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Storybooks Canada: 40 picture books, easiest first

1842 words, in teaching order

Words 1701–1800
入睡rùshuì
to fall asleep
懒虫lǎnchóng
(coll.) lazybones
勾gōu
to attract; to arouse; to tick; to strike out; to delineate; to collude
颗kē
classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc
钉子dīngzi
nail; snag; saboteur
撕sī
to tear
半bàn
half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
离家出走líjiāchūzǒu
to leave home (to live somewhere else)
碎片suìpiàn
chip; fragment; splinter; tatter
沿着yánzhe
to go along; to follow
小溪xiǎoxī
brook; streamlet
搭dā
to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole); to connect; to join; to arrange in pairs; to match; to add; to throw in (resources); to take (boat, train)
爱ài
to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
首shǒu
head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc
溪xī
creek; rivulet
水边shuǐbiān
edge of the water; waterside; shore (of sea, lake or river)
穿过chuānguò
to pass through
在意zàiyì
to care about; to mind
抬起táiqǐ
to lift up
手里shǒulǐ
in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands
活儿huór
work; (lots of) things to do
姑姑gūgu
paternal aunt
尽量jǐnliàng
as much as possible; to the greatest extent
不过bùguò
only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
欣慰xīnwèi
to be gratified
泪水lèishuǐ
teardrop; tears
道dào
road; path (CL:条 (tiáo),股 (gǔ)); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
尊敬zūnjìng
to respect; to revere; to esteem; honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address)
严格yángé
strict; stringent; tight; rigorous
跑出pǎochū
to run out
家门jiāmén
house door; family clan
表biǎo
exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth); watch (timepiece); meter; gauge
兄弟姐妹xiōngdìjiěmèi
brothers and sisters; siblings
理解lǐjiě
to comprehend; to understand
骄傲jiāo'ào
pride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sth
商量shāngliang
to consult; to talk over; to discuss
多久duōjiǔ
(of time) how long?; (not) a long time
家伙jiāhuo
household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon
对不起duìbuqǐ
I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
错cuò
mistake; wrong; bad; interlocking; complex; to grind; to polish; to alternate; to stagger; to miss; …
忧虑yōulǜ
to worry; anxiety (about)
朝前cháoqián
facing forwards
步bù
a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation
几天jǐtiān
several days
丰盛fēngshèng
rich; sumptuous
更加gèngjiā
more (than sth else); even more
继母jìmǔ
stepmother
威wēi
power; might; prestige
内罗毕Nèiluóbì
Nairobi, capital of Kenya
繁忙fánmáng
busy; bustling
群qún
group; crowd; flock, herd, pack etc
流浪liúlàng
to drift about; to wander; to roam; nomadic; homeless; unsettled (e.g. population); vagrant
舒适shūshì
cozy; snug
安逸ānyì
easy and comfortable; easy
叠dié
to pile up; (bound form) repeated; to fold; classifier: stack, pile (of thin objects); classifier for repeated sections in a musical composition
驱赶qūgǎn
to drive (vehicle); to drive out; to chase away; to herd (people towards a gate)
寒气hánqì
cold air; a chill one feels in the body (when exposed to cold air)
拾shí
to pick up; to collate or arrange; ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
垃圾lājī
trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. lèsè
燃起ránqǐ
to ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution)
关心guānxīn
to be concerned about; to care about
挨饿受冻ái'èshòudòng
(idiom) to go cold and hungry
体力活tǐlìhuó
physical labor
一旦yīdàn
in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day
稍shāo
somewhat; a little
拳打脚踢quándǎjiǎotī
lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up; fig. determined to sort out a problem
用得着yòngdezháo
to be able to use; useable; to have a use for; (in a question) to be necessary to
艰辛jiānxīn
hardships; arduous; difficult
混hùn
to mix; to mingle; muddled; to drift along; to muddle along; to pass for; to get along with sb; thoughtless; reckless
温饱wēnbǎo
to have enough food and warm clothes; adequately provided
挨打áidǎ
to take a beating; to come under attack
乞讨qǐtǎo
to beg; to go begging
得来délái
to come by; to obtain through some means
过活guòhuó
to live one's life; to make a living
品pǐn
(bound form) article; commodity; product; goods; (bound form) grade; rank; kind; type; variety; character; disposition; nature; temperament; to taste sth; to sample; to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up; fret (on a guitar or lute)
旧货jiùhuò
second-hand goods; used items for sale
流浪汉liúlànghàn
tramp; wanderer
找茬zhǎochá
to pick fault with; to spot the differences; to nitpick; to pick a quarrel; to find complaint with
争夺zhēngduó
to fight over; to contest; to vie over
领地lǐngdì
territory; domain; estate; (old) fief
艰难jiānnán
difficult; arduous; hard
垃圾箱lājīxiāng
rubbish can; garbage can; trash can
本běn
(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
不堪bùkān
cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely
完工wángōng
to finish work; to complete a project
图画túhuà
drawing; picture
可惜kěxī
it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately
看不懂kànbudǒng
unable to make sense of what one is looking at