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Numbers
Chinese uses a Base 10 system just like in English. So this is the easiest section of all to learn.
| Number | Character | Pronounced |
|---|---|---|
| One | 一 | yī |
| Two | 二 | èr |
| Three | 三 | sān |
| Four | 四 | sì |
| Five | 五 | wǔ |
| Six | 六 | liù |
| Seven | 七 | qī |
| Eight | 八 | bā |
| Nine | 九 | jiǔ |
| Ten | 十 | shí |
Even more...
| Number | Character | Pronounced |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 十 | shí |
| 100 | 百 | bǎi |
| 1000 | 千 | qiān |
| 10000 | 万 | wàn |
| 0 | 零 | líng |
Dates
Some very basic information on dates and times
| Date/Time | Character | Pronounced |
|---|---|---|
| noon | 中午 | zhōngwǔ |
| day (date) | 日 | rì |
| day | 天 | tiān |
| yesterday | 昨天 | zuótiān |
| today | 今天 | jīntiān |
| tomorrow | 明天 | míngtiān |
| week | 星期 | xīngqī |
| month | 月 | yuè |
| year | 年 | nián |
Most Commonly Used Chinese Characters
Mandarin Chinese Flashcards for most commonly used Chinese characters. The Chinese characters are in traditional form.
| Chinese character | pinyin |
|---|---|
| 的 | de |
| 是 | shì |
Dining Vocabulary
| English | Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| restaurant | 饭馆 | 飯館 | fànguǎn |
| waiter | 服务员 | 服務員 | fúwù yuán |
| seat | 位子 | 位子 | wèizi |
| table | 桌子 | 桌子 | zhuōzi |
| to order dishes | 点菜 | 點菜 | diǎncài |
| dumplings | 饺子 | 餃子 | jiǎozi |
| vegetarian | 素 | 素 | sù |
| plate | 盘 | 盤 | pán |
| home-style tofu | 家常豆腐 | 家常豆腐 | jiācháng dòufu |
| tofu | 豆腐 | 豆腐 | dòufu |
| meat | 肉 | 肉 | ròu |
| bowl | 碗 | 碗 | wǎn |
| hot and sour soup | 酸辣汤 | 酸辣湯 | suānlàtāng |
| spicy; hot | 辣 | 辣 | là |
| sour | 酸 | 酸 | suān |
| soup | 汤 | 湯 | tāng |
| to put in | 放 | 放 | fàng |
| MSG (monosodium glutamate) | 味精 | 味精 | wèijīng |
| thirsty | 渴 | 渴 | kě |
| these | 这些 | 這些 | zhèxiē |
| enough | 够 | 夠 | gòu |
| hungry; to starve | 饿 | 餓 | è |
| to serve dishes | 上菜 | 上菜 | shàngcài |
| indicates food is ready | 好 | 好 | hǎo |
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