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My day

明天míng tiān要yào去qù深圳Shēn zhèn出差chū chāi,我wǒ计划jì huà今晚jīn wǎn就jiù准备zhǔn bèi好hǎo出差chū chāi的de东西dōng xi。

明天míng tiān早上zǎo shang七qī点diǎn一yī刻kè起床qǐ chuáng,洗漱xǐ shù完wán就jiù出发chū fā。

坐zuò地铁dì tiě太tài浪费làng fèi时间shí jiān了le,所以suǒ yǐ我wǒ准备zhǔn bèi打车dǎ chē去qù机场jī chǎng,车chē上shàng还hái能néng再zài睡shuì四十五sì shí wǔ分钟fēn zhōng。

到dào了le机场jī chǎng差不多chà bu duō八bā点diǎn半bàn,可以kě yǐ吃chī个gè早餐zǎo cān,然后rán hòu准备zhǔn bèi登机dēng jī。

上shàng飞机fēi jī以后yǐ hòu,买mǎi个gè空中kōng zhōngwifi,然后rán hòu准时zhǔn shí参加cān jiā公司gōng sī九jiǔ点diǎn的de线上xiàn shàng会议huì yì。

下xià飞机fēi jī以后yǐ hòu等děng同事tóng shì来lái接jiē我wǒ,然后rán hòu去qù酒店jiǔ diàn放fàng行李xíng li。

中午zhōng wǔ约yuē朋友péng you吃chī午饭wǔ fàn。

下午xià wǔ两liǎng点diǎn差chà十shí分fēn准时zhǔn shí到达dào dá公司gōng sī的de深圳Shēn zhèn办公室bàn gōng shì,开始kāi shǐ下午xià wǔ的de工作gōng zuò。

大概dà gài工作gōng zuò四sì个gè小时xiǎo shí左右zuǒ yòu,我wǒ就jiù可以kě yǐ回huí酒店jiǔ diàn休息xiū xi了le。

这zhè就jiù是shì我wǒ一yī天tiān的de计划jì huà。

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Vocabulary 89 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
明天 míng tiāntomorrow
要 yàowill; shall; about to / need to; should / if
去 qùto go, to go to
深圳 Shēn zhènShenzhen, a major city in Guangdong, China.
出差 chū chāito go on an official or business trip
我 wǒI; me; my
计划 jì huàto plan / to map out
今晚 jīn wǎntonight
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
准备 zhǔn bèito prepare / to intend / to be about to
好 hǎo(verb complement indicating completion)
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
东西 dōng xithing / stuff / person
早上 zǎo shangearly morning
七 qīseven / 7
点 diǎnpoint; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock
一 yīone / single / a (article)
刻 kèquarter (hour) / moment
起床 qǐ chuángto get out of bed; to get up
洗漱 xǐ shùto wash the face and rinse the mouth
完 wánto finish / to be over
出发 chū fāto set off / to start (on a journey)
坐 zuòto sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit
地铁 dì tiěunderground railway; subway / subway train
太 tàitoo (much) / very / extremely
浪费 làng fèito waste / to squander
时间 shí jiāntime
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
所以 suǒ yǐtherefore / as a result / so
打车 dǎ chēto take a taxi (in town) / to hitch a lift
机场 jī chǎngairport; airfield / (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship
车 chēcar / vehicle / machine
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
还 háistill, still in progress, yet
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
再 zàifurther; beyond this point of time / (before an adjective) more
睡 shuìto sleep / to lie down
四十五 sì shí wǔforty-five; 45
分钟 fēn zhōngminute
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
差不多 chà bu duōalmost / nearly / more or less
八 bāeight
半 bàn(after a number) and a half
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
吃 chīto eat; to consume / to eat at
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
早餐 zǎo cānbreakfast
然后 rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards
登机 dēng jīto board a plane
飞机 fēi jīairplane
以后 yǐ hòuafter / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
买 mǎito buy / to purchase
空中 kōng zhōngin the sky / in the air
准时 zhǔn shíon time / on schedule
参加 cān jiāto participate / to take part / to join
公司 gōng sīcompany; firm; corporation
九 jiǔnine / 9
线上 xiàn shàngonline
会议 huì yìmeeting / conference
下 xiàto decline / to go down
等 děngto wait for; to await
同事 tóng shìcolleague; co-worker
来 lái(between two verbs) in order to
接 jiēto receive / to answer (the phone) / to meet or welcome sb
酒店 jiǔ diànhotel
放 fàngto put / to place
行李 xíng liluggage
中午 zhōng wǔnoon / midday
约 yuēto make an appointment / to invite
朋友 péng youfriend
午饭 wǔ fànlunch
下午 xià wǔafternoon / p.m.
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
差 chàto fall short; to lack
十 shíten / 10
分 fēnminute (unit of time)
到达 dào dáto reach; to arrive
办公室 bàn gōng shìoffice; business premises
开始 kāi shǐto begin / to start
工作 gōng zuòjob / work / task
大概 dà gàiroughly / probably / about
四 sìfour / 4
小时 xiǎo shíhour
左右 zuǒ yòuapproximately
回 huíto go back / to turn around / to answer / to return
休息 xiū xito rest
这 zhèthis; these
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
天 tiānday