A Chinese Character A Day Practice Pad Volume 1 - 2 PDF

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PRONUNCIATION TIPS
All words in Chines巴have a tone， and an incorrect tonal pronunciation can greatly change
a word's meaning. For example:
First tone (ー): The word mã spoken with the first tone me姐S“mother". Th巴first tone is an
even pitched sound， almost like singing.
Second tone ( ， )・The wordm孟with the second tone means“hemp". The second tone rises，
like one would say the word ‘'right守"
Third tone ( V ): The word m証spoken with th巴third tone means“horse". It is pronounced
with a lowering of the voice.
Fourth tone (、): The word mà with the fourth ton巴means“to scold" (for instance， if one
were to reprimand som巴one，on巴wouldmã the said individual). The fourth ton巴is spoken
sharply， lik，巴the word“Damn!"
There is one more tone， ma (without a ton巴marking)， referred to as the neutral tone， which
depends on the tone that precedes it.
Change of tone:
When 2 third tones com巴in succession.， a
..... chanσe
"".L.u
...
.....o of tone occurs and出巴first third tone is to
be pronounced in the second tone.
Just as English is spoken with different accents， so is Chinese; learners of Chinese must
therefore develop an ear for the language
CONSONANTS
The following offers a guide to the pronunciation of the standard Hanyu Pinyin system of
romanization， which is used almost all over the world.
Most consonants are pronounc巴d as in English

巳組理鐙 English
c lts
ci its (silent“i")
q cheat (said with a pu百of air)
qi chip (silent“i")
r um
SI swmg
x sea
z bits
zi bits (silent“i")
ch church (said with one's tongue roll巴d back and刊jth a puff of air)
sh she (said with one's tongu巴 rolled back)
zh jerk (said with one' s tongue rolled back)
VOWELS
Pinyi旦量出sh
a father
e hen
pin (single “i" is pronounced“e" as in he).
o go
u July
ü feud (said with round巴d lips)
ao how
ei hay
ou no (said with a slight pull)
ul wait
Alphabetical Index
AU創
坊喝牟山川吃込出 h妨床河川札品百
弟第占…
仮オリ放九分凡輔父附
A
U
‘I h
chむ19
AU
361 57 fむ1 110

- -
愛 235 chàng
AU
305 270 fãng 230

v
n n n n 、
a v
I I lJU
典も店、
chë
JUAU lJU
207 103 fàng 321

a 、
B
八、
chéng 137 166 fëi 332

8
a 、
bã chï
を屯百ふ半部叩北本比述使表不歩
108 129 fën 105

ぷU F、uAUT今Jnu rD AUζu
5 9 7 7 7 9 8 7 4 5 9 9 8 0
a a n n n n n u
bà chí 229 142 fëng 327

利定士小久、、
'I '143 'l 'Iゥ“ ，l
-
o σbobobσbσ。
- 、
ba chii
AU
257 267 fìí 294

1 -
b孟i chuán
JU
350 258 fù 74
o -
bàn chuáng
AU
118 139 fù 351

o v
bàn
憧劫都渋対多
Cl
JU
165 220
O ‘
bãng cóng G
JU
203 260
山
塚氏感港高ムロ
O -
béi cuo gal

AU
288 234 292

o ，
bén
g通i
JUJUAU
80 289
ny 勺F AUT--弓コ今4
u u
bi D
打大代位到道得的灯山地
161 g通n 271

'l 'I 内3
、
1
biãn d証 323 176 g通ng 256

u
biàn dà 91 43 gao 308

bi五o
号歌小川倍増
dài 318 gao 281

E '
bìí/bù dàn 303 ge 55

'I
VAVA F筋向
e 色
bù dào 202 jし 83 ge 302

dà。 250 つ ge 45
C
オレ衣最中
dé (verb)
収工公
240 gel 313

c al 269 de 34 gen 280
chお19 215 d己ng 356 表 264 gong 96
ch加g 225 dì 法
205 298 gong 179
Jid
共狗安田辻
近京経景九久枕決覚
品開商売零流、一ハ格務保
。b
σbσ
、
‘
1-
o v
n u ‘
n n n n-
243 huò 五見 245 191 liàn 162

σ
-J
-
O u u u
1Jid
0000bσb
huobohu v v ‘ ，
88 209 liãng 60
7A-
I ，
22 J 214 liàng 317

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-J
V
IJid
。、
26 Jl 333 328 líng 160

。
--
u u u e
186 Jl 63 9 liú 277

-
-J
1・
Jl 341 212 liù 6

1J
・1・
H Jla 62
迩夜海、
158 lù 194
1J
u u
hãi 59 Jla 322 343 lÜ 338

・1J
'e
hái 87 Jla 336 237 lÙ 355

h温1 221 Jlan 216
MM M
沃好和河狼釘一后侠花川叫v博品収迩黄会活火
Hàn 46 Jlan 190 k

升看可宝ロ決快
は町立吋喝芸柔慢品作猫毛仏没美毎妹れ米
ぷu
6 3 0 8 3 1 0 9 3 3 3 9 5 8 1iO
h五o 17 Jlan 145 kài 286

nY
'l
hé 54 Jlan 278 kàn 128

1d'121
hé 349 Jlang 348 k邑 241 ma

qJ，、，v
hen 71 jiãng 284 kõng 127 mãi

hóng 354 Jlao 276 kるu 64 ma1
勺3
勺Jnu
hむu 172 jiào/jiào 312 kuài 148 man

11
hòu 112 Jlao 11 kuài 334 mang

oO1i
huà 340 Jlao 237 mao

AU7
huà 342 Jlao 178 L 日lao

来老冷、百円
1ip、“
huà 251 Jlao 224 lài 211 m巴

huàn 218 Jle 188 lão 69 mel
今4巧令d
huãn 59 Jle 56 l己ng 219 mel

'I
huáng 325 Jle 347 181

里理利
mel
，、u
huì 41 Jm 121 82 町lel

，、ν
huó 233 Jm 316 1I 300 町l巴n

勺3
ζU
huó 247 Jm 136 285 IIll

面氏名明末母
算山タ所
加u 1u v
m，
、
nbnsnb
n
a n n n
173 pm j井 268 S 324

三山育上少堆身什生声姉十吋奴世是手首お堆水峰山
m，
301 』土 253 san 3

pu 田 93
m，
σbohu
u
o
14 shän 326 353

m郎} 、
Q-
123 shäng 141

七期起九千前銭奈 J品川
94 v
232 shむ19 113 T

他山拠官ムロ
m
7
'l
75 sh孟o 44 ta 31
134
mTmA
shéi 33 ta 32
117
N sh己n 78 ta 168
明那男南暗唱胎泥能休年悠女
244
ma仰Aq -
na 25
太淡題体天条湖鉄時川通
shén 12 tái 152

組阻
154
na 81
' 加 1時時 '
sh己ng 99 tài 157

171
nán 86 sh己ng 266 tán 274
146
伊-
nán 210 shï 70 315

76
94 午一
nán 304 shí 10 79

清 hF+
363
nã。 151 shí 111 tián 122
19
ne 238 shï 48 tiáo 187
u
296
品開去品建物
明、
neng 195 shì 346 tiáo 267

307
明、
m 16 shï 24 ti己 206

132
中山A
man 126 shóu 199 tïng 251

273
mn 21
己
shðu 314 tδng 254

297
nu 85 shii 164
shuí 33 W
介、
p R
伯芳柏崎朋柔
shuì 345 明fa1 192

熱人汰司容
写湾玩晩万
pa 287 re 223 shuì 236 wan 359

沈四俗 vw
p組g 174 ren 27 shuõ 49 wan 311

pao 119 ren 47 Sl 4 wán 344
peng 35 n 125 su 306 wán 116
p 1ao 335 rõng 309 su 282 wan 155
97
204
197
299
15
185
95
84
131
170
183
200
104
28
231
201
290
90
293
329
249
246
215
67
長崎竹照者い
え正官ハ知五百ハ中併用住助子字え最咋左作坐倣
b
σ h
σ b
uo
時 0 0 時 n n u
e -ν
a 、a v
v創》 1 一O -o -O ‘u 、u - - vu
‘巴 -1 -l 'I V 、I ，o vO 、。、。、o
h ・a o u u u u u u
h h h h h h h h h h h
zzzzzzzzzz z hz hz z z v zzzzzzzzz
102
239
189
109
248
177
198
156
182
72
50
180
196
36
226
227
52
252
228
39
291
130
忍彰泳用涛友有又右雨法元国造院一定
英・在再平忠治
n
Y"rng
yõng
yong
yuan
yu証n
yuan
yuan
I o n 、a
ymg
ymg
yun
yõ u
yるu
yo u
yo u
yõu
vd 弐
a 、a
um v
会“ vρ
円
t z z z zしV z
LH
yu
yu
213
362
242
98
310
133
339
23
73
144
279
150
37
275
265
272
365
262
68
61
261
星行吋六姓九咋学ム
=ロ詮祥委也一衣医宜乙以易決音組事
σb
σbσbob σhun σb
n n n n 一o v ，e m 旧国 o n n
-氾，氾、氾、氾・氾 m m F-'a 、a 、a 、a v
e - --1 -I '1 vl vl 、1 、1 -I ，1
3 y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y
320
217
77
222
92
178
42
101
184
114
5
40
20
140
330
18
163
263
283
357
115
255
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Xl組g
xiãng
氾岨g
Xl阻g
w証ng
氾証o
Xlao
Xlan
Xlan
wen
wén
xm
氾巨
Xle
wõ
wu
wu
Xla
Xla
X
xl
Xl
xl
-
______... -- __.
-
�
yi
one
-� yige one (general objects,

usually roundish)
-* ( � ) yi ben (shii) one (book)
-1X yi ci once
·- diyi first
Chinese-Character-a-Day Practice Pad-Day 1

-
•
- er
two
=if erge second older brother
=Jl :Eryue February
=� erdeng second class
l!k�J[; = diiyi-wli'er unique

--
-
- ---
san
-
three
:=:.f{J:W sanij aoxing triangle
:=:.--tJl sange yue three months
"-M:=:. Xingqisan Wednesday
:=::_,�\=• sanxm-eryi indecisive

-
snangxing square
siji four seasons
Sichuan Sichuan (province; literally, four

rivers, referring to the four tributaries
of the Y angzi which flow through
the province)
ll!tiiAiti sitOng-bada in all directions

1i1i1i
T fi_Ii_
..
-
wii
five
1ifJ Wuyue May
1i1-JJ wii ge yue five months
1i-f*ft;J& wii ti t6u eli prostrate oneself before someone

(literally, the five extremities of the
body)
1i1Jl:A@. wiiyan-liiise multi-colored

� __L.. �
/\ /\ /\
' ' ' '
---
/ /"
/' liu
six
Uuyue June
Xingqlliii Saturday
Uiiy1 June 1
.=:.�7\W sant6u-liiibi super-human (literally, 3 heads

and 6 arms)

qi
seven
-1:;* qitUi.n seven days
-I:;Jl Qiyue July
-t:;-t:;AA qiqibaba miscellaneous
-t:;J:A1t qishiing-biiluo be agitated (literally, like 15

buckets, 7 going up and 8 coming
down)

)\ )\ )\
/ i\_
ba
eight
Ahl; biicbeng 80 per cent
A*'f biizbe 20-per cent discount
i\IJiJtAllt hllshuo-biidao nonsense
wL-t:;Atf luanqibiiziio in great disorder

fLfLfL
) iL
jiii
nine
-Jt;}L� jiiijiiibHio multiplication table
:ft.f,l]Xt jiiijrreng force-9 wind
:fL1HlJL jiiigongger 9-grid paper

:ft.-- Jiiiyiyl September 11

+++
--t
shi
ten
shilen fully
shizli 100 per cent
+*li&ll shizi lilkou intersection
+�+� shiquan-shimei be perfect in every way

(literally, complete and beautiful)

P4 u� P4
' rr l1 l1� l1 �
, 114
Traditional
form
�)... jiao
be called
mtf#k jiaozuo be called
nqn jiaomen call at the door

Pqll)j jiaohan shout
mtm! jiaozuo draw a large audience

---

ft ft ft
J
1 1-1t
,
-&
/
- Traditional
- form
I shen
what?
�t�? shenme Pardon me?
ft�� sbenmede etc.

/ i �
Traditional
form
me
[particle]
!))� niime in that way
�� zenme how
$� duome to what extent

�� yaome either or

/
ming
name
�* mingzi name
�Jl!ll. mingpai brand name
�Jt mingpian business card
�Jf:t mingsheng famous scenic spot

�A mingren celebrity, famous person

.
j
'�
�-� ., -
-
zi
� character
*:lilt- zidian dictionary
*� zimii alphabet
** zimii subtitles, captions
rx* Hanzi Chinese characters

)'b�
iJ ni
you
1$M nlbao hello
{$ff] nlmen you (plural)
{$ffJ:M- nlmenbao hello everyone
{$ff]� nlmende your, yours

hao
good
M#J. haobiin easy to handle
Milt haochl delicious
M� haochii good points
Mlt haokiin pretty
Chinese-Character-a-Day Practice Pad- Day 17

wo
I, me
women we, us
womende our, ours
ziwo self

'� '� '�
l:FJ lFJ l:FJ
•-}-
i"" -if-if-i-ft-it-it
' ' ,_
1- 1- 1-
%t
Traditional
form
qlng
please; invite
iti qing invite
iti l'nJ qingwen excuse me
iti1!* qingjinlai please come in

iti� qingjiao seek advice

I
[qcl
I I I
Traditional
form
wen
ask
J'nJ� wenda questions and answers
J'nJR! wenti question
J'nJ� wenhao say hello to
�J'nJ xuewen learning

J 1
nin
you (polite)
�M N'm hao! How are you!

�1ft N'm zao! Good morning!

..EE!. ..EE!. ..EE!.
0 !1-.t 0
.,p .J£_ .J£_
* -}
.J£_
I ,--? =
I
�
�
-*-
/"
Traditional
form
� gui
expensive
:!Jt!d: guixing your name (honorific)

:!Jt!N guigu6 your country (honorific)
:!Jt� guibfu distinguished guest
:!Jt:i: guizhong valuable

xing
surname
�� xingming full name
�� xingshi surname
�a� Hiobaixing common people
11'1� t6ngxing having the same surname
Chinese-Character-a-Day_Practice Pad-Day 23
� � �
' 11 f1 -e _:g_ -e
5{- Yl- .% ;z
-a_
:A: -
shl
be
:1:� shlde yes
�:I; bUshi not to be
:1:�:1: shlbushl to be or not to be
jf:J! haishi or

na
which
I!Jli)JL nar where?
19)1]! nali where?
I!JJI.® naxie which ones?
I!JJI�A nagu6ren what nationality?

[;lil � 00
I n 11 fl M 111 li1 @1
ml
~
Traditional
form
gu6
, country
�* guojia nation
�� Deguo Germany
�� gu6qing National Day
�� gu6ji international

A A
J A_
ren
person, people
AfiJ renmen people
1ft OOA Zhonggu6ren Chinese (person)
An renkou population
AtlJA#JJ renshiin-renhai sea of people (literally, a mountain

of people, a sea of people)

r=p � �
' r p
tf
,
-
11r I
zhong
middle
J:f:tt}l zhongji intermediate level
J:f:IOO Zh6nggu6 China
J:f:t:t Zhongwen Chinese language

** Zhongcan Chinese food

'�
-�
--
-
-
mei
beautiful
�HH meill beautiful
�j(f meihao fine, happy
�ft meihua beautify
�� Meiguo USA
�� Meide virtue

-
Traditional
form
rna
[particle]
-J!f-P11 hao ma good?
itnl1 mang ma busy?
what are you doing?

J'·��
·�,
I
.. _j tii
he
ft!!.fiJ tamen they
ft!!.A taren others
ft!!.�ia tamiide damn it!
;tt:ft!!, qitii other

fl&l'fj tade her, hers
fl&fiJ tfu:nen they, them (female)
fl&fiJI'fJ tfu:nende their, theirs (female)

it it it
Traditional
form
shuf/shei
who
shui/shei' de whose
iiHilil shui/shei zhldao n o one knows

'
{
de
[particle]
Hi de chilli hot
zu6tian de yesterday's
youde some

) )] J1 JJ JJ) JJJl JJJ1 JJfl
....
, .,. �
1- �
- �
�') �
peng
friend
JJJJ� pengyou friend
JJJliJ� niinpengyou boyfriend
:9.-JliJ� ndpengyou girlfriend
�JliJ� laopengyou old friend

you
friend
�ffl youqing friendship
�m: youyi friendship
�M- youhao friendly
lt*iJJ� zou-qin tang-you visiting relatives and friends

� �
--f� �
�- +
'
� � � �
•' ,., ,.,
I
J '-T
;$
�
'f
Traditional
form
r:r xue
learn
�1:: xuesheng student
�)] xuexi learn
�lse xuexiao school
�ft xuerei tuition fees
�.'& xueye one's studies

-
biilbu
not
�$�& biiduo biishao just right

�f:t biicuo quite good
�.M-JiR bilhao yisi embarrassed
�� biijiii not for a long time

- 4--
T '--
-;} ying
hero; English
�ft yingjful handsome
�� rmgguo England
�il rmgyil English language
�.�. yingli mile
�-t yingcful inch

wen
script; language
�)( Y"mgwen English language
)(* wenzi written language
)C{t wenhua civilization
)(� wenxue literature
)CS't wenpfng diploma

/
Traditional
form
hui
able to; a moment; a meeting
4t hui be likely to
�4tJL yih.uir a moment
4tlB huihua conversation
4tt)( huiyi meeting

Traditional
form
xie
write
�{1! xiezuo writing
*� daxie upper case/capital letter

!j\� xiaoxie lower case
:U� shfixie handwritten

/
duo
many, much
�& duoshao how many

�$ duoban more often than not
�f{ duoshii majority
�� duome how, what
�1f duobian changeable

shao/shao
few, less; young
�& biisbao quite a lot

&� sbaoshii minority
�& duoshao how many
&� shaonian juvenile

1IE
Traditional
I
form
gelge
[classifier]
Jlij+ liang ge a couple of

++ gege each
+A geren individual
+jj!J gebie individual (adjective)

'
Traditional
form
Han
ethnic Han Chinese
tXil Hanyil Chinese language
tX* Hanzi Chinese characters
tt� Hiinzii ethnic Han Chinese
tx� Hanxue Chinese studies

tA tA tA
-i) -iA.
' '
1-
-?11
Vt�
' , Traditional
form
¥J ren
recognize
iAtJ( renshi be acquainted with
iA� renzi read characters
iA� rende know, recognize
iA1t renzhen conscientious

"JJ "0 "JJ
1/\ 1/\ 1/\
'
' '
1- i' 1-
p 'o
1-
'o
1-/
'o
1-/,
�
-::"•
�a
'o
Traditional
form
1-/\ shi
know
i-JHJIJ shibie distinguish
i-R� shihuo to be able to tell value in goods
i-,W� shizi become literate
�i-� xueshi knowledge

i5t i5t i5t
' ' '' ''" ,,,. ,,,. ,,,. ..... , ...... ,.
1- 1- 1- 1-' 1-� vz 1-Y 1-YL
,,�
1JL
� �� Traditional
,Jt
form
shuo
speak
iJtm shuohua speak
iJtli shuohuang tell a lie
iJi�� shuobuding maybe

iJtJ)Jl shuofii convince

'li 'li 'li
lJ:t 1-:J:t lJ:t
' ' ,-
'I '17 Ji. Ji. Ji. Ji.
"} "} "} 1- v "V, "V,. vp
' ' ' '
-i3i-
�p
~ Traditional
Vp
form
yii
language
91-il waiyii foreign language
il� yiifa grammar
yiiyan
'11. -3-
ffll=t language
liE( yiiqi manner of speaking

111 1f1 111
J 11'1i1il
Traditional
form
men
[plural suffix]
llll fiJ ziinmen we, us (referring to those spoken to)
3(±fiJ ndshimen ladies
:JJ±fil nanshimen gentlemen

If JLfiJ germen buddies

-
you
have
:flit youming famous

:fffjt youqian rich
:ffAl.W. you yisi interesting
fl� youhai harmful

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g �
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~
Traditional
form
mei
not have
&:fl meiyou not have
&:X� meiguanxi it doesn't matter
&�m. meiyisi boring
&%&7 meiwan-meiliao endless

/
-
he
and
�:!If hehao become reconciled
�� beping peace
�� hemii harmonious
amiable

-
'
ge
older brother
ifif gege older brother
:kif dage eldest brother
=:if erge second eldest brother
ifJLffJ germen buddies

,
-j._ =--- .. .. jie

older sister
=• erjie second oldest sister
•• jiejie older sister
-l!l:X jiefu older sister's husband, brother-in-law
lj\-l!l xiaojie Miss

di
younger brother
�u� didi younger brother
.5l. dixiong brothers
•• dixi wife of younger brother, sister-in-law
tt• tiidi disciple, follower

).lc,
mei
younger sister
�1* siinmei third youngest sister
.tj\f* xiaomei youngest sister

!*:X meifu younger sister's husband, brother-in-law
.MI.!* jiemei sisters

J± J± J±
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Traditional
form
...J.:.......
- hai/huan
--
still; return
BS:fi hili you still more
BS:J! haishi or
BS:f- huanshOu strike back
B!fft huanjiii counter-offer, bid

-
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t Traditional
form
liang
two
Wi1'- liang ge 2 (of something)
Wit'X liang ci twice
Wi� liang sui 2 years (age)
Wi� JL liangbanr 2 halves

xiong
-
older brother
5L� xiongdi brothers
�5L laoxiong brother (polite form of address between

males)
:*5L� daxiongdi title for younger man (polite form)
5L* xiongzhang elder brother (respectful address)

jia
family
*6! jiatrng family
**� jiachangcai home cooking

*�· jiawiishl housework
A* renjia other people

Jl Jl Jl
) JL
r
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Traditional
form
-
l ji
how many?
JL1- jl ge how many?
JL?X jl ci how many times?
JLP-t jlshi what time?
JLjt jiien somewhat

' f1 0
0 kou
mouth
I=HM koufii gourmet's luck

n'* kouwei taste of food
n� kouqi tone of voice
n-tt kouyin accent

ba
father
f:if:i baba father
Fnf:i hOuba stepfather

Traditional
form
rna
mother
�� mama mother
m� houma stepmother
-� yimii. aunt (mother's married sister)
M� giima aunt (father's married sister)

'
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-rx
form
...l.
--
...... zhe
-
this
i!� zhege this one
i!JL zher here
j!@ zhexie these
i!ff zheyang this way

,I
ye
also
-tf! ...-tf!... ye...ye... either...or...
-&if yexu perhaps

...-&»... -&» ...yeba...yeba whether...or
-&M yebao may as well

+
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-�} __
/1� -
lao
old
** laooa oldest sibling
*ta laopo wife
** laowai foreigner
*� laoshi frank, honest

Ulf-i Ulf-i Ulf-i
1
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-
-
�ip
l
Traditional
-
form
r ��r shl
teacher
�JjiJi laoshi: teacher
JjiJi� shlfu master/teacher
JjiJi-l!J: shlmii wife of master/teacher
f$:JjiJi lilshl lawyer

/
fa� benhiio very good/well
fa;If> henhuai very bad
fa� hen duo a lot of
fai!i benjin very near

/
zen
how?
zenme how
zenyang how, what
{.tt�� zenmeyang what's it like?

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"--- f'
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Traditional
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, - -
-
yang
appearance
{g�ft zenmeyang what's it like?

ft-=f yangzi appearance
�n yiyang the same
it# huayang variety

fii
father
1t* fiiqin father

1t-IB: fiimu parents
tu.1t zUfii paternal grandfather
�1t jifii stepfather

-
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mu
mother
-l!J:* muqin mother
1t-l!J: fiimu parents
-l!J:il muyil mother tongue
�HD.-l!J: waizUm.u maternal grandmother

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form
-
" qin
'� kin
'fi{A qi'nren kin
�* fiiqin father
-IIJ:'/1{ miiqin mother

'fl{f4t qfuqi relatives

-
1lrt'!
' ' '
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Traditional
form
xie
thank
xiexie thank
duoxie many thanks
thank
iit:xifttf! xietiiin-xiedi thank heavens (literally, thank

heaven and earth)

(
shen
body
:!ff* shenti body/health
:!;J: shenshang (carry something) on oneself
:!rtf shencill body line
:!ff,tj shen'gao height; stature

Traditional
form
:!tf* shenti body/health
f*ll tiwen body temperature
f*b till bodily strength
f*J.'j titie considerate

+
dou/dii
all; city
ttl dou all (adverb)
tlllti dushi city

1ttll shOudfi capital city

...... .......
-
l.
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.....
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:-
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that
:$� nage that one
:$� name in that way
:$� nabian over there
�J%JL� c6ng narqi since then

-
Traditional
form
II
-
inside
l!al!l! nilli where?
i!!l! zheli here
!I!U! libian inside
!l!!k litou inside

JL JL JL
) JL
• •
5G
Traditional
form
-.l
... er
son
JL-=f erzi son
JL:9; emd sons and daughters
JL� erge children's song
JL:tt errong children

T-t
......-...
.,-
.,
-,- -
zi
� child
�-=f haizi child
-=f-k zinti sons and daughters
-=f� zlsfin descendants
•-=r- qizi wife

nd
female
:kJL ntl'er daughter
:k�MA ntlqiangren a strong woman

:9:1: ntlsheng female student
:tl:k fiintl woman
&:9: shiiontl young girl

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nan
male
:!Jl�JL niinhair boy
:!JjJlJJ� nanpengyou boyfriend
:!!1\lit nan'gaoyfu tenor
:!JJ)jm
j nancesuo men's toilet

hai
child
!JJ�JL nanbair boy
j(�-=f nilhaizi girl
�-=f� haiziqi childish
�-=fi'B hiiizihua childish talk

/
gou
dog
1]\lfij xiaogou puppy
-IV:lfil mugou female dog, bitch
lfij� gouxiong black bear
lfiJJre goupi rubbish (literally, dog's fart)

/
Traditional
form
mao
cat
-IU:�IA mwnao female cat, tabby cat
!j... �fA xiaomiio kitten
*��lA daxi6ngmiio panda
�a�• miiotouyfug owl

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form
/ ' zhi
[classifier]
�JHtt yizhimao a cat
�� y1 zhi gou a dog
��bt yizhilaohii a tiger
�� .. y1 zhi laoshii a rat
�� y1 zhiniao a bird

***
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, .
--
-
� -
da
big
*11 dasheng loudly

** dajHi everybody
*'1' daxiao size (literally, big small)
*• dagai in general

Jj\ Jj\ Jj\
J I J I J '
.,
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xiao
� small
Jj' ll>t xiaoshi hour
Jj'lf>t� xiaoshlhou in one's childhood

Jj,pt xiaochi snacks
Jj)J�\ xiaoxin be careful (literally, little heart)

31 31 31
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Traditional
form
sui
age m years
�� suishii age (used in question)
�� niansui age
�Ji suiyue years

l:� l:� l:�
-
}; r/ rt
f
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1
-
bi
compare
Jt� bijiao comparatively
Jt. bisai competition
Jtjj biiang analogy
Jt�J: bibushang not as good as

zuo
do
�� ZUOcai cook
�- zuoshi work
�1:- zuo shengyi do business

�� zuomeng dream
�� zuofa manner of doing something

I II
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-
-
...... gong
work
Iff: gongzuo work

IYf gongzi wage or salary
I� gongye industry
I} gongchang factory

ft ft ft
zuo
do, make
ft:* zuojia writer
ft::t zuowen essay
ft:� zuoye assignment
ft:Jft zuoyong intention

Traditional
form
yi
cure, treat
m1: yisheng doctor
m�m yiwiisuo clinic
mWG yiyuan hospital
m# yike medical courses in general
m� yiyao medicine

., t
) �
-
-
- sheng
--
birth, life
1:a shengri birthday
1:ii!J shengci new word
::k�1: daxuesheng university student
1:1" shengchan manufacture

mang
busy
ttli mangzhe busy with something
ttA mangren busy person
tt� manglii be busy
=mtt bangmang help

fj[ fj[ fj[
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-
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J]L
JfJL
Traditional
form
xian
appear
Jt:tE xianzai now
Jt� xianjin cash (literally, ready money)
Jt� xiancheng ready-made

aJt bHioxian behavior

zai
at
tE* zaijiii at home
:{E� z3.inei included
tE54 zaiwai excluded
�:{E shizai really

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dian
dot
Traditional
form
li�·--1:;7}> wii dian ling qi :ten 5:07

� ..� wandian behind schedule
�� diane& choose dishes from a menu
�� diant6u nod one's head

Traditional
form
zhong
clock
�;tt dianzhong o'clock
-�t+ yikezhong 15 minutes, a quarter of an hour
t+!k zhongt6u hour
t+ffi zhongqing be deeply in love

ten
divide
jtff renkai separate
jt� renzhong minute
jtjjlj renbie difference
jttJt renbian distinguish
ajtz-=:-t ba.ilenzhlsanshi 30 per cent

T T T
le
[particle]
7 le (new situation)
7 le (completed action)

-
-
ban
half
�-* yiban half

�ftf-* ytoeiban 150 per cent
-*tfi�IB banxm-biijiii showing signs of wear (literally,

no longer new)
-** bantiiin a long time (literally, half the day)

chi
eat
Dtl1i chi!an have a meal
otfffr chidexiii be able to eat

ot�r chibuxiii not able to eat
Dt'tr chikil bear hardships (literally, eat bitterness)

..
zao
early
1Jti)j zaoran breakfast
1Jtl: zaoshang morning
1Jt/l zaocben early morning
lJ!.Et zaori at an early date
1Jt� zao'an good morning

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ti
k ...
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fJi
Traditional
form
{,J, /)� fiin meal
i?i� fiincai food
i?itllJL ranguam restaurant

i?iJi!i fiindiiin hotel
*i1i llllf'an cooked rice

a-1 a-1 a-1
l n A a a-ataf
1�
, at
- Traditional
form
�
�
.....
shi
� time
ll>f (lij shijian time

ll>f� shihou time
P>tm shiji opportunity
ll>f!l sbim.ao fashionable

hou
time; wait
lij� shihou time
�lij� you shihou sometimes

�� qihou climate
fill� wenhou give regards to

J:J:J:
1 l- J:.
-
r--
- shang
-
above; go up
J: shang go to
J:pij shangmian above
J:lf shangwil a.m.
J:� shangxue go to school

-
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xhi
below
rlti xiannan below

rll xiaban get off work
rlf xiawil afternoon
rm xiayii rain

'
wii
noon
tftlp zhongwn noon

lfiJi wUian lunch
lpllfi wnshui afternoon nap
lfllll wnjian afternoon (adjective)

wan
late, evening
�J: wanshang evening
�i1i wanran evening meal
�* wanban evening shift
�� wandian behind schedule (train/bus/plane/ferry)
�!l( wan'an good night

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-
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qi
nse
A§.* qichuang get out of bed

A§i;l] qidong start
A§eb qima at least
�A§ yiqi together

chuang
bed
WJ: chuangshang in bed
'*� chuangdan bed sheet
�A.W danrenchuang single bed
�A.W shuangrenchuang double bed

jfJ jfJ jfJ
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pao
run
M!� paobii jogging

M!ii paodao runway
.M! saipao race
*M! changpao long-distance running

bii
step
�-- biizhou step; stage

)Jijl� jiaobii footstep
i!� jinbii make progress
11:� zhibii out of bounds (literally, stop step)

A A
7 7
jin
present
�* jintian today
�� jinwan tonight
�� jinnian this year
�m jinhou from now on

-
tHin
day, sky
:X::t tiancai genius
*� tianqi weather
*� tianran nature
*• tianzhen innocent, naive

...
a
�
�
ming
� bright
ooa mingbai understand
oox mingtian tomorrow
00.11 mingxian obvious

00� mingzhl know perfectly well

J n fJ JJ
yue
month
i!-1-Jl zhegeyue this month
J:-1-Jl shang geyue last month
r-1-JJ xiageyue next month
Jl� yueliang moon
Jln& yuedl end of the month

1 n A a
....
.,.,.
., ri
day
axo rlqi: date
fthl rlji diary
ft# rlchang daily

a* Riben Japan

/
nian
year
last year
�fa nianji age
�� nianqing young
fit� bai.nian pay a visit to someone during the Lunar

New Year

.
I
kong/kong
empty; leisure time
�� kongqi air
�iN� kongtiao air conditioning
�JL kongr free time
�l!ft kongxian leisure time
�:Jtl! kongdi a vacant lot

�
-, -
-
-
/� kan
see, watch, look
lilt� Irnn dianying watch a movie
·� kanshfi read books
lf.W. Irnnjian see
•* kiinlai it seems

Traditional
,_�,.
form
.- _j • dian
-
electricity
It!� dianying movie

lt!.ll dianshi television
It!. diannao computer
lt!.i! dianbua telephone

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ffy JTy ffy
' \1 '? .$ .$ �
-f 1
r1 '1:1
' $ -¥ "f.
,
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-if'/ ying
shadow
�)I ylngmi movie fan
�� yingym photocopy
�"" yingxiang influence, effect

it� heylng take a photo together

zu6
yesterday
111'*1¥1 zu6tiande yesterday's
Ji1'a zu6rl yesterday
111'-. zu6wan last night
111'� zu6ye last night

-
qii
go
�� qiichii place to go
�11t qiishi (of grown-ups) die
�� qiinian last year

*� naqii take away

xing
-
star
�� xingxing star
�:JW xingqi week
i!--t�:JW zhe ge xingqi this week

l:�:JW shang xingqi last week
r�:JW xiiixingqi next week

tt
qi
period of time
MfPJ qijiiin period, time
-filM jiaqi holiday
�M xueqi semester
�JM daoqi expire

/
every
•• meimei often
l¥* meitian everyday
-� meinian every year
4¥-1'-�M mei ge xingqi every week

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...... -
jin
---
enter
il* jinlai enter
i!:!J; jinbii make progress
i!liH:J jinchiik:ou import and export
i!fT jinxing be in progress

cheng
city
�� cbengxiang town and country
�Jti chengshi city
i!� jincheng go to the city

*� Changcbeng Great Wall of China

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form
' -
7�
mai
buy
��Jtg maideqi can afford
��Jtg maibuqi can't afford
�� maimai business (literally, buying and selling)
�� maibudao out of stock

* * *
- -!:=
it�$
'-- �
7 -
Traditional
form
......
' dong
'" east
*1ll dongbian east
*iti.\lf Dongnanya South-east Asia

*W dongxi thing (literally, east west)
m-* Ian.gdong landlord

I ' -
, ) ... ,
xi
west
�j'j �ang the West

�- XIcan Western food
�� XIyao Western medicine
�A XIshi Western style
�Jll XIguli watermelon

'-
shang
commerce
fl)JA shiingren merchant
fl))Ri shiingdiiin shop
fl)f� shiingye commerce
fl)f:lt shiingliang discuss

'�
# dian
shop
�m shiidian bookshop
)Clf.Ji!i wenjiidian stationery shop
Jll�Ji!i fiizhuangdian boutique

Ji!i9\ dianyuan shop assistant

mao
hair
�:l{ maoy'i woolen sweater
�� miiobi writing brush
�� maobing problem
-�(tl) yi mao (qian) ten cents (a dime)

yi
clothes
�:i{ maoy'i woolen sweater

:i{JJil y'ifu clothes
;t{*!- yiliao material for clothing
:i{� y'ijia coat hanger
:i{;fjf y'ichii wardrobe

f4 f4 f4
Jj---_ jian
I
[classifier]; document
*X# ruanjian software
.# lingjian part
12# peijian fittings
)C# wenjian document

Traditional
form
qian
money
fl{g. qianbao wallet, purse
;Qfl youqian wealthy
.fl lingqian small change
ffi�fl yasuiqian money given to children during the

Lunar New Year

-
-
-, -
�
- bai
1 hundred
a *Z.a barrenzhibai absolutely (literally, 100 per cent)
barrendian percentage point
baihuo general merchandise
baiwiin million (literally, a hundred ten

thousand)

Traditional
form
kuai
classifier
1ft* yiikuai fish pieces

� *� yi kuai qian a dollar (literally, a piece of money)
� *JL yikuair together
n*� langkuiiizi Chinese characters

bian/pian
convenient; cheap
jjfl tangbian convenient
fl*'J bifuill convenient
fl* biantiao short note
flE pianyi cheap

. .
I
yi
-
appropriate
�'II: biiyi not fitting
'II: A yiren pleasant
i!J!E: pianyi inexpensive
ia'H: shiyi appropriate

��
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...... . '
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- Traditional
form
�
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), nao
brain
JMifm naojin brain

JMitt naozhi brain
Jt!JMi diannao computer
R�JMiJL doufu'naor jellied beancurd

Traditional
form
tai
platform; [classifier]
i?llft wjie steps, stairs
i?� Taiwan Taiwan

i?�t Taibei Taipei
i?� wqiu billiards

Traditional
form
nW
sell
�jJ mam exert all of one's strength
�N! maizuo draw large audience (literally, seat seller)
�w. mainong show off one's cleverness

�� maimai business
�� m8.iyou to betray/sell out one's friend

-
qian
thousand
-=fi qianJI a long distance (literally, a

thousand Chinese unit of length =
500 kilometers)
-=fn qianwan be sure to
-=flilfit qia.n.tang-baiji in a thousand and one ways

-=ffi�tf qian pian yi 1ft following the same pattern

Jf}f}f
-
$;
L
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form
r
�� wan
ten thousand
1f}j baiwan million

�-'fJj yiqianwan 10 million
Jj$ wanshi all things

Jj� wanyi just in case

7' j yuan
first; Chinese dollar
�j(; Meiyuan American dollars
j(;a Yuandan New Year's Day
*-5G GOngyuan A.D. (the Christian era)
*-5GDtr Gongyuanqian B.C. (before the Christian era)

-j-kk
-
-
tai
too
xm wyang sun
x� ta.ikong outer space
xstt� Taipingyang Pacific Ocean
xta$ taijiquan Taichi
xstt taiping peace and tranquility

'
'
jiii
right away
�:J! jiiishi exactly
�:f. jiiishOu while you are at it

�� jiiiyao be going to
�- jiiisuan even if

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18t
VE
Traditional
form
ba
[particle]
� 115
...
jiii ba
... consent or approval
� 115
..•
hui ba
... confirmation
:f!tftH! 115 •.•

hlloxiii.ng shi ba
... doubt or uncertainty
... 115, 115
•..
...ba,...ba marking a pause

- -
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7 YtY.t
I
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� ling
zero
•--r lingxia below zero
·� lingqiiin small change
.li$ ling sui piecemeal
•m� lingyongqiiin pocket money

i� i� i�
-}� -}� -}�
-+
it � �
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y y y
... -:�:-
-:=�
ii�
Traditional
form
dii
read
�� diishii study
�* diiben textbook
�if diizbe reader (of a book, newspaper, etc.)
�� yuedii read

�* �* �*
I � �
.; �-
.; �t.
.; �� If;
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,,,
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....
lian
Traditional
form
��' practice
�)) lifulxi practice
�))* liannoen workbook

�))l! lifulxiti exercise problems
�lit lianwii practice martial arts

l l 5J
......
-
Traditional
form
xi
practice
�1m" xiguan habit

�� xiran fall into a bad habit of
�� xiqi bad habit
�-m xisii custom

...
,
......
Traditional
L
-
form
�
.......
shii
' book
�{g. shiibao school bag
�Ji!i shiidiiin bookstore

�� shiijia bookshelf
�t! shiifa calligraphy
�� niiinshii study

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il ij if] i� i�
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�
Traditional
�ii
form
ci
� word
i»J:!ftl. cidian dictionary
1:.i»J shengci new words
ip.i»J danci single words
i»JH:* cihuibiao glossary

., t L..llo.
....... r
,_ .......
dian
standard
:!ftl.*L dianii ceremony
:!ftl.� dianxmg typical

ii!JA cidian dictionary
--;!f:!ftl. gildiAn classical

-
ben
root, base [classifier]
*Jtl! bendi local
*fr benhang one's own profession

** benlai original
*®{ benling ability

'
I
-,.
,.. '
lJ ta
it
its (animals/things)
'6 ffJ tfunen they (animals/things)
;lt:'B qita other; else

M M M
-
�
=
* *� *� *-�
r 1;�
n *r#
f
Traditional
form
bang
help
ffjll}j bangzhu help
ffj:f- bangshOu helper
ffitt bangmang help
ffi�tt bangdaomang make the matter worse with one's help

zhii
assistance
fjJ.I}] bangzhu help
J.IJJ-'f zhiishOu assistant
J.IJJM.
"' zhiixing add to the fun
J.l}]�� zhiixuejm grant-in-aid

.....i.L... .....i.L... .....i.L...
flU flU flU

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) 11 n Fl fll rJlJ
� '--...
-mlJ qian
in front of, ahead
-wroo qianmian in front of, ahead

lifi]Jl qianbian in front of, ahead
lifi* qiantian day before yesterday
lifi� qiantii future prospect

Traditional
form
hou
behind
moo houmian at the back, behind

m* hOutiiin day after tomorrow
m:¥ hOuguo consequence
VAm yihou afterwards
m* houbei reserve

�
-,_ ......
,
, �
�
mian
1 face
pij{t mianmao features

Pii� mianshu look familiar
Pii� mianji area
w-r mianzi face

� � �
. _,_ .... .f'r
1-f'r A�b+�
'
pang
next to
?j� pangbiin next to
Wi?i limgpang both sides
?iXJ:B pangguanzbe onlooker

?jl9( pangting be a visitor in a school class

'�
�
' l Traditional
r
-t7'...J
form
....J.. bian
- side
Uz...Uz bian...bian as...as
J:U! shilngbian above
*� waibian outside
#JU! haibian seaside

Traditional
form
dui
opposite; correct
�too duimian opposite

)(;j"�� duibuqi I'm sorry
)(;j":f duishOu opponent
�t-'f duiyU with regard to, about

yuan
courtyard
I;'G� yufulzi courtyard
�I;'G yiyuan hospital
{ij;'G zhiiyuan be hospitalised
·�I;'G dianyingyuan cinema

jiao/xhio
check; school
:.fi3C.l1 jiiiodui check, proofread
�tc xuexiiio school
tcll!i xiaoyuan campus

-l!J:tc milxiiio alma mater

gong
public
*� gonggong public
*11!. gongU kilometer
*1f gongjin kilogram
** gongsheng liter

rm rm rm
I n ll fl 171 P9 ®1
�
-
ll1
Traditional
Jl:
form
yuan
.., garden; park
*� gongyuiin park
1£� huayuiin (flower) garden
•*� pingguoyuiin apple orchard

i;IJ�� dongwiiyuiin zoo

Traditional
form
li
depart
•• lihiin divorce
j{:ff likai depart
j{}Jij libie bid farewell
j{l! liti digress from the subject

\ - , _ \-
Jl1 Jl1 Jl1

- - -- -- --
r 7G 7G 17G :Q£
,3:-
'
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Traditional
"1�7G
form
-l
._.
.......
yuan
-- far
]&� yuanchu distant point or place
7&i!i yuanj"in distance
i&* yuanda long-range, lofty
*i& changyuan long-term

- -!-
-�- -
-
...
-- zhi
-
straight
-:« yizhi all the way
:KJIJ zhidao until
:«� zhijie direct
:K*:K� zhilai-zhiqii blunt, frank and outspoken

1± 1± 1±
j 1 1� 1� 1=i= 1i..
/ /.'
1
wang
toward
tttt wangwang often

tt# wangchiing habitually in the past
ttili wangfan journey there and back
tl:* wanglai contact, dealings

zou
walk
JEll& zoulii go on foot
JEi!£ zouyiin be in luck
JE� zoushl wander away
JE1ib roudong stretch one's legs

Traditional
form
guo
pass; cross
M:ftt guomin allergy

M:� guaqii formerly
M:"'f guoshi out of date
�M: biiguo but, however

!&.. !&.. !&..
� � �
/
7
3<-Z-{--ff-�
,� t1 *
?&-
Traditional
form
,�, tHio
[classifier]
*� tiaojian condition
*M. tiaoii orderliness
-8!* biantiao short note
Pii* miantiao noodles

}
jie
street
Jj)it jiedao residential district
*-Ji dajie main street
l:Ji shangjie go shopping
JlAJi Tangrenjie Chinatown

-
.....
I""""
-�
zai
� � again
-:PHx zaici once more
-N1\!. ziiijian see you again, goodbye
-JIJ-=: ziiisiin again and again
-NiJt ziiishuo what's more, besides

m m m
l n
Jl JJL
JL
JL
Traditional
form
jian
see
.%00 ji3nmian meet, see

.W.i-R jianshi experience, knowledge
.%� jianxiao laugh at (me or us)
N.W. z&jian see you again, goodbye

r
jin
near
i!i* jinlai recently
i!i*Jt jinshi near-sighted
i!iit! jinbian close and convenient
i!i&f. jinnian in recent years
Rti!i fiijin nearby

/
wai
outside
51-lti waimian outside
*� waibiao outward appearance
51-�A. waiguoren foreigner

51-A. wairen stranger, outsider

_ ...
Traditional
form
ma
horse
!bll malii road
.IbJJi mahu careless
!bJ: mashiing at once
!b&� malasong marathon

lU
road
B&fi- lubiao road sign
B&J: liishang en route

Ji&l:::t liikou intersection
-� liixian route, itinerary

Al:J Al:J Al:J
f:Jl:J §l:J fj(:J
/- p. p. p..-
} 1l fj � 1'J �b ��
neng
possible
tm� nenggou be capable of
fm-=f nenggan capable
fmjJ nengli ability
lmi!5i nengyuan energy

......
r-
-
-
- �
yong
� use
'"� yongchu use
1Q;r}J yonggong hardworking

m:n yongll exert oneself physically
m-�\ yong:xln attentively

zuo
left
tc1ll zuobian the left
:tc:f- zuoshOu left hand
:tell� zuopiezi left-handed person

:tct; zuoyou about (used after a numeral)

,_-
you
right
youbian the right
youd� right-hand side
youshOu right hand
tr.J�!tr!l zuos1-youxiang think over from different angles

(literally, think left and right)

-
�
-
.......
shou
hand
-f-� shOuzhi toilet paper

-f-� shOuqi luck at gambling
-f-1:: shOuyi craftsmanship
-f-� shOuxii formalities

0 0 0
/" /" /"
' " 0 0 0
/ /'
��
0 Traditional
form
/ ' zhi
only
JUJi zhigil just think of

merely
..
RJ! zhishi
J\�---� zhiyao jiii if only
Rfi zhiyou be forced to

f± f± f±
zhii
live
{±� zhiichii lodging
{if:t zhiihii household
{±� zhiiyuan be hospitalized

{±� zhiizhai one's residence

ciao
arrive
JIJ)ii daoda to arrive, get to
JIJ� daochii everywhere, anywhere
JIJJJ& daod.I finally
JIJ* daojiii be excellent
JIJM daoqi become due

fA fA fA
) )- J-) )-}.__
,
1Jt
;)
,
Traditional
form
cong
from
». ... JIJ c6ng...dao from...to
»-* c6nglai all along
MllU c6ngqian formerly
A'. I]\ c6ngxiao from childhood

,
"" -
-
zuo
-
-
sit
**$ zuohuoche travel by train

*fft zuowei seat
*�r zuobuxia not having enough seats
** zuoban keep office hours

!tl!.:ti difang place, space
!ti!.OO ditii map
!tl!.r dixia on the ground
!til. ill didao pure, typical
!til. F.! didian place

Traditional
form
Iron
-� gangtie steel
�Bl tielii railway
jlf!� ditie subway
�11ili! tie!anwan iron rice-bowl

,__
7-
Traditional
form
.....
che
vehicle
-$� cherei (passenger's) fare
** huache train
iHtt!t-$ gonggongqiche bus

-$tM chehuo traffic accident

, .
�
..., �
� -
j bei
north
�tjj beilang northern

m�t dongbei north-east
�tn: Beijing Beijing
�t�� Beimeizhou North America

� � �
lj;
/ /lj; lj;
/
'
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' ,., -iT
-t 1{ 7f....
' -
�� jing
capital
�t)j( Beijing Beijing

Jtj)j( Nanjing Nanjing (Nanking)
** Dongjing Tokyo
)j(,lj rmgjii Beijing opera

r
nan
south
mUJ. nanbian south side
mmt nanbii southern part
m» namang south of a country
m*llf' nanbanqiu Southern hemisphere

* * *
-
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t *
' "
-
,
- *-
' � Traditional
form
�� lai
come
*�F& laibuji there's not enough time

*1!!1 laihui a return journey
*tt laiwang come and go
�* c6nglai all along

jiii
a long time
�!A duo jiii how long?
!A{f jiiideng wait for a long time
!Am jiiiliii stay a long time
�!A biijiii not a very long time

yi
already
B� yijing already
Btl: yiwang in the past
W B eryi that is all

��
I � � �/
- ..- t?'tz'�'�
�<«
'\ '..:1:.
~
Traditional
form
jing
classics; pass through
f21it jingchang frequently

f2):! jingguo pass
f2JJ1 jing1I manager
t2� jingyan experience

* * *
t- *
/ /
-
, . -k
/ -
Traditional
form
-
chang/zhang
� v long; grow
*ti: Changjiang Yangtze River (literally, long river)

*� changchii strong points
** zhlngda grow up
*1ll zhangbei elder, senior

1EU (8] tEU
I ll 111 lln 1f1l lal
'
' - .....
Fa,
JS
Traditional
form
jian
� space
P-tfJt] shijian time
J:f:t lill zhongjian middle
11} lill tangjian room
�rill yejian at night

xi
happy
·� xi'ai be fond of
·� xihuan be fond of
�· huanxi joyful
•• xishi happy event

Y/X X!x X!x
7 ){ J/ ){;.. 5{_7 ){X
{ik
�x
Traditional
form
huan
happy
�- huanxi joyful
�x• huiinjii happy reunion
�� huiinle happy
�1!1! huiinyfug welcome

leng
cold
�- lengjing calm (of people)
�* lengshui unboiled water; cold water
�- lengluo treat coldly
�� lengbingbing cold in manner

dong
winter
�* dongtian winter
�* dongji winter
�'Sf donggii dried mushrooms
�� dongzhuang winter fashion

' ' '
'
sea
#if£ haiba above sea level
#f� haibian seaside
#f91- haiwai overseas
l:#f Shanghai Shanghai

- -r-
xia
summer
I:K xiiitian summer
I+��>t xiaJingshi daylight-saving (summer time)
I+'lf xiaJingying summer camp

I� xiazhuang summer fashion

:fA
.I\\\
Traditional
form
hot
�- redai the tropics
�� rerum hot spot

�tt reqing enthusiasm
... � ...re craze, fad
�J�\ rexin enthusiastic, warm- hearted

Traditional
form
jiao
compare
lt� bijiao comparatively
;f:ft� xiangjiao compare
�- jiaoliang measure one's strength with
�Jg jiaowei comparatively

� � �
m m m
1 ·1 -1�
1
,1.....
� �� r}? r}?
I n $
common
** changchang often
#W. changjiiln common
1ltl.Jt changshi general knowledge
SJt# pingchang common

-
-
.....
., '
�
' �
yU
� rain
wm zhenyii showers
rm xiayii rain
lili* yiiji rainy season
Jij:$ yiisan umbrella

'
'
Traditional
form
you
swim; tour
�� y6uyong swim
�� y6uxi game
�A youren tourist, traveler
�Jt y6u1an sight-seeing

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i] ,;j IJJ" iJ}-
.
' ' ' '
'
' '
yong
swim
�� y6uyong swim
it� wayong breast stroke
8Jit� ziy6uyong free style

�it yongdao lane (in swimming pool)

' '
'
'
chi
pool, pond
rt�� y6uy6ngchi swimming pool

*� shuichi pond
m� yiichi public bathhouse
�- chitang pond

'
-
fiing
direction
jj{il! fiingbian convenient
jjJiu fiingxiang direction

jjti; fiingta method
jjpij fiingmian aspect

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....... �)1]
:ra
]:_ Traditional
form
l:f zhou
' week
mia zhouri: Sunday
mi. zhounian anniversary
mi:!t zhoushen all over the body

mill! zhouwei around

***
mo
end
zhoumo weekend
maqi" last phase
**:$ mobiinche last train/bus

mori doomsday

'
'
hu6
live
ffl1;1) hu6dong activity
ffljJ hu6li energy
fflii hu6p0 lively
�m shenghu6 life

Traditional
form
dong
move
1;b:!t dongshen set out on a journey

1iiJA dongren moving, touching
1;1]19f dongting pleasant to listen to
1;b�l!i dongwiiyuan zoo

/
..
Traditional
form
ai
love
�it aiqing love
�#' aihil take good care of
�tit aixi value highly and use prudently
�M aihao hobby
;t:U� xiang'ai to be in love with each other

1 n R A a a/ a� at Wf � � �
�
shui
-
sleep
lli'.llt shuijiao sleep

lflli wiishui afternoon nap
llilft shuimian sleep
lli:i{ shuiyi pyjamas

/' \ ,., J'\ \ ,., J" ,,.,
JilL JilL JilL
�
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�
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j
tJ Tf yr �
�
,,� 5l.:
�""fiJ�
Traditional
form
Yu jiao/jue
sleep; feel
llfi111t shui lanjiao sleep in
llfilf1t shui wiijiao afternoon nap
1t� juede feel
�1t ganjue perception

ne
[particle]
In general Chinese particles occur in the final position of a sentence,

although they may occur elsewhere in a sentence. The particle "ne" can
serve the following functions:
(a) to indicate a continuing aspect; (b) to ask an elliptical question;
(c) to ask a rhetorical question; and (d) to mark a pause in a sentence.

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� � �
- - ,- ,- ,-
-r A A \A
:E
'
_,. if
Traditional
-rA
form
...l...... yUn
-- transport
)g� yiinqi luck

$i!£ xingyUn fortunate
i!£1ib yiindong sport
)gJD yiinyong utilize

/
de/de/dei
obtain; [particle]; must
verb + 1:f verb + de verbal particle
1:fAl deyi proud of oneself
1:f$ dezui offend
must

-
-
l=l ke
� can, may
liJ:I! keshi but
liJ� ke'ai lovable, lovely
liJW. keyi can, may
lilft keneng possible

� � �
y )l v:/ y�
,
y) yi
with
�-it yibian in order to

�m yihou afterwards
�liU yiqian prior to, former

�, yiwei consider

,
't
'--
..-
-
�/ �
gong
together
�llij gongt6ng common
-� yigong altogether
*� gonggong public
�fltJjJ gonghegu6 republic

1� 1� 1�
•/-
:J
/t.
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:.!:
' ' ' '
'
'b
�� qi
steam
fltblt qiyou petrol
flt* qishui soft drinks
fl($ qiche automobile
f!CM qichuan steamship

huo
or; perhaps
9Jt:l! huoshi or
9Jtit huozhe either...or

9Jtif huoxu perhaps,rnaybe

+
,t
- --,___
- /...
/� ,
zhe
- er , -ist
t\!:1! zuozbe author

�:1! diizbe reader
m=t- jizbe reporter
?1�:1! pangguanzbe onlooker

,t
'
_;
huo
fire
1<$ huoche train
*� huochai matches
*� huohou duration and degree of heating, cooking etc.
1(E( hu6qi temper

'
zhan
stand
1<$1i'i huochezhan train station

Mit zhanii be on one's feet
MG zhanwen come to a stop
Mft zhanzhii stop, halt

�0 �0 �0
/ J.- }:;.
.j � �1 �p �p
�l1 zhi
know
�if! zhidao know

�e. zhiji bosom friend
�if zhiyi'n understanding friend
�l� zhishi knowledge

-
road
if! II& daolii road

if!J!I!. daoli reason
if!It daoqian apologize
ill)( daoyi morality and justice

Traditional
form
hua
speech
:Jd8 dahua brag, talk big
Jt!.i8 dianhua telephone

Mi8 haohua word of praise
Wii8 tinghua obedient

you
also; again
Jt you in addition to
Jt···Jt you...you both...and
Jt you but

itfz. itfz. itfz.
1==1 1==1 1==1
�
� tf ;jf ;if,
, ..
' ;
� � � � �
1 n A J::1
pii
general
1tm putong ordinary
1tiili! Piitonghua Mandarin

1t!k puji be made popular among
1t�* Pii'erchii Pu'er tea (red tea from Yunnan province)

'�
�� lfl
,... .......
-
tong
through
iii# tongchang usually
iii:! tongguo by means of
uuu tongzhl notify
�iii jiaotong transport

�
-
xiang
fragrant
l!f1;4{ xiangjiiio banana
** xiangshui perfume
l!fmt xiangtian sound (of sleep)
�lf chixiang popular

gang
harbor
mn gangkou port
�m haigang harbor
:ffii Xianggang Hong Kong (literally, fragrant harbor)

iifli Gangbi Hong Kong dollars

� t
) _)
'
.......
)_ _) chii
....... ' come out
til� chiichai to go on a business trip

til if chiicuo make mistakes
tll'-t chiita start off
til� chiiqu go out
tllt=f chiikou exit

.
'
ding
calm
�- dingzuo have something made to order
�M dingqi regular
�� yfding certainly
i{J� yueding arrange

Dff Dff Dff
l p 11 11
;
[
11 f-
11 JT
11
jf�
·�
��
v
� Traditional
form
ting
listen
IYT�tl tingbudong not understand (by listening)

IYT�tl tingdedong understand (by listening)
IYT.W. tingjian hear
IYfiJi tingshuo be told

, ,. 't ��- r· r-- �� rll· �t-;r �t-� �t-� �t�
ff 'If 'If
dong
-
understand
-� dongde understand
•• dongshi sensible, intelligent
lttl kandong understand (by reading)
wrtt tingdong understand (by listening)

� _L..... �
�
--
__. __.
________._ __.
J=t J=t J=t

� � � � �
�
'
I p p
' -
-
-
-
p
yan
word
�� yanliin opinion on public affairs
�l-l yantan. the way one speaks
�tr yanxmg words and deeds

�ii yanyil speech

yao
want
.;!� yaobii otherwise
.;!:lf yaohao be close friends
.;! � yaojin important
1t.;! shOuyao of the first importance

•
t I.-
/_ -
7 -
l xian
first
Jt.m xiiinhou priority
Jt.uu xianqian previously
;t� xiansheng mister, gentleman

;t� xiant6u formerly

Traditional
form
1a
develop
1t* Iahuo lose one's temper
1t� :tare run a temperature
;&1::. !asheng happen
;&� :tayan make a statement

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r=1 s r=1
� .ff .:iL- .:iL- .:5L- .:5L- .:5L-
.
_,_
1 n fJ 1=1
�
i--
�-
� _.
-·l=l yin
sound
linK ylnxiang hi-fi set

li* ymyue music
Pili shengyin sound

I!Jlli zaoyin noise

--::±:::- --::±:::- --::±:::-
F F F
-:!:;
jE
-l- -:1:-
t; t
-
��
�
~ Traditional
form
r sheng
sound
Pi� shengdiao tones
Jj\pt xiaosheng in a low voice
Pi91 shengpang phonetic element of a character

*Pi dasheng loudly

Traditional
form
diao/tHio
tone; adjust
i'ti!f diaocba investigate

i't-=f diaozi tune
i'1 tiao adjust
i'tlt tiaopi mischievous

, ,
-
,
._, �_, -
..,.,. ..._, - pin

�
put together
t)f. pinming exerting the utmost strength
t)f:J!: pinpan assorted cold dishes
t)f� pinxie transliterate, spell
t)fif pinyin pinyin romanization

-t
;t
cai
only then, just
;;t� cii.ihua literary or artistic talent

;;ti� crushi ability and insight
A::t rencai talent (of persons)
m�::t gangcai just now
::tfm caineng ability

�1 511 �1
frl frk kt .1[3
�
frl-
if; �
/ ,1- fr
di
ordinal number
jji�flj diylsheng first tone
- _pt
-=h di'ersheng second tone
-�Pi disansheng third tone

jjii!-Qflj disisheng fourth tone

r r r % %
��
�� ....
gan
feel
•it ganjue feel, perceive
• \¥l ganmao common cold, flu

•f'N ganqing feelings, emotion
•• ginxie thank

,, ,,,
,, ,- Traditional
form
xmglxing
prosper; interest
�fii xfug!en be excited
�- xfugqii interest
�!); xingtou enthusiasm
• .w.
/'\ gaoxing happy, pleased

J: -f -f}A_:A:._;(_:M_:M._M_
ftlfttA!
qu
delight
·'* qiiwei taste
*• leqii interest, delight
�- :xingqii interest
fl. youqii interesting

'% '% '%
1X 1X 1X
y -� -� ·· ··
1· 1'*' 1'# ··
1'£_
' '• '•.
1 1 1 1 1
' '
�*
ii}(_
';k Traditional
form
�_;K_ tan
talk
til! tanhua talk

ii!J!IJ tan.pan negotiate
it :X tan.tian chat
iil!f: tantii style of conversation

!If
�� !If #.�Y-
�rw � \
I
� � f o/'- � � �h.. � �h..
- - _, � _,, _,, , -
�
I ��
Traditional
form
yan
expenence
�J6L yanxie blood test

�� jingyan experience
�� shiyan experiment
-!*� tryan act of experiencing

M� ceyan test

jiao
exchange
3t� jiaohuan exchange
3t� jiiioji social intercourse
3tmt jiaoliu exchange
3tli jiiiotOng transport

i4 "i4 "i4
f) I� fJIL fJJL
"
. :
I r r,_ :i:'
I
:i:
I
:i:
IJ
:i:
IJI
:i;
111u
'�
' '
IJJU liii
flow
�� liiichuan hand down
�i)l) liiidong on the move
��1 liiili fluent
�fj liiixing popular

jian
build
l!:ft jianli build, establish
l!itf:t jiiinshexing constructive

J!i:)( jianyi suggest
•• xiujian build

i i' iJ i3t
Traditional
form
yi
discuss
i:){ft yicbeng agenda

i:){� yilful comment, talk
rt)(P% Xiayiyuan Lower House of Parliament
i:){R! yiti topic for discussion

....
rt , � r
}r�gen � follow
BJl... -n gen ...yiyiing the same as
Bill:. genshiing keep pace with
Blltf genzhe follow
f,tjBJl� gaogenxie high-heel shoes

'
.,
, -
� -
-0 gao
tell
�a gaoba.i public announcement
�Btl gaobie bid farewell to
�-IN gaojia take leave
�i)f gaosu tell
m� baogao report

ilf i]f i]f
- ;
-if -if -iJT -i]f

'
1 1
'
1Jf
,.a Traditional
,_,
11
form
'
....
sii
tell
iJfiJi siishuo relate, recount
mi'k siisong litigation
t5!m kongsii accuse, denounce
ftlm qingsii pour out one's heart

f {I
xiang
think
1ltJIJ xiangctao think of
m� xiangfa idea, opinion
m� xiangnian remember with longing
11�11 xiangxiangli imagination

i# i# i#
. .
1 i- i- ir i#-
'
, i.
- Traditional
-v
- form
jiang
speak, explain
tjj:i! jianghua speak, talk
i*ift jiangjia bargain
tjj:� jiangjiu be particular about
tM!t! jiang1I reason with someone

fi
sharp
*'J� lihai terrible, formidable
*Hi lliuo neat, orderly
*'J:g liyi benefit
*HD liyong make use of

-
Traditional
form
open
;Jf$ kaiche drive or start a vehicle
;Jf:/t kailang open to public use

;JfJ:t kili.kou start to talk
*� kaishi begin

-
pa
1
afraid
fa* pashi be afraid of getting into trouble
fa� paJ.eng be afraid of the cold
fa :I[ pax.iii bashful
�fa kongpa be afraid of

J I J; k 4 4- 4-r 4� ¥ 4-f!- 4ft 4-tf
4%
Traditional
form
cuo
wrong
tfUW¥ cuobiezi wrongly written or mispronounced

characters
fiB� cuowii mistake
flU:t cuoguo miss, let slip
�fit bucuo not bad, pretty good

gai
change
i!t1f gaibian change
i!t� gaidiao give up, drop
J!t1j'i gaige reform
i!tlE gaizheng correct

lE lE lE
f 1= J"f
-
J1.
�
-
.,
�
zheng
-
right, correct
.IE# zhengchang normal

.IE-M zhenghao just in time
.IEJffl zhengque correct
.IE{£ zhengzai right at the moment

......:L..
m m J�
r F F fi ;iL
'
..!-
'
-
� i� '
Traditional
form
\'J
- -
yfuglying
ought to; answer
m� yfuggai ought to
m"ll yingch6u social engagement

m� yfugdang ought to
mff yingfu deal with, cope with

Traditional
form
gai
ought to
*� gaidang deserve
*JE gaisi exclamation (showing anger)
ffl* hu6gai exclamation (literally, it serves someone right)
�* yinggai ought to

zhao
look for
!t�>f"f{t zhao duixiang look for a partner in marriage

!t*� zbaomafan look for trouble
!t/f-Jf zhaobukai have no change
!t� zhaoqian give change

Traditional
form
assist
fildao coach, tutor
fildaoyuiin tutor
consonants
assist

B B B
� � �
..., e �
f -!f-
�
'�
�
�
P.l Traditional
form
-
' dao
� guide
�IJili daoshl teacher, tutor
�� daoyan director
�Mf daoy6u tourist guide
®t�A 1Ingdaoren leader

qiu
beg, seek
)j'{ft qiujiao come to seek advice
)j'{ft qiuqmg plead
)jtz�� qiu zhl bii de all one could wish for

J!)jt yaoqiu requirement, request

Traditional
form
que
accurate
JIO� queding fix, determine
JIO�.k queren confirm
JIO� queshi really
iEJIO zhengque correct

ta
law, method
�I® Faguo France
��AJ& fading renshii quorum
�� :falft law
�-=f :fazi way, method
i}}� bama solution, way

zui
most
-� zuiduo at most, maximum
Jll:!ff zuihao best, first rate
ftm zuihou last, final
Jllj!i zuijin recently, of late

-
L.Jr
1� -
..
1-
II
reason
JJUt II:Ia haircut
J!!!fl. IIjie understand
J!!!l( IIxiang ideal

J!l!lit IIyou reason

r
min
people
A� renmin people
�l!IK min'ge folk songs
�± minzhu democratic
�1m minzii nation, ethnic group

�
1ll �
1ll 1}(
1ll
-
\ � " <if <iT!
.i1 fi <if
" � .w PJ
<if/..
PJ
.wr -¥Jk
ge
song
lll& gexing singer (star)
lll.IJWO gejiiyuan opera house

fill gemi fans
J.IKJI'f gesheng sound of singing

J'fl -
& dan
but, yet
{I!� danshi but
f!!!!!! danyuan if only
{!!Jt danian in every case
�{!! biidan not only

Traditional
form
nan
difficult
�� nande rare
�lJt nanshuo it's hard to say

�it nan'guo sad
�� nanwei press, embarrass
�· nankan ugly (literally, difficult to look at)

chang
sing
liB It changge sing
IIBJt changpian phonograph record
It liB* gechangjia singer, vocalist
iti!BM hechangtuan choir

)�
p 1
sii
custom
#F=t siiqi in poor taste
#H� siihua common saying, proverb
iil#t tongsii popular
))#t xisii custom, convention

,t
., ......
,.
, �
1- I"""'
- qii/qii
.--
1 mistake; song
dllt# qujie misinterpret

1111-=f qUzi song, tune
.ft:dll ZUOqU write music
.ft:llll* zu()qiljiii composer

__J__., � __J__.,
r=::t r=::t r=::t
l•=tJ f13J n=u
.
�
� �
_,_ _,_ _,_ _,_ _,_ _,_
fJ 01
,... 0 0
1
,_
-
li!J gao
tall
f.li� gao'ai height
f.lifl£ gaodi high and low
f.li* gaooa tall and big
f,IJM.
/'- gam�ing happy, pleased

'
I
rong
contain
�#I rongna have a capacity of
�!&- r6ngren put up with
�l'f r6ngxu tolerate, permit
�� xiaorong smiling face

n f1
yi
change; easy
}h� Yijing Book of Changes

�}h jHioyi transaction
�}h qingyi easily

�}h r6ngyi easy

" ...
1¥g t� 1¥g
.
: . . •-'-
:-r- :,T- ·m- :i!T:: ·� :�
I I I ' ' I' ' I' . ' ·�
I' .
Traditional
form
wan
bay
M� hewan bend in a river
fflj� haiwan bay, gulf
I!N-If� Moxigewan Gulf of Mexico

�� Taiwan Taiwan

jiao/jiao
teach
fi:fS jiiioshii teach
fil]iJi jiiioshl teacher
fi1lt jiaotang church

fiff jiiioyii education
fi� jiiiodao instruct, offer guidance

l
Traditional
form
geilji
give, supply
�7 geile gave
-m� gongji supply

�� ziji self-sufficient
�7 jiyil (formal) give, render

-
.... �--
-
,___,.
�
�-
shou
main, number one
it1X shouci for the first time
it� shOudu capital
it* shOuxian first of all

$it biishOu radical (part of character which carries
meaning)

Traditional
form
ti
topic
IPJB wenti question

B# ticiii subject matter
B� timii topic
i!B huati topic of conversation

jm
gold
�� jmbuhuiin not to be exchanged even for gold
�II! j1nr6ng finance, banking
Ji�Jtf wiijmdiiin hardware store
Jt� xianjm ready money
�-@. jmse golden, the color gold

..."
'
liang
bright
�.�.� liangjingjing glittering
�� liangtang light, bright
19J� mingliang bright, shining
Jl� yueliang moon

dai
represent
{t!f} da.iban do something for somebody
{t� da.ibiao represent
{tfft da.ijia price, cost
{tff da.iti replace

biao
show, express
*iii biaocta express
*00 biaomian surface

*it biaoqing expression
*� biaoyan perform

xin
heart
•t•J!I!. xinli psychology, mentality
•t•ft xinqing mood
•t·� xinreng be distressed
!J••t• xiaoxin be careful

fang
release, put
iii* !angda enlarge
iiiit rangguo let off, let slip

iii-ill rangjia have a holiday
iii·�\ !angxin be at ease

1 1 f 1' 1r 1Y 1¥ 1r 1F:t 1FJ 1R
ji8/jia
false; holiday
-!Ni� jiashe if, assume
-filii jiaziio counterfeit
-IN� jiaru if, supposing
-filM jiiiqi holiday
i#-IN qingjiii ask for leave

tJ tJ tJ
da
hit
1rlt!.m dadianhua phone someone

1Tt3 dasao sweep, clean
1!19( dating find out
1r* dazi type, key in text

I Jd
h:k
jJft
t;-
suanpan
suan
calculate
abacus
jJIJII( suanzhang do accounts

frjJ dasuan plan
ifjJ;f1{. jisuanji calculator

" L
I J
huang
yellow
1til!f Huanghe the Yellow River
-� huangjin gold
1{{!. huangse yellow; pornographic
1tbll huangyou butter

l J_ J-J
, �
t
�I• jllll"""'" shan
mountain
tlJ� shancheng mountain city
tlJ]J{ shanding hilltop
tlJJ&. shanqii mountain area
fitlJ Huangshan the Yellow Mountain

� � �
) rlvtfit
- )i\
J)<
Traditional
form
reng
wind
M\.0 rengkou a drafty place
MI.. tengqii humorous, witty
Mtfft rengsii custom
MI.'* rengwei special flavor

.!:i!. _g .!:i!.
/� /� /�
' '\7 'A -.a '? .52- .52-
' -* -¥- -t .52-
i'f
.52-
I�
'it-
-J� jlng
scenery
-� jingkuang situation, circumstance

:ll-9: jingqi prosperity
-j;-@. jingse scenery, view
JXI.-j; rengjing scenery

BB
J))'\
BB
J))'\
BB
J))'\
l n H E1 E1' ij71 E1f a� a:g a:g

I
a:g
I•
a:g
I"
a:g
I'''
ail
J �,,
zhao
shine
P.«1it zhaocbang as usual

P.Uft zhaoxiang take a picture
P.«lfl zhaojiii as before
P.«Jt zhaopian photograph

;f§ t§ ;f§
i ;f � �I �n �fl �FJ �g)
-
,t
.....
- ...
�
� t
� .....
l
xiang
looks, appearance
:m� xiangmao facial features
:tnJt xiangpian photograph
:tnfll xiangsheng cross-talk (comic dialogue)

*:tD zhangxiang looks, features

man
slow
ftfj� manjingt6u slow motion
it'll manman slowly
ft)flf)flf mantengteng at a leisurely pace
il�:wfJ!I! mantiao-sill unhurriedly

\s \s \s
-c I: �
�
� � 1ft
� Traditional
form
�
rei
fly
,m teiji aeroplane
,mtM teijichang airport
,tk teikuai very fast
,18! teisii at full speed
Jtg, qiiei to take off (of aircraft)

tJL tJL tJL
-
t t * f) f}L
�
.....
r
:¥�
Traditional
� form
? l-) '
u ji
machine
m1ill jt:dong motorized
m� jThui opportunity
m� jiqi machine
m� jiling clever

kuai
fast
'�'** kuaican fast food

f*ffl kuaihu6 merry
'�'** kuaile happy
'1'*11 kuaiman speed (literally, fast slow)

piao
ticket
�]}} piaorang box office
�fft piaojia price of ticket
m� bangpiao kidnap (for ransom)

ft� toupiao vote
II$� youpiao postage stamp

1fr 1fr 1fr
I
1 f 1A 1� 111
1� _..,,
Traditional
form
jhi
pnce
fft� jiaqian price
fft{t jiiizhi value
i:ll'fft jiangjia bargain
Mtfft zhangjia rise in price

- Traditional
form
ban
do
w.� banta way, means
W.*� bangongshi office
W.Ji biinli handle, conduct
W.Jff. banshi handle affairs, work

'
....
Hi
travel
�ft Hicheng route, itinerary

�m Higuan hotel
�� Hitii journey
�fr Hixing travel

}
/
xinglhang
travel; row
fj* xingli luggage
fj!Jt xingshi travel (of a vehicle, ship etc.)
fj� hangye profession
�Hl" yinhang bank

- -l-
, ft.
es-
•.
1� hua
flower
ita huabai grey
it1:: huasheng peanuts

it� huaqiiin. spend (money)
it� huayang variety
itfJt huillei expenses

tt tt tt
'
Traditional
form
�-- ji
count
tt:lJJ jihua plan
tt� jijiao haggle over, fuss about
ttn-t jishi reckon by time
iHJ jisuan calculating, planning

Traditional
form
hua
delimit
huading delimit, designate
huaren divide
huashidai epoch-making
:tJJ-�= hua yibii er fixed, rigid

'
I
"- ......
L
; -
jue
decide
�� juebii absolutely not
�� jueding decide
�J�\ juexin determination
-� jiejue resolve

m m m
;; :f J r ;.:::. .v- JJt
-
J;t wan
play
lj;:ff.. wanjii toy

lj;� wanxiao joke
;fJI;�JL wanyir thing
l'flj; gilwan antique

shui
water
** shuiguo fruit
*:it!k shuflongtou tap
*->¥- shuiping standard, level
LlJ*J!!!J shanshuihua landscape painting

tlttlttlt
., ,t
, -
-
__..
- shi
world
ill:� shigii ways of the world
H!:tl shiji century
il!:W shijie world
il!:l: shishang in the world

jie
boundary
w� jiexian dividing line
mw yanjie field of vision
*W waijie external world, outside
tfilifJW xinwenjie press circles

1I 1I
' '
I
'
Jiang
nver
n:m jiangshan rivers and mountains, landscape
trm Jiangnan south of the lower reaches of the

Yangtze River
tur Changjiang Yangtze River (literally, long river)

�tr Zhujiang the Pearl River

1nJ 1nJ 1nJ
. '- '-
:
I I 5I ?T I"' X
' -
,-
'f1 he
., river
�� heliii river flow
w�� Hebei Hebei Province
�A heyii freshwater fish from rivers
flW Huanghe the Yellow River

Q) Q}t. Q}t. Q}t. Q}t.
1'J 1'J 1'J1 1'JP 1'Jo
chuan
boat, ship
;tit� chuanpiao steamer ticket

ilft:tlt Ia.nchuan sailing boat
1jf;tlt huochuan cargo ship
1f:tlt kechuan ocean liner

1
fii
add, attach
m-� fiidai attach
m-»n& fiijiashui goods and services tax

lij"Jli fiijin nearby
lij-1:. fiishang be enclosed herewith

Traditional
form
ce
lavatory
JWiJW cesuo toilet
:k JWj ntice ladies' toilet
*JWi zuoce seated toilet

-
suo
dwelling
ml>h suoyi therefore
mtr suoyou all
�m zhensuo clinic, surgery
m�m yiwiisuo clinic

�I �I �I
L
� � �-
/ �� _:[
�J_
t_r_
Traditional
form
hong
red
tt-& h6ngbiio red packets containing money

(given to children during the
Lunar New Year)
tt�� h6nglftdeng traffic lights
ttff h6ngshii sweet potato
ttDI{ h6ngyan be jealous

/.
Traditional
form
�* lftchii green tea
�if Iftdeng approval (literally, green light)
�.H.W Iftdouya mung bean sprouts

�ft Ifthua greening

�J �J �J
' ,'
i 9: 9:- 9:r
, -
�
_a
�
�--, Traditional
form
deng
� light
if:J't dengguang lamplight
if1df$11 denghuo guanzhi blackout
if� dengl6ng lantern
if� dengpao light bulb

(
�- ,.
.,
0
-
xiang
toward
(In� xiangdao act as a guide
(In* xianglai always, all along
(lij#lj xiangli usual practice
(lntt xiangwang yearn for, look forward to

guai
turn (corner)
m�t guaijiao comer, turning
m� guaiwlin make a tum
m�**" guaiwiin-mojiao in a roundabout way
mtt guruzhang walking stick

"-
Traditional
form
wan
bend
�� wanwan curving
�li& wan.J.ii roundabout way
�till wanqii winding
�-r wanzi curve

***
' ,
mi
nee
*11i miian cooked rice
*� miien rice-flour noodles
*� mijiu rice wine

-a* yibaimi 100 meters

Traditional
form
chang
field
liM guangcbang public square

jlj;tM jiichang theater
Jl)f;tM shangchang arcade; commercial bazaar
ltftM shichang market

If� If�! If�
I ;- /: k 4 4' 4"1 f7 4r 4� 4�
��
Traditional
form
yin
silver
mn yinhang bank
fl)l$ yinpai silver medal
ftl-0. yinse silver color
-� yinxing gingko

1� 1� ?�
'
: ,_
:� :A- :A- :A- :A- :A-
i i ) "" I I I} IT1 lfl lfl
qing
clear
if"fl! qingchu clear
if}!I! qingll put in order
iffit qingjing quiet
ifi*I qingxiiin at leisure, idle

chii
clear, neat
"1!"1! chiichu tidy, neat
j!j!PJ� chiichii kelian (of young woman) delicate and

charming
*"1! kiichu suffering
WJjl qingchu clear

' l,.,.
v-
Traditional
form
xii
allow
if� xiiduo many
if� xiijiii for a long time
�if bUx.ii not allowed
-&if yexii perhaps, maybe

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361 57 fむ1 110

305 270 fãng 230

207 103 fàng 321

chéng 137 166 fëi 332

108 129 fën 105

bà chí 229 142 fëng 327

257 267 fìí 294

118 139 fù 351

béi cuo gal

288 234 292

161 g通n 271

biãn d証 323 176 g通ng 256

biàn dà 91 43 gao 308

dài 318 gao 281

bìí/bù dàn 303 ge 55

bù dào 202 jし 83 ge 302

240 gel 313

243 huò 五見 245 191 liàn 162

22 J 214 liàng 317

26 Jl 333 328 líng 160

186 Jl 63 9 liú 277

Jl 341 212 liù 6

hãi 59 Jla 322 343 lÜ 338

hái 87 Jla 336 237 lÙ 355

Hàn 46 Jlan 190 k

h五o 17 Jlan 145 kài 286

hé 54 Jlan 278 kàn 128

hé 349 Jlang 348 k邑 241 ma

hen 71 jiãng 284 kõng 127 mãi

hむu 172 jiào/jiào 312 kuài 148 man

hòu 112 Jlao 11 kuài 334 mang

huà 340 Jlao 237 mao

huà 342 Jlao 178 L 日lao

huà 251 Jlao 224 lài 211 m巴

huãn 59 Jle 56 l己ng 219 mel

huáng 325 Jle 347 181

huì 41 Jm 121 82 町lel

huó 233 Jm 316 1I 300 町l巴n

huó 247 Jm 136 285 IIll

173 pm j井 268 S 324

301 』土 253 san 3

14 shän 326 353

123 shäng 141

232 shむ19 113 T

shén 12 tái 152

sh己ng 99 tài 157

nán 210 shï 70 315

nán 304 shí 10 79

neng 195 shì 346 tiáo 267

m 16 shï 24 ti己 206

man 126 shóu 199 tïng 251

shðu 314 tδng 254

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