Lesson 16

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year classifier
年niánnián
He has lived in this city for three years.
他tā 在zài 这zhè 个gè 城市chéngshì 住zhù 了le 三sān 年nián 了le。tā zài zhè gè chéngshì zhù le sān nián le.
grade
成绩chéngjìchéngjì
She has studied Chinese for two years, and her grades are already very good.
她tā 学xué 中zhōng文wén 学xué 了le 两liǎng 年nián 了le, 成绩chéngjì 已经yǐjīng 很hěn 好hǎo 了le。tā xué zhōngwén xué le liǎng nián le, chéngjì yǐjīng hěn hǎo le.
office
办公室bàngōngshìbàngōngshì
hour
小时xiǎoshíxiǎoshí
I’ve been waiting for the boss in the office for an hour.
我wǒ 在zài 办公室bàngōngshì 等děng 老板lǎobǎn 等děng 了le 一yí 个gè 小时xiǎoshí 了le。wǒ zài bàngōngshì děng lǎobǎn děng le yí gè xiǎoshí le.
roommate
室友shìyǒushìyǒu
She and her roommate have been reviewing in the library for three hours and still don’t want to go home.
她tā 和hé 室友shìyǒu 在zài 图书馆túshūguǎn 复习fùxí 了le 三sān 个gè 小时xiǎoshí 了le, 还hái 不bù 想xiǎng 回huí 家jiā。tā hé shìyǒu zài túshūguǎn fùxí le sān gè xiǎoshí le, hái bù xiǎng huí jiā.
bus stop
公交站gōngjiāozhàngōngjiāozhàn
there
那里nàlinàli
There’s a supermarket next to the bus stop, and many people buy drinks there.
公交站gōngjiāozhàn 旁边pángbiān 有yǒu 一yí 家jiā 超市chāoshì, 很hěn 多duō 人rén 在zài 那里nàli 买mǎi 饮料yǐnliào。gōngjiāozhàn pángbiān yǒu yí jiā chāoshì, hěn duō rén zài nàli mǎi yǐnliào.
subway station
地铁站dìtiězhàndìtiězhàn
In the morning she often walks from the subway station to the bus stop and takes a bus to the company.
早上zǎoshang 她tā 常常chángcháng 从cóng 地铁站dìtiězhàn 走zǒu 到dào 公交站gōngjiāozhàn 坐zuò 公交车gōngjiāochē 去qù 公司gōngsī。zǎoshang tā chángcháng cóng dìtiězhàn zǒu dào gōngjiāozhàn zuò gōngjiāochē qù gōngsī.
to be unable to find
找不到zhǎobudàozhǎobudào
I can’t find my phone.
我wǒ 找不到zhǎobudào 我wǒ 的de 手机shǒujī 了le。wǒ zhǎobudào wǒ de shǒujī le.
wallet
钱包qiánbāoqiánbāo
He couldn’t find his wallet and was very unhappy.
他tā 找zhǎo 不bú 到dào 自己zìjǐ 的de 钱包qiánbāo 了le, 很hěn 不bù 高兴gāoxìng。tā zhǎo bú dào zìjǐ de qiánbāo le, hěn bù gāoxìng.
to lose
丢diūdiū
underneath
下面xiàmiànxiàmiàn
to pick up (and find)
捡到jiǎndàojiǎndào
Mom thought she had lost her wallet, but later she picked it up from under the table.
妈妈māma 以为yǐwéi 自己zìjǐ 把bǎ 钱包qiánbāo 丢diū 了le, 后来hòulái 在zài 桌子zhuōzi 下xià面mian 捡jiǎn 到dào 了le。māma yǐwéi zìjǐ bǎ qiánbāo diū le, hòulái zài zhuōzi xiàmian jiǎn dào le.
to check
看kànkàn
passport
护照hùzhàohùzhào
bag
包bāobāo
Before going out, she always checks whether her wallet, passport, and phone are in her bag.
出门chūmén 以前yǐqián, 她tā 总是zǒngshì 看kàn 一下yíxià 钱包qiánbāo、 护照hùzhào 和hé 手机shǒujī 在zài 不bú 在zài 包bāo 里li。chūmén yǐqián, tā zǒngshì kàn yíxià qiánbāo, hùzhào hé shǒujī zài bú zài bāo li.
to be unable to find
找不到zhǎobùdàozhǎobùdào
Sometimes my roommate puts the passport inside a book, so she can never find it.
我wǒ 的de 室友shìyǒu 有时候yǒushíhou 会huì 把bǎ 护照hùzhào 放fàng 在zài 书shū 里li, 所以suǒyǐ 总是zǒngshì 找zhǎo 不bú 到dào。wǒ de shìyǒu yǒushíhou huì bǎ hùzhào fàng zài shū li, suǒyǐ zǒngshì zhǎo bú dào.
He must wear glasses at work; if he doesn’t, he can’t see the computer clearly.
他tā 上班shàngbān 的de 时候shíhou 一定yídìng 要yào 戴dài 眼镜yǎnjìng, 不bú 戴dài 就jiù 看kàn 不bù 清楚qīngchu 电diàn脑nǎo。tā shàngbān de shíhou yídìng yào dài yǎnjìng, bú dài jiù kàn bù qīngchu diànnǎo.
glasses
眼镜yǎnjìngyǎnjìng
I can’t find my glasses in the room.
我wǒ 在zài 房间fángjiān 里lǐ 找不到zhǎobùdào 我wǒ 的de 眼镜yǎnjìng。wǒ zài fángjiān lǐ zhǎobùdào wǒ de yǎnjìng.
to pick up and bring back
捡回来jiǎnhuíláijiǎnhuílái
Someone helped me pick up my wallet and bring it back.
有yǒu 人rén 帮bāng 我wǒ 把bǎ 钱包qiánbāo 捡jiǎn 回来huílái 了le。yǒu rén bāng wǒ bǎ qiánbāo jiǎn huílái le.
She lost her glasses on the subway, but later someone helped her pick them up and bring them back.
她tā 的de 眼镜yǎnjìng 丢diū 在zài 地铁dìtiě 上shàng 了le, 后来hòulái 有yǒu 人rén 帮bāng 她tā 捡jiǎn 回来huílái。tā de yǎnjìng diū zài dìtiě shàng le, hòulái yǒu rén bāng tā jiǎn huílái.
hungry
饿èè
a little
点儿diǎnrdiǎnr
Have a little water.
你nǐ 喝hē 点儿diǎnr 水shuǐ 吧ba。nǐ hē diǎnr shuǐ ba.
After being busy for an hour, I felt a bit hungry and wanted to eat something.
忙máng 了le 一yí 个gè 小时xiǎoshí 以后yǐhòu, 我wǒ 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 饿è, 想xiǎng 去qù 吃chī 点儿diǎnr 东西dōngxi。máng le yí gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu, wǒ yǒudiǎnr è, xiǎng qù chī diǎnr dōngxi.
to eat one's fill
吃饱chībāochībāo
She said she was already full, but still wanted to drink a little water.
她tā 说shuō 自己zìjǐ 已经yǐjīng 吃chī 饱bǎo 了le, 可是kěshì 还hái 想xiǎng 喝hē 一点儿yìdiǎnr 水shuǐ。tā shuō zìjǐ yǐjīng chī bǎo le, kěshì hái xiǎng hē yìdiǎnr shuǐ.
child
孩子háiziháizi
immediately
马上mǎshàngmǎshàng
them (female)
她们tāmentāmen
When the kids come back from school they’re often very hungry, and mom immediately makes dinner for them.
孩子háizi 从cóng 学校xuéxiào 回来huílái 的de 时候shíhou 常常chángcháng 很hěn 饿è, 妈妈māma 会huì 马上mǎshàng 做zuò 晚饭wǎnfàn 给gěi 她们tāmen 吃chī。háizi cóng xuéxiào huílái de shíhou chángcháng hěn è, māma huì mǎshàng zuò wǎnfàn gěi tāmen chī.
full
饱bǎobǎo
I’m not hungry at all now; I’m already very full.
我wǒ 现在xiànzài 一点儿yìdiǎnr 也yě 不bú 饿è, 已经yǐjīng 很hěn 饱bǎo 了le。wǒ xiànzài yìdiǎnr yě bú è, yǐjīng hěn bǎo le.
to sleep
睡shuìshuì
After work I want to sleep for a while.
下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu 我wǒ 想xiǎng 睡shuì 一会儿yíhuìr。xiàbān yǐhòu wǒ xiǎng shuì yíhuìr.
I don’t like eating until I’m too full; if I eat too much, I sleep badly at night.
我wǒ 不bù 喜欢xǐhuan 吃chī 得de 太tài 饱bǎo, 吃chī 得de 太tài 多duō 晚上wǎnshang 就jiù 睡shuì 不bù 好hǎo。wǒ bù xǐhuan chī de tài bǎo, chī de tài duō wǎnshang jiù shuì bù hǎo.
parents
父母fùmǔfùmǔ
to hope
希望xīwàngxīwàng
hard
努力nǔlìnǔlì
We should work hard to study Chinese.
我们wǒmen 应该yīnggāi 努力nǔlì 学习xuéxí 中文zhōngwén。wǒmen yīnggāi nǔlì xuéxí zhōngwén.
Parents hope their children study hard at school, for good grades and also for the children themselves.
父母fùmǔ 希望xīwàng 孩子háizi 在zài 学校xuéxiào 里lǐ 努力nǔlì 学习xuéxí, 为wèi 了le 有yǒu 好hǎo 的de 成绩chéngjì 也yě 为wèi 了le 孩子háizi 自己zìjǐ。fùmǔ xīwàng háizi zài xuéxiào lǐ nǔlì xuéxí, wèi le yǒu hǎo de chéngjì yě wèi le háizi zìjǐ.
hard-working
努力nǔlìnǔlì
He is a very hardworking student.
他tā 是shì 一yí 个gè 很hěn 努力nǔlì 的de 学生xuéshēng。tā shì yí gè hěn nǔlì de xuéshēng.
to believe
相信xiāngxìnxiāngxìn
more and more
越来越yuèláiyuèyuèláiyuè
I think his Chinese is getting better and better.
我wǒ 觉jué得de 他tā 的de 中zhōng文wén 越yuè来lái越yuè 好hǎo。wǒ juéde tā de zhōngwén yuèláiyuè hǎo.
She has always worked hard, so she believes her grades will get better and better.
她tā 一直yìzhí 很hěn 努力nǔlì, 所以suǒyǐ 相信xiāngxìn 自己zìjǐ 的de 成绩chéngjì 会huì 越yuè 来lái 越yuè 好hǎo。tā yìzhí hěn nǔlì, suǒyǐ xiāngxìn zìjǐ de chéngjì huì yuè lái yuè hǎo.
idea
想法xiǎngfǎxiǎngfǎ
I believe everyone should have the right to freely express their own ideas.
我wǒ 相信xiāngxìn 每měi 个gè 人rén 都dōu 应该yīnggāi 有yǒu 自由zìyóu 表达biǎodá 自己zìjǐ 想法xiǎngfǎ 的de 权利quánlì。wǒ xiāngxìn měi gè rén dōu yīnggāi yǒu zìyóu biǎodá zìjǐ xiǎngfǎ de quánlì.
to visit
看看kànkankànkan
On weekends she often takes the kids to visit her parents, and they eat and chat at home together.
她tā 周末zhōumò 常常chángcháng 带dài 孩子háizi 去qù 看看kànkan 父母fùmǔ, 一起yìqǐ 在zài 家jiā 吃饭chīfàn 聊天liáotiān。tā zhōumò chángcháng dài háizi qù kànkan fùmǔ, yìqǐ zài jiā chīfàn liáotiān.
There was no one else in the office today; I quietly finished all the homework by myself.
今天jīntiān 办公室bàngōngshì 里lǐ 没méi 有yǒu 别人biérén, 我wǒ 一yí 个gè 人rén 安静ānjìng 地de 把bǎ 作业zuòyè 都dōu 做完zuòwán 了le。jīntiān bàngōngshì lǐ méi yǒu biérén, wǒ yí gè rén ānjìng de bǎ zuòyè dōu zuòwán le.
Because it was raining, there were many people waiting for the bus at the bus stop outside the subway station.
因为yīnwèi 下雨xiàyǔ, 地铁站dìtiězhàn 外面wàimiàn 的de 公交站gōngjiāozhàn 有yǒu 很hěn 多duō 人rén 在zài 那里nàli 等děng 公交车gōngjiāochē。yīnwèi xiàyǔ, dìtiězhàn wàimiàn de gōngjiāozhàn yǒu hěn duō rén zài nàli děng gōngjiāochē.
cash
现金xiànjīnxiànjīn
to pay by card
刷卡shuākǎshuākǎ
When eating at a restaurant, he likes to use cash and doesn’t like paying by card.
在zài 饭店fàndiàn 吃饭chīfàn 的de 时候shíhou, 他tā 喜欢xǐhuan 用yòng 现金xiànjīn, 不bù 喜欢xǐhuan 刷卡shuākǎ。zài fàndiàn chīfàn de shíhou, tā xǐhuan yòng xiànjīn, bù xǐhuan shuākǎ.
At this supermarket you can pay in cash or by card; it’s very convenient for my parents.
这zhè 家jiā 超市chāoshì 可kě以yǐ 用yòng 现金xiànjīn, 也yě 可kě以yǐ 刷卡shuākǎ, 对duì 父母fùmǔ 也yě 很hěn 方便fāngbiàn。zhè jiā chāoshì kěyǐ yòng xiànjīn, yě kěyǐ shuākǎ, duì fùmǔ yě hěn fāngbiàn.
next year
明年míngniánmíngnián
other
别的biédebiéde
Next year I want to travel to other countries.
明年míngnián 我wǒ 想xiǎng 去qù 别的biéde 国家guójiā 旅lǚ游yóu。míngnián wǒ xiǎng qù biéde guójiā lǚyóu.
I hope to travel to another city with my roommate next year.
我wǒ 希望xīwàng 明年míngnián 能néng 跟gēn 室友shìyǒu 一起yìqǐ 去qù 别的biéde 城市chéngshì 旅lǚ游yóu。wǒ xīwàng míngnián néng gēn shìyǒu yìqǐ qù biéde chéngshì lǚyóu.
to carry
拿náná
to wear (accessories)
戴dàidài
When she goes out, she always carries her bag and wears her glasses.
出门chūmén 的de 时候shíhou, 她tā 总是zǒngshì 拿ná 着zhe 包bāo, 戴dài 着zhe 眼镜yǎnjìng。chūmén de shíhou, tā zǒngshì ná zhe bāo, dài zhe yǎnjìng.
matter
事情shìqingshìqing
I think this matter is not very simple.
我wǒ 觉得juéde 这zhè 件jiàn 事情shìqíng 不bú 太tài 简单jiǎndān。wǒ juéde zhè jiàn shìqíng bú tài jiǎndān.
On weekends when I’m at home, I don’t want to do anything else; I just want to watch movies and eat tasty things.
周末zhōumò 在zài 家jiā 的de 时候shíhou, 我wǒ 不bù 想xiǎng 做zuò 别的biéde 事情shìqing, 只zhǐ 想xiǎng 看kàn 电影diànyǐng 和hé 吃chī 好吃hǎochī 的de 东西dōngxi。zhōumò zài jiā de shíhou, wǒ bù xiǎng zuò biéde shìqing, zhǐ xiǎng kàn diànyǐng hé chī hǎochī de dōngxi.
My roommate and I kept chatting in the room; we chatted for two hours.
我wǒ 和hé 室友shìyǒu 在zài 房间fángjiān 里lǐ 一直yìzhí 聊天liáotiān, 聊天liáotiān 了le 两liǎng 个gè 小时xiǎoshí。wǒ hé shìyǒu zài fángjiān lǐ yìzhí liáotiān, liáotiān le liǎng gè xiǎoshí.
My parents walked in the park for an hour and felt very comfortable physically.
父母fùmǔ 在zài 公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù 了le 一yí 个gè 小时xiǎoshí, 觉得juéde 身体shēntǐ 很hěn 舒服shūfu。fùmǔ zài gōngyuán sànbù le yí gè xiǎoshí, juéde shēntǐ hěn shūfu.
to keep eating
吃下去chīxiàqùchīxiàqù
The dishes in this restaurant are so delicious; I’m already very full, but I still want to keep eating.
这zhè 家jiā 饭店fàndiàn 的de 菜cài 太tài 好吃hǎochī 了le, 我wǒ 已经yǐjīng 很hěn 饱bǎo 了le, 但是dànshì 我wǒ 还hái 想xiǎng 继续jìxù 吃下去chīxiàqù。zhè jiā fàndiàn de cài tài hǎochī le, wǒ yǐjīng hěn bǎo le, dànshì wǒ hái xiǎng jìxù chīxiàqù.
He didn’t eat dinner until he’d been hungry for a long time, and said he could eat a lot.
他tā 饿è 了le 很hěn 久jiǔ 以后yǐhòu 才cái 吃chī 晚饭wǎnfàn, 说shuō 自己zìjǐ 能néng 吃chī 下去xiàqu 很hěn 多duō 东西dōngxi。tā è le hěn jiǔ yǐhòu cái chī wǎnfàn, shuō zìjǐ néng chī xiàqu hěn duō dōngxi.
us
我们wǒmenwǒmen
After getting off work, the boss immediately calls us.
老板lǎobǎn 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu 马上mǎshàng 给gěi 我们wǒmen 打dǎ 电话diànhuà。lǎobǎn xiàbān yǐhòu mǎshàng gěi wǒmen dǎ diànhuà.
to be unable to see clearly
看不清楚kànbùqīngchukànbùqīngchu
When it rains outside, I can’t see the road outside clearly from my room.
外面wàimiàn 下雨xiàyǔ 的de 时候shíhou, 我wǒ 在zài 房间fángjiān 里lǐ 看不清楚kànbùqīngchu 外面wàimiàn 的de 马路mǎlù。wàimiàn xiàyǔ de shíhou, wǒ zài fángjiān lǐ kànbùqīngchu wàimiàn de mǎlù.
She isn’t wearing her glasses today, so she can’t see the map clearly.
她tā 今天jīntiān 没méi 戴dài 眼镜yǎnjìng, 所以suǒyǐ 看kàn 不bù 清楚qīngchu 地图dìtú。tā jīntiān méi dài yǎnjìng, suǒyǐ kàn bù qīngchu dìtú.

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