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Vocabulary: Your First Words (词汇 - cíhuì)

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Characters
Pinyin
English / Notes
你
nǐ
you (singular, informal)
好
hǎo
good, well, fine
你好
nǐ hǎo
hello (literally "you good")
我
wǒ
I, me
是
shì
to be (am, is, are)
老师
lǎoshī
teacher
学生
xuésheng
student
吗
ma
question word (yes/no questions)
不
bù
not, no
再见
zàijiàn
goodbye (literally "again see")
谢谢
xièxie
thank you
他
tā
he, him
她
tā
she, her
很
hěn
very
叫
jiào
to be called, to call
什么
shénme
what
名字
míngzi
name
一
yī
one
二
èr
two
三
sān
three
〇
líng
zero
中国
Zhōngguó
China (literally "middle country")
人
rén
person, people
美国
Měiguó
America (literally "beautiful country")
不客气
bú kèqi
you're welcome

While 你 (nǐ) is standard for "you", 您 (nín) is a more formal and respectful version used for elders, teachers and people in authority.

您好！ (Nín hǎo! – Formal ‘Hello!’)

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