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Storybooks Canada: 40 picture books, easiest first

1842 words, in teaching order

Words 201–300
这么zhème
so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this
辛苦xīnkǔ
exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s)
而ér
and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
Conjunction
只zhǐ
only; merely; just
知道zhīdào
to know; to become aware of; also pr. zhi1dao
饿è
hungry; to starve (sb)
鳄鱼èyú
alligator; crocodile (CL:条 (tiáo))
从前cóngqián
previously; formerly; once upon a time
一yī
one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
肚子dùzi
belly; abdomen; stomach
慢慢mànmàn
slowly; gradually
地de
-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
Particle
悄悄qiāoqiāo
quiet; making little or no noise; surreptitious; stealthy; anxious; worried; Taiwan pr. qiǎo3qiao
去qù
to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); …
找zhǎo
to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change
东西dōngxi
thing; stuff; person
吃chī
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
然后ránhòu
then; after that; afterwards
扑通pūtōng
(onom.) sound of object falling into water; plop
来lái
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来 (huílai)); ever since (as in 自古以来 (zìgǔyǐlái)); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世 (láishì)); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来 (tándelái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来 (chībulái))
不再bùzài
no more; no longer
又yòu
(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
起来qǐlai
to stand up; to get up; also pr. qi3lái
气象qìxiàng
meteorological condition; weather; meteorology; atmosphere; ambience; scene
书shū
book; letter; document; to write
干燥gānzào
(of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid; (of skin, mouth etc) dry; (fig.) dull; dry; boring; (of timber etc) to dry out; to season; to cure
太阳tàiyang
sun; sunlight; sunshine; temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太阳穴 (tàiyángxué))
热rè
to warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather); heat; fervent
吹chuī
to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through
多云duōyún
(meteorology) cloudy
打雷dǎléi
to rumble with thunder; clap of thunder
两liǎng
two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old)
个gè
(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
手shǒu
hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill
用来yònglái
to be used for
拿ná
to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object)
脚jiǎo
foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); classifier for kicks
耳朵ěrduo
ear; handle (on a cup)
还有háiyǒu
there still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition
抱抱bàobào
to hug; to give a cuddle
火huǒ
fire; urgent; ammunition; fiery or flaming; internal heat (Chinese medicine); hot (popular); classifier for military units (old); Kangxi radical 86
看kàn
to see; to look at; to read; to watch; to visit; to call on; to consider; to regard as; to look after; to treat (a patient or illness); to depend on; to feel (that); (after a verb) to give it a try; …
火烧huǒshāo
to set fire to; to burn down; burning hot; baked cake
煮zhǔ
to cook; to boil
取暖qǔnuǎn
to warm oneself (by a fire, heater etc)
带来dàilái
to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
神奇shénqí
magical; mystical; miraculous
也yě
also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊 (a)
Particle
力量lìliang
power; force; strength
数数shǔshù
to count; to reckon
喝hē
to drink
三sān
three; 3
头tóu
head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; …
水牛shuǐniú
water buffalo
四sì
four; 4
鸟niǎo
bird; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196); (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddamn
全部quánbù
whole; all
都dōu
all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all
要yào
to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是 (yàoshi)); (bound form) important
五wǔ
five; 5
高gāo
high; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific)
角jiǎo
angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime)
羚líng
antelope
六liù
six; 6
走去zǒuqù
to walk over (to)
七qī
seven; 7
匹pǐ
(bound form) matching; comparable to; (bound form) alone; single; one of a pair; classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. pī); classifier for cloth: bolt; horsepower
跑pǎo
to run; to run away; to escape; to run around (on errands etc); (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate; (verb complement) away; off
中zhōng
within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right
八bā
eight
青蛙qīngwā
frog (CL:只 (zhī)); (old) (slang) ugly guy
九jiǔ
nine; 9
鱼yú
fish (CL:条 (tiáo),尾 (wěi))
吼叫hǒujiào
to howl; to bellow; to yell
想xiǎng
to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
怕pà
to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps
一个yīge
a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
人rén
person; people
门口ménkǒu
doorway; gate
低dī
low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline
锄chú
a hoe; to hoe or dig; to weed; to get rid of
柄bǐng
handle or shaft (of an axe etc); (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem; sth that affords an advantage to an opponent; classifier for knives or blades
张zhāng
to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes