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我的朋友小明 · My Friend Xiaoming

Wǒ de péngyou Xiǎomíng — About my best friend since childhood.

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Every word shows its pinyin above the characters. The English translation follows each line.

小明Xiǎomíng是shì我wǒ最zuì好的hǎo de朋友。péngyou

Xiaoming is my best friend.

我们wǒmen一起yìqǐ长大zhǎngdà的。de

We grew up together.

他tā比bǐ我wǒ高gāo一点。yìdiǎn

He is a bit taller than me.

他tā非常fēicháng聪明cōngmíng也yě很hěn幽默。yōumò

He's very smart and funny.

我们wǒmen每个měi gè星期xīngqī都dōu见面。jiànmiàn

We meet every week.

我们wǒmen一起yìqǐ打篮球、dǎ lánqiú看kàn电影。diànyǐng

We play basketball and watch movies together.

有yǒu这样zhèyàng的de朋友péngyou我wǒ很hěn幸运。xìngyùn

I'm lucky to have a friend like this.

Vocabulary in this story (29 words)

WordPinyinMeaning
小明XiǎomíngXiaoming (name)
是shìis
我wǒmy
最zuìmost
好的hǎo degood
朋友péngyoufriend
我们wǒmenwe
一起yìqǐtogether
长大zhǎngdàgrew up
的de(particle)
他tāhe
比bǐthan
高gāotall
一点yìdiǎna little
非常fēichángvery
聪明cōngmíngsmart
也yěalso
很hěnvery
幽默yōumòfunny
每个měi gèevery
星期xīngqīweek
都dōuall
见面jiànmiànmeet
打篮球dǎ lánqiúplay basketball
看kànwatch
电影diànyǐngmovies
有yǒuto have
这样zhèyàngsuch
幸运xìngyùnlucky

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