- 我們
- wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
- 那裡
- nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 酒店
- jiǔ diàn — 1. wine shop
2. pub (public house)
3. hotel
4. restaurant
5. (Tw) hostess club (HSK 2)
- 跟
- gēn — 1. heel
2. to follow closely
3. to go with
4. (of a woman) to marry sb
5. with
6. compared with
7. to
8. towards
9. and (joining two nouns) (HSK 1)
- 別的
- bié de — 1. else
2. other (HSK 1)
- 地方
- dì fāng — 1. region
2. regional (away from the central administration)
3. local (HSK 1)
- 不同
- bù tóng — 1. different
2. distinct
3. not the same
4. not alike (HSK 2)
- 店
- diàn — 1. inn; old-style hotel (classifier: 家 (jiā))
2. (bound form) shop; store (HSK 2)
- 裡
- lǐ — 1. lining
2. interior
3. inside
4. internal
5. also written 裏 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
- 有
- yǒu — 1. to have; there is
2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
- 一
- yī — 1. one
2. single
3. a (article)
4. as soon as
5. entire; whole; all; throughout
6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 張
- Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
- 大
- dà — 1. big; large; great
2. older (than another person)
3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě))
4. greatly; freely; fully
5. (dialect) father
6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)
- 桌子
- zhuō zi — 1. table
2. desk
3. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 套 (tào) (HSK 1)
- 桌子
- zhuō zi — 1. table
2. desk
3. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 套 (tào) (HSK 1)
- 後邊
- hòu bian — 1. the back; the rear; the last bit
2. behind; near the end; at the back
3. later; afterwards (HSK 1)
- 隨時
- suí shí — 1. at any time; at all times
2. at the right time; whenever necessary (HSK 2)
- 可以
- kě yǐ — 1. can
2. may
3. possible
4. able to
5. not bad
6. pretty good (HSK 2)
- 把
- bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp
2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
3. handlebar
4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch
5. classifier for things with handles
6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
- 酒
- jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine)
2. liquor
3. spirits
4. alcoholic beverage
5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)
- 弄
- lòng — 1. lane
2. alley (HSK 2)
- 熱
- rè — 1. to warm up
2. to heat up
3. hot (of weather)
4. heat
5. fervent (HSK 1)
- 工作
- gōng zuò — 1. to work
2. (of a machine) to operate
3. job
4. work
5. task
6. classifier: 個 (gè), 份 (fèn), 項 (xiàng) (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people
2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 不管
- bù guǎn — 1. not to be concerned
2. regardless of
3. no matter (HSK 4)
- 是
- shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only)
2. correct; right; true
3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
- 白天
- bái tiān — 1. daytime
2. during the day
3. day
4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
- 還是
- hái shi — 1. still (as before)
2. had better
3. unexpectedly
4. or (HSK 1)
- 晚上
- wǎn shang — 1. evening
2. night
3. classifier: 個 (gè)
4. in the evening (HSK 1)
- 下班
- xià bān — 1. to finish work; to get off work
2. next service (train, bus etc) (HSK 1)
- 以後
- yǐ hòu — 1. after
2. later
3. afterwards
4. following
5. later on
6. in the future (HSK 2)
- 常常
- cháng cháng — frequently; often (HSK 1)
- 花
- Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
- 幾
- jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
- 塊
- kuài — 1. lump; chunk; piece
2. classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc
3. (coll.) classifier for money and currency units (HSK 1)
- 錢
- Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
- 買
- mǎi — 1. to buy
2. to purchase (HSK 1)
- 一
- yī — 1. one
2. single
3. a (article)
4. as soon as
5. entire; whole; all; throughout
6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 碗
- wǎn — 1. bowl
2. cup
3. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
- 酒
- jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine)
2. liquor
3. spirits
4. alcoholic beverage
5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)
- 站
- zhàn — 1. station
2. to stand
3. to halt
4. to stop
5. branch of a company or organization
6. website (HSK 1)
- 在外
- zài wài — 1. outer
2. excluded
- 面
- miàn — 1. face
2. side
3. surface
4. aspect
5. top
6. classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
- 酒
- jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine)
2. liquor
3. spirits
4. alcoholic beverage
5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 熱
- rè — 1. to warm up
2. to heat up
3. hot (of weather)
4. heat
5. fervent (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 時候
- shí hou — 1. time
2. length of time
3. moment
4. period (HSK 1)
- 趕快
- gǎn kuài — quickly; at once (HSK 3)
- 喝
- hē — 1. to drink
2. variant of 嗬 (hē) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 就
- jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
4. only; as little as
5. as much as; as many as
6. to approach; to move towards
7. to undertake; to engage in
8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of
9. (of food) to go with
10. with regard to; concerning
11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù))
12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ...
13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
- 走
- zǒu — 1. to walk
2. to go
3. to run
4. to move (of vehicle)
5. to visit
6. to leave
7. to go away
8. to die (euph.)
9. from
10. through
11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu))
12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)
- 要是
- yào shi — (coll.) if (HSK 3)
- 多
- duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of
2. too many; in excess
3. (after a numeral) ... odd
4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó))
5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)
- 花
- Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
- 幾
- jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
- 塊
- kuài — 1. lump; chunk; piece
2. classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc
3. (coll.) classifier for money and currency units (HSK 1)
- 錢
- Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 可以
- kě yǐ — 1. can
2. may
3. possible
4. able to
5. not bad
6. pretty good (HSK 2)
- 買
- mǎi — 1. to buy
2. to purchase (HSK 1)
- 一些
- yī xiē — some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er (HSK 1)
- 菜
- cài — 1. vegetable; greens (classifier: 棵 (kē))
2. dish (of food) (classifier: 樣 (yàng), 道 (dào), 盤 (pán))
3. (of one's skills etc) weak; poor
4. (coll.) (one's) type (HSK 1)
- 只有
- zhǐ yǒu — 1. only have ...; there is only ...
2. (used in combination with 才 (cái)) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈 (zhǐ yǒu tōng guò zhì liáo cái néng quán yù) "the only way to cure it is with therapy")
3. it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 (zhǐ yǒu nán xìng cái yǒu cǐ xū yào) "only men would have such a requirement")
4. (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 (zhǐ yǒu qū fú) "the only thing you can do is give in") (HSK 3)
- 穿
- chuān — 1. to bore through; to pierce; to perforate
2. to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street)
3. to thread; to string together
4. to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.)
5. verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion (HSK 1)
- 長
- cháng — 1. long
2. (bound form) length
3. (bound form) strong point; forte
4. (bound form) to be good at
5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)
- 衣服
- yī fu — 1. clothes
2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people
2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 才
- cái — 1. ability; talent
2. sb of a certain type
3. a capable individual
4. then and only then
5. just now
6. (before an expression of quantity) only
7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)
- 會
- huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to
2. to be likely to; to be sure to
3. to meet; to get together
4. meeting; gathering
5. (suffix) union; group; association
6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)
- 走進
- zǒu jìn — to enter; to step into (HSK 2)
- 裡邊
- lǐ bian — inside (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 房間
- fáng jiān — 1. room
2. classifier: 間 (jiān) (HSK 1)
- 坐下
- zuò xia — to sit down (HSK 1)
- 來
- lái — 1. to come
2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai))
4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái))
5. for the past (amount of time)
6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì))
7. (between two verbs) in order to
8. (after a round number) approximately
9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
- 一邊
- yī biān — 1. one side
2. either side
3. on the one hand
4. on the other hand
5. doing while (HSK 1)
- 喝酒
- hē jiǔ — to drink (alcohol)
- 一邊
- yī biān — 1. one side
2. either side
3. on the one hand
4. on the other hand
5. doing while (HSK 1)
- 吃
- chī — 1. to eat; to consume
2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
3. to eradicate; to destroy
4. to absorb
5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)
- 菜
- cài — 1. vegetable; greens (classifier: 棵 (kē))
2. dish (of food) (classifier: 樣 (yàng), 道 (dào), 盤 (pán))
3. (of one's skills etc) weak; poor
4. (coll.) (one's) type (HSK 1)
- 不著
- bù zháo — 1. no need
2. need not
- 急
- jí — 1. urgent
2. pressing
3. rapid
4. hurried
5. worried
6. to make (sb) anxious (HSK 2)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 年紀
- nián jì — 1. age
2. classifier: 把 (bǎ), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 小
- xiǎo — 1. small
2. tiny
3. few
4. young (HSK 1)
- 就
- jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
4. only; as little as
5. as much as; as many as
6. to approach; to move towards
7. to undertake; to engage in
8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of
9. (of food) to go with
10. with regard to; concerning
11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù))
12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ...
13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
- 在
- zài — 1. to exist; to be alive
2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
- 這
- zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these
2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
- 家
- jiā — 1. home
2. family
3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
4. classifier for families or businesses
5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian
7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
- 酒店
- jiǔ diàn — 1. wine shop
2. pub (public house)
3. hotel
4. restaurant
5. (Tw) hostess club (HSK 2)
- 工作
- gōng zuò — 1. to work
2. (of a machine) to operate
3. job
4. work
5. task
6. classifier: 個 (gè), 份 (fèn), 項 (xiàng) (HSK 1)
- 老闆
- Lǎo bǎn — Robam (brand) (HSK 3)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 看起來
- kàn qǐ lai — seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be (HSK 3)
- 太
- tài — 1. highest
2. greatest
3. too (much)
4. very
5. extremely (HSK 1)
- 笨
- bèn — 1. stupid
2. foolish
3. silly
4. slow-witted
5. clumsy (HSK 4)
- 不能
- bù néng — 1. cannot
2. must not
3. should not
- 好好
- hǎo hǎo — well; carefully; nicely; properly (HSK 3)
- 照顧
- zhào gu — 1. to take care of
2. to show consideration
3. to attend to
4. to look after (HSK 2)
- 穿
- chuān — 1. to bore through; to pierce; to perforate
2. to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street)
3. to thread; to string together
4. to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.)
5. verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion (HSK 1)
- 長
- cháng — 1. long
2. (bound form) length
3. (bound form) strong point; forte
4. (bound form) to be good at
5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)
- 衣服
- yī fu — 1. clothes
2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 客人
- kè rén — 1. visitor
2. guest
3. customer
4. client
5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 2)
- 就
- jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
4. only; as little as
5. as much as; as many as
6. to approach; to move towards
7. to undertake; to engage in
8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of
9. (of food) to go with
10. with regard to; concerning
11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù))
12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ...
13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
- 讓
- ràng — 1. to yield
2. to permit
3. to let sb do sth
4. to have sb do sth
5. to make sb (feel sad etc)
6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 (bèi)) (HSK 2)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 在外
- zài wài — 1. outer
2. excluded
- 面
- miàn — 1. face
2. side
3. surface
4. aspect
5. top
6. classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
- 工作
- gōng zuò — 1. to work
2. (of a machine) to operate
3. job
4. work
5. task
6. classifier: 個 (gè), 份 (fèn), 項 (xiàng) (HSK 1)
- 可是
- kě shì — 1. but; however
2. (used for emphasis) indeed (HSK 2)
- 外邊
- wài bian — 1. outside
2. outer surface
3. abroad
4. place other than one's home (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 客人
- kè rén — 1. visitor
2. guest
3. customer
4. client
5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 2)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 很
- hěn — 1. very; quite
2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)
- 難
- nán — 1. difficult (to...)
2. problem
3. difficulty
4. difficult
5. not good (HSK 1)
- 讓
- ràng — 1. to yield
2. to permit
3. to let sb do sth
4. to have sb do sth
5. to make sb (feel sad etc)
6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 (bèi)) (HSK 2)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people
2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 滿意
- mǎn yì — 1. satisfied
2. pleased
3. to one's satisfaction (HSK 2)
- 他們
- tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
- 常常
- cháng cháng — frequently; often (HSK 1)
- 一直
- yī zhí — 1. straight (in a straight line)
2. continuously; always; all the way through (HSK 2)
- 看
- kān — 1. to look after
2. to take care of
3. to watch
4. to guard (HSK 1)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó))
2. trick; tactic
3. (dialect) okay; all right
4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 酒
- jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine)
2. liquor
3. spirits
4. alcoholic beverage
5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)
- 怕
- Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)
- 酒
- jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine)
2. liquor
3. spirits
4. alcoholic beverage
5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)
- 裡
- lǐ — 1. lining
2. interior
3. inside
4. internal
5. also written 裏 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
- 被
- bèi — 1. quilt
2. to cover (with)
3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune)
4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb)
5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip") (HSK 3)
- 加
- Jiā — 1. Canada (abbr. for 加拿大 (Jiā ná dà))
2. surname Jia (HSK 2)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 水
- Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui
2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)
- 過
- Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 些
- xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
- 日子
- rì zi — 1. day
2. a (calendar) date
3. days of one's life (HSK 2)
- 老闆
- Lǎo bǎn — Robam (brand) (HSK 3)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again
2. also
3. both... and...
4. and yet
5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 工作
- gōng zuò — 1. to work
2. (of a machine) to operate
3. job
4. work
5. task
6. classifier: 個 (gè), 份 (fèn), 項 (xiàng) (HSK 1)
- 做
- zuò — 1. to make; to produce
2. to write; to compose
3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc)
5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for
6. to assume (an air or manner) (HSK 1)
- 得
- dé — 1. to obtain
2. to get
3. to gain
4. to catch (a disease)
5. proper
6. suitable
7. proud
8. contented
9. to allow
10. to permit
11. ready
12. finished (HSK 2)
- 不夠
- bù gòu — 1. not enough
2. insufficient
3. inadequate (HSK 2)
- 好
- hǎo — 1. good
2. appropriate; proper
3. all right!
4. (before a verb) easy to
5. (before a verb) good to
6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so
7. (verb complement indicating completion)
8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms
9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
- 就
- jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
4. only; as little as
5. as much as; as many as
6. to approach; to move towards
7. to undertake; to engage in
8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of
9. (of food) to go with
10. with regard to; concerning
11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù))
12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ...
13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
- 讓
- ràng — 1. to yield
2. to permit
3. to let sb do sth
4. to have sb do sth
5. to make sb (feel sad etc)
6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 (bèi)) (HSK 2)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 專門
- zhuān mén — 1. specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose)
2. specially; specifically (for a particular purpose)
3. (of institutions, personnel etc) designated or assigned for a specific task; special (HSK 3)
- 做
- zuò — 1. to make; to produce
2. to write; to compose
3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc)
5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for
6. to assume (an air or manner) (HSK 1)
- 一
- yī — 1. one
2. single
3. a (article)
4. as soon as
5. entire; whole; all; throughout
6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 件
- jiàn — 1. item
2. component
3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)
- 事
- shì — 1. matter
2. thing
3. item
4. work
5. affair
6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
- 把
- bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp
2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
3. handlebar
4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch
5. classifier for things with handles
6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
- 酒
- jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine)
2. liquor
3. spirits
4. alcoholic beverage
5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)
- 弄
- lòng — 1. lane
2. alley (HSK 2)
- 熱
- rè — 1. to warm up
2. to heat up
3. hot (of weather)
4. heat
5. fervent (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 每天
- měi tiān — every day
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
- 站
- zhàn — 1. station
2. to stand
3. to halt
4. to stop
5. branch of a company or organization
6. website (HSK 1)
- 在
- zài — 1. to exist; to be alive
2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
- 那裡
- nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
- 做
- zuò — 1. to make; to produce
2. to write; to compose
3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc)
5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for
6. to assume (an air or manner) (HSK 1)
- 這
- zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these
2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
- 件
- jiàn — 1. item
2. component
3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)
- 簡單
- jiǎn dān — simple; not complicated (HSK 3)
- 卻
- què — 1. but
2. yet
3. however
4. while
5. to go back
6. to decline
7. to retreat
8. nevertheless
9. even though (HSK 4)
- 很
- hěn — 1. very; quite
2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)
- 無聊
- wú liáo — 1. bored
2. boring
3. senseless (HSK 4)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 工作
- gōng zuò — 1. to work
2. (of a machine) to operate
3. job
4. work
5. task
6. classifier: 個 (gè), 份 (fèn), 項 (xiàng) (HSK 1)
- 老闆
- Lǎo bǎn — Robam (brand) (HSK 3)
- 對
- duì — 1. right; correct
2. towards; at; for
3. concerning; regarding
4. to treat (sb a certain way)
5. to face
6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching
7. to match together; to adjust
8. to fit; to suit
9. to answer; to reply
10. to add; to pour in (a fluid)
11. to check; to compare
12. classifier: couple; pair (HSK 1)
- 客人
- kè rén — 1. visitor
2. guest
3. customer
4. client
5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 2)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so
2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 太
- tài — 1. highest
2. greatest
3. too (much)
4. very
5. extremely (HSK 1)
- 友好
- Yǒu hǎo — see 友好區 (Yǒu hǎo Qū) (HSK 2)
- 客人
- kè rén — 1. visitor
2. guest
3. customer
4. client
5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 2)
- 對
- duì — 1. right; correct
2. towards; at; for
3. concerning; regarding
4. to treat (sb a certain way)
5. to face
6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching
7. to match together; to adjust
8. to fit; to suit
9. to answer; to reply
10. to add; to pour in (a fluid)
11. to check; to compare
12. classifier: couple; pair (HSK 1)
- 我們
- wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
- 說話
- shuō huà — 1. to speak
2. to say
3. to talk
4. to gossip
5. to tell stories
6. talk
7. word (HSK 1)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 很
- hěn — 1. very; quite
2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)
- 不客氣
- bù kè qi — 1. you're welcome
2. don't mention it
3. impolite
4. rude
5. blunt (HSK 1)
- 只有
- zhǐ yǒu — 1. only have ...; there is only ...
2. (used in combination with 才 (cái)) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈 (zhǐ yǒu tōng guò zhì liáo cái néng quán yù) "the only way to cure it is with therapy")
3. it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 (zhǐ yǒu nán xìng cái yǒu cǐ xū yào) "only men would have such a requirement")
4. (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 (zhǐ yǒu qū fú) "the only thing you can do is give in") (HSK 3)
- 孔乙己
- Kǒng Yǐ jǐ — Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅 (Lǔ Xùn) depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
- 出現
- chū xiàn — 1. to appear
2. to arise
3. to emerge
4. to show up (HSK 2)
- 大家
- dà jiā — 1. everyone
2. influential family
3. great expert (HSK 2)
- 才
- cái — 1. ability; talent
2. sb of a certain type
3. a capable individual
4. then and only then
5. just now
6. (before an expression of quantity) only
7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)
- 會
- huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to
2. to be likely to; to be sure to
3. to meet; to get together
4. meeting; gathering
5. (suffix) union; group; association
6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile
2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
- 一
- yī — 1. one
2. single
3. a (article)
4. as soon as
5. entire; whole; all; throughout
6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile
2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
- 所以
- suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore
2. as a result
3. so
4. the reason why (HSK 2)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 一直
- yī zhí — 1. straight (in a straight line)
2. continuously; always; all the way through (HSK 2)
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 記得
- jì de — to remember (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 孔乙己
- Kǒng Yǐ jǐ — Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅 (Lǔ Xùn) depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
- 在
- zài — 1. to exist; to be alive
2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
- 這裡
- zhè lǐ — here (HSK 1)
- 是
- shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only)
2. correct; right; true
3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
- 特別
- tè bié — 1. unusual; special
2. very; especially; particularly
3. expressly; for a specific purpose
4. (often followed by 是 (shì)) in particular (HSK 2)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 只有
- zhǐ yǒu — 1. only have ...; there is only ...
2. (used in combination with 才 (cái)) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈 (zhǐ yǒu tōng guò zhì liáo cái néng quán yù) "the only way to cure it is with therapy")
3. it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 (zhǐ yǒu nán xìng cái yǒu cǐ xū yào) "only men would have such a requirement")
4. (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 (zhǐ yǒu qū fú) "the only thing you can do is give in") (HSK 3)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 穿
- chuān — 1. to bore through; to pierce; to perforate
2. to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street)
3. to thread; to string together
4. to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.)
5. verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion (HSK 1)
- 長
- cháng — 1. long
2. (bound form) length
3. (bound form) strong point; forte
4. (bound form) to be good at
5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)
- 衣服
- yī fu — 1. clothes
2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) (HSK 1)
- 卻
- què — 1. but
2. yet
3. however
4. while
5. to go back
6. to decline
7. to retreat
8. nevertheless
9. even though (HSK 4)
- 站
- zhàn — 1. station
2. to stand
3. to halt
4. to stop
5. branch of a company or organization
6. website (HSK 1)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó))
2. trick; tactic
3. (dialect) okay; all right
4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 喝
- hē — 1. to drink
2. variant of 嗬 (hē) (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 個子
- gè zi — 1. stature; height; size (of a person or object)
2. (agriculture) bundle of cereal stalks tied together (HSK 2)
- 很
- hěn — 1. very; quite
2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)
- 高
- Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)
- 臉
- liǎn — 1. face
2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
- 看起來
- kàn qǐ lai — seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be (HSK 3)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so
2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 太
- tài — 1. highest
2. greatest
3. too (much)
4. very
5. extremely (HSK 1)
- 健康
- jiàn kāng — 1. health
2. healthy (HSK 2)
- 臉
- liǎn — 1. face
2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
- 上
- shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
- 常常
- cháng cháng — frequently; often (HSK 1)
- 有
- yǒu — 1. to have; there is
2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
- 傷
- shāng — 1. to injure
2. injury
3. wound (HSK 3)
- 嘴
- zuǐ — 1. mouth
2. beak
3. nozzle
4. spout (of teapot etc)
5. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
- 邊
- biān — 1. side
2. edge
3. margin
4. border
5. boundary
6. classifier: 個 (gè)
7. simultaneously (HSK 2)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 毛
- Máo — surname Mao (HSK 1)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again
2. also
3. both... and...
4. and yet
5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 白
- Bái — 1. surname Bai
2. Bai ethnic group (HSK 1)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again
2. also
3. both... and...
4. and yet
5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 亂
- luàn — 1. in confusion or disorder
2. in a confused state of mind
3. disorder
4. upheaval
5. riot
6. illicit sexual relations
7. to throw into disorder
8. to mix up
9. indiscriminate
10. random
11. arbitrary (HSK 3)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 衣服
- yī fu — 1. clothes
2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) (HSK 1)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again
2. also
3. both... and...
4. and yet
5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 髒
- zāng — 1. dirty
2. filthy
3. to get (sth) dirty (HSK 2)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again
2. also
3. both... and...
4. and yet
5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 破
- pò — 1. broken
2. damaged
3. worn out
4. lousy
5. rotten
6. to break, split or cleave
7. to get rid of
8. to destroy
9. to break with
10. to defeat
11. to capture (a city etc)
12. to expose the truth of (HSK 3)
- 好像
- hǎo xiàng — 1. as if
2. to seem like (HSK 2)
- 很
- hěn — 1. very; quite
2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)
- 多年
- duō nián — 1. many years
2. for many years
3. longstanding (HSK 4)
- 沒
- méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
- 洗
- xǐ — 1. to wash; to bathe
2. to develop (photographs)
3. to shuffle (cards etc)
4. to erase (a recording) (HSK 1)
- 過
- Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 沒有
- méi yǒu — 1. haven't
2. hasn't
3. doesn't exist
4. to not have
5. to not be (HSK 1)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people
2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 幫
- bāng — 1. to help
2. to assist
3. to support
4. for sb (i.e. as a help)
5. hired (as worker)
6. side (of pail, boat etc)
7. outer layer
8. upper (of a shoe)
9. group
10. gang
11. clique
12. party
13. secret society (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 補
- bǔ — 1. to repair
2. to patch
3. to mend
4. to make up for
5. to fill (a vacancy)
6. to supplement (HSK 3)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 說話
- shuō huà — 1. to speak
2. to say
3. to talk
4. to gossip
5. to tell stories
6. talk
7. word (HSK 1)
- 總是
- zǒng shì — always (HSK 3)
- 用
- yòng — 1. to use; to make use of; to employ
2. (coverb) with; using
3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
4. usefulness; utility
5. (bound form) expense; outlay
6. (courteous) to eat; to drink
7. (literary) hence; therefore (HSK 1)
- 很
- hěn — 1. very; quite
2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)
- 老
- lǎo — 1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
2. old (of people)
3. venerable (person)
4. experienced
5. of long standing
6. always
7. all the time
8. of the past
9. very
10. outdated
11. (of meat etc) tough (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 詞
- cí — 1. word
2. statement; speech; lyrics
3. a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝 (Sòng cháo) (classifier: 首 (shǒu)) (HSK 2)
- 別人
- bié ren — other people; others; other person (HSK 1)
- 聽
- tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear
2. to heed; to obey
3. a can (loanword from English "tin")
4. classifier for canned beverages
5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng))
6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so
2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 太
- tài — 1. highest
2. greatest
3. too (much)
4. very
5. extremely (HSK 1)
- 懂
- dǒng — 1. to understand
2. to comprehend (HSK 2)
- 沒有
- méi yǒu — 1. haven't
2. hasn't
3. doesn't exist
4. to not have
5. to not be (HSK 1)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people
2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 知道
- zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of
2. also pr. (zhī dao) (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 叫
- jiào — 1. to shout
2. to call
3. to order
4. to ask
5. to be called
6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
- 什麼
- shén me — 1. what?
2. something; anything (HSK 1)
- 名字
- míng zi — name (of a person or thing) (HSK 1)
- 大家
- dà jiā — 1. everyone
2. influential family
3. great expert (HSK 2)
- 就
- jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
4. only; as little as
5. as much as; as many as
6. to approach; to move towards
7. to undertake; to engage in
8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of
9. (of food) to go with
10. with regard to; concerning
11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù))
12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ...
13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
- 照
- zhào — 1. according to
2. in accordance with
3. to shine
4. to illuminate
5. to reflect
6. to look at (one's reflection)
7. to take (a photo)
8. photo
9. as requested
10. as before (HSK 3)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó))
2. trick; tactic
3. (dialect) okay; all right
4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 寫字
- xiě zì — 1. to write (by hand)
2. to practice calligraphy
- 時常
- shí cháng — often; frequently (HSK 5)
- 寫
- xiě — to write (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 幾個
- jǐ ge — 1. a few
2. several
3. how many
- 字
- zì — 1. letter
2. symbol
3. character
4. word
5. classifier: 個 (gè)
6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)
- 叫
- jiào — 1. to shout
2. to call
3. to order
4. to ask
5. to be called
6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 孔乙己
- Kǒng Yǐ jǐ — Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅 (Lǔ Xùn) depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
- 只要
- zhǐ yào — so long as; provided; if (HSK 2)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 一來
- yī lái — firstly, ...
- 喝酒
- hē jiǔ — to drink (alcohol)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people
2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 就
- jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
4. only; as little as
5. as much as; as many as
6. to approach; to move towards
7. to undertake; to engage in
8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of
9. (of food) to go with
10. with regard to; concerning
11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù))
12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ...
13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile
2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 孔乙己
- Kǒng Yǐ jǐ — Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅 (Lǔ Xùn) depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 臉
- liǎn — 1. face
2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
- 上
- shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again
2. also
3. both... and...
4. and yet
5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 多
- duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of
2. too many; in excess
3. (after a numeral) ... odd
4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó))
5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 傷
- shāng — 1. to injure
2. injury
3. wound (HSK 3)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so
2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 回答
- huí dá — 1. to reply; to answer
2. reply; answer (HSK 1)
- 只
- zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
- 對
- duì — 1. right; correct
2. towards; at; for
3. concerning; regarding
4. to treat (sb a certain way)
5. to face
6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching
7. to match together; to adjust
8. to fit; to suit
9. to answer; to reply
10. to add; to pour in (a fluid)
11. to check; to compare
12. classifier: couple; pair (HSK 1)
- 老闆
- Lǎo bǎn — Robam (brand) (HSK 3)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 弄
- lòng — 1. lane
2. alley (HSK 2)
- 兩
- liǎng — 1. two
2. both
3. some
4. a few
5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
- 碗
- wǎn — 1. bowl
2. cup
3. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
- 酒
- jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine)
2. liquor
3. spirits
4. alcoholic beverage
5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)
- 要
- yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
- 一些
- yī xiē — some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er (HSK 1)
- 菜
- cài — 1. vegetable; greens (classifier: 棵 (kē))
2. dish (of food) (classifier: 樣 (yàng), 道 (dào), 盤 (pán))
3. (of one's skills etc) weak; poor
4. (coll.) (one's) type (HSK 1)
- 然後
- rán hòu — then; after that; afterwards (HSK 2)
- 拿出
- ná chū — 1. to take out
2. to put out
3. to provide
4. to put forward (a proposal)
5. to come up with (evidence) (HSK 2)
- 錢
- Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
- 來
- lái — 1. to come
2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai))
4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái))
5. for the past (amount of time)
6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì))
7. (between two verbs) in order to
8. (after a round number) approximately
9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
- 有人
- yǒu rén — 1. someone
2. people
3. anyone
4. there is someone there
5. occupied (as in restroom) (HSK 2)
- 大聲
- dà shēng — 1. loud voice
2. in a loud voice
3. loudly (HSK 2)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 一定
- yī dìng — 1. surely; certainly; definitely
2. fixed; settled
3. a certain ...; a given ... (HSK 2)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again
2. also
3. both... and...
4. and yet
5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 拿
- ná — 1. to hold
2. to seize
3. to catch
4. to apprehend
5. to take
6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 別人
- bié ren — other people; others; other person (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 東西
- dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)
- 孔乙己
- Kǒng Yǐ jǐ — Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅 (Lǔ Xùn) depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
- 看
- kān — 1. to look after
2. to take care of
3. to watch
4. to guard (HSK 1)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó))
2. trick; tactic
3. (dialect) okay; all right
4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 你們
- nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
- 不能
- bù néng — 1. cannot
2. must not
3. should not
- 這樣
- zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so
2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 昨天
- zuó tiān — yesterday (HSK 1)
- 自己
- zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
- 看見
- kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 拿
- ná — 1. to hold
2. to seize
3. to catch
4. to apprehend
5. to take
6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 書
- Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
- 被
- bèi — 1. quilt
2. to cover (with)
3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune)
4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb)
5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip") (HSK 3)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people
2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 打
- dá — 1. (loanword) dozen
2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 一
- yī — 1. one
2. single
3. a (article)
4. as soon as
5. entire; whole; all; throughout
6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 頓
- dùn — 1. to stop
2. to pause
3. to arrange
4. to lay out
5. to kowtow
6. to stamp (one's foot)
7. at once
8. classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal (HSK 3)
- 孔乙己
- Kǒng Yǐ jǐ — Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅 (Lǔ Xùn) depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 臉紅
- liǎn hóng — 1. to blush
2. to redden (with shame, indignation etc)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 拿
- ná — 1. to hold
2. to seize
3. to catch
4. to apprehend
5. to take
6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
- 書
- Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
- 不是
- bù shì — 1. no
2. is not
3. not
- 拿
- ná — 1. to hold
2. to seize
3. to catch
4. to apprehend
5. to take
6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
- 別人
- bié ren — other people; others; other person (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 東西
- dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)
- 讀
- dòu — 1. comma
2. phrase marked by pause (HSK 1)
- 過
- Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
- 書
- Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people
2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 拿
- ná — 1. to hold
2. to seize
3. to catch
4. to apprehend
5. to take
6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
- 書
- Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
- 不能
- bù néng — 1. cannot
2. must not
3. should not
- 叫
- jiào — 1. to shout
2. to call
3. to order
4. to ask
5. to be called
6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
- 拿
- ná — 1. to hold
2. to seize
3. to catch
4. to apprehend
5. to take
6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
- 別人
- bié ren — other people; others; other person (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 東西
- dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)
- 接著
- jiē zhe — 1. to catch and hold on
2. to continue
3. to go on to do sth
4. to follow
5. to carry on
6. then
7. after that
8. subsequently
9. to proceed
10. to ensue
11. in turn
12. in one's turn (HSK 2)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 很
- hěn — 1. very; quite
2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)
- 多
- duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of
2. too many; in excess
3. (after a numeral) ... odd
4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó))
5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)
- 別人
- bié ren — other people; others; other person (HSK 1)
- 聽
- tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear
2. to heed; to obey
3. a can (loanword from English "tin")
4. classifier for canned beverages
5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng))
6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so
2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 太
- tài — 1. highest
2. greatest
3. too (much)
4. very
5. extremely (HSK 1)
- 懂
- dǒng — 1. to understand
2. to comprehend (HSK 2)
- 的話
- de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)
- 大家
- dà jiā — 1. everyone
2. influential family
3. great expert (HSK 2)
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile
2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 起來
- qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up
2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
- 店
- diàn — 1. inn; old-style hotel (classifier: 家 (jiā))
2. (bound form) shop; store (HSK 2)
- 裡
- lǐ — 1. lining
2. interior
3. inside
4. internal
5. also written 裏 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
- 店
- diàn — 1. inn; old-style hotel (classifier: 家 (jiā))
2. (bound form) shop; store (HSK 2)
- 外
- wài — 1. outside
2. in addition
3. foreign
4. external (HSK 1)
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
- 很
- hěn — 1. very; quite
2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)
- 熱鬧
- rè nao — 1. bustling with noise and excitement
2. lively (HSK 4)
- 聽
- tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear
2. to heed; to obey
3. a can (loanword from English "tin")
4. classifier for canned beverages
5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng))
6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
- 別人
- bié ren — other people; others; other person (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 孔乙己
- Kǒng Yǐ jǐ — Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅 (Lǔ Xùn) depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
- 以前
- yǐ qián — 1. before
2. formerly
3. previous
4. ago (HSK 2)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 讀
- dòu — 1. comma
2. phrase marked by pause (HSK 1)
- 過
- Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
- 書
- Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
- 可是
- kě shì — 1. but; however
2. (used for emphasis) indeed (HSK 2)
- 沒有
- méi yǒu — 1. haven't
2. hasn't
3. doesn't exist
4. to not have
5. to not be (HSK 1)
- 通過
- tōng guò — 1. to pass through; to get through
2. to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
3. to pass (a test)
4. by means of; through; via (HSK 2)
- 考試
- kǎo shì — 1. to take an exam
2. exam
3. classifier: 次 (cì) (HSK 1)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 不清楚
- bù qīng chu — 1. unclear
2. not understood
3. currently unknown
- 怎麼
- zěn me — 1. how?
2. what?
3. why? (HSK 1)
- 做
- zuò — 1. to make; to produce
2. to write; to compose
3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc)
5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for
6. to assume (an air or manner) (HSK 1)
- 別的
- bié de — 1. else
2. other (HSK 1)
- 事
- shì — 1. matter
2. thing
3. item
4. work
5. affair
6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
- 所以
- suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore
2. as a result
3. so
4. the reason why (HSK 2)
- 越來越
- yuè lái yuè — more and more (HSK 2)
- 窮
- qióng — 1. poor
2. destitute
3. to use up
4. to exhaust
5. thoroughly
6. extremely
7. (coll.) persistently and pointlessly (HSK 4)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 寫
- xiě — to write (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 字
- zì — 1. letter
2. symbol
3. character
4. word
5. classifier: 個 (gè)
6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)
- 很
- hěn — 1. very; quite
2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)
- 好看
- hǎo kàn — 1. good-looking; nice-looking
2. (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good
3. in an embarrassing situation (HSK 1)
- 本來
- běn lái — 1. original
2. originally
3. at first
4. it goes without saying
5. of course (HSK 3)
- 可以
- kě yǐ — 1. can
2. may
3. possible
4. able to
5. not bad
6. pretty good (HSK 2)
- 幫
- bāng — 1. to help
2. to assist
3. to support
4. for sb (i.e. as a help)
5. hired (as worker)
6. side (of pail, boat etc)
7. outer layer
8. upper (of a shoe)
9. group
10. gang
11. clique
12. party
13. secret society (HSK 1)
- 別人
- bié ren — other people; others; other person (HSK 1)
- 抄
- chāo — 1. to make a copy
2. to plagiarize
3. to search and seize
4. to raid
5. to grab
6. to go off with
7. to take a shortcut
8. to make a turning move
9. to fold one's arms (HSK 4)
- 書
- Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
- 換
- huàn — 1. to exchange
2. to change (clothes etc)
3. to substitute
4. to switch
5. to convert (currency) (HSK 2)
- 飯
- fàn — 1. cooked rice
2. classifier: 碗 (wǎn)
3. meal
4. classifier: 頓 (dùn)
5. (loanword) fan
6. devotee (HSK 1)
- 吃
- chī — 1. to eat; to consume
2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
3. to eradicate; to destroy
4. to absorb
5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)
- 可是
- kě shì — 1. but; however
2. (used for emphasis) indeed (HSK 2)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so
2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 喜歡
- xǐ huan — to like; to be fond of (HSK 1)
- 工作
- gōng zuò — 1. to work
2. (of a machine) to operate
3. job
4. work
5. task
6. classifier: 個 (gè), 份 (fèn), 項 (xiàng) (HSK 1)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again
2. also
3. both... and...
4. and yet
5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 喜歡
- xǐ huan — to like; to be fond of (HSK 1)
- 拿
- ná — 1. to hold
2. to seize
3. to catch
4. to apprehend
5. to take
6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
- 別人
- bié ren — other people; others; other person (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 東西
- dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)
- 抄
- chāo — 1. to make a copy
2. to plagiarize
3. to search and seize
4. to raid
5. to grab
6. to go off with
7. to take a shortcut
8. to make a turning move
9. to fold one's arms (HSK 4)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 不久
- bù jiǔ — 1. not long (after)
2. before too long
3. soon
4. soon after (HSK 2)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people
2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 和
- Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
- 書
- Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
- 紙
- zhǐ — 1. paper (classifier: 張 (zhāng), 沓 (dá))
2. classifier for documents, letters etc (HSK 2)
- 筆
- bǐ — 1. writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (classifier: 支 (zhī), 枝 (zhī))
2. brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy)
3. (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork
4. (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character
5. (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business
6. (literary) to write (with a brush or pen) (HSK 2)
- 就
- jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
4. only; as little as
5. as much as; as many as
6. to approach; to move towards
7. to undertake; to engage in
8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of
9. (of food) to go with
10. with regard to; concerning
11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù))
12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ...
13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
- 一起
- yī qǐ — 1. (in) the same place
2. together; in company (with)
3. altogether; in total
4. an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc) (HSK 1)
- 消失
- xiāo shī — to disappear; to fade away (HSK 3)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 慢慢
- màn màn — slowly; gradually (HSK 3)
- 地
- de — 1. -ly
2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
- 沒有
- méi yǒu — 1. haven't
2. hasn't
3. doesn't exist
4. to not have
5. to not be (HSK 1)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people
2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 再
- zài — 1. again; once more; re-
2. further; beyond this point of time
3. (before an adjective) more
4. then (after sth, and not until then)
5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis)
6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc)
7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)
- 讓
- ràng — 1. to yield
2. to permit
3. to let sb do sth
4. to have sb do sth
5. to make sb (feel sad etc)
6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 (bèi)) (HSK 2)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 抄
- chāo — 1. to make a copy
2. to plagiarize
3. to search and seize
4. to raid
5. to grab
6. to go off with
7. to take a shortcut
8. to make a turning move
9. to fold one's arms (HSK 4)
- 書
- Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 沒有
- méi yǒu — 1. haven't
2. hasn't
3. doesn't exist
4. to not have
5. to not be (HSK 1)
- 辦法
- bàn fǎ — 1. way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem
2. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 2)
- 有時
- yǒu shí — 1. sometimes
2. now and then (HSK 1)
- 就
- jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
4. only; as little as
5. as much as; as many as
6. to approach; to move towards
7. to undertake; to engage in
8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of
9. (of food) to go with
10. with regard to; concerning
11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù))
12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ...
13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
- 會
- huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to
2. to be likely to; to be sure to
3. to meet; to get together
4. meeting; gathering
5. (suffix) union; group; association
6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)
- 拿
- ná — 1. to hold
2. to seize
3. to catch
4. to apprehend
5. to take
6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
- 一些
- yī xiē — some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er (HSK 1)
- 別人
- bié ren — other people; others; other person (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 東西
- dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)
- 不過
- bù guò — 1. only
2. merely
3. no more than
4. but
5. however
6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic)
7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 在
- zài — 1. to exist; to be alive
2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
- 我們
- wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
- 店
- diàn — 1. inn; old-style hotel (classifier: 家 (jiā))
2. (bound form) shop; store (HSK 2)
- 裡
- lǐ — 1. lining
2. interior
3. inside
4. internal
5. also written 裏 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
- 喝酒
- hē jiǔ — to drink (alcohol)
- 吃
- chī — 1. to eat; to consume
2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
3. to eradicate; to destroy
4. to absorb
5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)
- 菜
- cài — 1. vegetable; greens (classifier: 棵 (kē))
2. dish (of food) (classifier: 樣 (yàng), 道 (dào), 盤 (pán))
3. (of one's skills etc) weak; poor
4. (coll.) (one's) type (HSK 1)
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
- 一定
- yī dìng — 1. surely; certainly; definitely
2. fixed; settled
3. a certain ...; a given ... (HSK 2)
- 會
- huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to
2. to be likely to; to be sure to
3. to meet; to get together
4. meeting; gathering
5. (suffix) union; group; association
6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)
- 給
- gěi — 1. to
2. for
3. for the benefit of
4. to give
5. to allow
6. to do sth (for sb)
7. (grammatical equivalent of 被)
8. (grammatical equivalent of 把)
9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)
- 錢
- Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
- 如果
- rú guǒ — if; in case; in the event that (HSK 2)
- 那時
- nà shí — 1. then
2. at that time
3. in those days (HSK 2)
- 沒有
- méi yǒu — 1. haven't
2. hasn't
3. doesn't exist
4. to not have
5. to not be (HSK 1)
- 帶
- dài — 1. band
2. belt
3. girdle
4. ribbon
5. tire
6. area
7. zone
8. region
9. classifier: 條 (tiáo)
10. to wear
11. to carry
12. to take along
13. to bear (i.e. to have)
14. to lead
15. to bring
16. to look after
17. to raise (HSK 2)
- 夠
- gòu — 1. enough (sufficient)
2. enough (too much)
3. (coll.) (before adj.) really
4. (coll.) to reach by stretching out (HSK 2)
- 錢
- Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 會
- huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to
2. to be likely to; to be sure to
3. to meet; to get together
4. meeting; gathering
5. (suffix) union; group; association
6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)
- 先
- xiān — 1. beforehand; first; earlier
2. at first; originally
3. for the time being; for now
4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) (HSK 1)
- 記
- jì — 1. to record
2. to note
3. to memorize
4. to remember
5. mark
6. sign
7. classifier for blows, kicks, shots (HSK 1)
- 下來
- xià lai — 1. to come down
2. (completed action marker)
3. (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.)
4. (indicates continuation from the past towards us)
5. to be harvested (of crops)
6. to be over (of a period of time)
7. to go among the masses (said of leaders) (HSK 3)
- 不久
- bù jiǔ — 1. not long (after)
2. before too long
3. soon
4. soon after (HSK 2)
- 以後
- yǐ hòu — 1. after
2. later
3. afterwards
4. following
5. later on
6. in the future (HSK 2)
- 就
- jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
4. only; as little as
5. as much as; as many as
6. to approach; to move towards
7. to undertake; to engage in
8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of
9. (of food) to go with
10. with regard to; concerning
11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù))
12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ...
13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
- 會
- huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to
2. to be likely to; to be sure to
3. to meet; to get together
4. meeting; gathering
5. (suffix) union; group; association
6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)
- 把
- bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp
2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
3. handlebar
4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch
5. classifier for things with handles
6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
- 錢
- Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
- 送
- sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit
2. to give (as a present)
3. to see (sb) off
4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)
- 來
- lái — 1. to come
2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai))
4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái))
5. for the past (amount of time)
6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì))
7. (between two verbs) in order to
8. (after a round number) approximately
9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
- 喝
- hē — 1. to drink
2. variant of 嗬 (hē) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 半
- bàn — 1. half
2. semi-
3. incomplete
4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)
- 碗
- wǎn — 1. bowl
2. cup
3. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
- 酒
- jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine)
2. liquor
3. spirits
4. alcoholic beverage
5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)
- 以後
- yǐ hòu — 1. after
2. later
3. afterwards
4. following
5. later on
6. in the future (HSK 2)
- 孔乙己
- Kǒng Yǐ jǐ — Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅 (Lǔ Xùn) depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
- 臉
- liǎn — 1. face
2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
- 上
- shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 紅色
- hóng sè — 1. red (color)
2. revolutionary (HSK 2)
- 慢慢
- màn màn — slowly; gradually (HSK 3)
- 退
- tuì — 1. to retreat; to withdraw
2. to reject; to return (sth)
3. to decline (HSK 3)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 有人
- yǒu rén — 1. someone
2. people
3. anyone
4. there is someone there
5. occupied (as in restroom) (HSK 2)
- 問
- wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
- 孔乙己
- Kǒng Yǐ jǐ — Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅 (Lǔ Xùn) depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 真的
- zhēn de — 1. really; truly; indeed
2. real; true; genuine
3. (math.) proper (HSK 1)
- 認識
- rèn shi — 1. to know
2. to recognize
3. to be familiar with
4. to get acquainted with sb
5. knowledge
6. understanding
7. awareness
8. cognition (HSK 1)
- 字
- zì — 1. letter
2. symbol
3. character
4. word
5. classifier: 個 (gè)
6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)
- 嗎
- má — (coll.) what? (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 看
- kān — 1. to look after
2. to take care of
3. to watch
4. to guard (HSK 1)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó))
2. trick; tactic
3. (dialect) okay; all right
4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 問
- wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
- 這
- zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these
2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
- 話
- huà — 1. dialect
2. language
3. spoken words
4. speech
5. talk
6. words
7. conversation
8. what sb said
9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people
2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so
2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 太
- tài — 1. highest
2. greatest
3. too (much)
4. very
5. extremely (HSK 1)
- 想
- xiǎng — 1. to think (about)
2. to think of; to devise
3. to think (that); to believe (that)
4. to desire; to want (to)
5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
- 回答
- huí dá — 1. to reply; to answer
2. reply; answer (HSK 1)
- 別人
- bié ren — other people; others; other person (HSK 1)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again
2. also
3. both... and...
4. and yet
5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 怎麼
- zěn me — 1. how?
2. what?
3. why? (HSK 1)
- 連
- Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)
- 考試
- kǎo shì — 1. to take an exam
2. exam
3. classifier: 次 (cì) (HSK 1)
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
- 沒
- méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
- 通過
- tōng guò — 1. to pass through; to get through
2. to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
3. to pass (a test)
4. by means of; through; via (HSK 2)
- 孔乙己
- Kǒng Yǐ jǐ — Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅 (Lǔ Xùn) depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
- 馬上
- mǎ shàng — 1. at once
2. right away
3. immediately
4. on horseback (i.e. by military force) (HSK 1)
- 不安
- bù ān — 1. unpeaceful
2. unstable
3. uneasy
4. disturbed
5. restless
6. worried (HSK 3)
- 起來
- qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up
2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
- 臉
- liǎn — 1. face
2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
- 上
- shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 顏色
- yán sè — 1. color
2. countenance
3. appearance
4. facial expression
5. pigment
6. dyestuff (HSK 2)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 變
- biàn — 1. to change
2. to become different
3. to transform
4. to vary
5. rebellion (HSK 2)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 口
- kǒu — 1. mouth
2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)
- 中
- Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese
2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó))
2. trick; tactic
3. (dialect) okay; all right
4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 別人
- bié ren — other people; others; other person (HSK 1)
- 聽
- tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear
2. to heed; to obey
3. a can (loanword from English "tin")
4. classifier for canned beverages
5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng))
6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so
2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 太
- tài — 1. highest
2. greatest
3. too (much)
4. very
5. extremely (HSK 1)
- 懂
- dǒng — 1. to understand
2. to comprehend (HSK 2)
- 的話
- de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)
- 大家
- dà jiā — 1. everyone
2. influential family
3. great expert (HSK 2)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again
2. also
3. both... and...
4. and yet
5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile
2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 起來
- qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up
2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
- 那時
- nà shí — 1. then
2. at that time
3. in those days (HSK 2)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 會
- huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to
2. to be likely to; to be sure to
3. to meet; to get together
4. meeting; gathering
5. (suffix) union; group; association
6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)
- 一起
- yī qǐ — 1. (in) the same place
2. together; in company (with)
3. altogether; in total
4. an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc) (HSK 1)
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile
2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
- 老闆
- Lǎo bǎn — Robam (brand) (HSK 3)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so
2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 什麼
- shén me — 1. what?
2. something; anything (HSK 1)
- 孔乙己
- Kǒng Yǐ jǐ — Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅 (Lǔ Xùn) depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
- 知道
- zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of
2. also pr. (zhī dao) (HSK 1)
- 大人
- dà ren — 1. adult
2. grownup
3. title of respect toward superiors (HSK 2)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so
2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 太
- tài — 1. highest
2. greatest
3. too (much)
4. very
5. extremely (HSK 1)
- 想
- xiǎng — 1. to think (about)
2. to think of; to devise
3. to think (that); to believe (that)
4. to desire; to want (to)
5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
- 跟
- gēn — 1. heel
2. to follow closely
3. to go with
4. (of a woman) to marry sb
5. with
6. compared with
7. to
8. towards
9. and (joining two nouns) (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 說話
- shuō huà — 1. to speak
2. to say
3. to talk
4. to gossip
5. to tell stories
6. talk
7. word (HSK 1)
- 就
- jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
4. only; as little as
5. as much as; as many as
6. to approach; to move towards
7. to undertake; to engage in
8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of
9. (of food) to go with
10. with regard to; concerning
11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù))
12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ...
13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
- 常常
- cháng cháng — frequently; often (HSK 1)
- 找
- zhǎo — 1. to try to find
2. to look for
3. to call on sb
4. to find
5. to seek
6. to return
7. to give change (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 這樣
- zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so
2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 孩子
- hái zi — child (HSK 1)
- 說話
- shuō huà — 1. to speak
2. to say
3. to talk
4. to gossip
5. to tell stories
6. talk
7. word (HSK 1)
- 有
- yǒu — 1. to have; there is
2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
- 一
- yī — 1. one
2. single
3. a (article)
4. as soon as
5. entire; whole; all; throughout
6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 回
- Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 問
- wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 讀
- dòu — 1. comma
2. phrase marked by pause (HSK 1)
- 過
- Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
- 書
- Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
- 嗎
- má — (coll.) what? (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 點
- diǎn — 1. to touch briefly; to tap
2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)
3. to order (food etc); to select
4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person)
5. to hint at; to imply
6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops
7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite
8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down
9. point; dot; spot; speck
10. dot stroke in Chinese characters
11. (math.) decimal point
12. point in time or space
13. (after a number) o'clock
14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more
15. classifier for small amounts (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 點頭
- diǎn tóu — to nod (HSK 2)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 考
- kǎo — 1. to check
2. to verify
3. to test
4. to examine
5. to take an exam
6. to take an entrance exam for
7. deceased father (HSK 1)
- 考
- kǎo — 1. to check
2. to verify
3. to test
4. to examine
5. to take an exam
6. to take an entrance exam for
7. deceased father (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 這
- zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these
2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
- 字
- zì — 1. letter
2. symbol
3. character
4. word
5. classifier: 個 (gè)
6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)
- 怎麼
- zěn me — 1. how?
2. what?
3. why? (HSK 1)
- 寫
- xiě — to write (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 心裡
- xīn li — 1. chest
2. heart; mind (HSK 2)
- 想
- xiǎng — 1. to think (about)
2. to think of; to devise
3. to think (that); to believe (that)
4. to desire; to want (to)
5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
- 這樣
- zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so
2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people
2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 想
- xiǎng — 1. to think (about)
2. to think of; to devise
3. to think (that); to believe (that)
4. to desire; to want (to)
5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
- 考
- kǎo — 1. to check
2. to verify
3. to test
4. to examine
5. to take an exam
6. to take an entrance exam for
7. deceased father (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 就
- jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
4. only; as little as
5. as much as; as many as
6. to approach; to move towards
7. to undertake; to engage in
8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of
9. (of food) to go with
10. with regard to; concerning
11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù))
12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ...
13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
- 沒有
- méi yǒu — 1. haven't
2. hasn't
3. doesn't exist
4. to not have
5. to not be (HSK 1)
- 回答
- huí dá — 1. to reply; to answer
2. reply; answer (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 等
- děng — 1. to wait for; to await
2. by the time; when; till
3. and so on; etc.; et al.
4. (bound form) class; rank; grade
5. (bound form) equal to; same as
6. (used to end an enumeration)
7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 很
- hěn — 1. very; quite
2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)
- 久
- jiǔ — (of a period of time) long (HSK 3)
- 認真
- rèn zhēn — 1. conscientious
2. earnest
3. serious
4. to take seriously
5. to take to heart (HSK 1)
- 地
- de — 1. -ly
2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 寫
- xiě — to write (HSK 1)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so
2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 出來
- chū lái — 1. to come out
2. to appear
3. to arise (HSK 1)
- 嗎
- má — (coll.) what? (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 教
- Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 要
- yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
- 記住
- jì zhu — 1. to remember
2. to bear in mind
3. to learn by heart (HSK 1)
- 以後
- yǐ hòu — 1. after
2. later
3. afterwards
4. following
5. later on
6. in the future (HSK 2)
- 有用
- yǒu yòng — useful (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 心裡
- xīn li — 1. chest
2. heart; mind (HSK 2)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again
2. also
3. both... and...
4. and yet
5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 想
- xiǎng — 1. to think (about)
2. to think of; to devise
3. to think (that); to believe (that)
4. to desire; to want (to)
5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile
2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again
2. also
3. both... and...
4. and yet
5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 有一點
- yǒu yī diǎn — a little; somewhat
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so
2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 高興
- gāo xìng — 1. happy
2. glad
3. willing (to do sth)
4. in a cheerful mood (HSK 1)
- 隨便
- suí biàn — 1. as one wishes
2. as one pleases
3. at random
4. negligent
5. casual
6. wanton (HSK 2)
- 回答
- huí dá — 1. to reply; to answer
2. reply; answer (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 幾
- jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
- 句
- gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
- 孔乙己
- Kǒng Yǐ jǐ — Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅 (Lǔ Xùn) depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
- 很
- hěn — 1. very; quite
2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)
- 高興
- gāo xìng — 1. happy
2. glad
3. willing (to do sth)
4. in a cheerful mood (HSK 1)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 想
- xiǎng — 1. to think (about)
2. to think of; to devise
3. to think (that); to believe (that)
4. to desire; to want (to)
5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
- 告訴
- gào sù — to press charges; to file a complaint (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 更
- gēng — 1. to change or replace
2. to experience
3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)
- 多
- duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of
2. too many; in excess
3. (after a numeral) ... odd
4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó))
5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)
- 可是
- kě shì — 1. but; however
2. (used for emphasis) indeed (HSK 2)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 沒有
- méi yǒu — 1. haven't
2. hasn't
3. doesn't exist
4. to not have
5. to not be (HSK 1)
- 興趣
- xìng qù — 1. interest (desire to know about sth)
2. interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby (HSK 4)
- 就
- jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
4. only; as little as
5. as much as; as many as
6. to approach; to move towards
7. to undertake; to engage in
8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of
9. (of food) to go with
10. with regard to; concerning
11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù))
12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ...
13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
- 走開
- zǒu kāi — 1. to leave; to walk away; to beat it
2. to move aside (HSK 2)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 顯得
- xiǎn de — 1. to seem
2. to look
3. to appear (HSK 3)
- 很
- hěn — 1. very; quite
2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)
- 失望
- shī wàng — 1. disappointed
2. to lose hope
3. to despair (HSK 4)
- 有時
- yǒu shí — 1. sometimes
2. now and then (HSK 1)
- 附近
- fù jìn — 1. nearby; neighboring
2. (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood (HSK 4)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 孩子
- hái zi — child (HSK 1)
- 聽到
- tīng dào — to hear (HSK 1)
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile
2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 聲音
- shēng yīn — sound; voice (HSK 2)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 會
- huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to
2. to be likely to; to be sure to
3. to meet; to get together
4. meeting; gathering
5. (suffix) union; group; association
6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)
- 跑
- páo — (of an animal) to paw (the ground) (HSK 1)
- 過來
- guò lái — 1. to come over
2. to manage
3. to handle
4. to be able to take care of (HSK 2)
- 看
- kān — 1. to look after
2. to take care of
3. to watch
4. to guard (HSK 1)
- 孔乙己
- Kǒng Yǐ jǐ — Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅 (Lǔ Xùn) depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 就
- jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
4. only; as little as
5. as much as; as many as
6. to approach; to move towards
7. to undertake; to engage in
8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of
9. (of food) to go with
10. with regard to; concerning
11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù))
12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ...
13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
- 給
- gěi — 1. to
2. for
3. for the benefit of
4. to give
5. to allow
6. to do sth (for sb)
7. (grammatical equivalent of 被)
8. (grammatical equivalent of 把)
9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)
- 所有
- suǒ yǒu — 1. all
2. to have; to possess; to own (HSK 2)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 孩子
- hái zi — child (HSK 1)
- 一些
- yī xiē — some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er (HSK 1)
- 菜
- cài — 1. vegetable; greens (classifier: 棵 (kē))
2. dish (of food) (classifier: 樣 (yàng), 道 (dào), 盤 (pán))
3. (of one's skills etc) weak; poor
4. (coll.) (one's) type (HSK 1)
- 孩子
- hái zi — child (HSK 1)
- 吃
- chī — 1. to eat; to consume
2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
3. to eradicate; to destroy
4. to absorb
5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 以後
- yǐ hòu — 1. after
2. later
3. afterwards
4. following
5. later on
6. in the future (HSK 2)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 想
- xiǎng — 1. to think (about)
2. to think of; to devise
3. to think (that); to believe (that)
4. to desire; to want (to)
5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
- 再
- zài — 1. again; once more; re-
2. further; beyond this point of time
3. (before an adjective) more
4. then (after sth, and not until then)
5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis)
6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc)
7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)
- 吃
- chī — 1. to eat; to consume
2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
3. to eradicate; to destroy
4. to absorb
5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)
- 看
- kān — 1. to look after
2. to take care of
3. to watch
4. to guard (HSK 1)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó))
2. trick; tactic
3. (dialect) okay; all right
4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 孔乙己
- Kǒng Yǐ jǐ — Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅 (Lǔ Xùn) depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
- 很
- hěn — 1. very; quite
2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)
- 緊張
- jǐn zhāng — 1. nervous
2. keyed up
3. intense
4. tense
5. strained
6. in short supply
7. scarce
8. classifier: 陣 (zhèn) (HSK 3)
- 用
- yòng — 1. to use; to make use of; to employ
2. (coverb) with; using
3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
4. usefulness; utility
5. (bound form) expense; outlay
6. (courteous) to eat; to drink
7. (literary) hence; therefore (HSK 1)
- 手
- shǒu — 1. hand
2. (formal) to hold
3. person engaged in certain types of work
4. person skilled in certain types of work
5. personal(ly)
6. convenient
7. classifier for skill
8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
- 蓋
- Gě — surname Ge (HSK 4)
- 住
- zhù — 1. to live; to reside; to stay
2. to stop; to cease
3. (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) (HSK 1)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 剩下
- shèng xià — to remain; to be left over (HSK 5)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 菜
- cài — 1. vegetable; greens (classifier: 棵 (kē))
2. dish (of food) (classifier: 樣 (yàng), 道 (dào), 盤 (pán))
3. (of one's skills etc) weak; poor
4. (coll.) (one's) type (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so
2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 多
- duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of
2. too many; in excess
3. (after a numeral) ... odd
4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó))
5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 真的
- zhēn de — 1. really; truly; indeed
2. real; true; genuine
3. (math.) proper (HSK 1)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so
2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 多
- duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of
2. too many; in excess
3. (after a numeral) ... odd
4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó))
5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 孩子
- hái zi — child (HSK 1)
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile
2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó))
2. trick; tactic
3. (dialect) okay; all right
4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 跑
- páo — (of an animal) to paw (the ground) (HSK 1)
- 開
- kāi — 1. to open (transitive or intransitive)
2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
4. to boil
5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
6. (directional complement) away; off
7. carat (gold)
8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 (Kāi ěr wén)
9. abbr. for 開本 (kāi běn), book format (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 孔乙己
- Kǒng Yǐ jǐ — Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅 (Lǔ Xùn) depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
- 雖然
- suī rán — although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc) (HSK 2)
- 常常
- cháng cháng — frequently; often (HSK 1)
- 被
- bèi — 1. quilt
2. to cover (with)
3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune)
4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb)
5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip") (HSK 3)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people
2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile
2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
- 可是
- kě shì — 1. but; however
2. (used for emphasis) indeed (HSK 2)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 沒
- méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
- 來
- lái — 1. to come
2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai))
4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái))
5. for the past (amount of time)
6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì))
7. (between two verbs) in order to
8. (after a round number) approximately
9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 日子
- rì zi — 1. day
2. a (calendar) date
3. days of one's life (HSK 2)
- 裡
- lǐ — 1. lining
2. interior
3. inside
4. internal
5. also written 裏 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
- 大家
- dà jiā — 1. everyone
2. influential family
3. great expert (HSK 2)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 生活
- shēng huó — 1. to live
2. life
3. livelihood (HSK 2)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 一樣
- yī yàng — 1. same
2. like
3. equal to
4. the same as
5. just like (HSK 1)
- 過
- Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
- 中秋節
- Zhōng qiū jié — the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month (HSK 5)
- 快要
- kuài yào — nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth) (HSK 2)
- 來
- lái — 1. to come
2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai))
4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái))
5. for the past (amount of time)
6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì))
7. (between two verbs) in order to
8. (after a round number) approximately
9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 有
- yǒu — 1. to have; there is
2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
- 一
- yī — 1. one
2. single
3. a (article)
4. as soon as
5. entire; whole; all; throughout
6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 天
- tiān — 1. day
2. sky
3. heaven (HSK 1)
- 老闆
- Lǎo bǎn — Robam (brand) (HSK 3)
- 一邊
- yī biān — 1. one side
2. either side
3. on the one hand
4. on the other hand
5. doing while (HSK 1)
- 算
- suàn — 1. to calculate; to figure out
2. to include; to count in
3. to count; to be valid; to carry weight
4. to regard as; to consider (to be ...) (HSK 2)
- 錢
- Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
- 一邊
- yī biān — 1. one side
2. either side
3. on the one hand
4. on the other hand
5. doing while (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 孔乙己
- Kǒng Yǐ jǐ — Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅 (Lǔ Xùn) depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
- 好久
- hǎo jiǔ — (coll.) for a long time (HSK 2)
- 沒
- méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
- 來
- lái — 1. to come
2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai))
4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái))
5. for the past (amount of time)
6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì))
7. (between two verbs) in order to
8. (after a round number) approximately
9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 沒
- méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
- 給
- gěi — 1. to
2. for
3. for the benefit of
4. to give
5. to allow
6. to do sth (for sb)
7. (grammatical equivalent of 被)
8. (grammatical equivalent of 把)
9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)
- 錢
- Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
- 呢
- ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")
2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds
3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
- 有人
- yǒu rén — 1. someone
2. people
3. anyone
4. there is someone there
5. occupied (as in restroom) (HSK 2)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 大概
- dà gài — 1. roughly
2. probably
3. rough
4. approximate
5. about
6. general idea (HSK 3)
- 不會
- bù huì — 1. improbable
2. unlikely
3. will not (act, happen etc)
4. not able
5. not having learned to do sth
6. (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it
7. not at all
- 再
- zài — 1. again; once more; re-
2. further; beyond this point of time
3. (before an adjective) more
4. then (after sth, and not until then)
5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis)
6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc)
7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)
- 來
- lái — 1. to come
2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai))
4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái))
5. for the past (amount of time)
6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì))
7. (between two verbs) in order to
8. (after a round number) approximately
9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 腿
- tuǐ — 1. leg
2. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 2)
- 被
- bèi — 1. quilt
2. to cover (with)
3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune)
4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb)
5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip") (HSK 3)
- 打傷
- dǎ shāng — 1. to injure
2. to wound
3. to damage
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 老闆
- Lǎo bǎn — Robam (brand) (HSK 3)
- 問
- wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
- 為什麼
- wèi shén me — 1. why?
2. for what reason? (HSK 2)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people
2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again
2. also
3. both... and...
4. and yet
5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 去
- qù — 1. to go
2. to go to (a place)
3. (of a time etc) last
4. just passed
5. to send
6. to remove
7. to get rid of
8. to reduce
9. to be apart from in space or time
10. to die (euphemism)
11. to play (a part)
12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
- 拿
- ná — 1. to hold
2. to seize
3. to catch
4. to apprehend
5. to take
6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
- 別人
- bié ren — other people; others; other person (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 東西
- dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)
- 這
- zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these
2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
- 次
- cì — 1. next in sequence
2. second
3. the second (day, time etc)
4. secondary
5. vice-
6. sub-
7. infra-
8. inferior quality
9. substandard
10. order
11. sequence
12. hypo- (chemistry)
13. classifier for enumerated events: time (HSK 1)
- 拿到
- ná dào — 1. to get
2. to obtain (HSK 2)
- 城
- chéng — 1. city walls
2. city
3. town
4. classifier: 座 (zuò), 道 (dào), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
- 裡
- lǐ — 1. lining
2. interior
3. inside
4. internal
5. also written 裏 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
- 一
- yī — 1. one
2. single
3. a (article)
4. as soon as
5. entire; whole; all; throughout
6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 戶
- hù — 1. a household
2. door
3. family (HSK 4)
- 錢
- Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
- 很
- hěn — 1. very; quite
2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)
- 多
- duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of
2. too many; in excess
3. (after a numeral) ... odd
4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó))
5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 人家
- rén jiā — 1. household
2. dwelling
3. family
4. sb else's house
5. household business
6. house of woman's husband-to-be
7. classifier: 戶 (hù), 家 (jiā) (HSK 4)
- 去
- qù — 1. to go
2. to go to (a place)
3. (of a time etc) last
4. just passed
5. to send
6. to remove
7. to get rid of
8. to reduce
9. to be apart from in space or time
10. to die (euphemism)
11. to play (a part)
12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 被
- bèi — 1. quilt
2. to cover (with)
3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune)
4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb)
5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip") (HSK 3)
- 抓住
- zhuā zhù — to grab hold of; to capture (HSK 3)
- 打
- dá — 1. (loanword) dozen
2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 半夜
- bàn yè — 1. midnight
2. in the middle of the night (HSK 2)
- 腿
- tuǐ — 1. leg
2. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 2)
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
- 被
- bèi — 1. quilt
2. to cover (with)
3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune)
4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb)
5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip") (HSK 3)
- 打傷
- dǎ shāng — 1. to injure
2. to wound
3. to damage
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 後來
- hòu lái — 1. afterwards; later
2. newly arrived (HSK 2)
- 呢
- ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")
2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds
3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
- 後來
- hòu lái — 1. afterwards; later
2. newly arrived (HSK 2)
- 沒有
- méi yǒu — 1. haven't
2. hasn't
3. doesn't exist
4. to not have
5. to not be (HSK 1)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people
2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 知道
- zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of
2. also pr. (zhī dao) (HSK 1)
- 可能
- kě néng — 1. might (happen)
2. possible
3. probable
4. possibility
5. probability
6. maybe
7. perhaps
8. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
- 已經
- yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)
- 死
- sǐ — 1. to die
2. impassable
3. uncrossable
4. inflexible
5. rigid
6. extremely
7. damned (HSK 3)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 老闆
- Lǎo bǎn — Robam (brand) (HSK 3)
- 聽
- tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear
2. to heed; to obey
3. a can (loanword from English "tin")
4. classifier for canned beverages
5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng))
6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 沒
- méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
- 再
- zài — 1. again; once more; re-
2. further; beyond this point of time
3. (before an adjective) more
4. then (after sth, and not until then)
5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis)
6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc)
7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)
- 問
- wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
- 繼續
- jì xù — to continue; to proceed with; to go on with (HSK 3)
- 算
- suàn — 1. to calculate; to figure out
2. to include; to count in
3. to count; to be valid; to carry weight
4. to regard as; to consider (to be ...) (HSK 2)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 錢
- Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
- 中秋節
- Zhōng qiū jié — the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month (HSK 5)
- 過去
- guò qù — 1. (in the) past; former; previous
2. to go over; to pass by (HSK 2)
- 以後
- yǐ hòu — 1. after
2. later
3. afterwards
4. following
5. later on
6. in the future (HSK 2)
- 天氣
- tiān qì — weather (HSK 1)
- 一
- yī — 1. one
2. single
3. a (article)
4. as soon as
5. entire; whole; all; throughout
6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 天
- tiān — 1. day
2. sky
3. heaven (HSK 1)
- 比
- Bǐ — 1. Belgium
2. Belgian
3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)
- 一
- yī — 1. one
2. single
3. a (article)
4. as soon as
5. entire; whole; all; throughout
6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 天冷
- tiān lěng — it's cold (weather)
- 冬天
- dōng tiān — winter (HSK 2)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 快要
- kuài yào — nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth) (HSK 2)
- 來
- lái — 1. to come
2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai))
4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái))
5. for the past (amount of time)
6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì))
7. (between two verbs) in order to
8. (after a round number) approximately
9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 有
- yǒu — 1. to have; there is
2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
- 一
- yī — 1. one
2. single
3. a (article)
4. as soon as
5. entire; whole; all; throughout
6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 天
- tiān — 1. day
2. sky
3. heaven (HSK 1)
- 店
- diàn — 1. inn; old-style hotel (classifier: 家 (jiā))
2. (bound form) shop; store (HSK 2)
- 裡
- lǐ — 1. lining
2. interior
3. inside
4. internal
5. also written 裏 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
- 沒有
- méi yǒu — 1. haven't
2. hasn't
3. doesn't exist
4. to not have
5. to not be (HSK 1)
- 客人
- kè rén — 1. visitor
2. guest
3. customer
4. client
5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 2)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 正
- zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
- 坐
- Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó))
2. trick; tactic
3. (dialect) okay; all right
4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 休息
- xiū xi — 1. rest
2. to rest (HSK 1)
- 忽然
- hū rán — suddenly; all of a sudden (HSK 2)
- 聽到
- tīng dào — to hear (HSK 1)
- 有
- yǒu — 1. to have; there is
2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
- 個
- gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
- 聲音
- shēng yīn — sound; voice (HSK 2)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 弄
- lòng — 1. lane
2. alley (HSK 2)
- 一
- yī — 1. one
2. single
3. a (article)
4. as soon as
5. entire; whole; all; throughout
6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 碗
- wǎn — 1. bowl
2. cup
3. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
- 酒
- jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine)
2. liquor
3. spirits
4. alcoholic beverage
5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)
- 聲音
- shēng yīn — sound; voice (HSK 2)
- 很
- hěn — 1. very; quite
2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)
- 小
- xiǎo — 1. small
2. tiny
3. few
4. young (HSK 1)
- 可是
- kě shì — 1. but; however
2. (used for emphasis) indeed (HSK 2)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 覺得
- jué de — 1. to think that ...; to feel that ...
2. to feel (uncomfortable etc) (HSK 1)
- 好像
- hǎo xiàng — 1. as if
2. to seem like (HSK 2)
- 在
- zài — 1. to exist; to be alive
2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
- 哪裡
- nǎ lǐ — 1. where?
2. somewhere
3. anywhere
4. wherever
5. nowhere (negative answer to question)
6. humble expression denying compliment (HSK 1)
- 聽
- tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear
2. to heed; to obey
3. a can (loanword from English "tin")
4. classifier for canned beverages
5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng))
6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)
- 過
- Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 站
- zhàn — 1. station
2. to stand
3. to halt
4. to stop
5. branch of a company or organization
6. website (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 起來
- qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up
2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
- 看
- kān — 1. to look after
2. to take care of
3. to watch
4. to guard (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 看
- kān — 1. to look after
2. to take care of
3. to watch
4. to guard (HSK 1)
- 孔乙己
- Kǒng Yǐ jǐ — Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅 (Lǔ Xùn) depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
- 正
- zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
- 坐
- Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
- 在
- zài — 1. to exist; to be alive
2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
- 門口
- mén kǒu — 1. doorway
2. gate
3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 地上
- dì shang — 1. on the ground
2. on the floor (HSK 1)
- 兩
- liǎng — 1. two
2. both
3. some
4. a few
5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
- 條
- tiáo — 1. strip
2. item
3. article
4. clause (of law or treaty)
5. classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) (HSK 2)
- 腿
- tuǐ — 1. leg
2. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 2)
- 彎
- wān — 1. to bend
2. bent
3. a bend; a turn (in a road etc)
4. classifier: 道 (dào) (HSK 4)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó))
2. trick; tactic
3. (dialect) okay; all right
4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 臉
- liǎn — 1. face
2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again
2. also
3. both... and...
4. and yet
5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 黑
- Hēi — short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江 (Hēi lóng jiāng) (HSK 2)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again
2. also
3. both... and...
4. and yet
5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so
2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 健康
- jiàn kāng — 1. health
2. healthy (HSK 2)
- 身上
- shēn shang — 1. on the body
2. at hand
3. among (HSK 1)
- 穿
- chuān — 1. to bore through; to pierce; to perforate
2. to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street)
3. to thread; to string together
4. to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.)
5. verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 一
- yī — 1. one
2. single
3. a (article)
4. as soon as
5. entire; whole; all; throughout
6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 件
- jiàn — 1. item
2. component
3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)
- 破
- pò — 1. broken
2. damaged
3. worn out
4. lousy
5. rotten
6. to break, split or cleave
7. to get rid of
8. to destroy
9. to break with
10. to defeat
11. to capture (a city etc)
12. to expose the truth of (HSK 3)
- 衣服
- yī fu — 1. clothes
2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) (HSK 1)
- 好像
- hǎo xiàng — 1. as if
2. to seem like (HSK 2)
- 已經
- yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)
- 沒有
- méi yǒu — 1. haven't
2. hasn't
3. doesn't exist
4. to not have
5. to not be (HSK 1)
- 辦法
- bàn fǎ — 1. way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem
2. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 2)
- 走路
- zǒu lù — 1. to walk; to go on foot
2. to leave; to depart
3. (informal) to clear off; to beat it
4. (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job; to get out (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 看見
- kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again
2. also
3. both... and...
4. and yet
5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 弄
- lòng — 1. lane
2. alley (HSK 2)
- 一
- yī — 1. one
2. single
3. a (article)
4. as soon as
5. entire; whole; all; throughout
6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
- 碗
- wǎn — 1. bowl
2. cup
3. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
- 酒
- jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine)
2. liquor
3. spirits
4. alcoholic beverage
5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)
- 老闆
- Lǎo bǎn — Robam (brand) (HSK 3)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 看見
- kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 孔乙己
- Kǒng Yǐ jǐ — Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅 (Lǔ Xùn) depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 沒
- méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
- 給
- gěi — 1. to
2. for
3. for the benefit of
4. to give
5. to allow
6. to do sth (for sb)
7. (grammatical equivalent of 被)
8. (grammatical equivalent of 把)
9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)
- 錢
- Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
- 呢
- ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")
2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds
3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
- 孔乙己
- Kǒng Yǐ jǐ — Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅 (Lǔ Xùn) depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
- 沒什麼
- méi shén me — 1. it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind
2. think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome (HSK 1)
- 力氣
- lì qi — physical strength (HSK 4)
- 地
- de — 1. -ly
2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 這
- zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these
2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
- 次
- cì — 1. next in sequence
2. second
3. the second (day, time etc)
4. secondary
5. vice-
6. sub-
7. infra-
8. inferior quality
9. substandard
10. order
11. sequence
12. hypo- (chemistry)
13. classifier for enumerated events: time (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 帶
- dài — 1. band
2. belt
3. girdle
4. ribbon
5. tire
6. area
7. zone
8. region
9. classifier: 條 (tiáo)
10. to wear
11. to carry
12. to take along
13. to bear (i.e. to have)
14. to lead
15. to bring
16. to look after
17. to raise (HSK 2)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 錢
- Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 給
- gěi — 1. to
2. for
3. for the benefit of
4. to give
5. to allow
6. to do sth (for sb)
7. (grammatical equivalent of 被)
8. (grammatical equivalent of 把)
9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 好
- hǎo — 1. good
2. appropriate; proper
3. all right!
4. (before a verb) easy to
5. (before a verb) good to
6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so
7. (verb complement indicating completion)
8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms
9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
- 一些
- yī xiē — some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 酒
- jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine)
2. liquor
3. spirits
4. alcoholic beverage
5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)
- 老闆
- Lǎo bǎn — Robam (brand) (HSK 3)
- 還是
- hái shi — 1. still (as before)
2. had better
3. unexpectedly
4. or (HSK 1)
- 像
- xiàng — 1. to resemble
2. to be like
3. to look as if
4. such as
5. appearance
6. image
7. portrait
8. image under a mapping (math.) (HSK 2)
- 以前
- yǐ qián — 1. before
2. formerly
3. previous
4. ago (HSK 2)
- 一樣
- yī yàng — 1. same
2. like
3. equal to
4. the same as
5. just like (HSK 1)
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile
2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again
2. also
3. both... and...
4. and yet
5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 拿
- ná — 1. to hold
2. to seize
3. to catch
4. to apprehend
5. to take
6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
- 別人
- bié ren — other people; others; other person (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 東西
- dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 吧
- bā — 1. bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)
2. to puff (on a pipe etc)
3. (onom.) bang
4. abbr. for 貼吧 (tiē bā) (HSK 1)
- 孔乙己
- Kǒng Yǐ jǐ — Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅 (Lǔ Xùn) depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
- 只
- zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 不要
- bù yào — don't!; must not (HSK 2)
- 笑
- xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile
2. to laugh at (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 老闆
- Lǎo bǎn — Robam (brand) (HSK 3)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 不
- bù — 1. no; not so
2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
- 拿
- ná — 1. to hold
2. to seize
3. to catch
4. to apprehend
5. to take
6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
- 東西
- dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)
- 腿
- tuǐ — 1. leg
2. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 2)
- 怎麼
- zěn me — 1. how?
2. what?
3. why? (HSK 1)
- 會
- huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to
2. to be likely to; to be sure to
3. to meet; to get together
4. meeting; gathering
5. (suffix) union; group; association
6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)
- 斷
- duàn — 1. to break
2. to snap
3. to cut off
4. to give up or abstain from sth
5. to judge
6. (usu. used in the negative) absolutely
7. definitely
8. decidedly (HSK 3)
- 孔乙己
- Kǒng Yǐ jǐ — Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅 (Lǔ Xùn) depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
- 小聲
- xiǎo shēng — 1. in a low voice
2. (speak) in whispers (HSK 2)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 是
- shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only)
2. correct; right; true
3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
- 自己
- zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
- 弄
- lòng — 1. lane
2. alley (HSK 2)
- 斷
- duàn — 1. to break
2. to snap
3. to cut off
4. to give up or abstain from sth
5. to judge
6. (usu. used in the negative) absolutely
7. definitely
8. decidedly (HSK 3)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 眼睛
- yǎn jing — 1. eye
2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng) (HSK 2)
- 看
- kān — 1. to look after
2. to take care of
3. to watch
4. to guard (HSK 1)
- 著
- zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó))
2. trick; tactic
3. (dialect) okay; all right
4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 老闆
- Lǎo bǎn — Robam (brand) (HSK 3)
- 好像
- hǎo xiàng — 1. as if
2. to seem like (HSK 2)
- 在
- zài — 1. to exist; to be alive
2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
- 求
- qiú — 1. to seek
2. to look for
3. to request
4. to demand
5. to beseech (HSK 2)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 不要
- bù yào — don't!; must not (HSK 2)
- 再
- zài — 1. again; once more; re-
2. further; beyond this point of time
3. (before an adjective) more
4. then (after sth, and not until then)
5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis)
6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc)
7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)
- 問
- wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 弄
- lòng — 1. lane
2. alley (HSK 2)
- 好
- hǎo — 1. good
2. appropriate; proper
3. all right!
4. (before a verb) easy to
5. (before a verb) good to
6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so
7. (verb complement indicating completion)
8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms
9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 酒
- jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine)
2. liquor
3. spirits
4. alcoholic beverage
5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)
- 放
- fàng — 1. to put
2. to place
3. to release
4. to free
5. to let go
6. to let out
7. to set off (fireworks) (HSK 1)
- 在
- zài — 1. to exist; to be alive
2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 旁邊
- páng biān — side; adjacent place (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 從
- Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again
2. also
3. both... and...
4. and yet
5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 破
- pò — 1. broken
2. damaged
3. worn out
4. lousy
5. rotten
6. to break, split or cleave
7. to get rid of
8. to destroy
9. to break with
10. to defeat
11. to capture (a city etc)
12. to expose the truth of (HSK 3)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again
2. also
3. both... and...
4. and yet
5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 舊
- jiù — 1. old
2. opposite: new 新
3. former
4. worn (with age) (HSK 3)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 口袋
- kǒu dài — 1. pocket
2. bag; sack (HSK 4)
- 裡
- lǐ — 1. lining
2. interior
3. inside
4. internal
5. also written 裏 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
- 拿出
- ná chū — 1. to take out
2. to put out
3. to provide
4. to put forward (a proposal)
5. to come up with (evidence) (HSK 2)
- 一些
- yī xiē — some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er (HSK 1)
- 錢
- Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
- 給
- gěi — 1. to
2. for
3. for the benefit of
4. to give
5. to allow
6. to do sth (for sb)
7. (grammatical equivalent of 被)
8. (grammatical equivalent of 把)
9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 手
- shǒu — 1. hand
2. (formal) to hold
3. person engaged in certain types of work
4. person skilled in certain types of work
5. personal(ly)
6. convenient
7. classifier for skill
8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
- 上
- shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
- 全
- Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)
- 是
- shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only)
2. correct; right; true
3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
- 土
- Tǔ — 1. surname Tu
2. Tu ethnic group (HSK 3)
- 原來
- yuán lái — 1. original; former
2. originally; formerly; at first
3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 是
- shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only)
2. correct; right; true
3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
- 用
- yòng — 1. to use; to make use of; to employ
2. (coverb) with; using
3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
4. usefulness; utility
5. (bound form) expense; outlay
6. (courteous) to eat; to drink
7. (literary) hence; therefore (HSK 1)
- 手
- shǒu — 1. hand
2. (formal) to hold
3. person engaged in certain types of work
4. person skilled in certain types of work
5. personal(ly)
6. convenient
7. classifier for skill
8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
- 走過
- zǒu guò — 1. to walk past
2. to pass by (HSK 2)
- 來
- lái — 1. to come
2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai))
4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái))
5. for the past (amount of time)
6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì))
7. (between two verbs) in order to
8. (after a round number) approximately
9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 把
- bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp
2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
3. handlebar
4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch
5. classifier for things with handles
6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
- 酒
- jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine)
2. liquor
3. spirits
4. alcoholic beverage
5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)
- 喝
- hē — 1. to drink
2. variant of 嗬 (hē) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 以後
- yǐ hòu — 1. after
2. later
3. afterwards
4. following
5. later on
6. in the future (HSK 2)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again
2. also
3. both... and...
4. and yet
5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 用
- yòng — 1. to use; to make use of; to employ
2. (coverb) with; using
3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
4. usefulness; utility
5. (bound form) expense; outlay
6. (courteous) to eat; to drink
7. (literary) hence; therefore (HSK 1)
- 手
- shǒu — 1. hand
2. (formal) to hold
3. person engaged in certain types of work
4. person skilled in certain types of work
5. personal(ly)
6. convenient
7. classifier for skill
8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
- 慢慢
- màn màn — slowly; gradually (HSK 3)
- 地
- de — 1. -ly
2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
- 離開
- lí kāi — to depart; to leave (HSK 2)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 從
- Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
- 以後
- yǐ hòu — 1. after
2. later
3. afterwards
4. following
5. later on
6. in the future (HSK 2)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again
2. also
3. both... and...
4. and yet
5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 很
- hěn — 1. very; quite
2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)
- 久
- jiǔ — (of a period of time) long (HSK 3)
- 沒有
- méi yǒu — 1. haven't
2. hasn't
3. doesn't exist
4. to not have
5. to not be (HSK 1)
- 看見
- kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)
- 孔乙己
- Kǒng Yǐ jǐ — Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅 (Lǔ Xùn) depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
- 年底
- nián dǐ — 1. the end of the year
2. year-end (HSK 3)
- 時
- Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
- 老闆
- Lǎo bǎn — Robam (brand) (HSK 3)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 孔乙己
- Kǒng Yǐ jǐ — Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅 (Lǔ Xùn) depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 沒
- méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
- 給
- gěi — 1. to
2. for
3. for the benefit of
4. to give
5. to allow
6. to do sth (for sb)
7. (grammatical equivalent of 被)
8. (grammatical equivalent of 把)
9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)
- 錢
- Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
- 呢
- ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")
2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds
3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)
- 隔
- gé — 1. to separate
2. to partition
3. to stand or lie between
4. at a distance from
5. after or at an interval of (HSK 4)
- 年
- Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
- 老闆
- Lǎo bǎn — Robam (brand) (HSK 3)
- 又
- yòu — 1. (once) again
2. also
3. both... and...
4. and yet
5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 同樣
- tóng yàng — 1. same; equal; similar
2. similarly; also; too (HSK 2)
- 的話
- de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)
- 可是
- kě shì — 1. but; however
2. (used for emphasis) indeed (HSK 2)
- 中秋節
- Zhōng qiū jié — the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month (HSK 5)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one")
5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 時候
- shí hou — 1. time
2. length of time
3. moment
4. period (HSK 1)
- 老闆
- Lǎo bǎn — Robam (brand) (HSK 3)
- 沒有
- méi yǒu — 1. haven't
2. hasn't
3. doesn't exist
4. to not have
5. to not be (HSK 1)
- 再
- zài — 1. again; once more; re-
2. further; beyond this point of time
3. (before an adjective) more
4. then (after sth, and not until then)
5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis)
6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc)
7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)
- 提起
- tí qǐ — 1. to mention; to bring up
2. (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise
3. to initiate (legal proceedings) (HSK 5)
- 這
- zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these
2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
- 件
- jiàn — 1. item
2. component
3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)
- 事
- shì — 1. matter
2. thing
3. item
4. work
5. affair
6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
- 年底
- nián dǐ — 1. the end of the year
2. year-end (HSK 3)
- 時
- Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 沒有
- méi yǒu — 1. haven't
2. hasn't
3. doesn't exist
4. to not have
5. to not be (HSK 1)
- 人
- rén — 1. person; people
2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
- 再見
- zài jiàn — 1. goodbye
2. see you again later (HSK 1)
- 過孔
- guò kǒng — (electronics) via (a type of hole in a circuit board)
- 乙
- yǐ — 1. second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shí tiān gān)
2. second in order
3. letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
4. second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方 (yǐ fāng), as opposed to 甲方 (jiǎ fāng))
5. ethyl
6. bent
7. winding
8. radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5)
9. ancient Chinese compass point: 105° (HSK 5)
- 己
- jǐ — 1. self
2. oneself
3. sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shí tiān gān)
4. sixth in order
5. letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
6. hexa
- 一直
- yī zhí — 1. straight (in a straight line)
2. continuously; always; all the way through (HSK 2)
- 到
- dào — 1. to reach; to arrive
2. to leave for; to go to
3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)
4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
- 今天
- jīn tiān — 1. today
2. the present time; now (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
- 沒有
- méi yǒu — 1. haven't
2. hasn't
3. doesn't exist
4. to not have
5. to not be (HSK 1)
- 再見
- zài jiàn — 1. goodbye
2. see you again later (HSK 1)
- 過
- Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
- 他
- tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
- 孔乙己
- Kǒng Yǐ jǐ — Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅 (Lǔ Xùn) depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
- 大概
- dà gài — 1. roughly
2. probably
3. rough
4. approximate
5. about
6. general idea (HSK 3)
- 是
- shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only)
2. correct; right; true
3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
- 已經
- yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)
- 死
- sǐ — 1. to die
2. impassable
3. uncrossable
4. inflexible
5. rigid
6. extremely
7. damned (HSK 3)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)