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81 words/phrases to learn
zhēn-de
really
wǒ yě yào
I want (it) too
again (future action)
méi cuò
that's right
walk; step; situation
gēnshàng
to catch up with
gēn wǒ lái
follow me
to hold; handle
jiào
teach; ask, let; cause; religion
person
all; both
be able to; can
zhōng-xīn
center
zěn-me ...
how ...
hǎo-kàn
good looking
wǎnshang
night
yòng guāng
use up, run out
pāi-zhào
to take pictures
búyào!
don't!
thing; object
more; even more
hēi
black; dar; illegal, secret
huò
or
yǎn
eye; small hole; key point
very
shǒu-jī
mobile phone
róng-yì
easy; likely
shēn-tǐ
body
two (of something)
side
guò-lái
come over
zhù
to live
zì-jǐ
oneself
to go out; to occur
... time(s)
wèi-zhì
location, position
zhòng-yào
important
zhǎo
to find; to look for
yí-ge
one of (something)
the most
dì-fāng
place
zhòng
(meausre word) kind, species
bèi
passive marker
qǐ-lái
to get up
gǎn jué
feelings
to let (someone do something); to make (someone do something)
to send out
shì
city; market
zhè-ge
this one
yóudiǎn...
to be a little bit…
ké-yǐ
can; could
yí bàn
half
zài yìqǐ
to be together
bèi
back
to turn around; to revolve
dòngzuò
action
huà
draw; painting
all; entire; complete
to take; to get
liú
remain, stay; keep, save; accept, take; leave behind
two
zhī yī
one of...
rice; meter (m)
five
to sit; to take (a bus, airplane etc)
small
rú-guǒ
if
gāng-hǎo
just, exactly
xǐ-huan
to like
zhào piàn
photo
What about ...?
measure word (for clothes)
to count; number
jiā
add; increase; put on
yī-diǎn
a little
that; those
jīn-tiān
today
zhèlǐ
here
jìdé
to remember
dà-jiā
everyone; everybody
bái-bái
Bye-bye

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