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1 son
2 child
3 seed
4 egg
5 small thing
6 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
7 Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
8 ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)

孩子

hái zi

1 child

Idioms (20)

一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡

yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang

1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise

不入虎穴，焉得虎子

bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ

1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

不见兔子不撒鹰

bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng

1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
2 one doesn't act without some incentive

乱臣贼子

luàn chén zéi zǐ

1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
2 general term for scoundrel

仁人君子

rén rén jūn zǐ

1 people of good will (idiom); charitable person

Sample Sentences

用过的杯子

yòng guò de bēizi

Used cups.

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太棒了！”女孩儿的邀约让秦宇乐不可支。他开始了打烊的例行工作，清点现金、洗杯子、洗咖啡机、擦桌子、拖地，每一件他都是边哼着歌边做着，他今晚真是开心极了。

tài bàng le ！”nǚháiēr de yāoyuē ràng lèbùkězhī 。tā kāishǐ le dǎyàng de lìxíng gōngzuò ，qīngdiǎn xiànjīn 、xǐ bēizi 、xǐ kāfēijī 、cā zhuōzi 、tuōdì ，měi yī jiàn tā dōu shì biān hēng zhe gē biān zuò zhe ，tā jīnwǎn zhēnshi kāixīn jíle 。

"Awesome! "Qinyu was overjoyed at the girl's invitation. He started the routine tasks for closing the shop. He counted up the cash, washed the glasses and coffee machine, wiped the tables, and mopped the floor. He was humming at the same time. He was extremely happy tonight.

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这位乐先生还原了当天的情况：他把烛火调成和案发当天一样，倒了杯酒，自己坐在那位友人当天坐的位子上。一端起酒杯，“哎呀！杯子里有条蛇！这不，我破案了！”

zhè wèi lè xiānsheng huányuán le dāngtiān de qíngkuàng ：tā bǎ zhúhuǒ tiáo chéng hé ànfā dāngtiān yīyàng ，dào le bēijiǔ ，zìjǐ zuò zài nà wèi yǒurén dāngtiān zuò de wèizi shàng 。yī duān qǐ jiǔbēi ，“āiyā ！bēizi lǐ yǒu tiáo shé ！zhè bù ，wǒ pòàn le ！”

Mr. Yue restored the scene. He adjusted the candlelight to what it looked like that day, poured a glass of wine, and took the seat where his friend sat on that day. As soon as he held the glass up, he realized, "Oh! There is a snake in the glass! I solved the case!"

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相传一千多年前在中国晋朝有位叫做乐广的人，交游广阔，特别喜欢宴请朋友到家中喝酒聊天。有一次，在宴席上，乐广的一位朋友在敬酒时，看见杯子里有条小蛇在酒里蠕动，这位朋友虽然饱受惊吓，但碍于面子，不得不勉强将酒一饮而尽。回家之后，老觉得自己肚子里有条小蛇钻来钻去，越想越难受，竟然因此病倒了！

xiāngchuán yī qiān duō nián qián zài Zhōngguó Jìncháo yǒu wèi jiàozuò YuèGuǎng de rén ，jiāoyóu guǎngkuò ，tèbié xǐhuan yànqǐng péngyou dào jiā zhōng hējiǔ liáotiān 。yǒu yīcì ，zài yànxí shàng ，YuèGuǎng de yī wèi péngyou zài jìngjiǔ shí ，kànjiàn bēizi lǐ yǒu tiáo xiǎo shé zài jiǔ lǐ rúdòng ，zhè wèi péngyou suīrán bǎoshòu jīngxià ，dàn àiyú miànzi ，bùdébù miǎnqiǎng jiāng jiǔ yīyǐnérjìn 。huíjiā zhīhòu ，lǎo juéde zìjǐ dùzi lǐ yǒu tiáo xiǎo shé zuàn lái zuàn qù ，Yuè xiǎng Yuè nánshòu ，jìngrán yīncǐ bìngdǎo le ！

Legend has it, more than a thousand years ago, in the Gin dynasty of China, there was a person named Yue Guang. He has many friends, and he especially likes to invite friends to come over to have a drink and chat. Once at the banquet, a friend of Yue Guang saw a little snake wriggling in the glass while toasting. Although his friend was frightened, because of his pride, he had no choice but to force himself to drink up the wine. After he got home, he constantly felt like there’s a snake winding around in his stomach. The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He even ended up falling ill because of this!

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隔天，8月7号星期四，女孩儿消失的第32天，一个雷电交加的夜晚。这晚秦宇照常是一个人在店里。洗着杯子的时候，不知怎的，总觉得背后好像有双眼睛在盯着他，心里不禁感到毛毛的，浑身不自在。转过身，他大吃一惊！

gétiān ，bā yuè qī hào Xīngqīsì ，nǚháiēr xiāoshī de dì sānshíèr tiān ，yīgè léidiànjiāojiā de yèwǎn 。zhè wǎn qínyǔ zhàocháng shì yīgè rén zài diàn lǐ 。xǐ zhe bēizi de shíhou ，bùzhīzěnde ，zǒng juéde bèihòu hǎoxiàng yǒu shuāng yǎnjing zài dīng zhe tā ，xīnli bùjīn gǎndào máomáo de ，húnshēn bùzìzai 。zhuàn guò shēn ，tā dàchīyījīng ！

The next day, Thursday, August 7th, the 32nd day since the girl disappeared, it’s a dark and stormy night. QinYu was in the shop by himself as usual. When washing the glasses, he somehow felt that there was someone staring at him. He couldn’t help but feel a chill down his spine. As he turned around, he was shocked by what he saw!!

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杯子在我右边。

bēizi zài wǒ yòubian 。

The cup is to my right.

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杯子在我左边。

bēizi zài wǒ zuǒbian 。

The cup is to my left.

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杯子在哪里？

bēizi zài nǎlǐ ？

Where is the cup?