妻子：马上过年了，你想送我妈什么东西？
丈夫：送一瓶好酒！
妻子：为什么?我爸爸已经去世五年了，我妈妈不喝酒，你为什么要送酒？
丈夫：因为我每次去她家，她只给我喝茶。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 妻子 | qī zi | wife |
| 马上 | mǎ shàng | at once / right away / immediately |
| 过年 | guò nián | to celebrate the Chinese New Year |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 想 | xiǎng | to desire; to want (to) |
| 送 | sòng | to give (as a present) |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 妈 | mā | ma / mom / mother |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing / stuff / person |
| 丈夫 | zhàng fu | husband |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 瓶 | píng | classifier for wine and liquids |
| 好 | hǎo | good / appropriate; proper |
| 酒 | jiǔ | wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | why? / for what reason? |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father; dad |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 去世 | qù shì | to pass away / to die |
| 五 | wǔ | five / 5 |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama / mommy / mother |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 喝 | hē | to drink |
| 要 | yào | to want; to need; to ask for |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 每次 | měi cì | every time |
| 去 | qù | to go, to go to |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 家 | jiā | home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) |
| 只 | zhǐ | only; merely; just |
| 给 | gěi | to allow |
| 茶 | chá | tea / tea plant |