particle — sentence-end softener: suggestion, agreement, a guess; (bā) a bar

adj — convenient; (pián) cheap

verb — to separate, part; adj — other; adv — don't

noun — side, edge

noun — a watch; a gauge, meter

noun — dad

verb — to bow, to worship

num — half

noun — stick, club; adj — excellent, great

adj — white; plain, clear; in vain

verb — to make ready

noun — a quilt; (grammar) the passive marker

noun — a shell, cowrie; (radical) money, value

noun/verb — illness; to fall ill

noun — the nose

adv — not

noun/verb — cloth; to spread, announce, distribute

noun — a step; pace

num — eight

suffix — the tail syllable in 嘴巴、尾巴; verb — to cling, stick

noun — class, group, team; a work shift

verb — to help; noun — a group; the side of a shoe

verb/noun — to wrap; bag, bundle

noun — a cup, a glass; measure word for drinks

noun — north

noun — root; origin; measure for books

noun — ice; adj — icy cold

verb/prep — to grasp, to hold; (marks the object of an action)

num — hundred; all kinds

noun — board, plank; adj — stiff, wooden

noun — boss, shopkeeper, proprietor (老闆)

adj — full, eaten one's fill

verb/prep — to compare; than

noun — a pen, a brush

noun — a bed

verb — to wear; to pierce through

noun — a window

verb — to sing; to call out

noun — tea

adj/adv — constant; often; ordinary

adj — long; (zhǎng) to grow; elder, chief

verb — to become; to complete, succeed

noun — spoon; (in 鑰匙) key

noun — a vehicle; a cart

verb — to eat

verb — to go out, come out

noun/adj — the beginning, the first, the start

noun — spring (the season); youth, vitality

noun — open ground, a place; (cháng) measure for happenings

adj — wrong; noun — a mistake; 不錯 not bad

noun — vegetables; a dish (of food)

noun/adv — talent, ability; just now, only then

noun/measure — order, next; a time

prep — from; verb — to follow

noun — an inch; a tiny measure

noun — a meal; verb — to eat

verb — to join, take part (cān); noun — ginseng; Orion (shēn)

adj — clever, sharp-witted; quick of hearing

verb — to pick, pluck; (采邑) a fief

noun — grass, a plant; (verb) to draft

particle — links owner to owned: 我的; (dí) truly; (dì) the target

noun — a shop, a store

noun — electricity; lightning

verb — to drop, fall; to lose; to swing

noun/verb — dot, point; o'clock; to light, to order

adj — right, correct; verb — to face, answer; prep — toward

adj — many, much

adj — short (in length or time)

measure — for flowers, clouds; 耳朵's 朵

adj — big, great

verb — to carry along, to bring; noun — a belt, a strip

noun — bag, sack, pouch

conj — but; adv — only

noun — an egg

verb — to arrive, reach

noun — road, way; principle; verb — to say

verb — to answer, reply; to repay

verb — to get, obtain; (de) verb-complement link; (děi) must

noun — younger brother

prefix — ordinal marker (第一, 第二)

noun — earth, ground; place; (de) adverbial particle

verb — to settle, to fix

verb — to move

noun — belly, stomach; tripe (as food)

verb — to read; to study

verb — to serve as, face; at (a time); (dàng) fitting, to treat as

noun — a knife, a blade

noun — lamp, light

verb — to wait; noun — grade, rank; and so on

adj — low; verb — to lower

noun — winter

noun — east; the host, the owner

adv — all, every one; (dū) a capital city

verb — to hit; to do, to make (the all-purpose verb)

verb — to understand

noun — hair (of the head)

noun — cooked rice; a meal

verb — to release, let go; to put, place

noun — a room; a house

noun/measure — a portion, share; a copy (of)

verb — to hand over, pay; to entrust

noun — father

verb — to attach to, press close

verb — to send out, emit; to develop

noun/adj — square; direction; method

noun — used to write 咖啡, coffee

verb — to fly

verb — to divide; noun — minute, point; (fèn) a share

noun — wind

noun — powder; flour

adj/verb — strange, odd; to blame

adj — expensive; honored

verb — to pass, cross; to exceed; suffix — experience marker

noun — country, nation

noun — melon, gourd, squash

noun — light; adj — bare, used up

noun — a pot, pan, wok

noun — a public building: lodging, restaurant, hall (旅館, 飯館, 圖書館)

noun — fruit; result

verb — to tell, announce; to accuse

measure word — the general one; noun — an individual

pron — each, every

adj/adv — hard, firm, unyielding; just now

noun — cake, steamed pastry

adj — tall, high

noun — elder brother

noun — a song; verb — to sing

verb — to follow; prep — with, and

verb — to change, replace (gēng); adv — more, even more (gèng); noun — a night-watch (gēng)

verb — to give; to, for; (jǐ) to supply

adj — public, shared; fair

noun — work; worker; craft

verb — to feel; to be moved

noun — dog

verb — to change, transform; to melt

verb — to draw; noun — a picture

noun — speech, words; talk

adj/verb — bad, broken, spoiled; to ruin, damage

noun/adj — flower, bloom; splendid; China

adj — yellow; noun — gold (in compounds)

verb — to meet; can, know how; (kuài) accounting

verb — to return, turn back

adj/verb — alive, to live; adj — flexible, lively

noun — a flower; verb — to spend

adj/verb — glad; to delight

noun — fire

noun — a number; a name; (háo) to howl

noun — child

adv — still, yet; (huán) to return, give back

verb — to close; to fit; to join

noun — river

conj — and, with; adj — gentle, at peace

verb — to wait, watch for; noun — time, season

noun — behind; after

adj — red

noun — door (single-leaf); household

verb — to drink; (hè) to shout

adj — black; dark

adverb — very

noun/verb — marriage; to marry (結婚)

noun — sea

adj — good; well; (hào) to be fond of

noun — tiger

verb — to see; to catch sight of

verb — to call, cry out; to be called

verb — to stand between; 介紹's 介

verb — to borrow; to lend; to make use of

adv — then, right away; only; verb — to go to, take up

noun — mother's brother; (wife's or husband's) uncle

adj — old, former; the opposite of 新

verb — to add

noun — home, family; suffix — -ist

noun — between; measure — a room; (jiàn) gap, to set apart

noun — banana, plantain

verb — to teach (jiāo); noun — teaching, religion (jiào)

noun — street, avenue

noun — elder sister; miss

noun — elder sister

verb — to speak, explain, tell

noun — a foot; a leg

noun — dumpling (the wrapped, boiled kind)

adj — long in time

num — nine

noun — wine, liquor

verb — (jué) to feel, become aware; (jiào) a sleep

adv — already, having done; conj — since, given that

verb — to record; to remember

adj — near, close

verb — to advance; to enter

adj — clean, pure; (in compounds) net

adv — at once, right away; verb — to draw near

adj/verb — urgent; anxious, in a hurry

noun/adj — illness, disease; fast, swift; to hate

noun — a sentence

noun — chicken

noun — now; the present

noun — capital city

noun — eyeball, pupil

pronoun — oneself

pron/adv — how many; a few; (jī) nearly

adj — tight, taut; tense, urgent

noun/adj — brocade, figured silk; bright, splendid

verb — to warn, to be on guard — noun — an alarm; the police

measure word — a piece, a lump; (spoken) a dollar

adj — fast; glad

noun — chopsticks

verb — to look, see; (kān) to watch over

noun — guest, visitor; customer

noun — a lesson, a class; schoolwork

noun — trousers, pants

noun — used to write borrowed sounds: 咖啡 coffee, 咖哩 curry

verb — to open; to start

measure word — for trees and plants (一棵樹 a tree)

verb — may, can; approve

adj — thirsty; verb — to crave

adj — empty; noun — sky, air; (kòng) free time, a free spot

verb — to cry, weep, wail

verb — to wedge, jam; noun — card; checkpoint

verb — to test; to think over

noun — mouth; opening; measure word for people

adj — bitter; hard, painful; verb — to suffer

particle — sentence-final la (好啦), often 了+啊 fused

particle — completed action; (liǎo) to finish, to grasp

verb — to practice, drill; adj — skilled, seasoned

adj — bright

measure — for vehicles

adj — good, fine; (of a span of time) a good long while

num — six

noun — face; expression; reputation, face (one's standing)

num — two (of); noun — tael

verb — to fall, drop; to settle; (lào/là) to leave out, be left behind

adj — hot, spicy (pungent); fierce, vicious

verb — to come

adj — happy (lè); noun — music (yuè)

adj — tired; verb — (lěi) to pile up; (léi) to rope together

noun — strength, force, power

verb — to stand; to set up

verb — to order, to command; to cause — noun — an order

verb — to leave, part from, be apart (離開, 分離)

noun — woods, grove; a dense gathering of things

verb — to pour, drench, drip

noun — zero; odd bits, a remainder (零錢, 零碎)

noun — a storeyed building; a floor

noun — road, way

verb — to pull, to drag, to haul

adjective — cold

adj — old, aged; the prefix in 老師、老闆

noun — rite; courtesy; gift

noun — the inside, interior, lining

noun — inside; the lining

noun — journey; brigade

noun — a tattered garment (in 襤褸 — ragged, threadbare)

particle — sentence-final question marker

particle — softens a statement: "well, you know; obviously"

particle — question-word tail (什麼); (mó) tiny

suffix — plural for people

noun — face; surface; side

noun — flour; noodles

noun — a second (of time)

verb — to sell

adj — slow

verb — to push out; to brave; 感冒's 冒

noun — hat, cap

adj — busy

noun — hair, fur, feather; wool

noun — younger sister

adv — not have, not; (mò) to sink

noun — door, gate

noun — name; reputation, fame

adj — bright; clear

noun — the end, the tip

noun — tree; wood, timber — adj — wooden; numb, stiff

noun — eye; item, heading

noun — mom, mother

noun — cat

det — every, each

adj — beautiful, fine

noun — a horse

verb — to buy

noun — mother; source, origin

particle — sentence-final: and …?; still

verb — to read aloud; to study

verb — to think of, keep in mind; to read

noun — urine; verb — to urinate

noun — year

noun — an ox, a cow

noun — bird

pron — that; there

verb — to take, to hold

noun — south

noun — male, man

adj — hard, difficult (困難); noun (nàn) — disaster, trouble (災難)

aux — can, able; noun — ability, energy

pron — you, polite

pron — which, where (interrogative)

noun — milk; grandma

noun — the brain

pron — you

pron — you, said to a woman

verb — to exert, strive; to push hard

noun — woman, female

noun — a slice, flat piece; measure word for flat things

verb — to float (piāo); to rinse, bleach (piǎo); adj — pretty (piào, in 漂亮)

verb — to fear, to be afraid

adj — fat, plump

noun — a plate, tray, flat dish; verb — to coil, to take stock

noun — the side; beside

noun — friend, companion; a like-minded group

adj — flat, level; equal; calm

noun — bottle, vase, jar

noun — apple (in 蘋果)

verb/adj — to break; broken

verb — to run; to run away

verb — to owe; to lack; (noun) a yawn

noun — front; before, ago

noun — money

noun — a ball

num — thousand

noun — autumn; the harvest season

adj — whole, complete; all

noun — air, breath; temper

verb — to go; to leave; (after a verb) away

noun — skirt

num — seven

adj — clear, clean; pure; quiet

adj — light (in weight); easy, effortless

adj/noun — blue-green; young, unripe (青年, 青草)

verb — to rise, get up; to start

verb — to request; please

verb — to yield, give way; to let, allow

adjective — hot

verb — to recognize; to admit

noun — person, human

noun — benevolence, humaneness; (also) a kernel

noun — sun; day

noun — meat, flesh

verb — to enter, go in

verb — to be like; conj — if

verb — to sleep

noun/measure word — a pair, both; a count for paired things (一雙手, 一雙鞋)

verb — to speak, explain; (shuì) to persuade

noun — water

noun/verb — above, up; to go up

verb — to join on, carry forward; 介紹's 紹

pron — who

pron — what (什麼); (shí) a unit of ten; assorted

noun — generation; era; the world

noun — matter, affair; task

noun — scholar, gentleman; officer; a person of a calling (護士)

noun — a room

noun — market; city

verb — to be; adj — right, correct

verb — to look at, to watch

verb — to try; to test

num — ten; fully

noun — time; hour; season

noun — stone, rock

verb/noun — to eat; food

adj — thin; lean

noun — tree; verb — to plant, set upright

noun — number, figure (shù); verb — to count (shǔ); adj — several (shù)

noun — sand; adj — grainy, hoarse

noun — a mountain

noun — body; oneself

verb — to rise, ascend; to promote; noun — a measure (liter, peck)

verb — to grow, be born; noun — life; adj — raw

verb — to lose; to slip

noun — teacher, master; an army division

noun — a book; verb — to write

verb — to stretch out, to ease

adj — few, little; (shào) young

verb/noun — to begin; the start

noun — a hand

verb — to count, calculate; to reckon, plan

measure — years of age; noun — a year

adj — sour, acid; noun — acid; adj — aching, sad

noun — place; particle — that which

noun — color; look on the face, expression; lust, desire

num — four

verb — to see off, to send; to give as a gift; to deliver

num — three

verb — to jump, to leap

adj — sweet

noun — field, cultivated land

noun — sky; day

adv — too, overly; adj — utmost

noun/verb/measure-word — a cover, sheath; a set; to slip over; (m.w.) a set of

noun — platform, station; Taiwan (short form)

noun — platform, terrace; measure for machines

noun — sugar; sweets, candy

noun — topic, title; problem

verb/adj — to hurt; painful

adj — same; adv — together

noun — the head; the head end of a thing

noun/verb — picture, map, diagram; to plan, scheme

pronoun — he; other

pron — she, her

pronoun — it

noun — soup; hot water

noun — a hall, a large room

verb — to listen, to hear

noun — bucket, barrel, pail

noun — earth, soil; land; adj — local, rustic

noun — sock, stocking

noun/adj — outside; outer; foreign

num — ten thousand

verb — to forget

verb/adj — to finish; whole, intact

verb — to play; to have fun

noun — position, place, seat; measure word for people (polite)

noun — taste, flavor; smell

interjection — hello (on the phone); hey!; (verb) to feed

adverb — not yet; have not

verb — to ask

verb — to do, to be; (wèi) prep — for

noun — writing; language; culture

noun — thing; creature

noun — a bay

noun — house, room; roof

noun/adj — evening; late

noun — a bowl

verb/adj — to go toward; past, former

pronoun — I, me

num — five

noun — noon, midday

verb/noun — to dance; a dance

prep/verb — below, under; to go down; next

noun — summer; the Xia, the Chinese (華夏)

verb — to appear; adj — present, current

verb — to be like, resemble; noun — an image, a statue

verb/prep — to face, toward; noun — direction

verb — to laugh, smile; to ridicule

noun — school; field officer; (jiào) to check, collate

adj — salty

verb — to thank; to decline, to wilt

noun — a shoe

adv — first, before

adj/noun — fragrant; a good smell; incense (香味, 香水)

measure — some, a few

verb — to write

noun — elder brother

verb — to rest

verb — to think; to want; to miss

adj — small

noun — blood

verb — to learn; noun — school, study

noun — snow (雪花); verb — to wipe clean, avenge (雪恥)

verb/noun — to believe, trust; a letter; sincere

noun — surname, family name

verb — to practice; to be used to

verb — to go, walk; OK; (háng) a row; a trade

noun — west; Western

noun — heart; mind; center

adj — new, fresh

adj — pungent, hot (spicy); hard, toilsome

noun — a star

verb — to rise, flourish (xīng); noun — interest, mood (xìng)

verb/noun — to like, to delight in; joy

verb — to wash, rinse

particle — ah, oh (surprise, emphasis); ya

noun — courtyard; institution

verb — to wish, be willing (願意, 願望)

noun — head; first; dollar

noun — a garden, a park

noun — the moon; a month

adj — far, distant, remote

noun — appearance; kind, manner

noun — medicine

verb/adj — to want; must; important; (yāo) to demand

noun — night, nighttime (夜晚)

noun — grandfather; respectful term for an elder man

noun — meaning; intention; what is meant

adj — fitting; (便宜) cheap

verb — to welcome, to go out to meet, to greet

verb — to use

adv — again, once more; also

noun/adj — right; the right side

verb — to swim; to roam, travel

noun/verb — post, mail; to mail, to post

noun — a fish

adv — also, too

number — one; whole

noun — clothes; the upper garment

noun/verb — doctor, medicine; to heal

conj — because; noun — cause

noun — eye

prep — with, by means of; in order to

adv — already; to cease

noun — a chair

noun — ant

verb — to drink

verb — to swim

noun — friend; adj — friendly

verb — to have; there is

noun/verb — language, words; to speak

noun — rain

particle — ongoing state (走著); (zhuó) to attach, wear; (zháo) to catch; (zhù) marked, famous

noun — a table

verb — to stand; noun — a station, a stop

pronoun — this

adj — straight, correct, upright; adv — exactly, right now

adj — straight; upright; adv — directly

adj — heavy; important; (chóng) again, layered

verb — to live somewhere; to stop, hold fast

verb — to help, assist; noun — aid

measure — for flat things; verb — to open, stretch; a surname

adj/adv — real, true; really

noun — a branch; measure for stemmed things

noun — juice, sap, fluid pressed from something

verb — to know

noun — middle, center; (zhòng) to hit the mark

noun — a bell; the clock; 分鐘's 鐘

adj — all around; thorough; a surname

noun — a week; a full circuit

noun — a pig

verb — to look for; to give change

adv — only, just

noun/verb — finger; to point, to indicate

verb — to stop, halt; (noun) a foot, a base

noun — paper

noun — seed; kind; (zhòng) to plant

adv — most, -est

verb — to do, make; to write

verb — to do, to make

verb — to sit

noun — yesterday

noun — the mouth

noun/adj — left; the left side

adv — again, once more

verb — to exist, to be at; adv — in the middle of

noun — a character; a written word

pronoun/prefix — self; from

noun — foot; adj — enough, sufficient

adv — how

adj/noun — early; morning

noun — child, son; seed; noun suffix (read light)

adj — careful, meticulous (zǐ) — noun — a young animal, a kid (zǎi)

verb — to walk; to leave

verb — to love; noun — love

adj — hungry

num — two

noun — child; son

interjection — oh (understanding); oh? (mild doubt)

interjection/particle — ah!, oh!; sentence-final softener

prefix — friendly tag before names and kin terms (阿姨, 阿明); noun — a big mound, a bend

adj — peaceful, settled; verb — to place

noun — the ear

interjection — oh (realization); a soft sentence-end "you know"

adj — short (of a person), low