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三
three
位
position; rank
老
old; experienced; always
lǎo-shī
teacher
shī
teacher; professional, specialist
wǒ shì
I am; I was
来
to come
lái zì
from
下
down
专
particular; expert
zhuān-yè
professional; field of study
业
occupation; industry
yí-ge
one of (something)
每
every; each
法
law; method
希
to hope
xī-wàng
hope
望
to gaze; to expect
能
can; to be able to
néng-gòu
can; to be able to
够
enough; reach; quite
tōng-guò
via, through; pass
nǔ-lì
to work hard; to do your best
力
power
让
to allow; to make
更
more; to change
gèng ...
more ...
gèng-duō
more
见
to see; to meet
tú
picture; plan; intention
书
book; document
看
to watch; to look
kàn-dào
see
向
towards; facing
前
forward; before; in front
年
year
又
again (past action)
加
add; increase; put on
jiā-rù
to join
入
enter; join; income
shà-mén
Xiamen City
门
door, gate; way, method; school; sect
花
flower; pattern, design; blurred; variegated; fancy, showy; spend
部
part; section; department
酒
alcohol
jiǔ-diàn
a hotel
店
store; shop
yīng-gāi
should
gāi
should; deserve
最
the most
nián-qīng
young
轻
light (weight)
总
total, overall; always; anyhow, after all
shí-hou
a time; when
候
to wait; to inquire after
座
seat; base
点
a dot; o'clock
wǒmen
we; us
们
plural marker for pronouns
méiyǒu
hasn't; haven't
失
to lose; to miss
都
all; even
叫
call; ask; let
石
stone
zhème
so (adv); in this way
五
five
星
star; satellite
dài
replace; on behalf; generation, era
中
middle; centre
出
to go out; to exit; to leave
已
already
yǐjīng...le
have...already
jīng
to pass through
fēi
not, wrong
fēi-cháng
very; extremely
cháng
normal; constant; often
优
excellent
yōu-xiù
excellent; outstanding
秀
refined; graceful
bàng
excellent; awesome; wonderful; stick
bù-jǐn
not only
jǐn
only
要
to want; to need
管
pipe, tube; manage; be responsible for
xì
department (as in
a university)
理
logic; reason
suó-yǒu
all
而
but (not); and so
也
also
很
very
hěn-dūo
a lot of
朋友
friend
跟
with; to follow
讲
to speak; communicate; emphasise; pay attention
其
third-person (noun and adjective); that, those
qí-shí
in fact; actually
实
solid; honest
dá
reach; understand; express; advanced, distinguished
乐
happy; music
音
sound
高
high
zhòng
kind; type
jié-mù
program, show
目
eye
人
a person; people
rén-jiā
a particular person or general other people (except for the speaker and the listener)
觉
to feel; asleep
jué-de
to think; to feel
需
to require
xū-yào
to need
但
but; however
wǒ juédé
I think (that)...
带
a belt; to bring
zhè-ge
this one
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