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1.

了

le

a)

to be finished/after verbs to show finality

b)

go

c)

child

d)

big

2.

中

zh-ong

a)

within, in middle, during

b)

run

c)

speech

d)

corpse

3.

到

dào

a)

to go

b)

speech

c)

above

d)

to (place), until (time), to go/arrive

4.

资

z-i

a)

to go

b)

to accomplish

c)

to demand

d)

to provide/supply, resources

5.

要

y-ao

a)

to say

b)

to provide

c)

to demand, request, coerce

d)

to free

6.

可

k-e

a)

can, able to

b)

to request

c)

to shout

d)

to fly

7.

以

y-i

a)

to use, so as to/according to

b)

to jump, leap

c)

market

d)

to scoop

8.

会

huì

a)

to meet, to gather, group

b)

to run away

c)

to party

d)

able to, likely to

9.

为

wéi

a)

to act/serve as

b)

to be

c)

to go

d)

to want

10.

上

shàng

a)

high, above

b)

previous, first

c)

to go up/into

d)

to fly

11.

来

lái

a)

to come

b)

to run

c)

tree

d)

to find

12.

就

jiú

a)

at once, right away

b)

emphasis, to move toward

c)

to climb

d)

to take away

13.

学

xué

a)

learn, study

b)

work

c)

to search

d)

child

14.

交

ji-ao

a)

to deliver

b)

half

c)

to intersect

d)

to slide

15.

用

yòng

a)

to use

b)

to play

c)

window

d)

to die

16.

能

néng

a)

able

b)

energy

c)

stop

d)

negotiate

17.

如

rú

a)

as if, such as

b)

play

c)

speech

d)

because

18.

文

wén

a)

language

b)

culture

c)

writing

d)

like

19.

时

shí

a)

o'clock

b)

time

c)

hour

d)

inch

20.

没

méi

a)

negative prefix; (have) not

b)

to be

c)

to drink

d)

to wash

21.

说

shuì

a)

speech

b)

to persuade

c)

to think

d)

to neglect

22.

看

k-an

a)

to look after

b)

to watch

c)

to guard

d)

to have

23.

提

d-i

a)

to carry

b)

to be

c)

to say

d)

person

24.

生

sh-eng

a)

to be born/give birth

b)

life

c)

to grow

d)

to answer

25.

过

guò

a)

to cross, pass

b)

too- (excessively)

c)

to celebrate

d)

inch

26.

所

suó

a)

place

b)

bath

c)

wash

d)

body

27.

麽

mó

a)

tiny

b)

insignificant

c)

incense

d)

forest

28.

想

xiang

a)

to think

b)

to believe

c)

to suppose

d)

to have

29.

得

dé

a)

to obtain

b)

suitable/content

c)

proud

d)

to allow

30.

还

hái

a)

in addition

b)

still

c)

never

d)

negation

31.

电

diàn

a)

electricity

b)

phone

c)

bird

d)

fall

32.

出

ch-u

a)

to come out

b)

to occur/rise

c)

to put forth

d)

to climb

33.

工

g-ong

a)

work

b)

profession

c)

art

d)

tall

34.

对

duì

a)

couple/pair

b)

to face

c)

correct (answer)

d)

to rise

35.

机

j-i

a)

machine

b)

opportunity

c)

secret

d)

adapt

36.

自

zì

a)

oneself

b)

from

c)

for

d)

because

37.

后

hòu

a)

empress

b)

queen

c)

surname

d)

corpse

38.

而

ér

a)

shows casual relation

b)

shows change of state

c)

shows contrast

d)

shows action

39.

讯

xùn

a)

to question/ask

b)

speedy

c)

news/information

d)

start

40.

站

zhàn

a)

to stop/halt

b)

station

c)

house

d)

country

41.

去

qù

a)

to leave

b)

to remove

c)

to come

d)

to live

42.

台

tái

a)

platform

b)

to land

c)

to go

d)

secret

43.

成

chéng

a)

to finish

b)

to accomplish

c)

to succeed

d)

to find

44.

章

zh-ang

a)

seal

b)

chapter

c)

book

d)

happiness

45.

何

hé

a)

carry

b)

what/how/why?

c)

person

d)

to take

46.

同

tóng

a)

alike

b)

together

c)

with

d)

opinion

47.

道

dào

a)

direction/path

b)

method

c)

reason

d)

truth

48.

地

de

a)

-ly

b)

fast

c)

strong

d)

to have

49.

发

f-a

a)

to send out

b)

to show (feelings)

c)

to turn around

d)

skill

50.

法

fa

a)

law

b)

method

c)

passport

d)

to go

51.

无

wú

a)

-less

b)

to lack

c)

to withstand

d)

to leave

52.

然

rán

a)

like this

b)

thus

c)

-ly

d)

only

53.

但

dàn

a)

but/however

b)

merely, only`

c)

right

d)

sunshine

54.

当

d-ang

a)

to hold a position

b)

withstand

c)

equal/same

d)

apart

55.

前

qián

a)

before/previous

b)

earlier

c)

to go

d)

to rest

56.

真

zh-en

a)

real

b)

true

c)

genuine

d)

false

57.

最

zuì

a)

the most

-est

b)

the least

c)

foreign

d)

prosper

58.

新

x-in

a)

new

b)

old

c)

position

d)

occupation

59.

因

y-in

a)

cause

b)

reason

c)

fair

d)

only

60.

定

dìng

a)

to determine

b)

to decide

c)

to order

d)

to distract

61.

意

yì

a)

idea

b)

meaning

c)

wish/desire

d)

building

62.

情

qíng

a)

feeling

b)

emotion

c)

situation

d)

turquoise

63.

题

tí

a)

topic

b)

violence

c)

problem

d)

reflection

64.

其

qí

must be preceded by something

a)

his

b)

hers

c)

its

d)

mine

65.

事

shì

a)

thing

b)

item

c)

matter

d)

job

66.

清

q-ing

a)

clear

b)

distinct

c)

pure

d)

complete

67.

科

k-e

a)

branch of study

b)

division

c)

field

d)

job

68.

样

yàng

a)

manner

b)

pattern

c)

way

d)

appearance

69.

些

xi-e

a)

some

b)

few

c)

several

d)

measure word

70.

吧

b-a

a)

dumb

b)

loud

c)

ignorant

d)

topic

71.

此

ci

a)

this

b)

these

c)

that

d)

few

72.

位

wèi

a)

position

b)

location

c)

person

d)

occupation

73.

理

li

a)

reason

b)

logic

c)

inner principle/structure

d)

item

74.

行

háng

a)

profession

b)

person

c)

hanging

d)

inch

75.

作

zuò

a)

to regard as

b)

to do

c)

to make

d)

to ask

76.

者

zhe

a)

-ist

-er

person who does something

b)

speaker

c)

assistance

d)

work

77.

话

huà

a)

speech

b)

dialect

c)

conversation

d)

post

78.

开

k-ai

a)

open

b)

operate (vehicle)

c)

start

d)

close

79.

实

shí

a)

real

b)

true

c)

honest

d)

solid

80.

与

yú

a)

and/with

b)

give/grant

c)

play

d)

self

81.

动

dòng

a)

to act

b)

to move

c)

to change

d)

to stay

82.

或

huò

a)

maybe

b)

perhaps

c)

might

d)

or

83.

种

zh-ong

a)

type/kind

b)

answer

c)

center

d)

wheat

84.

像

xiàng

a)

to resemble

b)

to look

c)

to seem

d)

to forgive

85.

应

y-ing

a)

ought

b)

possibility

c)

maintain

d)

bring

86.

教

ji-ao

a)

class

b)

teach

c)

student

d)

saying

87.

分

f-en

a)

measure word

b)

minute

c)

to divide

d)

to give

88.

打

dá

a)

dozen

b)

couple

c)

few

d)

hand

89.

已

y-i

a)

then

b)

stop

c)

afterwards

d)

because

90.

长

cháng

a)

long

b)

always

c)

constant

d)

high

91.

太

tài

a)

highest

b)

greatest

c)

very

d)

extremely

92.

路

lù

a)

road

b)

path

c)

way

d)

standing

93.

相

xi-ang

a)

each other

b)

mutually

c)

to go

d)

opinion

94.

觉

jiào

a)

to rise

b)

to appear

c)

a nap/sleep

d)

to stand

95.

外

wài

a)

foreign

b)

inferior

c)

evening

d)

night

96.

友

you

a)

friend

b)

together

c)

peace

d)

stone

97.

才

cái

a)

talent

b)

gift

c)

an expert

d)

only if

98.

进

jìn

a)

to enter

b)

to advance

c)

to come

d)

to leave

99.

使

shi

a)

to make

b)

to cause

c)

to use

d)

to stop

100.

加

ji-a

a)

to add

b)

to enter

c)

to leave

d)

canadian

101.

着

zh-ao

a)

to catch

b)

to receive

c)

to suffer

d)

to belong

102.

全

quán

a)

whole

b)

complete

c)

entire

d)

lord

103.

把

b-a

a)

to grasp

b)

to hold

c)

to contain

d)

to exclude

104.

将

ji-ang

a)

ready

b)

will, shall

c)

to receive

d)

to do

105.

感

gan

a)

to feel

b)

to touch

c)

to affect

d)

to have

106.

式

shì

a)

type

b)

form

c)

pattern

d)

style

107.

被

bèi

a)

passive voice marker

b)

to cover

c)

to wear

d)

to weave

108.

程

chéng

a)

rule

b)

order

c)

procedure

d)

journey

109.

及

jí

a)

to reach

b)

and

c)

both

d)

perhaps

110.

别

bié

a)

to classify

b)

to separate

c)

another

d)

to distinguish

111.

给

géi

a)

to give

b)

for the benefit of

c)

to allow

d)

passive particle

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