1
Q
把
A
bǎ
- to hold
- to contain
- to grasp
- to take hold of
- handle
- particle marking the following noun as a direct object
- classifier for objects with handle
- classifier for small objects: “a handful”
bà
- handle
- grip
- stem
2
Q
的
A
de
- of
- -‘s (possessive particle)
- (used after an attribute)
- (used to form a nominal expression)
- (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
- also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
dì
- target
- bull’s-eye
dí
- real
- true
- taxi
- dacron; terylene
3
Q
儿
A
ér
- child
- son
‘r
- non-syllabic diminutive suffix
- retroflex final
“桃儿”
4
Q
几
A
jǐ
- how much
- how many
- several
- a few
jī
- nearly
- almost
- practically
5
Q
机
A
jī
- machine
- engine
- opportunity
- intention
- aircraft
- pivot
- crucial point
- flexible (quick-witted)
- organic
6
Q
样
A
yàng
- manner
- pattern
- way
- appearance
- shape
- form
- classifier: kind, type
7
Q
养
A
yǎng
- to raise (animals)
- to bring up/rear (children)
- to keep (pets)
- to support
- to give birth
8
Q
美
A
měi
- beautiful
- very staisfactory
- good
- to beautify
- to be pleased with oneself
- the Americas
9
Q
门
A
mén
- gate
- door
M: 扇 shàn - gateway
- doorway
M: 个 - opening
- valve
- switch
- way to do something
- knack
- family
- house
- (religious) sect
- school (of thought)
- class
- ctegory
- phylum or division (taxonomy)
- classifier for large guns
- classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology
- (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)
10
Q
们
A
mén
- adjunct pronoun indicating plurality “我们、他们”
11
Q
问
A
wèn
- ask about
- inquire after
- question
- interrogate
- examine
- hold responsible
- intervene
12
Q
间
A
jiān
- space in between
- between
- among
- (within a) definite time or space
- room
- section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars
- classifier for rooms
jiàn
- space in between
- gap
- opening
- interval
- separate
- sow discord
- thin out (seedlings)
13
Q
多
A
duō
- many
- much
- more
- excessive
- over a specified amount
- and more
- have (a specified amount) more or too much (opp. 少)
- have something in abundance
- [in questions] to what extent
- [in exclamations] to what an extent
- to an unspecified extent
- multi-
14
Q
夜
A
yè
- night
- nighttime
- evening
- get dark; grow dark
15
Q
望
A
wàng
verb
- gaze into the distance; look over
- call on; visit
- hope; expect
- diagnose through observation; inspect
- resent; hate
noun
- reputation; prestige
- shop sign
preposition
- to; towards
- (of age) nearly
literary
- full moon
- the 15th day of a lunar month
16
Q
什
A
shén (sometimes shí)
- what
- file of ten soldiers; mixed, miscellaneous
shí
- [in fractions or multiples] ten
- assorted
- miscellaneous
17
Q
么
A
me
[suffix used in interrogatives, pronouns, and adverbs.]
18
Q
今
A
jīn
- modern; present-day (opp. 古)
- now; the present
- of today; of this year
- current
- contemporary
- this (day, year, etc.)
19
Q
昨
A
zuó
- yesterday
- the past
- in former times
20
Q
作
A
zuò
noun
1. writings; work
verb
- rise; grow
- write; compose
- pretend; affect
- regard as; take sb. or sth. for
- feel; have
- engage in an activity
- perform; act
zuō
- worker
- workshop
- (slang) troublesome
- high-maintenance (person)
(see also zuó)
21
Q
心
A
xīn
- heart
- heart; mind; feeling; intention
- centre; core
22
Q
怎
A
zěn
why; how (mostly how)
23
Q
必
A
bì
- certainly; surely; necessarily
- must; have to
- will
24
Q
在
A
zài
verb
- exist; be alive
- be at, in, or on (a place)
- depend on; rest with
- lie in; consist in
- join or belong to an organization; be a member of an organization
- be on the job or at the post
preposition
- at, in, or on (a place or time)
- according to; in terms of
adverb
- [indicating action in progress]
- [used together with 所 and often followed by 不 to indicate emphasis] “在所不辞；在所不惜”
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来
lái
verb
1. come (to); arrive
2. cause to come; happen; crop up; take place
3. obtain; get
4. [as a substitute for some other verb]
5. [with 得 or 不, indicating possibility or impossibility, capability or incapability]
6. [before a ver, indicating an intended or suggested action]
7. [after a verb or verbal expression] come in order to
8. [between two verbs or verbal expressions to indicate the purpose of the former] in order to
9. (of electricity, tp water, gas, etc.) be on again
auxiliary
1. [at the end of a sentence to indicate what has happened in the past, same as 来看]
2. [after a time expression, indicating a period of time that extends from the past up to the present] ever since
3. [after a round number or after a numeral plus a measure] approximately; about; around; round
4. [after the numerals一，二，and三，indicating points in an explanation or argument]
adjective
1. future; coming; next
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去
qù
verb
1. go; go to (a place
2. cause to go; send there
3. remove; get rid of
4. [before and/or after a verb] go in order to; be going to (do sth. there)
5. [between two verbal expressions, and/or after the second expression] in order to (do sth. there)
literary
6. be apart from in space or time
7. depart from; die
euphemistic
8. pass away; die
27
却
què
1. step back
2. drive back; repulse
3. decline; refuse
4. [after a verb to indicate completion of an action]
5. but; yet; however
28
到
dào
1. arrive; reach
2. go to; leave for
3. [as a verb complement to show the result of an action]
4. up until; up to
5. thoughtful; considerate
29
倒
dǎo
1. fall; topple
2. collapse; fail; overthrow
3. close down; go bankrupt; go out of business
4. (of voice) become hoarse
5. change; exchange
6. move around
7. speculate
30
文
wén
1. character; script; writing
2. language
3. literary composition; writing
4. classical Chinese
5. culture
6. ritual
7. certain natural phenomena
8. liberal arts
9. a surname
31
之
zhī
possessive particle, literally equivalent of 的
32
这
zhè
1. this
2. the
3. these
4. here
33
那
nà
1. that
2. that one
3. those
34
哪
nǎ
1. which?
2. where?
3. how?
35
呢
ne
interrogative or emphatic final
36
谁
shéi/shuí
1. who
2. whom
3. whose
4. anyone
37
为
wèi
1. because of
2. for
3. to
wéi
1. as (in the capacity of)
2. to take sth as
3. to act as
4. to serve as
5. to behave as
6. to become
7. to be
38
目
mù
1. eye
2. item
3. section
4. list
5. catalog
6. table of contents
7. order (taxonomy)
8. goal
9. name
10. title
39
眼
yán
1. eye
2. small hole
3. crux (of a matter)
4. classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots, etc.)
40
看
kàn
1. to see
2. to look at
3. to read
4. to watch
5. to visit
6. to call on
7. to consider
8. to regard as
9. to look after
10. to treat (an illness)
11. to depend on
12. to feel (that)
13. (after a verb) to give it a try
14. Watch out! (for danger)
41
见
jiàn
1. to see
2. to meet
3. to appear (to be sth.)
4. to interview
42
现
xiàn
1. to appear
2. present
3. now
4. existing
5. current
43
观
guān
1. to look at
2. to watch
3. to observe
4. to behold
5. to advise
6. concept
7. point of view
8. outlook
44
东
dōng
1. east
2. host (i.e. sitting on the east side of a guest)
3. landlord
4. oriental
45
西
xī
1. west
2. westward
3. occident
46
要
yào
1. important
2. vital
3. to want
4. to ask for
5. will
6. going to (as future auxiliary)
7. may
8. must
9. (used in a comparison) must be
10. probably
11. if
1. necessary
2. essential
3. necessity
47
南
nán
1. south
2. southern part
3. southward
48
画
huà
1. to delimit
2. to transfer
3. to assign
4. to plan
5. to draw (a line)
6. stroke of a Chinese character
7. to draw
8. picture
9. painting 一幅画、一张画
10. classifier for paintings, etc.
11. variant of 划
49
名
míng
1. name
2. noun (part of speech)
3. place (e.g. among winners)
4. famous
5. classifier for people
50
各
gè
1. each
2. every
3. individually
4. all
gě
(uncommon; dialect)
1. unusual; queer; peculiar; special
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