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最近zuì jìn,一yī个gè来自lái zì中国Zhōng guó河北Hé běi省shěng的de小xiǎo学生xué shēng把bǎ自己zì jǐ差不多chà bu duō700元yuán钱qián的de积蓄jī xù都dōu换huàn成chéng了le硬币yìng bì零钱líng qián,免费miǎn fèi提供tí gōng给gěi所有suǒ yǒu需要xū yào帮助bāng zhù的de人们rén men,但是dàn shì每měi次cì只zhǐ能néng拿ná两liǎng元yuán。

他tā说shuō想xiǎng帮助bāng zhù解决jiě jué大家dà jiā坐zuò公共gōng gòng汽车qì chē,但是dàn shì却què没méi有yǒu零钱líng qián的de麻烦má fan。

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Vocabulary 54 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
最近 zuì jìnrecently
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
来自 lái zìto come from (a place)
中国 Zhōng guóChina
河北 Hé běiHebei Province in northern China; literally “north of the river.”
省 shěngprovince / provincial capital / a ministry (of the Japanese government)
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
小 xiǎoyoung
学生 xué shēngstudent / schoolchild
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
差不多 chà bu duōalmost / nearly / more or less
元 yuáncurrency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / era (of a reign) / (geology) eon
钱 qiáncoin / money / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael
积蓄 jī xùsavings
都 dōuall; both; entirely
换 huànto exchange / to change / to substitute / to switch / to convert (currency)
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)
硬币 yìng bìcoin
零钱 líng qiánchange (of money) / small change / pocket money
免费 miǎn fèifree (of charge)
提供 tí gōngto offer / to supply / to provide / to furnish
给 gěito / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb)
所有 suǒ yǒuall
需要 xū yàoto need; to want; to demand; to require
帮助 bāng zhùassistance; aid
人们 rén menpeople
但是 dàn shìbut; however
每 měieach / every
次 cìclassifier for enumerated events: time
只 zhǐonly; merely; just
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
拿 náto hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
他 tāhe; him; his
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
想 xiǎngto desire; to want (to)
解决 jiě juéto solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem)
大家 dà jiāeveryone
坐 zuòto sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit
公共 gōng gòngpublic; common; communal
汽车 qì chēcar / automobile / bus
却 quèbut / yet / however / while / nevertheless / even though
没 méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
有 yǒuto have; there is
麻烦 má fantrouble; inconvenience
网友 wǎng yǒuonline friend / netizen; Internet user
们 menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
纷纷 fēn fēnone after another / in succession / one by one / continuously / in profusion / pell-mell
为 wèibecause of / for / to
朋友 péng youfriend
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