Pronunciation

HSK LEVEL-2
Definition

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ai4
ba1

to love; affection; to be fond of; to like

eight; 8

ba4 ba5

ba5

bai2

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bai3
bang1 zhu4

bao4 zhi3

(informal) father; CL:|[ge4],[wei4]

(modal particle indicating polite
suggestion); ...right?; ...OK?
white; snowy; pure; bright; empty; blank;
plain; clear; to make clear; in vain;
gratuitous; free of charge; reactionary;
anti-communist; funeral; to stare coldly;
to write wrong character; to state; to
explain; vernacular; spoken lines in opera;
surname Bai
hundred; numerous; all kinds of; surname
Bai
assistance; aid; to help; to assist
newspaper; newsprint;
CL:[fen4],[qi1],|[zhang1]

bei1 zi5

Order Word

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Bei3 jing1

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ben3

cup; glass; CL:|[ge4],[zhi1],[zhi1]

Beijing, capital of People's Republic of
China; Peking; PRC government
roots or stems of plants; origin; source;
this; the current; root; foundation; basis;
classifier for books, periodicals, files
etc; originally

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bu4

(particle used for comparison and "-er

than"); to compare; to contrast; to gesture
(with hands); ratio
to leave; to depart; to separate; to
distinguish; to classify; other; another;
do not; must not; to pin
you're welcome; impolite; rude; blunt;
don't mention it
(negative prefix); not; no

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cai4
cha2

dish (type of food); vegetables; vegetable;

cuisine; CL:|[pan2],[dao4]
tea; tea plant; CL:[bei1],|[hu2]

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chang2
chang4 ge1

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chi1

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bi3

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bie2

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chu1
22 chu1 zu1 che1
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chuan1

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chuan2

length; long; forever; always; constantly

to sing a song
to eat; to have one's meal; to eradicate;
to destroy; to absorb; to suffer; to
exhaust
to go out; to come out; to occur; to
produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put
forth; to happen; classifier for dramas,
plays, operas etc
taxi
to bore through; pierce; perforate;
penetrate; pass through; to dress; to wear;
to put on; to thread
a boat; vessel; ship;
CL:|[tiao2],[sou1],|[zhi1]

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ci4

cong2

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cuo4
28 da3 dian4 hua4
29 da3 lan2 qiu2
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da4
da4 jia1
dan4 shi4

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dao4

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de5

next in sequence; second; the second (day,

time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-;
inferior quality; substandard; order;
sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for
enumerated events: time
from; via; passing through; through (a
gap); past; ever (followed by negative,
meaning never); (formerly pr. zong4 and
related to |) to follow; to comply
with; to obey; to join; to engage in;
adopting some mode of action or attitude;
follower; retainer; accessory; accomplice;
related by common paternal grandfather or
earlier ancestor; surname Cong
mistake; error; blunder; fault; cross;
uneven; wrong; CL:|[ge4]
to make a telephone call
play basketball
big; huge; large; major; great; wide; deep;
oldest; eldest
authority; everyone
but; however
to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go;
to arrive
of; structural particle: used before a
noun, linking it to preceding possessive or
descriptive attributive

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de5

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deng3
di4 di5
di4 yi1

structural particle: used after a verb (or

adjective as main verb), linking it to
following phrase indicating effect, degree,
possibility etc
class; rank; grade; equal to; same as; to
wait for; to await; et cetera; and so on;
et al. (and other authors); after; as soon
as; once
younger brother; CL:|[ge4],[wei4]
first; number one

dian3
dian4 nao3
dian4 shi4

drop (of liquid); stain; spot; speck; jot;

dot stroke (in Chinese characters); decimal
point; point; mark (of degree or level); a
place (with certain characteristics); iron
bell; oclock; a little; a bit; some;
(point) unit of measurement for type; to
touch on briefly; to make clear; to light;
to ignite; to kindle; period of time at
night (24 minutes) (old); a drip; to
dibble; classifier for small indeterminate
quantities
computer; CL:|[tai2]
television; TV; CL:|[tai2],|[ge4]

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dian4 ying3

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dong1 xi5

movie; film;
CL:[bu4],[pian4],[mu4],|[chang3]
thing; stuff; person;
CL:|[ge4],[jian4]

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dong3

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dou1

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du2

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dui4

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dui4 bu5 qi3

duo1
duo1 shao3
er2 zi5
er4
fan4 guan3
fang2 jian1

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fei1 chang2
fei1 ji1
fen1 zhong1

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gao1

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gao1 xing4

to understand; to know
all, both; entirely (due to) each; even;
already
to read; to study; reading of word (i.e.
pronunciation), similar to [pin1 yin1]
couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to
face; versus; for; to; correct (answer); to
answer; to reply; to direct (towards sth);
right
unworthy; to let down; I'm sorry; excuse
me; pardon me; if you please; sorry?
(please repeat)
many; much; a lot of; numerous; multinumber; amount; somewhat
son
two; 2; stupid (Beijing dialect)
restaurant; CL:[jia1]
room; CL:|[jian1]
unusual; extraordinary; extreme; very;
exceptional
airplane; CL: [jia4]
minute
waiter; waitress; attendant; customer
service personnel; CL:|[ge4]
high; tall; above average; loud; your
(honorific); surname Gao
happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a
cheerful mood

to tell; to inform; to let know

older brother; CL:|[ge4],[wei4]
individual; this; that; size; classifier
for people or objects in general

ge4
to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to
allow; to do sth (for sb); (passive
particle)

gei3
bus; CL:|[liang4],[ban1]
gong1 gong4 qi4 che1
kilogram (kg)

gong1 jin1
(business) company; company; firm;
corporation; incorporated; CL:[jia1]

gong1 si1
job; work; construction; task;
CL:|[ge4],[fen4],|[xiang4]

gong1 zuo4
dog; CL:|[zhi1],|[tiao2]

gou3
expensive; noble; your (name); precious

gui4
(experienced action marker); to cross; to
go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a
holiday); to live; to get along;
excessively; too-; surname Guo

guo4

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70

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gao4 su5
ge1 ge5

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hai2
hai2 zi5
Han4 yu3

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hao3
hao3 chi1

still; still in progress; still more; yet;

even more; in addition; fairly; passably
(good); as early as; even; also; else
child
Chinese language; CL:|[men2]
good; well; proper; good to; easy to; very;
so; (suffix indicating completion or
readiness)
tasty; delicious

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day of a month; (suffix used after) name of

a ship; (ordinal) number

hao4
to drink; to shout (a command); My
goodness!

he1
and; together with; with; sum; union;
peace; harmony; surname He; Japanese
related; Taiwan pr. han4

he2
black; dark; abbr. for Heilongjiang
| province in northeast China

hei1
(adverb of degree); quite; very; awfully

hen3
bonus; popular; red; revolutionary

hong2
rear; back; behind; later; afterwards

hou4 mian5
to welcome; welcome

huan1 ying2
to circle; to go back; to turn around; to
answer; to return; to revolve; Hui ethnic
group (Chinese Muslims); time; classifier
for acts of a play; section or chapter (of
a classic book)

hui2
to reply; to answer; the answer;
CL:|[ge4]

hui2 da2
can; be possible; be able to; will; be
likely to; be sure to; to assemble; to
meet; to gather; to see; union; group;
association; CL:|[ge4]; a moment
(Taiwan pr. for this sense is hui3)

hui4
huo3 che1 zhan4 train station

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ji1 chang3

airport; airfield; CL:[jia1],|[chu4]

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ji1 dan4
ji3

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jia1

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jian4

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jiao4
jiao4 shi4
jie3 jie5

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jie4 shao4
jin1 tian1

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jin4
jin4
jiu3

(chicken) egg; hen's egg;

CL:|[ge4],[da2]
how much; how many; several; a few
home; family; classifier for families or
businesses; refers to the philosophical
schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for
specialists in some activity such as
musician or revolutionary, corresponds to
English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian; surname
Jia; CL:|[ge4]
item; component; classifier for events,
things, clothes etc
to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be
called; by (indicates agent in the passive
mood)
classroom; CL:|[jian1]
older sister; CL:|[ge4]
to present; to introduce; to recommend; to
suggest; to let know; to brief
today; at the present; now
to advance; to enter; to come (or go) into;
to receive or admit; to eat or drink; to
submit or present; (used after a verb)
into, in; to score a goal
near; close to; approximately
nine; 9

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jiu4
jue2 de5
ka1 fei1

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kai1

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kai1 shi3

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kan1
kan4 jian4
kao3 shi4

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ke3 neng2
ke3 yi3

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ke4

at once; right away; only; just (emphasis);

as early as; already; as soon as; then; in
that case; as many as; even if; to
approach; to move towards; to undertake; to
engage in; to suffer; subjected to; to
accomplish; to take advantage of; to go
with (of foods); with regard to; concerning
to think; to feel
coffee; CL:[bei1]
to open; to start; to turn on; to boil; to
write out (a medical prescription); to
operate (vehicle); abbr. for |
degrees Kelvin
to begin; beginning; to start; initial;
CL:|[ge4]
to look after; to take care of; to watch;
to guard
to see; to catch sight of
exam; CL:[ci4]
might (happen); possible; probable;
possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps;
CL:|[ge4]
can; may; possible; able to
subject; course; class; lesson;
CL:[tang2],|[jie2],|[men2]

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kuai4

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kuai4
kuai4 le4

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lai2
lao3 shi1

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le5

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lei4
leng3

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li2

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li3

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liang3

lump (of earth); chunk; piece; classifier

for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc;
colloquial word for yuan (or other unit of
currency such as Hong Kong or US dollar
etc), usually as |
rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to
make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or
wits); forthright; plain-spoken; gratified;
pleased; pleasant
happy; merry
to come; to arrive; to come round; ever
since; next
teacher; CL:|[ge4],[wei4]
(modal particle intensifying preceding
clause); (completed action marker)
tired; weary; to strain; to wear out; to
work hard
cold
to leave; to part from; to be away from;
(in giving distances) from; without (sth);
independent of; one of the eight trigrams
of the Book of Changes representing fire
(old)
lining; interior; inside; internal; also
written | [li3]
both; two; ounce; some; a few; tael; weight
equal to 50 grams

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ling2
liu4
lu4
lv3 you2

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ma1 ma5
ma5
mai3

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mai4
man4
mang2
mao1

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mei2
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mei3
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mei4 mei5

zero; nought; zero sign; fractional;

fragmentary; odd (of numbers); (placed
between two numbers to indicate a smaller
quantity followed by a larger one);
fraction; (in mathematics) remainder (after
division); extra; to wither and fall; to
wither
six; 6
road; path; way; CL:|[tiao2]
trip; journey; tourism; travel; tour
mama; mommy; mother; CL:|[ge4],[wei4]
(question tag)
to buy; to purchase
to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to
show off or flaunt
slow
busy; hurriedly
cat; CL:|[zhi1]
(negative prefix for verbs); have not; not
it doesn't matter
each; every
younger sister; fig. younger woman (esp.
girl friend or rival); CL:|[ge4]

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men2
mi3 fan4
ming2 tian1

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ming2 zi5
na3
na3 r5

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na4
na4 r5
nan2 ren2

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ne5

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neng2

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ni3
nian2

gate; door; CL:[shan4]; gateway; doorway;

CL:|[ge4]; opening; valve; switch; way
to do something; knack; family; house;
(religious) sect; school (of thought);
class; category; phylum or division
(taxonomy); classifier for large guns;
classifier for lessons, subjects, branches
of technology
(cooked) rice
tomorrow
name (of a person or thing); CL:|[ge4]
how; which
where?; wherever; anywhere
that; those; then (in that case); commonly
pr. nei4 before a classifier, esp. in
Beijing
there
a man; a male; men; CL:|[ge4]
(question particle for subjects already
mentioned)
to be able to; to be capable of; ability;
capability; able; capable; can possibly;
(usually used in the negative) to have the
possibility of
you (informal, as opposed to polite
[nin2])
year; CL:|[ge4]

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nin2
niu2 nai3
nv3 er2
nv3 ren2
pang2 bian1
pao3 bu4
peng2 you5

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pian2 yi5

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piao4
piao4 liang5
ping2 guo3
qi1
qi1 zi5
qi3 chuang2
qian1
qian2
qian2 mian4
qing2

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qing3

you (polite, as opposed to informal

[ni3])
cow's milk; CL:[ping2],[bei1]
daughter
woman
lateral; side; to the side; beside
to walk quickly; to march; to run
friend; CL:|[ge4],[wei4]
small advantages; to let sb off lightly;
cheap; inexpensive
ticket; ballot; bank note;
CL:|[zhang1]; person held for ransom;
amateur performance of Chinese opera;
classifier for shipments and business
transactions (topolect)
pretty; beautiful
apple; CL:|[ge4],|[ke1]
seven; 7
wife; CL:|[ge4]
to get up
thousand
coin; money; CL:|[bi3]
ahead; in front; preceding; above
clear; fine (weather)
to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to
treat (to a meal etc); to request

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qu4
qu4 nian2

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rang4

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re4

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ren2

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ren4 shi5

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ri4
san1
shang1 dian4

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shang4

to go; to go to (a place); to cause to go

or send (sb); to remove; to get rid of;
(when used either before or after a verb)
to go in order to do sth; to be apart from
in space or time; (after a verb of motion
indicates movement away from the speaker);
(used after certain verbs to indicate
detachment or separation); (of a time or an
event etc) just passed or elapsed
last year
to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to
have sb do sth
heat; to heat up; fervent; hot (of
weather); warm up
man; person; people; CL:|[ge4],[wei4]
to know; to recognize; to be familiar with;
acquainted with sth; knowledge;
understanding; awareness; cognition
sun; day; date, day of the month; abbr. for
| Japan
three; 3
store; shop; CL:[jia1],|[ge4]
on; on top; upon; first (of multiple
parts); previous; last; upper; higher;
above; to climb; to go into; to go up; to
attend (class or university)

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shang4 ban1
shang4 wu3
shao3
shei2
shen1 ti3
shen2 me5
sheng1 bing4
sheng1 ri4
shi2
shi2 hou5
shi2 jian1
shi4

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shi4 qing2

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shou3 biao3

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shou3 ji1

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shu1

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shui3
shui3 guo3
shui4 jiao4

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shuo1 hua4

to go to work; to be on duty; to start

work; to go to the office
morning; CL:|[ge4]
few; little; lack
who; also pronounced shui2
(human) body; health; CL:|[ge4]
what?; who?; something; anything
to fall ill; to sicken
birthday; CL:|[ge4]
ten; 10
time; length of time; moment; period
time; period; CL:[duan4]
is; are; am; yes; to be
affair; matter; thing; business;
CL:[jian4],|[zhuang1]
wrist watch;
CL:|[kuai4],|[zhi1],|[ge4]
cell phone; cellular phone; mobile phone;
CL:[bu4]
book; letter;
CL:[ben3],|[ce4],[bu4]; see also
| Book of History
water; river; liquid; beverage; additional
charges or income; (of clothes) classifier
for number of washes
fruit; CL:|[ge4]
to go to bed; to go to sleep
to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to
tell stories; talk; word

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si4

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song4

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sui4
suo3 yi3

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ta1
ta1
ta1

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tai4
207 ti1 zu2 qiu2

four; 4
to deliver; to carry; to give (as a
present); to present (with); to see off; to
send
classifier for years (of age); year; year
(of crop harvests)
therefore; as a result; so
he or him; (used for either sex when the
sex is unknown or unimportant); (used
before sb's name for emphasis); (used as a
meaningless mock object); other; another
she
it
highest; greatest; too (much); very;
extremely
play soccer(football)

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ti2
tian1 qi4
tiao4 wu3

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ting1

topic; problem for discussion; exam

question; subject; to inscribe; to mention;
surname Ti; CL:|[ge4],[dao4]
weather
to dance
to listen; to hear; to obey; a can
(loanword from English "tin"); classifier
for canned beverages

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tong2 xue2
wai4

(fellow) classmate; CL:[wei4],|[ge4]

outside; in addition; foreign; external

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wan2

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wan2
wan3 shang5

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wei4
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wen4
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wen4 ti2
wo3
wo3 men5
wu3
xi1 gua1

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xi1 wang4
xi3
xi3 huan5

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xia4
xia4 wu3
xia4 yu3

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xian1 sheng5

to finish; to be over; whole; complete;

entire
toy; sth used for amusement; curio or
antique (Taiwan pr. wan4); to play; to have
fun; to trifle with; to keep sth for
entertainment
in the evening; CL:|[ge4]
hello (interj., esp. on telephone); hey; to
feed (sb or some animal)
why?; for what reason?
to ask
question; problem; issue; topic;
CL:|[ge4]
I; me; my
we; us; ourselves; our
five; 5
watermelon; CL:|[tiao2]
to wish for; to desire; hope CL:|[ge4]
to wash; to bathe
to like; to be fond of
down; downwards; below; lower; later; next
(week etc); second (of two parts); to
decline; to go down
afternoon; p.m.; CL:|[ge4]
to rain; rainy
teacher; Mister (Mr.); husband; doctor
(topolect); CL:|[ge4],[wei4]

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xian4 zai4

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xiang3

now; at present; at the moment; modern;

current; nowadays
to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish;
to want; to miss
direction; orientation; to face; to turn
toward; to; towards; shortly before;
formerly; to side with; to be partial to;
all along (previously); surname Xiang
small; tiny; few; young
young lady; miss; CL:|[ge4],[wei4]
hour; CL:|[ge4]
laugh; smile; CL:|[ge4]
some; few; several; (a measure word)
to write
to thank; thanks
new; newly; meso- (chemistry)
week; CL:|[ge4]

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xiang4
xiao3
xiao3 jie5
xiao3 shi2
xiao4
xie1
xie3
xie4 xie5
xin1
xing1 qi1

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xing4
xiu1 xi5
xue2 sheng5
xue2 xi2
xue2 xiao4

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xue3
yan2 se4
yan3 jing5

family name; surname; name; CL:|[ge4]

rest; to rest
student; school child
to learn; to study
school; CL:[suo3]
snow; snowfall; CL:|[chang2]; to have
the appearance of snow; to wipe away, off
or out; to clean
color; CL:|[ge4]
eye; CL:|[zhi1],|[shuang1]

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yang2 rou4

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yao4
yao1

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ye3

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yi1
yi1
yi1
yi1
yi3
yi3

fu5
sheng1
yuan4
jing1
zi5

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yi4 qi3

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yi4 si5

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yin1

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zai4
yin1 wei4
you2 yong3

mutton
medicine; drug; cure;
CL:|[zhong3],[fu4]
demand; ask; request; coerce
also; too; (in classical Chinese) final
particle serving as copula
one; 1; single; a (article); as soon as;
entire; whole; all; throughout; "one"
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi
radical 1)
clothes; CL:[jian4],[tao4]
doctor; CL:|[ge4],[wei4],[ming2]
hospital; CL:[suo3],[jia1],[zuo4]
already
chair; CL:[ba3],[tao4]
in the same place; together; with;
altogether (in total)
idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire;
CL:|[ge4]
overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the
negative principle of Yin and Yang);
negative (electric.); feminine; moon;
implicit; hidden; genitalia
(located) at; (to be) in; to exist; in the
middle of doing sth; (indicating an action
in progress)
because; owing to; on account of
swim

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you3
you4 bian5
yu2

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yuan2
yuan3
yue4

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yun4 dong4

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zai4
zai4 jian4

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zao3 shang5
zen3 me5

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zhang1
zhang4 fu5

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zhao3

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zhe4
zhe4 r5

to have; there is; there are; to exist; to

be
right side; right, to the right
fish; CL:|[tiao2],[wei3]
Chinese monetary unit; dollar; primary;
first; the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (12791368); surname Yuan
far; distant; remote
moon; month; CL:|[ge4],|[lun2]
movement; campaign; CL: |[chang3];
sports
again; once more; re-; second; another;
then (after sth, and not until then)
goodbye; see you again later
early morning; CL:|[ge4]; Good morning!
how?; what?; why?
how?; how about?; how was it?; how are
things?
to open up; to spread; sheet of paper;
classifier for flat objects, sheet;
classifier for votes
husband; CL:|[ge4]
to try to find; to look for; to call on sb;
to find; to seek; to return; to give change
this; these; (commonly pr. zhei4 before a
classifier, esp. in Beijing)
here

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zhen1

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287
288
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zheng4 zai4
zhi1 dao5
Zhong1 guo2
zhong1 wu3

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zou3
zui4
zuo2 tian1
zuo3 bian5

really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine

in the process of (doing something or
happening); while (doing)
to know; to be aware of
China; Middle Kingdom
noon; midday; CL:|[ge4]
to live; to dwell; to stay; to reside; to
stop
preparation; prepare
table; desk; CL:|[zhang1],[tao4]
letter; symbol; character; word;
CL:|[ge4]; courtesy or style name
traditionally given to males aged 20 in
dynastic China
bicycle; bike; CL:|[liang4]
to walk; to go; to run; to move (of
vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away;
to die (euph.); from; through; away (in
compound verbs, such as ); to change
(shape, form, meaning)
most; the most; -est
yesterday
left; the left side; to the left of

zuo4

to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus,

airplane etc); to bear fruit; surname Zuo

zhu4
zhun3 bei4
zhuo1 zi5

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particle attached after verb to indicate

action in progress, like -ing ending

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zuo4

to do; to make; to produce; to write; to

compose; to act as; to engage in; to hold
(a party); to be; to become; to function
(in some capacity); to serve as; to be used
for; to form (a bond or relationship); to
pretend; to feign; to act a part; to put on
appearance