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chūnjié
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
diànyǐng
movie
bù-guǎn
no matter, regardless of
hái-shì
still, nevertheless
都
all; even
yī-zhǒng
a type of
再
again
jiā shang
add; in addition
búyào!
don't!
让
to allow; to make
未
don't; not yet
数
number
jié-shù
end, finish
yícì
once
cì
... time(s)
shìde
yes; that's right
tā-men
they; them
每
every; each
nàme...
in that case...；such, so
suó-yǐ
so; therefore
bú shì
no; not
wǒmen
we; us
ér-shì
but
kě-néng
maybe; possiblity
zuò-pǐn
work; composition
呢
what about ...?
zhèng-shì
exactly
shūfu
comfortable
也
also
rú-cǐ
so; in this way
gèng-duō
more
zài …… lǐ
in; inside
qí-tā
other
yí-xià
a bit
yí-ge
one of (something)
wèi-le
for...
shēngcún
to exist; to survive
zhǎo
to look for
gù-shi
story
shìgù
accident
wán-měi
perfect
dì...
...th; ...nd; ...rd (prefix indicating ordinal number)
dì-èr
second (ordinal number)
dì-yī
first
gèng-hǎo
better
guò-qù
past, pass by
yī-diǎn
a little
zhème
so (adv); in this way
róng-yì
easy; likely
chū lái
to come out
huāqián
to spend money
zhè-ge
this one
吗
it is (asking question)
chú-le
except; besides
dì-fāng
place; location
zhēn-zhèng
real
yǒuxiē rén
someone
zhōngguó rén
Chinese people
jué-de
to think; to feel
京
abbr. for Beijing
又
again; also
zì-jǐ
oneself
但
but; however
wèi-shén-me?
why?
guó-jiā
a country
shì-qíng
matter
xǐ-huan
like; to like
bié-rén
someone else
suó-yǒu
all
xū-yào
to need
dì-wèi
status, position
她
she
zhēn-de
really
lǎo-shī
teacher
wú-fǎ
unable
zhī-qián
before
hái-yǒu
still; in addition
...déngděng
...etc;...and so on
bú yòng
not have to; no need
hěn-dūo
a lot of
bù-shǎo
quite a few,; many
最
the most
nǐ-men
you all; you guys; you (plural)
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