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First words: what children learn to say first

792 words, in teaching order

Words 301–400
醒xǐng
to wake up; to be awake; to become aware; to sober up; to come to
坏了huàile
shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost
闻wén
to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at
累lèi
tired; weary; to strain; to wear out; to work hard
天tiān
day; sky; heaven
知道zhīdào
to know; to become aware of; also pr. zhi1dao
停tíng
to stop; to halt; to park (a car)
听话tīnghuà
to do what one is told; obedient
鸽子gēzi
pigeon; dove; various birds of the family Columbidae
你nǐ
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)); you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
搬bān
to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately
眼镜yǎnjìng
spectacles; eyeglasses
叶子yèzi
leaf (CL:片 (piàn)); (slang) marijuana
树叶shùyè
tree leaves
太阳tàiyang
sun; sunlight; sunshine; temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太阳穴 (tàiyángxué))
星星xīngxing
(coll.) a star; the stars in the sky
伞sǎn
umbrella; parasol; damask silk
喜欢xǐhuan
to like; to be fond of; to be happy; to be pleased; to tend to
在zài
to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
人rén
person; people
报纸bàozhǐ
newspaper; newsprint
等等děngděng
et cetera; and so on ...; wait a minute!; hold on!
牙刷yáshuā
toothbrush
抢qiāng
(literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage); opposite in direction; contrary
对duì
right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); …
快点kuàidiǎn
to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on!
船chuán
boat; vessel; ship
干嘛gànmá
what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth?
翻fān
to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode; to double; to climb over or into; to cross
萝卜luóbo
radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. daikon
黄huáng
yellow; pornographic; to fall through
想xiǎng
to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
干gàn
tree trunk; main part of sth; to manage; to work; to do; capable; cadre; to kill (slang); to fuck (vulgar); (coll.) pissed off; …
冰箱bīngxiāng
refrigerator; (old) icebox
果冻guǒdòng
gelatin dessert
老鼠lǎoshǔ
rat; mouse (CL:只 (zhī))
换huàn
to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency)
拆chāi
to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open
乐lè
happy; cheerful; to laugh
百bǎi
hundred; numerous; all kinds of
氏shì
(bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wángshì) "the Wang clan"); (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (LǐWángshì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang"); (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
绿lǜ
green; (slang) (derived from 绿帽子 (lǜmàozi)) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)
茶chá
tea; tea plant
接jiē
to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb
转zhuǎn
to turn; to change direction; to transfer; to forward (mail); (Internet) to share (sb else's content)
手套shǒutào
glove; mitten
丢diū
to lose; to put aside; to throw
学xué
to learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ology
瞧qiáo
to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit
个gè
(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
夹jiā
to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; …
滑huá
to slip; to slide; slippery; smooth; sly; slippery; not to be trusted
修xiū
to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class)
手绢shǒujuàn
handkerchief
压yā
to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure
鹿lù
deer
磕kē
to tap; to knock (against sth hard); (esp.) to knock (mud from boots, ash from a pipe etc); (fandom slang) to be into (a character relationship, dynamic, or trope)
点diǎn
to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; …
雪xuě
snow; (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc)
摘zhāi
to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc); to select; to pick out; to borrow money at a time of urgent need
挂guà
to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried; to be concerned; (dialect) to make a phone call; to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor); (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam); classifier for sets or clusters of objects
路lù
road (CL:条 (tiáo)); journey; route; line (bus etc); sort; kind
舌头shétou
tongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
做饭zuòfàn
to prepare a meal; to cook
剪jiǎn
(bound form) scissors or similar tool; to cut as with scissors; (bound form) to wipe out; to exterminate; to edit (video, audio etc)
新xīn
new; newly; meso- (chemistry)
公园gōngyuán
park (for public recreation)
谁shéi
who; also pr. shuí
藏猫猫cángmāomāo
hide and seek; peek-a-boo
用yòng
to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore
沙发shāfā
(loanword) sofa (CL:条 (tiáo),张 (zhāng)); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post
长cháng
long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. zhàng)
巧克力qiǎokèlì
(loanword) chocolate
青蛙qīngwā
frog (CL:只 (zhī)); (old) (slang) ugly guy
嘛ma
modal particle indicating that sth is obvious; particle indicating a pause for emphasis
Particle
白菜báicài
Chinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); sometimes used to refer to bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis)