Send a letter

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有yǒu一yī天tiān，爸爸bà ba让ràng八bā岁suì的de女儿nǚ ér去qù寄jì一yī封fēng信xìn，女儿nǚ ér已经yǐ jīng拿ná着zhe信xìn跑pǎo了le，爸爸bà ba才cái想起xiǎng qǐ信封xìn fēng上shàng没méi写xiě地址dì zhǐ和hé收信shōu xìn人rén的de名字míng zi。

女儿nǚ ér回来huí lái后hòu，爸爸bà ba问wèn她tā：你nǐ把bǎ信xìn丢diū进jìn邮筒yóu tǒng了le吗ma?女儿nǚ ér回答huí dá：当然dāng rán。

爸爸bà ba：你nǐ没méi看见kàn jiàn信封xìn fēng上shàng没有méi yǒu写xiě地址dì zhǐ和hé收信shōu xìn人rén名字míng zi吗ma?女儿nǚ ér：我wǒ当然dāng rán看见kàn jiàn信封xìn fēng上shàng什么shén me也yě没méi写xiě。

爸爸bà ba：那nà你nǐ为什么wèi shén me不bù拿ná回来huí lái呢ne？

女儿nǚ ér：我wǒ还hái以为yǐ wéi你nǐ不bù写xiě地址dì zhǐ和hé收信shōu xìn人rén,是shì因为yīn wèi不bù想xiǎng让ràng我wǒ知道zhī dào你nǐ把bǎ信xìn寄jì给gěi谁shéi呢ne!

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Vocabulary 58 words

Chinese	Pinyin	English
有	yǒu	to have; there is
一	yī	one / single / a (article)
天	tiān	day
爸爸	bà ba	(coll.) father; dad
让	ràng	to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
八	bā	eight
岁	suì	classifier for years (of age)
的	de	possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
女儿	nǚ ér	daughter
去	qù	to go, to go to
寄	jì	to entrust; to place in sb's care / (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily / to send by post; to mail
封	fēng	classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters
信	xìn	letter / mail
已经	yǐ jīng	already
拿	ná	to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take
着	zhe	aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
跑	pǎo	to run / to run away / to escape / to run around (on errands etc) / (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate
了	le	(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
才	cái	then and only then
想起	xiǎng qǐ	to recall / to think of / to call to mind
信封	xìn fēng	envelope
上	shàng	(noun suffix) on; above
没	méi	(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
写	xiě	to write
地址	dì zhǐ	address
和	hé	and; together with
收信	shōu xìn	to receive a letter or mail; addressee/recipient of a letter
人	rén	person; people
名字	míng zi	name (of a person or thing)
回来	huí lái	to return; to come back
后	hòu	afterwards / after
问	wèn	to ask; to inquire
她	tā	she
你	nǐ	you
把	bǎ	(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
丢	diū	to lose / to put aside / to throw
进	jìn	to go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit
邮筒	yóu tǒng	mailbox / pillar box
吗	ma	(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
回答	huí dá	to reply; to answer / reply; answer
当然	dāng rán	certainly / of course / without doubt
看见	kàn jiàn	to see; to catch sight of
没有	méi yǒu	to not have
我	wǒ	I; me; my
什么	shén me	something; anything
也	yě	also; too; as well; (not ...) either
那	nà	then (in that case)
为什么	wèi shén me	why? / for what reason?
不	bù	no; not so
呢	ne	(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")
还	hái	still, still in progress, yet
以为	yǐ wéi	to think; to believe
是	shì	indeed (used for emphasis)
因为	yīn wèi	because; owing to; on account of
想	xiǎng	to desire; to want (to)
知道	zhī dào	to know; to become aware of
给	gěi	to / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb)
谁	shéi	who