Word List - P

English - Hanzi Pinyin Phonetics Sound
pair - 双 shuāng shoo:anhg
pair; only - 只 zhǐ / zhī djeuh
part; division; department - 部 boo
particle used for comparison and "-er than" - 比 bee
pass through (to); through, via - 经 jīng jeeng
pay/hand over (to) - 付 foowh
peace; calm - 平 píng peeng
peace; safety - 安 ān ahn
penis - question jī jī weuhn-tee
people - 们 men men
people {MW} polite use for ; place; seat - 位 wèi way
People’s currency - 人民币 Rénmínbì yruhn-min-bee
Perfect - 完美 wánměi wan-may
perhaps - 也许 yěxǔ iyeh-tschuh
perhaps - 可能 kěnéng keuh-neuhng
period - 期 tchee
permit (to) - 许 tschuh
person - 人 rén yrhuhn
pharmacy - 药店 yàodiàn yow-dee:en
phone call - 打电话 dǎdiànhuà da-dee:en-hwah
piece; slice; film; sheet - 片 piàn pee:en
pig - 猪 zhū djoo
pill - 药片 yàopiàn yow-pee:en
plan/divide (to) - 划 huà hwah
plane - 飞机 fēijī fay-ji
plane ticket - 飞机票 fēijīpiào fay-jee-pee:aow
play/have fun (to) - 玩 wán wahn
please - 请 qǐng tcheeng
point; dot; speck; o'clock; to ignite; to set fire - 点 diǎn dee:en
population - 人口 rénkǒu yrhuhn-cohw
pork - 猪肉 zhūròu djoo-rhow
precisely; exactly right - 对了 duìle dway-leuh
precisely; exactly; only; then; as early as; at once - 就 jiù djeeow
prepare/be ready (to) - 备 bèi bay
pretty - 漂 piào pee:ow
prior to - 之前 zhīqián djeuh-tchee:en
protect/ensure (to) - 保 bǎo bowe
public - 公 gōng gawng
pull (to) - 拉 la
pull up (to) - 拉高 lāgāo la-gowe