哥哥看到树上有一个鸟窝，就告诉弟弟：“你知道那是什么吗？
那个东西叫鸟窝，就是鸟的家。
鸟窝里有鸟，也有蛋。
”弟弟高兴地说：“真的吗？
我要看你的头发！
你的头上也有一个鸟窝，里面也有鸟和蛋吗？
”
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 哥哥 | gē ge | older brother |
| 看 | kàn | to 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 |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 树 | shù | tree |
| 上 | shàng | (noun suffix) on; above |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 鸟 | niǎo | bird / "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196) / (intensifier) damned / goddamn |
| 窝 | wō | nest / pit or hollow on the human body / lair / den / place |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then |
| 告诉 | gào su | to tell; to inform; to let know |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of |
| 那 | nà | (specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations) |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing / stuff / person |
| 叫 | jiào | to be called |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 家 | jiā | home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) |
| 里 | lǐ | lining / interior / inside |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 蛋 | dàn | egg / oval-shaped thing |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy / glad / in a cheerful mood |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 真 | zhēn | really / truly / indeed |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 要 | yào | to want; to need; to ask for |
| 头发 | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 头 | tóu | head / the top / end / beginning or end / chief / boss / side / aspect |
| 面 | miàn | side / surface / aspect / top |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |