Pinyora graded readers: 102 short texts, easiest first

again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis); (used to introduce additional information, as in 再则 (zàizé), 再就是 (zàijiùshì) etc); (literary) to reappear; to reoccur

等一下děngyīxià

to wait a moment; later; in awhile

买单mǎidān

to pay the bill; to pick up the tab

美的Měidí

Midea (brand)

信xìn

letter; mail; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random

亲爱qīn'ài

dear; beloved; darling

月yuè

moon; month; monthly

生活shēnghuó

to live; life; livelihood

一样yīyàng

same; like; equal to; the same as; just like

穿chuān

to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street); to thread; to string together; to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.); verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion

大衣dàyī

overcoat; topcoat; cloak

围巾wéijīn

scarf; shawl

城市chéngshì

city; town

北边běibiān

north; north side; northern part; to the north of

上课shàngkè

to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class

认真rènzhēn

conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart

友好yǒuhǎo

friendly; amicable; close friend

长cháng

long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. zhàng)

壮观zhuàngguān

spectacular; magnificent sight

照zhào

to shine; to illuminate; according to; in accordance with; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before

下次xiàcì

next time

你们nǐmen

you (plural)

虽然suīrán

although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kěshì) or 但是 (dànshì) etc)

想家xiǎngjiā

homesick

不要bùyào

don't!; must not

担心dānxīn

anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious

放假fàngjià

to have a holiday or vacation

回去huíqu

to return; to go back

女儿nǚ'ér

daughter

国家guójiā

country; nation; state

分明fēnmíng

clear; distinct; evidently; clearly

万物wànwù

all things; all that exists

复苏fùsū

to recover (health, economic); to resuscitate; anabiosis

长出zhǎngchū

to sprout (leaves, buds, a beard etc)

叶子yèzi

leaf (CL:片 (piàn)); (slang) marijuana

人们rénmen

people

散步sànbù

to take a walk; to go for a walk

樱花yīnghuā

oriental cherry (Prunus serrulata or Prunus yedoensis), prized for its blossom; also known as sakura (Japanese) or Yoshino cherry

潮湿cháoshī

damp; moist

海边hǎibiān

coast; seaside; seashore; beach

或者huòzhě

or; possibly; maybe; perhaps

Conjunction

避暑bìshǔ

to be away for the summer holidays; to spend a holiday at a summer resort; to prevent sunstroke

短duǎn

short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault

天空tiānkōng

sky

香xiāng

fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick

红叶hóngyè

red autumnal leaves

特别tèbié

unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是 (shì)) in particular

堆duī

to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount

雪人xuěrén

snowman; yeti

一次yīcì

first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one)

难忘nánwàng

unforgettable

旅行lǚxíng

to travel; journey; trip

云南Yúnnán

Yunnan Province, capital Kunming 昆明市 (KūnmíngShì) (short name 云 (Yún) or 滇 (Diān))

风景fēngjǐng

scenery; landscape

美丽měilì

beautiful

座zuò

seat; base; stand; (bound form) constellation; (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 师座 (shīzuò)); classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc

下去xiàqù

to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw

像xiàng

to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)

幅fú

width; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures

画huà

to draw; to paint; picture; painting (CL:幅 (fú),张 (zhāng)); to draw (a line) (variant of 划 (huà)); stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 划 (huà)); (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 划 (huà))

村子cūnzi

village

当地dāngdì

local

热情rèqíng

cordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate; passionately

本地běndì

local; this locality

尝试chángshì

to try (to see what it's like or whether one can do it)

这些zhèxiē

these