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小明他的朋友,他在地方读书小明他,没有打电话
读书

学习知识或进行教育。
explanation

study
translation

• 她每天都去图书馆读书。

• 孩子们在教室里读书。

• 他喜欢在早晨读书。

examples

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They include pinyin with audio, a Chinese explanation, translation, and 3 examples sentences.

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