Favorite food

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我们wǒ men一yī家jiā三sān口kǒu人rén，每měi个gè人rén都dōu有yǒu自己zì jǐ喜欢xǐ huan的de食物shí wù。

我wǒ喜欢xǐ huan吃chī蔬菜shū cài，特别tè bié喜欢xǐ huan辣là的de东西dōng xi，但是dàn shì不bù喜欢xǐ huan吃chī米饭mǐ fàn。

我wǒ的de丈夫zhàng fu不但bù dàn喜欢xǐ huan吃chī蔬菜shū cài，也yě喜欢xǐ huan吃chī肉ròu。

但是dàn shì他tā不bù能néng吃chī辣là，只zhǐ喜欢xǐ huan吃chī清淡qīng dàn的de食物shí wù。

我们wǒ men的de孩子hái zi最zuì喜欢xǐ huan甜tián的de东西dōng xi，面包miàn bāo、蛋糕dàn gāo、水果shuǐ guǒ都dōu是shì他tā最zuì爱ài的de。

但是dàn shì我们wǒ men也yě很hěn担心dān xīn，因为yīn wèi他tā总是zǒng shì不bù喜欢xǐ huan吃chī肉ròu和hé蔬菜shū cài，每měi次cì只zhǐ能néng吃chī一点儿yī diǎn r。

怎么zěn me才cái能néng让ràng孩子hái zi多duō吃chī健康jiàn kāng的de食物shí wù呢ne？

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Vocabulary 52 words

Chinese	Pinyin	English
我们	wǒ men	we; us; ourselves; our
一	yī	one / single / a (article)
家	jiā	classifier for families or businesses
三	sān	three / 3
口	kǒu	classifier for things with mouths / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
人	rén	person; people
每	měi	each / every
个	gè	classifier for people or objects in general
都	dōu	all; both; entirely
有	yǒu	to have; there is
自己	zì jǐ	oneself; (attributive) one's own
喜欢	xǐ huan	to like; to be fond of
的	de	possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
食物	shí wù	food
我	wǒ	I; me; my
吃	chī	to eat; to consume / to eat at
蔬菜	shū cài	vegetables
特别	tè bié	very; especially; particularly / in particular
辣	là	hot (spicy) / pungent
东西	dōng xi	thing / stuff / person
但是	dàn shì	but; however
不	bù	no; not so
米饭	mǐ fàn	(cooked) rice
丈夫	zhàng fu	husband
不但	bù dàn	not only (... but also ...)
也	yě	also; too; as well; (not ...) either
肉	ròu	meat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit)
他	tā	he; him; his
能	néng	can / to be able to / might possibly
只	zhǐ	only; merely; just
清淡	qīng dàn	light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored) / insipid / slack (sales)
孩子	hái zi	child
最	zuì	(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
甜	tián	sweet
面包	miàn bāo	bread
蛋糕	dàn gāo	cake
水果	shuǐ guǒ	fruit
是	shì	to be (followed by substantives only)
爱	ài	to love; to be fond of; to like
很	hěn	very; quite
担心	dān xīn	anxious / worried / uneasy
因为	yīn wèi	because; owing to; on account of
总是	zǒng shì	always
和	hé	and; together with
次	cì	classifier for enumerated events: time
一点儿	yī diǎn r	erhua
怎么	zěn me	how? / what? / why?
才	cái	then and only then
让	ràng	to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
多	duō	many; much; more; a lot of
健康	jiàn kāng	healthy
呢	ne	(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")