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wǎnshang
night
yèwǎn
night; evening
zhèng-zài
in the process of (doing something; happening)
忘
to forget; to neglect
bān
class, group; shift
她
she
拉
pull, drag; move, carry; play (instruments); help
到
to arrive; until
发
to issue; to launch; to develop
电
electricity
míng bai
understand; clear
zì-jǐ
oneself
早
morning; early; long ago
已
already
那
that
来
to come
取
to take; to get
yí-ge
one of (something)
五
five
新
new
油
oil
huí
to reply
体
body; form
色
colour
水
water
边
side, edge; while
miǎo
second
钟
clock; o'clock; bell
āi-ya
ah; oh; ugh (expressing surprise, annoyance, pain, frustration, sarcasm, etc）
好
good
ránhòu
then; after
中
middle; centre
jiē
to connect; to catch; to receive
而
but (not); and so
地
land
皮
skin; leather; fur
zuì-hòu
lastly
块
yuan (Chinese currency); chunk, part
dì...
...th; ...nd; ...rd (prefix indicating ordinal number)
dì-èr
second (ordinal number)
bù
walk; step; situation
ná
to take; to hold
出
to go out; to exit; to leave
cháng
normal; constant; often
合
to close; to fit
冷
cold
下
down
táng
sugar
也
also
要
to want; to need
两
two; Chinese unit of weight
shí-hou
a time; when
香
fragrant
气
gas; weather; smell; spirit; anger
再
again (future action)
dǎo
move backward, turn upside down; pour, dump; on the contrary
jiā-rù
to join
干
dry
niú-ròu
beef
yī-diǎn
a little
huā
flower; pattern, design; blurred; variegated; fancy, showy; spend
甜
sweet
星
star; satellite
yìbǎ...
a handful of ...; a bunch of ...
食
food
ké-yǐ
can; could
品
to taste
且
moreover
慢
slow
chà
fall short of, lack; poor, bad
起
to rise; appear, happen
小
small
miàn-tiáo
noodles
jí
namely; at once; now; reach
qīng
clear; tidy
真
true, real; really
bù-cuò
good; pretty good; quite nice
kǒu-gǎn
taste; mouthfeel
kǒu-wèi
taste; flavour
～wèi
... flavour
chū
beginning; elementary; original
fēng
wind; custom; style; information
克
gram (g)
等
to wait
及
and; reach
zài...zhījiān
between
zhī jiān
between...
化
chemical
长
long; strength
又
again (past action)
心
heart, mind, feeling; core, center
kuàidiǎn!
hurry up!
英
English; British; hero
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