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Directional Complements: 來 and 去 — Free PDF and Flashcards

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WordPinyinMeaning
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不búnot, no
不一定bùyídìnguncertain, not for sure, not necessarily
不但búdànnot only
不好意思bùhǎoyìsito feel embarrassed; to be ill at ease
不客氣búkèqìyou're welcome
不用búyòngneed not, don't have to
不錯búcuòto be not bad, pretty good
八bāeight
冰箱bīngxiāngrefrigerator
別biédon't
別人biérénother people
包bāopackage of, parcel of/ to wrap, to contain
包子bāozisteamed pork bun
北běinorth
半bànhalf
吧baquestion particle, implying probability / sentence suffix, indicating a request
啊aah, an exclamation
報紙bàozhǐnewspaper, newsprint
安全ānquánsafety / to be safe, secure
安靜ānjìngto be quiet, calm, peaceful
幫bāngto help, to assist
幫忙bāngmángto help someone do something
必須bìxūmust

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