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Storybooks Canada: 40 picture books, easiest first

1842 words, in teaching order

Words 1401–1500
戳chuō
to jab; to poke; to stab; (coll.) to sprain; to blunt; to fuck (vulgar); to stand; to stand (sth) upright; stamp; seal
灰huī
ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected
吓坏xiàhuài
to be terrified; to terrify sb
狠狠hěnhěn
resolutely; firmly; ferociously; ruthlessly
叮dīng
to sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc); to say repeatedly; to urge insistently; to ask repeatedly; to stick to a point; (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound
口kǒu
mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls
把手bǎshǒu
to shake hands
挖wā
to dig; to excavate; to scoop out
香xiāng
fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick
滴下dīxià
to fall or let fall in drops; to drip
小心翼翼xiǎoxīnyìyì
(idiom) cautious; careful; prudent
放进fàngjìn
to put into
引路yǐnlù
to guide; to show the way
谢礼xièlǐ
honorarium; gift as thanks
轻快qīngkuài
light and quick; brisk; spry; lively; effortless; relaxed; agile; blithe
地面dìmiàn
floor; ground; surface
一块yīkuài
a piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 这 (zhè)) aspect; area; dimension (Example: 情感这一块 (qínggǎnzhèyīkuài) "the emotional aspect (of it)"); (coll.) one yuan; a dollar; together; in the same place; in company
礼物lǐwù
gift; present
灭miè
to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown
拎起līnqǐ
to pick up (from the ground with one's hands)
装作zhuāngzuò
to pretend; to feign; to act a part
样子yàngzi
appearance; manner; pattern; model
大笑dàxiào
to laugh heartily; a belly laugh
哈哈hāhā
(onom.) laughing out loud
多事duōshì
meddlesome; eventful
那么nàme
like that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...; then; in that case
对待duìdài
to treat; treatment
报仇bàochóu
to take revenge; to avenge
几个jǐge
a few; several; how many
星期xīngqī
week; day of the week; Sunday
想起来xiǎngqilai
to remember; to recall
领lǐng
neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc
心想xīnxiǎng
to think to oneself; to think
迅速xùnsù
rapid; speedy; fast
堆duī
to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount
心里xīnli
chest; heart; mind
深shēn
(lit. and fig.) deep
打扰了dǎrǎole
sorry to interrupt you, but ...; sorry to have bothered you; sorry, I have to go; (slang) (coined c. 2017) used facetiously to terminate a conversation (esp. online) when the other person is being insufferable
美měi
beautiful; very satisfactory; good; to beautify; to be pleased with oneself
梦mèng
dream (CL:场 (cháng)); (bound form) to dream
眯mī
to narrow one's eyes; to squint; (dialect) to take a nap
血盆大口xuèpéndàkǒu
bloody mouth wide open like a sacrificial bowl (idiom); ferocious mouth of beast of prey; fig. greedy exploiter; rapacious aggressor
露出lùchū
to expose; to show; also pr. lòuchū
白bái
white; in vain; free of charge; (bound form) (of facts, the truth, a situation) clear; evident (e.g. 真相大白 (zhēnxiàngdàbái)); (bound form) plain; without additions (e.g. 白饭 (báifàn)); (bound form) to explain; to state (e.g. 辩白 (biànbái)); (bound form) to give a disdainful look (e.g. 白了他一眼 (báiletāyīyǎn)); (bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白话 (báihuà)); (bound form) spoken lines in opera (e.g. 念白 (niànbái)); (bound form) reactionary; anti-communist (e.g. 白区 (báiqū))
尖jiān
pointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing; (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen; to make (one's voice) shrill; sharp point; tip; the best of sth; the cream of the crop
牙齿yáchǐ
tooth; dental
等到děngdào
to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc)
扑pū
to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies; to flap; to flutter; to dab; to pat; to bend over
匆忙cōngmáng
hasty; hurried
重重chóngchóng
layer upon layer; one after another
摔shuāi
to throw down; to fall; to drop and break
扭niǔ
to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips
一瘸一拐yīquéyīguǎi
to limp; to hobble
跑走pǎozǒu
to escape; to flee; to run away
幸好xìnghǎo
fortunately
教训jiàoxun
to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid; a talking-to; a bitter lesson
听说tīngshuō
to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking
尊重zūnzhòng
to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper
收获shōuhuò
to harvest; to reap; to gain; crop; harvest; profit; gain; bonus; reward
留给liúgěi
to set aside for
暑假shǔjià
summer vacation
欧Ōu
Europe (abbr. for 欧洲 (Ōuzhōu)); European Union (abbr. for 欧盟 (Ōuméng))
东dōng
east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
格gé
square; lattice; grid; frame; compartment; partition; slot (within a larger unit); (bound form) standard; norm; specification; (bound form) character; disposition; moral quality; style; aesthetic tone; (bound form) rhetorical form; stylistic pattern; (bound form) (linguistics) grammatical case; (literary) to correct; to rectify; (literary) to arrive at; to reach; (literary) to obstruct; to hinder; (literary) to investigate exhaustively; …
尤yóu
outstanding; particularly, especially; a fault; to express discontentment against
期待qīdài
to look forward to; to await; expectation
而且érqiě
(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
渔yú
fisherman; to fish
前一天qiányītiān
the day before (an event)
整理zhěnglǐ
to arrange; to tidy up; to sort out; to straighten out; to list systematically; to collate (data, files); to pack (luggage)
行装xíngzhuāng
clothes and other items packed for traveling; baggage; luggage
踏上tàshàng
to set foot on; to step on or into
前往qiánwǎng
to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
村cūn
village; (dialect) to scold; rustic; boorish
整zhěng
(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly; (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat; (bound form) to put in order; to straighten; (bound form) to repair; to mend; to renovate; (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb; (dialect) to tinker with; to do sth to
凌晨língchén
very early in the morning; in the wee hours
经过jīngguò
to pass; to go through; process; course
茶chá
tea; tea plant
园yuán
land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation; abbr. for a place ending in 园, such as a botanical garden 植物园, kindergarten 幼儿园 etc
到达dàodá
to reach; to arrive
叫醒jiàoxǐng
to awaken; to wake sb up; to rouse
尼ní
Buddhist nun; (often used in phonetic spellings)
亚yà
second; next to; inferior; sub-; Taiwan pr. yǎ
坎kǎn
pit; threshold; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 (bāguà), symbolizing water; ☵; hole
达dá
to attain; to reach; to amount to; to communicate; eminent
垫子diànzi
cushion; mat; pad
休息xiūxi
rest; to rest