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| Word | Pinyin | Type | Meaning | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 举办 | jǔbàn | Other | to conduct/to hold | |
| 举手 | jǔshǒu | Other | to raise a hand/to put up one's hand (as signal) | |
| 举行 | jǔxíng | Other | to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) | |
| 久 | jiǔ | Other | (long) time/(long) duration of time | |
| 乘 | chéng | Other | to ride/to mount/to make use of/to avail oneself of/to take advantage of/to multiply (math.)/Buddhist sect or creed | |
| 买 | mǎi | Other | to buy/to purchase | |
| 买 mǎi | to buy | Other | 妈妈买了水果。Māma mǎi le shuǐguǒ. | |
| 了解 | liǎojiě | Other | to understand/to realize/to find out | |
| 交 | jiāo | Other | to hand over/to deliver/to pay (money)/to turn over/to make friends/to intersect (lines)/variant of 跤[jiao1] | |
| 交友 | jiāoyǒu | Other | to make friends | |
| 交流 | jiāoliú | Other | to exchange/exchange/communication/interaction/to have social contact (with sb) | |
| 产 | chǎn | Other | to give birth/to reproduce/to produce/product/resource/estate/property | |
| 产生 | chǎnshēng | Other | to arise | |
| 亲 | qīn | Other | parent/one's own (flesh and blood)/relative/related/marriage/bride/close/intimate/in person/first-hand/in favor of/pro-/to kiss/(Internet slang) dear | |
| 介绍 | jièshào | Other | to introduce (sb to sb)/to give a presentation/to present (sb for a job etc)/introduction | |
| 从事 | cóngshì | Other | to go for/to engage in/to undertake/to deal with/to handle/to do | |
| 付 | fù | Other | to pay/to hand over to/classifier for pairs or sets of things | |
| 付出 | fùchū | Other | to pay | |
| 代 | dài | Other | to substitute/to act on behalf of others/to replace/generation/dynasty/age/period/(historical) era/(geological) eon | |
| 代替 | dàitì | Other | to replace | |
| 代理 | dàilǐ | Other | to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position/to act as an agent or proxy/surrogate/(computing) proxy | |
| 代表 | dàibiǎo | Other | ,個|个[ge4],名[ming2]/to represent/to stand for/on behalf of/in the name of | |
| 令 | lìng | Other | to order/to command/an order/warrant/writ/to cause/to make sth happen/virtuous/honorific title/season/government position (old)/type of short song or poem | |
| 以为 | yǐwéi | Other | to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) | |
| 休息 | xiūxí | Other | rest/to rest |
