First words: what children learn to say first

eye (CL:只 (zhī),双 (shuāng)); (often used with 一 (yī)) a look; a glance; small hole; (bound form) salient point; classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc

喜鹊xǐquè

magpie

礼物lǐwù

gift; present

微波炉wēibōlú

microwave oven

蜡笔làbǐ

crayon (wax type)

crow; raven

amusement park

else; other

to stop; to block; (computing) (coll.) slow; (loanword) card; truck (from "car"); calorie (abbr. for 卡路里 (kǎlùlǐ)); cassette

膝盖xīgài

knee; (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration)

不错bùcuò

correct; right; not bad; pretty good

木耳mù'ěr

wood ear; jelly ear (edible fungus)

中国Zhōngguó

China

这些zhèxiē

these

茶几chájī

small side table; coffee table; teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea)

些xiē

classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several

粒lì

grain; granule; pellet; particle; classifier for small round objects (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc); (Tw) classifier for larger round objects (watermelon etc)

Particle

他们tāmen

they; them

咱们zánmen

we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. zámen

音响yīnxiǎng

sound; acoustics; audio; hi-fi system; stereo sound system (abbr. for 组合音响 (zǔhéyīnxiǎng))

那些nàxiē

those

机jī

(bound form) machine; mechanism; (bound form) aircraft; (bound form) an opportunity; (bound form) crucial point; pivot; (bound form) quick-witted; flexible; (bound form) organic

抖搂dǒulou

to shake out; to bring to light; to squander

朝zhāo

morning

最后zuìhòu

final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end

全部quánbù

whole; all

球鞋qiúxié

athletic shoes

旅游lǚyóu

trip; journey; tourism; travel; tour; to travel

粘zhān

to glue; to paste; to adhere; to stick to

糊hú

to paste; to glue; blurry; unclear; muddled; (esp. of food) scorched; burnt; paste; mush; thick gruel; congee; (in 糊口 (húkǒu)) to feed oneself

男人nánrén

a man; a male; men

得de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

Particle

昨天zuótiān

yesterday

游泳池yóuyǒngchí

swimming pool

乎hū

(classical particle similar to 于 (yú)) in; at; from; because; than; (classical final particle similar to 吗 (ma), 吧 (ba), 呢 (ne), expressing question, doubt or astonishment)

Particle

蟑螂zhāngláng

cockroach

时间shíjiān

(concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) time

已经yǐjīng

already

匹pǐ

(bound form) matching; comparable to; (bound form) alone; single; one of a pair; classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. pī); classifier for cloth: bolt; horsepower

蛐蛐qūqu

(dialect) cricket (insect); (slang) to whisper gossip behind sb's back

位wèi

position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes); (physics) potential

因为yīnwèi

because; owing to; on account of

以后yǐhòu

after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future

以前yǐqián

before; formerly; previous; ago

夹克jiākè

(loanword) jacket; also pr. jiákè

舍不得shěbude

to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge

脚腕jiǎowàn

ankle

肯kěn

to agree; to consent; to be willing to

可是kěshì

but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed

希望xīwàng

to hope; a hope; a wish

要是yàoshi

(coll.) if

所以suǒyǐ

therefore; as a result; so; the reason why

所有suǒyǒu

all; to have; to possess; to own

后天hòutiān

the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天 (xiāntiān)); acquired (not innate or congenital); a posteriori

那么nàme

like that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...; then; in that case

其它qítā

(adjective) other

如果rúguǒ

if; in case; in the event that

另外lìngwài

additional; in addition; besides; separate; other; moreover; furthermore

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