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Key Phrases

你掉了一点东西。

nǐ diào le yì diǎn dōng xī

You dropped something.

你有地图吗?

nǐ yǒu dì tú ma

Do you have a map?

你的笑容很美。

nǐ de xiào róng hěn měi

Your smile is beautiful.

Skills You'll Learn

Expressing admiration

表达赞美

biǎo dá zàn měi

Starting conversations

开始对话

kāi shǐ duì huà

Asking questions politely

礼貌地提问

lǐ mào dì tí wèn

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

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你掉了

nǐ diào le

You dropped

💬 [掉了] is a very common pattern: verb + [了] often means the action has already happened, like [忘了] "forgot" or [丢了] "lost."

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💌

一点东西。

yì diǎn dōng xī

A little something.

💬 [一点] means "a little" or "some," and with [东西] it often just means "something" in a vague way. You can reuse it with other nouns too, like [一点水] "a little water."

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😮👉

你掉了一点东西。

nǐ diào le yì diǎn dōng xī

You dropped something.

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🔍

这是

zhè shì

This is

💬 [这] means "this," and [是] means "is," so [这是...] is a very reusable opener: [这是我的朋友] "This is my friend," [这是我的手机] "This is my phone."

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❤️

我的心。

wǒ de xīn

My heart.

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❤️💔

这是我的心。

zhè shì wǒ de xīn

It's my heart.

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📝

你的名字

nǐ de míng zì

Your name

💬 Putting a pronoun before a noun with [的] shows possession: [你的名字] "your name," [我的电话] "my phone number." It's one of the most useful building patterns in Chinese.

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❓

是什么?

shì shén me

Is what?

💬 [是什么] is the common way to ask "what is...?" after a topic: [你叫什么名字?] is more natural for asking someone's name, but [这是什么?] "What is this?" uses the same pattern.

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❓🤔

你的名字是什么?

nǐ de míng zì shì shén me

What is your name?

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