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Top 2500

Top 2500: 2615 words from the Vastnylanguages 10,000+ word base. Translation, transcription, pronunciation, examples, and flashcards.

Practice top 2500 in Chinese with English hints. First see the meaning in English, then recall the Chinese word, with Latin-letter spelling, images, audio, and flashcards.

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mostly
大多
dà duō
adverbA2
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tomorrow
明天
míng tiān
adverbA1
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today
今天
jīn tiān
adverbA1
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currently
目前
mù qián
adverbB1
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cool down
变凉
biàn liáng
phrasal verbB1
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settle
平静下来
píng jìng xià lái
verbB1
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freeze
结冰
jié bīng
verbB1
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blow
chuī
verbA2
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pleasant
宜人的
yí rén de
adjectiveA2
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clear
晴朗的
qíng lǎng de
adjectiveA1
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flood
洪水
hóng shuǐ
nounB1
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storm
暴风雨
bào fēng yǔ
nounA2
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wind
fēng
nounA1
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ice
bīng
nounA1
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snow
xuě
nounA1
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cloud
yún
nounA1
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cold
寒冷
hán lěng
nounA1
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heat
炎热
yán rè
nounA2
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temperature
温度
wēn dù
nounA1
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forecast
预报
yù bào
nounA2
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end
结束
jié shù
verbA1
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begin
开始
kāi shǐ
verbA1
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come
lái
verbA1
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typical
典型的
diǎn xíng de
adjectiveA2
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