Question	Answer
classmate	同学tóngxuétóngxué
to study	学xuéxué
My classmates also study Chinese at school.	我Wǒ　的de　同学tóngxué　在zài　学校xuéxiào　也yě　学xué　中文zhōngwén。Wǒ de tóngxué zài xuéxiào yě xué zhōngwén.
to finish class	下课xiàkèxiàkè
to go online	上网shàngwǎngshàngwǎng
She often goes online with her classmates after class.	她Tā　和hé　同学tóngxué　下课xiàkè　以后yǐhòu　常常chángcháng　一起yìqǐ　上网shàngwǎng。Tā hé tóngxué xiàkè yǐhòu chángcháng yìqǐ shàngwǎng.
music	音乐yīnyuèyīnyuè
to surf the internet	上网shàngwǎngshàngwǎng
I like to listen to music while surfing the internet.	我Wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　一边yìbiān　听tīng　音乐yīnyuè，　一边yìbiān　上网shàngwǎng。Wǒ xǐhuan yìbiān tīng yīnyuè, yìbiān shàngwǎng.
TV	电视diànshìdiànshì
only	只zhǐzhǐ
In the evening we don’t watch TV, we only listen to music.	晚上wǎnshang　我们wǒmen　不bù　看kàn　电视diànshì，　只zhǐ　听tīng　音乐yīnyuè。wǎnshang wǒmen bù kàn diànshì, zhǐ tīng yīnyuè.
news	新闻xīnwénxīnwén
My dad likes to watch the news after work.	我Wǒ　爸爸bàba　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　新闻xīnwén。Wǒ bàba xiàbān yǐhòu xǐhuan kàn xīnwén.
show	节目jiémùjiémù
She doesn’t watch the news; she prefers watching movies and TV shows.	她Tā　不bù　看kàn　新闻xīnwén，　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　电影diànyǐng　和hé　电视diànshì　节目jiémù。Tā bù kàn xīnwén, gèng xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng hé diànshì jiémù.
next	下个xiàgèxiàgè
week	星期xīngqīxīngqī
exam	考试kǎoshìkǎoshì
well (properly)	好好hǎohāohǎohāo
to prepare	准备zhǔnbèizhǔnbèi
We have a Chinese exam next week; I have to prepare well.	我们Wǒmen　下个xiàge　星期xīngqī　有yǒu　中文zhōngwén　考试kǎoshì，　我wǒ　得děi　好好hǎohāo　准备zhǔnbèi。Wǒmen xiàge xīngqī yǒu zhōngwén kǎoshì, wǒ děi hǎohāo zhǔnbèi.
to decide	决定juédìngjuédìng
Next week we have decided to go to the park together.	下个xiàgè　星期xīngqī　我们wǒmen　决定juédìng　一起yìqǐ　去qù　公园gōngyuán。xiàgè xīngqī wǒmen juédìng yìqǐ qù gōngyuán.
to take part in	参加cānjiācānjiā
this	这个zhègezhège
She decided not to take this exam.	她Tā　决定juédìng　不bù　参加cānjiā　这个zhège　考试kǎoshì。Tā juédìng bù cānjiā zhège kǎoshì.
small	小xiǎoxiǎo
get-together	聚会jùhuìjùhuì
We decided to go to a small get-together together tomorrow.	我们Wǒmen　决定juédìng　明天míngtiān　一起yìqǐ　参加cānjiā　一yí个gè　小xiǎo　聚会jùhuì。Wǒmen juédìng míngtiān yìqǐ cānjiā yígè xiǎo jùhuì.
party	聚会jùhuìjùhuì
On weekends we don’t want to go to parties; we just want to rest at home.	周末zhōumò　我们wǒmen　不bù　想xiǎng　去qù　聚会jùhuì，　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　在zài　家jiā　休息xiūxi。zhōumò wǒmen bù xiǎng qù jùhuì, zhǐ xiǎng zài jiā xiūxi.
Many classmates go to parties after class, but I want to go home and rest.	很多hěnduō　同学tóngxué　下课xiàkè　以后yǐhòu　去qù　聚会jùhuì，　可是kěshì　我wǒ　想xiǎng　回家huíjiā　休息xiūxi。hěnduō tóngxué xiàkè yǐhòu qù jùhuì, kěshì wǒ xiǎng huíjiā xiūxi.
Chinese character	汉字HànzìHànzì
When I study Chinese, I feel that Chinese characters are very hard.	学xué　中文zhōngwén　的de　时候shíhou，　我wǒ　觉得juéde　汉字Hànzì　很hěn　难nán。xué zhōngwén de shíhou, wǒ juéde Hànzì hěn nán.
these	这些zhèxiēzhèxiē
new word	生词shēngcíshēngcí
in	在zàizài
sentence	句子jùzijùzi
inside	里lǐlǐ
These new words are not many, but using them in sentences is not very easy.	这些zhèxiē　生词shēngcí　不bù　多duō，　但是dànshì　用yòng　在zài　句子jùzi　里lǐ　不bù　太tài　容易róngyì。zhèxiē shēngcí bù duō, dànshì yòng zài jùzi lǐ bù tài róngyì.
to explain	说shuōshuō
grammar	语法yǔfǎyǔfǎ
The teacher first explains the grammar, then lets us write sentences.	老师lǎoshī　先xiān　说shuō　语法yǔfǎ，　然后ránhòu　让ràng　我们wǒmen　写xiě　句子jùzi。lǎoshī xiān shuō yǔfǎ, ránhòu ràng wǒmen xiě jùzi.
I like to first review the grammar by myself, then write characters and new words.	我Wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　自己zìjǐ　先xiān　复习fùxí　语法yǔfǎ，　再zài　写xiě　汉字Hànzì　和hé　生词shēngcí。Wǒ xǐhuan zìjǐ xiān fùxí yǔfǎ, zài xiě Hànzì hé shēngcí.
room	房间fángjiānfángjiān
big	大dàdà
This room is too big.	这zhè　个gè　房间fángjiān　太tài　大dà　了le。zhè gè fángjiān tài dà le.
window	窗户chuānghuchuānghu
comfortable	舒服shūfushūfu
My room is small, but very comfortable.	我wǒ　的de　房间fángjiān　很hěn　小xiǎo，但是dànshì　很hěn　舒服shūfu。wǒ de fángjiān hěn xiǎo,dànshì hěn shūfu.
My room isn’t big, but it has two windows and is very comfortable.	我Wǒ　的de　房间fángjiān　不bù　大dà，　但是dànshì　有yǒu　两liǎng　个gè　窗户chuānghu，　很hěn　舒服shūfu。Wǒ de fángjiān bù dà, dànshì yǒu liǎng gè chuānghu, hěn shūfu.
She doesn’t like going online in her room; she feels it’s more comfortable in the park.	她Tā　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　房间fángjiān　上网shàngwǎng，　觉得juéde　在zài　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　更gèng　舒服shūfu。Tā bù xǐhuan zài fángjiān shàngwǎng, juéde zài gōngyuán lǐ gèng shūfu.
older brother	哥哥gēgegēge
younger sister	妹妹mèimeimèimei
My older brother is already working; my younger sister is still studying at school.	我Wǒ　哥哥gēge　已经yǐjīng　工作gōngzuò　了le，　妹妹mèimei　还hái　在zài　学校xuéxiào　学习xuéxí。Wǒ gēge yǐjīng gōngzuò le, mèimei hái zài xuéxiào xuéxí.
On weekends I often call my older brother and younger sister.	周末zhōumò　我wǒ　常常chángcháng　给gěi　哥哥gēge　和hé　妹妹mèimei　打dǎ　电话diànhuà。zhōumò wǒ chángcháng gěi gēge hé mèimei dǎ diànhuà.
as soon as	一yīyī
to go home	回家huíjiāhuíjiā
After work today, I want to go home right away.	今天jīntiān　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　我wǒ　想xiǎng　马上mǎshàng　回家huíjiā。jīntiān xiàbān yǐhòu wǒ xiǎng mǎshàng huíjiā.
As soon as I get home, I turn on the TV and watch a movie.	我Wǒ　一yì　回家huíjiā　就jiù　开kāi　电视diànshì　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。Wǒ yì huíjiā jiù kāi diànshì kàn diànyǐng.
As soon as class is over, she goes online with her classmates.	她Tā　一yí　下课xiàkè　就jiù　跟gēn　同学tóngxué　一起yìqǐ　上网shàngwǎng。Tā yí xiàkè jiù gēn tóngxué yìqǐ shàngwǎng.
As soon as we finish dinner, we go for a walk in the park.	我们Wǒmen　一yì　吃完chīwán　晚饭wǎnfàn　就jiù　去qù　公园gōngyuán　走zǒu　一下yíxià。Wǒmen yì chīwán wǎnfàn jiù qù gōngyuán zǒu yíxià.
Whenever he gets busy, he wants to drink coffee.	他Tā　一yì　忙máng　就jiù　想xiǎng　喝hē　咖啡kāfēi。Tā yì máng jiù xiǎng hē kāfēi.
every	每个měigèměigè
This TV program has a lot of news every week.	这个zhège　电视diànshì　节目jiémù　每个měige　星期xīngqī　都dōu　有yǒu　很多hěnduō　新闻xīnwén。zhège diànshì jiémù měige xīngqī dōu yǒu hěnduō xīnwén.
exercise	练习liànxíliànxí
We should do more exercises.	我们wǒmen　应该yīnggāi　多duō　做zuò　练习liànxí。wǒmen yīnggāi duō zuò liànxí.
The teacher said we must do these exercises carefully.	老师lǎoshī　说shuō　我们wǒmen　得děi　好好hǎohāo　做zuò　这些zhèxiē　练习liànxí。lǎoshī shuō wǒmen děi hǎohāo zuò zhèxiē liànxí.
When it’s raining outside, I like to stand by the window and listen to music.	外面wàimiàn　下雨xiàyǔ　的de　时候shíhou，　我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　站zhàn　在zài　窗户chuānghu　旁边pángbiān　听tīng　音乐yīnyuè。wàimiàn xiàyǔ de shíhou, wǒ xǐhuan zhàn zài chuānghu pángbiān tīng yīnyuè.
Today I just want to rest in my room.	今天jīntiān　我wǒ　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　在zài　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　休息xiūxi。jīntiān wǒ zhǐ xiǎng zài fángjiān lǐ xiūxi.
freely	自由zìyóuzìyóu
to express	表达biǎodábiǎodá
opinion	意见yìjiànyìjiàn
right	权利quánlìquánlì
I think everyone should have the right to freely express their own opinions.	我Wǒ　觉得juéde　每个měige　人rén　都dōu　应该yīnggāi　有yǒu　自由zìyóu　表达biǎodá　自己zìjǐ　意见yìjiàn　的de　权利quánlì。Wǒ juéde měige rén dōu yīnggāi yǒu zìyóu biǎodá zìjǐ yìjiàn de quánlì.
class	课kèkè
Next week we have Chinese class at school.	我们wǒmen　下个xiàge　星期xīngqī　在zài　学校xuéxiào　有yǒu　中文zhōngwén　课kè。wǒmen xiàge xīngqī zài xuéxiào yǒu zhōngwén kè.
during (class)	上shàngshàng
In Chinese class, the teacher lets us speak freely in Chinese and express our own opinions.	在zài　中文zhōngwén　课kè　上shàng，　老师lǎoshī　让ràng　我们wǒmen　自由zìyóu　说shuō　中文zhōngwén，　表达biǎodá　自己zìjǐ　的de　意见yìjiàn。zài zhōngwén kè shàng, lǎoshī ràng wǒmen zìyóu shuō zhōngwén, biǎodá zìjǐ de yìjiàn.
hobby	爱好àihàoàihào
Learning Chinese is my right and also my hobby.	学xué　中文zhōngwén　是shì　我wǒ　的de　权利quánlì，　也yě　是shì　我wǒ　的de　爱好àihào。xué zhōngwén shì wǒ de quánlì, yě shì wǒ de àihào.
Her hobbies are watching movies and listening to music.	她Tā　的de　爱好àihào　是shì　看kàn　电影diànyǐng　和hé　听tīng　音乐yīnyuè。Tā de àihào shì kàn diànyǐng hé tīng yīnyuè.
On weekends, as soon as we get up we go online or watch movies.	周末zhōumò　我们wǒmen　一yì　起床qǐchuáng　就jiù　上网shàngwǎng　或者huòzhě　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。zhōumò wǒmen yì qǐchuáng jiù shàngwǎng huòzhě kàn diànyǐng.

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