Hardcore Chinese - Lesson 14

Question	Answer
often	经常jīngchángjīngcháng
I often watch movies in my room at night.	我wǒ　经常jīngcháng　晚上wǎnshang　在zài　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。wǒ jīngcháng wǎnshang zài fángjiān lǐ kàn diànyǐng.
morning	上午shàngwǔshàngwǔ
to read	读dúdú
article	文章wénzhāngwénzhāng
She often goes to the library in the morning to read articles.	她tā　经常jīngcháng　上午shàngwǔ　去qù　图书馆túshūguǎn　读dú　文章wénzhāng。tā jīngcháng shàngwǔ qù túshūguǎn dú wénzhāng.
This morning I had a meeting at the company; I only have free time in the afternoon.	今天jīntiān　上午shàngwǔ　我wǒ　在zài　公司gōngsī　开会kāihuì，　下午xiàwǔ　才cái　有空yǒukòng。jīntiān shàngwǔ wǒ zài gōngsī kāihuì, xiàwǔ cái yǒukòng.
phone number	手机号shǒujīhàoshǒujīhào
Could you write your phone number down for me?	你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　把bǎ　你nǐ　的de　手机号shǒujīhào　写xiě　给gěi　我wǒ　吗ma？nǐ kěyǐ bǎ nǐ de shǒujīhào xiě gěi wǒ ma?
to remember	记住jìzhùjìzhù
Please remember my phone number.	请qǐng　记住jìzhù　我wǒ　的de　手机号shǒujīhào。qǐng jìzhù wǒ de shǒujīhào.
I want to remember her phone number, but it’s a bit difficult.	我wǒ　想xiǎng　记住jìzhù　她tā　的de　手机号shǒujīhào，　但是dànshì　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　难nán。wǒ xiǎng jìzhù tā de shǒujīhào, dànshì yǒudiǎnr nán.
on	在zàizài
to look at	看kànkàn
map	地图dìtúdìtú
to find	找到zhǎodàozhǎodào
south	南nánnán
gate	门ménmén
He is looking at the map on his phone, trying to find the south gate of the park.	他tā　在zài　手机shǒujī　上shàng　看kàn　地图dìtú，　想xiǎng　找到zhǎodào　公园gōngyuán　的de　南nán　门mén。tā zài shǒujī shàng kàn dìtú, xiǎng zhǎodào gōngyuán de nán mén.
north side	北边běibianběibian
south side	南边nánbiannánbian
To the south of the park, there is a quiet library.	公园gōngyuán　南边nánbian　有yǒu　一yí　个gè　安静ānjìng　的de　图书馆túshūguǎn。gōngyuán nánbian yǒu yí gè ānjìng de túshūguǎn.
There is a small park to the north of the library, and to the south is a bank.	图书馆túshūguǎn　北běi　边bian　有yǒu　一yí　个gè　小xiǎo　公园gōngyuán，　南nán　边bian　是shì　银行yínháng。túshūguǎn běi bian yǒu yí gè xiǎo gōngyuán, nán bian shì yínháng.
towards	往wǎngwǎng
After work in the evening we walk toward the park.	我们wǒmen　晚上wǎnshang　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　往wǎng　公园gōngyuán　走zǒu。wǒmen wǎnshang xiàbān yǐhòu wǎng gōngyuán zǒu.
left side	左边zuǒbiānzuǒbiān
exactly	就jiùjiù
right side	右边yòubiānyòubiān
I sit on the left, and she sits on the right.	我wǒ　坐zuò　在zài　左边zuǒbiān，　她tā　坐zuò　在zài　右边yòubian。wǒ zuò zài zuǒbiān, tā zuò zài yòubian.
Walk to the left, and the supermarket is right next to the bank on the right.	你nǐ　往wǎng　左边zuǒbian　走zǒu，　超市chāoshì　就jiù　在zài　银行yínháng　右边yòubian。nǐ wǎng zuǒbian zǒu, chāoshì jiù zài yínháng yòubian.
to go the wrong way	走错zǒucuòzǒucuò
road	路lùlù
If you go the wrong way, just call me.	如果rúguǒ　你nǐ　走错zǒucuò　路lù　了le，　就jiù　打电话dǎdiànhuà　给gěi　我wǒ。rúguǒ nǐ zǒucuò lù le, jiù dǎdiànhuà gěi wǒ.
to go out	出门chūménchūmén
I don’t want to go out after work.	我wǒ　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　不bù　想xiǎng　出门chūmén。wǒ xiàbān yǐhòu bù xiǎng chūmén.
She often goes the wrong way, so before going out she always looks at the map.	她tā　常常chángcháng　走错zǒucuò，　所以suǒyǐ　出门chūmén　以前yǐqián　都dōu　看kàn　一下yíxià　地图dìtú。tā chángcháng zǒucuò, suǒyǐ chūmén yǐqián dōu kàn yíxià dìtú.
city	城市chéngshìchéngshì
On weekends we like to go to the park in the north of this city to take a walk.	周末zhōumò　我们wǒmen　喜欢xǐhuan　去qù　这个zhège　城市chéngshì　北边běibian　的de　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù。zhōumò wǒmen xǐhuan qù zhège chéngshì běibian de gōngyuán sànbù.
The city I live in isn’t big, but it’s very quiet and very safe.	我wǒ　住zhù　的de　城市chéngshì　不bú　大dà，　但是dànshì　很hěn　安静ānjìng　也yě　很hěn　安全ānquán。wǒ zhù de chéngshì bú dà, dànshì hěn ānjìng yě hěn ānquán.
country	国家guójiāguójiā
to take a look	看看kànkankànkan
Come and take a look at this place.	你nǐ　来lái　看看kànkan　这zhè　个gè　地方dìfang　吧ba。nǐ lái kànkan zhè gè dìfang ba.
world	世界shìjièshìjiè
She wants to go to many countries to take a look at the world.	她tā　想xiǎng　去qù　很多hěnduō　国家guójiā　看看kànkan　世界shìjiè。tā xiǎng qù hěnduō guójiā kànkan shìjiè.
In this country, many cities all have quiet parks.	在zài　这zhè　个gè　国家guójiā，　很多hěnduō　城市chéngshì　都dōu　有yǒu　安静ānjìng　的de　公园gōngyuán。zài zhè gè guójiā, hěnduō chéngshì dōu yǒu ānjìng de gōngyuán.
no matter	不管bùguǎnbùguǎn
I think that no matter whom you love, you should have the right to choose.	我wǒ　觉得juéde　不管bùguǎn　爱ài　谁shéi，　都dōu　应该yīnggāi　有yǒu　选择xuǎnzé　的de　权利quánlì。wǒ juéde bùguǎn ài shéi, dōu yīnggāi yǒu xuǎnzé de quánlì.
Put this chair on the left side of the table, and put that chair on the right side.	这zhè　把bǎ　椅子yǐzi　放fàng　在zài　桌子zhuōzi　左边zuǒbian，　那nà　把bǎ　椅子yǐzi　放fàng　在zài　右边yòubian。zhè bǎ yǐzi fàng zài zhuōzi zuǒbian, nà bǎ yǐzi fàng zài yòubian.
chair	椅子yǐziyǐzi
He likes to sit on the chair by the window and read.	他tā　喜欢xǐhuan　坐zuò　在zài　窗户chuānghu　旁边pángbiān　的de　椅子yǐzi　上shàng　看kàn　书shū。tā xǐhuan zuò zài chuānghu pángbiān de yǐzi shàng kàn shū.
egg	鸡蛋jīdànjīdàn
In the morning I often eat eggs and bread.	早上zǎoshang　我wǒ　常常chángcháng　吃chī　鸡蛋jīdàn　和hé　面包miànbāo。zǎoshang wǒ chángcháng chī jīdàn hé miànbāo.
simple	简单jiǎndānjiǎndān
This question is very simple.	这zhè　个gè　问题wèntí　很hěn　简单jiǎndān。zhè gè wèntí hěn jiǎndān.
delicious	好吃hǎochīhǎochī
The dishes at this restaurant are delicious.	这zhè　家jiā　饭店fàndiàn　的de　菜cài　很hěn　好吃hǎochī。zhè jiā fàndiàn de cài hěn hǎochī.
She thinks eggs are very simple, but it’s not easy to make them delicious.	她tā　觉得juéde　鸡蛋jīdàn　很hěn　简单jiǎndān，　但是dànshì　做zuò　得de　好吃hǎochī　不bù　容易róngyì。tā juéde jīdàn hěn jiǎndān, dànshì zuò de hǎochī bù róngyì.
The teacher asked us to go home and read some articles, then freely discuss them in class.	老师lǎoshī　让ràng　我们wǒmen　回家huíjiā　读dú　一些yìxiē　文章wénzhāng，　然后ránhòu　在zài　课上kèshàng　自由zìyóu　讨论tǎolùn。lǎoshī ràng wǒmen huíjiā dú yìxiē wénzhāng, ránhòu zài kèshàng zìyóu tǎolùn.
to introduce	介绍jièshàojièshào
Tomorrow I want to introduce her to my coworker.	明天míngtiān　我wǒ　想xiǎng　把bǎ　她tā　介绍jièshào　给gěi　我wǒ　的de　同事tóngshì　认识rènshi。míngtiān wǒ xiǎng bǎ tā jièshào gěi wǒ de tóngshì rènshi.
during (event)	上shàngshàng
briefly	简单jiǎndānjiǎndān
Could you say it briefly?	你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　简单jiǎndān　说shuō　一下yíxià　吗ma？nǐ kěyǐ jiǎndān shuō yíxià ma?
At the get-together he first briefly introduced himself, and then started chatting with everyone.	他tā　在zài　聚会jùhuì　上shàng　先xiān　简单jiǎndān　介绍jièshào　了le　自己zìjǐ，　然后ránhòu　就jiù　跟gēn　大家dàjiā　聊天liáotiān。tā zài jùhuì shàng xiān jiǎndān jièshào le zìjǐ, ránhòu jiù gēn dàjiā liáotiān.
competition	比赛bǐsàibǐsài
There is a small competition at school this weekend, and many classmates want to take part.	周末zhōumò　学校xuéxiào　有yǒu　一yí　个gè　小xiǎo　比赛bǐsài，　很hěn　多duō　同学tóngxué　都dōu　要yào　参加cānjiā。zhōumò xuéxiào yǒu yí gè xiǎo bǐsài, hěn duō tóngxué dōu yào cānjiā.
to win	赢yíngyíng
to lose	输shūshū
She won this competition and I lost, but I’m not angry at all.	这次zhècì　比赛bǐsài　她tā　赢yíng　了le，　我wǒ　输shū　了le，　但是dànshì　我wǒ　一点儿yìdiǎnr　也yě　不bù　生气shēngqì。zhècì bǐsài tā yíng le, wǒ shū le, dànshì wǒ yìdiǎnr yě bù shēngqì.
no matter whether	不管bùguǎnbùguǎn
interesting	有意思yǒuyìsiyǒuyìsi
No matter whether she wins or loses, she feels that taking part in the competition is very interesting.	不管bùguǎn　赢yíng　还是háishi　输shū，　她tā　都dōu　觉得juéde　参加cānjiā　比赛bǐsài　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi。bùguǎn yíng háishi shū, tā dōu juéde cānjiā bǐsài hěn yǒuyìsi.
She thinks many cities in the world are very interesting.	她tā　觉得juéde　世界shìjiè　上shàng　的de　很多hěnduō　城市chéngshì　都dōu　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi。tā juéde shìjiè shàng de hěnduō chéngshì dōu hěn yǒuyìsi.
north side	北边běibiānběibiān
The bank is to the north of the park.	银行yínháng　在zài　公园gōngyuán　北边běibiān。yínháng zài gōngyuán běibiān.
My home is in the north of this city; to get to the company I need to take the subway for a while.	我wǒ　家jiā　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　的de　北běi　边bian，　去qù　公司gōngsī　要yào　坐zuò　地铁dìtiě　一会儿yíhuìr。wǒ jiā zài zhè gè chéngshì de běi bian, qù gōngsī yào zuò dìtiě yíhuìr.
No matter whether she’s at home or in the park, she likes quietly reading.	不管bùguǎn　在zài　家jiā　还是háishi　在zài　公园gōngyuán，　她tā　都dōu　喜欢xǐhuan　安静ānjìng　地de　读dú　书shū。bùguǎn zài jiā háishi zài gōngyuán, tā dōu xǐhuan ānjìng de dú shū.
how	多duōduō
No matter how difficult the question is, he wants to try expressing his own ideas.	不管bùguǎn　问题wèntí　多duō　难nán，　他tā　都dōu　想xiǎng　试试shìshi　说shuō　一下yíxià　自己zìjǐ　的de　想法xiǎngfǎ。bùguǎn wèntí duō nán, tā dōu xiǎng shìshi shuō yíxià zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ.
He often goes online to read news from many countries.	他tā　经常jīngcháng　上网shàngwǎng　看kàn　很多hěnduō　国家guójiā　的de　新闻xīnwén。tā jīngcháng shàngwǎng kàn hěnduō guójiā de xīnwén.
After work today, we didn’t go the wrong way and finally found a quiet place in the park to sit on a chair.	今天jīntiān　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu，　我们wǒmen　没méi　走错zǒucuò　路lù，　最后zuìhòu　在zài　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　找到zhǎodào　了le　一yí　个gè　安静ānjìng　的de　地方dìfang　坐zuò　在zài　椅子yǐzi　上shàng。jīntiān xiàbān yǐhòu, wǒmen méi zǒucuò lù, zuìhòu zài gōngyuán lǐ zhǎodào le yí gè ānjìng de dìfang zuò zài yǐzi shàng.
side	边biānbiān
At night I don’t want to take a walk by the road.	晚上wǎnshang　我wǒ　不bù　想xiǎng　在zài　马路mǎlù　边biān　散步sànbù。wǎnshang wǒ bù xiǎng zài mǎlù biān sànbù.
He lives in the south of this city.	他tā　住zhù　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　的de　南nán　边bian。tā zhù zài zhè gè chéngshì de nán bian.

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