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mandarin Flashcards

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culture: When given a business card it is

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customary to look at the persons job title and if it is high, acknowledge it

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2
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culture: When introducing oneself it is

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customary to say your name with no job title

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culture: When complementing

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the receiver will not accept it even though they appreciate you said it

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culture: Silence is

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a sign of humility and respect

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culture: If lecturing and the audience claps

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you must clap back at them

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culture: In china punctuality, is

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not enforced, but serves as a rough guide

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7
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chinese: If there are two 3 tones in a row,

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the middle one becomes a 2 tone

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chinese: Tone 4 is higher than

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tone 1

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9
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chinese: Tone 1 is than

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tone 4

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10
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chinese: The words “He” and “She” and “It” are

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all tā

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11
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chinese: I

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wǒ (sounds like w oo aw)

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12
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chinese: To eat

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chī

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13
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culture: People in china below 30 years old

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learn pinyin in elementary school and can usually read and write it

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14
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culture: If you write to a Chinese speaker in pinyin

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add the tones to eliminate ambiguity

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15
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chinese: In a sentence, tone 3 actually sounds like

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just a low tone

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16
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culture: You give Chinese people your business card by

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Present the card facing them with two hands

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17
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chinese: When there are three 3 tones in a row

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the second one becomes 2 tone

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18
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chinese: very

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hěn

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19
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chinese: I’m very good

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wǒ hěn hǎo

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20
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chinese: You’re very good

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nǐ hěn hǎo

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21
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chinese: You cannot say “I am good”, only

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I am very good

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22
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chinese: x sounds like

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sh behind the front teeth and wide mouth

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23
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chinese: i sounds like

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ee besides exceptions

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24
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chinese: zh sounds like

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dj light saber buzz (quick) with circle tongue

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25
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chinese: e sounds like

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bleu with a bit of eh sound

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26
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chinese: iu sounds like

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ee oh oo

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27
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chinese: r sounds like

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j with light saber buzz (like jaque) with circle tongue

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28
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chinese: ou sounds like

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oh uu

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29
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chinese: a sounds like

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up

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30
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chinese: The 7 i exceptions are

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zi, ci, si, zhi, chi, shi, ri

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31
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chinese: the i in zi, ci, si, zhi, chi, shi, ri is pronounced like

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bleu

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32
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chinese: c sounds like

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t s

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33
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chinese: ie sounds like

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ee eh

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34
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chinese: ia sounds like

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ee eh

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35
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chinese: ao sounds like

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ah oh

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36
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chinese: ei sounds like

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eh ee

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37
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chinese: eng sounds like

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bleu with more aw in it

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38
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chinese: er sounds like

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“are”

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39
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chinese: i sounds like

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ee

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40
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chinese: iao sounds like

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ee ah oo

41
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chinese: ie sounds like

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ee eh

42
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chinese: iu sounds like

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ee oo

43
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chinese: o sounds like

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o with a tiny bit of w before it

44
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chinese: yu is the same as

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yü

45
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chinese: ü sounds like

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ee tongue position with oo lips

46
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chinese: z sounds like

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dz like kids

47
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chinese: ch sounds like

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ch

48
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chinese: sh sounds like

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sh

49
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chinese: Me

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wǒ

50
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chinese: To love

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ài

51
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chinese: to type the ` accent type

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option tilda

52
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chinese: to type the ´ accent type

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option e

53
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chinese: was

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shì

54
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chinese: is

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shì

55
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chinese: are

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shì

56
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chinese: am

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shì

57
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chinese: movie

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diànyǐng

58
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chinese: to type ¨, type

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option u

59
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chinese: telephone

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dian4 hua4

60
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chinese: cumputer

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diànnǎo

61
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chinese: my

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wǒ de

62
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chinese: cell phone

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shou3ji1

63
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chinese: j sounds like

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j but lighter and with sh, and mouth spread wide

64
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chinese: q sounds like

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ch but with mouth spread wide

65
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chinese: airplane

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fei1 ji1

66
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chinese: straightly

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zhi2

67
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chinese: goodbye

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zai4jian4

68
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chinese: zi is

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an exception

69
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chinese: ci is

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an exception

70
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chinese: si is

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an exception

71
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chinese: zhi is

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an exception

72
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chinese: chi is

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an exception

73
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chinese: shi is

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an exception

74
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chinese: ri is

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an exception

75
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chinese: ong sounds like

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bleu with more oh in it

76
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chinese: china

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zhōngguó

77
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chinese: ui sounds like

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oo eh ee

78
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chinese: ice water

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bīng shuǐ

79
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chinese: To know

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zhīdào

80
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chinese: beer

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pí jiǔ

81
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chinese: bread

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miàn bāo

82
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chinese: easy

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róng yì

83
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chinese: fried rice

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chǎo fàn

84
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chinese: here

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zhè lǐ

85
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chinese: next year

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míng nián

86
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chinese: question

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wèn tí

87
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chinese: really

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zhēn de

88
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chinese: thanks

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xiè xie

89
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chinese: To get up

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qǐ chuáng

90
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chinese: To like

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xǐ huān

91
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chinese: today

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jīn tiān

92
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chinese: tomorrow

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míng tiān

93
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chinese: what

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shén me

94
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chinese: To access

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fang3 wen4

95
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chinese: In order to

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wèile

96
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chinese: You must

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nǐ bìxū

97
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chinese: To hope

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xīwàng

98
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languages: To attain 85% understanding

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learn 2000 common words

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