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The best car

今天jīn tiān商场shāng chǎng有yǒu一yī个gè车chē展zhǎn,爷爷yé ye就jiù带dài孙女sūn nǚ去qù看kàn车chē。

商场shāng chǎng门口mén kǒu有yǒu很多hěn duō不同bù tóng的de汽车qì chē,大dà的de、小xiǎo的de、不同bù tóng颜色yán sè的de,好看hǎo kàn极jí了le。

爷爷yé ye问wèn:“你nǐ最zuì喜欢xǐ huan哪nǎ一yī辆liàng车chē?

”孙女sūn nǚ说shuō:“我wǒ最zuì喜欢xǐ huan第dì100号hào车chē。

”爷爷yé ye问wèn:“为什么wèi shén me?

”孙女sūn nǚ说shuō:“因为yīn wèi这zhè辆liàng车chē是shì满mǎn分fēn,100分fēn!

它tā肯定kěn dìng是shì最zuì好hǎo的de。

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Vocabulary 43 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
今天 jīn tiāntoday
商场 shāng chǎngshopping mall / shopping center / department store / emporium
有 yǒuto have; there is
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
车 chēcar / vehicle / machine
展 zhǎnexhibition
爷爷 yé ye(coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
带 dàito wear / to carry / to take along / to bear / to bring
孙女 sūn nǚson's daughter / granddaughter
去 qùto go, to go to
看 kànto see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for
门口 mén kǒudoorway / gate
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
不同 bù tóngdifferent / distinct / not the same / not alike
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
汽车 qì chēcar / automobile / bus
大 dàbig; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
小 xiǎosmall / tiny / few
颜色 yán sècolor / countenance / appearance / facial expression / pigment / dyestuff
好看 hǎo kàngood-looking; nice-looking / (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good / in an embarrassing situation
极 jíextremely
了 lemodal particle (emphasis)
问 wènto ask; to inquire
你 nǐyou
最 zuì(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
喜欢 xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
哪 nǎwhich
辆 liàngclassifier for vehicles
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
我 wǒI; me; my
第 dì(prefix indicating ordinal number)
号 hàoclassifier for numbered people or items
为什么 wèi shén mewhy? / for what reason?
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
这 zhèthis; these
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
满 mǎnfull / filled / packed / satisfied / contented
分 fēna point (in sports or games)
它 tāit
肯定 kěn dìngassuredly; definitely
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper