proper noun — Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China

proper noun — Germany, the country in central Europe

proper noun — South Korea, the country on the southern Korean peninsula

proper noun — Japan

proper noun — Shanghai, China's largest city, on the east coast

verb — to become; to turn (a certain way)

determiner / pronoun — other, another, something else (別的事 other matters)

verb — to express; to indicate; to show; to mean

noun — office; a place of work

noun — midnight, the middle of the night

noun — newspaper

noun — the color white

noun — daytime, the day (as opposed to night)

verb — to be forced to; to be compelled

noun — patient; a sick person

adverb — must; have to; necessarily

noun — father's elder brother; uncle (polite address for an older man)

noun — father's elder brother (formal); uncle (polite for an older man)

noun — wife of father's elder brother; aunt (polite address for an older woman)

verb/adj — to stay the same; unchanging

phrase — extremely, terribly (熱得不得了 unbearably hot); an awful situation, a big deal

noun — part; portion; section

adjective — different; not the same

adv phrase — not far; close by, nearby

noun — minister, head of a department

verb — to move house, to relocate one's home

verb — to include; to contain; to encompass

noun — a bus

noun — a backpack, knapsack; verb — to carry on the back

noun — the northern part, the north

attributive — this time; the present occasion

noun — a notebook; a booklet

noun — an ice cube, a piece of ice

noun — an ice cube, a piece of ice (colloquial, with -r ending)

noun — a department store

noun — an analogy, an example used to explain; verb — to illustrate by comparison

phrase — for example; for instance

noun — a biscuit, cracker, cookie

verb/noun — to compete; competition; match; contest

noun — a boat, little boat (the 兒-suffixed, colloquial/poetic form of 船)

noun — a fax; verb — to send a fax

adv/adj — almost, about the same, more or less

noun — a teahouse

noun — a teahouse (the 兒-suffixed, colloquial form of 茶館)

verb/adjective — to succeed; successful

noun — result, achievement; grade, score

noun — city; town

verb — to become, to turn into

verb — to be late, to arrive late

noun — Lunar New Year's Eve, the last night of the old year

verb — to go out, to leave the house; to set off on a trip

noun — spring break, the spring school holiday

noun — the spring season; springtime

noun — spring and autumn; the years; a person's age

verb — to appear; to emerge; to occur

noun — product; goods

verb — to participate in; to join; to attend

noun — a dining table

noun — a playground, sports ground, drill field (at a school)

adj — clever; bright; intelligent

noun — telephone; phone call

noun — electric power; electricity

noun — a shop assistant, store clerk

adverb — many times, repeatedly

noun — the greater part; most of

noun — a main street, the high street

noun — front gate; main entrance

noun — an adult, a grown-up; (historical) sir, your honour

noun — an answer, a solution

verb — to get, to obtain, to receive

verb — to book a table or seat; to make a reservation

noun — the subway, the underground railway

noun — a map

noun — an address

noun phrase — the second time

noun — animal

noun — tofu, bean curd

noun — soy milk; soybean milk

adverb — of course; naturally; certainly

time word — at that time; at the time; then

verb — to worry

conjunction/verb — to wait until; by the time (that)

noun — the eastern part, the east

noun — the northeast

noun — southeast

verb — to work a casual or part-time job, to do hired labour

verb — to open, to turn on, to unfold

verb — to plan, to intend; noun — a plan

verb — to give a discount, to sell at a reduced price

noun — underneath, below, the area beneath

noun — a hotel; a restaurant

verb — to have a holiday, to be off (school or work)

noun — a landlord, the owner of a rented home

noun — soap (a bar of soap)

noun/adverb — nearby; in the vicinity; neighboring area

noun — father (polite/written form)

adj — convenient; verb — to suit

noun — aspect; side; regard; dimension

verb — to run a fever, to have a temperature

verb — to happen; to occur; to take place

verb — to discover; to find; to realize

verb — to develop, to grow; noun — development, growth

noun — airplane; aircraft

noun — scenery; landscape; a view

proper noun — France

verb — to register (at a hospital); to send mail by registered post

verb — to stroll the streets; to go window-shopping

noun — the past; adverb — previously; formerly; verb — to pass over; to go across

noun — elementary school (Taiwan), clipped from 國民小學

noun — public square; plaza; open public space

phrase — doing what?; what for?, why (often impatient)

verb — to tell; to inform

noun — the various departments; each ministry

noun — the various countries; each nation

determiner — each one, every single one

adverb-phrase — better; even better

pronoun — everyone (polite address to a group), ladies and gentlemen

noun — a story; a tale

adverb — just now; a moment ago

adverb — exactly, just right; as it happens, by coincidence

adj — clean; tidy; spotless

adjective — high-grade, high-end; advanced (level, rank)

noun — the college entrance examination

adjective — happy, glad, pleased

noun — senior high school

verb — to change one's name; to rename

noun — worker; laborer

noun — company, firm, corporation

verb/noun — to feel; feeling; sense; impression

noun — a drawback, a downside, a harmful aspect

noun/adjective — environmental protection; eco-friendly

noun/adj — the colour yellow; figuratively, pornographic, smutty (黃色書刊)

verb — to return to, to get back to

verb — to return to one's home country

verb — to go home; to return home

verb — to go back, return (away from speaker)

verb — to write back, to reply; noun — a reply letter

conj — or, or else (linking alternatives)

conjunction — or, either … or; perhaps

noun — activity; event; verb — to move around; to be active

verb — to welcome; to greet warmly

noun — ham

adjective — shy, bashful; verb — to feel shy

noun — a Chinese character

phrase — not bad, okay, so-so; luckily, fortunately

noun — child; children

noun — winter vacation, the winter school holiday

time word — later; afterwards; subsequently

noun — the color red

noun — the colour black

adverb — suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly

noun — on the sea; at sea; maritime

noun — seafood

noun — seaweed; marine algae

noun — benefit, advantage; the good that comes of something

adv — seemingly; as if; it looks like

verb — to see; to meet; to have managed to see (resultative)

noun/adj — health; healthy

verb — to establish; to found; to build up

verb — to meet, to see someone face to face

adverb — comparatively; rather; somewhat (before an adjective: 較為重要)

verb — to educate; noun — education

noun — a holiday, a day off

verb — to introduce; to present; to recommend

noun/conjunction — result; outcome; as a result

noun — the metro, mass rapid transit (MRT)

noun — an ambulance

verb — to save a life; interjection — Help!

verb — to work overtime

verb — to speed up, to accelerate

verb — to hand to; to give over to

verb — to teach (as a profession), to teach school

noun — family; household

verb — to refuel, to add fuel; interjection — come on! keep it up! (cheer)

verb — to take (something handed over); to receive into one's hands

noun phrase — on the street; out in the streets

adjective — simple; uncomplicated; straightforward

verb — to feel; to think; to sense; to find (that something is the case)

verb — to decide; noun — a decision

verb — to remember, to keep in mind

noun — plan; program; project; verb — to plan; to schedule

verb — to improve, to make progress; noun — progress

verb — to come in; to enter (toward the speaker)

adverb phrase — in recent years

noun/adverb — recently; in the past few days

noun — a guitar

adjective/adverb — basic; fundamental; essentially; for the most part

noun — a motorcycle, scooter (Taiwan usage)

noun — airport; airfield

adverb/adjective — often; frequently; regularly; habitual

noun phrase — a few times; how many times

noun phrase — a few sentences; a few words

adj — nervous, tense; strained (situation)

verb — to see; to catch sight of; to notice

verb phrase — to look, to seem, to appear (judging by sight)

verb/adjective — fully booked, sold out, no seats left

noun — a guest, a visitor; a customer

noun — boiled water (cooled or hot)

verb — to joke, make fun, tease

adjective — happy, glad, in good spirits

noun — cola, the fizzy soft drink

adjective/adverb — possible; may, might; noun — possibility

verb — to sit the graduate-school entrance exam (考研究所)

noun — a pocket; a small bag

adjective — pleasantly cool, refreshing

verb — to sweat, to perspire

phrase — two (of animals or one of a pair)

verb — to understand, to be clear about; noun — understanding

verb — to come; to arrive; to reach

noun / adjective — the color blue

noun — rubbish, garbage, trash

adjective — other, another; adverb — besides, in addition

verb — to leave; to depart; to separate from

noun — small change, loose coins

noun — pocket money, an allowance

noun — a neighbor

noun — boss; shopkeeper; proprietor

noun — the female boss; the proprietress, or the boss's wife

noun — the female boss; the proprietress, or the boss's wife

noun — an old person; the elderly

noun — manners, politeness, courtesy

verb/noun — to travel; tourism; a trip

noun — the colour green; adjective — green, eco-friendly

verb — to jog; noun — jogging

noun — trouble; bother; adj — troublesome; verb — to trouble (someone)

noun — a mango

noun — a steamed bun (plain, no filling)

noun — a towel

noun — a sweater, woollen jumper

noun — an admission ticket, entrance fee

adjective/verb — clear; to understand; obvious; to make plain

noun — a motorcycle, motorbike

adverb — every time; each time

proper noun — the United States of America

determiner — each; every; each one (with general classifier)

noun — fine art; the visual arts (painting, sculpture, drawing)

noun — mother tongue; native language

verb — to study; to read aloud; to attend school

verb — to study, to read aloud, to attend school

adj — young

noun — a young person, young people

noun — a (beef) steak

adjective — warm, pleasantly mild (weather, a room)

noun — an alarm clock

determiner / pronoun — those

pronoun/adverb — that way; like that; in that manner; so

noun — the southern part, the south (of a region)

noun — north and south; the two opposite directions

noun — the southern road; a road running south

noun — underwear, undergarment

noun — milk tea

noun — grandmother (father's mother); a way to address an old woman

pronoun — which ones; which (of several)

verb/noun — to strive; to work hard; effort; diligence

noun — woman; adult female

noun — a party (social gathering)

verb — to line up, to queue

noun — friend

noun — leather shoes

noun — a grape; grapes

verb — to take a photo

adjective — ordinary; common; average; unremarkable

noun — a visa (travel document)

noun — overall length; total length (of a route, structure, film)

adv — all of them; every one, without exception

noun/adv — the whole year, all year round

noun — the whole world; the entire planet

noun — car; automobile

noun — a soft drink, soda, fizzy drink

adj — strange; odd; surprising

noun — a clear, sunny day

pronoun/adverb — among them, within it, of which

noun — youth; young people; young adult (roughly 15–35)

adverb — gently; lightly; softly

verb — to treat someone (to a meal); to play host and foot the bill

noun — a hot dog

verb — to know; to be acquainted with; to recognize; noun — understanding; knowledge

verb — to think; to believe; to hold the view that

noun — the people (as a collective), citizenry

noun — a diary, a journal

adjective — easy; simple; not difficult

noun — an entrance, a way in; verb — to import (goods entering a country)

conjunction — if, in the case that

pronoun/adverb — how; in what way; what about

verb — to swipe a card (to pay by card, or to tap a card to enter)

noun — both hands, the two hands

verb — to speak; to talk; to say something

noun — an upper garment, top (shirt, jacket)

noun — market; marketplace; the market (economic)

noun — the world

noun — matter; affair; thing (abstract); business

noun phrase — in the world; on earth

noun — a roommate, a flatmate

noun — time difference between places; jet lag

noun — a clock

noun — father's younger brother; uncle (a man of a similar generation)

noun — a salad

adjective — heartbroken, sad, grieved

verb — to get angry; adj — angry

noun — business, trade

noun — sound; voice; noise

noun — height (of a person), stature

noun — a schoolbag, satchel

noun — a study; a room for reading and writing

noun — calligraphy; the art of writing characters

noun — a bookshelf, bookcase

noun — a desk, writing table

verb — to use; to employ; to make use of

noun — gloves

noun — summer vacation; the summer holidays

conjunction — although; even though; despite

phrase — what (someone) says; that which is said

noun — the head of an institute or office (director of a 所)

noun — the place where something is located; the site; the seat

verb — to take a walk, to stroll

verb — to deliver to; to see (someone) as far as

noun — a granddaughter, a son's daughter

noun — a grandson; (broadly) a grandchild

noun — dessert, a sweet (snack)

noun — slippers, sandals (backless shoes)

noun — a typhoon

adjective — special; particular; unusual; adverb — especially; particularly

noun — a title, topic; a test question or exercise problem

noun — a parking lot, car park

conjunction/adverb — at the same time; simultaneously

noun — hair (on the head)

verb/adjective — to have a headache; figuratively, to be a vexing bother

verb — to hear; to catch (a sound)

verb — to hear (it said); it is said that

noun — physical education; sports; P.E.

noun — foreign country; overseas

noun — maternal grandfather, mother's father

noun — maternal grandmother, mother's mother

adverb — completely, entirely; adjective — complete, whole

noun — taste; flavor; smell

preposition — in order to; for the sake of; for

noun — a smell, a taste, a flavour (colloquial)

noun — toilet paper; tissue paper

noun — a seat, a place (to sit)

noun — question; problem, issue

noun — grammar

noun — a bedroom

noun — a bedroom

adjective — bored; boring, dull, pointless

noun — a hot spring

noun — oolong tea

noun/locative — inside the house, indoors

noun — website

verb phrase — to move forward; toward the front

noun — the name of a school

noun — summer, the summer season

noun — the countryside, rural area

noun — Mr.; sir; teacher; gentleman

noun — news, information, word (of something)

noun — an idea, a thought, an opinion

noun — a tip, a gratuity

noun — hour (unit of time, 60 minutes)

noun — primary school; elementary school

verb/adjective — to be careful; cautious

noun — a school term, a semester

verb — to study; to learn; to practice

noun — a mailbox, letterbox; an email inbox (電子信箱)

noun — a habit; verb — to be used to

noun — luggage, baggage

noun — the west, the west side

noun — the western part, the west

noun — northwest

noun — a star (in the sky)

adjective — fresh (food, air); new and novel

noun — southwest

verb/noun — to hope; to wish for; hope

verb — to like; to be fond of

noun — a washing machine

verb — to be willing to, to want to

noun — the moon

noun — a musical instrument

noun — a railway/subway platform

noun — a date, an appointment to meet; verb — to arrange to meet

adv — by far; far off in the distance

noun — appearance; the look of; the way something seems

noun — a pharmacy, a drugstore

noun — a key (for a lock)

conjunction — if; in case

noun — toothpaste

noun — color

noun — a toothbrush

noun — a night market

noun — night, nighttime

noun — grandfather (father's father); a respectful word for an old man

adjective — hardworking, diligent (at study); verb — to study hard

verb — to be also called, also known as (aka)

noun — mail, a posted item; email (電子郵件)

noun — a postage stamp

noun — a swimming pool

noun — exercise; sport; movement; (political) campaign; verb — to exercise

noun — a bathroom (the room for bathing)

noun — fish belly; also the pale, dim color of the dawn sky (魚肚白)

noun — a picnic; verb — to picnic, eat outdoors

measure — one time through (reading, watching, doing from start to end)

noun — one half

noun — a portion, a part of something

adjective — ordinary; general; common; adverb — generally; usually

measure — one round of (rain, illness, a game, an event)

measure — one layer; one floor (of a building)

measure — one (long thin thing: a stick, hair, rope, needle)

noun — a little while; a moment

noun — a little while; a moment

measure phrase — one piece, one lump; adverb — together (一塊去 to go together)

adverb — together, in one group (一塊兒走 to leave together); colloquial

conjunction — therefore; thus; consequently

proper noun — the United Kingdom; Britain

modal verb — should; ought to; must

noun — the English language

noun — music

determiner / pronoun — all, every, the whole lot (一切順利 all goes well)

noun phrase — one day; a single day

adverb — all at once; in an instant; suddenly

noun — eye

conjunction — and; as well as; together with

adverb — already

postposition — above; more than; the foregoing (in text)

verb — to think, assume (often mistakenly)

adjective — rich, wealthy; having money

adjective — interesting; amusing; fun

adverb — sometimes; at times; occasionally

adv — sometimes, at times

phrase — interesting; enjoyable; fun

noun — a raincoat

noun phrase — on the table; on the desk

verb — to turn toward; to change direction

verb — to look after; noun — care

noun — a photograph; a photo

noun — government

adjective — formal, official; adverb — formally

pronoun — this person (polite); this (with respectful measure 位)

determiner / pronoun — these

pronoun / adverb — this way, like this, so

adjective/adverb — direct, directly; straight (without anything in between)

adjective — important, significant

verb — to pay attention; to notice; to watch out

noun — a residential address

noun — a pillow

time word — after; afterwards; following

postposition — between; among; in the space of

noun — the central part; the central region

noun/place word — middle; the space between; among; in the center

noun — center; core; hub

verb — to grow up, grow bigger

verb — to find; to have found (search succeeded)

conjunction — so long as, provided that; verb phrase — to only need

adjective — main, primary, chief

adjective — best; adverb — had better, it would be best to

noun/adverb — recently, lately; the most recent

noun — a way of doing something, method, approach

noun — a seat, a place to sit

noun — a written composition, essay; verb — to write an essay

noun/adverb — left and right; approximately; around (a number); to influence

adverb — once more; a second time; again

noun — nature; the natural world; adjective — natural; adverb — naturally; of course

noun — soccer (the sport); a football (the ball)

pronoun — how; in what way; what is it like; what happened

noun — early morning, dawn

noun — breakfast, morning refreshments; adverb — a bit earlier

noun — headquarters, head office

adverb — always, without exception

noun/adj — the whole, overall, taken as a whole

noun — total amount; sum total

verb — to head toward; noun — the direction (a trend) runs

conjunction — and moreover; furthermore; what's more

noun — son

adjective/noun — safe; safety; security

noun — aunt (mother's sister); a polite term for a woman of mother's age