Level 26 - Vocab in Context
34 Lessons
1
花 in Context
2
花园 in Context
3
草 in Context
4
草地 in Context
5
猫 in Context
6
药 in Context
7
宽 in Context
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菜 in Context
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菜单 in Context
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点菜 in Context
11
受 in Context
12
受不了 in Context
13
爱 in Context
14
可爱 in Context
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爱好 in Context
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一共 in Context
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借 in Context
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借口 in Context
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错 in Context
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不错 in Context
21
没错 in Context
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还不错 in Context
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收 in Context
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收到 in Context
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收入 in Context
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改 in Context
27
改变 in Context
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改天 in Context
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数 in Context
30
苦 in Context
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做 in Context
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做饭 in Context
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做爱 in Context
34
叫做 in Context
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借口 in Context
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A NEW WORD HAS BEEN UNLOCKED
借口
Usage 1 - "excuse":
*Sentence：
妈妈做了一个完美的出国学习计划，女儿没有借口拒绝她。
English：
Mom has a perfect plan for studying abroad, daughter doesn't have an excuse to refuse.
Top-Down Words:
做 zuò - to do, make, to cook
学习 xuéxí - to study
拒绝 jùjué - to refuse, to reject
Usage 2 - "to make an excuse":
*Sentence：
朋友们说我在给自己找借口，其实是因为我一直还想着我的前男朋友。
English：
Friends say I'm making excuses for myself, the truth is I've been constantly thinking about my ex-boyfriend.
Top-Down Words:
其实 qíshí - in fact
Sentence:
他找了个借口不来这里工作。
English：
He made up an excuse to not come and work here.
Top-Down Words:
这里 zhèli - here
工作 gōngzuò - work, one’s work
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In 朋友们说我在给自己找借口 which reading of 给 is proper in this sentence gěi, or the verb jǐ ? Both seem to make sense to me in the sentence.Mandarin Blueprint
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Level 28
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