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Actions Describing Things Objects Time Words
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Actions speak/say
shuō 

eat chī

want yào

have yǒu

know 知道 zhīdao

tell 告訴 gàosu

use yòng

eat in 內用 nèi yòng

take out (food) 外帶 wài dài

drink

sleep 睡覺 shuìjiào

look kàn

listen tīng

ask wèn

aswer 回答 huídá

understand dǒng

sit zuò

stand zhàn

lie down 躺下 tǎng xià

do zuò

like 喜歡 xǐhuan

come lái

go

walk zǒu

fly fēi

draw huà

write xiě

read 看書 kàn shū

sing 唱歌 chàng gē

swim 游泳 yóuyǒng

dance 跳舞 tiàowǔ

cry

win yíng

lose shū

laugh xiào

run pǎo

jump tiào

remember 記得 jìde

forget 忘了 wàng le

love ài

hate 討厭 tǎoyàn

lie piàn

explain 解釋 jiěshì

misunderstand 誤會 wùhuì

beg qiú

forgive 原諒 yuánliàng

comfort 安慰 ānwèi

kill shā

get married 結婚 jiéhūn

be pregnant 懷孕 huáiyùn

help bāng

play wán

wear/put on 穿 chuān

open kāi

close guān

hit

make a call 打電話 dǎ diànhuà

take

go out 出去 chūqù

buy mǎi

sell mài

pay money 付錢 fù qián

decide 決定 juédìng

drive 開車 kāichē

feel (emotion) 覺得 juéde

study 念書 niànshū

climb

wash (body) 洗澡 xǐzǎo

wash

go to work 上班 shàngbān

get off work 下班 xiàbān

go to class 上課 shàngkè

finish class 下課 xiàkè

wait děng

hug bào

blow chuī

kiss qīn

discover (situation) 發現 fāxiàn

take a vacation 放假 fàngjià

travel 旅行 lǚxíng

take a rest/break 休息 xiūxi

work 工作 gōngzuò

earn money 賺錢 zhuànqián

save money 省錢 shěng qián

reserve dìng

exchange huàn

to welcome 歡迎 huānyíng

promise 答應 dāying

forgive 原諒 yuánliàng

be careful 小心 xiǎoxīn

concentrate 專心 zhuānxīn

continue 繼續 jìxù

give up 放棄 fàngqì

start 開始 kāishǐ

stop tíng

get lost 迷路了 mí lù le

wake up 醒來 xǐnglái

complain 抱怨 bàoyuàn

teach jiào

learn xué

remind 提醒 tíxǐng

willing to 願意 yuànyì

accept 接受 jiēshòu

consider 考慮 kǎolǜ

looking forward to 期待 qīdài

wish / hope 希望 xīwàng

be satisfied 滿意 mǎnyì

be self satisfied 得意 déyì

dissapointed 失望 shīwàng

leave 離開 líkāi

meet someone 見面 jiànmiàn

resolve/settle 解決 jiějué

introduce 介紹 jièshào

deliver / give sòng

take a test 考試 kǎoshì

practice 練習 liànxí

review 複習 fù xí

preview 預習 yùxí

chat 聊天 liáotiān

gossip 八卦 bāguà

try hard 努力 nǔlì

fix 修理 xiūlǐ

handle (situation) 處理 chǔlǐ

download 下載 xiàzài

go online 上網 shàngwǎng

consider 認為 rènwéi

think (wrong assumption) 以為 yǐwéi

to wish somebody.. zhù

steal tōu

recommend 推薦 tuījiàn

to rain 下雨 xiàyǔ

to snow 下雪 xià xuě

pull

push tuī

to hear something said 聽說 tīngshuō

to inform 通知 tōngzhī

have free time 有空 yǒu kōng

exercise 運動 yùndòng

stay at / live at zhù

pay attention 注意 zhùyì

prepare 準備 zhǔnbèi

seek / look for zhǎo

find 找到 zhǎodào

put fàng

become 變成 biànchéng

seem 好像 hǎoxiàng

explain 說明 shuōmíng

show 表示 biǎoshì

try 試試看 shì shì kàn

do your best to... 儘量 jǐnliàng

keep liú

press àn

move (house) 搬家 bānjiā

believe 相信 xiāngxìn

include 包括 bāokuò

allow ràng

require 需要 xūyào

describe 描述 miáoshù

agree 同意 tóngyì

die

rescue qiú

report 報告 bàogào

discuss 討論 tǎolùn

guess cāi

regret 後悔 hòuhuǐ

throw diū

encourage 鼓勵 gǔlì

urge / try to convince quàn

worry 擔心 dānxīn

relax 放鬆 fàngsōng

be relieved 放心 fàngxīn

know (a person) 認識 rènshi

smoke (cigeratte) 抽菸 chōuyān

drink alcohol 喝酒 hējiǔ

seperate 分開 fēnkāi

look after 照顧 zhàogu

dare gǎn

dare not 不敢 bù gǎn

graduate 畢業 bìyè

pretend 假裝 jiǎzhuāng



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Describing Things big

small xiǎo

old (person) lǎo

young 年輕 niánqīng

old (object) jiù

new xīn

good hǎo

bad huài

a little 一點點 yīdiǎndiǎn

a lot 很多 hěnduō

a few 一些 yīxiē

heavy zhòng

fast kuài

slow màn

hot

cold lěng

short (distance,object) duǎn

long cháng

short (stature) ǎi

wide kuān

narrow zhǎi

thick hòu

thin

tall gāo

close (distance) jìn

far yuǎn

dirty
zāng

clean 乾淨 gānjìng

looks good 好看 hǎokàn

sounds good 好聽 hǎotīng

smells good 好香 hǎo xiāng

sweet tián

salty xián

sour suān

bitter

spicy

fun 好玩 hǎo wán

beautiful 漂亮 piàoliang

handsome shuài

polite 禮貌 lǐmào

well behaved(pet/child) guāi

cute 可愛 kěài

ugly chǒu

crazy 瘋了 fēng le

delicious (food) 好吃 hǎochī

delicious (drink) 好喝 hǎo hē

fat pàng

thin shòu

easy 容易 róngyì

difficult nán

light qīng

soft ruǎn

hard yìng

smooth huá

rough

safe 安全 ānquán

dangerous 危險 wēixiǎn

smart 聰明 cōngmíng

stupid běn

funny 好笑 hǎoxiào

interesting 有趣 yǒuqù

boring 無聊 wúliáo

right duì

wrong cuò

loud 大聲 dàshēng

soft (sound) 小聲 xiǎoshēng

expensive guì

cheap 便宜 piányi

convinient 方便 fāngbiàn

very hěn

extremely 非常 fēicháng

healthy 健康 jiànkāng

stuck 卡住 qiǎ zhù

fluent 流利 liúlì

smooth (process) 順利 shùnlì

rich 有錢 yǒu qián

poor qióng

clear /distinct 清楚 qīngchu

seriously 認真 rènzhēn

special 特別 tèbié

common 普遍 pǔbiàn

important 重要 zhòngyào

average 普通 pǔtōng

usefull 有用 yǒuyòng

noisy 吵鬧 chǎonào

quiet 安靜 ānjìng

the same 一樣 yíyàng

not the same 不一樣 bùyīyàng

modern 現代 xiàndài

ancient 古代 gǔdài

traditional 傳統 chuántǒng

natural 自然 zìrán

successful 成功 chénggōng

age (n years) suì



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Time words now 現在 xiànzài

later 等一下 děng yīxià

today 今天 jīntiān

tomorrow 明天 míngtiān

yesterday 昨天 zuótiān

this year 今年 jīnnián

last year 去年 qùnián

next year 明年 míngnián

always 老是 lǎoshi

never 從來不 cóngláibù

sometimes 有的時候 yǒude shíhou

just now 剛剛 gānggang

recently 最近 zuìjìn

often 常常 chángcháng

every měi

day tiān

daily 天天 tiāntiān

week 星期 xīngqī

weekend 周末 zhōumò

weekday 平日 píngrì

month yuè

year nián

hour 小時 xiǎoshí

minute 分鐘 fēnzhōng

second miǎo

this time 這次 zhècì

next time 下次 xià cì

last time 上次 shàngcì

first time 第一次 dìyīcì

last time 最後一次 zuìhòu yīcì

morning 早上 zǎoshang

noon 中午 zhōngwǔ

afternoon 下午 xiàwǔ

evening 晚上 wǎnshang

before 以前 yǐqián

after 以後 yǐhòu

spring 春天 chūntiān

summer 夏天 xiàtiān

winter 冬天 dōngtiān

fall 秋天 qiūtiān



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Objects book shū

thing 東西 dōngxī

pen

pencil 鉛筆 qiānbǐ

paper zhǐ

map 地圖 dìtú

photo 照片 zhàopiàn

menu 菜單 càidān

telephone 大電話 dà diànhuà

knife 刀子 dāozi

fork 叉子 chāzi

spoon 湯匙 tāng chí

cup 杯子 bēizi

plate 盤子 pánzi

bowl wǎn

table 桌子 zhuōzi

chair 椅子 yǐzi

bed chuáng

computer 電腦 diànnǎo

television 電視 diànshì

camera 照相機 zhàoxiàngjī

cellphone 手機 shǒujī

movie 電影 diànyǐng

money qián

this 那個 nèigè

that 這個 zhègè

food 食物 shíwù

breakfast 早餐 zǎocān

lunch 午餐 wǔcān

dinner 晚餐 wǎncān

flower huā

tree shù

mountain shān

plant 植物 zhíwù

grass cǎo

lawn 草地 cǎodì

house 房子 fángzi

door mén

wall qiáng

bridge qiáo

stone 石頭 shítou

road 馬路 mǎlù

entrance 門口 ménkǒu

exit 出門 chūmén

room 房間 fángjiān

cash 現金 xiànjīn

credit card 信用卡 xìnyòngkǎ

poster 海報 hǎibào

ticket piào

webpage 網站 wǎngzhàn

change (cash) 零錢 língqián

gift 禮物 lǐwù

sun 太陽 tàiyáng

moon 月亮 yuèliàng

star 星星 xīngxing

cloud yún

garbage 垃圾 lājī

animal 動物 dòngwù

clothes 衣服 yīfu

hat 帽子 màozi

jacket 夾克 jiākè

sweater (wool) 毛衣 máoyī

shoes 鞋子 xié zǐ

socks 襪子 wàzi

box 箱子 xiāngzǐ

luggage 行李 xíngli

backpack 背包 bēibāo

medicine yào

matter shì

key 鑰匙 yàoshi

toothpaste 牙膏 yágāo

tootbrush 牙刷 yáshuā

towel 毛巾 máojīn
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