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302 Cards in this Set
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家
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jia - House/home
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学校
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xue2xiao4 - school
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饭馆
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fan4guan3 - Restaurant.
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商店
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shang1dian4 - Shop(s)/Shopping
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医院
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yi1yuan4 - Hospital
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火车站
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huo3che1zhan4 - Railway station
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中国
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zhong1guo2 - China/Chinese
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北京
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Bei3jing1 - Beijing
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上
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shang4 - Before, previous, last, on top of, peceeding, over-, top
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下
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xia4 - After, next, down, below
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机场
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ji1chang3 - Airport
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教室
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jiao4shi4 - Classroom
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房间
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fang2jian1 - Room, apartment, suite
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路
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lu4 - Road
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公司
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gong1si1 - Company (business)
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前面
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qian2mian4 - Front (in front of)
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后面
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hou4mian4 - Back (behind)
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里
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li3 - In (inside)
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左边
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zuo3bian - Left (direction)
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右边
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you4bian - Right (direction)
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外
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wai4 - Outside, foreign, unofficial
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旁边
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pang2bian1 - Beside
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今天
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jin1tian1 - Today
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明天
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ming2tian1 - Tomorrow
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昨天
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zuo2tian1 - Yesterday
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上午
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shang4wu3 - Morning
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中午
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zhong1wu3 - Midday
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下午
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xia4wu3 - Afternoon
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年
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nian2 - Year
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月
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yue4 - Month
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日
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ri4 - Day
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星期
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xing1qi1 - Week
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点
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dian3 - Hour (o'clock)
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分钟
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fen1zhong1 - Minute
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现在
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xian4zai4 - Now
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时候
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shi2hou - Time (eg 什么时候 what time?)
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早上
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zao3shang - Morning (earlier than 上午)
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晚上
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wan3shang - Evening
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小时
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xiao3shi2 - Hour (hours as opposed to o'clock)
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时间
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shi2jian1 - Time (e.g. 多少时间)
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去年
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qu4nian2 - Last year
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号
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hao4 - Day (Date) also said after number e.g. 三十一日
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生日
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sheng1ri4 - Birthday
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爸爸
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ba4ba - Father
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妈妈
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ma1ma - Mother
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儿子
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er2zi - Son
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女儿
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nv3er2 - Daughter (v = u+ umlaut)
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老师
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lao3shi1 - Teacher, misc respectful term
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学生
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xue2sheng - Student
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同学
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tong2xue2 - Classmate
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朋友
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peng2you - Friend
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医生
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yi1sheng1 - Doctor
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先生
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xian1sheng1 - Mr.
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小姐
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xiao3jie3 - Miss (can be rude these days!)
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哥哥
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ge1ge - Elder brother
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姐姐
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jie3jie - Elder sister
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弟弟
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di4di - Younger brother
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妹妹
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mei4mei - Younger sister
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丈夫
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zhang4fu - Husband
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妻子
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qi1zi - Wife
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男人
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nan2ren2 - Man
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女人
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nv3ren2 - Woman (v = u + umlaut)
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服务员
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fu2wu4yuan2 - Waiter (use this instead of 小姐 at restaurant)
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衣服
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yi1fu - Clothes
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水
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shui3 - Water
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菜
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cai4 - Vegetables
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米饭
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mi3fan4 - Rice (/food)
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水果
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shui3guo3 - Fruit
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苹果
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ping2guo3 - Apple
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茶
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cha2 - Tea
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杯子
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bei1zi - Cup
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钱
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qian2 - Money, it's a crime. Share it fairly, but don't take a slice of my pie. Money! So they say, is the root of all evil today. But if you ask for a rise, it's no surprise that they're giving none away.
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飞机
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fei1ji1 - Aeroplane
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出租车
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chu1zu1che1 - Taxi
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电视
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dian4shi4 - TV
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电脑
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dian4nao3 - Computer
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电影
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dian4ying3 - Film (movie)
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天气
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tian1qi4 - Weather
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猫
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mao1 - Cat (我女朋友妈妈喜欢说''猫很脏'')
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狗
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gou3 - Dog
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东西
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dong1xi - Things, stuff
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鱼
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yu2 - Fish
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羊肉
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yang2rou4 - Lamb (meat)
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牛奶
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niu2nai3 - Milk
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鸡蛋
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ji1dan4 - Eggs
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西瓜
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xi1gua1 - Watermelon (why learn this at level 2!?)
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咖啡
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ka1fei1 - Coffee
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自行车
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zi4xing2che1 - Bike (pedal bike, NOT motorbike)
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船
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chuan2 - Ship
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雪
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xue3 - Snow :-)
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药
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yao4 - Medicine
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手机
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shou3ji1 - Mobile phone
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手表
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shou3biao3 - Wristwatch
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眼睛
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yan3jing - Eye
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身体
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shen1ti3 - Body, health
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公共汽车
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gong1gong4qi4che1 - Bus (my favourite word in Chinese)
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报纸
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bao4zhi3 - Newspaper
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人
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ren3 - Person
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名字
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ming2zi - Name
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书
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Book
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汉语
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han4yu3 - Chinese language
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字
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zi4 - Word, Character/letter
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桌子
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zhuo1zi - Table, Desk
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椅子
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yi3zi - Chair
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门
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men2 - Door, Gate
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题
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ti2 - Subject, topic
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课
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ke4 - Subject (class/lesson)
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姓
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xing4 - Surname, to be called
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问题
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wen4ti2 - Problem, Question, Matter, Topic
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事情
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shi4qing - Matter, Affair, Business
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考试
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kao3shi - Test, Exam
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票
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piao4 - Ticket, Bill, Banknote
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意思
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yi2si - Meaning, Sense, Interest(ing)
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颜色
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yan2si4 - Colour
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谢谢
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xie4xie - Thank you
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不客气
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bu2ke4qi - You're welcome/Don't mention it
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再见
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zai4jian4 - Goodbye, See you again
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请
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qing3 - Please
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对不起
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dui4buqi3 - Sorry
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没关系
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mei2guan1xi - It doesn't matter/Don't worry/Never mind
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欢迎
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huan1ying2 - Welcome
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是
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shi4 - To be
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有
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you3 - To have, (and a million other similar definitions)
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看
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kan4 - To read, to see, to watch
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听
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ting1 - To hear, to listen
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说话
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shuo1hua4 - To speak, to say
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读
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du2 - To read, to study, to attend (school), to learn
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写
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xie3 - To write
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看见
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kan4jian4 - To see, to catch sight of
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叫
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jiao4 - To be called (named)
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来
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lai2 - To come
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回
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hui2 - To return back (回家)
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去
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qu4 - To go
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吃
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chi1 - To eat
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喝
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he1 - Drink
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睡觉
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shui4jiao4 - To sleep
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打
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da3 - misc 'do' verb. eg 打电话 - make a telephone call
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电话
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dian4hua4 - Telephone/telephone call
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做
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zuo4 - Do, be, make
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买
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mai3 - Buy
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卖
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mai4 - Sell
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开
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kai1 - Open, start, begin, operate
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坐
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zuo4 - Sit, travel by
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住
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zhu4 - Live (at), reside, dwell
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学习
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xue2xi2 - Study, Learn
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工作
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gong1zuo4 - Work, job, task
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下雨
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xia4yu3 - Rain
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问
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wen4 - Ask
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走
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zou3 - Go, walk
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进
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jin4 - Enter, come in
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出
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chu1 - Out, come out
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跑步
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pao3bu4 - Run, to run
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到
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dao4 - To arrive, to go to
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穿
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chuan1 - Wear, put on
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洗
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xi3 - Wash
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给
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gei3 - Give, leave, provide, (to, for)
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找
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zhao3 - Look for, seek, ask for
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懂
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dong3 - To understand
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笑
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xiao4 - Laugh, smile
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回答
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hui2da2 - Answer, to answer, reply
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告诉
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gao4su - Tell, inform
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准备
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zhun3bei4 - Ready, prepare
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开始
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kai1shi3 - Start, Beginning, Starting
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介绍
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jie4shao4 - Introduction, to introduce
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帮助
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bang1zhu4 - Help, assistance, aid
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玩
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wan2 - Play, enjoy, have fun
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送
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song4 - to send, to gift (give)
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等
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deng3 - Wait, grade
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让
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rang4 - Let, allow
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起床
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qi3chuang2 - Get up
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唱歌
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chang4ge1 - Singing, to sing a song
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跳舞
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tiao4wu3 - To dance, dancing
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旅游
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lv3you2 - Travel, tourism, trip, journey
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上班
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shang4ban1 - Go to work, start work
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生病
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sheng1bing4 - Sick, to get ill
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休息
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xiu1xi - Rest, take a break
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运动
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yun2dong2 - Sports
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游泳
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you2yong3 - Swim, go swimming
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踢足球
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ti1zu2qiu2 - Football
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打 篮球
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da3 lan2qiu2 - Play basketball
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完
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wan2 - Finish, complete
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爱
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ai4 - Love, to love :-)
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喜欢
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xi3huan - To like
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想
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xiang3 - to miss, to like, to think (opinion)
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认识
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ren4shi - To know (a person), to meet
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觉得
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jue2de - To feel (opinion)
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知道
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zhi1dao4 - To know (a thing)
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希望
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xi1wang4 - Hope, wish, expect
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会
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hui4 - To be able to (can)
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能
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neng2 - Can (currently able to)
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可以
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ke3yi3 - Can (may), to be allowed
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要
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yao4 - to want, will do
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可能
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ke3neng2 - May, possibly
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好
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hao3 - Good, well
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大
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da4 - Big, major, large
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小
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xiao3 - Little
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多
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duo1 - Many
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少
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shao3 - Few, little
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冷
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leng3 - Cold, frosty
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热
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re4 - Hot, warm, fever
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高兴
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gao1xing4 - Happy, be happy, glee
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漂亮
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piao4liang - Pretty
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高
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gao1 - High, tall, lofty
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红
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hong2 - Red
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百
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bai2 - Hundred
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黑
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hei1 - Black, dark
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忙
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mang2 - Busy
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快
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kuai4 - Fast, speed
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慢
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man4 - Slow
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远
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yuan3 - Far, away
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近
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jin4 - Close, nearby
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好吃
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hao3chi1 - Tasty, good food
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累
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lei4 - Tired
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长
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chang2 - Long
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新
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xin1 - New
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贵
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gui4 - Honoured
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便宜
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pian2yi - Cheap
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晴
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qing2 - Clear, fine (weather)
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阴
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yin1 - Cloudy, shade, lunar
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错
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cuo4 - Wrong, mistaken, fault
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快乐
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kuai4le4 - Happy, joyful
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我
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wo3 - I, me, myself
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你
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ni3 - You, yourself
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他
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ta1 - He, himself
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她
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ta1 - She, herself
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我们
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wo3men - We, us
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这
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zhe4 - This
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这儿
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zher4 - Here
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那
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na4 - That
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那儿
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nar4 - There
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哪
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na3 - Which?
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哪儿
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nar3 - Where?
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谁
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shui2 (or shei2) - Who?
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什么
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shen2me - What?
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多少
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do1shao - How much, how many? (When an answer ~>10 expected)
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几
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ji3 - How much, how many? (When an answer ~<10 expected)
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怎么
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zen3me - How?
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怎么样
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zen3meyang4 - How is it, like, how are you?
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您
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nin2 - You (polite)
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它
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ta1 - It
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大家
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da4jia1 - Everyone
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为什么
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wei4shen2me - Why?
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一
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yi1 - One
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二
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er2 - Two, 2
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三
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san3 - Three, 3
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四
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si4 - Four, 4 (UNLUCKY NUMBER)
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五
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wu3 - Five, 5
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六
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liu4 - Six, 6
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七
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qi1 - Seven, 7
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八
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ba1 - Eight, 8
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九
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jiu3 - Nine, 9
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十
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shi2 - Ten, 10
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零
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ling2 - Zero, Nought, 0
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两
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liang3 - Two, (used before measure word)
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百
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bai3 - Hundred
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千
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qian1 - Thousand
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第一
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di2yi1 - First, number one
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个
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ge4 - Misc measure word
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岁
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sui2 - Age, years (measure word )
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本
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ben3 - Measure word for books
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些
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xie1 - Measure word for uncountable things, such as water, "some"
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块
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kuai4 - Measure word for blocks/pieces
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次
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ci4 - Measure word for number of times
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公斤
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gong1jin1 - Kilogram
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元
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yuan2 - Currency in China
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件
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jian4 - Measure word for clothes
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张
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zhang1 - Measure word for flat things, such as paper, photographs
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不
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bu4 - No, not
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没
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mei2 - Not
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很
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hen3 - Very
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太
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tai4 - Too (extremely)
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都
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dou1 - All, every, each
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别
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bie2 - Other, do not, shouldn't
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非常
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fei1chang2 - Super Very
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也
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ye3 - Also
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还
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hai2 - Still (as in, remains the same)
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最
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zui4 - Most
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真
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zhen1 - Really, truely
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正在
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zheng4zai4 - Right now, in the process of (like 'ing')
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已经
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yi3jing1 - Already
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一起
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yi4qi3 - Together
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再
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zai4 - Again
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就
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jiu4 - Then, soon, next, already, only
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和
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he2 - And
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因为
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yin1wei4 - Because
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所以
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suo3yi3 - Therefore, so
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但是
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dan4shi4 - But, however
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在
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zai4 - At, located at
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从
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cong2 - From
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对
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dui4 - To, towards
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比
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bi3 - To compare, eg. X比Ybetter
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向
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xiang4 - To, towards, to turn towards
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离
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li2 - Away from, apart from
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的
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de - Particle: possessive. [adj, pronn, noun] + 的 + noun
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了
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le - Random weird particle that just goes whereever the hell you want. Sometimes means past tense (after verb, or at end of sentence) or a change in state
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吗
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ma - Particle: put at end of statement to make question.
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呢
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ne - Particle that means to ask something back at someone.
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得
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de - Possessive [adverb]得[verb]
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着
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zhe - [verb]着 = do something last
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过
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guo - [verb]guo = has been done. e.g. 去过 have been
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吧
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ba - Makes a statement a suggestion
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喂
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wei2 (or wei4) - The "Hello?" you do after you answer the phone.
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