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Boyfriend

一yī个gè朋友péng you告诉gào su我wǒ,昨天zuó tiān他tā看见kàn jiàn我wǒ的de男nán朋友péng you和hé一yī个gè女人nǚ rén一起yī qǐ坐zuò出租车chū zū chē吃饭chī fàn。

我wǒ说shuō不bù会huì的de,他tā说shuō他tā昨天zuó tiān没有méi yǒu时间shí jiān吃饭chī fàn。

下班xià bān以后yǐ hòu,我wǒ去qù他的tā de公司gōng sī,看见kàn jiàn他tā和hé一yī个gè女人nǚ rén一起yī qǐ坐zuò出租车chū zū chē走zǒu了le。

我wǒ打电话dǎ diàn huà问wèn他tā在zài哪nǎ,他tā说shuō他tā今天jīn tiān很hěn忙máng,在zài公司gōng sī工作gōng zuò。

我wǒ不bù知道zhī dào怎么zěn me做zuò,你们nǐ men说shuō呢ne?

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Vocabulary 41 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
朋友 péng youfriend
告诉 gào suto tell; to inform; to let know
我 wǒI; me; my
昨天 zuó tiānyesterday
他 tāhe; him; his
看见 kàn jiànto see; to catch sight of
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
男 nán(bound form) male
和 héand; together with
女人 nǚ rénwoman
一起 yī qǐtogether; in company (with)
坐 zuòto sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit
出租车 chū zū chētaxi / rental car
吃饭 chī fànto have a meal / to eat
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
不 bùno; not so
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
没有 méi yǒuto not have
时间 shí jiāntime
下班 xià bānto finish work; to get off work
以后 yǐ hòuafter / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
去 qùto go, to go to
他的 tā dehis; belonging to him
公司 gōng sīcompany; firm; corporation
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)
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
打电话 dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone call
问 wènto ask; to inquire
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
哪 nǎwhich
今天 jīn tiāntoday
很 hěnvery; quite
忙 mángbusy
工作 gōng zuòto work / (of a machine) to operate
知道 zhī dàoto know; to become aware of
怎么 zěn mehow? / what? / why?
做 zuòto do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
你们 nǐ menyou (plural)
呢 ne(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")