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The Big Move (Part 2)

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The Big Move (Part 2)

早上zǎo shang八bā点diǎn,搬家bān jiā的de工人gōng rén们men来了lái le。

At eight in the morning, the movers arrived.

工人gōng rén们men把bǎ大dà沙发shā fā抬tái下xià了le楼lóu。

The workers carried the big sofa down the stairs.

小林xiǎo lín把bǎ箱子xiāng zi一个yī ge一个yī ge搬bān上车shàng chē。

Xiao Lin loaded the boxes onto the truck one by one.

小雨xiǎo yǔ把bǎ装zhuāng杯子bēi zi的de箱子xiāng zi抱bào在zài手里shǒu lǐ。

Xiao Yu held the box of cups in her arms.

他们tā men把bǎ旧jiù家jiā的de门mén关上guān shàng,说shuō了le声shēng再见zài jiàn。

They closed the door of their old home and said goodbye.

车chē开了kāi le半个bàn ge小时xiǎo shí,到dào了le新xīn家jiā。

The truck drove for half an hour and reached the new place.

工人gōng rén们men把bǎ家具jiā jù搬bān进jìn新xīn房子fáng zi。

The workers carried the furniture into the new house.

小林xiǎo lín和hé小雨xiǎo yǔ把bǎ箱子xiāng zi放在fàng zài每个měi gè房间fáng jiān里lǐ。

Xiao Lin and Xiao Yu set the boxes down in each room.

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Vocabulary 48 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
早上 zǎo shangmorning; early morning
八 bāeight
点 diǎno'clock; point; dot
搬家 bān jiāto move house; to relocate
的 depossessive particle
工人 gōng rénworker
们 menplural marker for pronouns
来了 lái lehas come; arrived
把 bǎto hold; (structural particle indicating the object before the verb)
大 dàbig; large
沙发 shā fāsofa
抬 táito lift; to raise
下 xiàdown; next
了 le(particle indicating completed action or change of state)
楼 lóubuilding; floor
小林 xiǎo línXiao Lin (Chinese given name/nickname); Kobayashi (Japanese surname)
箱子 xiāng zisuitcase; box
一个 yī gea; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
搬 bānto move (relocate)
上车 shàng chēto get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
小雨 xiǎo yǔlight rain; drizzle
装 zhuāngto pretend; to dress up
杯子 bēi zicup; glass
抱 bàoto hug; to hold; to embrace
在 zàito be (located); at; in
手里 shǒu lǐin one’s hand; at one’s disposal
他们 tā menthey
旧 jiùold; worn
家 jiāhome; family
门 méndoor; gate
关上 guān shàngto close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
说 shuōto speak; to say
声 shēngsound; voice; tone
再见 zài jiàngoodbye; see you later
车 chēcar; vehicle
开了 kāi leopened; turned on (depending on context)
半个 bàn gehalf of sth
小时 xiǎo shíhour
到 dàoto arrive; to reach
新 xīnnew
家具 jiā jùfurniture
进 jìnto enter; to advance
房子 fáng zihouse
和 héand; with
放在 fàng zàito put/place at/on/in (a location)
每个 měi gèeach; every
房间 fáng jiānroom
里 lǐinside; interior; within