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leng3pan2
entree cold dish |
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yi1 fen1 geng1yun2)，yi1 fen1 shou1huo4
One portion of sowing seeds (sweating), one portion of harvesting (rewards) |
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zhi1qian2
before
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shang4 ban1
work
在上班 = to be at work
去上班了 = to go to work |
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xia4 ban1
off work
我现在下班了 = I just came from work |
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shang4 xue2
to school
我去上学了 = I go to school/university |
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fang4 xue2
off school
我放学了 = I go off of school |
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jin1tian1 fang4jia4，bu2 shang4xue2
Today is a holiday, no need to go to school |
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da4gai1
roughly / approximately |
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shu1shu1
uncle (said to partner's father) |
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a1yi2
aunt (said to partner's mother)
叔叔阿姨好 = (when talking to partner's parents) how are you? |
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gao4su4
tell
我想告诉你一件事儿 = I want to tell you something |
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hui4 shao3fan4
will cook dinner |
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ji1
chicken
鸡肉 = chicken meat |
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zhe4 bu4 dian3ying2
this movie |
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wo3 xian1 xi3zao3, ran2hou4 chi1 fan4
First I will shower, then I will eat |
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suo2yi3
so/therefore
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you3 yi1tian1
one day/ some day |
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qu3
to marry (for men)
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dan4shi4
but
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door / measure word for e.g. language (yu3yan2) |
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hard (as in: study hard) |
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study very hard |
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di1
low (as in ‘low building’) |
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short (referring to height, short people, short trees) |
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duan3
short (as in “a short conversation”) |
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fat (referring to people) |
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thick (referring to objects) |
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wo xi1wang4 ni zai wo shen1bian1
I wish you are next to me |
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sheng1huo2 zhong1 you3 hen3 duo1 suan1 tian2 ku3 la4
life has different tastes and ups and downs
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zhu4 nimen lu3xing2 yu2kuai4
wish you a pleasant journey |
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qi2 zi4xing2che1
ride bicycle |
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zou3lu4
by foot
你怎么去那儿？ how are you going to there?
我走（路）过去。 i go there by foot. (guo4qu4)
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wo3 san1 dian3 chu1fa1, si4 dian3 dao4da2
I leave at 3 and arrive at 4 |
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dao4da2
arrive
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ni zenme qu4 faguo?
How do you go to France? |
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zong4zi
sticky rice dumpling |
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bu4 de2 bu4
have to; can’t help but |
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yibian1... yibian1...
while .... ‘action’ |
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(to be) not allowed to (more like ‘I don’t allow you to…’) |
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measure word for car |
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