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First words: what children learn to say first

792 words, in teaching order

Words 201–300
找zhǎo
to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change
推tuī
to push; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to decline; to shirk (responsibility); to put off; to delay; to push forward; to nominate; …
枪qiāng
gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots
草cǎo
grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough
听tīng
to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages; to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. tìng); (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. tìng)
电视diànshì
television; TV
会huì
can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. huǐ)
说shuō
to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine
写xiě
to write
趴pā
to lie on one's stomach; to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc); (Tw) percent (from Japanese "pā", short for "pāsento")
辣là
hot (spicy); pungent; (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting; to burn
红hóng
red; popular; revolutionary; bonus
打开dǎkāi
to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on
桌子zhuōzi
table; desk
饭桌fànzhuō
dining table
多duō
many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. duó); (bound form) multi-; poly-
裤子kùzi
trousers; pants
高gāo
high; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific)
跳tiào
to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate
梳shū
to comb; (bound form) a comb
快kuài
rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; …
吐tù
to vomit; to throw up
猪zhū
hog; pig; swine
雨yǔ
rain
虫子chóngzi
insect; bug; worm
刷shuā
a brush; to paint; to daub; to brush; to scrub; (fig.) to remove; to eliminate (from a contest); to fire (from a job); (onom.) swish; rustle; to swipe (a card); to scroll on (a phone); (gaming) to grind; to farm (for experience points, equipment, levels etc)
等děng
to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade; (bound form) equal to; same as; (used to end an enumeration); (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
饼bǐng
round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry
香皂xiāngzào
perfumed soap; toilet soap
抹mǒ
to smear; to wipe; to erase; classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc
馒头mántou
steamed bun
坏huài
bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost
洗澡xǐzǎo
to bathe; to take a shower
凉liáng
cool; cold
那边nàbian
over there; yonder
剥bō
to peel; to skin; to flay; to shuck
不行bùxíng
won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable
饿è
hungry; to starve (sb)
响xiǎng
echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises
装zhuāng
adornment; to adorn; dress; clothing; costume (of an actor in a play); to play a role; to pretend; to install; to fix; to wrap (sth in a bag); …
头发tóufa
hair (on the head)
西瓜xīguā
watermelon
洒sǎ
to sprinkle; to spray; to spill; to shed
歌gē
song (CL:首 (shǒu),支 (zhī)); (bound form) to sing
吧ba
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume.
Particle
扶fú
to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help
撕sī
to tear
举jǔ
to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; …
画画huàhuà
to draw; to paint
汽qì
steam; vapor
放fàng
to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks)
锅guō
pot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing
扎zhā
to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar"); (of troops) to be stationed (at); Taiwan pr. zhá
捡jiǎn
to pick up; to collect; to gather
出去chūqù
to go out
蹦bèng
to jump; to bounce; to hop
草莓cǎoméi
strawberry; (Tw) hickey; love bite
蹲dūn
to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere)
凳子dèngzi
stool; small seat
回来huílai
to return; to come back
敲qiāo
to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge
抓zhuā
to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch
拽zhuài
to pull; to tug at (sth)
搂lǒu
to hug; to embrace; to hold in one's arms
啊a
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
Particle
呀ya
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
Particle
黑hēi
black; dark; sinister; secret; shady; illegal; to hide (sth) away; to vilify; (loanword) to hack (computing)
追zhuī
to chase; to pursue; to look into; to investigate; to reminisce; to recall; to court (one's beloved); to binge-watch (a TV drama); retroactively; posthumously
闭bì
to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct
爱ài
to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
你好nǐhǎo
hello; hi
碰pèng
to touch; to meet with; to bump
漂亮piàoliang
pretty; beautiful
美měi
beautiful; very satisfactory; good; to beautify; to be pleased with oneself
动dòng
(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions); to alter; abbr. for 动词 (dòngcí), verb
讲jiǎng
to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture
桶tǒng
bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc)
破pò
broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; …
数数shǔshù
to count; to reckon
困kùn
to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute; sleepy; tired
握wò
to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); (bound form) to have in one's control; classifier: a handful
盘pán
tray; plate; dish; (finance) (bound form) market prices; (computing) (bound form) disk; to coil (a rope, pigtail etc); to check; to examine; to investigate; to transfer; to sell (property); to shift; to move (sth big and heavy); classifier for things resembling a plate or dish; classifier for coils; classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc)
熊xióng
bear; (coll.) to scold; to rebuke; (coll.) weak; incapable
藏cáng
to conceal; to hide away; to harbor; to store; to collect
过guo
(experienced action marker)
Particle
栊lóng
(literary) window; (literary) cage for animals
子zǐ
son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat; viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔděngjuéwèi); ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north); subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
带dài
band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; to wear; to carry; …
瓜子guāzǐ
melon seed; seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack