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小朋友

xiǎo péng yǒu · xiao peng you

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HSK 1Measure word: 个 gè

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  1. child
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The kite contest

  1. Dengdeng

    公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)的(de)小朋友(xiǎopéngyǒu)真(zhēn)多(duō)。

    There are so many children in the park.

  2. Liangliang

    小朋友(xiǎopéngyǒu)们(men)在(zài)比赛(bǐsài)放(fàng)风筝(fēngzhēng)。

    The children are having a kite contest.

  3. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)也(yě)去(qù)放(fàng)吧(ba)？

    Shall we go fly one too?

  4. Liangliang

    小朋友(xiǎopéngyǒu)会(huì)笑(xiào)我们(wǒmen)的(de)。

    The children will laugh at us.

  5. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)放(fàng)得(de)比(bǐ)他们(tāmen)高(gāo)！他们(tāmen)笑(xiào)不(bù)出来(chūlái)。

    We fly ours higher than they do! They will not laugh.

  6. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)的(de)风筝(fēngzhēng)掉到(diàodào)树上(shùshàng)了(le)。

    But your kite fell onto the tree.

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In a sentence

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01

小(xiǎo)朋(péng)友(yǒu)们(men)在(zài)公(gōng)园(yuán)里(lǐ)快(kuài)乐(lè)地(de)玩(wán)耍(shuǎ)。

The children are playing happily in the park.

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)耐(nài)心(xīn)地(de)回(huí)答(dá)小(xiǎo)朋(péng)友(yǒu)的(de)问(wèn)题(tí)。

The teacher patiently answers the children's questions.

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小
xiǎo

small; tiny

朋
péng

friend

友
yǒu

friend

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