bà ba (informal) father

shì be

xiāo fáng fire-fighting; fire control

xiāo fáng yuán fire-fighter; a fireman

fàng xué to dismiss students at the end of the school day

fàng xué hòu after school

sān gè three

hǎo péng you good friend; (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period)

péng you friend

zài at

yóu lè chǎng playground

tán tiān to chat

ā dí (name) A Di

shuō speak

shuì persuade

nǎ lǐ where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment

fā shēng to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out

huǒ zāi fire (that burns buildings etc)

tā he

jiù and then

kāi zhe turning on; driving

xiāo fáng chē fire engine; fire truck

dào reach

qù go

miè huǒ to extinguish a fire; firefighting

kǎ clip

yǎ elegant

jǐng chá police; police officer

huì can

kuài accounting

bǎo hù to protect; to defend; to safeguard; protection

wǒ men we; us; ourselves; our

bǎ take

bà handle

huài rén an evil-doer; a malefactor

quán dōu all; without exception

zhuā grab

qǐ lai to stand up; to get up; beginning; upward; bring together; preliminary judgement

xiǎo ān (name) Xiao An

nǐ you

zuò shén me what to do

shén me what?; who?; something; anything

shén me de and so on; and what not

ne (particle.) ne

ní woollen

hé and

hè join

huó mix

huò mix

hú win

wèn ask

jiàn zhù to construct; building

jiàn zhù shī architect

gōng rén worker

le (particle, completion)

liǎo understand

yī zuò one (building, etc.)

gāo dà tall; lofty

zǔ wū HDB flats; public apartment flats (in Singapore and Malaysia)

ràng let

dà jiā everyone; influential family; great expert

yǒu have

fáng zi house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room

zhù live