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Get back home

丈夫zhàng fu、妻子qī zi和hé孩子hái zi一起yī qǐ开车kāi chē回家huí jiā。

他们的tā men de家jiā在zài30楼lóu。

大楼dà lóu电梯diàn tī有yǒu问题wèn tí,今天jīn tiān不bù能néng坐zuò电梯diàn tī了le。

他们tā men都dōu想xiǎng回家huí jiā睡觉shuì jiào。

三sān个gè人rén一起yī qǐ走zǒu楼梯lóu tī回huí家jiā,一边yī biān唱歌chàng gē,一边yī biān走zǒu,这样zhè yàng就jiù不bù那么nà me累lèi了le。

他们tā men一yī个gè人rén唱chàng一yī首shǒu歌gē,唱chàng了le10首shǒu,这zhè时shí他们tā men走zǒu到dào了le第dì29楼lóu,大家dà jiā都dōu觉得jué de很hěn累lèi。

妻子qī zi很hěn高兴gāo xìng“我们wǒ men再zài唱chàng一yī首shǒu歌gē,就jiù到dào家jiā了le。

”丈夫zhàng fu说shuō:“是的shì de,但是dàn shì…

…

钥匙yào shi在zài车chē里lǐ。

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Vocabulary 56 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
丈夫 zhàng fuhusband
妻子 qī ziwife
和 héand; together with
孩子 hái zichild
一起 yī qǐtogether; in company (with)
开车 kāi chēto drive a car (or train etc) / (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke
回家 huí jiāto return home
他们的 tā men detheir
家 jiāhome / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
楼 lóuhouse with more than 1 story / storied building / floor
大楼 dà lóubuilding (a relatively large, multistory one)
电梯 diàn tīelevator / escalator
有 yǒuto have; there is
问题 wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic
今天 jīn tiāntoday
不 bùno; not so
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
坐 zuòto sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
他们 tā menthey; them
都 dōuall; both; entirely
想 xiǎngto desire; to want (to)
睡觉 shuì jiàoto go to bed / to sleep
三 sānthree / 3
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
人 rénperson; people
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)
楼梯 lóu tīstair / staircase
回 huíto go back / to turn around / to answer / to return
一边 yī biānon the one hand / on the other hand / doing while
唱歌 chàng gēto sing a song
这样 zhè yàngthis way; like this; so
就 jiùin that case; then
那么 nà melike that; in that way; to that extent
累 lèitired / weary
一 yīone / single / a (article)
唱 chàngto sing / to call loudly / to chant
首 shǒuclassifier for poems, songs etc
歌 gēsong
这 zhènow; this moment
时 shío'clock / time / hour / season / period
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)
第 dì(prefix indicating ordinal number)
大家 dà jiāeveryone
觉得 jué deto feel (uncomfortable etc)
很 hěnvery; quite
高兴 gāo xìnghappy / glad / in a cheerful mood
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
再 zàiagain; once more; re-
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
是的 shì deyes, that's right
但是 dàn shìbut; however
钥匙 yào shikey
车 chēcar / vehicle / machine
里 lǐlining / interior / inside