加个微信 Add Me on WeChat in Chinese

周末zhōumò，我wǒ和hé同事tóngshì一起yìqǐ去qù爬山páshān，路上lùshang认识rènshi了le一个yí ge新xīn朋友péngyou。

On the weekend, my colleague and I went hiking, and on the way I met a new friend.

我们wǒmen一边yìbiān爬山páshān一边yìbiān聊天liáotiān，很快hěn kuài就jiù成chéng了le好朋友hǎo péngyou。

We chatted while hiking, and quickly became good friends.

到了dàole山顶shāndǐng，我们wǒmen坐下zuòxià休息xiūxi，又yòu聊liáo了le很久hěnjiǔ。

When we reached the top, we sat down to rest, and chatted for a long time again.

时间shíjiān过guò得de很快hěn kuài，我们wǒmen要yào回家huí jiā了le。

Time passed quickly, and we had to head home.

要yào走zǒu的de时候shíhou，他tā对duì我wǒ说shuō：“我们wǒmen加jiā个ge微信Wēixìn吧ba，以后yǐhòu可以kěyǐ一起yìqǐ爬山páshān。”

As we were about to leave, he said to me: "Let's add each other on WeChat — we can go hiking together in the future."

我wǒ说shuō：“好hǎo啊a，这样zhèyàng方便fāngbiàn多duō了le。”

I said: "Sure, that'll make things much more convenient."

我们wǒmen互相hùxiāng加jiā了le微信Wēixìn，后来hòulái真的zhēnde又yòu爬pá了le好几次hǎojǐ cì山shān。

We added each other on WeChat, and afterward we really did go hiking together several more times.

现在xiànzài，我wǒ手机shǒujī里lǐ还hái有yǒu很多hěn duō张zhāng我们wǒmen一起yìqǐ爬山páshān拍pāi的de照片zhàopiàn。

Now, I still have lots of photos in my phone that we took together while hiking.

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Key words 生词

微信WēixìnWeChat

加jiāto add (as a contact)

同事tóngshìcolleague

好朋友hǎo péngyougood friend

互相hùxiāngeach other

方便fāngbiànconvenient

加个 + N + 吧 (let's add each other on...)

加个 + noun + 吧 is how people suggest exchanging contact info in Chinese — 加 means 'to add' as a contact.

我们加个微信吧。— Let's add each other on WeChat.

一边 A 一边 B (doing A while doing B)

一边...一边... describes two actions happening at the same time.

我们一边爬山一边聊天。— We chatted while hiking.

互相 + verb (to do something to each other)

互相 goes right before the verb to mean 'each other' or 'mutually'.

我们互相加了微信。— We added each other on WeChat.

1. Where did the narrator meet the new friend?

2. What did the friend suggest before they parted?

3. What does the narrator's phone now have?

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