Adjectives
Verbs
Nouns
Measure words // Location
words
Phrases
100

piàoliang 漂亮

beautiful, pretty, good-looking, handsome 

100

zuò 坐 

to sit

100

wǒ 我

I

100

ge 个

general measure word

100

Nĭhǎo 你好

hello

200

dà 大

big

200

zuò 做

do, make, cook,

200

nǐ 你

you

200

běn 本

measure word for books, notebooks, journals

200

zàijiàn 再见

goodbye

300

hǎo 好

good

300

shuō 说

speak

300

tā 他

he

300
shang 上

over,above,before

300

(person) duō dà le? (X)多大了?

how old is X?

400

xiǎo 小

small,little,

400

gōngzuò 工作

to work

400

tā 她

she

400

 lǐ 里

in,inside,

400

Duìbùqǐ 对不起

i‘m sorry, excuse me

500

máng 忙

busy

500

xué 学

learn, study

500

wǒmen 我们

we,us

500

xià 下

under, next

500

bú kèqì 不客气

you're welcome