yǒu lì powerful; forceful; vigorous

nán hái boy

shēng xià to give birth to

xià lai to come down; (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders)

jiù and then

méi yǒu haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be

shuāng shǒu pair of hands

dāng work as

dàng proper

tā he

fā xiàn to find; to discover

zì jǐ oneself; one's own

hé and

hè join

huó mix

huò mix

hú win

bié de else; other

xiǎo hái child

xiǎo hái zi child

hái zi child

yī yàng same; like; equal to; the same as; just like

shí time

xīn li chest; heart; mind

hěn very

nán guò to feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult

wèn ask

mā ma mama; mommy; mother

zěn me how?; what?; why?

zěn me bàn what's to be done

ne (particle.) ne

ní woollen

gǔ lì to encourage

shuō speak

shuì persuade

bù yào jǐn unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but

yào jǐn important; urgent

zhǐ yào if only; so long as

nǐ you

nǔ lì great effort; to strive; to try hard

xué xí to learn; to study

shì qing affair; matter; thing; business

hái shi or; still; nevertheless; had better

zhǎng chū to sprout (leaves, buds, a beard etc)

chū lái to come out; to appear; to arise

chu lai (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)

xiāng xìn to be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true

huà speech

zài at

zhǐ dǎo to guide; to give directions; to direct; to coach; guidance; tuition

bāng zhù assistance; aid; to help; to assist

jiǎo foot

xǐ liǎn to wash your face

chī fàn to eat a meal

xiě zì to write characters

dōu all

dū big city

jǐn liàng as much as possible; to the greatest extent

jìn liàng as much as possible; to the greatest extent

jǐ nián a few years; several years; how many years

guò qu (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by

kǔ nǎo vexed; distressed

de (particle, de)

dì earth

wŏ de my; mine

shì bù shì is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not

bù shì no; is not; not

bù shi fault; blame

liàn xí exercise; drill; practice

de (particle, de)

dé get

děi have to

bù gòu not enough; insufficient; inadequate

yǐ use

jiān dìng firm; steady; staunch; resolute

yǔ qì tone; manner of speaking; mood

měi ge rén everybody; everyone

ér and

zhè shuāng this pair

jiān chí to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on

bù yào don't!; must not

fàng qì to renounce; to abandon; to give up

tā it

néng ability

zhàn shèng to prevail over; to defeat; to surmount

yī qiè everything; every; all

kùn nan difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation

zhōng yú at last; in the end; finally; eventually

míng bai clear; obvious; unequivocal; to understand; to realize

suī rán although; even though; even if

shēn shang on the body; at hand; among

dàn but

cóng cǐ from now on; since then; henceforth

kào zhe lean on; depend on

yòu again

chéng wéi to become; to turn into

wèi le in order to; for the purpose of; so as to

yǒu yòng useful

duì reply

shè huì society

zuò chū to put out; to issue

gòng xiàn to contribute; to dedicate; to devote; contribution