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小米Xiaomixiǎo mǐ华为Huaweihuá wéi青岛Tsingtaoqīng dǎo比亚迪BYDbǐ yà dí阿里巴巴Alibabaā lǐ bā bā腾讯Tencentténg xùn百度Baidubǎi dù联想Lenovolián xiǎng微信WeChatwēi xìn毛泽东Mao Zedongmáo zé dōng邓小平Deng Xiaopingdèng xiǎo píng习近平Xi Jinpingxí jìn píng成龙Jackie Chanchéng lóng李小龙Bruce Leelǐ xiǎo lóng姚明Yao Mingyáo míng李白Li Bailǐ bái孔子Confuciuskǒng zǐ老子Lao Tzulǎo zǐ孙子Sun Tzusūn zǐ花木兰Mulanhuā mù lán
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我们wǒ menI; me什么shén mewhat (in 什么)现在xiàn zàipresent; to appear时候shí houtime; hour工作gōng zuòwork; worker怎么zěn mehow (in 怎么)喜欢xǐ huanto like; joy今天jīn tiānnow; this (day/year)东西dōngxieast朋友péng youfriend学校xué xiàoto study; to learn认识rèn shito recognize分钟fēn zhōngto divide; to separate明天míng tiānbright; next (day/year)多少duō shǎomany; much电影diàn yǐngelectricity昨天zuó tiānyesterday先生xiān shengearly; prior医院yī yuànmedicine; doctor学生xué shengto study; to learn儿子ér zison / child电视diàn shìelectricity下午xià wǔdown; downwards学习xué xíto study; to learn老师lǎo shīprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old医生yī shēngmedicine; doctor名字míng ziname; famous看见kàn jiànto look after; to take care of女儿nǚ érwoman; female说话shuō huàto speak; to say漂亮piào liangto float; to drift高兴gāo xìngsurname Gao睡觉shuì jiàoto sleep电脑diàn nǎoelectricity飞机fēi jīto fly打电话dǎ diàn huàto hit; to play (sports)后面hòu mianafter; behind怎么样zěn me yànghow (in 怎么)衣服yī fuclothes小姐xiǎo jiesmall; tiny天气tiān qìday; sky前面qián miànfront; before同学tóng xuésame; together星期xīng qīstar上午shàng wǔused in 上声苹果píng guǒapple (in 苹果)中午zhōng wǔmiddle / central出租车chū zū chēto go out; to come out水果shuǐ guǒsurname Shui商店shāng diàncommerce; business没关系méi guān xihave not; not桌子zhuō zitable; desk椅子yǐ zichair下雨xià yǔdown; downwards杯子bēi zicup; glass火车站huǒ chē zhànsurname Huo米饭mǐ fànsurname Mi饭馆fàn guǎnrice; meal不客气bù kè qino; not so可以kě yǐcan; may已经yǐ jīngalready因为yīn wèicause; because知道zhī dàoto know问题wèn títo ask; to inquire但是dàn shìbut; however可能kě néngcan; may时间shí jiāntime; hour开始kāi shǐto open; to start所以suǒ yǐactually; place觉得jué desleep (jiào); to feel (jué)一起yī qǐone; single希望xī wàngto hope (in 希望)大家dà jiābig; large非常fēi chángabbr. for 洲, Africa孩子hái zichild公司gōng sīpublic; male (animal)第一dì yīordinal prefix (第一 = first)告诉gào sùto say; to tell事情shì qingmatter; affair准备zhǔn bèiaccurate; to allow女人nǚ rénwoman; female小时xiǎo shísmall; tiny男人nán rénman; male正在zhèng zàifirst month of the lunar year帮助bāng zhùto help晚上wǎn shangevening; late快乐kuài lèrapid; quick身体shēn tǐbody; oneself介绍jiè shàoto introduce (in 介绍)欢迎huān yíngjoyful; happy眼睛yǎn jingeye手机shǒu jīhand去年qù niánto go; to go to意思yì siidea; meaning早上zǎo shangearly; morning回答huí dáto circle; to go back运动yùn dòngto transport; luck妻子qī zǐwife休息xiū xito rest房间fáng jiānhouse; room丈夫zhàng fuhusband (in 丈夫)上班shàng bānused in 上声生日shēng rìto be born; life; raw姐姐jiě jieolder sister哥哥gē geolder brother咖啡kā fēicoffee (in 咖啡)考试kǎo shìto test; exam旁边páng biānside; beside颜色yán sècolor; face妹妹mèi meiyounger sister报纸bào zhǐto report; newspaper机场jī chǎngmachine; opportunity弟弟dì diyounger brother好吃hǎo chīgood; appropriate旅游lǚ yóuto travel起床qǐ chuángto rise便宜piányicheap (reads pián here; biàn in 方便 "convenient")唱歌chàng gēto sing右边yòu bianright (side)牛奶niú nǎicow; ox自行车zì xíng chēself; from鸡蛋jī dànchicken游泳yóu yǒngto travel; to swim跳舞tiào wǔto jump生病shēng bìngto be born; life; raw左边zuǒ bianleft (side)公斤gōng jīnpublic; male (animal)教室jiào shìsurname Jiao服务员fú wù yuánclothes; to serve手表shǒu biǎohand跑步pǎo bùto run西瓜xī guāthe West; Spanish羊肉yáng ròusheep; goat公共汽车gōng gòng qì chēpublic; male (animal)打篮球dǎ lán qiúto hit; to play (sports)自己zì jǐself; from如果rú guǒlike; as; if需要xū yàoto require; to need还是hái shisurname Huan认为rèn wéito recognize应该yīng gāishould; to respond发现fā xiànto send out; to show一定yī dìngone; single一直yī zhíone; single为了wèi leas; to take sth as一样yī yàngone; single世界shì jièworld; generation而且ér qiěand; as well as重要zhòng yàoto repeat; repetition必须bì xūmust; surely地方dì fāng-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct其他qí tāits; that; such比赛bǐ sàiBelgium; Belgian然后rán hòuso; thus (in 然后, 突然)担心dān xīnto undertake; to carry为什么wèi shén meas; to take sth as关系guān xisurname Guan出现chū xiànto go out; to come out了解liǎo jiě(completed action marker)过去guò qùsurname Guo参加cān jiāto participate (in 参加)国家guó jiācountry决定jué dìngto decide选择xuǎn zéto choose或者huò zhěor; perhaps机会jī huìmachine; opportunity别人bié rensurname Bie其实qí shíits; that; such以后yǐ hòuold variant of 以要求yāo qiúto demand; to coerce当然dāng rándong; ding dong相信xiāng xìnmutual; appearance虽然suī ránalthough (in 虽然)解决jiě juéto untie; to explain关于guān yúsurname Guan完成wán chéngto finish; to be over结束jié shùto tie; to conclude努力nǔ lìto exert (in 努力)以前yǐ qiánold variant of 以办法bàn fǎto handle; to manage特别tè biéspecial; particular注意zhù yìto inject; to pour into离开lí kāimythical beast以为yǐ wéiold variant of 以城市chéng shìcity; city wall影响yǐng xiǎngshadow; film游戏yóu xìto travel; to swim比较bǐ jiàoBelgium; Belgian最近zuì jìnvariant of 最终于zhōng yúend; finally除了chú leto get rid of; to remove总是zǒng shìalways; general; total突然tū ránsudden (in 突然)检查jiǎn cháto examine (in 检查)容易róng yìto contain; appearance (in 容易 easy)明白míng baibright; next (day/year)根据gēn jùroot; basis记得jì deto remember / record简单jiǎn dānsimple; brief愿意yuàn yìto wish; willing