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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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男 子  主 

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/