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Pronunciation
为什么 ( wèi shén me ) 你 ( nǐ ) 不 ( bù ) 叫 ( jiào ) 他 ( tā ) 把 ( bǎ ) 新 ( xīn ) 酒店 ( jiǔ diàn ) 的 ( de ) 老板 ( lǎo bǎn ) 位子 ( wèi zi ) 给 ( gěi ) 你 ( nǐ ) 坐 ( zuò ) ?
为 (wéi, ㄨㄟˊ ) as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do [CE-DICT] (wèi, ㄨㄟˋ ) because of; for; to [CE-DICT]
什 (じゅう) (n) (1) (See 十) 10; ten; (2) (arch) book containing a collection of poems [EDICT] (shí, ㄕˊ ) tenth (used in fractions) [CE-DICT] (shén, ㄕㄣˊ ) what [CE-DICT]
么 (ma, ㄇㄚ˙ ) interrogative final particle [CE-DICT] (me, ㄇㄜ˙ ) suffix, used to form interrogative 甚麼|什么, what?, indefinite 這麼|这么 thus etc [CE-DICT]
把 (たば) (n,n-suf,ctr) bundle; bunch; sheaf; (P) [EDICT] (わ(P);ば;ぱ) (ctr) counter for bundles; (P) [EDICT] (bǎ, ㄅㄚˇ ) to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of; a handle; particle marking the following noun as a direct object; classifier for objects with handle [CE-DICT] (bà, ㄅㄚˋ ) handle [CE-DICT]
新 (しん) (n-pref,n,n-suf) (1) new; neo-; (n) (2) (abbr) (See 新暦) Gregorian calendar; (3) Xin (dynasty of China); (P) [EDICT] (さら;あら(新);にい(新)) (n,adj-no) (1) (さら only) (arch) new (i.e. brand-new, never used); (pref) (2) new; (adj-na) (3) (更 only) obvious; natural [EDICT] (xīn, ㄒㄧㄣ ) new; newly; abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆; meso- (chem.) [CE-DICT]
酒 (さけ(P);ささ;き(ok);くし(ok)) (n) (See お酒) alcohol; sake; (P) [EDICT] (jiǔ, ㄐㄧㄡˇ ) wine; liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage [CE-DICT]
店 (たな) (n) (1) (abbr) (See 御店) merchant's home; (2) (See 店子) rented home; (3) (orig. meaning, also written as 棚) (See 店棚) store; shop [EDICT] (てん) (n-suf) (See 土産店) -store; -shop; (P) [EDICT] (みせ) (n) (orig. abbr. of 店棚;見世棚) store; shop; establishment; (P) [EDICT] (diàn, ㄉㄧㄢˋ ) inn; shop; store [CE-DICT]