Vocabulary
Dialogue Part A Vocabulary
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bāng |
帮 |
help |
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帮 |
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dāng |
当 |
assume the role of, be |
verb |
当 |
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duì le |
对了 |
by the way |
conversational expression |
对了 |
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jiājiào |
家jiào |
tutor |
noun |
家教 |
家教 |
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lái |
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come |
verb |
来 |
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máfan |
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bother, inconvenience |
verb |
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měi |
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every |
quantifier |
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xiūxi |
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rest |
verb |
休息 |
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zhōumò |
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weekend |
noun |
周末 |
週末 |
Dialogue Part B Vocabulary
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běi* |
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north |
bound noun |
北 |
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běibiān |
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north side |
noun |
北边 |
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chéng* |
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city |
noun |
城 |
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chéngshì |
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city |
noun |
城市 |
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dōng* |
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east |
bound noun |
东 |
東 |
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dōngbiān |
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east side |
noun |
东边 |
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dōngnán biān |
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southeast side |
noun phrase |
东南边 |
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fēijī |
fēi机 |
airplane |
noun |
飞机 |
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fēijīchǎng |
fēi机chǎng |
airport |
noun phrase |
飞机场 |
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gěi |
给 |
for, to |
preposition |
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gōngyuán |
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park |
noun |
公园 |
公園 |
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hú |
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lake |
noun |
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huà |
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draw, paint |
verb |
画 |
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huǒchē |
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train |
noun |
火车 |
火車 |
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huǒchē zhàn |
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train station |
noun phrase |
火车站 |
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jiǎndān |
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simple |
adjectival verb |
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jìn |
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close |
adjectival verb |
近 |
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lí |
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separated from |
preposition |
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lóng |
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dragon |
noun |
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Lóngtán Gōngyuán |
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Longtan Park, Dragon Pool Park |
place name |
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nán* |
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south |
bound noun |
南 |
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nánbiān |
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south (side) |
noun |
南边 |
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nǎr |
哪儿 |
where? |
content question word |
哪儿 |
哪兒 |
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shān |
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mountain |
noun |
山 |
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shì zhōngxīn |
shì 中xīn |
city center, center of the city |
noun phrase |
市中心 |
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shì* |
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city |
bound noun |
市 |
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xī* |
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west |
bound noun |
西 |
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xībiān |
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west side |
noun |
西边 |
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xīběi biān |
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northwest side |
noun phrase |
西北边 |
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xiāng |
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fragrant |
adjectival verb |
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Xiāng Shān gōngyuán |
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Xiang Shan Park, Fragrant Hills Park |
place name |
香山公园 |
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xuéxiào |
学xiào |
school |
noun |
学校 |
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yuǎn |
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far |
adjectival verb |
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zài |
在 |
located at |
verb |
在 |
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zhàn |
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zhèr |
这儿 |
here |
noun |
这儿 |
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zhōngxīn |
中xīn |
center |
noun |
中心 |
中心 |
Dialogue Part C Vocabulary
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chē |
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car, vehicle |
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dàxué |
大学 |
college, university |
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dìfang |
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place |
noun |
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duō yuǎn |
多yuǎn |
how far |
content question phrase |
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fùjìn |
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vicinity, close by |
noun |
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gōnggòng |
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public |
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gōnggòng qìchē |
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public bus |
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jiù |
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only |
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lù |
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road |
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路 |
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nàr |
那儿 |
there |
noun |
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qìchē |
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car |
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汽車 |
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Qīnghuá Dàxué |
Qīnghuá大学 |
Tsinghua University |
place name |
清华大学 |
清華大學 |
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shūdiàn |
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bookstore |
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书店 |
書店 |
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yīnyuè huì |
yīnyuè会 |
music concert |
noun phrase |
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yǒumíng |
有míng |
famous |
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Zhōngshān |
中shān |
Sun Yatsen (see notes on Chinese culture) |
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zǒu lù |
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walk |
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zuò |
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sit |
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zuò chē |
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travel by car as a passenger |
verb + object |
坐车 |
坐車 |
Dialogue
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Guóqiáng: 你这个星期天做什么，忙不 忙？ |
国强: 你这个星期天做什么，忙不 忙？ |
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大为: 这个星期天我没事，也没功课，jiù xiǎng上上 网，看看diànshì，xiūxi xiūxi。 |
大为: 这个星期天我没事，也没功课， 就想上上网，看看电视， |
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Guóqiáng: 那，星期天lái 我家吃饭，怎么 样？ |
国强: 那，星期天来我家吃饭，怎么样？ |
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大为: 好a！ 谢谢！星期天什么时候？ 我měi个星期天下午都给我爸爸 妈妈打diàn话。 |
大为: 好啊！谢谢！星期天什么时候？ 我每个星期天下午都给我爸爸 妈妈打电话。 |
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Guóqiáng: 星期天晚上六点半怎么样? |
国强: 星期天晚上六点半怎么样? |
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大为: 可以。不会太máfan你爸妈吧？ |
大为: 可以。不会太麻烦你爸妈吧？ |
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Guóqiáng: 没事。 |
国强: 没事。 |
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大为: 你还想请谁？ |
大为: 你还想请谁？ |
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Guóqiáng: 我还想请小王，美丽 ，当然还有你的女朋友小文。 |
国强: 我还想请小王 ，美丽 ， |
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大为: 太好了！ |
大为: 太好了！ |
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Guóqiáng: 我也请了陈明，可是他这个 zhōumò fēicháng忙，yīn为他要 打工, 他在当英文家jiào。我可以 再问一次。对了。美丽有男朋 友吗？ |
国强: 我也请了陈明，可是他这个 周末非常忙，因为他要 打工, 他在当英文家教。 我可以 |
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大为: 不 zhīdào。我bāng你问问吧。 |
大为: 不知道。 我帮你问问吧。 |
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大为: 你家 lí 这儿yuǎn吗？ |
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Guóqiáng: 有一点远。我给你huà一张 jiǎndān的北京chéngshì dìtú。你看，这儿是 shì 中xīn，fēi机 chǎng在dōngbian，北京huǒchē zhàn在dōngnán biān。 |
国强: 有一点远。我给你 画 一张 |
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大为: 我们学xiào在哪儿？ |
大为: 我们学校在哪儿？ |
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Guóqiáng: 我们学xiào在xīběi biān，Xiāng shān Gōngyuán也在xīběi biān。我家在nánbiān，lí Lóngtán hú Gōngyuán 很jìn。 |
国强: 我们学校在西北边，香 |
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大为: 有míng的中shān shūdiàn也在 nánbiān。你家lí中shān shūdiàn 有多yuǎn？ |
大为: 有 名的中山书店也在 |
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Guóqiáng: 不yuǎn。我家lí那儿只有五lǐ lù。 |
国强: 不远。 我家离那儿只有五里 路。 |
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大为: 我下个星期要去Qīnghuá大学 tīng yīnyuè会。Qīnghuá大学在 什么dìfang？ |
大为: 我下个星期要去清华大学 |
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Guóqiáng: (pointing to map) Qīnghuá大学就在 fùjìn，你看，lí 我们学xiào很 jìn, 只有半lǐ lù。你可以zuò gōnggòng qìchē去，也可以zǒu lù 去。 |
国强: (pointing to map) 清华大学就在 |
Structure Drills
1. Come to a location to do something(Use and Structure note 11.3)
You will hear a location and an action. You are at the location. Call you friend on the phone and ask her to come to that location to do the action, as in the example.
Example:
You will hear: túshūguǎn, fù习中文
You will say: Lái túshūguǎn fù习中文, 怎么样?
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2. Talking about actions you do regularly (Use and Structure note 11.4)
You will hear a time expression followed by an action. Say that you do the action every (time) as in the example.
Example:
You will hear: 早上 。。。吃早饭
You will say: 我měi 天早上都吃早饭.
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3. State the distance (Use and Structure note 11.14)
You will hear two locations and a distance. Combine them into a sentence as in the example.
Example:
You will hear: sùshè, túshūguǎn, 三lǐ lù
You will say: Sùshè lí túshūguǎn有 三lǐ lù.
Click "Response" to hear the correct response
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4. Near or far? (Use and Structure note 11.9)
You will hear two locations followed by a question expression. Use the question expression to ask whether the locations are near to or far from each other, as in the example.
Example:
You will hear: chēzhàn, 学xiào, yuǎn吗?
You will say: Chēzhàn lí学xiào yuǎn吗?
Click "Response" to hear the correct response
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5. Answering questions about distance (Use and Structure note 11.14)
Your friend is asking you about the distance between two places. You will hear the question followed by a distance. Answer the question by supplying the distance, as in the example.
Example:
You will hear: Chēzhàn lí学xiào有多yuǎn? (两lǐ lù)
You will say: Chēzhàn lí学xiào有两lǐ lù.
Click "Response" to hear the correct response
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6. Near or far? (Use and Structure note 11.9)
You will hear two locations followed by the word jìn near or yuǎn far. Form a sentence saying that the two places are near to each other or far from each other, as in the example.
Example:
You will hear: chēzhàn, 学xiào, jìn.
You will say: Chēzhàn lí学xiào很jìn.
Click "Response" to hear the correct response
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7. Not close or not far (Use and Structure note 11.9)
You will hear a question asking whether two places are close to or far from each other. Respond “no” and say that they are not, as in the example.
Example:
You will hear: Chēzhàn lí 学xiào jìn 吗？
You will say: 不jìn。Chēzhàn lí 学xiào不jìn。
Click "Response" to hear the correct response
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8. Located in the opposite direction (Use and Structure notes 11.11, 11.12)
You will hear a sentence stating the location of a person, place, or thing followed by another compass direction word. Restate the sentence with the opposite direction word, as in the example.
Example:
You will hear: Gōngyuán在běibiān.
You will say: Gōngyuán在nánbiān.
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9. Where is it located? (Use and Structure notes 11.11, 11.12)
You will hear a sentence stating the location of a person, place, or thing followed by another person, place or thing. Restate the sentence with the new person, place, or thing as in the example.
Example:
You will hear: Gōngyuán在běibiān. (túshūguǎn)
You will say: Túshūguǎn在běibiān.
Click "Response" to hear the correct response
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10. Add a half (Use and Structure note 11.15)
You will hear a phrase that includes a number. Repeat the phrase, increasing the number by half, as in the example.
Example:
You will hear: 一个星期
You will say: 一个半星期
Click "Response" to hear the correct response
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11. Subtract a half. (Use and Structure note 11.15)
You will hear a phrase that includes a number. Repeat the phrase, decreasing the number by one half, as in the example. Before you do this exercise, review how to say half of a noun.
Example:
You will hear: 一个星期
You will say: 半个星期
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Sentence Pyramids
The Sentence Pyramids illustrate the use of each new vocabulary item and structure introduced in the lesson. Use them to help you to learn how to form phrases and sentences in Mandarin. Supply the English translation for the last line where indicated.
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Vocabulary |
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忙 |
busy |
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忙不 忙？ |
busy or not |
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你 今天 忙 不 忙? |
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Translation |
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xiūxi |
rest |
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xiūxi xiūxi |
rest a bit |
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上上网， xiūxi xiūxi |
use the internet for awhile and rest |
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我jiù xiǎng上上网， xiūxi xiūxi。 |
I only plan to use the internet for a while and rest. |
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Translation |
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打工 |
work (do work) |
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zhōumò都打工 |
weekends always work |
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我měi个zhōumò都打工。 |
I work every weekend. |
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家jiào |
tutor |
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英文家jiào |
English tutor |
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当英文家jiào |
be an English tutor |
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她当英文家jiào。 |
She is an English tutor. |
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怎么样？ |
how about it? |
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lái 我家 吃饭，怎么样？ |
come to my home to eat, how about it? |
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星期天lái 我家吃饭，怎么样？ |
Sunday, how about coming to my home to eat? |
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爸爸妈妈 |
dad and mom |
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爸妈 |
dad and mom |
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máfan你爸妈 |
bother your dad and mom |
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我不xiǎng 太máfan你爸妈。 |
I don’t want to bother your dad and mom. |
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男朋友 |
boyfriend |
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高美丽有男朋友吗？ |
Does Gao Meili have a boyfriend? |
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对了， 高美丽有男朋友吗？ |
By the way, does Gao Meili have a boyfriend? |
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问问 |
ask |
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我bāng你问问 吧。 |
I’ll help you ask. |
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不 zhīdào。我bāng你问问吧。 |
I don’t know. I’ll help you ask. (I’ll ask for you.) |
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yuǎn |
far |
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yuǎn吗？ |
far? |
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lí这儿yuǎn吗？ |
far from here? |
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你家lí这儿yuǎn吗？ |
Is your home far from here? |
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yuǎn |
far |
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有一点yuǎn |
a little far |
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lí 这儿有一点yuǎn |
a little far from here |
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我家lí 这儿有一点yuǎn。 |
My home is a little far from here. |
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jìn |
close |
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很jìn |
very close |
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lí Lóngtán hú Gōngyuán 很jìn |
very close to Longtan Lake Park |
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我家lí Lóngtán hú Gōngyuán 很jìn. |
My home is very close to Longtan Lake Park. |
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dìtú |
map |
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jiǎndān的dìtú |
simple map |
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一张jiǎndān的dìtú |
a simple map |
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huà一张jiǎndān的dìtú |
draw a simple map |
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我给你huà一张jiǎndān的dìtú。 |
I will draw you a simple map. |
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fēicháng大 |
extremely big |
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chéngshì fēicháng大 |
the city is extremely big |
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Běijīng chéngshì fēicháng大。 |
The city of Beijing is extremely big. |
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shì 中xīn |
center of the city, city center |
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这儿是shì 中xīn。 |
here is the center of the city |
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east |
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在dōngbian |
in the east, to the east |
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Fēi机chǎng在dōngbian。 |
The airport is to the east |
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nán biān |
south |
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southeast |
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在dōngnán biān |
in the southeast |
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huǒchēzhàn 在dōngnán biān |
the train station is in the southeast |
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Běijīng huǒchēzhàn 在dōngnán biān。 |
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where? |
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在哪儿？ |
is located where? |
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Fēi机chǎng在 哪儿？ |
Where is the airport (located)? |
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north side |
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northwest side |
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in the northwest |
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gōngyuán也在xīběi biān |
the park is also in the northwest |
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Xiāng Shān gōngyuán也在xīběi biān。 |
Fragrant Hills park is also in the northwest. |
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多yuǎn？ |
how far? |
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有多yuǎn？ |
how far? |
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huǒchēzhàn有多yuǎn？ |
How far is the train station? |
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你家lí huǒchēzhàn有多yuǎn？ |
How far is your home from the train station? |
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两 lǐ lù |
two miles |
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有两lǐ lù |
two miles |
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lí shì中xīn有两 lǐ lù |
two miles from the center of the city |
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我家lí shì中xīn有两lǐ lù。 |
My home is two miles from the center of the city. |
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半lǐ lù |
half a mile |
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有半lǐ lù |
half a mile |
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只有半lǐ lù |
only half a mile |
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lí 这儿只有半lǐ lù |
only half a mile from here |
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Lóngtán hú lí 这儿只有半lǐ lù。 |
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dìfang |
place |
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什么dìfang？ |
what place? |
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在什么dìfang？ |
at what place? (located where?) |
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Qīnghuá大学在 什么dìfang？ |
Where is Qinghua (Tsinghua) University located? |
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yīnyuè 会 |
music concert |
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tīng yīnyuè 会 |
listen to a music concert |
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去那儿tīng yīnyuè 会 |
go there and listen to a music concert |
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我xiǎng去那儿tīng yīnyuè 会。 |
I want to go there and listen to a music concert. |
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go |
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zǒu lù去 |
go by walking, go on foot |
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你们可以zǒu lù去。 |
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学xiào |
school |
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lái学xiào |
come to school |
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zuò gōnggòng qìchē lái学xiào |
take the bus to come to school |
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我měi天zuò gōnggòng qìchē lái学xiào。 |
I take the bus every day to come to school |
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famous |
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很yǒumíng |
very famous |
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那 个shūdiàn很yǒumíng。 |
That bookstore is very famous. |
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很jìn |
very near |
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lí 学xiào很jìn |
very near to school |
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shūdiàn lí 学xiào很jìn |
the bookstore is very near school |
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有míng的中shān shūdiàn lí学xiào很jìn。 |
The famous Zhongshan bookstore is very near school. |
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gōngyuán |
park |
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Xiāng Shān Gōngyuán |
Fragrant Hills Park |
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去Xiāng Shān Gōngyuán |
go to Fragrant Hills Park |
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zuò chē去Xiāng Shān Gōngyuán |
go by car to Fragrant Hills Park |
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下个zhōumò zuò chē去Xiāng Shān Gōngyuán |
next week go by car to Fragrant Hills Park |
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我们下个zhōumò zuò chē去Xiāng Shān Gōngyuán吧。 |
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Writing Characters
Pronunciation Challenges
1. Tongue Twister
Learn this tongue twister one line at a time. Repeat each line until you can say it quickly without errors.
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The Grand Canal and Tongzhou |
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2. Chinese poem: Spring Dawn
The following poem was written by the Tang Dynasty poet Meng Haoran (689-740 AD). Listen to the recording and practice the poem one line at a time until you can recite it smoothly and without error.
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Chūn Xiǎo (春眠) Chūn mián bù jué xiǎo, |
Spring Dawn Asleep in spring I did not heed the dawn, |
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