Chinese flashcards - en400 (400 words)

啊 啊
a

exclamatory particle
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爱 爱 愛
ài

love, be fond of, like

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安 安
ān

peaceful, tranquil, quiet

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八 八
bā

eight; all around, all sides

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把 把
bǎ, bà
 hold, take; guard; regard as
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吧 吧
ba

emphatic final particle

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白 白
bái, bó

white; pure, unblemished; bright

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百 百
bǎi, bó, mò

one hundred; numerous, many

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班 班
bān

class, group, grade; squad; job

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半 半
bàn
 half
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办 办 辦
bàn

manage, do, handle; deal with

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包 包
bāo

wrap, pack, bundle; package

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报 报 報
bào

report, tell, announce

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杯 杯
bēi

cup, glass
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北 北
běi, bèi
 north; northern; northward
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本 本
běn

root, origin, source; basis

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比 比
bǐ, bì, pí, pǐ

compare, liken; comparison; than

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笔 笔 筆
bǐ

writing brush; write; stroke

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边 边 邊
biān, bian

edge, margin, side, border

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便 便
biàn, pián
 convenience, ease; expedient
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遍 遍
biàn

everywhere, all over, throughout

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别 别 別
bié, biè

separate, other; do not

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病 病
bìng

illness, sickness, disease

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不 不
bù

no, not; un-; negative prefix

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才 才
cái
 talent, ability; just, only
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菜 菜
cài

vegetables; dish, order; food

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茶 茶
chá

tea
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差 差
chāi

differ; nearly, almost

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长 长 長
cháng, zhǎng, zhàng

long; length; excel in; leader

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常 常
cháng
 common, normal, frequent,regular
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场 场 場
cháng, chǎng

open space, field, market

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唱 唱
chàng

sing, chant, call; ditty, song

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车 车 車
chē, jū

cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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成 成
chéng

completed, finished, fixed

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城 城
chéng
 castle; city, town; municipality
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吃 吃
chī, jī

eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear

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出 出
chū

go out, send out; stand; produce

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处 处 處
chù, chǔ

place, locale; department

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川 川
chuān

stream, river; flow; boil

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春 春
chūn, chǔn
 spring; wanton
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次 次
cì, zīcí

order, sequence; next

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从 从 從
cóng, zòng, zōng, cōng

from, by, since, whence, through

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错 错 錯
cuò, cù

error, blunder, mistake; wrong

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打 打
dǎ, dá

strike, hit, beat; fight; attack

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大 大
dà, dài, tài
 big, great, vast, large, high
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带 带 帶
dài

belt, girdle, band, strap, zone

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当 当 當
dāng, dàng

bear, accept, undertake; just

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到 到
dào

go to, arrive, been to

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道 道
dào, dǎo

path, road, street; method, way

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的 的
de, dí, dì
 possessive, adjectival suffix
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得 得
dé, de, děi

obtain, get, gain, acquire

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等 等
děng

rank, grade; wait; equal; "etc."

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底 底
dǐ, de

bottom, underneath, underside

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地 地
dì, de

earth; soil, ground; region; place; adjunct

used to form adverbial phrase
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第 第
dì
 sequence, number; grade, degree
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点 点 點
diǎn

dot, speck, spot; point, degree

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电 电 電
diàn

electricity; electric; lightning

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店 店
diàn

shop, store; inn, hotel

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丁 丁
dīng, zhēng

male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heaven

stem
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定 定
 dìng

decide, settle, fix

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冬 冬
dōng

winter, 11th lunar month

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东 东 東
dōng

east, eastern, east, eastward

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懂 懂
dǒng

understand, comprehend
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动 动 動
dòng

move, happen; movement, action

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都 都
dū, doū

metropolis, capital; all, the whole;

elegant, refined
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对 对 對
duì

correct, right; facing, opposed

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多 多
duō

much, many; more than, over

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饿 饿 餓
è

be hungry; be greedy for; hunger

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儿 儿
ér, er
 son, child; radical 10
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二 二
èr

two; twice
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发 发 發
fā, fà, fǎ, bō

issue, dispatch, send out; hair

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法 法
fǎ

law, rules, regulations, statute

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饭 饭 飯
fàn

cooked rice; food, meal

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方 方
fāng, fēng, páng, wǎng

square; rectangle; region, local

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房 房
fáng, páng

house, building; room

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放 放
fàng, fǎng

put, release, free, liberate

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非 非
fēi, fěi

not, negative, non-; oppose

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飞 飞 飛
fēi
 fly; go quickly; dart; high
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分 分
fēn, fèn

divide; small unit of time etc.

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份 份
fèn, bīn

portion, part; duty

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风 风 風
fēng, fěng, fèng

wind; air; manners, atmosphere

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夫 夫
fū, fú

man, male adult, husband; those

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服 服
fú, fù, bì

clothes; wear, dress

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父 父
fù, fǔ

father; radical no. 88

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干 干
gān, gàn, hán

oppose, offend; invade; dried

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刚 刚 剛
gāng

hard, tough, rigid, strong

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钢 钢 鋼
gāng, gàng

steel; hard, strong, tough

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高 高
gāo, gào

high, tall; lofty, elevated

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告 告
gào

tell, announce, inform; accuse

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哥 哥
gē

elder brother
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歌 歌
gē

song, lyrics; sing, chant; praise

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个 个 個
gè, gě

numerary adjunct, piece; single

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给 给 給
gěi, jǐ

give; by, for

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跟 跟
gēn

heel; to follow, accompany; with

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更 更
gèng, gēng

more, still further, much more

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工 工
gōng

labor, work; worker, laborer

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公 公
gōng

fair, equitable; public; duke

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共 共
gòng, gōng

together with, all, total; share

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古 古
gǔ

old, classic, ancient

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关 关 關
guān, wān

frontier pass; close; relation

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馆 馆 館
guǎn

public building
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光 光
guāng

light, brilliant, shine; only

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广 广 廣
yǎn, ān, guǎng

wide, extensive, broad; rad. 53

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贵 贵 貴
guì

expensive, costly, valuable

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国 国 國
guó

nation, country, nation-state

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果 果
guǒ, kè, luǒ, wǒ

fruit; result
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过 过 過
guò, guo, guō

pass, pass through, go across

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还 还 還
huán, hái, xuán

still, yet, also, besides

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孩 孩
hái

baby, child; children

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海 海
hǎi

sea, ocean; maritime

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汉 汉 漢
yì, hàn

chinese people; chinese language

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好 好
hǎo, hào

good, excellent, fine; well

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喝 喝
hē, hè

drink; shout, call out

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河 河
hé

river; stream; yellow river

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和 和
hé, huò, huó, hè

harmony, peace; peaceful, calm

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黑 黑
hēi, hè

black; dark; evil, sinister

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很 很
hěn

very, quite, much

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红 红 紅
hóng, hōng, gōng

red, vermillion; blush, flush

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后 后
hoù

queen, empress, sovereign

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候 候
hoù

wait; expect; visit; greet

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湖 湖
hú

lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green

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虎 虎
hǔ, hù

tiger; brave, fierce; surname

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花 花
huā

flower; blossoms
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画 画 畫
huà

painting, picture, drawing; draw

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化 化
huà, huā

change, convert, reform; -ize

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话 话 話
huà

speech, talk, language; dialect

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欢 欢 歡
huān

happy, pleased, glad; joy; enjoy

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黄 黄 黃
huáng

yellow; surname
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回 回
huí

return, turn around; a time

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会 会 會
huì, kuài, guì

assemble, meet together; meeting

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活 活
huó, guō

live, exist, survive; lively

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火 火
huǒ, huō

fire, flame; burn; anger, rage

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机 机 機
jī

desk; machine; moment

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鸡 鸡 雞
jī

chicken
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几 几
jī, jǐ

small table
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己 己
jǐ

self, oneself; personal, private

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家 家
jiā, jie, gū

house, home, residence; family

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间 间 間
jiān, jiàn

midpoint, space; place, locality

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见 见 見
jiàn, xiàn

see, observe, behold; percieve

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江 江
jiāng

large river; yangzi; surname

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讲 讲 講
jiǎng

explain; discuss; talk

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饺 饺 餃
jiǎo

stuffed dumplings
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叫 叫
jiào

cry, shout; hail, greet, call

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教 教
jiào, jiāo

teach, class
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今 今
jīn

now, today, modern era

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金 金
jīn, jìn

gold; metals in general; money

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近 近
jìn, jì

near, close; approach; intimate

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进 进 進
jìn

advance, make progress, enter

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京 京
jīng

capital city
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九 九
jiǔ

nine
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酒 酒
jiǔ

wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic

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久 久
jiǔ

long time (ago); time passage, grow late

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就 就
jiù

just; come/go to, approach, near

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旧 旧 舊
jiù

old, ancient; former, past

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觉 觉 覺
jué, jiào

wake up from sleep; be conscious

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开 开 開
kāi

open; initiate, begin, start

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看 看
kàn, kān

look, see; examine, scrutinize

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可 可
kě, kè

may, can, -able; possibly

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课 课 課
kè

lesson; course; classwork

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刻 刻
kè

carve, engrave; quarter hour

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孔 孔
kǒng

opening, hole, orifice; great

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口 口
koǔ

mouth; open end; entrance, gate

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快 快
kuài

rapid, quick, speedy, fast; soon

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筷 筷
kuài

chopsticks
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块 块 塊
kuài

piece, lump; dollar

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来 来 來
lái, lài

come, coming; return, returning

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老 老
lǎo

old, aged; experienced

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乐 乐 樂
lè, yuè, yào, luò

happy, glad; enjoyable; music

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了 了
le, liǎo

to finish; particle of completed action

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累 累
lèi, lěi, léi, lü, liè

tired; implicate, involve; bother

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冷 冷
lěng

cold, cool; lonely

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离 离 離
chī, lí, lì

rare beast; strange; elegant

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李 李
lǐ

plum; judge; surname

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里 里
lǐ

unit of distance; village; lane

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立 立
lì, wèi

stand; let stand; establish, set

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连 连 連
lián

join, connect; continuous; even

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凉 凉 涼
liáng, liàng

cool, cold; disheartened

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两 两 兩
liǎng, liàng

two, both, pair, couple; ounce

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辆 辆 輛
liàng

numerary adjunct for vehicles

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零 零
líng, lián

zero; fragment, fraction

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六 六
liù, lù

number six
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龙 龙 龍
lóng, lǒng, máng

dragon; symbolic of emperor

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楼 楼 樓
loú

building of two or more stories

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路 路
lù, luò

road, path, street; journey

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马 马 馬
mǎ

horse; surname; radical no. 187

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吗 吗 嗎
ma, má, mǎ

final interrogative particle

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买 买 買
mǎi

buy, purchase; bribe, persuade

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卖 卖 賣
mài

sell; betray; show off

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慢 慢
màn

slow(ly), leisurely, sluggish

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忙 忙
máng

busy, pressed for time; hustling

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毛 毛
máo, mào

hair, fur, feathers; coarse

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么 么
yāo, mo, me, ma, mǒ

interrogative particle; repetition of a tune

small; tender
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没 没 沒
méi, mò, me

not, have not, none; drown, sink

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美 美
měi

beautiful, pretty; pleasing

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每 每
měi, mèi

every, each
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门 门 門
mén

gate, door, entrance, opening

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们 们 們
men

adjunct pronoun indicate plural

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梦 梦 夢
mèng, méng

dream; visionary; wishful

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米 米
mǐ

hulled or husked uncooked rice

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面 面
miàn

face; surface; plane; side, dime

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民 民
mín

people, subjects, citizens

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名 名
míng

name, rank, title, position

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明 明
míng

bright, light, brilliant; clear

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母 母
mǔ, mú, wǔ, wú

mother; female elders; female

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拿 拿
ná

take, hold, grasp; bring; with

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哪 哪
nǎ, něi, na, né, nuó
 which? where? how?
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那 那
nà, nèi, nā, nǎ, né, něi, nuó, nuo

that, that one, those

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男 男
nán

male, man; son; baron; surname

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南 南
nán, nā

south; southern part; southward

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难 难 難
nán, nàn, nuó

difficult, arduous, hard; unable

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脑 脑 腦
nǎo

brain
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呢 呢
ní, ne

interrogative or emphatic final

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能 能
néng, nài, tái, tài, nái, xióng
 be able, can, permitted, ability
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你 你
nǐ

you, second person pronoun

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年 年
nián

year; new-years; person's age

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念 念
niàn

think of, recall, study

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鸟 鸟 鳥
niǎo, diǎo

bird; radical no. 196; (as diao3) phallus

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您 您
nín

honorific for "you"

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牛 牛
niú

cow, ox, bull; radical no. 93

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女 女
nǚ, rǔ

woman, girl; feminine; rad. 38

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旁 旁
páng, bàng

side; by side, close by, near

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朋 朋
péng

friend, pal, acquaintance

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皮 皮
pí

skin, hide, fur, feather; outer

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片 片
piàn, piān, pàn

slice, splinter, strip; rad. 91

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票 票
piào, piāo

slip of paper or bamboo; ticket

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平 平
píng

flat, level, even; peaceful

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七 七
qī

seven
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期 期
qí, qī, jī

period of time; date; time limit

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