Màn 慢 Slow
Màn xìng 慢性 Chronic / slow in nature
Màn bù 慢步 Slow walk / stroll
Qīng màn 轻慢 Slightly slow / light and slow
Huǎn màn 缓慢 Slow / gradual
Ào màn 傲慢 Arrogant / haughty
Dài màn 怠慢 Neglect / treat …
Kuài 快 Fast / Quick
Kuài lè 快乐 Happy / joyful
Kuài sù 快速 Fast / rapid
Kuài diǎn 快点 Hurry up / faster
Kuài jié 快捷 Quick / convenient
Kuài zǒu 快走 Walk fast / hurry up
Huān kuài 欢快 Joyful / cheerful
Tòng …
Gāo 高 High / Tall
Gāo xìng 高兴 Happy / glad
Gāo sù 高速 High speed
Gāo dī 高低 High and low / level
Gāo jià 高价 High price
Gāo cháo 高潮 Climax / peak
Gāo zhōng 高中 High school
Gāo fēng 高峰 Peak / …
Welcome to the Chinese Mini Test for Beginners!
Are you just starting your Mandarin learning journey? This mini-test will help you check your understanding of some of the most common daily phrases in Chinese. By taking this test, you’ll reinforce essential vocabulary, grammar, and sentence …
Rè 热 Hot
Yán rè 炎热 scorching hot
Rè ài 热爱 To deeply love
Rè qíng 热情 Enthusiastic / passionate
Rè nào 热闹 Lively / bustling
Rè dù 热度 Popularity / heat
Fā rè 发热 Fever / heating
Rè xīn 热心 Warm-hearted / eager to …
Lěng 冷 cold
Lěng jìng 冷静 Calm / composed
Lěng xiào 冷笑 Cold laugh / sneer
Lěng mén 冷门 Unpopular / niche
Hán lěng 寒冷 Cold (weather)
Lěng dàn 冷淡 Indifferent / unenthusiastic
Lěng zhàn 冷战 Cold War
Lěng qì 冷气 Air conditioning / cold …
Zài jiàn！ 再见！ Goodbye!
Huí jiàn！ 回见！ See you later!
Huí tóu liáo! 回头聊！ Talk later!
Bǎo zhòng！ 保重！ Take care!
Wǎn ān！ 晚安！ Good night!
Màn zǒu！ 慢走！ Take it easy! (casual, friendly)
Xià cì zài jiàn！ 下次再见！ See you next time!
Xià cì …
Gān bēi！ 干杯！ Cheers!
Hē yī bēi！ 喝一杯！ Have a drink!
Wǒ gān le, nǐ suí yì！ 我干了，你随意！ I’m drinking it, you do as you like! (playful, casual)
Wǒ jìng nǐ yī bēi！ 我敬你一杯！ I toast to you! (friendly, personal)
Zǒu yī gè！ 走一个！ Let’s …
Textbook Wǒ hěn máng. 我很忙。 I’m busy.
Real Life Máng sǐ le! 忙死了！ I’m swamped!
Textbook Qǐng jìn. 请进。 Please come in.
Real Life Jìn lai ba. 进来吧。 Come on in.
Textbook Zài jiàn. 再见。 Goodbye.
Real Life Huí tóu jiàn! 回头见！ See you later!…
Textbook Wǒ hěn shēng qì. 我很生气。 I’m angry.
Real Life Qì sǐ wǒ le! 气死我了！ I’m pissed off!
Textbook Wǒ hěn shāng xīn. 我很伤心。 I’m sad.
Real Life Wǒ hǎo nán guò. 我好难过。 I feel so down / I’m really sad.
Textbook Wǒ hěn jǐn …
Textbook Qǐng gěi wǒ shuǐ. 请给我水。 Please give me water.
Real Life Lái bēi shuǐ! 来杯水！ Give me some water!
Textbook Hěn hǎo chī. 很好吃。 Very tasty.
Real Life Tài hǎo chī le! 太好吃了！ So delicious!
Textbook Wǒ hěn gāo xìng. 我很高兴。 I’m very happy.…
Textbook Nǐ xiǎng hē shén me? 你想喝什么？ What would you like to drink?
Real Life Nǐ yào hē shén me ne? 你要喝什么呢？ What do you want to drink?
Textbook Nǐ xiǎng chī shén me? 你想吃什么？ What do you want to eat?
Real Life Chī shén …
Textbook Zǎo shang hǎo! 早上好！ Good morning!
Real Life Zǎo a! 早啊！ Morning!
Textbook Wǒ hěn gāo xìng jiàn dào nǐ. 我很高兴见到你。 Nice to meet you.
Real Life Hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn! 好久不见！ Long time no see!
Textbook Hěn piào liang! 很漂亮！ Very beautiful!
Real …
Wā！ 哇！ Wow!
Wā sài！ 哇噻！ Wow! (casual, impressed)
Wǒ de tiān nà！ 我的天呐！ Oh my god! (surprised / shocked)
Wǒ de mā ya！ 我的妈呀！ Oh my gosh! (casual, shocked / funny)
Wǒ de lǎo tiān yé！ 我的老天爷！ Oh my heavens! (very surprised / dramatic)…
Hǎo hē！ 好喝！ Tasty! (like “I like it”)
Tài hǎo hē le！ 太好喝了！ So delicious! (express enthusiasm)
Jù hǎo hē！ 巨好喝！ Super tasty! (very enthusiastic)
Bù hǎo hē！ 不好喝！ Not tasty! (polite complaint)
Nán hē！ 难喝！ Yuck! (stronger dislike)
Zhēn nán hē！ 真难喝！ Really awful! …
运动 – yùn dòng – exercise 休闲 – xiū xián – leisure 聚会 – jù huì – gathering / party 购物 – gòu wù – shopping 美食 – měi shí – gourmet / food 旅行 – lǚ xíng – travel 电影 – diàn yǐng – …
我想你 (wǒ xiǎng nǐ) – I miss you
我想你了。（Wǒ xiǎng nǐ le.）– I miss you.
好想你 (hǎo xiǎng nǐ) – Miss you a lot
我每天都好想你。(Wǒ měi tiān dōu hǎo xiǎng nǐ.) – I miss you every day.
惦记 (diàn jì) – To be thinking …
加班 – jiā bān – work overtime 开会 – kāi huì – hold a meeting 复习 – fù xí – review / revise 备课 – bèi kè – prepare lesson 笔记 – bǐ jì – notes 考试 – kǎo shì – exam 任务 – rèn …
Zhōng qiū jié 中秋节 Mid-Autumn Festival
Cháng é 嫦娥 Chang’e (the moon goddess in Chinese mythology)
Hòu Yì 后羿 Hou Yi (the legendary archer who shot down nine suns)
Yuè tù 月兔 Moon Rabbit (the Jade Rabbit who lives on the moon, often with Chang’e)…
