 | Term | Definition |
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女兒 |
nǚ'ér - daughter |
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一 |
yī - one |
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一下 |
yīxià - a short while |
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一共 |
yígòng - all together |
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一會兒 |
yíhuìr - a little while |
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一起 |
yìqǐ - together |
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一點兒 |
yìdiǎnr - a little, a bit |
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一點兒都不 |
yìdiǎnr dōu bù - not at all... |
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七 |
qī - seven |
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丈夫 |
zhàngfu - husband |
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三 |
sān - three |
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三明治 |
sānmíngzhì - sandwich |
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上 |
shàng - to go, to attend; up; first part; on; up; [used after the noun to indicate scope] |
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上(個)星期 |
shàng (gè) xīngqī - last week |
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上(個)月 |
shàng (gè) yuè - last month |
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上上(個)星期 |
shàng shàng (gè) xīngqī - the week before last |
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上上(個)月 |
shàng shàng (gè) yuè - the month before last |
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上午 |
shàngwǔ - morning |
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上學 |
shàngxué - to go to school |
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上班 |
shàngbān - to go to work |
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上面 |
shàngmian - on top of, above |
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下 |
xià - latter part, under, down; (of rain or snow) to fall |
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下(個)星期 |
xià (gè) xīngqī - next week |
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下(個)月 |
xià (gè) yuè - next month |
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下下(個)星期 |
xià xià (gè) xīngqī - the week after next |
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下下(個)月 |
xià xià (gè) yuè - the month after next |
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下來 |
xiàlai - to come down |
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下午 |
xiàxǔ - afternoon |
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下棋 |
xìaqí - to play chess (any boardgame) |
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下雨 |
xiàyǔ - to rain |
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下雪 |
xiàxuě - to snow |
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下面 |
xiàmian - under, below |
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不 |
bù - not |
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不去 |
bú qù - not going |
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不客氣 |
bú kèqi - not at all, don't mention it, you're welcome |
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不是 |
bú shì - no (negative form of shì) |
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不會 |
bú huì - to be unable to, cannot |
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不用 |
búyòng - need not |
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不要說話 |
bú yào shuōhuà - do not talk |
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中 |
zhōng - centre, middle |
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中午 |
zhōngwǔ - midday, noon |
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中國 |
Zhōngguó - China |
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中國城 |
Zhōngguóchéng - Chinatown |
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中學 |
zhōngxué - high school |
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串 |
chuàn - [a measure word for grapes or bananas] bunch, cluster |
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乒乓 |
pīngpāng - sound of the ball hitting the table |
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乒乓球 |
pīngpāngqiú - table tennis |
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乘 |
chéng - to multiply |
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乘以 |
chéng yǐ - multiplied by |
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九 |
jiǔ - nine |
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也 |
yě - also, too |
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乳酪 |
rǔlào - cheese |
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了 |
le - grammatical word indicating present significance |
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事 |
shì - thing, business; matter, affair |
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二 |
èr - two |
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五 |
wǔ - five |
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亞 |
yà - Asia, second |
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京 |
jīng - capital |
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亮 |
liàng - bright, shining |
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人 |
rén - person |
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什麼 |
shénme - what |
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今 |
jīn - present (time); this; today |
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今天 |
jīntiān - today |
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今年 |
jīnnián - this year |
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介紹 |
jièshào - to introduce |
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他 |
tā - he, him |
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以 |
yǐ - to use |
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以為 |
yǐwéi - thought (mistakenly) |
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件 |
jiàn - MW for clothing or affair |
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份 |
fèn - [a measure word for newspapers, copies], orally often said as fènr 份兒 |
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伯伯 |
bóbo - father's elder brother |
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伴 |
bān - class |
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但是 |
dànshì - but, however |
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低 |
dī - low |
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住 |
zhù - to live |
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你 |
nǐ - you (singular) |
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你們 |
nǐmen - you (plural) |
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你好 |
ní hǎo - hello, how do you do |
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你的 |
nǐ de - your, yours |
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來 |
lái - to help, do, come; give (us/me)...(used when ordering food) |
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便 |
biàn - convenient |
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便宜 |
piányi - cheap, inexpensive |
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便飯 |
biànfàn - [modest form] a simple meal |
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俄羅斯 |
Éluósī - Russia |
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保 |
bǎo - to keep |
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保羅 |
Bǎoluó - Chinese for Paul |
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修 |
xiǔ - to repair |
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修理 |
xiǔlǐ - to repair, to fix |
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個 |
gè - (a common measure word which can be used for people) |
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們 |
men - [used after a pronoun or a noun associated with people to show plural i.e. wǒmen 我們 - we; tāmen 他們 - they] |
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倒 |
dǎo - upside down |
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倒霉 |
dǎoméi - to have bad luck |
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偉 |
wěi - great |
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做 |
zuò - to make, to do, to cook, to be |
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做客 |
zuòkè - to be a guest |
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停 |
tíng - to stop |
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像 |
xiàng - image |
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像 |
xiǎng - alike |
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元 |
yuán - [formal] monetary unit for dollar, also written as 圓 |
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先 |
xiān - first |
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先生 |
xiànsheng - Mr., also used as husband |
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克 |
kè - to overcome |
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兒 |
ér - [a word ending] |
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兒子 |
érzi - son |
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入 |
rù - to enter |
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入口 |
rùkǒu - entrance |
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全 |
quán - whole |
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全家 |
quánjiā - whole family |
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兩 |
liǎng - two (before measure words, age, and some numerals) |
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八 |
bā - eight |
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公 |
gōng - public |
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公寓 |
gōngyù - flats, units, apartment |
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六 |
liù - six |
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共 |
gòng - together |
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典 |
diǎn - record, book |
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再 |
zài - again |
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再見 |
zàijiàn - goodbye |
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再說一次 |
zài shuō yí cì - say (it) again |
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冬 |
dōng - winter |
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冬天 |
dōngtiān - winter |
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冰 |
bīng - ice |
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冰淇淋 |
bīngqílín - ice cream |
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冰箱 |
bīngxiāng - refrigerator |
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冷 |
lěng - cold |
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凶 |
xiōng - fierce, ferocious |
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凶巴巴 |
xiōngbāba - fiercely, ferociously |
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出 |
chū - to go or to come out |
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出來 |
chūlai - to come out |
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出去 |
chūqu - to go out |
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出口 |
chūkǒu - exit |
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分 |
fēn - minute; a unit of money, cent (= 0.01 元 yuán or 塊 kuài |
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別 |
bié - don't |
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別客氣 |
bié kèqi - not at all, you're welcome |
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別客氣 |
bié kèqi - don't stand on ceremony; don't be formal; make yourself at home |
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利 |
lì - sharp |
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到 |
dào - to, until; to reach; to arrive; to go to |
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到前面來 |
dào qiánmian lái - come to the front |
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刻 |
kè - a quarter (of an hour) |
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前 |
qián - front, before |
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前天 |
qiántiān - the day before yesterday |
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前年 |
qiánnián - the year before last |
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前面 |
qiánmian - front |
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剛好 |
gānghǎo - just, happen to |
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剪刀 |
jiāndāo - scissors |
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功 |
gōng - effort, merit |
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功夫 |
gōngfu - martial arts |
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功夫鞋 |
gōngfu xié - Chinese soft shoes originally the footwear of the martial arts |
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功課 |
gōngkè - schoolwork |
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加 |
jiā - plus, to add |
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加拿大 |
Jiānádà - Canada (transliteration) |
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動 |
dòng - to move |
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動物 |
dòngwù - animal |
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包 |
bāo - bag |
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北 |
běi - north |
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北京 |
Běijīng - the capital city of China |
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匹 |
pǐ - (a measure word used for horses, pronounced as pī in Taiwan) |
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十 |
shí - ten |
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午 |
wǔ - noon, midday |
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午後 |
wǔhòu - afternoon |
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午飯 |
wǔfàn - lunch |
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半 |
bàn - half |
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半夜 |
bànyè - midnight |
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南非 |
Nánfěi - South Africa |
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印度 |
Yìndù - India |
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厭 |
yàn - to be disgusted |
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去 |
qù - to go (do something) |
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去年 |
qùnián - last year |
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友 |
yòu - again |
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友 |
yǒu - friend |
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叔叔 |
shūshu - father's younger brother |
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叔叔 |
shūshu - a form of address for a man about the age of one's father's age; father's younger brother |
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口 |
kǒu - mouth |
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古 |
gǔ - ancient |
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古老肉 |
gǔlǎoròu - sweet and sour pork (a Cantonese dish) |
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另外 |
lìngwài - in addition, besides |
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叫 |
jiào - to be called, to call |
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可 |
kě - lovely, can |
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可 |
kě - may, approve |
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可以 |
kěyǐ - can, may |
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可愛 |
kě'ài - lovely |
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可是 |
kěshì - but |
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可是 |
kěshì - but, however |
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可樂 |
kělè - cola |
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右 |
yòu - right |
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右邊 |
yòubian - right (location) |
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吃 |
chī - to eat |
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吃飯 |
chī fàn - to have a meal |
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合 |
hé - fit |
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合身 |
héshēn - well-fitting (clothing) |
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同 |
tóng - same, together |
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同伴 |
tóngbān - same class |
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同學 |
tóngxué - fellow student, schoolmate |
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同學們 |
tóngxuémen - fellow students |
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名字 |
míngzi - name |
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后天 |
hòutiān - the day after tomorrow |
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吧 |
ba - (expression to indicate suggestion) |
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呢 |
ne - (a question word) how about; también |
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味精 |
wèijīng - monosodium glutamate (M.S.G.) |
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和 |
hé - and |
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咕嚕 |
gūlū - rumble |
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咕嚕肉 |
gūlūròu - sweet and sour pork (a Cantonese dish) |
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咖啡 |
kāfēi - coffee (transliteration) |
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咖啡色 |
kāfēisè - brown |
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咦 |
yí - why! huh! (indicating surprise) |
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哥哥 |
gēge - elder brother |
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哦 |
ò - oh [to indicate realization] |
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哪 |
nǎ - where, which, what |
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哪位 |
nǎ/něi wèi - which one (person); 哪 is often pronounced as něi when directly followed by a measure word |
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哪兒 |
nǎr - [oral] where |
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唉 |
ài - (a sigh) |
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唐人街 |
Tángrénjiē - Chinatown |
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唱 |
chàng - to sing |
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唱歌 |
chànggē - to sing, singing |
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商 |
shāng - business |
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啊 |
a - (an exclamation) |
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問 |
wèn - to ask |
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啦 |
la - [exclamation] |
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喂 |
wèi - hello (on the telephone), hey |
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喜 |
xǐ - to like, happy, happiness |
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喜歡 |
xǐhuān - to like |
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喝 |
hē - to drink |
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喝茶 |
hē chá - to have tea |
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單 |
dān - list |
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嗎 |
ma - (a question particle) |
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嘛 |
ma - [word ending, indicates an obvious situation] |
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嘴巴 |
zuǐba - mouth |
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噢 |
ō - oh [to express surprise/understanding] |
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四 |
sì - four |
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回 |
huí - to return; [measure word for matter] |
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回來 |
huílai - to come back, to return |
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回家 |
huíjiā - to go home |
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回答 |
huídá - to answer |
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因 |
yīn - cause |
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因為 |
yīnwèi - because |
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國 |
guó - country |
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園 |
yuán - garden, park |
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圓珠筆 |
yuánzhūbǐ - biro, ball-point |
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圖 |
tú - picture |
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在 |
zài - at, in, on; [indicating an action is progress] |
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地 |
dì - floor, ground |
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地圖 |
dìtú - map |
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地板 |
dìbǎn - floor |
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坐 |
zuò - to sit |
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城 |
chéng - town |
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報 |
bào - to report |
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報紙 |
bàozhǐ - newspaper |
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場 |
chǎng - place |
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塊 |
kuài - [oral] monetary unit for dollars |
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墨爾本 |
Mò'ěrběn - Melbourne |
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墨西哥 |
Mòxīgē - Mexico |
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壞 |
huài - broken down; bad |
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士 |
shì - a person trained in a certain field |
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夏 |
xià - summer |
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夏天 |
xiàtiān - summer |
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外 |
wài - outside |
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外套 |
wàitào - coat |
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外面 |
wàimian - outside |
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多 |
duō - more, a lot, many, much |
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多少 |
duōshǎo - how much, how many |
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多熱 |
duō rè - How hot? |
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多雲 |
duōyún - cloudy |
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夜 |
yè - night, evening |
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大 |
dà - big, large, great |
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大偉 |
Dáwěi - Chinese for David |
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大學 |
dàxué - university |
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大概 |
dàgài - probably |
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大聲點兒 |
dà shēng diǎnr - a little louder |
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天 |
tiān - sky, day, heaven |
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天哪 |
tiān na - Good heavens! |
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天氣 |
tiānqì - weather |
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太 |
tài - too (exceedingly) |
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太太 |
tàitai - Mrs; wife (in Taiwan) |
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太好了 |
tài hǎo le - that's great |
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太極拳 |
tàijíquán - taichi |
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套 |
tào - [a measure word for clothing or furniture], set, unit; cover |
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女 |
nǚ - female |
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女廁 |
nǚcè - women's toilet |
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奶 |
nǎi - milk |
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奶奶 |
nǎinai - grandma, grandmother |
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奶油 |
nǎiyóu - butter |
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她 |
tā - she, her |
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好 |
hǎo - good, well |
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好了好了 |
hǎo le hǎo le - that's enough (to stop people from doing something) |
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好像 |
hǎoxiǎng - seem, be like |
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好啊 |
hǎo a - good! (agreeing) |
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好嗎 |
hǎo ma - OK? (expression to ask for agreement) |
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好看 |
hǎokàn - good-looking |
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妹妹 |
mèimei - younger sister |
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妻子 |
qīzi - wife |
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姐姐 |
jiějie - elder sister |
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姑姑 |
gūgu - father's sister |
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姓 |
xìng - family name, surname |
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姨 |
yí - mother's sister |
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媽媽 |
māma - mum, mother |
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字 |
zì - character, word |
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字典 |
zìdiǎn - dictionary |
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季 |
jì - season |
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季節 |
jǐié - season |
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學 |
xué - to learn, to study |
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學校 |
xuéxiào - school |
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學生 |
xuésheng - student, pupil |
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它 |
tā - it |
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它們 |
tāmen - they (plural of 它) |
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客 |
kè - guest |
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客人 |
kèrén - guest |
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客廳 |
kètīng - living room |
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客氣 |
kèqi - polite; courteous |
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室 |
shì - room |
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宮 |
gōng - palace |
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家 |
jiā - family, home |
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密封 |
mìfēng - bee |
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寫 |
xiě - to write |
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寫下來 |
xiě xiàlai - to write down |
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寬 |
kuān - loose-fitting (clothing) (in Taiwan); fat |
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寵 |
chǒng - to spoil, to favour |
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寵物 |
chǒngwù - pet |
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對 |
duì - right, correct; opposite |
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對不起 |
duìbuqǐ - excuse me, sorry |
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對了 |
duìle - by the way |
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對面 |
duìmian - opposite (location) |
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小 |
xiǎo - small, little (in size) |
| |
小人兒書 |
xiǎorén'r shū - [oral] children's picture-story book |
| |
小妹妹 |
xiǎomèimei - little girl |
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小姐 |
xiǎojie - Miss; young lady |
| |
小學 |
xiǎoxué - primary school |
| |
小明 |
Xiǎomíng - a Chinese given name |
| |
小時 |
xiǎoshí - hour (time duration) |
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小王 |
Xiǎo Wáng - Little Wang |
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少 |
shǎo - few, little, less |
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尤其 |
yóuqí - especially |
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尺 |
chǐ - ruler |
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山 |
shān - mountain |
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州 |
zhōu - continent |
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工 |
gōng - work |
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工人 |
gōngrén - labourer, worker |
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工作 |
gōngzuò - work; to work |
| |
左 |
zuǒ - left |
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左右 |
zuǒyòu - around, approximately |
| |
左邊 |
zuǒbian - left (location) |
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巧克力 |
qiǎokèlì - chocolate |
| |
差 |
chà - differ from |
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已經 |
yǐjīng - already |
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市 |
shì - market |
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市場 |
shìchǎng - market |
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布里斯班 |
Bùlǐsībān - Brisbane |
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希臘 |
Xīlà - Greece |
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師 |
shī - teacher |
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帶 |
dài - to take |
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帶...去 |
dài...qù - to take...to |
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常 |
cháng - usually, often |
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常常 |
chángchang - often |
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帽子 |
màozi - hat, cap |
| |
平 |
píng - flat, level; smooth |
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平常 |
píngcháng - usually |
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平房 |
píngfáng - single-story building |
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年 |
nián - year |
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年級 |
niánjí - grade |
| |
幹 |
gàn - to do, to work |
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幾 |
jǐ - how many?; an uncertain number |
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幾天 |
jǐtiān - a few days |
| |
幾點鐘 |
jǐ diǎn zhōng - what time |
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床 |
chuáng - bed |
| |
店 |
diàn - shop |
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度 |
dù - degree |
| |
庫 |
kù - storehouse, storage |
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廁 |
cè - toilet, lavatory |
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廁所 |
cèsuǒ - toilet, lavatory |
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廚 |
chú - kitchen |
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廚房 |
chúfáng - kitchen |
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廳 |
tīng - hall |
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弟弟 |
dídi - younger brother |
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彩筆 |
cǎibǐ - colour pencil |
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影 |
jǐng - shadow, image |
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很 |
hěn - very |
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很好 |
hěn hǎo - very good |
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後 |
hòu - after; back, behind |
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後天 |
hòutiān - the day after tomorrow |
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