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外卖迟到了

The takeout was late

HSK 4 · 71 words · 100% within level

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I was very hungry last night, so I ordered takeout on my phone.

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I filled in the address and picked a dish that was not too spicy.

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It said it would arrive in thirty minutes.

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But an hour later, it still had not come.

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I called the rider, and he said it was raining outside.

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The food finally arrived, much later than promised.

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It tasted quite good, so I did not get angry.

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  • 昨天zuó tiānHSK 1yesterday
  • 晚上wǎn shangHSK 1evening; night; in the evening
  • 我wǒHSK 1our, us, i, me, my, we
  • 很hěnHSK 1very, quite, much
  • 饿èHSK 1hungry; greedy for; hunger
  • 就jiùHSK 1just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near
  • 在zàiHSK 1be at, in, on; consist in, rest
  • 手机shǒu jīHSK 1cell phone; mobile phone
  • 上shàngHSK 1top; superior, highest; go up, send up
  • 点diǎnHSK 1dot, speck, spot; point, degree
  • 了leHSK 1to finish; particle of completed action
  • 外卖wài màiHSK 2(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout (business); takeout (meal)
  • 填tiánHSK 4fill in, fill up; make good
  • 地址dì zhǐHSK 4address
  • 还háiHSK 1still, yet, also, besides
  • 选xuǎnHSK 2choose, select; elect; election
  • 一yīHSK 1one; a, an; alone
  • 个gèHSK 1numerary adjunct, piece; single
  • 不太bù tàiHSK 2Not too
  • 辣làHSK 4peppery, pungent, hot; cruel
  • 的deHSK 1possessive, adjectival suffix
  • 菜càiHSK 1vegetables; dish, order; food
  • 上面shàng miànHSK 3on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shàng mian]
  • 写xiěHSK 1write; draw, sketch; compose
  • 着zheHSK 1make move, take action
  • 三sānHSK 1three
  • 十分shí fēnHSK 2very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts
  • 钟zhōngHSK 1clock; bell
  • 送到sòng dàoHSK 2Deliver
  • 可是kě shìHSK 2but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
  • 小时xiǎo shíHSK 1hour
  • 以后yǐ hòuHSK 2after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
  • 没有méi yǒuHSK 1haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
  • 来láiHSK 1come, coming; return, returning
  • 给gěiHSK 1give; by, for
  • 骑qíHSK 2ride horseback; mount; cavalry
  • 手shǒuHSK 1hand
  • 打电话dǎ diàn huàHSK 1to make a telephone call
  • 他tāHSK 1other, another; he, she, it
  • 说shuōHSK 1speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
  • 外面wài miànHSK 3outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance
  • 正在zhèng zàiHSK 1just at (that time); right in (that place); right in the middle of (doing sth)
  • 下雨xià yǔHSK 1to rain
  • 终于zhōng yúHSK 3at last; in the end; finally; eventually
  • 到dàoHSK 1go to, arrive, been to
  • 比bǐHSK 1to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
  • 好hǎoHSK 1good, excellent, fine; well
  • 时间shí jiānHSK 1time; period
  • 慢mànHSK 1slow(ly), leisurely, sluggish
  • 多duōHSK 1much, many; more than, over
  • 味道wèi daoHSK 2flavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...); (fig.) interest; delight; (dialect) smell; odor
  • 不错bù cuòHSK 2correct; right; not bad; pretty good
  • 所以suǒ yǐHSK 2therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
  • 生气shēng qìHSK 1to get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; liveliness

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