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白
white; clear; in vain
天
sky; heaven; day
zhèng-cháng
normal
cháng
normal; constant; often
行
walk, go; do, carry out; OK, good; behavior, to proceed
晚
night; later
wǎnshang
night
两
two; Chinese unit of weight
合
to close; to fit
和
and
余
remain, leave; more than
年
year
rú-cǐ
so; in this way
的
belonging to
…… de
…'s (indicates belonging, ownership)
古
ancient
桥
bridge
吗
it is (asking question)
就
just; at once; right away
是
yes
中
middle; centre
zhōng-guó
China
国
a country
四
four
大
big
zhī yī
one of...
一
one
广
wide
东
east; host
城
city; large commercial venue
前
forward; before; in front
长
long; strength
米
rice; meter
条
a strip; an article; a clause
lóng
dragon; dinosaur
卧
to crouch
在
in; at
zài
at; in
江
river; surname Jiang
为
for; because
最
the most
zuì-zǎo
the earliest
早
morning; early; long ago
zǎo
morning!
启
to initiate
式
pattern; style
立
to stand; to establish
鸡
chicken
qún
group; crowd
不
no
jí
pole; extreme
gòng
common; together
qiǎo
coincidence; clever
体
body; form
人
a person; people
球
ball
八
eight
只
only; measure word for small animals
木
wood
船
ship, craft
接
come close to; connect; catch; receive; meet; take over
坐
sit; travel by
zài……shang
over...；on...
zài...shàngmiàn
over...
平
flat; equal; calm; average, ordinary
地
land
有
to have
十
ten
美
beautiful
更
more; to change
gèng ...
more ...
关
to close; to turn off
可
can; but
们
plural marker for pronouns
后
behind; after
影
shadow
能
can; to be able to
快
quick; almost; straightforward; happy
... děi
... need to
说
to say
建
to establish
真
true, real; really
目
eye
舌
tongue
fēng
wind; custom; style; information
采
to pick
远
far, distant; profound
止
to stop; to prohibit; until
yícì
once
cì
... time(s)
夜
night; nighttime
yèwǎn
night; evening
会
can; shall; able too; will; a meeting
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