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Didn`t take the wrong place

在zài一yī家jiā电影院diàn yǐng yuàn里lǐ,电影diàn yǐng在zài播放bō fàng的de时候shí hou,一yī个gè坐zuò在zài中间zhōng jiān的de人rén站zhàn起来qǐ lái走zǒu去qù厕所cè suǒ了le。

五wǔ分钟fēn zhōng后hòu他tā回huí到dào自己zì jǐ的de座位zuò wèi,问wèn坐zuò在zài旁边páng biān的de男人nán rén:对不起duì bu qǐ,请qǐng问wèn我wǒ刚才gāng cái出去chū qù的de时候shí hou踩cǎi到dào你nǐ的de脚jiǎo了le吗ma?

男人nán rén回答huí dá:是的shì de,但dàn没关系méi guān xi,不bù疼téng。

这zhè个gè人rén说shuō:不bù,我wǒ不是bù shì这zhè个gè意思yì si,我wǒ只zhǐ是shì想xiǎng知道zhī dào这zhè是shì不是bù shì我wǒ的de座位zuò wèi。

看来kàn lái我wǒ没méi坐zuò错cuò。

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Vocabulary 56 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
一 yīone / single / a (article)
家 jiāclassifier for families or businesses
电影院 diàn yǐng yuàncinema; movie theater
里 lǐlining / interior / inside
电影 diàn yǐngmovie; film
播放 bō fàngto broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
时候 shí houtime / length of time / moment / period
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
坐 zuòto sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit
中间 zhōng jiānthe middle; the inside
人 rénperson; people
站 zhànto stand / to halt / to stop
起来 qǐ láito stand up; to get up
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)
去 qù(after a verb of motion) movement away from the speaker; (after certain verbs) detachment or separation
厕所 cè suǒtoilet; lavatory
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
五 wǔfive / 5
分钟 fēn zhōngminute
后 hòuafterwards / after
他 tāhe; him; his
回 huíto go back / to turn around / to answer / to return
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
座位 zuò wèiseat
问 wènto ask; to inquire
旁边 páng biānside; adjacent place
男人 nán réna man / a male / men
对不起 duì bu qǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon
请 qǐngplease (do sth)
我 wǒI; me; my
刚才 gāng cáijust now / a moment ago
出去 chū qùto go out
踩 cǎito step on / to tread / to stamp / to press a pedal / to pedal (a bike) / (online) to downvote
你 nǐyou
脚 jiǎofoot / leg (of an animal or an object) / base (of an object)
吗 ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
回答 huí dáto reply; to answer / reply; answer
是的 shì deyes, that's right
但 dànbut; yet; however; still
没关系 méi guān xiit doesn't matter
不 bùno; not so
疼 téng(it) hurts; sore
这 zhèthis; these
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
不是 bù shìis not
意思 yì siidea / opinion / meaning
只 zhǐonly; merely; just
是 shìindeed (used for emphasis)
想 xiǎngto desire; to want (to)
知道 zhī dàoto know; to become aware of
看来 kàn láiapparently / it seems that
没 méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
错 cuòmistake