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我给妈妈打电话

Calling my mother

HSK 2 · 52 words · 96% within level · 2 new words

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I call my mother every evening.

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Today nobody answered her phone.

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I rang several times and still no answer.

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Later I found out her phone had run out of battery.

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After charging it, she called me back.

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We talked for half an hour, and she was very happy.

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  • 每měiHSK 2every, each
  • 天tiānHSK 1sky, heaven; god, celestial
  • 晚上wǎn shangHSK 1evening; night; in the evening
  • 我wǒHSK 1our, us, i, me, my, we
  • 都会dū huìnewcity; metropolis
  • 给gěiHSK 1give; by, for
  • 妈妈mā maHSK 1mama; mommy; mother
  • 打电话dǎ diàn huàHSK 1to make a telephone call
  • 今天jīn tiānHSK 1today; at the present; now
  • 她tāHSK 1she, her
  • 的deHSK 1possessive, adjectival suffix
  • 手机shǒu jīHSK 1cell phone; mobile phone
  • 没有méi yǒuHSK 1haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
  • 人rénHSK 1man; people; mankind; someone else
  • 接jiēHSK 2receive; continue; catch; connect
  • 打dǎHSK 1strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
  • 了leHSK 1to finish; particle of completed action
  • 好hǎoHSK 1good, excellent, fine; well
  • 几jǐHSK 1small table
  • 次cìHSK 1order, sequence; next
  • 还是hái shiHSK 1still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
  • 后来hòu láiHSK 2afterwards; later; newly arrived
  • 才cáiHSK 2talent, ability; just, only
  • 知道zhī dàoHSK 1to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhī dao]
  • 没méiHSK 1not, have not, none; drown, sink
  • 电diànHSK 1electricity; electric; lightning
  • 充电chōng diànnewto recharge (a battery); (fig.) to recharge one's batteries (through leisure); to update one's skills and knowledge
  • 以后yǐ hòuHSK 2after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
  • 回huíHSK 1return, turn around; a time
  • 电话diàn huàHSK 1telephone; phone call; phone number
  • 我们wǒ menHSK 1we; us; ourselves; our
  • 说shuōHSK 1speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
  • 半bànHSK 1half
  • 个gèHSK 1numerary adjunct, piece; single
  • 小时xiǎo shíHSK 1hour
  • 很hěnHSK 1very, quite, much
  • 高兴gāo xìngHSK 1happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood

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