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The longest-lived old person passed away

你nǐ知道zhī dào世界shì jiè上shàng年龄nián líng最zuì大dà的de人rén是shì谁shéi吗ma?

她tā是shì一yī位wèi俄罗斯É luó sī老人lǎo rén,已经yǐ jīng123岁suì了le。

这zhè位wèi长寿cháng shòu老人lǎo rén1896年nián出生chū shēng,经历jīng lì了le三sān个gè世纪shì jì,两liǎng次cì世界shì jiè大战dà zhàn,一共yī gòng有yǒu三sān个gè儿子ér zi,53岁suì时shí才cái生shēng下xià第dì一yī个gè儿子ér zi。

但是dàn shì今年jīn nián十月Shí yuè她tā去世qù shì了le。

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Vocabulary 43 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
你 nǐyou
知道 zhī dàoto know; to become aware of
世界 shì jièworld
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
年龄 nián líng(a person's) age
最 zuì(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
大 dàbig; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
人 rénperson; people
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
谁 shéiwho
吗 ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
她 tāshe
一 yīone / single / a (article)
位 wèiclassifier for people (honorific)
俄罗斯 É luó sīRussia
老人 lǎo rénold man or woman / the elderly
已经 yǐ jīngalready
岁 suìclassifier for years (of age)
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
这 zhèthis; these
长寿 cháng shòulong-lived
年 niányear
出生 chū shēngto be born
经历 jīng lìto experience; to go through
三 sānthree / 3
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
世纪 shì jìcentury
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
次 cìclassifier for enumerated events: time
大战 dà zhànwar
一共 yī gòngin total; altogether
有 yǒuto have; there is
儿子 ér zison
时 shíwhen
才 cáithen and only then
生 shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born / to arise; to occur / to light (a fire)
下 xiàdown / downwards / below
第 dì(prefix indicating ordinal number)
但是 dàn shìbut; however
今年 jīn niánthis year
十月 Shí yuèOctober / tenth month (of the lunar year)
去世 qù shìto pass away / to die