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Puppy and kitten

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Puppy and kitten

我wǒ的de小xiǎo狗gǒu第dì一yī次cì看见kàn jiàn朋友péng you的de小xiǎo猫māo,很hěn害怕hài pà。

小xiǎo狗gǒu第dì二èr次cì看见kàn jiàn小xiǎo猫māo时shí,它tā站zhàn在zài小xiǎo猫māo旁边páng biān,看kàn着zhe小xiǎo猫māo。

第dì三sān次cì看见kàn jiàn小xiǎo猫māo时shí,它tā走zǒu过去guò qù,和hé小xiǎo猫māo玩wán。

很hěn快kuài,它们tā men成chéng了le好hǎo朋友péng you。

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Vocabulary 30 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
我 wǒI; me; my
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
小 xiǎosmall / tiny / few
狗 gǒudog
第 dì(prefix indicating ordinal number)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
次 cìclassifier for enumerated events: time
看见 kàn jiànto see; to catch sight of
朋友 péng youfriend
猫 māocat / (loanword) (coll.) modem
很 hěnvery; quite
害怕 hài pàto be afraid; to be scared
二 èrtwo / 2
时 shíwhen
它 tāit
站 zhànto stand / to halt / to stop
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
旁边 páng biānside; adjacent place
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
着 zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
三 sānthree / 3
走 zǒuto walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / to change (shape, form, meaning)
过去 guò qùto go over; to pass by
和 héand; together with
玩 wánto play / to have fun / to trifle with / to keep sth for entertainment
快 kuàirapid / quick
它们 tā menthey; them
成 chéngto succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper