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吃

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chī

to eat / to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate / to destroy / to absorb / to suffer / to stammer (taiwan pr. for this sense is [ji2])

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喝

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hē - to drink / My goodness!

hè - to shout loudly

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常

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cháng

always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant / surname chang

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摸

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mō

to feel with the hand / to touch / to stroke / to grope / to steal / to abstract

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闻

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wén

to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at / surname wen

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看

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kàn - to see / to look at / to read / to watch / to visit / to call on / to consider / to regard as / to look after / to treat (an illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after verb) to give it a try / Watch out! (for a danger)

kān - to look after / to take care of / to watch / to guard

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亲

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qīn - parent / one’s own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss

qìng - parents-in-law of one’s offspring

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听

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tīng - to listen / to hear / to obey / a can (loanword from English “tin”) / classifier for canned beverages

tìng - (literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule / to sentence / to allow

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说

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shuō - to speak / to say / to explain / to scold / to tell off / a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)

shuì - to canvass / to persuade / see 遊說|游说[you2 shui4], to canvass and 說客|说客[shui4 ke4], persuasive speaker

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问

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wèn

to ask

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读

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Dú - to read / to study / reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1]

dòu - comma / phrase marked by pause

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写

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xiě

to write

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画

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huà

to draw / picture / painting / classifier for paintings etc / variant of 劃|划[hua4]

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走

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zǒu

to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]) / to change (shape, form, meaning)

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跳

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tiào

to jump / to hop / to skip over / to bounce / to palpitate

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停

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tíng

to stop / to halt / to park (a car)

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打

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dǎ - to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from

dá - dozen (loanword)

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站

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zhàn

station / to stand / to halt / to stop / branch of a company or organization / website

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坐

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zuò

to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit / variant of 座[zuo4] / surname zuo

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躺

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tǎng

to recline / to lie down

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开

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kāi

to open / to start / to turn on / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / to operate (vehicle) / abbr. for 開爾文|开尔文 degrees Kelvin

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关

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guān

mountain pass / to close / to shut / to turn off / to concern / to involve / surname guan

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买

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mǎi

to buy / to purchase

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进

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jìn

to advance / to enter / to come (or go) into / to receive or admit / to eat or drink / to submit or present / (used after a verb) into, in / to score a goal

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出
chū to go out / to come out / to occur / to produce / to go beyond / to rise / to put forth / to happen / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
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穿
chuān to bore through / to pierce / to perforate / to penetrate / to pass through / to dress / to wear / to put on / to thread
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脱
tuō to shed / to take off / to escape / to get away from
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戴
dài to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc) / to respect / to bear / to support / surname dai
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等
děng class / rank / grade / equal to / same as / to wait for / to await / et cetera / and so on / et al. (and other authors) / after / as soon as / once
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做
zuò to do / to make / to produce / to write / to compose / to act as / to engage in / to hold (a party) / to be / to become / to function (in some capacity) / to serve as / to be used for / to form (a bond or relationship) / to pretend / to feign / to act a part / to put on appearance
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剪
jiǎn scissors / shears / clippers / to cut with scissors / to trim / to wipe out or exterminate / surname jian
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切
qiè - to cut / to slice / tangent (math) qiè - definitely / absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right. / Tut! / to grind / close to / eager / to correspond to / see also 反切[fan3 qie4]
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挖
wā to dig / to excavate / to scoop out
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洗
xǐ to wash / to bathe / to develop (photo)
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找
zhǎo to try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek / to return / to give change
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放
fàng to release / to free / to let go / to put / to place / to let out / to set off (fireworks)
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包
bāo to cover / to wrap / to hold / to include / to take charge of / to contract (to or for) / package / wrapper / container / bag / to hold or embrace / bundle / packet / surname bao
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挂
guà to hang or suspend (from a hook etc) / to hang up (the phone) / to hang (computing) / to be worried or concerned / to make a phone call (dialect) / to register or record / to hitch / classifier for sets or clusters of objects / (slang) to kill / to die / to be finished / to fail (an exam)
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扔
rēng to throw / to throw away
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撞
zhuàng to knock against / to bump into / to run into / to meet by accident
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抓
zhuā to grab / to catch / to arrest / to snatch / to scratch
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拿
ná to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take / (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
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给
gěi to / for / for the benefit of / to give / to allow / to do sth (for sb) / (grammatical equivalent of 被) / (grammatical equivalent of 把) / (sentence intensifier)
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捡
jiǎn to pick up / to collect / to gather
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推
tuī to push / to cut / to refuse / to reject / to decline / to shirk (responsibility) / to put off / to delay / to push forward / to nominate / to elect / massage
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拉
lā to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw / to chat
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飞
fēi to fly
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笑
xiào laugh / smile
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哭
kū to cry / to weep
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咬
yǎo to bite / to nip
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撕
sī - to tear / mutually / with one another / manservant / boy servant / guy (derog.)
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喂
wèi to feed
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吹
chuī to blow / to play a wind instrument / to blast / to puff / to boast / to brag / to end in failure / to fall through
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算
suàn to regard as / to figure / to calculate / to compute
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藏
cáng to conceal / to hide away / to harbor / to store / to collect
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想
xiǎng to think / to believe / to suppose / to wish / to want / to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
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夹
jiā to press from either side / to place in between / to sandwich / to carry sth under armpit / wedged between / between / to intersperse / to mix / to mingle / clip / folder / taiwan pr. [jia2]
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拍
pāi to pat / to clap / to slap / to swat / to take (a photo) / to shoot (a film) / racket (sports) / beat (music)
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喊
hǎn to yell / to shout / to call out for (a person)
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起床
qǐchuáng to get out of bed / to get up
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睡觉
shuìjiào to go to bed / to sleep
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刷牙
shuāyá to brush one's teeth
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洗澡
xǐzǎo to bathe / to take a shower
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做饭
zuò fàn to prepare a meal / to cook
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休息
Xiūxí ( siyosi) rest / to rest
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化妆
huàzhuāng to put on makeup
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抽烟
chōuyān to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)
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吵架
chǎojià to quarrel / to have a row / quarrel
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担心
dānxīn anxious / worried / uneasy / to worry / to be anxious
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害怕
hàipà to be afraid / to be scared
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生气
shēngqì to get angry / to take offense / angry / vitality / liveliness
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感谢
gǎnxiè (express) thanks / gratitude / grateful / thankful / thanks
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道歉
dàoqiàn to apologize
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购物
gòuwù shopping
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付款
fùkuǎn to pay a sum of money / payment
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签名
qiānmíng to sign (one's name with a pen etc) / to autograph / signature
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排队
páiduì to line up
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感冒
gǎnmào to catch cold / (common) cold / (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative) / (tw) to detest / can't stand
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发烧
fāshāo to have a high temperature (from illness) / to have a fever
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咳嗽
késòu to cough
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打针
dǎzhēn to give or have an injection
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受伤
shòushāng to sustain injuries / wounded (in an accident etc) / harmed
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摔倒
shuāi dǎo to fall down / to slip and fall / a throw (in wrestling)
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住院
zhùyuàn to be in hospital / to be hospitalized
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照顾
zhàogù to take care of / to show consideration / to attend to / to look after
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研究
yánjiū research / a study
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毕业
bìyè graduation / to graduate / to finish school
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表扬
biǎoyáng to praise / to commend
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批评
pīpíng to criticize / criticism
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面试
miànshì to interview / to audition / interview / audition
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开会
kāihuì to hold a meeting / to attend a meeting
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握手
wòshǒu to shake hands
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旅游
lǚyóu trip / journey / tourism / travel / tour
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骑车
qí chē to cycle
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放松
fàngsōng to loosen / to relax
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打折
dǎzhé to give a discount
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锻炼
duànliàn to engage in physical exercise / to work out / to toughen / to temper
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跳舞
tiàowǔ to dance
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唱歌
chànggē to sing a song
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游泳
yóuyǒng swimming / to swim
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爬山
páshān to climb a mountain / to mountaineer / hiking / mountaineering
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滑雪
huáxuě to ski / skiing
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滑冰
huábīng to skate / skating
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潜水
qiánshuǐ to dive / to go under water / lurker (Internet slang for sb who reads forum posts but never replies)
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散步
sànbù to take a walk / to go for a walk
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跑步
pǎobù to run / to jog / (military) to march at the double
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表演
biǎoyǎn play / show / performance / exhibition / to perform / to act / to demonstrate
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聊天
liáotiān to chat / to gossip
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约会
yuēhuì appointment / engagement / date / to arrange to meet
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讨论
tǎolùn to discuss / to talk over
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帮助
bāngzhù assistance / aid / to help / to assist
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理发
lǐfǎ a barber/hairdressing
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安装
ānzhuāng to install / to erect / to fix / to mount / installation
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装修
zhuāngxiū to decorate / interior decoration / to fit up / to renovate
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采访
cǎifǎng to interview / to gather news / to hunt for and collect / to cover
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分手
fēnshǒu to split up / to break up
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结婚
jiéhūn to marry / to get married
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污染
wūrǎn pollution / contamination
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浪费
làngfèi to waste / to squander
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下雪
xià xuě to snow
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刮风
guā fēng to be windy
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攻击
gōngjí to attack / to accuse / to charge / an attack (terrorist or military)
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燃烧
ránshāo to ignite / to combust / to burn / combustion / flaming
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爆炸
bàozhà explosion / to explode / to blow up / to detonate
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打篮球
dǎ lánqiú (da lancho) to play basketball
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踢足球
tī zúqiú to play football
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弹钢琴
dàn gāngqín (dan gang sin) to play the piano
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发邮件
fā yóujiàn send email
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玩游戏
wán yóuxì play games
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照照片
zhào zhàopiàn take photos
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灼手术
zhuó shǒushù have an operation
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上厕所
shàng cèsuǒ go to restroom

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