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Spring Dawn (春晓)

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Spring Dawn (春晓)

春chūn眠mián不觉bù jué晓xiǎo,

Asleep in spring, I missed the dawn —

处处chù chù闻wén啼tí鸟niǎo。

everywhere I hear birds singing.

夜yè来lái风雨fēng yǔ声shēng,

In the night came the sound of wind and rain;

花huā落luò知zhī多少duō shǎo。

who knows how many blossoms fell?

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Vocabulary 16 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
春 chūnspring (season)
眠 miánto sleep; to hibernate
不觉 bù juéunconsciously
晓 xiǎodawn; daybreak; to know; to let sb know; to make explicit
处处 chù chùeverywhere; in all respects
闻 wénto hear; to smell
啼 tí(bound form) to cry; to weep loudly; (bound form) (of a bird or animal) to crow; to hoot; to screech
鸟 niǎobird
夜 yènight
来 láito come; to arrive
风雨 fēng yǔwind and rain; hardships
声 shēngsound; voice; tone
花 huāflower; to spend (money, time)
落 luòto fall; to drop; (of the sun) to set
知 zhīto know; to be aware
多少 duō shǎohow much; how many