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| ...之一 | ... zhī yī | one of... (49) |
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| 啊 | ā | (a modal particle), ah (17) (an interjection), oh, ah (13) |
| 阿姨 | ā yí | auntie (39) |
| 爱 | ài | to love (45) |
| 爱人 | ài ren | husband, wife (14) |
| 安娜 | ān nà | Anna (personal name) (24.p) |
B | ||
| 八 | bā | eight, 8 (11) |
| 把 | bǎ | (a measure word) (22.s, 47) (a preposition) (46) |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | father (4) |
| 吧 | ba | (a modal particle indicating polite suggestion), ...right?, ...OK? (21) |
| 白 | bái | white (16) |
| 白兰地 | bái lán dì | brandy (27.s) |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred (33) |
| 摆 | bǎi | to put, to lay (the table) (48) |
| 百货大楼 | Bǎi huò Dà lóu | The (Beijing) Department Store (36.p) |
| 拜年 | bài nián | pay a New Year call, wish somebody a Happy New Year (48) |
| 班 | bān | class, squad (15.s, 20) |
| 扳 | bān | to move, to take away (42.s) |
| 半 | bàn | half (17) |
| 办 | bàn | to do, to handle, to attend to, to tackle (28) |
| 办公室 | bàn gōng shì | office (47.s) |
| 帮 | bāng | to help (22) |
| 帮助 | bāng zhù | to help (22) |
| 包 | bāo | to wrap, to make (dumplings) (46) |
| 包裹 | bāo guǒ | parcel (34.s) |
| 薄 | báo | thin (36) |
| 保持 | bǎo chí | to keep, to retain (40) |
| 报 | bào | newspaper (5.s, 15) |
| 爆竹 | bào zhú | firecracker (48) |
| 杯 | bēi | (a measure word), cup (19) |
| 北边 | běi biān | north, northern part (38.s, 47) |
| 北海 | Běi hǎi | Behai Park (32.p) |
| 北京 | Běi jīng | Beijing (7.p, 18.p) |
| 北京动物园 | Běi jīng Dòng wù yuán | the Beijing Zoo (45.p) |
| 北京语言学院 | Běi jīng Yǔ yán Xué yuàn | Beijing Languages Institute (31.p) |
| 被 | bèi | (a preposition) (49) |
| 本 | běn | (a measure word) (15) this (one's own), native (34) |
| 本子 | běn zi | book, notebook (39) note-book, exercise-book (11.s, 13.s) |
| 逼 | bī | to force, to compel (49) |
| 鼻子 | bí zi | nose (32) |
| 比 | bǐ | (a preposition showing comparison), than, to (in a score), "-er than" (28) |
| 笔 | bǐ | (a measure word) (50) pen, pencil, writing brush (5.s, 13) |
| 比较 | bǐ jiào | comparatively, quite, to compare (43) comparatively, to compare (25.s) |
| 比赛 | bǐ sài | to compete, competition, match (40) |
| 毕业 | bì yè | to graduate (44.s) |
| 边 | biān | side, edge (44) |
| 遍 | biàn | (a measure word) (32) |
| 表 | biǎo | (wrist) watch (35) a watch (17.s) form (application form, etc.) (32) |
| 别 | bié | don't, do not (19) |
| 别的 | bié de | other, another (43) |
| 别人 | bié rén | other people, others (36.s) |
| 冰棍儿 | bīng gùn er | ice-lolly, ice-sucker (42) |
| 冰鞋 | bīng xié | skating boots, skates (28) |
| 病 | bìng | to be ill, illness (32) to fall ill, illness, disease (27.s) |
| 病房 | bìng fáng | ward (of a hospital) (46) |
| 病人 | bìng rén | patient, invalid (46.s) |
| 不错 | bú cuò | correct, right, not bad, pretty good (25) |
| 不但...而且 | bú dàn ... ér qiě | not only ..., but also ... (49) |
| 不 | bù | not (3) |
| 布 | bù | cotton cloth (37) |
| 不敢当 | bù gǎn dāng | I don't really deserve it, you flatter me (15) |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎo yì si | to feel embarrassed, to feel embarrassing (to do something) (39) |
| 布朗 | Bù lǎng | (a personal name), English surname, Brown (21.p) |
| 布鞋 | bù xié | cloth shoes (37.s) |
| 不用 | bù yòng | there is no need to (31.s) |
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| 才 | cái | only just, not ... until... (41) |
| 裁判 | cái pàn | referee, umpire, act as referee, to judge (28) |
| 彩旗 | cǎi qí | coloured flag (40) |
| 菜 | cài | dish, vegetable (25.s, 27) |
| 菜单 | cài dān | menu (43.s) |
| 参观 | cān guān | to visit (place or thing other than a person), to pay a visit (23) |
| 参加 | cān jiā | to take part in, to attend (20) |
| 餐厅 | cān tīng | dining-hall (22) |
| 参赞 | cān zàn | counsellor, diplomatic officer, attache (27) |
| 操场 | cāo chǎng | sportsground (40) |
| 草 | cǎo | grass (44) |
| 厕所 | cè suǒ | toilet, latrine, lavatory, W.C. (10.s) |
| 层 | céng | storey (a measure word), story (of a building) (10) |
| 茶 | chá | tea (8) |
| 茶馆 | chá guǎn | teahouse (49) |
| 茶壶 | chá hú | teapot (36) |
| 茶具 | chá jù | tea set, tea service (36) |
| 茶碗 | chá wǎn | teacup (36) |
| 差 | chà | to lack, to be short of (17) |
| 尝 | cháng | to taste (27) |
| 常 | cháng | often (12) |
| 长 | cháng | long (31) |
| 长城 | Cháng chéng | the Great Wall (7.p, 32.p) |
| 长短 | cháng duǎn | length (37) |
| 长江 | Cháng Jiāng | the Changjiang (Yangtze) River (7.p) |
| 长廊 | Cháng Láng | Long Corridor (44.p) |
| 唱 | chàng | to sing (19) |
| 唱片 | chàng piàn | gramophone record, (vinyl) record, LP (19.s) |
| 朝鲜 | Cháo xiǎn | Korea (9.s) |
| 车 | chē | vehicle (5) |
| 车间 | chē jiān | workshop (39) |
| 陈毅 | Chén Yì | (name of a person) (33.p) |
| 衬衫 | chèn shān | shirt, blouse (16) |
| 城 | chéng | city, town (23) |
| 成 | chéng | to become, to turn into (47) |
| 成功 | chéng gōng | to succeed (49) |
| 成绩 | chéng jī | result, achievement (35) |
| 成语 | chéng yǔ | proverb, idiom (26) |
| 吃 | chī | to eat (18) |
| 尺 | chǐ | (a unit of length (=0.33 metre)) (42.s) ruler (5.s) |
| 崇祯 | Chóng zhēn | Emperor Chongzhen (41.p) |
| 绸子 | chóu zi | silk fabric (37) |
| 初 | chū | (a prefix) (48) |
| 出 | chū | to come out, to go out (41) |
| 出差 | chū chāi | to be away on official business, be on a business trip (44.s) |
| 出发 | chū fā | to start out, to set off (23) |
| 出院 | chū yuàn | to leave hospital (47.s) |
| 出租汽车 | chū zū qì chē | taxi, cab (38.s) |
| 厨房 | chú fáng | kitchen (22) |
| 除了...以外 | chú le ... yǐ wài | besides, except (47) |
| 除夕 | chú xī | New Year's Eve (48.s) |
| 穿 | chuān | to put on, to wear (16) |
| 穿马路 | chuān mǎ lù | to cross (a street) (43) |
| 船 | chuán | boat (44) ship (29.s) |
| 窗户 | chuāng hu | window (22.s, 46) |
| 窗口 | chuāng kǒu | window (34) |
| 床 | chuáng | bed (18) |
| 春节 | Chūn Jié | Spring Festival (48.p) |
| 春联 | chūn lián | Spring Festivel couplets, New Year scrolls (48) |
| 春天 | chūn tiān | spring (33.s, 39) |
| 词 | cí | word (24) |
| 词典 | cí diǎn | dictionary (11) |
| 瓷器 | cí qì | chinaware, porcelain (36) |
| 次 | cì | (a measure word), time (31) |
| 聪明 | cōng ming | intelligent, bright (39) |
| 从 | cóng | from (16) |
| 存车处 | cún chē chù | parking lot (for bicycles) (43.s) |
| 错 | cuò | wrong (38) |
| 错误 | cuò wù | mistake (47.s) |
D | ||
| 达尼亚 | Dá ní yà | (name of a person) (44.p) |
| 打错了 | dǎ cuò le | (you have dialed the) wrong number (23.s) |
| 打电话 | dǎ diàn huà | to make (a telephone call) (23) |
| 打开 | dǎ kāi | to open (50) |
| 打破 | dǎ pò | to break (40) |
| 打拳 | dǎ quán | to do shadowboxing (40) |
| 打扫 | dǎ sǎo | to clean up (48) |
| 打针 | dǎ zhēn | to give or have an injection (46) |
| 大 | dà | big (16) |
| 大便 | dà biàn | stool, human excrement (46.s) |
| 大家 | dà jiā | all, everybody (27) |
| 大闹天宫 | Dà nào tiān gōng | "The Monkey Creates Havoc in Heaven" (32.p) |
| 大娘 | dà niáng | aunt (38) |
| 大声 | dà shēng | loud voice, (read, speak, etc.) loudly (34) |
| 大使 | dà shǐ | ambassador (27) |
| 大使馆 | dà shǐ guǎn | embassy (27) |
| 大学 | dà xué | university, college (31) |
| 大洋周 | Dà yáng Zhōu | Oceania (7.s) |
| 大爷 | dà ye | uncle (38) |
| 大衣 | dà yī | overcoat, topcoat (16.s) |
| 戴 | dài | to wear (e.g. cap, glasses, gloves) (45) |
| 带 | dài | to take (along), to bring (with) (38) |
| 袋 | dài | bag, sack (48.s) |
| 代表 | dài biǎo | delegate, representative (23) |
| 代表团 | dài biǎo tuán | delegation (23) |
| 大夫 | dài fu | doctor (5) |
| 单 | dān | bill, list, form (34.s) |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but (39) |
| 当 | dāng | to serve as, to act as (26) |
| 当心 | dāng xīn | to take care, to look out (43.s) |
| 到 | dào | to go, to arrive, to reach (27) |
| 得病 | dé bìng | to fall ill, to contract a disease (32) |
| 德国 | Dé guó | Germany (6.s) |
| 得 | de | (a structural particle), (a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect) (25) |
| 的 | de | (structual particle), (possessive particle), of (5) |
| 地 | de | (a particle), -ly (34) |
| 灯 | dēng | lamp, light (34.s) lantern, lamp, light (48) |
| 灯节 | Dēng Jié | the Lantern Festival (15th of first month of the lunar calendar) (48.s) |
| 灯笼 | dēng long | lantern (48) |
| 等 | děng | to wait (17) |
| 第 | dì | (a prefix indicating order) (31) |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother (3) |
| 地方 | dì fang | place (32) |
| 地铁 | dì tiě | the underground, subway (38.s) |
| 地图 | dì tú | map (7) |
| 地址 | dì zhǐ | address (20) |
| 点 | diǎn | (a measure word), o'clock (17) |
| 点心 | diǎn xīn | light refreshments, pastry (24) |
| 典型 | diǎn xíng | typical, model (42) |
| 店 | diàn | shop, store (43) |
| 电报 | diàn bào | telegram, cable (34.s) |
| 电车 | diàn chē | trolleybus (38) |
| 电话 | diàn huà | telephone call, telephone (23) telephone, phone call (11.s) |
| 电视 | diàn shì | television, TV (23) |
| 电影 | diàn yǐng | film, movie (17) |
| 电影院 | diàn yǐng yuàn | cinema (17.s) |
| 吊 | diào | to hang (41) |
| 钓 | diào | to fish with a hook and bait (25) |
| 丁云 | Dīng Yún | Ding Yun (a personal name) (9.p, 13.p) |
| 顶 | dǐng | (a measure word use with "hat") (28) |
| 订 | dìng | to subscribe to (a newspaper, etc.) (36.s) |
| 定作 | dìng zuò | to have something made to order (37) |
| 丢 | diū | to lose (41.s) |
| 东边 | dōng biān | east, eastern part (38) |
| 冬天 | dōng tiān | winter (28) |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing (30) |
| 懂 | dǒng | to understand (24) |
| 动 | dòng | to move (42) |
| 动物 | dòng wù | animal (45) |
| 动物园 | dòng wù yuán | zoo (45) |
| 都 | dōu | all (3) |
| 豆腐 | dòu fu | bean curd (43) |
| 独唱 | dú chàng | solo, to solo (49.s) |
| 度 | dù | (a measure word), degree (C) (33.s) |
| 度假 | dù jià | to spend one's holidays (44.s) |
| 短 | duǎn | short (37) |
| 锻炼 | duàn liàn | to do physical training (24) |
| 队 | duì | team, line (28) |
| 对 | duì | right, correct (answer) (13) to, for (39) |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | (I'm) sorry (41) (I'm) sorry, forgive me (20.s) |
| 对面 | duì miàn | opposite (22) |
| 对象 | duì xiàng | boy or girl friend (44.s) |
| 多 | duō | how (21) many, much, a lot of (18) |
| 多么 | duō me | how, what (44) |
| 多少 | duō shao | how many, how much, what (10) |
E | ||
| 饿 | è | to be hungry, hungry (43) |
| 儿子 | ér zi | son (21.s, 48) |
| 耳朵 | ěr duo | ear (32) |
| 二 | èr | two, 2 (10) |
F | ||
| 发烧 | fā shāo | have a fever (46) |
| 发展 | fā zhǎn | to develop (36) |
| 法国 | Fǎ guó | France (6.s, 13.s) |
| 法语 | Fǎ yǔ | French (language) (12) |
| 翻译 | fān yì | interpreter, translator, to interpret, to translate (26) |
| 饭 | fàn | meal, cooked rice, food (18) |
| 饭馆 | fàn guǎn | restaurant (43) |
| 方便 | fāng biàn | convenient, to make it convenient for (42.s) |
| 方向 | fāng xiàng | direction (38) |
| 房间 | fáng jiān | room (22) |
| 房子 | fáng zi | house (22) |
| 访问 | fǎng wèn | to visit (thing, place or person), to call on (23) |
| 放 | fàng | to put, to place (34) |
| 放爆竹 | fàng bào zhú | to let off firecrackers (48) |
| 放假 | fàng jià | to have a holidy or vacation (35) |
| 放心 | fàng xīn | to set one's mind at rest, to be at ease, to rest assured (29) |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | extremely (21) |
| 飞机 | fēi jī | aeroplane, plane, aircraft (29) |
| 非洲 | Fēi zhōu | Africa (45.p) |
| 非洲 | Fēi Zhōu | Africa (7.s) |
| 肥 | féi | loose-fitting, fat (37) |
| 肺 | fèi | lungs (32) |
| 肺炎 | fèi yán | pneumonia (32) |
| 分 | fēn | (a measure word), (the smallest Chinese monetary unit) (36) (a measure word), minute (17) |
| 分别 | fēn bié | to part, to separate (29) |
| 分机 | fēn jī | extension, (telephone) extension (23.s) |
| 封 | fēng | (a measure word) (34) |
| 风 | fēng | wind (33) |
| 丰富 | fēng fù | rich, abundant, to enrich (47) |
| 风景 | fēng jǐng | scenery, landscape (44) |
| 风俗 | fēng sú | custom (48.s) |
| 风味 | fēng wèi | local flavor, local style (43) |
| 夫人 | fū ren | lady, madame, Mrs. (27) |
| 服务 | fú wù | to serve (43) |
| 服务员 | fú wù yuán | waiter, waitress, attendant (19) |
| 幅 | fǔ | (measure word for textile or picture) (44) |
| 辅导 | fǔ dǎo | to coach, to tutor, to give advise (in study) (20) |
| 阜成门 | Fù chéng mén | (name of a place in Beijing) (47.p) |
| 复习 | fù xí | to review (23) |
G | ||
| 改 | gǎi | to correct (47.s) |
| 盖儿 | gàir | cover, lid (42) |
| 肝 | gān | liver (32.s) |
| 干杯 | gān bēi | to drink a toast, propose a toast, here's to (27) |
| 干净 | gān jing | clean, neat and tidy (48) clean, neat (21.s) |
| 感动 | gǎn dòng | to move, to touch, moving (49) |
| 感冒 | gǎn mào | to catch cold, (common) cold (46) |
| 感想 | gǎn xiǎng | impressions, feeling (47) |
| 感谢 | gǎn xiè | to thank (21) |
| 干 | gàn | to work, to do (42) |
| 刚 | gāng | just, only a short while ago (38) |
| 钢铁学院 | Gāng tiě Xué yuàn | The Beijing Iron and steel Engineering Institute (38.p) |
| 高 | gāo | tall (37) |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | glad, happy, delighted (21) |
| 告诉 | gào su | to tell (14) |
| 哥哥 | gē ge | elder brother (3) |
| 歌剧 | gē jù | opera (26.s) |
| 个 | gè | (a measure word) (15) |
| 各 | gè | each, every, various, respectively (43) |
| 个子 | gè zi | height, stature, build (32.s) |
| 给 | gěi | to, for, to give (14) |
| 跟 | gēn | with, to follow (17) |
| 更 | gèng | even, still (21) |
| 歌儿 | gēr | song (19) |
| 工厂 | gōng chǎng | factory (23) |
| 工程师 | gōng chéng shī | engineer (14.s) |
| 工地 | gōng dì | construction site (42) |
| 公分 | gōng fēn | (a measure word, centimetre) (37) |
| 公共 | gōng gòng | public (38) |
| 公共汽车 | gōng gòng qì chē | bus (38) |
| 恭贺新禧 | gōng hè xīn xǐ | Happy New Year (48) |
| 公斤 | gōng jīn | kilogram (kg.) (42.s) |
| 公平 | gōng píng | fair (28) |
| 工人 | gōng rén | worker (23) |
| 公司 | gōng sī | company (14.s) |
| 公园 | gōng yuán | park (33) park, a public park (28.s) |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work, work, job (14) |
| 勾 | gòu | enough, sufficient (43) |
| 姑娘 | gū niang | girl (21) |
| 古 | gǔ | ancient (33) |
| 古波 | Gǔ bō | Gubo (a personal name) (1.p, 13.p) |
| 古典 | gǔ diǎn | classical (19) |
| 鼓掌 | gǔ zhǎng | to applaud (40) |
| 故宫 | Gù gōng | the Imperial Palace (41.p) |
| 故居 | gù jū | former residence (47) |
| 顾客 | gù kè | customer (43) |
| 故事 | gù shì | story (38) |
| 顾问 | gù wèn | adviser (42) |
| 刮风 | guā fēng | to blow (said of wind) (33) |
| 挂 | guà | to hang, to put up (34) |
| 挂号 | guà hào | to register (a letter, etc.) (34) |
| 挂号证 | guà hào zhèng | register card (46.s) |
| 拐弯 | guǎi wān | to turn a corner (38) |
| 关 | guān | to close, to shut (39.s, 46) |
| 关心 | guān xīn | to care for, to be concerned with (39) |
| 观众 | guān zhòng | spectators, audience (40) |
| 广播 | guǎng bō | broadcast (40) |
| 广播室 | guǎng bō shì | broadcasting room (41.s) |
| 广播员 | guǎng bō yuán | radio (or wire-broadcasting) announcer (41.s) |
| 广场 | guǎng chǎng | square (41) |
| 广州 | Guǎng zhōu | (name of a city), Guangzhou (44.p) |
| 贵 | guì | expensive (36.s) |
| 柜台 | guì tái | counter (34) |
| 贵姓 | guì xìng | what's your name?, May I ask your name? (9) |
| 郭沫若 | Guō Mò ruò | Guo Moruo (26.p) |
| 国 | guó | country, state (6) |
| 国际 | guó jì | international (31) |
| 国家 | guó jiā | country, state (30) |
| 过 | guò | (a particle) (32) to come over, to pass by (41) to live, to get along (30) |
H | ||
| 还 | hái | else, in addition, still (15) |
| 还是 | hái shì | or (19) |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child (14) |
| 海 | hǎi | sea (42.s, 50) |
| 寒假 | hán jià | winter vacation (35) |
| 喊 | hǎn | to shout (44) |
| 汉语 | Hàn yǔ | Chinese (spoken language) (6.p) |
| 汉字 | Hàn zì | Chinese character (15) |
| 航空 | háng kōng | air (mail) (34) |
| 好 | hǎo | good, well (1) |
| 好吃 | hǎo chī | delicious, tasty (43) |
| 好看 | hǎo kàn | good-looking (21) |
| 号 | hào | date (spoken language), day of a month (20) number (10) |
| 号码 | hào mǎ | number (23.s) |
| 喝 | hē | to drink (8) |
| 和 | hé | and, with (13) |
| 河 | hé | river (25) |
| 合唱 | hé chàng | chorus, to chorus (49.s) |
| 合适 | hé shì | suitable, fit (37) |
| 黑 | hēi | black (16.s, 48) |
| 黑暗 | hēi àn | dark (49) |
| 很 | hěn | very (2) |
| 红 | hóng | red (19) |
| 红茶 | hóng chá | black tea (19) |
| 红莲 | hóng lián | red lotus (50) |
| 红绿灯 | hóng lǜ dēng | (red and green) traffic light, traffic signal (38.s) |
| 红叶 | hóng yè | red autumnal leaves (of the maple, etc.) (33) |
| 厚 | hòu | thick (36.s) |
| 后边 | hòu biān | back, at the back of, behind (22) |
| 后来 | hòu lái | afterwards, later (45) |
| 壶 | hú | pot, (a measure word) (36) |
| 湖 | hú | lake (44) |
| 胡同 | hú tòng | lane, alley (38.s) |
| 护士 | hù shi | nurse (46.s) |
| 互相 | hù xiāng | each other, mutually, mutual (15) |
| 护照 | hù zhào | passport (31.s) |
| 花 | huā | to spend (money) (37) |
| 花茶 | huā chá | scented tea (19) |
| 花园 | huā yuán | garden (22) |
| 华表 | huá biǎo | marble pillar (ornamental column erected in front of palaces, tombs, etc.) (42) |
| 滑冰 | huá bīng | to skate, skating (28) |
| 华侨 | huá qiáo | overseas Chinese (31) |
| 滑雪 | huá xuě | to ski, skiing (28.s) |
| 画 | huà | to paint (36) to paint, to draw (26.s) |
| 话 | huà | word, talk (31) |
| 画报 | huà bào | pictorial, magazine (11) |
| 话剧 | huà jù | spoken drama (49) |
| 画蛇添足 | huà shé tiān zú | (fig.) ruin the effect by adding what is superfluous (36.s) |
| 画展 | huà zhǎn | art exhibition (50) |
| 怀念 | huái niàn | to cherish the memory of, to think of (47) |
| 坏 | huài | (there is something) wrong with, out of order (39.s) bad (49) |
| 欢迎 | huān yíng | to welcome (8) |
| 还 | huán | to return (11) |
| 换 | huàn | to change (38) |
| 黄 | Huáng | (a surname) (48.p) |
| 皇帝 | huáng dì | emperor (41) |
| 黄河 | Huáng Hé | the Huanghe (Yellow) River (7.p) |
| 花儿 | huār | flower (21) |
| 画儿 | huàr | painting, drawing, picture (26.s) picture, painting (36) |
| 灰 | huī | grey (37) |
| 恢复 | huī fù | to recover (47.s) |
| 回 | huí | to return, to go back (17) |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply, to answer (24) |
| 会 | huì | can, to know how to (26) |
| 活 | huó | to live, alive, living (47) |
| 火车 | huǒ chē | train (24) |
| 火腿 | huǒ tuǐ | ham (25) |
| 货 | huò | goods, commodity (36) |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or, possibly, maybe, perhaps (26) |
| 活儿 | huór | work, job (42) |
J | ||
| 迹 | jī | trace, track, sign (33) |
| 机场 | jī chǎng | airport (29) |
| 鸡蛋 | jī dàn | hen's egg (25.s) |
| 激动 | jī dòng | excited (40) |
| 机会 | jī huì | chance, opportunity (35) |
| 极了 | jí le | extremely, exceedingly (40) |
| 挤 | jǐ | crowded, to squeeze (41) |
| 几 | jǐ | how many, how much, several (15) |
| 寄 | jì | to post, to mail (34) |
| 记 | jì | to remember, to bear in mind (39) |
| 记录 | jì lù | record (40) |
| 纪念 | jì niàn | to commemorate, commemoration (47.s) |
| 家 | jiā | family, home, house (14) |
| 加深 | jiā shēn | to deepen (26) |
| 假期 | jià qī | vacation (35) |
| 价钱 | jià qián | price (36.s) |
| 间 | jiān | (a measure word) (47) |
| 检查 | jiǎn chá | to have a check-up, check-up, a physical examination (32) |
| 简朴 | jiǎn pǔ | simple and unadorned (47) |
| 见 | jiàn | to meet, to see (29) |
| 件 | jiàn | (a measure word for things & clothes) (16) |
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | health (27) |
| 见面 | jiàn miàn | to meet each other, to see each other (29) |
| 建设 | jiàn shè | to build, to construct, construction (31) |
| 建筑 | jiàn zhù | building, to build, to construct (41) |
| 江西 | Jiāng xī | Jiangxi (name of a Chinese province) (36.p) |
| 讲 | jiǎng | to talk, to speak (38) |
| 讲解 | jiǎng jiě | to explain (47) |
| 讲解员 | jiǎng jiě yuán | guide (41.s, 47) |
| 奖状 | jiǎng zhuàng | certificate of merit (42) |
| 交 | jiāo | to pay (money) (37) |
| 教 | jiāo | to teach (15) |
| 脚 | jiǎo | foot (36.s, 41) |
| 饺子 | jiǎo zi | Chinese dumpling (25.s) dumpling (46) |
| 叫 | jiào | (a preposition) (49) to call, to be called (9) to hire, to call (a taxi etc.) (29.s) |
| 教练 | jiào liàn | coach, (athlete's) coach (25) |
| 教室 | jiào shì | classroom (15.s) |
| 教授 | jiào shòu | professor (13.s) |
| 接 | jiē | to answer (the telephone), lift off (23) to extend, to connect (47) |
| 街 | jiē | street (38.s) |
| 街道 | jiē dào | street (39) |
| 接人 | jiē rén | to meet a person (23) |
| 节 | jié | festival (48) |
| 结婚 | jié hūn | to get married (20.s) |
| 节目 | jié mù | programme, item (49.s) |
| 节日 | jié rì | festival, holiday (48) |
| 解 | jiě | to relieve oneself (46.s) |
| 解放 | jiě fàng | to liberate (36) |
| 姐姐 | jiě jie | older sister (14) |
| 借 | jiè | to borrow, to lend (15.s, 49) |
| 介绍 | jiè shào | to introduce (13) |
| 今年 | jīn nián | this year (20) |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today (20) |
| 紧 | jǐn | close, tight, taut (29) |
| 进 | jìn | to enter, to come in (8) |
| 近 | jìn | near (44) |
| 进步 | jìn bù | progress, advance, to progress, to make progress (29) |
| 进来 | jìn lái | to come in, to enter (26.s) |
| 京剧 | jīng jù | Beijing opera (16) |
| 经理 | jīng lǐ | manager, director (14.s) |
| 景德镇 | Jǐng dé zhèn | Jingdezhen (name of a Chinese city) (36.p) |
| 景山 | Jǐng shān | (name of a hill in Jingshan park) (41.p) |
| 景山公园 | Jǐng shān Gōng yuán | (name of a park in Beijing) (41.p) |
| 镜头 | jìng tóu | camera lens (42) |
| 镜子 | jìng zi | mirror (44) |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine, 9 (11) |
| 酒 | jiǔ | wine, spirit (27) |
| 旧 | jiù | old (16) |
| 就 | jiù | at once, right away (26) |
| 桔子 | jú zi | orange (19) |
| 桔子水 | jú zi shuǐ | orangeade, orange juice (19) |
| 句 | jù | (a measure word, for sentences or lines of verse) (39) |
| 剧场 | jù chǎng | theater (49) theatre, theater (16.s) |
| 绝 | jué | to disappear, to vanish, absolutely (33) |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think, to feel (33) |
| 决定 | jué dìng | to decide, to make up one's mind, decision (44) |
K | ||
| 咖啡 | kā fēi | coffee (8.s, 17) |
| 咖啡馆 | kā fēi guǎn | cafe (17) |
| 开 | kāi | open (21) |
| 开车 | kāi chē | to drive a car (23) |
| 开花儿 | kāi huār | (of flowers) to open out, blossom (33) |
| 开会 | kāi huì | to hold or attend a meeting (31.s) |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin, to start (27) |
| 开学 | kāi xué | school opens, new term begins (35) |
| 开演 | kāi yǎn | (of a play, movie, etc.) to begin (49.s) |
| 看 | kàn | to see, to look, to have a look, to read, to watch (7) |
| 看病 | kàn bìng | to see (a doctor, etc.) (32) |
| 考 | kǎo | to test (35) |
| 考试 | kǎo shì | to test, examination (35) |
| 科 | kē | department of internal medicine (46.s) |
| 咳嗽 | ké sou | to cough (46) |
| 渴 | kě | thirsty (43.s) |
| 可爱 | kě ài | lovely (45) |
| 可能 | kě néng | may, probable, possible (46) |
| 可是 | kě shì | but, however (26) |
| 可笑 | kě xiào | funny, ridiculous (45) ridiculous, laughable (42.s) |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | may, can (26) |
| 刻 | kè | (a measure word), quarter (of an hour) (17) |
| 课 | kè | class, lesson (17) |
| 客气 | kè qi | polite, courteous (8) |
| 客人 | kè ren | guest, visitor (39) |
| 客厅 | kè tīng | drawing room (room for arriving guests), parlour (22) |
| 课文 | kè wén | text (23) |
| 空儿 | kòngr | spare time, free time (20) |
| 口语 | kǒu yǔ | spoken language (15) |
| 哭 | kū | to cry, to weep (30) |
| 裤子 | kù zi | trousers (16.s) |
| 块 | kuài | yuan, (a measure word), (a Chinese monetary unit, equal to 10 jiao or mao) (36) |
| 快 | kuài | fast (25) |
| 筷子 | kuài zi | chopsticks (27) |
| 宽 | kuān | wide (42) |
| 矿泉水 | kuàng quán shuǐ | mineral water (25) |
| 昆明湖 | Kūn míng Hú | Kunming Lake (44.p) |
L | ||
| 拉 | lā | to play (string instruments) (31.s) |
| 来 | lái | to come (13) |
| 蓝 | lán | blue (16.s, 37) |
| 兰花 | lán huā | cymbidium, orchid (50) |
| 篮球 | lán qiú | basketball (28.s) |
| 劳动 | láo dòng | to labor, to work (49) |
| 老 | lǎo | old, aged (31) |
| 老虎 | lǎo hǔ | tiger (47) |
| 老骥伏枥,志在千里 | lǎo jì fú lì, zhì zài qiān lǐ | still aspires to gallop a thousand li, (fig.) old people may still cherish high aspirations (39) |
| 姥姥 | lǎo lao | (maternal) grandmother, grandma (46) |
| 老舍 | Lǎo Shě | (name of a person) (49.p) |
| 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher (6) |
| 了 | le | (modal particle), (modal partical intenstifying preceding clause) (13) |
| 累 | lèi | to feel tired (43) |
| 冷 | lěng | cold (33) |
| 离 | lí | from, to leave (30) |
| 离开 | lí kāi | to leave, to depart (29) |
| 李 | Lǐ | (a surname) Li (27.p) |
| 里边 | lǐ biān | inside (22) |
| 礼堂 | lǐ táng | assembly hall, auditorium (42) |
| 礼物 | lǐ wù | gift, present (48) present, gift (21.s) |
| 理想 | lǐ xiǎng | ideal (26) |
| 李自成 | Lǐ Zì chéng | (name of a person) (41.p) |
| 立 | lì | to stand, to erect (33) |
| 利害 | lì hai | serious, terrible (46) |
| 立刻 | lì kè | immediately, at once (46) |
| 丽丽 | Lì lì | name of panda (45.p) |
| 历史 | lì shǐ | history (36) |
| 利用 | lì yòng | to use, to make use of (35) |
| 俩 | liǎ | (a numeral-measure word) two, both (26) |
| 连...也... | lián ... yě ... | even ... (49) |
| 练习 | liàn xí | exercise, to practise (24) |
| 量 | liáng | to measure (32) |
| 凉快 | liáng kuai | nice and cold, pleasantly cool (33.s) |
| 粮食 | liáng shi | grain, food (48.s) |
| 两 | liǎng | two (16) |
| 辆 | liàng | (a measure word for vehicles) (21.s, 37) |
| 亮 | liàng | light, bright (43.s) |
| 了 | liǎo | to end up (42) |
| 了解 | liǎo jiě | to understand, to know (26) |
| 料子 | liào zi | material (37.s) |
| 邻居 | lín jū | neighbor (39) |
| 临摹 | lín mó | to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting, etc.) (50) |
| 零 | líng | zero (36) zero, 0 (10) |
| 零钱 | líng qián | change (said of money) (36.s) |
| 留 | liú | to remain, to ask somebody to stay (39) |
| 流利 | liú lì | fluent (25.s) |
| 留学生 | liú xué shēng | a student who studies abroad (9) |
| 留言 | liú yán | to leave one's comments, to leave a message (47) |
| 留言簿 | liú yán bù | visitor's book (47) |
| 六 | liù | six, 6 (11) |
| 隆冬 | lóng dōng | midwinter, the depth of winter (33) |
| 楼 | lóu | storied building, floor (27) |
| 鲁迅 | Lǔ Xùn | Lu Xun (26.p) |
| 路 | lù | road, way (17, 31) |
| 路口 | lù kǒu | crossing, intersection (38.s) |