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hài
hi
好
good
huān-yíng
welcome
来
to come
láidào
come
市
city; market
chúfáng
kitchen
房
house; room
起
to rise; appear, happen
五
five
香
fragrant
zhòng
kind; type
bǐ
... than ...
cháng
normal; constant; often
见
to see; to meet
用
to use
作
do, make; act as, regard as; article, work
zuò yè
homework, assignment
业
occupation; industry
广
wide
但
but; however
dàn-shì
but; however
却
but; withdraw
yuàn
wish; be willing to
买
buy
总
total, overall; always; anyhow, after all
觉
to feel; asleep
jué-de
to think; to feel
yóudiǎn...
to be a little bit...
点
a dot; o'clock
可
can; but
kě-shì
but
边
side, edge; while
经
to pass through
jīng-cháng
often
shǐ yòng
use
bǐ-rú
for example
lǐ-miàn
inside
会
can; shall; able too; will; a meeting
小
small
皮
skin; leather; fur
花
flower; pattern, design; blurred; variegated; fancy, showy; spend
打
to hit; to fight
hái-yǒu
still; in addition
丁
fourth (equivalent to the letter 'D' or the Roman 'IV'); nail
suó-yǐ
so; therefore
以
by means of
dìng
decide; stable; fixed; decide; certainly
yícì
once
次
(measure word for events) time
cì
... time(s)
看
to watch; to look
dǐ
bottom; end; background
怎
how
zěn-me
how
zěn-me ...
how ...
zěn-me-yàng
how; how about
样
pattern; shape
刚
hard, firm; just
方
square; direction, side; place; method, way; upright, honest
已
already
yǐjīng...le
have...already
示
to show; to reveal
出
to go out; to exit; to leave
chū lái
to come out
把
to hold; to grasp; a handle
zhèxiē
these
都
all; even
合
to close; to fit
zài yìqǐ
to be together
yì-qǐ
together
中
middle; centre
火
fire
八
eight
角
angle; corner
又
again; also
热
hot; enthusiastic, warm; craze, popular
先
first, before
shí-hou
a time; when
候
to wait; to inquire after
给
to give; to
gěi!
here you are!
其
third-person (noun and adjective); that, those
qí-shí
in fact; actually
实
solid; honest
yí-dìng
surely, definitely
妙
clever; wonderful
kě-néng
maybe; possiblity
能
can; to be able to
七
seven
乃
to be; thereupon
至
to, till; most
十
ten
yǐ-shàng
above
最
the most
jiǎn dān
simple; ordinary
单
list; single
传
to pass on
全
all; complete
止
to stop; to prohibit; until
乎
in; at; from
芳
fragrant
四
four
bú shì
no; not
zhè-ge
this one
kàn dào
see
相
each other; portrait
红
red
hóng-sè
red
色
colour
yán-sè
colour
hǎo le
it's done
机
machine
末
tip; end
步
walk; step; situation
重
heavy; serious
zhòng-yào
important
要
to want; to need
需
to require
xū-yào
to need
器
object
zhè yàng
this way; like this
鸡
chicken
鸭
duck
肉
meat; flesh
ké-yǐ
can; could
rú-guǒ
if
式
pattern; style
yí-xià
a bit
下
down
吃
to eat
chī de
food; something to eat
búhuì
will not; cannot
yáchǐ
tooth
感
feeling; to feel
gǎn-jué
feelings
再
again
zhème
so (adv); in this way
座
seat; base
马
horse
mǎ-shàng
right now
认
to recognize; to know
让
to allow; to make
随
to follow
发
to issue; to launch; to develop
fēng
close, seal up; envelope
bù-zhī-dào
dunno
zhī-dào
to know
fǎnzhèng
anyway; in any case
正
just; proper; square
shí-zài
really
谢
to thank
xiè-xie
thanks
前
forward; before; in front
bié wàng le diǎn-zàn
don't forget to 'like' it!
忘
to forget; to neglect
wàng le
forget to ...
wàng-le
forgot to
wàng ... le
left something somewhere
diǎn-zàn
to like (social media)
wǒmen
we; us
们
plural marker for pronouns
xià cì
next time
zài-jiàn
bye
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