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Travel to China

你nǐ想xiǎng去qù中国Zhōng guó旅游lǚ yóu吗ma?

你nǐ觉得jué de什么shén me时候shí hou去qù最zuì好hǎo?

这个zhè ge问题wèn tí有点儿yǒu diǎn r难nán。

因为yīn wèi一yī年nián四sì季jì都dōu是shì最zuì好hǎo的de时间shí jiān。

春天chūn tiān,你nǐ可以kě yǐ去qù浙江Zhè jiāng、云南Yún nán,那儿nà r有yǒu很多hěn duō花huā,也yě有yǒu很hěn美měi的de水shuǐ。

夏天xià tiān,你nǐ可以kě yǐ去qù西藏Xī zàng、内蒙古Nèi Měng gǔ,那儿nà r有yǒu雪山xuě shān和hé草地cǎo dì。

秋天qiū tiān,你nǐ可以kě yǐ去qù新疆Xīn jiāng、北京Běi jīng,天气tiān qì不bù冷lěng也yě不bù热rè,北方běi fāng的de秋天qiū tiān非常fēi cháng美měi。

冬天dōng tiān,如果rú guǒ你nǐ不bù喜欢xǐ huan很hěn冷lěng的de天气tiān qì,你nǐ可以kě yǐ去qù海南Hǎi nán游泳yóu yǒng;

如果rú guǒ你nǐ喜欢xǐ huan雪xuě,你nǐ可以kě yǐ去qù东北Dōng běi,那nà是shì雪xuě的de天堂tiān táng。

你nǐ最zuì想xiǎng去qù哪儿nǎ r?

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Vocabulary 61 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
你 nǐyou
想 xiǎngto desire; to want (to)
去 qùto go, to go to
中国 Zhōng guóChina
旅游 lǚ yóuto travel
吗 ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
觉得 jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...
什么 shén mewhat?
时候 shí houtime / length of time / moment / period
最 zuì(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper
这个 zhè ge(pronoun) this / (adjective) this
问题 wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic
有点儿 yǒu diǎn rslightly / a little / somewhat
难 nándifficult (to...) / difficult
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
一 yīentire; whole; all; throughout
年 niányear
四 sìfour / 4
季 jìseason / the last month of a season / fourth or youngest amongst brothers
都 dōuall; both; entirely
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
时间 shí jiāntime
春天 chūn tiānspring (season)
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
浙江 Zhè jiāngZhejiang Province in eastern China.
云南 Yún nánYunnan Province, a province in southwest China
那儿 nà rthere
有 yǒuto have; there is
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
花 huāflower / blossom / fancy pattern
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
很 hěnvery; quite
美 měibeautiful / very satisfactory; good
水 shuǐwater / (after a name) ... River / (bound form) additional cost; extra income
夏天 xià tiānsummer
西藏 Xī zàngTibet; an autonomous region in southwest China.
内蒙古 Nèi Měng gǔInner Mongolia; an autonomous region in northern China.
雪山 xuě shānsnow-capped mountain
和 héand; together with
草地 cǎo dìlawn / meadow / sod / turf
秋天 qiū tiānautumn
新疆 Xīn jiāngXinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwest China; Xinjiang.
北京 Běi jīngBeijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China
天气 tiān qìweather
不 bùno; not so
冷 lěngcold
热 rèhot (of weather)
北方 běi fāngnorth / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River
非常 fēi chángvery; really
冬天 dōng tiānwinter
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
喜欢 xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
海南 Hǎi nánHainan; an island province of southern China.
游泳 yóu yǒngto swim
雪 xuěsnow
东北 Dōng běiNortheast China; Manchuria
那 nà(specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)
天堂 tiān tángparadise / heaven
哪儿 nǎ rwhere?