Unit3 Flashcards
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因
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因 [yīn] because,cause, (=因为 yīnwèi) because, (=原因 yuányīn) reason
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為
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為[wèi] act as,be; as
for, for the sake of, in order to, in this connection
[wéi] do, act, act as, be, become; 认为 rènwéi think or believe that…; 以为 yǐwéi think or believe erroneously that…
{Compare with 办 bàn do}
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为
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为[wèi] act as,be; as
for, for the sake of, in order to, in this connection
[wéi] do, act, act as, be, become; 认为 rènwéi think or believe that…; 以为 yǐwéi think or believe erroneously that…
{Compare with 办 bàn do}
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所
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所 [suǒ] that which, as in suóyǒu (de) that which there is’, I.e. ‘all’; 2 therefore (in suóyi)
place; 所以 suǒyǐ so, therefore; 所有 suǒyǒu all; 厕所 cèsuǒ toilet
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以
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以 [yǐ] take, by, with ;hence
according to, because of, in order to; 可以 kěyǐ OK, may; 所以 suǒyǐ so, therefore, as a result; 以外 yǐwài beyond, except
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雖
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[suī] (=虽然 suīrán) although
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虽
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[suī] (=虽然 suīrán) although
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然
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然 [rán] right, correct, so, like that; 虽然 suīrán although; 忽然 hūrán suddenly; 当然 dāngrán of course; 自然 zìrán nature
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可
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[kě] may, be permitted; indeed, however
able, (=可以 kěyǐ) may, can, (=可是 kěshì) but, however; 可爱 kě’ài loveable, cute; 可能 kě’néng possible, probable, maybe; 可口可乐 kěkǒukělè Coca Cola
[kè] 可汗 kèhán khan
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了
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了 [le] ; (aspect particle)
你来了! Nǐ láile! You have come! 我累了! Wǒ lèile! I’ve gotten tired! 那好了! Nà hǎole! That’s OK (now)! 我只请了一位客人. Wǒ zhǐ qǐngle yí wèi kèren. I invited only one guest.
[liǎo] end, finish, settle, dispose of, know clearly, to be able, (=了解 liǎojiě) understand, comprehend; 了了 liǎoliaǒ clearly understand, settle (a debt/etc.), to be intelligent; 了了 liǎole to be over/ended/finnish/settled; 你卖不了! Nǐ mài bùliǎo! You will not be able to sell (it)!
[liào] (=瞭 liaò) to survey/watch
{Compare with 子 zǐ child}
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儿
A
[ér] child,son
; 儿子 érzi son; 女儿 nǚ’ér daughter
[r] (noun suffix); 这儿 zhèr here; 那儿 nàr there
[rén] (when referring to the radical)
{Compare with 兄 xiōng brother, 几 jǐ table, 臾 yú moment}
r (non-syllabic)
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兒
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[ér] child; 儿子 érzi son; 女儿 nǚ’ér daughter
[r] (noun suffix); 这儿 zhèr here; 那儿 nàr there
[rén] (when referring to the radical)
{Compare with 兄 xiōng brother, 几 jǐ table, 臾 yú moment}
r (non-syllabic)
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报
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[bào] newspaper,journal
(=报告 bàogào) report, (=报纸 bàozhǐ) newspaper, (=电报 diànbào) telegram
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報
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[bào] (=报告 bàogào) report, (=报纸 bàozhǐ) newspaper, (=电报 diànbào) telegram
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儿(F兒)子
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Érzi
Son
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儿(F兒)女
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Érnǚ
Sons and daughter
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女儿(F兒)
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Nǚ’ér
Daughter
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门(F門) 口儿(F兒)
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MénKǒu(r)[Ér]
Door way
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这(F這) 儿(F兒)
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Zhèr
Here
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那儿(F兒)
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Nèr
There
Nǎr
Where?
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因为(F為)
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Yīnwèi
Because,since
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所以
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suǒyi
Therefore, hence
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虽(F雖)然
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Suīrán
Although
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可是
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Kěshì
But, however,nevertheless
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可以
Kěyǐ
| Can, may, possible
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可能
Kěnéng
| Be possible, possibly, possibility
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看见(F見)
Kànjian
| See
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以为(F為)
Yǐwéi
Suppose, think(usually "think incorrectly" in contrast to 想 xiǎng (think, feel, consider) which is never used in this sense)
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不见(F見) 了
Bùjiànle
Not see any longer, be no longer
Visible, disappear, be lost.
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所有的
Suǒyǒude
| All
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为(F為)甚麽
Wèi-shénmo?
| Why?
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是麽/吗(F嗎)?
shìma?
| Is that so?, Really?
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可不是(麽/吗(F嗎)!
Kěbushì (ma)
| Isn't that so!, Yes indeed!
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家
家 [jiā] home, house, family; 国家 guójiā nation; 大家 dàjiā everybody
[jie] 整天家 zhěngtiānjie all day long; 家里 jiālǐ (at) home, (in the) family
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校
校 [xiào] (=学校 xuéxiào) school, college
| [jiào] (=校对 jiàoduì, 校正 jiàozhèng) proofread
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城
城 [chéng] (=城市 chéngshì) city, wall; 长城 chángchéng Great Wall
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邊
[biān] side, border; on the side of something, margin, limit, , (=旁边 pángbiān) side; 这边 zhèbiān over here
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边
[biān] side, border; on the side of something, margin, limit, , (=旁边 pángbiān) side; 这边 zhèbiān over here
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在
在 [zài] be at; 现在 xiànzài now; 存在 cúnzài exist
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上
上 [shàng] go to (a place )above, on, over, top, (go) up, last, previous
[shǎng] 上声 shǎngshēng 3rd tone in Mandarin
[shang] (when used as a verb complement)
{Compare with 下 xià under}
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下
下 [xià] below, under, (go) down, next (as opposed to previous/last)
{Compare with 上 shàng above}
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裏
[lǐ] inside, interior neighbourhood, half kilometer, , (F裏,裡) in, lining; 哪里? nǎli? where?; 那里 nàli there; 这里 zhèli here
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里
[lǐ] inside, interior neighbourhood, half kilometer, , (F裏,裡) in, lining; 哪里? nǎli? where?; 那里 nàli there; 这里 zhèli here
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头
头[tóu, tou (substantive suffix)] beginning, head, top, first, ; 头发 tóufa hair
[tou] 石头 shítou stone
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頭
頭 [tóu, tou (substantive suffix)] beginning, head, top, first, ; 头发 tóufa hair
[tou] 石头 shítou stone
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海
海 [hǎi] sea,ocean, big lake, , (=海洋 hǎiyáng, =大海 dàhǎi) sea, ocean
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長
長 [zhǎng] grow up, chief, head, older, elder
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海邊
Hǎibīan (r)
| Seashore,seaside, beach
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海口
Hǎikǒu
| Seaport
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海外
Hǎiwài
| Overseeas
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大家
Dàjiā
| Everybody
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人家
Rénjia
People, other people, other
Rénjiā
Human, habitation, household
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国(F國)家
Guójiā
| Nation, state,country
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小说家
Xiǎoshuō jiā
| Novelist
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文学(F學)家
Wénxuéjiā
| Literary man
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想家
Xiǎng jiā
| Think of ones home,be homesick.
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家長
Jiāzhǎng
| Parents
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校長
Xiàozhǎng
| Head of a school, principal, president
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校学(F學)
Xiàoxué
| Educational institution, school, college, university.
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地下
Dìxià
| Below ground, underground
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地下车(F車)
Dìxiàchē
| Subway
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中心
Zhōngxīn
| Center, pivot,heart of something
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上下
Shàngxià
Above and below, up and down, superior and inferior, ascend and descend.
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上下文
Shàngxiàwén
| Context, text above and below ) a term derived from Chinese vertical writing. )
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马上
Mǎshàng
| Immidiately
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这(F這)里(F裏)
Zhèlǐ
| Here (written in general mandarin)
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那里(F裏)
Nàlǐ
| there(written in general mandarin)
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那里(F裏)
Nálǐ
| Where(written in general mandarin)
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在外
Zàiwài
| 1)be extra, not be included 3)not included
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为(F為)的是
Wèideshì
| Because, for the reason that, so as to
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不然
Bùrán
| Otherwise( usually used with the proverbial with jiù)
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要不然
Yàobùrán
Otherwise( usually used with the proverbial
with jiù)
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一块(F塊)儿(F兒)
Yīkuàr
| Together, the same place
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还(F還)有
Hái yǒu
| Also have, and (before the last of a series) in addition, moreover
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上海
Shànghǎi
| Chinas largest city
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张家口
Zhāngjiākǒu
| Kalgan or changchiakou [literally zhāng family pass]
An important town in northern Hopei Province
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日本海
Rìběn hǎi
| Sea of Japan
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地中海
Dìzhōnghǎi
| Mediterranean Sea
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店
店 [diàn] (=商店 shāngdiàn) store, shop; 饭店 fàndiàn restaurant
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远
Yuǎn
| Far
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遠
Yuǎn
| Far
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近
Jìn
| Near
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東
[dōng] east, master, owner, (=东方 dōngfāng) east; 东北 dōngběi northeast; 东西 dōngxi thing, creature
{Compare with 车 chē vehicle}
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东
东 [dōng] east, master, owner, (=东方 dōngfāng) east; 东北 dōngběi northeast; 东西 dōngxi thing, creature
{Compare with 车 chē vehicle}
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西
西 [xī] west, western; 东西 dōngxi thing; 西北 xīběi northwest
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南
南 [nán] south; 西南 xīnán southwest
| [nā] 南无 nāmó 〈Sanskrit〉 to give oneself totally to
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北
北 [běi] north; 东北 dōngběi northeast; 北京 Běijīng
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离
离
Lí
(Distant) from
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離
離
Lí
(Distant) from
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湖
湖 [hú] lake; 湖泊 húpō lakes; 湖南 Húnán; 湖北 Húběi
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河
河 [hé] river; 河南省 Hénán shěng Henan Province; 运河 yùnhé canal
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口
口 [kǒu] (measure for persons from census point of view)
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地土
Dìtǔ
| Soil, land, territory
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土地
Tǔdì
| Soil, land, territory
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书(F書)店
Shūdiàn
| Book store
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东(F東)西
Dōngxi
| east and west
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东(F東)西
Dōng xi
| Thing, object
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手边(F邊) {儿(F兒)}
Shǒubiān(r)
| At hand, on hand, (readily) available.
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手上
Shǒushang
| At hand, on hand, (readily) available.
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美女
Měinǚ
| A beautiful woman, a beauty
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四 边(F邊) {儿(F兒)}
Sìbiān(r)
| (On) four sides all around.
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河北
Héběi
Hopeh Provence
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河南
Hénán
| Honan Provence.
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湖北
Húběi
| Hupeh provenance
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湖南
Húnán
| Hunan provenance
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山东(F東)
Shāndōng
| Shantung province
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山西
Shānxī
| Shansi province.
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东(F東)北
Dōngběi
| Northeast, The Northeast, Manchuria
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西湖
Xī hú
A western lake
West lake (one of China's foremost scenic spots, near hangchow)
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西山
xī shān
Western hills or mountains
Xī Shān
Western hills(a popular recreation area near Peking)
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东(F東)海
Dōnghǎi
| East China Sea
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东(F東)海大学(F學)
```
Dōnghǎi dàxué
Tunghai University (in Taiwan)
```
120
南海
Nánhǎi
| South China Sea; name of a district in Kwangtung Province
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近东(F東)
Jìndōng
| Near east
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中东(F東)
Zhōngdōng
| Middle East
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远(F遠)东(F東)
Yuǎndōng
| Far East
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远(F遠)东(F東)大学(F學)
Yuǎndōng dàxué
| Far Eastern University
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长(F長)城
Cháng Chéng
| Great Wall of China
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太湖
```
Tàihú
Tai lake (between Kiangsu and Chekiang Province)
```
127
北美
Běiměi
| North America
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南美
Nánměi
| South America
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西东(F東) 大学(F學)
Xidōng Dàxué
| Seton Hall University
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從
從 [cóng] from, through, join, follower, secondary
| [cōng] 黑从从 hēicōngcōng murky
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从
从 [cóng] from (time or place), since (time) through, join, follower, secondary
[cōng] 黑从从 hēicōngcōng murky
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到
到 [dào] to, towards, until, arrive, reach
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来
来 [lái] come; 原来 yuánlái originally, as a matter of fact; 来年 láinián coming/next year(s)
[lai] (when used as a verb complement); 起来 qǐlai get up
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來
來 [lái] come; 原来 yuánlái originally, as a matter of fact; 来年 láinián coming/next year(s)
[lai] (when used as a verb complement); 起来 qǐlai get up
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去
去 [qù] go, leave, depart (opposite of 来 lái)
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走
走 [zǒu] go, walk, leave
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坐
坐 [zuò] seat, sit, travel by (car/plane/etc.), put a kettle (or similar) on the fire, ; 请坐 qǐngzuò please have a seat; 坐公共汽车 zuò gōngòng qìchē ride a bus
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船
船 [chuán] boat, ship; 渡船 dùchuán ferry; 宇宙飞船 yǔzhòu fēichuán "cosmic flying boat" = spaceship
139
路
路 [lù] path, way, journey, distance, means, sequence, logic, sort, grade, class, , (=道路 dàolù) road
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里
里 [lǐ] Chinese (mile) neighbourhood, half kilometer, , (F裏,裡) in, inside, lining; 哪里? nǎli? where?; 那里 nàli there; 这里 zhèli here
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华
华 [huá] glory, splendor, magnificent, (=中华 Zhōnghuá) China
| [Huà] ; 华山 Huà Shān (mountain in Shaanxi)
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華
華 [huá] China, (a surname), glory, splendor, magnificent, (=中华 Zhōnghuá) China
[Huà] ; 华山 Huà Shān (mountain in Shaanxi)
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本
This, one's own
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口
Kǒu
| Entrance (to a street)
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日报
Rìbào
| Daily paper
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月报
Yuè bào
| Monthly journal
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學(学)报
XuéBào
| Monthly journal
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(马)馬路
mǎlù
| Road, highway,street
150
路口[(兒)儿]
Lùkǒu(r)
| Entrance to a street, intersection
151
十字路口[(兒)儿]
Shízì lùkǒu(r)
| Intersection, right angle junction of two streets (i.e. like the character 十)
152
文人
```
Wénrén
Literary man (versus Buisness man, military man) Man of
```
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能力
Nénglì
| Ability, power, energy
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图书
Túshū
| Charts and books
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走路
Zǒulù
| Walk, go on foot
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坐船
Zuò chuán
| Go by boat
157
說大话
Shuō dàhuà
| Boast, exaggerate
158
小心
Xiǎoxīn
| Be careful
159
可見
Kějiàn
One can see that
It is obvious that
Apparently ( referring to previously mentioned event)
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不 到
Bù dào
| Not reach, less than
161
在心目中
Zài xīnmù zhōng
| In one's mind, in one's thoughts
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本来
Běnlái
| Originally
163
近来
Jìnlái
| Recently,lately
164
一边(F邊)...一边(F邊)
Yìbiān... Yìbiān
| On the one hand... on the other hand.
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本地
Běndì
| This region; local native
166
本国
Běnguó
| This country
167
本人
Běnrén
| Self ( I, myself; you,yourself; he,himself
168
华(F華)里
Huálǐ
| Chinese mile
169
英里
Yīnglǐ
| English mile
171
中山路
Zhōngshān lù
| Sun Yatsen Avenue (about the equivalent of "Washington ave" in America
172
大中
```
Dà zhōng
Great China (in names of places and institutions)
```
173
中華(f华)
Zhōnghuá
| China (formal)
174
大華(f华)
```
Dà huá
Great China (in names of places and institutions)
```
175
东(東)華(f华)
Dōng Huá
East china
(in names of places and institutions)
176
南華(f华)
```
Nánhuá (F huá)
South china (in names of places and institutions)
```
177
華(f华)北
Huá běi
| North China
178
華(f华)东(F東)
Huá dōng
| East china
179
華(f华)南
Huá nán
| South china
180
華(f华)西
Huá xi
| West china
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華(f华)中
Huá zhōng
| Central china
182
華(f华)美
Huá měi
| China and the United States, China and America, Sino-American
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華(f华)西大學(f学)
Huá xi dàxué
| West China Union University (former Christian university in Chengtu, now merged with Szechuan university)
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山东(F東)大學(f学)
山东大学
Shāndōng dàxué
Shantung university (in Tsingtao, shantung)
184
西北大學(f学)
```
Xīběi dàxué
Northwest University (in Sian, Shensi)
```
185
第
[dì] indicating ordinal number, ~th; 第三世界 dì-sān shìjiè 3rd World; 第一次 dì-yī cì 1st time
186
次
[cì]measure indicating a time or occasion
| occurence, time, second, inferior, number of times; 两次 liǎng cì twice
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号
[hào] ( measure indicating number in a series, such as days of a month ) name, number, mark
[háo] yell
188
號
[hào] ( measure indicating number in a series, such as days of a month ) name, number, mark
[háo] yell
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条
[tiáo] (measure for slim objects, roads, fish, oxen etc.
| twig, strip, item, ; 条件 tiáojiàn condition, term
190
條
[tiáo] (measure for slim objects, roads, fish, oxen etc.
| twig, strip, item, ; 条件 tiáojiàn condition, term
191
今
[jīn] the present,now, this; 今天 jīntiān today
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明
[míng] bright, clear, distinct, next (day or year)[before day "tian" or "niàn" before year] , ; 明白 míngbai clear, understand; 明天 míngtiān tomorrow
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天
[tiān] sky, heaven, god, day,
(=天空 tiānkōng) sky; 天气 tiānqì weather
{天干 tiāngān the Ten Heavenly Stems: 甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸 jiǎ-yǐ-bǐng-dīng-wù-jǐ-gēng-xīn-rén-guǐ (these characters are sometimes used as ordinal numbers}
{Compare with 夫 fū man and 无 wú without}
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年
[nián] year, ; 今年 jīnnián this year; 明年 míngnián next year; 去年 qùnián last year; 中年 zhōngnián middle age
195
又
又 [yòu] both... and..., again (before verbs); another (before number, e.g. 又一天 another day)
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民
[mín] (=人民 rénmín) people, ; 民主 mǐnzhǔ democracy
197
今天
Jīntiān
| Today
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明天
Míngtiān
| Tomorrow
199
白天
Báitiān
| Daytime
200
天天
Tiāntiān
| Every day
201
今年
Jīnnián
| This year
202
明年
Míngnián
| Next year
203
去年
Qùnián
| Last year
204
年年
Nián nián
Every year??
205
年月日
Nián yue rì
| Date (used in writing)
206
上次
Shàng cì
| Last time, previously
207
下次
Xià cì
| The next time, later on
208
头(F頭)次
Tóucì
| First time
209
有一天
Yǒu yītiān
| One day, once, once upon a time.
210
有一次
Yǒu yīcì
| On one occasion, once
211
又...又
Yòu... Yòu
| Both... And
212
又因為
Yòu yīnwèi
| For the reason that
213
一來... 二來...
Yī lái...Èr lái...
In the first place...in the second place...
First place... Second place...(purpose or reason is expressed)
214
明白
Míngbái
Understand,clearly, be clear about something;
Clear, clearly understandable.
215
明说(說)
Míngshuō
| State clearly, state frankly, state explicitly.
216
文明
Wénmíng
| Civilization, culture; civilized cultured
217
人民
Rénmín
| The people, the masses
218
说(說)明
Shuōmíng
| Explain, make clear; explanation
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中华(F華)民国
Zhōnghuá mínguó
| Republic of China (established 1912)
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民国
Mínguó
| Abbreviation for Republuc of China
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三民
Sānmín
Three people's ( abbreviation for Sanmin Zhuyi three people's principles,' a book bye Sun Yatsen. Sanmin is widely used in institutional names.)
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人民日报
Rénmín rìbào
| People's daily (published in Peking as the chief government organ of the people's republic of China)
