Usually, we aren't allowed cheat sheets but the Chinese characters aren't too difficult as they are quite symbolic of the word they mean and you can quite often decipher the meaning of the word from the visual clues in a character. Also, if it is worth knowing, after only been studying Chinese for less than 2 years, I can make simple yet meaningful conversations regarding family, friends, school, subjects, animals, items, times, birthdays, introductions, colours and many other day-to-day terms as well as being able to write the characters.