Ice-cold watermelon

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Liú Yáng cóng zuótiān wǎnshang kāishǐ dùzi téng.
Liu Yang has had a stomach ache since last night.
Words in this sentence
刘阳 Liú Yáng
Liu Yang (name)
从 cóng
from Dictionary
昨天 zuótiān
yesterday Dictionary
晚上 wǎnshang
evening Dictionary
开始 kāishǐ
to start Dictionary
肚子 dùzi
stomach, belly Dictionary
疼 téng
to hurt, to ache Dictionary
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jīntiān zǎoshang, māma dài tā qù yīyuàn.
This morning his mum takes him to the hospital.
Words in this sentence
今天 jīntiān
today Dictionary
早上 zǎoshang
morning Dictionary
妈妈 māma
mum Dictionary
带 dài
to take (someone), to bring Dictionary
他 tā
he, him Dictionary
去 qù
to go Dictionary
医院 yīyuàn
hospital Dictionary
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yīshēng wèn:“ nǐ zuótiān chī le shénme?”
The doctor asks, "What did you eat yesterday?"
Words in this sentence
医生 yīshēng
doctor Dictionary
问 wèn
to ask Dictionary
你 nǐ
you Dictionary
昨天 zuótiān
yesterday Dictionary
吃 chī
to eat Dictionary
了 le
(marks a completed action or a change) Dictionary
什么 shénme
what Dictionary
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Liú Yáng xiǎng le yíxià, shuō:“ zhōngwǔ chī le liǎng wǎn miàntiáo, wǎnshang chī le hěn duō bīng xīguā.”
Liu Yang thinks for a moment and says, "Two bowls of noodles at lunch, and a lot of ice-cold watermelon in the evening."
Words in this sentence
刘阳 Liú Yáng
Liu Yang (name)
想 xiǎng
to want to, would like to; to think Dictionary
了 le
(marks a completed action or a change) Dictionary
一下 yíxià
a moment, a bit Dictionary
说 shuō
to say, to speak Dictionary
中午 zhōngwǔ
noon Dictionary
吃 chī
to eat Dictionary
了 le
(marks a completed action or a change) Dictionary
两 liǎng
two Dictionary
碗 wǎn
bowl Dictionary
面条 miàntiáo
noodles Dictionary
晚上 wǎnshang
evening Dictionary
吃 chī
to eat Dictionary
了 le
(marks a completed action or a change) Dictionary
很 hěn
very Dictionary
多 duō
many, a lot Dictionary
冰 bīng
ice-cold, iced Dictionary
西瓜 xīguā
watermelon Dictionary
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yīshēng xiào le:“ xīguā tài lěng le, nǐ yòu chī de tài duō.”
The doctor smiles: "The watermelon was too cold, and you ate too much of it."
Words in this sentence
医生 yīshēng
doctor Dictionary
笑 xiào
to laugh, to smile Dictionary
了 le
(marks a completed action or a change) Dictionary
西瓜 xīguā
watermelon Dictionary
太 tài
too, excessively Dictionary
冷 lěng
cold Dictionary
了 le
(marks a completed action or a change) Dictionary
你 nǐ
you Dictionary
又 yòu
and also, on top of that Dictionary
吃 chī
to eat Dictionary
得 de
(links a verb to how it is done) Dictionary
太 tài
too, excessively Dictionary
多 duō
many, a lot Dictionary
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yīshēng shuō tā búyòng chī yào, zhè liǎng tiān duō hē rè shuǐ, bié chī lěng de dōngxi.
The doctor says he doesn't need medicine: for the next two days he should drink plenty of hot water and not eat anything cold.
Words in this sentence
医生 yīshēng
doctor Dictionary
说 shuō
to say, to speak Dictionary
他 tā
he, him Dictionary
不用 búyòng
need not Dictionary
吃 chī
to eat Dictionary
药 yào
medicine Dictionary
这 zhè
this Dictionary
两 liǎng
two Dictionary
天 tiān
day Dictionary
多 duō
many, a lot Dictionary
喝 hē
to drink Dictionary
热 rè
hot Dictionary
水 shuǐ
water Dictionary
别 bié
don't Dictionary
吃 chī
to eat Dictionary
冷 lěng
cold Dictionary
的 de
(possessive or describing particle) Dictionary
东西 dōngxi
thing(s) Dictionary
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huí jiā de lù shàng, Liú Yáng kànjiàn mài xīguā de, yí jù huà yě méi shuō.
On the way home Liu Yang sees the watermelon seller and doesn't say a word.
Words in this sentence
回 huí
to return, to go back Dictionary
家 jiā
home, family Dictionary
的 de
(possessive or describing particle) Dictionary
路 lù
road, street Dictionary
上 shàng
on, above Dictionary
刘阳 Liú Yáng
Liu Yang (name)
看见 kànjiàn
to see Dictionary
卖 mài
to sell Dictionary
西瓜 xīguā
watermelon Dictionary
的 de
(possessive or describing particle) Dictionary
一 yí
one, a Dictionary
句 jù
(measure word for sentences) Dictionary
话 huà
words, what is said Dictionary
也 yě
also, too Dictionary
没 méi
not (in the past) Dictionary
说 shuō
to say, to speak Dictionary

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