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高

gāo

tall; high

忙

máng

busy

快

kuài

fast; quick

慢

màn

slow

远

yuǎn

far

近

jìn

near; close

累

lèi

tired

长

cháng

long

新

xīn

new

错

cuò

wrong; mistake

快乐

kuài lè

happy

对

duì

correct; right

别

bié

do not

非常

fēi cháng

very; extremely

也

yě

also; too

还

hái

still; also

最

zuì

most

真

zhēn

really; truly

正在

zhèng zài

in the process of

已经

yǐ jīng

already

再

zài

again

就

jiù

then; right away

可能

kě néng

maybe; possible

眼睛

yǎn jing

eye

身体

shēn tǐ

body; health

颜色

yán sè

color

红

hóng

red

白

bái

white

黑

hēi

black

因为……所以……

yīn wèi suǒ yǐ

because... so...

虽然……但是……

suī rán dàn shì

although... but...

每

měi

every; each

一起

yì qǐ

together

一下

yí xià

a little; once

事情

shì qing

matter; thing

穿

chuān

to wear; to put on

洗

xǐ

to wash

玩

wán

to play; to have fun

起床

qǐ chuáng

to get up

唱歌

chàng gē

to sing

跳舞

tiào wǔ

to dance

哥哥

gē ge

older brother

姐姐

jiě jie

older sister

弟弟

dì di

younger brother

妹妹

mèi mei

younger sister

丈夫

zhàng fu

husband

妻子

qī zi

wife

孩子

hái zi

child; children

鱼

yú

fish

羊肉

yáng ròu

mutton; lamb

牛奶

niú nǎi

milk

鸡蛋

jī dàn

egg

西瓜

xī guā

watermelon

咖啡

kā fēi

coffee

面条

miàn tiáo

noodles

好吃

hǎo chī

delicious

药

yào

medicine

生病

shēng bìng

to get sick

休息

xiū xi

to rest

次

cì

time; occurrence

件

jiàn

measure word for items or clothes

零

líng

zero

两

liǎng

two

百

bǎi

hundred

千

qiān

thousand

第一

dì yī

first

手机

shǒu jī

cell phone

手表

shǒu biǎo

watch

报纸

bào zhǐ

newspaper

铅笔

qiān bǐ

pencil

得

de

particle linking verb and complement

着

zhe

particle for continuing state

过

guò

particle for experience

吧

ba

suggestion particle

男人

nán rén

man

女人

nǚ rén

woman

服务员

fú wù yuán

waiter; attendant

姓

xìng

surname; family name

房间

fáng jiān

room

路

lù

road; way

左边

zuǒ biān

left side

右边

yòu biān

right side

外

wài

outside

旁边

páng biān

beside; next to

门

mén

door

从

cóng

from

比

bǐ

than; compare

往

wǎng

toward; to

离

lí

away from; from

对

duì

to; toward; for

您

nín

you (polite)

它

tā

it

大家

dà jiā

everyone

为什么

wèi shén me

why

教室

jiào shì

classroom

题

tí

question; topic

课

kè

lesson; class

问题

wèn tí

question; problem

考试

kǎo shì

exam; test

意思

yì si

meaning

卖

mài

to sell

贵

guì

expensive; honorable

便宜

pián yi

cheap; inexpensive

跑步

pǎo bù

to run; jogging

运动

yùn dòng

to exercise; sport

游泳

yóu yǒng

to swim

踢足球

tī zú qiú

to play football

打篮球

dǎ lán qiú

to play basketball

早上

zǎo shang

morning

晚上

wǎn shang

evening; night

小时

xiǎo shí

hour

时间

shí jiān

time

去年

qù nián

last year

日

rì

date; day

生日

shēng rì

birthday

机场

jī chǎng

airport

公共汽车

gōng gòng qì chē

bus

票

piào

ticket

火车站

huǒ chē zhàn

train station

宾馆

bīn guǎn

hotel; guesthouse

旅游

lǚ yóu

to travel

说话

shuō huà

to talk; to speak

问

wèn

to ask

走

zǒu

to walk; to go

进

jìn

to enter

出

chū

to go out; to come out

到

dào

to arrive

给

gěi

to give; for

找

zhǎo

to look for; to find

懂

dǒng

to understand

笑

xiào

to smile; to laugh

告诉

gào su

to tell

准备

zhǔn bèi

to prepare

开始

kāi shǐ

to begin; to start

介绍

jiè shào

to introduce

帮助

bāng zhù

to help

送

sòng

to give as a gift; to send

等

děng

to wait

让

ràng

to let; to allow

完

wán

to finish

觉得

jué de

to feel; to think

知道

zhī dào

to know

希望

xī wàng

to hope; to wish

可以

kě yǐ

can; may

要

yào

to want; need to

雪

xuě

snow

晴

qíng

clear; sunny

阴

yīn

cloudy; overcast

公司

gōng sī

company

上班

shàng bān

to go to work; to be at work