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Module 2 - Unit 4 - Vocabulary

Pinyin Simplified Traditional English
dào to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive
ér zi 儿子 兒子 son
hòu tiān 后天 後天 day after tomorrow; post-natal
jīn tiān 今天 今天 today; at the present; now
lái to come
le (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)
míng tiān 明天 明天 tomorrow
něi tiān 哪天 哪天 what day
nǚ ér 女儿 女兒 daughter
qián tiān 前天 前天 the day before yesterday
shénme shíhòu 什么时候 什么時候 when
shì ... de 是...的 是...的 (focus construction)
tiān day; sky; heaven
tiān tiān 天天 天天 every day
yígè rén 一个人 一個人 singly; alone
yǐ jīng 已经 已經 already
zǒu to walk; to go; to move; to leave
zuó tiān 昨天 昨天 yesterday
jié hūn 结婚 結婚 to marry; to get married
méi jiéhūn 没结婚 沒結婚 not to be married
kě shì 可是 可是 but; however
xiǎng to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss

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