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Pr ac t i c al Chi nes e
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Engl i s h Speaker s
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De -a n Wu S wiha rt C ong Me ng

Willia m H. O Donnell

Peking University Press


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Table of Contents

English Preface 1
Preface in Chinese 7
Lesson Eleven

Lesson Twelve

Year, Month, Day and Week


School

22

Lesson Thirteen

Shopping for Food

45

Lesson Fourteen

67

Lesson Fifteen

Seeing a Doctor

89

Lesson Sixteen

Taking a Bus or Taxi

Photo Shop and Barber

113

Lesson Seventeen

132

Lesson Eighteen

Weather

181

Lesson Twenty

Visiting Family

160

Lesson Nineteen

Buying Things

Travel

201
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Appendix I
I

221

Appendix II
II

Answers to Exercises
Vocabulary List

242

Abbreviations

Adj

Adjective

x
ngrngc

Adv

Adverb

fc

Aux

Auxiliary

zhdngc

Conj

Conjunction

li nc

Dpron

Demonstrative pronoun

zh
shd ic

Exp

Expression

x
gu n yngy

Intj

Interjection

t nc

Ln

Noun of locality

f ngwic

Meas

Measure word

li ngc

Noun

m
ngc

Num

Numeral

shc

Part

Particle

zhc

Pn

Noun of place

chsuc

Prep

Preposition

jic

Pron

Pronoun

d im
ngc

Prn

Proper Noun

zhu nyu m
ngc

Qpron

Pronoun of question, interrogative

Tn

Noun of time

sh
ji nc

Unit

Standard of measurement

d nw
ic

Vi

Intransitive verb

bj
wdngc

VO

Verb-object

dngb
n jigu

VR

Verb-resultative ending

dngbjigu

Vt

Transitive verb

j
wdngc

y
wn d ic

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English Preface

Practical Chinese for English Speakers ( Part One and Pa rt Two) is designed for English speakers,
who are a large market for learning Chinese as a second language. Unlike Chinese students,
English speakers are used to a phonetic writing system. What they read is what they hear. When
they see a word they expect its letters to tell them how to pronounce the word and to recognize its
meaning. Thus English speakers initially find Chinese characters to be meaningless because they
cannot sound out Chinese characters. Instead, they have to find the pronunciations through pinyin
and then find the meanings. Therefore English speakers need extra time to learn to connect the
graphic shapes of Chinese characters with their pronunciation. To them, learning Chinese is like
learning two languages: one is for speaking and listening, and one is for reading and writing. This
book employs a variety of teaching methods to make learning Chinese easier for English speakers.
For example, the pinyin is printed directly under or beside each Chinese character instead of
separating the Chinese character text from the pinyin text. We believe that if English speakers make
the effort to connect Chinese characters with their sounds in the first year of study, they can more
rapidly learn to read Chinese characters with the help of pinyin. Other teaching-learning methods
used in this textbook are introduced in the following section.
As the title Practica l Chinese for English Spea kers shows, an important characteristic of the
book s design is its focus on daily life topics: exchanging money, eating at a restaurant, bargaining
at the local market, taking a bus or taxi, and getting a haircut. In foreign language teaching today
there is more emphasis on communication. English speakers who are living or visiting China are
especially concerned with practical communication. T hey expect that what they learn in the
classroom can immediately be used outside the classroom. This book s practical topics are
especially relevant to their daily life in China. Many of the practical-use lesson topics can be found
in other elementary textbooks, but in the later chapters. This book has those topics much earlier.
Instead of beginning, as most other textbooks, with nh o( How do you do) , in this textbook
the student learns numbers. The practical topics are not inherently any more or less difficult than
the traditional textbook topics, and they have a powerful advantage in motivating the student to
learn. In the three semesters of testing a pilot version of this textbook in classrooms both in China
and the U. S. we found that practical topics gave students more interest in studying. When students
have good motivation, they learn faster and better.
In order to make things convenient for the teachers and students, we have translated the texts
into English and the notes into Chinese. The end of textbook are Answers to Exercises and the
Vocabulary List.
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Or ganization , Pr inciples a nd M ethods

Each lesson has 10 sections: Key Expressions, Dialogues, New Words, English Translation of
Dialogues, Pronunciation and Grammar Notes, Sentence Patterns, Exercises, Cultural Notes,
Learning Radicals, and Chinese Character Practice Sheet. Here is a short introduction of each of
those sections:

Key Expressions
At the beginning of each lesson there is a list of sentences and words that are key expressions
in the lesson. Students are expected to practice those expressions extensively and be able to
use them in daily life.
Dialogues and New Words
Each lesson has two dialogues, each with a list of New Words. The dialogues are based on
Beijing speech. Each dialogue is set in a specific daily situation in order for English speakers
to learn to communicate with native Chinese in a real environment for a specific purpose.
Each student should master these dialogues and try to create his / her own dialogues for similar
situations. The New Words are used in the daily dialogues. Students are supposed to
remember them. The words from earlier lessons reappear in later lessons to reinforce the
students learning.
English Translation of Dialogues
The English translation makes the lesson easier for students to understand and can aid as a
model in using the dialogues for having the students make Chinese sentences.
Pronunciation and Gramma r Notes
These explanations of pronunciation and grammar are based on comparison with the English
language and are from the perspective of how English speakers see Chinese pronunciation and
grammar. The primary emphasis is on what needs to be explained to English speakers, rather
than on giving a comprehensive, detailed treatment of the rules of Chinese pronunciation and
grammar. For example, the initials j, q, x are not found in English, and so a detailed note on
pronunciation of these initials is given. Similarly, the adverb du ( all, both ) has a
different syntactical position in Chinese than in English. So that is emphasized in a note. The
pronunciation and grammar notes also include explanations of difficult words as well as
synonyms and homonyms. For example, sng ( send ) is not a difficult word in Chinese,
but its usage can be confusing to English speakers. English speakers might mistakenly say
send a letter( sng x
n) instead of mail a letter( jx
n) in Chinese, since these mean
the same in English. The Chinese translation is given for the convenience of the teachers and
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students.
Sentence Patterns
Sentence patterns are selected for each lesson from among the most commonly used sentence
patterns in daily life in China, while still covering the patterns given in traditional textbooks.
Students will repeatedly practice those sentence patterns and will be able to use different
vocabulary to make new sentences with the same sentence patterns. This kind of practice can
foster students confidence to make sentences in Chinese. A teacher who drills students with
these sentence patterns over and over will help students speak faster and better in Chinese.
Speaking ability is the foundation of communication, so training students to speak well is an
extremely important goal for a foreign language teacher. The drills are very important oral
practice that include speaking and listening skills. Students should be able to communicate
orally with native speakers. The following techniques are suggested for oral training:
a. Short language material practice: drill practice.
b. Long language material practice:

listening comprehension, production practice and


translation practice.

c. Role playing.
The Sentence Pattern Drills in each lesson should be emphasized. In every class meeting make
the students practice one or two sentences repeatedly. Several types of drills are used:
1. Question-answer:
Q: What would you like? ( hint: soft drink)

A: I want a soft drink.

Q: What would you like? ( hint: beer)

A: I want a beer.

2. Substitution:
A says: This is 130 yuan.

B changes to: This is 98 yuan.

A says: This is your 5 yuan change.

B changes to: This is your 12 yuan change.

3. Transformation:
A: Are you a student?

B: Are you a student or not?

A: Are you going to Beijing?

B: Are you going to Beijing or not?

4. Extension:
A: I want to buy a newspaper.

B: I want to buy today s newspaper.

A: I want rice.

B: I want rice and pork.

5. Relay: This practice is for two or more students as a group. Each student says one
sentence. The following is an example of four students practicing in a group: each has one
sentence; two are questions and two are answers.
A: Where are you going?

B: I am going to Shanghai.

C: Where is Shanghai?

D: Shanghai is in China.

A: What would you like to buy?

B: I want to buy a phone card.


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C: How much is the phone card?

D: This phone card is fifty yuan.

Exercise
Learning pinyin is a major task in Part One. It has several exercise sections designed for
practicing pinyin. Chinese personal and place names are difficult to pronounce for English
speakers. There are sections to practice reading names of people, places, and things in
pinyin. Those names are also useful vocabulary that English speakers need in daily life in
China.
Most of the exercise sections are long language-material practice. There are four major types
of practice:
1. Listening comprehension: Usually make students listen to a recording of a conversation or
short paragraph three times. Then have the students answer questions on the content they
have just heard. The answer formats include: statement, multiple-choice, and judging
between correct and incorrect. This practice is for training students to understand a native
Chinese speaker.
2. Production practice: Let students make sentences in Chinese with assigned sentence
patterns and vocabulary. They can imitate the example dialogue in the textbook. This
practice is for training students to make sentences in Chinese and foster their ability in daily
conversation.
3. Translation practice: Let students translate sentences and paragraphs into Chinese and
English. Translating from Chinese into English can help to strengthen the students ability
to understand Chinese speakers. Translating from English into Chinese can train the
students to make their own sentences in Chinese and communicate their thoughts to Chinese
speakers.
4. Role playing: Let students make conversation in a daily life situation. Three categories of
this practice are:
a. Set up a general situation for conversation. Example: lost in the city and asking how to
get back to your school.
b. Give students a specific, detailed situation.
c. Give students a basic model of conversation but not certain sentence patterns. For
example, tell the students to make a comparison but without specifying which syntactic
pattern to use.
Cultural Notes
Each lesson has a cultural notes section that introduces cultural background relevant to the
content of that lesson. For example, Lesson 7 Making Phone Calls
, has cultural notes
including: time difference, public phones in China, types of phone cards used in China and
how to use them, discount calling periods, and how to use pagers. Those notes provide
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cultural information about China.

We believe that learning culture can help students

understand the usage of that language.


Learning Radica ls
Learning radicals is very important in helping students to memorize Chinese characters.
Lesson 2 has a list of 102 of the most useful Chinese radicals, selected from among the total
of 189. Those should be enough for beginning students to learn. Each lesson contains a
section on radicals. Students are to practice and remember those radicals and then be able to
recognize them when they see a new Chinese character.
Chinese cha ra cter practice sheet
Students must practice the writing of a Chinese character in order to remember it, so there
should be a test of writing in each lesson. Testing five Chinese characters each time will be
easier for English speakers.

This book employs innovative curricular design aimed at enhancing the Chinese language learning
effectiveness of English-speaking students. The book seeks to be both practical and thoroughly
effective in its pedagogical techniques.

Ab out the Author s

De-an Wu Swihart and Meng Cong are both graduates of the Chinese Department of Beijing
University. They both teach in the U. S. now. De-an Wu Swihart received an M. A. from the
University of Chicago and a Ph. D. from Princeton University. She has published four books. She
has been teaching Chinese language and literature at universities in the U. S. and Canada for
nineteen years. She currently heads the Chinese section of the Department of Foreign Languages
and Literatures at the University of Memphis. Her extensive classroom experience, together with
seven years of designing, directing, and teaching Chinese courses for American students in China,
led Professor Swihart to recognize the need for a truly innovative Chinese textbook for English
speakers, including those who are living in China. She wrote all the lessons with lists of new
words, drills, cultural notes, character practice, radical sections, key expressions and all three
appendixes for this book. Meng Cong, whose graduate study was directed by the famous Chinese
linguist LShxing, earned his postgraduate degree from the Graduate School of the Chinese
Academy of Social Science, and he then worked in its Linguistic Institute as a research follow. He
came to the U. S. and has taught Chinese language and culture at several universities since 1989.
He now teaches at the Foreign Service Institute in Washington, D. C. . Meng Cong wrote the
pronunciation and grammar notes for this book. He also designed the Key Expressionssection.
The two authors together made the Exercisessection of each lesson. The two authors began to
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write this book in 1999 and they have made revisions together based on field teaching in both China
and the U. S.
* * *
Acknowledgments
Many thanks to Dr. William H. O Donnell, an E nglish professor at the University of Memphis
who helped with editing of the pronunciation and grammar notes. Dr. George Swihart and Anne
Swihart also gave many suggestions for the revision of the book. Mr. An Fengqi from the
Shenzhen Education Bureau and Ms. Jia Luyi from Shenzhen University helped with a great deal of
computer input. Many thanks to all the people who helped with this book.
De-an Wu Swihart

Cong Meng

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Preface in Chinese

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Lesson Eleven

Year, Month, Day and Week

D - sh
y

Ni n,

Key Expressions

?
J
nti n

Yu,

R h X
ngq

What day is today?

x
ngqj
?

to do laundry

x y
fu


Jiyu sh
yh o

th

is my birthday.

sh wde shngri.


Wj
nni n rsh

August 11

I am twenty-one this year.

su
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Dialogue I
A:

?
J
nti n

B:

x
ngq
j
?


X
ngq

r.

A:


M
ngti n

B:

W yu Zhngwn k.

x
ngq
s n.

?
N miti n du yu Zhngwn k ma?

A:

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B,

B:

x
ngq
s n

xi w w yu Zhngwn k,

x
ngq
w

xuZhngwn.

?
N y
ti n sh ng j jiZhngwn k
?

A:

Li ng ji.

B:

, ?
Y ji k sh y gzhngtu,

A:


B.

B:

Y ji k zh
yu

wsh fnzhng.

?
X
ngq
y

A:

x
ngq

x
ngq
s

n du m
iyu

k m a?

,
Zh s n ti n w yu Y
ngw n k,

B:

du bu du
?

ji o Y
ngwn.

?
Zhum n zus hnm e?

A:

,
X
ngq
li

z i

ji

xixi,

xy
fu.

q k n di ny
ng.

X
ngq
r

k n di nsh
.

Yush
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New Words I

Tn

today

Tn

week

Qpron

what day of the week

Tn

Tuesday

Tn

tomorrow

Tn

Wednesday

Adj

every, each

Tn

everyday

Tn

Friday

day

Meas

section, length, period

Tn

hour

Adj

right, correct

j
nti n

x
ngq

x
ngqj

x
ngq
r

m
ngti n

x
ngq
s n

mi

miti n

x
ngq
w

ti n

ji

zhngtu

du

only

zh
yu

Tn

Monday

Tn

Thursday

x
ngq
y

x
ngq
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Tn

weekend

Tn

Saturday

home, family

Vi

to rest

Vt

to wash, to develop ( film negative)

clothes

VO

to do laundry

Tn

Sunday

to watch, to see, to look after

television

movie

zhum

x
ngq
li

ji

xixi

y
fu

xy
fu

x
ngq
r

k n

di nsh

di ny
ng

English Translation of Dialogue I

A: What day is today?


B: Tuesday.
A: Tomorrow is Wednesday. I have Chinese class.
B: Do you have Chinese class everyday?
A: No, on Wednesday and Friday afternoons I have Chinese class, to study the
language.
B: How many Chinese classes do you have everyday?
A: Two.
B: Each class is one hour, is that correct?
A: No. It s 50 minutes.
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B: You don t have classes on Mondays, Tuesdays or Thursdays, do you?


A: Those three days I have English classes, I teach English.
B: What do you do on the weekend?
A: I rest and do laundry at home on Saturdays. I watch TV on Sunday.
Sometimes I go to movies.

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Dialogue II

A:

?
J
nti n

B:

j h o?


J
nti n

A:

jiyu shh o.

,
M
ngti n jiyu

B:

II

s h
y h o,

sh w de shngri.

?
N s h n ni n shng de?

A:

,
W sh

y
jib r

ni n shng de,

w j
nni n

? ?
N ne?

B:

N dud

le?


W ysh

rsh
r

su
.

rs hr

su
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A:

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N de

B:

shngri

sh n ti n?


W de

shngri sh s
yu lih o.

Qni n

w z i Migu gu sh
ngri.

M
ngti n


wmn

A:

! !
T i h o

B:

z i B
ij
ng gi n gu shngri.

le!

Xixie!


M
ngni n w y xi ng z i Bij
ng gus hngri.

New Words II

II

measure word for days

Tn

month

birthday

Qpron

which year

Tn

year

Vt

to give birth to, to be born, to grow

Tn

this year

Meas /N

measure word for age, years old

Qpron

how old

Adj

big, large

Qpron

which day

Tn

last year

h o

yu

s hngri

n ni n

ni n

s hng

j
nni n

s u

dud

n ti n

qni n

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Vt

to celebrate, to spend ( time)

Tn

next year

Vt

to want, to think

gu

m
ngni n

xi ng

Supplementary Words

Tn

Sunday

Tn

last week

Tn

this week

Tn

next week

Tn

every week, weekly

Tn

January

Tn

February

Tn

March

Tn

April

Tn

May

Tn

June

Tn

July

Tn

August

x
ngq
ti n

sh ngge x
ngq

zh
ge x
ngq

xi ge x
ngq

m
ige x
ngq

y
yu

ryu

s nyu

s
yu

wyu

liyu

q
yu

b yu

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Tn

September

Tn

October

Tn

November

Tn

December

Tn

last month

Tn

this month

Tn

next month

jiyu

sh
yu

sh
y
yu

sh
ryu

sh ngge yu

zh
ge yu

xi ge yu

English Translation of Dialogue II

II

A: What day is today?


B: Today is August 10 .
A: Tomorrow is August 11 . It is my birthday.
B: Which year were you born?
A: My year is 1982. I am twenty-two this year. How about you? How old are
you?
B: I am also twenty-two.
A: Which day is your birthday?
B: My birthday is April 6. I had my birthday in the U. S. last year. Tomorrow
we will celebrate your birthday in Beijing.
A: That s great! Thank you.
B: I also want to have my birthday in Beijing next year.

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Grammar Notes

1. x
ngq week
was loaned from the West at the beginning of the twentieth century. Before then the
Chinese had not counted days in weeks. There are no special names for the seven days of
the week in Chinese. Instead, the way to name the days of the week is simply to put a
number from one to six after x
ngqto make Monday through Saturday and put r
after x
ngqto make Sunday. x
ngqliterally means star period.
x
ngq+ Number

English
Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

2. Zhngw
n Chinese language
There are 3 ways to refer to the Chinese language. Zhngwn originally referred to
written Chinese language but now generally also includes spoken Chinese. A more precise
term for the Chinese language is H ny, which covers both the spoken and the
written Chinese. Zhngguhu is a colloquial term for spoken Chinese.
3. miti n + du every day + all
In Chinese, is considered as more than one day.
du ( all) is placed before the verb and emphasizes that m
iti n refers to many
days. Another example is mini n ( every year) .
4. xu to study
as a transitive verb can be followed either by a noun ( xuZhngw
n to study
Chinese / xuY
ngwn to study English) or a verb ( xushshto learn
counting) .
5. ji class period ( a measure word)
y
jikmeans generally one course within one hour.
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6. zhngtu hour
needs the measure word gbefore it when counting hours:
y
ge zhngtu

one hour

s
ge zhngtu

four hours

Another, more formal way to say hour is xi osh


: y
ge xi oshis
y
ge zhngtu.
7. f
nzhng minute
f
nzhng ( minute) is a compound measure word :
yf
nzhng

one minute

wfnzhng

five minutes

8. ji o to teach
can be followed either by a noun ( ji o Y
ngw
n to teach English) or by a verb
( ji o shshto teach counting) .
9. xixi to rest, to relax
is an intransitive verb and cannot be followed by a noun. But it allows a word of time
duration to follow:
xixi shf
nzhng

to rest for 10 minutes

xixi y
hu
r

to have a break ( for a little while)


th

10. J
nti n jiyush
h o. Today is September 10 .
is a numeral phrase and directly follows j
nti n ( today) , the topic of the
sentence. In Chinese there is no need to put a verb such as sh( to be ) before the
numeral phrase:

J
nti n x
ngq
y
.

Today is Monday.

T sh
jisu
.

She is 19 years old.

Zhbn sh
rsh
jiku i qi n.

This book is RMB29 .

In each of the above sentences sh( to be) may be added between the topic and the
number, but usually there is no sh
. However, a negative sentence must be with
bsh( to not be) :
th

J
nti n bshjiyush
h o.

Today is not September 10 .

M
ngti n bshx
ngq
r.

Tomorrow is not Tuesday.

11. j which, what


is an interrogative used for asking for an ordinal number and is directly followed by a
noun:

jyu

what month

jh o

what date / what number

jdi n

what time / what hour


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x
ngq
j

what day

is also for asking quantity ( a cardinal number) when followed by a measure word or a
unit word. These examples are jfollowed by a measure word:

jge r
n

How many people?

jku i qi n

How many dollars?

jp
ng p
ji

How many bottles of beer?

jj
n p
nggu

How many catties of apples?

jge zhngtu

How many hours?

jf
nzhng

How many minutes?

These examples are jfollowed by a unit word:


?

Jti n?

How many days?

Jni n?

How many years?

12. gush
ngri to celebrate a birthday
gumeans to spend, to go through or to pass ( some kind of time) .

Grammar Notes

1. x
ngq week
20
,
,

( Monday)

( Tuesday)

( Wednesday)

( Thursday)

( Friday)

( Saturday)

( Sunday)

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2. Zhngw
n Chinese language
,
,

3. miti n + + du every day + all
,
,
4. xu to study
, ( / ) , ( )
5. ji class period ( a measure word)
,
6. zhngtu hour
, :

y
ge zhngtu

s
ge zhngtu

:
7. fnzhng minute
:

yf
nzhng

wfnzhng

8. ji o to teach
( ji o Y
ngw
n) ( ji o shsh)
9. xixi to rest, to relax
, :

xixi shf
nzhng

xixi y
hu
r
th

10. J
nti n b yush
h o. Today is September 10 .
,
:

J
nti n x
ngq
y
.

T sh
jisu

Zh
bn shrsh
jiku i qi n.

, ,
, :

J
nti n bshjiyush
h o.

M
ngti n bshx
ngq
r.
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11. j which, what
, , :

jyu

jh o

jdi n

x
ngq
j

, ( ) ,
:

jge r
n

jku i qi n

jp
ng p
ji

jj
n p
nggu

jge zhngtu

jf
nzhng

:
?

Jti n?

Jni n?

12. gushngri to celebrate a birthday


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Sentence Pattern Drills


1.

J
nti n x
ngq
j
?

J
nti n x
ngq
y
.

x
ngq
s

x
ngq
w

x
ngq
li

x
ngq
r

x
ngq
ti n

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2.

Nde shngri shn ti n?

J iyu sh
w.


Q
yu s nh o


Sh
y
yu

s nsh
y


Shryu

rsh
w


B yu lih o


S
yu

sh
rh o

3.

Zhum nzus hnm e?

W x y
fu.

X
ngq
s n

sh ng Zhngwn k

X
ngq
r

ji o Y
ngwn

sh ngw

X
ngq
r

Xizuy

xi w

M
ngti n

qsh ngdi n

J
nti n w nshang

k n di ny
ng

Zh
gx
ngq
li

d di nhu

X
ngq
ssh ngw

qy
nh ng

Zhngw

shuwji o

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4.

N y
ti n sh ng jji k
?

Li ng jiY
ngwn k
.

x
ngq
s

S n jik

x
ngq
s n

Li ng ji Zhngw
n k

xi w

x
ngqy sh ngw

Li ng ji

x
ngq
w xi w

Y ji

j
nti n

S jik

m
ngti n

Miyu k

5.

dud le?

rsh
r su
.

lish
w

Zhu xi oji

sh
ji

N ge

s nsh
li

Np
ngyou

s
sh
b

Nde Zhngwn

wsh
q

Y
ngur
n

l osh

Nxu
sheng

Wxusheng shr

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6.

? ,

Nshn ni n shng de?

Wsh y
jib r ni n sh
ng de,

j
nni n

rshr su
.

y
jiliji

W ng xi oji

y
jib li

su

N pngyou

y
jiww

L xi oji

y
jis
q

Exercises

ni n

ni n

ni n

ni n

j
nni n

j
nni n

j
nni n

j
nni n

s nsh
w su

sh
b

s
sh
ji

wsh
q

su

su

1. L istening com prehension exer cise:

Listen to the following dialogue three times and then answer the questions:

Read the new words first:

z og o too bad
zuy home work
A: ?
B:
A: ?
B: ,
A: !
B: ?
A: ,
B: ?
A: ?
B: ,
Questions:
1) What day is today?
?
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2) What class does A have today and at what time?
A ?
3) Does he have any problem with the class?
?
4) What time is it when they are talking?
?

2. Role play:

1) Two students as a pair, asking each other family member s birthday:


,
Information:
Student A: 8 /2 /81;

mother: 4 /5 /58 ;

father: 7 /3 /56 ;

brother: 12 /15 /79

Student B: 9 /4 / 82;

mother: 3 /11 /59;

father: 6 /7 /58 ;

sister: 1 /9 /84

2) Two students ask each other which day of the week he /she has classes and how many
classes he /she has each day:
, ?
Iuformaton:
Student A: Monday, Tuesday, Friday: English 2 hr / day
Student B: Tuesday, Wednesday: English 3 hr /day
Thursday: Chinese 2 hr / day
3) A asks How many month this year? How many weeks and days this month?
Which day of the week is today, tomorrow and yesterday? B answers.
A B: ? ? ? B

3. Fill in the blanks a nd decide whether it needs a measure wor d:

a.
( one)

( twelve)

b.
( This)

( thirty)

c.
( one)

( seven)

d.

( next)
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e.
( this)

f.
( next)
g.

( one)

4. T ran slate the following phr ases into C hinese:

a. Monday morning
b. Thursday 3: 30 pm
c. July 4, 1776
d. May 1, 2001
e. October 1, 1949
f. Sunday afternoon
5. M ake sentences with the given informa tion u sing the sh
de pa ttern :

a. Ms Ma was born in 1953.
b. I bought the IP card last week.
c. I went to bed at 11 : 00 pm last night.
d. The beer was bought at the store.
e. He celebrated his birthday in Beijing.
6. T ran slate the following sentences into Chinese:

th

a. December 15 is my birthday.
b. Tomorrow is Friday. I have Chinese class in the afternoon.
c. Do you teach English on Tuesday and Wednesday?
d. I do laundry every Saturday.
e. I will go to the Bank of China to exchange money on Monday.
f. I will celebrate my birthday in China.
g. Are you going to call the U. S. tonight?
I might call.

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7. M ake a week ly schedule for your self in C hinese:

Example:
:

8: 30 - 11: 30

12: 30 - 1: 30

2: 30 - 4 : 30

Cultural Notes
1. Chin ese Calenda r

Like rest of the world, China uses the solar calendar ( y ngl) , which is based on the
earth s rotation around the sun in 365 days. But traditional Chinese holidays are based on
the lunar calendar ( y
nl) , which is based on the moon s rotation around the earth in
29 days or 30 days, with 12 months a year for a total of 354 days, about 11 days less than
the solar calendar. Chinese calendars usually have the lunar calendar in small print on the
same page with the solar calendar.
2. T he Hea venly Stems a nd E ar thly Br anches

The ten Heavenly Stems ( ti ng n ) and twelve Earthly Branches ( d


zh) are used
to enumerate years in the Chinese lunar calendar:
Heavenly Stems

Earthly Branches

ji

chu

b
ng

y
n

d
ng

m o

chn

g
ng

x
n

wi

rn

shn

gu

yu

h i

A revolving series of 60 combinations of Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch are used to
denote the years in lunar calendar. For example, the year 2000 is g
ngchn ni n .
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The twelve earthly branches have also been used to tell time in two-hour intervals. For
example: z
shis the two hours centered on midnight, yushis 5 - 7 pm.
3. Chin ese Public Holidays

January 1

New Year ( X
nni n )

one-day vacation

January or February

Spring Festival ( Chnji)

five-day vacation

May 1

Labor Day ( L odngji)

three-day vacation

October 1

National Day ( Guq


ngji)

three-day vacation

In addition to those public holidays, there are several traditional Chinese festivals:
th

Lantern Festival ( Yu nxi oji) is on the 15 day of the lunar new year ( in January
or February) and marks the end of the Spring Festival. People hang lanterns and eat
t ngyu n( boiled sticky-rice dumplings) .
th

th

Qingming Festival ( Q
ngm
ngji ) , on 5 ( or 4 ) April, is for mourning one s
ancestors. Traditional activities include sweeping off the graves of one s ancestors,
offering sacrifices of food and burning of imitation money.
th

Dragon Boat Festival ( Du nwji ) is on the 5 day of the 5

th

month in the lunar

calendar ( in April or May) . It commemorates the death of QYu n ( 475 - 221 B. C . ) ,


the father of Chinese poetry. People eat zngzi( sticky-rice dumplings steamed in lotus
leaves) . Some areas also have dragon boat races.
Mid-Autumn Festival ( Zhngqiji ) is on 15

th

day of 8

th

month in the lunar

calendar ( in September or October) . It is a festival for family reunions. That night after
dinner people eat yub
ng( moon cake) and fruits while watching the moon.

Chinese Character Practice

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Lesson Twelve

School

D- sh
r K

Key Expressions

, ?
Q
ng wn,

X uxi o

May I ask you what your last name is?

n
n gu
x
ng?

Which country are you from?

Nshn gurn?

You speak Chinese very well.

NZhngwn s hude hn h o.

, ?
J
nti n w nshang w q
ng nch
f n,

h o m a?


Wk n bu dng zhge

May I invite you for dinner tonight?


I don t understand this class schedule.

kbi o.

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Dialogue I

A: Canadian

B: English

Ji n d rn

A:

Y
nggur
n

!
Nh o!

B:

!
Nh o!

A:

, , ?
Wji o W ng X
ng,

B:

,
Wx
ng Zhu,

A:

q
ng wn,

n
n gu
x
ng?

ji o Zhu Wn.

?
N sh n gurn?

B:

?
W s hY
nggur
n.

A:


W sh

B:

N ne?

Ji n d rn.


NZhngw
n shude hn h o.

A:

,
N l
,

B:

n l
.

?
N z i

A:

zhr

ji o Y
ngwn,

y xuZhngwn.


W gn

A:

xuZhngwn ma?

,
W z i

B:

zhr

n y
y ng.

, ?
J
nti n w nshang w q
ng n ch
f n,

B:

h o ma?

, !
H o,

xixi!

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New Words I

school

Vt

to be called

Exp

What is your surname?

Vt /N

to name; last name, family name

xu
xi o

ji o

gu
x
ng

x
ng

which nationality, from which country

n gurn

the British, the English

Y
nggur
n

England

Y
nggu

the Canadian

Ji n d r
n

Canada

Vt

to speak

Ji n d

shu

function word

de

Adv

very

Expr

I don t deserve it.

Prep

the same as

h
n

n l

g
n

y
y ng

shall we, may I

h o ma

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English Translation of Dialogue I

A: How do you do!


B: How do you do!
A: I am Wang Xing. May I ask your surname, please?
B: My last name is Zhou; my full name is Zhou Wen.
A: Which country are you from?
B: I am English. How about you?
A: I am Canadian.
B: You speak Chinese very well.
A: Not at all, not at all.
B: Do you study Chinese here?
A: I teach English and also study Chinese here. How about you?
B: The same as you.
A: May I invite you for dinner tonight?
B: Yes, thank you.

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Dialogue II

A:

, ?
Qi n l osh
,

B:

II

w k n bu dng

zh
ge

kbi o

W shnme

sh
hou sh ng H nyk?

,
Miti n sh ngw d s n

ji h

d s ji

n sh ng H ny k,

x
ngq
s n


x
ngq
w

A:

?
N
n zh
d o

B:

xi w ji o Y
ngy.

ji osh z i

n r

,
Z i r lu,

w men

q k nkan.

*
B:

ma?

,
Zh s h

H nyk

ji osh
,

du
mi n


n ji n

A:

y
y ng

d .

?
Y
ngy ji osh l yu

tuy
ngy ma?

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sh

Y
ngyk

ji osh
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Zhji n

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B:

Y u,

z i hib n

qi nbian,

ky f ng hu ndngpi n.

A:

Fnb

B:

b nc r

z i

n r?


Z i

hib n xi bian.

A:

Ji osh l yu kngti o ma?

B:


Miyu.

A:

Zh
ge

B:

Yu di nsh n.

b n yu dushao xusheng?


Ersh
w

ge xusheng.

New Words II

II

teacher

Vt

to understand, to know

class schedule

Tn

( duration /point of ) time, moment

Exp

what time, when, whenever

l osh

dng

kbi o

sh
hou


shnme sh
hou

prefix for ordinal numbers

classroom

floor, building

ji osh

lu

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Ln

inside, inner

projector

blackboard

Vt

to play, to show ( slides, film)


to put, to place

slides

chalk

blackboard eraser

Ln

below, under

air conditioning

electric fan

class

students

tuy
ngy

hib n

f ng

hu ndngpi n

f
nb

b nc r

xi bian

kngti o

di nsh n

b n

xusheng

Supplementary Words

middle school, junior high school

chzhng

seventh grade

chy

eighth grade

chr

ninth grade

chs n

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senior high school

g ozhng

tenth grade

g oy

eleventh grade

g o r

twelfth grade

g os n

elementary school

middle school

college, university

technical high school

technical college

xi oxu

zhngxu

d xu

zhngzhu n

d zhu n

English Translation of Dialogue II

II

A: Teacher Qian, I don t understand this class schedule. When do I have


Chinese class?
B: You have Chinese class everyday, the third and fourth class period. You
teach English on Wednesday and Friday afternoon.
A: Do you know where the classrooms are?
B: They are both on the second floor. Let s go there to have a look.
*

A: This is the Chinese classroom. The one opposite is the English classroom.
This room is as big as that one.
B: Is there a projector in the English classroom?
A: Yes, it is in front of the blackboard. It can show slides.
B: Where is the chalk and blackboard eraser?
A: They are under the blackboard.
B: Is there air conditioning in the classroom?
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A: No. There is an electric fan.
B: How many students are there in this class?
A: 25 students.

Grammar Notes

1. n
n gux
ng What s your surname?
is the polite way of asking a surname, and it is a fixed expression, especially for
asking a surname when using n
n ( you ) , the polite form of n
. guusually
means expensive, but here means honorable, with x
ng ( surname) as a noun.
n
n gux
ng is understood as a question.
2. x
ng to be surnamed; a surname
usually acts as a verb, which is different from English, where it is a noun. Thus in a
question it is followed by sh
nme ( what) and in the answer xing is followed by a
Chinese surname:
? N
n x
ng sh
nme?

What is your surname?

My surname is Wang.

Wx
ng W ng.

The negative form is bx


ng:
, Wbx
ng L
; wx
ng Zh ng.
I am not surnamed L i; I am surnamed Zhang.
Sometimes can act as a noun that means surname:
Oy ng shwde x
ng.

Oy ng is my surname.

3. NZhngwn shude hn h o. You speak Chinese very well.


To comment on how well someone performs an action, you use a verb ( action) + de
+ an adjective:
NZhngwn shude hn h o. You speak Chinese very well.
T H nzxide h
n h o. She writes Chinese characters very well.
F ngu nr de c i m i de hn gu
.
The dishes in the restaurant are very expensive.
NY
ngw
n ji o de hn h o.

You teach English very well.

In those four examples, Zhngwn / H nz/ c i / Y


ngw
n are
objects, respectively, of shu/ xi/ m i / ji o.
4. , ! n l
, n l
! polite response to praise
This is not asking wherebut is a polite expression to respond to praise or thanks from a
person. In English it would be Thank you.
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5. q
ng nch
f n to invite you to eat a meal
Here q
ng is used not only for an invitation but also to imply that the speaker will pay:
Wq
ng nhyb
i ji. I invite you to drink a glass of wine.
Wq
ng nk n di ny
ng. I invite you to see a film.

Wq
ng nhch .

I invite you to drink tea.

Wq
ng nchb
ngj
l
ng. I invite you to eat ice cream.
is also used for politely asking somebody to do something:
T q
ng ndng y
hu
r.

He asks you to wait for a moment.

6. k n de dng can understand


k n bu dng can not understand
This is a phrase pattern ofverb1 + de / bu + verb2 that describes the result / not result
of the verb1. In this example, verb1 k n ( to read) is an action that produces the result
( or not result) that is verb2 dng ( to understand) ; de or bu is inserted between
k n and dng to indicate the possibility of can understand ( or can not understand) .
Verb2 dng ( to understand) is the potential result of verb1. This is a very popular
phrase pattern in Chinese:
k n de ji n

can see

k n bu ji n

can not see

m i de d o

can get, can buy, is available for purchase

m i bu d o

can not get, can not buy, is not available for purchase

chde q

can go out

chbu q

can not go out

In E nglish an auxiliary verb such as can, be able tois placed before the main verb to
help to indicate possibility of an action.
7. sh
nme sh
hou when
is an interrogative phrase for asking about a specific time. It can be used for
asking about any unit of time.
Question:
? T shsh
nme sh
hou shng de? When was he born?
T shy
jib l
ng ni n shng de. He was born in 1980.
T shjiyush
ng de. He was born in September.
th

T shjiyujih o sh
ng de. He was born on September 9 .
8. k nkan to have a look
is a reduplication of k n. Most action verbs can be reduplicated. A verb can be
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reduplicated to indicate that the action the verb s action will take only a very short time;
thus the meaning of k nkan is equivalent to k n y
xi r. People also use
reduplicated verbs when they want a polite,

softened tone.

Most verbs can be

reduplicated:
ch ch
chi ( to eat a little, to try a piece of food, to have a taste of a food)
xu xuxue ( to study a little)
xi xi
xie ( to write a little)
hu n hu nhuan ( to have a little change)
In the reduplicated construction, the second verb is pronounced with a neutral tone
9. qk nkan to go to have a look
l i ( to come) and q( to go) can be put before another action verb to indicate to
move to some other place in order to do something indicates someone moving close to
the speaker while for away from the speaker.

qd di nhu

to go making a phone call

qchf n

to go for dinner

qm i dngxi

to go shopping

l i xuH ny

to come over here to study Chinese

chqw nr

to go out for fun

10. ( ) z i . . . ( qi nbian) xi bian ( in front of . . . ) underneath . . .


is a phrase for indicating a location. It is composed of three elements: z i
+ place or landmark + a position word.
For example:
z i chu ngd n xi bian

underneath the sheets

z i hib n xi bian

underneath the blackboard

T he library is in the front of office building.

Tshgu n z i b ngnglu de qi nbian.

T he office building is behind the library.

B ngnglu z i tshgu n de hubian.

Grammar Notes

1. n
n gux
ng What s your surname?
,
,

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2. x
ng to be surnamed; a surname
, , ,
, ; , :
? N
n x
ng sh
nme?

Wx
ng W ng.

:
, Wbx
ng L
; wx
ng Zh ng.
, , :
Oy ng shwde x
ng.
3. Nzhngwn shude hn h o. You speak Chinese very well.
, ( ) + + :

NZhngwn shude hn h o.

T H nzxide h
n h o.

F ngu nr de c i m i de hn gu
.
NY
ngw
n ji o de hn h o.
, / / / / / /
4. , ! n l
, n l
! polite response to praise
,
,
5. q
ng nch
f n to invite you to eat a meal
, :
Wq
ng nhyb
i ji.
Wq
ng nk n di ny
ng.

Wq
ng nhch .

Wq
ng nchb
ngj
l
ng.
:
T q
ng ndng y
hu
r.
6. k nde dng can understand
k nbu dng can not understand
1 + / + 2, 1
, 1 , ( ) 2 ;
, ( ) 2 1
, :
k n de ji n
k n bu ji n
m i de d o
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m i bu d o
chde q
chbu q
, ( can )
7. sh
nme sh
hou when
,
:
? T shsh
nme sh
hou shng de?
T shy
jib l
ng ni n shng de.
T shjiyush
ng de.
T shjiyujih o sh
ng de.
8. k nkan to have a look

,
, :
ch ch
chi
xu xuxue
xi xi
xie
hu n hu nhuan
,
9. qk nkan to go to have a look
( ) ,
;

qd di nhu

qchf n

qm i dngxi

l i xuH ny

chqw nr

10. ( ) z i . . . xi bian ( qi nbian) underneath. . . ( in front of. . . )


: + +
:
z i chu ngd n xi bian
z i hib n xi bian
Tshgu n z i b ngnglu de qi nbian.
B ngnglu z i tshgu n de hubian.
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Sentence Pattern Drills

1.

Q
ng wn n
n gux
ng?

W x
ng W ng.

Zh ng

Zh o

Ch
n

Zhu

2.

N shn gurn?

W shZhnggurn.

( Japanese)
R
b
n rn

( German)
D
gur
n

( French)
F gur
n

Y
nggurn

Ji n d r
n

( Korean)
H ngurn

M
igurn

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3.

N Zhngwn

shu

de

hn h o.

Y
ngwn

shu

hn h o

f n

ch

hn ku i

qi n

hu n

hn du

Y
ngwnk

ji o

hn h o

Zhngw
n

xu

hn h o

p
ji

hn du

f npi o

m i

hn sh o

4.

q
ng n

chf n.

hch

L osh

sh ng k

k n di ny
ng

N ge

h k fi

Y
nggurn

Tngxu

b ng m ng

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5.

Wk n bu dng

zhge kbi o.

zhzh ng di nhu k

n ge du
hu nd n

zhfn c id n

zhge wnt

n zh ng sh
ji nbi o

zhbn sh

6.

Wshnme sh
hou

sh ngk?

qxuxi o

Wmen

chwf n

shuji o

Nn
r

xi k

N
men

xixi

T men

q sh ngdi n

T pngyou

q w ngb

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7.

Miti n sh ngwds n ji

sh ng H nyk.

xi w

dyji

ji o Y
ngy

sh ngw dsji

ji o rb n

xi w

dr ji

sh ng Y
ngyk

sh ngw dyji

M
iyu

xi w

d
s n ji

sh ng Zhngw
n k

Exercises

1. L istening com prehension exer cise:

Listen to the following dialogue three times and then answer the questions:

Read the new words first

hu to go back; to return
In the Beijing Airport
A: Student
B: Older
A: !
B: !
A: ?
B: , ?
A: ?
B:
A: ?
B:
A: ! !
B: ?
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A:
B:
A: ?
B: ?
A:
B: , ?
A: ?
B:
Questions:
1) What is the nationality of the older, and of the student?
? ?
2) What is the surname of the older, and of the student?
? ?
3) Where did the student study Chinese?
?
4) Where does the older work?
?
5) Where are they going? Why?
? ?

2. M ake a question with ea ch of the following question wor ds:

x
ng shnme

gux
ng

sh
i

jh o

dushao

n n ni n

x
ngq
j

n ge yu

ji o shnme

n ti n

n gur
n

n r

3. Answer the questions in Chinese with the given infor ma tion:

Information:
Surname : Lee
Full name : David Lee
Country : U. S. A.
Birthday : 3 /5 /57
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Work : English teacher
Address : Xinyuan Hotel, Room 303
Question:
1) What is his name? ?
2) Where is he from? ?
3) How old is he this year? ?
4) What does he do? ?
5) Where does he live now? ?
4. Role play:

a. A and B meet in Beijing for the first time. A is from the U. S. A. and B is from
Canada. A and B introduce themselves to each other with appropriate expressions: ji o,
x
ng, sh
, q
ng.
A B A , B ,
:
b. Talk about two of your teachers. Give as much information as you can, such as last name,
full name, nationality, age, what classes they teach ( subject, level and time) .
, : (
)
5. Using the given in forma tion , use to ma ke a sentence:

Example :

k ich

m n

hp
ji

du

ji o Y
ngwn

h o

sh ng k

z o

chf n

bdu

shuZhngwn

h o

shu
ji o

w n

6. Make sentences with the given information using the gn y


y ngpattern:

a. Ms. 50

Ms. 50
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b. IC 2. 99

IP 2 . 99
c. A: 1. 58

B: 1. 58
d. A: 10: 00 pm

B: 11: 30 pm
e. A:
B:

f. 1

1
g. A
B

7. T ran slate the following sentences into Chinese:

a. May I ask your last name, please?


b. What is your name?
c. May I invite you for dinner tonight?
d. You teach Junior 3 in the third period this morning.
e. You speak Chinese very well.
f. Let me introduce you to your contact teacher.
8. Read the following daily schedule:

8: 00 8: 50

9: 00 9: 50

10 : 10 11 : 00

11 : 10 12 : 00

12 : 00 1: 00

1: 00 2: 00

2: 00 2: 50

2: 50 4: 00

4: 00 6: 00

6: 00 7: 00

7: 00 8: 00

10 : 00

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Cultural Notes
1. Chin ese Nam es

The order of Chinese name is different from that of English: the last name ( family name or
surname) comes before the first name. Chinese surnames usually have one character, for
example: Z h o , Qi n , Sn , L, Zhu , W, Zh
ng , W ng . But there
are a few two-character surname such as

uy ng , S
m , Zhg and

Sh nggu n . Chinese given names usually have one or two characters.


In modern China, women do not use their husband s family name.
2. T he school system in China

Elementary school ( xi oxu) : grades 1 - 6 = USA grades 1 - 6 ( age 6 - 11 )


Secondary schools ( zhngxu) :
Middle School ( chzhng ) : Junior 1 - 3 = USA grades 7 - 9 ( age 12 - 14)
Hign School ( g ozhng ) : Senior 1 - 3 = USA grades 10 - 12 ( age 15 - 17)
Two-year professional training schools are an alternative to high school ( zhngzhu n
) .
Three-year professional training colleges ( d zhu n )
Four-year colleges and universities ( d xu ) , some of which are specialized
professional colleges, such as the Beijing Foreign Language University ( for training
foreign language experts) and Beijing Normal University ( for training teachers) .
3. T he organization of elementa ry and secondar y schools

The Secretary of the General Party branch( d ng zngzhshj ) is the official


head of the school. In most schools the Principal also holds this post.
The Principal ( xi ozh ng ) makes all final decisions at the school. China uses
principal accountability system.
Vice-Principal ( fxi ozh ng ) is in charge of the day-to-day administration of
the school.
Office of Educational Administration, Dean of Teaching Affairs( ji owch ) is
in charge of faculty, curriculum, teaching materials, examinations, student records,
and the school library.
Office of Student Affairs, Dean of Students ( xu
shngch ) is in charge of
student affairs and counseling of students.
Department Chairs ( xukzzh ng ) is in charge of a subject area, such as
English, Math, or Chinese.

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4. Na tional College Entr ance Examina tions

National college entrance examinations are held every year in July for four days ( usually
July 7 - 10 ) . Most high school graduates are candidates for these exams and so secondary
schools in China focus on preparing their students for the examinations. The schools have
to strictly follow study guidelines from the Ministry of Education. All the students take the
examinations in Mathematics, English, and Chinese. Science students also take exams in
Physics, Biology, and Chemistry. Humanities and Social Science students also take
examinations in Political Science, Geography, and History. The National Examinations
Authority of the Ministry of Education sets all the exam questions. The sealed examination
papers are sent to examination halls all over China the day before the examinations start.
Eighty percent of the high school students who take the national entrance examinations can
pass and be admitted to colleges and universities. The ones who can t pass the national
examination may take it again the next year or go to professional schools. Because of the
keen competition on the college entrance examinations, secondary school students, and
especially Senior 3s, get extra tutoring after school and during vacations. and schools
constantly give practice entrance examinations. Students who pass the national entrance
examinations and get into college usually can graduate after four years of study. The
government used to provide centralized job placement for every college graduate, but there
is a recent trend for the government to let college graduates find jobs themselves, and the
government no longer guarantees job placement
5. High Point Seconda ry Schools a nd Universities

Chinese secondary schools and universities are divided into high pointand generalmiddlehigh schools and universities. The high point schools( zhngdi n xu
xi o ) are
selected by the central or regional government. The government puts more money into those
schools to provide better teaching facilities and hire the best teachers. Those universities are
given priority in recruiting the best students from the National Entrance Exam. Those schools
and universities are expected to produce excellent students and are hard to get in to.
6. School Schedule

September 1

Fall semester starts

October 1

National Day ( one week)

January 1

New Year Day ( one day)

January or February

Winter vacation ( one month, usually


beginning about ten days before
Spring Festival)

Mid-February

Spring semester starts

May 1

Labor Day ( one week)


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June 1

Children s Day ( one day)

From around July 10 - August 31

Summer vacation

Chinese Character Practice

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Lesson Thirteen

Shopping for Food


D- s h
s n K

Key Expressions

?
Shnme d
fang

M i S h
p
ng

Which place is closer?

zuj
n?

?
W m o yj
n

How about five mao per jin?

ky ma?

I want one jin each.

W yy ng y o yj
n.

Give me two jin.

L i li ng j
n.

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Dialogue I
A:

, , ?
Q i n M
ng,

B:

yu ge

z osh
,

zu f n,

d o

n r

q m i c i?

shc i

yu x
nxi n yu pi nyi,

n h i

ky k n ji .

?
Xi nz i ky

B:

z
j

, ,
Fj
n

A:

w xi ng

j
nti n

q ma?

6 , 9 ,
Xi nz i t i w n le.

Z osh sh z oshang lidi n

k imn,

jidi n gu n mn,

,
xi nz i

A:

ky

d
fang

zuj
n?

zuj
n.

shu
gu znme m i?

, ,
P
ngguli ng ku i qi n yj
n,

A:

w y
y ng

y o yj
n!

?
P
nggu dus n li ng

A:

xi ngji o yku i w yj
n,

, !
H o,

B:

k
y ma?


Ky
.

B:

?
H iy o shnme?

A:

, ?
Q
ng wn,

B:

q ch oshm i.


C ish
ch ng

A:

y ky

?
Shnme

B:

q c ish
ch ng m i,

?
Bi ndu h q
ngji o dushao qi n yj
n?

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B:

Dush b m o

A:

yj
n.

?
W m o

yj
n

k
y

m a?

B:

Q m o

A:

z
nmey ng?


H o ba.

B:

Y o

A:

jj
n?


Y
y ng

, ?

B:

Y
gng

A:

b ku i r

h iy o

bi de m a?


By o

B:

l i li ng j
n.

le.

Zh sh rsh ku i qi n.

!
Zh o n

sh
y ku i b .

Xixie!

New Words I

Pron

self

Vt

to do, to make

VO

to cook

Vt

to go to, to reach, to arrive

Ln

near by, neighboring, vicinity

morning market

z
j

zu

zuf n

d o

fj
n

z osh

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vegetable

Adv

again, also

Adv

fresh

to cut

price

VO

to bargain

VO

to open the door

VO

to close the door

supermarket

Adv

most

vegetable market

fruit

apple

Meas

half a kilo

banana

orange

Meas

kind

Meas

0 . 1 jin

green bean

shc i

yu

x
nxi n

k n

ji

k n ji

k imn

gu nm
n

ch osh

zu

c ish
ch ng

shu
gu

p
nggu

j
n

xi ngji o

( )
jzi

y ng

li ng

bi ndu

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green pepper

Pron

other things

q
ngji o

bide

English Translation of Dialogue I

A: Qian Ming, I want to cook myself today. Where can I buy vegetables?
B: There is a morning market nearby. The vegetables there are fresh and cheap.
You can bargain too.
A: Can I go now?
B: It is too late now. It opens at 6 : 00 am and closes at 9 : 00 am. You can go to
the vegetable market or supermarket.
A: Which one is closer?
B: The vegetable market is closer.
*

A: Excuse me. How much are the fruits?


B: Apples are 2 yuan a jin, bananas are 1. 5 yuan per jin and oranges are 1. 3
yuan a jin.
A: OK, give me one jin of each.
B: The apples are 0. 3 jin over? Is it OK?
A: OK.
B: What else do you want?
A: How much is a jin of green beans and of green peppers?
B: They are both 0 . 8 yuan per jin.
A: How about five mao per jin?
B: Is seven mao per jin OK?
A: OK.
B: How many jin do you want?
A: Please give me two jin of each.
B: It is 8 . 20 yuan total. Anything else that you want?
A: No. Here is 20 yuan.
B: Here s your 11. 80 yuan change. Thanks.
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Dialogue II

A:

, ?
Q i n M
ng,

B:

z i n r

sh
p
ngdi n m i.

?
Sh
p
ngdi n

B:

m i mi nb o?


Z i

A:

z i n r?

,
Ch le

d mn w ng yu zu,

*
A:

yu mi nb o ma?

,
Y u,

A:

z i ch oshp ngbi n.

, ?
Q
ngw n,

B:

II

z i n bian.

?
Dushao qi n y ge?

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B:

Y
ku i w.

A:

?
Gu ntou z i n r?

B:

Z i zubian n h ng,

A:

?
Shc i

h ti oli o ne?

B:

S hc i

A:

z i qi nbian

n h ng,

ti o li o z i zhngji n n h ng.

?
Wis hngzh h

B:

zu d otur.

x
y
f
n

z i n r?


Z i

r
yngp
ng

h ng.

New Words II

II

bread

food mart

Vt

to go out, to come out, to leave

canned food, tin

Meas

line, aisle

the end ( of a street, aisle, hallway, etc. )

seasonings

detergent

household items

mi nb o

sh
p
ngdi n

ch

gu ntou

h ng

tur

ti oli o

x
y
fn

r
yngp
n

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Supplementary

Fruits

shu
gu

pear

grape

peach

pt o

t o

Vegetables

shc i

tomato

cabbage

onion

green onion

spinach

carrot

lettuce

potato

bean curd, tofu

x
hngsh

y ngb ic i

y ngcng

xi ocng

bc i

hlubo

s hngc i

tdu

dufu

Seasonings

ti oli o

salt

pepper

soy sauce

y n

hji o

ji ngyu

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Household Items

r
yngp
n

shampoo

comb

toothbrush

toothpaste

napkin

tampon

condom

razor

x
f j

shzi

y shu

y g o

c nj
n


yuj
ng yng mi ns i

b
ynt o

gu hd o

II

English Translation of Dialogue II


A: Qian Ming, where can I buy bread?
B: At the food store.
A: Where is the food store?

B: After you go out the main gate, turn right. It is next to the supermarket.
*

A: Excuse me, do you have bread?


B: Yes, we do. It s over there.
A: How much is it?
B: 1 . 5 yuan.
A: Where s the canned food?
B: On the left aisle, go to the end.
A: Where are the vegetables and seasonings?
B: Vegetables are in the front aisle, seasonings are in the middle aisle.
A: Where is the toilet paper and detergent?
B: They are in the household items aisle.
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Grammar Notes
1. yu. . . yu both. . . and. . .
is used for telling two qualities or two actions existing at same time. It
connects two adjectives or two verbs ( but never nouns) ; the two qualities or two actions
must be complementary and not work against one another:
yu h o yu pi nyi

both good quality and good price

yu g o yu d

both tall and big

yu bh o yu gu

not only poor quality but also expensive

yu chyu h

eat and drink

Sh ngkde sh
hou xu
shngmen yu ni n yu xi.
The students are reading and writing during the class time.
T men yu ch ng yu ti o.
They are singing and dancing.
When two or more things ( nouns ) have some similarity, du ( both, all) should be
used in sentence rather than yu. . . yu. . . . :
P
ngguhxi ngji o du y o.
I want both apples and bananas.
Wmen dushxuZhngw
n de xusheng.
We are all Chinese learners.
2. Z
nme m i? How much is it?
( literally how do you sell it? ) is one way to ask for the price of goods ( but not
services) ; another way to ask for the price is dush o qi n How much is it? ( for
goods or services) .
? P
ngguz
nme m i?

How much is the apple?

? P
jiznme m i?

How much is the beer?

? Klznme m i?

How much is the Coke?

dushao qi n can ask the price both of goods and of services:


? P
nggudushao qi n?

How much are the apples?

? D di nhu dushao qi n yf
nzhng?
How much a minute for making a telephone call?
In asking the price of a service, dush o qi n means What is the rate?or What
is the fee?

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3. yku i yj
n one jin for one yuan
This is the way to tell price of something for a certain amount.
yku i one dollaris the price and yj
n half kilo is the amount with a
unit. The word for a unit depends on the particular item or service. For example:
li ng ku i r ybn

one copy for two yuan and twenty cents

shku i qi n s n zh ng

three pieces for ten yuan

sh
wku i qi n yw
i

15 yuan per person

wku i qi n yxi osh

five yuan per hour

y
b i l
ng wku i yti n 105 yuan per day
yku i qi n sg

four for one yuan

The position of the price part and the amount part can be switched without any change of
meaning. For example:

ybn li ng ku i
r li ng ku i
r yb
n

one copy for two yuan and twenty fen

s n zh ng shku i qi n

shku i qi n s n zh ng

three pieces for ten yuan


4. yy ng yj
n one jin for each kind of something
here meaning each kind of something, is usually used for placing an order for
more than one thing when shopping. refers to what is to be bought and refers to
the amount, which can be a combination of any number plus a measure word:
yy ng yg

one of each

yy ng li ng p
ng

two bottles of each

yy ng yshu ng

one pair of each

yy ng s n h

three boxes of each

yy ng wbn

five copies of each

each onemust be said at first part of the sentence.


5. ? K
yma? Is it OK?
is followed by to make a question. The kyma stands at the end of the
question to ask whether something is OK or is not OK:
? Dus n li ng kyma?

Is one catty and three liang OK?

? Zh pkyma?

Is a pitcher [ of beer] OK?

? M
ngti n qk
yma?

Is it OK to go tomorrow?

If the topic is a noun such as s n li ng, zh petc, then k


ymust be
placed after the topic:
? Xubk
yma?

Is Sprite Ok( if there is no Coke) ?

If the topic is a verb phrase, kycan be either before or after the verb phrase:
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? M
ngti n qk
yma?

Is it OK to go tomorrow?

? K
ym
ngti n qma?

Is it OK to go tomorrow?

or
kycan meanmayand precedes a verb:
Nkyyngzh
gdi nhu .

You may use this telephone.

6. l i to come; to want ( after having made a choice)


When people buy something in a store or make an order in a restaurant, they often say
l i rather than y o or m i. l i means to want something after thinking about
several options and then making a choice. l i is a colloquial way to say want:
Yy ng l i yj
n.

I want one jin each.

Wl i yp
ng p
ji.

I want a bottle of beer.

Wl i li ng ge m ntou.

I want two pieces of steamed bread.

Wl i yw n m
f n.

I want a bowl of rice.

7. by o le to want no more
is different from by o ( not to want) . is used when one decides not
to have more of something. is always in response to a question such as:
Q: ? H iy o bide ma?

Anything else?

A: By o le.

Nothing more.

Q: Z i chdi nr ba!

Eat some more!

A: By o le.

No. Thanks.

8. zu d o to walk to a place or until a time


is to walk toand is always followed by a place word ( or a time word) .
Example:
zu d o dngbi n

to walk to the east side

zu d o s ncng

to walk to the third floor

zu d o zhngw

to walk until noon

Grammar Notes

1. yu. . . yu both. . . and. . .



; , :

yu h o yu pi nyi

yu g o yu d

yu bh o yu gu
yu chyu h

Sh ngkde sh
hou xu
shngmen yu ni n yu xi.
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T men yu ch ng yu ti o.
( ) , ( , )

P
ngguhxi ngji o du y o.
Wmen dushxuZhngw
n de xusheng.
2. Z
nme m i? How much is it?
( ) ;
,
?

P
ngguz
nme m i?

P
jiznme m i?

Klznme m i?

, :
?

P
nggudushao qi n?

D di nhu dushao qi n yf
nzhng?

, ?
3. yku i yj
n one jin for one yuan
,
:

li ng ku i r ybn

shku i qi n s n zh ng

sh
wku i qi n yw
i

wku i qi n yxi osh

y
b i l
ng wku i yti n

yku i qi n sg

, :

ybn li ng ku i
r li ng ku i
r yb
n
s n zh ng shku i qi n

shku i qi n s n zh ng

4. yy ng yj
n one jin for each kind of something


,

yy ng yg

yy ng li ng p
ng

yy ng yshu ng

yy ng s n h

yy ng wbn
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5. ? K yma? Is it OK?
,
:
?

Dus n li ng kyma?

Zh pk
yma?

M
ngti n qkyma?


, :
?

Xu
bkyma?

, :
?

M
ngti n qkyma?

:
?

Kym
ngti n qma?

, :

Nkyyng zhge di nhu .

6. l i to come; to want ( after having made a choice)


,
,
:

Y
y ng l i yj
n.

Wl i yp
ng p
ji.

Wl i li ng ge m ntou.

Wl i yw n m
f n.

7. by o le to want no more
( ) ,
:
: ? H iy o bide ma?
: By o le.
: Z i chdi nr ba!
: By o le.
8. zu d o to walk to a place or until a time
,
:

zu d o dngbi n

zu d o s ncng

zu d o zhngw
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Sentence Pattern Drills


1.

A:
D o

n r

B:

m ic i?

D o ch osh
.

m i shu
gu

z osh

chf n

f ngu nr

sh ng w ng

w ngb

m i shc i

c ish
ch ng

( movie theatre)

k n di ny
ng

di ny
ng yu n

n bian

di nhu

hu n qi n

y
nh ng

2.

Sh
nme

d
fang

zu

j
n?

shc i

x
nxi n

shu
gu

h och

di nhu k

gu

sh
ji n

h o

p
ji

pi nyi

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3.

Y u

x
nxi n

yu

pi nyi.

h o

pi nyi

h o ch

du

h o

h o

j
n

ku i

pi nyi

4.

Z osh

shz osh ng

lidi n

,
k imn

jidi n

gu nmn.

Ch os h

b di n

xi w lidi n

C ish
ch ng

b di n

xi w sdi n

Sh ngdi n

qdi n

w n shang b di n

Y
nh ng

jidi n

xi w w di n

Yuj

b di n

xi w w di n

12 ( noon)

W ngb

qdi n

zhngwsh
r di n

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5.

A:
P
nggu

B:

znme m i?

S n ku i w

Xi ngji o

Li ng ku i
r

Jzi

Yku i w

6.

Li ngku i li

Pt o

Sku i

B ic i

Li ng ku i

Hlubo

Yku i w

Bi ndu

S n ku i
r

Tdu

Yku i b

X i ngji o

dushao qi n

y
j
n?

P
nggu

yj
n

D i nhu k

yzh ng

M i nb o

yge

G u ntou

yge

K
l

ybi

P
ji

yp
ng

M ntou

yge

y zh

Ch y

yli ng

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7.

A:
Gu ntou

B: ,

z i n r?

Z i zhh ng,


zu d o tur.

Mi nb o

n h ng

d o tur

Ti oli o

yubian n h ng

d o zhngji n

Shc i

zubian n h ng

d o tur

P
nggu

zhbian

d o zhngji n

qi nbian n h ng

d o tur

P
ji

zhngji n n h ng

d o tur

8.

L i

li ng j
n

xi ngji o.

s n j
n

p
ngggu

y ge

mi nb o

li ng zh ng di n hu k

yge

sc i

s n b
i

k
l

sge

m ntou

yzh

yti o

li ng p
ng

p
ji

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Exercises

1. L istening com prehension exer cise:

Listen to the following dialogue three times and then answer the questions:

Read the new words first:

hu nggu cucumber
j
le extremely
x
hngsh tomato
In a morning food market in Beijing
A. Owner of a vegetable stand c i t n xi o f n

B. A customer

A: ?
B: ?
A: , ?
B: ?
A:
B: !
A: !
B:
A: ?
B: ?
A:
B:
A: ,
B:
A:
Questions:
1) How much does the seller ask for the cucumber the seller asked?
?
2) Is the price asked higher than the market price according to the customer? And what is
the offer by her?
? ?
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3) How many cucumbers does the customer want and how many does the seller provide?
?
4) What is the quantity for the second order and the unit price?
? ?
5) How much is the total and how does the customer pay?
? ?

2. Give the C hinese wor ds for the following things:

canned food

vegetables

apple

bread

banana

orange

green beans

green pepper

fruit

meat

chicken

fish

3. W rite the following phra ses in C hinese:

a. 3 . 59
b. 2. 5 jin
c. Total 12. 47
d. 8. 00 a can
e. 5 . 60 per jin
4. Complete the followin g bla nks:

A:

B:
A:

B:
A:

B:
A:

B: ,

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5. Role play:

a. In a supermarket, A plays the salesperson and B plays the customer. B shops for five
different things ( fruit,

vegetables, drinks,

canned food, etc. ) ,

using sentence

patterns, make a conversation.


, A B B : ,

b. Talk about your shopping experiences in a morning market in China. Use


, , , , .
,


6. T ran slate the following sentences into Chinese:

a. Excuse me, where is the canned food?


b. It is on the left aisle, all the way to the end.
c. How much is half a kilo of bananas?
d. Please give me three apples and one kilo of cucumbers.
e. Do you want anything else? No.
f. The total is RMB 28. 75 yuan.
g. Here is 30 fen change.
7. T ran slate the following sentences into English :

, ,
, , ,

8. M ake a shopping list that includes vegeta bles, fr uit, seasonings and household item s.
, :

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Cultural Notes

1. T rad itional Chinese W eight a nd L iquid Measur ements

Although China officially uses the metric system, you will find the traditional measurement
system called shizhi( market system) still in use in daily life. The following chart gives
the approximate conversion for weight and liquid volume in the Market, Metric, and U. S.
systems:
Market System

Metric System

U. S. System

Weight

1 jin
1 liang

0. 5 kilogram
50 grams

1. 1 pounds
1. 8 ounces

Liquid / Volume

1 sheng

0. 5 Liter
1. 8 pints

0. 88 quart

2. Discounts

When stores sell at a discount, there will be a sign saying b zh , which means
giving 20% discount and charging 80 % of the original price. If it sells for 90% of the
original price, it will be jizh.
3. M or ning Ma rket a nd Str eet M ar ket

Morning marketis where farmers come to sell fresh vegetables and other homegrown
produce. You can find these markets everywhere in China. They usually start at sunrise and
end between 9am and noon. There are also street markets everywhere in China now. Often
a street market will specialize in its product, such as cloth, antiques, or arts and crafts.
4. How to ba rgain

One can often bargain at morning markets and street markets. The sellers often ask a
higher price and leave room for costumers to bargain. The bargaining could start from half
price. Most department stores use fixed prices and do not bargain.

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Lesson Fourteen

D- sh
s K

Taking a Bus or Taxi


Zugnggngq
ch

Key Expressions

hu D d

Q W iy xuxi o zu jl ch?

Which bus should I take to the Foreign


Languages School?

Do I need to change buses?

Y o hu n chma?

How many stops are there?

Zu jzh n?

?
N

Which direction?

ge f ng xi ng?

Please tell me to get off when we get there.

D o zh n q
ng g osu w xi ch.

, !
Wyu j
s h
,

I m in a hurry, please go faster.

q
ng n
n k i ku i di nr!

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Dialogue I
( A wants to take a Bus

A )
X i ngzugnggng q
ch

A:

, ?
Q
ngw
n,

B:

,
N

A:

ky zu

ky zu d
ti.

jl gnggng q
ch?

8
Zu b l

A:

gnggng q
ch
,

?
Zu

B:

q W iy Xuxi o zu j l ch?

kngti o d b .

?
Y o hu n ch ma?

B:

Y o.

A:

?
Z i

B:

hu n?


Z i

A:

n r

N nj
ng L hu n.

?
H u n jl?

B:

10 12 ,
H u n shl

A:

hu sh
r l,

y
zh zud o Rnm
n

?
Zujzh n?

B:


Q zh n ba.

A:

Sh ng ch hu wnw en

?
W y
ng g i w ng

B:

s
j
.

n ge

f ngxi ng zu?

,
W ng x zu, d o

m l du
mi n

q sh ng ch.

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A:

Q
ch

du ch ng sh
ji n

l i

y
c
?

B:

K nng

shfnzhng

ba.

, , ?

A:

Sh
fu,

w qRnm
n

Bil,

dushao

qi n?

B:

y ku i.

, ?

A:

D o zh n q
ng

g os u

w xi ch,

h o ma?

B:

M i w
nt
.

A:

!
Xixi!

New Words I

public

bus

foreign language

VO

to take a bus

Meas

route, number ( of bus)


street, road, boulevard

subway

big bus

VO

to change buses

PronN

Capital city of Jiangsu Province

gnggng

q
ch

w iy

zuch

d
ti

d b

hu n ch

N nj
ng

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Conj

or

north

VO

to get off( bus, car, train)

stops; station, bus stop

VO

to get on ( a bus, car, train)

driver

Aux

should

direction

west

Qpron

how long

time

Qpron

how long

Aux

can, may

master, skilled worker

VO

to arrive at a station or a stop

Exp

no problem

hu

b
i

xi ch

zh n

sh ng ch

s
j

y
ngg i

f ngxi ng

duch ng

sh
ji n

duch ng s h
ji n

k
nng

sh
fu

d o zh n

mi wnt

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English Translation of Dialogue I

A: Excuse me, I want to go to the Foreign Language School. Which bus should
I take?
B: You can take either the bus or subway.
A: Which bus should I take?
B: The route 8 air-conditioned big bus.
A: Do I need to change buses?
B: Yes.
A: Where should I change buses?
B: At the Nanjing Road stop.
A: To which bus should I change?
B: No. 10 or 12, you take it all the way to North Renmin Road and get off at
that stop.
A: How many stops are there?
B: It may be about seven stops. Ask the driver after you get on.
A: Which direction should I go?
B: Go west. Go to the bus stop across the street.
A: How often do the buses come?
B: About every ten minutes.
*

A: Master, I am going to N. Renmin Road. How much is the fare?


B: One yuan.
A: Could you tell me to get off when we get there?
B: No problem.
A: Thank you.

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Dialogue II

( A is going to take a taxi

A )
zhnbi d

A:

q Dngmn L?

,
N xi n zu di nch,

A:

?
Z
nme

B:

II

z i hu n gnggng q
ch.

?
Duch ng sh
ji n nng d o n r?

B:

,
Rgu

A:

dch,

wmn

s nsh

fnzhng ji d o le.


Sh
ji n

B:

l ibuj

le.

n ji

d d ba.

*
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A:

( )
( zh
d
t)

B:

sh ng chba.

n r

y o

bi o ba.

,
W yu j
sh
,

B:

dushao qi n?

A:

d
fang.

?
D o

B:

W y o q zhge

,
X
ng,

A:

q
ng n
n k i

ku i di nr.

X
ng.

A:

?
H oxi ng z i

B:

z i

xi y
ti o

q
ng z i


S h
w

A:

N
n zh
d o

z i

n r

m a?

ji.

, ?
D o le,

B:

fj
n.


K nng

A:

zh
r

lku

t
ngxi .

T
ng z i

n ge

lu qi nbian. Dushao qi n?

ku i qi n.

!
X ixie!

New Words II

II

VO

to call a taxi, to take a taxi

trolley bus

Conj

if

VO

traffic jam

Adv

then, if, right after

d d

di nch

rgu

dch

ji

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Exp

there is not enough time

place

Vt

to point

map

Adj

OK

VO

use the meter

emergency

Vt

to drive, to start

Adj

fast

Adv

seems

Vt

to know

street

intersection

to stop

l ibuj

d
fang

zh

d
t

x
ng

d bi o

j
s h

k i

ku i

h oxi ng

zh
d o

ji

lku

t
ng

Supplementary Words

Adj

slow

taxi

policeman

parking lot

m n


chz q
ch

j
ngch

t
ngchch ng

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curb

PropN

Shenzhen University

the old street

the English corner

PropN

Walmart

lbi n


Shnzhn D xu

l oji

Y
ngyji o

W
rm

English Translation of Dialogue II


Dialogue II

II

Taking a Taxi

A: How can I get to Dongmen Road?


B: You can take a trolley bus first, then change to a bus.
A: In how long can I get there?
B: If there is no traffic jam, you will be there in thirty minutes.
A: I don t have enough time.
B: Then you should take a taxi.
*

A: I want to go to this place ( pointing at the map) .


B: OK, please get in.
A: How much is to go there?
B: It is metered.
A: I am in a hurry. Please drive a little faster.
B: OK.
A: It seems somewhere around here. Do you know where is it?
B: It may be in the next block.
A: Here it is. Please stop at the corner, in front of the building. How much is it?
B: 15 yuan.
A: Thank you!

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Grammar Notes
1. q to go

is followed immediately by a place word and does not need a proposition for the place
word:
qW iyXuxi o

to go to the Foreign Language School

qB
ij
ng D xu

to go to Peking University

qc nt
ng

to go to the cafeteria

qZhnggu

to go to China

2. zu to sit, to take ( a means of transportation: bus, taxi, car, elevator, etc. )


is followed by a noun that is not a place.
Wzush f .

I sit on the sofa.

And zuchmeans to take a bus or some other vehicle. You can also say:
zugnggng q
ch

to take a bus

zuj
lch

to take which bus line

zu
rsh
wlch

to take the number 25 bus

3. ? Zuj
lch? What bus do I take?
is developed from a verb-object expression zuchto ride a bus ( or any
kind of vehicle) . by itself meansto sit. The answer might be:
Zush
wlch.

You take the number 15 bus.

lhere no longer means roadbut the bus route, number, or line. More
examples when zumeans to takeor to rideare:
zuwgudi nch

to take a trolley bus

zugnggng q
ch

to take a bus

zufij

to take a plane

zuchu n

to take a boat

4. zud o to take a bus or taxi to some place or do something until a certain time.
For example:
zud o W iyXuxi o
to take a bus to the Foreign Language School
zud o Shnzh
n D xu
to take a bus to Shenzhen University
zud o huch
n zh n
zud o li ng di n

to take a bus to the train station

to sit until 2 o clock

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5. wnwen to ask
is a reduplication of w
n. See Lesson 12, Grammar Note 8 .
6. d o . . . qu to go to ( some place)
is a grammatical framework into which a place word is inserted:
d o W iyXuxi o qu
to go to the Foreign Language School
d o Bij
ng qu

to go to Beijing

d o tshgu n qu

to go to the library

d o sh
t ng qu

to go to the cafeteria

qin d o. . . qis pronounced with a neutral tone. d o + some place +


qu is equivalent to qu + some place:
d o tshgu n qu = qtshgu n
d o Bij
ng qu = qB
ij
ng

to go to the library

to go to Beijing

7. rgu ji if. . . then. . .


This is a subjunctive pattern. rgu( if) introduces a conditional situation and ji
thenintroduces a consequence or solution:
Rgumiyu p
nggujim i xi ngji o.
If apples are not available, I would buy bananas.
, Rgumi k, wjiqtshgu n.
If I don t have class, I will go to the library.
, Rgupi nyi, jidum i y
di nr.
If it is cheap I will may a little more.
can only take verbs and adjectives but not nouns and pronouns:
Rgum ntou wjiby o.
If it [ is] steamed bread, I would not to buy [ it] .
You have to say:
Rgushm ntou wjiby o.
If it is steamed bread, I would not to buy [ it] .
Either or , even both sometimes can be eliminated without meaning changes.
8. l ibuj there is not enough time ( to do something)
This can also be expressed as sh
ji n l ibuj
.
is always used as a verb to comment that there is not enough time to do something.
can be put before or after the phrase ofdoing something:
Qw n le. L ibujchz of n le.
I got up late and there is not enough time to have
breakfast.
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Y
nh ng gu nm
n le. L ibujhu n qi n le.
The bank is closed. I can t make time to change
money.
, J
nti n bqm ipi o, m
ngti n jil ibujle.
If we don t buy tickets today, we won t do it
anymore tomorrow. ( Because today is the last
day they sell tickets. )
If there is enough time to do something, use l idej( there is enough time ( to do
something) :
M
ngti n qm i pi o h i l idej
.
It is not too late to buy tickets tomorrow.
9. d d to take a taxi
is to take and is taxi. ( to take a taxi ) is loaned from a Cantonese
expression. is a short form of d
sh( taxi) . But in recent years, a new expression
d chhas developed and is more popular than in northern cities.
Gnggng q
chmi yu le. Wmen d dba.
There is no more bus. Let s get a taxi.
Mi sh
ji n le. Wmen d ge dba.
There is no more time. Let s get a taxi.
10. d bi o to start the meter ( of a taxi)
d here means to set or to start; bi o is the meter. d bi o is a verb-object
form.
11. K i ku idi nr. Please drive a little faster.
This is an imperative for asking a person to drive faster. If the context makes the meaning
clear, you can skip k i and just say ku idi nr:
Zu ku idi nr.

Please go faster.

Shuku idi nr.

Please speak faster.

12. xi yti o ji the next street


xi means the direction down, but in the phrase xi yti o jiis used
for indicating the sequence or order. In this construction xi always comes first: xi
+ number + measure word + noun:
xi yge r
n

the next person

xi yli ng ch

the next car ( or bus)

The noun can be omitted, but the measure word must be kept:
xi yg

the next one ( person or place, etc. )

xi yli ng

the next one ( car, bus)


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xi yc

the next time ( ci is a measure word for verbs;


it is not used with nouns)

If the number is one y


, it can also be omitted:
xi ge

the next person

xi li ng

the next car ( or bus)

xi c

the next time

13. T
ng z i n
i ge lu qi nbian. Please stop in front of that building.
z i as a preposition followed by place words usually is placed before the main verb, as
in ? Z i n r hu n qi n? Where to change money? But with some verbs, the
z i phrase can be placed after the main verb in order to indicate that the place is a
destination. In t
ngz i n ge lu qi nbian, the destination is
n ge lu qi nbian, where the car will stop.

Grammar Notes

1. q to go
, :

qW iyxuxi o

qB
ij
ng D xu

qc nt
ng

qZhnggu

2. zu to sit, to take ( a means of transportation: bus, taxi, car, elevator, etc. )


:

Wzush f .

zugnggng q
ch

zuj
lch

25

zu
rsh
wlch

3. ? Zuj
lch? What bus do I take?
( )
:
15

Zush
wlch.

,

, :

zuwgudi nch

zugnggng q
ch
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zufij

zuchu n

4. zud o to take a bus or taxi to some place or to do something until a certain time
; :

zud o W iyxuxi o

zud o Shnzh
n D xu

zud o huch
n zh n

zud o li ng di n

5. wnwen to ask
8
6. d o . . . qu to go to ( some place)
, :

d o W iyXuxi o qu

d o Bij
ng qu

d o tshgu n qu

d o sh
t ng qu

:
d o tshgu n qu = = qtshgu n
d o Bij
ng qu = qB
ij
ng
7. rguji if. . . then. . .
, :
Rgumiyu p
nggujim i xi ngji o.
,

Rgumi k, wjiqtshgu n.

Rgupi nyi, jidum i y


di nr.

, :
Rgum ntou wjiby o.
:
Rgushm ntou wjiu by o.
, ,
8. l ibuj there is not enough time ( to do something)
, : sh
ji n l ibuj
:

Qw n le. L ibujchz of n le.


Y
nh ng gu nm
n le. L ibujhu n qi n le.

J
nti n bqm ipi o, m
ngti n jil ibujle.

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M
ngti n qm i pi o h i l idej
.

9. d d to take a taxi
, ( )
,

Gnggng q
chmi yu le. Wmen d dba.

M
i sh
ji n le. Wmen d ge dba.

10. d bi o to start the meter ( of a taxi)


;
11. K i ku idi nr. Please drive a little faster
,
:

Zu ku idi nr.

Shuku idi nr.

12. xi yti o ji the next street


,
, : + + + :

xi yge rn

xi yli ng ch

, :

xi yge

xi yli ng

xi yc

, :

xi ge

xi li ng

xi c

13. T
ng z i ni ge lu qi nbian. Please stop in front of that building.
, , : ? Z i
n r hu n qi n? ,
T
ng z i n ge lu qi nbian,

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Sentence Pattern Drills


1.

A: ?

2.

B: 25

Zu rsh
wl ch.

QW iyXuxi o zu j
lch?

10

Sh ngh i Zhngxu

sh

30

Shnzhn D xu

s ns h

332

B
i d x
mn

s ns nr

Zhngguy
nh ng

t b

11

Yuysh ngdi n

sh
y

A: ?
Wy
ngg i w ng n ge f ngxi ng zu?

B:
W ng xzu.

qi n

hu

b
i

n n

3.

A: ?

B: 3

Y o hu n ch ma

ch.
Y o hu n s nlq

6
lildi n ch

8
b l kngti o d b

r l zhngb

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4.

D o

m l du
mi n

sh ng

ch.

xuxi o qi nbian

hu n

d lu hubian

dng

gu ngch ng zhngji n

zu

yuj p ngbi n

t
ng

d mn du
mi n

s h ng

xuxi o n bian

xi

5.


W y o q zhge d
fang.


Yyu nlku

Shnzhn

W iyXu
xi o


B
id

D ngmn

Zhnggu Y
nh ng


B
ij
ng D xu


ngu n
X
nyu n B

Wrm

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6.

Q
ng z i

lku

t
ng xi .

d mnku

luqi n

zhr


yuj p ngbi n


y
nh ng qi nmi n

xi ti o ji

q
ch
zh n

lbi n

Exercises

1. L istening com prehension exer cise

Listen to the dialogue three times and then answer the questions:

Read the new words first

di ( must)
dngwyu n ( zoo)
yt ng ch( one scheduled bus)
ku ich( express bus)
zh
n de ( really)
A: , ?
B: , 11 , 332
A: 332 ?
B: 332 , , ,
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A: , 11 , 332 ?
B:
A: 332 ?
B:
A: 332 ?
B: 332
A: ? ?
B:
Questions:
1) What buses should be taken to go to Peking University?
?
2) How many stops are there for the first bus, and for the second?
?
3) Where is the transfer place?
?
4) How frequent is the second bus?
?
5) Is there any traffic jam en route?
?

2. Role play:

Make questions and answers similar to the example according to the information for each:

Example:
A

Q
ng wn, qBij
ng D xuzujlch?

B 332 375 802


N kyzu332 l375 lhush
802 l.

Y o hu n chma?

B
Byng.

A ?
Zujzh n?

B 10
Zu10 zh n.

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A

W ng n ge f ngxi ng zu?

W ng bi zu.

1) Target place P nji yu n Mud Marketin Beijing


Bus lines ( ) 802, 368, 36
Transfer ( ) No
Stops ( ) 15
Direction ( ) East
2) Target place M
iguD sh
gu n U. S. Embassy
Bus line 1, 4, 57
Transfer No
Stops 8
Direction East
3) Target place Y
ngb
ngu nGuest Hotel
Bus line 15, 18
Transfer X
ngyu n L
Direction North
3. Give the direction word in C hinese

left

right

front

back

north

south

east

west

opposite

down

middle

next to

4. G ive the Pinyin for the followin g words a nd put their common r adical in the br ackets
,

5. T ran slate the following sentences into Chinese

a. Which bus goes to the Foreign Languages School?


b. Please tell me which direction should I go.
c. Do I need to change buses?
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d. I want to go to this place.


e. Do you know where the bus stop is ?
f. Please stop at the corner.
g. I need to get off here.
h. Please tell me when we get to that stop.
i. How many stops are there?

6. Read the following signs

7. Read the following sentences a nd tr anslate them into English

a.
b. 15
c. , ,
d. 808 ,
e.

Cultural Notes

1. Bus
There are several kinds of public buses in China.
a. Regular bus ( gnggng q
ch) The fare is rather low. Less than 4 yu n can
take you from one end to the other of the bus line in Beijing.
b. Electric trolley bus ( wgudi nch) The fare is similar to the regular bus
but it runs slower.
c. Van ( called xi o gnggng ) These usually run parallel to the busy bus lines
that go to tourist areas. The fare is 1 yu n to 6 yu n. It usually runs faster than the bus.
d. Air-conditioned bus( kngti o d b ) Its fare, which is higher than a regular
bus, is usually from 2 - 12 yu n depending on the distance you travel.
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e. Tour bus ( lyu d b ) These buses run special routes to tourist attractions.
You can buy tickets at hotels and travel agencies.
2. T axi
In China the taxis have a sign on the roof and are usually painted white, yellow or red.
There are different fares for different colors of taxis in some cities.
3. Subway
Only a few cities ( Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou) in China have subways. Beijing has
two linesone is a circle line which has 18 stops around downtown area of Beijing. The
other is a straight line cross from east to west at the center of Beijing. The fare is 2 yu n
regardless of distance traveled.

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Lesson Fifteen

Seeing a Doctor


D - sh
w K

Key Expressions

/ /
l

dzi /

tu tng /

y
xi r

t
wn /

K n

B
ng

diarrhea / headache / to have a fever.


to take one s temperature /to test one s stool.

hu y n d bi n


xi ohu

f sh o

/
li ng

indigestion

bli ng

How do I take this medicine?

Zh y o znme ch
?

,
Y ti n

s n c
,

Three times a day, one pill each time.

yc ypi n.

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Dialogue I
A ?
N n r

B ,

shfu?

, ,
w t

D ifu,

le,

f lng,

b xi ng ch dngxi.

A ? ? ?
N f s h o

ma?

tu tng ma?

ksou

B ,
B zh
d o

f sh o

ma?

b f sh o,

tu yu

di nr

tng,

ksou.

A ?
L

dzi

ma?

B
L

le

li ng c
.

A ?
N y
qi n

dguo

shnme b
ng?

B
W dguo

g oxuy .

A ?
N dguo

x
nz ngb
ng

miyu?

B
Mi dguo.

, ,

X i n li ng

y
xi r

t
w
n

n
de

xuy ,

t
ngting

x
nz ng,

r nhu


q hu y n

y
xi r

d bi n.

*
A

N de

t
w
n

xuy

du zhngch ng,

,
bli ng,

ch di nr

y o ji h o

le.

B ?
Zhy o

znme

ch
?

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f sh o.

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Yti n s n

c
,

,
y c y pi n,

f n hu ch
.

New Words I

Adj

I
comfortable

shfu

sick, not well, uncomfortable

bshfu

doctor

Vt

to vomit

VO

to feel cold

Adj

cold

things

VO

to have a fever

head, top

Adj

ache, pain, sore

cough

Vt

to empty the bowels

belly, abdomen

VO

to have diarrhea

Vt

to get, to have

d ifu

f lng

l
ng

dngxi

f sh o

tu

t
ng

ksou

dzi

l dzi

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Part

( indicates action happened in the past)

N /Vt

sick, ill, disease / to get sick

blood pressure

Adj

high, tall

heart

heart disease

Vt

to measure, to test

body temperature

Vt

to listen

Conj

then, after that, afterwards

Vt /N

laboratory test

N /Vi

stool / have a bowel movement

Adj

normal

N /Vt

digestion / to digest

Adj

good, fine

gu

b
ng

xu
y

g o

x
nz ng

x
nz ngb
ng

li ng

t
wn

t
ng

r nhu

hu y n

d bi n

zhngch ng

xi ohu

li ng

indigestion

xi ohu bli ng

medicine

Meas /N

time / number of sequence

y o

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Prep

after, afterwards, later

Exp

after meals

hu

f nhu

English Translation of Dialogue I

A What s wrong with you?


B Doctor, I have been vomiting. I also have chills and have lost my appetite.
A Do you have a fever and headache? Do you cough?
B I don t know if I have a fever. I have a little headache. I don t cough.
A Do you have diarrhea?
B Yes, two times.
A Have you had any history of illness?
B I have had high blood pressure before.
A Do you have heart disease?
B No, I don t.
A Let me first take your temperature and blood pressure, listen to sounds of
your heart, then have your stool examined.
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A Your temperature and blood pressure are all normal. You have a little fever.
You have indigestion. You will be fine after taking some medicine.
B What is the dosage for this medicine?
A Three times a day and one pill each time, to be taken after meals.

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II

Dialogue II

A ?
N znme

B ,
W y tng,

le?

,
tngde

l
h i,

b nng y o

dngxi.

Q
ng zh ng k i zu
. N b de y o di o

le,

y y
n

yudi nr

f y n

B ? ?
H i nng b m a?

ba?

?
N du m y o

Nng b.

byng

gum
n

ma?

, , ,

B gum
ng,

ksh w j
nti n

b n
ng

b,

w g nm o

le,

hx yudi nr


knn n.

A
Nde

,
y

z i

f y n ,

j
nti n

y b nng b.

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xi oy ny o,

z i

yyu

yti n

l i

b y .

N du xi oy ny o

gum
n

B ?
B gum
n.

B y

y o dushao qi n?

A
Jis h ku i.

New Words II

II

teeth, tooth

Adj

terrible, sharp

Vt

to bite, to chew

Vr

to open, to spread, to stretch

mouth

Vt

to fill, to repair

VO

a filling, to fill a cavity

Vt

to fall, to drop

gums

Vt

to have an infection

to pull out

VO

to pull out teeth

Prep

to, on, in, among

l
hai

y o

zh ngkai

zu

by

di o

y y
n

f y n

b y

du

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anaesthetic

Adj

to be allergic to

VO

to catch cold, have a cold

to breath

Adj

difficulty

antibiotics

Vt

to make an appointment

m y o

gum
n

g nm o

hx

knnan

xi oy ny o

yyu

Supplementary Words

Body Parts

sh
ntbwi

ear

eye

nose

throat

chest

lower back

back

whole body

rduo

y njing

b
zi

s ngzi

xingku

y o

bi

qu nsh
n

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leg

tu

Symptoms

zhngzhu ng

VO

cramps

VO

to bleed

burn

VO

to have runny nose

Adj

dizzy

chu j
n

lixu

sh osh ng

lib
t

tuyn

food poisoning

sh
wzhngd

diabetes

rheumatism

epilepsy

t ngni ob
ng

fngsh

di nxi n

Medicine

y o

PropN

aspirin

traditional Chinese medicine

Western medicine

bandage, adhesive strip

cold medicine

As
p
l
n

Zhngy o

X
y o

chu ngk
ti

g nm oy o

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pain killer

zh
t
ngy o

English Translation of Dialogue II

II

A What s brought you here?


B My tooth aches. It hurts very much. I can t chew.
A Please open your mouth. You have lost a filling. Your gum has a little
infection.
B Can the tooth still be repaired? Does it need to be pulled?
A It can be repaired. Are you allergic to anesthetic?
B I am not. But I can t have my tooth filled today. I have a cold. I have
trouble breathing.
A You have an infection. I can t fill your tooth today. I will give you some
antibiotics. Then you make an appointment to repair your tooth. Are you
allergic to antibiotics?
B No. What s your fee for the filling?
A Ninety yuan.

Grammar Notes

1. k n b
ng to see a doctor
Literally is to have a doctor examine what disease the patient suffers from. b
ng is
disease or sickness. Sometimes people also say k n d ifu, which also means to see
a doctor, but it is preferable to say . You can also be more specific by saying k n y n
( to have doctor examine what happened with one s eyes ) , k n tu( to have doctor
examine what happened with one s legs) , etc.
2. ? Nn r bshfu? What is wrong with you?
literally means where or what part of your body is not comfortable. This is
a typical way for one to inquire about other s health situation, especially for a doctor to get
information from his patient in order to make a diagnosis. bshfu may indicate
pain and any kind of irritation.
3. f sh o to have a fever; f y n to have inflammation
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verbs to describe medical conditions:

f sh o

to have a fever

f y n

to have inflammation

ksou

to cough or to have a cough

tu tng

to have a headache

bi tng

to have back pain, to have a backache

d o h n

to have night sweats

4. yudi nr + adjective a little bit + adjective


is a short form for yu y
di nr, in which yu is a verb and
y
di nr is an object. yu di nr is put before an adjective to indicate degree.
yudi nr + adjective is always a situation that the speaker does not prefer or does not
like:

hxyudi nr knnan

a little hard to breathe

J
nti n yudi nr l
ng.

It is a little bit cold.

N ge sh ngdi n yudi nr yu n.

That store is a little far from here.

Zhge ch ojsh
ch ng de dngxi yudi nr gu
.

This supermarket is a little expensive.

Wyudi nr f sh o.

I have a little fever.

Notice that in Chinese yu must be used whenever di nr is used with an adjective.


5. t
ng pain, hurt
In southern China people often prefer to use tng instead of tng; the meanings are
identical: Wtu tng is same as Wtu tng.
6. ( ) dguo ( b
ng) to fall ( ill) , to have ( a disease)
When a verb is followed by gu, the action or event indicated by that verb then
becomes a kind of experience. ( ) dguo ( b
ng ) literately means to have the
experience of having disease. So is a mark of indicating that something happened or
somebody experienced something before. The negative of the verb + structure is
always m
i + verb + gu. Examples:

J
nti n sh ngwwhu nguo qi n.
I changed some money this morning.

Wqguo Bij
ng.

I have been to Beijing.

T mixuguo Zhngw
n.

He has not studied Chinese.

db
ng( to have disease) is in the structure of verb + object. The general term
b
ng can be joined or replaced by many other specific words for specific diseases:

dx
nz ng b
ng
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Wd
guo wib
ng.

T cngl i m
i d
guo g nm o.

I had stomach trouble.


He has never caught cold before.

7. r nhu then, after that


is a conjunctive for connecting verbs that represent more than one action in
succession. Usually xi n is placed before the first verb and then is placed before
the second verb:
,

Xi n li ng t
w
n, r nhu hu y n d bi n.
Test your temperature first, then exam your stool.

If there are more two verbs, xi n should be before the first verb, z i before the
second, and before the last verb:
, ,
Xi n hu n qi n, z i d di nhu , r nhu qm i dngxi.
First change money, then make a phone call, and then go shopping.
can also be followed by jiand precede the second verb
,

Xi n m i dngxi, r nhu jiqchf n.


First go shopping, and then have dinner.

8. Chdi nr y o jih o le. It will be OK when you take some


medicine.
. . . Ji. . . le is a grammatical frame that can take an adjective to form a phrase to
indicate some result that occurs after a certain action is taken:

Chdi nr y o jih o le.


It will be OK when you take some medicine.

Xle z o jishfu le.


You will feel better when you take a bath.

Chdi nr dngxi jible.


You would not be hungry any more after eating something.
9. t
ngde l
hai very painful, seriously hurt
The structure of verb + de + adjective describes the state or current situation of a feeling
or an action. So l
hai ( seriously) describes the state of feeling of tng ( painful) .
de must be put between the verb and the adjective:

T chf n ch
de h
n ku i.
He eats very fast.

Wm i shm ide hn du.


I bought a lot of books.

Yu
h n ji o Y
ngwn ji ode hn h o.
John teaches English very well.
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10. gu particle of aspect


is an important major particle of aspect in Chinese which is always immediately
attached to a verb and forms a verb + guo structure to indicate that one has some
experience of doing something. is spoken in the neutral tone.

Whu nguo qi n.

I changed money.

Wg
i M
igud guo di nhu .
I once made phone calls to America.
( Literally: I have experience exchanging money or making calls to America. )
, T qguo Zhnggu, mi qguo R
b
n.
He has been to China, not to Japan.
?

Nk nguo Zhnggudi ny
ng ma?
Have you ever seen a Chinese film?

Nji oguo Y
ngwn ma?
Have you ever taught English?

The action or event in verb + gucertainly occurred in the past, but guas a particle of
aspect is not a mark for past tense.
11. du
. . . gum
n to be allergic to, to have allergy to
Basically ( to be allergic, to have an allergy) is an intransitive verb, that is to say
can not take any object. So du( to, towards) is used to introduce the allergen,
and the whole phrase comes before the verb :

Wduhu f
n gum
n.

Yude rn duwij
ng gum
n.

I am allergic to pollens.

Some people have an allergy to MSG.


Wde p
ngyou duh ixi n gum
n.
A friend of mine is allergic to seafood.

Grammar Notes

1. k n b
ng to see a doctor

,
( ) , ( )
2. ? Nn r bshfu? What is wrong with you?

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3. f sh o to have a fever; f y n to have inflammation
, +
:

f sh o

ksou

b
i t
ng

f y n

tu tng

d o h n

4. yudi nr + a little bit + adjective


,
+
:

hxyudi nr knnan

J
nti n yudi nr l
ng.

N ge sh ngdi n yudi nr yu n.

Z hge ch ojsh
ch ng de dngxi yudi nr gu
.

Wyudi nr f sh o.

: , ,
5. t
ng pain, hurt
,

6. ( ) dguo ( b
ng) to fall( ill) ; to have ( a disease)
,
( )
, +
+ + :

J
nti n sh ngwwhu nguo qi n.

WqguBij
ng.

T mi xu
guo Zhngw
n.

+ ,
:

dx
nz ngb
ng

Wd
guo wib
ng.

T cngl i m
i dguo g nm o.

7. r nhu then, after that


, ,
:
,

Xi n li ng t
wn, r nhu hu y n d bi n.

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Xi n hu n qi n, z i d di nhu , r nhu qm i dngxi.
, :
,

Xi n m i dngxi, r nhu jiqch


f n.

8. Chdi nr y o jih o le. It will be OK when you take some


medicine.
, ,
:

Chdi nr y o jih o le.

Xle z o jishfu le.

Chdi nr dngxi jible.

9. t
ngde l
hai very painful, seriously hurt
+ + ,
( ) :

T chfan ch
de h
n ku i.

Wm i shm ide hn du.

Yu
h n ji o Y
ngwn ji ode hn h o.

10. gu particle of aspect


, +
,

Whu nguo qi n.

wg
i Migud guo di nhu .

( , )
,

T qguo Zhnggu, m
i qguo Ribn.

Nk nguo Zhnggudi ny
ng ma?

Nji oguo Y
ngwn ma?

+ , ,
,
11. du. . . gum
n to be allergic to, to have allergy to

:

Wduhu f
n gum
n.

Yude rn duwij
ng gum
n.

Wde p
ngyou duh ixi n gum
n.

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Sentence Pattern Drills


1.

N n r

tu tng.

b shfu?

( throat)
s ngzi

zh
r

dzi

( chest)
xingku

( lower back)
y o

( back)
bi

( whole body)
qu nshn

( stomach)
wi

( leg)
tu

2.

N du

xi oy ny o

gum
n ma?

s
p
l
n

m y o

zhge

Zhngy o

X
y o

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3.

f sh o

le.

g nm o

shu i ji o

( food poisoning)
sh
w zhngd

dzi

( constipation)
bi nm


di o tuf

gum
n

( cramps)
chuj
n

( bleed)
lixu

( runing nose)
lib
t

ksou

( dizzy)
tuyn


hx knn n

zhngs h

( sea sick)
ynchu n

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4.

A: ?

B:

N y
qi n dguo shnme b
ng?

Wdguo g oxuy .

( diabetes)
t ngni ob
ng

x
nz ngb
ng

( stomach trouble)
wib
ng

( skin disease)
p
fb
ng

( dysentery)
l
j

5.

A:
N dguo

?
x
nz ngb
ng miyu?

B:
M i dguo.

di nhu

Zhnggu

p
ji

ch

f n

ch

xu

Zhngguwnxu

xu

ch

y o

ch

ji o

Y
ngwn

ji o

k n

hu j

k n

zu

fij

zu

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6.

Xi n

chf n,

r nhu

chy o.

li ng xuy

t
ng x
nz ng

xi o y n

b y

li ng t
wn

hu y n

chy o

shu
ji o

qsh ngdi n

q yuj

hu n qi n

m iy o

7.

Ch

di nr

y o

ji

h o le.

Ch

f n

b o

shu

x
ng

Hu n

qi n

gu

8.

A ?
Zhy o znm e ch
?

B , ,
Yti n

s n c
,

li ng

s npi n

z o w n f nhu

y
,

li ngpi n,

shu
ji o qi n

Li ng

y
,

y
pi n,

w nf n qi n

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Exercises

1. L istening com prehension exer cise

Listen to the following dialogue three times and answer the questions:

Read the new words first


zng always
sh ng c
su? to go to the restroom
k ish to begin
jude to feel
hu y n ji
gu lab report
k i y o to write a prescription
In a doctor s office

A doctor

B patient

A ?
B
A ? ?
B
A ?
B
A ?
B
A ?
B
A ?
B
A
B , ?
A
,
B
Questions
1) What are the symptoms of the patient?
?

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2) When did the patient last eat food and what was it?
? ?
3) What did the doctor conduct on the patient?
?
4) What was the initial diagnosis by the doctor?
?

2. M atch questions a nd a nswer s

a. ?

a. .

Nf sh o ma?

Wt
u t
ng.

b. ?

b. 100

Nch
guo y o ma?

100 ku i.

c. ?

c.

Zh
ge y o znme ch
?

Bf sh o.

d. ?

d.

Nn r bshfu?

Wd
guo g oxu
y .

e. ?

e. , .

By y o dushao qi n?

Yti n s n c
, ycypi n.

f. ?

f.

Ncngqi n dguo sh
nme b
ng?

Mi ch
guo.

3. For each of these ver bs, a dd a n object fr om the text to make a verb object
combination

4. Role Play

A is sick and goes to see Dr. B. A tells his /her symptoms such as fever, diarrhea,
headache, vomiting, chills, etc. Dr. B tells him / her what illness it is, prescribes
medicine and tells how to use the medicine.

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5. Add guto ea ch of these ver bs or verb phases a nd tr anslate into English
,
Example:
chy o

f sh o

by

b y

zugnggng q
ch

l dzi

hu y n d bi n

li ng t
wn

6. Use the verb 1 + + verb 2pattern to m ake senten ces


1 + + 2
Example:
li ng t
wn

hu y n

d o zh n

xi ch

m i di nhu k

d di nhu

q
chu ng

qxu
xi o

f y n

chxi oy ny o

yyu

k n b
ng

7. T ran slate the following sentences into Chinese

a. How should I take this medicine?


b. I have indigestion and vomiting.
c. I have a headache. I may have a fever.
d. My stomach aches, but I don t have diarrhea.
e. Take this medicine twice a day, one pill each time.
f. I lost my filling. Can you fix it?
g. Please give me some antibiotics.
h. I have an allergy. May I make an appointment?

8. Read the following signs:

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Cultural Notes
1. Registra tion

The first step to see a doctor in a hospital is to go to a window marked gu h o ( to


register) . Registration costs 5 yuan for a foreign patient. You will get a registration
number and a Medical Record book, which has the following information on its cover:

Medical Record

mnzh
n b
ng l k

Name

Sex
x
n gbi

x
ngm
ng

Profession
z h
y

hny
n

Married
y
hn

Age
n i nl
ng

Not married
w i hn

Address
d
z h

Medical history
gum
ns h

Hospital address
y
yu n d
z h

Emergency telephone
j
z hn di nhu

Zip code
yu bi n
The hospital keeps the patients medical records, not the doctor.
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2. E xam ining R oom

In the big hospitals, the patient will see a nurse first. to have an arrangement. In China the
doctor sits in the examining room and the patients come and go. You will simply join the
line outside of the doctor s examination room with other patients. The doctor will make a
very quick exam and give you the prescription. The nurse normally will take your
temperature first and the doctor will take your blood pressure.
3. Payment

You pay all the fees, including the examination fee and prescription, at the payment
window before you get the medicine.
4. Phar macy

The pharmacy is in the hospital in China. You take the prescription and the receipt of your
payment to the pharmacy window and give them to a pharmacist to fill the prescription,
while you are waiting at the window. The pharmacist will tell you how to take the
medicine and will also write the instructions.

Chinese Character Practice

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Lesson Sixteen

Photo Shop and Barber


D- sh
li K


Zh o Xi ng h LF

Key Expressions

How much does it cost to


have a picture taken?

?
P i y
zh ng zh opi n dushao qi n?

?
Shnme sh
hou

When can I pick it up?

q?

, 36

, 400

color print, 36 exp, 400

C is de, s ns h
lizh ng, s
b i de

,
l f ,

haircut, shave

gu li n

to shampoo, to blow dry

x tu, chufng


Ji n du n

Please cut it a little shorter.

y
di nr.

Don t put on mousse.

Bsh ng ms
.

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Dialogue I
)

( At a Photo Shop

Z i z h o xi ng gu n

A ?
P i y
zh ng zh o pi n dushao qi n?

B ?
Hib i

de

h ish

c is

de ?

A
Hib i

de .

B ?
de ?

X dud

X hzh o hu shnf
nzhng yng de .

B ,

H zh o yng de li ng cn,

shnf
nzhng yng de

? ?

Y cn de dushao qi n ?

B
Y cn

de

y cn .

Li ngcnde

dushao qi n ?

szh ng s hku i , li ng cn de

A
W y o li ng cn de.

s zh ng

?
S hnme

sh
hou

q zh opi n ?

B
M
ngti n

xi w .

A
W by o

d i b ibi n

de.

B
H o.

A ?
C is ji oju n

znme

B ,
Kd

rshr

m i?


Fsh

rsh
ku i

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A

, 36 , 400

W y o li ng ju n

Kd ,

s nsh
lizh ng, s
b i

de.

B ?
H i y o

A
B y o

ma ?

bide

le .

?
Y
gng dushao qi n ?

, ,

Li ng ju n ji oju n

s
sh
s

ku i ,

z i

rsh ku i qi n p i zh opi n de qi n ,


y
gng

lis h
s

ku i.

New Words I

photo shop

to take pictures, to have picture taken

picture, photo

VO

to develop and print pictures

Adj

black

Adj

white

black and white, monochrome

color

passport

identification card

zh oxi nggu n

zh o xi ng

zh opi n

xzh opi n

hi

b i

h
ib i

c is

hzh o

sh
nfnzhng

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Unit

1 /30 meter

Vt

to take, get, pick up, draw

Vt

to bring, to take

white borders

film

PropN

Kodak

PropN

Fuji

Meas

roll

cn

d i

b ibi n

ji oju n

K
d

Fsh

ju n

English Translation of Dialogue I

A How much does it cost to have a picture taken?


B Black and white or color?
A Black and white.
B What size do you want?
A I want the size for passports or identification.
B The picture size for a passport is two-inch and one inch for an identification
card.
A How much is it to print one-inch and how much is it to print two-inches?
B One-inch with four copies is 10 yuan, and two-inch with four copies is 20
yuan.
A I d like to have the two-inch ones. When can I pick up the pictures?
B Tomorrow afternoon.
A I don t want them with white borders.
B No problem.
A How much is the color film?
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B Kodak is 22 and Fuji is 20 yuan .


A I d like two rolls of 36 exposures of Kodak, 400 speed.
B Anything else?
A No. How much altogether?
B 44 yuan for the film and another 20 for the pictures taken. The total is 64
yuan.

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Dialogue II

( At a barbershop

)
Z i l f

A ,

w y o

Byng,

di n

, ?

Sh
fu ,

B ,

lf ,

y o dng hn ji ma ?

?
q
ng zhbian zu.

N
n y o ji n shnme y ng de?

Ji n du n

y
di nr .

A ?
Ji n dushao ?

B
Ji n y cn.

B ?
Y o bu y o

A ,
Y o,

II

x tu ?


y y o chufng.

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B ?
li n ma ?

Y o gu

A ,

Y o,

hzi .

y gu

B ?
ky ma ?

Zhy ng

A
Zhr

y
di nr.

q
ng z i q di o

Sh ng

m s ma ?

A ,
Byng le,

?
dushao qi n ?

B
rs h

ku i.

B ,
Wmen

y yu

A ,
T i h o le,


b l
ng shu fi .

nm,


q
ng

nm

w de tu

y
xi r

New words II

h bi .

II

VO

to have a haircut, to have one s hair styled

to put in order, to tidy up

hair

Adj

long time

Vt

to cut

Qpron

what kind of

lf

ji

ji n

shnmey ng

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Adj

short

VO

to wash one s hair, to shampoo

VO

to blow dry

blow

wind

VO

shave

to shave, to scrape

face

beard, moustache

Dpron

like this

Vt

to trim

Vt

to put on

mousse, hair spray

Vt

to massage

Adv

other, separate, another

VO

to charge, to collect fee

Vt

to collect, to receive, to accept

fee, cost

du n

xt
u

chuf
ng

chu

fng

gu li n

gu

li n

hzi

zhy ng

sh ng

m
s

nm

l
ng

shu fi

shu

f
i

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VO

to develop a roll of film

Vt

to develop, to flush, to rinse

VR

to thin it out

Adj

thin, slight

Vt

to perm, to heat up

VO

to perm the hair

VR

to trim evenly

top of the head

Phr

both sides, two sides

facial

barber shop

hair style

VO

to cut hair

Exp

computer hair-style design

long hair

short hair

ch
ng ju n

ch
ng

d b o

b o

t ng

t ng f

ji n q

tud
ng

li ngp ng

mi nb

mif t
ng

f x
ng

ttu

di nn o xu n f

ch ngf

du nf

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English Translation of Dialogue II

II

A Master, I want a haircut. Do I have to wait long?


B No, please sit here. What kind of style do you want?
A Please cut it short.
A How much do you want cut?
B An inch shorter.
B Do you want a shampoo?
A Yes, and also blow dry.
B Do you want a shave?
A Yes. I want my beard shaved off.
B Is this OK?
A Please cut a little more here.
B Would you like to put on some mousse?
A No. How much is it?
B 20 ku i.
B We also have massage. No fee will be added.
A That s great! Please massage my head and back.

Grammar Notes

1. ? Hib i de h ishi c isde? Is it black and white or color?


This sentence uses the Alternative Question form, with h ishi connecting two options
to be chosen from ( h
ib i de and c isde) . The full form of Alternative
Question has shand then h ishconnecting two options; it does not necessarily
require another verb
?

Shhib i de h ishc isde?


Is it black and white or color?

Nshm i h
ib i de h ishm i c isde?
Do you buy black and white or color?

NshqSh ngh i h ishqBij


ng?
Are you going to Shanghai or Beijing?

The first shcan be omitted but h ishmust be present


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Hib i de h shc isde?


Is it black and white or color?

Nm i h
ib i de h ishm i c isde?

NqSh ngh i h ishBij


ng?

When h ishconnects two verbs, the second verb may be optional


[ ] ?

Nm i h
ib ide h ish( m i) c isde?

[ ] ?

NshqSh ngh i h ish( q) Bij


ng?

Note In an affirmative statement ( rather than a question) use hushrather than


( h ish
) for the English word or

M
iti n z oshang whybi ch hushyb
i k f
i.
Every morning I drink either a cup of tea or coffee.
2. q to take, to pick up, to fetch ( something)
Use when you go to some other place to take or pick up something ( not somebody)
?

Sh
nme sh
hou q?

When can I pick it up?

Wxi nz i qqwde zh opi n. I am going to pick it up now.


But if you stay in a place ( rather than going to some other place) use n ( to take, to
carry, to hold) ( not q) :
?

Nhdi nr sh
nme? Wgi nn .
What drink do you want? I ll bring it for you.

3. ju n roll
is a measure word for the things in rolls

yju n ji oju n

a roll of film

yju n b

a roll of cloth

yju n w
ishnzh

a roll of toilet paper

4. Ji ndu n y
di nr Please cut it a little shorter.
Imperatives, that is, to asking somebody do something, usually use the pattern of Verb +
[ adjective + ( yi) dianr]
Q
ng k i ku i y
di nr. Please drive a little faster.
Nshum n y
di nr. Please speak slowly.

Zu ku i di nr

Be quick, please!

yis optional in this pattern.


5. ? Y o buy o xtu? Do you want a shampoo?
Y o buy o + verb means Do you want to do something? T his is another way to
say y o + verb + ma. So y o buy o xtu is same as y o
x
tu ma. People in northern China prefer the y o + verb + ma structure
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?

Y o lf ma?

Do you want hair cut?

Y o gu li n ma?

Do you want a shave?

6. z i again, then
When comes before a verb it can mean either again or, when one action follows
another, then
!

Hu ny
ng z i l i!

Hope you visit us again.

Q
ng nz i shuyc
.

Please say it again.

z i also indicate a postpone of schedule when time words is given bebore z i eg

Qde sh
hou z i g
i.

You ll pay when you pick it up.

, ! J
ngti n ti nqbh o, m
ngti n z i qba!
It isn t fine today, go there tomorrow.

Grammar Notes

1. ? Hib i de h ishi caisde? Is it black and white or color?


( )
:
?

Shhib i de h ishc isde?

Nshm i h
ib i de h ishc isde?

NshqSh ngh i h ishqBij


ng?

,
?

Hib i de h ishc isde?

Nm i h
ib i de h ishm i c isde?

NqSh ngh i h ishqBij


ng?

, :
( ) ?
( ) ?
: ( ) , or :

M
iti n z oshang whybi ch hushyb
i k f
i.
2. q to take, to pick up, to fetch ( something)
( ) :
?

Shnme sh
hou q?

Wxi nz i qqwde zh opi n.

( ) :
? Nhdi nr sh
nme? Wg
i nn .
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3. ju n roll
:

yju n ji oju n

yju n b

yju n w
ishngzh

4. Ji ndu n y
di nr Please cut it a little shorter.
, + + ( ) :

Q
ng k i ku i y
di nr.

Nshum n y
di nr.

Zu ku i di nr.


5. ? Y o buy o xtu? Do you want a shampoo?
+ ? + +
, +
+ :
?

Y o lf ma?

Y o gu li n ma?

6. z i again, then
, :
!

Hu ny
ng z i l i!

Q
ng nz i shuyc
.


:
Qde sh
hou z i gi.
, J
nti n ti nqbh o, m
ngti n z i qba.

Sentence Pattern Drills


1.

Q
ng z i

qdi o

y
di nr.

j i n du n

b o

ji hu

s hj
n

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2.

P i

y
zh ng zh opi n

dus hao qi n?

y
zh ng hi b i de zh opi n


wzh ng

c is de

zh opi n


li ngz h ng

y
cn de zh opi n

s nz h ng li ng cn de zh opi n

C hng

y
j u n ji oju n

C hngx

3.


y
j u n ji oju n

S hnm e s h
hou

qzh opi n?

l f


xzh opi n

hu n qi n

sh ng k


q xuxi o

xi k

nm

k n b
ng

by

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4.

N
n y o

ji n

shnm ey ng de ?

chu

m i

d
ng

yng

5.

Y obuy o

?
xt u?


x zh opi n


m i ji oju n

chufng

gu l i n

nm


ji n du n

y
di nr


gu

hzi

t ng f

b o

ji n q

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Exercises

1. L istening com prehension exer cise

Listen to the following dialogue three times and answer the questions

Read the new word first

Y
h
yu n Summer Palace
A. Foreign student
B. Chinese student
A , ?
B ?
A ?
B ?
A ?
B
A ?
B
A ?
B
A
B
A , ,
B , ?
A
Questions
1) Where is the photo shop?
?
2) How many rolls of film is the foreign student going to develop?
?
3) What is the different rate to print a photo in different stores?
?
4) What are they going to do after going to the photo shop?
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2. W rite the Pinyin for the following word s

3. Fill in the blanks with or



a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

g.

h.

4. Use the following words given in each lin e to ma ke a sentence with



Example

200

400

24

36

5. Role play

a. A goes to get a haircut. B is the barber. B asks what A wants to be done today. A asks
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the barber to cut his / her hair 4 centimeters shorter, wash his / her hair, blow dry, shave
his beard or perm her hair, and then massage his / her head and back.
A B B A A 4 , ,
, ,
b. You are in a photo shop. Ask to have your picture taken for a visa and find out the
size, color, and the shape required and the cost.
, , ,

6. T ran slate the following sentences into Chinese

a. I want to buy one roll of Kodak film, 36 exposures, 400 speed.


b. I don t like white borders.
c. When will the pictures be ready? Tomorrow afternoon.
d. Please massage my back.
e. I don t want shampoo or mousse.
f. Please cut my hair one inch shorter.
g. I also want a shave and a blow dry.
h. Do I need to wait long?

7. Answer these questions in C hinese

1) What do you need when you take pictures?


2) How many exposures are there in this roll of film?
3) How do you describe the different size of the prints?
4) How do you say
a. I have two rolls of film with 24 exposures each.
b. I want them to be developed and printed in the visa size without borders.
c. I want to know when the pictures will be ready.

8. Read the following signs

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15

20

60 - 200

30

Cultural Notes

1. Shampoo is standard in Chinese barber shops for both women and men. If you are prefer
that they use a gentle shampoo, you can ask for that. Chinese barber shops usually provide
massage of the head, upper back and shoulders. Sometimes it is free and sometimes there
is an additional charge.
2. If you need some pictures for passport or identification card, you may go to the photo shop
where you can also develop and print pictures or buy the color film.

Chinese Character Practice


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Lesson Seventeen

D - sh
qK

Key Expressions


m i

Buying Things

M i Dngxi

to buy clothes

y
fu


Wchu n

s nsh
b h o

I wear size 38 .

de.

?
N
ng pi nyi

Can you make it cheaper?

di nr m ?

AA size battery

wh o di nch

all-purpose electrical socket

w nnng ch zu

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Dialogue I

( At a Clothing Store

Z i fzhu ngdi n

AStore attendant

B Foreigner

Shu huyu n


W igurn

A ?
N
n y o m i sh
nme

y
fu?

B
W y o m i chnsh n h kzi.

N
n chu n dud

de ?

h o

B
Zhngh o de.

A ?
Zhji n chnsh n h zhti o

kzi

z
nmey ng?


ky
.

Chnsh n h i

W b x
huan

zh
ti o

kzi

de

y ns.

W x
huan

?
his de.

A ,
Yu ,

Yu miyu

his de?

?
zh
ti o

B ,
T i ch ng le,

znmey ng?

?
y yudi nr

A ,
N
n sh
shi

Hn hsh
.

zh
ti o

kzi

sh
shi zhshu ng xi ma?

N
n chu n dud

b n ti o

h o

de?

Wchu n

kzi

shu,

W ji m i zhti o.

B
k
y

y
di nr de?

Yum
iyu shu

zhti o,

fi.

s nsh
ji h o

b n de.

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A

Zh
s hu ng znm ey ng?

le .

T i j
n

Yu miyu

de.

s
sh
h o

H
n h o. Nng pi nyi

A ,
rb i ku i,

Yu nji

H o.

di nr de?

Zhshu ng sh

di nr

m a?

, ?
m i gi n

y
b i wshku i,

znmey ng?

?
Z i

n r

fqi n?

A
Shuku nt i z i n bian.

B
Xixie.

New Words I

clothing store

store attendant, salesclerk

shirt

pants, jeans, trousers

Vt

to wear

Exp

how big, what size?

medium size

Meas

for clothes( upper body)

Vt

to like, to prefer

fzhu ngdi n

shuhuyu n

chnsh n

kzi

chu n

dud

h o

zhngh o

ji n

x
huan

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color

black color

Adj

long

Adj

loose-fitting, fat

Adj

thin, tight, skinny

y ns

his

ch ng

f
i

shu

to try

sh
shi

Vt

to try

Adj

suitable, fit, appropriate

shoe

Meas

pair

Adj

tight, fast, taut

Adj

cheap, inexpensive

original price

VO

to pay money

cashier

s h

hsh

xi

shu ng

j
n

pi nyi

yu nji

fqi n

shuku nt i

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English Translation of Dialogue I

A What would you like to buy?


B I want to buy a shirt and pants.
A What is your size?
A Medium.
B How about this shirt and pants?
A The shirt is fine. I don t like the color of the pants. I like the black. Do you
have any in black?
B Yes, how about this one?
B This one is too long and also a little loose. Do you have any one tighter?
A Please try on this. This one is thinner than that one and also shorter.
B It fits. I will buy it.
*

B May I try the shoes?


A What is your size?
B I wear size 39.
A How about this pair?
B They are too tight. Do you have a larger pair?
A This one is size 40 .
A Very good. Can you sell them cheaper?
B The original price is 200 yuan. I can sell them to you for 150 yuan. How is that?
A OK. Where should I pay?
B The cashier is over there.
A Thank you.

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II

Dialogue II

A ,

Q
ng wn, yu

wny q ma?

B ,
Yu,

y
b i yu n

yge.

,
Wm
n h i yu

bji ndu n

di nyu n

lib iyu n

yge.

A ?
B ji ndu n di nyu n gn

wny q

y
y ng m a?

UPS ,

B y
y ng.

Bji ndu n di nyu n

yuji o

UP S.

T
ng di n sh
,

, UPS
yng y
du n

sh
ji n,

suy U PS

A ?
N
men

B
Yu.

y
yu

di nyu n ch zu ma?


S
sh yu n

y
ge.

A
W y o nng li nji

di nn o de n zhng.

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B
W nnng ch zu

ky duyng.

A ?
W nn
ng ch zu gn di nyu n ch zu y
y ng

pi nyi ma?

B:
Y
y ng.

A:

,
H o.

W y o

yt i

b ji ndu n di nyu n

yge

w nnng ch zu,

h iy o


li ng ji wh o

di nch
.

B
H o.

Dushao qi n?

B
Y
gng

lib i wsh yu n.

A ?
N r

yu m i ru np n

ly
nd i

de?

B
Z i l
bian.

A ?
Zh o xi ngj h

lxi ngj

ne?

Z i lush ng.

New Words II

II

VO

power line with voltage stabilizer

surge protector

V /N

to be disconnected, interrupted

electrical power

w
ny

w
ny q

ji ndu n

di nyu n

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power supply line

uninterrupted power supply; UPS

Vo

power failure, outage

Meas

a period ( of time)

Conj

therefore

electrical socket

Vt

to connect, to link

computer

Meas

kind, type

Adj

all-purpose

Adj

all-purpose plug

Adj

multiple usage, multi-functions

battery

floppy disk

tape

camera

video recorder

Pn

upstairs

di nyu nxi n


bji ndu n di nyu n

t
ng di n

du n

suy

ch zu

li nji

di nn o

zhng

w nn
ng


w nn
ng ch zu

duyng

di nch

ru np n

ly
nd i

zh oxi ngj

lxi ngj

lush ng

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Supplementary Words

Clothing

y
w

suit, western-style clothes

skirt or dress

shorts

pajamas

robe

underwear

T-shirt

sweater

bra / brassiere

gloves

hat, cap, helmet

socks

coat, jacket

tie

belt

x
zhu ng

qnzi

du nk

s hu
y

shu
p o

nik

T
T
xsh n

m oy

( )
rzh o xingzh o

shut o

m ozi

w zi

w it o

l
ngd i

p
d i

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Sizes

ch
m

large size

small size

d h o

xi oh o

Colors

y ns

N / Adj

red

N / Adj

blue

N / Adj

green

N / Adj

pink

N / Adj

yellow

brown color

hng

l n

fn

hu ng

k fis

Electronics

di nq

transformer ( input / output)

power strip

di ny zhu nhu nq

/
jixi nb n / ch zu

D size battery

y
h o di nch

C size battery

rh o di nch

AA size battery

wh o di nch

AAA size battery

q
h o di nch

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cell phone

beeper

CD

CD player

VCD

DVD

s huj

hj

CD
CD p n

j
gu ng ch ngj

j
gu ng y
ngdi

( )
s hzi gu ngp n

di

English Translation of Dialogue II

II

A: May I ask, do you have surge-protectors?


B: Yes, it costs 100 yuan. We also have an uninterrupted power supply line for
600 yuan.
A: Do they have the same function?
B: Not the same. The uninterrupted power supply line is also called UPS. When
there is a power failure, it can still work for a while. So it is more expensive.
A: Do you also have electrical plugs?
B: Yes, we do. It costs 40 yuan.
A: I want one that can be connected to my computer.
B: This all-purpose plug has multi-functions.
A: Is it as cheap as the electrical plugs?
B: Yes, it is.
A: OK. I will buy an uninterrupted power supply, an all-purpose plug. I also
want to have two AA batteries.
B: OK.
A: How much is it all?
B: The total is 650 yuan.
A: Where can I buy floppy disks and tapes?
B: There are inside there.
A: Where are cameras and video-recorders?
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B: Upstairs.

Grammar Notes

1. de phrase used as a noun


is a very useful and widely used particle in Chinese. One of its important functions is to
form a phrase that is used for modifying nouns as well as verbs
dngti n de xu the winter snow
, Zhshm i de c i, bshzude c i.
This dish is bought, not cooked.
T j
nti n chu n le yji n x
n de sh ngy
.
Today he wore a new jacket.
Zhshwde sh.

This is my book.

It can also to take the position of a noun in sentence. In a phrase, may follow a
noun, pronoun, numerical adjective, verb, phrase, or even a sentence
Wy o yzh ng shku i de.
I want one 10 yuan.
, Zhge shwde. N ge shnde.
This is mine and that yours.
? N
n chu n dud h or de?

What size do you need?

Wchu n zhngh o de.

I need medium size.

Wx
huan hisde.

I like the black one.

? Yu d di nr de ma?

Do you have a larger one?

Yzh ng shku i de is equivalent to Yzh ng shku i de


pi ozi ( bill) . Wx
hu n h
isde is equivalent to W
x
huan h
isde y
fu ( clothes) .
2. ? Zh
ji n znmey ng? How about this ( article of clothing) ?
znmey ng with the meaning of how acts as a verb that always takes the
position of the predicate and follows the subject or the topic of the sentence
? Nsh
ntz
nmey ng?

How are you?

? T de Zhngwn znmey ng?

How is his Chinese?

? Shnzhn de ti nqz
nmey ng?
How is the weather in Shenzhen?
z
nme is also how, but only acts as an adverb, which precedes the verb rather
than taking the position of the verb
, ? Q
ngw
n, qX
nyu n B
ngu n znme zu?
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May I ask, how can I get to Xinyuan Hotel?
? Nz
nme ji o Y
ngwn? How do you teach English?
? Nzh
d o z
nme ch H nyc
di n ma?
Do you know how to use a Chinese dictionary?
3. ti o a measure word for some long and narrow things

yti o y

a fish

yti o ji

a street

yti o h

a river

pants is also yti o kzi in Chinese because of the long, narrow shape.
4. X bY + adjective X is more adjective than Y
This is structure for comparing one thing to some other thing
Zh
ji n y
fu bn ji n d .
This jacket is larger than that one.
T bt ji
jie pi oliang.
She is more beautiful than her elder sister.
To avoid repetition, the other item being compared can be shortened to a pronoun or a noun
T de Zhngw
n bwde Zhngwn h o.
His Chinese is better than mine.
can be simplified to T de Zhngwn bwde h o.
T de Zhngwn bwh o.
Niyude dngxi bHu shngdn de dngxi gu
.
New

York

is

more

expensive

city

than

Washington.
can be simplified to
N
uyude dngxi bHu shngdn de guor
N
uyude dngxi bHu shngdn gu
.
In Chinese an adjective intrinsically has the meaning of comparative degree. You don t
need to add any word of degree to the adjective for the comparative structure. The
following would be wrong
INCORRECT

T de Zhngwn bwhn h o.

INCORRECT

T bt ji
jie fich ng pi oliang.

But words with the meaning of quantity are allowed to be added to the adjective in the
comparative structure
T de Zhngw
n bwh o dule.
His Chinese is much better than mine.
Zhge f ngji n bn ge f ngji n d y
di nr.
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This room is a little bit larger than that one.


Wbt d li ng su
. I am two years older than he is.
5. j
u then
is used with a second verb to indicate that the situation which is expressed by the second
verb is the result of the situation expressed by the first verb
, Zh
shu ng h
n hsh
. Wjim i zhshu ng.
This pair is a good fit. I then like to take it.
, Ti nqbh o, wmen jiz i ji k n di nshba.
The weather is not so good. Then how about staying at home to watch TV?
6. shu ng a measure word for certain things in pairs

yshu ng xi

a pair of shoes

yshu ng w zi

a pair of socks

yshu ng ku izi

a pair of chopsticks

yshu ng shu

a pair of hands, two hands

also means double, which implies that the two mentioned things are exactly the
same. The measure word for some other things in pairs is durather than

yduni or

a pair of birds ( one male and one female)

yduff

a couple ( husband and wife)

yduhu p
ng

a pair of vases ( They may be same or may be

of different designs, but must be the same size. This is an exception. )


For two eyes, they are yshu ng y njing ( jing is neutral tone ) , the measure
word is shu ng. But for a pair of glasses, it is yfy nj
ng ( j
ng is fourth
tone) with fas measure word.
7. ( ) pi nyi ( y
) di nr; ( ) d ( y
) di nr adjective +
y
di nr ( a little bit) in the structure adjective + indicates a little and
uncertain amount. For example:
?
Zhshu ng xit i gule. Nng pi nyi y
di nr ma?
This pair of shoes is too expensive. Can it be cheaper?
Y
yu n bsh ngdi n yu n y
di nr.
The hospital is a bit further than the store.
Wj
nti n h o y
di nr le.

I am a little bit better today.

Q
ng nshum n y
di nr.

Please speak a bit slower.

?
Zhji n chnsh n bh
sh
. Yu d y
di nr de ma?
This shirt does not fit me. Are there one a bit larger?
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y
di nr in each of the above examples indicates a little amount and some of them
can be replaced by a numeral and a measure word. For example
?
Zhshu ng xit i gule. Nng pi nyi li ng ku i qi n ma?
This pair of shoes is too expensive. Can you cut down by two dollars?
Y
yu n bsh ngdi n yu n ygngl
.
The hospital is one kilometer further than the store.
, ?
Zhji n chnsh n bh
sh
. Yu d yh or de ma?
This shirt does not fit me. Are there any one size larger?
The structure adjective + is different from ( yu y
di nr +
adjective) . The latter is related to degree rather than quantity . Notice that in the
following examples the structure + adjectivecould be replaced by another
adverb of degree
J
nti n yuy
di nr l
ng.

It is a little bit cold today.

J
nti n hn lng.

It is very cold today.

Hxyu y
di nr knn n.

It is a little bit hard to breath.

Hxf
ich ng knn n.

It is extremely hard to breath.

Grammar Notes

1. de
( )
, :
dngti n de xu
, Zhshm i de c i, bshzude c i.
T j
nti n chu n le yji n x
n de sh ngy
.
Zhshwde sh.
:
Wy o yzh ng shku i de.
, Zh
ge shwde. N ge shnde.
? N
n chu n dud h or de?
Wchu n zhngh o de.
Wx
huan hisde.
? Yu d di nr de ma?

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2. ? Zhji n z
nmey ng? How about this ( article of ctothing) ?
, , :
? Nsh
ntz
nmey ng?
? T de Zhngwn znmey ng?
? Shnzhnde ti nqz
nmey ng?
:
, ? Q
ngwn, qX
nyu n B
ngu n z
nme zu?
? Nznme ji o Y
ngw
n?
? Nzh
d o z
nme ch H nyc
di n ma?
3. ti o ,

yti o y

yti o ji

yti o h

,
4. X bY + X is more adjective than Y
X Y X Y:
Zhji n y
fu bnijian d .
T bt ji
jie pi oliang.
, :
T de Zhngwn bwde Zhngw
n h o.
:
T de Zhngwn bwde h o.
:
T de Zhngwn bwh o.
Niyude dngxi bHu shngdn de dngxi gu
.
:
Niyude dngxi bHu shngdn de gu
.
:
Niyude dngxi bHu shngdn gu
.
,
:
: T de Zhngw
n bwh
n h o.
: T bt ji
jie fich ng pi oliang.
,
T de Zhngwn bwh o dule.
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Zhge f ngji n bn ge f ngji n d y
di nr.
Wbt d li ng su
.
5. ji then
,
:
, Zh
shu ng h
n hsh
, wjim i zhshu ng.
, Ti nqbh o, wm
n jiz i ji k n di nshba.
6. shu nga measure word for certain things in pairs
, :

yshu ng xi

yshu ng w zi

yshu ng ku izi

yshu ng shu


; ; , :

yduni or

yduff

yduhu p
ng

yshu ng y njing, :

yfy nj
ng

yfshut o

7. ( ) pi nyi( y
) di nr; ( ) d ( y
) di nr adjective +
:
?
Zhshu ng xit i gule. Nng pi nyi y
di nr ma?
Y
yu n bsh ngdi n yu n y
di nr.
Wj
nti n h o y
di nr le.
Q
ng nshum n y
di nr.
?
Zhji n chnsh n bh
sh
. Yu d y
di nr de ma?
+
:
?
Zhshu ng xit i gule. Nng pi nyi li ng ku i qi n ma?

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Y
yu n bsh ngdi n yu n ygngl
.
, ?
Zhji n chnsh n bh
sh
, yu d yh or de ma?
+ +
, ,
+ :
J
nti n yu ydi nr lng.
J
nti n h
n l
ng.
Hxyu y
di nr knnan.
Hxfich ng knnan.

Sentence Pattern Drills

1.

chu n

s nsh
b h o de.

d h o de

xi oh o de

sh
wh o b n de

hi de

b i de

l de

s nsh
b h o

de

( extra large)

td h o de

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2.

A
Zhti o kzi

z
nmey ng?

Zhti o

mi yu

n ti o fi.

N ji n

zhji n d

Zhshu ng xi

Zhshu ng

n s hu ng j
n

N ti o qnzi

N ti o

zhti o du n

Zhji n T
xsh n

Zh
ji n

Zhti o du nk

Zhti o

n ti o h
s h

N ji n chnsh n

n ji n gu

3.

x
huan


hisde.

b is de

k fis

de

W ng xi ojie

ls

de

qi nsde

sh
nsde

d nhu ngsde

sh
ngz
s de

Zh ng l os h

ti nl ns de

Wnr

d hngs de

N wi l orn

hig
zi

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4.

n ti o kzi

shu.

Zhge y ns

n ge y ns

hi

CD

shuy
nj

gu

Zhti o kzi

D i nsh

Di nn o

pi nyi

Sh
t ng

ji osh

yu n

Zhshu ng xi

n shu ngxi

j
n

Zhji n chnsh n


Zhge

l
f di n

n ji n chnsh n

n ge

h o

l
f di n

5.

Wky

zhshu ng xi

ma

sh
shi

n ji n chnsh n

zhti o du nk

T
zhji n T
xsh n

n ti o qnzi


n ji n zhng h o de chnsh n


n ji n d h o de

m oy


zhshu ngs nsh
q
h o

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6.

T i

j
n

le.

Yum
iyu

d di nr de?

xi o di nr de

di nr de

gu

pi nyi di nr

de

j
n

sngdi nr de

du

sh odi nr de

g o

idi nr

de

hu

b odi nr

de

7.

A: ?
Nng pi nyi di nr ma?

B: ,
M i gi ny
b iwshku i,

rshku i

y
b i ku i

b shku i

lishku i

s ns hku i

shku i

sh
yku i

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8.

Zhti o kzi

miyu

n ti o


ch ng.

Xi w

sh ngw

S c i

ruc i

gu


Zhji osh

m ng

ji osh

g o

W ngb

yuj

yu n

p ng

9.

Y umiyu

shu

?
y
di nr

h o

gu

xi o

du n

ch ng

j
n

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10.

W nnng ch zu

gn

di nyu n ch zu

y
y ng pi nyi ma?

Wny q

bji n du n di nyu n

gu

Zhjidi nch

n jidi nch

h o

Zhge di nn o

n ge di nn o

CD

Zht i

n t i

s huy
nj

pi n yi

Zhji n ch
nsh n

n ji n chnsh n

Zhzhng ji oju n

n zhng ji oju n

h o

Zhshu ng xi

n shu ng xi

gu

Zhge f ngji n

n ge f ngji n

Zhge

ch
cn

11.

n ge

UPS

IP
Zhg

ch
cn

du n

wny q

gu
.

IP

n ge

h o

Wde shngri

nde shngri

w n

Wsh ng de k

Y
nh ng

Zh ng xi oji


J
nti n ti nq

nsh ng de k

du

yuj

yu n

W ng xi oji

xi o

zuti n ti nq

h o

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Exercises

1. L istening com prehension exer cise

Listen to the following dialogues three times and then answer the questions

A Customer

B Store clerk

Read the expression you need to know in the dialogue first


Is there any problem with? ?
Dialogue 1

A , ?
B ?
A
B ?
A
B
Dialogue 2

A , ?
B?
A
B ?
A
B
Dialogue 3 3
A , ?
B ?
A
B ?
A
B
Questions
1) What is the item to be changed and why must it be changed, in the first dialogue?
? ?
2) What is the item to be changed and why must it be changed, in the second dialogue?
? ?
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3) What is the item to be changed and why must it be changed, in the third dialogue?
? ?

2. Fill in the blanks with the app ropr iate measure wor d

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

3. M ake sentences by using and based on the informa tion given



1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

6)

80

80

7)

20

20

4. Answer the following questions in Ch inese

1) What are three sizes of clothing?


2) How many color words do you know in Chinese? What are they?
3) What do you say if you do not like the color, or the style( y ngzi) , or the material
( c ili o) ?
4) What do you say if you feel an article of clothing is too small, too large, too tight, too
loose ( sng) , too long or too short and you want something less so?

5) What are one or two expressions you can use when you bargain?
5. A. W r ite the Pinyin for the following items an d tra nsla te into E nglish

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B. G ive these color s in C hinese

red

black

blue

white

yellow

green

6. T ran slate the following sentences into Chinese

a. Where can I buy a surge-protector?


b. I want an all-purpose socket to connect to my computer.
c. Do you have a voltage-stabilizer?
d. I like the medium-size black pants.
e. These shoes are too tight. Do you have bigger ones?
f. May I try on this shirt?
g. How about 75 yuan?

7. Read the following signs

( shu i m i)

Cultural Notes
1. Chin ese mar ket system

As you learned in Lesson 13, although China officially uses the metric system, you
still will find the traditional market system ( sh
zh ) for weight, area, volume,
length, and distance. T he following chart gives the approximate conversation for length,
distance, and area in the Market, Metric and American systems
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Market System

Metric System

American

L ength

1 cn
1 ch
1 zh ng

3. 3 cm
0. 33 m
3. 3 m

1. 3 in
1. 1 ft
3. 6 yds

Distance

1 l
1 m
1 q
ng

500 m
6. 7 acre
6. 7 hectare

0. 3 mile
0. 16 acre
16. 5 acre

2. How to conver t?
To convert centimeters to inches, multiply by 0. 39
To convert inches to centimeters, multiply by 2. 54
To convert meters
1 meter = 39. 4 inches
= 3. 3 feet
= 1. 1 yards
1 yard = 0. 91 meters
1 foot = 0. 3 meters = 31 centimeters
Your height in meters
Feet
5
5. 1
5. 2
5. 3
5. 4
5. 5
5. 6
5. 7
5. 8
5. 9
5. 10
5. 11
6

Meters
1. 52
1. 54
1. 57
1. 59
1. 62
1. 64
1. 68
1. 70
1. 73
1. 75
1. 78
1. 80
1. 83

3. Receipt Xi opi o
When you pay at the cashier in a store, you will receive a small receipt on white,
yellow, blue, or pink paper. It is called a xi opi o ( receipt) . You should keep it
because you will need it if you want to exchange, return, or have repairs made to the
merchandise.
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Lesson Eighteen

Visiting Family


D - sh
b

F ngwn Ji t
ng

Key Expressions


W ji yu s
ji n

yu j
ku

How many people are there in your family?

rn?

?
N
n

My home has four bedrooms.

wsh
.

?
N
n ji

What does your wife do?

irn zus hnme gngzu?

Do you have brothers and sisters?

Nyu xingdjimi ma?

I am learning to cook Chinese food.

Wzhngz i xuzuZhnggu c i?

Do you need to pay rent and utilities?

Ny o f f ngz h shu
di nfi ma?

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Dialogue I

I
B
Zh ng l os h

xusheng

A ?
Zh ngl osh z i

B ,

ma?

Z i,

q
ng j
n.

A ,
N
n de

f ngzi

hn d ,

!
zhn pi oliang!

, ,
W ji

yu

w sh
,

sji n

yge

kt
ng,

yge

chf ng

h li ng ge


wi s hngji n.

A ?
N
n ji

yu

jku

rn?

B ,
W ji

yu liku r
n,

w h

irn

zh y
ji n,

rzi

n
r

mi r
n


w b ba

zh y
ji n.

m ma

gn w men

y
q zh.

A ?
S n

d irn

y
q zhf ngbi n ma?

, ,

W h

irn

du gngzu,

b ba

m ma b ng wmen

k n

,
Wmen

ky

zh og t men,

mi shnme bf ngbi n.

A ?
N
n

irn

zu shnme gngzu?

B
T

sh gngs

j
ngl
.

?
A
N
n

b ba

m ma

ne?

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B
T imen du

tu
xi le.

A ?
N yu xingd jim
i ma?

W yu

yge

gge

y ge

jijie

y ge

d
di


t men

du z i

w id
.

New Words I

house, apartment unit

Adv

really; truly

Adj

beautiful, pretty

Meas

measure word for rooms

bedroom

living room

kitchen

bathroom

spouse, husband, wife

son

daughter

father, dad

f ngzi

zhn

pi oliang

ji n

w sh

kt
ng

chf ng

w ishngji n

irn

rzi

ner

b ba

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mother, mom

generation

Adj

convenient

V /N

to work /work, job

Vt

to help

children

Vt

to take care of

Exp

doesn t matter

company

manager, director

VO

to retire

elder brother

younger brother

elder sister

younger sister

elder brother

other place

m ma

d i

f ngbi n

gngzu

b ng

h izi

zh og

mi shnme

gngs

j
ngl

tu
xi

xing

( )
d

( d
di)

( )
ji

( jijie)

( )
mi

( mimei)

gge

w id

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English Translation of Dialogue I

A Is teacher Zhang in?


B: Yes, please come in.
A Your house is really big. It is really pretty.
B We have four bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen, and two bathrooms.
A How many people are there in your family?
B There are six people in my family. My wife and I live in one room, my son
and daughter each have a room. My father and mother also live with us.
A Is it convenient for all three generations to live together?
B I and my wife both work. My father and mother help us to take care of the
children and to cook.

We can also take care of them.

Nothing is

inconvenient.
A What does your wife do?
B She is a company manager.
A How about your father and mother?
B They are both retired.
A Do you have brothers and sisters?
B I have one older brother, one older sister, one younger brother and one
younger sister. They all live in other places.

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II

Dialogue II

Wn Xi o y
ng z i ma?

Z i.

Zh ng l osh q
ngj
n.

B
H
n bcu.

A ,

Zhsh wm en xuxi o

de

w iji o

ssh.


Zhl hn

nj
ng.

Du
,

s sh

y
nwi

ji osh

b
ji o

yu n,

s uy

fich ng nj
ng.

X uxi o

,
bd n

gi

le

w yji n

hn h o

de

ssh,

rqi

ji j.

B ?
Kt
ng

l de

ji j

dush xuxi o de

ma?

Sh
,

sh f

shgu

di nshdu

shxuxi o de.

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B
Ws h de

dngxi

, ,

Sh .

Nk n,

zhuzi

y
zi

hshu ngrnchu ng,

y dush xu
xi o de.

Nch ngch ng

y bsh o.

z
j zhuf n

ma?

, ,

Wzhng z i xu zu Zhngguc i,

ch ngch ng yng chf ng,

chf ng lyu b
ngxi ng

, , ,
wibl,

dush xuxi o gi de,

l
ngw i,

xuxi o

h i

le

bsh o

:
chf ng

yngj:

gu w n

p nzi

c ib n

c id o

ku izi

sh ozi

ch zi.

B ?
N y o

A ,

f f ngz h shu
di nfi ma?

Byng,

du sh mi nf
i de.

B
T i h o le.

New WordsII

II
foreign teacher ( short form for w igu

w iji o

ji osh )

dormitory

Adj

good, not bad

Pn

here

Adj

quiet

s sh

bcu

zhl

nj
ng

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Prep

away, from, off

Adv

fairly, relatively

Adi

extremely

Conj

because . . . therefore

Conj

not only . . . but also

Pron

quite a few

furniture

sofa

bookcase

table, desk

chair

double-bed

Adv

often

Adv

in process of, in course of

refrigerator

microwave

Conj

in addition to

Vt

to provide

b
ji o

fich ng


y
nw
i

suy


bd n

rqi

bs h o

ji j

sh f

s hgu

zhuzi

y
zi

shu ngrnchu ng

ch ngch ng

zhngz i

b
ngxi ng

wibl

l
ngw i

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utensil, tool, appliance

pot, wok

bowl

pan, plate, dish

cutting board

kitchen knife

chopsticks

spoon

fork

rent

charges for utility

VO

free of charge, free

yngj

gu

w n

p nzi

c ib n

c id o

ku izi

sh ozi

ch zi

f ngz

shu
di nfi

mi nfi

English Translation of Dialogue II

II

B Is Wen Xiaoying in?


A Yes. Teacher Zhang, please come in. This is our school s foreign faculty
dorm.
B It s very nice. It is very quiet here.
A Yes. This dorm is quite far from the classrooms. That s why it s quiet. My
school has not only given me a good dorm, but also a lot of furniture.
B The furniture in the living room is all your school s?
A Yes. The sofa, bookcase, and TV are all the school s.
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B There are quite a few things in your bedroom.


A Yes. Look, a table, chair, and double-bed are all the school s.
B Do you often cook?
A I am learning to cook Chinese food. I use the kitchen quite often. The
refrigerator and microwave were also given to me by my school. In addition,
my school provided many housewares pots, bowls, dishes, a cutting board,
a knife, chopsticks, spoons, and forks.
B Do you need to pay rent and utilities?
A No, it s all free.
B That s great!

Grammar Notes

1. zhn really, truly


is an adverb and is used before an adjective in an exclamatory sentence
! N
nde f ngzi zh
n pi oliang!
Your house is really beautiful!
Nm ma zude c i zhn h och
.
The dishes your mother cooked are really delicious.
Notice that + adjective cannot modify a noun. To modify a noun use hn
( very) , not zh
n. The following are wrong: hn
INCORRECT: Nyu ydng zh
n pi oliangde f ngzi.
INCORRECT: Nm ma huzuzhn h ochde c i.
CORRECT : Nyu ydng h
n pi oliang de f ngzi.
CORRECT : Nm ma huzuh
n h ochde c i.
The English equivalent of is really or truly , but really or truly is not
necessary to be used in an exclamatory statement in English.
2. ? S nd ir
n y
qzhf ngbi n ma? Is it convenient for three
generations to live together?
The clause S nd ir
n y
qzhis the topic of the sentence and f ng
bi n is an adjective that is used as the verb part of the sentence. This is a different from the
word order in English.
3. M
i sh
nme bf ngbi n. Nothing is inconvenient.
sh
nme ( what) usually is an interrogative pronoun, but here it is no longer an
interrogative word and actually means anyor everything. The negative is mi
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sh
n me ( nothing) . If is followed by adjectives, it means exactly nothing.
m
i sh
nme bf ngbi n meansvery convenient. If is followed
by nouns, it means exactly not so much. For example,
Wmi shnme qi nI don t have so much money.
Wmi q
ng sh
nme r
n. I didn t invite so many people.
4. ? Wn Xi oy
ng z i ma? Is Wen Xiaoying in?
Most of time is a preposition with the meaning inor at:
Wz i Zhngguji o Y
ngwn. I teach English in China.
Wz i Shnzhn zh. I live in Shenzhen.
is also a verb with the meaning to be located in:
Bij
ng D xuz i B
ij
ng. Beijing University is in Beijing.
If you ask whether a person is available when you call on the telephone or visit a place,
you will use the expression ( somebody) z i ma? in the sentence of
? means at home or in the office. The positive answer is and the negative answer is
bz i:
A , ? Q
ngwn, W ng xi nsheng z i ma?
May I ask, is Mr. Wang here?
B , Z i. Q
ng j
n.

Yes, he is here. Please come in.

A ? Zh ng l oshz i ma? May I talk to Professor Zhang?


B , Bz i, t chqle. He is not available. He is out.
5. bd n . . .
rqi Not only . . . but also
This is a conjunction frame to connect two items that have some similarity and consistency
, T bd n Y
ngw
n h o, rqiZhngw
n h o.
He is not only good at English, but also at Chinese.
, Zh
zhng chbd n gu
,
rqibh ok n.
This brand of car is not only expensive, but also is of poor quality.

rqican be substituted or followed by h i or y
,
Wbd n y o hu n qi n, h iy o g
i M
igud di nhu .
I not only need to change money, but also need to make a phone call to America.
,
T bd n shwde p
ngyou, yshwde l osh
.
He is not only my friend and also my teacher.
,
Wbd n z i Sh
nzh
n ji o Y
ngwn,
rqih i ji o l nqi.
In Shenzhen I teach English and also basketball.
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Wg
ge bd n x
huan xiz
, rqiyx
huan k n sh.
My older brother likes to write Chinese characters, but also read.
6. byng do not need to
is an auxiliary verb placed before the main verb. byng + verb means that
there is no need to do something
Nbyng hu n ch. You don t need to transfer ( to another train) .
Nbyng d
ng w. You don t need to wait for me.

Zugnggng q
chbyng xi n m i pi o.
You don t need to buy a ticket in advance when taking the bus.
y o ( must) or di ( must) is the positive form of byng ( not yng)
( ) Zufijny o ( d
i) xi n m i pi o.
You must reserve a ticket when traveling by air.

Grammar Notes

1. zh
n really, truly
, :
! N
nde f ngzi zh
n pi oliang!
Nm ma zude c i zhn h och
.
, + ,
:
: Nyu ydng zhn pi oliang de f ngzi.
: Nm ma huzuzhn h ochde c i.
: Nyu ydng h
n pi oliang de f ngzi.
: Nm ma huzuh
n h ochde c i.
really truly, really truly

2. ? S nd ir
n y
qzhf ngbi n ma? Is it convenient for three
generations to live together?
,

3. M
i sh
nme bf ngbi n. Nothing is inconvenient.
, ,
,
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,
, :
Wmi shnme qi n.
Wm
i q
ng shnme rn.
4. ? W
n Xi oy
ng z i ma? Is Wen Xiaoying in?
, :
Wz i Zhngguji o Y
ngwn.
Wz i Shnzhn zh.
, :
B
ij
ng D xuz i Bij
ng.
? ,
, ( ) ?
, :
A, ? Q
ngw
n, W ng xi nsheng z i ma?
B, Z i. Q
ng j
n.
A? Zh ng l oshz i ma?
B, Bz i, t chqle.
5. bd n . . .
rqi Not only . . . but also
, :
, T bd n Y
ngw
n h o, rqiZhngw
n h o.
, Zh
zhng chbd n gu
,
rqibh ok n.
, :
, Wbd n y o hu n qi n, h iy o g
i Migu
d di nhu .
, T bd n shwde pngyou, yshwde l o
sh
.
, Wbd n z i Shnzhn ji o Y
ngw
n,
rqi
h i ji o l nqi.
, Wgge bd n x
huan xiz
, rqiy
x
huan k n sh.
6. byng do not need to
, + :
Nbyng hu n ch.
Nbyng d
ng w.
Zugnggng q
chbyng xi n m i pi o.
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( ) Zufijny o ( d
i) xi n m i pi o.

Sentence Pattern Drills


1.

s
ji n

Wji yu

wsh
.


yge kt
ng


s n ge x
z oji n


yge chf ng


yge b
ngxi ng


yge wibl


yt i di nsh


li ng ji n f ngzi


yzh ng zhuzi


s nb

y
zi

li ng zh ng chu ng

2.

?
Zh ng l oshz i ma?


N jijie


G
ge h d
di


T b ba

m ma

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3.

A
N
n irn

zushnme gngzu?

gngs j
ngl
.

sh

Nm ma

shuhuyu n

T g
ge

T d
di

xusheng

N
mn de mimei

fwyu n

T mn de b ba

tu
xigngr
n

( editor)

Zh ng l oshde H izi

4.

A:
Ny o

B:

ff ngzma?

Byng.


fshu
di nfi

hu n qi n

d di nhu

m i dngxi

k n di ns h

zuf n

m i xi

m i di nch

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5.

Zh
n

pi oliang!

bcu

h o

gu

cngm
ng

f ngbi n

m n

g ox
ng

nj
ng

ku i

6.


Xuxi o bd n

,
gi le

ssh


rqi h i gi le

bs h o

ji j.

hle y bi ch

hle yp
ng p
ji

xuH ny

ji o Y
ngy

m i y
fu

m i xi

( fax)

W ng l osh

d di nhu

f chu nzhn

Xushng

shuH ny

xiH nzi

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7.

zhngz i

xu
zuZhngguc i.

G
ge

h p
ji

Jijie

xz o

B ba

k n di nsh

Mimei

shu
ji o

D
di

xuH ny

H izimen

sh ng w ng

Exercises

1. L istening com prehension exer cise

Listen to the following monologue three times and then answer the questions

,
Questions
1) What is the speaker s surname and full name?
? ?
2) Where was he born?
?
3) What did he study when he was in college?
?
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4) Where does he and his wife work now?


?
5) Do his parents live with him?
?
6) Does he have any brothers and sisters, and if so what are their names?
? ?
2. Give the pinyin for the following words a nd tr anslate them into English

3. Fill in the blanks with the nam es of furnitur e

a.

b.

c.

d.
e.

4. M atch the words in the left a nd r ight colum ns to form an appr opr iate expression

a.

a.

b.

b.

c.

c.

d.

d.

e.

e.

5. T ran slate the following sentences into Chinese

a. My wife and I have this room. My son has the next room.
b. My daughter s room has a double bed, a TV, a table and two chairs.
c. My father is a manager; my mother has retired.
d. My older brother and younger sister both live in another city.
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e. This kitchen is furnished with a refrigerator, microwave, dishes and cookware.
f. I don t need to pay rent and utilities.
g. My older sister is learning to cook Chinese food.

6. Answer the following questions in Ch inese

1) What are the rooms in a house? What is the use of each room?
2) What are the types of furniture in a house?
3) How many members are there in your family?
4) What are the major types of housework for a family with children?
5) How do you describe a house, including its location?

7. Role play

A invite B to his /her house. A show B around and describe the arrangement of rooms in
his / her house to B . B asks questions about A s house and family, getting as much
information as possible: family members, their ages, their jobs, arrangement of rooms in
the house, utilities and surroundings, etc.
A B / A B / B
A , : , , ,
,

8. Read the following signs:

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Cultural Notes

1. T o a ddress people
To address a person senior to you in age or rank, add the person s title after his /her
surname. For example: W ng zng for CEO Wang, Lj
ngl for manager
L
, Zh ng l osh for teacher Zh ng.
To address your peers, colleagues or friends, you can add xi o or l o before their
surname. For eaxmple: Xi o W ng , L o Zh ng .
To address people you don t know, you call a young lady xi ojie , call a man
xi nsheng , call working people ( cook, driver, etc. ) sh
f . Tngzh
( comrade) is still used to address a man or woman you don t know, but has become less
common now.
2. Receiving guests
It was a common practice in urban China that relatives or friends will come to visit without
calling first, but now this practice is rare. If a guest suddenly appears at your door, you
usually should invite him /her in. If you are really busy at that time, you can politely say
sorry and that he / she is welcome to come back some other time.
3. Being a guest
When you visit a Chinese friend s house, especially the first time, it is polite to bring a
small gift such as fruit, chocolate, liquor, or something from your hometown. Chinese
often not open the gift in front the guest, but wait until the guest has left. Clocks and
umbrellas are not favored gifts, because clock ( zhng ) is a homonym of dead
( zhng ) . The word for umbrella s n is a homonym of separation ( s n ) .
4. Chin ese fa mily
Some Chinese families are still extended families, often with three generations living under
the same roof. Sometimes even four generations live together, but it is rare. In recent
years, the nuclear family has become prevalent among young people. Under the Chinese
government birth-planning policy, each urban couple usually can have only one child and
each rural couple can have two children .
irnis a term borrowed from Russian. It means spouse and is used for both
wife and husband in modern China. It is not used in Taiwan or Hong Kong. Colloquially,
Chinese also use l ogng for husband and l opfor wife.

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Chinese Character Practice


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Lesson Nineteen

Weather

D
-sh
ji K

Ti n

Key Expressions

wind blow

G u fng

weather forecast

Ti nq yb o

It will cool down as soon as it rains.

Xi le y jili ngkuai le.

I forgot to bring an umbrella.

Ww ng le d i ys n.

?
X n de

How is Xian s weather?

ti nqznmey ng?

snow

xi xu

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Dialogue I
A , ?
Gu f
ng le,

hubu hu xi y?

B ,
W k n le

ti nq yb o,

j
nti n yu y.

A ?
J
nti n dus hao d?

B
S ns h
b d.

A
Hn r.

B
Xi

le

y ji li ngkuai le.

A
W w ng le d i

ys n.

B , ,
W yu ys n,

y yu

yy
,

ky ji g
i n
.

?
N y o

yy

h ish ys n?

A , !
W ji ys n

ba,

duxi!

New Words I

VO

wind blow

Aux

will, be likely to, surely

VO

to rain

rain

gu f
ng

hu

xi y

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weather

to forecast

Adj

hot

Adj

cool

Vt

to forget

raincoat

umbrella

Vt

to borrow

Exp

many thanks

ti nq

yb o

li ngkuai

w ng

yy

ys n

ji

duxi

English Translation of Dialogue I

A It is windy. Is it going to rain?


B I watched the weather forecast. It will rain today.
A What is the temperature today?
B 38 .
A It is very hot.
B It will cool down as soon as it rains.
A I forgot to bring an umbrella with me.
B I have an umbrella and a raincoat. I can lend you one. Do you want the
raincoat or umbrella?
A I would like to borrow your umbrella. Many thanks.

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II

Dialogue II

, ?

Ng ng cng X n

B ,
Y
b n

X n

l i,

de

ti nq

znmey ng?

l ishu,

X n

de

ti nq bcu,

s
j

de

ti nq du b y
y ng.


Chnti n h
n nu nhuo.

Xi ti n

t i r
.

Qiti n hn li ngkuai. Dngti n h


n lng.

A ?
Dngti n j
ngch ng xi xu ma?

B , ,
Du
, j
ngch ng xi xu,


guq

X n

dngti n de fng hn d .

Zu
j
n

j
ni n

h o

?
y
xi

le.

Shnzh
n dngti n y xi xu ma?

Shnzh
n cngl i

b xi xu,

ky shuShnzh
n m
iyu


sh
hou

zh
yu

q b

d.

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B

t i

h ole.

Y
nw i

p lng,

suy

w b

x
huan

dngti n.

Xi ti n

?
ne?


Cng w yu d o

Xi ti n h
n ch ng hn r.

sh
yu du sh xi ti n.

Zu r de


sh
hou

s
sh du d.

J
ngch ng

xi y

ma?

J
ngch ng

xi y,

rnmen zng d izhe

s n.

B ?
N l oji

de

ti nq

znmey ng?

l o ji

s
j

rchn,

b lng

y b

r.

Su
r n

xi ti n

b ch ng

,
xi y,

d nsh ch ng xi w.

New Words II

II

adv

just

Prop

capital city of Shaanxi province

Exp

generally speaking

Adj

general

four seasons

spring

Adj

warm

g ng

X n


y
b n

l i s hu

y
b n

s
j

chnti n

nu nhuo

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summer

autumn, fall

winter

Adv

often

VO

to snow

Tn

in the past

Tn

recently

xi ti n

qiti n

dngti n

j
ngch ng

xi xu

guq

zu
j
n

a few years

j
ni n

PropN

a city near Hong Kong


( Special Economic Zone)

Adv

never

Exp

one might say

Conj

because

Vt

to be afraid of

Conj

from

Conj

from. . . to

Adv

always

Part

denotes sustained, last action

Shnzhn

cngl i b

kyshu

y
nw i

cng

cng. . . d o

zng

zhe

( often translated as -ing)

hometown

Exp

All four seasons are like spring.

l oji


Sj rchn

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Conj

although

Conj

but

fog

s u
r n

d nsh

English Translation of Dialogue II

II

A You just came from Xian. How is Xian s weather?


B In general, Xian s weather is fine. The four seasons are different. It is warm
in spring. Summer is not too hot. It is cool in fall, and winter is really cold.
A Does it often snow in the winter?
B Yes, it often snows. In the past, Xian was always very windy in the winter.
Recently it s been better. Does it snow in Shenzhen?
A No, Shenzhen never has snow. It seems Shenzhen has no winter. The coldest
day in Shenzhen is 7 or 8 .
B That s great. Because I am afraid of the cold. I don t like winter. How about
summer there?
A Its summer is very long and very hot, usually from May to October. The
highest temperature is over 40 .
B Does it often rain there?
A It often rains. People often carry their umbrellas.
B What is the weather like in your hometown?
A My hometown is spring all year long. It is not too cold or hot. Although it
doesn t rain often in the summer, it is often foggy.

Grammar Notes

1. gu fng - to blow ( wind, to be windy; xi y- to rain) ; xi xu- to


snow
These three expressions about the weather are in the form of verb + object.
Verb

Object

gu ( to blow)

fng ( wind)

xi ( to fall)

y( rain)
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xi ( to fall)

xu( snow) .

Notice that in Chinese no subject is used in the following sentences describing weather:
Gu f
ng le.

[ It] is windy.

Xi yle.

[ It] is raining.

Xi xe le.

[ It] is snowing.

2. New situation leaspect particle


le as an aspect particle, which comes to the end of a sentence, indicates that a new or
changed situation occurs according to the specific perspective of the speaker. For example:
Xi yle. ( It is raining. ) This example shows only that the speaker has just now
noticed the rain. T o the speaker, the rain is a new situation, irrespective of whether it has
just begun to rain or it has been raining for a while.
Other examples:

Zu
j
n j
ni n h o y
xile.

It is a little bit better in the past recent years.


Wb ba hm ma du tu
xile.
Both my father and mother are retired.

By o le. I want no more.

Xi yy
hu jili ngkuai le.

It would be cooler if it rains.


3. hu
will + verb / adj
hui ( will) as an auxiliary verb is placed before the main verb or an adjective to indicate
something that will happen. It may be a prediction or an estimation:

J
nti n huxi y.

It will rain today.

Zhme w n le, wxi ng t bhul i le.

It is already so late. I think he wont be coming.

Nde b
ng chdi nr y o jihuh o.

You will be better when you take some medicine.


It may be a plan:
,
D o Shnzh
n y
hu, whugi nd di nhu .
When I arrive in Shenzhen I will call you.
,
Wy o xuPtnghu . WbhuxuGu ngdnghu .
I will study Mandarin, not Cantonese.
hu
buhu+ verb is a question for askng about a future situation. It is an alternative
form for hu+ verb + ma?
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Examples:
? Nhu
buhul i Gu ngzhu? Will he come to Guangzhou?
? J
nti n hu
buhuxi y? Will it rain today?
When you speak hubu hu
, put a stress on the first and use neutral tone for
bhu
.
4. Completion leaspect particle
Xi le yjili ngkuai le. ( When it rains, it will be cooler. ) Notice
that the sentence has a new situation at the end of the sentence ( see Grammar Note 2
above ) and another earlier in the sentence. The first , which immediately follows the
verb xi ( to fall) is called a completion because it indicates the action involved
( xi ) has been completed. Each is an aspect particle. It only tells the aspect but not
the tense of the verb. The tense is related to the time, but the aspect is not. Instead the
aspect is related to the state of the action or activity itself: starting, in process, or
finished. The aspect particle can be used for a past event and also for a future event.
Notice the following examples:

M
ngti n xi le yjili ngkuai le.

It will rain tomorrow and then be cooler.

Wxi ng hu n le qi n jiqm i dngxi.

I plan to change money before going shopping.


When a single follows the verb and is at the end of sentence, it a combination of
completion and the new situation le. For example:
?

Ta zu le ma?

Has he left?

Sh
, t zule.

Yes, he has left.

Grammar Notes

1. gu fng; xi y; xi xu to be windy; to rain; to snow


+

gu

fn

xi

xi

xu

, :
Gu f
ng le.
Xi yle.
Xi xule.
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2. aspect particle
, ,
:
, ,
:
Zu
j
n j
ni n h o y
xile.
Wb ba hm ma du tu
xile.
By o le.
Xi yy
hu jili ngku i le.
3. hu will + verb / adj
,
:
J
nti n huxi y.
, Zh
me w n le, wxi ng t bhul i le.
Nde b
n chdi nr y o jihuh o.
:
, D o Sh
nzh
n y
hu, whug
i nd di nhu .
, Wy o xuPtnghu . W bhuxu
Gu ngdnghu .
+ + + :
? Nhu
buhul i Gu ngzhu?
? J
nti n hu
buhuxi y?
,
4. aspect particle
, ,

( )
,
,
:

M
ngti n xi le yjili ngkuai le

Wxi ng hu n le qi n jiqm i dngxi.

, ,
:
? T zu le ma?
, Sh
, t zule.
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Sentence Pattern Drills


1.

Zur

de sh
hou

sh s
s hdud.

Zulng

2.

xi xuti n

Zu
nu nhuo

Zhngw

Zu
li ngkuai

qiti n

G u fng

le.

Xi y

Xi xu

X i w

( typhoon)
Gu t ifng

Li ngkuai

Nu nhuo

Lng


Xi b
ngb o

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3.

Ww ng le

d i ys n.

hu n qi n

m i di nch

k n b
ng

x y
fu


m i mi nb o

d di nhu

yy


q nji

sh ng k

4.

S u
r n

,
xi ti n

bch ng xi y,

ksh

ch ng xi w.

zhge c i h
n gu

hn h och

ti nqhn r

ch ng xi y

zhji n

b h
s h

y
fde

y nsh
n h o

shZhnggurn

t de

Y
ngyhn h o

zhge f ngji n hn d

b nj
ng

H nyh
n n n

wx
huan xu

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5.

?
N l oji de

ti nqz
nmey ng?

Chnti n h
n nu nhuo.


X i ti n hn r


Q iti n hn li ngkuai


Dngti n hn lng

Xi ti n ch ngch ng xi w

Sjrchn


Blng b r


Cngl i bxi xu


Y ush
hou gu t ifng


Q
yuch ngch ng xi y

Dngti n ch ngch ng gu fng

6.

Cng

wyu

d o

sh
yu

zur.

s hryu

eryu

zulng

s nyu

Wyu

zunu nhuo

jiyu

sh
y
yu

zuli ngku i

jidi n

sh
y
di n

zum ng

y
h o

wh o

zuli

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7.

Shnzhn

cngl i b

xi xu.

W de ji xi ng

gu d fng

H iku

xi w

d di nhu

Zh h izi

xux

W b ba

d d

zugnggng q
ch

jijie

W gge

s hng b
ng

Zh ng xi oji

chru

W ng xi nsheng

x y
fu

k ndi nsh

n inai

W ir
n

q
ch

8.

Y
nwi

wp lng

suy

w b t i x
huan dngti n.

chs

m i s c i

miqi n

bm i ch

miyu rnm
nb

y o hu n qi n

shM
igurn

bhushuH ny

x
huan y

j
ngch ng chy

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lng

r.

p ng

shu

xi o

ch ng

du n

ku i

m n

Exercises

1. L istening com prehension exer cise

Listen to the following monologues three times and then answer the questions

Several Chinese and Americans are studying in a school in Beijing. They sit together and
talk about the weather in their hometowns.

Read the new words and expressions you need to know for speaker A
A
A. d och

everywhere

sh

trees

sh n

mountain

h o k n

attractive

river

hu

thick, heavy

f ngzi

house

jud

to feel

A , ,
,

Read the new words and expressions you need to know for speaker B
B
W ibian h i k izhe hu . There are flowers outside.

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B , ,
, ,

Read the new words and expressions you need to know for speaker C
C

hn xi ng

very similar

ch
ng

city

Question
Can you guess the places described by each of the four students? What facts support your
guesses? ? ?
2. Give the Pin yin for the following words an d tra nsla te them into E nglish

3. Fill in the blanks with the app ropr iate wor ds

a.
b.

c. ,
d.
e. ,

40

f. ,

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g.

h.

4. Use ea ch of the following to ma ke a sentence

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
5. Role play

A. Compare the four seasons in your hometown with another place you have been.
B. T ell your classmate the weather forecast you heard broadcast today. Mention at least
five elements weather, temperature, differences between morning and afternoon, wind
direction, possible changes, etc.
6. T ran slate the following sentences into Chinese

a. The weather forecast says it will rain soon.


b. What is the temperature today?
c. It is really hot here.
d. As soon as the class is over; I will go home.
e. How is the weather in your hometown?
f. Does it often snow in the winter in Shenzhen?
g. The highest temperature is above 40 during the summer here.
h. It is not cold, but foggy here.

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7. Read the following foreca st and tr anslate into E nglish
,

Cultural Notes
1. Fahr enheit-C entigra de

- 10

- 29

- 18

29

60

11

80

32

100

38

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2. T he tr adition al Chin ese solar ca lenda r divides the year into 24 pa rts, called the Solar
T er ms, a s mar kers for a gricultur al a ctivities. T he four sea sons begin a t the mid - points
between the Spr ing E quinox, Summer Solstice, Fa ll E quinox, and W inter Solstice. The
fir st da y of ea ch of the Solar T er ms is r eferr ed to b y the na me of the Sola r Term . The
following is a list of the 24 Solar T er ms:
1. L
chn - Start of Spring, February 4 or 5
2. Yshu- Rain Water, February 19 or 20
3. J
ngzh - Waking of Insects, March 5 or 6
4. Chnf
n - Spring Equinox, March 20 or 21
5. Q
ngm
ng - Pure Brightness, April 4 or 5
6. Gy - Grain Rains, April 20 or 21
7. L
xi

- Start of Summer, May 5 or 6

8. Xi om n - Grain Fills, May 21 or 22


9. M ngzhng - Grain in Ear, June 5 or 6
10. Xi zh- Summer Solstice, June 21 or 22
11. Xi osh - Slight Heat, July 7 or 8
12. D sh - Great Heat, July 23 or 24
13. L
qi - Start of Fall, August 7 or 8
14. Chsh - L imit of Heat, August 23 or 24
15. B il - White Dew, September 7 or 8
16. Qifn - Autumnal E quinox, September 23 or 24
17. H nl - Cold Dew, October 8 or 9
18. Shu ngji ng - Frost Descends, October 23 or 24
19. L
dng - Start of Winter, November 7 or 8
20. Xi oxu- Slight Snow, November 22 or 23
21. D xu - Great Snow, December 7 or 8
22. Dngzh- Winter Solstice, December 21 or 22
23. Xi oh n - Slight Cold, January 5 or 6
24. D h n - Great Cold, January 20 or 21

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Chinese Character Practice

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Lesson Twenty

Travel

x
ng

D- rs h K

Key Expressions

I want a train ticket to Shanghai.

Wy o yzh ng qSh ngh i de huchpi o.

,
ru nw ,

soft-sleeper, lower level

xi p

?
Z i n ge

Which platform?

zh nt i?

?
Jdi n

When will it leave?

q
fi?

?
Z i

j
h o

d
ngj
ku

Which is the gate for boarding?

dngj
?

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Dialogue I
A


W y o

yzh ng q Sh ngh i de

h ish

tku i?

?
Y o tku i.

Jdi n

k i ch?

41
S
sh
yc tku i w nshang b di n

huch
pi o.

?
Y o pku i

k i.

?
Y o hu n chma?

?
Byng.

Y o y
ngw h is h ru nw?

? ?
Ru nw dushao qi n y
zh ng?

h y
ngw yu shnme

btng?

,
Ru nw q
b i ku i

zuyu,

yu sh ngp h xi p.

Y
ngw

s
b i w shku i

, ,
zuyu,

yu

sh ngp,

zhngp h xi p.

Pi oji

?
y o s hnm e pi o?


W y o ru nw xi p.


Ru nw xi p m i w n le.


Sh ngp y

k
y
.


Q
b i l
ng wku i.

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d
s n

zh nt i,

zhge

n ge

w ng qi n zu.

H uch jiy o

k i le,

wizi

yu rn zum a?

Q
ng n
n b

x
ngli f ng z i

x
ngliji

sh ng.


Mi w
nt
.

*
A

xi nz i d o

n r

le?


D o Wh n

?
W men

le.

?
W men n
ng zhnsh d o Sh ngh i ma?


Mi wnt
.

?
Q
ng wn c nch z i

n r?


Z i

zh nt i?


Miyu.

z i

?
Q
ngw
n

tku i

, ,
Z i

, 41 ?
Q
ng wn, s
sh
yc q Sh ngh i de

d
-shr

chxi ng.

W ng yu zu.


X ixie.

New Words I

N / Vi

travel, tour

PropN

a city s name

train

lx
ng

Sh ngh i

huch

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ticket

regular fast train

express train

hard-sleeper

soft-sleeper

price

Adj

same, similar, alike

Adv

about, or so

upper berth

bunk, berth, shop

lower berth

middle berth

ticket price

Vi

to complete, end

platform

Adv

soon

seat

luggage

pi o

pku i

t
ku i

y
ngw

ru nw

ji g

tng

zuyu

sh ngp

xi p

zhngp

pi oji

w n

zh nt i

jiy o

wizi

x
ngli

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Prep

to remain. . . on

rack, luggage carrier

PropN

capital city of Hubei province

Adj

on time

dining-car

compartment, railroad car

z i . . . sh ng

x
ngliji

Wh n

zhnsh

c nch

chxi ng

English Translation of Dialogue I

A I want a train ticket to Shanghai.


B Do you want a regular fast train or an express train ticket?
A I want express. What time does it leave?
B Express train No. 41 leaves at 800 pm.
A Do I need to change trains?
B No. Do you want a hard-sleeper or soft-sleeper ticket?
A What s the price of soft-sleeper and what are the difference from hardsleeper?
B The soft-sleeper ticket is around 700 yuan. It has upper and lower beds. The
hard-sleeper ticket is around 450 yuan. It has upper, middle and lower beds.
They are several yuan different. What kind of ticket do you want?
A I want a soft-sleeper lower level.
B The soft-sleeper lower level tickets are sold out.
A Upper level is OK.
B 705 yuan.
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A Excuse me, which platform is the No 41 express train to Shanghai departing


from?
B It is at the third platform. Go straight. The train will leave soon. Hurry up.
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A May I ask, is this seat taken?
B No. Please put your luggage on the luggage rack.
A No problem.
*

A Excuse me, where are we now?


B We have arrived in Wuhan.
A Can we get to Shanghai on time?
B No problem.
A Where is the dining-car, please?
B It is in the No 12 car. Go to the right.
A Thank you!

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Dialogue II

?
x
ngq
w

Yu miyu

II

xi w q K nm
ng de

j
pi o?

Y u.

?
Jdi n

q
f
i?

,
Xi w wdi n

q
fi,

w nshang qdi n

?
Y o zhu n jm a?

,
Byng,

zh
d

K nm
ng.

?
Yu

l ihu
pi o

ma?

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B


Bm i

?
H o.

l ihu
pi o.

D nchng pi oji

dushao?


Yqi n wb i wshku i.

A ?
W y o yzh ng.

W de

h ngb nh o

sh dushao?

CZ 889
ZhngguN nf ng CZ b b jih o.

*
A


Wxi ng y o k o gud o

de

wizi.


K
y
.

?
Yu c ndi n m a?


Yu w nc n.

?
N
ng tuyn

b ch ogu rsh
w

gngj
n.

?
Z i

x
ngli?

,
Li ng ji n,

j
ji n

j
h o

d
ng j
ku

dng j
?

14
Z i sh
s
h o.

New Words II

II
capital city of Yunnan province

Knm
ng

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airplane ticket

Vi

to take off

VO

to transfer to ( another plane)

Vi

direct, non-stop, through

Exp

round trip

one-way

flight number

south

PropN

China Southern Airline

Vt

to get close to, to be near to, to

j
pi o

qf
i

zhu n j

zh
d

l ihu

d nchng

h ngb n h o

n nf ng

( )
ZhngguN nf ng( h ngkng gngs
)

k o

depend on
N

aisle, corridor, passageway

meals and snacks

dinner

Vt

to check ( luggage ) , to consign

gud o

c ndi n

w nc n

tuyn

for shipment
Vt

to exceed, to surpass

Meas

kilo

VO

to go on board

ch ogu

gngj
n

dng j

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Supplementary Words

train station

ticket office

train schedule

hard-seat

soft-seat

slow train

VO

to buy a ticket on the train

window

VO

to reserve a ticket

Vt

in advance

boarding pass

huch
zh n

shupi och

lichsh
kbi o

y
ngzu

ru nzu

m nch

bpi o

chu ngku

d
ng pi o

t
qi n

dngj
p i

English Translation of Dialogue II

II

A Do you have a ticket for Kunming on Friday afternoon?


B Yes.
A What time does it leave?
B It leaves at 5 00 pm and arrives at 745 pm.
A Do I need to transfer?
B No. It is a direct flight to Kunming.
A Do you have a round-trip ticket?
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B We don t sell round-trip tickets.


A OK. How much is a one-way ticket? I want to buy one.
B 1 , 550 kuai.
A What is my flight number?
B It is China Southern Airline flight CZ 889.
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A I want an aisle seat.


B No problem.
A Is there a meal on the flight?
B Dinner will be served.
A How many pieces of luggage can I check in?
B Two. Up to 25 kg.
A Which is the gate for boarding?
B Number 14 is the boarding gate.

Grammar Notes

1. Verb ( or verb phrase) + de


Verb ( or verb phrase) + de is a structure that acts as a modifier to a noun and stands
before the noun

qSh ngh i de chpi o

Zhshwy o de c i.

a train ticket to Shanghai


This is the dish I ordered.

Zhshu ng xishx
n m i de xi.
This is the shoes I just bought.

T shji o Zhngw
n de l osh
.
He is a teacher of teaching Chinese.

The verb ( or verb phrase ) + de structure is also used as a noun phrase. Notice the
following examples

Zhzh ng pi o shqSh ngh i de.


This ticket is for Shanghai.

Zhge c i shwy o de.


This dish is ordered by me.

Zhshu ng xishx
n m i de.
This pair of shoes is newly purchased.

Zhge l oshshji o Zhngwn de.


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This teacher teaches Chinese.
2. Huchjiy o k i le. The train is about to start.
jiy o . . . le is a structure into which you may insert a verb or verb phrase in
order to indicate something is going to happen soon

Jiy o xi yle.

It is going to rain soon.

Jiy o xi kle.

The class will be over soon.

( jiy o . . . le) is the same as ( ku iy o . . . le) and you may use


either with the same meaning
= Huchjiy o k i le = Huchku iy o k i le. The
train is about to start.
( jiy o . . . le ) also takes an adjective to indicate some situation is about to
occur
Ti n jiy o l
ng le. It is getting cold soon. ( The weather is turning cold. )
3. ! Ku i sh ng chba! Hurry up ( to board the train) .
Here ku i ( quickly, fast) is put before a verb to form an imperative sentence
!

Ku i zu!

Go quickly.

Ku i l i!

Come here.

! !

Ku i chf n! Bishuhu !
Be quick for your dinner. Don t talk.

( ba ) here is a mood particle, which is at the end of the sentence and makes an
imperative
!

Wmen zu ba!

Let s go.

Wmen sh ngkba!

Let s start the class.

Nxi n qba!

You go first, please!

ku i + verb + le is different from ku i + verb although they have the same


Chinese character in + verb + means soon, and in + verb
means quickly or fast. + verbis an imperative and + verb + is not.
4. d+ number
Adding dbefore a cardinal number converts it into a ordinal number

D- s n zh nt i

the third plateform

D- yk

the first lesson

D- s
sh
wy

the 45

D- sh
r chxi ng

the twelfth car

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Grammar Notes

1. ( ) + de
( ) + :

QSh ngh i de chpi o.

Zhshwy o de c i.

Zhshu ng xishx
n m i de xi.

T shji o Zhngw
n de l osh
.

( ) + :

Zhzh ng pi o shqSh ngh i de.

Zhge c i shwy o de.

Zhshu ng xishx
n m ide xi.

Zhge l oshshji o Zhngwn de.

2. Huchjiy o k i le. The train is about to start.


, , :

Jiy o xi yle.

Jiy o xi kle.

:
=

Huchjiy o k i le = Huchku iy o k i le.

, :

Ti n jiy o lng le.

3. ! Ku i sh ng chba! Hurry up! ( to board the train)


:
!

Ku i zu!

Ku i l i!

! !

Ku i chf n! Bishuhu !

, :
!

Wmen zu ba!

Wmen sh ng kba!

Nxi n qba!

+ + + , +
+ , +
+ , + +
4. +
, :
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D
-s n zh nt i

D
-yk

D
-s
sh
wy

D
-sh
r chxi ng

Sentence Pattern Drills


1.

Wy o

yzh ng

qSh ngh i de huchpi o.

s n zh ng

q B
ij
ng de j
pi o

li ng zh ng

yu Y
ngwn de

sge

h p
ji de b
izi

d
t

yge

k o gud o de wizi

yge

2.

k o chu ngku de wizi

Ru nw

dushao qi n yzh ng?

Y
ngw

Sh ngp

Xi p

Zhngp

D
t

X
nzh

Yupi o

W nb o

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3.

Y o

hu n ch

ma?

zhu n j

bpi o


tuyn x
ngli


d di nhu

xz o

4.

Y o

y
ngw

h ish

?
ru nw?

pku i

tku i

sh ngp

xi p

qSh ngh i de pi o

qB
ij
ng de pi o

k o gud o de wizi

k o chu ngku de w izi

zhngc n

x
c n

5.

QS h ngh i de tku i

z i n ge

zh nt i?

C nch

chxi ng

CA 335

CA s ns nwh ngb n

dngjku

Zhngwnx

lu

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6.

H uch

jiy o

k i

le.

Fij

q
fi

Shnzhn

d o

t
ng

G nm o

h o

L osh

l i

B ba

tu
xi

7.

Ku i

sh ng ch

chf n

d di nhu

hu n qi n

sh ng f
ij

qsh
t ng

s h ng k

shuji o

xixi

xizuy

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Exercises

1. L istening com prehension exer cise

Listen to the following dialogue three times and then answer the questions

A Foreign student

B Chinese student

Read the new words and expressions in the dialogue you need to know

n nf ng

southern part of a country

l
i

tired

f
ngj
ng

scenery

A , ,
?
B , ,
A ?
B

A ?
B
A , ?
B , ,
A ?
B
A
Questions
1) Where is the foreign student interested in going and when does he plan to go?
? ?
2) What will be the advantage to take a plane or train?
?
3) What is the decision of the foreign student?
?

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2. Role play Buying T ickets
:
A. Buy a train ticket from Shenzhen to Shanghai. You need to find out the following
information , :

B. Answer A s question and find out more information A A


:
/

/ /

C. A goes to buy an airplane ticket from Beijing to Guangzhou. Ask the ticket officer the
time of fly, the price of a round-trip and a one-way ticket, flight number, and if they
have aisle seat. Ticket officer B answers the questions. A
B , , ,
3. W rite the Pinyin for the following word s a nd tr anslate them into En glish

4. M ake a sentence with ea ch of the followin g wor ds

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5. T ran slate the following sentences into Chinese

a. I want to buy an airplane ticket to Beijing.

b. How much is a soft-sleeper ticket?

c. Do you want a lower, middle, or upper berth? soft-sleeper ticket?


d. When will Express train number 108 leave?

e. Where is the third platform?

f. From which gate is China Southern flight 889 boarding ?

g. Is it a direct train to Shanghai? Do I need to transfer?

h. How many kilos of luggage may I check in?

6. Read the following signs

Cultural Notes
1. How to buy tra in or air plane ticket

In general, hotels with a three-star rating or higher will have a ticket office or counter that
sells train and airplane tickets. You can also buy tickets at travel agencies or the ticket
offices of airlines and train stations, especially in the large cities. Identification ( your
passport) is necessary at booking. Usually you can only buy tickets within five days before
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departure. You can make a reservation five days ahead, which requires a deposit ( usually
400 yuan) . When you pick up the ticket you must pay by cash.
2. Cla sses of tick ets

Airplanes, as in the USA, have first class, business class and economy class seats. Trains
have hard-seat, hard-sleeper, soft-seat and soft-sleeper tickets. The hard-sleeper cars
have three tiers of bunks with mattresses and does not have compartments. The soft-sleeper
cars have four-person compartments. The hard-sleeper tickets are divided into three
categories upper-level ( sh ngp) , mid-level ( zhngp) , and lower-level ( xi p) . The
soft-sleeper tickets are upper-level ( sh ngp) or lower-level( xi p) .
3. Ar ticles for tra vel

When you travel by train in China you need to bring toilet paper, and for overnight trips a
small towel for washing and a toothbrush.
4. Food in the tr ain

There is a dining car, usually serving breakfast 700 - 900, lunch 1100 - 1 30, and
dinner 1800 - 19 30. You can eat there or buy food from carts that attendants bring
through the aisle.

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Appendix

Answers to Exercises

Lesson 11

1. Listening comprehension exercise

Listen to the following dialogue three times and then answer the questions

Questions
1) What day is today? ?

2) What class does A have today and at what time?


A ? ?

3) Does he have any problem with the class? ?


4) What time is it when they are talking? ?
3. Fill in the blanks and decide whether it needs a measure word

a.

( one)

( This)

( one)

( seven)

d.

( thirty)

c.

( twelve)

b.

( next)

e.

22

( this)
f.

( next)
g.

( one)
4. Translate the following phrases into Chinese
a. Monday morning

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b. Thursday 330 PM

c. July 4, 1776

d. May 1, 2001

e. October 1, 1949

f. Sunday afternoon

5. Make sentences with the given information using the sh


depattern:
a. 1953
b. IP
c. 11
d.
e.
6. Translate the following sentences into Chinese

th

a. December 15 is my birthday.

b. Tomorrow is Friday. I have Chinese class in the afternoon.

c. Do you teach English on Tuesday and Wednesday?


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d. I do laundry every Saturday.

e. I will go to the Bank of China to exchange money on Monday.

f. I will celebrate my birthday in China.

g. Are you going to call the U. S. tonight? I might call.


?

Lesson 12

1. Listening comprehension exercise

Listen to the following dialogue three times and answer the questions

Questions
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1) What is the nationality of the older, and of the student?


?

2) What is the surname of the older, and of the student?


?

3) Where did the student study Chinese?


?

4) Where does the older work?


?

5) Where are they going? Why?


? ?

2. Make a question with each of the following question words

?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
3. Answer the questions in Chinese with the given information

1) David Lee
2)
3) ( 2004 )
4)
5) 303
5. Using the given information, use to make a sentence

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6. Make sentences with the given information using the g


n y
y ngpattern

a. Miss 50

IC IP

Miss 50
b. IC 2. 99
IP 2 . 99
c. A 1. 58

A B

B 1. 58
d. A 1000 PM

A B

A B

B 1030 PM
e. A
B
f. 1. 6
1. 6
g. A
B
7. Translate the following sentences into Chinese
a. May I ask your last name, please? ?
b. What is your name? ?
c. May I invite you for dinner tonight? , ?
d. You teach Junior 3 in the third period this morning.
e. You speak Chinese very well.
f. Let me introduce you to your contact teacher.

Lesson 13

1. Listening comprehension exercise


Listen to the following dialogue three times and answer the questions

Questions
1) How much is the cucumber the seller asked?
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2) Is that asked price higher than the market price according to the customer? And what is the
offer by her?
? ?

3) How many cucumbers did the customer want and how many did the seller provide?
? ?

4) What was the quantity for the second order and the unit price?
? ?

, ,

5) How much was the total and how did the customer pay?
? ?

2. Give the Chinese words for the following things


canned food

vegetables

apple

bread

banana

orange

green beans

green pepper

fruit

meat

chicken

fish

3. Write the following phrases in Chinese

a. 3 . 59

b. 2. 5 jin

c. Total 12. 47

d. 8. 00 a can

e. 5 . 60 per jin

4. Complete the following blanks

B
A

B
A

? ( )

B
A

B ,
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6. Translate the following sentences into Chinese

a. Excuse me, where is the canned food? , ?


b. It is on the left aisle, all the way to the end. ,
c. How much is half a kilo of bananas? ?
d. Please give me three apples and one kilo of cucumbers. ,
e. Do you want anything else? No. ?
f. The total is RMB 28. 75 yuan.
q. Here is 30 fen change.
7. Translate the following sentences into English

, , ,
,

I want to make dinner myself today. I got up very early and went to the morning market to
buy vegetables. I bought many fresh vegetables include green peppers and green beans. I also
bought fruit. I bought one kilo each of bananas, apples, and oranges. I went to the
supermarket to buy meat in the afternoon. But the supermarket was not open today. I then went
to a vegetable market nearby. The meat at the vegetable market was not fresh. But the fish is
fresh and cheap. I bought fish instead.

Lesson 14

1. Listening comprehension exercise


Listen to the following dialogue three times and answer the questions

Questions
1) What buses should be taken to Peking University?
?

11 , 332

2) How many stops are for the first bus, and for the second?
?

11 , 332

3) Where is the transfer place?


?

4) How frequent is the second bus?


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5) Is there any traffic jam on route?


?

3. Give the direction word in Chinese

left

right

front

back

north

south

east

west

opposite

down

middle

next to

4. Give the Pinyin for the following words and put their common radical in the brackets
,

q
ng

xi

g i

( )

zh

j
n

bi n

d o

j
n

( )

ku

w
n

g o

xi ng

hu

( )

x
ng / h ng

ji

hn

w ng

d/ de ( )

5. Translate the following sentences into Chinese

a. Which bus goes to the Foreign Languages School? ?


b. Please tell me which direction should I go? , ?
c. Do I need to change buses? ?
d. I want to go to this place.
e. Do you know where the bus stop is? , ?
f. Please stop at the corner.
g. I need to get off here.
h. Please tell me when we get to that stop.
i. How many stops are there? ?
6. Read the following signs

Foreign Language Bookstore

Library

The Chinese Department is on the second floor

English Departmentgo straight

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7. Read the following sentences and translate them into English

a.
East Qi nmn Street is on the east side of Qi nm
n. West Qi nmn Street is on the west side
of Qi nm
n.
b. 15
Take bus number 15 to C ish
kou. C ish
kou is not a vegetable market.
c. , ,
Pass the bus stop and go straight, turn right at the end of the street, and then you will see
Peking University.
d. 808 ,
Get on the #808 air-conditioned bus at the West Gate of Peking University and it will take
you all the way to Qi nmn.
e.
If you are in a hurry, then take a taxi.

Lesson 15

1. Listening comprehension exercise


Listen to the following dialogue three times and answer the questions

Questions and answer


1) What are the symptoms of the patient?
?

2) When did the patient last eat food and what was it?
? ?

3) What did the doctor conduct on the patient?


?

4) What was the initial diagnosis by the doctor?


?

2. Match questions and answers

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[ c] a. ?

a.

Nf sh o ma?

Wtu tng.

[ f] b. ?

b. 100

Nch
guo y o ma?

100 ku i.

[ e] c. ?

c.

Zhge y o z
nme yng?

Bf sh o.

[ a] d. ?

d.

Nn r bshfu?

Wdguo g oxuy .

[ b] e. ?

e. ,

By y o dushao qi n?

Y
ti n s n c
, ycypi n.

[ d ] f. ?

f.

Ncngqi n d
guo sh
nme b
ng?

Mi ch
guo.

3. For each of these verbs, add an object from the text to make a verb object combination

5. Add guo to each of these verbs or verb phases and translate into English
,
Example

have been ill

have taken medicine

have been filled a eavity

have taken a bus

have examined the stool

have had a fever

have had diarrhea

have pulled out teeth

have taken the temperature

6. Use the verb 1 + + verb 2pattern to make sentences


1 + + 2
Example

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7. Translate the following sentences into Chinese

a. How should I take this medicine? ?


b. I have indigestion and vomiting. ,
c. I have a headache. I may have a fever.
d. My stomach aches, but I dont have diarrhea. ,
e. Take this medicine twice a day, one pill each time. ,
f. I lost my filling. Can you fix it? , ?
g. Please give me some antibiotics.
h. I have an allergy. May I make an appointment? , ?
8. Read the following signs

Pharmacy

Laboratory

Oral medicinethree times a day,

External medicine change twice a day

one pill each time, take after meals

in the morning and evening

Lesson 16

1. Listening comprehension exercise

Listen to the following dialogue three times and answer the questions

Questions
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1) Where is the photo shop?


?

2) How many rolls of film is the foreign student going to develop?


?

3) What is the different rate to print a photo in different stores?


?

4) What are they going to do after going to the photo shop?


?

2. Write the Pinyin for the following words

xzh opi n

kd

chuf
ng

ji oju n

fsh

nm

hib i

l
f

ms

c is

ji n du n

ycn

chng ju n

xtu

gu hzi

3. Fill in the blanks withor



a.

b.
c.

?
?

d.

e.

f.

g.

h.

4. Use the following words given in each line to make a sentence with

200

400

200 400 ?

24

36

24 36 ?

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6. Translate the following sentences into Chinese

a. I want to buy one roll of Kodak film, 36 exposures, 400 speed.


36 400
b. I dont like the white borders.

c. When will the pictures be ready? Tomorrow afternoon.


?
d. Please massage my back.

e. I dont want shampoo or mousse.

f. Please cut my hair one inch shorter.

g. I also want a shave and a blow dry.

h. Do I need to wait long?


?
7. Answer these questions in Chinese

1) What do you need when you take pictures?


2) How many exposures are there in this roll of film? 100, 200 400
3) How do you describe the different sizes of the prints?
4) How do you say
a. I have two rolls of film with 24 exposures each.
24
b. I want them to be developed and printed in the visa size without borders.
,
c. I want to know when the pictures will be ready. , ?
8. Read the following signs

Barber Shop

Photo Shop
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Price

haircut and shave


hair wash, cut and blow dry

15
20

perm

60 - 200

massage

30

Lesson 17

1. Listening comprehension exercise


Listen to the following dialogue three times and answer the questions

Questions
1) What is the item to be changed and why must it be changed in the first dialogue?
? ?

2) What is the item to be changed and why must it be changed in the second dialogue?
? ?

3) What is the item to be changed and why must it be changed in the third dialogue?
? ?

2. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate measure word

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

3. Make sentences by using or based on the information given



1)
2)
3)
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4)
5)
6)
7)
4. Answer the following questions in Chinese

, ,

1) What are three sizes of clothing?

2) How many color words do you know in Chinese? What are they?

3 ) What do you say if you do not like the color, or the style( y ngzi) , or the material (
c ili o) ?

4) What do you say if you feel an article of clothing is too small, too large, too tight, too
loose ( sng) too long or too short and you want something less so?
, ( ) , ?
5) What are one or two expressions you can use when you bargain?
a.

b.

5. A. Write the Pinyin for the following items and translate into English

chnsh n ( shirt)

kzi ( pants)

qnzi ( skirt)

xi( shoes)

shuy
nj( radio)

ch zu( socket)

di nn o ( computer)

di nch( battery)

B. Give these colors in Chinese

red

black

blue

white

yellow

green

6. Translate the following sentences into Chinese

a. Where can I buy a surge-protector?


?
b. I want an all-purpose socket to connect to my computer.

c. Do you have a voltage-stabilizer?


?
d. I like the medium-size black pants.

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e. These shoes are too tight. Do you have bigger ones?


, ?
f. May I try on this shirt?
?
g. How about 75 yuan?
?
7. Read the following signs

Clothing Store

Computer, Electronics

Shirts are half price

Pans are 20 yuan each

Big Sale
( shu i disposal)

Clothing 70 % off sale

Shoes 80% off sale

Lesson 18

1. Listening comprehension exercise


Listen to the following dialogue three times and answer the questions

Questions
1) What is the speakers surname and full name? ? ?

2) Where was he born? ?

3) What did he study when he was in college? ?

4) Where does he and his wife work now? ?


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5) Do his parents live with him? ?

6) Does he have any brothers and sisters and if so what are their names?
? ?

2. Give the Pinyin for the following words and translate them into English

xingd

jijie

a
rn

f ngzi

x
z oji n

gge

mimei

wji

chf ng

kt
ng

m ma

b ba

h izi

wsh

ssh

shf ng

3. Fill in the blanks with the names of furniture

a.

b.

c.

d.
e.

4. Match the words in the left and right columns to form an appropriate expression

a.

a.

b.

b.

c.

c.

d.

d.

e.

e.

5. Translate the following sentences into Chinese

a. My wife and I have this room. My son has the next room.

b. My daughter s room has a double bed, a TV, a table and two chairs.

c. My father is a manager; my mother has retired.


,
d. My older brother and younger sister both live in another city.

e. This kitchen is furnished with a refrigerator, microwave, dishes, and cookware.


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f. I dont need to pay rent and utilities.

g. My older sister is learning to cook Chinese food.

6. Answer the following questions in Chinese

1) What are the rooms in a house? What is the use of each room?
, ; , ; , ;
, ; ,
2) What are the types of furniture in a house?

3) How many members are there in your family?


:
4) What are the major types of housework for a family with children?

5) How do you describe a house, including its location?


, , , ,
8. Read the following signs

Bathroom

Foreign Faculty Dorm


,

It is class time, please be quite.

Lesson 19

1. Listening comprehension exercise


Listen to the following monologues three times and then answer the questions

Question
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Can you guess the places described by each of the four students? What facts support your
guesses? ? ?
A ,
B ,
C
D ,
2. Give the Pinyin for the following words and translate them into English

ti nqyb o

hn r

chnti n

xi y

li ngkuai

xi ti n

gu fng

nu nhuo

dngti n

xi xu

zh
n lng

qiti n

yu w

ys n

s
j

3. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words

a.
b.

c. ,
d.

h.

f. ,

e. ,
g.

4. Use each of the following to make a sentence

a.
b. ?
c.
d. ?
e.
f.
g.
h.
6. Translate the following sentences into Chinese

a. The weather forecast says it will rain soon.


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b. What is the temperature today?


?
c. It is really hot here.

d. As soon as the class is over; I will go home.

e. How is the weather in your hometown?


?
f. Does it often snow in the winter in Shenzhen?
?
g. The highest temperature is above 40C during the summer here.

h. It is not cold, but foggy here.
,
7. Read the following forecast and translate into E nglish:
:

Today s Forecast

Clear changing to cloudy, light rain

Temperature 38C

Wind direction North changing to south

Wind degree 2 to 3

Storm in the evening

Lesson 20

1. Listening comprehension exercise

Listen to the following dialogue three times and answer the questions

Questions
1) Where is the foreign student interested in going and when does he plan to go?
? ?

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2) What will be the advantage to take a plane or train?
?

,
,
3) What is the decision of the foreign student?
?

3. Write the Pinyin for the following words and translate them into English

j
pi o

xi p

zh nt i

x
ngli

airplane ticket

lower berth

platform

luggage

t
ku i

k o chu ngku

dngj
ku

tuyn

Express

window seat

boarding gate

consign for shipment / check

zhu nj

tngd o

chxi ng

h ngb nh o

transfer

passageway

railway car

flight number

hu n ch

w
izi

r nw

zh
d

soft sleeper

non-stop

Change trains or buses seat

4. Make a sentence with each of the following words

?
!

,
5. Translate the following sentences into Chinese

a. I want to buy an airplane ticket to Beijing.

b. How much is a soft sleeper ticket?


?
c. Do you want a lower, middle, or upper berth, soft sleeper ticket?
?
d. When will Express train number 108 leave?
108 ?
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e. Where is the third platform?


?
f. From which gate is China Southern flight 889 boarding ?
889 ?
g. Is it a direct train to Shanghai? Do I need to transfer?
? ?
h. How many kilos of luggage may I check in?
?
6. Read the following signs

Beijing Railway Station

Number Five Platform

Soft Sleeper Waiting Room

Boarding Gate 9

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Appendix II

Vocabulary List

II

spouse, husband or wife

L. 183

Adj

quiet

L. 18

Vt

to massage

L. 16

PropN

aspirin

L. 15 - s

Tn

August

L. 11 - s

to pull out

L. 15

VO

to pull out teeth

L. 15

father, dad

L. 18

Adj

white

L. 16

white borders

L. 16

class, scheduled

L. 12

blackboard eraser

L. 12

Vt

to help

L. 18

Adj

thin, slight

L. 16 - s

north

L. 14

back

L. 15 - s

nose

L. 15 - s

Prep

than, to ( in a score)

L. 11

irn

nj
ng

nm

As
p
l
n

b yu

b y

b ba

b i

b ibi n

b n

b nc r

b ng

b o

bi

bi

b
zi

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Adv

fairly, relatively

L. 18

condom

L. 13 - s

green bean

L. 13

Pron

other things

L. 13

refrigerator

L. 18

N /Vt

sick, ill, disease / to get sick

L. 15

spinach

L. 13 - s

Adj

good, not bad

L. 18

Conj

not only . . . but also

L. 18

Vt

to fill, to repair

L. 15

VO

to buy a ticket on the train

L. 20 - s

VO

a filling, to fill a cavity

L. 15

Pron

quite a few

L. 18

sick, not well, uncomfortable

L. 15

CD

L. 17 - s

color

L. 16

cutting board

L. 18

kitchen knife

L. 18

vegetable market

L. 13

dining-car

L. 20

moat and snacks

L. 20

b
ji o

b
ynt o

bi ndu

bi
de

b
ngxi ng

b
ng

bc i

bcu

bd n. . . rqi

bpi o

by

bsh o

bshfu

CD
CD p n

c is

c ib n

c id o

c ish
ch ng

c nch

c ndi n

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sanitary napkin

L. 13 - s

fork

L. 18

electrical socket

L. 17

Adj

long

L. 17

Adv

often

L. 18

long hair

L. 16 - s

Vt

to exceed, to surpass

L. 20

supermarket

L. 13

compartment, railroad car

L. 20

shirt

L. 17

sizes

L. 17 - s

to develop, to flush, to rinse

L. 16 - s

VO

to develop a roll of film

L. 16 - s

VO

cramps

L. 15 - s

Vt

to go out, to come out, to leave

L. 13

middle school, junior high school

L. 12 - s

seventh grade

L. 12 - s

eighth grade

L. 12 - s

nineth grade

L. 12 - s

taxi

L. 14 - s

kitchen

L. 18

c nj
n

ch zi

ch zu

ch ng

ch ngch ng

ch ngf

ch ogu

ch osh

ch
xi ng

ch
nsh n

ch
m

chng

chng ju n

chuj
n

ch

chzhng

chy

chr

chs n

chzq
ch

chf ng

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Vt

to wear

L. 17

window

L. 20 - s

bandage, adhesive strip

L. 15 - s

Vt

to blow

L. 16

VO

to blow dry

L. 16

Spring

L. 19

Meas /N

time / number of sequence

L. 15

Prep

from

L. 14

Conj

from. . . to. . .

L. 19

Adv

never

L. 19

Meas

1 /3 decimeter

L. 16

to thin it out

L. 16 - s

VO

to use the meter

L. 14

VO

to call a taxi, to take a taxi

L. 14

Adj

big, large

L. 11

big bus

L. 14

N /Vi

stool / have a bowel movement

L. 15

Adj

large

L. 17 - s

college, university

L. 12 - s

technical college

L. 12 - s

Vt

to bring, to take

L. 16

chu n

chu ngku

chu ngkti

chu

chu
f
ng

chnti n

cng


cng. . . d o

cngl ib

cn

d b o

d bi o

d d

d b

d bi n

d h o

d xu

d zhu n

d i

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generation

L. 18

doctor

L. 15

one way

L. 20

Conj

but

L. 19

Vt

to go to, to reach, to arrive

L. 13

VO

to arrive at a station or a stop

L. 14

function word

L. 12

Vt

to get, to have

L. 15

VO

to go on board

L. 20

boarding gate

L. 20

boarding pass

L. 20

prefix for ordinal numbers

L. 12

younger brother

L. 18

subway

L. 14

map

L. 14

place

L. 14

epilepsy

L. 15 - s

trolley

L. 14

battery

L. 17

computer

L. 17

Exp

computer hair-style design

L. 16 - s

d i

d ifu

d nch
ng

d nsh

d o

d o zh n

de

dng j

dngj
ku

dngj
p i

( )
d( d
di)

d
ti

d
t

d
fang

di nxi n

di nch

di nch

di nn o

di nn o xu nf

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electric fan

L. 12

television

L. 11

electronics

L. 17 - S

transformer ( input / output)

L. 17 - s

electrical power

L. 17

power supply line

L. 17

movie

L. 11

Vt

to fall, to drop

L. 15

VO

to reserve a ticket

L. 20

winter

L. 19

things

L. 15

Vt

to undersdand, to know

L. 12

bean curd, Tofu

L. 13 - s

VO

traffic jam

L. 14

belly, abdomen

L. 15

Adj

short

L. 16

short hair

L. 16 - s

shorts

L. 17 - s

Meas

a period ( of time)

L. 17

Prep

to, on, in, among

L. 15

Qpron

how old

L. 11

di nsh n

di nsh

di nq

di ny zhu nhu nq

di nyu n

di nyu n xi n

di ny
ng

di o

d
ng pi o

dngti n

dngxi

dng

dufu

dch

dzi

du n

du nf

du nk

du n

du

duda

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Qpron

how long

L. 14

Qpron

how long ( time)

L. 14

Expr

many thanks

L. 19

Adj

right, correct

L. 11

Qpron

what size

L. 17

Adj

multiple usage

L. 17

son

L. 18

ear

L. 15 - s

C size battery

L. 17 - s

Tn

February

L. 11 - s

Vt

to provide

L. 18

VO

to feel cold

L. 15

VO

to have a fever

L. 15

to have an infection

L. 15

hair

L. 16

hair style

L. 16

Exp

after meals

L. 15

Adj

convenient

L. 18

direction

L. 14

house, apartment unit

L. 18

rent

L. 18

duch ng

duch ng sh
ji n

duxi

du

dud h o

duyng

rzi

rdu

rh o di nch

ryu

f l
ng

f sh o

f y n

f x
ng

f nhu

f ngbi n

f ngxi ng

f ngzi

f ngz

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Vt

to play, to show ( slides, film)

L. 12

Adj

extremely

L. 18

Adj

loose-fitting, fat

L. 17

fee, cost

L. 16

Adj

pink

L. 17 - s

chalk

L. 12

wind

L. 16

rheumatism

L. 15 - s

Ln

nearby, neighboring, vicinity

L. 13

VO

to pay money

L. 17

PropN

Fuji

L. 16

VO

to catch cold, have a cold

L. 15

cold medicine

L. 15 - s

adv

just

L. 19

Adj

high, tall

L. 15

senior high school

L. 12 - s

g oy

tenth grade

L. 12 - s

g o r

eleventh grade

L. 12 - s

g os n

twelfth grade

L. 12 - s

elder brother

L. 18

Prep

the same as

L. 12

public

L. 14

Meas

kilo

L. 20

f ng

fich ng

fi

fi

fn

fnb

fng

fngsh

fj
n

fqi n

Fsh

g nm o

g nm o y o

g ng

g o

g ozhng

gge

gn

y
y ng

gnggng

gngj
n

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company

L. 18

V/ N

to work / work, job

L. 18

shave, scrape, blow

L. 16

VO

shave

L. 16

razor

L. 13 - s

VO

to close the door

L. 13

canned food, tin

L. 13

Exp

What is your surname?

L. 12

pot, wok

L. 18

Vt

to celebrate, to spend ( time)

L. 11

Part

( indicates action happened in the past)

L. 15

aisle, corridor, passageway

L. 20

Tn

in the past

L. 19

Vi

to be allergic to

L. 15

children, kids

L. 18

Meas

line, aisle

L. 13

flight number.

L. 20

Meas

measure word for day

L. 11

Adv

seems

L. 14

Int

shall we, may I

L. 12

Adj

suitable, fit, appropriate

L. 17

gngs

gngzu

gu

gu li n

gu hd o

gu n m
n

gu ntou

gu
x
ng

gu

guo

gu

gud o

guq

gum
n

h izi

h ng

h ngb nh o

h o

h oxi ng

h oma

hsh

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Adv

very

L. 12

Adj

black

L. 16

black and white; monochrome

L. 16

blackboard

L. 12

black color

L. 17

Adj

red

L. 17 - s

Prep

after, afterwards, later

L. 15

beeper

L. 17 - s

to breath

L. 15

pepper

L. 13 - s

carrots

L. 13 - s

bear, mustache

L. 16

passport

L. 16

Vt /N

laboratory test

L. 15

VO

to change buses

L. 14

slides

L. 12

Adj

yellow

L. 17 - s

Aux

will, be likely to, surely

L. 19

train

L. 20

train station

L. 20 - s

Conj

or

L. 14

hn

hi

hib i

hib n

his

hng

hu

hj

hx

hji o

hlubo

hzi

hzh o

hu y n

hu nch

hu nd
ngpi n

hu ng

hu

huch

huch
zh n

hu

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airplane ticket

L. 20

a few years

L. 19

CD player

L. 17 - s

VCD

L. 17 - s

emergency

L. 14

home, family

L. 11

furniture

L. 18

Canada

L. 12

the Canadians

L. 12

price

L. 13

Meas

measure word for rooms

L. 18

V /N

interrupted, to be disconnected

L. 17

Vt

to cut

L. 16

VR

trim evenly

L. 16 - s

Meas

for clothes ( upper body)

L. 17

soy sauce

L. 13 - s

film

L. 16

Vt

to be called

L. 12

classroom

L. 12

street

L. 14

power strip

L. 17 - s

j
pi o

j
ni n

j
gu ng ch ngj


j
gu ngy
ngdi

j
sh

ji

ji j

Ji n d

Ji n d r
n

ji

ji n

ji ndu n

ji n

ji nq

ji n

ji ngyu

ji oju n

ji o

ji osh

ji

/
ji
xi nb n / ch zu

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Meas

section, length, period

L. 11

elder sister

L. 18

Vt

to borrow

L. 19

Unit

half a kilo

L. 13

Tn

today

L. 11

Tn

this year

L. 11

Adj

tight, fast, taut

L. 17

Adv

soon

L. 20

Adv

often

L. 19

manager, director

L. 18

policeman

L. 14 - s

Adj

long time

L. 16

Tn

September

L. 11 - s

Adv

then, if, right after

L. 14

orange

L. 13

Meas

roll

L. 16

brown color

L. 17 - s

Vt

to drive, to start off

L. 14

VO

to open the door

L. 13

to cut

L. 13

VO

to bargain

L. 13

ji

( )
ji( ji
jie)

ji

j
n

j
nti n

j
nni n

j
n

jiy o

j
ngch ng

j
ngl

j
ngch

ji

jiyu

ji

( )
jzi

ju n

k fis

k i

k i m
n

k n

k n ji

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to watch, to see, to look after

L. 11

get close to, be near to, depend on

L. 20

PropN

Kodak

L. 16

cough

L. 15 - s

Aux

can, may

L. 14

Exp

one might say

L. 19

class schedule

L. 12

living room

L. 18

air conditioning

L. 12

pants, jeans, trousers

L. 17

Adj

fast

L. 14

chopsticks

L. 18

capital city of Yunnan province

L. 20

Adj

difficulty

L. 15

Vt

to empty the bowels

L. 15

VO

to have diarrhea

L. 15

Exp

there is not enough time

L. 14

Exp

round trip

L. 20

Adj

blue

L. 17 - s

hometown

L. 19

the old street

L. 14 - s

k n

k o

Kd

ksou

knng

ky
shu

kbi o

kt
ng

kngti o

kzi

ku i

ku izi

Knm
ng

knnan

l dzi

l ibuj

l ihu

l n

l oji

l oji

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teacher

L. 12

Adj

cold

L. 15

pear

L. 13 - s

Prep

away, from, off

L. 18

Ln

inside, inner

L. 12

put in order, tidy up

L. 16

VO

haircut, hairdressing

L. 16

Adj

terrible, sharp

L. 15

Vt

to connect, to link

L. 17

face

L. 16

Vt

to measure, to test

L. 15

Adj

good, fine

L. 15

Adj

cool

L. 19

Unit

0. 1 jin

L. 13

Phr

both sides, two sides

L. 16 - s

tie

L. 17 - s

train schedule

L. 20 - s

Adv

other, separate, another

L. 16

Conj

addition to

L. 18

VO

runny nose

L. 15 - s

VO

bleeding

L. 15 - s

l osh

lng

lf

l
hai

li nji

li n

li ng

li ng

li ngkuai

li ng

li ng p ng

l
ngd i

li
chsh
kbi o

l
ng

l
ngw i

lib
t

lixu

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Tn

June

L. 11 - s

floor, building

L. 12

Pn

upstairs

L. 17

route, number ( of a bus)


street, road, boulevard

L. 14

Meas
N

curb

L. 14 - s

intersection

L. 14

tape

L. 17

video recorder

L. 17

travel, tour

L. 20

Adj

green

L. 17 - s

mother, mom

L. 18

anaesthetic

L. 15

Adj

slow

L. 14 - s

slow train

L. 20 - s

sweater

L. 17 - s

hat, cap, helmet

L. 17 - s

Exp

doesn t matter

L. 18

Exp

No problem.

L. 14

Adj

every, each

L. 11

Tn

everyday

L. 11

Tn

every week, weekly

L. 11 - s

liyu

lu

lush ng

lbi n

lku

ly
nd i

lxi ngj

lx
ng

m ma

m y o

m n

m nch

m oy

m ozi

m
i sh
nme

m
i wnt

m
i

m
iti n

m
ix
ngq

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barber shop

L. 16 - s

younger sister

L. 18

VO

free of charge, free

L. 18

bread

L. 13

Tn

next year

L. 11

Tn

tomorrow

L. 11

mousse, hair spray

L. 16

which nationality, from which country

L. 12

Exp

I don t deserve it.

L. 12

Qpron

which year

L. 11

south

L. 20

Capital city of Jiangsu province

L. 14

underwear

L. 17 - s

Tn

year

L. 11

daughter

L. 18

Adj

warm

L. 19

Vt

to be afraid of

L. 19

pan, plate, dish

L. 18

belt

L. 17 - s

Adj

cheap, inexpensive

L. 17

apple

L. 13

m
if t
ng

( )
m
i ( mimei)

mi nfi

mi nb o

m
ngni n

m
ngti n

ms

n gur
n

n l

n ni n

n nf ng

N nj
ng

nik

ni n

ner

nu nhuo

p nzi

p
d i

pi nyi

p
nggu

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ticket

L. 20

ticket price

L. 20

Adj

beautiful, pretty

L. 18

grape

L. 13 - s

regular fast train

L. 20

bunk, berth , shop

L. 20

bus, car, van

L. 14

AAA battery

L. 17 - s

Tn

July

L. 11 - s

to take off

L. 20

green pepper

L. 13

autumn, fall

L. 19

Vt

to take, to get, to pick up, to draw

L. 16

Vt

to cut down

L. 16

Tn

last year

L. 11

whole body

L. 15 - s

skirt or dress

L. 17 - s

Adv

then, after that, afterwards

L. 15

Adj

hot

L. 19

household items

L. 13

Conj

if

L. 14

pi o

pi oji

pi oliang

pt o

pku i

q
ch

qh o di nch

q
yu

q
f
i

q
ngji o

qiti n

qni n

qu nshn

qnzi

r nhu

r
yngp
n

rgu

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bra / brassiere

L. 17 - s

floppy disk

L. 17

soft-sleeper

L. 20

soft-seat

L. 20 - s

Tn

March

L. 11 - s

throat

L. 15 - s

sofa

L. 18

Vt

to put on

L. 16

VO

to get on ( a bus, car, train)

L. 14

Tn

last week

L. 11 - s

Tn

last month

L. 11 - s

PropN

a city

L. 20

upper berth

L. 20

burn

L. 15 - s

spoon

L. 18

identification

L. 16

PropN

a city near Hong Kong


( Special Economic Zone )

L. 19

PropN

Shenzhen University

L. 14 - s

Exp

what time, when, whenever

L. 12

Qpron

what kind of

L. 16

Vt

to give birth to, to be born, to grow

L. 11

rzh o xingzh o

ru np n

ru nw

ru nzu

s nyu

s ngzi

sh f

sh ng

sh ng ch

sh ngge x
ngq

sh ngge yu

Sh ngh i

sh ngp

sh osh ng

sh ozi

shnfnzh
ng

Shnzh
n

Shnzh
n D xu

shnme sh
hou

shnmey ng

shng

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lettuce

L. 13 - s

birthday

L. 11

master, skilled worker

L. 14

Tn

( duration / point of) time, moment

L. 12

Tn

October

L. 11 - s

Tn

December

L. 11 - s

time

L. 14

food mart

L. 13

food poisoning

L. 15 - s

Tn

November

L. 11 - s

Vt

to try

L. 17

to collect, receive, accept

L. 16

VO

charge, collect fee

L. 16

cashier

L. 17

cell phone

L. 17 - s

gloves

L. 17 - s

ticket office

L. 20 - s

vegetable

L. 13

Adj

comfortable

L. 15

bookcase

L. 18

comb

L. 13 - s

shngc i

shngri

sh
fu

sh
hou

sh
yu

sh
ryu

sh
ji n

sh
p
ndi n

sh
wzhngd

sh
y
yu

sh
shi

shu

shuf
i

shuku nt i

shuj

shut o

shupi och

shc i

shfu

shgu

shzi

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DVD

L. 17 - s

Meas

pair

L. 17

double-bed

L. 18

charges for utility

L. 18

fruit

L. 13

robe

L. 17 - s

pajamas

L. 17 - s

Vt

to speak

L. 12

driver

L. 14

four seasons

L. 19

Exp

All four seasons are like Spring

L. 19

Tn

April

L. 11 - s

dormitory

L. 18

Conj

although

L. 19

Meas

measure word for age, years old

L. 11

Conj

therefore, so

L. 17

weather

L. 19

diabetes

L. 15 - s

peach

L. 13 - s

Adj

express train

L. 20

Vt

to perm, to heat up

L. 16 - s

shzgu ngp n ( di
)

shu ng

shu ngr
nchu ng

shu
di nf
i

shu
gu

shu
p o

shu
y

shu

s
j

s
j

s
jrchn

s
yu

ssh

su
r n

su

suy

ti nq

t ngni ob
ng

t o

tku i

t ng

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VO

to perm the hair

L. 16 - s

Adj

ache, pain, sore

L. 15

Vt

in advance

L. 20 - s

body temperature

L. 15

T-shirt

L. 17 - s

Tn

day

L. 11

seasonings

L. 13

Vt

to listen

L. 15

to stop

L. 14

parking lot

L. 14 - s

VO

power failure, outage

L. 17

head, top

L. 15

at the end ( of a atreet, aisle,


hallway, etc. )

L. 13

Adj

dizzy

L. 15

projector

L. 12

potato

L. 13 - s

Vt

to vomit

L. 15

leg

L. 15 - s

to retire

L. 18

Vt

to check ( luggage) , to consign


for shipment

L. 20

socks

L. 17 - s

t ng f

tng

t
qi n

t
wn

T
t
xsh n

ti n

ti oli o

t
ng

t
ng

t
ngchch ng

t
ng di n

tu

tur

tuyn

tuy
ngy

tdu

tu

tu
xi

tuyn

w zi

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other place

L. 18

foreign teacher ( short form for


w iguji osh)

L. 18

coat, jacket

L. 17 - s

foreign language

L. 14

Vi

to compete, to end

L. 20

bowl

L. 18

dinner

L. 20

Adj

multi-function

L. 17

Vt

to forget

L. 19

microwave

L. 18

bathroom

L. 18

seat

L. 20

VO

power line with voltage stabilizer

L. 17

surge protector

L. 17

PropN

Walmart

L. 14 - s

bedroom

L. 18

Wuhan ( capital city of Hubei province)

L. 20

AA battery

L. 17 - s

Tn

May

L. 11 - s

fog

L. 19

west

L. 14

w id

w iji o

w it o

w iy

w n

w n

w nc n

w nnng

w ng

wibl

wishngji n

wizi

wny

wny q

Wrm

wsh

Wh n

wh odi nch

wyu

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PropN

capital city of Shaanxi province

L. 19

tomato

L. 13 - s

Western medicine

L. 15 - s

suit, Western style clothes

L. 17 - s

Vt

to wash, develop ( film negative)

L. 11

shampoo

L. 13 - s

Vt

to like, to prefer

L. 17

VO

to wash one s hair, to shampoo

L. 16

detergent

L. 13

VO

to do laundry

L. 11

VO

to print pictures

L. 16

Ln

below, under

L. 12

VO

to get off ( a bus, car, train)

L. 14

Tn

next week

L. 11 - s

Tn

next month

L. 11 - s

summer

L. 19

lower berth

L. 20

VO

to rain

L. 19

VO

to snow

L. 19

banana

L. 13

Vt

to want, to think

L. 11

X n

x
hngsh

x
y o

x
zhu ng

x
f j

x
huan

xtu

xy
fn

xy
fu

xzh opi n

xi bian

xi ch

xi ge x
ngq

xi ge yu

xi ti n

xi p

xi y

xi xu

xi ngji o

xi ng

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N /Vt

digestion / to digest

L. 15

indigestion

L. 15

antibiotics

L. 15

Adj

small, little, minor

L. 11

green onion

L. 13 - s

small size

L. 17 - s

elementary school

L. 12 - s

shoe

L. 17

Adv

fresh

L. 13

heart

L. 15

heart disease

L. 15

Tn

week

L. 11

Tn

Tuesday

L. 11

Qpron

what day of the week

L. 11

Tn

Saturday

L. 11

Tn

Sunday

L. 11

Tn

Wednesday

L. 11

Tn

Thursday

L. 11

Tn

Sunday

L. 11 - s

Tn

Friday

L. 11

Tn

Monday

L. 11

xi ohu

xi ohu bli ng

xi oy ny o

xi o

xi ocng

xi oh o

xi oxu

xi

x
nxi n

x
nz ng

x
nz ngb
ng

x
ngq

x
ngqr

x
ngq
j

x
ngq
li

x
ngq
r

x
ngq
s n

x
ngq
s

x
ngq
ti n

x
ngq
w

x
ngq
y

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Adj

OK

L. 14

luggage

L. 20

Vt /N

to name; last name, family name

L. 12

elder brother

L. 18

chest

L. 15 - s

Vi

to rest

L. 11

students

L. 12

school

L. 14

blood pressure

L. 15

teeth, tooth

L. 15

toothpaste

L. 13 - s

toothbrush

L. 13 - s

gums

L. 15

salt

L. 13 - s

color

L. 17

eye

L. 15 - s

Meas

kind

L. 13

cabbage

L. 13 - s

onion

L. 13 - s

lower back

L. 15 - s

Vt

to bite, to chew

L. 15

x
ng

x
ngli

x
ng

xing

xingku

xixi

xusheng

xuxi o

xuy

y g o

y shu

y y
n

y n

y ns

y nj
ng

y ng

y ngb ic i

y ngcng

y o

y o

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medicine

L. 15

clothes

L. 11

D size battery

L. 17 - s

Tn

January

L. 11 - s

chair

L. 18

Adj

general

L. 19

Exp

generally speaking

L. 19

Conj

because. . . there fore

L. 18

Aux

should

L. 14

England

L. 12

the British, the English

L. 12

the English corner

L. 14 - s

hard-sleeper

L. 20

hard-seat

L. 20

utensil, tool, appliance

L. 18

Adv

again, also

L. 13

rain

L. 19

raincoat

L. 19

umbrella

L. 19

to forecast

L. 19

Vt

to make an appointment

L. 15

y o

y
fu

y
h o di nch

y
yu

y
zi

y
b n

y
b n l i shu

y
nwi. . . suy

y
ngg i

Y
nggu

Y
nggurn

Y
ngyji o

y
ngw

y
ngzu

yngj

yu

yy

ys n

yb o

yyu

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original price

L. 17

Tn

month

L. 11

tampons

L. 13 - s

Pron

self

L. 13

Prep

to remain. . . on

L. 20

morning market

L. 13

Meas /N

stops; station, bus stop

L. 14

platform

L. 20

Vt

to open, to spread, to stretch

L. 15

Vt

to take care of

L. 18

picture, photo

L. 16

VO

to take pictures, to photograph

L. 16

photo shop

L. 16

camera

L. 17

part

denotes sustained,

yu nji

yu

yuj
ngyng mi ns i

z
j

z i. . . sh ng

z osh

zh n

zh nt i

zh ngk i

zh og

zh opi n

zh o xi ng

zh oxi nggu n

zh oxi ngj

zhe

last action ( often

L. 19

translated as -ing)
Tn

this week

L. 11 - s

Tn

this month

L. 11 - s

Pn

here

L. 18

Dpron

like this

L. 16

Adv

really; truly

L. 18

symptoms

L. 15 - s

zh
ge x
ngq

zh
ge yu

zh
l

zh
y ng

zh
n

zh
ngzhu ng

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Adj

normal

L. 15

Adv

in process of, in course of

L. 18

to know

L. 14

direct, non-stop, through

L. 20

to point

L. 14

Conj

only

L. 11

pain killer

L. 15 - s

medium size

L. 17

Tn

hour

L. 11

middle berth

L. 20

middle school

L. 12 - s

traditional Chinese medicine

L. 15 - s

technical high school

L. 12 - s

Meas

kind, type

L. 17

Tn

weekend

L. 11

table, desk

L. 18

Pron

self

L. 13

Adv

always

L. 19

VO

to transfer to ( another plane)

L. 20

Adj

on time

L. 20

mouth

L. 15

zh
ngch ng

zh
ngz i

zh
d o

zh
d

zh

zh
yu

zh
t
ngy o

zhngh o

zhngtu

zhngp

zhngxu

zhngy o

zhngzhu n

zhng

zhum

zhuzi

z
j

zng

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