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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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