[Teacher] 2013-12-19 Clothing

Clothes  衣服 yī fu

Shirt 衬衣 chèn yī
Long-sleeve 长袖 cháng xiù
Short-sleeve 短袖 duǎn xiù
Jacket 夹克 jiá kè
Coat 大衣 dà yī
Dress 裙子 qún zi

Pants 裤子 kù zi
Shorts 短裤 duǎn kù
Skirt 短裙 duǎn qún

Shoes 鞋子 xié zi
Boots 靴子 xuē zi
Socks 袜子 wà zi

Scarf 围巾 wéi jīn
Hat 帽子 mào zi
Gloves 手套 shǒu tào

Fashion 时尚 shí shàng

Accessories 饰品 shì pǐn
Headband 束发带 shù fà dài / 压发梳 yā fà shū
Hair band 橡皮筋 xiàng pí jīn
Earrings 耳环 ěr huán
Necklace 项链 xiàng liàn
Bracelet 手链 shǒu liàn
Ring 戒指 jiè zhi

Make-up 化妆品 huà zhuāng pǐn
Put on make-up 化妆 huà zhuāng

[Teacher] 2013-12-19 School

School 学校 xué xiào
Private school 私立学校 sī lì xué xiào
Public school 公立学校 gōng lì xué xiào
Classroom 教室 jiào shì
Teacher 老师 lǎo shī
Student 学生 xué shēng
Pencil 铅笔 qiān bǐ
Book 书 shū
Paper 纸 zhǐ
Folder 文件夹 wén jiàn jiā
Notebook 笔记本 bǐ jì běn
Ruler 尺子 chǐ zi

School uniform 校服 xiào fú

[Teacher] 2013-12-13 House

Home 家 jiā
House 房子 fáng zi
Room 房间 fáng jiān
Furniture 家具 jiā jù

Bedroom 卧室 wò shì
bed 床 chuáng
desk 桌子 zhuō zi
chair 椅子 yǐ zi
dresser/closet 衣柜 yī guì

Living Room 客厅 kè tīng
sofa/couch 沙发 shā fā
coffee table 茶几 chá jī

Fireplace Room 壁炉房间 bì lú fáng jiān
fireplace 壁炉 bì lú
radio 收音机 shōu yīn jī
CD player CD机 jī
piano 钢琴 gāng qín

Kitchen 厨房 chú fáng
stove 灶 zào
oven 烤箱 kǎo xiāng
cupboard 食物柜 shí wù guì
refrigerator 冰箱 bīng xiāng

Dinning Room 饭厅 fàn tīng
record player 电唱机 diàn chàng jī

Bathroom 卫生间 wèi shēng jiān
sink 水池 shuǐ chí
bath 浴缸 yù gāng
shower 淋浴 lín yù
mirror 镜子 jìng zi
toilet 马桶 mǎ tǒng

light 灯 dēng

书房走廊楼梯花园车库洗衣房
Basement 地下室 dì xià shì
TV 电视 diàn shì
Computer 电脑 diàn nǎo
Footrest 脚凳 jiǎo dèng
Drums 鼓 gǔ
Box 箱子 xiāng zi

[Teacher] 2013-12-9 Christmas Part 2

Ice skates 溜冰鞋 liū bīng xié

roller skates 旱冰鞋 hàn bīng xié

gloves/mittens 手套 shǒu tào

hat 帽子 mào zi

scarf 围巾 wéi jīn

North Pole 北极 běi jí

Party 派对 pài duì 🎉

Parade 游行 yóu xíng

Pine tree 松树 sōng shù 🌲

Poinsettia 一品红 yì pǐn hóng

Sled 雪橇 xuě qiāo

Ski 滑雪 huá xuě 🎿

Skate 滑冰 huá bīng 

Snowball 雪球 xuě qiú

Snowflake 雪花 xuě huā ❄️

Snowman 雪人 xuě rén ⛄️

Sweater 毛衣 māo yī 

Wrapping paper 包装纸 bāo zhuāng zhǐ
Christmas song 圣诞歌 shèng dàn gē

[Teacher] 2013-12-2 Christmas

Christmas 圣诞节 shèng dàn jié
Merry Christmas 圣诞节快乐 shèng dàn jié kuài lè
Christmas tree 圣诞树 🎄 shèng dàn shù
Christmas Eve 平安夜 píng ān yè
Gifts 礼物 🎁 lǐ wù
To give gifts 送礼物 sòng lǐ wù
To receive gifts 收礼物 shōu lǐ wù
Santa Claus 圣诞老人 shèng dàn lǎo rén 🎅
Ornaments 装饰品 zhuāng shì pǐng
Wreath 花圈 huā quān / 花环 huā huán
Stocking 长袜 cháng wà
Christmas cards 圣诞卡 shèng dàn kǎ
Mistletoe 解寄生 jiě jì shēng
Ivy 常春藤 cháng chūn téng
Advent 将临期 jiāng lín qī
Church 教堂 jiào táng ⛪️
Sleigh 雪橇 xuě qiāo
Reindeer 驯鹿 xún lù
Cookies 饼干 🍪 bǐng gān
Angel 天使 tiān shǐ 👼
Bell 铃铛 líng dāng 🔔
Bows 蝴蝶结 hú dié jié 🎀
Candles 蜡烛 là zhu
Candy Cane 糖果手杖 táng guǒ shǒu zhàng

Carolers 唱歌的人 chàng gē de rén

Gingerbread 姜饼 jiāng bǐng

Hot chocolate 热巧克力 rè qiǎo kè lì

Marshmallow 棉花糖  mián huā táng

ice skates 溜冰鞋

Cup 杯子 bēi zi

[Teacher] 2013-11-25 Colors

colors 颜色 yán sè

red 红色 hóng sè
orange 橙色 chéng sè
yellow 黄色 huáng sè
green 绿色 lǜ sè
blue 蓝色 lán sè
purple 紫色 zǐ sè
pink 粉红色 fěn hóng sè
brown 棕色 zōng sè / 咖啡色 kā fēi sè
black 黑色 hēi sè
grey 灰色 huī sè
white 白色 bái sè
silver 银色 yín sè
golden 金色 jīn sè

dark 深 shēn
light 浅 qiǎn

What color do you like? 你喜欢什么颜色？nǐ xǐ huān shén me yán sè？
What is your favorite color? 你最喜欢什么颜色？nǐ zuì xǐ huān shén me yán sè？

the most 最 zuì

What color is this? 这是什么颜色？zhè shì shén me yán sè?
What color is that? 那是什么颜色？nà shì shén me yán sè?

[Teacher] 11-21-2013 fruits

fruit 水果 shuǐ guǒ
apple 苹果 píng guǒ 🍎
watermelon 西瓜 xī guā 🍉
peach 桃子 táo zi 🍑
banana 香蕉 xiāng jiāo 🍌
cantaloupe 哈密瓜 hā mì guā 🍈
pear 梨 lí 🍐
cranberry 小红莓 xiǎo hóng méi
blueberry 蓝莓 lán méi
blackberry 黑莓 hēi méi
orange 橙子 chéng zi 🍊
grape 葡萄 pú tao 🍇
strawberry 草莓 cǎo méi 🍓
raspberry 覆盆子 fù pén zǐ
tomato 番茄 fān qié / 西红柿 xī hóng shì 🍅
mango 芒果 máng guǒ
cherry 樱桃 yīng táo

你喜欢什么水果？
to eat 吃 chī
你喜欢吃什么水果？What kind of fruits do you like to eat?
Nǐ xǐ huān chī shén me shuǐ guǒ？

[Teacher] 11-18-2013 Thanksgiving

Stuffing 填充物 tián chōng wù
please 请 qǐng
Please pass me/ please give me 请给我 qǐng gěi wǒ ____
Green beans 四季豆 sì jì dòu
beans 豆豆 dòu dou
Would you like some ice cream? 你要冰淇淋吗？nǐ yào bīng qì lín ma？
Would you like ice cream on your pie? 你的派上要加冰淇淋吗？nǐ de pài sháng yào jiā bīng qì lín ma？

Ice cream flavors 冰淇淋口味
flavors kǒu wèi 口味
Chocolate 巧克力 🍫 qiǎo kè lì
Oreo 奥利奥 ào lì ào
Caramel 焦糖 jiāo táng
Mississippi mud 密西西比/泥土 mì xī xī bǐ / ní tǔ
Vanilla 香草 🌿 xiāng cǎo
Watermelon 西瓜 🍉 xī guā
peach 桃子 🍑 táo zi

[Teacher] 11-14-2013 Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving - 感恩节 gǎn ēn jié

turkey - 火鸡 huǒ jī
Cranberries - 小红莓 xiǎo hóng méi
mashed potatoes - 土豆泥 tǔ dòu ní
gravy - 肉汁 ròu zhī
Apple cider - 苹果汁 píng guǒ zhī
pumpkin pie - 南瓜派 nán guā pài
ice cream - 冰淇淋 bīng qì lín

[Teacher] 2013-11-1 Shopping

I want to buy candy.
我要买糖果。wǒ yào mǎi táng guǒ.
我想买糖果。wǒ xiǎng mǎi táng guǒ.
要 yào - want to
想 xiǎng - want to

I have 120 pieces of candy.
我有120(一百二十)颗糖果。
百 bǎi - hundred
Measure word for candy: kē 颗
one piece of candy: 一颗糖 yì kē táng

I want 120 pieces of candy.
我要120颗糖果。
wǒ yào yì bǎi èr shí kē táng guǒ.

有没有 yǒu méi yǒu - have or not have?
你有没有？nǐ yǒu méi yǒu? Do you have (something)?
Do you have apples?
你有没有苹果？nǐ yǒu méi yǒu píng guǒ？

Customer: 顾客 gù kè

[at a farmer's market]
你好。
你好。我要买苹果。wǒ yào mǎi píng guǒ. 你有没有？nǐ yǒu méi yǒu？
有。yǒu 你要几个苹果？nǐ yào jǐ gè píng guǒ？
我要三个苹果。wǒ yào sān gè píng guǒ 一共多少钱？yí gòng duō shǎo qián？
一共5块钱。
谢谢。
再见。

[At checkout counter]
你好。
你好。
Altogether 37 dollars. 一共37块钱。yí gòng sān shí qī kuài qián
Card or cash? 刷卡还是付现金？shuā kǎ hái shì fù xiàn jīn？
刷卡 shuā kǎ - swipe card
谢谢。再见。xiè xie. zài jiàn. Thank you. Goodbye.

[Teacher] 2013-10-28

This is 这是 zhè shì
That is 那是 nà shì

This one 这个 zhè gè
That one 那个 nà gè

This 这 zhè
That 那 nà

Measure word for dogs : 条 tiáo
个 gè

I have a dog. 我有一条狗。wǒ yǒu yì tiáo gǒu.

This is your mum. 这是你的妈妈。zhè shì nǐ de māma.
Is this your mum? 这是你的妈妈吗？ zhè shì nǐ de māma mā？

These are your candies. 这是你的糖果。zhè shì nǐ de táng guǒ.
Are these your candies? 这是你的糖果吗？zhè shì nǐ de táng guǒ ma？

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Shopping 买东西 mǎi dōng xi （buying stuff/things）

To buy 买 mǎi
To sell 卖 mài

stuff/things 东西 dōng xi

Have/ has 有 yǒu
Don't have 没有 méi yǒu

I have money. 我有钱。wǒ yǒu qián.
I don't have money. 我没有钱。wǒ méi yǒu qián.

store/shop 商店 shāng diàn
商场
百货公司
shopping mall 购物广场 gòu wù guǎng chǎng
supermarket 超市 chāo shì

付钱
刷卡
现金

[Teacher] 2013-10-24 Halloween

万圣节 wàn shèng jié
万圣节快乐！

糖果 táng guǒ / 糖 táng - candy / sugar
我喜欢糖果 wǒ xǐ huān táng guǒ - I like candies.
焦糖苹果 jiāo táng píng guǒ - caramel apple
南瓜 nán guā - pumpkin
蜘蛛 zhī zhū - spider
蜘蛛网 zhī zhū wǎng - spider web
不给糖，就捣蛋 bù gěi táng，jiù dǎo dàn - trick or treat

巫婆 wū pó - witch
我是巫婆 wǒ shì wū pó - I am a witch.
警察 jǐng chá - policeman
我是警察 wǒ shì jǐng chá - I am a policeman.
我爸爸是警察 wǒ bàba shì jǐng chá - My dad is a policeman.
罪犯 zuì fàn - criminal
小偷 xiǎo tōu - burglar
我的狗是罪犯 wǒ de gǒu shì zuì fàn - My dogs are criminals.
给 gěi - to give
在 zài - at (somewhere)
家 jiā - home
我的妈妈在家给糖 wǒ de māma zài jiā gěi táng - My mum stays at home and gives out treats.

怪物 guài wù - monster 👹
僵尸 jiāng shī - zombie
鬼 guǐ - ghost
吸血鬼 xī xuě guǐ - vampire

南瓜灯 nán guā dēng - jack-o-lantern
蝙蝠 biān fú - bat
黑猫 hēi māo - black cat
化妆 huà zhuāng - costumes
稻草人 dào cǎo rén - scarecrow

[Teacher] 2013-10-17

这 zhè - this
那 nà - that
是 shì - is, are
我的 wǒ de - my, mine
你的 nǐ de - your, yours
他的 tā de - his
她的 tā de - her, hers

中文 zhōng wén - Chinese language
中国 zhōng guó - China
中国人 zhōng guó rén - Chinese people
中国的 zhōng guó de - Chinese
老师 lǎo shī - teacher
学生 xué shēng - students, student
同学 tóng xué - classmates, classmate
朋友 péng yǒu - friends, friend

去过 qǜ guò - went to
去 qǜ -  to go somewhere
I went to a Chinese buffet restaurant. - 我去过一家中国自助餐厅。
wǒ qǜ guò yì jiā zhōng guó zì zhù cān tīng.

自助餐 zì zhù cān - buffet
餐厅 cān tīng / 饭馆 fàn guǎn - restaurant

I can speak Chinese. - 我会说中文。wǒ huì shuō zhōng wén
会 huì - can
能 néng - be able to
说 shuō - to speak
不会 bú huì - cannot
不能 bù néng - not be able to

[Teacher] 2013-10-15 Directions

上 shàng - top, up
下 xià - done, buttom
左 zuǒ (边 biān) - left (side)
右 yòu (边 biān) - right (side)
前面 qián miàn - front
后面 hòu miàn - behind
外面 wài miàn - outside
里面 lǐ miàn - inside
旁边 páng biān - next to, side

在 zài - at (some place)
A at B directions
I am next to you. - [I at you next to.]=我在你旁边 wǒ zài nǐ páng biān

[2013-10-10] Teacher: Seasons

春天 chūn tiān - spring
夏天 xià tiān - summer
秋天 qiū tiān - fall
冬天 dōng tiān - winter

季节 jì jié - seasons

你最喜欢什么季节？nǐ zuì xǐ huān shén me jì jié？What is your favorite season?

和 hé - and
或者 huò zhě - or

风 fēng - wind
雨 yǚ - rain
雪 xuě - snow
太阳 tài yáng - sun

冷 lěng - cold
热 rè - hot

冬天很冷。dōng tiān hěn lěng - Winter is very cold.
夏天很热。xià tiān hěn rè - Summer is very hot.
春天暖和。chūn tiān nuǎn huo - Spring is warm.
秋天凉爽。qiū tiān liáng shuǎng - Fall is cool.

some place + a season + very + adj. for weather / seasons
明尼苏达的冬天很冷。míng ní sū dá de dōng tiān hěn lěng. - Winter in Minnesota is very cold.

[Teacher] 2013-10-7 Weather

天气 tiān qì - weather
冷 lěng - cold
热 rè - hot
暖和 nuǎn huo - warm
凉 liáng - cool 凉快 liáng kuài 凉爽 liáng shuǎng
晴 qíng - sunny
阴 yīn - cloudy
雨 yǚ - rain 下雨 xia yǚ - raining
雪 xuě - snow 下雪 xia xuě - snowing
风 fēng - wind 刮风 guā fēng - windy

今天天气怎么样？jīn tiān tiān qì zěn me yàng? - What's the weather like today?
今天冷吗？jīn tiān lěng ma？- Is it cold today?
今天天气好吗？jīn tiān tiān qì hǎo ma？

[Teacher]2013-10-4 Pinyin Table & Tones

 

 

 

[Teacher]2013-10-3 Review

Time
Family

这 zhè / this
那 nà / that
这个 zhè ge / this one
那个 nà ge / that one
这是 zhè shì / this is
那是 nà shì / that is

[Teacher] 2013-10-1 Family

Family

妈妈 ma ma Mom

爸爸 ba ba Dad

哥哥 ge ge older brother

姐姐 jie jie older sister

弟弟 di di younger brother 

妹妹 mei mei younger sister

爷爷 ye ye grandpa

奶奶 nai nai grandma

儿子 ér zi son

女儿 nǚ er daughter 

他是谁？

她是我妈妈。

他是我爸爸。

这是谁？zheshi shei？Who is this?

这是我的女儿。This is my daughter.

[Teacher] 2013-9-26

什么时候 shenme  shihou - when
e.g.
你什么时候上学？ni shenme shihou shangxue? / When do you go to school?
中秋节是什么时候？zhongqiujie shi shenme shihou? / When is mid-autumn festival?

为什么 weishenme - why

[Teacher] 2013-9-23 & 9-26 Question Words

现在几点？
几 ji - how many / number
现在 xianzai - now
点 dian - o'clock

QUESTION WORDS
几 ji - how many / ask about numbers
e.g.
现在几点？xianzai ji dian? / What time is it now?
你几岁？ni ji sui? / How old are you?
今天星期几？jintian xingqi ji?/ What day is it today?
今天几月几号？jintian ji yue ji hao? / What is the date today?
你的生日是几月几号？ni de shengri shi ji yue ji hao? What is your birthday?

谁 shei - who
e.g.
你是谁？ni shi shei? / Who are you?
他是谁？ta shi shei? / Who is he?
她是谁？ta shi shei? / Who is she?

什么 shenme - what
e.g.
你叫什么名字？ni jiao shenme mingzi? / What is your name?
你最喜欢什么颜色？ni zui xihuan shenme yanse? / What is your favorite color?

CHARACTERS:
你、好、她、他、几、什么、谁

【9-26-2013】

哪na /哪儿 na er (nar)/ 哪里 na li - where
e.g.
他在哪儿？ta zai nar? / Where is he?
她在哪儿？ta zai nar?/ Where is she?
你从哪里来？ni cong nali lai? / Where are you from?
你是哪国人？ni shi na guo ren? / Which country are you from? /What is your nationality?

[Teacher] 2013-9-19

days of the week
Monday xingqi yi 星期一
Tuesday xingqi er 星期二
Wednesday xingqi san 星期三
Thursday xingqi si 星期四
Friday xingqi wu 星期五
Saturday xingqi liu 星期六
Sunday xingqi tian/xingqi ri 星期天/星期日

Today 今天 jintian
Tomorrow 明天 mingtian
Yesterday 昨天 zuotian
day after tomorrow 后天 houtian

今天/明天/昨天/后天星期几？jintian xingqi ji
What day is it today?
今天/明天/昨天/后天几月几号？mingtian ji yue ji hao
What is the date tomorrow?

Stroke order basic rules
1. Horizontal-vertical: 十 shi - ten
2. Diagonals right-to-left before diagonals left-to-right ( 先撇后捺)：八 ba - eight
3. Top-bottom：二 er - two
4. Left-right：你 ni - you
5. Outside-inside：月 yue - moon
6. Middle-sides：水 shui - water
7. Get In-close the door：四 si - four
practice basic strokes

Useful Website for Chinese Beginners 汉语学习有用的网站

1. 拼音 pinyin
http://www.chineseliteracy.net/summer/cssystem_062908.swf

2.基本笔画 basic Chinese strokes
http://hanzi.unihan.com.cn/School/HanZi/BaseStk/

3.笔画顺序 Chinese stroke order rules
http://www.archchinese.com/chinese_stroke_order_rules.html

A Basic Introductory Conversation

你好Ni hao! Hello!
你好Ni hao! Hello!
你好吗Ni hao ma? How are you?
我很好。wo hen hao. I am very good. 谢谢！xie xie! Thank you!
很高兴认识你！Hen gao xing ren shi ni! Nice to meet you!
你叫什么名字？Ni jiao shenme mingzi? What is your name?
我叫G额类丝。Wo jiao Ge lei si. My name is Grace.
一会见！Yi huir jian! See you later!
见- jian to meet
一会见- a little while
谢谢- xie xie thank you
不用谢-bu yong xie you are welcome
对不起- dui bu qi sorry
没关系- mei guan xi you are forgiven/ it's fine- no problem
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                                         TIME
o'clock- dian 点
Minutes- fen zhong 分钟
15 minutes (for time) 一刻 yi ke
30 minutes (for time)半 ban
45 minutes( for time)三可 san ke
2:00(for time)两 liang
AM- zaoshang 早上
PM- 晚上 wanshang

Note- AM and PM are ALWAYS BEFORE THE TIME!!

Noon- zhongwu 中午
Afternoon- xia wu 下午

Morning- zaoshang 早上
Night- wanshang 晚上
Good morning- zaoshang hao 早上好
Good afternoon- xia wu hao 下午好
Good night/ good evening- wanshang hao晚上好

2013-9-16

time of the day & dates
点 dian o'clock
分钟 fenzhong minutes
一刻 yike 15 minutes
半 ban 30 minutes
三刻 sanke 45 minutes
11:06 12:08 5:10 6:30 3:15 4:30
两 liang - how number 2 pronounced in time
2:30 2:15 2:21 2:02 2:45 2:35

AM/morning-早上 zaoshang
PM/evening-晚上 wanshang
Note:
Say am pm first, then the time
7:15am 8:45pm 9:30pm 10:23am

Noon 中午 zhongwu
Afternoon 下午 xiawu

早上好 zaoshang hao
中午好 zhongwu hao
下午好 xiawu hao
晚上好 wanshang hao

现在几点？xianzai jidian? What time is it now?
xianzai - now, right now
ji - how many

mid-autumn festival 
中秋节 zhongqiu jie
One of the most important festival in China
falls on the 8 month and the 15 date in lunar calendar
Family reunion
Eat moon cakes
Watch the moon
For those whom can't return home, they will look up in the sky, watch the moon,
as if they saw their family

What traditional moon cakes are round?
Look like the moon
Represent family reunion

2013-9-12

一会儿见 yi huir jian / 待会 dai hui jian

再见 zai jian

wo jiao ge lei si

见 to meet

再 again

一会儿 a little while

待会 later

谢谢 xie xie

不用谢 bu yong xie

不用 no need to…

对不起 dui bu qi

没关系 mei guan xi

你呢 ni ne


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2013-9-5 Greetings in Chinese

Greetings in Chinese

你好 ni hao /Hello
你好 ni hao /Hello
你好吗？ni hao ma? /How are you?
我很好。你呢？wo hen hao. ni ne? /I am good. What about you?
我也很好。谢谢！wo ye hen hao. xiexie /I am also good. Thank you.

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1.你好

2.你叫什么名字？ 你-you 叫-to be called 什么-what 名字-name

3.你几岁？你多大？

4.你从哪里来？你是哪国人？

5.你的生日是几月几号？

6.你好吗？

7.很高兴认识你！

8.你最喜欢什么——？

  我最喜欢——。

颜色 colors: 绿色

运动 sports  yun dong: hockey 冰球qiu

音乐 yin yue: pop 流行 liu xing 音乐 yin yue

动物 dong wu: 拉布拉多 la bu la duo

食物 shi wu / (吃的 chi de): 比萨饼 bi sa bing

甜点 tian dian : 冰淇淋 bing qi ling

数字 shu zi: 14

电影 dian ying: 哈利波特7 ha li bo te 7

书 shu: 哈利波特7

地点 di dian: 家 jia

乐器 yue qi: 钢琴 gang qin

My Favorite Things

colors-yanse: green-lv se

sports- yun dong: hockey- bing qiu

music- yin yue: popular music-  liu xing yin yue

animals- dong wu: puppies/dogs- la bu la dou

food- shi wu: pizza: bi sa bing

dessert- tian dian: ice cream- bing qi ling

numbers- shu zi: 14- shi si

movies- dian ying: Harry Potter #7- ha li bo te qi

books- shu: Harry Potter #7- ha li bo te qi

places- di dian: home- jia

instrument- yue qi: piano- gang qin

Wo zui xi huan...- My favorite is...
Ni zui xi huan...- your favorite is...

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