100 intermediate Simplified Chinese words
100 Simplified Chinese words worth knowing, picked from the topics Grammar, Everyday life, Fields and translated into English.
Grammar 18 words
| Simplified Chinese | English |
|---|---|
| 完成 | to finish |
| 爱 | to love |
| 喊叫 | to shout |
| 生的 | raw |
| 薄 | thin |
| 干 | dry |
| 早 | early |
| 在上面 | above |
| 在楼下 | downstairs |
| 既不也不 | nor |
| 朝 | towardsDirection, movement towards a place |
| 除-以外 | except |
| 在那里 | thereAdverbial pronoun of place, replaces a complement |
| 其 | of it |
| 若干 | someIndefinite article, plural, before a noun |
| 搭乘 | to get on |
| 交还 | to give back |
| 收好 | to put away |
Everyday life 58 words
| Simplified Chinese | English |
|---|---|
| 喂 | helloOn the phone, when picking up |
| 干杯 | cheers |
| 永别 | farewell |
| 一批 | batch |
| 一堆 | pile |
| 小块 | bit |
| 中午 | noon |
| 小长假 | long weekend |
| 持续 | to last |
| 睫毛 | eyelash |
| 肋骨 | rib |
| 脸颊 | cheek |
| 咳嗽 | coughNoun, the symptom itself |
| 感冒 | cold |
| 糖浆 | syrup |
| 死亡 | death |
| 服丧 | mourning |
| 住户 | household |
| 天真 | naive |
| 有礼貌 | polite |
| 狡猾 | cunning |
| 租约 | lease |
| 花瓶 | vase |
| 床单 | sheet |
| 螺丝 | screw |
| 密封垫 | seal |
| 钳子 | pliers |
| 丝袜 | stockings |
| 衣领 | collar |
| 亚麻 | linen |
| 牛肉 | beef |
| 核桃 | walnut |
| 朗姆酒 | rum |
| 淡而无味 | bland |
| 酸 | sour |
| 烹煮 | to cook |
| 密码 | PIN code |
| 收据 | receiptProof of payment |
| 债务 | debt |
| 邮局 | post office |
| 市集 | fair |
| 市集大厅 | market hall |
| 大巴 | coach |
| 站台 | platform |
| 车道 | lane |
| 水疗 | spa |
| 住宿账单 | bill |
| 签证 | visa |
| 山口 | mountain pass |
| 霜 | frost |
| 小海湾 | bay |
| 鹿 | deer |
| 茎 | stem |
| 猞猁 | lynx |
| 拱形 | arch |
| 哑光 | mattWithout shine |
| 程序错误 | bug |
| 菜单 | menu |
Fields 24 words
| Simplified Chinese | English |
|---|---|
| 口试 | oral test |
| 实习 | work placement |
| 中小企业 | small business |
| 罢工 | strike |
| 船员 | sailor |
| 泥瓦匠 | bricklayer |
| 滑雪 | skiing |
| 一盘 | set |
| 骰子 | dice |
| 舞会 | dance ball |
| 赝品 | forgery |
| 姿势 | pose |
| 离子 | ion |
| 基因 | gene |
| 分类 | sorting |
| 散装 | loose goods |
| 税费 | duty |
| 目标客户 | target |
| 上诉法院 | court of appeal |
| 签证 | visa |
| 罢工 | strike |
| 参议院 | senate |
| 麦克风 | microphone |
| 学术期刊 | review |
Mini quiz
5 words from this page, picked at random. Find their translation.
Frequently asked questions
- What comes after these 100 words?
- Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Simplified Chinese words and brings each one back at the right moment.
- Where do these lists come from?
- They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 100 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
- Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?
- Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.
These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Simplified Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.
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