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Storybooks Canada: 40 picture books, easiest first

1842 words, in teaching order

Words 401–500
玻璃bōli
glass; (slang) male homosexual
扔rēng
to throw; to throw away
得到dédào
to get; to obtain; to receive
处chǔ
to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; …
划伤huáshāng
to damage by scratching; to gash; to lacerate
终于zhōngyú
at last; in the end; finally; eventually
干涸gānhé
to dry up
不到bùdào
not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than
一家yījiā
the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group
劝说quànshuō
to persuade; persuasion; to advise
召集zhàojí
to convene; to call together
居民jūmín
resident; inhabitant
们men
plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
开会kāihuì
to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting
聚jù
to assemble; to gather (transitive or intransitive); (chemistry) poly-
棵kē
classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc
树shù
tree; to cultivate; to set up
下xià
down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); …
准备zhǔnbèi
preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund)
必须bìxū
must; to have to
团结tuánjié
to unite; unity; solidarity; united
解决jiějué
to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)
岁suì
years old; classifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests)
珠zhū
bead; pearl
树干shùgàn
tree trunk
大声dàshēng
loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly
帮忙bāngmáng
to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn
清理qīnglǐ
to clear up; to tidy up; to dispose of
一些yīxiē
some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
种zhòng
to plant; to grow; to cultivate
男人nánrén
a man; a male; men
帮bāng
to help; to assist; to support; for sb (i.e. as a help); hired (as worker); side (of pail, boat etc); outer layer; upper (of a shoe); group; gang; …
打井dǎjǐng
to dig a well
异口同声yìkǒutóngshēng
different mouths, same voice; to speak in unison (idiom)
改变gǎibiàn
to change; to alter; to transform
生活shēnghuó
to live; life; livelihood
从cóng
from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
那天nàtiān
that day; the other day
开始kāishǐ
to begin; to start; beginning; start
大伙dàhuǒ
everyone; all of us; all of you
齐心协力qíxīnxiélì
to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts; to pull together; to work as one
植物zhíwù
plant; vegetation
聊天liáotiān
to chat; to gossip
卡kǎ
to stop; to block; (computing) (coll.) slow; (loanword) card; truck (from "car"); calorie (abbr. for 卡路里 (kǎlùlǐ)); cassette
莱lái
name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc); Chenopodium album
方言Fāngyán
the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 扬雄 (YángXióng) in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters
名字míngzi
name (of a person or thing)
美好měihǎo
beautiful; fine
事物shìwù
thing; object
意思yìsi
idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
早上zǎoshang
early morning
啊a
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
Particle
快点kuàidiǎn
to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on!
长大zhǎngdà
to grow up
吧ba
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume.
Particle
结jié
knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel)
好多hǎoduō
many; quite a lot; much better
甜tián
sweet; (fig.) pleasant; endearing; lovely
走路zǒulù
to walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart; (informal) to clear off; to beat it; (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job; to get out
上学shàngxué
to go to school; to attend school
路上lùshang
on the road; on the way; en route
对duì
right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); …
草地cǎodì
lawn; meadow; sod; turf
一定yīdìng
surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled; a certain ...; a given ...
长得zhǎngde
to look (pretty, the same etc)
绿油油lǜyóuyóu
lush green; verdant
别bié
to leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish; (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc); (bound form) other; another; different; don't ...!; to fasten with a pin or clip; to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement); (noun suffix) category (as in 性别 (xìngbié), 派别 (pàibié))
干枯gānkū
withered; shriveled; dried-up
路过lùguò
to pass by; to pass through
野花yěhuā
wildflower; woman of easy virtue
你们nǐmen
you (plural)
尽情jìnqíng
as much as one likes
开放kāifàng
to bloom; to open; to be open (to the public); to open up (to the outside); to be open-minded; unrestrained by convention; unconstrained in one's sexuality
这样zhèyàng
this way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such
夹jiā
to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; …
操场cāochǎng
playground; sports field; drill ground
中间zhōngjiān
the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime
小树xiǎoshù
shrub; small tree; sapling
长出zhǎngchū
to sprout (leaves, buds, a beard etc)
枝叶zhīyè
branch and leaf
树荫shùyīn
shade of a tree; Taiwan pr. shu4yìn
读书dúshū
to read a book; to study; to attend school
还hái
still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; …
附近fùjìn
nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood
灌木丛guànmùcóng
shrub; shrubbery
灌木guànmù
bush; shrub
壮zhuàng
to strengthen; strong; robust
坏人huàirén
bad person; villain
不了bùliǎo
(as a resultative verb suffix) unable to (do sth); (pattern: {verb} + 个 (ge) + ~) without end; incessantly