// Tocfl/基礎級 (A2)

出生[出生] chu1sheng1 to be born

国[國] guo2 1 country 2 nation 3 state 4 national M: gè [個]
不同[不同] bu4tong2 1 different 2 distinct 3 not the same 4 not alike
地址[地址] di4zhi3 address M: gè [個]
市[市] shi4 1 market 2 city M: gè [個]
传真[傳真] chuan2zhen1 1 fax 2 facsimile
留言[留言] liu2yan2 1 to leave a message 2 to leave one's comments 3 message
日期[日期] ri4qi1 date M: gè [個]
时间[時間] shi2jian1 1 time 2 period M: duàn [段]
钟头[鐘頭] zhong1tou2 hour M: gè [個]
晚[晚] wan3 1 evening 2 night 3 late
夜[夜] ye4 night
礼拜[禮拜] li3bai4 1 week 2 religious service 3 worship M: gè [個]
礼拜天[禮拜天] Li3bai4tian1 Sunday
前天[前天] qian2tian1 the day before yesterday
后天[後天] hou4tian1 1 the day after tomorrow 2 life after birth (the period in
which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天xiāntiān [先天]) 3
acquired (not innate or congenital) 4 a posteriori
从前[從前] cong2qian2 1 previously 2 formerly 3 once upon a time
夏[夏] xia4 summer
冬[冬] dong1 winter
秋[鞦] qiu1 see 鞦韆qiūqiān [鞦韆]
春[春] chun1 1 spring (season) 2 gay 3 joyful 4 youthful 5 love 6 lust 7 life
一会儿[一會兒] yi1hui4r5 1 a moment 2 a while 3 in a moment 4 now...now... 5 also
pr. [yīhuǐr]
不久[不久] bu4jiu3 1 not long (after) 2 before too long 3 soon 4 soon after
刚刚[剛剛] gang1gang5 1 just recently 2 just a moment ago
刚才[剛纔] gang1cai2 1 variant of 
 gāngcái [剛才] 2 just now
当然[當然] dang1ran2 1 only natural 2 as it should be 3 certainly 4 of course 5
without doubt
自己[自己] zi4ji3 1 oneself 2 one's own
别人[別人] bie2ren5 1 other people 2 others 3 other person
报告[報告] bao4gao4 1 to inform 2 to report 3 to make known 4 report 5 speech 6
talk 7 lecture M: 篇piān [篇] / 份fèn [份] / gè [個] / 通tòng [通]
打算[打算] da3suan4 1 to plan 2 to intend 3 to calculate 4 plan 5 intention 6
calculation M: gè [個]
机会[機會] ji1hui4 1 opportunity 2 chance 3 occasion M: gè [個]
当[當] dang1 1 to be 2 to act as 3 manage 4 withstand 5 when 6 during 7 ought 8
should 9 match equally 10 equal 11 same 12 obstruct 13 just at (a time or place) 14
on the spot 15 right 16 just at
如果[如果] ru2guo3 1 if 2 in case 3 in the event that
计画[計畫] ji4hua4 1 plan 2 project 3 program 4 to plan 5 to map out M: gè
[個] / 項xiàng [項]
努力[努力] nu3li4 1 great effort 2 to strive 3 to try hard
管理[管理] guan3li3 1 to supervise 2 to manage 3 to administer 4 management 5
administration M: gè [個]
学院[學院] xue2yuan4 1 college 2 educational institute 3 school 4 faculty M: 所
suǒ [所]
小学生[小學生] xiao3xue2sheng1 1 primary school student 2 schoolchild M: gè [個]
/ 名míng [名] 3 (fig.) beginner
大学生[大學生] da4xue2sheng1 1 university student 2 college student
同学[同學] tong2xue2 1 to study at the same school 2 fellow student 3 classmate
M: 位wèi [位] / gè [個]
校长[校長] xiao4zhang3 1 (college, university) president 2 headmaster M: gè
[個] / 位wèi [位] / 名míng [名]
放假[放假] fang4jia4 to have a holiday or vacation
毕业[畢業] bi4ye4 1 graduation 2 to graduate 3 to finish school
开学[開學] kai1xue2 1 foundation of a University or College 2 school opening 3
the start of a new term
成绩[成績] cheng2ji4 1 achievement 2 performance records 3 grades M: 項
xiàng [項] / gè [個]
学期[學期] xue2qi1 1 term 2 semester M: gè [個]
学费[學費] xue2fei4 1 tuition fee 2 tuition M: gè [個]
暑假[暑假] shu3jia4 summer vacation M: gè [個]
寒假[寒假] han2jia4 winter vacation
服务[服務] fu2wu4 1 to serve 2 service M: 項xiàng [項]
宿舍[宿舍] su4she4 1 dormitory 2 dorm room 3 living quarters 4 hostel M: 間
jiān [間]
操场[操場] cao1chang3 1 playground 2 sports field 3 drill ground M: gè [個]
校园[校園] xiao4yuan2 campus
中文[中文] Zhong1wen2 Chinese language
文化[文化] wen2hua4 1 culture 2 civilization 3 cultural M: gè [個] / 種
zhǒng [種]
语法[語法] yu3fa3 grammar
汉语[漢語] Han4yu3 Chinese language M: mén [門]
书法[書法] shu1fa3 1 calligraphy 2 handwriting 3 penmanship
班[班] ban1 1 team 2 class 3 squad 4 work shift 5 ranking M: gè [個] 6
classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles
书桌[書桌] shu1zhuo1 desk M: 張zhāng [張]
课[課] ke4 1 subject 2 course M: mén [門] 3 class 4 lesson M: 堂táng [堂]
/ 節jié [節] 5 to levy 6 tax 7 form of divination
字典[字典] zi4dian3 1 Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for
single characters, contrasted with a  cídiǎn [詞典], which has entries for words
of one or more characters) 2 (coll.) dictionary M: běn [本]
汉字[漢字] han4zi4 1 Chinese character M: gè [個] 2 Japanese: kanji 3
Korean: hanja 4 Vietnamese: hán tự
铅笔[鉛筆] qian1bi3 (lead) pencil M: 支zhī [支] / 枝zhī [枝] / gǎn
[桿]
毛笔[毛筆] mao2bi3 writing brush M: 枝zhī [枝] / guǎn [管]
教[教] jiao4 1 religion 2 teaching 3 to make 4 to cause 5 to tell
讲[講] jiang3 1 to speak 2 to explain 3 to negotiate 4 to emphasise 5 to be
particular about 6 as far as sth is concerned 7 speech 8 lecture
讲话[講話] jiang3hua4 1 a speech 2 to speak 3 to talk 4 to address M: gè [個]
告诉[告訴] gao4su5 1 to tell 2 to inform 3 to let know
念[念] nian4 1 to read 2 to study (a subject) 3 to attend (a school) 4 to read aloud
5 to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:頓dùn [頓]) 6 to miss (sb) 7 idea 8
remembrance 9 twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to niàn [廿])
念[唸] nian4 1 to read 2 to study (a subject) 3 to attend (a school) 4 to read aloud
5 to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:頓dùn [頓]) 6 to miss (sb) 7 idea 8
remembrance 9 twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to niàn [廿])
练习[練習] lian4xi2 1 to practice 2 exercise 3 drill 4 practice M: gè [個]
讨论[討論] tao3lun4 1 to discuss 2 to talk over M: gè [個]
认为[認為] ren4wei2 1 to believe 2 to think 3 to consider 4 to feel
解释[解釋] jie3shi4 1 explanation 2 to explain 3 to interpret 4 to resolve M:
gè [個]
同意[同意] tong2yi4 1 to agree 2 to consent 3 to approve
了解[瞭解] liao3jie3 1 to understand 2 to realize 3 to find out
了解[瞭解] liao3jie3 1 to understand 2 to realize 3 to find out
清楚[清楚] qing1chu5 1 clear 2 distinct 3 to understand thoroughly 4 to be clear
about
无聊[無聊] wu2liao2 1 bored 2 boring 3 senseless
决定[決定] jue2ding4 1 to decide (to do something) 2 to resolve 3 decision M: 
gè [個] / 項xiàng [項] 4 certainly
遍[遍] bian4 1 everywhere 2 all over 3 classifier for actions: one time
交[交] jiao1 1 to hand over 2 to deliver 3 to pay (money) 4 to turn over 5 to make
friends 6 to intersect (lines) 7 variant of 跤jiāo [跤]
借[借] jie4 1 to lend 2 to borrow 3 by means of 4 to take (an opportunity)
算[算] suan4 1 to regard as 2 to figure 3 to calculate 4 to compute
对[對] dui4 1 right 2 correct 3 couple 4 pair 5 towards 6 at 7 for 8 to face 9
opposite 10 to treat (sb a certain way) 11 to match together 12 to adjust 13 to fit
14 to suit 15 to answer 16 to reply 17 classifier: couple
错[錯] cuo4 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
办法[辦法] ban4fa3 1 means 2 method 3 way (of doing sth) M: 條tiáo [條] /
gè [個]
方法[方法] fang1fa3 1 method 2 way 3 means M: gè [個]
有用[有用] you3yong4 useful
进步[進步] jin4bu4 1 progress 2 improvement 3 to improve 4 to progress M: 個
gè [個]
忘[忘] wang4 1 to forget 2 to overlook 3 to neglect
记[記] ji4 1 to record 2 to note 3 to memorize 4 to remember 5 mark 6 sign 7
classifier for blows, kicks, shots
公寓[公寓] gong1yu4 1 apartment building 2 block of flats M: 套tào [套]
大楼[大樓] da4lou2 building (a relatively large, multi-storey one) M: 幢
zhuàng [幢] / 座zuò [座]
卧室[臥室] wo4shi4 bedroom M: 間jiān [間]
花园[花園] hua1yuan2 garden M: 座zuò [座] / gè [個]
门口[門口] men2kou3 1 doorway 2 gate M: gè [個]
浴室[浴室] yu4shi4 bathroom (room used for bathing) M: 間jiān [間]
楼梯[樓梯] lou2ti1 1 stair 2 staircase M: gè [個]
墙[牆] qiang2 wall M: miàn [面] / dǔ [堵]
洗衣机[洗衣機] xi3yi1ji1 1 washer 2 washing machine M: 臺tái [臺]
冰箱[冰箱] bing1xiang1 1 icebox 2 freezer cabinet 3 refrigerator M: 臺tái [臺]
/ gè [個]
灯[燈] deng1 1 lamp 2 light 3 lantern M: 盞zhǎn [盞]
打开[打開] da3kai1 1 to open 2 to show (a ticket) 3 to turn on 4 to switch on
盒子[盒子] he2zi5 1 box 2 case
邻居[鄰居] lin2ju1 1 neighbor 2 next door M: gè [個]
热闹[熱鬧] re4nao5 1 bustling with noise and excitement 2 lively
吵[吵] chao3 1 to quarrel 2 to make a noise 3 noisy 4 to disturb by making a noise
满意[滿意] man3yi4 1 satisfied 2 pleased 3 to one's satisfaction
干净[乾淨] gan1jing4 1 clean 2 neat
房租[房租] fang2zu1 rent for a room or house
租[租] zu1 1 to hire 2 to rent 3 to charter 4 to rent out 5 to lease out 6 rent 7
land tax
开水[開水] kai1shui3 1 boiled water 2 boiling water
乡下[鄉下] xiang1xia5 1 countryside 2 rural area M: gè [個]
森林[森林] sen1lin2 forest M: piàn [片]
地[地] de5 1 -ly 2 structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking
it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
草[草] cao3 1 grass 2 straw 3 manuscript 4 draft (of a document) 5 careless 6 rough
M: 棵kē [棵] / 撮zuǒ [撮] / 株zhū [株] / gēn [根]
枝[枝] zhi1 1 branch 2 classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
只[隻] zhi1 classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils,
vessels etc
动物[動物] dong4wu4 animal M: 隻zhī [隻] / 群qún [群] / gè [個]
牛[牛] niu2 1 ox 2 cow 3 bull M: 條tiáo [條] / 頭tóu [頭] 4 newton (abbr.
for 牛頓niúdùn [牛頓]) 5 (slang) awesome
虎[虎] hu3 tiger M: 隻zhī [隻]
羊[羊] yang2 1 sheep 2 goat M: 頭tóu [頭] / 隻zhī [隻]
猪[豬] zhu1 1 hog 2 pig 3 swine M: 口kǒu [口] / 頭tóu [頭]
月亮[月亮] yue4liang5 the moon
星星[星星] xing1xing5 star in the sky
云[雲] yun2 cloud M: 朵duǒ [朵]
地球[地球] di4qiu2 the earth M: gè [個]
世界[世界] shi4jie4 world M: gè [個]
环境[環境] huan2jing4 1 environment 2 circumstances 3 surroundings M: gè [個]
4 ambient
火[火] huo3 1 fire 2 urgent 3 ammunition 4 fiery or flaming 5 internal heat
(Chinese medicine) 6 hot (popular) 7 classifier for military units (old) 8 Kangxi
radical 86
晴天[晴天] qing2tian1 1 clear sky 2 sunny day
暖和[暖和] nuan3huo5 1 warm 2 nice and warm
凉快[涼快] liang2kuai5 1 nice and cold 2 pleasantly cool
温暖[溫暖] wen1nuan3 warm
度[度] du4 1 to pass 2 to spend (time) 3 measure 4 limit 5 extent 6 degree of
intensity 7 degree (angles, temperature etc) 8 kilowatt-hour 9 classifier for
events and occurrences
温度[溫度] wen1du4 temperature M: gè [個]
雨[雨] yu3 rain M: 陣zhèn [陣] / cháng [場]
雪[雪] xue3 1 snow M: cháng [場] 2 (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc)
空气[空氣] kong1qi4 1 air 2 atmosphere
间[間] jian1 1 between 2 among 3 within a definite time or space 4 room 5 section of
a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6 classifier for rooms
睡[睡] shui4 1 to sleep 2 to lie down
发生[發生] fa1sheng1 1 to happen 2 to occur 3 to take place 4 to break out
发现[發現] fa1xian4 1 to find 2 to discover
照顾[照顧] zhao4gu5 1 to take care of 2 to show consideration 3 to attend to 4
to look after
打扫[打掃] da3sao3 1 to clean 2 to sweep
餐[餐] can1 1 meal 2 to eat 3 classifier for meals
起来[起來] qi3lai5 1 to stand up 2 to get up 3 also pr. [qǐlái]
搬[搬] ban1 1 to move (i.e. relocate oneself) 2 to move (sth relatively heavy or
bulky) 3 to shift 4 to copy indiscriminately
挂[掛] gua4 1 to hang or suspend (from a hook etc) 2 to hang up (the phone) 3 (of a
line) to be dead 4 to be worried or concerned 5 to make a phone call (dialect) 6 to
register or record 7 classifier for sets or clusters of objects 8 (slang) to kill 9
to die 10 to be finished 11 to fail (an exam)
有空[有空] you3kong4 to have time (to do sth)
过年[過年] guo4nian2 to celebrate the Chinese New Year
结束[結束] jie2shu4 1 termination 2 to finish 3 to end 4 to conclude 5 to close
完[完] wan2 1 to finish 2 to be over 3 whole 4 complete 5 entire
散步[散步] san4bu4 1 to take a walk 2 to go for a walk
爬[爬] pa2 1 to crawl 2 to climb 3 to get up or sit up
跳[跳] tiao4 1 to jump 2 to hop 3 to skip over 4 to bounce 5 to palpitate
座位[座位] zuo4wei4 seat M: gè [個]
博物馆[博物館] bo2wu4guan3 museum
节目[節目] jie2mu4 1 program 2 item (on a program) M: 臺tái [臺] / gè
[個] / 套tào [套]
新闻[新聞] xin1wen2 news M: 條tiáo [條] / gè [個]
政治[政治] zheng4zhi4 1 politics 2 political
体育[體育] ti3yu4 1 sports 2 physical education
网站[網站] wang3zhan4 1 website 2 network station 3 node
还[還] hai2 1 still 2 still in progress 3 still more 4 yet 5 even more 6 in
addition 7 fairly 8 passably (good) 9 as early as 10 even 11 also 12 else
经常[經常] jing1chang2 1 frequently 2 constantly 3 regularly 4 often 5 day-to-day
6 everyday 7 daily
平常[平常] ping2chang2 1 ordinary 2 common 3 usually 4 ordinarily
总是[總是] zong3shi4 always
已经[已經] yi3jing1 already
各[各] ge4 1 each 2 every
杂志[雜誌] za2zhi4 magazine M: běn [本] / 份fèn [份] / qī [期]
文章[文章] wen2zhang1 1 article 2 essay 3 literary works 4 writings 5 hidden
meaning M: 篇piān [篇] / duàn [段] / 頁yè [頁]
故事[故事] gu4shi5 1 narrative 2 story 3 tale
小说[小說] xiao3shuo1 1 novel 2 fiction M: běn [本] / bù [部]
美术[美術] mei3shu4 1 art 2 fine arts 3 painting M: 種zhǒng [種]
艺术[藝術] yi4shu4 art
兴趣[興趣] xing4qu4 1 interest (desire to know about sth) 2 interest (thing in
which one is interested) 3 hobby M: gè [個]
收[收] shou1 1 to receive 2 to accept 3 to collect 4 to put away 5 to restrain 6 to
stop 7 in care of (used on address line after name)
谈[談] tan2 1 to speak 2 to talk 3 to converse 4 to chat 5 to discuss
聊天[聊天] liao2tian1 1 to chat 2 to gossip
唱[唱] chang4 1 to sing 2 to call loudly 3 to chant
歌[歌] ge1 1 song M: 支zhī [支] / 首shǒu [首] 2 to sing
早[早] zao3 1 early 2 morning 3 Good morning! 4 long ago 5 prematurely
迟到[遲到] chi2dao4 to arrive late
后来[後來] hou4lai2 1 afterwards 2 later
变[變] bian4 1 to change 2 to become different 3 to transform 4 to vary 5 rebellion
跳舞[跳舞] tiao4wu3 to dance
乐器[樂器] yue4qi4 musical instrument M: 件jiàn [件]
吉他[吉他] ji2ta1 guitar (loanword) M: bǎ [把]
钢琴[鋼琴] gang1qin2 piano M: 架jià [架] / 臺tái [臺]
可怕[可怕] ke3pa4 1 awful 2 dreadful 3 fearful 4 formidable 5 frightful 6
scary 7 hideous 8 horrible 9 terrible 10 terribly
活动[活動] huo2dong4 1 to exercise 2 to move about 3 to operate 4 to use
connections (personal influence) 5 loose 6 shaky 7 active 8 movable 9 activity 10
campaign 11 maneuver 12 behavior M: 項xiàng [項] / gè [個]
就[就] jiu4 1 at once 2 right away 3 only 4 just (emphasis) 5 as early as 6 already
7 as soon as 8 then 9 in that case 10 as many as 11 even if 12 to approach 13 to
move towards 14 to undertake 15 to engage in 16 to suffer 17 subjected to 18 to
accomplish 19 to take advantage of 20 to go with (of foods) 21 with regard to 22
concerning
消息[消息] xiao1xi5 1 news 2 information M: 條tiáo [條]
才[才] cai2 1 ability 2 talent 3 sb of a certain type 4 a capable individual 5 then
and only then 6 just now 7 (before an expression of quantity) only
又[又] you4 1 (once) again 2 also 3 both... and... 4 and yet 5 (used for emphasis)
anyway
客人[客人] ke4ren2 1 visitor 2 guest 3 customer 4 client M: 位wèi [位]
不好意思[不好意思] bu4hao3yi4si5 1 to feel embarrassed 2 to find it embarrassing 3 to
be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)
怎么了[怎麼了] zen3me5le5 1 What's up? 2 What's going on? 3 What happened?
怎么办[怎麼辦] zen3me5ban4 what's to be done
客气[客氣] ke4qi5 1 polite 2 courteous 3 formal 4 modest
舞会[舞會] wu3hui4 1 dance 2 ball 3 party M: chǎng [場]
最近[最近] zui4jin4 1 recently 2 soon 3 nearest
请客[請客] qing3ke4 1 to give a dinner party 2 to entertain guests 3 to invite
to dinner
庆祝[慶祝] qing4zhu4 to celebrate
听说[聽說] ting1shuo1 1 to hear (sth said) 2 one hears (that) 3 hearsay 4
listening and speaking
感谢[感謝] gan3xie4 1 (express) thanks 2 gratitude 3 grateful 4 thankful 5
thanks
见面[見面] jian4mian4 1 to meet 2 to see each other M: cì [次]
约[約] yue1 1 to make an appointment 2 to invite 3 approximately 4 pact 5 treaty 6
to economize 7 to restrict 8 to reduce (a fraction) 9 concise
事[事] shi4 1 matter 2 thing 3 item 4 work 5 affair M: 件jiàn [件] / 樁
zhuāng [樁] / 回huí [回]
事情[事情] shi4qing5 1 affair 2 matter 3 thing 4 business M: 件jiàn [件] / 
樁zhuāng [樁]
明信片[明信片] ming2xin4pian4 postcard
卡片[卡片] ka3pian4 card
帮[幫] bang1 1 to help 2 to assist 3 to support 4 for sb (i.e. as a help) 5 hired
(as worker) 6 side (of pail, boat etc) 7 outer layer 8 upper (of a shoe) 9 group 10
gang 11 clique 12 party 13 secret society
弄[弄] nong4 1 to do 2 to manage 3 to handle 4 to play with 5 to fool with 6 to mess
with 7 to fix 8 to toy with
检查[檢查] jian3cha2 1 inspection 2 to examine 3 to inspect M: 次cì [次]
通知[通知] tong1zhi1 1 to notify 2 to inform 3 notice 4 notification M: gè
[個]
叫[叫] jiao4 1 to shout 2 to call 3 to order 4 to ask 5 to be called 6 by (indicates
agent in the passive mood)
麻烦[麻煩] ma2fan5 1 inconvenient 2 troublesome 3 annoying 4 to trouble or
bother sb 5 to put sb to trouble
偷[偷] tou1 1 to steal 2 to pilfer 3 to snatch 4 thief 5 stealthily
钱包[錢包] qian2bao1 1 purse 2 wallet
拉[拉] la1 1 to pull 2 to play (a bowed instrument) 3 to drag 4 to draw 5 to chat
6 (coll.) to empty one's bowels
小偷[小偷] xiao3tou1 thief
满[滿] man3 1 to fill 2 full 3 filled 4 packed 5 fully 6 completely 7 quite 8 to
reach the limit 9 to satisfy 10 satisfied 11 contented
丢[丟] diu1 1 to lose 2 to put aside 3 to throw
啊[啊] a5 modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or
consent
汽车[汽車] qi4che1 1 car 2 automobile 3 bus M: 輛liàng [輛]
辆[輛] liang4 classifier for vehicles
船[船] chuan2 1 boat 2 vessel 3 ship M: 條tiáo [條] / 艘sōu [艘] / 隻
zhī [隻]
停车场[停車場] ting2che1chang3 1 parking lot 2 car park
搭[搭] da1 1 to put up 2 to build (scaffolding) 3 to hang (clothes on a pole) 4 to
connect 5 to join 6 to arrange in pairs 7 to match 8 to add 9 to throw in
(resources) 10 to take (boat, train) 11 variant of dā [褡]
起飞[起飛] qi3fei1 (of an aircraft) to take off
出[出] chu1 1 to go out 2 to come out 3 to occur 4 to produce 5 to go beyond 6 to
rise 7 to put forth 8 to happen 9 (used after a verb to indicate an outward
direction or a positive result) 10 classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
出来[出來] chu1lai2 1 to come out 2 to appear 3 to arise
进[進] jin4 1 to go forward 2 to advance 3 to go in 4 to enter 5 to put in 6 to
submit 7 to take in 8 to admit 9 (math.) base of a number system 10 classifier for
sections in a building or residential compound
进去[進去] jin4qu4 to go in
回去[回去] hui2qu5 1 to return 2 to go back
路口[路口] lu4kou3 1 crossing 2 intersection (of roads)
红绿灯[紅綠燈] hong2lü4deng1 1 traffic light 2 traffic signal
桥[橋] qiao2 bridge M: 座zuò [座]
左[左] zuo3 1 left 2 the Left (politics) 3 east 4 unorthodox 5 queer 6 wrong 7
differing 8 opposite 9 variant of 佐zuǒ [佐]
右[右] you4 1 right (-hand) 2 the Right (politics) 3 west (old)
里[裡] li3 1 lining 2 interior 3 inside 4 internal
下[下] xia4 1 down 2 downwards 3 below 4 lower 5 later 6 next (week etc) 7 second
(of two parts) 8 to decline 9 to go down 10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion
etc) 11 measure word to show the frequency of an action
上[上] shang4 1 on top 2 upon 3 above 4 upper 5 previous 6 first (of multiple
parts) 7 to climb 8 to get onto 9 to go up 10 to attend (class or university)
这边[這邊] zhe4bian1 1 this side 2 here
这些[這些] zhe4xie1 these
那些[那些] na4xie1 those
那边[那邊] na4bian5 1 over there 2 yonder
旅游[旅遊] lü3you2 1 trip 2 journey 3 tourism 4 travel 5 tour 6 to travel
动物园[動物園] dong4wu4yuan2 zoo M: gè [個]
出发[出發] chu1fa1 1 to set off 2 to start (on a journey)
离开[離開] li2kai1 1 to depart 2 to leave
向[嚮] xiang4 1 to tend toward 2 to guide 3 variant of 向xiàng [向]
南[南] nan2 south
南部[南部] nan2bu4 southern part
南边[南邊] nan2bian5 1 south 2 south side 3 southern part 4 to the south of
西[西] xi1 west
西部[西部] xi1bu4 western part
西边[西邊] xi1bian1 1 west 2 west side 3 western part 4 to the west of
北[北] bei3 1 north 2 (classical) to be defeated
北部[北部] bei3bu4 northern part
北边[北邊] bei3bian1 1 north 2 north side 3 northern part 4 to the north of
东[東] dong1 1 east 2 host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) 3 landlord
东部[東部] dong1bu4 1 the east 2 eastern part
东边[東邊] dong1bian5 1 east 2 east side 3 eastern part 4 to the east of
经过[經過] jing1guo4 1 to pass 2 to go through 3 process 4 course M: gè [個]
转[轉] zhuan3 1 to turn 2 to change direction 3 to transfer 4 to forward (mail)
5 (Internet) to share (sb else's content)
掉[掉] diao4 1 to fall 2 to drop 3 to lag behind 4 to lose 5 to go missing 6 to
reduce 7 fall (in prices) 8 to lose (value, weight etc) 9 to wag 10 to swing 11 to
turn 12 to change 13 to exchange 14 to swap 15 to show off 16 to shed (hair) 17
(used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
一直[一直] yi1zhi2 1 straight (in a straight line) 2 continuously 3 always 4
from the beginning of ... up to ... 5 all along
过去[過去] guo4qu5 (verb suffix)
最后[最後] zui4hou4 1 final 2 last 3 finally 4 ultimate
动[動] dong4 1 (of sth) to move 2 to set in movement 3 to displace 4 to touch 5 to
make use of 6 to stir (emotions) 7 to alter 8 abbr. for 動詞dòngcí [動詞], verb
躺[躺] tang3 1 to recline 2 to lie down
起[起] qi3 1 to rise 2 to raise 3 to get up 4 to set out 5 to start 6 to appear 7
to launch 8 to initiate (action) 9 to draft 10 to establish 11 to get (from a depot
or counter) 12 verb suffix, to start 13 starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14
classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15 classifier
for groups: batch, group
停[停] ting2 1 to stop 2 to halt 3 to park (a car)
中心[中心] zhong1xin1 1 center 2 heart 3 core M: gè [個]
外国[外國] wai4guo2 foreign (country) M: gè [個]
护照[護照] hu4zhao4 passport M: běn [本] / gè [個]
行李[行李] xing2li5 luggage M: 件jiàn [件]
出口[出口] chu1kou3 1 an exit M: gè [個] 2 to speak 3 to export 4 (of a
ship) to leave port
油[油] you2 1 oil 2 fat 3 grease 4 petroleum 5 to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
6 oily 7 greasy 8 glib 9 cunning
钥匙[鑰匙] yao4shi5 key M: bǎ [把]
袋子[袋子] dai4zi5 bag
公里[公里] gong1li3 kilometer
方向[方向] fang1xiang4 1 direction 2 orientation 3 path to follow M: gè [個]
出现[出現] chu1xian4 1 to appear 2 to arise 3 to emerge 4 to show up
交通[交通] jiao1tong1 1 to be connected 2 traffic 3 transportation 4
communications 5 liaison
脸[臉] lian3 face M: 張zhāng [張] / gè [個]
腿[骽] tui3 1 hip bone 2 old variant of 腿tuǐ [腿]
脚[腳] jiao3 1 foot 2 leg (of an animal or an object) 3 base (of an object) M: 雙
shuāng [雙] / 隻zhī [隻] 4 classifier for kicks
心[心] xin1 1 heart 2 mind 3 intention 4 center 5 core M: 顆kē [顆] / gè
[個]
鼻子[鼻子] bi2zi5 nose M: gè [個] / 隻zhī [隻]
背[背] bei4 1 the back of a body or object 2 to turn one's back 3 to hide something
from 4 to learn by heart 5 to recite from memory 6 unlucky (slang) 7 hard of
hearing
嘴巴[嘴巴] zui3ba5 1 mouth M: 張zhāng [張] 2 slap in the face M: gè
[個]
脖子[脖子] bo2zi5 neck M: gè [個]
健康[健康] jian4kang1 1 health 2 healthy
感觉[感覺] gan3jue2 1 to feel 2 to become aware of 3 feeling 4 sense 5
perception M: gè [個]
救护车[救護車] jiu4hu4che1 ambulance M: 輛liàng [輛]
咳嗽[咳嗽] ke2sou5 to cough M: 陣zhèn [陣]
发烧[發燒] fa1shao1 1 to have a high temperature (from illness) 2 to have a
fever
疼[疼] teng2 1 (it) hurts 2 sore 3 to love dearly
保险[保險] bao3xian3 1 insurance 2 to insure 3 safe 4 secure 5 be sure 6 be
bound to M: 份fèn [份]
病[病] bing4 1 illness M: cháng [場] 2 disease 3 to fall ill 4 defect
看病[看病] kan4bing4 1 to visit a doctor 2 to see a patient
病人[病人] bing4ren2 1 sick person 2 patient 3 invalid M: gè [個]
挂号[掛號] gua4hao4 1 to register (at a hospital etc) 2 to send by registered
mail
牙刷[牙刷] ya2shua1 toothbrush M: bǎ [把]
剪[剪] jian3 1 scissors 2 shears 3 clippers M: bǎ [把] 4 to cut with scissors 5
to trim 6 to wipe out or exterminate
药房[藥房] yao4fang2 1 pharmacy 2 drugstore
恢复[恢復] hui1fu4 1 to reinstate 2 to resume 3 to restore 4 to recover 5 to
regain 6 to rehabilitate
救命[救命] jiu4ming4 1 to save sb's life 2 (interj.) Help! 3 Save me!
影响[影響] ying3xiang3 1 influence 2 effect 3 to influence 4 to affect (usually
adversely) 5 to disturb M: gǔ [股]
饱[飽] bao3 1 to eat till full 2 satisfied
吃饱[吃飽] chi1bao3 to eat one's fill
简单[簡單] jian3dan1 1 simple 2 not complicated
书店[書店] shu1dian4 bookstore M: 家jiā [家]
超级市场[超級市場] chao1ji2shi4chang3 supermarket
超市[超市] chao1shi4 1 supermarket 2 abbr. for 超級市場 M: 家jiā [家]
戴[戴] dai4 1 to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc) 2 to respect 3 to bear 4
to support
试[試] shi4 1 to test 2 to try 3 experiment 4 examination 5 test
轻[輕] qing1 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
重[重] zhong4 1 heavy 2 serious 3 to attach importance to
流行[流行] liu2xing2 1 (of a contagious disease etc) to spread 2 to propagate 3
(of a style of clothing, song etc) popular 4 fashionable
蓝色[藍色] lan2se4 blue (color)
绿色[綠色] lü4se4 green
红色[紅色] hong2se4 1 red (color) 2 revolutionary
黑色[黑色] hei1se4 black
手表[手錶] shou3biao3 wristwatch M: kuài [塊] / 隻zhī [隻] / gè [個]
表[錶] biao3 wrist or pocket watch
付[付] fu4 1 to pay 2 to hand over to 3 classifier for pairs or sets of things
衬衫[襯衫] chen4shan1 1 shirt 2 blouse M: 件jiàn [件]
毛衣[毛衣] mao2yi1 (wool) sweater M: 件jiàn [件]
大衣[大衣] da4yi1 1 overcoat 2 topcoat 3 cloak M: 件jiàn [件]
牛仔裤[牛仔褲] niu2zai3ku4 jeans M: 條tiáo [條]
雨衣[雨衣] yu3yi1 raincoat M: 件jiàn [件]
内衣[內衣] nei4yi1 1 undergarment 2 underwear M: 件jiàn [件]
帽子[帽子] mao4zi5 1 hat 2 cap 3 (fig.) label 4 bad name M: dǐng [頂]
皮包[皮包] pi2bao1 1 handbag 2 briefcase
外套[外套] wai4tao4 1 coat 2 jacket M: 件jiàn [件]
干[乾] gan1 1 dry 2 clean 3 in vain 4 dried food 5 foster 6 adoptive 7 to ignore
旧[舊] jiu4 1 old 2 opposite: new 新 3 former 4 worn (with age)
购物[購物] gou4wu4 shopping
价格[價格] jia4ge2 price M: gè [個]
价钱[價錢] jia4qian5 price
排队[排隊] pai2dui4 to line up
信用卡[信用卡] xin4yong4ka3 credit card
毛[毛] mao2 1 hair 2 feather 3 down 4 wool 5 mildew 6 mold 7 coarse or semifinished
8 young 9 raw 10 careless 11 unthinking 12 nervous 13 scared 14 (of currency) to
devalue or depreciate 15 classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角
jiǎo [角] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分fēn [分])
比较[比較] bi3jiao4 1 to compare 2 to contrast 3 comparatively 4 relatively 5
quite 6 comparison
样子[樣子] yang4zi5 1 appearance 2 manner 3 pattern 4 model
特别[特別] te4bie2 1 especially 2 special 3 particular 4 unusual
一般[一般] yi1ban1 1 same 2 ordinary 3 so-so 4 common 5 general 6 generally 7
in general
圆[圓] yuan2 1 circle 2 round 3 circular 4 spherical 5 (of the moon) full 6 unit of
Chinese currency (yuan) 7 tactful 8 to make consistent and whole (the narrative of
a dream or a lie)
光[光] guang1 1 light 2 ray M: dào [道] 3 bright 4 only 5 merely 6 to use
up
看见[看見] kan4jian4 1 to see 2 to catch sight of
其他[其他] qi2ta1 1 other 2 (sth or sb) else 3 the rest
声音[聲音] sheng1yin1 1 voice 2 sound M: gè [個]
大声[大聲] da4sheng1 1 loud voice 2 in a loud voice 3 loudly
好像[好像] hao3xiang4 1 as if 2 to seem like
像[像] xiang4 1 to resemble 2 to be like 3 to look as if 4 such as 5 appearance
6 image 7 portrait 8 image under a mapping (math.)
奇怪[奇怪] qi2guai4 1 strange 2 odd 3 to marvel 4 to be baffled
死[死] si3 1 to die 2 impassable 3 uncrossable 4 inflexible 5 rigid 6 extremely 7
damned
脏[髒] zang1 1 dirty 2 filthy 3 to get (sth) dirty
差不多[差不多] cha4bu5duo1 colloquial adjective 1 about the same; similar 姐妹倆長相差不多。
Jiěmèi liǎ zhǎngxiàng chàbuduō. The two sisters look very much alike. 他們倆高矮差不多。
Tāmen liǎ gāo'ǎi chàbuduō. The two of them are about the same height. 2 just about
right; just about enough; not far off; not bad 麥子熟得差不多了, 該割了。 Màizi shú de chàbuduō
le, gāi gē le. The wheat is just about ripe enough to be cut. 那件行李你扛不動, 我扛還差不多。 Nà
jiàn xíngli nǐ káng budong, wǒ káng hái chàbuduō. That luggage is too heavy for
you, but I can carry it. adverb almost; nearly 差不多一半同學都學過英語。 Chàbuduō yībàn
tóngxué dōu xué guò Yīngyǔ. Nearly half the students have learned English. 你比我差不多高一
頭。 Nǐ bǐ wǒ chàbuduō gāo yī tóu. You’re almost a head taller than me. 我差不多等了兩個小時。
Wǒ chàbuduō děng le liǎng ge xiǎoshí. I waited for nearly two hours.
一共[一共] yi1gong4 altogether
需要[需要] xu1yao4 1 to need 2 to want 3 to demand 4 to require 5 requirement
6 need
牛排[牛排] niu2pai2 steak
米[米] mi3 1 rice M: lì [粒] 2 meter (classifier)
三明治[三明治] san1ming2zhi4 sandwich (loanword) M: gè [個]
西瓜[西瓜] xi1gua1 watermelon M: 顆kē [顆] / lì [粒] / ge [個]
啤酒[啤酒] pi2jiu3 beer (loanword) M: bēi [杯] / píng [瓶] / guàn
[罐] / 桶tǒng [桶] / gāng [缸]
红茶[紅茶] hong2cha2 black tea M: bēi [杯] / 壺hú [壺]
点菜[點菜] dian3cai4 to order dishes (in a restaurant)
包[包] bao1 1 to cover 2 to wrap 3 to hold 4 to include 5 to take charge of 6 to
contract (to or for) 7 package 8 wrapper 9 container 10 bag 11 to hold or embrace
12 bundle 13 packet M: gè [個] / 隻zhī [隻]
酸[酸] suan1 1 sour 2 tart 3 sick at heart 4 grieved 5 sore 6 aching 7 pedantic 8
impractical 9 to make sarcastic remarks about sb 10 an acid
苦[苦] ku3 1 bitter 2 hardship 3 pain 4 to suffer 5 to bring suffering to 6
painstakingly
咸[鹹] xian2 1 salted 2 salty 3 stingy 4 miserly
辣[辣] la4 1 hot (spicy) 2 pungent 3 (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting 4
to burn
点心[點心] dian3xin5 1 light refreshments 2 pastry 3 dim sum (in Cantonese
cooking) 4 dessert
冰淇淋[冰淇淋] bing1qi2lin2 ice cream
饼干[餅乾] bing3gan1 1 biscuit 2 cracker 3 cookie M: piàn [片] / kuài [塊]
汉堡[漢堡] han4bao3 hamburger (loanword)
青菜[青菜] qing1cai4 1 green vegetables 2 Chinese cabbage
盐[鹽] yan2 salt M: lì [粒]
糖[糖] tang2 1 sugar 2 sweets 3 candy 4 carbohydrate M: 顆kē [顆] / kuài [塊]
煮[煮] zhu3 1 to cook 2 to boil
碗[碗] wan3 1 bowl 2 cup M: 隻zhī [隻] / gè [個]
盘[盤] pan2 1 plate 2 dish 3 tray 4 board 5 hard drive (computing) 6 to build 7 to
coil 8 to check 9 to examine 10 to transfer (property) 11 to make over 12
classifier for food: dish, helping 13 to coil 14 classifier for coils of wire 15
classifier for games of chess
条[條] tiao2 1 strip 2 item 3 article 4 clause (of law or treaty) 5 classifier for
long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
位[位] wei4 1 position 2 location 3 place 4 seat 5 classifier for people
(honorific) 6 classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) 7 (physics)
potential
种[種] zhong3 1 seed 2 species 3 kind 4 type 5 classifier for types, kinds,
sorts
口[口] kou3 1 mouth 2 classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals,
cannons, wells etc) 3 classifier for bites or mouthfuls
够[夠] gou4 1 enough (sufficient) 2 enough (too much) 3 (coll.) (before adj.)
really 4 (coll.) to reach by stretching out
任何[任何] ren4he2 1 any 2 whatever 3 whichever 4 whatsoever
味道[味道] wei4dao5 1 flavor 2 smell 3 hint of
香[香] xiang1 1 fragrant 2 sweet smelling 3 aromatic 4 savory or appetizing 5
(to eat) with relish 6 (of sleep) sound 7 perfume or spice 8 joss or incense stick
M: gēn [根]
全部[全部] quan2bu4 1 whole 2 entire 3 complete
所有[所有] suo3you3 1 all 2 to have 3 to possess 4 to own
许多[許多] xu3duo1 1 many 2 a lot of 3 much
新鲜[新鮮] xin1xian1 1 fresh (experience, food etc) 2 freshness 3 novel 4
uncommon
烤[烤] kao3 1 to roast 2 to bake 3 to broil
尝[嚐] chang2 1 variant of cháng [嘗] 2 to taste 3 to experience
装[裝] zhuang1 1 adornment 2 to adorn 3 dress 4 clothing 5 costume (of an actor
in a play) 6 to play a role 7 to pretend 8 to install 9 to fix 10 to wrap (sth in a
bag) 11 to load 12 to pack
刀子[刀子] dao1zi5 knife M: bǎ [把]
叉子[叉子] cha1zi5 fork M: bǎ [把]
汤匙[湯匙] tang1chi2 1 soup spoon 2 tablespoon M: bǎ [把]
筷子[筷子] kuai4zi5 chopsticks M: 對duì [對] / gēn [根] / bǎ [把] / 
雙
 
 shuāng [雙]
没有[沒有] mei2you3 1 haven't 2 hasn't 3 doesn't exist 4 to not have 5 to not
be
别[別] bie2 1 to leave 2 to depart 3 to separate 4 to distinguish 5 to classify 6
other 7 another 8 don't ...! 9 to pin 10 to stick (sth) in 11 (noun suffix)
category (e.g. xìngbié [性別],  pàibié [派別])
不用[不用] bu4yong4 need not
不但[不但] bu4dan4 not only (... but also...)
只好[只好] zhi3hao3 1 without any better option 2 to have to 3 to be forced to
正在[正在] zheng4zai4 1 just at (that time) 2 right in (that place) 3 right in
the middle of (doing sth)
马上[馬上] ma3shang4 1 at once 2 right away 3 immediately 4 on horseback (i.e.
by military force)
把[把] ba3 1 to hold 2 to contain 3 to grasp 4 to take hold of 5 handle 6 particle
marking the following noun as a direct object 7 classifier for objects with handle
8 classifier for small objects: handful
被[被] bei4 1 quilt 2 by 3 (indicates passive-voice clauses) 4 (literary) to cover
5 to meet with 6 (coll.) (since c. 2009) used before a verb that does not
accurately represent what actually happened, to describe with black humor how sb or
sth was dealt with by the authorities (as in bèizìshā [被自殺])
让[讓] rang4 1 to yield 2 to permit 3 to let sb do sth 4 to have sb do sth 5 to make
sb (feel sad etc) 6 by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被bèi
[被])
或[或] huo4 1 maybe 2 perhaps 3 might 4 possibly 5 or
或是[或是] huo4shi4 1 or 2 either one or the other
可能[可能] ke3neng2 1 might (happen) 2 possible 3 probable 4 possibility 5
probability 6 maybe 7 perhaps M: gè [個]
然后[然後] ran2hou4 1 after 2 then (afterwards) 3 after that 4 afterwards
但是[但是] dan4shi4 1 but 2 however
而且[而且] er2qie3 1 (not only ...) but also 2 moreover 3 in addition 4
furthermore
虽然[雖然] sui1ran2 1 although 2 even though 3 even if
原来[原來] yuan2lai2 1 original 2 former 3 originally 4 formerly 5 at first 6
so, actually, as it turns out
也许[也許] ye3xu3 1 perhaps 2 maybe
为了[為了] wei4le5 1 in order to 2 for the purpose of 3 so as to
必须[必須] bi4xu1 1 to have to 2 must 3 compulsory 4 necessarily
永远[永遠] yong3yuan3 1 forever 2 eternal
边[邊] bian1 1 side 2 edge 3 margin 4 border 5 boundary M: gè [個] 6
simultaneously
那么[那麼] na4me5 1 like that 2 in that way 3 or so 4 so 5 so very much 6
about 7 in that case
这么[這麼] zhe4me5 1 so much 2 this much 3 how much? 4 this way 5 like this
本来[本來] ben3lai2 1 original 2 originally 3 at first 4 it goes without saying
5 of course
要是[要是] yao4shi5 (coll.) if