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84 words/phrases to learn
signboard; mahjong tile
car; vehicle
new
can; be able to; will
qù nián
last year
to show; to reveal
to come
namely; at once; now; reach
便
convenient
bèi
back
gǔ dōng
stakeholder
and; to reach
to count; number
to go out; to occur
gram (g)
hái-shì
still, nevertheless
zhèxiē
these
chēng
call; say; weigh; name
zhī-dào
to know
yīng-guó
the UK
shǐ yòng
use
wèi-le
for...
quán-miàn
comprehensive, overall
dài
replace; on behalf; generation, era
gǎi
to change
stone
oil
yí-ge
one of (something)
zhòng-yào
important
long
occupation; industry
xiàn-zài
now
to turn
to help; to assist
to wait
door; gate
bù-fèn
part
particular; expert
yóu-qí
especially
fēi-cháng
very; unusual
rán-ér
however
fā-xiàn
to discover
zhè-ge
this one
méiyǒu
don't have; there isn't; there aren't
to watch; to look
xì-tǒng
system
jù-tǐ
specific
yí-dìng
surely, definitely
hand
yǐjīng...le
have … already
elder brother
měi-guó
the US
machine
bèi
passive marker
yí-xià
a bit
zì-jǐ
oneself
jǐn
only
to connect
level, rank, grade, degree
to leave
dǎo
move backward, turn upside down; pour, dump; on the contrary
dì...
prefix indicating ordinal number
dì-èr
second (ordinal number)
yáo yuǎn
far away
gēn-běn
fundamental; at all; radically
original; raw
to hold; handle
card
shǒu
head, chief, first, prime
mù-biāo
target; goal
lì-liàng
strength, power
wú-fǎ
unable
to hand over; to intersect; to make friends
dàn-shì
but
xī-wàng
hope; to hope
only; measure word for small animals
yōng-yǒu
have, own
néng-gòu
can; to be able to
early; morning
sun; day
clothes
middle; within
jí-tuán
group
logic; reason

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