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dà-jiā-hǎo
hello everybody
wǒ shì
I am; I was
朋友
friend
yì-zhí
always
yí-dìng
surely, definitely
jīn-tiān
today
跟
with; to follow
gòng
common; together
分
divide; minute
吧
...right?; ...OK?
zì-yóu
free
吗
it is (asking question)
bú shì
no; not
shēn
deep, profound
kě-shì
but
ké-yǐ
can; could
yì-xiē
some
小心！
be careful!
rú-guǒ
if
只
only; measure word for small animals
把
to hold; to grasp; a handle
liǎo-jiě
to know; to understand
gèng-duō
more
那
that
ná
to take; to hold
hěn-dūo
a lot of
都
all; even
到
to arrive; until
tiān a!
my god!
bǐ-rú
for example
呢
what about ...?
xū-yào
to need
sìshí
forty; 40
夜
night; nighttime
学
study, imitate
qí-shí
in fact; actually
tā-men
they; them
qián
money
liǎng qiān
two thousand
yì-qǐ
together
yí-gè xīng-qī
one week
yī-diǎn
a little
zhí jiē
directly
hǎi
sea
dàn-shì
but; however
yóudiǎn...
to be a little bit...
pà
be afraid of; I am afraid, perhaps
huò
or; maybe
yí-xià
a bit
nǐ-de
yours; your
bù-kě
can't
再
again
dì...
...th; ...nd; ...rd (prefix indicating ordinal number)
dì-yī
first
yícì
once
cì
... time(s)
你好
hello
看
to watch; to look
hǎo-xiàng
like, as if
zhè yàng
this way; like this
shén-me?
what?
错
wrong; a mistake
zhǎo
to look for
回
return, go back; reply; decline
hū xī
breathe
器
object
...déngděng
...etc;...and so on
nǐ shì
you are; you were
tàidūo
too much; too many
búyào!
don't!
yīn-wèi
because
而
but (not); and so
zhēn-de
really
zhòng-yào
important
hái-yǒu
still; in addition
也
also
suàn
calculate; count; let it pass
bú yòng
not have to; no need
bú-huì de
no, that's not gonna happen
yǐjīng...le
have...already
méiyǒu wèntí
don’t have any questions; don’t have any problems
ránhòu
then; after
zuì-dà
the biggest
米
rice; meter
liú
remain, stay; keep, save; accept, take; leave behind
zhī-qián
before
喝
drink
jiǔ shuǐ
beverage
吃
to eat
出
to go out; to exit; to leave
hěn-hǎo
very well
róng-yì
easy; likely
睡
sleep
zì-jǐ
oneself
物
thing; object
kě-néng
maybe; possiblity
bù-guǎn
no matter, regardless of
suó-yǐ
so; therefore
bǎo-chí
keep
bù shūfu
not well
xī-wàng
hope
rén-jiā
a particular person or general other people (except for the speaker and the listener)
bái-bái
bye-bye
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