English - Hanzi	Pinyin	Phonetics	Sound
wait (to) - 等候	děnghòu	deung-hoh
wait (to); equal; rank; and so forth - 等	děng	deung
wait for (to); condition; state - 候	hòu	hoh
wait/to treat/stay (to) - 待	dài	day
waiter; waitress - 服务员	fúwùyuán	foowh-oo-yoo:en
want (to); order (to) - 要	yào	yoh
want to/like to/think/miss (to) - 想	xiǎng	tsee:ahng
warm - 暖	nuǎn	nwan
warm up (to) - 热	rè	reuh
warm weather - 暖和	nuǎnhuo	nwan-heu:awh
wash (to) - 洗	xǐ	tsee
watch - 视	shì	sheuh
water - 水	shuǐ	shway
way in - 入口	rùkǒu	reuh-cohw
way, (of a channel, light), path, religion streak Taoist the way, - 道	dào	dowe
Wednesday - 星期三	xīngqīsān	tsing-tchee-san
week - 星期	xīngqī	tsing-tchee
week - 逼	zhōu	djoh
week; cycle - 周	zhōu	djoh
west; {lid} - 西	xī	tsee
what - 何	hé	heuh
what - 什么	shénme	shun-meh
what about...? - 呢	ne	nuh
what is that? - 那是什么	nà shì shénme?	na-sheuh-shun-meh
what is this? - 这是什么	zhè shì shénme?	jeuh-sheuh-shun-meh
what is your name - 名字	míngzi	meeng-zheuh
What should I do? - 怎么办啊	zěnme bàn (a)?	djun-meh ban ahh?
what? - 什	shén	schen
whatever - 任	rèn	yrhuhn
when - 何时	héshí	hurgh-sheuh
when - 什么时候	shénme shíhou	sheuhn-meh-sheuh-hoh
where? - 哪儿	nǎr	n'-are
where? - 哪里	nǎlǐ	na-lee
which nationality? - 哪国人	nǎguórén	na-gwaw-yrhuhn
which? - 哪	nǎ	na
white; clear - 白	bái	bye
Who is he/she/it? - 他是谁 她是谁 它是谁	tā shì shéi	ta sheuh shay
who? - 谁	shéi	shay
whole; entire - 全	quán	tchoo-ahn
whose? - 谁的	shéide	shay-duh
why - 为什么	wèishénme	way-shuh-meh
will; can; able to; know how to; meeting - 会	huì	hway
winter - 冬	dōng	dawng
winter - 冬天	dōngtiān	dawng-tee:en
wish (to) - 祝	zhù	djoo
with - 跟	gēn	guhn
woman - 女人	ü ren	neeooh-yrhuhn
word; term - 词	cí	tseuh
work - 工作	gōngzuò	gawng-djow
work - 工	gōng	gawng
worker - 工人	gōngrén	gawng-yrhuhn
write (to) - 写	xiě	tsee:eh