zǎo

early

早上

zǎoshang

early morning

zhàng

measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m)

丈夫

zhàngfu

husband

zhǎo

to try to find

zhe

aspect particle indicating action in progress

zhēn

really

正在

zhèngzài

just at (that time)

zhǐ

paper

zhī

to know

知道

zhīdào

to know

zhù

to help

zhǔn

to allow

准备

zhǔnbèi

preparation

zǒu

to walk

foot

zuì

most

zuǒ

left

左边

zuǒbian

left

ā

interjection of surprise

ā

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

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

to succeed

chéng

city walls

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

winter

dōng

east

动物

dòngwù

animal

duàn

paragraph

duàn

to forge

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)

happening

to look after

故事

old practice

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

guò

to cross

过去

guò

(in the) past

国家

guójiā

country