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Storybooks Canada: 40 picture books, easiest first

1842 words, in teaching order

Words 1201–1300
走失zǒushī
to wander off; to get lost
打量dǎliang
to size sb up; to look sb up and down; to take the measure of; to suppose; to reckon
紧紧jǐnjǐn
closely; tightly
抱bào
to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
共同gòngtóng
common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative
家庭jiātíng
family; household
搬bān
to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately
可kě
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however
Particle
满mǎn
to fill; full; filled; packed; fully; completely; quite; to reach the limit; to satisfy; satisfied; …
歌声gēshēng
singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet
妹妹mèimei
younger sister; young woman
富人fùrén
rich person; the rich
茅máo
reeds; rushes
草屋cǎowū
thatched hut
生shēng
to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire); to live; to be alive; life; raw; uncooked; unprocessed; unfamiliar; strange; (bound form) student; person engaged in a field; (bound form) male role in traditional opera; (bound form) life; lifetime; …
大病dàbìng
serious illness
看不见kànbujiàn
cannot see; cannot be seen; invisible
其实qíshí
actually; in fact; really
天赋tiānfù
gift; innate skill
同龄tónglíng
of the same age
比如bǐrú
for example; for instance; such as
讨论tǎolùn
to discuss; to talk over
重要zhòngyào
important; significant; major
早出晚归zǎochūwǎnguī
to leave early and return late (idiom)
脑海nǎohǎi
the mind; the brain
特别tèbié
unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是 (shì)) in particular
甜美tiánměi
sweet; pleasant; happy
摆动bǎidòng
to sway; to swing; to move back and forth; to oscillate
经常jīngcháng
frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
一次yīcì
first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one)
一句话yījùhuà
in a word; in short
事shì
matter; thing; item; work; affair
失踪shīzōng
to be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for
孤单gūdān
lone; lonely; loneliness
有钱yǒuqián
well-off; wealthy
只是zhǐshì
merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however
以为yǐwéi
to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
鼓励gǔlì
to encourage
赶走gǎnzǒu
to drive out; to turn back
饥饿jī'è
hunger; starvation; famine
安慰ānwèi
to comfort; to console
站zhàn
station; to stand; to halt; to stop; branch of a company or organization; website
扇shàn
fan; sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth; classifier for doors, windows etc
下面xiàmiàn
below; under; next; the following; also pr. xiàmian; to boil noodles
脑袋nǎodai
head; skull; brains; mental capability
老板lǎobǎn
boss; proprietor
做到zuòdào
to accomplish; to achieve
完wán
to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire
一遍yībiàn
one time (all the way through); once through
那时nàshí
then; at that time; in those days
个人gèrén
an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own
抬tái
to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry
担架dānjià
stretcher; litter; bier
面目全非miànmùquánfēi
nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition
躺tǎng
to recline; to lie down
路边lùbiān
curb; roadside; wayside
为了wèile
for; for the purpose of; in order to
感谢gǎnxiè
to thank; to be grateful
送sòng
to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off; to accompany; to go along with
恢复huīfù
to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate
视力shìlì
eyesight; visual acuity
进城jìnchéng
to go to town; to enter a big city (to live or work)
小小xiǎoxiǎo
very small; very few; very minor
大巴dàbā
(coll.) large bus; coach; (abbr. for 大型巴士)
车站chēzhàn
rail station; bus stop
热闹rènao
lively; bustling; full of activity; to make things lively; to have a good time; a scene of bustling activity; excitement
堆满duīmǎn
to pile up
装载zhuāngzài
to load; to stow
货物huòwù
goods; commodity; merchandise
开往kāiwǎng
(of a bus, train etc) to leave for; heading for
方向fāngxiàng
direction; orientation
喊hǎn
to yell; to shout; to call out for (a person)
啦la
sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation; particle placed after each item in a list of examples
Particle
乘坐chéngzuò
to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)
几乎jīhū
almost; nearly; practically
挤jǐ
to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside; to press; to squeeze; to find (time in one's busy schedule)
架子jiàzi
shelf; frame; stand; framework; airs; arrogance
刚gāng
(literary) hard; firm; strong; exactly; precisely; barely; only just; just; only a short while ago
上车shàngchē
to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
车票chēpiào
ticket for a bus or train
拥挤yōngjǐ
crowded; to throng; congestion
寻找xúnzhǎo
to seek; to look for
舒舒服服shūshufufu
comfortable; with ease