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那件事
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那件事

nà jiàn shì

That one matter

Reading time
5 min
Total words
307
Unique words
182
Avg frequency
#454

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Comprehension drill

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Quick multiple choice on the story. Same questions appear as open-ended prompts on the printable worksheet.

美玲和小高是什么关系?

What is the relationship between Meiling and Xiao Gao?

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Drill these words

49-word session

A quick mix of exercises - recognise, recall, type and build each word. Miss one and it comes back round until it sticks.

Words in this story

Curriculum
49 words
#Word
15哪里nǎlǐwhere
19shuōto say, to speak
20dōuall, both, already
36没有méi yǒudo not have; have not; not (past negation)
47现在xiàn zàinow, at present
56zǒuto walk; to leave, to go
57shàngup, above, on; to go up; to attend
65自己zì jǐoneself, self
95觉得jué deto feel, to think, to find (subjective)
108一起yì qǐtogether, with each other
114看到kàn dàoto see, to catch sight of
119érand, but, yet (literary)
121cáionly then, just, merely
126工作gōng zuòwork, job, to work
127一样yí yàngsame, alike, equally
138地方dì fāngplace, location, area
142朋友péng yǒufriend
148一直yì zhíalways, continuously, all along
155回来huí láito come back, to return
164明白míng báito understand, clear, obvious
169离开lí kāito leave, to depart from
198意思yì sīmeaning, idea, interest
217很多hěn duōa lot, many, much
229生活shēng huólife, to live, livelihood
236可是kě shìbut, however, yet
247世界shì jièworld, the whole world
250zhùto live (reside), to stay
277高兴gāo xìnghappy, glad, pleased
330别人bié rénother people, others, someone else
342to drink
348jiāhome, family, household
401真正zhēn zhènggenuine, true, real, authentic
443lǎoold, aged; always (prefix)
464xiàoto laugh, to smile
468当时dāng shíat the time, at that time, then
628road, path, route; way
633早上zǎo shàngmorning (early)
655huāflower; to spend (money or time)
699shuǐwater
733城市chéng shìcity, town
924剩下shèng xiàto be left over, remaining
959后来hòu láiafterwards, later
993见面jiàn miànto meet (in person)
1358tóngsame, together, with
1390心里xīn lǐin one's heart, in the mind
1566今年jīn niánthis year
1600chátea
1665lèitired, weary, tiring
1968小时候xiǎo shí hòuin childhood, when one was little