李师傅是一位水电工。
Mr. Li is a plumber and electrician.
他早上六点半起床，因为工作早。
He gets up at six thirty because his work starts early.
起床后，他先洗脸、刷牙，然后做早餐。
After getting up, he washes his face, brushes his teeth, and makes breakfast.
今天他吃面条和一个鸡蛋，还喝了豆浆。
Today he eats noodles and an egg, and drinks soy milk.
吃完饭，他拿出手机，看今天的工作单。
After breakfast, he checks today's job list on his phone.
有三户人家要修水管，还有一家要装灯。
Three families need pipe repairs, and one needs a light installed.
他把工具放进大包里，出门前再检查一次。
He puts his tools into a big bag and checks them again before leaving.
七点半，他骑摩托车出发去第一家。
At seven thirty, he rides his scooter to the first house.
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 李 | Lǐ | surname Li |
| 师傅 | shī fu | master; skilled worker; respectful address for a professional |
| 是 | shì | to be; correct |
| 一位 | yī wèi | One person (polite measure word) |
| 水电工 | shuǐ diàn gōng | plumbing and electrical work; tradesman who does both plumbing and electrical work |
| 他 | tā | he; him |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | morning; early morning |
| 六点 | liù diǎn | six o'clock |
| 半 | bàn | half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get up; to get out of bed |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work; job |
| 早 | zǎo | early |
| 后 | hòu | behind; after |
| 先 | xiān | first; before |
| 洗脸 | xǐ liǎn | to wash the face |
| 刷牙 | shuā yá | to brush one’s teeth |
| 然后 | rán hòu | then; afterward |
| 做 | zuò | to do; to make |
| 早餐 | zǎo cān | breakfast |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 面条 | miàn tiáo | noodles |
| 和 | hé | and; with |
| 一个 | yī ge | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) |
| 鸡蛋 | jī dàn | (chicken) egg |
| 还 | hái | still; yet |
| 喝 | hē | to drink |
| 了 | le | (particle indicating completed action or change of state) |
| 豆浆 | dòu jiāng | soy milk |
| 吃完 | chī wán | to finish eating |
| 饭 | fàn | food; meal |
| 拿出 | ná chū | to take out; to produce |
| 手机 | shǒu jī | cell phone |
| 看 | kàn | to look; to watch; to see |
| 的 | de | possessive particle |
| 单 | dān | only; single; (form or bill) |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is, there are |
| 三 | sān | three |
| 户 | hù | household; family |
| 人家 | rén jiā | one's family; other people |
| 要 | yào | to want; will |
| 修 | xiū | to repair; to cultivate; to study; (also a surname) |
| 水管 | shuǐ guǎn | water pipe |
| 还有 | hái yǒu | also; in addition |
| 一家 | yī jiā | the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group |
| 装 | zhuāng | to pretend; to dress up |
| 灯 | dēng | lamp; light |
| 把 | bǎ | to hold; (structural particle indicating the object before the verb) |
| 工具 | gōng jù | tool; instrument |
| 放进 | fàng jìn | to put into |
| 大 | dà | big; large |
| 包 | bāo | bag; to wrap |
| 里 | lǐ | inside; interior; within |
| 出门 | chū mén | to go out; to leave home |
| 前 | qián | front; before |
| 再 | zài | again |
| 检查 | jiǎn chá | to check; to inspect; examination |
| 一次 | yī cì | first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) |
| 七点 | qī diǎn | seven o’clock |
| 骑 | qí | to ride (a horse, bike, etc.) |
| 摩托车 | mó tuō chē | (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle |
| 出发 | chū fā | to set off; to depart |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 第一 | dì yī | first; number one; primary |
| 家 | jiā | home; family |