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7岁suì的de女儿nǚ ér回huí家jiā后hòu,妈妈mā ma看见kàn jiàn她tā的de手shǒu很hěn脏zāng,就jiù说shuō:”看kàn你nǐ的de手shǒu,多duō脏zāng呀ya!

你nǐ什么shén me时候shí hou看kàn到dào过guo我wǒ的de手shǒu这么zhè me脏zāng了le?

”女儿nǚ ér回答huí dá:”没有méi yǒu,妈妈mā ma。

因为yīn wèi我wǒ没有méi yǒu看kàn到dào过guo你nǐ7岁suì的de样子yàng zi。

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Vocabulary 29 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
岁 suìclassifier for years (of age)
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
女儿 nǚ érdaughter
回 huíto go back / to turn around / to answer / to return
家 jiāhome / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
后 hòuafterwards / after
妈妈 mā mamama / mommy / mother
看见 kàn jiànto see; to catch sight of
她 tāshe
手 shǒuhand
很 hěnvery; quite
脏 zāngdirty / filthy
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
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
你 nǐyou
多 duōhow (to what extent)
呀 ya(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
什么 shén mewhat?
时候 shí houtime / length of time / moment / period
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)
过 guo(experienced action marker)
我 wǒI; me; my
这么 zhè meso much / this much / how much?
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
回答 huí dáto reply; to answer / reply; answer
没有 méi yǒuhaven't / hasn't
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
样子 yàng ziappearance / manner / pattern / model