Level 23

Question 1

劳(F勞)

Answer 1

[láo] (=劳动 láodòng) labor[lào] encourage, console

Question 2

妇(F婦)

Answer 2

[fù] (=妇女 fùnǚ) woman; 夫妇 fūfù married couple

Question 3

伯

Answer 3

[bó] eldest brother, uncle[bǎi] 大伯子 dàbǎizi eldest brother of one’s husband[bai] 叔伯 shūbai cousinship on father’s side[bà] (=霸)

Question 4

尼

Answer 4

[ní] 尼姑 Buddhist nun; 尼加拉瓜 Níjiālāguā Nicaragua; 尼龙 nílóng nylon

Question 5

皮

Answer 5

[pí] (=皮肤 pífū) skin

Question 6

祖

Answer 6

[zǔ] (祖先 zǔxiān) ancestor; 祖母 zǔmǔ grandmother

Question 7

雄

Answer 7

[xióng] powerful, male; 英雄 yīngxióng hero; 雄伟 xióngwěi grand; 雄鸡 xióngjī rooster

Question 8

婚

Answer 8

[hūn] (=结婚 jíehūn) marry; 婚礼 hūnlǐ wedding; 婚姻 hūnyīn marriage

Question 9

康

Answer 9

[kāng] 健康 jiànkāng health; 康熙字典 Kāngxī Zìdiǎn dictionary compiled in the Kangzi period

Question 10

评(F評)

Answer 10

[píng] criticize, comment, review

Question 11

追

Answer 11

[zhuī] pursue

Question 12

哈

Answer 12

[hā] exhale, sip, aha!, [hǎ] [hà] 哈撒 hàsa shake, swing; 哈什蚂 hàshimǎ Chinese forest frog

Question 13

络(F絡)

Answer 13

[luò] net, twine[lào] 挂络 guàlào involvement, implication

Question 14

店

Answer 14

[diàn] (=商店 shāngdiàn) store, shop; 饭店 fàndiàn restaurant

Question 15

翻

Answer 15

[fān] turn over; 翻译 fānyì translate

Question 16

环(F環)

Answer 16

[huán] ring; 环境 huánjìng environment, surroundings

Question 17

礼(F禮)

Answer 17

[lǐ] ceremony; 婚礼 hūnlǐ wedding; 礼貌 lǐmào polite

Question 18

跑

Answer 18

[pǎo] run[páo] paw the earth

Question 19

超

Answer 19

[chāo] (=超过 chāoguò) go past, exceed, (=超级 chāojí) super

Question 20

叶

Answer 20

[yè] (F葉) leaf (of a plant)[xié] harmonize

Question 21

压(F壓)

Answer 21

[yā] press, pressure[yà] 压根 yàgēn from the start, in the first place, altogether, entirely, totally, at all, simply

Question 22

占

Answer 22

[zhān] fortune telling[zhàn] occupy; 占领 zhànlǐng capture

Question 23

均

Answer 23

[jūn] even; 平均 píngjūn average

Question 24

永

Answer 24

[yǒng] (=永远 yǒngyuǎn) always, forever, eternal{Compare with 水 shuǐ water}

Question 25

烈

Answer 25

[liè] (=强烈 qiángliè) intense; 热烈 ardent; 烈士 martyr

Question 26

奖(F獎)

Answer 26

[jiǎng] prize, award; 奖金 bonus; 奖学金 scholarship

Question 27

婆

Answer 27

[pó] old lady; 老婆 lǎopo wife

Question 28

赶(F趕)

Answer 28

[gǎn] catch up

Question 29

富

Answer 29

[fù] (=富有 fùyǒu) rich; 丰富 fēngfù abundant; 财富 cáifù wealth

Question 30

兰(F蘭)

Answer 30

[lán] 兰花 lánhuā orchid

Question 31

录(F錄)

Answer 31

[lù] record; 记录 jìlù take notes; 录音机 tape recorder

Question 32

画(F畫)

Answer 32

[huà] draw, picture

Question 33

遇

Answer 33

[yù] meet; 遇到 yùdào encounter

Question 34

顿(F頓)

Answer 34

[dùn] to pause, meal

Question 35

艺(F藝)

Answer 35

[yì] skill, (=艺术 yìshù) art; 文艺 wényì literature and art

Question 36

普

Answer 36

[pǔ] 普通 pǔtōng common; 普通话 Pǔtōnghuà Common Speach = Mandarin; 普遍 pǔbiàn universal

Question 37

判

Answer 37

[pàn] judge; 批判 pīpàn criticize

Question 38

源

Answer 38

[yuán] (=来源 láiyuán) source, origin; 资源 zīyuán resources

Question 39

亿(F億)

Answer 39

[yì] 100 million

Question 40

素

Answer 40

[sù] plain, white, vegetarian; 因素 yīnsù factor, element

Question 41

船

Answer 41

[chuán] boat, ship; 渡船 dùchuán ferry; 宇宙飞船 yǔzhòu fēichuán “cosmic flying boat” = spaceship

Question 42

继(F繼)

Answer 42

[jì] (=继续 jìxù) continue; 继承 jìchéng inherit

Question 43

尚

Answer 43

[shàng] esteem; 高尚 gāoshàng noble, lofty[shang] 和尚 héshang monk

Question 44

嘴

Answer 44

[zuǐ] (嘴巴 zuǐba) mouth; 嘴唇 zuǐchún lip

Question 45

察

Answer 45

[chá] 观察 guānchá observe; 警察 jǐngchá police

Question 46

雨

Answer 46

[yǔ] rain; 雨水 rainwater; 暴风雨 bàofēngyǔ rainstorm

Question 47

优(F優)

Answer 47

[yōu] excellent; 优良 fine; 优秀 outstanding; 优越 yōuyuè superior

Question 48

您

Answer 48

[nín] you; 您贵姓 Nín guìxìng? (May I ask for) your family name, Sir/Madame?

Question 49

险(F險)

Answer 49

[xiǎn] (危险 wēixiǎn) danger; 保险 bǎoxiǎn insurance

Question 50

烟

Answer 50

[yān] (F煙) smoke, cigarette, mist[yīn] (=氤)