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The warmth of a delivery man

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The warmth of a delivery man

住zhù在zài成都Chéng dū的de一yī个gè女孩nǚ hái半夜bàn yè突然tū rán发高烧fā gāo shāo,就jiù在zài手机shǒu jī上shàng点diǎn外卖wài mài,请qǐng外卖员wài mài yuán帮忙bāng máng买mǎi退烧tuì shāo药yào。

收到shōu dào订单dìng dān的de外卖员wài mài yuán马上mǎ shàng开始kāi shǐ找zhǎo药店yào diàn买mǎi药yào,但是dàn shì附近fù jìn的de药店yào diàn都dōu已经yǐ jīng关guān门mén了le,外卖员wài mài yuán直接zhí jiē把bǎ女孩nǚ hái送sòng去qù了le医院yī yuàn,并且bìng qiě一直yī zhí在zài女孩nǚ hái身边shēn biān陪伴péi bàn。

女孩nǚ hái看kàn完wán病bìng之后zhī hòu,外卖员wài mài yuán又yòu把bǎ她tā送sòng回huí了le家jiā。

大家dà jiā都dōu称赞chēng zàn这zhè个gè外卖员wài mài yuán,他tā说shuō这zhè只zhǐ是shì举手之劳jǔ shǒu zhī láo罢了bà le。

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Vocabulary 60 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
住 zhùto live; to reside; to stay
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
成都 Chéng dūChengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province, China.
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
女孩 nǚ háigirl; lass
半夜 bàn yèmidnight / in the middle of the night
突然 tū ránsudden; abrupt; unexpected
发高烧 fā gāo shāohave a high fever; develop a high fever
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
手机 shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
点 diǎnto touch briefly; to tap / to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) / to order (food etc); to select / to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) / to hint at; to imply / to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops / to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite / to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down
外卖 wài màitakeout (business) / takeout (meal)
请 qǐngto ask / to request
外卖员 wài mài yuánfood delivery person
帮忙 bāng mángto help / to lend a hand / to do a favor / to do a good turn
买 mǎito buy / to purchase
退烧 tuì shāoto reduce a fever
药 yàomedicine / drug / substance used for a specific purpose
收到 shōu dàoto receive
订单 dìng dān(purchase) order
马上 mǎ shàngat once / right away / immediately
开始 kāi shǐto begin / to start
找 zhǎoto try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek
药店 yào diànpharmacy; drugstore
但是 dàn shìbut; however
附近 fù jìnnearby; neighboring / (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood
都 dōualready
已经 yǐ jīngalready
关 guānto close; to shut; to turn off / to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern; to involve
门 méngate / door / gateway / doorway / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
直接 zhí jiēdirect / immediate / straightforward
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
送 sòngto see (sb) off / to accompany; to go along with
去 qù(after a verb of motion) movement away from the speaker; (after certain verbs) detachment or separation
医院 yī yuànhospital
并且 bìng qiěand; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition
一直 yī zhístraight (in a straight line) / continuously; always; all the way through
身边 shēn biānat one's side / on hand
陪伴 péi bànto accompany
看 kànto see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for
完 wánto finish / to be over
病 bìngillness / disease / defect
之后 zhī hòuafter; behind / (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
又 yòu(once) again
她 tāshe
回 huíto go back / to turn around / to answer / to return
家 jiāhome / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
大家 dà jiāeveryone
称赞 chēng zànto praise; to commend; to compliment
这 zhèthis; these
他 tāhe; him; his
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
只 zhǐonly; merely; just
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
举手之劳 jǔ shǒu zhī láolit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom) / fig. a very slight effort
罢了 bà lea modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)