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Robot Cop Directs Traffic in Anhui Province
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Robot Cop Directs Traffic in Anhui Province
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安徽芜湖马路上的机器人交警
安徽芜湖马路上的机器人交警
Robot Cop Directs Traffic in Anhui Province
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Pinyin
Keywords
机器人 - jīqìrén - mechanical person / robot / android
交警 - jiāojǐng - traffic police
警察 - jǐngchá - police / police officer
个子 - gèzi - height / stature / build / size
指挥 - zhǐhuī - to conduct / to command / to direct
拍照 - pāizhào - to take a picture
感兴趣 - gǎnxìngqù - to be interested
自己 - zìjǐ - oneself / one's own
别人 - biéren - other people / others / other person
帮忙 - bāngmáng - to help / to lend a hand / to do a favour / to do a good turn
厉害 - lìhai - tremendous / awesome
喇叭 - lǎba - horn (automobile etc) / loudspeaker / brass wind instrument / trumpet
小心 - xiǎoxīn - to be careful / to take care
刮风 - guāfēng - to be windy
不怕 - bùpà - fearless / not worried (by setbacks or difficulties)
变得 - biànde - to become
大声 - dàshēng - loud voice / in a loud voice / loudly
交通 - jiāotōng - to be connected / traffic / transportation / communications / liaison
明星 - míngxīng - star / celebrity
出现 - chūxiàn - to appear / to arise / to emerge / to show up
说明 - shuōmíng - to explain / to illustrate / to indicate / to show / to prove / explanation
城市 - chéngshì - city
智能 - zhìnéng - intelligent / able / smart (phone, system, bomb etc)
Grammar
用 + Verb / Noun Phrase + (来) + Verb Phrase 2 - Expressing a way or a method to do sth with "yòng + Verb / Noun Phrase 1 + lái + Verb Phrase 2" (in this phrase 来 is optional)
他个子高高的,站在路中间,用他的手指挥汽车和人过马路。
很多人路过都会看他好一会儿,还用手机给他拍照呢!
他会自己走路,不用别人帮忙就能自己在马路上工作。
他的“眼睛”很厉害,能看到谁骑车走错了路,还会用“大喇叭”告诉人们要小心过马路。

(在)…中间 - Expressing "between / among..." with "(zài)...zhōngjiān" (referring to one (or more) among many)
他个子高高的,站在路中间,用他的手指挥汽车和人过马路。

路过 + Noun / Noun Phrase - Expressing "to pass by or through…" with "lùguò + Noun / Noun Phrase"
很多人路过都会看他好一会儿,还用手机给他拍照呢!
一些小朋友路过时会大声对他说“你好”。

Verb / Verb Phrase + 一会儿 - Expressing to do sth for "a moment / a while" with "Verb / Verb Phrase + yīhuìr"
很多人路过都会看他好一会儿,还用手机给他拍照呢!

给 + Recipient + Verb - Expressing a more informal "for sb / sth..." with "gěi + Recipient + Verb"
很多人路过都会看他好一会儿,还用手机给他拍照呢!

…呢 - Expressed at the end of a statement to indicate strong affirmation with "…ne"
很多人路过都会看他好一会儿,还用手机给他拍照呢!

对 + Object + Verb / Verb Phrase / Adj. - Expressing the action is "to" or "towards" an object or target "duì + Object + Verb / Verb Phrase / Adj."
为什么人们对这个警察这么感兴趣?
一些小朋友路过时会大声对他说“你好”。

这么… - Expressing "this way / like this..." with "zhème..."
什么人们对这个警察这么感兴趣?

可 + Verb / Adj. (+ 了) - Expressed to add greater emphasis with "kě + Verb / Adj. + (le)"
这个机器人交警可有意思了。

(自)从… - Expressing "since (a time) / since / ever since..." with "(zì)cóng..."
从他来上班以后,人们觉得过马路变得更有意思了。

Time or Verb Phrase + (以)后 - Expressing "after" a specific time or action with "Time or Verb Phrase + (yǐ)hòu"
从他来上班以后,人们觉得过马路变得更有意思了。

越来越 + Adj. - Expressing "more and more..." with "yuèláiyuè + Adj."
这个机器人警察的出现,说明我们的城市正在变得越来越智能,越来越有意思。
Proper Nouns
安徽 - Ānhuī - Anhui (Province)
芜湖 - Wúhú - Wuhu (city in Anhui Province)
芜优 - Wúyōu - Wuyou / Intelligent Police Unit R001 (AI-powered humanoid traffic robot)

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