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Word	Pinyin	Meaning	Example Pinyin
你 + 每天 + 在图书馆 + 看书	Nǐ měitiān zài túshūguǎn kànshū.	You read books in the library every day.	Nǐ měitiān zài túshūguǎn kànshū.
吃饭	chīfàn	eat a meal	Wǒmen zhōngwǔ zài xuéxiào chīfàn.
她 + 下午 + 在咖啡店 + 看书	tā + xiàwǔ + zài kāfēidiàn + kànshū	She reads a book in the cafe in the afternoon.	tā xiàwǔ zài kāfēidiàn kànshū.
她 + 今天 + 在教室 + 学习	Tā jīntiān zài jiàoshì xuéxí.	She studies in the classroom today.	Tā jīntiān zài jiàoshì xuéxí.
她 + 刚才 + 在厨房 + 做饭	tā + gāngcái + zài chúfáng + zuòfàn	She was cooking in the kitchen just now.	tā gāngcái zài chúfáng zuòfàn
她 + 周末 + 在图书馆 + 看书	she + weekend + at the library + read	她周末在图书馆看书。	She reads at the library on weekends.
她 + 平时 + 在家 + 做饭	Tā píngshí zài jiā zuòfàn	She usually cooks at home.	Tā píngshí zài jiā zuòfàn
她 + 明天 + 在超市 + 买东西	Tā + míngtiān + zài chāoshì + mǎi dōngxi	She will go shopping at the supermarket tomorrow.
学习	xuéxí	study	Wǒ wǎnshang zài jiā xuéxí.
工作	gōngzuò	work	Tā jīntiān zài Shànghǎi gōngzuò.
开会	kāihuì	have a meeting	Lǎobǎn xiàwǔ zài bàngōngshì kāihuì.
我 + 今天 + 在家 + 工作	I + today + at home + work	我今天在家工作。	I work at home today.
我 + 今年 + 在中国 + 学中文	wǒ + jīnnián + zài Zhōngguó + xué Zhōngwén	I study Chinese in China this year.	wǒ jīnnián zài Zhōngguó xué Zhōngwén
我 + 周末 + 在公园 + 跑步	Wǒ + zhōumò + zài gōngyuán + pǎobù	I jog in the park on weekends.
我 + 早上 + 在家 + 吃早餐	wǒ + zǎoshang + zài jiā + chī zǎocān	I eat breakfast at home in the morning.	wǒ zǎoshang zài jiā chī zǎocān.
我 + 晚上 + 在房间 + 听音乐	Wǒ wǎnshang zài fángjiān tīng yīnyuè	I listen to music in my room at night.	Wǒ wǎnshang zài fángjiān tīng yīnyuè
我 + 每天 + 在健身房 + 跑步	Wǒ měitiān zài jiànshēnfáng pǎobù	I run at the gym every day.
我们 + 傍晚 + 在河边 + 散步	Wǒmen bàngwǎn zài hébiān sànbù	We take a walk by the river in the evening.	Wǒmen bàngwǎn zài hébiān sànbù
我们 + 明天 + 在教室 + 上课	Wǒmen + míngtiān + zài jiàoshì + shàngkè	We have class in the classroom tomorrow.
我们 + 明天 + 在机场 + 接人	wǒmen + míngtiān + zài jīchǎng + jiērén	We will pick someone up at the airport tomorrow.	wǒmen míngtiān zài jīchǎng jiērén
我们 + 星期天 + 在超市 + 吃饭	Wǒmen xīngqītiān zài chāoshì chīfàn	We eat at the supermarket on Sunday.
我们 + 晚上 + 在饭馆 + 吃饭	we + evening + at a restaurant + eat	我们晚上在饭馆吃饭。	We eat at a restaurant tonight.
我们 + 现在 + 在公园 + 散步	wǒmen + xiànzài + zài gōngyuán + sànbù	We are taking a walk in the park now.	wǒmen xiànzài zài gōngyuán sànbù.
看书	kàn shū	read a book	Tā zhōumò zài gōngyuán kàn shū.
跑步	pǎobù	run	Wǒ zǎoshang zài gōngyuán pǎobù.

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