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Year of the Horse

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2026年nián是shì马mǎ年nián。

马mǎ年nián很hěn好hǎo，很多hěn duō人rén喜欢xǐ huan马mǎ。

马mǎ年nián出生chū shēng的de人rén工作gōng zuò很hěn努力nǔ lì。

他们tā men喜欢xǐ huan去qù很多hěn duō地方dì fang，认识rèn shi很多hěn duō人rén。

在zài中国Zhōng guó，马mǎ年nián有yǒu很多hěn duō有意思yǒu yì si的de事shì。

很多hěn duō人rén家jiā里lǐ会huì放fàng马mǎ的de字zì和hé画huà，非常fēi cháng好看hǎo kàn。

大家dà jiā也yě会huì说shuō“马到成功mǎ dào chéng gōng”，意思yì si是shì工作gōng zuò很hěn快kuài有yǒu好hǎo结果jié guǒ。

新xīn年nián的de时候shí hou，大家dà jiā会huì吃chī很多hěn duō好吃hǎo chī的de东西dōng xi。

街jiē上shàng很hěn热闹rè nao，有yǒu很多hěn duō人rén，也yě有yǒu很多hěn duō红色hóng sè的de灯笼dēng long，非常fēi cháng漂亮piào liang。

马mǎ年nián，希望xī wàng大家dà jiā每měi天tiān都dōu快乐kuài lè，身体shēn tǐ好hǎo、工作gōng zuò好hǎo、学习xué xí也yě好hǎo。

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Vocabulary 55 words

Chinese	Pinyin	English
年	nián	year
是	shì	to be (followed by substantives only)
马	mǎ	horse / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess
很	hěn	very; quite
好	hǎo	good / appropriate; proper
很多	hěn duō	many; a lot of
人	rén	person; people
喜欢	xǐ huan	to like; to be fond of
出生	chū shēng	to be born
的	de	possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
工作	gōng zuò	to work / (of a machine) to operate
努力	nǔ lì	hard-working; conscientious
他们	tā men	they; them
去	qù	to go, to go to
地方	dì fang	place; location; area; space; territory / aspect; part
认识	rèn shi	to know / to recognize / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb
在	zài	(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
中国	Zhōng guó	China
有	yǒu	to have; there is
有意思	yǒu yì si	interesting / meaningful / enjoyable / fun
事	shì	matter / thing / item / affair
家	jiā	home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
里	lǐ	lining / interior / inside
会	huì	to be likely to; to be sure to
放	fàng	to put / to place
字	zì	letter / symbol / character / word
和	hé	and; together with
画	huà	picture; painting
非常	fēi cháng	very; really
好看	hǎo kàn	good-looking; nice-looking / (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good / in an embarrassing situation
大家	dà jiā	everyone
也	yě	also; too; as well; (not ...) either
说	shuō	to speak; to talk; to say
马到成功	mǎ dào chéng gōng	to win instant success (idiom)
意思	yì si	idea / opinion / meaning
快	kuài	soon / almost
结果	jié guǒ	outcome; result; consequence
新	xīn	new; newly
时候	shí hou	time / length of time / moment / period
吃	chī	to eat; to consume / to eat at
好吃	hǎo chī	tasty; delicious
东西	dōng xi	thing / stuff / person
街	jiē	street
上	shàng	(noun suffix) on; above
热闹	rè nao	bustling with noise and excitement / lively
红色	hóng sè	red (color)
灯笼	dēng long	lantern
漂亮	piào liang	pretty; beautiful
希望	xī wàng	to hope
每	měi	each / every
天	tiān	day
都	dōu	all; both; entirely
快乐	kuài lè	happy; joyful
身体	shēn tǐ	one's health
学习	xué xí	to learn / to study