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75 words/phrases to learn
dà-jiā-hǎo
hello everybody
hěn-dūo
a lot of
朋友
friend
qǐ-lái
to get up
yīng-gāi
should
to drink
What about ...?
hái-shì
still, nevertheless
qí-shí
actually; in fact
zhè-ge
this one
yǐjīng...le
have … already
to speak
……de-shí-hou
when ... (in statements)
also
to follow
all; both
jìdé
to remember
yí-ge
one of (something)
wǒ bù zhīdào
I don't know
... time(s)
ér qiě
and also
dì...
prefix indicating ordinal number
dì-èr
second (ordinal number)
fēnzhōng
minute
dì-sān
the third
sāngè
three of (something)
bú shì
isn't; no
to sleep
rú-guǒ
if
nà-ge
that one
nàme...
in that case...
fēi-cháng
very; unusual
ránhòu
then; after that
again (future action)
dàn-shì
but
zhī-qián
before
wèi-shén-me?
why?
question marker
yīn-wèi
because
wǎnshang
night
to be over; entire
zài...shàngmiàn
over...
nǐ-de
yours; your
shíwù
food
to wash
suó-yǐ
so; therefore
wǒmen
we
duō-shǎo
how many; how much
tōng-guò
to pass
gěi nǐ
here you go
zhēn-de
really
búhuì
will not; cannot
búyào!
don't!
nǎ gè
which one?
méiyǒu wèntí
don’t have any questions; don’t have any problems
yī-diǎn
a little
měitiān
every day
bù-guǎn
no matter, regardless of
summer
zhōng-wǔ
noon
the most
two (of something)
yí-dìng
surely, definitely
…… diǎn zhōng
...o'clock
kāi-shǐ
start
tóu-fà
hair
half
hái-yǒu
still; in addition
tǐng
straighten up; stand, bear; upright, erect; very
àn-zhào
according to
shēng-huó
life
fāng-shì
method; style
gēn-běn
fundamental; at all; radically
zì-jǐ
oneself
xiè-xie
thanks

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