
| Part of Speech | Description |
nouns 名词 míng cí |
words that name people, places, animals, things (objects), ideas |
| adjectives 形容词 xíng róng cí |
words that describe nouns |
|
verbs 动词 dòng cí |
Verbs are "action words" (or "linking words"). Tenses apply to this group of words. |
| adverbs 副词 fù cí |
words that describe verbs, adjectives |
| pronouns 代名词 dài míng cí |
words that replace nouns |
| prepositions 介系词 jiè xì cí |
words that connect a noun (see above) to another word |
| conjunctions 连接词 lián jiē cí |
words that join parts of sentences (clauses) or sentences |
| interjections 感叹词 gǎn tàn cí |
Short exclamation words - usually added to the beginning of a sentence |

| Huraian | |
| kata
nama (nouns) |
merujuk kepada orang, tempat, haiwan, benda (objek), idea |
| kata sifat (adjective) |
menunjukkan sifat "kata nama" (orang, tempat, haiwan, benda (objek), idea) |
| kata kerja (verbs) |
menyatakan perbuatan |
| adverba | menerangkan / menghuraikan "kata kerja" dan "kata sifat" |
| kata ganti nama | menggantikan "kata nama" |
| kata depan (preposition) | kata yang menghubungkan kata nama dengan perkataan lain |
| kata hubung (conjunction) |
menghubungkan dua kalimat (clause) atau ayat |
| kata seruan (interjection) |
menunjukkan kehairanan atau untuk menarik perhatian |