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Reduplication in Traditional Chinese: Free PDF and Flashcards

Reduplication in Traditional Chinese gives you a practical set of Traditional Chinese words and expressions in one place, so you can study useful vocabulary without digging through scattered sources.

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WordPinyinMeaning
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不búnot, no
不錯búcuòto be not bad, pretty good
八bāeight
冰箱bīngxiāngrefrigerator
別biédon't
別人biérénother people
包bāopackage of, parcel of/ to wrap, to contain
包子bāozisteamed pork bun
北běinorth
半bànhalf
吧baquestion particle, implying probability / sentence suffix, indicating a request
啊aah, an exclamation
報紙bàozhǐnewspaper, newsprint
安全ānquánsafety / to be safe, secure
安靜ānjìngto be quiet, calm, peaceful
幫bāngto help, to assist
幫忙bāngmángto help someone do something
必須bìxūmust
愛àito love / be apt to
把bǎindicating pre-verbal object as thing dealt with by the action
抱bàoto hug, to embrace, to hold or carry in one's arms
搬bānto move
本běnIndividual measure word for books or magazines, etc.

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