de

的

indicates possession, like adding 's to a noun

wǒ

我

I; me

nǐ

你

you (singular)

shì

是

be; is; are; am

le

了

indicates a completed or finished action

bù

不

no; not

zài

在

at; on; in; indicates an action in progress

tā

他

he; him

wǒmen

我们

we; us

hǎo

好

good

yǒu

有

have

huì

会

meet; can, able

ma

吗

indicates a yes/no question (added to a statement)

shénme

什么

what? (replaces the noun to turn a statement into a question)

shuō

说

speak

tā

她

she

xiǎng

想

think; believe; suppose; would like to

yī

一

one; once; a

hěn

很

very; quite

rén

人

person; man; people

nà

那

that; then

lái

来

come; arrive; ever since; next

dōu

都

all; both

ge

个

general measure word

néng

能

can; be able

qù

去

go; to leave

hé

和

and; with

zuò

做

do; make

shàng

上

above; up

méiyǒu

没有

not have; there is not

kàn

看

see; look at; to watch

zěnme

怎么

how?; what

xiànzài

现在

now

diǎn

点

a dot; a little; o'clock

ne

呢

indicates a question; how about...?; indicating continued state or action

tài

太

too (much)

lǐ

里

inside; Chinese mile (~.5 km)

tīng

听

listen; hear

shéi

谁

who

duō

多

many

shíhou

时候

time

xià

下

fall; below

xièxie

谢谢

thank you

xiānsheng

先生

Mr.; Sir

xǐhuan

喜欢

to like

dà

大

big; large

dōngxi

东西

things; stuff

xiǎo

小

small; young

jiào

叫

to be called

ài

爱

love