为了学习汉语，我来到了中国生活。
到了新环境意味着我不得不放弃很多东西，比如我亲爱的老朋友和美丽的风景。
首先，我必须学会适应陌生的环境。
当我有时间，我就会在街上走，熟悉商店和街道。
然后我发现了一些有趣的地方，比如一些小咖啡店。
小店提供了很多书，我可以在里面看书。
我没有多少朋友，我有点孤独，但是我的同学都很好，他们帮助我解决问题。
现在我有了很多好朋友，感觉在中国就像在家一样。
我会在这里找到更多的惊喜。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 为了 | wèi le | for; for the purpose of; in order to |
| 学习 | xué xí | to learn / to study |
| 汉语 | Hàn yǔ | Chinese language |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 生活 | shēng huó | to live |
| 新 | xīn | new; newly |
| 环境 | huán jìng | environment / circumstances / surroundings |
| 意味 | yì wèi | to mean / to imply / to get a sense of |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 不得不 | bù dé bù | have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid |
| 放弃 | fàng qì | to renounce; to abandon; to give up |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many; a lot of |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing / stuff / person |
| 比如 | bǐ rú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 亲爱 | qīn ài | dear / beloved / darling |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 老 | lǎo | old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / of the past / outdated |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 美丽 | měi lì | beautiful |
| 风景 | fēng jǐng | scenery; landscape |
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first of all; in the first place |
| 必须 | bì xū | to have to / must / compulsory / necessarily |
| 学 | xué | to learn / to study / to imitate |
| 会 | huì | can; to have the skill; to know how to |
| 适应 | shì yìng | to adapt / to fit / to suit |
| 陌生 | mò shēng | strange; unfamiliar |
| 当 | dāng | when / during / ought / should / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / just at |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 街 | jiē | street |
| 上 | shàng | (noun suffix) on; above |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / to change (shape, form, meaning) |
| 熟悉 | shú xi | to be familiar with; to know well |
| 商店 | shāng diàn | store; shop |
| 街道 | jiē dào | street / subdistrict / residential district |
| 然后 | rán hòu | then; after that; afterwards |
| 发现 | fā xiàn | to notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 有趣 | yǒu qù | interesting; fascinating; amusing |
| 地方 | dì fang | place; location; area; space; territory / aspect; part |
| 小 | xiǎo | small / tiny / few |
| 咖啡 | kā fēi | (loanword) coffee |
| 店 | diàn | (bound form) shop; store |
| 小店 | xiǎo diàn | small store |
| 提供 | tí gōng | to offer / to supply / to provide / to furnish |
| 书 | shū | book |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 里面 | lǐ miàn | inside / interior |
| 看 | kàn | to 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 |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | to not have |
| 多少 | duō shǎo | number; amount |
| 有点 | yǒu diǎn | a little |
| 孤独 | gū dú | lonely / solitary |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 同学 | tóng xué | fellow student / classmate |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 好 | hǎo | good / appropriate; proper |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 帮助 | bāng zhù | to help; to assist |
| 解决 | jiě jué | to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem) |
| 问题 | wèn tí | question / problem / issue / topic |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 感觉 | gǎn jué | to feel; to perceive |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble / to be like / to look as if |
| 家 | jiā | home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) |
| 一样 | yī yàng | same / like / equal to / the same as |
| 这里 | zhè lǐ | here |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek |
| 更多 | gèng duō | more; greater in amount, degree, or number |
| 惊喜 | jīng xǐ | nice surprise |