general classifier
Also means: a/an · classifier used before month, hour, or week
126 words · Story levels: A0–B1
Including: 个 · 以 · 把 · 下 · 只
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general classifier
general classifier
Also means: a/an · classifier used before month, hour, or week
extraneous character
marks the affected object before the verb
Also means: classifier for handled objects · round · handful or bodyful of

next
Also means: fall · under · down
only
Also means: classifier for animals · classifier for containers

small
Also means: familiar prefix before a person’s name · young · minor

within
Also means: inland
山搜队说预计一小时内把她带回登山口。
The search team said they expect within an hour to bring her back to the trailhead.
山上失联的队友 · B1
long
Also means: grow up · look · chief

same
Also means: like/as if · (item)

little
Also means: little more · o’clock · some / a little

together
Also means: together as a couple · incident

year of age

too
Also means: so · very · great-

home
Also means: family · classifier for organizations
故宫给雨燕一个家,雨燕也帮助故宫。
The Forbidden City gives the swifts a home, and the swifts help the Forbidden City too.
替故宫屋顶捉虫的鸟 · A1classifier for a line-like feature
Also means: classifier for dishes or courses · say · classifier for a door or barrier
can (marks that the action is possible)
Also means: obtain
classifier for rooms or small buildings
Also means: at/around
雨从西南联大一间教室的屋顶漏下来。
Rain leaked through the roof of a classroom at Southwest Associated University.
西南联大教室里漏雨的那把伞 · A1
place
Also means: classifier for people · name · fame
classifier for books and notebooks
kind
Also means: plant

between
Also means: within

time
briefly
Also means: each time · immediately

old
Also means: long-established · regular · former
person (polite classifier)
Also means: digit
classifier for machines or equipment
Also means: numbered machine or station

reply
Also means: return · matter
only then can
classifier for a long, narrow thing or route
Also means: for messages or pieces of information · classifier used when the noun is omitted
this is exactly
Also means: right away · then
event or performance
Also means: bout of

wait

always
Also means: all/both will/can

door
Also means: classifier for a marriage proposal
classifier for flat objects
Also means: classifier for faces
classifier for a phone or device
piece
Also means: passage · stretch
classifier for a matter or event
Also means: piece (classifier)
classifier for mirrors
Also means: in front of someone · classifier for flags · noodles
这面镜子不大,但是很特别,边上有小小的龙。
This mirror was not big, but it was very special, on the edges there were small dragons.
圆明园那面没被烧毁的镜子 · A2
chat group
Also means: group
你妈快急疯了,天天在群里找你。
Your mom is almost driven crazy by worry, looking for you in the group every day.
二手手机号里的陌生人 · A2
what should we do?
business
Also means: one’s whole family
小林在扬州一家小饭店和爷爷一起做炒饭。
Xiaolin makes fried rice with his grandfather at a small restaurant in Yangzhou.
扬州炒饭里不能少的那颗青豆 · A1
page
pair of
Also means: double
她有一双红色的绣鞋,上面有漂亮的花。
She has a pair of red embroidered shoes, on which there are beautiful flowers.
戏台后台丢的那双绣鞋 · A1classifier for a piece or chunk
Also means: classifier for a watch · yuan · section
volume
Also means: roll up
大约一千年前,一个年轻和尚拿着一卷经书,走进敦煌莫高窟的藏经洞。
About a thousand years ago, a young monk carrying a scroll of scripture, walked into the Library Cave at the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang.
敦煌藏经洞封门前的最后一卷 · A2familiar prefix before a personal name

portion
Also means: measure word for documents · classifier for a memory · classifier for a job

sip
Also means: bite
不能喝完,也不能一口都不喝。
You cannot finish it, and you also cannot avoid drinking even a single sip.
孟婆汤只能喝一半的规矩 · A2
times
明天是双倍积分日,500分能换4杯奶茶
layer
陈亮接完早上的单,绕路去了建国路。打印店的卷帘门锁着,门口积了一层灰。
Chen Liang took the morning order and detoured to Jianguo Road. The print shop's roller shutter door was locked, with a layer of dust piled up at the entrance.
二手手机号里的陌生人 · A2
stretch
Also means: classifier for a widespread scene or state · classifier for flat pieces or leaves · patch of

class
Also means: scheduled trip
classifier for large stationary structures and landforms
classifier for one sound or cry
Also means: sound · word
classifier for songs or musical pieces
(for drums)
Also means: meeting
classifier for letters
Also means: seal off

piece
Also means: piece of · watch · plot of land
classifier for long, slender objects

cupful
Also means: cup
classifier for vehicles

set
Also means: unit
classifier for long, slender objects
Also means: family branch · dance (classifier) · classifier for bands or organized groups

move

disappear
Also means: be unable to see
classifier for a quarrel
Also means: classifier for aircraft
十年前我们吵了一架,谁也不肯先低头。
We had a fight ten years ago, neither of us was willing to bow our heads first.
已故邻居的包裹 · A2
measure word for sentences or lines

why
Also means: do what you should · what you do for work · what are you doing?
classifier for hats
Also means: pin to the top

batch of
第二天,老王假装生病,请求让小石代替他去城外送一批工具。
The next day, Old Wang pretended to be ill, and requested that Xiao Shi go outside the city to deliver a batch of tools in his place.
兵马俑工匠为何一夜消失 · B1game
Also means: plate of
他们坐在桌子前,桌上有一盘象棋。
They were sitting in front of a table, on the table was a game of Chinese chess.
西安事变前夜没下完的那盘棋 · A2
batch
Also means: letter · approve
meal

on the face

pen
Also means: classifier for a financial transaction or amount · stroke · entry
classifier for one line-like feature
Also means: (dish or task)
glance
这站,以后我天天多看两眼那扇门。
This station—I'll keep a closer eye on that door every day from now on.
地铁站的匿名短信 · B1why
Also means: what are you doing?
piece
最后一曲《百鸟朝凤》最重要,一直由高师傅来吹。
The final piece, “A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix,” is the most important, and has always been played by Master Gao.
唢呐班主把压轴曲让给了徒弟 · A2
nest
Also means: classifier for a brood of young animals
深夜,海滩上。12岁的林小宇发现了一窝海龟蛋。天亮前,营地的卡车就要开过那片沙地。他只能向海龟热线求救。
Late at night, on the beach. 12-year-old Lin Xiaoyu discovered a nest of sea turtle eggs. Before dawn, the camp's trucks would drive over that stretch of sand. He could only call the sea turtle hotline for help.
海龟蛋窝的深夜求救 · A1classifier for boats and ships
已经派出一艘救援艇,预计四十分钟到达上次报告的坐标附近。
A rescue boat has already been dispatched, estimated to arrive near the last reported coordinates in forty minutes.
渔船失联的三小时 · B1classifier for small objects
classifier for paintings or pictures
老王家的门上有两幅画,是门神神荼和郁垒。
Old Wang's on the door there are two paintings, are the Door Gods Shen Tu and Yu Lei.
两位门神子时换岗的规矩 · A1
glance
屏幕安静了很久。淑芬看了一眼爷爷,发现他的眼睛红了。
The screen stayed silent for a long time. Shufen glanced at Grandpa and saw his eyes were red.
老兵的第一条微信 · A2classifier for coins or small items
burst of

bottle (classifier for liquid)

on the wall

return something to someone
Also means: also (introducing the recipient)
time (from beginning to end)
pile of
Also means: pile up

pop
他做一个大动作,突然,“啪”一声,枪断了!
He does a big movement, suddenly, with a "crack" sound, the spear broke!
武术比赛前折断的那杆枪 · A1what time

potful
Also means: pot · blame

four times
come; 得 introduces a degree complement

bowl
Also means: measure word for a bowlful
classifier for doors
Also means: fan
三个人第一次同时出现在药房门口,谁也没先说话,直到林建国伸手推开了那扇旧木门。
The three of them appeared at the pharmacy entrance for the first time simultaneously. No one spoke until Lin Jianguo reached out and pushed open the old wooden door.
药房继承之争 · A2classifier for buildings

string (of numbers)

box
bucketful
人们说,新年第一桶水叫“头水”,能带来好运。
People say, New Year the first bucket of water is called 'Head Water', can bring good luck.
藏历新年抢头水的那口井 · A1so, you mean …

bagful (measure word)
他全身是雨水,手里还提着一大袋年糕。
His whole body was wet with rain, and he was also carrying a large bag of rice cakes.
最后一块宁波年糕该留给谁 · A2classifier for guns and scales

not get through
Also means: be unable to figure out
classifier for horses

round of drinking
Also means: make a circuit
很多游客只知道要喝三巡茶,却不知道三巡有三种不同的规矩。
Many tourists only know that they should drink three rounds of tea, but don't know that the three rounds have three different sets of rules.
潮州工夫茶三巡不同的规矩 · A2table (as a classifier for groups of diners)
小满,今晚有二十桌预定,都是老顾客特意来吃最后一次的。
Xiaoman, there are twenty table reservations tonight, all old customers coming specifically to eat one last time.
关门倒计时里的火锅配方 · A2
train run
今晚11点47分那趟车,屏蔽门跟车门合上差了0.5秒。
Tonight's 11:47 train, the platform door and the train door closure was off by 0.5 seconds.
地铁站的匿名短信 · B1classifier for a bunch or bundle
小雨准备开锁时,突然看到单车前面的筐里有一束花。
When Xiaoyu was preparing to unlock (the bike), suddenly saw inside the basket in front of the bike there was a bouquet of flowers.
共享单车筐里的那束花 · A2
classifier for jars of wine
可是林婉的妈妈——大家叫她王姨——从外地赶来,手里也提着一坛米酒。
But Lin Wan's mother—whom everyone called Auntie Wang— arrived from out of town, also carrying a jar of rice wine in her hand.
两代人争的那坛月子米酒 · B1flower classifier

pot
classifier for trees and plants

several copies

steamer basket (measure word)
九点半,厨房里只剩下一笼汤包了。
At nine-thirty, there was only one steamer of soup dumplings left in the kitchen.
抢最后一笼汤包的两家人 · A2phone call
手机忽然震动起来,是一通陌生号码打来的电话——是成功岭营区的公用电话。
The phone suddenly vibrated. It was a call from an unknown number – a public phone from the Success Camp barracks.
成功岭上的误会 · B1
classifier for potted plants
第一天,她走到阳台,看见一盆绿萝。
On the first day, she walked to the balcony, and saw a pot of pothos (devil's ivy).
阳台上那盆没人认领的绿萝 · A2classifier for lamps and lights

spoonful
面馆的汤里有一勺猪油,味道很香。
In the noodle shop's soup there is a spoonful of lard, the smell is very fragrant.
老字号面馆不外传的那勺猪油 · A1
on paper

tick-tock

stack
林晚在整理爷爷的遗物时,从书柜后面拖出一个上了锁的铁皮盒子。她找工具撬开锁,里面是一沓用红绳捆着的信,还有一个泛黄的小本子,上面记着几个老地址和一串被划掉又重写的电话号码。
While sorting through her grandfather's belongings, Lin Wan dragged out a locked tin box from behind a bookshelf. She found tools to pry open the lock. Inside was a stack of letters tied with red string, and a yellowed little notebook, on which were recorded a few old addresses and a phone number that had been crossed out and rewritten.
爷爷的战地情书 · B1
scoopful
小美看看四周,她在想:第一瓢水应该泼给谁呢?
Xiao Mei looks around , she is thinking : the first ladle of water should be splashed to whom? ?
傣族泼水节第一瓢该泼给谁 · A2