McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 10

Vocabulary

女

nǚ — Female; woman; girl

孩

hái — Child; kid

们

men — Plural suffix for pronouns and people nouns

不

bù — No; not; negation word

在

zài — At; in; on; to be present

池

chí — Pool; pond

塘

táng — Pond; pool; embankment

上

shàng — Above; on top; up

但

dàn — But; however; yet

她

tā — She; her (female third person)

中

zhōng — Middle; among; within

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

一

yī — One; a; the number one

些

xiē — Some; a few; several

人

rén — Person; people; human being

有

yǒu — Have; possess; there is

可

kě — Can; may; able to

以

yǐ — By means of; with; so as to

地

dì — Ground; floor; land; earth

板

bǎn — Board; plank; floor panel

滑

huá — Slide; slip; smooth; glide

行

xíng — Walk; travel; move; okay

溜

liū — Slide; glide; sneak away

冰

bīng — Ice; freeze; icy

鞋

xié — Shoe; footwear

这

zhè — This; these (near demonstrative)

车

chē — Vehicle; car; cart

跑

pǎo — Run; run fast; flee

得

de — Structural particle indicating degree or result

多

duō — Many; much; how (exclamatory)

快

kuài — Fast; quick; soon; rapid

啊

ā — Exclamatory particle expressing surprise or admiration

你

nǐ — You (second person singular)

能

néng — Can; be able to; capable

看

kàn — Look; see; watch; read

见

jiàn — See; meet; perceive visually

它

tā — It; third person pronoun for objects

吗

ma — Question particle for yes/no questions

德

dé — Virtue; morality; used in names

和

hé — And; with; harmonious

约

yuē — Approximately; about; agree; arrange

正

zhèng — Just; right; upright; currently doing

努

nǔ — Strive; exert; endeavor hard

力

lì — Strength; power; force; effort

工

gōng — Work; labor; craft; industry

作

zuò — Do; make; work; create

把

bǎ — Handle; hold; disposal marker particle

锯

jù — Saw (tool); to saw wood

斧

fǔ — Axe; hatchet

头

tóu — Head; top; end; chief

他

tā — He; him (male third person)

将

jiāng — Will; shall; about to; future marker

尝

cháng — Taste; try; attempt; experience

试

shì — Try; test; attempt; experiment

到

dào — Arrive; reach; to; until

那

nà — That; those (far demonstrative)

堆

duī — Pile; heap; stack of things

木

mù — Wood; tree; timber; lumber

全

quán — All; entire; complete; whole

部

bù — Part; section; all; department

砍

kǎn — Chop; cut; hack with blade

完

wán — Finish; complete; done; over

认

rèn — Recognize; acknowledge; identify

为

wéi — Think; consider; act as; become

天

tiān — Day; sky; heaven; weather

之

zhī — Possessive/linking particle (literary use)

内

nèi — Inside; within; interior

成

chéng — Accomplish; become; succeed; complete

件

jiàn — Item; piece; classifier for things/events

事

shì — Matter; affair; thing; task

两

liǎng — Two; both; a pair

个

gè — General classifier for people and objects

出

chū — Go out; exit; come out

去

qù — Go; leave; depart to somewhere

散

sàn — Scatter; stroll; disperse; leisurely walk

步

bù — Step; pace; walk; stroll

了

le — Completion particle; indicates action done

现

xiàn — Now; present; current; appear

是

shì — Is; are; am; to be

五

wǔ — Five; the number five

月

yuè — Month; moon; lunar

空

kōng — Air; sky; empty; hollow

气

qì — Air; gas; breath; atmosphere

很

hěn — Very; quite; rather; extremely

凉

liáng — Cool; cold; refreshing temperature

爽

shuǎng — Refreshing; crisp; frank; invigorating

听

tīng — Listen; hear; obey

鸟

niǎo — Bird; feathered animal

儿

ér — Child; son; diminutive suffix

树

shù — Tree; plant with trunk and branches

歌

gē — Song; sing; melody

唱

chàng — Sing; perform a song vocally

也

yě — Also; too; as well

里

lǐ — Inside; in; within a place

青

qīng — Green; blue-green; young;청

蛙

wā — Frog; amphibian creature

叫

jiào — Call; shout; cry; be named

声

shēng — Sound; voice; noise; tone

男

nán — Male; man; boy

劳

láo — Labor; work; toil; exert effort

玩

wán — Play; have fun; enjoy leisure

耍

shuǎ — Play; frolic; perform tricks

辆

liàng — Classifier for vehicles like cars

小

xiǎo — Small; little; young; minor

只

zhī — Classifier for animals and small objects

山

shān — Mountain; hill; peak

羊

yáng — Sheep; goat; lamb

喜

xǐ — Like; happy; fond of; delight

欢

huān — Joyful; like; happy; pleased

坐

zuò — Sit; ride; take a seat

拉

lā — Pull; drag; draw; haul

用

yòng — Use; employ; utilize; apply

么

me — Interrogative/modal suffix particle

大

dà — Big; large; great; major

我

wǒ — I; me; myself (first person)

觉

jué — Feel; sense; think; perceive

应

yīng — Should; ought to; respond

该

gāi — Should; ought to; that particular

自

zì — Self; oneself; from; since

己

jǐ — Oneself; self; personal

走

zǒu — Walk; go; leave; travel

坡

pō — Slope; hillside; incline

爱

ài — Love; affection; like; cherish

因

yīn — Because; due to; reason; cause

喂

wèi — Feed; hello (on phone); hey

养

yǎng — Raise; nurture; support; keep animals

并

bìng — And; moreover; combine; simultaneously

且

qiě — And; moreover; furthermore; also

对

duì — Correct; toward; treat; face

友

yǒu — Friend; friendly; companionship

善

shàn — Kind; good; virtuous; benevolent