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ai

short

Aodaliya

Australia

Aodaliyaren

Australian (person)

ayi

aunt

ba

eight

ba

MW for chair

baba

father

bai

white

bainian

to make a new year call

baleiwu

ballet

ban

class

ban

half; (of time) half past

bang

to help

bangongshi

office

bao

to wrap

bao jiaozi

to make dumplings

bayue

August

Beijing

Beijing

ben

MW for book

bi

writing instrument

biao

watch

bie

do not

bieren

someone else

bisai

match

bizi

nose

bofu

uncle

bomu

aunt

bozi

neck

bu

not; no

bu tai

not very

buguo

not enough

canjia

to attend; take part

caochang

sports ground

cha

to look up

cha

tea

chang

long

chang ge

to sing

changge

to sing

changjinglu

giraffe

changku

trouser; slacks

chaoren

superman

chenshan

shirt; blouse

chenshan

shirt; blouse

chezhan

bus stop

chi

to eat

chifan

to eat; have a meal

chifan

to have a meal

chuan

wear (clothing)

Chun Jie

Spring Festival

chuqu

to go out

chutian

spring

cong

from

da

big

da

to play ball games (except football)

da dianhua

to telephone

dahao

large (size)

dai

to take, bring

dai

wear (headgear)

dai

on behalf of

daishu

kangaroo

daiwen hao

give regards to

dajia

to fight

dajia

everybody

dakai

to open

dan'gao

cake

dangran

of course

dangran

of course

dao

to

dao

to arrive

daomei

to have bad luck

daqiu

to play ball games

daxiang

elephant

daxue

university

de

possessive particle

de

structural particle

deng

to wait

dian

o'clock

dianche

tram

dianhua

telephone

dianshi

television

dianxin

cakes and pastry

dianying

movie

dianyingyuan

cinema

didi

younger brother

diu

to lose

dong

MW for building

dong

to understand

dongtian

winter

dongwu

animal

dongwuyuan

zoo

dongxi

thing

dou

all

duan

short (in length)

duanku

shorts

duibuqi

sorry

duimian

opposite

duo

many; plenty

duoshuo

how many

duzi

stomach

e

to feel hungry

er

two

erduo

ear

eryue

Febuary

fangjian

room

fangzi

house

fei

fat (pets)

feichang

extremely

fen

minute

fujin

here

gang

just

gangcai

just now

gao

tall, high

gaodian

cakes; pastry

gaosu

to tell

gaoxing

happy; pleased

ge

measure word

ge

general MW

gebi

next door

gebo

arm

gechangjia

singer

gege

elder brother

gezi

build (of person)

gie

to give; for

gonggong-qiche

bus

gongren

worker

gongyuan

park

gou

dog

gou

dog

guafeng

windy

Guangzhuo

Guangzhuo

gudian

classical

gudian yinyue

classical music

guo

to celebrate; spend time

guo shengri

to celebrate one's birthday

guojia

country

guonian

to celebrate the New Year

hai

still; yet

haibianr

seaside

haipa

afraid

haishi

or

haiyou

also

haizi

child

haizi

child

hanshan

T-shirt

Hanyu

Chinese (language)

hao

well; good

hao

standard size

hao

date

haochi

delicous

haokan

beautiful to look at

haoma

No.

haoting

pleasant to hear

haowanr

amusing, fun

he

and

he

to drink

he shi

suitable

hei

black

hen

very

hong

red

houmain

behind

houtian

day after tomorrow

houzi

monkey

houzi

monkey

hua

picture

huahua

to draw

huang

yellow

huanying

to welcome

huasheng

peanuts

hui

can

huijia

go home

huilai

to come back; return

huoche

train

huoche

train

ji

how many

ji

season

jia

family; home

jia

family; home

jian

MW for clothes

jiao

to be called

jiao

to call

jiao

foot

jiaoshi

classroom

jiaoshi

classroom

jiaoshilou

classroom building

jiaozi

dumplings

jie

street

jiejie

elder sister

jiemu

programme

jinfa

blond hair

jinlai

to come in

jinnian

this year

jintian

today

jiu

old

jiu

nine

jiuyue

September

juede

feel

kafei

coffee

kan

to look; see; watch

kanshu

to read

ke

to feel thirsty

ke ai

cute; loveable

keqi

polite; courteous

keren

guest

keyi

may; can

kongbu

terrifying

kongbu

horror

kongbu dianying

horror movie

kuai

fast

kualie

happy

kuzi

trouser

lai

to come

laixin

letter from

lan

blue

lanqiu

basketball

laohu

tiger

laoshi

teacher

le

sentence particle

leng

cold

lian

face

liang

MW for vehicles

lianyiqun

dress

limian

inside

ling

zero

litang

assembly hall

liu

six

liuxing yinyue

pop music

liuyue

June

liwu

present

lou

building

loushang

upstairs

louxia

downstairs

lu

green

lu

road

luan

untidy; messy

ma

question particle

ma

horse

mafan

trouble

mai

to buy

mama

mother

man

slow

mang

busy

mao

cat

mao

cat

maoyi

woollen sweater

maozi

hat; cap

meimei

younger sister

meitian

everyday

meiyou

to have not; there is/are not

menkou

entrance

mingnian

next year

mingtian

tomorrow

mingzi

name

na

that

nande

male person

nar

where

nar

there

ne

question particle

nei

that

nei

which

neng

can

ni

you

Ni hao

Hello

nian

year

nianji

nianji

niao

bird

niao

bird

nimen

you

niuzaiku

jeans

nude

female person

nuhaizi

girl

pa

to be afraid

paiqiu

volley ball

pang

fat (person)

pangbian

beside

paobu

to jog

paocha

to make tea

pengyou

friend

pi

MW for horse

piaoliang

pretty; beautiful

piaoliang

pretty (of clothes)

ping

bottle

pingpangqiu

table tennis

qi

seven

qi

to ride

qianmian

in front, in front of

qiche

car

qichuang

to get up (out of bed)

qiguai

strange

qing

to invite

qiuchang

court, ground (for ball games)

qiumi

ball game fan

qiupai

racquet

qiutian

autumn

qiyue

July

qu

to go

qunian

last year

qunzi

skirt

ranhou

then

re

hot

reqing

warm, warmhearted

ri

day

rili

calender

san

three

sanyue

March

shang

attend

shang ge xingqi

last week

shang ge yue

last month

shangban

to go to work

shangdian

shop

Shanghai

Shanghai

shangke

attend class; give a lesson

shangmian

on top

shangwu

morning

shayu

shark

shei

who

shengri

birthday

shengrihui

birthday party

shenme

what

shi

am; are; is

shi

ten

shi

business

shieryue

December

shihou

time

shimao

fashionable

shiyiyue

November

shiyue

October

shizi

lion

shou

thin

shou

hand

shouhuoyuan

shop assistant

shoutibao

handbag

shu

book

shuang

pair

shubao

school bag

shufu

comfortable

shui

water

shuijiao

to sleep

shuiyi

pyjamas

shushu

uncle

si

four

siyue

April

song gei

to give

suo

MW for house, school

ta

he; she; him; her

tai

too

Taitai

Mrs

tamen

they; them

tangguo

sweets; confectionery

taoqi

mischievous

ti

to kick

tianqi

weather

tiao

MW for fish

tiao

to jump

tiaowu

to dance

ting

quite

ting

hear, listen

tingshuo

have heard

tiqiu

to play football

tongxuemen

fellow students

tou

head

toufa

hair

tui

leg

tushuguan

library

waimian

outside

waitao

jacket

wan

late

wan

to be late

wanfan

dinner

wang

forget

wangqiu

tennis

wanr

play; have fun

wanr

to play

wanshang

evening, night

wazi

socks

wei

MW for person

Wei

Hello

weishenme

why

wen

to ask

wo

I; me

women

we; us

wu

five

wufan

lunch

wuli

in the house

wuyue

May

xia ge xingqi

next week

xia ge yue

next month

xiamian

underneath, below

xiang

intend to; thinking of

xiang jia

to be homesick

xiangshui

perfume

Xiansheng

Mr

xianzi

now

xiao

small

xiao taoqi

little mischief

xiaochidian

snack bar

xiaohao

small (size)

Xiaojie

Miss

xiaomaibu

tuck shop

xiaorenshu

comics

xiaoshuo

novel

xiaoxue

primary school

xiatian

summer

xiawu

afternoon

xiaxue

to show

xiayu

to rain

xie

shoes

xie

some (MW)

xiezi

to write

xiguan

accustomed to

xihuan

to like

xin

new

xin

letter

xing

surname

xingqi

week

xingqi er

Tuesday

xingqi liu

Saturday

xingqi san

Wednesday

xingqi si

Thursday

xingqi tian

Sunday

xingqi wu

Friday

xingqi yi

Monday

xingqiri

Sunday

Xini

Sydney

Xinnian

New Year

xinsheng

new student

xiongmao

panda

xiuxi

to rest

xuesheng

student

xuexiao

school

yang

to keep animals

yangzi

style, appearance

yanjing

spectacles

yanjing

eye

yanse

colour

ye

also

yi

one

yidianr

a little; a bit

yiding

definitely; certainly

yifu

clothing

yihuir

a little while

Yingyu

English

yinwei

because

yinyue

music

yinyuejia

musician

yinyuemi

music fan

yiqi

together

yiqi

together

yisheng

doctor

yisi

meaning

yiyue

January

yizi

chair

you

to have

you

there is; there are

you shihou

sometimes

you yisi

interesting

youhao

friendly

youyong

to swim

youyongchi

swimming pool

yu

fish

yu

fish

yue

month

yundong

sport, play sport

yundongyi

track suit

zai

at, in, on

zaijia

at home

Zaijian

Goodbye

zanmen

we, us

zaofan

breakfast

zaoshang

morning

zenme

how

Zenme la?

Why?

zenme yang

how?

zhang

MW for table, picture

zhao

to look for

zhao

to look for

zhe

this

zhei

this

zhei ge xingxi

this week

zhei ge yue

this month

zheme

so

zhen

really

zhengqi

tidy; orderly

zhengzai

indicates action in progress

zher

here

zhi

MW for pen, pencil

zhi

MW for animal

zhidao

to know

zhong

type

Zhongguo

China

Zhongguohua

Chinese (spoken form)

Zhongguoren

Chinese (person)

zhonghao

medium (size)

zhongjian

middle

Zhongwen

Chinese (written form)

zhongwu

noon

zhongxue

middle school

zhu

to live; stay

zhu

wish

zhuozi

table

zixingche

bicycle

zongse

brown

zou

to walk, leave

zoulu

walk; on foot

zui

most

zuiba

mouth

zuo

MW for house

zuo

to do

zuo

to travel by

zuo gonggong-qiche

by bus

zuo zuoye

to do homework

zuoche

by car; by bus

zuotian

yesterday

zuoye

homework

zuoyou

about

zuqiu

football