Mandarin vocab
242 cards across 13 units
Tone-coloured pinyin, measure words, and priority flags. Search any field.
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🎨 Hobbies · 14
爱好àihào
hobby
priority
喜欢xǐhuan
to like
priority
听tīng
to listen
priority
唱chàng
to sing
priority
唱歌chàng gē
to sing (a song)
priorityrecog
跳舞tiào wǔ
to dance
priority
打dǎ
to hit / play (ball)
priority
打篮球dǎ lánqiú
to play basketball
priorityrecog
球qiú
ball
priority
音乐yīnyuè
music
priority
歌gē
song
priority
电视diànshì
television
priority
电影diànyǐng
film / movie
部priority
书shū
book
本priority
⏰ Time · 20
太tài
too (excessively)
priority
忙máng
busy
priority
很hěn
very
priority
还是háishi
or (in questions)
priority
可是kěshì
but
priority
刻kè
quarter hour
priority
有的时候yǒude shíhou
sometimes
priority
常常chángcháng
often
priority
几点jǐ diǎn
what time?
priorityrecog
你今天忙不忙nǐ jīntiān máng bu máng
are you busy today?
priorityrecog
所以suǒyǐ
so / therefore
priority
因为yīnwèi
because
priority
为什么wèishénme
why
priority
分钟fēnzhōng
minute (duration)
时间shíjiān
time
周末zhōumò
weekend
priority
平时píngshí
usually / normally
一会儿yíhuìr
a little while
马上mǎshàng
right away / soon
以后yǐhòu
after / later / in the future
priority
📅 Dates · 20
月yuè
month / moon
priority
日rì
day / sun
priority
星期xīngqī
week
priority
天tiān
day
priority
生shēng
to give birth / be born
priority
今天几月几号jīntiān jǐ yuè jǐ hào
what date is today?
priorityrecog
今天星期几jīntiān xīngqī jǐ
what day is today?
priorityrecog
一月yīyuè
January
二月èryuè
February
三月sānyuè
March
六月liùyuè
June
十二月shí'èryuè
December
号hào
day of month
priority
年nián
year
priority
今年jīnnián
this year
priority
去年qùnián
last year
明年míngnián
next year
生日shēngrì
birthday
priority
节日jiérì
holiday / festival
假期jiàqī
vacation / time off
👨👩👧 Family · 20
老师lǎoshī
teacher
位priority
学生xuéshēng
student
priority
大学生dàxuéshēng
university student
priority
律师lǜshī
lawyer
位priority
医生yīshēng
doctor
位priority
同学tóngxué
classmate
priority
口kǒu
measure word (family members)
priority
哥哥gēge
older brother
priority
姐姐jiějie
older sister
priority
弟弟dìdi
younger brother
priority
妹妹mèimei
younger sister
priority
儿子érzi
son
女儿nǚ'ér
daughter
孩子háizi
child / kid
老公lǎogōng
husband
老婆lǎopó
wife
朋友péngyou
friend
priority
男朋友nán péngyou
boyfriend
女朋友nǚ péngyou
girlfriend
家人jiārén
family member(s)
口priority
🔢 Numbers · 20
多duō
many / much / how much
priority
岁suì
years of age
priority
你几岁nǐ jǐ suì
how old are you? (for children)
priorityrecog
你多大nǐ duō dà
how old are you? (for teens+)
priorityrecog
三sān
three
priority
四sì
four
priority
五wǔ
five
priority
六liù
six
priority
七qī
seven
priority
八bā
eight
priority
九jiǔ
nine
priority
十shí
ten
priority
十一shí yī
eleven
二十èrshí
twenty
一百yìbǎi
one hundred
一千yìqiān
one thousand
一万yíwàn
ten thousand
几jǐ
how many (small)
priority
多少duōshao
how many / how much
priority
第一dì-yī
first
👋 Greetings · 20
您nín
you (respectful)
priority
贵姓guì xìng
honourable surname / what's your surname?
priority
先生xiānsheng
Mr / sir
priority
小姐xiǎojiě
Miss
priority
认识rènshi
to meet / know (someone)
priority
高兴gāoxìng
happy / pleased
priority
呢ne
question particle (and you?)
priority
对duì
right / correct
priority
见jiàn
to see / meet
priority
明天见míngtiān jiàn
see you tomorrow
priorityrecog
太好了tài hǎo le
that's great
priorityrecog
我爱你wǒ ài nǐ
I love you
priorityrecog
对不起duìbuqǐ
sorry (serious)
priority
不好意思bù hǎoyìsi
sorry / excuse me
priority
没关系méi guānxi
it doesn't matter
priority
请问qǐng wèn
excuse me (may I ask)
priority
欢迎huānyíng
welcome
priority
好久不见hǎojiǔ bú jiàn
long time no see
最近怎么样zuìjìn zěnmeyàng
how have you been?
挺好的tǐng hǎo de
pretty good
🧩 Pronouns & verbs · 21
们men
pluraliser (suffix for pronouns/people)
priority
叫jiào
to be called
priority
爱ài
to love
priority
住zhù
to live / reside
priority
在zài
at / in
priority
打dǎ
to hit / play (ball)
priority
听tīng
to listen
priority
唱chàng
to sing
priority
跳舞tiào wǔ
to dance
priority
喜欢xǐhuan
to like
priority
请客qǐng kè
to invite / play the host
priorityrecog
工作gōngzuò
to work / job
priority
唱歌chàng gē
to sing (a song)
priorityrecog
打篮球dǎ lánqiú
to play basketball
priorityrecog
电视diànshì
television
priority
电影diànyǐng
film / movie
部priority
音乐yīnyuè
music
priority
歌gē
song
priority
书shū
book
本priority
球qiú
ball
priority
我是英国人wǒ shì yīngguó rén
I am English
priorityrecog
🥟 Food & drink · 20
饭fàn
meal / rice (generic)
priority
菜cài
dish / cuisine
priority
爱好àihào
hobby
priority
怎么样zěnmeyàng
how about it? / how's it?
priorityrecog
饺子jiǎozi
dumplings
鸡肉jīròu
chicken (meat)
牛肉niúròu
beef
猪肉zhūròu
pork
鱼yú
fish
条
蔬菜shūcài
vegetables
水果shuǐguǒ
fruit
苹果píngguǒ
apple
个
水shuǐ
water
priority
茶chá
tea
杯priority
咖啡kāfēi
coffee
杯priority
牛奶niúnǎi
milk
杯
啤酒píjiǔ
beer
瓶
早饭zǎofàn
breakfast
priority
午饭wǔfàn
lunch
priority
晚饭wǎnfàn
dinner
priority
🧭 Places & directions · 20
大学dàxué
university
priority
英国Yīngguó
UK / Britain
priority
伦敦Lúndūn
London
priority
外国wàiguó
foreign country
priority
中文zhōngwén
Chinese (language)
priority
英文yīngwén
English (language)
priority
厕所cèsuǒ
toilet / restroom
银行yínháng
bank
机场jīchǎng
airport
火车站huǒchēzhàn
train station
地铁dìtiě
subway / metro
中国Zhōngguó
China
priority
美国Měiguó
United States
上shàng
up / on / previous
下xià
down / under / next
左zuǒ
left
右yòu
right
前qián
front / ahead
后hòu
back / behind
里lǐ
inside
🎵 Tones · 20
一yī
one
priority
二èr
two
priority
三sān
three
priority
四sì
four
priority
五wǔ
five
priority
六liù
six
priority
七qī
seven
priority
八bā
eight
priority
九jiǔ
nine
priority
十shí
ten
priority
我wǒ
I / me
priority
你nǐ
you
priority
他tā
he / him
priority
她tā
she / her
priority
是shì
to be (is / am / are)
priority
有yǒu
to have / there is
priority
去qù
to go
priority
来lái
to come
priority
吃chī
to eat
priority
看kàn
to look / watch / read
priority
🔢 Measure Words · 12
鱼yú
fish
条
茶chá
tea
杯priority
咖啡kāfēi
coffee
杯priority
牛奶niúnǎi
milk
杯
啤酒píjiǔ
beer
瓶
苹果píngguǒ
apple
个
中国Zhōngguó
China
priority
老师lǎoshī
teacher
位priority
律师lǜshī
lawyer
位priority
医生yīshēng
doctor
位priority
书shū
book
本priority
口kǒu
measure word (family members)
priority
🀄 Pinyin → Character · 20
你好nǐ hǎo
hi / hello
priority
谢谢xièxie
thanks
priority
请问qǐng wèn
excuse me (may I ask)
priority
我wǒ
I / me
priority
你nǐ
you
priority
是shì
to be (is / am / are)
priority
吃chī
to eat
priority
看kàn
to look / watch / read
priority
一yī
one
priority
三sān
three
priority
十shí
ten
priority
爸爸bàba
dad
priority
妈妈māma
mom
priority
姐姐jiějie
older sister
priority
现在xiànzài
now
priority
今天jīntiān
today
priority
吃饭chī fàn
to eat (a meal)
priority
茶chá
tea
杯priority
学校xuéxiào
school
中国Zhōngguó
China
priority
📖 Grammar · 15
A 的 B我的老师 — wǒ de lǎoshī
'de' marks possession (≈ English 's). 'my teacher'
recog
有 / 没有yǒu / méiyǒu
yǒu = have/exist. Negated only with 没, never 不: 没有, not 不有.
recog
是 vs 有shì vs yǒu
是 = is/identity (我是学生). 有 = have/exist (我有书).
recog
二 vs 两èr vs liǎng
两 before measure words (两个人). 二 for counting (一, 二, 三).
recog
Num + 个 + N三个老师 — sān ge lǎoshī
Measure word always sits between number and noun. 个 is the default.
recog
这/那 + 个 + N那个学生 — nà ge xuéshēng
'this'/'that' also take a measure word before the noun.
recog
Subject + 都 + Verb他们都是学生 — tāmen dōu shì xuéshēng
都 = all/both. Always sits before the verb.
recog
不都 vs 都不不都是 (not all) vs 都不是 (none are)
Position of 不 relative to 都 flips the meaning. 都不 = none; 不都 = not all.
recog
V 不 V ?你忙不忙? — nǐ máng bu máng?
A-not-A questions: repeat the verb/adjective with 不 between. Equivalent to adding 吗.
recog
S + V + O + 吗?你是学生吗? — nǐ shì xuéshēng ma?
Adding 吗 at the end turns any statement into a yes/no question.
recog
N + 们老师们, 我们
们 pluralises personal pronouns/people nouns. Not used with non-human nouns.
recog
还 qǐng ...还请李友 — hái qǐng Lǐ Yǒu
还 = also/as well. Marks an additional person or thing in the same situation.
recog
那 + clause那我们去看电影 — nà wǒmen qù kàn diànyǐng
那 = 'in that case'. Links your reply to what was just said.
recog
去 + V去看电影 — qù kàn diànyǐng
'go and do X' — use 去 before the action when it happens elsewhere.
recog
因为 ... 所以 ...因为我很忙，所以不去 — yīnwèi wǒ hěn máng, suǒyǐ bú qù
'because...therefore...' — pair 因为 + 所以 across the two clauses.
recog