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133 Cards in this Set
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Han yu
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Chinese language
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Zhong wen
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Chinese language
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bai (3) fen (1) zhe (1) yi (1) bai (3)
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one hundred percent, totally, 100% effective
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wu (4) ji (2) bi (4) fan (3)
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物 ( wu4 ) 極 ( ji2 ) 必 ( bi4 ) 反 ( fan3 )
物 ( wu4 )- Things 極 ( ji2 ) – extremely – too much 必 ( bi4 ) – most certainly 反 ( fan3 ) - rebel, reverse, opposite |
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bai (3) fen (1) zhi (1)
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percent
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biao (1) qian (1)
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label, as in clothes label
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cong (1) ming (1)
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intelligent, acute (sight and hearing)
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dong (1) gua (1)
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wax gourd, white, winter squash
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fa (1) feng (1)
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crazy
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fa (1) feng (1) de
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crazy, to go crazy
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fan (2) ti (3)
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Traditional form
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fan (2) ti (3) zi
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Traditional Chinese character
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gui (1)
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exotic / strange / grand
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Hua (2) qiao (2)
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Overseas Chinese
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Hua (2) qiao (2) xue (2) sheng (0)
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Overseas Chinese student
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hua (2) ren (2)
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Chinese person / ethnicity
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huang (2) gua (1)
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cucumber, literally "yellow squash"
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jian (3) hua (4) zi (0)
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Simplified Chinese character
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jian (3) ti (3)
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Simple form
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Jian (3) ti (3) zi (0)
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Simplified Chinese character
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kan (1)
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look
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kan (1) yi (1) kan (1)
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look, a little, have a look
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lao (3) hua (4)
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age, aging, becoming old
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lao (3) yan (3) hun (1) hua (1)
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blurred vision of an older person
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nan (2) gua (1)
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pumpkin, literally "south squash"
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qing (1) gua (1)
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cucumber
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san (1) fen (1) zhi (1) er (4)
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two-thirds
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san (1) fen (1) zhi (1) yi (1)
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one-third
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sun (1) zi (0)
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grandson
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wai (4) gong (1)
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Grandfather
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wai (4) po (1)
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Grandmother
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wo (3) de (0) yan (3) jing (1) lao (3) hua (4) le
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My eyes are gettIng older
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xi (1) gua (1)
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watermelon (western melon)
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Xiang (1) Gang (3)
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Hong Kong
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Xiang (1) Gang (3) hua (2) ren (2)
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Hong Kong Chinese
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xiang (1) gua (1)
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cantaloupe
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Xin (1) jia (1) po (1) hua (2) ren (2)
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Singapore Chinese
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Xin (1) jia (1) po (1) ren (2)
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Singaporean
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yi (1) guo (1)
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exotic / foreign
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yi (1) wo (3) kan (4)
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in my opinion
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yi (1) wo (3) lai (2) kan (4)
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in my opinion, as I see it
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yu (2) chu (4) gua (1)
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spaghetti squash
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Zhong (1) guo (2) ren (2)
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Chinese person / from China
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Zhong (1) hua (2) ren (2) min (2) gong (4) he (2) guo (2)
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People's Republic of China
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zhu (4) yi (4) kan (4)
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watch carefully
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ni hao
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hello, you good?
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ni jiao shen ma ming zi
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What is your name?
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gui xing
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surname
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ming zi
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name, first name
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wo hen gao xing jian dao ni
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I am very glad/happy to meet you
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qing rang wo jie shao wo de tongxue,
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Please allow me to introduce my colleague
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jie hun
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married
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ni jie hun le mei you?
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Are you married?
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ni zuo shen ma gong zou?
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What work to you do/
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ai ren
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spouse
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Ji (3) kuai (4) qian (2)?
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How much is it?
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ce (4) suo (3)
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Bathroom
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cheng (2) yu (1)
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Chinese idiom - 4 characters put together
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an (4) bu (4) jiu (4) ban (3)
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to take one step at a time (Chinese idiom)
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huo (3) shang (4) jia (4) you (2)
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to add fuel to the fire
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jia (4) you (2)
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add fuel, go faster, to cheer on a racer "jia you jia you"
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Hu (2) shuo (1) ba (1) dao (4)
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to talk nonsense in eight directions (literally), talk nonsense
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mo (4) ming (2) qi (2) miao (4)
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No one can explain the wonder and mystery of it all. This chengyu describes anything that is difficult to understand, including unusual behavior.
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Quan (2) xin (1) quan (2) yi (4)
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entire heart, entire mind. wholeheartedly.
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Yi (4) mo (2) yi (4) yang (4)
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exactly alike
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Yi (4) ju (0) liung (3) de
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To kill two birds with one stone
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Yi (3) shen (1) zuo (4) ze (2)
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to set a good example
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yi (4) zhen (1) jian (4) xie (3)
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to hit the nail on the head
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zhong (1) qiu (1) jie (2)
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Moon festival. Middle + autumn
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deng (3)
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lantern
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Yue (4) bing (3)
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Moon cake
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tu (4) zi
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rabbit
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chang (2) e (2)
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Legendary Moon goddess
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gui (1) hua (1)
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osmanthus tree, flowers
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dao (1)
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knife
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hen (3) nan (2) shou (1)
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hard to say, difficult to describe
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Da (4) xue (3)
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university
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du (2) shu (1)
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to study
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you (4) er (2)
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child
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you (4) er (2) yuan (2)
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pre-school
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sheng (1) ri (4)
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birthday
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sheng (1) huo (3)
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to make fire,
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sheng (1) zi (3)
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Holy son, Jesus
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sheng (1) tian (1)
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ascend to heaven
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jia (4) ting (2)
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household, family
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jia (4) ting (2) sheng (1) huo (2)
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home life
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jia (4) ting (2) zhu (3) fu (4)
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housewife
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jia (4) ting (2) zuo (4) ye (4)
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home work (housework?)
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qi (1) qi (1) ba (1) ba (1)
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seven, seven, eight, eight. bits and peices, of all kinds
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ma (3) ma hu (1) hu (1)
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horse, horse, tiger, tiger. not so bad, fair, tolerable
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chu (1) sheng (1)
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to be born
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chu (1) sheng (1) zai na li?
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where were you born?
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sheng (1) qi (3)
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angry, get angry, literally : to give life to air/anger
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shu (3)
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tree
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sheng (1) rou (4)
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raw meat
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sheng (1) cai (4)
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fresh or raw vegetables
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shu (2)
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cooked, cooked food
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shu (2) cai (4)
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cooked food, ready to eat
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you (3) shi (2) hou
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sometimes
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you (3) de shi (2) hou
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sometimes/at times
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men (1) re (4)
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hot and stuffy, stifling hot. "Men "character has a heart in a door.
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men (2) kou (3)
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doorway, gate
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shi (1)
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wet
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gan (1)
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dry, clean
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chao (2)
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humid, moist. also tide and current.
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zuo (4) fan (40
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cook food
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wei (4) sheng (1)
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health, hygiene, sanitation
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wei (4) sheng (1) zhi (3)
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toilet paper
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da (4) da (4) xiao (3) xiao (3)
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large and small, of all sizes
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zui (4) hao (3)
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the best, the most, very good!
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Di yi ke
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Lesson one,and so on . . .
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ni (3)
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you
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hao (3)
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good
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nin (2)
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you, respectfully
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ni (3) hao (3)
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hello
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zao (3)
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morning
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zai (4)
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again
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zai (4) jian (40
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good bye, see you again
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jian (4)
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see
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ni (3) zao (3)
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good morning
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ren (2), ⼈
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person, also a basic Chinese radical
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fu (4) ⽗
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father, also a basic Chinese radical
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kangxi, kangxi zidian
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Kangxi or K'ang Hsi. 2nd Qing Dyn emperor. 214 radicals. Modern Chinese based on this dictionary.
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ma?
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question, particle
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bu (4)
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not, no
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cuo (4), bu (4) cuo (4)
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bad,mistake
not bad |
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hai (2)
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also,fairly
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ke (3), ke (3) yi
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can, may
can do, pretty good |
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wo (3)
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me, I
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hen (3)
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very
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xie (4), xie (4) xie (4)
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thank
thank you |
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ne, ni (3) ne
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particle
and you? |
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ye (3)
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also, as well
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