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Lend Money

我wǒ不会bù huì借jiè给gěi朋友péng you一yī大dà笔bǐ钱qián。

不是bù shì因为yīn wèi不bù想xiǎng帮助bāng zhù朋友péng you,是shì因为yīn wèi我wǒ觉得jué de我们wǒ men的de友谊yǒu yì更gèng珍贵zhēn guì,友谊yǒu yì是shì无价wú jià的de。

我wǒ不bù想xiǎng我的wǒ de朋友péng you因为yīn wèi不能bù néng还huán钱qián而ér避开bì kāi我wǒ。

如果rú guǒ他tā因为yīn wèi我wǒ不bù借jiè钱qián而ér避开bì kāi我wǒ,那nà可能kě néng他tā觉得jué de我们wǒ men的de友谊yǒu yì不如bù rú那些nà xiē钱qián。

所以suǒ yǐ我wǒ不会bù huì借jiè钱qián给gěi朋友péng you,但是dàn shì我wǒ会huì把bǎ钱qián送sòng给gěi朋友péng you,不能bù néng拿ná回huí钱qián也yě没关系méi guān xi。

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Vocabulary 42 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
我 wǒI; me; my
不会 bù huìwill not
借 jièto borrow / to lend / to make use of; to avail oneself of
给 gěito / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb)
朋友 péng youfriend
一 yīone / single / a (article)
大 dàbig; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
笔 bǐ(classifier) stroke of a Chinese character / (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business
钱 qiáncoin / money / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael
不是 bù shìno / not
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
不 bùno; not so
想 xiǎngto desire; to want (to)
帮助 bāng zhùto help; to assist
是 shìindeed (used for emphasis)
觉得 jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
友谊 yǒu yìcompanionship / fellowship / friendship
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
珍贵 zhēn guìprecious
无价 wú jiàinvaluable / priceless
我的 wǒ demy; mine
不能 bù néngcannot / must not / should not
还 huánto pay back / to return
而 érand so / (indicates causal relation)
避开 bì kāito avoid / to evade / to keep away from
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
他 tāhe; him; his
那 nàthen (in that case)
可能 kě néngmight (happen) / maybe / perhaps
不如 bù rúnot equal to; not as good as; inferior to / it would be better to
那些 nà xiēthose
所以 suǒ yǐtherefore / as a result / so
但是 dàn shìbut; however
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
送 sòngto give (as a present)
拿 náto hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take
回 huíto go back / to turn around / to answer / to return
也 yěeven (extreme or unexpected case)
没关系 méi guān xiit doesn't matter