今天是我的生日。
我送给自己的礼物是一双鞋，那双鞋有点儿贵，但是我喜欢很久了。
朋友们送给我一束花、一瓶香水、一个大蛋糕，这些东西我都很喜欢。
我的爸爸妈妈给我发了一个红包，里面有八百块钱。
我想用这些钱请朋友们吃饭，然后去唱歌。
这就是我的生日。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 我的 | wǒ de | my; mine |
| 生日 | shēng rì | birthday |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 送 | sòng | to give (as a present) |
| 给 | gěi | to / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb) |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 礼物 | lǐ wù | gift; present |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 双 | shuāng | pair |
| 鞋 | xié | shoe |
| 那 | nà | (specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations) |
| 有点儿 | yǒu diǎn r | slightly / a little / somewhat |
| 贵 | guì | expensive |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 久 | jiǔ | (of a period of time) long |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 束 | shù | classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc |
| 花 | huā | flower / blossom / fancy pattern |
| 瓶 | píng | classifier for wine and liquids |
| 香水 | xiāng shuǐ | perfume / cologne |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 蛋糕 | dàn gāo | cake |
| 这些 | zhè xiē | these |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing / stuff / person |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father; dad |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama / mommy / mother |
| 发 | fā | to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money |
| 红包 | hóng bāo | money wrapped in red as a gift / bonus payment / kickback / bribe |
| 里面 | lǐ miàn | inside / interior |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred |
| 块 | kuài | classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc / (coll.) classifier for money and currency units |
| 钱 | qián | coin / money / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael |
| 想 | xiǎng | to desire; to want (to) |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using |
| 请 | qǐng | to treat (to a meal etc) |
| 吃饭 | chī fàn | to have a meal / to eat |
| 然后 | rán hòu | then; after that; afterwards |
| 去 | qù | to go, to go to |
| 唱歌 | chàng gē | to sing a song |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 就 | jiù | merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly |