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Pinyin
Tone Markings above the vowels Example Meaning
(none) (none) ma ? (question)
1 .. mother
2 / what
3 ^ abuse, curse
4 \ horse

Note: The singular & plural form of a Chinese character/word is the same -- for both verbs and nouns.

 

Sorted by Chinese words

Chinese

English

Type Some examples  
ài love

verb

ämen

amen, truly

adverb

Rev 7:12

together

adverb

Mat 4:24

5d
bäbä father, papa

noun

bâi

acknowledge as, do obeisance

verb

 

7b

bâixìng

common people

noun

Mat 4:23

7b

bèiguîfù

demon possession

noun

Mat 4:24

12d

biàn

all over, everywhere

adverb

Mat 4:23

19c

bìng

sickness, sick

noun,adj

Mat 4:24

22c

bìngzhèng

sickness, disease, illness

noun

Mat 4:23

22d

not, no

adverb

chuán

pass on, hand down, impart, spread, transmit

verb

Mat 4:23

55b

chuánbiànle

spread

verb

Mat 4:24

55b + 19c

cìgei

give

verb

Mat 6:11

big

adjective

dàile

together at the same time

adverb

Mat 4:24

69a

dàli

might

noun

Rev 7:12

däng

deserve, should

verb

 

71b
dâogào pray

verb

de of (referring to previous word) preposition Mat 6:9

diänxián

epilepsy

adjective

Mat 4:24

dìshang

earth

noun

Mat 6:10

döu

all

adjective

Rev 7:12

duân short

adjective

è

(see xiöng è)

noun

Mat 6:13

father

noun

Mat 6:9

fúyïn

gospel, good news

noun

Mat 4:23

111b + 478d

gânguî

demon [see also guî]

noun

Mat 7:22

135c

gânxiè

thanks

noun

Rev 7:12

gäo tall

adjective

each, every, various

adjective

Mat 4:23

122b
gëge brother

noun

gêi give

verb

gèyàng

various types, every kind

noun

Mat 4:23,24

122b + 462c

guïyû

belong to

verb

Rev 7:12

guî

demon [see also gânguî]

noun

 

135c

guó

kingdom

noun

Mat 6:10

guódù

kingdom

noun

[Mat 6:13]

hài

suffer from, calamity

verb, noun

Mat 4:24

140b
hâo good

adjective

drink

verb

and, together with

conjunction

Mat 4:24

145c
hên very

adverb

héxié harmonious

adjective

146a
huài bad

adjective

huìtáng

synagogue

noun

 

159c

huìtángli

synagogue

noun

Mat 4:23

159c

Jiälìlì

Galilee

noun

Mat 4:23

jiànglín

come, arrive

verb

Mat 6:11

jiào

call, ask, order

verb

Mat 6:13

jiàoxun

proclaim, announce

verb

Mat 4:23

184c + 453d

jíbìng

disease, illness

noun

Mat 4:24

168b
jiêjie sister

noun

jìng

honor, respect, esteem

noun

 

196c

jïnrì

today, now

adverb

Mat 6:11

jiù

save, rescue

verb

Mat 6:13

jiù

immediately

adverb

Mat 4:24

198c

jiùshì

even, even if, precisely

adverb, conj

Mat 4:24

199a
kànjiàn see

verb

lái

come, arrive

verb

Mat 4:24

218d
ma (indicates a question) interogative
mämä mother

noun

miân

forgive

verb

Mat 6:12

miànle

forgave

verb

Mat 6:12

míng

name

noun

Mat 6:9

míngshëng

fame

noun

Mat 4:24

feel

verb

mother

noun

261b
that article
nàge that article
nâge which interogative

nàli

there, that place

adverb

Mat 4:24

nîde

your

adjective

Mat 6:9

paô run

verb

quán

all, entire, whole

adjective

[Mat 6:13]

quánbîng

power, authority

noun

Rev 7:12 [Mat 6:13]

rén

person/people, man/men

noun

Mat 6:12

rìyòng

each day

adverb

Mat 6:11

róngyào

glory

noun

Rev 7:12

rútóng

like, as

conjunction

Mat 6:10,11

sàipao race

noun

Shàngdì God

noun

Shén

God

noun

Rev 7:12 [Mat 6:13]

shénma what interogative

shèng

holy

adjective

Mat 6:9

shëngmìng life

noun

Shènglíng Holy Spirit

noun

shì

is/are (to be)

verb

shízìjià cross

noun

shìtan

test, trial

noun

Mat 6:13

shòu

receive, accept

verb

 

351d
shü book

noun

shuï water

noun

sòngzàn

praise

noun

Rev 7:12

täde

his/her

adjective

Mat 4:24

tämen

them

pronoun

Mat 4:24

tänhuàn

paralysis

adjective

Mat 4:24

téngtòng

pain

noun

Mat 4:24

376a

tiänguó

kingdom of heaven

noun

Mat 4:23

tiän

heaven

noun

 

378d

tiänshang

heaven

noun

Mat 6:9

378d + 329c
tïng hear

verb

tuölí

separate from, break away from

verb

Mat 6:13

wánquán

completely, wholely, absolutely, entirely

adverb

 

400b

wéi

do, act, act as, be

verb

Mat 6:9

405b

wéi

only, alone

adjective

 

406b
wèi for preposition

wômen

we, us

pronoun

Mat 6:9

wômende

our

adjective

Rev 7:12

xîhuan like

verb

xiaô little

adjective

xíngzài

be done, be carried out, be fulfilled

verb

Mat 6:10

xiöng è

evil

noun

Mat 6:13

xiù smell

verb

Yësü Jesus

noun

one

number

 

466d

yìnshí

food and drink

noun

Mat 6:11

yïnwei

for, because

conjunction

[Mat 6:13]

yïqiè

all, every

adjective

Mat 4:24

469c

yïtî

as one, integrated as one whole

adjective

 

470a

yïzhì

heal, cure

verb

Mat 4:23

471c

yôngyôngyuânyuân

forever and ever

adverb

Rev 7:12

yôngyuân

forever

adverb

[Mat 6:13]

yuàn

wish, hope, desire

verb

Mat 6:9.10

yùjiàn

meet, come across

verb

Mat 6:13

yùnsòng carry

verb

zài

in, by preposition

Mat 6:9

zênma how interogative

zhài

debt

noun

Mat 6:12

zhê one, person pronoun 516d
zhè this article 517a
zhège this article 517b

zhídào

to

preposition

Rev 7:12

zhìhâole

healed

verb

Mat 4:24

zhìhuì

wisdom

noun

Rev 7:12

zhîyì

will

noun

Mat 6:10

zôu

walk, go

verb

Mat 4:23

549d

Xùlìyà

Syria

noun

Mat 4:24

zün

honor, respect, venorate

verb

Mat 6:9

zünguì

honor

noun

Rev 7:12

 

x

x

x

Mat 4:

 

Sorted by English words

husband, wife, ten commandments, moses

Chinese

English

Type Some examples  
ma (indicates a question) interogative

è

(see xiöng è)

noun

Mat 6:13

bâi

acknowledge as, do obeisance

verb

 

7b

döu

all

adjective

Rev 7:12

biàn

all over, everywhere

adverb

Mat 4:23

19c

quán

all, entire, whole

adjective

[Mat 6:13]

yïqiè

all, every

adjective

Mat 4:24

469c

ämen

amen, truly

adverb

Rev 7:12

and, together with

conjunction

Mat 4:24

145c

yïtî

as one, integrated as one whole

adjective

 

470a
huài bad

adjective

xíngzài

be done, be carried out, be fulfilled

verb

Mat 6:10

guïyû

belong to

verb

Rev 7:12

big

adjective

shü book

noun

gëge brother

noun

jiào

call, ask, order

verb

Mat 6:13

yùnsòng carry

verb

jiànglín

come, arrive

verb

Mat 6:11

lái

come, arrive

verb

Mat 4:24

218d

bâixìng

common people

noun

Mat 4:23

7b

wánquán

completely, wholely, absolutely, entirely

adverb

 

400b
shízìjià cross

noun

zhài

debt

noun

Mat 6:12

guî

demon [see also gânguî]

noun

 

135c

gânguî

demon [see also guî]

noun

Mat 7:22

135c

bèiguîfù

demon possession

noun

Mat 4:24

12d

däng

deserve, should

verb

 

71b

jíbìng

disease, illness

noun

Mat 4:24

168b

wéi

do, act, act as, be

verb

Mat 6:9

405b
drink

verb

rìyòng

each day

adverb

Mat 6:11

each, every, various

adjective

Mat 4:23

122b

dìshang

earth

noun

Mat 6:10

diänxián

epilepsy

adjective

Mat 4:24

jiùshì

even, even if, precisely

adverb, conj

Mat 4:24

199a

xiöng è

evil

noun

Mat 6:13

míngshëng

fame

noun

Mat 4:24

father

noun

Mat 6:9

bäbä father, papa

noun

feel

verb

yìnshí

food and drink

noun

Mat 6:11

wèi for preposition

yïnwei

for, because

conjunction

[Mat 6:13]

yôngyuân

forever

adverb

[Mat 6:13]

yôngyôngyuânyuân

forever and ever

adverb

Rev 7:12

miànle

forgave

verb

Mat 6:12

miân

forgive

verb

Mat 6:12

Jiälìlì

Galilee

noun

Mat 4:23

gêi give

verb

cìgei

give

verb

Mat 6:11

róngyào

glory

noun

Rev 7:12

Shén

God

noun

Rev 7:12 [Mat 6:13]

Shàngdì God

noun

hâo good

adjective

fúyïn

gospel, good news

noun

Mat 4:23

111b + 478d
héxié harmonious

adjective

146a

yïzhì

heal, cure

verb

Mat 4:23

471c

zhìhâole

healed

verb

Mat 4:24

tïng hear

verb

tiän

heaven

noun

 

378d

tiänshang

heaven

noun

Mat 6:9

378d + 329c

täde

his/her

adjective

Mat 4:24

shèng

holy

adjective

Mat 6:9

Shènglíng Holy Spirit

noun

zünguì

honor

noun

Rev 7:12

jìng

honor, respect, esteem

noun

 

196c

zün

honor, respect, venorate

verb

Mat 6:9

zênma how interogative

jiù

immediately

adverb

Mat 4:24

198c

zài

in, by preposition

Mat 6:9

shì

is/are (to be)

verb

Yësü Jesus

noun

guó

kingdom

noun

Mat 6:10

guódù

kingdom

noun

[Mat 6:13]

tiänguó

kingdom of heaven

noun

Mat 4:23

shëngmìng life

noun

xîhuan like

verb

rútóng

like, as

conjunction

Mat 6:10,11

xiaô little

adjective

ài love

verb

yùjiàn

meet, come across

verb

Mat 6:13

dàli

might

noun

Rev 7:12

mämä mother

noun

mother

noun

261b

míng

name

noun

Mat 6:9

not, no

adverb

de of (referring to previous word) preposition Mat 6:9

one

number

 

466d
zhê one, person pronoun 516d

wéi

only, alone

adjective

 

406b

wômende

our

adjective

Rev 7:12

téngtòng

pain

noun

Mat 4:24

376a

tänhuàn

paralysis

adjective

Mat 4:24

chuán

pass on, hand down, impart, spread, transmit

verb

Mat 4:23

55b

rén

person/people, man/men

noun

Mat 6:12

quánbîng

power, authority

noun

Rev 7:12 [Mat 6:13]

sòngzàn

praise

noun

Rev 7:12

dâogào pray

verb

jiàoxun

proclaim, announce

verb

Mat 4:23

184c + 453d
sàipao race

noun

shòu

receive, accept

verb

 

351d
paô run

verb

jiù

save, rescue

verb

Mat 6:13

kànjiàn see

verb

tuölí

separate from, break away from

verb

Mat 6:13

duân short

adjective

bìngzhèng

sickness, disease, illness

noun

Mat 4:23

22d

bìng

sickness, sick

noun,adj

Mat 4:24

22c
jiêjie sister

noun

xiù smell

verb

chuánbiànle

spread

verb

Mat 4:24

55b + 19c

hài

suffer from, calamity

verb, noun

Mat 4:24

140b

huìtáng

synagogue

noun

 

159c

huìtángli

synagogue

noun

Mat 4:23

159c

Xùlìyà

Syria

noun

Mat 4:24

gäo tall

adjective

shìtan

test, trial

noun

Mat 6:13

gânxiè

thanks

noun

Rev 7:12

nàge that article
that article

tämen

them

pronoun

Mat 4:24

nàli

there, that place

adverb

Mat 4:24

zhège this article 517b
zhè this article 517a

zhídào

to

preposition

Rev 7:12

jïnrì

today, now

adverb

Mat 6:11

together

adverb

Mat 4:24

5d

dàile

together at the same time

adverb

Mat 4:24

69a

gèyàng

various types, every kind

noun

Mat 4:23,24

122b + 462c
hên very

adverb

zôu

walk, go

verb

Mat 4:23

549d
shuï water

noun

wômen

we, us

pronoun

Mat 6:9

shénma what interogative
nâge which interogative

zhîyì

will

noun

Mat 6:10

zhìhuì

wisdom

noun

Rev 7:12

yuàn

wish, hope, desire

verb

Mat 6:9.10

nîde

your

adjective

Mat 6:9

 

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