ba

bi

bi

(modal par ticle indic ating

s uggestion or surmise) ;
...right?; ...OK?; ...I pres ume.

w hite; snow y ; pur e; bright;

empty ; blank; plain; clear; to
make clear; in vain; gr atuitous;
free of c har ge; r eac tionary;

hundred; numerous; all kinds

of

bo zh
new spaper; new sprint; CL:
[fn], [q], |

ch ng g
to sing a s ong

next in sequence; sec ond; the

s econd (day, time etc) ;
secondary ; vic e-; s ub-; infra-;
inferior quality; s ubstandard;

d ji
every one; influential family ;
gr eat expert

zh
as sistance; aid; to help; to
ass ist


clas s; rank; grade; equal to;
same as; to w ait for; to aw ait;
et cetera; and s o on; et al.
(and other authors) ; after; as

du
couple; pair; to be oppos ite; to
oppos e; to fac e; versus ; for;
to; correc t (answ er); to
answ er; to reply; to direct

go
high; tall; above average; loud;
your (honorific)

[ling],

bus ; CL: |

(exper ienc ed action marker );

to cross; to go over; to pas s
(time); to celebr ate ( a holiday );
to live; to get along;

[g],

younger br other; CL: |

[w i]

firs t; number one

to unders tand; to know

ho

h i

ordinal number; day of a

month; mark; sign; business
es tablishment; size; ship
suffix; horn (w ind instrument);

black; dar k; (loanw ord) to hack

hu d
to r eply ; to answ er; the
answ er; CL:

jio sh
classr oom; CL:

jn
near; c lose to; approximately

ki sh
to begin; beginning; to start;
initial; CL: |

red; popular ; rev olutionary;

bonus

to w elcome; w elc ome

k
s ubject; c ours e; c lass ; les son;
CL: [tng], | [ji], |
[mn]; to levy ; tax

mythic al beast (arc haic )

m i
to s ell; to betray; to s pare no
effort; to s how off or f launt

younger sis ter; f ig. y ounger

w oman ( esp. girl friend or
rival); CL: |

ni ni
cow 's milk; CL:

[png],

li

rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon;

almost; to make has te; c lever;
shar p (of kniv es or w its);
forthr ight; plain-spoken;

happy; merry

tired; w eary; to strain; to w ear

out; to w ork hard


small advantages; to let sb off
lightly ; cheap; inex pensive

thous and

sh ng bn
to go to w ork; to be on duty; to
start w ork; to go to the offic e

sh jin

time; period; CL:

to deliv er; to carry; to give (as

a pr esent); to present (w ith);
to see off ; to s end

ticket; ballot; bank note; CL: |

[zhng]; person held for
r ans om; amateur perf ormance
of Chines e opera; clas sifier for

|[g]

w if e; CL:

ch un g
to get out of bed; to get up


topic ; problem for disc uss ion;
ex am ques tion; subject; to
inscribe; to mention; CL: |
[g], [do]

toy; sth us ed for amusement;

cur io or antique (Taiw an pr.
[w n]); to play; to hav e fun; to
trifle w ith; to keep sth for

question; pr oblem; is sue; topic;

CL: | [g]

tow ar ds; to fac e; to tur n

tow ards; direction; to support;
to side w ith; s hortly before;
f ormerly; alw ays; all along

family name; surname; name;

CL: | [g]

tio w

w i

to danc e

outside; in addition; f oreign;

external

to f inish; to be over; w hole;

complete; entir e


yn jin g

eye; CL: | [zh],

[shung]

y
als o; too; (in Classic al
Chines e) final partic le implying
affirmation

yn
overcas t (w eather); cloudy;
shady ; Yin (the negativ e
principle of Yin and Yang);
negative (electric.) ; feminine;

| [tio],

f ish; CL:

zi
again; once more; re-; sec ond;
another ; then (af ter s th, and
not until then)

r u
mutton

yo

yo

leaf of the iris; v ariant of

[yo]

to demand; to r equest; to
coerc e

zh e

zh ng zi

to try to f ind; to look for; to call

on s b; to find; to seek; to
r etur n; to give change

particle attached af ter v erb to

indicate action in progress , like
-ing ending

really; truly ; indeed; real; true;

genuine

in the pr oces s of (doing

something or happening);
w hile ( doing)

zh dao

b i

to know ; to be aw are of

prepar ation; to prepare; to

intend; to be about to; reserv e
(f und)

zu
most; the most; -es t
(superlative suff ix)

zu
lef t; the lef t side; to the left of

ch

|[ling]

bicyc le; bike; CL:

z u
to w alk; to go; to run; to mov e
(of vehicle); to visit; to leave;
to go aw ay ; to die (euph.);
fr om; through; aw ay (in