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| [de] ; 我的 wǒde my; 高的 gāode high, tall; 是的 shìde that's it, that's right; |
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| [yī] one, a little; 第一 dì-yī first, primary; 看一看 kànyīkàn have a (quick) look at。 |
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| [shì] to be, 是不是? shìbushì? is (it) or is (it) not?; 是否 shìfǒu whether or not, is (it) or is (it) not? |
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[bù] not
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| [le] ; 你来了! Nǐ láile! You have come! 我累了! Wǒ lèile! I've gotten tired! 那好了! Nà hǎole! That's OK (now)! |
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[rén] person; 人类 rénlèi humankind; 有人吗? yǒu rén ma? Is there anybody here?
{Compare with 入 rù enter} |
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[wǒ] I, me, my; 我们 wǒmen we, us
{Compare with 找 zhǎo seek} |
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| [zài] at; 现在 xiànzài now; 存在 cúnzài exist |
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[yǒu] have, there is; 没有 méiyǒu haven't, there isn't; 有没有? Yǒuméiyǒu? Is there or isn't there? Have (you) or haven't (you)?; 有的 yǒude some
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[tā] he, him, his, (she, her, it, its), (=其他 qítā) other
[tuō] (in classical texts) someone else, something else |
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[zhè] this; 这儿 zhèr here
[zhèi] this (before classifier) |
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[zhōng] middle, in; 中国 Zhōngguó China
[zhòng] hit (a target) |
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[dà] big; 多大? duōdà? how large?; 大小 dàxiǎo size; 大家 dàjiā everybody
[dài] 大夫 dàifu doctor
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[lái] come; 原来 yuánlái originally, as a matter of fact; 来年 láinián coming/next year(s)
[lai] (when used as a verb complement); 起来 qǐlai get up |
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[shàng] above, on, over, top, (go) up, last, previous
[shǎng] 上声 shǎngshēng 3rd tone in Mandarin
[shang] (when used as a verb complement)
{Compare with 下 xià under} |
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| [guó] (=国家 guójiā) country, state, nation, ; 中国 Zhōngguó China; 美国 Měiguó USA |
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[gè] ; 个人 gèrén personal; 个人主页 gèrénzhùyè personal homepage
[gě] 自个 zìgě oneself |
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| [dào] to, towards, until, arrive, reach |
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[shuō] explain, scold, refer to, (=说话 shuōhuà) speak, say; 游说 yóushuō persuade
[shuì] try to persuade; 游说 yóushuì lobbying |
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| [men] ; 我们 wǒmen we; 人们 rénmen people, persons |
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[wèi] for, for the sake of, in order to, in this connection
[wéi] do, act, act as, be, become; 认为 rènwéi think or believe that...; 以为 yǐwéi think or believe erroneously that...
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| [zǐ] child, son; 子女 zǐnǚ sons and daughters; 儿子 érzi son
[zi] (noun suffix); 桌子 zhuōzi table
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[hé] together, with, (F龢) harmony, gentle, mild, kind, ; 和平 hépíng peace
[Hé] Japan
[huo] 暖和 nuǎnhuo nice and warm
[hè] join in singing, compose a poem in reply
[huó] mix with water
[huò] mix, blend
[hú] complete a set in Mahjong |
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| [nǐ] (Alternative feminine form: 妳 nǐ) you, your; 你们 nǐmen you (plural) |
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| [dì] earth, ground, soil, place, position, distance; |
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| [chū] go out, come out, in direction out from something, emit, issue, prouce; 出现 chūxiàn appear, emerge, |
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| [dào] way, path, channel, way, say, a streak (of light), doctrine, , (=道教 Dàojiào) Taoism; 知道 zhīdao know |
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| [yě] also, as well; 也许 yěxǔ perhaps |
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| [shí] period, season, (=时间 shíjiān, =时候 shíhou) time, (=小时 xiǎoshí) hour |
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| [nián] year, ; 今年 jīnnián this year; 明年 míngnián next year; 去年 qùnián last year; 中年 zhōngnián middle age |
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[de] ; 走得快 zǒude kuài walk quickly
[dé] get, reach, achieve |
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| [jiù] just, simply, right away; 就要 jiùyào about to (do something); 这就是我! Zhè jiùshì wǒ! This is simply me!; 他就要去. Tā jiùyào qù. He is about to leave. |
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[nà] that
[nèi] that (before classifier)
[nuó] 禅那 chánnuó deep meditation
[nuò] 无那 wúnuò helpless, unfortunately
[nǎ] (=哪 nǎ) what? |
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[yào] want, will, shall, need, important, essential; 主要 zhǔyào main, fundamental
[yāo] 要求 yāoqiú demand |
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[xià] below, under, (go) down, next (as opposed to previous/last)
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| [yǐ] use, take, according to, because of, in order to; 可以 kěyǐ OK, may; 所以 suǒyǐ so, therefore, as a result; 以外 yǐwài beyond, except |
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| [shēng] give birth, life; 先生 xiānsheng mister, gentleman, Sir |
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[huì] can, able, meet, meeting, society, union, party
[kuài] 会计 kuàijì accounting
[huǐ] 会儿 huìr moment |
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[zì] from, since, (=自己 zìjǐ) self; 自然 zìrán nature
{Compare with 目 mù eye and 白 bái white} |
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[zhuó] wear clothes, dress, touch
[zhāo] put in, add, (F招) make move in chess, trick, decieve |
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| [qù] go, leave, depart (opposite of 来 lái) |
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| [guò] pass, cross, go by, exceed, ; 过马路 guò mǎlù cross the street; 我去过中国两次. wǒ qùguo Zhōngguó liǎng cì. I have gone to China twice. |
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[jiā] home, house, family; 国家 guójiā nation; 大家 dàjiā everybody
[jie] 整天家 zhěngtiānjie all day long; 家里 jiālǐ (at) home, (in the) family |
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| [zhī] , it (in classical texts) |
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[xué] study, learn; 学校 xuéxiào school; 学生 xuésheng student
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| [duì] correct, answer, treat, agree, mutual, pair; 对不起 duìbuqǐ excuse me |
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[kě] ~able, (=可以 kěyǐ) may, can, (=可是 kěshì) but, however; 可爱 kě'ài loveable, cute; 可能 kě'néng possible, probable, maybe; 可口可乐 kěkǒukělè Coca Cola
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| [lǐ] neighbourhood, half kilometer, , (F裏,裡) in, inside, lining; 哪里? nǎli? where?; 那里 nàli there; 这里 zhèli here |
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| [hòu] queen, (F後) after, behind, ; 后天 hòutiān the day after tomorrow |
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| [xiǎo] small; 大小 dàxiǎo size |
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| [me/mo] (F麼,末) (interrogative suffix) 什么? shénme? what?; 为什么? wèishénme? why? 没什么! méi shénme! It doesn't matter!, Never mind!; 怎么? zěnme? how? |
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| [xīn] heart; 小心 xiǎoxīn be careful; 心理 xīnlǐ psychology, mentality; 中心 zhōngxīn center |
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| [duō] many, much, more; 多大 duōdà how large?; 多少 duōshǎo how many/much? |
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[tiān] sky, heaven, god, day, (=天空 tiānkōng) sky; 天气 tiānqì weather
{天干 tiāngān the Ten Heavenly Stems: 甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸 jiǎ-yǐ-bǐng-dīng-wù-jǐ-gēng-xīn-rén-guǐ (these characters are sometimes used as ordinal numbers} |
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| [ér] (=而且 érqiě) and, furthermore, (=然而 rán'ér) yet, even so |
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| [néng] can, be able; 能够 nénggòu be capable of; 可能 kě'néng maybe |
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[hǎo] good, good to..., easy to...; 你好! Nǐhǎo! Hello!
[hào] to like
[hāo] 好好儿 hǎohāor in perfectly good condition |
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[dōu] all
[dū] (=首都 shǒudū) capital city |
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| [rán] right, correct, so, like that; 虽然 suīrán although; 忽然 hūrán suddenly; 当然 dāngrán of course; 自然 zìrán nature |
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| [méi] (=没有 méiyǒu) haven't, there isn't; 有没有? Yǒuméiyǒu? Is there or isn't there? Have (you) or haven't (you)? |
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[rì] sun, (=日子 rìzi) day; 日记 rìjì diary; 日光 rìguāng sunlight
{Compare with 曰 yuē say, 目 mù eye and 甘 gān sweet} |
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[yú] , (F於) in, at, for, to, from, by, than
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[qǐ] rise, start; 起来 qǐlai get up; 对不起 duìbuqǐ excuse me
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[hái] still, yet
[huán] return, give back |
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[fā] (F發) deliver, utter, express, shoot, emit, develop, expand
[fà] (F髮) hair
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| [chéng] (=成为 chéngwéi, =变成 biànchéng) become, ; 成功 chénggōng succeed; 完成 wánchéng accomplish, complete, fulfill; 成语 chéngyǔ idiom |
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| [shì] matter, affair, thing, event, accident, job, responsibility; 事情 shìqing situation |
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[zhǐ] only, just, merely, ; 一只猫 yì zhǐ māo a cat
[zhī] (F隻) single, one, only
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[zuò] do, make; 工作 gōngzuò work; 作业 zuòyè homework
[zuó] 作践 zuójian spoil, waste, humiliate, insult
[zuō] do |
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[dāng] (F當) serve as, (F噹) ding-dong
[dàng] (F當) proper, right, equal, (=当作 dàngzuò) treat as, regard as |
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| [xiǎng] think, feel, consider, want, remember |
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[kàn] see, look at, read, think, consider
[kān] look after, tend; 看守 kānshǒu guard |
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| [wén] language, literature, ; 文化 wénhuà culture; 中文 Zhōngwén Chinese (written) language |
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| [wú] without, nothingness, have not
[mó] 南无 nánmó to give oneself totally to
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[kāi] open; 开始 kāishǐ begin 打开 dǎkāi open, unfold
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[shǒu] hand, a person skilled in something; 挥手 huīshǒu wave; 拍手 pāishǒu clap; 握手 wòshǒu shake/clasp hands
{Compare with 毛 máo hair} |
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| [shí] ten; 十三 shísān thirteen; 五十 wǔshí fifty; 十月 shíyuè October |
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[yòng] use; 好用 hǎoyòng useful; 不用 búyòng there's no need; 使用 shǐyòng use, apply
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[zhǔ] lord, master, host, god, (=主要 zhǔyào) main, primary; 主义 zhǔyì doctrine, ~ism; 主页 zhùyè homepage
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| [xíng] go, OK; 行动 xíngdòng action, operation, move, get about, act |
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[fāng] side, square; 地方 dìfang place; 方面 fāngmiàn aspect
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| [yòu] again, both... and... |
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| [rú] like, as, as if, (=如果 rúguǒ) if; 如此 rúcǐ like this |
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| [qián] in front, previous, ago, former, first; 前天 the day before yesterday |
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| [suǒ] place; 所以 suǒyǐ so, therefore; 所有 suǒyǒu all; 厕所 cèsuǒ toilet |
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[běn] basis, origin, edition, ; 本人 běnrén I, me, myself; 日本 Rìběn Japan
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[jiàn] appear to be, meet with, call on, (=看见 kànjian) see; 意见 yìjian idea, view, opinion; 听见 tīngjiàn hear
[xiàn] show, appear, become visible
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| [jīng] longitude (both geographic and in Chinese medecin), scripture, constant, regular, , deal with, (=经纪 jīngjì) manage (a business); 已经 yǐjing already; 经过 jīngguò pass, go through; 经验 jīngyàn experience; |
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[tóu] head, top, first, ; 头发 tóufa hair
[tou] 石头 shítou stone |
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| [miàn] face, surface, , (F麵) wheat flour, (=面条 miàntiáo) noodle; 面包 miànbāo bread |
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| [gōng] public, official; 公里 gōnglǐ kilometer; 办公室 bànggōngshì office; 公司 gōngsī company; 公共 gōnggòng public, communal, common; 公共汽车 gōnggòngqìchē (public) bus; 李公 Lǐgōng (honorable and old) Mr Li |
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[tóng] same, with; 同志 tóngzhì comrade
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| [sān] three; 第三世界 dì-sān shìjiè 3rd World; 三月 sānyuè March |
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[yǐ] stop, cease, end, (=已经 yǐjīng) already
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| [lǎo] old, venerable, outdated; 老师 lǎoshī teacher; 老虎 lǎohǔ tiger; 老张 lǎo Zhāng old Zhang = dear (friend) Mr Zhang |
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[cóng] from, through, join, follower, secondary
[cōng] 黑从从 hēicōngcōng murky |
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| [dòng] move, change, arouce; 动物 dòngwù animal; 活动 huódòng activity; 运动 yùndòng sports |
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| [liǎng] two (before classifier), 50 grams |
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[cháng] long, lasting, length
[zhǎng] grow up, chief, head, older, elder |
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