Vocabulary

Dialogue

Structure Drills

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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fast

真快

really quickly

过得真快

passed really quickly

这一年过得真快。

This year passed really quickly.

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住在中国

live in China

我不习guàn住在中国

I am not used to living in China

刚开始的时候,我不习guàn住在中国。

At first, I was not used to living in China.

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difficult

非常难

extremely difficult

中文非常难

Chinese is extremely difficult

我觉得中文非常难

I think that Chinese is extremely difficult

刚来的时候,我觉得中文非常难。

When I first arrived I thought that Chinese was extremely difficult.

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住在中国

live in China

习guàn 住在中国了

used to living in China

慢慢地习guàn 住在中国了。

gradually got used to living in China.

我慢慢地习guàn 住在中国了。

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很有 yìsi

very interesting

生huó很有 yìsi

living is very interesting

在中国生huó很有 yìsi

living in China is very interesting

我觉得在中国生huó 很有 yìsi。

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我喜欢写

I like to write

可是我还喜欢写

but I like to write

汉字写得不好看,可是我还喜欢写

write Chinese characters unattractively, but like to write them

我汉字写得不好看,可是我还喜欢写

I write Chinese characters unattractively, but like to write them

Suī然我汉字写得不好看,可是我还喜欢写。

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yīnyuè

music

liú行yīnyuè

popular music

喜欢听 liú行yīnyuè

like to listen to popular music

喜欢听这儿的liú行yīnyuè

like to listen to the popular music here

我喜欢听这儿的liú行yīnyuè。

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很快

very quickly

jìnbù 得很快

progressed very quickly

你们的中文 jìnbù 得很快。

Your Chinese progressed very quickly.

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liàn习中文

 practice Chinese

péi你liàn习中文

accompany you in practicing Chinese

每天péi你liàn习中文

accompany you every day in practicing Chinese

我也可以每天péi你liàn习中文。

I can accompany you every day in practicing Chinese.

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shǔjià

summer vacation

fàng shǔjià

begin summer vacation

快要fàng shǔjià 了。

Summer vacation will soon begin.

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jìhuà

plan

有什么  jìhuà

have what plan

你们xià天有什么  jìhuà

you have what plan(s) for the summer

说说你们xià天有什么  jìhuà。

Talk about what plans you have for the summer.

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一个月

one month

lǚyóu 一个月

travel for one month

在中国 lǚyóu 一个月

travel in China for one month

坐火车在中国 lǚyóu 一个月

travel by train in China for one month

我打suàn 坐火车在中国 lǚyóu 一个月。

I plan to travel in China by train for one month.

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回国

return home

再回国

and then return home

在中国 lǚyóu 一个月,再回国

travel in China for one month and then return home

我打suàn 先在中国 lǚyóu 一个月,再回国。

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去Táiwān玩

go to Taiwan and have fun

跟几个朋友一起去Táiwān玩

with several friends go to Taiwan and have fun

我跟几个朋友一起去Táiwān玩。

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回法国

return to France

我就回法国

I will return to France

一fàng shǔjià,我就回法国

As soon as summer vacation begins I will return to France.

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看 fùmǔ

see parents

回国看 fùmǔ

return home and see parents

我就回国看 fùmǔ。

I will return home and see my parents

Fàng 了 shǔjià,我就回国看 fùmǔ。

After summer vacation begins, I will return home and see my parents.

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shǔ期的工zuò

summer job

一个shǔ期的工zuò

a summer job

biǎo哥给我jièshào了一个shǔ期的工zuò。

cousin introduced me to a summer job

我biǎo哥给我jièshào了一个shǔ期的工zuò。

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生huó fèi

living expenses

学fèi 和生huó fèi

tuition and living expenses

下个学期的学fèi 和生huó fèi

next semester’s tuition and living expenses

我得zhèng一点下个学期的学fèi 和生huó fèi。

I have to earn a little (money for) next semester’s tuition and living expenses.

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电子yóujiàn

email

给我跟国强写电子yóujiàn

write email to me and Guoqiang

yòng中文给我跟国强写电子yóujiàn

use Chinese to write email to me and Guoqiang

可以yòng中文给我跟国强写电子yóujiàn

You can use Chinese to write email to me and Guoqiang

你们有kòng可以yòng中文给我跟国强写电子yóujiàn。

When you have free time you can use Chinese to write email to me and Guoqiang.

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一会儿

a little while

再坐一会儿。

Please sit for awhile.

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回 sùshè

return to the dorm

sòng 你们回 sùshè

take you back to the dorm

开车sòng 你们回 sùshè

drive you back to the dorm

一会儿我们开车sòng 你们回 sùshè。

In a while we will drive you back to the dorm.

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回去

go back

dài一些回去

take some back

今晚的cài和jiǎo子dài一些回去。

Tonight’s food and dumplings, take a few back.

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做饭

cook food

就不yòng做饭了

you won’t have to cook food

你们明天就不yòng做饭了

you won’t have to cook food tomorrow

Dài回去吧, 你们明天就不yòng做饭了。

Take some back (and) tomorrow you won’t have to cook.

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máfan你们

bother you

太máfan 你们了。

(That is) too much trouble for you.

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Quizzes

Listening and Speaking: Listening for Information

Reading and Writing: Focus on Chinese Characters

Focus on Structure

Communicating through Reading and Writing