小郭每天早上七点起床。
Xiao Guo wakes up at seven every morning.
他在公司上班,住在地铁站附近。
He works at a company and lives near the subway station.
今天他起得有点晚。
Today he got up a little late.
他赶紧刷牙、洗脸、吃面包。
He quickly brushes his teeth, washes his face, and eats some bread.
出门的时候,他看到外面下雨了。
When he goes out, he sees it’s raining outside.
他没带伞,只好跑去地铁站。
He didn’t bring an umbrella, so he has to run to the subway station.
地铁里人很多,他站在门口。
There are many people in the subway; he stands by the door.
一个女孩在看书,旁边的老人听音乐。
A girl is reading a book, and an old man nearby is listening to music.
小郭想着:“今天一定要早点到公司。”
Xiao Guo thinks, “I must get to the office early today.”
Hover a word for its pinyin & meaning; click to pin it.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 小郭 | xiǎo guō | Xiao Guo (a person's nickname; literally “Little Guo”) |
| 每天 | měi tiān | every day |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | morning; early morning |
| 七点 | qī diǎn | seven o’clock |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get up; to get out of bed |
| 他 | tā | he; him |
| 在 | zài | to be (located); at; in |
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation |
| 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work |
| 住 | zhù | to live; to reside |
| 地铁站 | dì tiě zhàn | subway station |
| 附近 | fù jìn | nearby; in the vicinity of |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 起 | qǐ | to get up; to rise; up (after a verb); starting from (从…起) |
| 得 | de | used after a verb to indicate degree |
| 有点 | yǒu diǎn | a little |
| 晚 | wǎn | late |
| 赶紧 | gǎn jǐn | hurry up; without delay |
| 刷牙 | shuā yá | to brush one’s teeth |
| 洗脸 | xǐ liǎn | to wash the face |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 面包 | miàn bāo | bread |
| 出门 | chū mén | to go out; to leave home |
| 的 | de | possessive particle |
| 时候 | shí hou | time; when |
| 看到 | kàn dào | to see |
| 外面 | wài miàn | outside; exterior |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 了 | le | (particle indicating completed action or change of state) |
| 没带 | méi dài | to not bring; to be without (something on hand) |
| 伞 | sǎn | umbrella; parasol |
| 只好 | zhǐ hǎo | to have no alternative but to; must |
| 跑去 | pǎo qù | to run off to; to dash to (somewhere) |
| 地铁里 | dì tiě lǐ | in the subway; on the metro |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 很多 | hěn duō | Many; a lot |
| 站在 | zhàn zài | to stand at/on; to be standing (somewhere) |
| 门口 | mén kǒu | doorway; entrance |
| 一个 | yī gè | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) |
| 女孩 | nǚ hái | girl |
| 看书 | kàn shū | to read; to study |
| 旁边 | páng biān | beside; next to |
| 老人 | lǎo rén | elderly person; old person |
| 听 | tīng | to listen; to hear |
| 音乐 | yīn yuè | music |
| 想着 | xiǎng zhe | thinking about; pondering (continuous aspect) |
| 一定 | yí dìng | definitely; surely |
| 要 | yào | to want; will |
| 早点 | zǎo diǎn | earlier, sooner; breakfast |
| 到 | dào | to arrive; to reach |