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My Chinese teacher

因为yīn wèi工作gōng zuò需要xū yào,我wǒ必须bì xū学习xué xí汉语Hàn yǔ,但是dàn shì学习xué xí了le一yī段duàn时间shí jiān以后yǐ hòu,我wǒ觉得jué de汉语Hàn yǔ越来越yuè lái yuè难nán,有点儿yǒu diǎn r无聊wú liáo,不bù想xiǎng学xué了le。

上shàng个gè月yuè,一yī个gè新xīn的de汉语Hàn yǔ老师lǎo shī来lái教jiāo我wǒ,我wǒ发现fā xiàn她tā的de方法fāng fǎ很hěn不bù一样yī yàng。

她tā会huì让ràng我wǒ听tīng中文Zhōng wén歌gē,看kàn中文Zhōng wén电影diàn yǐng和hé新闻xīn wén,我们wǒ men也yě会huì一起yī qǐ讨论tǎo lùn很多hěn duō关于guān yú中国Zhōng guó的de问题wèn tí。

我wǒ现在xiàn zài对duì汉语Hàn yǔ又yòu有yǒu兴趣xìng qù了le。

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Vocabulary 56 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
工作 gōng zuòjob / work / task
需要 xū yàoneeds
我 wǒI; me; my
必须 bì xūto have to / must / compulsory / necessarily
学习 xué xíto learn / to study
汉语 Hàn yǔChinese language
但是 dàn shìbut; however
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
段 duànclassifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc
时间 shí jiāntime
以后 yǐ hòuafter / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
觉得 jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...
越来越 yuè lái yuèmore and more
难 nándifficult (to...) / difficult
有点儿 yǒu diǎn rslightly / a little / somewhat
无聊 wú liáobored / boring / senseless
不 bùno; not so
想 xiǎngto desire; to want (to)
学 xuéto learn / to study / to imitate
上 shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
月 yuèmonth / monthly
新 xīnnew; newly
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
老师 lǎo shīteacher
来 láito come
教 jiāoto teach; to instruct
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
她 tāshe
方法 fāng fǎmethod; way; technique; procedure
很 hěnvery; quite
一样 yī yàngsame / like / equal to / the same as
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
听 tīngto listen to; to hear
中文 Zhōng wénChinese language
歌 gēsong
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
电影 diàn yǐngmovie; film
和 héand; together with
新闻 xīn wénnews
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
一起 yī qǐtogether; in company (with)
讨论 tǎo lùnto discuss; to talk over
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
关于 guān yúpertaining to / concerning / with regard to / about / a matter of
中国 Zhōng guóChina
问题 wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic
现在 xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
又 yòu(once) again
有 yǒuto have; there is
兴趣 xìng qùinterest (desire to know about sth) / interest; hobby