Lesson 24.1
“So what are we going to do”
Lesson summary and vocabulary list
Discussing with a friend about what to do now. After reviewing all possibilities, in the end you decide to go home and do the report which is due soon.
- review the use of 还是 as ‘final suggestion after reviewing options’
- the use of 必须 have to
- 我也是me too
- 再 verb 一遍 to do ….. again
唱chàng 歌gē to sing
跳tiào 舞wŭ to dance
还hái 是shì Final suggestion after reviewing options A or B ( in a question)
对duì correctly/ correct
必bì 须xū have to
报bào 告gào report
我wǒ 也yě 是shì me too/ me neither
剩shèng 下xià to have ….. left
结jié 尾wěi ending/ finishing off
满măn 意yì satisfactory/ satisfied
重chóng ＋V redo something
一yí 遍biàn one time
再zài一yí 遍biàn one more time
Lesson 24.2
Gossip!
Lesson summary and vocabulary list
Talking about another person. Gossip 101
- 觉得is use to express opinions
- easy going, outgoing, quiet, introverted, naughty…. etc. adjectives to describe personalities
- the use of 关于 regarding
跟gēn with/ and
熟shóu/shú 悉xī familiar
觉jué 得de to feel/ think when giving opinion
人rén personality/ character
好hăo 相xiāng 处chŭ easy to get along with
随suí 和hé easy going
个gè 性xìng personality
安ān 静jìng quiet
内nèi 向xiàng introverted
像xiàng to take after/ to be like
外wài 向xiàng extroverted/ outgoing
活huó 泼pō energetic/ lively
调tiáo 皮pí naughty
篇piān measure word for counting articles
关guān 于yú about/ regarding
家jiā 庭tíng family
Lesson 24.3
An interview with a China hand
Lesson summary and vocabulary list
Interview a person who has lived in China for a long time about his Chinas experience
- the use of 替 for/ substitute
- the use of 对 for/ to
- useful vocabulary: to communicate/ to assign or send/ to accept/ to fit in/ friendly/ hospitable/ responsible/ responsibility/ life/ experience
接jiē 受shòu to accept
访făng 问wèn interview
部bù 落luò 格gé blog
博bó 客kè blog
替tì for/ instead of
请qǐng 教jiào to ask (formal)
生shēng 活huó life/ living
经jīng 验yàn experience
派pài to dispatch （person）
负fù 责zé to be responsible for/ in charge of
亚yă 洲zhōu Asia
市shì 场chăng market
非fēi 常cháng extremely/ incredibly
好hào 客kè hospitable
对duì toward/ to
友yǒu 善shàn friendly
员yuán 工gōng employee
认rèn 真zhēn diligent
沟gōu 通tōng to communicate
随suí 便biàn lax
不bú 大dà /不bú 太tài not much
适shì 应yìng to fit in
倒dăo 是shì but/ however/ on the other hand
今jīn 儿er 个ge today
太tài 阳yáng the sun
阳yáng 伞săn umbrella for the sun
风fēng wind
闷mēn 热rè close/ hot and humid
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.