Chinese Body Vocabulary
The 22 beginner words (A1–A2) for body, with their English translations and part of speech, across 5 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
The 22 beginner words (A1–A2) for body, with their English translations and part of speech, across 5 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| ear | 耳朵er duo | noun | A1 |
| eye | 眼睛yan jing | noun | A1 |
| hand | 手shou | noun | A1 |
| head | 头tou | noun | A1 |
| leg | 腿tui | noun | A1 |
| mouth | 嘴zui | noun | A1 |
| nose | 鼻子bi zi | noun | A1 |
| toe | 脚趾jiao zhi | noun | A2 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| arm | 手臂shou bi | noun | A1 |
| bone | 骨头gu tou | noun | A1 |
| neck | 脖子bo zi | noun | A1 |
| shoulder | 肩膀jian bang | noun | A1 |
| ankle | 脚踝jiao huai | noun | A2 |
| blood | 血xue | noun | A2 |
| chest | 胸xiong | noun | A2 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| hair | 头发tou fa | noun | A1 |
| knee | 膝盖xi gai | noun | A1 |
| face | 脸lian | noun | A2 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| cheek | 脸颊lian jia | noun | A2 |
| chin | 下巴xia ba | noun | A2 |
| lip | 嘴唇zui chun | noun | A2 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| brain | 脑nao | noun | A1 |
Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch
These lists stop at A1–A2, the words a beginner needs first. The body packs keep going through B1, B2 and C1 inside Watch Your Language, along with every other topic.
The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.
