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Girlfriend and boyfriend

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Girlfriend and boyfriend

A:你nǐ手机shǒu jī上shàng的de那nà个gè女孩儿nǚ hái r是shì你的nǐ de女nǚ朋友péng you吗ma?

B:不是bù shì,她tā是shì我的wǒ de大学dà xué同学tóng xué。

你nǐ觉得jué de她tā怎么样zěn me yàng?

A:她tā很hěn漂亮piào liang!

你nǐ看kàn,她tā长cháng长cháng的de头发tóu fa,大dà大dà的de眼睛yǎn jing,又yòu高gāo又yòu瘦shòu。

你nǐ为什么wèi shén me有yǒu她的tā de照片zhào piàn?

你nǐ喜欢xǐ huan她tā,对duì吗ma?

B:哈哈hā hā,是的shì de,我wǒ很hěn喜欢xǐ huan她tā。

希望xī wàng有yǒu一yī天tiān她tā真的zhēn de能néng成为chéng wéi我的wǒ de女nǚ朋友péng you。

你nǐ呢ne?

你nǐ喜欢xǐ huan什么样shén me yàng的de男孩儿nán hái r?

A:我wǒ喜欢xǐ huan个子gè zi高gāo高gāo的de,不bù胖pàng也yě不bù瘦shòu,干干净净gān gān jìng jìng的de男孩儿nán hái r。

当然dāng rán,他tā最好zuì hǎo喜欢xǐ huan运动yùn dòng,还hái喜欢xǐ huan音乐yīn yuè和hé电影diàn yǐng。

他tā还hái得děi聪明cōng míng、善良shàn liáng,对duì所有suǒ yǒu人rén都dōu很hěn友好yǒu hǎo…

…

B:你nǐ要求yāo qiú太tài多duō了le!

这zhè就jiù是shì为什么wèi shén me你nǐ现在xiàn zài还hái没有méi yǒu男nán朋友péng you。

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Vocabulary 76 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
你 nǐyou
手机 shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
那 nà(specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
女孩儿 nǚ hái rerhua form of 女孩
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
你的 nǐ deyour; yours
女 nǚfemale
朋友 péng youfriend
吗 ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
不是 bù shìno / not
她 tāshe
我的 wǒ demy; mine
大学 dà xuéuniversity / college
同学 tóng xuéfellow student / classmate
觉得 jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...
怎么样 zěn me yànghow? / how about? / how was it? / how are things?
很 hěnvery; quite
漂亮 piào liangpretty; beautiful
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
长 chánglong
头发 tóu fahair (on the head)
大 dàbig; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
眼睛 yǎn jingeye
又 yòuboth... and...
高 gāohigh / tall / above average / loud
瘦 shòuthin / (of clothing) tight / (of meat) lean / (of land) unproductive
为什么 wèi shén mewhy? / for what reason?
有 yǒuto have; there is
她的 tā deher; hers
照片 zhào piànphotograph / picture
喜欢 xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
对 duìright; correct
哈哈 hā hā(onom.) laughing out loud
是的 shì deyes, that's right
我 wǒI; me; my
希望 xī wàngto hope
一 yīone / single / a (article)
天 tiānday
真的 zhēn dereally; truly; indeed
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
成为 chéng wéito become; to turn into
呢 ne(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")
什么样 shén me yàngwhat kind?; what sort?
男孩儿 nán hái rerhua form of 男孩
个子 gè zistature; height; size (of a person or object)
不 bùno; not so
胖 pàngfat / plump
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
干干净净 gān gān jìng jìngclean and neat; spotless
当然 dāng ráncertainly / of course / without doubt
他 tāhe; him; his
最好 zuì hǎohad better ...; it would be best to ...
运动 yùn dòngto exercise / sports / exercise
还 háiin addition, also, else, even
音乐 yīn yuèmusic
和 héand; together with
电影 diàn yǐngmovie; film
得 děito have to / to need to
聪明 cōng míngintelligent; clever; bright / acute (of sight and hearing)
善良 shàn liánggood and honest / kindhearted
所有 suǒ yǒuall
人 rénperson; people
都 dōuall; both; entirely
友好 yǒu hǎofriendly; amicable
要求 yāo qiúto request / to require / to stake a claim / to ask / to demand
太 tàitoo (much) / very / extremely
多 duōtoo many; in excess
了 lemodal particle (emphasis)
这 zhèthis; these
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
现在 xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
没有 méi yǒuto not have
男 nán(bound form) male