虛

xū

empty

實

shí

full, abundant

solid, substantial

fruit

this, he

因

yīn

follow from, rely on

because of, therefore

criterion, standard, cause

以

yǐ

use, take (up)

by means of, with

because of, according to

in order to, so as to

於

yú

in, at, to, on

from, than

不

bù

not

與

1.  yǔ

give

join with, associate with

together with, and

2.  yù

participate in, join in

3.  yú

is it?

[final question particle]

王

1.  wáng

king

2.  wàng

be king, reign, rule

地

dì

earth

ground, floor

land, soil

紅

hóng

red

小

xiǎo

small, little

好

1.  hǎo

good

2.  hào

like, be fond of

走

zǒu

run

飛

fēi

to fly

前

qián

front, in front of

before, earlier

上

shàng

above, on high

up, upper, upward

earlier, first

go up, ascend, mount

花

huā

flower

山

shān

mountain

林

lín

forest

東

dōng

east

流

liú

flow

遠

yuǎn

far, distant

思

sī

think (of), reflect, consider

long for

天

tiān

sky, heaven

父

fù

father

母

mǔ

mother

黑

hēi

black

白

bái

white

clear, plain

blank, bare

日

rì

day, sun

formerly, past

夜

yè

night, evening

月

yuè

moon, month

古

gǔ

ancient, old

今

jīn

now

我

wǒ

I, my

we, our

去

qù

go (away), depart

鳥

niǎo

bird

馬

mǎ

horse

死

sǐ

to die, dead

人

rén

human (being), person

other(s)

大

dà

big, large, great

騎

qí

to ride

看

kàn

to look (at)

食

1.  shí

eat

cooked grain/rice; food

2.  sì

to feed, nourish

肉

ròu

meat, flesh

畫

huà

draw(ing), sketch

paint, a painting

開

kāi

open

begin, start

門

mén

gate(way), door

family, group

category, section

見

1.  jiàn

see

2.  xiàn

appear, be seen

an interview, audience

下

xià

under, low(er)

down, below

go down, descend

last, next

水

shuǐ

water

生

shēng

live, life, (be) alive

generate, give birth to

grow

fresh, raw

nature, natural

近

jìn

near, close

approach

recent

頭

tóu

head

top, chief

first, beginning

打

dǎ

hit, beat, strike

落

luò

fall, let fall, drop

shed, cast down

drip, trickle

狗

gǒu

dog

深

shēn

deep

入

rù

enter

心

xīn

heart, mind

一

yī

one

舉

jǔ

lift (up), raise

undertake, launch

兩

liǎng

two

pair, both

得

dé

acquire, obtain, get

able to

敵

dí

oppose, opponent

enemy

強

qiáng

strong

弱

ruò

weak

南

nán

south

北

běi

north

高

gāo

high, tall

低

dī

low

 多

duō

much, many

少

1.  shǎo

few, a little

2.  shào

young, junior

成

chéng

complete

語

yǔ

say, speak

speech, saying

conversation, discussion

虎

hǔ

tiger

難

nán

difficult

海

hǎi

sea

怪

guài

strange, odd, bizarre

三

sān

three

國

guó

state, kingdom

territory

capital city

出

chū

go/come out, emerge

produce, bring out/forth

go beyond, surpass

 作

zuò

rise, arise

make, create

act, do, undertake

詩

shī

poem, poetry

知

1.  zhī

know

understand, recognize

2.  zhì

knowledge, wisdom

車

chē

carriage, wagon

chariot

言

yán

speak, talk

speech

theory, teaching

四

sì

four

床

chuáng

bed

男

nán

male, man

女

nǚ

female, woman

後

hòu

behind, in the rear

after, later

中

1.  zhōng

middle, center, central

in, among, inside

2.  zhòng

hit the target

春

chūn

spring (season)

空

kōng

empty, vacant

space, sky, air

霜

shuāng

frost

滿

mǎn

full, fill

故

gù

reason, cause, purpose

therefore

certainly, surely

old, familiar

鄉

xiāng

village, countryside

雲

yún

cloud

望

wàng

look at from afar, gaze at

vista

hope, look forward to

look up to, respect

明

míng

bright, light

clear, evident

intelligent

next

幾

1.  jī

latent

sign, omen

almost, nearly

2.  jǐ

how much? how many?

some, a few

萬

wàn

ten thousand

里

lǐ

~ 1/3 mile

residential compound, village

秋

qiū

autumn

風

fēng

wind

木

mù

tree

wood

光

guāng

light

shine, glow

是

shì

this, that

affirm

true

to be

李

lǐ

plum

疑

yí

be uncertain, have doubts

suspect

wonder whether

seems to be, might be

hesitate, vacillate