你知道吗？
我家旁边有一所大学。
这所大学有三万个学生，两千多名老师，是这个城市最好的学校。
也因为我家在大学旁边，所以吃东西、买东西都很方便。
周围有很多商店和饭馆，云南菜、四川菜、广东菜…
…
你想吃什么就有什么。
这个大学后面有一座山，很有名。
很多人来这儿旅游，中国人、外国人都喜欢来这里爬山。
因为我很喜欢爬山，也喜欢和不同的人聊天，所以我成为了一名导游，每天都很快乐。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 家 | jiā | home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) |
| 旁边 | páng biān | side; adjacent place |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 所 | suǒ | classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc |
| 大学 | dà xué | university / college |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 三 | sān | three / 3 |
| 万 | wàn | ten thousand / a great number |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 学生 | xué shēng | student / schoolchild |
| 两 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few |
| 千 | qiān | thousand |
| 多 | duō | (after a numeral) ... odd |
| 名 | míng | classifier for people |
| 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 城市 | chéng shì | city; town |
| 最好 | zuì hǎo | best |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 学校 | xué xiào | school |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore / as a result / so |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing / stuff / person |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy / to purchase |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 方便 | fāng biàn | convenient; suitable |
| 周围 | zhōu wéi | environs; surroundings; periphery |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many; a lot of |
| 商店 | shāng diàn | store; shop |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 饭馆 | fàn guǎn | restaurant |
| 云南 | Yún nán | Yunnan Province, a province in southwest China |
| 菜 | cài | dish (of food) |
| 四川 | Sì chuān | Sichuan; a province in southwest China. |
| 广东 | Guǎng dōng | Guangdong; a province in southern China. |
| 想 | xiǎng | to desire; to want (to) |
| 什么 | shén me | something; anything |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then |
| 后面 | hòu miàn | behind; near the end; at the back / later; afterwards |
| 座 | zuò | classifier for large immovable objects |
| 山 | shān | mountain; hill / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on |
| 有名 | yǒu míng | famous / well-known |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 这儿 | zhè r | here |
| 旅游 | lǚ yóu | to travel |
| 中国人 | Zhōng guó rén | Chinese person |
| 外国人 | wài guó rén | foreigner |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 这里 | zhè lǐ | here |
| 爬山 | pá shān | to go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains) |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different / distinct / not the same / not alike |
| 聊天 | liáo tiān | to chat; to gossip |
| 成为 | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 导游 | dǎo yóu | tour guide / guidebook |
| 每 | měi | each / every |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 快乐 | kuài lè | happy; joyful |