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a
ah, oh, uh
啊,我想起来了。
a, wǒ xiǎng qǐ lái le.
Ah, I remember now.
àiqíng
love
这部爱情电影很感人。
zhè bù ài qíng diàn yǐng hěn gǎn rén.
This love movie is very touching.
ānjìng
silence
房间里很安静。
fáng jiān lǐ hěn ān jìng.
The room is very quiet.
àirén
wife/ husband
她是我的爱人。
tā shì wǒ de ài rén.
She is my wife.
ānquán
safe
过马路的时候要注意安全。
guò mǎ lù de shí hòu yào zhù yì ān quán.
You must pay attention to safety when crossing the street.
báisè
white
他最喜欢穿白色的衬衫。
tā zuì xǐ huān chuān bái sè de chèn shān.
He likes wearing white shirts the most.
bānzhǎng
class monitor
她是我们的班长。
tā shì wǒ men de bān zhǎng.
She is our class monitor.
bàn
do, make
怎么办?
zěn me bàn?
How?
bànfǎ
way, method
你有什么解决的好办法吗?
nǐ yǒu shén me jiě jué de hǎo bàn fǎ ma?
Do you have any good solution?
bàngōngshì
office
我在办公室里。
wǒ zài bàn gōng shì lǐ.
I am in the office.
bànyè
midnight
他半夜还没睡。
tā bàn yè hái méi shuì.
He has not slept at midnight.
bāngzhù
help
互相帮助是很好的品质。
hù xiāng bāng zhù shì hěn hǎo de pǐn zhì.
Helping each other is a very good quality.
bǎo
full, eaten full
我吃饱了。
wǒ chī bǎo le.
I am full.
bàomíng
register, sign up
我想报名参加下个月的考试。
wǒ xiǎng bào míng cān jiā xià gè yuè de kǎo shì.
I want to register to participate in next month's exam.
bàozhǐ
newspaper
爷爷每天早晨看报纸。
yé yé měi tiān zǎo chén kàn bào zhǐ.
Grandpa reads the newspaper every morning.
běifāng
North
中国的北方很冷。
zhōng guó de běi fāng hěn lěng.
Northern China is very cold.
bèi
memorize
明天我们要背这篇课文。
míng tiān wǒ men yào bèi zhè piān kè wén.
Tomorrow we have to memorize this lesson.
bǐrú
example
我喜欢很多水果,比如西瓜和苹果。
wǒ xǐ huān hěn duō shuǐ guǒ, bǐ rú xī guā hé píng guǒ.
I like many types of fruits, such as watermelon and apple.
bǐrúshuō
For example...
他会说很多种外语,比如:汉语、英语、日语...。
tā huì shuō hěn duō zhǒng wài yǔ, bǐ rú : hàn yǔ 、 yīng yǔ 、 rì yǔ....
I know many foreign languages, such as Chinese, English, Japanese...
bǐ
pen
请借我一支笔写字。
qǐng jiè wǒ yī zhī bǐ xiě zì.
Please lend me a pen to write.
bǐjì
take notes
给我看一下你的笔记。
gěi wǒ kàn yī xià nǐ de bǐ jì.
Let me see your notes a bit.
bǐjìběn
notebook
这是我新买的笔记本。
zhè shì wǒ xīn mǎi de bǐ jì běn.
This is the notebook I just bought.
bìxū
definitely, must
今天我们必须完成这个任务。
jīn tiān wǒ men bì xū wán chéng zhè ge rèn wù.
Today we must complete this task.
biān
edge, side
我坐在床边。
wǒ zuò zài chuáng biān.
I am sitting on the bed.
biàn
change
她变了很多。
tā biàn le hěn duō.
She has changed a lot.
biànchéng
become, turn into, result in
他变成坏人了。
tā biàn chéng huài rén le.
He has turned into a bad person.
biàn
time, occasion
这个字我写了一遍就会了。
zhè ge zì wǒ xiě le yī biàn jiù huì le.
I wrote this character once and have already memorized it.
biǎo
clock, watch
我买了一个表。
wǒ mǎi le yí gè biǎo.
I bought a watch.
biǎoshì
express, show
他们对我表示了欢迎。
tā men duì wǒ biǎo shì le huān yíng.
They expressed a welcome to me.
bùcuò
okay, not bad
我觉得这件衣服很不错。
wǒ jué de zhè jiàn yī fú hěn bú cuò.
I think this outfit is okay.
bùdàn
not only..., not just...
她不但漂亮,而且很善良。
tā bù dàn piào liàng, ér qiě hěn shàn liáng.
She is not only beautiful but also very kind.
bùgòu
not enough
我的钱不够买这部手机。
wǒ de qián bù gòu mǎi zhè bù shǒu jī.
I do not have enough money to buy this phone.
bùguò
merely, but
这条裤子很好看,不过太贵了。
zhè tiáo kù zi hěn hǎo kàn, bù guò tài guì le.
These pants are very beautiful, but they are too expensive.
bùtài
not too
我不太喜欢吃苹果。
wǒ bù tài xǐ huān chī píng guǒ.
I do not like eating apples very much.
búyào
no need, don't
上课时不要玩手机。
shàng kè shí bú yào wán shǒu jī.
Do not play on your phone during class.
bùhǎoyìsī
so shy, really shy
不好意思,我来晚了。
bù hǎo yì sī, wǒ lái wǎn le.
I am really embarrassed, I arrived late.
bùjiǔ
not long
我刚学汉语不久。
wǒ gāng xué hàn yǔ bù jiǔ.
I have only recently started learning Chinese.
bùmǎn
dissatisfied, unhappy
他非常不满。
tā fēi cháng bù mǎn.
I am very dissatisfied.
bùrú
not as good as, maybe
不如我们明天去看电影吧。
bù rú wǒ men míng tiān qù kàn diàn yǐng ba.
How about we go watch a movie tomorrow?
bùshǎo
quite a few, many
今天电影院有不少人。
jīn tiān diàn yǐng yuàn yǒu bù shǎo rén.
There are a lot of people in the cinema today.
bùtóng
different
他和你不同。
tā hé nǐ bù tóng.
He and you are not alike.
bùxíng
not okay, not acceptable
这个办法不行。
zhè ge bàn fǎ bù xíng.
This way is not okay.
bùyídìng
not certain
他不一定会喜欢白色。
tā bù yí dìng huì xǐ huān bái sè.
It is not certain that he likes white.
bùyīhuìer
soon after, just a little while
她不一会儿就到了。
tā bù yī huì er jiù dào le.
She arrived just a little while later.
bùfèn
part
这只是计划的一部分。
zhè zhǐ shì jì huà de yī bù fèn.
This is only a part of the plan.
cái
(until then) only
你怎么现在才来?
nǐ zěn me xiàn zài cái lái?
Why did you only arrive now?
càidān
menu
请服务员拿一份菜单过来。
qǐng fú wù yuán ná yī fèn cài dān guò lái.
Please have the server bring a menu over here.
cānguān
sightseeing, visit
明天我去你们学校参观。
míng tiān wǒ qù nǐ men xué xiào cān guān.
Tomorrow I will come to visit your school.
cānjiā
participate, join
我要参加汉语考试。
wǒ yào cān jiā hàn yǔ kǎo shì.
I want to participate in a Chinese language competition.
cǎo
grass
公园里的草长得很绿。
gōng yuán lǐ de cǎo zhǎng dé hěn lǜ.
The grass in the park grows very green.
cǎodì
lawn
孩子们在绿色的草地上玩耍。
hái zi men zài lǜ sè de cǎo dì shàng wán shuǎ.
The children are playing on the green grass.
céng
floor, layer
我家在十二层。
wǒ jiā zài shí èr céng.
My house is on the twentieth floor.
chá
look for, look up
我上网查明天的火车票。
wǒ shàng wǎng chá míng tiān de huǒ chē piào.
I go online to look up train ticket information for tomorrow.
chàbuduō
roughly, approximately
我们两个人的身高差不多。
wǒ men liǎng gè rén de shēn gāo chà bù duō.
The height of the two of us is about the same.
zhǎng
long
我想买一条长裙。
wǒ xiǎng mǎi yī tiáo zhǎng qún.
I want to buy a long dress.
chángjiàn
common, usual
这种鸟在南方很常见。
zhè zhǒng niǎo zài nán fāng hěn cháng jiàn.
This bird is very common in the South.
chángyòng
commonly used, popular
这是日常生活中常用的词语。
zhè shì rì cháng shēng huó zhōng cháng yòng de cí yǔ.
This is a word commonly used in everyday life.
chǎng
yard, field, match
我明天有一场考试。
wǒ míng tiān yǒu yī cháng kǎo shì.
Tomorrow I have a competition.
chāoguò
more than, surpass
他的成绩超过了我的想象。
tā de chéng jì chāo guò le wǒ de xiǎng xiàng.
His achievements exceed my imagination.
chāoshì
supermarket
下班后我顺路去超市买菜。
xià bān hòu wǒ shùn lù qù chāo shì mǎi cài.
After work, I conveniently stopped by the supermarket to buy food.
chēliàng
vehicle/means of transport (in general)
这条路上的车辆很多。
zhè tiáo lù shàng de chē liàng hěn duō.
There are many vehicles passing on this road.
chēng
call, address
大家习惯称他为张师傅。
dà jiā xí guàn chēng tā wèi zhāng shī fù.
Everyone has the habit of calling him Uncle Trương.
chéng
complete, accomplish
我已经完成我的作业了。
wǒ yǐ jīng wán chéng wǒ de zuò yè le.
I have already finished my homework.
chéngjì
achievement, accomplishment
他这次考试的成绩很好。
tā zhè cì kǎo shì de chéng jì hěn hǎo.
His achievements both in academics and exams are very good.
chéngwéi
become, turn into
经过努力,他成为了一名医生。
jīng guò nǔ lì, tā chéng wéi le yī míng yī shēng.
Through many efforts, he has become a doctor.
chóngfù
repeat, duplicate
请把刚才的话重复一遍。
qǐng bǎ gāng cái de huà chóng fù yī biàn.
Please repeat what you just said one more time.
chóngxīn
redo from the beginning
他重新做了一遍作业。
tā chóng xīn zuò le yī biàn zuò yè.
I redo this set of exercises from the beginning.
chūfā
originate
我现在出发去河内。
wǒ xiàn zài chū fā qù hé nèi.
Now I will set off to Hanoi.
chūguó
go abroad, go overseas
他打算明年出国留学深造。
tā dǎ suàn míng nián chū guó liú xué shēn zào.
He plans to go abroad next year to study and improve.
chūkǒu
exit
请问,出口在哪儿?
qǐng wèn, chū kǒu zài nǎ ér?
Excuse me, where is the exit?
chūmén
go out, leave the house
她出门了,不在家里。
tā chū mén le, bù zài jiā lǐ.
She has gone out, (currently) is not at home.
chūshēng
be born, birth
我是二零零零年出生的。
wǒ shì èr líng líng líng nián chū shēng de.
I was born in two thousand.
chūxiàn
appear
她出现在我们学校。
tā chū xiàn zài wǒ men xué xiào.
She appeared at our school.
chūyuàn
discharge from hospital
我可以出院了。
wǒ kě yǐ chū yuàn le.
Can I be discharged from the hospital yet?
chūzū
rent, lease
他要出租这块地。
tā yào chū zū zhè kuài dì.
He wants to rent out this piece of land.
chūzūchē
rental car
我想打出租车回家。
wǒ xiǎng dǎ chū zū chē huí jiā.
I want to call a taxi to go home.
chuán
boat, ship
周末我们去公园划船吧。
zhōu mò wǒ men qù gōng yuán huá chuán ba.
Let's go boating in the park this weekend.
chuī
blow, exhale, dry
微风轻轻地吹在脸上很舒服。
wēi fēng qīng qīng dì chuī zài liǎn shàng hěn shū fú.
A gentle breeze lightly blows on the face, very pleasantly.
chūnjié
Lunar New Year
春节快到了。
chūn jié kuài dào le.
Tet is coming soon.
chūntiān
spring
明年春天我再来找你玩。
míng nián chūn tiān wǒ zài lái zhǎo nǐ wán.
Next spring I will come to visit you again.
cí
word
这个词的意思你明白了吗?
zhè ge cí de yì si nǐ míng bái le ma?
Have you understood the meaning of this word?
cídiǎn
dictionary
我买了一本汉语词典。
wǒ mǎi le yī běn hàn yǔ cí diǎn.
I have bought a Chinese dictionary.
cíyǔ
vocabulary, word
他一边放录音,一边读出这些词语。
tā yī biān fàng lù yīn, yī biān dú chū zhè xiē cí yǔ.
He both played the recording and read those words.
cóngxiǎo
small word, little word
他从小就喜欢打球。
tā cóng xiǎo jiù xǐ huān dǎ qiú.
He has liked playing ball since he was a child.
dāyìng
answer, agree
她答应了明天和我们一起去。
tā dā yìng le míng tiān hé wǒ men yì qǐ qù.
She agreed to go with me tomorrow.
dǎgōng
work, do extra work
我在超市打工。
wǒ zài chāo shì dǎ gōng.
I am working part-time at the supermarket.
dǎsuàn
intend; estimate
放假你打算去哪里旅游?
fàng jià nǐ dǎ suàn qù nǎ lǐ lǚ yóu?
Where do you plan to travel for your vacation?
dǎyìn
print, photocopy
我要打印这本书。
wǒ yào dǎ yìn zhè běn shū.
I want to print this book.
dàbùfèn
majority, most
我大部分时间都在学校上课。
wǒ dà bù fèn shí jiān dōu zài xué xiào shàng kè.
Most of my time is spent studying at school
dàdà
very, extremely, outstandingly
他的汉语水平大大地进步了。
tā de hàn yǔ shuǐ píng dà dà dì jìn bù le.
His Chinese language proficiency has improved remarkably.
dàduōshù
overwhelming majority, most, number
这个标准大多数学生都可以达到。
zhè ge biāo zhǔn dà duō shù xué shēng dōu kě yǐ dá dào đông.
The vast majority of students can achieve this standard.
dàhǎi
sea, ocean
大海是蓝色的。
dà hǎi shì lán sè de.
The sea is blue.
dàjiā
everyone
大家跟我一起读。
dà jiā gēn wǒ yì qǐ dú.
Everyone read along with me.
dàliàng
many, a large amount, numerous
越南出口了大量的水果。
yuè nán chū kǒu le dà liàng de shuǐ guǒ.
Vietnam exports a lot of types of fruit.
dàmén
gate, main door
学校大门晚上十点就关了。
xué xiào dà mén wǎn shàng shí diǎn jiù guān le.
The school gate is closed by 10 PM.
dàrén
adult
大人的工作很忙。
dà rén de gōng zuò hěn máng.
Adult work is very busy.
dàshēng
speak loudly, raise one's voice
我听不清楚,你可以大声一点吗?
wǒ tīng bù qīng chǔ, nǐ kě yǐ dà shēng yì diǎn ma?
I can't hear clearly, can you speak a little louder?
dàxiǎo
size
这两件衣服大小不同。
zhè liǎng jiàn yī fú dà xiǎo bù tóng.
These two sets of clothes are different sizes.
dàyī
outer coat
我买了一件大衣。
wǒ mǎi le yī jiàn dà yī.
I bought a jacket.
dàzìrán
nature, natural world
我们要保护大自然环境。
wǒ men yào bǎo hù dà zì rán huán jìng.
We should protect the natural environment.
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