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Pinyora graded readers: 102 short texts, easiest first

2456 words, in teaching order

Words 601–700
耐心nàixīn
to be patient; patience
能néng
can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy
遇到yùdào
to meet; to run into; to come across
方便fāngbiàn
convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself
手机shǒujī
cell phone; mobile phone
送sòng
to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off; to accompany; to go along with
比较bǐjiào
to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison
问题wèntí
question; problem; issue; topic
商品shāngpǐn
commodity; goods; merchandise
质量zhìliàng
(physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence); quality and quantity
跟gēn
heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns)
Conjunction
图片túpiàn
picture; photograph
看起来kànqǐlai
seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be
之前zhīqián
before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand
一定yīdìng
surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled; a certain ...; a given ...
评论pínglùn
to comment on; to discuss; comment; commentary
外语wàiyǔ
foreign language
挑战tiǎozhàn
to challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge
不是bùshì
no; is not; not
件jiàn
item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc
容易róngyì
easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to
事shì
matter; thing; item; work; affair
时间shíjiān
(concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) time
坚持jiānchí
to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on
动力dònglì
motive power; (fig.) motivation; impetus
放弃fàngqì
to renounce; to abandon; to give up
练习liànxí
to practice; exercise; drill; practice
哪怕nǎpà
even; even if; even though; no matter how
只有zhǐyǒu
only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才 (cái)) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 (zhǐyǒutōngguòzhìliáocáinéngquányù) "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 (zhǐyǒunánxìngcáiyǒucǐxūyào) "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 (zhǐyǒuqūfú) "the only thing you can do is give in")
找机会zhǎojīhuì
to look for an opportunity
母语mǔyǔ
native language; mother tongue; (linguistics) parent language
者zhě
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 后 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously); (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term); (old) (used at the end of a command); (old) this
说话shuōhuà
to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
怕pà
to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps
犯fàn
to violate; to offend; to assault; criminal; crime; to make a mistake; recurrence (of mistake or sth bad)
错误cuòwù
mistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake
犯错fàncuò
to err; to make a mistake; to do the wrong thing
一部分yībùfen
portion; part of; subset
一家yījiā
the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group
餐馆cānguǎn
restaurant
附近fùjìn
nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood
老板lǎobǎn
boss; proprietor
一对yīduì
couple; pair
夫妻fūqī
husband and wife; married couple
有人yǒurén
someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom)
排队páiduì
to line up
不过bùguò
only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
真的zhēnde
really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine; (math.) proper
值得zhíde
worth the money; to merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth)
几乎jīhū
almost; nearly; practically
乡村xiāngcūn
rustic; village; countryside
讨论tǎolùn
to discuss; to talk over
机会jīhuì
opportunity; chance; occasion
交通jiāotōng
to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison
压力yālì
pressure
空气kōngqì
air; atmosphere
呼吸hūxī
to breathe
找zhǎo
to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change
选择xuǎnzé
to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
乡下xiāngxia
countryside; rural area
梦想mèngxiǎng
(fig.) to dream of; dream
成为chéngwéi
to become; to turn into
名míng
name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people
从小cóngxiǎo
from childhood; from a young age
读书dúshū
to read a book; to study; to attend school
写xiě
to write
故事gùshi
narrative; story; tale
不想bùxiǎng
unexpectedly; to one's surprise
灵感línggǎn
creative inspiration
来得láide
to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to
出版chūbǎn
to publish
就算jiùsuàn
(coll.) even if
别人biéren
other people; others; other person
中秋节Zhōngqiūjié
the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month
通常tōngcháng
regular; usual; normal; usually; normally
九月Jiǔyuè
September; ninth month (of the lunar year)
十月Shíyuè
October; tenth month (of the lunar year)
圆yuán
circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
亮liàng
bright; light; to shine; to flash; loud and clear; to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc)
赏月shǎngyuè
to admire the full moon
月饼yuèbǐng
mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)
味道wèidao
flavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...); (fig.) interest; delight; (dialect) smell; odor
莲蓉liánróng
lotus seed paste
意思yìsi
idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
团圆tuányuán
to have a reunion
过节guòjié
to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)
注意zhùyì
to take note of; to pay attention to
快餐kuàicān
fast food; snack; quick meal
尽量jǐnliàng
as much as possible; to the greatest extent