Vocabulary List for Tongnian by Lu Dayou

ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition

ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition

1 罗大佑 羅大佑 luó dàyòu

a famous singer in the 80s &

90s

2 童年

tóngnián childhood

3 池塘

chí táng pool; pond

4 边 邊 biān

side; edge; margin; border;

boundary; Classifiers: 个 ;

simultaneously

5 的

de of; ~’s (possessive particle)

6 榕树 榕樹 róng shù banyan tree

7 上

shàng on top; upon; above; upper;

8 知了

zhī liǎo cicada

9 在

zài

(located) at; (to be) in; to

exist; in the middle of doing

sth; (indicating an action in

progress)

10 声声 聲聲 shēngshēng every sound

11 叫

jiào to shout; to call

12 着 著 zhe

aspect particle indicating

action in progress

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13 夏天

xià tiān summer; Classifiers: 个

14 操场 操場 cāochǎng playground; sports field

15 秋千 鞦韆 qiū qiān swing; seesaw; trapeze

16 只有

zhǐ yǒu only

17 蝴蝶

hú dié butterfly; Classifiers: 只

18 还 還 hái

still; still in progress; still

more; in addition;

19 停

tíng to stop; to park (a car)

20 上面

shàngmian on top of

21 黑板

hēi bǎn blackboard; Classifiers: 块

22 老师 老師 lǎo shī teacher; Classifiers: 个

23 粉笔 粉筆 fěn bǐ chalk; Classifiers: 支

24 拼命

pīn mìng

to do one’s utmost; with all

one’s might

25 唧唧喳喳

jī jī zhāzhā (onom.) chattering or giggling

26 写 寫 xiě to write

27 个 個 gè; ge

classifier for people or objects

in general

28 不停

bù tíng incessant

29 等待

děng dài to wait; to wait for

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30 下课 下課 xià kè

to finish class; to get out of

class

31 放学 放學 fàng xué

to dismiss students at the end

of the school day

32 游戏 遊戲 yóu xì game; Classifiers: 场 ; to play

33 福利社

fú lì shè canteen;

34 里面 裡面 lǐ miàn inside

35 什么 什麼 shén me what; something; anything

36 都

dōu

all; both; entirely; (used for

emphasis) even; already; (not)

at all

37 有

yǒu to have; there is; there are

38 就是

jiù shì precisely; exactly

39 口袋

kǒu dài

pocket; bag; sack;

Classifiers: 个

40 里 裡 lǐ lining; inside

41 没有 沒有 méi yǒu

haven’t; hasn’t; doesn’t exist;

to not have; to not be

42 半

bàn half

43 毛钱 毛錢 máoqián dime

44 诸葛四 諸葛四 zhū gěsì

A famous historical figure

known for his wits

45 郎

láng minister; official; a youth

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46 和

hé and

47 魔鬼

mó guǐ devil

48 党 黨 dǎng

party; association; club;

society; Classifiers: 个

49 到底

dào dǐ

on earth; finally; in the end; to

the end; to the last

50 谁 誰 shéi who

51 抢 搶 qiǎng

to fight over; to grab; to rob;

to snatch

52 了

le (completed action marker)

53 那

nà that; those

54 支

zhī

classifier for rods such as pens

and guns

55 宝剑 寶劍 bǎo jiàn sword; Classifiers: 把

56 隔壁

gé bì next door; neighbor

57 班

bān

class; Classifiers: 个 ;

classifier for groups

58 那个 那個 nà ge that one; also pr. [nei4 ge5]

59 女孩

nǚ hái girl

60 怎么 怎麼 zěn me how; why?

61 没 沒 méi have not; not

62 经过 經過 jīng guò to pass; to go through;

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63 我的

wǒ de my; mine

64 窗前

chuāngqián in front of window

65 嘴里 嘴裡 zuǐ lǐ mouth; in the mouth

66 零食

líng shí snacks

67 手里 手裡 shǒu lǐ in hand

68 漫画 漫畫 màn huà cartoon; Japanese manga

69 心里 心裡 xīn li in the heart or one’s mind

70 初恋 初戀 chū liàn first love

71 总是 總是 zǒng shì always

72 要

yào to want; will

73 等到

děngdào to wait until

74 睡觉 睡覺 shuì jiào to go to bed; to sleep

75 前

qián

front; ago; before; BC

(e.g. 前 293年)

76 才 纔 cái only then; not until

77 知道

zhī dào to know; to become aware of

78 功课 功課 gōng kè

homework; assignment; task;

classwork

79 只 秖 zhǐ only;

80 做

zuò to do

ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition

81 一点点 一點點 yī diǎndiǎn a little bit

82 待

dài to wait

83 到

dào to (a place); until (a time)

84 考试 考試 kǎo shì to take an exam; exam;

85 以后 以後 yǐ hòu after; later; afterwards

86 该 該 gāi should; ought to

87 念

niàn

to read; to study (a subject); to

attend (a school); to read

aloud

88 书 書 shū

book; Classifiers: 本 ; to write

89

一寸光阴

一寸金

一寸光

陰一寸

金 yī cùnguāngyīnyīcùn jīn

lit. An interval of time is

worth an ounce of gold.

(idiom); fig. free time is to be

treasured

90 说 說 shuō to speak; to say

91 过 過 guò

pass; go over; suffix for

having done something

92

寸金难买

寸光阴

寸金難

買寸光

陰 cùn jīnnánmǎicùnguāngyīn

An ounce of gold can’t buy

you an interval of time

(idiom); Money can’t buy you

time.; Time is precious.

93 一天

yī tiān one day

94 又

yòu

(once) again; also; both…

and…; and yet; (used for

emphasis) anyway

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95 一年

yī nián one year

96 迷迷糊糊

mí mí hūhū in a daze; bewildered

97 没有人 沒有人 méi yǒurén nobody

98 为什么 為什麼 wèishén me why

99 太阳 太陽 tài yang sun; Classifiers: 个

100 总 總 zǒng always

ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition

ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition

101 下

xià down; downwards; below; go down

102 山

shān

mountain; hill; Classifiers: 座

103 一边 一邊 yī biān

one side; either side; on the one hand;

doing while

104 能够 能夠 nénggòu can

105 告诉 告訴 gào su to tell

106 我

wǒ I; me; my

107 有没有 有沒有 yǒuméiyǒu there is; have or not

108 住

zhù to live; to dwell

109 神仙

shénxiān

Daoist immortal; supernatural entity;

(in modern fiction) fairy, elf

110 多少

duōshǎo how many; how much

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111 日子

rì zi

day; a (calendar) date; days of one’s

life

112 一个人 一個人 yī gè rén

by oneself (without assistance); alone

(without company)

113 面对 面對 miàn duì to confront; to face

114 天空

tiānkōng sky

115 发呆 發呆 fā dāi

to wander off; to stare blankly; to be

lost in thought

116 就

jiù at once; right away; only

117 这么 這麼 zhè me so

118 好奇

hào qí curious; curiosity

119 幻想

huànxiǎng fantasize; delusion; fantasy

120 孤单 孤單 gū dān lone; lonely; loneliness

121 阳光 陽光 yángguāng sunshine; )

122 蜻蜓

qīng tíng dragonfly

123 飞 飛 fēi to fly

124 过来 過來 guò lái to come over

125 一片片

yī piànpiàn

pian–measure word for slice, a piece of

field land

126 绿油油 綠油油 lǜ yóuyóu lush green; verdant

127 稻田

dào tián paddy field; rice paddy

ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition

128 水彩

shuǐ cǎi watercolor

129 蜡笔 蠟筆 là bǐ crayon

130 万花筒 萬花筒 wànhuātǒng kaleidoscope

131 画 畫 huà

to draw; picture; painting;

Classifiers: 幅

132 不

bù (negative prefix); not; no

133 出

chū to go out; to come out

134 天边 天邊 tiān biān

horizon; ends of the earth; remotest

places

135 一

yī one; 1

136 条 條 tiáo

strip; item; classifier for long thin

things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)

137 彩虹

cǎi hóng rainbow; Classifiers: 道

138

什么时

候

什麼時候,

甚麼時候 shénmeshí hou

when?; at what time?; when?; at what

time?

139

才

能

cái

néng

only then

can

140 象

xiàng (to be) like

141 高年级 高年級 gāo niánjí high level

142 同学 同學 tóng xué classmate; Classifiers: 位

143

张

成

ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition

144 熟

shú ripe; mature

145 与 與 yǔ and; to give; together with

146 长大 長大 zhǎngdà to grow up

147 脸 臉 liǎn

face; Classifiers: 张

148 盼望

pànwàng to hope for; to look forward to

149 假期

jià qī vacation

150 明天

míngtiān tomorrow

151 哦

é to chant

ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition

ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition

101 下

xià down; downwards; below; go down

102 山

shān

mountain; hill; Classifiers: 座

103 一边 一邊 yī biān

one side; either side; on the one hand;

doing while

104 能够 能夠 nénggòu can

105 告诉 告訴 gào su to tell

106 我

wǒ I; me; my

107 有没有 有沒有 yǒuméiyǒu there is; have or not

108 住

zhù to live; to dwell

ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition

109 神仙

shénxiān

Daoist immortal; supernatural entity;

(in modern fiction) fairy, elf

110 多少

duōshǎo how many; how much

111 日子

rì zi

day; a (calendar) date; days of one’s

life

112 一个人 一個人 yī gè rén

by oneself (without assistance); alone

(without company)

113 面对 面對 miàn duì to confront; to face

114 天空

tiānkōng sky

115 发呆 發呆 fā dāi

to wander off; to stare blankly; to be

lost in thought

116 就

jiù at once; right away; only

117 这么 這麼 zhè me so

118 好奇

hào qí curious; curiosity

119 幻想

huànxiǎng fantasize; delusion; fantasy

120 孤单 孤單 gū dān lone; lonely; loneliness

121 阳光 陽光 yángguāng sunshine; )

122 蜻蜓

qīng tíng dragonfly

123 飞 飛 fēi to fly

124 过来 過來 guò lái to come over

125 一片片

yī piànpiàn

pian–measure word for slice, a piece of

field land

ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition

126 绿油油 綠油油 lǜ yóuyóu lush green; verdant

127 稻田

dào tián paddy field; rice paddy

128 水彩

shuǐ cǎi watercolor

129 蜡笔 蠟筆 là bǐ crayon

130 万花筒 萬花筒 wànhuātǒng kaleidoscope

131 画 畫 huà

to draw; picture; painting;

Classifiers: 幅

132 不

bù (negative prefix); not; no

133 出

chū to go out; to come out

134 天边 天邊 tiān biān

horizon; ends of the earth; remotest

places

135 一

yī one; 1

136 条 條 tiáo

strip; item; classifier for long thin

things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)

137 彩虹

cǎi hóng rainbow; Classifiers: 道

138

什么时

候

什麼時候,

甚麼時候 shénmeshí hou

when?; at what time?; when?; at what

time?

139

才

能

cái

néng

only then

can

140 象

xiàng like

141 高年级 高年級 gāo niánjí

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142 同学 同學 tóng xué

to study at the same school; fellow

student; classmate; Classifiers: 位

143 张 張 zhāng

surname Zhang; sheet of paper;

classifier for flat objects, sheet;

144

成熟

chéng shú

mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen;

Taiwan pr. [cheng2 shou2]

145 与 與 yǔ and

146 长大 長大 zhǎngdà

to grow up； grown-up

147 脸 臉 liǎn

face; Classifiers: 张

148 盼望

pànwàng to hope for; to look forward to

149 假期

jià qī vacation

150 明天

míngtiān tomorrow

151 哦

é to chant