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理发店里的故事

At the barber's

HSK 4 · 78 words · 100% within level

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A new barber's opened downstairs, and I decided to give it a try.

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He asked me lots of questions while he cut my hair.

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He asked where I work, where my home town is, and how many children I have.

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I did not really want to chat, so I answered briefly.

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He seemed to notice, and stopped asking.

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In the end he finished the haircut carefully.

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It turned out better than I expected, so I gave him a high rating.

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  • 楼下lóu xiàHSK 1downstairs
  • 新xīnHSK 1new, recent, fresh, modern
  • 开kāiHSK 1open; initiate, begin, start
  • 了leHSK 1to finish; particle of completed action
  • 一yīHSK 1one; a, an; alone
  • 家jiāHSK 1house, home, residence; family
  • 理发lǐ fàHSK 3to get a haircut; to have one's hair done; to cut (sb's) hair; to give (sb) a haircut
  • 店diànHSK 1shop, store; inn, hotel
  • 我wǒHSK 1our, us, i, me, my, we
  • 决定jué dìngHSK 3to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; certainly
  • 去qùHSK 1go away, leave, depart
  • 试shìHSK 1test, try, experiment
  • 他tāHSK 1other, another; he, she, it
  • 一边yī biānHSK 1one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while
  • 给gěiHSK 1give; by, for
  • 问wènHSK 1ask about, inquire after
  • 很hěnHSK 1very, quite, much
  • 多duōHSK 1much, many; more than, over
  • 问题wèn tíHSK 2question; problem; issue; topic
  • 在zàiHSK 1be at, in, on; consist in, rest
  • 哪儿nǎ rHSK 1where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...?
  • 上班shàng bānHSK 1to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office
  • 老家lǎo jiāHSK 4native place; place of origin; home state or region
  • 有yǒuHSK 1have, own, possess; exist
  • 几jǐHSK 1small table
  • 个gèHSK 1numerary adjunct, piece; single
  • 孩子hái ziHSK 1child
  • 不太bù tàiHSK 2Not too
  • 想xiǎngHSK 1think, speculate, plan, consider
  • 说话shuō huàHSK 1to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
  • 只是zhǐ shìHSK 3merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however
  • 简单jiǎn dānHSK 3simple; not complicated
  • 地deHSK 1earth; soil, ground; region
  • 回答huí dáHSK 1to reply; to answer; reply; answer
  • 似乎sì hūHSK 4it seems; seemingly; as if
  • 发现fā xiànHSK 2to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect; a discovery
  • 后来hòu láiHSK 2afterwards; later; newly arrived
  • 就jiùHSK 1just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near
  • 没有méi yǒuHSK 1haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
  • 再zàiHSK 1again, twice, re-
  • 最后zuì hòuHSK 1final; last; finally; ultimate
  • 认真rèn zhēnHSK 1conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart
  • 理lǐHSK 2reason, logic; manage
  • 好hǎoHSK 1good, excellent, fine; well
  • 头发tóu faHSK 2hair (on the head)
  • 效果xiào guǒHSK 3result; effect; efficacy; (theater) sound or visual effects
  • 比bǐHSK 1to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
  • 的deHSK 1possessive, adjectival suffix
  • 高gāoHSK 1high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
  • 评价píng jiàHSK 3to evaluate; to assess

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