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First words: what children learn to say first

792 words, in teaching order

Words 101–200
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
拉屎lāshǐ
to defecate; to shit; to crap
拉lā
to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels
臭臭chòuchou
(baby talk) poop; poo
钟zhōng
handleless cup; goblet; (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc); a (large) bell (CL:架 (jià)); clock (CL:座 (zuò)); amount of time; o'clock (CL:点 (diǎn),分 (fēn),秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三点钟 (sāndiǎnzhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分钟 (wǔfēnzhōng) "five minutes" etc)
表biǎo
exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth); watch (timepiece); meter; gauge
亲qīn
parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; …
包子bāozi
baozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
瓜guā
melon; gourd; squash; (slang) a piece of gossip
去qù
to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); …
香xiāng
fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick
外头wàitou
outside; outdoors
外面wàimiàn
outside (also pr. wàimian for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance
外wài
outside; in addition; foreign; external
药yào
leaf of the iris; medicine; drug; substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting); to poison
饺子jiǎozi
dumpling; pot-sticker
舅舅jiùjiu
mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal)
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); …
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
我wǒ
I; me; my
嘴zuǐ
mouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc)
躺tǎng
to recline; to lie down
吃饭chīfàn
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living
睡觉shuìjiào
to go to bed; to sleep
踢tī
to kick; to play (e.g. soccer); (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship)
豆子dòuzi
bean; pea
杯子bēizi
cup; glass
买mǎi
to buy; to purchase
疼téng
(it) hurts; sore; to love dearly
这边zhèbiān
this side; here
关guān
mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc); to concern; to involve
小xiǎo
small; tiny; few; young
盆pén
basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗 (dǒu) and 8 升 (shēng), approx 128 liters
害怕hàipà
to be afraid; to be scared
橘子júzi
tangerine
岁suì
years old; classifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests)
两liǎng
two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old)
倒dào
to invert; to place upside down or frontside back; to pour out; to tip out; to dump; inverted; upside down; reversed; to go backward; contrary to what one might expect; but; yet
哭kū
to cry; to weep
踩cǎi
to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike); (online) to downvote
梨lí
pear
爬pá
to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up
摸mō
to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract
羊yáng
sheep; goat
可怜kělián
pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on
刀dāo
knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把 (bǎ)); (slang) (loanword) dollar; classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs; (Internet slang) to bargain; to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces); (Internet slang) to knife (sb) (often used hyperbolically, as in 想刀他 (xiǎngdāotā) "I could kill him!")
扔rēng
to throw; to throw away
腿tuǐ
leg; hip bone
咬yǎo
to bite; to nip
牛niú
ox; cow; bull; newton (abbr. for 牛顿 (niúdùn)); (slang) awesome
纸zhǐ
paper (CL:张 (zhāng),沓 (dá)); classifier for documents, letters etc
虾xiā
shrimp; prawn
耳朵ěrduo
ear; handle (on a cup)
喂wèi
hey; to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc); to feed
擦cā
to rub; to scratch; to wipe; to polish; to apply (lipstick, lotion etc); to brush (past); to shred (a vegetable etc)
扫sǎo
to sweep (with a brush or broom); to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of; to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan
白bái
white; in vain; free of charge; (bound form) (of facts, the truth, a situation) clear; evident (e.g. 真相大白 (zhēnxiàngdàbái)); (bound form) plain; without additions (e.g. 白饭 (báifàn)); (bound form) to explain; to state (e.g. 辩白 (biànbái)); (bound form) to give a disdainful look (e.g. 白了他一眼 (báiletāyīyǎn)); (bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白话 (báihuà)); (bound form) spoken lines in opera (e.g. 念白 (niànbái)); (bound form) reactionary; anti-communist (e.g. 白区 (báiqū))
电话diànhuà
telephone; phone call; phone number
米mǐ
uncooked rice; meter (unit of length); (slang) Chinese yuan
棒bàng
stick; club; cudgel; smart; capable; strong; wonderful; classifier for legs of a relay race
站zhàn
station; to stand; to halt; to stop; branch of a company or organization; website
起来qǐlai
to stand up; to get up; also pr. qi3lái
街jiē
street
大街dàjiē
street; main street
吹chuī
to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through
叫jiào
to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
苹果Píngguǒ
Apple (American tech company)
骑qí
to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses
土tǔ
earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 (bāyīn)
三sān
three; 3
小朋友xiǎopéngyǒu
child; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child)
乖guāi
(of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal
兜dōu
pocket; bag; to wrap up or hold in a bag; to move in a circle; to canvas or solicit; to take responsibility for; to disclose in detail; combat armor (old)
亮liàng
bright; light; to shine; to flash; loud and clear; to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc)
渴kě
thirsty
脏zāng
dirty; filthy; to get (sth) dirty
钱qián
coin; money; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两 (liǎng)
汤tāng
soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled
画huà
to draw; to paint; picture; painting (CL:幅 (fú),张 (zhāng)); to draw (a line) (variant of 划 (huà)); stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 划 (huà)); (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 划 (huà))
姥爷lǎoye
(coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather
甜tián
sweet; (fig.) pleasant; endearing; lovely
筷子kuàizi
chopsticks
摔shuāi
to throw down; to fall; to drop and break
热rè
to warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather); heat; fervent
衣裳yīshang
(coll.) clothes
风fēng
wind; news; style; custom; manner
笑xiào
to laugh; to smile; to laugh at
饼干bǐnggān
biscuit; cracker; cookie
唱chàng
to sing; to call loudly; to chant