// pavc2 带 dai4 to bring 可惜 ke3 xi1 it is a pity; what a pity; (it's) too bad 当中 dang1 zhong1 among; in the middle; in the center 關上 guan1shang4 to close; to shut; to turn off 功课 gong1 ke4 classwork 打电话 da3 dian4 hua4 to make a telephone call 用 yong4 to use 帮忙 bang1 mang2 help; give (lend) a hand; do a favor; do a good turn 准备 zhun3 bei4 preparation; prepare 离开 li2 kai1 to depart; to leave 黑 hei1 black; dark 放 fang4 to release; to free; to put 錢 qian2 a surname 紧张 jin3 zhang1 nervous; intense; strained; tense; critical; tension 不用 bu2 yong4 need not 样子 yang4 zi5 manner; air; looks; aspect 筷子 kuai4 zi5 chopsticks 白 bai2 white; snowy; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous 面 mian4 flour; noodles 认识 ren4 shi4 be acquainted with (a person); to know; to be familiar with; to recognize 再说 zai4 shuo1 what's more; besides; let's talk about it later; 当然 dang1 ran2 only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt 语法 yu3 fa3 grammar 搬 ban1 remove; transport; move; shift 进来 jin4 lai2 (v) come in 鱼 yu2 fish 记 ji4 to remember; to note; mark; sign; to record 笑 xiao4 laugh; smile 也许 ye3 xu3 perhaps; maybe 地 de (subor. part. adverbial); -ly 扔 reng1 throw; toss; cast 被 bei4 by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses); quilt; blanket; to cover; to wear 壞 huai4 bad 疼 teng2 (it) hurts; love fondly; ache; pain; sore 红 hong2 red; revolutionary; bonus; popular 只好 zhi3 hao3 to have to; to be forced to 健康 jian4 kang1 health 包子 bao1 zi5 steamed stuffed bun 周末 zhou1 mo4 weekend 街 jie1 street 城市 cheng2 shi4 city; town 里 li3 Chinese mile; neighborhood; hometown 怕 pa4 to be afraid; to fear 皮子 pi2zi leather 份 fen4 (a measure word for gifts, copies of a newspaper); copy (of newspaper, magazine, etc.); share; portion; part; (a measure word) 麻烦 ma2 fan2 trouble; troublesome; to be annoyed; to bother 黄色 huang2 se4 yellow; pornographic 总是 zong3 shi4 always 希望 xi1 wang4 to wish for; to desire; to hope 对 dui4 to, toward, for 通知 tong1 zhi1 notify; inform; notice; notification 吧 ba (modal particle indicating polite suggestion); ...right?; ...OK? 藥 yao4 medicine 开始 kai1 shi3 begin; beginning; start; initial 最好 zui4 hao3 best; (you) had better (do what we suggest) 一切 yi2 qie4 all; every; everything 会 hui4 meeting; party 糊塗 hu2tu2 to be bewildered, mixed up or confused 机场 ji1 chang3 airport; management; to manage; to administer 郊区 jiao1 qu1 suburban district; outskirts; suburbs 客气 ke4 qi4 polite 把 ba3 (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of 替 ti4 to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for 架 jia4 (measure word for airplane, machine) 医生 yi1 sheng1 doctor 小偷 xiao3 tou1 (n) thief 卧房 wo4 fang2 bedroom 平 ping2 flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful 长 chang2 length; long; forever; always; constantly 偷 tou1 to steal; to pilfer 又 you4 (once) again; also; both... and...; again 空气 kong1 qi4 air; atmosphere 袋 dai4 (measure word: a bag of something) 碗柜 wan3 gui4 cupboard 烦 fan2 feel vexed; to bother 衣柜 yi1 gui4 wardrobe; armoire 胡涂 hu2 tu2 to be bewildered, mixed up or confused 好像 hao3 xiang4 seem; be like 英里 ying1 li3 mile 皮 pi2 leather; skin; fur 市 shi4 market; city 河 he2 river 篮球 lan2 qiu2 basketball 叉子 cha1 zi5 fork 刀子 dao1 zi5 knife 用功 yong4 gong1 diligent; industrious (in one's studies) 搬家 ban1 jia1 move (house) 邮差 you2 chai1 postman 事情 shi4 qing2 affair; matter; thing; business 盒 he2 (measure word: box of something) 随便 sui2 bian4 as one wishes; as one pleases; casual 日记 ri4 ji4 diary 南 nan2 south 问好 wen4 hao3 say hello to; send one's regards to 笨 ben4 stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy 矮 ai3 short (not tall) 着 zhao2 part. indicates the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn 車房 che1fang2 garage 不见了 bu4 jian4 le5 disappear; be missing 哭 ku1 to cry; to weep 市区 shi4 qu1 (n) urban district; downtown; city center 中学 zhong1 xue2 middle school 套 tao4 (a measure word, a set of something, clothes, books, furniture) 挂 gua4 to hang; to put up; to suspend 壞了 huai4le to be broken, ruined, out of order, spoiled 着 zhe5 (a verbal suffix, indicating the action or the state is continuing) 场 chang3 a courtyard; open space; place; field; a measure word; (a measure word, used for sport or recreation) 感冒 gan3 mao4 to catch cold; (common) cold 好了 hao3le5 to be ready 冰块 bing1kuai4 ice cube 箱 xiang1 box; trunk; chest 汽水 qi4 shui3 soda; pop 后来 hou4 lai2 afterwards; later 日子 ri4 zi5 a (calendar) date; days of (someone's) life; day; date 可能 ke3 neng2 might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability 医 yi1 to cure; to treat; medical; medicine; doctor 舒服 shu1 fu2 comfortable 開花 kai1hua1 to bloom; to blossom 好好地 hao4hao4de5 in a proper way; to the best of one's ability; seriously; nicely 西部 xi1 bu4 western part 以后 yi3 hou4 after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future 糖 tang2 sugar; sweets; candy 海 hai3 ocean; sea 一直 yi4 zhi2 continuously; always; from the beginning of ... up to ...; all along 面包 mian4 bao1 bread 先 xian1 early; prior; former; in advance; first 风 feng1 wind; news; style; custom; manner 出來 chu1 lai2 to come out; to emerge 鼻子 bi2 zi5 nose 蓝 lan2 blue 晚安 wan3 an1 Good night!; Good evening! 样 yang4 manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape 生病 sheng1 bing4 to become ill; to be sick; ll; sick 这么 zhe4 me5 so much; this much; this way; like this 瓶子 ping2 zi5 bottle 好玩 hao3wan2 to be interesting; to be full of fun 欢迎 huan1 ying2 to welcome; welcome 号码 hao4 ma3 number 寄 ji4 lodge at; to mail; to send; to entrust; to depend 研究 yan2 jiu4 research 年级 nian2 ji2 grade (in school) 超级市场 chao1 ji2 shi4 chang3 supermarket 同学 tong2 xue2 (fellow) classmate 病 bing4 ailment; sickness; illness; disease; fall ill; sick; defect 請進 qing3jin4 please come in 台灯 tai2 deng1 desk lamp; table lamp 越来越 yue4 lai2 yue4 more and more 录 lu4 to record; to hit; to copy 橘子 ju2 zi5 orange 汤 tang1 soup 头 tou2 head; first, the top 牛 niu2 ox; cow; bull 恭喜 gong1 xi3 congratulations; greetings 好了 hao3le5 to be well again; to recover 舞会 wu3 hui4 dance; ball; party 又 you4 (once) again; also; both... and...; again 关 guan1 to close; to turn off 百貨公司 bai3huo4gong1si1 department store 口袋 kou3 dai4 pocket 得 dei3 to have to; must; ought to; to need to 野餐 ye3 can1 picnic 快乐 kuai4 le4 happy; merry 抢 qiang3 to grab; to rob; to snatch; fight over; to rush; to scramble 花 hua1 flower; blossom; to spend (money, time); fancy pattern 皮鞋 pi2 xie2 (n) leather shoes 热闹 re4 nao4 bustling with noise and excitement; lively 哪裡 na3 li3 an expression of modest denial "No, no" 次 ci4 nth; number (of times); order; sequence; next; second(ary); (measure word) 有用 you3 yong4 useful 草地 cao3 di4 lawn; meadow; sod; turf 摘 zhai1 to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit); to pluck; to take; to select 暑假 shu3 jia4 summer vacation 洗手间 xi3shou3jian1 washroom; restroom 后天 hou4 tian1 day after tomorrow; post-natal 慢跑 man4pao3 jogging; to jog 电话 dian4 hua4 telephone; phone call 脸 lian3 face 长 zhang3 chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop 礼物 li3 wu4 gift; present 慢用 man4yong4 eat slowly (enjoy your meal) 忽然 hu1 ran2 suddenly; all of a sudden 北 bei3 north 告诉 gao4 su4 to tell; to inform; to let know 参加 can1 jia1 to participate; to take part; to join 盒子 he2 zi5 case; box 经过 jing1 guo4 to pass; to go through; process; course 忘 wang4 to forget; to overlook; to neglect 恐怕 kong3 pa4 (I'm) afraid (that); perhaps; I think 黑板 hei1 ban3 blackboard 语言 yu3 yan2 (spoken) language 让 rang4 to ask; to let; permit; have (someone do something); to yield; to allow 乱 luan4 in confusion; disorderly 嘴 zui3 mouth 了 liao3 to know; to understand; to know 胖 pang4 fat; plump 青菜 qing1 cai4 green vegetables; Chinese cabbage 不客气 bu2 ke4 qi4 you're welcome; impolite; rude; blunt; don't mention it 市场 shi4 chang3 market 茶会 cha2hui4 tea party 从前 cong2 qian2 previously; formerly 打破 da3 po4 to break; to smash 下雪 xia4xue3 to snow 过 guo4 (experienced action marker) 清楚 qing1 chu3 clear; clearly understood; distinct 大人 da4 ren2 adult; grownup 渴 ke3 thirsty 给 gei3 to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (passive particle) 脸色 lian3 se4 complexion; look 假 jia4 vacation 湯匙 tang1chi2 soup spoon 出去 chu1 qu4 (v) go out 脏 zang1 dirty; filthy 祝 zhu4 invoke; pray to; wish; to express good wishes 聪明 cong1 ming2 intelligent; bright 圆 yuan2 circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (Yuan); tactful; to justify 或是 huo4 shi4 (conj) either X or Y 空 kong1 air; sky; empty; in vain 自己 zi4 ji3 self; (reflexive pronoun); own 亮 liang4 light; bright 瓶 ping2 bottle; (a measure word); vase; pitcher 公斤 gong1 jin1 kilogram 进步 jin4 bu4 progress 西 xi1 west 东部 dong1 bu4 the east; the eastern part 黄 huang2 (surname); sulfur; yellow 闻 wen2 hear; sniff at 声音 sheng1 yin1 voice; sound 饮料 yin3 liao4 beverage 饿 e4 to be hungry; hungry 什么的 shen2 me5 de5 and so on; and what not 放心 fang4 xin1 to set one's mind at rest; to be at ease; to rest 路口 lu4 kou3 street entrance; crossing; intersection (of roads) 打 da3 beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from 条 tiao2 measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item; article 练习 lian4 xi2 exercise; drill 有空 you3kong4 to have free time; to be free 宿舍 su4 she4 dormitory; living quarters; hostel 山 shan1 mountain; hill 游 you2 to walk; to tour; to roam; to swim; to travel 不必 bu2 bi4 need not; does not have to 酸 suan1 sour; sore; ache; acid 发现 fa1 xian4 to find; to discover 决定 jue2 ding4 to decide (to do something); to determine; to resolve 岁 sui4 year; years old; (a measure word) 色 se4 color; look; appearance 饱 bao3 to eat till full; satisfied 裝 zhuang1 to fill; to load 放假 fang4 jia4 to have a holiday or vacation 苹果 ping2 guo3 apple 第 di4 (prefix before a number, for ordering numbers, e.g. "first", "number two", etc) 咸 xian2 salty 加 jia1 to add; plus 介紹信 jie4shao4xin4 introduction letter 叉 cha1 fork; pitchfork; prong; pick; cross; intersect 故事 gu4 shi4 narrative; story; tale 刀叉 dao1 cha1 knife and fork 櫃 gui4 cupboard; cabinet; wardrobe 封 feng1 (a measure word for letters); to confer; to grant; to seal 葙子 xiang1 zi5 trunk; box; suitcase 点心 dian3 xin1 light refreshments; pastry 球 qiu2 ball 脫下來 tuo1xia4lai2 to take off 华语 hua2 yu3 Chinese language 手 shou3 hand; convenient 包 bao1 to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet; to contract (to or for) 點菜 dian3cai4 to order food 开 kai1 to bloom; to blossom 纸 zhi3 paper 许 xu3 to allow; to permit; to praise; (surname) 心 xin1 heart; mind 凉 liang2 cool; cold 研究所 yan2 jiu4 suo3 graduate school; research institute 邮局 you2 ju2 post office 随时 sui2 shi2 at any time 戴 dai4 to put on; to respect; to bear; to support; wear (glasses, hat, gloves) 部分 bu4 fen4 part; share; section; piece 运动 yun4 dong4 movement; campaign; sports 工作 gong1 zuo4 job; work; construction; work; task 破 po4 to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out 不得了 bu4 de2 liao3 desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly 大概 da4 gai4 roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about 滑雪 hua2xue3 to ski 怎麼了 zen3me5le5 What's wrong? 蛋 dan4 egg; oval shaped 重 zhong4 heavy; serious 网球 wang3 qiu2 tennis 平常 ping2 chang2 ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily 银行 yin2 hang2 bank 书架 shu1 jia4 bookshelf 一样 yi2 yang4 same; like; equal to; the same as; just like 義大利 yi4dai4li4 Italy; italian 空 kong4 free time 盤 pan2 (measure word for tray of, plate of, dish of) 它 ta1 it 葡萄 pu2 tao2 grape 蛋糕 dan4 gao1 cake 以前 yi3 qian2 before; formerly; previous 比 bi3 (particle used for comparison and "-er than"); to compare; to contrast; to gesture (with hands); ratio 餐 can1 eat; meal 认得 ren4 de2 know; recognize 炸雞 zha2ji1 fried chicken 公园 gong1 yuan2 a public park 窗户 chuang1 hu4 window 法语 fa3 yu3 French (language) 转 zhuan3 to turn; to shift; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer 高兴 gao1 xing4 happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood 怎么 zen3 me5 how?; what?; why? 公尺 gong1 chi3 meter 烤肉 kao3rou4 barbecue 味道 wei4 dao4 flavor 就 jiu4 at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake 鸡 ji1 fowl; chicken 直 zhi2 straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright 本来 ben3 lai2 original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course 重要 zhong4 yao4 important; significant; major 警察 jing3 cha2 police; policeman; policewoman 毕业 bi4 ye4 graduation; to graduate; to finish school 然后 ran2 hou4 after; then (afterwards); after that; afterwards 介绍 jie4 shao4 to present; introduction; to introduce 怪 guai4 queer; to blame 化妆 hua4 zhuang1 to put on make-up 十字路口 shi2zi4lu4kou3 intersection 颜色 yan2 se4 color 行 hang2 a row; (measure word for lines); profession; professional 甜 tian2 sweet 电脑 dian4 nao3 computer 换 huan4 change; exchange 罐 guan4 can; jar; pot 寒假 han2 jia4 winter vacation 再 zai4 then 打工 da3 gong1 part time job 东 dong1 east 短 duan3 lack; short 起飞 qi3 fei1 to take off (in an airplane) 罐子 guan4zi5 jar; canister; tin 动 dong4 to move; to be moved 聊 liao2 to chat; to have a chat; to kill time 盘子 pan2 zi5 tray 跑 pao3 to run; to escape 谈 tan2 to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss; (surname) 灯 deng1 lamp; light 改天 gai3tian1 another day 书包 shu1 bao1 schoolbag; satchel 前天 qian2 tian1 the day before yesterday 陈 chen2 (a common Chinese surname) 开会 kai1 hui4 have a meeting; be at a meeting; to hold or attend a meeting 牛肉 niu2 rou4 beef 游泳 you2 yong3 swim 瘦 shou4 tight; thin; lean 拿 na2 to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take 眼睛 yan3 jing1 eye 打算 da3 suan4 to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation 毛笔 mao2 bi3 writing brush 接 jie1 to receive; to come into contact with; to extend; to connect; to join 香 xiang1 fragrant; incense; (of food) savory; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular 礼拜 li3 bai4 week; religious service; worship 世界 shi4 jie4 world 架子 jia4 zi5 shelf; frame; stand; skeleton 愿意 yuan4 yi4 to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth) 厨房 chu2 fang2 kitchen 沒事 mei2shi4 never mind; doesn't matter; that's all right 句 ju4 (a measure word, for sentences or lines of verse); sentence 方 fang1 a surname 需要 xu1 yao4 to need; to want; to demand; needs; to require 英尺 ying1 chi3 (English) foot (unit of measurement) 尺 chi3 a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a meter; a ruler; a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale 谈话 tan2 hua4 talk; conversation 生气 sheng1 qi4 angry; mad; offended; to get angry; to be enraged; to take offense 语 yu3 dialect; language; speech 住校 zhu4xiao4 to live at school 丢 diu1 to lose; to put aside; to throw 笑话 xiao4 hua4 joke; jest 帮 bang1 to assist; to support; to help; group; gang; party 部 bu4 part; area; department 出事 chu1 shi4 have an accident; meet with a mishap 钥匙 yao4 shi5 key 白天 bai2 tian1 daytime; during the day; day 病了 bing4le5 to become ill 出门 chu1 men2 be away from home; go on a journey 比较 bi3 jiao4 compare; contrast; fairly; comparatively; relatively; quite; rather 水果 shui3 guo3 fruit 完 wan2 to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire 要不然 yao4 bu4ran2 otherwise; or else; or 炸 zha2 to deep fry 算 suan4 to calculate 袋子 dai4 zi5 bag 城 cheng2 city walls; city; town 庆祝 qing4 zhu4 celebrate 雪 xue3 snow 洗 xi3 to wash; to bathe 喂 wei2 (interjection) hello; hey; telephone greeting 句子 ju4 zi5 sentence 林 lin2 (a common Chinese surname) 院子 yuan4 zi5 courtyard 烤 kao3 to roast; bake; to broil 页 ye4 page; leaf (measure word for pages) 越越 yue4yue4 the more... the more... 錄影機 lu4ying3ji1 video camera 干净 gan1 jing4 clean; neat 李子 li3 zi5 plum 开 kai1 to hold an event 大家 da4 jia1 authority; everyone 漂亮 piao4 liang4 pretty; beautiful 字條 zi4tiao2 a note 信 xin4 letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence 西餐 xi1 can1 Western-style food 刀 dao1 knife 生日 sheng1 ri4 birthday 脱 tuo1 to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from 礼拜天 li3 bai4 tian1 Sunday 身体 shen1 ti3 (human) body; health 小心 xiao3 xin1 careful 没关系 mei2 guan1 xi5 it doesn't matter 新闻 xin1 wen2 news 要是 yao4 shi4 if 柜子 gui4 zi5 cupboard; cabinet 特别 te4 bie2 especially; special; particular; unusual 进去 jin4 qu4 (v) go in 出 chu1 to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to occur; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas) 紧 jin3 tight; nervous; strict 非常 fei1 chang2 unusual; extraordinary; extreme; very; exceptional 消息 xiao1 xi5 news; information 碗 wan3 bowl; cup; (measure word for servings of food) 地址 di4 zhi3 address 高 gao1 high; tall 正 zheng4 just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle 记得 ji4 de2 to remember 肉 rou4 meat; flesh 弄 nong4 (a generalised verb of doing-make, get, fix, etc) 多么 duo1 me5 how (wonderful, etc); what (a great idea, etc); however (difficult it may be, etc) 右 you4 right (-hand) 西瓜 xi1 gua1 watermelon 往 wang3 to go (in a direction); past; previous; towards 绿 lu:4 green; chlorine 极了 ji2 le5 extremely; exceedingly 乡下 xiang1 xia4 country (as opposed to town or city); rural 鞋 xie2 shoe 区 qu1 area; region; district; small; distinguish 像 xiang4 (look) like; similar (to); appearance; to appear; to seem; image; portrait; resemble; seem 台北 Tai2 bei3 Taipei (capital of Taiwan) 姓名 xing4 ming2 name and surname 臺北 tai2bei3 Taipei 对面 dui4 mian4 opposite 奇怪 qi2 guai4 strange; odd 大部分 da4 bu4 fen4 (in) large part; (the) greater part; the majority 躺 tang3 to recline; to lie down 外套 wai4 tao4 coat 謝 xie4 a surname 办法 ban4 fa3 means; method; way (to do something) 原来 yuan2 lai2 original; former; originally; formerly; at first 凉快 liang2 kuai4 nice and cold; pleasantly cool 片 pian4 a slice; piece; flake; thin; slice 进 jin4 advance; enter; to come in 草 cao3 grass 才 cai2 just; not until 留 liu2 leave (message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve 改 gai3 to change; to alter; to transform; to correct 报警 bao4 jing3 report (an incident) to the police; give an alarm 双 shuang1 two; double; pair; both 冰 bing1 ice; to be frozen 见面 jian4 mian4 meet; see (someone) 鞋子 xie2zi shoe 冰箱 bing1 xiang1 icebox; refrigerator; freezer 那么 na4 me5 like that; in that way; or so; so; so very much; about; in that case 送 song4 to escort; to deliver; to send off; to present 開開 kai1kai1 to turn on; to switch on 打球 da3qiu2 to play or hit a ball; to play ball games