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吃chī完wán饭fàn后hòu父亲fù qīn与yǔ儿子ér zi一起yī qǐ回家huí jiā。

这zhè个gè孩子hái zi对duì什么shén me事shì都dōu很hěn感gǎn兴趣xìng qù,总是zǒng shì有yǒu提tí不bù完wán的de问题wèn tí。

他tā问wèn父亲fù qīn:爸爸bà ba,“醉zuì”字zì是shì什么shén me意思yì si?

父亲fù qīn回答huí dá说shuō:你nǐ瞧qiáo那儿nà r站zhàn着zhe两liǎng个gè警察jǐng chá。

如果rú guǒ我wǒ把bǎ他们tā men看kàn成chéng了le四sì个gè,那么nà me我wǒ就jiù算suàn醉zuì了le。

孩子hái zi说shuō:可是kě shì,爸爸bà ba,那儿nà r只zhǐ有yǒu一yī个gè警察jǐng chá呀ya!

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Vocabulary 56 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
吃 chīto eat; to consume / to eat at
完 wánto finish / to be over
饭 fànmeal
后 hòuafterwards / after
父亲 fù qīnfather
与 yǔ(formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases)
儿子 ér zison
一起 yī qǐtogether; in company (with)
回家 huí jiāto return home
这 zhèthis; these
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
孩子 hái zichild
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
什么 shén mesomething; anything
事 shìmatter / thing / item / affair
都 dōuall; both; entirely
很 hěnvery; quite
感 gǎnto feel
兴趣 xìng qùinterest (desire to know about sth) / interest; hobby
总是 zǒng shìalways
有 yǒuto have; there is
提 títo carry (hanging down from the hand) / to lift / to put forward / to mention / to raise (an issue)
不 bùno; not so
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
问题 wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic
他 tāhe; him; his
问 wènto ask; to inquire
爸爸 bà ba(coll.) father; dad
醉 zuìintoxicated
字 zìletter / symbol / character / word
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
意思 yì siidea / opinion / meaning
回答 huí dáto reply; to answer / reply; answer
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
你 nǐyou
瞧 qiáoto look at / to see / to see (a doctor) / to visit
那儿 nà rthere
站 zhànto stand / to halt / to stop
着 zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
警察 jǐng chápolice; police officer
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
我 wǒI; me; my
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
他们 tā menthey; them
看 kànto 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
成 chéngto succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
四 sìfour / 4
那么 nà methen; in that case
就 jiùin that case; then
算 suànto regard as / to figure / to calculate / to compute
可是 kě shìbut; however
只 zhǐonly; merely; just
一 yīone / single / a (article)
呀 ya(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)