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My Daughter

我wǒ有yǒu一yī个gè女儿nǚ ér,她tā今年jīn nián五wǔ岁suì。

她的tā de名字míng zi叫jiào小宝xiǎo bǎo。

她tā很hěn可爱kě ài,也yě很hěn聪明cōng míng。

她tā每měi天tiān早上zǎo shang七qī点diǎn起床qǐ chuáng,穿chuān衣服yī fu,洗xǐ脸liǎn,吃chī东西dōng xi。

她tā最zuì喜欢xǐ huan鸡蛋jī dàn和hé牛奶niú nǎi。

她tā不bù喜欢xǐ huan学校xué xiào,每měi次cì去qù学校xué xiào都dōu会huì哭kū。

她tā喜欢xǐ huan晚上wǎn shang,因为yīn wèi晚上wǎn shang可以kě yǐ听tīng我wǒ讲jiǎng故事gù shi。

我wǒ爱ài我的wǒ de女儿nǚ ér。

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Vocabulary 49 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
我 wǒI; me; my
有 yǒuto have; there is
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
女儿 nǚ érdaughter
她 tāshe
今年 jīn niánthis year
五 wǔfive / 5
岁 suìclassifier for years (of age)
她的 tā deher; hers
名字 míng ziname (of a person or thing)
叫 jiàoto be called
小宝 xiǎo bǎoa common nickname/pet name meaning "little baby/treasure"
很 hěnvery; quite
可爱 kě àiadorable / cute / lovely
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
聪明 cōng míngintelligent; clever; bright / acute (of sight and hearing)
每 měieach / every
天 tiānday
早上 zǎo shangearly morning
七 qīseven / 7
点 diǎnpoint; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock
起床 qǐ chuángto get out of bed; to get up
穿 chuānto wear / to put on / to dress
衣服 yī fuclothes
洗 xǐto wash; to bathe / to develop (photographs) / to shuffle (cards etc) / to erase (a recording)
脸 liǎnface
吃 chīto eat; to consume / to eat at
东西 dōng xithing / stuff / person
最 zuì(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
喜欢 xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
鸡蛋 jī dàn(chicken) egg / hen's egg
和 héand; together with
牛奶 niú nǎicow's milk
不 bùno; not so
学校 xué xiàoschool
次 cìclassifier for enumerated events: time
去 qùto go, to go to
都 dōuall; both; entirely
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
哭 kūto cry; to weep
晚上 wǎn shangevening / night
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
听 tīngto listen to; to hear
讲 jiǎngto speak / to explain / to negotiate
故事 gù shinarrative; story; tale
爱 àito love; to be fond of; to like
我的 wǒ demy; mine