你什么时候去中国?
nǐ shénme shíhòu qù Zhōngguó ?
When are you going to China?
"It says that Chinese people really care about family," Larry Page leafed through the consulting report.
For the last few months, impassioned youth from all over the country had been flooding the Internet with
impassioned pleas filled with references to their grandmothers. From its headquarters tracking online
sentiment, Google was sure somewhat strange was happening in the country, but what exactly?
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nǐ shénme shíhòu qù Zhōngguó ?
When are you going to China?
wǒ de piào shì . . . zuótiān de ?
My tickets are... yesterday?
a ?
Huh?
nǎinai de . . . wǒ cuòguò fēijī le 。
Great grandmother... I missed my flight.
wǒ
me
pronounnǐ
you
pronounshénme shíhòu
when
phraseshénme
what
questionshíhòu
time
nounqù
to go
verblái
to come
verbchīfàn
to eat
verbZhōngguó
China country 昨天 zuótiān yesterday
nounfēijī
airplane
nounnǎinai
grandmother
nounnǎinai de
goodness gracious
phrase