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ID: 2780 Elementary
  Learn how to: Ask how far something is in Chinese, say it's not too far in Chinese, and make suggestions in Chinese.
Tue Oct 13 2015 | Fiona Tian, Gwilym
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
离 lí to be away from; distance from
近 jìn to be close
饭馆 fànguǎn restaurant
旁边 pángbiān beside
离这儿最近的饭馆在哪儿？
lí zhèr zuìjìn de fànguǎn zài nǎr ？
Where is the closest restaurant to here?
在公园旁边。
zài gōngyuán pángbiān 。
It's beside the park.
哪个公园？多远？
nǎge gōngyuán ？duō yuǎn ？
What park? How far is it?
不远，走路只要十分钟。
bù yuǎn ，zǒu lù zhǐyào shí fēnzhōng 。
Not far, just 10 minutes on foot.
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