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Directional Complements: 來 and 去 — Free PDF and Flashcards

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WordPinyinMeaning
àito love / be apt to
indicating pre-verbal object as thing dealt with by the action
bàoto hug, to embrace, to hold or carry in one's arms
bānto move
běnIndividual measure word for books or magazines, etc.
本子běnzibook, notebook, edition
bēiA cup of
杯子bēizicup
bànggood; fine; excellent, great!
棒球bàngqiúbaseball
to compare; compared to, than
比較bǐjiàocomparatively; to compare
爸爸bàbafather
bānMeasure word for a group of organized people.
bìngillness, disease
病人bìngrénpatient
báiwhite/ to be white
bǎihundred
百貨公司bǎihuògōngsīdepartment store
ǎishort (of stature ), low
pen
bèia passive voice indicator
辦公室bàngōngshìoffice
辦法bànfǎmethod, way of doing something
biànMeasure word for the course of an action from the beginning to the end.

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