Chinese Dictionary

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✨ Adjective 💨 Adverb 🔧 Auxiliary 🔗 Conjunction 👉 Demonstrative Pronoun 💬 Interjection ❓ Interrogative Pronoun ❔ Interrogative Word 📦 Noun 🔢 Numeral ✨ Particle 👤 Personal Pronoun 🤲 Possessive Pronoun 🔀 Preposition 🎭 Pronoun 🔢 Quantifier 📝 Sentence 🏃 Verb

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🌸 TOCFL 1 🌺 TOCFL 2 🌼 TOCFL 3

⭐ Level 1 ⭐

Start Your Chinese Journey: Master Essential Greetings & Phrases That Get Conversations Flowing!

我wǒ

I, me, my

你nǐ

you (singular)

是shì

be (am, is, are)

不bù

not

好hǎo

good, well, okay

你nǐ好hǎo

hello

爱ài

love

不bù是shì

no, is not

的de

of, 's

是shì的de

yes

我wǒ是shì

I am

我wǒ不bù是shì

I am not

我wǒ爱ài你nǐ

I love you

好hǎo的de

okay, alright

我wǒ的de

my, mine

你nǐ的de

your, yours

你nǐ很hěn好hǎo

You are good

⭐ Level 2 ⭐

Build Your Chinese Foundation: Learn Everyday Words & Pronouns to Express Simple Thoughts & Needs!

他tā

he, him, his

她tā

she, her

们men

plural marker

我wǒ们men

we, us, our

有yǒu

have

在zài

in, at

很hěn

very, quite

人rén

person

一yī

one

二èr

two

水shuǐ

water

吃chī

eat

喝hē

drink

谢xiè谢xiè

thank you, thanks

再zài见jiàn

goodbye

今jīn天tiān

today

他tā很hěn好hǎo

He is very good

我wǒ们men有yǒu水shuǐ

We have water

我wǒ在zài吃chī

I am eating

谢xiè谢xiè你nǐ

Thank you

今jīn天tiān很hěn好hǎo

Today is very good

⭐ Level 3 ⭐

Ask & Discover in Chinese: Master Question Words & Useful Vocabulary to Satisfy Your Curiosity!

什shén么me

what

谁shuí

who

哪nǎ

which

吗ma

question particle

呢ne

question particle

三sān

three

四sì

four

五wǔ

five

家jiā

home

来lái

come

去qù

go

看kàn

look, see, read, watch

听tīng

listen, hear

朋péng友yǒu

friend

喜xǐ欢huān

to like

钱qián

money

他tā是shì谁shuí

Who is he?

你nǐ有yǒu什shén么me

What do you have?

我wǒ喜xǐ欢huān看kàn

I like to look/watch

我wǒ去qù朋péng友yǒu家jiā

I go to my friend's home

你nǐ有yǒu三sān个gè朋péng友yǒu吗ma

Do you have three friends?

⭐ Level 4 ⭐

Tell Time Like a Native: Learn to Discuss Schedules, Make Plans & Count Beyond the Basics!

明míng天tiān

tomorrow

昨zuó天tiān

yesterday

上shàng午wǔ

morning

中zhōng午wǔ

noon

下xià午wǔ

afternoon

点diǎn

o'clock, point, dot

分fēn钟zhōng

minute

现xiàn在zài

now

六liù

six

七qī

seven

八bā

eight

九jiǔ

nine

十shí

ten

了le

completed action marker

想xiǎng

want, think, miss

做zuò

do, make

昨zuó天tiān我wǒ做zuò了le什shén么me

What did I do yesterday?

明míng天tiān上shàng午wǔ十shí点diǎn

Tomorrow morning at ten o'clock

我wǒ想xiǎng去qù吃chī

I want to go eat

现xiàn在zài几jǐ点diǎn了le

What time is it now?

⭐ Level 5 ⭐

Navigate Family & Places: Connect with Loved Ones & Find Your Way Around Key Locations in Chinese!

爸bà爸bà

father

妈mā妈mā

mother

儿ér子zi

son

女nǚ儿ér

daughter

学xué校xiào

school

饭fàn店diàn

restaurant

商shāng店diàn

store

医yī院yuàn

hospital

上shàng

up

下xià

down

前qián面miàn

front

后hòu面miàn

behind

里lǐ

inside

中zhōng

middle

老lǎo师shī

teacher

学xué生shēng

student

我wǒ爸bà爸bà是shì老lǎo师shī

My father is a teacher

学xué生shēng在zài学xué校xiào

The students are at school

饭fàn店diàn在zài前qián面miàn

The restaurant is in front

妈mā妈mā和hé女nǚ儿ér去qù商shāng店diàn

Mother and daughter go to the store

⭐ Level 6 ⭐

Action in Chinese: Master Essential Verbs to Describe Your Daily Activities & Abilities!

说shuō

speak, say, talk

读dú

read, study

写xiě

write

睡shuì觉jué

sleep, go to bed

打dǎ电diàn话huà

make a phone call

买mǎi

buy, purchase

开kāi

open, start, drive

坐zuò

sit, take (transportation)

住zhù

live, reside, stay

工gōng作zuò

work, job

学xué习xí

study, learn

看kàn见jiàn

see, catch sight of

叫jiào

call, be called

认rèn识shí

know, recognize

会huì

can, will, be able to

能néng

can, be able to

我wǒ会huì说shuō汉hàn语yǔ

I can speak Chinese

他tā不bù能néng住zhù在zài学xué校xiào

He cannot live at school

我wǒ想xiǎng认rèn识shí你nǐ的de朋péng友yǒu

I want to know your friend

你nǐ认rèn识shí我wǒ的de老lǎo师shī吗ma

Do you know my teacher?

⭐ Level 7 ⭐

Counting & Calendars Made Easy: Discuss Dates, Quantities & Time Periods Like a Pro!

年nián

year

月yuè

month

日rì

sun, day

号hào

date, number

星xīng期qī

week

时shí候hòu

time

个gè

generic quantifier

岁suì

year (of age)

块kuài

piece, chunk

本běn

measure word for books

些xiē

some, a few

几jǐ

how many

多duō少shǎo

how many, how much

哪nǎ儿ér

where

怎zěn么me

how, why

怎zěn么me样yàng

how (is it)

今jīn年nián是shì几jǐ月yuè

What month is it this year?

下xià个gè星xīng期qī我wǒ不bù去qù学xué校xiào

Next week I'm not going to school

我wǒ想xiǎng买mǎi些xiē本běn书shū

I want to buy some books

你nǐ多duō大dà

How old are you?

⭐ Level 8 ⭐

Things Around You in Chinese: Name Common Objects & Talk About Your Favorite Items!

茶chá

tea

菜cài

vegetable, dish

米mǐ饭fàn

rice

水shuǐ果guǒ

fruit

苹píng果guǒ

apple

杯bēi子zi

cup

衣yī服fú

clothing, clothes

书shū

book

字zì

character

桌zhuō子zi

desk, table

椅yǐ子zi

chair

电diàn视shì

television

电diàn脑nǎo

computer

电diàn影yǐng

movie

东dōng西xī

thing

名míng字zì

name

杯bēi子zi里lǐ有yǒu茶chá

There is tea in the cup

我wǒ想xiǎng买mǎi衣yī服fú

I want to buy clothes

这zhè个gè苹píng果guǒ很hěn大dà

This apple is very big

米mǐ饭fàn和hé水shuǐ果guǒ在zài桌zhuō子zi上shàng

Rice and fruit are on the table

⭐ Level 9 ⭐

Express Yourself Colorfully: Add Detail & Emotion to Your Chinese with Expressive Modifiers!

和hé

and

太tài

too, extremely

都dōu

all, both

一yī点diǎn儿ér

a little bit

好hǎo

good, well, okay

大dà

big, large

小xiǎo

small, little

多duō

many, much

少shǎo

few, little

冷lěng

cold

热rè

hot

高gāo兴xīng

happy, glad

漂piāo亮liàng

beautiful, pretty

请qǐng

please

不bù客kè气qì

you're welcome

对duì不bù起qǐ

sorry

没méi关guān系xì

it doesn't matter, it's okay

我wǒ的de书shū很hěn大dà

My book is very big

对duì不bù起qǐ，，我wǒ不bù在zài家jiā了le

Sorry, I'm not at home anymore

这zhè个gè菜cài太tài多duō了le

This dish is too much

他tā们men都dōu很hěn高gāo兴xīng

They are all very happy

⭐ Level 10 ⭐

Explore China & Beyond: Talk About Travel, Places & Cultural Topics with Confidence!

中zhōng国guó

China

北běi京jīng

Beijing

飞fēi机jī

airplane

出chū租zū车chē

taxi

天tiān气qì

weather

猫māo

cat

狗gǒu

dog

下xià雨yǔ

rain, to rain

回huí

return, go back

同tóng学xué

classmate

医yī生shēng

doctor

先xiān生shēng

sir, Mr.

小xiǎo姐jiě

Miss, Ms.

它tā

it, its

你nǐ们men

you (plural)

我wǒ想xiǎng去qù中zhōng国guó

I want to go to China

你nǐ们men在zài看kàn什shén么me电diàn影yǐng

What movie are you (plural) watching?

北běi京jīng的de天tiān气qì很hěn冷lěng

Beijing's weather is very cold

医yī生shēng说shuō我wǒ的de猫māo很hěn好hǎo

The doctor says my cat is very good