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measure word for shops, stores, etc.
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jiā | 家
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in the process of (doing something or happening) / while doing sth. right now
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zhèngzài | 正在
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to reduce prices | to discount
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jiǎnjià | 减价
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client | customer
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gùkè | 顾客
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to choose | to pick
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tiāo | 挑
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just now | a moment ago
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gāngcái | 刚才
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to advertise a job | to invite for applications | recruitment
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zhāopìn | 招聘
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to accept a job offer | to apply for an advertised position
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yìngpìn | 应聘
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doing something while doing something else
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yībiān ... yībiān ...
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maybe | possibly | probably
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kěnéng | 可能
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to reply | to answer
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huídá | 回答
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to guess
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cāi | 猜
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to wipe | to erase
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cā | 擦
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blackboard
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hēibǎn | 黑板
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music
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yīnyuè | 音乐
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You're nothing! [curse]
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Ni bu shi dong xi!
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Europe | European
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Ōuzhōu | 欧洲
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Asia | Asian
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Yàzhōu | 亚洲
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war | battle
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zhàn | 战
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banquet | feast
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dàcān | 大餐
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World War II
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Èrzhàn | 二战
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extraordinary | extreme | exceptional
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fēicháng | 非常
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recently
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zuìjìn | 最近
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to look for work
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zhǎo gōngzuò | 找工作
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cinema
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diànyǐngyuàn | 电影院
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place | institution
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yuàn | 院
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(office) employee | staff member
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zhíyuán | 职员
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to meet [without object]
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jiànmiàn | 见面
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to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)
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chōuyān | 抽烟
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to go to bed | to sleep | to rest
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shuìjiào | 睡觉
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and [when doing two actions at the exact same time, such as running and listening to music]
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zhe | 着
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the year after next
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hòunián | 后年
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three years from now | year after year after next year
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dàhòunián | 大后年
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last year
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qùnián | 去年
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the year before last
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qiánnián | 前年
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male friend
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nánxìng péngyou | 男性朋友
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female friend
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nǚxìng péngyou | 女性朋友
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gender | sex
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xìng | 性
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thief | to steal
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tōu | 偷
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to peek
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kàntōu | 看偷
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classroom
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jiàoshì | 教室
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street
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jiē | 街
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to stroll around
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guàng | 逛
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skirt
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qúnzi | 裙子
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one hat
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yī dǐng màozi | 一顶帽子
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ah | hey [exclamation]
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hē | 嗬
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so
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zhème | 这么
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scenery | landscape
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fēngjǐng | 风景
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especially | special | particular
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tèbié | 特别
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to (try to) find the time to
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chōushíjiān | 抽时间
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already
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yǐjīng | 已经
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before
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yǐqián | 以前
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to wash
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xǐ | 洗
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flower
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huā | 花
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to wear
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chuān | 穿
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one shirt
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yī jiàn chènyī | 一件衬衣
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measure word for long thing things (pants, skirt, river)
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tiáo | 条
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one pair of socks
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yī chuàn wàzi | 一串袜子
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one sock
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yī gè wàzi | 一个袜子
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pretty | beautiful
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piàoliang | 漂亮
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handsome [for men]
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shuài | 帅
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no need to ask | of course
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na hai yong shuo | 那还用说
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Confucius temple
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Kǒngzǐ miào | 孔子庙
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empty
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kōng | 空
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thunderstorm (with rain)
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bàoyǔ | 暴雨
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hair
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tóufa | 头发
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Xiao asks Dada whether she bought anything
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Xiao Xiao wen Da Da shi bu shi mai le dong xi
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the Great Wall
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Chángchéng | 长城
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of course | without a doubt
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dāngrán | 当然
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I didn't go yet
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wo hai mei qu ne
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Republic of China [name after 1911]
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Zhōnghuá Mínguó | 中华民国
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The People's Republic of China [after 1949]
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Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó | 中华人民共和国
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very > very very > extraordinary
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hěn < fēicháng < tèbié
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coincidentally | as it happens
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qiǎo | 巧
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to go to bed | to sleep | to rest
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shuìjiào | 睡觉
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lazy
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lǎn | 懒
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to sleep in | to get up late
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shuìlǎnjiào | 睡懒觉
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it seems that | it looks like
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kànshangqu | 看上去
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a relative [family]
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qīnqi | 亲戚
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tour guide
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dǎoyóu | 导游
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full (of eating)
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bǎo | 饱
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to open | to switch on
to bloom | to blossom to leave | to start [of train, bus, ship, etc] |
kāi | 开
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minute
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fēnzhōng | 分钟
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kindergarten
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yòu'éryuán | 幼儿园
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primary school
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xiǎoxué | 小学
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one tree
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yi ke shù | 一棵树
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one tree leaf
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yi piān shù yè | 一篇树叶
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too bad | unfortunately
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bùqiǎo | 不巧
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but | however [in three different degrees]
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kěshì > dànshì > bùguò | 可是 > 但是 > 不过
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cool
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liáng | 凉
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ice
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bīng | 冰
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ice-cold
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bīnglěng | 冰冷
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very cold, but not yet frozen (0+)
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bīngliáng | 冰凉
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umbrella
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yǔsǎn | 雨伞
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to sleep until
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shuìdào | 睡到
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nation | nation state
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guójiā | 国家
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homeland | motherland
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zǔguó | 祖国
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first | prior
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xiān | 先
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after | then (afterwards) | after that
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ránhòu | 然后
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grandfather on mother's side
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wàigōng | 外公
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grandmother on mother's side
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wàipó | 外婆
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father's younger brother | uncle
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shūshu | 叔叔
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reporter
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jìzhě | 记者
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particleused after a verb to express possibility
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de | 得
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to envy | to admire
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xiànmù | 羡慕
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non-swimmer
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hànyāzi | 旱鸭子
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sports star [ball sport]
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qiúxīng | 球星
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excellent | capable | strong
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bàng | 棒
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team
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duì | 队
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concert
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yīnyuèhuì | 音乐会
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should | must
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děi | 得
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to win
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yíng | 赢
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to lose
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shū | 输
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early
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zǎo | 早
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late
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wǎn | 晚
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tennis
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wǎngqiú | 网球
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to type
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dǎzì | 打字
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one match
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yī chǎng bǐsài | 一场比赛
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Brazil
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Bāxī | 巴西
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Volleyball
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páiqiú | 排球
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Badminton
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máoqiú | 毛球
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romance | romantic love
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àiqíng | 爱情
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movie star
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yǐngxīng | 影星
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star [in the sky]
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xīng | 星
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singing star | famous singer
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gēxīng | 歌星
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movie fan
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yǐngmí | 影迷
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not at all
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you diar dou bu hui |
you diar ye bu hui |
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totally
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quán dōu huì | 全都会
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I totall know all about cooking German food [only if there is a sense of all-encompassing knowledge determined by a numarable list if things, e.g. numbers of dishes that there are to know]
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Wo (zuo) De guo cai quan dou hui zuo
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not so good
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bù zhème yàng | 不这么样
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pretty ok
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háikěyǐ | 还可以
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really good
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zhēnhǎo | 真好
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one song
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yī shǒu gē | 一首歌
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popular
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shòuhuānyíng | 受欢迎
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I have to stay at home
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dai zai jia li
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ocean
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yáng | 洋
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the Americas [continent]
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Měizhōu | 美洲
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North America
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Běi Měi | 北美
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South America
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Nán Měi | 南美
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grandfather [father's side]
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yéye | 爷爷
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to fish
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diàoyú | 钓鱼
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to drive a car
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kāichē | 开车
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smart | intelligent
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cōngming | 聪明
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because ... that's why / therefore
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yīnwèi ... suǒyǐ | 因为 ... 所以
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happy [a. people, b. things/situations]
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yúkuài | 愉快
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happy [a. people, b. occasions, e.g. birthdays or wedings]
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kuàilè | 快乐
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happy [only for people!]
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gāoxìng | 高兴
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to pass (time)
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guò | 过
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intense | tense
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jǐnzhāng | 紧张
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hour
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xiǎoshí | 小时
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to deliver | to see sb off
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sòng | 送
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only just now [just before a verb to indicate that something has just happened or it is rather late by general standards]
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cái | 才
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half of the day | a long time
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bàntiān | 半天
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traffic jam
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dǔchē | 堵车
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to plan | preparation
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zhǔnbèi | 准备
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newpaper
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bàozhǐ | 报纸
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bag
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bāo | 包
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spoken words | speech
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huà | 话
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quiet | peaceful
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ānjìng | 安静
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neighbour
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línjū | 邻居
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Paris
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Bālí | 巴 黎
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more than one month
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yī gè duō yuè | 一个多月
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more than 30 days
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sān shí duō tiān | 三十多天
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more than 10 people
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shí duō gè rén | 十多个人
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ought to | should | must
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yīnggāi | 应该
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to rest
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xiūxi | 休息
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particle indicating at least one completion of an action ["have you ever...?]
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guo | 过
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capaple | compentent | OK
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xíng | 行
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measure word for enumerated time | "x" times
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cì | 次
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prefix for ordinal numbers (first, number two, etc.)
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dì | 第
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besides ...
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chúle ... yǐwài | 除了 ... 以外
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some | few
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xiē | 些
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local flavour | local style
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fēngwèi | 风味
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snack
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xiǎochī | 小吃
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almost
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chàbuduō | 差不多
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one magnetic tape
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yī pán cídài | 一盘磁带
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very
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kě | 可
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measure word for actions: one time
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biàn | 遍
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simple
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jǎndān | 简单
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always | at all times | never (if used in a negative sentence)
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cónglái | 从来
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fake | sham
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jiǎ | 假
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classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters
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fēng | 封
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What did you do when you went to Shanghai [emphasis on what he did there rather than that he went to Shanghai]
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Ni qu Shanghai shi zuo she me de?
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Have you ever eaten duck?
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Ni chi guo kaoya meiyou?
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I have eaten duck two times
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Wo chi guo kaoya liang ci
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the first time was at...
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dìyī cì shì zài | 第一次是在...
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particle indicating a current state or an action in progress
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zhe | 着
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to put
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fàng | 放
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to lie down
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tǎng | 躺
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super- / ultra- / hyper-
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chāojí | 超级
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market
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shìchǎng | 市场
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to stand
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lì | 立
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row | line
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pái | 排
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window
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chuānghu | 窗户
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to wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)
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dài | 戴
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eyeglasses
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yǎnjìng | 眼镜
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I run very fast [two ways of saying it!]
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wǒ kuài kuài de pǎo | 我快快地跑
wǒ pǎo de kuài | 我跑得快 |
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particle used to make something to change
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ba | 把
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the dictionary is resting on the book shelf
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cidian zai shujia fangzhe
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Dada is lying on the bed
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Dada zai chiang shang tangzhe
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to stand
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zhàn | 站
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Don't lie down!
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bié tǎng zhe | 别躺着
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wrong
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cuò | 错
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you are right!
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nǐ dǎ cuò le | 你打错了
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until
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yīzhí | 一直
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to stay
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dāi | 呆
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to come back
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huílai | 回来
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to take back | to fetch
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qǔ | 取
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as soon as
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yī ... jiù | 一 ... 就
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I come as soon as I finish eating dinner
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wo yi chi wan wanfan jiu lai
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to finish
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wán | 完
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to remember | to bear in mind
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jì | 记
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to understand
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dǒng | 懂
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clean | neat
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gānjìng | 干净
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I stayed until 10 o'clock
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wǒ yīzhí dāi dào shí diǎn | 我一直呆到点十
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particle indicating firmness, steadiness, fixed in a certain position as a result of a previous action
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zhù | 住
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Do you (firmly) remember his phone number?
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Ni ji zhu ta de shouji hao le ma?
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