Character List 2

Question 1

知

Answer 1

[zhī] realize, sense, inform, tell, (=知道 zhīdao) know; 知识 zhīshi knowledge [zhì] (=智 zhì) wit, (=智慧 zhìhuì) wisdom, (=智力 zhìlì) intellect

Question 2

民

Answer 2

[mín] (=人民 rénmín) people, ; 民主 mǐnzhǔ democracy

Question 3

样(F樣)

Answer 3

[yàng] appearance, shape, form, manner; 这样 zhèyàng like this; 怎么样 zěnmeyàng how? in what way?

Question 4

现(F現)

Answer 4

[xiàn] show, appear, current; 现在 xiànzài now; 发现 fāxiàn discover; 现代 xiàndài modern

Question 5

分

Answer 5

[fēn] divide, fraction, minute, cent; 百分之五 bǎifēnzhīwǔ = 5/100 = 5% [fèn] limits of rights or duty

Question 6

将(F將)

Answer 6

[jiāng] shall; 将来 jiānglái future [jiàng] general, a piece in Chinese chess 麻将 májiàng mahjongg

Question 7

外

Answer 7

[wài] outside, outer, other, foreign, beyond, relative on ones mother’s/sisters/wife’s side; 外孙 wàisūn daugthers son; 外国人 wàiguórén foreigner; 意外 yìwài unexpected {Compare with 处 chù place}

Question 8

但

Answer 8

[dàn] (=但是 dànshì) but, still, nevertheless, however, yet

Question 9

身

Answer 9

[shēn] life, incarnation, , (=身体 shēntǐ) body; 亲身 qīnshēn in person, personally

Question 10

些

Answer 10

[xiē] some, ; 一些 yìxiē a number of, some; 这些人 zhèxiē rén these people

Question 11

与(F與)

Answer 11

[yǔ] give, offer, help, support, and [yù] 参与 cānyù participate in [yú] 欤 {Compare with 写 xiě write}

Question 12

高

Answer 12

[gāo] high, tall, loud, your, ; 提高 tígāo improve; 高兴 gāoxìng happy; 高见 gāojiàn your opinion/idea

Question 13

意

Answer 13

[yì] (=意思 yìsi, =意义 yìyì) meaning, idea, (=愿意 yuànyi) wish, desire; 意图 yìtú intention; 意见 yìjian opinion; 意大利 Yìdàlì Italy

Question 14

进(F進)

Answer 14

[jìn] enter, go forward, recieve, drink, eat, submit; 进步 jìnbù progress

Question 15

把

Answer 15

[bǎ] grasp, hold, handle, [bà] 把子 bàzi, 把儿 bàr handle

Question 16

法

Answer 16

[fǎ] (=法律 fǎlǜ) law, (=办法 bànfǎ) method; 法国 Fǎguó France

Question 17

此

Answer 17

[cǐ] this; 如此 rúcǐ (=这样 zhèyàng) like this; 此地 cǐdì (=这里 zhèlǐ) here, at this place

Question 18

实(F實)

Answer 18

[shí] solid, true, real; 事实 shìshí fact; 实际上 shíjìshang actually; 实在 shízài really

Question 19

回

Answer 19

[huí] circle, return, reply, turns, times, chapter, Muslim, Hui (ethnic minority), ; 回来 huílái come back; 回去 huíqù go back; 回答 huídá answer

Question 20

二(A贰)

Answer 20

[èr] two; 二月 èryuè February

Question 21

理

Answer 21

[lǐ] principle; 理论 lǐlùn theory; 管理 guǎnlǐ manage; 心理 xīnlǐ psychology, mentality

Question 22

美

Answer 22

[měi] (=美丽 meilì) beautiful, (=好 hǎo) good, (=美德 měidé) virtue, ; 美国 Měiguó USA; 美元 měiyuán US$ 美家 měijiā artist

Question 23

点(F點)

Answer 23

[diǎn] a drop (of liquid), dot, decimal point, a little, a bit, appoint time, select, choose, order food/drink, , (=点火 diǎnhuǒ) light a fire; 一点儿 yìdiǎnr a little; 点头 diǎntóu nod one’s head

Question 24

月

Answer 24

[yuè] month, (=月亮 yuèliang, =月球 yuèqiú) moon

Question 25

明

Answer 25

[míng] bright, clear, distinct, next (day or year), ; 明白 míngbai clear, understand; 明天 míngtiān tomorrow

Question 26

其

Answer 26

[qí] its, that, such, they, them; 其他 qítā other; 尤其 yóuqí especially [jī] anniversary

Question 27

种(F種)

Answer 27

[zhǒng] kind, sort, breed, race [zhòng] to plant, cultivate

Question 28

声(F聲)

Answer 28

[shēng] voice, declaration, (=声音 shēngyīn) sound, ; 声名 shēngmíng reputation, fame, statement, declaration

Question 29

全

Answer 29

[quán] whole, entire, total, complete, ; 完全 wánquán completely; 安全 ānquán safety

Question 30

工

Answer 30

[gōng] (=工作 gōngzuò) work, job; 工人 gōngrén worker

Question 31

己

Answer 31

[jǐ] (=自己 zìjǐ) self {Compare with 已 yǐ already, which is “closed” on the left side}

Question 32

话(F話)

Answer 32

[huà] speech, word, language, dialect, (=说话 shuōhuà) talk, speak [huo] 白话 báihuo = báihuà vernacular, empty talk

Question 33

儿(F兒)

Answer 33

[ér] child; 儿子 érzi son; 女儿 nǚ’ér daughter [r] (noun suffix); 这儿 zhèr here; 那儿 nàr there [rén] (when referring to the radical) {Compare with 兄 xiōng brother, 几 jǐ table, 臾 yú moment}

Question 34

者

Answer 34

[zhě] one who…; 作者 zuòzhě author; 和平主义者 hépíngzhǔyìzhě pacifist

Question 35

向

Answer 35

[xiàng] take somebody’s part, to, towards, all along, allways, , (F嚮) direction, towards, (F曏) formerly, previously; 向者 xiàngzhě formerly, once upon a time

Question 36

情

Answer 36

[qíng] sensibility, (=感情 gǎnqíng) feeling, emotion; 爱情 àiqíng love

Question 37

部

Answer 37

[bù] (=部分 bùfen) part, section, unit, , (=部队 bùduì) troops, army; 西部 xībù western part; 全部 quánbù entire

Question 38

正

Answer 38

[zhèng] right, straight, upright, correct [zhēng] 正月 zhēngyuè, 新正 xīnzhēng the 1st month of lunar year

Question 39

名

Answer 39

[míng] (=名字 míngzi) name, personal name, reputation, famous, ; 著名 zhùmíng famous; 名词 míngcí noun

Question 40

定

Answer 40

[dìng] fix, settle, calm, stable, subscribe, (=决定 juédìng) decide; 一定 yídìng definite

Question 41

女

Answer 41

[nǚ] female, (=女人 nǚrén, =妇女 fùnǚ) woman

Question 42

问(F問)

Answer 42

[wèn] ask, examine; 问题 wèntí question, problem; 访问 fǎngwèn visit

Question 43

力

Answer 43

[lì] (=活力 nénglì) energy, vitality, , (=力量 lìliang) strength, force

Question 44

机(F機)

Answer 44

[jī] (=机器 jīqi) machine; 收音机 shōuyīnjī radio; 飞机 fēijī aircraft

Question 45

给(F給)

Answer 45

[gěi] give, give to, for, for the benefit of; 送给 sònggěi send/present to [jǐ] give, supply, provide, (=供给 gōngjǐ) provide

Question 46

等

Answer 46

[děng] equal, class, wait, and so on, etc.

Question 47

几

Answer 47

[jī] small table, (F幾) 几乎 jīhū almost [jǐ] (F幾) how many?, a few, (used in numerals) {Compare with 儿 ér child}

Question 48

很

Answer 48

[hěn] very, quite; 很好 hěnhǎo very good; 很不错! hěn búcuò! not bad at all!

Question 49

业(F業)

Answer 49

[yè] line of business, trade, occupation, profession, course of study, engage in, ; 商业 shāngyè commerce; 工业 gōngyè industry; 作业 zuòyè homework

Question 50

最

Answer 50

[zuì] most, marking for superlative; 最近 zuìjìn recently/soon; 最喜欢 zuì xǐhuan favorite

Question 51

间(F間)

Answer 51

[jiān] room, between, locality, within given time or space, [jiàn] gap, interval [gān] 半间不界 bàn’gānbùgà neither this nor that, inexplicit, equivocal, mediocre

Question 52

新

Answer 52

[xīn] new, renew; 重新 chóngxīn again; 新闻 xīnwén news

Question 53

什(F甚)

Answer 53

[shén] 什么 shénme what? [shí] (=十 shí) ten

Question 54

打

Answer 54

[dǎ] strike, hit, get, play, (generalized verb with specific meaning determined by its object); 打算 dǎsuan plan, intend; 打开 dǎkāi open, unfold; 打击 dǎjī strike, hitt, attack, assault [dá] dozen

Question 55

便

Answer 55

[biàn] (=方便 fāngbiàn) convenient [pián] 便宜 piányi cheap {Compare with 使 shǐ send and 更 gèng more}

Question 56

位

Answer 56

[wèi] place, location, position,

Question 57

因

Answer 57

[yīn] cause, (=因为 yīnwèi) because, (=原因 yuányīn) reason

Question 58

重

Answer 58

[zhòng] weight, considerable in amount/value, (=沉重 chénzhòng) heavy, weighty, (=重要 zhòngyào) important [chóng] again

Question 59

被

Answer 59

[bèi] quilt, cover (with), by (indicates passive voice) [pī] 被服 pīfú = bèifú bedding and clothing, something one hangs on to

Question 60

走

Answer 60

[zǒu] go, walk, leave

Question 61

电(F電)

Answer 61

[diàn] (=闪电 shǎndiàn) (flash of) lightning, (=电气 diànqì) electricity; 电话 diànhuà phone; 电脑 diànnǎo computer

Question 62

四(A肆)

Answer 62

[sì] four; 四周 sìzhōu all around; 四月 sìyuè April

Question 63

第

Answer 63

[dì] indicating ordinal number, ~th; 第三世界 dì-sān shìjiè 3rd World; 第一次 dì-yī cì 1st time

Question 64

门(F門)

Answer 64

[mén] door, gate, family, house, valve, switch, , ; 门口 ménkǒu doorway; 部门 bùmén department; 门铃 ménlíng doorbell

Question 65

相

Answer 65

[xiāng] each other, mutual, mode, phase, [xiàng] look at, appearance, photo

Question 66

次

Answer 66

[cì] occurence, time, second, inferior, number of times; 两次 liǎng cì twice

Question 67

东(F東)

Answer 67

[dōng] master, owner, (=东方 dōngfāng) east; 东北 dōngběi northeast; 东西 dōngxi thing, creature {Compare with 车 chē vehicle}

Question 68

政

Answer 68

[zhèng] (=政治 zhèngzhì) politics, political affairs, (=政府 zhèngfǔ) government

Question 69

海

Answer 69

[hǎi] sea, big lake, , (=海洋 hǎiyáng, =大海 dàhǎi) sea, ocean

Question 70

口

Answer 70

[kǒu] mouth, opening, entrance, hole, cut, ; 门口 ménkǒu doorway; 人口 rénkǒu population

Question 71

使

Answer 71

[shǐ] make, cause to (do), send (as envoy), (=使用 shǐyòng) use, apply {Compare with 吏 lì and 便 biàn official}

Question 72

教

Answer 72

[jiāo] teach; 王老师教数学. Wáng lǎoshī jiāo shùxué. Teacher Wang teaches math. [jiào] cause, ask to, teach; 教师 jiàoshī teacher, instructor; 教育 jiàoyù education

Question 73

西

Answer 73

[xī] west, western; 东西 dōngxi thing; 西北 xīběi northwest

Question 74

再

Answer 74

[zài] again, once more; 再见 zàijiàn goodbye

Question 75

平

Answer 75

[píng] flat, level, even; 水平 shuǐpíng level; 和平 hépíng peace; 平常 píngcháng ordinary, common, usually {Compare with 半 bàn half}

Question 76

真

Answer 76

[zhēn] true, genuine, really {There are two ways of writing this character!}

Question 77

听(F聽)

Answer 77

[tīng] listen; 听见 tīngjiàn hear; 听不懂 tīngbudǒng don’t understand (by listening)

Question 78

世

Answer 78

[shì] generation, , (=世界 shìjiè) world; 世纪 shìjì century

Question 79

气(F氣)

Answer 79

[qì] air, gas, vapor, spirit, vital energy; 天气 tiānqi weather

Question 80

信

Answer 80

[xìn] letter, message, information, (=相信 xiāngxìn) belive in; 信封 xìnfēng envelope

Question 81

北

Answer 81

[běi] north; 东北 dōngběi northeast; 北京 Běijīng

Question 82

少

Answer 82

[shǎo] few, little, less, lack [shào] young; 少年 shàonián juvenile

Question 83

关(F關)

Answer 83

[guān] shut, close, turn off, close down, concern, key part; 关系 guānxi connection; 关于 guānyú concerning

Question 84

并

Answer 84

[bìng] (F併) combine, merge, (F並) and, equally, truly [bīng] 并州 Bìng Zhōu (Taiyuan in Shanxi) {Compare with 开 kāi open}

Question 85

内(F內)

Answer 85

[nèi] inside; 内容 nèiróng content {Compare with 肉 ròu meat and 丙 bǐng third}

Question 86

加

Answer 86

[jiā] add, plus, append, (=增加 zēngjiā) increase; 参加 cānjiā join

Question 87

化

Answer 87

[huà] convert, melt, dissolve, digest, incinerate, (=变化 biànhuà) change, transform [huā] (=花 huā) spend

Question 88

由

Answer 88

[yóu] from, let, (=由于 yóuyú) due to, (=理由 lǐyóu) cause, reason; 自由 zìyóu freedom {Compare with 甲 jiǎ helmet and 申 shēn explain}

Question 89

却(F卻)

Answer 89

[què] however, but, yet

Question 90

代

Answer 90

[dài] (=代表 dàibiǎo) represent, (=时代 shídài) generation, period, epoch, ; 现代 xiàndài modern (times); 上代 shàngdài previous generation

Question 91

军(F軍)

Answer 91

[jūn] army, military, troops

Question 92

产(F產)

Answer 92

[chǎn] give birth to, (=产生 chǎnshēng) produce, (=产品 chǎnpǐn) product

Question 93

入

Answer 93

[rù] (=进入 jìnrù) enter, get into; 收入 shōurù income {Compare with 人 rén person}

Question 94

先

Answer 94

[xiān] first, before, earlier; 先生 xiānsheng mister, gentleman, Sir; 祖先 zǔxiān = 先辈 xiānbèi ancestor {Compare with 失 shī lose}

Question 95

山

Answer 95

[shān] hill, mountain, ; 火山 huǒshān volcano; 山脉 shānmài mountain range

Question 96

五(A伍)

Answer 96

[wǔ] five; 五月 wǔyuè May

Question 97

太

Answer 97

[tài] great, very, too; 太太 tàitai Madame; 太阳 tàiyáng sun, sunshine {Compare with 大 dà big}

Question 98

水

Answer 98

[shuǐ] water, liquid, ; 水平 shuǐpíng level; 水果 shuǐguǒ fruit; 药水 yàoshuǐ liquid medecine {Compare with 永 yǒng forever}

Question 99

万(F萬)

Answer 99

[wàn] ten thousand, myriad, ; 万岁 wànsuì long live [Mò] 万俟 Mòqí {Compare with 方 fāng square}

Question 100

市

Answer 100

[shì] (=市场 shìchǎng) market, (=城市 chéngshì) city, town