How to Learn Traditional Chinese Characters: Free PDF and Flashcards

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Character	Pinyin	Meaning
過	guò	V: to pass, P: a suffix indicating completion of an action, or completion of an action as an experience
過來	guòlái	come over/ up, come here
過去	guòqù	in the past, formerly/ go over, pass by
過年	guònián	to celebrate the Chinese New Year
遲到	chídào	to be late/ arrive late
還	hái	still, yet
還是	háishì	or
邊	biān	side
那	nà	that
那兒	nàr	there
那裡	nàlǐ	there
那邊	nàbiān	there, over there
那麼	nàme	well, in that case/ like that, in that way
都	dōu	all, both
酒	jiǔ	wine or liquor
鉛筆	qiānbǐ	pencil
錢	qián	money
錯	cuò	to be wrong/ mistake
錶	biǎo	watch
門	mén	door, gate
門口	ménkǒu	entrance, doorway
開	kāi	to drive, to open, to turn on
開始	kāishǐ	to start, to begin
開學	kāixué	start school, begin term
開心	kāixīn	feel happy, rejoice

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