Here are Chinese words for body to start with: 耳朵 (ěr duǒ, ear), 眼睛 (yǎn jīng, eye), 手 (shǒu, hand), 头 (tóu, head). Below are 56 words (A1–B2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 7 themed lists.
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| ear | 耳朵ěr duǒ | noun | A1 |
| eye | 眼睛yǎn jīng | noun | A1 |
| hand | 手shǒu | noun | A1 |
| head | 头tóu | noun | A1 |
| leg | 腿tuǐ | noun | A1 |
| mouth | 嘴zuǐ | noun | A1 |
| nose | 鼻子bí zi | noun | A1 |
| toe | 脚趾jiǎo zhǐ | noun | A2 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| arm | 手臂shǒu bì | noun | A1 |
| bone | 骨头gǔ tou | noun | A1 |
| neck | 脖子bó zi | noun | A1 |
| shoulder | 肩膀jiān bǎng | noun | A1 |
| ankle | 脚踝jiǎo huái | noun | A2 |
| blood | 血xuè | noun | A2 |
| chest | 胸口xiōng kǒu | noun | A2 |
| back | 背bèi | noun | B1 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| hair | 头发tóu fa | noun | A1 |
| knee | 膝盖xī gài | noun | A1 |
| face | 脸liǎn | noun | A2 |
| hip | 髋部kuān bù | noun | B1 |
| liver | 肝脏gān zàng | noun | B1 |
| collarbone | 锁骨suǒ gǔ | noun | B2 |
| facial | 面部的miàn bù de | adj | B2 |
| respiratory | 呼吸的hū xī de | adj | B2 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| cheek | 脸颊liǎn jiá | noun | A2 |
| chin | 下巴xià bā | noun | A2 |
| lip | 嘴唇zuǐ chún | noun | A2 |
| heel | 脚跟jiǎo gēn | noun | B1 |
| palm | 手掌shǒu zhǎng | noun | B1 |
| skull | 颅骨lú gǔ | noun | B1 |
| spine | 脊柱jǐ zhù | noun | B1 |
| vein | 静脉jìng mài | noun | B1 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| earlobe | 耳垂ěr chuí | noun | B1 |
| iris | 虹膜hóng mó | noun | B1 |
| tongue | 舌头shé tou | noun | B1 |
| cornea | 角膜jiǎo mó | noun | B2 |
| eardrum | 鼓膜gǔ mó | noun | B2 |
| eyelash | 睫毛jié máo | noun | B2 |
| nostril | 鼻孔bí kǒng | noun | B2 |
| retina | 视网膜shì wǎng mó | noun | B2 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| brain | 大脑dà nǎo | noun | A1 |
| appendix | 阑尾lán wěi | noun | B1 |
| bladder | 膀胱páng guāng | noun | B1 |
| ovary | 卵巢luǎn cháo | noun | B2 |
| prostate | 前列腺qián liè xiàn | noun | B2 |
| spleen | 脾pí | noun | B2 |
| testicle | 睾丸gāo wán | noun | B2 |
| uterus | 子宫zi gōng | noun | B2 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| abdominal | 腹部的fù bù de | adj | B1 |
| calf | 小腿肌xiǎo tuǐ jī | noun | B1 |
| femur | 股骨gǔ gǔ | noun | B2 |
| fibula | 腓骨féi gǔ | noun | B2 |
| gluteus | 臀肌tún jī | noun | B2 |
| pectoral | 胸肌xiōng jī | noun | B2 |
| tibia | 胫骨jìng gǔ | noun | B2 |
| trapezius | 斜方肌xié fāng jī | noun | B2 |
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You could start with words like 耳朵 (ěr duǒ, ear), 眼睛 (yǎn jīng, eye), 手 (shǒu, hand), 头 (tóu, head). This page lists 56 Chinese words for body (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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