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First words: what children learn to say first

792 words, in teaching order

Words 501–600
打碎dǎsuì
to shatter; to smash; to break into pieces
蛇shé
snake; serpent
垃圾lājī
trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. lèsè
排pái
to arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge; (literary) to push aside; to force open; to rehearse; row; line; platoon; (bound form) steak; chop; (bound form) raft; classifier for rows or lines (of people or things)
手指头shǒuzhǐtou
fingertip; finger
他tā
(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tārì) and 他人 (tārén))
搭dā
to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole); to connect; to join; to arrange in pairs; to match; to add; to throw in (resources); to take (boat, train)
摁èn
to press (with one's finger or hand)
嚷rǎng
to shout; to bellow; to make a big deal of sth; to make a fuss about sth
龙lóng
Chinese dragon; loong; (fig.) emperor; dragon; (bound form) dinosaur
柜子guìzi
cupboard; cabinet
琴qín
guqin 古琴 (gǔqín) (a type of zither); musical instrument in general
哪里nǎlǐ
where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪里
哪儿nǎr
where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...?
呢ne
(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds; (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech
Particle
底下dǐxia
the location below sth; afterwards
块kuài
lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units
休息xiūxi
rest; to rest
歇xiē
to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while
会儿huìr
(coll.) a short while; a moment
女孩nǚhái
girl; lass
上学shàngxué
to go to school; to attend school
端duān
(bound form) tip; end; extremity; (bound form) aspect; facet; (bound form) upright; proper; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; to eliminate; to wipe out; start; origin
前面qiánmiàn
ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. qiánmian
淘气táoqì
naughty; mischievous
背心bèixīn
sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc)
肚脐眼dùqíyǎn
navel; belly button
轱辘gūlu
(coll.) wheel; to turn; to roll
摩托车mótuōchē
(loanword) motorbike; motorcycle
什么shénme
what?; something; anything
吗ma
(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
Particle
咸xián
all; everyone; each; widespread; harmonious; salted; salty; stingy; miserly
后面hòumian
the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards
电扇diànshàn
electric fan
葱cōng
scallion; green onion
那个nàge
that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc); (euph.) menstruation; sex; also pr. nèige
只zhǐ
only; merely; just
叫唤jiàohuan
to cry out; to bark out a sound
风筝fēngzheng
kite (lit. "wind zither", traditionally explained as being named after kites fitted with bamboo whistles that produced musical sounds when flown)
皮鞋píxié
leather shoes
搁gē
to put; to place; to leave; to put aside; to shelve; to postpone; to add; to put in
冰棍儿bīnggùnr
ice lolly; popsicle
蚊子wénzi
mosquito
噢ō
oh; ah (used to indicate realization); also pr. òu
楼房lóufáng
a building of two or more stories
请qǐng
to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request
玉米yùmǐ
corn; maize
东西dōngxi
thing; stuff; person
鸡肉jīròu
chicken meat
本běn
(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
托tuō
to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm; sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest); (bound form) a shill; to ask; to beg; to entrust (variant of 托 (tuō)); torr (unit of pressure); to trust; to entrust; to be entrusted with; to act as trustee
把bǎ
to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb})
墩布dūnbù
swab; mop
和hé
(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanese; (literary) harmonious (variant of 和 (hé))
Conjunction
卖mài
to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt
手纸shǒuzhǐ
toilet paper
医生yīshēng
doctor; medical practitioner
大夫dàifu
doctor; physician
眨zhǎ
to blink; to wink
扁豆biǎndòu
hyacinth bean; haricot
轻qīng
light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; …
铅笔qiānbǐ
(lead) pencil
晚上wǎnshang
evening; night; in the evening
暖水瓶nuǎnshuǐpíng
thermos flask or bottle
暖壶nuǎnhú
vacuum flask; thermos flask
幼儿园yòu'éryuán
kindergarten; nursery school
钱包qiánbāo
purse; wallet
试shì
to test; to try; experiment; examination; test
捋lǚ
to smooth or arrange sth using one's fingers; to stroke
挽wǎn
to pull; to draw (a cart or a bow); to roll up; to coil; to carry on the arm; to lament the dead; (fig.) to pull against; to recover; to draw (a cart)
辣椒làjiāo
hot pepper; chili
出租车chūzūchē
taxi; (Tw) rental car
口袋kǒudài
pocket; bag; sack
花园huāyuán
garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants
红绿灯hónglǜdēng
traffic light; traffic signal
游泳yóuyǒng
swimming; to swim
告诉gàosu
to tell; to inform; to let know
醋cù
vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry)