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我的邻居

My neighbour

HSK 3 · 72 words · 97% within level · 1 new words

CultureStoryA busy week · 5/6
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I live in a very old building.

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My neighbour is an elderly man.

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He often takes a walk downstairs in the afternoon.

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Once I forgot to take something when I went out, and he asked me to sit in his flat for a while.

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He offered me tea and we talked for half an hour.

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After that I often visit him, and he teaches me to cook Chinese food.

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A neighbour like that is a good thing.

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  • 我wǒHSK 1our, us, i, me, my, we
  • 住zhùHSK 1reside, live at, dwell, lodge; stop
  • 在zàiHSK 1be at, in, on; consist in, rest
  • 一yīHSK 1one; a, an; alone
  • 个gèHSK 1numerary adjunct, piece; single
  • 很hěnHSK 1very, quite, much
  • 老lǎoHSK 1old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
  • 的deHSK 1possessive, adjectival suffix
  • 楼lóuHSK 1building of two or more stories
  • 里lǐHSK 1unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
  • 邻居lín jūnewneighbor; next door
  • 是shìHSK 1indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
  • 爷爷yé yeHSK 1(coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather
  • 他tāHSK 1other, another; he, she, it
  • 下午xià wǔHSK 1afternoon; p.m.
  • 常常cháng chángHSK 1frequently; often
  • 楼下lóu xiàHSK 1downstairs
  • 散步sàn bùHSK 3to take a walk; to go for a walk
  • 有yǒuHSK 1have, own, possess; exist
  • 次cìHSK 1order, sequence; next
  • 出门chū ménHSK 2to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married
  • 忘wàngHSK 1forget; neglect; miss, omit
  • 了leHSK 1to finish; particle of completed action
  • 带dàiHSK 2belt, girdle, band, strap, zone
  • 东西dōng xiHSK 1thing; stuff; person
  • 让ràngHSK 2allow, permit, yield, concede
  • 家jiāHSK 1house, home, residence; family
  • 坐zuòHSK 1sit; seat; ride, travel by
  • 一会儿yī huì rHSK 1a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yī huǐ r]
  • 请qǐngHSK 1ask, request; invite; please
  • 喝hēHSK 1drink; shout, call out
  • 茶cháHSK 1tea
  • 我们wǒ menHSK 1we; us; ourselves; our
  • 说shuōHSK 1speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
  • 半bànHSK 1half
  • 小时xiǎo shíHSK 1hour
  • 的话de huàHSK 2if (coming after a conditional clause)
  • 后来hòu láiHSK 2afterwards; later; newly arrived
  • 去qùHSK 1go away, leave, depart
  • 看kànHSK 1look, see; examine, scrutinize
  • 也yěHSK 1also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity
  • 教jiàoHSK 1teach, class
  • 做zuòHSK 1work, make; act
  • 中国zhōng guóHSK 1China
  • 菜càiHSK 1vegetables; dish, order; food
  • 这样zhè yàngHSK 2this kind of; so; this way; like this; such
  • 好hǎoHSK 1good, excellent, fine; well

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