Kilo Lingo

迷路

Reading time
3 min
Total words
244
Unique words
133
Avg frequency
#194

Story

jīngjīnglíng

Today I am in Beijing. Beijing is a very big city. I want to find my friend Mei Ling. She is at a station. We are meeting at three o'clock.

But I don't know the way. I look this way, I look that way. All the roads are the same. Now there is not much time left. I have to be quick.

I see a person. I say: excuse me. I want to get to the station, but I don't know how to go. He is very kind. He says: no problem, I'll tell you.

He says: go straight ahead. When you get over there, that is the station. It is not far. I say: thank you. He says: you're welcome.

I walk straight ahead. The road is big. I walk toward that side, and after a little while, I see the station. I am very happy.

línglíng

Just as I am about to reach the station, I see Mei Ling. She sees me too. She says: you're here! Now it is three o'clock. We have met. Mei Ling is very happy, and I am very happy too. Today is a good day.

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Words in this story

Curriculum
59 words
#Word
1of, possessive and modifier particle
1I, me
2you (singular)
4to finish, to understand (as liǎo); also aspect particle (as le)
5she, her
6at, in, on; to be located at; progressive marker
7我们we, us
9not, no
11good, well, OK
14then, just, exactly, as soon as
16she, her
18怎么how
18知道to know (a fact)
19to say, to speak
20all, both, already
20to be (linking verb)
22very, quite
24to want; will; need to
25also, too, as well
30person, people
33to come
45to arrive; to (destination); result complement
47现在now, at present
56to walk; to leave, to go
62general measure word for people and things
63to look, to watch, to read, to see
70告诉to tell, to inform
83谢谢thank you
87但是but, however (formal)
93fast, quick; soon; sharp
98to look for, to seek, to find
105many, much, more
115一下a moment, once, briefly
127一样same, alike, equally
142朋友friend
143今天today
145one, a single
148一直always, continuously, all along
149所有all, every, all of
160没事it's fine, no matter, nothing wrong
171时间time (duration/point)
178a bit, o'clock, point, dot
181big, large, great
191对不起sorry, excuse me
228in front, before (location)
241不用no need to, don't have to
277高兴happy, glad, pleased
326看见to see, to catch sight of, to notice
369to stand; station, stop
399car, vehicle