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Gifts

冬天dōng tiān有yǒu很hěn多duō节日jié rì。

节日jié rì里lǐ,大家dà jiā喜欢xǐ huan买mǎi东西dōng xi送sòng给gěi朋友péng you和hé家人jiā rén。

但是dàn shì,商店shāng diàn的de人rén非常fēi cháng多duō,我wǒ很hěn不bù喜欢xǐ huan人rén山shān人rén海hǎi的de地方dì fang。

所以suǒ yǐ,现在xiàn zài我wǒ不bù知道zhī dào送sòng什么shén me给gěi他们tā men。

你们nǐ men说shuō呢ne?

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Vocabulary 33 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
冬天 dōng tiānwinter
有 yǒuto have; there is
很 hěnvery; quite
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
节日 jié rìholiday / festival
里 lǐlining / interior / inside
大家 dà jiāeveryone
喜欢 xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
买 mǎito buy / to purchase
东西 dōng xithing / stuff / person
送 sòngto give (as a present)
给 gěito / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb)
朋友 péng youfriend
和 héand; together with
家人 jiā rénfamily member
但是 dàn shìbut; however
商店 shāng diànstore; shop
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
人 rénperson; people
非常 fēi chángvery; really
我 wǒI; me; my
不 bùno; not so
山 shānmountain; hill / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
海 hǎiocean / sea / great number of people or things
地方 dì fangplace; location; area; space; territory / aspect; part
所以 suǒ yǐtherefore / as a result / so
现在 xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
知道 zhī dàoto know; to become aware of
什么 shén mewhat?
他们 tā menthey; them
你们 nǐ menyou (plural)
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
呢 ne(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")