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Pinyora graded readers: 102 short texts, easiest first

2456 words, in teaching order

Words 301–400
地方dìfang
place; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part
买好mǎihǎo
to ingratiate oneself
机票jīpiào
plane ticket; airline ticket
期待qīdài
to look forward to; to await; expectation
咖啡店kāfēidiàn
café; coffee shop
那里nàli
there; that place
咖啡kāfēi
(loanword) coffee
好喝hǎohē
tasty (drinks)
杯bēi
cup; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup
拿铁nátiě
latte (loanword)
边biān
side; edge; margin; border; boundary; simultaneously
安静ānjìng
quiet; peaceful; calm
长大zhǎngdà
to grow up
比bǐ
to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture; (Taiwan pr. bì in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
非常fēicháng
very; really; unusual; extraordinary
幽默yōumò
(loanword) humor; humorous
每个měige
each; every
星期xīngqī
week; day of the week; Sunday
见面jiànmiàn
to meet; to see each other
打dǎ
to hit; to strike; to fight; (in many expressions) a semantically light transitive verb used with various objects to form expressions with a wide range of meanings, e.g. 打伞 (dǎsǎn) "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 (dǎdiànhuà) "to make a phone call", 打针 (dǎzhēn) "to get an injection"; (coll.) from; since
篮球lánqiú
basketball
这样zhèyàng
this way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such
幸运xìngyùn
fortunate; lucky; good fortune; luck
唱chàng
to sing; to call loudly; to chant
许xǔ
to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps
愿望yuànwàng
desire; wish
地铁dìtiě
underground railway; subway; subway train
又yòu
(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
便宜piányi
cheap; inexpensive; a petty advantage; to let sb off lightly
下车xiàchē
to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
三十sānshí
thirty; 30
但是dànshì
but; however
舒服shūfu
comfortable; feeling well
阳光yángguāng
sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic; transparent (open to public scrutiny)
台Tái
Taiwan (abbr.)
墙qiáng
wall (CL:面 (miàn),堵 (dǔ)); (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被墙 (bèiqiáng))
几jǐ
how many; how much; several; a few
家人jiārén
family member; (old) servant
最近zuìjìn
recently; soon; nearest
开始kāishǐ
to begin; to start; beginning; start
以前yǐqián
before; formerly; previous; ago
外卖wàimài
(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout (business); takeout (meal)
自己zìjǐ
oneself; (attributive) one's own
更gèng
more; even more; further; still; still more
健康jiànkāng
health; healthy
第一次dìyīcì
the first time; for the first time
鸡蛋jīdàn
(chicken) egg; hen's egg
帮bāng
to help; to assist; to support; for sb (i.e. as a help); hired (as worker); side (of pail, boat etc); outer layer; upper (of a shoe); group; gang; …
现在xiànzài
now; at present; currently
几个jǐge
a few; several; how many
其实qíshí
actually; in fact; really
南方nánfāng
south; southern direction; (in China) southern regions, often referring to areas south of the Yangtze River
没méi
(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
见jiàn
to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view
过guo
(experienced action marker)
Particle
雪xuě
snow; (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc)
北方běifāng
north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River
那nà
(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. nèi); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case)
白bái
white; in vain; free of charge; (bound form) (of facts, the truth, a situation) clear; evident (e.g. 真相大白 (zhēnxiàngdàbái)); (bound form) plain; without additions (e.g. 白饭 (báifàn)); (bound form) to explain; to state (e.g. 辩白 (biànbái)); (bound form) to give a disdainful look (e.g. 白了他一眼 (báiletāyīyǎn)); (bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白话 (báihuà)); (bound form) spoken lines in opera (e.g. 念白 (niànbái)); (bound form) reactionary; anti-communist (e.g. 白区 (báiqū))
软ruǎn
soft; flexible
还是háishi
still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
Conjunction
兴奋xīngfèn
excited; excitement; (physiology) excitation
打雪仗dǎxuězhàng
to have a snowball fight
永远yǒngyuǎn
forever; eternal
不会bùhuì
improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it; not at all
忘wàng
to forget; to overlook; to neglect
新xīn
new; newly; meso- (chemistry)
工作gōngzuò
to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task
市中心shìzhōngxīn
city center; downtown
公交车gōngjiāochē
public transport vehicle; town bus
紧张jǐnzhāng
nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce
因为yīnwèi
because; owing to; on account of
同事tóngshì
colleague; co-worker
应该yīnggāi
ought to; should; must
希望xīwàng
to hope; a hope; a wish
一切yīqiè
everything; every; all
顺利shùnlì
smoothly; without a hitch
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)
刷牙shuāyá
to brush one's teeth
洗脸xǐliǎn
to wash the face
牛奶niúnǎi
cow's milk
地铁站dìtiězhàn
subway station
近jìn
near; close to; approximately
九jiǔ
nine; 9
工作日gōngzuòrì
workday; working day; weekday
超市chāoshì
supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场 (chāojíshìchǎng))