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Stupid thief

最近zuì jìn,江苏Jiāng sū省shěng发生fā shēng了le一yī件jiàn偷tōu东西dōng xi的de案件àn jiàn。

警察jǐng chá在zài被bèi偷tōu的de房间fáng jiān检查jiǎn chá时shí,发现fā xiàn了le陌生mò shēng的de手机shǒu jī和hé银行yín háng卡kǎ,这些zhè xiē都dōu不是bù shì房间fáng jiān主人zhǔ rén的de。

后来hòu lái,一yī个gè男人nán rén打dǎ电话diàn huà来lái求qiú被bèi偷tōu的de人rén把bǎ他tā的de手机shǒu jī和hé银行yín háng卡kǎ还huán给gěi他tā。

原来yuán lái,这zhè个gè男人nán rén就jiù是shì小偷xiǎo tōu,偷tōu东西dōng xi的de时候shí hou不bù小心xiǎo xīn把bǎ自己zì jǐ的de东西dōng xi忘wàng在zài了le房间fáng jiān里lǐ。

目前mù qián,这zhè个gè小偷xiǎo tōu被bèi警察jǐng chá带dài回huí了le警察jǐng chá局jú。

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Vocabulary 54 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
最近 zuì jìnrecently
江苏 Jiāng sūJiangsu Province, an eastern coastal province of China.
省 shěngprovince / provincial capital / a ministry (of the Japanese government)
发生 fā shēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
件 jiànclassifier for events, things, clothes etc
偷 tōuto steal / to pilfer / to snatch
东西 dōng xithing / stuff / person
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
案件 àn jiàncase / instance
警察 jǐng chápolice; police officer
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
被 bèiused to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes
房间 fáng jiānroom
检查 jiǎn cháto examine / to inspect
时 shíwhen
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
陌生 mò shēngstrange; unfamiliar
手机 shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone
和 héand; together with
银行 yín hángbank
卡 kǎ(loanword) card
这些 zhè xiēthese
都 dōuall; both; entirely
不是 bù shìis not
主人 zhǔ rénmaster / host / owner
后来 hòu láiafterwards; later
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
男人 nán réna man / a male / men
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
电话 diàn huàtelephone / phone call
来 lái(between two verbs) in order to
求 qiúto seek / to look for / to request / to demand / to beseech
人 rénperson; people
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
他 tāhe; him; his
还 huánto pay back / to return
给 gěito / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb)
原来 yuán láiso, actually, as it turns out
这 zhèthis; these
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
小偷 xiǎo tōuthief
时候 shí houtime / length of time / moment / period
不 bùno; not so
小心 xiǎo xīnto be careful / to take care
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
忘 wàngto forget / to overlook / to neglect
里 lǐlining / interior / inside
目前 mù qiánat the present time / currently
带 dàito wear / to carry / to take along / to bear / to bring
回 huíto go back / to turn around / to answer / to return
局 júoffice / situation