| wǒ | I; me | Word | | |
| nǐ | you | Word | | |
| rén | person | Word | | |
| yǒu | to have; there is | Word | | |
| bù | not; no | Word | | |
| kàn | to look; to watch; to read | Word | | |
| tīng | to listen | Word | | |
| shuō | to speak; to say | Word | | |
| qù | to go | Word | | |
| lái | to come | Word | | |
| shuǐ | water | Word | | |
| chá | tea | Word | | |
| nǐhǎo | hello | Word | | |
| xièxie | thank you | Word | | |
| qǐng | please; to invite | Word | | |
| zài | again; once more (a future repetition) | Word | | |
| màn | slow | Word | | |
| dǒng | to understand | Word | | |
| zhōngwén | Chinese (language) | Word | | |
| yīdiǎnr | a little; a bit | Word | | |
| xiǎng | to want; to think; to miss | Word | | |
| hē | to drink | Word | | |
| kāfēi | coffee | Word | | |
| bēi | cup; cupful (measure word) | Word | | |
| yī | one | Word | | |
| zhè | this | Word | | |
| nà | that | Word | | |
| duōshǎoqián | how much money; how much does it cost? | Word | | |
| kuài | yuan (colloquial); piece; chunk | Word | | |
| shí | ten | Word | | |
| xiànzài | now | Word | | |
| jīntiān | today | Word | | |
| míngtiān | tomorrow | Word | | |
| péngyou | friend | Word | | |
| shū | book | Word | | |
| shūdiàn | bookshop | Word | | |
| nǎlǐ | where | Word | | |
| zhèlǐ | here | Word | | |
| nàlǐ | there | Word | | |
| zài | at; in; located at | Word | | |
| jìn | near; close | Word | | |
| zǒu | to walk; to leave | Word | | |
| yīqǐ | together | Word | | |
| hǎo | good; okay | Word | | |
