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82 words/phrases to learn
nàxiē
those
year
school
song
zěn-me ...
how ...
zěn-me-yàng
how; how about
bù-cuò
good
yī-zhǒng
a type of
five
gāng-gāng
just; barely
to connect
to arrive
the most
tōng zhī
inform, announce
bèi
passive marker
fā-xiàn
to discover
to take, to get
nǐ-men
you (plural)
sāngè
three of (something)
zì-jǐ
oneself
hái-shì
still, nevertheless
wǒmen
we
tóu-fà
hair
zěnme le?
what's up?; what happened?
only; measure word for small animals
also
person
zhǎo
to find; to look for
again (past action)
chà
fall short of, lack; poor, bad
to call
hái méi ne!
not yet!
wǎnshang
night
huò
or
suàn le
forget about it
be able to; can
to watch; to look
not yet; did not
shuì-jiào
to sleep
shén-me?
what?
who
gēn
measure word for long, thin objects
to follow
to play
zhè-shì
this is; these are
tòng
hurt; pain
to hold; handle
to wait
chū lái
to come out
zhè-ge
this one
……de-shí-hou
when ... (in statements)
to see; to look
due to; by
dà-jiā
everyone; everybody
ten
to divide; minute
zuó-tiān
yesterday
huí jiā
to go home
bú yòng
not have to, no need
kě-shì
but
tā-men
they; them
six
bù-zhī-dào
I don't know
yǐ-wéi
think, assume
huí-qù
go back
to let (someone do something); to make (someone do something)
mom
yí-ge
one of (something)
month; moon
all; both
chī le!
(I) have eaten
jiā-lǐ
home; family
side
xiàn-zài
now
measure word (for people, polite form)
yǐjīng...le
have … already
guò-qù
past, pass by
question marker
zhème
like this; so
from; to follow
gěi nǐ
here you go
to wash

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