Lesson 29.1
Receiving a letter from a friend
Lesson summary and vocabulary
Receiving a letter from a friend who advises how you should learn Chinese
- adjective + 地 + verb
- 总有一天 eventually
- the use of 一定 certain/ definitely
- the use of 这样 in this way
收shōu 到dào received
信xìn letter
看kàn 懂dǒng understood
看kàn 得de 懂dǒng can understand
地de adverb suffix
好hăo 好hăo 地de properly
耐nài 心xīn patient/ patience
走zǒu 路lù to walk
慢màn slow
边biān ….. 边biān …. do … and … at the same time
总zǒng 有yǒu 一yì 天tiān eventually
字zì word/ character
句jù sentence
着zhāo 急jí in a rush/ anxious
一yí 定dìng definitely
用yòng 心xīn put heart to it
这zhè 样yàng in this way
Lesson 29.2
“Which platform does the train leave from?”
Lesson summary and vocabulary
Going to take a train but not sure which platform to go to, so need to ask someone
- the use of Verb + 着 like V-ing
- Verb1 + 着 + Verb2, Verb1 indicates the status how Verb2 is done, e.g. 站着聊天 standing to chat
- the use of 确定 sure
上shàng 面miàn on top
写xiě 着zhe writing
月yuè 台tái platform
广guăng 播bō announcement
改găi to amend/ correct
听tīng 错cuò misheard
确què 定dìng sure
好了 like 吧 to express a suggestion
制zhì 服fú uniform
指zhǐ to indicate/ point
站zhàn 着zhe standing
坐zuò 着zhe sitting
吸xī 烟yān to smoke
全quán complete/ all
浅qiăn shallow/ light (color)
蓝lán 色sè blue color
Lesson 29.3
Having a chat on the train
Lesson summary and vocabulary
Having a chat with a friend on the train
- 总比 ….. 好 after all better than …..
- the use of 够 enough
- 回想 thinking back
- 一方面 ….. 另一方面 ….. on one hand and on the other hand
- the use of 一直 constantly/ always
够gòu enough
耐nài 心xīn地de/di patiently
总zǒng 比bǐ ….好hăo
after all better than…
at the end of the day better than
真zhēn 正zhèng actual
期qí term
学xué 期qí semester
当dāng 初chū originally/ in the beginning
请qǐng to ask/ hire someone to do…..
市shì 场chăng market
研yán 究jiù research
一yì 方fāng 面miàn ….另lìng 一yì 方fāng 面miàn
on one hand ….. and one the other hand
重zhòng 要yào important
一yì 直zhí continuously / always
变biàn 化huà to change
听tīng 起qǐ 来lái to sound
如rú 果guǒ if
如rú 果guǒ…..的de 话huà
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.