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85 words/phrases to learn
this
small
yes
a measure word
body; self
shēn-gāo
(a person's) height
high
one
to have
female; woman
nǚ-shén
goddess; a woman one admires or has a crush on
a person; people
I
very
solid; honest
wǒ shì
I am; I was
hand over; intersect, meet; associate with; mutual; together
thing; object
a strip; an article; a clause
fēi
fly
in; at
zài
at; in
belonging to
…… de
…'s (indicates belonging, ownership)
land
to walk; to go
to help; to assist
... than ...
bǐ-rú
for example
come close to; connect; catch; receive; meet; take over
study, imitate
rú-guǒ
if
fruit; result
to watch; to look
kàn-dào
see
forward; before; in front
méiyǒu
hasn't; haven't
tóng-shì
colleague
down
all; even
can; shall; able too; will; a meeting
thought
foot, base
walk; step; situation
fǎn-zhèng
anyway; in any case
logic; reason
feeling, emotion; desire; favour; situation
cháng
normal; constant; often
róng-yì
easy; likely
right (direction)
to say
to take; to hold
buy
road, path, way
skirt
no
yǎn
eye; small hole; key point
feeling; to feel
electricity
yù-dào
to meet
too; very
hand
good
hǎo!
sure!; ok!
hǎo-xiàng
like, as if
kàn-jiàn
see
shadow
hài-pà
scared
to hit; to fight
door, gate; way, method; school; sect
to breathe in; to suck in
where; which; any
bízi
nose
sheep; goat
also
bùxíng!
out of the question!
bù-xíng
no; very
walk, go; do, carry out; OK, good; behavior, to proceed
she
to issue; to launch; to develop
safe; calm
to close; to fit
dìng
decide; stable; fixed; decide; certainly
shǒu-jī
mobile phone
machine

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