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Chinese

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bahasa Mandarin

/baˈhasa mandiˈrin/

nounA1

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a chip

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keripik

/kəˈri.pik/

nounA2

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to chirp

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berkicau

/bərˈkicau/

verbB1

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chocolate

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cokelat

/ˈtʃokelat/

nounA1

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chocolate cake

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kue cokelat

/ˈku.e ˈtʃo.kə.lat/

nounA1

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choice

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pilihan

/piˈli.han/

nounA2

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to choose

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memilih

/məˈmilih/

verbA1

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a chop

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steak bertulang

/steik bərˈtulaŋ/

nounB2

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chores

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pekerjaan rumah

/pəkərˈdʒa.an ˈrumah/

nounA2

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Christian

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Kristiani

/krisˈtiani/

adjectiveB1

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Christianity

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Kekristenan

/kəkˈristenan/

nounB1

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Christmas

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Natal

/ˈnatal/

nounA1

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Christmas Day

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Hari Natal

/ˈha.ri naˈtal/

nounA1

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Christmas Eve

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Malam Natal

/ˈma.lam naˈtal/

nounA2

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a Christmas present

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hadiah Natal

/haˈdi.ah naˈtal/

nounA1

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chunky

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berpotongan besar

/bərpotoˈŋan bəˈsar/

adjectiveB1

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a church

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gereja

/gəˈrɛdʒa/

nounA2

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a cigarette

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rokok

/ˈrɔkɔk/

nounA2

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cilantro

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daun ketumbar

/ˈda.un kəˈtum.bar/

nounB1

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movie theater

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bioskop

/biˈoskop/

nounA1

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a circle

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lingkaran

/liŋˈka.ran/

nounA2

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a circle of friends

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lingkaran pertemanan

/liŋˈkaran pərtəˈmanan/

nounB1

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a circumstance

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keadaan

/kəaˈdaan/

nounB2

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to cite

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menyebutkan

/mə.ɲəˈbut.kan/

verbB2

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