Chinese Word a Day

Learn Mandarin quickly and easily by picking up one new Chinese word with pinyin reading and English translation in your Twitter feed. Follow to start learning!

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心 (xīn): the heart; heart; mind; feeling

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迟到 (chídào): be late

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访问 (fǎngwèn): visit; call on

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感冒 (gǎnmào): common cold

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晚饭 (wǎnfàn): dinner; supper

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今天 (jīntiān): today; present; now

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面条儿 (miàntiáor): noodles

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面包 (miànbāo): bread

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代表 (dàibiǎo): represent; representative; deputy

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先生 (xiānsheng): teacher; mister; Mr.; sir; gentleman

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浅 (qiǎn): shallow; simple; superficial; light

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常 (cháng): often; frequently

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纸 (zhǐ): paper

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欢迎 (huānyíng): welcome; greet; favorably receive

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生日 (shēngrì): birthday

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墙 (qiáng): wall

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安静 (ānjìng): quiet; peaceful

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下来 (xiàlái): come down

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破 (pò): broken; damaged; break; destroy

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河 (hé, mí, nǐ): river