First words: what children learn to say first

792 words, in teaching order

Words 601–700

early morning

to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour; to confuse; to perplex

皮带pídài

strap; leather belt

盐yán

salt

脸蛋liǎndàn

cheek; face

骆驼luòtuo

camel (CL:峰 (fēng),匹 (pǐ),头 (tóu)); (coll.) blockhead; ninny

瞅chǒu

(dialect) to look at

掸dǎn

to brush away; to dust off; brush; duster

馄饨húntun

wonton; Chinese ravioli (served in soup); Taiwan pr. hun2dun

蘑菇mógu

mushroom; to pester; to dawdle

茶杯chábēi

teacup; tea-glass; cup; mug

菠菜bōcài

spinach (CL:棵 (kē)); (slang) gambling; gambler (alternative term for 博彩 (bócǎi))

冰淇淋bīngqílín

ice cream

裙子qúnzi

skirt

电梯diàntī

elevator; escalator

三轮车sānlúnchē

pedicab; tricycle

peafowl; peacock

faucet; tap

water pipe

Donald Duck

zebra

nail; snag; saboteur

棉袄mián'ǎo

cotton-padded jacket

木头mùtou

wood; log (CL:块 (kuài),根 (gēn)); (fig.) blockhead; dolt

套tào

to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; to overlap; to interleave; to model after; to copy; formula; harness; …

蜻蜓qīngtíng

dragonfly

挨着āizhe

near

肝gān

liver (CL:叶 (yè)); (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game); (of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress; grindy

空调kōngtiáo

air conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)

学校xuéxiào

school

毛máo

hair; feather; down; wool; mildew; mold; coarse or semifinished; young; raw; careless; …

裤kù

underpants; trousers; pants

游戏yóuxì

game (CL:场 (chǎng)); to play

企鹅qǐ'é

penguin

阳台yángtái

balcony; porch

糖葫芦tánghúlu

sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer; tanghulu

围嘴wéizuǐ

(baby) bib

辆liàng

classifier for vehicles

truck

little bell

basket

to forget

bean sprout

Tom Thumb (small person in folk tales)

小轿车xiǎojiàochē

(automobile) sedan; car

帮助bāngzhù

assistance; aid; to help; to assist

帮忙bāngmáng

to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn

张zhāng

to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes

步bù

a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation

悠yōu

long or drawn out; remote in time or space; leisurely; to swing; pensive; worried

汽水qìshuǐ

soda pop; carbonated soft drink

一边yībiān

one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while

上衣shàngyī

jacket; upper outer garment

肩膀jiānbǎng

shoulder

猩猩xīngxing

orangutan; (slang) dialect speaker whose speech is corrupted by Standard Mandarin

几个jǐge

a few; several; how many

云彩yúncai

(coll.) cloud

录音机lùyīnjī

(tape) recording machine; tape recorder

就jiù

(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是 (jiùshì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 着 (zhe)) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; …

梯子tīzi

ladder; stepladder; (Internet slang) VPN or other tool used to circumvent internet censorship

几点jǐdiǎn

what time?; when?

该gāi

should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned

应该yīnggāi

ought to; should; must

先xiān

beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)

愿意yuànyì

to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth)

搅jiǎo

to disturb; to annoy; to mix; to stir

绑bǎng

to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap

条tiáo

strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)

不许bùxǔ

not to allow; must not; can't

收拾shōushi

to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb