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Pinyora graded readers: 102 short texts, easiest first

2456 words, in teaching order

Words 1801–1900
任性rènxìng
willful; headstrong; unruly
一面yīmiàn
one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face
兄弟姐妹xiōngdìjiěmèi
brothers and sisters; siblings
所有suǒyǒu
all; to have; to possess; to own
期望qīwàng
to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation; hope
压yā
to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure
身上shēnshang
on the body; at hand; among
考砸kǎozá
to flunk; to fail a test
分担fēndān
to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility)
失望shīwàng
disappointed; to lose hope; to despair
更加gèngjiā
more (than sth else); even more
具体jùtǐ
concrete; specific; detailed
照顾zhàogu
to take care of; to show consideration; to attend to; to look after
养yǎng
to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth
二èr
two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
结构jiégòu
structure; composition; makeup; architecture
过来guòlái
to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of
金字塔jīnzìtǎ
pyramid (building or structure)
独生dúshēng
only (child); without siblings; to be the sole survivor
病房bìngfáng
ward (of a hospital); sickroom
走廊zǒuláng
corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda
放开fàngkāi
to let go; to release
重来chónglái
to start over; to do sth all over again
正在zhèngzài
to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
消失xiāoshī
to disappear; to fade away
方言Fāngyán
the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 扬雄 (YángXióng) in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters
差别chābié
difference; distinction; disparity
粤语Yuèyǔ
Cantonese language
闽南话Mǐnnánhuà
Southern Min, a family of Sinitic languages spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding areas; Hokkien, major variety of Southern Min
听不懂tīngbudǒng
unable to make sense of what one is hearing
对方duìfāng
the other person; the other side; the other party
全国quánguó
whole nation; nationwide; countrywide; national
能够nénggòu
to be capable of; to be able to; can
推广tuīguǎng
to extend; to spread; to popularize; generalization; promotion (of a product etc)
普通话pǔtōnghuà
Putonghua; standard Mandarin
教育jiàoyù
to educate; to teach; education
经济jīngjì
economy; economic
确实quèshí
indeed; really; reliable; real; true
好处hǎochu
benefit; advantage; merit; gain; profit; also pr. hào3chu
小学生xiǎoxuéshēng
primary school student; schoolchild; (fig.) beginner
听得懂tīngdedǒng
to understand (by hearing); to catch (what sb says)
上海话Shànghǎihuà
Shanghainese; Shanghai dialect
使用shǐyòng
to use; to employ; to apply; to make use of
口音kǒuyin
voice; accent
笑话xiàohua
joke; jest; to laugh at; to mock; ridiculous; absurd
词cí
word; statement; speech; lyrics; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝 (Sòngcháo) (CL:首 (shǒu))
根本gēnběn
fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all
对应duìyìng
to correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to
说法shuōfa
way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation
形容xíngróng
to describe; (literary) countenance; appearance
闷热mēnrè
sultry; sultriness; hot and stuffy; stifling hot
亲切qīnqiè
amiable; cordial; close and dear; familiar
录制lùzhì
to record (video or audio)
开设kāishè
to offer (goods or services); to open (for business etc)
童谣tóngyáo
nursery rhyme
也许yěxǔ
perhaps; maybe
奶奶的nǎinaide
damn it!; blast it!
中医zhōngyī
traditional Chinese medical science; a doctor trained in Chinese medicine
药店yàodiàn
pharmacy; drugstore
闻到wéndào
to smell; to sniff sth out; to perceive by smelling
草药cǎoyào
herbal medicine
气味qìwèi
odor; scent
苦kǔ
bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly
部分bùfen
part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. bu4fèn
西医xīyī
Western medicine; a doctor trained in Western medicine
舌头shétou
tongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
摸mō
to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract
脉mài
arteries and veins; vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc)
关心guānxīn
to be concerned about; to care about
病bìng
illness; disease; to fall ill; defect
状态zhuàngtài
condition; state; state of affairs
平衡pínghéng
balance; equilibrium
调理tiáolǐ
to nurse one's health; to recuperate; to take care of; to look after; to discipline; to educate; to train; to prepare food; (dialect) to make fun of; (medicine) to opsonize
西药xīyào
Western medicine
中药zhōngyào
traditional Chinese medicine
针灸zhēnjiǔ
acupuncture and moxibustion; to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion
受欢迎shòuhuānyíng
to be popular; to be well-liked; to be warmly received
批评pīpíng
to criticize; criticism
方子fāngzi
prescription (medicine)
缺少quēshǎo
lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack
科学kēxué
science; scientific knowledge; scientific; rational
证明zhèngmíng
proof; certificate; identification; testimonial; to prove; to testify; to confirm the truth of
效果xiàoguǒ
result; effect; efficacy; (theater) sound or visual effects
否定fǒudìng
to negate; to deny; to reject; negative (answer); negation
合理hélǐ
rational; reasonable; sensible; fair
轻易qīngyì
easy; simple; rashly; offhandedly
证据zhèngjù
evidence; proof; testimony
尊重zūnzhòng
to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper
都市dūshì
city; metropolis
归guī
to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor
夜里yèli
during the night; at night; nighttime
过后guòhòu
after the event
高楼gāolóu
high building; multistory building; skyscraper
底下dǐxia
the location below sth; afterwards