230 Mandarin Chinese words for everyday conversations (CEFR A2 / HSK 2-3). Opinions, feelings, social interactions, making plans, and giving advice. All words and example sentences include pinyin romanization alongside simplified characters.
| Word | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 意见 (yìjiàn) | opinion | 请告诉我你的意见。 (Qǐng gàosu wǒ nǐ de yìjiàn.) Please tell me your opinion. |
| 同意 (tóngyì) | to agree | 我同意你的看法。 (Wǒ tóngyì nǐ de kànfǎ.) I agree with your point of view. |
| 反对 (fǎnduì) | to oppose / to disagree | 他反对这个计划。 (Tā fǎnduì zhège jìhuà.) He opposes this plan. |
| 建议 (jiànyì) | suggestion / to suggest | 我建议你多练习。 (Wǒ jiànyì nǐ duō liànxí.) I suggest you practice more. |
| 讨论 (tǎolùn) | to discuss / discussion | 我们讨论一下这个问题吧。 (Wǒmen tǎolùn yíxià zhège wèntí ba.) Let's discuss this issue. |
| 解释 (jiěshì) | to explain / explanation | 请你解释一下这个词的意思。 (Qǐng nǐ jiěshì yíxià zhège cí de yìsi.) Please explain the meaning of this word. |
| 表达 (biǎodá) | to express | 他不太会表达自己的感情。 (Tā bú tài huì biǎodá zìjǐ de gǎnqíng.) He is not very good at expressing his feelings. |
| 交流 (jiāoliú) | to communicate / exchange | 我们需要多交流。 (Wǒmen xūyào duō jiāoliú.) We need to communicate more. |
| 聊天 (liáotiān) | to chat | 我喜欢和朋友聊天。 (Wǒ xǐhuan hé péngyou liáotiān.) I like chatting with friends. |
| 介绍 (jièshào) | to introduce / introduction | 让我介绍一下，这是我的同事。 (Ràng wǒ jièshào yíxià, zhè shì wǒ de tóngshì.) Let me introduce, this is my colleague. |
| 邀请 (yāoqǐng) | to invite / invitation | 我想邀请你参加我的生日聚会。 (Wǒ xiǎng yāoqǐng nǐ cānjiā wǒ de shēngrì jùhuì.) I want to invite you to my birthday party. |
| 约 (yuē) | to make an appointment / to arrange | 我们约个时间见面吧。 (Wǒmen yuē ge shíjiān jiànmiàn ba.) Let's arrange a time to meet. |
| 拒绝 (jùjué) | to refuse / to reject | 他拒绝了我的邀请。 (Tā jùjué le wǒ de yāoqǐng.) He refused my invitation. |
| 接受 (jiēshòu) | to accept | 她接受了这份工作。 (Tā jiēshòu le zhè fèn gōngzuò.) She accepted this job. |
| 道歉 (dàoqiàn) | to apologize | 他向我道歉了。 (Tā xiàng wǒ dàoqiàn le.) He apologized to me. |
| 原谅 (yuánliàng) | to forgive | 请你原谅我。 (Qǐng nǐ yuánliàng wǒ.) Please forgive me. |
| 感谢 (gǎnxiè) | to thank / grateful | 非常感谢你的帮助。 (Fēicháng gǎnxiè nǐ de bāngzhù.) Thank you very much for your help. |
| 祝贺 (zhùhè) | to congratulate | 祝贺你找到了新工作！ (Zhùhè nǐ zhǎodào le xīn gōngzuò!) Congratulations on finding a new job! |
| 鼓励 (gǔlì) | to encourage | 老师经常鼓励我们。 (Lǎoshī jīngcháng gǔlì wǒmen.) The teacher often encourages us. |
| 批评 (pīpíng) | to criticize / criticism | 他不喜欢被别人批评。 (Tā bù xǐhuan bèi biérén pīpíng.) He doesn't like being criticized by others. |
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