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Everyday Chinese: 28 lessons, from hello to the news

954 words, in teaching order

Words 401–500
中心zhōngxīn
center; heart; core
旁边pángbiān
side; adjacent place
远yuǎn
far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc)
近jìn
near; close to; approximately
右yòu
(bound form) right; right-hand side; (bound form) (politics) right of center; (bound form) (old) west; (literary) the right side as the side of precedence
左zuǒ
left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite
一直yīzhí
straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
桥qiáo
bridge
药店yàodiàn
pharmacy; drugstore
车chē
car; vehicle; machine; to shape with a lathe; Kangxi radical 159
汽车qìchē
car; automobile; bus
公交车gōngjiāochē
public transport vehicle; town bus
地铁dìtiě
underground railway; subway; subway train
高铁gāotiě
high speed rail
出租车chūzūchē
taxi; (Tw) rental car
船chuán
boat; vessel; ship
司机sījī
chauffeur; driver
票piào
ticket; ballot; banknote; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for groups, batches, business transactions
坐车zuòchē
to take the car, bus, train etc
开车kāichē
to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke
骑qí
to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses
跑pǎo
to run; to run away; to escape; to run around (on errands etc); (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate; (verb complement) away; off
走zǒu
to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; …
停tíng
to stop; to halt; to park (a car)
拐guǎi
to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle; to misappropriate; seven (used as a substitute for 七 (qī)); cane; walking stick; crutch; old man's staff
到达dàodá
to reach; to arrive
出发chūfā
to set off; to start (on a journey)
上shàng
(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above
下xià
down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); …
里lǐ
lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 里 (lǐ); li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 镇 (zhèn) and neighborhood 邻 (lín) levels
外wài
outside; in addition; foreign; external
前面qiánmiàn
ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. qiánmian
后面hòumian
the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards
对面duìmiàn
opposite; across (the street etc); directly in front of one; up ahead; face to face
中间zhōngjiān
the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime
红绿灯hónglǜdēng
traffic light; traffic signal
停车场tíngchēchǎng
parking lot; car park
出口chūkǒu
an exit; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port
入口rùkǒu
entrance; to import
旅行lǚxíng
to travel; journey; trip
路上lùshang
on the road; on the way; en route
钱qián
coin; money; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两 (liǎng)
元yuán
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary; (bound form) basic; fundamental; (bound form) constituent; part; (prefix) meta-; (math.) argument; variable; era (of a reign); (Tw) (geology) eon
毛máo
hair; feather; down; wool; mildew; mold; coarse or semifinished; young; raw; careless; …
人民币rénmínbì
Renminbi, the official currency of the PRC (currency codes: RMB or CNY)
卖mài
to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt
收银台shōuyíntái
checkout counter; cashier's desk
老板lǎobǎn
boss; proprietor
打折dǎzhé
to give a discount
礼物lǐwù
gift; present
发票fāpiào
invoice; receipt; bill; uniform invoice (abbr. for 统一发票 (tǒngyīfāpiào))
选xuǎn
to choose; to pick; to select; to elect
检查jiǎnchá
inspection; to examine; to inspect
换huàn
to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency)
开门kāimén
(lit. and fig.) to open a door; to open for business
关门guānmén
to close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night or permanently)
零钱língqián
change (of money); small change; pocket money
免费miǎnfèi
free (of charge)
试shì
to test; to try; experiment; examination; test
东西dōngxi
thing; stuff; person
二维码èrwéimǎ
2D barcode; matrix code; (esp.) QR code
网购wǎnggòu
Internet shopping; to purchase online
身体shēntǐ
the body; one's health
头tóu
head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; …
耳朵ěrduo
ear; handle (on a cup)
嘴zuǐ
mouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc)
牙yá
tooth; ivory
头发tóufa
hair (on the head)
手shǒu
hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill
脚jiǎo
foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); classifier for kicks
腿tuǐ
leg; hip bone
心xīn
heart; mind; intention; center; core
肚子dùzi
belly; abdomen; stomach
背bèi
the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from; to learn by heart; to recite from memory; (slang) unlucky; hard of hearing
疼téng
(it) hurts; sore; to love dearly
病bìng
illness; disease; to fall ill; defect
健康jiànkāng
health; healthy
医生yīshēng
doctor; medical practitioner
药yào
leaf of the iris; medicine; drug; substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting); to poison
发烧fāshāo
to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever; (fig.) to be fascinated with; to obsess over; (fig.) flourishing; thriving; popular
感冒gǎnmào
to catch cold; (common) cold; (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative); (Tw) to detest; can't stand
累lèi
tired; weary; to strain; to wear out; to work hard