English–Mandarin Chinese Dictionary

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