Different Subjects in Chinese Language

By Ling-Ling Lisa Shih
From Ling-LingChinese.com

Chinese Vocabulary for Subjects:

ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition
1 语文 語文 yǔwén literature and language
2 外语 外語 wàiyǔ foreign language; Classifiers: 门
3 英语 英語 yīngyǔ English (language)
4 西班牙文 xībānyáwén Spanish (language)
5 法文 fǎwén French language
6 音乐 音樂 yīnyuè music; Classifiers: 张
7 物理 wùlǐ physics; physical
8 生物 shēngwù organism; living creature; life form; biological; Classifiers: 个
9 化学 化學 huàxué chemistry; chemical
10 地理 dìlǐ geography
11 心理学 心理學 xīnlǐxué psychology
12 历史 歷史 lìshǐ history; Classifiers: 门
13 美术 美術 měishù art; fine arts; painting; Classifiers: 种
14 体育 體育 tǐyù sports; physical education
15 天文学 天文學 tiānwénxué astronomy

Downloadable Worksheets:

nǐ  zuì  xǐ huan  de  kē mù  shì  shén me
你 最 喜欢 的 科目 是 什么 ?

What is your favorite subject?

wǒ  zuì  xǐ huan  de  kē mù  shì  zhōng wén
我 最 喜欢 的 科目 是 中文 。

My favorite subject is Chinese.

ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition
ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition
1 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 )
2 最 zuì most; the most; -est (superlative suffix)
3 喜欢 喜歡 xǐ huan to like; to be fond of
4 的 de of; ~’s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
5 科目 kē mù subject
6 是 shì is; are; am; yes; to be
7 什么 什麼 shén me what?; who?; something; anything
8 我 wǒ I; me; my
9 最 zuì most; the most; -est (superlative suffix)
10 喜欢 喜歡 xǐ huan to like; to be fond of
11 的 de of; ~’s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
12 科目 kē mù subject
13 是 shì is; are; am; yes; to be
14 中文 zhōngwén Chinese language

你最喜欢哪一门课? Which course do you like the most?

我最喜欢中文课。I like the Chinese course the most.

ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition
ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition
1 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 )
2 最 zuì most; the most; -est (superlative suffix)
3 喜欢 喜歡 xǐ huan to like; to be fond of
4 哪 nǎ how; which
5 一 yī one; 1; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; “one” radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
6 门 門 mén surname Men; gate; door; Classifiers: 扇 ; opening; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy); classifier for large guns; classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology; (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)
7 课 課 kè subject; course; Classifiers: 门 ; to levy; tax; form of divination
8 我 wǒ I; me; my
9 最 zuì most; the most; -est (superlative suffix)
10 喜欢 喜歡 xǐ huan to like; to be fond of
11 中文 zhōngwén Chinese language
12 课 課 kè subject; course; Classifiers: 门 ; to levy; tax; form of divination

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