Character List 15 Flashcards

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[jì] (=娼妓 chāngjì) prostitute, female performer

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[pú] 菩萨 púsà bodhisattva, benevolent being

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厕(F廁)

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[cè] (=厕所 cèsuǒ) toilet [si] (=茅厕 máosi) latrine

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[fú] capture, (=俘虏 fúlǔ) prisoner, captive

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[yì] resolute; 毅力 yìlì willpower; 坚毅 jiānyì determined

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岭(F嶺)

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[lǐng] mountain, (=山岭 shānlǐng) mountain range, ridge; 峻岭 jùnlǐng high mountains

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[yā] fork, bifurcation; 丫头 yātou girl, maid, servant, salve girl

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[wèi] fear, respect; 畏惧 wèijù dread; 畏缩 wèisuō flinch

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[Xiāng] short name for 湖南 Húnán; 湘江 Xiāng Jiāng a river in Hunan

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[tǒng] bucket

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[sǎng] (=嗓子 sǎngzi) throat, (=嗓音 sǎngyīn) voice, (=嗓门儿 sǎngménr) larynx, voice

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[huáng] bright, brilliant; 敦煌石窟 Dūnhuáng Shíkū Gansu Caves

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鲍(F鮑)

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[bào] , (=鲍鱼 bàoyú) abalone

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[lì] grain, granule; 粒子 lìzǐ particle

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[xiàng] lane, alley [hàng] 巷道 hàngdào tunnel (in a mine)

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[lián] flag as shop sign; (F簾) curtain

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秃(F禿)

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[tū] bald, bare, blunt, incomplete

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[là] (F臘) (=腊月 làyuè) 12th lunar month, cured (fish/meat/etc.); 腊肠 làcháng sausage; 希腊 Xīlà Greece [xī] dried meat

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仓(F倉)

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[cāng] warehouse

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[guǎi] (=拐弯 guǎiwān) turn, change direction, limp, swindle, abduct; 拐棍 guǎigùn walking stick

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绑(F綁)

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[bǎng] bind, tie; 绑架 bǎngjià kidnap

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[shá] (=啥子 sházi) what? (= 什么 shénme)

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荐(F薦)

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[jiàn] recommend, grass, straw

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[ní] , (=端倪 duānní) clue

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[sè] musical instrument with 25 strings

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[láng] hall

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鸭(F鴨)

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[yā] (=鸭子 yāzi) duck; 唐老鸭 Táng lǎoyā Donald Duck

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[mì] (=蜂蜜 fēngmì) honey; 蜜蜂 mìfēng honeybee

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诊(F診)

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[zhěn] 诊断 zhěnduàn diagnose; 诊所 zhěnsuǒ clinic

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[péng] shed, shack, canopy; 窝棚 wōpeng shack

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[xiān] lift (a cover, etc.), surge

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[tǒng] tube; 电筒 diàntǒng flashlight

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[xí] (=媳妇 xífù) daughter-in-law; 童养媳 tóngyǎngxí child bride

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纹(F紋)

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[wén] lines, veins, (wood) grain

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[miǎo] second (1/60 of a 分 minute)

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[zhān] moisten, soak, touch

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庞(F龐)

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[páng] (=庞大 pángdà) colossal, huge

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[dūn] squat on the heels, stay

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骚(F騷)

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[sāo] (=骚动 sāodòng, =骚乱 sāoluàn) disturb, harass

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[qí] (of roads:) fork, branch, divergent; 歧视 qíshì discriminate

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[sōu] ; 两艘油船 liǎng sōu yóuchuán two oil tankers

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[zhī] iris; 哗芝麻 zhīma sesame

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哗(F嘩)

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[huá] clamor, hubbub, (=喧哗 xuānhuá) noise, clamor [huā]

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亩(F畝)

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[mǔ] sixth of an acre (0.0667 hectares)

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[quàn] ticket, certificate; 入场券 rùchǎngquàn admission ticket [xuàn] 拱券 gǒngxuàn span of an arch

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[tàng] [tāng] (=蹚 tāng) ford, wade

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[jīn] piece of cloth; 毛巾 máojīn towel; 餐巾 cānjīn napkin; 围巾 wéijīn scarf

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[yín] excessive, over, wanton, lewd, licentious

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谎(F謊)

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[huǎng] lie, prevaricate

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[mò] quiet; 寂寞 jìmò lonely

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[guàn] pour; 灌溉 guàngài irrigate; 灌木 guànmù bush

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篮(F籃)

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[lán] basket; 篮球 lánqiú basketball

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[wàng] absurd, rash; 妄想狂 wàngxiǎngkuáng paranoia

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搁(F擱)

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[gē] put [gé] endure

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[zhí] brother’s son, nephew; 侄女 zhúnǚ brother’s daughter, neice

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厢(F廂)

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[xiāng] wing of a house, side, railway carriage

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[chā] (=叉子 chāzi) fork, intersection, (=交叉 jiāochā) intersect [chá] obstruct, jam up [chǎ] the distance between thumb and middle minger on an outstretched hand [chà] fork, diverge; 叉路 chàlù crossroad

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[Yú] , small boat [shù] (=腧)

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[fá] fell, cut down, attack

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[zǎi] slaughter, butcher, govern; 宰割 zǎigē invade and oppress

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瞒(F瞞)

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[mán] hide the truth from

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[zhòu] 宇宙 yǔzhòu cosmos

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肿(F腫)

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[zhǒng] swollen; 肿瘤 zhǒngliú tumor; 红肿 red and swollen

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[qī] lacquer, paint; 油漆 yóuqī paint; 漆黑 qīhēi pitch-black

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[bù] fear, frightening; 恐怖 kǒngbù terror

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[wú] (=予 yǔ) I, me

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[hǒu] roar, howl

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侨(F僑)

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[qiáo] 华侨 Huáqiáo overseas Chinese; 侨胞 compatriots abroad

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叠(F疊)

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[dié] pile up, repeat; (折叠 zhédié) fold

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啸(F嘯)

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[xiào] 呼啸 hūxiào whistle, scream, whizz

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[guàn] (罐头 guàntou) can; jar

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[sì] (=四sì) four, (=肆意 sìyì) wantonly, shop

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[qún] (裙子 qúnzi) skirt

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[qì] (=哭泣 kūqì) cry, weep, (=抽泣 chōuqì) sob

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胀(F脹)

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[zhàng] (=膨胀 péngzhàng) swell, expand

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赋(F賦)

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[fù] (赋于) bestow on; compose; 赋税 taxes

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[áo] boil, stew; endure [āo] boil, cook in water

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[chèn] take advantage of; while; 趁机会 chèn jīhuì take advantage of an opportunity

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[hāi] hey [ké] 咳嗽 késou cough

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[yú] 愉快 yúkuài delighted

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恳(F懇)

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[kěn] 诚恳 chéngkěn, 恳切 kěnqiè sincere; 恳求 plead

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[gū] 辜负 gūfù let down, disappoint

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[jī] 肌肉 jīròu muscle

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婴(F嬰)

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[yīng] (=婴儿 yīng’ér) baby, infant

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[yǔ] (=羽毛 yǔmáo) feather; 羽毛球 yúmáoqiú badminton

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[gōng] personally; bend at the waist

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毙(F斃)

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[bì] execute (kill); 枪毙 qiāngbì execute by shooting

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[jū] (=拘留 jūliú) arrest, detain; 拘束 jūshù restrict; 拘谨 jūjiň overcautious

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[dīng] sting, bite; say/ask again, verify

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[wa] [wā] wah! (sound of crying)

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[qíng] (晴朗 qínglǎng) fine, sunny; 晴天霹雳 qíngtiānpīlì a bolt from the blue

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谜(F謎)

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[mí] (谜语 míyǔ) riddle [mèi] 谜儿 riddle

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[Huái] a river in 河南 and 安徽

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[wàng] prosperous, flourishing; 旺盛 vigorous, exuberant

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[yì] leisure, escape; 安逸 ānyì comfortable, leisurely

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琼(F瓊)

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[qióng] beautiful jade; 琼脂 agar

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[jiāng] ginger

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呜(F嗚)

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[wū] (sound of whistling, zooming); 呜咽 wūyè sob, whimper

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窜(F竄)

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[cuàn] flee, scurry; exile; change wording

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颁(F頒)

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[bān] proclaim, (=颁发 bānfā) promulgate, issue

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[xīn] firewood, fuel, (=薪水 xīnshui) salary

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[zhài] stockade, camp

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尿

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[niào] [suī] urine, urinate

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颊(F頰)

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[jiá] jaw; cheek

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[dài] 逮捕 dàibǔ arrest [dǎi] catch; 猫逮老鼠 māo dǎi lǎoshǔ a cat catching a mouse

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[bǔ] fortune telling [bo] 胡萝卜 húluóbo carrot

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[zhāo] clear, obvious; 昭雪 zhāoxuě rehabilitate

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[jìn] soak

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[guā] scrape; 刮胡子 guā húzi shave; (F颳) (wind) blow [kā] 刮吃 kāchi 〈colloquial〉 scrape, sponge on

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[wǎn] 宛如 wǎnrú just like; 宛然 wǎnrán as if; [yuān] 大宛

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嘱(F囑)

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[zhǔ] (=嘱咐 zhǔfu) advise, enjoin, urge, exhort

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[náng] bag; 鼓鼓囊囊 gǔgunāngnāng bulging [nāng] 囊膪 nāngchuài pork near the pig’s nipples

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[yù] reside, live; 寓所 yùsuǒ residence; 寓言 fable, allegory

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[bó] contradict; 驳斥 bóchì denounce; 反驳 fǎnbó refute

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[chàng] 倡议 chàngyì propose [chāng] 倡优 chāngyōu entertainer

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[yù] (=沐浴 mùyù) take a bath; 浴室 yùshì bath/shower room

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[gū] coo, cluck (bird sounds)

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[nuó] (挪动 nuódong) move; remove

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[bó] 搏斗 bódòu fight, wrestle; 脉搏 màibó pulse

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[péng] bitter fleabane, (=蓬松 péngsōng) fluffy, ; 蓬勃 péngbó vigorous

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[shǎng] part of the day; noon

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[qú] canal, ditch, channel; 渠道 irrigation ditch

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[dōu] pocket, bag

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[nán] 喃喃 nánnán mutter

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[yí] smooth; wipe out, raze

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沪(F滬)

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[Hù] name for 上海 Shanghai

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贱(F賤)

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[jiàn] inexpensive, cheap, lowly, humble, worthless

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[pò] 气魄 qìpò boldness [bó] 落魄 [tuò] 落魄

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[duò] rudder; helm; 舵手 steersman, helmsman

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[xī] 清晰 qīngxī clear, distinct

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[jiāng] stiff; numb; deadlocked; 僵硬 stiff, rigid

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[gāo] pudding, (=蛋糕 dàngāo) cake

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[yì] descendents, posterity; borderland

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[zhì] 秩序 zhìxù order, sequence

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[yǐ] (倚靠 yǐkào) lean on; rest against; rely on

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[tā] collapse; sink; calm down

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[huǎng] suddenly, as if

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钩(F鉤)

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[gōu] (钩子 gōuzi) hook

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[cháo] 嘲笑 cháoxiào ridicule, laugh at; 嘲讽 cháofěng sneer at, taunt, mock; 嘲弄 cháonòng mock, deride

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[bàng] be close to; 傍晚 bàngwǎn toward evening, at nightfall

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[yù] abundant, affluent; 富裕 fùyù rich, wealthy, opulent

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[zhǔ] boil, cook

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[rǔ] milk, breast; 哺乳 bǔrǔ breast-feed; 乳酪 rǔlào cheese

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[wù] do not!

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竖(F豎)

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[shù] vertical, perpendicular; vertical stroke “丨”

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惩(F懲)

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[chéng] chastise, punish, correct, repress; restrain oneself

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[dǔ] look at, observe; 目睹 mùdǔ see with one’s own eyes

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[zhū] tree-trunk; 守株待兔 shǒuzhūdàitù guarding a tree-trunk to wait for a rabbit

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绣(F繡)

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[xiù] embroider; 绣像 embroidered portrait

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[yāo] (妖魔 yāomó) demon; 妖娆 yāoráo charming, enchanting

151
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讶(F訝)

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[yà] 惊讶 amazed

152
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[kā] (used in transliterations) 咖啡 kāfēi coffee [gā] 咖喱 gālí curry

153
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纲(F綱)

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[gāng] fishing net rope; guiding principle; 纲领 program

154
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[tāi] foetus, birth, (=轮胎 lúntāi) tire (of a wheel)

155
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滨(F濱)

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[bīn] 海滨 seashore; 滨临 bīnlín to be close to (a body of water)

156
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[gēng] to plough, till

157
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[chī] sneer

158
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舱(F艙)

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[cāng] (ship) cabin

159
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娱(F娛)

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[yú] 娱乐 yúlè amuse, amusement, recreation

160
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[fěi] (=土匪 tǔfěi) bandit, brigand, robber; 匪徒 fěitú gangster

161
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鸦(F鴉)

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[yā] 乌鸦 wūyā crow; 鸦片 yāpiàn opium

162
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[wèi] stomach; 胃口 wèikǒu appetite

163
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[zào] rash, impetuous

164
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狮(F獅)

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[shī] (=狮子 shīzi) lion

165
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[pēng] bang (sound)

166
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[nī] 妮儿 nīr girl

167
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凛(F凜)

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[lǐn] cold; strict; afraid; shiver, tremble with cold or fear

168
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龟(F龜)

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[guī] (乌龟) tortoise; 海龟 turtle [jūn] 龟裂 jūnlì fissure (of parched earth) [Qiū] 龟兹 Qiūcí Kucha, a historic town at the northern rim of the Taklamakan Desert

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[luǒ] 裸体 luǒtǐ nude; 赤裸裸 stark-naked; 裸露 exposed

170
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[yān] handsome, beautiful; 嫣红 bright red

171
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[fǔ] only, curtesy name

172
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窑(F窯)

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[yáo] kiln; (窑洞) cave dwelling

173
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[táng] dike, (=池塘 chítáng, =水塘 shuǐtáng) pool

174
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纤(F纖)

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[xiān] 纤维 fiber [qiàn] rope for towing boat

175
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宠(F寵)

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[chǒng] love, bestow favor on

176
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链(F鏈)

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[liàn] (链子 liànzi) chain; 拉链 zipper; 铰链 hinge

177
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[gǒng] arch, cup one hand in other before chest, push with no hands

178
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[yǐn] ancient title for government official; (surname)

179
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[jué] dig, excavate

180
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坝(F壩)

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[bà] dam; dyke, embankment

181
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狭(F狹)

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[xiá] (=狭窄 xiázhǎi, =狭隘 xiá’ài) narrow

182
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铭(F銘)

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[míng] engrave, carve; 铭刻 míngkè inscription, engrave on one’s mind 头

183
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[chún] 淳朴 chúnpǔ honest, simple, unsophisticated

184
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[mù] wash one’s hair; 沐浴 mùyù bathe

185
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[xīn] pervasive fragrance

186
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[Pān]

187
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[shuǎi] swing back and forth, toss, get rid of, leave behind {Compare with 用 yòng use}

188
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[bǎng] posted list of names, announcement, notice; 榜样 example, model [bàng] (=搒) oar, whip, rod

189
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渊(F淵)

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[yuān] 深渊 shēnyuān abyss

190
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[xiàn] 羡慕 xiànmù envy, admire

191
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[wǔ] 侮辱 wǔrǔ insult, humiliate

192
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[qīng] minister or high official in ancient times

193
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[wù] (书) towering; bald

194
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[xuān] 喧闹 make noise; 喧呼 xuānhū shout loudly

195
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[lǚ] shoes

196
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[hóu] (=猴子 hóuzi) monkey

197
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[wǎng] crooked; pervert; 冤枉 yuānwang do wrong, treat unjustly

198
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衬(F襯)

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[chèn] line, to place underneath, lining; 衬衫 chènshān shirt

199
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[pàn] border of a field; shore, side, bank

200
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[dèng] stool, bench; 板凳