Week 1

Question 1

的

Answer 1

-de] ; 我的 wǒde my; 高的 gāode high, tall;
是的 shìde that’s it, that’s right; 是…的 shì…de one who…; 他是说汉语的. Tā shì shuō Hànyǔde. He is one who speaks Chinese.
-[dì] 目的 mùdì goal
-[dí] true, real; 的确 díquè certainly

Question 2

一

Answer 2

-[yī] one, a little; 第一 dì-yī first, primary; 看一看 kànyīkàn have a (quick) look at
-[yí] (used before tones #4 and #5); 一个人 yíge rén one person; 一定 yídìng certain; 一样 yíyàng same; 一月 yíyuè January
-[yì] (used before tones #1, #2 and #3); 一点儿 yìdiǎnr a little; 一些 yìxiē some
{Compare with 幺(T 么) yāo, which also means “one”}

Question 3

是

Answer 3

[shì] to be, 是不是? shìbushì? is (it) or is (it) not?; 是否 shìfǒu whether or not, is (it) or is (it) not?

Question 4

不

Answer 4

[bù] not

[bú] (used before tone #4); 不是 bú shì isn’t

Question 5

了

Answer 5

[le] ; 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}

Question 6

人

Answer 6

[rén] person; 人类 rénlèi humankind; 有人吗? yǒu rén ma? Is there anybody here?
{Compare with 入 rù enter}

Question 7

我

Answer 7

[wǒ] I, me, my; 我们 wǒmen we, us

{Compare with 找 zhǎo seek}

Question 8

在

Answer 8

[zài] at; 现在 xiànzài now; 存在 cúnzài exist

Question 9

这/ 這

Answer 9

[zhè] this; 这儿 zhèr here

[zhèi] this (before classifier)

Question 10

中

Answer 10

[zhōng] middle, in; 中国 Zhōngguó China

[zhòng] hit (a target)

Question 11

大

Answer 11

[dà] big; 多大? duōdà? how large?; 大小 dàxiǎo size; 大家 dàjiā everybody
[dài] 大夫 dàifu doctor
{Compare with 太 tài very and 木 mù tree}

Question 12

来/ 來

Answer 12

[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

Question 13

上

Answer 13

[shàng] 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}

Question 14

国/ 國

Answer 14

[guó] (=国家 guójiā) country, state, nation, ; 中国 Zhōngguó China; 美国 Měiguó USA

Question 15

个/ 個,箇

Answer 15

[gè] ; 个人 gèrén personal; 个人主页 gèrénzhùyè personal homepage

[gě] 自个 zìgě oneself

Question 16

到

Answer 16

[dào] to, towards, until, arrive, reach

Question 17

说/ 說

Answer 17

[shuō] explain, scold, refer to, (=说话 shuōhuà) speak, say; 游说 yóushuō persuade
[shuì] try to persuade; 游说 yóushuì lobbying

Question 18

们/ 們

Answer 18

[men] (pluralizing suffix for pronouns and human nouns); 我们 wǒmen we; 人们 rénmen people

Question 19

为/ 為

Answer 19

[wèi] 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}

Question 20

子

Answer 20

[zǐ] child, son; 子女 zǐnǚ sons and daughters; 儿子 érzi son
[zi] (noun suffix); 桌子 zhuōzi table
{Compare with 了 le }

Question 21

和

Answer 21

[hé] together, with, (F 龢) harmony, gentle, mild, kind, ; 和平 hépíng peace
[Hé] Japan
[huo] 暖和 nuǎnhuo nice and warm
[hè] join in singing, compose a poem in reply
[huó] mix with water
[huò] mix, blend
[hú] complete a set in Mahjong

Question 22

你

Answer 22

[nǐ] (Alternative feminine form: 妳 nǐ) you, your; 你们 nǐmen you (plural)

Question 23

地

Answer 23

[dì] earth, ground, soil, place, position, distance; 地支 dìzhī the Twelve Terrestrial Branches
[de] , ~ly; 快地走 kuàide zǒu walk quickly

Question 24

出

Answer 24

[chū] go out, come out, in direction out from something, emit, issue, prouce; 出现 chūxiàn appear, emerge, (F 齣)

Question 25

道

Answer 25

[dào] way, path, channel, way, say, a streak (of light), doctrine, , (=道教 Dàojiào) Taoism; 知道
zhīdao know
[dǎo] (=导 dǎo) lead; 领道 = 领导 lǐngdǎo leader

Question 26

也

Answer 26

[yě] also, as well; 也许 yěxǔ perhaps

Question 27

时/時

Answer 27

[shí] period, season, (=时间 shíjiān, =时候 shíhou) time, (=小时 xiǎoshí) hour

Question 28

年

Answer 28

[nián] year, ; 今年 jīnnián this year; 明年 míngnián next year; 去年 qùnián last year; 中年 zhōngnián middle age

Question 29

得

Answer 29

[de] ; 走得快 zǒude kuài walk quickly
[dé] get, reach, achieve
[děi] should

Question 30

就

Answer 30

[jiù] just, simply, right away; 就要 jiùyào about to (do something); 这就是我! Zhè jiùshì wǒ! This is simply me!; 他就要去. Tā jiùyào
qù. He is about to leave.

Question 31

那

Answer 31

[nà] that
[nèi] that (before classifier)
[nuó] 禅那 chánnuó deep meditation
[nuò] 无那 wúnuò helpless, unfortunately
[nǎ] (=哪 nǎ) what?
[něi] (=哪 něi before classifier) which?

Question 32

要

Answer 32

[yào] want, will, shall, need, important, essential; 主要 zhǔyào main, fundamental
[yāo] 要求 yāoqiú demand

Question 33

下

Answer 33

[xià] below, under, (go) down, next (as opposed to previous/last)
{Compare with 上 shàng above}

Question 34

以

Answer 34

[yǐ] use, take, 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

Question 35

生

Answer 35

[shēng] give birth, life; 先生 xiānsheng mister, gentleman, Sir

Question 36

会/ 會

Answer 36

[huì] can, able, meet, meeting, society, union, party
[kuài] 会计 kuàijì accounting
[huǐ] 会儿 huìr moment

Question 37

自

Answer 37

[zì] from, since, (=自己 zìjǐ) self; 自然 zìrán nature

{Compare with 目 mù eye and 白 bái white}

Question 38

着/ 著

Answer 38

[zhe]
[zháo] touch
[zhuó] wear clothes, dress, touch
[zhāo] put in, add, (F 招) make move in chess, trick, decieve

Question 39

去

Answer 39

[qù] go, leave, depart (opposite of 来 lái)

Question 40

之

Answer 40

[zhī] , it (in classical texts)

Question 41

过/ 過

Answer 41

[guò] pass, cross, go by, exceed, ; 过马路 guò mǎlù cross the street; 我去过中国两次. wǒ qùguo Zhōngguó liǎng cì. I have gone to China
twice.

Question 42

家

Answer 42

[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

Question 43

学/ 學

Answer 43

[xué] study, learn; 学校 xuéxiào school; 学生 xuésheng student

{Compare with 字 zì written character}

Question 44

对/對

Answer 44

[duì] correct, answer, treat, agree, mutual, pair; 对不起 duìbuqǐ excuse me

Question 45

可

Answer 45

[kě] ~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

Question 46

她

Answer 46

[tā] she, her

Question 47

里

Answer 47

[lǐ] neighbourhood, half kilometer, , (F 裏,裡) in, inside, lining; 哪里? nǎli? where?; 那里 nàli there; 这里 zhèli here

Question 48

小

Answer 48

[xiǎo] small; 大小 dàxiǎo size

Question 49

么

Answer 49

[me/mo] (F 麼,末) (interrogative suffix) 什么? shénme? what?; 为什么? wèishénme? why? 没什么! méi shénme! It doesn’t
matter!, Never mind!; 怎么? zěnme? how?
[yāo] (S 幺) youngest, one (e.g. in bus/house/phone numbers)

Question 50

心

Answer 50

[xīn] heart; 小心 xiǎoxīn be careful; 心理 xīnlǐ psychology, mentality; 中心 zhōngxīn center

Question 51

多

Answer 51

[duō] many, much, more; 多大 duōdà how large?; 多少 duōshǎo how many/much?

Question 52

天

Answer 52

[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}

Question 53

而

Answer 53

[ér] (=而且 érqiě) and, furthermore, (=然而 rán’ér) yet, even so

Question 54

能

Answer 54

[néng] can, be able; 能够 nénggòu be capable of; 可能 kě’néng maybe

Question 55

好

Answer 55

[hǎo] good, good to…, easy to…; 你好! Nǐhǎo! Hello!
[hào] to like
[hāo] 好好儿 hǎohāor in perfectly good condition

Question 56

都

Answer 56

[dōu] all

[dū] (=首都 shǒudū) capital city

Question 57

然

Answer 57

[rán] right, correct, so, like that; 虽然 suīrán although; 忽然 hūrán suddenly; 当然 dāngrán of course; 自然 zìrán nature

Question 58

没/ 沒

Answer 58

[méi] (=没有 méiyǒu) haven’t, there isn’t; 有没有? Yǒuméiyǒu? Is there or isn’t there? Have (you) or haven’t (you)?
[mò] sink, overflow, disappear, confiscate

Question 59

日

Answer 59

[rì] sun, (=日子 rìzi) day; 日记 rìjì diary; 日光 rìguāng sunlight

{Compare with 曰 yuē say, 目 mù eye and 甘 gān sweet}

Question 60

于

Answer 60

[yú] , (F 於) in, at, for, to, from, by, than

{Compare with 千 qiān thousand and 干 gān stem}

Question 61

起

Answer 61

[qǐ] rise, start; 起来 qǐlai get up; 对不起 duìbuqǐ excuse me

[qi] (when used as a verb complement)

Question 62

还/ 還

Answer 62

[hái] still, yet

[huán] return, give back

Question 63

发

Answer 63

[fā] (F 發) deliver, utter, express, shoot, emit, develop, expand
[fà] (F 髮) hair
[fa] (F 髮) 头发 tóufa hair

Question 64

成

Answer 64

[chéng] (=成为 chéngwéi, =变成 biànchéng) become, ; 成功 chénggōng succeed; 完成 wánchéng accomplish,
complete, fulfill; 成语 chéngyǔ idiom

Question 65

事

Answer 65

[shì] matter, affair, thing, event, accident, job, responsibility; 事情 shìqing situation

Question 66

只

Answer 66

[zhǐ] only, just, merely, ; 一只猫 yì zhǐ māo a cat
[zhī] (F 隻) single, one, only
{Compare with 兄 xiōng brother}

Question 67

作

Answer 67

[zuò] do, make; 工作 gōngzuò work; 作业 zuòyè homework
[zuó] 作践 zuójian spoil, waste, humiliate, insult
[zuō] do

Question 68

当

Answer 68

[dāng] (F 當) serve as, (F 噹) ding-dong

[dàng] (F 當) proper, right, equal, (=当作 dàngzuò) treat as, regard as

Question 69

想

Answer 69

[xiǎng] think, feel, consider, want, remember

Question 70

看

Answer 70

[kàn] see, look at, read, think, consider

[kān] look after, tend; 看守 kānshǒu guard

Question 71

文

Answer 71

[wén] language, literature, ; 文化 wénhuà culture; 中文 Zhōngwén Chinese (written) language

Question 72

无

Answer 72

[wú] without, nothingness, have not
[mó] 南无 nánmó to give oneself totally to
{Compare with 天 tiān heaven}

Question 73

有

Answer 73

[yǒu] have, there is; 没有 méiyǒu haven’t, there isn’t; 有没有? Yǒuméiyǒu? Is there or isn’t there? Have (you) or haven’t (you)?;
有的 yǒude some
[yòu] (=又 yòu) again, both… and。。。

Question 74

他

Answer 74

[tā] he, him, his, (she, her, it, its), (=其他 qítā) other

[tuō] (in classical texts) someone else, something else

Question 75

后

Answer 75

[hòu] queen, (F 後) after, behind, ; 后天 hòutiān the day after tomorrow