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My Bicycle

我wǒ最zuì喜欢xǐ huan的de车chē是shì自行车zì xíng chē。

我wǒ六liù岁suì的de时候shí hou,妈妈mā ma就jiù给gěi我wǒ买mǎi了le一yī辆liàng小xiǎo自行车zì xíng chē。

那nà辆liàng车chē非常fēi cháng漂亮piào liang,像xiàng天空tiān kōng一样yī yàng蓝lán。

虽然suī rán车chē很hěn小xiǎo,但是dàn shì我wǒ可以kě yǐ骑qí得de很hěn快kuài。

我wǒ经常jīng cháng骑qí着zhe我的wǒ de自行车zì xíng chē去qù公园gōng yuán或者huò zhě图书馆tú shū guǎn,经过jīng guò街道jiē dào和hé大dà桥qiáo,穿过chuān guò整zhěng个gè城市chéng shì。

自行车zì xíng chē就jiù是shì我wǒ最好zuì hǎo的de朋友péng you。

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Vocabulary 50 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
我 wǒI; me; my
最 zuì(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
喜欢 xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
车 chēcar / vehicle / machine
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
自行车 zì xíng chēbicycle; bike
六 liùsix / 6
岁 suìclassifier for years (of age)
时候 shí houtime / length of time / moment / period
妈妈 mā mamama / mommy / mother
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
给 gěito / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb)
买 mǎito buy / to purchase
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
辆 liàngclassifier for vehicles
小 xiǎosmall / tiny / few
那 nà(specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)
非常 fēi chángvery; really
漂亮 piào liangpretty; beautiful
像 xiàngto resemble / to be like / to look as if
天空 tiān kōngsky
一样 yī yàngjust like
蓝 lánblue
虽然 suī ránalthough; even though
很 hěnvery; quite
但是 dàn shìbut; however
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
骑 qíto sit astride / to ride (a horse, bike etc)
得 destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
快 kuàirapid / quick
经常 jīng chángfrequently; constantly; regularly; often
着 zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
我的 wǒ demy; mine
去 qùto go, to go to
公园 gōng yuánpark (for public recreation)
或者 huò zhěor
图书馆 tú shū guǎnlibrary
经过 jīng guòto pass / to go through
街道 jiē dàostreet / subdistrict / residential district
和 héand; together with
大 dàbig; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
桥 qiáobridge
穿过 chuān guòto pass through
整 zhěng(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly / (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
城市 chéng shìcity; town
最好 zuì hǎobest
朋友 péng youfriend