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school
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xué xiào
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to leave / to go / to remove / remove / leave / get rid of / repair / go / be apart from / betake
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qù / qù
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also / too
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yě
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miss / young lady
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xiǎo jiě
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teacher / Sir / mister / (title of respect)
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xiān sheng
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why / for what reason
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wèi shén me
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really
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zhēn de
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owing to / on account of / because
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yīn wéi
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England / Britain
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yīng guó
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(negative prefix) / not / no / no
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bù/bú / bù
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feel sorry / be grieved
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nán guò
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yesterday
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zuó tiān
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just so so
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mǎ mǎ hū hū
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happy / glad / willing (to do sth) / in a cheerful mood
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gāo xìng
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now / today / at the present
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jīn tiān
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to wish / to suppose / to think / to believe / to miss / to want
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xiǎng
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I / me / myself / I / me
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wǒ / wǒ
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you
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nǐ
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he / him / he
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tā / tā
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she / she
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tā / tā
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IT / IT
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tā / tā
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ourselves / we / us
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wǒ men
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they
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tā men
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to be / is / are / am / yes / being
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shì / shì
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yes
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shì de
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well
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hěn hǎo
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to thank
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xiè xie
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how are you
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nǐ hǎo ma
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Chinese person / Chinese people
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zhōng guó rén
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(v) not be / (n) blame or fault
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bú shì
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American person / American people
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měi guó rén
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hello / how are you
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nǐ hǎo
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extremely / very
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hěn
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well / good / be fond of
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hǎo / hào
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where / wherever
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nǎ lǐ
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people / person / man
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rén
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group / to gather / to see / association / union / can / be possible / be able to / to assemble / to meet / to balance an account / accounting
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huì / kuài
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persuade (politically) / to say / to speak
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shuì / shuō
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ordinary / common / general / average
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pǔ tōng
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speech / talk / words / dialect / language / spoken words / conversation / what someone said
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huà
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Mandarin (common language) / Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language)
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pǔ tōng huà
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a little / a bit
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yì diăn
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a little bit
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yì diǎn diǎn
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to understand / to know
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dǒng
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sing
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chàng gē
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but / however
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dàn shì
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to dance
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tiào wǔ
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exist / in / (located) at / at / be/depend on/exist/at/in/on/with
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zài / zài / zài
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not be in / be out
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bú zài
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be here or not
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zài bú zài
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here
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zhè lǐ
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office
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bàn gōng shì
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home / family / -ist / -er / -ian / a person engaged in a certain art or profession
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jiā
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buy
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mǎi
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buy something
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mǎi dōng xi
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east and west / thing / person
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dōng xī / dōng xi
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to sell
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mài
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something / what? / who? / anything
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shén me
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pen / pencil / writing brush / to write or compose / the strokes of Chinese characters
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bǐ
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have or not
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yǒu méi yǒu
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eat / stammer
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chī / jí
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flour / noodles
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miàn
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good / OK
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hǎo de
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moment / wait a second
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děng yí xià
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can / may / able to / possible
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kě yǐ
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(question tag)
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ma
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(cooked) rice
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mǐ fàn
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to yield / permit / to ask / to allow / to let / have (someone do something)
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ràng
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(onomat.) / dumb / (modal particle indicating polite suggestion) / ...right? / ...OK?
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bā / ba
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flesh / meat
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ròu
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beef
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niú ròu
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chicken
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jī ròu
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pork
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zhū ròu
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single / one / a(n) / one
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yī / yī
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two
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èr
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three / three
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sān / sān
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four / four
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sì / sì
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five / 5 / five
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wǔ / wǔ
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six / six
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liù / liù
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seven / 7 / seven
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qī / qī
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eight / 8 / eight
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bā / bā
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nine / 9
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jiǔ
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ten
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shí
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day / sky / heaven
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tiān
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Monday
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xīng qī yī
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Tuesday
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xīng qī èr
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Wednesday
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xīng qī sān
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Thursday
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xīng qī sì
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Friday
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xīng qī wǔ
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Saturday
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xīng qī liù
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Sunday
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xīng qī tiān
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month
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yuè fèn
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first month / January
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yī(yí) yuè
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February / second month
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èr yuè
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march / third month
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sān yuè
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April / fourth month
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sì yuè
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may / fifth month
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wǔ yuè
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June / sixth month
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liù yuè
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July / seventh month
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qī yuè
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eighth month / August
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bā yuè
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ninth month / September
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jiǔ yuè
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October
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shí yuè
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eleventh month / November
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shí yī yuè
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December / twelfth month
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shí èr yuè
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fruit
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shuǐ guǒ
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flavor / taste / smell / odor / flavour / sapidity / sapor
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wèi dào / wèi dào
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my goodness / to drink / shout applause
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hē / hè
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river / water
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shuǐ
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fruit juice
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guǒ zhī
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wine / liquor / spirits / wine
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jiǔ / jiǔ
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hello / to feed
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wéi
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wife / madam / Mrs. / married woman
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tài tai
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who / who / who / whom
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shéi / shuí / shuí
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National Day
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guó qìng jié
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celebrate
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qìng zhù
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spring (season)
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chūn tiān
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happy / merry
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kuài lè
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Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
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chūn jié
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surname / name / family name
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xìng
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name / (measure word for persons) / place (e.g. among winners)
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míng
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mine / my
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wǒ de
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this is …
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zhè shì
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(business) card
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míng piàn
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blue movie tape
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huáng dài
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rice
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bái mǐ fàn
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too (much)
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tài duō
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hot (spicy) / pungent
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là
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pepper
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hú jiāo fěn
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sky
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tiān kōng
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yellow / pornographic
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huáng sè
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hair (on the head)
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tóu fa
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white (color) / White (as a symbol of reaction)
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bái sè
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green
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lǜ sè
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revolutionary / red (color)
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hóng sè
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no problem
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méi wèn tí
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can / be capable of / is able
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néng gòu
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blue
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lán sè
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excuse / pretext / to borrow / to lend / by means of
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jiè
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cellphone
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shǒu jī
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black
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hēi sè
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to (be) call(ed)
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jiào
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to stop / to reside / to live / to dwell
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zhù
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(surname) / way / road / path
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lù
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Nanjing (city in China)
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nán jīng
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south
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nán
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north
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běi
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may I ask...
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qǐng wèn
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you (formal)
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nín
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what is your name?
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guì xìng
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observe / from / obey / follow / from / second cousin
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cóng / cóng / zòng
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to go / to (a place) / until (a time) / up to / to arrive
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dào
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when
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shén me shí hòu
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to answer / to go back / to return / (a measure word for matters or actions) a time / to circle / to turn around / to revolve / Islam
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huí
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return / come back
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huí lái
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to come
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lái
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early morning
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zǎo shàng
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noon / midday
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zhōng wǔ
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afternoon
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xià wǔ
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evening
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wǎn shàng
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place / local / area
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dì fāng
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hundred / hundred
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bǎi / bǎi
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cry / roar / day of a month / (suffix used after) name of a ship / (ordinal) number
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háo / hào
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just / common / public / honorable (designation)
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gōng
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public security / (Ministry of) Public Security / public safety
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gōng ān
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firm / company / corporation / (business) company / incorporated
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gōng sī
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bus
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gōng gòng qì chē
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public phone
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gōng yòng diàn huà
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Tiananmen (square)
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tiān ān mén
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a public square (e.g. Tiananmen Square)
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guǎng chǎng
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to leave / from / to depart / to go away / leave / from / without / away / independent of / off / part from
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lí / lí
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remote / distant / far
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yuǎn
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what? / how? / why?
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zěn me
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upright / vertical / straight / frank / directly / straightly
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zhí
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continuously / always / all along / from the beginning of ... up to ...
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yì zhí
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to move / to walk / to go
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zǒu
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another / second / again / once more / re-
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zài
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right (-hand) / right
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yòu / yòu
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to convey / to transfer / to turn / to shift / to forward (mail) / to turn / to revolve / to circle about / to walk about / turn / change / transfer / rotate / revolution
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zhuǎn / zhuàn / zhuǎn
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class / valve / category / gateway / door / gate / house / family / opening / school (of thought) / doorway / switch / way to do something / knack / (religious) sect / phylum or division (taxonomy)
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mén
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tomorrow
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míng tiān
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left / left
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zuǒ / zuǒ
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side / edge / margin / border / boundary
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biān
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hand / convenient
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shǒu
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friend
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péng yǒu
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beautiful / pretty
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piào liang
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to feel / to think
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jué de
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good friend
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hǎo péng yǒu
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younger sister
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mèi mei
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older brother
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gē ge
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boyfriend / male friend
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nán péng yǒu
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good-looking
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hǎo kàn
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have a meeting / be at a meeting / to hold or attend a meeting
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kāi huì
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current / present / now / at present / nowadays / modern
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xiàn zài
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what time? / when?
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jǐ diǎn
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half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half
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bàn
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a quarter past
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yí kè
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a quarter to (literally means 45 minutes)
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sān kè
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wrist watch
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shǒu biǎo
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morning / early
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zǎo
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late / evening / night
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wǎn
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hour
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xiǎo shí
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minute
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fēn zhōng
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to get up
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qǐ chuáng
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to go to bed / to go to sleep
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shuì jiào
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to start work / to go to work / to be on duty / to go to the office
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shàng bān
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to come or go or get off work / off duty
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xià bān
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subway / metro
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dì tiě
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job / work / construction / task
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gōng zuò
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teacher
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lǎo shī
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university
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dà xué
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high school
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gāo zhōng
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middle school
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zhōng xué
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primary school
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xiǎo xué
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(a measure word) / year / years old
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suì
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boss / business proprietor
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lǎo bǎn
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doctor
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yī shēng
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engineer
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gōng chéng shī
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factory
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gōng chǎng
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secretary
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mì shū
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someone who sells tickets
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mài piào yuán
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to find / to return / to seek / to look for / to try to find / to call on (sb)
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zhǎo
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not having any other choice; obliged to do sth
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zhǐ néng
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waiter / waitress / server
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fú wù yuán
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to get the bill / to pay
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mǎi dān
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to pay
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fù
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(n) honor; reputation / (n) feelings; emotions / (n) outer portion of sth
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miàn zi
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last time
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shàng cì
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next time
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xià cì
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already
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yǐ jīng
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credit card
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xìn yòng kǎ
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exhausted / poor
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qióng
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to hear told
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tīng shuō
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obey / hear / listen / allow / let
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tīng / tìng
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yes? / right?
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duì ma
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right / to face / to answer / to reply / couple / pair / to be opposite / to oppose / for / to / correct (answer) / to direct (towards sth)
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duì
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to inform / to tell / to let know
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gào sù
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other people / others / other person
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bié rén
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strike / issue / fight / break / beat / from / mix up / build / fetch / make / tie up / shoot / calculate / since
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dǎ / dǎ
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to see / to look at / it depends / think / read / see
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kàn / kàn
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I like to play basketball
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wǒ xǐ huān dǎ lán qiú
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to be fond of / to like / to be keen on / interest / hobby
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ài hào
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must / to want / important / vital / to be going to / want
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yào / yào
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a while
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yí huì ér
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in a hurry
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gǎn shí jiān
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how much / how many / which (number) / as much as
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duō shǎo
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altogether
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yí gòng
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younger brother / brethren / brothers
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xiōng dì
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sisters
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jiě mèi
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Can I … / Could I …
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wǒ néng bù néng
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to be fond of / to like
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xǐ huān
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to marry / to get married
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jié hūn
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single
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dān shēn
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child
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xiǎo hái
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female / male
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nán de / nǚ de
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everyday / every day
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měi tiān
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almost / nearly
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chà bù duō
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Do you want
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yào bú yào
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sweet and sour pork
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gǔ lǎo ròu
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vegetables / soup
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shū cài/tāng
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fried rice
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chǎo fàn
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What would you like to eat?
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nǐ xiǎng chī shén me
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tasty / delicious
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hǎo chī
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(surname) / soup
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tāng
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tofu / bean curd
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dòu fu
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meal / food / cuisine / cooked rice
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fàn
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beverage
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yǐn liào
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long time no see
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hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn
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correct / right / not bad / pretty good
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bú cuò
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What are you busy doing?
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nǐ zài máng shén me
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weekend / weekend
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zhōu mò / zhōu mò
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to do / to produce / to make
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zuò
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Like to do what
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xǐ huān zuò shén me
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at home
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zài jiā lǐ
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rest / to rest
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xiū xi
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peace / and / together with / with / union / harmony / cap (a poem) / respond in singing / soft / warm / to blend / mix together
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hé / hè / huó / huò
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(v) go out
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chū qù
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go to a bar
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qù jiŭ bā
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tonight
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jīn tiān wǎn shàng
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study / science / learn / -ology / to study
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xué / xué
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to study Chinese
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xué zhōng wén
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studying
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zài …xué xí
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is it difficult
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nán bù nán
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I think
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wǒ jué de …
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to write
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xiě
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Get lost. / Go away. You smuck.
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zǒu kāi nǐ chòu měi
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I came with my friend.
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wǒ hé péng yǒu yì qǐ lái
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Are you alone?
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nǐ yí gè rén ma
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You are very handsome.
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nǐ hěn shuài
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You are charming.
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nǐ hěn mí rén
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You are very beautiful
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nǐ hěn piào liàng
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go straight / walk straight
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yì zhí zǒu
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in that direction
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wǎng nà biān
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ahead
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zài qián miàn
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taxi
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chū zū chē
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Where is there …..[taxis]?
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nǎ lǐ yǒu
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Where do you want to go?
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nǐ yào qù nǎ lǐ
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guesthouse
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bīn guǎn
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How do you want to get there?
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zěn me zǒu
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It is up to you. / It depends on you.
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suí biàn nǐ
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Go the fastest way. / Take the fastest way.
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zuì kuài de
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the first time to come to …
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dì yī cì lái
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second / second time
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dì èr cì
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especially
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tè bié shì
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culture and language
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wén huà hé yǔ yán
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can do / am able to do
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huì zuò
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can a little
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huì yì diǎn
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to do it very well
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zuò de hěn hǎo
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specialty (dish)
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ná shǒu cài
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tomato fried eggs
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fān qié chǎo dàn
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cook it for me
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zuò gěi wǒ chī
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this year
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jīn nián
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winter
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dōng tiān
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cold
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lěng
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temperature
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wēn dù
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about / approximately
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dà yuē
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much more
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duō le
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highway
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gāo sù gōng lù
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Why? Because the streets are very congested.
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wèi shén me? yīn wéi mǎ lù hěn dǔ
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The streets are very congested.
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mǎ lù hěn dǔ
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The highway are very expedited.
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gāo sù gōng lù hěn chàng tōng
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Where did you go last night?
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nǐ zuó tiān wǎn shàng qù nǎ lǐ le
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went to
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qù...le
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I was at home the entire time.
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wǒ yì zhí zài jiā
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You are lying
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nǐ shuō huǎng
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I saw you in the bar.
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wǒ zài jiǔ bā kàn jiàn nǐ le
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It was not me.
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nà bú shì wǒ
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You made a mistake.
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nǐ gǎo cuò le
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in (a past time) / there were
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dào le
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use a card
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yòng kǎ
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still / or / nevertheless
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hái shì
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cash / cash
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xiàn jīn / xiàn jīn
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how much
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duō shǎo qián
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...RMB
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...kuài
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by chance / to happen to / just (in time) / just right / just enough / to chance to / it just so happens that
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zhèng hǎo
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I booked a room.
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wǒ dìng le yí gè fáng jiān
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I will have a look.
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wǒ kàn yí xià
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This is my passport.
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zhè shì wǒ de hù zhào
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please wait a moment
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nín shāo děng
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give a dinner party / entertain guests / invite to dinner
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qǐng kè
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clear / unequivocal / to understand / obvious / to realize
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míng bai
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idea / meaning / opinion
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yì si
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understand / come to understand / find out
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liǎo jiě
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clear / distinct / clearly understood
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qīng chǔ
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How will you spend New Year?
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nǐ zěn me guò xīn nián
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I will spend it together with my family.
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wǒ hé jiā rén yì qǐ guò
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and you
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nǐ ne
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I will go travelling with friends.
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wǒ hé péng yǒu qù lǚ yóu
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Happy New Year to you
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zhù nǐ xīn nián kuài lè
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(possessive particle) / of / clear / aim
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de / dí
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your
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nĭ de
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(question tag)
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ma
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Thank you
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xiè xiè nǐ
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to eat a meal
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chī fàn
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to be hungry / hungry
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è
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to accompany / to keep sb. company
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péi
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tea / tea plant
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chá
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number
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hào mǎ
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provide / to supply / give
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jǐ / gěi
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to make a telephone call
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dǎ diàn huà
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how old
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jĭ suì
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(modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker) / look afar from a high place
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le / liǎo
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already
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yǐ jīng…le
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not yet
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hái méi
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shēng yi
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business
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lǐ / lǐ
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hometown / neighborhood / Chinese mile / inside
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yīng yǔ
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English (language)
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bì yè
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graduation / to graduate / to finish school
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yǐ hòu
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afterwards / later / after / in the future / following / later on
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dāng
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fitting / suitable / adequate / replace / at or in the very same... / to pawn / proper / represent
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kòng yú shíjiān
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free time
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shàng wǎng
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be on the internet / stretch a net (in a sports game or for covering something) / be netted (of fish)
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zài xiàn
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online
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yǒu qù
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fascinating / interesting / amusing
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lián xì / lián xì
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connection / relation / contact / to link / to integrate / (in) touch (with) / touch / relation / contact / affiliation / interosculate / vinculum
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yóu jiàn
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post / mail
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jiù
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then / to approach / only / to undertake / at once / right away / (emphasis) / to move towards
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duìmiàn
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opposite
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dì zhǐ
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address
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nán jīng lù
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nan jing street
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qián miàn
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front / fore
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hòu miàn
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behind / rear / back
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gé bì
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next door
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qián tiān
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the day before yesterday
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hòu tiān
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day after tomorrow / post-natal
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yǒu
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to exist / to be / to have / there is / there are
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shì
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thing / item / work / affair / matter
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qǐng
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to ask / to request / to invite / please (do sth) / to treat (to a meal / etc)
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hǎo bù hǎo
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is this(that) ok
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zhú yì
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idea / plan / decision
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néng
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capable / can / energy / may / able
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bāng máng
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help / give (lend) a hand / do a favor / do a good turn
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wáng
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king / Wang (proper name)
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dāng rán
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certainly / of course / only natural / as it should be / without doubt
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shāo
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somewhat, a little, a bit
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děng / děng
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class / rank / grade / equal to / same as / wait for / await / et cetera / and so on / wait
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piào
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ticket / bank note
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bì xū
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must / to have to
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nán
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difficult / not good / difficulty / problem / difficult (to...)
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huǒ chē zhàn
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train station
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bǎo bao
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darling / baby
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kū
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to cry / to weep
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pà
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to fear / to be afraid
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gē
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song
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chàng
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to chant / sing / to call loudly
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dé / děi
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proud / finished / obtain / gain / suitable / proper / get / contented / allow / permit / ready / must / to have to / ought to / to need to
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liàn xí
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drill / exercise
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zhuān yè
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specialized field
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bù zhěnmē
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not very, not particularly
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tǐng
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be straight and stiff / rather (good)
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jīn róng
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financial / banking / finance
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wú liáo
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nonsense / bored
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jīn
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money / gold / metal
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xiāng xià
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country (as opposed to town or city) / rural
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lǎo jiā
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hometown / native place / place of origin / home state or region
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jǐn zhāng
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critical / nervous / intense / tension / strained / tense
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zhòng yào de
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major / important
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kàn qǐ lái
|
(idiom) looks as if (based on what is known so far)
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kǎo shì
|
exam
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