Level 1 Vocabulary List

to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)

to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby

eight; 8

father; dad; pa; papa

(coll.) father; dad

(bā) bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); (onom.) bang; abbr. for 贴吧 | (ba) (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume. | (biā) (onom.) smack!

(Bái) surname Bai | (bái) white; snowy; pure; bright; empty; blank; plain; clear; to make clear; in vain; gratuitous; free of charge; reactionary; anti-communist; funeral; to stare coldly; to write wrong character; to state; to explain; vernacular; spoken lines in opera

daytime; during the day; day

(Bǎi) surname Bai | (bǎi) hundred; numerous; all kinds of

(Bān) surname Ban | (bān) team; class; grade; (military) squad; work shift; classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles

half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half

half a year

half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair

(bāng) old variant of 帮 | (bāng) old variant of 帮 | (bāng) to help; to assist; to support; for sb (i.e. as a help); hired (as worker); side (of pail, boat etc); outer layer; upper (of a shoe); group; gang; clique; party; secret society

to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn

(Bāo) surname Bao | (bāo) to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; to contract (to or for); package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet

bao (steamed stuffed bun)

(bēi) cup; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup | (bēi) variant of 杯 | (bēi) variant of 杯; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup

cup; glass

north; (classical) to be defeated

north; north side; northern part; to the north of

Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China

root; stem; origin; source; this; the current; original; inherent; originally; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

book; notebook; Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi"; edition

(Bǐ) Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利时 | (bī) euphemistic variant of 屄 | (bǐ) to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture; (Taiwan pr. [bì] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)

(Bié) surname Bie | (bié) to leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish; (bound form) other; another; different; don't ...!; to fasten with a pin or clip; to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement); (noun suffix) category (e.g. 性别, 派别) | (biè) to make sb change their ways, opinions etc

else; other

other people; others; other person

illness; disease; to fall ill; defect

sick person; patient; invalid

no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

not very; not too; not often

incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer

you're welcome; don't mention it; impolite; rude; blunt

need not

dish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine; (coll.) (one's) type; (of one's skills etc) weak; poor

tea; tea plant

(chā) difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction); (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly | (chà) different; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack; not up to standard; inferior; Taiwan pr. [chā] | (chāi) to send (on an errand); (archaic) person sent on such an errand; job; official post | (cī) used in 参差

(Cháng) surname Chang | (cháng) always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant

frequently; often

to sing; to call loudly; to chant

to sing a song

(Chē) surname Che | (chē) car; vehicle; machine; to shape with a lathe; Kangxi radical 159 | (jū) war chariot (archaic); rook (in Chinese chess); rook (in chess)

ticket (for a bus or train)

Car

rail station; bus stop

(chī) to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) | (chī) variant of 吃

to have a meal; to eat; to make a living

(chū) to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc | (chū) variant of 出 (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)

(chū lái) to come out; to appear; to arise | (chu lai) (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)