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zhōu Yì zhōu yǒu qī tiān.

week There are seven days in a week.

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nián yì nián
year one year

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jīntiān Tā jīntiān kànqǐlái hěn bēishāng.

today She looks really sad today.

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(n) 10 10
míngtiān míngtiān shí diǎn shí fēn
tomorrow tomorrow at 10:10

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zuótiān Wǒ zuótiān fàngle yì tiān jià.

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yesterday I took a day off yesterday.

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rìlì Wǒ zài rìlì shàng biāojìle wǒmen de zhōunián

calendar jìniànrì.
I marked our anniversary on the calendar.

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miǎo Pǎobiǎo shàng hái shèng wǔshí bā miǎo.

second There are fifty eight seconds left on the stopwatch.

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xiǎoshí Yī xiǎoshí yǒu liùshí fēnzhōng.
hour There are 60 minutes in an hour.

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fēnzhōng sān fēnzhōng

minute three minutes

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diǎn Wǒmen jiǔ diǎn zài huǒchēzhàn jiàn ba.

o'clock Let's meet at the station at 9 o'clock.

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zhōngbiǎo
clock

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yí ge xiǎo shí
one hour

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néng néng chī

can can eat

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yòng Chéngxù shèjìyuán zài yòng diànnǎo.

use The programmer is using the computer.

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zuò Nǚrén zuò jiāwù.

do The woman does housework.

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qù Wǒ qù shìlǐ shàngxué.
go I go to school in the city.

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lái xiàngzhe.......lái
come come towards

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xiào Qínglǚ duìzhe túhuà xiào.

laugh The couple laughs at the picture.

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zuò Chúshī zuò chéngzhī.

make The chef makes orange juice.

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kàn Yóukè kànle rìluò.

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see The tourists saw the sunset.

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yuǎn Chēzhàn lí zhèli hěn yuǎn.

far The station is far from here.

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xiǎo xiǎojī
small small chick

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hǎo Shūcài duì nǐ de shēntǐ hǎo.

good Vegetables are good for you.

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piàoliang Tā shì ge piàoliang de nǚrén.

beautiful She is a beautiful woman.

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chǒu chǒulòu de liǎn

ugly ugly face

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