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shàng-hǎi
Shanghai
hěn-dūo
a lot of
都
all; even
míngzì
name
rèn-shi
to know (someone); to recognise
suó-yǐ ne?
so?
jīn-tiān
today
wǒmen
we; us
街
street
yí-xià
a bit
dà-jiā
everyone; everybody
yì-xiē
some
wǒ jiào...
my name is...
了
already (completed action marker)
yǐ qián
before
lǎo-shī
teacher
也
also
zuì-hòu
lastly
méiyǒu
hasn't; haven't; don't
lái zì
from
zì-jǐ
oneself
yuánlái
original; turn out to be
chū-zhōng
lower secondary school; junior high school
……de-shí-hou
when ... (in statements)
tóng-xué
schoolmate
zhè-ge
this one
ránhòu
then; after
jīng-cháng
often
shēng-huó
life
yù-dào
to meet
吗
it is (asking question)
bǐ-rú
for example
lèi
category, type
zhī-dào
to know
wèi-shén-me?
why?
yīn-wèi
because
gē-ge
elder brother
yí-ge-rén
one person; alone
xiǎoxué
primary school
tiān a!
my god!
zhè yàng
this way; like this
xué-sheng
student
hěn-hǎo
very well
hǎo-tīng
beautiful (song)
zhōngguó rén
Chinese people
jué-de
to think; to feel
xiàn-zài
now
nǚer
daughter
yǐ-hòu
after, later
hái méi ne!
not yet!
…… xiáo jiě
Miss…
jiě-jie
elder sister
nǐ-men
you all; you guys; you (plural)
xǐ-huan
like; to like
hái-yǒu
still; in addition
tàidūo
too much; too many
kě-néng
maybe; possiblity
nàme...
in that case...；such, so
kāi-fàng
open; lift a restriction, liberalise; bloom
nǚhái
girl
但
but; however
qí-shí
in fact; actually
yīng-guó
the UK
yī-diǎn
a little
guó-nèi
domestic
gǎn jué
feelings
nǐ-de
yours; your
zhōng-wén
Chinese (language)
nǐ ne?
and you?; how about you?
zěn-me ...
how ...
xiǎng-dào
to think of; to anticipate
bǐ-jiào
comparatively
guó-jiā
a country
wàiguó rén
foreigner
zhè-zhǒng
this kind (of)
...zài ná-lǐ?
where is...?
kěàide
cute
xiǎoshí
hour
zhǎo
to look for
nán péng-yǒu
boyfriend
hái-shì
still, nevertheless
dāngrán!
of course!
yǐ-shàng
above
suó-yǒu
all
rú-guǒ
if
zài-jiàn
bye
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