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Storybooks Canada: 40 picture books, easiest first

1842 words, in teaching order

Words 1601–1700
有没有yǒuméiyǒu
(before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)?
穿上chuānshang
to put on (clothes etc)
庆祝qìngzhù
to celebrate
照zhào
to shine; to illuminate; according to; in accordance with; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before
高粱gāoliáng
sorghum; common sorghum (Sorghum vulgare)
杂zá
mixed; miscellaneous; various; to mix
谷gǔ
grain; corn; valley
木薯mùshǔ
cassava, a tropical tuber plant
孙女sūnnǚ
son's daughter; granddaughter
秘密mìmì
secret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret
催熟cuīshú
to promote ripening of fruit
门外ménwài
outside the door
麦mài
wheat; barley; oats; mic (abbr. for 麦克风 (màikèfēng))
秆gǎn
stalks of grain
神秘shénmì
mysterious; mystery
叶子yèzi
leaf (CL:片 (piàn)); (slang) marijuana
来回láihuí
to make a round trip; return journey; back and forth; to and fro; repeatedly
翻动fāndòng
to flip over; to turn (a page); to scroll (an electronic document); to stir (food in a pot etc); to move things about; to rummage
好奇hàoqí
inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity
打发dǎfa
to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to pass (the time); (old) to make arrangements; (old) to bestow (alms etc)
跑腿pǎotuǐ
to run errands
留下liúxià
to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go
看一看kànyīkàn
to have a look
坚持jiānchí
to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on
固执gùzhí
obstinate; stubborn; to fixate on; to cling to
只好zhǐhǎo
to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
闻到wéndào
to smell; to sniff sth out; to perceive by smelling
熟shú
ripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done; familiar; acquainted; experienced; skilled; (of sleep etc) deep; profound; also pr. shóu
盖gài
lid; top; cover; canopy; to cover; to conceal; to build
旧jiù
old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age)
掀起xiānqǐ
to lift; to raise (a lid etc); (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc); (fig.) to trigger; set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc)
使劲shǐjìn
to exert all one's strength
闻wén
to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at
香味xiāngwèi
fragrance; bouquet; sweet smell
拿来nálái
to bring; to fetch; to get
拿出náchū
to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence)
窃笑qièxiào
to snigger; to titter
家去jiāqù
(dialect) to go home; to return home
偷看tōukàn
to peep; to peek; to steal a glance
偷偷tōutōu
stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly
差不多chàbuduō
almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad
禁不住jīnbuzhù
can't help it; can't bear it
诱惑yòuhuò
to entice; to lure; to induce; to attract
踮diǎn
to stand on tiptoe; Taiwan pr. diàn
若无其事ruòwúqíshì
(idiom) as if nothing had happened; calm and composed; nonchalant
走开zǒukāi
to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside
赶集gǎnjí
to go to a local market or country fair (on market day)
早就zǎojiù
already at an earlier time
成熟chéngshú
mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. chéng2shou
急着jízhe
urgently
永远yǒngyuǎn
forever; eternal
傍晚bàngwǎn
in the evening; when night falls; towards evening; at night fall; at dusk
上床shàngchuáng
to go to bed; (coll.) to have sex
偷tōu
to steal; (bound form) thief; (bound form) secretly; on the sly
任何rènhé
any; whatever; whichever
辛xīn
(of taste) hot or pungent; hard; laborious; suffering; eighth in order; eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shítiāngān); letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 285°; octa
薇wēi
Osmunda regalis, a species of fern; Taiwan pr. wéi
过世guòshì
to die; to pass away
尽jǐn
to the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme; to be within the limits of; to give priority to
照顾zhàogu
to take care of; to show consideration; to attend to; to look after
时间shíjiān
(concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) time
习惯xíguàn
habit; custom; usual practice; to be used to
谈论tánlùn
to discuss; to talk about
即将jíjiāng
about to; on the point of; soon
到来dàolái
to arrive; arrival; advent
洗碗xǐwǎn
to wash the dishes
功课gōngkè
homework; assignment; task; classwork; lesson; study
进门jìnmén
to enter a door; to go in; to learn the basics of a subject; to join one's husband's household upon marriage
迎接yíngjiē
to welcome; to greet
停住tíngzhù
to stop; to halt; to cease
牵qiān
to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in
另外lìngwài
additional; in addition; besides; separate; other; moreover; furthermore
介绍jièshào
to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc); introduction
妮nī
girl; phonetic "ni" (in female names); Taiwan pr. ní
打招呼dǎzhāohu
to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice
你好nǐhǎo
hello; hi
微笑wēixiào
smile; to smile
幸福xìngfú
happiness; happy; blessed
成为chéngwéi
to become; to turn into
变biàn
to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
根本gēnběn
fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all
彩色cǎisè
color; multicolored
似乎sìhū
it seems; seemingly; as if
月yuè
moon; month; monthly
段duàn
paragraph; section; segment; stage (of a process); classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc
出差chūchāi
to go on an official or business trip
对方duìfāng
the other person; the other side; the other party
低下dīxià
low status; lowly; to lower (one's head)
糟糕zāogāo
too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad
或者huòzhě
or; possibly; maybe; perhaps
Conjunction
稍微shāowēi
a little bit
抱怨bàoyuàn
to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied
大多数dàduōshù
(great) majority
剩饭shèngfàn
leftover food
剩菜shèngcài
leftovers (food)
泪lèi
(bound form) tears; teardrops