Here are Chinese words for nature to start with: 云 (yún, cloud), 草 (cǎo, grass), 叶子 (yè zi, leaf), 百合 (bǎi hé, lily). Below are 40 words (A1–B2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 5 themed lists.
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| cloud | 云yún | noun | A1 |
| grass | 草cǎo | noun | A1 |
| leaf | 叶子yè zi | noun | A1 |
| lily | 百合bǎi hé | noun | A1 |
| mountain | 山shān | noun | A1 |
| river | 河hé | noun | A1 |
| sea | 海hǎi | noun | A1 |
| seat | 座位zuò wèi | noun | A1 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| ice | 冰bīng | noun | A1 |
| pool | 水塘shuǐ táng | noun | A1 |
| desert | 沙漠shā mò | noun | A2 |
| atmosphere | 大气层dà qì céng | noun | B1 |
| climate | 气候qì hòu | noun | B1 |
| float | 漂浮piāo fú | verb | B1 |
| geology | 地质学dì zhì xué | noun | B1 |
| tropical | 热带的rè dài de | adj | B1 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| fault | 断层duàn céng | noun | A2 |
| crystal | 晶体jīng tǐ | noun | B1 |
| trench | 海沟hǎi gōu | noun | B1 |
| granite | 花岗岩huā gǎng yán | noun | B2 |
| lava | 熔岩róng yán | noun | B2 |
| quartz | 石英shí yīng | noun | B2 |
| stalactite | 钟乳石zhōng rǔ shí | noun | B2 |
| stalagmite | 石笋shí sǔn | noun | B2 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bush | 灌木guàn mù | noun | A2 |
| cactus | 仙人掌xiān rén zhǎng | noun | A2 |
| oak | 橡树xiàng shù | noun | A2 |
| bamboo | 竹子zhú zi | noun | B1 |
| birch | 桦树huà shù | noun | B1 |
| fern | 蕨类jué lèi | noun | B1 |
| maple | 枫树fēng shù | noun | B1 |
| willow | 柳树liǔ shù | noun | B1 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| rose | 玫瑰méi guī | noun | A1 |
| sunflower | 向日葵xiàng rì kuí | noun | A2 |
| clover | 三叶草sān yè cǎo | noun | B1 |
| daisy | 雏菊chú jú | noun | B1 |
| jasmine | 茉莉花mò lì huā | noun | B1 |
| marigold | 万寿菊wàn shòu jú | noun | B1 |
| poppy | 虞美人yú měi rén | noun | B1 |
| violet | 紫罗兰zǐ luó lán | noun | B1 |
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You could start with words like 云 (yún, cloud), 草 (cǎo, grass), 叶子 (yè zi, leaf), 百合 (bǎi hé, lily). This page lists 40 Chinese words for nature (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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