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yì-zhí
continuously; straight
yí-ge-rén
one person; alone
píng-shí
usually
jīn-tiān
today
dà-jiā
everyone; everybody
zhī-qián
before
méiyǒu
don't have; there isn't; there aren't
niánqīng
young
to ask
zì-jǐ
oneself
rú-guǒ
if
yícì
once
wǒ búhuì
I won't; I'm not able to
qián
money
gòu
enough; reach; quite
bié-rén
someone else
gōng-zuò
to work; work
zì-yóu
free
cóngláibù
never
búyào!
don't!
láo bǎn
boss
fēi-cháng
very; unusual
lǐ-jiě
understnad
tā-men
they; them
yīn-wèi
because
rèn-shi
to know (someone); to recognize
jī-hū
almost
bú yòng
not have to, no need
shuì-jiào
to sleep
nà-shí
at that time
xiě
to write
fēng
close, seal up; envelope
zhè cì
this time
yí-dìng
surely, definitely
wǒyào...
I want...; I'm going to...
cān-jiā
to attend
rén-shēng
life
zuì-dà
the biggest
kě-néng
possibility; possible
to send; to see off
hái-yǒu
still; in addition
yìzhāng...
measure word for flat objects
gōngxǐ!
congratulations!
bú shì
isn't; no
nǔ-lì
to work hard; to do your best
yī-zhǒng
a type of
xí-guàn
habit; to be used to doing something
dàn-shì
but
jiān-chí
insist; uphold
zhè-ge
this one
to undertake; to shoulder
yì-xiē
some
zhòng-yào
important
shì-qíng
matter
every
all; both
suó-yǐ
so; therefore
fāshēng
to happen
zǎo-shàng
morning
朋友
friend
退
to retreat
……de-shí-hou
when ... (in statements)
hài-pà
scared
lèile
tired
xū-yào
to need
ránhòu
then; after that
cry
sāngè
three of (something)
xiǎoshí
hour
gào su
to tell
hěn-dūo
a lot of
bì-xū
must, have to
huí-yìng
to response, reply
zhèxiē
these
zhī-dào
to know
nǐ-men
you (plural)
yīng-gāi
should
shén-me?
what?
zhēn-zhèng
real
nàxiē
those
lí-kāi
leave
jié-mù
program, show
fāngxiàng
direction
suó-yǒu
all
authenticated
to call
more; even more
jìn
end; exhaust; all
wǒmen
we
miàn-duì
face, confront
zhēn-de
really
guò-qù
past, pass by
dì...
prefix indicating ordinal number
dì-yī
first
zhè yàng
this way, like this
zhèlǐ
here
xǐ-huan
to like
yǐjīng...le
have … already
wǒ juédé
I think (that)...
bù-cuò
good
zěn-me ...
how ...
zěn-me-yàng
how; how about
xíngdòng
move; act; operation
zhèng-míng
prove
besides; except; remove
bùxíng!
out of the question!
again (past action)
duō-shǎo
how many; how much

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