the 300 words you’ll say

300 words

• day 1 · it’s me!

• 介绍jièshàointroduce
• 自己zìjǐoneself (myself, yourself…)
• 叫jiàoto be called
• 名字míngziname
• 姓xìngsurname; be surnamed
• 今年jīnniánthis year
• 岁suìyears old
• 十shíten
• 学生xuéshēngstudent
• 认识rènshito know (someone)

• day 2 · my family

• 家jiāhome; family
• 口kǒumouth; (for household members)
• 爸爸bàbadad
• 妈妈māmamum
• 哥哥gēgeolder brother
• 姐姐jiějieolder sister
• 弟弟dìdiyounger brother
• 妹妹mèimeiyounger sister
• 爷爷yéyegrandpa (dad’s father)
• 奶奶nǎinaigrandma (dad’s mother)

• day 3 · a good friend

• 朋友péngyoufriend
• 谁shéiwho
• 个子gèziheight, build (of a person)
• 高gāotall, high
• 眼睛yǎnjingeye(s)
• 漂亮piàoliangpretty; beautiful
• 喜欢xǐhuanto like
• 为什么wèishénmewhy
• 因为yīnwèibecause
• 所以suǒyǐso, therefore

• day 4 · where I live

• 住zhùto live; to stay
• 哪里nǎlǐwhere
• 房间fángjiānroom
• 床chuángbed
• 旁边pángbiānnext to, beside
• 离lí(distance) from
• 远yuǎnfar
• 近jìnnear, close
• 大dàbig; large
• 小xiǎosmall; little

• day 5 · mission: Sunday with the Li family

• 家人jiārénfamily members
• 孩子háizichild; kid
• 儿子érzison
• 女儿nǚ'érdaughter
• 丈夫zhàngfuhusband
• 妻子qīziwife
• 爱àito love
• 狗gǒudog
• 猫māocat
• 高兴gāoxìnghappy, glad

• day 6 · good morning

• 每měievery, each
• 起床qǐchuángto get up
• 早上zǎoshangearly morning
• 早zǎoearly; morning!
• 点diǎno’clock; dot
• 半bànhalf; half past
• 洗xǐto wash
• 早饭zǎofànbreakfast
• 上班shàngbānto go to work
• 上学shàngxuégo to school

• day 7 · lunch, with whom?

• 中午zhōngwǔnoon, midday
• 午饭wǔfànlunch
• 晚饭wǎnfàndinner, supper
• 吃chīto eat
• 饭fànmeal; cooked rice
• 喝hēto drink
• 时候shíhoutime; moment
• 一起yīqǐtogether
• 跟gēnwith; and
• 面包miànbāobread

• day 8 · evenings

• 晚上wǎnshangevening, night
• 晚wǎnlate; evening
• 下班xiàbānto finish work
• 回huíto return; go back
• 电视diànshìTV, television
• 看kànlook, watch, read
• 书shūbook
• 休息xiūxito rest; to have time off
• 睡觉shuìjiàoto sleep; go to bed
• 累lèitired

• day 9 · my week

• 星期xīngqīweek
• 今天jīntiāntoday
• 明天míngtiāntomorrow
• 昨天zuótiānyesterday
• 上午shàngwǔmorning (before noon)
• 下午xiàwǔafternoon
• 经常jīngchángoften
• 有时yǒushísometimes
• 忙mángbusy
• 时间shíjiāntime

• day 10 · mission: Anna’s busy Saturday

• 一yīone
• 二èrtwo
• 两liǎngtwo (of something)
• 三sānthree
• 四sìfour
• 五wǔfive
• 六liùsix
• 七qīseven
• 八bāeight
• 九jiǔnine

• day 11 · food I like

• 菜càidish; vegetables
• 好吃hǎochītasty; delicious
• 肉ròumeat
• 鱼yúfish
• 米饭mǐfàncooked rice
• 面条儿miàntiáornoodles
• 饺子jiǎozidumpling
• 水果shuǐguǒfruit
• 最zuìmost, -est
• 非常fēichángvery; extremely

• day 12 · tea or coffee?

• 茶chátea
• 咖啡kāfēicoffee
• 水shuǐwater
• 牛奶niúnǎimilk
• 奶茶nǎichámilk tea
• 红茶hóngcháblack tea
• 杯子bēizicup, glass
• 还是háishior (in questions); had better
• 热rèhot
• 一点儿yīdiǎnra little; a bit

• day 13 · at a restaurant

• 饭馆fànguǎnrestaurant
• 点diǎnorder (food)
• 要yàoto want; I’ll have
• 想xiǎngwould like to; to think; to miss
• 请qǐngplease; to invite
• 多少duōshaohow many; how much
• 钱qiánmoney
• 块kuàiyuan (spoken); piece
• 可以kěyǐcan, may
• 再zàiagain; then (later)

• day 14 · cooking at home

• 做饭zuòfànto cook
• 会huìcan (know how to)
• 做zuòto do; to make
• 超市chāoshìsupermarket
• 买mǎito buy
• 东西dōngxithing, stuff
• 得de(after a verb: how well, how fast)
• 不错bùcuòpretty good, not bad
• 鸡蛋jīdàn(hen’s) egg
• 多duōmany, much

• day 15 · mission: Grandma’s birthday dinner

• 生日shēngrìbirthday
• 有点儿yǒudiǎnra bit; somewhat
• 真zhēnreally; truly; real
• 还háialso, still
• 给gěigive; for, to
• 送sòngto give (as a present); to see off
• 花huāflower
• 大家dàjiāeveryone
• 谢谢xièxiethank you
• 对duìright; to, towards

• day 16 · sport

• 爱好àihàohobby; be fond of
• 运动yùndòngsport, exercise
• 跑步pǎobùrun, go jogging
• 游泳yóuyǒngswim
• 篮球lánqiúbasketball
• 足球zúqiúfootball (soccer)
• 踢tīkick
• 打dǎhit; play (ball games)
• 快kuàifast, quick; soon
• 慢mànslow

• day 17 · songs & films

• 听tīnglisten
• 歌gēsong
• 唱chàngsing
• 跳舞tiàowǔdance
• 电影diànyǐngfilm, movie
• 好听hǎotīngnice-sounding, lovely
• 好看hǎokàngood-looking; nice
• 有意思yǒuyìsiinteresting, fun
• 过guo(after a verb: have ever done)
• 次cìtime (how many times)

• day 18 · phone & computer

• 手机shǒujīmobile phone
• 电脑diànnǎocomputer
• 上网shàngwǎngto go online
• 打电话dǎdiànhuàmake a phone call
• 说话shuōhuàspeak, talk
• 正在zhèngzàiin the middle of (doing)
• 告诉gàosutell
• 找zhǎolook for, find
• 小时xiǎoshíhour
• 现在xiànzàinow

• day 19 · out with friends

• 出去chūqùgo out
• 回来huíláicome back
• 玩wánto play; have fun
• 好玩儿hǎowánrfun
• 等děngwait (for)
• 见jiànsee, meet
• 快乐kuàilèhappy, joyful
• 笑xiàoto laugh; to smile
• 一会儿yīhuìra moment; a little while
• 就jiùjust, right (there); then

• day 20 · mission: a day off

• 画huàdraw, paint; picture
• 球qiúball; ball game
• 从小cóngxiǎosince childhood
• 小时候xiǎoshíhouchildhood; as a child
• 跑pǎorun
• 走zǒuwalk; go, leave
• 帮忙bāngmánghelp (out), do a favour
• 意思yìsimeaning
• 电影院diànyǐngyuàncinema
• 网上wǎngshangonline; on the internet

• day 21 · learning Chinese

• 学习xuéxíto study, learn
• 汉语HànyǔChinese (language)
• 中文ZhōngwénChinese (language)
• 汉字HànzìChinese character
• 说shuōto speak, say
• 写xiěwrite
• 读dúread (aloud), study
• 懂dǒngto understand
• 觉得juédeto think; to feel
• 知道zhīdàoknow

• day 22 · classes & teachers

• 老师lǎoshīteacher
• 上课shàngkèhave class, start class
• 下课xiàkèfinish class
• 教室jiàoshìclassroom
• 班bānclass (a group of students)
• 教jiāoto teach
• 问wènask
• 问题wèntíquestion, problem
• 考试kǎoshìexam; to take an exam
• 准备zhǔnbèito prepare; to get ready

• day 23 · my job

• 工作gōngzuòto work; job
• 公司gōngsīcompany
• 医生yīshēngdoctor
• 大学dàxuéuniversity
• 中学zhōngxuésecondary school
• 小学xiǎoxuéprimary school
• 虽然suīránalthough
• 但是dànshìbut
• 开始kāishǐto start, to begin
• 希望xīwàngto hope; a hope

• day 24 · busy days, ill days

• 身体shēntǐbody; health
• 生病shēngbìngfall ill, be sick
• 头tóuhead
• 疼téngto hurt; sore
• 舒服shūfucomfortable; to feel well
• 药yàomedicine
• 医院yīyuànhospital
• 看病kànbìngsee a doctor
• 能néngcan, be able to
• 别biédon’t

• day 25 · mission: exam week

• 学校xuéxiàoschool
• 学xuéto learn, study
• 课kèclass, lesson
• 同学tóngxuéclassmate
• 读书dúshūread; study (at school)
• 考kǎoto take a test; to test
• 记得jìdeto remember
• 忘wàngto forget
• 错cuòwrong; a mistake
• 已经yǐjīngalready

• day 26 · shopping

• 衣服yīfuclothes
• 裤子kùzitrousers, pants
• 颜色yánsècolour
• 红色hóngsèred
• 贵guìexpensive
• 便宜piányicheap
• 商店shāngdiànshop, store
• 太tàitoo; very
• 穿chuānto wear; put on
• 新xīnnew

• day 27 · the weather

• 天气tiānqìweather
• 冷lěngcold
• 下雨xiàyǔto rain
• 雨yǔrain
• 雪xuěsnow
• 晴qíngsunny, clear
• 阴yīncloudy, overcast
• 怎么样zěnmeyànghow is it?
• 比bǐthan; compare
• 可能kěnéngmaybe; possible

• day 28 · getting around

• 坐zuòto sit; travel by
• 地铁dìtiěsubway, metro
• 公交车gōngjiāochēbus
• 出租车chūzūchētaxi
• 开车kāichēto drive (a car)
• 走路zǒulùwalk, go on foot
• 从cóngfrom
• 到dàoto arrive; to reach
• 分钟fēnzhōngminute (how long)
• 怎么zěnmehow; how come

• day 29 · trips

• 旅游lǚyóuto travel (for fun); tourism
• 飞机fēijīplane
• 火车huǒchētrain
• 机场jīchǎngairport
• 酒店jiǔdiànhotel
• 出国chūguóto go abroad
• 外国wàiguóforeign country; foreign
• 北京BěijīngBeijing
• 中国ZhōngguóChina
• 去年qùniánlast year

• day 30 · mission: a year in Beijing

• 去qùto go
• 来láito come
• 年niányear
• 月yuèmonth; moon
• 号hàodate; number
• 明年míngniánnext year
• 火车站huǒchēzhàntrain station
• 票piàoticket
• 打车dǎchēto take a taxi
• 再见zàijiàngoodbye