English - Hanzi	Pinyin	Phonetics	Sound
bad - 坏	huài	hweye
bank - 银行	yínháng	yeen-hahng
bathroom; toilet - 洗手间	xǐshǒujiān	tsee-shohwe-jee:en
be (to); is - 是	shì	sheuh
be able to (to); can - 能	néng	nuhng
be able to/be capable of (to); can - 能够	nénggòu	nuhng-goh
be about to; will (future); will; 把 (in reading) - 将	jiāng	jee:ahng
be allowed (to);can - 可以	kěyǐ	kay-ee
be grateful (to) - 感谢	gǎnxiè	gan-tsi:eh
be hungry (to) - 饿	è	eugh
be like/comply with (to) - 如	rú	reuh
be sorry/feel apologetic (to) - 抱歉	bàoqiàn	bowe-tchee:en
beat (to) - 赢	yíng	eeng
beautiful - 漂亮	piào liàng	pee:ow-lee:ahng
beautiful - 美	měi	may
because - 因	yīn	een
because - 因为	yīnwèi	ee-way
bed - 床	chuáng	choo:ahng
beef - 牛肉	niúròu	nee:oo-rhow
beer - 啤	pí	pee
beer - 啤酒	píjiǔ	pee-jeeow
before - 以前	yǐqián	ee-tchee:en
begin/start (to); the beginning - 始	shǐ	sheuh
Beijing - 北京	běijīng	bay-jeeng
below; down; next; after - 下	xià	tsee:ah
benefit; sharp - 利	lì	lee
beside - 旁	páng	pahng
between - 之间	zhījiān	djeuh-jee:en
bicycle - 自行车	zìxíngchē	djeuh-tsee:en-cheuh
big - 大	dà	dah
bill - 买单	mǎidān	mye-dan
birthday - 生日	shēngrì	shung-reurh
bitter - 苦	kǔ	koo
black - 黑	hēi	hay
black [colour] - 黑色	hēisè	hay-seuh
black tea - 红茶	hóngchá	hauwng-chah
body - 体	tǐ	tee
body; oneself - 身	shēn	schen
book - 书	shū	shoo
book (a) - 一本书	yīběnshū	ee-ben-shoo
boring - 没意思	méiyìsi	may-ee-seuh
both; again; still - 又	yòu	yoh
bottle - 瓶	píng	peeng
bottle - 瓶子	píngzi	pee:ing-dzeuh
bowl - 碗	wǎn	wahn
boy; masculine; abstract radical - 儿	ér	are
brain - 脑	nǎo	nowe
breath; rest; cease - 息	xī	tsee
bright; clear; tomorrow - 明	míng	mee:in
bright; shining - 亮	liàng	lee:ahng
brother [older] - 哥	gē	geuh
brother [younger] - 弟	dì	dee
building; establishment - 馆	guǎn	gwan
bus - 公共汽车	gōnggòngqìchē	gawng-gawng-tchee-cheuh
busy - 忙	máng	mahng
busy - 你忙吗	nǐ máng ma	nee-mahng-mah
but - 但	dàn	dan
but - 但是	dànshì	dan-sheuh
but - 可是	kěshì	kay-sheuh
buy (to) - 买	mǎi	mye
by - 被	bèi	bay
by car - 坐车	zuòchē	djawh-cheuh