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最
㝡
zuì
variant of 最[zui4]
碗
㼝
wǎn
variant of 碗[wan3]
一些
yī xiē
some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
一共
yī gòng
in total; altogether
一定
yī dìng
surely
一样
一樣
yī yàng
same
一起
yī qǐ
(in) the same place
一点
一點
yī diǎn
a bit; a little bit
一点儿
一點兒
yī diǎn r
erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3]
一点点
一點點
yī diǎn diǎn
a little bit
万
mò
used in 万俟[Mo4 qi2]
上
shǎng
used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
下课
下課
xià kè
to finish class
下雨
xià yǔ
to rain
不错
不錯
bù cuò
correct
事
shì
matter
事儿
事兒
shì r
one's employment
介绍
介紹
jiè shào
to introduce (sb to sb)
件
jiàn
item
休息
xiū xi
rest
低
dī
low
像
xiàng
to resemble
元
yuán
surname Yuan
先
xiān
beforehand; first; earlier
先生
xiān sheng
teacher
儿子
兒子
ér zi
son
公园
公園
gōng yuán
park (for public recreation)
共
gòng
common
最
冣
zuì
old variant of 最[zui4]
冷
lěng
surname Leng
分钟
分鐘
fēn zhōng
minute
前天
qián tiān
the day before yesterday
前年
qián nián
the year before last
功课
功課
gōng kè
homework
包子
bāo zi
baozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
去年
qù nián
last year
又
yòu
(once) again
句子
jù zi
sentence
可能
kě néng
might (happen)
右
yòu
(bound form) right; right-hand side
告诉
告訴
gào sù
to press charges; to file a complaint
告诉
告訴
gào su
to tell; to inform; to let know
和
hè
to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
和
hú
to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
和
huó
to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
和
huò
to mix (ingredients) together
咖啡
kā fēi
(loanword) coffee
哪
nǎ
how
哪
na
(emphatic sentence-final particle, used instead of 啊[a5] after a word ending in "n")
哪
né
used in 哪吒[Ne2 zha1]
哪
něi
which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)
唱
chàng
to sing
唱歌
chàng gē
to sing a song
念
唸
niàn
variant of 念[nian4], to read aloud
问题
問題
wèn tí
question
喝
hē
to drink
喝
hè
to shout
嘴
zuǐ
mouth
嘴巴
zuǐ ba
mouth (CL:張|张[zhang1])
因为
因為
yīn wèi
because
国家
國家
guó jiā
country; nation; state
地方
dì fāng
region
地方
dì fang
area
外
wài
outside
外国
外國
wài guó
foreign country
外头
外頭
wài tou
outside; outdoors
多
duō
many; much; more; a lot of
大家
dà jiā
everyone
天
tiān
day
天气
天氣
tiān qì
weather
太
tài
highest
太太
tài tai
married woman
女
nǚ
female
女
rǔ
old variant of 汝[ru3]
女儿
女兒
nǚ ér
daughter
孩子
hái zi
child
它
tā
it
它们
它們
tā men
they; them
家人
jiā rén
family member
小吃
xiǎo chī
street food; snack
小姐
xiǎo jie
young lady
少
shǎo
few
少
shào
young
山
shān
surname Shan
工作
gōng zuò
to work
左
zuǒ
surname Zuo
巧克力
qiǎo kè lì
chocolate (loanword)
纸
帋
zhǐ
variant of 紙|纸[zhi3]
常
cháng
surname Chang
常常
cháng cháng
frequently; often
店
diàn
inn; old-style hotel (CL:家[jia1])
别
彆
biè
to make sb change their ways, opinions etc
后天
後天
hòu tiān
the day after tomorrow
后年
後年
hòu nián
the year after next
得
děi
to have to
快乐
快樂
kuài lè
happy; joyful
念
niàn
to read
怎么
怎麼
zěn me
how?
怎么
怎麽
zěn me
variant of 怎麼|怎么[zen3 me5]
怕
pà
surname Pa
意思
yì si
idea
感冒
gǎn mào
to catch cold
慢
màn
slow
懂
dǒng
to understand
应
應
yīng
surname Ying
应该
應該
yīng gāi
ought to; should; must
房
fáng
surname Fang
房间
房間
fáng jiān
room
所以
suǒ yǐ
therefore
手
shǒu
hand
手机
手機
shǒu jī
cell phone; mobile phone
打
dá
(loanword) dozen
打
dǎ
a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘|打伞[da3 san3] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[da3 dian4 hua4] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[da3 zhen1] "to get an injection", 打手套[da3 shou3 tao4] "to knit gloves", 打氣|打气[da3 qi4] "to inflate")
教
jiāo
to teach; to instruct
教室
jiào shì
classroom
新
xīn
abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1]
方便
fāng biàn
convenient; suitable
旁
páng
one side
日
rì
abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan
明年
míng nián
next year
星期
xīng qī
week
星期天
xīng qī tiān
Sunday
星期日
xīng qī rì
Sunday
晚
wǎn
evening
最
zuì
(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
会
會
kuài
(bound form) to reckon accounts
月
yuè
moon
有一点
有一點
yǒu yī diǎn
a little; somewhat
有一点儿
有一點兒
yǒu yī diǎn r
a bit
有点
有點
yǒu diǎn
a little
杯
bēi
cup
果汁
guǒ zhī
fruit juice
枝
zhī
branch
杯
桮
bēi
variant of 杯[bei1]
碗
椀
wǎn
variant of 碗[wan3]
椅
yǐ
chair
楼
樓
lóu
surname Lou
歌
gē
song (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1])
比
bǐ
Belgium
比
bī
euphemistic variant of 屄[bi1]
球
毬
qiú
ball used for playing games (variant of 球[qiu2])
水果
shuǐ guǒ
fruit
没关系
沒關係
méi guān xi
it doesn't matter
汤
湯
tāng
surname Tang
汤
湯
shāng
rushing current
火车
火車
huǒ chē
train
为什么
為什麼
wèi shén me
why?
然后
然後
rán hòu
then; after that; afterwards
热
熱
rè
to warm up
牛
niú
surname Niu
牛奶
niú nǎi
cow's milk
它
牠
tā
it (pronoun for an animal)
玩
wán
to play
球
qiú
ball
甜
tián
sweet
生日
shēng rì
birthday
生病
shēng bìng
to fall ill
男
nán
(bound form) male
画
畫
huà
to draw; to paint
画儿
畫兒
huà r
picture
痛
tòng
ache
瘦
shòu
thin
杯
盃
bēi
variant of 杯[bei1]
碗
盌
wǎn
variant of 碗[wan3]
看病
kàn bìng
to visit a doctor
看见
看見
kàn jiàn
to see; to catch sight of
真的
zhēn de
really; truly; indeed
眼睛
yǎn jing
eye
睡觉
睡覺
shuì jiào
to go to bed
短
duǎn
short
矮
ǎi
(of a person) short
碗
wǎn
bowl
礼拜天
禮拜天
lǐ bài tiān
Sunday
空气
空氣
kōng qì
air
穿
chuān
to wear
筷
kuài
chopstick
纸
紙
zhǐ
paper (CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2])
累
lěi
to accumulate
累
lèi
tired
累
纍
léi
rope
美
měi
(bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1])
玩
翫
wán
variant of 玩[wan2]
考试
考試
kǎo shì
to take an exam
耳朵
ěr duo
ear
听见
聽見
tīng jiàn
to hear
肉
ròu
meat
胖
pán
healthy
胖
pàng
fat
脚
腳
jiǎo
foot
脚
腳
jué
role (variant of 角[jue2])
自己
zì jǐ
oneself
旧
舊
jiù
old
花儿
花兒
huā ér
style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia
花儿
花兒
huā r
erhua variant of 花[hua1]
英文
yīng wén
English (language)
茶
chá
tea
菜
cài
vegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1])
菜单
菜單
cài dān
menu
万
萬
wàn
surname Wan
着
著
zhāo
a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2])
着
著
zháo
to touch
着
著
zhe
aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
著
zhù
to make known
药
葯
yào
leaf of the iris
药
藥
yào
medicine
号
號
háo
roar
蛋
dàn
variant of 蜑[Dan4]
蛋糕
dàn gāo
cake
衣
yī
clothes
衣
yì
to dress
衣服
yī fu
clothes
里
裏
lǐ
variant of 裡|里[li3]
里面
裏面
lǐ miàn
variant of 裡面|里面[li3 mian4]
里
裡
lǐ
lining
里面
裡面
lǐ miàn
inside
要
yāo
(bound form) to demand; to coerce
见
見
jiàn
to see
见
見
xiàn
to appear
计程车
計程車
jì chéng chē
(Tw) taxi; cab
说话
說話
shuō huà
to speak
课
課
kè
subject
歌
謌
gē
variant of 歌[ge1]
读
讀
dòu
comma
读
讀
dú
to read out; to read aloud
猪
豬
zhū
hog
走路
zǒu lù
to walk; to go on foot
起来
起來
qǐ lai
to stand up; to get up
起来
起來
qi lai
(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
起床
qǐ chuáng
to get out of bed; to get up
路
lù
surname Lu
跳
tiào
to jump
跳舞
tiào wǔ
to dance
身体
身體
shēn tǐ
the body
辆
輛
liàng
classifier for vehicles
周末
週末
zhōu mò
weekend
运动
運動
yùn dòng
to move
还
還
hái
still
边
邊
biān
side
边
邊
bian
suffix of a noun of locality
边儿
邊兒
biān r
side
酒
jiǔ
wine (esp. rice wine)
医师
醫師
yī shī
doctor
医生
醫生
yī shēng
doctor
里
lǐ
Li (surname)
钟头
鐘頭
zhōng tóu
(coll.) hour
长
長
cháng
long
长
長
zhǎng
chief
门口
門口
mén kǒu
doorway
附近
fù jìn
nearby; neighboring
鸡
雞
jī
fowl
雨
yǔ
rain
雨
yù
(literary) to rain
非常
fēi cháng
very; really
鞋
xié
shoe
鞋
鞵
xié
variant of 鞋[xie2]
头
頭
tou
suffix for nouns
风
風
fēng
wind
飞机
飛機
fēi jī
airplane
食物
shí wù
food
饭馆
飯館
fàn guǎn
restaurant
饮料
飲料
yǐn liào
drink
饱
飽
bǎo
to eat till full
饺
餃
jiǎo
dumplings with meat filling
餐厅
餐廳
cān tīng
dining hall
饿
餓
è
hungry
香蕉
xiāng jiāo
banana
马上
馬上
mǎ shàng
at once
鱼
魚
yú
surname Yu
鸡
鷄
jī
variant of 雞|鸡[ji1]
面包
麵包
miàn bāo
bread
鼻
bí
nose
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