Vocabulary

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děi to have to; must; ought to; to need to HSK 2
wéi as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice) HSK 2
can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good HSK 2
oneself; one's own HSK 2
dàn but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just HSK 2
ràng to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被) HSK 2
ā interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh! HSK 2
exultation Xiehouyu ∼HSK 1
duō xiè many thanks; thanks a lot Xiehouyu ∼HSK 1
duō shì meddlesome; eventful Xiehouyu ∼HSK 1
duì bu I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint Xiehouyu HSK 1
gān dry; dried food; empty; hollow; taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster; futile; in vain; (dialect) rude; blunt; (dialect) to cold-shoulder Xiehouyu HSK 1
kàn kan to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
huì improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it; not at all Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
shi (coll.) of course; naturally; indeed Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
zhēn shi indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
yǒu běn shi to have what it takes; (coll.) (often followed by) (used to challenge sb) if you're so clever,..., if she's so tough,... etc; Example: Hit me if you dare! Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
yǒu bìng to be ill; (coll.) to be not right in the head Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
chī de (coll.) food Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
ye (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather Colloquialism HSK 1
cài dish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine; (coll.) (one's) type; (of one's skills etc) weak; poor Colloquialism HSK 1
shān mountain; hill; (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on Colloquialism HSK 1
(coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 1
(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case) Colloquialism HSK 1
zháo to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in Colloquialism HSK 1
Diǎn diǎn Diandian (Chinese microblogging and social networking website) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
ge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
xiǎng yào to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of ∼HSK 1
tiān mystery known only to heaven (archaic); inscrutable twist of fate; fig. top secret ∼HSK 1
zhè shì 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that ∼HSK 1
méi yǒu shén me it is nothing; there's nothing... about it ∼HSK 1
zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
ge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
xiǎo (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) ∼HSK 1
xiǎng unexpectedly; to one's surprise ∼HSK 1
shí eighteen; 18 ∼HSK 1
diǎn a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia ∼HSK 1
dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
xià (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly ∼HSK 1
son; heir ∼HSK 1
méi le to be dead; not to be, or cease to exist ∼HSK 1
huà shuō It is said that... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount ∼HSK 1
zhè tiān this day ∼HSK 1
zhè zhǒng this kind of ∼HSK 1
cure, heal; doctor, medical ∼HSK 1
zhàn tavern; guest house; inn; hotel ∼HSK 1