Duolingo Chinese 1 Word Scramble

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Chinese	English	Chinese
you	nǐ	你
good / well / proper / good to / easy to / very / so / (suffix indicating completion or readiness) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms \|\| to be fond of / to have a tendency to / to be prone to	hǎo	好
goodbye / see you again later	zài jiàn	再见
again / once more / re- / second / another / then (after sth, and not until then)	zài	再
to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview \|\| to appear / also written 現｜现	jiàn	见
surname San \|\| three / 3	sān	三
one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / 'one' radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit	yī	一
seven / 7	qī	七
eight / 8	bā	八
ten / 10	shí	十
zero / nought / zero sign / fractional / fragmentary / odd (of numbers) / (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one) / fraction / (in mathematics) remainder (after division) / extra / to wither and fall / to wither	líng	零
surname Yuan / the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368) \|\| currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / first / original / primary / fundamental / constituent / part / era (of a reign) / meta- (prefix) / (math.) argument / variable / (Tw) (geology) eon	yuán	元
five / 5	wǔ	五
nine / 9	jiǔ	九
surname Bai \|\| hundred / numerous / all kinds of	bǎi	百
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid	èr	二
four / 4	sì	四
six / 6	liù	六
to shout / to call / to order / to ask / to be called / by (indicates agent in the passive mood)	jiào	叫
I / me / my	wǒ	我
surname Zhang \|\| to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes	zhāng	张
surname Li \|\| plum	lǐ	李
abbr. for China \|\| Mt Hua 華山｜华山 in Shaanxi / surname Hua \|\| magnificent / splendid / flowery	huá	华
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農｜神农 Farmer God \|\| bright / opposite: dark 暗 / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods	míng	明
name (of a person or thing) / CL: 個｜个	míng zi	名字
what? / something / anything	shén me	什么
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people	míng	名
letter / symbol / character / word / CL: 個｜个 / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China	zì	字
what \|\| ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc) / assorted / miscellaneous	shén	什
exclamatory final particle \|\| interrogative final particle \|\| suffix, used to form interrogative 甚麼｜什么, what?, indefinite 這麼｜这么 thus, etc	me	么
family name / surname / CL: 個｜个 / to be surnamed	xìng	姓
surname Wang \|\| king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great \|\| to rule / to reign over	wáng	王
particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ('What about ...?', 'And ...?') / particle for inquiring about location ('Where is ...?') / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ('ok?', 'are you with me?') / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation \|\| woolen material	ne	呢
(adverb of degree) / quite / very / awfully	hěn	很
happy / glad / willing (to do sth) / in a cheerful mood	gāo xìng	高兴
surname Gao \|\| high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)	gāo	高
surname Xing \|\| to rise / to flourish / to become popular / to start / to encourage / to get up / (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect) / maybe (dialect) \|\| feeling or desire to do sth / interest in sth / excitement	xìng	兴
to know / to recognize / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb / knowledge / understanding / awareness / cognition	rèn shi	认识
surname Ye \|\| also / too / (in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation	yě	也
to recognize / to know / to admit	rèn	认
to know / knowledge / Taiwan pr. [shi4] \|\| to record / to write a footnote	shí	识
to eat / to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate / to destroy / to absorb / to suffer / to stammer (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [ji2])	chī	吃
food / cuisine / cooked rice / meal / CL: 碗, 頓｜顿	fàn	饭
surname Yu \|\| fish / CL: 條｜条, 尾	yú	鱼
face / side / surface / aspect / top / classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc \|\| flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless	miàn	面
to drink / My goodness! \|\| to shout loudly	hē	喝
surname Shui \|\| water / river / liquid / beverage / additional charges or income / (of clothes) classifier for number of washes	shuǐ	水
tea / tea plant / CL: 杯, 壺｜壶	chá	茶
(negative prefix) / not / no	bù	不
is / are / am / yes / to be	shì	是
he or him / (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant) / (used before sb's name for emphasis) / (used as a meaningless mock object) / other / another	tā	他
student / schoolchild	xué sheng	学生
to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology	xué	学
to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student	shēng	生
see 嗎啡｜吗啡, morphine \|\| (question particle for 'yes-no' questions)	ma	吗
she	tā	她
you (plural)	nǐ men	你们
we / us / ourselves / our	wǒ men	我们
they	tā men	他们
plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals	men	们
teacher / CL: 個｜个, 位	lǎo shī	老师
doctor / CL: 個｜个, 位, 名	yī shēng	医生
they / them (for females)	tā men	她们
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough	lǎo	老
surname Shi \|\| teacher / master / expert / model / army division / (old) troops / to dispatch troops	shī	师
medical / medicine / doctor / to cure / to treat	yī	医
of / ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute) / (used to form a nominal expression) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) \|\| see 的士 \|\| really and truly \|\| aim / clear	de	的
telephone / CL: 部 / phone call / CL: 通 / phone number	diàn huà	电话
electric / electricity / electrical	diàn	电
dialect / language / spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said / CL: 種｜种, 席, 句, 口, 番	huà	话
number / CL: 堆, 個｜个	hào mǎ	号码
number / amount / somewhat \|\| how much / how many / which (number) / as much as	duō shǎo	多少
many / much / often / a lot of / numerous / more / in excess / how (to what extent) / multi- / Taiwan pr. [duo2] when it means 'how'	duō	多
few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom \|\| young	shǎo	少
roar / cry / CL: 個｜个 \|\| ordinal number / day of a month / mark / sign / business establishment / size / ship suffix / horn (wind instrument) / bugle call / assumed name / to take a pulse / classifier used to indicate number of people	hào	号
weight / number / code / to pile / to stack / classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc	mǎ	码
China	zhōng guó	中国
man / person / people / CL: 個｜个, 位	rén	人
China / Chinese / surname Zhong \|\| within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right \|\| to hit (the mark) / to be hit by / to suffer / to win (a prize, a lottery)	zhōng	中
surname Guo \|\| country / nation / state / national / CL: 個｜个	guó	国
how / which \|\| (particle equivalent to 啊 after noun ending in -n) \|\| which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)	nǎ	哪
United Kingdom 聯合王國｜联合王国 / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland / abbr. for England 英格蘭｜英格兰	yīng guó	英国
United States / USA / US	měi guó	美国
United Kingdom / British / England / English / abbr. for 英國｜英国 \|\| hero / outstanding / excellent / (literary) flower / blossom	yīng	英
the Americas / abbr. for 美洲 / USA / abbr. for 美國｜美国 \|\| beautiful / very satisfactory / good / to beautify / to be pleased with oneself	měi	美
surname Du \|\| all / both / entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all \|\| capital city / metropolis	dōu	都
right / correct / couple / pair / towards / at / for / to face / opposite / to treat (sb a certain way) / to match together / to adjust / to fit / to suit / to answer / to reply / classifier: couple	duì	对
Canada / Canadian	jiā ná dà	加拿大
abbr. for Canada 加拿大 / surname Jia \|\| to add / plus / (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)	jiā	加
to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take / (used in the same way as 把: to mark the following noun as a direct object)	ná	拿
big / huge / large / major / great / wide / deep / older (than) / oldest / eldest / greatly / very much / (dialect) father / father's elder or younger brother \|\| see 大夫	dà	大
busy / hurriedly / to hurry / to rush	máng	忙
early morning / CL: 個｜个	zǎo shang	早上
early / morning / Good morning! / long ago / prematurely	zǎo	早
see 上聲｜上声 \|\| on top / upon / above / upper / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university)	shàng	上
how? / how about? / how was it? / how are things?	zěn me yàng	怎么样
today / at the present / now	jīn tiān	今天
how	zěn	怎
manner / pattern / way / appearance / shape / classifier: kind, type	yàng	样
today / modern / present / current / this / now	jīn	今
day / sky / heaven	tiān	天
see 傢伙｜家伙 \|\| surname Jia \|\| home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL: 個｜个	jiā	家
Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China / Peking / PRC government	běi jīng	北京
(located) at / (to be) in / to exist / in the middle of doing sth / (indicating an action in progress)	zài	在
north / to be defeated (classical)	běi	北
abbr. for Beijing / surname Jing / Jing ethnic minority \|\| capital city of a country / big / algebraic term for a large number (old) / artificial mound (old)	jīng	京
where? / wherever / anywhere	nǎr	哪儿
New York	niǔ yuē	纽约
Hong Kong	xiāng gǎng	香港
child / son \|\| non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final	ér	儿
to turn / to wrench / button / nu (Greek letter Νν)	niǔ	纽
to weigh in a balance or on a scale \|\| to make an appointment / to invite / approximately / pact / treaty / to economize / to restrict / to reduce (a fraction) / concise	yuē	约
fragrant / sweet smelling / aromatic / savory or appetizing / (to eat) with relish / (of sleep) sound / perfume or spice / joss or incense stick / CL: 根	xiāng	香
Hong Kong, abbr. for 香港 / surname Gang \|\| harbor / port / CL: 個｜个	gǎng	港
to live / to dwell / to stay / to reside / to stop / (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)	zhù	住
London, capital of United Kingdom	lún dūn	伦敦
Taiwan	tái wān	台湾
human relationship / order / coherence	lún	伦
kindhearted / place name	dūn	敦
Taiwan (abbr.) / surname Tai \|\| (classical) you (in letters) / variant of 臺｜台 \|\| desk / table / counter \|\| Taiwan (abbr.) \|\| platform / stage / terrace / stand / support / station / broadcasting station / classifier for vehicles or machines \|\| typhoon	tái	台
bay / gulf / to cast anchor / to moor (a boat)	wān	湾
to thank / thanks / thank you	xiè xie	谢谢
you're welcome / don't mention it / impolite / rude / blunt	bù kè qi	不客气
surname Xie \|\| to thank / to apologize / to wither (of flowers, leaves etc) / to decline	xiè	谢
customer / visitor / guest	kè	客
gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi	qì	气
unworthy / to let down / I'm sorry / excuse me / pardon me / if you please / sorry? (please repeat)	duì bu qǐ	对不起
it doesn't matter	méi guān xi	没关系
to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group	qǐ	起
(negative prefix for verbs) / have not / not \|\| drowned / to end / to die / to inundate	méi	没
surname Guan \|\| mountain pass / to close / to shut / to turn off / to concern / to involve	guān	关
to connect / to relate to / to tie up / to bind / to be (literary) \|\| system / department / faculty \|\| to tie / to fasten / to button up \|\| to connect / to arrest / to worry	xì	系
(informal) father / CL: 個｜个, 位	bà ba	爸爸
mama / mommy / mother / CL: 個｜个, 位	mā ma	妈妈
to love / to be fond of / to like / affection / to be inclined (to do sth) / to tend to (happen)	ài	爱
household / (one's) family	jiā rén	家人
father / dad / pa / papa	bà	爸
ma / mom / mother	mā	妈
who / also pr. [shui2]	shéi	谁
surname Na \|\| surname Nuo \|\| that / those / then (in that case) / commonly pr. [nei4] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing \|\| (archaic) many / beautiful / how / old variant of 挪	nà	那
individual / this / that / size / classifier for people or objects in general	gè	个
this / these / (commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)	zhè	这
older brother / CL: 個｜个, 位	gē ge	哥哥
older sister / CL: 個｜个	jiě jie	姐姐
to have / there is / there are / to exist / to be	yǒu	有
elder brother	gē	哥
older sister	jiě	姐
younger brother / CL: 個｜个, 位	dì di	弟弟
surname He / Japanese (food, clothes etc) \|\| and / together with / with / sum / union / peace / harmony / Taiwan pr. [han4] when it means 'and' or 'with' \|\| to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence / to join in the singing / to chime in with others \|\| to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards \|\| to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water / Taiwan pr. [huo4] \|\| to mix (ingredients) together / to blend / classifier for rinses of clothes / classifier for b	hé	和
younger sister / young woman / CL: 個｜个	mèi mei	妹妹
younger brother / junior male / I (modest word in letter)	dì	弟
younger sister	mèi	妹
Excuse me, may I ask...?	qǐng wèn	请问
to know / to become aware of / also pr. [zhi1 dao5]	zhī dào	知道
to ask	wèn	问
to ask / to invite / please (do sth) / to treat (to a meal etc) / to request	qǐng	请
to know / to be aware	zhī	知
road / path / CL: 條｜条, 股 / principle / truth / morality / reason / skill / method / Dao (of Daoism) / to say / to speak / to talk / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) administrative division (similar to province in Tang times)	dào	道
to persuade \|\| to speak / to say / to explain / to scold / to tell off / a theory (typically the last character in a compound, as in 日心說｜日心说 heliocentric theory)	shuō	说
English (language)	yīng yǔ	英语
Chinese language / CL: 門｜门	hàn yǔ	汉语
Han ethnic group / Chinese (language) / the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) \|\| man	hàn	汉
dialect / language / speech \|\| to tell to	yǔ	语
assistance / aid / to help / to assist	bāng zhù	帮助
next in sequence / second / the second (day, time etc) / secondary / vice- / sub- / infra- / inferior quality / substandard / order / sequence / hypo- (chemistry) / classifier for enumerated events: time	cì	次
to help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help) / hired (as worker) / side (of pail, boat etc) / outer layer / upper (of a shoe) / group / gang / clique / party / secret society	bāng	帮
to help / to assist	zhù	助
Good morning!	zǎo ān	早安
Good night! / Good evening!	wǎn ān	晚安
a moment / a while / in a moment / now...now... / also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]	yī huìr	一会儿
can / to be possible / to be able to / will / to be likely to / to be sure to / to assemble / to meet / to gather / to see / union / group / association / CL: 個｜个 / a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [hui3]) \|\| to balance an account / accountancy / accounting	huì	会
surname An \|\| content / calm / still / quiet / safe / secure / in good health / to find a place for / to install / to fix / to fit / to bring (a charge against sb) / to pacify / to harbor (good intentions) / security / safety / peace / ampere	ān	安
recent / recently / these days / latest / soon / nearest (of locations) / shortest (of routes)	zuì jìn	最近
long time no see	hǎo jiǔ bu jiàn	好久不见
correct / right / not bad / pretty good	bù cuò	不错
most / the most / -est (superlative suffix)	zuì	最
near / close to / approximately	jìn	近
(long) time / (long) duration of time	jiǔ	久
surname Cuo \|\| mistake / wrong / bad / interlocking / complex / to grind / to polish / to alternate / to stagger / to miss / to let slip / to evade / to inlay with gold or silver	cuò	错
to demand / to request / to coerce \|\| important / vital / to want / to ask for / will / going to (as future auxiliary) / may / must / (used in a comparison) must be / probably / if	yào	要
to warm up / to heat up / hot (of weather) / heat / fervent	rè	热
ice / CL: 塊｜块 / to chill sth / (of an object or substance) to feel cold / (of a person) cold / unfriendly / (slang) methamphetamine	bīng	冰
cow's milk / CL: 瓶, 杯	niú nǎi	牛奶
coffee (loanword) / CL: 杯	kā fēi	咖啡
surname Niu \|\| ox / cow / bull / CL: 條｜条, 頭｜头 / (slang) awesome	niú	牛
breast / milk / to breastfeed \|\| mother / variant of 奶	nǎi	奶
coffee / class / grade	kā	咖
(phonetic component)	fēi	啡
toilet / lavatory / washroom	xǐ shǒu jiān	洗手间
hospital / CL: 所, 家, 座	yī yuàn	医院
to wash / to bathe / to develop (photo)	xǐ	洗
hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL: 雙｜双, 隻｜只	shǒu	手
between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms \|\| gap / to separate / to thin out (seedlings) / to sow discontent	jiān	间
courtyard / institution / CL: 個｜个	yuàn	院
here	zhèr	这儿
there	nàr	那儿
restaurant / CL: 家	fàn guǎn	饭馆
building / shop / term for certain service establishments / embassy or consulate / schoolroom (old) / CL: 家	guǎn	馆
surname Nian \|\| year / CL: 個｜个 \|\| grain / harvest (old) / variant of 年	nián	年
moon / month / monthly / CL: 個｜个, 輪｜轮	yuè	月
small table \|\| almost \|\| how much / how many / several / a few	jǐ	几
zero	líng	〇
week / CL: 個｜个 / day of the week / Sunday	xīng qī	星期
tomorrow	míng tiān	明天
abbr. for 日本, Japan \|\| sun / day / date, day of the month	rì	日
star / heavenly body / satellite / small amount	xīng	星
a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2]	qī	期
point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更 / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items	diǎn	点
now / at present / at the moment / modern / current / nowadays	xiàn zài	现在
half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half	bàn	半
to appear / present / now / existing / current	xiàn	现
child	hái zi	孩子
two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old)	liǎng	两
child	hái	孩
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) \|\| (noun suffix)	zǐ	子
daughter	nǚ ér	女儿
son	ér zi	儿子
classifier for years (of age) / year / year (of crop harvests)	suì	岁
female / woman / daughter	nǚ	女
wife and children \|\| wife / CL: 個｜个	qī zǐ	妻子
husband / CL: 個｜个	zhàng fu	丈夫
wife \|\| to marry off (a daughter)	qī	妻
measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) / to measure / husband / polite appellation for an older male	zhàng	丈
husband / man / manual worker / conscripted laborer (old) \|\| (classical) this, that / he, she, they / (exclamatory final particle) / (initial particle, introduces an opinion)	fū	夫
cat / CL: 隻｜只 / (dialect) to hide oneself / (coll.) modem	māo	猫
it	tā	它
dog / CL: 隻｜只, 條｜条	gǒu	狗
hello (when answering the phone) \|\| hey / to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc) \|\| to feed	wéi	喂
slow	màn	慢
erhua variant of 一點｜一点	yī diǎnr	一点儿
rapid / quick / speed / rate / soon / almost / to make haste / clever / sharp (of knives or wits) / forthright / plainspoken / gratified / pleased / pleasant	kuài	快
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished \|\| structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc \|\| to have to / must / ought to / to need to	dé	得
clear / obvious / unequivocal / to understand / to realize	míng bai	明白
surname Bai \|\| white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera	bái	白
pretty / beautiful	piào liang	漂亮
to float / to drift \|\| to bleach \|\| elegant / polished	piāo	漂
bright / clear / resonant / to shine / to show / to reveal	liàng	亮
friend / CL: 個｜个, 位	péng you	朋友
male / Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / CL: 個｜个	nán	男
low / short (in length)	ǎi	矮
friend	péng	朋
friend	yǒu	友
adorable / cute / lovely	kě ài	可爱
very / very much / unusual / extraordinary	fēi cháng	非常
can / may / able to / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very \|\| see 可汗	kě	可
abbr. for 非洲, Africa \|\| to not be / not / wrong / incorrect / non- / un- / in- / to reproach or blame / (colloquial) to insist on / simply must	fēi	非
surname Chang \|\| always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant	cháng	常
morning / CL: 個｜个	shàng wǔ	上午
to divide / to separate / to distribute / to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / part or subdivision / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money) \|\| part / share / ingredient / component	fēn	分
afternoon / CL: 個｜个 / p.m.	xià wǔ	下午
evening / night / CL: 個｜个 / in the evening	wǎn shang	晚上
7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse / ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)	wǔ	午
evening / night / late	wǎn	晚
down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action	xià	下
each / every	měi	每
noon / midday / CL: 個｜个	zhōng wǔ	中午
weekend	zhōu mò	周末
surname Zhou / Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) \|\| to make a circuit / to circle / circle / circumference / lap / cycle / complete / all / all over / thorough / to help financially \|\| week / weekly / variant of 周	zhōu	周
tip / end / final stage / latter part / inessential detail / powder / dust / opera role of old man	mò	末
yesterday	zuó tiān	昨天
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker) \|\| to finish / to achieve / variant of 瞭｜了 / to understand clearly \|\| (of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly	le	了
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	zuò	做
yesterday	zuó	昨
this year	jīn nián	今年
last year	qù nián	去年
next year	míng nián	明年
to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)	qù	去
lateral / side / to the side / beside	páng biān	旁边
left / the left side / to the left of	zuǒ bian	左边
right side / right, to the right	yòu bian	右边
beside / one side / other / side / self / the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic	páng	旁
surname Zuo \|\| left / the Left (politics) / east / unorthodox / queer / wrong / differing / opposite / variant of 佐	zuǒ	左
right (-hand) / the Right (politics) / west (old)	yòu	右
side / edge / margin / border / boundary / CL: 個｜个 / simultaneously \|\| suffix of a noun of locality	biān	边
ahead / in front / preceding / above / also pr. [qian2 mian5]	qián miàn	前面
rear / back / behind / later / afterwards / also pr. [hou4 mian5]	hòu miàn	后面
school / CL: 所	xué xiào	学校
front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly	qián	前
surname Hou \|\| empress / queen \|\| back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later	hòu	后
to proofread / to check / to compare \|\| school / military officer / CL: 所	jiào	校
to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走) / to change (shape, form, meaning)	zǒu	走
to (a place) / until (a time) / up to / to go / to arrive / (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)	dào	到
surname Lu \|\| road / CL: 條｜条 / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort / kind	lù	路
how? / what? / why?	zěn me	怎么
where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) / humble expression denying compliment / also written 哪裡｜哪里 \|\| where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) / humble expression denying compliment	nǎ lǐ	哪里
here	zhè lǐ	这里
there / that place / also written 那裡｜那里 \|\| there / that place	nà li	那里
to go (in a direction) / to / towards / (of a train) bound for / past / previous	wǎng	往
lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏｜里 \|\| Li (surname) \|\| li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮｜镇 and neighborhood 鄰｜邻 levels	lǐ	里
to like / to be fond of	xǐ huan	喜欢
to look after / to take care of / to watch / to guard \|\| to see / to look at / to read / to watch / to visit / to call on / to consider / to regard as / to look after / to treat (an illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after verb) to give it a try / Watch out! (for a danger)	kān	看
abbr. for 書經｜书经 \|\| book / letter / document / CL: 本, 冊｜册, 部 / to write	shū	书
to be fond of / to like / to enjoy / to be happy / to feel pleased / happiness / delight / glad	xǐ	喜
joyous / happy / pleased \|\| hubbub / clamor / variant of 歡｜欢 \|\| a breed of horse / variant of 歡｜欢	huān	欢
to play / to have fun / to trifle with / toy / sth used for amusement / curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4]) / to keep sth for entertainment	wán	玩
computer / CL: 臺｜台	diàn nǎo	电脑
game / CL: 場｜场 / to play	yóu xì	游戏
brain / mind / head / essence	nǎo	脑
surname You \|\| to swim / variant of 遊｜游 \|\| to walk / to tour / to roam / to travel	yóu	游
trick / drama / play / show / CL: 出, 場｜场, 臺｜台	xì	戏

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