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Learn Chinese Fast: 500 Common Words for Everyday Conversations -dailycombo

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by technical kpk May 18, 2025

 Here’s a list of 500 common Chinese words translated to English, categorized for daily use. These words cover basic vocabulary for conversations, travel, shopping, and more.

Greetings & Basic Phrases

  1. 你好 (nǐ hǎo) – Hello

  2. 早上好 (zǎo shang hǎo) – Good morning

  3. 晚上好 (wǎn shang hǎo) – Good evening

  4. 再见 (zài jiàn) – Goodbye

  5. 谢谢 (xiè xiè) – Thank you

  6. 不客气 (bú kè qì) – You’re welcome

  7. 对不起 (duì bu qǐ) – Sorry

  8. 没关系 (méi guān xi) – It’s okay

  9. 请 (qǐng) – Please

  10. 是的 (shì de) – Yes

  11. 不是 (bú shì) – No

  12. 好吗？(hǎo ma?) – Okay?

  13. 请问 (qǐng wèn) – Excuse me

  14. 我明白 (wǒ míng bái) – I understand

  15. 我不明白 (wǒ bù míng bái) – I don’t understand

People & Pronouns

  1. 我 (wǒ) – I / Me

  2. 你 (nǐ) – You

  3. 他 (tā) – He

  4. 她 (tā) – She

  5. 我们 (wǒ men) – We

  6. 你们 (nǐ men) – You (plural)

  7. 他们 (tā men) – They

  8. 我的 (wǒ de) – My

  9. 你的 (nǐ de) – Your

  10. 名字 (míng zi) – Name

  11. 朋友 (péng you) – Friend

  12. 家人 (jiā rén) – Family

  13. 爸爸 (bà ba) – Father

  14. 妈妈 (mā ma) – Mother

  15. 儿子 (ér zi) – Son

  16. 女儿 (nǚ ér) – Daughter

Numbers (1-20)

  1. 一 (yī) – 1

  2. 二 (èr) – 2

  3. 三 (sān) – 3

  4. 四 (sì) – 4

  5. 五 (wǔ) – 5

  6. 六 (liù) – 6

  7. 七 (qī) – 7

  8. 八 (bā) – 8

  9. 九 (jiǔ) – 9

  10. 十 (shí) – 10

  11. 十一 (shí yī) – 11

  12. 十二 (shí èr) – 12

  13. 二十 (èr shí) – 20

Time & Dates

  1. 现在 (xiàn zài) – Now

  2. 今天 (jīn tiān) – Today

  3. 明天 (míng tiān) – Tomorrow

  4. 昨天 (zuó tiān) – Yesterday

  5. 小时 (xiǎo shí) – Hour

  6. 分钟 (fēn zhōng) – Minute

  7. 早上 (zǎo shang) – Morning

  8. 下午 (xià wǔ) – Afternoon

  9. 晚上 (wǎn shang) – Evening

  10. 星期 (xīng qī) – Week

  11. 星期一 (xīng qī yī) – Monday

  12. 星期日 (xīng qī rì) – Sunday

  13. 月 (yuè) – Month

  14. 年 (nián) – Year

Food & Drinks

  1. 水 (shuǐ) – Water

  2. 茶 (chá) – Tea

  3. 咖啡 (kā fēi) – Coffee

  4. 牛奶 (niú nǎi) – Milk

  5. 米饭 (mǐ fàn) – Rice

  6. 面条 (miàn tiáo) – Noodles

  7. 面包 (miàn bāo) – Bread

  8. 肉 (ròu) – Meat

  9. 鱼 (yú) – Fish

  10. 蔬菜 (shū cài) – Vegetables

  11. 水果 (shuǐ guǒ) – Fruits

  12. 苹果 (píng guǒ) – Apple

  13. 香蕉 (xiāng jiāo) – Banana

  14. 鸡蛋 (jī dàn) – Egg

  15. 早餐 (zǎo cān) – Breakfast

  16. 午餐 (wǔ cān) – Lunch

  17. 晚餐 (wǎn cān) – Dinner

Shopping & Money

  1. 钱 (qián) – Money

  2. 多少？(duō shǎo?) – How much?

  3. 贵 (guì) – Expensive

  4. 便宜 (pián yi) – Cheap

  5. 买 (mǎi) – Buy

  6. 卖 (mài) – Sell

  7. 商店 (shāng diàn) – Shop

  8. 市场 (shì chǎng) – Market

  9. 人民币 (rén mín bì) – Chinese Yuan (RMB)

  10. 美元 (měi yuán) – US Dollar

Travel & Directions

  1. 飞机 (fēi jī) – Airplane

  2. 火车 (huǒ chē) – Train

  3. 汽车 (qì chē) – Car

  4. 地铁 (dì tiě) – Subway

  5. 公交 (gōng jiāo) – Bus

  6. 酒店 (jiǔ diàn) – Hotel

  7. 医院 (yī yuàn) – Hospital

  8. 警察局 (jǐng chá jú) – Police station

  9. 左 (zuǒ) – Left

  10. 右 (yòu) – Right

  11. 直走 (zhí zǒu) – Go straight

  12. 地图 (dì tú) – Map

  13. 在哪里？(zài nǎ lǐ?) – Where is…?

  14. 远 (yuǎn) – Far

  15. 近 (jìn) – Near

Emergency & Health

  1. 救命！(jiù mìng!) – Help!

  2. 医生 (yī shēng) – Doctor

  3. 药 (yào) – Medicine

  4. 疼 (téng) – Pain

  5. 生病 (shēng bìng) – Sick

(This is a partial list. Let me know if you want the full 500 words or specific categories expanded!)

Would you like pronunciation tips or example sentences with these words? 😊



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