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Speak Mandarin in Five Hundred Words


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Foreword

The main purpose of learning a language is the natural and uent application ofthe language in daily life. So is the purpose of over-seas youths of Chinese descent in

studying the Chinese language. Based on its consistent policy and concept of serving

overseas Chinese, the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission (OCAC) has published

several series of Chinese teaching materials to meet the needs of overseas Chinese in

different regions. The present reader, Speak Mandarin in Five Hundred Words, follows

the mass line. It may be used by people of different age groups from different walks

of life. To pluralize the teaching materials, the OCAC has published Chinese-English,

Chinese-Thai, Chinese-Portuguese, Chinese-Spanish, Chinese-French, and Chinese-

Indonesian editions, hoping to benet more youths of Chinese descent.

The main portion-Chinese portion-of this reader, is compiled by Professor Liu

Chi-hua of National Chengchi University, an expert on teaching the Chinese language.

With her years of experience, Professor Liu has made this reader more comprehensive

and more lively. The OCAC wishes to extend to her its heartfelt thanks.

This reader has 30 lessons and each lesson has four units: "Text", "Words and

Phrases", "Review", and "Extended Practice". The Text Unit, is practice-oriented, and its

materials are drawn from daily life. The materials range from self-introduction to family,

school, communication, and daily dialogues. The key and frequently used words and

phrases are fully elaborated in the Word and Phrase Units. This unit not only helps the

students understand the stroke order of the listed words but also the phrases derived from

these words as well. In the Review Unit, there are no phonetic symbols so as to enable

the students to indentify the words without the help of phonetic symbols, and get a better

under-standing of the texts. Finally, in the Application Unit, it is hoped that the students

can lively apply the glossary they have learned and use the Chinese language naturally

and uently in their daily lives.

The contents of this reader are carefully compiled. To maximize its effect, the

OCAC hopes that the teachers who choose to use this reader can arrange a natural and

lively learning environment for the students to learn Chinese in a pleasant atmosphere.

The OCAC hopes that through such an arrangement the students can lay a good founation

of Chinese dialogues in preparation for further studies of the Chinese language.

The OCAC wishes to take this opportunity to invite comments and suggestions on

this reader, in the hope of bringing it to a higher horizon.

Chang Fu Mei

Minister of Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission


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CONTENTS

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Lesson 1 Good morning

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Lesson 2 How are you?

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Lesson 3 What is this?

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Lesson 4 Where are you going?

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Lesson 5 Who is the teacher?

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Lesson 6 How many students?

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Lesson 7 The school is really big 46

Lesson 8 Almost alike

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Lesson 9 Introductions

60

Lesson 10 How long have you studied?

66Lesson 11 How many times a week?

75

Lesson 12 Sing Chinese songs

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Lesson 13 What date is the day after tomorrow?

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Lesson 14 As you please

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Lesson 15 Do you like painting?


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Lesson 16 Where can we buy them?

112Lesson 17 How much is it?

120

Lesson 18 Its too late

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Lesson 19 Sorry to keep you waiting

134

Lesson 20 Please try

140

Lesson 21 Make a telephone call

148

Lesson 22 Waiting for him to call back

154

Lesson 23 Why cant I get through? 162

Lesson 24 There are six people in my family

170

Lesson 25 Come to my house

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Lesson 26 Getting lost

185Lesson 27 How do I get there?

192

Lesson 28 Buying clothes

202

Lesson 29 Going to the seashore

212

Lesson 30 How old are your children?

Vocabulary List 221

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L ti tai Wng xin shng nn zo

Mrs. Li: Good morning, Mr.Wang.

Wng xin shng zo L ti tai nn zo

Mr. Wang: Good morning, Mrs. Li. Good morning to you.

L ti tai nn ho maMrs. Li: How are you?

Wng xin shng w hn ho xi xie nn

Mr. Wang: I'm ne. Thank you.

L ti tai Wng ti tai ho ma

Mrs. Li: How is Mrs. Wang?

Wng xin shng t hn ho xi xie

Mr. Wang: She's ne. Thank you.

Lesson 1 Good Morning

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WngWang (surname)

LLi (surname)

xin shenghusband; Mr.

Wng xin shng

Mr. Wang

L xin shng

Mr. Li

ti taiwife; Mrs.

Wng ti tai

Mrs. Wang

L ti taiMrs. Li

nyou

nnyou(honoric term for you )

hogood, well, ne; all right; hello (used in greeting)

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nn ho

Hello

Wng ti tai nn ho

Hello, Mrs. Wang.

L xin shng nn ho

Hello, Mr. Li.

ma(a question marker attached to questions)

ho ma

Are you all right?

n ho ma

How are you?

Wng ti tai n ho ma

Mrs. Wang, how are you?

L xin shng n ho ma

Mr. Li, how are you?

wI, me

w hn ho

I am very well.

the, him

tshe, her


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t ho ma

How is he?

Wng xin shng t ho ma

How is Mr. Wang?

t ho ma

How is she?

L ti tai t ho ma

How is Mrs. Li?

zoearly, good morning

nn zo

Good morning (to you).

L xin shng nn zo

Good morning, Mr. Li.

hnvery

hn ho

very good, very well

w hn ho

I'm very well.

t hn ho

She's very well.

xi xieThank you


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xi xie n

Thank you.

w hn ho xi xie n

I'm ne. Thank you.

w ti tai hn ho xi xie

My wife is ne. Thank you.

w xin shng hn ho xi xieMy husband is very well. Thank you.

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Wng xin shng L ti tai nn zo

Mr. Wang: Good morning, Mrs. Li.

L ti tai zo Wng xin shng nn zo

Mrs. Li: Good morning, Mr. Wang.

Wng xin shng nn ho maMr. Wang: How are you?

L ti tai w hn ho xi xie

Mrs. Li: I'm very well. Thank you.

Wng xin shng L xin shng ho ma

Mr. Wang: How is Mr. Li?

L ti tai t hn ho xi xie nn

Mrs. Li: He's ne. Thank you.

sh png mi hu n zo

Shi -ping: Mei- hua, good morning.

mi hu zo sh png n zo

Mei-hua: Good morning, Shi-ping.

sh png n ho ma

Shi-ping: How are you?

mi hu w hn ho xi xie n

Mei-hua: I'm very well. Thank you.

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Wng xin shng L shng xin nn ho

Mr. Wang: How are you, Mr. Li.

L sian sheng Wng sian sheng n ho

Mr. Li: Hello, Mr. Wang.

Wng xin shng nn ti tai ho ma

Mr. Wang: How is your wife?

L xin shng t hn ho xi xie n

Mr. Li: She's ne. Thank you.

Wng xin shng nn mng ma

Mr. Wang: Are you busy?

L xin shng w hn mng nn ne

Mr. Li: I'm very busy. How about you?


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Lesson 2 How Are You?

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Wng xin shng w b mng

Mr. Wang: I'm not busy.

L xin shng nn ti tai mng b mng

Mr. Li: Is your wife busy?

Wng xin shng t y b mng w men du b ti mng

Mr. Wang: She's not busy. Neither of us are very busy.

mngbusy

w hn mng

I'm very busy.

n mng ma

Are you busy?

L xin shng mng ma

Is Mr. Li busy?

ne(a question marker occurring with A-not-A questions, question-wordquestions, and truncated questions consisting of only one noun)

w hn mng n ne

I am very busy. How about you?

w hn ho n ne

I'm very well. And you?

n hn mng L xin shng ne

You are very busy. How about Mr. Li?


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bno, not

b mng

not busy

b ti mng

not too busy

w b ti mngI'm not very busy.

t b ti mng

He's not too busy.

ytoo; also; either

t mng w y mng

He's busy, and I'm busy too.

Wng xin shng b mng t ti tai y b mng

Mr. Wang is not busy, and his wife is not busy either.

men(a marker attached to nouns or pronouns to form plurals).

n men

you

w men

we

t menthey


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t men

they

duall; both

w men du ho

We are all well.

n men du ho ma

Are you all well?


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Wng ti tai L xin shng n ho n mng b mng

Mrs. Wang: Hello, Mr. Li. Are you busy?

L xin shng w b ti mng n ne

Mr. Li: I'm not very busy. How about you?

Wng ti tai w hn mng

Mrs. Wang: I am very busy.

L xin shng Wng xin shng y hn mng ma

Mr. Li: Is Mr. Wang busy too?

Wng ti tai t y hn mng w men du hn mng

Ms. Wang: He's also very busy. We are all very busy.

sh png n mng b mng

Shi-ping: Are you busy?

mi hu w b ti mng n ne

Mei-hua: I'm not very busy. How about you?

sh png w y b ti mng

Shi-ping: I'm not very busy either.

mi hu w men du hn ho w men du b mng

Mei-hua: We are all very well. None of us are busy.


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EXTENDED PRACTICE


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zh sh sh me

What is this?

zh sh y zh b

This is a writing instrument.

zh sh y zh sh me bWhat kind of writing instrument is this?

zh sh y zh mo b

This is a writing brush.

n sh bn sh me sh

What kind of book is that?

n sh bn zhng wn sh

That is a Chinese book.


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Lesson 3 What Is This?

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zhthis, these

shbe (is)

zh sh sh

This is a book.

zh sh b

This is a pen.

nthat, those

n sh sh

That is a book.

n sh b

That is a pen.

sh me shn mewhat

zh sh sh me

What is this?

n sh sh me

What is that?

zh sh sh me b

What kind of writing instrument is this?


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n sh sh me sh

What kind of book is that?

yone

rtwo

snthree

sfour

wve

lusix

qsevenbeight

junine

shten

zha classier used to measure objects like pens and pencils,occurring after a number

y zh b

a pen

sn zh b

three pens

b zh b

eight pens

bwriting instrument

zh sh y zh b

This is a pen.

n sh w zh b

Those are ve pens.


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moHair

mo b

writing brush

qin b

pencil

gang b

pen

yun zh b

ball-point pen

zh sh y zh sh me b


zh sh y zh mo b


n zh sh sh me b

What kind of writing instrument is that?

n zh sh qin b

That is a pencil.

bna classifier used to measure objects like books

y bn sh

a book

zh sh y bn sh

This is a book.

n sh lu bn sh

Those are six books.


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n s bn sh zhng wn sh

Those four books are Chinese books.

n b bn sh yng wn sh

Those eight books are English books.

shbook

zh sh bn sh me sh

What book is this?

zh sh bn zhng wn sh

This is a Chinese book.

n bn sh sh me sh

What book is that?

n bn sh yng wn shThat is an English book.

zhng wnChinese

zhng wn

Chinese

yng wn

English

r wn

Japanese

f wn

French


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d wn

German

n sh bn yng wn sh

That is an English book.

zh sh bn zhng wn sh

This is a Chinese book.

n bn sh r wn sh

That is a Japanese book.

zh bn sh f wn sh

This is a French book.

n sn bn sh d wn sh

Those three books are German books.


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zh sh zh sh me b


zh sh zh mo b


n sh zh sh me b

What kind of writing instrument is that?

n sh zh qin b

That is a pencil.

zh ling bn sh sh me sh

What are these two books?

zh ling bn sh zhng wn sh

These two books are Chinese books.

n sn bn sh sh me sh

What are those three books?

n sn bn sh yng wn sh

Those three books are English books.


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EXTENDED PRACTICE


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n do n l qWhere are you going?

w do xu xio q

I'm going to school.

n q zu sh me

Why are you going there?

w q xu zhng wn

I'm going there to learn Chinese.

L xin shng y q xu zhng wn ma

Does Mr. Li also go there to learn Chinese?

b t q jio zhng wn

No, he goes there to teach Chinese.

n me t sh lo sh w men sh xu shng

Then, he is a teacher, and we are students.


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Lesson 4 Where AreYou Going ?

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doqgo to

n do n l q

Where are you going?

w do xu xio q

I am going to school.

n l n lwhere there

n do n l q


w do n l q

I want to go there.

xulearn; study

w xu zhng wnI learn Chinese.

t xu r wn

He learns Japanese.

xu xioschool

w do xu xio q

I go to school.


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w do xu xio xu zhng wn

I go to school to learn Chinese.

zudo

zu sh me

Do what?

n q zu sh me

What will you do there?

jioteach

t jio zhng wn

He teaches Chinese.

t jio w men zhng wn

He teaches us Chinese.

lo shiteacher

t sh lo sh

He is a teacher.

L xin shng sh lo sh

Mr. Li is a teacher.

L xin shng sh zhng wn lo sh

Mr. Li is a Chinese teacher.

xu shngstudent, pupil


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w xu zhng wn w sh xu shng

I am learning Chinese. I am a student.

t xu yng wn t y sh xu shng

He is learning English. He is also a student.

w men du sh xu shng

We are all students.

n methen

n men du xu zhng wn n me n mn du sh xu shng

You all study Chinese, so you are all students.

t men du jio zhng wn n me t men du sh lo sh

They all teach Chinese, so they are all teachers.


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n do n l q


w do xu xio q

I'm going to school.

n do xu xio q zu sh me

Why are you going to school?

w do xu xio q xu zhng wn

n do n l q


w y do xu xio q

I am also going to school.

n do xu xio q zu sh me

Why are you going to school?

w do xu xio q jio zhng wn

I am going to school to teach Chinese.


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n do zh l li xu zhng wn ma

Do you come here to learn Chinese?

sh de w li xu zhng wn

Yes, I come here to learn Chinese.

n me w men sh tng xu

Then we are classmates.

shi sh w men de lo sh

Who is our teacher?

L xin shng sh w men de lo sh

Mr. Li is our teacher.

t sh hu rn ma

Is he Chinese?

t sh hu rn t hi shu zhng wn

y hi xi zhng wn

Yes, he is Chinese. He can speak Chinese and write Chinese words.

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zh lhere

do zh l li

Come here.

do zh l li xu zhng wn

Come here to learn Chinese.

zh l sh w men de xu xio

Here is our school.

licome

do zh l li

come here

do syu sio li

come to school

w li xu zhng wn

I come to learn Chinese.

dea particle used to connect two portions of speech (esp. nouns) so that theformer often becomes a possessive, or an adjective or an adverb or a nominalized adjectival or

adverbial clause

sh de w li xu zhng wn

Yes, I come to learn Chinese.

t sh w men de lo sh

He is our teacher.

w men sh t de xu shng

We are his students.

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tng xuclassmates, schoolmates

w men du sh li xu zhng wn w men sh tng xu

We all come to learn Chinese. We are classmates.

w de tng xu du hi shu zhng wn

All my classmates can speak Chinese.

shiwho

hu rnChinese

shi sh lo sh

Who is the teacher?

shi sh hu rn

Who is Chinese?


Who is our teacher?

w men de lo sh sh shiWho is our teacher?

zhng hu mn gu ti wnTaiwan, Republic of China


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n sh n gu rn

Where are you from?

w sh zhng hu mn gu ti wn rn

I am Chinese from Taiwan.

shi sh rh bn rn

Who is Japanese?

t sh r bn rn

He is Japanese.

hican, will

t hi shu zhng wn

He can speak Chinese.

w hi xi zhng wn

I can write Chinese characters.

n hui b hui shuo jhong wn

Can you speak Chinese?

n hi b hi shu zhng wn

He can't speak Chinese.

shu huspeak, say

t shu sh me

What did he say?


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t shu t hn mng

He said he was very busy.

t hi shu n gu hu

What language can he speak?

t hi shu zhng wn

He can speak Chinese.

xi zwrite(words/ characters)

n hi xi zhng wn ma

Can you write Chinese characters?

w hi xi zhng wn

I can write Chinese characters.

n hi xi mo b z ma

Can you write with a writing brush?

w hi xi mo b z

I can write with a writing brush.

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Who is our teacher?

L xin shng sh w men de lo sh

Mr. Li is our teacher.

t jio w men sh me

What does he teach us?

t jio w men shu zhng wn

He teaches us to speak Chinese.

t y jio w men xi mo b zHe also teaches us to write with a writing brush.

n y li xu zhng wn ma

Do you come to learn Chinese?

sh de w men du sh L lo sh de xu shng

Yes, we are all Mr. Li s students.

n me w men sh tng xu

Then we are classmates.

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n yu j ge xu shng

How many students do you have?

w yu r sh w ge xu shng

I have twenty-ve students.

t men du sh d rn ba

Are they all adults?

b y dng yu d rn y yu xio hi

Not all of them. Some are adults and some are children.

yu ny shng ma

Are there any female students?

yu y bn sh ny shng y bn sh nn shng

Yes, half are girls and half are boys.

Lesson 6 How Many Students?

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yuhave, there is / are

n yu b ma

Do you have a pen?

n yu sh ma

Do you have a book?

n yu sh me b

What kind of pen do you have?

n yu sh me sh

What kind of book do you have?

jhow many, a few

j bn sh

How many books are there?

j zh b

How many pens are there?

n yu j bn shu

How many books do you have?

n yu j zh b

How many pens do you have?

g gea classier used after a demonstrative ora quantier and before a noun

y ge

one

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ling ge

two

j ge

a few

g ge

each one

n yu j ge xu shng

How many students do you have?

w yu sh r ge xu shng

I have twelve students.

g ge xu shng du yng gng

Each one of the students works hard.

shten

sh

ten

sh y

eleven

sh rtwelve

sh sn

thirteen

sh s

fourteen

sh w

fteen


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sh lu

sixteen

sh q

seventeen

sh b

eighteen

sh ji

nineteen

r sh

twenty

r sh y

twenty-one

r sh ji

twenty-nine

sn sh

thirty

s sh

forty

w sh

fty

lu sh

sixty

b sh sneighty-three


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ji sh q

ninety-seven

dbig, large

xiosmall

d

large

zhng

medium

xio

small

d xu

university

zhng xu

middle school

xio xu

elementary school

d xu xio

big school

xio xu xio

small school

d rn

adult

xio hi

child


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hichild; children

xio hichild

hi zi

child

nn hi

boy

ny hi

girl

nn hi zi

boy

ny hi zi

girl

nnmale student

nyfemale student

nn rnman

ny rn

woman

nn hi zi

boy

ny hi zi

girl


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nn xu shng nn shng

male student

ny xu shng ny shng

female student

nn lo sh

male teacher

ny lo sh

female teacher

basentence nal particle used to solicit agreement

y dngdenitely, necessarily

b y dngnot necessarily

y dng

denitely

n y dng hn mng

you must be very busy.

t y dng sh lo sh

He is denitely the teacher.

t y dng hi shu zhng wn

He denitely can speak Chinese.

ho xu shng y dng sh nn de ma

Are good students necessarily boys?

b y dng yu nn de yu ny de

Not necessarily. Some are boys, and some are girls.


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bnhalf

y bn

half

w de xu shng y bn sh nn de y bn sh ny de

Half of my students are male, half are female.

t de xu shng y bn sh d rn y bn sh xio hi

Half of his students are adults, half are children.

w de sh y bn sh zhng wn de y bn sh yng wn de

Half of my books are Chinese, and half are English.

zh xi b y bn sh t de y bn sh w de

Half of the pens are his, and half are mine.

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n yu j zh b

How many pens do you have?

w yu lu zh b

I have six pens.

du sh mo b ma

Are they all writing brushes?

b du sh ling zh sh mo b s zh sh yun z b

Not all of them. Two of them are writing brushes, and four are ball point pens.

n yu j bn sh


w yu r sh bn sh y bn sh zhng wn de

y bn sh yng wn de

I have twenty books. Half are Chinese, and half are English.

L ti tai n yu hi zi ba

Mrs. Li, do you have any children?

yu ling ge y ge nn de y ge ny de

Yes, I have two children. One is a boy, and the other is a girl.

lo sh du hn mng ba

Are teachers always very busy?

b y dng yu de mng yu de b mngNot necessarily. Some are busy, and some are not busy.

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zh su xu xio yu du sho xu shng

How many students are there in this school?

yu ling qin w bi du ge xu shng

There are about 2,500 students.

szh su xu xio zhn b xio

This school is quite big.

sh a zh sh su d xu xio

Yes, this is a big school.

xu xio l yu mi yu wi gu xu shng

Are there any foreign students in the school?

wi gu xu shng hn du

There are many foreign students.

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sua classier used after a demonstrative or quantier and before a noun

y su xu xio

a school

y jin fng zi

a house

zh jin fng zi hn ho

This house is very good.

n su xu xio hn d

That school is very big.

dumuch, few many

sholittle, few

du shohow many, more or less

w de sh hn sho

My books are very few in number.

t de sh hn du

His books are very many in number.

n de sh yu du sho


Wng xin shng yu du sho shHow many books does Mr. Wang have?

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bi100

qin1,000

wn10,000

lng0

w bi lng lu

506

w bi lu sh

560

w bi lu sh lu

566

y qin

1,000

ling qin y bi

2,100

sn qin ling bi w sh3,250

lu qin sn bi b sh ji

6,389

lu qin lng s sh r

6,042

ling wn ling qin ling bi r sh r

22,222


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q wn b qin

78,000

sn bi w sn bi w sh

350

s qin b s qin b bi

4,800

q wn lu q wn lu qin

76,000

zhnreal, really

zh su xu xio zhn d

This school is really big.

t de sh zhn du

His books are very many in number.

Wng xio ji zhn mng

Miss Wang is really busy.

zh bn sh zhn ho

This book is really good.

zh zh b zhn ho xi

This pen is really good for writing.

asentence nal particle, used to reduce the forcefulness of the message

nn zo a

Good morning.


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nn ho

How are you?

n mng b mng

Are you busy?

w men q xu zhng wn ho b ho

Let's go study Chinese, OK?

ho OK.

syu sio hn d shh b shh

This school is very big, isn't it?

shh

Yes.

mino, not

n yu mi yu b

Do you have a pen?

w mi yu b

No, I do not have a pen.

n yu mi yu sh

Do you have a book?

w mi yu sh

No, I don't have a book.

zh ge z lo sh mi jio

The teacher did not teach this word.


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zh bn sh xu xio mi yu

This book isn't found in the school.

wiout, foreign

wi gu rn

foreigner

wi gu hu

foreign language

wi gu xu shng hn du

many foreign students

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n yu du sho bn sh


w yu y wn du bn

I have over ten thousand books.

n de sh zhn du

You have a lot of books.

sh a w de sh b sho

Yes, I have quite many books.

zh l yu j su zhng wn xu xio

How many Chinese schools are there around here?

y su y mi yuNot even one.

n yu mi yu hi zi

Do you have children?

yu ling ge ling ge du sh nn hi

Yes, I have two. Both are boys.

t men yu mi yu xu zhng wnHave they learned to speak Chinese?

t men mi xu

No, they have not.

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xu xio yu hn du wi gu xu shng sh ma

There are many foreign students at the school, arent there?

sh a yu hn du

Yes, there are a lot.

b bn gu xu shng hi du ma

More than local students?

b b bn gu xu shng sho

No, less than local students.

nn shng gn ny shng y yng du ma

Are there as many boys as girls?

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nn shng gn ny shng y yng cng mng maAre boys as intelligent as girls?

b y dng yu de cng mng yu de bn

Not necessarily, some are smart, and some are stupid.

nn shng yng gng hi sh ny shng yng gng

Do boys or girls work harder?

t men du hn yng gng

They all work very hard.

bto compare with (this comparison morpheme frequently implies superiority)

lo sh b xu shng mng

The teacher is busier than the students.

n b w cng mng

You are smarter than I am.

t b w yng gng

He works harder than I do.

nn shng b ny shng du

There are more boys than girls.

ny shng b nn shng sho

There are fewer girls than boys.

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t de sh b w de hi du

He has even more books than I do.

xio hi b d rn hi yng gng

The children work even harder than adults.

hi shor

n de sh du hi sh w de sh du

Are your books greater in number, or are mine?

nn shng cng mng hi sh ny shng cng mng

Are boys wiser, or are girls?

n q hi sh w q

Are you going, or am I ?

hi sh n q ba

It would be better if you go.

gnwith, and

hnhand, together

n gn w du sh xu shng

You and I are students.

t hn w du hn mng

He and I are both very busy.

yngoutlook, appearance

yng zi

appearance


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y yngas ... as, similar, like

t de b gn w de y yng

His pen is like mine.

d rn gn xio hi y yng du

There are as many adults as children.

ny shng gn nn shng y yng yng gng

Girls work as hard as boys.

chchinferior, worse

w de zhng wn b n ch

My Chinese is inferior to yours.

w xi de zhng wn b t ch

My Chinese writing is inferior to his.

ch b dualmost; alike

zh ling bn sh ch b du

The two books are almost alike.

zh ling bn sh ch b du y yng

The two books are almost alike.

t men ling rn ch b du y yng dThey are almost the same age.

zh ling zh b ch b du y yng chng

These two pens are almost the same length.

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n ge xio hi zi zhn cng mng

That child is really smart.

Wng xin shng hn cng mng

Mr. Wang is very wise.

bnstupid

t zh ge rn ti bn

He is very stupid.

t zhn bn

He is really stupid.

cng mng rn y hi zu bn sh

Smart people can do stupid things.

ynguse, by means of

n yng sh me b xi z

What kind of pen do you write with?

w yng qin b xi z

I write with a pencil.

yng gngwork hard

w de xu shng hn yng gng

My students work very hard.

t hn cng mng y hn yng gng

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zh su xu xio b w men xu xio d ba

This school is bigger than ours, isnt it?

ch b du y yng d

Theyre almost the same size.

xu shng ne

What about the students?

xu shng b w men du

The students are greater in number than ours.

lo sh ne

What about the teachers?

lo sh b w men shoThey have fewer teachers than we do.

n me hi sh w men xu xio ho

Then, our school is better.

sh a w men xu xio de xu shng hn cng mng

y hn yng gng n shu sh b sh

Yes, our students are very smart and hard-working. Do you agree?

b sh b sh w sh y ge bn xu shng

No! No! I am a stupid student.

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qng wn gi xng

May I ask your name?

w xng Wng jio sh png

My last name is Wang. My rst name is Shi-ping.

w jio Ln d zhng n wi ny sh sh shi

I am called Lin Da-jung.Who is that lady?

t sh L yu nin de ti tai li w gi n men ji sho ji sho

L ti tai zh wi sh Ln xin shng

She is Li You-nian's wife. Come and let me introduce you to each other.

Mrs. Li, this is Mr. Lin.

w jio Ln d zhng sh yu nin de tng xu

My name is Lin Da-jung. I'm You-nian s classmate.

hn go xng rn sh n

Pleased to meet you.

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qngPlease

qng zu

please sit down

qng h ch

please have some tea

qng shu

please say

cng wn

May I ask, please?

wnask

qng wn

May I ask, please?

qng wn n yu mi yu b

May I ask if you have a pen?

cng wn shi shh Wng sio ji

May I ask who Miss Wang is?

qng wn zh bn sh yu du sho z

May I ask how many words this book contains?

giexpensive, honorable

gi gu

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gi xio

your (honorable) school

qng wn gi gu yu du sho su d xu

May I ask how many universities there are in your country?

qng wn gi xio yu du sho xu shng

May I ask how many students in your school?

xnglast name, surname

qng wn gi xng

May I ask your last name (surname)?

w xng Wng

My last name is Wang.

n wi ny sh xng sh me

What is the lady s last name?

t xng L L xio ji

Her last name is Li. She is Miss Li.

jiocall, name

w jio Wng sh png

I am called Wang Shi-ping.

t xng Ln jio Ln d zhng

His last name is Lin. He is called Lin Da-jung.

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t jio w q zu sh me

What does he want me for?

t jio n q xi z

He wants you to write.

wia classier (used to show respect)

xu xio l yu j wi lo sh

How many teachers are there in our school?

xu xio l yu sh w wi lo sh

We have fteen teachers.

n wi lo sh jio zhng wnn

Which one teaches Chinese?

L lo sh t sh y wi hn ho de lo sh

Mr. Li is a very good teacher.

ny shlady

n wi ny sh sh shi

Who is that lady?

n wi ny sh sh L ti tai

That lady is Mrs. Li.

zh wi ny sh sh Wng xio ji

This lady is Miss Wang.

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t gi w y bn sh

He gave me a book.

w gi t y zh b

I gave him a pen.

n jio w gi n sh me

What do you want me to give you?

ji shointroduce

n wi xio ji sh shi qng n gi w ji sho ji sho

Who is that lady? Please introduce us to each other.

gotall, high

Wng xin shng hn go

Mr. Wang is very tall.

L sian sheng b gao

Mr. Li is not tall.

go xngglad, happy, pleased

w hn go xng

I m very glad.

w gn n y yng go xng

I am as glad as you are.

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t go xng b go sing

Is she happy or not?

rn shknow, recognize

n rn sh t ma

Do you know her?

w b rn sh tI don't know her.

w ji sho n men rn sh

Let me introduce you to each other.

rn sh n zhn go xng

I'm very pleased to meet you.

n rn sh b rn sh Wng lo sh

Do you know Mr. Wang?

w b rn sh

I don't know him.

n rn b rn sh neHow about you?

w y b rn sh

I don't know him either.

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qng wn nn gi xng

May I ask what your name is?

w jio Ln d zhng w sh xn li de xu shng

I'm called Lin Da-zhong. I am a new student.

li w gi n ji sho j wi tng xu

zh wi sh Wng mi hu zh wi sh L yu nin

n wi sh Go d mng

Come and let me introduce you to a few students.

This is Wang Me-hua. This is Li You- nian. That is Gau Da-ming.

hn go xng rn sh n

V Very pleased to meet you.

rn sh n men w zhn go xngI am very happy to meet you.

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n xu zhng wn du ji le

How long have you studied Chinese?

w ci xu le ling ge yu n xu le du ji le

Only for two months.

How long have you been studying?

w y jng xu le sn nin le

I have studied it for three years.

w hi mi xu ne

I havent begun yet.

mi gun x n k y do zh l li xu

Thats no problem. You may come to our school and learn it.

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lesentence nal particle, often expressing the perfective aspect

n xu zhng wn le ma

Have you learned Chinese?

w xu le

I have.

zh ge z n hi xi le ma

Are you able to write this character?

w hi xi le

I am.

jilong



t do xu xio du ji le

How long has he been at school?

n men rn sh du ji le

How long have you known each other?

cionly, just

w ci xu le ling ge yu

I have just studied for two months.

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t men ci jio le sn k

They have just taught three lessons.

t men ci rn sh w ge yu

They have just known each other for ve months.

y jngalready (an adverb used to express perfectiveaspect, often omitted)

w y jng xu le y nin le

I have already studied for a year.

t y jng li le w ge yu le

He has already been here for ve months.

w men y jng rn sh le

We have already met each other.

t y jng shng d xu le

He has already gone to a university.

hi minenot yet ( ne is a sentence nal particle used

as a response to some expectation)

w hi mi xi ne

I have not written it yet.

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zh y k hi mi jio ne

This lesson has not been taught yet.

gun xrelationship, related, does (not) matter

w men de gun x hn ho

Our relationship is very good.

zh jin sh gn t mi gun x

This matter is not related to him.

w b q yu mi yu gun x

I won't go. Will it matter?

mi gun xIt won't matter.

shnga bound morpheme often meaning on, go on, up, to

shng k

to attend classes

shng xu

to go to school

shng bn

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w men shng le j k le

How many lessons have we learned?

w men shng le ji k le

We have learned nine lessons.

ninyear

y nin

one year

ling nin

two years

nin nin

every year

yuMonth

y yu

January

r yu

February

y ge yu

one month

ling ge yu

two months

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w ci shng le ling ge yu de k

Only two months.

n y jng xu le hn ji rn sh hn du z ba

You have studied it for a long time. You know many words, right?

w rn sh de z b du

I only know a few words.

w hi mi xu xi z ne

I havent learned to write yet.

w y hi mi xu

Neither have I!

mi gun x L xin shng k y jio w men

That's OK. Mr. Li can teach us.

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n y xng q shng j c k

How many times do you have classes a week?

y xng q ling cTwice a week.

mi c du ji

How long is each class?

mi c ling ge zhng tu

Two hours each time.

sh me sh hu shng k

What time do you have classes?

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xng q sn xi w cng ling din shng do s din

xng q lu shng w b din sh fn shng k sh din sh fn xi k

From 2:00 to 4:00 on Wednesday afternoons.

From 8:10 to l0:l0 on Saturday mornings.

xng q lu hi shng k li b li

Is it tiring to have classes on Saturday?

y din du b li xu zhng wn hn yu y si

Not at all. Studying Chinese is very interesting.

xng qWeek

xng q y l bi y

Monday

xng q r l bi r

Tuesday

xng q sn l bi sn

Wednesday

xng q s l bi s

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xng q w l bi wFriday

xng q lu l bi lu

Saturday

xng q r l bi r

xng q tin l bi tin

Sunday

ca time

zi shu y c

Repeat one more time.

qng n zi shu y c

Please repeat one more time.

du shu j c

Say it a few times.

du xi j c

Write it a few times.

mievery; each

mi c du ji

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mi ge rn du hn go xng

Everyone is very glad.

mi ge xu xio du yu wi gu xu shng

Every school has foreign students.

zhng tuhour

t mi tin xu sn ge zhng tu zhng wn

He learns Chinese for three hours every day.

sh hutime; when

n sh sh me sh hu li de

When did you come here?

n men sh sh me sh hu rn sh de

When did you meet each other?

n sh me sh hu do yng gu q

When are you going to England?

wnoon

shng w

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zhng wnoon

xi w

afternoon

dinpoint o'clock

fnminute

w shng w b din do xu xio

I arrive at school at eight o'clock in the morning.

b din sh fn shng k

The class begins at ten minutes past eight.

ji din r sh fn xi k

The class ends at twenty minutes past nine.

mi c shng k lu sh fn zhng

Each class lasts sixty minutes.

t mi fn zhng k y xi w sh ge zhng wn zHe can write fty Chinese characters a minute.

cngdofrom ... to

cng w ji do xu xio b yun

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w cng ti wn do zh l li

I came from Taiwan.

t cng zo do wn du hn mng

He is busy from morning till night.

xinext

xi toubelow

xi k

after class

xi w

afternoon

xi b

after work

xi ch

get off (the bus)

xi y cnext time

xi y ge

next one

xi xng q xi l bi

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xi ge yunext month

litired, weary

n li b li

Are you tired?

y din du b li

Not at all.

y simean, meaning, meaningful, interesting

zh j hu sh sh me y siWhat does this sentence mean?

zh j hu de y si sh n ho

This sentence means "Hello! "

jio zhng wn hn yu y si

It is interesting to teach Chinese.

n bn sh hn yu y si

That book is very interesting.

zh bn sh y din y si y mi yu

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n zi xu zhng wn ma

Are you studying Chinese?

sh de w zi xu xio xu zhng wn

Yes, Im studying Chinese at school.

y ge l bi shng j c k

How many times a week is the class offered?

y ge l bi y c

Once a week.

mi c j ge zhng tu

How many hours each time?

y c sn ge zhng tuThree hours each time.

sn ge zhng tu li b li

Three hours? Is it tiring?

b li b li y hi er xu shu hu y hi er

xu xi z hn yu y si y din du b li

Not at all. We practice speaking for a while, and then we practice writing. It's

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w xing xu hu gu hu n k y jio w ma

I want to learn Chinese painting. Can you teach me ?

w hu de b ho zh nng jio n y din jin dn de

I can't paint very well. I can only teach you a little.

n y hi chng hu y g ma

Can you also sing Chinese songs?

hi chng j shu

A few.

n me n y jio w chng hu y g ba

Then, can you also teach me to sing Chinese songs?

ho a w jio n chng y shu mi hu

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xingthink, miss, want

w xing n shu de hn di

I think what you said is right.

hupaint, draw, painting

n hi hu hu ma

Can you paint?

w hi hu

Yes, I can.

n hi hu sh me hu

What kind of painting can you do?

w hi hu gu hu

Chinese painting.

dea sufx attached to verbs/get, win/must, have to

d

di

t de zhng wn shu de hn ho

He speaks Chinese very well.

t d do d y mng

He got the rst.

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xu shu hu di du shu

While learning to speak, you should speak a lot.

sh hu b zo le w di shng xu q le

It's late. I must go to school.

zhonly

w zh yu y bn shI only have one book.

w zh xu le w ge yu

I have only studied for ve months.

t zh jio xi z

He only teaches writing.

nngcan

ylanguage

n nng b nng jio zhng wn

Can you teach Chinese?

w shu de b ho zh nng jio j j jin dn de

I don't speak it very well. I can only teach a few simple sentences.

n nng b nng jio hu y g

Can you teach Chinese songs?

w b hi chng g w b nng jio

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jin dnsimple; easy

w zh hi shu j j jin dn de zhng wn

I can say a few simple Chinese sentences.

xu zhng wn hn jin dn

Chinese is easy to learn.

xu ho zhng wn b jin dn

It is not easy to learn Chinese well.

chngsing

gsong

w xing xu chng gI want to learn to sing songs.

n xing xu sh me g

What songs do you want to learn?

w xing xu hu y g

I want to learn Chinese songs.

hu y g zn me chng

How do you sing Chinese songs?

L xin shng chng de hn ho

Mr. Li sings very well.

qng t jio w men chng

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shua numerary particle for a poem, songs, etc.

zh shu g hn ho tng

This song is beautiful.

n shu sh hn yu mng

That poem is very popular.

mi huplum blossoms

mi hu hn ho kn

Plum blossoms are beautiful.

mi hu sh zhng hu mn gu de gu hu

The plum blossom is the national ower of Republic of China.

mi hu sh y shu hn yu mng de g

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mi hu sh y shu hn yu mng de g sh ma

"Plum Blossoms" is a popular song, isn't it?

sh a

Yes.

n hi chng ma

Can you sing it?

hi

Yes, I can.

n k y jio w chng ma

Can you teach me to sing it?

k y sh k y k sh n di xin hi xi zh ling ge z

Yes, I can, but you have to learn to write these two words rst.

w y jng hi xi zh ling ge z le

I've already learned them.

zh zhn mi xing do

What a surprise.

sh a w hi hn yng gng de xi y c li w

hi chng de b n gng ho

Yes, I'll try my best. Maybe next time I will sing better than you.

mi gun x ho lo sh ci yu ho xu shng

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qin tin jio n de g n hi le ma

Can you sing the song I taught you the day before yesterday?

zu tin chng le y tin y jng hi le

I practiced it all day yesterday. I can sing it very well.

zhn sh ho xu shngYou are a diligent student.

shn me sh hu jio w hu zhng gu hu

When will you teach me Chinese painting?

w bi tin hn mng wn shng ci yu sh jin

I am busy during the day. I can teach you in the evening.

jn tin wn shng k y ma

How about tonight?


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jn tin mng tin wn shng w du yu sh hu tin w yu kng

I am not available tonight or tomorrow night, but I am free the day aftertomorrow.

hu tin sh w yu sh ho xng q s w y yu kng

The day after tomorrow is Thursday, May l0. I am free, too.

qinbefore; front

y qin

before

cng qin

before

qin tou

front

qin min

front

qin binfront

y qin w b rn sh t

I didn't know him before.

cng qin w b hi shu zhng wn

I couldn't speak Chinese before.

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qin tin

the day before yesterday

xng q tin

Sunday

mi tin

everyday

w mi tin xi zI write everyday.

tin tin

every day, day after day

t tin tin hu hu

She paints everyday.

zuyesterday, past

zu tin

yesterday

zu r

yesterday

jnpresent, now

jn tin

today

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mngnext, light, clear

mng tin

tomorrow

mng bi

clear, understand

w b mng bi t de y si

I don't understand what he means.

zh j hu de y si n mng bi le ma

Do you understand the meaning of this sentence?

biwhite, clear, understand

zh zh b sh bi deThis pen is white.

bi tin

day

w bi tin hn mng

I am busy during the day.

t de y si w mng bi le

I understand what he means.

hubehind, after, later, back

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hu tou

behind

hu min

behind

hu bin

behind

y hu

later

hu li

later

t cng qin tin tin hu hu hu li b hu le

He used to paint everyday, but he doesn't paint anymore.

wnnight, late

sh hu hn wn le w men hi ji ba

It's late. Let's go home.

n wn shng yu kng ma

Do you have time in the evening?

jinseparate

sh jin

time

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n xi w yu sh jin ma

Do you have time in the afternoon?

n yu sh jin xu zhng wn ma

Do you have time to learn Chinese?

w zi t men ling ge rn zhng jin

I am in between those two people.

kngfree, space

mng tin w mi yu kng

I have no free time tomorrow.

hu tin w yu kng

I am free the day after tomorrow.

shmatter, business, job

mng tin n yu sh ma

Are you busy tomorrow?

mng tin w mi sh

I am not busy tomorrow.

hu tin n yu sh me sh

What will you do the day after tomorrow?

hu tin w yo shng k

I have to attend classes.

n zu sh le ma

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honumber

jn tin sh j yu j ho

What is the date today?

jn tin sh s yu sh lu ho

Today is April 16.

w men xu xio zi zhng shn l w sh lu ho

Our school is at No. 56, Zhong-shan Road.


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nin qin nin sh r lng lng r nin

Year The year before last was 2002.

q nin sh r lng lng sn nin

Last year was 2003.

jn nin sh r lng lng s ninThis year is 2004.

mng nin sh r lng lng w nin

Next year will be 2005.

hu nin sh r lng lng lu nin

The year after next will be 2006.

yu shng ge yu sh s yu

Month Last month was April.

zh ge yu sh w yu

This month is May.

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last week

xng q shng xng q shng l bi

this weekl bi zh xng q zh l bi

Week

next weekxi xng q xi l bi

qin tin sh w yu sh ji ho

The day before yesterday was May 19.

zu tin sh w yu r sh ho

Yesterday was May 20.

jn tin sh w yu r sh y ho

Today is May 21.

mng tin sh w yu r sh r ho

Tomorrow will be May 22.

hu tin sh w yu r sh sn ho

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zu tin shng ling le shng k de sh jin

Yesterday, we talked about when to have class.

sh a hi mi shng ling shng k de d fng

Yes, but we haven't talked about where to meet.

n ju de zi n l shng k ho neWhere do you think would be best?

mi gun x n l du k y

It doesn't matter to me.

n sh lo sh y dng di si n de fng bin

You are the teacher. It should be at your convenience.

do w ji li shng k n fng bin ma

Let's have class at my place then. Is that convenient for you?


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hn fng bin hn fng bin

Yes, very much.

n me mng tin wn shng q din zhng n do w ji li

Then, come to my place at seven tomorrow night.

ho de zi jin

All right. Good-bye.

shng lingtalk about, discuss

w xing gn n shng ling y jin shI want to talk about something with you.

n xing gn w shng ling sh me

What do you want to talk about?

w xing shng ling shng k de sh jin

I want to talk about the time for class.

d fngplace

n zi sh me d fng jio sh

At what place (where) do you teach?

n zi sh me d fng shng kWhere do you have classes?


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n ji zi sh me d fng

Where do you live?

zh ge d fng hn d

This place is big.

ziat; a marker showing the progressive tense

n zi zu sh meWhat are you doing?

w zi xu xi z

I am learning to write.

L xin shng zi ji ma

Is Mr. Li at home?

t b zi ji t zi xu xio

He is not home. He is at school.

xu xio zi n l

Where is the school?

xu xio zi w ji hu tou

The school is behind my house.

jihome, house, family

n ji zi n l

Where is your house?

w ji zi zhng shn bi l w ho

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n ji yu j ge rn

How many people are there in your family?

w ji yu q ge rn

There are seven people in my family.

n ji d b d

Is your house big?

w men ji b hn d

Our house is not very big.

xu defeel, think

w ju de xu zhng wn hn yu y si

I think that learning Chinese is interesting.

w ju de yo hu ho gu hu zhn b jin dn

I think that it is not easy to do Chinese painting.

w ju de mi hu hn ho kn

I think plum blossoms are beautiful.

w ju de zh shu g hn ho tng

I think this is a beautiful song.

w ju de t men du hn cng mng

I think they are all very intelligent.

sifollow

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xin xu xi z zi xu hu hu

First learn to write, and then learn to paint.

jinsee

zi jin

good-bye, see you later

mng tin jin

see you tomorrow

kn jin

see

jin do

see

n jn tin kn jin L xin shng mi yu

Have you seen Mr. Li?

w kn jin le

Yes, I have seen him.

n zi n l jin do t deWhere did you see him?

w zi xu xio jin do t de

I saw him at school.


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w do n ji q fng bin ma

Is it convenient if I come to your place?

yu sh me b fng bin

What would be inconvenient about it?

n ti tai hi b hi b go xng

Will your wife be unhappy about it?

b hi de t mi tin wn shng y hu hu

Not at all. She paints every night.

n n men ling ge du sh hu ji

Then both of you are painters.

b nng shu sh hu ji w men du hu de b ho

Not exactly. We don't paint that well.

n men si bin y hu du b w hu de ho

Any one of your paintings is better than mine.

w ju de n hn cng mng yu kng du hu y hu

y hu y dng hi hu de hn ho

I think you are very clever, If you practice a lot when availabe , you will paintvery well in the future.

xi xie n zh me shu

Thank you for saying so.

n k y qng n ti tai y q li

You can invite your wife to come.

zh di gn t shng ling shng lingI will have to talk to her.


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ti tai n yo b yo xu hu hu

Honey, do you want to learn to paint?

w b yo xu

I don't want to.

n b x hun hu hu maDon't you like to paint?

b sh b x hun zh sh ju de w mi yu n ge tin ci

It s not that I don t like it. I just feel that I have no talent for it.

zh yo yu xng q tin ci sh k y lin x ch li de

If you have an interest, you can develop your ability.

k sh w mi tin du hn mng

But I am very busy everyday.


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bi y tin do wn mng ji sh yu kng yng gi

ch q zu zu

Don't just busy yourself with housekeeping. Sometimes you ought to relax.

ho ba w ju gn n y q q xu ba

All right. I will learn to paint with you.

yowant

w yo q Wng xio ji ji

I want to go to Miss Wang's home.

do Wng xio ji ji yo du ji

How long does it take to get there?

do t ji yo sh fn zhng

About ten minutes.

bido not; other

bi ti mng

Don't be too busy.

bi ti li

Don't get too tired.

bi ti si bin

Don't be too careless.


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x hunlike

w hn x hun hu hu

I like to paint very much.

n x b x hun chng g

Do you like to sing?

tin citalent; genius

t hn cng mng sh ge tin ci

He is very intelligent. He is a genius.

t hn yu hu hu de tin ci

He has a talent for painting.

qinterest, fun

xu zhng wn hn yu q

It's fun to learn Chinese.

zh jin sh hn yu q

This is interesting.

xng qto be interested in

w di xu zhng wn hn yu xng q

I am interested in learning Chinese.

w di zh jin sh hn yu xng q

I am interested in this.

hu hu hn yu q n yu mi yu xng q xuPainting is fun. Are you interested in learning it?


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lin xpractice

xu shu hu yo du lin x

You should practice more when learning speaking.

du lin x ji nng shu de hn ho

If you practice a lot, you will be able to speak well.

w zi lin x xi zI am practicing writing.

zh zhng lin x hn yu yng

This kind of practice is useful.

yng gishould, ought to, must

xu shng du yng gi yng gng

Every student ought to study hard.

n yng gi zo din li

You should come earlier.

n b yng gi ti li

You should not get too tired.

zugo, walk

Zhng xin shng zu le

Mr. Jhang has left.


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t sh me sh hu zu de

When did he leave?

t w din bn zu de

At half past ve.

ch qwalk around and relax, (go) out

ch q

go out

ch li

come out

jn q

get in

jn licome in

juthen, on the point of

w xin zi ju yo hi ji

I am going home now.

t y xu ju hi

He can do it once he learns.

w y kn ju mng bi le

I can understand it once I take a look.

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n mi tin zo shng sh me sh hu q li

What time do you get up every morning?

w mi tin lu din zhng ju q li le

I get up at six o'clock every morning.


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w hn x hun hu hu k sh mi yu tin ci

I like to paint, but I have no talent.

zh yo x hun n ju yng gi q xu

If you like it, then you ought to learn it.

n me w yng gi du lin xThen, I should practice a lot.

sh a lin x ji le ju yu xng q

Yes, the more you practice, the more interest you will have.

zu w men y q q xu ba

Let's go and learn together.


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w men yng gi zhn bi y xi hu jWe should prepare some painting equipment.

zh m yn du y jng yu le

We have paper, an ink-stick, and an ink-slab.

yng gi zi mi j zh mo b

We should buy some writing brushes.

do n l mi ne

Where can we buy them?

wn j din bi hu gng s du yu mi yu de sh din y mi

At stationer or department stores. Some bookstores sell brushes too.

jn tin xi w w men y q shng ji q mi

Let's go shopping this afternoon.

ho de w xing shn bin y mi y xi bi de dng xi

OK. I would like to buy some other things.


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zhn biprepare; get ready; intend

n zhn bi sh me sh hu q ti bi

When are you planning to go to Taipei?

n zhn bi shng ji mi xi sh meWhat do you intend to buy when going downtown?

n mng tin zhn bi jio sh me

What do you plan to teach tomorrow?

shng k y qin y dng yo zhn bi gng k

We have to preview the lessons before classes.

xia classier signaling plurality; a small quantity or number

zh xi dng xi sh w de

These things are mine.

n xi dng xi sh shi de

To whom do those things belong?

n xi rn zi chng g

Those people are singing.

zh xi xu shng hn yng gng

These students study very hard.

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wn j

stationery

gng j

instruments; equipment; tools

hu j

painting equipment

zhpaper

w yu y zhng hn d de zh

I have a large sheet of paper.

zh zhng zh k y hu hu

This sheet of paper can be painted on.

mink

m zh

ink

m shi

ink

ynink-slab, ink-stone

yn ti

ink-slab

zh b m yn sh wn fng s bo

Paper, writing brushes, ink, and the ink-slab are the four treasures of the study.


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mibuy

n yo mi sh me

What do you want to buy?

w yo mi b

I want to buy pens.

misell

n men mi sh me

What do you sell?

w men mi wn j hn sh

We sell writing materials and books.

dinstore, shop

shng din

store

sh din

bookstore

wn j din

stationer

fn din

restaurant

bi hu gng sdepartment store


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gng scompany, corporation

n zi n l zu sh

Where are you working?

w zi bi hu gng s zu sh

I'm working at a department store.

n men de gng s zi n lWhere is your company?

t men de gng s zi zhng shn bi l

Their company is on Zhong-shan North Road.

jistreet

shng ji

go out on the street, go downtown

ji shng

on the street, downtown

n yo shng ji maAre you going downtown?

sh de w shng ji zu zu

Yes, I'm going around downtown.

n shng ji zu sh me

Why are you going downtown?

w shng ji mi y din dng xi

I want to buy something.


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dngeast

xwest

nnsouth

binorth

x fng rn x hun dng fng de dng xi

Westerners like Eastern things.

zi zhng gu bi fng b nn fng lng

In China, the northern area is colder than the southern area.

w x hun ti wn de dng xi

I like Taiwan-made things.

ti wn de dng xi hn ho

Taiwan-made things are very good.


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n zhn bi shng ji mi xi sh me dng xi

What do you plan to buy when you go downtown?

w zhn bi mi xi wn j

I plan to buy some stationery.

n do n l q mi ne

Where are you going to buy it ?

w do bi hu gng s q mi

I'm going to a department store to buy it.

bi hu gng s y mi b ma

Do department stores sell pens?

bi hu gng s sh me du mi

Yes, department stores sell everything.

sh din y mi b maDo bookstores sell pens?

yu de mi yu de b mi

Some do. Some don't.

n hi mi bi de dng xi ma

Are you going to buy anything else?

w b mi bi de dng xi le

No, I'm not going to buy anything else.


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qng wn mo b y zh du sho qin

Excuse me. How much is a writing brush?

zh zhng b y zh w bi kui

This kind is $500 each.

w bi kui ti gi leFive hundred dollars? That's too expensive.

w men y yu pin y de

We have some cheaper ones.

pin y de ho xi ma

Do the cheap ones write well?

pin y de y ho xi zh sh b ho kn

Cheap ones write well too, but they are not as attractive.


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b ho kn mi gun x du sho qin y zh

Not attractive! That doesn't matter. How much is one?

y bi w sh kui y zh

A hundred and fty dollars.

n me w mi ling zh

Then, I'll buy two of them.

ling zh y gng sn bi kui qin

Two will be three hundred dollars.

zh sh w bi kui

This is a ve-hundred-dollar bill.

n yu mi yu lng qin

Have you got any smaller change?

di b q w mi yu

I'm sorry, I don't have any.

mi gun x w k y hun ki ho le zho n ling bi kui xi xie

That's all right. I can give you change. Here's two hundred dollars. Thank you.

qinmoney

t hn yu qin

He has a lot of money.

mo b y zh du sho qinHow much does a writing brush cost?


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yn ti y ge du sho qin

How much does an ink-slab cost?

kuidollar

yun

modime

jio

fncent

sn kui qin

three dollars

w mo qin

ve dimes

q fn qin

seven cents

s kui b mo qinfour dollars and eight dimes

ling mo w fn qin

two dimes and ve cents

w qin sn bi s sh kui qin

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zhnga kind, type

n yo mi n zhng b

What kind of pen do you want?

t yo xu n zhng hu

What kind of painting does he want to learn?

zh zhng zh gi ma

Is this kind of paper very expensive?

guiexpensive

zh bn sh gi b gi

Is this book expensive?

zh bn sh hn gi

This book is very expensive.

pin ycheap

zh bn sh ti gi le pin y y din ho maThis book is too expensive. Can you give me a discount?

ho de w zi pin y y kui qin

All right. I will discount it one dollar.

gngcommon; same

y gng

altogether


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zh xi sh y gng du sho qin

How much are these books altogether?

knlook at, see

mi hu hn ho kn

Plum blossoms are very beautiful.

zh zhng hu hn ho kn

This painting is very beautiful.

n kn jin L xin shng le ma

Have you seen Mr. Li?

w mi yu kn jin

I haven't seen him.

lng qinsmall change; petty cash

n yu mi yu lng qin

Have you got any change?

duiright, correct

w shu de di b di

Is what I said correct?

di n shu de hn di

Yes, what you said is right.

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hunchange

kaiopen

w q hun y din lng qin

I'll go and get some change.

zh sh y bi kui qin n nng hun ki ma

This is a one-hundred-dollar bill. Can you change it?

di b q w de lng qin b gu w hun b ki

I'm sorry. I don't have enough change. I can't change it.

zhond, look for

n zho sh meWhat are you looking for?

w zho b w de b zho b do le

I'm looking for my pen. I can't nd my pen.

t zho shi

Who is he looking for?

t zho L xio ji

He's looking for Miss Li.

zh sh y bi kui qng n zho qin

This is a one-hundred dollar bill. Please give me change.

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n mi le xi sh me

What did you buy?

w mi le y xi wn j

I bought some stationery.

n zi n l mi de

Where did you buy it?

w zi bi hu gng s mi de

I bought it at a department store.

bi hu gng s de dng xi gi b gi

Are things at the department store very expensive?

b y dng yu de gi yu de pin y

Not necessarily. Some are expensive, and some are cheap.

n y gng yng le du sho qin

How much did you spend altogether?

y gng yng le sn bi r sh kui

I spent $320 in all.

n zhn bi lng qin le ma

Did you have the correct change ready?

mi yu w gi t men w bi kui t men zho w qin

No, I gave them a ve-hundred dollar bill, and they gave me change.

t men zho le du sho

How much change did they give?

n shu ne

Can you guess?


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xin zi j din le

What time is it?

y jng kui lu din bn leIt's already six-thirty.

n w men li b j ch wn fn le

Then we can't get there for dinner in time.

Zhng xin shng ji l w men ji b yun

Mr. Zhang's place is not far away from here.

k sh y b jn zu l yo sn sh fn zhng

It's not that near either. It takes thirty minutes to walk there.

ki ch q zh yo sh fn zhng

It takes only ten minutes by car.

yo sh ki ch q lu din w sh zu y li de j

If we take the car, we can leave at ten to seven.

sh a su y b b j mn mn li ba

That's right. So we don't need to rush. We can take our time.


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xin zinow

xin zi j din le

What time is it now?

xin zi w men zu sh me

What can we do at present?

kuifast, almost, soon

kui b din le

It's almost eight o'clock.

kui y din q li

Hurry to get up.

bi ch de ti kui

Don't eat too fast.

bi zu de ti kui

Don't walk too fast.

mnslow, slowly

t zu sh hn mn

He works slowly.

qng n shu mn y din

Please speak a little more slowly.

n de bio mn b mn

Does your watch keep good time or not?

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w de bio b mn w de bio hn zhn

Yes, my watch keeps very good time.

li b jtoo late to make it

y jng kui b din le w li b j ch zo fn le

It's almost eight. It's too late for me to have breakfast.

zh ge zhng kui le r sh fn zhng n mn mn ch y dng li de jThis clock is twenty minutes fast. You can eat slowly. You will make it.

cheat, have

zhng w n xing ch sh me

What do you want to eat for lunch?

w xing ch zhng gu ci n ne

I would like to eat Chinese food. How about you?

w zh xing ch y din shi gu

I would only like to have some fruit.

fnfood, meal, cooked rice

zo fn

breakfast

zhng fn

lunch

wn fn

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n ch gu fn le ma

Have you eaten your meal?

w ch gu fn le

I have eaten (my meal).

lleave, away from

yunfar

jnnear

n ji l xu xio yun b yun

Is your house far away from the school?

w ji l xu xio hn yun

My house is very far away from the school.

wn j din l zh l yun ma

Is the stationer far from the school?

wn j din l zh l hn jn

The stationer is quite near here.

n l kai jia duo jiu leHow long have you been away from home?

w l ki ji kui lu nin le

I have been away from home for almost six years.

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zu lto walk (on the road)

w x hun zu l

I like to walk.

w mi tin zu l shng xu

I walk to school everyday.

n zh zi sh me l

What street do you live on?

w zh zi zhng shn lI live on Zhong-shan Road.

chcar

ki chdrive car

n hi ki ch maCan you drive?

w ki de hn ho

I drive very well.

l shng ch zi hn du qin wn yo xio xn

There are a lot of cars on the road. Please be careful.

ho de w mn mn ki

All right. I will drive slowly.

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L zhng ji l w men ji yun b yun

Is Li Zhong's house far from our house?

b yun zu l yo r sh fn zhng ki ch b do sh fn zhng

Not far. It takes twenty minutes on foot and less than ten minutes by car.

xin zi ti wn le zu l li b j le w men ki ch q baIt's too late. We can't make it in time if we walk . Let's drive our car.

ho de ki ch y dng li de j

All right. We can make it on time by car.

bi ki de ti kui

Don't drive too fast.

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qng wn Zhng xin shng zi ji ma

Excuse me, is Mr. Zhang at home?

zi zi qng wn n men sh

Yes, he is. Are you ....

w jio Ln d zhng zh wi sh w ti tai

I am Lin Ta-jung. This is my wife.

sh Ln xin shng Ln ti tai hun yng hun yng

Come in please Mr. & Mrs. Lin.

li m fn n men le

Sorry to bother you.

n l qng jn n men zu y hi r

t m shng ji hi li

No bother at all. Come in and sit down for a minute. He'll be back soon.


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di b q rng n men ji dng le

Sorry to keep you waiting.

n l w men gng do

Not at all. We just arrived.

n me w men ki sh hu hu ba

OK. Let's paint together.

hun yngWelcome

yu kng de sh hu hun yng n do w ji li wn

You are most welcome to come to our home when you have time.

L xin shng do ch du hn shu hun yng

Mr. Li is welcome everywhere he goes.

m fnbother, troublesome

zh jin sh hn m fn

This is very troublesome.

w xing m fn n y jin sh

May I bother you with something?

zu sh qng b nng p m fn

We must not fear troubles in our work.

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zh sh w ji qng jn li zu zu

This is my house. Please come in for a while.

jn tin b jn q le yu kng zi li ba

I can't come in today. When I'm not busy, I'll stop by.

n zhn bi jn n su d xu

Which university do you plan to enter?

zusit, take

qng zu

Please sit down

n zu sh me ch li de

What kind of transportation did you take to get here?

rchild; a particle used after nouns, verbs, and adjectives, especially by Peking

r people.

r zi

son

ny r

daughter

y hi r

a little while

qng dng y hi r

Please wait a while.

w ch q y hi r

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y din r

a little

zh jin sh yu din r m fn

This matter is a little tough.

mhorse

m ch

carriage

m l

road, horse trail

m l shng ch zi hn du

There are a lot of cars on the road.

gu m l yo xio xn

Be careful when you cross the street.

m shng

at once, right away

w ch q y hi r m shng hi li

I am going out. I'll be back right away.

higo back, return

ti wn le w yo hi ji le

It s too late. I want to go home.

sh jin b zo le w yo hi q leIt's late. I want to go back.


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rnglet

rng w jn li

Let me come in.

rng w li zu zh jin sh

Let me do this.

bi rng t dng de ti ji

Don't make him wait too long.

dngwait

dng y dng

wait a moment

dng y xi

wait a while

dng y hi r

wait a minute; in a moment

n zi dng shi

Who are you waiting for?

w zi dng Wng xio ji

I'm waiting for Miss Wang.

Wng xio ji ch q le t dng y hi r ji hi li

Miss Wang is out. She will be back in a moment.

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gngjust

gng ci

just a moment ago

gng gng

just now

gng ho

happen to, at the right moment

Wng xio ji gng do mi gu li

Miss Wang just got to America.

zh bn sh sh gng mi li de

I just bought this book.

gng ci n do n l q leWhere did you go just now?

w men gng ci q mi sh

We just went to buy some books.

n men gng hi li ma

Did you just get back?

w men gng gng hi li

We just got back.

xin zi gng ho lu din

It happens to be six o'clock now.

L xio ji gng zu le ling fn zhng

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tng shu n yu hn du hu w xing q kn kn

I've heard that you own many paintings. May I take a look?

ho a si sh hun yng n do w ji li

Of course. You are welcome to come over any time.

mng tin xi w n yu kng ma

Will you be free tomorrow afternoon?

yu kng n ling din bn li ho ma

Yes, you can come over at half past two.

hi b hi hn m fn n

Will I be bothering you?

y din r du b m fn

Not at all.

ho n me mng tin xi w jin

Good. Then I'll see you tomorrow afternoon.

di b q w li wn le rng n ji dng le

I'm sorry to be late and keep you waiting.

xin zi ci gng gng ling din bn n li de gng ho

It is exactly two-thirty. You come at the right moment.

xin zu y hi er dng y xi zi kn hu ba

Please sit down for a minute. We'll watch the paintings later.

b yng zu le w men ji y q kn hu ba

I don't need a rest. Let's watch the paintings.


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n men xing xu sh meWhat do you want to learn?

w men xing xu shn shi hu

We would like to learn landscape painting.

w xin hu y f n men kn kn

sh zi qin tou shn zi hu tou shi l hu j kui sh

tou tin shng zi hu ling zh nio ho le b nn ba

Let me show you how to do it. Watch carefully. The trees are in front. Themountain is behind them. Paint some rocks in the water and then paint two birds

in the sky. Well, it's nished. That's not difcult, is it?

kn q li b nn hu q li ji b rng y le

It looks easy, but it s not easy to paint.

li n men sh sh kn

Come on. Give it a try.


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shnmountain

y zu shn

a mountain

zh zu shn hn go

This mountain is very high.

shuiwater

ki shi

boiling water

shi ki leThe water is boiling.

h l tou shi hn d

There's a lot of water in the river.

w x hun shn shi hu

I like Chinese landscape painting.

fa piece of (used as adjunct for pictures, scrolls etc.)

zh f hu sh shi hu de

Who painted this picture?

zh f hu sh Zhng d qin hu deThis painting was done by Zhang Da-qian.


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shtree

shn shng yu hn du sh

There are many trees on the mountain.

zh k sng s

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