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c. 您 / 坐 / 先生 / 吧 / 是 / 的 / 爸爸 / 請 / 高大年
Sir, please sit. You must be Gao Danian’s father.
d. 塊 / 已經 / 他們 / 學 / 學 / 中文 / 一年 / 在 / 中國 / 了 / 了
They have already been studying in China for almost a year.
e. 請 / 吃飯/ 早就 / 朋友 / 小張 / 我們 / 到 / 想 / 請 / 我們 / 家 / 的 / 來
We have long wanted to invite Xiao Zhang’s friend to our house for dinner.
- Pinyin to characters to English
Rewrite these sentences in Chinese characters and then translate them to English.
a. ZuótiAn zFoshang wI hé wI de péngyou dào gDngyuán qù chC zFofàn。
English:
b. JCntiAn huí jiA yHqián wI xiAn mFi le jH（píng）shuH。(Write ‘píng’ in Pinyin)
English:
c. WImen zuò nH de chB ba。
English:
d. WI bàba mAma jiào wI “lFodà” (old-big)。
English:
- Translate English to characters
Write these English sentences in Chinese characters.
a. Mr. and Mrs. Zhang want to invite Xiao Zhang’s teacher and friends to dinner.
b. After dinner, we will take a walk in the park.
c. My friend is studying English in the USA this year. He has been studying for about a
half a year.
d. How do I get to Da Zhong Restaurant from our school?
(Do I) walk east or west?
(Do I) cross the street?