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Pimsleur Mandarin TranscriptionFrom the Simon & Schuster
Audio publication Forward by Rob Anthony
While it is true that
you don't actually need any documentation to complete these lessons,
I've found that understanding and diction can be improved if you
can actually read the words, as spoken in the exercises for Pimsleur's Mandarin Chinese lessons. In that regard you will
find the "Pinyin" (a more or less romanised version of Mandarin
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对不起 |
duìbuqĭ |
excuse me |
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英文 |
Yīngwén |
the English language |
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huì |
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shuō |
speak |
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you (singular) |
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bú |
not |
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请问 |
qĭngwèn |
please let me ask |
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qĭng |
please |
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wèn |
ask |
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我 |
wŏ |
I |
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shì |
to be |
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一点儿 |
yìdiănr |
a little |
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普通话 |
pŭtōnghuà |
Mandarin |
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huà |
language |
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Mĕiguórén |
an American person |
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Mĕiguó |
America |
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people, person |
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ma |
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我说的不好. |
Wŏ shuō de bú hăo. |
I don't speak well. |
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你好 |
nĭ hăo. |
hello |
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你好吗? |
Nĭ hăo ma? |
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xièxie |
thanks |
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hĕn |
very |
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再见 |
zàijiàn |
goodbye |
Lesson 1.3
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可是 |
kĕshì |
but |
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Zhōngguórén |
a Chinese person |
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中国 |
Zhōngguó |
China |
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中 |
zhōng |
middle |
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ne |
how about [particle] |
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míngbai |
understand |
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什么 |
shénme |
what |
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lù |
road |
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学院路 |
Xuéyuàn Lù |
College Road |
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学院 |
Xuéyuàn |
college |
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lù |
road |
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哪儿 |
năr |
where |
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zài |
located |
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jiē |
street |
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长安街 |
Cháng Ān Jiē |
Long Peace Street |
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cháng |
long |
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这儿 |
zhèr |
here |
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那儿 |
nàr |
there |
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zhīdào |
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xiăng |
would like |
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chī |
eat |
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dōngxi |
something |
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喝 |
hē |
drink |
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also |
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qù |
to go |
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我那儿 |
wŏ nàr |
my place |
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什么时候 |
shénme shíhòu |
when |
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现在 |
xiànzài |
now |
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过一会儿 |
guò yíhuìr |
later |
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一会儿 |
yíhuìr |
for a little while |
Lesson 1.7
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kāfējiān |
cafe |
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fàndiàn |
restaurant |
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chá |
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啤酒 |
píjiŭ |
beer |
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Bĕijīng |
Beijing |
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小姐 |
xiăojie |
Miss |
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先生 |
xiānsheng |
Mr |
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yào |
to order/to want |
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bēi |
glass |
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午饭 |
wŭfàn |
lunch |
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háishì |
or (in a question) |
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zuò |
to do/make |
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做 |
zuò |
to do/make |
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酒店 |
jiŭdiàn |
hotel |
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买 |
măi |
buy |
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gēn |
with |
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shéi |
who |
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一起 |
yīqĭ |
together |
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跟谁一齐 |
gēn shéi yīqĭ? |
with whom? |
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or (in a statement) |
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jĭ diăn zhōng? |
at what time? |
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yī |
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点钟 |
diăn zhōng |
o'clock |
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jiŭ |
nine |
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eight |
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bù xíng |
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Lesson 1.10
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sān |
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yào |
going to |
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我 ... |
wŏ [a] |
as for me |
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nàme |
in that case |
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that, in that case |
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qī |
seven |
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ba |
let's say |
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jīntiān |
today |
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wănshàng |
in the evening |
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晚饭 |
wănfàn |
diner |
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ten |
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明天 |
míngtiān |
tomorrow |
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见 |
jiàn |
to meet |
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duōshăo |
how much |
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qián |
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块 |
kuài |
unit of money |
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十一 |
shíyī |
eleven |
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shíèr |
twelve |
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èr |
two |
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yŏu |
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Mĕijīn |
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你有没有 |
nĭ yŏu méiyŏu? |
do you have? |
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méiyŏu |
don't have |
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jiā |
plus |
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Nò |
Here you are. |
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报纸 |
bàozhĭ |
newspaper |
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duō |
much |
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shăo |
little |
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gĕi |
give |
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bú kèqi |
don't mention it |
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一会儿见 |
yíhuìr jiàn |
see you later |
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gĕi nĭde |
for you |
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kĕyĭ |
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nĭ kĕ bù kĕyĭ |
can you? |
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gòu le |
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bú gòu |
it's not enough |
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shì |
matter/thing/work |
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zhèdĭng màozi |
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yìbăi |
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guì |
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kuài |
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xiānshēng |
husband |
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tàitài |
wife |
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shuĭ |
water |
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máfán |
to bother |
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zhù |
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HuàShéngDùn |
Washington |
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tāmen |
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young(er) |
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césuŏjiān |
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jiārén |
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lĭ |
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fēijī |
airplane |
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zuò |
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fēijīchăng |
airport |
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qiān |
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小时 |
xiăoshí |
hour |
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zĕnme shuō? |
how do you say? |
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yuăn |
far |
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哪个 |
năge |
which |
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班机 |
bānjī |
flight |
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zŏu |
to go |
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一直往前 |
yīzhí wăng qián |
straight ahead |
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一直 |
yīzhí |
all the time |
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这个 |
zhège |
this |
Lesson 1.24
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港币 |
găngbì |
Hong Kong dollars |
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英皇道 |
yīng huáng dào |
King's road |
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美新饭店 |
mĕixīn fàndiàn |
Maxime's restaurant |
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右边 |
yòubiān |
to the right |
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那条路 |
nàtiáo lù |
that road |
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应该 |
yīnggāi |
should |
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左边 |
zuŏbiān |
to the left |
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然后 |
ránhòu |
then |
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国语 |
guóyŭ |
Mandarin |
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语 |
yŭ |
language |
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请再说一次 |
qĭng zài shuō yí cì |
please say it again |
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cì |
time |
Lesson 1.25
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为什么 |
wèishénme |
why |
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因为 |
yīnwèi |
because |
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商店 |
shāngdiàn |
store |
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关门了 |
guān mén lè |
closed |
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太晚了 |
tái wăn lè |
too late |
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开门了 |
kāi mén lè |
open |
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门 |
mén |
door |
Lesson 1.26
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kàn |
to see |
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几个朋友 |
jĭge péngyŏu |
some friends |
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工作 |
gōngzuò |
to work |
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呆 |
dāi |
stay |
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可能 |
kĕnéng |
maybe |
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想 |
xiăng |
to think |
Lesson 1.27
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走了 |
zŏu le |
to leave |
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jiù |
only |
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一个人 |
yí|ge rén |
alone |
Lesson 1.28
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shénme yìsi? |
what does that mean? |
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le |
[past particle] |
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多久了 |
duō jiŭ le? |
for how long? |
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久 |
jiŭ |
long time |
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时间 |
shíjiān |
time |
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太遗憾了 |
tài yíhàn le |
that's really too bad |
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一天 |
yì tiān |
a day |
Lesson 1.29
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zăo |
good morning |
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一个星期 |
yí|ge xīngqī |
a week |
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到的 |
dào de |
to have arrived |
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昨天 |
zuótiān |
yesterday |
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喜欢 |
xĭhuan |
to like |
Lesson 1.30
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早上 |
zăoshàng |
morning |
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天坛 |
Tiāntán |
Tiantan |
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王府井 |
Wáng Fŭ Jĭng |
Wang Fu Jing (the name of a location in Beijing) |
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王 |
wáng |
king |
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fŭ |
government |
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井 |
jĭng |
(water) well |
Lesson 1.30 trailer
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Copyright © 2006 Marcel Nijman
Marcel, please contact me!