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qí-shí
in fact; actually
朋友
friend
elder brother
elder brother
younger brother
…… xiáo jiě
Miss…
búyào!
don't!
down
guānxì
relation; connection; influence
yīn-wèi
because
wán quán
totally, completely
yí-yàng
same
also
yí-ge
one of (something)
shí-zài
really
xiàn-zài
now
yì-xiē
some
gōng sī
company
lǐ-miàn
inside
a person; people
yuánlái
original; turn out to be
zhǎo
to look for
who
three
tóng-xué
schoolmate
tóng-shì
colleague
huò
or; maybe
dad
mum
more; to change
ān-quán
safe
kāi-shǐ
start
……de-shí-hou
when ... (in statements)
difficult; disaster
zì-jǐ
oneself
zuì-dà
the biggest
jiē
come close to; connect; catch; receive; meet; take over
wǒ juédé
I think (that)...
tā-men
they; them
hěn-hǎo
very well
hǎo-de
okay
zhè-ge
this one
shì-qíng
matter
yǒu dào-lǐ
makes sense
dàn-shì
but; however
suó-yǐ
so; therefore
wèn-tí
a question; a problem
bú shì
no; not
phase; period
to stay; to wait
gǎn jué
feelings
zhòng
kind; type
year
你好
hello
nǐ-men
you all; you guys; you (plural)
... duō-jiǔ le?
how long ...?
yí-huì'r
in a while
sit; travel by
hǎo jiǔ
very long
méiyǒu
hasn't; haven't; don't
yì-qǐ
together
chī le!
(I) have eaten
yícì
once
... time(s)
jìdé
to remember
shàng cì
last time
ránhòu
then; after
to arrive; until
again; also
tǐng
quite; very; rather
ér qiě
and also
fā-xiàn
to discover
yī-diǎn
a little
hái-yǒu
still; in addition
shén-me?
what?
ké-yǐ
can; could
jiàn-miàn
to meet
true, real; really
to wash
head, beginning, top
nàme...
in that case...;such, so
kě-néng
maybe; possiblity
bright; resonant
duō-shǎo
how many; how much
suàn
calculate; count; let it pass
zhíyǒu
only; only have
eye
forward; before; in front
yì-zhí
always
chī de
food; something to eat
yǐjīng...le
have...already

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