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Winter travel, where to go?

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Winter travel, where to go?

中国Zhōng guó的de冬天dōng tiān,你nǐ知道zhī dào去qù哪里nǎ lǐ玩儿wán r更gèng好hǎo吗ma?

哈尔滨Hā ěr bīn是shì个gè很hěn漂亮piào liang的de城市chéng shì,你nǐ可以kě yǐ看kàn雪xuě,看kàn冰bīng灯dēng。

这zhè个gè城市chéng shì在zài中国Zhōng guó的de东北dōng běi,非常fēi cháng冷lěng。

东北Dōng běi的de食物shí wù也yě很hěn好吃hǎo chī,大家dà jiā都dōu喜欢xǐ huan吃chī东北Dōng běi的de饺子jiǎo zi。

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Vocabulary 35 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
中国 Zhōng guóChina
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
冬天 dōng tiānwinter
你 nǐyou
知道 zhī dàoto know; to become aware of
去 qùto go, to go to
哪里 nǎ lǐwhere? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question)
玩儿 wán rto play / to have fun / to hang out
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper
吗 ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
哈尔滨 Hā ěr bīnHarbin; a city in northeast China
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
很 hěnvery; quite
漂亮 piào liangpretty; beautiful
城市 chéng shìcity; town
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
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
雪 xuěsnow
冰 bīngice / (slang) methamphetamine
灯 dēnglamp / light / lantern
这 zhèthis; these
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
东北 dōng běinortheast
非常 fēi chángvery; really
冷 lěngcold
食物 shí wùfood
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
好吃 hǎo chītasty; delicious
大家 dà jiāeveryone
都 dōuall; both; entirely
喜欢 xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
吃 chīto eat; to consume / to eat at
饺子 jiǎo zidumpling / pot-sticker