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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
我	pronoun	I	我现在准备好了。 I am ready now.
你	pronoun	you	你很善良。 You are very kind.
他	pronoun	he	他每天工作。 He works every day.
她	pronoun	she	她每天晚上看书。 She reads every night.
我们	pronoun	we	我们住在北京。 We live in Beijing.
他们	pronoun	they	他们是我的朋友。 They are my friends.
什么	pronoun	what	你叫什么名字？ What is your name?
哪里	adverb	where	你住在哪里？ Where do you live?
什么时候	adverb	when	你什么时候来？ When will you come?
谁	pronoun	who	谁在门口？ Who is at the door?
为什么	adverb	why	你为什么迟到了？ Why are you late?
怎么	adverb	how	你怎么做米饭？ How do you cook rice?
是	verb	to be	这本书是新的。 This book is new.
有	verb	to have	我有一辆小汽车。 I have a small car.
做	verb	to do	我做我的工作。 I do my work.
去	verb	to go	我们去学校。 We go to school.
来	verb	to come	请现在来这里。 Please come here now.
看见	verb	to see	我看见一只鸟。 I see a bird.
知道	verb	to know	我知道答案。 I know the answer.
想	verb	to think	我想人生。 I think about life.
想要	verb	to want	我想要一些茶。 I want some tea.
需要	verb	to need	我们需要更多水。 We need more water.
做	verb	to make	她做很好吃的面包。 She makes good bread.
拿	verb	to take	把这本书拿回家。 Take this book home.
给	verb	to give	我给他钱。 I give him money.
说	verb	to say	请说你的名字。 Please say your name.
告诉	verb	to tell	告诉我真相。 Tell me the truth.
问	verb	to ask	我问一个问题。 I ask a question.
找到	verb	to find	我找到了我的书。 I found my book.
看	verb	to look	看天空。 Look at the sky.
用	verb	to use	我们用这张桌子。 We use this table.
工作	verb	to work	他们每周工作。 They work every week.
吃	verb	to eat	我们每天吃米饭。 We eat rice daily.
喝	verb	to drink	我喝热茶。 I drink hot tea.
睡觉	verb	to sleep	那个孩子睡得早。 The child sleeps early.
走路	verb	to walk	我们走路去学校。 We walk to school.
跑	verb	to run	他跑得很快。 He runs very fast.
读	verb	to read	她读这本书。 She reads this book.
写	verb	to write	我每天早上写字。 I write every morning.
说话	verb	to speak	他们说话很慢。 They speak very slowly.
听	verb	to listen	请听我说。 Please listen to me.
听见	verb	to hear	我听见音乐。 I hear the music.
买	verb	to buy	我们买新鲜水果。 We buy fresh fruit.
卖	verb	to sell	他们卖好茶。 They sell good tea.
付钱	verb	to pay	我为晚饭付钱。 I pay for dinner.
帮助	verb	to help	请帮助我妈妈。 Please help my mother.
爱	verb	to love	我爱我的家人。 I love my family.
住	verb	to live	他们住在学校附近。 They live near school.
死	verb	to die	那条鱼昨天死了。 The fish died yesterday.
学习	verb	to learn	孩子们在学校学习。 Children learn at school.
教	verb	to teach	她教小孩子。 She teaches young children.
打开	verb	to open	请打开门。 Please open the door.
关	verb	to close	请把窗户关上。 Please close the window.
人	noun	person	每个人都需要水。 Every person needs water.
男人	noun	man	那个男人很高。 That man is tall.
女人	noun	woman	那个女人在微笑。 The woman is smiling.
孩子	noun	child	那个孩子在睡觉。 The child is sleeping.
男孩	noun	boy	那个男孩跑得很快。 The boy runs fast.
女孩	noun	girl	那个女孩喜欢音乐。 The girl likes music.
家庭	noun	family	我的家庭很大。 My family is big.
母亲	noun	mother	我母亲很会做饭。 My mother cooks well.
父亲	noun	father	他父亲在这里工作。 His father works here.
朋友	noun	friend	她是我的朋友。 She is my friend.
房子	noun	house	他们的房子是新的。 Their house is new.
家	noun	home	我要回家。 I am going home.
学校	noun	school	学校就在附近。 The school is nearby.
城市	noun	city	这座城市很大。 This city is large.
国家	noun	country	这个国家很美。 This country is beautiful.
世界	noun	world	世界在变化。 The world is changing.
街道	noun	street	这条街道很热闹。 The street is busy.
房间	noun	room	我的房间很小。 My room is small.
时间	noun	time	时间过得很快。 Time goes very fast.
天	noun	day	那是漫长的一天。 It was a long day.
夜晚	noun	night	夜晚很安静。 The night is quiet.
早上	noun	morning	今天早上很冷。 This morning feels cold.
晚上	noun	evening	我们每天晚上散步。 We walk every evening.
星期	noun	week	这个星期很忙。 This week is busy.
月	noun	month	下个月天气暖和。 Next month is warm.
年	noun	year	今年很重要。 This year is important.
今天	adverb	today	我今天很忙。 I am busy today.
明天	adverb	tomorrow	我们明天早上出发。 We leave tomorrow morning.
昨天	adverb	yesterday	我昨天看见他了。 I saw him yesterday.
现在	adverb	now	我现在需要帮助。 I need help now.
太阳	noun	sun	太阳很亮。 The sun is bright.
月亮	noun	moon	月亮是圆的。 The moon is full.
星星	noun	star	那颗星星很亮。 That star is bright.
天空	noun	sky	天空是蓝色的。 The sky is blue.
地球	noun	earth	地球是我们的家。 Earth is our home.
火	noun	fire	火很热。 The fire is hot.
水	noun	water	水很冷。 Water is very cold.
雨	noun	rain	雨很大。 The rain is heavy.
风	noun	wind	风很冷。 The wind feels cold.
树	noun	tree	那棵树很高。 That tree is tall.
花	noun	flower	这朵花很美。 This flower is beautiful.
山	noun	mountain	那座山很高。 The mountain is high.
河	noun	river	这条河很长。 The river is long.
海	noun	sea	大海看起来很蓝。 The sea looks blue.
食物	noun	food	食物闻起来很香。 The food smells good.
面包	noun	bread	这个面包很新鲜。 This bread is fresh.
米饭	noun	rice	米饭很热。 The rice is hot.
肉	noun	meat	我们少吃肉。 We eat less meat.
鱼	noun	fish	这条鱼很新鲜。 The fish is fresh.
鸡蛋	noun	egg	我吃一个鸡蛋。 I eat one egg.
牛奶	noun	milk	牛奶是温的。 The milk is warm.
水果	noun	fruit	水果是很好的食物。 Fruit is good food.
茶	noun	tea	这茶很热。 This tea is hot.
咖啡	noun	coffee	咖啡闻起来很香。 The coffee smells nice.
头	noun	head	我的头很热。 My head feels hot.
眼睛	noun	eye	她的眼睛是蓝色的。 Her eyes are blue.
耳朵	noun	ear	我今天耳朵疼。 My ear hurts today.
嘴	noun	mouth	把嘴张大。 Open your mouth wide.
鼻子	noun	nose	我的鼻子很冷。 My nose feels cold.
手	noun	hand	现在洗手。 Wash your hands now.
脚	noun	foot	我的脚很疼。 My foot hurts badly.
心脏	noun	heart	心脏跳得很快。 The heart beats fast.
名字	noun	name	你的名字很好听。 Your name sounds beautiful.
书	noun	book	这本书很有意思。 This book is interesting.
词	noun	word	这个词很常见。 This word is common.
语言	noun	language	语言把各地的人连接起来。 Language connects people everywhere.
钱	noun	money	我需要更多钱。 I need more money.
工作	noun	work	我的工作很辛苦。 My work is hard.
爱	noun	love	爱给人力量。 Love gives people strength.
音乐	noun	music	这音乐很美。 This music is beautiful.
故事	noun	story	她的故事很感人。 Her story is moving.
方式	noun	way	这种方式很简单。 This way is easy.
东西	noun	thing	那个东西很有用。 That thing is useful.
生活	noun	life	生活并不容易。 Life is not easy.
门	noun	door	门开着。 The door is open.
桌子	noun	table	桌子很干净。 The table is clean.
椅子	noun	chair	这把椅子很旧。 This chair is old.
汽车	noun	car	他的汽车是新的。 His car is new.
好	adjective	good	这本书很好。 This book is good.
坏	adjective	bad	天气很坏。 The weather is bad.
大	adjective	big	他们有一所大房子。 They have a big house.
小	adjective	small	这个房间很小。 This room is small.
新	adjective	new	我的手机是新的。 My phone is new.
老	adjective	old	那张桌子很旧。 That table is old.
长	adjective	long	这条路很长。 The road is long.
短	adjective	short	她的头发很短。 Her hair is short.
高	adjective	high	这座山很高。 The mountain is high.
低	adjective	low	这张桌子很低。 The table is low.
热	adjective	hot	汤很热。 The soup is hot.
冷	adjective	cold	水很冷。 The water is cold.
高兴	adjective	happy	我感到很高兴。 I feel very happy.
难过	adjective	sad	她看起来很难过。 She looks very sad.
美丽	adjective	beautiful	花园很美丽。 The garden is beautiful.
容易	adjective	easy	这个问题很容易。 This question is easy.
难	adjective	hard	这项工作很难。 This work is hard.
快	adjective	fast	这辆车很快。 This car is fast.
慢	adjective	slow	公交车很慢。 The bus is slow.
对	adjective	right	你的答案是对的。 Your answer is right.
错	adjective	wrong	那个答案是错的。 That answer is wrong.
重要	adjective	important	这次会议很重要。 This meeting is important.
真的	adjective	true	这个故事是真的。 This story is true.
免费	adjective	free	这水是免费的。 The water is free.
满	adjective	full	杯子满了。 The cup is full.
空	adjective	empty	房间是空的。 The room is empty.
年轻	adjective	young	她很年轻。 She is very young.
强壮	adjective	strong	他现在很强壮。 He is strong now.
虚弱	adjective	weak	那个孩子看起来很虚弱。 The child looks weak.
红色	adjective	red	这朵花是红色的。 The flower is red.
蓝色	adjective	blue	天空是蓝色的。 The sky is blue.
绿色	adjective	green	这棵树是绿色的。 The tree is green.
黄色	adjective	yellow	这朵花是黄色的。 The flower is yellow.
黑色	adjective	black	这辆车是黑色的。 The car is black.
白色	adjective	white	那只猫是白色的。 The cat is white.
是	interjection	yes	是，我现在明白了。 Yes, I understand now.
不	interjection	no	不，我不能来。 No, I cannot come.
不	adverb	not	我还没准备好。 I am not ready.
和	conjunction	and	茶和咖啡都在这里。 Tea and coffee are here.
或者	conjunction	or	今天喝茶或者咖啡？ Tea or coffee today?
但是	conjunction	but	他很累，但是很高兴。 He is tired but happy.
如果	conjunction	if	如果下雨，就待在家里。 If it rains, stay home.
因为	conjunction	because	我留下了，因为下雨了。 I stayed because it rained.
和	preposition	with	我和朋友一起来的。 I came with my friend.
没有	preposition	without	他没带钱就走了。 He left without money.
为	preposition	for	这份礼物是为你准备的。 This gift is for you.
从	preposition	from	她从学校来的。 She came from school.
到	preposition	to	我们走到镇上。 We walked to town.