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Eating Pizza

小王xiǎo wáng说shuō:我wǒ什么shén me都dōu不bù相信xiāng xìn了le,生活shēng huó中zhōng总是zǒng shì有yǒu欺骗qī piàn。

小李xiǎo lǐ说shuō:如果rú guǒ你nǐ不bù想xiǎng要yào欺骗qī piàn,我wǒ建议jiàn yì你nǐ吃chī披萨pī sà。

小王xiǎo wáng很hěn奇怪qí guài:为什么wèi shén me?

小李xiǎo lǐ说shuō:因为yīn wèi披萨pī sà有yǒu六liù片piàn、八bā片piàn,但是dàn shì没有méi yǒu七qī片piàn(欺骗qī piàn)。

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Vocabulary 31 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
小王 xiǎo wángXiao Wang; a common way to refer to someone surnamed Wang
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
我 wǒI; me; my
什么 shén mesomething; anything
都 dōu(used for emphasis) even
不 bùno; not so
相信 xiāng xìnto believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
生活 shēng huólife / livelihood
中 zhōngwithin; among; in
总是 zǒng shìalways
有 yǒuto have; there is
欺骗 qī piànto deceive; to cheat
小李 xiǎo lǐa familiar way to refer to someone surnamed Li; literally "Little Li"
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
你 nǐyou
想 xiǎngto desire; to want (to)
要 yàoto want; to need; to ask for
建议 jiàn yìto propose; to suggest; to recommend
吃 chīto eat; to consume / to eat at
披萨 pī sà(loanword) pizza
很 hěnvery; quite
奇怪 qí guàito marvel / to be baffled
为什么 wèi shén mewhy? / for what reason?
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
六 liùsix / 6
片 piànclassifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water / classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc / used with numeral 一: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc
八 bāeight
但是 dàn shìbut; however
没有 méi yǒuto not have
七 qīseven / 7