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Quick Quiz
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| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 護士 | hùshì | (hospital )nurse |
| 讀 | dú | to read; to go to/ attend school or college |
| 讀書 | dúshū | to study, to read |
| 貓 | māo | cat |
| 貴 | guì | to be expensive |
| 買 | mǎi | tp buy |
| 賣 | mài | to sell |
| 起 | qǐ | to stand up, get up, to lift, to rise |
| 起來 | qǐlái | to stand up, to rise |
| 起床 | qǐchuáng | to get up |
| 超級市場 | chāojíshìchǎng | supermarket |
| 跑 | pǎo | to run |
| 跟 | gēn | with/ and |
| 路 | lù | road |
| 路上 | lùshàng | on the road |
| 輕 | qīng | to be light |
| 輛 | liàng | Measure word for any conveyance, etc. |
| 辦公室 | bàngōngshì | office |
| 辦法 | bànfǎ | method, way of doing something |
| 近 | jìn | to be near |
| 進 | jìn | move forward, enter |
| 進來 | jìnlái | come in |
| 進去 | jìnqù | go in |
| 進步 | jìnbù | progress; to improve |
| 遍 | biàn | Measure word for the course of an action from the beginning to the end. |
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