Hardcore Chinese - Lesson 13

Question	Answer
as ... as	一样yíyàngyíyàng
His Chinese is as good as yours.	他tā　的de　中文zhōngwén　跟gēn　你nǐ　的de　一样yíyàng　好hǎo。tā de zhōngwén gēn nǐ de yíyàng hǎo.
vegetable	蔬菜shūcàishūcài
The dishes in this restaurant are as fresh as the vegetables in the supermarket.	这zhè　家jiā　饭店fàndiàn　的de　菜cài　跟gēn　超市chāoshì　里lǐ　的de　蔬菜shūcài　一样yíyàng　新鲜xīnxiān。zhè jiā fàndiàn de cài gēn chāoshì lǐ de shūcài yíyàng xīnxiān.
to exercise	运动yùndòngyùndòng
to jog	跑步pǎobùpǎobù
She goes to the park to exercise every morning and often jogs.	她tā　每天měitiān　早上zǎoshang　去qù　公园gōngyuán　运动yùndòng，　常常chángcháng　跑步pǎobù。tā měitiān zǎoshang qù gōngyuán yùndòng, chángcháng pǎobù.
to run (for exercise)	跑步pǎobùpǎobù
He jogs in the park after work.	他tā　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　在zài　公园gōngyuán　跑步pǎobù。tā xiàbān yǐhòu zài gōngyuán pǎobù.
exercise	运动yùndòngyùndòng
After work every day, she exercises in the park.	她tā　每天měitiān　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　在zài　公园gōngyuán　做zuò　运动yùndòng。tā měitiān xiàbān yǐhòu zài gōngyuán zuò yùndòng.
for	对duìduì
My mom really cares about my health.	妈妈māma　对duì　我wǒ　的de　健康jiànkāng　很hěn　关心guānxīn。māma duì wǒ de jiànkāng hěn guānxīn.
I don’t really like running, but I think doing a bit of exercise is very good for health.	我wǒ　不bú　太tài　喜欢xǐhuan　跑步pǎobù，　但是dànshì　觉得juéde　做zuò　一点儿yìdiǎnr　运动yùndòng　对duì　健康jiànkāng　很hěn　好hǎo。wǒ bú tài xǐhuan pǎobù, dànshì juéde zuò yìdiǎnr yùndòng duì jiànkāng hěn hǎo.
to take a walk	散步sànbùsànbù
life	生活shēnghuóshēnghuó
After dinner my mom and I go for a walk in the park and feel that life like this is very comfortable.	晚饭wǎnfàn　后hòu　我wǒ　和hé　妈妈māma　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù，　觉得juéde　这样zhèyàng　生活shēnghuó　很hěn　舒服shūfu。wǎnfàn hòu wǒ hé māma qù gōngyuán sànbù, juéde zhèyàng shēnghuó hěn shūfu.
He says his life is too busy and he has no time to take walks.	他tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　的de　生活shēnghuó　太tài　忙máng，　没méi　时间shíjiān　散步sànbù。tā shuō zìjǐ de shēnghuó tài máng, méi shíjiān sànbù.
new	新xīnxīn
I don’t want to spend too much money on new clothes.	我wǒ　不bù　想xiǎng　花huā　太tài　多duō　钱qián　买mǎi　新xīn　衣服yīfu。wǒ bù xiǎng huā tài duō qián mǎi xīn yīfu.
apartment	公寓gōngyùgōngyù
floor	楼lóulóu
elevator	电梯diàntīdiàntī
to go up	上去shàngqùshàngqù
I live in a new apartment on the tenth floor and take the elevator up every day.	我wǒ　住zhù　在zài　一yí　个gè　新xīn　公寓gōngyù　里lǐ，　在zài　十shí　楼lóu，　每天měitiān　都dōu　坐zuò　电梯diàntī　上去shàngqù。wǒ zhù zài yí gè xīn gōngyù lǐ, zài shí lóu, měitiān dōu zuò diàntī shàngqù.
every time	每次měicìměicì
Every time after work, I go to the park for a walk.	每次měicì　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu，　我wǒ　都dōu　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù。měicì xiàbān yǐhòu, wǒ dōu qù gōngyuán sànbù.
stairs	楼梯lóutīlóutī
Let’s go up the stairs.	我们wǒmen　走zǒu　楼梯lóutī　上去shàngqù　吧ba。wǒmen zǒu lóutī shàngqù ba.
to go downstairs	下楼xiàlóuxiàlóu
Let’s go downstairs to the park for a walk.	我们wǒmen　下楼xiàlóu　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù　吧ba。wǒmen xiàlóu qù gōngyuán sànbù ba.
She doesn’t like taking the elevator; every time she walks down the stairs back to the apartment.	她tā　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　坐zuò　电梯diàntī，　每次měicì　都dōu　走zǒu　楼梯lóutī　下楼xiàlóu　回huí　公寓gōngyù。tā bù xǐhuan zuò diàntī, měicì dōu zǒu lóutī xiàlóu huí gōngyù.
kitchen	厨房chúfángchúfáng
living room	客厅kètīngkètīng
refrigerator	冰箱bīngxiāngbīngxiāng
My apartment has a small kitchen and a living room, and there is a refrigerator in the kitchen.	我wǒ　的de　公寓gōngyù　有yǒu　一yí　个gè　小xiǎo　厨房chúfáng　和hé　一yí　个gè　客厅kètīng，　厨房chúfáng　里lǐ　有yǒu　一yí　个gè　冰箱bīngxiāng。wǒ de gōngyù yǒu yí gè xiǎo chúfáng hé yí gè kètīng, chúfáng lǐ yǒu yí gè bīngxiāng.
to open	打开dǎkāidǎkāi
fridge	冰箱bīngxiāngbīngxiāng
drink	饮料yǐnliàoyǐnliào
Please open the fridge and bring some drinks.	请qǐng　你nǐ　打开dǎkāi　冰箱bīngxiāng，　拿ná　一点儿yìdiǎnr　饮料yǐnliào　来lái。qǐng nǐ dǎkāi bīngxiāng, ná yìdiǎnr yǐnliào lái.
There are many fruits and drinks in the refrigerator.	冰箱bīngxiāng　里lǐ　有yǒu　很多hěnduō　水果shuǐguǒ　和hé　饮料yǐnliào。bīngxiāng lǐ yǒu hěnduō shuǐguǒ hé yǐnliào.
She likes cooking in the kitchen, watching TV in the living room, and sometimes opening the fridge to look for drinks.	她tā　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　厨房chúfáng　做饭zuòfàn，　在zài　客厅kètīng　看kàn　电视diànshì，　有时候yǒushíhou　打开dǎkāi　冰箱bīngxiāng　找zhǎo　饮料yǐnliào。tā xǐhuan zài chúfáng zuòfàn, zài kètīng kàn diànshì, yǒushíhou dǎkāi bīngxiāng zhǎo yǐnliào.
There are many drinks in the supermarket, and the vegetables are also very fresh.	超市chāoshì　里lǐ　的de　饮料yǐnliào　很hěn　多duō，　蔬菜shūcài　也yě　很hěn　新鲜xīnxiān。chāoshì lǐ de yǐnliào hěn duō, shūcài yě hěn xīnxiān.
to take a shower	洗澡xǐzǎoxǐzǎo
to wash	洗xǐxǐ
finally	最后zuìhòuzuìhòu
to clean	打扫dǎsǎodǎsǎo
After work he first takes a shower, then washes his clothes, and finally cleans the room.	他tā　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　先xiān　洗澡xǐzǎo，　再zài　洗xǐ　衣服yīfu，　最后zuìhòu　打扫dǎsǎo　房间fángjiān。tā xiàbān yǐhòu xiān xǐzǎo, zài xǐ yīfu, zuìhòu dǎsǎo fángjiān.
On weekends she doesn’t work; she stays home to shower, wash clothes, and also clean the kitchen.	周末zhōumò　她tā　不bú　上班shàngbān，　在zài　家jiā　洗澡xǐzǎo、　洗xǐ　衣服yīfu，　还hái　打扫dǎsǎo　厨房chúfáng。zhōumò tā bú shàngbān, zài jiā xǐzǎo, xǐ yīfu, hái dǎsǎo chúfáng.
time classifier	次cìcì
This time I’m not going to the supermarket.	这zhè　次cì　我wǒ　不bú　去qù　超市chāoshì。zhè cì wǒ bú qù chāoshì.
help	帮助bāngzhùbāngzhù
His help to me is very important.	他tā　给gěi　我wǒ　的de　帮助bāngzhù　对duì　我wǒ　很hěn　重要zhòngyào。tā gěi wǒ de bāngzhù duì wǒ hěn zhòngyào.
This exam is very hard; thank you for giving me so much help.	这zhè　次cì　考试kǎoshì　很hěn　难nán，　谢谢xièxie　你nǐ　给gěi　我wǒ　那么nàme　多duō　帮助bāngzhù。zhè cì kǎoshì hěn nán, xièxie nǐ gěi wǒ nàme duō bāngzhù.
to be willing to	愿意yuànyìyuànyì
to help	帮助bāngzhùbāngzhù
Thank you for helping me.	谢谢xièxie　你nǐ　帮助bāngzhù　我wǒ。xièxie nǐ bāngzhù wǒ.
to make	让ràngràng
warm	温暖wēnnuǎnwēnnuǎn
She is always willing to help others, making everyone feel very warm.	她tā　总是zǒngshì　愿意yuànyì　帮助bāngzhù　别人biéren，　让ràng　大家dàjiā　觉得juéde　很hěn　温暖wēnnuǎn。tā zǒngshì yuànyì bāngzhù biéren, ràng dàjiā juéde hěn wēnnuǎn.
road	马路mǎlùmǎlù
on	上shàngshàng
a bit	有点儿yǒudiǎnryǒudiǎnr
to be afraid	害怕hàipàhàipà
safe	安全ānquánānquán
At night she feels a bit afraid walking alone on the road, but this place is very safe.	她tā　晚上wǎnshang　一yí　个gè　人rén　走zǒu　在zài　马路mǎlù　上shàng　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　害怕hàipà，　但是dànshì　这zhè　个gè　地方dìfang　很hěn　安全ānquán。tā wǎnshang yí gè rén zǒu zài mǎlù shàng yǒudiǎnr hàipà, dànshì zhè gè dìfang hěn ānquán.
long-narrow-item classifier	条tiáotiáo
I’m not afraid at all to walk on this road, because it’s also very safe at night.	我wǒ　一点儿yìdiǎnr　也yě　不bú　害怕hàipà　在zài　这zhè　条tiáo　马路mǎlù　上shàng　走zǒu，　因为yīnwèi　晚上wǎnshang　也yě　很hěn　安全ānquán。wǒ yìdiǎnr yě bú hàipà zài zhè tiáo mǎlù shàng zǒu, yīnwèi wǎnshang yě hěn ānquán.
angry	生气shēngqìshēngqì
to speak	说话shuōhuàshuōhuà
His voice is very soft when he speaks, and I can’t quite hear clearly.	他tā　说话shuōhuà　的de　声音shēngyīn　很hěn　小xiǎo，　我wǒ　听tīng　不bú　太tài　清楚qīngchu。tā shuōhuà de shēngyīn hěn xiǎo, wǒ tīng bú tài qīngchu.
strange	奇怪qíguàiqíguài
He looks a bit angry today, and the way he talks is also a bit strange.	他tā　今天jīntiān　看起来kànqǐlái　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　生气shēngqì，　说话shuōhuà　也yě　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　奇怪qíguài。tā jīntiān kànqǐlái yǒudiǎnr shēngqì, shuōhuà yě yǒudiǎnr qíguài.
She isn’t angry at all; she just thinks this matter is a bit strange.	她tā　一点儿yìdiǎnr　也yě　不bù　生气shēngqì，　只zhǐ　觉得juéde　这zhè　件jiàn　事情shìqíng　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　奇怪qíguài。tā yìdiǎnr yě bù shēngqì, zhǐ juéde zhè jiàn shìqíng yǒudiǎnr qíguài.
both ... and	又yòuyòu
dirty	脏zāngzāng
to clean (in practice)	打扫起来dǎsǎoqǐláidǎsǎoqǐlái
This room is not very easy to clean.	这zhè　个gè　房间fángjiān　打扫dǎsǎo　起来qǐlái　不bú　太tài　容易róngyì。zhè gè fángjiān dǎsǎo qǐlái bú tài róngyì.
troublesome	麻烦máfanmáfan
This kitchen is both small and dirty, and cleaning it is very troublesome.	这zhè　个gè　厨房chúfáng　又yòu　小xiǎo　又yòu　脏zāng，　打扫dǎsǎo　起来qǐlái　很hěn　麻烦máfan。zhè gè chúfáng yòu xiǎo yòu zāng, dǎsǎo qǐlái hěn máfan.
Today the weather is both cold and rainy; I just want to rest in the living room.	今天jīntiān　的de　天气tiānqì　又yòu　冷lěng　又yòu　下雨xiàyǔ，　我wǒ　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　在zài　客厅kètīng　里lǐ　休息xiūxi。jīntiān de tiānqì yòu lěng yòu xiàyǔ, wǒ zhǐ xiǎng zài kètīng lǐ xiūxi.
way of thinking	想法xiǎngfǎxiǎngfǎ
the same	一样yíyàngyíyàng
Your ideas are the same as hers.	你nǐ　和hé　她tā　的de　想法xiǎngfǎ　一样yíyàng。nǐ hé tā de xiǎngfǎ yíyàng.
Her way of thinking is the same as mine; neither of us is willing to give up studying Chinese.	她tā　的de　想法xiǎngfǎ　跟gēn　我wǒ　的de　一样yíyàng，　都dōu　不bú　愿意yuànyì　放弃fàngqì　学习xuéxí　中文zhōngwén。tā de xiǎngfǎ gēn wǒ de yíyàng, dōu bú yuànyì fàngqì xuéxí zhōngwén.
to discuss	讨论tǎolùntǎolùn
At school and at home, everyone should be able to freely discuss their own ideas.	在zài　学校xuéxiào　和hé　家jiā　里lǐ，　大家dàjiā　都dōu　应该yīnggāi　可以kěyǐ　自由zìyóu　讨论tǎolùn　自己zìjǐ　的de　想法xiǎngfǎ。zài xuéxiào hé jiā lǐ, dàjiā dōu yīnggāi kěyǐ zìyóu tǎolùn zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ.
Tomorrow we want to walk in the park, discussing next week’s plans while we walk, and finally go home together.	明天míngtiān　我们wǒmen　想xiǎng　在zài　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù，　一边yìbiān　走zǒu　一边yìbiān　讨论tǎolùn　下xià　个gè　星期xīngqī　的de　安排ānpái，　最后zuìhòu　一起yìqǐ　回家huíjiā。míngtiān wǒmen xiǎng zài gōngyuán sànbù, yìbiān zǒu yìbiān tǎolùn xià gè xīngqī de ānpái, zuìhòu yìqǐ huíjiā.
The apartment I live in isn’t big, but the environment is both quiet and safe.	我wǒ　住zhù　的de　公寓gōngyù　不bú　大dà，　但是dànshì　环境huánjìng　又yòu　安静ānjìng　又yòu　安全ānquán。wǒ zhù de gōngyù bú dà, dànshì huánjìng yòu ānjìng yòu ānquán.
to walk across	走过zǒuguòzǒuguò
I had to walk across many streets before getting to the park.	我wǒ　走过zǒuguò　很多hěnduō　条tiáo　马路mǎlù，　才cái　到dào　公园gōngyuán。wǒ zǒuguò hěnduō tiáo mǎlù, cái dào gōngyuán.
to wash (in practice)	洗起来xǐqǐláixǐqǐlái
This piece of clothing is easy to wash.	这zhè　件jiàn　衣服yīfu　洗起来xǐqǐlái　很hěn　简单jiǎndān。zhè jiàn yīfu xǐqǐlái hěn jiǎndān.
These shoes have walked across many roads and are very dirty now; washing them is a bit of a hassle.	这zhè　双shuāng　鞋子xiézi　走zǒu　过guò　很hěn　多duō　马路mǎlù，　现在xiànzài　很hěn　脏zāng，　洗xǐ　起来qǐlái　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　麻烦máfan。zhè shuāng xiézi zǒu guò hěn duō mǎlù, xiànzài hěn zāng, xǐ qǐlái yǒudiǎnr máfan.
to go upstairs	上楼shànglóushànglóu
We go upstairs by the stairs and don’t take the elevator.	我们wǒmen　走zǒu　楼梯lóutī　上楼shànglóu，　不bú　坐zuò　电梯diàntī。wǒmen zǒu lóutī shànglóu, bú zuò diàntī.
healthy	健康jiànkāngjiànkāng
She feels that walking up the stairs every day is healthier than taking the elevator.	她tā　觉得juéde　每天měitiān　走zǒu　楼梯lóutī　上楼shànglóu　比bǐ　坐zuò　电梯diàntī　更gèng　健康jiànkāng。tā juéde měitiān zǒu lóutī shànglóu bǐ zuò diàntī gèng jiànkāng.
winter	冬天dōngtiāndōngtiān
In winter, when the weather is very cold, we drink hot tea at home.	冬天dōngtiān　天气tiānqì　很hěn　冷lěng，　我们wǒmen　在zài　家jiā　喝hē　热rè　茶chá。dōngtiān tiānqì hěn lěng, wǒmen zài jiā hē rè chá.
In winter, drinking hot tea and listening to music in a quiet room makes people feel very warm.	冬天dōngtiān　在zài　安静ānjìng　的de　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　喝hē　热rè　茶chá、　听tīng　音乐yīnyuè，　让ràng　人rén　觉得juéde　很hěn　温暖wēnnuǎn。dōngtiān zài ānjìng de fángjiān lǐ hē rè chá, tīng yīnyuè, ràng rén juéde hěn wēnnuǎn.
That restaurant only has two fresh fish today.	那nà　家jiā　饭店fàndiàn　今天jīntiān　只zhǐ　有yǒu　两liǎng　条tiáo　新鲜xīnxiān　的de　鱼yú。nà jiā fàndiàn jīntiān zhǐ yǒu liǎng tiáo xīnxiān de yú.
to find	找zhǎozhǎo
Even if we’re very busy, we should still find time to exercise so that life is healthier.	即使jíshǐ　很hěn　忙máng，　我们wǒmen　也yě　应该yīnggāi　找zhǎo　时间shíjiān　运动yùndòng，　让ràng　生活shēnghuó　更gèng　健康jiànkāng。jíshǐ hěn máng, wǒmen yě yīnggāi zhǎo shíjiān yùndòng, ràng shēnghuó gèng jiànkāng.
building	楼lóulóu
It is very quiet near this building.	这zhè　楼lóu　附近fùjìn　很hěn　安静ānjìng。zhè lóu fùjìn hěn ānjìng.
I live on the tenth floor; this building is very quiet.	我wǒ　住zhù　在zài　十shí　楼lóu，　这zhè　楼lóu　很hěn　安静ānjìng。wǒ zhù zài shí lóu, zhè lóu hěn ānjìng.

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