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Drunk

一yī天tiān,和hé朋友péng you吃chī完wán饭fàn的de爸爸bà ba回huí家jiā后hòu,他tā看见kàn jiàn孩子hái zi正在zhèng zài学习xué xí写xiě字zì,非常fēi cháng高兴gāo xìng。

他tā问wèn孩子hái zi:“你nǐ在zài学xué什么shén me字zì?

”孩子hái zi说shuō:“这zhè个gè‘醉zuì’是shì什么shén me意思yì si?

”爸爸bà ba说shuō:“你nǐ看kàn,这里zhè lǐ有yǒu两liǎng个gè杯子bēi zi。

但是dàn shì如果rú guǒ我wǒ说shuō这里zhè lǐ有yǒu四sì个gè杯子bēi zi,我wǒ就jiù喝hē醉zuì了le。

”孩子hái zi说shuō:“爸爸bà ba,这里zhè lǐ只zhǐ有yǒu一yī个gè杯子bēi zi呀ya!

”

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Vocabulary 46 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
一 yīone / single / a (article)
天 tiānday
和 héand; together with
朋友 péng youfriend
吃 chīto eat; to consume / to eat at
完 wánto finish / to be over
饭 fànmeal
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
爸爸 bà ba(coll.) father; dad
回 huíto go back / to turn around / to answer / to return
家 jiāhome / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
后 hòuafterwards / after
他 tāhe; him; his
看见 kàn jiànto see; to catch sight of
孩子 hái zichild
正在 zhèng zàito be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
学习 xué xíto learn / to study
写 xiěto write
字 zìletter / symbol / character / word
非常 fēi chángvery; really
高兴 gāo xìnghappy / glad / in a cheerful mood
问 wènto ask; to inquire
你 nǐyou
在 zài(used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
学 xuéto learn / to study / to imitate
什么 shén mewhat?
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
这 zhèthis; these
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
醉 zuìintoxicated
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
意思 yì siidea / opinion / meaning
看 kànto 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
这里 zhè lǐhere
有 yǒuto have; there is
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
杯子 bēi zicup / glass
但是 dàn shìbut; however
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
我 wǒI; me; my
四 sìfour / 4
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
喝 hēto drink
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
只 zhǐonly; merely; just
呀 ya(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)