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| Word | Pinyin | Type | Meaning | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 学习 | xuéxí | Other | to learn/to study | |
| 学会 | xuéhuì | Other | to learn/to master/institute/learned society/(scholarly) association | |
| 安慰 | ānwèi | Other | to comfort/to console | |
| 安排 | ānpái | Other | to arrange/to plan/to set up/arrangements/plans | |
| 安装 | ānzhuāng | Other | to install/to erect/to fix/to mount/installation | |
| 完 | wán | Other | to finish/to be over/whole/complete/entire | |
| 完成 | wánchéng | Other | to complete | |
| 定期 | dìngqí | Adverb | at set dates/at regular intervals/periodic/limited to a fixed period of time/fixed term | |
| 实行 | shíxíng | Other | to implement/to carry out/to put into practice | |
| 客满 | kèmǎn | Other | to have a full house/to be sold out/no vacancy | |
| 害 | hài | Other | to do harm to/to cause trouble to/harm/evil/calamity | |
| 寄 | jì | Other | to send/to mail/to entrust/to depend on/to attach oneself to/to live (in a house)/to lodge/foster (son etc) | |
| 富 | fù | Other | rich/abundant/wealthy | |
| 对 | duì | Preposition | right | |
| 对付 | duìfù | Other | to handle | |
| 对待 | duìdài | Other | to treat/treatment | |
| 对抗 | duìkàng | Other | to withstand/to resist/to stand off/antagonism/confrontation | |
| 寻找 | xúnzhǎo | Other | to seek | |
| 导演 | dǎoyǎn | Other | to direct/director (film etc) | |
| 封 | fēng | Other | to confer/to grant/to bestow a title/to seal/classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters | |
| 封建 | fēngjiàn | Other | system of enfeoffment/feudalism/feudal/feudalistic | |
| 尊敬 | zūnjìng | Other | to respect | |
| 少 | shǎo | Other | few/less/to lack/to be missing/to stop (doing sth)/seldom | |
| 尝 | cháng | Other | to taste | |
| 尝试 | chángshì | Other | to try |
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