Level 1 Vocabulary List

somewhat; rather; some

useful

(bound form) right; right-hand side; (bound form) (politics) right of center; (bound form) (old) west; (literary) the right side as the side of precedence

right side; right, to the right

(yǔ) rain | (yù) (literary) to rain; (of rain, snow etc) to fall; to precipitate; to wet

(Yuán) surname Yuan; the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368) | (yuán) currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original; primary; fundamental; constituent; part; era (of a reign); meta- (prefix); (math.) argument; variable; (Tw) (geology) eon

(yuǎn) far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc) | (yuàn) to distance oneself from (classical)

moon; month; monthly

again; once more; re-; second; another; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 or 都 for emphasis)

goodbye; see you again later

to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 家)

early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely

breakfast

early morning

(zěn me) how?; what?; why? | (zěn me) variant of 怎么

station; to stand; to halt; to stop; branch of a company or organization; website

to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change

to find

(pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhèi], esp. in Beijing)

this side; here

here

(zhè lǐ) variant of 这里 | (zhè lǐ) here

these

(zhāo) (chess) move; trick; all right!; (dialect) to add | (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 | (zhe) aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state | (zhuó) to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply

really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine

really, truly, indeed

(zhēng) first month of the lunar year | (zhèng) straight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify; exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place); (math.) positive

just at (that time); right in (that place); right in the middle of (doing sth)

to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhī dao]

knowledge; intellectual

(Zhōng) China; Chinese; surname Zhong | (zhōng) within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right | (zhòng) to hit (the mark); to be hit by; to suffer; to win (a prize, a lottery)

China

the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime

Chinese language

noon; midday

middle school

middle-school student; high school student

(chóng) to repeat; repetition; again; re-; classifier: layer | (zhòng) heavy; serious; to attach importance to

important; significant; major

to live; to dwell; to stay; to reside; to stop; (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund)

table; desk

letter; symbol; character; word; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

(zǐ) son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat; Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 位; ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north); subsidiary; subordinate; sub- | (zi) (noun suffix)

to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 走); to change (shape, form, meaning)

to walk; to go on foot

(zuì) variant of 最 | (zuì) old variant of 最 | (zuì) most; the most; -est (superlative suffix)

best; (you) had better (do what we suggest)

final; last; finally; ultimate