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Storybooks Canada: 40 picture books, easiest first

1842 words, in teaching order

Words 501–600
回到huídào
to return to
问wèn
to ask; to inquire
它tā
it; it (pronoun for an animal)
吗ma
(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
Particle
叹tàn
to sigh; to exclaim
一口气yīkǒuqì
one breath; in one breath; at a stretch
还是háishi
still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
Conjunction
再zài
again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis); (used to introduce additional information, as in 再则 (zàizé), 再就是 (zàijiùshì) etc); (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
或许huòxǔ
perhaps; maybe
赞zàn
(bound form) to praise; to laud (variant of 赞 (zàn)); (bound form) to patronize; to support; to aid; (bound form) to praise; to laud
棒bàng
stick; club; cudgel; smart; capable; strong; wonderful; classifier for legs of a relay race
阳光yángguāng
sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic; transparent (open to public scrutiny)
透tòu
(bound form) to penetrate; to seep through; to tell secretly; to leak; thoroughly; through and through; to appear; to show
进来jìnlái
to come in
晨星chénxīng
morning stars
洗澡xǐzǎo
to bathe; to take a shower
需要xūyào
to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs
臭臭chòuchou
(baby talk) poop; poo
蓝色lánsè
blue (color)
对我来说duìwǒláishuō
as far as I'm concerned
不算bùsuàn
to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight
大事dàshì
major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way
提醒tíxǐng
to remind; to call attention to; to warn of
忘wàng
to forget; to overlook; to neglect
刷牙shuāyá
to brush one's teeth
可能kěnéng
might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps
不会bùhuì
improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it; not at all
以后yǐhòu
after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
姑妈gūmā
(coll.) father's married sister; paternal aunt
打dǎ
to hit; to strike; to fight; (in many expressions) a semantically light transitive verb used with various objects to form expressions with a wide range of meanings, e.g. 打伞 (dǎsǎn) "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 (dǎdiànhuà) "to make a phone call", 打针 (dǎzhēn) "to get an injection"; (coll.) from; since
招呼zhāohu
to call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform; to take care of; to take care that one does not
向xiàng
towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; …
问好wènhǎo
to say hello to; to send one's regards to
穿chuān
to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street); to thread; to string together; to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.); verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion
妈mā
ma; mom; mother
扣kòu
to fasten; to button; button; buckle; knot; to arrest; to confiscate; to deduct (money); discount; to knock; …
所有suǒyǒu
all; to have; to possess; to own
消息xiāoxi
(piece of) news; information; message
上课shàngkè
to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class
认真rènzhēn
conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart
学习xuéxí
to learn; to study
几jǐ
how many; how much; several; a few
好事hǎoshì
good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity; happy occasion; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead
为什么wèishénme
why?; for what reason?
河马hémǎ
hippopotamus
兔子tùzi
hare; rabbit
河边hébiān
river bank
散步sànbù
to take a walk; to go for a walk
在那儿zàinar
(adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else); just ...ing (and nothing else)
一边yībiān
one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while
些xiē
classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
美味měiwèi
delicious; delicious food; delicacy
野草yěcǎo
weeds; mistress or prostitute (old)
看见kànjiàn
to see; to catch sight of
小心xiǎoxīn
to be careful; to take care
踩cǎi
to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike); (online) to downvote
尖叫jiānjiào
to screech; to shriek
一声yīshēng
first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
该死gāisǐ
Damn it!; damned; wretched
赶紧gǎnjǐn
hurriedly; without delay
道歉dàoqiàn
to apologize
真zhēn
really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
不好意思bùhǎoyìsi
to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)
请qǐng
to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request
原谅yuánliàng
to excuse; to forgive; to pardon
哪里nǎlǐ
where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪里
解释jiěshì
explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve
气qì
gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi
极了jíle
extremely; exceedingly
吼hǒu
to roar; to howl; to shriek; roar or howl of an animal; bellow of rage
肯定kěndìng
to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer)
故意gùyì
deliberately; on purpose
总有zǒngyǒu
inevitably there will be
受到shòudào
to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
惩罚chéngfá
penalty; punishment; to punish
对火duìhuǒ
to use the tip of another person’s lit cigarette to light one's own
趁chèn
to avail oneself of; to take advantage of
出来chūlái
to come out; to appear; to arise
吃草chīcǎo
to graze; to eat grass
朝zhāo
morning
放fàng
to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks)
竟敢jìnggǎn
to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to
按àn
to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment
过guo
(experienced action marker)
Particle
一会儿yīhuìr
a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. yīhuǐr
离lí
to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (sth); independent of; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 (bāguà), symbolizing fire; ☲