What comes after these 20 words?

Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 20 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Simplified Chinese words and brings each one back at the right moment.

Where do these lists come from?

They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 20 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 20 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

20 Simplified Chinese words in an emergency

20 Simplified Chinese words worth knowing, picked from the topics Politeness and small talk, Health and medicine, Travel and accommodation, Transport and travel, Law, justice and administration, Town and public places and translated into English.

Emergencies 20 words

Simplified Chinese	English
请帮帮我	help me
小心	watch out
急诊	emergency
救护车	ambulance
医院	hospital
急诊室	emergency department
伤口	injury
受伤	to get injured
流血	to bleed
烧伤	burn
急救包	first aid kit
事故	accident
抛锚	breakdown
警方	police
警察	police officer
派出所	police station
盗窃	theft
报案	to file a complaint
证人	witnessNoun, the person who saw or heard the facts
身份证	identity card

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5 words from this page, picked at random. Find their translation.

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What comes after these 20 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 20 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Simplified Chinese words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Where do these lists come from?: They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 20 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 20 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Simplified Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.

20 Simplified Chinese words in an emergency

Emergencies 20 words

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