// Tocfl/基礎級 (A2) 出生[出生] chu1sheng1 to be born 国[國] guo2 1 country 2 nation 3 state 4 national M: 個gè [個] 不同[不同] bu4tong2 1 different 2 distinct 3 not the same 4 not alike 地址[地址] di4zhi3 address M: 個gè [個] 市[市] shi4 1 market 2 city M: 個gè [個] 传真[傳真] chuan2zhen1 1 fax 2 facsimile 留言[留言] liu2yan2 1 to leave a message 2 to leave one's comments 3 message 日期[日期] ri4qi1 date M: 個gè [個] 时间[時間] shi2jian1 1 time 2 period M: 段duàn [段] 钟头[鐘頭] zhong1tou2 hour M: 個gè [個] 晚[晚] wan3 1 evening 2 night 3 late 夜[夜] ye4 night 礼拜[禮拜] li3bai4 1 week 2 religious service 3 worship M: 個gè [個] 礼拜天[禮拜天] Li3bai4tian1 Sunday 前天[前天] qian2tian1 the day before yesterday 后天[後天] hou4tian1 1 the day after tomorrow 2 life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天xiāntiān [先天]) 3 acquired (not innate or congenital) 4 a posteriori 从前[從前] cong2qian2 1 previously 2 formerly 3 once upon a time 夏[夏] xia4 summer 冬[冬] dong1 winter 秋[鞦] qiu1 see 鞦韆qiūqiān [鞦韆] 春[春] chun1 1 spring (season) 2 gay 3 joyful 4 youthful 5 love 6 lust 7 life 一会儿[一會兒] yi1hui4r5 1 a moment 2 a while 3 in a moment 4 now...now... 5 also pr. [yīhuǐr] 不久[不久] bu4jiu3 1 not long (after) 2 before too long 3 soon 4 soon after 刚刚[剛剛] gang1gang5 1 just recently 2 just a moment ago 刚才[剛纔] gang1cai2 1 variant of 剛才gāngcái [剛才] 2 just now 当然[當然] dang1ran2 1 only natural 2 as it should be 3 certainly 4 of course 5 without doubt 自己[自己] zi4ji3 1 oneself 2 one's own 别人[別人] bie2ren5 1 other people 2 others 3 other person 报告[報告] bao4gao4 1 to inform 2 to report 3 to make known 4 report 5 speech 6 talk 7 lecture M: 篇piān [篇] / 份fèn [份] / 個gè [個] / 通tòng [通] 打算[打算] da3suan4 1 to plan 2 to intend 3 to calculate 4 plan 5 intention 6 calculation M: 個gè [個] 机会[機會] ji1hui4 1 opportunity 2 chance 3 occasion M: 個gè [個] 当[當] dang1 1 to be 2 to act as 3 manage 4 withstand 5 when 6 during 7 ought 8 should 9 match equally 10 equal 11 same 12 obstruct 13 just at (a time or place) 14 on the spot 15 right 16 just at 如果[如果] ru2guo3 1 if 2 in case 3 in the event that 计画[計畫] ji4hua4 1 plan 2 project 3 program 4 to plan 5 to map out M: 個gè [個] / 項xiàng [項] 努力[努力] nu3li4 1 great effort 2 to strive 3 to try hard 管理[管理] guan3li3 1 to supervise 2 to manage 3 to administer 4 management 5 administration M: 個gè [個] 学院[學院] xue2yuan4 1 college 2 educational institute 3 school 4 faculty M: 所suǒ [所] 小学生[小學生] xiao3xue2sheng1 1 primary school student 2 schoolchild M: 個gè [個] / 名míng [名] 3 (fig.) beginner 大学生[大學生] da4xue2sheng1 1 university student 2 college student 同学[同學] tong2xue2 1 to study at the same school 2 fellow student 3 classmate M: 位wèi [位] / 個gè [個] 校长[校長] xiao4zhang3 1 (college, university) president 2 headmaster M: 個gè [個] / 位wèi [位] / 名míng [名] 放假[放假] fang4jia4 to have a holiday or vacation 毕业[畢業] bi4ye4 1 graduation 2 to graduate 3 to finish school 开学[開學] kai1xue2 1 foundation of a University or College 2 school opening 3 the start of a new term 成绩[成績] cheng2ji4 1 achievement 2 performance records 3 grades M: 項xiàng [項] / 個gè [個] 学期[學期] xue2qi1 1 term 2 semester M: 個gè [個] 学费[學費] xue2fei4 1 tuition fee 2 tuition M: 個gè [個] 暑假[暑假] shu3jia4 summer vacation M: 個gè [個] 寒假[寒假] han2jia4 winter vacation 服务[服務] fu2wu4 1 to serve 2 service M: 項xiàng [項] 宿舍[宿舍] su4she4 1 dormitory 2 dorm room 3 living quarters 4 hostel M: 間jiān [間] 操场[操場] cao1chang3 1 playground 2 sports field 3 drill ground M: 個gè [個] 校园[校園] xiao4yuan2 campus 中文[中文] Zhong1wen2 Chinese language 文化[文化] wen2hua4 1 culture 2 civilization 3 cultural M: 個gè [個] / 種zhǒng [種] 语法[語法] yu3fa3 grammar 汉语[漢語] Han4yu3 Chinese language M: 門mén [門] 书法[書法] shu1fa3 1 calligraphy 2 handwriting 3 penmanship 班[班] ban1 1 team 2 class 3 squad 4 work shift 5 ranking M: 個gè [個] 6 classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles 书桌[書桌] shu1zhuo1 desk M: 張zhāng [張] 课[課] ke4 1 subject 2 course M: 門mén [門] 3 class 4 lesson M: 堂táng [堂] / 節jié [節] 5 to levy 6 tax 7 form of divination 字典[字典] zi4dian3 1 Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典cídiǎn [詞典], which has entries for words of one or more characters) 2 (coll.) dictionary M: 本běn [本] 汉字[漢字] han4zi4 1 Chinese character M: 個gè [個] 2 Japanese: kanji 3 Korean: hanja 4 Vietnamese: hán tự 铅笔[鉛筆] qian1bi3 (lead) pencil M: 支zhī [支] / 枝zhī [枝] / 桿gǎn [桿] 毛笔[毛筆] mao2bi3 writing brush M: 枝zhī [枝] / 管guǎn [管] 教[教] jiao4 1 religion 2 teaching 3 to make 4 to cause 5 to tell 讲[講] jiang3 1 to speak 2 to explain 3 to negotiate 4 to emphasise 5 to be particular about 6 as far as sth is concerned 7 speech 8 lecture 讲话[講話] jiang3hua4 1 a speech 2 to speak 3 to talk 4 to address M: 個gè [個] 告诉[告訴] gao4su5 1 to tell 2 to inform 3 to let know 念[念] nian4 1 to read 2 to study (a subject) 3 to attend (a school) 4 to read aloud 5 to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:頓dùn [頓]) 6 to miss (sb) 7 idea 8 remembrance 9 twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿niàn [廿]) 念[唸] nian4 1 to read 2 to study (a subject) 3 to attend (a school) 4 to read aloud 5 to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:頓dùn [頓]) 6 to miss (sb) 7 idea 8 remembrance 9 twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿niàn [廿]) 练习[練習] lian4xi2 1 to practice 2 exercise 3 drill 4 practice M: 個gè [個] 讨论[討論] tao3lun4 1 to discuss 2 to talk over M: 個gè [個] 认为[認為] ren4wei2 1 to believe 2 to think 3 to consider 4 to feel 解释[解釋] jie3shi4 1 explanation 2 to explain 3 to interpret 4 to resolve M: 個gè [個] 同意[同意] tong2yi4 1 to agree 2 to consent 3 to approve 了解[瞭解] liao3jie3 1 to understand 2 to realize 3 to find out 了解[瞭解] liao3jie3 1 to understand 2 to realize 3 to find out 清楚[清楚] qing1chu5 1 clear 2 distinct 3 to understand thoroughly 4 to be clear about 无聊[無聊] wu2liao2 1 bored 2 boring 3 senseless 决定[決定] jue2ding4 1 to decide (to do something) 2 to resolve 3 decision M: 個gè [個] / 項xiàng [項] 4 certainly 遍[遍] bian4 1 everywhere 2 all over 3 classifier for actions: one time 交[交] jiao1 1 to hand over 2 to deliver 3 to pay (money) 4 to turn over 5 to make friends 6 to intersect (lines) 7 variant of 跤jiāo [跤] 借[借] jie4 1 to lend 2 to borrow 3 by means of 4 to take (an opportunity) 算[算] suan4 1 to regard as 2 to figure 3 to calculate 4 to compute 对[對] dui4 1 right 2 correct 3 couple 4 pair 5 towards 6 at 7 for 8 to face 9 opposite 10 to treat (sb a certain way) 11 to match together 12 to adjust 13 to fit 14 to suit 15 to answer 16 to reply 17 classifier: couple 错[錯] cuo4 1 mistake 2 wrong 3 bad 4 interlocking 5 complex 6 to grind 7 to polish 8 to alternate 9 to stagger 10 to miss 11 to let slip 12 to evade 13 to inlay with gold or silver 办法[辦法] ban4fa3 1 means 2 method 3 way (of doing sth) M: 條tiáo [條] / 個gè [個] 方法[方法] fang1fa3 1 method 2 way 3 means M: 個gè [個] 有用[有用] you3yong4 useful 进步[進步] jin4bu4 1 progress 2 improvement 3 to improve 4 to progress M: 個gè [個] 忘[忘] wang4 1 to forget 2 to overlook 3 to neglect 记[記] ji4 1 to record 2 to note 3 to memorize 4 to remember 5 mark 6 sign 7 classifier for blows, kicks, shots 公寓[公寓] gong1yu4 1 apartment building 2 block of flats M: 套tào [套] 大楼[大樓] da4lou2 building (a relatively large, multi-storey one) M: 幢zhuàng [幢] / 座zuò [座] 卧室[臥室] wo4shi4 bedroom M: 間jiān [間] 花园[花園] hua1yuan2 garden M: 座zuò [座] / 個gè [個] 门口[門口] men2kou3 1 doorway 2 gate M: 個gè [個] 浴室[浴室] yu4shi4 bathroom (room used for bathing) M: 間jiān [間] 楼梯[樓梯] lou2ti1 1 stair 2 staircase M: 個gè [個] 墙[牆] qiang2 wall M: 面miàn [面] / 堵dǔ [堵] 洗衣机[洗衣機] xi3yi1ji1 1 washer 2 washing machine M: 臺tái [臺] 冰箱[冰箱] bing1xiang1 1 icebox 2 freezer cabinet 3 refrigerator M: 臺tái [臺] / 個gè [個] 灯[燈] deng1 1 lamp 2 light 3 lantern M: 盞zhǎn [盞] 打开[打開] da3kai1 1 to open 2 to show (a ticket) 3 to turn on 4 to switch on 盒子[盒子] he2zi5 1 box 2 case 邻居[鄰居] lin2ju1 1 neighbor 2 next door M: 個gè [個] 热闹[熱鬧] re4nao5 1 bustling with noise and excitement 2 lively 吵[吵] chao3 1 to quarrel 2 to make a noise 3 noisy 4 to disturb by making a noise 满意[滿意] man3yi4 1 satisfied 2 pleased 3 to one's satisfaction 干净[乾淨] gan1jing4 1 clean 2 neat 房租[房租] fang2zu1 rent for a room or house 租[租] zu1 1 to hire 2 to rent 3 to charter 4 to rent out 5 to lease out 6 rent 7 land tax 开水[開水] kai1shui3 1 boiled water 2 boiling water 乡下[鄉下] xiang1xia5 1 countryside 2 rural area M: 個gè [個] 森林[森林] sen1lin2 forest M: 片piàn [片] 地[地] de5 1 -ly 2 structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct 草[草] cao3 1 grass 2 straw 3 manuscript 4 draft (of a document) 5 careless 6 rough M: 棵kē [棵] / 撮zuǒ [撮] / 株zhū [株] / 根gēn [根] 枝[枝] zhi1 1 branch 2 classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc 只[隻] zhi1 classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc 动物[動物] dong4wu4 animal M: 隻zhī [隻] / 群qún [群] / 個gè [個] 牛[牛] niu2 1 ox 2 cow 3 bull M: 條tiáo [條] / 頭tóu [頭] 4 newton (abbr. for 牛頓niúdùn [牛頓]) 5 (slang) awesome 虎[虎] hu3 tiger M: 隻zhī [隻] 羊[羊] yang2 1 sheep 2 goat M: 頭tóu [頭] / 隻zhī [隻] 猪[豬] zhu1 1 hog 2 pig 3 swine M: 口kǒu [口] / 頭tóu [頭] 月亮[月亮] yue4liang5 the moon 星星[星星] xing1xing5 star in the sky 云[雲] yun2 cloud M: 朵duǒ [朵] 地球[地球] di4qiu2 the earth M: 個gè [個] 世界[世界] shi4jie4 world M: 個gè [個] 环境[環境] huan2jing4 1 environment 2 circumstances 3 surroundings M: 個gè [個] 4 ambient 火[火] huo3 1 fire 2 urgent 3 ammunition 4 fiery or flaming 5 internal heat (Chinese medicine) 6 hot (popular) 7 classifier for military units (old) 8 Kangxi radical 86 晴天[晴天] qing2tian1 1 clear sky 2 sunny day 暖和[暖和] nuan3huo5 1 warm 2 nice and warm 凉快[涼快] liang2kuai5 1 nice and cold 2 pleasantly cool 温暖[溫暖] wen1nuan3 warm 度[度] du4 1 to pass 2 to spend (time) 3 measure 4 limit 5 extent 6 degree of intensity 7 degree (angles, temperature etc) 8 kilowatt-hour 9 classifier for events and occurrences 温度[溫度] wen1du4 temperature M: 個gè [個] 雨[雨] yu3 rain M: 陣zhèn [陣] / 場cháng [場] 雪[雪] xue3 1 snow M: 場cháng [場] 2 (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc) 空气[空氣] kong1qi4 1 air 2 atmosphere 间[間] jian1 1 between 2 among 3 within a definite time or space 4 room 5 section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6 classifier for rooms 睡[睡] shui4 1 to sleep 2 to lie down 发生[發生] fa1sheng1 1 to happen 2 to occur 3 to take place 4 to break out 发现[發現] fa1xian4 1 to find 2 to discover 照顾[照顧] zhao4gu5 1 to take care of 2 to show consideration 3 to attend to 4 to look after 打扫[打掃] da3sao3 1 to clean 2 to sweep 餐[餐] can1 1 meal 2 to eat 3 classifier for meals 起来[起來] qi3lai5 1 to stand up 2 to get up 3 also pr. [qǐlái] 搬[搬] ban1 1 to move (i.e. relocate oneself) 2 to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky) 3 to shift 4 to copy indiscriminately 挂[掛] gua4 1 to hang or suspend (from a hook etc) 2 to hang up (the phone) 3 (of a line) to be dead 4 to be worried or concerned 5 to make a phone call (dialect) 6 to register or record 7 classifier for sets or clusters of objects 8 (slang) to kill 9 to die 10 to be finished 11 to fail (an exam) 有空[有空] you3kong4 to have time (to do sth) 过年[過年] guo4nian2 to celebrate the Chinese New Year 结束[結束] jie2shu4 1 termination 2 to finish 3 to end 4 to conclude 5 to close 完[完] wan2 1 to finish 2 to be over 3 whole 4 complete 5 entire 散步[散步] san4bu4 1 to take a walk 2 to go for a walk 爬[爬] pa2 1 to crawl 2 to climb 3 to get up or sit up 跳[跳] tiao4 1 to jump 2 to hop 3 to skip over 4 to bounce 5 to palpitate 座位[座位] zuo4wei4 seat M: 個gè [個] 博物馆[博物館] bo2wu4guan3 museum 节目[節目] jie2mu4 1 program 2 item (on a program) M: 臺tái [臺] / 個gè [個] / 套tào [套] 新闻[新聞] xin1wen2 news M: 條tiáo [條] / 個gè [個] 政治[政治] zheng4zhi4 1 politics 2 political 体育[體育] ti3yu4 1 sports 2 physical education 网站[網站] wang3zhan4 1 website 2 network station 3 node 还[還] hai2 1 still 2 still in progress 3 still more 4 yet 5 even more 6 in addition 7 fairly 8 passably (good) 9 as early as 10 even 11 also 12 else 经常[經常] jing1chang2 1 frequently 2 constantly 3 regularly 4 often 5 day-to-day 6 everyday 7 daily 平常[平常] ping2chang2 1 ordinary 2 common 3 usually 4 ordinarily 总是[總是] zong3shi4 always 已经[已經] yi3jing1 already 各[各] ge4 1 each 2 every 杂志[雜誌] za2zhi4 magazine M: 本běn [本] / 份fèn [份] / 期qī [期] 文章[文章] wen2zhang1 1 article 2 essay 3 literary works 4 writings 5 hidden meaning M: 篇piān [篇] / 段duàn [段] / 頁yè [頁] 故事[故事] gu4shi5 1 narrative 2 story 3 tale 小说[小說] xiao3shuo1 1 novel 2 fiction M: 本běn [本] / 部bù [部] 美术[美術] mei3shu4 1 art 2 fine arts 3 painting M: 種zhǒng [種] 艺术[藝術] yi4shu4 art 兴趣[興趣] xing4qu4 1 interest (desire to know about sth) 2 interest (thing in which one is interested) 3 hobby M: 個gè [個] 收[收] shou1 1 to receive 2 to accept 3 to collect 4 to put away 5 to restrain 6 to stop 7 in care of (used on address line after name) 谈[談] tan2 1 to speak 2 to talk 3 to converse 4 to chat 5 to discuss 聊天[聊天] liao2tian1 1 to chat 2 to gossip 唱[唱] chang4 1 to sing 2 to call loudly 3 to chant 歌[歌] ge1 1 song M: 支zhī [支] / 首shǒu [首] 2 to sing 早[早] zao3 1 early 2 morning 3 Good morning! 4 long ago 5 prematurely 迟到[遲到] chi2dao4 to arrive late 后来[後來] hou4lai2 1 afterwards 2 later 变[變] bian4 1 to change 2 to become different 3 to transform 4 to vary 5 rebellion 跳舞[跳舞] tiao4wu3 to dance 乐器[樂器] yue4qi4 musical instrument M: 件jiàn [件] 吉他[吉他] ji2ta1 guitar (loanword) M: 把bǎ [把] 钢琴[鋼琴] gang1qin2 piano M: 架jià [架] / 臺tái [臺] 可怕[可怕] ke3pa4 1 awful 2 dreadful 3 fearful 4 formidable 5 frightful 6 scary 7 hideous 8 horrible 9 terrible 10 terribly 活动[活動] huo2dong4 1 to exercise 2 to move about 3 to operate 4 to use connections (personal influence) 5 loose 6 shaky 7 active 8 movable 9 activity 10 campaign 11 maneuver 12 behavior M: 項xiàng [項] / 個gè [個] 就[就] jiu4 1 at once 2 right away 3 only 4 just (emphasis) 5 as early as 6 already 7 as soon as 8 then 9 in that case 10 as many as 11 even if 12 to approach 13 to move towards 14 to undertake 15 to engage in 16 to suffer 17 subjected to 18 to accomplish 19 to take advantage of 20 to go with (of foods) 21 with regard to 22 concerning 消息[消息] xiao1xi5 1 news 2 information M: 條tiáo [條] 才[才] cai2 1 ability 2 talent 3 sb of a certain type 4 a capable individual 5 then and only then 6 just now 7 (before an expression of quantity) only 又[又] you4 1 (once) again 2 also 3 both... and... 4 and yet 5 (used for emphasis) anyway 客人[客人] ke4ren2 1 visitor 2 guest 3 customer 4 client M: 位wèi [位] 不好意思[不好意思] bu4hao3yi4si5 1 to feel embarrassed 2 to find it embarrassing 3 to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) 怎么了[怎麼了] zen3me5le5 1 What's up? 2 What's going on? 3 What happened? 怎么办[怎麼辦] zen3me5ban4 what's to be done 客气[客氣] ke4qi5 1 polite 2 courteous 3 formal 4 modest 舞会[舞會] wu3hui4 1 dance 2 ball 3 party M: 場chǎng [場] 最近[最近] zui4jin4 1 recently 2 soon 3 nearest 请客[請客] qing3ke4 1 to give a dinner party 2 to entertain guests 3 to invite to dinner 庆祝[慶祝] qing4zhu4 to celebrate 听说[聽說] ting1shuo1 1 to hear (sth said) 2 one hears (that) 3 hearsay 4 listening and speaking 感谢[感謝] gan3xie4 1 (express) thanks 2 gratitude 3 grateful 4 thankful 5 thanks 见面[見面] jian4mian4 1 to meet 2 to see each other M: 次cì [次] 约[約] yue1 1 to make an appointment 2 to invite 3 approximately 4 pact 5 treaty 6 to economize 7 to restrict 8 to reduce (a fraction) 9 concise 事[事] shi4 1 matter 2 thing 3 item 4 work 5 affair M: 件jiàn [件] / 樁zhuāng [樁] / 回huí [回] 事情[事情] shi4qing5 1 affair 2 matter 3 thing 4 business M: 件jiàn [件] / 樁zhuāng [樁] 明信片[明信片] ming2xin4pian4 postcard 卡片[卡片] ka3pian4 card 帮[幫] bang1 1 to help 2 to assist 3 to support 4 for sb (i.e. as a help) 5 hired (as worker) 6 side (of pail, boat etc) 7 outer layer 8 upper (of a shoe) 9 group 10 gang 11 clique 12 party 13 secret society 弄[弄] nong4 1 to do 2 to manage 3 to handle 4 to play with 5 to fool with 6 to mess with 7 to fix 8 to toy with 检查[檢查] jian3cha2 1 inspection 2 to examine 3 to inspect M: 次cì [次] 通知[通知] tong1zhi1 1 to notify 2 to inform 3 notice 4 notification M: 個gè [個] 叫[叫] jiao4 1 to shout 2 to call 3 to order 4 to ask 5 to be called 6 by (indicates agent in the passive mood) 麻烦[麻煩] ma2fan5 1 inconvenient 2 troublesome 3 annoying 4 to trouble or bother sb 5 to put sb to trouble 偷[偷] tou1 1 to steal 2 to pilfer 3 to snatch 4 thief 5 stealthily 钱包[錢包] qian2bao1 1 purse 2 wallet 拉[拉] la1 1 to pull 2 to play (a bowed instrument) 3 to drag 4 to draw 5 to chat 6 (coll.) to empty one's bowels 小偷[小偷] xiao3tou1 thief 满[滿] man3 1 to fill 2 full 3 filled 4 packed 5 fully 6 completely 7 quite 8 to reach the limit 9 to satisfy 10 satisfied 11 contented 丢[丟] diu1 1 to lose 2 to put aside 3 to throw 啊[啊] a5 modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent 汽车[汽車] qi4che1 1 car 2 automobile 3 bus M: 輛liàng [輛] 辆[輛] liang4 classifier for vehicles 船[船] chuan2 1 boat 2 vessel 3 ship M: 條tiáo [條] / 艘sōu [艘] / 隻zhī [隻] 停车场[停車場] ting2che1chang3 1 parking lot 2 car park 搭[搭] da1 1 to put up 2 to build (scaffolding) 3 to hang (clothes on a pole) 4 to connect 5 to join 6 to arrange in pairs 7 to match 8 to add 9 to throw in (resources) 10 to take (boat, train) 11 variant of 褡dā [褡] 起飞[起飛] qi3fei1 (of an aircraft) to take off 出[出] chu1 1 to go out 2 to come out 3 to occur 4 to produce 5 to go beyond 6 to rise 7 to put forth 8 to happen 9 (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 10 classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc 出来[出來] chu1lai2 1 to come out 2 to appear 3 to arise 进[進] jin4 1 to go forward 2 to advance 3 to go in 4 to enter 5 to put in 6 to submit 7 to take in 8 to admit 9 (math.) base of a number system 10 classifier for sections in a building or residential compound 进去[進去] jin4qu4 to go in 回去[回去] hui2qu5 1 to return 2 to go back 路口[路口] lu4kou3 1 crossing 2 intersection (of roads) 红绿灯[紅綠燈] hong2lü4deng1 1 traffic light 2 traffic signal 桥[橋] qiao2 bridge M: 座zuò [座] 左[左] zuo3 1 left 2 the Left (politics) 3 east 4 unorthodox 5 queer 6 wrong 7 differing 8 opposite 9 variant of 佐zuǒ [佐] 右[右] you4 1 right (-hand) 2 the Right (politics) 3 west (old) 里[裡] li3 1 lining 2 interior 3 inside 4 internal 下[下] xia4 1 down 2 downwards 3 below 4 lower 5 later 6 next (week etc) 7 second (of two parts) 8 to decline 9 to go down 10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11 measure word to show the frequency of an action 上[上] shang4 1 on top 2 upon 3 above 4 upper 5 previous 6 first (of multiple parts) 7 to climb 8 to get onto 9 to go up 10 to attend (class or university) 这边[這邊] zhe4bian1 1 this side 2 here 这些[這些] zhe4xie1 these 那些[那些] na4xie1 those 那边[那邊] na4bian5 1 over there 2 yonder 旅游[旅遊] lü3you2 1 trip 2 journey 3 tourism 4 travel 5 tour 6 to travel 动物园[動物園] dong4wu4yuan2 zoo M: 個gè [個] 出发[出發] chu1fa1 1 to set off 2 to start (on a journey) 离开[離開] li2kai1 1 to depart 2 to leave 向[嚮] xiang4 1 to tend toward 2 to guide 3 variant of 向xiàng [向] 南[南] nan2 south 南部[南部] nan2bu4 southern part 南边[南邊] nan2bian5 1 south 2 south side 3 southern part 4 to the south of 西[西] xi1 west 西部[西部] xi1bu4 western part 西边[西邊] xi1bian1 1 west 2 west side 3 western part 4 to the west of 北[北] bei3 1 north 2 (classical) to be defeated 北部[北部] bei3bu4 northern part 北边[北邊] bei3bian1 1 north 2 north side 3 northern part 4 to the north of 东[東] dong1 1 east 2 host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) 3 landlord 东部[東部] dong1bu4 1 the east 2 eastern part 东边[東邊] dong1bian5 1 east 2 east side 3 eastern part 4 to the east of 经过[經過] jing1guo4 1 to pass 2 to go through 3 process 4 course M: 個gè [個] 转[轉] zhuan3 1 to turn 2 to change direction 3 to transfer 4 to forward (mail) 5 (Internet) to share (sb else's content) 掉[掉] diao4 1 to fall 2 to drop 3 to lag behind 4 to lose 5 to go missing 6 to reduce 7 fall (in prices) 8 to lose (value, weight etc) 9 to wag 10 to swing 11 to turn 12 to change 13 to exchange 14 to swap 15 to show off 16 to shed (hair) 17 (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) 一直[一直] yi1zhi2 1 straight (in a straight line) 2 continuously 3 always 4 from the beginning of ... up to ... 5 all along 过去[過去] guo4qu5 (verb suffix) 最后[最後] zui4hou4 1 final 2 last 3 finally 4 ultimate 动[動] dong4 1 (of sth) to move 2 to set in movement 3 to displace 4 to touch 5 to make use of 6 to stir (emotions) 7 to alter 8 abbr. for 動詞dòngcí [動詞], verb 躺[躺] tang3 1 to recline 2 to lie down 起[起] qi3 1 to rise 2 to raise 3 to get up 4 to set out 5 to start 6 to appear 7 to launch 8 to initiate (action) 9 to draft 10 to establish 11 to get (from a depot or counter) 12 verb suffix, to start 13 starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14 classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15 classifier for groups: batch, group 停[停] ting2 1 to stop 2 to halt 3 to park (a car) 中心[中心] zhong1xin1 1 center 2 heart 3 core M: 個gè [個] 外国[外國] wai4guo2 foreign (country) M: 個gè [個] 护照[護照] hu4zhao4 passport M: 本běn [本] / 個gè [個] 行李[行李] xing2li5 luggage M: 件jiàn [件] 出口[出口] chu1kou3 1 an exit M: 個gè [個] 2 to speak 3 to export 4 (of a ship) to leave port 油[油] you2 1 oil 2 fat 3 grease 4 petroleum 5 to apply tung oil, paint or varnish 6 oily 7 greasy 8 glib 9 cunning 钥匙[鑰匙] yao4shi5 key M: 把bǎ [把] 袋子[袋子] dai4zi5 bag 公里[公里] gong1li3 kilometer 方向[方向] fang1xiang4 1 direction 2 orientation 3 path to follow M: 個gè [個] 出现[出現] chu1xian4 1 to appear 2 to arise 3 to emerge 4 to show up 交通[交通] jiao1tong1 1 to be connected 2 traffic 3 transportation 4 communications 5 liaison 脸[臉] lian3 face M: 張zhāng [張] / 個gè [個] 腿[骽] tui3 1 hip bone 2 old variant of 腿tuǐ [腿] 脚[腳] jiao3 1 foot 2 leg (of an animal or an object) 3 base (of an object) M: 雙shuāng [雙] / 隻zhī [隻] 4 classifier for kicks 心[心] xin1 1 heart 2 mind 3 intention 4 center 5 core M: 顆kē [顆] / 個gè [個] 鼻子[鼻子] bi2zi5 nose M: 個gè [個] / 隻zhī [隻] 背[背] bei4 1 the back of a body or object 2 to turn one's back 3 to hide something from 4 to learn by heart 5 to recite from memory 6 unlucky (slang) 7 hard of hearing 嘴巴[嘴巴] zui3ba5 1 mouth M: 張zhāng [張] 2 slap in the face M: 個gè [個] 脖子[脖子] bo2zi5 neck M: 個gè [個] 健康[健康] jian4kang1 1 health 2 healthy 感觉[感覺] gan3jue2 1 to feel 2 to become aware of 3 feeling 4 sense 5 perception M: 個gè [個] 救护车[救護車] jiu4hu4che1 ambulance M: 輛liàng [輛] 咳嗽[咳嗽] ke2sou5 to cough M: 陣zhèn [陣] 发烧[發燒] fa1shao1 1 to have a high temperature (from illness) 2 to have a fever 疼[疼] teng2 1 (it) hurts 2 sore 3 to love dearly 保险[保險] bao3xian3 1 insurance 2 to insure 3 safe 4 secure 5 be sure 6 be bound to M: 份fèn [份] 病[病] bing4 1 illness M: 場cháng [場] 2 disease 3 to fall ill 4 defect 看病[看病] kan4bing4 1 to visit a doctor 2 to see a patient 病人[病人] bing4ren2 1 sick person 2 patient 3 invalid M: 個gè [個] 挂号[掛號] gua4hao4 1 to register (at a hospital etc) 2 to send by registered mail 牙刷[牙刷] ya2shua1 toothbrush M: 把bǎ [把] 剪[剪] jian3 1 scissors 2 shears 3 clippers M: 把bǎ [把] 4 to cut with scissors 5 to trim 6 to wipe out or exterminate 药房[藥房] yao4fang2 1 pharmacy 2 drugstore 恢复[恢復] hui1fu4 1 to reinstate 2 to resume 3 to restore 4 to recover 5 to regain 6 to rehabilitate 救命[救命] jiu4ming4 1 to save sb's life 2 (interj.) Help! 3 Save me! 影响[影響] ying3xiang3 1 influence 2 effect 3 to influence 4 to affect (usually adversely) 5 to disturb M: 股gǔ [股] 饱[飽] bao3 1 to eat till full 2 satisfied 吃饱[吃飽] chi1bao3 to eat one's fill 简单[簡單] jian3dan1 1 simple 2 not complicated 书店[書店] shu1dian4 bookstore M: 家jiā [家] 超级市场[超級市場] chao1ji2shi4chang3 supermarket 超市[超市] chao1shi4 1 supermarket 2 abbr. for 超級市場 M: 家jiā [家] 戴[戴] dai4 1 to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc) 2 to respect 3 to bear 4 to support 试[試] shi4 1 to test 2 to try 3 experiment 4 examination 5 test 轻[輕] qing1 1 light 2 easy 3 gentle 4 soft 5 reckless 6 unimportant 7 frivolous 8 small in number 9 unstressed 10 neutral 11 to disparage 重[重] zhong4 1 heavy 2 serious 3 to attach importance to 流行[流行] liu2xing2 1 (of a contagious disease etc) to spread 2 to propagate 3 (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular 4 fashionable 蓝色[藍色] lan2se4 blue (color) 绿色[綠色] lü4se4 green 红色[紅色] hong2se4 1 red (color) 2 revolutionary 黑色[黑色] hei1se4 black 手表[手錶] shou3biao3 wristwatch M: 塊kuài [塊] / 隻zhī [隻] / 個gè [個] 表[錶] biao3 wrist or pocket watch 付[付] fu4 1 to pay 2 to hand over to 3 classifier for pairs or sets of things 衬衫[襯衫] chen4shan1 1 shirt 2 blouse M: 件jiàn [件] 毛衣[毛衣] mao2yi1 (wool) sweater M: 件jiàn [件] 大衣[大衣] da4yi1 1 overcoat 2 topcoat 3 cloak M: 件jiàn [件] 牛仔裤[牛仔褲] niu2zai3ku4 jeans M: 條tiáo [條] 雨衣[雨衣] yu3yi1 raincoat M: 件jiàn [件] 内衣[內衣] nei4yi1 1 undergarment 2 underwear M: 件jiàn [件] 帽子[帽子] mao4zi5 1 hat 2 cap 3 (fig.) label 4 bad name M: 頂dǐng [頂] 皮包[皮包] pi2bao1 1 handbag 2 briefcase 外套[外套] wai4tao4 1 coat 2 jacket M: 件jiàn [件] 干[乾] gan1 1 dry 2 clean 3 in vain 4 dried food 5 foster 6 adoptive 7 to ignore 旧[舊] jiu4 1 old 2 opposite: new 新 3 former 4 worn (with age) 购物[購物] gou4wu4 shopping 价格[價格] jia4ge2 price M: 個gè [個] 价钱[價錢] jia4qian5 price 排队[排隊] pai2dui4 to line up 信用卡[信用卡] xin4yong4ka3 credit card 毛[毛] mao2 1 hair 2 feather 3 down 4 wool 5 mildew 6 mold 7 coarse or semifinished 8 young 9 raw 10 careless 11 unthinking 12 nervous 13 scared 14 (of currency) to devalue or depreciate 15 classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角jiǎo [角] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分fēn [分]) 比较[比較] bi3jiao4 1 to compare 2 to contrast 3 comparatively 4 relatively 5 quite 6 comparison 样子[樣子] yang4zi5 1 appearance 2 manner 3 pattern 4 model 特别[特別] te4bie2 1 especially 2 special 3 particular 4 unusual 一般[一般] yi1ban1 1 same 2 ordinary 3 so-so 4 common 5 general 6 generally 7 in general 圆[圓] yuan2 1 circle 2 round 3 circular 4 spherical 5 (of the moon) full 6 unit of Chinese currency (yuan) 7 tactful 8 to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) 光[光] guang1 1 light 2 ray M: 道dào [道] 3 bright 4 only 5 merely 6 to use up 看见[看見] kan4jian4 1 to see 2 to catch sight of 其他[其他] qi2ta1 1 other 2 (sth or sb) else 3 the rest 声音[聲音] sheng1yin1 1 voice 2 sound M: 個gè [個] 大声[大聲] da4sheng1 1 loud voice 2 in a loud voice 3 loudly 好像[好像] hao3xiang4 1 as if 2 to seem like 像[像] xiang4 1 to resemble 2 to be like 3 to look as if 4 such as 5 appearance 6 image 7 portrait 8 image under a mapping (math.) 奇怪[奇怪] qi2guai4 1 strange 2 odd 3 to marvel 4 to be baffled 死[死] si3 1 to die 2 impassable 3 uncrossable 4 inflexible 5 rigid 6 extremely 7 damned 脏[髒] zang1 1 dirty 2 filthy 3 to get (sth) dirty 差不多[差不多] cha4bu5duo1 colloquial adjective 1 about the same; similar 姐妹倆長相差不多。 Jiěmèi liǎ zhǎngxiàng chàbuduō. The two sisters look very much alike. 他們倆高矮差不多。 Tāmen liǎ gāo'ǎi chàbuduō. The two of them are about the same height. 2 just about right; just about enough; not far off; not bad 麥子熟得差不多了, 該割了。 Màizi shú de chàbuduō le, gāi gē le. The wheat is just about ripe enough to be cut. 那件行李你扛不動, 我扛還差不多。 Nà jiàn xíngli nǐ káng budong, wǒ káng hái chàbuduō. That luggage is too heavy for you, but I can carry it. adverb almost; nearly 差不多一半同學都學過英語。 Chàbuduō yībàn tóngxué dōu xué guò Yīngyǔ. Nearly half the students have learned English. 你比我差不多高一頭。 Nǐ bǐ wǒ chàbuduō gāo yī tóu. You’re almost a head taller than me. 我差不多等了兩個小時。 Wǒ chàbuduō děng le liǎng ge xiǎoshí. I waited for nearly two hours. 一共[一共] yi1gong4 altogether 需要[需要] xu1yao4 1 to need 2 to want 3 to demand 4 to require 5 requirement 6 need 牛排[牛排] niu2pai2 steak 米[米] mi3 1 rice M: 粒lì [粒] 2 meter (classifier) 三明治[三明治] san1ming2zhi4 sandwich (loanword) M: 個gè [個] 西瓜[西瓜] xi1gua1 watermelon M: 顆kē [顆] / 粒lì [粒] / 個ge [個] 啤酒[啤酒] pi2jiu3 beer (loanword) M: 杯bēi [杯] / 瓶píng [瓶] / 罐guàn [罐] / 桶tǒng [桶] / 缸gāng [缸] 红茶[紅茶] hong2cha2 black tea M: 杯bēi [杯] / 壺hú [壺] 点菜[點菜] dian3cai4 to order dishes (in a restaurant) 包[包] bao1 1 to cover 2 to wrap 3 to hold 4 to include 5 to take charge of 6 to contract (to or for) 7 package 8 wrapper 9 container 10 bag 11 to hold or embrace 12 bundle 13 packet M: 個gè [個] / 隻zhī [隻] 酸[酸] suan1 1 sour 2 tart 3 sick at heart 4 grieved 5 sore 6 aching 7 pedantic 8 impractical 9 to make sarcastic remarks about sb 10 an acid 苦[苦] ku3 1 bitter 2 hardship 3 pain 4 to suffer 5 to bring suffering to 6 painstakingly 咸[鹹] xian2 1 salted 2 salty 3 stingy 4 miserly 辣[辣] la4 1 hot (spicy) 2 pungent 3 (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting 4 to burn 点心[點心] dian3xin5 1 light refreshments 2 pastry 3 dim sum (in Cantonese cooking) 4 dessert 冰淇淋[冰淇淋] bing1qi2lin2 ice cream 饼干[餅乾] bing3gan1 1 biscuit 2 cracker 3 cookie M: 片piàn [片] / 塊kuài [塊] 汉堡[漢堡] han4bao3 hamburger (loanword) 青菜[青菜] qing1cai4 1 green vegetables 2 Chinese cabbage 盐[鹽] yan2 salt M: 粒lì [粒] 糖[糖] tang2 1 sugar 2 sweets 3 candy 4 carbohydrate M: 顆kē [顆] / 塊kuài [塊] 煮[煮] zhu3 1 to cook 2 to boil 碗[碗] wan3 1 bowl 2 cup M: 隻zhī [隻] / 個gè [個] 盘[盤] pan2 1 plate 2 dish 3 tray 4 board 5 hard drive (computing) 6 to build 7 to coil 8 to check 9 to examine 10 to transfer (property) 11 to make over 12 classifier for food: dish, helping 13 to coil 14 classifier for coils of wire 15 classifier for games of chess 条[條] tiao2 1 strip 2 item 3 article 4 clause (of law or treaty) 5 classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) 位[位] wei4 1 position 2 location 3 place 4 seat 5 classifier for people (honorific) 6 classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) 7 (physics) potential 种[種] zhong3 1 seed 2 species 3 kind 4 type 5 classifier for types, kinds, sorts 口[口] kou3 1 mouth 2 classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3 classifier for bites or mouthfuls 够[夠] gou4 1 enough (sufficient) 2 enough (too much) 3 (coll.) (before adj.) really 4 (coll.) to reach by stretching out 任何[任何] ren4he2 1 any 2 whatever 3 whichever 4 whatsoever 味道[味道] wei4dao5 1 flavor 2 smell 3 hint of 香[香] xiang1 1 fragrant 2 sweet smelling 3 aromatic 4 savory or appetizing 5 (to eat) with relish 6 (of sleep) sound 7 perfume or spice 8 joss or incense stick M: 根gēn [根] 全部[全部] quan2bu4 1 whole 2 entire 3 complete 所有[所有] suo3you3 1 all 2 to have 3 to possess 4 to own 许多[許多] xu3duo1 1 many 2 a lot of 3 much 新鲜[新鮮] xin1xian1 1 fresh (experience, food etc) 2 freshness 3 novel 4 uncommon 烤[烤] kao3 1 to roast 2 to bake 3 to broil 尝[嚐] chang2 1 variant of 嘗cháng [嘗] 2 to taste 3 to experience 装[裝] zhuang1 1 adornment 2 to adorn 3 dress 4 clothing 5 costume (of an actor in a play) 6 to play a role 7 to pretend 8 to install 9 to fix 10 to wrap (sth in a bag) 11 to load 12 to pack 刀子[刀子] dao1zi5 knife M: 把bǎ [把] 叉子[叉子] cha1zi5 fork M: 把bǎ [把] 汤匙[湯匙] tang1chi2 1 soup spoon 2 tablespoon M: 把bǎ [把] 筷子[筷子] kuai4zi5 chopsticks M: 對duì [對] / 根gēn [根] / 把bǎ [把] / 雙shuāng [雙] 没有[沒有] mei2you3 1 haven't 2 hasn't 3 doesn't exist 4 to not have 5 to not be 别[別] bie2 1 to leave 2 to depart 3 to separate 4 to distinguish 5 to classify 6 other 7 another 8 don't ...! 9 to pin 10 to stick (sth) in 11 (noun suffix) category (e.g. 性別xìngbié [性別], 派別pàibié [派別]) 不用[不用] bu4yong4 need not 不但[不但] bu4dan4 not only (... but also...) 只好[只好] zhi3hao3 1 without any better option 2 to have to 3 to be forced to 正在[正在] zheng4zai4 1 just at (that time) 2 right in (that place) 3 right in the middle of (doing sth) 马上[馬上] ma3shang4 1 at once 2 right away 3 immediately 4 on horseback (i.e. by military force) 把[把] ba3 1 to hold 2 to contain 3 to grasp 4 to take hold of 5 handle 6 particle marking the following noun as a direct object 7 classifier for objects with handle 8 classifier for small objects: handful 被[被] bei4 1 quilt 2 by 3 (indicates passive-voice clauses) 4 (literary) to cover 5 to meet with 6 (coll.) (since c. 2009) used before a verb that does not accurately represent what actually happened, to describe with black humor how sb or sth was dealt with by the authorities (as in 被自殺bèizìshā [被自殺]) 让[讓] rang4 1 to yield 2 to permit 3 to let sb do sth 4 to have sb do sth 5 to make sb (feel sad etc) 6 by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被bèi [被]) 或[或] huo4 1 maybe 2 perhaps 3 might 4 possibly 5 or 或是[或是] huo4shi4 1 or 2 either one or the other 可能[可能] ke3neng2 1 might (happen) 2 possible 3 probable 4 possibility 5 probability 6 maybe 7 perhaps M: 個gè [個] 然后[然後] ran2hou4 1 after 2 then (afterwards) 3 after that 4 afterwards 但是[但是] dan4shi4 1 but 2 however 而且[而且] er2qie3 1 (not only ...) but also 2 moreover 3 in addition 4 furthermore 虽然[雖然] sui1ran2 1 although 2 even though 3 even if 原来[原來] yuan2lai2 1 original 2 former 3 originally 4 formerly 5 at first 6 so, actually, as it turns out 也许[也許] ye3xu3 1 perhaps 2 maybe 为了[為了] wei4le5 1 in order to 2 for the purpose of 3 so as to 必须[必須] bi4xu1 1 to have to 2 must 3 compulsory 4 necessarily 永远[永遠] yong3yuan3 1 forever 2 eternal 边[邊] bian1 1 side 2 edge 3 margin 4 border 5 boundary M: 個gè [個] 6 simultaneously 那么[那麼] na4me5 1 like that 2 in that way 3 or so 4 so 5 so very much 6 about 7 in that case 这么[這麼] zhe4me5 1 so much 2 this much 3 how much? 4 this way 5 like this 本来[本來] ben3lai2 1 original 2 originally 3 at first 4 it goes without saying 5 of course 要是[要是] yao4shi5 (coll.) if