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child
hour
elementary school
primary school student
from childhood
erhua variant of 小孩[xiao3 hai2]
in one's childhood
large and small
housing estate
to be careful
street food
young man
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He kept me waiting for more than an hour.
Source: Tatoeba #1171201 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe doesn't live in my neighborhood.
Source: Tatoeba #1517752 · CC BY 2.0 FRHow much longer before you arrive?
Source: Tatoeba #4859702 · CC BY 2.0 FRI've been waiting for you for 5 hours.
Source: Tatoeba #717186 · CC BY 2.0 FRI'll be coming within an hour.
Source: Tatoeba #6452046 · CC BY 2.0 FRI'll see you in an hour.
Source: Tatoeba #1314408 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.