# Chinese Cheat Sheets and Charts

Free printable Chinese charts and cheat sheets: numbers 1 to 100, greetings, question words, verbs, adjectives, radicals, the zodiac, surnames, slang and dates.

Source: https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-cheat-sheet-workbooks

By Mei Lin

A cheat sheet puts one topic on a few pages you can keep beside you. These cover the everyday basics, from numbers 1 to 100 and greetings to question words and the days of the week, plus lists of common verbs and adjectives, radicals, surnames, the zodiac, WeChat slang, tongue twisters and sayings.

Most are 7 to 15 pages and suit beginners. Print the one you need, keep it by your desk and say each line out loud. Most have free audio.

## Best first book

[Chinese Numbers 1–100 Chart: Pinyin, Tones and Practice](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-numbers-1-100-chart): Every number from 1 to 100 with pinyin and tones on one chart, how the system works, and drills for prices, time, phone numbers and ages, with audio.

## Workbooks (15)

Free.

- [Zhuyin–Pinyin Bridge: Sounds, Symbols & Practice](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/zhuyin-pinyin-bridge): 9-page PDF, Total beginner · HSK 1. Every bopomofo symbol beside its pinyin, with spelling traps, tone marks and practice; example words in simplified characters
- [Chinese Radicals Chart: Common Radicals and Their Changing Forms](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-radicals-quick-reference): 7-page PDF, Beginner · HSK 1. A one-glance chart of 36 everyday radicals, the shapes they take inside characters, and the characters they build
- [Chinese Greetings Cheat Sheet: Hello, Goodbye and Everyday Greetings](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-greetings-cheat-sheet): 10-page PDF, Total beginner · HSK 1. How to greet anyone in Mandarin, at any time of day, and what to say back, on 9 pages with audio
- [Chinese Slang and WeChat Texting Cheat Sheet](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-slang-and-wechat-texting): 10-page PDF, Beginner · HSK 1. The internet slang, number codes and WeChat replies you will see every day, what they mean and when to use them, with audio
- [Chinese Question Words Cheat Sheet: Who, What, Where, When, Why and How](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-question-words-cheat-sheet): 9-page PDF, Total beginner · HSK 1. Every question word with examples, where it goes in the sentence, and the questions you will ask every day, on 8 pages with audio
- [Chinese Verbs List: 100 Common Verbs with Examples](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-verbs-list): 15-page PDF, Beginner · HSK 1. The 100 verbs you need most, each with pinyin, meaning and an example sentence, in 10 groups, with audio
- [Mandarin Tongue Twisters: 20 Rhymes for Clearer Pronunciation](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/mandarin-tongue-twisters): 11-page PDF, Beginner · HSK 1. Twenty Chinese tongue twisters for the sounds and tones English speakers find hardest, with pinyin, audio and how to practise them
- [Chinese Wishes for Every Occasion: Birthdays, Weddings and Get Well](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-wishes-for-every-occasion): 9-page PDF, Beginner · HSK 1. What to say and write in Mandarin for birthdays, weddings, babies, new jobs, exams and hard times, on 8 pages with audio
- [Chinese Adjectives List: 100 Common Words to Describe People, Places and Things](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-adjectives-list): 15-page PDF, Beginner · HSK 1. The 100 describing words you need most, with pinyin, meaning and an example, plus how 很, 太 and 有点儿 change them, with audio
- [Chinese Numbers 1–100 Chart: Pinyin, Tones and Practice](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-numbers-1-100-chart): 10-page PDF, Total beginner · HSK 1. Every number from 1 to 100 with pinyin and tones on one chart, how the system works, and drills for prices, time, phone numbers and ages, with audio
- [Chinese Symbols and Their Meanings: 40 Characters for Love, Luck, Family and Strength](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-symbols-and-meanings): 12-page PDF, Total beginner · HSK 1. Forty Chinese characters people love to hang, give and wear, what each one really means, how to say it and the words it lives in, with audio
- [The 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals in Order: Names, Signs and What to Say](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-zodiac-animals-in-order): 13-page PDF, Total beginner · HSK 1. The twelve zodiac animals in order with pinyin, the story of the Great Race, how to find and say your sign, and zodiac small talk, with audio
- [Chinese Sayings for Beginners: 40 Everyday Expressions and Easy Chengyu](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-sayings-for-beginners): 11-page PDF, Beginner · HSK 1. Forty sayings, proverbs and easy chengyu you will really hear, what each one means, when to say it and how, with audio
- [Chinese Surnames Chart: The 100 Most Common Chinese Family Names](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-surnames-chart): 12-page PDF, Total beginner · HSK 1. The 100 commonest Chinese family names with characters, pinyin and how people tell them apart aloud, two-character surnames and writing practice, with audio
- [Days of the Week and Months in Chinese: Chart, Writing Practice and Calendar](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/days-of-the-week-and-months-in-chinese): 13-page PDF, Total beginner · HSK 1. Every day and month on one chart, how dates work, writing practice and a printable Chinese calendar, with audio for every word

## Is there a Chinese numbers 1 to 100 chart in PDF?

Yes. Chinese Numbers 1–100 Chart has every number with pinyin and tone marks, how the system works and drills for prices, time, phone numbers and ages, with free audio and answers at the back.

## Which cheat sheet should a beginner print first?

Numbers and greetings, because you use them every day. The Chinese Greetings Cheat Sheet shows how to greet anyone at any time of day and what to say back, on 9 pages with audio.

## Are there word lists as well as charts?

Yes. There are lists of common Chinese verbs and adjectives, question words, Chinese surnames, slang for WeChat and sayings for beginners, each on a few pages.

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- [Pinyin chart with audio](https://www.saymei.app/tools/pinyin-chart)

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