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初一

chū yī
HSK 3

English Meaning

first day of lunar month; New Year's Day; first year in junior middle school

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
他做初一 我做十五
HSK 3 00:01
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上次开庭王成贵不也没来吗

“Wang Chenggui didn't show up last time either.”

“If he can do it, so can I.”

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你告诉他

“Tell him he's not getting the upper hand.”

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从年初一 等到正月十五
HSK 4 00:01
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“Do you have any idea how miserable and anxious I felt waiting for you all this time?”

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我刚待了一天 我就写信 让您来接我

“I was only there for a day before I wrote you to come pick me up.”

“From the first day of the New Year, I waited until the Lantern Festival.”

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您终于来了

“You were finally here.”

《良陈美锦》 · family_and_home
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那您今天八月初一的家宴 可千万别忘了 八月初一
HSK 4 00:03
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我这脑子真是晕了 我把这毛笔怎么涮进去了

“I'm truly scatterbrained. How did I end up rinsing my brush in here?”

“Then please don't forget today's family banquet. It's the first of August. The first of August?”

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今日八月初一了

“It's already the first of August?”

《家业》 · family_and_home
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