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Chinese flashcards - en400 (400 words)

exclamatory particle
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i
love, be fond of, like
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peaceful, tranquil, quiet


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eight; all around, all sides


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b, b

hold, take; guard; regard as


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ba

emphatic final particle


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bi, b

white; pure, unblemished; bright


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bi, b, m

one hundred; numerous, many


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bn

class, group, grade; squad; job


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bn

half
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bn
manage, do, handle; deal with
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bo

wrap, pack, bundle; package


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bo
report, tell, announce
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bi

cup, glass
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bi, bi

north; northern; northward


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bn

root, origin, source; basis


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b, b, p, p

compare, liken; comparison; than


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b
writing brush; write; stroke
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bin, bian
edge, margin, side, border
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bin, pin

convenience, ease; expedient


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bin

everywhere, all over, throughout


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bi, bi
separate, other; do not
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bng

illness, sickness, disease


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no, not; un-; negative prefix


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ci

talent, ability; just, only


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ci

vegetables; dish, order; food


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ch

tea
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chi

differ; nearly, almost


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chng, zhng, zhng


long; length; excel in; leader
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chng

common, normal, frequent,regular


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chng, chng
open space, field, market
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chng

sing, chant, call; ditty, song


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ch, j
cart, vehicle; carry in cart
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chng

completed, finished, fixed


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chng

castle; city, town; municipality


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ch, j

eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear


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ch

go out, send out; stand; produce


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ch, ch
place, locale; department
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chun

stream, river; flow; boil


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chn, chn

spring; wanton
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c, zc

order, sequence; next


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cng, zng, zng, cng


from, by, since, whence, through
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cu, c
error, blunder, mistake; wrong
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d, d

strike, hit, beat; fight; attack


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d, di, ti

big, great, vast, large, high


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di
belt, girdle, band, strap, zone
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dng, dng
bear, accept, undertake; just
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do

go to, arrive, been to


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do, do

path, road, street; method, way


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de, d, d

possessive, adjectival suffix


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d, de, di

obtain, get, gain, acquire


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dng

rank, grade; wait; equal; "etc."


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d, de

bottom, underneath, underside


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d, de

earth; soil, ground; region; place; adjunct


used to form adverbial phrase
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sequence, number; grade, degree


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din
dot, speck, spot; point, degree
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din
electricity; electric; lightning
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din

shop, store; inn, hotel


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dng, zhng

male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heaven


stem
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dng
decide, settle, fix
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dng

winter, 11th lunar month


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dng
east, eastern, east, eastward
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dng

understand, comprehend
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dng
move, happen; movement, action
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d, do

metropolis, capital; all, the whole;


elegant, refined
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du
correct, right; facing, opposed
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du

much, many; more than, over


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be hungry; be greedy for; hunger


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r, er

son, child; radical 10


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two; twice
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f, f, f, b
issue, dispatch, send out; hair
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law, rules, regulations, statute


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fn
cooked rice; food, meal
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fng, fng, png, wng

square; rectangle; region, local


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fng, png

house, building; room


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fng, fng

put, release, free, liberate


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fi, fi

not, negative, non-; oppose


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fi

fly; go quickly; dart; high


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fn, fn

divide; small unit of time etc.


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fn, bn

portion, part; duty


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fng, fng, fng


wind; air; manners, atmosphere
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f, f

man, male adult, husband; those


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f, f, b

clothes; wear, dress


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f, f

father; radical no. 88


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gn, gn, hn

oppose, offend; invade; dried


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gng
hard, tough, rigid, strong
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gng, gng
steel; hard, strong, tough
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go, go

high, tall; lofty, elevated


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go

tell, announce, inform; accuse


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elder brother
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song, lyrics; sing, chant; praise


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g, g
numerary adjunct, piece; single
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gi, j
give; by, for
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gn

heel; to follow, accompany; with


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gng, gng

more, still further, much more


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gng

labor, work; worker, laborer


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gng

fair, equitable; public; duke


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gng, gng

together with, all, total; share


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old, classic, ancient


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gun, wn
frontier pass; close; relation
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gun
public building
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gung

light, brilliant, shine; only


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yn, n, gung
wide, extensive, broad; rad. 53
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gu
expensive, costly, valuable
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gu
nation, country, nation-state
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gu, k, lu, w

fruit; result
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gu, guo, gu
pass, pass through, go across
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hun, hi, xun


still, yet, also, besides
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hi

baby, child; children


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hi

sea, ocean; maritime


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y, hn
chinese people; chinese language
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ho, ho

good, excellent, fine; well


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h, h

drink; shout, call out


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river; stream; yellow river


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h, hu, hu, h

harmony, peace; peaceful, calm


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hi, h

black; dark; evil, sinister


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hn

very, quite, much


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hng, hng, gng


red, vermillion; blush, flush
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ho

queen, empress, sovereign


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ho

wait; expect; visit; greet


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lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green


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h, h

tiger; brave, fierce; surname


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hu

flower; blossoms
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hu
painting, picture, drawing; draw
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hu, hu

change, convert, reform; -ize


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hu
speech, talk, language; dialect
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hun
happy, pleased, glad; joy; enjoy
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hung
yellow; surname
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hu

return, turn around; a time


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hu, kui, gu
assemble, meet together; meeting
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hu, gu

live, exist, survive; lively


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hu, hu

fire, flame; burn; anger, rage


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j
desk; machine; moment
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j
chicken
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j, j

small table
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self, oneself; personal, private


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ji, jie, g

house, home, residence; family


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jin, jin
midpoint, space; place, locality
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jin, xin
see, observe, behold; percieve
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jing

large river; yangzi; surname


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jing
explain; discuss; talk
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jio
stuffed dumplings
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jio

cry, shout; hail, greet, call


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jio, jio

teach, class
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jn

now, today, modern era


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jn, jn

gold; metals in general; money


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jn, j

near, close; approach; intimate


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jn
advance, make progress, enter
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jng

capital city
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ji

nine
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ji

wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic


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ji

long time (ago); time passage, grow late


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ji

just; come/go to, approach, near


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ji
old, ancient; former, past
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ju, jio
wake up from sleep; be conscious
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ki
open; initiate, begin, start
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kn, kn

look, see; examine, scrutinize


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k, k

may, can, -able; possibly


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k
lesson; course; classwork
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carve, engrave; quarter hour


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kng

opening, hole, orifice; great


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ko

mouth; open end; entrance, gate


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kui

rapid, quick, speedy, fast; soon


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kui

chopsticks
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kui
piece, lump; dollar
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li, li
come, coming; return, returning
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lo

old, aged; experienced


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l, yu, yo, lu
happy, glad; enjoyable; music
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le, lio

to finish; particle of completed action


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li, li, li, l, li

tired; implicate, involve; bother


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lng

cold, cool; lonely


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ch, l, l
rare beast; strange; elegant
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plum; judge; surname


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unit of distance; village; lane


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l, wi

stand; let stand; establish, set


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lin
join, connect; continuous; even
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ling, ling
cool, cold; disheartened
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ling, ling
two, both, pair, couple; ounce
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ling
numerary adjunct for vehicles
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lng, lin

zero; fragment, fraction


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li, l

number six
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lng, lng, mng


dragon; symbolic of emperor
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lo
building of two or more stories
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l, lu

road, path, street; journey


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m
horse; surname; radical no. 187
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ma, m, m
final interrogative particle
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mi
buy, purchase; bribe, persuade
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mi
sell; betray; show off
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mn

slow(ly), leisurely, sluggish


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mng

busy, pressed for time; hustling


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mo, mo

hair, fur, feathers; coarse


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yo, mo, me, ma, m

interrogative particle; repetition of a tune


small; tender
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mi, m, me
not, have not, none; drown, sink
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mi

beautiful, pretty; pleasing


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mi, mi

every, each
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mn
gate, door, entrance, opening
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men
adjunct pronoun indicate plural
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mng, mng
dream; visionary; wishful
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hulled or husked uncooked rice


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min

face; surface; plane; side, dime


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mn

people, subjects, citizens


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mng
name, rank, title, position

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mng

bright, light, brilliant; clear


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m, m, w, w

mother; female elders; female


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take, hold, grasp; bring; with


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n, ni, na, n, nu

which? where? how?


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n, ni, n, n, n, ni, nu, nuo

that, that one, those


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nn

male, man; son; baron; surname


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nn, n

south; southern part; southward


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nn, nn, nu
difficult, arduous, hard; unable
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no
brain
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n, ne

interrogative or emphatic final


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nng, ni, ti, ti, ni, xing

be able, can, permitted, ability


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you, second person pronoun


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nin

year; new-years; person's age


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nin

think of, recall, study


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nio, dio
bird; radical no. 196; (as diao3) phallus
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nn

honorific for "you"


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ni

cow, ox, bull; radical no. 93


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n, r

woman, girl; feminine; rad. 38


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png, bng

side; by side, close by, near


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png

friend, pal, acquaintance


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skin, hide, fur, feather; outer


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pin, pin, pn

slice, splinter, strip; rad. 91


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pio, pio

slip of paper or bamboo; ticket


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png

flat, level, even; peaceful


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seven
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q, q, j

period of time; date; time limit


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