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An email —— Thank You for Helping Me Move

寄件人jì jiàn rén:[email protected]收件人shōu jiàn rén:[email protected]日期rì qī:2025年nián8月yuè12日rì星期二Xīng qī èr上午shàng wǔ11:0主题zhǔ tí:谢谢xiè xie你nǐ帮bāng我wǒ搬bān家jiā小杨Xiǎo Yáng,你好nǐ hǎo!

谢谢xiè xie你nǐ上shàng周末zhōu mò帮bāng我wǒ搬bān家jiā,你nǐ一定yī dìng累lèi坏huài了le吧ba。

我wǒ刚gāng到dào这zhè个gè城市chéng shì,没有méi yǒu很多hěn duō朋友péng you,对duì这里zhè lǐ的de环境huán jìng也yě不bù熟悉shú xi。

你nǐ给gěi了le我wǒ很多hěn duō帮助bāng zhù和hé温暖wēn nuǎn,真的zhēn de非常fēi cháng感谢gǎn xiè你nǐ!

这zhè个gè周末zhōu mò我wǒ想xiǎng请qǐng你nǐ来lái我的wǒ de新xīn家jiā吃饭chī fàn。

我们wǒ men可以kě yǐ一起yī qǐ聊天liáo tiān、听tīng音乐yīn yuè。

你nǐ喜欢xǐ huan吃chī什么shén me菜cài?

我wǒ中餐zhōng cān、西餐xī cān都dōu会huì做zuò。

希望xī wàng你nǐ能néng来lái。

盼pàn复fù!

张一Zhāng Yī

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Vocabulary 72 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
寄件人 jì jiàn rénsender
收件人 shōu jiàn rénrecipient (of mail) / To: (email header)
日期 rì qīdate
年 niányear
月 yuèmonth / monthly
日 rìsun / day / date, day of the month
星期二 Xīng qī èrTuesday
上午 shàng wǔmorning
主题 zhǔ títheme / subject
谢谢 xiè xiethanks / thank you
你 nǐyou
帮 bāngto help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help)
我 wǒI; me; my
搬 bānto move / to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky) / to shift / to copy indiscriminately
家 jiāhome / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
小杨 Xiǎo YángXiao Yang; a common personal name
你好 nǐ hǎohello; hi
上 shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous
周末 zhōu mòweekend
一定 yī dìngsurely; certainly; definitely
累 lèitired / weary
坏 huài(suffix) to the utmost
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
吧 ba(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume.
刚 gāngjust / barely / exactly
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)
这 zhèthis; these
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
城市 chéng shìcity; town
没有 méi yǒuto not have
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
朋友 péng youfriend
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
这里 zhè lǐhere
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
环境 huán jìngenvironment / circumstances / surroundings
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
不 bùno; not so
熟悉 shú xito be familiar with; to know well
给 gěito give
帮助 bāng zhùassistance; aid
和 héand; together with
温暖 wēn nuǎnwarm
真的 zhēn dereally; truly; indeed
非常 fēi chángvery; really
感谢 gǎn xiè(express) thanks / gratitude / thanks
想 xiǎngto desire; to want (to)
请 qǐngto invite
来 láito come
我的 wǒ demy; mine
新 xīnnew; newly
吃饭 chī fànto have a meal / to eat
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
一起 yī qǐtogether; in company (with)
聊天 liáo tiānto chat; to gossip
听 tīngto listen to; to hear
音乐 yīn yuèmusic
喜欢 xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
吃 chīto eat; to consume / to eat at
什么 shén mewhat?
菜 càidish (of food)
中餐 zhōng cānlunch / Chinese meal; Chinese food
西餐 xī cānWestern-style food
都 dōuall; both; entirely
会 huìcan; to have the skill; to know how to
做 zuòto make; to produce
希望 xī wàngto hope
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
盼 pànto hope for / to long for / to expect
复 fùto go and return / to return / to resume / to return to a normal or original state / to repeat / to recover / to restore / to turn over / to reply / to answer / to reply to a letter / to retaliate / to carry out
张一 Zhāng YīZhang Yi / personal name