New Practical Chinese Reader Book 1 Characters (M-Q)

Front 1

妈

Back 1

mā

(mom)

Front 2

马

Back 2

mǎ

(horse)

Front 3

吗

Back 3

ma

(a particle used for questions expecting a yes-no answer)

Front 4

买

Back 4

mǎi

(to buy)

Front 5

忙

Back 5

máng

(busy)

Front 6

毛

Back 6

máo

(fur; mao (a measure word of Chinese monetary unit, it is equal to 1/10 yuan)

Front 7

冒

Back 7

mào

(to emit, bold, cover)

Front 8

么

Back 8

me

(suffix, used to form interrogative)

Front 9

没

Back 9

méi

(not)

Front 10

每

Back 10

měi

(every, each)

Front 11

美

Back 11

měi

(beautiful)

Front 12

妹

Back 12

mèi

(younger sister)

Front 13

门

Back 13

mén

(door)

Front 14

们

Back 14

men

(plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals)

Front 15

米

Back 15

mǐ

(rice)

Front 16

免

Back 16

miǎn

(to be excused from)

Front 17

面

Back 17

miàn

(noodle)

Front 18

皿

Back 18

mǐn

(household utensils)

Front 19

名

Back 19

míng

(name, famous)

Front 20

明

Back 20

míng

(bright, (of meaning) clear, to understand, next)

Front 21

母

Back 21

mǔ

(mother)

Front 22

木

Back 22

mù

(wood)

Front 23

目

Back 23

mù

(eye)

Front 24

拿

Back 24

ná

(to hold, to seize, to take)

Front 25

哪

Back 25

nǎ

(which)

Front 26

那

Back 26

nà

(that)

Front 27

娜

Back 27

nà

((phonetic na), used esp. in girl's names)

Front 28

男

Back 28

nán

(male)

Front 29

南

Back 29

nán

(south)

Front 30

呢

Back 30

ne

((a modal particle used for elliptical questions))

Front 31

能

Back 31

néng

(can, to be able to)

Front 32

尼

Back 32

ní

(nun)

Front 33

你

Back 33

nǐ

(you)

Front 34

年

Back 34

nián

(year)

Front 35

娘

Back 35

niáng

(mother, young lady)

Front 36

您

Back 36

nín

(you (polite form))

Front 37

女

Back 37

nǚ

(female)

Front 38

欧

Back 38

ōu

(Europe)

Front 39

盘

Back 39

pán

(plate, dish, tray)

Front 40

朋

Back 40

péng

(friend)

Front 41

皮

Back 41

pí

(skin)

Front 42

片

Back 42

piàn

(flat, thin piece; slice)

Front 43

漂

Back 43

piào

(elegant, polished)

Front 44

平

Back 44

píng

(flat)

Front 45

苹

Back 45

píng

(apple)

Front 46

瓶

Back 46

píng

(bottle)

Front 47

婆

Back 47

pó

(grandmother, matron, mother-in-law)

Front 48

葡

Back 48

pú

(grapes)

Front 49

七

Back 49

qī

(seven)

Front 50

期

Back 50

qī

(a period of time, phase, stage, to hope)

Front 51

其

Back 51

qí

(he (his); she (her); it (its); they (their))

Front 52

乞

Back 52

qǐ

(to beg)

Front 53

起

Back 53

qǐ

(to rise, to raise, to get up, to set out)

Front 54

气

Back 54

qì

(air)

Front 55

钱

Back 55

qián

(money)

Front 56

欠

Back 56

qiàn

(to owe)

Front 57

且

Back 57

qiě

(and)

Front 58

青

Back 58

qīng

(blue, green)

Front 59

请

Back 59

qǐng

(to ask, to invite, please (do something))

Front 60

去

Back 60

qù

(to go)

Front 61

全

Back 61

quán

(whole)

Front 62

犬

Back 62

quǎn

(dog)