Question	Answer
to get up	起床qǐchuángqǐchuáng
after	以后yǐhòuyǐhòu
to go to work	上班shàngbānshàngbān
In the morning I go to work after getting up.	早上zǎoshang　我wǒ　起床qǐchuáng　以后yǐhòu　去qù　上班shàngbān。zǎoshang wǒ qǐchuáng yǐhòu qù shàngbān.
noon	中午zhōngwǔzhōngwǔ
At noon he works at the company.	中午zhōngwǔ　他tā　在zài　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò。zhōngwǔ tā zài gōngsī gōngzuò.
afternoon	下午xiàwǔxiàwǔ
not until	才cáicái
to get off work	下班xiàbānxiàbān
She doesn’t get off work until the afternoon.	她tā　下午xiàwǔ　才cái　下班xiàbān。tā xiàwǔ cái xiàbān.
before	以前yǐqiányǐqián
to understand	懂dǒngdǒng
meaning	意思yìsiyìsi
I didn’t understand this meaning before.	我wǒ　以前yǐqián　不bù　懂dǒng　这zhè　个gè　意思yìsi。wǒ yǐqián bù dǒng zhè gè yìsi.
Now she understands, and I understand too.	她tā　现在xiànzài　懂dǒng　了le，　我wǒ　也yě　懂dǒng　了le。tā xiànzài dǒng le, wǒ yě dǒng le.
What does this mean?	这zhè　是shì　什么shénme　意思yìsi？zhè shì shénme yìsi?
once	一下yíxiàyíxià
Could you say it again?	你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　再zài　说shuō　一下yíxià　吗ma？nǐ kěyǐ zài shuō yíxià ma?
slowly	慢慢mànmànmànmàn
adverbial marker	地dede
to understand (by listening)	听懂tīngdǒngtīngdǒng
Did you understand?	你nǐ　听懂tīngdǒng　了le　吗ma？nǐ tīngdǒng le ma?
Please speak slowly; I want to understand.	请qǐng　慢慢mànmàn　地de　说shuō，　我wǒ　想xiǎng　听tīng　懂dǒng。qǐng mànmàn de shuō, wǒ xiǎng tīng dǒng.
I just came back; she just went home.	我wǒ　刚gāng　回来huílái，　她tā　也yě　刚gāng　回huí　家jiā。wǒ gāng huílái, tā yě gāng huí jiā.
just	刚gānggāng
question	问题wèntíwèntí
Do you have a question?	你nǐ　有yǒu　问题wèntí　吗ma？nǐ yǒu wèntí ma?
to	对duìduì
important	重要zhòngyàozhòngyào
This question is very important to him.	这zhè　个gè　问题wèntí　对duì　他tā　很hěn　重要zhòngyào。zhè gè wèntí duì tā hěn zhòngyào.
It’s also very important to me.	对duì　我wǒ　也yě　很hěn　重要zhòngyào。duì wǒ yě hěn zhòngyào.
to leave	走zǒuzǒu
Let's go now.	我们wǒmen　现在xiànzài　走zǒu　吧ba。wǒmen xiànzài zǒu ba.
I’ll leave after work; call again in the afternoon.	我wǒ　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　走zǒu，　你nǐ　下午xiàwǔ　再zài　打dǎ　电话diànhuà。wǒ xiàbān yǐhòu zǒu, nǐ xiàwǔ zài dǎ diànhuà.
She likes reading the most; I like drinking tea the most.	她tā　最zuì　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　书shū，　我wǒ　最zuì　喜欢xǐhuan　喝hē　茶chá。tā zuì xǐhuan kàn shū, wǒ zuì xǐhuan hē chá.
most	最zuìzuì
I only have time after noon today.	今天jīntiān　中午zhōngwǔ　以后yǐhòu　我wǒ　才cái　有yǒu　时间shíjiān。jīntiān zhōngwǔ yǐhòu wǒ cái yǒu shíjiān.
to walk	走zǒuzǒu
After work we often walk home together.	我们wǒmen　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　常常chángcháng　一起yìqǐ　走zǒu　回huí　家jiā。wǒmen xiàbān yǐhòu chángcháng yìqǐ zǒu huí jiā.
late	晚wǎnwǎn
We didn’t go home until very late today.	我们wǒmen　今天jīntiān　很hěn　晚wǎn　才cái　回huí　家jiā。wǒmen jīntiān hěn wǎn cái huí jiā.
to sleep	睡觉shuìjiàoshuìjiào
He goes to sleep very late at night.	他tā　晚上wǎnshang　很hěn　晚wǎn　才cái　睡觉shuìjiào。tā wǎnshang hěn wǎn cái shuìjiào.
early	早zǎozǎo
We will go to the company very early tomorrow.	我们wǒmen　明天míngtiān　很hěn　早zǎo　去qù　公司gōngsī。wǒmen míngtiān hěn zǎo qù gōngsī.
I get up very early in the morning; I only drink tea after noon.	我wǒ　早上zǎoshang　很hěn　早zǎo　起床qǐchuáng，　中午zhōngwǔ　以后yǐhòu　才cái　喝hē　茶chá。wǒ zǎoshang hěn zǎo qǐchuáng, zhōngwǔ yǐhòu cái hē chá.
to use	用yòngyòng
Do you use this phone?	你nǐ　用yòng　这zhè　个gè　手机shǒujī　吗ma？nǐ yòng zhè gè shǒujī ma?
know how to	会huìhuì
Can you write my name?	你nǐ　会huì　写xiě　我wǒ　的de　名字míngzi　吗ma？nǐ huì xiě wǒ de míngzi ma?
to look	看kànkàn
I don’t know how to use it; could you show me for a moment?	我wǒ　不bù　会huì　用yòng，　你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　给gěi　我wǒ　看kàn　一下yíxià　吗ma？wǒ bù huì yòng, nǐ kěyǐ gěi wǒ kàn yíxià ma?
I just called my mom.	我wǒ　刚gāng　给gěi　妈妈māma　打dǎ　电话diànhuà。wǒ gāng gěi māma dǎ diànhuà.
immediately	就jiùjiù
I’ll go right now.	我wǒ　现在xiànzài　就jiù　去qù。wǒ xiànzài jiù qù.
again	又yòuyòu
She had just gotten off work and immediately called me again.	她tā　刚gāng　下班xiàbān，　就jiù　又yòu　打dǎ　电话diànhuà　给gěi　我wǒ　了le。tā gāng xiàbān, jiù yòu dǎ diànhuà gěi wǒ le.
to come in	进来jìnláijìnlái
Please come in.	请qǐng　你nǐ　进来jìnlái　吧ba。qǐng nǐ jìnlái ba.
He came to my place again; I asked him to come in first.	他tā　又yòu　来lái　我wǒ　家jiā　了le，　我wǒ　让ràng　他tā　先xiān　进来jìnlái。tā yòu lái wǒ jiā le, wǒ ràng tā xiān jìnlái.
carefully	认真rènzhēnrènzhēn
Please listen carefully.	请qǐng　你nǐ　认真rènzhēn　听tīng。qǐng nǐ rènzhēn tīng.
Please look carefully, then tell me whether you understand.	请qǐng　你nǐ　认真rènzhēn　地de　看kàn，　然后ránhòu　告诉gàosu　我wǒ　你nǐ　懂dǒng　不bù　懂dǒng。qǐng nǐ rènzhēn de kàn, ránhòu gàosu wǒ nǐ dǒng bù dǒng.
Let’s walk slowly; I still want to take a look.	我们wǒmen　慢慢mànmàn　地de　走zǒu，　我wǒ　还hái　要yào　看kàn　一下yíxià。wǒmen mànmàn de zǒu, wǒ hái yào kàn yíxià.
to need to	要yàoyào
I need to go to work now; come again in the afternoon.	我wǒ　现在xiànzài　要yào　上班shàngbān　了le，　你nǐ　下午xiàwǔ　再zài　来lái。wǒ xiànzài yào shàngbān le, nǐ xiàwǔ zài lái.
We don’t watch movies before going to sleep at night.	我们wǒmen　晚上wǎnshang　睡觉shuìjiào　以前yǐqián　不bù　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。wǒmen wǎnshang shuìjiào yǐqián bù kàn diànyǐng.
later	以后yǐhòuyǐhòu
Let’s talk about it later.	以后yǐhòu　我们wǒmen　再zài　说shuō　吧ba。yǐhòu wǒmen zài shuō ba.
I have things to do at noon; I’ll call you again later.	中午zhōngwǔ　我wǒ　有yǒu　事情shìqíng，　以后yǐhòu　我wǒ　再zài　打dǎ　电话diànhuà　给gěi　你nǐ。zhōngwǔ wǒ yǒu shìqíng, yǐhòu wǒ zài dǎ diànhuà gěi nǐ.
to think	觉得juédejuéde
Do you think this question is important?	你nǐ　觉得juéde　这zhè　个gè　问题wèntí　重要zhòngyào　吗ma？nǐ juéde zhè gè wèntí zhòngyào ma?
We like watching movies the most.	我们wǒmen　最zuì　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。wǒmen zuì xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng.
She thinks this matter is the most important.	她tā　觉得juéde　这zhè　个gè　事情shìqíng　最zuì　重要zhòngyào。tā juéde zhè gè shìqíng zuì zhòngyào.
seriously	认真rènzhēnrènzhēn
We should study seriously.	我们wǒmen　应该yīnggāi　认真rènzhēn　学习xuéxí。wǒmen yīnggāi rènzhēn xuéxí.
He studies very seriously; he only drinks tea in the afternoon.	他tā　很hěn　认真rènzhēn　地de　学习xuéxí，　下午xiàwǔ　才cái　喝hē　茶chá。tā hěn rènzhēn de xuéxí, xiàwǔ cái hē chá.

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