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 Used as  | 
 
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| 就  | 
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jiù
 | 
then, [pleading tone] | 
adverb | 
 
| 可  | 
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kĕ
 | 
really, indeed | 
adverb | 
 
| 慢  | 
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màn
 | 
slow | 
adverb | 
 
| 又 ...又... | 
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yòu...yòu
 | 
both ...and ... | 
conjunction | 
 
| 啦  | 
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la
 | 
 [了 + 啊] | 
exclamation | 
 
| 了  | 
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le
 | 
 [marker] | 
marker 
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| 得  | 
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de
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[marker for complement of degree] | 
marker | 
 
| 师 傅  | 
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shīfu
 | 
master, craftsman  | 
noun | 
 
| 对 象  | 
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duìxiàng
 | 
boyfriend, girlfriend | 
noun | 
 
| 小 伙 子  | 
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xiăohuŏzi
 | 
young man | 
noun | 
 
| 累  | 
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lèi
 | 
tired | 
stative verb | 
 
| 以 前  | 
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yĭqián
 | 
before, in the past | 
time word | 
 
| 后 来  | 
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hòulái
 | 
later [sth already happened] | 
time word | 
 
| 理 发  | 
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lĭfà
 | 
to have a hair cut | 
verb-object | 
 
| 下 班  | 
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xiàbān
 | 
finish work / shift | 
verb-object | 
 
| 帮 忙  | 
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bāngmáng
 | 
help | 
verb-object | 
 
| 见 面  | 
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jiànmiàn
 | 
meet | 
verb-object | 
 
| 讨 老 婆  | 
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tăo lăopo
 | 
find a wife | 
verb-object | 
 
| 长  | 
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zhăng
 | 
grow [for appearance] | 
verb | 
 
| 吹 了  | 
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chuīle
 | 
broken up[relationship]  | 
verb | 
 
| 改  | 
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găi
 | 
change | 
verb | 
 
 
 
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