回 * 1 hui2 to circle/ to go back/ to turn around/ to answer/ to return/ to revolve/ Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)/ time/ classifier for acts of a play/ section or chapter (of a classic book)

岁 * 1 sui4 classifier for years (of age)/ year/ year (of crop harvests)

块 * 1 kuai4 lump (of earth)/ chunk/ piece/ classifier for pieces of cloth; cake; soap etc/ colloquial word for yuan (or other unit of currency such as Hong Kong or US dollar etc); usually as 塊錢|块钱

本 * 1 ben3 roots or stems of plants/ origin/ source/ this/ the current/ root/ foundation/ basis/ classifier for books; periodicals; files etc/ originally

家 * 1 jia1 home/ family/ classifier for families or businesses/ refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China/ noun suffix for specialists in some activity such as musician or revolutionary; corresponds to English -ist; -er; -ary or -ian/ surname Jia/ CL:個|个[

个 * 1 ge4 individual/ this/ that/ size/ classifier for people or objects in general

件 * 2 jian4 item/ component/ classifier for events; things; clothes etc

出 * 2 chu1 to go out/ to come out/ to occur/ to produce/ to go beyond/ to rise/ to put forth/ to happen/ classifier for dramas; plays; operas etc

教室 * 2 jiao4 shi4 classroom/ CL:間|间[jian1]

课 * 2 ke4 subject/ course/ class/ lesson/ CL:堂[tang2];节|節[jie2];門|门[men2]

次 * 2 ci4 next in sequence/ second/ the second (day; time etc)/ secondary/ vice-/ sub-/ infra-/ inferior quality/ substandard/ order/ sequence/ hypo- (chemistry)/ classifier for enumerated events: time

也 * 2 ye3 also/ too/ (in classical Chinese) final particle serving as copula

门 * 2 men2 gate/ door/ CL:扇[shan4]/ gateway/ doorway/ CL:個|个[ge4]/ opening/ valve/ switch/ way to do something/ knack/ family/ house/ (religious) sect/ school (of thought)/ class/ category/ phylum or division (taxonomy)/ classifier for large guns/ classifier for les

票 * 2 piao4 ticket/ ballot/ bank note/ CL:張|张[zhang1]/ person held for ransom/ amateur performance of Chinese opera/ classifier for shipments and business transactions (topolect)

张 * 2 zhang1 to open up/ to spread/ sheet of paper/ classifier for flat objects; sheet/ classifier for votes

别 * 2 bie2 to leave/ to depart/ to separate/ to distinguish/ to classify/ other/ another/ do not/ must not/ to pin

条 * 3 tiao2 strip/ item/ article/ clause (of law or treaty)/ classifier for long thin things (ribbon; river; road; trousers etc)

辆 * 3 liang4 classifier for vehicles

把 * 3 ba3 to hold/ to contain/ to grasp/ to take hold of/ a handle/ particle marking the following noun as a direct object/ classifier for objects with handle

班 * 3 ban1 team/ class/ squad/ work shift/ classifier for groups/ ranking/ surname Ban/ CL:個|个[ge4]

刻 * 3 ke4 quarter (hour)/ moment/ to carve/ to engrave/ to cut/ oppressive/ classifier for short time intervals

层 * 3 ceng2 layer/ stratum/ laminated/ floor (of a building)/ storey/ classifier for layers/ repeated/ sheaf (math.)

口 * 3 kou3 mouth/ classifier for things with mouths (people; domestic animals; cannons; wells etc)

段 * 3 duan4 paragraph/ section/ segment/ stage (of a process)/ classifier for stories; periods of time; lengths of thread etc

种 * 3 zhong3 abbr. for 物種|物种; genus/ race/ seed/ breed/ species/ strain/ kind/ type/ has guts (i.e. courage)/ nerve/ classifier for types: kind; sort/ classifier for languages

位 * 3 wei4 position/ location/ place/ seat/ classifier for people (honorific)/ classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)

米 * 3 mi3 rice/ CL:粒[li4]/ meter (classifier)

挺 * 4 ting3 to stick out/ to (physically) straighten up/ to endure or hold out/ straight/ stiff/ outstanding/ extraordinary/ rather/ quite/ very/ classifier for machine guns

棵 * 4 ke1 classifier for trees; cabbages; plants etc

份 * 4 fen4 part/ share/ portion/ copy/ classifier for gifts; newspaper; magazine; papers; reports; contracts etc

只 * 4 zhi1 classifier for birds and certain animals; one of a pair; some utensils; vessels etc

挂 * 4 gua4 to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)/ (of a telephone call) to hang up/ to be worried or concerned/ to make a phone call (topolect)/ to register or record/ to hitch/ classifier for sets or clusters of objects

响 * 4 xiang3 to make a sound/ to sound/ to ring/ loud/ classifier for noises

座 * 4 zuo4 seat/ base/ stand/ CL:個|个[ge4]/ classifier for buildings; mountains and similar immovable objects

台 * 4 tai2 desk/ platform/ stage/ terrace/ stand/ support/ desk/ station/ broadcasting station/ classifier for vehicles or machines/ Taiwan (abbr.)

篇 * 4 pian1 sheet/ piece of writing/ bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old)/ classifier for written items: chapter; article

顿 * 4 dun4 stop/ pause/ to arrange/ to lay out/ to kowtow/ to stamp/ at once/ classifier for meals; beating; tellings off etc: time; bout; spell; meal

朵 * 4 duo3 flower/ earlobe/ fig. item on both sides/ classifier for flowers; clouds etc

发 * 4 fa1 to send out/ to show (one's feeling)/ to issue/ to develop/ classifier for gunshots (rounds)

方 * 5 fang1 square/ power or involution (mathematics)/ upright/ honest/ fair and square/ direction/ side/ party (to a contract; dispute etc)/ place/ method/ prescription (medicine)/ upright or honest/ just when/ only or just/ classifier for square things/ abbr. for s

阵 * 5 zhen4 disposition of troops/ wave/ spate/ burst/ spell/ short period of time/ classifier for events or states of short duration

壶 * 5 hu2 pot/ classifier for bottled liquid

属于 * 5 shu3 yu2 classified as/ to belong to/ to be part of

班主任 * 5 ban1 zhu3 ren4 a teacher in charge of a class

古典 * 5 gu3 dian3 classical

上 * 5 shang4 on/ on top/ upon/ first (of multiple parts)/ previous/ last/ upper/ higher/ above/ to climb/ to go into/ to go up/ to attend (class or university)

颗 * 5 ke1 classifier for small spheres; pearls; corn grains; teeth; hearts; satellites etc

棒 * 5 bang4 a stick/ club or cudgel/ smart/ capable/ strong/ wonderful/ classifier for legs of a relay race

支 * 5 zhi1 to support/ to sustain/ to erect/ to raise/ branch/ division/ to draw money/ surname Zhi/ classifier for rods such as pens and guns; for army divisions and for songs or compositions/ watt; classifier for power of light bulbs

顶 * 5 ding3 apex/ crown of the head/ top/ roof/ to carry on the head/ to push to the top/ to go against/ most/ to replace/ to substitute/ classifier for headwear; hats; veils etc/ to agree or support (internet slang; similar to digg)

课程 * 5 ke4 cheng2 course/ class/ CL:堂[tang2];节|節[jie2];門|门[men2]

幅 * 5 fu2 width/ roll/ classifier for textiles or pictures

节 * 5 jie2 festival/ holiday/ node/ joint/ section/ segment/ part/ to economize/ to save/ to abridge/ moral integrity/ classifier for segments; e.g. lessons; train wagons; biblical verses/ CL:個|个[ge4]

册 * 5 ce4 book/ booklet/ classifier for books

届 * 5 jie4 to arrive at (place or time)/ period/ to become due/ classifier for events; meetings; elections; sporting fixtures etc

所 * 5 suo3 actually/ place/ classifier for houses; small buildings; institutions etc/ that which/ particle introducing a relative clause or passive/ CL:個|个[ge4]

批 * 5 pi1 to ascertain/ to act on/ to criticize/ to pass on/ classifier for batches; lots; military flights/ tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges)

圈 * 5 quan1 circle/ ring/ loop/ classifier for loops; orbits; laps of race etc/ CL:個|个[ge4]

匹 * 5 pi3 ordinary person/ classifier for horses; mules etc/ classifier for cloth: bolt

片 * 5 pian4 thin piece/ flake/ a slice/ film/ TV play/ to slice/ to carve thin/ partial/ incomplete/ one-sided/ classifier for slices; tablets; tract of land; area of water/ classifier for CDs; movies; DVDs etc/ used with numeral 一[yi1]: classifier for scenario; scen

经典 * 5 jing1 dian3 the classics/ scriptures/ classical

则 * 5 ze2 conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or clause/ standard/ norm/ rule/ to imitate/ to follow/ then/ principle/ classifier for written items (such as an official statement)

套 * 5 tao4 cover/ sheath/ to encase/ a case/ to overlap/ to interleave/ bend (of a river or mountain range; in place names)/ harness/ classifier for sets; collections/ tau (Greek letter Ττ)

类 * 5 lei4 kind/ type/ class/ category/ similar/ like/ to resemble

根 * 5 gen1 root/ basis/ classifier for long slender objects; e.g. cigarettes; guitar strings/ CL:條|条[tiao2]/ radical (chemistry)

粒 * 5 li4 grain/ granule/ classifier for small round things (peas; bullets; peanuts; pills; grains etc)

幢 * 6 zhuang4 tents/ classifier for houses

功课 * 6 gong1 ke4 homework/ assignment/ task/ classwork/ lesson/ study/ CL:門|门[men2]

出身 * 6 chu1 shen1 family background/ class origin

串 * 6 chuan4 to string together/ to mix up/ to conspire/ to rove/ bunch or cluster/ string (computing)/ classifier for rows or strings

枝 * 6 zhi1 branch/ classifier for sticks; rods; pencils etc

组 * 6 zu3 to form/ to organize/ class/ section

栋 * 6 dong4 classifier for houses or buildings/ ridgepole (old)

敷衍 * 6 fu1 yan3 to elaborate (on a theme)/ to expound (the classics)/ perfunctory/ to skimp/ to botch/ to do sth half-heartedly or just for show/ barely enough to get by

艘 * 6 sou1 classifier for ships/ Taiwan pr. sao1

副 * 6 fu4 secondary/ auxiliary/ deputy/ assistant/ vice-/ abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb/ classifier for pairs

机密 * 6 ji1 mi4 secret/ classified (information)

旷课 * 6 kuang4 ke4 to play truant/ to cut classes

场 * 6 chang3 threshing floor/ classifier for events and happenings: spell; episode; bout

枚 * 6 mei2 classifier for coins; rings; badges; pearls; sporting medals; rockets; satellites etc

株 * 6 zhu1 tree trunk/ stump (tree root)/ a plant/ classifier for trees or plants/ to involve others (in shady business)

扎 * 6 zha1 to prick/ to run or stick (a needle etc) into/ jug (a classifier for liquids such as beer)

窝 * 6 wo1 nest/ pit or hollow on the human body/ lair/ den/ place/ to harbor or shelter/ to hold in check/ to bend/ classifier for litters and broods

档次 * 6 dang4 ci4 grade/ class/ quality/ level

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class : rank or level in society, ranked from high (rich professional people) to low (ordinary people)