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L1-15 Characters
Elemtentary Chinese Lessons 1-15
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 兄 | Brother; Older Brother (Xiōng) |
| 排 | Row (Pái) |
| 移 | Shift (Pái) |
| 澳 | (Ào) |
| 洲 | Continent (Zhōu) |
| 忘 | Forget; Forgot (Wàng) |
| 自 | Since (Zì) |
| 机 | Machine (Jī) |
| 聊 | Chat (Liáo) |
| 祖 | Ancestor (Zǔ) |
| 利 | Profit (Lì) |
| 协 | Cooperation (Xié) |
| 会 | Meeting (Huì) |
| 服 | Clothes (Fú) |
| 务 | Task; Duty; Business (Wù) |
| 美 | Beautiful (Měi) |
| 教 | Teach (Jiào) |
| 因 | because (Yīn) |
| 为 | For (Wèi) |
| 能 | Able (Néng) |
| 南 | South (Nán) |
| 航 | Navigation (Háng) |
| 空 | Null (Kōng) |
| 纽 | New (Niǔ) |
| 约 | About (Yuē) |
| 旧 | Old (Jiù) |
| 金 | Gold (Jīn) |
| 轻 | Light (Qīng) |
| 诶 | Huh? (Éi) |
| 结 | Knot (Jié) |
| 婚 | Marriage (Hūn) |
| 做 | Do (Zuò) |
| 离 | Leave (Lí) |
| 叔 | Uncle (Shū) |
| 级 | Class (Jí) |
| 送 | Deliver (Sòng) |
| 物 | Thing (Wù) |
| 真 | Real (Zhēn) |
| 朋 | Friend (Péng) |
| 友 | Friend (Yǒu) |
| 阿 | Ah (Ā) |
| 姨 | Aunt (Yí) |
| 喜 | Happiness (Xǐ) |
| 糖 | Sugar (Táng) |
| 初 | Early (Chū) |
| 电 | Electricity (Diàn) |
| 脑 | Brain (Nǎo) |
| 面 | Noodle (Miàn) |
| 旁 | Beside (Páng) |
| 用 | Use (Yòng) |
| 手 | Hand (Shǒu) |
| 册 | Book (Cè) |
| 左 | Left (Zuǒ) |
| 架 | Shelf (Jià) |
| 哎 | Why (Āi) |
| 呦 | Oh! (Yōu) |
| 底 | End (Dǐ) |
| 它 | It [items and animals] (Tā) |
| 厕 | Toilet (Cè) |
| 所 | Place (Suǒ) |
| 边 | Side (Biān) |
| 让 | Let (Ràng) |
| 了 | Indicates Completion or Change (Le) |
| 没 | Without (Méi) |
| 瘦 | Thin (Shòu) |
| 长 | Long (Zhǎng/Chǎng) |
| 城 | City (Chéng) |
| 店 | Shop (Diàn) |
| 方 | Square (Fāng) |
| 搬 | Move (Bān) |
| 香 | Fragrant (Xiāng) |
| 山 | Mountain (Shān) |
| 胖 | Fat (Pàng) |
| 河 | River (Hé) |
| 位 | Bit (Wèi) |
| 吃 | Eat (Chī) |
| 饭 | Meal (Fàn) |
| 学 | Study (Xué) |
| 工 | Work (Gōng) |
| 皮 | Skin (Pí) |
| 鞋 | Shoe (Xié) |
| 厂 | Factory (Chǎng) |
| 北 | North (Běi) |
| 汉 | Chinese (Hàn) |
| 培 | Cultivate (Péi) |
| 训 | Instruction (Xùn) |
| 心 | Heart (Xīn) |
| 快 | Quick (Kuài) |
| 菜 | Vegetable (Cài) |
| 想 | Think (Xiǎng) |
| 找 | Try to find (Zhǎo) |
| 在 | Location (Zài) |
| 抱 | Hug (Bào) |
| 歉 | Apologize (Qiàn) |
| 华 | Magnificent (Huá) |
| 侨 | Overseas Chinese (Qiáo) |
| 知 | Know (Zhī) |
| 道 | Road (Dào) |
| 不 | No (Bù) |
| 英 | Britain/English (Yīng) |
| 这 | This (Zhè) |
| 老 | Old (Lǎo) |
| 板 | Plate (Bǎn) |
| 可 | Can (Kě) |
| 以 | By (Yǐ) |
| 留 | Keep (Liú) |
| 条 | Strip (Tiáo) |
| 当 | When (Dāng) |
| 哥 | Elder brother (Gē) |
| 是 | Yes (Shì) |
| 怎 | How (Zěn) |
| 么 | (Me) |
| 办 | Manage (Bàn) |
| 桌 | Table (Zhuō) |
| 儿 | (Er) |
| 椅 | Chair (Yǐ) |
| 子 | Son (Zǐ) |
| 那 | That (Nà) |
| 张 | Open (Zhāng) |
| 把 | Bundle (Bǎ) |
| 父 | Father (Fù) |
| 亲 | Relative (Qīn) |
| 亿 | 100 Million (Yì) |
| 万 | 10 Thousand (Wàn) |
| 千 | Thousand (Qiān) |
| 多 | Many (Duō) |
| 人 | People (Rén) |
| 口 | Mouth (Kǒu) |
| 比 | Compare (Bǐ) |
| 较 | Relatively (Jiào) |
| 少 | Few (Shǎo) |
| 好 | Good (Hǎo) |
| 像 | Picture (Xiàng) |
| 百 | Hundred (Bǎi) |
| 十 | Ten (Shí) |
| 上 | Above; On top; Up; Before (Shàng) |
| 迟 | Late (Chí) |
| 到 | Arrive (Dào) |
| 逃 | Escape (Táo) |
| 课 | Class (Kè) |
| 第 | Prefix before an ordinal number (Dì) |
| 次 | Time (Cì) |
| 要 | Want; Plan to do (Yào) |
| 住 | Live (Zhù) |
| 久 | Long [of time] (Jiǔ) |
| 大 | Big (Dà) |
| 回 | Return (Huí) |
| 过 | [Indicating passed experience] (Guò) |
| 房 | House (Fáng) |
| 间 | Between (Jiān) |
| 说 | Say; Speak (Shuō) |
| 然 | However; And then (Rán) |
| 家 | Home; Family (Jiā) |
| 中 | Middle; Center (Zhōng) |
| 白 | White (Bái) |
| 夜 | Night (Yè) |
| 前 | Forward; Front; Future (Qián) |
| 后 | Backward; Behind; Past (Hòu) |
| 弓 | Bow (Gōng) |
| 文 | Culture; Language (Wén) |
| 化 | Change (Huà) |
| 年 | Year (Nián) |
| 出 | Out (Chū) |
| 生 | Born (Shēng) |
| 就 | Only; Then; At once (Jiù) |
| 民 | Civil (Mín) |
| 国 | Country (Guó) |
| 几 | [Numerical placeholder] (Jǐ) |
| 月 | Moon (Yuè) |
| 号 | Number (Hào) |
| 四 | Four (Sì) |
| 地 | Place; Land (Dì) |
| 址 | Site (Zhǐ) |
| 和 | And (Hé) |
| 东 | East (Dōng) |
| 路 | Road (Lù) |
| 段 | Part (Duàn) |
| 巷 | Lane (Xiàng) |
| 弄 | Alley (Nòng) |
| 楼 | Building (Lóu) |
| 等 | Wait (Děng) |
| 今 | Now; Present (Jīn) |
| 明 | Bright (Míng) |
| 昨 | Yesterday (Zuó) |
| 去 | Go (Qù) |
| 语 | Language (Yǔ) |
| 言 | Word (Yán) |
| 实 | Reality (Shí) |
| 验 | Test; Examine; Experiment (Yàn) |
| 室 | Room (Shì) |
| 每 | Every-- (Měi) |
| 天 | Sky; Day (Tiān) |
| 开 | Open (Kāi) |
| 门 | Door (Mén) |
| 关 | Close (Guān) |
| 早 | Morning (Zǎo) |
| 晚 | Night; Evening (Wǎn) |
| 星 | Star (Xīng) |
| 期 | Expect (Qī) |
| 午 | Noon (Wǔ) |
| 下 | Down; underneath; Next (Xià) |
| 哪 | Where (Nǎ) |
| 里 | Inside (Lǐ) |
| 平 | Flat; Normal (Píng) |
| 常 | Often (Cháng) |
| 起 | Rise; Begin; Start (Qǐ) |
| 床 | Bed (Chuáng) |
| 睡 | Sleep [Verb] (Shuì) |
| 觉 | Sleep (jiào) |
| 礼 | Present; Gift (Lǐ) |
| 拜 | Bye; Visit (Bài) |
| 趟 | Trip; Time (Tàng) |
| 津 | TianJin (Jīn) |
| 火 | Fire (Huǒ) |
| 车 | Car (Chē) |
| 点 | Point (Diǎn) |
| 现 | Now (Xiàn) |
| 已 | Already (Yǐ) |
| 刻 | Carve (Kè) |
| 恐 | Fear (Kǒng) |
| 怕 | Afraid (Pà) |
| 及 | And; Reach (Jí) |
| 来 | Come (Lái) |
| 再 | Again (Zài) |
| 坐 | Sit (Zuò) |
| 时 | Hour; Occasionally (Shí) |
| 差 | Difference (Chà) |
| 钟 | Bell (Zhōng) |
| 头 | Head (Tóu) |
| 分 | Point (Fēn) |
| 请 | Please (Qǐng) |
| 钱 | Money (Qián) |
| 块 | Piece (Kuài) |
| 哟 | Yo (Yō) |
| 贵 | Expensive (Guì) |
| 杯 | Cup (Bēi) |
| 只 | Only (Zhǐ) |
| 买 | Purchase (Mǎi) |
| 吧 | [Assumptive Question] (Ba) |
| 毛 | Hair (Máo) |
| 零 | Zero (Líng) |
| 公 | Male (Gōng) |
| 事 | Thing (Shì) |
| 包 | Bag (Bāo) |
| 卖 | Sell (Mài) |
| 背 | Back (Bèi) |
| 袋 | Bag (Dài) |
| 便 | Convenient (Biàn) |
| 宜 | Should (Yí) |
| 加 | Add (Jiā) |
| 减 | Reduce (Jiǎn) |
| 看 | Look (Kàn) |
| 岁 | Age (Suì) |
| 母 | Mother (Mǔ) |
| 对 | Correct; yes (Duì) |
| 妹 | Younger Sister (Mèi) |
| 爱 | Love (Ài) |
| 个 | [numerical measure word] (Gè) |
| 姐 | Older Sister (Jiě) |
| 弟 | Younger Brother (Dì) |
| 有 | Have (Yǒu) |
| 班 | Class (Bān) |
| 两 | Two (Liǎng) |
| 德 | Virtue (Dé) |
| 法 | Law (Fǎ) |
| 男 | Male (Nán) |
| 女 | Female (Nǚ) |
| 半 | Half (Bàn) |
| 共 | Common (Gòng) |
| 师 | Division (Shī) |
| 带 | Bring (Dài) |
| 名 | Name (Míng) |
| 片 | Piece (Piàn) |
| 贸 | Trade (Mào) |
| 易 | Easy (Yì) |
| 经 | Through (Jīng) |
| 理 | Reason (Lǐ) |
| 总 | Total (Zǒng) |
| 啊 | Ah (A) |
| 跟 | And (Gēn) |
| 搞 | Do (Gǎo) |
| 错 | Wrong (Cuò) |
| 系 | Tie (Xì) |
| 太 | Too; Exessive (Tài) |
| 小 | Small (Xiǎo) |
| 先 | First (Xiān) |
| 姓 | Surname (Xìng) |
| 单 | One (Dān) |
| 外 | Outside (Wài) |
| 交 | Pay (Jiāo) |
| 部 | Department (Bù) |
| 使 | Make (Shǐ) |
| 馆 | Hall; Center; Establishment (Guǎn) |
| 同 | Same (Tóng) |
| 士 | Scholar (Shì) |
| 司 | Manage (Sī) |
| 习 | Habit (Xí) |
| 港 | Port (Gǎng) |
| 校 | School (Xiào) |
| 噢 | Oh (Ō) |
| 给 | Give (Gěi) |
| 介 | Between; Introduce (Jiè) |
| 绍 | Introduce; Continue (Shào) |
| 的 | [possessive indicator]; Of (De) |
| 新 | New (Xīn) |
| 屋 | Room (Wū) |
| 欢 | Joyous; Happy (Huān) |
| 迎 | Welcome (Yíng) |
| 高 | High; Tall (Gāo) |
| 兴 | Prosper (Xìng) |
| 认 | Recognize (Rèn) |
| 识 | Knowledge (Shí) |
| 别 | Don't (Bié) |
| 称 | Say; Call; Name (Chēng) |
| 呼 | Call (Hū) |
| 叫 | Call (Jiào) |
| 谁 | Who (Shéi) |
| 应 | Should; Answer (Yīng) |
| 该 | Should (Gāi) |
| 则 | But; Then (Zé) |
| 问 | Ask (Wèn) |
| 什 | (Shén) |
| 字 | Character; Word; Symbol (Zì) |
| 拿 | Take; Hold (Ná) |
| 西 | West (Xī) |
| 台 | [electronic measure word] (Tái) |
| 湾 | Bay (Wān) |
| 坡 | Slope (Pō) |
| 马 | Horse (Mǎ) |
| 亚 | Asia (Yà) |
| 裔 | Descendant; Offspring (Yì) |
| 进 | Enter (Jìn) |
| 得 | Have to; Need (Dé) |
| 谢 | Thanks (Xiè) |
| 您 | You [Formal/Respectful] (Nín) |
| 你 | You (Nǐ) |
| 我 | I; Me (Wǒ) |
| 客 | Guest; Customer (Kè) |
| 气 | Gas (Qì) |
| 慢 | Slow; Tardy (Màn) |
| 走 | Walk (Zǒu) |
| 意 | Meaning (Yì) |
| 思 | Think; Consider (Sī) |
| 欸 | Hey (Ǎi) |
| 最 | Most (Zuì) |
| 近 | Close; Approximately (Jìn) |
| 样 | Shape; Appearance (Yàng) |
| 挺 | Quite; Very (Tǐng) |
| 难 | Disaster (Nán) |
| 容 | Allow (Róng) |
| 困 | Sleepy; Tired (Kùn) |
| 矮 | Short (Ǎi) |
| 赵 | (Zhào) |
| 材 | Material (Cái) |
| 见 | See (Jiàn) |
| 还 | Also; In Addition (Hái) |
| 行 | (Xíng) |
| 孩 | Child (Hái) |
| 都 | All; Many (Dōu) |
| 吗 | [question particle] |
| 他/她 | Him/Her (Tā) |
| 们 | [plural indicator] (Men) |
| 很 | Very (Hěn) |
| 爸 | Dad (Bà) |
| 忙 | Busy (Máng) |
| 累 | Tired (Lèi) |
| 柯 | (Kē) |
| 蕾 | Bud (Lěi) |
| 恩 | Kindness; Grace (Ēn) |
| 王 | King (Wáng) |
| 京 | City; Capital (Jīng) |
| 图 | Picture (Tú) |
| 书 | Book (Shū) |
| 管 | (Guǎn) |
| 呢 | ... and you? (Ne) |
| 宿 | Accomodation (Sù) |
| 舍 | Abandon (Shě) |
| 食 | Food (Shí) |
| 堂 | Hall (Táng) |
| 也 | Also (Yě) |