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Storybooks Canada: 40 picture books, easiest first

1842 words, in teaching order

Words 601–700
河岸hé'àn
riverside; river bank
远yuǎn
far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc)
地方dìfang
place; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part
呼hū
to call; to cry; to shout; to breath out; to exhale; to call out
突然tūrán
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
烧shāo
to burn; to set on fire; to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc); to braise; to cook; to prepare food; to run a fever; fever; (coll.) to become full of oneself; to get carried away
烧到shāodào
to have a fever reaching (a certain temperature)
身上shēnshang
on the body; at hand; among
但是dànshì
but; however
烧毁shāohuǐ
to destroy (or be destroyed) by fire
伤心shāngxīn
to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt
毛máo
hair; feather; down; wool; mildew; mold; coarse or semifinished; young; raw; careless; …
掉diào
to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; …
它们tāmen
they; them
全都quándōu
all; without exception
不见了bùjiànle
to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found
美丽měilì
beautiful
报bào
to report; to inform; to announce; to respond; to reply; to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 报名 (bàomíng)); to reward; to recompense; to take revenge; to retaliate; newspaper; periodical; journal; bulletin; telegram
仇chóu
hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc)
坏了huàile
shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost
直到现在zhídàoxiànzài
even now; until now; right up to the present
敢gǎn
to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture
丁dīng
male adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干 (tiāngān); fourth (used like "4" or "D"); small cube of meat or vegetable; (literary) to encounter; (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; (chemistry) butyl
吉jí
lucky; giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)
奶牛nǎiniú
milk cow; dairy cow
以前yǐqián
before; formerly; previous; ago
常常chángcháng
frequently; often
照看zhàokàn
to look after; to attend to; to have in care
带走dàizǒu
to carry; to take away
逃离táolí
to run out; to escape
躲duǒ
to hide; to dodge; to avoid
白天báitiān
daytime; during the day; day
树丛shùcóng
thicket; undergrowth
回来huílai
to return; to come back
藏cáng
to conceal; to hide away; to harbor; to store; to collect
树叶shùyè
tree leaves
藏身cángshēn
to hide; to go into hiding; to take refuge
吱声zhīshēng
to utter a word; to make a sound; to cheep; to squeak; also pr. zīshēng
安全ānquán
safe; secure; safety; security
才cái
ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only; (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually; (variant of 才 (cái)) just now; (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only
走zǒu
to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; …
爬pá
to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up
回家huíjiā
to return home
球星qiúxīng
sports star (ball sport)
安ān
(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health; content; satisfied (as in 安于 (ānyú)); to place (sb) in a suitable position (job); to install; to fix; to fit; to bring (a charge against sb); to harbor (certain intentions); ampere (abbr. for 安培 (ānpéi))
迪dí
to enlighten
斯sī
(phonetic); this
瓦wǎ
roof tile; abbr. for 瓦特 (wǎtè)
足球zúqiú
soccer; football; a soccer ball; a football
多么duōme
how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent
希望xīwàng
to hope; a hope; a wish
加入jiārù
to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in
教练jiàoliàn
to coach; to train; instructor; sports coach; trainer (CL:位 (wèi),名 (míng))
训练xùnliàn
to train; to drill; training
两手liǎngshǒu
one's two hands; two prongs (of a strategy); both aspects, eventualities etc; skills; expertise
叉chā
fork; pitchfork; prong; pick; cross; intersect; "X"
腰yāo
the waist and lower back; (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food); the waist of trousers or a skirt; (metonym) money pouch; pocket; (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc)
摇yáo
to shake; to rock; to row; to crank
摇头yáotóu
to shake one's head
投tóu
to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot); to cast (a glance, a shadow etc); to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine); to send (a letter, a manuscript etc); to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide); to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of; (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water
觉得juéde
to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
应该yīnggāi
ought to; should; must
玩儿wánr
to play; to have fun; to hang out
运动yùndòng
to move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign
沮丧jǔsàng
dispirited; dejected; dismayed
第二天dì'èrtiān
next day; the morrow
举行jǔxíng
to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
场cháng
threshing floor; classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout
盛大shèngdà
grand; majestic; magnificent
比赛bǐsài
competition (sports etc); match; to compete
有点儿yǒudiǎnr
slightly; a little; somewhat
担心dānxīn
anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious
队duì
squadron; team; group
球员qiúyuán
(ball sports) player; team member
没法méifǎ
at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice
上场shàngchǎng
on stage; to go on stage; to take the field
求qiú
to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
替补tìbǔ
to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc); a substitute; a replacement
犹豫不决yóuyùbùjué
hesitancy; indecision; to waver
最后zuìhòu
final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end
激烈jīliè
(of competition or fighting) intense; fierce; (of pain) acute; (of an expression of opinion) impassioned; vehement; (of a course of action) drastic; extreme
半场bànchǎng
half of a game or contest; half-court
结束jiéshù
to end; to finish; to conclude
后hòu
empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; ruler; back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; …
进球jìnqiú
to score a goal; goal (sport)
下半场xiàbànchǎng
second half of a game or contest
传给chuángěi
to pass on to; to transfer to; to hand on to; (in football etc) to pass to
飞快fēikuài
very fast; at lightning speed; (coll.) razor-sharp
球门qiúmén
goalmouth (in soccer)
用力yònglì
to exert oneself physically
沸腾fèiténg
(of a liquid) to boil; (of sentiments etc) to boil over; to flare up; to be impassioned
卖mài
to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt
汤姆Tāngmǔ
Tom (name)
篮lán
basket (receptacle); basket (in basketball)