Top 100 Mandarin Words

We believe in learning the most important Mandarin vocabularies first to start off your learning journey on the right foot. The Mandarin vocabulary list below contains 100 of the most frequently used Mandarin words. For more vocabularies like that, check out our yellow Mandarin vocabulary book towards the end of this page.

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Mandarin Vocabulary 1-20
Mandarin Vocabulary 21-60
Mandarin Vocabulary 61-100

Mandarin Vocabulary 1-20

English	Mandarin
I in Mandarin	我 (wǒ)
you in Mandarin	你 (nǐ)
he in Mandarin	他 (tā)
she in Mandarin	她 (tā)
it in Mandarin	它 (tā)
we in Mandarin	我们 (wǒ men)
you in Mandarin	你们 (nǐ men)
they in Mandarin	他们 (tā men)
what in Mandarin	什么 (shén me)
who in Mandarin	谁 (shéi)
where in Mandarin	哪里 (nǎ lǐ)
why in Mandarin	为什么 (wèi shén me)
how in Mandarin	怎样 (zěn yàng)
which in Mandarin	哪一个 (nǎ yī ge)
when in Mandarin	什么时候 (shén me shí hou)
then in Mandarin	然后 (rán hòu)
if in Mandarin	如果 (rú guǒ)
really in Mandarin	真的 (zhēn de)
but in Mandarin	但是 (dàn shì)
because in Mandarin	因为 (yīn wèi)

Mandarin Vocabulary 21-60

English	Mandarin
not in Mandarin	不 (bù)
this in Mandarin	这个 (zhè ge)
I need this in Mandarin	我需要这个 (wǒ xū yào zhè ge)
How much is this? in Mandarin	这个多少钱？ (zhè ge duō shǎo qián?)
that in Mandarin	那个 (nà ge)
all in Mandarin	全部 (quán bù)
or in Mandarin	或者 (huò zhě)
and in Mandarin	和 (hé)
to know in Mandarin	知道 (zhī dào)
I know in Mandarin	我知道 (wǒ zhī dào)
I don't know in Mandarin	我不知道 (wǒ bù zhī dào)
to think in Mandarin	想 (xiǎng)
to come in Mandarin	来 (lái)
to put in Mandarin	放 (fàng)
to take in Mandarin	拿 (ná)
to find in Mandarin	找到 (zhǎo dào)
to listen in Mandarin	听 (tīng)
to work in Mandarin	工作 (gōng zuò)
to talk in Mandarin	说 (shuō)
to give in Mandarin	给 (gěi)
to like in Mandarin	喜欢 (xǐ huan)
to help in Mandarin	帮助 (bāng zhù)
to love in Mandarin	爱 (ài)
to call in Mandarin	打电话 (dǎ diàn huà)
to wait in Mandarin	等 (děng)
I like you in Mandarin	我喜欢你 (wǒ xǐ huan nǐ)
I don't like this in Mandarin	我不喜欢这个 (wǒ bù xǐ huan zhè ge)
Do you love me? in Mandarin	你爱我吗？ (nǐ ài wǒ ma?)
I love you in Mandarin	我爱你 (wǒ ài nǐ)
0 in Mandarin	零 (líng)
1 in Mandarin	一 (yī)
2 in Mandarin	二 (èr)
3 in Mandarin	三 (sān)
4 in Mandarin	四 (sì)
5 in Mandarin	五 (wǔ)
6 in Mandarin	六 (liù)
7 in Mandarin	七 (qī)
8 in Mandarin	八 (bā)
9 in Mandarin	九 (jiǔ)
10 in Mandarin	十 (shí)

Mandarin Vocabulary 61-100

English	Mandarin
11 in Mandarin	十一 (shí yī)
12 in Mandarin	十二 (shí èr)
13 in Mandarin	十三 (shí sān)
14 in Mandarin	十四 (shí sì)
15 in Mandarin	十五 (shí wǔ)
16 in Mandarin	十六 (shí liù)
17 in Mandarin	十七 (shí qī)
18 in Mandarin	十八 (shí bā)
19 in Mandarin	十九 (shí jiǔ)
20 in Mandarin	二十 (èr shí)
new in Mandarin	新 (xīn)
old in Mandarin	旧 (jiù)
few in Mandarin	少 (shǎo)
many in Mandarin	多 (duō)
how much? in Mandarin	多少 (duō shao)
how many? in Mandarin	几个 (jǐ ge)
wrong in Mandarin	错 (cuò)
correct in Mandarin	对 (duì)
bad in Mandarin	坏 (huài)
good in Mandarin	好 (hǎo)
happy in Mandarin	高兴 (gāo xìng)
short in Mandarin	短 (duǎn)
long in Mandarin	长 (cháng)
small in Mandarin	小 (xiǎo)
big in Mandarin	大 (dà)
there in Mandarin	那里 (nà lǐ)
here in Mandarin	这里 (zhè lǐ)
right in Mandarin	右 (yòu)
left in Mandarin	左 (zuǒ)
beautiful in Mandarin	漂亮 (piào liang)
young in Mandarin	年轻 (nián qīng)
old in Mandarin	老 (lǎo)
hello in Mandarin	你好 (ní hǎo)
see you later in Mandarin	待会儿见 (dāi huì er jiàn)
ok in Mandarin	好的 (hǎo de)
take care in Mandarin	保重 (bǎo zhòng)
don't worry in Mandarin	不用担心 (bù yòng dān xīn)
of course in Mandarin	当然 (dāng rán)
good day in Mandarin	您好 (nín hǎo)
hi in Mandarin	嗨 (hāi)

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Top 100 Mandarin Words

Mandarin Vocabulary 1-20

Mandarin Vocabulary 21-60

Mandarin Vocabulary 61-100

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