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爸 bàba 1 1 2 /(informal) father/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]位 [wei4]/
妈 māma 1 1 2 /mama/mommy/mother/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]位 [wei4]/
gè 1 1 2
/individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects in
general/variant of 個 |个 [ge4]/
孩 子 nánháizi 1 1 2 /boy/
nán 1 1 2
/male/Baron lowest of five orders of nobility 五 等 爵 位 [wu3 deng3
jue2 wei4]/CL:個
|个
[ge4]/子 háizi 1 1 2 /child/
shéi 1 1 2 /who/also pr. [shui2]/
tā 1 1 2
/he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
unimportant)/(used before sb's name for emphasis)/(used as a
meaningless mock object)/other/another/
弟 dìdi 1 1 2 /younger brother/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]位 [wei4]/
孩 子 nǚháizi 1 1 2 /girl/
nǚ 1 1 2 /archaic variant of 汝 [ru3]/
妹 mèimei 1 1 2
/younger sister/fig. younger woman (esp. girl friend or
rival)/CL:個 |个 [ge4]/
tā 1 1 2 /she/儿 nǚ'ér 1 1 2 /daughter/
yǒu 1 1 2 /to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be/
子 érzi 1 1 2 /son/
méi 1 1 2 /drowned/to end/to die/to inundate/
高 xiǎogāo 1 1 2
xiǎo 1 1 2 /small/tiny/few/young/
gāo 1 1 2 /high/tall/above average/loud/your (honorific)/
jiā 1 1 2
/home/family/classifier for families or businesses/refers to the
philosophical schools of pre-Han China/noun suffix for specialists in
some activity such as musician or revolutionary corresponds toEnglish -ist
ǐ 1 1 2 /how much/how many/several/a few/
哥 gēge 1 1 2 /older brother/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]位 [wei4]/
liǎng 1 1 2 /both/two/ounce/some/a few/tael/weight equal to 50 grams/
姐 iějie 1 1 2 /older sister/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
hé 1 1 2 /to mix together/to blend/
zuò 1 1 2
/to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to engag
in/to hold (a party)/to be/to become/to function (in some
capacity)/to serve as/to be used for/to form (a bond orrelationship)/to pretend/to feign/to act a part/to put on appearanc
文 yīngwén 1 1 2 /English (language)/
师 lǜshī 1 1 2 /lawyer/
dōu 1 1 2 /capital city/metropolis/
学 生 dàxuéshēng 1 1 2 /university student/college student/
学 dàxué 1 1 2 /university/college/CL: 所 [suo3]/
生 yīshēng 1 1 2 /doctor/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]位 [wei4]
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zhāng 1 1 2
/to open up/to spread/sheet of paper/classifier for flat objects
sheet/classifier for votes/
月 yīyuè 1 1 3 /January/first month (of the lunar year)/
月 èryuè 1 1 3 /February/second month (of the lunar year)/
月 sānyuè 1 1 3 /March/third month (of the lunar year)/
月 sìyuè 1 1 3 /April/fourth month (of the lunar year)/
月
wǔyuè 1 1 3 /May/fifth month (of the lunar year)/月 liùyuè 1 1 3 /June/sixth month (of the lunar year)/
月 qīyuè 1 1 3 /July/seventh month (of the lunar year)/
月 bāyuè 1 1 3 /August/eighth month (of the lunar year)/
月 iǔyuè 1 1 3 /September/ninth month (of the lunar year)/
月 shíyuè 1 1 3 /October/tenth month (of the lunar year)/
一 月 shíyīyuè 1 1 3 /November/eleventh month (of the lunar year)/
二 月 shí'èryuè 1 1 3 /December/twelfth month (of the lunar year)/
yuè 1 1 3 /moon/month/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]輪 |轮 [lun2]/
二 shí'èr 1 1 3 /twelve/12/
hào 1 1 3
/ordinal number/day of a month/mark/sign/business
establishment/size/ship suffix/horn (wind instrument)/buglecall/assumed name/to take a pulse/classifier used to indicate numb
of people/
期 一 xīngqīyī 1 1 3 /Monday/
期 二 xīngqī'èr 1 1 3 /Tuesday/
期 三 xīngqīsān 1 1 3 /Wednesday/
期 四 xīngqīsì 1 1 3 /Thursday/
期 五 xīngqīwǔ 1 1 3 /Friday/
期 六 xīngqīliù 1 1 3 /Saturday/
期 天 xīngqītiān 1 1 3 /Sunday/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
期
xīngqī 1 1 3 /week/CL:個
|个
[ge4]/day of the week/Sunday/tiān 1 1 3 /day/sky/heaven/
日 shēngrì 1 1 3 /birthday/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
shēng 1 1 3 /to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw uncooked/
rì 1 1 3 /sun/day/date day of the month/abbr. for 日 本 Japan/
年 īnnián 1 1 3 /this year/
nián 1 1 3 /year/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
大 duō dà 1 1 3 /how big/how much/how old etc/
duō 1 1 3
/many/much/a lot of/numerous/multi-/far more/in excess/how (to
what extent)/
dà 1 1 3 /doctor/
八 shíbā 1 1 3 /eighteen/18/suì 1 1 3 /classifier for years (of age)/year/year (of crop harvests)/
qǐng 1 1 3 /to ask/to invite/please (do sth)/to treat (to a meal etc)/to request/
chī 1 1 3 /stammer/
饭 wǎnfàn 1 1 3 /evening meal/dinner/supper/CL: 份 [fen4]頓 |顿 [dun4]
wǎn 1 1 3 /evening/night/late/
fàn 1 1 3 /food/cuisine/cooked rice/meal/CL: 碗 [wan3]頓 |顿 [dun4]/
饭 chīfàn 1 1 3 /to eat a meal/
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么 样 zěnmeyàng 1 1 3 /how?/how about?/how was it?/how are things?/
… 了 tài…le 1 1 3
谢 xièxie 1 1 3 /to thank/thanks/
欢 xǐhuan 1 1 3 /to like/to be fond of/
是 háishì 1 1 3 /or/still/nevertheless/
是 kěshì 1 1 3 /but/however/
hǎo 1 1 3 /to be fond of/们 wǒmen 1 1 3 /we/us/ourselves/our/
钟 diǎnzhōng 1 1 3 /(indicating time of day) o'clock/
diǎn 1 1 3
/drop (of liquid)/stain/spot/speck/jot/dot stroke (in Chinese
characters)/decimal point/point/mark (of degree or level)/a place
(with certain characteristics)/iron bell/o’clock/a little/a
bit/some/(point) unit of measurement for type/to touch on briefly/
make clear/to light/to ignite/to kindle/period of time at night (24
minutes) (old)/a drip/to dibble/classifier for small indeterminate
quantities/
zhōng 1 1 3
/clock/o'clock/time as measured in hours and
minutes/bell/CL:架 [jia4]座 [zuo4]/bàn 1 1 3 /half/semi-/incomplete/(after a number) and a half/
上 wǎnshang 1 1 3 /evening/night/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/in the evening/
iàn 1 1 3 /appear/
见 zàijiàn 1 1 3 /goodbye/see you again later/
zài 1 1 3
/again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth and not until
then)/
白 xiǎobái 1 1 3
bái 1 1 3
/white/snowy/pure/bright/empty/blank/plain/clear/to make clear/
vain/gratuitous/free of charge/reactionary/anti-communist/funeral/to stare coldly/to write wrong character/to
state/to explain/vernacular/spoken lines in opera/
在 xiànzài 1 1 3 /now/at present/at the moment/modern/current/nowadays/
kè 1 1 3
/quarter (hour)/moment/to carve/to engrave/to
cut/oppressive/classifier for short time intervals/
shì 1 1 3 /matter/thing/item/work/affair/CL: 件 [jian4]樁 |桩 [zhuang1]/
天 míngtiān 1 1 3 /tomorrow/
máng 1 1 3 /busy/hurriedly/
天 īntiān 1 1 3 /today/at the present/now/hěn 1 1 3 /(adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully/
什 么 wèishénme 1 1 3 /why?/for what reason?/
wèi 1 1 3 /variant of 為 |为 [wei4] because of/for/to/
为 yīnwèi 1 1 3 /because/owing to/on account of/
有 háiyǒu 1 1 3 /furthermore/in addition/still/also/
学 tóngxué 1 1 3
/to study at the same school/fellow
student/classmate/CL:位 [wei4]個 |个 [ge4]/
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识 rènshi 1 1 3
/to know/to recognize/to be familiar with/acquainted with
sth/knowledge/understanding/awareness/cognition/
末 zhōumò 1 1 4 /weekend/
球 dǎ qiú 1 1 4 /to play ball/to play with a ball/
dǎ 1 1 4
/to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type/to mix up/to build/to
fight/to fetch/to make/to tie up/to issue/to shoot/to calculate/to p
(a game)/since/from/
qiú 1 1 4
/ball/sphere/globe/CL:個 |个 [ge4]/ball
game/match/CL:場 |场 [chang3]/
kàn 1 1 4
/to see/to look at/to read/to watch/to consider/to regard as/to view
as/to treat as/to judge/(after repeated verb) to give it a
try/depending on (how you're judging)/to visit/to call on/to treat (a
illness)/to look after/Watch out! (for a danger)/
视 diànshì 1 1 4 /television/TV/CL: 臺 |台 [tai2]個 |个 [ge4]/
diàn 1 1 4 /electric/electricity/electrical/
shì 1 1 4 /to look at/to regard/to inspect/
歌 chàng gē 1 1 4 /to sing a song/chàng 1 1 4 /sing/to call loudly/to chant/
gē 1 1 4 /song/CL: 支 [zhi1]首 [shou3]/to sing/
舞 tiào wǔ 1 1 4 /to dance/
tiào 1 1 4 /to jump/to hop/to skip over/to bounce/to palpitate/
wǔ 1 1 4 /to dance/to wield/to brandish/
tīng 1 1 4 /to let/to allow/
乐 yīnyuè 1 1 4 /music/CL: 張 |张 [zhang1]曲 [qu3]
duì 1 1 4
/couple/pair/to be opposite/to oppose/to face/versus/for/to/corre
(answer)/to answer/to reply/to direct (towards sth)/right/时 候 yǒu shíhou 1 1 4 /sometimes/
候 shíhou 1 1 4 /time/length of time/moment/period/
书 kàn shū 1 1 4 /to read/
shū 1 1 4 /book/letter/CL: 本 [ben3]冊 |册 [ce4]
影 diànyǐng 1 1 4 /movie/film/CL: 部 [bu4]片 [pian4]
yǐng 1 1 4 /picture/image/film/movie/photograph/reflection/shadow/trace/
常 chángcháng 1 1 4 /frequently/usually/often/
nà 1 1 4
/that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a classif
esp. in Beijing/
qù 1 1 4
/to go/to go to (a place)/to cause to go or send (sb)/to remove/to g
rid of/(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do
sth/to be apart from in space or time/(after a verb of motion indica
movement away from the speaker)/(used after certain verbs to
indicate detachment or separation)/(of a time or an event etc) just
passed or elapsed/
国 wàiguó 1 1 4 /foreign (country)/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
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客 qǐng kè 1 1 4 /to give a dinner party/to entertain guests/to invite to dinner/
天 zuótiān 1 1 4 /yesterday/
以 suǒyǐ 1 1 4 /therefore/as a result/so/
久 hǎojiǔ 1 1 4 /quite a while/
iǔ 1 1 4 /(long) time/(long) duration of time/
错
búcuò 1 1 4 /correct/right/not bad/pretty good/
cuò 1 1 4
/mistake/wrong/bad/interlocking/complex/to grind/to polish/to
alternate/to stagger/to miss/to let slip/to evade/to inlay with gold o
silver/
xiǎng 1 1 4 /to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss/
得 uéde 1 1 4 /to think/to feel/
意 思 yǒu yìsi 1 1 4 /interesting/meaningful/enjoyable/fun/
思 yìsi 1 1 4 /idea/opinion/meaning/wish/desire/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
zhǐ 1 1 4
/only/merely/just/but/classifier for birds and certain animals one of
pair
觉 shuì jiào 1 1 4 /to go to bed/to sleep/
shuì 1 1 4 /to sleep/了 suàn le 1 1 4 /let it be/let it pass/forget about it/
zhǎo 1 1 4
/to try to find/to look for/to call on sb/to find/to seek/to return/to
give change/
的 biéde 1 1 4 /else/other/
ya 1 1 5 /(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel expressing surprise or doub
jìn 1 1 5
/to advance/to enter/to come (or go) into/to receive or admit/to ea
or drink/to submit or present/(used after a verb) into in/to score a
goal/
kuài 1 1 5
/rapid/quick/speed/rate/soon/almost/to make haste/clever/sharp
knives or wits)/forthright/plain-spoken/gratified/pleased/pleasant/
来 ìnlai 1 1 5 /to come in/
lái 1 1 5 /to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next/
绍 jièshào 1 1 5
/to present/to introduce/to recommend/to suggest/to let know/to
brief/
下 yí xià 1 1 5
/(used after a verb) give it a go/to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)/on
time/once/in a while/all of a sudden/all at once/
兴 gāoxìng 1 1 5 /happy/glad/willing (to do sth)/in a cheerful mood/
亮 piàoliang 1 1 5 /pretty/beautiful/
zuò 1 1 5 /to sit/to take a seat/to take (a bus airplane etc)/to bear fruit/
zài 1 1 5
/(located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth/(indicatin
an action in progress)/
儿 nǎr 1 1 5 /where?/wherever/anywhere/
作 gōngzuò 1 1 5 /job/work/construction/task/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]份 [fen4]
校 xuéxiào 1 1 5 /school/CL: 所 [suo3]/
hē 1 1 5 /to shout loudly/
儿 diǎnr 1 1 5 /erhua variant of 點 |点 point/dot/speck/drop/little bit/
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chá 1 1 5 /tea/tea plant/CL: 杯 [bei1]壺 |壶 [hu2]/
啡 kāfēi 1 1 5 /coffee/CL: 杯 [bei1]/
酒 píjiǔ 1 1 5 /beer/CL: 杯 [bei1]瓶 [ping2]
jiǔ 1 1 5
/wine (esp. rice wine)/liquor/spirits/alcoholic
beverage/CL:杯 [bei1]瓶 [ping2]
ba 1 1 5
/(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)/...right?/...OK?/..
presume./
yào 1 1 5
/important/vital/to want/will/going to (as future
auxiliary)/may/must/
bēi 1 1 5 /cup/classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass cup/
乐 kělè 1 1 5 /amusing/entertaining/cola/
以 kěyǐ 1 1 5 /can/may/possible/able to/
不 起 duìbuqǐ 1 1 5
/unworthy/to let down/I'm sorry/excuse me/pardon me/if you
please/sorry? (please repeat)/
gěi 1 1 5 /to supply/to provide/
shuǐ 1 1 5
/water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income/(of
clothes) classifier for number of washes/
儿 wánr 1 1 5 /to play/to have fun/书 馆 túshūguǎn 1 1 5 /library/CL: 家 [jia1]個 |个 [ge4]/
píng 1 1 5 /bottle/vase/pitcher/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/classifier for wine and liquids/
起 yìqǐ 1 1 5 /in the same place/together/with/altogether (in total)/
天 (儿 ) liáo tiān(r) 1 1 5
cái 1 1 5
/ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual/only/only
then/just now/a moment ago/just now/(preceded by a clause of
condition or reason) not until/(followed by a numerical clause) only
家
huí jiā 1 1 5 /to return home/
huí 1 1 5
/to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
revolve/Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)/time/classifier for acts
a play/section or chapter (of a classic book)/to curve/to return/to
revolve/
gěi 1 1 6 /to supply/to provide/
电 话 dǎ diànhuà 1 1 6 /to make a telephone call/
话 diànhuà 1 1 6 /telephone/CL: 部 [bu4]/phone call/CL: 通 [tong1]/phone number/
huà 1 1 6
/dialect/language/spoken
words/speech/talk/words/conversation/what sb
said/CL:種 |种 [zhong3]席 [xi2]
wèi 1 1 6
/hello (interj. esp. on telephone)/hey/to feed (sb or some animal)/t
feed/
zài 1 1 6
/(located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth/(indicatin
an action in progress)/
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jiù 1 1 6
/at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already/as soo
as/then/in that case/as many as/even if/to approach/to move
towards/to undertake/to engage in/to suffer/subjected to/to
accomplish/to take advantage of/to go with (of foods)/with regard
to/concerning/
nǎ / něi 1 1 6 /which? (interrogative followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)/
wèi 1 1 6
/position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
(honorific)/classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十 六 位 16-bit or 2 bytes)/
午 xiàwǔ 1 1 6 /afternoon/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/p.m./
间 shíjiān 1 1 6 /time/period/CL: 段 [duan4]/
ǐ 1 1 6 /how much/how many/several/a few/
题 wèntí 1 1 6 /question/problem/issue/topic/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
yào 1 1 6
/important/vital/to want/will/going to (as future
auxiliary)/may/must/
会 kāi huì 1 1 6 /to hold a meeting/to attend a meeting/
kāi 1 1 6
/to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a medicalprescription)/to operate (vehicle)/abbr. for 開 爾 文 |开 尔 文 degree
Kelvin/
午 shàngwǔ 1 1 6 /morning/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
jié 1 1 6
/festival/holiday/node/joint/section/segment/part/to economize/t
save/to abridge/moral integrity/classifier for segments e.g. lessons
kè 1 1 6 /subject/course/class/lesson/CL: 堂 [tang2]节 |節 [jie2]
级 niánjí 1 1 6 /grade/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
试 kǎoshì 1 1 6 /to take an exam/exam/CL: 次 [ci4]/
kǎo 1 1 6 /to check/to verify/to test/to examine/to take an exam/后 yǐhòu 1 1 6 /after/later/afterwards/following/later on/in the future/
空 (儿 ) yǒu kòng(r) 1 1 6
是 yàoshi 1 1 6 /if/
便 fāngbiàn 1 1 6
/convenient/to help out/to make things easy for
people/convenience/suitable/having money to spare/(euphemism)
go to the toilet/
… 去 dào…qù 1 1 6
公 室 bàngōngshì 1 1 6 /office/business premises/bureau/CL: 間 | 间 [jian1]/
xíng 1 1 6 /behavior/conduct/
问 题 méi wèntí 1 1 6 /no problem/
děng 1 1 6
/class/rank/grade/equal to/same as/to wait for/to await/et
cetera/and so on/et al. (and other authors)/after/as soon as/once/
客 气 bú kèqi 1 1 6 /you're welcome/impolite/rude/blunt/don't mention it/
气 kèqi 1 1 6 /polite/
忙 bāng máng 1 1 6 /to help/to lend a hand/to do a favor/to do a good turn/
客 气 bié kèqì 1 1 6
bié 1 1 6 /to make sb change their ways opinions etc/
个 星 期 xiàge xīngqī 1 1 6 /next week/
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xià 1 1 6
/down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
two parts)/to decline/to go down/
文 zhōngwén 1 1 6 /Chinese/Chinese written language/Chinese writing/
wén 1 1 6
/language/culture/writing/formal/literary/gentle/(old) classifier for
coins/Kangxi radical 118/
bāng 1 1 6
/to help/to assist/to support/for sb (i.e. as a help)/hired (as
worker)/side (of pail boat etc)/outerlayer/group/gang/clique/party/secret society/
习 liànxí 1 1 6 /exercise/drill/practice/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
shuō 1 1 6
/to speak/to say/a theory (usually in compounds such as 日 心 说
heliocentric theory)/
a 1 1 6 /modal particle ending sentence showing affirmation
是 dànshì 1 1 6 /but/however/
děi 1 1 6 /to have to/must/ought to/to need to/
道 zhīdao 1 1 6 /to know/to be aware of/also pron. [zhi1 dao5]/
来 huí lai 1 1 6 /to return/to come back/
gēn 1 1 7
/heel/to follow closely/to go with/to marry sb (of
woman)/with/towards/as (compared to)/from (different from)/and(in addition to)/
话 shuō huà 1 1 7 /to speak/to say/to talk/to gossip/to tell stories/talk/word/
个 星 期 shàngge xīngqī 1 1 7 /last week/
de 1 1 7 /to have to/must/ought to/to need to/
助 bāngzhù 1 1 7 /assistance/aid/to help/to assist/
习 fùxí 1 1 7
/to revise/to review/revision/CL: 次 [ci4]/variant of 復 習 |复 习 /to
revise/to review/revision/
zì 1 1 7 /letter/symbol/character/word/CL:個
|个
[ge4]/courtesy or style natraditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China/
xiě 1 1 7 /to write/
màn 1 1 7 /slow/
iāo 1 1 7 /religion/teaching/to make/to cause/to tell/
么 zěnme 1 1 7 /variant of 怎 麼 |怎 么 [zen3 me5]/
jiù 1 1 7
/at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already/as soo
as/then/in that case/as many as/even if/to approach/to move
towards/to undertake/to engage in/to suffer/subjected to/to
accomplish/to take advantage of/to go with (of foods)/with regard
to/concerning/
xué 1 1 7 /learn/study/science/-ology/
bǐ 1 1 7
/pen/pencil/writing brush/to write or compose/the strokes of Chine
characters/classifier for sums of money deals/CL: 支 [zhi1]
nán 1 1 7 /disaster/distress/to scold/
kuài 1 1 7
/rapid/quick/speed/rate/soon/almost/to make haste/clever/sharp
knives or wits)/forthright/plain-spoken/gratified/pleased/pleasant/
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里 nǎli 1 1 7
/where?/somewhere/anywhere/wherever/nowhere (negative answ
to question)/humble expression denying compliment/
dì 1 1 7 /(prefix indicating ordinal number e.g. first
习 yùxí 1 1 7 /to prepare a lesson/
法 yǔfǎ 1 1 7 /grammar/
易
róngyì 1 1 7 /easy/likely/liable (to)/
duō 1 1 7
/many/much/a lot of/numerous/multi-/far more/in excess/how (to
what extent)/
dǒng 1 1 7 /to understand/to know/
词 shēngcí 1 1 7
/new word (in textbook)/word that is unfamiliar or not yet
studied/CL:組 | 组 [zu3]個 |个 [ge4]/
字 hànzì 1 1 7 /Chinese character/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/Japanese: kanji/Korean: hanja/
一 点 yǒu yìdiǎn 1 1 7
谢 bú xiè 1 1 7 /don't mention it/not at all/
常 píngcháng 1 1 7 /ordinary/common/usually/ordinarily/
zǎo 1 1 7 /early/morning/Good morning!/么 zěnme 1 1 7 /variant of 怎 麼 |怎 么 [zen3 me5]/
么 zhème 1 1 7 /so much/this much/how much?/this way/like this/
夜 bànyè 1 1 7 /midnight/in the middle of the night/
课 gōngkè 1 1 7
/homework/assignment/task/classwork/lesson/study/CL:門 |门 [me
]/
友 péngyou 1 1 7 /friend/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]位 [wei4]/
zhēn 1 1 7 /really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine/
家 dàjiā 1 1 7 /everyone/influential family/great expert/
始 kāishǐ 1 1 7 /to begin/beginning/to start/initial/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
课
shàng kè 1 1 7 /to go to class/to attend class/to go to teach a class/
niàn 1 1 7
/to read/to study (a degree course)/to read aloud/to miss
(sb)/idea/remembrance/twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral
corresponding to 廿 20)/
文 kèwén 1 1 7 /text/CL: 篇 [pian1]/
音 lùyīn 1 1 7 /to record (sound)/sound-recording/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
的 nán de 1 1 7 /male/
shuài 1 1 7 /handsome/graceful/smart/commander in chief/
piān 1 1 8
/sheet/piece of writing/bound set of bamboo slips used for record
keeping (old)/classifier for written items: chapter article/
记 rìjì 1 1 8 /diary/CL: 則 |则 [ze2]本 [ben3]上 zǎoshang 1 1 8 /early morning/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
床 qǐ chuáng 1 1 8 /to get out of bed/to get up/
chuáng 1 1 8 /bed/couch/classifier for beds/CL: 張 |张 [zhang1]/
澡 xǐ zǎo 1 1 8 /to bathe/to take a shower/
饭 zǎofàn 1 1 8 /breakfast/CL: 份 [fen4]頓 |顿 [dun4]
边 …一
yìbiān…yìbiān… 1 1 8
室 iàoshì 1 1 8 /classroom/CL: 間 | 间 [jian1]/
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音 fāyīn 1 1 8 /to pronounce/pronunciation/to emit sound/
xīn 1 1 8 /new/newly/meso- (chemistry)/
脑 diànnǎo 1 1 8 /computer/CL: 臺 |台 [tai2]/
nǎo 1 1 8 /brain/mind/head/essence/
午 zhōngwǔ 1 1 8 /noon/midday/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
厅
cāntīng 1 1 8 /dining-hall/dining-room/restaurant/CL:間
|间
[jian1]家
[jia1]/饭 wǔfàn 1 1 8 /lunch/CL: 份 [fen4]頓 |顿 [dun4]
bào 1 1 8
/to announce/to
inform/report/newspaper/recompense/revenge/CL:份 [fen4]張 |张
ang1]/
舍 sùshè 1 1 8 /dormitory/dorm room/living quarters/hostel/CL: 間 |间 [jian1]/
dào 1 1 8 /to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/
儿 nàr 1 1 8 /there/
…的 时 候 …de shíhòu 1 1 8 #N/A
在 zhèngzài 1 1 8 /in the process of (doing something or happening)/while (doing)/前 yǐqián 1 1 8 /before/formerly/previous/ago/
诉 gàosu 1 1 8 /to tell/to inform/to let know/
经 yǐjīng 1 1 8 /already/
fēng 1 1 8
/to confer/to grant/to bestow a title/to seal/classifier for sealed
objects esp. letters/
xìn 1 1 8
/letter/mail/to trust/to believe/to profess faith
in/truthful/confidence/trust/at will/at random/
近 zuìjìn 1 1 8
/recent/recently/these days/latest/soon/nearest (of
locations)/shortest (of routes)/
zuì 1 1 8 /most/the most/-est/ ìn 1 1 8 /near/close to/approximately/
期 xuéqī 1 1 8 /term/semester/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
了 …以
chúle…yǐwài 1 1 8
业 zhuānyè 1 1 8
/specialty/specialized field/main field of study (at
university)/major/CL:門 |门 [men2]個 |个 [ge4]/professional/
huì 1 1 8 /to balance an account/accountancy/accounting/
始 kāishǐ 1 1 8 /to begin/beginning/to start/initial/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
惯 xíguàn 1 1 8 /habit/custom/usual practice/to be used to/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
来 hòulái 1 1 8 /afterwards/later/
楚 qīngchu 1 1 8 /clear/distinct/to understand thorougly/to be clear about/
步 jìnbù 1 1 8 /progress/improvement/to improve/to progress/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
乐 会 yīnyuèhuì 1 1 8 /concert/CL: 場 |场 [chang3]/
望 xīwàng 1 1 8 /to wish for/to desire/hope CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
néng 1 1 8
/to be able to/to be capable of/ability/capability/able/capable/can
possibly/(usually used in the negative) to have the possibility of/
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yòng 1 1 8
/to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
outlay/usefulness/hence/therefore/
xiào 1 1 8 /laugh/smile/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
zhù 1 1 8 /to wish/to express good wishes/to pray/(old) wizard/
文 yìwén 1 1 8
mǎi 1 1 9 /to buy/to purchase/
西
dōngxi 1 1 9 /thing/stuff/person/CL:個
|个
[ge4]件
[jian4]/货 员 shòuhuòyuán 1 1 9 /salesperson/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
yào 1 1 9
/important/vital/to want/will/going to (as future
auxiliary)/may/must/
服 yīfu 1 1 9 /clothes/CL: 件 [jian4]套 [tao4]/
iàn 1 1 9 /item/component/classifier for events things
衫 chènshān 1 1 9 /shirt/blouse/CL: 件 [jian4]/
色 yánsè 1 1 9 /color/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
huáng 1 1 9 /yellow/pornographic/to fall through/
hóng 1 1 9 /bonus/popular/red/revolutionary/
chuān 1 1 9
/to bore through/pierce/perforate/penetrate/pass through/to
dress/to wear/to put on/to thread/
tiáo 1 1 9
/strip/item/article/clause (of law or treaty)/classifier for long thin
things (ribbon river
子 kùzi 1 1 9 /trousers/pants/CL: 條 | 条 [tiao2]/
hào 1 1 9
/ordinal number/day of a month/mark/sign/business
establishment/size/ship suffix/horn (wind instrument)/bugle
call/assumed name/to take a pulse/classifier used to indicate numb
of people/
zhōng 1 1 9 /to hit (the mark)/to be hit by/to suffer/
guì 1 1 9 /expensive/noble/your (name)/precious/
宜
piányi 1 1 9 /small advantages/to let sb off lightly/cheap/inexpensive/钱 fù qián 1 1 9 /to pay money/
qián 1 1 9 /coin/money/CL: 筆 |笔 [bi3]/
儿 zhèr 1 1 9 /here/
共 yígòng 1 1 9 /altogether/
少 duōshao 1 1 9 /how much/how many/which (number)/as much as/
kuài 1 1 9 /lump (of earth)/chunk/piece/classifier for pieces of cloth cake
máo 1 1 9
/hair/feather/down/wool/mildew/mold/coarse or
semifinished/young/raw/careless/unthinking/nervous/scared/(of
currency) to devalue or depreciate/classifier for Chinese fractionalmonetary unit ( = 角 [jiao3] = 1/10 yuan or 10 fen 分 [fen1])/
fēn 1 1 9 /part/share/ingredient/component/
bǎi 1 1 9 /hundred/numerous/all kinds of/
( 钱 ) zhǎo(qián) 1 1 9
shuāng 1 1 9 /two/double/pair/both/
xié 1 1 9 /shoe/CL: 雙 |双 [shuang1]隻 |只 [zhi1]/
huàn 1 1 9 /to change/to exchange/
样 yíyàng 1 1 9 /same/like/equal to/the same as/just like/
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然 suīrán 1 1 9 /although/even though/even if/
小 dàxiǎo 1 1 9
/dimension/magnitude/size/measurement/large and small/adults a
children/consideration of seniority/
适 héshì 1 1 9 /suitable/fitting/decent/to fit/
啡 色 kāfēisè 1 1 9 /coffee color/brown/
hēi 1 1 9
/black/dark/abbr. for Heilongjiang 黑 龍 江 | 黑 龙 江 province in
northeast China/用 bú yòng 1 1 9 /need not/
气 tiānqì 1 1 10 /weather/
bǐ 1 1 10 /associate with/be near/
雨 xià yǔ 1 1 10 /to rain/rainy/
上 bàoshang 1 1 10 /in the newspaper/
报 yùbào 1 1 10 /forecast/
gèng 1 1 10 /more/even more/further/still/still more/
但 …而
… búdàn…érqiě… 1 1 10
huì 1 1 10 /to balance an account/accountancy/accounting/
和 nuǎnhuo 1 1 10 /warm/nice and warm/点 儿 yídiǎnr 1 1 10 /erhua variant of 一 點 |一 点 [yi1 dian3]/
yuē 1 1 10
/to make an appointment/to invite/approximately/pact/treaty/to
economize/to restrict/to reduce (a fraction)/concise/
园 gōngyuán 1 1 10 /public park/CL: 場 |场 [chang3]/
叶 hóngyè 1 1 10 /red autumnal leaves/
么 办 zěnme bàn 1 1 10 /what's to be done/
像 lùxiàng 1 1 10 /video tape/video recording/CL: 盤 |盘 [pan2]/
xiè 1 1 10 /to thank/to apologize/to wither (of flowers leaves etc)/to decline/海 shànghǎi 1 1 10 /Shanghai municipality central east China
hǎi 1 1 10 /ocean/sea/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]片 [pian4]/
糕 zāogāo 1 1 10 /too bad/how terrible/what bad luck/terrible/bad/
yòu 1 1 10 /(once) again/also/both... and.../again/
才 gāngcái 1 1 10 /(just) a moment ago/
个 zhège 1 1 10 /this/this one/
去 chūqu 1 1 10 /to go out/
rè 1 1 10 /to warm up/to heat up/hot (of weather)/heat/fervent/
服 shūfu 1 1 10 /comfortable/feeling well/
天 xiàtiān 1 1 10 /summer/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
样 zhèyàng 1 1 10 /this kind of/so/this way/like this/such/快 liángkuai 1 1 10 /nice and cold/pleasantly cool/
天 chūntiān 1 1 10 /spring (season)/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
天 dōngtiān 1 1 10 /winter/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
… 又 … yòu…yòu… 1 1 10
lěng 1 1 10 /cold/
mēn 1 1 10 /bored/depressed/melancholy/sealed/airtight/tightly closed/
次 xià cì 1 1 10 /next time/
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cì 1 1 10
/next in sequence/second/the second (day time etc)/secondary/vic
/sub-/infra-/inferior quality/substandard/order/sequence/hypo-
(chemistry)/classifier for enumerated events: time/
好 zuìhǎo 1 1 10 /best/(you) had better (do what we suggest)/
天 qiūtiān 1 1 10 /autumn/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
北
táiběi 1 1 10 /Taibei or Taipei capital of Taiwan/Taibei or Taipei湾 táiwān 1 1 10 /variant of 臺 灣 |台 湾 [Tai2 wan1]/Taiwan/
假 hánjià 1 1 11 /winter vacation/
机 fēijī 1 1 11 /airplane/CL: 架 [jia4]/
fēi 1 1 11 /to fly/
jī 1 1 11
/machine/engine/opportunity/intention/aircraft/pivot/crucial
point/flexible (quick-witted)/organic/CL: 臺 |台 [tai2]/
piào 1 1 11
/ticket/ballot/bank note/CL: 張 | 张 [zhang1]/person held for
ransom/amateur performance of Chinese opera/classifier for
shipments and business transactions (topolect)/
场 īchǎng 1 1 11 /airport/airfield/CL:家 [jia1]處 |处 [chu4]/
zuò 1 1 11 /to sit/to take a seat/to take (a bus airplane etc)/to bear fruit/
共 汽 车
gōnggòng
qìchē 1 1 11 /bus/CL: 輛 |辆 [liang4]班 [ban1]/
共 gōnggòng 1 1 11 /public/common (use)/
车 qìchē 1 1 11 /car/automobile/bus/CL: 輛 |辆 [liang4]/
chē 1 1 11 /war chariot (archaic)/rook (in Chinese chess)/rook (in chess)/
者 huòzhě 1 1 11 /or/possibly/maybe/perhaps/
铁 dìtiě 1 1 11 /subway/metro/
zǒu 1 1 11
/to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave/to goaway/to die (euph.)/from/through/away (in compound verbs such a
撤 走 )/to change (shape
xiān 1 1 11 /early/prior/former/in advance/first/
车 ) 站 (chē)zhàn 1 1 11 #N/A
车 xià chē 1 1 11 /to get off or out of (a bus train
后 ránhòu 1 1 11 /after/then (afterwards)/after that/afterwards/
lǜ 1 1 11 /green/
xiàn 1 1 11 /thread/string/wire/line/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2] 股 [gu3]
后 zuìhòu 1 1 11 /final/last/finally/ultimate/
lán 1 1 11 /blue/indigo plant/
烦 máfan 1 1 11/inconvenient/troublesome/annoying/to trouble or bother sb/to pusb to trouble/
是 háishì 1 1 11 /or/still/nevertheless/
租 汽 车 chūzū qìchē 1 1 11 /taxi/cab (PRC)/hire car (Taiwan)/CL: 輛 |辆 [liang4]/
租 chūzū 1 1 11 /to rent/
zū 1 1 11 /to hire/to rent/to charter/to rent out/to lease out/rent/land tax/
车 kāi chē 1 1 11 /to drive a car/
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kāi 1 1 11
/to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a medical
prescription)/to operate (vehicle)/abbr. for 開 爾 文 |开 尔 文 degree
Kelvin/
sòng 1 1 11
/to deliver/to carry/to give (as a present)/to present (with)/to see
off/to send/
过
búguò 1 1 11
/only/merely/no more than/but/however/anyway (to get back to a
previous topic)/ràng 1 1 11 /to yield/to permit/to let sb do sth/to have sb do sth/
huā 1 1 11 /flower/blossom/fancy pattern/CL: 朵 [duo3]支 [zhi1]
好 意 思 bù hǎoyìsi 1 1 11
/to feel embarrassed/to find it embarrassing/to be sorry (for
inconveniencing sb)/
几 天 zhè jǐ tiān 1 1 11 /the past few days/
天 měitiān 1 1 11 /every day/everyday/
měi 1 1 11 /each/every/
速 公 路 gāosù gōnglù 1 1 11 /expressway/highway/freeway/
速 gāosù 1 1 11 /high speed/
路 gōnglù 1 1 11 /public road/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]/
lù 1 1 11 /road/path/way/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]/
张 jǐnzhāng 1 1 11
/nervous/keyed up/intense/tense/strained/in short
supply/scarce/CL:陣 |阵 [zhen4]/
己 zìjǐ 1 1 11 /oneself/one's own/
年 xīnnián 1 1 11 /New Year/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
kuài 1 1 11
/rapid/quick/speed/rate/soon/almost/to make haste/clever/sharp
knives or wits)/forthright/plain-spoken/gratified/pleased/pleasant/
乐 kuàilè 1 1 11 /happy/merry/
馆 (儿 ) fànguǎn(r) 1 1 12
务 员 fúwùyuán 1 1 12 /waiter/waitress/attendant/customer servicepersonnel/CL:個 |个 [ge4]/
务 fúwù 1 1 12 /to serve/service/CL: 項 |项 [xiang4]/
像 hǎoxiàng 1 1 12 /as if/to seem like/
子 wèizi 1 1 12 /place/seat/
子 zhuōzi 1 1 12 /table/desk/CL: 張 | 张 [zhang1]套 [tao4]/
菜 diǎn cài 1 1 12 /to order dishes (in a restaurant)/
cài 1 1 12
/dish (type of
food)/vegetables/vegetable/cuisine/CL:盤 |盘 [pan2]道 [dao4]/
子 iǎozi 1 1 12 /dumpling/pot-sticker/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]隻 |只 [zhi1]/
sù 1 1 12
/raw silk/white/plain unadorned/vegetarian
(food)/essence/nature/element/constituent/usually/always/ever/
pán 1 1 12
/plate/dish/tray/board/to build/to coil/to check/to examine/to
transfer (property)/to make over/classifier for food: dish helping/to
coil/classifier for coils of wire/classifier for games of chess/
常 豆 腐 jiācháng dòufu 1 1 12 /home-style tofu/
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腐 dòufu 1 1 12 /tofu/bean curd/
ròu 1 1 12 /meat/flesh/pulp (of a fruit)/
wǎn 1 1 12 /variant of 碗 [wan3]/bowl/cup/CL:隻 |只 [zhi1]個 |个 [ge4]/
辣 汤 suānlàtāng 1 1 12 /hot and sour soup/sour and spicy soup/
suān 1 1 12 /sour/sore/ache/acid/
là 1 1 12 /hot (spicy)/pungent/
tāng 1 1 12 /soup/hot or boiling water/decoction of medicinal herbs/water inwhich sth has been boiled/
fàng 1 1 12
/to release/to free/to let go/to put/to place/to let out/to set off
(fireworks)/
精 wèijīng 1 1 12 /monosodium glutamate (MSG)/Ajinomoto/
kě 1 1 12 /thirsty/
些 zhèxiē 1 1 12 /these/
xiē 1 1 12
/some/few/several/measure word indicating a small amount or sma
number (greater than 1)/
gòu 1 1 12 /to reach/to be enough/
è 1 1 12 /to be hungry/hungry/
菜 shàng cài 1 1 12 /to serve also to put on plate/hǎo 1 1 12 /to be fond of/
吃 hǎochī 1 1 12 /tasty/delicious/
傅 shīfu 1 1 12
/master/qualified worker/respectful form of address for older
men/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]位 [wei4]
餐 zhōngcān 1 1 12 /Chinese meal/Chinese food/CL: 份 [fen4]頓 |顿 [dun4]/
餐 xīcān 1 1 12 /Western-style food/CL: 份 [fen4]頓 | 顿 [dun4]/
醋 鱼 tángcùyú 1 1 12 /sweet and sour fish/
táng 1 1 12 /sugar/sweets/candy/CL: 顆 |颗 [ke1]塊 |块 [kuai4]/
cù 1 1 12 /vinegar/
yú 1 1 12 /fish/CL:條
|条
[tiao2]尾
[wei3]/tián 1 1 12 /sweet/
( 了 ) í(le) 1 1 12
烧 hóngshāo 1 1 12 /simmer-fried (dish)/
肉 niúròu 1 1 12 /beef/
niú 1 1 12 /ox/cow/bull/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]頭 |头 [tou2]/
完 (了 ) mài wán(le) 1 1 12
mài 1 1 12 /to sell/to betray/to spare no effort/to show off or flaunt/
wán 1 1 12 /to finish/to be over/whole/complete/entire/
拌 liángbàn 1 1 12
/salad with dressing/cold vegetables dressed with sauce (e.g. cole
slaw)/
瓜 huángguā 1 1 12 /cucumber/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]/
zài 1 1 12
/again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth and not until
then)/
liǎng 1 1 12 /both/two/ounce/some/a few/tael/weight equal to 50 grams/
饭 mǐfàn 1 1 12 /(cooked) rice/
cuò 1 1 12
/mistake/wrong/bad/interlocking/complex/to grind/to polish/to
alternate/to stagger/to miss/to let slip/to evade/to inlay with gold o
silver/
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ㄦ míngr 1 1 12
jiè 1 1 13
/to lend/to borrow/excuse/pretext/by means of/to seize (an
opportunity)/to take (an opportunity)/
pán 1 1 13
/plate/dish/tray/board/to build/to coil/to check/to examine/to
transfer (property)/to make over/classifier for food: dish helping/to
coil/classifier for coils of wire/classifier for games of chess/音 带 lùyīndài 1 1 13 /audio tape/CL: 盤 |盘 [pan2]盒 [he2]/
员 zhíyuán 1 1 13 /office worker/staff member/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]位 [wei4]/
bǎ 1 1 13 /handle/
生 证 xuéshengzhèng 1 1 13 /student identity card/
liú 1 1 13
/to leave (eg a message)/to retain/to stay/to remain/to keep/to
preserve/
言 yǔyán 1 1 13 /language/CL: 門 | 门 [men2]種 |种 [zhong3]/
验 室 shíyànshì 1 1 13 /laboratory/CL: 間 |间 [jian1]/
验 shíyàn 1 1 13 /experiment/test/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]次 [ci4]/experimental/to experimen下 lóuxià 1 1 13 /downstairs/
zài 1 1 13
/again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth and not until
then)/
huán 1 1 13 /to pay back/to return/
wàng 1 1 13 /to forget/to overlook/to neglect/
dài 1 1 13
/band/belt/girdle/ribbon/tire/area/zone/region/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]/to
wear/to carry/to take along/to bear (i.e. to have)/to lead/to bring/t
look after/to raise/
他 的 qítā de 1 1 13
件
zhèngjiàn 1 1 13 /paperwork/credentials/用 卡 xìnyòngkǎ 1 1 13 /credit card/
用 xìnyòng 1 1 13 /to trust/credit (commerce)/trustworthiness/creditworthiness/
( 片 ) kǎ(piàn) 1 1 13
到 kāi dào 1 1 13 /open till.../
kāi 1 1 13
/to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a medical
prescription)/to operate (vehicle)/abbr. for 開 爾 文 |开 尔 文 degree
Kelvin/
门 guān mén 1 1 13 /close down/closed doors/
guān 1 1 13 /mountain pass/to close/to shut/to turn off/to concern/to involve/
mén 1 1 13
/gate/door/CL:扇 [shan4]/gateway/doorway/CL:個 | 个 [ge4]/openin
alve/switch/way to do something/knack/family/house/(religious)
sect/school (of thought)/class/category/phylum or division
(taxonomy)/classifier for large guns/classifier for lessons subjects
shèng 1 1 13 /to remain/to be left/to have as remainder/
头 zhōngtóu 1 1 13 /hour/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
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能 kěnéng 1 1 13
/might
(happen)/possible/probable/possibility/probability/maybe/perhaps
L: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
不 及 láibují 1 1 13 /there's not enough time (to do sth)/it's too late (to do sth)/
běn 1 1 13
/roots or stems of plants/origin/source/this/the
current/root/foundation/basis/classifier for books periodicals
书 馆 员 túshūguǎnyuán 1 1 13 /librarian/
去 ìnqù 1 1 13 /to go in/
到 zhǎodào 1 1 13 /to find/
书 证 ièshūzhèng 1 1 13 /library card/
久 duō jiǔ 1 1 13 /how long?/
果 rúguǒ 1 1 13 /if/in case/in the event that/
期 guòqī 1 1 13
/to be overdue/to exceed the time limit/to expire (as in expiration
date)/
fá 1 1 13 /to punish/to penalize/
借 xùjiè 1 1 13 /extended borrowing (e.g. library renewal)/须 bìxū 1 1 13 /to have to/must/compulsory/necessarily/
典 zìdiǎn 1 1 13 /dictionary/character dictionary/CL: 本 [ben3]/
diàn 1 1 13 /inn/shop/store/CL: 家 [jia1]/
shàng 1 1 14
/on top/upon/above/upper/previous/first (of multiple parts)/to
climb/to get onto/to go up/to attend (class or university)/
心 zhōngxīn 1 1 14 /center/heart/core/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
动 yùndòng 1 1 14 /movement/campaign/CL: 場 |场 [chang3]/sports/
chǎng 1 1 14
/large place used for a specific purpose/stage/scene (of a
play)/classifier for sporting or recreational activities/classifier fornumber of exams/
边 pángbiān 1 1 14 /lateral/side/to the side/beside/
么 nàme 1 1 14 /like that/in that way/or so/so/so very much/about/in that case/
yuǎn 1 1 14 /to distance oneself from (classical)/
里 nǎli 1 1 14
/where?/somewhere/anywhere/wherever/nowhere (negative answ
to question)/humble expression denying compliment/
zhù 1 1 14 /to live/to dwell/to stay/to reside/to stop/
方 dìfang 1 1 14 /area/place/space/room/territory/CL: 處 |处 [chu4]個 |个 [ge4]
lí 1 1 14
/to leave/to part from/to be away from/(in giving distances)from/without (sth)/independent of/one of the Eight Trigrams
八 卦 [ba1 gua4] symbolizing fire/ ☲ /
ìn 1 1 14 /near/close to/approximately/
jiù 1 1 14
/at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already/as soo
as/then/in that case/as many as/even if/to approach/to move
towards/to undertake/to engage in/to suffer/subjected to/to
accomplish/to take advantage of/to go with (of foods)/with regard
to/concerning/
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动 中 心
huódòng
zhōngxīn 1 1 14 /activity center/CL: 處 |处 [chu4]/
动 huódòng 1 1 14
/to exercise/to move about/to
operate/activity/loose/shaky/active/movable/maneuver/to use
connections/CL:項 |项 [xiang4]個 |个 [ge4]/
间 zhōngjiān 1 1 14 /between/intermediate/mid/middle/
店
shūdiàn 1 1 14 /bookstore/CL:家
[jia1]/头 lǐtou 1 1 14 /inside/interior/
知 道 zǎo zhīdao 1 1 14 /If I had known earlier.../
路 tónglù 1 1 14 /to go the same way/
路 wèn lù 1 1 14 /ask for directions/
tián 1 1 14 /field/farm/CL: 片 [pian4]/
金 lǎo jīn 1 1 14
lǎo 1 1 14
/prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating
the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection
familiarity/old (of people)/venerable (person)/experienced/of long
standing/always/all the time/of the past/very/outdated/(of meat et
tough/
jīn 1 1 14
/gold/chemical element Au/generic term for lustrous and ductile
metals/money/golden/highly respected/one of the eight ancient
musical instruments 八 音 [ba1 yin1]/
guò 1 1 14
/(experienced action marker)/to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to
celebrate (a holiday)/to live/to get along/excessively/too-/
国 城
zhōngguóchén
g 1 1 14 /Chinatown/
chéng 1 1 14 /city walls/city/town/CL: 座 [zuo4]道 [dao4]
图
dìtú 1 1 14 /map/CL:張
|张
[zhang1]本
[ben3]/着 bìzhe 1 1 14 /closed/
bì 1 1 14 /to close/stop up/shut/obstruct/
睛 yǎnjīng 1 1 14 /eye/CL: 隻 |只 [zhi1]雙 |双 [shuang1]/
dōu 1 1 14 /capital city/metropolis/
cóng 1 1 14 /second cousin/
直 yìzhí 1 1 14
/straight (in a straight line)/continuously/always/from the beginnin
of ... up to .../all along/
wàng 1 1 14
/to go (in a direction)/to/towards/(of a train) bound
for/past/previous/
nán 1 1 14 /south/
guò 1 1 14
/(experienced action marker)/to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to
celebrate (a holiday)/to live/to get along/excessively/too-/
口 lùkǒu 1 1 14 /crossing/intersection (of roads)/
xī 1 1 14 /west/
… 就 … yī…jiù… 1 1 14
guǎi 1 1 14 /to turn/to kidnap (esp. through trickery)/to shanghai/a cane/
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āi 1 1 14
/interjection of surprise or disapprobation hey!/why?/look out!/Ho
dare you!/
dōng 1 1 14 /east/host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)/landlord/
běi 1 1 14 /north/to be defeated (classical)/
qián 1 1 14
/front/forward/ahead/ago/before/first/former/formerly/future/BC
(e.g. 前 293 年 )/
绿 灯
hónglǜdēng 1 1 14 /traffic light/traffic signal/dēng 1 1 14 /lamp/light/lantern/CL: 盞 |盏 [zhan3]/
yòu 1 1 14 /right (-hand)/the Right (politics)/west (old)/
对 bú duì 1 1 14 /incorrect/wrong/amiss/abnormal/queer/
duì 1 1 14
/couple/pair/to be opposite/to oppose/to face/versus/for/to/corre
(answer)/to answer/to reply/to direct (towards sth)/right/
行 道 dānxíngdào 1 1 14 /one way street/
dān 1 1 14 /bill/list/form/single/only/sole/odd number/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
xíng 1 1 14 /behavior/conduct/
zuǒ 1 1 14
/left/the Left
(politics)/east/unorthodox/queer/wrong/differing/opposite/variant佐 [zuo3]/
面 qiánmian 1 1 14 /ahead/in front/preceding/above/
miàn 1 1 14 /flour/noodles/
文 rìwén 1 1 14 /Japanese (language)/
京 dōngjīng 1 1 14 /Tōkyō capital of Japan/
jīng 1 1 14
/capital city of a country/big/algebraic term for a large number
(old)/artificial mound (old)/
ne 1 1 15 /woolen material/
生 日 guò shēngrì 1 1 15 /to celebrate a birthday/
guò 1 1 15
/(experienced action marker)/to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to
celebrate (a holiday)/to live/to get along/excessively/too-/
会 wǔhuì 1 1 15 /dance/ball/party/CL: 場 |场 [chang3]/
朋 友 nǚpéngyou 1 1 15 /female friend/girlfriend/
姐 biǎojiě 1 1 15 /older female cousin via female line/
bān 1 1 15
/team/class/squad/work shift/ranking/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/classifier for
groups/
饭 zuòfàn 1 1 15 /to prepare a meal/to cook/
水 qìshuǐ 1 1 15 /soda/pop/
果 shuǐguǒ 1 1 15 /fruit/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
汁 guǒzhī 1 1 15 /fruit juice/
jiē 1 1 15
/to receive/to answer (the phone)/to meet or welcome sb/to
connect/to catch/to join/to extend/to take one's turn on duty/to ta
over for sb/
路 zǒu lù 1 1 15 /to walk/to go on foot/
lín 1 1 15
/woods/forest/CL: 片 [pian4]/circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)/
collection (of similar things)/
物 lǐwù 1 1 15 /gift/present/CL: 件 [jian4]個 |个 [ge4]
到 shuōdào 1 1 15
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明 cōngmíng 1 1 15 /acute (of sight and hearing)/clever/intelligent/bright/smart/
功 yònggōng 1 1 15
/diligent/industrious (in one's studies)/to study hard/to make great
effort/
期 学 校 shǔqī xuéxiào 1 1 15 /summer school/
得
zhǎng de 1 1 15 /to look (pretty the same etc)/爱 kě'ài 1 1 15 /adorable/cute/lovely/
ài 1 1 15 /to love/affection/to be fond of/to like/
年 qiánnián 1 1 15 /the year before last/
shǔ 1 1 15 /to join together/to fix one's attention on/to concentrate on/
gǒu 1 1 15 /dog/CL: 隻 |只 [zhi1]條 |条 [tiao2]/
子 bízi 1 1 15 /nose/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]隻 | 只 [zhi1]/
zuǐ 1 1 15 /mouth/beak/spout (of teapot etc)/CL: 張 |张 [zhang1]個 |个 [ge4]/
xiàng 1 1 15 /to resemble/to appear/to seem/appearance/image/portrait/
来 iānglái 1 1 15 /in the future/future/the future/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
定 yīdìng 1 1 15
/surely/certainly/necessarily/fixed/a certain (extent
etc)/given/particular/must/
liǎn 1 1 15 /face/CL: 張 |张 [zhang1]個 |个 [ge4]/
tuǐ 1 1 15 /leg/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]/
cháng 1 1 15 /chief/head/elder/to grow/to develop/to increase/to enhance/
指 shǒuzhǐ 1 1 15 /finger/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]隻 |只 [zhi1]/
后 yǐhòu 1 1 15 /after/later/afterwards/following/later on/in the future/
该 yīnggāi 1 1 15 /ought to/should/must/
tán 1 1 15
/to pluck (a string)/to play (a string instrument)/to spring or leap/to
shoot (eg with a catapult)/(of cotton) to fluff or tease/to flick/to
flip/to accuse/to impeach/elastic (of materials)/
琴 gāngqín 1 1 15 /piano/CL: 架 [jia4]臺 |台 [tai2]/
轮 hǎilún 1 1 15
姆 tāngmǔ 1 1 15 /Tom (name)/
病 kàn bìng 1 1 16 /to visit a doctor/to see a patient/
bìng 1 1 16
/ailment/sickness/illness/disease/fall
ill/sick/defect/CL:場 | 场 [chang2]/
人 bìngrén 1 1 16 /sick person/patient/invalid/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
子 dùzi 1 1 16 /belly/abdomen/stomach/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/死 téngsǐ 1 1 16 /to really hurt/
téng 1 1 16 /(it) hurts/sore/to love dearly/
sǐ 1 1 16 /to die/impassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid/extremely/
些 yīxiē 1 1 16 /some/a few/a little/
菜 shèngcài 1 1 16 /leftovers (food)/
几 hǎo jǐ 1 1 16 /several/quite a few/
所 cèsuǒ 1 1 16 /toilet/lavatory/CL: 間 |间 [jian1]處 |处 [chu4]/
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fàng 1 1 16
/to release/to free/to let go/to put/to place/to let out/to set off
(fireworks)/
下 tǎngxià 1 1 16 /to lie down/
tǎng 1 1 16 /to recline/to lie down/
查 iǎnchá 1 1 16 /inspection/to examine/to inspect/CL: 次 [ci4]/
坏 chī huài 1 1 16 /to get sick because of bad food/
huài 1 1 16 /bad/spoiled/broken/to break down/针 dǎ zhēn 1 1 16 /to give or have an injection/
zhēn 1 1 16 /injection/needle/pin/CL: 根 [gen1]支 [zhi1]/
zhǒng 1 1 16 /to plant/to grow/to cultivate/
yào 1 1 16 /medicine/drug/cure/CL: 種 |种 [zhong3]服 [fu4]/
piàn 1 1 16
/thin piece/flake/a slice/film/TV play/to slice/to carve
thin/partial/incomplete/one-sided/classifier for slices tablets
时 xiǎoshí 1 1 16 /hour/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
死 è sǐ 1 1 16 /starvation/
法 bànfǎ 1 1 16 /means/method/way (of doing sth)/CL: 條 | 条 [tiao2]個 |个 [ge4]/家 xiǎng jiā 1 1 16 /homesick/
体 shēntǐ 1 1 16 /(human) body/health/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
liú 1 1 16
/to flow/to disseminate/to circulate or spread/to move or drift/to
degenerate/to banish or send into exile/stream of water or sth
resembling one/class rate or grade/
泪 yǎnlèi 1 1 16 /tears/crying/CL: 滴 [di1]/
yǎng 1 1 16 /to itch/to tickle/
… 过 敏 duì…guòmǐn 1 1 16
店 yàodiàn 1 1 16 /pharmacy/
ná 1 1 16 /to hold/to seize/to catch/to apprehend/to take/快 gǎnkuài 1 1 16 /at once/immediately/
不 然 yǎoburán 1 1 16 /otherwise/or else/or/
来 越 yuè lái yuè 1 1 16 /more and more/
zhòng 1 1 16 /heavy/serious/
钱 huā qián 1 1 16 /to spend money/
时 间 huā shíjiān 1 1 16 /to take up time/to spend time/
shì 1 1 16 /to test/to try/experiment/examination/test/
说 zàishuō 1 1 16
/to say again/to put off a discussion until later/moreover/what's
more/besides/
病 shēng bìng 1 1 16 /to fall ill/to sicken/
康 保 险
iànkāngbǎoxiǎn 1 1 16 /health insurance/
康 iànkāng 1 1 16 /health/healthy/
险 bǎoxiǎn 1 1 16 /insurance/to insure/safe/secure/be sure/be bound to/CL: 份 [fen4]
cāi 1 1 16 /to guess/
mǎ 1 1 16
/horse/horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess/knight in Western
chess/
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tóng 1 1 17 /like/same/similar/together/alike/with/see 衚 衕 |胡 同 [hu2 tong4]/
习 xuéxí 1 1 17 /to learn/to study/
加 cānjiā 1 1 17 /to participate/to take part/to join/
象 yìnxiàng 1 1 17 /impression/
chéng 1 1 17
/to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to turn
into/to be all right/OK!/one tenth/yǎn 1 1 17 /to develop/to evolve/to practice/to perform/to play/to act/
着 huózhe 1 1 17 /alive/
huó 1 1 17 /to live/alive/living/work/workmanship/
fèi 1 1 17 /to cost/to spend/fee/wasteful/expenses/
气 lìqi 1 1 17 /strength/CL: 把 [ba3]/
cái 1 1 17
/ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual/only/only
then/just now/a moment ago/just now/(preceded by a clause of
condition or reason) not until/(followed by a numerical clause) only
就 zǎojiù 1 1 17 /already at an earlier time/
liǎ 1 1 17 /two (colloquial equivalent of 兩 個 |两 个 )/both/some/天 hòutiān 1 1 17 /day after tomorrow/post-natal/
言 为 定 yī yán wéi dìng 1 1 17 /one word and it's settled (idiom); It's a deal!/That's settled then./
得 ìde 1 1 17 /to remember/
后 zuìhòu 1 1 17 /final/last/finally/ultimate/
起 来 xiǎng qǐlai 1 1 17 /to remember/to recall/
码 hàomǎ 1 1 17 /number/CL: 堆 [dui1]個 |个 [ge4]/
剧 gējù 1 1 17 /western opera/CL: 場 | 场 [chang3]出 [chu1]/
好 儿
hǎohāor 1 1 17 /in good condition/perfectly good/carefully/well/thoroughly/祝 qìngzhù 1 1 17 /to celebrate/
扫 dǎsǎo 1 1 17 /to clean/to sweep/
sǎo 1 1 17 /broom/
子 fángzi 1 1 17
/house/building (single- or two-
story)/apartment/room/CL: 棟 | 栋 [dong4]幢 [zhuang4]
理 zhěnglǐ 1 1 17
/to arrange/to tidy up/to sort out/to straighten out/to list
systematically/to collate (data files)/to pack (luggage)/
间 fángjiān 1 1 17 /room/CL: 間 |间 [jian1]/
行 lǚxíng 1 1 17 /to travel/journey/trip/CL: 趟 [tang4]次 [ci4]
关 系 méi guānxi 1 1 17 /it doesn't matter/
健 明 bái jiànmíng 1 1 17约 niǔyuē 1 1 17 /New York/
chǎo 1 1 18 /to quarrel/to make a noise/noisy/to disturb by making a noise/
lián 1 1 18
/to link/to join/to connect/continuously/in
succession/including/(used with 也 都 etc) even/company (military)
不 下 fàngbuxià 1 1 18 /to be unable to let go/to be unable to stop (doing sth)/
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备 zhǔnbèi 1 1 18 /preparation/to prepare/to intend/to be about to/reserve (fund)/
出 去 bān chūqu 1 1 18 /to move out of/
bān 1 1 18
/to move/to shift/to remove/to transport/to apply indiscriminately/
copy mechanically/
去 chūqu 1 1 18 /to go out/
duō 1 1 18 /many/much/a lot of/numerous/multi-/far more/in excess/how (towhat extent)/
纸 bàozhǐ 1 1 18 /newspaper/newsprint/CL: 份 [fen4]期 [qi1]
zhǐ 1 1 18 /paper/CL: 張 |张 [zhang1]沓 [da2]/classifier for documents
告 guǎnggào 1 1 18 /to advertise/a commercial/advertisement/CL: 項 |项 [xiang4]/
近 fùjìn 1 1 18 /(in the) vicinity/nearby/neighboring/next to/
寓 gōngyù 1 1 18 /apartment building/block of flats/CL: 套 [tao4]/
里 yīnglǐ 1 1 18 /mile (unit of length equal to 1.609 km.)/
tào 1 1 18
/cover/sheath/to encase/a case/to overlap/to interleave/bend (of a
river or mountain range in place names)/harness/classifier for sets室 wòshì 1 1 18 /bedroom/CL: 間 | 间 [jian1]/
房 chúfáng 1 1 18 /kitchen/CL: 間 |间 [jian1]/
澡 间 xǐzǎojiān 1 1 18 /bathroom/restroom/shower room/CL: 間 |间 [jian1]/
厅 kètīng 1 1 18
/drawing room (room for arriving guests)/living
room/CL: 間 |间 [jian1]/
dài 1 1 18
/band/belt/girdle/ribbon/tire/area/zone/region/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]/to
wear/to carry/to take along/to bear (i.e. to have)/to lead/to bring/t
look after/to raise/
具 iājù 1 1 18 /furniture/CL: 件 [jian4]套 [tao4]/
东
fángdōng 1 1 18 /landlord/房 一 厅 yī fáng yī ting 1 1 18 /one bedroom and one living room/
发 shāfā 1 1 18 /sofa/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]張 | 张 [zhang1]/
桌 fànzhuō 1 1 18 /dining table/
bǎ 1 1 18 /handle/
子 yǐzi 1 1 18 /chair/CL: 把 [ba3]套 [tao4]/
人 床 dānrénchuáng 1 1 18 /single bed/CL: 張 |张 [zhang1]/
桌 shūzhuō 1 1 18 /desk/CL: 張 |张 [zhang1]/
架 shūjià 1 1 18 /bookshelf/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
里 nàli 1 1 18 /there/that place/
静 ānjìng 1 1 18 /quiet/peaceful/calm/常 fēicháng 1 1 18 /unusual/extraordinary/extreme/very/exceptional/
租 fángzū 1 1 18 /rent for a room or house/
zū 1 1 18 /to hire/to rent/to charter/to rent out/to lease out/rent/land tax/
yuán 1 1 18 /Chinese monetary unit/dollar/primary/first/
电 shuǐdiàn 1 1 18 /hydroelectric power/
fèi 1 1 18 /to cost/to spend/fee/wasteful/expenses/
金 yājīn 1 1 18 /deposit/down payment/
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dāng 1 1 18
/at or in the very same.../suitable/adequate/fitting/proper/to
replace/to regard as/to think/to pawn/
有 háiyǒu 1 1 18 /furthermore/in addition/still/also/
xǔ 1 1 18 /to allow/to permit/to praise/somewhat/perhaps/
yǎng 1 1 18
/to raise (animals)/to bring up (children)/to keep (pets)/to support/
give birth/物 dòngwù 1 1 18 /animal/CL: 隻 |只 [zhi1]群 [qun2]
么 …都 shénme…dōu 1 1 18
guà 1 1 18
/to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)/(of a telephone call) to hang
up/to be worried or concerned/to make a phone call (topolect)/to
register or record/to hitch/classifier for sets or clusters of objects/
局 yóujú 1 1 19 /post office/CL: 家 [jia1]個 |个 [ge4]/
学 生 liúxuéshēng 1 1 19
/student studying abroad/(foreign) exchange
student/CL:個 |个 [ge4]位 [wei4]/
jì 1 1 19 /to live (in a house)/to lodge/to mail/to send/to entrust/to depend/
yào 1 1 19
/important/vital/to want/will/going to (as future
auxiliary)/may/must/
业 员 yíngyèyuán 1 1 19 /clerk/shop assistant/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
信 píngxìn 1 1 19 /ordinary mail (as opposed to air mail etc)/
信 kuàixìn 1 1 19 /letter by express mail/
… 越 … yuè…yuè… 1 1 19
么 nàme 1 1 19 /like that/in that way/or so/so/so very much/about/in that case/
tiē 1 1 19
/to stick/to paste/to keep close to/to fit snugly/to
subsidize/allowance (e.g. money for food or housing)/sticker/classiffor sticking plaster: strip/
票 yóupiào 1 1 19 /(postage) stamp/CL: 枚 [mei2]張 |张 [zhang1]/
要 zhòngyào 1 1 19 /important/significant/major/
号 guàhào 1 1 19 /to register (a letter etc)/
iā 1 1 19 /to add/plus/abbr. for Canada 加 拿 大 /
外 lìngwài 1 1 19
/additional/in
addition/besides/separate/other/moreover/furthermore/
信 片 míngxìnpiàn 1 1 19 /postcard/
南 táinán 1 1 19 /Tainan (city and county in Taiwan)/
是 lǎoshi 1 1 19 /always/
饰 shǒushì 1 1 19 /jewelry/head ornament/鲜 xīnxiān 1 1 19 /fresh (experience food etc)/freshness/
huā 1 1 19 /flower/blossom/fancy pattern/CL: 朵 [duo3]支 [zhi1]
shù 1 1 19 /to bind/bunch/bundle/classifier for bunches bundles
务 fúwù 1 1 19 /to serve/service/CL: 項 |项 [xiang4]/
dìng 1 1 19
/to agree/to conclude/to draw up/to subscribe to (a newspaper
etc)/to order/
到 shōu dào 1 1 19 /to receive/
里 zhèlǐ 1 1 19 /here/
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钱 cún qián 1 1 19 /to deposit money/to save money/
gāng 1 1 19 /hard/firm/strong/just/barely/exactly/
元 měiyuán 1 1 19 /American dollar/US dollar/
票 zhīpiào 1 1 19 /check (bank)/cheque/CL: 本 [ben3]/
tā 1 1 19 /it/
民 币 rénmínbì 1 1 19 /Renminbi (RMB)/Chinese Yuan (CNY)/
民
rénmín 1 1 19 /the people/CL:個
|个
[ge4]/bì 1 1 19 /money/coins/currency/silk/
行 yínháng 1 1 19 /bank/CL: 家 [jia1]個 |个 [ge4]/
京 běijīng 1 1 19
/Beijing capital of People's Republic of China/Peking/PRC
government/
国 银 行
zhōngguó
yínháng 1 1 19 /Bank of China (BoC)/
然 dāngrán 1 1 20 /only natural/as it should be/certainly/of course/without doubt/
pàng 1 1 20 /fat/plump/
pà 1 1 20 /to be afraid/to fear/to dread/to be unable to endure/perhaps/单 iǎndān 1 1 20 /simple/not complicated/
步 pǎo bù 1 1 20 /to walk quickly/to march/to run/
pǎo 1 1 20 /to run/to escape/race/
受 nánshòu 1 1 20 /to feel unwell/to suffer pain/to be difficult to bear/
shòu 1 1 20
/to receive/to accept/to suffer/subjected to/to bear/to
stand/pleasant/(passive marker)/
球 wǎngqiú 1 1 20 /tennis/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
pāi 1 1 20 /to pat/to clap/to slap/fly-swatter/racket/to take (a photograph)/
球
lánqiú 1 1 20 /basketball/CL:個
|个
[ge4]隻
|只
[zhi1]/泳 yóu yǒng 1 1 20 /swimming/to swim/
险 wēixiǎn 1 1 20 /danger/dangerous/
… 哪 duō…na 1 1 20
na 1 1 20 /which? (interrogative followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)/
死 yān sǐ 1 1 20 /to drown/
意 yuànyì 1 1 20 /to wish/to want/ready/willing (to do sth)/
大 学 shàng dàxué 1 1 20
了 wèile 1 1 20 /in order to/for the purpose of/so as to/
高 tígāo 1 1 20 /to raise/to increase/
力 tīnglì 1 1 20 /hearing/listening ability/
tiáo 1 1 20
/to harmonize/to reconcile/to blend/to suit well/to season (food)/t
provoke/to incite/
tái 1 1 20 /desk/platform/typhoon/
球 zúqiú 1 1 20 /football/soccer/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
sài 1 1 20
/to compete/competition/match/to surpass/better than/superior
to/to excel/
yuán 1 1 20
/circle/round/circular/spherical/(of the moon) full/unit of Chinese
currency (Yuan)/tactful/to justify/
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际 guójì 1 1 20 /international/
式 měishì 1 1 20 /American style/
iǎo 1 1 20 /role/
tī 1 1 20 /to kick/to play (e.g. soccer)/
shǒu 1 1 20
/hand/(formal) to hold/person engaged in certain types of
work/person skilled in certain types of work/personal(ly)/convenient/CL:雙 |双 [shuang1]隻 |只 [zhi1]/
bào 1 1 20
/to hold/to carry (in one's arms)/to hug or
embrace/surround/cherish/
来 qǐlai 1 1 20 /(after a verb indicates beginning or completeness)/
bèi 1 1 20
/quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to cover/to mee
with/
坏 yā huài 1 1 20 /to crush/
心 dānxīn 1 1 20 /anxious/worried/uneasy/to worry/to be anxious/
bàng 1 1 20
/a stick/club or cudgel/smart/capable/strong/wonderful/classifier f
legs of a relay race/别 tèbié 1 1 20 /especially/special/particular/unusual/
动 服 yùndòngfú 1 1 20 /sportswear/
伤 shòu shāng 1 1 20 /to sustain injuries/wounded (in an accident etc)/harmed/
天 bàntiān 1 1 20 /half of the day/a long time/quite a while/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
不 出 来 kàn bú chūlai 1 1 20
来 chūlai 1 1 20 /to come out/to emerge/
shū 1 1 20 /to lose/to transport/to donate/to enter (a password)/
yíng 1 1 20 /to beat/to win/to profit/
文 sīwén 1 1 20
假
fàng jià 1 1 21 /to have a holiday or vacation/
fàng 1 1 21
/to release/to free/to let go/to put/to place/to let out/to set off
(fireworks)/
ià 1 1 21 /vacation/
划 jìhuà 1 1 21
/plan/project/program/to plan/to map
out/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]項 | 项 [xiang4]/
地 gè dì 1 1 21 /in all parts of (a country)/various regions/
gè 1 1 21 /each/every/
zǒu 1 1 21
/to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave/to go
away/to die (euph.)/from/through/away (in compound verbs such a
撤 走 )/to change (shape
算 dǎsuàn 1 1 21/to plan/to intend/tocalculate/plan/intention/calculation/CL:個 | 个 [ge4]/
照 hùzhào 1 1 21 /passport/CL: 本 [ben3]個 |个 [ge4]/
证 qiānzhèng 1 1 21 /visa/certificate/to certify/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
bàn 1 1 21
/to do/to manage/to handle/to go about/to run/to set up/to deal
with/
hǎo 1 1 21 /to be fond of/
票 īpiào 1 1 21 /air ticket/passenger ticket/CL: 張 |张 [zhang1]/
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dìng 1 1 21
/to agree/to conclude/to draw up/to subscribe to (a newspaper
etc)/to order/
jiā 1 1 21
/home/family/classifier for families or businesses/refers to the
philosophical schools of pre-Han China/noun suffix for specialists in
some activity such as musician or revolutionary corresponds to
English -ist
空 公 司
hángkōnggōngsī 1 1 21 /airline/airline company/CL: 家 [jia1]/
空 hángkōng 1 1 21 /aviation/
司 gōngsī 1 1 21
/(business)
company/company/firm/corporation/incorporated/CL:家 [jia1]/
价 iǎnjià 1 1 21 /to cut prices/to discount/to mark down/price cutting/
ià 1 1 21 /great/good/middleman/servant/
行 社 lǚxíngshè 1 1 21 /travel agency/
程 rìchéng 1 1 21 /schedule/itinerary/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
折 (扣 ) dǎ zhé(kòu) 1 1 21
折 iǔzhé 1 1 21 /10% off (price)/qián 1 1 21 /coin/money/CL: 筆 |笔 [bi3]/
北 xīběi 1 1 21 /northwest/
华 zhōnghuá 1 1 21 /China (alternate formal name)/
chū 1 1 21 /at first/(at the) beginning/first/junior/basic/
程 dānchéng 1 1 21 /one way (ticket)/
回 láihuí 1 1 21
/to make a round trip/return journey/back and forth/to and
fro/repeatedly/
的 yǒude 1 1 21 /(there are) some (who are...)/some (exist)/
qiān 1 1 21 /thousand/a swing/
到
bú dào 1 1 21 /not to arrive/not reaching/insufficient/less than/机 zhuǎn jī 1 1 21 /(to take) a turn for the better/to change planes/
飞 zhí fēi 1 1 21 /to fly directly/direct flight/
机 bānjī 1 1 21 /airliner/airplane/plane/CL: 趟 [tang4]次 [ci4]/
nèi 1 1 21 /inside/inner/internal/within/interior/
价 zhǎng jià 1 1 21 /to appreciate (in value)/to increase in price/
是 …就 … yàoshì…jiù… 1 1 21
盛 顿 huáshèngdùn 1 1 21
/Washington (name)/George Washington (1732-1799) first US
president/Washington
国 hánguó 1 1 21
/Han one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States
戰 國 七 雄 |战 国 七 雄 [zhan4 guo2 qi1 xiong2]/Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897/Korea
加 哥 zhījiāgē 1 1 21 /Chicago USA/
杉 矶 luòshānjī 1 1 21 /Los Angeles California/
城 hànchéng 1 1 21
/Hanseong old name of Seoul as traditional capital of Korea and
capital of South Korea/adopted new Chinese spelling
首 爾 |首 尔 [Shou3 er3] in 2005/
港 xiānggǎng 1 1 21 /Hong Kong/
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国 民 航
zhōngguómính
áng 1 1 21
面 duìmiàn 1 1 22 /opposite/
假 chūnjià 1 1 22 /spring break/
母 fùmǔ 1 1 22 /father and mother/parents/
亲 fùqin 1 1 22 /father/also pr. with light tone [fu4 qin5]/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
亲
mǔqīn 1 1 22 /mother/also pr. with light tone [mu3 qin5]/CL:個
|个
[ge4]/公 wàigōng 1 1 22 /(informal) mother's father/maternal grandfather/
婆 wàipó 1 1 22 /(informal) mother's mother/maternal grandmother/
姨 āyí 1 1 22
/maternal aunt/step-mother/childcare worker/nursemaid/woman o
similar age to one's parents (term of address used by
child)/CL:個 |个 [ge4]/
为 yǐwéi 1 1 22 /to believe/to think/to consider/to be under the impression/
戚 qīnqi 1 1 22 /a relative (i.e. family relation)/CL: 門 |门 [men2]個 | 个 [ge4]
伯 bóbo 1 1 22 /father's elder brother/uncle/
家 yījiā 1 1 22
/the whole family/the same family/the family... (when preceded by
family name)/group/
家 lǎojiā 1 1 22 /native place/place of origin/home state or region/边 xībiān 1 1 22 /west/west side/western part/to the west of/
biān 1 1 22 /suffix of a noun of locality/
市 chéngshì 1 1 22 /city/town/CL: 座 [zuo4]/
下 xiāngxià 1 1 22 /country (as opposed to town or city)/rural/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
zhèn 1 1 22
/composed/small town/to suppress/to press down/to
guard/garrison/to cool or chill (food or drinks)/
口 rénkǒu 1 1 22 /population/
边 zuǒbiān 1 1 22 /left/the left side/to the left of/
zuò 1 1 22
/seat/base/stand/CL:個 |个 [ge4]/classifier for buildings mountains
and similar immovable objects/
shān 1 1 22
/mountain/hill/anything that resembles a
mountain/CL:座 [zuo4]/bundled straw in which silkworms spin
cocoons/gable/
边 yòubiān 1 1 22 /right side/right to the right/
hé 1 1 22 /river/CL: 條 | 条 [tiao2]道 [dao4]/
zhòng 1 1 22 /to plant/to grow/to cultivate/
zhe 1 1 22 /to wear (clothes)/to contact/to use/to apply/
shù 1 1 22 /tree/CL: 棵 [ke1]/
满 kāi mǎn 1 1 22 /to bloom abundantly/
mǎn 1 1 22/full/filled/packed/fully/completely/quite/to reach the limit/tosatisfy/satisfied/contented/to fill/abbr. for Manchurian/
měi 1 1 22 /America/beautiful/
景 fēngjǐng 1 1 22 /scenery/landscape/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
起 来 tīng qǐlai 1 1 22 /to sound like/
jì 1 1 22
/season/the last month of a season/fourth or youngest amongst
brothers/classifier for seasonal crop yields/
方 说 bǐfang shuō 1 1 22 /for example/for instance/
方 bǐfang 1 1 22 /analogy/instance/
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雪 huá xuě 1 1 22 /to ski/skiing/
huá 1 1 22 /comical/cunning/slippery/smooth/
xuě 1 1 22
/snow/snowfall/CL:場 |场 [chang2]/to have the appearance of
snow/to wipe away off or out/to clean/
迎 huānyíng 1 1 22 /to welcome/welcome/
德 中
wángdézhōng 1 1 22
dé 1 1 22 /virtue/goodness/morality/ethics/kindness/favor/character/kind/
州 iāzhōu 1 1 22 /California/
金 山 iùjīnshān 1 1 22 /San Francisco California/
iù 1 1 22 /old/opposite: new 新 /former/worn (with age)/
州 mázhōu 1 1 22 /abbr. for Massachusetts/
个 月 ǐ ge yuè 1 1 22 /several months/the last few months/
活 shēnghuó 1 1 22 /life/activity/to live/livelihood/
乡 iāxiāng 1 1 22 /hometown/native place/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
la 1 1 22 /sentence-final particle contraction of 了 啊
说 tīngshuō 1 1 22 /to hear (sth said)/one hears (that)/hearsay/listening and speaking/
都 shǒudū 1 1 22 /capital (city)/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
治 zhèngzhì 1 1 22 /politics/political/
济 īngjì 1 1 22 /economy/economic/
化 wénhuà 1 1 22 /culture/civilization/cultural/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]種 |种 [zhong3]/
候 qìhòu 1 1 22 /climate/atmosphere/situation/CL: 種 |种 [zhong3]/
bù 1 1 22
/ministry/department/section/part/division/troops/board/classifie
for works of literature films
不 多
chàbuduō 1 1 22 /almost/nearly/more or less/about the same/good enough/not bad明 fēnmíng 1 1 22 /clearly demarcated/sharply contoured/
风 guā fēng 1 1 22 /to be windy/
guā 1 1 22
/to scrape/to blow/to shave/to plunder/to extort/to blow (of the
wind)/
fēng 1 1 22 /wind/news/style/custom/manner/CL: 陣 |阵 [zhen4]絲 |丝 [si1]/
果 …的
rúguǒ…de huà 1 1 22
游 dǎoyóu 1 1 22 /tour guide/guidebook/to conduct a tour/
不 多 chàbuduō 1 1 22 /almost/nearly/more or less/about the same/good enough/not bad假 shǔjià 1 1 23 /summer vacation/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
亲 tànqīn 1 1 23 /to go home to visit one's family/
一 天 qián yī tiān 1 1 23 /the day before (an event)/
拾 shōushi 1 1 23
/to put in order/to tidy up/to pack/to repair/to punish (colloquial)/t
manage/
李 xíngli 1 1 23 /luggage/CL: 件 [jian4]/
门 chū mén 1 1 23 /to go on a journey/away from home/exit door/to go out of the doo
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醒 tíxǐng 1 1 23 /to remind/to call attention to/to warn of/
车 场 tíngchēchǎng 1 1 23 /parking lot/car park/
车 tíng chē 1 1 23 /to stop/to park/
tíng 1 1 23 /to stop/to halt/to park (a car)/
一 点
chàyīdiǎn 1 1 23
/not quite/not good enough/almost/barely/a bit different/just abou
to/nearly starting/on the verge of/see also差 點
|差 点
[cha4 dian3]/不 到 zhǎo bu dào 1 1 23 /can't find/
到 láidào 1 1 23 /to come/to arrive/
务 台 fúwùtái 1 1 23 /service desk/information desk/reception desk/
iàn 1 1 23 /item/component/classifier for events things
运 tuōyùn 1 1 23 /to consign (goods)/to check through (baggage)/
箱 píxiāng 1 1 23 /leather suitcase/
身 suíshēn 1 1 23 /to (carry) on one's person/to (take) with one/
chēng 1 1 23 /variant of 秤 [cheng4]/steelyard/
重 chāozhòng 1 1 23 /overweight (baggage freight)/
机 证 dēngjīzhèng 1 1 23 /boarding pass/
… 了 yào…le 1 1 23飞 qǐfēi 1 1 23 /to take off (in an airplane)/
í 1 1 23 /urgent/pressing/rapid/hurried/worried/
kū 1 1 23 /to cry/to weep/
途 chángtú 1 1 23 /long distance/
cháng 1 1 23 /always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant/
重 bǎozhòng 1 1 23 /to take care of oneself/
心 xiǎoxīn 1 1 23 /to be careful/to take care/
路 顺 风 yī lù shùnfēng 1 1 23 /to have a pleasant journey (idiom)/
弟
biǎodì 1 1 23 /younger male cousin via female line/
都 机 场 shǒudū jīchǎng 1 1 23 /Beijing airport (PEK)/also translated as Capital airport/
de 1 1 23 /earth/ground/field/place/land/CL: 片 [pian4]/
哥 biǎogē 1 1 23 /older male cousin via female line/
上 lùshang 1 1 23 /on the road/on a journey/road surface/
苦 xīnkǔ 1 1 23 /hard/exhausting/with much toil/thanks for your trouble/
tí 1 1 23
/to carry (hanging down from the hand)/to lift/to put forward/to
mention/to raise (an issue)/upwards character stroke/lifting brush
stroke (in painting)/scoop for measuring liquid/
ná 1 1 23 /to hold/to seize/to catch/to apprehend/to take/动 bu dòng 1 1 23 /motionless/
cái 1 1 23
/ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual/only/only
then/just now/a moment ago/just now/(preceded by a clause of
condition or reason) not until/(followed by a numerical clause) only
shòu 1 1 23
/thin/to lose weight/(of clothing) tight/(of meat) lean/(of land)
unproductive/
guàn 1 1 23 /accustomed to/used to/indulge/to spoil (a child)/
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斤 gōngjīn 1 1 23 /kilogram (kg)/
坏 lèi huài 1 1 23 /to become exhausted/
lèi 1 1 23 /rope/to bind together/to twist around/
位 zuòwèi 1 1 23 /seat/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
liáo 1 1 23 /to chat/to depend upon (literary)/temporarily/just/slightly/
爷
yéye 1 1 23 /(informal) father's father/paternal grandfather/CL:個
|个
[ge4]/
奶 nǎinai 1 1 23 /(informal) father's mother/paternal grandmother/CL: 位 [wei4]/
子 sūnzi 1 1 23 /grandson/son's son/
口 ménkǒu 1 1 23 /doorway/gate/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
jiào 1 1 23
/to shout/to call/to order/to ask/to be called/by (indicates agent in
the passive mood)/
学 kāi xué 1 2 1
/foundation of a University or College/school opening/the start of a
new term/
假 shǔjià 1 2 1 /summer vacation/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
束 iéshù 1 2 1 /termination/to finish/to end/to conclude/to close/
gè 1 2 1 /each/every/级 niánjí 1 2 1 /grade/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
zuò 1 2 1 /to sit/to take a seat/to take (a bus airplane etc)/to bear fruit/
机 fēijī 1 2 1 /airplane/CL: 架 [jia4]/
bàn 1 2 1
/to do/to manage/to handle/to go about/to run/to set up/to deal
with/
册 zhù cè 1 2 1 /to register/to enroll/
续 shǒuxù 1 2 1 /procedure/CL: 道 [dao4]個 |个 [ge4]/formalities/
生 xīnshēng 1 2 1 /newborn/new student/
生
lǎoshēng 1 2 1
bān 1 2 1
/to move/to shift/to remove/to transport/to apply indiscriminately/
copy mechanically/
籍 zǔjí 1 2 1 /ancestral hometown/original domicile (and civil registration)/
生 chūshēng 1 2 1 /to be born/
大 zhǎng dà 1 2 1 /to grow up/
gōng 1 2 1 /a bow (weapon)/CL: 張 |张 [zhang1]/
cháng 1 2 1 /chief/head/elder/to grow/to develop/to increase/to enhance/
外 xiào wài 1 2 1 /off campus/
内 xiào nèi 1 2 1 /on-campus/intramural/
便 fāngbiàn 1 2 1
/convenient/to help out/to make things easy for
people/convenience/suitable/having money to spare/(euphemism)
go to the toilet/
全 ānquán 1 2 1 /safe/secure/safety/security/
钱 shěng qián 1 2 1 /to save money/
由 zìyóu 1 2 1 /freedom/free/liberty/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
说 zàishuō 1 2 1
/to say again/to put off a discussion until later/moreover/what's
more/besides/
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见 得 bú jiàn de 1 2 1 /not necessarily/not likely/
处 hǎochù 1 2 1
/benefit/advantage/gain/profit/also pronounced [hao3
chu4]/CL:個 |个 [ge4]/
应 shìyìng 1 2 1 /to suit/to fit/to be suitable/to adapt/to get used to sth/
家 bān jiā 1 2 1 /to move house/removal/
开 lí kāi 1 2 1 /to depart/to leave/
kào 1 2 1
/to lean against or on/to stand by the side of/to come near to/to
depend or rely on/to trust/to fuck (vulgar)/traditional military
costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)/
门 chū mén 1 2 1 /to go on a journey/away from home/exit door/to go out of the doo
理 dàoli 1 2 1 /reason/argument/sense/principle/basis/justification/CL: 個 |个 [ge4
边 qiánbian 1 2 1 /front/the front side/in front of/
李 xíngli 1 2 1 /luggage/CL: 件 [jian4]/
天 明 zhāng tiānmíng 1 2 1士 顿 bōshìdùn 1 2 1 /Boston capital of Massachusetts/
林 kēlín 1 2 1 /Colin (name)/
屋 tóngwū 1 2 2 /roommate/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
天 qiántiān 1 2 2 /the day before yesterday/
悉 shúxi 1 2 2 /to be familiar with/to know well/
具 iājù 1 2 2 /furniture/CL: 件 [jian4]套 [tao4]/
kào 1 2 2
/to lean against or on/to stand by the side of/to come near to/to
depend or rely on/to trust/to fuck (vulgar)/traditional military
costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)/户 chuānghu 1 2 2 /window/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]扇 [shan4]/
bǎi 1 2 2 /to arrange/to exhibit/to move to and fro/a pendulum/
chuáng 1 2 2 /bed/couch/classifier for beds/CL: 張 |张 [zhang1]/
子 bèizi 1 2 2 /quilt/CL: 床 [chuang2]/
子 tǎnzi 1 2 2 /a blanket/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]張 |张 [zhang1]
柜 yīguì 1 2 2 /wardrobe/armoire/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
子 guìzi 1 2 2 /cupboard/cabinet/
guà 1 2 2
/to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)/(of a telephone call) to hang
up/to be worried or concerned/to make a phone call (topolect)/to
register or record/to hitch/classifier for sets or clusters of objects/架 shūjià 1 2 2 /bookshelf/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
kōng 1 2 2 /to empty/vacant/unoccupied/space/leisure/free time/
调 kōngtiáo 1 2 2 /air conditioning/
dòng 1 2 2 /classifier for houses or buildings/ridgepole (old)/
备 shèbèi 1 2 2 /equipment/facilities/installations/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
iù 1 2 2 /old/opposite: new 新 /former/worn (with age)/
所 cèsuǒ 1 2 2 /toilet/lavatory/CL: 間 |间 [jian1]處 |处 [chu4]/
室 yùshì 1 2 2 /bathroom (room used for bathing)/CL: 間 |间 [jian1]/
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怕 kǒngpà 1 2 2 /fear/to dread/I'm afraid that.../perhaps/maybe/
厅 cāntīng 1 2 2 /dining-hall/dining-room/restaurant/CL: 間 |间 [jian1]家 [jia1]/
下 lóu xià 1 2 2 /downstairs/
店 shāngdiàn 1 2 2 /store/shop/CL: 家 [jia1]個 |个 [ge4]/
用 品 rìyòngpǐn 1 2 2 /articles for daily use/CL: 件 [jian4]個 |个 [ge4]/
具
wénjù 1 2 2 /stationery/item of stationery (pen pencil
céng 1 2 2
/layer/stratum/laminated/floor (of a building)/storey/classifier for
layers/repeated/sheaf (math.)/
tái 1 2 2 /desk/platform/typhoon/
衣 机 xǐyījī 1 2 2 /washer/washing machine/CL: 臺 |台 [tai2]/
干 机 hōnggān jī 1 2 2 /clothes dryer/
chǎo 1 2 2 /to quarrel/to make a noise/noisy/to disturb by making a noise/
路 mǎlù 1 2 2 /street/road/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]/
静 ānjìng 1 2 2 /quiet/peaceful/calm/
般 yìbān 1 2 2 /same/ordinary/common/general/generally/in general/
说 tīngshuō 1 2 2 /to hear (sth said)/one hears (that)/hearsay/listening and speaking/
对 了 cāi duì le 1 2 2
口 wèikǒu 1 2 2 /appetite/
的 zhēnde 1 2 2
急 zháojí 1 2 2 /to worry/to feel anxious/Taiwan pron. [zhao1 ji2]/
馆 cānguǎn 1 2 2 /restaurant/CL: 家 [jia1]/
道 dìdao 1 2 2
/authentic/genuine/typical/from a place known for the
product/thorough/conscientious/
几 天
guò jǐ tiān 1 2 2
dài 1 2 2
/band/belt/girdle/ribbon/tire/area/zone/region/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]/to
wear/to carry/to take along/to bear (i.e. to have)/to lead/to bring/t
look after/to raise/
翰 yuēhàn 1 2 2 /John (name)/Johan (name)/Johann (name)/
盛 顿 huáshèngdùn 1 2 2
/Washington (name)/George Washington (1732-1799) first US
president/Washington
好 zhǐhǎo 1 2 3 /without any better option/to have to/to be forced to/
dùn 1 2 3
/to stop/to pause/to arrange/to lay out/to kowtow/to stamp (one's
foot)/at once/classifier for meals beatings
末 zhōumò 1 2 3 /weekend/
课 gōngkè 1 2 3/homework/assignment/task/classwork/lesson/study/CL:門 |门 [me]/
国 城
zhōngguó
chéng 1 2 3 /Chinatown/
好 zhènghǎo 1 2 3
/just (in time)/just right/just enough/to happen to/to chance to/by
chance/it just so happens that/
口 ménkǒu 1 2 3 /doorway/gate/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
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jiē 1 2 3
/to receive/to answer (the phone)/to meet or welcome sb/to
connect/to catch/to join/to extend/to take one's turn on duty/to ta
over for sb/
刻 钟 yí kè zhōng 1 2 3
来 yuánlái 1 2 3 /original/former/originally/formerly/at first/so... actually/
孩 nǚhái 1 2 3 /girl/lass/
得
zhǎng de 1 2 3 /to look (pretty the same etc)/亮 piàoliang 1 2 3 /pretty/beautiful/
烟 xīyān 1 2 3 /to smoke/
gēn 1 2 3
/heel/to follow closely/to go with/to marry sb (of
woman)/with/towards/as (compared to)/from (different from)/and
(in addition to)/
单 càidān 1 2 3 /menu/CL: 份 [fen4]張 |张 [zhang1]/
客 chángkè 1 2 3 /frequent visitor/fig. sth that crops up frequently/
手 náshǒu 1 2 3 /expert in/good at/
别 tèbié 1 2 3 /especially/special/particular/unusual/
蒸 qīngzhēng 1 2 3 /steamed in broth/
yú 1 2 3 /fish/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]尾 [wei3]/道 wèidao 1 2 3 /flavor/smell/hint of/
兰 jièlán 1 2 3 /Chinese kale/cabbage mustard (Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra)/
肉 niúròu 1 2 3 /beef/
nèn 1 2 3 /tender/soft/delicate/light (color)/inexperienced/unskilled/
xiāng 1 2 3
/fragrant/sweet smelling/aromatic/savory or appetizing/(to eat) wit
relish/(of sleep) sound/perfume or spice/joss or incense
stick/CL: 根 [gen1]/
( 菜 ) iào (cài) 1 2 3
tāng 1 2 3 /soup/hot or boiling water/decoction of medicinal herbs/water inwhich sth has been boiled/
菜 bōcài 1 2 3 /spinach/CL: 棵 [ke1]/
腐 dòufu 1 2 3 /tofu/bean curd/
菜 sùcài 1 2 3 /vegetable dish/
diǎn 1 2 3
/drop (of liquid)/stain/spot/speck/jot/dot stroke (in Chinese
characters)/decimal point/point/mark (of degree or level)/a place
(with certain characteristics)/iron bell/o’clock/a little/a
bit/some/(point) unit of measurement for type/to touch on briefly/
make clear/to light/to ignite/to kindle/period of time at night (24
minutes) (old)/a drip/to dibble/classifier for small indeterminate
quantities/鲜 xīnxiān 1 2 3 /fresh (experience food etc)/freshness/
菜 qīngcài 1 2 3 /green vegetables/Chinese cabbage/
白 菜 xiǎo báicài 1 2 3 /bak choy/Brassica chinensis/CL: 棵 [ke1]/
烦 máfan 1 2 3
/inconvenient/troublesome/annoying/to trouble or bother sb/to pu
sb to trouble/
板 lǎobǎn 1 2 3 /boss/business proprietor/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
shǎo 1 2 3 /young/
yán 1 2 3 /salt/CL: 粒 [li4]/
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精 wèijīng 1 2 3 /monosodium glutamate (MSG)/Ajinomoto/
上 mǎshàng 1 2 3
/at once/right away/immediately/on horseback (i.e. by military
force)/
者 ìzhě 1 2 3 /reporter/journalist/CL:個 |个 [ge4]/
章 wénzhāng 1 2 3
/article/essay/literary works/writings/hidden
meaning/CL:篇 [pian1]段 [duan4]
路 里
kǎlùlǐ 1 2 3 /calorie (loanword)/康 iànkāng 1 2 3 /health/healthy/
法 kànfǎ 1 2 3 /way of looking at a thing/view/opinion/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
为 rènwéi 1 2 3 /to believe/to think/to consider/to feel/
法 shuōfa 1 2 3
/way of speaking/wording/formulation/one's version (of
events)/statement/theory/hypothesis/interpretation/
面 piànmiàn 1 2 3 /unilateral/one-sided/
的 来 说
zǒng de lái
shuō 1 2 3 /generally speaking/to sum up/in summary/in short/
许 yěxǔ 1 2 3 /perhaps/maybe/
yóu 1 2 3
/oil/fat/grease/petroleum/to apply tung oil paint or
varnish/oily/greasy/glib/cunning/huì 1 2 3 /to balance an account/accountancy/accounting/
淡 qīngdàn 1 2 3 /light (of food not greasy or strongly flavored)/insipid/slack (sales)/
意 tóngyì 1 2 3 /to agree/to consent/to approve/
实 qíshí 1 2 3 /actually/in fact/really/
不 然 yàoburán 1 2 3 /otherwise/or else/or/
雪 梅 lín xuěméi 1 2 3
陈 xiǎo chén 1 2 3
起 来 xiǎng qǐ lai 1 2 4 /to remember/to recall/
chuān 1 2 4 /to bore through/pierce/perforate/penetrate/pass through/todress/to wear/to put on/to thread/
服 yīfu 1 2 4 /clothes/CL: 件 [jian4]套 [tao4]/
T 恤 衫 tìxùshān 1 2 4
衣 máoyī 1 2 4 /(wool) sweater/CL: 件 [jian4]/
仔 裤 niúzǎikù 1 2 4 /jeans/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]/also written 牛 崽 褲 | 牛 崽 裤 /
等 děngděng 1 2 4 /etcetera/and so on .../wait a minute!/hold on!/
论 wúlùn 1 2 4 /no matter what or how/regardless of whether.../
子 yàngzi 1 2 4 /manner/air/looks/aspect/
牌 míngpái 1 2 4 /famous brand/
要 xūyào 1 2 4 /to need/to want/to demand/to require/requirement/need/
衣 粉 xǐyīfěn 1 2 4 /laundry detergent/washing powder/膏 yágāo 1 2 4 /toothpaste/CL: 管 [guan3]/
皂 xiāngzào 1 2 4 /perfumed soap/toilet soap/CL: 塊 |块 [kuai4]/
生 纸 wèishēngzhǐ 1 2 4 /toilet paper/bathroom tissue/
及 yǐjí 1 2 4 /as well as/too/and/
子 bēizi 1 2 4 /cup/glass/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]支 [zhi1]
巾 yùjīn 1 2 4 /bath towel/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]/
是 yúshì 1 2 4 /thereupon/as a result/consequently/thus/hence/
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妆 品 huàzhuāngpǐn 1 2 4 /cosmetic/make-up product/
物 中 心
gòuwù
zhōngxīn 1 2 4 /shopping center/
tào 1 2 4
/cover/sheath/to encase/a case/to overlap/to interleave/bend (of a
river or mountain range in place names)/harness/classifier for sets动 服 yùndòng fú 1 2 4 /sportswear/
小 dàxiǎo 1 2 4
/dimension/magnitude/size/measurement/large and small/adults a
children/consideration of seniority/
短 chángduǎn 1 2 4
/length/duration/accident/right and wrong/good and bad/long and
short/
薄 hòubó 1 2 4
/to favor one and discriminate against the other (abbr. for
厚 此 薄 彼 [hou4 ci3 bo2 bi3])/
适 héshì 1 2 4 /suitable/fitting/decent/to fit/
价 iǎnjià 1 2 4 /to cut prices/to discount/to mark down/price cutting/
折 dǎ zhé 1 2 4 /to give a discount/
钱 iàqian 1 2 4 /price/子 páizi 1 2 4 /sign/trademark/brand/
棉 (的 ) chúnmián(de) 1 2 4
xíng 1 2 4 /behavior/conduct/
像 hǎoxiàng 1 2 4 /as if/to seem like/
呀 āiyā 1 2 4 /interjection of wonder shock or admiration/
量 zhìliàng 1 2 4 /quality/mass (in physics)/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
tú 1 2 4
/diagram/picture/drawing/chart/map/CL:張 |张 [zhang1]/to plan/to
scheme/to attempt/to pursue/to seek/
剔
tiāoti 1 2 4 /picky/fussy/… 不 可 fēi…bùkě 1 2 4
准 biāozhǔn 1 2 4 /(an official) standard/norm/criterion/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
美 价 廉 wù měi jià lián 1 2 4
乎 zàihu 1 2 4 /determined by/to care about/to mind/
道 nándào 1 2 4 /don't tell me .../could it be that...?/
看 hǎokàn 1 2 4 /good-looking/
论 zhēnglùn 1 2 4
/to argue/to debate/to
contend/argument/contention/controversy/debate/CL:次 [ci4]場 |场
hang3]/
péi 1 2 4/to accompany/to keep sb company/to assist/old variant of 賠 |赔 [pei2]/
钱 fùqián 1 2 4 /to pay money/
金 xiànjīn 1 2 4 /cash/
用 卡 xìnyòng kǎ 1 2 4 /credit card/
shuì 1 2 4 /taxes/duties/
zhōu 1 2 4
/prefecture/state (e.g. of US)/province (old)/administrative division
(old)/
分 之 bǎifēn zhī 1 2 4 /percent/
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字 qiān zì 1 2 4 /to sign (a signature)/
据 shōujù 1 2 4 /receipt/CL: 張 |张 [zhang1]/
迪 达 斯 ādídásī 1 2 4 /Adidas (sportswear company)/
xuǎn 1 2 5 /to choose/to pick/to select/to elect/
业 zhuānyè 1 2 5
/specialty/specialized field/main field of study (at
university)/major/CL:門 |门 [men2]個 |个 [ge4]/professional/
课
xuǎn kè 1 2 5 /to select courses/
mén 1 2 5
/gate/door/CL:扇 [shan4]/gateway/doorway/CL:個 | 个 [ge4]/openin
alve/switch/way to do something/knack/family/house/(religious)
sect/school (of thought)/class/category/phylum or division
(taxonomy)/classifier for large guns/classifier for lessons subjects
亚 史 dōngyà shǐ 1 2 5
计 学 tǒngjìxué 1 2 5 /statistics/
学 wénxué 1 2 5 /literature/CL: 種 |种 [zhong3]/
他 qítā 1 2 5
/other/the others/else/other than (that person)/in addition to the
person mentioned above/
备 zhǔnbèi 1 2 5 /preparation/to prepare/to intend/to be about to/reserve (fund)/
到 xuédào 1 2 5
不 了 shòu bù liǎo 1 2 5 /unbearable/unable to endure/can't stand/
… 来 说 duì…lái shuō 1 2 5
复 fǎnfù 1 2 5 /repeatedly/over and over/
住 ì zhù 1 2 5 /to remember/to bear in mind/to learn by heart/
半 dàbàn 1 2 5 /more than half/greater part/most/probably/most likely/
wèi 1 2 5 /variant of 為 |为 [wei4] because of/for/to/
天
hòutiān 1 2 5 /day after tomorrow/post-natal/
导 教 授 zhǐdǎojiàoshòu 1 2 5 /adviser/advising professor/
论 tǎolùn 1 2 5 /to discuss/to talk over/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
liáo 1 2 5 /to chat/to depend upon (literary)/temporarily/just/slightly/
好 xuǎn hǎo 1 2 5
法 xiǎngfǎ 1 2 5
/idea/notion/train of thought/what sb is thinking/to think of a way
do sth)/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
定 kěndìng 1 2 5
/to be sure/to be certain/sure/certain/definite/to confirm/to
affirm/affirmative/to approve/approval/recognition/
于 zhìyú 1 2 5 /as for/as to/to go so far as to/
业 bìyè 1 2 5 /graduation/to graduate/to finish school/
学 位 shuāng xuéwèi 1 2 5 /dual degree (academic)/
理 wùlǐ 1 2 5 /physics/physical/
脑 diànnǎo 1 2 5 /computer/CL: 臺 |台 [tai2]/
xì 1 2 5
/to connect/to relate to/to tie up/to bind/to be (literary)/to
connect/to arrest/to worry/
分 xuéfēn 1 2 5 /course credit/
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算 dǎsuàn 1 2 5
/to plan/to intend/to
calculate/plan/intention/calculation/CL:個 | 个 [ge4]/
究 所 yánjiūsuǒ 1 2 5 /research institute/graduate studies/graduate school/CL: 個 |个 [ge4
么 …要
…
yàome…yàome
… 1 2 5
学 院
gōngxuéyuàn 1 2 5 /school of engineering/college of engineering/
理 学 院 guǎnlǐ xuéyuàn 1 2 5 /school of management/
科 wénkē 1 2 5 /liberal arts/humanities/
钱 zhuàn qián 1 2 5 /to earn money/money making/
学 院 yīxuéyuàn 1 2 5 /medical school/
意 yuànyi 1 2 5 /to wish/to want/ready/willing (to do sth)/
dāng 1 2 5
/at or in the very same.../suitable/adequate/fitting/proper/to
replace/to regard as/to think/to pawn/
天 zhěngtiān 1 2 5 /all day long/whole day/
人 bìngrén 1 2 5 /sick person/patient/invalid/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
gēn 1 2 5
/heel/to follow closely/to go with/to marry sb (of
woman)/with/towards/as (compared to)/from (different from)/and
(in addition to)/
交 道 dǎ jiāodào 1 2 5 /to come into contact with/to have dealings/
ài 1 2 5 /alas/oh dear/
学 zhéxué 1 2 5 /philosophy/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
方 xīfāng 1 2 5 /the West/the Occident/Western countries/
子 háizi 1 2 5 /child/
guǎn 1 2 5 /to take care (of)/to control/to manage/to be in charge of/to lookafter/to run/to care about/tube/pipe/(spoken) to/towards/
请 shēnqǐng 1 2 5 /to apply for sth/application (form etc)/CL: 份 [fen4]/
样 zhèyàng 1 2 5 /this kind of/so/this way/like this/such/
租 fángzū 1 2 5 /rent for a room or house/
钱 fànqián 1 2 5
下 来 shěng xialai 1 2 5
过 búguò 1 2 5
/only/merely/no more than/but/however/anyway (to get back to a
previous topic)/
虑 kǎolǜ 1 2 5 /to think over/to consider/consideration/
习 shíxí 1 2 5 /to practice/field work/to intern/internship/
验 īngyàn 1 2 5 /to experience/experience/历 lǚlì 1 2 5 /curriculum vitae/career information/career/
tí 1 2 5
/to carry (hanging down from the hand)/to lift/to put forward/to
mention/to raise (an issue)/upwards character stroke/lifting brush
stroke (in painting)/scoop for measuring liquid/
见 yìjiàn 1 2 5
/idea/opinion/suggestion/objection/complaint/CL: 點 |点 [dian3]條 |
[tiao2]/
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们 zánmen 1 2 5
/we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to)/
or me/you/
议 jiànyì 1 2 5
/to propose/to suggest/to
recommend/proposal/suggestion/recommendation/CL:個 |个 [ge4]點
| 点 [dian3]/
哲
lǐzhé 1 2 5
/Li Zhe personal name of fourth Tang Emperor Zhongzong
唐 中 宗
[Tang2 Zhong1 zong1] (656-710)
zū 1 2 6 /to hire/to rent/to charter/to rent out/to lease out/rent/land tax/
子 fángzi 1 2 6
/house/building (single- or two-
story)/apartment/room/CL: 棟 | 栋 [dong4]幢 [zhuang4]
直 yìzhí 1 2 6
/straight (in a straight line)/continuously/always/from the beginnin
of ... up to .../all along/
梯 lóutī 1 2 6 /stair/staircase/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
廊 zǒuláng 1 2 6 /corridor/aisle/hallway/colonnade/passageway/piazza/veranda/
声 dàshēng 1 2 6 /loud voice/in a loud voice/loudly/
招 呼 dǎ zhāohu 1 2 6 /to greet sb by word or action/to give prior notice/huò 1 2 6 /maybe/perhaps/might/possibly/or/
玩 笑 kāi wánxiào 1 2 6 /to play a joke/to make fun of/to joke/
chǎo 1 2 6 /to quarrel/to make a noise/noisy/to disturb by making a noise/
不 好 觉
shuì bù hǎo
jiào 1 2 6
壁 gébì 1 2 6 /next door/neighbor/
从 zìcóng 1 2 6 /since (a time)/ever since/
球 lánqiú 1 2 6 /basketball/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]隻 |只 [zhi1]/
赛
bǐsài 1 2 6 /competition (sports etc)/match/CL:場
|场
[chang3]次
[ci4]/动 īdòng 1 2 6 /to excite/to agitate/exciting/
喊 大 叫 dà hǎn dà jiào 1 2 6
/shouting and screaming (idiom); to scream loudly/to rant/to kick u
a racket/to conduct vigorous propaganda/
影 响 shòu yǐngxiǎng 1 2 6
紧 gǎnjǐn 1 2 6 /hurriedly/without delay/
到 fān dào 1 2 6
告 栏 guǎnggào lán 1 2 6
租 chūzū 1 2 6 /to rent/
wèi 1 2 6
/hello (interj. esp. on telephone)/hey/to feed (sb or some animal)/t
feed/
tào 1 2 6
/cover/sheath/to encase/a case/to overlap/to interleave/bend (of a
river or mountain range in place names)/harness/classifier for sets
jiān 1 2 6 /gap/to separate/to sow discontent/(of seedlings) to thin out/
室 wòshì 1 2 6 /bedroom/CL: 間 | 间 [jian1]/
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dài 1 2 6
/band/belt/girdle/ribbon/tire/area/zone/region/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]/to
wear/to carry/to take along/to bear (i.e. to have)/to lead/to bring/t
look after/to raise/
毯 dìtǎn 1 2 6 /carpet/rug/
金 zūjīn 1 2 6 /rent/
微 shāowēi 1 2 6 /a little bit/
shì 1 2 6 /to test/to try/experiment/examination/test/不 到 zhǎo bu dào 1 2 6 /can't find/
么 样 shénmeyàng 1 2 6 /what kind?/what sort?/
iē 1 2 6 /street/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]/
育 场 tǐyùchǎng 1 2 6 /stadium/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]座 [zuo4]/
迷 qiúmí 1 2 6 /soccer fan/crazy about ball sports/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
想 lǐxiǎng 1 2 6 /a dream/an ideal/perfection/ideal/perfect/desirable/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4
mán 1 2 6 /to conceal from/to keep (sb) in the dark/
shì 1 2 6
/room/work unit/grave/scabbard/family or clan/one of the 28
constellations of Chinese astronomy/
tīng 1 2 6 /(reception) hall/office/房 chúfáng 1 2 6 /kitchen/CL: 間 |间 [jian1]/
bāo 1 2 6
/to cover/to wrap/to hold/to include/to take charge of/to contract
or for)/package/wrapper/container/bag/to hold or
embrace/bundle/packet/CL:個 |个 [ge4]隻 |只 [zhi1]/
电 shuǐ diàn 1 2 6 /hydroelectric power/
suàn 1 2 6 /regard as/to figure/to calculate/to compute/
场 qiúchǎng 1 2 6
/stadium/sports ground/court/pitch/field/golf
course/CL:個 |个 [ge4]處 |处 [chu4]/
境
huánjìng 1 2 6 /environment/circumstances/surroundings/CL:個
|个
[ge4]/ambient面 hòumian 1 2 6 /rear/back/behind/later/afterwards/
林 shùlín 1 2 6 /woods/grove/forest/
hé 1 2 6 /river/CL: 條 | 条 [tiao2]道 [dao4]/
ng 1 2 6 /interjection indicating approval appreciation or agreement/
通 iāotōng 1 2 6 /to be connected/traffic/communications/liaison/
德 森 āndésēn 1 2 6
事 xīnshì 1 2 7 /a load on one's mind/worry/CL: 宗 [zong1]樁 |桩 [zhuang1]/
翻 nào fān 1 2 7 /to have a falling out/to have a big argument/
情 xīnqíng 1 2 7 /mood/frame of mind/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
细 xiángxì 1 2 7 /detailed/in detail/minute/
况 qíngkuàng 1 2 7/circumstances/state of affairs/situation/CL:個 | 个 [ge4]種 |种 [zhong3]/
中 gāozhōng 1 2 7
/senior high school (Taiwan)/abbr. for 高 級 中 學 | 高 级 中 学 [gao1 ji2
zhong1 xue2]/
常 jīngcháng 1 2 7 /day to day/everyday/daily/frequently/constantly/regularly/often/
格 xìnggé 1 2 7 /nature/disposition/temperament/character/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
分 shífēn 1 2 7
/to divide into ten equal parts/very/hundred
percent/completely/extremely/utterly/absolutely/
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朗 kāilǎng 1 2 7
/spacious and well-lit/open and clear/to open out (onto a wider
vista)/optimistic/cheerful/carefree/easy-going/open-minded/
气 píqi 1 2 7 /character/temperament/disposition/bad temper/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
躁 ízào 1 2 7 /irritable/irascible/impetuous/
趣 xìngqu 1 2 7 /interest (desire to know about sth)/interest (thing in which one isinterested)/hobby/CL:個 | 个 [ge4]/
育 tǐyù 1 2 7 /sports/physical education/
目 iémù 1 2 7 /program/item (on a program)/CL: 臺 |台 [tai2]個 |个 [ge4]
迷 xìmí 1 2 7
xì 1 2 7 /trick/drama/play/show/CL: 出 [chu1]場 |场 [chang3]
典 音 乐 gǔdiǎn yīnyuè 1 2 7 /classical music/
滚 乐 yáogǔnyuè 1 2 7 /rock music/rock 'n roll/
同 bùtóng 1 2 7 /different/distinct/not the same/not alike/
往 iāowǎng 1 2 7 /to associate/to contact/association/contact/
处 xiāngchǔ 1 2 7 /to be in contact with/to associate with/to have dealings with/
化 wénhuà 1 2 7 /culture/civilization/cultural/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]種 |种 [zhong3]/
景 bèijǐng 1 2 7 /background/backdrop/context/CL: 種 |种 [zhong3]/
空 yǒu kòng 1 2 7 /to have time (to do sth)/
ō 1 2 7 /Oh!/
醉 酒 hē zuì jiǔ 1 2 7
zuì 1 2 7 /intoxicated/
害
lìhai 1 2 7
/difficult to deal with/difficult to
endure/ferocious/radical/serious/terrible/violent/tremendous/awe
me/来 yǐlái 1 2 7 /since (a previous event)/
里 wūli 1 2 7
子 ìngzi 1 2 7 /mirror/CL: 面 [mian4]個 | 个 [ge4]/
破 dǎ pò 1 2 7 /to break/to smash/
听 nántīng 1 2 7 /unpleasant to hear/coarse/vulgar/offensive/shameful/
chuī 1 2 7
/to blow/to play a wind instrument/to blast/to puff/to boast/to
brag/to end in failure/to fall through/
怪 nánguài 1 2 7 /(it's) no wonder (that...)/(it's) not surprising (that)/
来 cónglái 1 2 7 /always/at all times/never (if used in negative sentence)/
架 chǎo jià 1 2 7 /to quarrel/to have a row/CL: 頓 |顿 [dun4]/
tǐng 1 2 7
/to stick out/to (physically) straighten up/to endure or holdout/straight/stiff/outstanding/extraordinary/rather/quite/very/clas
ier for machine guns/
悔 hòuhuǐ 1 2 7 /to regret/to repent/
假 fàng jià 1 2 7 /to have a holiday or vacation/
死 biē sǐ 1 2 7
园 xiàoyuán 1 2 7 /campus/
吧 iǔbā 1 2 7 /bar/pub/saloon/CL: 家 [jia1]/
影 院 diànyǐngyuàn 1 2 7 /cinema/movie theater/CL: 家 [jia1]座 [zuo4]/
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yǎn 1 2 7 /to develop/to evolve/to practice/to perform/to play/to act/
bù 1 2 7
/ministry/department/section/part/division/troops/board/classifie
for works of literature films
děng 1 2 7
/class/rank/grade/equal to/same as/to wait for/to await/et
cetera/and so on/et al. (and other authors)/after/as soon as/once/
面
iàn miàn 1 2 7 /to meet/to see sb/CL:次
[ci4]/tán 1 2 7 /to speak/to talk/to converse/to chat/to discuss/
华 tiānhuá 1 2 7
姆 tāngmǔ 1 2 7 /Tom (name)/
莎 lìshā 1 2 7
响 yǐngxiǎng 1 2 8
/an influence/an effect/to influence/to affect (usually adversely)/to
disturb/CL:股 [gu3]/
演 shàngyǎn 1 2 8 /to screen (a movie)/to stage (a play)/a screening/a staging/
业 片 shāngyè piàn 1 2 8
piàn 1 2 8
/thin piece/flake/a slice/film/TV play/to slice/to carve
thin/partial/incomplete/one-sided/classifier for slices tablets堂 lǐtáng 1 2 8 /assembly hall/auditorium/CL: 座 [zuo4]處 |处 [chu4]/
乎 īhū 1 2 8 /almost/nearly/practically/
半 duōbàn 1 2 8 /chiefly/likelihood/
术 片 yìshù piàn 1 2 8 /art film/CL: 部 [bu4]/
尔 ǒu'ěr 1 2 8 /occasionally/once in a while/sometimes/
录 片 ìlù piàn 1 2 8 /newsreel/documentary (film or TV program)/CL: 部 [bu4]/
着 没 事
xián zhe méi
shì 1 2 8
发 shāfā 1 2 8 /sofa/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]張 | 张 [zhang1]/
道
píndào 1 2 8 /frequency/(television) channel/bō 1 2 8 /to sow/to scatter/to spread/to broadcast/Taiwan pr. [bo4]/
闻 xīnwén 1 2 8 /news/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2] 個 |个 [ge4]/
通 kǎtōng 1 2 8 /cartoon/
童 értóng 1 2 8 /child/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
起 yǐnqǐ 1 2 8 /to give rise to/to lead to/to cause/to arouse/
长 jiāzhǎng 1 2 8
/head of a household/family head/patriarch/parent or guardian of a
child/
对 fǎnduì 1 2 8 /to fight against/to oppose/to be opposed to/opposition/
说 ùshuō 1 2 8 /it is said that/reportedly/
男 孩 xiǎo nánhái 1 2 8
仿 mófǎng 1 2 8 /to imitate/to copy/to emulate/to mimic/model/
物 rénwù 1 2 8 /person/character (in a play novel etc)/protagonist/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
柴 huǒchái 1 2 8 /match (for lighting fire)/CL: 根 [gen1]盒 [he2]/
灾 huǒzāi 1 2 8 /fire (that burns buildings etc)/
死 shāo sǐ 1 2 8 /to burn to death/
huǒ 1 2 8
/fire/urgent/ammunition/fiery or flaming/internal heat (Chinese
medicine)/hot (popular)/classifier for military units (old)/
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果 jiéguǒ 1 2 8 /outcome/result/conclusion/in the end/as a result/to kill/to dispatc
七 八 糟 luàn qī bā zāo 1 2 8
/everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess/at sixes and
sevens/
人 dàren 1 2 8 /adult/grownup/title of respect toward superiors/
育 iàoyù 1 2 8 /to educate/to teach/education/
而
fǎn'ér 1 2 8 /instead/on the contrary/contrary (to expectations)/
guài 1 2 8
/bewildering/odd/queer/strange/uncanny/devil/monster/wonder
at/to blame/quite/rather/
样 nàyàng 1 2 8 /that kind/that sort/
孩 xiǎohái 1 2 8 /child/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
免 nánmiǎn 1 2 8 /hard to avoid/difficult to escape from/
xiàng 1 2 8
/towards/to face/to turn towards/direction/to support/to side
with/shortly before/formerly/always/all along/
枪 kāi qiāng 1 2 8 /to open fire/to shoot a gun/
为 yǐwéi 1 2 8 /to believe/to think/to consider/to be under the impression/
lìng 1 2 8 /other/another/separate/separately/
全 wánquán 1 2 8 /complete/whole/totally/entirely/借 口 zhǎo jièkǒu 1 2 8 /to look for a pretext/
为 xíngwéi 1 2 8 /action/conduct/behavior/activity/
责 任 fùzérèn 1 2 8 /responsibility for/blamed for/be in charge of/
相 矛 盾
zìxiāng
máodùn 1 2 8 /to contradict oneself/self-contradictory/inconsistent/
胁 wēixié 1 2 8 /to threaten/to menace/
zhà 1 2 8 /to explode/
gǎn 1 2 8 /to dare/daring/(polite) may I venture/
州 iā zhōu 1 2 8 /California/
麻 街
zhīmájiē 1 2 8期 iàqī 1 2 9 /vacation/
代 niándài 1 2 9
/a decade of a century (e.g. the
Sixties)/age/era/period/CL:個 |个 [ge4]/
民 yímín 1 2 9 /to immigrate/to migrate/emigrant/immigrant/
经 céngjīng 1 2 9
/once/already/former/previously/ever/(past tense marker used
before verb or clause)/
陆 dàlù 1 2 9
/continent/mainland (esp. of China)/mainland China/refers to
People's Republic of China
中 華 人 民 共 和 國 |中 华 人 民 共 和 国 /CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
实 quèshí 1 2 9 /indeed/really/reliable/real/true/
非 chúfēi 1 2 9 /only if (... or otherwise则 fǒuzé 1 2 9 /if not/otherwise/else/or else/
步 sàn bù 1 2 9 /to take a walk/to go for a walk/
gāi 1 2 9
/should/ought to/probably/must be/to deserve/to owe/to be sb's
turn to do sth/that/the above-mentioned/
岸 dōng'àn 1 2 9 /the east bank/
岸 xī'àn 1 2 9 /the west bank/West Bank of Jordan River/
玩 ) 腻 ( 了 ) (wán)nì(le) 1 2 9 #N/A
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国 chū guó 1 2 9 /to go abroad/to leave the country/emigration/
炉 huǒlú 1 2 9 /stove/
怕 kěpà 1 2 9
/awful/dreadful/fearful/formidable/frightful/scary/hideous/horrible
errible/terribly/
妈 gūmā 1 2 9 /(coll.) father's married sister/paternal aunt/
然 ìrán 1 2 9 /since/as/this being the case/
tàng 1 2 9 /classifier for times round trips or rows/a time/a trip/行 社 lǚxíngshè 1 2 9 /travel agency/
dìng 1 2 9
/to agree/to conclude/to draw up/to subscribe to (a newspaper
etc)/to order/
票 īpiào 1 2 9 /air ticket/passenger ticket/CL: 張 |张 [zhang1]/
飞 zhí fēi 1 2 9 /to fly directly/direct flight/
线 lùxiàn 1 2 9
/itinerary/route/political line (e.g. right revisionist
road)/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]/
车 huǒchē 1 2 9 /train/CL: 列 [lie4]節 |节 [jie2]
方 dōngfāng 1 2 9 /the East/eastern countries/the orient/
空 公 司
hángkōng
gōngsī 1 2 9 /airline/airline company/CL: 家 [jia1]/
司 gōngsī 1 2 9
/(business)
company/company/firm/corporation/incorporated/CL:家 [jia1]/
后 ránhòu 1 2 9 /after/then (afterwards)/after that/afterwards/
量 shāngliàng 1 2 9 /to consult/to talk over/to discuss/
便 shùnbiàn 1 2 9 /conveniently/in passing/without much extra effort/
生 意 zuò shēngyi 1 2 9 /to do business/
场 īchǎng 1 2 9 /airport/airfield/CL:家 [jia1]處 |处 [chu4]/
游 dǎoyóu 1 2 9 /tour guide/guidebook/to conduct a tour/
不 了
wàng bù liǎo 1 2 9 /cannot forget/醋 chīcù 1 2 9 /jealousy/
过 búguò 1 2 9
/only/merely/no more than/but/however/anyway (to get back to a
previous topic)/
pà 1 2 9 /to be afraid/to fear/to dread/to be unable to endure/perhaps/
不 及 lái bu jí 1 2 9 /there's not enough time (to do sth)/it's too late (to do sth)/
dāi 1 2 9
/to wait/to treat/to deal with/to need/going to (do sth)/about
to/intending to/
局 yóujú 1 2 9 /post office/CL: 家 [jia1]個 |个 [ge4]/
照 hùzhào 1 2 9 /passport/CL: 本 [ben3]個 |个 [ge4]/
拜 lǐbài 1 2 9 /week/religious service/worship/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/证 qiānzhèng 1 2 9 /visa/certificate/to certify/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
快 gǎnkuài 1 2 9 /at once/immediately/
相 zhào xiàng 1 2 9 /to take a photograph/
听 dǎtīng 1 2 9 /to ask about/to inquire about/
事 馆 lǐngshìguǎn 1 2 9 /consulate/
址 dìzhǐ 1 2 9 /address/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
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京 nánjīng 1 2 9
/Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang capital of Jiangsu
province 江 蘇 |江 苏 /capital of China at different historical periods/
西 哥 mòxīgē 1 2 9 /Mexico/
加 哥 zhījiāgē 1 2 9 /Chicago USA/
港 xiānggǎng 1 2 9 /Hong Kong/
国 hánguó 1 2 9
/Han one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States戰 國 七 雄 |战 国 七 雄 [zhan4 guo2 qi1 xiong2]/Korea from the fall of
the Joseon dynasty in 1897/Korea
蒂 夫 sīdìfū 1 2 9
局 yóujú 1 2 10 /post office/CL: 家 [jia1]個 |个 [ge4]/
街 guàngjiē 1 2 10 /to take a walk/to window-shop/to stroll down the street/
面 duìmiàn 1 2 10 /opposite/
楼 dàlóu 1 2 10 /large building/CL: 幢 [zhuang4]座 [zuo4]/
电 局 yóudiànjú 1 2 10
奇 hàoqí 1 2 10 /inquisitive/curious/inquisitiveness/curiosity/
…过 去 …guòqu 1 2 10 #N/A
怪 qíguài 1 2 10 /strange/odd/to marvel/to be baffled/公 bàn gōng 1 2 10 /to handle official business/to work (esp. in an office)/
信 片 míngxìnpiàn 1 2 10 /postcard/
票 yóupiào 1 2 10 /(postage) stamp/CL: 枚 [mei2]張 |张 [zhang1]/
途 chángtú 1 2 10 /long distance/
亲 mǔqīn 1 2 10 /mother/also pr. with light tone [mu3 qin5]/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
上 lùshang 1 2 10 /on the road/on a journey/road surface/
利 shùnlì 1 2 10 /smoothly/without a hitch/
心 fàngxīn 1 2 10 /to feel relieved/to feel reassured/to be at ease/
通
dǎ tōng 1 2 10
/to open access/to establish contact/to remove a block/to put
through (a phone connection)/队 pái duì 1 2 10 /to line up/
到 lún dào 1 2 10 /become incumbent upon/one's turn to do sth/Now it's (your) turn
chèn 1 2 10 /to avail oneself of/to take advantage of/
jì 1 2 10 /to live (in a house)/to lodge/to mail/to send/to entrust/to depend/
简 yóujiǎn 1 2 10
筒 xìntǒng 1 2 10 /mailbox/postbox/
地 tèdì 1 2 10 /specially/for a special purpose/
què 1 2 10
/but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to
retreat/nevertheless/even though/下 子 yí xiàzi 1 2 10 /in a short while/all at once/all of a sudden/
pāi 1 2 10 /to pat/to clap/to slap/fly-swatter/racket/to take (a photograph)/
报 diànbào 1 2 10 /telegram/cable/telegraph/CL: 封 [feng1]份 [fen4]/
程 rìchéng 1 2 10 /schedule/itinerary/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
对 了 lái duì le 1 2 10
差 chū chāi 1 2 10 /to go on an official or business trip/
产 tèchǎn 1 2 10 /special local product/(regional) specialty/
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裹 bāoguǒ 1 2 10 /wrap up/bind up/bundle/parcel/package/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
封 xìnfēng 1 2 10 /envelope/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
运 kōngyùn 1 2 10 /air transport/
运 hǎiyùn 1 2 10 /shipping by sea/
空 联 运 lù kòng liányùn 1 2 10
号
guàhào 1 2 10 /to register (a letter etc)/果 tángguǒ 1 2 10 /candy/CL: 粒 [li4]/
干 bǐnggān 1 2 10 /biscuit/cracker/cookie/CL: 片 [pian4]塊 |块 [kuai4]/
chēng 1 2 10 /variant of 秤 [cheng4]/steelyard/
币 táibì 1 2 10 /New Taiwan dollar/
一 wànyī 1 2 10 /just in case/if by any chance/contingency/
丢 了 ì diū le 1 2 10
向 yíxiàng 1 2 10 /always (previously)/a period of time in the recent past/
靠 kěkào 1 2 10 /reliable/
山 路 zhōngshān lù 1 2 10
安 xī'ān 1 2 10
/Xi'an city subprovincial city and capital of Shaanxi
陝 西 省 |陕 西 省 [Shan3 xi1 sheng3] in northwest China/see西 安 區 |西 安 区 [Xi1 an1 qu1]/
览 yóulǎn 1 2 11 /to go sight-seeing/to tour/to visit/CL: 次 [ci4]/
多 xǔduō 1 2 11 /many/a lot of/much/
胜 古 迹 míngshèng gǔjì 1 2 11 /historical sites and scenic spots/
像 xiǎngxiàng 1 2 11 /imagine/visualize/
事 gùshi 1 2 11 /narrative/story/tale/
弟 biǎodì 1 2 11 /younger male cousin via female line/
下 来 ǐ xialai 1 2 11
山 人 海
rén shān rénhǎi 1 2 11 /multitude/vast crowd/
口 rénkǒu 1 2 11 /population/
度 chéngdù 1 2 11 /degree (level or extent)/level/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
会 到 tǐhuìdào 1 2 11
ǐ 1 2 11 /crowded/to squeeze/
筑 iànzhù 1 2 11 /to construct/building/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
客 yóukè 1 2 11 /traveler/tourist/
具 风 格 bié jù fēnggé 1 2 11
zhǎi 1 2 11 /narrow/narrow-minded/badly off/
引 xīyǐn 1 2 11 /to attract (interest investment etc)/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
年 dāngnián 1 2 11 /in those days/then/in those years/during that time/龄 miàolíng 1 2 11 /puberty/nubile/
女 shàonǚ 1 2 11 /maiden/
老 珠 黄
rén lǎo zhū
huáng 1 2 11
狠 地 hěnhěn de 1 2 11
dèng 1 2 11 /to open (one's eyes) wide/to stare at/to glare at/
hú 1 2 11 /lake/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]片 [pian4]/
船 huá chuán 1 2 11 /to row a boat/rowing boat/rowing (sport)/
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城 墙 gǔ chéngqiáng 1 2 11
象 yìnxiàng 1 2 11 /impression/
shēn 1 2 11 /close/deep/late/profound/dark (of color water etc)/
墓 língmù 1 2 11 /tomb/mausoleum/
洋 hǎiyáng 1 2 11 /ocean/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
观
zhuàngguān 1 2 11 /spectacular/magnificent sight/三 zàisān 1 2 11 /over and over again/again and again/
cuī 1 2 11 /to urge/to press/to prompt/to rush sb/to hasten sth/to expedite/
kěn 1 2 11 /to agree/to consent/to be ready (to do sth)/willing/
算 zǒngsuàn 1 2 11 /at long last/finally/on the whole/
恋 不 舍 liànliàn bù shě 1 2 11 /reluctant to part/
然 tūrán 1 2 11 /sudden/abrupt/unexpected/
sǐ 1 2 11 /to die/impassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid/extremely/
zàng 1 2 11 /to bury (the dead)/to inter/
不 住 rěn bu zhù 1 2 11 /cannot help/unable to bear/哈 大 笑 hāhā dà xiào 1 2 11 /to laugh heartily/to burst into loud laughter/
大 wěidà 1 2 11 /great/mighty/large/
人 物 dà renwù 1 2 11
本 正 经
yì běn
zhèngjing 1 2 11 /in deadly earnest/deadpan/
定 shuō dìng 1 2 11 /to agree on/to settle on/
碑 mùbēi 1 2 11 /gravestone/tombstone/
妇 xífù 1 2 11
/daughter-in-law/wife (of a younger man)/young married
woman/young woman/
气 shēng qì 1 2 11 /angry/mad/offended/animated/to get angry/to be enraged/to takoffense/animation/
密 mìmì 1 2 11 /secret/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
澡 xǐ zǎo 1 2 11 /to bathe/to take a shower/
万 qiānwàn 1 2 11 /ten million/countless/many/one must by all means/
祝 jìngzhù 1 2 11
/to offer humbly (written at the end of letter from sb of lower statu
to higher status)/your humble servant/
好 ānhǎo 1 2 11 /safe and sound/well/
子 庙 fūzǐ miào 1 2 11
淮 河 qínhuái hé 1 2 11
武 湖 xuánwǔ hú 1 2 11
山 陵 zhōngshān líng 1 2 11 /Dr Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum in Nanjing/
中 山 sūn zhōngshān 1 2 11
/Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925) first president of the Republic of China
and co-founder of the Guomintang 國 民 黨 |国 民 党 /same as
孫 逸 仙 |孙 逸 仙 /
贵 妃 yáng guìfēi 1 2 11
/Yang Yuhuan 楊 玉 環 |杨 玉 环 or Yang Guifei (719-756) famous Tan
beauty
清 池 huáqīng chí 1 2 11
日 iérì 1 2 12 /holiday/festival/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
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晨 zǎochen 1 2 12 /early morning/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
包 hébāo 1 2 12 /small bag/wallet/pouch/pocket (in clothing)/
dài 1 2 12 /to put on or wear (glasses hat
上 shēnshàng 1 2 12 /on the body/at hand/among/
俗 fēngsú 1 2 12 /social custom/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
惯 xíguàn 1 2 12 /habit/custom/usual practice/to be used to/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
处
yòngchu 1 2 12 /usefulness/CL:個
|个
[ge4]/
节 guòjié 1 2 12
/to celebrate a festival/after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival i
over)/
盛 fēngshèng 1 2 12 /rich/sumptuous/
ī 1 2 12 /fowl/chicken/CL: 隻 |只 [zhi1]/
yā 1 2 12 /duck/CL: 隻 |只 [zhi1]/male prostitute (slang)/
pán 1 2 12
/plate/dish/tray/board/to build/to coil/to check/to examine/to
transfer (property)/to make over/classifier for food: dish helping/to
coil/classifier for coils of wire/classifier for games of chess/
本 gēnběn 1 2 12
/fundamental/basic/root/simply/absolutely (not)/(not) at
all/CL:個 |个 [ge4]/
duān 1 2 12
/end/extremity/item/port/to hold sth level with both hands/to
carry/regular/
子 zòngzi 1 2 12 /glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and boiled/
官 dà guān 1 2 12
面 上
biǎomiàn
shang 1 2 12
际 上 shíjì shang 1 2 12 /in fact/in reality/as a matter of fact/in practice/
晚 zǎowǎn 1 2 12 /morning and evening/sooner or later/
王
guówáng 1 2 12 /king/CL:個
|个
[ge4]/gǎn 1 2 12 /to catch up/to overtake/to hurry/to rush/to drive away/
方 nánfāng 1 2 12 /south/the southern part of the country/the South/
国 忧 民
yōu guó yōu
mín 1 2 12
江 tóu jiāng 1 2 12
杀 zìshā 1 2 12 /to kill oneself/to commit suicide/
人 shīrén 1 2 12 /bard/poet/
…之 一 …zhīyī 1 2 12 #N/A
shī 1 2 12
/poem/CL: 首 [shou3]/poetry/verse/abbr. for Book of Songs
詩 經 |诗 经 [shi1 jing1]/
现 biǎoxiàn 1 2 12
/to show/to show off/to display/tomanifest/expression/manifestation/show/display/performance (at
work etc)/
国 àiguó 1 2 12 /to love one's country/patriotic/
神 īngshén 1 2 12 /vigor/vitality/drive/spiritual/
祀 ìsì 1 2 12 /offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors/
百 姓 lǎobǎixìng 1 2 12 /ordinary people/the "person in the street"/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
mǐ 1 2 12 /rice/CL: 粒 [li4]/meter (classifier)/
筒 zhútǒng 1 2 12 /bamboo tube/bamboo pipe/
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tóu 1 2 12 /to throw/to send/to invest/
iāng 1 2 12 /river/CL: 條 | 条 [tiao2]道 [dao4]/
sài 1 2 12
/to compete/competition/match/to surpass/better than/superior
to/to excel/
舟 lóngzhōu 1 2 12 /dragon boat/imperial boat/
征
xiàngzhēng 1 2 12 /emblem/symbol/token/badge/to symbolize/to signify/to stand for时 dāngshí 1 2 12 /then/at that time/while/
们 rénmen 1 2 12 /people/
先 恐 后
zhēng xiān
kǒng hòu 1 2 12
/striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one
another/
iù 1 2 12 /to save/to assist/to rescue/
人 dòngrén 1 2 12 /touching/moving/
统 chuántǒng 1 2 12 /tradition/traditional/convention/conventional/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
炮 biānpào 1 2 12 /firecrackers/a string of small firecrackers/CL: 枚 [mei2]/
朋 好 友
qīn péng hǎo
yǒu 1 2 12 /friends and family/kith and kin/年 bài nián 1 2 12 /pay a New Year call/wish sb a Happy New Year/
岁 钱 yāsuìqián 1 2 12 /money given to children as new year present/
历 nónglì 1 2 12 /the traditional Chinese calendar/the lunar calendar/
月 zhēngyuè 1 2 12 /first month of the lunar year/
宵 yuánxiāo 1 2 12
/Lantern Festival/night of the 15th of the first lunar month/see also
元 夜 [yuan2 ye4]/sticky rice dumplings/
种 各 样
gè zhǒng gè
yàng 1 2 12 /various sorts and varieties/
dēng 1 2 12 /lamp/light/lantern/CL: 盞 |盏 [zhan3]/
街
shàng jiē 1 2 12 /to go onto the streets/to go shopping/亮 yuèliang 1 2 12 /moon/
yuán 1 2 12
/circle/round/circular/spherical/(of the moon) full/unit of Chinese
currency (Yuan)/tactful/to justify/
liàng 1 2 12 /bright/clear/resonant/to shine/to show/to reveal/
圆 tuányuán 1 2 12 /to have a reunion/
子 rìzi 1 2 12 /day/a (calendar) date/days of one's life/
面 wàimian 1 2 12 /outside/
可 能 ìn kěnéng 1 2 12 /as far as possible/to do one's utmost/
子 yuànzi 1 2 12 /courtyard/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
饼 yuèbǐng 1 2 12 /moon cake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)/
月 shǎng yuè 1 2 12 /to admire the full moon/
午 节 duānwǔ jié 1 2 12 /The Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)/
国 zhànguó 1 2 12 /the Warring States period (475-221 BC)/
国 chǔguó 1 2 12 /the state of Chu (history)/
原 qū yuán 1 2 12 /Qu Yuan (340-278 BC) famous Warring States statesman and poet
国 qínguó 1 2 12
/Qin State one of the seven states of the Warring States Period (475
220 BC)/
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节 chūn jié 1 2 12 /Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)/
秋 节 zhōngqiū jié 1 2 12 /the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month/
宵 节 yuánxiāo jié 1 2 12 /Lantern festival the final event of the Spring festival 春 節 |春 节
节 dēng jié 1 2 12 /the Lantern Festival (15th of first month of lunar calendar)/
寞 ìmò 1 2 13 /lonely/lonesome/quiet/silent/
音
shēngyīn 1 2 13 /voice/sound/CL:個
|个
[ge4]/赛 qiúsài 1 2 13 /sports match/ballgame/CL: 場 |场 [chang3]/
要 zhòngyào 1 2 13 /important/significant/major/
果 jiéguǒ 1 2 13 /outcome/result/conclusion/in the end/as a result/to kill/to dispatc
shū 1 2 13 /to lose/to transport/to donate/to enter (a password)/
望 shīwàng 1 2 13 /disappointed/to lose hope/to despair/
不 是 kě bu shì 1 2 13 /that's just the way it is/exactly!/
duì 1 2 13 /squadron/team/group/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
体 shēntǐ 1 2 13 /(human) body/health/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
壮 qiángzhuàng 1 2 13 /strong/sturdy/robust/
度 sùdù 1 2 13 /speed/rate/velocity/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/练 iàoliàn 1 2 13 /instructor/sports coach/trainer/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]位 [wei4]
富 fēngfù 1 2 13 /to enrich/rich/plentiful/abundant/
来 běnlái 1 2 13 /original/originally/at first/it goes without saying/of course/
先 lǐngxiān 1 2 13 /to lead/to be in front/
家 rénjiā 1 2 13 /other people/sb else/he she or they/I
分 bǐfēn 1 2 13 /score/
zhuī 1 2 13
/to chase after/to seek/to do one's utmost to seek or procure sth/to
recall/
张
jǐnzhāng 1 2 13
/nervous/keyed up/intense/tense/strained/in short
supply/scarce/CL:陣
|阵
[zhen4]/钟 miǎozhōng 1 2 13 /(time) second/
lán 1 2 13 /basket/goal/
yíng 1 2 13 /to beat/to win/to profit/
正 fǎnzhèng 1 2 13
/to put things back in order/to return to the correct path/in any
event/come what may/whatever happens (I'm still sure it's
right)/anyway/
赛 uésài 1 2 13 /finals (of a competition)/
也 是 dào yě shì 1 2 13
dé 1 2 13 /to have to/must/ought to/to need to/
哥 shuàigē 1 2 13 /handsome guy/lady-killer/handsome (form of address)/
彩 īngcǎi 1 2 13 /brilliant/splendid/哥 biǎogē 1 2 13 /older male cousin via female line/
fēng 1 2 13
/to confer/to grant/to bestow a title/to seal/classifier for sealed
objects esp. letters/
展 fāzhǎn 1 2 13 /development/growth/to develop/to grow/to expand/
动 员 yùndòng yuán 1 2 13 /athlete/CL: 名 [ming2]個 | 个 [ge4]/
动 会 yùndòng huì 1 2 13 /sports competition/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
牌 īnpái 1 2 13 /gold medal/CL: 枚 [mei2]/
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牌 yínpái 1 2 13 /silver medal/CL: 枚 [mei2]/silver trophy/the runner-up/
界 记 录 shìjiè jìlù 1 2 13
此 wèi cǐ 1 2 13
/for this reason/with regards to this/in this respect/in order to do
this/to this end/
到 gǎndào 1 2 13
/to feel/to sense/to have the feeling that/to think that/to move/to
affect/
傲
iāo'ào 1 2 13 /pride/arrogance/conceited/proud of sth/个 zhěnggè 1 2 13 /whole/entire/total/
家 guójiā 1 2 13 /country/nation/state/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
荣 guāngróng 1 2 13 /honor and glory/glorious/
当 …时 měi dāng…shí 1 2 13
际 guójì 1 2 13 /international/
得 qǔdé 1 2 13 /to acquire/to get/to obtain/
绩 chéngjì 1 2 13
/achievement/performance
records/grades/CL:項 |项 [xiang4]個 |个 [ge4]/
千 上 万
chéng qiān
shàng wàn 1 2 13
/lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold
numbers/innumerable/thousands upon thousands/
祝 qìngzhù 1 2 13 /to celebrate/加 cānjiā 1 2 13 /to participate/to take part/to join/
益 于 yǒuyìyú 1 2 13
zhēng 1 2 13
/to strive for/to vie for/to argue or debate/deficient or lacking
(topolect)/how or what (literary)/
誉 róngyù 1 2 13 /honor/credit/glory/(honorable) reputation/
在 shízài 1 2 13
/really/actually/indeed/true/real/honest/dependable/(philosophy)
reality/
要 bìyào 1 2 13 /necessary/essential/indispensable/required/
西 根 mìxīgēn 1 2 13
林 匹 克
àolínpǐkè 1 2 13 /Olympic/庭 iātíng 1 2 14 /family/household/CL: 戶 |户 [hu4]個 |个 [ge4]/
恩 节 gǎn'ēnjié 1 2 14 /Thanksgiving Day/
子 fùzǐ 1 2 14 /father and son/
史 lìshǐ 1 2 14 /history/CL: 門 | 门 [men2]段 [duan4]/
( 钱 ) zhuàn (qián) 1 2 14
饭 碗 tiě fànwǎn 1 2 14 /secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)/
程 gōngchéng 1 2 14
/engineering/an engineering
project/project/undertaking/CL:個 |个 [ge4]項 |项 [xiang4]/
术 ìshù 1 2 14 /technology/technique/skill/CL:門 |门 [men2]種 |种 [zhong3]
面 fāngmiàn 1 2 14 /respect/aspect/field/side/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
日 子 guò rìzi 1 2 14 /to live one's life/to pass one's days/to get along/
ér 1 2 14
/and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
relation)/(indicates change of state)/(indicates contrast)/
立 dúlì 1 2 14 /independent/independence/to stand alone/
叔 shūshu 1 2 14
/father's younger brother/uncle/Taiwan pr. [shu2
shu5]/CL:個 |个 [ge4]/
下 来 dìng xialai 1 2 14
先 shǒuxiān 1 2 14 /first (of all)/in the first place/
婚 ié hūn 1 2 14 /to marry/to get married/CL: 次 [ci4]/
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ma 1 2 14
/modal particle indicating that sth is obvious/particle indicating a
pause for emphasis/
手 fēn shǒu 1 2 14 /to split up/to break up/
心 cāo xīn 1 2 14 /to worry about/
父 gūfù 1 2 14 /father's sister's husband/husband of paternal aunt/uncle/
世 qùshì 1 2 14 /to pass away/to die/
厂
gōngchǎng 1 2 14 /factory/CL:家
[jia1]座
[zuo4]/休 tuìxiū 1 2 14 /to retire/retirement (from work)/
伴 儿 lǎobànr 1 2 14 /erhua variant of 老 伴 spouse (husband or wife)/better half/
嫂 biǎosǎo 1 2 14
人 diū rén 1 2 14 /to lose face/
chòng 1 2 14
/(of water) to dash against/to mix with water/to infuse/to rinse/to
flush/to develop (a film)/to rise in the air/to clash/to collide
with/powerful/vigorous/pungent/towards/in view of/
媳 pó xí 1 2 14
明 cōngmíng 1 2 14 /acute (of sight and hearing)/clever/intelligent/bright/smart/
绩 chéngjì 1 2 14
/achievement/performance
records/grades/CL:項 |项 [xiang4]個 |个 [ge4]/
学 fàng xué 1 2 14 /to dismiss students at the end of the school day/
琴 gāngqín 1 2 14 /piano/CL: 架 [jia4]臺 |台 [tai2]/
画 huà huà 1 2 14
mà 1 2 14 /to scold/to abuse/CL: 通 [tong4]頓 |顿 [dun4]/
lǎn 1 2 14 /lazy/
奶 nǎinai 1 2 14 /(informal) father's mother/paternal grandmother/CL: 位 [wei4]/
状 gào zhuàng 1 2 14 /to complain/to sue/to bring a lawsuit/to lodge a complaint againstwith a manager/
chōu 1 2 14
/to draw out/to pull out from inbetween sth/to remove part of the
whole/(of certain plants) to sprout or bud/to whip or thrash/
此 yīncǐ 1 2 14 /thus/consequently/as a result/
架 chǎo jià 1 2 14 /to quarrel/to have a row/CL: 頓 |顿 [dun4]/
不 是 yàobushì 1 2 14 /if it were not for/but for/
亲 dānqīn 1 2 14 /single parent/
婚 lí hūn 1 2 14 /to divorce/divorced from (one's spouse)/
然 ūrán 1 2 14 /unexpectedly/to one's surprise/go so far as to/
恩 节 gǎn'ēnjié 1 2 14 /Thanksgiving Day/敏 huìmǐn 1 2 14
玲 língling 1 2 14 /onomat. tinkling (e.g. of jewels)/
女 nánnǚ 1 2 15 /male-female/male and female/
等 píngděng 1 2 15 /equal/equality/
孕 huái yùn 1 2 15 /pregnant/to have conceived/gestation/pregnancy/
cí 1 2 15
/refined language/wording/poetic genre (so far interchangeable wit
詞 |词 )/to take leave/to resign/to dismiss/to decline/
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庭 主 妇 iātíng zhǔfù 1 2 15 /housewife/
士 hùshi 1 2 15 /nurse/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
平 gōngpíng 1 2 15 /fair/impartial/
会 shèhuì 1 2 15 /society/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
子 dànzi 1 2 15 /load/a carrying pole and the loads on it/CL: 副 [fu4]/
人 nǚrén 1 2 15 /woman/
管
bùguǎn 1 2 15 /no matter (what how)/regardless of/no matter/
dài 1 2 15
/band/belt/girdle/ribbon/tire/area/zone/region/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]/to
wear/to carry/to take along/to bear (i.e. to have)/to lead/to bring/t
look after/to raise/
夫 zhàngfu 1 2 15 /husband/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
职 cí zhí 1 2 15 /to resign/
过 来 fǎnguòlái 1 2 15 /conversely/in reverse order/in an opposite direction/
法 bànfǎ 1 2 15 /means/method/way (of doing sth)/CL: 條 | 条 [tiao2]個 |个 [ge4]/
决 iějué 1 2 15 /to settle (a dispute)/to resolve/to solve/
象 xiànxiàng 1 2 15 /appearance/phenomenon/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
如 bǐrú 1 2 15 /for example/for instance/such as/水 xīnshuǐ 1 2 15 /salary/wage/
往 wǎngwǎng 1 2 15 /often/frequently/
管 zhǔguǎn 1 2 15 /in charge/responsible for/
位 zhíwèi 1 2 15 /post/office/position/
女 fùnǚ 1 2 15 /woman/
视 qíshì 1 2 15 /to discriminate against/discrimination/
着 suízhe 1 2 15 /along with/in the wake of/following/
位 dìwèi 1 2 15 /position/status/place/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
断 bùduàn 1 2 15 /unceasing/uninterrupted/continuous/constant/
到
dédào 1 2 15 /to get/to obtain/to receive/高 tí gāo 1 2 15 /to raise/to increase/
观 lèguān 1 2 15 /optimistic/hopeful/
担 fēndān 1 2 15 /share responsibility/
务 iāwù 1 2 15 /household duties/housework/
要 zhǔyào 1 2 15 /main/principal/major/primary/
戚 qīnqi 1 2 15 /a relative (i.e. family relation)/CL: 門 |门 [men2]個 | 个 [ge4]
范 mófàn 1 2 15 /model/fine example/
夫 iěfu 1 2 15 /(informal) older sister's husband/
贴 tǐtiē 1 2 15 /considerate (of other people's needs)/
鼠 lǎoshǔ 1 2 15 /rat/mouse/CL: 隻 |只 [zhi1]/
māo 1 2 15 /cat/CL: 隻 |只 [zhi1]/不 惯 kàn bu guàn 1 2 15 /cannot bear to see/to hate/to dislike/to disapprove/
概 dàgài 1 2 15 /roughly/probably/rough/approximate/about/
男 轻 女
zhòngnánqīngn
ǚ 1 2 15 /lit. to value males and belittle females (idiom)/
子 nǚzǐ 1 2 15 /woman/female/
嫁 chū jià 1 2 15 /to get married (of woman)/
从 fúcóng 1 2 15 /to obey (an order)/to comply/to defer/
姻 hūnyīn 1 2 15 /matrimony/wedding/marriage/CL: 次 [ci4]/
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yóu 1 2 15
/to follow/from/it is for...to/reason/cause/because of/due to/to/to
leave it (to sb)/by (introduces passive verb)/
主 zuò zhǔ 1 2 15 /make the decision/take charge of/back up/support/be host/
腹 为 婚 zhǐ fù wéi hūn 1 2 15
婚 夫 wèihūn fū 1 2 15 /fiancé/
至
shènzhì 1 2 15 /even/so much so that/刻 mùkè 1 2 15 /woodcut/
化 biànhuà 1 2 15 /change/variation/to change/to vary/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
市 chéngshì 1 2 15 /city/town/CL: 座 [zuo4]/
会 īhuì 1 2 15 /opportunity/chance/occasion/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
工 同 酬
tóng gōng tóng
chóu 1 2 15 /equal pay for equal work/
革 开 放 gǎigé kāifàng 1 2 15
/to reform and open to the outside world/refers to Deng Xiaoping's
policies from around 1980/
出 tūchū 1 2 15
/prominent/outstanding/to give prominence to/to protrude/to
project/
学 shēng xué 1 2 15 /to enter the next grade school/生 nǚshēng 1 2 15 /female student/
生 nánshēng 1 2 15 /male student/schoolboy/
现 chūxiàn 1 2 15 /to appear/to arise/to emerge/to show up/
数 rénshù 1 2 15 /number of people/
显 míngxiǎn 1 2 15 /clear/distinct/obvious/
少 iǎnshǎo 1 2 15 /to lessen/to decrease/to reduce/to lower/
轻 niánqīng 1 2 15 /young/
妇 fūfù 1 2 15 /a (married) couple/husband and wife/CL: 對 |对 [dui4]/
部 分 dà bùfen 1 2 15 /in large part/the greater part/the majority/
顾 zhàogù 1 2 15 /to take care of/to show consideration/to attend to/to look after/
子 qīzi 1 2 15 /wife/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
现 tǐxiàn 1 2 15 /to embody/to reflect/to incarnate/
朝 sòngcháo 1 2 15
/Song Dynasty (960-1279)/also Song of Southern dynasties 南 朝 宋
(420-479)/
险 bǎoxiǎn 1 2 16 /insurance/to insure/safe/secure/be sure/be bound to/CL: 份 [fen4]
院 yīyuàn 1 2 16 /hospital/CL: 所 [suo3]家 [jia1]
病 kàn bìng 1 2 16 /to visit a doctor/to see a patient/
疗 yīliáo 1 2 16 /medical treatment/
钱 huā qián 1 2 16 /to spend money/
度 zhìdù 1 2 16 /system (e.g. political adminstrative etc)/institution/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
病 í bìng 1 2 16
脏 病 xīnzàng bìng 1 2 16 /heart disease/
重 yánzhòng 1 2 16 /grave/serious/severe/critical/
上 jiā shàng 1 2 16
/plus/to put in/to add/to add on/to add into/in addition/on top of
that/
脏 科 xīnzàng kē 1 2 16
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名 yǒumíng 1 2 16 /famous/well-known/
定 juédìng 1 2 16
/to decide (to do something)/to
resolve/decision/CL:個 |个 [ge4]項 |项 [xiang4]/certainly/
术 shǒushù 1 2 16 /surgical operation/operation/surgery/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
人 qióngrén 1 2 16 /poor people/the poor/
如
bùrú 1 2 16 /not equal to/not as good as/inferior to/it would be better to/少 zhìshǎo 1 2 16 /at least/(to say the) least/
必 bùbì 1 2 16 /need not/does not have to/
心 dān xīn 1 2 16 /anxious/worried/uneasy/to worry/to be anxious/
fù 1 2 16 /to pay/to hand over to/
fèi 1 2 16 /to cost/to spend/fee/wasteful/expenses/
府 zhèngfǔ 1 2 16 /government/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
竟 bìjìng 1 2 16 /after all/all in all/when all is said and done/in the final analysis/
伤 shòu shāng 1 2 16 /to sustain injuries/wounded (in an accident etc)/harmed/
有 suǒyǒu 1 2 16 /all/to have/to possess/to own/
位 dānwèi 1 2 16 /a unit/unit (of measure)/work unit (one's workplace)/CL: 個 |个 [ge4
部 分 yī bùfen 1 2 16 /portion/part of/subset/
员 rényuán 1 2 16 /staff/crew/personnel/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
毛 yángmáo 1 2 16 /fleece/wool/woolen/
chū 1 2 16
/to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to rise/t
put forth/to happen/classifier for dramas plays
品 chǎnpǐn 1 2 16 /goods/merchandise/product/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
格 iàgé 1 2 16 /price/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
yào 1 2 16 /medicine/drug/cure/CL: 種 |种 [zhong3]服 [fu4]/
因
yuányīn 1 2 16 /cause/origin/root cause/reason/CL:個
|个
[ge4]/药 zhì yào 1 2 16 /to manufacture medicine/
无 háo wú 1 2 16 /not in the least/none whatsoever/completely without/
义 yìyì 1 2 16 /sense/meaning/significance/importance/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
手 术 dòng shǒushù 1 2 16
星 míngxīng 1 2 16 /star/celebrity/
pāi 1 2 16 /to pat/to clap/to slap/fly-swatter/racket/to take (a photograph)/
打 片 wǔdǎ piān 1 2 16 /an action movie/a kungfu movie/
愁 fā chóu 1 2 16 /to worry/to fret/to be anxious/to become sad/
养 yíngyǎng 1 2 16 /nutrition/nourishment/CL: 種 |种 [zhong3]/
足 bù zú 1 2 16
/insufficient/lacking/deficiency/not enough/inadequate/not
worth/cannot/should not/
剩 guòshèng 1 2 16 /surplus/excess/
平 shuǐpíng 1 2 16 /level (of achievement etc)/standard/horizontal/
心 guānxīn 1 2 16 /to care for sth/caring/concerned/
yǔ 1 2 16 /take part in/
材 shēncái 1 2 16 /stature/build (height and weight)/figure/
素 chī sù 1 2 16 /to be a vegetarian/
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肥 iǎnféi 1 2 16 /to lose weight/
分 guòfèn 1 2 16 /excessive/undue/overly/
食 iéshí 1 2 16 /to save food/to go on a diet/
huàn 1 2 16
/to suffer (from illness)/to contract (a
disease)/misfortune/trouble/danger/worry/
养 不 良
yíngyǎng
bùliáng 1 2 16 /malnutrition/undernourishment/deficiency disease/dystrophy/zhèng 1 2 16 /variant of 症 [zheng4]/disease/illness/
家 zhuānjiā 1 2 16 /expert/specialist/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
出 zhǐchū 1 2 16 /to indicate/to point out/
意 zhùyì 1 2 16 /to take note of/to pay attention to/
取 shèqǔ 1 2 16 /absorb (nutrition)/take a photo/
有 zhǐyǒu 1 2 16 /only/
衡 ūnhéng 1 2 16 /equal/balanced/harmony/equilibrium/
证 bǎozhèng 1 2 16
/guarantee/to guarantee/to ensure/to safeguard/to
pledge/CL:個 | 个 [ge4]/
伦 多 duōlúnduō 1 2 16 /Toronto capital of Ontario
拿 大 iānádà 1 2 16 /Canada/Canadian/湾 táiwān 1 2 16 /variant of 臺 灣 |台 湾 [Tai2 wan1]/Taiwan/
松 qīngsōng 1 2 17 /gentle/relaxed/
以 为 然 bù yǐ wéi rán 1 2 17
/not to accept as correct (idiom); to object/to disapprove/to take
exception to/
鸭 式 tiányāshì 1 2 17 /force feeding (as a teaching method)/
式 fāngshì 1 2 17 /way (of life)/pattern/style/mode/manner/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
熟 chéngshú 1 2 17 /mature/ripe/to mature/to ripen/Taiwan pr. [cheng2 shou2]/
然 zìrán 1 2 17 /nature/natural/naturally/
进 心 shàngjìn xīn 1 2 17
点
guāndiǎn 1 2 17 /point of view/viewpoint/standpoint/CL:個
|个
[ge4]/论 如 何 wúlùn rúhé 1 2 17 /anyhow/anyway/whatever/
基 础 dǎ jīchǔ 1 2 17
领 běnlǐng 1 2 17 /skill/ability/capability/CL: 項 |项 [xiang4]個 |个 [ge4]/
来 iānglái 1 2 17 /in the future/future/the future/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
争 ìngzhēng 1 2 17 /to compete/competition/
论 biànlùn 1 2 17 /debate/argument/to argue over/CL: 場 |场 [chang3]次 [ci4]/
评 pīpíng 1 2 17 /to criticize/criticism/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
yán 1 2 17 /tight (closely sealed)/stern/strict/rigorous/severe/father/
度 tàidu 1 2 17 /manner/bearing/attitude/approach/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
真 rènzhēn 1 2 17 /conscientious/earnest/serious/to take seriously/to take to heart/hài 1 2 17 /to do harm to/to cause trouble to/harm/evil/calamity/
确 díquè 1 2 17 /really/indeed/
点 quēdiǎn 1 2 17 /weak point/fault/shortcoming/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
学 xiǎoxué 1 2 17 /primary school/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
力 yālì 1 2 17 /pressure/
直 iǎnzhí 1 2 17 /simply/at all/practically/
坏 了 lè huài le 1 2 17
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认 chéngrèn 1 2 17
/to admit/to concede/to recognize/recognition (diplomatic artistic
etc)/to acknowledge/
促 dūcù 1 2 17 /to supervise and urge completion of a task/to urge on/
学 shàngxué 1 2 17 /to go to school/to attend school/
视 zhòngshì 1 2 17 /to attach importance to sth/to value/
挥 fāhuī 1 2 17
/to display/to exhibit/to bring out implicit or innate qualities/to
express (a thought or moral)/to develop (an idea)/to elaborate (on theme)/
像 力 xiǎngxiànglì 1 2 17 /conception/imagination/
合 shìhé 1 2 17 /to fit/to suit/
觉 zìjué 1 2 17 /conscious/aware/on one's own initiative/conscientious/
汰 táotài 1 2 17
/to wash out/elimination (by selection)/natural selection/to knock o
(in a competition)/to die out/to phase out/
端 íduān 1 2 17 /extreme/
点 tèdiǎn 1 2 17 /characteristic (feature)/trait/feature/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
求 yāoqiú 1 2 17
/to request/to require/to stake a claim/to ask/to
demand/CL:點 |点 [dian3]/
成 biànchéng 1 2 17 /to change into/to turn into/to become/器 īqì 1 2 17 /machine/CL:臺 | 台 [tai2]部 [bu4]
书 dúshū 1 2 17 /to read a book/to study/to attend school/
来 kànlai 1 2 17 /apparently/it seems that/
点 yōudiǎn 1 2 17 /merit/benefit/strong point/advantage/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
学 shùxué 1 2 17 /mathematics/mathematical/
题 xítí 1 2 17 /school work exercises/
解 lǐjiě 1 2 17 /to comprehend/to understand/comprehension/understanding/
心
kǔxīn 1 2 17 /painstaking effort/to take a lot of trouble/laborious at pains/
子 成 龙
wàng zǐ chéng
lóng 1 2 17
/lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one
child to succeed in life/to have great hopes for one's offspring/to giv
one's child the best education as a career investment/
女 成 凤
wàng nǚ chéng
fèng 1 2 17
女 zǐnǚ 1 2 17 /children/sons and daughters/
女 zǐnǚ 1 2 17 /children/sons and daughters/
心 良 苦 yòngxīn liángkǔ 1 2 17 /to ponder earnestly/to give a lot of thought to sth/
担 fùdān 1 2 17 /burden/to bear a burden/天 báitiān 1 2 17 /daytime/during the day/day/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
习 班 bǔxí bān 1 2 17 /cram class/cram school/
庭 教 师 iātíng jiàoshī 1 2 17 /tutor/
息 xiūxi 1 2 17 /rest/to rest/
标 mùbiāo 1 2 17 /target/goal/objective/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
í 1 2 17 /and/to reach/up to/in time for/
学 iàoxué 1 2 17 /teacher and student/education/CL: 門 |门 [men2]個 |个 [ge4]/
挥 棒 zhǐhuī bàng 1 2 17 /baton/
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调 qiángdiào 1 2 17 /to emphasize (a statement)/to stress/
记 硬 背 sǐ jì yìng bèi 1 2 17 /to learn by rote/to mechanically memorize/
业 zuòyè 1 2 17
/school
assignment/homework/work/task/operation/CL:個 | 个 [ge4]/to
operate/
气 chuǎn qì 1 2 17 /to breathe deeply/to pant/
师 重 道
zūn shī zhòngdào 1 2 17
般 来 说 yìbān lái shuō 1 2 17 /generally speaking/
发 qǐfā 1 2 17
/to enlighten/to explain and arouse interest/to
inspire/inspiration/heuristic (attributively)/to teach/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
励 gǔlì 1 2 17 /to encourage/
考 sīkǎo 1 2 17 /to reflect on/to ponder over/
liú 1 2 17
/to leave (eg a message)/to retain/to stay/to remain/to keep/to
preserve/
年 tóngnián 1 2 17 /childhood/
法 wúfǎ 1 2 17 /unable/incapable/枝 qiāngzhī 1 2 18 /a gun/guns in general/same as 槍 支 | 枪 支 /
罪 fàn zuì 1 2 18 /to commit a crime/crime/offense/
zhī 1 2 18 /branch/classifier for sticks rods
qiāng 1 2 18
/gun/firearm/rifle/spear/thing with shape or function similar to a
gun/CL:支 [zhi1]把 [ba3]
猎 dǎ liè 1 2 18 /to go hunting/
放 luàn fàng 1 2 18
然 bùrán 1 2 18 /not so/no/or else/otherwise/if not/
险 wēixiǎn 1 2 18 /danger/dangerous/
心
xiǎoxīn 1 2 18 /to be careful/to take care/火 zǒu huǒ 1 2 18 /to go off accidentally/to catch fire/
好 shōu hǎo 1 2 18
pèng 1 2 18 /to touch/to meet with/to bump/
智 lǐzhì 1 2 18 /reason/intellect/rationality/
刀 弄 枪
wǔ dāo nòng
qiāng 1 2 18
zhèng 1 2 18
/just (right)/main/upright/straight/correct/positive/greater than
zero/principle/
护 bǎohù 1 2 18 /to protect/to defend/to safeguard/protection/CL: 種 |种 [zhong3]/
事 chū shì 1 2 18 /to have an accident/to meet with a mishap/察 ǐngchá 1 2 18 /police/policeman/policewoman/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
命 jiù mìng 1 2 18 /to save sb's life/(interjection) Help!/(interjection) Save me!/
gù 1 2 18 /variant of 雇 [gu4]/to employ/to hire/to rent/
犯 zuìfàn 1 2 18 /criminal/
狱 iānyù 1 2 18 /prison/
处 dàochù 1 2 18 /everywhere/
人 shā rén 1 2 18 /homicide/to murder/to kill (a person)/
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chá 1 2 18
/to research/to check/to investigate/to examine/to refer to/to
search/
火 fàng huǒ 1 2 18 /to set on fire/to commit arson/to create a disturbance/
子 nǎozi 1 2 18 /brains/mind/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
常 zhèngcháng 1 2 18 /regular/normal/ordinary/
要 zhǐyào 1 2 18 /if only/so long as/
律
fǎlǜ 1 2 18 /law/CL:條
|条
[tiao2]套
[tao4]
定 guīdìng 1 2 18
/provision/to fix/to set/to formulate/to stipulate/to
provide/regulation/rule/CL:個 |个 [ge4]/
查 diào chá 1 2 18
/investigation/inquiry/to investigate/to survey/survey/(opinion)
poll/CL:項 |项 [xiang4]個 |个 [ge4]/
行 zhíxíng 1 2 18 /to implement/to carry out/to execute/to run/
面 quánmiàn 1 2 18 /all-around/comprehensive/total/overall/
止 ìnzhǐ 1 2 18 /to prohibit/to forbid/to ban/
人 sīrén 1 2 18
/private/personal/interpersonal/sb with whom one has a close
personal relationship/a member of one's clique/
论 yánlùn 1 2 18 /speech/expression of opinion/public opinion/
会 íhuì 1 2 18 /gather/assembly/meeting/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]次 [ci4]/法 xiànfǎ 1 2 18 /constitution (of a country)/CL: 部 [bu4]/
障 bǎozhàng 1 2 18 /to ensure/to guarantee/to safeguard/
利 quánlì 1 2 18 /power/right/privilege/
到 shòudào 1 2 18 /to receive/to suffer/obtained/given/
制 xiànzhì 1 2 18 /to restrict/to limit/to confine/restriction/limit/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
羊 gāoyáng 1 2 18 /sheep/lamb/
人 宰 割 rèn rén zǎigē 1 2 18
博 dǔbó 1 2 18 /to gamble/
卖
fànmài 1 2 18 /to sell/to peddle/to traffic/品 dúpǐn 1 2 18 /drugs/narcotics/poison/
bìng 1 2 18 /to combine/to amalgamate/
缔 qǔdì 1 2 18
/to ban/to prohibit (publications customs etc)/to outlaw/to suppres
(violators)/
女 ìnǚ 1 2 18 /prostitute/hooker/
击 dǎjī 1 2 18
/to hit/to strike/to attack/to crack down on sth/a setback/a
blow/percussion (music)/
窃 tōuqiè 1 2 18 /to steal/to pilfer/
劫 qiāngjié 1 2 18 /to rob/looting/
过 tōngguò 1 2 18
/by means of/through/via/to pass through/to get through/to
adopt/to pass (a bill or inspection etc.)/to switch over/制 qiángzhì 1 2 18 /to enforce/enforcement/forcibly/compulsory/
段 shǒuduàn 1 2 18 /method/means (of doing sth)/strategy/trick/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
失 xiāoshī 1 2 18 /to disappear/to fade away/
本 上 īběn shang 1 2 18 /basically/on the whole/
灭 xiāomiè 1 2 18
/to put an end to/to annihilate/to cause to perish/to
perish/annihilation (in quantum field theory)/
其 是 yóuqí shì 1 2 18 /especially/most of all/above all/in particular/
济 īngjì 1 2 18 /economy/economic/
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之 suí zhī 1 2 18
生 chǎnshēng 1 2 18
/to arise/to come into being/to come about/to give rise to/to bring
into being/to bring about/to produce/to engender/to generate/to
appear/appearance/emergence/generation/production/yield/
rú 1 2 18 /as/as if/such as/富 不 均 pín fù bù jūn 1 2 18
值 观 念 jiàzhí guānniàn 1 2 18
乱 wěnluàn 1 2 18 /disorder/chaos/
规 fǎguī 1 2 18 /legislation/statute/
全 iànquán 1 2 18 /robust/sound/
然 réngrán 1 2 18 /still/yet/
lǜ 1 2 18
/to lead/to
command/rash/hasty/frank/straightforward/generally/usually/
dī 1 2 18/low/beneath/to lower (one's head)/to let droop/to hang down/toincline/
物 dòngwù 1 2 19 /animal/CL: 隻 |只 [zhi1]群 [qun2]
物 shēngwù 1 2 19 /organism/living creature/life form/biological/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
议 kàngyì 1 2 19 /to protest/protest/
究 yánjiū 1 2 19 /research/a study/CL: 項 |项 [xiang4]/
年 痴 呆 lǎonián chīdāi
zhèng 1 2 19 /senile dementia/Alzheimer's disease/
剖 iěpōu 1 2 19 /to dissect (an animal)/to analyze/anatomy/
脑
hóu nǎo 1 2 19子 hóuzi 1 2 19 /monkey/CL: 隻 |只 [zhi1]/
怜 kělián 1 2 19 /pitiful/pathetic/to have pity on/
织 zǔzhī 1 2 19
/to organize/organization/organized
system/nerve/tissue/CL:個 |个 [ge4]/
皮 qiúpí 1 2 19
装 fúzhuāng 1 2 19 /dress/clothing/costume/clothes/CL: 身 [shen1]/
客 gùkè 1 2 19 /client/customer/CL: 位 [wei4]/
rēng 1 2 19 /to throw/to throw away/
蛋 īdàn 1 2 19 /(chicken) egg/hen's egg/CL:個 |个 [ge4]打 [da2]/
jiǎn 1 2 19
/scissors/shears/clippers/CL:把 [ba3]/to cut with scissors/to trim/to
wipe out or exterminate/衣 dàyī 1 2 19 /overcoat/topcoat/cloak/CL: 件 [jian4]/
围 bāowéi 1 2 19 /to surround/to encircle/to hem in/
nòng 1 2 19
/to do/to manage/to handle/to play with/to fool with/to mess
with/to fix/to toy with/
了 zāo le 1 2 19
牲 xīshēng 1 2 19
/to sacrifice oneself/to lay down one's life/to do sth at the expense
of/beast slaughtered for sacrifice/sacrifice/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
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jiǎng 1 2 19
/to speak/to explain/to negotiate/to emphasise/to be particular
about/as far as sth is concerned/speech/lecture/
道 réndào 1 2 19
/human sympathy/humanitarianism/humane/the "human way" one
of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism)/sexual
intercourse/
验
shíyàn 1 2 19 /experiment/test/CL:個
|个
[ge4]次
[ci4]/experimental/to experimen误 cuòwù 1 2 19 /error/mistake/mistaken/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
纪 shìjì 1 2 19 /century/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
待 nüèdài 1 2 19 /to mistreat/to maltreat/to abuse/mistreatment/maltreatment/
蛮 yěmán 1 2 19 /barbarous/uncivilized/
学 家 kēxuéjiā 1 2 19 /scientist/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
意 yǒuyì 1 2 19 /to intend/intentionally/interested in/
症 áizhèng 1 2 19 /cancer/
píng 1 2 19
/to lean against/to rely on/on the basis of/no matter (how what
etc)/proof/
坏 pòhuài 1 2 19 /destruction/damage/to wreck/to break/to destroy/自 然 dà zìrán 1 2 19 /nature (the natural world)/
带 雨 林 rèdài yǔlín 1 2 19 /tropical rain forest/
稀 动 物 zhēnxī dòngwù 1 2 19
临 bīnlín 1 2 19 /on the verge of/close to/
绝 mièjué 1 2 19 /to extinguish/extinct/to die out/
态 shēngtài 1 2 19 /way of life/ecology/
衡 pínghéng 1 2 19 /balance/equilibrium/
食 其 果 zì shí qí guǒ 1 2 19 /to eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action/to reap what one has sown/
免 bìmiǎn 1 2 19 /to avert/to prevent/to avoid/to refrain from/
量 jǐnliàng 1 2 19
/as much as possible/to the greatest extent/as much as possible/to
the greatest extent/
苦 tòngkǔ 1 2 19 /pain/suffering/painful/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
荣 xūróng 1 2 19 /vanity/
可 不 必 dà kě bubì 1 2 19 /need not/unnecessary/
别 qūbié 1 2 19
/difference/to distinguish/to discriminate/to make a
distinction/CL:個 |个 [ge4]/
白 分 明 hēibái fēnmíng 1 2 19有 xīyǒu 1 2 19 /uncommon/
贵 zhēnguì 1 2 19 /precious/
于 yóuyú 1 2 19 /due to/as a result of/thanks to/owing to/since/because/
加 zēngjiā 1 2 19 /to raise/to increase/
存 shēngcún 1 2 19 /to exist/to survive/
间 kōngjiān 1 2 19 /space/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
取 cǎiqǔ 1 2 19 /to adopt or carry out (measures policies
施 cuòshī 1 2 19 /measure/step/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
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立 shèlì 1 2 19 /to set up/to establish/
护 区 bǎohù qū 1 2 19 /conservation district/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]片 [pian4]/
宝 guóbǎo 1 2 19
/National Treasure (officially designated by the state cultural
authorities in China Japan and Korea)/
猫 xióngmāo 1 2 19 /panda/CL: 隻 |只 [zhi1]/
多 数 dà duōshù 1 2 19 /(great) majority/
识 yìshì 1 2 19 /consciousness/awareness/consciously (i.e. deliberately)/to beaware/
弱 bóruò 1 2 19 /weak/frail/
略 hūlüè 1 2 19 /to neglect/to overlook/to ignore/
相 矛 盾
hùxiāng
máodùn 1 2 19
… 同 时 zài…tóngshí 1 2 19
临 miànlín 1 2 19 /to face sth/to be confronted with/
题 nántí 1 2 19 /difficult problem/
约 niǔyuē 1 2 19 /New York/
滋 病 àizībìng 1 2 19 /AIDS (loanword)/
南 虎 huánán hǔ 1 2 19 /South China Tiger/
境 huánjìng 1 2 20 /environment/circumstances/surroundings/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/ambient
zǒng 1 2 20
/always/to assemble/gather/total/overall/head/chief/general/in
every case/
学 huàxué 1 2 20 /chemistry/chemical/
xiàng 1 2 20
/back of neck/item/thing/term (in a mathematical formula)/sum (of
money)/classifier for principles items
业 gōngyè 1 2 20 /industry/
气
fèiqì 1 2 20 /exhaust gas/industrial waste gas/steam/水 fèishuǐ 1 2 20 /waste water/drain water/effluent/
渣 fèizhā 1 2 20 /industrial waste product/slag/
析 fēnxī 1 2 20 /to analyze/analysis/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
验 室 shíyànshì 1 2 20 /laboratory/CL: 間 |间 [jian1]/
子 yǐngzi 1 2 20 /shadow/reflection/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
废 sānfèi 1 2 20
/three types of waste product namely: waste water 廢 水 |废 水 [fei4
shui3]
工 huàgōng 1 2 20
/chemical industry abbr. of 化 學 工 業 |化 学 工 业 [hua4 xue2 gong1
ye4]/chemical engineering
出 pái chū 1 2 20 /to discharge/
成 zàochéng 1 2 20 /to bring about/to create/to cause/染 wūrǎn 1 2 20 /pollution/contamination/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
邦 liánbāng 1 2 20
/federal/federation/commonwealth/federal union/federal
state/union/
力 nénglì 1 2 20 /capability/capable/able/ability/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
本 chéngběn 1 2 20 /(manufacturing production etc) costs/
托 wěituō 1 2 20 /to entrust/to trust/to commission/
来 如 此 yuánlái rúcǐ 1 2 20
不 得 guài bu de 1 2 20 /lit. you can't blame it!/no wonder!/so that's why!/
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树 林 sōng shùlín 1 2 20
虫 hàichóng 1 2 20 /injurious insect/pest/
hú 1 2 20 /lake/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]片 [pian4]/
dú 1 2 20 /poison/narcotics/evil/
保 huánbǎo 1 2 20 /environmental protection/environmentally friendly/
办 nán bàn 1 2 20
理
zhìlǐ 1 2 20 /to govern/to administer/to manage/to control/时 yǒushí 1 2 20 /sometimes/now and then/
业 shī yè 1 2 20 /unemployment/to lose one's job/
氧 层 chòuyǎng céng 1 2 20 /ozone layer/
雨 suānyǔ 1 2 20 /acid rain/
果 hòuguǒ 1 2 20 /consequences/aftermath/
堪 设 想 bùkān shèxiǎng 1 2 20
源 néngyuán 1 2 20 /energy/power source/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
méi 1 2 20 /coal/CL: 塊 |块 [kuai4]/
量 chǎn liàng 1 2 20 /output/
jū 1 2 20
/to reside/to be (in a certain position)/to store up/to be at a
standstill/residence/house/restaurant/classifier for bedrooms/
油 shíyóu 1 2 20 /oil/petroleum/
电 站 hédiàn zhàn 1 2 20 /nuclear power plant/
价 zàojià 1 2 20 /construction cost/
期 zhōuqī 1 2 20 /period/cycle/
电 厂 fādiàn chǎng 1 2 20 /power plant/
多 dàduō 1 2 20 /for the most part/many/most/the greater part/mostly/
放
páifàng 1 2 20 /emission/discharge/exhaust (gas etc)/
量 dàliàng 1 2 20
/great amount/large
quantity/bulk/numerous/generous/magnanimous/
氧 化 硫 èryǎnghuàliú 1 2 20 /sulfur dioxide SO2/
染 源 wūrǎn yuán 1 2 20
民 ūmín 1 2 20 /resident/inhabitant/
用 shǐyòng 1 2 20 /to use/to employ/to apply/to make use of/
炉 méilú 1 2 20
体 réntǐ 1 2 20 /human body/
害 wēihài 1 2 20 /to jeopardize/to harm/to endanger/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
快 iākuài 1 2 20 /to accelerate/to speed up/
求 量 xūqiú liàng 1 2 20日 俱 增 yǔ rì jù zēng 1 2 20 /to increase steadily/to grow with each passing day/
效 yǒuxiào 1 2 20 /effective/in effect/valid/
气 kōngqì 1 2 20 /air/atmosphere/
iāng 1 2 20 /to desire/to invite/to request/
益 加 剧 rìyì jiājù 1 2 20
民 rénmín 1 2 20 /the people/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
nǐ 3 1 1 /you (informal as opposed to courteous 您 [nin2])/
hǎo 3 1 1 /to be fond of/
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qǐng 3 1 1 /to ask/to invite/please (do sth)/to treat (to a meal etc)/to request/
wèn 3 1 1 /to ask/
guì 3 1 1 /expensive/noble/your (name)/precious/
xìng 3 1 1 /family name/surname/name/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
wǒ 3 1 1 /I/me/my/
ne 3 1 1 /woolen material/姐 xiǎojie 3 1 1 /young lady/miss/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]位 [wei4]/
jiào 3 1 1
/to shout/to call/to order/to ask/to be called/by (indicates agent in
the passive mood)/
么 shénme 3 1 1 /what?/who?/something/anything/
字 míngzi 3 1 1 /name (of a person or thing)/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
生 xiānsheng 3 1 1 /teacher/husband/doctor (topolect)/CL: 位 [wei4]/
友 lǐyǒu 3 1 1
lǐ 3 1 1 /plum/
朋 wángpéng 3 1 1
wáng 3 1 1 /to rule/to reign over/
shì 3 1 1 /is/are/am/yes/to be/师 lǎoshī 3 1 1 /teacher/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]位 [wei4]/
ma 3 1 1 /(question tag)/
bù 3 1 1 /(negative prefix)/not/no/
生 xuésheng 3 1 1 /student/school child/
yě 3 1 1 /also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation/
rén 3 1 1 /man/person/people/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]位 [wei4]/
国 zhōngguó 3 1 1 /China/Middle Kingdom/
京
běijīng 3 1 1
/Beijing capital of People's Republic of China/Peking/PRC
government/国 měiguó 3 1 1 /United States/USA/US/
约 niǔyuē 3 1 1 /New York/
nà 3 1 2
/that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a classif
esp. in Beijing/
de 3 1 2 /aim/clear/
片 zhàopiàn 3 1 2 /photograph/picture/CL: 張 |张 [zhang1]套 [tao4]
zhè 3 1 2 /this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp. in Beijing)
爸 bàba 3 1 2 /(informal) father/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]位 [wei4]/
妈 māma 3 1 2 /mama/mommy/mother/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]位 [wei4]/
gè/ge 3 1 2/individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects ingeneral/variant of 個 |个 [ge4]/
nǚ 3 1 2 /archaic variant of 汝 [ru3]/
子 háizi 3 1 2 /child/
shéi 3 1 2 /who/also pr. [shui2]/
tā 3 1 2 /she/
姐 iějie 3 1 2 /older sister/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
nán 3 1 2
/male/Baron lowest of five orders of nobility 五 等 爵 位 [wu3 deng3
jue2 wei4]/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
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弟 dìdi 3 1 2 /younger brother/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]位 [wei4]/
tā 3 1 2
/he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
unimportant)/(used before sb's name for emphasis)/(used as a
meaningless mock object)/other/another/
哥 dàgē 3 1 2 /eldest brother/
子 érzi 3 1 2 /son/
yǒu 3 1 2 /to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be/儿 nǚ'ér 3 1 2 /daughter/
méi 3 1 2 /drowned/to end/to die/to inundate/
文 中 gāo wénzhōng 3 1 2
gāo 3 1 2 /high/tall/above average/loud/your (honorific)/
jiā 3 1 2
/home/family/classifier for families or businesses/refers to the
philosophical schools of pre-Han China/noun suffix for specialists in
some activity such as musician or revolutionary corresponds to
English -ist
ǐ 3 1 2 /how much/how many/several/a few/
kǒu 3 1 2 /mouth/classifier for things with mouths (people domestic animals
哥 gēge 3 1 2 /older brother/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]位 [wei4]/
liǎng 3 1 2 /both/two/ounce/some/a few/tael/weight equal to 50 grams/
妹 mèimei 3 1 2
/younger sister/fig. younger woman (esp. girl friend or
rival)/CL:個 |个 [ge4]/
hé 3 1 2 /to mix together/to blend/
姐 dàjiě 3 1 2
/big sister/elder sister/older sister (also polite term of address for a
girl or woman slightly older than the speaker)/
姐
èrjiě 3 1 2
zuò 3 1 2
/to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to engag
in/to hold (a party)/to be/to become/to function (in some
capacity)/to serve as/to be used for/to form (a bond or
relationship)/to pretend/to feign/to act a part/to put on appearanc
作 gōngzuò 3 1 2 /job/work/construction/task/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]份 [fen4]
师 lǜshī 3 1 2 /lawyer/
文 yīngwén 3 1 2 /English (language)/
dōu 3 1 2 /capital city/metropolis/
学 生 dàxué shēng 3 1 2 /university student/college student/
学 dàxué 3 1 2 /university/college/CL: 所 [suo3]/生 yīshēng 3 1 2 /doctor/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]位 [wei4]
英 愛 bái yīng'ài 3 1 2
月 iǔyuè 3 1 3 /September/ninth month (of the lunar year)/
yuè 3 1 3 /moon/month/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]輪 |轮 [lun2]/
二 shí'èr 3 1 3 /twelve/12/
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hào 3 1 3
/ordinal number/day of a month/mark/sign/business
establishment/size/ship suffix/horn (wind instrument)/bugle
call/assumed name/to take a pulse/classifier used to indicate numb
of people/
期 xīngqī 3 1 3 /week/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/day of the week/Sunday/
期 四 xīngqī sì 3 1 3 /Thursday/
tiān 3 1 3 /day/sky/heaven/日 shēngrì 3 1 3 /birthday/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
shēng 3 1 3 /to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw uncooked/
rì 3 1 3 /sun/day/date day of the month/abbr. for 日 本 Japan/
年 īnnián 3 1 3 /this year/
nián 3 1 3 /year/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
duō 3 1 3
/many/much/a lot of/numerous/multi-/far more/in excess/how (to
what extent)/
dà 3 1 3 /doctor/
八 shíbā 3 1 3 /eighteen/18/
suì 3 1 3 /classifier for years (of age)/year/year (of crop harvests)/
chī 3 1 3 /stammer/fàn 3 1 3 /food/cuisine/cooked rice/meal/CL: 碗 [wan3]頓 |顿 [dun4]/
么 样 zěnme yàng 3 1 3 /how?/how about?/how was it?/how are things?/
… 了 tài…le 3 1 3
谢 xièxie 3 1 3 /to thank/thanks/
欢 xǐhuan 3 1 3 /to like/to be fond of/
cài 3 1 3
/dish (type of
food)/vegetables/vegetable/cuisine/CL:盤 |盘 [pan2]道 [dao4]/
是 háishì 3 1 3 /or/still/nevertheless/
是
kěshì 3 1 3 /but/however/们 wǒmen 3 1 3 /we/us/ourselves/our/
diǎn 3 1 3
/drop (of liquid)/stain/spot/speck/jot/dot stroke (in Chinese
characters)/decimal point/point/mark (of degree or level)/a place
(with certain characteristics)/iron bell/o’clock/a little/a
bit/some/(point) unit of measurement for type/to touch on briefly/
make clear/to light/to ignite/to kindle/period of time at night (24
minutes) (old)/a drip/to dibble/classifier for small indeterminate
quantities/
bàn 3 1 3 /half/semi-/incomplete/(after a number) and a half/
上 wǎnshang 3 1 3 /evening/night/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/in the evening/
iàn 3 1 3 /appear/见 zàijiàn 3 1 3 /goodbye/see you again later/
zài 3 1 3
/again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth and not until
then)/
国 yīngguó 3 1 3
/United Kingdom 聯 合 王 國 |联 合 王 国 [Lian2 he2 wang2 guo2]/Unit
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland/abbr. for England
英 格 蘭 |英 格 兰 [Ying1 ge2 lan2]/
在 xiànzài 3 1 3 /now/at present/at the moment/modern/current/nowadays/
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kè 3 1 3
/quarter (hour)/moment/to carve/to engrave/to
cut/oppressive/classifier for short time intervals/
( 儿 ) shì(r) 3 1 3
天 īntiān 3 1 3 /today/at the present/now/
hěn 3 1 3 /(adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully/
máng 3 1 3 /busy/hurriedly/
天
míngtiān 3 1 3 /tomorrow/饭 wǎnfàn 3 1 3 /evening meal/dinner/supper/CL: 份 [fen4]頓 |顿 [dun4]
什 么 wèi shénme 3 1 3 /why?/for what reason?/
wèi 3 1 3 /variant of 為 |为 [wei4] because of/for/to/
为 yīnwèi 3 1 3 /because/owing to/on account of/
hái 3 1 3 /to pay back/to return/
学 tóngxué 3 1 3
/to study at the same school/fellow
student/classmate/CL:位 [wei4]個 |个 [ge4]/
识 rènshi 3 1 3
/to know/to recognize/to be familiar with/acquainted with
sth/knowledge/understanding/awareness/cognition/
友 péngyou 3 1 3 /friend/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]位 [wei4]/
末 zhōumò 3 1 4 /weekend/球 dǎqiú 3 1 4 /to play ball/to play with a ball/
dǎ 3 1 4
/to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type/to mix up/to build/to
fight/to fetch/to make/to tie up/to issue/to shoot/to calculate/to p
(a game)/since/from/
qiú 3 1 4
/ball/sphere/globe/CL:個 |个 [ge4]/ball
game/match/CL:場 |场 [chang3]/
kàn 3 1 4
/to see/to look at/to read/to watch/to consider/to regard as/to view
as/to treat as/to judge/(after repeated verb) to give it a
try/depending on (how you're judging)/to visit/to call on/to treat (aillness)/to look after/Watch out! (for a danger)/
视 diànshì 3 1 4 /television/TV/CL: 臺 |台 [tai2]個 |个 [ge4]/
diàn 3 1 4 /electric/electricity/electrical/
shì 3 1 4 /to look at/to regard/to inspect/
歌 ( 儿
chànggē(r) 3 1 4
chàng 3 1 4 /sing/to call loudly/to chant/
gē 3 1 4 /song/CL: 支 [zhi1]首 [shou3]/to sing/
舞 tiàowǔ 3 1 4 /to dance/
tiào 3 1 4 /to jump/to hop/to skip over/to bounce/to palpitate/
wǔ 3 1 4 /to dance/to wield/to brandish/tīng 3 1 4 /to let/to allow/
乐 yīnyuè 3 1 4 /music/CL: 張 |张 [zhang1]曲 [qu3]
shū 3 1 4 /book/letter/CL: 本 [ben3]冊 |册 [ce4]
duì 3 1 4
/couple/pair/to be opposite/to oppose/to face/versus/for/to/corre
(answer)/to answer/to reply/to direct (towards sth)/right/
的 yǒude 3 1 4 /(there are) some (who are...)/some (exist)/
候 shíhou 3 1 4 /time/length of time/moment/period/
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影 diànyǐng 3 1 4 /movie/film/CL: 部 [bu4]片 [pian4]
yǐng 3 1 4 /picture/image/film/movie/photograph/reflection/shadow/trace/
常 chángcháng 3 1 4 /frequently/usually/often/
nà 3 1 4
/that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a classif
esp. in Beijing/
qù 3 1 4
/to go/to go to (a place)/to cause to go or send (sb)/to remove/to g
rid of/(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do
sth/to be apart from in space or time/(after a verb of motion indica
movement away from the speaker)/(used after certain verbs to
indicate detachment or separation)/(of a time or an event etc) just
passed or elapsed/
国 wàiguó 3 1 4 /foreign (country)/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
客 qǐngkè 3 1 4 /to give a dinner party/to entertain guests/to invite to dinner/
天 zuótiān 3 1 4 /yesterday/
以 suǒyǐ 3 1 4 /therefore/as a result/so/xiǎo 3 1 4 /small/tiny/few/young/
久 hǎojiǔ 3 1 4 /quite a while/
hǎo 3 1 4 /to be fond of/
iǔ 3 1 4 /(long) time/(long) duration of time/
错 búcuò 3 1 4 /correct/right/not bad/pretty good/
cuò 3 1 4
/mistake/wrong/bad/interlocking/complex/to grind/to polish/to
alternate/to stagger/to miss/to let slip/to evade/to inlay with gold o
silver/
xiǎng 3 1 4 /to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss/
得
uéde 3 1 4 /to think/to feel/意 思 yǒu yìsi 3 1 4 /interesting/meaningful/enjoyable/fun/
思 yìsi 3 1 4 /idea/opinion/meaning/wish/desire/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
zhǐ 3 1 4
/only/merely/just/but/classifier for birds and certain animals one of
pair
觉 shuìjiào 3 1 4 /to go to bed/to sleep/
shuì 3 1 4 /to sleep/
iào 3 1 4 /feel/find that/thinking/awake/aware/
了 suànle 3 1 4 /let it be/let it pass/forget about it/
zhǎo 3 1 4
/to try to find/to look for/to call on sb/to find/to seek/to return/to
give change/
人 biéren 3 1 4 /other people/others/other person/( 的 ) bié(de) 3 1 4
ya 3 1 5 /(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel expressing surprise or doub
jìn 3 1 5
/to advance/to enter/to come (or go) into/to receive or admit/to ea
or drink/to submit or present/(used after a verb) into in/to score a
goal/
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kuài 3 1 5
/rapid/quick/speed/rate/soon/almost/to make haste/clever/sharp
knives or wits)/forthright/plain-spoken/gratified/pleased/pleasant/
来 ìnlai 3 1 5 /to come in/
lái 3 1 5 /to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next/
绍
jièshào 3 1 5
/to present/to introduce/to recommend/to suggest/to let know/to
brief/
下 yíxià 3 1 5
/(used after a verb) give it a go/to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)/on
time/once/in a while/all of a sudden/all at once/
兴 gāoxìng 3 1 5 /happy/glad/willing (to do sth)/in a cheerful mood/
亮 piàoliang 3 1 5 /pretty/beautiful/
zuò 3 1 5 /to sit/to take a seat/to take (a bus airplane etc)/to bear fruit/
zài 3 1 5
/(located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth/(indicatin
an action in progress)/
儿 nǎr 3 1 5 /where?/wherever/anywhere/
校 xuéxiào 3 1 5 /school/CL: 所 [suo3]/
hē 3 1 5 /to shout loudly/( 儿 ) diǎn(r) 3 1 5
chá 3 1 5 /tea/tea plant/CL: 杯 [bei1]壺 |壶 [hu2]/
啡 kāfēi 3 1 5 /coffee/CL: 杯 [bei1]/
ba 3 1 5
/(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)/...right?/...OK?/..
presume./
yào 3 1 5
/important/vital/to want/will/going to (as future
auxiliary)/may/must/
píng 3 1 5 /bottle/vase/pitcher/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/classifier for wine and liquids/
乐
kělè 3 1 5 /amusing/entertaining/cola/以 kěyǐ 3 1 5 /can/may/possible/able to/
不 起 duìbuqǐ 3 1 5
/unworthy/to let down/I'm sorry/excuse me/pardon me/if you
please/sorry? (please repeat)/
gěi 3 1 5 /to supply/to provide/
bēi 3 1 5 /cup/classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass cup/
shuǐ 3 1 5
/water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income/(of
clothes) classifier for number of washes/
小 音 gāo xiǎoyīn 3 1 5
( 儿 ) wán(r) 3 1 5
le 3 1 5
/to finish/to achieve/to understand/(of eyes) bright/clear-sighted/t
understand clearly/书 馆 túshū guǎn 3 1 5 /library/CL: 家 [jia1]個 |个 [ge4]/
起 yìqǐ 3 1 5 /in the same place/together/with/altogether (in total)/
天 ( 儿
liáotiān(r) 3 1 5
liáo 3 1 5 /to chat/to depend upon (literary)/temporarily/just/slightly/
tiān 3 1 5 /day/sky/heaven/
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cái 3 1 5
/ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual/only/only
then/just now/a moment ago/just now/(preceded by a clause of
condition or reason) not until/(followed by a numerical clause) only
家 huíjiā 3 1 5 /to return home/
huí 3 1 5
/to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
revolve/Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)/time/classifier for acts a play/section or chapter (of a classic book)/to curve/to return/to
revolve/
gěi 3 1 6 /to supply/to provide/
电 话 dǎ diànhuà 3 1 6 /to make a telephone call/
话 diànhuà 3 1 6 /telephone/CL: 部 [bu4]/phone call/CL: 通 [tong1]/phone number/
wéi/wèi 3 1 6
/hello (interj. esp. on telephone)/hey/to feed (sb or some animal)/t
feed/
zài 3 1 6
/(located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth/(indicatin
an action in progress)/
jiù 3 1 6
/at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already/as sooas/then/in that case/as many as/even if/to approach/to move
towards/to undertake/to engage in/to suffer/subjected to/to
accomplish/to take advantage of/to go with (of foods)/with regard
to/concerning/
nín 3 1 6 /you (courteous as opposed to informal 你 [ni3])/
nǎ/něi 3 1 6 /which? (interrogative followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)/
wèi 3 1 6
/position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
(honorific)/classifier for binary bits (e.g.十 六 位
16-bit or 2 bytes)/午 xiàwǔ 3 1 6 /afternoon/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/p.m./
间 shíjiān 3 1 6 /time/period/CL: 段 [duan4]/
题 wèntí 3 1 6 /question/problem/issue/topic/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
yào 3 1 6
/important/vital/to want/will/going to (as future
auxiliary)/may/must/
会 kāihuì 3 1 6 /to hold a meeting/to attend a meeting/
kāi 3 1 6
/to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a medical
prescription)/to operate (vehicle)/abbr. for 開 爾 文 |开 尔 文 degree
Kelvin/
huì 3 1 6 /to balance an account/accountancy/accounting/
午 shàngwǔ 3 1 6 /morning/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
jié 3 1 6
/festival/holiday/node/joint/section/segment/part/to economize/t
save/to abridge/moral integrity/classifier for segments e.g. lessons
kè 3 1 6 /subject/course/class/lesson/CL: 堂 [tang2]节 |節 [jie2]
级 niánjí 3 1 6 /grade/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
试 kǎoshì 3 1 6 /to take an exam/exam/CL: 次 [ci4]/
kǎo 3 1 6 /to check/to verify/to test/to examine/to take an exam/
shì 3 1 6 /to test/to try/experiment/examination/test/
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后 yǐhòu 3 1 6 /after/later/afterwards/following/later on/in the future/
( 儿 ) kòng(r) 3 1 6
是 yàoshì 3 1 6 /if/
便 fāngbiàn 3 1 6
/convenient/to help out/to make things easy for
people/convenience/suitable/having money to spare/(euphemism)
go to the toilet/
dào 3 1 6 /to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/公 室 bàn'gōng shì 3 1 6 /office/business premises/bureau/CL: 間 | 间 [jian1]/
xíng 3 1 6 /behavior/conduct/
děng 3 1 6
/class/rank/grade/equal to/same as/to wait for/to await/et
cetera/and so on/et al. (and other authors)/after/as soon as/once/
bié 3 1 6 /to make sb change their ways opinions etc/
气 kèqi 3 1 6 /polite/
老 师 cháng lǎoshī 3 1 6
个 xiàge 3 1 6
xià 3 1 6
/down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
two parts)/to decline/to go down/文 zhōngwén 3 1 6 /Chinese/Chinese written language/Chinese writing/
wén 3 1 6
/language/culture/writing/formal/literary/gentle/(old) classifier for
coins/Kangxi radical 118/
bāng 3 1 6
/to help/to assist/to support/for sb (i.e. as a help)/hired (as
worker)/side (of pail boat etc)/outer
layer/group/gang/clique/party/secret society/
备 zhǔnbèi 3 1 6 /preparation/to prepare/to intend/to be about to/reserve (fund)/
习 liànxí 3 1 6 /exercise/drill/practice/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
shuō 3 1 6 /to speak/to say/a theory (usually in compounds such as日 心 说
heliocentric theory)/
a 3 1 6 /modal particle ending sentence showing affirmation
是 dànshì 3 1 6 /but/however/
děi 3 1 6 /to have to/must/ought to/to need to/
gēn 3 1 6
/heel/to follow closely/to go with/to marry sb (of
woman)/with/towards/as (compared to)/from (different from)/and
(in addition to)/
面 iànmiàn 3 1 6 /to meet/to see sb/CL: 次 [ci4]/
miàn 3 1 6 /flour/noodles/
来 huílai 3 1 6 /to return/to come back/
话 shuōhuà 3 1 7 /to speak/to say/to talk/to gossip/to tell stories/talk/word/
huà 3 1 7
/dialect/language/spoken
words/speech/talk/words/conversation/what sb
said/CL:種 |种 [zhong3]席 [xi2]
个 shànggè 3 1 7 /first (of two parts)/last (week etc)/previous/the above/
de 3 1 7 /to have to/must/ought to/to need to/
习 fùxí 3 1 7
/to revise/to review/revision/CL: 次 [ci4]/variant of 復 習 |复 习 /to
revise/to review/revision/
xiě 3 1 7 /to write/
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zì 3 1 7
/letter/symbol/character/word/CL:個 |个 [ge4]/courtesy or style na
traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China/
màn 3 1 7 /slow/
zhī 3 1 7 /branch/classifier for sticks rods
bǐ 3 1 7 /pen/pencil/writing brush/to write or compose/the strokes of Chinecharacters/classifier for sums of money deals/CL: 支 [zhi1]
zhāng 3 1 7
/to open up/to spread/sheet of paper/classifier for flat objects
sheet/classifier for votes/
zhǐ 3 1 7 /paper/CL: 張 |张 [zhang1]沓 [da2]/classifier for documents
iāo 3 1 7 /religion/teaching/to make/to cause/to tell/
么 zěnme 3 1 7 /variant of 怎 麼 |怎 么 [zen3 me5]/
dǒng 3 1 7 /to understand/to know/
zhēn 3 1 7 /really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine/
里 nǎli 3 1 7
/where?/somewhere/anywhere/wherever/nowhere (negative answ
to question)/humble expression denying compliment/习 yùxí 3 1 7 /to prepare a lesson/
xué 3 1 7 /learn/study/science/-ology/
dì 3 1 7 /(prefix indicating ordinal number e.g. first
法 yǔfǎ 3 1 7 /grammar/
易 róngyì 3 1 7 /easy/likely/liable (to)/
词 shēngcí 3 1 7
/new word (in textbook)/word that is unfamiliar or not yet
studied/CL:組 | 组 [zu3]個 |个 [ge4]/
duō 3 1 7
/many/much/a lot of/numerous/multi-/far more/in excess/how (to
what extent)/
字 hànzì 3 1 7 /Chinese character/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/Japanese: kanji/Korean: hanja/
nán 3 1 7 /disaster/distress/to scold/
常 píngcháng 3 1 7 /ordinary/common/usually/ordinarily/
zǎo 3 1 7 /early/morning/Good morning!/
么 zhème 3 1 7 /so much/this much/how much?/this way/like this/
wǎn 3 1 7 /evening/night/late/
上 zǎoshang 3 1 7 /early morning/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
课 gōngkè 3 1 7
/homework/assignment/task/classwork/lesson/study/CL:門 |门 [me
]/
家 dàjiā 3 1 7 /everyone/influential family/great expert/
课 shàngkè 3 1 7 /to go to class/to attend class/to go to teach a class/始 kāishǐ 3 1 7 /to begin/beginning/to start/initial/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
niàn 3 1 7
/to read/to study (a degree course)/to read aloud/to miss
(sb)/idea/remembrance/twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral
corresponding to 廿 20)/
文 kèwén 3 1 7 /text/CL: 篇 [pian1]/
音 lùyīn 3 1 7 /to record (sound)/sound-recording/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
习 xuéxí 3 1 7 /to learn/to study/
shuài 3 1 7 /handsome/graceful/smart/commander in chief/
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kù 3 1 7 /ruthless/strong (e.g. of wine)/(of sb or sth) cool (loanword)/
piān 3 1 8
/sheet/piece of writing/bound set of bamboo slips used for record
keeping (old)/classifier for written items: chapter article/
记 rìjì 3 1 8 /diary/CL: 則 |则 [ze2]本 [ben3]
lèi 3 1 8 /rope/to bind together/to twist around/
床
qǐchuáng 3 1 8 /to get out of bed/to get up/chuáng 3 1 8 /bed/couch/classifier for beds/CL: 張 |张 [zhang1]/
澡 xǐzǎo 3 1 8 /to bathe/to take a shower/
饭 zǎofàn 3 1 8 /breakfast/CL: 份 [fen4]頓 |顿 [dun4]
边 yìbiān 3 1 8
/one side/either side/on the one hand/on the other hand/doing
while/
室 iàoshì 3 1 8 /classroom/CL: 間 | 间 [jian1]/
音 fāyīn 3 1 8 /to pronounce/pronunciation/to emit sound/
xīn 3 1 8 /new/newly/meso- (chemistry)/
脑 diànnǎo 3 1 8 /computer/CL: 臺 |台 [tai2]/
nǎo 3 1 8 /brain/mind/head/essence/
午 zhōngwǔ 3 1 8 /noon/midday/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
厅 cāntīng 3 1 8 /dining-hall/dining-room/restaurant/CL: 間 |间 [jian1]家 [jia1]/
饭 wǔfàn 3 1 8 /lunch/CL: 份 [fen4]頓 |顿 [dun4]
网 shàngwǎng 3 1 8
/to be on the internet/to stretch a net (in a sports game or for
covering sth)/to be netted (of fish)/
舍 sùshè 3 1 8 /dormitory/dorm room/living quarters/hostel/CL: 間 |间 [jian1]/
儿 nàr 3 1 8 /there/
在
zhèngzài 3 1 8 /in the process of (doing something or happening)/while (doing)/前 yǐqián 3 1 8 /before/formerly/previous/ago/
诉 gàosu 3 1 8 /to tell/to inform/to let know/
经 yǐjīng 3 1 8 /already/
道 zhīdào 3 1 8 /to know/to be aware of/also pron. [zhi1 dao5]/
fēng 3 1 8
/to confer/to grant/to bestow a title/to seal/classifier for sealed
objects esp. letters/
xìn 3 1 8
/letter/mail/to trust/to believe/to profess faith
in/truthful/confidence/trust/at will/at random/
近 zuìjìn 3 1 8
/recent/recently/these days/latest/soon/nearest (of
locations)/shortest (of routes)/
zuì 3 1 8 /most/the most/-est/ ìn 3 1 8 /near/close to/approximately/
期 xuéqī 3 1 8 /term/semester/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
了 …以
chúle … yǐwài 3 1 8
业 zhuānyè 3 1 8
/specialty/specialized field/main field of study (at
university)/major/CL:門 |门 [men2]個 |个 [ge4]/professional/
huì 3 1 8 /to balance an account/accountancy/accounting/
来 hòulái 3 1 8 /afterwards/later/
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乐 会 yīnyuè huì 3 1 8 /concert/CL: 場 |场 [chang3]/
望 xīwàng 3 1 8 /to wish for/to desire/hope CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
néng 3 1 8
/to be able to/to be capable of/ability/capability/able/capable/can
possibly/(usually used in the negative) to have the possibility of/
yòng 3 1 8
/to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
outlay/usefulness/hence/therefore/xiào 3 1 8 /laugh/smile/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
zhù 3 1 8 /to wish/to express good wishes/to pray/(old) wizard/
店 shāngdiàn 3 1 9 /store/shop/CL: 家 [jia1]個 |个 [ge4]/
mǎi 3 1 9 /to buy/to purchase/
西 dōngxi 3 1 9 /thing/stuff/person/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]件 [jian4]/
货 员 shòuhuò yuán 3 1 9 /salesperson/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
服 yīfu 3 1 9 /clothes/CL: 件 [jian4]套 [tao4]/
iàn 3 1 9 /item/component/classifier for events things
衫 chènshān 3 1 9 /shirt/blouse/CL: 件 [jian4]/
色 yánsè 3 1 9 /color/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/huáng 3 1 9 /yellow/pornographic/to fall through/
hóng 3 1 9 /bonus/popular/red/revolutionary/
chuān 3 1 9
/to bore through/pierce/perforate/penetrate/pass through/to
dress/to wear/to put on/to thread/
tiáo 3 1 9
/strip/item/article/clause (of law or treaty)/classifier for long thin
things (ribbon river
子 kùzi 3 1 9 /trousers/pants/CL: 條 | 条 [tiao2]/
hào 3 1 9
/ordinal number/day of a month/mark/sign/business
establishment/size/ship suffix/horn (wind instrument)/bugle
call/assumed name/to take a pulse/classifier used to indicate numbof people/
zhōng 3 1 9 /to hit (the mark)/to be hit by/to suffer/
宜 piányi 3 1 9 /small advantages/to let sb off lightly/cheap/inexpensive/
果 …的
rúguǒ…dehuà 3 1 9
短 chángduǎn 3 1 9
/length/duration/accident/right and wrong/good and bad/long and
short/
cháng 3 1 9 /chief/head/elder/to grow/to develop/to increase/to enhance/
duǎn 3 1 9 /short or brief/to lack/weak point/fault/
适 héshì 3 1 9 /suitable/fitting/decent/to fit/shì 3 1 9 /to test/to try/experiment/examination/test/
用 búyòng 3 1 9 /need not/
共 yígòng 3 1 9 /altogether/
少 duōshao 3 1 9 /how much/how many/which (number)/as much as/
qián 3 1 9 /coin/money/CL: 筆 |笔 [bi3]/
kuài 3 1 9 /lump (of earth)/chunk/piece/classifier for pieces of cloth cake
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飞 ) 机
(fēi)jīchǎng 3 1 10 #N/A
zuò 3 1 10 /to sit/to take a seat/to take (a bus airplane etc)/to bear fruit/
共 汽 车
gōnggòng
qìchē 3 1 10 /bus/CL: 輛 |辆 [liang4]班 [ban1]/
共
gōnggòng 3 1 10 /public/common (use)/车 qìchē 3 1 10 /car/automobile/bus/CL: 輛 |辆 [liang4]/
chē 3 1 10 /war chariot (archaic)/rook (in Chinese chess)/rook (in chess)/
者 huòzhě 3 1 10 /or/possibly/maybe/perhaps/
铁 dìtiě 3 1 10 /subway/metro/
zǒu 3 1 10
/to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave/to go
away/to die (euph.)/from/through/away (in compound verbs such a
撤 走 )/to change (shape
xiān 3 1 10 /early/prior/former/in advance/first/
zhàn 3 1 10
/station/to stand/to halt/to stop/branch of a company or
organization/website/车 xiàchē 3 1 10 /to get off or out of (a bus train
后 ránhòu 3 1 10 /after/then (afterwards)/after that/afterwards/
lǜ 3 1 10 /green/
xiàn 3 1 10 /thread/string/wire/line/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2] 股 [gu3]
后 zuìhòu 3 1 10 /final/last/finally/ultimate/
lán 3 1 10 /blue/indigo plant/
烦 máfan 3 1 10
/inconvenient/troublesome/annoying/to trouble or bother sb/to pu
sb to trouble/
车 dǎchē 3 1 10 /to take a taxi (in town)/to hitch a lift/
租 汽 车
chūzū qìchē 3 1 10 /taxi/cab (PRC)/hire car (Taiwan)/CL:輛
|辆
[liang4]/租 chūzū 3 1 10 /to rent/
zū 3 1 10 /to hire/to rent/to charter/to rent out/to lease out/rent/land tax/
车 kāichē 3 1 10 /to drive a car/
kāi 3 1 10
/to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a medical
prescription)/to operate (vehicle)/abbr. for 開 爾 文 |开 尔 文 degree
Kelvin/
sòng 3 1 10
/to deliver/to carry/to give (as a present)/to present (with)/to see
off/to send/
子 邮 件 diànzǐ yóujiàn 3 1 10 /electronic mail/email/CL: 封 [feng1]/子 diànzǐ 3 1 10 /electronic/electron/
ràng 3 1 10 /to yield/to permit/to let sb do sth/to have sb do sth/
huā 3 1 10 /flower/blossom/fancy pattern/CL: 朵 [duo3]支 [zhi1]
好 意 思 bùhǎo yìsi 3 1 10
/to feel embarrassed/to find it embarrassing/to be sorry (for
inconveniencing sb)/
měi 3 1 10 /each/every/
市 chéngshì 3 1 10 /city/town/CL: 座 [zuo4]/
别 tèbié 3 1 10 /especially/special/particular/unusual/
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速 公 路 gāosù gōnglù 3 1 10 /expressway/highway/freeway/
速 gāosù 3 1 10 /high speed/
路 gōnglù 3 1 10 /public road/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]/
lù 3 1 10 /road/path/way/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]/
张 jǐnzhāng 3 1 10
/nervous/keyed up/intense/tense/strained/in short
supply/scarce/CL:陣 |阵 [zhen4]/
己
zìjǐ 3 1 10 /oneself/one's own/机 shǒujī 3 1 10 /cell phone/mobile phone/CL: 部 [bu4]支 [zhi1]/
短 信 fāduǎnxìn 3 1 10 /to text/to send SMS messages/
年 xīnnián 3 1 10 /New Year/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
乐 kuàilè 3 1 10 /happy/merry/
气 tiānqì 3 1 11 /weather/
bǐ 3 1 11 /associate with/be near/
雪 xiàxuě 3 1 11 /to snow/
yuē 3 1 11
/to make an appointment/to invite/approximately/pact/treaty/to
economize/to restrict/to reduce (a fraction)/concise/
园 gōngyuán 3 1 11 /public park/CL: 場 |场 [chang3]/冰 huábīng 3 1 11 /to skate/skating/
huì 3 1 11 /to balance an account/accountancy/accounting/
才 gāngcái 3 1 11 /(just) a moment ago/
上 wǎngshàng 3 1 11 /on-line/
报 yùbào 3 1 11 /forecast/
gèng 3 1 11 /more/even more/further/still/still more/
但 …而
… búdàn… érqiě… 3 1 11
和 nuǎnhuo 3 1 11 /warm/nice and warm/
lěng 3 1 11 /cold/
bàn 3 1 11
/to do/to manage/to handle/to go about/to run/to set up/to deal
with/
dié 3 1 11 /dish/plate/
么 nàme 3 1 11 /like that/in that way/or so/so/so very much/about/in that case/
玩 儿 hǎo wánr 3 1 11 /interesting/delightful/amusing/
去 chūqu 3 1 11 /to go out/
常 fēicháng 3 1 11 /unusual/extraordinary/extreme/very/exceptional/
糕 zāogāo 3 1 11 /too bad/how terrible/what bad luck/terrible/bad/
雨 xiàyǔ 3 1 11 /to rain/rainy/
yòu 3 1 11 /(once) again/also/both... and.../again/试 miànshì 3 1 11 /to interview/to audition/interview/audition/
去 huíqu 3 1 11 /to return/to go back/
天 dōngtiān 3 1 11 /winter/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
天 xiàtiān 3 1 11 /summer/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
rè 3 1 11 /to warm up/to heat up/hot (of weather)/heat/fervent/
天 chūntiān 3 1 11 /spring (season)/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
天 qiūtiān 3 1 11 /autumn/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
服 shūfu 3 1 11 /comfortable/feeling well/
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州 iāzhōu 3 1 11 /California/
馆 (儿 ) fàn'guǎn(r) 3 1 12
像 hǎoxiàng 3 1 12 /as if/to seem like/
子 wèizi 3 1 12 /place/seat/
务 员 fúwù yuán 3 1 12
/waiter/waitress/attendant/customer service
personnel/CL:個 |个 [ge4]/
务
fúwù 3 1 12 /to serve/service/CL:項
|项
[xiang4]/子 zhuōzi 3 1 12 /table/desk/CL: 張 | 张 [zhang1]套 [tao4]/
菜 diǎncài 3 1 12 /to order dishes (in a restaurant)/
pán 3 1 12
/plate/dish/tray/board/to build/to coil/to check/to examine/to
transfer (property)/to make over/classifier for food: dish helping/to
coil/classifier for coils of wire/classifier for games of chess/
子 iǎozi 3 1 12 /dumpling/pot-sticker/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]隻 |只 [zhi1]/
sù 3 1 12
/raw silk/white/plain unadorned/vegetarian
(food)/essence/nature/element/constituent/usually/always/ever/
常 iācháng 3 1 12 /the daily life of a family/腐 dòufu 3 1 12 /tofu/bean curd/
fàng 3 1 12
/to release/to free/to let go/to put/to place/to let out/to set off
(fireworks)/
ròu 3 1 12 /meat/flesh/pulp (of a fruit)/
wǎn 3 1 12 /variant of 碗 [wan3]/bowl/cup/CL:隻 |只 [zhi1]個 |个 [ge4]/
辣 汤 suānlà tāng 3 1 12 /hot and sour soup/sour and spicy soup/
suān 3 1 12 /sour/sore/ache/acid/
là 3 1 12 /hot (spicy)/pungent/
tāng 3 1 12
/soup/hot or boiling water/decoction of medicinal herbs/water in
which sth has been boiled/精 wèijīng 3 1 12 /monosodium glutamate (MSG)/Ajinomoto/
yán 3 1 12 /salt/CL: 粒 [li4]/
菜 báicài 3 1 12 /Chinese cabbage/pak choi/CL: 棵 [ke1] 個 | 个 [ge4]/
gāng 3 1 12 /hard/firm/strong/just/barely/exactly/
完 màiwán 3 1 12 /to be sold out/
wán 3 1 12 /to finish/to be over/whole/complete/entire/
菜 qīngcài 3 1 12 /green vegetables/Chinese cabbage/
茶 bīngchá 3 1 12
bīng 3 1 12 /ice/CL: 塊 |块 [kuai4]/methamphetamine (slang)/
kě 3 1 12 /thirsty/
xiē 3 1 12/some/few/several/measure word indicating a small amount or smanumber (greater than 1)/
gòu 3 1 12 /to reach/to be enough/
è 3 1 12 /to be hungry/hungry/
菜 shàngcài 3 1 12 /to serve also to put on plate/
傅 shīfu 3 1 12
/master/qualified worker/respectful form of address for older
men/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]位 [wei4]
吃 hǎochī 3 1 12 /tasty/delicious/
醋 鱼 tángcù yú 3 1 12 /sweet and sour fish/
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táng 3 1 12 /sugar/sweets/candy/CL: 顆 |颗 [ke1]塊 |块 [kuai4]/
cù 3 1 12 /vinegar/
tián 3 1 12 /sweet/
suān 3 1 12 /sour/sore/ache/acid/
í 3 1 12 /extremely/pole (geography physics)/utmost/top/
烧 hóngshāo 3 1 12 /simmer-fried (dish)/
肉
niúròu 3 1 12 /beef/niú 3 1 12 /ox/cow/bull/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]頭 |头 [tou2]/
yú 3 1 12 /fish/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]尾 [wei3]/
拌 liángbàn 3 1 12
/salad with dressing/cold vegetables dressed with sauce (e.g. cole
slaw)/
瓜 huángguā 3 1 12 /cucumber/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]/
饭 mǐfàn 3 1 12 /(cooked) rice/
wàng 3 1 12 /to forget/to overlook/to neglect/
dài 3 1 12
/band/belt/girdle/ribbon/tire/area/zone/region/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]/to
wear/to carry/to take along/to bear (i.e. to have)/to lead/to bring/t
look after/to raise/
卡 fànkǎ 3 1 12
cuò 3 1 12
/mistake/wrong/bad/interlocking/complex/to grind/to polish/to
alternate/to stagger/to miss/to let slip/to evade/to inlay with gold o
silver/
楚 qīngchu 3 1 12 /clear/distinct/to understand thorougly/to be clear about/
关 系 méi guānxi 3 1 12 /it doesn't matter/
海 shànghǎi 3 1 12 /Shanghai municipality central east China
shàng 3 1 13
/on top/upon/above/upper/previous/first (of multiple parts)/to
climb/to get onto/to go up/to attend (class or university)/
心
zhōngxīn 3 1 13 /center/heart/core/CL:個
|个
[ge4]/
说 tīngshuō 3 1 13 /to hear (sth said)/one hears (that)/hearsay/listening and speaking/
动 yùndòng 3 1 13 /movement/campaign/CL: 場 |场 [chang3]/sports/
chǎng 3 1 13
/large place used for a specific purpose/stage/scene (of a
play)/classifier for sporting or recreational activities/classifier for
number of exams/
边 pángbiān 3 1 13 /lateral/side/to the side/beside/
yuǎn 3 1 13 /to distance oneself from (classical)/
lí 3 1 13
/to leave/to part from/to be away from/(in giving distances)
from/without (sth)/independent of/one of the Eight Trigrams
八 卦 [ba1 gua4] symbolizing fire/ ☲ / ìn 3 1 13 /near/close to/approximately/
动 huódòng 3 1 13
/to exercise/to move about/to
operate/activity/loose/shaky/active/movable/maneuver/to use
connections/CL:項 |项 [xiang4]個 |个 [ge4]/
间 zhōngjiān 3 1 13 /between/intermediate/mid/middle/
店 shūdiàn 3 1 13 /bookstore/CL: 家 [jia1]/
方 dìfang 3 1 13 /area/place/space/room/territory/CL: 處 |处 [chu4]個 |个 [ge4]
边 lǐbiān 3 1 13 /inside/
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guò 3 1 13
/(experienced action marker)/to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to
celebrate (a holiday)/to live/to get along/excessively/too-/
国 城
zhōngguó
chéng 3 1 13 /Chinatown/
chéng 3 1 13 /city walls/city/town/CL: 座 [zuo4]道 [dao4]
图
dìtú 3 1 13 /map/CL:張
|张
[zhang1]本
[ben3]/ná 3 1 13 /to hold/to seize/to catch/to apprehend/to take/
cì 3 1 13
/next in sequence/second/the second (day time etc)/secondary/vic
/sub-/infra-/inferior quality/substandard/order/sequence/hypo-
(chemistry)/classifier for enumerated events: time/
cóng 3 1 13 /second cousin/
直 yìzhí 3 1 13
/straight (in a straight line)/continuously/always/from the beginnin
of ... up to .../all along/
wǎng 3 1 13
/to go (in a direction)/to/towards/(of a train) bound
for/past/previous/
nán 3 1 13 /south/
guò 3 1 13
/(experienced action marker)/to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to
celebrate (a holiday)/to live/to get along/excessively/too-/
口 lùkǒu 3 1 13 /crossing/intersection (of roads)/
xī 3 1 13 /west/
guǎi 3 1 13 /to turn/to kidnap (esp. through trickery)/to shanghai/a cane/
āi 3 1 13
/interjection of surprise or disapprobation hey!/why?/look out!/Ho
dare you!/
dōng 3 1 13 /east/host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)/landlord/běi 3 1 13 /north/to be defeated (classical)/
qián 3 1 13
/front/forward/ahead/ago/before/first/former/formerly/future/BC
(e.g. 前 293 年 )/
绿 灯 hóng lǜdēng 3 1 13 /traffic light/traffic signal/
dēng 3 1 13 /lamp/light/lantern/CL: 盞 |盏 [zhan3]/
yòu 3 1 13 /right (-hand)/the Right (politics)/west (old)/
zuǒ 3 1 13
/left/the Left
(politics)/east/unorthodox/queer/wrong/differing/opposite/variant
佐 [zuo3]/
面 qiánmian 3 1 13 /ahead/in front/preceding/above/
文 rìwén 3 1 13 /Japanese (language)/京 dōngjīng 3 1 13 /Tōkyō capital of Japan/
本 rìběn 3 1 13 /Japan/Japanese/
会 wǔhuì 3 1 14 /dance/ball/party/CL: 場 |场 [chang3]/
姐 biǎojiě 3 1 14 /older female cousin via female line/
学 zhōngxué 3 1 14 /middle school/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
sòng 3 1 14
/to deliver/to carry/to give (as a present)/to present (with)/to see
off/to send/
物 lǐwù 3 1 14 /gift/present/CL: 件 [jian4]個 |个 [ge4]
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běn 3 1 14
/roots or stems of plants/origin/source/this/the
current/root/foundation/basis/classifier for books periodicals
料 yǐnliào 3 1 14 /drink/beverage/
果 shuǐguǒ 3 1 14 /fruit/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
bǎ 3 1 14 /handle/
huā 3 1 14 /flower/blossom/fancy pattern/CL:朵
[duo3]支
[zhi1]ài 3 1 14 /to love/affection/to be fond of/to like/
果 píngguǒ 3 1 14 /apple/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]顆 |颗 [ke1]/
lí 3 1 14 /pear/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
瓜 xīguā 3 1 14 /watermelon/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]/
zhù 3 1 14 /to live/to dwell/to stay/to reside/to stop/
zhòng 3 1 14 /heavy/serious/
jiē 3 1 14
/to receive/to answer (the phone)/to meet or welcome sb/to
connect/to catch/to join/to extend/to take one's turn on duty/to ta
over for sb/
lóu 3 1 14
/house with more than 1 story/storied
building/floor/CL:層 |层 [ceng2]座 [zuo4]红 wáng hóng 3 1 14
头 zhōngtóu 3 1 14 /hour/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
为 yǐwéi 3 1 14 /to believe/to think/to consider/to be under the impression/
明 cōngmíng 3 1 14 /acute (of sight and hearing)/clever/intelligent/bright/smart/
功 yònggōng 3 1 14
/diligent/industrious (in one's studies)/to study hard/to make great
effort/
期 shǔqī 3 1 14 /summer vacation time/
bān 3 1 14
/team/class/squad/work shift/ranking/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/classifier for
groups/
zhǎng 3 1 14 /chief/head/elder/to grow/to develop/to increase/to enhance/
爱 kě'ài 3 1 14 /adorable/cute/lovely/
年 qùnián 3 1 14 /last year/
shǔ 3 1 14 /to join together/to fix one's attention on/to concentrate on/
gǒu 3 1 14 /dog/CL: 隻 |只 [zhi1]條 |条 [tiao2]/
liǎn 3 1 14 /face/CL: 張 |张 [zhang1]個 |个 [ge4]/
yuán 3 1 14
/circle/round/circular/spherical/(of the moon) full/unit of Chinese
currency (Yuan)/tactful/to justify/
睛 yǎnjing 3 1 14 /eye/CL: 隻 |只 [zhi1]雙 |双 [shuang1]/
子 bízi 3 1 14 /nose/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]隻 | 只 [zhi1]/
zuǐ 3 1 14 /mouth/beak/spout (of teapot etc)/CL: 張 |张 [zhang1]個 |个 [ge4]/
xiàng 3 1 14 /to resemble/to appear/to seem/appearance/image/portrait/
大 zhǎngdà 3 1 14 /to grow up/
定 yídìng 3 1 14
/surely/certainly/necessarily/fixed/a certain (extent
etc)/given/particular/must/
糕 dàn'gāo 3 1 14 /cake/CL: 塊 |块 [kuai4]個 |个 [ge4]/
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zuì 3 1 14 /most/the most/-est/
伦 hǎilún 3 1 14
/Hailun county level city in Suihua 綏 化 |绥 化 Heilongjiang/Helen o
Hélène (name)/
姆 tāngmǔ 3 1 14 /Tom (name)/
院 yīyuàn 3 1 15 /hospital/CL: 所 [suo3]家 [jia1]
病 kànbìng 3 1 15 /to visit a doctor/to see a patient/
bìng 3 1 15 /ailment/sickness/illness/disease/fallill/sick/defect/CL:場 | 场 [chang2]/
人 bìngrén 3 1 15 /sick person/patient/invalid/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
子 dùzi 3 1 15 /belly/abdomen/stomach/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
死 téngsǐ 3 1 15 /to really hurt/
téng 3 1 15 /(it) hurts/sore/to love dearly/
sǐ 3 1 15 /to die/impassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid/extremely/
里 yèlǐ 3 1 15 /during the night/at night/nighttime/
几 hǎojǐ 3 1 15 /several/quite a few/
所 cèsuǒ 3 1 15 /toilet/lavatory/CL: 間 |间 [jian1]處 |处 [chu4]/
bǎ 3 1 15 /handle/
箱 bīngxiāng 3 1 15 /icebox/freezer cabinet/refrigerator/CL: 臺 |台 [tai2]個 |个 [ge4]/
烧 fāshāo 3 1 15 /to have a high temperature (from illness)/to have a fever/
下 tǎngxià 3 1 15 /to lie down/
tǎng 3 1 15 /to recline/to lie down/
查 iǎnchá 3 1 15 /inspection/to examine/to inspect/CL: 次 [ci4]/
坏 chīhuài 3 1 15 /to get sick because of bad food/
huài 3 1 15 /bad/spoiled/broken/to break down/
针 dǎzhēn 3 1 15 /to give or have an injection/
zhēn 3 1 15 /injection/needle/pin/CL: 根 [gen1]支 [zhi1]/
yào 3 1 15 /medicine/drug/cure/CL:種
|种
[zhong3]服
[fu4]/
piàn 3 1 15
/thin piece/flake/a slice/film/TV play/to slice/to carve
thin/partial/incomplete/one-sided/classifier for slices tablets
biàn 3 1 15 /everywhere/all over/classifier for actions: one time/
好 zuìhǎo 3 1 15 /best/(you) had better (do what we suggest)/
时 xiǎoshí 3 1 15 /hour/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
法 bànfǎ 3 1 15 /means/method/way (of doing sth)/CL: 條 | 条 [tiao2]個 |个 [ge4]/
冒 gǎnmào 3 1 15 /to catch cold/(common) cold/CL: 場 |场 [chang2]次 [ci4]/
病 shēngbìng 3 1 15 /to fall ill/to sicken/
体 shēntǐ 3 1 15 /(human) body/health/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/yǎng 3 1 15 /to itch/to tickle/
敏 guòmǐn 3 1 15 /to be allergic/allergy/
店 yàodiàn 3 1 15 /pharmacy/
康 iànkāng 3 1 15 /health/healthy/
险 bǎoxiǎn 3 1 15 /insurance/to insure/safe/secure/be sure/be bound to/CL: 份 [fen4]
快 gǎnkuài 3 1 15 /at once/immediately/
不 然 yào bùrán 3 1 15 /otherwise/or else/or/
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来 越 yuèláiyuè 3 1 15 /more and more/
次 shàngcì 3 1 15 /last time/
息 xiūxi 3 1 15 /rest/to rest/
lǎn 3 1 15 /lazy/
说 zàishuō 3 1 15
/to say again/to put off a discussion until later/moreover/what's
more/besides/
luàn 3 1 15
/in confusion or disorder/in a confused state of mind/disorder/upheaval/riot/illicit sexual relations/to throw into
disorder/to mix up/indiscriminate/random/arbitrary/
tóng 3 1 16 /like/same/similar/together/alike/with/see 衚 衕 |胡 同 [hu2 tong4]/
象 yìnxiàng 3 1 16 /impression/
chéng 3 1 16
/to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to turn
into/to be all right/OK!/one tenth/
yǎn 3 1 16 /to develop/to evolve/to practice/to perform/to play/to act/
fèi 3 1 16 /to cost/to spend/fee/wasteful/expenses/
气 lìqi 3 1 16 /strength/CL: 把 [ba3]/
jiù 3 1 16
/at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already/as sooas/then/in that case/as many as/even if/to approach/to move
towards/to undertake/to engage in/to suffer/subjected to/to
accomplish/to take advantage of/to go with (of foods)/with regard
to/concerning/
liǎ 3 1 16 /two (colloquial equivalent of 兩 個 |两 个 )/both/some/
天 hòutiān 3 1 16 /day after tomorrow/post-natal/
言 为 定 yìyánwéidìng 3 1 16 /one word and it's settled (idiom); It's a deal!/That's settled then./
得 ìde 3 1 16 /to remember/
起 来
xiǎng qǐlai 3 1 16 /to remember/to recall/码 hàomǎ 3 1 16 /number/CL: 堆 [dui1]個 |个 [ge4]/
bān 3 1 16
/to move/to shift/to remove/to transport/to apply indiscriminately/
copy mechanically/
扫 dǎsǎo 3 1 16 /to clean/to sweep/
理 zhěnglǐ 3 1 16
/to arrange/to tidy up/to sort out/to straighten out/to list
systematically/to collate (data files)/to pack (luggage)/
间 fángjiān 3 1 16 /room/CL: 間 |间 [jian1]/
行 lǚxíng 3 1 16 /to travel/journey/trip/CL: 趟 [tang4]次 [ci4]
diàn 3 1 16 /electric/electricity/electrical/
chǎo 3 1 17 /to quarrel/to make a noise/noisy/to disturb by making a noise/
lián 3 1 17
/to link/to join/to connect/continuously/in
succession/including/(used with 也 都 etc) even/company (military)
饭 zuòfàn 3 1 17 /to prepare a meal/to cook/
纸 bàozhǐ 3 1 17 /newspaper/newsprint/CL: 份 [fen4]期 [qi1]
告 guǎnggào 3 1 17 /to advertise/a commercial/advertisement/CL: 項 |项 [xiang4]/
近 fùjìn 3 1 17 /(in the) vicinity/nearby/neighboring/next to/
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tào 3 1 17
/cover/sheath/to encase/a case/to overlap/to interleave/bend (of a
river or mountain range in place names)/harness/classifier for sets
寓 gōngyù 3 1 17 /apartment building/block of flats/CL: 套 [tao4]/
租 chūzū 3 1 17 /to rent/
路 zǒulù 3 1 17 /to walk/to go on foot/
钟
fēnzhōng 3 1 17 /minute/室 wòshì 3 1 17 /bedroom/CL: 間 | 间 [jian1]/
房 chúfáng 3 1 17 /kitchen/CL: 間 |间 [jian1]/
生 间 wèishēng jiān 3 1 17 /bathroom/toilet/WC/CL: 間 |间 [jian1]/
厅 kètīng 3 1 17
/drawing room (room for arriving guests)/living
room/CL: 間 |间 [jian1]/
具 iājù 3 1 17 /furniture/CL: 件 [jian4]套 [tao4]/
房 一 厅 yīfángyītīng 3 1 17 /one bedroom and one living room/
净 gānjìng 3 1 17 /clean/neat/
发 shāfā 3 1 17 /sofa/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]張 | 张 [zhang1]/
桌 fànzhuō 3 1 17 /dining table/子 yǐzi 3 1 17 /chair/CL: 把 [ba3]套 [tao4]/
桌 shūzhuō 3 1 17 /desk/CL: 張 |张 [zhang1]/
架 shūjià 3 1 17 /bookshelf/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
里 nàli 3 1 17 /there/that place/
静 ānjìng 3 1 17 /quiet/peaceful/calm/
租 fángzū 3 1 17 /rent for a room or house/
yuán 3 1 17 /Chinese monetary unit/dollar/primary/first/
元 měiyuán 3 1 17 /American dollar/US dollar/
民 币 rénmín bì 3 1 17 /Renminbi (RMB)/Chinese Yuan (CNY)/
民
rénmín 3 1 17 /the people/CL:個
|个
[ge4]/bì 3 1 17 /money/coins/currency/silk/
不 多 chà bu duō 3 1 17 /almost/nearly/more or less/about the same/good enough/not bad
fèi 3 1 17 /to cost/to spend/fee/wasteful/expenses/
金 yājīn 3 1 17 /deposit/down payment/
dāng 3 1 17
/at or in the very same.../suitable/adequate/fitting/proper/to
replace/to regard as/to think/to pawn/
huán 3 1 17 /to pay back/to return/
外 lìngwài 3 1 17
/additional/in
addition/besides/separate/other/moreover/furthermore/zhǔn 3 1 17 /horizontal (old)/accurate/standard/definitely/certainly/
yǎng 3 1 17
/to raise (animals)/to bring up (children)/to keep (pets)/to support/
give birth/
物 chǒngwù 3 1 17 /house pet/
然 dāngrán 3 1 18 /only natural/as it should be/certainly/of course/without doubt/
pàng 3 1 18 /fat/plump/
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pà 3 1 18 /to be afraid/to fear/to dread/to be unable to endure/perhaps/
单 iǎndān 3 1 18 /simple/not complicated/
步 pǎobù 3 1 18 /to walk quickly/to march/to run/
pǎo 3 1 18 /to run/to escape/race/
受 nánshòu 3 1 18 /to feel unwell/to suffer pain/to be difficult to bear/
球
wǎngqiú 3 1 18 /tennis/CL:個
|个
[ge4]/
pāi 3 1 18 /to pat/to clap/to slap/fly-swatter/racket/to take (a photograph)/
球 lánqiú 3 1 18 /basketball/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]隻 |只 [zhi1]/
泳 yóuyǒng 3 1 18 /swimming/to swim/
险 wēixiǎn 3 1 18 /danger/dangerous/
死 yānsǐ 3 1 18 /to drown/
意 yuànyì 3 1 18 /to wish/to want/ready/willing (to do sth)/
大 学 shàng dàxué 3 1 18
了 wèile 3 1 18 /in order to/for the purpose of/so as to/
高 tígāo 3 1 18 /to raise/to increase/
平 shuǐpíng 3 1 18 /level (of achievement etc)/standard/horizontal/球 zúqiú 3 1 18 /football/soccer/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
赛 bǐsài 3 1 18 /competition (sports etc)/match/CL: 場 | 场 [chang3]次 [ci4]/
际 guójì 3 1 18 /international/
式 měishì 3 1 18 /American style/
iǎo 3 1 18 /role/
tī 3 1 18 /to kick/to play (e.g. soccer)/
shǒu 3 1 18
/hand/(formal) to hold/person engaged in certain types of
work/person skilled in certain types of
work/personal(ly)/convenient/CL:雙
|双
[shuang1]隻
|只
[zhi1]/
bào 3 1 18
/to hold/to carry (in one's arms)/to hug or
embrace/surround/cherish/
yā 3 1 18 /in the first place/to crush/
bèi 3 1 18
/quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to cover/to mee
with/
心 dānxīn 3 1 18 /anxious/worried/uneasy/to worry/to be anxious/
bàng 3 1 18
/a stick/club or cudgel/smart/capable/strong/wonderful/classifier f
legs of a relay race/
动 服 yùndòng fú 3 1 18 /sportswear/
天 bàntiān 3 1 18 /half of the day/a long time/quite a while/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
上 mǎshàng 3 1 19
/at once/right away/immediately/on horseback (i.e. by military
force)/
假 fàngjià 3 1 19 /to have a holiday or vacation/
fàng 3 1 19
/to release/to free/to let go/to put/to place/to let out/to set off
(fireworks)/
ià 3 1 19 /vacation/
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司 gōngsī 3 1 19
/(business)
company/company/firm/corporation/incorporated/CL:家 [jia1]/
习 shíxí 3 1 19 /to practice/field work/to intern/internship/
工 dǎgōng 3 1 19 /to work (do manual labor for a living)/a part time job/to moonlight
划 jìhuà 3 1 19 /plan/project/program/to plan/to mapout/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]項 | 项 [xiang4]/
假 shǔjià 3 1 19 /summer vacation/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
算 dǎsuàn 3 1 19
/to plan/to intend/to
calculate/plan/intention/calculation/CL:個 | 个 [ge4]/
母 fùmǔ 3 1 19 /father and mother/parents/
都 shǒudū 3 1 19 /capital (city)/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
治 zhèngzhì 3 1 19 /politics/political/
化 wénhuà 3 1 19 /culture/civilization/cultural/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]種 |种 [zhong3]/
胜 古 迹 míngshèng gǔjì 3 1 19 /historical sites and scenic spots/
名 yǒumíng 3 1 19 /famous/well-known/游 dǎoyóu 3 1 19 /tour guide/guidebook/to conduct a tour/
照 hùzhào 3 1 19 /passport/CL: 本 [ben3]個 |个 [ge4]/
dìng 3 1 19
/to agree/to conclude/to draw up/to subscribe to (a newspaper
etc)/to order/
证 qiānzhèng 3 1 19 /visa/certificate/to certify/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
行 社 lǚxíng shè 3 1 19 /travel agency/
城 chángchéng 3 1 19 /the Great Wall/
港 xiānggǎng 3 1 19 /Hong Kong/
北 táiběi 3 1 19 /Taibei or Taipei capital of Taiwan/Taibei or Taipei
chū 3 1 19 /at first/(at the) beginning/first/junior/basic/程 dānchéng 3 1 19 /one way (ticket)/
返 wǎngfǎn 3 1 19 /to go back and forth/to go to and fro/round trip/
空 hángkōng 3 1 19 /aviation/
chá 3 1 19
/to research/to check/to investigate/to examine/to refer to/to
search/
班 hángbān 3 1 19
/scheduled flight/flight number/plane/scheduled sailing/sailing
number/passenger ship/
qiān 3 1 19 /thousand/a swing/
飞 zhífēi 3 1 19 /to fly directly/direct flight/
折 dǎzhé 3 1 19 /to give a discount/
机 zhuǎnjī 3 1 19 /(to take) a turn for the better/to change planes/
kào 3 1 19
/to lean against or on/to stand by the side of/to come near to/to
depend or rely on/to trust/to fuck (vulgar)/traditional military
costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)/
户 chuānghu 3 1 19 /window/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]扇 [shan4]/
道 zǒudào 3 1 19 /pavement/sidewalk/path/walk/footpath/
fèn 3 1 19 /part/share/ingredient/component/
餐 sùcān 3 1 19
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馆 lǚguǎn 3 1 19 /hotel/CL: 家 [jia1]/
zū 3 1 19 /to hire/to rent/to charter/to rent out/to lease out/rent/land tax/
国 国 际
空 公 司
zhōngguó guójì
hángkōnggōng
sī 3 1 19 /Air China Ltd./
北 航 空
司
xīběi
hángkōnggōng
sī 3 1 19 /Northwest Airlines/
李 xíngli 3 1 20 /luggage/CL: 件 [jian4]/
运 tuōyùn 3 1 20 /to consign (goods)/to check through (baggage)/
bāo 3 1 20
/to cover/to wrap/to hold/to include/to take charge of/to contract
or for)/package/wrapper/container/bag/to hold or
embrace/bundle/packet/CL:個 |个 [ge4]隻 |只 [zhi1]/
子 xiāngzi 3 1 20 /suitcase/chest/box/case/trunk/CL: 隻 |只 [zhi1]個 | 个 [ge4]/
重 chāozhòng 3 1 20 /overweight (baggage freight)/
chāo 3 1 20/to exceed/overtake/surpass/transcend/ultra-/super-/to pass/tocross/
机 牌 dēngjīpái 3 1 20 /boarding pass/
pái 3 1 20
/mahjong tile/playing card/game
pieces/signboard/plate/tablet/medal/CL:片 [pian4]個 |个 [ge4]
机 口 dēngjī kǒu 3 1 20 /departure gate (aviation)/
kǒu 3 1 20 /mouth/classifier for things with mouths (people domestic animals
kū 3 1 20 /to cry/to weep/
de 3 1 20 /earth/ground/field/place/land/CL:片
[pian4]/
顾 zhàogù 3 1 20 /to take care of/to show consideration/to attend to/to look after/
飞 qǐfēi 3 1 20 /to take off (in an airplane)/
心 xiǎoxīn 3 1 20 /to be careful/to take care/
路 平 安 yí lù píng'ān 3 1 20 /to have a pleasant journey/Bon voyage!/
叔 shūshu 3 1 20
/father's younger brother/uncle/Taiwan pr. [shu2
shu5]/CL:個 |个 [ge4]/
姨 āyí 3 1 20
/maternal aunt/step-mother/childcare worker/nursemaid/woman o
similar age to one's parents (term of address used by
child)/CL:個 |个 [ge4]/
迎 huānyíng 3 1 20 /to welcome/welcome/
shòu 3 1 20
/thin/to lose weight/(of clothing) tight/(of meat) lean/(of land)
unproductive/
爷 yéye 3 1 20 /(informal) father's father/paternal grandfather/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
奶 nǎinai 3 1 20 /(informal) father's mother/paternal grandmother/CL: 位 [wei4]/
鸭 kǎoyā 3 1 20 /roast duck/
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都 机 场 shǒudū jīchǎng 3 1 20 /Beijing airport (PEK)/also translated as Capital airport/
学 kāixué 3 2 1
/foundation of a University or College/school opening/the start of a
new term/
生 xīnshēng 3 2 1 /newborn/new student/
liàng 3 2 1 /classifier for vehicles/
究 生
yánjiū shēng 3 2 1 /graduate student/postgraduate student/research student/生 chūshēng 3 2 1 /to be born/
gōng 3 2 1 /a bow (weapon)/CL: 張 |张 [zhang1]/
cháng 3 2 1 /chief/head/elder/to grow/to develop/to increase/to enhance/
外 xiàowài 3 2 1 /off campus/
内 xiàonèi 3 2 1 /on-campus/intramural/
全 ānquán 3 2 1 /safe/secure/safety/security/
较 bǐjiào 3 2 1 /to compare/to contrast/comparatively/relatively/quite/compariso
钱 shěngqián 3 2 1 /to save money/
由 zìyóu 3 2 1 /freedom/free/liberty/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/见 得 bùjiàn de 3 2 1 /not necessarily/not likely/
处 hǎochù 3 2 1
/benefit/advantage/gain/profit/also pronounced [hao3
chu4]/CL:個 |个 [ge4]/
应 shìyìng 3 2 1 /to suit/to fit/to be suitable/to adapt/to get used to sth/
活 shēnghuó 3 2 1 /life/activity/to live/livelihood/
家 bānjiā 3 2 1 /to move house/removal/
忙 bāngmáng 3 2 1 /to help/to lend a hand/to do a favor/to do a good turn/
lā 3 2 1 /to pull/to play (string instruments)/to drag/to draw/
天 明
zhāng tiānmíng 3 2 1林 kēlín 3 2 1 /Colin (name)/
屋 tóngwū 3 2 2 /roommate/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
bǎi 3 2 2 /to arrange/to exhibit/to move to and fro/a pendulum/
子 bèizi 3 2 2 /quilt/CL: 床 [chuang2]/
子 tǎnzi 3 2 2 /a blanket/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]張 |张 [zhang1]
柜 yīguì 3 2 2 /wardrobe/armoire/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
子 guìzi 3 2 2 /cupboard/cabinet/
guà 3 2 2
/to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)/(of a telephone call) to hang
up/to be worried or concerned/to make a phone call (topolect)/to
register or record/to hitch/classifier for sets or clusters of objects/
mén 3 2 2
/gate/door/CL:扇 [shan4]/gateway/doorway/CL:個 | 个 [ge4]/openin
alve/switch/way to do something/knack/family/house/(religious)
sect/school (of thought)/class/category/phylum or division
(taxonomy)/classifier for large guns/classifier for lessons subjects
kōng 3 2 2 /to empty/vacant/unoccupied/space/leisure/free time/
调 kōngtiáo 3 2 2 /air conditioning/
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dòng 3 2 2 /classifier for houses or buildings/ridgepole (old)/
iù 3 2 2 /old/opposite: new 新 /former/worn (with age)/
怕 kǒngpà 3 2 2 /fear/to dread/I'm afraid that.../perhaps/maybe/
用 品 rìyòng pǐn 3 2 2 /articles for daily use/CL: 件 [jian4]個 |个 [ge4]/
具 wénjù 3 2 2 /stationery/item of stationery (pen pencil
xǐ 3 2 2 /to wash/to bathe/to develop (photo)/
céng 3 2 2
/layer/stratum/laminated/floor (of a building)/storey/classifier for
layers/repeated/sheaf (math.)/
tái 3 2 2 /desk/platform/typhoon/
衣 机 xǐyī jī 3 2 2 /washer/washing machine/CL: 臺 |台 [tai2]/
干 机 hōnggān jī 3 2 2 /clothes dryer/
路 mǎlù 3 2 2 /street/road/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]/
般 yìbān 3 2 2 /same/ordinary/common/general/generally/in general/
的 zhēnde 3 2 2
急 zháojí 3 2 2 /to worry/to feel anxious/Taiwan pron. [zhao1 ji2]/
馆 儿 cān'guǎnr 3 2 2
道 dìdao 3 2 2/authentic/genuine/typical/from a place known for theproduct/thorough/conscientious/
几 天 guò jǐtiān 3 2 2
好 zhènghǎo 3 2 3
/just (in time)/just right/just enough/to happen to/to chance to/by
chance/it just so happens that/
口 ménkǒu 3 2 3 /doorway/gate/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
学 生 liú xuéshēng 3 2 3
/student studying abroad/(foreign) exchange
student/CL:個 |个 [ge4]位 [wei4]/
单 càidān 3 2 3 /menu/CL: 份 [fen4]張 |张 [zhang1]/
ī 3 2 3 /fowl/chicken/CL: 隻 |只 [zhi1]/
蒸
qīngzhēng 3 2 3 /steamed in broth/道 wèidào 3 2 3 /flavor/smell/hint of/
兰 jièlán 3 2 3 /Chinese kale/cabbage mustard (Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra)/
nèn 3 2 3 /tender/soft/delicate/light (color)/inexperienced/unskilled/
xiāng 3 2 3
/fragrant/sweet smelling/aromatic/savory or appetizing/(to eat) wit
relish/(of sleep) sound/perfume or spice/joss or incense
stick/CL: 根 [gen1]/
菜 bōcài 3 2 3 /spinach/CL: 棵 [ke1]/
( 菜 ) iào(cài) 3 2 3
鲜 xīnxiān 3 2 3 /fresh (experience food etc)/freshness/
淡 qīngdàn 3 2 3 /light (of food not greasy or strongly flavored)/insipid/slack (sales)/
xián 3 2 3
/all/everyone/each/widespread/harmonious/salted/salty/stingy/m
rly/
yóu 3 2 3
/oil/fat/grease/petroleum/to apply tung oil paint or
varnish/oily/greasy/glib/cunning/
巾 cānjīn 3 2 3 /napkin/CL: 張 | 张 [zhang1]/
如 bùrú 3 2 3 /not equal to/not as good as/inferior to/it would be better to/
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gè 3 2 3 /each/every/
味 kǒuwèi 3 2 3 /a person's preferences/tastes (in food)/flavor/
如 bǐrú 3 2 3 /for example/for instance/such as/
là 3 2 3 /hot (spicy)/pungent/
水 kǒushuǐ 3 2 3 /saliva/
liú 3 2 3
/to flow/to disseminate/to circulate or spread/to move or drift/to
degenerate/to banish or send into exile/stream of water or sthresembling one/class rate or grade/
虑 kǎolǜ 3 2 3 /to think over/to consider/consideration/
意 zhǔyi 3 2 3 /plan/idea/decision/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
莎 lìshā 3 2 3
雪 梅 lín xuěméi 3 2 3
川 sìchuān 3 2 3 /Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China abbr. 川 or 蜀
南 húnán 3 2 3 /Hunan province in south central China abbr. 湘
东 guǎngdōng 3 2 3 /Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China abbr. 粤
xiàng 3 2 4 /to resemble/to appear/to seem/appearance/image/portrait/T 恤 衫 tī xù shān 3 2 4
衣 máoyī 3 2 4 /(wool) sweater/CL: 件 [jian4]/
仔 裤 niúzǎi kù 3 2 4 /jeans/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]/also written 牛 崽 褲 | 牛 崽 裤 /
论 wúlùn 3 2 4 /no matter what or how/regardless of whether.../
要 xūyào 3 2 4 /to need/to want/to demand/to require/requirement/need/
生 纸 wèishēng zhǐ 3 2 4 /toilet paper/bathroom tissue/
膏 yágāo 3 2 4 /toothpaste/CL: 管 [guan3]/
巾 máojīn 3 2 4 /towel/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]/
衣 粉 xǐyī fěn 3 2 4 /laundry detergent/washing powder/
是
yúshì 3 2 4 /thereupon/as a result/consequently/thus/hence/物 gòuwù 3 2 4 /shopping/
子 páizi 3 2 4 /sign/trademark/brand/
钱 iàqián 3 2 4 /price/
棉 chúnmián 3 2 4
牌 ( 儿
míngpái(r) 3 2 4
髦 shímáo 3 2 4 /in vogue/fashionable/
呀 āiyā 3 2 4 /interjection of wonder shock or admiration/
量 zhìliàng 3 2 4 /quality/mass (in physics)/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
好 zhǐhǎo 3 2 4 /without any better option/to have to/to be forced to/
理 dàoli 3 2 4 /reason/argument/sense/principle/basis/justification/CL: 個 |个 [ge4
必 búbì 3 2 4 /need not/does not have to/
… 不 可 fēi … bùkě 3 2 4
准 biāozhǔn 3 2 4 /(an official) standard/norm/criterion/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
美 价 廉 wùměijiàlián 3 2 4
乎 zàihu 3 2 4 /determined by/to care about/to mind/
意 tóngyì 3 2 4 /to agree/to consent/to approve/
道 nándào 3 2 4 /don't tell me .../could it be that...?/
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看 hǎokàn 3 2 4 /good-looking/
pín 3 2 4 /poor/inadequate/deficient/garrulous/
们 zánmen 3 2 4
/we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to)/
or me/you/
会 儿 yìhuìr 3 2 4 /a while/also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]/
金 xiànjīn 3 2 4 /cash/
iā 3 2 4 /to add/plus/abbr. for Canada加 拿 大
/shuì 3 2 4 /taxes/duties/
xuǎn 3 2 5 /to choose/to pick/to select/to elect/
mén 3 2 5
/gate/door/CL:扇 [shan4]/gateway/doorway/CL:個 | 个 [ge4]/openin
alve/switch/way to do something/knack/family/house/(religious)
sect/school (of thought)/class/category/phylum or division
(taxonomy)/classifier for large guns/classifier for lessons subjects
界 shìjiè 3 2 5 /world/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
史 lìshǐ 3 2 5 /history/CL: 門 | 门 [men2]段 [duan4]/
他 qítā 3 2 5/other/the others/else/other than (that person)/in addition to theperson mentioned above/
常 jīngcháng 3 2 5 /day to day/everyday/daily/frequently/constantly/regularly/often/
章 wénzhāng 3 2 5
/article/essay/literary works/writings/hidden
meaning/CL:篇 [pian1]段 [duan4]
不 了 shòu bùliǎo 3 2 5 /unbearable/unable to endure/can't stand/
松 qīngsōng 3 2 5 /gentle/relaxed/
导 zhǐdǎo 3 2 5
/to guide/to give directions/to direct/to
coach/guidance/tuition/CL:個 |个 [ge4]/
授
iàoshòu 3 2 5 /professor/to instruct/to lecture on/CL:個
|个
[ge4]位
[wei4]/论 tǎolùn 3 2 5 /to discuss/to talk over/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
见 pèngjiàn 3 2 5 /to run into/to meet (unexpectedly)/to bump into/
定 kěndìng 3 2 5
/to be sure/to be certain/sure/certain/definite/to confirm/to
affirm/affirmative/to approve/approval/recognition/
于 zhìyú 3 2 5 /as for/as to/to go so far as to/
业 bìyè 3 2 5 /graduation/to graduate/to finish school/
位 xuéwèi 3 2 5 /academic degree e.g.: BSc 學 士 學 位 |学 士 学 位 [xue2 shi4 xue2 we
学 huàxué 3 2 5 /chemistry/chemical/
济 īngjì 3 2 5 /economy/economic/
xì 3 2 5/to connect/to relate to/to tie up/to bind/to be (literary)/toconnect/to arrest/to worry/
分 xuéfēn 3 2 5 /course credit/
定 juédìng 3 2 5
/to decide (to do something)/to
resolve/decision/CL:個 |个 [ge4]項 |项 [xiang4]/certainly/
决 iějué 3 2 5 /to settle (a dispute)/to resolve/to solve/
么 …要
…
yàome…
yàome… 3 2 5
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学 院 gōng xuéyuàn 3 2 5 /school of engineering/college of engineering/
理 学 院 guǎnlǐ xuéyuàn 3 2 5 /school of management/
tán 3 2 5 /to speak/to talk/to converse/to chat/to discuss/
学 wénxué 3 2 5 /literature/CL: 種 |种 [zhong3]/
kē 3 2 5
/branch of study/administrative section/division/field/branch/stage
directions/family (taxonomy)/rules/laws/to mete out
(punishment)/to levy (taxes etc)/to fine sb/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
来 iānglái 3 2 5 /in the future/future/the future/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
钱 zhuànqián 3 2 5 /to earn money/money making/
融 īnróng 3 2 5 /banking/finance/financial/
天 zhěngtiān 3 2 5 /all day long/whole day/
字 shùzì 3 2 5
/numeral/digit/number/figure/amount/digital (electronics
etc)/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
交 道 dǎ jiāo dào 3 2 5 /to come into contact with/to have dealings/
实 qíshí 3 2 5 /actually/in fact/really/学 zhéxué 3 2 5 /philosophy/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
guǎn 3 2 5
/to take care (of)/to control/to manage/to be in charge of/to look
after/to run/to care about/tube/pipe/(spoken) to/towards/
请 shēnqǐng 3 2 5 /to apply for sth/application (form etc)/CL: 份 [fen4]/
下 来 shěng xialai 3 2 5
议 jiànyì 3 2 5
/to propose/to suggest/to
recommend/proposal/suggestion/recommendation/CL:個 |个 [ge4]點
| 点 [dian3]/
验
īngyàn 3 2 5 /to experience/experience/
见 yìjiàn 3 2 5
/idea/opinion/suggestion/objection/complaint/CL: 點 |点 [dian3]條 |
[tiao2]/
哲 lǐ zhé 3 2 5
/Li Zhe personal name of fourth Tang Emperor Zhongzong
唐 中 宗 [Tang2 Zhong1 zong1] (656-710)
事 xīnshì 3 2 6 /a load on one's mind/worry/CL: 宗 [zong1]樁 |桩 [zhuang1]/
别 扭 nàobièniu 3 2 6
/to be difficult with sb/to provoke disagreement/at loggerheads/to
fall out with/
中 gāozhōng 3 2 6
/senior high school (Taiwan)/abbr. for 高 級 中 學 | 高 级 中 学 [gao1 ji2
zhong1 xue2]/
格 xìnggé 3 2 6 /nature/disposition/temperament/character/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
分 shífēn 3 2 6/to divide into ten equal parts/very/hundredpercent/completely/extremely/utterly/absolutely/
朗 kāilǎng 3 2 6
/spacious and well-lit/open and clear/to open out (onto a wider
vista)/optimistic/cheerful/carefree/easy-going/open-minded/
mí 3 2 6 /bewilder/crazy about/fan/enthusiast/lost/confused/
唱 会 yǎnchàng huì 3 2 6 /vocal recital or concert/
好 àihào 3 2 6
/to like/to take pleasure in/keen on/fond of/interest/hobby/appeti
for/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
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同 bùtóng 3 2 6 /different/distinct/not the same/not alike/
处 xiāngchǔ 3 2 6 /to be in contact with/to associate with/to have dealings with/
间 zhījiān 3 2 6 /between/among/inter-/
底 dàodǐ 3 2 6
/finally/in the end/when all is said and done/after all/to the end/to
the last/
生
fāshēng 3 2 6 /to happen/to occur/to take place/to break out/景 bèijǐng 3 2 6 /background/backdrop/context/CL: 種 |种 [zhong3]/
tí 3 2 6
/to carry (hanging down from the hand)/to lift/to put forward/to
mention/to raise (an issue)/upwards character stroke/lifting brush
stroke (in painting)/scoop for measuring liquid/
xīn 3 2 6 /heart/mind/intention/centre/core/CL: 顆 |颗 [ke1]個 |个 [ge4]/
本 gēnběn 3 2 6
/fundamental/basic/root/simply/absolutely (not)/(not) at
all/CL:個 |个 [ge4]/
huí 3 2 6
/to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
revolve/Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)/time/classifier for acts a play/section or chapter (of a classic book)/to curve/to return/to
revolve/
干 二 净 yīgān'èrjìng 3 2 6 /thoroughly (idiom)/completely/one and all/
气 shēngqì 3 2 6
/angry/mad/offended/animated/to get angry/to be enraged/to tak
offense/animation/
jiào 3 2 6
/to shout/to call/to order/to ask/to be called/by (indicates agent in
the passive mood)/
péi 3 2 6
/to accompany/to keep sb company/to assist/old variant of
賠 |赔 [pei2]/
应
dāying 3 2 6 /to promise/to agree/to reply/to respond/
影 院 diànyǐng yuàn 3 2 6 /cinema/movie theater/CL: 家 [jia1]座 [zuo4]/
chuī 3 2 6
/to blow/to play a wind instrument/to blast/to puff/to boast/to
brag/to end in failure/to fall through/
ō 3 2 6 /Oh!/
来 yuánlái 3 2 6 /original/former/originally/formerly/at first/so... actually/
虎 mǎhu 3 2 6 /careless/sloppy/negligent/skimpy/
怪 nán'guài 3 2 6 /(it's) no wonder (that...)/(it's) not surprising (that)/
情 xīnqíng 3 2 6 /mood/frame of mind/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
停 bùtíng 3 2 6 /incessant/
歉 dàoqiàn 3 2 6 /to apologize/度 tàidu 3 2 6 /manner/bearing/attitude/approach/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
心 zhēnxīn 3 2 6 /sincere/heartfelt/CL: 片 [pian4]/
jù 3 2 6 /sentence/clause/phrase/classifier for phrases or lines of verse/
架 chǎojià 3 2 6 /to quarrel/to have a row/CL: 頓 |顿 [dun4]/
仇 ìchóu 3 2 6 /to hold a grudge/
hā 3 2 6 /a Pekinese/a pug/
不 定 shuō budìng 3 2 6 /can't say for sure/maybe/
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手 fēnshǒu 3 2 6 /to split up/to break up/
际 上 shíjì shàng 3 2 6 /in fact/in reality/as a matter of fact/in practice/
三 拉 四 diūsānlàsì 3 2 6
匙 yàoshi 3 2 6 /key/CL: 把 [ba3]/
朋 友 iāo péngyou 3 2 6 /to make friends/to start an affair with sb/
络 wǎngluò 3 2 7 /network (computing telecommunications
闻
xīnwén 3 2 7 /news/CL:條
|条
[tiao2]個
|个
[ge4]/
料 zīliào 3 2 7
/material/resources/data/information/profile
(Internet)/CL:份 [fen4]個 |个 [ge4]/
戏 yóuxì 3 2 7 /game/CL: 場 | 场 [chang3]/to play/
站 wǎngzhàn 3 2 7 /website/network station/node/
客 bókè 3 2 7 /blog (loanword)/weblog/blogger/
至 shènzhì 3 2 7 /even/so much so that/
拉 OK kǎlā OK 3 2 7
忙 ímáng 3 2 7 /hastily/
载 xiàzài 3 2 7 /to download/also pr. [xia4 zai4]/
件 ruǎnjiàn 3 2 7 /(computer) software/
果 jiéguǒ 3 2 7 /outcome/result/conclusion/in the end/as a result/to kill/to dispatc
式 zhèngshì 3 2 7 /formal/official/
版 chūbǎn 3 2 7 /to publish/to come off the press/to put out/
志 zázhì 3 2 7 /magazine/CL: 本 [ben3]份 [fen4]
圾 lājī 3 2 7 /trash/refuse/garbage/Taiwan pr. [le4 se4]/
伍 luòwǔ 3 2 7 /to fall behind/backward/superannuated/
靠 kěkào 3 2 7 /reliable/
用 yǒuyòng 3 2 7 /useful/
卖 wàimài 3 2 7 /to go/take out (relates to food bought at a restaurant)/
之
zǒngzhī 3 2 7 /in a word/in short/in brief/食 住 行 yīshízhùxíng 3 2 7 /clothing food
到 chídào 3 2 7 /to arrive late/
是 lǎoshì 3 2 7 /always/
hài 3 2 7 /to do harm to/to cause trouble to/harm/evil/calamity/
gǎn 3 2 7 /to dare/daring/(polite) may I venture/
乎 īhū 3 2 7 /almost/nearly/practically/
dài 3 2 7
/to wait/to treat/to deal with/to need/going to (do sth)/about
to/intending to/
子 wūzi 3 2 7 /house/room/CL: 間 | 间 [jian1]/
瘾 shàngyǐn 3 2 7 /to get into a habit/to become addicted/
重 yánzhòng 3 2 7 /grave/serious/severe/critical/代 shídài 3 2 7 /age/era/epoch/period/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
要 zhòngyào 3 2 7 /important/significant/major/
助 bāngzhù 3 2 7 /assistance/aid/to help/to assist/
译 fānyì 3 2 7
/to translate/to
interpret/translator/interpreter/translation/interpretation/CL:個 |个
ge4]位 [wei4]
格 iàgé 3 2 7 /price/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
费 miǎnfèi 3 2 7 /free (of charge)/
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觉 gǎnjué 3 2 7
/to feel/to become aware
of/feeling/sense/perception/CL:個 |个 [ge4]/
玩 笑 kāi wánxiào 3 2 7 /to play a joke/to make fun of/to joke/
入 shōurù 3 2 8 /to take in/income/revenue/CL: 筆 | 笔 [bi3]個 | 个 [ge4]/
gōng 3 2 8 /sacrificial offering/to confess/
力 yālì 3 2 8 /pressure/
到
shòudào 3 2 8 /to receive/to suffer/obtained/given/好 liánghǎo 3 2 8 /good/favorable/well/fine/
育 iàoyù 3 2 8 /to educate/to teach/education/
shēng 3 2 8 /to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw uncooked/
cún 3 2 8 /to exist/to deposit/to store/to keep/to survive/
断 búduàn 3 2 8 /unceasing/uninterrupted/continuous/constant/
人 dàren 3 2 8 /adult/grownup/title of respect toward superiors/
钱 zhēngqián 3 2 8 /to make money/
轻 iǎnqīng 3 2 8 /to lighten/to ease/to alleviate/
担 fùdān 3 2 8 /burden/to bear a burden/
合 shìhé 3 2 8 /to fit/to suit/
响 yǐngxiǎng 3 2 8/an influence/an effect/to influence/to affect (usually adversely)/todisturb/CL:股 [gu3]/
庭 iātíng 3 2 8 /family/household/CL: 戶 |户 [hu4]個 |个 [ge4]/
得 qǔdé 3 2 8 /to acquire/to get/to obtain/
用 钱 língyòngqián 3 2 8 /pocket money/
学 金 iǎng xué jīn 3 2 8 /scholarship/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
jiāo 3 2 8
/to hand over/to deliver/to pay (money)/to turn over/to make
friends/to intersect (lines)/
府 zhèngfǔ 3 2 8 /government/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
款 dàikuǎn 3 2 8 /a loan/to provide a loan (e.g. bank)/CL: 筆 |笔 [bi3]/
村
nóngcūn 3 2 8 /rural area/village/CL:個
|个
[ge4]/资 gōngzī 3 2 8 /wages/pay/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]份 [fen4]
dī 3 2 8
/low/beneath/to lower (one's head)/to let droop/to hang down/to
incline/
教 iājiào 3 2 8 /family education/upbringing/to bring sb up/private tutor/
书 dúshū 3 2 8 /to read a book/to study/to attend school/
jiè 3 2 8
/to lend/to borrow/excuse/pretext/by means of/to seize (an
opportunity)/to take (an opportunity)/
xián 3 2 8
/to dislike/suspicion/resentment/enmity/abbr. for 嫌 犯 [xian2 fan4
criminal suspect/
吃 nánchī 3 2 8 /unpalatable/
qiàn 3 2 8 /deficient/to owe/to lack/yawn/行 yínháng 3 2 8 /bank/CL: 家 [jia1]個 |个 [ge4]/
情 shìqing 3 2 8 /affair/matter/thing/business/CL: 件 [jian4]樁 |桩 [zhuang1]/
guāi 3 2 8
/(of a child) obedient well-
behaved/clever/shrewd/alert/perverse/contrary to
reason/irregular/abnormal/
语 yīngyǔ 3 2 8 /English (language)/
民 yímín 3 2 9 /to immigrate/to migrate/emigrant/immigrant/
士 bóshì 3 2 9 /doctor/court academician (in feudal China)/Ph.D./
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计 shèjì 3 2 9 /plan/design/to design/to plan/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
子 sǎozi 3 2 9 /(informal) older brother's wife/sister-in-law/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
学 liúxué 3 2 9 /to study abroad/
士 shuòshì 3 2 9 /master's degree/learned person/
婚 iéhūn 3 2 9 /to marry/to get married/CL: 次 [ci4]/
满 měimǎn 3 2 9 /happy/blissful/
害 lìhai 3 2 9
/difficult to deal with/difficult toendure/ferocious/radical/serious/terrible/violent/tremendous/awe
me/
女 zhínǚ 3 2 9 /niece/brother's daughter/
学 xiǎoxué 3 2 9 /primary school/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
排 ānpái 3 2 9 /to arrange/to plan/to set up/
mǎn 3 2 9
/full/filled/packed/fully/completely/quite/to reach the limit/to
satisfy/satisfied/contented/to fill/abbr. for Manchurian/
琴 gāngqín 3 2 9 /piano/CL: 架 [jia4]臺 |台 [tai2]/
画 儿 huàhuàr 3 2 9
怨 bàoyuàn 3 2 9 /to complain/to grumble/童 értóng 3 2 9 /child/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
长 jiāzhǎng 3 2 9
/head of a household/family head/patriarch/parent or guardian of a
child/
重 zūnzhòng 3 2 9 /to esteem/to respect/to honor/to value/eminent/serious/proper/
择 xuǎnzé 3 2 9 /to select/to pick/choice/option/alternative/
对 fǎnduì 3 2 9 /to fight against/to oppose/to be opposed to/opposition/
为 rènwéi 3 2 9 /to believe/to think/to consider/to feel/
年 tóngnián 3 2 9 /childhood/
音
zhīyīn 3 2 9 /intimate friend/soul mate/
zuòfǎ 3 2 9
/to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to engag
in/to hold (a party)/to be/to become/to function (in some
capacity)/to serve as/to be used for/to form (a bond or
relationship)/to pretend/to feign/to act a part/to put on appearanc
bìng 3 2 9 /to combine/to amalgamate/
全 wánquán 3 2 9 /complete/whole/totally/entirely/
解 lǐjiě 3 2 9 /to comprehend/to understand/comprehension/understanding/
子 成 龙
wàng zǐ
chénglóng 3 2 9
/lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for onechild to succeed in life/to have great hopes for one's offspring/to giv
one's child the best education as a career investment/
女 成 凤
wàngnǚchéngf
èng 3 2 9
fān 3 2 9
/foreign/ethnic groups from outside China/(when used after a verb)
times or fold/classifier for the number of iterations of an action or
deed etc/
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业 shìyè 3 2 9
/undertaking/project/activity/(charitable political or revolutionary)
cause/publicly funded institution
法 kànfǎ 3 2 9 /way of looking at a thing/view/opinion/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
会 shèhuì 3 2 9 /society/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
材
réncái 3 2 9
/a person's talent/talented person/distinguished person/a talent
(worth head-hunting)/person's looks/an attractive woman/used
interchangeably with人 才
/
识 zhīshí 3 2 9 /intellectual/knowledge-related/knowledge/CL: 門 |门 [men2]/
本 shūběn 3 2 9 /book/CL: 本 [ben3]/
是 …而
… búshì … érshì … 3 2 9
西 哥 mòxīgē 3 2 9 /Mexico/
理 dìlǐ 3 2 10 /geography/
乡 iāxiāng 3 2 10 /hometown/native place/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
线 lùxiàn 3 2 10
/itinerary/route/political line (e.g. right revisionist
road)/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]/
究 yánjiū 3 2 10 /research/a study/CL: 項 |项 [xiang4]/
解 liǎojiě 3 2 10
/to understand/to realize/to find out/to understand/to realize/to fi
out/
灯 bīngdēng 3 2 10 /ice lantern/
车 huǒchē 3 2 10 /train/CL: 列 [lie4]節 |节 [jie2]
chuán 3 2 10 /a boat/vessel/ship/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2] 艘 [sou1]
景 fēngjǐng 3 2 10 /scenery/landscape/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
流 héliú 3 2 10 /river/CL: 條 | 条 [tiao2]/
多 dàduō 3 2 10 /for the most part/many/most/the greater part/mostly/
原 gāoyuán 3 2 10 /plateau/CL: 片 [pian4]/
shān 3 2 10
/mountain/hill/anything that resembles amountain/CL:座 [zuo4]/bundled straw in which silkworms spin
cocoons/gable/
ér 3 2 10
/and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
relation)/(indicates change of state)/(indicates contrast)/
原 píngyuán 3 2 10 /field/plain/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
hǎi 3 2 10 /ocean/sea/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]片 [pian4]/
口 rénkǒu 3 2 10 /population/
要 zhǔyào 3 2 10 /main/principal/major/primary/
中 jízhōng 3 2 10
/to concentrate/to centralize/to focus/centralized/concentrated/to
put together/
海 yánhǎi 3 2 10 /coastal/带 yīdài 3 2 10 /region/district/
漠 shāmò 3 2 10 /desert/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
然 zìrán 3 2 10 /nature/natural/naturally/
件 tiáojiàn 3 2 10
/condition/circumstances/term/factor/requirement/prerequisite/q
ification/CL:個 |个 [ge4]/
形 dìxíng 3 2 10 /topography/terrain/landform/
度 wěidù 3 2 10 /latitude/
近 iējìn 3 2 10 /to approach/to get close to/
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积 miànjī 3 2 10 /surface area/
bèi 3 2 10
/(two three etc) -fold/times (multiplier)/double/to increase or
multiply/
节 guòjié 3 2 10
/to celebrate a festival/after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival i
over)/
游 lǚyóu 3 2 10 /trip/journey/tourism/travel/tour/
点
ǐngdiǎn 3 2 10 /scenic spot/place of interest (tourism)/处 dàochù 3 2 10 /everywhere/
山 人 海 rénshānrénhǎi 3 2 10 /multitude/vast crowd/
ǐ 3 2 10 /crowded/to squeeze/
duǎn 3 2 10 /short or brief/to lack/weak point/fault/
shěng 3 2 10
/introspection/to examine oneself critically/awareness/to visit (an
elderly relative)/
bù 3 2 10
/ministry/department/section/part/division/troops/board/classifie
for works of literature films
季 如 春 sìjìrúchūn 3 2 10 /four seasons like spring/favorable climate throughout the year/数 shǎoshù 3 2 10 /small number/few/minority/
族 mínzú 3 2 10 /nationality/ethnic group/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
京 nánjīng 3 2 10
/Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang capital of Jiangsu
province 江 蘇 |江 苏 /capital of China at different historical periods/
尔 滨 hā'ěrbīn 3 2 10
/Harbin subprovincial city and capital of Heilongjiang province
黑 龍 江 |黑 龙 江 [Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China/
疆
xīnjiāng 3 2 10
/Xinjiang/Uighur autonomous region
新 疆 維 吾 爾 自 治 區
|新 疆 维 吾 尔 自 治 区
/江 chángjiāng 3 2 10 /Yangtze River or Chang Jiang/
河 huánghé 3 2 10 /Yellow River or Huang He/
津 tiānjīn 3 2 10 /Tianjin a municipality in northeast China
州 guǎngzhōu 3 2 10 /see 廣 州 市 |广 州 市 [Guang3 zhou1 shi4]/
圳 shēnzhèn 3 2 10
/Shenzhen subprovincial city in Guangdong special economic zone
close to Hong Kong/
南 yúnnán 3 2 10 /Yunnan province in southwest China bordering on Vietnam
日 iérì 3 2 11 /holiday/festival/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
束 iéshù 3 2 11 /termination/to finish/to end/to conclude/to close/
续 ìxù 3 2 11 /to continue/to proceed with/to go on with/
舅 iùjiu 3 2 11 /mother's brother/maternal uncle (informal)/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/妈 iùmā 3 2 11
区 xiǎoqū 3 2 11 /neighborhood/district/
境 huánjìng 3 2 11 /environment/circumstances/surroundings/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/ambient
夕 chúxī 3 2 11 /(New Year's) Eve/
夜 饭 niányè fàn 3 2 11 /New Year's Eve family dinner/
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情 gǎnqíng 3 2 11
/feeling/emotion/sensation/likes and dislikes/deep affection for sb
sth/relationship (i.e. love affair)/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]種 | 种 [zhong3]/
qiáng 3 2 11 /wall/CL: 面 [mian4]堵 [du3]/
tiē 3 2 11
/to stick/to paste/to keep close to/to fit snugly/to
subsidize/allowance (e.g. money for food or housing)/sticker/classif
for sticking plaster: strip/福 xìngfú 3 2 11 /blessed/happiness/happy/
fú 3 2 11 /good fortune/happiness/luck/
dǎo 3 2 11 /upset/turn over/to tip/to pour/to go home/to the contrary/inverte
怪 qíguài 3 2 11 /strange/odd/to marvel/to be baffled/
思 yìsi 3 2 11 /idea/opinion/meaning/wish/desire/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
cān 3 2 11 /eat/meal/
来 běnlái 3 2 11 /original/originally/at first/it goes without saying/of course/
jiā 3 2 11
/home/family/classifier for families or businesses/refers to the
philosophical schools of pre-Han China/noun suffix for specialists in
some activity such as musician or revolutionary corresponds toEnglish -ist
氛 qìfēn 3 2 11 /atmosphere/mood/
yǐ 3 2 11
/to use/according to/so as to/by means of/in order
to/by/with/because/
dài 3 2 11
/to substitute/to act on behalf of others/to
replace/generation/dynasty/age/period/(historical) era/(geological
eon/
jiǔ 3 2 11
/wine (esp. rice wine)/liquor/spirits/alcoholic
beverage/CL:杯 [bei1]瓶 [ping2]
jǔ 3 2 11 /to lift/to hold up/to cite/to enumerate/to act/to raise/to choose/telect/
利 shùnlì 3 2 11 /smoothly/without a hitch/
步 jìnbù 3 2 11 /progress/improvement/to improve/to progress/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
杯 gānbēi 3 2 11
/to drink a toast/Cheers! (proposing a toast)/Here's to you!/Bottom
up!/lit. dry cup/
功 chénggōng 3 2 11 /success/to succeed/CL: 次 [ci4]個 |个 [ge4]/
会 wǎnhuì 3 2 11 /evening party/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
shèng 3 2 11 /to remain/to be left/to have as remainder/
费 làngfèi 3 2 11 /to waste/to squander/
yú 3 2 11
/I (used by emperor)/variant of 餘 |余 surplus/extra/surplus/remaining/remainder after division/(followin
numerical value) or more/in excess of (some number)/residue
(math.)/after/I/me/
统 chuántǒng 3 2 11 /tradition/traditional/convention/conventional/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
历 nónglì 3 2 11 /the traditional Chinese calendar/the lunar calendar/
chū 3 2 11 /at first/(at the) beginning/first/junior/basic/
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子 zòngzi 3 2 11 /glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and boiled/
饼 yuèbǐng 3 2 11 /moon cake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)/
员 tuányuán 3 2 11 /member/group member/
月 zhēngyuè 3 2 11 /first month of the lunar year/
宵
yuánxiāo 3 2 11
/Lantern Festival/night of the 15th of the first lunar month/see also
元 夜
[yuan2 ye4]/sticky rice dumplings/
ma 3 2 11
/modal particle indicating that sth is obvious/particle indicating a
pause for emphasis/
时 ìshí 3 2 11 /to measure time/to time/to reckon by time/
年 bàinián 3 2 11 /pay a New Year call/wish sb a Happy New Year/
喜 gōngxǐ 3 2 11 /congratulations/greetings/
财 fācái 3 2 11 /to get rich/
包 hóngbāo 3 2 11
/lit. money wrapped in red as a gift/a bonus payment/a kickback/a
bribe/
闹 rènao 3 2 11 /bustling with noise and excitement/lively/
炮 biānpào 3 2 11 /firecrackers/a string of small firecrackers/CL: 枚 [mei2]/
节 chūnjié 3 2 11 /Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)/
午 节 duānwǔ jié 3 2 11 /The Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)/
秋 节 zhōngqiū jié 3 2 11 /the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month/
恩 节 gǎn'ēn jié 3 2 11 /Thanksgiving Day/
宵 节 yuánxiāo jié 3 2 11 /Lantern festival the final event of the Spring festival 春 節 |春 节
化 biànhuà 3 2 12 /change/variation/to change/to vary/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
mò 3 2 12
/tip/end/final stage/latter part/inessential detail/powder/dust/ope
role of old man/
不 及
lái bùjí 3 2 12 /there's not enough time (to do sth)/it's too late (to do sth)/
然 jìngrán 3 2 12
/unexpectedly/to one's surprise/in spite of everything/in that crazy
way/actually/to go as far as to/
哥 biǎogē 3 2 12 /older male cousin via female line/
zhàn 3 2 12
/station/to stand/to halt/to stop/branch of a company or
organization/website/
妈 gūmā 3 2 12 /(coll.) father's married sister/paternal aunt/
pāi 3 2 12 /to pat/to clap/to slap/fly-swatter/racket/to take (a photograph)/
biàn 3 2 12 /to change/to become different/to transform/to vary/rebellion/
zǒng 3 2 12
/always/to assemble/gather/total/overall/head/chief/general/in
every case/
悉 shúxī 3 2 12 /to be familiar with/to know well/
生 mòshēng 3 2 12 /strange/unfamiliar/
iē 3 2 12 /street/CL: 條 |条 [tiao2]/
gài 3 2 12 /lid/top/cover/canopy/to build/
确 díquè 3 2 12 /really/indeed/
qí 3 2 12 /to ride (an animal or bike)/to sit astride/
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行 车 zìxíng chē 3 2 12 /bicycle/bike/CL: 輛 | 辆 [liang4]/
班 shàngbān 3 2 12 /to go to work/to be on duty/to start work/to go to the office/
象 xiǎngxiàng 3 2 12 /to imagine/to fancy/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
不 是 yào bùshì 3 2 12 /if it were not for/but for/
客 yóukè 3 2 12 /traveler/tourist/
外
lǎowài 3 2 12 /foreigner/面 duìmiàn 3 2 12 /opposite/
餐 kuàicān 3 2 12 /fast food/snack/quick meal/
装 fúzhuāng 3 2 12 /dress/clothing/costume/clothes/CL: 身 [shen1]/
入 róngrù 3 2 12 /to blend into/to integrate/to assimilate/to merge/
色 tèsè 3 2 12 /characteristic/distinguishing feature or quality/
留 bǎoliú 3 2 12
/to retain/to continue to have/to preserve/to maintain/to
reserve/reservations/to hold back (approval or acceptance)/
筑 iànzhù 3 2 12 /to construct/building/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
cháng 3 2 12 /to taste/
吃 xiǎochī 3 2 12 /snack/refreshments/CL: 家 [jia1]/
管 bùguǎn 3 2 12 /no matter (what how)/regardless of/no matter/以 食 为 mínyǐshíwéitiā
n 3 2 12
/Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the
primary need./Food first ethical niceties second/
a 3 2 12 /modal particle ending sentence showing affirmation
来 cónglái 3 2 12 /always/at all times/never (if used in negative sentence)/
百 姓 lǎo bǎixìng 3 2 12 /ordinary people/the "person in the street"/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
可 能 ìn kěnéng 3 2 12 /as far as possible/to do one's utmost/
shà 3 2 12 /tall building/mansion/rear annex/lean-to/also pr. [xia4]/
zuò 3 2 12
/seat/base/stand/CL:個 |个 [ge4]/classifier for buildings mountains
and similar immovable objects/
音
shēngyīn 3 2 12 /voice/sound/CL:個
|个
[ge4]/步 iǎobù 3 2 12 /footstep/step/
过 nán'guò 3 2 12 /feel sorry/be grieved/
噜 gūlū 3 2 12 /grunt/
国 fǎguó 3 2 12 /France/French/Taiwan pr. [Fa4 guo2]/
子 庙 fūzǐ miào 3 2 12
别 fēnbié 3 2 13
/to part or leave each other/to distinguish/difference/in different
ways/differently/separately or individually/
发 chūfā 3 2 13 /to start out/to set off/
丽 měilì 3 2 13 /beautiful/
下 liúxià 3 2 13 /to leave behind/to stay behind/to remain/to keep/not to let go (sbshēn 3 2 13 /close/deep/late/profound/dark (of color water etc)/
享 fēnxiǎng 3 2 13 /to share (joys benefits
zhī 3 2 13 /(possessive particle literary equivalent of 的 )/him/her/it/
名 bàomíng 3 2 13
/to sign up/to enter one's name/to apply/to register/to enroll/to
enlist/
加 cānjiā 3 2 13 /to participate/to take part/to join/
tuán 3 2 13 /regiment/round/circular/group/society/dumpling/
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括 bāokuò 3 2 13 /to comprise/to include/to involve/to incorporate/to consist of/
通 iāotōng 3 2 13 /to be connected/traffic/communications/liaison/
票 ménpiào 3 2 13 /ticket (for theater cinema etc)/
客 lǚkè 3 2 13 /traveler/tourist/
yìng 3 2 13
/hard/stiff/strong/firm/resolutely/doggedly/good (quality)/able
(person)/铺 wòpù 3 2 13 /a bed (on a train)/a couchette/
厢 chēxiāng 3 2 13 /carriage/CL: 節 |节 [jie2]/
头 zhěntou 3 2 13 /pillow/
ruǎn 3 2 13 /soft/flexible/
guān 3 2 13 /mountain pass/to close/to shut/to turn off/to concern/to involve/
呼 噜 dǎ hūlu 3 2 13 /to snore/
dùn 3 2 13
/to stop/to pause/to arrange/to lay out/to kowtow/to stamp (one's
foot)/at once/classifier for meals beatings
饭 héfàn 3 2 13 /box meal/packed lunch/take-away food/
miàn 3 2 13 /flour/noodles/抱 yōngbào 3 2 13 /to embrace/to hug/
默 yōumò 3 2 13 /humor/humorous (loanword)/
dòu 3 2 13 /to stay/to stop/to pause (while reading)/to tease (play with)/
会 shěnghuì 3 2 13 /provincial capital/
měi 3 2 13 /America/beautiful/
眼 qīnyǎn 3 2 13 /with one's own eyes/personally/
食 yǐnshí 3 2 13 /food and drink/
俗 fēngsú 3 2 13 /social custom/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
惯
xíguàn 3 2 13 /habit/custom/usual practice/to be used to/CL:個
|个
[ge4]/览 yóulǎn 3 2 13 /to go sight-seeing/to tour/to visit/CL: 次 [ci4]/
头 shítou 3 2 13 /stone/CL: 塊 |块 [kuai4]/
林 shùlín 3 2 13 /woods/grove/forest/
jiǎng 3 2 13
/to speak/to explain/to negotiate/to emphasise/to be particular
about/as far as sth is concerned/speech/lecture/
事 gùshi 3 2 13 /narrative/story/tale/
tǎ 3 2 13
/pagoda/tower/minaret/stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit
tapo)/CL: 座 [zuo4]/
老 gǔlǎo 3 2 13 /ancient/old/age-old/
念 品 ìniàn pǐn 3 2 13 /souvenir/
万 qiānwàn 3 2 13 /ten million/countless/many/one must by all means/hé 3 2 13 /river/CL: 條 | 条 [tiao2]道 [dao4]/
馆 cháguǎn 3 2 13 /teahouse/CL: 家 [jia1]/
笼 dēnglóng 3 2 13 /lantern/
往 láiwǎng 3 2 13 /to come and go/to have dealings with/to be in relation with/
东 fángdōng 3 2 13 /landlord/
明 kūnmíng 3 2 13
/Kunming prefecture level city and capital of Yunnan province in
southwest China/
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林 shílín 3 2 13 /Stone Forest/Petrified forest/
理 dàlǐ 3 2 13 /judicial officer/justice of the peace (old)/
江 lìjiāng 3 2 13 /Lijiang prefecture level city in northwest Yunnan/
yǔ 3 2 14 /take part in/
妻 fūqī 3 2 14 /man and wife/
休 tuìxiū 3 2 14 /to retire/retirement (from work)/
物 馆
bówù guǎn 3 2 14 /museum/步 sànbù 3 2 14 /to take a walk/to go for a walk/
炼 duànliàn 3 2 14 /to engage in physical exercise/to work out/to toughen/to temper/
quān 3 2 14 /circle/ring/loop/classifier for loops orbits
pái 3 2 14
/a row/a line/to set in order/to arrange/to line up/to eliminate/to
drain/to push open/platoon/raft/classifier for lines rows etc/
duì 3 2 14 /squadron/team/group/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
极 拳 tàijí quán 3 2 14
/shadowboxing or Taiji T'aichi or T'aichichuan/traditional form of
physical exercise or relaxation/a martial art/
晨 zǎochén 3 2 14 /early morning/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/为 chéngwéi 3 2 14 /to become/to turn into/
shǐ 3 2 14
/to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/to send/to instruct
to do sth/envoy/messenger/
得 xiǎnde 3 2 14 /to seem/to look/to appear/
力 huólì 3 2 14 /energy/vitality/vigor/vital force/
门 chūmén 3 2 14 /to go on a journey/away from home/exit door/to go out of the doo
伽 yújiā 3 2 14 /yoga/
作 dòngzuò 3 2 14 /movement/motion/action/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
shù 3 2 14 /tree/CL:棵
[ke1]/
演 biǎoyǎn 3 2 14
/play/show/performance/exhibition/to perform/to act/to
demonstrate/CL: 場 | 场 [chang3]/
视 zhòngshì 3 2 14 /to attach importance to sth/to value/
意 zhùyì 3 2 14 /to take note of/to pay attention to/
děng 3 2 14
/class/rank/grade/equal to/same as/to wait for/to await/et
cetera/and so on/et al. (and other authors)/after/as soon as/once/
身 房 iànshēn fáng 3 2 14 /gym/gymnasium/
尔 ǒu'ěr 3 2 14 /occasionally/once in a while/sometimes/
材 shēncái 3 2 14 /stature/build (height and weight)/figure/
于 děngyú 3 2 14 /to equal/to be tantamount to/肥 iǎnféi 3 2 14 /to lose weight/
要 zhǐyào 3 2 14 /if only/so long as/
便 suíbiàn 3 2 14 /as one wishes/as one pleases/at random/negligent/casual/wanton
使 íshǐ 3 2 14 /even if/even though/given that/
养 yíngyǎng 3 2 14 /nutrition/nourishment/CL: 種 |种 [zhong3]/
bǎo 3 2 14 /to eat till full/satisfied/
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见 kějiàn 3 2 14
/it can clearly be seen (that this is the case)/it is (thus)
clear/clear/visible/
学 kēxué 3 2 14 /science/scientific knowledge/scientific/CL: 門 |门 [men2]個 |个 [ge4
面 fāngmiàn 3 2 14 /respect/aspect/field/side/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
烟 xīyān 3 2 14 /to smoke/
夜
áoyè 3 2 14 /to stay up late or all night/须 bìxū 3 2 14 /to have to/must/compulsory/necessarily/
充 bǔchōng 3 2 14
/to replenish/to supplement/to
complement/additional/supplementary/CL:個 |个 [ge4]/
眠 shuìmián 3 2 14 /sleeping/slumber/
则 fǒuzé 3 2 14 /if not/otherwise/else/or else/
zhī 3 2 14
/only/merely/just/but/classifier for birds and certain animals one of
pair
猫 xióngmāo 3 2 14 /panda/CL: 隻 |只 [zhi1]/
文 lǐ wén 3 2 14
等 píngděng 3 2 15 /equal/equality/
男 轻 女
zhòngnánqīngnǚ 3 2 15 /lit. to value males and belittle females (idiom)/
女 fùnǚ 3 2 15 /woman/
位 dìwèi 3 2 15 /position/status/place/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
来 yǐlái 3 2 15 /since (a previous event)/
况 qíngkuàng 3 2 15
/circumstances/state of
affairs/situation/CL:個 | 个 [ge4]種 |种 [zhong3]/
渐 zhújiàn 3 2 15 /gradually/
会 īhuì 3 2 15 /opportunity/chance/occasion/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
革 开 放
gǎigé kāifàng 3 2 15
/to reform and open to the outside world/refers to Deng Xiaoping's
policies from around 1980/mǒu 3 2 15 /some/a certain/sb or sth indefinite/such-and-such/
业 qǐyè 3 2 15 /company/firm/enterprise/corporation/CL: 家 [jia1]/
位 dānwèi 3 2 15 /a unit/unit (of measure)/work unit (one's workplace)/CL: 個 |个 [ge4
现 chūxiàn 3 2 15 /to appear/to arise/to emerge/to show up/
象 xiànxiàng 3 2 15 /appearance/phenomenon/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
难 kùnnan 3 2 15 /(financial etc) difficulty/problem/issue/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
厂 gōngchǎng 3 2 15 /factory/CL: 家 [jia1]座 [zuo4]/
工 同 酬
tónggōngtóngc
hóu 3 2 15 /equal pay for equal work/
性 nǚxìng 3 2 15 /woman/the female sex/过 chāoguò 3 2 15 /to surpass/to exceed/to outstrip/
竟 bìjìng 3 2 15 /after all/all in all/when all is said and done/in the final analysis/
相 hùxiāng 3 2 15 /each other/mutually/mutual/
贴 tǐtiē 3 2 15 /considerate (of other people's needs)/
现 biǎoxiàn 3 2 15
/to show/to show off/to display/to
manifest/expression/manifestation/show/display/performance (at
work etc)/
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dà nánzǐ zhǔyì 3 2 15 /male chauvinism/
务 iāwù 3 2 15 /household duties/housework/
范 mófàn 3 2 15 /model/fine example/
夫 zhàngfu 3 2 15 /husband/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
管 炎 qìguǎnyán 3 2 15
/bacterial tracheitis (inflammation of the windpipe often caused by
Staphylococcus aureus)/henpecked (a pun on妻 子 管 得 严
used incomic theater)/
管 严 qīguǎnyán 3 2 15 /hen-pecked male (esp. one obliged to forsake male friends)/
子 qīzi 3 2 15 /wife/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
病 débìng 3 2 15 /to fall ill/to contract a disease/
子 nánzǐ 3 2 15 /a man/a male/
厌 tǎoyàn 3 2 15 /disgusting/troublesome/nuisance/nasty/to hate doing sth/
员 duìyuán 3 2 15 /team member/
傲 iāo'ào 3 2 15 /pride/arrogance/conceited/proud of sth/
得 了 bù déliǎo 3 2 15 /desperately serious/disastrous/extremely/exceedingly/
shū 3 2 15 /to lose/to transport/to donate/to enter (a password)/
绩 chéngjì 3 2 15
/achievement/performance
records/grades/CL:項 |项 [xiang4]個 |个 [ge4]/
平 gōngpíng 3 2 15 /fair/impartial/
yóu 3 2 15
/to follow/from/it is for...to/reason/cause/because of/due to/to/to
leave it (to sb)/by (introduces passive verb)/
场 shìchǎng 3 2 15
/market place/market (also in abstract)/abbr. for 超 級 市 場 | 超 级 市
supermarket/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
业 zhíyè 3 2 15 /occupation/profession/vocation/professional/
水 xīnshuǐ 3 2 15 /salary/wage/
息
xiāoxi 3 2 15 /news/information/CL:條
|条
[tiao2]/yíng 3 2 15 /to beat/to win/to profit/
军 guànjūn 3 2 15 /champion/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
信 xiāngxìn 3 2 15 /to be convinced (that sth is true)/to believe/to accept sth as true/
分 bǐfēn 3 2 15 /score/
乓 球 pīngpāng qiú 3 2 15 /table tennis/ping-pong/ping pong/table tennis ball/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
西 bāxī 3 2 15 /Brazil/
大 利 yìdàlì 3 2 15 /Italy/Italian/
护 bǎohù 3 2 16 /to protect/to defend/to safeguard/protection/CL: 種 |种 [zhong3]/约 iéyuē 3 2 16 /to economize/to conserve (resources)/economy/frugal/
源 néngyuán 3 2 16 /energy/power source/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
山 páshān 3 2 16 /to climb a mountain/to mountaineer/hiking/mountaineering/
益 yǒuyì 3 2 16 /useful/profitable/
yū 3 2 16 /in/at/to/from/by/than/out of/
duàn 3 2 16
/paragraph/section/segment/stage (of a process)/classifier for stori
periods of time
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tuī 3 2 16
/to push/to cut/to refuse/to reject/to decline/to shirk
(responsibility)/to put off/to delay/to push forward/to nominate/to
elect/
气 kōngqì 3 2 16 /air/atmosphere/
收 huíshōu 3 2 16 /to recycle/to reclaim/to retrieve/to recover/
tǒng 3 2 16 /tube/cylinder/
rēng 3 2 16 /to throw/to throw away/
装 水
píngzhuāng
shuǐ 3 2 16
球 dìqiú 3 2 16 /the Earth/planet/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
liàng 3 2 16 /bright/clear/resonant/to shine/to show/to reveal/
阳 tàiyáng 3 2 16 /sun/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
阳 能 tàiyáng néng 3 2 16 /solar energy/
用 lìyòng 3 2 16 /exploit/make use of/to use/to take advantage of/to utilize/
电 fādiàn 3 2 16 /to generate electricity/to send a telegram/
家 guójiā 3 2 16 /country/nation/state/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
nào 3 2 16
/noisy/cacophonous/to make noise/to disturb/to vent (feelings)/to
fall ill/to have an attack (of sickness)/to go in (for some activity)/to joke/
机 wēijī 3 2 16 /crisis/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
之 不 尽 qǔzhībújìn 3 2 16
fēng 3 2 16 /wind/news/style/custom/manner/CL: 陣 |阵 [zhen4]絲 |丝 [si1]/
quán 3 2 16 /all/whole/entire/every/complete/
油 shíyóu 3 2 16 /oil/petroleum/
méi 3 2 16 /coal/CL: 塊 |块 [kuai4]/
定
guīdìng 3 2 16
/provision/to fix/to set/to formulate/to stipulate/to
provide/regulation/rule/CL:個
|个
[ge4]/
共 场 所
gōnggòng
chángsuǒ 3 2 16 /public place/
气 nuǎnqì 3 2 16 /central heating/
度 wēndù 3 2 16 /temperature/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
dù 3 2 16 /to estimate/
成 zànchéng 3 2 16 /to approve/to endorse/to assist (lit.)/
汗 chūhàn 3 2 16 /to perspire/to sweat/
具 cānjù 3 2 16 /tableware/dinner service/
次 性 yīcì xìng 3 2 16 /one-off (offer)/one-time/single-use/disposable (goods)/
子 kuàizi 3 2 16 /chopsticks/CL: 對 | 对 [dui4]根 [gen1]
kǎn 3 2 16 /to chop/to cut down/to throw sth at sb/市 chāoshì 3 2 16 /supermarket (abbr.)/CL: 家 [jia1]/
料 袋 sùliào dài 3 2 16 /plastic bag/
少 iǎnshǎo 3 2 16 /to lessen/to decrease/to reduce/to lower/
染 wūrǎn 3 2 16 /pollution/contamination/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
成 zàochéng 3 2 16 /to bring about/to create/to cause/
手 suíshǒu 3 2 16 /conveniently/without extra trouble/while doing it/in passing/
果 hòuguǒ 3 2 16 /consequences/aftermath/
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堪 设 想 bùkān shèxiǎng 3 2 16
油 jiāyóu 3 2 16
/to add oil/to top up with gas/to refuel/to accelerate/abbr. for
加 大 油 門 |加 大 油 门 [jia1 da4 you2 men2]/to step on the gas/fig. to
make an extra effort/fig. to cheer sb on/
克 mǎkè 3 2 16 /Mark (name)/
氏
shèshì 3 2 16 /Celsius/centigrade/财 lǐcái 3 2 17 /financial management/finance/
资 tóuzī 3 2 17 /investment/to invest/
余 shèngyú 3 2 17 /remainder/surplus/
息 lìxi 3 2 17 /interest (on a loan)/CL: 筆 |笔 [bi3]/
加 zēngjiā 3 2 17 /to raise/to increase/
向 yīxiàng 3 2 17 /always (previously)/a period of time in the recent past/
吃 俭 用
shěngchījiǎnyò
ng 3 2 17
/to live frugally/to economize on food and clothing/to scrimp and
save/
款 cúnkuǎn 3 2 17 /to save money in a bank/bank deposit/
式 fāngshì 3 2 17 /way (of life)/pattern/style/mode/manner/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
zhǎng 3 2 17 /to swell/distend/chǎo 3 2 17 /saute/pan-fry/to fry/fried/
费 xiāofèi 3 2 17 /to consume/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
受 xiǎngshòu 3 2 17 /to enjoy/to live it up/pleasure/CL: 種 |种 [zhong3]/
起 yǐnqǐ 3 2 17 /to give rise to/to lead to/to cause/to arouse/
考 sīkǎo 3 2 17 /to reflect on/to ponder over/
盾 máodùn 3 2 17 /contradictory/contradiction/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
闷 yùmèn 3 2 17 /gloomy/depressed/
bǐ 3 2 17
/pen/pencil/writing brush/to write or compose/the strokes of Chine
characters/classifier for sums of money deals/CL:支
[zhi1]子 sūnzi 3 2 17 /grandson/son's son/
女 sūnnǚ 3 2 17 /son's daughter/granddaughter/
婚 妻 wèihūn qī 3 2 17 /fiancée/
suàn 3 2 17 /regard as/to figure/to calculate/to compute/
hé 3 2 17
/to close/to join/to fit/to be equal to/whole/together/round (in
battle)/conjunction (astronomy)/1st note of pentatonic scale/old
variant of 盒 [he2]/
quàn 3 2 17 /to advise/to urge/to try to persuade/exhort/
苦 xīnkǔ 3 2 17 /hard/exhausting/with much toil/thanks for your trouble/
太 太 lǎo tàitai 3 2 17 /elderly lady (respectful)/esteemed mother/CL: 位 [wei4]/
zǎn 3 2 17 /to collect/to hoard/to accumulate/to save/年 lǎonián 3 2 17 /elderly/old age/autumn of one's years/
服 shuōfú 3 2 17 /to persuade/to convince/to talk sb over/Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2]/
于 zhōngyú 3 2 17 /at last/in the end/finally/eventually/
着 jiēzhe 3 2 17
/to catch and hold on/to continue/to go on to do sth/to follow/to
carry on/then/after that/subsequently/to proceed/to ensue/in
turn/in one's turn/
zhòng 3 2 17 /to hit (the mark)/to be hit by/to suffer/
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qiān 3 2 17 /inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination gambling
同 hétong 3 2 17 /(business) contract/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
法 xiǎngfǎ 3 2 17
/idea/notion/train of thought/what sb is thinking/to think of a way
do sth)/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
然 tūrán 3 2 17 /sudden/abrupt/unexpected/
妹 iěmèi 3 2 17 /sisters/
将
májiàng 3 2 17 /mahjong/CL:副
[fu4]/市 gǔshì 3 2 17 /stock market/
险 fēngxiǎn 3 2 17 /risk/hazard/
押 dǐyá 3 2 17 /mortgage/
票 gǔpiào 3 2 17 /share/stock (market)/
diē 3 2 17 /to drop/to fall/to tumble/Taiwan pr. [die2]/
péi 3 2 17 /to compensate for loss/to indemnify/to suffer a financial loss/
明 wénmíng 3 2 18 /civilized/civilization/culture/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
字 wénzì 3 2 18
/character/script/writing/written language/writing
style/phraseology/CL:個 |个 [ge4]/
载 ìzǎi 3 2 18 /to write down/to record/written account/观 cān'guān 3 2 18 /to look around/to tour/to visit/
中 qízhōng 3 2 18 /among/in/included among these/
分 bùfen 3 2 18 /part/share/section/piece/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
代 cháodài 3 2 18 /dynasty/reign (of a king)/
大 wěidà 3 2 18 /great/mighty/large/
想 sīxiǎng 3 2 18 /thought/thinking/idea/ideology/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
院 xuéyuàn 3 2 18 /college/educational institute/school/faculty/CL: 所 [suo3]/
立 iànlì 3 2 18 /to establish/to set up/to found/
厅 zhǎntīng 3 2 18
帝
huángdì 3 2 18 /emperor/CL:個
|个
[ge4]/一 tǒngyī 3 2 18 /to unify/to unite/to integrate/
献 gòngxiàn 3 2 18 /to contribute/to dedicate/to devote/contribution/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
xiū 3 2 18
/to decorate/to embellish/to repair/to build/to study/to write/to
cultivate/
shā 3 2 18
/to kill/to murder/to fight/to weaken or reduce/to smart
(topolect)/to counteract/(used after a verb) extremely/
shāo 3 2 18 /to burn/to cook/to stew/to bake/to roast/fever/
千 万 万
qiān qiān
wànwàn 3 2 18
/lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold
numbers/innumerable/thousands upon thousands/
殿 gōngdiàn 3 2 18 /palace/CL: 座 [zuo4]/墓 fénmù 3 2 18 /sepulcher/tomb/
马 俑 bīngmǎ yǒng 3 2 18
/figurines of warriors and horses buried with the dead/Terracotta
Army (historic site)/
础 īchǔ 3 2 18 /base/foundation/basis/underlying/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
展 fāzhǎn 3 2 18 /development/growth/to develop/to grow/to expand/
呼 chēnghu 3 2 18 /to call/to address as/appellation/
绸 sīchóu 3 2 18 /silk cloth/silk/
系 guānxì 3 2 18 /variant of 關 係 |关 系 [guan1 xi4]/
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行 jìnxíng 3 2 18
/to advance/to conduct/underway/in progress/to do/to carry out/t
carry on/to execute/
易 màoyì 3 2 18 /(commercial) trade/CL: 個 | 个 [ge4]/
shī 3 2 18
/poem/CL: 首 [shou3]/poetry/verse/abbr. for Book of Songs
詩 經 |诗 经 [shi1 jing1]/
人 shīrén 3 2 18 /bard/poet/
达
fādá 3 2 18 /developed (country etc)/flourishing/to develop/术 ìshù 3 2 18 /technology/technique/skill/CL:門 |门 [men2]種 |种 [zhong3]
经 céngjīng 3 2 18
/once/already/former/previously/ever/(past tense marker used
before verb or clause)/
进 xiānjìn 3 2 18 /advanced (technology)/to advance/
明 fāmíng 3 2 18 /to invent/invention/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
纸 zàozhǐ 3 2 18 /paper-making/
药 huǒyào 3 2 18 /gunpowder/
南 针 zhǐnán zhēn 3 2 18 /compass/
字 印 刷 huózìyìnshuā 3 2 18 /printing with movable type/
导 lǐngdǎo 3 2 18 /lead/leading/to lead/leadership/leader/CL: 位 [wei4]個 | 个 [ge4]/命 gémìng 3 2 18 /revolution/revolutionary (politics)/CL: 次 [ci4]/
子 kǒngzǐ 3 2 18 /Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese thinker and social philosopher
朝 qíncháo 3 2 18 /Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC)/
始 皇 qínshǐhuáng 3 2 18 /Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC) the first emperor/
朝 hàncháo 3 2 18 /Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)/
方 xīfāng 3 2 18 /the West/the Occident/Western countries/
朝 tángcháo 3 2 18 /Tang dynasty (618-907)/
白 lǐbái 3 2 18 /Li Bai (701-762) famous Tang Dynasty poet/
朝 sòngcháo 3 2 18 /Song Dynasty (960-1279)/also Song of Southern dynasties南 朝 宋
(420-479)/
朝 qīngcháo 3 2 18 /Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)/
中 山 sūn zhōngshān 3 2 18
/Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925) first president of the Republic of China
and co-founder of the Guomintang 國 民 黨 |国 民 党 /same as
孫 逸 仙 |孙 逸 仙 /
华 民 国
zhōnghuá
mín'guó 3 2 18 /Republic of China/
纪 shìjì 3 2 19 /century/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
国 kuàguó 3 2 19 /transnational/multinational/
纷 fēnfēn 3 2 19/one after another/in succession/one by one/continuously/diverse/profusion/numerous and confused/pell-mell/
入 ìnrù 3 2 19 /to enter/to join/to go into/
引 xīyǐn 3 2 19 /to attract (interest investment etc)/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
有 所 成
xuéyǒusuǒché
ng 3 2 19
外 hǎiwài 3 2 19 /overseas/abroad/
来 guīlái 3 2 19
此 yīncǐ 3 2 19 /thus/consequently/as a result/
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做 iàozuò 3 2 19 /to be called/to be known as/
龟 hǎiguī 3 2 19 /turtle/
洋 hǎiyáng 3 2 19 /ocean/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
意 mǎnyì 3 2 19 /satisfied/pleased/to one's satisfaction/
装 tàozhuāng 3 2 19 /outfit or suit (of clothes)/set of coordinated items/kit/
衣 shàngyī 3 2 19 /jacket/upper outer garment/CL: 件 [jian4]/
shī 3 2 19 /moist/wet/袍 qípáo 3 2 19 /Chinese-style dress/cheongsam/
售 xiāoshòu 3 2 19 /to sell/market/sales/
理 īnglǐ 3 2 19 /manager/director/CL:個 | 个 [ge4]位 [wei4]
吗 gànma 3 2 19 /see 幹 嘛 |干 嘛 [gan4 ma2]/
zǒng 3 2 19
/always/to assemble/gather/total/overall/head/chief/general/in
every case/
肃 yánsù 3 2 19 /solemn/grave/serious/earnest/severe/
人 xiàrén 3 2 19
释 jiěshì 3 2 19 /explanation/to explain/to interpret/to resolve/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
yīn 3 2 19
/overcast (weather)/cloudy/shady/Yin (the negative principle of Yin
and Yang)/negative
(electric.)/feminine/moon/implicit/hidden/genitalia/
zhuǎn 3 2 19
/to revolve/to turn/to circle about/to walk about/classifier for turns
revs/classifier for repeated actions/
yún 3 2 19 /(classical) to say/cloud/CL: 朵 [duo3]/
jì 3 2 19 /to live (in a house)/to lodge/to mail/to send/to entrust/to depend/
用 lùyòng 3 2 19 /to hire (employee)/
知
tōngzhī 3 2 19 /to notify/to inform/notice/notification/CL:個
|个
[ge4]/然 ìrán 3 2 19 /since/as/this being the case/
答 huídá 3 2 19 /to reply/to answer/the answer/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
期 duǎnqī 3 2 19 /short-term/
在 hǎozài 3 2 19 /luckily/fortunately/
品 chǎnpǐn 3 2 19 /goods/merchandise/product/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
qíng 3 2 19 /clear/fine (weather)/
点 quēdiǎn 3 2 19 /weak point/fault/shortcoming/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
食 língshí 3 2 19 /between-meal nibbles/snacks/
秀 yōuxiù 3 2 19 /outstanding/excellent/
于 shànyú 3 2 19 /to be good at/to be adept at/
往 wǎngwǎng 3 2 19 /often/frequently/班 iābān 3 2 19 /to work overtime/
点 yōudiǎn 3 2 19 /merit/benefit/strong point/advantage/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
怕 kěpà 3 2 19
/awful/dreadful/fearful/formidable/frightful/scary/hideous/horrible
errible/terribly/
手 wòshǒu 3 2 19 /to shake hands/
力 nénglì 3 2 19 /capability/capable/able/ability/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]/
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zhōu 3 2 20
/to make a circuit/to
circle/circle/circumference/lap/cycle/complete/all/all
over/thorough/to help financially/week/weekly/variant of 周 [zhou
会 ùhuì 3 2 20 /party/gathering/to meet/to get together/
祝 qìngzhù 3 2 20 /to celebrate/
受
iēshòu 3 2 20 /to accept/to receive/风 iēfēng 3 2 20 /to hold a welcoming dinner or reception/
行 iànxíng 3 2 20 /to give a farewell dinner/
人 kèrén 3 2 20 /visitor/guest/customer/client/CL: 位 [wei4]/
锅 huǒguō 3 2 20 /hotpot/
jù 3 2 20
/to congregate/to assemble/to mass/to gather together/to amass/t
polymerize/
差 chūchāi 3 2 20 /to go on an official or business trip/
销 tuīxiāo 3 2 20 /to market/to sell/
水 器 rèshuǐ qì 3 2 20 /water heater/
huǒ 3 2 20/fire/urgent/ammunition/fiery or flaming/internal heat (Chinesemedicine)/hot (popular)/classifier for military units (old)/
友 xiàoyǒu 3 2 20 /schoolmate/alumnus/alumna/
照 guānzhào 3 2 20 /to take care/to keep an eye on/to look after/to tell/to remind/
事 tóngshì 3 2 20 /colleague/co-worker/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]位 [wei4]/
zhě 3 2 20
/(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) .../(after a noun) person
involved in .../-er/-ist/(used after a number or 後 |后 [hou4] or
前 [qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously)/(used after a term t
mark a pause before defining the term)/(old) (used at the end of acommand)/(old) this/
视 剧 diànshì jù 3 2 20 /TV play/soap opera/CL: 部 [bu4]/
gǎo 3 2 20 /to do/to make/to go in for/to set up/to get hold of/to take care of/
熟 miàn shú 3 2 20 /to look familiar/familiar-looking/
liú 3 2 20
/to flow/to disseminate/to circulate or spread/to move or drift/to
degenerate/to banish or send into exile/stream of water or sth
resembling one/class rate or grade/
员 yǎnyuán 3 2 20 /actor or actress/performer/CL: 個 |个 [ge4]位 [wei4]
已 éryǐ 3 2 20 /that's all/nothing more/
得 zhíde 3 2 20 /to be worth/to deserve/定 wěndìng 3 2 20 /steady/stable/stability/to stabilize/to pacify/
轻 niánqīng 3 2 20 /young/
仅 bùjǐn 3 2 20 /not only (this one)/not just (...) but also/
远 yǒngyuǎn 3 2 20 /forever/eternal/
心 fàngxīn 3 2 20 /to feel relieved/to feel reassured/to be at ease/
外 guówài 3 2 20 /abroad/external (affairs)/overseas/foreign/
系 liánxì 3 2 20
/connection/contact/relation/to get in touch with/to integrate/to
link/to touch/
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谊 yǒuyì 3 2 20 /companionship/fellowship/friendship/
人 zhòngrén 3 2 20 /everyone/
洲 ōuzhōu 3 2 20 /Europe/European/