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1. 上班 (shàng bān) – to go to work, to start work

1. 我每天八点上班。 Wǒ měi tiān bā diǎn shàngbān. I go to work at eight every day.
   • 八点 (bā diǎn) – eight o’clock

1. 他上班很忙，没时间。 Tā shàngbān hěn máng, méi shíjiān. He’s very busy at work and has no time.
   • 忙 (máng) – busy
   • 时间 (shíjiān) – time

1. 我坐公共汽车上班。 Wǒ zuò gōnggòng qìchē shàngbān. I take the bus to work.
   • 坐 (zuò) – to take (transport)
   • 公共汽车 (gōnggòng qìchē) – bus

1. 她昨天没上班，生病了。 Tā zuótiān méi shàngbān, shēngbìng le. She didn’t go to work yesterday; she was sick.
   • 昨天 (zuótiān) – yesterday
   • 生病 (shēngbìng) – to be sick

2. 唱歌 (chàng gē) – to sing

1. 我喜欢晚上唱歌。 Wǒ xǐhuān wǎnshang chànggē. I like singing in the evening.
   • 晚上 (wǎnshang) – evening

1. 他唱歌很好听。 Tā chànggē hěn hǎotīng. He sings very well.
   • 好听 (hǎotīng) – pleasant to hear

1. 我们一起唱歌吧。 Wǒmen yīqǐ chànggē ba. Let’s sing together, okay?
   • 一起 (yīqǐ) – together
   • 吧 (ba) – suggestion particle

1. 她在教室里唱歌。 Tā zài jiàoshì lǐ chànggē. She’s singing in the classroom.
   • 教室 (jiàoshì) – classroom

3. 对 (duì) – yes, right, correct