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主妇 (zhǔfù) homemaker (noun)

主妇们做很有价值的工作，但却通常拿不到工资。
Zhǔfùmen zuò hěn yǒu jiàzhí de gōngzuò, dàn què tōngcháng nábúdào gōngzī.
Homemakers do very valuable work, but usually don’t get a paycheck.

全职主妇
quánzhí zhǔfù
full-time homemaker

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高尔夫球 (gāo’ěrfūqiú) golf (noun)

高尔夫球手把球推进洞。
Gāo’ěrfū qiúshǒu bǎ qiú tuījìn dòng.
The golfer putts the ball into the hole.

你打高尔夫球吗？
Nǐ dǎ gāo’ěrfūqiú ma?
Do you golf?

男人在打高尔夫。
Nánrén zài dǎ gāo’ěrfū.
The man is playing golf.

打高尔夫
dǎ gāo’ěrfū
play golf

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切肉刀 (qiēròudāo) carving knife (noun)

我在上火鸡的时候经常用切肉刀。
Wǒ zài shàng huǒjī de shíhou jīngcháng yòng qiēròudāo.
I always use a carving knife when I serve turkey.

锋利的切肉刀
fēnglì de qiēròudāo
sharp carving knife

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女朋友 (nǚpéngyou) girlfriend (noun)

他女朋友每十分钟给他打次电话。
Tā nǚpéngyou měi shí fēnzhōng gěi tā dǎ cì diànhuà.
His girlfriend calls him every ten minutes.

他正要送他女朋友玫瑰。
Tā zhèng yào sòng tā nǚpéngyou méiguī.
The man is about to give roses to his girlfriend.

前女友
qiánnǚyǒu
ex-girlfriend

给你女朋友打电话
gěi nǐ nǚpéngyou dǎ diànhuà
call your girlfriend

开心的女朋友
kāixīn de nǚpéngyou
happy girlfriend

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负责人 (fùzérén) superintendent (noun)

这座大楼的负责人还没有把漏的管道修理好。
Zhè zuò dàlóu de fùzérén hái méiyǒu bǎ lòu de guǎndào xiūlǐhǎo.
The superintendent of the building has not fixed the leaky pipe.

忙碌的负责人
mánglù de fùzérén
busy superintendent

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森林 (sēnlín) forest (noun)

那只鹿逃进了丛林。
Nà zhī lù táojìnle cónglín.
That deer ran away into the forest.

森林树木
sēnlín shùmù
forest trees

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电脑 (diànnǎo) computer (noun)

我每天至少在电脑前工作五个小时。
Wǒ měitiān zhìshǎo zài diànnǎo qián gōngzuò wǔ ge xiǎoshí.
I spend at least five (5) hours a day working at my computer.

我有两台电脑，一个笔记本电脑，一个台式电脑。
Wǒ yǒu liǎng tái diànnǎo, yí gè bǐjìběn diànnǎo, yí gè táishì diànnǎo.
I have two computers: a laptop computer and a desktop computer.

女人正在用电脑。
Nǚrén zhèngzài yòng diànnǎo.
The woman is using a computer.

用电脑工作
yòng diànnǎo gōngzuò
use a computer for work

台式电脑
táishì diànnǎo
desktop computer

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网吧 (wǎngbā) Internet cafe (noun)

旅游的时候我可以通过网吧保持联系。
Lǚyóu de shíhou wǒ kěyǐ tōngguò wǎngbā bǎochí liánxì.
I can keep in touch when I travel by finding an internet café.

在网吧用网络与朋友们保持联系。
Zài wǎngbā yòng wǎngluò yǔ péngyǒumen bǎochí liánxì.
Keep in touch with friends on the web at an Internet café.

这个女人在网吧。
Zhège nǚrén zài wǎngbā.
The woman is at an Internet café.

网吧咖啡
wǎngbā kāfēi
Internet café coffee

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螺丝刀 (luósīdāo) screwdriver (noun)

对于韧性螺丝，用电动螺丝刀是明智的。
Duìyú rènxìng luósī, yòng diàndòng luósīdāo shì míngzhì de.
For tough screws it makes sense to use an electric screwdriver.

我的工具箱里只有一个锤子和几个螺丝刀。
Wǒ de gōngjùxiāng lǐ zhǐyǒu yí gè chuízi hé jǐ gè luósīdāo.
In my toolbox I only have one hammer and a few screwdrivers.

我把扳手和螺丝刀保存在工具箱里。
Wǒ bǎ bānshǒu hé luósīdāo bǎocúnzài gōngjùxiāng lǐ.
I keep wrenches and screwdrivers in my toolbox.

电动螺丝刀
diàndòng luósīdāo
electric screwdriver

飞利浦螺丝刀
Fēilìpǔ luósīdāo
Phillips screwdriver

平头螺丝刀
píngtóu luósīdāo
flat-head screwdriver

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