Survival Chinese Course

Master essential Chinese vocabulary with audio pronunciation guides

236 vocabulary items across 7 practical modules

Beginner

HSK Level 1 Foundation

Essential vocabulary for basic communication. Perfect for your first weeks in China.

Greetings & Politeness

ChinesePinyinEnglishAudio
你好nǐ hǎoHello
您好nín hǎoHello (polite)
再见zàijiànGoodbye
谢谢xièxièThank you
不客气bù kèqiYou're welcome
对不起duìbùqǐSorry
没关系méi guānxiIt's okay / No problem
qǐngPlease
请问qǐng wènExcuse me (to ask a question)
不好意思bù hǎoyìsiExcuse me / Sorry (polite)
麻烦你máfan nǐSorry to bother you

Personal Pronouns

ChinesePinyinEnglishAudio
I / me
You
nínYou (polite)
He / him
She / her
我们wǒmenWe / us
你们nǐmenYou all
他们tāmenThey / them

Numbers 0-20

ChinesePinyinEnglishAudio
língZero
One
èrTwo
sānThree
Four
Five
liùSix
Seven
Eight
jiǔNine
shíTen
十一shí yīEleven
十二shí èrTwelve
二十èr shíTwenty

Question Words

ChinesePinyinEnglishAudio
什么shénmeWhat
哪里nǎlǐWhere
shéiWho
多少duōshǎoHow much / How many
How many (small numbers)
怎么zěnmeHow
为什么wèi shénmeWhy

Family Members

ChinesePinyinEnglishAudio
jiāFamily / Home
爸爸bàbaFather / Dad
妈妈māmaMother / Mom
儿子érziSon
女儿nǚ'érDaughter
孩子háiziChild
丈夫zhàngfuHusband
太太tàitaiWife
哥哥gēgeOlder brother
姐姐jiějiěOlder sister
弟弟dìdiYounger brother
妹妹mèimeiYounger sister

Basic Verbs

ChinesePinyinEnglishAudio
shìTo be
yǒuTo have
zàiTo be at / located
kànTo look / see
tīngTo listen
shuōTo speak / say
To read
xiěTo write
chīTo eat
To drink
láiTo come
To go
mǎiTo buy
xiǎngTo want / think

Common Adjectives

ChinesePinyinEnglishAudio
hǎoGood
Big
xiǎoSmall
duōMany / Much
shǎoFew / Little
lěngCold
Hot
xīnNew
jiùOld
duìCorrect
cuòWrong
gāoTall / High
ǎiShort
kuàiFast
mànSlow

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