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Who Am I?

妹妹mèi mei从cóng小xiǎo得dé了le一yī种zhǒng很hěn奇怪qí guài的de病bìng,最zuì多duō只zhǐ能néng记住jì zhu四sì个gè人rén。

看kàn着zhe妹妹mèi mei一yī天tiān天tiān长大zhǎng dà,哥哥gē ge对duì她tā说shuō:“如果rú guǒ你nǐ有yǒu了le喜欢xǐ huan的de人rén,就jiù把bǎ我wǒ忘wàng了le吧ba。

照顾zhào gù好hǎo爸爸bà ba妈妈mā ma。

”有一天yǒu yì tiān,哥哥gē ge接jiē到dào一yī个gè电话diàn huà,妹妹mèi mei哭kū着zhe问wèn:“哥哥gē ge,我wǒ是shì谁shéi啊a?

”哥哥gē ge听tīng了le感动gǎn dòng得de说shuō不bù出chū话huà来lái,因为yīn wèi妹妹mèi mei宁愿nìng yuàn忘wàng了le自己zì jǐ,也yě不bù愿意yuàn yì忘wàng了le自己zì jǐ最zuì爱ài的de家人jiā rén。

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Vocabulary 62 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
妹妹 mèi meiyounger sister / young woman
从 cóngfrom; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
小 xiǎoyoung
得 déto obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease)
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
种 zhǒngclassifier for types, kinds, sorts
很 hěnvery; quite
奇怪 qí guàistrange / odd
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
病 bìngillness / disease / defect
最 zuì(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
只 zhǐonly; merely; just
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
记住 jì zhuto remember / to bear in mind / to learn by heart
四 sìfour / 4
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
人 rénperson; people
看 kànto see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for
着 zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
天 tiānday
长大 zhǎng dàto grow up
哥哥 gē geolder brother
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
她 tāshe
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
你 nǐyou
有 yǒuto have; there is
喜欢 xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
我 wǒI; me; my
忘 wàngto forget / to overlook / to neglect
吧 ba(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume.
照顾 zhào gùto take care of / to show consideration / to attend to / to look after
好 hǎo(verb complement indicating completion)
爸爸 bà ba(coll.) father; dad
妈妈 mā mamama / mommy / mother
有一天 yǒu yì tiānone day; at some unspecified day in the past or future
接 jiēto receive / to answer (the phone) / to meet or welcome sb
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)
电话 diàn huàtelephone / phone call
哭 kūto cry; to weep
问 wènto ask; to inquire
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
谁 shéiwho
啊 amodal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
听 tīngto listen to; to hear
感动 gǎn dòngto move (sb) / to touch (sb emotionally)
不 bùno; not so
出 chū(used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
话 huàspoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said
来 láihither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker)
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
宁愿 nìng yuànwould rather ... (than ...)
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
愿意 yuàn yìto wish / to want / ready / willing (to do sth)
爱 àito love; to be fond of; to like
家人 jiā rénfamily member