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Storybooks Canada: 40 picture books, easiest first

1842 words, in teaching order

Words 301–400
买mǎi
to buy; to purchase
辆liàng
classifier for vehicles
坐zuò
to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruit
上shàng
(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above
用yòng
to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore
吃饭chīfàn
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living
离开líkāi
to depart; to leave
住zhù
to live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease; (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state)
进jìn
to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential compound
那里nàli
there; that place
多年duōnián
many years; for many years; longstanding
野狗yěgǒu
wild dog; feral dog; stray dog
天tiān
day; sky; heaven
他们tāmen
they; them
出租车chūzūchē
taxi; (Tw) rental car
目的地mùdìdì
destination (location)
司机sījī
chauffeur; driver
交jiāo
to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; (of lines) to intersect
车费chēfèi
passenger fare
那nà
(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. nèi); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case)
份fèn
classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc
带dài
band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; to wear; to carry; …
零钱língqián
change (of money); small change; pocket money
所以suǒyǐ
therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
一点yīdiǎn
a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一点钟 (yīdiǎnzhōng))
正要zhèngyào
to be just about to; to be on the point of
找钱zhǎoqián
to give change; to seek funding; (dialect) to make money; to earn a living
跑掉pǎodiào
to run away; to take to one's heels
生气shēngqì
to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
结果jiéguǒ
outcome; result; consequence; in the end; as a result; to kill; to dispatch
开走kāizǒu
to go (of car, train etc); to drive off
现在xiànzài
now; at present; currently
车子chēzi
car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc)
拼命pīnmìng
to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it
追zhuī
to chase; to pursue; to look into; to investigate; to reminisce; to recall; to court (one's beloved); to binge-watch (a TV drama); retroactively; posthumously
因为yīnwèi
because; owing to; on account of
车chē
car; vehicle; machine; to shape with a lathe; Kangxi radical 159
吓xià
to frighten; to scare
得de
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
Particle
赶快gǎnkuài
quickly; at once
没méi
(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
被bèi
quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
抓zhuā
to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch
不bù
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
急jí
urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious
不慌不忙bùhuāngbùmáng
(idiom) calm; unhurried; composed
过马路guòmǎlù
to cross the street
决定juédìng
to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (CL:个 (gè),项 (xiàng))
村庄cūnzhuāng
village; hamlet
面临miànlín
to face sth; to be confronted with
问题wèntí
question; problem; issue; topic
村里cūnlǐ
village; hamlet
只有zhǐyǒu
only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才 (cái)) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 (zhǐyǒutōngguòzhìliáocáinéngquányù) "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 (zhǐyǒunánxìngcáiyǒucǐxūyào) "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 (zhǐyǒuqūfú) "the only thing you can do is give in")
排pái
to arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge; (literary) to push aside; to force open; to rehearse; row; line; platoon; (bound form) steak; chop; (bound form) raft; classifier for rows or lines (of people or things)
队伍duìwǔ
troops; army; ranks; contingent; force; staff; team; line; procession; (in video games or fantasy settings etc) party
接jiē
to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb
等děng
to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade; (bound form) equal to; same as; (used to end an enumeration); (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
别人biéren
other people; others; other person
接济jiējì
to give material assistance to
晚上wǎnshang
evening; night; in the evening
害怕hàipà
to be afraid; to be scared
早zǎo
early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely
锁上suǒshàng
to lock; to lock up
门mén
gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇 (shàn)); valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure; way to do sth; knack; method; approach; family; household; lineage; (bound form) sect; school; faction (religious or academic); (bound form) class; category; division; phylum; classifier for courses, fields of study, branches of technology, relatives by marriage, guns etc; (suffix) -gate (scandal)
中途zhōngtú
partway through; midway; along the way
辍学chuòxué
to drop out of school; to leave off studying; to interrupt one's studies
不少bùshǎo
many; quite a few; a good number of
女孩nǚhái
girl; lass
被迫bèipò
to be compelled; to be forced
别的biéde
else; other
女佣nǚyōng
(female) maid
不是bùshì
no; is not; not
成天chéngtiān
(coll.) all day long; all the time
游荡yóudàng
to wander; to roam about; to loaf about; to be idle
就是jiùshì
exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if
打工dǎgōng
to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation
起qǐ
to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; …
风fēng
wind; news; style; custom; manner
废纸fèizhǐ
waste paper
到处dàochù
everywhere
乱luàn
in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; …
挂guà
to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried; to be concerned; (dialect) to make a phone call; to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor); (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam); classifier for sets or clusters of objects
树梢shùshāo
the tip of a tree; treetop
篱笆líba
fence (esp. of bamboo or wood railings)
碎suì
(transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble; broken; fragmentary; scattered; garrulous