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Top 2500

Top 2500: 2486 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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    Look at the hint in English.
  2. 2
    Try to recall the word in Chinese.
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    Click “Show answer”.
  4. 4
    Then reinforce the words with flashcards.
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associate
同事
tóng shì
nounB2
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girl
女孩
nǚ hái
nounA1
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guy
家伙
jiā huo
nounA1
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contact
联系人
lián xì rén
nounB1
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neighbor
邻居
lín jū
nounA1
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friend
朋友
péng yǒu
nounA1
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rarely
很少
hěn shǎo
adverbA1
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sometimes
有时
yǒu shí
adverbA1
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often
经常
jīng cháng
adverbA1
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social
社交的
shè jiāo de
adjectiveA2
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fun
有趣的
yǒu qù de
adjectiveA1
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draw
huà
verbA1
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paint
画画
huà huà
verbA2
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build
建造
jiàn zào
verbA1
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collect
收藏
shōu cáng
verbB1
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exercise
锻炼
duàn liàn
verbA2
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train
训练
xùn liàn
verbA2
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listen
tīng
verbA1
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write
xiě
verbA1
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read
verbA1
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sing
chàng
verbA1
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play
wán
verbA1
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make
zuò
verbA1
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create
创造
chuàng zào
verbA1
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