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Vocabulary Index
(Simplified Script with Traditional Version)

a h , oh

ba

( modal particle)

bdba

dad

btii

hundred

baibai

bye-bye( transliteration)

ban

to do

ban

half

bangzhu

to help

bao

newspaper

bdoqian

to feel so~-ry/soily

Bgijing

Beijing

Beibei

(name of a dog)

btinzi

notebook

bidn

number of times (of action)

bh

not; no

bu hdoyisi

to feel embarrassed

buyong

need not

canjia

to participate; to attend

cSrntTng

dining room

cesuii

toilet

ceng

stoly ; floor

cha

to be short of, lack

changchang

often

chang

often

Ch6n

( a surname)

3,11

chT

to eat

chifan

to eat ( a meal)

13

chOsheng

to be born

chljfang

kitchen

13

chuan

to wear

12

dd dianhua

to make a phone call

ddgdng

to have a part-time job

ddqiu

to play ball

dasClo

to clean

dd

big, large

dangao

cake

ddngran

as it should be; only natural

that

ddo

to a ~ i i v e

de

to have, to get

de

( a possessive or modifying
particle)

dgng

to wait

didi

younger brother

didn(zh0ng)

o ' clock

dianhua

telephone ; phone call

dianying

movie

Ding

( a surname)

Ding Libd

( name of a Canadian student)

(N)'

ddngxi

things ; objects

( Adv)

dbu

both; all

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dudnlian

to do physical exercise

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(A)

d ui

right, correct

(IE)

duibuqi

I ' m sorly

(IE)

dub da

how old

(Adv)

dud

how

( QPr)

dudshao

how many, how much

(A)

dud

many, much

%6

two

fashdo

to have a fever

12

faydn

to become inflamed

12

fdngzi

house

13

fdngzO

rent (for a house, flat, etc)

13

fen

minute

11

fen(qian)

( measure word of Chinese 10

monetary unit, equal to 1/

100 +k);cent
to review

ganmao

to have a cold/cold

gdngcdi

just now

gdoxing

happy ; pleased

gaosu

to tell

gEge

elder brother

ge

( a measure word for general

use)

(v1

ggi

to give

( Prep)

ggi

to; for

( Prep/V )

gen

with/to follow

(V/N)

gdngzuo

(N)

gdngsi

company

(N).

dog

(N)

gbu
gOniang

(v)

gudhao

to register ( at a hospital,

girl

etc . )

guangpun

CD

g ui

expensive, precious

gui xing

what' s your honorable surname?

gu6
guo

countly , nation
to spend (time) ; to celebrate
( a birthday, a holiday)

14

hai

in addition

8,11

haishi

01'

12

Hanyii

Chinese ( language)

Hanzi

Chinese character

11

hclo

good; well; fine; O . K .

1,5

hao

number

5,9

he

to drink

2,9

he

and

hen

vely

1,7

hong p~jtaojiii

red wine

hui

to return

11

ji

how many, how much

jizh6

reporter

ji

to post, to mail

Jiandda

Canada

jia

family, home

Jiamljli

(name of a house rental agenCY

jian

( a measure word for room,

house, etc)

jian

( a measure word) piece

jiao

to be called

jiao

to teach

jiaoshou

professor

jie

festival

jigjie

elder sister

jieshdo

to introduce

vnnian

this year

nian

year

fintian

today

6,9

jl-n

( measure word of weight,

10

equal to 500g)

jin

to enter

jinlai

to come in

pngju

Beijing opera

pngli

manager

13

juhui

get- together; party

kafei

coffee

2,13

kaixue

to start school

kan

to watch, to look at

kdnbing

to see a doctor

12

kGoyb

roast duck

kit' hi

lovely, cute

kitneng

maybe

kitshi

but

keyi

may

ke

quarter (of an hour)

ke

class ; lesson

kewen

text

kdngpa

to he afraid that; perhaps

kdu

( a measure word mainly for

the number of people in a

family)

k6uyG

spoken language

kuai ( qian)

(measure word of basic Chinese monetary unit, equal to

10 %) ; dollar

k~~a~le

happy

L
lai

to come

IGoshi

teacher

litng

cold

liwu

gift ; present

L'ibb

( name of a Canadian stu-

dent)

lianxi

to practice/exercise

14

liGng

two

le

( modal partical/aspect palti-

5 ,9

cal )

Liang Zhu

( name of a Chinese violin

10

concerto)

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Lin Nu

(name of a British student)

llng

zero

li6xueshGng

student studying abroad ; international studen1

IOU

building

Lu Yiiping

(name of a Chinese reporter)

Ifixing

to travel

M
mama

mom

Md Ddwei

(name of an American student)

ma

(Intei~ogativeparticle for question expecting yes-no answer)

mCli

to buy

mdng

busy

mao( qian)

( measure word of Chinese

monetary unit, equal to 1/10

%k); dime
m6i

not

mei guanxi

never mind; it doesn't matter

mei

every; each

Meiguo

the United States; America

mgishu

fine arts

meimei

younger sister

tb

(used after pronouns

&. ,417 ,

4& or certain nouns to denote

plural)

mingpian

calling card

mingzi

name

mingtion

N
nd

which

ndr

where

ndli

no ( a n expression of modest
denial)

nu

that

nar

there

nClinai

grandmother on the father ' s

side

(A)

nan

male

2,8

(N)

nanfang

south

14

( MdPt )

ne

( a modal particle used for el-

1,2

liptical questions)

neng

can; be able to

11

ni

YOU

1,3

nimen

you( pl . )

nian

to read

14

nin

yoc (polite form)

3, 4

ni

female

Europe

14

pengyou

friend

2,4

piaoliang

pretty, beautiful ;nice

ping
pinggud

bottle

apple

10

putao

grape

10

qichuang

to get up

11

qian

money

10

cling
qingwen

please

May I a s k . . . ?

4,5

qh

to go

quanshen

all over (the body)

12

rang

to let; to allow; to make

13

ren

~ e o p l ,e person

renshi

to know (somebody)

rongyi

easy

10

sanbu

to take a walk; to walk

13

sangzi

throat

12

shangchang

market ;bazaar ;shopping mall

10

0
Ouzhdu

Shangh~i

Shanghai

shangke

to go to class (both students

and teachers)

shangwij

morning

shei

who ; whom

shenti

body, health

shenme

what

shengci

new word

shengri

birthday

Shengdan

Christmas

shif u

master worker

shihou

time; moment

shijian

time

shir

matter ; affair; thing

shi

to be

shoumidn

( birthday) longevity noodles

shU

book

shOfu

comfortable

shui

water

shuijiao

to sleep

shui

to sleep

shua

to say; to speak

sTF

driver

si

four

Sbng Hua

(name of a Chinese student)

song

to give ( a s a present)

shh8

dormitory

sui

year (of age)

suishu

years ( of age)

sur~niir

granddaughter on son's side

tamen

they ; them

ta

he ; him

t&

she ; her

tai

too ; extremely

14

teng

painful

tian

day

I:ianqi

weather

iTngshuS,

to be told

t6u

head

waiguo

foreign countly

whip6

grandmother on the mother' s

side

waiyir

foreign language

wanr

to have full, to play

wan

late

wanshang

evening, night

Wang Xiaoyun

( n a m e of a Chinese student)

weishenme

why

wei

( a polite measure word for

person)

wei

hello ; hey

wenxue

literature

wen

to ask

wenti

question

w6

I ; me

wdmen

we; us

X
xTyao

Western medicine

xi

to wash

xihuan

to like, to prefer

xi

faculty ; department

xiawir

afternoon

xiansheng

Mr.

xianzai

now

xiangjibopinggud apple with a banana taste

xiangjiao

banana

xiang

to think; to miss/to want to

do s t h .

xiao

little, small

xiaojig

Miss; young lady

xi6

to write

11

xiexie

to thank

5,6

xTngq i

week

xTng qTri

Sunday

xing

to be 0 . I<.

xing

one's surname i s . . ./surname

xiUxi

to take a rest

12

xuesheng

student

4'5

xuexi

to learn; to study

4,7

xueyudn

institute ; college

4,7

Y
Yang

( a surname)

yao

medicine

yho

to want/must;

to want to do

sth.

&

too; also

(Adv)

)6

( Nu-M)

( yi) diGnr

a little bit

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(Adv)

yigong

altogether

4%

(Adv.)

yiqi

together

yixia

(used after a verb to indicate

yif u

a short, quick, random, informal action)

clothes

yTsheng

doctor ; physician

yiyuan

hospital

yinyue

music

yinggai

should ; ought to

Yingguo

Great Britain ; England

YTngyllr

English

youju

post office

youydng

to swim

ydu

to have

ydudiC~nr

somewhat; rather; a bit

yduming

famous

ydu yisi

interesting

yiif6

grammar

14

yllrya~i

language

yuanyi

to be willing to do s t h .

12

-7;

(-),%%

good-bye
again
to be ( here, there ) ; to be
( i n , on, at)

zdng

dirty

zgnme

how

zgnmeyang

how is it?

Zhbng

( a surname)

zhbng

( a measure word for flat ob-

jects)
(v>

zhtio

to look for

(v)

zhtio(qi6n)

to give change

(N)

zhdopian

picture, photo

( Pr>

zhe

this

( Pr)

zh&r

here

( A/ Adv)

zhen

real/really

(V)

zhTdao

to know

(PN)

Zhdngguo

China

(N)

Zhdngwen

Ch'inese

(N)

zhdngwii

noon

(N)

zhdngxue

middle school

(N)

zhdngyao

traditional Chinese medicine

(v>

shii

to be born in the year of

(vo)

zhljyuan

to be in hospital; to be hospitalized

zhlj

to live; to stay

zhljhe

to congratulate

z h ~

to wish

zhudnye

major ; specialty

zii

to rent

zu6tibn

yesterday

zub

to sit

zub

to do; to make

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Supplementary Words

baogu6

parcel

14

baokuo

to include

13

bei

cup of

10

b6n

(measure word for books and

10

notebooks)
Pen

10

cheap ; inexpensive

10

watch

11

cha

tea

changge

to sing(a song)

11

che

car ;vehicle

ChUn Jie

the Spring Festival

14

cidian

dictionaly

dadi

to take a taxi

11

dazhen

to have an injection

12

dabian

stool

12

didnntjo

computer

didnshi

TV

14

duzi

abdomen ;stomach

12

convenient

13

( measure word for publica-

10

tions such as newspapers)

Fuhuo Jie

Easter

14

G
GCln'en Jie

Thanksgiving Day

gongchengshi

engineer

H
haizi

child

hanbGo

hamburger

heshi

suitable

huaxue

chemistry

huayan

to have a medical test

huida

to answer

huixin

reply/to reply

J
jiaoyu

education

fingji

economy

]Trig xi

pleasant surprise

kaiche

to drive a car

kdiddo

to have an operation

kde

coke

keting

living room

lishi

history

liangkuai

cool

Iushi

lawyer

luan

in disorder; in a mess

mai

to sell

mif a n

(cooked) rice

mianbdo

bread

nan

difficult

niunCli

milk

beer

coincidental
sunny

re

hot

r&giju

hotdog

rexin

enthusiastic

riji

diary

shenghu6

life

Shengdan

Santa Claus

IGoren
shouhuoyubn

shop assistant ; salesperson

10

shiidian

book store

10

shiifang

a study

13

shuxue

mathematics

shuidianfei

utility

13

tao

suite

tiyuguan

gym

tiaowii

to dance

waigong

grandfather on the mother' s 8

side

wenhua

culture

woshi

bedroom

13

wuli

physics

xic n

Western food

xiyan

to smoke

chairman of the department

to get out of class; to finish

11

class

xitiobian

urine

12

xin

new

13

xuanxiu

to take an elective course

xu6bi

Sprite

xie

blood

12

tooth

12

grandfather on the father ' s 8

side

yiny ue

music

YTngwen

English

12

yudn

( the same as " kk" , but used

10

in written language)

Yuandan

New Year's Day

14

zhexue

philosophy

zhgngli

to put in order; to arrange;

14

to sort out
( a measure word for stick-

10

like things such as pens)

zhdngcBn

Chinese food

zhujiao

teaching assistant

zuojid

writer

10