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Chinese
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Pinyin
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English
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愛
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ài
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to love/affection/to be fond
of/to like
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八
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bā
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eight/8
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爸爸
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bà ba
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(informal) father/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
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北京
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běi jīng
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Beijing/capital of People's
Republic of China/one of the four municipalities 直轄市|直辖市/fig.
PRC government
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杯子
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bēi zi
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cup/glass/CL:個|个[ge4],支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]
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本
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běn
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roots or stems of plants/origin/source/this/the
current/root/foundation/basis/(classifier for books, periodicals, files etc)
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不
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bù
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(negative prefix)/not/no
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不客氣
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bù kè qi
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you're
welcome/impolite/rude/blunt/don't mention it
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菜
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cài
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dish (type of food)/vegetables/vegetable/cuisine/CL:盤|盘[pan2],道[dao4]
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茶
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chá
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tea/tea plant/CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2]
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吃
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chī
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to eat/to have one's meal/to
eradicate/to destroy/to absorb/to suffer/to exhaust
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出租車
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chū zū chē
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taxi
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大
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dà
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big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/oldest/eldest
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打電話
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dǎ diàn huà
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to make a telephone call
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大
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dài
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doctor
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的
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de
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of/structural particle: used
before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive
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的
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dí
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really and truly
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的
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dì
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aim/clear
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點
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diǎn
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point/dot/speck/drop/decimal
point/point of a scale/point in a theory or argument/downwards-right convex
character stroke/a little (usually 一點|一点)/a jot/beat (of percussion instrument)/to draw a dot/to touch slightly/to
drip/classifier for items/classifier for small indeterminate quantities/to
nod/to select item from a list/to order (food in a restaurant)/to
count/o'clock/one fifth of a two hour watch (old)/hour/point of time/iron
bell (used to mark time)/pastry/dimsum 點心|点心/CL:個|个[ge4]
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電腦
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diàn nǎo
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computer/CL:臺|台[tai2]
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電視
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diàn shì
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television/TV/CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4]
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電影
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diàn yǐng
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movie/film/CL:片[pian4],幕[mu4],場|场[chang3]
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東西
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dōng xī
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east and west
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東西
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dōng xi
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thing/stuff/person/CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]
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讀
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dòu
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comma/phrase marked by pause
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都
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dōu
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all/both (if two things are
involved)/entirely (due to) each/even/already
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讀
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dú
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to read/to study/reading of word
(i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1
yin1]
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都
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dū
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capital
city/metropolis/surname Du
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對不起
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duì bu qǐ
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unworthy/to let down/I'm
sorry/excuse me/pardon me/if you please/sorry? (please repeat)
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多
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duō
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many/much/a lot
of/numerous/multi-
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多少
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duō shǎo
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number/amount/somewhat
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多少
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duō shao
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how much/how many/which
(number)/as much as
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二
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èr
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two/2
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兒子
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ér zi
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son
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飯館
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fàn guǎn
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restaurant/CL:家[jia1]
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飛機
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fēi jī
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airplane/CL: 架[jia4]
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分鐘
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fēn zhōng
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minute
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高興
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gāo xìng
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happy/glad/willing (to do
sth)/in a cheerful mood
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個
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gè
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individual/this/that/size/classifier
for people or objects in general
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工作
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gōng zuò
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job/work/construction/task/CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4]
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狗
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gǒu
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dog/CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
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漢語
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hàn yǔ
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Chinese language/CL:門|门[men2]
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好
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hǎo
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good/well/proper/good to/easy
to/very/so/(suffix indicating completion or readiness)
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好
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hào
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to be fond of
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和
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hé
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and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/surname
He/Japanese related
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和
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hè
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cap (a poem)/to respond in
singing
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喝
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hē
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to drink/(interj.) My
goodness!
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喝
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hè
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shout applause
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很
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hěn
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(adverb of
degree)/quite/very/awfully
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後面
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hòu mian
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rear/back/behind/later/afterwards
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和
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hú
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to complete a set in mahjong
or playing cards
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回
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huí
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to circle/to go back/to turn
around/to answer/to return/to revolve/Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)/time/classifier
for acts of a play/section or chapter (of a classic book)
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會
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huì
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can/be possible/be able
to/will/to assemble/to meet/to gather/to see/union/group/association/CL:個|个[ge4]
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和
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huó
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soft/warm
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和
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huò
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to mix together/to blend
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火車站
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huǒ chē zhàn
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train station
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吃
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jí
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stammer
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幾
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jī
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almost/small table
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幾
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jǐ
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how much/how many/several/a
few
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家
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jiā
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home/family/classifier for families
or businesses/refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China/noun
suffix for specialists in some activity such as musician or revolutionary,
corresponds to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian/surname Jia/CL:個|个[ge4]
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叫
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jiào
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to call/to yell/to order/to
ask/to be called
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今天
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jīn tiān
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today/at the present/now
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九
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jiǔ
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nine/9
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開
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kāi
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to open/to start/to turn
on/to write out (a medical prescription)/to operate (vehicle)/abbr. for 開爾文|开尔文
degrees Kelvin
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看
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kān
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to look after/to take care
of/to watch/to guard
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看
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kàn
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to see/to look at/to read/to
watch/to consider/to regard as/to view as/to treat as/to judge/(after
repeated verb) to give it a try/depending on (how you're judging)/to visit/to
call on/to treat (an illness)/to look after/Watch out! (for a danger)
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看見
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kàn jiàn
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to see/to catch sight of
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塊
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kuài
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lump (of
earth)/chunk/piece/classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc/colloquial word
for yuan (or other unit of currency such as Hong Kong or US dollar etc),
usually as 塊錢|块钱
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會
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kuài
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to balance an
account/accounting
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來
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lái
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to come/to arrive/to come
round/ever since/next
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老師
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lǎo shī
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teacher/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
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了
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le
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(modal particle intensifying
preceding clause)/(completed action marker)
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冷
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lěng
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cold
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裏
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lǐ
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inside/internal/interior/lining/village/basic
unit of city administration
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裡
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lǐ
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inside/internal/interior/lining/village/basic
unit of city administration
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里
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lǐ
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Chinese mile (approx. 0.5
km)/neighborhood/hometown/surname Li
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了
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liǎo
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to know/to understand
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瞭
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liǎo
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clear
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瞭
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liào
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to look afar from a high
place
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零
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líng
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remnant/zero
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六
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liù
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six/6
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嗎
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mǎ
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see 嗎啡|吗啡,
morphine
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嗎
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ma
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(question tag)
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媽媽
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mā ma
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mama/mommy/mother/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
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買
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mǎi
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buy
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貓
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māo
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cat/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
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沒
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méi
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(negative prefix for
verbs)/have not/not
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沒關係
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méi guān xi
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it doesn't matter
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米飯
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mǐ fàn
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(cooked) rice
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明天
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míng tiān
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tomorrow
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名字
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míng zi
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name (of a person or
thing)/CL:個|个[ge4]
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沒
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mò
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drowned/to end/to die/to
inundate
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哪
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nǎ
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how/which
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哪
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na
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(particle equivalent to 啊 after noun ending in -n)
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那
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nǎ
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variant of 哪/how/which
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那
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nà
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that/those/commonly pr. nei4
before a classifier, esp. in Beijing
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哪兒
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nǎr
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where?/wherever/anywhere
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那兒
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nàr
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there
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呢
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ne
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(question particle for
subjects already mentioned)
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哪
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něi
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which? (interrogative,
followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)
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能
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néng
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can/may/capable/energy/able/surname
Neng
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你
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nǐ
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you (informal, as opposed to
polite 您[nin2])
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呢
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ní
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woolen material
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年
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nián
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year/CL:個|个[ge4]
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女兒
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nǚ ér
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daughter
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朋友
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péng you
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friend/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
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漂亮
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piào liang
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pretty/beautiful
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蘋果
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píng guǒ
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apple/CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]
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七
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qī
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seven/7
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錢
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qián
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coin/money/surname Qian/CL:筆|笔[bi3]
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前面
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qián miàn
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ahead/in
front/preceding/above
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請
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qǐng
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to ask/to invite/please (do
sth)/to treat (to a meal etc)/to request
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去
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qù
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to go/to leave/to
remove/fourth tone of putonghua
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熱
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rè
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heat/to heat up/fervent/hot
(of weather)/warm up
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人
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rén
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man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
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認識
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rèn shi
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to know/to recognize/to be
familiar with/acquainted with sth/knowledge/understanding/awareness/cognition
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日
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rì
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day/sun/date/day of the
month/abbr. for Japan/CL:個|个[ge4]
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三
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sān
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three/3
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上
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shàng
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on/on top/upon/first (of two
parts)/previous or last (week etc)/upper/higher/above/previous/to climb/to go
into/to go up/to attend (class or university)/third tone of putonghua
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商店
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shāng diàn
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store/shop/CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]
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上午
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shàng wǔ
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morning/CL:個|个[ge4]
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少
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shǎo
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few/little/lack
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少
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shào
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young
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誰
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shéi
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who/also pronounced shui2
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什麼
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shén me
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what/what?/who?/something/anything
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十
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shí
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ten/10
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是
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shì
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is/are/am/yes/to be
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時候
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shí hou
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time/length of
time/moment/period
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書
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shū
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book/letter/same as 書經|书经 Book of History/CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4],叢|丛[cong2]
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水
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shuǐ
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water/river/surname Shui/CL:杯[bei1],筒[tong3],瓶[ping2]
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水果
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shuǐ guǒ
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fruit/CL:個|个[ge4]
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睡覺
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shuì jiào
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to go to bed/to go to sleep
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說話
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shuō huà
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to speak/to say/to talk/to
gossip/to tell stories/talk/word
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四
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sì
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four/4
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歲
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suì
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year/years old/classifier for
years old
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他
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tā
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he/him
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她
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tā
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she
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太
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tài
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highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely
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天氣
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tiān qì
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weather
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聽
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tīng
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to listen/to hear/to obey/a
can (loan from English tin)/classifier for canned beverages
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聽
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tìng
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to let/to allow
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同學
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tóng xué
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(fellow) classmate/CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4]
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喂
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wèi
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hello (interj., esp. on
telephone)/hey/to feed (sb or some animal)
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餵
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wèi
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to feed
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我
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wǒ
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I/me/my
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我們
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wǒ men
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we/us/ourselves/our
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五
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wǔ
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five/5
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喜歡
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xǐ huan
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to like/to be fond of
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下
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xià
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down/downwards/below/lower/later/next
(week etc)/second (of two parts)/to decline/to go down
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下午
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xià wǔ
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afternoon/p.m./CL:個|个[ge4]
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下雨
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xià yǔ
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rainy
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先生
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xiān sheng
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sir/mister/teacher/(title of
respect)/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
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現在
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xiàn zài
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now/at present/modern/current/nowadays/at
the moment/as of now
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想
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xiǎng
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to think/to believe/to
suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
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小
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xiǎo
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small/tiny/few/young
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小姐
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xiǎo jie
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young lady/miss/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
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些
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xiē
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some/few/several/(a measure
word)
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寫
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xiě
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to write
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謝謝
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xiè xie
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to thank/thanks
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星期
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xīng qī
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week/CL:個|个[ge4]
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學生
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xué sheng
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student/school child
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學習
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xué xí
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to learn/to study
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學校
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xué xiào
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school/CL:所[suo3]
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一
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yī
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one/1/single/a (article)/as soon
as/entire/whole/all/throughout
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衣服
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yī fu
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clothes/CL:件[jian4],套[tao4]
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醫生
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yī shēng
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doctor/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
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醫院
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yī yuàn
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hospital/CL:所[suo3],家[jia1],座[zuo4]
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椅子
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yǐ zi
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chair/CL:把[ba3],套[tao4]
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有
|
yǒu
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to have/there is/there are/to
exist/to be
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月
|
yuè
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moon/month/CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
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在
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zài
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(located) at/(to be) in/to
exist/in the middle of doing sth/(indicating an action in progress)
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再見
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zài jiàn
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goodbye/see you again later
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怎麼
|
zěn me
|
how?/what?/why?
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怎麼樣
|
zěn me yàng
|
how?/how about?/how was
it?/how are things?
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這
|
zhè
|
this/these/(commonly
pronounced zhei4 before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
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這兒
|
zhèr
|
here
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中國
|
zhōng guó
|
China/Middle Kingdom
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中午
|
zhōng wǔ
|
noon/midday/CL:個|个[ge4]
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住
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zhù
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to live/to dwell/to stay/to
reside/to stop
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桌子
|
zhuō zi
|
table/desk/CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4]
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字
|
zì
|
letter/symbol/character/word/CL:個|个[ge4]
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做
|
zuò
|
to do/to make/to produce/to write/to
compose/to act as/to engage in/to hold (a party)/to be/to become/to function
(in some capacity)/to serve as/to be used for/to form (a bond or
relationship)/to pretend/to feign/to act a part/to put on appearance
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坐
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zuò
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to sit/to take a seat/to take
(a bus, airplane etc)/to bear fruit/surname Zuo
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昨天
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zuó tiān
|
yesterday
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