# Mandarin Chinese Words Starting with “D”

4 Mandarin Chinese words and phrases beginning with D.

| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning | Category |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [白天](https://useorphi.com/learn/mandarin/how-to-say/daytime.md) | /bái tiān/ | daytime | [Dating & Romance](https://useorphi.com/learn/mandarin/vocabulary/dating-romance.md) |
| [菜](https://useorphi.com/learn/mandarin/how-to-say/dish-vegetable.md) | /cài/ | Dish; Vegetable | [Restaurant Ordering](https://useorphi.com/learn/mandarin/vocabulary/restaurant-ordering.md) |
| [喝](https://useorphi.com/learn/mandarin/how-to-say/drink.md) | /hē/ | Drink | [Foundations: Tones & Pinyin](https://useorphi.com/learn/mandarin/vocabulary/foundations-tones-pinyin.md) |
| [司机](https://useorphi.com/learn/mandarin/how-to-say/driver.md) | /sī jī/ | Driver | [Getting Around](https://useorphi.com/learn/mandarin/vocabulary/getting-around.md) |

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