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First words: what children learn to say first

792 words, in teaching order

Words 401–500
布bù
to announce; to spread; cloth; to declare; to make known
让ràng
to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 (bèi))
冲chōng
(of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with; thoroughfare; …
病bìng
illness; disease; to fall ill; defect
楼梯lóutī
stair; staircase
玩具wánjù
plaything; toy
脑袋nǎodai
head; skull; brains; mental capability
揉róu
to knead; to massage; to rub
房子fángzi
house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room
切qiē
to cut; to slice; to carve; (math.) tangential
盒子hézi
box; case; hezi – a savory turnover-like pie in northern Chinese and Mongolian cuisines
尝cháng
to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once; to taste; to experience (variant of 尝 (cháng))
到dào
to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
围巾wéijīn
scarf; shawl
大妈dàmā
father's elder brother's wife; aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman)
蹬dēng
to step on; to tread on; to put on; to wear (shoes, trousers etc); (slang) to dump (sb); Taiwan pr. dèng
滚gǔn
to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost!
使劲shǐjìn
to exert all one's strength
可乐kělè
amusing; entertaining; (loanword) cola
酸suān
sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about sb; an acid
毛衣máoyī
(wool) sweater
记jì
to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots
薯条shǔtiáo
french fries; french fried potatoes; chips
尿盆niàopén
chamber pot
撒sǎ
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spill
豆腐dòufu
tofu; bean curd
咽yàn
to swallow
插chā
to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose
乌龟wūguī
tortoise; cuckold
蓝lán
blue; indigo plant
撞zhuàng
to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident
跟着gēnzhe
to follow after; immediately afterwards
故事gùshi
narrative; story; tale
厕所cèsuǒ
toilet; lavatory
这个zhège
(pronoun) this; (adjective) this
鹅é
goose
老lǎo
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; …
积木jīmù
toy building blocks
铲子chǎnzi
shovel; spade; trowel; spatula (kitchen utensil)
可爱kě'ài
adorable; cute; lovely
好玩hǎowán
amusing; fun; interesting
刷子shuāzi
brush; scrub
待dāi
to stay; to remain
电池diànchí
battery; electric cell
弄lòng
lane; alley
读dú
to read out; to read aloud; to read; to attend (school); to study (a subject in school); to pronounce
讨厌tǎoyàn
to dislike; to loathe; annoying; troublesome
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
孙悟空SūnWùkōng
Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西游记 (XīyóuJì); Son Goku, the main character in Dragon Ball 七龙珠 (Qīlóngzhū)
送sòng
to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off; to accompany; to go along with
口kǒu
mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls
拖鞋tuōxié
slippers; sandals; flip-flops
跟gēn
heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns)
Conjunction
拨bō
to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate; to set aside (money); to poke (the fire); to pluck (a string instrument); to turn round; classifier: group, batch
沙子shāzi
sand; grit
高兴gāoxìng
happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood
开心kāixīn
to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb
山shān
mountain; hill (CL:座 (zuò)); (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
扭niǔ
to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips
舔tiǎn
to lick; to lap
蝴蝶húdié
butterfly
嚼jiáo
to chew; also pr. jué
躲duǒ
to hide; to dodge; to avoid
干净gānjìng
clean; neat
挖wā
to dig; to excavate; to scoop out
果汁guǒzhī
fruit juice
面miàn
face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc; flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; …
屋子wūzi
house; room
猪八戒ZhūBājiè
Zhu Bajie, the pig character and second disciple of Tang Sanzang 唐三藏 (TángSānzàng) in "Journey to the West" 西游记 (Xīyóujì)
拔bá
to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize
贴tiē
to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); sticker; classifier for sticking plaster: strip
滑梯huátī
(children's) sliding board; a slide
棍子gùnzi
stick; rod
逗dòu
to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 读 (dòu))
麦当劳Màidāngláo
McDonald's (fast food company)
肯德基Kěndéjī
KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)
啦la
sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation; particle placed after each item in a list of examples
Particle
弯wān
to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in a road etc)
生气shēngqì
to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
笤帚tiáozhou
whisk broom; small broom
一样yīyàng
same; like; equal to; the same as; just like
书包shūbāo
schoolbag; satchel; bookbag
土豆tǔdòu
potato; (Tw) peanut (CL:颗 (kē))
里面lǐmiàn
inside; interior; also pr. lǐmian
拧níng
to pinch; wring
问wèn
to ask; to inquire
警察jǐngchá
police; police officer
洗衣机xǐyījī
washing machine; washer
能néng
can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy
抓住zhuāzhù
to grab hold of; to capture
拖tuō
to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on
打破dǎpò
to break; to smash