tennis
637羽毛球yǔmáoqiúBadminton
638棒球bàngqiúBaseball
639高尔夫球gāo’ěrfūqiúGolf
640游泳yóuyǒngSwimming
641跑步pǎobùRunning
642跳远tiàoyuǎnLong Jump
643跳高tiàogāoHigh Jump
644举重jǔzhòngWeightlifting
645拳击quánjīBoxing
646摔跤shuāijiāoWrestling
647滑冰huábīngIce Skating
648滑雪huáxuěSkiing
649射箭shèjiànArchery
650体操tǐcāoGymnastics
651自行车zìxíngchēBicycle
652马拉松mǎlāsōngMarathon
653赛车sàichēRacing
654竞走jìngzǒuRace Walking
655跳水tiàoshuǐDiving
656射击shèjīShooting
657冲浪chōnglàngSurfing
658举办jǔbànTo Host (Event)
659运动会yùndònghuìSports Meet
660田径tiánjìngTrack and Field
661裁判cáipànReferee
662球队qiúduìSports Team
663比赛bǐsàiMatch
664进球jìnqiúScore a Goal
665shūLose
666yíngWin
667平局píngjúDraw (Tie)
668耐力nàilìEndurance
669速度sùdùSpeed
670热身rèshēnWarm-up
671拉伸lāshēnStretch
672锻炼duànliànExercise
673训练xùnliànTraining
674冠军guànjūnChampion
675亚军yàjūnRunner-up
676季军jìjūnThird Place
677金牌jīnpáiGold Medal
678银牌yínpáiSilver Medal
679铜牌tóngpáiBronze Medal
680世界杯shìjièbēiWorld Cup
681奥运会àoyùnhuìOlympic Games
682接力赛jiēlìsàiRelay Race
683障碍赛zhàng’àisàiObstacle Race
684比分bǐfēnScore
685观众guānzhòngAudience
686加时赛jiāshísàiOvertime
687点球diǎnqiúPenalty Kick
688红牌hóngpáiRed Card
689黄牌huángpáiYellow Card
690球场qiúchǎngSports Field
chinese vocabulary about sports

Descriptive Words in Chinese

No.ChinesePinyinMeaning
691Big
692xiǎoSmall
693chángLong
694duǎnShort
695gāoTall / High
696Low
697kuānWide
698狭窄xiázhǎiNarrow
699zhòngHeavy
700qīngLight (weight)
701shēnDeep
702qiǎnShallow
703liàngBright
704ànDark
705清晰qīngxīClear
706模糊móhúBlurry
707ruǎnSoft
708yìngHard
709shòuThin
710pàngFat
711美丽měilìBeautiful (female)
712chǒuUgly
713模样múyàngAppearance
714粗糙cūcāoRough
715漂亮piàoliangPretty
716可爱kě’àiCute
717容易róngyìEasy
718nánDifficult
719kuàiFast
720mànSlow
721Hot
722lěngCold
723Coarse
724湿shīWet
725gānDry
726zhíStraight
727wānCurved
728平坦píngtǎnFlat
729Slope
730透明tòumíngTransparent
731新鲜xīnxiānFresh
732难吃nán chīBad Tasting
733流畅liúchàngFluent
734健康jiànkāngHealthy
735聪明cōngmíngSmart
736清新qīngxīnFresh (feeling)
737肮脏āngzāngDirty
738安全ānquánSafe
739危险wēixiǎnDangerous
740高贵gāoguìNoble
741稳定wěndìngStable
742精致jīngzhìExquisite
743奇怪qíguàiStrange
744精密jīngmìPrecise
745复杂fùzáComplex
746简单jiǎndānSimple
747喧闹xuānnàoNoisy
748安静ānjìngQuiet
749英俊yīngjùnHandsome
750端庄duānzhuāngGraceful
751传统chuántǒngTraditional
752现代xiàndàiModern
753平凡píngfánOrdinary
754壮丽zhuànglìMagnificent
755富有fùyǒuWealthy
756贫穷pínqióngPoor
757朦胧ménglóngHazy
758明朗mínglǎngBright and Clear
759强壮qiángzhuàngStrong
760虚弱xūruòWeak

Chinese Vocabulary for Countries

No.ChinesePinyinMeaning
761中国ZhōngguóChina
762越南YuènánVietnam
763日本RìběnJapan
764韩国HánguóSouth Korea
765朝鲜CháoxiǎnNorth Korea
766泰国TàiguóThailand
767老挝LǎowōLaos
768柬埔寨JiǎnpǔzhàiCambodia
769缅甸MiǎndiànMyanmar
770印度YìndùIndia
771马来西亚MǎláixīyàMalaysia
772新加坡XīnjiāpōSingapore
773印度尼西亚YìndùníxīyàIndonesia
774菲律宾FēilǜbīnPhilippines
775澳大利亚ÀodàlìyàAustralia
776新西兰XīnxīlánNew Zealand
777美国MěiguóUnited States
778加拿大JiānádàCanada
779墨西哥MòxīgēMexico
780巴西BāxīBrazil
781阿根廷ĀgēntíngArgentina
782智利ZhìlìChile
783秘鲁BìlǔPeru
784哥伦比亚GēlúnbǐyàColombia
785英国YīngguóUnited Kingdom
786法国FǎguóFrance
787德国DéguóGermany
788意大利YìdàlìItaly
789西班牙XībānyáSpain
790葡萄牙PútáoyáPortugal
791荷兰HélánNetherlands
792瑞士RuìshìSwitzerland
793奥地利ÀodìlìAustria
794比利时BǐlìshíBelgium
795挪威NuówēiNorway
796瑞典RuìdiǎnSweden
797芬兰FēnlánFinland
798丹麦DānmàiDenmark
799希腊XīlàGreece
800波兰BōlánPoland
801捷克JiékèCzech Republic
802匈牙利XiōngyálìHungary
803俄罗斯ÉluósīRussia
804乌克兰WūkèlánUkraine
805土耳其Tǔ’ěrqíTurkey
806埃及ĀijíEgypt
807南非NánfēiSouth Africa
808摩洛哥MóluògēMorocco
809阿尔及利亚Ā’ěrjílìyàAlgeria
810尼日利亚NírìlìyàNigeria

Animals in Chinese

No.ChinesePinyinMeaning
811gǒuDog
812māoCat
813niǎoBird
814Fish
815Horse
816niúCow
817yángSheep
818Chicken
819zhūPig
820老虎lǎohǔTiger
821狮子shīziLion
822大象dàxiàngElephant
823xióngBear
824lángWolf
825shéSnake
826兔子tùziRabbit
827青蛙qīngwāFrog
828乌龟wūguīTortoise
829鸭子yāziDuck
830éGoose
831猴子hóuziMonkey
832松鼠sōngshǔSquirrel
833蟒蛇mǎngshéPython
834猫头鹰māotóuyīngOwl
835海豚hǎitúnDolphin
836鲸鱼jīngyúWhale
837鲨鱼shāyúShark
838章鱼zhāngyúOctopus
839螃蟹pángxièCrab
840龙虾lóngxiāLobster
841蜜蜂mìfēngBee
842蝴蝶húdiéButterfly
843蚂蚁mǎyǐAnt
844蚊子wénziMosquito
845苍蝇cāngyingFly
846蟑螂zhānglángCockroach
847河马hémǎHippopotamus
848犀牛xīniúRhinoceros
849Donkey
850骆驼luòtuoCamel
851老鼠lǎoshǔMouse
852蝙蝠biānfúBat
853蜘蛛zhīzhūSpider
854海星hǎixīngStarfish
855海马hǎimǎSeahorse
856珊瑚shānhúCoral
857海龟hǎiguīSea Turtle
858Crane
859孔雀kǒngquèPeacock
860蜥蜴xīyìLizard
chinese vocabulary about animals

Chinese Vocabulary About Nature and Weather

No.ChinesePinyinMeaning
861天气tiānqìWeather
862晴天qíngtiānSunny day
863阴天yīntiānCloudy day
864多云duōyúnOvercast
865Rain
866空气kōngqìAir
867干旱gānhànDrought
868雷雨léiyǔThunderstorm
869台风táifēngTyphoon
870fēngWind
871微风wēifēngBreeze
872强风qiángfēngStrong wind
873xuěSnow
874海洋hǎiyángOcean
875热带rèdàiTropics
876暖和nuǎnhuoWarm
877寒冷hánlěngCold
878太阳tàiyángSun
879月亮yuèliàngMoon
880天空tiānkōngSky
881xīngStar
882风暴fēngbàoStorm
883闪电shǎndiànLightning
884雷声léishēngThunder
885彩虹cǎihóngRainbow
886Fog
887shuāngFrost
888熔岩róngyánLava
889温度wēndùTemperature
890地震dìzhènEarthquake
891气候qìhòuClimate
892极光jíguāngAurora
893洪水hóngshuǐFlood
894春天chūntiānSpring (season)
895夏天xiàtiānSummer
896秋天qiūtiānAutumn
897冬天dōngtiānWinter
898沙漠shāmòDesert
899草原cǎoyuánGrassland
900岛屿dǎoyǔIsland

Chinese Vocabulary for Household Items

No.ChinesePinyinMeaning
901房子fángziHouse
902jiāHome, family
903客厅kètīngLiving room
904卧室wòshìBedroom
905厨房chúfángKitchen
906浴室yùshìBathroom
907餐厅cāntīngDining room
908书房shūfángStudy room
909阳台yángtáiBalcony
910走廊zǒulángHallway
911ménDoor
912窗户chuānghùWindow
913屋顶wūdǐngRoof
914地板dìbǎnFloor
915qiángWall
916地毯dìtǎnCarpet
917家具jiājùFurniture
918沙发shāfāSofa
919椅子yǐziChair
920桌子zhuōziTable
921chuángBed
922衣柜yīguìWardrobe
923餐桌cānzhuōDining table
924茶几chájīCoffee table
925电视diànshìTV
926空调kōngtiáoAir conditioner
927风扇fēngshànFan
928冰箱bīngxiāngRefrigerator
929微波炉wēibōlúMicrowave
930洗衣机xǐyījīWashing machine
931洗碗机xǐwǎnjīDishwasher
932烤箱kǎo xiāngOven
933电炉diànlúElectric stove
934炉子lúziGas stove
935水槽shuǐcáoSink
936热水器rèshuǐqìWater heater
937厕所cè suǒToilet
938浴缸yùgāngBathtub
939马桶mǎtǒngToilet bowl
940洗手池xǐshǒuchíWashbasin
941镜子jìngziMirror
942毛巾máojīnTowel
943牙刷yáshuāToothbrush
944牙膏yágāoToothpaste
945香皂xiāngzàoSoap
946手纸shǒuzhǐToilet paper
947洗发水xǐfàshuǐShampoo
948沐浴露mùyùlùBody wash
949抱枕bàozhěnHugging pillow
950被子bèiziBlanket
951床单chuángdānBedsheet
952枕头zhěntouPillow
953电视遥控器diànshì yáokòngqìTV remote
954电话diànhuàTelephone
955书架shūjiàBookshelf
956dēngLamp
957照相机zhàoxiàngjīCamera
958电脑diànnǎoComputer
959shūBook
960杯子bēiziCup
961wǎnBowl
962盘子pánziPlate
963刀子dāoziKnife
964勺子sháoziSpoon
965叉子chāziFork
966guōPot
967纸巾zhǐjīnTissue, napkin
968梳子shūziComb
969熨斗yùndǒuIron
970垃圾桶lājītǒngTrash bin
vocabulary about household items in chinese

Chinese Vocabulary About Clothing

No.ChinesePinyinMeaning
971衣服yīfúClothes
972衬衫chènshānShirt
973T恤T-xùT-shirt
974裙子qúnziSkirt
975裤子kùziPants
976外套wàitàoCoat
977羽绒服yǔróngfúDown jacket
978连衣裙liányīqúnDress
979西装xīzhuāngSuit
980套装tàozhuāngOutfit
981牛仔裤niúzǎikùJeans
982运动鞋yùndòngxiéSneakers
983皮鞋píxiéLeather shoes
984靴子xuēziBoots
985拖鞋tuōxiéSlippers/Sandals
986帽子màoziHat
987围巾wéijīnScarf
988手套shǒutàoGloves
989袜子wàziSocks
990内衣nèiyīUnderwear
991胸罩xiōngzhàoBra
992内裤nèikùUnderpants
993睡衣shuìyīPajamas
994睡裤shuìkùSleep pants
995背心bèixīnTank top
996夹克jiákèWindbreaker
997运动裤yùndòng kùSweatpants
998游泳衣yóuyǒng yīSwimsuit
999睡袍shuìpáoBathrobe
1000牛仔外套niúzǎi wàitàoDenim jacket

Summary

Learning vocabulary is a fundamental first step when studying Chinese. With this comprehensive list of 1000 common Chinese words from Ni Hao Ma, you’re better equipped to handle everyday conversations. Keep practicing and expanding your vocabulary daily, and you’ll soon be speaking Chinese more naturally and confidently!

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