Most Common 3K Chinese Characters: 201-300

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眼

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[yǎn] (=眼睛 yǎnjing) eye; 眼鏡 yǎnjìng glasses

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體

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[tǐ] substance, (=身體 shēntǐ) body; 具體 jùtǐ concrete, specific [tī] 體己 tīji (or tǐjǐ) intimate, confidential

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別

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[bié] separate, other, don't, leave, differentiate, <family name> [biè] 別扭 biè niu awkward

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處

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[chù] place, part, point, department, office [chǔ] deal with, get along with somebody; 處方chǔ fāng medical prescription

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總

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[zǒng] general, overall, always, (=總數 zǒngshù) sum, total; 總統 zǒngtǒng president (of a republic)

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才

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[cái] talent, only then; 剛才 gāngcái just now

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場

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[chǎng] field, place where people gather, stage, level open ground, country fair, market, <classifier for games, performances etc.> [cháng] <classifier for happenings>

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師

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[shī] (=老師 lǎoshī) teacher; 師傅 shīfu master

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書

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[shū] book, style of calligraphy; 書記 shūji clerk; 圖書館 túshūguǎn library

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比

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[bǐ] compare, contrast; 比較 bǐjiào relatively; 比如 bǐrú for example

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住

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[zhù] live (in a place)

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員

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[yuán] member. ~ist, ~er; 委員會 wěiyuánhuì committee; 人員 rényuán personnel

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九

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[jiǔ] nine; 九月 jiǔyuè September

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笑

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[xiào] laugh

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性

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[xìng] sex, gender, nature, ~ness; suffix corresponding to -ness or -ity 可能性 kěnéngxìng possibility

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通

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[tōng] communicate, notify, connect, join, know very well, authority, expert, (=通過 tōngguò) go through, <classifier for telegrams>, <family name>; 交通 jiāotōng traffic; 普通話 Pǔtōnghù Common Speech = Mandarin [tòng] <classifier for actions>

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目

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[mù] eye; 目前 mùqián in front of ones eyes, at present; 目的 mùdì goal, purpose, aim; 目錄 mùlù catalogue, list, list of contents {Compare with 自 zì self and 日 rì sun}

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華

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[huá] glory, splendor, magnificent, (=中華 Zhōnghuá) China [Huà] <family name>; 華山 Huà Shān (mountain in Shaanxi)

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報

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[bào] (=報告 bàogào) report, (=報紙 bàozhǐ) newspaper, (=電報 diànbào) telegram

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立

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[lì] stand, erect, vertical; 建立 jiànlì establish; 立刻 lìkè right away; 立方体 lìfāngtǐ cube

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馬

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[mǎ] horse; 馬上 mǎshàng right away 馬馬虎虎 mǎmahūhū careless, casual

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命

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[mìng] (=生命 shēngmìng) life, fate, destiny; 命令 mìnglìng command; 革命 gémìng revolution

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張

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[zhāng] spread, sheet of paper, <classifier for surfaces, tables, postcards, etc.>; 緊張 jǐnzhāng tense, nervous

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活

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[huó] live, alive, living, vivid; 生活 shēnghuó life; 活動 huódòng activity

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難

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[nán] difficult [nàn] disaster

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神

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[shén] spirit, god; 精神 jīngshén spirit, mind, consciousness, essence

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數

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[shù] number, number, figure, fate, plan; 數學 shùxué math [shǔ] count, enumerate, list [shuò] frequently, repeatedly

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件

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[jiàn] item, correspondence, document, <classifier for articles and items>; 條件 tiáojiàn term, condition

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安

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[ān] still, quiet; 安全 ānquán safe, secure; 安排 ānpái arrange, plan, fix up

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表

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[biǎo] surface; exterior; to watch; to show; express; an example; a list or table; a meter; a watch; chart; external; (F錶) (wrist-)watch

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原

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[yuán] originally, simple, <family name>; 原來 yuánlái original, formerly, as a matter of fact; 原因 yuányīn cause, reason

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車

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[chē] car, vehicle with wheels, <family name> [jū] (a piece in Chinese chess)

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白

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[bái] white; 明白 míngbai understand, realize, clear, obvious; 白天 báitiān daytime; 白菜 báicài cabbage [bó] 李白 Lǐ Bó = Lǐ Bái {Compare with 自 zì self and 百 bǎi hundred}

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應

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[yīng] promise, answer, respond, <family name>, (=應該 yīnggāi) should, ought to [yìng] 應用 yìngyòng apply

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路

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[lù] path, way, journey, distance, means, sequence, logic, sort, grade, class, <family name>, (=道路 dàolù) road

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期

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[qī] phase, stage, <classifier for issues of periodicals>, (=時期 shíqī) time period; 班期 bānqī schedule, time table; 星期 xīngqī week; 長期 chángqī long term [jī] anniversary

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叫

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[jiào] cry out, call; 叫做 jiàozuò be called, be known as

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死

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[sǐ] die, death

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常

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[cháng] often, constant, ordinary, <family name>; 非常 fēicháng extremely

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提

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[tí] lift, raise, pick up, carry; 提高 tígāo improve; 提供 tígōng provide [dī] 提防 dīfang take precautions or be on guard against

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感

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[gǎn] (=感覺 gǎnjué) feel, (=感情 gǎnqíng) emotion

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金

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[jīn] (=金子 jīnzi) gold, (=金屬 jīnshǔ) metals in general

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何

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[hé] what?, where?, how?, <family name>; 任何 rènhé any; 如何 rúhé how?; 幾何 jǐhé geometry

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更

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[gèng] more, still/even more, furthermore [gēng] replace, transform, night watch; (=更改 gēnggǎi) change, alter {Compare with 吏 lì official and 便 biàn convenient}

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反

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[fǎn] turn over, return, revolt, (=反對 fǎnduì) oppose, combat; 反映 fǎnyìng reflect {Compare with 友 yǒu friend}

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合

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[hé] close, shut, accord with, conform to, be equal to, together, jointly, <classifier for rounds>, (=結合 jiéhé) combine; 合作 hézuò cooperate [gě] decilitre

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放

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[fàng] put, release, set free, give out, expand, blossom, bloom, lend (money) at interest; 解放 jiěfàng liberate, emancipate

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做

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[zuò] do, act, make, produce, write, compose, <slang> to have sex; 叫做 jiàozuò be called, be known as; 做法 zuòfǎ method, way of doing {Sometimes replaceable with 作 zuò do}

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係

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[xì] be; connection; relation; tie up; bind; 關係 guanxi concern. 系 = series, department, faculty, (=系統 xìtǒng) system

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計

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[jì] (=計算 jìsuàn) count, calculate, plot, plan, <family name>; 統計 tǒngjì statistics

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或

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[huò] (=或者 huòzhě) or, (=或許 huòxǔ) perhaps, maybe, (=可能 kěnéng) probably {Compare with 國=国 guó country}

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司

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[sī] 公司 gōngsī company, corporation; 司令 sīlìng commander

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利

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[lì] (=利益 lìyì) interest, benefit, profit, <family name>; 利用 lìyòng utilize; 勝利 shènglì triumph; 意大利 Yìdàlì Italy

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受

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[shòu] receive, endure, (=接受 jiēshòu) accept; 難受 nánshòu unhappy

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光

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[guāng] light, merely; 陽光 yángguāng sunlight; 光榮 guāngróng glory

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王

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[wáng] king; 王國 wángguó kingdom, realm, domain [wàng] (rare) rule {Compare with 主 zhǔ lord and 玉 yù jade}

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果

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[guǒ] fruit, surely, truly, as expected, (=結果 jiéguǒ) result, consequence, outcome; 如果 rúguǒ if

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親

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[qīn] close relative, kiss; 母親 mùqin mother; 父親 fùqin father; 親自qīnzì in person [qìng] 親家 qìngjia relatives by marriage

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界

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[jiè] (=界限 jièxiàn) boundary, limit, scope, extent, circles, group, kingdom (taxonomy); 世界 shìjiè world

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及

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[jí] reach, come up to, and, in, on, to; 以及 yǐjí as well as; 及時 jíshí promptly

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今

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[jīn] now, this; 今天 jīntiān today

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京

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[jīng] capital city, (=北京 Běijīng) short for Beijing; 南京 Nánjīng; 東京 Dōngjīng Tokyo (or other eastern capital in previous dynasties!)

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務

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[wù] affair, business; 任務 rènwu assignment, task; 服務 fúwù service, serve

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制

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[zhì] system; to make; to manufacture; to control; to regulate; (=制度 zhìdù) system, institution, (=控制 kòngzhì) control, dominate, (F製) (=製造 zhìzào) manufacture

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解

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[jiě] separate, explain, untie, undo, take off, dissolve, <mathematic> solution; 解釋 jiěshì to explain, to interpret, to resolve [Xiè] <family name> [jiè] 解送 jièsòng send under guard

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各

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[gè] each, every, different, separately; 各有千秋 gèyǒuqiānqiū each has his merits [gě] 自各 zìgě oneself, by oneself

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任

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[rèn] to assign, to appoint; office, responsibility; allow, trust, official post, <classifier for terms of office>; 任務 rènwu task; 任何 rènhé any [Rén] <family name>

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至

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[zhì] to, until, extremely, most, arrive, reach; 甚至 shènzhì even (to the point of), so much so that; 至少 zhìshǎo at least

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清

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[qīng] clear, distinct, complete, pure; (=清楚 qīngchu) clear; 清潔 qīngjié clean

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物

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[wù] thing, matter; 動物 dòngwù animal; 植物 zhíwù plant; 物理 wùlǐ physics

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台

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[tái] <polite> you, platform, <classifier for performances, engines, computers, TV-sets, etc.>, (=臺灣 Táiwān) short for Taiwan (F臺) (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station, <classifier for performances, engines, computers, TV-sets, etc.>

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象

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[xiàng] appearance, likeness, (=大象 dàxiàng) elephant

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記

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[jì] (=記得 jìde) remember, (=記錄 jìlù) record {Compare with the "open" radical 己 jǐ self and not the close 已 yǐ already}

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邊

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[biān] on the side of something, margin, limit, <family name>, (=旁邊 pángbiān) side; 這邊 zhèbiān over here

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共

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[gòng] share; 一共 yígòng in all; 公共 gōnggòng public; 共和 gònghé republic

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風

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[fēng] wind

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戰

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[zhàn] to fight; fight; war; battle; (=戰爭 zhànzhēng) war

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干

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[gān] to concern; to interfere; shield; stem; 干涉 gānshè to interfere, intervene, (F乾) dry [gàn] (F幹) do {天干 tiāngān the Ten Heavenly Stems: 甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸 jiǎ-yǐ-bǐng-dīng-wù-jǐ-gēng-xīn-rén-guǐ (these characters are sometimes used as ordinal numbers} {Compare with 千 qiān thousand and于 yú at}

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接

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[jiē] connect, (=接受 jiēshòu) accept; 接著 jiēzhe catch, next; 直接 zhíjiē direct

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它

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[tā] it, its

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許

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[xǔ] allow, somewhat, <family name>, (=也許 yěxǔ) perhaps; 許多 xǔduō a lot

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八

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[bā] eight; 八月 Bāyuè August

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特

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[tè] (=特別 tèbié) special, particular; 特點 tèdiǎn characteristic, trait, feature

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覺

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[jué] perceive, feel, find that, thinking, awake, aware [jiào] (=睡覺 shuìjiào) sleep; 午覺 wǔjiào siesta, afternoon nap

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望

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[wàng] hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards; 希望 xīwàng hope, wish

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直

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[zhí] straight, directly {Compare with 真 zhēn true}

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服

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[fú] (=服務 fúwù) serve, (=衣服 yīfu) clothes [fù] dose

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毛

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[máo] hair, fur {Compare with 手 shǒu hand}

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林

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[lín] (=森林 sēnlín) forest, <family name>; 桂林 Guìlín (city in Guangxi)

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題

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[tí] topic; subject; to inscribe; to superscribe; 問題 wèntí question, problem; 題目 tímù title

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建

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[jiàn] construct, establish; 建議 jiànyì suggest

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南

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[nán] south; 西南 xīnán southwest

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度

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[dù] degree, extent, unit (kWh, angle, temperature, etc.), <classifier for units of measurement, occasions, times, etc.>; 制度 zhìdù system, institution [duó] 猜度 cāiduó surmise

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統

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[tǒng] order, unite; 統治 tǒngzhì (political) rule (over); to rule; to dominate; 統一 tǒngyī together, unify, unite, integrate

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色

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[sè] (=顔色 yánsè) colour; 臉色 liǎnsè complexion, look, facial expression [shǎi] colour

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字

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[zì] written character; 漢字 Hànzì Chinese character; 名字 míngzi name {Compare qith 学 xué study}

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請

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[qǐng] please, request, invite; 請求 qǐngqiú ask, request

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交

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[jiāo] join; 交通 jiāotōng traffic; 交換 jiāohuàn exchange

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愛

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[ài] (=愛情 àiqíng) love; 愛人 àirén spouse, lover

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讓

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[ràng] let, allow