Ch2

Front 1

你

Back 1

[nǐ] (Alternative feminine form: 妳 nǐ) you, your; 你们 nǐmen you (plural)

Front 2

地

Back 2

[dì] earth, ground, soil, place, position, distance; 地支 dìzhī the Twelve Terrestrial Branches
[de] adverbial particle: descripion + 地 + verb, ~ly; 快地走 kuàide zǒu walk quickly

Front 3

出

Back 3

[chū] go out, come out, in direction out from something, emit, issue, prouce; 出现 chūxiàn appear, emerge, (F齣) classifier for operas and plays

Front 4

道

Back 4

[dào] way, path, channel, way, say, a streak (of light), doctrine, <classifier for rivers, topics, etc.>, (=道教 Dàojiào) Taoism; 知道 zhīdao know
[dǎo] (=导 dǎo) lead; 领道 = 领导 lǐngdǎo leader

Front 5

也

Back 5

[yě] also, as well; 也许 yěxǔ perhaps

Front 6

时(F時)

Back 6

[shí] period, season, (=时间 shíjiān, =时候 shíhou) time, (=小时 xiǎoshí) hour

Front 7

年

Back 7

[nián] year, <family name>; 今年 jīnnián this year; 明年 míngnián next year; 去年 qùnián last year; 中年 zhōngnián middle age

Front 8

得

Back 8

[de] adverbial particle: verb + 得 + descripion; 走得快 zǒude kuài walk quickly
[dé] get, reach, achieve
[děi] should

Front 9

就

Back 9

[jiù] just, simply, right away; 就要 jiùyào about to (do something); 这就是我! Zhè jiùshì wǒ! This is simply me!; 他就要去. Tā jiùyào qù. He is about to leave.

Front 10

那

Back 10

[nà] that
[nèi] that (before classifier)
[nuó] 禅那 chánnuó deep meditation
[nuò] 无那 wúnuò helpless, unfortunately
[nǎ] (=哪 nǎ) what?
[něi] (=哪 něi before classifier) which?

Front 11

要

Back 11

[yào] want, will, shall, need, important, essential; 主要 zhǔyào main, fundamental
[yāo] 要求 yāoqiú demand

Front 12

下

Back 12

[xià] below, under, (go) down, next (as opposed to previous/last)
{Compare with 上 shàng above}

Front 13

以

Back 13

[yǐ] use, take, according to, because of, in order to; 可以 kěyǐ OK, may; 所以 suǒyǐ so, therefore, as a result; 以外 yǐwài beyond, except

Front 14

生

Back 14

[shēng] give birth, life; 先生 xiānsheng mister, gentleman, Sir

Front 15

会(F會)

Back 15

[huì] can, able, meet, meeting, society, union, party
[kuài] 会计 kuàijì accounting
[huǐ] 会儿 huìr moment

Front 16

自

Back 16

[zì] from, since, (=自己 zìjǐ) self; 自然 zìrán nature
{Compare with 目 mù eye and 白 bái white}

Front 17

着(F著)

Back 17

[zhe] verb particle marking a continuing progress/state
[zháo] touch
[zhuó] wear clothes, dress, touch
[zhāo] put in, add, (F招) make move in chess, trick, decieve

Front 18

去

Back 18

[qù] go, leave, depart (opposite of 来 lái)

Front 19

之

Back 19

[zhī] subordinator similar to 的 de, it (in classical texts)