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Strawberry Flavor

两liǎng头tóu牛niú在zài草地cǎo dì的de两liǎng边biān吃chī草cǎo。

黑hēi牛niú问wèn黄huáng牛niú:“你nǐ那nà边bian的de草cǎo什么shén me味wèi?

”黄huáng牛niú说shuō:“我wǒ这zhè边biān的de草莓cǎo méi味wèi。

”黑hēi牛niú马上mǎ shàng跑pǎo过去guò qù,吃chī了le一yī口kǒu黄huáng牛niú的de草cǎo,很hěn生气shēng qì:“你nǐ骗piàn我wǒ!

这zhè边bian的de草cǎo根本gēn běn不是bù shì草莓cǎo méi味wèi。

”黄huáng牛niú说shuō:“我wǒ没méi骗piàn你nǐ啊a,我wǒ说shuō这zhè边biān的de草cǎo没méi味wèi。

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Vocabulary 33 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
头 tóuclassifier for pigs or livestock
牛 niúox / cow / bull / newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿)
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
草地 cǎo dìlawn / meadow / sod / turf
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
边 biānside / edge / margin / border / boundary
吃 chīto eat; to consume / to eat at
草 cǎograss / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document)
黑 hēiblack / dark / sinister / secret / shady / illegal
问 wènto ask; to inquire
黄 huángyellow / pornographic
你 nǐyou
那 nà(specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)
什么 shén mewhat?
味 wèitaste / smell / (fig.) (noun suffix) feel / quality / sense
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
我 wǒI; me; my
这 zhèhere
草莓 cǎo méistrawberry
马上 mǎ shàngat once / right away / immediately
跑 pǎoto run / to run away / to escape / to run around (on errands etc) / (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate
过去 guò qùto go over; to pass by
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
口 kǒuclassifier for things with mouths / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
很 hěnvery; quite
生气 shēng qìto get angry; to be furious
骗 piànto cheat / to swindle / to deceive / to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over
根本 gēn běnsimply / absolutely (not) / (not) at all
不是 bù shìis not
没 méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
啊 amodal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent