ā

prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity

ā

interjection of surprise

ǎi

low

爱好

àihào

to like

ān

content

安静

ānjìng

quiet

阿姨

āyí

maternal aunt

to hold

bàn

half

bàn

to do

bǎn

see 老板 , boss

bān

to move (i.e. relocate oneself)

bān

team

bān

sort

办法

bànfǎ

means

帮忙

bāngmáng

to help

办公室

bàngōngshì

office

bǎo

to eat till full

bāo

to cover

bèi

quilt

北方

běifāng

north

nosenostril

certainly

biàn

to change

变化

biànhuà

change

别人

biéren

other people

比较

bǐjiào

to compare

笔记本

bǐjìběn

notebook (stationery)

bīng

ice

冰箱

bīngxiāng

icebox

比赛

bǐsài

competition (sports etc)

必须

bìxū

to have to

鼻子

bízi

nose

不但

bùdàn

not only (... but also...)

cái

ability

菜单

càidān

menu

cān

to take part in

参加

cānjiā

to participate

cǎo

grass

céng

layer

chá

to research

chà

to differ from

chāo

to exceed

超市

chāoshì

supermarket

chèn

(of garments) against the skin

chéng

city walls

chéng

to succeed

成绩

chéngjì

achievement

城市

chéngshì

city

衬衫

chènshān

shirt

chí

late

迟到

chídào

to arrive late

chǔ

distinct

chuán

boat

除了

chúle

besides

chūn

spring (season)

word

词典

cídiǎn

dictionary

cōng

quick at hearing

聪明

cōngming

intelligent

reply

dài

band

dān

bill

dān

to undertake

蛋糕

dàngāo

cake

当然

dāngrán

only natural

担心

dānxīn

anxious

打扫

dǎsǎo

to clean

打算

dǎsuàn

to plan

de

-ly

dēng

lamp

diǎn

canon

电梯

diàntī

elevator

电子邮件

diànzǐyóujiàn

email

diào

to transfer

調
地方

dìfāng

region

dìng

to set

地铁

dìtiě

subway

地图

dìtú

map

dōng

east

dōng

winter

动物

dòngwù

animal

duàn

to forge

duàn

paragraph

duǎn

short

锻炼

duànliàn

to toughen

多么

duōme

how (wonderful etc)

饿

è

to be hungry

ěr

ear

耳朵

ěrduo

ear

而且

érqiě

(not only ...) but also

law

to send out

發髮

fàng

to put

方便

fāngbiàn

convenient

放心

fàngxīn

to feel relieved

发烧

fāshāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fāxiàn

to find

fēn

to divide

fēng

wind

to go and return

復複

to add

附近

fùjìn

(in the) vicinity

复习

fùxí

to review

gāi

should

gǎn

to feel

刚才

gāngcái

(just) a moment ago

干净

gānjìng

clean

感冒

gǎnmào

to catch cold

感兴趣

gǎnxìngqù

to be interested

gāo

cakecake

gēn

heel

gèng

more

根据

gēnjù

according to

个子

gèzi

height

公斤

gōngjīn

kilogram (kg)

公园

gōngyuán

park (for public recreation)

故事

old practice

happening

to look after

guā

to blow (of the wind)

刮风

guāfēng

to be windy

guài

bewildering

guàn

accustomed to

guān

mountain pass

关系

guānxi

relation

关心

guānxīn

to be concerned about

关于

guānyú

pertaining to

过去

guò

(in the) past

guò

to cross

国家

guójiā

country

hài

to do harm to

害怕

hàipà

to be afraid

还是

háishi

or

river

黑板

hēibǎn

blackboard

后来

hòulái

afterwards

to protectto protect

(classical particle similar to 于 , expressing question, doubt or astonishment)almost

huà

to make into

huà

to draw

huā

flower

huài

bad

huán

ring

huàn

to exchange

huáng

yellow

黄河

huánghé

Yellow River or Huang He

环境

huánjìng

environment

欢迎

huānyíng

to welcome

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