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| 哎 呀  | 
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aya
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ooh | 
exclamation | 
 
| 办 签 证  | 
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bàn qiānzhèng
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get a visa  | 
verb-object  | 
 
| 办 手 续 | 
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bàn shŏuxù
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deal with formalities | 
verb-object | 
 
| 长  | 
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cháng
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long | 
adjective / stative verb 
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| 迟 到  | 
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chídào
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be late | 
verb 
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| 出 国  | 
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chūguó
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go abroad | 
verb-object 
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| 才  | 
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cái
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only then | 
adverb 
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| 得  | 
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dĕi
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must | 
modal verb  | 
 
| 等  | 
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dĕng
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wait | 
verb | 
 
| 堵 车  | 
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dŭchē
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traffic jam | 
verb-object | 
 
| 呆  | 
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dāi
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stay | 
verb 
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| 到  | 
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dào
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arrive | 
verb 
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| 大 使 馆  | 
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dàshĭ guăn
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embassy | 
noun | 
 
| 地 铁 站 | 
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dìtiĕ zhàn
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tube station | 
noun | 
 
| 方 便  | 
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fāngbiàn
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convenient | 
stative verb 
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| 分 钟  | 
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fēnzhōng
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minutes  | 
measure  | 
 
| 够  | 
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gòu
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enough | 
adverb 
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| 会  | 
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huì
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meeting | 
noun  | 
 
| 久 等  | 
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jiŭdĕng
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wait for a long time | 
verb | 
 
| 可 以  | 
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kĕyĭ
 | 
can | 
modal verb | 
 
| 开 始  | 
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kāishĭ
 | 
begin  | 
verb | 
 
| 领 事 处 | 
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lĭngshì chù
 | 
consulate | 
noun | 
 
| 路 上  | 
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lùshang
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on the way | 
noun | 
 
| 没 关 系 | 
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méi guānxi
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it doesn’t matter | 
idiomatic expression | 
 
| 让  | 
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ràng
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make, cause | 
verb 
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| 上 海  | 
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Shànghăi
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Shanghai | 
proper name | 
 
| 时 间  | 
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shíjiān
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time | 
noun 
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| 小 时  | 
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xiăoshí
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hour | 
measure | 
 
| 下  | 
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xià
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next | 
attributive 
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| 星 期 一 | 
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xīngqīyī
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Monday | 
time word | 
 
| 需 要  | 
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xūyào
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need | 
verb 
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| 周 末  | 
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zhōumò
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weekend | 
time word  | 
 
 
 
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