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不得了 |
amazing, extremely |
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jǐ得不得了 |
extremely crowded |
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车上jǐ得不得了。 |
The train was extremely crowded. |
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dǐ下 |
underneath |
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zuò位dǐ下 |
underneath the seat |
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tǎng在zuò位dǐ下 |
lie underneath the seat |
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有的人tǎng在zuò位dǐ下。 |
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睡觉 |
sleep |
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站着睡觉 |
sleep standing up |
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他们站着睡觉。 |
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有站着的 |
there were (people) standing |
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有坐着的，有站着的。 |
there were (people) sitting, there were (people) standing |
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车上jǐ得不得了。有坐着的，有站着的。 |
The train was extremely crowded. There were (people) sitting, there were (people) standing. |
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远 |
far |
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比较远 |
relatively far |
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离这儿比较远 |
relatively far from here |
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火车 |
train |
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九个钟头的火车 |
nine hours-worth of train |
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他们坐了九个钟头的火车。 |
They rode the train for nine hours. |
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liáo天 |
chat |
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一边liáo天 |
on the one hand chat |
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一边包饺子一边liáo天 |
wrap dumplings and chat at the same time |
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大家一边包饺子一边liáo天。 |
Everyone was making dumplings and chatting at the same time. |
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热nao |
lively |
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真热nao。 |
really lively |
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shēng音越来越大了。真热nao。 |
the sound is louder and louder. Really lively. |
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放biānpào的shēng音越来越大了。真热nao。 |
The sound of setting off fireworks is louder and louder. It is really lively. |
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外边放biānpào的shēng音越来越大了。真热nao。 |
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饱 |
full |
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太饱了 |
too full |
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吃得太饱了 |
eat until I was too full |
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我吃得太饱了。 |
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饱 |
full |
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吃饱了 |
ate until full |
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你吃饱了吗？ |
Are you full? |
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fēngfù |
abundant |
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真fēngfù |
really abundant |
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年夜饭真fēngfù |
New Year’s eve meal is really abundant |
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您家的年夜饭真fēngfù。 |
The New Year’s eve meal at your house is really abundant. |
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时候 |
time |
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hán假的时候 |
the time of winter vacation |
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学校放hán假的时候 |
when schools begin winter vacation |
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正是学校放hán假的时候 |
is exactly when schools begin winter vacation |
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春节正是学校放hán假的时候。 |
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包饺子 |
wrap dumplings |
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然后包饺子 |
afterwards wrap dumplings |
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喝点茶，然后包饺子 |
drink a little tea, afterwards wrap dumplings |
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吃点水果、喝点茶，然后包饺子 |
eat a little fruit, drink a little tea, afterwards wrap dumplings |
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我们先吃点水果、喝点茶，然后包饺子。 |
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包饺子 |
wrap dumplings |
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开始包饺子 |
begin to wrap dumplings |
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就开始包饺子 |
begin to wrap dumplings |
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吃完饭，就开始包饺子 |
after eating, begin wrapping dumplings |
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刚刚吃完饭，就开始包饺子 |
as soon as (we) finish eating, (we) begin to wrap dumplings |
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为什么刚刚吃完饭，就开始包饺子呢？ |
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年夜饭 |
New Year’s Eve dinner |
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准备年夜饭 |
prepare New Year’s Eve dinner |
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全家一起准备年夜饭。 |
The entire family together prepares the New Year’s Eve dinner. |
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好吃 |
delicious |
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非常好吃 |
extremely delicious |
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鱼非常好吃 |
the fish is extremely delicious |
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我们吃的鱼非常好吃 |
the fish that we ate was extremely delicious |
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刚才我们吃的鱼非常好吃。 |
The fish that we just ate was extremely delicious. |
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鱼 |
fish |
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好吃的鱼 |
delicious fish |
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这么好吃的鱼 |
this delicious a fish (such a delicious fish) |
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没吃过这么好吃的鱼 |
have never eaten such a delicious fish |
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我从来没吃过这么好吃的鱼。 |
I have never eaten such a delicious fish before. |
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过年 |
New Year holiday |
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跟中国人过过年 |
spend the New year holiday with Chinese people |
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没跟中国人过过年。 |
have not spent the New Year holiday with Chinese people |
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我从来没跟中国人过过年。 |
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春天到了 |
spring has arrived |
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意思是说春天到了 |
the meaning is spring has arrived |
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把“春”字贴dào了意思是说春天到了。 |
(When) you paste the character春 upside down the meaning is spring has arrived. |
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同音 |
same sound |
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吃的“鱼”跟“年年有yú”的“yú”同音。 |
the word for the fish that you eat and the word “yú” in the phrase “年年有yú” have the same sound (same pronunciation). |
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同音字 |
homophonous characters |
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是同音字 |
are homophonous characters |
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吃鱼的“yú”和年年有yú的“yú” |
The ‘yu’ of ‘吃yú (eat fish)’ and the ‘yu’ of ‘年年有yú (have surplus every year)’ are homophonous characters. |
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liáo天 |
chat |
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包饺子、liáo天 |
wrap dumplings and chat |
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家人一起包饺子、liáo天 |
family members together wrap dumplings and chat |
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年三十， 家人一起包饺子、liáo天。 |
On the last day of the year, the family members together wrap dumplings and chat. |
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biānpào |
fireworks |
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放biānpào |
set off fireworks |
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到外边去放biānpào |
go outside to set off fireworks |
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大家都到外边去放biānpào |
everyone goes outside to set off fireworks |
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等到半夜大家都到外边去放biānpào。 |
When it is midnight everyone goes outside to set off fireworks. |
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热nao |
lively |
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这么热nao |
this lively |
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春节这么热nao |
Spring Festival is this lively |
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中国的春节这么热nao |
China’s Spring Festival is this lively |
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没想到中国的春节这么热nao。 |
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chuán人 |
descendants |
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龙的chuán人 |
descendants of the dragon |
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他们是龙的chuán人 |
they are descendants of the dragon |
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中国人说他们是龙的chuán人。 |
Chinese people say they are descendants of the dragon. |
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眼睛 |
eye |
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蓝色的眼睛 |
blue-eyes |
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黄色的头发、蓝色的眼睛 |
blond (yellow) hair, blue eyes |
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龙 |
dragon |
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shǔ 龙 |
belong to dragon |
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我是shǔ 龙的。 |
My sign is the dragon. (I belong to the dragon sign.) |
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“龙的chuán人” |
“descendant of the dragon” |
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蓝眼睛的 “龙的chuán人” |
blue-eyed descendant of the dragon |
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黄头发蓝眼睛的 “龙的chuán人” |
blond-haired, blue-eyed descendant of the dragon |
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我是一个黄头发蓝眼睛的 “龙的chuán人。” |
I am a blond-haired blue-eyed “descendant of the dragon.” |
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意思 |
meaning |
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我的意思 |
my meaning |
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明白我的意思 |
understand my meaning |
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美丽：新年快乐！ |
Meili: Happy New Year! |
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小文：Gōng喜 发cái！ |
Xiao Wen: Happy New Year! (Congratulations and be prosperous!) |
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