Cleaning the room

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星期六xīng qī liù早上zǎo shàng小王决定jué dìng打扫dǎ sǎo房间fáng jiānOn Saturday morning, Xiaowang decided to clean his room.

xiān桌子zhuō zishàngdeshū本子běn zi整理zhěng lǐhǎoHe first organized the books and notebooks on the desk.然后rán hòuyòng扫帚sào zhousǎoThen, he used a broom to sweep the floor.扫完以后yǐ hòu小王yòuyòng拖把tuō bǎtuōAfter sweeping the floor, Xiaowang also used a mop to mop the floor.最后zuì hòuchuángde整整齐齐zhěng zhěng qí qíFinally, he made the bed very neat and tidy.

打扫dǎ sǎowán以后yǐ hòu房间fáng jiān看起来kàn qǐ laihěn干净gān jìnghěn舒服shū fuAfter cleaning, the room looked very clean and comfortable.小王hěn满意mǎn yì因为yīn wèi完成wán chéngle一个yī gè重要zhòng yàode任务rèn wùXiaowang was very satisfied because he completed an important task!

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