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My new home

去年qù nián我wǒ和hé家人jiā rén买mǎi了le一yī套tào新xīn房子fáng zi,今年jīn nián我们wǒ men搬bān进jìn来lái了le。

新xīn家jiā西xī边bian有yǒu一yī条tiáo干净gān jìng的de河hé,南nán边bian有yǒu一yī个gè森林sēn lín公园gōng yuán。

周围zhōu wéi有yǒu山shān,有yǒu水shuǐ,有yǒu树shù,有yǒu花huā,风景fēng jǐng非常fēi cháng漂亮piào liang,空气kōng qì也yě非常fēi cháng新鲜xīn xiān。

每měi天tiān早上zǎo shang都dōu能néng看kàn到dào很多hěn duō人rén去qù公园gōng yuán运动yùn dòng,晚上wǎn shang河hé边bian也yě有yǒu很多hěn duō人rén散步sàn bù。

新xīn家jiā的de东dōng边bian有yǒu一yī个gè小学xiǎo xué,孩子hái zi们men每měi天tiān准时zhǔn shí上课shàng kè,下课xià kè以后yǐ hòu就jiù去qù公园gōng yuán玩wán,感觉gǎn jué很hěn快乐kuài lè。

我wǒ的de孩子hái zi就jiù在zài这zhè个gè学校xué xiào学习xué xí,因为yīn wèi离lí家jiā很hěn近jìn,他tā每měi天tiān中午zhōng wǔ都dōu能néng回huí家jiā吃chī饭fàn。

我wǒ太tài喜欢xǐ huan我wǒ的de新xīn家jiā了le。

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Vocabulary 78 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
去年 qù niánlast year
我 wǒI; me; my
和 héand; together with
家人 jiā rénfamily member
买 mǎito buy / to purchase
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
套 tàoclassifier for sets, collections
新 xīnnew; newly
房子 fáng zihouse / building (single- or two-story) / apartment / room
今年 jīn niánthis year
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
搬 bānto move / to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky) / to shift / to copy indiscriminately
进 jìnto go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit
来 láihither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker)
家 jiāhome / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
西 xīwest
边 biansuffix of a noun of locality
有 yǒuto have; there is
条 tiáoclassifier for long thin things
干净 gān jìngclean / neat
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
河 hériver / (bound form) the Yellow River / (bound form) the Milky Way
南 nánsouth
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
森林 sēn línforest
公园 gōng yuánpark (for public recreation)
周围 zhōu wéienvirons; surroundings; periphery
山 shānmountain; hill / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
水 shuǐwater / (after a name) ... River / (bound form) additional cost; extra income
树 shùtree
花 huāflower / blossom / fancy pattern
风景 fēng jǐngscenery; landscape
非常 fēi chángvery; really
漂亮 piào liangpretty; beautiful
空气 kōng qìair / atmosphere
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
新鲜 xīn xiānfresh (experience, food etc) / freshness
每 měieach / every
天 tiānday
早上 zǎo shangearly morning
都 dōuall; both; entirely
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
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
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)
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
人 rénperson; people
去 qùto go, to go to
运动 yùn dòngto exercise / sports / exercise
晚上 wǎn shangin the evening
散步 sàn bùto take a walk; to go for a walk
东 dōngeast / host / landlord
小学 xiǎo xuéelementary school; primary school
孩子 hái zichild
们 menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
准时 zhǔn shíon time / on schedule
上课 shàng kèto go to class / to attend class / to go to teach a class
下课 xià kèto finish class / to get out of class / (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed / to be fired
以后 yǐ hòuafter / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
就 jiùas soon as; immediately after
玩 wánto play / to have fun / to trifle with / to keep sth for entertainment
感觉 gǎn juéto feel; to perceive
很 hěnvery; quite
快乐 kuài lèhappy; joyful
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
这 zhèthis; these
学校 xué xiàoschool
学习 xué xíto learn / to study
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
离 lí(in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of
近 jìnnear / close to
他 tāhe; him; his
中午 zhōng wǔnoon / midday
回 huíto go back / to turn around / to answer / to return
吃 chīto eat; to consume / to eat at
饭 fànmeal
太 tàitoo (much) / very / extremely
喜欢 xǐ huanto like; to be fond of