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wǒ shì
I am; I was
huān-yíng
welcome
láidào
come
zhōng-wén
Chinese (language)
small
xuéxí
to learn; to study
also
ké-yǐ
can; could
zhèxiē
these
rú guǒ
if
to listen
to understand
朋友
friend
wàng le
forget to ...
to hit
down; below
jīn-tiān
today
zhōngguó rén
Chinese people
yí-dìng
surely, definitely
zuì-jìn
recent
zhī yī
one of...
dànshì
but
fā-xiàn
to discover
hěndūo
a lot of
shǐ yòng
use
qíshí
actually; in fact
very; too (many/much)
zhī-dào
to know
wóxiǎng
I want to...
to introduce
sāngè
three of (something)
róng-yì
easy; likely
dì...
prefix indicating ordinal number
dì yī
first
yígè
one of (something)
zhè-ge
this one
pǔ-tōng
ordinary
to watch; to look
nián-qīng
young
bú shì
isn't; no
hǎode
okay
to count; number
wǒmen
we
biǎo dá
to express, to tell
zhòng
(meausre word) kind, species
shǎde
stupid
that; those
biǎo shì
to show, express
yīng-gāi
should
man; male
yìxiē
some
dì èr
second (ordinal number)
bèi
passive marker
fēicháng
very; unusual
zài-jiàn
bye
búhuì
will not; cannot
yì-sī
meaning; interest, fun
to follow
shuō-huà
speak
again
zhī jiān
between...
kāi wánxiào de!
just joking!
... than ...
bǐ-rú
for example
bǐ-jiào
comparatively
to let (someone do something); to make (someone do something)
jué-de
to think; to feel
hénhǎo
very well
to give
búyào!
don't!
yǒu shíhòu
sometimes
yù-dào
meet
zì-jǐ
oneself
xǐhuān
to like
to speak
suó-yǐ
so; therefore
zhè yàng
this way, like this
zài ...... lǐ miàn
in; inside
zuì-hòu
lastly
gēn
measure word for long, thin objects
jīng-yàn
experience
rì-běn
Japan
xíguàn
habit; to be used to doing something
white
yǎn
eye; small hole; key point
háiyǒu
still; in addition
gǎn-qíng
emotion, affection, relationship
picture; plan; intention; seek
a slice
xùn-sù
fast
to leave
from; to follow
nálǐ
where
book
bāng
to help ...
hǎo le
it's done
xīwàng
hope; to hope
bāng-zhù
help
chicken
wén-xué
literature
and; to reach
jiāyóu!
come on!
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huòzhě
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