Lesson 21.1
Talking about course credits
Lesson summary and vocabulary list
Talking to a friend about how many course credits you are taking this semester
- busy doing something
- extremely tired/ happy/ angry/ hungry/ thirsty
- What subjects to take/ how many subjects to take?
- When do the shops open or close?
上shàng to go to
我wǒ 这zhè 儿r my place
我wǒ 那nà 儿r my place
开kāi 学xué to start school/ college
选xuăn to choose
门mén door & measure word for counting subjects
课kè class/ subject
学xué 期qí semester
只zhǐ only
学xué 分fēn credit (university)
轻qīng 松sōng easy/ not tight
念niàn to study/ to read
念niàn 书shū to study
功gōng 课kè school work
累lèi 死sǐ 了le so tired/ tiring
快kuài 要yào just about to
关guān 门mén to close the door
开kāi 门mén to open the door
打dă 烊yáng to close for the day (shops)
聊liáo to chat
图tú 书shū 馆guăn library
借jiè to borrow
借jiè 书shū to borrow/ check out books
Lesson 21.2
Talking about your major
Lesson summary and vocabulary list
Talking to a friend about what to major in
- the use of ‘decide’, ‘take’ (subject) and ‘major’
- popular/ unpopular/ useful/ useless subjects
- the use of ‘otherwise’
- the use of ‘soon’
决jué 定dìng to decide
主zhŭ 修xiū to major/ major
副fù 修xiū to minor
社shè 会huì 学xué sociology
经jīng 济jì 学xué economics
跟gēn and
哇wa wow!
一yí 定dìng definitely
重zhòng heavy
轻qīng light
人rén 类lèi 学xué anthropology
觉jué 得de to feel/ to think to show opinions
冷lěng 门mén not a popular subject
热rè 门mén hot topic/ popular subject
怕pà to be afraid
毕bì 业yè graduate
失shī 业yè unemployed
快kuài 点diăn quicker
做zuò 决jué 定dìng to make a decision
不bù 然rán otherwise
来lái 不bù 及jí won’t arrive/ be in time
Lesson 21.3
What are the library opening hours?
Lesson summary and vocabulary list
Talking about the open hours of the city library
- from what day to what day and from what time until what time
- when the public facility open or have a break
- the use of ‘看’as ‘try’
- ‘来不及’cannot make it in time
开kāi 门mén open door
到dào to reach/ till
从cóng …..到dào from ….. till
市shì 立lì city-run
休xiū 息xí break/ to take a break
休xiū to rest/ to be off
就jiù as early as
早zăo 点diăn earlier
一yì 般bān normally
已yǐ 经jīng already
我wǒ 看kàn I reckon
赶găn 赶găn 看kàn to try to hurry up
或huò 许xŭ maybe
来lái 得de 及jí to make it on time
Audio Review
The help you consolidate what you have learned in this unit, we have put together a quick audio review recording. The audio review will help you with your listening comprehension and remind you of some Chinese sentence patterns and vocabulary.