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My big family

我wǒ有yǒu一yī个gè大dà家庭jiā tíng。

我的wǒ de爸爸bà ba是shì中学zhōng xué老师lǎo shī,妈妈mā ma是shì护士hù shi,现在xiàn zài他们tā men都dōu已经yǐ jīng退休tuì xiū了le。

我wǒ没有méi yǒu亲qīn兄弟xiōng dì姐妹jiě mèi,是shì独生女dú shēng nǚ。

但是dàn shì我wǒ并bìng不bù孤单gū dān,因为yīn wèi我wǒ有yǒu两liǎng个gè堂哥táng gē和hé三sān个gè表妹biǎo mèi,我们wǒ men一起yī qǐ长大zhǎng dà,非常fēi cháng快乐kuài lè。

我wǒ以前yǐ qián是shì个gè公务员gōng wù yuán,后来hòu lái有yǒu了le孩子hái zi,我wǒ就jiù做zuò了le家庭主妇jiā tíng zhǔ fù。

我的wǒ de爱人ài ren是shì外国人wài guó rén,在zàiIT公司gōng sī工作gōng zuò,是shì个gè程序员chéng xù yuán。

他tā有yǒu三sān个gè兄弟xiōng dì。

他的tā de大哥dà gē非常fēi cháng聪明cōng míng,是shì个gè大学dà xué教授jiào shòu。

他的tā de二哥èr gē很hěn高gāo,是shì个gè运动员yùn dòng yuán。

他的tā de弟弟dì di还hái是shì学生xué shēng,现在xiàn zài一边yī biān打工dǎ gōng一边yī biān读dú大学dà xué。

我的wǒ de公公gōng gong是shì银行yín háng职员zhí yuán,我的wǒ de婆婆pó po是shì超市chāo shì的de营业员yíng yè yuán,现在xiàn zài都dōu七十qī shí多duō岁suì了le,还hái在zài工作gōng zuò。

你的nǐ de家庭jiā tíng怎么样zěn me yàng?

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Vocabulary 80 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
我 wǒI; me; my
有 yǒuto have; there is
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
大 dàbig; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
家庭 jiā tíngfamily; household
我的 wǒ demy; mine
爸爸 bà ba(coll.) father; dad
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
中学 zhōng xuémiddle school
老师 lǎo shīteacher
妈妈 mā mamama / mommy / mother
护士 hù shinurse
现在 xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
他们 tā menthey; them
都 dōuall; both; entirely
已经 yǐ jīngalready
退休 tuì xiūto retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
没有 méi yǒuto not have
亲 qīnparent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / marriage / bride
兄弟 xiōng dìbrothers / younger brother / I, me (humble term used by men in public speech)
姐妹 jiě mèisisters / siblings / sister (school, city etc)
独生女 dú shēng nǚa daughter who is an only child
但是 dàn shìbut; however
并 bìng(not) at all
不 bùno; not so
孤单 gū dānlone / lonely
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
堂哥 táng gēolder male patrilineal cousin
和 héand; together with
三 sānthree / 3
表妹 biǎo mèiyounger female cousin through a female relative
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
一起 yī qǐtogether; in company (with)
长大 zhǎng dàto grow up
非常 fēi chángvery; really
快乐 kuài lèhappy; joyful
以前 yǐ qiánbefore / formerly / previous / ago
公务员 gōng wù yuáncivil servant; public servant
后来 hòu láiafterwards; later
孩子 hái zichild
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
做 zuò(of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc)
家庭主妇 jiā tíng zhǔ fùhousewife
爱人 ài renspouse / lover
外国人 wài guó rénforeigner
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
公司 gōng sīcompany; firm; corporation
工作 gōng zuòto work / (of a machine) to operate
程序员 chéng xù yuánprogrammer
他 tāhe; him; his
他的 tā dehis; belonging to him
大哥 dà gēeldest brother / big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) / gang leader; boss
聪明 cōng míngintelligent; clever; bright / acute (of sight and hearing)
大学 dà xuéuniversity / college
教授 jiào shòuprofessor
二哥 èr gēsecond brother
很 hěnvery; quite
高 gāohigh / tall / above average / loud
运动员 yùn dòng yuánathlete
弟弟 dì diyounger brother
还 háistill, still in progress, yet
学生 xué shēngstudent / schoolchild
一边 yī biānon the one hand / on the other hand / doing while
打工 dǎ gōngto work a temporary or casual job / (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation
读 dúto attend (school); to study (a subject in school)
公公 gōng gonghusband's father; father-in-law / grandpa; grandad / (old) form of address for a eunuch
银行 yín hángbank
职员 zhí yuánoffice worker / staff member
婆婆 pó pohusband's mother / mother-in-law / grandma
超市 chāo shìsupermarket (abbr. for 超級市場|超级市场[chao1 ji2 shi4 chang3])
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
营业员 yíng yè yuánclerk / shop assistant
七十 qī shíseventy / 70
多 duō(after a numeral) ... odd
岁 suìclassifier for years (of age)
你的 nǐ deyour; yours
怎么样 zěn me yànghow? / how about? / how was it? / how are things?