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wǒ shì
I am; I was
huān-yíng
welcome
láidào
come
zhōng-wén
Chinese (language)
小
small
xuéxí
to study
也
also
ké-yǐ
can; could
zhèxiē
these
rú-guǒ
if
听
to listen; to hear
懂
to understand; to know
朋友
friend
wàng le
forget to ...
打
to hit; to fight
下
down
jīn-tiān
today
zhōng-guó-rén
Chinese people
yí-dìng
surely, definitely
zuì-jìn
recent
zhī yī
one of...
dàn-shì
but; however
fā-xiàn
to discover
hěn-dūo
a lot of
shǐ yòng
use
qí-shí
in fact; actually
太
too; very
zhī-dào
to know
wóxiǎng
I want to...
介
to introduce
sāngè
three of (something)
róng-yì
easy; likely
dì...
...th; ...nd; ...rd (prefix indicating ordinal number)
dì-yī
first
yí-ge
one of (something)
zhè-ge
this one
pǔ-tōng
ordinary
看
to watch; to look
nián-qīng
young
bú shì
no; not
hǎo-de
okay
数
number
wǒmen
we; us
biǎo-dá
to express; to tell
zhòng
kind; type
shǎde
stupid
那
that
biǎo-shì
to show, express; indicate
yīng-gāi
should
男
male
yì-xiē
some
dì-èr
second (ordinal number)
bèi
was ...ed(passive marker)
fēi-cháng
very; extremely
zài-jiàn
bye
búhuì
will not; cannot
yì-sī
meaning; interest; fun
随
to follow
shuō-huà
speak
又
again (past action)
zhī jiān
between...
kāi wánxiào de!
just joking!
bǐ
... than ...
bǐ-rú
for example
bǐ-jiào
comparatively
让
to allow; to make
jué-de
to think; to feel
hěn-hǎo
very well
给
to give; to
búyào!
don't!
yǒu shíhòu
sometimes
yù-dào
to meet
zì-jǐ
oneself
xǐ-huan
like; to like
讲
to speak; communicate; emphasise; pay attention
suó-yǐ
so; therefore
zhè yàng
this way; like this
zài ...... lǐ miàn
in; inside
zuì-hòu
lastly
gēn
root; foundation
jīng-yàn
experience
rì-běn
Japan
xí-guàn
habit; to be used to doing something
白
white; clear; in vain
yǎn
eye; small hole; key point
hái-yǒu
still; in addition
gǎn-qíng
emotion, affection, relationship
tú
picture; plan; intention
片
slice, part; partial
xùn-sù
fast
离
leave, be away from
从
from; to follow; to obey
nálǐ
where
书
book; document
bāng
to help ...
hǎo le
it's done
xī-wàng
hope
bāng-zhù
help
鸡
chicken
wén-xué
literature
及
and; reach
jiāyóu!
come on!; good luck!
聊
to chat
huòzhě
or; maybe
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