Essential Chinese Words

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I
you
we wǒmen 我们
he
she
they tāmen 他们
is shì
yes shì de 是的
no
want (need) yào
friend péngyǒu 朋友
like xǐhuān 喜欢
love ài
eat chī
drink
go
that
this zhè
your nǐ de 你的
my wǒ de 我的
today jīntiān 今天
tomorrow míngtiān 明天
good hǎo
bad huài
home jiā
shop, store (place) shāngdiàn 商店
school xuéxiào 学校
park gōngyuán 公园
toilet cèsuǒ 厕所
hospital yīyuàn 医院
hotel jiǔdiàn 酒店
very hěn
hungry èle 饿了
thirsty
tired lèi
cold lěng
hot
warm wēnnuǎn 温暖
happy kuàilè 快乐
glad gāoxìng 高兴
beautiful měilì 美丽
pretty piàoliang 漂亮
big
small xiǎo
many duō
few shǎo
man nánrén 男人
women nǚrén 女人
child háizi 孩子
person rén
thing (physical thing) dōngxī 东西
animal dòngwù 动物
car qìchē 汽车
taxi chūzū chē 出租车
morning zǎo
evening wǎnshàng 晚上
run pǎobù 跑步
walk zǒu
rest xiūxí 休息
weather tiānqì 天气
rain xià yǔ 下雨
water shuǐ
food shíwù 食物
tree shù
fire huǒ
bread miànbāo 面包
a cup of yībēi 一杯
coffee kāfēi 咖啡
tea chá
a bowl of yī wǎn 一碗
rice mǐfàn 米饭
want (would like) xiǎng
have yǒu