New Words

From Lesson: The New Year is coming
Word Pinyin Meaning
sun; day; date, day of the month
新年 xīnnián New Year; CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
piào ticket; ballot; bank note; CL:[[張|张<zhāng>]]; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for shipments and business transactions (dialect)
火车站 huǒchēzhàn train station

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Chinese

今天是12月20日,新年就要到了。 新年你准备做什么? 我想去北京旅游,北京很不错,我去过一次。 你买票了吗? 还没有呢,明天就去火车站买票。

Pinyin

jīntiān shì shí'èr yuè èrshí rì,xīnnián jiù yào dào le. Xīnnián nǐ zhǔnbèi zuò shénme? Wǒ xiǎng qù Běijīng lǚyóu,北京 hěn bùcuò,wǒ qù guo yí cì. nǐ mǎi piào le ma? Hái méiyǒu ne, míngtiān jiù qù huǒchē zhàn mǎi piào.

English

Today is December 20; the New Year is almost here. What are you planning to do for the New Year? I want to travel to Beijing. Beijing is pretty nice. I've been there once. Did you buy the tickets? Not yet. I'll go to the train station to buy a ticket tomorrow.