HSK 2 vocabulary

747 words · 300 characters · elementary - simple exchanges about daily life (≈ A2)

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笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支,枝); brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy)得déto obtain; to get 公共汽车gōng gòng qì chēbus 可是kě shìbut; however; (used for emphasis) indeed 可以kě yǐcan; may 便宜pián yicheap; inexpensive; a petty advantage 漂亮piào liangpretty; beautiful 千qiānthousand 位wèiposition; location 姓xìngfamily name; surname; to be surnamed ...姓名xìng míngsurname and given name; full name 以后yǐ hòuafter; later 以前yǐ qiánbefore; previous 怎么样zěn me yànghow?; how about?只zhǐonly; merely; just 饱bǎoto eat till full; satisfied 边biānside; edge 不错bù cuòcorrect; right 菜单cài dānmenu 长chánglong; length 大家dà jiāeveryone; influential family 带dàiband; belt 蛋dànegg; oval-shaped thing 低dīlow; beneath 店diàninn; old-style hotel (CL:家); shop; store 懂dǒngto understand; to comprehend 短duǎnshort; brief 方便fāng biànconvenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy 分钟fēn zhōngminute 公园gōng yuánpark (for public recreation)够gòuenough (sufficient); enough (too much)画huàto draw; to paint; picture; painting (CL:幅,張|张)鸡jīfowl; chicken 件jiànitem; component 脚jiǎofoot; leg (of an animal or an object)教室jiào shìclassroom 酒jiǔwine (esp. rice wine); liquor 句子jù zisentence 可能kě néngmight (happen); possible 空气kōng qìair; atmosphere 快乐kuài lèhappy; joyful 辆liàngclassifier for vehicles 面miànface; side 怕pàto be afraid; to fear 前年qián niánthe year before last 然后rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards 食物shí wùfood 所以suǒ yǐtherefore; as a result 它tāit 它们tā menthey; them 太太tài taimarried woman; Mrs.头tóuhead; hair style 碗wǎnbowl; cup 万wànten thousand; a great number 为什么wèi shén mewhy?; for what reason?问题wèn tíquestion; problem 像xiàngto resemble; to be like 眼睛yǎn jingeye 药yàomedicine; drug 一定yī dìngsurely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled 一共yī gòngin total; altogether 意思yì siidea; opinion 因为yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of 应该yīng gāiought to; should; must 英文yīng wénEnglish (language)又yòu(once) again; also 鱼yúfish (CL:條|条,尾); used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼, alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼 and octopi 章魚|章鱼)运动yùn dòngto move; to exercise 纸zhǐpaper (CL:張|张,沓); classifier for documents, letters etc 周末zhōu mòweekend 自己zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own 啊amodal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent 白色bái sèwhite; fig. reactionary 办法bàn fǎway of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem 办公室bàn gōng shìoffice; business premises 帮助bāng zhùassistance; aid; to help; to assist 报纸bào zhǐnewspaper; newsprint 变biànto change; to become different 不过bù guòonly; merely 不好意思bù hǎo yì sito feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing 部分bù fenpart; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. bu4fen4 才cáiability; talent; sb of a certain type 参观cān guānto visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour; to look around 参加cān jiāto participate; to take part; to join 草cǎograss; straw 差不多chà bu duōalmost; nearly 场chǎnglarge place used for a specific purpose; stage 超市chāo shìsupermarket (abbr. for 超級市場|超级市场)成绩chéng jìachievement; performance records 春天chūn tiānspring (season)打算dǎ suànto plan; to intend 大人dà renadult; grownup 大衣dà yīovercoat; topcoat 但是dàn shìbut; however 道dàoroad; path (CL:條|条,股); way; reason; principle 灯dēnglamp; light 掉diàoto fall; to drop 冬天dōng tiānwinter 对面duì miànopposite; across (the street etc); directly in front of one; up ahead 发现fā xiànto notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect 方法fāng fǎmethod; way; technique; procedure 份fènvariant of 分 (分 · to divide); classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc 刚刚gāng gangjust recently; just a moment ago 高中gāo zhōngsenior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学)更gèngmore; even more 公司gōng sīcompany; firm; corporation 狗gǒudog 故事gù shinarrative; story; tale 过年guò niánto celebrate the Chinese New Year 海hǎiocean; sea 好像hǎo xiàngas if; to seem like 河hériver (CL:條|条,道); the Yellow River 黑板hēi bǎnblackboard 后来hòu láiafterwards; later; newly arrived 湖húlake 欢迎huān yíngto welcome; welcome 黄色huáng sèyellow; vulgar; lewd; pornographic 活动huó dòngto exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc)机会jī huìopportunity; chance 计划jì huàplan; project 加jiāto add; (math.) plus 家庭jiā tíngfamily; household 健康jiàn kānghealth; healthy 讲jiǎngto speak; to explain 交jiāoto hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends 接jiēto receive; to answer (the phone)街jiēstreet 借jièto borrow; (used in combination with 給|给 or 出 etc) to lend 近jìnnear; close to 经过jīng guòto pass; to go through 句jùsentence; clause 开学kāi xué(of a student) to start school; (of a semester) to begin 可爱kě àiadorable; cute 客人kè rénvisitor; guest; customer 哭kūto cry; to weep 拉lāto pull; to play (a bowed instrument)篮球lán qiúbasketball 离líto leave; to part from 离开lí kāito depart; to leave 礼物lǐ wùgift; present 脸liǎnface 练习liàn xíto practice; exercise 旅行lǚ xíngto travel; journey; trip 卖màito sell; to betray 猫māocat (CL:隻|只); (loanword) (coll.) modem 名míngname; noun (part of speech)那么nà melike that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...难过nán guòto feel sad; to feel unwell 年级nián jígrade; year (in school, college etc)年轻nián qīngyoung 鸟niǎobird; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196)努力nǔ lìto make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious 片piànthin piece; flake 平常píng chángordinary; common 其他qí tāother; (sth or sb) else 骑qíto sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc)轻qīnglight; easy 清楚qīng chuclear; distinct 秋天qiū tiānautumn 全部quán bùwhole; all 让ràngto yield; to permit 认为rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel 如果rú guǒif; in case; in the event that 声音shēng yīnsound; voice 市shìmarket; city 事情shì qingaffair; matter; thing; business 手表shǒu biǎowristwatch 舒服shū fucomfortable; feeling well 司机sī jīchauffeur; driver 算suànto calculate; to figure out; to include; to count in 虽然suī ránalthough; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 or 但是 etc)所有suǒ yǒuall; to have; to possess; to own 太阳tài yangsun; sunlight; sunshine 特别tè biéunusual; special; very; especially; particularly 条tiáostrip; item 听说tīng shuōto hear (sth said); one hears (that)头发tóu fahair (on the head)网球wǎng qiútennis; tennis ball 网站wǎng zhànwebsite 往wǎngto go (in a direction); to 味道wèi daoflavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...)喂wèihey; to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)习惯xí guànhabit; custom 洗澡xǐ zǎoto bathe; to take a shower 下雪xià xuěto snow 夏天xià tiānsummer 相信xiāng xìnto believe; to be convinced; to accept as true 想法xiǎng fǎway of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth)向xiàngtowards; to face 相机xiàng jīcamera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机); at the opportune moment 小心xiǎo xīnto be careful; to take care 信xìnletter; mail 信用卡xìn yòng kǎcredit card 雪xuěsnow; (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc)颜色yán sècolor; countenance 样子yàng ziappearance; manner 已经yǐ jīngalready 以为yǐ wéito think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)一直yī zhístraight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through 音乐yīn yuèmusic 银行yín hángbank 有空儿yǒu kòng rerhua form of 有空语言yǔ yánlanguage 愿意yuàn yìto wish; to want 怎么办zěn me bànwhat's to be done 照片zhào piànphotograph 照相zhào xiàngto take a photograph 这么zhè meso much; this much 自行车zì xíng chēbicycle; bike 字典zì diǎn(coll.) dictionary; Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters)租zūto hire; to rent 最近zuì jìnrecently; soon 作业zuò yèschool assignment; homework 安全ān quánsafe; secure; safety; security 办bànto establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise); office (as in 招辦|招办, admissions office) (abbr. for 辦公室|办公室) (招辦|招办 · admissions office (for enrolling students) (abbr. for 招生辦公室|招生办公室))半夜bàn yèmidnight; in the middle of the night 背bèithe back of a body or object; to turn one's back 必须bì xūto have to; must 遍biàneverywhere; all over 表biǎoexterior surface; family relationship via females 不但bù dànnot only (... but also ...)不久bù jiǔnot long (after); before too long 不同bù tóngdifferent; distinct 层céngto pile on top of one another; layer; stratum 查cháto research; to check 出口chū kǒuan exit; to speak 出门chū ménto go out; to leave home 出生chū shēngto be born 船chuánboat; vessel 春节chūn jiéSpring Festival (Chinese New Year)词cíword; statement; speech; lyrics 打工dǎ gōngto work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation 大门dà ménentrance; door 带来dài láito bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce 当dāngto be; to act as 当时dāng shíthen; at that time 到处dào chùeverywhere 等到děng dàoto wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc)地铁dì tiěunderground railway; subway; subway train 东方dōng fāngeast 度dùto pass; to spend (time)多么duō mehow (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc)而且ér qiě(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore 方面fāng miànrespect; aspect 方向fāng xiàngdirection; orientation 放心fàng xīnto feel relieved; to feel reassured 封fēngto confer; to grant 服务fú wùto serve; service 改gǎito change; to alter 感觉gǎn juéfeeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive 刚才gāng cáijust now; a moment ago 高级gāo jíhigh level; high grade 公路gōng lùhighway; road 关心guān xīnto be concerned about; to care about 好处hǎo chubenefit; advantage; merit; gain; profit 合适hé shìsuitable; fitting; appropriate 黑色hēi sèblack 红色hóng sèred (color); revolutionary 画家huà jiāpainter 坏处huài chuharm; troubles 换huànto exchange; to change (clothes etc)或huòmaybe; perhaps 或者huò zhěor; possibly; maybe; perhaps 急jíurgent; pressing 加油jiā yóuto add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas 假jiǎfake; false 交通jiāo tōngto be connected; traffic 教育jiào yùto educate; to teach 接着jiē zheto catch and hold on; to continue 节日jié rìholiday; festival 结果jié guǒoutcome; result; consequence; in the end; as a result 经常jīng chángfrequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily 经理jīng lǐmanager; director 开心kāi xīnto feel happy; to rejoice 看法kàn fǎway of looking at a thing; view 可怕kě pàawful; dreadful 蓝色lán sèblue (color)例如lì rúfor example; for instance; such as 凉liángcool; cold 凉快liáng kuaipleasantly cool (weather etc); to cool oneself; to cool off 留liúto leave (a message etc); to retain 流liúto flow; to disseminate 流行liú xíng(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable 绿色lǜ sègreen 满mǎnto fill; full 米mǐuncooked rice; meter (unit of length)目的mù dìpurpose; aim; goal; target; objective 那样nà yàngthat kind; that sort 弄nòngto do; to manage 爬páto crawl; to climb 排队pái duìto line up 其中qí zhōngamong; in 晴天qíng tiānclear sky; sunny day 请客qǐng kèto give a dinner party; to entertain guests 日子rì ziday; a (calendar) date 入口rù kǒuentrance; to import 商人shāng rénmerchant; businessman 身边shēn biānat one's side; on hand 生活shēng huóto live; life 收shōuto receive; to accept 熟shúripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done 讨论tǎo lùnto discuss; to talk over 套tàoto cover; to encase 疼téng(it) hurts; sore; to love dearly 提títo carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift 题títopic; problem for discussion 体育tǐ yùsports; physical education 停tíngto stop; to halt 停车场tíng chē chǎngparking lot; car park 同时tóng shíat the same time; simultaneously 同样tóng yàngsame; equal; similar; similarly; also; too 腿tuǐleg 完wánto finish; to be over 完全wán quáncomplete; whole; totally; entirely 闻wénto hear; news 洗衣机xǐ yī jīwashing machine; washer 校园xiào yuáncampus 心情xīn qíngmood; frame of mind 新闻xīn wénnews 星星xīng xing(coll.) a star; the stars in the sky 许多xǔ duōmany; a lot of 选xuǎnto choose; to pick 学期xué qīterm; semester 要求yāo qiúto request; to require 也许yě xǔperhaps; maybe 夜yènight 以上yǐ shàngthat level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned 以下yǐ xiàthat level or lower; that amount or less 一般yī bānsame; ordinary 意见yì jiànidea; opinion 英语yīng yǔEnglish (language)影响yǐng xiǎnginfluence; effect 油yóuoil; fat 有意思yǒu yì siinteresting; meaningful 原来yuán láioriginal; former; originally; formerly; at first 原因yuán yīncause; origin 月亮yuè liangthe moon 越yuèto exceed; to climb over 脏zāngdirty; filthy 长大zhǎng dàto grow up 照顾zhào guto take care of; to show consideration 这样zhè yàngthis way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such 正常zhèng chángnormal; regular 正好zhèng hǎojust (in time); just right 直接zhí jiēdirect (opposite: indirect 間接|间接); immediate 只要zhǐ yàoso long as; provided; if 中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core 主人zhǔ rénowner; host 装zhuāngadornment; to adorn 自由zì yóufreedom; liberty; free; unrestricted 作文zuò wénto write an essay; composition (student essay)座zuòseat; base; stand 座位zuò wèiseat 做法zuò fǎway of handling sth; method for making 爱情ài qíngromance; love (romantic)安静ān jìngquiet; peaceful 报名bào míngto sign up; to enter one's name 北方běi fāngnorth; the northern part a country 比如bǐ rúfor example; for instance; such as 变成biàn chéngto change into; to turn into 表示biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show 不满bù mǎndissatisfied; discontented; resentful; (before a number) to be less than 不如bù rúnot equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to 不少bù shǎomany; quite a few; a good number of 草地cǎo dìlawn; meadow 超过chāo guòto surpass; to exceed 成chéngto succeed; to finish 重新chóng xīnagain; once more; re-出发chū fāto set off; to start (on a journey)出现chū xiànto appear; to arise 出租chū zūto rent 吹chuīto blow; to play a wind instrument 从小cóng xiǎofrom childhood; from a young age 答应dā yingto answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise 大多数dà duō shù(great) majority 大小dà xiǎolarge and small; size 倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt 道理dào lireason; argument 地球dì qiúthe earth 东北dōng běinortheast 东南dōng nánsoutheast 动物园dòng wù yuánzoo 段duànparagraph; section 对话duì huàto talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation 发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling)分开fēn kāito separate; to part 复习fù xíto review; revision 该gāishould; ought to 改变gǎi biànto change; to alter 感动gǎn dòngto move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally)感谢gǎn xièto thank; to be grateful 个子gè zistature; height; size (of a person or object); (agriculture) bundle of cereal stalks tied together 公斤gōng jīnkilogram (kg)公里gōng lǐkilometer 故意gù yìdeliberately; on purpose 顾客gù kècustomer; client 观点guān diǎnpoint of view; viewpoint 广场guǎng chǎngpublic square; plaza 广告guǎng gàoto advertise; a commercial 过去guò qù(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by 黑hēiblack; dark 红hóngred; popular 忽然hū ránsuddenly; all of a sudden 护照hù zhàopassport 花园huā yuángarden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants 黄huángyellow; pornographic 家长jiā zhǎnghead of a household; family head 检查jiǎn cháinspection; to examine 讲话jiǎng huàa speech; to speak 角度jiǎo dùangle; (fig.) point of view 教师jiào shīteacher 接受jiē shòuto accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce 节jiéjoint; node; section; segment 节目jié mù(TV or radio) program; show; a planned activity (in one's schedule)斤jīncatty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g 进行jìn xíng(of an army etc) to be on the march; to advance; (of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway 举jǔto lift; to hold up 举手jǔ shǒuto raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal)举行jǔ xíngto hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)科kēbranch of study; administrative section 科学kē xuéscience; scientific knowledge 克kèto be able to; to subdue 刻kèquarter (hour); moment 课堂kè tángclassroom (CL:間|间); class session 蓝lánblue; indigo plant 老是lǎo shialways 理想lǐ xiǎngan ideal; a dream 练liànto practice; to train 亮liàngbright; light; to shine; to flash 留学生liú xué shēngstudent studying abroad; returned student; foreign student; international student 旅客lǚ kètraveler; tourist 旅游lǚ yóutrip; journey 绿lǜgreen; (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)满意mǎn yìsatisfied; pleased 面前miàn qiánin front of; facing 明星míng xīngstar; celebrity 南方nán fāngsouth; southern direction; (in China) southern regions, often referring to areas south of the Yangtze River 难看nán kànugly; unsightly 能够néng gòuto be capable of; to be able to 排páito arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge 碰pèngto touch; to meet with 碰到pèng dàoto come across; to run into 篇piānsheet; piece of writing 平píngflat; level; smooth; to make even; to level 平安píng ānsafe and sound; well 平等píng děngequal; equality 平时píng shíordinarily; in normal times 起飞qǐ fēi(of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off; (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to start to develop rapidly 气qìgas; air; smell 气温qì wēnair temperature 青年qīng niányouth; youthful years 青少年qīng shào niánadolescent; youth 晴qíngclear; fine (weather)请求qǐng qiúto request; to ask; request (CL:個|个)求qiúto seek; to look for 球场qiú chǎngstadium; sports ground 全quánall; whole 全身quán shēnthe whole body; (typography) em 人口rén kǒupopulation; people 人们rén menpeople 人数rén shùnumber of people 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur 省shěngto save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out 十分shí fēnvery; completely 实际shí jìreality; practice 实在shí zàireally; actually 使用shǐ yòngto use; to employ 市长shì zhǎngmayor 数shǔto count; to count as; to regard as 数字shù zìnumeral; digit 水平shuǐ pínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)顺利shùn lìsmoothly; without a hitch 说明shuō míngto explain; to illustrate 随便suí biànas one wishes; as one pleases 随时suí shíat any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary 态度tài dumanner; bearing 提到tí dàoto mention; to raise (a subject)提高tí gāoto raise; to increase 条件tiáo jiàncondition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification 挺tǐngstraight; erect 通tōngto go through; to know well 通过tōng guòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)通知tōng zhīto notify; to inform 同事tóng shìcolleague; co-worker 推tuīto push; to cut 完成wán chéngto complete; to accomplish 网wǎngnet; web; network 为wèibecause of; for 温度wēn dùtemperature 西北xī běinorthwest 西餐xī cānWestern-style food 西方xī fāngthe West; the Occident 西南xī nánsouthwest 相同xiāng tóngidentical; same 响xiǎngecho; sound 想到xiǎng dàoto think of; to call to mind 小说xiǎo shuōnovel; fiction 小组xiǎo zǔgroup 校长xiào zhǎng(college, university) president; headmaster 笑话xiào huajoke; jest; to laugh at; to mock 信心xìn xīnconfidence; faith (in sb or sth)行动xíng dòngoperation; action 行为xíng wéiaction; conduct; behavior; activity 养yǎngto raise (animals); to bring up (children)夜里yè liduring the night; at night 一生yī shēngall one's life; throughout one's life 阴yīnovercast (weather); cloudy 影片yǐng piàna copy of a film; film; motion picture; movie 永远yǒng yuǎnforever; eternal 游客yóu kètraveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player 云yúncloud 真正zhēn zhènggenuine; real; true; really; indeed 正确zhèng quècorrect; sound; right; proper 中餐zhōng cānlunch; Chinese meal; Chinese food 重点zhòng diǎnimportant point; main point; focus; key (project etc)重视zhòng shìto attach importance to sth; to value 主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary 组zǔto form; to organize 爱人ài renspouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC)班长bān zhǎngclass monitor; squad leader 笔记bǐ jìto take down (in writing); notes 称chēngto weigh; to state 成为chéng wéito become; to turn into 出院chū yuànto leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital 词典cí diǎndictionary 大量dà liànggreat amount; large quantity 大自然dà zì ránnature (the natural world)单位dān wèiunit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole)道路dào lùroad; path 等于děng yúto equal; to be tantamount to 点头diǎn tóuto nod 懂得dǒng deto understand; to know; to comprehend 队duìsquadron; team 多数duō shùmajority; most 分数fēn shù(exam) grade; mark 干杯gān bēito drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast)感到gǎn dàoto feel; to sense; to perceive 公平gōng píngfair; impartial 国际guó jìinternational 喊hǎnto yell; to shout 级jílevel; grade 假期jià qīvacation 角jiǎoangle; corner 教学jiào xuéteaching; instruction 接到jiē dàoto receive (letter etc)接下来jiē xià láito accept; to take 今后jīn hòuhereafter; henceforth 进入jìn rùto enter; to join 卡kǎto stop; to block 靠kàoto lean against or on; to stand by the side of 来自lái zìto come from (a place); From: (in email header)老年lǎo niánelderly; autumn of one's years 里头lǐ touinside; interior 零下líng xiàbelow zero (esp. temperature)流利liú lìfluent 名称míng chēngname (of a thing); name (of an organization)名单míng dānlist of names 难受nán shòuto feel unwell; to suffer pain 排球pái qiúvolleyball 碰见pèng jiànto run into; to meet (unexpectedly)普通pǔ tōngcommon; ordinary 普通话pǔ tōng huàPutonghua; standard Mandarin 墙qiángwall (CL:面,堵); (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆|被墙)球队qiú duìsports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)球鞋qiú xiéathletic shoes 取qǔto take; to get 取得qǔ déto acquire; to get; to obtain 全家quán jiāwhole family 全体quán tǐall; entire 热情rè qíngcordial; enthusiastic 商量shāng liangto consult; to talk over 少数shǎo shùsmall number; few 少年shào niánearly youth; youngster 生词shēng cínew word (in textbook); word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied 实现shí xiànto achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about 收入shōu rùto take in; income 受到shòu dàoto receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)特点tè diǎncharacteristic; trait; feature 外地wài dìparts of the country other than where one is 信号xìn hàosignal 行人xíng rénpedestrian; traveler on foot 休假xiū jiàto go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave 药水yào shuǐmedicine in liquid form; bottled medicine 亿yì100 million 友好yǒu hǎofriendly; amicable; close friend 咱们zán men(dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you 早晨zǎo chénearly morning; also pr. zao3chen5 占zhànto take possession of; to occupy 站住zhàn zhùto come to a stop; to halt; to keep one's footing; to stay upright 中级zhōng jímiddle level (in a hierarchy)中年zhōng niánmiddle age 周zhōuweek; weekly 住院zhù yuànto stay in hospital; to be hospitalized 准确zhǔn quèaccurate; exact; precise 作家zuò jiāauthor 作用zuò yòngto act on; to affect; action; function; activity 车辆chē liàngvehicle 但dànbut; yet; however; still; merely; only; just 酒店jiǔ diànwine shop; pub (public house)考生kǎo shēngexam candidate; student whose name has been put forward for an exam 难题nán tídifficult problem 实习shí xíto practice; field work 提出tí chūto raise (an issue); to propose 西医xī yīWestern medicine; a doctor trained in Western medicine 信息xìn xīinformation; news; message 咱zánI or me; we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)中医zhōng yītraditional Chinese medical science; a doctor trained in Chinese medicine 比如说bǐ rú shuōfor example 笔记本bǐ jì běnnotebook (stationery) (CL:本); (computing) laptop; notebook (abbr. for 筆記本電腦|笔记本电脑)不够bù gòunot enough; insufficient 不太bù tàinot very; not too 不要bù yàodon't!; must not 不行bù xíngwon't do; be out of the question 不一定bù yī dìngnot necessarily; maybe 不一会儿bù yī huì erin a little while; before long 常见cháng jiàncommonly seen; common 常用cháng yòngin common usage 重复chóng fùto repeat; to duplicate 出国chū guóto go abroad; to leave the country 出租车chū zū chētaxi; (Tw) rental car 词语cí yǔterm (e.g. technical term); expression 打印dǎ yìnto affix a seal; to stamp 大部分dà bù fenthe greater part; the majority; most; Taiwan pr. da4bu4fen4 大大dà dàgreatly; enormously 大海dà hǎisea; ocean 大声dà shēngloud voice; in a loud voice 得出dé chūto obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion)的话de huàif (coming after a conditional clause)地铁站dì tiě zhànsubway station 动物dòng wùanimal 读音dú yīnpronunciation; literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character 短信duǎn xìntext message; SMS 队长duì zhǎngcaptain; team leader 多久duō jiǔ(of time) how long?; (not) a long time 多云duō yún(meteorology) cloudy 饭馆fàn guǎnrestaurant 方便面fāng biàn miàninstant noodles 放下fàng xiàto lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside 干活儿gàn huó rerhua variant of 幹活|干活 (幹活|干活 · to work)刚gāngexactly; precisely; barely; only just 公交车gōng jiāo chēpublic transport vehicle; town bus 关机guān jīto turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film 过来guò láito come over; to manage 海边hǎi biāncoast; seaside; seashore; beach 好多hǎo duōmany; quite a lot 好久hǎo jiǔ(coll.) for a long time 好人hǎo réngood person; healthy person 好事hǎo shìcharity; happy occasion 画儿huà rpicture; drawing 坏人huài rénbad person; villain 回国huí guóto return to one's home country 计算机jì suàn jīcomputer; (Tw) calculator 见到jiàn dàoto see 见过jiàn guòto have seen before; to have met before 交给jiāo gěito give; to deliver; to hand over 交朋友jiāo péng youto make friends; (dialect) to start an affair with sb 饺子jiǎo zidumpling; pot-sticker 叫作jiào zuòto call; to be called 就要jiù yàowill; shall 开机kāi jīto start an engine; to boot up (a computer)快餐kuài cānfast food; snack 快点儿kuài diǎn rerhua variant of 快點|快点 (快點|快点 · to do sth more quickly)快要kuài yàonearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)筷子kuài zichopsticks 老朋友lǎo péng you(slang) period; menstruation 例子lì zicase; (for) instance 留下liú xiàto leave behind; to stay behind 路边lù biāncurb; roadside; wayside 拿出ná chūto take out; to put out 拿到ná dàoto get; to obtain 那会儿nà huì rat that time (in the past or the future); also pr. nèi huì r 那时候nà shí houat that time 难听nán tīngunpleasant to hear; coarse 爬山pá shānto go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains)瓶píngbottle; vase 瓶子píng zibottle 骑车qí chēto ride a bike (motorbike or bicycle)千克qiān kèkilogram 全国quán guówhole nation; nationwide 全年quán niánthe whole year; all year long 日报rì bàodaily newspaper 上周shàng zhōulast week 什么样shén me yàngwhat kind?; what sort?收到shōu dàoto receive 送到sòng dàoto deliver to; to take or escort someone to 送给sòng gěito send; to give as a present 体育场tǐ yù chǎngstadium 体育馆tǐ yù guǎngym; gymnasium 天上tiān shàngthe sky; the heavens 听讲tīng jiǎngto attend a lecture; to listen to a talk 停车tíng chēto pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park 挺好tǐng hǎovery good 图片tú piànpicture; photograph 外卖wài mài(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout (business)晚安wǎn ānGood night!; Good evening!晚报wǎn bàoevening newspaper; (in a newspaper's name) Evening News 晚餐wǎn cānevening meal; dinner 晚会wǎn huìevening party 问路wèn lùto ask for directions; to ask the way (to some place)午餐wǔ cānlunch; luncheon 午睡wǔ shuìto take a nap in the afternoon 下周xià zhōunext week 想起xiǎng qǐto recall; to think of 小声xiǎo shēngin a low voice; (speak) in whispers 小时候xiǎo shí houin one's childhood 笑话儿xiào hua rerhua form of 笑話|笑话鞋xiéshoe 心里xīn lichest; heart; mind 心中xīn zhōngcentral point; in one's thoughts 眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只,雙|双); (often used with 一) a look; a glance 药店yào diànpharmacy; drugstore 药片yào piàna (medicine) pill or tablet 一部分yī bù fenportion; part of 一路平安yī lù píng ānto have a pleasant journey; Bon voyage!一路顺风yī lù shùn fēngto have a pleasant journey (idiom)以外yǐ wàiapart from; other than 椅子yǐ zichair 一点点yī diǎn diǎna little bit 阴天yīn tiāncloudy day; overcast sky 音节yīn jiésyllable 音乐会yīn yuè huìconcert 银行卡yín háng kǎbank card 有人yǒu rénsomeone; people 有点儿yǒu diǎn rslightly; a little 院yuàncourtyard; institution 院长yuàn zhǎngthe head of an institution whose name ends in 院; chair of a board; university president; college dean; premier of the Republic of China 院子yuàn zicourtyard; garden 月份yuè fènmonth 越来越yuè lái yuèmore and more 早餐zǎo cānbreakfast 早就zǎo jiùalready at an earlier time 怎样zěn yànghow; what kind 找出zhǎo chūto find; to search out 这时候zhè shí hòuat this time; at this moment 正是zhèng shìis precisely 只能zhǐ néngcan only; obliged to do sth 中小学zhōng xiǎo xuémiddle and elementary school 周年zhōu niánanniversary; annual 住房zhù fánghousing 走过zǒu guòto walk past; to pass by 走进zǒu jìnto enter; to step into 走开zǒu kāito leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside 组成zǔ chéngto form; to make up 组长zǔ zhǎnggroup leader 嘴zuǐmouth; beak 做到zuò dàoto accomplish; to achieve 做饭zuò fànto prepare a meal; to cook

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啊āinterjection of surprise; Ah!安āncalm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease 般bānsort; kind 板bǎnboard; plank 办bànoffice (as in 招辦|招办, admissions office) (abbr. for 辦公室|办公室) (招辦|招办 · admissions office (for enrolling students) (abbr. for 招生辦公室|招生办公室)); to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)饱bǎoto eat till full; satisfied 报bàoto report; to inform; to announce; to respond; to reply 背bèithe back of a body or object; to turn one's back 笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支,枝); brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy)必bìcertainly; must 变biànto change; to become different 便biànplain; informal 遍biàneverywhere; all over 表biǎoexterior surface; family relationship via females 部bùministry; department 才cáiability; talent; sb of a certain type 参cānto take part in; to participate 餐cānmeal; to eat 草cǎograss; straw 层céngto pile on top of one another; layer; stratum 查cháto research; to check 长chánglong; length 超chāoto exceed; to overtake 晨chénmorning; dawn 称chēngto weigh; to state 成chéngto succeed; to finish 楚chǔdistinct; clear 处chùplace; locality; part; aspect 船chuánboat; vessel 吹chuīto blow; to play a wind instrument 春chūnspring (season); gay 词cíword; statement; speech; lyrics 带dàiband; belt 单dānbill; list 但dànbut; yet; however; still; merely; only; just 当dāngto be; to act as 倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt 灯dēnglamp; light 低dīlow; beneath 典diǎncanon; law 掉diàoto fall; to drop 定dìngto fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc)冬dōngwinter; (onom.) beating a drum 懂dǒngto understand; to comprehend 度dùto pass; to spend (time)短duǎnshort; brief 段duànparagraph; section 队duìsquadron; team 而érand; as well as 发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling)法fǎlaw; method 份fènclassifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc; variant of 分 (分 · to divide)封fēngto confer; to grant 复fùto repeat; to double 该gāishould; ought to 改gǎito change; to alter 感gǎnto feel; to move 刚gāngexactly; precisely; barely; only just 更gèngmore; even more 公gōngpublic; collectively owned 共gòngcommon; general 狗gǒudog; CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]够gòuenough (sufficient); enough (too much)故gùhappening; instance 顾gùto look after; to take into consideration; to attend to 观guānto look at; to watch 惯guànaccustomed to; used to 广guǎngwide; numerous 海hǎiocean; sea 喊hǎnto yell; to shout 合héto close; to join 河hériver (CL:條|条,道); the Yellow River 黑hēiblack; dark 红hóngred; popular 忽hūto neglect; to overlook 湖húlake 护hùto protect 划huáto cut; to slash 画huàto draw; to paint; picture; painting (CL:幅,張|张)换huànto exchange; to change (clothes etc)黄huángyellow; pornographic 活huóto live; alive 或huòmaybe; perhaps 级jílevel; grade 急jíurgent; pressing 己jǐself; oneself 计jìto calculate; to compute 际jìborder; edge 绩jìto spin (hemp etc); merit 加jiāto add; (math.) plus 检jiǎnto check; to examine 件jiànitem; component 健jiànhealthy; to invigorate 讲jiǎngto speak; to explain 交jiāoto hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends 角jiǎoangle; corner 饺jiǎodumplings with meat filling 脚jiǎofoot; leg (of an animal or an object)接jiēto receive; to answer (the phone)街jiēstreet; CL:條|条[tiao2]节jiéjoint; node; section; segment 结jiéknot; sturdy 借jièto borrow; (used in combination with 給|给 or 出 etc) to lend 斤jīncatty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g 近jìnnear; close to 经jīngclassics; sacred book 睛jīngeye; eyeball 静jìngstill; calm 久jiǔ(of a period of time) long 酒jiǔwine (esp. rice wine); liquor 举jǔto lift; to hold up 句jùsentence; clause 卡kǎto stop; to block 康kānghealthy; peaceful 靠kàoto lean against or on; to stand by the side of 科kēbranch of study; administrative section 可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit 克kèto be able to; to subdue 刻kèquarter (hour); moment 空kōngempty; air 哭kūto cry; to weep 筷kuàichopstick 拉lāto pull; to play (a bowed instrument)蓝lánblue; indigo plant 篮lánbasket (receptacle); basket (in basketball)乐lèhappy; cheerful 离líto leave; to part from 礼lǐgift; rite 理lǐtexture; grain (of wood)力lìpower; force 利lìsharp; favorable 例lìexample; precedent 脸liǎnface; CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]练liànto practice; to train 凉liángcool; cold 亮liàngbright; light; to shine; to flash 辆liàngclassifier for vehicles 量liángto measure; capacity 留liúto leave (a message etc); to retain 流liúto flow; to disseminate 旅lǚtrip; travel 绿lǜgreen; (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)论lùnopinion; view 卖màito sell; to betray 满mǎnto fill; full 猫māocat (CL:隻|只); (loanword) (coll.) modem 末mòtip; end 目mùeye; eye (of a net); mesh 鸟niǎobird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]弄nòngto do; to manage 努nǔto exert; to strive 爬páto crawl; to climb 怕pàto be afraid; to fear 排páito arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge 碰pèngto touch; to meet with 篇piānsheet; piece of writing 片piànthin piece; flake 漂piāoto float; to drift 平píngflat; level; smooth; to make even; to level 瓶píngbottle; vase 普pǔgeneral; popular 其qíhis; her 骑qíto sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc)千qiānthousand; used in 鞦韆|秋千墙qiángwall (CL:面,堵); (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆|被墙)且qiěand; moreover 青qīnggreen; blue 轻qīnglight; easy 清qīng(of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still 情qíngfeelings; emotion; sentiment; passion; situation; condition 晴qíngclear; fine (weather)秋qiūautumn; fall 求qiúto seek; to look for 取qǔto take; to get 全quánall; whole 确quèauthenticated; solid 然ráncorrect; right 让ràngto yield; to permit 如rúas; as if 入rùto enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of 色sècolor; CL:種|种[zhong3]声shēngsound; voice 省shěngto save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out 实shíreal; true 食shíto eat; food 使shǐto make; to cause 示shìto show; to reveal 市shìmarket; city 适shìto fit; suitable 室shìroom; work unit 收shōuto receive; to accept 受shòuto receive; to accept 舒shūto stretch; to unfold 熟shúripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done 数shǔto count; to count as; to regard as 顺shùnto obey; to follow 司sīto take charge of; to manage 思sīto think; to consider 算suànto calculate; to figure out; to include; to count in 虽suīalthough; even though 随suíto follow; to comply with 所suǒactually; place 它tāit; it (pronoun for an animal)态tàiappearance; shape 堂táng(main) hall; large room for a specific purpose 讨tǎoto invite; to provoke 套tàoto cover; to encase 特tèspecial; unique 疼téng(it) hurts; sore; to love dearly 提títo carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift 题títopic; problem for discussion 铁tiěiron (metal); arms 庭tíngmain hall; front courtyard 停tíngto stop; to halt 挺tǐngstraight; erect 通tōngto go through; to know well 头tóuhead; hair style 推tuīto push; to cut 腿tuǐleg; CL:條|条[tiao2]完wánto finish; to be over 碗wǎnbowl; cup 万wànten thousand; a great number 王wángking or monarch; best or strongest of its type 往wǎngto go (in a direction); to 为wèibecause of; for 位wèiposition; location 味wèitaste; smell 喂wèihey; to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)温wēnwarm; lukewarm; to warm up 闻wénto hear; news 务wùaffair; business 物wùthing; (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself 夏xiàsummer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC 相xiāngeach other; one another 响xiǎngecho; sound 向xiàngtowards; to face 像xiàngto resemble; to be like 鞋xiéshoe; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]心xīnheart; mind 信xìnletter; mail 姓xìngfamily name; surname; to be surnamed ...须xūmust; to have to 许xǔto allow; to permit 选xuǎnto choose; to pick 雪xuěsnow; CL:場|场[chang2]言yánwords; speech 颜yáncolor; face 眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只,雙|双); (often used with 一) a look; a glance 阳yángpositive (electric.); sun 养yǎngto raise (animals); to bring up (children)药yàomedicine; drug 业yèline of business; industry 夜yènight 宜yíproper; should 已yǐalready; to stop 以yǐto use; by means of 椅yǐchair 亿yì100 million 意yìidea; thought; meaning; sense; intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind 因yīncause; reason 阴yīnovercast (weather); cloudy 音yīnsound; noise 银yínsilver; silver-colored 印yìnto print; to mark 应yīngto agree (to do sth); should 英yīnghero; outstanding 迎yíngto welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face 永yǒngforever; always 由yóuto follow; from 油yóuoil; fat 游yóuto walk; to tour 又yòu(once) again; also 于yú(of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for 鱼yúfish (CL:條|条,尾); used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼, alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼 and octopi 章魚|章鱼)育yùto have children; to raise or bring up 园yuánland used for growing plants; site used for public recreation 原yuánoriginal; primary 愿yuànwish; hope; desire; to be willing 越yuèto exceed; to climb over 云yúncloud; CL:朵[duo3]运yùnto move; to transport 咱zánI or me; we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)脏zāngdirty; filthy 澡zǎobath 占zhànto take possession of; to occupy 照zhàoaccording to; in accordance with 者zhě(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...直zhístraight; to straighten 只zhǐonly; merely; just; grain that has begun to ripen 纸zhǐpaper (CL:張|张,沓); classifier for documents, letters etc 钟zhōnga (large) bell (CL:架); clock (CL:座)周zhōuto make a circuit; to circle 主zhǔowner; master 助zhùto help; to assist 装zhuāngadornment; to adorn 自zìself; oneself; from; since 租zūto hire; to rent 组zǔto form; to organize 嘴zuǐmouth; beak 座zuòseat; base; stand

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