Lesson 25.1
Talking about the weather
Lesson summary and vocabulary list
Talking about the weather
- the use of 却but, unexpected result
- the use of 顺便 might as well, at the same time (no extra effort involved)
- 很难说it’s difficult to say
- 说变就变 change easily and quickly
海hăi 边biān beach
游yóu 泳yǒng to swim
突tú 然rán suddenly
打dă 雷léi to thunder
危wéi 险xiăn danger/ dangerous
吓xià 人rén scary
天tiān 气qì weather
却què but
公gōng 园yuán park
散sàn 步bù to take a walk
顺shùn 便biàn （道dào ）might as well/ at the same time (no extra effort involved)
野yě 餐cān picnic
带dài to bring
把bă measure word for counting something with a handle
雨yŭ 伞săn umbrella for rain
很hěn 难nán 说shuōdifficult to say
变biàn to change
说shuō …..就jiù say it do it
说shuō 得de 也yě 是shì you are not wrong!
多duō 变biàn changeable
有yǒu 名míng famous
接jiē to pick up (someone)
Lesson 25.2
Hot humid weather in the park
Lesson summary and vocabulary list
Taking a walk in the park on a hot close day
- more vocabulary about weather
- 得要and 只要: require and only need
- the use of 差点儿 almost/ nearly
- the use of 提醒 to remind
- 还好 fortunately
- 尽管 take/ do as much as ….
停tíng 车chē to park
停tíng 车chē 场chăng parking lot/ car park
毛máo （钱qián ）ten cents
帽mào 子zi hat/ cap
差chà 点diăn 儿er nearly (but didn’t)
提tí 醒xǐng to remind
擦cā to apply (ointment)
防fáng 晒shài 霜shuāng suntan lotion
带dài to bring
不bù 好hăo 意yì 思si embarrassed
没méi 事shì 儿er That’s O.K..
尽jǐn 管guăn Take as much as you like.
冰bīng 淇qí 淋lín ice cream
终zhōng 于yú finally
凉liáng 快kuài to cool off/ cooled down
Lesson 25.3
It’s too hot!
Lesson summary and vocabulary list
Still walking in the park. Decide to go home to have air-con which makes more sense.
- 受得了and 受不了 can stand and cannot stand
- 才….. 就
- 而且 and/ moreover
- 一点都不/没….. not …. at all
- 看起来 look like
- 如果if
受shòu 不bù 了liăo cannot take/ stand
受shòu 得de 了liăo can take/ stand
满măn 头tóu 大dà 汗hàn sweat like a horse
流liú 汗hàn to sweat
一yì 身shēn a whole body
一yì 点diăn 都dōu + negative not at all
有yǒu 用yòng useful
没méi 用yòng useless
凉liáng 快kuài cooled down
看kàn 起qǐ 来lái (It) looks
好hăo 像xiàng to seem
如rú 果guǒ if
道dào 理lǐ rationality/ sensibility
有yǒu 道dào 理lǐ to make sense/ sensible
吹chuī to blow
冷lěng 气qì air conditioner
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.