First 500

Question 1

与

Answer 1

yǔ] give, offer, help, support, and

[yù] 参与 cānyù participate in

Question 2

其

Answer 2

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

Question 3

政

Answer 3

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

Question 4

却

Answer 4

[què] however, but, yet

Question 5

产

Answer 5

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

Question 6

制

Answer 6

[zhì] work out, (=制度 zhìdù) system, institution, (=控制 kòngzhì) control, dominate, (F製) (=制造 zhìzào) manufacture

Question 7

解

Answer 7

[jiě] separate, explain, untie, undo, take off, dissolve, solution
[Xiè]
[jiè] 解送 jièsòng send under guard

Question 8

各

Answer 8

[gè] each, every, different, separately; 各有千秋 gèyǒuqiānqiū each has his merits
[gě] 自各 zìgě oneself, by oneself

Question 9

接

Answer 9

[jiē] connect, (=接受 jiēshòu) accept; 接着 jiēzhe catch, next; 直接 zhíjiē direct

Question 10

直

Answer 10

[zhí] straight, directly

{Compare with 真 zhēn true}

Question 11

统

Answer 11

[tǒng] order, unite, (=系统 xìtǒng) system; 统治 tǒngzhì rule, dominate; 统一 tǒngyī together, unify, unite, integrate

Question 12

资

Answer 12

[zī] money, expenses; 资本主义 zīběnzhǔyì capitalism; 投资 tóuzī invest

Question 13

联

Answer 13

[lián] unite, join; 联系 liánxì integrate, relate, link, get in touch with

Question 14

展

Answer 14

[zhǎn] expand, spread out, ; 发展 fāzhǎn develop, expand, grow; 展览 zhǎnlǎn exhibit, show, display

Question 15

领

Answer 15

[lǐng] to lead, collar; 领导 lǐngdǎo, 领袖 lǐngxiù leader; 本领 běnlǐng ability

Question 16

传

Answer 16

[chuán] pass, pass on; 传统 chuántǒng tradition

[zhuàn] Confucian classic

Question 17

革

Answer 17

[gé] leather; 革命 gémìng revolution; 改革 gǎigé reform

[jí] 病革 bìngjí about to die of illness

Question 18

深

Answer 18

[shēn] deep; 深刻 shēnkè deep, profound; 深夜 shēnyè deep in the night

Question 19

甚

Answer 19

[shèn] very; 甚至 shènzhì even, go so far as to

[shén] (=什 shén) what?; 甚么 = 什么 shénme what?

Question 20

众

Answer 20

[zhòng] crowd, many; 群众 qúnzhòng the masses; 听众 tīngzhòng audience

Question 21

技

Answer 21

[jì] 技术 jìshù technology, technique; 科技 kējì science and technology

Question 22

派

Answer 22

[pài] faction, send; 党派 dǎngpài political parties

[pā] 派司 pāsi passport, identification

Question 23

满

Answer 23

[mǎn] full; 满足 mǎnzú satisfied, contented

Question 24

息

Answer 24

[xī] breath, stop

[xi] 消息 xiāoxi news; 休息 xiūxi rest

Question 25

持

Answer 25

[chí] hold; 坚持 jiānchí persist in, insist on; 保持 bǎochí keep, maintain, preserve

Question 26

取

Answer 26

[qǔ] take, get, fetch

Question 27

设

Answer 27

[shè] set up; 建设 jiànshè build, construct; 设计 shèjì design, plan; 设备 shèbèi equipment, facilities

Question 28

版

Answer 28

[bǎn] printing plate, edition; 出版 chūbǎn publish

Question 29

越

Answer 29

[yuè] 越…越… the more… the more…

Question 30

研

Answer 30

[yán] grind, (=研究 yánjiū) study, research

Question 31

委

Answer 31

[wěi] 委员会 wěiyuánhuì committee; 委托 wěituō entrust

[wēi] 虚与委蛇 xūyǔwēiyí to pretend interest and sympathy

Question 32

则

Answer 32

[zé] (conjunction); 原则 yuánzé principle; 否则 fǒuzé or else

Question 33

首

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[shǒu] head; 首先 shǒuxiān first of all; 首都 shǒudū capital (of a country)

Question 34

据

Answer 34

据[jù] seize, depend on, (=根据 gēnjù) according to

[jū] 拮据 jiéjū short of money, hard up

Question 35

导

Answer 35

[dǎo] lead; 领导 lǐngdǎo leader

Question 36

若

Answer 36

[ruò] seem, as if; 假若 jiǎruò if; 若干 ruògān how much?

[rě] 般若 bōrě buddhist widom, prajna

Question 37

落

Answer 37

[luò] fall
[là] be missing
[lào] 落色 làoshǎi fade (in colour)
[luō] 空落落 kōngluōluō absolutely nothing left, open/spacious and desolate

Question 38

集

Answer 38

[jí] (=收集 shōují) collect; 集中 jízhōng centralize

Question 39

编

Answer 39

[biān] weave, organize, (=编辑 biānjí) edit

Question 40

尽

Answer 40

[jìn] (F盡) use up

[jǐn] (F儘) to max extent; 尽管 jǐnguǎn even though

Question 41

微

Answer 41

[wēi] tiny, micro; 微笑 wēixiào smile

Question 42

调

Answer 42

[diào] shift, tone

[tiáo] adjust

Question 43

根

Answer 43

[gēn] root; 根本 gēnběn essence, foundation, basic, utterly, (not) at all

Question 44

曾

Answer 44

[céng] (=曾经 céngjīng) in the past
[zēng] great- (grandmother)
[cēng] 挨曾儿 āicēngr 〈colloquial〉 to get a scolding

Question 45

段

Answer 45

[duàn] section, paragraph; 手段 shǒuduàn method, means (to an end), strategy

Question 46

终

Answer 46

[zhōng] end; 终于 zhōngyú finally; 始终 shǐzhōng all along; 终身 zhōngshēn life-long

Question 47

冲

Answer 47

[chōng] (F沖) rinse, rush, (F衝) rush

[chòng] (F衝) towards

Question 48

竟

Answer 48

[jìng] finish, (=竟然 jìngrán) unexpectedly; 究竟 jiūjìng actually, exactly, in the end, after all