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Basic Chinese

Learning path · 10 study sets · 165 words · Chinese vocabulary · Created by Openquiz Team

A roadmap consisting of 10 topics that helps beginner learners become familiar with Chinese and build a solid foundation.

Study sets in this learning path

  1. Basic Greetings (15 words)
    • 下午好 xià wǔ hǎo — Good afternoon.
    • 晚上好 wǎn shang hǎo — Good evening.
    • 再见 zài jiàn — goodbye
    • 你好吗？ nǐ hǎo ma? — How are you?
    • 我很好 wǒ hěn hǎo — I'm fine
    • 我叫... wǒ jiào... — My name is...
    • 你来自哪里？ nǐ lái zì nǎ lǐ? — Where are you from?
    • 我来自美国 wǒ lái zì měi guó — I'm from the United States
    • 最近怎么样？ zuì jìn zěn me yàng? — How have you been?
    • 你好 nǐ hǎo — Hello.
  2. Numbers and Dates (50 words)
    • 零 líng — The number zero.
    • 七 qī — The number seven.
    • 八 bā — The number eight.
    • 九 jiǔ — The number nine.
    • 十 shí — The number ten.
    • 二十 èr shí — number 20
    • 三十 sān shí — number 30
    • 八十 bā shí — number 80
    • 星期天 xīngqī tiān — Sunday
    • 日 rì — day or sun
  3. Family and Friends (15 words)
    • 爸爸 bàba — father
    • 妈妈 māma — mother
    • 奶奶 nǎinai — grandmother
    • 叔叔 shūshu — uncle
    • 阿姨 āyí — aunt
    • 朋友 péngyou — friends
    • 同事 tóngshì — coworker
    • 哥哥 gēge — older brother
    • 姐姐 jiějie — older sister
    • 弟弟 dìdi — younger brother
  4. Colors and Shapes (12 words)
    • 绿色 lǜ sè — green color
    • 黄色 huáng sè — yellow color
    • 黑色 hēi sè — black color
    • 白色 bái sè — white color
    • 粉红色 fěn hóng sè — pink color
    • 红色 hóng sè — red color
    • 蓝色 lán sè — blue color
    • 圆形 yuán xíng — round shape
    • 方形 fāng xíng — square shape
    • 长形 cháng xíng — long shape; oblong
  5. Food and Drinks (20 words)
    • 果汁 guǒ zhī — fruit juice
    • 牛奶 niú nǎi — milk
    • 啤酒 pí jiǔ — an alcoholic drink
    • 水 shuǐ — water
    • 菜单 cài dān — menu
    • 点菜 diǎn cài — order food
    • 服务员 fú wù yuán — a restaurant worker
    • 汤 tāng — soup
    • 饭 fàn — rice
    • 面条 miàn tiáo — noodles
  6. Shopping and Prices (15 words)
    • 买东西 mǎi dōngxi — buying things
    • 多少钱 duō shǎo qián — how much?
    • 颜色 yánsè — color
    • 红色 hóngsè — red
    • 蓝色 lánsè — blue
    • 尺寸 chǐcùn — size
    • 我可以试试吗？ wǒ kěyǐ shìshi ma? — may I try it?
    • 您要哪一种颜色？ nín yào nǎ yī zhǒng yánsè? — which color?
    • 这个太贵了。 zhège tài guì le. — This is too expensive.
    • 质量 zhìliàng — quality
  7. Transportation and Places (8 words)
    • 公共汽车 gōng gòng qì chē — bus
    • 火车 huǒ chē — a train
    • 自行车 zì xíng chē — a bike
    • 汽车 qì chē — a car
    • 学校 xué xiào — school
    • 医院 yī yuàn — hospital
    • 超市 chāo shì — supermarket
    • 公园 gōng yuán — park
  8. Weather and Seasons (8 words)
    • 雨 yǔ — rain
    • 晴 qíng — sunny; clear
    • 风 fēng — moving air
    • 冷 lěng — cold
    • 冬天 dōng tiān — winter
    • 春天 chūn tiān — spring
    • 夏天 xià tiān — summer
    • 秋天 qiū tiān — autumn; fall
  9. Emotions and Personality (7 words)
    • 快乐 kuài lè — feeling happy
    • 悲伤 bēi shāng — feeling sad
    • 生气 shēng qì — feeling angry
    • 惊讶 jīng yà — feeling surprised
    • 友好 yǒu hǎo — kind and nice
    • 勤奋 qín fèn — hard-working
    • 开朗 kāi lǎng — open and cheerful
  10. Work and Occupations (15 words)
    • 老师 lǎoshī — teacher
    • 工程师 gōngchéngshī — engineer
    • 医生 yīshēng — doctor
    • 工作 gōngzuò — work; job
    • 开会 kāihuì — hold a meeting; attend a meeting
    • 休息 xiūxi — rest; take a break
    • 同事 tóngshì — colleague
    • 老板 lǎobǎn — boss
    • 学生 xuéshēng — student
    • 上班 shàngbān — to go to work

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