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先生
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mister
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xiān sheng
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请座
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Please, sit down
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Qǐng zuò
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咖啡
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Coffee
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kāfēi
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那么
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So; In that case
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nàme
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中国
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China; Chinese
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zhōngguó
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行不行?
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Is that okay or not?
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Xíng bu xíng?
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那么,中国茶行不行?
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Would chinese tea be alright then?
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Nàme, Zhōngguó chá xíng bu xíng?
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喝
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drink
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hē
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茶
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tea
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chá
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喜欢
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to like
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xǐhuān
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你喜欢不喜欢喝咖啡?
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Would you like coffee?
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n/a
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他很不喜欢她
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He *really* doesn't like her
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n/a
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那么咖啡行不行?
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In that case, will coffee do?
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n/a
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我很喜欢你
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I like you very much
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n/a
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他也不喜欢我
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He doesn't like me either
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n/a
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介绍
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introduce
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jièshào
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爱人
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husband or wife
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àirén
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太太
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Mrs.
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tàitài
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认识
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recognize, to know
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rènshí
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高兴
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happy
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gāoxìng
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桔子汁
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orange juice
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júzizhī
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给
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give
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gěi
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这
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this
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zhè
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是
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is, was, to be
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shì
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您
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you (polite form)
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nín
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真
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really
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zhēn
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酒
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alcoholic drink, wine, liquor
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jiǔ
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吧
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auxillary, used to suggest
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ba
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呢
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auxillary, used to include someone in a question (and you? ni ne?)
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ne
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会
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can, be able to
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huì
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杯
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cup
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bēi
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一
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1
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yī
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二
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2
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èr
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三
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3
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sān
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四
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4
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sì
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五
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5
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wǔ
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六
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6
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liù
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七
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7
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qī
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八
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8
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bā
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九
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9
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jiǔ
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十
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10
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shí
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香焦
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banana
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xiāng jiāo
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奶酪
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cheese
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nǎi lào
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草莓
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strawberry
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cǎo méi
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葡萄
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grape
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pú tao
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船
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boat
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chuán
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回到
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return to
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huí dào
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大声
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loudly / loud
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dà shēng
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地
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(subor. part. adverbial) / -ly
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de
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哭
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to cry / to weep
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kū
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起
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to rise / to raise / to get up
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qǐ
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好半天
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most of the day
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hǎo bàn tiān
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停
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to stop / to halt
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tíng
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大概
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roughly / approximate / about
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dà gài
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怪物
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monster / freak
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guài wu
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丑
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shameful / ugly / disgraceful
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chǒu
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眼泪
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tear (as in crying)
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yǎn lèi
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伤心
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grieve
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shāng xīn
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从此
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thereupon / henceforth
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cóng cǐ
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以后
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after / later / afterwards / following
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yǐ hòu
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再
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again / once more
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zài
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出现
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to appear / to arise / to emerge
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chū xiàn
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渐渐
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gradually
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jiàn jiàn
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忘
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to forget / to overlook / to neglect
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wàng
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夏天
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summer
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xià tiān
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年
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year
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nián
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太阳
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sun
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tài yáng
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火
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fire
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huǒ
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已经
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already
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yǐ jīng
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好久
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quite a while
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hǎo jiǔ
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土地
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land / territory
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tǔ dì
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一块
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piece
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yī kuài
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干
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to work / to do / to manage
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gàn
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想
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to wish / to want / to miss
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xiǎng
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我给你喝
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I'll drink it for you
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wǒ gěi nǐ hē
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我给你介绍他
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I'll introduce him to you
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wǒ gěi nǐ jièshào tā
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一下
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Used to soften the abruptness of a sentence
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yíxià
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我给你介绍一下他
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I'll introduce him to you (polite)
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wǒ gěi nǐ jièshào yíxià tā
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认识您, 我真高兴
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I'm very happy to know you
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rènshí nín, wǒ zhēn gāoxìng
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本
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"volume" - Measure word for printed matter (books, magazines, etc...)
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běn
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張
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"sheet" - Measure word for rectangular objecst (paper, tables, beds, etc...)
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zhāng
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他会来
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He will come
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tā huì lái
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他不会喝酒
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He doesn't drink alcohol
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n/a
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从此以后他再也吃
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After that, he eats again
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cóng cǐ yǐ hòu tā zài yě chī
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渐渐大家都忘了他
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Gradually, everyone forgot about him
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jiàn jiàn de dà jiā dōu wàng le tā
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大家想起了他
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Everyone missed him
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dà jiā xiǎng qǐ le tā
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兔
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rabbit
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tù
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狠
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fierce / very
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hěn
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只要
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if only / so long as
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zhǐ yào
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只要他一哭, ...
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As long as he cries, ...
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zhǐ yào tā yī kū
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对呀!
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Right!
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duì ya!
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来到
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to come / to arrive
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lái dào
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你出来
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Come out!
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nǐ chūlai!
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听
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listen / hear
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tīng
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以为
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consider (that) / believe
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yǐ wéi
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找
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to try to find / to look for
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zhǎo
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他高兴地出来了
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He happily came out
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tā gāoxìng de chū lái le
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骂
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To scold, curse, swear
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mà
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一下子
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in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden
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yí xià zi
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赶快
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at once / immediately
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gǎn kuài
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回家
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homeward
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huí jiā
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回
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to return; to go back
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huí
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去
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to go / to leave
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qù
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你想去我那儿吃?
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Do you want to eat at my place?
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nǐ xiǎng qù wǒ nàr chī?
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那么桔子汁好吧?
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How about orange juice then?
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nàme júzizhī hǎo ba?
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我很喜欢喝酒
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I adore drinking
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wǒ hěn xǐhuan hē jiǔ
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葡萄酒
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wine
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pú táo jiǔ
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他认识她吗?
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Does he know her?
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tā rènshi tā ma?
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我爱人吸烟，我很不高兴
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When my wife smokes I get very upset.
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wǒ àiren xī yān, wǒ hěn bù gāoxìng
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英语
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English
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yīng yǔ
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还是
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or (question)
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hái shì
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快
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fast / quick
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kuài
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男孩儿几岁?
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How old is your son?
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Nánháir jǐ suì?
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我二十九岁
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I'm 29 years old
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wǒ èrshíjiǔ suì
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结婚
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To marry, to get married
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jié hūn
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你结婚了吗？
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Are you married
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nǐ jié hūn le ma?
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对象
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boyfriend / girlfriend
(lit. facing image) |
duì xiàng
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--是什么意思?
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What does -- mean?
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-- shì shénme yìsi?
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朋友
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friend
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péng you
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男朋友
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boyfriend
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nán péngyou
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A是B的意思
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A means B
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A shì B de yìsi
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她也在中国吗？
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Is she in China too?
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Tā yě zài Zhōngguó ma?
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那汰好了!
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That would be great!
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Nà tài hǎo le!
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太
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too
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tài
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明天
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tomorrow
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míngtiān
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晚上
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evening / in the evening
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wǎnshang
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晚饭
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dinner
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wǎnfàn
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午饭
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lunch
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wǔfàn
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那汰谢谢你们了！
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Thank you very much!
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Nà tài xièxie nǐmen la!
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几点钟去呢?
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What time should we go?
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Jǐ diǎn zhōng qù ne?
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怎么样
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How about it
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zěnmeyàng
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六点怎么样？
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How would 6 o'clock suit you?
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Liù diǎn zěnmeyàng?
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行就六点吧
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Fine, 6 o'clock then.
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Xíng, jiù liù diǎn ba.
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就
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Then (as in a suggestion)
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jiù
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我们俩
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Both of us
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wǒmen liǎ
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几
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How many?
(usually when expecting less than ten) |
jǐ
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多少
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How much, how many?
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duōshao
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少
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few; little
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shǎo
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呢
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(question word used to soften a question)
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ne
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你结婚了没有？
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Are you married?
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Nǐ jiéhūn le méi yǒu?
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你结婚没结婚？
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Are you married?
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Nǐ jiéhūn méi jiéhūn?
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我没有结婚
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I'm not married
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Wǒ méi yǒu jié hūn
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我没结婚
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I'm not married
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Wǒ méi jié hūn
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音乐
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music
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yīn yuè
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歌手名
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artist name
(lit. singer name) |
gēshǒu míng
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专辑名
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album name
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zhuān jí míng
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说唱
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rap
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shuōchàng
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歌
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song
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gē
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歌词
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song lyrics
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gē cí
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我的杯子
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My cup
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wǒ de bēizi
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我朋友
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My friend
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wǒ péngyou
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他妈妈
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His mom
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tā māma
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Adverb placement
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Generally precede the verb
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e.g. - 我很喜欢她
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Adverbial phrases of time: placement
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Precede the verb.
Can also precede the subject/topic for emphasis |
e.g. - 请你们明天来
e.g. - 明天我不来 |
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Rules for 'le' (indicated action just completed)
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- Use le after verb in positive
- Can use "mei you" to form negative (witout le). - Can also use "mei you [verb]" or "mei [verb]" in negative - Can use "ma" or "mei you" after le for question - Or can use "[verb] mei [verb]" without le for question |
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Question word positioning
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Appear in the sentence in the same place that the word that replaces them in the answer
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Verb-Object constructions
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Chinese like to add a "fill in" object to the verb when saying something like "He likes to eat" or "He is going to read", and there isn't already an object there.
"le" test - The difference between these constructions and a compound verb is that "le" can be inserted between the verb & object. |
e.g. - 他喜欢吃饭 for "he likes to eat"
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吃饭
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To eat a meal
(lit. to eat cooked rice) |
chī fàn
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读书
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To study
(lit. to read books) |
dú shū
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画画儿
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To draw/paint
(lit. to draw drawings, to paint paintings) |
huà huàr
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教书
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To teach
(lit. to teach books) |
jiāo shū
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开车
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To drive
(lit. to drive a car) |
kāi chē
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看书
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To read
(lit. to read books) |
kàn shū
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录音
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To record (also n. recording)
(lit. to record sound) |
lù yīn
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请客
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To invite to dinner
(lit. to invite guest) |
qǐng kè
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睡觉
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To go to bed, to sleep
(lit. to sleep sleep) |
shuì jiào
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说话
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To speak, talk
(lit. to speak speech) |
shuō huà
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谈话
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To chat (also n. conversation)
(lit. to chat speech) |
tán huà
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吸烟
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To smoke
(lit. to smoke tobacco/cigarrettes) |
xī yān
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走路
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To walk
(lit. to walk road) |
zǒu lù
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坐车
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To go (by some form of transport)
(lit. to sit car) |
zuò chē
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分
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Minute (as in time)
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fēn
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四点十五分
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4:15
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sì diǎn shíwǔ fēn
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四点一刻
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4:15
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sì diǎn yí kè
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四点半
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4:30
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sì diǎn bàn
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四点三刻
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4:45
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sì diǎn sān kè
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差十分四点
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3:50
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chà sì fēn shí diǎn
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才
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only
(e.g. - I'm only 20 years old!) |
cái
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我才十五岁
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I'm only 15 years old
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Wǒ cái shíwǔ suì
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因为
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because
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yīnwèi
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她很不高兴因为我吸烟
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She is very upset because I smoke
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Tā hěn bù gāoxìng yīnwèi wǒ xīyān
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条
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measure word for long, thin things (strip, ribbon, etc...)
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tiáo
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绿
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green
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lǜ
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江苏
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Jiangsu province
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Jiāngsū
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省
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province
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shěng
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如皋
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Rugao city, of Jiangsu province
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Rúgāo
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市
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market / city
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shì
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苏州
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Suzhou city in the province of Jiangsu
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Sūzhōu
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杭州
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Hangzhou city, capital of Zhejiang province
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Hángzhōu
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浙江省
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Zhejiang province
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Zhèjiāng Shěng
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上海
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Shanghai
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Shànghǎi
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绍兴
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City in northeastern Zhejiang province
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Shàoxīng
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