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Storybooks Canada: 40 picture books, easiest first

1842 words, in teaching order

Words 1501–1600
欢迎huānyíng
to welcome; welcome
来到láidào
to arrive; to come
孙子sūnzi
grandson; son's son
城chéng
city walls; city; town
送给sònggěi
to send; to give as a present
先xiān
beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
打开dǎkāi
to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on
传统chuántǒng
tradition; traditional
习俗xísú
custom; tradition; local tradition; convention
祝福zhùfú
blessings; to wish sb well
孙儿sūn'ér
son's son; grandson
出去chūqù
to go out
蝴蝶húdié
butterfly
跳进tiàojìn
to plunge into; to jump into
湖里Húlǐ
Huli, a district of Xiamen City 厦门市 (XiàménShì), Fujian
天黑tiānhēi
to get dark; dusk
奶奶的nǎinaide
damn it!; blast it!
晚饭wǎnfàn
evening meal; dinner; supper
吃完chīwán
to finish eating
开车kāichē
to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke
拎līn
to lift up; to carry in one's hand; Taiwan pr. līng
运yùn
to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate
柴chái
firewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a person)
鸡窝jīwō
chicken coop; (slang) brothel
鸡蛋jīdàn
(chicken) egg; hen's egg
花园huāyuán
garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants
摘zhāi
to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc); to select; to pick out; to borrow money at a time of urgent need
蔬菜shūcài
vegetables
乌wū
crow; black
咖喱gālí
(loanword) curry
烤kǎo
to roast; to grill; to broil; to bake; to toast (bread); to warm oneself by a fire
椰子yēzi
a coconut palm; a coconut
牧场mùchǎng
pasture; grazing land; ranch
威胁wēixié
to threaten; to menace
没收mòshōu
to confiscate; to seize
坏huài
bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost
粮食liángshi
foodstuff; cereals
赔偿péicháng
to compensate
不想bùxiǎng
unexpectedly; to one's surprise
惹麻烦rěmáfan
to create difficulties; to be troublesome; to invite trouble
顾客gùkè
customer; client
报价bàojià
to quote a price; quoted price; quote
打包dǎbāo
to wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out; (computing) to package (i.e. create an archive file)
喝茶hēchá
to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly")
装zhuāng
adornment; to adorn; dress; clothing; costume (of an actor in a play); to play a role; to pretend; to install; to fix; to wrap (sth in a bag); …
笑xiào
to laugh; to smile; to laugh at
适合shìhé
to fit; to suit
大城市dàchéngshì
major city; metropolis
下次xiàcì
next time
告别gàobié
to leave; to part from; to bid farewell to; to say goodbye to
告诉gàosu
to tell; to inform; to let know
伙伴huǒbàn
companion; pal; partner; business associate
不错bùcuò
correct; right; not bad; pretty good
乡村xiāngcūn
rustic; village; countryside
每个měige
each; every
福fú
good fortune; happiness; luck
思sī
to think; to consider
姐姐jiějie
older sister
唤huàn
to call
过来guòlái
to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of
爸妈bàmā
dad and mom
婚礼hūnlǐ
wedding ceremony; wedding
采cǎi
to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather; color; complexion; looks
果树guǒshù
fruit tree
过去guòqù
(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
破pò
broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; …
哭kū
to cry; to weep
结婚jiéhūn
to marry; to get married
抱歉bàoqiàn
to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry!
嘲弄cháonòng
to tease; to poke fun at; to make fun of
拐杖guǎizhàng
crutches; crutch; walking stick
带上dàishàng
to take along with one
继续jìxù
to continue; to proceed with; to go on with
上路shànglù
to start on a journey; to be on one's way
碰到pèngdào
to come across; to run into; to meet; to hit
造zào
to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops
借用jièyòng
to borrow sth for another use; to borrow an idea for one's own use
一下yīxià
(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly
木棍mùgùn
wooden stick
结实jiēshi
rugged; sturdy; strong; durable; buff (physique)
断duàn
to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly
打碎dǎsuì
to shatter; to smash; to break into pieces
弄lòng
lane; alley
我这儿wǒzher
where I am; my place
草cǎo
grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough
农民nóngmín
peasant; farmer
全quán
all; whole; entire; every; complete
打破dǎpò
to break; to smash
客人kèrén
visitor; guest; customer
本来běnlái
original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
建筑工人jiànzhùgōngrén
construction worker; builder
折断zhéduàn
to snap sth off; to break
亲爱qīn'ài
dear; beloved; darling