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Washing clothes

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Washing clothes

小李的de脏zāng衣服yī fu已经yǐ jīng很多hěn duō了le,需要xū yào洗xǐ一洗。

Xiaoli's dirty clothes were already very many, so she needed to wash them.

她tā把bǎ所有suǒ yǒu的de衣服yī fu都dōu放fàng进jìn洗衣机xǐ yī jī里lǐ。

She put all the clothes into the washing machine.

然后rán hòu,她tā加jiā了le洗衣粉xǐ yī fěn和hé水shuǐ。

Then, she added laundry detergent and water.

小李按àn了le开始kāi shǐ按钮àn niǔ,洗衣机xǐ yī jī就jiù开始kāi shǐ工作gōng zuò了le。

Xiaoli pressed the start button, and the washing machine began to work.

洗衣机xǐ yī jī发出fā chū了le嗡嗡wēng wēng的de声音shēng yīn,开始kāi shǐ洗xǐ衣服yī fu。

The washing machine made a buzzing sound and began washing the clothes.

小李等děng了le三十分钟,洗衣机xǐ yī jī终于zhōng yú停tíng了le。

Xiaoli waited for thirty minutes, and the washing machine finally stopped.

她tā打开dǎ kāi洗衣机xǐ yī jī,发现fā xiàn衣服yī fu都dōu变biàn得de很hěn干净gān jìng了le!

She opened the washing machine and found that all the clothes had become very clean!

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Vocabulary 38 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
的 depossessive particle
脏 zāngdirty
衣服 yī fuclothes
已经 yǐ jīngalready
很多 hěn duōMany; a lot
了 le(particle indicating completed action or change of state)
需要 xū yàoto need; to require; need; requirement
洗 xǐto wash
她 tāshe
把 bǎto hold; (structural particle indicating the object before the verb)
所有 suǒ yǒuall; every
都 dōuall; both
放 fàngto put; to place
进 jìnto enter; to advance
洗衣机 xǐ yī jīwashing machine
里 lǐinside; interior; within
然后 rán hòuthen; afterward
加 jiāto add; plus
洗衣粉 xǐ yī fěnlaundry detergent; washing powder
和 héand; with
水 shuǐwater
按 ànto press; to push; according to
开始 kāi shǐto begin; to start
按钮 àn niǔto push a button; button (one that can be pressed to trigger an action)
就 jiùthen; just; precisely
工作 gōng zuòto work; job
发出 fā chūto emit; to issue
嗡嗡 wēng wēng(onom.) buzz; drone; hum
声音 shēng yīnvoice; sound
等 děngto wait; (after a list) and so on, etc.
终于 zhōng yúfinally; at last
停 tíngto stop; to halt
打开 dǎ kāito open
发现 fā xiànto discover; to find out
变 biànto change; to transform
得 deused after a verb to indicate degree
很 hěnvery
干净 gān jìngclean