我的室友是一个法国人，他今年25岁，因为喜欢中国文化，就想来中国工作和生活。
但是他不会汉语，这里很多工作都必须会说汉语，所以他现在一边学汉语一边找工作。
他白天有时候在家休息，有时候去学校上课；
晚上常常跟朋友去酒吧喝酒，很晚才回来。
周末他起床很晚，我们就一起做晚饭，晚上一起看电影。
他每个月都有一次汉语考试，快考试的时候，我也会帮他复习汉语。
现在他的汉语越来越好了，明年就可以考HSK四级了。
希望他考试顺利，能找到一个好工作。
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| 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) |
| 室友 | shì yǒu | roommate |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 法国 | Fǎ guó | France |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 今年 | jīn nián | this year |
| 岁 | suì | classifier for years (of age) |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 文化 | wén huà | culture / civilization |
| 就 | jiù | merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly |
| 想 | xiǎng | to desire; to want (to) |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work / (of a machine) to operate |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 生活 | shēng huó | to live |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 会 | huì | can; to have the skill; to know how to |
| 汉语 | Hàn yǔ | Chinese language |
| 这里 | zhè lǐ | here |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many; a lot of |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 必须 | bì xū | to have to / must / compulsory / necessarily |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore / as a result / so |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 一边 | yī biān | on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while |
| 学 | xué | to learn / to study / to imitate |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek |
| 白天 | bái tiān | during the day |
| 有时候 | yǒu shí hou | sometimes |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 家 | jiā | home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) |
| 休息 | xiū xi | to rest |
| 去 | qù | to go, to go to |
| 学校 | xué xiào | school |
| 上课 | shàng kè | to go to class / to attend class / to go to teach a class |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | in the evening |
| 常常 | cháng cháng | frequently; often |
| 跟 | gēn | with / compared with / to / towards |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 酒吧 | jiǔ bā | bar (place to buy drinks) |
| 喝 | hē | to drink |
| 酒 | jiǔ | wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 晚 | wǎn | late |
| 才 | cái | then and only then |
| 回来 | huí lái | to return; to come back |
| 周末 | zhōu mò | weekend |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get out of bed; to get up |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | together; in company (with) |
| 做 | zuò | to make; to produce |
| 晚饭 | wǎn fàn | evening meal / dinner / supper |
| 看 | kàn | to 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 yǐng | movie; film |
| 每 | měi | each / every |
| 月 | yuè | month / monthly |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 次 | cì | classifier for enumerated events: time |
| 考试 | kǎo shì | exam |
| 快 | kuài | soon / almost |
| 时候 | shí hou | time / length of time / moment / period |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 帮 | bāng | to help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help) |
| 复习 | fù xí | to review |
| 越来越 | yuè lái yuè | more and more |
| 好 | hǎo | good / appropriate; proper |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 明年 | míng nián | next year |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 考 | kǎo | to check / to verify / to test / to examine / to take an exam / to take an entrance exam for |
| 四 | sì | four / 4 |
| 级 | jí | level / grade / rank |
| 希望 | xī wàng | to hope |
| 顺利 | shùn lì | smoothly; without a hitch |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 找到 | zhǎo dào | to find |