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My Father

这zhè是shì我的wǒ de爸爸bà ba,今jīn年nián55岁suì。

他tā是shì一yī个gè老师lǎo shī,在zài四川Sì chuān的de大学dà xué工作gōng zuò,星期一Xīng qī yī到dào星期五Xīng qī wǔ都dōu要yào上班shàng bān。

他tā早上zǎo shang八bā点diǎn去qù学校xué xiào,下午xià wǔ六liù点diǎn回家huí jiā,吃饭chī fàn以后yǐ hòu喜欢xǐ huan喝hē茶chá,晚上wǎn shang十shí点diǎn睡觉shuì jiào。

这zhè是shì他tā的de一yī天tiān。

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Vocabulary 39 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
这 zhèthis; these
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
我的 wǒ demy; mine
爸爸 bà ba(coll.) father; dad
今 jīncurrent / contemporary / this
年 niányear
岁 suìclassifier for years (of age)
他 tāhe; him; his
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
老师 lǎo shīteacher
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
四川 Sì chuānSichuan; a province in southwest China.
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
大学 dà xuéuniversity / college
工作 gōng zuòto work / (of a machine) to operate
星期一 Xīng qī yīMonday
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
星期五 Xīng qī wǔFriday
都 dōuall; both; entirely
要 yàowill; shall; about to / need to; should / if
上班 shàng bānto go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office
早上 zǎo shangearly morning
八 bāeight
点 diǎnpoint; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock
去 qùto go, to go to
学校 xué xiàoschool
下午 xià wǔafternoon / p.m.
六 liùsix / 6
回家 huí jiāto return home
吃饭 chī fànto have a meal / to eat
以后 yǐ hòuafter / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
喜欢 xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
喝 hēto drink
茶 chátea / tea plant
晚上 wǎn shangevening / night
十 shíten / 10
睡觉 shuì jiàoto go to bed / to sleep
天 tiānday