TOCFL Level 2 vocabulary

478 words · 263 characters · Band 2 - elementary situations and short texts

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白天bái tiāndaytime; during the day 本子běn zibook; notebook 别的bié deelse; other 不用bù yòngneed not 差chàdifferent; wrong; mistaken 打开dǎ kāito open; to show (a ticket)大学生dà xué shēnguniversity student; college student 得到dé dàoto get; to obtain; to receive 地点dì diǎnplace; site 动dòng(of sth) to move; to set in movement 放假fàng jiàto have a holiday or vacation 飞fēito fly 干gāndry; dried food 汉字hàn zìChinese character(s)开会kāi huìto hold a meeting; to attend a meeting 开玩笑kāi wán xiàoto play a joke; to make fun of; to joke 考kǎoto check; to verify 口kǒumouth; classifier for bites or mouthfuls 毛máohair; feather 门票mén piàoticket (for theater, cinema etc)那些nà xiēthose 男人nán réna man; a male 女人nǚ rénwoman 起qǐto rise; to raise 认真rèn zhēnconscientious; earnest 上shàngup; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts)书包shū bāoschoolbag; satchel 忘记wàng jìto forget 下xiàdown; downwards 学院xué yuàncollege; educational institute 一块儿yī kuài rerhua variant of 一块|一块有名yǒu míngfamous; well-known 这些zhè xiēthese 正zhèngstraight; upright 知识zhī shiknowledge; intellectual 中学zhōng xuémiddle school 最好zuì hǎobest; had better ...; it would be best to ...安全ān quánsafe; secure; safety; security 办bànoffice (as in 招办|招办, admissions office) (abbr. for 办公室|办公室); to establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise)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 间接|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 搬家bān jiāto move house; to relocate; to remove (sth)保护bǎo hùto protect; to defend 保险bǎo xiǎninsurance; to insure 报告bào gàoto inform; to report 标准biāo zhǔnstandard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard 不必bù bìneed not; does not have to 步bùa step; a pace 吵chǎonoisy; loud; to quarrel; to argue 成功chéng gōngto succeed; success 程度chéng dùdegree; level; extent 除了chú le(used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了 + A + 就是 + B, "either A or B"); apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，谁也没来|除了他，谁也没来 "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英语，他也会法语|除了英语，他也会法语 "in addition to English, he also knows French")传chuánto pass on; to spread 从来cóng láialways; at all times 存cúnto exist; to deposit 大概dà gàiroughly; probably 当中dāng zhōngamong; in the middle 底下dǐ xiathe location below sth; afterwards 订dìngto agree; to conclude 发生fā shēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 发生问题|发生问题 "a problem arises")房东fáng dōnglandlord 房屋fáng wūhouse; building 父母fù mǔfather and mother; parents 父亲fù qīnfather; also pr. fù qin 赶快gǎn kuàiquickly; at once 敢gǎnto dare; daring 关系guān xirelation; relationship; connection; to concern; to involve; to affect 管理guǎn lǐto supervise; to manage 光guānglight; ray (CL:道); bright; shiny 害怕hài pàto be afraid; to be scared 合作hé zuòto cooperate; to collaborate; to work together 环保huán bǎoenvironmental protection; environmentally friendly 环境huán jìngenvironment; circumstances 建议jiàn yìto propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (CL:点|点)结束jié shùto end; to finish; to conclude 精神jīng shénspirit; mind 看起来kàn qǐ laiseemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be 可乐kě lèamusing; entertaining 空kōngempty; air 困难kùn nandifficult; challenging 老太太lǎo tài taielderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother 类lèikind; type; class; category; (classifier) kind; type 立刻lì kèimmediately; at once; right away 利用lì yòngto exploit; to make use of 连liánto link; to join 另外lìng wàiadditional; in addition 乱luànin confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind 美丽měi lìbeautiful 美术měi shùart; fine arts 母亲mǔ qīnmother 奶茶nǎi chámilk tea 内nèiinside; inner 年纪nián jìage 暖和nuǎn huowarm; nice and warm 拍pāito pat; to clap 破pòbroken; damaged 其实qí shíactually; in fact; really 任何rèn héany; whatever; whichever 散步sàn bùto take a walk; to go for a walk 伤心shāng xīnto grieve; to be broken-hearted 上衣shàng yījacket; upper outer garment 社会shè huìsociety 深shēn(lit. and fig.) deep 生意shēng yibusiness 时shío'clock; time 适合shì héto fit; to suit 书架shū jiàbookshelf 死sǐto die; impassable 速度sù dùspeed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo 谈tánto speak; to talk 题目tí mùsubject; title; topic; exercise or exam question (CL:道)同意tóng yìto agree; to consent 危险wēi xiǎndanger; dangerous 现代xiàn dàimodern times; modern age 相当xiāng dāngequivalent to; appropriate 消息xiāo xi(piece of) news; information; message 行李xíng liluggage 幸福xìng fúhappiness; happy 一切yī qièeverything; every 已yǐalready; to stop 邮件yóu jiànmail; post 邮票yóu piào(postage) stamp 游yóuto swim; variant of 游|游游戏yóu xìgame (CL:场|场); to play 约yuēto make an appointment; to invite 杂志zá zhìmagazine 整zhěngin good order; tidy; neat; to put in order; to straighten 正式zhèng shìformal; official 只好zhǐ hǎoto have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to 钟zhōnga (large) bell (CL:架); clock (CL:座)祝zhùto pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc)抓zhuāto grab; to catch 自然zì ránnature; natural 总zǒnggeneral; overall; to sum up 左右zuǒ yòuleft and right; nearby 阿姨ā yímaternal aunt; term of address for a woman of one's mother's generation 巴士bā shìbus (loanword); motor coach 包括bāo kuòto comprise; to include 倍bèi(two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier)笨bènstupid; foolish 毕业bì yègraduation; to graduate 不管bù guǎnnot to be concerned; regardless of 操场cāo chǎngplayground; sports field 迟到chí dàoto arrive late 尺chǐa Chinese foot; one-third of a meter 传统chuán tǒngtradition; traditional 春季chūn jìspringtime 答案dá ànanswer; solution 打折dǎ zhéto give a discount 大陆dà lùcontinent; mainland 袋dàipouch; bag 担心dān xīnanxious; worried 底dǐbottom; base; background; foundation 豆腐dòu futofu; bean curd 发烧fā shāoto have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever; (fig.) to be fascinated with; to obsess over 法律fǎ lǜlaw 烦fánto feel vexed; to bother 逛guàngto stroll; to visit 海鲜hǎi xiānseafood 寒假hán jiàwinter vacation 极jíextremely; pole (geography, physics)季节jì jiétime; season 加班jiā bānto work overtime 减jiǎnto lower; to decrease 教授jiào shòuprofessor 开水kāi shuǐboiled water; boiling water 口袋kǒu dàipocket; bag; sack 历史lì shǐhistory 了解liǎo jiěto understand; to know about; to learn about; to find out 毛巾máo jīntowel 毛衣máo yī(wool) sweater 没想到méi xiǎng dàodidn't expect 梦mèngdream (CL:场|场); to dream 闹钟nào zhōngalarm clock 拍照pāi zhàoto take a picture 汽水qì shuǐsoda pop; carbonated soft drink 浅qiǎnshallow; light (color)轻松qīng sōnglight; gentle 热闹rè naolively; bustling; full of activity; to make things lively; to have a good time 日记rì jìdiary 伞sǎnumbrella; parasol 身高shēn gāo(a person's) height 湿shīmoist; wet 市区shì qūurban district; downtown 手套shǒu tàoglove; mitten 叔叔shū shufather's younger brother; paternal uncle; form of address used by children for a male one generation older 暑假shǔ jiàsummer vacation 刷shuāa brush; to paint; to daub 帅shuàicommander-in-chief; to lead; to command 孙女sūn nǚson's daughter; granddaughter 孙子sūn zigrandson; son's son 味儿wèi rtaste 无聊wú liáobored; boring 箱xiāngbox; trunk 新鲜xīn xiānfresh (experience, food etc); freshness 兴趣xìng qùinterest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby 兄弟xiōng dìbrothers; younger brother 选择xuǎn zéto select; to pick; choice; option; alternative 牙刷yá shuātoothbrush 严重yán zhònggrave; serious; severe; critical 研究yán jiūresearch; a study 盐yánsalt 有趣yǒu qùinteresting; fascinating; amusing 圆yuáncircle; round 约会yuē huìappointment; engagement 资料zī liàomaterial; resources 背包bēi bāoknapsack; rucksack 比方bǐ fanganalogy; illustrative example; for instance 饼干bǐng gānbiscuit; cracker; cookie 不得了bù dé liǎodesperately serious; disastrous 尝chángto taste; to experience (variant of 尝|尝)乘chéngto ride; to mount 臭chòustench; smelly 除夕chú xīlunar New Year's Eve 传真chuán zhēnto fax; a fax 丢diūto lose; to put aside 朵duǒflower; earlobe 汗hànperspiration; sweat 回信huí xìnto reply; to write back 火腿huǒ tuǐham 加上jiā shàngto add; plus; in addition; moreover 颗kēclassifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc 可惜kě xīit is a pity; what a pity 礼貌lǐ màocourtesy; politeness; manners; courteous; polite 脸色liǎn sècomplexion; look 邻居lín jūneighbor 陪péito accompany; to keep sb company 皮鞋pí xiéleather shoes 葡萄pú taogrape 签证qiān zhèngvisa; to issue a visa 情形qíng xingcircumstances; situation; state of affairs 书法shū fǎcalligraphy; handwriting 书桌shū zhuōdesk 锁suǒto lock; to lock up; a lock (CL:把)台风tái fēngtyphoon 偷tōuto steal; to pilfer 卧室wò shìbedroom 污染wū rǎn(lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate 舞wǔto dance; to wield 信箱xìn xiāngmailbox; post office box 尤其yóu qíespecially; particularly 游泳池yóu yǒng chíswimming pool 炒chǎoto sauté; to stir-fry; to speculate (in real estate etc); to scalp 除chúto get rid of; to remove 搭dāto put up; to build (scaffolding)刚好gāng hǎojust; exactly 姑姑gū gupaternal aunt 假日jià rìa holiday; a day off 救命jiù mìngto save sb's life; (interj.) Help!聊liáo(coll.) to chat; (literary) temporarily; for a while 另lìngother; another 馒头mán tousteamed bun 内衣nèi yīundergarment; underwear 泡pàobubble; foam; blister 书房shū fángstudy (room); studio 拖鞋tuō xiéslippers; sandals 哇wareplaces 啊 when following the vowel "u" or "ao"小费xiǎo fèitip; gratuity 样yàngmanner; pattern 雨衣yǔ yīraincoat 炸zhàto burst; to explode; to blow up; to bomb 伯伯bó bofather's elder brother; uncle 伯父bó fùfather's elder brother; term of respect for older man 伯母bó mǔwife of father's elder brother; aunt 餐桌cān zhuōdining table; dinner table 茶馆儿chá guǎn rerhua form of 茶馆|茶馆豆浆dòu jiāngsoy milk 肥皂féi zàosoap 挂号guà hàoto register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail 罐guàncan; jar 害羞hài xiūshy; embarrassed 吉他jí tā(loanword) guitar 救护车jiù hù chēambulance 咳嗽ké souto cough 零钱líng qiánchange (of money); small change 念书niàn shūto read; to study; to attend school 且qiěand; moreover 外公wài gōng(coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather 外婆wài pó(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother 位子wèi ziplace; seat 温泉wēn quánhot spring 乡下xiāng xiacountryside; rural area 须xūmust; to have to 需xūto require; to need 牙膏yá gāotoothpaste 钥匙yào shikey 野餐yě cānpicnic; to have a picnic 夜市yè shìnight market 夜晚yè wǎnnight 用功yòng gōngdiligent; industrious (in one's studies)浴室yù shìbathroom; shower room (CL:间|间); bathhouse 乐器yuè qìmusical instrument 枕头zhěn toupillow 住址zhù zhǐaddress 母语mǔ yǔnative language; mother tongue 早点zǎo diǎnbreakfast 教书jiāo shūto work as a teacher; to teach (in a school)例lìexample; precedent 数学shù xuémathematics 文法wén fǎgrammar 国小guó xiǎoelementary school (Tw); abbr. for 国民小学|国民小学春假chūn jiàspring break 室友shì yǒuroommate 卧房wò fángbedroom 柜jǔSalix multinervis 蚊wénmosquito 流汗liú hànto sweat 卫生纸wèi shēng zhǐtoilet paper; tissues 篮lánbasket (receptacle); basket (in basketball)慢跑màn pǎojogging; to jog 派对pài duì(loanword) party 时差shí chātime difference; time lag 摩托车mó tuō chē(loanword) motorbike; motorcycle 捷运jié yùn(Tw) mass rapid transit (MRT); subway 月台yuè táirailway platform 非洲fēi zhōuAfrica; abbr. for 阿非利加洲美洲měi zhōuAmerica (including North, Central and South America); the Americas 欧洲ōu zhōuEurope (abbr. for 欧罗巴洲|欧罗巴洲)亚洲yà zhōuAsia (abbr. for 亚细亚洲|亚细亚洲)脖bóneck 头痛tóu tòngto have a headache 药房yào fángpharmacy; drugstore; dispensary 有钱yǒu qiánwell-off; wealthy 老板娘lǎo bǎn niángfemale proprietor; lady boss 店员diàn yuánshop assistant; store clerk 订位dìng wèito reserve a seat; to book a table 百货公司bǎi huò gōng sīdepartment store 逛街guàng jiēto take a walk; to window-shop 客满kè mǎnto have a full house; to be sold out 刷卡shuā kǎto use a credit card (or swipe card, smart card etc)零用钱líng yòng qiánpocket money; allowance 沙拉shā lā(loanword) salad 牛排niú páisteak 热狗rè gǒuhot dog (loanword)橘júmandarin orange (Citrus reticulata); tangerine 芒果máng guǒ(loanword) mango 乌龙茶wū lóng cháoolong tea 冰块bīng kuàiice cube; ice chunk 甜点tián diǎndessert 还好hái hǎonot bad; pretty good; fortunately; luckily 比方说bǐ fāng shuōfor example; for instance

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假jiǎfake; false 毛máohair; feather 米mǐuncooked rice; meter (unit of length)正zhèngstraight; upright 安āncalm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease 般bānsort; kind 背bèithe back of a body or object; to turn one's back 必bìcertainly; must 遍biàneverywhere; all over 层céngto pile on top of one another; layer; stratum 查cháto research; to check 处chùplace; locality; part; aspect 船chuánboat; vessel 词cíword; statement; speech; lyrics 度dùto pass; to spend (time)队duìsquadron; team 而érand; as well as 改gǎito change; to alter 顾gùto look after; to take into consideration; to attend to 合héto close; to join 换huànto exchange; to change (clothes etc)急jíurgent; pressing 节jiéjoint; node; section; segment 刻kèquarter (hour); moment 蓝lánblue; indigo plant 理lǐtexture; grain (of wood)利lìsharp; favorable 例lìexample; precedent 凉liángcool; cold 留liúto leave (a message etc); to retain 流liúto flow; to disseminate 绿lǜgreen; (slang) (derived from 绿帽子|绿帽子) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)论lùnopinion; view 满mǎnto fill; full 目mùeye; (literary) to look; to regard 弄nòngto do; to manage 爬páto crawl; to climb 排páito arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge 且qiěand; moreover 晴qíngclear; fine (weather)求qiúto seek; to look for 入rùto enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of 实shíreal; true 适shìto fit; suitable 收shōuto receive; to accept 熟shúripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done 数shǔto count; to count as; to regard as 讨tǎoto invite; to provoke 疼téng(it) hurts; sore; to love dearly 提títo carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift 铁tiěiron (metal); arms 停tíngto stop; to halt 通tōngto go through; to know well 腿tuǐleg; CL:条|条[tiao2]完wánto finish; to be over 温wēnwarm; lukewarm; to warm up 闻wénto hear; news 务wùaffair; business 响xiǎngecho; sound 须xūmust; to have to 许xǔto allow; to permit 选xuǎnto choose; to pick 夜yènight 由yóuto follow; from 油yóuoil; fat 育yùto have children; to raise or bring up 原yuánoriginal; primary 越yuèto exceed; to climb over 脏zāngdirty; filthy 者zhě(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...主zhǔowner; master 装zhuāngadornment; to adorn 座zuòseat; base; stand 保bǎoto defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure 标biāomark; sign 吵chǎonoisy; loud; to quarrel; to argue 除chúto get rid of; to remove 传chuánto pass on; to spread 存cúnto exist; to deposit 代dàito be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon 底dǐbottom; base; background; foundation 订dìngto agree; to conclude 费fèito cost; to spend 福fúgood fortune; happiness 父fùfather; male relative of father's generation (as in 伯父)概gàigeneral; approximate; without exception; categorically 赶gǎnto overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush 敢gǎnto dare; daring 姑gūpaternal aunt; husband's sister 管guǎnto take care (of); to control 光guānglight; ray (CL:道); bright; shiny 害hàito do harm to; to cause trouble to 何héwhat; how 环huánring; hoop 极jíextremely; pole (geography, physics)纪jìorder; discipline 架jiàto support; frame 建jiànto establish; to found 解jiěto divide; to break up 精jīngessence; extract 境jìngborder; place 救jiùto save; to assist 困kùnto trap; to surround 类lèikind; type; class; category; (classifier) kind; type 李lǐplum 历lìto experience; to undergo 立lìto stand; to set up 丽lìbeautiful; used in place names, notably 高丽|高丽 and 丽水|丽水连liánto link; to join 另lìngother; another 龙lóngChinese dragon; loong; (fig.) emperor 乱luànin confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind 命mìnglife; fate 母mǔmother; elderly female relative 内nèiinside; inner 娘niángmother; young lady 暖nuǎnwarm; to warm 拍pāito pat; to clap 派pài(literary) tributary; branch of a river; clique; school; group; faction 破pòbroken; damaged 器qìdevice; tool 切qiēto cut; to slice; to carve; (math.) tangential 亲qīnparent; one's own (flesh and blood)区qūarea; region 任rènto assign; to appoint 散sànto scatter; to break up (a meeting etc)伤shāngto injure; injury 社shèsociety; organization; agency; (old) god of the land 深shēn(lit. and fig.) deep 神shéngod; deity; supernatural; magical; mysterious 式shìtype; form 术shùmethod; technique 束shùto bind; bunch 死sǐto die; impassable 速sùfast; rapid 谈tánto speak; to talk 危wēidanger; to endanger 卫wèito guard; to protect 戏xìtrick; drama 险xiǎndanger; dangerous 乡xiāngcountry or countryside; native place 消xiāoto diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce 形xíngto appear; to look 幸xìngfortunate; lucky 议yìto comment on; to discuss 员yuánperson engaged in a certain field of activity; member 约yuēto make an appointment; to invite 杂zámixed; miscellaneous 整zhěngwhole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly; in good order; tidy; neat 证zhèngcertificate; proof 志zhìsign; mark 祝zhùto pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc)抓zhuāto grab; to catch 资zīresources; capital 阿āprefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity; abbreviation for country names beginning with 阿, e.g. 阿富汗 "Afghanistan"案àn(legal) case; incident 倍bèi(two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier)笨bènstupid; foolish 毕bìthe whole of; to finish 操cāoto grasp; to hold 迟chílate; delayed 尺chǐa Chinese foot; one-third of a meter 担dānto undertake; to carry 豆dòulegume; pulse; bean; pea (CL:颗|颗,粒); (old) stemmed cup or bowl 肥féifat; fertile 腐fǔdecay; rotten 逛guàngto stroll; to visit 寒háncold; poor 货huògoods; money 圾jīused in 垃圾; Taiwan pr. sè 季jìseason; the last month of a season 减jiǎnto lower; to decrease 巾jīntowel; general purpose cloth 究jiūafter all; to investigate 居jū(literary) to reside; to live; to occupy (a position)括kuòto tie up; to tighten up; to include; to comprise 垃lāused in 垃圾; Taiwan pr. lè 陆lùland (as opposed to the sea)律lǜlaw 梦mèngdream (CL:场|场); to dream 闹nàonoisy; cacophonous 婆pógrandmother; matron 浅qiǎnshallow; light (color)趣qùinteresting; to interest 泉quánspring (small stream); mouth of a spring 伞sǎnumbrella; parasol 烧shāoto burn; to set on fire; to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc)湿shīmoist; wet 史shǐhistory; annals 授shòuto confer; to give; to teach; to instruct 叔shūuncle; father's younger brother 暑shǔheat; hot weather 刷shuāa brush; to paint; to daub 帅shuàicommander-in-chief; to lead; to command 松sōngloose; to loosen 孙sūngrandson; descendant 统tǒngto gather; to unite 无wúnot to have; no 鲜xiānfresh; bright (in color)兄xiōngelder brother 牙yátooth; ivory 亚yàsecond; next to 严yántight (closely sealed); stern 研yánto grind; study 盐yánsalt; CL:粒[li4]姨yímother's sister; aunt 圆yuáncircle; round 择zéto select; to choose 折zhéto break; to fracture 饼bǐnground flat cake; cookie 尝chángto taste; to experience (variant of 尝|尝); to taste; to try (food)乘chéngto ride; to mount 池chípond; reservoir 臭chòustench; smelly 丢diūto lose; to put aside 柜guìcupboard; cabinet 汗hànperspiration; sweat 颗kēclassifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc 咳kécough 邻línneighbor; adjacent 貌màoappearance; looks; outward form 摩móto rub 陪péito accompany; to keep sb company 葡púPortugal; Portuguese 签qiānto sign one's name; to write brief comments on a document 染rǎnto dye; to catch (a disease)锁suǒto lock; to lock up; a lock (CL:把)萄táoused in 葡萄偷tōuto steal; to pilfer 托tuōto hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm; sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest)卧wòto lie; to crouch 污wūdirty; filthy 夕xīsunset; dusk; evening; night 惜xīto cherish; to begrudge 尤yóuoutstanding; particularly, especially 炒chǎoto sauté; to stir-fry; to speculate (in real estate etc); to scalp 搭dāto put up; to build (scaffolding)吉jílucky; giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)馒mánused in 馒头|馒头泡pàobubble; foam; blister 拖tuōto drag; to tow 哇wareplaces 啊 when following the vowel "u" or "ao"; Wow!乌wūcrow; black 野yěfield; plain 炸zhàto burst; to explode; to blow up; to bomb 伯bófather's elder brother; senior 脖bóneck 膏gāoointment; paste 罐guàncan; jar 浆jiāngthick liquid; to starch 捷jiévictory; triumph 橘júmandarin orange (Citrus reticulata); tangerine 芒mángawn (of cereals); arista (of grain)欧ōuohm (abbr. for 欧姆|欧姆); euro (abbr. for 欧元|欧元)嗽sòuto cough 蚊wénmosquito 羞xiūshy; ashamed 钥yàokey; also pr. yào 浴yùbath; to bathe 皂zàosoap; black 枕zhěnpillow; to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. )洲zhōucontinent; island in a river 瞭liǎoto watch from a height or distance

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