Vocabulary
The characters in the brackets are unabbreviated.
We recommend that you should learn 10 words a day on average.
Write down each character or word on one side of a small card, and the English meaning and Pinyin on the other. Check the characters regularly (be ruthless!) and make sure you can remember them.
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你 |
you |
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他 |
he, him |
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…们 (們) |
[plural] |
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中 国(國) |
China |
N |
中middle 国 state/country |
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大 |
big, large |
SV / ADJ |
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小 |
small, little |
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学(學) |
study, learn |
V |
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是 |
be |
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都 |
all, both |
ADV |
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老师 (師) |
teacher |
N |
老 old, senior; 师 master |
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学生
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students |
N |
学 study 生 [suffix:-er,-or: 医生 doctor, 书生 scholar] |
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以后(後) |
later, after |
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以 [indicates the limits of positions or time] 后behind |
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在 |
to locate, be at |
V, Co-V |
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家 |
home / family |
N |
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长 (長) |
head of … |
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作 |
to do |
V |
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作 业 (業) |
assignment |
N |
作do 业course of study |
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回 |
to come /go back, return |
V |
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玩 |
to enjoy oneself |
V |
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现 (現) 在 |
now |
TW |
现 present |
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能 |
can |
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很 多 |
very many |
SV / ADJ |
很very 多many, much |
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东 (東) 西 |
things, items |
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huíjiā zuòyè |
回 家 作 业 |
homework |
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回return 家home
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bù |
不 |
no, not |
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知 道
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to know |
知know 道way, method |
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应 (應) 该 (該) |
should |
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什 么(麼) |
what |
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的 |
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认 (認) 为 (為) |
think, realise |
认recognise 为regard sth. as… |
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只(祗) |
Only |
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家 务 (務) |
housework |
务business, occupation |
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怎 样 (樣) |
How |
样type |
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他 们 (們) |
They |
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独(獨) 立 |
independent |
独single 立stand |
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生 活 |
to live |
生grow, give birth to 活to live |
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有 的 … 有 的…
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Some… some… |
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虽(雖) 然 … 可 是… |
Although… |
可 是… but |