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nǐ shì
you are; you were
hěn-dūo
a lot of
zhè yàng
this way, like this
shì-qíng
matter
吗
question marker
最
the most
zhòng-yào
important
shén-me shí-hou?
when?
经
to pass through
nǔ-lì
to work hard; to do your best
zhōng-yú
finally
带
to take something with oneself
yígè xīnde
a new one
gāo-dù
height
ránhòu
then; after that
zhè-ge
this one
dì-fāng
place
zhēn-de
really
wèi-le
for...
zhèlǐ
here
fēi-cháng
very; unusual
街
street
脚
foot
跟
to follow
biàn-chéng
become
méiyǒu
don't have; there isn't; there aren't
guānxì
connection
xiàn-zài
now
zì-jǐ
oneself
yīn-wèi
because
bié-rén
someone else
suó-yǐ
so; therefore
tǔ-dì
land
tū-rán
sudden
qí-tā
other; the rest
xiāng-dāng
quite; match
jiē-duàn
stage
míngtiān
tomorrow
kāi-shǐ
start
yí-dìng
surely, definitely
qíng-kuàng
situation; circumstances
nǐ-de
yours; your
wǒmen
we
kèrén
guest
……de-shí-hou
when ... (in statements)
zhī-dào
to know
zhèxiē
these
jǐngchá
police; police officer
diànhuà
telephone; telephone call
nǐ-men
you (plural)
néngbùnéng...?
is it possible ... ?
guò lái
come over
wǒ juédé
I think (that)...
朋友
friend
rú-guǒ
if
dì...
prefix indicating ordinal number
dì-èr
second (ordinal number)
rén-shēng
life
kě-néng
possibility; possible
gǎi-biàn
change
zhī jiān
between...
tā-men
they; them
也
also
dàn-shì
but
都
all; both
fāng-shì
method; style
wǒyào...
I want...; I'm going to...
君
monarch; gentleman
qiáng
wall
兄
elder brother
弟
younger brother
zài nàlǐ
over there
wǒ yīnggāi
I should
shí-jì-shàng
actually, in fact
hái-shì
still, nevertheless
jiān-chí
insist; uphold
xiàn
thread, wire; line
伤
to hurt; wound
chī-fàn
to eat a meal
gěi nǐ
here you go
wèn-tí
problem; question
běi-jīng
Beijing
yì-qǐ
together
喝
to drink
suó-yǒu
all
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