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妹妹mèi mei喜欢xǐ huan吃chī水果shuǐ guǒ。

她tā的de生日shēng rì快kuài到dào了le,哥哥gē ge和hé姐姐jiě jie一起yī qǐ去qù山上shān shàng找zhǎo好吃hǎo chī的de水果shuǐ guǒ给gěi妹妹mèi mei。

一yī个gè小时xiǎo shí以后yǐ hòu,姐姐jiě jie找到zhǎo dào了le很多hěn duō水果shuǐ guǒ,哥哥gē ge只zhǐ有yǒu一yī个gè水果shuǐ guǒ。

姐姐jiě jie问wèn哥哥gē ge:你nǐ怎么zěn me只zhǐ找到zhǎo dào一yī个gè?

哥哥gē ge说shuō:好吃hǎo chī的de水果shuǐ guǒ很多hěn duō,但dàn我wǒ只zhǐ要yào一yī个gè最zuì好吃hǎo chī的de就jiù可以kě yǐ了le。

姐姐jiě jie笑xiào哥哥gē ge说shuō:那么nà me多duō好吃hǎo chī的de水果shuǐ guǒ,你nǐ都dōu不bù要yào。

可是kě shì,下山xià shān的de路上lù shang,姐姐jiě jie觉得jué de水果shuǐ guǒ太tài多duō太tài重zhòng了le,得děi拿ná一些yī xiē水果shuǐ guǒ出来chu lai。

最后zuì hòu,回huí到dào家jiā,姐姐jiě jie也yě只zhǐ有yǒu一yī个gè水果shuǐ guǒ了le。

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Vocabulary 56 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
妹妹 mèi meiyounger sister / young woman
喜欢 xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
吃 chīto eat; to consume / to eat at
水果 shuǐ guǒfruit
她 tāshe
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
生日 shēng rìbirthday
快 kuàisoon / almost
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)
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
哥哥 gē geolder brother
和 héand; together with
姐姐 jiě jieolder sister
一起 yī qǐtogether; in company (with)
去 qùto go, to go to
山上 shān shàngon the mountain; on the hill
找 zhǎoto try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek
好吃 hǎo chītasty; delicious
给 gěito / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
小时 xiǎo shíhour
以后 yǐ hòuafter / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
找到 zhǎo dàoto find
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
只 zhǐonly; merely; just
有 yǒuto have; there is
问 wènto ask; to inquire
你 nǐyou
怎么 zěn mehow? / what? / why?
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
但 dànbut; yet; however; still
我 wǒI; me; my
要 yàoto want; to need; to ask for
最 zuì(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
笑 xiàoto laugh at
那么 nà melike that; in that way; to that extent
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
都 dōuall; both; entirely
不 bùno; not so
可是 kě shìbut; however
下山 xià shānto go down a hill / (of the sun or moon) to set
路上 lù shangon the way; en route
觉得 jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...
太 tàitoo (much) / very / extremely
重 zhòngheavy / serious
得 děito have to / to need to
拿 náto hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take
一些 yī xiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
出来 chu lai(after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)
最后 zuì hòufinally; in the end
回 huíto go back / to turn around / to answer / to return
家 jiāhome / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either