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一yī个gè人rén带dài着zhe他tā买mǎi的de狗gǒu到dào宠物店chǒng wù diàn,说shuō:“我wǒ不bù要yào这zhè只zhī狗gǒu了le。

”老板lǎo bǎn说shuō:“这zhè只zhī狗gǒu很hěn聪明cōng míng,你nǐ为什么wèi shén me不bù想xiǎng要yào了le呢ne?

”他tā说shuō:“我wǒ觉得jué de它tā一点儿yī diǎn r也yě不bù聪明cōng míng,昨天zuó tiān学校xué xiào的de作业zuò yè它tā做zuò错cuò了le很多hěn duō!

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Vocabulary 35 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
人 rénperson; people
带 dàito wear / to carry / to take along / to bear / to bring
着 zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
他 tāhe; him; his
买 mǎito buy / to purchase
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
狗 gǒudog
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)
宠物店 chǒng wù diànpet shop; a store that sells pet animals and pet supplies
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
我 wǒI; me; my
不 bùno; not so
要 yàoto want; to need; to ask for
这 zhèthis; these
只 zhīclassifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
老板 lǎo bǎnboss / business proprietor
很 hěnvery; quite
聪明 cōng míngintelligent; clever; bright / acute (of sight and hearing)
你 nǐyou
为什么 wèi shén mewhy? / for what reason?
想 xiǎngto desire; to want (to)
呢 ne(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")
觉得 jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...
它 tāit
一点儿 yī diǎn rerhua
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
昨天 zuó tiānyesterday
学校 xué xiàoschool
作业 zuò yèschool assignment / homework
做 zuòto do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
错 cuòmistake
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of