Chinese vocabulary — Daily Life topic

a bit; a little while

a moment; a little while

half

together

the same; alike

a little; a bit

together

one side

on, above, on top of

to go to school

last time

to go to work

to go to class, to attend class

to get on a vehicle (car, bus, train, etc.)

above, the top side

next time

to finish work, to get off work

to get off a vehicle (car, bus, train, etc.)

below, underneath

not big, not very

incorrect, wrong

no need, need not

thing, object

secondary school student

matter, thing, affair

to introduce (someone to someone)

from

to rest

to live; to reside

to do; to make

to close; to shut

to close (a door, lid, etc.)

again; once more

best

to prepare

to go out, to exit

to go out

to come out

to divide; to separate

other, different

other people, others

other, others

to arrive (at a place)

in front, front

the day before yesterday

to move

movement, gesture

to wrap

lunch

half a day

south, the south side

to go

right side; the right

to eat

to eat a meal

the day after tomorrow

behind; at the back

bar (a place serving drinks, internet, etc.)

to listen

to hear

to tell (someone)

which ones

where

to drink

to return; to go back

to return; to go back

to go home

to come back; to return

abroad; overseas

library

to be at; to be present

at home

ground, earth

on the ground, on the floor

place, locality

location, spot, place

bad

to sit down

outside, outer

outside

how much, how many

university student

woman

they, them (female)

delicious; tasty

pleasant to listen to (of sound or melody)

fun; interesting; enjoyable

good-looking; nice (in appearance)

to study; to learn

child

in the home; inside the house

correct, right

child, kid

then; in that case

work; job

left side; the left

to help

to help

often, frequently

often, frequently

dry

to do what

clean

bed

to open

to joke; to make a joke

to drive a car

to receive, to obtain

to forget

to forget

busy

fast; quick

house

room

hand

to make (a phone call), to hit (a ball), etc.

to open

to play ball

to take a taxi

to look for; to search

to find; to locate

to take, to hold, to grasp

to put; to place

date

breakfast

time

to understand

Sunday

Sunday

is it or not, right (used to ask for confirmation)

evening, night

dinner

some; a few

famous

sometimes

useful

some (used before a noun)

to come

cup, glass

floor (of a building)

time (occurrence)

to be in the middle of (an action happening at the moment of speaking)

hair, fur (of an animal)

car, automobile

it's nothing, never mind

it's nothing, you're welcome

to wash

restroom, toilet

to play, to have fun

class (in school)

birthday

to be angry

to fall ill, to get sick

to use

electricity

movie, film

cinema, movie theater

to be sick, to be ill

white

daytime

to look; to watch; to read

to see; to catch sight of

to see a doctor

really; truly

really; truly

a particle indicating a continuing state

to sleep

to sleep

ticket

to wear (clothes), to put on (shoes)

to laugh; to smile

rank, class, grade

to give

online, on the internet

online friend

old (of people)

to take an exam; to test

can, to be able to

flower

all right; okay

the west side, to the west

to meet; to see

to remember firmly; to keep in mind

to remember

to try, to test

words; speech

to say, to speak

to talk, to speak

to ask for leave

please sit down

please come in

to read

to walk

to get up, to rise

to get up, to get out of bed

to get up, to stand up

with; together with

road, path

on the road, on the way

on one's body, on the body

body

on the vehicle

station, bus stop

still; yet

to return; to give back

still; as before

also have; in addition

these

here; this place

this side

here

to enter; to go in

to go in; to enter

to come in

far; distant

to give, to present (a gift)

those

there, that place

over there, that side

there

inside, within

to repeat; again

important

wrong, mistaken

door

to ask

middle; in the middle

difficult, hard

very; extremely

noodles

page (of a book)

to fly

cooked rice

immediately, right away

road, street

certainly; definitely

a little bit; a tiny bit

a lifetime; one's whole life

always; continuously

have a safe trip; bon voyage

next week

before long; after a little while; in a moment

not enough; insufficient in quantity or degree

not very; not too; not so good

to feel embarrassed

not as good as; inferior to

dissatisfied; discontented

won't do; not allowed; impossible

don't; must not

not bad; quite good

the southeast

primary and secondary schools

lunch; midday meal

owner; master

to raise; to lift

extremely; exceedingly

on one hand; on the one side (used to list different aspects of an issue)

to come up; to move up

top; upper garment

cannot but; have no choice but to

need not; not have to

continuously; unceasingly

world

individual; person

active; proactive; on one's own initiative

idea; opinion

to hold; to organize

long (in time); for a long time

happy; joyful

band

messy; in disorder

in fact; actually

to pay a fee; to pay (a bill)

personally; in person; oneself

life; one's life

to go upstairs

to come to one's home, to visit

to go downstairs, to go down the stairs

to not mind, to not care

both sides

serious, grave

to win a prize

temporary, makeshift

extraordinary, amazing

to understand, to know well

beforehand, in advance

thing, object

secondhand, used

colorful, multicolored

to exchange, to swap

dear, beloved

others, other people

from then on

graceful, elegant

excellent, fine

immediately

in one go, at a stretch

in a word, simply put

all over (one's body)

a lifetime, one's whole life

up and down

non-stop

disadvantageous, unfavorable

serious, terrible

from time to time, occasionally

cannot not

not allow

to lose

height, size

until (this point) ends

to take (a vehicle, boat, plane)

bookcase

desk

QR code

to enjoy, to savor

together; jointly

inconvenient

not worth it, not worthwhile

unexpectedly, did not foresee

medium, moderate

skewer, string

why

well (for water)

to do, to make, to compose

side

then, right away

to repair a vehicle

debt

to enter, to go in

the mainland, the interior (refers to mainland China proper, excluding Hong Kong and Macau)

underwear

besides, moreover

optimal, best

air conditioning, cold air

only, just (left)

by accident, inadvertently

continuously, without stopping

Every gesture, every action

to accomplish nothing

all-in-one card, multi-purpose pass

to blindly insist, to focus solely on one thing

the same thing, one matter

terrible, a mess, hopeless

silent, not making a sound

all day long, from morning till night

a head(ful), an amount

one family (those living together in one household)

spotlessly clean, with nothing left

all year round, year-round

to have everything, everything complete

wholeheartedly, with single-minded devotion

unchanging, always the same

in a flash

all, every one, without exception

to generalize mechanically