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Mandarin Chinese Vocabulary Lists

Vocabulary lists organized by subject.
School Subjects
Learn the Mandarin names of common school subjects with this vocabulary list. Each entry has an audio file for pronunciation and listening comprehension.
Tourist Destinations
Use this vocabulary list to see all the local attractions when visiting a Mandarin-speaking country or city.
Rooms Of A House
This is a list of rooms of a house, along with common household items that would be found in those rooms.
Office Items in Mandarin Chinese
Learn the Mandarin Chinese names of common items found in the office.
Common Birds in Mandarin
Birds are admired throughout the world for their beauty and grace. This vocabulary list will help you learn the names of common birds in Mandarin Chinese. Each entry has an audio file for listening and pronunciation practice.
Flowers
Flowers speak the universal language of beauty, but mere mortals must use words to describe these beautiful things. This vocabulary list has the Mandarin Chinese names of common flowers, along with audio clips for listening and pronunciation practice.
Trees in Mandarin Chinese
Learn the names of common trees in Mandarin Chinese. Each entry has an audio clip for listening and pronunciation practice.
Toys in Mandarin Chinese
Learn the names of common toys in Mandarin Chinese. Each entry has an audio clip for listening and pronunciation practice.
Common Professions
Learn the vocabulary for common professions in Mandarin Chinese. Use the audio clips for pronunciation and listening practice.
Computers and Computer Peripherals
Learn the Mandarin Chinese names for computers and computer peripherals. Each entry has a sound clip for pronunciation and listening practice.
Environment and Weather
Learn the names of environmental and weather conditions in Mandarin Chinese. Each entry has a sound clip for pronunciation and listening practice.
Transportation
Learn the names of common vehicles and modes of transportation in Mandarin Chinese. Each entry has a sound clip for pronunciation and listening practice.
Beverages
Learn the names of common beverages in Mandarin Chinese. Each entry has a sound clip for pronunciation and listening practice.
School Vocabulary
Mandarin Chinese names of the things, places and people commonly found at school. Each entry has an audio file for pronunciation and listening practice.
Musical Instuments
Musical instruments and other musical terms in Mandarin Chinese. Each entry has an audio file for pronunciation and listening practice.
Household Items
Mandarin Chinese names of common household items, complete with audio files for pronunciation and listening practice.
Common Animals
Mandarin Chinese names of common animals, complete with audio files for pronunciation and listening practice.
Common Clothing Items
Mandarin Chinese names of common clothing items, complete with audio files for pronunciation and listening practice.
Extended Family Members - Younger Generation
This list of extended Chinese family relationships covers family members of the same generation or younger - cousins, bothers and sisters-in-law, and nieces and nephews. Each entry is accompanied by an audio file for pronunciation and listening practice.
Extended Family Members - Older Generation
Chinese family relationships reach out over several generations and through many extensions. This is a list of Mandarin Chinese names of extended family members of the older generation, and each entry is accompanied by an audio file for pronunciation and listening practice.
Family Members
Chinese families are strongly paternal and hierarchical. There is a title for every family relationship on both the mother's and father's side. This is a list of Mandarin Chinese names of immediate family members, and each entry is accompanied by an audio file for pronunciation and listening practice.
Body Parts - The Hand
Mandarin Chinese names of the parts of the human hand, complete with audio files for pronunciation and listening practice.
Body Parts - The Head
Mandarin Chinese names of the parts of the human head, complete with audio files for pronunciation and listening practice.
Body Parts - The Torso
Mandarin Chinese names of the parts of the human torso, complete with audio files for pronunciation and listening practice.

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