This file contains the words list of Duolingo Chinese Mandarin. The word list was taken on 7 Jan 2018. The word definition is picked from https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary. Please note there might be mistakes. Please email anishcr@gmail.com for any corrections/updates.
Update on 14 Nov 2018. I am no longer maintaining this list. Please checkout https://github.com/anki-decks/anki-deck-for-duolingo-chinese/blob/master/words.tsv which is maintained by Nicholas and Leon
Update on 24 July 2023. Yassine has created a useful tool to memorize the words. Checkout https://chinese-1000-frequent-words.sktch.site/
Contents
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您) | |
好 | hǎo hào |
good / well / proper / good to / easy to / very / so / (suffix indicating completion or readiness) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms to be fond of / to have a tendency to / to be prone to |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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再见 | 再見 | zài jiàn | goodbye / see you again later |
再 | zài | again / once more / re- / second / another / then (after sth, and not until then) | |
见 | 見 | jiàn xiàn |
to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview to appear / also written 現|现 |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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三 | Sān sān |
surname San three / 3 |
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一 | yī | one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit | |
七 | qī | seven / 7 | |
八 | bā | eight / 8 |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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十 | shí | ten / 10 | |
零 | líng | zero / nought / zero sign / fractional / fragmentary / odd (of numbers) / (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one) / fraction / (in mathematics) remainder (after division) / extra / to wither and fall / to wither | |
元 | Yuán yuán |
surname Yuan / the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368) currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / first / original / primary / fundamental / constituent / part / era (of a reign) / meta- (prefix) / (math.) argument / variable / (Tw) (geology) eon |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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五 | wǔ | five / 5 | |
九 | jiǔ | nine / 9 | |
百 | Bǎi bǎi |
surname Bai hundred / numerous / all kinds of |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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二 | èr | two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid | |
四 | sì | four / 4 | |
六 | liù | six / 6 |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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叫 | jiào | to shout / to call / to order / to ask / to be called / by (indicates agent in the passive mood) | |
我 | wǒ | I / me / my | |
张 | 張 | Zhāng zhāng |
surname Zhang to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes |
李 | Lǐ lǐ |
surname Li plum |
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华 | 華 | Huá Huà huá |
abbr. for China Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi / surname Hua magnificent / splendid / flowery |
明 | Míng míng |
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God bright / opposite: dark 暗 / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) / CL: 個|个 | |
什么 | 什麼 | shén me | what? / something / anything |
名 | míng | name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people | |
字 | zì | letter / symbol / character / word / CL: 個|个 / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China | |
什 | shén shí |
what ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc) / assorted / miscellaneous |
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么 | 麼 | má ma me |
exclamatory final particle interrogative final particle suffix, used to form interrogative 甚麼|什么, what?, indefinite 這麼|这么 thus, etc |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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姓 | xìng | family name / surname / CL: 個|个 / to be surnamed | |
王 | Wáng wáng wàng |
surname Wang king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great to rule / to reign over |
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呢 | ne ní |
particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") / particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation woolen material |
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李 | Lǐ lǐ |
surname Li plum |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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很 | hěn | (adverb of degree) / quite / very / awfully | |
高兴 | 高興 | gāo xìng | happy / glad / willing (to do sth) / in a cheerful mood |
高 | Gāo gāo |
surname Gao high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific) |
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兴 | 興 | Xīng xīng xìng |
surname Xing to rise / to flourish / to become popular / to start / to encourage / to get up / (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect) / maybe (dialect) feeling or desire to do sth / interest in sth / excitement |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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认识 | 認識 | rèn shi | to know / to recognize / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb / knowledge / understanding / awareness / cognition |
也 | Yě yě |
surname Ye also / too / (in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation |
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认 | 認 | rèn | to recognize / to know / to admit |
识 | 識 | shí zhì |
to know / knowledge / Taiwan pr. [shi4] to record / to write a footnote |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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吃 | chī | to eat / to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate / to destroy / to absorb / to suffer / to stammer (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [ji2]) | |
饭 | 飯 | fàn | food / cuisine / cooked rice / meal / CL: 碗, 頓|顿 |
鱼 | 魚 | Yú yú |
surname Yu fish / CL: 條|条, 尾 |
面 | miàn miàn |
face / side / surface / aspect / top / classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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喝 | hē hè |
to drink / My goodness! to shout loudly |
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水 | Shuǐ shuǐ |
surname Shui water / river / liquid / beverage / additional charges or income / (of clothes) classifier for number of washes |
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茶 | chá | tea / tea plant / CL: 杯, 壺|壶 | |
不 | bù | (negative prefix) / not / no |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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是 | shì | is / are / am / yes / to be | |
他 | tā | 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 | |
学生 | 學生 | xué sheng | student / schoolchild |
学 | 學 | xué | to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology |
生 | shēng | to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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吗 | 嗎 | mǎ ma |
see 嗎啡|吗啡, morphine (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
她 | tā | she | |
你们 | 你們 | nǐ men | you (plural) |
我们 | 我們 | wǒ men | we / us / ourselves / our |
他们 | 他們 | tā men | they |
们 | 們 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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老师 | 老師 | lǎo shī | teacher / CL: 個|个, 位 |
医生 | 醫生 | yī shēng | doctor / CL: 個|个, 位, 名 |
她们 | 她們 | tā men | they / them (for females) |
老 | lǎo | 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 or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough | |
师 | 師 | Shī shī |
surname Shi teacher / master / expert / model / army division / (old) troops / to dispatch troops |
医 | 醫 | yī | medical / medicine / doctor / to cure / to treat |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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的 | de dī dí dì |
of / ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute) / (used to form a nominal expression) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) see 的士 really and truly aim / clear |
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电话 | 電話 | diàn huà | telephone / CL: 部 / phone call / CL: 通 / phone number |
电 | 電 | diàn | electric / electricity / electrical |
话 | 話 | huà | dialect / language / spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said / CL: 種|种, 席, 句, 口, 番 |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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号码 | 號碼 | hào mǎ | number / CL: 堆, 個|个 |
多少 | duō shǎo duō shao |
number / amount / somewhat how much / how many / which (number) / as much as |
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多 | duō | many / much / often / a lot of / numerous / more / in excess / how (to what extent) / multi- / Taiwan pr. [duo2] when it means "how" | |
少 | shǎo shào |
few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom young |
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号 | 號 | háo hào |
roar / cry / CL: 個|个 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 number of people |
码 | 碼 | mǎ | weight / number / code / to pile / to stack / classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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中国 | 中國 | Zhōng guó | China |
人 | rén | man / person / people / CL: 個|个, 位 | |
中 | Zhōng zhōng zhòng |
China / Chinese / surname Zhong within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right to hit (the mark) / to be hit by / to suffer / to win (a prize, a lottery) |
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国 | 國 | Guó guó |
surname Guo country / nation / state / national / CL: 個|个 |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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哪 | nǎ na něi |
how / which (particle equivalent to 啊 after noun ending in -n) which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier) |
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英国 | 英國 | Yīng guó | United Kingdom 聯合王國|联合王国 / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland / abbr. for England 英格蘭|英格兰 |
美国 | 美國 | Měi guó | United States / USA / US |
国 | 國 | Guó guó |
surname Guo country / nation / state / national / CL: 個|个 |
英 | Yīng yīng |
United Kingdom / British / England / English / abbr. for 英國|英国 hero / outstanding / excellent / (literary) flower / blossom |
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美 | Měi měi |
the Americas / abbr. for 美洲 / USA / abbr. for 美國|美国 beautiful / very satisfactory / good / to beautify / to be pleased with oneself |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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都 | Dū dōu dū |
surname Du all / both / entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all capital city / metropolis |
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对 | 對 | duì | right / correct / couple / pair / towards / at / for / to face / opposite / to treat (sb a certain way) / to match together / to adjust / to fit / to suit / to answer / to reply / classifier: couple |
加拿大 | Jiā ná dà | Canada / Canadian | |
加 | Jiā jiā |
abbr. for Canada 加拿大 / surname Jia to add / plus / (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) |
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拿 | ná | to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take / (used in the same way as 把: to mark the following noun as a direct object) | |
大 | dà dài |
big / huge / large / major / great / wide / deep / older (than) / oldest / eldest / greatly / very much / (dialect) father / father's elder or younger brother see 大夫 |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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忙 | máng | busy / hurriedly / to hurry / to rush | |
早上 | zǎo shang | early morning / CL: 個|个 | |
早 | zǎo | early / morning / Good morning! / long ago / prematurely | |
上 | shǎng shàng |
see 上聲|上声 on top / upon / above / upper / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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怎么样 | 怎麼樣 | zěn me yàng | how? / how about? / how was it? / how are things? |
今天 | jīn tiān | today / at the present / now | |
怎 | zěn | how | |
样 | 樣 | yàng | manner / pattern / way / appearance / shape / classifier: kind, type |
今 | jīn | today / modern / present / current / this / now | |
天 | tiān | day / sky / heaven |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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家 | 傢 | jiā Jiā jiā |
see 傢伙|家伙 surname Jia home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL: 個|个 |
北京 | Běi jīng | Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China / Peking / PRC government | |
在 | zài | (located) at / (to be) in / to exist / in the middle of doing sth / (indicating an action in progress) | |
北 | běi | north / to be defeated (classical) | |
京 | Jīng jīng |
abbr. for Beijing / surname Jing / Jing ethnic minority capital city of a country / big / algebraic term for a large number (old) / artificial mound (old) |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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哪儿 | 哪兒 | nǎr | where? / wherever / anywhere |
纽约 | 紐約 | Niǔ yuē | New York |
香港 | Xiāng gǎng | Hong Kong | |
儿 | 兒 | ér r |
child / son non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final |
纽 | 紐 | niǔ | to turn / to wrench / button / nu (Greek letter Νν) |
约 | 約 | yāo yuē |
to weigh in a balance or on a scale to make an appointment / to invite / approximately / pact / treaty / to economize / to restrict / to reduce (a fraction) / concise |
香 | xiāng | fragrant / sweet smelling / aromatic / savory or appetizing / (to eat) with relish / (of sleep) sound / perfume or spice / joss or incense stick / CL: 根 | |
港 | Gǎng gǎng |
Hong Kong, abbr. for 香港 / surname Gang harbor / port / CL: 個|个 |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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住 | zhù | to live / to dwell / to stay / to reside / to stop / (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt) | |
伦敦 | 倫敦 | Lún dūn | London, capital of United Kingdom |
台湾 | 臺灣 | Tái wān | Taiwan |
伦 | 倫 | lún | human relationship / order / coherence |
敦 | dūn | kindhearted / place name | |
台 | Tái tái tái Tái tái tái |
Taiwan (abbr.) / surname Tai (classical) you (in letters) / variant of 臺|台 desk / table / counter Taiwan (abbr.) platform / stage / terrace / stand / support / station / broadcasting station / classifier for vehicles or machines typhoon |
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湾 | 灣 | wān | bay / gulf / to cast anchor / to moor (a boat) |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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谢谢 | 謝謝 | xiè xie | to thank / thanks / thank you |
不客气 | 不客氣 | bù kè qi | you're welcome / don't mention it / impolite / rude / blunt |
谢 | 謝 | Xiè xiè |
surname Xie to thank / to apologize / to wither (of flowers, leaves etc) / to decline |
客 | kè | customer / visitor / guest | |
气 | 氣 | qì | gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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对不起 | 對不起 | duì bu qǐ | unworthy / to let down / I'm sorry / excuse me / pardon me / if you please / sorry? (please repeat) |
没关系 | 沒關係 | méi guān xi | it doesn't matter |
起 | qǐ | to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group | |
没 | 沒 | méi mò |
(negative prefix for verbs) / have not / not drowned / to end / to die / to inundate |
关 | 關 | Guān guān |
surname Guan mountain pass / to close / to shut / to turn off / to concern / to involve |
系 | 係 | xì xì jì xì |
to connect / to relate to / to tie up / to bind / to be (literary) system / department / faculty to tie / to fasten / to button up to connect / to arrest / to worry |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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爸爸 | bà ba | (informal) father / CL: 個|个, 位 | |
妈妈 | 媽媽 | mā ma | mama / mommy / mother / CL: 個|个, 位 |
爱 | 愛 | ài | to love / to be fond of / to like / affection / to be inclined (to do sth) / to tend to (happen) |
家人 | jiā rén | household / (one's) family | |
爸 | bà | father / dad / pa / papa | |
妈 | 媽 | mā | ma / mom / mother |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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谁 | 誰 | shéi | who / also pr. [shui2] |
那 | Nā Nuó nà nuó |
surname Na surname Nuo that / those / then (in that case) / commonly pr. [nei4] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing (archaic) many / beautiful / how / old variant of 挪 |
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个 | 個 | gè | individual / this / that / size / classifier for people or objects in general |
这 | 這 | zhè | this / these / (commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing) |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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哥哥 | gē ge | older brother / CL: 個|个, 位 | |
姐姐 | jiě jie | older sister / CL: 個|个 | |
有 | yǒu | to have / there is / there are / to exist / to be | |
哥 | gē | elder brother | |
姐 | jiě | older sister |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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弟弟 | dì di | younger brother / CL: 個|个, 位 | |
和 | Hé hé hè hú huó huò |
surname He / Japanese (food, clothes etc) and / together with / with / sum / union / peace / harmony / Taiwan pr. [han4] when it means "and" or "with" to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence / to join in the singing / to chime in with others to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water / Taiwan pr. [huo4] to mix (ingredients) together / to blend / classifier for rinses of clothes / classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs |
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妹妹 | mèi mei | younger sister / young woman / CL: 個|个 | |
没 | 沒 | méi mò |
(negative prefix for verbs) / have not / not drowned / to end / to die / to inundate |
弟 | dì | younger brother / junior male / I (modest word in letter) | |
妹 | mèi | younger sister |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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请问 | 請問 | qǐng wèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? |
知道 | zhī dào | to know / to become aware of / also pr. [zhi1 dao5] | |
问 | 問 | wèn | to ask |
请 | 請 | qǐng | to ask / to invite / please (do sth) / to treat (to a meal etc) / to request |
知 | zhī | to know / to be aware | |
道 | dào | road / path / CL: 條|条, 股 / principle / truth / morality / reason / skill / method / Dao (of Daoism) / to say / to speak / to talk / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) administrative division (similar to province in Tang times) |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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说 | 說 | shuì shuō |
to persuade to speak / to say / to explain / to scold / to tell off / a theory (typically the last character in a compound, as in 日心說|日心说 heliocentric theory) |
英语 | 英語 | Yīng yǔ | English (language) |
汉语 | 漢語 | Hàn yǔ | Chinese language / CL: 門|门 |
汉 | 漢 | Hàn hàn |
Han ethnic group / Chinese (language) / the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) man |
语 | 語 | yǔ yù |
dialect / language / speech to tell to |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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帮助 | 幫助 | bāng zhù | assistance / aid / to help / to assist |
再 | zài | again / once more / re- / second / another / then (after sth, and not until then) | |
请 | 請 | qǐng | to ask / to invite / please (do sth) / to treat (to a meal etc) / to request |
次 | cì | next in sequence / second / the second (day, time etc) / secondary / vice- / sub- / infra- / inferior quality / substandard / order / sequence / hypo- (chemistry) / classifier for enumerated events: time | |
帮 | 幫 | bāng | to help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help) / hired (as worker) / side (of pail, boat etc) / outer layer / upper (of a shoe) / group / gang / clique / party / secret society |
助 | zhù | to help / to assist |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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早安 | zǎo ān | Good morning! | |
晚安 | wǎn ān | Good night! / Good evening! | |
一会儿 | 一會兒 | yī huìr | a moment / a while / in a moment / now...now... / also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5] |
见 | 見 | jiàn xiàn |
to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview to appear / also written 現|现 |
会 | 會 | huì kuài |
can / to be possible / to be able to / will / to be likely to / to be sure to / to assemble / to meet / to gather / to see / union / group / association / CL: 個|个 / a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [hui3]) to balance an account / accountancy / accounting |
安 | Ān ān |
surname An content / calm / still / quiet / safe / secure / in good health / to find a place for / to install / to fix / to fit / to bring (a charge against sb) / to pacify / to harbor (good intentions) / security / safety / peace / ampere |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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最近 | zuì jìn | recent / recently / these days / latest / soon / nearest (of locations) / shortest (of routes) | |
好久不见 | 好久不見 | hǎo jiǔ bu jiàn | long time no see |
不错 | 不錯 | bù cuò | correct / right / not bad / pretty good |
最 | zuì | most / the most / -est (superlative suffix) | |
近 | jìn | near / close to / approximately | |
久 | jiǔ | (long) time / (long) duration of time | |
错 | 錯 | Cuò cuò |
surname Cuo mistake / wrong / bad / interlocking / complex / to grind / to polish / to alternate / to stagger / to miss / to let slip / to evade / to inlay with gold or silver |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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要 | yāo yào |
to demand / to request / to coerce important / vital / to want / to ask for / will / going to (as future auxiliary) / may / must / (used in a comparison) must be / probably / if |
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热 | 熱 | rè | to warm up / to heat up / hot (of weather) / heat / fervent |
冰 | bīng | ice / CL: 塊|块 / to chill sth / (of an object or substance) to feel cold / (of a person) cold / unfriendly / (slang) methamphetamine |
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牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk / CL: 瓶, 杯 | |
咖啡 | kā fēi | coffee (loanword) / CL: 杯 | |
牛 | Niú niú |
surname Niu ox / cow / bull / CL: 條|条, 頭|头 / (slang) awesome |
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奶 | nǎi nǎi |
breast / milk / to breastfeed mother / variant of 奶 |
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咖 | kā | coffee / class / grade | |
啡 | fēi | (phonetic component) |
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洗手间 | 洗手間 | xǐ shǒu jiān | toilet / lavatory / washroom |
医院 | 醫院 | yī yuàn | hospital / CL: 所, 家, 座 |
洗 | xǐ | to wash / to bathe / to develop (photo) | |
手 | shǒu | hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL: 雙|双, 隻|只 | |
间 | 間 | jiān jiàn |
between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms gap / to separate / to thin out (seedlings) / to sow discontent |
院 | yuàn | courtyard / institution / CL: 個|个 |
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这儿 | 這兒 | zhèr | here |
那儿 | 那兒 | nàr | there |
饭馆 | 飯館 | fàn guǎn | restaurant / CL: 家 |
馆 | 館 | guǎn | building / shop / term for certain service establishments / embassy or consulate / schoolroom (old) / CL: 家 |
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年 | Nián nián nián |
surname Nian year / CL: 個|个 grain / harvest (old) / variant of 年 |
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月 | yuè | moon / month / monthly / CL: 個|个, 輪|轮 | |
号 | 號 | háo hào |
roar / cry / CL: 個|个 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 number of people |
几 | jī jī jǐ |
small table almost how much / how many / several / a few |
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〇 | líng | zero |
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星期 | xīng qī | week / CL: 個|个 / day of the week / Sunday | |
明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow | |
天 | tiān | day / sky / heaven | |
日 | Rì rì |
abbr. for 日本, Japan sun / day / date, day of the month |
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星 | xīng | star / heavenly body / satellite / small amount | |
期 | qī | a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2] | |
明 | Míng míng |
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God bright / opposite: dark 暗 / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods |
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点 | 點 | diǎn | point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更 / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items |
现在 | 現在 | xiàn zài | now / at present / at the moment / modern / current / nowadays |
半 | bàn | half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half | |
现 | 現 | xiàn | to appear / present / now / existing / current |
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孩子 | hái zi | child | |
两 | 兩 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old) |
孩 | hái | child | |
子 | zǐ zi |
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) (noun suffix) |
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女儿 | 女兒 | nǚ ér | daughter |
儿子 | 兒子 | ér zi | son |
岁 | 歲 | suì | classifier for years (of age) / year / year (of crop harvests) |
女 | nǚ | female / woman / daughter | |
儿 | 兒 | ér r |
child / son non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final |
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妻子 | qī zǐ qī zi |
wife and children wife / CL: 個|个 |
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丈夫 | zhàng fu | husband / CL: 個|个 | |
妻 | qī qì |
wife to marry off (a daughter) |
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丈 | zhàng | measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) / to measure / husband / polite appellation for an older male | |
夫 | fū fú |
husband / man / manual worker / conscripted laborer (old) (classical) this, that / he, she, they / (exclamatory final particle) / (initial particle, introduces an opinion) |
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猫 | 貓 | māo | cat / CL: 隻|只 / (dialect) to hide oneself / (coll.) modem |
它 | tā | it | |
狗 | gǒu | dog / CL: 隻|只, 條|条 |
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喂 | wéi wèi wèi |
hello (when answering the phone) hey / to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc) to feed |
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慢 | màn | slow | |
一点儿 | yī diǎnr | erhua variant of 一點|一点 |
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快 | kuài | rapid / quick / speed / rate / soon / almost / to make haste / clever / sharp (of knives or wits) / forthright / plainspoken / gratified / pleased / pleasant | |
得 | dé de děi |
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc to have to / must / ought to / to need to |
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明白 | míng bai | clear / obvious / unequivocal / to understand / to realize | |
白 | Bái bái |
surname Bai white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in 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 |
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漂亮 | piào liang | pretty / beautiful | |
高 | Gāo gāo |
surname Gao high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific) |
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漂 | piāo piǎo piào |
to float / to drift to bleach elegant / polished |
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亮 | liàng | bright / clear / resonant / to shine / to show / to reveal |
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朋友 | péng you | friend / CL: 個|个, 位 | |
男 | nán | male / Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / CL: 個|个 | |
矮 | ǎi | low / short (in length) | |
朋 | péng | friend | |
友 | yǒu | friend |
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女 | nǚ | female / woman / daughter | |
可爱 | 可愛 | kě ài | adorable / cute / lovely |
非常 | fēi cháng | very / very much / unusual / extraordinary | |
可 | kě kè |
can / may / able to / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very see 可汗 |
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非 | Fēi fēi |
abbr. for 非洲, Africa to not be / not / wrong / incorrect / non- / un- / in- / to reproach or blame / (colloquial) to insist on / simply must |
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常 | Cháng cháng |
surname Chang always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant |
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上午 | shàng wǔ | morning / CL: 個|个 | |
分 | fēn fèn |
to divide / to separate / to distribute / to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / part or subdivision / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money) part / share / ingredient / component |
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下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon / CL: 個|个 / p.m. | |
晚上 | wǎn shang | evening / night / CL: 個|个 / in the evening | |
午 | wǔ | 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse / ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south) | |
晚 | wǎn | evening / night / late | |
下 | xià | down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action |
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每 | měi | each / every | |
中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon / midday / CL: 個|个 | |
周末 | 週末 | zhōu mò | weekend |
天 | tiān | day / sky / heaven | |
周 | Zhōu zhōu zhōu |
surname Zhou / Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) to make a circuit / to circle / circle / circumference / lap / cycle / complete / all / all over / thorough / to help financially week / weekly / variant of 周 |
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末 | mò | tip / end / final stage / latter part / inessential detail / powder / dust / opera role of old man |
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昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday | |
上 | shǎng shàng |
see 上聲|上声 on top / upon / above / upper / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) |
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了 | le liǎo liǎo |
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker) to finish / to achieve / variant of 瞭|了 / to understand clearly (of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly |
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做 | zuò | to do / to make / to produce / to write / to compose / to act as / to engage 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 appearance | |
昨 | zuó | yesterday |
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今年 | jīn nián | this year | |
去年 | qù nián | last year | |
明年 | míng nián | next year | |
下 | xià | down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action | |
会 | 會 | huì kuài |
can / to be possible / to be able to / will / to be likely to / to be sure to / to assemble / to meet / to gather / to see / union / group / association / CL: 個|个 / a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [hui3]) to balance an account / accountancy / accounting |
去 | qù | to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) |
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旁边 | 旁邊 | páng biān | lateral / side / to the side / beside |
左边 | 左邊 | zuǒ bian | left / the left side / to the left of |
右边 | 右邊 | yòu bian | right side / right, to the right |
旁 | páng | beside / one side / other / side / self / the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic | |
左 | Zuǒ zuǒ |
surname Zuo left / the Left (politics) / east / unorthodox / queer / wrong / differing / opposite / variant of 佐 |
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右 | yòu | right (-hand) / the Right (politics) / west (old) | |
边 | 邊 | biān bian |
side / edge / margin / border / boundary / CL: 個|个 / simultaneously suffix of a noun of locality |
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前面 | qián miàn | ahead / in front / preceding / above / also pr. [qian2 mian5] | |
后面 | 後面 | hòu miàn | rear / back / behind / later / afterwards / also pr. [hou4 mian5] |
学校 | 學校 | xué xiào | school / CL: 所 |
前 | qián | front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly | |
后 | Hòu hòu hòu |
surname Hou empress / queen back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later |
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校 | jiào xiào |
to proofread / to check / to compare school / military officer / CL: 所 |
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走 | zǒu | 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 as 撤走) / to change (shape, form, meaning) | |
到 | dào | to (a place) / until (a time) / up to / to go / to arrive / (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action) | |
路 | Lù lù |
surname Lu road / CL: 條|条 / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort / kind |
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怎么 | 怎麼 | zěn me | how? / what? / why? |
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哪里 | 哪裏 | nǎ lǐ nǎ lǐ |
where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) / humble expression denying compliment / also written 哪裡|哪里 where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) / humble expression denying compliment |
这里 | 這裡 | zhè lǐ | here |
那里 | 那裏 | nà li nà li |
there / that place / also written 那裡|那里 there / that place |
往 | wǎng | to go (in a direction) / to / towards / (of a train) bound for / past / previous | |
里 | 裡 | lǐ Lǐ lǐ |
lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里 Li (surname) li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇 and neighborhood 鄰|邻 levels |
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喜欢 | 喜歡 | xǐ huan | to like / to be fond of |
看 | kān kàn |
to look after / to take care of / to watch / to guard to see / to look at / to read / to watch / to visit / to call on / to consider / to regard as / to look after / to treat (an illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after verb) to give it a try / Watch out! (for a danger) |
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书 | 書 | Shū shū |
abbr. for 書經|书经 book / letter / document / CL: 本, 冊|册, 部 / to write |
在 | zài | (located) at / (to be) in / to exist / in the middle of doing sth / (indicating an action in progress) | |
喜 | xǐ | to be fond of / to like / to enjoy / to be happy / to feel pleased / happiness / delight / glad | |
欢 | 歡 | huān huān huān |
joyous / happy / pleased hubbub / clamor / variant of 歡|欢 a breed of horse / variant of 歡|欢 |
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玩 | wán | to play / to have fun / to trifle with / toy / sth used for amusement / curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4]) / to keep sth for entertainment | |
电脑 | 電腦 | diàn nǎo | computer / CL: 臺|台 |
游戏 | 遊戲 | yóu xì | game / CL: 場|场 / to play |
最 | zuì | most / the most / -est (superlative suffix) | |
脑 | 腦 | nǎo | brain / mind / head / essence |
游 | Yóu yóu yóu |
surname You to swim / variant of 遊|游 to walk / to tour / to roam / to travel |
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戏 | 戲 | xì | trick / drama / play / show / CL: 出, 場|场, 臺|台 |
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听 | yǐn tīng tìng |
smile (archaic) to listen / to hear / to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages (literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule / to sentence / to allow |
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音乐 | 音樂 | yīn yuè | music / CL: 張|张, 曲, 段 |
歌 | gē | song / CL: 支, 首 / to sing | |
音 | yīn | sound / noise / note (of musical scale) / tone / news / syllable / reading (phonetic value of a character) | |
乐 | 樂 | Lè Yuè lè yuè |
surname Le surname Yue happy / cheerful / to laugh music |
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跳舞 | tiào wǔ | to dance | |
会 | 會 | huì kuài |
can / to be possible / to be able to / will / to be likely to / to be sure to / to assemble / to meet / to gather / to see / union / group / association / CL: 個|个 / a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [hui3]) to balance an account / accountancy / accounting |
唱 | chàng | to sing / to call loudly / to chant | |
跳 | tiào | to jump / to hop / to skip over / to bounce / to palpitate | |
舞 | wǔ | to dance / to wield / to brandish |
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起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get out of bed / to get up | |
上学 | 上學 | shàng xué | to go to school / to attend school |
上班 | shàng bān | to go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office | |
早饭 | 早飯 | zǎo fàn | breakfast / CL: 份, 頓|顿, 次, 餐 |
做 | zuò | to do / to make / to produce / to write / to compose / to act as / to engage 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 appearance | |
起 | qǐ | to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group | |
床 | chuáng | bed / couch / classifier for beds / CL: 張|张 | |
班 | Bān bān |
surname Ban team / class / squad / work shift / ranking / CL: 個|个 / classifier for groups |
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从 | 從 | Cóng cóng zòng |
surname Cong from / through / via / to follow / to obey / to engage in (an activity) / never (in negative sentence) / (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / assistant / accomplice / related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor second cousin |
睡觉 | 睡覺 | shuì jiào | to go to bed / to sleep |
午饭 | 午飯 | wǔ fàn | lunch / CL: 份, 頓|顿, 次, 餐 |
睡 | shuì | to sleep / to lie down | |
觉 | 覺 | jiào jué |
a nap / a sleep / CL: 場|场 to feel / to find that / thinking / awake / aware |
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放学 | 放學 | fàng xué | to dismiss students at the end of the school day |
下班 | xià bān | to finish work / to get off work | |
回 | huí huí |
to circle / to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return / to revolve / Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) / time / classifier for acts of a play / section or chapter (of a classic book) to curve / to return / to revolve |
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晚饭 | 晚飯 | wǎn fàn | evening meal / dinner / supper / CL: 份, 頓|顿, 次, 餐 |
放 | fàng | to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks) |
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钱 | 錢 | Qián qián |
surname Qian coin / money / CL: 筆|笔 / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两 |
块 | 塊 | kuài | lump (of earth) / chunk / piece / classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc / (coll.) classifier for money and currency units |
只 | zhǐ zhǐ zhī |
only / merely / just / but grain that has begun to ripen / variant of 衹|只 classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc |
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买 | 買 | mǎi | to buy / to purchase |
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一共 | yī gòng | altogether | |
毛 | Máo máo |
surname Mao hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角 , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分) |
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分 | fēn fèn |
to divide / to separate / to distribute / to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / part or subdivision / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money) part / share / ingredient / component |
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共 | gòng | common / general / to share / together / total / altogether / abbr. for 共產黨|共产党, Communist party |
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信用卡 | xìn yòng kǎ | credit card | |
收 | shōu | to receive / to accept / to collect / to put away / to restrain / to stop / in care of (used on address line after name) | |
千 | qiān qiān |
thousand see 鞦韆|秋千 |
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信 | xìn | letter / mail / CL: 封 / to trust / to believe / to profess faith in / truthful / confidence / trust / at will / at random | |
用 | yòng | to use / to employ / to have to / to eat or drink / expense or outlay / usefulness / hence / therefore | |
卡 | kǎ qiǎ |
to stop / to block / card / CL: 張|张, 片 / calorie / cassette / (computing) (coll.) slow to block / to be stuck / to be wedged / customs station / a clip / a fastener / a checkpost / Taiwan pr. [ka3] |
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贵 | 貴 | guì | expensive / noble / precious / (honorific) your |
便宜 | biàn yí pián yi |
convenient cheap / inexpensive / small advantages / to let sb off lightly |
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现金 | 現金 | xiàn jīn | cash |
便 | biàn pián |
plain / informal / suitable / convenient / opportune / to urinate or defecate / equivalent to 就: then / in that case / even if / soon afterwards see 便宜 |
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宜 | Yí yí |
surname Yi proper / should / suitable / appropriate |
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金 | Jīn jīn |
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234) gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音 |
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太 | tài | highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely | |
万 | Mò Wàn wàn |
see 万俟 surname Wan ten thousand / a great number |
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行 | háng xíng |
row / line / commercial firm / line of business / profession / to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row / (Tw) column to walk / to go / to travel / a visit / temporary / makeshift / current / in circulation / to do / to perform / capable / competent / effective / all right / OK! / will do / behavior / conduct / Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense |
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了 | le liǎo liǎo |
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker) to finish / to achieve / variant of 瞭|了 / to understand clearly (of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly |
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想 | xiǎng | to think / to believe / to suppose / to wish / to want / to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth) | |
干 | 乾 | Gān gān gān gàn |
surname Gan dry / clean / in vain / dried food / foster / adoptive / to ignore to concern / to interfere / shield / stem tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) |
影 | yǐng | picture / image / film / movie / photograph / reflection / shadow / trace | |
视 | 視 | shì | to look at / to regard / to inspect |
电视 | 電視 | diàn shì | television / TV / CL: 臺|台, 個|个 |
电影 | 電影 | diàn yǐng | movie / film / CL: 部, 片, 幕, 場|场 |
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报纸 | 報紙 | bào zhǐ | newspaper / newsprint / CL: 份, 期, 張|张 |
上网 | 上網 | shàng wǎng | to go online / to connect to the Internet / (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet / (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net |
报 | 報 | bào | to announce / to inform / report / newspaper / recompense / revenge / CL: 份, 張|张 |
纸 | 紙 | zhǐ | paper / CL: 張|张, 沓 / classifier for documents, letter etc |
网 | 網 | wǎng | net / network |
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手机 | 手機 | shǒu jī | cell phone / mobile phone / CL: 部, 支 |
用 | yòng | to use / to employ / to have to / to eat or drink / expense or outlay / usefulness / hence / therefore | |
新闻 | 新聞 | xīn wén | news / CL: 條|条, 個|个 |
机 | 機 | Jī jī |
surname Ji machine / engine / opportunity / intention / aircraft / pivot / crucial point / flexible (quick-witted) / organic / CL: 臺|台 |
新 | Xīn xīn |
abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 or Singapore 新加坡 / surname Xin new / newly / meso- (chemistry) |
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闻 | 聞 | Wén wén |
surname Wen to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at |
明星 | míng xīng | star / celebrity |
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体育 | 體育 | tǐ yù | sports / physical education |
节目 | 節目 | jié mù | program / item (on a program) / CL: 臺|台, 個|个, 套 |
韩国 | 韓國 | Hán guó | South Korea (Republic of Korea) / Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄 / Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897 |
体 | 體 | tǐ | body / form / style / system / substance / to experience / aspect (linguistics) |
节 | 節 | jiē jié |
see 節骨眼|节骨眼 festival / holiday / node / joint / section / segment / part / to economize / to save / to abridge / moral integrity / classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses / CL: 個|个 |
韩 | 韓 | Hán | Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄 / Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897 / Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国 / surname Han |
育 | yù | to have children / to raise or bring up / to educate | |
目 | mù | eye / item / section / list / catalogue / table of contents / order (taxonomy) / goal / name / title |
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桌 | zhuō | table / desk / classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc | |
找 | zhǎo | to try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek / to return / to give change | |
桌子 | zhuō zi | table / desk / CL: 張|张, 套 | |
上 | shǎng shàng |
see 上聲|上声 on top / upon / above / upper / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) |
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椅子 | yǐ zi | chair / CL: 把, 套 | |
下 | xià | down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action | |
见 | 見 | jiàn xiàn |
to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview to appear / also written 現|现 |
椅 | yǐ | chair |
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房间 | 房間 | fáng jiān | room / CL: 間|间, 個|个 |
冰箱 | bīng xiāng | icebox / freezer cabinet / refrigerator / CL: 臺|台, 個|个 | |
里 | 裡 | lǐ Lǐ lǐ |
lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里 Li (surname) li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇 and neighborhood 鄰|邻 levels |
外 | wài | outside / in addition / foreign / external | |
房 | Fáng fáng |
surname Fang house / room / CL: 間|间 / branch of an extended family / classifier for family members (or concubines) |
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间 | 間 | jiān jiàn |
between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms gap / to separate / to thin out (seedlings) / to sow discontent |
箱 | xiāng | box / trunk / chest |
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位 | wèi | position / location / place / seat / classifier for people (honorific) / classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) / (physics) potential | |
等 | děng | 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 | |
一下 | yī xià | (used after a verb) give it a go / to do (sth for a bit to give it a try) / one time / once / in a while / all of a sudden / all at once | |
进 | 進 | jìn | to go forward / to advance / to go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit / (math.) base of a number system / classifier for sections in a building or residential compound |
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坐 | Zuò zuò |
surname Zuo to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit / variant of 座 |
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菜单 | 菜單 | cài dān | menu / CL: 份, 張|张 |
英文 | Yīng wén | English (language) | |
菜 | cài | dish (type of food) / vegetable / cuisine / CL: 盤|盘, 道 / (coll.) (one's) type / (of one's skills etc) weak / poor | |
单 | 單 | Shàn dān |
surname Shan bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL: 個|个 |
英 | Yīng yīng |
United Kingdom / British / England / English / abbr. for 英國|英国 hero / outstanding / excellent / (literary) flower / blossom |
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文 | Wén wén |
surname Wen language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67 |
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服务员 | 服務員 | fú wù yuán | waiter / waitress / attendant / customer service personnel / CL: 個|个, 位 |
点菜 | 點菜 | diǎn cài | to order dishes (in a restaurant) |
买单 | 買單 | mǎi dān | to pay the restaurant bill |
订位 | 訂位 | dìng wèi | to reserve a seat / to book a table / reservation |
服 | fú fù |
clothes / dress / garment / to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc) / to obey / to be convinced (by an argument) / to convince / to admire / to acclimatize / to take (medicine) / mourning clothes / to wear mourning clothes dose (measure word for medicine) / Taiwan pr. [fu2] |
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务 | 務 | wù | affair / business / matter / to be engaged in / to attend to / by all means |
员 | 員 | yuán | person / employee / member |
订 | 訂 | dìng | to agree / to conclude / to draw up / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc) / to order |
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些 | xiē | some / few / several / measure word indicating a small amount or small number (greater than 1) | |
西 | Xī xī |
the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙 / Spanish west |
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东 | 東 | Dōng dōng |
surname Dong east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord |
东西 | 東西 | dōng xī dōng xi |
east and west thing / stuff / person / CL: 個|个, 件 |
帮 | 幫 | bāng | to help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help) / hired (as worker) / side (of pail, boat etc) / outer layer / upper (of a shoe) / group / gang / clique / party / secret society |
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超市 | chāo shì | supermarket / abbr. for 超級市場|超级市场 / CL: 家 | |
水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit / CL: 個|个 | |
超 | chāo | to exceed / to overtake / to surpass / to transcend / to pass / to cross / ultra- / super- | |
市 | shì | market / city / CL: 個|个 | |
果 | guǒ | fruit / result / resolute / indeed / if really |
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给 | 給 | gěi jǐ |
to / for / for the benefit of / to give / to allow / to do sth (for sb) / (grammatical equivalent of 被) / (grammatical equivalent of 把) / (sentence intensifier) to supply / to provide |
苹果 | 蘋果 | píng guǒ | apple / CL: 個|个, 顆|颗 |
西瓜 | xī guā | watermelon / CL: 顆|颗, 粒, 個|个 | |
苹 | píng pín píng |
(artemisia) / duckweed marsiliaceae / clover fern apple |
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瓜 | guā | melon / gourd / squash |
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鸡蛋 | 雞蛋 | jī dàn | (chicken) egg / hen's egg / CL: 個|个, 打 |
新鲜 | 新鮮 | xīn xiān | fresh (experience, food etc) / freshness / novel / uncommon |
鸡 | 雞 | jī | fowl / chicken / CL: 隻|只 / (slang) prostitute |
蛋 | dàn | egg / CL: 個|个, 打 / oval-shaped thing | |
鲜 | 鮮 | xiān xiǎn xiān |
fresh / bright (in color) / delicious / tasty / delicacy / aquatic foods few / rare fish / old variant of 鮮|鲜 |
蔬菜 | shū cài | vegetables / produce / CL: 種|种 | |
蔬 | shū | vegetables |
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包 | Bāo bāo |
surname Bao to cover / to wrap / to hold / to include / to take charge of / to contract (to or for) / package / wrapper / container / bag / to hold or embrace / bundle / packet / CL: 個|个, 隻|只 |
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米 | Mǐ mǐ |
surname Mi rice / CL: 粒 / meter (classifier) |
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面包 | 麵包 | miàn bāo | bread / CL: 片, 袋, 塊|块 |
袋 | dài | pouch / bag / sack / pocket | |
糖 | táng | sugar / sweets / candy / CL: 顆|颗, 塊|块 |
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为 | 為 | wéi wèi |
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice) because of / for / to |
文 | Wén wén |
surname Wen language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67 |
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习 | 習 | Xí xí |
surname Xi to practice / to study / habit |
学习 | 學習 | xué xí | to learn / to study |
中文 | Zhōng wén | Chinese language | |
为什么 | 為什麼 | wèi shén me | why? / for what reason? |
去 | qù | to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) |
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因为 | 因為 | yīn wèi | because / owing to / on account of |
所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore / as a result / so / the reason why | |
西班牙 | Xī bān yá | Spain | |
因 | yīn | cause / reason / because | |
所 | suǒ | actually / place / classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc / that which / particle introducing a relative clause or passive / CL: 個|个 | |
以 | Yǐ yǐ |
abbr. for Israel 以色列 to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place) |
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西 | Xī xī |
the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙 / Spanish west |
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班 | Bān bān |
surname Ban team / class / squad / work shift / ranking / CL: 個|个 / classifier for groups |
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牙 | yá | tooth / ivory / CL: 顆|颗 |
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旅游 | 旅遊 | lǚ yóu | trip / journey / tourism / travel / tour / to travel |
爱好 | 愛好 | ài hào | to like / to take pleasure in / keen on / fond of / interest / hobby / appetite for / CL: 個|个 |
新 | Xīn xīn |
abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 or Singapore 新加坡 / surname Xin new / newly / meso- (chemistry) |
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西班牙语 | 西班牙語 | Xī bān yá yǔ | Spanish language |
轻松 | 輕鬆 | qīng sōng | light / gentle / relaxed / effortless / uncomplicated / to relax / to take things less seriously |
旅 | lǚ | trip / travel / to travel / brigade (army) | |
好 | hǎo hào |
good / well / proper / good to / easy to / very / so / (suffix indicating completion or readiness) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms to be fond of / to have a tendency to / to be prone to |
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轻 | 輕 | qīng | light / easy / gentle / soft / reckless / unimportant / frivolous / small in number / unstressed / neutral / to disparage |
松 | Sōng sōng sōng |
surname Song pine / CL: 棵 loose / to loosen / to relax |
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照相机 | 照相機 | zhào xiàng jī | camera / CL: 個|个, 架, 部, 台, 隻|只 |
印度 | Yìn dù | India | |
拍照 | pāi zhào | to take a picture | |
拍 | pāi | to pat / to clap / to slap / to swat / to take (a photo) / to shoot (a film) / racket (sports) / beat (music) | |
照 | zhào | according to / in accordance with / to shine / to illuminate / to reflect / to look at (one's reflection) / to take (a photo) / photo / as requested / as before | |
印 | Yìn yìn |
surname Yin / abbr. for 印度 to print / to mark / to engrave / a seal / a print / a stamp / a mark / a trace / image |
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相 | Xiāng xiāng xiàng |
surname Xiang each other / one another / mutually appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc) |
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度 | dù duó |
to pass / to spend (time) / measure / limit / extent / degree of intensity / degree (angles, temperature etc) / kilowatt-hour / classifier for events and occurrences to estimate / Taiwan pr. [duo4] |
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海 | Hǎi hǎi |
surname Hai ocean / sea / CL: 個|个, 片 / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous |
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本 | běn | root / stem / origin / source / this / the current / original / inherent / originally / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc | |
还 | 還 | Huán hái huán |
surname Huan still / still in progress / still more / yet / even more / in addition / fairly / passably (good) / as early as / even / also / else to pay back / to return |
上海 | Shàng hǎi | Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪 | |
菜 | cài | dish (type of food) / vegetable / cuisine / CL: 盤|盘, 道 / (coll.) (one's) type / (of one's skills etc) weak / poor | |
还是 | 還是 | hái shi | or / still / nevertheless / had better |
日本 | Rì běn | Japan / Japanese |
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肉 | ròu | meat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit) / (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy / (of a person) flabby / irresolute | |
米饭 | 米飯 | mǐ fàn | (cooked) rice |
面条 | 麵條 | miàn tiáo | noodles |
鸡肉 | 雞肉 | jī ròu | chicken meat |
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牛肉 | niú ròu | beef | |
猪肉 | 豬肉 | zhū ròu | pork |
羊肉 | yáng ròu | mutton / goat meat | |
饮料 | 飲料 | yǐn liào | drink / beverage |
猪 | 豬 | zhū | hog / pig / swine / CL: 口, 頭|头 |
羊 | Yáng yáng |
surname Yang sheep / goat / CL: 頭|头, 隻|只 |
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饮 | 飲 | yǐn yìn |
to drink to give (animals) water to drink |
料 | liào | material / stuff / grain / feed / to expect / to anticipate / to guess |
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作 | zuō zuò |
worker / workshop / (slang) troublesome / high-maintenance (person) to do / to grow / to write or compose / to pretend / to regard as / to feel / writings or works |
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得 | dé de děi |
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc to have to / must / ought to / to need to |
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觉 | 覺 | jiào jué |
a nap / a sleep / CL: 場|场 to feel / to find that / thinking / awake / aware |
工 | gōng | work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor | |
累 | lěi lèi Léi léi |
to accumulate / to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lei4]) / continuous / repeated tired / weary / to strain / to wear out / to work hard surname Lei rope / to bind together / to twist around |
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工作 | gōng zuò | to work / (of a machine) to operate / job / work / task / CL: 個|个, 份, 項|项 | |
觉得 | 覺得 | jué de | to think / to feel |
有点儿 | 有點兒 | yǒu diǎnr | slightly / a little / somewhat |
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胖 | pán pàng |
healthy / at ease fat / plump |
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健康 | jiàn kāng | health / healthy | |
不要 | bù yào | don't! / must not | |
健 | jiàn | healthy / to invigorate / to strengthen / to be good at / to be strong in | |
康 | Kāng kāng |
surname Kang healthy / peaceful / abundant |
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身体 | 身體 | shēn tǐ | the body / one's health / CL: 具, 個|个 / in person |
注意 | zhù yì | to take note of / to pay attention to | |
身 | shēn | body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158 | |
注 | zhù zhù |
to inject / to pour into / to concentrate / to pay attention / stake (gambling) / classifier for sums of money / variant of 註|注 to register / to annotate / note / comment |
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意 | Yì yì |
Italy / Italian / abbr. for 意大利 idea / meaning / thought / to think / wish / desire / intention / to expect / to anticipate |
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开始 | 開始 | kāi shǐ | to begin / beginning / to start / initial / CL: 個|个 |
锻炼 | 鍛鍊 | duàn liàn | to toughen / to temper / to engage in physical exercise / to work out / (fig.) to develop one's skills / to train oneself |
开 | 開 | kāi | to open / to start / to turn on / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / to operate (a vehicle) / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文 / abbr. for 開本|开本, book format |
锻 | 鍛 | duàn | to forge / to discipline / wrought |
始 | shǐ | to begin / to start / then / only then | |
炼 | 煉 | liàn | to refine / to smelt |
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铁 | 鐵 | Tiě tiě |
surname Tie iron (metal) / arms / weapons / hard / strong / violent / unshakeable / determined / close / tight (slang) |
店 | diàn | inn / shop / store / CL: 家 | |
地 | de dì |
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct earth / ground / field / place / land / CL: 片 |
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酒 | jiǔ | wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage / CL: 杯, 瓶, 罐, 桶, 缸 | |
酒店 | jiǔ diàn | wine shop / pub (public house) / hotel / restaurant / (Tw) hostess club | |
地铁 | 地鐵 | dì tiě | subway / metro |
坐 | Zuò zuò |
surname Zuo to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit / variant of 座 |
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不准 | bù zhǔn | not to allow / to forbid / to prohibit | |
准 | zhǔn zhǔn |
to allow / to grant / in accordance with / in the light of accurate / standard / definitely / certainly / about to become (bride, son-in-law etc) / quasi- / para- |
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出租车 | 出租車 | chū zū chē | taxi / (Taiwan) rental car |
站 | zhàn | station / to stand / to halt / to stop / branch of a company or organization / website | |
下 | xià | down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action | |
车 | 車 | Chē chē jū |
surname Che car / vehicle / CL: 輛|辆 / machine / to shape with a lathe war chariot (archaic) / rook (in Chinese chess) / rook (in chess) |
出 | chū | to go out / to come out / to occur / to produce / to go beyond / to rise / to put forth / to happen / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc | |
租 | zū | to hire / to rent / to charter / to rent out / to lease out / rent / land tax |
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可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good | |
汽车 | 汽車 | qì chē | car / automobile / bus / CL: 輛|辆 |
公共 | gōng gòng | public / common / communal | |
船 | chuán | boat / vessel / ship / CL: 條|条, 艘, 隻|只 | |
公 | gōng | public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) | |
汽 | qì | steam / vapor |
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件 | jiàn | item / component / classifier for events, things, clothes etc | |
衣 | yī yì |
clothes / CL: 件 to dress / to wear / to put on (clothes) |
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商 | Shāng shāng |
Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC) / surname Shang commerce / merchant / dealer / to consult / 2nd note in pentatonic scale / quotient (as in 智商, intelligence quotient) |
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商店 | shāng diàn | store / shop / CL: 家, 個|个 | |
衣服 | yī fu | clothes / CL: 件, 套 |
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开 | 開 | kāi | to open / to start / to turn on / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / to operate (a vehicle) / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文 / abbr. for 開本|开本, book format |
关 | 關 | Guān guān |
surname Guan mountain pass / to close / to shut / to turn off / to concern / to involve |
门 | 門 | Mén mén |
surname Men gate / door / CL: 扇 / gateway / doorway / CL: 個|个 / opening / valve / 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, branches of technology / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate) |
欢迎 | 歡迎 | huān yíng | to welcome / welcome |
迎 | yíng | to welcome / to meet / to face / to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties) |
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您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你) | |
帮忙 | 幫忙 | bāng máng | to help / to lend a hand / to do a favor / to do a good turn |
需要 | xū yào | to need / to want / to demand / to require / requirement / need | |
需 | xū | to require / to need / to want / necessity / need | |
随便 | 隨便 | suí biàn | as one wishes / as one pleases / at random / negligent / casual / wanton |
随 | 隨 | Suí suí |
surname Sui to follow / to comply with / varying according to... / to allow / subsequently |
便 | biàn pián |
plain / informal / suitable / convenient / opportune / to urinate or defecate / equivalent to 就: then / in that case / even if / soon afterwards see 便宜 |
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字 | zì | letter / symbol / character / word / CL: 個|个 / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China | |
读 | 讀 | dòu dú |
comma / phrase marked by pause to read / to study / reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音 |
一点儿 | yī diǎnr | erhua variant of 一點|一点 |
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意思 | yì si | idea / opinion / meaning / wish / desire / interest / fun / token of appreciation, affection etc / CL: 個|个 / to give as a small token / to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc | |
写 | 寫 | xiě | to write |
错 | 錯 | Cuò cuò |
surname Cuo mistake / wrong / bad / interlocking / complex / to grind / to polish / to alternate / to stagger / to miss / to let slip / to evade / to inlay with gold or silver |
难 | 難 | nán nàn |
difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good disaster / distress / to scold |
思 | sī | to think / to consider |
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秒 | miǎo | second (unit of time) / arc second (angular measurement unit) / (coll.) instantly | |
刻 | kè | quarter (hour) / moment / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive / classifier for short time intervals | |
差 | chā chà chāi |
difference / discrepancy / to differ / error / to err / to make a mistake to differ from / to fall short of / lacking / wrong / inferior to send / to commission / messenger / mission |
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小时 | 小時 | xiǎo shí | hour / CL: 個|个 |
分钟 | 分鐘 | fēn zhōng | minute |
小 | xiǎo | small / tiny / few / young | |
时 | 時 | Shí shí |
surname Shi o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period |
钟 | 鍾 | Zhōng zhōng zhōng |
surname Zhong handleless cup / goblet / to concentrate / variant of 鐘|钟 clock / o'clock / time as measured in hours and minutes / bell / CL: 架, 座 |
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钟 | 鍾 | Zhōng zhōng zhōng |
surname Zhong handleless cup / goblet / to concentrate / variant of 鐘|钟 clock / o'clock / time as measured in hours and minutes / bell / CL: 架, 座 |
整 | zhěng | exactly / in good order / whole / complete / entire / in order / orderly / to repair / to mend / to renovate / (coll.) to fix sb / to give sb a hard time / to mess with sb | |
早 | zǎo | early / morning / Good morning! / long ago / prematurely | |
晚 | wǎn | evening / night / late |
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杯 | bēi | cup / trophy cup / classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup | |
啤 | pí | beer | |
德 | Dé dé |
Germany / German / abbr. for 德國|德国 virtue / goodness / morality / ethics / kindness / favor / character / kind |
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德国 | 德國 | Dé guó | Germany / German |
啤酒 | pí jiǔ | beer (loanword) / CL: 杯, 瓶, 罐, 桶, 缸 | |
果汁 | guǒ zhī | fruit juice | |
汁 | zhī | juice |
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香蕉 | xiāng jiāo | banana / CL: 枝, 根, 個|个, 把 | |
蛋糕 | dàn gāo | cake / CL: 塊|块, 個|个 | |
块 | 塊 | kuài | lump (of earth) / chunk / piece / classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc / (coll.) classifier for money and currency units |
香 | xiāng | fragrant / sweet smelling / aromatic / savory or appetizing / (to eat) with relish / (of sleep) sound / perfume or spice / joss or incense stick / CL: 根 | |
蕉 | jiāo qiáo |
banana see 蕉萃 |
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糕 | gāo | cake |
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碗 | wǎn | bowl / cup / CL: 隻|只, 個|个 | |
杯子 | bēi zi | cup / glass / CL: 個|个, 隻|只 | |
盘子 | 盤子 | pán zi | tray / plate / dish / CL: 個|个 |
盘 | 盤 | pán | plate / dish / tray / board / hard drive (computing) / 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 |
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筷子 | kuài zi | chopsticks / CL: 對|对, 根, 把, 雙|双 | |
刀 | Dāo dāo |
surname Dao knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL: 把 / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs |
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叉 | chā chá chǎ |
fork / pitchfork / prong / pick / cross / intersect / "X" to cross / be stuck to diverge / to open (as legs) |
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筷 | kuài | chopstick | |
勺子 | sháo zi | scoop / ladle / CL: 把 | |
勺 | sháo | spoon / ladle / CL: 把 / abbr. for 公勺, centiliter (unit of volume) |
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室 | Shì shì |
surname Shi room / work unit / grave / scabbard / family or clan / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy |
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办 | 辦 | bàn | to do / to manage / to handle / to go about / to run / to set up / to deal with |
辆 | 輛 | liàng | classifier for vehicles |
办公室 | 辦公室 | bàn gōng shì | office / business premises / bureau / CL: 間|间 |
本 | běn | root / stem / origin / source / this / the current / original / inherent / originally / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc |
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瓶子 | píng zi | bottle / CL: 個|个 | |
张 | 張 | Zhāng zhāng |
surname Zhang to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes |
照片 | zhào piàn | photograph / picture / CL: 張|张, 套, 幅 | |
瓶 | píng | bottle / vase / pitcher / CL: 個|个 / classifier for wine and liquids | |
片 | piān piàn |
disk / sheet thin piece / flake / a slice / film / TV play / to slice / to carve thin / partial / incomplete / one-sided / classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water / classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc / used with numeral 一: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc |
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只 | zhǐ zhǐ zhī |
only / merely / just / but grain that has begun to ripen / variant of 衹|只 classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc |
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鸟 | 鳥 | niǎo | bird / CL: 隻|只, 群 / (dialect) to pay attention to / (intensifier) damned / goddam |
树 | 樹 | shù | tree / CL: 棵 / to cultivate / to set up |
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步 | Bù bù |
surname Bu a step / a pace / walk / march / stages in a process / situation |
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跑 | páo pǎo |
(of an animal) to paw (the ground) to run / to run away / to escape / to run around (on errands etc) / (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate / (verb complement) away / off |
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泳 | yǒng | swimming / to swim | |
游 | Yóu yóu yóu |
surname You to swim / variant of 遊|游 to walk / to tour / to roam / to travel |
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游泳 | yóu yǒng | swimming / to swim | |
跑步 | pǎo bù | to run / to jog / (military) to march at the double |
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踢 | tī | to kick / to play (e.g. soccer) / (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship) | |
足球 | zú qiú | soccer ball / a football / CL: 個|个 / soccer / football | |
打 | dá dǎ |
dozen (loanword) 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 play (a game) / since / from |
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篮球 | 籃球 | lán qiú | basketball / CL: 個|个, 隻|只 |
足 | jù zú |
excessive foot / to be sufficient / ample |
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篮 | 籃 | lán | basket (receptacle) / basket (in basketball) |
球 | qiú | ball / sphere / globe / CL: 個|个 / ball game / match / CL: 場|场 |
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运动 | 運動 | yùn dòng | to move / to exercise / sports / exercise / motion / movement / campaign / CL: 場|场 |
马 | 馬 | Mǎ mǎ |
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚 horse / CL: 匹 / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess |
骑 | 騎 | jì qí |
(Taiwan) saddle horse / mounted soldier to ride (an animal or bike) / to sit astride / classifier for saddle-horses |
运 | 運 | yùn | to move / to transport / to use / to apply / fortune / luck / fate |
动 | 動 | dòng | (of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞|动词, verb |
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吧 | bā ba |
bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) / to puff (on a pipe etc) / (onom.) bang / abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧 (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume. |
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出去 | chū qù | to go out | |
时间 | 時間 | shí jiān | time / period / CL: 段 |
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时候 | 時候 | shí hou | time / length of time / moment / period |
空 | kōng kòng |
empty / air / sky / in vain to empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time |
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请 | 請 | qǐng | to ask / to invite / please (do sth) / to treat (to a meal etc) / to request |
来 | 來 | lái | to come / to arrive / to come round / ever since / next |
候 | hòu | to wait / to inquire after / to watch / season / climate / (old) period of five days |
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过 | 過 | Guò guò guo |
surname Guo to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too- (experienced action marker) |
一起 | yī qǐ | in the same place / together / with / altogether (in total) | |
家 | 傢 | jiā Jiā jiā |
see 傢伙|家伙 surname Jia home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL: 個|个 |
不好意思 | bù hǎo yì si | to feel embarrassed / to find it embarrassing / to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) |
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给 | 給 | gěi jǐ |
to / for / for the benefit of / to give / to allow / to do sth (for sb) / (grammatical equivalent of 被) / (grammatical equivalent of 把) / (sentence intensifier) to supply / to provide |
告诉 | 告訴 | gào sù gào su |
to press charges / to file a complaint to tell / to inform / to let know |
告 | gào | to say / to tell / to announce / to report / to denounce / to file a lawsuit / to sue | |
诉 | 訴 | sù | to complain / to sue / to tell |
约会 | 約會 | yuē huì | appointment / engagement / date / CL: 次, 個|个 / to arrange to meet |
浪漫 | làng màn | romantic | |
浪 | làng | wave / breaker / unrestrained / dissipated | |
漫 | màn | free / unrestrained / to inundate |
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该 | 該 | gāi | should / ought to / probably / must be / to deserve / to owe / to be sb's turn to do sth / that / the above-mentioned |
病 | bìng | illness / CL: 場|场 / disease / to fall ill / defect | |
舒 | Shū shū |
surname Shu to stretch / to unfold / to relax / leisurely |
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应 | 應 | Yìng yīng yìng |
surname Ying to agree (to do sth) / should / ought to / must / (legal) shall to answer / to respond / to comply with / to deal or cope with |
生病 | shēng bìng | to fall ill | |
应该 | 應該 | yīng gāi | ought to / should / must |
舒服 | shū fu | comfortable / feeling well | |
了 | le liǎo liǎo |
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker) to finish / to achieve / variant of 瞭|了 / to understand clearly (of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly |
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疼 | téng | (it) hurts / sore / to love dearly | |
头 | 頭 | tóu tou |
head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL: 個|个 suffix for nouns |
休息 | xiū xi | rest / to rest | |
休 | Xiū xiū |
surname Xiu to rest / to stop doing sth for a period of time / to cease / (imperative) don't |
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息 | xī | breath / news / interest (on an investment or loan) / to cease / to stop / to rest / Taiwan pr. [xi2] | |
肚子 | dù zi | belly / abdomen / stomach / CL: 個|个 | |
肚 | dǔ dù |
tripe belly |
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药 | 葯 | yào yào |
leaf of the iris / variant of 藥|药 medicine / drug / substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) / CL: 種|种, 服, 味 / to poison |
一定 | yī dìng | surely / certainly / necessarily / fixed / a certain (extent etc) / given / particular / must | |
感冒 | gǎn mào | to catch cold / (common) cold / CL: 場|场, 次 / (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative) / (Tw) to detest / can't stand | |
感 | gǎn | to feel / to move / to touch / to affect / feeling / emotion / (suffix) sense of ~ | |
定 | dìng | to set / to fix / to determine / to decide / to order | |
冒 | Mào mào |
surname Mao to emit / to give off / to send out (or up, forth) / to brave / to face / reckless / to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc) / to feign / (literary) to cover |
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留 | liú | to leave (a message etc) / to retain / to stay / to remain / to keep / to preserve |
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请假 | 請假 | qǐng jià | to request leave of absence |
发烧 | 發燒 | fā shāo | to have a high temperature (from illness) / to have a fever |
别 | 別 | Bié bié biè |
surname Bie to leave / to depart / to separate / to distinguish / to classify / other / another / don't ...! / to pin / to stick (sth) in to make sb change their ways, opinions etc |
发 | 發 | fā fà |
to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds) hair / Taiwan pr. [fa3] |
假 | jiǎ jià |
fake / false / artificial / to borrow / if / suppose vacation |
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烧 | 燒 | shāo | to burn / to cook / to stew / to bake / to roast / to heat / to boil (tea, water etc) / fever / to run a temperature / (coll.) to let things go to one's head |
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派 | pài | clique / school / group / faction / to dispatch / to send / to assign / to appoint / pi (Greek letter Ππ) / the circular ratio pi = 3.1415926 / (loanword) pie | |
能 | Néng néng |
surname Neng can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy |
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生日 | shēng rì | birthday / CL: 個|个 | |
派对 | 派對 | pài duì | party (loanword) |
打扮 | dǎ ban | to decorate / to dress / to make up / to adorn / manner of dressing / style of dress | |
扮 | bàn | to disguise oneself as / to dress up / to play (a role) / to put on (an expression) |
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希望 | xī wàng | to wish for / to desire / hope / CL: 個|个 | |
跟 | gēn | heel / to follow closely / to go with / (of a woman) to marry sb / with / compared with / to / towards / and (joining two nouns) | |
希 | xī | to hope / to admire / variant of 稀 | |
望 | wàng wàng |
full moon / to hope / to expect / to visit / to gaze (into the distance) / to look towards / towards 15th day of month (lunar calendar) / old variant of 望 |
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大家 | dà jiā | everyone / influential family / great expert | |
公司 | gōng sī | (business) company / company / firm / corporation / incorporated / CL: 家 | |
正在 | zhèng zài | just at (that time) / right in (that place) / right in the middle of (doing sth) | |
正 | zhēng zhèng |
first month of the lunar year straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive |
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司 | Sī sī |
surname Si to take charge of / to manage / department (under a ministry) |
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事情 | shì qing | affair / matter / thing / business / CL: 件, 樁|桩 | |
才 | cái cái |
ability / talent / sb of a certain type / a capable individual / only / only then / just now a moment ago / just now / (indicating sth happening later than expected) / (preceded by a clause of condition or reason) not until / (followed by a numerical clause) only |
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多 | duō | many / much / often / a lot of / numerous / more / in excess / how (to what extent) / multi- / Taiwan pr. [duo2] when it means "how" | |
事 | shì | matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL: 件, 樁|桩, 回 | |
情 | qíng | feeling / emotion / passion / situation |
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费 | 費 | Fèi fèi |
surname Fei to cost / to spend / fee / wasteful / expenses |
完 | wán | to finish / to be over / whole / complete / entire | |
经 | 經 | Jīng jīng |
surname Jing classics / sacred book / scripture / to pass through / to undergo / to bear / to endure / warp (textile) / longitude / menstruation / channel (TCM) / abbr. for economics 經濟|经济 |
已 | yǐ | already / to stop / then / afterwards | |
已经 | 已經 | yǐ jīng | already |
请 | 請 | qǐng | to ask / to invite / please (do sth) / to treat (to a meal etc) / to request |
小费 | 小費 | xiǎo fèi | tip / gratuity |
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饱 | 飽 | bǎo | to eat till full / satisfied |
好吃 | hǎo chī hào chī |
tasty / delicious to be fond of eating / to be gluttonous |
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真 | zhēn | really / truly / indeed / real / true / genuine |
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饿 | 餓 | è | to be hungry / hungry / to starve (sb) |
少 | shǎo shào |
few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom young |
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好喝 | hǎo hē | tasty (drinks) | |
渴 | kě | thirsty | |
酒 | jiǔ | wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage / CL: 杯, 瓶, 罐, 桶, 缸 |
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巧克力 | qiǎo kè lì | chocolate (loanword) / CL: 塊|块 | |
味道 | wèi dao | flavor / smell / hint of | |
甜点 | 甜點 | tián diǎn | dessert |
甜 | tián | sweet | |
巧 | qiǎo | opportunely / coincidentally / as it happens / skillful / timely | |
克 | kè Kè kēi |
to be able to / to subdue / to restrain / to overcome / gram / Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God to scold / to beat |
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力 | Lì lì |
surname Li power / force / strength / ability / strenuously |
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试 | 試 | shì | to test / to try / experiment / examination / test |
蓝 | 藍 | Lán lán |
surname Lan blue / indigo plant |
条 | 條 | tiáo | strip / item / article / clause (of law or treaty) / classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) |
裙 | qún | skirt / CL: 條|条 | |
裙子 | qún zi | skirt / CL: 條|条 |
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双 | 雙 | Shuāng shuāng |
surname Shuang two / double / pair / both / even (number) |
还 | 還 | Huán hái huán |
surname Huan still / still in progress / still more / yet / even more / in addition / fairly / passably (good) / as early as / even / also / else to pay back / to return |
鞋子 | xié zi | shoe | |
意大利 | Yì dà lì | Italy / Italian | |
色 | sè shǎi |
color / CL: 種|种 / look / appearance / sex color / dice |
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鞋 | xié | shoe / CL: 雙|双, 隻|只 | |
利 | Lì lì |
surname Li sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit |
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小 | xiǎo | small / tiny / few / young | |
比 | Bǐ bǐ bì |
Belgium / Belgian / abbr. for 比利時|比利时 (particle used for comparison and "-er than") / to compare / to contrast / to gesture (with hands) / ratio to associate with / to be near |
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衬衫 | 襯衫 | chèn shān | shirt / blouse / CL: 件 |
衬 | 襯 | chèn | (of garments) against the skin / to line / lining / to contrast with / to assist financially |
衫 | shān | garment / jacket with open slits in place of sleeves |
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大 | dà dài |
big / huge / large / major / great / wide / deep / older (than) / oldest / eldest / greatly / very much / (dialect) father / father's elder or younger brother see 大夫 |
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裤子 | 褲子 | kù zi | trousers / pants / CL: 條|条 |
好看 | hǎo kàn | good-looking / nice-looking / good (of a movie, book, TV show etc) / embarrassed / humiliated | |
裤 | 褲 | kù | underpants / trousers / pants |
质 | 質 | zhì | character / nature / quality / plain / to pawn / pledge / hostage / to question / Taiwan pr. [zhi2] |
量 | liáng liàng |
to measure capacity / quantity / amount / to estimate / abbr. for 量詞|量词, classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word |
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质量 | 質量 | zhì liàng | quality / (physics) mass / CL: 個|个 |
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朵 | duǒ | flower / earlobe / fig. item on both sides / classifier for flowers, clouds etc | |
睛 | jīng | eye / eyeball | |
绿 | 綠 | lǜ | green |
耳 | ěr | ear / handle (archaeology) / and that is all (classical Chinese) | |
眼 | yǎn | eye / small hole / crux (of a matter) / CL: 隻|只, 雙|双 / classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc) | |
耳朵 | ěr duo | ear / CL: 隻|只, 個|个, 對|对 / handle (on a cup) | |
眼睛 | yǎn jing | eye / CL: 隻|只, 雙|双 |
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头发 | 頭髮 | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
脸 | 臉 | liǎn | face / CL: 張|张, 個|个 |
又 | yòu | (once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway | |
黑 | Hēi hēi |
abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江 black / dark / sinister / secret / shady / illegal / to hide (sth) away / to vilify / (loanword) to hack (computing) |
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发 | 發 | fā fà |
to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds) hair / Taiwan pr. [fa3] |
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嘴巴 | zuǐ ba | mouth / CL: 張|张 / slap in the face / CL: 個|个 | |
鼻子 | bí zi | nose / CL: 個|个, 隻|只 | |
脚 | 腳 | jiǎo | foot / leg (of an animal or an object) / base (of an object) / CL: 雙|双, 隻|只 / classifier for kicks |
手 | shǒu | hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL: 雙|双, 隻|只 | |
嘴 | zuǐ | mouth / beak / nozzle / spout (of teapot etc) / CL: 張|张, 個|个 | |
鼻 | bí | nose | |
巴 | Bā bā |
Ba state during Zhou dynasty (in east of modern Sichuan) / abbr. for east Sichuan or Chongqing / surname Ba / abbr. for Palestine or Palestinian / abbr. for Pakistan to long for / to wish / to cling to / to stick to / sth that sticks / close to / next to / spread open / informal abbr. for bus 巴士 / bar (unit of pressure) / nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴, tail |
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远 | 遠 | yuǎn yuàn |
far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc) to distance oneself from (classical) |
离 | chī Lí lí |
mythical beast (archaic) surname Li to leave / to part from / to be away from / (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing fire / ☲ |
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路 | Lù lù |
surname Lu road / CL: 條|条 / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort / kind |
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走路 | zǒu lù | to walk / to go on foot | |
近 | jìn | near / close to / approximately |
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开车 | 開車 | kāi chē | to drive a car |
飞机 | 飛機 | fēi jī | airplane / CL: 架 |
机场 | 機場 | jī chǎng | airport / airfield / CL: 家, 處|处 |
飞 | 飛 | fēi | to fly |
场 | 場 | cháng chǎng |
threshing floor / classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout large place used for a specific purpose / stage / scene (of a play) / classifier for sporting or recreational activities / classifier for number of exams |
靠 | kào | to lean against or on / to stand by the side of / to come near to / to depend on / to trust / to fuck (vulgar) / traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) | |
停 | tíng | to stop / to halt / to park (a car) |
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火车 | 火車 | huǒ chē | train / CL: 列, 節|节, 班, 趟 |
得 | dé de děi |
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc to have to / must / ought to / to need to |
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票 | piào | ticket / ballot / banknote / CL: 張|张 / person held for ransom / amateur performance of Chinese opera / classifier for groups, batches, business transactions | |
机票 | 機票 | jī piào | air ticket / passenger ticket / CL: 張|张 |
火 | Huǒ huǒ |
surname Huo fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) |
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迟到 | 遲到 | chí dào | to arrive late |
让 | 讓 | ràng | to yield / to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) / by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被) |
上 | shǎng shàng |
see 上聲|上声 on top / upon / above / upper / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) |
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怎么办 | 怎麼辦 | zěn me bàn | what's to be done |
迟 | 遲 | Chí chí |
surname Chi late / delayed / slow |
办 | 辦 | bàn | to do / to manage / to handle / to go about / to run / to set up / to deal with |
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冷 | Lěng lěng |
surname Leng cold |
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晴 | qíng | clear / fine (weather) | |
天气 | 天氣 | tiān qì | weather |
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雨 | yǔ yù |
rain / CL: 陣|阵, 場|场 to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet |
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雪 | Xuě xuě |
surname Xue snow / snowfall / CL: 場|场 / to have the appearance of snow / to wipe away, off or out / to clean |
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阴 | 陰 | Yīn yīn |
surname Yin overcast (weather) / cloudy / shady / Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang) / negative (electric.) / feminine / moon / implicit / hidden / genitalia |
下 | xià | down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action |
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着 | 著 | zhāo zháo zhe zhuó |
(chess) move / trick / all right! / (dialect) to add to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in aspect particle indicating action in progress to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply |
伞 | 傘 | sǎn sǎn |
umbrella / parasol / CL: 把 damask silk / variant of 傘|伞 |
带 | 帶 | dài | band / belt / girdle / ribbon / tire / area / zone / region / CL: 條|条 / to wear / to carry / to take along / to bear (i.e. to have) / to lead / to bring / to look after / to raise |
外面 | wài miàn | outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense) / surface / exterior / external appearance |
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可能 | kě néng | might (happen) / possible / probable / possibility / probability / maybe / perhaps / CL: 個|个 | |
刮 | guā guā |
to scrape / to blow / to shave / to plunder / to extort to blow (of the wind) |
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风 | 風 | fēng | wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL: 陣|阵, 絲|丝 |
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如果 | rú guǒ | if / in case / in the event that | |
就 | jiù | at once / right away / only / just (emphasis) / as early as / already / as soon 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 | |
从来 | 從來 | cóng lái | always / at all times / never (if used in negative sentence) |
如 | rú | as / as if / such as | |
里面 | 裡面 | lǐ miàn | inside / interior / also pr. [li3 mian5] |
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然 | rán | correct / right / so / thus / like this / -ly | |
但 | dàn | but / yet / however / only / merely / still | |
虽 | 雖 | suī | although / even though |
短 | duǎn | short / brief / to lack / weak point / fault | |
长 | 長 | cháng zhǎng |
length / long / forever / always / constantly chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance |
虽然 | 雖然 | suī rán | although / even though / even if |
但是 | dàn shì | but / however |
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红 | 紅 | Hóng hóng |
surname Hong red / popular / revolutionary / bonus |
颜色 | 顏色 | yán sè | color / countenance / appearance / facial expression / pigment / dyestuff |
穿 | chuān | to wear / to put on / to dress / to bore through / to pierce / to perforate / to penetrate / to pass through / to thread | |
颜 | 顏 | Yán yán |
surname Yan color / face / countenance |
色 | sè shǎi |
color / CL: 種|种 / look / appearance / sex color / dice |
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洗 | xǐ | to wash / to bathe / to develop (photo) | |
黄 | 黃 | Huáng huáng |
surname Huang or Hwang yellow / pornographic / to fall through |
白 | Bái bái |
surname Bai white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in 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 |
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手表 | 手錶 | shǒu biǎo | wrist watch / CL: 塊|块, 隻|只, 個|个 |
卖 | 賣 | mài | to sell / to betray / to spare no effort / to show off or flaunt |
帽子 | mào zi | hat / cap / (fig.) label / bad name / CL: 頂|顶 | |
帽 | mào | hat / cap | |
表 | biǎo biǎo |
exterior surface / family relationship via females / to show (one's opinion) / a model / a table (listing information) / a form / a meter (measuring sth) wrist or pocket watch |
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紫 | zǐ | purple / violet / amethyst / Lithospermum erythrorhizon (flowering plant whose root provides red purple dye) / Japanese: murasaki |
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绍 | 紹 | Shào shào |
surname Shao to continue / to carry on |
介 | jiè | to introduce / to lie between / between / shell / armor | |
介绍 | 介紹 | jiè shào | to introduce (sb to sb) / to give a presentation / to present (sb for a job etc) / introduction |
帅 | 帥 | Shuài shuài |
surname Shuai handsome / graceful / smart / commander in chief / (coll.) cool! / sweet! |
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笑 | xiào | laugh / smile / CL: 個|个 | |
说话 | 說話 | shuō huà | to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word |
话 | 話 | huà | dialect / language / spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said / CL: 種|种, 席, 句, 口, 番 |
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聪明 | 聰明 | cōng ming | intelligent / clever / bright / smart / acute (of sight and hearing) |
别人 | 別人 | bié ren | other people / others / other person |
不但 | bù dàn | not only (... but also...) | |
而且 | ér qiě | (not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore | |
聪 | 聰 | cōng | quick at hearing / wise / clever / sharp-witted / intelligent / acute |
而 | ér | and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast) | |
且 | qiě | and / moreover / yet / for the time being / to be about to / both (... and...) |
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春 | Chūn chūn |
surname Chun spring (season) / gay / joyful / youthful / love / lust / life |
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乐 | 樂 | Lè Yuè lè yuè |
surname Le surname Yue happy / cheerful / to laugh music |
快乐 | 快樂 | kuài lè | happy / merry |
节日 | 節日 | jié rì | holiday / festival / CL: 個|个 |
春节 | 春節 | Chūn jié | Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) |
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礼物 | 禮物 | lǐ wù | gift / present / CL: 件, 個|个, 份 |
送 | sòng | to deliver / to carry / to give (as a present) / to present (with) / to see off / to send | |
新年 | xīn nián | New Year / CL: 個|个 | |
瓶 | píng | bottle / vase / pitcher / CL: 個|个 / classifier for wine and liquids | |
白酒 | bái jiǔ | baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum | |
礼 | 禮 | Lǐ lǐ |
surname Li / abbr. for 禮記|礼记, Classic of Rites gift / rite / ceremony / CL: 份 / propriety / etiquette / courtesy |
物 | wù | thing / object / matter / abbr. for physics 物理 | |
过 | 過 | Guò guò guo |
surname Guo to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too- (experienced action marker) |
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干杯 | 乾杯 | gān bēi | to drink a toast / Cheers! (proposing a toast) / Here's to you! / Bottoms up! / lit. dry cup |
祝 | Zhù zhù |
surname Zhu to wish / to express good wishes / to pray / (old) wizard |
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法国 | 法國 | Fǎ guó | France / French |
红酒 | hóng jiǔ | Red wine | |
干 | 乾 | Gān gān gān gàn |
surname Gan dry / clean / in vain / dried food / foster / adoptive / to ignore to concern / to interfere / shield / stem tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) |
法 | Fǎ fǎ |
France / French / abbr. for 法國|法国 / Taiwan pr. [Fa4] law / method / way / Buddhist teaching / Legalist |
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赛 | 賽 | sài | to compete / competition / match / to surpass / better than / superior to / to excel |
练 | 練 | liàn | to practice / to train / to drill / to perfect (one's skill) / exercise |
练习 | 練習 | liàn xí | to practice / exercise / drill / practice / CL: 個|个 |
比赛 | 比賽 | bǐ sài | competition (sports etc) / match / CL: 場|场, 次 / to compete |
好在 | hǎo zài | luckily / fortunately | |
乒乓球 | pīng pāng qiú | table tennis / ping-pong / table tennis ball / CL: 個|个 | |
乒 | pīng | (onom.) ping / bing | |
乓 | pāng | (onom.) bang |
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参加 | 參加 | cān jiā | to participate / to take part / to join |
第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc) / order / (old) rank in the imperial examinations / mansion / (literary) but / just | |
参 | 參 | cān shēn |
to take part in / to participate / to join / to attend / to counsel / unequal / varied / irregular / uneven / not uniform / abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House ginseng / one of the 28 constellations |
网球 | 網球 | wǎng qiú | tennis / tennis ball / CL: 個|个 |
排球 | pái qiú | volleyball / CL: 個|个 | |
加油 | jiā yóu | to add oil / to top up with gas / to refuel / to accelerate / to step on the gas / (fig.) to make an extra effort / to cheer sb on | |
排 | pái | 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 | |
油 | yóu | oil / fat / grease / petroleum / to apply tung oil, paint or varnish / oily / greasy / glib / cunning |
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输 | 輸 | shū | to lose / to transport / to donate / to enter (a password) |
赢 | 贏 | yíng | to beat / to win / to profit |
失望 | shī wàng | disappointed / to lose hope / to despair | |
信心 | xìn xīn | confidence / faith (in sb or sth) / CL: 個|个 | |
失 | shī | to lose / to miss / to fail | |
信 | xìn | letter / mail / CL: 封 / to trust / to believe / to profess faith in / truthful / confidence / trust / at will / at random | |
心 | xīn | heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL: 顆|颗, 個|个 |
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同 | 仝 | tóng tóng tòng |
(used in given names) / variant of 同 like / same / similar / together / alike / with see 衚衕|胡同 |
课 | 課 | kè | subject / course / CL: 門|门 / class / lesson / CL: 堂, 節|节 / to levy / tax / form of divination |
室 | Shì shì |
surname Shi room / work unit / grave / scabbard / family or clan / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy |
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教 | Jiào jiāo jiào |
surname Jiao to teach religion / teaching / to make / to cause / to tell |
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教室 | jiào shì | classroom / CL: 間|间 | |
同学 | 同學 | tóng xué | to study at the same school / fellow student / classmate / CL: 位, 個|个 |
地理 | dì lǐ | geography | |
理 | lǐ | texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up |
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懂 | dǒng | to understand / to comprehend | |
问题 | 問題 | wèn tí | question / problem / issue / topic / CL: 個|个 |
笔 | 筆 | bǐ | pen / pencil / writing brush / to write or compose / the strokes of Chinese characters / classifier for sums of money, deals / CL: 支, 枝 |
题 | 題 | Tí tí |
surname Ti topic / problem for discussion / exam question / subject / to inscribe / to mention / CL: 個|个, 道 |
美术 | 美術 | měi shù | art / fine arts / painting / CL: 種|种 |
术 | 術 | shù zhú |
method / technique various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea |
上 | shǎng shàng |
see 上聲|上声 on top / upon / above / upper / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) |
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考试 | 考試 | kǎo shì | to take an exam / exam / CL: 次 |
题 | 題 | Tí tí |
surname Ti topic / problem for discussion / exam question / subject / to inscribe / to mention / CL: 個|个, 道 |
准备 | 準備 | zhǔn bèi | preparation / to prepare / to intend / to be about to / reserve (fund) |
考 | 攷 | kǎo kǎo |
to beat / to hit / variant of 考 / to inspect / to test / to take an exam to check / to verify / to test / to examine / to take an exam / to take an entrance exam for / deceased father |
准 | zhǔn zhǔn |
to allow / to grant / in accordance with / in the light of accurate / standard / definitely / certainly / about to become (bride, son-in-law etc) / quasi- / para- |
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备 | 備 | bèi | to prepare / get ready / to provide or equip |
科学 | 科學 | kē xué | science / scientific knowledge / scientific / rational / CL: 門|门, 個|个, 種|种 |
科 | kē | 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 | |
下课 | 下課 | xià kè | to finish class / to get out of class |
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爷爷 | 爺爺 | yé ye | (coll.) father's father / paternal grandfather / CL: 個|个 |
奶奶 | nǎi nai | (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) / (respectful) mistress of the house / CL: 位 / (coll.) boobies / breasts | |
阿姨 | ā yí | maternal aunt / step-mother / childcare worker / nursemaid / woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) / CL: 個|个 | |
爷 | 爺 | yé | grandpa / old gentleman |
阿 | Ā ā ē |
abbr. for Afghanistan 阿富汗 prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity / used in transliteration / also pr. [a4] flatter |
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姨 | yí | mother's sister / aunt |
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兄弟姐妹 | xiōng dì jiě mèi | Brothers and Sisters | |
关系 | 關係 | guān xi | relation / relationship / to concern / to affect / to have to do with / guanxi / CL: 個|个 |
叔叔 | shū shu | father's younger brother / uncle / Taiwan pr. [shu2 shu5] / CL: 個|个 | |
父母 | fù mǔ | father and mother / parents | |
兄 | xiōng | elder brother | |
叔 | shū | uncle / father's younger brother / husband's younger brother / Taiwan pr. [shu2] | |
父 | fù | father | |
母 | mǔ | mother / elderly female relative / origin / source / (of animals) female |
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像 | xiàng | to resemble / to be like / to look as if / such as / appearance / image / portrait / image under a mapping (math.) | |
一样 | 一樣 | yī yàng | same / like / equal to / the same as / just like |
亲戚 | 親戚 | qīn qi | a relative (i.e. family relation) / CL: 門|门, 個|个, 位 |
戚 | Qī qī |
surname Qi relative / parent / grief / sorrow / battle-axe |
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亲 | 親 | qīn qìng |
parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss / (Internet slang) dear parents-in-law of one's offspring |
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拉面 | 拉麵 | lā miàn | pulled noodles / ramen |
点心 | 點心 | diǎn xin | light refreshments / pastry / dimsum (in Cantonese cooking) / dessert |
小笼包 | 小籠包 | xiǎo lóng bāo | steamed dumpling |
拉 | lā | to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw / to chat | |
笼 | 籠 | lóng lǒng |
enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc / cage / basket / steamer basket / to cover / to cage / to embrace / to manipulate through trickery to cover / to cage / covering / also pr. [long2] |
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粥 | yù zhōu |
see 葷粥|荤粥 congee / gruel / porridge / CL: 碗 |
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油条 | 油條 | yóu tiáo | youtiao (deep-fried breadstick) / CL: 根 / slick and sly person |
豆浆 | 豆漿 | dòu jiāng | soy milk |
油 | yóu | oil / fat / grease / petroleum / to apply tung oil, paint or varnish / oily / greasy / glib / cunning | |
豆 | dòu | bean / pea / CL: 棵, 粒 / sacrificial vessel | |
浆 | 漿 | jiāng jiàng |
broth / serum / to starch starch paste |
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火锅 | 火鍋 | huǒ guō | hotpot |
包子 | bāo zi | steamed stuffed bun / CL: 個|个 | |
炒饭 | 炒飯 | chǎo fàn | fried rice / (slang) (Tw) to have sex |
锅 | 鍋 | guō | pot / pan / boiler / CL: 口, 隻|只 |
炒 | chǎo | to sauté / to stir-fry / to speculate / to hype / to fire (sb) |
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夏 | Xià xià |
the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC / Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432) / surname Xia summer |
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冬 | dōng Dōng dōng |
winter surname Dong (onom.) beating a drum / rat-a-tat |
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秋 | Qiū qiū qiū |
surname Qiu autumn / fall / harvest time see 鞦韆|秋千 |
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春 | Chūn chūn |
surname Chun spring (season) / gay / joyful / youthful / love / lust / life |
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后 | Hòu hòu hòu |
surname Hou empress / queen back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later |
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前 | qián | front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly |
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季 | Jì jì |
surname Ji season / the last month of a season / fourth or youngest amongst brothers / classifier for seasonal crop yields |
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澳 | Ào ào |
abbr. for Macao 澳門|澳门 / abbr. for Australia 澳大利亞|澳大利亚 deep bay / cove / harbor |
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亚 | 亞 | yà | Asia / Asian / second / next to / inferior / sub- / Taiwan pr. [ya3] |
季节 | 季節 | jì jié | time / season / period / CL: 個|个 |
澳大利亚 | 澳大利亞 | Ào dà lì yà | Australia |
越来越 | 越來越 | yuè lái yuè | more and more |
前天 | qián tiān | the day before yesterday | |
后天 | 後天 | hòu tiān | the day after tomorrow / acquired (not innate) / a posteriori |
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堵车 | 堵車 | dǔ chē | traffic jam / choking |
大概 | dà gài | roughly / probably / rough / approximate / about / general idea | |
准时 | 準時 | zhǔn shí | on time / punctual / on schedule |
刚 | 剛 | gāng | hard / firm / strong / just / barely / exactly |
堵 | dǔ | to stop up / (to feel) stifled or suffocated / wall / classifier for walls | |
概 | gài | general / approximate |
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城 | chéng | city walls / city / town / CL: 座, 道, 個|个 | |
市 | shì | market / city / CL: 個|个 | |
附 | fù | to add / to attach / to be close to / to be attached | |
园 | 園 | Yuán yuán |
surname Yuan land used for growing plants / site used for public recreation |
城市 | chéng shì | city / town / CL: 座 | |
附近 | fù jìn | (in the) vicinity / nearby / neighboring / next to | |
公园 | 公園 | gōng yuán | park (for public recreation) / CL: 個|个, 座 |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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图 | 圖 | tú | diagram / picture / drawing / chart / map / CL: 張|张 / to plan / to scheme / to attempt / to pursue / to seek |
馆 | 館 | guǎn | building / shop / term for certain service establishments / embassy or consulate / schoolroom (old) / CL: 家 |
方 | Fāng fāng |
surname Fang square / power or involution (mathematics) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter |
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中间 | 中間 | zhōng jiān | between / intermediate / mid / middle |
图书馆 | 圖書館 | tú shū guǎn | library / CL: 家, 個|个 |
地方 | dì fāng dì fang |
region / regional (away from the central administration) / local area / place / space / room / territory / CL: 處|处, 個|个, 塊|块 |
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上面 | shàng miàn | on top of / above-mentioned / also pr. [shang4 mian5] | |
下面 | xià miàn xià miàn |
below / under / next / the following / also pr. [xia4 mian5] to boil noodles |
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咖啡馆 | 咖啡館 | kā fēi guǎn | café / coffee shop / CL: 家 |
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折 | shé zhē zhé |
to break (e.g. stick or bone) / a loss to turn sth over / to turn upside down / to tip sth out (of a container) to break / to fracture / to snap / to suffer loss / to bend / to twist / to turn / to change direction / convinced / to convert into (currency) / discount / rebate / tenth (in price) / classifier for theatrical scenes / to fold / accounts book |
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角 | Jué jiǎo jué |
surname Jue angle / corner / horn / horn-shaped / unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan / CL: 個|个 role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale |
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花 | Huā huā |
surname Hua flower / blossom / CL: 朵, 支, 束, 把, 盆, 簇 / fancy pattern / florid / to spend (money, time) |
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打折 | dǎ zhé | to give a discount |
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旧 | 舊 | jiù | old / opposite: new 新 / former / worn (with age) |
皮 | Pí pí |
surname Pi leather / skin / fur / CL: 張|张 / pico- (one trillionth) / naughty |
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换 | 換 | huàn | to exchange / to change (clothes etc) / to substitute / to switch / to convert (currency) |
经 | 經 | Jīng jīng |
surname Jing classics / sacred book / scripture / to pass through / to undergo / to bear / to endure / warp (textile) / longitude / menstruation / channel (TCM) / abbr. for economics 經濟|经济 |
皮鞋 | pí xié | leather shoes | |
经过 | 經過 | jīng guò | to pass / to go through / process / course / CL: 個|个 |
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退货 | 退貨 | tuì huò | to return merchandise / to withdraw a product |
退款 | tuì kuǎn | to refund / refund | |
退 | tuì | to retreat / to decline / to move back / to withdraw | |
货 | 貨 | huò | goods / money / commodity / CL: 個|个 |
款 | kuǎn | section / paragraph / funds / CL: 筆|笔, 個|个 / classifier for versions or models (of a product) | |
袋子 | dài zi | bag |
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惯 | 慣 | guàn | accustomed to / used to / indulge / to spoil (a child) |
刷 | shuā shuà |
to brush / to paint / to daub / to paste up / to skip class (of students) / to fire from a job to select |
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牙 | yá | tooth / ivory / CL: 顆|颗 | |
习惯 | 習慣 | xí guàn | habit / custom / usual practice / to be used to / CL: 個|个 |
刷牙 | shuā yá | to brush one's teeth | |
马上 | 馬上 | mǎ shàng | at once / right away / immediately / on horseback (i.e. by military force) |
以后 | 以後 | yǐ hòu | after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future |
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澡 | zǎo | bath | |
总 | 總 | zǒng | always / to assemble / gather / total / overall / head / chief / general / in every case |
洗澡 | xǐ zǎo | to bathe / to take a shower | |
一边 | 一邊 | yī biān | one side / either side / on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while |
总是 | 總是 | zǒng shì | always |
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讲 | 講 | jiǎng | to speak / to explain / to negotiate / to emphasise / to be particular about / as far as sth is concerned / speech / lecture |
故 | gù | happening / instance / reason / cause / intentional / former / old / friend / therefore / hence / (of people) to die, dead | |
故事 | gù shì gù shi |
old practice / CL: 個|个 narrative / story / tale |
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以前 | yǐ qián | before / formerly / previous / ago | |
做梦 | 做夢 | zuò mèng | to dream / to have a dream / fig. illusion / fantasy / pipe dream |
梦 | 夢 | mèng | dream / CL: 場|场, 個|个 |
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除 | chú | to get rid of / to remove / to exclude / to eliminate / to wipe out / to divide / except / not including | |
其 | qí | his / her / its / their / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it) | |
饺 | 餃 | jiǎo | dumplings with meat filling |
北方 | běi fāng | north / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River | |
除了 | chú le | besides / apart from (... also...) / in addition to / except (for) | |
其他 | qí tā | other / (sth or sb) else / the rest | |
饺子 | 餃子 | jiǎo zi | dumpling / pot-sticker / CL: 個|个, 隻|只 |
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辣 | là | hot (spicy) / pungent | |
极 | 極 | jí | extremely / pole (geography, physics) / utmost / top |
苦 | kǔ | bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly | |
盐 | 鹽 | yán | salt / CL: 粒 |
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咸 | Xián xián xián |
surname Xian all / everyone / each / widespread / harmonious salted / salty / stingy / miserly |
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南 | Nán nán |
surname Nan south |
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甜 | tián | sweet | |
南方 | nán fāng | south / the southern part of the country / the South | |
难吃 | 難吃 | nán chī | unpalatable |
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长 | 長 | cháng zhǎng |
length / long / forever / always / constantly chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance |
级 | 級 | jí | level / grade / rank / step (of stairs) / CL: 個|个 / classifier: step, level |
个子 | 個子 | gè zi | height / stature / build / size |
年级 | 年級 | nián jí | grade / year (in school, college etc) / CL: 個|个 |
小学 | 小學 | xiǎo xué | elementary school / primary school / CL: 個|个 |
初中 | chū zhōng | junior high school / abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学 | |
初 | chū | at first / (at the) beginning / first / junior / basic |
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轻 | 輕 | qīng | light / easy / gentle / soft / reckless / unimportant / frivolous / small in number / unstressed / neutral / to disparage |
较 | 較 | jiào | to compare / to dispute / compared to / (before adj.) relatively / comparatively / rather / also pr. [jiao3] |
年轻 | 年輕 | nián qīng | young |
老 | lǎo | 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 or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough | |
比较 | 比較 | bǐ jiào | to compare / to contrast / comparatively / relatively / quite / comparison |
眼镜 | 眼鏡 | yǎn jìng | spectacles / eyeglasses / CL: 副 |
戴 | Dài dài |
surname Dai to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc) / to respect / to bear / to support |
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镜 | 鏡 | jìng | mirror / lens |
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先 | xiān | early / prior / former / in advance / first | |
然后 | 然後 | rán hòu | after / then (afterwards) / after that / afterwards |
西边 | 西邊 | xī biān | west / west side / western part / to the west of |
东边 | 東邊 | dōng bian | east / east side / eastern part / to the east of |
前 | qián | front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly | |
左 | Zuǒ zuǒ |
surname Zuo left / the Left (politics) / east / unorthodox / queer / wrong / differing / opposite / variant of 佐 |
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北边 | 北邊 | běi biān | north / north side / northern part / to the north of |
一直 | yī zhí | straight (in a straight line) / continuously / always / from the beginning of ... up to ... / all along | |
最后 | 最後 | zuì hòu | final / last / finally / ultimate |
南边 | 南邊 | nán bian | south / south side / southern part / to the south of |
直 | Zhí zhí |
surname Zhi / Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters |
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右 | yòu | right (-hand) / the Right (politics) / west (old) | |
后 | Hòu hòu hòu |
surname Hou empress / queen back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later |
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迷路 | mí lù | to lose the way / lost / labyrinth / labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear) | |
地址 | dì zhǐ | address / CL: 個|个 | |
周围 | 周圍 | zhōu wéi | surroundings / environment / to encompass |
迷 | mí | to bewilder / crazy about / fan / enthusiast / lost / confused | |
址 | zhǐ | location / site | |
围 | 圍 | Wéi wéi |
surname Wei to encircle / to surround / all around / to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl) |
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般 | bān pán |
sort / kind / class / way / manner see 般樂|般乐 |
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聊 | liáo | to chat / to depend upon (literary) / temporarily / just / slightly | |
聊天 | liáo tiān | to chat / to gossip | |
一般 | yī bān | same / ordinary / so-so / common / general / generally / in general | |
见面 | 見面 | jiàn miàn | to meet / to see each other / CL: 次 |
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自己 | zì jǐ | oneself / one's own | |
一个人 | 一個人 | yī gè rén | by oneself (without assistance) / alone (without company) |
自 | zì | self / oneself / from / since / naturally / surely | |
己 | jǐ | self / oneself / sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / sixth in order / letter "F" or roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / hexa |
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证 | 証 | zhèng zhèng |
to admonish / variant of 證|证 certificate / proof / to prove / to demonstrate / to confirm / variant of 症 |
签 | 簽 | qiān qiān |
to sign one's name / visa / variant of 籤|签 inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc) / small wood sliver / label / tag |
照 | zhào | according to / in accordance with / to shine / to illuminate / to reflect / to look at (one's reflection) / to take (a photo) / photo / as requested / as before | |
护 | 護 | hù | to protect |
护照 | 護照 | hù zhào | passport / CL: 本, 個|个 |
签证 | 簽證 | qiān zhèng | visa / certificate / to certify / CL: 個|个 |
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发现 | 發現 | fā xiàn | to find / to discover |
起飞 | 起飛 | qǐ fēi | (of an aircraft) to take off |
离开 | 離開 | lí kāi | to depart / to leave |
发 | 發 | fā fà |
to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds) hair / Taiwan pr. [fa3] |
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检查 | 檢查 | jiǎn chá | inspection / to examine / to inspect / CL: 次 |
行李 | xíng li | luggage / CL: 件 | |
安全 | ān quán | safe / secure / safety / security | |
检 | 檢 | jiǎn | to check / to examine / to inspect / to exercise restraint |
查 | Zhā chá zhā |
surname Zha to research / to check / to investigate / to examine / to refer to / to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary) see 山查 |
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几乎 | 幾乎 | jī hū | almost / nearly / practically |
忘记 | 忘記 | wàng jì | to forget |
海关 | 海關 | hǎi guān | customs (i.e. border crossing inspection) / CL: 個|个 |
忘 | wàng | to forget / to overlook / to neglect | |
记 | 記 | jì | to record / to note / to memorize / to remember / mark / sign / classifier for blows, kicks, shots |
几 | jī jī jǐ |
small table almost how much / how many / several / a few |
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乎 | hū | (classical particle similar to 於|于) in / at / from / because / than / (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗, 吧, 呢, expressing question, doubt or astonishment) |
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言 | yán | words / speech / to say / to talk | |
易 | Yì yì |
surname Yi / abbr. for 易經|易经, the Book of Changes easy / amiable / to change / to exchange |
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容 | Róng róng |
surname Rong to hold / to contain / to allow / to tolerate / appearance / look / countenance |
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种 | 種 | zhǒng zhòng |
seed / species / kind / type / classifier for types, kinds, sorts to plant / to grow / to cultivate |
容易 | róng yì | easy / likely / liable (to) | |
久 | jiǔ | (long) time / (long) duration of time | |
语言 | 語言 | yǔ yán | language / CL: 門|门, 種|种 |
学 | 學 | xué | to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology |
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更 | gēng gèng |
to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) more / even more / further / still / still more |
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努力 | nǔ lì | great effort / to strive / to try hard | |
汉字 | 漢字 | hàn zì | Chinese character / CL: 個|个 / Japanese: kanji / Korean: hanja / Vietnamese: hán tự |
努 | nǔ | to exert / to strive | |
力 | Lì lì |
surname Li power / force / strength / ability / strenuously |
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提高 | tí gāo | to raise / to increase / to improve | |
水平 | shuǐ píng | level (of achievement etc) / standard / horizontal | |
后来 | 後來 | hòu lái | afterwards / later |
考 | 攷 | kǎo kǎo |
to beat / to hit / variant of 考 / to inspect / to test / to take an exam to check / to verify / to test / to examine / to take an exam / to take an entrance exam for / deceased father |
提 | tí | 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 | |
平 | Píng píng |
surname Ping flat / level / equal / to tie (make the same score) / to draw (score) / calm / peaceful / see also 平聲|平声 |
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看起来 | 看起來 | kàn qǐ lai | seemingly / apparently / looks as if / appear to be / gives the impression that / seems on the face of it to be |
奇怪 | qí guài | strange / odd / to marvel / to be baffled | |
生气 | 生氣 | shēng qì | to get angry / to take offense / angry / vitality / liveliness |
紧张 | 緊張 | jǐn zhāng | nervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained / in short supply / scarce / CL: 陣|阵 |
奇 | jī qí |
odd (number) strange / odd / weird / wonderful / surprisingly / unusually |
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怪 | guài | bewildering / odd / strange / uncanny / devil / monster / to wonder at / to blame / quite / rather | |
紧 | 緊 | jǐn | tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten |
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难过 | 難過 | nán guò | to feel sad / to feel unwell / (of life) to be difficult |
地 | de dì |
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct earth / ground / field / place / land / CL: 片 |
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想 | xiǎng | to think / to believe / to suppose / to wish / to want / to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth) | |
哭 | kū | to cry / to weep | |
可怕 | kě pà | awful / dreadful / fearful / formidable / frightful / scary / hideous / horrible / terrible / terribly |
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热情 | 熱情 | rè qíng | cordial / enthusiastic / passion / passionate / passionately |
关心 | 關心 | guān xīn | to be concerned about / to care about |
经常 | 經常 | jīng cháng | frequently / constantly / regularly / often / day-to-day / everyday / daily |
遇到 | yù dào | to meet / to run into / to come across | |
好笑 | hǎo xiào | laughable / funny / ridiculous | |
遇 | Yù yù |
surname Yu to meet / to encounter / to treat / to receive / opportunity / chance |
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求 | qiú | to seek / to look for / to request / to demand / to beseech | |
教 | Jiào jiāo jiào |
surname Jiao to teach religion / teaching / to make / to cause / to tell |
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班 | Bān bān |
surname Ban team / class / squad / work shift / ranking / CL: 個|个 / classifier for groups |
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校长 | 校長 | xiào zhǎng | (college, university) president / headmaster / CL: 個|个, 位, 名 |
要求 | yāo qiú | to request / to require / requirement / to stake a claim / to ask / to demand / CL: 點|点 | |
食堂 | shí táng | dining hall / CL: 個|个, 間|间 | |
食 | shí sì |
to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse to feed |
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堂 | táng | (main) hall / large room for a specific purpose / CL: 間|间 / relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family / of the same clan / classifier for classes, lectures etc / classifier for sets of furniture |
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必须 | 必須 | bì xū | to have to / must / compulsory / necessarily |
完成 | wán chéng | to complete / to accomplish | |
作业 | 作業 | zuò yè | school assignment / homework / work / task / operation / CL: 個|个 / to operate |
高中 | gāo zhōng gāo zhòng |
senior high school / abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学 to pass brilliantly (used in congratulatory fashion) |
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必 | bì | certainly / must / will / necessarily | |
成 | Chéng chéng |
surname Cheng to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth |
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须 | 須 | xū xū |
must / to have to / to wait beard / mustache / feeler (of an insect etc) / tassel |
业 | 業 | Yè yè |
surname Ye line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already |
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向 | Xiàng xiàng xiàng |
surname Xiang towards / to face / to turn towards / direction / to support / to side with / shortly before / formerly / always / all along to tend toward / to guide / variant of 向 |
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借 | jiè | to lend / to borrow / by means of / to take (an opportunity) | |
笔记 | 筆記 | bǐ jì | to take down (in writing) / notes / a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches / CL: 本 |
铅笔 | 鉛筆 | qiān bǐ | (lead) pencil / CL: 支, 枝, 桿|杆 |
铅 | 鉛 | qiān | lead (chemistry) |
纸 | 紙 | zhǐ | paper / CL: 張|张, 沓 / classifier for documents, letter etc |
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清楚 | qīng chu | clear / distinct / to understand thoroughly / to be clear about | |
黑板 | hēi bǎn | blackboard / CL: 塊|块, 個|个 | |
笔记本 | 筆記本 | bǐ jì běn | notebook (stationery) / CL: 本 / notebook (computing) |
清 | Qīng qīng |
Qing or Ch'ing dynasty of Imperial China (1644-1911) / surname Qing clear / distinct / quiet / just and honest / pure / to settle or clear up / to clean up or purge |
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楚 | Chǔ chǔ |
surname Chu / abbr. for Hubei 湖北省 and Hunan 湖南省 provinces together / Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC) distinct / clear / orderly / pain / suffering / deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex) / punishment cane (old) |
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板 | bǎn bǎn pàn |
board / plank / plate / shutter / table tennis bat / clappers (music) / CL: 塊|块 / accented beat in Chinese music / hard / stiff / to stop smiling or look serious see 老闆|老板, boss to catch sight of in a doorway (old) |
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体育馆 | 體育館 | tǐ yù guǎn | gym / gymnasium / stadium / CL: 個|个 |
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化 | huà | to make into / to change into / -ization / to ... -ize / to transform / abbr. for 化學|化学 | |
算 | suàn | to regard as / to figure / to calculate / to compute | |
搬 | bān | to move (i.e. relocate oneself) / to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky) / to shift / to copy indiscriminately | |
变 | 變 | biàn | to change / to become different / to transform / to vary / rebellion |
打算 | dǎ suàn | to plan / to intend / to calculate / plan / intention / calculation / CL: 個|个 | |
变化 | 變化 | biàn huà | change / variation / to change / to vary / CL: 個|个 |
机会 | 機會 | jī huì | opportunity / chance / occasion / CL: 個|个 |
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留学 | 留學 | liú xué | to study abroad |
国家 | 國家 | guó jiā | country / nation / state / CL: 個|个 |
选择 | 選擇 | xuǎn zé | to select / to pick / choice / option / alternative |
选 | 選 | xuǎn | to choose / to pick / to select / to elect |
择 | 擇 | zé | to select / to choose / to pick over / to pick out / to differentiate / to eliminate / also pr. [zhai2] |
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结婚 | 結婚 | jié hūn | to marry / to get married / CL: 次 |
愿意 | 願意 | yuàn yì | to wish / to want / ready / willing (to do sth) |
认真 | 認真 | rèn zhēn | conscientious / earnest / serious / to take seriously / to take to heart |
结 | 結 | jiē jié |
(of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) / Taiwan pr. [jie2] knot / sturdy / bond / to tie / to bind / to check out (of a hotel) |
愿 | yuàn yuàn |
honest / prudent / variant of 願|愿 to hope / to wish / to desire / hoped-for / ready / willing |
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婚 | hūn | to marry / marriage / wedding / to take a wife |
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当然 | 當然 | dāng rán | only natural / as it should be / certainly / of course / without doubt |
放心 | fàng xīn | to feel relieved / to feel reassured / to be at ease | |
害怕 | hài pà | to be afraid / to be scared | |
当 | 噹 | dāng dāng dàng |
(onom.) dong / ding dong (bell) to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at at or in the very same... / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / to replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student) |
害 | hài | to do harm to / to cause trouble to / harm / evil / calamity | |
怕 | Pà pà |
surname Pa to be afraid / to fear / to dread / to be unable to endure / perhaps |
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分手 | fēn shǒu | to part company / to split up / to break up |
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境 | jìng | border / place / condition / boundary / circumstances / territory | |
环 | 環 | Huán huán |
surname Huan ring / hoop / loop / (chain) link / classifier for scores in archery etc / to surround / to encircle / to hem in |
层 | 層 | céng | layer / stratum / laminated / floor (of a building) / storey / classifier for layers / repeated / sheaf (math.) |
方便 | fāng biàn | convenient / suitable / to facilitate / to make things easy / having money to spare / (euphemism) to relieve oneself | |
环境 | 環境 | huán jìng | environment / circumstances / surroundings / CL: 個|个 / ambient |
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花 | Huā huā |
surname Hua flower / blossom / CL: 朵, 支, 束, 把, 盆, 簇 / fancy pattern / florid / to spend (money, time) |
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草 | cǎo | grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL: 棵, 撮, 株, 根 | |
太阳 | 太陽 | tài yang | sun / CL: 個|个 / abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴 |
星星 | xīng xing | star in the sky | |
阳 | 陽 | yáng | positive (electric.) / sun / male principle (Taoism) / Yang, opposite: 陰|阴 ☯ |
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安静 | 安靜 | ān jìng | quiet / peaceful / calm |
楼 | 樓 | Lóu lóu |
surname Lou house with more than 1 story / storied building / floor / CL: 層|层, 座, 棟|栋 |
上 | shǎng shàng |
see 上聲|上声 on top / upon / above / upper / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) |
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来 | 來 | lái | to come / to arrive / to come round / ever since / next |
去 | qù | to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) | |
静 | 靜 | jìng | still / calm / quiet / not moving |
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声音 | 聲音 | shēng yīn | voice / sound / CL: 個|个 |
影响 | 影響 | yǐng xiǎng | influence / effect / to influence / to affect (usually adversely) / to disturb / CL: 股 |
邻居 | 鄰居 | lín jū | neighbor / next door / CL: 個|个 |
下 | xià | down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action | |
声 | 聲 | shēng | sound / voice / tone / noise / classifier for sounds |
邻 | 鄰 | lín | neighbor / adjacent / close to |
响 | 響 | xiǎng | echo / sound / noise / to make a sound / to sound / to ring / loud / classifier for noises |
居 | Jū jī jū |
surname Ju (archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude to reside / to be (in a certain position) / to store up / to be at a standstill / residence / house / restaurant / classifier for bedrooms |
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垃圾 | lā jī | trash / refuse / garbage / (coll.) of poor quality / Taiwan pr. [le4 se4] | |
桶 | tǒng | bucket / (trash) can / barrel (of oil etc) / CL: 個|个, 隻|只 | |
丢 | 丟 | diū | to lose / to put aside / to throw |
脏 | 臟 | zàng zāng |
viscera / (anatomy) organ dirty / filthy |
垃 | lā | see 垃圾 / Taiwan pr. [le4] | |
圾 | jī | see 垃圾 / Taiwan pr. [se4] |
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先生 | Xiān sheng xiān sheng |
Mister (Mr.) teacher / husband / doctor (dialect) / CL: 位 |
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小姐 | xiǎo jie | young lady / miss / (slang) prostitute / CL: 個|个, 位 | |
经理 | 經理 | jīng lǐ | manager / director / CL: 個|个, 位, 名 |
同事 | tóng shì | colleague / co-worker / CL: 個|个, 位 |
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突然 | tū rán | sudden / abrupt / unexpected | |
重要 | zhòng yào | important / significant / major | |
会议 | 會議 | huì yì | meeting / conference / CL: 場|场, 屆|届 |
突 | tū | to dash / to move forward quickly / to bulge / to protrude / to break through / to rush out / sudden / Taiwan pr. [tu2] | |
重 | chóng zhòng |
to repeat / repetition / again / re- / classifier: layer heavy / serious / to attach importance to |
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议 | 議 | yì | to comment on / to discuss / to suggest |
忘 | wàng | to forget / to overlook / to neglect |
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解决 | 解決 | jiě jué | to settle (a dispute) / to resolve / to solve / to dispose of / to dispatch |
办法 | 辦法 | bàn fǎ | means / method / way (of doing sth) / CL: 條|条, 個|个 |
相信 | xiāng xìn | to be convinced (that sth is true) / to believe / to accept sth as true | |
决 | 決 | jué | to decide / to determine / to execute (sb) / (of a dam etc) to breach or burst / definitely / certainly |
法 | Fǎ fǎ |
France / French / abbr. for 法國|法国 / Taiwan pr. [Fa4] law / method / way / Buddhist teaching / Legalist |
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相 | Xiāng xiāng xiàng |
surname Xiang each other / one another / mutually appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc) |
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解 | Xiè jiě jiè xiè |
surname Xie to divide / to break up / to split / to separate / to dissolve / to solve / to melt / to remove / to untie / to loosen / to open / to emancipate / to explain / to understand / to know / a solution / a dissection to transport under guard acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old) / variant of 懈 and 邂 (old) |
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界 | jiè | boundary / scope / extent / circles / group / kingdom (taxonomy) | |
河 | hé | river / CL: 條|条, 道 | |
世 | Shì shì |
surname Shi life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble |
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黄河 | 黃河 | Huáng Hé | Yellow River or Huang He |
动物 | 動物 | dòng wù | animal / CL: 隻|只, 群, 個|个 |
有名 | yǒu míng | famous / well-known | |
世界 | shì jiè | world / CL: 個|个 | |
长江 | 長江 | Cháng Jiāng | Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang |
江 | Jiāng jiāng |
surname Jiang river / CL: 條|条, 道 |
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多么 | 多麼 | duō me | how (wonderful etc) / what (a great idea etc) / however (difficult it may be etc) / (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc) / to what extent |
熊猫 | 熊貓 | xióng māo | panda / CL: 隻|只 |
西安 | Xī ān | Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省|陕西省 in northwest China / see 西安區|西安区 | |
啊 | ā á ǎ à a |
interjection of surprise / Ah! / Oh! interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer / Eh? / what? interjection of surprise or doubt / Eh? / My! / what's up? interjection or grunt of agreement / uhm / Ah, OK / expression of recognition / Oh, it's you! modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent |
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熊 | Xióng xióng |
surname Xiong bear / to scold / to rebuke / brilliant light / to shine brightly |
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长城 | 長城 | Cháng chéng | the Great Wall |
故宫 | 故宮 | Gù gōng gù gōng |
the Forbidden City / abbr. for 故宮博物院|故宫博物院 former imperial palace |
宫 | 宮 | Gōng gōng |
surname Gong palace / temple / castration (as corporal punishment) / first note in pentatonic scale |
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山 | Shān shān |
surname Shan mountain / hill / anything that resembles a mountain / CL: 座 / bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons / gable |
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者 | zhě | (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后 or 前 to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this | |
爬 | pá | to crawl / to climb / to get up or sit up | |
或 | huò | maybe / perhaps / might / possibly / or | |
自行车 | 自行車 | zì xíng chē | bicycle / bike / CL: 輛|辆 |
或者 | huò zhě | or / possibly / maybe / perhaps | |
爬山 | pá shān | to climb a mountain / to mountaineer / hiking / mountaineering | |
功夫 | gōng fu | skill / art / kung fu / labor / effort | |
功 | gōng | meritorious deed or service / achievement / result / service / accomplishment / work (physics) |
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对 | 對 | duì | right / correct / couple / pair / towards / at / for / to face / opposite / to treat (sb a certain way) / to match together / to adjust / to fit / to suit / to answer / to reply / classifier: couple |
文化 | wén huà | culture / civilization / cultural / CL: 個|个, 種|种 | |
历史 | 歷史 | lì shǐ | history / CL: 門|门, 段 |
兴趣 | 興趣 | xìng qù | interest (desire to know about sth) / interest (thing in which one is interested) / hobby / CL: 個|个 |
感兴趣 | 感興趣 | gǎn xìng qù | to be interested |
历 | 曆 | lì lì |
calendar to experience / to undergo / to pass through / all / each / every / history |
趣 | qù | interesting / to interest | |
史 | Shǐ shǐ |
surname Shi history / annals / title of an official historian in ancient China |
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为了 | 為了 | wèi le | in order to / for the purpose of / so as to |
特别 | 特別 | tè bié | especially / special / particular / unusual |
了解 | liǎo jiě liǎo jiě |
to understand / to realize / to find out to understand / to realize / to find out |
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麻将 | 麻將 | má jiàng | mahjong / CL: 副 |
特 | tè | special / unique / distinguished / especially / unusual / very | |
麻 | Má má |
surname Ma generic name for hemp, flax etc / hemp or flax fiber for textile materials / sesame / CL: 縷|缕 / (of materials) rough or coarse / pocked / pitted / to have pins and needles or tingling / to feel numb |
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将 | 將 | jiāng jiàng qiāng |
will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) general / commander-in-chief (military) / king (chess piece) / to command / to lead to desire / to invite / to request |
了 | le liǎo liǎo |
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker) to finish / to achieve / variant of 瞭|了 / to understand clearly (of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly |
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顾 | 顧 | Gù gù |
surname Gu to look after / to take into consideration / to attend to |
死 | sǐ | to die / impassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid / extremely / damned | |
闷 | 悶 | mēn mèn |
stuffy / shut indoors / to smother / to cover tightly bored / depressed / melancholy / sealed / airtight / tightly closed |
腿 | tuǐ tuǐ |
leg / CL: 條|条 hip bone / old variant of 腿 |
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照 | zhào | according to / in accordance with / to shine / to illuminate / to reflect / to look at (one's reflection) / to take (a photo) / photo / as requested / as before | |
照顾 | 照顧 | zhào gu | to take care of / to show consideration / to attend to / to look after |
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公斤 | gōng jīn | kilogram (kg) | |
着急 | 著急 | zháo jí | to worry / to feel anxious / Taiwan pr. [zhao1 ji2] |
瘦 | shòu | thin / to lose weight / (of clothing) tight / (of meat) lean / (of land) unproductive | |
斤 | jīn | catty / (PRC) weight equal to 500 g / (Tw) weight equal to 600 g / (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g | |
急 | jí | urgent / pressing / rapid / hurried / worried / to make (sb) anxious | |
着 | 著 | zhāo zháo zhe zhuó |
(chess) move / trick / all right! / (dialect) to add to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in aspect particle indicating action in progress to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply |
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咳嗽 | ké sou | to cough / CL: 陣|阵 | |
抽烟 | 抽煙 | chōu yān | to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco) |
咳 | hāi ké |
sound of sighing cough |
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嗽 | sòu | cough | |
抽 | chōu | to draw out / to pull out from in between / to remove part of the whole / (of certain plants) to sprout or bud / to whip or thrash | |
烟 | 煙 | yān | cigarette or pipe tobacco / CL: 根 / smoke / mist / vapour / CL: 縷|缕 / tobacco plant / (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke |
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际 | 際 | jì | border / edge / boundary / interval / between / inter- / to meet / time / occasion / to meet with (circumstances) |
柜 | jǔ guì |
Salix multinervis cupboard / cabinet / wardrobe |
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转 | 轉 | zhuǎi zhuǎn zhuàn |
see 轉文|转文 to turn / to change direction / to transfer / to forward (mail) to revolve / to turn / to circle about / to walk about / classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm / classifier for repeated actions |
转机 | 轉機 | zhuǎn jī | (to take) a turn for the better / to change planes |
柜台 | 櫃檯 | guì tái | sales counter / front desk / bar / (of markets, medicines etc) OTC (over-the-counter) |
国际 | 國際 | guó jì | international |
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换钱 | 換錢 | huàn qián | to change money / to sell |
银行 | 銀行 | yín háng | bank / CL: 家, 個|个 |
充电 | 充電 | chōng diàn | to recharge batteries / fig. to rest and recuperate |
国内 | 國內 | guó nèi | domestic / internal (to a country) / civil |
银 | 銀 | yín | silver / silver-colored / relating to money or currency |
充 | chōng | to fill / to satisfy / to fulfill / to act in place of / substitute / sufficient / full | |
内 | 內 | nèi | inside / inner / internal / within / interior |
行 | háng xíng |
row / line / commercial firm / line of business / profession / to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row / (Tw) column to walk / to go / to travel / a visit / temporary / makeshift / current / in circulation / to do / to perform / capable / competent / effective / all right / OK! / will do / behavior / conduct / Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense |
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充值 | chōng zhí | to recharge (money onto a card) | |
漫游 | 漫遊 | màn yóu | to travel around / to roam / (mobile telephony) roaming |
电话卡 | 電話卡 | diàn huà kǎ | telephone card |
值 | zhí | value / (to be) worth / to happen to / to be on duty |
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订房 | 訂房 | dìng fáng | to reserve a room |
退房 | tuì fáng | to check out of a hotel room | |
取消 | qǔ xiāo | to cancel / cancellation | |
导游 | 導遊 | dǎo yóu | tour guide / guidebook / to conduct a tour |
订 | 訂 | dìng | to agree / to conclude / to draw up / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc) / to order |
取 | qǔ | to take / to get / to choose / to fetch | |
导 | 導 | dǎo | to transmit / to lead / to guide / to conduct / to direct |
消 | xiāo | to disappear / to vanish / to eliminate / to spend (time) / have to / need |
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答 | dā dá |
to answer / to agree reply / answer / return / respond / echo |
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句 | jù | sentence / clause / phrase / classifier for phrases or lines of verse | |
单 | 單 | Shàn dān |
surname Shan bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL: 個|个 |
简 | 簡 | jiǎn | simple / uncomplicated / letter / to choose / to select / bamboo strips used for writing (old) |
简单 | 簡單 | jiǎn dān | simple / not complicated |
句子 | jù zi | sentence / CL: 個|个 | |
回答 | huí dá | to reply / to answer / the answer / CL: 個|个 |
Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition |
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词典 | 詞典 | cí diǎn | dictionary (of Chinese compound words) / also written 辭典|辞典 / CL: 部, 本 |
应用 | 應用 | yìng yòng | to use / to apply / application / applicable |
语法 | 語法 | yǔ fǎ | grammar |
流利 | liú lì | fluent | |
词 | 詞 | cí | word / statement / speech / lyrics / CL: 組|组, 個|个 / a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝 / CL: 首 |
流 | liú | 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 | |
利 | Lì lì |
surname Li sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit |
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典 | diǎn | canon / law / standard work of scholarship / literary quotation or allusion / ceremony / to be in charge of / to mortgage or pawn | |
应 | 應 | Yìng yīng yìng |
surname Ying to agree (to do sth) / should / ought to / must / (legal) shall to answer / to respond / to comply with / to deal or cope with |
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下载 | 下載 | xià zǎi | to download / also pr. [xia4 zai4] |
多邻国 | duō lín guó | duolingo | |
翻译 | 翻譯 | fān yì | to translate / to interpret / translator / interpreter / translation / interpretation / CL: 個|个, 位, 名 |
翻 | fān | to turn over / to flip over / to overturn / to rummage through / to translate / to decode / to double / to climb over or into / to cross | |
载 | 載 | zǎi zài |
to record in writing / to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc) / Taiwan pr. [zai4] / year to carry / to convey / to load / to hold / to fill up / and / also / as well as / simultaneously |
译 | 譯 | yì | to translate / to interpret |
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把 | bǎ bà |
to hold / to contain / to grasp / to take hold of / handle / particle marking the following noun as a direct object / classifier for objects with handle / classifier for small objects: handful handle |
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灯 | 燈 | dēng | lamp / light / lantern / CL: 盞|盏 |
空调 | 空調 | kōng tiáo | air conditioning / air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode) / CL: 臺|台 |
空 | kōng kòng |
empty / air / sky / in vain to empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time |
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放 | fàng | to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks) | |
画 | 畫 | huà | to draw / picture / painting / CL: 幅, 張|张 / classifier for paintings etc / variant of 劃|划 |
厨房 | 廚房 | chú fáng | kitchen / CL: 間|间 |
客厅 | 客廳 | kè tīng | drawing room (room for arriving guests) / living room / CL: 間|间 |
厨 | 廚 | chú | kitchen |
厅 | 廳 | tīng | (reception) hall / living room / office / provincial government department |
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客人 | kè rén | visitor / guest / customer / client / CL: 位 | |
打扫 | 打掃 | dǎ sǎo | to clean / to sweep |
干净 | 乾淨 | gān jìng | clean / neat |
扫 | 掃 | sǎo sào |
to sweep broom |
净 | 淨 | jìng | clean / completely / only / net (income, exports etc) / (Chinese opera) painted face male role |
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电梯 | 電梯 | diàn tī | elevator / escalator / CL: 臺|台, 部 |
坏 | 壞 | huài | bad / spoiled / broken / to break down / (suffix) to the utmost |
被 | bèi | quilt / by / (indicates passive-voice clauses) / (literary) to cover / to meet with | |
厕所 | 廁所 | cè suǒ | toilet / lavatory / CL: 間|间, 處|处 |
厕 | 廁 | cè sì |
restroom / toilet / lavatory see 茅廁|茅厕 |
梯 | tī | ladder / stairs |
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寒 | hán | cold / poor / to tremble | |
暑 | shǔ | heat / hot weather / summer heat | |
复 | 復 | fù fù |
to go and return / to return / to resume / to return to a normal or original state / to repeat / again / to recover / to restore / to turn over / to reply / to answer / to reply to a letter / to retaliate / to carry out to repeat / to double / to overlap / complex (not simple) / compound / composite / double / diplo- / duplicate / overlapping / to duplicate |
记得 | 記得 | jì de | to remember |
复习 | 復習 | fù xí | to review / revision / CL: 次 |
数学 | 數學 | shù xué | mathematics / mathematical |
放假 | fàng jià | to have a holiday or vacation | |
暑假 | shǔ jià | summer vacation / CL: 個|个 | |
寒假 | hán jià | winter vacation |
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终于 | 終於 | zhōng yú | at last / in the end / finally / eventually |
结束 | 結束 | jié shù | termination / to finish / to end / to conclude / to close |
放松 | 放鬆 | fàng sōng | to loosen / to relax |
大学 | 大學 | Dà xué dà xué |
the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书 in Confucianism university / college / CL: 所 |
终 | 終 | zhōng | end / finish |
结 | 結 | jiē jié |
(of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) / Taiwan pr. [jie2] knot / sturdy / bond / to tie / to bind / to check out (of a hotel) |
松 | Sōng sōng sōng |
surname Song pine / CL: 棵 loose / to loosen / to relax |
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于 | Yú yú yú |
surname Yu to go / to take / sentence-final interrogative particle / variant of 於|于 in / at / to / from / by / than / out of |
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束 | Shù shù |
surname Shu to bind / bunch / bundle / classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc / to control |
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成绩 | 成績 | chéng jì | achievement / performance records / grades / CL: 項|项, 個|个 |
担心 | 擔心 | dān xīn | anxious / worried / uneasy / to worry / to be anxious |
为 | 為 | wéi wèi |
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice) because of / for / to |
专业 | 專業 | zhuān yè | specialty / specialized field / main field of study (at university) / major / CL: 門|门, 個|个 / professional |
成 | Chéng chéng |
surname Cheng to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth |
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担 | 擔 | dān dàn |
to undertake / to carry / to shoulder / to take responsibility picul (100 catties, 50 kg) / two buckets full / carrying pole and its load / classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole |
专 | 專 | zhuān | for a particular person, occasion, purpose / focused on one thing / special / expert / particular (to sth) / concentrated / specialized |
绩 | 績 | jì | to spin (hemp etc) / merit / accomplishment / Taiwan pr. [ji1] |
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景 | Jǐng jǐng |
surname Jing bright / circumstance / scenery |
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街 | jiē | street / CL: 條|条 | |
地图 | 地圖 | dì tú | map / CL: 張|张, 本 |
拿 | ná | to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take / (used in the same way as 把: to mark the following noun as a direct object) | |
出 | chū | to go out / to come out / to occur / to produce / to go beyond / to rise / to put forth / to happen / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc | |
街道 | jiē dào | street / CL: 條|条 / subdistrict / residential district | |
红绿灯 | 紅綠燈 | hóng lǜ dēng | traffic light / traffic signal |
风景 | 風景 | fēng jǐng | scenery / landscape / CL: 個|个 |
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司机 | 司機 | sī jī | chauffeur / driver / CL: 個|个 |
接 | jiē | 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 take over for sb | |
免费 | 免費 | miǎn fèi | free (of charge) |
打车 | 打車 | dǎ chē | to take a taxi (in town) / to hitch a lift |
观光 | 觀光 | guān guāng | to tour / sightseeing / tourism |
免 | miǎn | to excuse sb / to exempt / to remove or dismiss from office / to avoid / to avert / to escape / to be prohibited | |
观 | 觀 | Guàn guān guàn |
surname Guan to look at / to watch / to observe / to behold / to advise / concept / point of view / outlook Taoist monastery / palace gate watchtower / platform |
光 | guāng | light / ray / CL: 道 / bright / only / merely / to use up |
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小心 | xiǎo xīn | to be careful / to take care | |
过 | 過 | Guò guò guo |
surname Guo to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too- (experienced action marker) |
时差 | 時差 | shí chā | time difference / time lag / jet lag |
马路 | 馬路 | mǎ lù | street / road / CL: 條|条 |
参观 | 參觀 | cān guān | to look around / to tour / to visit |
博物馆 | 博物館 | bó wù guǎn | museum |
博 | bó | extensive / ample / rich / obtain / aim / to win / to get / plentiful / to gamble | |
差 | chā chà chāi |
difference / discrepancy / to differ / error / to err / to make a mistake to differ from / to fall short of / lacking / wrong / inferior to send / to commission / messenger / mission |
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安排 | ān pái | to arrange / to plan / to set up / arrangements / plans | |
活动 | 活動 | huó dòng | to exercise / to move about / to operate / to use connections (personal influence) / loose / shaky / active / movable / activity / campaign / maneuver / behavior / CL: 項|项, 個|个 |
表演 | biǎo yǎn | play / show / performance / exhibition / to perform / to act / to demonstrate / CL: 場|场 | |
海边 | 海邊 | hǎi biān | coast / seaside / seashore / beach |
排 | pái | 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 | |
活 | huó | to live / alive / living / work / workmanship | |
演 | yǎn | to develop / to evolve / to practice / to perform / to play / to act |
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邮 | 郵 | yóu | post (office) / mail |
刚才 | 剛才 | gāng cái gāng cái |
just now / a moment ago (just) a moment ago |
电子邮件 | 電子郵件 | diàn zǐ yóu jiàn | email / CL: 封, 份 |
回 | huí huí |
to circle / to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return / to revolve / Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) / time / classifier for acts of a play / section or chapter (of a classic book) to curve / to return / to revolve |
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发 | 發 | fā fà |
to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds) hair / Taiwan pr. [fa3] |
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主要 | zhǔ yào | main / principal / major / primary | |
短信 | duǎn xìn | text message / SMS | |
关于 | 關於 | guān yú | pertaining to / concerning / with regard to / about / a matter of |
主 | zhǔ | owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games) |
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登录 | 登錄 | dēng lù | to register / to log in |
密码 | 密碼 | mì mǎ | secret code / ciphertext / password / PIN |
信号 | 信號 | xìn hào | signal |
登 | dēng | to scale (a height) / to ascend / to mount / to publish or record / to enter (e.g. in a register) / to press down with the foot / to step or tread on / to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) / to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) | |
密 | Mì mì |
surname Mi / name of an ancient state secret / confidential / close / thick / dense |
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码 | 碼 | mǎ | weight / number / code / to pile / to stack / classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc |
录 | 錄 | Lù lù |
surname Lu diary / record / to hit / to copy |
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段 | Duàn duàn |
surname Duan paragraph / section / segment / stage (of a process) / classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc |
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其实 | 其實 | qí shí | actually / in fact / really |
过去 | 過去 | guò qù guò qu |
(in the) past / former / previous / to go over / to pass by (verb suffix) |
谈 | 談 | Tán tán |
surname Tan to speak / to talk / to converse / to chat / to discuss |
实 | 實 | shí | real / true / honest / really / solid / fruit / seed / definitely |
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同意 | tóng yì | to agree / to consent / to approve | |
决定 | 決定 | jué dìng | to decide (to do something) / to resolve / decision / CL: 個|个, 項|项 / certainly |
根据 | 根據 | gēn jù | according to / based on / basis / foundation / CL: 個|个 |
升职 | 升職 | shēng zhí | to get promoted (at work etc) / promotion |
定 | dìng | to set / to fix / to determine / to decide / to order | |
根 | gēn | root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL: 條|条 / radical (chemistry) | |
据 | jū jù |
see 拮据 according to / to act in accordance with / to depend on / to seize / to occupy |
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升 | shēng | to ascend / to rise to the rank of / to promote / to hoist / liter / measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗 | |
职 | 職 | zhí | office / duty |
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满意 | 滿意 | mǎn yì | satisfied / pleased / to one's satisfaction |
认为 | 認為 | rèn wéi | to believe / to think / to consider / to feel |
出差 | chū chāi | to go on an official or business trip | |
表现 | 表現 | biǎo xiàn | to show / to show off / to display / to manifest / expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior |
满 | 滿 | Mǎn mǎn |
Manchu ethnic group to fill / full / filled / packed / fully / completely / quite / to reach the limit / to satisfy / satisfied / contented |
为 | 為 | wéi wèi |
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice) because of / for / to |
差 | chā chà chāi |
difference / discrepancy / to differ / error / to err / to make a mistake to differ from / to fall short of / lacking / wrong / inferior to send / to commission / messenger / mission |
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老板 | 老闆 | Lǎo bǎn lǎo bǎn |
Robam (brand) boss / business proprietor / CL: 個|个 |
麻烦 | 麻煩 | má fan | inconvenient / troublesome / annoying / to trouble or bother sb / to put sb to trouble |
开会 | 開會 | kāi huì | to hold a meeting / to attend a meeting |
面试 | 面試 | miàn shì | to be interviewed (as a candidate) / interview |
板 | bǎn bǎn pàn |
board / plank / plate / shutter / table tennis bat / clappers (music) / CL: 塊|块 / accented beat in Chinese music / hard / stiff / to stop smiling or look serious see 老闆|老板, boss to catch sight of in a doorway (old) |
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烦 | 煩 | fán | to feel vexed / to bother / to trouble / superfluous and confusing / edgy |
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饼 | 餅 | bǐng | round flat cake / cookie / cake / pastry / CL: 張|张 |
园 | 園 | Yuán yuán |
surname Yuan land used for growing plants / site used for public recreation |
月亮 | yuè liang | the moon | |
月饼 | 月餅 | yuè bǐng | mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival) |
中秋节 | 中秋節 | Zhōng qiū jié | the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month |
圆 | 圓 | yuán | circle / round / circular / spherical / (of the moon) full / unit of Chinese currency (Yuan) / tactful / to justify |
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恭喜 | gōng xǐ | congratulations / greetings | |
红包 | 紅包 | hóng bāo | money wrapped in red as a gift / bonus payment / kickback / bribe |
汤圆 | 湯圓 | tāng yuán | boiled balls of glutinous rice flour, eaten during the Lantern Festival |
聚会 | 聚會 | jù huì | party / gathering / to meet / to get together |
发财 | 發財 | fā cái | to get rich |
恭 | gōng | respectful | |
聚 | jù | to congregate / to assemble / to mass / to gather together / to amass / to polymerize | |
财 | 財 | cái | money / wealth / riches / property / valuables |
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端午节 | 端午節 | Duān wǔ jié | Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month) |
粽子 | zòng zi | glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and boiled | |
划 | huá huá huà |
to row / to paddle / profitable / worth (the effort) / it pays (to do sth) to cut / to slash / to scratch (cut into the surface of sth) / to strike (a match) to delimit / to transfer / to assign / to plan / to draw (a line) / stroke of a Chinese character |
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龙舟 | 龍舟 | lóng zhōu | dragon boat / imperial boat |
端 | duān | end / extremity / item / port / to hold sth level with both hands / to carry / regular | |
粽 | zòng | rice dumplings wrapped in leaves | |
龙 | 龍 | Lóng lóng |
surname Long dragon / CL: 條|条 / imperial |
舟 | zhōu | boat |
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珠 | zhū | bead / pearl / CL: 粒, 顆|颗 | |
汤 | 湯 | Tāng shāng tāng |
surname Tang rushing current soup / hot or boiling water / decoction of medicinal herbs / water in which sth has been boiled |
酸 | suān | sour / tart / sick at heart / grieved / sore / aching / pedantic / impractical / an acid | |
珍 | zhēn | precious thing / treasure / culinary delicacy / rare / valuable / to value highly | |
珍珠奶茶 | zhēn zhū nǎi chá | pearl milk tea / tapioca milk tea / bubble milk tea | |
酸辣汤 | 酸辣湯 | suān là tāng | hot and sour soup / sour and spicy soup |
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北京烤鸭 | 北京烤鴨 | Běi jīng kǎo yā | Peking Duck |
春卷 | 春捲 | chūn juǎn | egg roll / spring roll |
豆花 | dòu huā | jellied tofu / soft bean curd | |
烤 | kǎo | to roast / to bake / to broil | |
鸭 | 鴨 | yā | duck / CL: 隻|只 / (slang) male prostitute |
卷 | juǎn juàn juǎn |
to roll up / roll / classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc) scroll / book / volume / chapter / examination paper / classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll to roll (up) / to sweep up / to carry on / roll |
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宫保鸡丁 | 宮保雞丁 | gōng bǎo jī dīng | Kung Pao Chicken / spicy diced chicken |
卤肉饭 | lǔ ròu fàn | Braised pork on rice | |
馒头 | 饅頭 | mán tou | steamed roll / steamed bun / steamed bread / CL: 個|个 |
保 | Bǎo bǎo |
Bulgaria / Bulgarian / abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚 to defend / to protect / to keep / to guarantee / to ensure |
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卤 | 滷 | lǔ lǔ |
to stew in soy sauce and spices alkaline soil / salt / brine / halogen (chemistry) / crass / stupid |
馒 | 饅 | mán | steamed bread |
丁 | Dīng dīng |
surname Ding fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / fourth in order / letter "D" or roman "IV" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / butyl / cubes (of food) |
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豪 | háo | grand / heroic | |
宅 | zhái | residence / (coll.) to stay in at home / to hang around at home | |
土 | Tǔ tǔ |
Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音 |
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土豪 | tǔ háo | local tyrant / local strong man / (slang) nouveau riche | |
吃货 | 吃貨 | chī huò | chowhound / foodie / a good-for-nothing |
宅男 | zhái nán | a guy who stays at home all the time, typically spending a lot of time playing online games (derived from Japanese "otaku") |
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菜鸟 | 菜鳥 | cài niǎo | (coll.) sb new to a particular subject / rookie / beginner / newbie |
美图 | měi tú | ||
萌 | méng | to sprout / to bud / to have a strong affection for (slang) / adorable (loanword from Japanese 萌え moe, slang describing affection for a cute character) | |
自拍 | zì pāi | to take a picture or video of oneself |
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囧 | jiǒng | variant of 冏 / used as emoticon ("smiley") meaning embarrassed, sad :-(, depressed or frustrated | |
美眉 | měi méi | (coll.) pretty girl | |
高富帅 | 高富帥 | gāo fù shuài | "Mr Perfect" (i.e. tall, rich and handsome) (Internet slang) |
眉 | méi | eyebrow / upper margin | |
富 | Fù fù |
surname Fu rich / abundant / wealthy |
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刷 | shuā shuà |
to brush / to paint / to daub / to paste up / to skip class (of students) / to fire from a job to select |
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微博 | wēi bó | micro-blogging / microblog | |
微信 | Wēi xìn | Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 騰訊|腾讯) | |
朋友圈 | Péng you quān | Moments (social networking function of smartphone app WeChat 微信) | |
微 | Wēi wēi |
surname Wei / ancient Chinese state near present day Chongqing / Taiwan pr. [Wei2] tiny / miniature / slightly / profound / abtruse / to decline / one millionth part of / micro- / Taiwan pr. [wei2] |
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圈 | juān juàn quān |
to confine / to lock up / to pen in pen (pig) / a fold circle / ring / loop / classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc / CL: 個|个 / to surround / to circle |
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关注 | 關注 | guān zhù | to pay attention to / to follow sth closely / concern / interest / attention |
点 | 點 | diǎn | point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更 / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items |
赞 | 贊 | zàn | to patronize / to support / to praise / (Internet slang) to like (an online post on Facebook etc) |
转发 | 轉發 | zhuǎn fā | to transmit / to forward (mail, SMS, packets of data) / to pass on / to republish (an article from another publication) |
好友 | hǎo yǒu | close friend / pal / (social networking website) friend / CL: 個|个 | |
加 | Jiā jiā |
abbr. for Canada 加拿大 / surname Jia to add / plus / (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) |
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粉丝 | 粉絲 | fěn sī | bean vermicelli / mung bean starch noodles / Chinese vermicelli / cellophane noodles / CL: 把 / fan (loanword) / enthusiast for sb or sth |
分享 | fēn xiǎng | to share (let others have some of sth good) | |
评论 | 評論 | píng lùn | to comment on / to discuss / comment / commentary / CL: 篇 |
粉 | fěn | powder / cosmetic face powder / food prepared from starch / noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour / whitewash / white / pink | |
丝 | 絲 | sī | silk / thread / trace / (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips / CL: 條|条 / classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc |
享 | xiǎng | to enjoy / to benefit / to have the use of | |
评 | 評 | píng | to discuss / to comment / to criticize / to judge / to choose (by public appraisal) |
论 | 論 | Lún lùn |
abbr. for 論語|论语, The Analects (of Confucius) opinion / view / theory / doctrine / to discuss / to talk about / to regard / to consider / per / by the (kilometer, hour etc) |
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销 | 銷 | xiāo | to melt (metal) / to cancel or annul / to sell / to spend / to fasten with a bolt / bolt or pin |
据 | jū jù |
see 拮据 according to / to act in accordance with / to depend on / to seize / to occupy |
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收据 | 收據 | shōu jù | receipt / CL: 張|张 |
报销 | 報銷 | bào xiāo | to submit an expense account / to apply for reimbursement / to write off / to wipe out |
费用 | 費用 | fèi yòng | cost / expenditure / expense / CL: 筆|笔, 個|个 |
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尽快 | 儘快 | jǐn kuài jìn kuài |
as quickly as possible / as soon as possible / with all speed see 儘快|尽快 |
回复 | 回復 | huí fù | to reply / to recover / to return (to a previous condition) / Re: in reply to (email) |
报告 | 報告 | bào gào | to inform / to report / to make known / report / speech / talk / lecture / CL: 篇, 份, 個|个, 通 |
协议 | 協議 | xié yì | agreement / pact / protocol / CL: 項|项 |
尽 | 儘 | jǐn jìn |
to the greatest extent / (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme / to be within the limits of / to give priority to to use up / to exhaust / to end / to finish / to the utmost / exhausted / finished / to the limit (of sth) / all / entirely |
协 | 協 | xié | to cooperate / to harmonize / to help / to assist / to join |
议 | 議 | yì | to comment on / to discuss / to suggest |
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合同 | hé tong | (business) contract / CL: 個|个 | |
项目 | 項目 | xiàng mù | item / project / (sports) event / CL: 個|个 |
签名 | 簽名 | qiān míng | to sign (one's name with a pen etc) / to autograph / signature |
汇报 | 匯報 | huì bào huì bào |
to report / to give an account of / to collect information and report back to report / to give an account of / report |
合 | gě hé |
100 ml / one-tenth of a peck / measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 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 |
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项 | 項 | Xiàng xiàng |
surname Xiang back of neck / item / thing / term (in a mathematical formula) / sum (of money) / classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc |
汇 | 匯 | huì huì |
to remit / to converge (of rivers) / to exchange class / collection |
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广告 | 廣告 | guǎng gào | to advertise / a commercial / advertisement / CL: 項|项 |
预算 | 預算 | yù suàn | budget |
资本 | 資本 | zī běn | capital (economics) |
低 | dī | low / beneath / to lower (one's head) / to let droop / to hang down / to incline | |
广 | 廣 | Guǎng guǎng |
surname Guang wide / numerous / to spread |
资 | 資 | zī | resources / capital / to provide / to supply / to support / money / expense |
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险 | 險 | xiǎn | danger / dangerous / rugged |
投 | tóu | to cast / to send / to throw oneself (into the river etc) / to seek refuge / to place oneself into the hands of | |
保险 | 保險 | bǎo xiǎn | insurance / to insure / safe / secure / be sure / be bound to / CL: 份 |
风险 | 風險 | fēng xiǎn | risk / hazard |
投资 | 投資 | tóu zī | investment / to invest |
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律师 | 律師 | lǜ shī | lawyer |
版权 | 版權 | bǎn quán | copyright |
咨询 | 咨詢 | zī xún | to consult / to seek advice / consultation / (sales) inquiry (formal) |
律 | Lǜ lǜ |
surname Lü law |
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版 | bǎn | a register / block of printing / edition / version / page | |
咨 | zī | to consult | |
权 | 權 | Quán quán |
surname Quan authority / power / right / (literary) to weigh / expedient / temporary |
询 | 詢 | xún | to ask about / to inquire about |
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保持 | bǎo chí | to keep / to maintain / to hold / to preserve | |
联系 | 聯繫 | lián xì | connection / contact / relation / to get in touch with / to integrate / to link / to touch |
贵 | 貴 | guì | expensive / noble / precious / (honorific) your |
免 | miǎn | to excuse sb / to exempt / to remove or dismiss from office / to avoid / to avert / to escape / to be prohibited | |
联 | 聯 | lián | to ally / to unite / to join / (poetry) antithetical couplet |
持 | chí | to hold / to grasp / to support / to maintain / to persevere / to manage / to run (i.e. administer) / to control |
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合作 | hé zuò | to cooperate / to collaborate / to work together / cooperation / CL: 個|个 | |
愉快 | yú kuài | cheerful / cheerily / delightful / pleasant / pleasantly / pleasing / happy / delighted | |
辛苦 | xīn kǔ | exhausting / hard / tough / arduous / to work hard / to go to a lot of trouble / hardship(s) | |
感谢 | 感謝 | gǎn xiè | (express) thanks / gratitude / grateful / thankful / thanks |
愉 | yú | pleased | |
辛 | Xīn xīn |
surname Xin (of taste) hot or pungent / hard / laborious / suffering / eighth in order / eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / letter "H" or roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 285° / octa |
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伤 | 傷 | shāng | to injure / injury / wound |
受 | shòu | to receive / to accept / to suffer / subjected to / to bear / to stand / pleasant / (passive marker) | |
护 | 護 | hù | to protect |
救 | jiù | to save / to assist / to rescue | |
警 | jǐng | to alert / to warn / police | |
报警 | 報警 | bào jǐng | to sound an alarm / to report sth to the police |
救护车 | 救護車 | jiù hù chē | ambulance / CL: 輛|辆 |
受伤 | 受傷 | shòu shāng | to sustain injuries / wounded (in an accident etc) / harmed |
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救命 | jiù mìng | to save sb's life / (interj.) Help! / Save me! | |
发生 | 發生 | fā shēng | to happen / to occur / to take place / to break out |
意外 | yì wài | unexpected / accident / mishap / CL: 個|个 | |
严重 | 嚴重 | yán zhòng | grave / serious / severe / critical |
严 | 嚴 | Yán yán |
surname Yan tight (closely sealed) / stern / strict / rigorous / severe / father |
命 | mìng | life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc |
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偷 | tōu | to steal / to pilfer / to snatch / thief / stealthily | |
事 | shì | matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL: 件, 樁|桩, 回 | |
警察 | jǐng chá | police / police officer / CL: 個|个 | |
察 | Chá chá |
short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾|察哈尔 to examine / to inquire / to observe / to inspect / to look into / obvious / clearly evident |
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奖 | 獎 | jiǎng | prize / award / encouragement / CL: 個|个 |
工资 | 工資 | gōng zī | wages / pay / CL: 個|个, 份, 月 |
加班 | jiā bān | to work overtime | |
奖金 | 獎金 | jiǎng jīn | premium / award money / bonus |
生意 | shēng yì shēng yi |
life force / vitality business / CL: 筆|笔 |
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压力 | 壓力 | yā lì | pressure |
责任 | 責任 | zé rèn | responsibility / blame / duty / CL: 個|个 |
商量 | shāng liang | to consult / to talk over / to discuss | |
意见 | 意見 | yì jiàn | idea / opinion / suggestion / objection / complaint / CL: 點|点, 條|条 |
压 | 壓 | yā yà |
to press / to push down / to keep under (control) / pressure see 壓根兒|压根儿 |
责 | 責 | zé | duty / responsibility / to reproach / to blame |
任 | Rén rèn |
surname Ren / Ren County 任縣|任县 in Hebei to assign / to appoint / to take up a post / office / responsibility / to let / to allow / to give free rein to / no matter (how, what etc) / classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) |
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误会 | 誤會 | wù huì | to misunderstand / to mistake / misunderstanding / CL: 個|个 |
抱歉 | bào qiàn | to be sorry / to feel apologetic / sorry! | |
原谅 | 原諒 | yuán liàng | to excuse / to forgive / to pardon |
误 | 誤 | wù | mistake / error / to miss / to harm / to delay / to neglect / mistakenly |
抱 | bào | to hold / to carry (in one's arms) / to hug / to embrace / to surround / to cherish | |
原 | Yuán yuán |
Hara (Japanese surname) former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source |
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歉 | qiàn | to apologize / to regret / deficient | |
谅 | 諒 | liàng | to show understanding / to excuse / to presume / to expect |
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干燥 | 乾燥 | gān zào | to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc) / desiccation / dull / uninteresting / arid |
暖和 | nuǎn huo | warm / nice and warm | |
凉快 | 涼快 | liáng kuai | nice and cold / pleasantly cool |
燥 | zào | dry / parched / impatient | |
暖 | nuǎn | warm / to warm | |
和 | Hé hé hè hú huó huò |
surname He / Japanese (food, clothes etc) and / together with / with / sum / union / peace / harmony / Taiwan pr. [han4] when it means "and" or "with" to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence / to join in the singing / to chime in with others to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water / Taiwan pr. [huo4] to mix (ingredients) together / to blend / classifier for rinses of clothes / classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs |
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凉 | 涼 | Liáng liáng liàng |
the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421) cool / cold to let sth cool down |
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温度 | 溫度 | wēn dù | temperature / CL: 個|个 |
度 | dù duó |
to pass / to spend (time) / measure / limit / extent / degree of intensity / degree (angles, temperature etc) / kilowatt-hour / classifier for events and occurrences to estimate / Taiwan pr. [duo4] |
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大约 | 大約 | dà yuē | approximately / probably |
温 | 溫 | Wēn wēn |
surname Wen warm / lukewarm / temperature / to warm up / mild / soft / tender / to review (a lesson etc) / fever (TCM) / old variant of 瘟 |
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鹰 | 鷹 | yīng | eagle / falcon / hawk |
毛 | Máo máo |
surname Mao hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角 , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分) |
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羽 | yǔ | feather / 5th note in pentatonic scale | |
橙 | chéng | orange tree / orange (color) | |
猫头鹰 | 貓頭鷹 | māo tóu yīng | owl |
羽毛 | yǔ máo | feather / plumage / plume | |
多儿 | duō er |
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鼓励 | 鼓勵 | gǔ lì | to encourage |
提醒 | tí xǐng | to remind / to call attention to / to warn of | |
懒 | 懶 | lǎn | lazy |
放弃 | 放棄 | fàng qì | to renounce / to abandon / to give up |
鼓 | gǔ | drum / CL: 通, 面 / to drum / to strike / to rouse / to bulge / to swell | |
励 | 勵 | Lì lì |
surname Li to encourage / to urge |
醒 | xǐng | to wake up / to be awake / to become aware / to sober up / to come to | |
弃 | 棄 | qì | to abandon / to relinquish / to discard / to throw away |