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Sleeping

一yī位wèi拳击quán jī运动员yùn dòng yuán晚上wǎn shang睡不着shuì bù zháo,请求qǐng qiú医生yī shēng的de帮助bāng zhù。

医生yī shēng让ràng他tā睡觉shuì jiào前qián念niàn数字shù zì。

第dì二èr天tiān,运动员yùn dòng yuán又yòu来lái了le,他tā对duì医生yī shēng说shuō:这个zhè ge方法fāng fǎ不行bù xíng!

我wǒ从cóng一yī念niàn到dào九jiǔ的de时候shí hou,马上mǎ shàng就jiù跳tiào起来qǐ lái了le!

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Vocabulary 36 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
一 yīone / single / a (article)
位 wèiclassifier for people (honorific)
拳击 quán jīboxing
运动员 yùn dòng yuánathlete
晚上 wǎn shangin the evening
睡不着 shuì bù zháocan't fall asleep; unable to sleep
请求 qǐng qiúto request; to ask
医生 yī shēngdoctor
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
帮助 bāng zhùassistance; aid
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
他 tāhe; him; his
睡觉 shuì jiàoto go to bed / to sleep
前 qiánago / before / BC / former / formerly
念 niànto read / to study (a subject) / to attend (a school) / to read aloud / to give (sb) a tongue-lashing / to miss (sb)
数字 shù zìnumeral / digit / number / figure / amount
第 dì(prefix indicating ordinal number)
二 èrtwo / 2
天 tiānday
又 yòu(once) again
来 láito come
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
这个 zhè ge(pronoun) this / (adjective) this
方法 fāng fǎmethod; way; technique; procedure
不行 bù xíngwon't do / be out of the question / be no good / not work / not be capable
我 wǒI; me; my
从 cóngfrom; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
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)
九 jiǔnine / 9
时候 shí houtime / length of time / moment / period
马上 mǎ shàngat once / right away / immediately
就 jiùas soon as; immediately after
跳 tiàoto jump / to hop / to skip over / to bounce
起来 qǐ láiindicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement / indicating completion / expressing preliminary judgment