Chinese 101: What’s your new year’s resolution?

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Dialogue:

A：你的新年计划是什么？

Nǐ de xīn nián jì huà shì shén me ？

What’s your new year’s resolution?

B：我希望在新的一年里能够多读书。你呢？

Wǒ xī wàng zài xīn de yī nián lǐ néng gòu duō dú shū。

I wish I can read more books in the coming year. How about you?

A：我希望明年可以早睡早起。

Wǒ xī wàng míng nián kě yǐ zǎo shuì zǎo qǐ.

I wish I can go to bed early and get up early next year.

Words & expressions:

【新年】xīn nián: new year

【计划】jì huà: plan

【希望】xī wàng: wish, hope

【能够】néng gòu: be able to, can

【读书】dú shū: read book

【明年】míng nián: next year

【早睡早起】zǎo shuì zǎo qǐ: go to bed early and get up early