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汤姆找路
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汤姆找路

tāng mǔ zhǎo lù

Tom finds the way

Reading time
5 min
Total words
273
Unique words
165
Avg frequency
#382

Story

Comprehension drill

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

汤姆为什么站在路边不知道怎么走?

Why is Tom standing at the side of the road not knowing how to go?

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59-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
59 words
#Word
5she, her
9他们tāmenthey, them
21to go
29xiǎngto think; to want; to miss
39ràngto let, to allow; to make (causative)
41可以kě yǐcan, may (permission or possibility)
45dàoto arrive; to (destination); result complement
48这个zhè gethis one, this (with general measure word)
56zǒuto walk; to leave, to go
60这里zhè lǐhere, this place
61这样zhè yànglike this, this way, such
65自己zì jǐoneself, self
73真的zhēn dereally, truly; genuine
83谢谢xiè xièthank you
97tīngto listen, to hear
109应该yīng gāishould, ought to, must
114看到kàn dàoto see, to catch sight of
123还是hái shìor, still, had better
143今天jīn tiāntoday
148一直yì zhíalways, continuously, all along
150找到zhǎo dàoto find, to locate
164明白míng báito understand, clear, obvious
188一点yì diǎna little, a bit
189非常fēi chángextremely, very, unusual
194大家dà jiāeveryone, everybody
208dàito bring, to take along, to lead
217很多hěn duōa lot, many, much
225是不是shì bu shìis it or isn't it, right?
233wènto ask, to inquire
236可是kě shìbut, however, yet
241不用bú yòngno need to, don't have to
277高兴gāo xìnghappy, glad, pleased
289chūto exit, to come out, to produce
301女孩nǚ háigirl
307以前yǐ qiánbefore, previously, in the past
369zhànto stand; station, stop
374帮助bāng zhùto help, to assist; help, assistance
380dǒngto understand, to comprehend
399chēcar, vehicle
403那边nà biānover there, that side
464xiàoto laugh, to smile
496很快hěn kuàivery fast, very quickly, soon
525第一次dì yī cìthe first time
545不好意思bù hǎo yì siexcuse me, sorry (mild); to feel embarrassed
628road, path, route; way
650gāngjust, just now, only
677来到lái dàoto come to, to arrive at
733城市chéng shìcity, town
789méndoor, gate
797紧张jǐn zhāngnervous, tense, tight