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Be late again

我wǒ和hé杨陈Yáng Chén是shì2017年nián9月yuè在zài学校xué xiào认识rèn shi的de,他tā是shì我wǒ同学tóng xué。

他tā每měi天tiān坐zuò出租车chū zū chē去qù学校xué xiào,我wǒ走zǒu去qù学校xué xiào,每měi天tiān车chē很多hěn duō,他tā常常cháng cháng迟到chí dào。

今年jīn nián我们wǒ men去qù上海Shàng hǎi旅游lǚ yóu,他tā坐zuò飞机fēi jī,我wǒ坐zuò火车huǒ chē,天气tiān qì不bù好hǎo,飞机fēi jī晚wǎn了le,他tā又yòu迟到chí dào了le。

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Vocabulary 34 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
我 wǒI; me; my
和 héand; together with
杨陈 Yáng Chéna personal name (Yang Chen)
是 shìindeed (used for emphasis)
年 niányear
月 yuèmonth / monthly
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
学校 xué xiàoschool
认识 rèn shito know / to recognize / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb
的 deemphatic particle (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
他 tāhe; him; his
同学 tóng xuéfellow student / classmate
每 měieach / every
天 tiānday
坐 zuòto sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit
出租车 chū zū chētaxi / rental car
去 qùto go, to go to
走 zǒuto walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / to change (shape, form, meaning)
车 chēcar / vehicle / machine
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
常常 cháng chángfrequently; often
迟到 chí dàoto arrive late
今年 jīn niánthis year
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
上海 Shàng hǎiShanghai municipality
旅游 lǚ yóuto travel
飞机 fēi jīairplane
火车 huǒ chētrain
天气 tiān qìweather
不 bùno; not so
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper
晚 wǎnlate
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
又 yòu(once) again