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Buy Clothes

昨天zuó tiān上午shàng wǔ,我wǒ和hé妹妹mèi mei去qù商店shāng diàn买mǎi东西dōng xi了le,很hěn晚wǎn回huí家jiā。

她tā买mǎi了le一点儿yī diǎn r水果shuǐ guǒ,我wǒ买mǎi了le不bù少shǎo衣服yī fu。

我wǒ还hái看见kàn jiàn了le王Wáng先生xiān sheng,他tā去qù学xué开kāi车chē了le。

王Wáng先生xiān sheng说shuō我wǒ买mǎi的de新xīn衣服yī fu很hěn漂亮piào liang,我wǒ很hěn高兴gāo xìng。

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Vocabulary 33 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
昨天 zuó tiānyesterday
上午 shàng wǔmorning
我 wǒI; me; my
和 héand; together with
妹妹 mèi meiyounger sister / young woman
去 qùto go, to go to
商店 shāng diànstore; shop
买 mǎito buy / to purchase
东西 dōng xithing / stuff / person
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
很 hěnvery; quite
晚 wǎnlate
回 huíto go back / to turn around / to answer / to return
家 jiāhome / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
她 tāshe
一点儿 yī diǎn rerhua
水果 shuǐ guǒfruit
不 bùno; not so
少 shǎofew / less
衣服 yī fuclothes
还 háiin addition, also, else, even
看见 kàn jiànto see; to catch sight of
王 Wángsurname Wang
先生 xiān shengteacher / gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) / husband / (dialect) doctor
他 tāhe; him; his
学 xuéto learn / to study / to imitate
开 kāi(of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
车 chēcar / vehicle / machine
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
新 xīnnew; newly
漂亮 piào liangpretty; beautiful
高兴 gāo xìnghappy / glad / in a cheerful mood