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dì...
prefix indicating ordinal number
dì-yī
first
yícì
once
cì
... time(s)
nǐ-de
yours; your
shì-qíng
matter
tài...le
too (much); so
完
to be over; entire
cài
vegetable; dish, cuisine; weak, poor
zhōng-wǔ
noon
wǎnshang
night
抱
to hug; to surround
都
all; both
zhēn-de
really
洗
to wash
yí-xià
a bit
zhī-dào
to know
ránhòu
then; after that
……de-shí-hou
when ... (in statements)
yīn-wèi
because
lǐ-miàn
inside
yǐjīng...le
have … already
chū lái
to come out
wèi-le
for...
suó-yǐ
so; therefore
yí-ge
one of (something)
跟
to follow
yí-yàng
the same as; just like
lǎo-shī
teacher
讲
to speak
suó-yǒu
all
nǐ-men
you (plural)
zǒu-lù
to go on foot
又
again (past action)
边
side
喝
to drink
nà-ge
that one
白
white
zhè-ge
this one
bàn-fǎ
method
biǎo-qíng
an expression
zuì-hòu
lastly
zhè yàng
this way, like this
yàng-zi
appearance; manner
bù-rán
otherwise
zì-jǐ
oneself
xìn-xī
information
nàxiē
those
xū-yào
to need
kàn-dào
see
nán-rén
man
hǎobùhǎo?
ok or not ok; do you agree
nǎi-nai
grandma (dad's side)
再
again (future action)
hái-yǒu
still; in addition
guò-lái
come over
guò mǎ-lù
cross the street
búhuì
will not; cannot
吗
question marker
méiyǒu rén
no one
jiàn-shēn
to work out
shàng-bān
to go to work
yīng-gāi
should
měitiān
every day
xià-wǔ
afternoon
lái-bù-jí le
there's no more time
wǒyào...
I want...; I'm going to...
wǒ qù
(slang) damn!
zhōng-wén
Chinese (language)
gù-shi
story
dà-jiā
everyone; everybody
听
to listen
yīn-yuè
music
zuǒ-yòu
left and right; about; beside, around; control, influence
mèi-mei
younger sister
dì-sān
the third
shì-jiè
world
zěn-me ...
how ...
zěnme le?
what's up?; what happened?
zhème
like this; so
让
to let (someone do something); to make (someone do something)
zhǎo-dào
to find out
liǎo-jiě
know, understand
fāng-fǎ
method
坐
to sit; to take (a bus, airplane etc)
dōng-xi
a thing; stuff
xiàn-zài
now
zhòng-yào
important
fàng sōng
relaxed
她
she; her
nǚ-rén
woman
更
more; even more
xǐ-huan
to like
rèn-hé
any; whatever
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