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| Word | Pinyin | Type | Meaning | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 限 | xiàn | Other | to limit/to restrict/(bound form) limit/bound | |
| 除 | chú | Preposition | to get rid of/to remove/to exclude/to eliminate/to wipe out/to divide/except/not including | |
| 陪 | péi | Other | to accompany/to keep sb company/to assist/old variant of 賠|赔[pei2] | |
| 隔 | gé | Preposition | to separate/to partition/to stand or lie between/at a distance from/after or at an interval of | |
| 雕刻 | diāokè | Other | to carve/to engrave/carving | |
| 需 | xū | Other | to require/to need/to want/necessity/need | |
| 需要 | xūyào | Other | to need | |
| 露营 | lùyíng | Other | to camp out/camping | |
| 非 | fēi | Adverb | to not be | |
| 非法 | fēifǎ | Other | illegal | |
| 革命 | gémìng | Other | to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning)/revolution/revolutionary/to revolt (against sb or sth)/to revolutionize ( | |
| 顾 | gù | Other | to look after | |
| 预习 | yùxí | Other | to prepare a lesson | |
| 预备 | yùbèi | Other | to prepare/to make ready/preparation/preparatory | |
| 领 | lǐng | Other | neck/collar/to lead/to receive/classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc | |
| 领导 | lǐngdǎo | Other | ,個|个[ge4] | |
| 飞 | fēi | Other | to fly | |
| 骂 | mà | Other | ,頓|顿[dun4] | |
| 骑 | qí | Other | to sit astride/to ride (a horse, bike etc)/classifier for saddle horses | |
| 高度 | gāodù | Other | height/altitude/elevation/high degree/highly | |
| 高速 | gāosù | Other | ) | |
| 鼓励 | gǔlì | Other | to encourage | |
| 鼓掌 | gǔzhǎng | Other | to applaud/to clap | |
| 鼓舞 | gǔwǔ | Other | heartening (news)/to boost (morale) |
