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ren2
man-person
dao1
knife
li4
strength-power-force
kou3
mouth-entrance-opening
tu3
earth-soil
da4
big-large
zi
son
xiao3
small
shan1
mountain-hill
da4dao1
bigknife-sword
ren2li4
manpower
shan1kou3
mountainpass(usedespeciallyinplacenames)
tu3ren2
anaborigine-anative
neng2
able(to)-can
xiang3
think-thinkabout-thinkof-thinkthat-desire-wantto-planto
yao4
want-request-order(something)-will-if
kan4
lookat-see-read-havetheviewthat-thinkthat
nian4
readaloud-chant-read-study(abookorsubject)-studyataschool
xue2
study-branchoflearning–ology(asin’biology)-school(incompounds)
mai3
buy
mai4
sell-sellfor(soandsomuchmoney)
tai4
great-too-excessively-very-extremely
jie3
oldersister-(unmarried)younglady
jiao3
angle-corner
zi
(nounsuffix)
ben3zi
notebook
dao1zi
knife
jie3jie
oldersister
xiao2jie
younglady-miss
tai4tai
marriedwoman-wife-Mrs.
mai3mai4
buyingandselling-trade-business(usedchieflyinTaiwan)
mai3mai4ren2
merchant(usedchieflyinTaiwan)
xue2sheng1
student-pupil
xiao3xue2
elementaryschool
zhong1xue2
middleschool-highschool
da4xue2
college-university
xiao3xue2sheng1
middleschoolstudent
zhong1xue2sheng1
middleschoolstudent
da4xue2sheng1
collegestudent
san1jiao3
triangle-trigonometry
san1jiao3xue2
trigonometry
wen2xue2
literature
kan4shu1
read(abook)
nian2shu1
study(usedchieflyinTaiwan)
hai2shi
still-afterall-or
yao4shi
if
shen2mede
andsoforth-etc.
xiang3yao4
wouldliketohave(followedbyanoun)-wouldliketo(followedbyaverb)
bi3
compare-comparedwith-than
xie3
write
zi4
character-word
dian3
records
di4
land-ground-floor
tu2
diagram-map-chart-illustration
ji3
howmany?
ge4
(generalmeasureforpersonsandthings)
zhang1
(measureforflatobjects)-(asurname)
wai4
outside-foreign
zi4dian3
dictionary
di4tu2
map
guo2wen2
Chinese[lit.national]literature(aschoolcourse)(usedchieflyinTaiwan)
wai4guo2
foreign(country)
ren2kou3
population-numberofpeopleinafamily
ren2ren2
everybody
zhong1mei3
ChinaandAmerica-ChineseandAmerican-SinoAmerican
zhong1ri4
ChinaandJapan-ChineseandJapanese-SinoJapanese
zhong1ying1
ChinaandEngland-ChineseandEnglish-SinoBritish
ying1mei3
EnglandandAmerica-EnglishandAmerican-AngloAmerican
xie3zi4
write(characters)
hao3kan4
goodlooking
you3qian2
havemoney-bewealthy
you3de
some(inthesenseof’somebutnotall’)
hao3de
fine-okay
bu4yao4
notwant(something)don’t(negativeimperativewhenfollowedbyaverb)
yin1
because
wei4
actas-be-as-for-becauseof
suo3
thatwhich(asinsuo2you3de’thatwhichthereis’-i.e.all-therefore(insuo2yi)
yi3
take-by-with-hence
sui2
although
ran2
thus-so
ke3
may-bepermitted-indeed-however
le
(aspectparticle)
er2
child-son-(nonsyllabicsuffix)
bao4
newspaper-journal
er2zi
son
er2nu3
sonsanddaughters
nu3er
daughter
men2kou3
doorway
zher4
here
nar4
there
yin1wei
because-since
suo2yi
therefore-hence
sui2ran2
although
ke2yi
can-may-possible
ke3shi
but-however-nevertheless
ke3neng2
bepossible-possibly-possibility
kan4jian
see
yi3wei2
suppose-think(usually’thinkincorrectly’incontrastwithxiang3whichisneverusedinthissense)
bu2jian4le
notseeanylonger-benolongervisible-disappear-belost
suo2you3de
all
wei4shen2me
why?
shi4ma
isthatso?really?
ke3bushi4ma
isn’tthatso!yesindeed!
jia1
home-family-(suffixofagentlikeenglish’er’inteacher)
xiao4
school-college
cheng2
citywall-city
bian1
side-border-placewordsuffix-(asurname)
zai4
beat
shang4
goto(aplace)-ascend-goup-up-upper-above
xia4
descend-godownfrom-down-lower-below
li3
inside-interior
tou2
head-beginning-(substantivesuffix)
hai3
sea-ocean
zhang3
head-chief
hai3bian1
seaside-seashore-beach
hai3kou3
seaport
hai3wai4
overseas
da4jia1
everybody
ren2jia1
people-otherpeople-other-(ren2jia1)=humanhabitation-household
guo2jia1
nation-state-country
xiao3shuo1jia1
novelist
wen2xue2jia1
literaryperson
xiang3jia1
thinkofone’shome-behomesick
jia1zhang3
parents
xiao4zhang3
headofaschool-principal-president
xue2xiao4
educationalinstituion-school-college-university
di4xia4
belowground-underground-ontheground
di4xia4che1
subway
zhong1xin1
center-pivot-heartofsomething
shang4xia4
aboveandbelow-upanddown-superiorandinferior-ascendanddescend
shang4xia4wen2
context-textaboveandbelow(termderivedfromChineseverticalwriting)
ma2shang4
immediately
zhe4li3
here(writtenandgeneralmandarin)
na4li3
there(writtenandgeneralmandarin)
zai4wai4
beextra-notbeincluded-notincluding
wei4deshi4
because-forthereasonthat-soasto
bu4ran2
otherwise(usuallyusedwithpreverbialjiu4)
yao4buran2
otherwise(usuallyusedwithpreverbialjiu4)
yi2kua2er
together-thesameplace
hai2you3
alsohave-and(beforelastofaseries)-inaddition-moreover
shang4hai3
Shanghai
ri4ben3hai3
SeaofJapan
di4zhong1hai3
MediterraneanSea
dian4
shop-store
yuan3
far
jin4
near
dong1
east
xi1
west
nan2
south-(asurname)
bei3
north
li2
distant(from)
hu2
lake
he2
river
kou3
(measureforpersonsfromcensuspointofview)
di4tu3
soil-land-territory
tu3di4
soil-land-territory
dong1xi1
eastandwest-thing-object
si4bian1
(on)foursides-allaround
shou3bian1
athand-onhand-(readily)available
shou3shang4
athand-onhand-(readily)available
mei3nu3
abeautifulwoman-abeauty
he2bei3
Hopeh(province)
he2nan2
Honan(province)
hu2bei3
Hupeh(province)
hu2nan2
Hunan(province)
shan1dong1
Shantung(province)
shan1xi1
(province)
dong1bei3
northeast-theNortheast-Manchuria
xi1hu2
awesternlake
xi1shan1
WestLake(oneofChina’sforemostscenicspotsnearHangchow)
dong1hai3
EastChinaSea
shu1dian4
bookstore
dong1hai3da4xue2
Tunghaiuniversity(inTaiwan)
nan2hai3
SouthChinaSea-nameofadistrictinkwantungprovince
jin4dong1
NearEast
zhong1dong1
MiddleEast
yuan3dong1
FarEast
yuan3dong1da4xue2
e2FarEasternUniversity
chang2cheng2
GreatWall
tai4hu2
Tailake(betweenKiangsuandChekiangprovinces)
bei3mei3
NorthAmerica
nan2mai3
SouthAmerica
xi1dong1da4xue2
SetonHalluniversity
cong2
from(timeorplace)-since(time)
dao4
arrive-goto-to
lai2
come
qu4
go(to)
zou3
walk-go-leave-gothrough(aplace)-away(asapostverb)
zuo4
sit-by(suchandsuchconveyance)-take…(astransportation)toseat(soandsomanypeople)
chuan2
boat-ship
lu4
road-route
li3
(Chinese)mile
hua2
China-(asurnmae)
ben3
this-own’sown
kou3
entrance(toastreet)
ri4bao4
dailynewspaper
yue4bao4
monthlyjournal
xue2bao4
scholarlyjournal-learnedjournal
ma3lu4
road-highway-street