 | Term | Definition |
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你 |
ni3 you |
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好 |
hao3 good; well; fine; OK |
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陆雨平[陸--] |
Lu4 Yu3ping2 (Name of a Chinese Reporter) |
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力波 |
Li4bo1 (Name of a Canadian Student) |
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吗[嗎] |
ma (Interrogative particle for question expecting yes/no answer) |
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我 |
wo3 I; me |
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很 |
hen3 very |
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呢 |
ne (A modal particle used for elliptical questions) |
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也 |
ye3 too; also |
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林娜 |
Lin2 Na4 (Name of a British Student) |
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忙 |
mang2 Busy |
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吗[嗎] |
ma (Interrogative particle for question expecting yes/no answer) |
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爸爸 |
ba4ba dad |
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妈妈[媽媽] |
ma1ma mom |
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他们[-們] |
ta1men they; them |
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他 |
ta1 he; him |
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们[們] |
men (Used after 我, 你, 他 or certain nouns to denote plural) |
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都 |
dou1 both; all |
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不 |
bu4 not; no |
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男 |
nan2 male |
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朋友 |
peng2you friend |
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呢 |
ne (A modal particle used for elliptical questions) |
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哥哥 |
ge1ge elder Brother |
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要 |
yao4 to want |
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咖啡 |
ka1fei1 coffee |
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弟弟 |
di4di younger brother |
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我们[-們] |
wo3men we; us |
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喝 |
he1 to drink |
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丁 |
Ding1 (A surname) |
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她 |
ta1 she; her |
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是 |
shi4 to be |
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哪 |
na3 which |
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国[國] |
guo2 country, nation |
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人 |
ren2 people, person |
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那 |
na4 that |
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谁[誰] |
shei2 who; whom |
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老师[-師] |
lao3shi1 teacher |
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都 |
dou1 both; all |
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中国[-國] |
Zhong1guo2 China |
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您 |
nin2 you (polite form) |
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这[這] |
zhe4 this |
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她 |
ta1 she; her |
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外语[-語] |
wai4yu3 foreign language |
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你 |
ni3 you |
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医生[毉-] |
yi1sheng1 doctor; physician |
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奶奶 |
nai3nai grandmother on the father's side |
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外婆 |
wai4po2 grandmother on the mother's side |
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陈[陳] |
Chen2 (a surname) |
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认识[認識] |
ren4shi to know (somebody) |
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高兴[-興] |
gao1xing4 happy; pleased |
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可以 |
ke3yi3 may |
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进来[進來] |
jin4lai to come in |
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进[進] |
jin4 to enter |
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来[來] |
lai2 to come |
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请[請] |
qing3 please |
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您 |
nin2 you (polite form) |
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朋友 |
peng2you friend |
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记者[記-] |
ji4zhe3 reporter |
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请问[請問] |
qing3wen4 May I ask...? |
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问[問] |
wen4 to ask |
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贵姓[貴-] |
gui4xing4 what's your honourable surname? |
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姓 |
xing4 one's surname is.../surname |
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叫 |
jiao4 to be called |
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先生 |
xian1sheng Mr. |
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杨[楊] |
Yang2 (a surname) |
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语言[語-] |
yu3yan2 language |
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学院[學-] |
xue2yuan4 institute; college |
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的 |
de (a possessive or modifying particle) |
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学生[學-] |
xue2sheng student |
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什么[甚麼] |
shen2me what |
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学习[學習] |
xue2xi2 to learn; to study |
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汉语[漢語] |
han4yu3 Chinese (language) |
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英国[-國] |
Ying1guo2 Great Britain; England |
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马大为[馬-為] |
Ma3 Da4wei2 (Name of an American student) |
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加拿大 |
Jia1na2da4 Canada |
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美国[-國] |
Mei3guo2 the United States; America |
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餐厅[-廳] |
can1ting1 dining room |
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在 |
zai4 to be (here, there); to be (in, on, at) |
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哪儿[-兒] |
na3r where |
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请问[請問] |
qing3wen4 May I ask...? |
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问[問] |
wen4 to ask |
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这[這] |
zhe4 this |
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宿舍 |
su4she4 dormitory |
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女 |
nv3 female |
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学生[學-] |
xue2sheng student |
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进[進] |
jin4 to enter |
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坐 |
zuo4 to sit |
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谢谢[謝謝] |
xie4xie to thank |
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对不起[對--] |
dui4buqi3 I'm sorry |
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我 |
wo3 I; me |
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知道 |
zhi1dao to know |
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没关系[-關係] |
mei2guan1xi never mind; it doesn't matter |
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好 |
hao3 good; well; fine; OK |
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再见[-見] |
zai4jian4 good-bye |
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再 |
zai4 again |
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王小云[--雲] |
Wang2 Xiao3yun2 (name of a chinese student) |
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小姐 |
xiao3jie3 Miss; young lady |
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二 |
er4 two |
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层[層] |
ceng2 story; floor |
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〇[零] |
ling2 zero |
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四 |
si4 four |
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号[號] |
hao4 number |
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不用 |
bu2yong4 need not |
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这儿[這兒] |
zhe4r here |
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晚 |
wan3 late |
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了 |
le (modal partical/aspect partical) |
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宋华[-華] |
Song4 Hua2 (name of a Chinese student) |
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去 |
qu4 to go |
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游泳 |
you2yong3 to swim |
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昨天 |
zuo2tian1 yesterday |
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京剧[-劇] |
jing1ju4 Bejing Opera |
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怎么样[-麽樣] |
zen3meyang4 how is it? |
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有意思 |
you3 yi4si interesting |
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今天 |
jin1tian1 today |
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天 |
tian1 day |
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天气[-氣] |
tian1qi4 weather |
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太 |
tai4 too; extremely |
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什么[甚麼] |
shen2me what |
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时候[時-] |
shi2hou time; moment |
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现在[現-] |
xian4zai4 now |
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明天 |
ming2tian1 tomorrow |
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有 |
you3 to have |
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时间[時間] |
shi2jian1 time |
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说[説] |
shuo1 to say; to speak |
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遍 |
bian4 number of times (of action) |
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打球 |
da3 qiu2 to play ball |
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打 |
da3 to play |
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球 |
qiu2 ball |
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抱歉 |
bao4qian4 to feel sorry/sorry |
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忙 |
mang2 busy |
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恐怕 |
kong3pa4 to be afraid that; perhaps |
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行 |
xing2 to be O.K. |
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谢谢[謝謝] |
xie4xie4 to thank |
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你们[-們] |
ni3men you (pl.) |
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开学[開學] |
kai1xue2 to start school |
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开[開] |
kai1 to open, to start |
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很 |
hen3 very ~好, ~忙, ~有意思 |
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高兴[-興] |
gao1xing4 happy, pleased 很~ |
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高 |
gao1 high, tall |
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看 |
kan4 to watch, to look at ~老师, ~这儿 |
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问[問] |
wen4 to ask ~老师, ~朋友 |
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一下 |
yi2xia4 (used after a verb to indicate a short, quick, random, informal action) 介绍~, 认识~, 问~, 看~ |
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学院[學-] |
xue2yuan4 institute 语言~, 汉语~ |
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名片 |
ming2pian4 calling card 我的~, 老师的~ |
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啊 |
a4 ah, oh |
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教授 |
jiao4shou4 professor |
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教 |
jiao1 to teach |
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丁力波 |
Ding1 Li4bo1 (name of a Canadian Student) |
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张[張] |
Zhang1 (a surname) |
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谁[誰] |
shei2 who |
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来[來] |
lai2 to come |
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介绍[-紹] |
jie4shao4 to instroduce ~林娜, ~语言学院 |
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名字 |
ming2zi name 你的~, 叫什么~ |
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中文 |
Zhong1wen2 Chinese ~名字, ~名片 |
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爸爸 |
ba4ba dad |
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学习[學習] |
xue2xi2 to learn, to study ~中文, ~汉语 |
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学[學] |
xue2 to learn, to study ~中文, ~汉语 |
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专业[專業] |
zhuan1ye4 major, specialty 中文~, 汉语~, 语言~ |
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美术[-術] |
mei3shu4 fine arts 学习~, ~专业 |
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美 |
mei3 beautiful |
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文学[-學] |
wen2xue2 literature 中国~, ~专业 |
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系 |
xi4 faculty, department 汉语~, 语言~, 中文~ |
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马大为[馬-為] |
Ma3 Da4wei2 (Name of an American student) |
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加拿大 |
Jia1na2da4 Canada |
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美国[-國] |
Mei3guo2 the United States |
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文化 |
wen2hua4 culture |
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历史[歷-] |
li4shi3 history |
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哲学[-學] |
zhe2xue2 philosophy |
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音乐[-樂] |
yin1yue4 music |
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经济[經濟] |
jing1ji4 economy |
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数学[數學] |
shu4xue2 mathematics |
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物理 |
wu4li3 physics |
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化学[-學] |
hua4xue2 chemistry |
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教育 |
jiao4yu4 education |
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选修[選-] |
xuan3xiu1 to take an elective course |
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家 |
jia1 family, home 我们~, 你们~, 他们~ |
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几[幾] |
ji3 how many, how much |
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口 |
kou3 (a measure word mainly for the number of people in a family) 几~人, 五~人 |
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照片 |
zhao4pian4 picture, photo 我的~, 我们家的~ |
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和 |
he2 and 爸爸~妈妈, 哥哥~我, 你~他 |
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个[個] |
ge4 (a measure word for general use) 几~弟弟, 一~朋友, 五~医生, 七~学院, 九~系 |
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姐姐 |
jie3jie elder sister |
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两[兩] |
liang3 two ~口人, ~个姐姐, ~个老师, ~个系 |
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弟弟 |
di4di younger brother |
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还[還] |
hai2 in addition ~有, ~要, ~认识, ~介绍, ~学习 |
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一共 |
yi2gong4 altogether ~有六口人 |
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妹妹 |
mei4mei younger sister |
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小 |
xiao3 little, small ~弟弟, ~妹妹 |
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狗 |
gou3 dog 小~, 我的小~ |
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张[張] |
zhang1 (a measure word for flat objects) 两~照片, 一~名片 |
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当然[當-] |
dang1ran2 as it should be; only natural that ~是, ~去 |
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真 |
zhen1 real/really ~好, ~忙, ~高兴, ~有意思 |
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可爱[-愛] |
ke3'ai4 lovely, cute 真~, ~的贝贝, ~的照片 |
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爱[愛] |
ai4 to love ~爸爸, ~妈妈, ~弟弟妹妹 |
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没 |
mei2 not ~有 |
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男 |
nan2 male ~朋友, ~学生, ~老师 |
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做 |
zuo4 to do; to make |
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工作 |
gong1zuo4 to work/work 他的~, 做~, 做什么~ |
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王小云[--雲] |
Wang2 Xiao3yun2 (name of a Chinese student) |
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贝贝[貝貝] |
Bei4bei (name of a dog) |
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大 |
da4 big, large ~照片, ~学院 |
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多少 |
duo1shao how many, how much ~人, ~教授 |
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多 |
duo1 many, much |
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少 |
shao3 few, less |
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喜欢[-歡] |
xi3huan to like, to prefer ~汉语, ~老师 |
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外语[-語] |
wai4yu3 foreign langauge ~学院, ~老师 |
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外 |
wai4 outside |
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语[語] |
yu3 language |
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外国[-國] |
wai4guo2 foreign country ~人, ~朋友, ~学生 |
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百 |
bai3 hundred 一~, 二~, 三~, 四~, 八~ |
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车[車] |
che1 car; vehicle |
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词典[詞-] |
ci2dian3 dictionary |
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电脑[電腦] |
dian4nao3 computer |
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孩子 |
hai2zi child |
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爷爷[爺爺] |
ye2ye granfather on the father's side |
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外公 |
wai4gong1 grandfather on the mother's side |
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系主任 |
xi4zhu3ren4 chairman of the department |
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助教 |
zhu4jiao4 teaching assistant |
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律师[-師] |
lv4shi1 lawyer |
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工程师[--師] |
gong1cheng2shi1 engineer |
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今年 |
jin1nian2 this year |
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年 |
nian2 year 2002~, 2000~, 1998~, 一~, 两~ |
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岁[歲] |
sui4 year (of age) 五~, 十八~, 二十~, 三十六~ |
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怎么样[-麽樣] |
zen3meyang4 how is... 气~, 你~ |
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今天 |
jin1tian1 today ~上午, ~下午 |
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课[課] |
ke4 class; lesson 有~, 汉语~, 文化~, 一~, 两~ |
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星期 |
xing1qi1 week ~一, ~二, ~几, 一个~ |
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上午 |
shang4wu3 morning 明天~, 一个~ |
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上 |
shang4 above; last ~星期, ~星期二, ~个月 |
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下午 |
xia4wu3 afternoon 明天~, 一个~ |
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下 |
xia4 below; next ~星期, ~星期三, ~个月 |
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星期日 |
xing1qi1ri4 Sunday ~上午, ~下午 |
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号[號] |
hao4 day of the month 五月四~, 十月一~ |
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生日 |
sheng1ri4 brithday 他的~, 二十岁~ |
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生 |
sheng1 to be born |
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多大 |
duo1 da4 how old 今年~ |
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多 |
duo1 how |
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大 |
da4 old |
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出生 |
chu1sheng1 to be born 1982年~ |
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出 |
chu1 to go out; to come out |
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属[屬] |
shu3 to be born in the year of ~狗, ~马 |
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聚会[-會] |
ju4hui4 get-together; party 生日~, 有一个~ |
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会[會] |
hui4 meeting |
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祝贺[-賀] |
zhu4he4 to congratulate ~生日 |
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祝 |
zhu4 to wish |
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参加[參-] |
can1jia1 to participate; to attend ~聚会 |
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了 |
le (modal partical/aspect partical) |
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吃 |
chi1 to eat |
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蛋糕 |
dan4gao1 cake 一个~, 吃~ |
| |
蛋 |
dan4 egg |
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糕 |
gao1 cake |
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买[買] |
mai3 to buy ~蛋糕 |
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瓶 |
ping2 bottle 一~水 |
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红葡萄酒[紅---] |
hong2pu2taojiu3 red wine 一瓶~ |
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红[紅] |
hong2 red |
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葡萄 |
pu2tao grape 吃~, 买~ |
| |
酒 |
jiu3 wine or liquor |
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宋华[-華] |
Song4 Hua2 (name of a Chinese student) |
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北京 |
Bei3jing1 Beijing |
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快乐[-樂] |
kuai4le4 happy 生日~ |
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漂亮 |
piao4liang pretty, beautiful; nice ~的小姐, ~的照片 |
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烤鸭[-鴨] |
kao3ya1 roast duck 北京的~, 吃~ |
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鸭[鴨] |
ya1 duck |
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喝 |
he1 to drink ~葡萄酒, 喝咖啡 |
| |
再 |
zai4 again ~来, ~买, ~看, ~做 |
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寿面[壽麺] |
shou4mian4 (birthday) longevity noodles 吃~ |
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面[麺] |
mian4 noodles 吃~ |
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晚上 |
wan3shang evening |
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中餐 |
zhong1can1 Chinese Food |
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西餐 |
xi1can1 Western Food |
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茶 |
cha2 tea |
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可乐[-樂] |
ke3le4 coke |
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雪碧 |
xue3bi4 Sprite |
| |
啤酒 |
pi2jiu3 beer |
| |
汉堡[漢-] |
han4bao3 hamburger |
| |
热狗[熱-] |
re4gou3 hotdog |
| |
面包[麺-] |
mian4bao1 bread |
| |
牛奶 |
niu2nai3 milk |
| |
米饭[-飯] |
mi3fan4 (cooked) rice |
| |
在 |
zai4 at; in; on ~家, ~学院, ~这儿 |
| |
光盘[-盤] |
guang1pan2 CD 一张~ |
| |
音乐[-樂] |
yin1yue2 music ~光盘, 中国~, 外国~ |
| |
商场[-場] |
shang1chang3 market; bazaar; shopping mall 在~, 进~ |
| |
商 |
shang1 trade; commerce |
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常常 |
chang2chang2 often ~来, ~去, ~看, ~做 |
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常 |
chang2 often 不~ |
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跟 |
gen1 with/to follow ~他来, ~林娜去, ~我学 |
| |
有名 |
you3ming2 famous ~的教授, ~的医生 |
| |
书[書] |
shu1 book 外语~, 汉语~, 有名的~, 看~ |
| |
报 |
bao4 newspaper 买~, 看~ |
| |
本子 |
ben3zi notebook 一个~, 买~ |
| |
那儿[-兒] |
na4r there 去~, 在~ |
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梁柱 |
Liang2 Zhu4 (name of a Chinese violin concerto) |
| |
先生 |
xian1sheng Mr.; sir 张~, 王~ |
| |
要 |
yao4 to want ~什么, ~音乐光盘 |
| |
师傅[師-] |
shi1fu master worker 张~, 王~ |
| |
香蕉苹果[--蘋-] |
xiang1jiao1ping2guo3 apple with a banana taste 一个~ |
| |
香蕉 |
xiang1jiao1 banana 买~ |
| |
苹果[蘋-] |
ping2guo3 apple 一个~ |
| |
对不起[對--] |
dui4buqi3 I'm sorry |
| |
怎么[-麽] |
zen3me how ~说, ~做, ~去, ~介绍 |
| |
容易 |
rong2yi4 easy 很~, 不~, 真~, 不太~ |
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葡萄 |
pu2tao grapes |
| |
钱[錢] |
qian2 money 多少~ |
| |
斤 |
jin1 (measure word of weight, equal to 500g) 一~苹果, 两~葡萄 |
| |
块(钱)[塊(錢)] |
kuai4(qian2) (measure word of basic Chinese monetary unit, equal to 10 毛); dollar 两~, 十二~, 二十~ |
| |
毛(钱)[-(錢)] |
mao2(qian2) (measure word of Chinese monetary unit, equal to 1/10 块); dime 两~, 六~ |
| |
贵[貴] |
gui4 expensive, precious 很~, 真~, 不太~, 不~ |
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做 |
zuo4 to be; to make ~个朋友, ~好朋友 |
| |
分(钱)[-(錢)] |
fen1(qian2) (measure word of Chinese monetary unit, equal to 1/100 块); cent 一~, 八~ |
| |
送 |
song4 to give (as a present) ~蛋糕, ~葡萄酒 |
| |
给[給] |
gei3 to give ~他, ~师傅, ~我, ~香蕉 |
| |
找(钱)[-(錢)] |
zhao3(qian2) to give change ~ |
| |
元 |
yuan2 (the same as '块', but used in written language) |
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笔[筆] |
bi3 pen |
| |
支 |
zhi1 (measure word for stick-like things such as pens) |
| |
份 |
fen4 (measure word for publications such as newspapers) |
| |
本 |
ben3 (measure word for books and notebooks) |
| |
杯[盃] |
bei3 cup of |
| |
售货员[-貨員] |
shou4huo4yuan2 shop assistant; salesperson |
| |
作家 |
zuo4jia1 writer |
| |
便宜 |
pian2yi cheap; inexpensive |
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书店[書-] |
shu1dian4 book store |
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体育馆[體-館] |
ti3yu4guan3 gym |
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卖[賣] |
mai4 to sell |
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会[會] |
hui4 to know how to, can ~说汉语 |
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(一)点儿[(-)點兒] |
(yi4)dian3r a little bit 会说~汉语, 喝~酒 |
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司机[-機] |
si1ji1 driver |
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点(钟)[點(鐘)] |
dian3(zhong1) o'clock 两~, 八~ |
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差 |
cha4 to be short of, lack |
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刻 |
ke4 quarter (of an hour) 一~钟, 差一~八点 |
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回 |
hui2 to return ~学院, ~家, ~中国, ~北京 |
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上课[-課] |
shang4ke4 to go to class (both students and teachers) |
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上 |
shang4 to ascend; to go to ~汉语课, ~文化课 |
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能 |
neng2 can; be able to ~来上课 |
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到 |
dao4 to arrive ~家, ~学院, ~商场, ~北京 |
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哪里[-裏] |
na3li no (an expression of modest denial) |
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教 |
jiao1 to teach ~汉语, ~文学 |
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英语[-語] |
Ying1yu3 English 会说一点儿~, 学习~, 上~课 |
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孙女儿[孫-兒] |
sun1nv5r granddaughter on son's side |
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女儿[-兒] |
nv3'er2 daughter |
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岁数[歲數] |
sui4shu years (of age) 多大~ |
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数[數] |
shu4 number |
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还[還] |
hai2 still ~有五分钟 |
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分 |
fen1 minute 八点五~, 差五~八点 |
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拜拜 |
bai2bai2 bye-bye (transliteration) |
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为什么[爲甚麽] |
wei4shen2me why |
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为[爲] |
wei4 for |
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昨天 |
zuo2tian1 yesterday ~上午, ~下午 |
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东西[東-] |
dong1xi things; objects 买~, 吃~, 送~ |
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玩儿[-兒] |
wan2r to have fun, to play 去朋友家~, 跟朋友~ |
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晚上 |
wan3shang evening, night 昨天~, 星期六~, 五号~ |
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晚 |
wan3 late 来~了 |
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半 |
ban4 half 九点~, ~天, ~年, ~个星期, ~个月, ~个苹果, ~斤葡萄 |
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写[寫] |
xie3 to write |
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汉字[漢-] |
Han4zi4 Chinese Character 写~, 一个~ |
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字 |
zi4 character |
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睡觉[-覺] |
shui4jiao4 to sleep 十一点~, 还没有~ |
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睡 |
shui4 to sleep |
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起床 |
qi3chuang2 to get up 六点~, 还没有~ |
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起 |
qi3 to get up, to rise |
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床 |
chuang2 bed 一张~ |
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应该[應該] |
ying1gai1 should; ought to ~来, ~看, ~祝贺 |
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该[該] |
gai1 should; ought to |
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问题[問題] |
wen4ti2 question 一个~, 问~, 有~, 没~ |
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可以 |
ke3yi3 may ~进来, ~问问题, ~去 |
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陈[陳] |
Chen2 (a surname) |
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下课[-課] |
xia4ke4 to get out of class; to finish class |
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吃饭[-飯] |
chi1fan4 to eat (a meal) |
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开车[開車] |
kai1che1 to drive a car |
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唱歌 |
chang4ge1 to sing (a song) |
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跳舞 |
tiao4wu3 to dance |
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回答 |
hui2da2 to answer |
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礼物[禮-] |
li3wu4 gift; present |
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打球 |
da3 qiu2 to play ball |
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打的 |
da3di1 to take a taxi |
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吸烟[-煙] |
xi1yan1 to smoke |
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表[錶] |
biao3 watch |
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难[難] |
nan2 difficult |
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全身 |
quan2shen1 all over (the body) ~疼 |
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全 |
quan2 whole |
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身 |
shen1 body |
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舒服 |
shu1fu comfortable 不~, 很~, ~不~ |
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每 |
mei3 each, every ~天, ~年, ~个学生, ~瓶酒 |
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锻炼[鍛煉] |
duan4lian4 to do physical exercise 去~ |
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头[頭] |
tou2 head |
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疼 |
teng2 painful 头~, 手~ |
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嗓子 |
sang3zi throat ~疼, ~不舒服 |
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