Words 1–100
看看
to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon
农场
farm
里
lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 里 (lǐ); li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 镇 (zhèn) and neighborhood 邻 (lín) levels
的
of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pígéde) "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 (pǎotángrde) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīnde) "new one"); also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
Particle
动物
animal
母
mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female
牛
ox; cow; bull; newton (abbr. for 牛顿 (niúdùn)); (slang) awesome
哞
moo (sound made by cow)
叫
to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
山羊
goat; (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
咩
the bleating of sheep; final particle which transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise (Cantonese)
Particle
老
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; …
马
horse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
嘶
hiss; neigh; Ss! (sound of air sucked between the teeth, indicating hesitation or thinking over)
小
small; tiny; few; young
猪
hog; pig; swine
哼
to groan; to snort; to hum; to croon; humph!
母鸡
hen; don't know (humorous slang mimicking Cantonese 唔知, Jyutping: m4 zi1)
咯咯
(onom.) gurgle
小狗
pup; puppy
汪汪
gleaming with tears; woof woof (sound of a dog barking); (literary) (of a body of water) broad and deep
农夫
peasant; farmer
就
(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是 (jiùshì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 着 (zhe)) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; …
说
to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine
嘘嘘
to pee pee (kiddie or feminine slang)
校服
school uniform
这
(pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)
条
strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
裙子
skirt
太
highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely
长
long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. zhàng)
了
(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
Particle
件
item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc
毛衣
(wool) sweater
大
big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐 (dàjiě)); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
这个
(pronoun) this; (adjective) this
书包
schoolbag; satchel; bookbag
皮带
strap; leather belt
顶
apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; …
帽子
hat; cap; (fig.) label; bad name
双
two; double; pair; both; even (number)
袜子
socks; stockings
短
short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault
可是
but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
鞋子
shoe
是
to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
新
new; newly; meso- (chemistry)
刚刚
just recently; just a moment ago
合身
well-fitting (of clothes)
你
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)); you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
在
to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
做
to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner)
什么
what?; something; anything
我
I; me; my
唱歌
to sing a song
她
she
挥手
to wave (one's hand)
拍手
to clap one's hands
伸手
to reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand; (fig.) to beg; to get involved; to meddle
他
(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tārì) and 他人 (tārén))
叫喊
exclamation; outcry; shout; yell
回答
to reply; to answer; reply; answer
聆听
to listen (respectfully)
小猫
kitten
猫
cat (CL:只 (zhī)); (dialect) to hide oneself; (loanword) (coll.) modem
哪儿
where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...?
是不是
is or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
床
bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:张 (zhāng)); bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc); frame; chassis; classifier for blankets, quilts etc
底下
the location below sth; afterwards
碗柜
cupboard
上面
on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. shàngmian
沙发
(loanword) sofa (CL:条 (tiáo),张 (zhāng)); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post
后面
the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards
垃圾桶
rubbish bin; trash can; garbage can; Taiwan pr. lèsètǒng
旁边
side; adjacent place
篮子
basket
里面
inside; interior; also pr. lǐmian
房子
house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room
外面
outside (also pr. wàimian for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance
原来
original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out
这里
here
感情
emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons
心
heart; mind; intention; center; core
能
can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy
感受
to sense; perception; to feel (through the senses); to experience; a feeling; an impression; an experience
到
to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
很
very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
多
many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. duó); (bound form) multi-; poly-
事情
affair; matter; thing; business
当
(onom.) dong; ding dong (bell); to be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; …
奶奶
(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; (coll.) boobies; breasts
跟
heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns)
Conjunction
我们
we; us; ourselves
故事
narrative; story; tale
时候
time; length of time; moment; period
感到
to feel; to sense; to perceive
高兴
happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood
朋友
friend
一起
(in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total; an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc)
玩
to play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. wàn); to keep sth for entertainment; Taiwan pr. wàn