Elementary Course Word List

B

爸爸bà bafather (2)
ba(a modal particle indicating polite suggestion), ...right?, ...OK? (5)
bānteam, class, rank, squad, a work shift, a measure word (8)
bānsort, kind, class, way, manner (8)
bànhalf (8)
bāngto assist, to support, to help, group, gang, party (5)
bàngnear (10)
傍晚bàng wǎnin the evening, when night falls, towards evening (10)
bàoto announce, to inform, report, newspaper (10)
("-er than"), to compare, to contrast (10)
比较bǐ jiàocompare, contrast, fairly, quite, rather (10)
to finish, to complete (7)
毕业bì yègraduation, to graduate, to finish school (7)
标准biāo zhǔnstandard (6)
不错bú cuòcorrect, right, not bad, pretty good (6)
不客气bú kè qìyou're welcome, impolite, rude, blunt, don't mention it (1)
(negative prefix), not, no (1)

C

chàdifferent, short of, poor, to lack (8)
chángoften (7)
chéngrule, order, regulations, formula, journey (4, 7)
chīto eat (8)
chūto go or come out (8)
出去chū qùto go out (8)
春天chūn tiānspring (season) (10)
cóngfrom, obey, observe, follow (3)

D

big, huge, large, major, great, eldest (3)
大卫dà wèiDavid (6.p)
大学dà xuéuniversity (3)
到...去dào ... qùto go to a place (6)
dea structural particle used after a verb as a complement of degree (4)
de(structual particle), (possessive particle), of (1)
to lower (one's head), low, to incline, beneath, low (10)
弟弟dì diyounger brother (2)
diǎn(a measure word), o'clock (8)
o'clock, (a measure word), point, dot (4)
冬天dōng tiānwinter (10)
dǒngto understand (6)
dōuall, both, entirely (due to)each, even, already (8)
capacity, degree, standard (10)
对不起duì bu qǐ(I'm) sorry, forgive me (6)

E

儿子ér zison (2)

F

发音fā yīnpronunciation (6)
fànfood, cuisine, cooked rice, meal (8)
芬兰Fēn lán Finland (3.p)
芬兰语fēn lán yǔFinnish (language) (4)
fēngwind, news, style, custom, manner (10)

G

gāohigh, tall (10)
高兴gāo xìnghappy, glad, willing (to do sth), in a cheerful mood (1)
哥哥gē geelder brother (2)
(a measure word), individual (2)
gēnwith, to follow (7)
gōngwork, worker, labor (4)
gōngjust, honorable (designation), public, common (7)
工程gōng chéngengineering, an engineering project (4)
engineering, an engineering project, project, undertaking (7)
工程师gōng chéng shīengineer (4)
公司gōng sī(business) company (7)
工作gōng zuòjob, work, construction, work, task (4)
guāblow (of the wind) (10)
guǎnhall, a place for cultural or sports activities (8)
guìexpensive, noble, your (name), precious (1)
贵姓guì xìngwhat's your name?, May I ask your name? (1)
guócountry, state (3)

H

háialso, in addition, more, still, else, still, yet, (not) yet (4)
还是hái shìor, still, nevertheless (7)
hànthe Han(nationality), Chinese (4)
汉语hàn yǔChinese language (4)
汉字Hàn zìChinese character (4)
杭州Háng zhōuHangzhou (city in China) (7.p)
hǎogood, well (1)
hàoday of a month, number (9)
and, with (2)
hěnvery (1)
hòuwait, await, time, season (5)
hòuback, behind, rear, afterwards, after, later (8)
huàword, remark (6)
huíto return, to go back (8)
huìbe able to (4)

J

how many, how much, several (8)
how much, how many, several, a few (2)
6th heavenly stem, self (3)
几个jǐ gea few (6)
jiāfamily, home, house (2)
jiànto see, to meet, to appear (to be sth), to interview (1)
jiāoto teach (5)
jiàodistinct, compare (10)
jiàoto call, to be called (1)
jiàoa nap, a sleep (8)
姐姐jiě jieelder sister (2)
姐妹jiě mèisisters (2)
jièintroduce, lie between (3)
介绍jiè shàoto present, introduction, to introduce (3)
jīntoday, modern, present, current, this (9)
今年jīn niánthis year (9)
jīngclassics, sacred book, pass through, to undergo, scripture (10)
经常jīng chángeveryday, day-to-day, frequently, regularly (10)
jiǔ(long) time, (long) duration of time (1)
觉得jué deto feel (6)

K

kāiopen, operate (vehicle), start (8)
开会kāi huìhave a meeting (8)
开始kāi shǐto begin, to start (5)
kànit depends, think, to see, to look at (5)
可是kě shìbut, however (6)
quarter (hour), (a measure word), to carve, to engrave, to cut, oppressive (8)
customer, visitor, guest (1)
class, lesson (8)
kǒumouth, (a measure word) (2)
口语kǒu yǔspoken language (6)
kuàifast (6)
快乐kuài lèhappy, merry (9)

L

láito come (3)
lǎo(a prefix used before the surname), old (of people) (1)
老师lǎo shīteacher (1)
(surname), happy, laugh, cheerful (9)
lěngcold (10)
Li (Chinese surname) (5.p)
li, a Chinese unit of length = 1, 2 kilometer, within, inside (4)
李明lǐ míngChinese name (1.p)
liángcool, cold (10)
凉快liáng kuainice and cold, pleasantly cool (10)
liǎngboth, two, 50g (2)
两个朋友liǎng ge péng youtwo friends (2)
língzero, 0 (9)
流利liú lìfluent (6)
lóngdragon, imperial, Long (a surname) (9)

M

妈妈mā mamother (2)
maan interrogative particle, (question tag) (1)
mànslow (6)
mángbusy (8)
mesuffix (4)
méi(negative prefix for verbs), have not, not (2)
没有méi yǒunot, no, haven't (2)
měievery, each (8)
美国měi guóAmerica (6.p)
每天měi tiānevery day (8)
美卓Měi zhuóMetso (Finnish company) (7.p)
妹妹mèi meiyounger sister (2)
míngclear, bright, to understand, next (5)
míngname (1)
明年míng niánnext year (9)
名片míng piànbusiness card (1)
明天míng tiāntomorrow (5)
名字míng zi(a person's) name (1)

N

which (3)
哪里nǎ lino, it is nothing (4)
哪儿nǎ rwhere (3)
(pron.) that, (conj) then (2)
nándifficult (to...), problem, difficulty, difficult (6)
neHow about(interrogative particle) (1)
néngcan, may, capable, able (5)
you (sing.) (1)
niányear (4)
niànto read aloud (8)
nínyou (formal) (1)
女儿nǚ érdaughter (2)
诺基亚Nuò jī yàNokia (mobile phone company in Finland) (4.p)

P

朋友péng youfriend (2)
piàna slice, piece, flake, thin, slice (1)
普通话pǔ tōng huàMandarin (common language) (6)

Q

a period of time, phase, stage, term, to hope (9)
air, anger, gas (1, 10)
气候qì hòuclimate, atmosphere, situation (10)
气温qì wēnair temperature (10)
qíngclear, fine (weather) (10)
晴天qíng tiānsunny (10)
qǐngplease (do sth) (1)
请问qǐng wènMay I ask... (1)
秋天qiū tiānautumn (10)
to go, to leave, to remove (5)

R

heat, to heat up, fervent, hot (of weather), warm up (10)
rénperson, people (2)
rènto recognize, to know, to admit (5)
认识rèn shibe acquainted with, to know, to be familiar with, to recognize (5)
to know, to be familiar with, to recognize (1)
day, sun, dayly (4)
日本rì běnJapan, Japanese (4)
瑞典Ruì diǎnSweden (3.p)

S

shàngon top, upon, previous or last (week, etc.), upper (8)
上班shàng bānto go to work (8)
上个月shàng ge yuèlast month (9)
shàoto introduce (3)
什么shén mewhat (1)
什么时候shén me shí houwhat time, when (5)
shēngto be born, to give birth, life, to grow (1)
生日shēng rìbirthday (9)
生意shēng yìbusiness (7)
shīteacher, master, expert (1)
shíO'clock, time, when, hour, season, period (8)
time, hour, occasionally (5)
shíto know, knowledge (5)
时候shí houtime, length of time, moment, period (5)
shìto be (1)
是的 shì deyes (3)
shūbook, letter (5)
shuíwho (2)
shuìto sleep (8)
睡觉shuì jiàoto go to bed, to sleep (8)
shuōto speak, to say (4)
company (7)

T

he, him (2)
she (2)
太太tài taiMrs., Madame (2)
坦佩雷Tǎn pèi léiTampere, third city in Finland (3.p)
坦佩雷大学Tǎn pèi léi dà xuéUniversity of Tampere (4.p)
坦佩雷理工大学Tǎn pèi léi lǐ gōng dà xuéTampere University of Technology (4.p, 7.p)
special, unusual, extraordinary (10)
特别tè biéespecially, particular, unusual (10)
tiānday, sky, heaven (5)
天气tiān qìweather (10)
tīngto listen, hear, obey (6)
听说tīng shuōbe heard, to be told (10)
diagram, map, drawing, chart (8)
图书馆tú shū guǎnlibrary (8)

W

晚上wǎn shang evening (1)
wángChinese surname (1.p)
wèifor, on account of (5)
为什么wèi shén mewhy, for what reason (5)
wēnwarm, temperature (10)
wénlanguage, culture, writing, formal, literary (5)
wènto ask (1)
I, me (1)
我的wǒ demy, mine (1)
11 a.m.-1 p.m., 7th earthly branch, noon (5)
午饭wǔ fànlunch (8)

X

to practice, to study, habit (4)
xiàunder, next (week, etc.), lower, below, to go down (8)
下班xià bānto come or go or get off work (8)
下个月xià ge yuènext month (9)
下课xià kèclass is over (8)
夏天xià tiānsummer (10)
下午xià wǔafternoon (5, 8)
下雪xià xuěto snow (10)
下雨xià yǔto rain (10)
先生xiān shengsir, mister, teacher, (title of respect) (2)
xiànappear, present, now, current (4)
现在xiàn zàinow, nowadays (4)
xiǎngto think, to wish, to want, to miss (6)
xiǎosmall, tiny, few, young (8)
小时xiǎo shíhour (8)
xiàoschool (8)
xiěto write (4)
谢谢xiè xieto thank (1)
xīngstar, satellite, small amount (9)
星期xīng qīweek (9)
xíngall right, capable, competent, OK, okay, to go, to do, to travel, temporary, to walk, to go, will do (5)
xìng(one's) surname is, family name (1)
兄弟xiōng dìbrothers (2)
xuéto learn, to study (1)
学生xué shengstudent (1)
学习xué xíto learn, to study (4)
学校xué xiàoschool (8)

Y

yàngmanner, pattern, way, appearance, shape (4)
yàoimportant, vital, to want, to be going to, must (5)
要是...就yào shì ... jiùif...then (6)
also, too (1)
business, occupation, study (7)
medical, medicine, doctor, to cure, to treat (5)
医院yī yuànhospital (5)
一遍yí biànonce (6)
一下儿yí xiàrused after a verb to indicate a brief action (3)
to use, according to, so as to, in order to, by, with (7)
以后yǐ hòuafter, later, afterwards, in the future (7)
idea, meaning, wish, desire (7)
一般yì bānsame, ordinary, common, general (8)
一点儿yì diǎn era little, a bit (4)
yīncause, reason, because (5)
因为yīn wèibecause, owing to, on account of (5)
yīngoutstanding talent or wisdom, flower, brave (5)
英语yīng yǔEnglish (language) (5)
yǒuto have, there be (2)
有课yǒu kèto have lessons (8)
有时候yǒu shí housometimes (8)
dialect, language, speech (4)
to advance, in advance, beforehand, to prepare (10)
预报yù bàoforecast (10)
yuàncourtyard, institution (5)
yuèmonth, moon (9)

Z

zàiagain, once more, a second time (1)
zài(located) at, in, exist (3)
adv. indicating an action in progress (4)
再见zài jiàngoodbye (1)
早上zǎo shangearly morning (1)
zěnhow (4)
怎么样zěn me yànghow?, how about?, how was it?, how are things? (4)
zhèthis (1, 2)
zhǐonly, merely, just, but (4)
zhōngwithin, among, in, middle, center, China, Chinese (3)
within, among, in, middle, center, while (doing sth), during, China, Chinese (5)
中文zhōng wénChinese language (5)
中午zhōng wǔnoon, midday (8)
zhùto wish, to express good wishes (9)
from, self, oneself, since (3)
letter, symbol, character, word (1)
自己zì jǐself, (reflexive pronoun), own (3)
zuì(the) most, -est (10)
zuóyesterday (9)
昨天zuó tiānyesterday (9)
zuòto do, to make (7)
zuòto regard as, compodr, to make (4)


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