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Directional Complements: 來 and 去 — Free PDF and Flashcards

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WordPinyinMeaning
愛àito love / be apt to
把bǎindicating pre-verbal object as thing dealt with by the action
抱bàoto hug, to embrace, to hold or carry in one's arms
搬bānto move
本běnIndividual measure word for books or magazines, etc.
本子běnzibook, notebook, edition
杯bēiA cup of
杯子bēizicup
棒bànggood; fine; excellent, great!
棒球bàngqiúbaseball
比bǐto compare; compared to, than
比較bǐjiàocomparatively; to compare
爸爸bàbafather
班bānMeasure word for a group of organized people.
病bìngillness, disease
病人bìngrénpatient
白báiwhite/ to be white
百bǎihundred
百貨公司bǎihuògōngsīdepartment store
矮ǎishort (of stature ), low
筆bǐpen
被bèia passive voice indicator
辦公室bàngōngshìoffice
辦法bànfǎmethod, way of doing something
遍biànMeasure word for the course of an action from the beginning to the end.

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