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人

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人 [rén] person; 人类 rénlèi humankind; 有人吗? yǒu rén ma? Is there anybody here?
{Compare with 入 rù enter}

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刀

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刀[dāo] knife

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力

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力 [lì] (=活力 nénglì) energy, vitality, , (=力量 lìliang) strength, force

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口

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口 [kǒu] mouth, opening, entrance, hole, cut, ; 门口 ménkǒu doorway; 人口 rénkǒu population

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土

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土 [tǔ] earth, (=土地 tǔdì) land, (=土壤 tǔrǎng) soil

{Compare with 士 shì scholar}

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大

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大 [dà] big; 多大? duōdà? how large?; 大小 dàxiǎo size; 大家 dàjiā everybody
[dài] 大夫 dàifu doctor
{Compare with 太 tài very and 木 mù tree}

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女

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女 [nǚ] female, (=女人 nǚrén, =妇女 fùnǚ) woman

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子

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子 [zǐ] child, son; 子女 zǐnǚ sons and daughters; 儿子 érzi son
[zi] (noun suffix); 桌子 zhuōzi table
{Compare with 了 le }

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小

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小 [xiǎo] small; 大小 dàxiǎo size

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山

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山 [shān] hill, mountain, ; 火山 huǒshān volcano; 山脉 shānmài mountain range

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大刀

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Dàdāo

Big knife, sword

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女人

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Nǚrén

Woman

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人力

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Rénlì

Manpower

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山口

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Shānkǒu

Mountain pass

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土人

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Tǔrén

An aborigine, A native

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心

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心 [xīn] heart; 小心 xiǎoxīn be careful; 心理 xīnlǐ psychology, mentality; 中心 zhōngxīn center

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手

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手 [shǒu] hand, a person skilled in something; 挥手 huīshǒu wave; 拍手 pāishǒu clap; 握手 wòshǒu shake/clasp hands
{Compare with 毛 máo hair}

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日

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日 [rì] sun, (=日子 rìzi) day; 日记 rìjì diary; 日光 rìguāng sunlight
{Compare with 曰 yuē say, 目 mù eye and 甘 gān sweet}

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月

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月 [yuè] month, (=月亮 yuèliang, =月球 yuèqiú) moon

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木

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木 [mù] tree, (=木头 mùtou) wood;

{Compare with 本 běn root and 大 dà big}

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工

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工 [gōng] (=工作 gōngzuò) work, job; 工人 gōngrén worker

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毛

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毛 [máo] hair

{Compare with 手 shǒu hand}

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水

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水 [shuǐ] water, liquid, ; 水平 shuǐpíng level; 水果 shuǐguǒ fruit; 药水 yàoshuǐ liquid medecine
{Compare with 永 yǒng forever}

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火

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火 [huǒ] fire; 火车 huǒchē train; 火柴 huǒchái match; 火焰 huǒyàn flame

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牛

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牛 [niú] ox, cow, bull; 牛奶 niúnǎi milk

{Compare with 午 wǔ noon}

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工人

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Gōngrén

Worker

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火山

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Huǒshān

Volcano

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山水

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Shānshuǐ

Landscape

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手工

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Shǒugōng

Handicraft

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水口

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ShuǐKǒu

Mouth of a stream

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水力

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Shuǐlì

Water power

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水牛

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Shuǐniú

Water buffalo

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水手

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Shuǐshǒu
Sailor
Literally: Water hand

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田

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田 [tián] field; 田野 tiányě open country

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目

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目 [mù] eye; 目前 mùqián in front of ones eyes, at present; 目的 mùdì goal, purpose, aim; 目录 mùlù catalogue, list, list of contents
{Compare with 自 zì self and 日 rì sun}

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见

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见(F見) See [jiàn] appear to be, meet with, call on, (=看见 kànjian) see; 意见 yìjian idea, view, opinion; 听见 tīngjiàn hear
[xiàn] show, appear, become visible
{Compare with 贝 bèi shellfish}

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角

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角 [jiǎo] horn, corner, dime

[jué] actor, role

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言

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言 [yán] words; 语言 yǔyán language, speech, word

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车

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车 [chē] car, vehicle with wheels,
[jū] (a piece in Chinese chess)
{Compare with 东 dōng east}

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长

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长 [cháng] long, lasting, length

[zhǎng] grow up, chief, head, older, elder

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门

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门 [mén] door, gate, family, house, valve, switch, , ; 门口 ménkǒu doorway; 部门 bùmén department; 门铃 ménlíng doorbell

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馬

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馬 [mǎ] horse; 马上 mǎshàng right away 马马虎虎 mǎmahūhū careless, casual
{Compare with 乌 wū crow}

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鱼

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鱼 [yú] fish; 金鱼 jīnyú goldfish; 鲨鱼 shāyú shark

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大 门(F門)

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Dàmén

Big Gate, main gate

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火东(F東)

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Huǒchē

Train

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马东(F東)

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Mǎchē

Horse drawn carriage/cart

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马力

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Mǎlì

Horse power

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人力东(F東)

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Rénlìchē
Rickshaw

a small covered 2-wheeled vehicle usually for one passenger that is pulled by one man and that was used originally in Japan

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水田

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Shuǐtián
Irrigated fields (paddy)
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我

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我 [wǒ] I, me, my; 我们 wǒmen we, us

{Compare with 找 zhǎo seek}

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你

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你 [nǐ] (Alternative feminine form: 妳 nǐ) you, your; 你们 nǐmen you (plural)

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他

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他 [tā] he, him, his, (she, her, it, its), (=其他 qítā) other

[tuō] (in classical texts) someone else, something else

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们

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们 [men] ; 我们 wǒmen we; 人们 rénmen people, persons

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好

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好 [hǎo] good, good to…, easy to…; 你好! Nǐhǎo! Hello!
[hào] to like
[hāo] 好好儿 hǎohāor in perfectly good condition

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都

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都 [dōu] all

[dū] (=首都 shǒudū) capital city

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很

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很 [hěn] very, quite; 很好 hěnhǎo very good; 很不错! hěn búcuò! not bad at all!

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也

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也 [yě] also, as well; 也许 yěxǔ perhaps

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吗 (嗎)

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(Question Particle)

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呢

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(Question Particle)

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我们

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Wǒmen

We,us

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你们

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Nǐmen

You (plural)

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他们

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Tāmen

They,them

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白

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白 [bái] white; 明白 míngbai understand, realize, clear, obvious; 白天 báitiān daytime; 白菜 báicài cabbage
[bó] 李白 Lǐ Bó = Lǐ Bái
{Compare with 自 zì self and 百 bǎi hundred}

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高

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高 [gāo] high, tall, loud, your, ; 提高 tígāo improve; 高兴 gāoxìng happy; 高见 gāojiàn your opinion/idea

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先

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先 [xiān] first, before, earlier; 先生 xiānsheng mister, gentleman, Sir; 祖先 zǔxiān = 先辈 xiānbèi ancestor
{Compare with 失 shī lose}

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生

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生 [shēng] give birth, life; 先生 xiānsheng mister, gentleman, Sir

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不

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不 [bù] not

[bú] (used before tone #4); 不是 bú shì isn’t

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是

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是 [shì] to be, 是不是? shìbushì? is (it) or is (it) not?; 是否 shìfǒu whether or not, is (it) or is (it) not?

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中

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中 [zhōng] middle, in; 中国 Zhōngguó China

[zhòng] hit (a target)

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美

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美 [měi] (=美丽 meilì) beautiful, (=好 hǎo) good, (=美德 měidé) virtue, ; 美国 Měiguó USA; 美元 měiyuán US$ 美家 měijiā artist

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英

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英 [yīng] brave, outstanding person, (=英雄 yīngxióng) hero; 英国 Yīngguó England

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国

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国 [guó] (=国家 guójiā) country, state, nation, ; 中国 Zhōngguó China; 美国 Měiguó USA

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中国

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Zhōngguó

China

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見

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See [jiàn] appear to be, meet with, call on, (=看见 kànjian) see; 意见 yìjian idea, view, opinion; 听见 tīngjiàn hear
[xiàn] show, appear, become visible
{Compare with 贝 bèi shellfish}

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車

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车(F車) [chē] car, vehicle with wheels,
[jū] (a piece in Chinese chess)
{Compare with 东 dōng east}

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美国

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Měiguó

America

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長

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長 [cháng] long, lasting, length

[zhǎng] grow up, chief, head, older, elderj

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門

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門 [mén] door, gate, family, house, valve, switch, , ; 门口 ménkǒu doorway; 部门 bùmén department; 门铃 ménlíng doorbell

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英国

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Yīngguó

England

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馬

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馬 [mǎ] horse; 马上 mǎshàng right away 马马虎虎 mǎmahūhū careless, casual
{Compare with 乌 wū crow}

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先生

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Xiānshēng

Gentleman,teacher,Sir, Mr.

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魚

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魚 [yú] fish; 金鱼 jīnyú goldfish; 鲨鱼 shāyú shark

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國

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國 [guó] (=国家 guójiā) country, state, nation, ; 中国 Zhōngguó China; 美国 Měiguó USA

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嗎

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(Question Particle)

Beginning Chinese Reader Part 1 John Defrancis (3 decks)

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