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田 凯瑟
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tián kâisī
My Name!!!!!!!!!!! |
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日
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rì
sun |
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月
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yuè
moon |
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山
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shān
mountain |
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水
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shuî
water |
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木
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mù
wood |
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火
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huô
fire |
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人
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rén
person |
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口
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kôu
mouth |
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门＊＊
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mén
door |
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女
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nü**
woman |
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子
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zî
son |
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目
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mù
eye |
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耳
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êr
ear |
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羊
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yáng
goat |
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马
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mâ
horse |
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兔
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tù
rabbit |
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鼠
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shû
rat |
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田
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tián
field |
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车
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chē
vehicle |
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竹＊＊
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zhú
bamboo |
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禾
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hé
crops |
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手
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shoû
hand |
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Date of Mid-autumn festival in chinese lunar calendar
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August 15th
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What natural phenomenon occurs on the mid-autumn festival
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full moon, the autumn equinox
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Activities during the mid autumn festival
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union dinner
observing the moon sharing moon cakes |
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Symbolic meaning of the full moon
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family and hope
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3 legendary figures associated with the mid autumn festival
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the chamula goddess- cháng é
oodon- wú gáng The jadehair |
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Whats the symbolic food for the mid autumn festival and what does it represent?
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moon cake, resembles the moon on a mid autumn day
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Outdoor celebration for the mid autumn festival
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watching the river tide
fire-dragon dance light up lanterns |
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一
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yī
one |
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二
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èr
two |
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三
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sān
three |
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四
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sì
four |
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五
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wû
five |
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六
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liù
six |
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七
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qī
seven |
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八
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bā
eight |
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九
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jiû
nine |
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十
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shí
ten |
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他
她 |
tā
he/she |
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们
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men
plural |
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你好
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nî hâo
hello |
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好
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hâo
good |
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我
你 |
wô, I
nî, you |
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是
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shì
is |
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谁
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shuí
who |
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两
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liâng
two (measure word) |
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老师
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lâo shī
teacher |
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几
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jî
amount measure word |
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岁
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suì
years old |
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同 学 们 好.
李 老师 好。 |
tōng xué men hâo (greetings class)
lî lâo shī hâo. (greetings teacher) |
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这
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zhè
this |
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那
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nà
that |
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什么
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shén me
what |
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吗
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ma
simple question word (yes or no) |
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的
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de
possession |
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不
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bù
don't |
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书
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shū
book |
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书包
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shū baō
backpack |
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尺
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chî
ruler |
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剪刀
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jiân dâo
scissors |
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笔
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bî
pen |
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毛笔
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máo bî
brush pen |
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橡皮
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xiàng pi
eraser |
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知道
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zhīdao
i don't know |
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马克
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mâ ké
michael |
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白大伟
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bái dà wêi
(david bai) |
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兰兰
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lán lan
name |
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小明
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xiâo míng
name |
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What does "Wén Fáng Sì Bâo" mean?
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the four treasures in your study
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Four treasures of the chinese study
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brush pen (máo bî)
ink (mò) ink slab (yaùn) paper (zhī) |
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Whats the difference between western and chinese brush pen?
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western- flat
chinese- round |
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special features and quality about chinese "Xuan Zhi" or painting paper
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strong but soft
absorbs liquid quickly |
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What does "zhong guo hua" or "guo hua" mean
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chinese painting or national painting
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how many categories are there in zhong guo hua
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renyu huā (people)
shān shuî huà (scenery) huàniâo huā (flowers and birds) |
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what style is "Gong Bi Hua" and "Xie Yi Hua" similar to?
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Impressionism in western art like it
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Whats the relationship between calligraphy and painting
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calligraphy on the side of a painting (tells what painting's about/ poem)
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T/F
Chinese painting is only in black and white colors |
false
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four parts that make a complete chinese paiting
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calligraphy
painting seal cutting poem |
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有
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yôu
to have |
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没(有)
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méi (yôu)
don't have |
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个
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gè
number word for family members |
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爸爸
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bà ba
dad |
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妈妈
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mā ma
mom |
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哥哥
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gē ge
older brother |
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姐姐
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jiê jie
older sister |
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弟弟
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dì di
younger brother |
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妹妹
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mèi mei
younger sister |
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家
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jiā
family |
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姓
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xìng
my LAST name is... |
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叫
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jiào
my FIRST name is... |
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学生
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xué shēng
student |
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工人
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gōng rén
manual laborer |
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护士
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hù shi
nurse |
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医生
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yī shēng
doctor |
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商人
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shāng rén
business person |
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今年
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jīnnián
this year (date)/ describing age |
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我家有四个人
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wô jiā yôu sì gē rén
my family has 4 people |
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Number of animal signs in the Chinese zodiac and number of years for each cycle
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12 animals, 12 years
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animals in the zodiac?
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dog (gôu)
mouse (shû) ox (niù) tiger (hû) rabbit (tù) dragon (lóng) snake (shé) horse (mâ) goat (yáng) rooster (jī) monkey (nóu) pig (zhù) |
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What animal was for 2011?
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rabbit
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What animal was for 2012?
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dragon
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What is my animal sign?
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cow
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What are the first and last animals in the cycle?
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mouse-first
pig-last |
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Are all the animals from real life or imaginary?
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all real except dragon
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Similarities and differences between Chinese Zodiac and Western Zodiac?
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Both have 12 signs
Western- astrology; Chinese- animals |
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Why do people wear red color in his or her year of animal?
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Because it's bad luck, so red wards it off
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Why were the rat and cat enemies according to the story?
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because the rat pushed the cat into the river
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Who selected the 12 animals according to legendary story?
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Jade Emperor
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AGE=
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RESPECT
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Who is Confucius?
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Greatest educator in chinese history
Great educator 72 famous disciples |
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Who is Mencius
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Confucius's disciple
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Which province were Confucius and Mencius from?
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Shang dong
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When was Confucius born
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Qufu (August 27th, 551 B.C.)
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Which famous river runs through Confucius's hometown?
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The Yellow River
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What's the typical traditional color for a wedding dress and why?
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Red because it means prosperous
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What's the typical number of dishes people have for special occasions?
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4 cold dishes, 4 hot dishes (4 courses)
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What do Chinese people regard Confucius as besides sage?
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The deceased teacher
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Why Mencius' mother moved three times?
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1. near graveyard (didn't want son to learn rituals)
2. near market (didn't want son to learn farming) 3. settles in Confucius's town with his school EDUCATION IMPORTANT |
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What is one of Confucius's most important saying about friends?
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Friends come from afar, isn't it a pleasure?
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When does the Lantern Festival happen according to lunar calendar and how does it relate to Chinese New Year?
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Right after the chinese new year (first new moon) Jan 15th
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What are the major activities people hold during the Lantern Festival?
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making sweet dumplings
fireworks decorating with lanterns special meal |
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What natural phenomenon do people observe in the lantern festival?
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The first full moon, like mid-autumn festival
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What is the other name for the Lantern Festival?
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Sweet dumpling soup holiday
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Since which dynasty did Lantern Festival start?`
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The western han dynasty
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HOw special was Lantern FEstival for young girls in old days?
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Went on dates/ hung out
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How different do people celebrate the lantern festival across the country?
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North: ice blocks (winter paradise)
South: lotus lanterns honoring dead loved ones |
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What is a popular game or recreation for the Lantern Festival?
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Taping riddles to balloons
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What are the common ingredients for the special food? during lantern festival
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Dried fruit and sugar on inside/ nuts
Outside- normal glutinous rice flower |
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Color/ shape of special food during the lantern festival and why
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white and round like moon
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When is Chinese New Year? And chinese name
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The spring festival/ lunar new year
chūn jié |
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Most important holiday to chinese?
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Spring festival
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Translate: happy new years celebration!
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Guò Nián
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What does Gate god do during chinese new year?
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guarantees safety of the next year
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Spring festival couplets (chunlian) are what color and where are they displayed and why?
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red to symbolize good luck for the new year and above and on sides of door
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Most common food for the Chinese New Year's eve for south china? and what does it symbolize and hoow do you say it?
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nián gāo- rice cake, good luck for year
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Most common food for the Chinese New Year's eve for North china? and what does it symbolize and hoow do you say it?
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jiâo zi- dumplings, shape resembles money, symbolizes wealth and success
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Why youngsters happy to celebrate festival? and what called in chinese?
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Receive new year money, and put in red envelope
hān bāo |
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What holidays is the Spring Festival-Chunjie similar to American ones and in what why?
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new year's eve like christmas
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Spring festival different from american?
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home-made meal and firecrackers
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major activities during Spring Festival
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eat with family
new year's money dumplings |
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和
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hé
and |
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也
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yê
also |
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宠物
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chông wû
pets |
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只
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zhī
measure word for pets |
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狗
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gôu
dog |
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马
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mâ
horse |
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很
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hên
very |
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大
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dà
big |
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小
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xiâo
small |
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没
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méi
to not [have a pet] |
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那
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nà
that |
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凶
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xiōng
angry |
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漂亮
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piâo liàng
beautiful |
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它
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tā
it |
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可爱
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kê ài
cute |
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龙
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lóng
dragon |
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真
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zhēn
really |
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hen-
zhen- |
-when you know
-when you don't know (surprised) |
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his eyes are really big
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它 的 眼睛 真 大
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your backpack is so big
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你 的 书包 太 (tài) 大 了 (le)
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Our whole family speaks Chinese
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我 们 全 (quán) 家 都 会 说 汉语
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都
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dōu
all/ both |
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Stir-fry rice is my favorite
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我 最 喜欢 吃 炒饭
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最
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zuì
most/ favorite |
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___ is not my favorite
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——— 最 不 喜欢。。。
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Can you make spring rolls?
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你 会 不 会 走 春卷
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you play basketball very well
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你 打 篮 球 大 得 很 好
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得
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de
possession in sentence "you play basketball very well" |
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中国
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zhōng guó
China |
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澳大利亚
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ào dà lì yà
australia |
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美国
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mêi guó
america |
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英国
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yīng guó
England |
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加拿大
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jiā ná dà
canada |
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德国
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dé guó
germany |
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法国
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fâ guó
France |
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日本
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rì bên
Japan |
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新西兰
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xīn xī lán
New Zealand |
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会 说
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huì shuō
able to speak |
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西班牙
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xī bān yá
Spain |
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语
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yû
language |
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[small square]那
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nâ
nationality? |
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哪里
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nâ li
no i'm not- modest |
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对不起
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duì bu qî
excuseme, sorry |
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没关系
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méi guān xi
nevermind |
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请问
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qîng wèn
excuseme, sorry |
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一点儿
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yìdiânr
a little |
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香港
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xiānggâng
Hongkong |
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谢谢
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xiēxie
thank you |
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欢迎
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huānyíng
welcome |
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不客气
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bù kè qì
you're welcome |
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Official language of china
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mandarin
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basis of chinese writing system
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pictographic
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earliest chinese writings discovered were...
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inscribed on oracle bones and turtle shells, written over 3000 years ago
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each chinese character is prounounced as how many syllables
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1
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style of chinese writing currently used is
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simplified and traditional
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traditional style of writing is currently used in (2)
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taiwan and overseas chinese communities
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method of writing a chinese character is
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left to right, top to bottom, a tick and a hook
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pronunciation system currently used in china is
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pinyin
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apart from neutral tone, how many tones are in chinese?
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four
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zhonguo means
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central kingdom
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chinese national language (mandarin) is called ____, meaning ______ and is also called _____
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common speech
pûtōnghuà hànyû |
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hanyu comes from the name of the majority race called the
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han people
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mandarin is official language in
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china, taiwan, singapore
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population of china is
which is about times bigger than america |
1,344,130,000
60 times |
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area of china is
which is about times bigger than australia |
9,596,960
a little bigger |
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most famous animal native to china
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the panda
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only man-made object visible from outer space
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great wall
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喜欢
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xî huān
to like |
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游泳
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yóu yông
swimming |
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骑车
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qí chē
biking |
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跑步
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pâo bù
running |
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打球
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dâ qiú
to play ball |
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打网球
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dâ wâng qiú
tennis |
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打篮球
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dâ lán qiú
basketball |
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打乒乓球
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dâ pīng pāng qiú
ping pong |
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打棒球
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dâ bàng qiú
baseball |
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大板球
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dâ bân qiú
cricket |
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踢足球
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tī zú qiú
soccer |
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运动
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yùn dòng
sports |
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去
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qù
to go |
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吧
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ba
grammatical word at end- suggestion |
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马车
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mâ chē
horseback |
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好啊！
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hâo a!
yes! |
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我们走吧
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wô men zôu ba!
lets go! |
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你呢
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nî ne?
and you? |
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好吗
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hâo ma?
ok? |
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乐
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lè
happy |
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很忙
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hên máng
busy |
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羽毛球
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yû máo qiú
badmitton |
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眉毛
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méi mao
eyebrows |
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头
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tóu
head |
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耳朵
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êr duó
ear |
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脸
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liân
face |
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头发
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tóu fa
hair |
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嘴巴
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zuî ba
mouth |
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眼睛
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yânjing
eyes |
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鼻子
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bí zi
nose |
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长
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cháng
long |
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短
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duân
short |
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上
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shàng[...nianji]
grade |
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年级
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[shang...]nián jí
grade |
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同学
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tóng xué
classmate |
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朋友
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péng you
friend |
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学校
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xué xiào
school |
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同班
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tóng bān
same class |
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明天见
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míng tiān jiàn
see you tomorrow |
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了
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le
already |
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多大
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duō dà
another way to ask age |
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工作
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gōng zuò
works |
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只第姐妹
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siblings
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中学生
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middle school student
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xiao xue
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elementary school
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