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How to Stay Healthy in Winter

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How to Stay Healthy in Winter

冬天dōng tiān容易róng yì生病shēng bìng,我们wǒ men要yào学xué会huì保护bǎo hù自己zì jǐ。

第一dì yī,用yòng肥皂féi zào或huò洗手液xǐ shǒu yè多duō洗xǐ手shǒu,每měi天tiān洗xǐ十shí次cì以上yǐ shàng,可以kě yǐ少shǎo生病shēng bìng。

第二dì èr,在zài人rén多duō的de地方dì fang要yào戴dài口罩kǒu zhào,这样zhè yàng病毒bìng dú不bù容易róng yì进入jìn rù身体shēn tǐ。

第三dì sān,每měi天tiān用yòng盐yán水shuǐ洗xǐ鼻子bí zi两liǎng次cì,可以kě yǐ帮助bāng zhù鼻子bí zi更gèng健康jiàn kāng。

还hái要yào多duō运动yùn dòng,早zǎo睡shuì早zǎo起qǐ,每měi天tiān睡shuì八bā小时xiǎo shí左右zuǒ yòu。

家jiā里lǐ要yào保持bǎo chí温暖wēn nuǎn,还hái可以kě yǐ用yòng空气kōng qì净化器jìng huà qì。

经常jīng cháng泡pào热rè水shuǐ澡zǎo对duì身体shēn tǐ也yě很hěn好hǎo。

最后zuì hòu,打dǎ预防针yù fáng zhēn很hěn重要zhòng yào,特别tè bié是shì老人lǎo rén和hé有yǒu基础jī chǔ病bìng的de人rén。

记住jì zhu这些zhè xiē方法fāng fǎ,这zhè个gè冬天dōng tiān你nǐ就jiù能néng更gèng健康jiàn kāng!

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Vocabulary 85 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
冬天 dōng tiānwinter
容易 róng yìlikely; liable to; apt to
生病 shēng bìngto fall ill
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
要 yàowill; shall; about to / need to; should / if
学 xuéto learn / to study / to imitate
会 huìcan; to have the skill; to know how to
保护 bǎo hùto protect / to defend / to safeguard
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
第一 dì yīfirst
用 yòngto use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using
肥皂 féi zàosoap
或 huòor
洗手液 xǐ shǒu yèliquid hand soap
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
洗 xǐto wash; to bathe / to develop (photographs) / to shuffle (cards etc) / to erase (a recording)
手 shǒuhand
每 měieach / every
天 tiānday
十 shíten / 10
次 cìclassifier for enumerated events: time
以上 yǐ shàngthat level or higher; that amount or more
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
少 shǎofew / less
第二 dì èrsecond / number two / next / secondary
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
人 rénperson; people
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
地方 dì fangplace; location; area; space; territory / aspect; part
戴 dàito put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc) / to respect / to bear / to support
口罩 kǒu zhàomask (surgical etc)
这样 zhè yàng(before a noun) this kind of; such
病毒 bìng dúvirus
不 bùno; not so
进入 jìn rùto enter / to join / to go into
身体 shēn tǐthe body
第三 dì sānthird; the third in sequence
盐 yánsalt
水 shuǐwater / (after a name) ... River / (bound form) additional cost; extra income
鼻子 bí zinose
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
帮助 bāng zhùto help; to assist
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
健康 jiàn kānghealthy
还 háistill, still in progress, yet
运动 yùn dòngto exercise / sports / exercise
早 zǎoearly
睡 shuìto sleep / to lie down
起 qǐto rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter)
八 bāeight
小时 xiǎo shíhour
左右 zuǒ yòuapproximately
家 jiāhome / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
里 lǐlining / interior / inside
保持 bǎo chíto keep / to maintain / to hold / to preserve
温暖 wēn nuǎnwarm
空气 kōng qìair / atmosphere
净化器 jìng huà qìpurifier / device that purifies air or water
经常 jīng chángfrequently; constantly; regularly; often
泡 pàoto soak; to steep; to infuse / to dawdle; to loiter
热 rèhot (of weather)
澡 zǎobath
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
很 hěnvery; quite
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper
最后 zuì hòufinal; last; ultimate
打 dǎa semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings
预防针 yù fáng zhēnimmunization injection / preventive measure
重要 zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major
特别 tè biévery; especially; particularly / in particular
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
老人 lǎo rénold man or woman / the elderly
和 héand; together with
有 yǒuto have; there is
基础 jī chǔbasic; fundamental
病 bìngillness / disease / defect
记住 jì zhuto remember / to bear in mind / to learn by heart
这些 zhè xiēthese
方法 fāng fǎmethod; way; technique; procedure
这 zhèthis; these
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
你 nǐyou
就 jiùin that case; then
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly