Word	Pinyin	Meaning
啊	a	modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
爱情	àiqíng	romantic love; the feeling between two people who love each other
爱人	àiren	husband or wife; the person you are married to
安静	ānjìng	quiet; with little or no noise
安全	ānquán	safe; not in danger
白色	báisè	the color of snow or milk; white
班长	bānzhǎng	the student who leads a class and helps the teacher
办	bàn	to do, handle, or take care of a task, problem, or piece of paperwork
办法	bànfǎ	a way to do something or solve a problem
办公室	bàngōngshì	a room or building where people work at their jobs
半夜	bànyè	midnight; the middle of the night, about 12 o'clock
帮助	bāngzhù	to help someone do something
饱	bǎo	full, after eating enough food
报名	bàomíng	to sign up or register for a class, exam, or activity
报纸	bàozhǐ	newspaper; a paper with news that people read
北方	běifāng	the north (direction)
背	bèi	the back of a body or object
比如	bǐrú	for example; for instance (introducing one example of what you mean)
比如说	bǐrú shuō	for example; used before you give one example of many
笔	bǐ	a pen or pencil; a tool for writing
笔记	bǐjì	notes, words you write down to help you remember
笔记本	bǐjìběn	a small book for writing notes in
必须	bìxū	must; to have to (something is necessary, there is no choice)
边	biān	the side or edge of a thing
变	biàn	to change; to become different
变成	biànchéng	to change into something different
遍	biàn	time; counts how many times you do something from start to end
表	biǎo	a table or form with information written on it
表示	biǎoshì	to show or say what you think or feel
不错	bùcuò	pretty good; not bad
不但	bùdàn	not only ... but also ...; joins two things that are both true
不够	bùgòu	not enough; less than what is needed or wanted
不过	bùguò	but; adds a different idea after what you just said
不太	bù tài	not very, not too
不要	bùyào	don't; used to tell someone not to do something
不好意思	bù hǎoyìsi	sorry; excuse me, a polite way to say sorry for small things
不久	bùjiǔ	soon; a short time after now or after something happens
不满	bùmǎn	not happy with someone or something because it is not good enough
不如	bùrú	not as good as someone or something else
不少	bù shǎo	quite a lot; many
不同	bù tóng	different; not the same as something or someone else
不行	bùxíng	no good; not okay
不一定	bùyīdìng	maybe; it may be true, but it also may not be true
不一会儿	bù yīhuìr	very soon; in a little while; before long
部分	bùfen	a part of something; some of it, but not all
才	cái	only then; not until (when something happens later than expected)
菜单	càidān	a list of food and drinks you can order in a restaurant
参观	cānguān	to visit a place, such as a museum or factory
参加	cānjiā	to take part in an activity, game, or event
草	cǎo	grass; thin green plants that cover the ground

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