Vocabulary: 南方与北方

• nǐu kòuniu3 kou4纽扣x1 | Book Rank #8363button
• dòng, tóngdong4, tong2洞x1 | Book Rank #8364洞 dòng: 洞 dong4: cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers); CL:個|个[ge4]洞 tóng: 洞 tong2: used in 洪洞[Hong2 tong2] (the name of a place in Shanxi)
• pèi dàipei4 dai4佩戴x1 | Book Rank #8365to wear (as an accessory: jewelry, pedometer, ID card etc)
• huā érhua1 er2花儿x10 | Book Rank #1944style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia; CL:首[shou3]
• huān chànghuan1 chang4欢畅x3 | Book Rank #4662happy; cheerful; jubilant
• shuāng fāngshuang1 fang1双方x8 | Book Rank #2330bilateral; both sides; both parties involved
• jiāo huànjiao1 huan4交换x3 | Book Rank #4663to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math); to commute
• xíng zōngxing2 zong1行踪x1 | Book Rank #8366whereabouts; (lose) track (of)
• zuì xīn xiāo xīzui4 xin1 xiao1 xi1最新消息x1 | Book Rank #8367
• hěn gǎn xìng qùhen3 gan3 xing4 qu4很感兴趣x12 | Book Rank #1691
• qiān xùnqian1 xun4谦逊x3 | Book Rank #4664humble; modest; unpretentious; modesty
• qì fēnqi4 fen1气氛x14 | Book Rank #1493atmosphere; mood
• shī wàngshi1 wang4失望x26 | Book Rank #889disappointed; to lose hope; to despair
• wēi bówei1 bo2微薄x1 | Book Rank #8368scanty; meager
• zhāi xiàzhai1 xia4摘下x3 | Book Rank #4665to take off; to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc); to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc); (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc)
• jǐ zhīji3 zhi1几只x2 | Book Rank #5889
• lí zili2 zi5梨子x4 | Book Rank #3863pear; CL:個|个[ge4]
• cāncan1餐x7 | Book Rank #2574meal; to eat; classifier for meals
• shǔi gǔoshui3 guo3水果x19 | Book Rank #1182fruit
• zhuāng mǎnzhuang1 man3装满x4 | Book Rank #3864to fill up
• yī píngyi1 ping2一瓶x3 | Book Rank #4666
• pú tao jǐupu2 tao5 jiu3葡萄酒x4 | Book Rank #3865(grape) wine
• shē chǐ pǐnshe1 chi3 pin3奢侈品x2 | Book Rank #5890luxury item
• fàng dàofang4 dao4放到x11 | Book Rank #1794
• cān zhuō shàngcan1 zhuo1 shang4餐桌上x3 | Book Rank #4667
• shì xiānshi4 xian1事先x12 | Book Rank #1692in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior
• xún chángxun2 chang2寻常x9 | Book Rank #2115usual; common; ordinary
• huí guòhui2 guo4回过x39 | Book Rank #639
• bǐng gānbing3 gan1饼干x1 | Book Rank #8369biscuit; cracker; cookie; CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4]
• jú ziju2 zi5橘子x2 | Book Rank #5891tangerine; CL:個|个[ge4],瓣[ban4]
• gǔo jiàngguo3 jiang4果酱x1 | Book Rank #8370jam
• àn zhean4 zhe5按着x10 | Book Rank #1945
• shùn xùshun4 xu4顺序x1 | Book Rank #8371sequence; order
• gē, gége1, ge2搁x10 | Book Rank #1946搁 gē: 搁 ge1: to place; to put aside; to shelve搁 gé: 搁 ge2: to bear; to stand; to endure; Taiwan pr. [ge1]
• cān jù guìcan1 ju4 gui4餐具柜x3 | Book Rank #4668
• yī xīnyi1 xin1一心x9 | Book Rank #2116wholeheartedly; heart and soul
• nán biannan2 bian5南边x1 | Book Rank #8372south; south side; southern part; to the south of
• qiángqiang2墙x8 | Book Rank #2331wall (CL:面[mian4],堵[du3]); (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆|被墙[bei4 qiang2])
• hè sèhe4 se4褐色x3 | Book Rank #4669brown
• nènnen4嫩x2 | Book Rank #5892young and tender; (of food) tender; lightly cooked; (of color) light; (of a person) inexperienced; unskilled
• líli2梨x9 | Book Rank #2117pear; CL:個|个[ge4]
• dǐdi3抵x6 | Book Rank #2922to press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to withstand; to be equal to; to match; to balance; to offset; to mortgage; to make up for; to compensate for; to arrive at; to reach; to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3])
• guàn touguan4 tou5罐头x1 | Book Rank #8373tin; can; CL:個|个[ge4]
• zhāizhai1摘x1 | Book Rank #8374to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc); to select; to pick out; to borrow money at a time of urgent need
• tí yìti2 yi4提议x18 | Book Rank #1235to propose; to suggest; proposal; suggestion
• yáya2牙x4 | Book Rank #3866tooth; ivory; CL:顆|颗[ke1]
• jiáo, jiàojiao2, jiao4嚼x1 | Book Rank #8375嚼 jiáo: 嚼 jiao2: to chew; also pr. [jue2]嚼 jiào: 嚼 jiao4: used in 倒嚼[dao3 jiao4]
• shàishai4晒x2 | Book Rank #5893(of the sun) to shine on; to bask in (the sunshine); to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun; (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share"); (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to
• rè hū hūre4 hu1 hu1热乎乎x1 | Book Rank #8376warm; (of food) piping hot; (fig.) roused to warm feelings
• xiāng pēn pēnxiang1 pen1 pen1香喷喷x1 | Book Rank #8377delicious; savory