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is, am, are, be, yes
是
shì
translation: 这是我的书。
transliteration: Zhè shì wǒ de shū.
phrase: This is my book.
translation: 他是一个老师。
transliteration: Tā shì yígè lǎoshī.
phrase: He is a teacher.
translation: 我们是朋友。
transliteration: Wǒmen shì péngyou.
phrase: We are friends.
have, has, there is, there are, exist
有
yǒu
translation: 我有一支笔。
transliteration: Wǒ yǒu yìzhī bǐ.
phrase: I have a pen.
translation: 这里有很多人。
transliteration: Zhèlǐ yǒu hěnduō rén.
phrase: There are many people here.
translation: 你有没有时间？
transliteration: Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu shíjiān?
phrase: Do you have time?
at, in, on, exist, be present, indicating an action in progress
在
zài
translation: 她在家。
transliteration: Tā zài jiā.
phrase: She is at home.
translation: 我现在在吃饭。
transliteration: Wǒ xiànzài zài chīfàn.
phrase: I am eating now.
translation: 书在桌子上。
transliteration: Shū zài zhuōzi shàng.
phrase: The book is on the table.
see, look, watch, read
看
kàn
translation: 我想看电影。
transliteration: Wǒ xiǎng kàn diànyǐng.
phrase: I want to watch a movie.
translation: 请看着我。
transliteration: Qǐng kànzhe wǒ.
phrase: Please look at me.
translation: 她喜欢看书。
transliteration: Tā xǐhuan kànshū.
phrase: She likes to read books.
speak, say, talk, tell
说
shuō
translation: 他会说中文。
transliteration: Tā huì shuō Zhōngwén.
phrase: He can speak Chinese.
translation: 你说了什么？
transliteration: Nǐ shuōle shénme?
phrase: What did you say?
translation: 上课时不要说话。
transliteration: Shàngkè shí búyào shuōhuà.
phrase: Don’t talk during the class.
go, leave, depart
去
qù
translation: 我想去北京。
transliteration: Wǒ xiǎng qù Běijīng.
phrase: I want to go to Beijing.
translation: 我们回家去吧。
transliteration: Wǒmen huíjiā qù ba.
phrase: Let’s go home.
translation: 你要去哪里？
transliteration: Nǐ yào qù nǎlǐ?
phrase: Where are you going?
eat, consume
吃
chī
translation: 我想吃一个苹果。
transliteration: Wǒ xiǎng chī yígè píngguǒ.
phrase: I want to eat an apple.
translation: 你吃了吗？
transliteration: Nǐ chīle ma?
phrase: Have you eaten yet?
translation: 你晚饭想吃什么？
transliteration: Nǐ wǎnfàn xiǎng chī shénme?
phrase: What do you want to eat for dinner?
drink
喝
hē
translation: 我想喝水。
transliteration: Wǒ xiǎng hēshuǐ.
phrase: I want to drink water.
translation: 她喜欢喝咖啡。
transliteration: Tā xǐhuan hē kāfēi.
phrase: She likes to drink coffee.
translation: 别喝太多汽水。
transliteration: Bié hē tài duō qìshuǐ.
phrase: Don’t drink too much soda.
walk, go, leave, depart
走
zǒu
translation: 我们一起走吧。
transliteration: Wǒmen yìqǐ zǒu ba.
phrase: Let’s walk together.
translation: 他很快地走开了。
transliteration: Tā hěn kuài de zǒukāi le.
phrase: He walked away quickly.
translation: 你能走快一点吗？
transliteration: Nǐ néng zǒu kuài yìdiǎn ma?
phrase: Can you walk faster?
run, flee
跑
pǎo
translation: 我喜欢早上跑步。
transliteration: Wǒ xǐhuan zǎoshang pǎobù.
phrase: I like to run in the morning.
translation: 那只狗跑得很快。
transliteration: Nà zhī gǒu pǎo de hěn kuài.
phrase: The dog ran very fast.
translation: 不要在走廊里跑。
transliteration: Búyào zài zǒuláng lǐ pǎo.
phrase: Don’t run in the hallway.
think, want, miss, believe, consider
想
xiǎng
translation: 我想回家。
transliteration: Wǒ xiǎng huíjiā.
phrase: I want to go home.
translation: 你在想什么？
transliteration: Nǐ zài xiǎng shénme?
phrase: What are you thinking about?
translation: 我想家。
transliteration: Wǒ xiǎng jiā.
phrase: I miss my family.
want, need, should, will, going to
要
yào
translation: 我要一杯茶。
transliteration: Wǒ yào yìbēi chá.
phrase: I want a cup of tea.
translation: 你要努力学习。
transliteration: Nǐ yào nǔlì xuéxí.
phrase: You need to study hard.
translation: 快要下雨了。
transliteration: Kuàiyào xiàyǔ le.
phrase: It’s going to rain soon.