//Dengdeng/First 100 Characters 我 wǒ I; me 的 de of; ’s (links a describing word to a noun) 你 nǐ you 是 shì to be (links two nouns) 了 le marks that something is done or has changed 不 bù not; no 们 men plural ending for people 这 zhè this 一 yī one 他 tā he; him 么 me word ending, as in shénme (what) and zěnme (how) 在 zài to be at; in; at 有 yǒu to have; there is 个 gè the general measure word 好 hǎo good; well 来 lái to come 人 rén person; people 那 nà that 要 yào to want; to need; will 会 huì can (know how to); will 就 jiù then; right away; just 什 shén first half of 什么, what 没 méi not (have); did not 到 dào to arrive; to reach; to 说 shuō to say; to speak 吗 ma turns a sentence into a yes-or-no question 为 wèi for; because of 想 xiǎng to think; to want to; to miss 能 néng can; to be able to 上 shàng up; on; to go up 去 qù to go 她 tā she; her 道 dào road; way; to say 很 hěn very 看 kàn to look; to watch; to read 可 kě can; may 知 zhī to know 得 de links a verb to how it is done 过 guò to pass; after a verb: have done before 吧 ba softens a sentence; let’s … (a suggestion) 还 hái still; also 对 duì right; correct; to, toward 里 lǐ inside; in 以 yǐ with; by (mostly inside words) 都 dōu all; both 事 shì matter; thing 子 zǐ child; also a noun ending, said zi 生 shēng to be born; life 时 shí time 样 yàng kind; way; appearance 也 yě also; too 和 hé and; with 下 xià down; below; next 真 zhēn really; true 现 xiàn present; current; to appear 做 zuò to do; to make 大 dà big 啊 a adds feeling at the end of a sentence 怎 zěn how (in question words) 出 chū to go out; to come out 点 diǎn dot; o’clock; a little 起 qǐ to rise; to get up 天 tiān day; sky 把 bǎ puts the object before the verb; measure word for things with a handle 开 kāi to open; to turn on; to drive 让 ràng to let; to make (someone do) 给 gěi to give; for; to 但 dàn but 谢 xiè to thank 着 zhe marks an ongoing action or state 只 zhǐ only; just 些 xiē some; a few 如 rú if; like 家 jiā home; family 后 hòu after; behind 儿 ér child; also an ending said as -r 多 duō many; much 意 yì meaning; idea 别 bié don’t; other 所 suǒ place (mostly inside words) 话 huà words; speech 小 xiǎo small; little 自 zì self; from 回 huí to return; to go back 然 rán so; like that (mostly inside words) 果 guǒ fruit; result 发 fā to send; to give out 见 jiàn to see; to meet 心 xīn heart; mind 走 zǒu to walk; to leave 定 dìng to fix; to decide; settled 听 tīng to listen; to hear 觉 jué to feel 太 tài too; extremely 该 gāi should 经 jīng to pass through 当 dāng to act as; when 妈 mā mom 用 yòng to use 打 dǎ to hit; to play (a sport); to make (a call)