GCSE

涛的新家

tāo de xīn jiā

Tao's New Home

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Total words: 173
Unique words: 88
Avg frequency: #1,182

吴wú涛tāo。、、。

芳fāng。：“！ ”涛tāo：“，。，。 ”芳fāng：“！ ”

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，芳fāng。涛tāo，。，。涛tāo：“。 ”

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53 words

#	Freq	Word	Translation	Part of speech	Qualifications	HSK
1	1	的deof, possessive and modifier particle	of, possessive and modifier particle	particle	HSK 1	HSK 1
2	2	我wǒI, me	I, me	pronoun	AQA GCSEaqa-gcse-foundationHSK 1	HSK 1
3	4	了leaspect particle marking completion or a change of state	aspect particle marking completion or a change of state	particle	HSK 1	HSK 1
4	5	是shìto be (linking verb)	to be (linking verb)	verb	AQA GCSEaqa-gcse-foundationHSK 1	HSK 1
5	6	在zàiat, in, on; to be located at; progressive marker	at, in, on; to be located at; progressive marker	preposition	AQA GCSEaqa-gcse-foundationHSK 1	HSK 1
6	7	他tāhe, him	he, him	pronoun	AQA GCSEaqa-gcse-foundationHSK 1	HSK 1
7	11	好hǎogood, well, OK	good, well, OK	adjective	AQA GCSEaqa-gcse-foundationHSK 1	HSK 1
8	13	有yǒuto have, there is/are	to have, there is/are	verb	AQA GCSEaqa-gcse-foundationHSK 1	HSK 1
9	16	她tāshe, her	she, her	pronoun	AQA GCSEaqa-gcse-foundationHSK 1	HSK 1
10	17	这zhèthis	this	determiner	HSK 1	HSK 1
11	19	说shuōto say, to speak	to say, to speak	verb	AQA GCSEaqa-gcse-foundation	-
12	21	去qùto go	to go	verb	AQA GCSEaqa-gcse-foundationHSK 1	HSK 1
13	22	很hěnvery, quite	very, quite	adverb	HSK 1	HSK 1
14	24	要yàoto want; will; need to	to want; will; need to	verb	AQA GCSEaqa-gcse-foundationHSK 2	HSK 2
15	25	也yěalso, too, as well	also, too, as well	adverb	HSK 2	HSK 2
16	27	和héand; with	and; with	conjunction	AQA GCSEaqa-gcse-foundationHSK 1	HSK 1
17	33	来láito come	to come	verb	AQA GCSEaqa-gcse-foundationHSK 1	HSK 1
18	36	没有méi yǒudo not have; have not; not (past negation)	do not have; have not; not (past negation)	verb	AQA GCSEaqa-gcse-foundation	-
19	43	呢neand what about...? (question particle)	and what about...? (question particle)	particle	HSK 1	HSK 1
20	48	这个zhè gethis one, this (with general measure word)	this one, this (with general measure word)	pronoun	-	-

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