CIE IGCSE Mandarin

Wǒ ；me , I

nǐ/nín; you; (respectful) you

tā , he; him

tā, she; her

zhè, this

nà,that/there

péng yǒu, friend(s)

jiā, home; family

jiě jie, elder sister

dìdi, younger brother

gēgē, elder brother

mèi mèi, younger sister

māma, mother

bàba, father

yéye, paternal grandpa (father's,side)

nǎi nai, paternal grandma (father's,side)

rén, people; person

yīng guó rén, British

zhōng guó rén, Chinese

mǎ lái xī yà, Malysia

wài guó, foreign country

wài guó rén, foreigner

shì, to be

shì de, yes (positive form of shì)

ma, particle (question)

gāo, tall

gāoxìng, happy; pleased

hǎo, good

hǎokàn, pretty; good,looking

yǒu hǎo, friendly

máng, busy

dà, big; large; great

xiǎo, small; little

shuài, handsome

kě ài, cute

chǒng wù, pet

dòng wù, animal

gǒu, dog

māo, cat

mǎ, horse

jīn yú, goldfish

tù zi, rabbit

lǎo hǔ, tiger

xióng māo, panda

wǒ men, we, us

men, a plural suffix

hěn, very

bù, not; no

nǐ de, your; yours

wǒ de, my; mine

de, (a possessive particle used after pronoun/noun)

yìn ní rén, Indonesian

běi jīng, Beijing; Peking

shàng hǎi, Shang Hai

xiāng găng, Hong Kong

shū, book(s)

huà, to paint, to draw; painting

mén, door; gate; entrance

háizi, child; children; kids

xǐ huān, to like

ài, to like, to love

xiǎng, to think; would like to; to want to

yào, to want; to need; to request

huì, to know; can; to be able to

néng, can; be able to

kěyǐ, may; allowed

yīng gāi, should; ought to

yě, also, too

dōu, Both; all

chángcháng, often

tīng, to listen

shuō/shuō huà, to say; to talk

kàn, to read; to see; to watch

dǎ, to strike; to play

tī, to kick; to play

jiāo, to teach

zuò, to do; to become

wèn, to ask

qù, to go (somewhere)

ài hào, hobby

kāixīn, happy

huà huàr, to draw, to paint

lánqíu, basketball

zú qiú, football

wǎng qíu, tennis

pīng pāng qiú, table tennis

yǔ máo qíu, badminton

yóu yǒng, swimming, to swim

yùn dòng, sports

yīn yuè, music

diàn yǐng, film

diàn shì, television; TV

diàn yǐng yuàn, cinema

shāng diàn, shop; store

shén me, what

tiān tiān/měi tiān, every day

lǎo shī, teacher

míng xīng, famous person;star

míng rén, celebrity, famous person

wèi shén me, why