 | Term | Definition |
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ba |
吧 (modal particle indicating polite suggestion) / ...right? / ...OK? |
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bàn tiān |
半天 half of the day / a long time / quite a while |
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bié |
别 leave / depart / another / do not / must not / to pin |
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bù/bú |
不 (negative prefix) / not / no |
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bù tóng |
不同 different / distinct / not the same / not alike |
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dà |
大 big / huge / large / major / great / wide / deep / oldest / eldest |
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dà jiā |
大家 everyone |
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dà xué |
大学 university |
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dào |
到 to (a place) / until (a time) / up to / to go / to arrive |
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de |
的 (possessive particle) / of |
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diǎn |
点 (downwards-right convex character stroke) / o'clock / (a measure word) / point / dot / (decimal) point) / to order (food in a restaurant) |
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dì dì |
弟弟 younger brother |
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dōng xi |
东西 thing/sioething |
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dōu |
都 all / both (if two things are involved) / entirely (due to)each / even / already |
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duì bu qǐ |
对不起 I'm sorry / pardon me / forgive me |
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fǎ yǔ |
法语 French (language) |
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fàn |
饭 food / cuisine / cooked rice / meal |
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gàn |
干 to work / to do / to manage |
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gē ge |
哥哥 older brother |
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ge |
个 (a measure word) / individual |
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gōng rén |
工人 worker |
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guān xi |
关系 relation / relationship / to concern / to affect / to have to do with / relations / |
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guó |
国 country / state / nation |
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huān yíng |
欢迎 to welcome / welcome |
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hàn yǔ |
汉语 Chinese language |
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hǎo |
好 good / well |
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hǎo chī |
好吃 tasty / delicious |
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hǎo kàn |
好看 good-looking |
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huì |
会 can / be possible / be able to / to assemble / to meet / to gather / to see / union / group / association |
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jǐ |
几 how much / how many / several / a few |
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jiě jie |
姐姐 older sister |
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jīn nián |
今年 this year |
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jīn tiān |
今天 today / at the present / now |
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kàn |
看 it depends / think / to see / to look at |
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kě shì |
可是 but / however |
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kě |
渴 thirsty |
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kè qi |
客气 polite |
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le |
了 particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker) |
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liǎng |
两 both / two |
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mā ma |
妈妈 mama / mommy / mother |
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mǎ |
马 horse |
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méi yǒu |
没有 haven't / hasn't / doesn't exist / to not have / to not be |
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mèi mèi |
妹妹 younger sister |
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men |
们 (plural marker for pronouns and a few animate nouns) |
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míng nián |
明年 next year |
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míng tiān |
明天 tomorrow |
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nǎ |
哪 how / which |
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nǎ li |
哪里 where / wherever |
