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Everything She Owned; Just a Dream例 · 她带着她所拥有的一切东西离家出走了

“Everything I know about the case came from that note.” 所 can turn an action into the thing someone knows, sees, or hears: 我所知道的. 罢了 can brush something aside, 啦 can soften a line, and 嘛 can signal shared understanding. The reply tells you which tone is intended.

她带着她所拥有的一切东西离家出走了。
tā dàizhe tā suǒ yǒngyǒu de yíqiè dōngxi líjiā chūzǒu le.
She left home with everything she owned.
那只是一场梦罢了。
nà zhǐ shì yī chǎng mèng bàle.
It was only a dream.
给我点吃的吧，我快饿疯了啦！
gěi wǒ diǎn chīde ba, wǒ kuài è fēng le la!
Give me something to eat; I’m starving!
你要是有什么想说的话，就说嘛。
nǐ yàoshi yǒu shénme xiǎng shuō de huà, jiù shuō ma.
If you have something to say, just say it.

Vocabulary

ChineseEnglish
suǒ
(particle before verb); place
bàle
that's all; merely
la
(sentence-final particle)
ma
(particle indicating obviousness)
yīqiè
everything; all
dōngxi
thing; object
shénme
what
chūzǒu
to run away from home; leave
zhǐshì
only; just; but
yōngyǒu
to possess; have
yǒude
some
dehuà
(particle) if...
yàoshi
if; suppose
dǎ diànhuà
to make a phone call
de
(adverbial particle -ly)
dìshang
on the ground
hǎochī
delicious
hǎowánr
fun; amusing
jiào
to be called; to call
kànjiàn
to see (result)

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