DeFrancis Flashcards

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ren2

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man-person

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dao1

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knife

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li4

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strength-power-force

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kou3

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mouth-entrance-opening

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tu3

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earth-soil

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da4

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big-large

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zi

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son

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xiao3

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small

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shan1

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mountain-hill

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da4dao1

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bigknife-sword

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ren2li4

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manpower

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shan1kou3

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mountainpass(usedespeciallyinplacenames)

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tu3ren2

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anaborigine-anative

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neng2

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able(to)-can

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xiang3

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think-thinkabout-thinkof-thinkthat-desire-wantto-planto

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yao4

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want-request-order(something)-will-if

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kan4

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lookat-see-read-havetheviewthat-thinkthat

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nian4

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readaloud-chant-read-study(abookorsubject)-studyataschool

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xue2

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study-branchoflearning–ology(asin’biology)-school(incompounds)

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mai3

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buy

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mai4

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sell-sellfor(soandsomuchmoney)

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tai4

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great-too-excessively-very-extremely

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jie3

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oldersister-(unmarried)younglady

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jiao3

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angle-corner

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zi
(nounsuffix)
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ben3zi
notebook
27
dao1zi
knife
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jie3jie
oldersister
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xiao2jie
younglady-miss
30
tai4tai
marriedwoman-wife-Mrs.
31
mai3mai4
buyingandselling-trade-business(usedchieflyinTaiwan)
32
mai3mai4ren2
merchant(usedchieflyinTaiwan)
33
xue2sheng1
student-pupil
34
xiao3xue2
elementaryschool
35
zhong1xue2
middleschool-highschool
36
da4xue2
college-university
37
xiao3xue2sheng1
middleschoolstudent
38
zhong1xue2sheng1
middleschoolstudent
39
da4xue2sheng1
collegestudent
40
san1jiao3
triangle-trigonometry
41
san1jiao3xue2
trigonometry
42
wen2xue2
literature
43
kan4shu1
read(abook)
44
nian2shu1
study(usedchieflyinTaiwan)
45
hai2shi
still-afterall-or
46
yao4shi
if
47
shen2mede
andsoforth-etc.
48
xiang3yao4
wouldliketohave(followedbyanoun)-wouldliketo(followedbyaverb)
49
bi3
compare-comparedwith-than
50
xie3
write
51
zi4
character-word
52
dian3
records
53
di4
land-ground-floor
54
tu2
diagram-map-chart-illustration
55
ji3
howmany?
56
ge4
(generalmeasureforpersonsandthings)
57
zhang1
(measureforflatobjects)-(asurname)
58
wai4
outside-foreign
59
zi4dian3
dictionary
60
di4tu2
map
61
guo2wen2
Chinese[lit.national]literature(aschoolcourse)(usedchieflyinTaiwan)
62
wai4guo2
foreign(country)
63
ren2kou3
population-numberofpeopleinafamily
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ren2ren2
everybody
65
zhong1mei3
ChinaandAmerica-ChineseandAmerican-SinoAmerican
66
zhong1ri4
ChinaandJapan-ChineseandJapanese-SinoJapanese
67
zhong1ying1
ChinaandEngland-ChineseandEnglish-SinoBritish
68
ying1mei3
EnglandandAmerica-EnglishandAmerican-AngloAmerican
69
xie3zi4
write(characters)
70
hao3kan4
goodlooking
71
you3qian2
havemoney-bewealthy
72
you3de
some(inthesenseof'somebutnotall')
73
hao3de
fine-okay
74
bu4yao4
notwant(something)don't(negativeimperativewhenfollowedbyaverb)
75
yin1
because
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wei4
actas-be-as-for-becauseof
77
suo3
thatwhich(asinsuo2you3de'thatwhichthereis'-i.e.all-therefore(insuo2yi)
78
yi3
take-by-with-hence
79
sui2
although
80
ran2
thus-so
81
ke3
may-bepermitted-indeed-however
82
le
(aspectparticle)
83
er2
child-son-(nonsyllabicsuffix)
84
bao4
newspaper-journal
85
er2zi
son
86
er2nu3
sonsanddaughters
87
nu3er
daughter
88
men2kou3
doorway
89
zher4
here
90
nar4
there
91
yin1wei
because-since
92
suo2yi
therefore-hence
93
sui2ran2
although
94
ke2yi
can-may-possible
95
ke3shi
but-however-nevertheless
96
ke3neng2
bepossible-possibly-possibility
97
kan4jian
see
98
yi3wei2
suppose-think(usually'thinkincorrectly'incontrastwithxiang3whichisneverusedinthissense)
99
bu2jian4le
notseeanylonger-benolongervisible-disappear-belost
100
suo2you3de
all
101
wei4shen2me
why?
102
shi4ma
isthatso?really?
103
ke3bushi4ma
isn'tthatso!yesindeed!
104
jia1
home-family-(suffixofagentlikeenglish'er'inteacher)
105
xiao4
school-college
106
cheng2
citywall-city
107
bian1
side-border-placewordsuffix-(asurname)
108
zai4
beat
109
shang4
goto(aplace)-ascend-goup-up-upper-above
110
xia4
descend-godownfrom-down-lower-below
111
li3
inside-interior
112
tou2
head-beginning-(substantivesuffix)
113
hai3
sea-ocean
114
zhang3
head-chief
115
hai3bian1
seaside-seashore-beach
116
hai3kou3
seaport
117
hai3wai4
overseas
118
da4jia1
everybody
119
ren2jia1
people-otherpeople-other-(ren2jia1)=humanhabitation-household
120
guo2jia1
nation-state-country
121
xiao3shuo1jia1
novelist
122
wen2xue2jia1
literaryperson
123
xiang3jia1
thinkofone'shome-behomesick
124
jia1zhang3
parents
125
xiao4zhang3
headofaschool-principal-president
126
xue2xiao4
educationalinstituion-school-college-university
127
di4xia4
belowground-underground-ontheground
128
di4xia4che1
subway
129
zhong1xin1
center-pivot-heartofsomething
130
shang4xia4
aboveandbelow-upanddown-superiorandinferior-ascendanddescend
131
shang4xia4wen2
context-textaboveandbelow(termderivedfromChineseverticalwriting)
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ma2shang4
immediately
133
zhe4li3
here(writtenandgeneralmandarin)
134
na4li3
there(writtenandgeneralmandarin)
135
zai4wai4
beextra-notbeincluded-notincluding
136
wei4deshi4
because-forthereasonthat-soasto
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bu4ran2
otherwise(usuallyusedwithpreverbialjiu4)
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yao4buran2
otherwise(usuallyusedwithpreverbialjiu4)
139
yi2kua2er
together-thesameplace
140
hai2you3
alsohave-and(beforelastofaseries)-inaddition-moreover
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shang4hai3
Shanghai
142
zhang1jia1kou3
KalganorChangchiakou[lit.Zhangfamilypass](animportanttowninnorthernHopeiprovince)
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ri4ben3hai3
SeaofJapan
144
di4zhong1hai3
MediterraneanSea
145
dian4
shop-store
146
yuan3
far
147
jin4
near
148
dong1
east
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xi1
west
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nan2
south-(asurname)
151
bei3
north
152
li2
distant(from)
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hu2
lake
154
he2
river
155
kou3
(measureforpersonsfromcensuspointofview)
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di4tu3
soil-land-territory
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tu3di4
soil-land-territory
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dong1xi1
eastandwest-thing-object
159
si4bian1
(on)foursides-allaround
160
shou3bian1
athand-onhand-(readily)available
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shou3shang4
athand-onhand-(readily)available
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mei3nu3
abeautifulwoman-abeauty
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he2bei3
Hopeh(province)
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he2nan2
Honan(province)
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hu2bei3
Hupeh(province)
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hu2nan2
Hunan(province)
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shan1dong1
Shantung(province)
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shan1xi1
(province)
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dong1bei3
northeast-theNortheast-Manchuria
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xi1hu2
awesternlake
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xi1shan1
WestLake(oneofChina'sforemostscenicspotsnearHangchow)
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dong1hai3
EastChinaSea
173
shu1dian4
bookstore
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dong1hai3da4xue2
Tunghaiuniversity(inTaiwan)
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nan2hai3
SouthChinaSea-nameofadistrictinkwantungprovince
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jin4dong1
NearEast
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zhong1dong1
MiddleEast
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yuan3dong1
FarEast
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yuan3dong1da4xue2
e2FarEasternUniversity
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chang2cheng2
GreatWall
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tai4hu2
Tailake(betweenKiangsuandChekiangprovinces)
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bei3mei3
NorthAmerica
183
nan2mai3
SouthAmerica
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xi1dong1da4xue2
SetonHalluniversity
185
cong2
from(timeorplace)-since(time)
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dao4
arrive-goto-to
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lai2
come
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qu4
go(to)
189
zou3
walk-go-leave-gothrough(aplace)-away(asapostverb)
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zuo4
sit-by(suchandsuchconveyance)-take...(astransportation)toseat(soandsomanypeople)
191
chuan2
boat-ship
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lu4
road-route
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li3
(Chinese)mile
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hua2
China-(asurnmae)
195
ben3
this-own'sown
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kou3
entrance(toastreet)
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ri4bao4
dailynewspaper
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yue4bao4
monthlyjournal
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xue2bao4
scholarlyjournal-learnedjournal
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ma3lu4
road-highway-street
201
lu4kou3
entrancetoastreet-intersection
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shi2zi4lu4kou3
intersection-rightanglejunctionoftwostreets(likethecharactershi2)
203
wen2ren2
literaryman(versusmilitaryman/businessman/etc.)manofletters-literatus
204
neng2li4
ability-power-energy
205
tu2shu1
chartsandbooks
206
zou3lu4
walk-goonfoot
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zuo4chuan2
gobyboat
208
shuo1da4hua4
boast-exaggerate
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xiao3xin1
becareful-watchout
210
ke3jian4
onecanseethat-itisobviousthat-apparently(referringtoapreviouslymentionedevent)
211
zai4xin1mu4zhong1
g1inone'smind-inone'sthoughts
212
bu2dao4
notreach-lessthan
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ben3lai2
originally
214
jin4lai2
recently-lately
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yi1bian1
???yi1bian1ontheonehand...ontheotherhand
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ben3di4
thisregion-local-native
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ben3guo2
thiscountry-one'sowncountry
218
ben3ren2
self(Imyself-youyourself-hehimself)
219
hua2li3
Chinesemile
220
ying1li3
Englishmile
221
zhong1shan1lu4
SunYatsenAvenue(abouttheequivalentof'WashingtonAvenue'inAmerica)
222
da4zhong1
GreatChina(innamesofplacesandinstitutions)
223
zhong1hua2
China(formal)
224
da4hua2
GreatChina(innamesofplacesandinstitutions)
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dong1hua2
EastChina(innamesofplacesandinstitutions)
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nan2hua2
SouthChina(innamesofplacesandinstitutions)
227
nan2bei3
NorthandSouth
228
hua2dong1
EastChina
229
hua2nan2
SouthChina
230
hua2xi1
WestChina
231
hua2zhong1
CentralChina
232
hua2mei3
ChinaandtheUnitedStates-ChinaandAmerica-SinoAmerican
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hua2xi2da4xue2
WestChinaUnionUniversity(formerChristianuniversityinChengtunowmergedwithSzechuanuniversity)
234
shan1dong1da4xue2
e2ShantungUniversity(inTsingtaoShantung)
235
xi1bei3da4xue2
NorthwestUniversity(inSianShensi)
236
di4
(ordinalprefix)
237
ci4
(measureindicatingtimeoroccasion)
238
hao4
(measureindicatingnumberinaseriessuchasthedaysofthemonth)
239
tiao2
(measureforslimobjects[roads/fish/oxen/etc.])
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jin1
thepresent-now
241
ming2
clear-obvious-next(beforetian'day'or'nian'year)
242
tian1
sky-heaven-day
243
nian2
year
244
you4
again(beforeverbs)-another(beforenumbere.g.'you4yitian1'anotherday')
245
min2
people
246
tou2
first(whenfollowedbyanumberorameasure)-beginning(lit.head)ofastreet/lesson/etc.
247
jin1tian1
today
248
ming2tian1
tomorrow
249
bai2tian1
daytime
250
tian1tian1
everyday
251
jin1nian2
thisyear
252
ming2nian2
nextyear
253
qu4nian2
lastyear
254
nian2nian2
everyyear
255
nian2yue4ri4
date(usedinwriting)
256
shang4ci4
lasttime-previously
257
xia4ci4
nexttime-lateron
258
tou2ci4
firsttime
259
you3yi1tian1
oneday-once-onceuponatime
260
you3yi1ci4
ononeoccasion-once
261
you4you4
both...and...
262
you4yin1wei
forthefurtherreasonthat
263
yi4lai2er4lai2
???r4lai2inthefirstplace...inthesecondplace...-first...second(purposeorreasonisimpliedorexpressed)
264
ming2bai
understand-clearly-beclearaboutsomething-clear-clearlyunderstandable
265
ming2shuo1
stateclearly-statefrankly-stateexplicitly
266
wen2ming2
civilization-culture-civilized-culture
267
ren2min2
thepeople-themasses
268
shuo1ming2
explain-makeclear-explanation
269
zhong1hua2min2guo2
uo2RepublicofChina(established1912)
270
min2guo2
(abbreviationforRepublicofChina)
271
san1min2
ThreePeoples(abbreviationforsan1min2zhu3yi4'ThreePeople'sPrinciples'abookbySunYatsen.San1min2iswidelyusedininstitutionalnames)
272
ren2min2ri4bao4
People'sDaily(publishedinPekingasthechiefgovernmentorganofthePeople'sRepublicofChina)
273
yong4
use(N/V)
274
gei3
give-for-to(coverbandpostverb)
275
dui4
becorrect-to-toward-opposite-facing
276
guo4
pass-passthrough-passby-celebrate(birthdays/holidays/etc.)-after(followedbyatimeword)
277
zui4
most
278
qian2
front-before
279
hou4
after-afterwards
280
shi2
time
281
hou4
time
282
chu1
(atthe)beginning-(at)first
283
di4
anaim
284
hui3
amoment
285
liao3
(usedinresultativeverbcompounds)
286
sheng1
unfamiliar-strange-new-raw-uncooked
287
bu2guo4
notpassby(somewhere)TV-notexceed-notsurpass(alsousedinRVending)-however
288
bu2yong4
notuse-notneed(todosomething)
289
chu1ci4
firsttime
290
chu1xiao3
lowerelementaryschool-primaryschool
291
chu1zhong1
lowermiddleschool-juniorhighschool
292
cong2lai2
hitherto-always(seenotes)
293
cong2qian2
previously-formerly
294
dui4men2
thehouseacrossthestreet-theoppositebuilding-beopposite
295
gao1xiao3
upperelementaryschool
296
gao1zhong1
uppermiddleschool-seniorhigh
297
gong1qian2
wages
298
guo4lu4
crossaroad-crossastreet-passby
299
guo4nian2
passintothenewyear-celebratethenewyear-periodofthenewyear-NewYear's
300
guo4ri4zi
passthedays-live
301
guo4sheng1ri
celebrateabirthday
302
hou4lai2
afterwards-lateron
303
hou4nian2
yearafternext
304
hou4tian1
dayafternext
305
lu4guo4
passontheway
306
mai4gei3
sellto
307
ming2hou4
nextortheoneafter(asinming2hou4nian2'nextyearortheyearafter')
308
mu4di4
aim-objective
309
qian2nian2
yearbeforelast
310
qian2tian1
daybeforeyesterday
311
ran2hou4
afterwards
312
ri4yong4
dailyexpenses-dailyneeds
313
ri4zi4
day
314
sheng1ri4
birthday
315
sheng1zi4
unfamiliarcharacter-newcharacter
316
shi2hou
time
317
yao4bu2shi4
ifitwerenotthat-butfor
318
yi4hui3er
amoment
319
yi3hou4
after-afterwards
320
yi3qian2
before-previously
321
yong4ren2
employpeople-makeuseofpeople-servant
322
yong4xin1
useown'sbrains-domentalwork(diligentinmentalwork)
323
you3yong4
useful
324
zui4chu1
atfirst
325
zui4hao3
bebest-itwouldbebest
326
zui4jin4
beclosest-mostrecent-veryrecently-verysoon
327
zui4hou4
last-final-ultimate
328
gong1
work-labor
329
xin1
heart
330
shou3
hand
331
ri4
sun
332
yue4
moon
333
mu4
tree-wood
334
mao2
feather-fur-bodyhair
335
shui3
water
336
huo3
fire
337
niu2
ox-cow
338
gong1ren2
worker
339
huo3shan1
volcano
340
shan1shui3
landscape
341
shou3gong1
handicraft
342
shui3kou3
mouthofastream(usedespeciallyinplacenames)
343
shui3li3
waterpower
344
shui3niu2
waterbuffalo
345
shui3shou3
sailor(literally'waterhand'
346
fang1
region-place-method-way-(asurname)
347
fa3
method-way-France
348
yan2
study-research
349
jiu1
investigate
350
yu3
speech-language
351
bai3
hundred
352
qian1
thousand
353
wan4
10thousand-(asurname)
354
kai1
open-start-getunderway(ships/vehicles/etc.)-putinoperation-operatevehicles-away(asapostverb)
355
zhu3
chief-master
356
hui4
meeting-organization-society
357
suo3
office-bureau-institute
358
shang4
last(eg.beforeyue4'month')
359
xia4
next(eg.beforeyue4'month')
360
bi3fang1
(for)example-if(forinstance)
361
bi3fang1shuo1
forexample-if(forinstance)
362
di4fang
place-locality-space-local
363
di4zhu3
landowner-landlord
364
dong1fang1
TheEast-TheOrient
365
fa3guo2
France
366
fa3wen2
French(languageandliterature)
367
fa3zi
method-plan-way(ofdoingsomething)
368
fang1fa3
method-plan-way(ofdoingsomething)
369
fang1yan2
regionalspeech-dialect
370
guo2yu3
NationalLanguage(replacedbypu3tong1hua4'commonspeech'inthePRCbutstillusedinTaiwan)
371
hui4zhang3
head(ofanorganizationwithhui4aspartofitsname)
372
kai1che1
driveacar(orothervehicle)
373
kai1hui4
holdameeting-attendameeting
374
kai1xue2
startschool
375
kan4fa3
wayoflookingatsomething-viewpoint-opinion
376
li2kai1
leave(aplace)(RV)
377
mei2fa3zi
lackawayofdoingsomething-itcan'tbedone-there'snohelpforit
378
min2zhu3
democracy-democratic
379
shang4ge4yue4
lastmonth
380
suo3zhang3
head(ofanorganizationwithsuo3aspartofitsname)
381
wai4lai2yu3
wordadoptedbyonelanguagefromanother-loanword
382
wen2fa3
grammar
383
xi1fang1
theWest-theOccident
384
xia4ge4yue4
nextmonth
385
xue2hui4
tomasterbystudying(RV)-scholarlyorganization
386
yan2jiu
investigate-study-doresearchon-investigation-study
387
yan2jiusheng1
graduatestudent-studentinagraduateorresearchinstitute
388
yan2jiusuo3
researchinstitute-school
389
yi3lai2
since-duringthepast(occursattheendofthephrase-oftenpairedwithcong2'from'atthebeginningofaphrase)
390
yu3fa3
grammar
391
yu3wen2
language(andliterature)
392
yu3yan2
language-philology
393
yu3yan2xue2
linguistics
394
yu3yan2xue2jia1
linguisitcscientist-linguist
395
zhu3ren2
master-host
396
zhu3yin1
chiefreason
397
qian1ziwen2
ThousandCharacterClassic(abookof1000characters--eachoccuringonlyonce--usedasoneofthebasicbeginningtextbooksinpremodernChineseschools)
398
yuan3dong1xue2hui4
ui4FarEasternAssociation(predecessoroftheAssociationforAsianStudies--theleadingorganizationintheUnitedStatesofscholarsinterestedinAsia)
399
zhong1guo2yu3wen2
n2ChineseLanguage(leadinglinguisticjournalpublishedinthePeople'sRepublicofChina.AjournalwiththistitleisalsopublishedinTaiwan)
400
dong3
understand
401
hua4
draw-paint-drawing-painting
402
huo2
live-tobealive
403
jiao4
call-cry-shout-call(someonebysuchandsuchname)-summon-let-causetoask(someonetodosomething)-becalled
404
qing3
ask-invite-please(dosomething)
405
wen4
ask-inquire(refersspecificallytoquestions)
406
shei2
who?
407
xian4
appear-berevealed-now-thepresent
408
ming2
aname-famous(beforeanoun)
409
gu3
ancient-(asurname)
410
hao4
courtesyname-havethecourtesynameof...
411
zi4
courtesyname-havethecourtesynameof...
412
da4shui3
aflood
413
di4ming2
placename-address
414
dui4hua4
dialogue-conversation
415
gu3dian3
classical
416
gu3jin1
ancientandmodern
417
huar4
painting-drawing
418
hua4bao4
illustratedperiodical-pictorial(magazine)
419
hua4jia1
paintpictures-drawpictures-makeillustrations
420
hua4tu2
painter(anartist)
421
hui4hua4
makeachart(map/plan/etc.)
422
hui4suo3
office(ofanorganization)
423
jiao4che1
summonacar
424
jiao4men2
knockonthedoor
425
kan4dong3
(readand)understand(RV)
426
ming2ren2
famousperson-celebrity
427
ming2zi
name(ofathing)-givenname(ofaperson)
428
ming2zi
givenname(ofaperson)
429
shan1shui3hua4
landscape(painting)
430
qing3wen4
mayIask?-excuseme...
431
ren2ming2zi
nameofaperson
432
sheng1huo2
life-livelihood-live
433
tu2shu1
illustration-painting-chart-art(asaschoolsubject)
434
wai4hao4
nickname
435
wen4hao3
bestregardsto...-sayhelloto...-askafter...
436
wen4lu4
inquireabouttheway
437
xian4zai4
now-atpresent
438
xiao3ming2
childhoodname
439
xue2wen4
learning-erudition-scholarship-knowledge
440
xue2ming2
schoolname-namegivenafterstartingtostudy
441
yi3wai4
beyond-apartfrom-besides-exceptfor(usedafterphrase)
442
you3ming2
famous
443
zi4hua4
characterscroll
444
zhang1da4qian1
nameofawellknownChinesepainter
445
ren2min2hua4bao4
4ChinaPictorial[lit.People'sPictorial](apictorialmagazinepublishedinPekinginChinese/Englishandotherlanguages)
446
sheng1huo2hua4bao4
ao4Life(apictorialmagazinepublishedintheUnitedStates)
447
si1shu1
TheFourBooks(aChineseclassiccontaningthesayingsofConfuciusandotherearlyphilosophers)
448
wan4li3chang2cheng2
eng2[TenThousandMile]GreatWall
449
zao3
early-longago-longsince-morning(incompounds)
450
wan3
late-evening(incompounds)
451
nan2
difficult-hard
452
rong2
contain-accomodate-easy
453
yi4
easy
454
zai4
oncemore-again
455
zhi1
know
456
dao4
road-way-doctrine-principle
457
yuan2
source-origin-aplain-originally-actually
458
sheng3
province
459
zi3
seed-kernel
460
bu2hui4de
(that's)notlikely
461
gao1yuan2
plateau
462
nan2guo4
difficulttopass-hardtogetthrough-sad-distressed
463
nan2kan4
ugly-hardtoread
464
nan2nian4
ugly-hardtoread
465
nan2shuo1
difficulttosay-hardtopredict
466
nian2hui4
annualmeeting
467
qian2hou4
beforeandafter-beforeorafter-firstandlast-alltogether-about
468
ri4yu3
Japaneselanguage
469
ri4zinan2guo4
(makinga)livingishard
470
rong2buxia4
can'thold-can'taccomodate
471
rong2yi4
easy
472
sheng3cheng2
provincialcapital
473
sheng3zhang3
provincialgovernor(usedbefore1949)
474
shi2bao4
Times(innamesofnewspapers)
475
tu3hua4
dialect-patois(morerestrictedinareathanfang1yan2)
476
wan3bao4
eveningnewspaper
477
wan3hui4
eveningmeeting-eveningparty
478
wan3shang4
evening
479
wei4le
for-because(of)-inorderto-forthesakeof
480
ying1yu3
Englishlanguage
481
yuan2lai2
originally-actually-indeed-asamatteroffact
482
yuan2yin1
reason
483
yuan2zi3
atom
484
yuan2zi3neng2
atomicenergy
485
zai4bu4ran2
otherwsie-inthatcase
486
zai4jian4
seeagain-goodbye
487
zao3shang4
morning-forenoon
488
zao3wan3
morningandevening-soonerorlater
489
zhi1dao4
know
490
zhong1xi1
ChinaandtheWest-SinoWestern
491
ke1
subject(inschool)-course(ofstudy)-curriculum-branchofmedicine
492
ke4
(measureforlessons)
493
kao3
examine-takeanexamination(foraschoolorinasubject)-examination
494
shi4
try-test
495
yi3
already
496
jing1
passthrough
497
biao3
awatch(timepiece)-table-list-meter(innamesofscientificinstruments)
498
chang2
regular-constant-often
499
fu1
man
500
xian4
county-district