Intermediate Singles Vocab Flashcards
群
qún
1 group
2 crowd
3 flock, herd, pack etc
MANDARIN
qún
DEFINITION
(same as U+7FA3 羣) group, crowd, multitude, mob
失
shī
1 to lose
2 to miss
3 to fail
MANDARIN
shī (or yì)
DEFINITION
lose; make mistake, neglect
踪
zōng
1 footprint
2 trace
3 tracks
MANDARIN
zōng
DEFINITION
footprints, traces, tracks
累
lèi
1 to accumulate
2 to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lèi])
3 continuous
4 repeated
MANDARIN
lèi (or lěi, léi, lǜ, liè)
DEFINITION
tired; implicate, involve; bother
倍
bèi
1 (two, three etc) -fold
2 times (multiplier)
3 double
4 to increase or multiply
MANDARIN
bèi (or péi)
DEFINITION
times, fold, multiple times
犯
fàn
1 to violate
2 to offend
3 to assault
4 criminal
5 crime
6 to make a mistake
7 recurrence (of mistake or sth bad)
MANDARIN
fàn
DEFINITION
commit crime, violate; criminal
错
cuò
1 mistake
2 wrong
3 bad
4 interlocking
5 complex
6 to grind
7 to polish
8 to alternate
9 to stagger
10 to miss
11 to let slip
12 to evade
13 to inlay with gold or silver
MANDARIN
cuò
DEFINITION
error, blunder, mistake; wrong
普
pǔ
1 general
2 popular
3 everywhere
4 universal
VARIANTS
暜 pǔ OLD
MANDARIN
pǔ
DEFINITION
universal, general, widespread
抱
bào
1 to hold
2 to carry (in one’s arms)
3 to hug
4 to embrace
5 to surround
6 to cherish
7 (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
MANDARIN
bào (or pāo, pǒu)
DEFINITION
embrace, hold in arms, enfold
量
liàng
1 capacity
2 quantity
3 amount
4 to estimate
5 abbr. for liàngcí [量词], classifier (in Chinese grammar)
6 measure word
MANDARIN
liàng (or liang, liáng)
DEFINITION
measure, quantity, capacity
薄
báo
1 thin
2 cold in manner
3 indifferent
4 weak
5 light
6 infertile
MANDARIN
báo (or bó, bò, bù)
DEFINITION
thin, slight, weak; poor, stingy
轻
qīng
1 light
2 easy
3 gentle
4 soft
5 reckless
6 unimportant
7 frivolous
8 small in number
9 unstressed
10 neutral
11 to disparage
MANDARIN
qīng
DEFINITION
light; easy, simple; gentle
轻
qīng
1 light
2 easy
3 gentle
4 soft
5 reckless
6 unimportant
7 frivolous
8 small in number
9 unstressed
10 neutral
11 to disparage
MANDARIN
qīng
DEFINITION
light; easy, simple; gentle
告
gào
1 to say
2 to tell
3 to announce
4 to report
5 to denounce
6 to file a lawsuit
7 to sue
MANDARIN
gào (or jū, gù)
DEFINITION
tell, announce, inform; accuse
诉
sù
1 to complain
2 to sue
3 to tell
MANDARIN
su (or sù)
DEFINITION
accuse; sue; inform; narrate
养
yǎng
1 to raise (animals)
2 to bring up (children)
3 to keep (pets)
4 to support
5 to give birth
VARIANTS
飬 yǎng OLD
MANDARIN
yǎng
DEFINITION
raise, rear, bring up; support
医
yī
1 medical
2 medicine
3 doctor
4 to cure
5 to treat
MANDARIN
yī (or yì)
DEFINITION
cure, heal; doctor, medical
薄
báo
1 thin
2 cold in manner
3 indifferent
4 weak
5 light
6 infertile
MANDARIN
báo (or bó, bò, bù)
DEFINITION
thin, slight, weak; poor, stingy
刺
cì
1 thorn
2 sting
3 thrust
4 to prick
5 to pierce
6 to stab
7 to assassinate
8 to murder
VARIANTS
刾 cì OLD
MANDARIN
cì (or cī, qì)
DEFINITION
stab; prick, irritate; prod
激
jī
1 to arouse
2 to incite
3 to excite
4 to stimulate
5 sharp
6 fierce
7 violent
MANDARIN
jī (or ji, jiào, jiāo)
DEFINITION
arouse, excite, incite; quickly
承
chéng
1 to bear
2 to carry
3 to hold
4 to continue
5 to undertake
6 to take charge
7 owing to
8 due to
9 to receive
MANDARIN
chéng (or zhěng, zhèng)
DEFINITION
inherit, receive; succeed
受
shòu
1 to receive
2 to accept
3 to suffer
4 subjected to
5 to bear
6 to stand
7 pleasant
8 (passive marker)
MANDARIN
shòu (or dào)
DEFINITION
receive, accept, get; bear, stand
距
jǜ
1 at a distance of
2 distance
3 to be apart
VARIANTS
歫 jù OLD
MANDARIN
jù
DEFINITION
distance; bird’s spur
离
lí
1 to leave
2 to part from
3 to be away from
4 (in giving distances) from
5 without (sth)
6 independent of
7 one of the Eight Trigrams bāguà [八卦], symbolizing fire
8 ☲
MANDARIN
lí (or chī)
DEFINITION
rare beast; strange; elegant
导
dǎo
1 to transmit
2 to lead
3 to guide
4 to conduct
5 to direct
MANDARIN
dǎo
DEFINITION
direct, guide, lead, conduct
游
yóu
1 to swim
2 variant of yóu [游]
HZ 游〔﹣⧸遊〕
1 to walk
2 to tour
3 to roam
4 to travel
MANDARIN
yóu (or liú)
DEFINITION
to swim; float, drift; wander, roam
册
cè
1 book
2 booklet
3 classifier for books
MANDARIN
cè (or zhà)
DEFINITION
book, volume, register, list
或
huò
1 maybe
2 perhaps
3 might
4 possibly
5 or
MANDARIN
huò (or yù)
DEFINITION
or, either, else; perhaps, maybe
许
xǔ
1 to allow
2 to permit
3 to promise
4 to praise
5 somewhat
6 perhaps
MANDARIN
xǔ (or hào)
DEFINITION
allow, permit; promise; betroth
