在, zài: preposition: at (location), 在家，在学院，在哪儿?
光盘, guāngpán: disk, CD/VCD/DVD
光, guāng: light, ray, brilliant
音乐, yīnyuè: music
常常, chángcháng: often
不常, bùcháng: rarely, infrequently
跟, gēn: preposition: with (someone do sth), 跟我来come with me，跟我说中文speak Chinese with me
商场, shāngchǎng: shopping mall
商, shāng: trade, commerce, 商人businessmen, 商学院business school
有名, yǒumíng: famous, (lit. “have-name/reputation”)
书, shū: book, 一本书
报纸, bàozhǐ: newspaper, 一份fèn报纸 a newspaper, 一张报纸 a sheet of a newspaper
本子, běnzi: notebook, 一本本子
那儿, nàr: there
梁祝, Liáng Zhù: name of a Chinese violin concerto/a famous folk romance tale
先生, xiāngsheng: Mr., sir, 张先生Mr. Zhang; husband
要, yào: to want, more determined than 想/想要
师傅, shīfu: master (usu. to address older men in service industry)
香蕉, xiāngjiāo: banana, 一根gēn香蕉 one banana，一串chuàn香蕉 a hand of bananas
苹果, píngguǒ: apple, 一个苹果
对不起, duìbuqǐ: sorry
怎么, zěnme: how, 怎么说 how to say，怎么做how to do
怎么说, zěnme shuō: how to say, 这个东西中文怎么说
容易, róngyì: easy, opposite of 难nán
葡萄, pútao: grape, 一个葡萄 one grade, 一串chuàn葡萄 a bunch of grapes
斤, jīn: measure word, 500g，三斤苹果
钱, qián: money
块（钱）, quài: measure word of basic monetary unit, similar to a dollar，一块钱￥1
毛（钱）, máo: measure word of basic monetary unit, similar to a dime, 五块五毛 ￥5.5, 一毛钱=一角jiǎo钱(used in formal/written Chinese)
分（钱）, fēn: measure word of basic monetary unit, similar to a cent
贵, guì: expensive, opposite of 便宜piányi
做, zuò: to do, to be, to make, 做什么工作 does what job, 我们做个朋友 let’s become friends
送, song: to give for free, to give as presents, 妈妈送我一个礼物
给, gěi: to give, 老师给我一本书
找（钱）, zhǎo: to give in change, 我找你两块钱
售货员, shòuhuòyuán: salesperson, 一位售货员
作家, zuòjiā: writer, 一位作家
书店, shūdiàn: bookstore, 一个书店
体育馆, tǐyùguǎn: stadium, (lit. “body-education-hall”), 一个体育馆
公园, gōngyuán: public park, 一个公园
便宜, piányi: cheap, opposite of 贵
本, běn: measure word for books and notebooks, 一本书，一本本子
支, zhī: measure word for stick-like things, 一支笔
笔, bǐ: pen, pencil, 一支笔
份, fèn: measure word for newspapers, 一份报纸
元, yuan: written/formal measure word for money, 一元钱=一块钱
卖, mài: to sell, opposite of 买
杯, bēi: measure word: cup, 一杯咖啡
东西, dōngxi: stuff, thing (material objects)
功夫, gōngfu: martial arts, kung fu
舟, zhōu: boat
皿, mǐn: vessel, utensil
乐, yuè: music, 音乐; lè: happy, 快乐
足, zú: foot
平, píng: flat
走, zǒu: to walk
己, jǐ: self, as in 我自己wǒ zìjǐ: myself
穴, xué: cave
勿, wù: not, don’t (in classical Chinese)
金, jīn: gold, 美金 American dollar
戈, gē: an ancient weapon
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