Pinyora graded readers: 102 short texts, easiest first

to exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc); movable; flexible; liquid (capital etc); (volcanic, seismic, economic etc) activity; (outdoor etc) activity; event; (political) campaign; (military) maneuver (CL:项 (xiàng)); to use personal influence, connections, bribes etc

结果jiéguǒ

outcome; result; consequence; in the end; as a result; to kill; to dispatch

烧shāo

to burn; to set on fire; to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc); to braise; to cook; to prepare food; to run a fever; fever; (coll.) to become full of oneself; to get carried away

路边lùbiān

curb; roadside; wayside

巨大jùdà

huge; immense; enormous; gigantic

坟场fénchǎng

cemetery

成千上万chéngqiānshàngwàn

(lit.) by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); (fig.) untold numbers; innumerable; countless

锈xiù

to rust

空地kòngdì

vacant land; open space

高处gāochù

high place; elevation

震撼zhènhàn

to shake; to shock; to stun; shocking; stunning; shock

政府zhèngfǔ

government

限制xiànzhì

to restrict; to limit; to confine; restriction; limit

数量shùliàng

amount; quantity; quantitative; (math.) scalar quantity

企业qǐyè

company; firm; enterprise; corporation

存cún

to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive

专门zhuānmén

specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose); specially; specifically (for a particular purpose); (of institutions, personnel etc) designated or assigned for a specific task; special

账户zhànghù

(bank, computer etc) account

剩下shèngxià

to remain; to be left over

规模guīmó

scale; scope; extent

活huó

to live; alive; living; work; workmanship

稳wěn

settled; steady; stable

办公bàngōng

to handle official business (usu. in an office); to do (office) work

疫情yìqíng

epidemic; outbreak

之后zhīhòu

after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then

允许yǔnxǔ

to permit; to allow

员工yuángōng

staff; personnel; employee

以为yǐwéi

to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)

舒适shūshì

cozy; snug

安排ānpái

to arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans

界限jièxiàn

boundary

反而fǎn'ér

on the contrary; instead

模糊móhu

vague; indistinct; fuzzy; to blur; to obscure; to confuse; to mix up

通勤tōngqín

commuting

意味着yìwèizhe

to signify; to mean; to imply

闲聊xiánliáo

to chat; casual conversation

创意chuàngyì

creative; creativity

协作xiézuò

cooperation; coordination

困难kùnnan

difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation

渐渐jiànjiàn

gradually

效率xiàolǜ

efficiency

取决于qǔjuéyú

to hinge on; to be decided by; to depend on

自律zìlǜ

self-discipline; self-regulation; autonomy (ethics); autonomic (physiology)

设shè

to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if

固定gùdìng

to fix; to fasten; to set rigidly in place; fixed; set; regular

绝不juébù

in no way; not in the least; absolutely not

打开dǎkāi

to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on

自由zìyóu

freedom; liberty; free; unrestricted

自有zìyǒu

(I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc); one's own (apartment, brand etc)

享受xiǎngshòu

to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure

睡衣shuìyī

night clothes; pajamas

床边chuángbiān

bedside

邮件yóujiàn

mail; post; email

干扰gānrǎo

to disturb; to interfere; perturbation; interference (physics)

洗xǐ

to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc); to erase (a recording)

划huá

to row; to paddle; profitable; worth (the effort); it pays (to do sth); to cut; to slash; to scratch (cut into the surface of sth); to strike (a match)

出chū

to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc

角落jiǎoluò

corner (of a room, courtyard etc); (fig.) remote spot; nook

用来yònglái

to be used for

软件ruǎnjiàn

software

有效yǒuxiào

effective; in effect; valid

上海Shànghǎi

Shanghai municipality (short name 沪 (Hù))

弄堂lòngtáng

(dialect) alley; lane