Hardcore Chinese - Lesson 10

Question	Answer
place	地方dìfangdìfang
how	怎么样zěnmeyàngzěnmeyàng
How is this place?	这zhè　个gè　地方dìfang　怎么样zěnmeyàng？zhè gè dìfang zěnmeyàng?
weather	天气tiānqìtiānqì
cold	冷lěnglěng
had better	最好zuìhǎozuìhǎo
some	一些yìxiēyìxiē
The weather is very cold; you’d better wear some more clothes.	天气tiānqì　很hěn　冷lěng，　你nǐ　最好zuìhǎo　多duō　穿chuān　一些yìxiē　衣服yīfu。tiānqì hěn lěng, nǐ zuìhǎo duō chuān yìxiē yīfu.
to rain	下雨xiàyǔxiàyǔ
time	时候shíhoushíhou
When it rains, she often stays home and reads.	下雨xiàyǔ　的de　时候shíhou，　她tā　常常chángcháng　在zài　家jiā　看kàn　书shū。xiàyǔ de shíhou, tā chángcháng zài jiā kàn shū.
thing	东西dōngxidōngxi
to try	试试shìshishìshi
This thing isn’t too expensive; I’ll try it first.	这zhè　个gè　东西dōngxi　不bú　太tài　贵guì，　我wǒ　先xiān　试试shìshi。zhè gè dōngxi bú tài guì, wǒ xiān shìshi.
What do you think of this arrangement?	你nǐ　觉得juéde　这样zhèyàng　安排ānpái　怎么样zěnmeyàng？nǐ juéde zhèyàng ānpái zěnmeyàng?
English	英文yīngwényīngwén
to learn	学xuéxué
Chinese	中文zhōngwénzhōngwén
I want to learn Chinese.	我wǒ　想xiǎng　学xué　中文zhōngwén。wǒ xiǎng xué zhōngwén.
difficult	难nánnán
Her English is very good, but learning Chinese is difficult.	她tā　英文yīngwén　很hěn　好hǎo，　但是dànshì　学xué　中文zhōngwén　很hěn　难nán。tā yīngwén hěn hǎo, dànshì xué zhōngwén hěn nán.
matter classifier	件jiànjiàn
to look (seem)	看起来kànqǐláikànqǐlái
to do (in practice)	做起来zuòqǐláizuòqǐlái
This matter looks easy, but doing it isn’t easy.	这zhè　件jiàn　事情shìqíng　看起来kànqǐlái　很hěn　容易róngyì，　但是dànshì　做zuò　起来qǐlái　不bù　容易róngyì。zhè jiàn shìqíng kànqǐlái hěn róngyì, dànshì zuò qǐlái bù róngyì.
easy	容易róngyìróngyì
Doing it this way is easier.	这样zhèyàng　做起来zuòqǐlái　更gèng　容易róngyì。zhèyàng zuòqǐlái gèng róngyì.
how	怎么zěnmezěnme
to teach	教jiāojiāo
I don’t know how to use this phone; could you teach me?	我wǒ　不bù　知道zhīdào　怎么zěnme　用yòng　这zhè　个gè　手机shǒujī，　你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　教jiāo　我wǒ　吗ma？wǒ bù zhīdào zěnme yòng zhè gè shǒujī, nǐ kěyǐ jiāo wǒ ma?
She teaches me to speak Chinese; I teach her to write English.	她tā　教jiāo　我wǒ　说shuō　中文zhōngwén，　我wǒ　教jiāo　她tā　写xiě　英文yīngwén。tā jiāo wǒ shuō zhōngwén, wǒ jiāo tā xiě yīngwén.
free	有空yǒukòngyǒukòng
to arrange	约yuēyuē
If you are free tonight, we’d better arrange to meet in the park.	如果rúguǒ　你nǐ　晚上wǎnshang　有空yǒukòng，　最好zuìhǎo　我们wǒmen　约yuē　在zài　公园gōngyuán　见面jiànmiàn。rúguǒ nǐ wǎnshang yǒukòng, zuìhǎo wǒmen yuē zài gōngyuán jiànmiàn.
to take (someone to a place)	送sòngsòng
Tomorrow I’ll walk you to the library.	明天míngtiān　我wǒ　送sòng　你nǐ　到dào　图书馆túshūguǎn。míngtiān wǒ sòng nǐ dào túshūguǎn.
to feel at ease	放心fàngxīnfàngxīn
He walked me to the company; I told him not to worry.	他tā　送sòng　我wǒ　到dào　公司gōngsī，　我wǒ　让ràng　他tā　放心fàngxīn。tā sòng wǒ dào gōngsī, wǒ ràng tā fàngxīn.
to think (mistakenly)	以为yǐwéiyǐwéi
finally	终于zhōngyúzhōngyú
I thought she wasn’t coming, but she finally arrived.	我wǒ　以为yǐwéi　她tā　不bù　来lái　了le，　但是dànshì　她tā　终于zhōngyú　到dào　了le。wǒ yǐwéi tā bù lái le, dànshì tā zhōngyú dào le.
We finally met.	我们wǒmen　终于zhōngyú　见面jiànmiàn　了le。wǒmen zhōngyú jiànmiàn le.
actually	其实qíshíqíshí
to worry	担心dānxīndānxīn
Actually this question isn’t hard; don’t worry—try and you’ll get it.	其实qíshí　这zhè　个gè　问题wèntí　不bù　难nán，　别bié　担心dānxīn，　你nǐ　试试shìshi　就jiù　懂dǒng　了le。qíshí zhè gè wèntí bù nán, bié dānxīn, nǐ shìshi jiù dǒng le.
to sound (like)	听起来tīngqǐláitīngqǐlái
Her Chinese sounds good; everyone likes it.	她tā　说shuō　中文zhōngwén　听起来tīngqǐlái　很hěn　好hǎo，　大家dàjiā　都dōu　喜欢xǐhuan。tā shuō zhōngwén tīngqǐlái hěn hǎo, dàjiā dōu xǐhuan.
passive marker	被bèibèi
to close	关上guānshàngguānshàng
Please close the door.	请qǐng　你nǐ　把bǎ　门mén　关上guānshàng　吧ba。qǐng nǐ bǎ mén guānshàng ba.
a while	一会儿yíhuìryíhuìr
The door was closed by her; I waited outside for a while.	门mén　被bèi　她tā　关guān　上shàng　了le，　我wǒ　在zài　外面wàimiàn　等děng　了le　一会儿yíhuìr。mén bèi tā guān shàng le, wǒ zài wàimiàn děng le yíhuìr.
to borrow	借走jièzǒujièzǒu
He borrowed my computer and took it away.	他tā　把bǎ　我wǒ　的de　电脑diànnǎo　借走jièzǒu　了le。tā bǎ wǒ de diànnǎo jièzǒu le.
but	不过búguòbúguò
I want to go to the park, but I have to work today.	我wǒ　想xiǎng　去qù　公园gōngyuán，　不过búguò　我wǒ　今天jīntiān　要yào　上班shàngbān。wǒ xiǎng qù gōngyuán, búguò wǒ jīntiān yào shàngbān.
to return (something)	送回来sònghuíláisònghuílái
My book was borrowed by him, but he will bring it back tomorrow.	我wǒ　的de　书shū　被bèi　他tā　借jiè　走zǒu　了le，　不过búguò　明天míngtiān　他tā　会huì　送sòng　回来huílái。wǒ de shū bèi tā jiè zǒu le, búguò míngtiān tā huì sòng huílái.
hot	热rèrè
The weather is hot; let's drink more water.	天气tiānqì　很hěn　热rè，　我们wǒmen　多duō　喝hē　水shuǐ　吧ba。tiānqì hěn rè, wǒmen duō hē shuǐ ba.
When it’s hot, she likes to drink cold water; I like to drink hot tea.	天气tiānqì　热rè　的de　时候shíhou，　她tā　喜欢xǐhuan　喝hē　冷lěng　水shuǐ，　我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　喝hē　热rè　茶chá。tiānqì rè de shíhou, tā xǐhuan hē lěng shuǐ, wǒ xǐhuan hē rè chá.
especially	特别tèbiétèbié
This question is easy.	这zhè　个gè　问题wèntí　很hěn　容易róngyì。zhè gè wèntí hěn róngyì.
This arrangement looks especially easy; I want to try it.	这zhè　个gè　安排ānpái　看起来kànqǐlái　特别tèbié　容易róngyì，　我wǒ　想xiǎng　试试shìshi。zhè gè ānpái kànqǐlái tèbié róngyì, wǒ xiǎng shìshi.
to continue	继续jìxùjìxù
Rest for a while first; we still have some time, then we’ll continue studying.	你nǐ　先xiān　休息xiūxi　一会儿yíhuìr，　我们wǒmen　还hái　有yǒu　一些yìxiē　时间shíjiān，　然后ránhòu　我们wǒmen　继续jìxù　学习xuéxí。nǐ xiān xiūxi yíhuìr, wǒmen hái yǒu yìxiē shíjiān, ránhòu wǒmen jìxù xuéxí.
to end	结束jiéshùjiéshù
After the movie ends, we’ll go to the park.	电影diànyǐng　结束jiéshù　以后yǐhòu，　我们wǒmen　去qù　公园gōngyuán。diànyǐng jiéshù yǐhòu, wǒmen qù gōngyuán.
to see off	送sòngsòng
After the meeting ended, she walked me to the door.	开会kāihuì　结束jiéshù　以后yǐhòu，　她tā　送sòng　我wǒ　到dào　门口ménkǒu。kāihuì jiéshù yǐhòu, tā sòng wǒ dào ménkǒu.
to be at ease	放心fàngxīnfàngxīn
You can call her so she won’t worry.	你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　给gěi　她tā　打dǎ　电话diànhuà，　让ràng　她tā　放心fàngxīn。nǐ kěyǐ gěi tā dǎ diànhuà, ràng tā fàngxīn.
in a moment	一会儿yíhuìryíhuìr
We’ll meet at the park in a little while.	我们wǒmen　一会儿yíhuìr　在zài　公园gōngyuán　见面jiànmiàn。wǒmen yíhuìr zài gōngyuán jiànmiàn.
Don’t worry; relax—she’ll be back in a moment.	别bié　担心dānxīn，　你nǐ　放心fàngxīn，　她tā　一会儿yíhuìr　就jiù　回来huílái。bié dānxīn, nǐ fàngxīn, tā yíhuìr jiù huílái.
far	远yuǎnyuǎn
The park is far; let’s take the subway.	公园gōngyuán　很hěn　远yuǎn，　我们wǒmen　坐zuò　地铁dìtiě　吧ba。gōngyuán hěn yuǎn, wǒmen zuò dìtiě ba.
I thought this place was far, but actually it’s only a ten-minute walk.	我wǒ　以为yǐwéi　这zhè　个gè　地方dìfang　很hěn　远yuǎn，　其实qíshí　走zǒu　十shí　分钟fēnzhōng　就jiù　到dào　了le。wǒ yǐwéi zhè gè dìfang hěn yuǎn, qíshí zǒu shí fēnzhōng jiù dào le.
what to do	怎么办zěnmebànzěnmebàn
She doesn’t know what to do, so I went to the park with her to chat.	她tā　不bù　知道zhīdào　怎么办zěnmebàn，　我wǒ　就jiù　跟gēn　她tā　去qù　公园gōngyuán　聊天liáotiān。tā bù zhīdào zěnmebàn, wǒ jiù gēn tā qù gōngyuán liáotiān.
clothing classifier	件jiànjiàn
She bought a red piece of clothing.	她tā　买mǎi　了le　一yí　件jiàn　红色hóngsè　的de　衣服yīfu。tā mǎi le yí jiàn hóngsè de yīfu.
What do you think of his clothes? They look especially suitable.	你nǐ　觉得juéde　他tā　这zhè　件jiàn　衣服yīfu　怎么样zěnmeyàng？　看起来kànqǐlái　特别tèbié　合适héshì。nǐ juéde tā zhè jiàn yīfu zěnmeyàng? kànqǐlái tèbié héshì.
as long as	只要zhǐyàozhǐyào
As long as you keep practicing Chinese, you’ll speak better.	只要zhǐyào　继续jìxù　练习liànxí　中文zhōngwén，　你nǐ　就jiù　会huì　说shuō　得de　更gèng　好hǎo。zhǐyào jìxù liànxí zhōngwén, nǐ jiù huì shuō de gèng hǎo.
to translate	翻译fānyìfānyì
into	成chéngchéng
How do you translate this thing into English?	这zhè　个gè　东西dōngxi　怎么zěnme　翻译fānyì　成chéng　英文yīngwén？zhè gè dōngxi zěnme fānyì chéng yīngwén?
I can translate this into English; can you help me?	我wǒ　可以kěyǐ　把bǎ　这zhè　个gè　翻译fānyì　成chéng　英文yīngwén，　你nǐ　帮忙bāngmáng　吗ma？wǒ kěyǐ bǎ zhè gè fānyì chéng yīngwén, nǐ bāngmáng ma?
He actually thought I wouldn’t come, but I’ve already arrived.	他tā　其实qíshí　以为yǐwéi　我wǒ　不bú　会huì　来lái，　可是kěshì　我wǒ　已经yǐjīng　到dào　了le。tā qíshí yǐwéi wǒ bú huì lái, kěshì wǒ yǐjīng dào le.
She asked me to meet at the library tomorrow; as long as it isn’t cold, I’ll bike there.	她tā　约yuē　我wǒ　明天míngtiān　在zài　图书馆túshūguǎn　见面jiànmiàn，　只要zhǐyào　不bù　冷lěng　我wǒ　就jiù　骑qí　自行车zìxíngchē　去qù。tā yuē wǒ míngtiān zài túshūguǎn jiànmiàn, zhǐyào bù lěng wǒ jiù qí zìxíngchē qù.
to finish	结束jiéshùjiéshù
The movie ends at eight.	电影diànyǐng　八bā　点diǎn　结束jiéshù。diànyǐng bā diǎn jiéshù.
Are you free now? Let’s finish this matter first, then continue.	你nǐ　现在xiànzài　有空yǒukòng　吗ma？　我们wǒmen　先xiān　结束jiéshù　这zhè　件jiàn　事情shìqíng，　再zài　继续jìxù。nǐ xiànzài yǒukòng ma? wǒmen xiān jiéshù zhè jiàn shìqíng, zài jìxù.
If it rains, then we won’t go; what should we do?	如果rúguǒ　下雨xiàyǔ，　我们wǒmen　就jiù　不bú　去qù　了le，　怎么办zěnmebàn？rúguǒ xiàyǔ, wǒmen jiù bú qù le, zěnmebàn?
to want to	要yàoyào
I want to rest at home in the evening.	晚上wǎnshang　我wǒ　要yào　在zài　家jiā　休息xiūxi。wǎnshang wǒ yào zài jiā xiūxi.
I have something to tell you.	我wǒ　有yǒu　一yì　件jiàn　事情shìqíng　要yào　告诉gàosu　你nǐ。wǒ yǒu yì jiàn shìqíng yào gàosu nǐ.

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