How to Learn Traditional Chinese Characters: Free PDF and Flashcards

If you’re learning Traditional Chinese, this page works like a study sheet: clear entries, quick context, and a format that’s easy to review in short sessions.

Grab your tea, flex those fingers, and let’s make Chinese characters feel a little less mysterious—because this article comes with a free printable how to learn traditional Chinese characters vocabulary list PDF and free downloadable printable how to learn traditional Chinese characters flashcards. Scroll to the bottom to find everything you need for a friendly study boost.

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Character	Pinyin	Meaning
護士	hùshì	(hospital )nurse
讀	dú	to read; to go to/ attend school or college
讀書	dúshū	to study, to read
貓	māo	cat
貴	guì	to be expensive
買	mǎi	tp buy
賣	mài	to sell
起	qǐ	to stand up, get up, to lift, to rise
起來	qǐlái	to stand up, to rise
起床	qǐchuáng	to get up
超級市場	chāojíshìchǎng	supermarket
跑	pǎo	to run
跟	gēn	with/ and
路	lù	road
路上	lùshàng	on the road
輕	qīng	to be light
輛	liàng	Measure word for any conveyance, etc.
辦公室	bàngōngshì	office
辦法	bànfǎ	method, way of doing something
近	jìn	to be near
進	jìn	move forward, enter
進來	jìnlái	come in
進去	jìnqù	go in
進步	jìnbù	progress; to improve
遍	biàn	Measure word for the course of an action from the beginning to the end.

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