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yì-zhí
always
yí-ge-rén
one person; alone
píng-shí
usually
jīn-tiān
today
跟
with; to follow
dà-jiā
everyone; everybody
zhī-qián
before
méiyǒu
hasn't; haven't
也
also
再
again (future action)
niánqīng
young
问
to ask; question
zì-jǐ
oneself
rú-guǒ
if
yícì
once
吗
it is (asking question)
wǒ búhuì
I won't; I'm not able to
qián
money
gòu
enough; sufficient
bié-rén
someone else
gōng-zuò
to work; work
zì-yóu
free
cóngláibù
never
búyào!
don't!
láo bǎn
boss
fēi-cháng
very; extremely
lǐ-jiě
understand
tā-men
they; them
yīn-wèi
because
rèn-shi
to know (someone); to recognise
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
maybe; possiblity
送
send, deliver; give
hái-yǒu
still; in addition
yìzhāng...
measure word for flat objects
gōngxǐ!
congratulations!
bú shì
no; not
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; however
jiān-chí
insist; uphold
zhè-ge
this one
担
to undertake; to shoulder
yì-xiē
some
zhòng-yào
important
shì-qíng
matter
每
every; each
都
all; even
suó-yǐ
so; therefore
fāshēng
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
kū
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 all; you guys; 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
确
authenticated
叫
call; ask; let
更
more; to change
jìn
end; exhaust; all
wǒmen
we; us
miàn-duì
face, confront
zhēn-de
really
guò-qù
past, pass by
dì...
...th; ...nd; ...rd (prefix indicating ordinal number)
dì-yī
first
zhè yàng
this way; like this
zhèlǐ
here
xǐ-huan
like; to like
yǐjīng...le
have...already
wǒ juédé
I think (that)...
bù-cuò
good; pretty good; quite nice
zěn-me ...
how ...
zěn-me-yàng
how; how about
xíngdòng
move; act; operation
zhèng-míng
prove
除
besides; except; remove
bùxíng!
out of the question!
又
again (past action)
duō-shǎo
how many; how much
nà-ge
that one
wèi-le
for...
xiè-xie
thanks
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