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95 words/phrases to learn
small
wǒ shì
I am; I was
jīn-tiān
today
send, deliver; give
slice, part; partial
star; satellite
empty
yí-ge
one of (something)
xìng-fú
happy; happiness; blessed
miànbāo
bread
water
bean
huā
flower; pattern, design; blurred; variegated; fancy, showy; spend
chū lái
to come out
hǎo-kàn
good looking
thing; object
colour
to hold; to grasp; a handle
oil
suó-yǒu
all
dǎo
move backward, turn upside down; pour, dump; on the contrary
machine
róng-yì
easy; likely
forward; before; in front
cold
táng
sugar
kě-néng
maybe; possiblity
to give; to
fēnzhōng
minute
behind; after
xiàn
now; appear
jiārù
to join
zhèlǐ
here
wèi-le
for...
jiē
come close to; connect; catch; receive; meet; take over
to arrive; until
ké-yǐ
can; could
pull, drag; move, carry; play (instruments); help
side, edge; while
kāi-xīn
happy
eight
egg
wood
cloth
hǎo-de
okay
búyào!
don't!
rú-guǒ
if
tiān-qì
weather
yí-dìng
surely, definitely
zhòng
kind; type
fāng fǎ
method
shōu
receive; collect; put away; harvest; stop
towards; facing
down
dì...
...th; ...nd; ...rd (prefix indicating ordinal number)
dì-yī
first
yícì
once
... time(s)
shóuzhǐ
finger
huò
or; maybe
namely; at once; now; reach
to take; to get
pāi
pat, flap, beat; shoot
from; to follow; to obey
zì-jǐ
oneself
near, close
part; section; department
jīng
"through, via; undergo; stand, bear; manage; classics
liǎngcì
twice
power
milk; breast
zài …… lǐ
in; inside
two
méiyǒu
hasn't; haven't; don't
bù-kě
can't
object
zhì-shǎo
at least
zài……shang
over...;on...
angle; corner
ten
hǎo le
it's done
zuì-měi
the most beautiful
yàng-zi
appearance; manner
shén-me?
what?
~wèi
... flavour
wèi-dào
taste; flavour
suó-yǐ
so; therefore
also
búhuì
will not; cannot
kǒu-gǎn
taste; mouthfeel
hěn-hǎo
very well
hǎochī
delicious (for food)
xiè-xie
thanks
phase; period
zài-jiàn
bye

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