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Usages of qiánbāo
他 找 不 到 自己 的 钱包 了, 很 不 高兴。tā zhǎo bú dào zìjǐ de qiánbāo le, hěn bù gāoxìng.
He couldn’t find his wallet and was very unhappy.
妈妈 以为 自己 把 钱包 丢 了, 后来 在 桌子 下面 捡 到 了。māma yǐwéi zìjǐ bǎ qiánbāo diū le, hòulái zài zhuōzi xiàmian jiǎn dào le.
Mom thought she had lost her wallet, but later she picked it up from under the table.
出门 以前, 她 总是 看 一下 钱包、 护照 和 手机 在 不 在 包 里。chūmén yǐqián, tā zǒngshì kàn yíxià qiánbāo, hùzhào hé shǒujī zài bù zài bāo li.
Before going out, she always checks whether her wallet, passport, and phone are in her bag.
有 人 帮 我 把 钱包 捡 回来 了。yǒu rén bāng wǒ bǎ qiánbāo jiǎn huílái le.
Someone helped me pick up my wallet and bring it back.
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