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 Happy Birthday

zhōng
guó
rén
guò
shēng

huì
chī
dàn
gāo

chī
cháng
shòu
寿
miàn

qīn
péng
hǎo
yǒu
huì
gěi
yú
hěn
duō
zhù
fú


A Chinese birthday party includes a birthday cake and longevity noodles. Family members and friends give lots of good wishes.

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mài
kè

jīn
tiān
shì

de
shēng


suǒ

wǒ
dìng
le

gè
shēng

dàn
gāo


Mike: Today is your birthday, so I have ordered a birthday cake.




xiè
xiè

dào
wǒ
jiā
qù
cān
jiā
shēng

yàn
huì
bā

Lili: Thank you. How about coming to my house for my birthday party?

mài
kè

xiè
xiè

de
yāo
qǐng


Mike: Thanks for inviting me.




wǒ
mā
mā
zuò
de
cháng
shòu
寿
miàn
hěn
hǎo
chī


Lili: The longevity noodles my mother makes are delicious.

mài
kè

wǒ
men


wèi

diǎn
là
zhú

chàng
shēng

gē


Mike: We can light candles and sing the birthday song to you.




wǒ
men
kě

biān
chī
biān
liáo

tòng
tòng
kuài
kuài
dè
wán

gè
wǎn
shàng


Lili: We can chat and eat, the evening will be lots of fun.

mài
kè

zhù

jiàn
kāng
cháng
shòu
寿


Mike: Wish you good health and long life.




wǒ
tài
nián
qīng
le

bù
néng
zhè
me
shuō


Lili: I’m too young, you can’t say that.

mài
kè

nā
me
zhù

xīn
xiǎng
shì
chéng


Mike: Then may all your wishes come true.




xiè
xiè

wǒ
yǒng
yuǎn
bù
huì
wàng

zhè

tiān


Lili: Thank you. I will never forget this day.

 

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  • New Words  词语
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zhù

wish, may

shēng


birthday

kuài
lè

happy

dàn
gāo

cake

yàn
huì

party

cháng
shòu
寿

longevity
miàn
tiáo

noodle

liáo
tiān

chat

tòng
tòng
kuài
kuài

happily, joyfully

nián
qīng

young

xīn
xiǎng
shì
chéng

one’s dreams come true

wàng


forget

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  • Sentence Pattern  句型
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dào
wǒ
jiā
qù
cān
jiā
shēng

yàn
huì
bā

How about coming to my house for my birthday party?

 

zhù

jiàn
kāng
cháng
shòu
寿


Wish you good health and long life.

 

 

zhù

xīn
xiǎng
shì
chéng


Then may all your wishes come true.

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