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73 words/phrases to learn
dà-jiā-hǎo
hello everybody
wǒ shì
I am; I was
jīn-tiān
today
教
to teach
yí-ge
one of (something)
年
year
期
phase; period
shén-me?
what?
都
all; even
hǎochī
delicious (for food)
chī de
food; something to eat
huāshēng
peanut
zhè-ge
this one
bú yòng
not have to; no need
tè-bié
especially
bié-de
other
ránhòu
then; after
wǒmen
we; us
yí-xià
a bit
四
four
川
river; abbr. for Sichuan Province
马
horse
小
small
米
rice; meter
到
to arrive; until
zhèlǐ
here
zuì-hòu
lastly
bái
white; clear; in vain
把
to hold; to grasp; a handle
油
oil
～wèi
... flavour
quán-bù
all
búyào!
don't!
给
to give; to
chū lái
to come out
zhī-qián
before
nǐ-men
you all; you guys; you (plural)
táng
sugar
ké-yǐ
can; could
zài lái yìdian……
to have more…
shìde
yes; that's right
niú-ròu
beef
块
yuan (Chinese currency); chunk, part
刚
hard, firm; just
jiē
come close to; connect; catch; receive; meet; take over
北
north
方
square; direction, side; place; method, way; upright, honest
tóng-xué
schoolmate
爱
love
菜
vegetable; dish, cuisine
真
true, real; really
呢
what about ...?
八
eight
二
two
水
water
让
to allow; to make
人
a person; people
yóudiǎn...
to be a little bit...
hǎo-de
okay
wèi-dào
taste; flavour
dǎo
move backward, turn upside down; pour, dump; on the contrary
入
enter; join; income
dì...
...th; ...nd; ...rd (prefix indicating ordinal number)
dì-sān
the third
sāngè
three of (something)
慢
slow
yì-xiē
some
zì-jǐ
oneself
xiàn-zài
now
xǐ-huan
like; to like
能
can; to be able to
会
can; shall; able too; will; a meeting
méiyǒu
hasn't; haven't; don't
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