Chinese Vocabulary Flash Cards: Chinese Characters Level 5

之

zhi1

• go to
• marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase
• it, him her, them

更

geng4, geng1

• more, still further, much more

次

ci4

• next
• order, sequence

正

zheng4, zheng1

• right, proper, correct

物

wu4

• thing, substance, creature

當

dang1, dang4

• just
• bear, accept, undertake

種

zhong3, zhong4, chong2

• seed
• offspring
• to plant
• race

等

deng3

• equal
• wait
• rank, grade
• 'etc.'

老

lao3

• experienced
• old, aged

色

se4, shai3

• color, tint, hue, shade
• form, body
• beauty, desire for beauty

著

zhu4, zhuo2, chu2, zhao1, zhao2, zhe5

• manifest
• (Cant.) to wear

西

xi1

• west(ern)
• westward, occident

身

shen1, yuan2, juan1

• body
• trunk, hull
• rad. no. 158

車

che1, ju1

• cart, vehicle
• carry in cart

進

jin4

• advance, make progress, enter

重

zhong4, chong2, tong2

• double
• heavy, weighty

長

chang2, zhang3, zhang4

• long
• length
• leader
• excel in

開

kai1

• open
• initiate, begin, start

教

jiao4, jiao1

• teach, class

打

da3, da2

• fight
• attack
• strike, hit, beat

才

cai2

• talent, ability
• just, only

九

jiu3

• nine

但

dan4

• only
• but, however, yet, still

位

wei4

• seat
• throne
• position, post
• rank, status

信

xin4, shen1

• letter
• trust, believe

像

xiang4

• to resemble
• a picture, image, figure

光

guang1

• only
• light, brilliant, shine

加

jia1

• add to, increase, augment

口

kou3

• mouth
• open end
• entrance, gate

各

ge4

• each, individually, every, all

天

tian1

• sky, heaven
• god, celestial

太

tai4

• big
• extreme
• very, too, much

女

nü3, ru3

• feminine
• woman, girl
• rad. 38

完

wan2

• whole
• complete, finish, settle

少

shao3, shao4

• few, less, inadequate

己

ji3

• self, oneself
• personal, private
• 6th heavenly stem

已

yi3

• stop
• already
• finished

常

chang2

• common, normal, frequent, regular

頭

tou2, tou5

• top
• head
• boss
• chief, first