1

不在

bùzài

not to be present to be out (euphemism) to pass away to be deceased

2

祖国

zǔguó

motherland

=3

的

de

of; ~'s (possessive particle) (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one") also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs

=3

的

dī

a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)

=3

的

dí

really and truly

=3

的

dì

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

4

时候

shíhou

time length of time moment period

5

我

wǒ

I me my

6

很

hěn

very; quite (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)

7

想家

xiǎngjiā

homesick

8

但是

dànshì

but; however

9

在家

zàijiā

to be at home (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差 chūchāi) (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家 chūjiā)

=10

的

de

of; ~'s (possessive particle) (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one") also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs

=10

的

dī

a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)

=10

的

dí

really and truly

=10

的

dì

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

11

时候

shíhou

time length of time moment period

12

我

wǒ

I me my

13

又

yòu

(once) again also both... and... and yet (used for emphasis) anyway

14

想

xiǎng

to think (about) to think of; to devise to think (that); to believe (that) to desire; to want (to) to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)

15

旅游

lǚyóu

trip journey tourism travel tour to travel