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xiàn-zài
now
dà-xué
university
xué-sheng
student
tā-men
they; them
shì-qíng
matter
with; to follow
it is (asking question)
wǒ juédé
I think (that)...
hái-shì
still, nevertheless
ér qiě
and also
búyào!
don't!
niánqīng
young
bǐ-rú
for example
jié-mù
program, show
shōu-dào
to receive; have received
the most
zhī-dào
to know
zěn-me ...
how ...
zěn-me-yàng
how; how about
all; even
fā-xiàn
to discover
xuǎn-zé
to choose
jià-zhí
value
call; ask; let
rén-shēng
life
gěi nǐ
here you go; give you; to you
zhè yàng
this way; like this
wèn-tí
a question; a problem
zhèxiē
these
guān-xīn
care for; be concerned about
lèi
category, type
bù-jǐn
not only
lái zì
from
yí-ge
one of (something)
suì
year; age; time
zhè-ge
this one
wèi-shén-me?
why?
zhème
so (adv); in this way
wǒmen
we; us
guó-jiā
a country
shì-fǒu
whether
biǎo-shì
to show, express; indicate
jiāoyù
education
méiyǒu
hasn't; haven't; don't
bú shì
no; not
bié-de
other
búhuì
will not; cannot
ér-shì
but
nàme...
in that case...;such, so
zhuī-qiú
pursue
zī-yuán
resource
xué-xiào
school
hěn-dūo
a lot of
yīng-gāi
should
ránhòu
then; after
nà-ge
that one
dàn-shì
but; however
zhēn-zhèng
real
jǐ-ge
how many
dì...
...th; ...nd; ...rd (prefix indicating ordinal number)
dì-yī
first
lǎo-shī
teacher
rú-guǒ
if
mù-dì
purpose, goal
dōng-xi
a thing; stuff
wán quán
totally, completely
also
zì-jǐ
oneself
tū-rán
sudden
zhī jiān
between...
again (future action)
xiǎoshí
hour
shí-hou
a time; when
nǐ shì
you are; you were
kǎo-lǜ
consider
yì-qǐ
together
shì-jiè
world

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