Chinese 1 Flashcards

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Pinyin: gēn
English Definition: root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; Classifiers: 条 ; radical (chemistry)

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Pinyin: dài
English Definition: band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; Classifiers: 条 ; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise

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Pinyin: bèi
English Definition: quilt; by; (indicates passive-voice clauses); (literary) to cover; to meet with; (coll.) (since c. 2009) used before a verb that does not accurately represent what actually happened, to describe with black humor how sb or sth was dealt with by the authorities

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Pinyin: jiā
English Definition: to add; plus; (used after an adverb such as 不 , 大 , 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb); to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth); abbr. for Canada 加拿大 ; surname Jia

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Pinyin: jiǎn

English Definition: to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish

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Pinyin: chéng

English Definition: to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (math.); Buddhist sect or creed

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Pinyin: chú

English Definition: to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including

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Pinyin: bǎ

English Definition: to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of; handle; particle marking the following noun as a direct object; classifier for objects with handle; classifier for small objects: handful

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Pinyin: yòng

English Definition: to use; to employ; to have to; to eat or drink; expense or outlay; usefulness; hence; therefore

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Pinyin: jìn
English Definition: to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential compound

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Pinyin: zhuī

English Definition: to chase after; to seek; to do one’s utmost to seek or procure sth; to recall

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Pinyin: yuǎn

English Definition: far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc)

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