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nàxiē
those
年
year
校
school
歌
song
zěn-me ...
how ...
zěn-me-yàng
how; how about
bù-cuò
good
yī-zhǒng
a type of
五
five
gāng-gāng
just; barely
接
to connect
到
to arrive
最
the most
tōng zhī
inform, announce
bèi
passive marker
fā-xiàn
to discover
ná
to take, to get
nǐ-men
you (plural)
sāngè
three of (something)
zì-jǐ
oneself
hái-shì
still, nevertheless
wǒmen
we
tóu-fà
hair
zěnme le?
what's up?; what happened?
只
only; measure word for small animals
也
also
人
person
zhǎo
to find; to look for
又
again (past action)
chà
fall short of, lack; poor, bad
叫
to call
hái méi ne!
not yet!
wǎnshang
night
huò
or
suàn le
forget about it
能
be able to; can
看
to watch; to look
未
not yet; did not
shuì-jiào
to sleep
shén-me?
what？
谁
who
gēn
measure word for long, thin objects
跟
to follow
玩
to play
zhè-shì
this is; these are
tòng
hurt; pain
把
to hold; handle
等
to wait
chū lái
to come out
zhè-ge
this one
……de-shí-hou
when ... (in statements)
见
to see; to look
由
due to; by
dà-jiā
everyone; everybody
十
ten
分
to divide; minute
zuó-tiān
yesterday
huí jiā
to go home
bú yòng
not have to, no need
kě-shì
but
tā-men
they; them
六
six
bù-zhī-dào
I don't know
yǐ-wéi
think, assume
huí-qù
go back
让
to let (someone do something); to make (someone do something)
妈
mom
yí-ge
one of (something)
月
month; moon
都
all; both
chī le!
(I) have eaten
jiā-lǐ
home; family
边
side
xiàn-zài
now
位
measure word (for people, polite form)
yǐjīng...le
have … already
guò-qù
past, pass by
吗
question marker
zhème
like this; so
从
from; to follow
gěi nǐ
here you go
洗
to wash
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