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My good friend

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我wǒ的de好hǎo朋友péng you名字míng zi叫jiào陈陈Chén Chén。

他tā喜欢xǐ huan喝hē酒jiǔ，我wǒ喜欢xǐ huan运动yùn dòng。

小学xiǎo xué和hé中学zhōng xué，我们wǒ men都dōu是shì一yī个gè班bān的de同学tóng xué。

大学dà xué我们wǒ men不bù在zài一yī个gè学校xué xiào，但是dàn shì我们wǒ men还hái在zài一yī个gè城市chéng shì生活shēng huó。

后来hòu lái他tā去qù了le杭州Háng zhōu工作gōng zuò，我wǒ去qù了le上海Shàng hǎi，但是dàn shì我们wǒ men还是hái shi经常jīng cháng见面jiàn miàn。

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Vocabulary 39 words

Chinese	Pinyin	English
我	wǒ	I; me; my
的	de	possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
好	hǎo	(of two people) close; on intimate terms
朋友	péng you	friend
名字	míng zi	name (of a person or thing)
叫	jiào	to be called
陈陈	Chén Chén	a personal name; Chen Chen
他	tā	he; him; his
喜欢	xǐ huan	to like; to be fond of
喝	hē	to drink
酒	jiǔ	wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage
运动	yùn dòng	to exercise / sports / exercise
小学	xiǎo xué	elementary school; primary school
和	hé	and; together with
中学	zhōng xué	middle school
我们	wǒ men	we; us; ourselves; our
都	dōu	all; both; entirely
是	shì	to be (followed by substantives only)
一	yī	one / single / a (article)
个	gè	classifier for people or objects in general
班	bān	team; class; grade / (military) squad / work shift
同学	tóng xué	fellow student / classmate
大学	dà xué	university / college
不	bù	no; not so
在	zài	(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
学校	xué xiào	school
但是	dàn shì	but; however
还	hái	still, still in progress, yet
城市	chéng shì	city; town
生活	shēng huó	to live
后来	hòu lái	afterwards; later
去	qù	to go, to go to
了	le	(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
杭州	Háng zhōu	Hangzhou, a city in Zhejiang Province, China.
工作	gōng zuò	to work / (of a machine) to operate
上海	Shàng hǎi	Shanghai municipality
还是	hái shi	still (as before)
经常	jīng cháng	frequently; constantly; regularly; often
见面	jiàn miàn	to meet; to see each other