Alison Matthews - The Second 100 Chinese Characters: Simplified Character Edition: (HSK Level 1) The Quick and Easy Method to Learn the Second 100 Most Basic Chinese Characters

EnglishChinese Index A a quilt y chung min bi a glass of cold water y bi lng shu a little/a bit / y dinr/dinr a long time bn tin ; ho ji ability ci nng able to hu able to(?) (?) hu bu hu about to ji yo 78, 101 above y shng accelerate ji kui accent ku yn accident y wi accomplice bng xing according to y achieve d do achievement chng ji acknowledge gng rn act as wi admit rn admit defeat rn sh admit ones mistake rn cu adorable k i advanced xin jn after hu affection i xn after/afterward y hu afterward / hu li/rn hu afternoon nap w jio against fn du age su shu agree/accept tng y Ah! !/! a y/y air kng q alike / y yng/tng yng all su yu all along cng li all directions s fng all over the body zhu shn all right hi k y ; hi ho all year round chng nin allow gi already know y zh amount fn ling and y j ...and so on dng dng and then / hu li/rn hu ; ji angry / q/shng q anniversary zhu nin answer hu d apologize do qin appear ch xin ; li appear to be kn li appearance / yng/yng zi appetite wi ku applaud h ci appointment yu hu appropriate fng bin approve / rn tng/rn k archeology ko g xu arrive do ; li do arrived do le around / zhu/zhu wi/s zhu as a result yn r as well as y j assistant bng shu ; / zh shu/ zh l ask/inquire d tng ask for yo assemble hu h at ease fng xn at first bn li at last zi hu at present xin zi at the end m lio audience tng zhng author / zu ji/zu zh auxiliary word zh c B babysit kn hi zi back // hu/hu min/hu bian back door hu mn ball qi ball (dance) w hu ball-shaped object qi ballet b li w balloon q qi band yu du bar top b ti basketball ln qi bathroom c su battery din ch be a guest zu k beat tio beautiful pio liang because (of) / yn/yn wi ; y bed chung bedsheet chung dn been to (a place) q gu before y qin befriend yo ho begin q behind // hu/hu min/hu bian believe/think y wi bell zhng between ji beyond y wi bid farewell do bi blank kng bi bleach pio bi bloom ki (to) boast shu d hu boiled water bi ki shi book / sh/sh bn bookstore sh din bosom friend zh j bounce tio break up (a relationship) fn shu break wind fng p bright / ling/mng ling broad jump tio yun busking mi chng busy / mng/mng l busy? mng bu mng busy with something mng zhe but k sh ; zh bu gu buy petrol d yu by means of y by the time that... dng do C can / k/k y ; hu cannot make it li bu j careless d y carry out jn xng cash xin jn casual / bin/su bin catch fire q hu cause/origin / yn/q yn cheap pin yi cheer hun h ; h ci clean up d so clinic zhn su clock zhng clocks and watches zhng bio come li come back hu li come in jn li commit arson fng hu common chng common sense chng sh commonplace chng jin compare/check du complacent d y compose xi composer / zu ji/zu zh composition xi zu concert yn yu hu (a persons) conduct/behavior wi rn congratulate gng x connect sho consider s ; ko l consider to be dng zu consult a doctor kn bng convenient fng bin conversation hu hu cooperate h zu correct du ; mi cu counter offer (on pricing) hun ji courteous k qi crown prince ti zi cup / bi/bi zi customer k h cute k i D daily r chng dance w (to) dance tio w dancing partner w bn date yu hu daughters son wi sn day after tomorrow hu tin dead/pass away q sh deeply in love zhng qng delicious k ku despise kn bu q dialog hu hu dialog (in a play/film) du bi dictate/dictation tng xi different / ling yng/b y yng difference (in height/degree) go d direction fng xing disagree fn du disappointed so xng discern sh bi discover f ju distinguish sh bi ; fn bi distract fn xn dive tio shu divide fn do wi do/make zu do as one likes su bin do wrongly zu cu doctrine do li document sh dont bi dont forget bi wng le dont look good nn kn dont mind b ji y doomsday m r doorway mn ku dot din double bed shung rn chung dozen d dozing off d k shu draw from nature xi shng dress up/make up d bn drift / pio/pio lu drink h drink alcohol h ji drink tea h ch drink water h shu drive a car ki ch drop din drunk h zu E eagerly k electric light din dng electric shock din electricity din elegant d fang eloquence ku ci elsewhere bi ch empty kng empty seat kng wi empty talk kng hu encyclopedia bi k qun sh end/last part m enjoy i enjoy oneself zu l enjoy surfing (internet) i shng wng enraged / q s/q s rn enter // jn/jn q/jn r entrance / ku/r ku entertaining ho wn equal png dng equals to dng y essential point yo din even if ji sun even (though) ji sh everyday r chng everywhere do ch exactly ji sh exam/test ko ; ko sh exam question ko t examinee ko shng excited xng fn excitement xng/xng excluding y wi excretion bin excuse me du bu q 50, 102 expert go shu experiment / sh/sh yn explain shu mng express a serious condition zn me d lio express bus/train kui ch extracurricular k wi extremely ti eyesight sh l 40 F factory gng chng fall asleep shu zho fall in love with i shng fan (of vocalists) g m farsightedness yun sh fast kui fast food kui cn favor/fond feeling hun xn feel / ju/ju de ; zu feel like xing yo feel like sleeping xing shu field (for a ball game) qi chng fight d ji figure out / xing ch/xing do fill out (a form) tin xi film/movie din yng finally zi hu find/found zho do Fine! ho ba first birthday zhu su five minutes (time) / w fn/w fn zhng five points/marks w fn fizzy drink q shu flavor wi do flirt wn nng float / pio/pio f (to) flower / ki hu/ki fng fond of // x/x hun/x i football z qi for / wi/wi le ; gi for a long time / ji/chng ji for a very long time ji ji forever yng ji forgotten gi wng le found out zho ch four gang of people s bng rn free / kng/yu kng frequently / chng chng/sh chng from now on jn hu fruit shu gu fun ho wn funny k xio furthermore hi yu G gas q general knowledge chng sh generous d fang genius tin ci get d do get hold of n do get inside / jn q/jn r get involved ji r get lost zu ki get out (of bed) q chung get rid of/remove q get up q li give / gi/gi y give as a present sng gi glorious go d glow f ling go for a movie kn din yng go do go back hu q go in / jn q/jn r go out ch q go to q go to bed shu jio ; shng chung grade/rank dng grandmother (maternal) wi p guess ci xing guest / k/k rn guest room k fng H had a good sleep shu bo had better hi shi half bn half day bn tin half past nine ji din bn happen q happily xng chng chng happy x ; hun ; l ; / kui l/y kui happy hun x ; hun l 27, 46 ; ki xn ; / xng/go xng happy event x sh hastily j mng have a look kn kan have to / zh ho/zh d hear tng heard / tng jin/tng do heart palpitation/heartbeat xn tio heartening k x height / go i/go d (to) help bng (to) help/help bng mng 24, 108 ; bng zh 108, 109 ; zh high go high class shng dng high jump tio go high level go dng highland go d hobby i ho hold a meeting ki hu homework zu y hour (time) zhng tu how(?) /(?) zn/zn me how about it(?) (?)/(?) zn yng/zn me yng how old(?) (?) j su huge go d hunger for k qi hungry and thirsty yu k yu hurry up / / kui/kui dinr/gn kui hyperopia/farsightedness yun sh I idea y identify / rn/rn de ideology s xing idle talk kng hu if yo sh illuminate zho ling illusion cu ju important / yo jn/zhng yo imprison zu lo improve gi jn in/inside /// l/l min/l bian/l tou in (ones) home/family ji l in order to wi le ; y bin in poor taste xio q in the heart xn l in the house w l in the past gu q in the room fng l in the sky bn kng in this way zh yng incorrectly written characters/words cu z incredible lio bu q inferior/low grade xi dng inform / tng zh/go zh inquire d tng instruction manual shu mng sh intend d suan interest xng q interesting yu y si interfere ji r (to) introduce ji sho 88, 89 ; sho ji it is said tng shu J job / gng/gng zu join together sho joke xio hu (to) joke ki wn xio joyful / hun x/hun le ; kui l/y kui jump tio just now / gng ci/fng ci K know sh ; / zh/zh do know/learn about d zh know each other rn shi know fully well mng zh know how to(?) (?) hu bu hu knowledge / sh/zh shi ; / zh/zh do L last m lio (the) last zi hu last for a period wi q last part/end m last phase m q last train/bus m bn ch last year q nin (arrive) late ch do later hu laugh heartily hun xio laughable k xio lay fng lay down fng xi leave zu ki lend to ji gi length of time ji let go / fng shu/fng xi Lets go! zu ba Lets read! kn sh ba Lets talk about it later! zi shu ba letter of introduction ji sho xn library t sh gun (to) lie shu hung light ling gung light (electric) din dng lightning shn din liking (in food) wi ku lipstick ku hng liquid shu listen tng listeners tng zhng literate sh z living room k tng located/location su zi long for k wng look (of a person) yng zi look after kn look down on xio kn ; kn bu q 35, 102 look for zho look for a job / zho gng zu/zho sh zu look for someone zho rn look like kn li lose sh q love i love song qng g love to joke i shu xio love to play ho wn lover i ren low grade/inferior xi dng lower case (in small letters) xio xi lunch box bin dng M main meaning/idea d y main point yo din majority / d bn/do bn make a living wi shng make a phone call d din hu make fun zu nng make progress shng jn make tea po ch make things difficult (for somebody) wi nn make up/dress up d bn malicious talk hui hu man in the street chng rn mark/point (score) fn marry to (a man) ji gi may be k nng ; shu bu dng mean/stingy xio q meaning y ; y si meaningless mi y si measure word (for buildings) su measure word (for drinks/liquid) bi measure word (for padded sheets) chung measure word (gang) bng meet/meeting hu meet hu h mental state xn l method fng f mid bn mid air bn kng ; kng zhng milk tea ni ch mind ji y minute (time) fn ; fn zhng misconception cu ju miss (a chance) cu gu mistaken cu misunderstand / nng cu/go cu modal particle ba mood xn si moon yu ling moral do moreover hi yu mouth ku movie din yng Mrs ti tai music yn yu ; yu musical instrument yu q musician yn yu ji must / zh ho/zh d myopia/nearsightedness jn sh N national anthem gu g need yo need to x yo neighborhood ln l never cng li next time xi hu nod din tu normal zhng chng not a very long time b ji not at all bi k qi not bad hi k y ; cu not interesting mi y si not only/not just b zh not very b zn me not wrong mi cu note zh y notify / tng zh/go zh novel xio shu now / xin/xin zi nursery rhyme r g O obedient tng hu obviously k jin oclock din odd b du of the opinion rn wi often chng Oh! !/! a y/y Okay! ho ba okay/all right ho old woman / lo ti tai/lo ti p on behalf of wi on good terms yo ho on the bed chung shng one year old zhu su only ci ; / ji/ji sh only /// zh/zh sh/zh bu gu/ zh yu only four years old ci s su onward y shng open d ki 33, 72 ; ki opening ku operate ki opinion y jin ; go jin opponent du shu opportunity j hu oppose zu du or else / yo b/yo bu rn oral exam ku sh orchestra yu du order dishes din ci ordinary / chng jin/png chng ordinary person chng rn originally bn li other bi de other half (of a couple) lng y bn other people bi rn other side/other party du fng otherwise / yo b/yo bu rn outside wi outside the gate/door mn wi outsider wi rn outstanding pio liang (one) owns/possesses su yu P pajamas shu y parachute tio sn paradise l yun part d fng part/parting fn shu ; do bi ; bi pass a test/exam ko shng pass away/dead q sh passenger chng k pay/wage / gng qian/gng z pay attention zh y peaceful ti png performance bio xin perfume xing shu perhaps shu bu dng permanent yng ji permitted / k/k y pick up n q pitch (for a ball game) qi chng place (location) su place/lay fng place/region d fng plan d suan play d ; wn ; / wn shu/yu wn play a ball game d qi player (for a ball game) qi yun Please come! ! li ya please drink qng h pocket ku dai point din point/mark (score) fn polite k qi pond shu ch ponder / s/s ko (one) possesses su yu possible k nng pour tea do ch pregnant yu x pregnancy x preposition (grammar) ji c prescription fng present/at present / xin/xin zi pretty good b cu previously y qin progress jn pronunciation / f yn/d yn prosper xng provided that zh yo pub ji b purposely / yu y/g y Q quick meal bin fn quickly j mng ; gn kui quickly / kui/kui dinr R raindrops y din rank/grade dng read (reading materials) kn ready to l y readymade xin chng realize f ju really/truly k sh reason / yn/yun yn ; (?) wi shn me reasoning do li recall xing q reckon xing recognize / rn/rn de ; / sh/rn shi recollect hu xing record/phonograph chng pin recover n hu refer to shu do refreshments ch din refrigerator din bng xing regard as dng zu regular zhng chng regular customer chng k relatives of ones mother wi release / fng/fng ki relieve/help ju zh relieve oneself fng bin remember xing q remove q request yo qi residence zh su resit a test/exam b ko return hu return/give back hun return/go back hu q return a call (reply) hu din return book(s) hun sh return change (money) / zho/zho qin return home hu ji return to hu do ride zu ringing (of bells) zhng shng rinse pio rise q li , ; / q/q shn road / do/do l S salary xn shu same age tng su sample book yng bn say goodbye fn shu scene (of happenings) xin chng school bag sh bo search zho xn seat zu wi see / kn/kn jin ; sh see a patient kn bng see as sh wi see ... off hun sng sell to mi gi send (a signal/message) d senior ti ; go sentence-ending particle ya separate fn ki set fire fng hu set free fng ki share work fn gng shiny mng ling shout h show ling show improvement jn b sing / chng/chng g/g chng sing an opera chng x sing for a living mi chng sing in chorus h chng sing loudly go chng singer (vocalist) g shu single bed dn rn chung sit zu sit down zu xi sit in silence jng zu sketch from nature xi shng skip a grade/level tio bn sky / kng/tin kng skydive tio sn sleep shu ; / jio/shu jio small token xio y si smell q wi snack din xn so/therefore yn c so long as zh yo so that y bin song g song and dance g w soon b ji ; / kui yo/kui le sorry du bu q 50, 102 sound / yn/shng yn space ti kng sparkle ling jng jng speak / shu/shu hu special t bi split up (work) fn bi sponsor zn zh sport shoe qi xi spouse i ren square (shape) / fng/s fng stage w ti stage play hu j star (singer) g xng stepfather hu f still/yet / hi/hi shi still want hi yo stimulant xng fn j stingy xio q stop work tng gng street ji do strength q l strike d study ji d study/investigate ko study/study room sh fng subject hu t substance ci sun ti yng Sunday zhu r supplementary income wi kui suppose ci xing sweat hn shu T task zu y take away (service) wi mi take back n hu take off q fi take office ji rn take pleasure in helping others zh rn wi l talent ci nng talented ci talented person rn ci talk nonsense fng p tall go taste wi do taste good (drinks) ho h tasty k ku tea ch tea leaves ch y tea set ch j teacup ch bi team (for a ball game) qi du teapot ch h tease zu nng telephone din hu 39, 77 television program din sh television set / din sh/din sh j terrific lio bu q test/exam ko ; ko sh test/try sh test/exam question ko t (to) thank do xi Thats easy! xio y si Thats great! ti ho le (I see,) thats why yun li r c the end m wi then ji ; bin therefore yn c ; su y think xing think/believe y wi think/of the opinion rn wi think about it xing xing kn think of / xing ch/xing do ; s think over s ko thinking / s xing/xn s thirsty / k/ku k thorough zhu do three cups of hot tea sn bi r ch three oclock / sn din/sn din zhng thus yn r time (measure) zhng ... to gi toilet c su tone (of sound) yn tone (when saying something) ku q too ti too busy ti mng le too late li bu j tool gng j touch on shu do toy wn j toy with wn nng travel by / zu/chng zu travel by air/plane zu fi j travel by sea/boat zu chun treat (a person) du trick hu yng (to) trick wn nng try/trial / sh/chng sh try out sh yng try and see / sh sh/sh sh kn tuck bi turn around hu turn on ki two cups of coffee ling bi k fi two hospitals ling su y yun type/kind yng type/kind dng U ugly nn kn unable to help bng b shng mng unconciously b zh b ju unexpected xing bu do ; y wi until do until .../up to ... wi zh upper case (in capital letters) d xi use y usual png chng V (take) vacation fng ji variety hu yng very hn (a) very busy person d mng rn very fast hn kui very little/few bn very long hn chng very low hn d very short (height) hn i very short (length) hn dun very slow hn mn very tall hn go view/opinion y jin vigorous hun vision sh l voice shng yn W wage/pay / gng qian/gng z wait dng wait for / dng hu/dng di wait for a long time ji dng wait until dng do wake up shu xng want yo want to/wish for \ xing/xing yo watch/see kn ; sh water shu water buffalo shu ni way do weather q hu wedding dinner x ji week/weekly zhu weekend zhu m 31, 32 welcome hun yng west/western x fng whats going on? (?) zn me hu sh why? /(?) zn/zn me why? (?) wi shn me wife ti tai wiling to l y window chung ku within l wonderful pio liang (ones) words hu (to) work // gng zu/zu gng/d gng work (labor) / gng/gng zu worker / / gng/gng rn/yun gng World Cup sh ji bi write/compose xi ; sh ; zu write a letter xi xn write characters/words xi z write wrongly xi cu writing xi zu wrong b du ; cu Y years su yu years old su yet to ... / hi/hi mi youre welcome bi k qi