What comes after these 40 words?

Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 40 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 40 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 40 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

40 must-know Simplified Chinese words

40 Simplified Chinese words worth knowing, picked from the topics Politeness and small talk, Adverbs, Function words, Connectors and prepositions and translated into English.

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Must-know 40 words

Simplified Chinese	English
是的	yes
不是	no
谢谢	thank you
非常谢谢	thank you very much
你好	helloGreeting on arrival, during the day
嗨	hiInformal greeting
再见	goodbye
回头见	see you soon
明天见	see you tomorrow
不客气	you are welcomeEveryday use
对不起	sorryApology
好的	okay
说不定	perhaps
没问题	no problem
我不懂	I do not understand
我不知道	I do not know
我叫	my name is
我很好	I am fine
祝你今天愉快	have a good day
晚安	good nightWhen parting to go to sleep
今天	today
明天	tomorrowThe day after today
昨天	yesterdayThe day before today
现在	now
这里	here
很多	muchQuantity, with a verb or a noun
非常	veryIntensity, with an adjective or an adverb
也	also
总是	always
从不	never
哪里	where
什么时候	when
谁	who
和	and
或者	or
但是	but
跟	withPreposition, accompaniment or means
没有	withoutPreposition, followed by a noun or an infinitive
为了	forPreposition, purpose or recipient
在-里	inPreposition, inside a place or space

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What comes after these 40 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 40 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 40 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 40 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

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