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One Dollar

有yǒu一yī天tiān,女儿nǚ ér在zài朋友péng you明明míng míng家jiā玩wán。

回huí家jiā后hòu,她tā对duì妈妈mā ma说shuō:“妈妈mā ma,明明míng míng家jiā一定yī dìng很hěn穷qióng。

”妈妈mā ma问wèn:“你nǐ怎么zěn me知道zhī dào?

”女儿nǚ ér说shuō:“今天jīn tiān明明míng míng只zhǐ是shì吃chī下xià了le一yī块kuài钱qián,他tā的de爸爸bà ba妈妈mā ma就jiù都dōu很hěn紧张jǐn zhāng。

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Vocabulary 36 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
有 yǒuto have; there is
一 yīone / single / a (article)
天 tiānday
女儿 nǚ érdaughter
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
朋友 péng youfriend
明明 míng míngobviously / plainly / undoubtedly / definitely
家 jiāhome / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
玩 wánto play / to have fun / to trifle with / to keep sth for entertainment
回 huíto go back / to turn around / to answer / to return
后 hòuafterwards / after
她 tāshe
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
妈妈 mā mamama / mommy / mother
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
一定 yī dìngsurely; certainly; definitely
很 hěnvery; quite
穷 qióngpoor / destitute
问 wènto ask; to inquire
你 nǐyou
怎么 zěn mehow? / what? / why?
知道 zhī dàoto know; to become aware of
今天 jīn tiāntoday
只 zhǐonly; merely; just
是 shìindeed (used for emphasis)
吃 chīto eat; to consume / to eat at
下 xiàdown / downwards / below
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
块 kuàiclassifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc / (coll.) classifier for money and currency units
钱 qiáncoin / money / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael
他 tāhe; him; his
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
爸爸 bà ba(coll.) father; dad
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
都 dōuall; both; entirely
紧张 jǐn zhāngnervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained