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zhōng-wǔ
noon
吃
to eat
要
to want; to need
hái-shì
still, nevertheless
mǐ-fàn
rice
zhī-dào
to know
wǒmen
we; us
xiàn-zài
now
gōng sī
company
年
year
万
ten thousand; thousand
shàng-hǎi
Shanghai
环
ring; loop
买
buy
房
house; room
jīn-tiān
today
zuó-tiān
yesterday
yóu-xì
game
zěn-me ...
how ...
hái méi ne!
not yet!
nà-ge
that one
来
to come
早
morning; early; long ago
完
to end; complete
kě-shì
but
送
send, deliver; give
也
also
错
wrong; a mistake
dù-zi
stomach
挂
to hang up
zhème
so (adv); in this way
课
subject; course
又
again (past action)
从
from; to follow; to obey
路
road, path, way
专
particular; expert
出
to go out; to exit; to leave
gàn-má
what to do
bú shì
no; not
谢
to thank
车
a vehicle
前
forward; before; in front
元
basic, primary; currency unit of RMB
十
ten
qián
money
hěn-dūo
a lot of
hǎo bā
fair enough
nǚ-ér
daughter
饿
hungry
死
die; rigid, inflexible; impassable
bú yòng
not have to; no need
yí-ge
one of (something)
xiǎo-shí
hour(s)
刀
knife
shí-hou
a time; when
能
can; to be able to
千
thousand
块
yuan (Chinese currency); chunk, part
hǎo-de
okay
tòng
hurt; pain
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