Chinese - Basic Vocabulary

This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Chinese language, including around 200 words.

1. Numbers

Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions

2. Colors

Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you

3. Animals

Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world

4. People

Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people

5. Objects

Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life

6. Food

Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures

7. Time

Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions

8. Verbs

Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions

9. Adjectives

Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things

10. Connectors

Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences

11. Professions

Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors