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一yī个gè很hěn高gāo的de人rén

A very tall man

One man is so tall that his hoe, his bed, his bicycle and even his doorway are all too small for him.

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🔑 Key words in this story (20)
  • 高 gāo tall, high
  • 短 duǎn short
  • 长 cháng long
  • 床 chuáng bed
  • 自行车 zìxíngchē bicycle
  • 把 bǎ measure word for things you hold (chairs, forks, knives)
  • 锄头 chútou hoe
  • 门口 ménkǒu doorway, entrance
  • 低 dī low
  • 锄柄 chúbǐng hoe handle
  • 门框 ménkuàng door frame
  • 张 zhāng measure word for flat things (beds, tables, sheets of paper)
  • 辆 liàng measure word for vehicles
  • 用 yòng to use; with
  • 叉子 chāzi fork
  • 吃饭 chīfàn to eat (a meal)
  • 离开 líkāi to leave
  • 房子 fángzi house
  • 进 jìn into (住进 'move into')
  • 森林 sēnlín forest

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他tā的de锄chú头tou太tài短duǎn了le。

His hoe was too short.

他tā的de门mén口kǒu太tài低dī了le。

His doorway was too low.

他tā的de床chuáng太tài短duǎn了le。

His bed was too short.

他tā的de自zì行xíng车chē太tài短duǎn了le。

His bicycle was too short.

这zhè个ge人rén太tài高gāo了le!

This man was too tall!

他tā做zuò了le一yī个gè很hěn长cháng的de锄chú柄bǐng。

He made a very long hoe handle.

他tā做zuò了le一yī个gè很hěn高gāo的de门mén框kuàng。

He made very high door frames.

他tā做zuò了le一yī张zhāng很hěn长cháng的de床chuáng。

He made a very long bed.

他tā买mǎi了le一yī辆liàng很hěn高gāo的de自zì行xíng车chē。

He bought a very high bicycle.

他tā坐zuò在zài一yī把bǎ很hěn高gāo的de椅yǐ子zi上shàng。他tā用yòng一yī把bǎ很hěn长cháng的de叉chā子zi吃chī饭fàn。

He sat on a very high chair. He ate with a very long fork.

他tā离lí开kāi他tā的de房fáng子zi住zhù进jìn一yī个gè很hěn大dà的de森sēn林lín里lǐ。他tā在zài那nà里li住zhù了le很hěn多duō年nián。

He left his house and lived in a big forest. He lived there for many years.