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Pinyora graded readers: 102 short texts, easiest first

2456 words, in teaching order

Words 701–800
感觉gǎnjué
feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive
好多hǎoduō
many; quite a lot; much better
变biàn
to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
学会xuéhuì
to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association
刚刚gānggang
just recently; just a moment ago
大学dàxué
university; college
毕业bìyè
graduation; to graduate; to finish school
招聘zhāopìn
to invite applications for a job; to recruit
广告guǎnggào
to advertise; a commercial; advertisement
要求yāoqiú
to request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand
经验jīngyàn
experience; to go through; to experience
投tóu
to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot); to cast (a glance, a shadow etc); to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine); to send (a letter, a manuscript etc); to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide); to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of; (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water
简历jiǎnlì
curriculum vitae (CV); résumé; biographical notes
接到jiēdào
to receive (letter etc)
面试miànshì
to be interviewed (as a candidate); interview
通知tōngzhī
to notify; to inform; notice; notification
工资gōngzī
wages; pay
人生rénshēng
life (one's time on earth)
第一dìyī
first; most important; primary; foremost
决定juédìng
to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (CL:个 (gè),项 (xiàng))
好好hǎohǎo
in perfectly good condition; perfectly all right; well; thoroughly; carefully; properly
努力nǔlì
to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
搬家bānjiā
to move house; to relocate; to remove (sth)
搬bān
to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately
那天nàtiān
that day; the other day
帮忙bāngmáng
to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn
整天zhěngtiān
all day long; whole day
重zhòng
heavy; serious; to attach importance to
冰箱bīngxiāng
refrigerator; (old) icebox
沙发shāfā
(loanword) sofa (CL:条 (tiáo),张 (zhāng)); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post
客厅kètīng
living room; sitting room
放fàng
to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks)
这个zhège
(pronoun) this; (adjective) this
打算dǎsuàn
to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation
网购wǎnggòu
Internet shopping; to purchase online
下单xiàdān
to place an order; to order
送货sònghuò
to deliver goods
速度sùdù
speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo
有些yǒuxiē
some; somewhat; rather; a bit
实际shíjì
reality; practice; practical; realistic; real; actual
可能kěnéng
might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps
大小dàxiǎo
large and small; size; adults and children; consideration of seniority; at any rate
合适héshì
suitable; fitting; appropriate
如果rúguǒ
if; in case; in the event that
退货tuìhuò
to return merchandise; to withdraw a product
退tuì
to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline
过程guòchéng
course of events; process
简单jiǎndān
simple; not complicated
改变gǎibiàn
to change; to alter; to transform
开车kāichē
to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke
报bào
to report; to inform; to announce; to respond; to reply; to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 报名 (bàomíng)); to reward; to recompense; to take revenge; to retaliate; newspaper; periodical; journal; bulletin; telegram
驾校jiàxiào
driving school; abbr. for 驾驶学校
手shǒu
hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill
发抖fādǒu
to tremble; to shake; to shiver
告诉gàosu
to tell; to inform; to let know
地de
-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
Particle
习惯xíguàn
habit; custom; usual practice; to be used to
考试kǎoshì
to take an exam; exam
考过kǎoguò
to pass (an exam)
上路shànglù
to start on a journey; to be on one's way
辆liàng
classifier for vehicles
出门chūmén
to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married
参加cānjiā
to participate; to take part; to join
提前tíqián
to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance
前台qiántái
stage; proscenium; foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.); front desk; reception desk; (computing) front-end; foreground
进jìn
to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential compound
办公室bàngōngshì
office; business premises
回答huídá
to reply; to answer; reply; answer
说实话shuōshíhuà
to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly
进行jìnxíng
(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc); (of an army etc) to be on the march; to advance
四十sìshí
forty; 40
消息xiāoxi
(piece of) news; information; message
得到dédào
to get; to obtain; to receive
环保huánbǎo
environmental protection; environmentally friendly; abbr. for 环境保护 (huánjìngbǎohù)
保护bǎohù
to protect; to defend; to safeguard; protection
环境huánjìng
environment; circumstances; surroundings; ambient
日常rìcháng
day-to-day; daily; everyday
比如bǐrú
for example; for instance; such as
节约jiéyuē
to economize; to conserve (resources); economy; frugal
关guān
mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc); to concern; to involve
灯dēng
lamp; light; lantern
骑qí
to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses
不仅bùjǐn
not just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
而且érqiě
(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
年轻人niánqīngrén
young people; youngster
意识yìshí
consciousness; awareness; (usu. followed by 到 (dào)) to be aware of; to realize
变化biànhuà
(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation