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164 words/phrases to learn
hài
hi
好
well; good
huān-yíng
welcome
来
to come
láidào
come
市
city; market
chúfáng
kitchen
房
house; room
起
to rise; to start
五
five
香
fragrant
zhòng
(meausre word) kind, species
bǐ
... than ...
cháng
normal; constant; often
见
to see; to look
用
to use
作
to do; to regard as
zuò yè
homework, assignment
业
occupation; industry
广
wide
但
but; however
dàn-shì
but
却
but; nevertheless
yuàn
wish; be willing to
买
to buy
总
total; overall
觉
to feel; asleep
jué-de
to think; to feel
yóudiǎn...
to be a little bit…
点
point; dot; a bit
可
can; may; able to
kě-shì
but
边
side
经
to pass through
jīng-cháng
often
shǐ yòng
use
bǐ-rú
for example
lǐ-miàn
inside
会
can; be able to; will
小
small
皮
skin; leather; fur
花
flower
打
to hit
hái-yǒu
still; in addition
丁
fourth (equivalent to the letter "D" or roman "IV")
suó-yǐ
so; therefore
以
by means of
dìng
stable; fixed; decide; certainly
yícì
once
次
(measure word for events) time
cì
... time(s)
看
to watch; to look
dǐ
bottom; end; background
怎
how
zěn-me
how
zěn-me ...
how ...
zěn-me-yàng
how; how about
样
pattern; shape
刚
just now
方
square
已
already
yǐjīng...le
have … already
示
to show; to reveal
出
to go out; to occur
chū lái
to come out
把
to hold; handle
zhèxiē
these
都
all; both
合
to close; to fit
zài yìqǐ
to be together
yì-qǐ
together
中
middle; within
火
fire
八
eight
角
angle; corner
又
again (past action)
热
hot; to heat
先
prior; first
shí-hou
moment; period
候
to wait; to inquire after
给
to give
gěi!
here you go!
其
such
qí-shí
actually; in fact
实
solid; honest
yí-dìng
surely, definitely
妙
clever; wonderful
kě-néng
possibility; possible
能
be able to; can
七
seven
乃
to be; thereupon
至
to arrive; until
十
ten
yǐ-shàng
above
最
the most
jiǎn dān
simple, ordinary
单
list; single
传
to pass on
全
all; entire; complete
止
to stop; to prohibit; until
乎
in; at; from
芳
fragrant
四
four
bú shì
isn't; no
zhè-ge
this one
kàn dào
see
相
each other; portrait
红
red
hóng-sè
red
色
color
yán-sè
color
hǎo le
it's done
机
machine
末
tip; end
步
step
重
heavy; weigh
zhòng-yào
important
要
to want; to need
需
to require
xū-yào
to need
器
object
zhè yàng
this way, like this
鸡
chicken
鸭
duck
肉
meat; flesh
ké-yǐ
can; could
rú-guǒ
if
式
pattern; style
yí-xià
a bit
下
down; below
吃
to eat
chī de
food; something to eat
búhuì
will not; cannot
yáchǐ
tooth
感
feeling; to feel
gǎn-jué
feelings
再
again (future action)
zhème
like this; so
座
seat
马
horse
mǎ-shàng
right now
认
to recognize; to know
让
to let (someone do something); to make (someone do something)
随
to follow
发
to send out
fēng
close, seal up; envelope
bù-zhī-dào
I don't know
zhī-dào
to know
fǎnzhèng
anyway; in any case
正
main; positive
shí-zài
honest; genuine
谢
to thank
xiè-xie
thanks
前
front; forward
bié wàng le diǎn-zàn
don't forget to 'like' it!
忘
to forget; to neglect
wàng le
forget to ...
wàng-le
forgot to
wàng ... le
left something somewhere
diǎn-zàn
to like (social media)
wǒmen
we
们
plural marker for pronouns
xià cì
next time
zài-jiàn
bye
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